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The Washington times., 1915-10-16
MISSIONARY SEES
DOWNFALL OF ISLAM
Presbyterians Told How War Will
Sound Death Knell to
Mohammedanism.

At the semi-annual convention OF the
Women's Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church at Wallace Mem
oriai Church. in Petworth. yesterday.
reports OF committees from the Spo-
Kane convention were read following
the devotional exercises
The Rev. Charles II. Watson. secre-
tary OF the foreign mission board smoke
at last nights session on The Euro
pean War in Relation to Present Day
Activities In Worldwide Church Work. =
he said the death knell of Turkey as
a world-power had been sounded, and
forecast the end OF Mohammedanism,
IN reading her report on the work being
cone by the foreign mission secretary.
Miss label Hosack. Mrs. Charles
Grove advocated increased activity in
the foreign field.
SIX young people from various
churches in Washington contested for
u gold medal which was awarded Miss
Helen l.. Bingham. of Brookland Bap-
list Church. each contestant presenting
composition on the evils Of strong
drink. The other entrants were Mary
T.. and Edith NJ. Pctrie. of Wallace
Memorial Presbyterian Church: II. Cor
don Edmonds of Brookland Episcopal
church: Dorothy Fischer. OF Brookland
Baptist Church. and Madaline MCArdle
OF st. Anthony's Catholic Church. of
Brookland
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Politicians Of All Stripes Await
Conferences, Expecting Fore
cast in 1916.
REPUBLICANS MOST ACTIVE
Democrats Will Not Have So
Much to Do, as Their Nomi-
nation Is Certain.

Both the Democratic and the RepubI-
can national committees Will meet nero
in December. and politicians OF all
stripes are looking forward to the con-
ferences in the expectation that there
will be devclopments foreshadowing the
trend Of things In the 1916 campaign.
Each committee will consider the time
and place Of its party's convention. In
addition there will be a great deal OF
informal talk. not to mention pulling or
wires.
The Democratic committee Will not
have to give much thought to the nomi-
nation Of President. since It is con-
ceded President Wilson will be renomi-
mated. The Republican committee, that
Is the individual members OF IT, Will
engage in much informal discussion OF
n embers VIII compare notes, make
soundings as to the strength OF the
various candidates. and 1t may be ex-
pected that here and there some efforts
will be made TO get delegations promised
for future delivery.
Marshall Not Desirable.
The Democrats will 40 dcupt have
much to say about the office of Vice
President 1t is well known the word
is being passed along that Vice rresi-
dent Marshall is not desirable as a
powerful friends. and he may have TO
be taken into account.
Lik, wise, there will he IN un icrcur-
rent OF discussion about the Chairman
ship OF the committee. The mo cement
to displaCe National Chairman Nc
Combs and elect in his pl ace Et'ional
Committeeman Fred Lynch. OF Minnc-
sotl. is well known.
At the same time. the question of a
successor to Chairman lilies. Of the
Republican committee, will b. 'nulled
oyer IN the corridors by ths members
of thn, committee. Mr.. lilies is not
expo Ctcd to succeed himself The in
tens. feeling against the candidacy OF
William II. Taft in 1912. constitutes
whats is probably an insurmountable
obstacle to the reelection "f Mr.. Hilles.
Animated Struggle.
An animated struggle is going on over
the location of the next Democratic con-
| vcntion. !hc cities in :hc field are
Chicago. St. Louis. Buffalo. Omaha, and
Dallas. Other may become entries
Missouri Democrats say St Louis VIII
make an earnest effort to get the con-
vent!on. Dallas has already come for
v ard with a proposition to lay down
$4,000 for It. lnasmuch as the coming
year Is not expected to be fat one
Tor campa. Sn funds. the city that puls
up the biggest check will be quite likely
to get the prize.
The Republican convention is likely
| to be longer and more exciting than the
emocratiC gathering, for the obvious
reason there IL no contest for the Presi-
dency among the Democrats. At pres
snt. there Is seemingly a strong d!SpOsi-
tion among Republicans to take tho
| convention to Chicago. on the Fround
| that IL is centrally located, and amply
a Die to take care of big crowds
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

ished in size, and others show signs
of an early leavetaking.
Less remote, and Of more concern
to the people of today, are the state
ments of dentists who make a more
serious study of their work than the
dentists Of past days who merely
pulled, and filled, and substituted
teeth. Investigation has shown that
the mouth is the seat Of numerous
infections. Rheumatism, neuralgia,
tonsilitis, and even appendicitis are
charged up to unhygienic mouth
conditions. The work of the modern
dentist concerns itself with these
things as well as merely seeing that
teeth are intact.
What is of especial concern to the
public is that dental clinics be es-
tablished for school children. Pub
lic-spirited dentists in Washington
have blazed the way, but support is
needed. Remarkable results have
been obtained with such clinics in
several cities. Though no way has
yet been found to check the evolu.
tionary degeneration of teeth, it is
practical to check the decay of indi.
viduals' teeth, and to keep mouths
in such conditions that they will no,
breed disease.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
TIE BALTIC BLOCKADE

So long as the Baltic Sea was
practically a German lake, Germany
was not effectually cut off from the
world. 1t was no farther from it's
supplies of iron ore than are the in
dustries of Pittsburgh from the
mines at the head of Lake Superior;
indeed, the situations were curiously
alike. Americans know how cheap
iron has been made, despite many
hundreds of miles of water trans
port for the ore. Germany has been
able to produce a great quantity of
its own ore, has conquered much of
the iron area of France, and has
had the high grade ore of Scandi-
navia at its disposal.
But the British submarine block
ade of the Baltic has now become
well-nigh complete. Organized and
carried into effect with that cold
and cheerless lack of press-agency
and pyrotechnics that characterizes
all British naval doings, it has rem
dered the northern sea well-nigh
impossible of navigation. When the
whole story of this movement is
known, it will doubtless be one of
the most thrilling of the whole war;
meantime, however, the world will
have to judge by results. Those re.
suits to date consist in the almost
entire destruction of tho German
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Urges Critic of Teachers To Make
Complaint Specific.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
notice In The Times that visitor
dropped in on the Board OF Educa-
tion. The DO Drop lns" are very
frequently visited. but when the Board
OF Education has got so that II listens to
troopers in," 1t will not be long when
there Will be u long waiting list stand
ing In line to OFFER or make any COM
plaint that can be found by persons VINO
are always Wiling and waiting 20 lind
iault against anybody JUS. to give vent
10 their personal feelings.
The party who complained Wednesday y
to the Board of Education that teachers
were screaming and yelling failed to
give the name Of IA single teacher who
screams or yells at any pupil in any
public school. have faith In our teacn-
ers. and do not believe they are scream-
crs or howlers. ! would suggest that
The Board of Education ask that perso..
TO produce the name OF a single teacher.
IL ls best to name the guilty person. and
not have all share the guilt. an only
speaking in behalf OF the hard orkt <
FACULTY OF our excellent public schools =
and as taxpayer TASPAY Err.
Washington. October l6
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Many Paid Respects To Memory of
Clara Barton.

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Nothing Of the beautiful decorations
OF the Pension building in honor OF the
recent Grand Army reunion attracted
as the fine portrait of Miss Clara Bar
ton. The Angel OF the Battlefield" in
the Red Cross tent. Always there was
q veteran or a group before II and many
"reminiscences of the great conflict In
which she had part wer,' recalled.
One hale old gentleman from Rhode
Island told of seeing woman on the
while shot and shell were still falling on
the retreating army. 1t was Miss Bar.
ton. basket on arm, seeking and minis
tering to the wounded whom their com.
rades has left to their fate.
Another told OF the hot coffee she had
twilight had fallen on the fierce combat
Another had seen her taking down the
last message Of a dying private. One
whimsiC1llv related the incident Of as
sisting her 10 remove a wounded Con.
federatc from the firing line. A woman
treasured the letter Miss Barton had
written informing Of the death of a
loved brother. and the location Of his
grave. Another. a foreigner, had seen
ter in German field hospital in 1870.
a group Of elderly Washington women
talked or the organization of the Red
Cross In this country and the early
struggles for recognition by the Govern.
ment. Another set OF enthusiastic wom-
en-. active In ministering to the comfort
OF the city's guests at intervals were
discussing plans for n permanent me.
mortal in Washington In memory OF
America greatest and most loved
heroine, Miss Clara Barton. the founder
twenty-five years its honored president
ANNA
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
THE HUMAN WASTAOE

Lord Kitchener, it is reported by
an authority commonly reliable,
feels that it is desirable to secure
$4,000 enlistments weekly in Great
Britain, from this time forth. If he
could get this number without re-
sort to conscription, he would be, it
is presumed, satisfied to continue
the system of voluntary service.
1t is reasonable to assume that
Lord Kitchener, with about 100000
soldiers already under his banner,
has the British army near to the
point of numbers at which he wishes
to maintain it. He has men enough
to keep 100000 in France and Bel
gium, 100000 in the British
Islands, and 100000 on expedition
ary service wherever occasion may
demand-in Gallipoli, in Serbia, and
Greece, or wherever else may be die
tated by the exigencies of the war.
1t is not reasonable to assume. in
view of the economic pressure upon
Great Britain, that a larger army
than this is intended to be sus-
tanned throughout the war. Brit
ain must keep about a million peo-
pie back of the lines and the con-
centration camps, making munitions
and supplies. 1t must have the rest
Of its population engaged in some
gainful occupations, keeping the
wheels of enterprise moving, in Or
der to maintain the role it has as
sumed as chief economic supporter,
supreme naval backer, and only a
secondary military factor in the al
lies campaign.
But the significant detail is that
Lord Kitchener thinks he needs
$4,000 men per week to keep his
forces at their present strength and
provide for emergencies. Thirty-fve
thousand per week means 100000
men a year. 1t would appear that
the chief of the British war office,
after a year and quarter of ex-
perience, thinks that it requires al
most 100000 men year to make
up the wastage in an army of
100000.
Not all of these are going to be
killed or taken prisoners. A very
large proportion will be rendered in
effective in other ways, by wounds
and disease, that will not cancel
them entirely off the list of eco
nomic efficients, though commonly
greatly reducing their usefulness.
But after all allowances are made
in this regard, the awful fact
stands out, that in order to main
tain an army of 100000 men,
Kitchener needs almost 100000 re-
cruits to it annually. There has
never been such wastage of human
material in the world. Nations have
never been called upon to imagine,
much less to meet, such a drain.
Project that proportion over the
armies of the warning countries, and
imagine the war lasting two or three
or four more years, and the meas
ure of these horrors can be vaguely
appreciated.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Nagging War Ridden Countries is
FavOrite Sport.

To the Editor uf THE TIMES:
Nagging belligerents has become the
favorite pastime OF some Americans
seeking wealth and others see king
popularity. Those seeking wealth should
not be allowed to use the American
nag to further their selfish interests
Those seeking popularity cannot gain l;
by trying to Involve our country in a
wicked and senseless appeal to arms,
or by bluffing and bullying.
Is any one so stupid as not to be-
lieve that excessive shipments to neu-
trails are really intended Tor belliger-
ents? Our own country so decided dur
inc our civil war.
These are questions for lawyers and
diplomats-to be decided by the tongue
and the pen. not by the sword. nor by
threats.
Instead Of indulglng In high sounding
generalities about internat tional law and
the freedom OF the seas. why not ge,
down to the actual facts In each case?
THOMAS w. GILMER.
Washington, Oct. H.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Social Center Work at
Wilson Normal School

Social center work at the James Or
mond Wilson Normal School will start
Monday evening under the Joint direc-
tion of the Parents League and the
school officials
In music with A. II. CogswelI of the
school music stan, in charge: IN pa rlia :
mentary law with Miss Nanette Paul.
and In domestic science and household
economies with teachers yet to be
selected.
Small fees are to be charged to cover
the pay OF tanitors and lighting of the
building, no school appropriations yet
being available for these purposes.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Germany Plans to Coin
5-Pfennig Pieces of Iron

AS means of conserving its supply
OF nickel and copper. Germany has
arranged for the coin lg of 5-pfennig
pieces out of iron to the value OF
o,UlWO marks.
Harry G. Scltzer. United states con-
SUI AT lireslau. In reporting this news
10 the Department OF Commerce, says
me new coins will replace those of
hlck"l and copper now in circulation
ana Will he withdrawn from circula-
uon not later than two years after the
conclusion of the war
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
SUES FOR DAUGHTER
BEQUEATHED IN WILL
Albert A. Liesch Institutes Habeas
Corpus Proceedings Against
Parents-in-Law.

Haheas Cornus proceedings were ins'i-
tuted yesterday by Albert A. LlesCh In
the District Supreme court to gain pos
session OF his lve-Year-old daughter.
Elizabeth Mary Liesch whose custody
was given TO the child's grandparents
In the will OF the mother. Hattie Licsch
filed this week.
Justice Mccoy. in Equity Court No. >.
issued a rule demanding Mamie Chil0S.
the grandmother to appear in court C"-
tober % with the child and show cause
why the father should not be given
custody.
In his netition the father sets forth
that divorce proceedings had been
brought hN him. but were dismissed
upun the death of Mrs. Liesch. He de-
clared that he has been paying
weekly allowance for the support Of
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Thanks Times For Articles On S
V. Encampment.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
At recent meeting of the executive
committee in charge OF the arrange
ments for the Thirty fourth National
Encampment Of the Sons OF Veterans.
L. \. a.. a resolution was unanimously
passed thanking you for the interest
ing news items appearing in The
Times prior to and during the en-
campment. and was directed 10
notify you OF its action.
Accordingly take great pleasure
in rendering to you the sincere thanks
OF the members OF the committee for
the space given to our organization
and the most excellent articles which
were published
VICTOR L. GARRlGCS
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Meeting. Mt. Pleasant Citizens Associates.
Parker apartment, Sixteenth street and Park
road northwest, p. IN.
Meeting. Society Tor Philosophical InquisU.
Public Library. AS p. m.
Session. Baltimore Conference Of the Epworth
League OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. Nit. Vernon Church Ninth street
and Massachusetts avenue northwest. u.
m. and 3 y. IN.
Testimonial TO Government bands. Bright
wood r.scrN DIR. 80 y. m.
Centennial celebration. Washington City
Orphan sNlum. Fourteenth and 5 streets
nor Invest. to p. m.
Dance Home club. IL jackson place north
west. y. M
Meeting. biological Society OF Washington.
tosm,s club. 80 y. IN.
odd FpIlows-C Canton Washington. No. I.
National Cnion-Joseph Henry Council.
Census Council.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
How u. S. Soldiers Would
Fight Told to Delegates

ROCK ISLAND, H., Oct. l6-Dele-
gates to the Middle West Prepa redness
conference meeting here got an idea
toray of how Uncle Sans soldiers will
night In monster land dreadnaughts"
should time for f/htinG come.
A. the big arsenal here. they we're
shown an 1l.O00- pound car capable OF
twenty-four miles an hour, and erca scd
IN 2.lO-inch armor. II IL surmounted by
two turrets carrying 80 callbPr machine
guns with a capacity of 45O shots each
The motor Is manned by four Gunners
and two drivers. and has two-way
drive. II will be sent East for testing
within few weeks
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
THE GARRISON ARMY PLAN

sons army plan contains enough to
make clear that the Secretary and
the experts associated with him
have studied carefully the best mod
els of military organization in 9TH
er countries; notably the Swiss and
Australian plans of universal ger
vice, and the British organization
of "territorials," which, perfected
after the Boer war had given brit
ain grievous lesson, made possible
the rapid building of a great army
when the present war began.
ut is proposed in the Garrison
plan to increase the regular army
to 100000 men aside from about
10000 non-combatants who are nee
essary to its organization, to retain
the militia of the States, and to
create. as the most important ica-
ture of the new plan, "continen-
tai army" which may he compared
roughly to the British territorials.
This continental army is at full
strength to number 100000 men,
one-third Of them to be enlisted an
nually for three years. They are
to devote two months in ea'h OF
their first three years to actual ser
vice, and after that to he retained
on the rolls for three years, liable
to be called out in case OF need.
That is, there would be enlisted
1873, 900 continentals every year,
and an equal number would retire
to the reserve line with three years
training; so that at the end cf FIX
years there would be 100000 mcn
in the line and an equal number in
the reserve (of course, allowing for
deaths, Interpretations, etc.,. Add
to this the 10000 men Of the in
creased regular army, and 10000
representing the calculated strent. tn
of Il c national guard in the States,
and there would be total, theo-
reticGlly at least, of about 100000
men enlisted, organized, and most
CT them fairly trained, at The end
of the siX-year period.
There will be some criticism Of
! thai feature of the plan which re-
tains the national guard in present
form and adds the continental army.
A good many critics insist that the
national guard ought 70 he merged
into some such organization as the
proposed continentals. the guard
has been none too popular with the
regular army, and there has l'een
wide difference between the degrees
of its efficiency in various States
Perhaps these conditions can be
remedied; perhaps, too, under the
inspiration of a new military era
the guard can be given rather a
more dignified status rs compared
with the regular army. but it will
at least be questioned by many Au-
! thorities whether, it is good bust
ness to try to improve conditions
by creating a third type OF soldiers
when even two types have been
with doubtful success amdisamated
into a military unity.
These are questions, however, to
be thrashed out by the experts and
the Congress. The Garrison pro-
gram is ambitious enough, in its
contemplation Of a reasonably num-
erous military establishment, and il
provides basis from which lis
cussion may proceed. There ought
to be- no rigid insistence on details
The discussion may develop posi-
bility of useful Improvements in
the scheme; and these, when once
Their desirability is established
should be adopted without any re-
luctance and without the intrusion
of any foolish pride Of opinion OF
authorship,
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Tomorrow.

Address THE Excise Board-An Asset Of the
saloon" Rev. LucIus {. clark, Hamline NJ.
y Church. y. m.
THIRTY frst anniversary celebration. Central
Union Mission. al Mission. $50 a m. 80
and 730 p. m.
Sc sssion Epw Orth League ORGANIZATIONS OF
Methodist Episcopal Church South Nj
Vernon IlRce Church. Nnth street and
Nassa Ch husetts avenue mort 3:II y. m.
Saddle reunion, assembly at Fierce Mil. in
Rock Creek Park. l0;2" =. m. and 2:SO u. IN.
Address, Emil Seidel. Old Masonic Temple,
Sis y. IN.
Meeting. Washington Secular League. Pyth-
ian Temple. y. M.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Announce Examination
For Electrician at p. o

The Civil Service Commission today
announced an examination for electri-
clan to he employed In the Washington
cIty nostoffice at salary to start with
OF $500 year.
No educational test will be given. The
examination will be limited to Inquiry
into the physical ability of applicants
and their training and experience
iart of the duties of the apnointe" Will
be the care of the mechanical cqulp-
ment for tn, conveyance Of mail in the
postoftice The examination will be
EiNsn October -.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Urges Safer Entrance Way For
Pupils At Franklin School.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
should like to know the reason why
the FRANKLIN School authorities make
the smaller boys, first grade. leave that
institution via the alley instead of a
safer way. The heavy teams and fire.
auent traffic menace life and limb Of
the little ones. One teacher spoken to
said no one had been hurt yet. J think
they ought to put Safety First" In this
case before everything else.
PARENT.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
MAIL BAG
(From The Times Reddcrs.)

commuhications to the Mail Bas mnst
Dc written on one side Of the pops'
length. and must be signed with name
and address Of sender. The pubncauon
OF letters IN The Times Mall Bag does
not mean the Endorsement by The limeS
OF the opinions of the writer. The MAI
Bag 10 an open forum. whore the GU.
sens Of Washington can argue most
questions.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
AmuSements.

Nationai-otis skinner IN Cock o. the
Walk" s:lh m.
BeIasco-"Androces and the Lion and "Ths
Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" SIS
y. m.
r. F. Keith's-raudeville. ?:l5 and s:l5 p. m.
polrs-"Beheve Me, %antippe," 2:l5 and
Si5 p.
Loew's Columbia-Photopays u to II p. m.
Gaycty--5urlesque, 2:l5 and sl5 p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Thanks Times For Courtesy To
Naval Xeterans.

TO the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The members OF the National Associa-
tion or Naval Veterans. 1scI-65. desire to
thank your representatives for their
klnd attention and courtesy at the an.
nuai convention OF Naval Veterans held
IN washington during the week ended
october 2 HENRY McCOLLUM.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16

merchant fleet in the Baltic. No
more effective form Of economic
pressure could have been applied to
Germany.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
DR.. Woodward to Speak.

DR.. W c. Woodward. Health officer
Of tn" District. win give n lecture on
What tn" Health Department Does
fo' the Citizen before tho Pctworth
Citizens Association Tuesday evening
at 40 clock In the AsthodAt Epis-
cepAl Church.
The Washington times., 1915-10-16
Founded Tobacco Industry

Such has been the result OF that mar
nage in the little Episcopal Church at
jamestown more than 3H0 years ago.
when RebeCca Pocahontas Matoaca. Of
wsro~oSonnoeo. daughter Of PeGhStAp,