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New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
FOR MILITARY PREPARATION
Some of the Many Things Soldier
Must Know.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

Sir: Engand's new volunteer army Of
from 100000 to 100000 men is not yet
seven months after war commenced-ready
for the field This shows how long it takes
to make soldier.
What would have happened to England be-
fore this if she had not had France, Russia
and Belgium to hold the door shut till she
could get ready? What have we to hold of
an enemy for six months, or three, or two or
even one week, while We are preparing
Bryan's million patriots who will spring to
arms between sunrise and sunset" $4,000
regulars and $4,000 semi-efficient militia!
Where are the arms those patriots will
Spring" to? We have not got them, unless
we count the obsolete, condemned Krags and
old black powder Springields. And after the
patriots have Sprung" what will they do?
How many are acquainted with military
commands? How many understand how to
execute those commands? How many aver
age civilians know how many officers there
are to a company, and what their duties are !?
How many companies in a battalion, bat
talions in a regiment, regiments in a bri-
gade, brigades in division, divisions in a
How many know what an outpost" is, how
it is formed where it is located. who orders
it, what proportion of troops is detailed for
it, what its duties are, how it is fed and how
long it stays in position?
How many know the duties of an advance
guard, or rear guard, or patrols, their size,
how they are provided. who is responsible
for their organization and the performance
of their functions? How many can read
military map and determine merely from its
inspection what are ridges and gulies, rail-
road cuts and fills; whether two points are
visible one from the other; whether slope
of the ground is steep or gradual? How
many can apply the scale of a map TO COM
putting distances thereon? How many can
orient" map? How many can make scale
If one is not given?
How many understand the principles of
cooperation between infantry, cavalry and
artillery?
Yet these are but a trfe of the most ele-
mentary knowledge required of an officer, and
most of them should be known by the pri-
vate in the rear rank.
How long would the million sunrise pa
triots take to learn all this after an enemy
was pounding in the door? They might make
their nrst spring before sunset of the first
day, but if they sprang into the firing line
before at least three months of the hardest
kind of training, the next spring of those
who had any spring left at the end of the
first engagement would probably be out again
and to the rear.
Let us have an immediate increase of the
mobile regular army to at least 100000 men,
always TO be within the United States and
d,,. $ IL
guard and its liberalization on a reasonable
pay basis; real, organized reserve not the
present sixteen men; an enlargement of the
system of training of high school boys and
college men in summer camps, or an adop-
tion of form of universal service, such as
the Swiss Australian system
JOHN W. LOVELAND,
Major, 5th New Jersey Infantry.
New York, March 10, 1915.
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To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The wanton destruction of the Amer
lean bark William P. Frye by the quasi
naval auxiliary Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
which might as we'll have been flying the
skull and crossbones" instead of her mas
ter's black and white ensign. will no doubt be
adjusted in some satisfactory or other man
ner-after the usual amount of quibbling,
etc. The demand for prompt and thorough
apology and ample naturalization for the
loss of this fine vessel cannot be made too
strong, and should be made TO fit the stub
born Teutonic mind.
The last time | the Frye was in San
Francisco. when she was alongside the Mis-
sion Street Wharf there. had the pleasure
of going all over her, and considered her the
last word in American steel clipper ship
building From boyhood have known and
watched the American clippers and have seen
them at various times in many seas, where
now. owing TO a suicidal lack of interest and
subornated and ignorant policies, they are
total strangers.
So far as Herman Riders quoted COM
ments are concerned they are only such as
expected from such source. IL might be
well TO inform the brain that conceived them
that the American people are accustomed TO
do their own speaking and thinking in the
United States" language and not in that Of
hyphenated alien peoples who segregate
themselves in manner socially, politically
and otherwise by using others instead How
about the Prnz Eitel Friedrchs dealings
with the Sacramento? Was this a connived
at affair?
Ny sympathy goes out 70 the captain Of
the Frye, who consider got d dirty deal.
New York, March II, 1915. 'G.H.
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appointed a woman to a general mixed ser

appointed woman to a general mixed ser
vice"
| further stated that one Of the motives
that actuated my taking the examination to
which Dr.. Walter referred in her letter was
"the fact of having a woman appear at a
public examination would be establishing a
precedent that women wish to appear" It
is, of course, question as to how many
isolated attempts must be made in order to
establish precedent, but believe it is only
now by repeated efforts that the precedent
is becoming fully established in the minds
of the public that women physicians want
hospital opportunities and are working to
get them.
EMILY DUNNING BARRINGER, NJ. D.
New York, March 8, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
BALLADE OF WHEN.

When the birds are on the wing
And the bees are on the hummer,
Then it's up to US to sing
OF the hereby nearby Summer;
But could anything be hummer
Than to have to ting-a-lng
When the snowstorm comes, poor num-
mer,
And it isn't even Spring?
Oh, the music we could swing.
How we'd chortle at the plumber
How we'd make the welkin ring
Were we but Welkin Summer
We would be old Summers drummer
Bum-te- Bum! and Ping-te-ping!
But-we're getting glum and glu"'
mer,-
But it isn't even Spring.
This is quite rummy thing,
But 'twould be whole lot RUNNER
If we had longer string :,
OF such words as 'gummer-gluninie''
Summer! On our Tyres we thrum hef'
To our lyric Lutte we cling,
And we tune her and we strum her-
And it isn't even Spring!
Summer! We would greet her. chum h'''
Sing her joys, forget her sting!
Yet, we hail her as a conner,
While it isn't even Spring,
Ted Robinson, in The Cleveland F''-
Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
From One of the Victims.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: want to congratulate you on your
brave fight on the crooks of this city.
think your fight will do your paper a great
deal of good in time, and you deserve much
praise for undertaking such hard task.
More power to YOU. and if | can do any
thing for you call on me. I'm one OF the
many who got stung.
WALLACE LANSDOWNE.
New York. March s 1918.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

The stoutest intellect is not damaged
nv taking it to church occasionally. We
know people of accredited "fne minds"
who keep their intellects under glass, 10
protect them from the germs of com.
monplace minds. Preachers, for example.
thew esteem to be dull fellows, and it Is
great waste Of time to listen to their
droning.
Now. the church has no monopoly os
dulness. There are proportionately as
manv dull writer's as preachers, or as
many dull painters, or lawyers. And
there is one thing which may be got from
almost any preacher of to-day-a re-
minder that you owe something to hu.
manity. and that if you disregard the
debt you disregard it at the expense Of
your tranquility of mind.
For the sword of the spirit is not TEN.
pered by self-indulgence, character is not
hardened by following the yielding line
and the intellect that is kept under glass
is more likely TO suffer from want OF air
than from contact with inferior intel-
eences. Service seems to be, more than
ever before, the keynote Of the church,
and it is possible to combine this notion
of service with a positive disbelief in the
story of Jonah and the Whale.-B. L. I,
in The Chicago Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
SECOND POST.


From Kansas City concern.I
Dear Sir: Mr.. Louis 0stertag, OUT
travelling representative, is now in your
state. He has with him sample legs, and
is himself wearing an artificial leg, Shlcn
embody the very latest and best improve
ments. We desire one of our latest legs
in use in your neighborhood. Our usual
guarantee stands behind each leg. Yours
very truly, etc.
B. L. r., in The Chicago Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
UNPRECEDENTED.

She bade goodby to all her friends
And signaIled to the car approaching.
She'd said her say-left no loose ends
Affectionate but time-encroaching.
She knew her way about-sure pop
Her methods showed a sweet complete
ness.
She gagged just where the car would stop
And boarded with dispatch and neat
ness.
Umbrella, bag and furry muff
With careless ease and grace she toted.
Yes. for them all had room enough
Admiring platform riders noted.
She cause no cranky men to wait
While she sought cash in style IN.
steady.
She did not need to hesitate
But passed right in. Her fare was
ready.
She did not loiter in the rear
And angle for some mans position
But walked up front-the little dear
And found a seat-by intuition!
Just where she wished to go she knew
And rang the bell before she got there.
Then off the car the lady blew
And left a wondering crazy lot there.
A most astounded lot of men
Who looked their wonder and amaze
ment.
They cited all her ponts-but then
She didn't suffer by appraisement.
Then one man said-(His speech was
patti
As he hung Imply TO strap-end,
There amt no woman built like that!
We dreamed it all 1t never happened"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
No doubt Nine. Bernhard has closed
negotiations for her artificial prop
otherwise she could not do better than
consider the gentleman mentioned in the
follOwino.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

That expense bill turned in by Chairman
Van Santvoord Of the upstate Public Ser
vice Commission was almost as entertaining
as one of Mr.. Whitridge's letters to the COM
mission in this city
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
Pasted JeUeIs
ECHO FROM A HOUSEWIFE.

Wiring out, ,oild Belle. thou lGundress mine.
The clothes that ldnguish in the tub
The few that have survived the rub!
Wring out the garments cO0rse and fine.
Wring of the hooks, wring Of the eyes,
Wring of the buttons By the score;
(Thafs what ne seWed them on then
f0r)
Wrinq of the tapes and ribbon tiesi
Wiring of the crOche'ed linen rings
That Aunt Matilda made bU hand;
Wring Of Grandfather's collrr-band,
Wiring of poor S'esie's dpron-strings.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

Entered st the Postofnce al New York as seeoh"
Class Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

II Billy Sundays census OF hell may be
considered authoritative, there must be some
eminent citizens in both places.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

When one contains "two pints of pure rye
whiskey and six bottles of beer" as did the
West Virginian, label is usually unneces
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

Nova Scotia is trying woman for witch
raft which shows how long it takes Salem
ashons to work up the coast.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

New York, March 10, 1915.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

No doubt Nine. Bernhard has closed
negotiations for her artificial prop
otherwise she could not do better than 70
consider the gentleman mentioned in the
following:
Evening star., 1915-03-09
DAVIES AT WHITE HOUSE
TO DISCUSS TRADE BODY
Members of Federal Commission
Scheduled to Hold First
Meeting Monday.

Joseph E. Davies, who probably will
be chairman of the new federal trade
commission, again today discussed de-
tails of the organization of the new
commission with President Wilson at
the White House. An informal meet
ing of the commission, the first, prob
ably will be held Monday, and it is ex-
pected that the commission. will be
formally organized shortly thereafter
About thirty candidates, Mr.. Davies
said, are under consideration for the
secretaryship of the commission, a po-
sition that pays $1,000 a year. Sc
lection will be made next week. Owing
to the terms OF the bill making the
appropriation for the commission 1t
will not be possible to pay counsel
large salaries. A provision allowing
the employment of attorneys at sala-
ries up to $500 a year was stricken
from the appropriation bills during
the closing days of Congress.
1t was said today that when the
commission is organized next week it
probably will fall heir to a mass of
first hand information about business
plans of corporations which involve
the question of unfair methods of COM
petition. This information is now in
the hands of the Department of Jus
tice in the form of letters from cor
porations throughout the country.
None of the so-called trusts or organi-
cations of big business has been among
the letter writer's
Evening star., 1915-03-09
SEEKS TO EXTEND LINE
IN THE NORTHWEST
Washington and Maryland Railway
Company Files Application With
Utilities Commission.

With the object of providing trans
portation facilities for a section now
unseryed, the Washington and Mary
land Railway Company today hled
with the public utilities commission re-
quest for permission to extend its lines
from Sd and Kennedy streets to !5th
street and Ohio avenue northwest Inc
line il built, will extend by way ot
Kansas avenue, 5th street. ROCK Creeh
Church road, New Hampshire avenue:
sherman avenue, w street, 18TH, b anu
18th streets.
It is not expected that action VIII
be taken on the application until after
the commission has completed its val.
uation of the properties OF the local
street, railway companies. This Is IN
accordance with the general polcy ol
the commission concerning extensions
which was decided upon at meeting
in July, 1914. Requests for extensions
filed by other street railway companies
also are on file
The utilities board has received from
the National Genealogical Society an III
dorsement of the request OF the PetWorth
Women's Clubs for street car line Oh
Park road to connect the Mount Pleasant,
11th and Georgia avenue lines.
Yesterday the commission received
from the Washington Railway and Elec-
tric Company application for permission
to issue $4,000 worth of bonds. this
sum being $4,000 more than the amount
named in a recent similar application filed
by the company. 1t Is explained that the
additional amount desired Is to cover ex-
penditures made during last December
and January for improvements.
Evening star., 1915-03-09
WINS IN COMPETITION.
James P. Needham to Represent
GEORGETOWN College Class.

James p Needham of the class OF
1917 will represent Georgetown College
at the peace oratorical contest to be
held in Baltimore Friday. March 19.
The contest Is open to representative
from each college in tho state of Mary
land and the District of Columbia A
cash prize Of SIS Is to be awarded the
winner and the second best speaker Is
to get $50. The winner Of this contest
is to bear the Maryland d-District ban
ner at the interstate contest scheduled
for later In the spring.
The preliminary contest at which Mr..
Needham was selected was held at Cas-
ton Hall at Georgetown Sunday night.
Eleven students entered the prelimi-
nary at which Profs. Francis ]. Fen
wick, Leo A. Dore and Francis x.
Byrnes offlciated The contestants were
Vincent p. Clohisy, William J. Cullinan.
E. W. Flynn, Lawrence J. Heller. Edward
T. Hogan. John G. McNamara. James P.
Needham, John ]. O'Day. E. B. Pretty
man. Francis J. Stoegerer and A. H.
Williams, jr.
Evening star., 1915-03-09

PARIS, March 9-A ministerial
crisis similar to that in Greece has
occurred In Bulgaria, according to in
formation reaching Paris in special
dispatches.
Premier Radoslavoff is reported to
have been overthrown by the influence
Of King Ferdinand and the followers
of DR.. Ghenadieff, former foreign min
lister, because he desired to take i'm
mediate action against Turkey by oc-
cupying Adrianople. Radoslavoffs op-
ponents are said to have declared this
policy. which would have placed Bull
garia in opposition to Germany and
Austria, was too adventurous. The
principal argument they are reported
to have used was that the resignation
OF Premier Venizelos at Athens
left Greece more isolated than before,
and that If Bulgaria remained neutral
she might hope for advantages other
than those she would find in Thrace
Although this information has not
been definitely, confirmed 1t is general
ly believed in French Official circles
Evening star., 1915-03-09
MRS. DIoNYs1A AUTH DEAD.
Had Been a Resident Of the National
CAPITAL Since 1871.

Mrs. Dionysia Auth. seventy-three
years old. wife OF Nicholas Auth. died
last night at the family residence on
the Bladensburg road. Death was due
to ailments incident to advanced age.
Funeral services are to be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock at ST. Mary's
Catholic Church, Father Roth offici-
ating. Interment is to be in st. Mary's
German cemetery.
The pallbearers will include Charles
Specht, Gregor Kramm, Otto Rupert,
Clem Giebel, Henry Nau and William
Neuland.
Mrs Auth was a native of Bavaria.
Germany. She came to the United
States in 1871, and came direct to
Washington, where she lived the rest
of her life. Before her marriage to Mr..
Auth, which took place in 1874. she
was Miss Kluh.
Besides her husband, five sons sur
vive her-John N. J. George. Henry
J., Anton A. and Frank Auth.
Evening star., 1915-03-09
PLANS BEING DEVELOPED
FOR G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
Meeting of Transportation Commit
tee Ca1led-Sons of Veterans Ar
ranging for Entertainment.

Plans for the national G. A. r. en-
fall continue to develop under the di-
rection of the various chairmen of the
subcommittee in charge of these ar
rangements. Everything which will in
sure a minimum of confusion among
the veterans returning for the 1ftieth
anniversary of their parade down
Pennsylvania avenue at the close of
the war is being provided for.
]. Harry Cunningham, chairman of
the transportation committee, has
called a meeting of that group for
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
streets. The business before this
meeting will be. according to the chair
man, a discussion of plans for an i'm
portant meeting with the Trunk Line
Association in New York March 16, at
which rates and accommodations for
the veterans coming from all sections
will there be discussed.
The appointment of Col. John Nc
Elroy as chairman of the campfires
committee was announced this morn
ing by William f. GUIDE, chairman Of
the committee on general arrange
ents.
Preliminary steps were taken last
night for the organization OF reception
and entertainment committees at a
meeting OF Lincoln Camp, Sons of Vet
eranS.
At the approaching encampment, it
is said. the attendance Of sons will be
almost as large as that of the veterans,
great many of the veterans would
not attend the approaching encamp-
ment unless they were accompanied by
their sons, and for this reason a record
breaking attendance Of the Sons of Vet
Grams is expected at the Washington
meeting.
One of the important pieces of busi-
| ness to be considered by the Grand
Army of the Republic at the Washing
ton encampment will be a proposition
to amalgamate or more closely affiliate
| the two orders. The question was con-
sidered informally at the last annual
encampment. held at Detroit, and prob
| ably will come up for final action at
| the approaching meeting.
The Sons of Veterans have never
| taken any action upon the matter and
will leave 1t entirely to the Grand
| Army of the Republic. There Is ar
overwhelming sentiment in the junior
| organization to be governed entirely
| by the wishes of the veterans.
| After discussing the question as te
| what the Sons of Veterans Of the Dis.
| trict of Columbia and of the Maryland
division should do at the grand en-
campment, Lincoln Camp passed g
resolution instructing Commander
| Charles Overacker to appoint a com
other camps in the District and con
suit with the Daughters and Ladies
| Auxiliary as to plans for the enter
| tainment and reception. The commit
| tee consists of E. B. Johns, chairman
DIR. J. II. Wood, e. r. Warner, T. e
| Spencer. e. X. De Puy. J. L. Downs, ]
B. Daish, o. A. C. Oehmler.
Evening star., 1915-03-09
MRS. TWEEDALE DEAD.
Mother of District Auditor Sue.
cumbs in New York.

Word of the sudden death in New
York yesterday of his mother. Mrs.
Charlotte Tweedale. was received by
Alonzo Tweedale, auditor of the Dis
trict, late yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Tweedale came to Washington with
her husband. Rev. Samuel Tweedale,
III 1898. and was d resident of the cap
Itol fifteen years. Following the death
o. her husband she moved to New
York, about eight years ago. where
she has since made her home with her
daughter. Mrs. Edward S. Fowler. wife
of the former collector of the port of
New York. She was eighty-three years
old.
In addition to her daughter asd
Auditor TweedaIe, Mrs Tweedale is
survived by son. Rev. J. Milton Twee-
dale of Philadelphia.
Auditor Tweedale will leave tonight
for New York to attend the funeral
: services
Evening star., 1915-03-09
Thousands of Turks
Taken Since the War
Opened, Say Russians

LONDON, March s-Since the begin
ming of the war with Turkey, says a
Petrograd dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Company. the Russians have cap
tured four Turkish pashas, 3S7 on1-
GERS and 1855 soldiers.
A Russian official report from head
quarters in the Caucasus issued jan
uary S. in describing what purported to
be complete victory over the turks
at Sari-Kamysh, said:
I'VE have beaten two Turkish army
corps and made the entire 9th Turkish
Army Corps. including Its commander ana
three division commanders, prisoners
An army corps is composed OF approx
mately 10000 men.
British Fight With Turks.
In statement issued regarding the
recent fighting between British troops
and Turkish forces at the head of the
Persian gulf, the on1cial press bureau
said:
THE eneny's losses near Ahwaz (in
Khuzistan) March 8 were heavier than
previously reported. Six hundred were
killed and many were wounded.
'In the action on the western flank the
enemy lost 300 men killed"
Turks Short of Ammunition.
A Bucharest correspondent telegraphs
that the Turkish army is short of rifles
and artillery ammunition and says this
fact explains the feeble defense Of the
Turkish forts.
The Turkish army in Europe, the dis
patch adds. is well equipped. but lacks
food and ammunition. Orders have been
given to econonize in the use of ammuni-
tion, since Roumania refuses to allow
Austrian consignments to pass through to
Turkey.
Evening star., 1915-03-09
LIFE HANGES ON FOOTPRINTS.
Impressions of Mrs. Angles Feet in
Evidence at Murder Trial.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, March 9.-Im-
pressions of both feet of Mrs Helen NJ
Angle. taken on July IL. 1914. at police
headquarters in Stamford. were put in
as evidence today by the state, which
is trying her for manslaughter in con-
nection with the death of Waldo r.
Ballou.
1t is the intention of the prosecution,
according to States Attorney Cum
mtnSs. to snowy that the bloody bare
foot prints found in the lower hallway
and In Mrs. Angles rooms on the third
floor ftheh Rippowam building cor
respond with the Impressions OF the
defendants feet. and that the bloody
footprints were made by Mrs. Angle
Evening star., 1915-03-09
JOHN D. WAKEFIELD DIES.
Former Washington Correspondent
and Secretary to Mr.. Sherley.

Word has been received here of the
death in Louisville. KY, Of John d.
Wakefield. thirty-f1ve years old. at one
time secretary to Representative
Sherley. Members of the Kentucky
relocation In Congress were notified OF
the death of Mr.. Wakefield last night,
Typhoid fever. complicated by pneu-
monia, is given as the cause OF his
death.
Mr.. Wakefield was for a time WASH
inEton correspondent of the Louisville
Times and later Louisville correspond
ent for the Cincinnati Enquirer At the
time of his death he was chairman of
the board of works of Louisville.
wife and two young daughters survive
him.