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The Washington times., 1914-08-16

members of the cabinet. so far as
the conduct of the present war is
concerned.
The house OF lords. the so-caIled
upper house of parliament, is COM
posed of 635 members. the whole
peerage of England and the United
Kingdom, and OF certain represen-
tative peers OF Scotland and Ireland.
The lord chancellor is speaker OF
the house OF lords. The house of
commons, the most powerful branch
of parliament, has go members-i65
for England. thirty for Wales. sew
enty-two for Scotland. and lOS for
Ireland. The Rt Hon. James Will
liam Lowther is speaker of the
house.
Great Britain has the greatest
navy in the world. with total of
593 war vessels built and 100 build
ing. and total tonnage of l.i5I 800.
Her armv on Il Dcacc footing num-
bers $4,000 and on . war basis. LO72.-
SlG.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
Queen and Crescent and
Southern Give Contracts

ATLANTA. Aug. 16.-Contract has
Just been awarded by the Southern
railway to w. w. Boxley & Co., OF Roa-
noke. Va. for the construction of seven
miles OF second track on the Washing
ton division, between Charlottesville and
Arrowhead, Va
The work involves a slight revision of
grade, being in connection with other
contracts which have been let for dou-
BILE tracking parts OF the line between
Washington and Atlanta
A contract has also been awarded to
Dunn q Mccarthy. Of Chicago. for con-
struction of second track on the Cincin-
natl, New Orleans and Texas Pacific
railway SO miles between tunnel Is. lust
south OF New River. Tenn. and tunnel
16. just north of Sundright, Tenn.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16

the days work is reviewed minuteiy,
| and no mistakes can pass unnoticed.
But the result Is that a man seldom
! makes the same error twice. and the
! next day he may distinguish himself by
locating and dislodging the enemy Ia
, record time. "
In each shrapnel there are aez lead
balls half an inch In diameter. sur
rounding a heavy charge Of powder,
which is set or by a fuse. This fuse
Is ignited by the propelling charge
when the gun is fired and the length Of
the fuse determines where IT shall ex-
plode- In aiming at a target TOO yards
distant. the shrapnel is supposed to
burst three yards in the air above the
target. but IL the target Is 1000 yards
oistant.s the charge should burst nina
yards in the air. The three-inch guns
used at Tobyhanna have an extreme
but the target practice is only at ais.
tances Of from 1.sC0 to 800 yards
Much Of the hard work that falls to
the lot of the artiilerymen Is In taking
care of the horses. There is a team OF
SIX horses to each gun and timber, and
a aaoener SIX ror every caisson. or twelve
horses to a gun. The horses always
have first consideration No man
thinks Of himself until mis- horses have
been cared for. because a field piece
without Its horses Is useless The men In
an emergency can take care Of Them
selves. but the horses are dependent ON
the soldiers who have them in CHARGE.
Every battery Of artillery also carrfes
q complete blacksmith shop, carpenter
shop and saddler's chest, and is pre-
pared to shoe horses and make a COM
plete set OF harness In the field It also
carries spare parts for the guns, and
can replace a broken piece at short
notice.
Some Sire Shy"
Now and then man enlists who has
all the requirements of an artiIleryman
except that he Is -.ffre shy" Such q
man belonged to the local battery not
long ago. He would do his part ana
more until IT came time for the big
gun to roar. and then he would put his
fingers in his ears and start for the rear
as fast as he could go. Most Of the
men get over this the first day. but .
fire shy" man should not be judged too
harshly, for there is something terrffy-
ing In the crashing roar Of several
pounds Of powder behind a ifteen-pound
protectile.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
BRITAIN'S WAR BOGIES.

One of the favorite forms of fc-
,icn to which British writer's have
oeen addicted in recent years is that
born of the "big navy" spirit in Eng
land and a pretended fear of Ger
many. The favorite plot of novels
in this manner is the invasion of
England by Germany, the steady
march of the troops from the coast
across the eastern counties toward
London, where the seizure of that
capital is made all the more easy by
a general uprising of the Germans
resident in London, the omnipi esent
walters serving as the backbone of
this rebellious army of foreigners.
None of these tales that we can re-
call ever omitted the rebellion of the
German walters.
Now the war has come and with it
there reaches US from London news
Of what actually has transpired there
in connection with the serving men
in the restaurants. Instead of arm
ing themselves with rifles taken from
secret places they have fled back to
Germany, and the result is not a
reign of terror but "a social trag-
coy" to quote the veracious cable.
II was bad enough to be caught in
London in the first days of the war
scare when travellers weren't sure of
getting meal, owing to currency
shortages; but now the situation is
made much more difficult for strand
ed tourists who may have golden
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
Youthful Critic.

Little Wendell Holmes Emerson, OF
Boston. was resting sedately with his
took in the par! shortly after a picnic
dinner. He had eaten too much. He
knew perfectly we'll he had eaten too
much and he was very much surprised
and shocked at himself He prayed fer
vently that no one would notice mis- con-
Gition.
Just then a kindly old lady appeared
and sat down beside him. "Ah,"
her csthetic sensibilItics.'
BY this time the kind old lady was
firmly settled. My little boy." she
said, are YOU over eighto"
II was wonderful to sre how the
) oGng Mr. Emerson recovered his dig
nifty. That woman with su.h oIIt-
laEGish grammar shOulI lar. to critI-
else him was unbelievable No mad
am" said he. proudly. Il have over
a satou,"-NAuonsl Monthly. 49,
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! nent employe. He served two enlist
ments with the regulars In the Philip
pines. retiring as a non-commissIoned
officer. and from muzzle cap to tail
piece there is no part Of field gun he
is not familiar with.
The successful artilleryman must be
both mentally and physically alert
Figures compiled by the War Depart
ment show that nine out of ten men who
| enlist In the Infantry make good and
eight out Of every ten who enlist in the
list In the artillery only an average
OF two prove themselves capable Of per-
forming all the required duties.
Men Are Versatile.
While most OF the scientific part Of
fighting is done by the officers IL is
vital that the men also have a working
knowledge OF the instruments. for the
superiority of the American soldier is
largely due 70 the fact that he has
initiative and can put up a stiff fight
even after his officers are shot down.
The instruments which a first class
artilleryman must know how to use are
a panoramic sight, a range quadrant
and fuse setter.
The panoramic sight Is the most COM
plicated and It enaales a man to shoot
over a hill and hit a target that he
cannot see. For example IL there was
a gun at the White House and the
gunner wished to hit the Capitol dome
but could not see 1t, his panoramic
GERS telescope and range quadrant
would enable him to hit the Capitol by
sighting at the Washington monument.
1t is only necessary that the officer be
at some vantage point where he can
figure out the respective angles and
telephone or wig-wag them to the gun
ner.
In target practice of this sort there
are five things to be computed; the
angle of the gun and the target, the
the angle of site difference in elevation
above sea level. the height of the burst
of the shell. and the range. To fail on
any one of these points means to score
a miss. The first shot does not usually
strike the target, but 1t should come
watching through his telescope corrects
1t the second or third time.
Maneuvers in Morning.
In the camp at Tobyhanna the men
put in the morning at maneuvcrs, learn
ing how to handle the gun. how to get
II into position and how to turn It at a
walk. trot or gallop. Target practice
comes I'm the afternoon.
The afternoons work begins when a
lieutenant receives a psuedo telegram
from his superior officer saying the
enemy has beer sighted near a certain
cross roads or clump OF trees and must |
be dislocated. Some place near the |
designated spot are a group OF canvas |
representing guns, mounted !
men or kneeling men. Perhaps the lieu
The Washington times., 1914-08-16
ADVENT OF JAPAN.

japan is determined to get into the
European war mix-up. There is nc
reason why she should not, if she
has interests that are affected; and
she has. Time was when she might
have regarded Britain as her dan.
gerous antagonist in the east; but
the close alliance and understanding
with Britain have ended danger of
clash in that quarter. Then came
the rise of Russian power and men,
ace, and it required great war to
! end that danger and establish an
entente that reassures Japan.
There is left Germany and the
danger that, successful in the pres
ent war, she would attempt a pro-
gram of expansion in the east that
would be sure to threaten Japan.
From the German occupation of Kiao
Chau bay down to this day, Ger
many's attitude in the Far East has
been calculated to worry the jap
anese, exactly as Germany's attitude
in Europe has been calculated to
keep that continent on the qui vive.
A. triumphant and regnant Germany
would turn eye to the Orient, where
the next century will see the great
est of all opportunities for CONNER
cial expansion.
Therefore, Japan feels that she,
too, has obligation to help curb the
danger of German Napoleonism.
Germany is pitifully unfortunate, in
this crisis of her imperial career, in
her inability to command friendships
among the nations. Her policy for
many years has been such as to in
spire dread of her enmity, misgiv-
ings as to her friendship. She stands
almost alone in arms, because she
has chosen to stand alone in peace.
Count Okuma, the Japanese pre-
mier, issues a most reassuring state
ment, touching on the bearing which
japanese participation in the war
will have on the United States. He
declared unqualifiedly that Japan's
sole object is the maintenance of
peace in the Orient, adding:
"Japan has no territorial ambi-
tions." This was plainly intended
for both China and the United
States. It is underwritten, in a way,
by Japan's ally, Great Britain; for
it is declared by Count Okuma that
Japan acts with a clear conscience,
IN conformity with justice, and in
perfect accord with her ally" That
can only mean that Great Britain has
that nothing in Japan's
conduct will impinge upon Ameri-
can honor or interests. Great Brit
ain has no desire, as the ally Of
Japan, to be drawn into a complica-
ton with the United States. Aside
from any other consideration, it is
not without the recollection of the
British colonial Office and foreign Of
ice, that the empire has given host
ages on the North American conti-
1ent.
Let there be no fears of effects in
furious to the United States. At the
end of this war, there will be no ma
ion comparable in resources, wealth,
or latent power to the United States.
We will have conserved what the
others will have spent. No peace
will be made that will look toward
injury Of this nation. The others will
want our good will, our material aid,
n rebuilding the shattered fabric of
heir prosperity.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16

guineas in their pockets and yet can
not get any one to serve them a
meal.
The war of the nations already
has shattered many international
bogy men. 1t will produce a new
crop.
The Washington times., 1914-08-16

quality of German and French ar
tjllery and troops has beer tested
far enough, at least, to convince
most people that the Germans are
meeting a very different France and
a very different French army than
they met in 1870.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
NoU. the Arbitrary Farmer

artificial and srbitra
and with this oDsession congress 10 soins
district throughout the nation "
ting
prices altogether artificial isn
writing them down a.
gamblers foodstus who tx prices One
markets uncertain and
bushs for h
holding worlds market that mi
ordinary condition Millions Of
producers e
beyond doubt n
holding
n y
investigator will likely, dig "corns pool3
in
has o be reckoned with, this time.
proposition which get American foodstun and the Ams
dolt
Andy he turn
squeezing the He surely going To- b squeesd formerly
he
lie Limp Ike dummy while others him.
Of high prices KS
gambe
and this may have some effect on prices but
including America might wen make its mind endure
automobile
II up in the garage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02

The administration win please ex-
cuse me for calling attention to the
fact that Uncle Sam Ii holding two
things that do not properly belong
One OF these things Is Vera Cruz.
Mex. Part OF our army and navy II
holding this city at great inconveni-
ence and heavy cost. There Is now no
war In Mexico, no American interests
In Mexico are In jeopardy and nobody
In Mexico seems disposed to give the
nag special salute. Unless the sd-
ministration has some undivided good
reason for policing Vera Cruz, II would
seem TO be considerate and economical
to let the boys come home to their
folks.
The second thing held by-U Sam
that Is not his h an army OF several
thousand Mexican refuses. These
people have made q long and enjoy
able visit. The large majority Of them
have been better housed and Tea than
ever before In their lives. With many
Americans out of work. Il would seem
that Uncle stretches the requirements
Of hospitality by keeping thousands Of
foreigners In idleness on the tat Of
hts land. We couldn't hold = Candle
to the gentlemen who are running the
administration, In the matter OF d.
plomacy and statecraft, but we've been
host often enough to know that there
comes q time when speeding the de-
parting guest IL the thing to do.
Why should Uncle longer board the
thousands Of Mexican refugees free
OF cost?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
Guessing at the Wars Length

An enthusiastic American Of Ger.
man birth. just home from visit to
the fatherland, was SO Impressed by
the size and readiness Of the German
military machine that he predicted
the kaiser's army would be In Paris
and the allies suing for peace within
10 days.
Lord Kitchener, a more experienced
authority, on the other hand. Is quot
ed as having doubted that the end
would come within Is months. One
neutral expert puts the limit at i've
years.
Guesses, each. Take your choice.
But there's one fact nobody can
get away from. On It's present scale
the war 10 costing, directly, not far
from $50.000,000 a day and indirectly
no one knows how much more.
Fifty millions q day for 20 days
makes billion. and for a hundred
days makes great deal more than
any other war ever cost. The worlds
crippled productive machinery can
carry just about so much Of an over.
load and no more-beyond that lin.
II. something must give way,
The limit is probably higher than
most Of Us realize; but we can't see
how II could possibly carry such q
strain much longer than year, II,
indeed, It could bear II that long.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
Pork Barrel Bill Is
In1periled By War

business has informed the powers
that be that nothing ought to be done
at the present time to disturb stock
values. 30 this legislation has foa
the present been laid aside.
BY unanimous consent and practt
cally without debate the socalled sea
mems bill passed the house Thurs
day night and was sent to Q confer
enos committee to adjust the diner
ences between the house ana senate
bills. The opposition to this measure
came from the huge transportation
companies like the HAMBURG Ameri-
can line doing business at American
portsA When the war put an end to
these lines and their business, u also
put an end to the lobby and it, In.
fiusnce ON congress opposed to the
seamenS bill. Result: piece Of leg.
isiation which has for IS years been
unable to pass goes through by
unanimous consent.
Some teeth were drawn from the
trust bill when the senate dropped
the provision for jail sentences for
violations Of prohibitions against
holding companies and against the
purchase OF supplies by railroads
from corporations having common d.
rectors or officers. Senator Ciapp de-
clared that when the trust barons
view this measure, they will think II
has been handled In Sunday school
conference instead of n legislative
body"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2.-Senate
leaders have outlined the legislative
program - follows: /. War revenue
bill. q. River and harbor bill. 8.
Omnibus claims bill. The secretary
Of the treasury has told Leader I'm
dsrwood that the interruption Of GUS
toms revenues win probably result In
h shortaSe OF Z hundred million dol.
lars. In view Of such shortage. Il has
appeared to some members OF con.
grvss Illogical TO pass the river and
harbor bill sgeregating some eighty
two million dollars. much Of It being
open to question on account OF the
hot that the money goes chiefly TO
private interests and impractical en-
tarprises. Senator Simons and others
who have been pushing the river and
harb0r bill, are now keen for the
passage Of q war revenue measure to
supply money for this and other pur-
poses. The claims bill asks about
thirty-two million dollars for the de-
scendants OF Civil war sufferers,
Senators Burton. Kenyon, Norris
and Borah have been hghting the
pork barrel bill. Up to this time
they have done so on the merits or
dement's Of the bill itself. They
thought the fight won, but the bill
has recently come to life, and now
its opponents will add to their argu-
ments against 1t the fact that war
has brought sbour ths nsed for great
economy.
xIyL 80 - a. --.~,,,S - uaca~aorv m
levy q war tar measure. II the pork
barrel were not passed, IL open TO
some question. II the pork barrel
goes through, there IL no question
that everybody will have to contrib
ute. The present talk IL for Q tax
on beer. whisky and tobacco with pos
sibly q tax on coffee. The latter sug-
gestion il bound to be unpopular and
IL not very loudly discussed. II IL
hoped that II will not be necessary
10 levy a tar on kilograms, checks
and drugs. Amendments will be
offered In the house to any bill which
does not Increase the rate Of the In
come tar as a means to raise In
creased revenue. Il will be pointed
out that the government has full
list of income tar payers and nothing
would be more simple than to call
on each for larger share In this
emergency.
II Is one Of the illeffects Of the
war that congress will take advant-
age OF the present business situation
to abandon the railroad securities
measure. II was intended by this
bill to lodge power In some govern
ment BODY like the interstate COM
MERGE commission to supervise the
issue Of railway securities. The need
for such supervision will be Just az
urgent when the present financial
stress Is passed, as Il ever was In
the years that have gone. But big
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
From Another
Point of KieW

They march today
In blue and gray,
(0ray hairs, Of course, We mean TO
say),
ITO 1feebier ''hep,"
With slower step,
But spirit In old vlgor kept.
With hating tread
And bending head,
With here q crutch for leg, instead.
They charge old age
The fight they wage
With courage known to hlst'ry's page.
So here they come
To fife and drum,
With all our hearts we welcome ssrH.
Three cheers TO you,
Brave boys In Blue,
A marching down our avenue.
Now II they can convict Tom Gin
Eighteenth ward by an overwhelming
majority.
The wife of Connecticut baker
says she helped him at the ovens
eight hours day, and that they quar-
relied every minute Of the eight hours.
Now she has sued for divorce, after
all said and done.
When II comes to spending human
life, the kaiser is no piker.
II is the intention OF the Germans,
as we understand, to shatter the
plaster Of Paris.
The last thing we shipped TO
France was Jack Johnson, who, by
no means, will be construed to be
contraband Of war.
We lose: they've got Gilman Jury
and the war in Europe isn't over.
80
This war will go on record. also.
as the first one to have press agents.
$500 80
They've got jury, so there are
prospects that Tom Glinnan's trial
may be over by the time Detroit
again has the encampment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
why the Doctor Asks.

DR.. A.-Why do you always make
silch particular inquiries as TO what
your patients eat9 Does that assist
ron IN your DIAGNOSIS?
20 ascertain their social position and
I arrange my fees accordingly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
How u 70 Managed.

did you do - l told you, wiilie
inquired the mother, "and not ak II,
Winters for pie second time -
"Yes'm," said Willie. proudly: .
didn't have to ask more than once:
got the nrst piece without asking ~
Ladder Home Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02

To the Boys In Blue
Mt Pleasant. Mich, Sept. ]. 1914.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
why Net.

Mother" asked Tommy, is It cor
rect to say that you water q horse.
when he II thirstyT
Yes, my DEAR" said his mother.
We'll, them" said Tommy, picking
up saucer, II am going to milk the
cat."-Ladiss' Home Journal.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
a slIaht difference.

/ you never hear Of women cashiers
running on with their employers mon
ey.v
mot often: and when II does hap
pen they take the employer. too
New York World.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-02
MILO d. CAMPBELL is IN A SAD
TT72 FIX, THAT'S ALL THERE is TO II

Say! Right down deep bottom Of hearts
for Milo Campbell $
9 MiO,s is like this
yellow dog a snged running for office the
Republican ticket out in county would vote
in the returns from Coldwater
This is 80 Cowaer and he is proud to state
Y sir that he NEVER SPLIT THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
(The name gentleman the back part Of the hall who
emitted the loud whoop' continues cheer Tsf
But Mios straight Republican is threatened
appears ides November thereabouts approach
distinguished suffers acute attack Of meanchoha
grows and his soul is devoid of joy
II And the reason is s. Osborn
Voting the Republican ticket straight for Bliss
Cor anybody Chase Osborn Milo Discovers
has pretty dned close to Socialism
There are 0sborns Judges for instance
Osborn opinion that judges human and prone to
error the same as Milo is but you can't any thing
Osborn inclnes opinion that the people competent
public like judge they competent to fire pubic
servant, il he IS judge.
Judges thinks public servants all BY them
He i simply Overlooking respect jo0dhIairey
But 80 il Osborn when it to that
such for the judiciary THAT HE WANTS
70 PROTECT IT AGAINST POSSIBILITY OF ROGUE GETTING
INTO IT THROUGH MISTAKE ON THE PART OF THE PEOPLE
Maybe il Milo his mind few times, he
conclude that who Is willing bad Judge shall hold down
the Job forever respect for the joodish ~ he
thought he had
prompts sympathy for him at this time.
Milo win probably want to vote for SOMEBODY
for governor wen be blowed doesn't look he
against pretty hopeless situation
course but he does the
oore Of an the Big Rapids shOomaer
quick public declaration that he longer namoured
q tendencies he once possessed Of.
whele lot since he has governor
ind he may repudd convictions he
once had, but he hasn't done publicly
Maybe he viii now If he wants Mlo's vote
n.
Osborn and Ferris prove impossible to Mlo Of
thinking Paeng who would do because he stood at
magddon principles for good and popular rule
that desperate character Beside either Osborn
Ferris imagine Milo would look upon him.
possibly esteemed friend from Branch county vot
g Republican ndoe Ehu Roots convention that
tme in Chicago.
Can you imagine who split his ticket being
yfSedicament now he WANTS to split it,
" Il pathetic
only suggestion to make and that for Milo cleo
on day 70 along lead pencil and write in his
will make that he is voting for Socialist and
ore satcoy all D. Campbell Of Coldwats Branch county
VII AT LAST have received ONE vote for governor