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The Washington times., 1915-11-20
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TO-DAY

Luncheon. Washington Alumni Chapter OF
tho Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Raleigh,
l. 20 to . p. IN
Luncheon. old Masonic Temple. by Mothar-.
circle, Fairbrother School. ll:so a. IN 10
80 y. ~:
Dr. samuel Spahr Iawd, at meeting Of So
Ccty for Philosophical Inquiry. west study
roon. Public Library. <%5 p. m.
Rural social, barn dances. huskin' bees eto
Potomac Masonic Hall. 1910 Wisconsin ave.
nue nnrthwest.' 3 p. III.
niscusson. The High Cost OF Living Prob.
lem and Its Solution Through Co-opera. :.
A. retired. and others. Public Library. S 80
piavl,t and dance Home Club. u Jackson
place northwest, p IN.
Iisc ussOn, The Dispersal OF Some Species
OF Flies" biological Society OF Washing.
ton. Cosmos club. y. m.
Lecture. ia nitarv Patriotism" Dr. David
Starr Jordon. before District Federation OF
Wotnen's Clubs at luncheon. New Ebbitt
p m.
Lecture. Our Present rn,ernationa, si,us
ton" Dr. David starr Jordan University
club. ? p. m.
Address to District Soc.tv Of the Sons Of tho
Ing. Church OF the Epiphany. I y m
Convention Of -. Vincent do Paul Soctety,
catholic University. today
Mission. for non Catholics. st Patricks
Odi Feiows-fatr.archs Militant. driu and
social
NarionaI Tnion Joseph Henry Council Cen
Lrcture. High Cost Of Living" by Capt.
Henry II. scott U. s, A. Public Library.
Class in photography, Y. w. e. A.. m.
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has the proof Of the inspiring, di-
recting and financing'of such crimes
in this country there probably would
not be difficulty and there ought not
to be any hesitation in putting be-
hind prison bars the instigators,
even though they be consular rep
resentatives of a foreign govern
ment.
Perhaps n man in consular post,
representing, let US say, the Aus
trian government, might be able to
set up a successful defense that in
committing acts which are crimes
under the laws Of our State, or even
in violating Federal statutes, he
was fulfilling, under instructions, a
part of his official duty. That might
be hard nut for American district
attorneys and grand juries to crack,
since it might shift such a case into
diplomatic channels for negotiation
and settlement possibly between the
Government Of the United States
and the Austrian government.
But it is unthinkable that any
Austrian consul, even though he had
been acting under instructions from
Vienna, would put in such a plea.
Proof of committed offense by
him meritinG the same sort of treat
ment our laws would give to a rob
her OF the mails or counterfcitcr
of the coin would involve his home
government seriously enough with
out his getting it in still more deep
~ by making it as officially culpabe
as himself.
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about this reform obliquely, and has
altogether neglected her navy; but
such army as she possesses, if
turned loose, say, against India,
would serve the purpose of drawing
Japan's military forces against her,
and this incursion into China would
greatly disconcert Russia. The world
might easily be appalled, by another
eruption like the Boxer incident. The
German policy in fomenting trouble
in the Orient does not concern itself
with the interests of China: it is
solely to embarrass her enemies.
China is the unknown quantity in
the war situation. No one knows
the amount of evil she might be able
to accomplish if she were persuaded,
by either threats or hope Of revenge,
TO cspouse the German cause. 1t is
to prevent the possibility Of this,
and in addition to serve China by
saving her, that the entente powers
are ashing HeT W DeCoHc HeInOeT
Of the alliance. But there must be
something more than phrases and
promises to win over the influ-
enccs at Peking. Generations ago
Sir Harry Parkes learned that .
visit to the Chinese foreign ministry
was like Towering buckets into .
bottomless we'll" There u Cnly one
thing to which China in the past has
been inclined to yield, and that is
force. 1t may become necessary for
tho allied nations to make an cxhi-
bition of it before China removes
their doubts regarding her inten-
tioNs.
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"X" IN THE WAR SITUATION

II China has been invited by
Great Britain and her allies to ioin
hem in the war against the Teu-
tonic empires it is not because mis-
rivings are felt concerning Japan's
designs toward the Oriental repub-
'ic. as has been intimated, but rather
because of the genuine need the al
les feel of China's passive, if not
active, sympathy. Every student of
the Chinese knows that the children
Of the erstwhue son of heaven. es-
pecially the influential classes, have
an antipathy for Occidentals and
hatred for western customs. That
Chinaman was not merely wit
but an honest man who declared his
people called westerners "dcvils" be-
"ausc they resembled the devil.
There is latent in China much of
he feeling that caused the Boxer
rebellion" and it is perhaps hap
ny circumstance for the western ma
ions that the controlling power in
China today is Yuan Shi Kai. who
not only took part in the Boxer up
rising, but opposed it, and suffered
degradation because of his hostility
10 it. China has no reason to be
proud Of her treatment at the hands
NJ European governments; indeed
she cntertains much resentment be-
cause of the treatment they have
meted out to her, and did she but
possess the power. and the conscious.
ness Of it, she undoubtedly would
take advantage Of the present world
situation to seek revenge. 1t is not
to be doubted that German agents
IRE tanning her discomfort, reopen
'ng old wounds, urging her to ac
ton. And were she to attempt tt
strike, it might change the center o.
gravity of the war.
China agreed after the Boxer wal
not to import arms until permission
was granted by the powers, bu
nevertheless her arSenals did not ar
rest their operations, and she re
organized per military system. Th'
lessons of the wars with England
France, and Japan, Of the cutting
out of spheres Of influence in he
territories, Of her low estate in tn
society of nations, at last were take,
20 heart, and leading spirits, recog
Aizing their country's impotence
sought to organize China's defense
N modern fashion. China Gnall,
acted upon the advice given by l.
Hung chang in the sos: "It is abov
all things necessary to strengthc,
our countrys defenscs." She Wen
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ASkSAmericanStOHaH
Sacrifice of SerbiQnS
Minister Vesnitch Appeals to United States to Pre-
vent determination of His People by Bulgars,
Germans, and Observation-Disclosures Wish
Us to PERISH" He Saws.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.

PARIS, Nov. 90 -Extermination-no
conquest OF the country aione-but com
plete ohliteration of its people. IL the
German. Austrian. and BulGar aim In
Serbia, Minister Vesnitch, Serb diplo-
matte representative in Paris, charges,
we have proof" hc said, that our
enemies wish 10 stamp us out
The minister appeals Tor American
aid for his people, But II Will b"
harder to give than IT was in RelGium.
he admitted. hopeIcssIy. because IN
our case the invaders want us to per
ish.
.hassacres have actually h"cn COM
manded-massacres of inonenslN" coun-
try folk. non-combatants. women, ana
children. The troops orders arc to KIN
their prisoners. to finish the woundcd
I'VE have proof OF this. These or
ders are being executed m"rciiessiy.
Helpless women and children. the
decrcpit. and the old are being slaught'
ercd."
The minister wiped his eyes, moist
still" he said, despite the invaders
plans. / believe the presence OF neutral
humanitarian Americans would have
restraining influence; ,o., urr.n,,v
needed. and needed Immediately II hun
dreds OF thousands Of lives are not to
be sacrificed.
AT least n half million hungry. home
less fugitivcs are teelnE from scribe
into Montenegro, Albania and Greece.
These countries are too poor to care
for them. They are desolate and noun
famous. Soon they will be as cold ~
New England in mid-winter.
"Typhus is cure to break out. ms are
other diseases caused by exposure, Dri
walton and exhaustion. Many OF thu
refugees too, are from districts which
| the late typhus epidemic swept.
"The American relief committee ha!
, generously promised to help us but
/ wish the world TO know our need. rh'
surfering of the babies Is hardest t
near-,o think how many must die from
| cold and hunger.
''The prospect is worse as Christina
approaches. o,. A..
meal and Children's foods will saw
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ease, but is good only for nervous or
imaginary ailments. I submit the &C
count Of the father and mother OF this
healing"
lie then quoted the following letter
written by tho parents Of the child:
Washington. d. C,
September 10. 1914
"our youngest daughter. born July
Is, 1912, was misshaDcn at birth, nav
ing curvature OF the spine and both
arms and legs constantly remained In
an unnatural position. one arm bcine
drawn down by the side and back in
twisted position. the other arm being
drawn UP back of the head: both legs
we're drawn up in an unnatural posi-
ticn. The child had conv,i'aions from
the day Of her birth, sometimes a.
many as eighteen in day ana nign..
Every particle Of food she attempted 70
cat would bring on convulslons. INC
never had a natural movement OF the
bowels We tried every means that we
could. but her condition never I'M
proved. A.,
On August I. 1913. we took her 10
Johns HOPKINS Hospital In Baltimore:
Tho Surgeons told us that tn. child
hnd been injured at birth ana had
cIot Of blood on tho hrain: that she
was an idiot and could not i've, tna'
n It were possible Cor her to i've
cause her legs were drawn out or
shape. They also said that ono
shoulder was dislocated. She was
in such misshapen condition that
this Rad never been discovered
Arrange For Funeral.
We brought the child home and
the end seemed to l." at hand. The
local physician. Dr. William 7. Wood.
said that she was nearly gone. and
we began TO make arrangements for
the funeral She revived. however.
under medical treatment. and CON
tinued to live. Some friends then call .
ed our attention to Christian Science
I and advised us to give II a trial. We
| did so and az soon as tho treatment
| In Christian Science commenced the
! c"nvulsions stopped and tho bowels
| began to act normally. and have done
! 90 ever since. One day when bathing
| her and moving as carefully as pos,
sihlc the dislo"sted arm II suddenly
/ snapped into place with consider ra BILE
noise. II has remained In place ever
since. She is now able to stand on
| she Is learning to walk and talk and
is not an idiot
Her Teeth Soft.
Befor" heing treated In Christian Sci.
ence she had cut several teeth. The,
were all without enamel. 50 soft and
| chalkY that they could be faxed of with
| the finger nail. Since hor healing the
teeth that sh" has cut have been GOV.
cred with enamel. and enamel Is form.
| Ing at tn" roots OF the teeth that came
| before she was healed
Th" surgeon AT the Johns Hupkins
| Hospital stated. among other things
| That n rib had been broken and grown
! toseth"r. There was disagreeabl.
| looking lump where the break had oc.
CURED. Tho lump has entirely disap
p"arcd Her back H. also perfectl,
straight. MRS. MATDE A. WINE.
A. X. WINE.
lls Third street northeast
This ia to certify that have this da,
seen tn" daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. A. K
Wine. referred TO in the accompanying
| statement. The aDpearanCe of the chile
| bears out the - cement OF the parents
| The child appears bright active, and
happy. WM. +. CAMPBELL.
THE Burlington"
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Bust of Bryce Given
National Art Gallery

The Smithsonian Institution today an
nounced the installation in the National
Gallery of Art. located In the new Ma
tional Museum Building. Il bust in
bronze of former Ambassador James
Bryce. The bust was executed by Hen
ry hudson Kitson. OF New York. and
was presented by him.
The exhibit of eighty-two drawings in
pencil, pen. charcoal. chalk. crayon and
water color. executed by contemporary
French artists, and presented to the
people of the United States as a token
OF appreciation OF the work OF Annri-
can citizens in relieving suffering dur
ing the war. still continue to draw
crowds to the gallery. The ictures are
described in a catalogue presented to
visitors,
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Hopes Peace Shall Reign In Trou.
bled Mexico.


To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Today the eyes of the entire civilized
world are turned on Venustiani Car
rama. First Chief Of the Constitution
allsts and provisional Chief of State
of Mexico President Wilson and tho
south American diplomats have wisely
and unanimously recognized him after
holding conference alter conference.
And who Is Ncnustiano CarranZa?
Very rev Americans can tersely an
Sw"r this simple question. Carranza
belongs to one of the most distinguished
families OF Mexico. He IL "A highly ed
uCated man. kind-heartcd. intelligent.
lab"riOus. lie has not been fighting for
tn" attainment of honors. fame and per
@"nal glory; he has been fighting for
Mexico aud the Mexlcans. He wants
NOR" schools in Mexico, more enlIght-
eminent, more progress. He fervently
desires that every Mexican citizen be
in order to attain this he wants more
institutions of learning where the hither-
to ignorant and superstitious peon can
aCquIr" useful knowledge. culture and
refinement llc wants to improve tho
sanitary conditions OF his country. In
short. he wants TO do all the good he
possibly can for Mexico.
The writer IL not n CarranZista, nor
u Nillista. nor Iapatista, nor any
other ista. All he wishes IL that now
the Mexican leaders may come to q
satisfactory agreement. and lay down
their arms p'HCefully Morever.
earnestly hope that all the Americans
once residents Of Mexico and today
living in this country on account of the
revolution, viii be able to go back 10
"th" land OF silver and sunshine" and
resume their business activities there
unmOlcsted. and prosper, loved and re-
speCtcd by their Mexican brothers, and
that there may be plenty Of work for
all-Americans and MeXicana alike-no
matter who may be elected AS Carrsn-
zas presidential successor.
JORGE GODoY
Washington. Nov. Is.
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AFTER FOREIGN PLOTTERS

Officials of our Department Of
State and Department of Justice
make no secret of their suspicion
and belief that Austrian consular Of
fices in this country have been used
as bureaus Of forged and otherwise
fraudulent passports, as headquar-
ters of conspiracies to burn and blow
UP munition factories and to sink
merchant ships, and as paymasters'
chests to finance the crimes.
If the United States Government
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MERCHANTS TO WAR
ON FAKE AUCTIONS
Committee Discusses Bill Which
May BE Submitted to Con-
gress Next Session.

A bill looking to the prevention of so
called fake auctions in the District Of
Columbia may be brought before CON
grcss at the coming session az result
Of meeting Of a Retail Merch9uts
Association committee yesterday.
The committee met III the office OF
NJ. ID. Rosenberg. chairman and gen
eral counsel. and 1t was arranged I"
have him and Roger J. Whteford. As
sistant Corporation Counsel for the pis-
trict. draft bill which Congress WI
be asked to pass. The form the hill
should take was discussed and draft
will be submitted to the committee next
week.
The members OF the committee IN ad-
dition to Mr.. Rosenberg are l. V
Graham. Isaac Cans, Charles A. Cold
smith. 5. W. Strauss. and George W
Spitr
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Sons of Revolution
To Attend Service

The District Society Of the Sons Of
the American Revolution will attend a
special service to be held tomorrow al
o'clock In the Church OF the Eplph-
any. @ street. near Fourteenth The
officiating clergymen will be the Rt
Rev. Lucicn Lee Kinsolving, d. L.
bishop of Southern BraNil: the Rev
Randolph II. McKim. d. d. chaplain
OF the society. and the Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith. d. D., chaplain of the
Society of Colonial Wars. The ritual
istic service has been arranged by Or
Mckim and approved by the Bishop OF
Washington. The music will be by the
church choir. under direction of Nc
Henry McChord. organist.
The committee having charge Of the
services Is composed of DR.. Marcus Ben
jamin Col. John Van Rensselaer, Hon
Dr. Ralph Jenkins. Ernest wilkinson
and Lee ID. Wright, with Albion X. Par
ris and Rev. Dr.. Mckim as eN-officiu
members
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Kentucky Association
Arranges for Banquet

Arrangements are being made for the
entertainment and banquet of the Ken
tuckv State Association at the New Eb
bitt. December "a.
Gcvernor-eleCt A. o, Stanley is ex-
pccted to head the list of guests. For
mcr Senator J. G. 5. BLACKBURN Is the
nra Joseph f. Goodkey, president: Rob
ert W. Durham. vice president: Miss
Edna Earl Johnston, corresponding sec
rotary: Anderson II. Tackett. financial
secretary and Bosier Castle. treasurer
The association IL n new one, having
been formed only eight months ago. but
lis mrmh, rship already is large.
T.. w. Hun Is chairman of the rrccp-
tion committee; Miss Edna Earl john
ston, OF the music committee, and Mrs,
j. IL Pellan. of the entertainment com
nittee
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Card Party at Bazaar
Proves Drawing Card

The card party originally planned for
Tuesday evening. in connection with the
bazaar OF the Aid Association for the
Blind, at the Raleigh Hotel, Monday
and Tuesday, has aroused such interest
that It will be conducted on both after
moons, rs well as Tuesday evening
The bazaar will be held Monday and
Tuesday from 9 to 1890 o'clock. and
there will be dance on Monday even
ing. Mrs. sydney r. Jacobs is chair
man OF the committee on arrangements,
assisted by the following named women
Miss Henriette c. Mctzerott, fancy work
and dolls, Mrs. John Hyde. candy and
home made cake Mrs. Thomas w. Cal,
N"r, aprons Mrs. William +. Spransy
bugs Mrs. J.. +. Mullett. handkerchief
and neckwcar: Mrs. Annie G. He'll
work Of the blind inmates OF the home
Mrs. y. e. Harper, flowers and Mrs
Harry Mason, Lemonade.
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Denies Miss Cavell
Implicated 8 Persons

LONDON, Nov. 2o.--The foreign office
announces that 1t has now ascertaincd
that the statement which occurred In
letter from Brand Whitlock. United
states minister in Brussels. to Am
bassador PAGE in London on October a
to the effect that the German prosccu-
tlon asked for sentence OF death
AGAINST Miss Edith Cavell and eight
other persons implicated by her testi-
mony, was due to erroneous Information
furnished to the United States legation.
SO far as il has been possible to dis
cover the foreign office announces. no
other person has been directly impli-
Gated by any testimony OH the part of
Miss CaVcll
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thousands of lives II we can get them
quickly.
Then. besides the refugees who have
fed beyond the frontiers, a quarter of
a million desperately needy people re-
main in the invaded territory.
For these not only food and clothing
are nrcd"d-thcy must be protected
from slaughter"
At headquarters OF the American re-
lief committee confirmation was forth
coming of the minister's statement that
aid had been promised. The committee
intends TO appeal to the Washington
uN"rniu' ni, Il was stated. toutTlbu-
ttons, said members. will he received
gladly at New York HEADQUARTERS
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THE WOMEN OF FRANCE

The world has grown accustomed
to assuming that il Great Britain
will only come in time to realize the
seriousness Of the situation that
confronts it and civilization in the
European war, civilization will win.
Britain is not unlike the United
States, in that it has the resources,
but unorganized; it has the power,
but unframed. Each country pos
,sesses the wealth and population
and backing to enable it to assume a
magnificent leadership, IL only it
will lead.
So we have become accustomed
to think of England rs the back
bone Of the allied cause. Yet in
fact France is the country on whose
soil the greatest burden of the war
has been imposed; the country that
has adopted for its motto war as
usual" instead Of Britain's motto of
business as usual;' the country
that has demonstrated that it is
the least emotional where the world
had pictured it as the most emo
tional; the country that received
the onslaught Of the Prussian mill
tary machine on the fields Of the
Marne, and hurled it back in wreck
and defeat.
France is yet more than this.
France is the country that saves
where others spend; that knows the
real meaning of thrift and CONT
nence and patience. 1t wastes less
and, in proportion to it's resources,
produces more, than any other.
France is the real backbone OF the
opposition to Prussianism.
France has been described as the
"other country that stands first in
everybody's affections" One may be
loyal first to Germany, Britain
America, China or Turkestan; but it
is France that comes at least sec
ond. And there is good reason.
From the fields of middle France
comes now the story of how the chill
dren. the women, the old men of the
country have taken the places of
their men in planting, raising, har-
vesting, and storing away the crops
of 1915. The crop is described as
enormous. Nobody has shirked, no.
body has complained, nobody has
suspected that France needed appeal
for the sympathies of the world
France has been confident of her owr
righteousness and, what is quite as
much, sure OF her own capacity tc
win her fight. She has had no time
for discussion, for internal differ,
ences. for chickering's. She has de
voted herself strictly to the business
in hand, and she has done the great
work that the war has imposed upor
her.
France is not cut off from the
world. The seas are hers, on which
to send forth her argosies for tn
help that the world is willing tC
contribute to piece out her economic
resources. She has fertile soil, ;
happy sky, population of whicl
every man, woman, and child is ;
devout patriot. She is doing tn
greatest war work that has been re
quired of any nation; and the re
ports from the fields whereon ha
been garnered the magnificent yiel
of this years bounty all tell tn
same story. France is able to tax
care of herself, intends to do it, ha
no thought of quarreling within o
asking help without. France is still
there; and France is the final guar
antor of Europe's civilization.