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The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
CAPITAL WOMAN FIRST
UNDER FIRE At LIEGE
Mrs. Sansey. Granddaughter of Mrs.
John A. Logan. of Washington,
Tells of Bombardment.
BOTH ARE SAFE NOW IN PARIS

Paris. Aug. 22-The first American
woman to be under German fire is Mrs
sansey. Of Washington, a granddaughter
Of the late Gen. John A. Logan and wifi,
Of an aviator in the Bergian service. He
was with the army when the Germans
invaded Belgium. while Mrs. Sansey re.
manned in her house on the outskirts Of
Lege with her little child.
Before she was able to quit the town
OF Liege 1t was bombarded by the Ger
mans.
1T was simply frightfuI," she said to-
day while the town itself was not
bombarded, several of the shells which
were directed against the forts fell in
the streets and one landed near my
house. 1 had four automobiles, but ali
were requisitioned. However. ala man.
age to borrow an old machine and quit
the town Just before the German occupa-
ton. learned that my house was de-
stroyed after my departure"
Mrs. Sansey is in Paris with her grand
mother, Mrs. John A Logan, Of Wash
inston. widow Of the famous general
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
MUST NOT SOLICIT FOR
FOREIGN RED CROSS
All Contributions for War Relief Must
Be Turned in to American
Societv

Two 1900 contributions were received
by the American Red Cross yesterday
one from Gibson Fahnestock, Of New
York. and another from a member Of the
committee, who desired that her name be
withheld.
Business committees throughout the
country. the Red Cross committee said
yesterday. are soliciting funds for for
eign Red Cross societies in violation NJ
Federal laws.
II was pointed out by the committee
that 1t is required by law that the sane
ton Of the American Red Cross be OBJ
tanned to enable solicitation of funds for
foreign Red Cross organizations. Yes
terday was the fftieth anniversary Of
the Treaty OF Geneva, known as the Red
Cross treaty.
Washington trade bodies have come to
the aid of the Red Cross. Miss Mabel
Boardman will be speaker at a meeting
arranged to devise means TO raise funds,
to be held at the District Building at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23

q grocer and asks for a pound OF po-
tatoes. looks for the little lead seal Of
the District, and watches the scale. she
cannot get cheated. 1t can't be done.
More OF Mr. Shermans Hints to
Thrifty Housewives are:
Buy at markets, from the producer.
when possible"
shop from stand to stand Never say.
'iet me have some Of this" Find out
what it costs. and see IL you can't buy
II somewhere else for less"
Buy things only in season. Don't pay
high prices for foods that you can get
cheaper at some other. II later time"
From Producer to Consumer.
Buy by wholesale if possible II re-
tailers didn't buy carefully. you would
have to pay 30 per cent more for your
food
Mr.. Sherman fairly chortIes when he
passes one Of his markets and sees a
long line Of wives and mothers buying
egg and butter and such things direct
from the wagons Of farmers. He knows
then that the housewives are getting
things at the prices they should sell for.
Mr.. Sherman is improving all the
markets and he Is watching them closely.
II you should see. while you are market
ing. a white-clothed, brown-mustached
young man walking rapidly down the
he looks at the good-siZed line Of wom-
en- shoppers. you may safely guess that
Il Is Mr.. Sherman.
He is having what he calls good
time. and soon he will go back to his
office and think out another plan by
which the pay envelope can be padded
a little.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
Meets HERE THURSDAY
Five Hundred Members Of the Ameri-
can Section to Open Conven-
ton at Raleigh Hotel.

Members OF the American section Of
! the Philosophical Society will gather al
the Raleigh Hotel next Thursday for
their annual convention. Morning and
afternoon sessions and evening lectures,
open to the public. will be held during
| the latter part Of the week and the early
part OF next week.
About 500 members from all parts of
the United States and Canada are ex-
pected to attend. A number Of excur-
sions have been arranged by members
OF the two Washington lodges Of the So
ciety.
The convention will be the first of the
sections meetings held in Washington.
For the last six or eight years the an
nual meetings have taken place in Chi
caEo. A. p. Warrington, general secre-
tary Of the American section, will pre-
side.
The American section is a branch Of a
worldwide society, with headquarters in
Adyar. India. The American headquar-
tiers are in Los Angeles, Cal The nresi-
dent of the general society is Mrs. Annie
Besant. The Theosophical Society was
founded in New York in 1875 By Nine.
II. P. BIavatsky and Col Henry Steele
Olcott. II now has national sections in
twenty-three countries. and Is repre-
scented elsewhere in the world by presi-
Dental agents The membership of the
general society is about 5000. In the
United States and Canada there are about
100 lodges, with a membership OF nearly
5000
The society claims to present a phil
osophy of life which seeks TO harmonic
science, religion, and art, and to furnish
a rational explanation of man and the
universe. The three stated objects are:
ITO furnish a nucleus OF the universal
brotherhood of humanity.
ITO encourage the study of compare
tive religion, philosophy, and science;
ITO investigate the unexplained laws
of nature and the powers latent in man"
One of the important phases of activity
Of the society has been its investigations
Of occult phenomena. In this field 1t be-
gan on lines similar to those of the So
ciety for Psychical Research. but II has
carried the work much further and has
presented its findings in greater detaiL
The society has produced an extensive
literature, and maintains numerous book
concerns and publishing houses
The society numbers among its mem
bers several famous scientists and
writer's, Including Sir William Crookes.
OF England, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23

husiasm in B,
AMERICANS ARE WEI

Berlin rby cotrier to Cop,
via London. Aug. 22.-om
ment was made today ths
armies are meeting with
"esses against the allies.
the fighting have been 2
the official news agency stt
portant news may be loo
soon"
News OF the occupation
and Brussels by the &c
caused wild enthusiasm her,
the Emperor and the arm
through the streets when tn
posted the offfcial bulletin.
the town had been taken. 2
The departure OF America
undated. They are going q
ital by way OF Denmark, j
Switzerland.
Though trade with the U
is wholly paralyZed by the '
merchants are making plan
ter American markets as ,
tilities- are ended. With the
Of Prince Buelow and Her
the Hamburg American Line
drawn up pamphlets in Engli
the causes Of the war from
viewpoint and lays great 81
advantage to the United ST.
man commerce.
These pamphlets will be sc
lea for general distribution.
The newspapers publish owe
ture OF James W. Gerard, u
Ambassador. a statement thi
tryn1en have been courteoI
in Germany and that though
been arrested on suspicion
were spies they were iEnn
laaaad
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
Client, of Treaty Renown,
% Shields Nuns from War
Capital of East Flanders, Belgium, Is Home of 700
NopiceS, SiSterHood of Germans and Dutch,
Says National Geographic Society.

east OF the province Of HaInaut, Belgium,
dating from the seventh century. It's
population is approximately 5000. Owing
to its proximity to the French frontier
II has undergone many sieges, the last
OF which was in 1910. when Turenne gave
orders that II should be reduced to such
ruin that II could never stand another.
1t is situated on the White Water River.
which in its lower course becomes the
Viroin, tributary Of the Meuse
''Kielce-A town OF Russian Poland,
capital of the Kielce government It IS
152 miles by rail south Of Warsaw, sit
uated In a picturesque billy country. Its
population exceeds 500 The squares
and boulevards are lined with handsome
modern buildings. The principal fac
tories are 'hemp-spinnIng. accompanying,
and cement works.
Nancy to Donon-A stretch Of country
forty miles long on the northwestern
frontier OF France, said by the French
government to be the front of its army
which fell back from Lorraine. II takes
in st. Nicholas, LuneviIle, Avricourt, and
Grey, and crosses the Marine Canal This
line is about twenty-five miles in advance
Of the main line Of frontier defense be-
tween Toul and Epinal.
Adun Ia Roman-A small frontier town
on the French side OF the Franco-Ger-
man boundary. said by the French war
ONCE to be the only French soil held by
the Germans at this time. II Is twenty
eight miles northeast of Verdun and thir-
teen miles northwest OF Metz
Visegrad-One of the eight principal
military stations of the eastern frontier
of Bosnia, forty-three miles east of the
capital, Serajevo, where the assassina-
tons took place that were the immediate
cause Of the European war. The town is
about ten miles west Of the Servian
frontier.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
JAPAN DRAWS
SWORD TODAY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

with Secretary Bryan for the prompt
withdrawal Of the Japanese charge in
Berlin in case either an unfavorable re-
ply or no reply at all Is made Secre-
tary Bryan. at the Ambassadors request,
forwarded q message to Ambassador
Gerard, instructing him to take over the
Japanese Embassy and its archives as
soon as the japanese charge indicated
that he was about to depart
The japanese Embassy here expects
him to act onlthe minute and give nutioe
promptly OF his desire TO withdraw from
Germany and terminate the diplomatic
relations between the Japanese and Ger
man governments.
While nothing has yet come through
onicial channels to indicate what course
Germany is to adopt other than the gem
eral belief that she will not yield 70
Japan's5 demands, It has been suggested
as one of the probabilities that she will
make vigorous negative response to the
japanese ultimatum and at the same time
issue to the world a denunciation Of TIRE
government Of Japan. The Japanese
here rather expect that the Emperor will
take advantage OF the opportunity %
make presentation Of the German side
OF the case, and it is believed that what
he may say WILL be highly Sensational
ana hotly denunCiatory OF Japan.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23

The National Geographic Society yes
terday issued the following facts concern
ing places that are figuring prominently
in the news of the military operations In
the European war:
''Ghent-The capital Of East Flanders,
Belgium, at the confluence Of the Scheldt
and the Lys. The city IL divided by the
rivers and by canals, some navigable.
into numerous islands connected by over
300 bridges. In the center OF the city
stands the unfinished Belfry, a square
tower some 800 feet high. built in 11S3-I33s
One of Clients most interesting institu-
tons is the great Beguinage or home Of
German and Dutch sisterhoods, which
constitutes a little town Of itself. II is
surrounded by walls and a moat, and
contains numerous small houses, eighteen
converts and a church. Seven hundred
Beguines. women devoted to good works,
live there. Client was captured by the
French in 1855 I7Ds, and I745. The treaty
Of peace following the war Of 1872 be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States. was signed here in 1914. It has a
population OF approximately 1850 A
great exposition was held here during
1913, in which Germany, Holland, Eng
land, and France took part.
"Ostend-The Atlantic City of Belgium.
with a population of about 4, 200, situated
at almost the central point on the forty
two miles Of seacoast that belong to
Belgium In the Middle Ages It was
strongly fortified, but in 1855 the last
vestige OF its ramparts were removed.
Since then a new town has been ere
ated, in which a solid granite digue or
parade over two miles long. a casino,
royal chalet and a race course are fea-
lures. Ostend is in direct railroad COM
with Brussels, Cologne and
Berlin.
"Ohimay-A town in the extreme south
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23

proved even partially successful a week
ago. might -cOnceivably have interferred
with the concentration OF the French
army, and might have proved preJudicial
to their subsequent operations.
1t was apprehended that the enemy
would be ready first and you'd take full
advantage OF this Circumstance. These
suggestions have proved incorrect. The
situation at this moment in q military
sense Is satisfactory"
Late reports from Antwerp are to the
effect that the Germans will not con-
tinue TO occupy Brussels, contenting
themselves merely with marching through
the city. This determination. however.
may be altered by the attitude OF the
city treasurer Of Brussels. who Is quoted
as saying he will never pay over the
$40, on. 90 demanded by the Germans as
a war tax.
The concentration Of the Belgian army
before Antwerp Is said to have been &C
complished In good order.
While German patrols are close to Ant
werp no strong attachments yet have
been reported near the city. Whether
or not the Germans will attempt to cap
ture Antwerp or simply invest it. is not
yet clear.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
DISTRICT REALTY
FIGURES IMPROVE
Weeks Transfers Total 36l
Parcels of Prop
erty.
PERMITS MEAN S13O,175
PERMITS MEAN sl3O,175
Moses Plan to Erect Thirteen Houses
in Petworth Is Largest Single
Operation Proposed.

Realty trading and building activities
increased during last week. There were
81 parcels Of real estate involved In the
= changes.
Building permits were issued TO the
valne or $40, us. The largest single oper-
alton involves the plan OF Arthur c.
Moses to erect thirteen houses In Ran
dolph street, Petworth, between Fourth
and Fifth streets northwest. These
houses will cost more than $4,000.
Six houses, to cost $4,000. will be erect
ed on Shepherd street northwest, be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
by J. s. Grover. c. W. King viii build
three houses, at a cost Of S1o0Oo, on Mon
roe street northwest, near Nineteenth
street.
Apartments to Cost S14,s2B.
two-story apartment house at 2l2
Seventeenth street will be built by Arthur
NJ Poynton at a cost Of SASS. F. A.
Norway is having erected three houses
at ssl5-3S19 New Hampshire avenue. These
will cost. $l00Oa.
r. F. Lukel is having built a $500 de-
tached house at l4lI Montague street. An
s. s. English, at 704 A street southeast,
by D. o. Moxlsy.
The largest transaction of the week
was the transfer of 900 lots in the Mar
shall subdivision in the northeastern sec
ton Of the city, by the Union Savings
Rank to Joseph Sherier
The sale OF the Fritz Reuter- Hotel al
auction was the largest sale. Wharton
E. BesteF-trustee, received SO 600 for this
property from John Shugrue and Charles
S. BfsmeT.
S35,OOO for Property.
Franklin V. Riliian paid about SIS. 900
for the property at 500 Eleventh street
northwest In part trade he gave to
Charles W. Fairfax and Charles P. Stone
the property at 1872 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest which runs through to and
includes the premises at 1929 D street.
James N. Huston sold the apartment
at Hl3-17 Tenth street northwest to
Isaac H. Radford. nominal considera-
ton was named. John W. Brawner.
title holder to the property at 472-47S
Louisiana avenue. (the Gunton Buudingl,
transferred the title to himself as trustee
Ernest G. Walker purchased two lots
in the section near the Connecticut ave-
mo hridrn He ACQUIRED them from Mrs.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
Russians Claim Big Victory
Over Austrians IN Prussia

The Hague, Aug 22-The Russian Le-
CATION announced this afternoon that the
Russians have won another victory in
East Prussia, capturing six Austrian Off
GERS. 1.25O men. and a battery OF artillery.
The Austrian losses were said TO be
severe.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
Japanese Cruiser Sails
Under Sealed Orders

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The japanese
cruiser Idzumo left the Hunters Point
drydock this morning and coaled with all
possible speed from barges. Officially
the Idzumo still belongs to a power at
peace. but her status Is expected to-
change by tomorrow.
At noon the Idzumo sailed under sealed
orders.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
IOEND
WARFOREEER
Allies, Says H. G. Wells, Must
Destroy or BeDe-
stroyed.
A CONFLICT OF PEOPLES
English Author Says Germany Must
Be Forced to Recognize the
Virtues of Peace.

London. Aug. 22-H @. Wells, the Eng.
lish novelist writes as follows for War
the new illustrated weekly:
What Is the object of this war? We
cannot simply put the Germans bach
over the Belgian border and tell them moi
TO do It again.
I'VE ind ourselves at war with that
huge military empire with which we have
been doing our best to keep peace since
nrst II rose upon the ruins Of French i'm
perialism in lS1.
We have now either to destroy or be
destroyed. We have not sought this
reckoning. We have done our utmost 10
avoid II. but now that II has been forced
upon US, IT is imperative that It should
be thorough reckoning.
War Of Peoples.
This is a war that touches every man
and every home in each Of the combat
ant countries. 1t is a war not OF SOL
diers, but Of whole peoples. It is a war
that must be fought to such a finish
that every one In each nation engaged
understands what has happened.
Ihere can be no diplomatic settlement
That will leave German Imperialism free
TO explain away its failure to its people
and start new preparations We have u
go on until We are absolutely done for. or
until the Germans. as a people, know
that they are beaten and are convinced
that they have had enough Of war;
We are fighting Germany, but we are
fighting without any hatred Of the Ger
man people. We do not intend to de-
stroy either their freedom or their unity.
Consider what the Germans have been
and what the Germans can be- Here is
race which has for its chief fault
docility and belief in teachers and rul-
ers. For the rest, Il is the most amiabIe
Of peoples, naturally kindly, comfort
loving, child-loving. musical. artistic, in
telltgent. In countless respects the Ger
man homes and towns and countryside
are the most civilized in the world
The Last of War.
Led by men OF genius. physical and
moral brutality grew in the German mind
and spread throughout the world. 1 wish
it were possible to say that the Enslish
and Americans altogether escaped its
corruption, but now at last we shall
shake ourselves free from Prussian i'm
perialism, which will either conquer ali
Of us or be smashed by all as thoroughly
Germany in 1S71 smashed the rotten
srialism or Napoleon Ill
his war, therefore, aims at a settle
{ that shall stop this sort OF thing
ver. Every soldier who fights against
many now is a crusader against war
This greatest Of all wars is not Just
Jther war. 1t is the last war; for
gland, France. Italy. Belgium, Spain
all the little countries of Europe
heartily sick Of war. The Car has
pressed a passionate hatred of war.
nwarlike. The United
sions about war and
gun with so grim
md, France, Belgium
'ught Of glory. We
acing unprecedented
S. We know that for
re be easy triumphs
5. Already there is
I'd soon there must
be otherwise? We
It awful winter that
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
ODPRICES
Report Further
pped and in One
Cut Down.
GINS INQUIRY

sterday at the De-
informed Attorney
that his, nation
God price increases
further advances
nd in one instance
material price re-
ating in Minnesota
eapolis, one of the
5, flour advanced
, outbreak OF the
o the investigation
as receded to its
re last few days"
corning foodstuffs
ed from investi-
It's were reported
len the Washing
y meets late this
the ONCE Of the
yesterday, some
to prevent the
)y producers and
states attorney in
department that
IN price of sugar
OF prices by re-
New York City"
gh price OF flour
s and owners of
commodity in the
price.
icy in Mississippi
radical increase
ugar, which ad-
lndredweight on
rust Is.
iriculture yester-
stigation to de-
ropean war has
| Of seed. If the
cut on, the de-
Of seed in this
h that farmers
'chases for next |
6 action would |
In many crops
advise farmers
e IN order that
from which to
? 1915. Farmers
her such seeds
The Washington herald., 1914-08-23
Buy by the Pound and Look
For District Seal on Scales
That and Community Purchasing" Are Ways to Keep
the Cost of Living Down. According to
John H. Sherman.

A woman can earn more money by buy
ing carefully than she can by workini
for a salary.
John II. Sherman, sealer 90 weights and
measures OF the District, believes 20. any
way, and he talks most convincingIy.
Mr.. Sherman does not claim to have
| tried Il himself: but he has made a study
of markets and market problems and he
knows something about them.
Mr.. Sherman is not the usual type OF
sealer. II is impossible to think OF him
as one who says yes. I've been in the
business, man and boy, for forty years.
He Is a modern type-an efficiency ex.
pert, who, IN lieu OF forty years expert
snee. has studied markets and marketing
scientifically. He started at apples and
finished at yams, and now he Is studying
backward.
A Rapid Worker.
Mr.. Sherman walks, talks, and works
fast His ONCE has improved telephones,
improved employees, and improved dictat-
ing machines. He knows just where
Farmer Brown stands when he sells his
new batch of spinach. and can tell pretty
accurately how much business will be
done at the Eastern Market on Septem-
Der 30. 1916, provided II doesn't rain
Mr.. Sherman Is the man who intro
duced Washington to the term "com-
munity buying"
The excoriated, harried mIddleman
need not get up a: this moment and.
tearing on his collar, circle frenziedly
around the room swearing at Mr.. Sher-
man. For what the sealer plans 70 do
Is not to reduce the profits Of the mid
dleman, whom he believes necessary and
human, but to reduce the percentage of
waste.
The plan. in brief. Is for Mrs Brown.
Mrs. Jones. and Mrs. Harris. who live
In adjoining houses. 20 confer when they
want to buy anything. They viii, posi-
bly,. agree as to what their families will
have for dinner. Then they will buy
three times as much OF what they want
as one OF them would otherwise buy.
That means wholesale buying and whole
sale prices.
Ruy by the Pound.
One part OF the waste, Mr. Sherman
pointed out yesterday. consists in buying
by the pound instead Of by the bushel or
by the nickers worth. Here in effect. is
his argument:
Retailers are Just like all other peo-
Pile Most OF them are honest. Unfor-
tunately. 1t Is the exception that reduces
the quantity and at the same time in
creases the price.
II Mrs. Brown asks for a pound OF
potatoes. she can tell whether she has
been cheated. and can complain to Mr..
Sherman, who will go willingly-eXult-
lngly-to Police Court to see the mer-
chant prosecuted. II Mrs. Brown asks
for a bushel Of potatoes. though. and
diesn't know how much a bushel should
weigh, she won't know she is cheated
even II she weighs them-and she won't
weigh them.
The peroration OF Mr.. Sherman's argu-
ment Is when the theoretical Mrs. Brown
asks for 10 cents worth Of plckles-or
pies" No mortal can say just what
constitutes 10 cents worth Of pickles or
pies or potatoes. There Is no comeback
Now, he says, II Mrs. Brown goes to