The evening world. Newspaper, September 4, 1914, Page 16

ATES sooee NO. 19,879 A PERSONALITY THAT COUNTS. 18 doubtful whether the report from Weshington that President : ‘Wilson will be the Democratic candidate in 1916 will be regarded 7@™ by eny considerable number of persons as news, On the other 4 pearly every one will admit that, whether news or not, it » both and trua eo fer as human foresight can measure the future. The issue is not one of personal ambition, but of natural politics. Whe President's policies cannot well be separated from his leadership. a eubmitting the one to the judgment of the people in the next Presidential election, it will be inevitably necessary to submit the One of the plainest teachings of history is that, whether in war ‘or & politics, the personality of the leader is one of the chief factors % ing the result of strife between opposing forces. The | gepteme element in the German advance across France 1s not her i in drill or of war, or courage of soldiery, but [Bes magnets pernonality of the Kalo that tnepites his whole army, ‘Qe@m commanders to drummer boys, with energy and enthusiasm not own. ©, Weolrow Wilson is one of the statesmen of the time whose per- ‘\@emelity counts high. He hes achieved more in the way of construc ¥ \stateemanship in little more than a year than any other recent (President actrieved in four. His renomination, therefore, is the fin | > parative conclusion af the logio of the eituation. Wee ——_++-—__—_ OFFICIAL REPORTS. EOEN the outburst of war brougift to the press reports of wnofficial persons, narratives of personal adventures and experiences, formed under stress of emotion and “faler’told often at second or third hand, ceptious critics were loud in condemnation of the printing of such things. “Wait,” said ‘they, “until we get official reports, then we ehall learn the truth.” Official reports are now coming in from every Government and {heen outdone in many of these official statements of defeat and dis- Geter, death and slaughter, ruin and rout among the armies of the aide. As for horrors, exaggerated and distorted, nothing that “Phe most anonymous eyewitness ever told under the hottest sense of ‘atrage hes equalled the official statement from Berlin in explaining why it was “necessary to be severe” with Louvain; that “women and young girls took pert in the fighting and gouged out the eyes } the German wounded.” a “official reports” ie going to be an amusing fob for ‘sébe future historian. 7 —_—_——— SHOOTING THE DYESTUFF. ~OOORDING to representatives of the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers, the people of this . country must make up their minds to wear undyed hosiery > mext cummer. This calamity is due to the war. We have been using © ‘dysste? trom Germany and have lost the knack of providing our- with the good old sort thet mother used to make. Therefore ‘ mst content ourselves either to save over the socks of to-day “for next summer's disporting or to parade the resorts with hose of d white. » The warning is interesting mainly as another illustration of the it to which commerce has been making the peoples of all nations upon one another in spite of tariff restrictions and local i Where goods can be made best and cheapest, there are wabey produced. Where they are most sought and highest paid for, gre they are consumed. Thus, through a mutual interlocking of humanity is tending toward solidarity by a commercial : i*that war may interrupt but can never halt. pe We shall learn to make dyes of our own, probably in time for iext season's trade, despite the warning; but all the same the very of bleached hosiery affords added reasons to the many for ting to militarism abroad as well as at home. at NINE EXCUSABLE SPIES. INE Siowx engaged during the early summer with a Wild West show in Europe giving exhibitions of American savagery were errested in Munich and badly mauled by a mob that took tor spies. Jt ie likely the mob took a right view of the Sioux, though it was to meal them. Europe must be very interesting just now ‘to men of a‘ rece whose traditions cherish the memory of Sitting Bull, and one can readily understand that those in Munich must have heen keen to spy out all that was going on. It must have intercated ‘them te see evidences that war is “the one touch of nature that makes “the whole world kin,” bringing savagery and culture into brotherhood; om 40 muuch oo thet had the Sioux been in Louvain instead of Munich, | “they might have been taken by the Germans for brothers instend of ) eples, and invited to join in the war whoop and revenge. ne eee a ec ttm nr ea ‘ ters From the People| na and buy @ shirt and want to change |i tn the store, and this takes the clerk's time even if it is after the closing hour. I have been through this game in downtown Now York and oan show you a lot of cases of this kind, especially among people who leave their places of business around 4 o'clook. If the State Labor Commissioner wants to do a great favor for his fellow men let him look at the hours these salesmen work and the amall salary they receive. Also, sometimes gubject to discharge on 2 World Daily ole P: HERE was Michael Angelo Dinkston? A general alarm for the famous Lterary vagebond, king of the tango and heavyweight champion of the English language, might have been sent out, only generally ne one was alarmed. Neither was Mr. Jarr surprised when he met the elusive Mr. Dink- ston, met him as he dropped off the running board of an open car coming up the avenue, following what bad evidently been a debate (covering @qme sixty blocks as the car trav- @lled uptown) over the validity of a transfer which might have been per- fectly good except for three reasons: Firet—It was a transfer issued by @ totally different corporation than the one controlling the vehicle Mr, Dinkston had just alighted from. Seoond—It was good only . a cross- town line and not @ nort.. or south bound one. ‘Third--It was dated the day before. Possibly it was due to these facts that Mr. Dinketon had maintained bis side of the debate with suavity and complete control of his argument at all points. These pointe consisted of @ general bistory of the beginning and wth of interurban transit facili- ties, with a bewildering array of data Hits From Sharp Wits. Every wife is a good listener—when her busband talks in his sleep. ee “The young fellow who oan roll a cigarette with one hand tied behind hii remarked the Man on the Car, “doesn't possess many other rare at- tainments."-—Toledo Blade. oe ' ‘When conscience keeps a man | awake at night, declares Jerome, the beet thing he can do ts to behave | himself, — Memphis Commercial-Ap- peal. eee A scarcity of matches threatens. ‘The usual result of a crop of summer engagements.—Pittsburgh Garette- ‘Times. Nover ee th Ask his wits, = . & man's motives, Gaturday night without five minutes’ Frida y. Se ie ay ptemb FAAARAAAASAABBARAAABAABARBAAABD AAAS Mr. Jarr Hears Thrilling Details 4nd statistics concerning the num- ber of passengers carried, the per capita cost of Boviog the passengers carried, the funded bilities of the ‘ating corporations, the financing ck market operations of the interests concerned and the general aspect of municipal ownership com- pared to private ownership of public facilities. Mr. Dinkston aleo touched upon the Physical upkeep and operation of the tramways of Europe, particularly cit- ing the tram linea controlled by the London County Council, and the Gov- ernment su) ‘ised tram lines of Ger- many. He 0 Made some side dis- sertations as regards the tipping of tram conductors in certain countries —@ custom that Mr. Dinkston stated he could not wholly approve, tendin; as it did, to sap the sturdy indepe: dence of the employee and inculcat traits of servility rather than civilit; Mr. Dinkston also gave some moj Interesting information regarding the employment of women as street rail- way employees in some parts of the) world, and dwelt upon Bermuda, ; where (despite the evident orying need of cheaper methods of inter- communication) neither trolley lines nor motor trams had been permitted. “In fact,” Mr. Dinkston had con- cluded, “you will doubtless be eur- prised when I inform you that in the whole island of Bermuda, with a pop- ulation of nearly thirty thousand and you want to read your newspaper. ike O, Henry. oMce, Then he happily. contra: abead. If folks at some summer reaort hotels had just one peek—or one ameli— at their hotel kitchens they'd go home and stay home. logs showing and a wide, toothy grin eee pretty are not alll; Ma ginis, snes” sre not wiee—Deseret So Wags the World By Clarence L, Cullen Covyright, 1914, by the Prew Publishing Co, (The New York Evening 1 T takes @ heap of patience to listen to your wife what the bride wore and how her mother behn There are quite a number of pretty sood writers of short stories who will do still better Just as soon as they make up their minds that they never ar Some day there will be a mayuszine editor who will occasionally walk a block or so away from his magazine magazine fiction DO NOT demand that the stories end We know an employer who forms his eatimate of the relative worth of his men by their behavior when they return to the plant from their vacations, gloomy and drowsy on their first day back he decides that they're not en rapport with their jobs and he prepares the skids for them. If, on the y, they act as if they are glad to get back, he gives them @ nudge We know @ nice, perfectly agreeable and, so far asc. entirely normal girl who makes this one mistake: She lets it be known in mixed companies that she DOES NOT love babies, dub her unnatural, and the men, poor dubs, look her over sort of slantwise. “It 1 were @ girl,” we heard a man have my picture in a Sunday paper, diked out in a bat! ‘Wasn't there a Greaser soldier by the name of Rilla, or J of a Five-Cent visitors to the amount thou: a hundred ‘and yeery, no Nt facilities, fare by rae-drawn vehicles, ob- al” To all these statements the surly trolley conductor only interjected: “Nix! Nix! Can the chatter and come across with a jitney or I'll trun That transfer is as dead as Jack Dempsey!” But, arriving at his street, Mr. Dinkston again proffered the con- etantly rejected transfer, which was in peremptorily refused, and then alighted, leaving the chagrined con- ductor astounded to speechlessness by the superior rhetoric of the peri- patetio poet. “These trivial triumphs are well enough in their way,” remarked Mr. Dinkston as he joined Mr. Jarr on the sidewalk, “but from the economic standpoint they have no great basic @ same grasp of a subject, the same command of data and statistics, the same array of information pre- sented to the dull mind of yonder otherwise worthy member of the working masses might be presented in other directions where the recom- pense would be far more wi th whil ‘Aa a philosopher I rejoice; as an r of economics and a! practising efficiency engineer I must an adverse report to myself. I hi wasted a hundred dollars’ worth detailed description of yout the wedding when volne to write will find that the folks who read If they look Judged, The dowagere therefore say yesterd 'T'd sort o' hate to anit with a lot of | Om Highway Robbery FASAAAAAABAABARAAAAAAAAARAAAAAA BAAS of eloquence for five cents’ worth of tral /_ The Militant Johnnie Doe By Sophie Irene Loeb. org S, Vadis Watt os IGHT about face! Forward march! These resounding words are to greet Johnnie Doe in his military drill as & part of his school activities. And his parents are asked to en- courage this im- portant move in the direction of making Jobnole Doe the citizen he ought to be, following in the footsteps of him who was “first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.” A few months ago I was in Kng- land and was inapired at the sight of several thousand boys manoeu- vring across a field. When 1 came close to them I saw in thelr faces a keen joy in being @ part of @ uni that spells strength and action. We advocate the daily drill by boys in the public schools, While we do not expect them to go to war, yet ex- perience at present proves that it is well to recognize the war cry and know how to answer its call. When we are confronted with the spectaclo of the great civilized na- tions of the earth marching against each other at the sound of the Dugle, and our preachments of peace are ao- cordingly relegated to the shelf, then indeed it behooves us to turn our at. tention to. the neces “pound of gure" when the “ounce of prevention” has failed. ‘There is no time like the no place like the public schools Ro teacher like Uncle Sam. tainly be ma! izes that soldier-like responsibility {se placed upon him along with his comrades. le assumes ehare of the Purdon. and realizes the ocom- munity spirit. You have no better than is 10,000 little Gitivens represent Junior Hast Bide Btrest Cleant Ne, e splendid acts of heroiam and dneas and every-day service of the 7 Scouts and other military o on my map.” or Ville, or something like that, whose name appeared in the papers every day before Usase doings riment, but a peeved, prt 10% ith this the paren’ je than this wn poriee to “ae Greatest Battles In War-History By Albert Payson Terhune. COQHDOQGHDHHHHODHHHDGOHSOIOOSN Copyright, 3914, ty the trem (Publishing Oo, (The New York Rvening World) No. 3.—BATTLE OF ARBELA—Clash Between East and West. N epileptic, red-headed boy decided to conquer the world. He was Alexander, son of King Philip of Macedon. Philip made Macedon the ruling State in Greece. Then he was assassinated, leaving his eighteen-year-old son to carry on his work cf conquest. This | was in 838 & C. Four years later Alexander set out on his career of worl@ conquest. With less than 40,000 troops he invaded the East. Wherever he weat he not only won victories, but spread Greek civilization and educational {deas. For example, when he conquered Egypt, he founded the city of | Alexandria, which became the foremost seat of learning. . | Persia—Greece's ancient foe—was the strongest nation on earth, and was Alexander's chief opponent on the eastward march, There were vart- ous battles and skirmishes as Alexander penftrated farther and farther Into Persia, and nearer to the Persian capital, Babylon, which was his goal, Soon or late a decisive fight would determine whether East or West— Persian sloth and tyranny or Greek progress and cultvre—should rule the earth, And, not far from the town of Arbela, in 331 B. fight was waged, Alexander, advancing over a rang Persian army drawn up to bar his w § the forthcoming battle x army, and his life as well, would he forfett. r he would he obliged to retreat over a hostile country, thou- sands of miles in extent, and would inevitably be de- this all-important vered the uld he lose The Crisis on, @ert is of a Career. ightfall the two forces drew within striking distani Alexander his army to rest for the night, saying he would not “steal vietory” night attack, The Persians expected such an attack, and th under arms all night, awake and tn nervous suspense, while soundly. Thus did Alexander win the first move in the « attacked, The Persian army wax more than twice the size of the Greeks’, which numbered (with allies and reinforcements) vhout 47,000, So large waa the Persian host that its centre alone was w entire Greek battle line. In each army the heavy infantry formed the centre and the cavalry the wings. Alexander also had a crescent-shaped reserved line, which could be brought forward In such a way as to turn his wholevarmy into a vast | hollow squai Alexander's centre Infantry was known a9 the “Phatanx.” 1t was com- | poned of heavy-armed men, massed sixteen deep, each man armed with a twenty-four-foot pike. In front of the Phalanx was yarm of ight ine fantry. In front of the Persion centre was a line of # ring charlot# and of armored elephants. Alexander passed this mens: through his own waiting army: “You are about to decide, with your | The battle opened with a cavalry alry, on the right of the Phalanx, mi their discipline pre: A ord, the mastery of all Asia!* TT reeks were outnumbered, but id they drove the in cavalry from the oke up this assnult by killing or frightening nearly all the elephants and churtot horses before they could reach their gon, ing a strong body of men from the Persian centre. ‘Then he charged throug’ the gap made by their departure, He quickly routed the centre, then turned The Ti of the Greck wings and Into his camp. Malden) His attack on the centre had turned the tide of bat- Swwrmrnrmnn> harried and mowed down by the Greek cavalry. The | Persian King fled to a supposed place of refuge, where onc of his ewn The flight of the Persian army left clear the road to Babyion,‘and made | Alexander master of all Pers! Napoleon, more thar 0 years later, re- » P h P atter Every Summer! ore —By Alma Woodward — i | ome: Bay House porch, card safely in your purse? Remerr.- ie: a iets fe-apced on, nest ber, if [ don't hear from you as soon | Suddenly @ group @ comes out ov | fended, | pore. . Mr. A (foaming at the mouth)— | golden rod)—Oh, di Now| Mrs. A (kissing an assorted baten that it’s time to leav Neel of children)—Goodby, darlings, Be mamma's going to brin, uo up t+ Mr, A (walking down the steps)—| my Willie's birthday party, And Come on, Carrie. It's going ‘> tuke _ Mrs. B (calling after her)—Say, iia wx tla. Carrie, have you got that recipe for Mrs. A (alightly tearful)—Men have| you have? that’s all right. then. Goodby, di Goodby! be thinking of you all night when I ’ Goodby everybody! Had a lovel: get home. Don't jo and forget! summer! Seo you all soon, inthe Chorus: Goodby, dearte. (The stage Yumps down the road and The Persian und Greek cav- and elephants were hurled at the Phalanx, By threatening one of the enemy's wings Alexander succeeded in detach-, to coutroy a Persian division th t had broken through one { 's Turned. i tle. Soon the whole Persian army was in wild filght, | omoers, seeking to win favor with the conquerors, murdered him. | 0 ferred to the battle of Arbela as the supreme crisis of Alexander's career. ° Copyright, 1916, by the Pres Publishing Co, (The New YM#k Kvecing World.) to iver is waiting In frou of te howe, 148 YOU get back I'll be terribly of- Sud of peopl porch. RS, A (clutching her bunch of| Carrie! It's twenty minutes of. a mi wful good and when you get bome Willie'll send you all picture postal. those plugs more’) an hour to & . to jebill sauce I 8 out for you? Oh, no sentiment about them. My: I'll ‘ Mrs. A (waving from the atage)—~ city! Goodby! a chil ‘ott dust. the ‘he porch eaves . A (from the path)—Carrie' t's twenty-five of. y i Mrs, B)—Goodby, @ simultancous aigh ands down se you how I've en- Mrs. 13 (platitudinously)-—Well, she's gone. Mrs. C—Yeh, That's the way It is at the end of the summer. Well, | don't suppose we'll ever seo her . B (matter-of-factly)--Oh, ni You never do, you know. bother with all these summer a quaintances when I get back. I've ‘got my own circle of city friends, Mrs. C (yawning widely)—Yeh. So’ve I. day I'm back in the city, and you must come down to tunch. Mrs. (eagerly)—No, you muat come up. You'll be so ups@t wit! the trunks and everything, you and I'll be settled by that ~ C (kissing Mrs. A)—Goodby, Are you sure you've got my know, time. Mrs. honey. a The May Manton Fashions EVER was a mur Sraceful garment worm than thw cape when cut on goo! tines. This one ls bot: vractical and Deauti- ful. When made doubly and in full length, it means the over cape, it is Ughter wrap, ir to mig! Weather; bu,. 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