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The Washington times., 1914-09-30
BATTLE OF THE ALMA.

Sixty years ago today London was
electrified by the report of a great
victory in the C-imea. Thcater au-
diences broke up in a tumult of Joy
when the news was read from the
stage. Word had been brought from
the British ambassador at Constan-
tinople hy a courier on horseback
ever the Balkans, through Bulgaria
and Servia, 70 the telegraph station
at Belgrade. The victory had been
won ten days before.
The battle of the Alma was an
nounced through the theaters be-
cause there wera no evening papers.
II it is hard to realize such a mar
velously different management of
news only sixty years ago, we will
find the revolution in military meth
DDS quite as startling. Modern
artillery in the hands of the Rus
slams would hav. shelled the ap-
proach Of English, French and Turk
ish allies and have broken up their
close formation. Modern rifles
would have baffled the attacks on
the Russian flanks.
Even more curious in our eyes
than old-fashioned equipment is Tho
cavalier recklessness with which the
English general ard his staff pur-
sued adventure while the fight was
on. Without knowing in detail the
cnemy's position, without scout be-
fore them, they rode up an obscure
path to an outlook which proved 70
be behind and between Two Russian
regiments. The sangfroid with which
the English staff scanned the field
and the two cannon they had found
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THE AGED LEADERS.

Excepting the youthful princes
royal who hold important military
POSITIONS because of their hereditary
:tation, the generals in high COM
mand of the German armies are gen.
erally too old to serve actively in the
armies of the United States. Ger
many prefers the veterans who saw
5he war Of 1870, most of whcm would
have retired before this time if they
had been in the American service.
Thus General Won Emmich, who
engineered the siege and capture Of
iege. is sixty-six years old. Under
our law he would have been retired
at sixty-four, Or two years before
this war began.
General Won Kluck, commander of
the German right wing that has
proved such tremendous force in
cfTcnse, and hopelessly hard nut in
defense, is sixty eight years cid.
General Won Hausen, who led the
Saxon army into the war, is sixty
e,ght; so is Won Buelow. General
Won Moltke, head of the staff and
chief stratcgist, is sixty-six. Gen.
eral Won Heeringen is sixty-four.
General vor Hindenberg, whose serv-
ice on the Russian front has hcen of
splendid character. is sixty-seven.
On the French side, too, it is found
that Generals Joffre, CHIEF of staff.
Psu. and Gallieni, are all far past
the American age cf retirement.
Kitckerer would have been retired
hefore the war began, as he is past
@iNty,four Sir John French. active
field commander of me British
forces, would have yet two years to
serve, being only sixty-two.
Compared t. these, the seven
major generals en- the active list Of
the United States army are young
sters. Youngest ot them all is Gen.
conard Wood, chief of staff, who
will not be fifty-four until October o
"f this year Ger. J. Franklin Pell
was fiftv-eicht last January. Gen.
Thomas II. Barry will be Gfty-nine
on October 13 of this year; Gen. Will
liam H. Carter will be retired. at the
age of siXtv-four, on November I9
this year. Gen. Arthur Murray will
he retired almost exacoly a year
iator, at the same age. Ger. ". w.
Wotherspoon will reach retirement
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THE NIGHT SCHOOLS

1t would be difficult to express
too strongly the commendation de-
served by the men and women who
manage, and those others who pa
tronize, the night schools of the Dis
hict. When these schools open next
Monday evening it is expected there
will be a considerable increase in at
tendance over records Of any previ-
Gus year. This is natural enough.
for the night school, not only here
but in other cities, has amply dem
cnstrated its Importance in the pub
lie education system.
There is no possible reason why
the man or woman to whom educa-
tional opportunity was limited or a.
together lacking during youth,
hould feel that his chance is gone.
1t is by no means gone. There is
indeed large percentage of people
10 whom the routine of education
al processes means vastly more
when they are matured than earlier.
More than that, the grown man or
woman who takes the trouble to en-
roll in a night school and follow its
course, is pretty certain tc he very
much in earnest about it. The child
in day school has no such serious
contemplation of what education
means; of the very practical place
il occupies. Books may be bore,
md particular studies at least may
Gem senseless. Not SD with the
adult who has seen the world, and
how it extends its first favors to
those who are prepared. Going to
-chool is for him a business; the
means to lettering his condition in
l;fe.
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ways has been kept small because
of the strict requirements that
members shall either be musicians
who have done original work. or
who have made special study to-
ward proper Interpretation of
classical composers.
Those who organized the club met
at the home of Miss Lillian GrOn-
ma, now a vice president Of the or
Sanization, and Subsequent meet
ings have been held at homes of
other members. At first the club
had no officers and no dues, but in
its second year il was concluded to
elect officers sc that the clubs af-
fairs might be conducted more er-
fiCiently.
Every effort has been made to-
ward the creation of broader in
terest in music in this city Many
Of its officers and members are
widely kNown fer their musical
achievements. Mrs. Charles Rem
nett Smith. wife of rongressr1n
Smith. of Buffalo. y. Y, is known
both as a writer and as a violinist
The first vice president was Nine.
De Ia Cueva. wife of the former
charge d'affairs of the Mexican en-
bG ssy.
Mime. De la Cueva was a singer of
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
ue oDts1 IAKAB SCI
"Anybuddy that
has ever Travelled
in a sleeping car
would appreciate a
snoreatorium."

The safety first" COMMITTEES that is
touring America means we'll, but It's on
the wrong continent.
Simply reversion to the type Mexi-
cans were satisfied with agate, now
they've gone to upper case.
Continual night attacks by the Euro
pean contestants at least relieve them
of the accusations encountered by the
Mexicans Of being financed by the NOV
ing picture companies.
Our Southern neighbors seem to be
more southerly than neighborly
At least the war has taken the white
light OF publicity off the Rev. Sam
White. the marrying parson of Rock
Vile.
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THE MILDER WARNINGS.

In Europe shrapnel and shell are
piercing the air. Here The football
is soaring alcft. The week has sun
piled its usual quota of Continental
disasters and woes. And the same
weeks news has told us of the be.
ginning of the football season. mid
dies at Work" "Signal Practice for
Dartmouth" "Star Yale Kicker
Out" 100 Out at Pcnrsy," Cor
nell's Varsity Wins" "Vcterans in
Togs," these and a dozen other old
familiar headlines bring MS back to
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The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

Glad to see that the wear-nothing-but-
cotton movement hasn't spread to the
front row Of the chorus.
Seems a pity that none of the May
flowers passengers are alive to enjoy a
we'll merited reputation for sagacity in
leaving Europe so early.
New Jersey prisoner was released on
complaint that the Jail was too cold.
Try this on the janitor.
Woeful lack Of education. II the cap
tain of that captured liner had ever
snagged green apples in a farmers or
chard, he would have known that
barbed wire was contraband Of war.
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OLD-T|ME NAVY MAN
TELLS GOOD YARNS
Modern Banquets on Board
Ships Compared With the
Days of Long Ago.

DENVER, Col. Sept ao.-How mutt
nous apprentice seamen stood OF a
squad OF United States marines With
scaldiEg steam AMI hot water. and how
the apprentices on board ship used to
haze a water allowance 70. toilet and
laundry purposes of less than one gal
lon day to four persons. were among
the threads Of the yarn spun by G. y.
T. Montaine, QuaTtermaster. first class.
on duty at the Denver naval recruiting
station.
''The new navy isn't like the old" he
said. Nowadays q youngster "an en-
liSt end come out at the end az four
years with a college education. He can
study calculus and foreign languages
IL he wants to- When ] entered IT was
and rotten grub were what we expected
and what we got. oh. Wa had lots of
fun, but the youngsters of today have
il all over us.
Enlisted On To Wabash.
when I enlisted bunch Of us were
sent to the receiving ship Wabash. and
We spent our first two DAYS in this
r,nn's navy swabbing down decks.
Even now | can hear the jimm LEGS
that rsS& us in charge-'You land-lubher
sons of land-lubbers. those are swabs.
not mops,' they would yell.
''Then we were sent to the Newport
training station. where we were search
el and relieved Of knives. cigarettes.
and such contra band. We marched Ia
the barber shop.
How will you have your hair cut
asked the barber.
..Short around the edges. | replied
'\'cfy well. sir said the barber. ard
ran the clippers square over the middle
of my head.
.When he had finished I had my first
regulation haircut and had no hair
left It's one of the classic jokes OF the
navy. that of asliir" a rOokey how he
wants his hair cot.
"Next our clothes were issued 10 us
T remember I asked for No. shoes and
was told that ~ was close enough. and
To run along. Nowadays they're more
consderate.
.y'c we're tw@nty-one days in quar-
an,ire and then were taken to tho first
barracks and given an all-day infantry
drill.
Invited to a Party
THAT night the old fellows aske.i us
new ones to a party tn"y were giving
for our benefit. The mess benches were
arranged In a circle end inside lay a
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

set of boxing gloves. l wondered who
were going to fight. l inquired of a lit
tie fellow about my size. lie reached
over. picked up glove and swatted me
on the face with 1t.
In minute we rad donned the
gloves and We're At it. hammer and
tOnES. | licked him. but that didn't help
me much. They put another man up
in his place ami when Er cot through
with me | WIS willing IL quit. They
told me the, lust wanted to see ii [
Was gam. After that they made me
ono of themselves and had il cOmpara-
lively easy.
Not too easy. however,. for there
was more hazin.; to come. That night
| was half asleep in nv hammock when
some one cut the lashin%. Down | fell.
Cussing a blu" streak. Along came an
Instructor, an old hosun's mate. who
had gone to sea for thirty years. and
he put me on tn" report for raising a
disturbance. | didn't think much OF the
nnVy then.
* few DAYS latrr saw the onI:
mutiny | ever heard of in the navy.
We got away with II. too. We We're
having hammock inspection. when one
of the lads got tired. y big instructor
raped him on he rios and told him to
stand up.
Il won't and YOU can't make me
said tn" apprentice.
Started to Clean Up.
lie flung his hInmu"N ON the deck
and ali of us followed suit The IN
structor seized a S'IureSre handle and
started to clean hous" ith us We ran
into the washronm aud when he fol-
lowed we threw buckets and things at
him until he Went To the marine guard
for help. When they cam" We were
ready We received the 'leath"r-ncCks s.
with jets OF stem aul buckets of hot
water. Finally We MI %nt away. The
court OF investigation never made US
tell who were the guilt men. huU that =
the only time | ever knew mutineers to
escape punishment"
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Tomorrow.

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-Naval Lodge. No T. Hiram M
10: Lafayette No 10. and William n
Singleton. No 80. Masonic board of relief
Esther Chapter. No. s. Order Of Eastern
Star.
Odd Fellows-Columbia Lodge No 10: Sa-
lem. No. -. and Excelsior. No. IL
knights OF Pythias-Franklin Lodge. No .
regular assembly. Coldwell Company, Uni,
form Rank.
Macca Tent. No 6. and Dis.
trict Tent, No s.
National Union William H. Collins Council
Government Printing Office Council,
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
Original Compositions in Music
Insisted Upon as Essential.
Begin Activities for Winter
Season.

Unusual among Washington
musical organizations in that
many original compositions by its
own members are presented at its
meetings is the Harmony Improve
ment Club.
Organized nearly three years
ago among accomplished mu-
sicidns, this club has restricted
its membership to those Who have
either contributed original work or
who have made thorough study of
Interpretation. Many of its men,
bers have studied abroad.
During the coming season the
club plans more extensive actipi-
ties. 1t wiH make every effort to
encourage the Development of
America as a musical center, be-
lieping that war conditions open
the nay for such a consummdtion,
long desired by musicians of this
country.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

age on November 10 Of this-year.
Gen. James B. Aleshire has till 1920
to serve before retirement age.
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AmuSements.

Nationsl-'The Debutante." e:Ia and s15
p. IN.
mbia-"The Rule Of Three" $40 n m
Belasco-"A Pair OF Skies" 20 and S.ao -
Polis-"Seven Sisters" 2:l5 and s.r5 n M
keith's-Vaudeville. 2:l5 and S:Ib m
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and SIS D m
Cosmos-Vsudeville. afternoon and evening
Casino-Vaudeville. afternoon and av.ninS
Crandall's-Photoplays continuous
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
What's on the Program, in
Washington
Today.

Meetings. eveninS.
Washington Centennial Lodge. No
-; ceremonial session. Almas Temple
Mobiles OF the Mystic Shrine
Odd Fellows-Eastern Lodge No. :; Har-
mony. No 3: Friendship. No. II: Federal
city. No. 90 visit 10 Eastern Lodge, No :
knights Of Pythias-Mt Vernon, No. g. and
Union. No. %: Friendship Temple. No. >.
Pythian Sisters =
The Washington times., 1914-09-30
Concert Today
BY the U. S. Soldiers Home Band,
Bandstand, at $3.50 p. m.
JOHN S. VI. ZIMMERMANN,

March. Under the Flag of Vic
tory" Won Blon
Overture, Jean dc Paris,
Boieldieu
Suite characteristics, Rural Scenes"
Matt
(a) I'm the Meadows
Cb) "A Love Scene.
tc) Village Revels."
Selection, The Bohemian Girl"
Balfe
Patrol. The L. s. A."... .Coxemoor
Valse Lente. Ca ressante" Lambert
Finale. shoulder Straps
Van Alstyne
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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Demand Original Work.

The Harmony Improvement Club
is the only musical organization in
the Capital which makes it point
to present original compositions of
its members at its meetings. Pro-
grams also include renditions Of
ether numbers by members.
This club was organized in 1912
through the efforts CT Mrs. Mary Sitz
Parker. Its membership does not eN-
ceed twenty now. and its roll al
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s. Chew AaNO
opened their Washington home foe -
winter. after spending the summaP -
Newport. r l., where their son. A3
sistant Paymaster Robert 8. Chew y
stationed.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Gen. William L. Marshal will leave
Friday for the West 20 spend three
months on a tour of inspection in con-
rrction with .ha reclamation work Of
the Government Mrs. Marshall will
stay with her son-in-law and daughter.
pavmaster and Mrs. John Harrison
Knapp, until October $. when Mrs. Mar
shan's sister Mrs. Preston Ark~rigirt,
Of Atlanta. will arrive i'm WASHINGTON
to pay a visit. Mrs. Marshall is oc-
cupyinS her new apartment in wyop-
ing avenue.
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The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall have with them for few days
the Vice Presidents small namesaSe.
Thomas Marshall Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs. E. II. G. Slater entertained q
luncheon yesterday at Hopedene. he4
Newport villa
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

DR.. and Mrs. Rhett Stuart have fe.
turned to the city and are occupying
their new residence. 1858 ConnecdcuS
ave.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secretary
of the Navy. is expected to return this
evening from New York. where she
spent the last several days.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs lanes F. Mitchell will reach
Washington tomorrow from Bar Har-
bor. where she spent the summer. Dr.
Mitchell returned some time ago.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. William F. McConDs
have gone to white sulphur Springs k0
a visit of several weeks.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs. Sarah R. Montague Is at her
home in jefferson place. after spending
the summer at her cottage in Hyannls-
port Mass. Her daughter. Miss Mary
Montague. who was with her motner AT
" 10 Visiting her brother in New york
city. She plans to join her mother IN
Washington this week.
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Invited to a Party.

THAT night the old fellows aske.i us
new ones to a party th"y were giving
for our benefit. The mess benches were
arranged In a circle end inside lay a
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs. John r.. Williams and Ma
Francise Williams lunched informally
at the Shoreham Hotel yesterday. be-
fore leaving for White Sulphur Sprm1S
Others in the party were Mrs. Joeep3
Letter and Mrs. Ormsby McCammoe
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Romulo s. Naon. the minister from
Argentina. is in Washington. where
Nine. Naon expects to join him about
October Is.
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Mrs. Chester Barnett. formerly Miss
Catherine Brown, is spending rev
days with Miss Doris Haywood. !ney
will 90 next week to stay with Mrs.
Arthur Lee at Elkins, w. Va.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

The Spanish ambassador has returned
IN washington Nine. Riano has de-
cided to remain in Newport fcw
weeks longer.
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

Mrs. /. T. Mann, accompanied by Mis-
Bessie Hickey, is touring through Penn
sylvania after stopping at Atlantic City,
New York, and Philadelphia Mr.. Mann
left the party at Atlantic City to 60 to
w. Va Mr.. and Mrs. Mann
will return to Washington on October I
The Washington times., 1914-09-30

The upper class co-eds of the George
Washington University Will enter.siu
,hS Ills of the freshman classes at a
I,'ncheon to he given Saturday AFTER
room at 1880 o'clock in the Assembly,
Hall of the department OF arts anu
SCIENCES. s23 G street northwest Mtss
Arna Washington Cratcn VIII be TOAST
mistress. and the committee IN ciai
nT arranrrmerts will b. composed OF
Miss Icuise Worst=r. chairman: Miss
Ruth T. Ayler. and Miss Margaret VIII
son This so-called freshman lunch
con is an annual event at the uni
yrrsity
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24
PRIZE OFFER
TO CARRIERS
iNTELLloENcER OFFERS BOYS
BIG MONEY PRIZES.
Several Hundred Dollars in Gold
Offered 10 Boys Who viii
Hustle Nov.

The lntelligencer offers TO every
boy who carries the paper "A chance
10 share In the distribution OF sew
eral hundred dollars in gold. to say
nothing OF some special prizes.
Starting today a campaign is or
among all lntelligencer boys 10 get
new subscribers for the Intelligencer
and II Is needless 10 say that they
viii hustle. because the prizes offered
are far above anything OF the kind
ever heard OF before.
For the boy scoring the highest
number or points. these given In a
scale already made known to the
boys, prize OF $50 in gold will be
given. Second high gets $50 in gold /:
third. $50 in gold. fourth. SIS In gold /:
nth, SO in gold. The next ten high.
est boys will each be given an order
for s. worth OF any kind OF merchan.
disc they want
This is undoubtedly the most lib
eral offer ever made TO newsboys
and tho lntelligencer lads have ex
pressed their determination OF get
ting in the race and working for
some of these splendid prizes.
This campaign conducted by these
Saturday evening. March Z.
A special prize of s. in gold is OF.
fered TO the boy who scores the larg.
est number OF points between now
and next Saturday. when the first
week OF the campaign will close.
Each boy has a wide field 10 work.
and can 20 TO any section OF the city
or suburbs TO secure new subscribers.
Each lntelligencer boy Is supplied
with order blanks and is fully capable
OF taking your subscription.
There will be a meeting OF all the
boys who carry the Intelligencer at
the lntelligencer office at Z O'Clock
sharp, Wednesday evening. when
some Of the phases OF the campaign,
not clear TO all. will be explained.
The boys who will be in this big
lntelligencer contest are as follows:
William Jasper. "a Thirteenth
street; Cecil Bauerly, 2515 Eoff
street. David Kurner. 1884, -Four.
teenth street; Edward Duskey. sc
Forty-fifth street; Preston Gillespie
Shadyside. o.: Tprriu McKelvey, Edg
wood; Vincent Winterhalter, Aetna
vile. o.; Frederick Scharf. Echo
Point; Chester Farnell. ia Zane
street. Martins Ferry: Carl Knoke
Echo Point: Glen White. Echo Point
Edward Murphy. Brookside. o.:
Henry Reinocher. Leatherwood; Al
bert kittlewel. McMechen, w Va:
William Piper, 542 South Penn street
Encil Wilson, McMechen; Harry Ruhl
Fulton; Thomas Nolan. Benwood
Thomas Lewis. IL North Wabash
William Smith. Benwood: Norman
Jasper, "a Thirteenth street; William
Mcconnell. 35l5 Eoff street; Miles
Furniss. Bridgeport, o.: Oliver Miller
6l7 Main street, Martins Ferry: Ollie
McGlumphy. Laughlin addition. Mar
tins Ferry; William Armbrecht, 3S41
Jacob street; Freeman wilkinson
Forty-fourth and Jefferson streets
Bellairc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24
1t Holds First Rank

The Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company does a non-partici-
pating business. Every one Of its
contracts is sold as a complete
business proposition. which states
exactly what the insurance will
cost, and exactly what the bene-
hciary will receive. IL has more
than thirteen million policies in
force for a greater amount of in
Surancc than any other company
in the world.
The Company paid 162 $50
claims last year amounting 10
S25,9Ol,6l2. This was an average
OF one claim for every 81 seconds
and Sl77.5l a minute for every
business day Of eight hours.
II YOU are interested in Month.
ly Income Insurance kindly con-
suit any Of our representatives or
GEORGE c. CROOK, Supt.
Ben phone 9so.R on schmuIbach Bids
Nat phone 47OM Wheeling. ". Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24

lied IN the English Lutheran church at
Cambridge.
A general meeting OF all officers Of
the FIRST West virginia and First Ohio
regiments viii bc held Tuesday even
lng. February 3. at the home OF General
n. J.. taldabaugh DR.. a. W. Gilmore.
surgeon general. will deliver his third
lecture of a series on First Aid" after
which plans for the competitive drill
viii be discussed and nual arrange
ments completed.
Members OF 60. H.. connected with
the zion Lutheran church. acted as ush-
In the church THURSDAY evening
Guns have been ordered for Co. L..
tlrst ONO. ~ Morristown. through the
local division headquarters. who have
forwarded the same Co the chief Of or
diuance War Department az Washing
Ton. ID. &. The guns will be SprIugneld
rifles, carbine pattern.
Next Thursday evening n debate will
be carried out between reprcrentatitee
OF CO. q. and Co. -. First ohio. at ReII-
ARE. The debate will probably be rfV-
en- in the armory Of Go. D.. and parents
ana friends OF tho boys will be Invited
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-24
BOYS BRIGADE
AFTER MEMBERS
WILL SOON INAUGURA-E CAM.
PAIGN TO INCREASE MEM
BERSHIP
1ounties OF West Virginia and Eastern
ohio Will BE Organized-Sunday
Schools TO Help.

A wide campaign 60 increase the mem
bership OF the Boys Brirade IL soon to
be inauguratcd. The local division head
uuarters has communicated with the
secondsrv superintendents OF sunday
school associations In the counties or
West virginia and eastern Ohio. appoint
inE them TO take charge OF work ia their
respective counties. Attempts will also
De made TO organize n separate battalion
council In each county.
The campaign for members will be
conducted systematically. and details are
being worked out by local division ofri-
be solicited