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any attention.

any attention.
More than forty officers participat-
ed in the preliminary discussion over
the preparation of the military budget
for consideration of the budget com
mission of the Reichstag. When the
subject of arms was reached tue
head of this department requested
that this part of the budget be not
debated at this time.
THE request was observed. Then
work on the new gun began. A num-
her of them are already at the front
and others are in the arsenals. Six
weeks ago as member of the commits
sion on arms l was in a gun factory
and was informed that any number
of tubes and projectiles for the guns
can be finished in a very brief time.
l asked whether these guns wore
themselves out quickly and was assur-
ed by an expert that there were not
enough forts in the world to wear out
a single gun"
The war also is demonstrating the
merciful nature of wounds from tho
modern army rifles. Unless a vital
part be hit the victims recover rapid
ly. A striking example is given in
the experience of a young German
soldier who was in the battle before
Liege. In the course of the battle he
fell, which was his first intimation thai
he had been hit. 1t was found that
he had been shot through the shoulder
the upper arm, three times through
the thigh, one of the bullets going
through both thighs, and once in the
lower arms He is recovering rapid
ly, and will be back in the battle line
in few weeks at most.
Artillery fire. particularly shrapnel,
brings the greatest number of fatali-
ties. Troops on the eastern border
have suffered especially from shrap-
mel fire, which the Russians appear to
use with great precision, incontrast
to their rife fire, which appears TO
be rather bad.
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Three Auiators in Duel in
Air. German, Frenh, British
Fight in Shower of Bullets

Berlin (Via. The Hague), Sept. 21.-
The chief actor in the first actual bat
tie of the air." Sergeant Werner, of the
German aviation corps, who piloted
Lieutenant Won Heidsen in the latter's
voyage oevr Paris, has told me his
story. 1t is a remarkable tale of adven.
ture, eclipsing those of fiction writer's
Attacked by a powerful British bi.
plane and a 90-mile-an-hour Bleriot,
Werner escaped only through most
fortunate combination of Circumstance
es which led him to pilot his machine
inside the German lines.
"The men who hold the reserved
seats in the theatre of war, those who
see the battles as even not even the
generals see them, are the German air
men," said Werner to me when l saw
him at Liege just before l started for
Belgium. That l am alive today is
due to Providence; not to my own Ell
forts.'
Il had received orders TO locate the
English forces and determine their ex-
act battle lines and those of their
French supports. Accompanied by
Lieutenant Won Heidsen, who was de-
tailed as expert observer, l went up in
my big monoplane and headed south in
the general direction of Paris, al
though on this trip l did not go across
the city. Previously on Sunday we
had flown across Paris and dropped
three bombs. One failed to explode
Another dropped on the roof of a house
and set fire to it and the third fell on
boulevard and made a big hole. But
we flew back to our lines that time
without being molested and we were
SO high the rife fire did not reach.
con the trip to locate the enemy We
few directly south from Mons, follow
ing broad and plainly marked route.
En- route we pasSed over the edge of Il
magnificent forest in which more than
10000 inhabitants of the surrounding
country had taken refuge. After flying
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fash alongside me. For moment l
thought the exploded bomb had struck
Then l realized that the lieutenant
was shooting with his automatic pistol.
The Englishmen had their propeller in
front, so they could not shoot from
that position. 1t was now certain they
carried no bombs, as they veered off
some 5000 feet to the side at the same
time keeping $50 feet above us.
Plunging of AerOpIanes
Made Accurate Shots Difficult.
"All this time we were headed north
ward again to the the German lines
The plunging of the aeroplanes made
accurate shooting difficult, although
one shot struck my plane. 1t was evil
dent that he Englishmen were shooting
to disable our motor and we were do
ing the same thing. The noise of the
discharge of the automatic was drown
ed in the whirr Of the propellors.
There was a feeling of utter help
lessness so far as we were concerned.
Our machine was far slower and less
wieldly than theirs. l kept on figuring
when the next bullet would strike as
with their greater speed they seemed
certain finally to get us. While this
was passing through my mind the lieu
tenant again touched me on the arm
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Sleeping cars between Americas and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americas
10:49 p. NJ, arriving Atlanta 6:25 a. NJ.
Connects at Macon with sleeping cars
to and from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
rago. ST. Louis and Jacksonville on
Seminole Limited" leaving Americas
for Jacksonville 1890 a. m. Leaves
Americas for st. Louis and Chicago.
via Columbus and Birmingham at 3: 55
q. m.
For further information apply to S.
B. Ellis, Ticket Agent, Americas, or
John W. Blount, District Passenger
Agent. Macon. Ca advt
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NAVAL LOSSES SUFFERED By NATIONS
OF EUROPE SINCE GREAT WAR BEGAN
GERMANY.

The PANTHER, gunboat sunk French
The KOENIGIN LOUISE, Iayer, by British.
MADGEBURG, blown up crew
The GOEBEN dreadnaught the cruiser
sold to Turkey.
The KAISER CROSSE converted cruiser sunk
by British
Kon class with destoyers
The HELA, cruiser British.
submarines
The PATHFINDER cruiser patrol cruiser, by Germans
The AMPEION, cruiser, blown up by mine
.F#.
Al RUSSIA
The ASKOLD, cruiser,
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tillery. However, 1 would not like to SO
through such an experience again. ,
Werner is an enthusiastic student Of
aviation and typical German soldier.
He entered the army after graduation
from a university, and his face AMI
scalp are Scared with dueling scars,
The Zeppelins have not been really
tested yet, he says, and when they fin
ally get into action they will do great
damage.
He declares aviation has been of in
calculable aid to the German staff
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C.ofG1a.Rv
1.-THE Right Way"

Current Schedules, Corrected to Data.
Central Time
From Savannah, Augusta
Atlanta and Macon 80 7:S0 n M
From Columbus and in
termediate points .*l2:3O a mi
From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery ............p..% 1O:49 d m
From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery ................* 2:05 i. m
From Atlanta and Macon 2:1O D m
From Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon .....* 5:oO.a.m
From Columbus and in
termediate points .......i 7:1O DE
From Columbus and in
termediate points 80. .!11:3O q M
From Albany and jack
sonVille ................" 1855 a IN
From Albany .............% 6:SS ~
TRAINS DEPART.
For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah ..............* 6:Ss 10
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery ............" 5:20 o IN
For Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery .........* 2:1O D u
For Macon and Atlanta. - 2:05 D 10
For Macon, Atlanta, Saw
annah and Augusta ....*10:49 p N
For Columbus ............F S:45 p m
For Columbus ............! $500 q 90
For Columbus, Birming-
ham and Chicago .......A 3:55 o m
For Albany ..............+ 1880 p m
For Albany and Jackson
vile .................... 1880 Q m
*Daily Except Sunday.
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and pointed thousands of feet higher,
where, coming at tremendous speed
was a small Bleriot monoplane. 1t
looked like an eagle coming to join the
attack. l felt certain that the end was
in sight, as all the French aviators We
have captured up to the present have
carried bombs, and the speed of the
newcomer-it was far greater than the
Bristol-gave him still more of an ad-
vantage.
Minutes Seemed Like
Hours to German AyiatOrs.
"But the Bleriot also failed to have
bombs, and was forced to depend on
pistols. Sweeping up and down, encir-
cling us and all the time firing at us,
the Bleriot kept on. Minutes seemed
like hours to me. 1t was certain there
could be only one end of this unusual
fight, although the lieutenant kept fir
ing in return os calmly as though he
we're on the rife range.
Suddenly, however, German troops
appeared below us. They began firing
at the enemy and the Bleriot and tho
Bristol, finally eXhausting their ANN l.
milton, sailed off to the south, unharm-
ed, We landed with our reports, which
were especially valuable because they
showed the location of the French ar
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
The News of Society
By Jean ELIOT.

on Eighteenth street. Mr.. Lieber grew
up In Washington, and his wife, as
Miss Norris. was we'll known here so
their visit Is being welcomed by many
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. FelIowes have
closed their apartment at the Highlands
and left last night for New York for
short visit prior TO sailing for a
summer abroad.
About eighty young people gathered
last night for a subscription dance at
the Highlands. The music was excel
lent. and a Dutch supper was served
in a German flower garden. Mrs. A.
F. Fechteler and Mrs. Alexander Bent
ly made the arrangements. assisted by
Miss Margaret Fechteler. Miss Natalie
briggs. Miss Helen McCumber, and a
number of other girls.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Foster are
taking a motor trip to Bryn Mawr and
Princeton. and will be gone a week
Col. Robert VI. Thompson. Who is
making d short visit to Hot Springs,
entertained at luncheon Sunday at
Fassifern farm.
Miss Eleanor Loeb. of Columbia
road. Is the weekend guest of Miss
Rose Stern. Of Frederick, Md
-
The Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels will give a dinner this
evening in honor of the Commandant
Of the Marine Corps and Mrs. George
Barnett.
Mrs. Franklin X Lane. wife Of the
Secretary of the Interior, has been
confined to her room for some days
by an attack of grippe. and is refus~
ing all Invitations.
John Il. Mclean has closed his house
on I street and has gone to Friend
ship to remain until June. when he
will go to Narragansett Pier for the
summer. Mr.. Mclean has issued in
vitations for breakfast on Sunday
s.
Invitations are out for the commence
ment exercises of the Che"y Chase
Seminary. on the evening of Monday
May Is. from 8 until 10 o'clock There
also will be musicale on the even
ing of May Is. at $50 o'clock.
=
Congressman and Mrs E. s. Underhill
entertained at a dinner last night at
the Shoreham.
-
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jnssnrand entertained at dinner at
no nrr1 1hl
cheur. the Cuban Minister to Mexico
and Nine. Godoy. Due and Duchess de
Richelieu. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
O'Shaughnessy. Mr.. Walls. of the Span
CONTINUED on Seventh Page)
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
THOSE THRIFTY WYMANS

a distinguished member cf the
faculty of Harvard University vas
engaged at $4,000 year to help
the old New Haven management
handle its law and publicity busi-
ness. Professor Wyman, who drew
down this handsome retainer, re-
signed from the faculty when the
facts became public, but has insisted
that he regarded it as quite lcgiti-
Mate employment.
Doubtless. An educator who would
take a retainer in, such circum-
stances, and keep the fact carefully
secret for long time, must indeed
have been proud of the employment.
The thrift of this eminent Har-
ward economist is at least worthy of
commendation. He was drawing the
salary of a professor in the univer-
sity, earning $1,000 4 year on the
side, and in addition he was allowed
apparently to spend as much money
as he thought could be judiciously
placed. So he paid his father $50
day, a brother S2J day, and also
gave salary-all from the New
haven treasury, of course-to a
brother in-law, for going around
making speeches and otherwise
boosting the New Haven game.
Whatever may be thought about
the academic ideals of the Wymans,
they certainly were thrifty lot.
with a strong family tie that neld
them to the good thing that was so
willing.
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
DEMOCRACY IN BUSINESS

Employees are getting into team
work with employers. They regu-
late shop management and improve
safety devices, sometimes reducing
by 73 per cent records of accidents
already low. Individuals receive
prizes for suggesting better business
methods even to the extent of 1000 a
year from a single company.
Among progressive employers pro-
visions for the health, recreation,
and profit of workers far outstrip
legal demands. Vacation camps are
provided; store banks are establish
ed, where deposits are received for
investment outside the business
More than this, proft-sharing sys-
TENS furnish insurance, pensions,
and ownership of stock. The stock
controlled by employees frequently
carries with it votes enough to elect
one or more directors.
BY bringing these facts TO view
the better industrial relations exhibit
has set up milestone indicating
how far democracy in business has
traveled from the domains OF TO
mancers and idealists into general
acceptance.
The Washington times., 1914-05-12

a n RS SHAFROTH. wife of Sena-
MI tor John F. Shafroth, Of Colo
lV rado. entertained at a charm
ing buffet luncheon today, at
the Congressional Club. in honor Of
Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall. Mrs.
Shafroths daughter-in-law, Mrs. John
F. Shafroth, jr.. who came on from
New York for the occasion, received
with her. There were about 100 guests
ana the club rooms were beautifully
dec Grated with quantities of spring
flowers.
=
Mrs. John Walker Holcombe will en-
tertain at bridge at the Chevy Chase
Club, on Saturday afternoon.
s.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
will leave Washington tomorrow for
Pittsburgh, where the Vice President
will speak on Thursday. They will
return on Friday and on Saturday
evening will be guests at a banquet
" hich the Indiana Society is giving IN
the:r honor.
This evening Justice and Mrs. Willis
Van Devanter will entertain at dinner
in compliment to the Vice President
and Mrs Marshall
+
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson WILL give a
buffet luncheon on Saturday in honor
OF her house guest. Miss Ferne Rags
dale.
Both the home of Mrs. Richard Fl.
Townsend, and that of Congress
man and Mrs. Peter Gerry were
given over last night to enter
tainments In honor of the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerry entertained at dinner in honor OF
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
asking in the company of twenty-four
to meet them at dinner. the German
ambassador. the Spanish ambassador
and Sonora de Riano; the Danish
minister, former Governor and Mrs.
Montague. of Virginia: Countess Gizy-
Cka. Mrs Henry c. Corbin, and Con-
gressman and Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer
After the dinner the entire company
and A number of additional guests We're
taken TO Mrs. Townsend's. where in the
brilliantly illuminated and flower -decke
ballroom there was n dance until after
midnight. Both the Vice President and
Mrs Marshall are fond of watching the
new dance. in their conservative form.
and it was for this reason Mrs. Town
send lent her ballroom for the occasion.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. William Alexander
1.ichcr. OF Philadelphia. are visiting Mr..
Licber's father and mother. Gen. and
Mrs. G. Norman Lieber. at Their home
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
THE EMPLOYEES DUE.
By HIS EMINENcE JAMES CARDINAL GIBBONS.

IS kind and consideraUe treatment.
There would be less ground for Con-
rlaint against employers il they
Kept in view the golden maxim OF
the gospel: Whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto you, do We
also to them" Our Sympathies- for
those in our employ, whether in the
household, the mines, or the factory.
are wonderfully Quickened by put
ting ourselves in their place and
asking ourselves how We would wish
TO be treated under similar circ--
Stances.
There is no eujoymSnt in life so
pure and 50 substantial as that which
springs from the reflection that
others are made content md happy
by our beneVolencs And am
speaking here not of the benevoIence
OF Sratuitous bounty. but of fair
dealing tempered With benignity.
ConSiderate Kindness is like her
sister Mercy:
1t droppeth as the gentle rain from
heaven
Upon the place ben.nth: it is twice
bless'd,
1t bleSseth him that gives, and MIN
that takes;
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it
becomes
The throned monarch better than
his crown
copyright, 1914. by Joseph &.
BOWleSJ.
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
THE OOMPERS CASE.

Courts as a rule are indiGposed to
decide more than the case in hand
requires them 20 decide. 1t is on
the whole a good rule, for undue
generalization in one case would De
embarrassing in the next.
That is the rule that the Supreme
Court observed in deciding the
Mitchell -Mofrison-G Gomper: ontempt
case. The statute of limitation was
pleaded and the court finds that it
had barred further procedure with
the case. SO that ends it.
The men whose case has been
one of the most famous in our time
will pay no penalty; but the question
al bottom is not decided. Should a
court be permitted to impose pun
ishment, even to considerable terms
Of IMPRISONMENT. in contempt cases,
without a trial Of the accused?
That is the question which came up
in the Compers case, and because
the case is thrown out of court un-
der the statute Of limitation, that
question is not decided.
The feeling in favor CT taking
this power from courts has rrpues-
:ionably been increased by :he pub
lies observation of the Gompers
case. There is so much sentiment
against the unrestricted exercise of
this power by Judge, that no mat
ter how great might ne the provoca-
ton, or how careful and moderate
the judge in exercising his author
ity, there could not poss;oly be as
good results from it a2 if a jury
decided the case. Il would be far
better to have such cases determined
in a way that would command the
confidence and satisfaction of the
whole public, than to continue a
system that always arouses con-
] troyersy and bitterness.
The Washington times., 1914-05-12

tian toiler than the reflection that
the h CHEST type of manhood volun-
tar;ly devoted himself to manual la
Dor. his boyhood and early man.
hood being spent in a mechanics
shop: is not this the carpenter.
the Son of Mary"
Labor has its sacred rights as we'll
as its dignity. Paramount among
the rights of the laboring classes
is their privilege to organize for
their mutual protection enl hlnefit
II is as unjust 10 deny to working
men the right to band together be-
cause of the abuses incident to such
combinat ons. as to withhold the
same right from capitalists because
they sometimes unwarrantably seek
10 crush or absorb weaker rivals
That the laborer IS orthy of his
hire" is the teaching of Christ as
we'll as the dictate of reason. He
deserves something mere. and that
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
CORPORATION AND PUB.
Lie.

Recognition of the public protest
against the consolidation of eXecu-
tive authority over several big cor
porations, OF possibly conflicting in
terest. is implied in the division
among five men of the offices held
by the late George =. Baer. Rightly
or wrongly the public has come to
believe that in such consolidation
there exists ALWAYS the possibility
of danger, the menace OF power
misapplied, and this feeling has had
ar unfortunate influence on cor
porate prosperity.
The resignation Of member Of
the Morgan firm from the directo-
rates of corporations with which
it had long been connected was the
first yielding OF a conspicuous fl
rancial institution t. the popular
demand. TIE Reading interests
haze followed this example.
It is true that large share Of
authority is concentrated in Edward
T. SrotesburT, who becomes presi-
dert of the Re;iIins Company, which
is the holding corporation for the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway
and the Fhiladclrhia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, of which
subsidiaries he is chairman Of the
hoards of directors. For these sub
salaries new presidents have been
elected. The Jersey Central S.
tcm. however. is divorced substan-
t:ally from me appearance of Read
,ns control, sepera%e executives
having been chosen for the rail
way company and its subsidiary.
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarrc Coal
[ Ionpany. All cf thes: offices were
neld by Mr.. ,iicr.
F:rancial interests no longer are
Indifferent to public opinion-no
longer contemptuous of public criti-
cism. That this change has come
about is healtnfJI and hopeful
sign of the times. Ef it he followed
By the disappearance Or sensible re-
cuction of public suspicion of the
sssives and conduct Of ali men en-.
The Washington times., 1914-05-12
By MRS. RICHARD WAINWRIGHT.

Ever since General Sir BADEN
Powelrs organization Of the Boy
Scouts became a successful interna-
tional movement for holding together
the boys of the world for their own
improvement. discipline and pleas
ure, 1t has been felt that a similar
organization for girls should be
formed on the same simple, straight
forward lines.
All over this country such organi-
cations have been launched success
fully under various names and
many of them have grown to be very
large and useful bodies OF girls and
children.
1t was not until Mrs. William
Mackay Low decided that her or
gan 'zation of Girl Guides was the
nearest and most closely resembling
the Boy Scouts. and made 1t national
under the name of Girl Scouts"
that II has been possible for the So
cial workers of this country to feel
that they had an opportunity to
gather all the girls Of the play
grounds. schools. settlements. etc,
under one and the same plan as
their brothers in the Boy Scouts.
To let them work along almost
Identical lines towards the same re-
suits. their own improvement in self
control. discipline. and pleasure.
The little manual. compiled by
Mrs. Low, with the assistance and
sympathy of Sir Robert Baden-Pow-
ell. aims to keep the two organiza-
tions on parallel lines. Alterations
have been made to suit the sex
limitations of the girls-the differ
ences are not great at the ages in
cluded. The girls receive credits
for many womanly occupations. such
as sewing. washing and cooking,