Sept. 17, 1915. 
Russia 1s UNDEFEATABLE! Despite the humiliating 
retreats of the last few months the national powers of 
tiiat great empire have not yet been drained. Russia has 
always manifested an ability to recover from defeat. It 
nuust be remembered that even Napoleon the Great was 
unable to master the Russian forces. At present the Allies 
are apparently suffering great losses along the Russian 
frontier, but a sane weighing of the work of the Russian 
Aimy during the last year compels admiration. Unpre- 
ared for war and attacked viciously by a thoroughly pre- 
pered enemy a whole year has passed before the enemy 
nas been able to crowd the conflict onto Russian soil and 
enforee-a Russian defeat. It is nothing short of wonder- 
ful that Russia was able to acquit herself so valiantly 
with so little preparation and so little ammunition. At 
the present hour Russia’s retreat appears strategic. If 
kussia had been amply provided with ammunition the 
story that comes from the eastern line would be different. 
kussia is a slumbering power, but she is being aroused 
aud her army will still have a potent influence in the con- 
flict. 
THE War Has GivEN AMERICA a financial ascend- 
ancy that could hardly have been foreseen. Some nation 
must be the financial center of the world and now that 
the war has been in action a year America has become 
that center. Phe new honors are doubtful ones. For 
ji would be better for America to have continued a third 
rate financial power and have a rich world with which 
to trade. Of what value to America will it be to have 
piastered the arts and crafts of manufacture if there be 
io rich country to purchase that which has been made. 
Europe will be impoverished by the war and her pur- 
chasing power limited. The gains America will make are 
superficial and only the careless thinker is deceived. 
Lioyp Grorce Has Issuep a statenent concerning 
the situation in England that must give England pause. 
It takes tine for a nation to realize the enormity of a war 
such as the present conflict, but there are many within the 
borders of England who cannot realize the perils until they 
are stated baldly so that he who runs may read. The 
laissez faire spirit in the west, the slow movement in the 
Dardanelles and the losses in the east do not give much 
encouragement to the English cabinet. 
THe SuBMARINE ProsiemM is still unsolved. Our 
representations are not entirely without results. Tem- 
porarily, Germany seems inclined to avoid the issue which 
Wilson has raised. By granting a little Germany has 
hope to avoid granting all our demands. Germany’s own 
interests demand the acknowledgement of the justice of 
Fresident Wilson’s protest and eventually Germany will 
concede them. 
Tur BAsEBALL SEASON is nearly ended but the Red 
Sox have a fighting chance for the pennant. 
Can CumMINGs prove his case or must the worid 
acknowledge an injustice? 
Witt Dumpa be honored or censured for his mis- 
carried plans when he arrives in Austria? 
— 
Scnoor Master Witson has expelled two' bad boys. 
Other pupils beware ! 
Giorious WEATHER with Indian Summer still to 
come! 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
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War Nutes 
VEE: 
Peace universal were a blessed thing, 
Which only the: Millenium can bring, 
_ The present war all other wars excels, 
The war in Europe is a thousand hells. 
The Ten Commandments should not be; 
They-interfere with liberty, 
At, least in Germany !, 
What is the issue of the fight ? 
If might makes right or right makes might ? 
God send more love, more light! 
The Golden Rule! a noble rule, 
The noblest in the bunch; 
~But somewhat inefficient 
‘As lacking “teeth” and “punch.” 
Deem not the-world accurst, 
Be not distressed; 
Forsooth, in every worst 
There ts a hidden best. 
—Joseph A. Torrey. 
Don’t Spor, Your Baritor! Unless the new legiil 
requirements are thoroughly drummed into the minds of 
the voters during the present week the number of spoil- 
ed ballots at the primary next Tuesday is bound to be 
very large. We have had but one preliminary experience 
in this matter since the new primary law went into opera- 
tion and it was highly instructive. In the Cambridge 
city elections of last spring’ about gooo voters went to the 
primary and of these nearly 800, or one in every eleven, 
nianaged to spoil his ballot. Yet the temptation to do 
otherwise than as the law requires was not nearly so 
great in this case as it will be throughout the state a week 
from tomorrow. The rule which the new primary law 
prescribes may be stated very simply. It is this: The 
voter must keep to one column. Each political party will 
have its own separate column and the voter must keep 
strictly to one of them, If he should mark a single cross 
outside the range of this column his ballot cannot be 
counted. He must keep his crosses under the same 
party designation from top to bottom. In other words 
the voter can be a Republican, Democrat, Progressive or 
Frohibitionist in the seclusion of the polling booth with- 
out disctosing the fact to any one, but he must not try 
to be more than one thing at a time. If he chooses to 
lend a hand in deciding the issue between Mr. McCall 
and Mr. Cushing, for example, he cannot thereafter 
apply his pencil to the adjoining column and help settle 
the claims of rival aspirants to the Democratic nomin- 
ation for’senator or representative. One further cau- 
tion. ‘Some names will appear in more than a single 
column, as in the case of those who are seeking both the 
Republican and Progressive nominations. Many voters 
n:ay think that they can give a candidate a double en- 
dorsement by putting a cross after his name in both these 
columns, but. anything of this sort will merely spoil the 
entire ballot... True enough there is a good deal of 
apsurdity in these requirements, but they are clearly 
written in the law and there is nothing to do, for the 
“piesent at least, but obey them strictly—Boston Herald. 
