Life — June 7, 1917 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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i geal “Under the Circumstances” HE Globe sails into the New Re- public for saying that “under the same circumstances” the United States, or any other nation, would use sub- marines as Germany is using them. The Globe calls that “subtle sedition,” and thinks that such an admission de- stroys the case that we got into the war on. But “under the circumstances” is a penetrating qualification. If we were in Germany's circumstances, had de- Th V7 ti | d- voted forty years to military prepara- e aca ion. ani tion, brought on an unwarranted war, invaded Belgium contrary to our solemn engagement, done _ horrible crimes of inhumanity in conquered countries, shrunk from no devil's de- vice of cruelty in warfare, and still, after two and a half years of it, were on our last legs, no doubt we would extract from submarines any destruc- tion of which they were capable. When a burglar, caught in his crime, has killed the parents, the children and the hired man, there is no use of expecting him to spare the grandmother. “ Un- y aoe der the circumstances” he will kill the - grandmother too if it helps his escape. { WHITE MOUNTAINS Germany's fault is not so much in us- _ of New Hampshire . sireumstances,” as_ iv being so’ bank mer sport, glorious air, delightful social rupt in reputation and soiled with such j life. Superb hotels, comfortable board- crimes and criminal aspirations that ing houses. Send for Booklet C pitch no longer shows black on her and Tee erin ore ae ee nothing she can do can hurt her case. sami etebis ene New If we should ever get ourselves in such bs ; MT. KINEO HOUSE circumstances as Germany is in, no Moosehead Lake, Maine doubt we would use submarines as she ‘g A vacation of wonderful contrasts. . A modern summer hotel on a great in- land sea inthe heart of the Maine Woods. Game-fishing, golf, tennis,canoe-trips, riding, hunting. Send for Booklet F Unfurl Old Glory by VACATION BOOKS In bas-relief on the base of this beautiful desk flag Complete information about the best Mees Beat io Stephen, Decanis deciration Z hotels, boarding houses, camps, in White e loyalty: ¢ vn se ier intercourse with §©=Mountains, Maine, New Hampshire, ecign wetees, a7 loays be right; bat oar and Vermont Lakes and Woods, Ber! country right or wrong. shire Hills Cape Cod, Marthas Vin » 2 yard, Nantucket, arragansett Bay, SHOW Casco Bay, Penobscot Bay, Mt. Desert, FLAG YOUR Bar Har Send for Booklet B—State region you prefer. (Laws prohibit re= : Erigut fresh cote COLORS For booklets and information address aft ait material) a VACATION ii io =e 171 Broadway, Room 117 New York sucess Sorda tote, af fbedded ined eral bec, ery ae every home evry dah a ry hed inp the Bear ned Berip pephpeins oley deol fil sy we Gage ie pe es reaipe ot does. Revolutionary OVERNMENT regulation of coal prices is now suggested. For many years now the psbeg ep ieensennpaicesn coal barons have enjoyed the privilege of raising and lowering prices at will. With ee sec tie iors the help of God and the miners, they have practically controlled the entire coal output. When they thought they were not making so much money as they wanted to make, they have HOTEL ASPINWALL manipulated the market. We are all familiar with the general rule that in the spring coal i i What this really means is ie sells for twenty-five cents cheaper than it does in the autumn, LENOX, MASS. that coal sells twenty-five cents higher in the autumn than it does in the spring. This is High and Cool in the Berkshires merely a trick on the part of the coal dealers to get people to put in their coal early. A HOTEL OF DISTINCTION Now, however, the government proposes to have something to say about the price of coal. Oveus June 16 Elevation 1400 Feet The idea that coal is no longer to be controlled by a select band of coal barons, who fix the HOWE & TWOROGER, Manager prices and reap the profits for themselves, is highly interesting. Some good may come out Winter Resort, PRINCESS HOTEL, Bermuda of this war after all. comicbooks.com