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The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
ROYAL FLIERS SNUB
BRITISH WAR MINISTER
Col. Seely Turned Down When He
Asks to Be Taken on Tour
of Clouds.

Special Cabse TO The Washington Herald.
London. Jan. 7.-An amusing story is
being told at the expense of Col Seely.
the war minister.
The colonel. who was rather jealous Of
his friend Winston Churchilrs daring
flights In aeroplanes, determined to have
a little exhibition of his own. He ap-
preached the Royal Flying Corps and
asked them what pilot and machine they
would recommend him. He was met with
the frigid reply that no military pilot or
aeroplane was available for the purpose.
OF course. the Royal Flying Corps was
merely carrying out the regulations laid
down by the war office, but the gallant
colonel felt the snub rather acutely. The
r. F. c. has no cause to love the war
who has starved IL consistent
ly. Col. Seely eventually had to fall hack
on the Royal Aircraft Factory and one
OF its professional aviators.
Although II is believed that Winston
Churchill has promised his wife that he
will not again risk his skin in an aero
plane, the flying mania has taken com
plete possession of the first lord OF the
and no enc will be surprised
IL Mrs. Churchill. who is devoted to her
husband, allows him to break his pledge.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

rectly to Q condition which was de-
priving the destitute army under Lee
of Q part Of even the meagsr supplies
that were sent them. Theft and ON.
many OF the things intended for the
soldiers going astray. Even small
gifts of food or clothing sent the men
by their families were stolen in tran
sit.
The soldiers under Lee bore this pa
tiently, performed their duties with
their feet wrapped in rags and leaves.
in some cases accepted short rations
cheerfully. and expressed unbounded
faith in the ability OF ''Marse Robert"
to pull them through the winter. and
lead them to victory in the spring.
While Lee was doing his utmost to
help his men he was suffering in prop
erty far greater than they. His estates
were within the enemy's lines and had
long ceased to yield him revenue. His
home at Arlington, opposite Washing
ton, had been occupied since the be-
ginning of the war as Federal mill
tary headquarters. He had only his
salary as a general with which to sup
port his family. and. owing to the
Nortb's depreciation of Confederate
currency, this was insufficient for the
purpose.
The distress that fell upon. poorer
people was, therefore. felt as well as
the family of Gen. Lee. who were sub
1ected to hardships and privations.
This having become known to the
city government of Richmond. that
body, in November, voted to purchase
a house in the city and present 1t to
Gen. Lee for the use of his family.
On learning of the proposed gift Gen.
Lee declined II. expressing the hope
that whatever means the city council
may have to spare for this purpose
may be devoted to the relief Of the
families of our soldiers in the field.
who are more in want of assistance
and more deserving of 1t than myself"
TsnerrOws Ex.slaves on the Lands
ef Former Masters.
tCopynght. lslL)
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
INCTTE EGYPTIANS WRATH.
5 switzerland Operating Ground of
Anti-British NationaIists.

London. Jan. l1.-lt has just been dis
covered that Switzerland is the operating
ground OF Egyptian nationalists. who are
endeavoring TO undermine British infu-
ence in Cairo. newspaper containing
highly infiamatory articles openly advo-
eating assa ssination as a weapon of rev.
olution. is being printed in Switzerland.
and mailed to nationalist extremists in
Egypt for distribution there. Egyptians
take the view that the British authori-
ties in Cairo, by the drastic suppression
of native newspapers have encouraged
this surreptitious campaign. and a
pamphlet appealing for the greater free
dom of the press in Egypt has just been
published in London.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
INVENTIONS OF CRAZY MAN"
American Consul Denies People of
SinaIoa Eat Snakes.

Hermosillo. Jan. 17.-DeniaI of state
ments made to a Los Angeles newspaper
by Otto Roescher and attributed to Amer
lean Consul Hostetter. of this city. to the
effect that the people of Sinaloa were
driven by hunger to eat snakes and
burros and in some cases killed their
mothers to eat their bodies, has been
made by Consul Hostetter to II. Perez
Arbeu. chief of constitutionalists' infor-
nation bureau of Sonorara. Consul
Hostetter brands the statements made by
Roescher as merely the inventions Of a
crazy man."
Gen. Alvarado has reported to Gen.
Obregon, commander of the Sonora divi-
sion Of the constitutionalist army. that
nineteen federal soldiers surrendered to-
day to his forces at Maytorena, Sonora.
The soldiers were armed and had sew
eral rounds Of ammunition. They were
from the Guaymas garrison.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

under most distressing circumstances &C
count for the ability of Lees army to
weather the storm of that dark time. The
Confederacy was already entering upon
its last stage and the effect of its ex-
haustion was being first in the ranks
OF the army under Lee. Private citizens
could help themselves; the soldier must
look to his general for his supplies.
Thus, while Lees men walked bare
footed over the frozen ground, their chief
appealed for them to the heads OF the
Confederacy for means of aiding them in
distress
No shoes or Blankets.
To Brig. Gen. A r. Lawton. quarter
master general at Richmond, Lee wrote
fifty years ago today:
The want of shoes and blankets In
this army continues to cause much suf-
fering and to impair its efficiency. In
one regiment, l am informed, there are
only fifty men with serviceable shoes.
and a brigade that recently went on
picket was compelled to leave sever al
hundred men in camp who were unable
to bear the exposure of duty, being desti-
tut of shoes and 'rnkets.
II have no doubt you are making every
exertion in your power to supply our
wants, but the condition of affairs makes
me desirous to know the prospect for the
future as it is useless to bring more men
into the field than We can equip for active
duty
The supply by running the blockade
has become so precarious that ! think
we should turn our attention chiefly to
our own resources, and j should like to
be informed how far the latter can be
cou ted upon
i do not think that we now receive
enough shoes and blankets to supply
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
WALES GETS Licking
FROM SAILOR BROTHER
Albert. Off Dreadnousht. Mills Il
with the Gloves and Outstays
Heir-apparent.
NOW HE'S LORDING 1T
,i,l Cable to The Washington g.,n.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. Jan. T.-Prince Albert, whd
has just returned to his royal parents aft
er serving short commission on ths
super-dreadnought Collingwood. ha, a.
developed physically he has outstrtpped
the Prince Of Wales in inche. and gen.
eral physique.
During Prince Albert's visit to Sand
ringham he had a discussion with tbe
Prince of Wales as to which wa. tbs
better man. each claiming the honor.
with the result that Prince Albert suC
gested that they should decide IL then and
there with the gloves.
wales accepted the challenge. and FOR
a time there was little TO choose between
them. Eventually. however. the Young
prince proved the better stayer, bur be-
fore the heir-apparent would give in hs
underwent warm time at the hands 81
his brother
Not unnaturally. Prince Albert is pr,ua
OF the distinction of being the top dos
ior the time being. and is not above re-
minding the Prince of Wales of the facs
occasionally
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
AMERICAN BEAUTIES
TO Meet THE KAISER
Jealousy of Berlin's Smart Set Likely
to Be Aroused. 1t Is
Declared.
ONLY ONE cURTsEY REQUIRED
suci.l to The Washington Herald.

| Special to The Washington HeTah
Berlin, jan, 1.-THE leaders of the Ber-
lin smart set, always a little jealous Of
the attention paid to Americans at the
annual court receptions. are not likely to
feel added peace OF mind at the court
Ievee next Tuesday. for all five women
selected by Ambassador Gerard for pre-
sentation this year are strikingly beau
tifuI.
The five are Mrs. Norman Whitehouse.
of New York: Mrs wiltse, Pierre Loril-
! lard's niece; Mrs Robert X. Cassatt, Uf
Philadelphia; Mrs. Harry James Luce,
who vies in good looks with her pretty
daughter. Miss Margaret Luce. who is the
only unmarried woman TO be presented.
The Vossische Zeitung. in discussing
the approaching fete sneers at the past
'invasions of American millionairesses
whose gigantic diamonds and pearls make
the costly family Jewels of the Prussian
noblewomen look mean and cheap"
All five of the women called this week
on the Countess Won Brockdorff. royal
mistress OF ceremonies. whose duty il Is
to teach those who are to be presented
how to make the prescribed curtsey be-
fore the throne and otherwise to conform
TO rules Of court etiquette during the
presentation ceremony. They will, as
usual, be presented by Ambassador and
MIS- GerarC-
In some respects the ordeal will be less
trying than in previous years. for the
predetermined Kaiser has decided to
shorten the ceremony by doing away with
some of the curtseys required OF the
guests.
Heretofore. each person presented was
obliged to. make two genuhections, one
before the Kaiser and one before the
kaiserin. As the bows must be made
with slow and stately dignity. and as
each womans twenty-foot train fire.
Quently has to be adjusted by the court
pages for each bow. the process has con-
sumed the better part OF a minute for
each individual
The Kaiser has ordered that one bow
toward the throne shall suffice hereafter,
so the guests can run through the MILL
in about half the usual time.
The doors of the new American EN-
bassy on Wilhelm Platz will be officially
thrown open for the first time tomorrow
evening at O'Clock, when Ambassador
Gerard will receive members of the en-
tire diplomatic corps.
Mrs. Gerard has announced that her Of
fetal reception will be held Tuesday from
until o'clock in the afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
THE WAR DAY BY DAY
Fifty Years Ago.
Jan B ss4Cea Robert Lee Requed he Ceafsdesate Gev1nn
Supply Him with Material viii Which Set Hs Sslsn 10 Wen
Making Shses-Destukea de Amy Of Northern Virginia
,wr,tt,n .,nre..ly for The Herald.)

those worn out or lost in service, SO that
the evil is increasing upon us.
Il desire to aid the department N
every way in my power. ! think I can
40 SO to advantage II the material for
making shoes can be furnished me.
Please infori.I me whether you can
provide the materials, and to what ex-
tent. I trust that no efforts will be
spared to. develop our own resources of
SUPPLY, as a further dependence upon
those from abroad can result in nothing
bur increased suffering and want
To Trade Hides for Leather.
In a second letter to Gen. Lawton on
January 1s, Gen. Lee resumed the sub
,ect of shoes for his men.
II fear that unless great efforts are
made Ito procure a supply of shoes for
the army the return of the season OF
active operations will find a large num-
ber of men barefooted," he wrote He
then proposed a plan which he said was
indorsed by the quartermaster Of the
army, for establishing a system Of
brigade shoemakers who, supplied with
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
BLACK MAGIC. FIoURHHEs.
rhree New secret Societies Are
Formed In London.

London. Jan. 11.-"Black magic" or the
art Of Incarnation, Is still regularly prac-
ticed In London. revelations. having just
been brought to public notice. Where the
Druids muttered their weird chants 1000
years ago. and where the greatest city
in the world now stands. three societies
flourish. composed Of those who believe
that spiritual or supernormal powers can
be acquired by the repetition Of certain
formulae. They are secret societies. TO
which none save the initiated 10 admit
ted. The spiritualists. so-called. are dis
owning them.
The candidate on initiation has to take
fearful oath. In which he agrees to for
felt his life should he divulge any Of the
secrets. Despite this, one Of the rituals
has been printed and the publisher Is
very much alive. The ritual is adorned
with snakes. numerals and Hebrew let
ters.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
BOARD TO PROTECT WORKERS.
Commission Named to Guard The,v
Lives, Health and Morale.

Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 1E.-Having wids
powers IN the making OF rules to pro-
vide reasonable and adequate protection
for the life. health and morals OF all
persons in places where labor is en-
ployed and authority to make inves,ir,-
ions In any establishment. subnoen.
witnesses and prosecute any violation. OF
refusais to testify. a State industrial
BOARD today was appointed by Commits
sioner of Labor and Industry John Prics
Jackson.
The board will act with Commissioner
jackson as chairman, and consists Of
Mrs. Samuel Semple. OF Titusville, pres
ident of the State Federation Of Women's
Clubs: George $. Comstock, Of Me-
johannesburg, former president of the En-
gineers Society of Pennsylvania: George
W. McCandless, of Pittsburgh. an iron
manufacturer. and Frank c. Cronin, Of
Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

Fifty years ago today Gen. Robert E.
Lee requested the Confederate govern
ment to sdpply him. with material with
which to set his soldiers to work making
shoes.
While the Federal army. under Gen:
George G. Meade, was well shod, wen
clothed and well fed t. its winter quarters
between the Rappahannock and Rapidan
rivers. the army under Gen. Lee, en-
camped south of the Rapidan, in zone
from i've to fifteen miles from the Fed
erals was practically barefoot in rags
and hungry.
Evidence of this is to be found In al
most every official communication OF Gen.
Lee to the Confederate government In the
month Of January, 1854 These letteTs
establish a condition which suggests that
few armies in history have passed
through such q winter as that Of Lee In
the winter Of 1ss3-si. and have retained
their efficiency.
Only the marvellous stamina OF the
American soldier and the great ability
of their leader to hold his men together
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
RECONCILIATION Is EXPECTED.
Duke and D1chess Of Marlborough
May Live Under Same Roof.


London, Jan. H.-Friends of the duch-
ess of Marlborough say the duke soon
will join the duchess somewhere on the
Continent and the lons-separated pair
will come to London to live. at any rate,
under the same roof. That the couple
ever will live really happily together
is doubted, but 1t is believed the
strenuous efforts made at court, and es-
pecialiy by Queen Mary will be
rewarded.
The Queen has gone out of her way for
several months to pay marked atten-
ton to the duchess. Her Majesty has
pointed out that the position of the boys,
young Lord Blandford. and Lord Ivon
Spencer Churchill. will become more and
more painful as they grow older. But a
far more powerful incentive has proved
to be the anxiety fof the duke to shine
In politics. His ambition Is to be in
cluded In the next Conservative Cabinet
and 1t is almost essential that his private
life should be exempt from all gossip.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
TYPHUS SHIP IN PORT.
Liner Belvedere Has Case of the
Dreaded Fever on Board.

New York. JAN 1.-THE Austro-Amer-
ican lines steamer Belvedere arrived to-
day from Trieste with a case Of typhus
in the steerage. the second case to be
reported in this port in twenty years.
Another passenger shows symptoms of
the fever. and both patients were re-
moved to Swinburne Island The other
passengers. 149 in all. were detained at
Hoffman Island for observation.
DIR. Joseph ]. O'Connell, health officer
Of the port. stated that the discovery of
this second case of typhus indicated that
Greek and other ports have been Infected
with the disease, and adds that he ex-
poets to meet other cases on vessels
from those ports for sometime to come.
1T is undoubtedly an aftermath of the
Balkan war" he said. Some of the
that We have under obserya-
ton were formerly soldiers in the
Turkish army"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
BRIEF FILED IN COAL CASE.
Government Uses Lackawanna's An
nual Report as Basis of Suit.

Philadelphia. Jan. H.-Information con-
tanned in the annual report of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road for 1909 forms the basis of the gov
ernment's brief filed today In the Fed
eral suit against that road and the
Lackawanna Coal Company.
The suit was brought under the COM
modities clause of the Hepburn act as
well as under the Sherman anti-trust
law and is expected to have consider
able weight with the Wilson administra-
ton as to whether the Sherman act In
adequate for the present-day industrial
situation. The brief of the corporations
is expected to be filed in few days
and the case will be heard in the Fed
eral Court here late this month,
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
CHARLES B. DAVIS WEDS.

London. Jan. 1I.-Many prominent
members of the American colony went
to st. James Church, in Piccadilly today
for the wedding of Charles Belmont
Davis, brother OF Richard Harding
Davis, and Miss Dal Turgeon, Of Hins-
dale. ILL.,, who has been studying for the
stage. Mr.. Davis is a native Of Phila-
delphia and a writer of note From
1888 to 1897 he was United States consul
at Florence. Italy
Miss Turgeon comes of an old French
Canadian family. Mr.. Davis and Miss
Turgeon became engaged some time ago.
but the marriage was delayed on ac-
count of the youth of the bride. who 10
twenty-five years old.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

, tools and materials, would be able in a
short time, he believed, TO supply from
one-third to one-half Of the army with
shoes.
Gen. Lee was anxious. he stated. that
leather be procured in quantities suffi-
cient for the use of the army shoe
makers. He had made a requisition for
81 500 pounds, but had received only 5000
or 5000 pounds. He believed there was
plenty of leather in the South held and
concealed by spectators. The report
of Gen. w. W. Averell, a Federal Off
Ger. who had made a raid to Salem in
Southwestern Virginia and there had
destroyed, among other things. several
cords of leather. confirmed Gen. Lee in
this belief.
II this leather could not be obtained
in any other way, Lee was in favor of
seizing it. Before resorting to seizure.
however. he thought a system of ex-
changing green hides for leather might
be tried.
There was a prohibition against such
exchanges OF goods. and this, he
thought, should be removed in the case
of the army. at least. II the hides of
animals slaughtered for the army's
food supplies were offered in exchange
for leather, Gen. Lee believed that
enough leather could be procured to
make shoes for his barefooted men.
Danger I'm Delay.
Whatever is to be done must be
done without delay" he wrote, "as il
is indispensable to the efficiency of
the army in the approaching campaign.
The leather will be placed in charge of
active and vigilant officers in the bri-
gade, who will see that none is wasted
and that all is applied TO the use Of
the troops"
The latter statement referred indi-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
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lhere are 50 many rroug IDEAS about rupture thae
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shows why depending On elastic Or spring truss
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II exposes the hnmbug 'appliances." ..nethod,.
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10 explains the dangers Of operation- And shows
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And u tells all about the fzmous Cuths Auto
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Also Ewes voluntary indorsements from over s.0
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The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
DARES DEATH FOR DOG.
Boston Woman Narrowly Escapes
Serious Injury for Canine.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald.
Paris, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Robert Ware, of
Boston. nearly lost her life this week
in an attempt to rescue her pet dog
from a tangle of trafic in the Champs
Elysees, the Death Avenue" of Paris.
The animal jumped in front of a swift
ly approaching taxicab. With a Shrek
Of horror. Mrs. Ware jumped to the
rescue, but her own chauffeur leaped
promptly from his seat and dragged
her back from certain death.
Meanwhile a wheel of the taxicab
struck the terrier and hurled it some
distance. 1t is now recovering under
the care of the most famous dog doctor
in Paris Mrs. Ware Is occupying a suite
OF rooms in the Champs Elysees and suf-
fering from the nervous shock, but says
she is willing 70 take the same risk again
II her pet il ever in danger.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
THREE HURT IN AUTO CRASH.
Machine skids Into Tree at Thirt,
Mfles an Hour.

New York, Jan. H.-Skidding on a wet
a high-powered automobile
travelling more than thirty miles an hour
hit tree on Ocean Parkway, in Brook
lyn, early today. Two men were fatally
hurt, and another seriously injured.
Peter G. Stamm, q stockbroker. and
Benjamin Fellam. his clerk. are expected
to die. Edward Majes. the chauffeur
was hurt, but will recover.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Don't Buy Anything for Rupture
Without Giving II q Thorough Test.

There's only one reason in the world why you or
any one else ever gets saddled up with good-for-
nothing mAkeshifts-
It's simply because you trust to q mere try-on or
hasty examination instead of hrst making a thor
ongh test.
A truss sooalled appliance" may seen all right
when you hrst Try it on and aterward prUre utterly
worthless
The only way you can ever make sure Of exactly
what getting Is by SIXTY DAYS TRIAL
4 thorough day -after-day test.
And there's only one thing Of any kind whatever
for rupture that you GET s1ch 4 long trial
Only one thing GOOD ENOUGH TO STAND snch
a long and thorough test
That's our GUARANTEED rupture holder.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-18

The old saying. ''None are so bad
that there is not some good in them,"
is vividly brought out in slim HoGan's
Getaway" a new Reliance release.
Slim Hogan, a gangster. earns the
gratitude OF Jane Grey. a young seam
stress. by saving her and her father in
an attack by the gang. The old man is
seriously injured, and Hogan helps him
home. DIR. West calls regularly to see
James father-and wins the girls heart.
One day. however. he surprises Hogan
in the fiat taking him anG Jane for
lovers. Hogan himself misunferstands
James gratitude for love-until ne gets
suspicious of the doctor. when, in Jealous
rage. he declares he will kill West.
Meanwhile. Hogan has been wounded in
a scuffie with the poli-e-and goes to
the nearest doctor in great pain-to
recognize his rival. West. He draws his
gun, in spite of the wound-but the doc
tor is too swift and strong for him. He
disarms him. and thinking jane loves
him, dresses his wound The girl mean
while, fearful for the doctor, has in
formed the police. On leaving the o.
flee. Hogan is pursued. and shot and
killed. Jane arrives. and is greatly dis
tressed at sight Cf Hogan's deal body.
The doctor expresses sympathy--but IS
Immensely relieved when srt explains
she had no love for the gangster. only
gratitude.