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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
NEW TEUTON PASSPORT LAW
Travellers Must Now Produce Two
Photos for Official Files.

Washington, Dec. 22.-American bust
ness houses which send agents into Eu-
rope are advised by the State Depart
ment to send separate agents to each
group of the belligerent nations. AM
bassador Gerard notified the depart
ment to-day Of the adoption by Ger
many Of new regulations for vising
passports. A new wise is required for
every entry and the bearer must APP
pear each time in person and present
two photographs similar to the one on
his passport for the German official
files.
No wise will be granted unless neces-
sity for admission is shown. Certili-
Gates of naturalization or birth also are
demanded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
DANIELS CRITICS
RENEW ATTACKS
Suppression of General
Boards Original Plans
Stirs Opponents.
DECLARE CONGRESS
NEEDS MORE FACTS
Experts Point Out That Pub
lished Report Fails to Give
Basis for Policy.
Iron IN. rribun. Bureau


Washington, Dec. 22.-Criticism OF
Secretary Daniels and his policy Of
suppressing the naval experts opinions
on American needs, revived with full
force tonight following the making
public Of the annual report Of the Gen
eral Board Of the navy.
Attacks on the Secretary along this
line ceased after the announcement
that this report would be published, as
it was supposed that II would, as usual,
contain the statement of policy and the
building programme approved by the
board. The published report shows,
however, that these things were con-
tanned in a special report, dated July
30, and not made public, while the IAN
nual report" now given out has only
two sentences, quoted from the sup
pressed document on general policy.
and outlines e building programme un-
der the specific limitation that 1t shall
not cost more than slo0,000,O00 a year.
Criticisms from the men who are
seeking a firm and intelligent basis for
the defence plans, and who believe the
views of the experts essential to such
a basis, take four main grounds:
That the material submitted fails 70
state the policy on which a building
programme should be based. except In
the most general and vague terms, and
that none Of the considerations enter
ing into the formulation Of an ade-
quate policy is touched upon.
That, admitting that it might be un-
wise to make public confidential infor-
nation as TO American foreign rela-
tions, such as might be included in
such statement, the building pro-
gramme deemed necessary by the naval
experts to meet these needs should
also be suppressed.
Programme Doesn't Meet Policy.
That the only programme actually
submitted-that under the Sl00,0000OO
a year limitation-falls far short Of
meeting the one statement OF policy
given by the board, which is that the
United States navy ought by 1925 to
be "eaual to the most powerful main
tanned by any other nation OF the
world" II is pointed out that under
the programme submitted by Mr. Dan
iels the United States actually will BIO
building capital ships more slowly
than Japan, and far more slowly than
had been the practice before the war
Of any Of the greater powers. The
Daniels programme. it is declared, l5
all that will be available by 1925,
though ESTIMATED" for 1928, unless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23

30 aggregated S1,73O,243,229, against
Sl.s5S.6l5,O27 for the preceding year.
The years exports we're S3,431,292,533'
one and a half billion dollars more
than the preceding year, and nearly
one billion more than two years ago,
The great amount Of gold pouring
into the United States is shown in the
statement that SCI 100000 in gold ar
rived in November. Only $4,000 600
reached this country IN November,
1914. Twelve months imports of gold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23

aggregated s41O,65O,976, compared with
S5o.352.035 in 1914. November gold
exports were only. 1861 1853, agsirgst
Sti.526,4S2 the preceding November.
During the last twelve months gold
valued at S19,667,557 left America, as
compared with S2S3,057 ,s25 the year
before.
The net inward gold movement for
the last twelve months was S390.9ss,.
4l9. against a net outward movement
the wear before Of Sl74,705, 100.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23

the American navy are not completen
until the fourth year after authorize
tion. The cases OF the two dre@d-
noughts now nearing completion
Nevada and the Oklahoma-show thls
as we'll as a multiplicity Of illustration ;
could These ships were authorized IN
1911 and laid down in 1912, yet the
latest report from the bureau OF con
struction and repair shows that on De
cember / they were. respectively, 81
and 9S.5 per cent complete. In other
words, il will be 1916, or nearly I'VE
full years after Congress provided TOT
them, before they are ready to go INTO
action.
So. unless a great Improvement IN
speed of construction is developed, ~
will be 1925, the year in which the
General Board declares the United
States navy ought to equal that OF any
other in the world, before the Daniels
programme will be completed. The
American navy will then have thirty
three capital ships, twenty-seven dread
noughts and six battle cruisers.
IL is impossible 10 make an accurate
statement of the navies of foreign pow
ers at that date, as they are keeping
their building programmes secret. But
a fair estimate can be made from the
rate az which they were building such
ships before the outbreak Of the war.
There has been great speeding up or
the construction Of warships since that
time, but figures for the results are not
available
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
Above 96th Street
Brooklyn

A. Namm Son, Fulton ST. at Hoy St Subway Stain Bkyn
Epstein & Berdy. -. 1913 Fulton ST. near Bedford Ave.
Pease Piano Co. ......3 81 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
3. Guy Warner. Bedford Ave & Halsey ST. Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
Out of Town

cunts Leading Music House Inc, MARITIME Az, White Plains,
oeger q Sons Piano Mfg 743 Broad ST. Newark, n j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
Great Triumph for Jewry,
View of Demonstration

In response 10 a request for opinions
on what the demonstration of Tuesday
night at Carnegie Hall meant nation
ally for Judaism. The Tribune yester-
day received answers from Julius Rosen-
valid, who contributed 100000; Mrs.
Abrsm Simon, of Washington, president
of the Council of Jewish Women; DR..
Harry Friedenwald, president of the
American Federation OF Zionists, and
DIR. David Star Jordan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23
Warship Building Abroad.

The figures here used are taken from
the The Statesman's Year Book and
"Brassey's Naval Annual These show
that since 1906, when England launched
the Dreadnought, which gave her name
to that class of ships, England has
completed forty-four capital warships,
or an average of FIVE year. Germany
completed the Helgoland, Nassau and
Rheinland, her first all-big gun ships,
in 1908, and has now twenty-five OF
them, an average of three and half a
wear. Japan commissioned her first,
the Kawachi. in 1911, and now has ten,
a.. average OF two year.
Using these figures as a basis for the
foreign navies and remembering that
armored ships of the pre-dreadnought
and armored cruiser types are not now
being built, but are rapidly dropping
out of effective service, the following
table gives fair idea of the present
relative strength of the four nRvies and
the probable condition in 1925:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23

Stanford University, California, Dec.
22.-Have no details concerning the
meeting at Carnegie Hall last night, but
the general interest of the civilized
world and gratitude for Jewish devotion
in all lands point toward ultimate rec
ignition Of Palestine as an independ-
ent, or. at least, an autonomous state
when Europe RECEIVERS sanity.-David
Starr Jordan.
Chicago. Dec cit is impossible
TO describe the terrible hardships
which these people have suffered
Nothing in the history OF the world
can tell OF such a catastrophe. Lit
orally, millions OF men, women and
children are to-day homeless. Many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-23

This shows that the completion OF the
Daniels programme will find the United
States with thirty-three capital ships,
and, if they continue their recent rate
of building. Great Britain with eighty
nine, Germany with ffty-seven and
Japan with twenty-eight. It must be re-
membered that in any war with Japan
the United States might find it impos-
sible to send her entire feet TO the
Pacific and leave the Atlantic unguard-
ed. and that Japan would have the adj
vantage of acting close 10 her base,
while the United States would have TO
fight at arms length.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
ANSWERED OFF THE REEL
Shower of Questions Made no Trouble
for Information Man at Busy
Railroad Depot.

A large and garrulous woman ap-
preached a policeman in the lobby of
the new Union station and asked, all
In one breath:
What time does the Missouri Paci-
fic get in from Falls City; what time
does the Santa Fe go to Newton; how
high was the water in the 1903 flood;
how much does that man charge for
bananaS?"
You are looking for the informa-
ton desk" the officer replied, and led
her over the cage of the man who
knows everything The woman re-
peated her inquiry:
What time does the Missouri Pa
cific get in from Falls City; what time
does the Santa Fe go to Newton; how
high was the water in the 1903 flood;
how much does that man charge for
bananas?"
The information man had a tele-
phone receiver at his ear. Without
batting an eye or changing the tone
of his voice or his expression he
answered promptly: Gets in 8:35,
goes out $40, UP to your chin, three
for dime. "-kansas City Star.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
Not All Britons Drop OFFS"

In the chancery division, Mr.. Young.
er, K. c., informed Justice Eve that.
being a Scotsman, he always pro-
nounced his "h's." Abroad, and in
particular in the United States, the
belief is still widely entertained that
failure to sound the aspirate charac-
terizes Englishmen of all ranks and
classes. Various recent cartoons in
the American press depict not only
the typical John Bull, but even the
most exalted Britannia personages,
dropping all their his and aspirating
them unnecessarily in compensation.
a fact that deserves it's place in any
collection of national misconceptions.
AS a matter of fact, the tendency to
dispense with the aspirate is said to
be a popularity Of town dwellers, and
to have characterized the lower class
es in ancient Athens.-London Globe
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
syrup Of figs FOR
A CH|LD'S BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseatinq.
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on - castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The childrens revolt Is well-found-
ed. Their tender little 'insides'' are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
Of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take 1t; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
OF California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
OF all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
BEAUT!FY HAND AND WRIST
Simple Exercise and Judicious Care
Frequently Will Be Found to
Work Wonders.

Be careful to protect the hands as
much as possible from rough contact,
whether at work or at play. 1t is
easier to prevent than to cure chaps,
blisterS, abrasiOnS, etc. When wiping
the hands, give a finishing touch to
each one of the nails, smoothing back
the little line of skin that often per
sists in growing up over the half moon
at the base of the nail.
The following simple exercises are
to the hand and wrist: Extend the
arms. Let the hands droop Imply at
the wrist. Shake them loosely up and
down several times, then twirl them
around as if describing small circles
in the air Let the motions be as
free and unrelaXed as possible. Open
and shut the hands vigorously while
extending them above the head, and
stretch the fingers thoroughly. Now
close the hands and bend at the wrist,
inward, then outward, several times
Do this easily and loosely for timber
ing, and with steady rigidity for
strength. A little massage treatment
will help to make the hands shapely
smooth and flexible At manicuring
times, and when applying creams anG
lotions, rub each palm briskly, then
stroke the fingers and down over the
wrists and up along the arm
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
"langley's Folly"

Photographs of Professor Langley's
aerodrome in midair-the first aero
plane ever built capable of sustained
free flight with a man-appear in the
latest report of the secretary of the
Smithsonian institution Before any
change was made in the machine be-
You'd covering it with new canvas and
providing it with hydroaeroplane
floats, 'Langley's folly" was launched
on Lake Keuka on May % last, and
with Mr.. Glenn H. Curtiss as pilot, the
official report says, the aerodrome
ran easily over the water, ran on
level wing, and flew in steady poise
$50 feet" Subsequent short flights
were made in order to secure photo
graphs of the craft in air. The model
on which it was built demonstrated on
May 6, 1896, that a machine heavier
than air could be propelled through
the air by it's own power. Injuries
sustained through defects in the
launching apparatus prevented its ac-
tual flight in 1903, when the aero
drome plunged into the Potomac.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
Not Same Island,

The sending of a warship to Juan
Fernandez to investigate the alleged
use of the island as a base by the
German cruisers has led once more
to the inaccurate statement that
Juan Fernandez is the island where
Robinson Crusoe underwent SO many
vicissitudes." The Pacific island was
where Alexander Selkirk was put
ashore in 1904, at his own request,
from British ship, and where he
spent over four years by himself; but
there is not the slightest resemblance
between Selkirk's adventures, as given
in the Account of the Man That
Lived Four Years and Five Months on
the Uninhabited Island of John Fer
nando," which appeared in 1872, and
those of Defoe's immortal Robinson
Crusoe.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
BARBER'S CHAIR A PULPIT
TonsoriaI Artist Doing Good Work in
the Way of Helping His Eel
low Men.

It is called "The Barber Shop of the
Ten Commandments" 1t is undoubt-
edly the only one of it's kind in the
world. Every night after its proprie-
tor finishes with his razor he goes to
prayer meeting and gives his testi-
mony for the benefit of the Bowery
down and outs" who have been under
his ministering care.
Jake the Barber" who has charge
of the new tonsorial atelier, once
adorned shops in the Broadway and
Fifth avenue hotels, the New York
Herald states. He has piled the lath-
cred brush at the Belmont and the
electric shampoo at the Waldorf-As-
tor1a. In an evil day he yielded to his
thirst for strong drink and fell into
the ways of the Bowery. He roamed
the streets in want and finally emerged
into new light-that of the Hadley
Rescue hall, 293 Bowery Brother
john as the men of the submerged
world call John Callahan, superintend-
ent of the hall, saw way in which he
could help Jake the Barber" He got
him new clothes and sent him out to
buy a secondhand BARRIERS chair,
which was sent to the hall G. o. D. A
complete new set of tools was obtained
and all the bottles and fixings.
The barber shop was set up in a
room in the hall where the bread for
those at the nightly supper is stacked
"Jake the Barber" is an artist in his
line. First the superintendent got
shaved and then some of the assist
ants. The barber received a vote of
confidence and began to take in money
The proceeds at the present time are
divided on the ''fifty-fifty" basis, and
after the shop is paid for Jake will go
on his own resources.
Meanwhile a fund has been provided
in the mission for the shaving of the
down and out" for one of the first
means toward rehabilitation is clean
shave.
The walls of this novel barber shop
are covered with texts and religious
notices. Back of the customer, but
reflected in the glass, are the Ten
Commandments, and wherever the
man in the chair may turn his head
he may read some sentiment that
ought to lead him to better life.
Jake the Barber says that he finds
more joy in living now than he ever
did, for not only is he re-established
in his trade but he also is the means
of aiding his fellow men.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
THREE REASONS
Each With TWO Legs and Ten Fingers.

A Boston woman who Is fond moth
er writes an amusing article about her
experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Bob, Jack, and Dick, respectively, are
three of our reasons for using and
recommending the food, Grape-Nuts,
for these youngsters have been fed on
Grape-Nuts since infancy, and often
between meals when other children
would have been given candy.
Il gave a package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighDor whose 3-year-old child was
weakened little thing, Ill half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape-Nuts
and cream greedily and the mother
continued the good work, and 1t was
not long before truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and use Grape Nuts
every day and keep strong and well
and have three of the finest, healthiest
boys you can find in a days march"
Many mothers instead of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters hand
full of Ggape-Nuts when they are beg
ging for something in the way or
sweets. The result Is soon shown in
greatly increased health, strength aud
mental activity.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs, for the famous little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
UnfamiIiaritY With the Bible.

Some of the readers of Margaret
Deland's new book, "The Hands of
Esau," have wondered where she got
the title, thus proving the recent as
sertion of Joseph S. Auerbach, author
of "The Bible and Modern Life" that
"a generation has grown up without
the benefit Of Bible reading"
Take away the words of Bible mem
DRY and the phrases born of Bible
reading and Bible inspiration from
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, says Mr..
Auerbach, after pointing out the value
of this training ourscore," brought
FORTH" "hallow," perish from the
EARTH" etc.-"and much of the solemn
music has died out forever from this
inspiring battle hymn of conservation
to the republic"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
Vogue of Black and White.

AS to colors, the strongest claim
ants for favor are those which accord
well with the present situation, accord
ing to the Dry Goods Economist. Som
Der and neutral tones are in the fash
ion picture and at the same time in
line with popular taste
The black and white vogue, already
well begun, bids fair to reach almost
incredible proportions, since, in addi-
ton to having the fashion movement
behind it, it comes at a time when
the output of novelty colors is limited.
Black and white will unquestionably
son and a good merchandise feature
as we'll
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
For Wrinkled Chiffon.

If you have a wrinkled chiffon frock
or blouse, don't be discouraged about
getting it smooth again. To be sure
it is practically impossible to press il
smooth. But fill bathtub with steam
ing hot water and hold the wrinkled
garment over the steam until steam
has reached every part of it. Then
stuff the sleeves with paper and hang
the garment on thickly padded hang
er. Hang it before an open fire or a
very hot radiator, and keep turning it
from time to time so that it will all
become thoroughly dry. The wrinkles
will be invisible when the gown is dry
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
ALL ON THE SIMPLEST LINES
Costumes for the Woman Who Lives
Much Out of Doors Must Be En-.
tireiy Without Frills.

Fashionable women are all enthu-
siasm now over the new sport suits
which are being ordered for wear in
the South and at Tuxedo during the
weekend recuperations from the ex-
hausting social duties of town. These
new sport costumes are more man
nish in type than anything in women's
tailored wear in many a long day
perhaps for this very reason they have
taken hold of feminine imagination,
albeit their practical qualities are so
admirable
The regulation sport suit, as turned
out by the clever tailor, takes ten
years off woman's age, for 1t has about
1t breezy, knowing air and the very
severity of its tailored lines adds to
its saucy coquetry. It's skirt Is in cir
cular, or ripple cut, swinging clear Of
the ankle and revealing the foot in its
dainty buttoned boot, or laced tramping
boot quite frankly and at either hip are
long, buttoned pockets into which Its
wearer may thrust her hands, exactly
in the manner of her brother or her
spouse-for not only the young, I'M
married women affect these sporty
suits by any means. The coat is in
belted Norfolk style-the new Norfolk
with deep yoke, and, of course, it,
also, has buttoned patch pockets. The
very simplicity of line, combined with
excessively smart tailoring give these
costumes an individual and distin
guished air They are built of soft
tan color and the women who are or
dering them for country wear are or
dering also tailored blouses of striped
or plain pussy willow silk with high,
turnover collars, and notched skirt
tails to tuck inside the skirt belt
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-02
VARIETY IN ANKLE STRAPS
"Tango Bracelet" Just Now All the
Rage, Comes in Ali Designs
and Materials.

OF course, the tango is directly re-
sponsible for the bracelet of that
name. meaning the ankle strap belong
ing to the sandals or dancing shoes.
The smartest of these shoes show
vamps of black patent kid, uppers of
white soede, instep straps of white
suede blocked with black squares and
fastening at either side of the foot
with rather large jet buttons, while
the ankle strap in black-blocked white
fastens with jet buckle of conven-
tional harness shape.
But the tango bracelet is worn even
when the instep is not strapped 1t is
found above satin slippers. whose
yamps are exquisitely embroidered,
and it is seen with many daintily-
made bronze kid slipper. Again, some
girls prefer to have entirely separate
ankle straps of black silk elastic or
namented with slides set with rhine
stones. pearls, crystals or colored
Jewels"