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The Washington times., 1914-10-15
CONGRESS ASKED TO
STUDY j. S. DEFENSES
Resolution Urges Appointment
of Commission to Formulate
Military Plans.

"The United States is totally unpre-
pared for war, either offensive or de-
fensive, against q real power" asserted
Congressman y. p. Gardner OF Massa-
chusstts in a statement accompanying
resolution introduced in the House
today for the naming of a National
Security Commission"
Mr. Gardner says the Carnegie peace
propaganda has blinded the American
public to the unpreparedness of this
country for battle.
The Gardner resolution provides that
a commission of nine members-tnree
Senators, three congressman and three
persons named by the President-snai
make q full investigation or the pre-
paredness of the United States for war.
The commission is to make a report 10
Congress of it's findings.
In a frank and bold statement ac-
companying tho resolution, Congress
man Gardner says:
Il have introduced this resolution 10
investigate the military status OF the
United States. because 1 know that q
public searchlight will open the eyes OF
Americans to a situation which Is being
concealed from them.
The United States is totally unpre-
pared for a war. defensive or offensive.
against a real power In my opinion.
the effect of the vast sums of money
spent by Mr. Carnegie in his peace pro-
paganda has been to blind Americans
to the fact that our national security,
from a military point of view, is under
mined.
Nearly every army and navy officer
to whom / have spoken tells me the
same story of inadequate security. L
have yet to speak to a single member
of either the Committee on Naval At
or the Committee on Military Affairs
of the House of Representatives. In
whose Judgment 1 have confidence, who
does not, in private, make exactly the
same admission. Yet all these gentle
men seem to consider it their duty to
refrain from making anv public state
ment.
I'VE are the most prosperous nation on
earth. and to the south of US lies the
wonderful South American continent.
which we have closed to European
cIonization by the Monroe doctrine
simply cannot understand how any in
telligent student of history can fail to
see that we are impotent to defend our
selves and to enforce the Monroe doc
trine by moral suasion and financial
might alone.
The time has not yet come when
the United States can afford to allow
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
What War MOUeS Mean
By ]. w. T. MASON.

Won Beseler's victorious army from
Antwerp has not united with Won
Boehm's force to the south, and the
allied army that retreated from Ant
werp has not, as far as is known.
yet joined the rescuing French
corps.
The union of the Anglo-Belgian
force with the French at Ipres
might permit a sudden attack in
Overwhelming numbers against either
of the two German commands, If the
British and the Belgians were not
too exhausted. There is every in
dication. however, that the defense
of Antwerp and the rapid retreat to-
ward the North Sea have put the
Anglo-Belgian army in urgent need
of rest for recuperation. There un-
doubtedly is a reserve of defensive
strength left. but the spirit neces-
sary for a determined offensive
must wait for recovery from the ia
tigue of nearly a fortnight's inces-
SAINT fighting.
The march of the Germans to the
sea will give them no military ad-
vantage if the retreating allies es-
cape At most from strategic
standpoint the gain will be a forced
change of one of the British supply
bases on the northern French coast.
There can be no threat against Eng
land by a German occupation of any
of the North Sea or channel ports.
AS long as the British navy COM
mands the sea. no German trans
ports could be assembled anywhere
along the Belgian or French coast
for an invasion of England. while
seaboard Zeppelin stations would be
subject to destruction by the allies
warships
Paramount occupation of the
French and Belgian coast towns
will seriously lengthen. and thus
weaken, the German battle line, un-
less it comedies with a retirement
from the present southern positions
near the Aisne Diplomatic reasons
may demand this change IN strategy.
If German statesmen can enter a
peace conference while their trOops
hold French or Belgian forts more
advantageous terms might be obtain
ed than il French interior towns
were held. In the first case Eng
land as we'll as France would he
Vitallv concerned: in the second, only
France
Immediate resumption Of serious
operations in the center of the south
ern battle front is not suggested by
Germany's warning of her intention
to rire on Rheims Cathedral unless
the French cease using il for mill
tary purposes. The present DISPOSE
tion of the forces of both sides has
caused each to weaken the center
The GeGrman threat is probably
only a diplomatic move to emphasize
the Kaiser's claim that employment
OF the cathedral by the French for
strategic purposes, cause1 It's orig
inal bombal dment.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
PRESS FOR ACTION
UPONCOTT0N|S ISSUE
Southern Senators Persistent,
Admittedly for Purpose of
Being Placed on Record.

The war tax bill and the cotton uues-
ton occupied the attention of the SEN
ate today. Despite the fact that it is
not stand for any of the schemes for
cotton legislation thus far presented,
and will veto the war tax bill if it Is put
up to him with any of thescschemes
embodied in it, Southern Senators today
continued to press for action.
That they were doing this rather to
put themselves on record than in the
hope Of getting anything accomplished.
was generally admitted. Meanwhile the
date of adjournment is in the air.
When the Senate met today, Senator
Overman introduced an amendment pro-
viding for the distribution to the cotton
States of the sum of $65.963,59S. This
is to be divided among the States and
loaned on cotton at 3 per cent The
amount to be distributed represents COL
lections from the Southern States by the
July I, 1852, and amendments The
States are to be allowed to hold the
money for five years subject to such dis
positions as Congress may provide.
Senator McCumber introduced an
amendment calculated to help the grain
pI OuuCcIS. IL IS QTdWH dlOUB lines Oh
some Of the plans for Government aid
to cotton. The sum of $500, 900, coo is ap-
propriated. The amendment provides
that when the price of wheat falls be-
low $l.10. barley below 6S cents and
oats below 80 cents, the Secretary Of
the Treasury be directed to purchase
all of such grains offered for sale,
store the grain and hold 1t until it
can be resold at 10 cents a bushel
profit.
The amendment Of Senator McCum-
ber, it was generally considered. was in
tended to call attention to the effects
of the application Of the cotton plan
to other agricultural products.
Senator Hoke Smith took the floor to-
day and spoke at length on the cotton
sitl alton and the need of legislation
The Finance Committee has agreed
to an amendment increasing the tax on
tobacco. cigars. and cigarettes Manu-
facturers will be taxed according, to
amounts produced. Tobacco manufac-
turers who produce 100. 900 pounds a year
will pay $6. and the tax will then be
graduated until those who manufacture
0,000. 900 pounds or more will pay 81 200
a year. The cigarette tax is graduated
from s12 to 1920, and the cigar tax from
Sc to 1000.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Gen. Won
Boehm has failed to block the re-
treat to the south of the allied
forces which have been resting at
Ostend. The French victory at
Ypres shows the way is clear a.
present for the escape Of the sorely
fatigued Belgian army and its Brit
ish re-enforcements. Ypres is twen-
ty-fve miles south Of Ostend and
commands the junction Of three of
the four main highways that run
from Ostend south TO the French
military lines.
The retention of Ypres by the
French is threatening to the south
ern iank of Won Beseler's army.
which is marching across Belgium
with the objective of driving the
Anglo Belgian forces. into the sea.
If the French can strike from Ypres
toward the Lys river, which Won
Beseler is now using TO protect mis-
left wing, he will be forced to re-
treat or have his flank turned.
4 series of other similar counter
strokes is threatened by both sides
throughout the battle area in
western Belgium and northeastern
France From the give and take
which is occurring the rival strengths
appear to be about equal. Each Of
the contestants mas divided forces.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
Goes to Search for Wife
In European War Zone

Armed with special passports from
the State Department, Capt f. P.
Bertholf. commandant in the Revenue
Cutter Service, has gone to Eurore on
leave of absence to locate his wife and
daughter, who were marooned in
MMunich when hostilities started The
last word from Mrs. Bertholf was that
she would be In Copenhagen about No
vember /, and Captain Bertholf will go
there first.
The Arlington wireless was used yes
terday in direct communication with
Germany in an effort to locate Mrs.
Bertholf. but without success.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

the martial spirit of her sons to be
destroyed and all the Carnegie millions
in the world will not silence those or
us who believe that bullets cannot be
stopped with bombast nor powder van
quished ny platitudes.
We must begin at once to re-organ-
ize our military strength IL We expect
to be able to resist high-handedness
when the day of necessity comes.
"Of course, all this is unpopular doc
trine. 1t would be far easier for me
to declare that all is well and that cur
present military establishment coupled
with our national guard and our naval
militia is to be depended upon for our
defense. Unfortunately, L cannot bring
myself to believe any such thing
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
How to Appear Today
Before Senate Committee

James Eads How, ''the millionaire
hobo" will appear before the Senate
Committee on Education and Labor to-
day in behalf of Senator Martins bill
authorizing the Government control OF
certain utilities and shops to supply ne
cessities to the people at cost.
How reported that there are more
than 5000 men out of work in Baiti-
more. about 100000 in Philadelphia, and
nearly coco in New York Half of
these, he said. are skilled workmen.
Bread riots will wake up the people
of the big cities one of these mornings"
he said "but Washington will be free
from any such demonstration as this.
Congress, however, should realize that
remedial legislation is needed TO help
the working man of the country
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
BELGIUM CALLS
ALL TO COLORS

THE HAGUE, Oct. l5.-The
Belgian governments last
act before transferring the
capital of the nation to
Havre, France, was issuance
of an order directing all
males between eighteen and
forty-fve to join the army
within two days.
The penalty for disobedience to
this command is treatment as
traitors to Belgium.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
japan Seizes Another
Railway From Chinese

LONDON, Oct. 15.-A dispatch to the
Morning Press from Pekin says:
japan iptimates she finds it necessary
to occupyhthe Tien Tsin-Pukow railway
works at Tsi-Nan-Fu
This step is regarded by the Chinese
as the prelude to the finding Of pre-
text for the occupation of the northern
section of this railway. The govern
ment's reply to recent interpretations
will be made on Friday next.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
London Bars Ordered
Closed at 10 O'clock

LONDON, Oct. 15.-The bars In this
city were ordered closed at 10 p. m. be-
ginning October 10. by new regulations
issued today. London's bars usually
close at midnight. Several weeks ago
they were ordered to shut up at II
o'clock
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

owing to the nature of the ground,
where they were virtually at the mercy
of the allied infantry and artillery:
Some lively street fighting occurred
In Hazebrouck, on which place tho Ger
mans made daring raid. At Arras the
Town Hall was burned to the ground
during a bombardment.
The point Of the line, where the en-
counters have been the most severe,
has suddenly changed from Roye to
Lassigny. There the Germans tried to
make a break through the allies. The
battle is still progressing. and Roye has
been taken and retaken at least twelve
times.
HAVRE. France. Oct. 15.-All the
members Of the Belgian cabinet have
arrived here with the exception Of
Premier de Broqueville, who remained
with King Albert for a consultation
after the other ministers had left Os-
tend. The premier. who is also minister
of war, is expected hourly. The French
legation came with the others and con-
tinues its routine duties.
Some Of the best public buildings in
the city have been placed at the dis
position Of the Belgian officials, who
number 255. The official party was es-
corted by 125 gendarmes.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District, Of Co.
lumbia-C tonight and Friday
probably occasional rain, gentle north.
east 10 east winds
Maryland-Unsettled tonight and Fri
day: probably occasional rain: gentle
northeast TO east winds.
Virginia-Unsettled tonight and prob
ably occasional rain; gentle northeast to
east winds.
Yirginia-Cnsettled tonight and prob
ably Friday; gentle 10 moderate north
cast TO east winds.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
THIS COUro
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The Washington times., 1914-10-15
KAISER MOVES HIS.
TENT NEARER PARIS
March of Germans Is Partly
Toward 0stend, Partly
Toward Frontier.

BERLIN, Oct. 15 (by wireless via
SayVille, l.. L).-Removal of the
Kaiser's headquarters further into
France and an explanation that the
German Belgian campaign includes a
march partly toward Ostend and
partly southwest toward the French
frontier" was contained in an official
statement made public today as fol-
lows:
Heavy fighting is in progress east
of scissors and in the Argonnes.
French official reports detailing sue
cesses in the Woevre region are untrue.
Etain is now in German hands and
French attacks against our positions
near st. Mihiel have been repulsed.
The Russians have been defeated
near Schirwindt with q loss of 1.9O1
prisoners and twenty cannon. The
German forces have repulsed the Rus
sions south through southern Poland
back to Warsaw and to the Vistula. :
Moves Headquarters.
German troops in Belgium are
marching partly toward Ostend; partly
toward the French frontier. The
kaiser, on petition Of Cardinal Hart
mann. Of Cologne. has ordered that
French Catholic priests now among
the prisoners taken by German troops,
who have the rank Of common soldiers
in France, shall be treated as officers.
The Kaisers headquarters have been
moved farther into France.
The Russian cruiser Pallada was
sunk off the entrance to the Gulf of
Finland"
The German version of two war incl
dents confirms the encircling move
ment in Belgium and lends color to
the belief that submarine base has
been established in the Baltic Sea near
the Russian frontier. The Russian Of
ficial statements concealed the location
of the spot where the Pallada was
sunk. The German location indicates
either the existence Of a submarine
base near Memel, or else shows an ex-
traordinary cruising ability for the
German submarines. Their range of
active operations has heretofore been
placed at only about 100 miles.
1t is nearly this distance from Memel
to the entrance to the Gulf Of Finland
and vastly farther, Of course. from the
Gulf of FINLAND to Wilhelmshaven.
where il is known a German submarine
fleet Is concentrated.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

in Colonel MaritZs command would not
necessitate formal notice of hostilities.
1t is accepted here that Portugars ac-
tivity as an ally will be confined to
South Africa. Cape Town authorities
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

now believe that Colonel Maritz's force
numbers, less than 1000 men, There is
some uneasness. however, over the fail
ure Of Generals Hertzog, Beyers, and
De Wet promptly to disavow any cam
paign with the revolt leader
The Washington times., 1914-10-15
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The Washington times., 1914-10-15
AFFLECK'S.
5. BUREAU
SIN TIA ri y

TIDE TABLE.
ude-4:00 a. m. and 4:40 p. fn.
tide--i0:sl a. m. and 1l:16 y. m.
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

THE TEMPERATURE.
The temperature today as registered
he United States Weather Bureau
The Washington times., 1914-10-15

Sun TABIE.
sS........6:9 Sun sets........s:22
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

There viii be English Penlecossal
high mass services in the St. Johns
Norwegian Lutheran Church next
Sunday morning. June 2. at II
o'clock. In the afternoon at $50
o'clock, there will be Norwegian
services. The members viii please
remember to bring lunch. as was
arranged at the last service. Be-
ginning with Monday morning. June
9Th, the pastor will conduct a two
weeks parochial school in the
chnrch, and the parents viii kindly
make arrangements TO have their
children attend every day. The
regular school hours will be OBJ
served, and the children are asked
to bring their Catechisms. Explain
asicns, Bible Histories. New
Testaments, Landstads Salmebog
and tablets and pencils. Sunday,
June i4th, there will be Norwegian
services in the morning at I o'clock,
and English services in the afternoon
at 2 80 o'clock.
C. Fl. Bergerson. Pastor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04
u. ). WARNS AGAINST
HOG CHOLERA CURES
Government Has Not Approved ANY
Treatment Except the Protective

Washington, D. c.. June L.
Evidence of what appears to be a
well organized campaign to delnde
farmers throughout the country in
to buying an alleged cure for hog
cholera, under the impression that
this has been investigated and ap-
proved by the United States Govern
ment, has reached the Department
of Agriculture. Articles praising
this medicine, Benetol by name, are
being sent out widespread TO news
papers. These articles are so
worded that it appears as if the De-
partment of Agriculture had received
reports from the state of Minnesota
showing that the medicine had
proved most beneficial. AS a mat
ter of fact the one report received
by the Department was an unofficial
and unsolicited statement sent pre-
sumably from the promoters them
selves. The Department attaches
no importance whatsoever to this
statement. II has no reason TO be-
lieve in the efficiency of any pro-
prietary cure for hog cholera and
does not recommend any. Under
certain conditions it urges farmers
to protect their stock with anti hog
cholera serum but that is all.
In view Of the evidence that the |
attempt to create this false impress
sion is persistent and widespread,
all hog owners are warned to COM
municate with the United States
authorities before accepting as true
any statement that the Government
recommends any treatment other
than the serum already mentioned.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

(Hava your horse bills printed b.
The Herald and get widest publicity
with notice in this column.
wILLASTON cONQUER0R and
Moulson Progress, the two fine stall,
lions owned by w. F. Johnson. viii
make the season at N. B. Miller's
barn, under his management.
PHELPS, Jr.s fine gray Perch
eron, will make the season at my
place 6 mi. north of Mohles. Rates,
SIS season, So: 10 insure, $l2 so.
/. P. Raglan, owner.
MARCO-Black Shire, registered.
Sunday. Monday, Tuesday at own
er's ranch near Tramway; Wednes-
day and Thursday at Geo. Dau's. 8
mi. north and 4 east NezpeEcei Fri
day and Saturday at John Stevens,
mi. east Nezperce. Service, $40;
season. SIS; to insure, $40. Re
duced rates for club of 10 or more.
Geo. Fairbrother. Owner.
DAKOTA PRINCE-si24S-The
fine black Percheron stallion, known
as the Satterberg horse, owned by E.
E. Lehman, will make the season at
Miller's barn, Nezperce. Single SER
vice $40; season SIS; to insure $40.
NIG-Fine black grade Percheron
viii make season, Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays, at Miller's
Barn in Nezperce balance OF week
at my place 81 miles southeast Of
town. Service, IS; season, So; 10
insure, $40. ]. w. jenkins, Owner.
SOLTvAN--a gray Percheron
will make the season of 1914
as follows; Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday at E. B. Carey's place o.
miles north east Of Nezperce Thurs
days at E. Fl. Waters place 9 niles
north of Nezperce Friday and Sat
ardays at Couch Bros, Russell. E.
B. Carey, Mgr.
DICK TURPN, JR-Black grade
Percheron Of veil known quality will
make the season Of 1914 at the Boss
barn. $40 to insure $i2 to insure
:olt to stand and suck. John Dean.
Owner.
DICK-A fine 2o32-pound grade
will make the season at
W. L. Swartz's, 2 miles west and 3
niles south Of Nezperce, except Sat
Irdays when he viii be at the ]. z.
6ockler barn, Nezperce. $40 to in
ure standing colt; clubs Of 10, So
ach. w. L. Swartz, OwneF.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04
Real Estate Transfers.

QCD. Emma M Balmer TO n
Balmer 81 lot IA blk II Winchester
Bond for Deed. z S Friend Il
Richard Simmons $3.50 Its 4 blk S
Kamiah.
QCD. Amos Fredrickson & wife
to Lewis county SIS right Of way
for road beg at ne cor sec ~ IS lie.
and running vest 40 rods.
WD. VIM Fl. Bankson & wf to
David Thompson $500 Its II 10 81
50 sec 18 SO 1w.
Tax Deed. Tax collector for I'M
known owners to Mary o Thomas
SITS / of lot blk /, lots 2 8 9 10
blk Chicago.
WD. Frank Mcguire G. wi to v w
Turner 81 sssw4 w4se4 vsse4 % IS
3w.
WD. Inland Inv. & Trust Co. to
Frank Mcguire 81 same land.
QcD. A Guetzloe & VT to c w
EIlenson & VT 81 lots / 4 blk S Ka-
miah.
WD. C W Ellensan & VT to E s.
Friend 500. Same land.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

Jess Robertson had q rather dis
tressing accident befall his lot cen
sidsred from z financial standpoint
last Sunday. BE vas feeding the
muscles Of his base ball arm by toss
ing a rock in front Of his store last
Sunday and the rock he threv struck
another rock. glancing theFefrcm.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

Now is the time to clean up, and
it is as essential to look after your
watch after hard years run as it is
to take blood medicine in the spring
to clean out your system. When
your watch is sick take it to Cald-
we'll, the jeweler, and have IT looked
over By one who has had the practi-
cal experience and guarantees his
work. Fine watch and gold work a
specially.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

Just Received-A car Of i6-inch
dry wood. Phone your orders to
the Madison Lumber & Mill Co..
A. A. Hunter. Manager stiff
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04
Two Good Ones

A half hours work in your garden
or yard each morning will po more
towards restoring your working ef-
iciency than a gross Of blood puri-
6ers, a bushel of pills. or barrel Of
sassafras tea.
advice on longIevisy, worry less,
work more, ride less, walk more,
drink less, breathe more, eat less,
chew more, preach less. practice
more. State Board of Health.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-06-04

Rev. Ford, a Methodist minister
from Whitebird, came over TO Nez-
perez Sunday and spoke at the
church of that denomination in the
evening. he was a guest at the
home Of Rev. Smoshers while here.