The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1918, Page 10

eK sa cone cereal air ie t OEAEEAOEt Te a ean tte ben hee OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. eet OTe ahs Caerthas credlccd'18" thie paper andthe te toad ‘Bowe pF Ry F--cad ——— DISINTEGRATE. REMATURELY, but inevitably, as the feeling of certain victory grows among the Allies, comes speculation as to the best way of dealing with the German Empire after the war. “First catch your hare” is still good advice. But the hare ie #0) sure to be caught that the discussion cannot be wholly out of order.) Trade reprisal, disarmament and economic thraldom are all under discussion. Will we add to these ideas the suggestion that the empire be dis- integrated? Founded as the result of Bismarck’s shameless alteration of Benedetti’s telegram, it has been for more than forty years a menace to the peace of the world. The German generation of to-day deserves small kindness from the rest of the universe, but there will come a new one out of the welter whose place on earth must be con- sidered. Why not, therefore, restore the conditions prior to 1871? Why not revive the petty states and keep them disunited? Let Prussia, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Saxony and all the little duchies resume their former condition of: political independence and dislocation. This would scotch the snake and make the world a safe place to live in. As for the Hohenzollerns, there should none remain when the bill is paid! Better rename the Oureq “O'Rourke” as a bit of a tribute to the boys of the 69th, who did so much to restore the stream to France. —-+-+____—__. THE COAL PROBLEM. EHIND the coal problem lies the fate of prosperity and the B country’s ability to bear the load of war. We met the need for an army by setting the number of men desired and organizing the machinery to produce it. We have the army. This country must carry the burdens of the world and itself on its shoulders. Instead of reduction and repression we should have a policy of production and efficiency. The need of the country for fuel should be figured out and the mining and transportation energy required be provided. Instead, men who must not only live but earn the money from the embellishment of raw materials to pay taxes and bay bonds are left in doubt, threatened and imperiled. | The people have given their servants at Washington mighty powers. They want them exercised to save, not to destroy! — ‘The katydids have begun to sing in the rural districts. Six weeks to frost. Fall is creeping near. 7 THE SUBWAY SNARL-UP. T* subway has been made temporarily safe and sane by aban- doning part of its purposes and adding to public inconvenience. This is always a simple way out. The Public Service Commis- sion spends millions on engineers and experts. We wonder what kind of add'zpates it employed to permit the snarl-up of last Friday. It seems incredible that no thought was taken to prevent the meeting of cross-currents of travel, such as caused the bulk of the difficulty. The talent exhibited reminds us of the engineers who provided the innocent village of Wappingers Falls with an elaborate sewer system fome years ago, and when it was fully installed found the town had ne water supply to flush the conduits. Engineers are great on construction. It is a pity that they can- not think. “Cohan Captured,” is a headline. This does not mean our George M., but a French village held by the Germans, Only Fourteen Ounces of Wool Grown a Year «For Each Person LL the wool grown in the world pair of bathing trunks extending every year if made only into/from the waist to the knees, qlothing for people itving out- A ante canal aakea Bala. “where side the tropics, and not into horse | does rest the we we wei come from? Our coats and ove! blankets, carpets, etc, would provide and woollen fourteen ounces per person, That is replied his e@sough to make one light-weight reworked wool, or shoddy.” Letters From the People. mand to help build up not only our own cities but also those of our worthy Allies. Let us remember that the future must not be overlooked, that we must prepare for the future. DR. A. Wite Defends ffeurs, To the Editor of The Drening World: Referring to the article “Wants auffeurs Put to Useful Work,” signed by a “Mother,” Tama mother and the wife of a chauffeur who works from twelve to fourteen hours a day, earning good money at an honest calling. Without doubt, there may be a few listless and lazy ones dressed as mechanical toys, but why brand every man in the occupa- Uon of chauffeur as worthless? It has certainly been proved that there are good and bad in every walk of life, [t is strange how some peo- ple always see the wrong side firat, but likely they are the very ones, who, if put to the task themselves, would never withstand the ordeal. Ali men who ait behind a wheel are not dummies, and if it wasn't for the knowledge and brain work of me- chanics where would some of the in- dustries be in these war times? men in moderate circumstances doesn't jump from clerk to President of a concern; he has to work mighty hard from the bottom rung of the ladder up. If this party would en- ass her time by knitting for the Red ‘ross and the boys “over ther she would be serving our country in a gresten capacity than walking up and lown Fifth Avenue borrowing trouble for other people. Opposes Drafting ‘Fe the Hatter of The Brening Wort: I have read in the various New York newspapers that Secretary of War Baker proposes to draft into military service youths of nineteen and twenty. Let us consider that proposition. Should Congress, when it convenes in| the near future, conclude that such a step is necessary,’ what will the re- sult mean? First of all, these nine- teen-year-old boys—for they are but boye—will be subjected to hardships which it takes a mature man to with- @tand. A youth of the age mentioned is usually still under the guidance of his parents, He is @ man in the mak- ing. By following the advice of peo- who are intimately acquainted with bis characteristics, he is gradu- ally being moulded to become a good ¢itizen. If, however, be be taken from home and put in camp he will only be trained to be a soldier, After the war is over, what then? Again, it is obvious that should ‘the pro measure become a law, it will virtually affect ull college atudents, Let us not forget that the student of to-day is the lawmaker,the doctor, the statesman of to-morrow. ‘True, students of medicine are to a certain extent exempted from military service, But what of the law stud- ents, the students studying enginee :- ing, &c, Are they not as important in their line as any other class of students? It would be well to remember the war is not of perpetual duration. It would be well to bear in mind that of education EDITORI Monday, A AL PAGE ust 6, 1918 (By Mall to The Evening World.) PARIS, July 5.—After six months In France, during which ‘time I have watched the curious phenomena of a nation in distress cautiously—some- times with seeming reluctance—seck- ing to establish trust in another na- tion that has come to her ald, I found the trust established yesterday on @ basis of “Hearts Across the Sea.” For yesterday Paris and all of France gave themselves up whole- heartedly and with deep affection to the celebration of our American Fourth of July. I/fee! safe in calling this manifestation of sentiment by the name of affection. It could be felt; 1t could not be ignored. It ex- hibited itself in the attitude of the crowds toward our marching soldiers, which was deeper than mere friend- shtp or hospitality. ' ‘The wave of feeling which !aunched Paris into this first outward display of affection for the American soldier started, oddly enough, with the an- nouncement that Paris was to change the name of the old Avenue du Troca- dero to “Avenue du President Wil- son.” A small thing, American readers may decide, to start such an outburst of enthusiasm as I have indicated. But it must be remembered that for four years France has been in the war, The mentality of a nation at war is abnormally acute, Slowly the All Paris Opened Its Heart to “*Avenue President Wilson” By Martin Green Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) home to all the people of France at) the same moment the great truth which had been evident to the Allied Governments ever since we entered the war, which is that we are in the war from altruistit and not selfish motives. The establishment of this truth overnight, almost, was all that was necessary. The people of France took the celebration of America’s Inde- pendence Day into their own hands and they certainly made a glorious job of it. The street signs along the old Ave- nue dh Trocadero had been changed to read “Avenue du President Wil- son.” The formal ceremonies mark- ing the change of name were held in & great stand in the Place d'lena, a square about the size of Times Square in New York. The bulidings around the square were fairly cov- ered with French and American flags and the balconies running along the fronts of houses were crowded with women and children, who tossed roses and other flowers on the throngs be- low, Frequently French aeroplanes Passed over the crowd so close that they might easily, with a little dip, have knocked off the high hats of the distinguished French and American statesmen taking part in the cere- mony, or even the soft “Trilby” of Lloyd George, who was @ eilent and intensely interested spectator of every phase of the celebration, French people have been reaching the conviction that, eventually, the armies of th@United States will save France. The conviction was of slow growth because our progress on this side of the Atlantic has been slow; and the reason. for slow progress was the magnitude of our operations and plans, Not until recently has France seen our military forces in operations to an extent indicative of our power and resourcefulness in the field, Something was needed to drag in and unite the loose ends of public sentiment. The announcement that we had landed one million troops in France did not serve the purpose, The French had heard that before. A psychological slant, which is the outgrowth of war, prepares the way for extraordinary and often inexplic- able manifestations of public senti- ment. I shall not attempt an explanation; but the fact remains that the simple announcement that a Parla avenue would be dedicated to President Wil- will be in great de- CONSTANT READER. on on the Fourth of July brought The self-consciousness of our marching soldiers, who had just been moved in from a place where they had helped stop the German rush for Paris, was delicious to behold. Pretty girls rushed up to them, danced alongside of them and pinned flowers to their tunics or put flowers in their caps, " It did not take the French The Jarr Family By’ Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) R. JARR had taken Master Willie to the bali game, be- cause, as he sald, professional ball may be non-existent as well as non-essential. “Ain't we going home in the trolley, Pop?” asked the little Jarr boy, as he and his father emerged with the throngs after the game. “No, my boy," replied the fond father. “Do you see those rubber- neck automobiles? We're going down town on one of those. We'll celebrate this glorious victory, beginning here!” “How much do they charge, Pop?” asked the delighted child. “What do I care how much they charge?” retorted the generous and | affectionate father. ‘We're out for good time and expense is no object.’ “Hey!" cried one of the barkers, ai Mr. Jarr climbed aboara. of the seventy-five-cent autos!" Mr. Jarr hastily climbed down again and hurried. over to the fifty-cent ones. “Charge for the Iittie boy?’ be asked, The youth ballyhooing for passen- gers looked around ana uocting that the vehicle was filling rapidly, re- plied: “Not ff you bold him on yer lap til somebody gets off going down- town.” Whereupon the cautious spend- thrift and his gon and heir got aboard. Now, with shouts of warning and a honking of horns, the string of auto- mobiles were radiating out in ali di- rections, but mostly in the direction of downtown. Mr, sturdy youngster on his lap, could have been but little more crowded and jammed in the trolley cars. But Master Willie was so elated that Mr, Jerr would have borne with twice the weight and crowding. “Who beat?” cried urchins, rushing out from the sidewalk in the upper reaches of the city. But Master Jarr gazed at them with haughty disdain, his attitude be- ing that of one who does not believe in pampering the lower classes even with sporting results, “Aren't we going to get off here near our corner?” asked Master Jarr finally, after a blissful and dusty ride of some length, He was bursting to recount the impressive incidents of the great struggle to his boyish compantons tn girls long to discover that our boys were bashful and they took extreme pleasure in skilfully encouraging dis- ——» —__ HIS MISTAKE. oo; JONES was a very round- On @ particularly dark night in Egypt, while practising his com- pany in outpom duty, he approached halt him, In a great rage the officer demanded of the now trembling sentry the rea- him. “If you please, sir,” stuttered the confused soldier, “I thought you was el,"—London Fun, plays of this bashfulness. shouldered and eccentric officer. one of the sentries, who failed to son why he had omitted to challenge *® cam £ the neighborhood. But Mr. Jarr re- strained him, “Wait,” he said, “we are going to celebrate.” "Dis is one | Jarr with his! At the terminus of the rubberneck route Mr. Jarr took the boy to a big restaurant near by and permitted him to order as his fancy pleased. Master Jarr’s choice was chocolate cake and ice cream. When asked if he would have anything more he replied, yes, he would have more of both. After dinner and the dark, the twain entered the portals of a lead- ing moving picture theatre, where, among hectic burglar and bandit dramas and funny men hitting other funny men in the face with all sorts of portable objects, a hoarse gentle- man in evening attire and tan shoes |@ppeared and announced the cham- |pion of ail champions, Jack Dempsey. Master Willie Jarr gazed in open- mouthed awe as the young man who | Plastered the plasterer in some twen- |t¥Y seconds was introduced. After | which there were loudly cheered wer Pictures to martial music. The thea- jtre being ou, Mr. Jarr led the tired but happy yy into a homeward- bound car, where he fell promptly asleep, He was in a walking doze when they arrived home. “Where have you been with that child until this hour?” asked Mrs, Jarr. “Why, he's so tired he's stand- ing there asleep!” , “You know we were at the ball game.” “Ball games are not played at night,” said Mrs, Jarr sharply, as she proceeded with the disrobing of Master Willte, “There were moving pictures after- ” gaid Mr. Jarr. “What would there pe moving pio- tures after @ ball game for?” asked Mrs. Jarr. “To liven up the gloom,” said Mr. Jarr. “Our team was walloped; look at this evening paper!” And Mr. Jarr pointed to the terse descriptions in the baseball extra he had brought home with him: “Demaree blew up in the eighth and Babe Adams was the life-saver for Pittsburgh, Burns died at home.” “Poor fellow!” said Mrs, Jarr, “I'm glad they got him home, But who was this young child Babe Adams— was it a boy or girl? Well, never mind!" she added as she saw Mr, 'Jarr hesitate. “But you can under- stand, right now, that Willie shall too young for such shocking scenes; even if one of the injured did die at home, it is not nice to see people blown up. It's no wonder they are ending baseball players to the war, except of course that Babe what's it’s pame, will be too young.” J MO@GaAzip Beauti By Helen Rowland Copyright, 1918, by Tho Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) Nobody expects a woman to be BOTH good and beautif —and even when she tries, nobody will let her. ; HIS is a new one On me! She is very beautiful, and charming, and piquant—and all that! patriotico—— BUT—— And she simply ADORES candy, and ice-cream, chocolate-frappe. And lots of sugar in her tea! kind of girl I mean! 4 But it’s war time, and she wants to do someth! Oh, you know And, besides, she thinks she's “getting fat!” So she has made up her mind to renounce forev all these things, that are dearer than her life— But NOT dearer than her Country—and her figu And to put all the money she saves that way in! War Savings Stamps or tobacco for the soldiers, ‘The sufferings of a toper that passeth a tavern, without entering, as nothing to the pangs of @ candy-fiend that passeth a confectioner’s shop without stopping! And every time she feels that passionate, irresistible temptation rush in and drown her sorrows in @ box of marrons glace, She rushes into @ tobacconist’s shop instead and buys a box of et ettes—oh, just any old cigarettes—— that she couldn't SPEAK! Nearly fainted at the shock, fingers. And that night, at « party, And they all exclaimed, And the next morning, And ever since then, And, somehow, And the only difference is ‘That ehe doesn’t PAY for itt All of which goes to show And, even when ehe tries, ‘They won't LET her! But, if you are a soldier, Just be kind to her, And pretend that you are “glad, Remember And hands them to the next soldier she meets! And the first time she did that She was 60 filled with emotion and the exalted spirit of self-sacri And the astonished soldier at whom she thrust her war offering And looked as though he had heard the first shot across the tre: Or as though he expected the package of cigarettes to go off tm She told all her friends about ft. “ISN'T that perfectly SWEET of Evelyn!” She received seven pounds of candy—by mail or messenger— From some of the men at the party. Her women friends have been inviting her to luncheon, Every time they made a custard or @ cake, She isn’t getting an.inch thinner, And she’s lost all her beautiful, And the THRILL of being a martyr to her Country, And she’s eating as much candy and sugar as ever, noble, exalted feeling of self-cacrifics,| ‘That nobody expects a woman to be both good AND beautiful! And a beautiful blond lady, with wild eyes and a white, set face rushes up to you holding out a box of Chokerinos, glad, GLAD!” that ehe is suffering—for her Country! A Series of Plain By Ray C. Beery, A. B., M. A. President of the Parents’ Association © you obey your children or do D they obey youT The old rule that children should obgy thelr parents seems sometimes to have fallen ‘into disuse. We fre- quently find American — chil- dren actually giving commands to their parents. Some spoiled children literally run the household they inhabit. Here is a simple case. One mother writes to me: My two-year-old son asks for a drink, and when I go to give it to him, he says, “No.” If I start to put it up, he begins to cry for it, then I offer it to him again with the same results, Will you suggest a proper way to break him of this habit? The next time your little son asks you to get a drink for him and yqu are kind enough to get it and offer it to him and he says “No,” simply smile slightly, turn around without saying @ word and walk slowly away. Empty the water, put the cup away very calmly, and continue to do just what you were doing before he called you, Do not show the least bit of tem- per, Simply do not appear to hear anything that he says for at least five or ten minutes after he has said “No.” If he cries, let him cry. Do pot stow the least concern. If you look directly at him at all, smile just enough for him to see you are not disturbed. If he asks you for a drink again, go over to him, look him squarely in the eye and esk very slowly, “Do you want a drink?” If he says he dows, get it for him, Just before giving it to him, take hold of his arm and make a positive suggestion that be is to drink. He probably will. As soon as he does drink, throw out your chest, smile and say, “That makes you feel good, doesn’t it? This will have the effect of rewarding him for his action, Showing disgust, using a great many words, scolding—these are nat- go to no more baseball games, Me is¥ ural impulses which come to parents who have to do with a case like that described, But these methods are futile. Results count. The fewer words the better, A good spanking might he administered, but this too often re- gults in lessening the confidence be- [Making the Most of Our Children Talks to Parents tween parent and child, and so, in the long run, it does more harm than good. The method described is the Proper one because it accomplishes the immediate purpose and leaves no undesirable after-effect. Many parents are at a loss to know the best way to approach their chil-_ dren when they want them to do, things. Should they request them command them, suggest to them, a: them or what? One mother heated ) water for her little five-year-old boy 4 bath and approached the subject in this way: “Say, Jack, don’t you want to come in the house and take your bath now?" ‘This, obviously, is abe surd. Of course, he doesn’t WANT to, and the only natural answer is a negative one or a suggestion to put it off, The child should be given a large amount of freedom in unessential matters, but when it comes to impor- tant matters, or when obedience to your wishes is involved, assume the attitude of one having absolute au- thority, Ask no questions or opin« fons. Simply say what you want done in an expectant manner, And the chances are it will be deno, |Coperighted, 1918, by the Parente’ Amociation, 1u2, ee NEWEST THINGS IN SCIENCE, ‘The Utah inventor of a steering wheel for vehicles, with which horses can be gulded and controlled, claims it will handle animals satisfactorily under all conditions, nage A United States Navy colller bi succeeded in pumping fuel of! throtigh, @ hose to a battleship while both ves- sels were running at a speed of six- teen miles an hour. hierar Bulgaria, which produces much of the world’s attar of roses, has rose gardens covering 18,000 acres, which annually yield more than 40,000,000 pounds of flowers, | . ‘The great radio station erected near Stavanger for the Norwegian Govern- ment has been completed and mes- sages have been exchanged with an American station near New York, ert easy For launching life boats safely from sinking vessels a roller equipped cradle has been invented that enables them to be lowered along the upper- most side of a hull if necessary, Fe Yous War) A complete steam fire engine, mounted on two wheels and light enough to be handled by two " been Invented in England’ for metee urban and private use, Cory Vermont is estimated to 2,000,000 horsepower of undeveloped water power,