The evening world. Newspaper, October 19, 1918, Page 12

He fe aay 2 \d mast Date Except Lor 52 J. ANGUS SHAW, Treasurer, 'ULITZER, Jr., Becre' ESTABLISHED BY JOSEPH PULITZER, by the Press Publishing Company, Nos. 63 te ‘arg Row, New York. RALPH PULITZDR, President, 63 Park Row. MEMRER OF THE ARROCIATED PRESS, Amociated Prose i. exchort foe requblication of all nowy despatahen Oe ae eres etodlied 15" thie paper tndaieo ee ocal news published herein. ———$—_——_ VOLUME vrassss NO, 20,878 | LESS THAN A HUNDRED DAYS. HINK back a hundred day: In early July of the present year Allied and American forces on the western front were still on the defeusive, grap-| pling with a great German advance, which, though halted, had not ceased to be a menace. Since March 21 three formidable German offensives had pushed forward the German lines until Paris, Amiens and Calais were again) threatened. The enemy thrust had reached Chateau-Thierry. Long-/ range German guns bombarded Pari Through June, French and British maintained with superb courage and endurance the barriers which kept the Germans from the French capital and the Channel ports. At Cantigny, Jaulgonne,| Veuilly Wood, Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood, Americans, brigaded with French and British troops, gave the never-to-be-for-| gotten procfs of their fighting quality which were presently to exert such far-reaching effect upon Allied morale, Nevertheless, in the first weeks of July the attitude of Allied armies in the field was still one of cautious defense, with only tenta- tive minor attacks aimed to test the enemy's strength and discover his sext moves, while Allied peoples and Americans at home were prepared to keep up their courage and their faith in the newly cen- tralized command of Allied and American forces through dark hours to come. As late as July 15 The Evening World ventured a query as to whether German initiative was to be allowed to set the pace for the remainder of the war. It said on that date: At earlier stages of the conflict preponderance of numbers on the German side accounted for the waiting policy of Allied commands. According to latest estimates, the Allied forces on the awestern front, wits American reinforcements, now outnumber the Germans by some 500,000, ‘The Prussian Landtag heard last week from ono of its own members that American fighters arriving in France already “more than balance the Allies’ losses and the German gain in man-power through new drafts and release of men from the eastern front.” It is true that since the Ludendorff drive stopped for repairs Gen. Foch has held to hig well known policy of harass- ing the enemy by @ never-ceasing succession of minor attacks. | But is it strange that Allied peoples are impatient for | something bigger—something that shall demonstra Allied capacity to seize the initiative and force Germany to fight on the defensive and in retreat until the end? Two days after, on July 17, French and Americans struck the famous blow upon the German flank between Soissons and Chateau- Thierry. In forty-eight hours the world was awake to the fact that the first b'y Allied offensive since the Battle of Cambrai had started. A day later the Allied high command officially announced: We are taking the initiative and the enemy is on the defensive everywhere.” The unbroken development of that initiative—for nearly 100 days to date—is going to be the greatest chapter of the most momen- tous conflict in history. The final chapter, beyond the shadow of a doubt—with complete victory for {he Allies and America written gloriously at the end. The Foch counter offensive of the Marne began on the 17th of last July. Since that date each succeeding day,has made Allies and Ameri-| tion, cans more sure of their power to hold the initiative and to force Germans to fight on the defensive and in retreat until the end. The Evening World makes no pretense to clairvoyance. But it does take credit to itself for having divined the great psychological] thing resolves itself into the truism th moment of the war, In April “Mittel-Buropa’ Now it looks like a scrambled egg. —-+ -______ Yon by Von the German armies fade. plenecentimaniietene seemed @ compact certainty, The Doughbags of America must back the Doughboys in Europe. Hits From Sharp Wits Experience is the best teacher, if you can afford the price.—-Philadelphia Tecord, oe Is the nickel made big in contrast Our soldiers taught the manly art of self. e. Toledo Blade, aitontieaee : A man's large opinion seem to have been with what it will buy these days?—| shrinks w Milwaukee News Albany Journal, Letters From the Supports Lvening World teet City From Ve To te Kalitor of Tre Evening World I want to thank The Evening World for the editorial against storing 60 many tons of TNT so near to New York, as was the case at Morgan, N, J. and sincerely trust you will keep pounding on this imporiant question Wom, boots on, Go down stairs and take until you succeed in having this men-|C-oPeration your paper afforded | (pon eine innlad 2 ace removed far from New York City,| them during the recent drive for sup- |" "yy id omy orting memberships of le went Sonn re without @ With thousands of enemy aliens in| P' 5 bs of our organiza-| 1064 put he didn't take off his boots. our country, many of them willing to| #0". The space given by you in your ? i the bidding of thelr master, some of them may succeed In bfinging a great calamity upon us. . The Evening World seems to be the paper in New York that has only @ thought to preventing an- pa occurrence like Oct. 4 and 5, Army tion, WILNIFRED LISP People Your efforts will certainly be - ted by covery New Yorker and’ th | People of New Jersey, Cas 'n Land Army ‘Thanks Ey Yorker and v To the Haitor of The Eveaing World: The Board of Directors of the New York Siate wish to thank you for the splendid Woman’ Land Paper for the activities of the Land Army was very generous and heipful during our drive, will find the activities of the Land worthy of further considera- ARD POWERS, Hoping that yo General Secretary, of himself 8 he tries to cash it in— the Army Saturday, Oc EDITORIAL PAGE tober 19, 1918 * ene gp tenr sc-s Sh ot tame HE Health Commissioner, Dr. Copeland, during the week ap- i inted «1 emergency commit- tee of women to help fight the growing epidemic of influ. enza, These women epresent every woman's organiza- . of note in the city. The dig thin, PY a by those Wh women is the indi- Comin ama ail interest nec- essary to check possibilities of infec- Many people go on the theory that ® sy 8 taking care of the matter ar’ thereby their responsi- | bility ends, The fact is that with | many people thinkine this way the business ia no- me “SE bc ‘The disease is here, Hundreds ot people have died of it, Thousands are affected by it and many thousands come in contact with those who are affected or about to be affected. ‘Therefore, it is decidedly an individ- | ual matter, The precautions of the Health Department and all the Emer- gency Committees in the world will not be able to stop the disease unless each and every person assumes his or her responsibility, While every effort 1s being made to TOUCHED A CHORD OF MEMORY. ~~ burglar had entered the house as quietly as possible, but his shoes were not padded and they the door of the bedroom when he heard some one moving in the bed, as if to get up, and he paused, The sound of a woman's voice floated to his ears, “Did I Say That?” made some noise, He had just reached | by te Doe Pivlinn (mye New York Bening Your Part in Fighting the Influenza By Sophie Irene Loeb Copyright, 1918, by The Press Puotishing Co, (The New Tork Evening World), keep the schools open and to keep the wheels of civic life moving so that as little loss as possible may result, ex- traordinary precautions must be taken and drastic action, as well, un- less individual effort is manifested strong enough to show a decrease rather than an increase in the nugh- ber of people afflicted. Therefore, it behooves to make this individual The first thing is to think about this disease, If each person only knew how easily it can be caught he would be alarmingly surprised. If you will think about it and then concentrate your attention on it, it will require very little effort to avoid It you and me effort. As the public already has been in- structed, the big thing 1s to avoid sneezing, coughing or expectorating in public. Carry a sufficient number of handkerchiefs so that when you are impelled to do either you will be prepared, By taking these simple precautions you are doubtless saving many others om, Cr from getting the germs from your- self, Little children should be kept from mingling with other children who have colds. Especially is this !m- portant where there are weak or un- der-nourished children, The body at such times is more susceptible to taking disease than those which are robust. Any one suffering from a bad cold should as far as possible keep from going out in public. Above all, keep warm, If your landlord will not supply you with heat, claiming that the Fuel Administration is asking for conservation of coal, report the mat- ter to the Health Department. There is no such order from the Fuel Ad- ministrator, and, at least where there is influenza, the landlord ts in duty bound to provide heat, Avoid drinking from public cups. A little paper envelope for water can be carried jn the pocket and thrown away after it 1s used. In a word, there are other very simple measures that may be taken by each and every one to avoid spreading this distressing disease. In union there is strength, but no union is worth while unless the personal in- terest Is on the job, Copyright, 1918, by The Prev Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World.) 66] THOUGHT I'd be able to deat | idemic, I had groaned Mr. Jarr, “But it's got me at last, Call ‘em up at the office and tell ‘em I'm sick!” “But you are not very sick, are you, dear?” asked Mrs, Jarr anxiously. m sick of working,” grumbled Mr, Jarr, “Yes, I know what you are going to say—that we haven't been very busy at the office. But just the same, I need a rest; it will take a lot of rest to get me over the fatigue of two weeks’ hard compaigning I've done for the Liberty Loan—even if I did get away from the office a lot.” “I've got to clean up this house, I don't want you lying around here to- day," replied Mrs, Jarr, seeing Mr. Jarr was camouflaging. “You go on down to the office and do your work.” “Nix!” said Mr, Jarr firmly, “I feel too strong to work; the autumn weather is too nice to work. Let us take a day off and hie us to the wildwood!” “The wild woods, the damp woods? I guess not!” said Mrs, Jarr. “You Copyright, 1918, by The Pros Pubiishing Co (The New York Bvening World,) HE Women's Betterment League Ab of Delhi has decided to take a hand in politics, Ever since the vote was given the fair sex the organization has been contemplating such a step and now it is to come true, Not only will the League be active in the campaign but it will put its members up for office, This de- termination was reached at a meet- ing held in Hugus Hall Tuesday afternoon, Mrs, Elisha Q. Pertle, Promptress, presided, In calling the |members to order phe said: “Politics heretofore has’ been for “If you don't take off your boot: when you come into this house,” | said, “there's going to be trouble, and a lot of it. Here it's been rainiug for three days and you dare to tramp over my carpets with your muddy Instead, he went straight out into the night again, and his pal, who was uj waiting for him, saw @ tear glisten in his eye. “I can't rob that house,” he said; the men, Now, lady members, it is p to us to take a hand, It fs our jduty and where is the Betterment Leaguer who would shirk a duty?” ‘ “There isn't none,” replied Mrs, ‘Polly Stebbins, a very handsome | member though deficient in grammar to a certain extent, The giggle that went through the hall was squelched immediately by the Promptress, “Ladies!” she sald, have been given the vot take the trimmings. “it reminds me of home,."——The Argo- paul of the gravy.” “Good girl, Mazie!" ‘this laughter is out of place, Save your giggles for the motion picture shows, We now let us Let us get some oald Mrs, “I lke the idea.” “It appears to me," said Mrs. Skeeter O'Brien, “that the lady should not get too familiar with our Promptress, She's too happy to-day. She must have won at poker last night.” 7 Mrs, Boggs flushed, “It is better to play poker in one's home than to battle with one’s husband all night,” Cutey Boggs. she said, "Put, tut, ladies!" came from the Promptress, “We must be careful what we say to each other, Now I have @ great surprise for you, I have invited here to-day our most distinguishod member, Ellabelle Mae Doolittle, renowned from coast to coast as a poctess, She has prepared & poem concerning the woman in polities and will read it to us.” Here the Promptress turned and called off- stage: "Come forward, Ellie!” Miss Doolittle, garbed in @ filmy crepe du cheese-cloth draped au faux artistes and trimmed with hangings of Chicago trifle, modestly stepped out on the stage and bowed, The crowd began to applaud but the graceful girl held up one hand, “Wait!” she commanded, “Please Ellabelle Mae Doolittle By Bide Dudley and out the window and Miss Doo- little read the following poem All hail to the woman in polit She is to have her inning, She will not perform any jolly trie Anyway, at the beginning, But ghe will do her honest duty, And vote for the best candidates, Without any trumpets’ tonty-toaty, And with modesty, I'd like to state, My aister’s child, Teeney Rickotte, Dropped our cat on the et If sou ever do that again, Teeney, We'll tie you out in the grove, But, getting back to politics The men mast not hare every offic, Let us ait up ladiow for them, No matter if they scoff us When the last line had been read, Miss Doolittle doubled up her fist and shook it at the ladies for empha- sis, As she backed away Promptress Pertle leaped to her fect. “Ladies!” screamed the Promptress, “LT suggest we nominate Ellabelle Mae Doolittle for Secrctary of the School Bourd. What do you say?" “Pine!” yelled a member, The Promptress ht Miss Doo- little by the arm and pulled her to the fore again. nominated.” white the lactes applauded be silent until! I have read, for I would not be disturbed,’ A bush swept over the assemblage great gusto. All were pleased. “You hear, Ellie?" she said, “You're Miss Doolittle bow:d three times with ——s | Stories E was known a! clever faker. tie reputation as his dupes, from crowned heads to peasants, was forced to flee Sicily. becoming richer and richer, eee Rich Charlatan Turns Spy. eee one may call the King of Liars!” iron into pure gold. hoax, Oren Get Rich Quick Plan Causes Doubt. Necklace” fraud. This was in 1786, following queer prophecy: By Albert Payson Terhune Copyright, 1¥15. by The Press Publishing Co, No. 68—CAGLIOST RO, the Spy Who Worked Behind a | Mask of Magic. ' Count Cagiiostro, the Magician.” Thip only flaws in the statement were that he was not @ count and his name was not Cagliostro and that he had no more knowledge of Yet he used his false name and title and his my a daring trade as an international spy. great service in an “underground” way and statesmen by the information he could pick ap ‘unsuspected, and by his almost hypnotic influence ove: These dupes included ali classes of fol His real name was Joseph Balsamo. son, and as a boy he picked up a smattering of chemistry while he did o@@ Jobs in the laboratory of a Palermo monastery. For swindling a creduloys Sicilian miser out of a bag of gold, by a feat of “magic,” the young Balsamo From land to land he wandered, plying his trade of charlatan and steadily During this rise in fortune he began to try his hand at the gentle art of spying, and he quickly Proved himself a genius at it. ‘was his rare gift at lying. Carlyle writes of himg “He was a liar of the first magnitude, thors ough paced in all the provinces of lying—what Under secret instructions it is said, from Marla Theresa of Austria, came presently to Paris, Maria Theresa's daughter, Marie Antoinette, waa Queen of France, and there was a powerful local faction arrayed against her and against Austria, Thus the arch-spy had plenty of scope for his vocation, By this time he called himself “The Count di Cagliostro” and professed to have familiar intercourse with spirits and to possess the secret of eternal youth, Ho even claimed to have been alive at the time of the crucifixion, He used to shudder, as with a reminiscent horror, every time he saw a crucifix, He said he could make himself invisible and that he could change Prince de Rohan, Grand Almoner of France, was Marie Antotnette’s bite terest enemy, And upon Rohan the wily Cagliostro at once bent his myst@q, powers, Before he was through with the process Rohan was discredited. and under arrest, as a result of the famous “Queen's Diamond Necklac& Long before that climax Rohan made himself ridiculous by testifyieg that he personally had seen Cagiiostro change a bar of lead into solid gold and manufacture perfect diamonds out of nothing, Hundreds of people believed absolutely in Cag« Hostro’s mystic powers, But a few sceptical. One of these broke up a thrilling spire itualistic seance given by the “Count.” ance wes held in a dim-lt room. Out of the shadows a vague white figure appeared in answer to Cagiiostro’s incantations, A deep voice intoned: “Whom see ye?” and the sceptical nobleman replied loudly: . “I see Count Cagliostro in a sheet and Cagliostro was thrown into the Bast’ for his share in the “Diamond On the wall of his cell he scrawled tho “The Bastile shall be destroyed and the people shall dance on its site!” In three years this forecast came true. pulse of the nation, had used common sense and not supernatural seconds sight in prophesying the Freach Revolution, ‘At last, through secret political pull, he was set free, but was ordered to leave France. He carried his spy-trade to Rome, masking it under the guise of a secret society this time, But almost at once he was imprisoned and remained a captive for the rest of his life, of Spies (The New York Ey World.) “magic” than has aay masks for carrying on, unsuspecte He was of to monarehs He was a Sicilian day laborer’s His chief asset « he remained The ee- set of white whiskers!” The spy, with his fingers on the i] Family Just say that knowing I can't leave this house—then you'll go out to talk jolitics and war.” . “Never you mind. Maybe I did think of a little diversion like that,” said Mr, Jarr, “Anyway, I'm going to take a day off while the taking 1s good, Telephone the office and say I'm under the weather.” So, much against her consclence, Mrs, Jarr telephoned to the office that Mr. Jarr had grave symptoms of influenza, nervous breakdown, brain fever and general collapse. “Now I hope you're satisfied,” she said, as she hung up the receiver. | “I'm more than satisfied,” retorted |Mr. Jarr. “If those were human bo- ings you were talking to downtown, instead of an aggregation of tron hearts who would only grieve at my demise because it would cost ‘em 50 |cents apiece for flowers, they'd be up here in a body to extend their sym- pathy and financial aid, and bring seven eminent specialists and four | pretty war nurses, | “However, being who they are— close friends and business associates |—they are wondering at this moment |. who'll get my desk if I die, and how much life insurance I'l leave you, and, if I do leave you any, what the cbances will be to get a fat commis- sion from some promoter to whom they'll suggest you may have some Liberty Bonds to exchange for worth- less mining or other stock.” “I'm sure you must have great con- fidence in the affection of your asso- clates of many years, and their in terest in the welfare of your fam| it you dle,” retorted Mrs. Jarr, “Well, all I know is that you |gave enough symptoms on that tele- phone to get me a week at home on pay, when I wanted only a day off," grumbled Mr. Jarr. "So go on and kick into a change of costume and let us go take a little prom, on the Ave. —If you want to.” You'll have to wait till some things come C, O. D, that I'm expecting, sald Mrs, Jarr, “And I want to give Gertrude orders to dust and sweep— although she won't do a thing when my back's turned, I know, And want to leave directions about the children when they come back from the telephone to tell her”’—~ “Can the chatter!” cried Mr. Jarr impatiently. “Are we golng»to have a day off to go read the victory bul- letins, or will we stay around the house and indulge in polite conversa- tion?” “Any conversation you Indulge in won't be very polite,” ventured Mrs, school, and call up Mrs, Rangle oa} Jarr, “and you'll have to wait till I'ms ready. You should have let me know you intended to stay home to-day so I could have had things arranged for it! You must think I've nothing else to do but attend to your sudden whims, It's all very well for you ta take a day off trom your work by, pretending you have Spanish influe enza, but I could be so sick I'd Ke ready to drop and yet I couldn't He down even for @ minute, I never slept a wink all last night, the way, 1 ached in every bone of my body, for I really am just getting over the influenza; but I'm sure you don’t care! If it were not for my will power I'd give up and become aw invalid! You know I'm not and with all the work and wen? S have"— ‘ “I do not wish to seem rude,” said Mr, Jarr, staying her torrent of words with a hand to her face, “but you can whisper the rest to me while Wwe are reading the wa: MS Are) ir news na “Much sympathy J get from youl? said Mrs, Jarr mournfully, “Now you are going to twit me because I venw tured to tell you that I am not feeln ing well. I WOULD have liked # stroll in the park, too!” “Well, why don't we get tt, thent® asked Mr, Jarr. “Why dally here when we might be on our way? “Because I'm not going now!" ree plied Mrs. Jarr. “You need not have been so sly, however, You could haye said, ‘I'm going somewhere and I go not want YOU to go along.’ You might have been frank. But to PRE- TEND you want me to go along and then to pick a quarrel with me be« cause you see I am foolish enough to believe you want me to go! Oh, dear!" Ob, dear! ~~ And Mrs, Jarr burst into tears, But, just to show you how persfat- ent that man is, he would NOT leave that poor woman alone until he MADE her come along with him, However, she showed him, @fe wouldn't be rushed and hurried just to suit his sudden whim, and, while she did go, she made up her mind not to speak one word t» him the wHéle time they were out walking, not a |word! And she woulcn't have, either, only she saw a hat she liked in the window of a little shop! pA abla Ae ‘ WORLD'S COPPER OUTPUT, British experts have estimated the world’s production of copper last year in excess of 1,000,000 metric tons, for which credit is given the a States for 650,000 tons,