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The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
ELIHU ROOT Sd ARRIVES.

New York. Oct. 16-Mr. and Mrs Elihu
Root jr., are receiving congratulations on
the birth Of a son Tuesday at their home.
East Eighty-second street. This is their
first son and has been named Elihu Root,
Sd. The boy is a grandson of Senator
Elihu Root and also Of President NJ. Y.
Ny
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
SIGNS CLAYTON ANTITRUST BILL

President Wilson yesterday signed the
Clayton antitrust bill, the second and
last Of the administrations trust meas
ures. This 10 the bill which many be-
lieve exempts labor unions from prose-
cutions under the Sherman antitrust
law and legalizes picketing.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
CAN VOTE AND DON'T.
Mrs. StuLbs' Complaint About the
Women of Oregon.

The majority of the middle class OF
women in the Suffrage States have never
bothered with registering or voting. says
Mrs. Jessie II. Stubbs, who is conducting
the campaign against the Democrats in
Oregon, in a letter received at Con-
gressional Union headquarters in this
city.
Mrs Stubbs states that she intends to
make a personal tour OF factories, stores
and other places where these women are
to be found, and urge them to make use
of the privilege which some Of the women
Of the East are striving for.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
LOUISVILLE DOESN'T ADMIRE
HORSE NEAT FOR HAMBURGER

Louisville, KY. Oct l5.--For siaughter-
ing horses and selling the meat to butch
ers, A L Koch was fined 500 and, SEN
fenced to fifty days in Jail today.
steak. 1t was discovered by Assistant
Health Onicer Z. o. wltherspoon, who
brought charges first against the retailers
and then against Koch.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
FOREST FIRE SWEEPING
TOWARD RHODE ISLAND
Connecticut Promised Rain, Which
Will Put Out Flames Of
Great Area.

Plainield. Conn, Oct. 15.-Forest fires
with a mile frontage are creeping toward
Rhode Island tonight
The great blaze has zen going since
Sunday. Twenty thousand acres of valu-
able land. 100 miles of fencing. and Il, 900
cords Of wood have been burned.
New Haven, Conn, oct 15-Forest
fires continue to menace property in
many parts Of the State. The prediction
or rain was received with great joy by
the FIRE fighters, as rain will at once
extinguish the fires and put an end to
the damage going on.
Worcester, Mass. Oct. l5.-Forest fires
Of great violence are raging in Worcester
County. From Mount wachhset. thirty
hve fres can be seen. Auburn and Rut-
land have asked Worcester for help. At
the Rutland sanitariufn some Of the
farm buildings are threatened.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
ANXIOUS FOR DISTRICT MAN.
Lawyers Agree Upon Good Men for
the District Bench.

NAc NlsNElct Dchcus
Three local lawyers were agreed upon
as good men for the District bench yes
terday by a special committee Of the
Bar Association OF the District. The
names will be reported to the Bar Aso-
ctation at an adjourned meeting to be
held tomorrow afternoon. n IL under
stood that they viii ali be indorsed by
the association and sent to the. White
House with the request that the Presi-
den name one Of them for the place Of
Justice Daniel Thew Wright, whose resig-
nation becomes effective November Is.
The eomnnittss consisted Of 3. y.
Leighton, chairman Alexander n Bell.
Charles. W. C1Aeett ]. Nota GIL, lanes
3. Archer, Conrad H. syme. Leon To-
brtner, Edward H Thomas and John ".
Ysrkes.
Ths association is anxious to see pis-
trict man appointed ana will use All its
innuence with the Attorney General and
the Pxsal1spt ta that end, -.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
FRENCH NAB FIVE SPIES.
Five Germans with Bombs Captured
on Trying to Enter.

Paris, Oct B.-Five German spies, mas
querading as Red Cross aids, were arrest
ed in Paris today.
For some weeks the party had been
automobiling in tho rear of the French
lines. They had been furnished with
forged papers, but were caught when they
attempted TO enter Paris, because they
were unprovided for a pass signed by
Gen. Salieni.
, Two bombs. several rifles ana cartridges
maps and sketches were found hidden in
the automobile
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
IERnME h. IERnlIF.

the noted English playwright, who
sees the END of Germany's sway as
nation as the only possible outcome
Of the present war. The allies have
man arms or German diplomacy. "Un-
der present conditions. though. the
war may be long and terrible, he says
at IL inoonceivabie that II can have
any other termination than the utter
collapse of the German empire in ita
present form" .-.s--. .----....---..-..- =
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
SWISS AID PREMIER's WIFE
IN HER SEARCH FOR SON

Geneva, Oct 15.-Every police chief in
Switzerland was instructed today to as
sist Nine. Viviani, wife of the French
premier. who is seeking a son who dis
appeared when the French army was
mobilized. He was a student at Geneva
at the time.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
IN INTEREST OF FIREMEN.
Mass Meeting in National Rides
Armorv Sunday Evening.

The life and conditions Of the fremen
Of the District will be related by sew
eral prominent speakers at a public mass
meeting to be held in National Rifles
Armory. Sunday evening, at 7:SO o'clock.
under the auspices Of the Fireman's As
sociation.
Among the speakers will be Senator
Wesly l. Jones, of Washington State;
P. T. Moran. vice president Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce: Henry B. F. Macfar-
land. ex-commissioner OF the District:
DR.. l. d. Waters, and other prominent
local men
A program Of entertainments has been
arranged by Wilson Oliver, of No. Is
Engine Company.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
IRON CROSS FOR Won REUTER-.

Berlin Cvia Amsterdam. Oct B-Col
Won Reuter-. storm center OF the ''Zabern
affair" has been awarded the Iron Cross
for bravery in battle.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
MAN OF sEvENTY-EIGHT
KILLS WIFE AND HIMSELF

Jamestown, N. Y, Oct. 15.-Joseph
Mantz, Of Fredonia, seventy-eisht years
old. shot and killed his wife, aged sew
enty-fve. today and then committed sui
eide
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16

A kitchen tabla- the height of which
is adjustable, has been invented TO facili-
tate various kinds Of work for which
it may be needed.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16
The OverCoatS and BaImacaanS

swagger Balmacaans of English tweeds and
Scotch cheviots in the very newest brown, green
and gray mixtures and overplaids. Balmacaans
are getting more popular every day with young
men and young old men, and these particular
models we are placing on sale at $3.50 are so
skillfuy designed and tailored that the set of the
collar and the hang of the shoulders and back is
as perfect as if they were tailored to your order
The Washington herald., 1914-10-16

Offer a choice no less remarkable than the
suits Perhaps one overooat which win be most
in demand is the one illustrated here-a knee
length coat in a form-ftting model that is par
ticularly classy.
Then there are coats of the warmth-without-
weight imported knitted fabrics, coats of black
and Oxford vieuna and last, but far from least,
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21

the same assurance M that which had
been given BY France, 4 would ma.
terially contribute % relieve anxiety
aud tension here-that -. IN Ems
land. ION the other hand. II there
were a violation OF the neutrality Of
BelRlum, BY one combatant while The
other respected Il Il would be extreme.
~ difficult 10 RESTRAIN public feeling
again in England. "Ho asked me-
that Is. Prince Lichnowsky. the Ger.
man Ambassador. asked Sir Edward
Groy-"whether. II Germany gave a
promise not 10 violate Belgian neu-
traiity, wes-that ~, the English
would engage 70 remain neutral
Sir Edward Grey replied that tho Eng
fish could not say that.
Here we have an important point.
Ehgiand'a attitude would be deter.
mined largely by public opinion AZ
home, /
Sir Edward Grey-he had just come
from a discussion of the topic AZ q
meeting of the Cablnet-told the Ger,
nah Ambassador that England could
not give 4 promise Of neutrality solely
on the condition named-German OBJ.
aarvance of Belgian neutrality. Prince
L~irhnowsky pressed Sir Edward a lit
tie. Let England formulate terms
u%pon.which she would remain neutral
The German Ambassador even sug'
gested that the integrity OF France
and OF her colonies might be guaran,
teed. Sir Edward felt obliged to re-
fuse definitely any promise to remain
neutral on simildr terms. England
must keep her hands free,
/ wonder sometimes why this most
significant despateh-it can be con
suited In the English White Paper re
printed under number 123-ls persist
emily disregarded by all who seek IL
make out a case against Germany
Since public opinion IN England wai
influenced so strongly by the Belgian
factor there must be other grudgel
against Germany than those arising
from mere English jealousy OF ses
power and commerce. / have SAID
that this jealousy or rivalry or what
ever II may be called played its part
The feeling Is decided. Here, however
II is subordlnated TO another consider
alton.
British foreign policy has for gener
ations based itself upon a very sim
pie principle. The nations of the con
tinent Of Europe must be kept divided
into two hostile camIl, The strength
of these camps must be so evenly di
vided that by joining either England
can turn the scale against the other
Thus, from the standpoint of London
is the famous balance of power
maintained. The English naturally
lend their weight to the side In th,
triumph Of which they have a persona
interest,
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21

Belgian neutrality ID 4 moment hui
before passing II II I invite attention
10 the pair Of quotations ! have just
made.
No time will be lost BY reading them
twice. And whatever happened III Bel
GUM, or whatever did not happen
there, England would not stand aside
while ID German fleet came through
the Channel TO lombard the coasts Of
France.
Or course mott There was that
precious balance OF power 10 consider.
There was the Rise Of a new and pow
.erfuI Germany TO challenge her away
upon the waters, There was the pros
pect OF q stricken France. deprived Of
all power as a makeweight for Eng.
land.
They understand these things IN
London. They know, too, that the
next great struggle OF England will
be With Russia Tor dominion la Asia,
Tho British most keep themselves
strong and armed for that. Mean
while. they will take measures for
their own safety In Europe. Then,
hand in glove with Japan. England
can turn TO the Far East.
japan, for the time being, Is In her
glory. We behold her on the coast Of
China, @retending to make war on the
Germans at Kiao.ehow and actually
possessing herself Of all the railways
from Pekln south 10 the valley of the
Yang-tze. Japan has set her mind like
10 pair OF pincers upon the idea Of dom
nation In that part OF China.
Why not? Japan already dominates
the southern region OF Manchuria. All
the lines OF communication are under
her control. She has fortified her po
sitlon along the railways. Upon one
pretext or another she has established
guards" which are really garriBons
Slowly but surely the possibility Of
Caucasian competition with the Japa
nese ceases to exist. Their territorial
expansion on the Asiatic continent II
only less amazing than that Of Russia
herself.
Portugal deserves a passing refer
ence because of the Illustration she af
fords OF England's characteristic
method in dlplomac. Official London
bestows a benediction upon the IRE
public at Lisbon. Portugal is pro
lyoked into war by the English lest the
colonies acquired by the Braganzas BIZ
lost TO the Germans. At the same time
England harbors that youthful ex
King of Portugal who has 80 long beer
the centre of conspiracy against tho
existence of the republican Govern
ment. Heads | win, tails you lose"
! turn now TO Belgium.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21
THE IMMEDIATE OCCASION.

BY the assassination Of Arehduke
Francis Ferdinand, heir to The dual
throne OF Austria-Hungary the racial
factor Id the European situation was
d~ramatized, brought before all Eyes
sharply. The murder was the out
come of a Seryian conspiracy for the
promotion of Servian aims. If the
SerVIan Government did not lend It's
official sanction To the crime the in
struuents of that Government were
Its promoters and i~nstigators.
Servia plays ID the Balkans a part
scarcely less conspicuous and not less
sinister than that Of Mephistopheles in
Faust Yet The masses Of her peo-
pie are anything. but sophisticated,
The Servlans dwell still In that rude
simplicity ont nf which the more
western peoples have long been led
by the factory whistle and the electric
car. The nas.aa Mhich has played the
foremost Aart III the Balkan theatre
belongs ealturailg To the eighteenth
century rather thar to the twentieth.
Tie people of s@Tyia have strength
and Valor, but not edEenw 9n and re-
nnemenL The clan sylN n readers
their Tile prlnitiYely tribal. They are
destitute oil what Iii America are
called industries. The outlook Of av-
erage Seryians upon life Is that 4 the
European peasant Their domestic
politics is d series OF physical en-
counters among the adherents Of great
chieftains for local supremacy. Their
foreign politics for generations has In
Vosped struggle after struggle Tor
xaefn national existence, varies by
desperate efforts To enlarge the ma
fIonal boundaries. Like all Slar peo-
pies the Servians have the instinct for
territorial expansion. All SIavs are
b~rethren-thak is the racial gospel.
These who rule Siays must them
selves be Slavs. Servia ii welded Ia
Ahat article of the racial creed. Ii
fellows that all regions In which Ser
yfane dwell must become part and
Parcel Of the Seryian kingdom-oi
Thar greater ServiaD which il to
come.
Haglna Little or nothing Ia the shape
o4 4 civilization of their own To de.
lend, possessing no wealth 10 render
tAam afEefainate, maintaining them
sefyng frnKallY. revealing Id fIresida
loTiss 0f THE state of chronic fend be-
Asgann elan and clan, the Eervfans adj
diet themselves Inevitably to waFlike
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21

enterprises and they rush lmpetupualy
into strife They are Ia perpetual re-
.bcllion against the destiny that has
made their country 70 small And they
are very apt 10 vsht their fury upon
their nuiEhbafs. In 4 striking volume
which he calls 4 Laboratory OF His
tory. Prof. sloane has studied kbe part
played BY servia 10 the Balknnn most
effectively
uniuckily for the serylhna, the ex.
panslon Of their kingdom must occur
to the detrimAnt N Turkey or "a Aus,
trla,Huneary. This d Why The recent
history Of tho nAlksnN has been 10
sanguinary. The fact that some mil.
.lioak III Servihna-of Serbs NJ they
prefer To- be ~cailed-~llse In Turkey
and Austrla.H hungary had is effect
upon that Balkan alliance OF which
we have heard 80 much IN recent
.yeal8.
Those who get their facts from
ordinary reference books complied
with official sanction have learned
that this Balkan alliance Is based
upon two treaties. The innocent
reader having access 20 the published
text Of these documents discovers in
them nothing mare than a defensive
alliance. One OF the treaties Is be.
tween servia and Bulgaria. The other
Is between Bulgaria and Greece. They
were signed within a few months Of
each other about two years ago.
Everything seemed very open and
aboveboard, Greece, Bulgaria and
Servia playing a friendly game with
the cards on the table for all TO see
who cared.
There happened, however. to be Sc
cret clauses 10 the two treaties that
thus eemented the Balkan alliance. In
these secret clauses w discover Ser.
via and Bulgaria dividing the Balkans
between them along a line running
from north to south-the western por.
ton Of the spoil going TO Servia, while
Bulgaria absorbs the east. The spirit
OF the Balkan alliance. discloses itself
markedly in these secret clauses,
Seryia was arranging 60 expand at
the expense of Austria. Bulgaria was
to grow by reducing Turkey. Into the
realization Of these dreams there en-
tered the dominant factor OF all, the
force ithout which the secret clauses
in these ambitious treaties would have
remained meaningless or void.
This dominant factor is Russia.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21
VI.
"~pERFIDlous ALBION

The world has heard much in recent
years regarding English jealousy Of
German sea power, uf German indus.
trial development, of German expar-
sion along the great trade routes over
e Consideration Of this sort had
much to do with public opinion In
England, and England has q Govern
ment which sets great store BY public
opinion. An illustration III Afforded by
the message from the ablest Minister
for Foreign Affairs now III office, Sir
Edward Grey, to the recent British
Ambassador at Berlin, Sir e. Goschen.
The German attitude with reference
To Belgium, declared sir Edward
Grey, affected feeling In England JIG
Germany could see her way 70 give
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21
German Militarisrn.

Christiania, Nov. Is. - The Mall
bladet Of this city prints the follaw-
ing on German 4militafism".
1T is very evident that 1t is first
Of all the moral factors which com
stitute the strength Of the German
army. Now one can often hear
people speak in this country Of
'Prussian militarism' and of the
sdowntrddden Prussian soldiers. But
they have not found the truth, Let me
mention only one, instance. Before
Liege the world knew nothing Of
the new AZ centimeter howitzers.
How was ii possible that this in
vention could be kept secret? Zone
must remember that il was known
Iii Germany 20 hundreds, perhapF
thousands, of people-factory work,
ers (the majority Of whom were
probably Social Democrats), ems
gineers and officers. Gunncry tests
must have been made. in short,
many knew that these new guns
would give the German army con-
qucrable advantages. Is the Prus-
sian soldier, who has preserved the
secret for two years, like a maclinef
Is it not rather an unlimited
patriotism which silenced the
soldiers tongues? And the soldiers
who, after their officers and leaders
have fallen. push on through trenches
and barbed wire and the rain Of
shells and bullets-do they remind
us of sd~owntrodden scrfs!' believe
that for our own sakes we ought
10 change our opinion about sPrus-
| sian milifarism. This Prussian
miliGarism is of the sort which
teaches the recruit that something
exists that he Is 10 value more
highly than his own ego and that
is the fatherland. The recruit takes
this spirit ont with him into civil
life, and throughout the years this
thought has been impaired I'd the
entire nation, aud an unseifsh
patriotism has been created which
sets Germany, Germany above all
lands and which knows NO hesita-
tion when ii is necessary TO offer
sacrifices for the iatherland."
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21

ASSASSIN. The holdnrHa OF ihe consplfi
atofa who accomplished Tits eflmo,
The freedom with which sefyian
aRensn AvoNed their aims and the d..
liant attitude Of i little Balkan power
10 a Rrcat Continental one might BE- =
proof Of the greatest hefoism bet for
one circumstance.
Russia stood beside Shryla And, a.
the Americans say. there II q rea'
son.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-12-21
4 GLIMPSE INTO WORLD POLL
TICS.

Before the German Empire had been
iii existence many years 1t saw reason
to dread Russian aggression. For the
purpose Of resisting that aggression
an alliance with Austria seemed l0gi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-09
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-09
As MAN TO MAN.

MyTA 4cHenry- Onmo to town the
other day In . new green dress OF the
vintage OF the summer OF 1914 and 4
grass green coat that cut the atmos-
phere with a sound like tearing cloth,
and she went straight to the prfntahop
to tell the newspaper man where the
War had broken out and why. Ayr4
has solved the problem OF eternal lfe..
was fifteen years ago when she and
Carrie Nation used to wreck . Joint
every day before breakfast.
Now, the newspaper man doesn't IKE
these grass green coats. but he waS
afraid to express his diaapproval in the
presence OF tho Wichita princess.
Myra IL one of the original ouffra.
gettes OF the age. She went to TAIL
for the cause when the Pankhuruts
were leading balls in Mayfair and the
Good Government club OF Topeka WaS
drinking pink tea and talking about
hoop skirts. Myra's voice has been.
raised for war in the Solomon. the Arr
kansas and the Kaw valleys ever since
the Indians buried the tomahawk And
her voice is still for war. She wants
the scalp OF John Marshall, and Arthur
Capper and Henry Allen and other well
known Kansas gents too numerous to
mention. And by the way Of diversion,
and just to show that NO game il too
small for ner net, she scared the State
Journal office boy into Ave fts because
she thought he had started to roll a
cigarette. The boy had seen Myra
and he crossed his fingers for good
luck Myra mistook the action for the
circular motion Of q cigarette machine,
and she went after the boy, holding up
the Jail and the wrath Of the righteous.
as his certain punishment.
Myra then spread out her green coat
on the newspaper mans desk and pro-
ceeded to tell about the burning bush
and why the water ran from the rock
and how many spears Jashobeam
threw at the Philistlnes. She pro-
pounded the seven principles Of suf-
frage and dwelt upon the weaknesses
Of the five foolish virgins. She re-
GREETED the peacefulnens Of the times
in sunny Kansas and seemed to sigh
for the old days of cracking mirrors
and falling bottles and fleeing bar
keeps.
Myra said she hadn't been arrested
for a long time and she told the newspa-
per man about how the Wichita police
men now feed from = her hand.
She wanted to go somewhere east
Of Suez, she said,. where there
would be something doing in the
q call. she was sure she had a call.
and she felt in form to break the rec
ord set by Peter the Hermit.
She chided the newspaper man for
his sins. she picked the winners at the
coming election, she read John Mar
shalps title clear to 'sozne. other place
than the skies, and then she gathered
up that grass green coat and started for
Kansas City to lead the suffrage pa
rade being held there today. She
dropped tear OF regret - she left the
Office because she had not time to get
to Washington for the big doings along
the suffrage line, but she calculated
that business would pick up in Kansas
City soon.
The Office boy crawled out from be-
hind desk and watched Myra's exit
''I'm sure glad fhat woman has
gone" said the boy. shes a hum
ming bird with the stinger Of q wasp"
And the newspaper man agreed with
his Office boy. G..