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The Washington times., 1915-06-17

Before a throng of sightseers and
bathers at the Tidal Basin late yester-
day, Laurence G. Metcalf, nineteen,
dived into twelve feet of water and
rescued Herbert Z. Rickard, who had
sunk a few minutes before.
Metcalf weighs but 120 pounds. while
Rickard, who is twenty-five years old.
is fifty pounds heavier. The younger
man is an expert swimmer, however.
and is inclined to make light Of his
feat Rickard is at the Emergency Hos
pital, but is expected to recover.
Rickard in company with Milton b.
Mcintosh, of 1910 G. street northwest,
was attempting to swim from the shore
to the float in the Tidal Basin when
he went under. Mcintosh did not miss
his companion until he had reached the
float, but he Immediately called for
help.
Metcalf was standing on the shore
fully dressed when he noticed the COM
motion. Running to the bath house he
disrobed, caught up a pair of trunks
and a moment later leaped from the
pier into the basin.
He swan about twenty-five feet to
where the swimmer had gone down.
and then dived. After little effort he
located the unconscious man, lying nat
on the bottom, and brought him to the
top, where boat awaited him.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
SUBMARINE SINKS
STEAMER TRAFFORD

LONDON. June 1.-THE British
steamer Trafford was sunk by a Ger
man submarine off the Small islands
yesterday Her crew was landed at
Milford Haven this morning.
In nearly the same spot, the London
steamer TurnwelE from Liverpool to
New York, was stopped by a sub
marine and the crew ordered to take
to the boats.
The submariners then boarded the
Iurnwell and set off several bombs.
Ihe submarine then disappeared. but
the explosion failed to sink the
Iurnwell. The crew re-embarked and
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
DYNAMITE IN MOVIE
INJURIES FILM STARS

HASTINGS. N. Y. June 17.-Frederic
de Belleville. actor, and Miss Betty
Marshall, leading woman for the Goth
am Film Company. nearly slost their
lives by the premature explosion OF 200
pounds Of dynamite under an old scow
from which they were about to jump IN
to the Hudson river as the hero ana
heroine In the final pictures Of a movie
called "The Trade secret"
The derelict scow was blown to smith
Greens. de Belleville and Miss Marshall
were hurled into the water unconscious
and a launch containing three camera
men was overturned. the movie cameras
with their precious films sinking to the
bottom, of the river.
Miss Marshall was burned on her arms
and BODY and de Belleville sustained
badtcut on the top of his head. After re-
ceiving treatment both were able to go
to their homes.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
APPEAL TO CITIZENS
TO AID FOURTH FETE
Finance Committee to Hold
Meeting Tomorrow-Fund Of
$4,000 Needed.

with less than three weeks In which to
complete arrangements for the 1ndc-
pendence Day celebration, the finance
committee today Is busy in the collec-
ton of funds.
WAYS and means Of raising the
amount necessary to assure the success
of the celebration will be considered at
meeting of the finance committee In
room 5o3 District building. tomorrow at
10 a. m. 1t is estimated that at least
50. 900 will be needed, the greater part of
which win be expended for fireworks.
The followir/ appeal to members OF
the citizens associations was issued to-
day by Edward F. Colladsy, president
Of the Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tons:
Appeal to Citizens.
TT will be a patriotic act for the
citizens association of the District Of
Columbia to proceed at once with the
collection of individual and Organization
subscriptions to the citizens Indepen-
dence Day fund. as asked for by Chair
This Is a time when the citizens Of
this great National Capital should
come together as Americana, and
through. participation and support
typify that splendid citizenship that Is
the admiration OF all peoples.
"The needs Of the occasion are small
In comparison to its purport, and the
great amount Of pleasure that all our
people will receive.
II trust that the presidents of all
citizens associations have taken steps to
the end that the finance committees
that Chairman Newman has asked for
three from each body-will take up the
work in their territory and transmit the
sums received at once to Treasurer Ed
mund s. Wolfe at the District National
Bank.
KNOWING the fine spirit and good dis
position OF the men comprising the citi-
zens' associations of Washington / feel
sure they need no special urging to help
out in this very important work"
Macfarland Heads List.
The first subscriber to the Independ-
ence Day celebration fund for 1915 was
Fl. B. F. Mcfarland. Christian Heurich
and H. X. simpson were the first men,
, bers Of the Board of Trade to enter
their subscriptions. Following are the
members of the finance committee:
John Poole. Federal National Bank.
chairman: Milton E. Allies. r. p. An
6rews. James E. Banes. J. j. Bartram
C. T. Brainard. e. c. Rrandenburg. Har-
old B. Chase. L. whiting Estes. w. w.
Everett. George E. Fleming. julius Gar
finkle, Christian J. Gockeler. Eugene G.
Gott. Thomas Grant. George K. Hamil-
ton. w. b. Hibbs. Rudolph Kaufman,
Carter B. Keene, Charles NJ. King.
Clarence p. King, Harry King, Henry
Lansburgh. John c. Let's. Colin H.
livingstone. H. B. F. Macfarland. Bar
side. s. H. Reizenstein. E. S. Rochester.
Emmons 8. Smith. Odell s. Smith. e. j.
Stellwagen, Eugene e. Thompson,
Charles A. Watson. Judson c. Welliver.
George w. White, John F. Wilkins, Ed
mund s. wolfe.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
Ambassador, in Dispatch to
State Department, Brands
Stories As False.
"DEC0Y" IS NOT KNOWN
Officials Notify Ambassador
Gerard At Berlin to Make
Inquiry Into Identity.

. Ambassador Won Bernstorff. on reach
ing New York today, following a brief
vacation. sent dispatch to the State
Department denying stories that DR..
Alfred Meyer, said to be chief of the
supply department Of the German
army, had impersonated DR.. Anton
Meyer-Gerhard. or that DR.. Meyer used
Meyer-Gerhard as a decoy In order TO
make his escape from the country on
the steamer United States.
Count Won Bernstorff's denial had not
reached the State Department early
this afternoon, but its arrival is ex-
pected before nightfaI
Denied by Counselor.
A dispatch came from Counselor Won
Haimhausen, of the Germany embassy,
in which he emphatically denied the
stories that this Government was
tricked in respect to Meyer-Gerhard.
The dispatch was not made public
at the department but the nature Of
It was disclosed by DR.. Won Hahn
hsusen. who, with the rest Of the en-
bassy officials has gone to Cedar
hurst, L. l., near New York.
DR.. Won Haimhausen insists Meyer
Gerhard Is the man he was repre-
sented to be and that he never heard
of DR., Alfred Meyer.
The department was silent about
the case today, but 1t Is understood
Ambassador Gerard may be asked to
learn whether there Is a DR.. Alfred
Never. chief of the supply depart
ment of the German army, and
whether he has been in this country
to buy munitions.
Those in q position to know insist
the report that DR.. Meyer was in this
country and did go on board the
United states at the same time DR..
Gerhard departed on that vessel Is
true. Further, they say the State De-
partment knows the facts.
Hinges on Connivance.
The seriousness Of the matter
hinges on whether the embassy con-
niyed at any imposition on this gov
ernment.
II the State Department either cannot
prove that It did or is satisfied that IT
did not SO connive, the matter Will be
dropped, 1t is supposed. .
A New York editor, an American. has
Informed Acting Secretary Of State Lam
sing that he knows Meyer-Gerhard and
Meyer, and that he saw DR.. Gerhard
take the Boat for Norway.
This story, however. does not seem to
agree with DR.. Won Haimhausen's state
ment that he knows of no such person
as DIR. Alfred Meyer. II DR.. Meyer is
as prominent as alleged, 1t seems in
credible he is not known to the en-
bassy officials.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
Fire Apparatus Made By
Non-Union Men, Is Claim

Members Of Columbia Lodge. No. 1H.
International Association Of Machin-
lists, expressed indignation today over
the purchase by the District, Gomnis-
sioners of $4,000 worth of Fire Depart
mcnt apparatus from the American La
France Fire Engine Company. Of FL
mira, N. Y. The chief topic of discus
sion at the meeting of the lodge last
night was the purchase Of this appar-
atus which the organization maintains
is made by non-union men.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17

proceeded into Milford Haven this
morning, for repairs.
The British steamship Strathnairn,
of 1886 tons gross, bound from Car
diff with a cargo of coal for Arch
angel, Russia, was torpedoed and
sunk In the Irish channel.
Eleven members of the crew were
landed at Milford Haven. The cap
tain and the remainder Of the crew
were drowned when the boat they
were In capsized.
Lloyds reports that three Aberdeen
trawlers, the Petrol, Explorer. and
Japonica. have been sunk by German
submarines.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
U-21 Sank Lusitania,
Her Commander Laude(

LONDON. June 1.-THE German sub
marine U-21 sank tho Lusitnnia. nc
eordtng to thei iEisinore, Denn,ark. cor
respondent Of the Evening Star
1T has been learned here that the
decoration of the order Pour l. Mcrite.
recently bestowed upon Lieutenant
Hersing, commander of the U-2l. by the
Kaiser, was in recognition Of the tor
pedoing of the Lusitania.' said the
Stars correspondent.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
13,547 Men of British
Navy Lost During War

LONDON, June 17.-Thirteen thousand
FIVE hundred and forty-seven officers
and men Of the British navy, including
marines and members of the naval di-
vision, have been killed or wounded or
the war UP to May 81, according to an
nouncement made here. or this total
e145 were killed.
The Washington times., 1915-06-17
German Officer Killed
In DardanelleS Fight

CAIRO. June IA German officer
and $50 Turks were killed and another
German officer captured In attacks on
the Anglo.F French position at the Darda-
nelles on Tuesday night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
SKY MARAUDER IN AlRSHAFT
Birds Cling Fearfutly to Fire Escape
While Sparrow Hawk Hovers
Near.

A servant maid In an apartment on
the fourth floor of the Victoria, at
Riverside drive and Ninety-seventh
street. opened the kitchen window
Monday morning and wondered why
dozens Of sparrows that were hud-
ding on fire escape and window sill
did not take fright and scurry away.
Then she glanced outward and UP.
ward into the airshaft and discovered
the reason.
A sparrow hawk, sun glinting on its
wings. was wheeling rapidly high up
in the airshaft, but below the roof
level. Occasionally. when the marau-
der's keen eye glimpsed a sparrow
which hadn't taken refuge 1t darted
like a flash. Twice while the maid
watched the hawk made a capture and
scared out Of the airshaft.
The air pirate worked for about two
hours and disappeared shortly before
noon. but It was at least half an hour
later when the plump. brown spar
rows recovered from the terror caused
by the hawks appearance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
Two Boys, a Cow and Two Calves.

Two Boys, = Cow and Two Calves.
This Is q short story Of how two
Vermont boys. still In their teens.
have made some real money on a thor
oughbred Guernsey. They paid 5000
for the animal when she was two
years old. and as their father was .
banker and they were away to school
a farmer was induced to keep the ami
NAL for them. They owned the COW
a little over two years and during that
time she had two calves. The boys
found a ready market for the calves
and have just sold the row, the three
animals having been sold for $525.
The farmer charged them $125 for
keeping of the stock and other ex-
penses and the boys will net 500
apiece from the transaction. The boys
are quite satisfied with their invest
ment and incidentally have become
somewhat interested in life upon Z
Vermont farm.-Springield (Vt.) Re
porter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
NO DOUBT THAT RESINOL
DOES STOP ITCHING

1t is a fact that the moment resinol
ointment touches itching skins, the
itching stops and healing begins. With
the aid OF resinol soap, it almost al
ways clears away ali trace of eczema,
summer rashes, pimples, or similar tor
menting, unsightly eruption quickly.
leaving the skin clear and healthy.
And the best Of it is you need never
hesitate to use resinol soap and resi-
mol ointment. Resinol is a doctors
prescription which for twenty years
has been used by careful physicians
for many kinds Of skin affections.
They know that its soothing, healing
action is brought about by medication
30 bland and gentle as to be suited to
the most delicate or iritated skin.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap are
sold by all druggists.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
Pro and con What

Pro and Con Whatl
A sign writer has discovered that
pro and con are a~bbreviations Of pro
ducers and oonsumers.-Wheeling In
~tolligencer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
Prize Definition Of Money.

What is regarded as n Of the
best definitions of money was given
by Henry E. Beggs of Sheffield, Eng
land, who was awarded a prize offered
by a British weekly for the following
philosophical wisdom:
AN article which may be used as a
universal passport to everywhere ex
wider Of everything except happiness"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
%Germany's Potato Crop.

The potato crop Of Germany was
a Of the largest on record. The Off
cial statistics place the figures at SO.
100000 metric tons. az against $4,000.
900 metric tons in 1912. Quite a high
percentage OF the potatoes were dis
eased and could not be kept yer win
tor. and the crop being large the
prices obtained we're low.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
"Two-Way" Masons.

Members OF the Chicago Craftsmen
chapter Of Operative Masons are Ma
sons In two senses Of the word. They
are bricklayers aud stone masons and
are members Of the Masonic r. isr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

Every town dog believes he can
catch . rabbit. but . country dos
knows better.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
This Baking Powder
Keeps Its Strength

The large can Of K G lasts longer
than Is cents worth Of other baking
powders but no matter how long it
takes the user to get to the bottom
the last spoonful Is guaranteed TO
give perfect satisfaction. raises
the incest. liehtest biscuits, cakes
and pastry you sver ate, and i =
guaranteed pure and wholssome.
hemolnnre - MeXc
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27
plaelne Him.

Howgng-He's : lowdown crook.
Dildad-Who's Z lowdown crookf
Howeag-T1o man highe9 up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27

Any Of us could draw the salary OF
q Observation-Disclosures Job.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-08-27


capitalization.
Major Riddle OF Atlantic City re
sponded at q recent dinner to q toast
to the summer girl.
There's a lot of false cynicism de
voted to the summer girl" he said
She is made out to be very worldly
and sophisticated, but, as q matter OF
fact. the average summer girl Is as
innocent al q little child.
But most people would have us be.
lieve that that was q typical summer
girl to whom . young man said on the
beach In the moonlight:
You ara not the first girl I've
kissed b. any manner Of means, you
knew"
The simmer girls lip curled.
"'An1 q that she answered. you've
attl1 ct : lo9 - leaTn.'"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-03
"TWO-sTEP FIGURE NEWEST ADDITION TO
ONE-STEP,D SAYS JOAN SAWYER

O
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
DEWEY ON
COAST DEFENSES
Tells nj Many Points At which
Eneins's Forces Could DisbafA
Under shelter of Guns.

Washington, Dec. iS.-Only nav
strong enough to meet on equal terms
The navy OF the strongest probable All
versary" eouId prevent the landing o.
hostile forces et q large number .
important points ON the ATLANTIC se&
board. according TO 2 letter from Ad~
miral George Dewey 10 Congressman
A. r. Gardner. of Massachusetts. resa
BY Mr. Gardner recently in speech
In the House.
The coast of Maasa chusetts. says
Admiral Dewey Ia especially vuiner~
able. and he also cites the eastern
and south shores of Long Island and
In the Delaware and Chesapeake
Bays
Text of Letter.
Admiral Dewey-s letter to MIR. Gard
ner il in full as follows.
Dear Mr. tsardner.--I beg tn at
knowledge the receipt Of your letter
Of December O. asking mo TO write
you setting forth my views on the
question of the possibility of large
hostile forces landing on our coast
and inviting my attention TO an article
nv Eric Fisher Wood, which appeared
in the Century last month
The part of the Atlantic coast
mentioned in Mr.. Woods article ex
tends from Passport. Maine, TO Cape
Henry. Va, and in this area we have
permanent defenses on the Fenohscot
and Kennehec Rivers, at Portland.
Portsmouth. Boston and New Bedford
harhors. al Narragans 1T Bay. at the
eastern entrance to Long Island
Sound. at the entrance to New YORK.
harhor on the Delaware River, al
Baltimore. on the upper Potomac
River and at Hampton Roads. %
these aefenses only those at Port
land, NarraganSett Bay, entrance 10
Long Island Sound and the entrance
to New York protect the eoass the
others are solely harbor defenses
1T IL true that large hostile
force can land on the open coast
wherever the transports can get with
in reasonable distance Of the shore
and especially SO where their landing
IL covered by the gunfre OF the naval
escort. even though the landing be
opposed by troops The most recent
example OF this is the landing of the
allied troops on the hallipoh PENN
stIla, We have similar examples it
Our own history. as the landing 90
Scott's army near Vera Cruz, the lano
inys near Fort Fisher. and the lanu-
ing Of Schafter's army on the south
coast Of Cuba
Can Approach Shore safely
From E.astport. Maine. TO Cap
Henry. Va. there are but very fe"
places where large ships cannot ap-
proach with safety TO within t"o
| miles of the coast. and the extent a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
MUJNSIERBERG SAYS
HE LIKES ROOSEVELT
Professor Declares the Terrible Teddy Should Not Be
Judged BY His Temporary Attacks On Germans
Unwse For German Americans Too, To
@#A Break Altogether With Wilson.

New York, Dec. 1S.--Hugo Mum
sterberg believes that Theodore
Roosevelt, despite his recent anti
German utterances. is far more in
sympathy with German ideals than
his speech would indicate. and that
his desire to be in the popular camp
fs the reason for the espousal of the
ally cause. The psychological equa-
ZION OF his personality makes him a
pro-Gernan in all that lis best in him,
and only his temper and his per-
petual desire to he with the masses
made him pro-alIy,' says the Har-
ward psychologist.
1t lis on this Interpretation of the
character of Colonel Roosevelt that
Mr.. Munsterber bases his belief that
the German Americans may find that
he is their most logical candidate.
There are only two Presidential can
didates, both representing opposite
policies OF government. he says--Wil~
son and Roosevelt. What Mr.. Mum
. sterberg characterizes as the absurd
~ Of Colonel Rooseveit's attacks on
Germany. he says, should be inter-
preted In the fun light of wide an
ierstanding of his nature.
stIf the German Americans sea the
small things small. and the gree I
things great. they will not stumble
over adjectiyes." he says. From this
day on those around Wilson know that
II may happen that Roosevelt will be
carried into the White House On Ger
man shoulders "
Mr.. Munsterberg's remarks are from
,ette. published In the Fatherlaad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

Continuing his explanation of Mr.
Roosevelt's attacks he says:
Has Read None OF His Writings.
Particularly in Mr.. Roosevelt, they
say, these utterly unfair attacks on
German honor are inexc, sable for all
time. To be sure i. myself, cannot
judge well. as l have not read line
In his book, nor any of his ma gazine
articles. / should not do go under any
circumstances, just as never read the
war books of Charles w. Eliot. and
of other men whose life work J do not
want to see married and blurred and
defaced In my own imagination by
their misguided temper. which, in a
heated hour, denied everything great
and noble which they have achieved.
The little bits of abuse which
have read and the large piles which
have succeeded in avoiding would. i'm
deed, separate any other politician for
all time from the self-respecting
German~American voters. But the
case of Roosevelt Is entirely different.
Every American knows him, some
hate him: but no one takes him with
out a grain of salt. It would he simply
absurd TO measure words by the same
scale as those of Root Or Taft or Will
SON.
Mr. Munsterherg adds that no mat
ter how fayorably German orleans
may come 10 took on Roosevelt as
one who understands their ideals, 1t
does not mean that he will begin to
praise German policies, or that the
Democrats will admit that it was a
wrong to denounee German American
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
NEGRO SHOT IN HEAD
NEAR FlSHERSVlLLE

stanton, Va. Dec. 1S,--A serious
shooting affair occurred yesterday
afternoon near Fishersville, when
negro named Salisbury fired a bullet
at John Baldwin, also colored, ana
wounded him in the head.
Salisbury made his escape imme-
diately efter the shooting and up
to a late hour last night had not been
apprehended. Deputy Sheriff BOOKER,
OF the South River district, was on the
scene a short time after the row oc-
Cured. He Immediately notified the
Stanton police and other officers OF
the county and efforts were started
at once to find Salisbury.
negro physician from Waynes-
boro attended Baldwin and pro-
nounced him to be in very serious
condition. The wounded man VIZ )
taken to Charlottesville on the night
train and will receive attention at the
hospital =.=<s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

on the peninsulas Of Maine nor on the
sand dunes of New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland or Virginia. with inland
waters between them and the main
land. They will prefer to land where
there are railroads and good roads
leading to their objective, which
would probably be one OF our large
cities. Such places are numerous
along the coast of Massachusetts,, both
shores of Massachusetts Bay, the
eastern and south shore Of Long Is
land. and in the Delaware and Chesa-
peake Bays.
Many Sheltered Places.
"a landing place, sheltered from
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

the force OF the sea, would greatly,
facilitate the disem barkatfon Of \
hostile force, but is not a vital >reces-
sity. Such sheltered places are too
numerous to name, but among them
are Frenchmans Bay, Penobscot Bay
Blue Hill Bay. Sheepscott River.
Casco Bay in Maine, Rockport.
Gloucester. Salem. Plymouth, Pro-
vincetown. Vineyard Sound and Buzz
Yard Bay in Massachusetts,, Fort Pond
Bay, and then 10 the southwark,
Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. Only
the nav can prevent landings at these
places, and that navy must be strong
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

this shore line that is too precipitous
or too ragged to make landing Inn
practicable II small. The only force
that can prevent such landing Is a
navy OF our own strong enough to
prevent such an expedition from
reaching our coast.
In saying that hostile expedition
can land upon our coast at will, out
side the range of Our coast defense
guns. I mean that it is practically
possible and no very great difficulty.
| do not mean that such force could
accomplish Its object by landing any
where on our coast. No commander
would desire to have his force isolated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

enough 70 defeat the enemy; ANd
should We have such = navy. ths
as long ~ 1t remained In exsstencs
Our main defense and projections
from invasion must. therefore, always
rest with the navy, which must ever
remain our first and best lines 90
defense. This defense. unless ade-
quate, is impotent, and, as befofs
stated, adequacy Is not reached until
the navy Is strong enough to meet on
equal terms the navy Of the stronger
possible adversary.
Sincerely you're
fSigned) GEORGE DEWEY