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The Washington herald., 1914-08-10


Fifty years ago today Gen. Grant 5
army was digging its way slowly forward
in the siege Of Petersburg, Va, extendine
its lines to tie left. in front Of those Of
Gen. Lee.
Since the firing Of the great mine un-
der a salient in the enemy's works on
July 30 there had been a cessation OF
active operations. The mine had resulted
in an inexcusable disaster, the effect OF
which on the spirits of the Federal army
was noticeable.
1t has been said that Grants military
fortunes, in the final campaign OF the
war, were at low ebb in the days follow
ing the mine. This seemsd to be true;
hui there is inner evidence, to be traced
In the War Records, that Grant was ney-
er more alert. and never more doggedly
determined TO win, than in this period
Lee had caused a diversion in his own
favor by sending a force to the Shenan-
doah Valley under Early, which had OBJ
.liged Grant to detach a corps fTom MS
army Uhe SIXTH for the same field, and
finally. on August l, TO send Sheridan TO
the valley to pursue Early TO the death.
This had caused a halt in aggressive
movements at Petersburg: but the halt
was only temporary, and Grant was max
ing plans to go forward again, in a short
Lee from detaChing any large number OF
troops from his army for service else
where.
Meanwhile the spade had replaced the
musket very largely In the hands Of the
Federal soldiers. As at NiCksburg. Grant
was advancing foot by foot against the
enemy. This time it was by extending
his line to the south, with the purpose
of finally encompassing the enemy
stronghold from the Appomattox River
on the one hand to the same stream on
the other.
In this purpose Grant was not destined
TO succeed wholly. for Lee was prepared
to strain every nerve to keep route
open by which to bring in supplies and
escape IL need be. Grant. however, was
making material progress, and with every
foot of new works erected by his men
he was a measurable step nearer to
crushing Lee.
Digging Under Fire.
One of the most important pieces of
work done by the Federals on their lines
to this date was the erection of a fort
on the Jerusalem road-the chief high
way out of Petersburg on the south
which was named Fort Sedgwick, in
honor of Uncle John Sedgwick, COM
mander of the Sixth Corps, who had per
ished at Spotsylvania.
The soldiers named the work Fort
He'll" and by this expressive title II was
known thenceforth in the ranks. The
work was laid out by Gen. washington
A. RoeblinE, of the Fifth Corps stafr
and was built under the direction Of Col
William s. Tilton, of the Twenty-second
Massachusetts Volunteers, commanding
a brigade.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Treasury officials are soon to have I1notty prob
lem to solve. The collector of customs at San Fran
cisco has held up shipment of 100000 toothpicks
from Japan refusing to admit them until each is
branded with the word Japan" The law says arti-
ces of import capable of being marked" whether of
minor proportions as large as an elephant shall
be marked with the of the country from which
they brought. The importers claim that will
cost $z7s mark all the toothpcs. If the collector
wins his he ought to be compelled to personally
inspect every to that his order is carried out
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Bird Census a MYTH.

The Department of Agriculture has been taking
bird census, and it is gravey announced that the
section of the United States east of the Mississippi
there are Approximately" 2o26oooooo native field
BIRDS not counting the sparrows. That word ZAP
proximaely enables the department to get away with
such nonsense. There has been bird census; some
clerk has simply amused himself with mathematical
calculations and the figures given out as if they
had value The next thing will probably be a
census of fies.-Louisville Post.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Colombia and Panama.

In his anxiety to induce Uncle Sam to give Colom-
bia present of S25oooooo, William Jennings Bryan
has overlooked some highly important facts in Gen.
trail American history. When Panama first joined
forces with Colombia she reserved the right to secede
and establish separate government at any time she
fit. Not only did Panama reserve such right, but
avaed herself of it twice before she seeded this last
time. Recognition of these facts make it more diff
cult than to understand how the United States
government owes anything to Colombia-Sioux City
Tribune,
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
View of the European War.

To the Editor: In the war which has
just broken out in Europe on such a
gigantic scale. Germany is playing for
great stakes and France is fighting for
her very life. II means. II the Germans
are very successful, the reduction Of
France to a second-rate power and the
Gripping of that country to such an eX-
tent that she will not be able to raise
her head against Germany for hundred
years, perhaps never unaided. lived in
Germany for number OF years, though
it is twenty years since I was there, and
from what 1 know Of the temper of the
German people I would say they mean
to render France this time helpless.
In the struggle that has ensued some
thing IS certainly going to smash. for II
has been brewing for over forty years.
Germany seems to be declaring war on
everything in sight. Her success in this
struggle means almost world empire for
her. She is acting in utter disregard Of
treaty obligations to neutrals and will
have no hesitation in sieging Belgium,
Holland, and even Switzerland, II II suits
her purposes. Every country that does
not side with her will be counted her
enemy, and will be made to pay dearly
for il. 1t will be 1856 re-ena tied when
Prussia, in the war with Austria, seized
and incorporated unto herself almost
every German State that opposed her.
Germany has made marvellous progress
in every respect since 1870, outdistancing
France. She has a piece Of fighting ma
chinery OF enormous proportions that sne
regards as invulnerable, but she may be
doomed to disappointment. Her great de-
sire is to be a world power of the first
magnitude She longs for colonies, for
oversee possessions. 1t will not be sur
prising then, II she is successful. TO find
her annexing more Of France, absorbing
Belgium, and perhaps taking In Holland.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Hope of the Seaside Resorts

Of course, the seaside resorts would be grateful
to a couple of vessels that should fight within
sight of the hotel verandas The formerly useful
sea serpent wouldn't amount to heabite in COM
parison. Bar Harbor, with the gold ship, has put
the of all the other resorts out of Joint but
the Jersey coast is cherishing fond hopes that the
German cruiser Dresden will do something interest,"
ing few English and French ships are reported
naval engagement is driving the hotel guests delrious
with hopes-Ph.adelphia Record.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

saloon keeper of Paterson, N J., has disinherited
and dsowned his daughter because she away with
and married the pastor of a Jersey City church.
Those Jersey saloon keepers always were an ex-
elusive set but there is why the in Pat
shouldn't have waited long enough to give his
new son-in-aw chance to make good
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Penalty for Drug Sellers.

A New York druggist was sentenced to a years
imprisonment for selling heroin without doctors
prescription This is far better than the $50 fine with
which such offenders have been escaping in Chicago.
But it is inadequate One year in prison is not
sufficient punishment for brute who sold from July
to 10000 of the tablets which destroy human
beings morally, spiritually physically intellectually
and industrially. Nor does it protect society ade
quatey against his re-estabshment in his dreadful
trade.-Chicago Post
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Cities Where Women Vote.

To the Editor: Following the example
Of Dublin. Cork and other municipalities,
the city government Of Belfast has just
passed q resolution in favor Of parlia-
msntary suffrage for women. Belfast Is
the ninth Irish city to take such action.
Nearly 200 cities and towns in England,
Scotland and Wales have done the same.
They range from cities where the pOpula-
ton is strongly Tory to those where it
is overwhelmingly Liberal. The belief in
equal rights for women cuts right across
the ordinary lines OF party politics.
The press dispatches make much of the
sporadic destruction OF property by mill
itants, but are silent as to the great and
growing force of peaceful public opinion
that is urging the admission OF women to
the ballot
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Women are to be conductors for day on the street
cars of St Joseph, No. portion of the fares they
collect to be devoted to charity. If the passengers
would only behave just they do every day the
women of St Joseph would doubt learn to be
more patient with the regular conductors; but, of
course everybody will be excessively polite to the fair
fare collectors.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
A Line D Cheer Each Day o
tn Year.
o. K.
Written EXPRESSLY for The HersId)
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.

(Copyright lsiIl A..
like to order all my days
And all my ways,
So that they'll bear rejecting on
When day Is done,
And when night curtains all the earth
I'll find each deed is full OF worth
As for my nights, it is my prayer
That they may bear
Inspection in the glorious light
When day hath superseded night.
If day approves the night and night the
day.
And each the other stamps With its o. k
I'll let a critic world just say its say
And plod along, heart full of song. and
free of care,
Content to think I'll maybe get some
where,
Or If, perchancs. I don't 1t will not Be
The fault Of me.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

King George has resigned as honorary colonel Of
the First Prussan Dragons but the Kaiser still holds
on to his job as honorary colonel of the Dragon
Guards to the King. Well, King George probably
knows how President Wilson did in the case of
George Fred Williams.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

The Democrats of Oklahoma have ignored the ad-
vice of the writers of upft and undertaking articles
in the magazines and have refused to nominate Al
Jennings, former train robber and bandit as their
candidate for governor. Jennings, however, finished
third in field of Six and there is no telling what
might have happened if the authors had not ndorsed
him.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
: Doinss Of Society /;


Mrs Phillip Stevenson. Of New York,
acted as hostesa
The object OF the new organization IL
to secure private and exclusive bathing
ground for Narragansett visitors on the
order Of Bailys Beach at Newport
Count r. de Adhemar. who passed last
week at Newport. has now joined the
Washington contingent at Narragansett
Pier. Count de Adhemar. notwfthstand-
ing his name and title, IL a resident Of
Virginia and lives in Washington each
winter.
Mr.. John z. wiIkie. late chief Of the
United States Secret Service, is reported
aboard the Laconia, which sailed Satur-
day from London. Mr.. wIlkie was at
tending the Terminal Commission con-
ference in Paris, which came to an
abrupt close q week ago. Mira wilkie
did not accompany her husband abroad
and is at their summer home near
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Mcmillan have left
Bar Harbor and gone TO Manchester.
Mass. for a visit Of several weeks before
returning to their home in Detroit
Miss Julia CaIhound. who passed last
winter in Washington. has gone to Bar
Harbor for a visit to Mrs. Platt Hunt,
Of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Sears. Of Boston
the latter fornierly Miss Kitty Cameron,
Of Washington. have opened the Cameron
Camp at Paul Smiths in the Adirondacks
where they will pass several weeks Miss
Margaret Cameron is among the Wash
ingtonians still in Europe and supposed
to be at Calsbad
William J. McAdoo, second son Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. who has been
at York Harbor, Ne, has left there to
Join his sisters at their summer home
at Mattapoisett. Mass
I Lieut. Commander Sargent, L. s. N,
and Mrs. Sargent, who are passing the
month Of August at Moosehead Lake,
have in the past week been added to
the very limited number Of season wish
tors who made the successful assent
Of Mount Kineo. This is one OF the
donors Of the Moosehead region TO which
many aspire but few attain.
/ Mrs. W. S. Cady and daughter. Mrs
| Frank Morrison, accompanied by their
guests. the Misses O'DonneI. Of Frank
/ lin, Ky, have gone 10 CoIun:al Beach for
. the summer.
Miss Huyler Dempsey. Of Petersburg,
/ Va. who has been the guest Of Mrs r
NJ. Wood and Miss Mary E Crawley, Of
[ this city, has returned home.
/ Mrs. ]. W. Hayme and her daughters.
Ethel and Edith. are spending two weeks
at Ocean View, Va
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

According to authentic report the Feminist All-
snce in New York is considering plans for large
apartment house. which is to be erected 'in accord
ance with feminist ideas" Men and children we sup
pose will be barred, though the former will be per-
Initted to build it
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

le war has been raging, what has become
.rchist hunger strikers in New York, the l.
en-. Coxey, Upton Sinclair, and the British
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
New York Hotel Arrivals.

Special to The washinEton Herld.
Net York, Aug. 9-washingtonIans ar.
rived and registered today as follows:
Park Avenue Grand
T Balion. Z. Galchett.
Miss z c. Bates. NJ. A. Mugley.
theresa E. c. Sherwood.
H. S. Blackmore. II. J. Bell.
York Cumberland
C w Boteler. A. b. Dulin-
Marlborough-Blen- Mrs. c. G. Dulin.
helm New Victoria
D. c. Beach H. X Emmett
Broadway Central Gerard
c. Z. CHANNEL. W. \. Gwyer.
Navarro Murray Hill
G. VI. DOVE. T. Z. Mclaughlin
E. W. Thompson. GregOrian-
J. p. johnson. J. T. Watkins.
W. E. Kelly Woodward
J. NJ. Mcnamara A. c. Whitney.
Wallick- Miss Whitney.
T. Moore.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

a man say yesterday that Savannah is the
own in the country; that Georgia has had
e prohibition for six seven years and
Savannah hasn't found it out yet
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

A girl never believes you, Jason, when you tell
her that she is the only girl you ever loved but she
likes to hear it just the
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

People who have tried both, say it is easier to run
dairy than to keep diary.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

About the peacefullest spot we know of now is
Col. Roosevelts Armageddon.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

We frankly admit that we know whole lot more
about geography now than we knew ten days ago.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

News such as we used to get by grapevine tele-
graph now comes by wireless.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

1t looks as if the fellow who used the send the
larming reports from the Windward Passage during
he war with Spain is at his old tricks again.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Iay poke fun at grape juice diplomacy, if
to, but look at what has happened to beer
and absinthe diplomacy, and plain Scotch
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

SO live, young man, that when you are alone yor
Gill be in good company.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

We have not heard of any of those Hindoos who
were banished from Canada having volunteered for
The defense of the British Empire
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Emperor William thinks he is the guy who put
the man in Germany.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
The King In Flight.

Professor-Translate rex fugit
Pupil-The king fees
Professor-But fugit may be also In the
perfect tense, how would you render It
then?
Pupil-The king has fees.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

No Prunella, imported wigs are not made from
Belgian hare.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

The war crisis enabled France to quickly forget
the Cailaux trial
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Morning Smiles.
Tnanfmona.

Kriss-'who stood up for him when he
married?'
Kross-"Nobody. They all called him
an idiot. Smart Set.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

crisis sometimes arrives. The one in Europe
for instance.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
Magnanimous.

A Mobile manufacturer tells OF q dariSy
who came to him one day with a request
to be excused from work the next day.
explaining that his wife had died and
that he must attend the funeral.
This request, seeming reasonable, was
granted: but after a lapse Of some weeks
the darky again asked q day on.
"All right. Frank said the boss.
What's Il for. this timer
This time / gets married"
80 soon? Why. it's only been . few
weeks since you buried your wife"
"Sure!" said Frank. but don't hold
spite long"-Harper's
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

That Atlanta weather prophets prediction dt a
severe winter is not bad reading on hot day. is tl
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

And Davy Jones locker is standing wide open
these days.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Europe has had plenty of rope, and is about tc
bang herself.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Senator Bristow may reflect that parties, too. ar
ungrateful
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

The shooting season in Europe opened early this
year,
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Miss Huyler Dempsey. Of Petersburg,
Va. who has been the guest Of Mrs. R.
NJ. Wood and Miss Mary E. Crawley, Of
this city, has returned home
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Mrs. ]. W. Hayme and her daughters
Ethel and Edith. are spending two weeks
at Ocean View, Va
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10
A Question of Size.

schoolmsster-Now. II your mother
gave you a large apple and a small one,
and told you 10 divide with your brother,
which apple would you give him!
Johnny-D'you mean my big brother or
nv little brother?-Tit-Bits.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Mrs. W. S. Cady and daughter. Mrs
Frank Morrison, accompanied by their
guests. the Misses O'Donnel, Of Frank
lin, Ky, have gone 10 Colonial Beach for
the summer
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Portugal is staying close to shore these days.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

Tomorrowi Sherman Promoted.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

William ]. McAdoo. second son of the
Secretary OF the Treasury. who has been
at York Harbor, Ne, has left there to
Join his sisters at their summer home
at MattapoiSett. Mass.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

And they used to cali it Merry Enslandl
The Washington herald., 1914-08-10

The Scarborough Beach Club. Of Mar
ragansett Pier. organized recently and
counting a number OF Washington sub
scribers among its charter members, gave
its first dance Saturday evening. when
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BROTHER TELLS
ABOUT FLETCHER
Career of the Rear Admiral Who
Took Vera Cruz.
YEARNED FOR SEA WHEN BOY
Forced to Remain at an Executive
Desk During the Spanish War, He
Became an Expert on
Ordnance.

Chicago.-Whiie Admiral Fletcher,
who captured the city of Vera Cruz
Tuesday, has never resided in Chi
cago, he has been a frequent visitor
here at the home of his brother, Thorn
as ]. Fletcher, 5237 Cornell avenue.
The latter is treasurer of the Coop
erative League of Chicago. J. Fetch
er, a son of the Chicago Fletcher, is a
lieutenant on Admiral Fletcher's flag
ship.
1--WE Fletchers do not come of a sea-
faring breed" said the civilian Fetch
er at his home. ION the contrary, we
are Iowa men and we should by all
rights have lived and died landlub-
bers. My brother is an admiral now
because our representative in con-
gress in Marshalltown, Iowa, decided
he would fill a vacancy at Annapolis
by holding a competitive examination.
"'Tom, said my brother when he
saw the notice of the examination,
I'm going to be sailor. That's the
life for me. I never thought of it be-
fore, but see now that was meant
to be a hero of the deep.'"'
Leads i'm Examination.
He entered the examination, just as
he said he would, and took first place
over Is other boys. That was in 1870
and he has been in the navy service
since.
According to the Chicago Fletcher,
it was one of the bitterest disappoint-
ments of the admiral's career when
he was compelled to remain at an exec
utive desk in Washington during the
Spanish war. But the admiral, as the
result of that experience, became an
expert on ordnance.
Secretary Long promised him that
if he would remain as assistant chief
of the ordnance department until he
could get things in order, he could
have anything he wished. But be-
fore his work was done there the war
was over. You see, the country was
totally unprepared for war and the
ordnance department was placed un-
der terrific strain
lnvents RecoiI Apparatus.
Admiral Fletcher had been in the
vented recoil apparatus for quick
f1rers, which has been in use ever
since He also improved the Farcot
breech mechanism, thereby insuring
the success of the system. Whereas
to open the breech of the big guns it
had been necessary before to depend
upon power from the engine-room.
the admiral's improvement made it
possible to move the huge blocks
with one hand. AS commander
Of the torpedo boat Cushing the ad-
miral. then Lieutenant Commander
Fletcher, conducted an Investigation
of the behavior of torpedoes and dis
covered many errors in range and in
almost every instance the correctness
of his deductions was proved. He is
regarded as one of the first ordnance
experts of the navy.
Born in OskaIoosa.
admiral Fletcher" said his kins-
man in Chicago, twas born in Oska-
fifteen years old when he took the
examination and entered Annapolis.
"My brother was graduated in June,
1875, one of the honor men of his
class He served as midshipman for
one ear and then was promoted to
the rank of an ensign. On April 1,
1882. he became a junior lieutenant.
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