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The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Rosalind Lady Carlisle has just presented to the
National Gallery a portrait by Rubens. Evidently
she was not inspired by desire for its preservation
and safekeeping in view of the utter failure OF the
gallery authorities to protect its priceless art objects
from England's wild women.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
Sav 1t First.

.'oh, by the way. dear said the mer-
chant. as he was preparing to leave the
house In the morning. .if find can't
be home to dinner will send a note by
messenger"
.Don't trouble" said his wife. sweetly;
II have already found 1t on the blotting-
pad."-Exchange. ~ =
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

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Want to know a feller who
Can do quite a lot for you:
sure I'll Introduce you-he
stands right there before you. see!
In the mirror? Every day
He Is with you on your way.
Come and meet your Self, my lad.
He can make you gay or SAD, h
And when something must be done
He's the one =-ra-=re
That can do II with q vim
If YOU'LL But BELIEVE IN HI
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
Morning Smiles.
Various Things.

What does Algernon call his motor
boatg'
Depends on how the engine is work.
ing."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
For the Cat.

Doctor" said he. I'm victim OF
insomnia. 1 can't sleep IL there's the
least noise, such as a cat on the back
fence, for instance.
.aThis powder will be effective" re-
piled the physician. after compromising
prescription.
when do 1 take it. doctorF
you don't take it. You give 1t to the
cat In some milk. Exchange
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
The Brirht Side.

Both my husband and 1 had to go
to a hospital on the day We were mar
ried and submit to operations for ap-
pendicitis."
What an unfortunate experience.
"Oh- II might have been worse. We
would probably have spent the money
on a honeymoon trip, anyhow.'-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

The world moves. Nobody is excited over the al
pearance of comet this year.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

1t is our candid opinion that the mule in Coxey $
army has just much sense as any of the rest OF the
marchers.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Nobody has thought it worth while to offer t.
mediate with Coxey and his army.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Oar guess is that the Baltimore man who rolled
three miles without getting up will never do any,
thing else that will attract the attention of the news
papers.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Some ci our acquaintance are so disasreeaoie
that we feel sure that if they were farmers they would
cultivate thistles-
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

A cynical old bachelor says woman cleans nous
for the same reason that man gets drunk.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

1t is easy for Congress to do what 1t wants to oe
when il wants to do what Woodrow Wilson wants 4
to do -
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

1t looks as if the colonel will have to travel
rough foad in order to prove that he discovered
new river.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Yes, Jason, agree with you in the supposIhor
that the serpent that tempted Mother Eve was q
garter snake .-.... .
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

The Panama Canal is only forty miles long, and
the speeches that have been made on the tolls ques-
tion would fill IT to the surface from end to end
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

But Edward Weston walked further than Jaeo
Coxey-and talked less.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

And wen bet You that all the members OF tn
proposed trades commission will be professional men
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

What has become of the old-time cranks who use
10 set the date for the end of the world!
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

1t is easy to predict the end of the young man
who spends too much time dancing the hesitation
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

A good many people are expecting early new
from Niagara Falls to the effect that Huerta falls.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

There may not be much difference between Huer
and Villa, but Villa has the best press agent
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

No, Jason; we would not speak of girl WIN
wears watch bracelet on her ankle as being Slow
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
Correction and Acknowledgement

Correction and Acknowledgement
To the Editor: Your editorial note.
pointing out that I had attributed some
atrocious English" to Washington cleT-
gymen in my communication respecting
the question Of Sunday amusements and
the law, led me to recompare the quo
tations, and I find that. Inadvertently,
/ made one quotation read zone OF the
crying needs of the day is the neglect of
church-going on the Lords Day. when
il should have read ''one of the crying
evils OF the day is the neglect of church.
going on the Lords Day" | regret this
error, and gladly make acknowledgment
Of the same; for l would not have the
clergymen rest under the erroneous
imputation of employing ''atrocious Eng
lish," when they have quite enough to
bear in the entirely correct and just
imputation that they want the ooserv-
ance OF the religious Lords Day. and
attendance at church on Sunday pro-
NOTED by law and the police power.
JOHN d. BRADLEY,
President Washington Secular League
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
New York Hotel Arrivals.

New York, May 4.-Washingtonians ar
rived and registered as follows:
Grand Park Avenue
T f. Diggs. Mrs. j. James.
Albert F. L. Scribner.
f L. Etchison. Bristol
Navarro =. W. Kirk
J. S. Morton. Martha Wash ton
sherman Square Mrs. ]. NJ.
Ide L. Dibblee. Thompson.
Woodward York
Mrs. F. Gray. Mr.. and Mrs.
Churchill W. D. Wheeler.
II. ]. Roberts.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

Sometimes politician starts out to mend fence
but digs ditch instead.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25
A Line o Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
AN INTRODUCTION

Written Expressly for The Herald
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The Washington herald., 1914-05-25

1t is rity that dead men can't tell tales IN the
New Haven affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
SUFFERING IN
 SWITZERLAND

Washington. August 2s.-President Hoffman of the Swiss confederation, cabled the Swiss legation here to- day of suffering among the population or the republic and authorizing the lega- ton to raise relief fund in Amer ica.
 Through the complete mobilization or the Swiss army, with every avail able man between 20 and AZ years un- der arms said a statement issued by the legation. thousands of families are deprived of their supporters. The main tenance of all army numbering 300,- 900 men involves a daily expenditure of 1.500,000 francs
 Already the heavy hand of want for means of existence is making itself felt, and tljs may be followed by a complete stoppage of business, re- sulting in the loss of millions of the nations wealth.
 Realizing that help is needed for them and families suffering from the existing unhappy conditions. the Swiss in the United States made the noble offer to raise a fund toward their re- lease. Committees of prominent Swiss are beiAg organized in every city un- der the auspices of the Swiss legation in Washington. and the various Swiss consuls in this country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
AMERICANS APPEAL
 TO CONSULS FOR AID

Washington, August 2S.-American con- euls in Europe are being overwhelmed with appeals for aid from claimants of American citizenship who have been forced to take up arms for the land of their birth.
 In Germany the only treaties the Uni ted States has touching on this subject were made with separate states and prin- cipalties before the confederation of the empire. None accept first naturalization papers as an obstacle against repatria- tion.
 Many Americans by adoption who are surgeons or physicians, mechanics or at least material for able-bodied soldiery, have been or are about to be, sent to war In the cases of those who are bona fde citizens the state department is snak- ing representations but 1t was pointed out today diplomatic bodies move slower than recruiting sergeants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
ESTIMATE BELGIAN LOSSES AT 4C,O0O

London, August 2s.-C:5s a. m.)-The Ostend correspondent of the Chronicle says that Belgium's losses SO far are esti- mated at 10000 killed. Officials have nor hazarded an estimate of the appalling property loss.
 Industry everywhere is at a standstill, says the correspondent
 Not factory or coal pit in the country has been operated in tk ee weeks and not a penny in wages has been received by men engaged in the staple activities of the nation since August 1.
 There. is nothing but dire poverty, dis tress and stagnation even in the areas un- touched by the fighting.
 Provision for the feeding, housing and ether care of refugees is being pushed feverishly. More than 40D0 refugees are herded in bathing cabins along the beach and in various small public buildings at Osten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
MANY AMERICANS
 STILL DESTITUTE

London, August 2S.-The financial com mittee assisting American refugees is do- ing the heaviest business since the first days of the panic.
 Cases of persons really destitute com ing from the continent to London are being cared for out of the government fund or by charity: Most of these per sons are naturalized Germans who had bought German liner tickets for an in- expensive visit to relatives in the old country. The tickets are worthless. Aid aIao Is being given number of natural ized Austrians.
 Robert P Skinner. American consul general here. says Germans and Aus trians in the United States who desire to communicate with war prisoners In Great Britain should write them short letters in English with the name and address of the writer and send them in care of the prisoners war information bureau. Wellington street, London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Francisco Carbajal
 Is in Ell PasO, Tex

El Paso. Tex. August 2s.-Francisco Carbajal. who succeeded General Huer- ia as provisional President of Mexico, arrived here tonight from San Antonio, Texas His presence was not explained and he remained in retirement in a private residence. Reports received from Nogales. where a conference is in progress to settle the Sonora state rev. olution against the Carranza govern ment, were not encouraging.
 Constitutionalist agents here mourned the loss of SSb.0O0 worth of ammunition which went down on the steamer Emily P. Wright in the gulf of Mexico.
 constitutionalist attorneys here today Issued statement Healing with General Villas recent sta against military man becoming pro- sional President of the republic, which a, a,parently had been directed at General! Carranza. They quoted passages from the plan of Qua da1upe, under which all constitutional- ist troops have operated, showing that Carranza was carrying out the pro- gramme of revolution and which called for him to remain chief executive until peace was restored and elections held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
FRENCH CABINET SENDS RINGING APPEAL TO
 COUNTRY TO PRESERVE NATIONAL LIBERTY

ever has been let loose upon a people. and everyone stands firm. To them glory, Glory to the living and glory to the dead. Thanks to such heroism, final victory is assured.
 Certainly battle is waging, but ft Is not decisive. Whatever may be the re- suit the struggle will continue France Is not as easy prey as the insolence of the enemy imagines.
 'Frenehmen. the present duty is tragic but simple. Repulse the enemy, pursue him and save our soil from his stain cave liebrty from his grasp. Hold fast as long as need be until the end Lift uo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Americans, many of whom have fol- lowed courses at this illustrious alma mater and have there received such cordial hospitality cannot remain in sensible to this outrage on the rights or humanity and civilizat tion which is unprecedented in history
 Louvain, which lies in the famous province of Brabant. of which it was the capital in the fourteenth century was the seat of the Duke of Brabant in the eleventh century. The univer- sity was founded by Duke John " of Brabant. in 1423. Experts called the church of St Pierre the riches. and most ornate example of pointed Gothic architecture in the country"
 The latest advices do not state the exact amount of damage. German re- ports differ from the Belgian version.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
JAPANESE ORDER
 BLOCKADING KIAUCHAU

Washington, August 2.-The text or the Japanese note declaring the Kiau- chau blockade. signed oy Vice Admiral Cato cabled to the Japanese embassy here | today reads:
 A sf hereby declare that on this 27th day
 August. 1914, the entire coast extending
 m 1z0 degrees. 10 minutes E' ana S so ; dFrees, 54 minutes N. to 12S degrees. 16 sihinutes E, and 3s degrees minutes N uhe entire coast of the leased territory of Kiauchau) has been placed in state of blockade by competent force of his imperial Japanese majesty's ships under my command. and that the said blockade continues In force; and. further, that the neutral .vessels in the zone of blockade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
BELGIUM PROTESTS AGAINST
 THE BURNING OF LOUVATN

Washington, August 2s.-Formal protest against the burning of Louvain by German troops as a violation of in- ternational laws and the laws of hu- manity was submitted to the state de- partment late today by Belgium min ister, Havenith.
 The minister was deeply moved when he left Secretary Bryans of flee.
 I bring this Knowledge to the United States said the minister, flor it is not only Belgium that has to mourn. This thing concerns the whole world"
 The loss of the old church of St Pierre was mentioned In conclusion the message ran as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
PREMIER ASQU|TH WILL MAKE WAR TALKS IN ENGLAND Will Speak in Principal Cities Urging Combined
 Effort to Meet the
 Great Crisis

London. August 2s.-(s:so D. m.l-Premier Asquith has decided to address meet ings in the principal cities of the United Kingdom to make plain the cause of the war and set forth that it is the duty or every man to do his part to aid the British army. The premier. in lefrers to the lord mayors of the va rious cities with regard to these meet ings. says:
 The time has come for combined effort to stimulate and organize public opinion and public effort in the great est conflict in which our people ever have been engaged. No one who can contribute anything to the accomplish ment of this urgent task is justified in standing aside
 propose as a first step that meet ings shall be held without delay in every district. urban and rural, throughout the United Kingdom. at which the justice of our cause should be made plain and the duty Of every man to do his part set forth.
 l venture to suggest to your lordships that the four principal cities over which you respectively preside should lead the way l myself am ready as far as the exisencies of public duty permit. to render such help as I can and I should be glad with that object to address my fellow subjects in your cities.
 I have reason to know that I can count on the cooperation of the leaders of every section of organized political opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

cur minds and souls above the peril and remain the masters of otir destiny,
 Meanwhile our Russian allies march with decided steps toward the German capital, which Is pervaded with anxiety. and inflict many reverses on It's troops. which retire.
 We ask of the country all the sacrifices and all the resources that lt can furnish In men and energy Be firm then and resolute. Let the national life aided by appropriate financial and administrative measures continue uninterrupted.
 Let us have confidence in ourselves. Let us forget all that Is not of the na- tion. Face to the frontier, We have the method and the will. We shall have the victory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

there. was kreat shortage of shoes for the French troops. l have seen 100, 900 German soldiers going to the front. every one wearing rew pairs of russet shoes. heavy enough to withstand any campaign. But there was no such shoes among these French prisoners. Their footgear was of a flimsy character. worn so badly that In most cases their toes were protrudirg.
 The faces of most of them were blank and expressionless They coii- versed among themselves in an under tone. I asked one something about Lagarde.
 CT know nothing, he answered sul- lenly.
 But after I told him he was speaking with Hollander and not with Ger man, he modified his reply to-
 "I will say nothing, sir.
 .I none compartment of this train,
 ~In one compartment of this train, onets, sat French officer who had to give his word of honor that he would make no attempt to escape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Measure of Civilization
he Philadelphia Ledger.

FFuH tHe fHIlHutIPHiH I1euEef'
 Joseph Pulitzer once sent 200 cigars to a steamship captain who saluted his yacht without blowing a whistle. The celebrated editor loathed noises and especially noises which are avoidable.
 But noise appears to be the measure of civilization. A Central African tribe Of 1000 persons does not make hun dredth part as much noise as one thou sand workers at Midvale. City people make more noise than dwellers In the country
 One trolley car jars the air to greater. extent than 50 blows running smoothly in their furrows. Fortune awaits the man who will invent noiseless dining room on top of a tall building free from orchestras, vocalists and other disturbers of the atmos- phere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Paris. August 25-t1f D. m.)-The cabinet tonight Issued the following manifesto to the country,
 "Frenchmen; The new government has just taken possession of Its post of honor and of the combat. The country knows 1t may count upon its energy and that it gives itself with all it's soul to the country's defensc.'
 "The government knows it may count upon the country. It's sons are shedding their blood for the fatherland and lib- erty alongside the heroic Belgian and English armies They support the most formidable storm of shot and shell that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
GERMANS THREATEN
 TO SEIZE ART WORKS

London, August 2S.-u0:25 D. m.)-An Os tend dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram company says that of the German war levy of s4o,0Oo.ooo on the city of Brussels only $20O,0O0 has been paid and the Ger mans declare that if the remainder is not made good they will seize pictures and art works in the museums
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
FEAR ARREST BY
 BRITISH TROOPS

Norfolk August 2S.-Fearing capture by British troops when they reach the Brit ish. West Indies, R. Schritt, c. Helm C.. Schrifer and R. Otto, German members of the crew of the British steamer Hare wood, appeared before United States inn migration officials and asked that they be permitted to remain in America.
 The immigration officials denied them admission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
RUSSIANS OVERCOME ALL OPPOSITION

Russians are advancing rapidly on iemberb, Austria. their cavalry over coming all Austrian opposition. snys dispatch from the St. Petersburg cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph company. The message continues
 ''rhe Russian troops are marching on ,konigsberg and already have repulsed the advance guard of the garrison. The Russians now occupy important posi- ff0ns on the river Ale.
 ssBetween the rivers VistuIn and Dneister the Russians are in close touch with the Austrians. whom they already have defeatcts decisivetly at Tenmas- cboff and Monasterzy.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
800 AMERICANS
 REACH PARIS

Paris, August 2s.-uo:45 p. m)--A spc- cial train arrived here from Lyons at o'clock tonight bringing 300 Americans from Switzerland, The journey took 2 hours from Geneva. The refugees were met at Montragis, department of Loiret. by American officials, who gave all pas- sengers printed instructions as to what they should do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Fear Diripihles

Rotterdam. August 2S--tVia London z.So. Nieuwe Courant says the people Of Antwerp fear another visit not merely by one. but by many Zeppe- lin dirigibles. Those living in the vicin- ity of the royal palace have left their homes and that locality Is closely guarded.
 Steam Is kept up on the royal yacht and at the first sign of trouble the queen and Princess will be taken to England, the paper states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
GERMANS HOLD
 POLAND DISTRICTS

London. August 2s.-ts;40 a. m.)-A dis patch from St. Petersburg to the Daily Mail says the western district of Poland as. far east as Lodz was for sometime held by smaller German detachments. been occupied by the Russians. The ad- vance Russian cavalry has reached Kol- juschs near Lodz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
ITALY MAY SEND AN ULTIMATUM

London, August 29.--(3E a. m.)-The Paris correspondent of the Express sends his paper the following dispatch:
 T am informed Italy will present an ultimatum to Austria requesting an ex- plapation of Austrian mobilization on the Italian frontier. Only brief period will be given for an answer and within a short time Italian troops are expected to be in Trieste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
IN THE WAKE OF THEWAR

are allowed "A hours within which to withdraw from the said zone
 Any vessel that attempts to violate the blockade will be dealth with in con formity tp the law of nations and the re- spective treaties between the empire of Japan and the neutral powers
 Given on board his imperial Japanese majestys ship Suo, August 27. 1914"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Predicts Era of Peace

Washington. August 2S.-The Euro pean war is clearing the way for the coming of great teacher and the es tablishment of an era of universal peace, accordingto belief expressed by speakers tonight at meeting of the American section of Theosophical so ciety.
 This is time when the earthouaJss ss of passion are shaking the human race said l.. w. Rogers, national lec- turer of the society. 9"It is the begin ming of the end and will usher in an era of peace in which the Savior of men will do His mighty work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
CERMANY's EXAMPLE
 IS BIRD PROTECTION

estry.
 It requires but few familiar illus trati6ns from the history of bird life in this country to prove conclusively that nearly all species of birds must have some sort of protection from man if they are to survive. The passenger pigeon. the great aux, the Labrador duck, the Eskimo curlew are extinct chiefly as q result of unrestrained persecution by man. and the heath hen, upland blower. egret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
FRENCH PRISONERS
 REACH COLOGNE

Rotterdam, August S.-(via London. 11.40 p. m)-The Cologne correspondent of De Tyd. writing August IS, says:
 And endless train rolls into the sta tion at Cologne. In it have arrived 700 French prisoners taken at Muelhausen and Lagarde, Alsace-Lorraine. One could see they had been in fight. They were unkempt.
 T remember having read somewhere that French senator had declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Investigating Contrahand

Washington, August 2s.-Reports that u Hartford, Conn.. concern is furnishing rapid fire guns to agents of European belligerents and that a manufacturing company located near Philadelphia, Is n ieparing to ship armored cars to Canada caused Representative Barthhodt of Mis- souri to introduce a resolution today asking Secretary Bryan what steps have been taken to prevent the shipment of oontraband of war to nations at war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Gems Back, She Relents

phia Enquirer.
 Relenting after diamond earrings valued at $250 had been restored to her. Miss Gussie NTilikowsky of Phila- delphia has requested the authorities to cease the prosecution of Arthur Silver, alst. of Philadelphia. who was arrested charged with the theft of the diamonds. and Is now in the county jail at Mays Landing
 Three weeks ago the young woman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
DOESN'T WANT TO
 BE AMBASSADOR

Washington, August 2S.-Samuel M. Foster, of Fort Wayne. Ind, has de- clined appointments as the first ambas- sedor to Argentina.