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The Washington times., 1915-03-20
CHARLES F. ADAMS,
HISTORIAN, IS DEAD
Grandson Of John Quincy Adams
Succumbs to Bronchitis at
Home Here.
Continued from First Page.)

bott, OF Concord. Mass. and Mrs
Thomas Nelson Perkins. Of Westwood
Mass, also are hurrying toward Wash
MIR. Adnms' home was in South Lin
coin. Mass. though for the last few
years he spent an increasing amount
OF time In Washington. He was a
member of the Metropolitan Club here.
lie had brother, Henry Adams, at
1903 II street, who is widely known as a
historian and magazine writer.
Among the recent writings of Mr..
Adams were his widely quoted book,
studies Military and Diplomatic"
which came from the press about two
years ago, and a series of articles in
worlds Work about a year ago on
Civil War Pensions" which was of
particular interest to Washington. IN
til within a few weeks of his death he
was contributing articles regularly to
Boston newspapers on political ans
historical topics.
Graduate of Harvard.
Mr.. Adams was a graduate of Har-
ward and then he studied law in the
offices of Richard II. Dana, jr. At
the outbreak of the civil war he was
commissioned as first lieutenant and
subsequently promoted to the ranks OF
captain and colonel.
After the war Mr.. Adams became in
terested in various railroad enterprises,
and became noted as railroad com
missioner and arbitrator. He held q
number of positions on boards of arbi-
tration and became chairman of the
board of arbitration of the Grand Trunk
organization until he was made presl-
dent of the Union Pacific railroad in
1884. There he did notable constructive
xInrk In, ha made n npmher
of the advisory commission which plan
ned the Massachusetts, park system. and
later he was named on the permane mt
commission. In 1892 he was elected a
member of the board Of overseers Of
Harvard College. and was reelected
for other terms. He delivered the Phi
Beta Kappa oration at Cambridge In
| 1883. and in 1895 Harvard recognized his
achievements by comforting upon him
the degree OF LII. d.
For nearly forty years Mr.. Adams
had been a contributor to such peri
view, tho Forum. and the Nation on
economic and historical subjects.
Among the articles from his pen
| that first attracted attention were his
written in conjunction with his broth
er Henry Adams: Railroads Theii
Origin and Problems" and Notes Oh
Eailroad Accidents
Then came his biography Of Richard
| Henry Dana. his "Three Episodes ir
Ms ssachusetts History" and "Massa'
chusetts, Its Historians and History
At first these bristling historical
| works aroused wide controversy. be-
| cause Of their careless upsetting Of the
| most cherished New England traditions
But their worth was soon recognized
| and original documentary evidence was
| brought forth to prove the truth OF
! his statements. The worth of his work
| was soon recognized and he was made
vice president of the Massachusetts
Historical Society. and then was elect
ed it's president. an office he held at the
| time of his death.
| No details of Mr.. Adams funeral have
! yet been made. Plans will not be an
nounced until after the arrival of mem
| bers of his family.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
.R|VERDALE MAY GET
LATE CAR SERVICE
AII-Night Traffic Would Not Be
Justified Company Tells P. U.
Commission.

An all-night car service between Riv-
erdale and this city would impose an
unreasonable burden on the City and
Suburban Railway. and would not be
Justified by conditions, according to a
letter to the Public Utilities Commits
sion received today. The company is
prepared, however. the letter says. IL It
is desired, to arrange that the last car
leave the city a little later. so as TO In
sure connections for employees of tho
Navy Yard whose work ends at mid
night.
Notice that plans arc being made for
an express service between Fifteenth
and q streets northwest and Fifteenth
and III streets northeast was received by
the commission today from the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Attack Begun In December.

was begun early in December by the
allied feet under Vice Admiral Garden.
The feet has received additions until It
now includes more than 1So vessels of
all classes. the most powerful being the
British dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth,
which carries eight 1b-inch guns.
The attack on the entrance forts was
carried on intermittently until Febru-
ary %, when those defenses were re-
duced. The ships then passed into the
strait, and began the capponading Of the
scores of Turkish forts on both sides.
the strongest group being at the mar
rows. about twelve miles from the en-
trance
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Millinery Firm Completes
Many Improvements

The Associated Wholesale Millinery
stores, at Seventh and streets, have
completed the changes in their store
with a most attractive result.
The new front, with two handsome
windows, and the marque in the en-
trance. Is most inviting. The windows
are trimmed with the newest things in
spring millinery. showing all the new
shapes and colors In trimming.
The interior has been entirely changed
and the opening decorations OF South
ern smilaX and wistaria were arranged
attracuVely An abundance of mirrors
and handsome mahogany showcases
makes the store one of the most at
tractive In the city.
Ihe store Ia now under the manage
ment of Henry c. Jensen, formerly of
New York and Chicago.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
May Accept Allies Right to De-,
clare Blockade, But Will
Protect Ships.
STRENUOUS ACTION PLANNED
Craft Not Bound for German
Ports Exempt in All Cases,
Is Contention.

The Anglo French contention that the
allies have the right to declare Euro
pean waters and the Mediterranean" a
blockade zone may be accepted In prin-
ciple by the United States.
But this Government will insist that
the blockade be directed only against
cargoes and vessels intended for Ger
man ports. Strenuous objections will be
made to interference with American
commerce en- route to or from neutral
ports.
That much already has been decided
on by the President and his advisors
Following a series of conferences be-
tween Robert Lansing. Counsellor Of the
State Department; Rear Admiral Fisk.
and Captains oliver and Knapp, the lat
ter three being experts on naval law,
1t has about been decided that under
modern conditions a blockade may be
declared for any area that the blockad-
ing nations have warships to police the
zone claimed.
The United States. however. will sug-
radius Of activity. This would save neu-
trails embarrassment, as they would
know that only within it's limits would
their vessels be in danger of being de-
tained.
Commerce Suffers.
Meanwhile, American commerce has
seriously suffered Slready. Since the
announcement by England that the
blockade was to be enforced, very few
shipments of cotton have gone forward.
And most of the coast ships, drafted
into service to carry goods across the
ocean have now been shunted back to
their regular runs. Officials refused to
estimate the exact losses sustained, but
they pointed out that the war risk in
surance, which had been insuring over
seas cargoes, is now doing very little
business.
The first protest against the illegal
detention of an American vessel will
he the case of the Maracas. from New
York February 90, for Rotterdam and
Copenhagen.
This steamer, loaded with packing
house products. was taken into KirkHall
on March H. and has now been ordered
before a prize court at Hull. Her own
ers deny that there is contraband in her
cargo. and Ambassador Page, at Lon
don, has been ordered to protest against
her seizure on the ground that she was
ell Toule from one NEUTRAL port TO an
other, and that her detention is unwar-
ranted and hgh-handed
President Wilson and his advisers in
dealing with the situation, have been
urged by naval officers to be careful in
making protests not to raise points that
later on might embarrass the United
states should It be at war.
IT has been pointed out that, with sub
marine development extending daily
and with aerial warfare still in its in
fancy, this Government some day in the
future might be confronted with a sit
uation that would demand drastic meas
ures
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
HOME OF MRS. ANGLE
BESIEGED BY FRIENDS
Congratulated Upon Being Freed
Of Charge In Connection With
Death of Ballou.

STAMFORD, Conn. March 0.-oId
friends and neighbors Of Mrs. Helen M
Angle today turned out en- masse to
congratulate her upon her freedom by
jury at Bridgeport yesterday of the
granddaughter charge in connection with
the death Of waldo Ballou.
The residence where she is stoppine
temporarily is beseged by persons anx.
ious to offer congratulations.
Mrs Angle denied herself except to
closest friends. pleading necessity to re-
cuperate from the strain OF the trial
which caused her to faint when the
jury gave its verdict Of not guilty.
She will leave soon for her fathers
home in Maine.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
u. S. Vice Consul Denies
starvation" Letter

BERLIN (via' wireless to Say
ville), March 20.-The Vos-
isch Zeitung today printed
letter from Lewis G. Dreyfus,
American vice consul, protest
ing that neither he nor any
attache of the consulate ever
made the assertion that Ger
many was on the verge Of
starvation.
Dreyfus' letter was prompted by
a cable message saying the
New York Tribune had print
ed a letter from Dreyfus con-
tanning such statements.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Note in Sea Tells of
Sinking of British Ship

LONDON March "a stained en-
Nelope' embossed with the name of the
General Steam Navigation Company.
was found on the beach at Guernsey
Island today. Across the front were
tho words, "OTiole torpedoed
The London cargo boat OrioIa M
tons. owned by the General steam Nav
lgstion Company, has been missing
tor several weeks. Tho admiralty e
Gently expressed the opinion that she
had been sunk by a submarine
The Washington times., 1915-03-20

these were carried down by the current
toward the allied ships gathered inside
the entrance OF the straits.
The admiralty last night gave out the
following:
An account of the operations at the
Dardanelles on March 49,
Mine sweeping having been in prog
ress during the last ten days inside the
straits, a general attack was delivered
by the British and French fleets yes. y.n.
fortresses at the narrows. Al lO:46 r.
m. the Queen Elizabeth, the Inf1exible,
the Agamemnon and the lord Nelson
bombarded Forts J. L. T. U, and v,
fired at Batteries +, e, and IL. A heavy
fire was opened on the ships from how
itzers and field guns. -.
AT R:22 o'clock the French squad
G, ron; consisting Of the suffren; the the
Bouvet. advanced up the Dardanelles
and engaged the forts at close range.
Forts J. U, F, and E replied strongly.
Their fire was silenced by the ten bat
tleships inside the straits. all the ships
being hit several times during this part
of the action.
'By 1:25 p m. all the forts had ceased
firing. The Vengeance, the 1rrssistible,
the Albion, the Ocean. the Swiftsure.
and the Majestic then advanced to re-
heve the six old battleships inside the
straits. As the French squadron. which
mad engaged the forts in most bril-
nant fashion, was passing out the Bou-
vet was blown up by a drifting mine.
She sank In thirty-slx fathoms north OF
Etenkeul village In less than three min
utes.
"At 2:3s p. m. the relief battleships
renewed the attack on the forts, which
again opened fire. The attack on tho
forts was again maintained, while the
operations Of the mine sweepers con-
tinued
Irresistible Quits Line.
AT 400 p. m. the Irresistible quilted
the line. listing heavily. and at $50
O'Clock sank. having probably struck a
drifting mine. At sos o'clock the
Ocean. also having struck a mine. sank.
Both vessels sank in deep water, prac-
tically the whole of their crews having
been removed safely under a hot fire.
The Gaulols was damaged by gun
fire. The Inflexible had her forward
control position hit by a heavy shell
and requires repair
The bombardment Of the forts and
the mine-sweeping operations terminal
the forts, effected by the prolonged d.
rect fire of the very powerful forces
employed, cannot yet be estimated, and
a further report will follow. The losses
drifting with the current. which were
encountered In areas hitherto swept
clear, and this danger will require
soeCial treatment.
THE British casualties I'm personnel
were not heavy. considering the scale OF
the operations, but practically the whole
OF the crew OF the Bouvet were lost
with the ship, an internal explosion
having apparently supervened on the
explosion of the mine.
THE Queen and the Implacabfe. which
have been dispatched from England ia
replace the ships casualties in anticipa-
ton of this operation, are due to arrive
Immediately. thus bringing the British
fleet up to its original strength. The
operations are continuing with the ma
val and military forces available on the
spot
'On the 18th Vice Admiral Garden
who had been incapacitated by illness
was succeeded In the chief command by
Rear Admiral John Michael dc Robeck
with the acting rank Of vice admiral"
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
HAIR COMING OUT?

-s-'-s-'-s-s's"s-s-s-s-t.
Dandrun causes a feverish irritation
of the scalp, the hair roots shrink
loosen, and then tho hair comes out
fast. To stop falling hair at once end
rid the scalp Of every particle OF dam
GTunH get a 25-Cent bottle Of Danderine
th any drug store Uour nt:h' in our
hand ana rub il into e." -cpln After
few applications The hqil -i,n. com
inS out and you can't ind any dandruir.
-AdyL
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
DON'T TAKE CALOMEL

Instead of dangerous, salivating Cal
omel to liven your liver when bilious.
headachy. or constipated, get l0-cent
box OF Cascarets. They start the liver
and bowels and straighten you up bot
ter than nasty Calomel, without gripping
or making YOU sick.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Fortunes of War,

Girl reading letter from brother at
the fronD-John says a bullet went
right through his hat without touching
him.
Old Lady-what a blessing he had his
hat on dear.-London Opinion.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Marriage Licenses,

NJ. Clarence Albright and Z. Virginia Ship
per. of Cumberland, Md.
John +. Miner. of Westminster Md an
Helena NJ. krous. of Cincinnati, Ohio
AlonZo Thorns and Grace Contee.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Turks Claim Three
Allied Ships Were
Sunk by Torpedoes

CONSTANTINOPLE (via Berlin wire
less to JIondon>. March 2o,-The Turkish
Var office today officially confirmed the
report of the sinking of the French
battleship Bouvet and the British bat
tleships Irresistible and Africa in the
Dardanelles strait.
All three warships were torpedoed.
The Turkish earthworks on each side
OF the strait suffered only slight dam
age
The Turkish claim that the British
battleship Africa has been sunk Is be-
lieved 10 be an error The battleshp
Ocean, which the British admiralty ad-
mits was sent to the bottom. was of
similar construction to the Africa. and
tho Turkish observers might easily have
assumed that she was the latter vessel.
The Africa is a larger vessel, dis
placing 1880 tons, and was of more
modern construction. having been built
in 1905.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of CO.
iumbla-Partly cloudy tonight; temper
ature slightly below freezing; Sunday
Maryland--Partly cloudy tonight; Sum
day probably fair; moderate north to
northwest winds. ~
ginia-Partly cloudy tonight; Sum
northwest winds. ~ ~
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
Ill=r ude-ll:l0 "A IN. aud II 80 D. m.
I"W ldc-5.N a. m. and 5.SG . M
Sun TABLE
4. sun rises ..'.'...6,oS Sun sets ...,..,..s.R
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
TEMPERATURE

ne temperature today as registered
at the United States Weather Buresu
and AfheCk's:
PITREAIT u,U-T
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
Does It Pay Women to Be Modest? " WHO % TO @ @ % % % ~ ~

will deliberately lead woman into doing the very thing that he con demns her for doing.
 Also it shows a thing that eN- perience has taught every older wo- man. but that no ignorant young girl knows, and that is that practically every man she meets puts her char acter through a sort of third degree 10 see how much she will stand.
 "A man for instance will urge g girl to drink, to take just a little cocktail or glass or two of cham pagne or to have one more high ball, and then he will speak of her with blighting contempt and say None of that drink stuff for the girl I marry A man will tell girl off-colored stories. and loathe her fol laughing at them. He will use every art, and vile, and per suasion to induce her to kiss him, and suspect her because she does.
 Girls don't understand this. They see tfat the loud. free-and-easy sort of young women who puts no re- straints upon men, always seem to be having a grand good time. They
 
 Blowsibella, and hear of her going 10 this place and that place and they think that her recipe for at tracing men must be the right one.
 50. although every fibre of their shrinking maiden souls revolts at caress from an unloved hand. or the touch of coarse lips, they feel that they mustn't be too nice or sQueamish or old maidish or else they will be left as wall flowers and receive no attentions from men. Such girls cruelty their modesty to gain popularity,
 They C, eapen themselves because they are under the misapprehension hat men only want bargain price feminine society, while all the time what the man Is looking for and hoping to find. is girl who Is pearl above price, one so rare, so
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08

fine that she is worth all he has to give, and more. The girl does not realize that the very man who Is tempting her is just trying out her strength of character. just test that in his feart he may really be praying that she will resist him, and renew his faith in the essential pur- ity and goodness of womanhood. ORDINARY MAN REVERES GOOD.
 NESS AND MoDEsTY IN
 A WOMAN.
 Possibly there are cases where the villain still pursues innocent virtue. but such instances are as rare as hens teeth. There is noth- ing that the ordinary man SO re- veres as goodness and modesty in woman. and when he sees a girl who wants to go straight. he is not only willing to help her, he Is ready to defend her against other men If necessity arises.
 Girls make no greater mistake than when they think that men do not care for modesty In a woman. IL is the one quality they value above all others, and if they want proof of this let them look about tl.em and see how seldom do they marry the Blowsibella girl with whom they drink. and gamble. and swap double entendre jokes Not until men prefer the sunflower to the violet. the full blown rose to the tud. the bruised peach of the dusty street fruit stall to the peach with the down still upon 1t. will they prefer the good sport girl to the modest girl when they come to pick tu' their wives.
 "Modesty pays, girls. It pays in your own self-respect, and 1t pays in the admiration that 1t commands from men. Men are looking for modest girls to marry, and they are finding il difficult to discover them in this age of decollete clothes and manners
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
ANCESTRY OF THE PIN.

The origin of the common pin, like that of most household articles, IS exceedingly nebulous. for the pin has an ancestry as old as the oldest
 In some form or other our forebears were familiar with this most useful of all devices. No doubt the pattern for the pin is to be found in the thorn. Indeed the first pin no doubt was thorn. Excavations of the old ruins of Egypt and Scandinavia. as well as of the sites of the ancient lake dwellings of Central Europe. have brought to light pins made of copper, iron. bronze. ivory, bone, and wood. In Central Europe alone some ten thousand pins have been discovered of various forms. These ancient pins differed much in shape from the modern article; they taper ed gradually from the head to the point and were moreover somewhat longer. Among the more curious types are those found in Central Europe provided with double stems
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
FIRST TABLE FORK.
:' . c' t. q |, (. (. 6 z, q

We now look upon person who uses knife to convey food to his mouth as being ill-bred and a boor. But the time was when all our an- cestors ate with their knives, for the hhl1e and the spoon were the only table implements with which to eat. unless ones fingers might be called such. Italy was the first country to adopt the table fork England was the last of the European countries 10 use it, and in fact up to the time 'f Shakespeare and Bacon. few Eng llshmen used the table fork, and the majority of them knew nothing of it. But Ben Jonson knew of the fork, for in one of his comedies he rldiculed the Italian fashion of substituting forks for fingers" and in so doing, saving the table nap- cry"
 When the fork did at last invade England, it was much laughed at as $ dandified device fit only for for elgners. And It took several years Tor it to get into general use. A writer on the subject is quoted lere.
 Thomas Coryote. an English tour ist and writer, who flourished in the reign of James l.. fixes the date approximately when the fork first came into use. He set out on a tour of Europe in 1908. just when Shake speare was engaged in writing his masterpieces, and Bacon was deep in his new philosophy. On passing into Italy. the traveller encountered the fork for the first time, and list ed it as great curiosity. In his journal of the tour. he said (his photography is modernized):
 The Italians and also most strangers who are residents in Italy do always at their meals use a lit tie fork when they cut their meat; for, while with their knife, which they hold in one hand, they cut the meat out of the dish, they fasten their fork, which they hold in the other hand, upon the same dish of meat so that whatsoever he be that, sitting in the company of any others at meat, should unadvisedly touch the meat with his fingers, from which all at the table do cut, he will give occasion of offense upon the company as having transgressed the laws of good manners; in so much that for his error, he shall at last be browbeaten. if not repre- hended in words.'"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
MARRIAGE A HABIT TO WOMEN.

Women have the marrying habit i: men do not. This Is not strange. for generations of girls have been taught that every woman should be married. and that to remain unwed is disgrace. Being married woman" has been sort of boast of superiority on the part of wives. Naturally. because their mothers and almost every other person of their own sex put great deal of empha- sis on the desirability of being mar ried, and none at all on the de- sirabiity. which sometimes exists of remaining unmarried. girls looked on marriage as the goal of ambition. and bent their whole energies to getting husbands.
 Rather than endure the stigma of being old maids" they took the first man who gave them chance. Their object was not love. not a husband. but simply to acquire the status. privileges. and deference which they had been taught were denied to all of their sex except the "marriad woman."
 The same mothers who fairly drive their daughters to marry are singu. larly reluctant to see their sons we'd The mother who Is employing all the arts and craft of the chase to entrap some other woman's son for her daughters husband will weep at the announcement that the other woman's daughter has shackled her son.-From the Mothers Magazine,