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Secretary Garrison. Secretary Daniels
and Or. Charles u. WalCntt, secretary
Of the Smithsonian Institution. conferred
recently in a general way on the or
ranization OF tho national advisory com
mitice for aeronautiCs. which was Cs-
tahlizhcd by = provision in the naval
Congress. The sum Of 5000 was appro-
Iriarrd for expenses. experimental work.
and INVESTIGATION undertaken by the conf
mittrc. which Congress authorized the
President to appoint.
Tho committee is not to exceed twelve
lu'.ulhcrs two members of which are to
h.. appointed from the War Department
from the office in charge of military
a.rouaurIcs: two members from tn"
Navy department from the office in
Cnarre Of naval acrunautiCs. and a rep
r.%cHtativc each of the Smithsonian In
Stltuti0n. of the United States Weather
Bureau. and the United States Bureau
Of Standards. Not more than FIVE add
tional persons. who shall he acquainted
with thu, needs Of aerunautical science.
either civil or military. or skilled in
:tcronautical engineering or its allied
sciences. may he appointed TO complete
the CummittCC.
congress stipulates that it shall he the
duty OF the ADVISOR committee to super
via, and direct tho scientific study %
tn" problems Of flight. with 4 view to
their practical solution. Such a COM
rnittce has been favored for some time
by many Identified with tho aerona utic
branches Of the army and navy and by
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
War a Matter of "Math"

In an address on Mathematics and
Artillery Science at the annual meeting
of the Mathematical Association recently
in London, Sir George Grenhill said that
this was a mathematical war. Drawing
upon his experience as n professor OF
artillery theory for instances where
science could prove itself useful on serv-
ice. he explained how particulars or the
enemy's guns could be deduced from
fragments of the wall of shell ana
Photographic pictures.
From a fragment they could determine
whether a shell came from one of the l.
centimeter howitZers, the very existence
of which still appeared in doubt. Dealing
with the calculations for ascertainins
how far men should stand from gun
to avoid the danger of permanent deaf
ness, he said they need not fear to stand
twelve yards behind the 42-centimeter
howitzer: and so the story was discount
ed of the firing party taking cover 100
to go meters away when this howitzer
was fired. An application of the theory
of the conduction of heat would have
treasured the British troops that life in
the trenches would not be too cold, or
would at least be warmer than in the
frost above.
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Favored Trained Army

\ correspondent of The Herald
makes this timely quotation from a
letter written by Cen. Washington to
the President of Congress September
l.. 1850. found on page %. lrvinE's
Washington. ith vol:
Regular troops alone are equal to
the cXigoncics of modern war. as well
for defense as offense: and whenever
q substitute is attempted il must
prove illusory and ruinous. No
militia will ever acquire the habits
necessary to resist regular force
The firmncss requisite for the real
business of fighting is only to be at
tanned by a constant course of diSCi-
pIinc and service. ! have never yet
been u witness to a single instance
that can Justify different opinion:
and il is most earnestly to be wished
that The liberties OF America may no
longer he instructed in any material
degree to SO prcCarious dependence"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
Local Army and NavyNotes

Maj. Gen. W. G. GorSas, Surgeon Cen
eral of the Army. addressed the Mis-
sissippi Society at the Confederate
Memorial Hall. 1870 Vermont avenue. last
evening on the subject. Sanitation at
Panama
Maj. and Mrs. Robert l. Patterson Gu
tcrtaincd at dinner recently at the
Army and Navy Club in honor of Ma j.
ticn. and Mrs. GorEas. Invited to meet
them were Gen. Crowder. Maj and Mrs.
T. c. Lyster. Mai. and Mrs. Robert T..
Noble, Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Borden, DIR.
Louise Taylor Jones. DR.. E. Barton
Jones. Mai and Mrs Ebert Parsons, and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trask
Col. Granger Adams. Fifth Field Artil-
lcry, was in Washington on Wednesday
and Thursday on leave OF absence. While
here he was guest at the Army and
Navy Club
Mrs. Hamilton Il. Cantey and her
daughter. Miss Meta Cantlcy. were the
guests of Mrs. Cantey's brother. Paymas s.
ter General Samuel MCGOWAN. u. = ".
of Washington. d. c.. while at the Hotel
Aator in New York City, for visit last
week.
Lieut.. James L. Walsh. Coast Artillery
Corps. L. :. A.. arrived in Washington
Thursday on leave of absence. He will
be in the city until April L.
Passed Assistant PaymaStCr Charles f..
Parsons. L. :. ", attached to the L. :.
;. Missouri. was A guest at :slIl Thir-
tecnth street on Thursday and Friday.
Mrs Garrison. Mrs. breckenridge. Mrs
Dewey. Mrs. Lamar. Mrs. F. Roosevelt
Mrs. l.arZ Anderson. Mrs. Arthur Lee
Mrs. Strauss. Mrs. McMurray. Mrs. Oil
yer. Mrs. Macomb. Mrs Frazier. Mrs
Ray Smith. Mrs. VI. Bristol. Mrs c. L.
McCawley. Mrs. Clarence Moore, Mrs
Charles Bell, Mrs. Capehart. Mrs. J. y.
Johnston. Mrs. Weeks. Miss kibbey Mrs
Lodge. Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. 4. T. Gardner
Mrs. GorCas. Mrs. Crozier, and Mrs
Fred Brook are among the patronesses
OF the Easter Monday benefit ball at the
navy yard. which will be given under
the auspices of the Army and Navy
League. Mrs. Liscum. president of the
league: Mrs. Garrison, Mrs. Daniels, and
Mrs Eberle will be In the receiving line,
and Capt. Eberle will make the presenta-
tons. Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Liscum. Mrs.
Lodge. Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Lincoln, and
Miss kibbey have taken boxes.
Gen. and Mrs George Barnett have
to Washington from Princeton
where they We're called by the illness of
Mrs. Barnetts son.
The Surgeon General of the Army and
Mrs. Gorgas have sent out invitations
for n dinner in compliment to the Secre-
tary of War and Mrs. Garrison at the
Army and Navy Club on Thursday next
Miss Anne BaSsett Moore arrived in
last Tuesday from her home
in New York to visit Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Clover and Miss Beatrice Clover
and Mrs. Clover will give a
young peoples dance at the Country
Club on April 6.
Capt. Joseph L. Jayne, L. 6. ", re-
Gently commanding the L. S. 8. New
Jersey, has Joined his family in Wash
ington before their departure for Nor
folk, where he has been ordered
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The League Of American Pen
Women.

The League Of American Pen Women
met in the green parlor Of the Hotel
Raleigh last Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Bertha Lincoln Heustis. first vice presi-
dent. presided in the absence of the presi-
dent. The program of the evening was
enjoyed by members and guests. and was
devoted to Irish songs and stories. Mrs.
Heustis sang several Irish songs. accom-
panied by Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
Miss Jessie a. Griswold gave a very fine
paper on Irish Humor.' Miss Anna Il.
Patten told of her experiences in finding
an honest publisher of songs Mrs. Della
Hines Mertz gave delightful number
of new" Irish stories Mrs. Virginia
King Frye told the history OF st
Patrick" Mrs Gertrude Il. Thomas told
some clever Irish tales and Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes reported her visit to the
forty-seventh anniversary of the Sorosis
Club of New York. Among the out-of-
town, visitors were Mrs. Vance and Miss
Vance. Of New Britain, Conn; Mrs. Nir-
ginia Saffel Mercer. State representative
Of Ohio: Miss Evans. of Alexandria. Va.
and Miss Emory. of New York.
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Tells Potomac Club of
Palestine.

TIL" March meeting of the Potomac
Literary club was held last Tuesday
evening in the W. c. T. L. parlors, So
sixth street northwest with the vice
president 5. \. Terry presiding. Mr.
Terry referred to the loss by death Of
one Of the members Of the club. J. Or
willie Johnson, who had been member
of long standing.
Mrs. Mary +. Weber gave an informal
talk on Palestine and the countries sd-
jacent thereto. Her description of the
female costumes of those countries was
particularly interesting to the ladies'.
\ musical and literary program fol-
lowed. consisting OF violin solos by Miss
Lucille EhlIng. entitled lie Barber do
Seville by Sinselee. and Like n
Dream" from Martha by +. Won Flotow.
her sister Mildred ACCOMPANYING on the
piano: vocal solos by Miss Ethel Elder
entitled Winter Lullaby" and Little
Doris" by Dekoven. George Thompson
accompanying: recitations by Mrs. Es-
tclle Smith-Pope, Scene from the Music
Master" by Charles Klein: He Forgave
Her" "All Aboard for Tobyville" and
Robbers in the House," piano solos by
Miss Zeta Wyde. entitled "Capricante."
by Paul Wachs. and "Valse de Salon."
vocal solos by Miss Alma Thomas. enti-
tied Little Blue Pigeon" by Hadley:
My Laddie," by Thayer. and ''F'lorian'>
Song by GODDARD. Mr.. Thompson accom-
panying: Rotations by Miss Ada May
Parker. entitled The Pudding" and
Little Boy at the Circus
Refreshments were served. and the fol-
lowing were named as refreshment
committee for the April meeting: Mrs.
F. II. Bacon, c. c. Wagner. Mrs. II. NJ.
Fulton. Mrs. s. A. Terry and ]. T.
Naugle.
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listed man of that branch in New Mexico.
which package contained used clothing,
collars. and towels belonging to the SOL
der. -
The enlisted man and others, similarly
in receipt of these Packages are menu
bers of Company I of the Signal Corps
and had been required to establish and
maintain number of signal stations
along the Texas border. The men sent
out to maintain these stations are sup
piled with clothing and equipment from
company headquarters. and such supplies
have been sent to them by parcel post
free OF postage. 1t would be a great in
convenience to the individuals and a det-
riment TO the service, it is said to make
the shipments other than by mail.
Although il will b. some time before
the naval personnel legislation is a liv-
ing issue, there is much anima ted dis
cussion prevailing among officers of the
service concerning the prospects. how
ever remote. of Congressional action on
that vital subject. There is. as was cx-
pcctcd by those responsible for the meas
ure. much criticism among naval officers
of its provisions: but it has been OK
the personnel board that these objections
are inevitable in view of the restrictions
placed upon the authors of the bill by
the Secretary of the Navy, who insisted
that the draft of the legislation should
be framed without increase of the cost
of personnel maintenance. II has been
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
Entertains Excelsior Literary
Club

Last Tuesday afternoon the Excelsior
Literary Club was entertained by Mrs.
K. A. Tibbetts at the home Of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. H. X. Fulton, 1913 Vermont
avenue northwest. The president, Mrs
]. Edison Briggs. presided and about
thirty-five members and several guests
were in attendance. The program Of the
afternoon opened with the piano solos.
"Albumblatt." by Grieg. and ITO a Wild
Rose" by Edward MacDowell, played by
Mrs. Fulton. Mrs. Lydia Adams Will
Jams contributed a NEUROLOGICAL reading
on obtaining the Golden Apples OF
Hesperides." and Miss Flora McCreery
gave q paper on "Atalanta's Race" Mrs.
Fulton sang a solo. also an encore with
Miss Annis Salisbury as accompanies. and
Miss Salisbury favored the club with the
piano solos. Twas a Lover and His
Lass" by Nevin. and wollenhaupt's
''Etude." Mrs. ]. L. McGreen read a
topical poem and DR.. Huddleston. Mrs.
Logan. Miss Gully and Mrs J. N. Holmes
made brief remarks apropos to the aft
ernoon work.
Mrs. Tibbetts was assisted by her sis
ter. also her daughters. Mrs Fulton and
Mrs. Lewis. The next needing of the
club viii be with Mrs.. @. w. Atkinson.
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a colonel; a major would become an Off
Ger OF the same rank in the Quartermas-
ter Corps.
The funds at the disposal of the bu-
rcaus of the Navy Department are in
more or less depleted condition. especial
ly those of the Bureau of Steam EnSi-
neerinS and available for the repair Of
machinery and the purchase of supplies
for the remainder Of the fiscal year. In
that bureau the amount remaining il
less than IL has been in many years. and
ii becomes necessary to exercise great
economy to meet demands. \ suggestion
10 this effect has been impaired TO Off
Gers who have such subjects in charge.
The appropriations made by Congress for
prove the situation. as such Il large re
duCtion has been made in the appropria-
ton as to call for unusual prudence i'm
order to maintain the machinery Of the
fleet in the condition which has hereto
fore characterized il.
The army appropriation act this
year requires that the Secretary of
War shall appoint n commission of not
more than three army officers. whose
duty it shall be to report upon the
United States government of land near
the bay of San Diego, Cal, and else
where on the Pacific. Gulf, and At
lantic coasts for an aviation school
and training ground of the Signal
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
Anthony League to Hear of
Divorce.

The Anthony League held it's reg
ular Tuesday afternoon meeting at
the Portner. Mrs. Anna T. Hendley
VIII continue her talks on the life
and work of Susan Il. Anthony. Next
tuesday afternoon her talk will be
on The Rift in Common Law. and
the Divorce Question in 1900" At the
next regular meeting the question of
vocational Training in the Public
Schools of the District of Columbia
will be discussed.
GLASSES in Esperanto. Spanish and
French on Tuesday evenings are well
attended AT the Portncr. The class
in parliamentary law meets Saturdays
at 7:i5 at 2007 Columbia road. A
class in Bible study. under the aus
pieces of the Anthony League taught
by Nine. MOuntford began yester-
day at 2:30 p. m. This class is open
to all Bible students.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
Army Men Interested In Coordination Finances

There will be a renewal before the
meeting of the next Congress of the dis
cussion concerning the method of arpro-
priatinC money for the maintenance of
the government. general committee
composed Of members of the House has
been appointed to consider the problem.
which is regarded as requiring careful
attention in view of the necessity of reg
UlatinE the expenditure of public funds
through the usual appropriation bills.
The suggestion has been made that all
appropriations by Congress proceed from
ono committee of the House. leaving the
other committees. including the Military
and Naval. to deal only with new legis-
Iation Representative Fitzgerald. chair
man of the House Appropriations Com
nlttce is understood to be in favor of
This method. In n statement given out
concerning expenditures. obligations and
deficit in the national finances, he says:
Real reform is impossible with eight
committees of the House, framing ap-
pr0nriation bills while seven of the COM
mittees have legislative jurisdiction of
the matters for which they recommend
appropriations.
There is on the other hand, opposi-
ton to this plan for the reason that it
would give one committee. and especially
the chairman OF that committee, 4 dis
proportionate influence and power and
also reduce to n state of pathetic insiE-
niflcance the other committees which now
have to do with appropriation bills. \
compromise suggestion is that the chair
men of the various appropriation COM
mittees shall meet with the Secretary
Of the Treasury and determine the re-
sources of the government with view
10 allottinC the amounts to which will
he confined the various appropriation
bills.
OF course, this arrangement would be
Intellectual without Senatorial co-opera-
ton and whatever now is under consid-
Grafton and all that has been proposed
have failed. so far. to include the Senate
in the House calculations. It is doubtful.
too. If the Senate would he willing to be
:. nartv 10 any House project of this sort,
and unless this arrangement We're made.
of course. il would be impossible TO hold
tho aupropriationS within any restricted
amount 1t is quite evident. however, in
view nf the fact that there is an I'M
rreCedcntcd deficit confronting this coun-
try at the beginning Of the next fiscal
vc0r there is urgent necessity of some
method hv which the amount of the ap-
rrnpriatIons and the volume of expcndl-
lures may he controlled with due con-
sfdsr?tr"n for national income and avail
alb. funds
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
Fort Myer Notes

Fort Myer. Va. March 20-The Of
ficers' Hunt Club gave drag hunt on
St. Patrick's day in compliment to the
Riding and Hunt Club of Washing
ton. Among those who rode in the
hunt were Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss
Edyth Howard, Miss Ruth Anderson.
Mrs. Sinclair Bowen. Representative j.
willard Ragsdale. Mr.. Dennis Epson,
Col. W. W. Harris, Mr.. Ralph Coffin.
all of the Riding and Hunt Club, with
their master of foxhounds, Mr.. John
q. Evans; Mr.. James Murphy, the
huntsman, and Mr.. Joseph Devereaux.
the whip, and Lieut.. st. ]. Greble.
Lieut.. John NJ. Eager. Lieut.. Edmund
Parker. Lieut.. John G. Winter, Capt.
Charles Haight. Lieut.. Victor Whit
side, Lieut.. Paul d. Carlisle, Capt.
Edward T. Donnelly. Lieut.. George l..
Morrison. all of Fort Myer. The hunt
started at Fort Myer. A tea dance
followed at the administration build
ing. with about sixty additional guests.
Exhibition drills will be given next
Friday and Saturday at o'clock in
the afternoon for the benefit of the
Army and Navy Y. VI. C. A. and the
polo fund. President Wilson will at
tend the drill on Friday and Secre-
tary Garrison on Saturday. Tea will
be served in the hop room by the la
dies of the post on both days.
The drill last week was largely at
tended. The attendance at the tea dance
that followed at the administration build
ing was also large. many having informal
luncheons before the drill and coming
afterward to the tea. Mrs. Thurber was
hostess. Mrs. McCloskey. wife Of Maj.
Third Field Artillery. receiv-
ing with her. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Memo
her served tea from either end Of a beau
tiful tea table. the decorations of which
We're jonquils and narcissus in a large
silver vase and four candlesticks capped
with green silk shades. Sandwiches.
cakes. and sweets were dispensed by sew
eral ladies of the garrison. The hall was
decorated with dozens of large
and small flags.
A presentation OF prizes to the team
and individual champions of basketball
and bowling on Tuesday wound up the
winter athletic season ut Fort Myer. Col
Wilbur r. Wilder. commander OF the
post. gave out the trophies and the pres
entation took place in the post riding
hall. There are three cups. three medals.
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Corps of the army The commission
is directed to report regarding the
cost of the property, and an appro-
priatiou of $1,000 has been made to
defray the expenses OF the inquiry.
The personnel of the board has not
been taken up by the War Depart
ment
The general staff of the War De-
partment has not yet completed its
study of the problem produced by the
new legislation limiting army tours
of duty in the Philippines to a period
of two years. There is involved in
this situation the prospect that there
will be an abandonment of the CO.
lonial army system and return to
military occupation of the Philippines
by organization, complete and perma
nent as to commissioned personnel and
the enlisted force.
Ii is necessary TO arrive at a con-
cluSiOn with the least possible delay,
inasmuch as before October there
must be numerous changes in the sta
tions of officers who now are on duty
in the Philippines and who will be
completing n two-year tour of duty.
while officers in the United States
must be selected to relieve them. An
Interesting complication in the situa-
ton is created by the presence of the
troops-the headquarters. band. and
First and Second battalions and ma
chine-gun company of the Fifteenth
1nfantry-in China. This command
has been considered as a part of the
Philippine division, but. inasmuch as
they are not on duty in the Philip
pines, it may be considered that the
command and any troops which may
the command in China do not
come within the provisions of the
new legislation.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
District Signal Corps

Finishing touches were put on in prcpa-
ration for the coming inspection of the
Signal Corps last Tuesday. and as the men
were fairly thorough in their knowl-
edge Of their required work. there
was mparativnly little to be- done.
Attendance was excellent. and tho men
responded with a surprising snap to
commands of Lieut.. lands. who is in
charge during the absence of Capt.
Terry.
This years preparation for inspcc-
ton will likely he long remembered by
all concerned as being the most cN-
haustive so far experienced. and.
barring accidents the company should
with little trouble. again get the
coveted mark OF excellence that it has
attained in the past few years. The
success of the Signal Corps this year
in being able to maintain great
amount Of interest and enthusiasm has
been due to the untiring efforts of
Capt. TORY and his lieutenants. George
NJ Lands and r. NJ MCI-eunan. \ re-
cent plan of Capt. Terry's in placing
responsibility for attendance and
rroraIe Of the men largely on the sec
ton chiefs has no doubt l~ssenod his
own IaborS and has given him much
needed opportunity to get equipment
in shape and keep up the paper work
incident TO a separate command. such
as the Signal Corps.
A resolution of deep r"rret was
passed at special meeting of the
WiC-WaE Club of the Signal Corps.
when announcement of the sudden
death of their mess sergeant. Hugo
Zwicker. was made. Sergt. Zwicker
will he missed greatly. as his ability
in culinary way was appreciated at
the annual encampment. and his jovial
and blunt German humor won
for him many friends.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-21
POTATO famine new
DANGER IN germany
Market Stalls Bare and Housewives in
Dispair-Bread Tickets Dis
tributed.
BY STEPHEN BURNETT.



Berlin. March Cove have now be-
come quite used to the system OF
bread distribution, which like every
thing else inauEurated from above
in this country of n thousand organ
izations, works in a mechanically per-
feet way. When the system was or
ganized every house owner was re-
quired to furnish a list of all his
tenants and besides to assist person
ally in the distribution. These lists
were handed in to the authorities and
the following day all the names were
published in the papers and the gem
eral public were asked to correct pos
sible errors. Then came the distribution
of bread tickets through the house.
owners.
Greater Berlin is now divided into
10 districts, each containing up to
$1,000 persons. In each district is a
committee consisting partly of hon
orary members and partly of salaried
officials, who keep tab on births and
deaths and inspect bakeries and
bread tickets is 100000 a week. but
now we are getting a new kind of
tickets. distributed monthly and con-
sisting of perforated coupons which
are torn off as used. Five hundred
bakeshops in Berlin alone have closed
since the war began.
We are now mostly interested in
the question of when We shall get
potato tickets for potatoes are get
ting scarcer every day and many
vegetable dealers, who were suspect
ed of having stored up the tubers
have been nearly mobbed.
Housewives are in despair and
everywhere you hear the question.
where are we to get potatoes FROM"
In the great market halls scarcely
any potatoes are seen. 1 went there
yesterday about noon and found the
place crowded with women who had
beens waiting for hours. The munich
pal shop had closed an hour before.
sold its last potato. \ little
before 1 o'clock 5000 kilos arrived.
and these were gone in less than an
hour and a half, sold in lots of from
5 to 10 kilos. Then Bedlam broke
loose, fists were shaken and shrill
voices went up everywhere.