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The Washington times., 1914-09-12
Army and Navy
ARMY.

Col. WILLIAM LASsITER. Infantry
tattached to Twenty-first Infantry,
to his home to await retirement.
First Lieut. EARL J. w. RAGSDALE,
Ordnance Department, September Is,
will take station at the Sandy Hook
Proving Ground, N. J.
Lieut.. Col. JOHN F. MORRISON is re-
iieved from assignment to the
Twenty-first Infantry.
Leave Of absence granted Capt. LOUIS
r. BALL. Sixth Cavalry, is extended
three months.
Leave OF absence for one month is
granted Capt JOHN l. DE WITT,
Quartermaster Corps.
Leave of absence for eight days is
granted Major EDWARD NJ.
SHINKLE. Ordnance Department.
Capt. FRANKLIN P. JACKSON. In
fantry. to First Infantry.
First Lieut. JAMES c. WILLIAMS. In
fantry, now attached to the Ninth
Infantry, is assigned to that regi-
ment.
First Lieut.. ALFRED H. THOMAS,
Medical Reserve Corps, to his home.
Lieutenant THOMAS is relieved from
duty in the Medical Reserve Corps.
Col. CHASE w. KENNEDY. General
Staff, Is relieved from further duty
with the Second Division.
Captain WILLIAM X. NAYLOR, Ninth
Infantry. to Fort Leavenworth.
kans., October l, Army Service
Schools, for duty.
The following officers of the Medical
Reserve Corps arc ordered to active
duty and will report September 10, to
the commandant, Army Medical
School, this city: First Lieutenant
FRANK H. DIXON and First Lieu
tenant HARRY D. OFFUTT.
Leave of absence for two months, to
take effect November 15. Is granted
Second Lieutenant JOHN p. LUCAS,
Cavalry.
First Lieutenant OSWALD F. HEN
MING, Medical Reserve Corps, to his
home, and upon arrival will report
by telegraph to the ad;utant general
of the army.
Leave of absence to October 5 is granted
First Lieutenant OSWALD F. HEN
NING Medical Reserve Corps.
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time for the interest to flag. Some
thing was doing all the tima. Now
as the craze for longer film has con-
tinued, the amount of action per
foot, one might say, is considerably
less and the char n of the pictures was
considerably lessened. Today there
is new idea being agitated among
the producing men who are think
ing of building for the future. 1t is
an idea they call value length"
They want to have films made only
so long as the value of the story
calls for. If this is only 500 feet
why the picture should only be that
Ions.
The turning of the tide is shown
in the reports that have come from
Engla nd, one of the greatest picture
consuming centers in the country.
England will refuse to take long
films. The public will not stand for
them A film OF more than ZOO feet
is almost impossible in the English
market The sarrs thing is true IN
n lesser degree here. There are Il
number of stories that cannot lie
told in 2,00O or 5000 feet. These
stories must run longer and the
public will stand for them being
longer. But only in these excep-
ticnal cases The average film will
be shorter because the public de-
mard is for shorter films. This ends
the argument that has been going
on. The programs must contain
more plays-sharter plays. G.. NJ.
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the French fortrcsses and thus brcar
the allied lines into yet smaller SET
t;ons. The success of this plar
would have crumbled the allies int
hopclessly inferior divisions ane
made their reduction, and present.,
the investment Of Paris, possible.
Can a German army make such 8
skillful retreat rs General French
conducted after Mons? The answer
is yet to be learned. But German
tactics and strategy do not lend
themselves well tc the program Of
the retreat. An army held con,
stantly to the strict rule of mass
formations is in danger of utter
generalization when the retreat is
sounded.
1t is now the effort of the allies
left wing to cut off the railway COM
munications in the rear of the Ger
mar right, surround it, and compel
it to surrender. The boot, in fact,
is on the other leg. The Germans
have been provisioning this branch
Of their force from the base at AK
la-Chapelle. If the communications
are cut it will be in a very dangerous
position.
Without doubt the immense losses
the Germans have suffered from the
beginning are telling seriously on
their capacity for offensive work.
Retreat is not an inspiring opera
tion. Something close akin to de-
moralization of the Germans in this
region is indicated by the details
that the censor has permitted to
come through, dealing with the con-
slant capture Of parties of fugitive
Germans in the woods and along the
river banks.
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SAME OLD STRATEGY.

Frederick the Great is said to
have declared that WashiIgton's
crossing of the Delaware and attacS
on the British at Trenton was the
most brilliant military stroke of any
commander in that generation. II
has been widely credited with saw
ing the cause of the colonies by a
victory just when it was absolutely
necessary.
War, in it's big strategy, has rot
changed much fron, Washington
down to date. The Servians threw
poptoon bridges across the Danube
and Save rivers, hurried big force
across at night, carrying their artil-
lery along, and before the Austrians
fnew of the movement had swooped
down or the Austrian army at Sem
lin. Semlin is opposite Belgrade,
and from it the Austrians have
been bombarding that city inter-
mlttentiy since the war began. Inc
Austrians were defeated, routed, and
driven out of Semlin.
General Joifrc:s retreat from Bel
gium to the lines Of Paris has sug-
gested constantly the retirement of
Washington across New Jersey.
Now come the Servians and dupli-
cate the Trenton campaign of the
Revolution. Washington as a r:ili-
taIy genius and mentor has been
he.ter appreciated by the old world
than by Americans. "From the old
est general to the greatest" was the
inscription that Frederick ordered
on the sword he sent Washington.
The testimony is being repeated to-
day
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bility of Germany ever attempting
again a naval competition with
Britain. That is the thing britain
demands; it is the thing necessary
to make a permanent peace. Ger
many defeated, but left still great
military and naval power, would be
constant menace. She would de-
mand revenge rs insistertly as the
French have demanded it for forty
odd years.
British policy, then, demands 4
long war that must wear down and
utterly exhaus. Germany. Churchill
meant what he said, to this extent.
The British people mean it. British
public policy requires it. BY no
other course can Britain possibly be
repaid for the sacrifices that the war
is forcing upon her.
Both Britain and Germany will
not survive this war as first class
powers. One of them mnst be re-
duced to second rate. Each has its
eye on the other; the real war today,
and from the day Britain entered
the contest. has been the war be-
tween Britain and Germany. Neither
has touched the others sol! as vet;
perhaps the war will end without
either setting the foot cf hostile
soldier on the others soil. But
nevertheless this war is the war,
pre-emineutly, between Rriton and
Teuton; and it is that because the
great economic interests of both
countries are so bound up tnat they
must fight to determinative issue.
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GEN. FRENCH'S REPORT

The first simple, straightforward,
connected story Of a large movement
that has come from any high auth
ority since the beginning Of the var
is the report of Gen. Sir John
French, covering the operations of
the British arny in the retirement
from Mons, il the closing days Of
August.
A general Impression has hereto
fore been given 10 the world of the
bigncss and severity Of the oper-
al:ons in connection with this move
ment. General French's report, kow-
ever, makes it very apparent that
the British force, just arrived in the
field of action, was placed where it
would have to guard the left flank of
the allies from the determine! tu-r-
ing movement of the Germans.
1t was at this time and place that
the Germans made their most des-
perate effort for Sedan. They
wanted to ervelop the left wing of
their enemy. If they could lave
hammered the British to pieces tney
would probably have done this. With
overwhelming force they smashed
at it for fouc days and nights, and
in the face of this continuous attack
General French had to withdraw.
The French lid not inform him of
the detailed position Oh his tanks
until he was in most dangerous
si&nAGon; and after tkr< t.s CO.
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women. and adds to their interest
In sewing well. From sixty to sew
enty women are employed weekly.
Members of the board take interest
IN individual cases. and greatly i'm
prove the conditions of families and
make them self-supporting. The Of
nee of the society at l722 G. street is
open every Friday morning. from
November until May. to receive fin
lshed work. to give out new work.
70 pay the women employed. and
for the sale of garments.
The Associated Charities has al
ways long waiting list of women
desiring work. and this society has
to constantly refuse them employ
ment on account OF lack OF means.
Officers:
Increased subscriptions to meet
this demand are most gratefully re-
ceived. Five dollars gives a desti-
tute member work for one month.
The officers are: President. Mrs.
A Garrison McClintock: vice presi-
dent, Mrs Woodbury. Blair; second
vice president, Miss Farrar-Smith.
secretary. Mrs. Mandeville Carlisle;
treasurer. Mrs. William Crozier
The number of Garments made in
the past year were: For St. Vim
cents Asylum. 1870; st. AIMS
Asylum. 2cg: ST. Joseph's Asylum.
2gT: ST. Johns Orphanage. 105: Bruen
Home. so: Christ Child Society, 52l:
Children's Country Home. 135; Pro-
videncc Hospital. S94: GEORGETOWN
University Hospital 100: Founding
Hospital. l66: Garfield Hospital. IS;
Emergency Hospital, rs; total, 3.e23.
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NAVY.

Commander c. T. VOGELGESANG to
Naval War College.
Lieutenant Commander w. II. REYN-
OLDS, to command Culgoa.
Lieutenant Commander T d. PARnER.
treatment Naval Hospital. Washing
ton. D. C..
Lieutenant Commander A. w. JOHN
son. to Maine.
Lieutenant l.. II. LACEY, to Delaware.
Lieut.. S. L. H. HAZARD to Naval Sta
ton, Key West
Lieut.. r. w. KESSLER to Atlantic re,
serve fleet.
Lieut.. q. g. S. B. MCKINNEY to office
Judge Advocate General. Navy De-
partment.
Lieut. q. gD L. B. BYE to Arkansas.
Ensign II. c. WICK to sick leave OF abb
sence for three months.
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Sailed-Prairie from Cape Haitkn for
Hampton Roads, San Diego from La
Pa. for San Diego, Cleveland from
Nazatlan for San Bias, Nanshan
from San Diego for San Francisco.
celtic from Tampico for Guantana-
mo. Caesar from Port Au Prince for
Guantanamo. supply from Manila for
Olongapo.
Arrlyed-Montana at Newport. New Or
leans at San Francisco. North Caro-
lima at Brindisi, Somers at Mobile,
Nanshan at San Diego. Leonidas at
North River. Terry and Tanning at
Newport. Caesar at Port Au Prince,
Machias at Monte Christi. Supply at
OIougapo, Yorktown at Ensenada.
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
Senate Passes Bill to
Liberalize Currency Law

The Senate has passed the bill to
liberaIize ,he Aldrich-Vreeland act by
permitting banks which are IN the
Federal reserve system 70 issue emery
ency notes up to IS per cent OF unlm-
paired capital and surplus. Inc law
now limits issue to 80 per cent
The bill was passed without a roll
call after long discussion Several
amendments were added to the bill.
One provides for issue Of emergency
circulation to state banks and trust
companies so as to widen the relief
extended.
Doubt is expressed whether the bill
will he passed by the House. In House
Banking Committee circles there is a
feeling that plans to liberalize the cur
rency and banking laws are running
wild and that it is time to call a halt.
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

The early frost has killed the crop OF
"is-it-warm-enough-for-you's."
Italy continues to hang around the
stage entrance Of the theater Of war.
The baseball game is the only place
where the average married man gets n
chance to holler louder than a whisper.
They are now counterfeiting Mexican
money. which is considerably akin to
painting the lily.
Reservist Autumn is rushing to the
cclors.
War has cut Off the importation of
violin strings. but the domestic variety
are guaranteed to make just as much
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
Truths By Women Who
Supplying Employment
NllOW for INDECENT Women :
Co-operative Sewing Society

Supplying employment for destitute who cannot leave
homes for sought by the Cooperative Sewing
Society," The members comprising this society all weodo
socially prominent who the funds necessary
entirely from personal subscriptions Women employed
in making garments for orphan asun hospitals
Institutions thus accomplishing to good acts The other articles
made by needy sold to them at coperng only
the price of the material.
Personal interest taken by the members of the board in the
their families thereby often improving their condition
generally The PRESIDENT Mrs A. Garrison McClutock gpes
here of this organization which doing such fine
quietly and Systematically that few of the general public know
existence.
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A SIGNIFICANT NOTE.

The German war office makes ad-
mission tina. its heretofore redoubt-
able right wing has fallen pack be-
fore superior forces" This is an
admission of condition that till
now has not been recognized by the
Germans at any place in the west
ern zone of war. The German right
wing has at all times until the last
few days been in vastly superior
force. 1t has been able, seemingly,
indefinitely to extend itself without
dangerously weakening the force of
its attack. General French reported
how the British fought against
vastly superior forces, day after
day, in the retirement from Mons.
Without much doubt, it was the
sturdiness of the British during
those fearful days that snved the
western arm of the allied armies;
the story parallels that of the won
Gerful stand of General Thomas at
Chickamauga.
How greatly. then, must con-
ditions have changed, when we find
the Germans now retiring precipi-
lately on this same wing, and ex-
piaining that superior force compels
it. The allies have been able to
project a grea. increase of forces
into this section of the battle, or
else the Germans have found it
necessary tn draw away some cf
their strength to other places. Prob
ably both things have happened.
There have been persistent reports
of German Withdrawals on the west,
either to strengthen the supreme
effort of the German center, or to
meet the Russians in the east.
But # the Germans weakened
their right in order 70 add power to
their drive at the center, it was a
failure; for it is now announced that
when their right retired their at
tacks at the center weakened and
finally retirement has begun.
1t may be guessed that the report
CT overwhelming force on the Ger
man side at every point Of contact
will not be so regularly received
from this time forth. That the
British have Immensely strength
cned their army is very sure, though
details are lacking. That a large
Russian force has joined the allies,
and that the Belrians have pulled
themselves together and become
once more J telling factor, are facts
not to be seriously doubted.
The battle of the last week not
unlikely will be found, when all the
facts are known, to represent the
critical effort of the Germans in
France. Their effort was to smasl.
thrt ugh the center Of the allies;
and in this they seem to have failed.
Fad they succeeded, they would have
teen in position to defeat the two
seements of their enemy in detail.
Apparently they proposed to use
their superior siege guns to reduce
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
WHAT THEY'RE SHOW
ING IN WASHINGTON.
TODAY.
By GARDNER MACK.

"The Missing Page, and .He
Nearly Won Out, Crandalrs, Ninth
and Z streets.
"The Heart Of Midlothian the
Olympic, 1431 You street.
"The Face in the Crowd, and
"When Macbeth Came to Snake
ville,, the TruxtOn, North Capitol
street and Florida avenue.
"The Old Loves the Best, "The
n.y. the Empire, 915 H street
northeast.
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Readers.)

Communications to the Mail Bag must
Be written on one side Of the paper
only: must not exceed 200 words in
length and must be signed with name
and address OF the sender. The pub
lication Of letters In The Times Mail
Bag does not mean the endorsement
by The Times OF the opinions Of the
writer. The Mall Bag II an open forum
where the citizens OF Washington can
argue moot questions.
The Washington times., 1914-09-12

universal blockades for the failure of
his ship to come in.
When it's your turn to buy, you
should conduct a mastery retreat
OF course. that hobo trying to pan
handle his dinner at the back gate Is a
European reservist who is trying to get
to the front.
Tourists can get highly indignant
when officials discover diamond neck-
lace in false bottom Of trunk, and claim
it was simply due to the excitement Of
war.
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
TOMORROW.

Mary Fuller in "The Viking
Queen, John Bunny In "The
HOneymOOners, "The Black Sig
nal.' "The House That Went
Crazy" and Pathe Weekly, the
Olympic, 1431 You street.
"The DEVILS Signature Gran
dalPs, Ninth and f streets.
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Amusements.

Nat,onal-"'The Dragons Claw" 2:15 and
s:l5 p. M
Poli.-"A Fool There Was. 2:l6 and Sis
p. m
1aS,n.s-Vaudeville. 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
Haiasco-.'Damaged Goods. 2:l5 and Sis %
cam.,v-Burlesque. 2:l5 and Sis p. M
CrandaIrs-Motion pictures. afternoon and
evening. ,, <.
Snsnos-Vaudeville. afternoon and evening
Noore's Strand-.Lttlest Rebel" IL a m to
Garden-"The Lure" 10 a m. to IL p m.
Glen Echo-AIl amusements.
chevy Chase Lake-Marine Band concert and
dancing.
BssebalI-Washington VI. Boston. p -
The Washington times., 1914-09-12

MET an older
inhab than myself
yesterday. He kin
remember W h e n
there wasn't any
split in tn Repub-
lican party" q
The Washington times., 1914-09-12
Whats S on The Program ir,
Washington
Today.

Meetings. evening:
Nssonic-Canton Washington. Patriarchs MIL
knights OF Pythias-Relief Bureau.
Sat,onal Union-Columbia Council.
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sculptor gave q quick CRY Of admira-
ton and astonishmemt why. w
seen that boyi l saw him today-&
was At Exposition Park-hs was
looking at the pictures"
Perhaps only the eyes OF q seer.
the instinct Of q great artist or the
clairvoyance Of mother-lovs could
have seen the soul in SO imperfect
an image ~ this, but the mother
thought 1t nothing remarkable that
the resemblance should be so quick
ly detected. and, knowing tho boys
passion for pictures and statutes.
never doubted that there could DO
a mistake.
Soon the two women were on q
fast-speeding car bound for the art
gallery. On the way there the sculp-
tor heard many things that made her
believe the boy had Inherited his
mothers unmistakable talent. When
they reached the big art gallery 1t
was almost closing time, and the
caretaker assured them that there
was no one in the building. They In
sisted on going in. After searching
through various rooms. In a little
shaded side exhibit room where there
was a sort OF built-in window seat
they found tho boy fast asleep. He
woke with his mothers arms around
him, and looked about for a moment,
daxed and wondering. Then he
smiled and said:
ooh, mummie. a boy brought me
out here to see some old bones and
sharks and things, and I found all
this!"-he waved his hand toward
the statues in the outer room-"and
l couldn't 60 away and leave them"
The woman-sculptor looked at the
boys o~utstretched hand and took 1t
in her own firm. fineiy-chiseled one.
IT think We have a great artist
here" she said. LET him come to
me, and I will teach him"
Into tho mothers faded face there
came the blossom Of a great hope.
and her dim eyes were filled with a
wonderful Madonna light, for she
knew that in finding the boy this
time she had discovered . way to
make him find himself.
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clay, email crumbling models for
larger pieces, metallised plaster
casts, white bas-reliefs and bronze
busts filled the room. It was before
the head Of a dimpled. curly haired
boy that the woman paused. She
had not spoken. nor did she speak
now, but bowed her head in her
hands and weDt silently. The heart
Of the woman-sculptor was very
vibrant and responsive to all human
emotions, and by instinct she knew
this was a mother. Perhaps she had
lost a child. The mother-heart in
her reached out and gathered the
woman in her arms, and there the
story Of the lost boy and Of his
beauty and his wilfulness. his dis
appearance and her hope for finding
him was poured out.
"AQ things are possible with God
and mother love-" said the great
woman-sculptor to herself, as she set
about mixing some fresh clay to the
required consistency. She gave the
woman a few simple directions and
a modelling tool. and left her for q
while. When she returned. after an
hour or more. her critical eye saw at
a glance that the woman had more
than ordinary ability in handling the
clay. but that her first crude attempt
would ever help the Chief of Police
in finding the lost boy she doubted
greatly.
The woman herself seemed dis
couraged. and said: II can't seem
to make 1t look like him" Seeing
her difficulty in shaping the head,
the sculptor gave 1t a few deft
touches and suggested how she could
bring the features into better relief.
When she returned the second
time the woman was SO intent on
her work that she did not pause or
look up. With little undulatory in
dentations she had made the effect
Of curls. and there was a will-simu-
lated tendril Of hair that fell down
over one a in q peculiar way.
There was expression in the curved
mouth, individuality in the chin, in
the long, straight nose there were
both beauty and character. The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-26
PRESBYTERIAN PRAYER
MEETING TONIGHT

Tonight at 1880 o'clock the mid-week
meeting for prayer and praise and the
study of Gods word and work, will be
resumed at the Presbyterian church.
Under the leadership of the pastor.
Rev. ]. w. Stokes, the special study
will be the History of the Reformation
and of the Presbyterian Church -
the Present Day, with brief glance
at the lives and works of Luther, Cal
win and Knox.
Next Sunday is the last Sabbath Of
this church year BY that time all
local and other benevolent funds must
be in the treasury of the church. The
sermon next Sunday morning will be
2 setting forth of the false practices OF
the Parisees, that we're exposed by Je-
sus in his sermon on the mount. Sun
day night, Mr.. Stokes will preach on
Heavenly Treasures"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-26
New Era
Especial to Times-Recorder.)

AOPGClAA W
New Era, March 25. - Mrs. Emory
Griffin had as her guests last Wednes-
day Mrs. M. A. Griffin, Mrs. c. N. Bal
ley, Mrs R. P. Parker and Mrs. w. A.
Barker.
Mrs. M. c. Harris and son, B. H. Har-
ris, of Huntington, spent the week
end here with relatives.
Misses Della Giles and Della Parker
" ere visitors at the home Of Miss Bes
sic Griffin Wednesday.
Mr. N. L. Bradley was visitor a:
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Brad
Icy Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Bailey, Misses
Agnes Parker and Florrie Bailey spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. O.
Bray.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T Morris spent Sun
day afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. H. J
Morris.
Miss Della Parker had as her guests
Sunday Misses Annie Johnson and Luz
cile Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Free
man and Mr. M. B. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs NJ H Griffin spent awhile
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. O. Bray.
Mrs. s NJ Parker and Mrs. w. A.
Parker were visitors at the home OF
Miss Mollie Harden Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. Charlie Griffin spent the weeA-
end with Mr.. Dan Ledger.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer and Mr.
+. M Mercer we're guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Autry Sunday
Misses Naomi Parker Alice McNeal
and Mr.. Charlie Wright were visitors
at the home of Miss Nancy McNeal on
Sunday.
Miss Annie Willis Morris was the
guest of Miss Dallas Morris Sunday