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The Washington times., 1905-12-19

The marriage of Miss Hester Bates
Loughlln to Lieut.. Carlo Ermanno PTS
ter. of the royal Italian navy, which
takes place on Thursday, December n.
in St Louis. will be a brilliant event
and one OF great interest 10 Washing
ton society, as well as St. Louis The
bride is daughter of Judge Loughlin
and through her mother related to the
best colonial families the Stocktons
Heths. and Randolphs The groom is
attache to the Italian embassy.
Mrs. King Of New York, daughter of
Senator Clark of Montana, and well
known in Washington when she was
Mrs. Culver, has arrived at the resi-
tend the wedding next week Of Mrs
Moore Richardson and N II. Heftr
On Wednesday 18th. Mrs. L. Luchs. of
Sixth street, entertained the Sewing So
ciety of the German Orphan ASYLUM
After the business meeting a lunch was
served; the guests left for home after
having spent a most enjoyable evening.
The ''Aeolians" gave a box party and
dinner at the Willard on Monday night,
those present being Miss Loeb, Miss
Baer. Milton Baer. Ben Walberg. Moe
Baer. Harold Levi, and Jonas Mach
calls.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon H Riezenstein. for
merly of Mt Vernon, but now of New
York. are In the city. the guests Of their
mother, Mrs II. Reizenstein.
Mrs. Kahn. OF Boston. Mass. is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. A Hart. or
Kalorama avenue.
At the home Of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Bensingor of Massachu-
setts avenue. Gilbert Bensinger cele-
brated his twenty-first birthday, with a
champagne dinner to his friends, Sunday
night The entire lower floor OF the
nome was thrown open and decorated in
rcd. a novel feature of the evening
was a song written and sung by Law
renee j.. Engel, with a verse written
TO Mr.. Bensinger's health, and few
lines TO each of his guests. Clever
toasts, recitations and songs were in
dulged in and every one present voted
the affair a great success. The friends
Of the host presented him with a hand
some diamond scarf pin.
Among those present were Alvin New
myer, Harold Kaufman, Archie ID.
Engel. GoIdie Sigmund, Sylvan Ben
singer, Arthur Newmyer, Nose Baer
Edgar Kaufman Herman Silver. Harold
Levi. Howard Sigmund. Milton Morris.
Milton Kronheim, Bertram Rice, Law
renee d. Engel and Dave POSner.
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DR.. and Mrs Elliott c. Prentiss, of
1913 NJ street northwest. will be at home
today from to and to 10 O'Clock.
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A most attractive luncheon was given
this morning by Mrs. Richardson Glover
for Miss Madeline Bradley, one of this
seasons debutantes. Her guests were
the Misses Durand Miss Foraker the
Misses Converse. the Misses Switzerland.
Miss Ada Newlands, Miss Eiinor Wayne
Parker and Miss Postlethwaite-
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Captain Leutze. L. S. N, and Mrs.
Leutze have issued cards announcing
the marriage of their sister, Mary
Amelia McAlpine, and Col. J. II. Gil
man, Z. s. A, in New York city, last
Saturday
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President Roosevelt is always doing
the right thing at the right time said
S. G.. Victor, of Aften, !. T, at the
The Washington times., 1905-12-19

Mrs Seth Shepherd has issued cards
| for a small dance next Saturday. the
! guests to be young folk. the friends of
| her daughter, Miss Hester Shepherd.
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Invitations to a dance to have been
given by Mrs. Henry F. Blount TO her
niece: Misss Nellie D. Eames. are re-
called owing TO the sudden death OF
Mr. Charles B. Eames. of St Lous
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Miss Alice Roosevelt is said to have
Joined Mrs. Reyburn's Monday morning
dancing class, the source of considerable
pleasure to Washington society. Miss
Roosevelt is q beautiful dancer.
The Washington times., 1905-12-19

The faculty and cadets OF the Bethel
Military Academy have issued invita-
tions for a hop to be given the evening
of December q, at 9 o'clock
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Miss Eleanor Churchill sister Of Lieut..
James Madison Churchill, L. 5 A. is
visiting at Fort Mcpherson. Ga, the
guest of Capt and Mrs. Beaumont b.
Buck. Sixteenth United States Infantry.
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Mr. and Mrs Leon II. Riezenstein. for
merly of Mt Vernon, but now of New
York. are In the city. the guests Of their
mother Mrs H Reizenstein.
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Mrs. Kahn. OF Boston. Mass. is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. A Hart OF
Kalorama avenue.
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The ''Aeolians'' gave a box party and
dinner at the Willard on Monday night,
those present being Miss Loeb, Miss
Stern, Miss Farber, Miss Schloss, Miss
Baer. Milton Baer. Ben Walberg. Moe
Baer, Harold Levi, and Jonas Mach
ealEC
The Washington times., 1905-06-04

And here the question arises. What
manner Of men are they who have car
ried the proud banner OF Nippon to
incessant triumph?
Seven of them are presented in ae-
companying illustrations.
Togo, the hero of the fight just won;
Nogi. the man who dug his way into the
Gibraltar Of the East. called by many.
military experts impregnable; Oyama.
who drove the sullen armies of the
Czar up the peninsula to Mukden:
Kodama, the power behind the throne,
man who accepted a 5000 a year posi-
ton in the war Office in order to plan
and organize the campaign, and who
said, in refusing the post of prime min
lister. 81 would rather pull strings than
be one Of the strings to be pulled" Ito,
best described as the Bismarck of Japan,
a nation builder in every sense of the
word; Mutsuhito. Son of Heaven. Mika-.
do of Japan. more the idol than the
ruler of his people; and last. but not.
least, the little brown man of the rank
and file.
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obstacles and odds. The japanese Of
ficer is never concerned about the indi-
vidua1ity Of his men. He counts on him
as d fighting unit and one who viii light
well. As yet there has been no tale of
a Japanese coward. It is safe to say
he is an unknown quantity.
The Jap has been called the Spartan
Of modern times, This sobriquet is
not inappropriate. However it is In
sufficient. Take a follower of I4eonfdas
as basis, schooled to face danger with
unfiinching courage and to endure hard
ship with accomplishing fortitude, add
ttnge OF the Roman bauteur and pride
of race, supplement this with the fanat-
ic1sm of the followers of Mahomet. and
round out the whole with the resource-
fulness of the Connecticut Yankee. and
you have one of the units which enter
into the calculations of those who have
SO brilliantly played Japans game of
war.
Richard Barry, the only American cor
respondent who gained the inestiTna Bile
privilege of recording the details of the
seige OF Port Arthur. calls him a scten-
tiflc fanatic. The words are chosen with
exquisite care. Imagine a man who be-
lieves that death In battle Is translation
to supernai happiness; that it really is
sweet TO perish in behalf of ones coun
try, and yet one with a mastery of all
the clever devices that have been con-
tributed by students OF the art Of war
to that terrible institution, and you
have what Barry calls him, ga scien-
ttfic fanatic" He enyies the man who
dies In battle, though is careful never
to waste his life.
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but life was guarded with Jealous care
when sacrifices were unf ssentia1. Prob
ably the most significant victory among
all the victories scored by the japanese
army was that in the battle with dis
ease. In no other campaign have san
itary arrangements been so ideal or
deaths from disease so ilfrequent as
the one in Manchuria
Before Nogi learned ths. mere bravery
was Inadequate TO accomplish the con-
quest of Port Arthur. many khaki
clad regiments went to their doom IN
frantic endeavors to storm strategic out
posts. but when the folly OF this was
shown, the Japanese Grant settled down.
put his engineers to work, and literally
burrowed his approaches to the coveted
citadel. using the pick and shovel
where musket and revolver had failed
The trenches dug around Port Arthur
were ef the most suitable design. They
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aunemotional as a Fish."

Vilners has said In depicting jap
anese officer whose name he does not
impart: He is a scientific chap. sober,
full of business TO the chin, no lugs to
him. and as Unconditional as q fish"
This description might fit any Of the
great names above mentioned and it
might fit with equal precision the aver
age little brown man in the humble
rank Of private.
Togo, who occupies the center of the
stage Just now, is noted for his taci-
turnity. So are they all. Togo Is
noted for his faculty OF being prepared
for any emergency. 30 are they all.
Togo is not afraid to take any riska
when necessary. The same may be said
of all who have carried the sun-aag OF
Japan 10 itz many g1nrieg, whether eyef
frowniag preeipiees or heavins biiiews,
whether through bie9dy battIeHeiag OF
in hand-to-hand grsppis at the OUT
posts.
It is tFas that traits of individuality
are To be found among Japanese as well
MS among other peoples, but 1t is traits
shared by ali which shed light uBon the
Japanese capacity for winning. despite
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were also dug so stealthily that tha
Russians We're not aware of the prog
unity of their foes until they poured
over the parapets in irresistible waves.
The dashing courier, subject OF manx
remances in previous wars, found h;s
occupation gone in the Port Arthur
struggle. The telephone took his plaos
The commanding general had but to cat,
up a subordinate in any part of the field
and direct the movements which decides
the fate OF the army. New ways were
found TO hurl dynamite at short rangs
TO climb cliffs. and perhaps one of ths
most important factors in the entire
campaign was the transportation of thA
heavy coast defense ordnance from the
seaport towns of the Mikado's iingtIone
and its successful use against the fates
stronghold
Ready to solve any riddle that pre-
sented itself, and ready TO face any fate
in store. who can wonder why the Iittie
brown men won2
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justified the Confidence.

IT had wondered many times-grown
used to wondering-ceased to believe
that there was further room for won
Ger. Togo could not do anything unex-
pected. except to lose.
Mathematics and statistics might be
brought into play to show that Togo's
chances Of losing were not inconsider-
able. but the logic of the law of chance
had no weight as compared with an
unreasoning but unswerVing- confidence
Ia the prowess Of the men who had
made the sun-burst banner - unfafI-
ing an emblem Of success in strife, as
complete a stranger to the humiliation
Of defeat as our own unsulIied Stars
ard Stripes.
Togo has justified this confidence, and
more He has shown the world that
A. was wrong when 1t believed that it
had a surfeit OF marvels and had ceased
20 be capable Of astonlshment.
In the greatest sea fight OF all times,
she Japanese Nelson has won a victory
81 complete as any ever recorded. Ma
mia Bav. Santiago. Trafalgar, the rout
of the Spanish Armada. and the scat
ssr,ng Of proud Persia's two thousand
xaIleys at far-famed saIamis-not one
of them contained more OF glory for the
victor or OF despair for the vanquished
than Tsu-shima straits. But at Teu-
shima straits was ulassed in hostile ar
ray the most formidable assortment OF
floating fighting machinery which eyer
reposed on the placid bosom OF Father
NEPTUNE. Little advantage was with
eli her side in point of death-dealing en-
ztnes. The issue was with the men. II
was settled decisiVely.
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val officer, and was accepted as his
valet. The Jap served him long and
faithfully. and then suddenly disappear
ed. Some years afterward Admiral
Evans was a guest aboard japanese
ship. was introduced TO the captain, and
thought he saw familiar face. 1t was
familiar. that of.Kato. once his servant.
a farmer of Japan with d desire TO
fight the battles of his country against
the Manchurian raiders found himself
burdened with an infant son. His wife
was dead and no relatives could be
found to care for the child. He slew
the babe and enlisted revolving
deed in the eyes Of Western civiliza-
ton. but simply the highest manifesta-
tion of patriotic spirit. as the Orientais
understand it. Home is nothing COM
pared to country.
The Japs were massed before the
frowning fortresses that surrounded
Port Arthur: 2o3 Meter Hill was their
objective point. Tt was a place use
less for batteries, because heavy guns
could not be mounted. The position
was also an exposed one. It had
great potential value, however simply
as point Of observation. From it's
heights by means Of a hyposcope, the
defenses in the besieged town could be
located with precision. and a Japanese
lookout on 203 Meter Hill could tele-
phone instructions to distant gunners.
enabling them TO fire accurately at
marks they could not see. 20S Meter
Hill was taken and well served this
ingenious purpose.
Admiral Togo at the outbreak of the
war was given elaborate instructions
as to what was expected OF him In the
forthcoming conflict. The minister with
whom no had the conference and who
had done all the talking wound up the
interview by saying! f"Tiere are tha
ships
''Yes, SIR was Teges reply.
The next day the new commander In
spectad the navy under his command
and later summoned all the officers of
his fleet to his cabin, He stood there,
silent as usual, befora his sanbo a
tiny table or white wood on which Law
the short sword or dagger OF the
Samurai, 1t was the weapen With
which the old warriors of Nippon killed
themselves rather than suffer defeat, |
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Under these circumstances Togo told
his officers what was expected Of them.
and in the next few days the first
lightning bolt fell upon Russia's hapless
navy.
Preparedness, fanatical patriotism,
resourcefulness. and pride are ell fac
tors IN the complex character OF the
vietors who have astonished the world
recently with their achievements-fac-
tors perhaps Of equal potency.
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Sons Iapanese Anseaotes.

Euiogy and inveotive nre popular, but
unreliable. mediums fer tha iuterpreta-
ton Of character; anaea6ta is at enca
fieldaIass and microscope.
Among tho anecdotes that serve to
give q closer view of the character of
the little brawn man whe is Responsible
for tha fame ef the Sun flag es Iapan
are taesei
Admiral RehleY d. t1vana, while In
Eastern waters, seusd himself In aaed
af servant. Among the applicants for
the place was ons of the Mikaae'a SUBJ
jeets. who impressed the American na-
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Quick to Grasp Inventions.

In the siege of Port Arthur every
modern invention that science knows.
and that is applicable to warfare's
purposes. was used. Life was flung
away in certain-death parties. and in
charges as reckless as that at Balaklava
sionary Ridge. when occasion required.
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s'Oai Nixon Banzai 90
Japanese War Song.

Her will all have fallen low before her banner
YIELDS
She has heard the call of heroes from her ancient bat
tefelds,
And the glory Of their vaor flashes from the sword she
wields-
Her soul is marching on
Chorus
Morotomo nj susume
Morotomo nj susume,
Morotomo III susume,
Our hearts and hopes one!
We lift the of freedom high above the battle roar
Never shall the foot of tyrant press her fair uncon
qnered shore
And her sun shall rise in splendor when the deadly
strife is ser
Her soul is marching on.
Blind and bitter the judgments of the men that God
hath made,
But we lay orr cause before Him unashamed and IN
afraid
He is God of all the nations, and hearts are undis
mayed
His truth is marching on
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r IcToRY and the sun-fag Of ia
pan have been such constant
companions in the struggle
over Manchuria that when the
Baltic fleet sailed eastward several
months ago to make the last stand for
Russia naval power. the world.
grown accustomed to astonishing
achievements by the little brown men
on land and sea, regarded its doom as
SEALED. The world was almost immune
from surprise as to the outcome. unless
that outcome were to be a break in the
remarkable chain OF successes forged by
the spartans Of modern times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13

his devil would prove but nine days
wonder ami that the incident was not
worth treating seriously. The small
boys of the vicinity, however. soon dis
covered that Satan made an excellent
target for stones and other missiles,
ana To- protect il from injury or de-
struction the police had To guard it.
Menu is an infidel and comes of Il
family of infidels. He was born in Ger
many, has lived in this country for
over Il score of years and is "A stone
mason. He built with his own hands the
house in which he and his family live
and adorned it with queer heads. The
monument which has created such a
sensation is fourteen feet high and the
evil one is represented standing behind
Il sort of pulpit with his tail coiled
archly over his shoulder. Menu charges
visitors an admission fee of 10 cents
nor. aanita
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13

his social position, he Travelled extern
sively in his native province. making Il
study of the ancient Irish tales. songs
and folklore OF COnnaught. In this way
he was drawn into relations of init
macy with the Irish peasantry and
came 10 realize more than ever before
the qualities for the expression of emo
ton and tenderness possessed by the
language of the past In 1889 he pub
lished book of tales in the ancient
tongue. entitled ''I.eabhar Sgeuluighe-
achta." The praise this received from
students of the Gaelic language en-
couraged him To write beside the
Fire; Folklore of the Irish Celts." The
Love Songs of Connaught.' Story OF
Early Irish Literature" "Mediaeval
T;1es From the Irish and other works.
Some of these books have gone through
several editions. In order 10 encourage
the Use of the old language of Ireland
in both writing and speaking he has
written dramas in Gaelic and taken
parts in them himself when presented
on the stage. Personally lie * recOg
nized as II man of great versatility Of
talent, for he is. poet, playwright. critic,
actor, divinity student, orator. journal
list. historian. linguist. translator. pro
fessor. archaeologist, lecturer and folk
Iorist.
Or. Hyde is making tour of the
United States and speaking in colleges
and before learned societies of various
kinds. owing in large degree 10 his
efforts the movement for the revival of
81. L.
shows some surprising results There
are two main groups of the Celtic
tongue-the Cymric. represented by the
Celtic speech of Wales and Brittany,
and The Gaelic. formerly more widely
spoken. but now represented by the
Celtic speech Of Ireland. Scotland and
the Isle of Man. Scotland. with
population OF 4.Js0.OO0, has not in the
mainland or adjacent islands more
than 3Uo,OoO persons who speak or I'M
derstInd Gaelic. In ireland. when the
census OF 1900 was taken. it was found
that out Of a population Of about 400
oOo not more than 100000 could speak
Gaelic This was a decline of 10000
IN ten years The decline was due in
part TO the large emigration from the
western province. the last f0ofhold OF
the Gaelic in ireland. Since then the
current has turned. y few years ago
most OF those who spoke Gaelic in Ire
land could neither read il nor write IL
The system Of education ignored IT, and
parents. anxious that their children
should get on in the world. banisbed
il from their homes The Gaelic
Iea='- OF which DIR. HYDE was the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13

their hands. But II Is not Deneved on
the Roosevelt side that they can de-
liver the goods. Before they are per
United To make any move i'll this di-
rectbn there will he war in their own
ranks. Most of the soldiers manning
this stronghold are old fellows who
fight with great deliberation. SO the
campaign is liable 10 be prolonged.
While these white headed veterans put
up pretty scrimmage when they get
into action. they are very courteous
about their scrapping. and courtesy IS
liable to delay the game. If one of
them wants 10 talk, or object. or any
thing, they do not pull OF the battle
until he is through. and not even then
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13
PLANTS FOR RAlNMAKlNG.
Charles VI. Hatfield Predicts That Ev-
cry American City VIII Have One.

Charles NJ. Hatfield. the young man
of Los Angeles who is called n rain
maker" was in San Francisco recently
on his way from Grass valley. where
be claims To have fulfilled a contract
To break the drought that afflicted that
region for 1872 consecutive days, says
the San Francisco Examiner.
Hatfield was called to Grass valley
by message from the South Yuba
Water company. offering him $3.50 To
break the drought or $40 for each inch
of rain UP 10 five inches within one
week. This was about Nov II. The
storm arrived few days ago. and now
the South Yuba reservoirs are full OF
water.
81 succeeded all right and got my
money" said Hatfield. when | ar
rived my employers sent me To Lake
Spaulding. one of the reservoirs in the
high Sierras, at an elevation of 5000
feet. There ! conducted my thirtieth
successful test in California. my first.
however. out of the southern portion Of
the state. / broke the greatest drought
California had suffered from In fifty
years.
I'VE had two rains The first was
fall of 10 inches; the second was In
eighteen inches of snow. That my ex-
pertinent was responsible for the unu-
sually heavy downpour is proved by
the fact thatiit WAS the hea West In all
that region. My work done. | came
here because understood the board of
supervisors OF Marin county wished
me to make test in the vicinity OF
San Rafael.
"In April | 20 under contract from
the British government to one of its
colonies where the soil is rich in pre-
cious minerals. but owing To the scarce
rainfall no water can he bad. 1 lave
articles of agreement signed and seal
ed. and leave here April /
Hatfield denies that he il rain
maker" He prefers to be styled rain
attracter." Il do not force nature:
assist IL. When there il an unusual
drought there must be cause for IT,
! remove the cause and produce tho
effect. Nature Will respond freely and
willingly to any artificial assistance
IL doesn't take much TO produce re-
suits. There is surely as much FEAST
bility in the idea of rain attraction az
there is in the artificial production Of
plants. The process OF rain attraction
is merely an inteIligeUt means OF get
ting at existing conditions. Fifty years
from now every state, every city I'm the
Union will have its rainmaklng
plant"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-13

eral W. r. Hearst. who is a sort of an
irregular, gives his commands in a
whisper and fires into most anybody
that happens 10 get in range. Alto
gether it is a famous army. though il
does play havoc with the quartermas-
ter's department.
The objective of the campaign is
the capture of Fort Senate. which is
also situated on Capitol hill and at no
very great distance. 1t is not known
which side the garrison at this strong
hold favors, but it is suspected that
some of its commanders have a sneak
ing liking for the railroad forces and
purpose surrendering the citadel into