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The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
FAVORS CHEAP LETTER MAIL.
Senator Weeks Thinks Penny
stamp SbOnId he Enough.

Senator John W. Weeks. of Massachu-
sets. said yesterday that the American
people have a right to expect Congress
to consider a law creating general 1-cent
letter postage.
Under no circumstances would I be
in favor of creating a larger deficit in
order to reduce the rate on any ono
class of mail" said the Senator. But
there is reason to believe that the rank
and file are not getting what is due
them in the way of postal rates, which
are not at all equitable. Too much dis
elimination has existed in the law favor
ing one class or another.
THE government is making a large
profit from first-Class mail; just how
much it is hard to say. but it must be
nearly ! cent of every > paid for each
stamp placed on a letter. And the profit
derived on drop letters or letters for de-
livery in the same city or town must be
even greater.
1T will be a difficult undertaking. but
the American people have a just right to
expect that some early action be taken
giving the general users of the mails l.
cent letter pose ge.'
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

INT" the SwamPs
knew Every Inch of Ground.
To-day "" shall have bath Wa tn"
DroT"rhiai saving of tn" soldiers. whcn
old Hindenburs was against them in thr
manruVeis.
They know that everything thy
could do was WnaVailing." says n German
military student Of HindenburG's Cd
reer. IF they attacked from the lett
or from the right. If they made II frontal
attack, or if thy chased the enemy from
tho rear. II they were few or many,
! Tia" End was always the same Linden
burg "ntanGled them h"neleSslv among
tho MaZrr'an Lakes Whom the signal
/" break Off the mancuverS Was heard.
-" opposing army invariably vas stand
inc mp Ia its neck in water
EIIt when tho war rame HIrdouhur-
was in retirement at Hanover and for
gotten. Weeks passed and his ofr"r
Of service was ignored and nl"autim" tho
Russians wer" "v"rrunninC East PruS-
sin Th"1 tn" hoy"ott collapsed
Suddenly" to Use his "wn words
there cam" a telegram Informing III"
that the Emperor commissioned M. tr
command the eastern amy. rally
ONLY had time to buy some wOulcn under
clothing and MAX" my old uniform pro
s"niabl" a@ain. Then came sleeping
cars. saloon cars. l"cpm"tivcs-and SO l
iourney'd 4" East Prussia like a prime
And so far everything has gone jolly
we'll
lie Is sarrUlous old hoy: perhaps it
Was that quality that made him disLrust-
90. for there is = prejudice in favor Of
IN" silent man. who. after all. MAY he
silent only be"aus he is duh. Linden
burg is neither silent nor dun
II" has torrential Gaieiy aud r.nys.Csl
On jOymont of his ION and he acreDrs ror,
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
CONFIRMS EPISCOPAL CLASSES.
Bishop Alfred Makes Valuations .,
Chevy Chase Churches.

RI. Rev. Alfred Harding. Episcopal
Bishop uf Washington. confirmed classes
yesterday at All Souls Church and at
All Saints Church. Chevy Chase
At his annual visitation at All Souls.
Bishop Harding confirmed a class of
tw"nty-thr"" yesterday morning The
class had been prepared for cunfirIna-
tiOn by R"v. pr. J. MacBride Sterrett
rector OF the church. Bishop Harding
delivered an address
class OF fourteen was confirmed at
All Saints Yesterday evening Canon J.
w. Austin prepared the class. Bishop
Harding received members of the class
following confirmation.
Bishop Harding will address students
of the Cathedral School for Girls next
Thursday afternoon
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
LACK TIME TO GO TO CHURCH.
Fircmcn. Says Citizens Association,
should Have More Leisure.

y night to obtain better hours and
more liberty for District firemcn will be
carried 10 the Commissioners Congress
and other citiZ"ns associations by the
Central citizens Association. following
mectIn:: yesterday afternoon al :he
North Capitol Savings Bank
John VI, Mahon. NJ J. Mcnamara. and
Maurice Shc"han urged tI.It fiTemen he
giV'n NOR" time at home. The fircmen.
Il was said. are given one day OF in
five. and this day is not entirely at their
disposal. At least two days of per
We are 10 he asked for them. II was
said il il almost impossible for firemen
10 intend 10 their religious and civic
duties.
Better street car service along North
Capitol street in the early morning and
the evening will he asked Of the Wash
ingtOn Railway and Electric Company
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

,"Why: yes wonderingly. That.
why ! discharged her"
"Oh. you DISCHARGED herr"
| of course. What did you think
why: II understood that
That she lett me-" Jared Helen
i presume that's what she told
your maid"
oh. but ! didn't believe it," has
tlly. ITO tell you the truth, I've jus,
had quite 4 scene With my maid
about Emma. James been in this
country only eight months, and She
very unsophisticatcd She believes
everything that any one tells her,
and Emma told her great many
things
shouldn't wonder" dryly.
You may not have known it.
strIitiv. but Emma was in my kitch-
en- hall the TING. | couldn't go in to
give Jane an order that she wasn't
there. Now that she's gone, | can
tell you-it was most annoying"
Il can quite understand that, )"
Hclen's voice was icy, Tor when
Emma wasn't in YOUR Kitchen. your
maid was in mine.
81 suppose so Well, thought
when Emma left that would end it.
but | find she still comes back to see
Jane. She was there Yesterday and
again this morning. Now that have
it straight from you that she's dis
honest. shall certainly forbid Jane
seeing her"
YES. shouldn't think you'd care
to have her around"
81 know I'll have trouble in keep
ing her away, for the girls simply
hypnotizcd lane She's made her be-
lievc all sorts OF things. You won't
mind. | know. for its so absurd. but
she actually told Jane that you didn't
give her enough to cat"
Helen caught her breath. For a
moment she was speechleSS
Il found out that Jane was send
ing things over here, and naturally
| wasn't pleased. But Jane insisted
that tho girl was hungry; she had
worked on her sympathies so that
Jane really believed her"
didn't give her enough to cat"
repeated Helen. dazed And she
circulated that story all through the
house"
I'm sure don't know" with a
supcrcilious shruS But. really, Mrs.
Curtis. since servants are SO gossipy.
think it would be just as we'll if
vour maid and Jane were not so
friendly"
SO that was what Mrs. Gordon
had been leading up to! Helcr's
lace famed
Tin very glad you've mentioned
this, Mrs. Gordon. I've just had a
talk with Anna about this very thing.
| assure YOU it was quite as annoy
ing for me to have your girl in my
kitchen as it was for you to have
Emma in YOURS. And I shall try TO
see that Anna has enough food" sar-
ca>tically, so your maid will not feel
obliged to feed her
ooh, | hope, Mrs. Curtis. you're
not going to be offended, OF course
! didn't believe thing Emma said.
You know how servants will gossip"
Vet it seems that you've listened
TO their gossip
III I'd thought you'd have taken it
this way" Mrs. Gordon rose haugh-
tilv, 81 certainly would not have told
You"
Il don't know what YOU mean by
this wayr' Helen rose quite as
and followed her to the
door. I'm simply assuring YOU that
my new maid will not trouble you
I've spoken to her already, and
shall speak 10 her again
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

come apart when | wash II
0 With 4 gasp of diSmay,
. Helen took the dish. 1t was the
gravy turccn OF their best china,
broken and crudcly glued together.
No-no, OF course You can't use
NJ Oh, that "irl WAS too sly for
words, She tried TO mend that 50
wouldn't know Now. Anna. it
Won do break anything want you
to come straight and tell me can
stand anything in girl but Slvncss.
What's that, Something else Emma
did,"
Il found it behind tho ice box -
Anna held up a napkin with the deep
scorchcd imprint OF hatiron.
Helen bit her lip. Throw it away
| don't want to sec it. | suppose
we'll find lot OF things like that.
Why. where did this come from"
taking up 4 gold-bandcd plate.
Il don't know, ma am; it was way
back on the top she'll
ut belongs TO Mrs. Gordonl
Anna. turning to her sharply.
there's something else / want to
tell YOU. The Gordons have the
apartment across the hall. and while
Emina was here their maid was for
ever IN our kitchen. Now I'm per
tcctly willing for you to have your
friends. but ! want YOU 10 have them
outside. | don't want that girl run
nIng IN here. don't want Won even
t" know her. Do You understand"
"I cs'm. My aunt never likes me
TO go with the GIRLS where | work"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
PLEADS FOR BOY WHO SHOT HIM

New YORK, Feb. S!-"Squint done II. but
oDn ie' nothin happen to him. he's n
nut. said nineteen Dan Nar-
Mahon from his hospital cot. afte- hay
ing been shot down by a fifteen-year-oId
gunman member of the Hudson Dus-
ters gang, The shooting resulted from
a quarrel over a girl.
''Sduint' Lucy. who did the sbootinr
first tried To cut MacMahon's throat. INT
was disarmed and beaten. Then he went
home and got q revolver.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
Britain Disowns Speaker.

The following statement was issued
by the British Embassy here last night:
Mr.. ChestertOn. who. as is announced
in the press. is to attend meeting In
New York. has no connection whatever
with the British government, who would
in no circumstance approve Of any ac-
ton taken by him here and who have
no knowledge of his lecturing in the
United States"
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

maternity hospitals
equipped with mod
ern 0thods. But
mos pmen prefer
thei. a homes and
in The owns and VIII
lagos must prefer
them. And since
this Is true we know
from the great many
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
Carranxa Decree Explained.

The constitutionalist agency here last
night issued a statement calling atten-
ton to the fact that the recent land de.
cree issued by Carranza does not seek
to impair any titles now legal. but aims
only at the restoration Of communal or
town lands Improperly sold to individuals.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
Goes to Carolina Ieapue

MaTsUlr. ohio. F,h = James Reanis who
IitChed last frr Toledo AID Svrac7-e in the
Nc" York STATE League. las = cd contract to
} itch this with the Winston salem team in
the North Carolina League. Realms il a good
PITCHER fair aS;ter. and i swift bsssrunuer
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

Government chemists in the Philippines
are investigating the soapmaking posi-
bilities of new species of oil-bearing
nut that has been discovered
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
Baby of Future
is Considered

Much thought has beer given in late
years to the subject of maternity In
the cit los there are
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

Trieste restricts hours OF sale o.
liquors.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

This series is 4 continuation of ..Thcir
Married Life" produced by Mabel Her.
bert I rner for four years. 1.-THE Mar
ried Life of Helen and Warren" appear
Ing exclusively in this paper. il the
only series now being written by Mabel
Herbert lrncr.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

Trinidad imports laborers from
India
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
Knew Every Inch of Ground.

puHCtually drov" tn" 'Hu>S.aI.'' enemy
into the swamps
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01
SAME RATE of Interest Paid on
Both Large and Small Accounts
DIRECTORS:

George W. GRAY.
William u. Hoover,
George Howard.
Reginald =. Huidekoper.
-. II. T. johnson.
= homaS z. Jones.
Victor Kaufman.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

why. yes wonderingly. That's
why ! discharged her"
oh, you DISCHARGED herr"
of course. What did you think"
why. IL understood that
The Washington herald., 1915-03-01

He can give you . memory that will always
member Names. Faces, Dates
His simple system will cure mind-wandsring
and teach concentration.
You can remember the facts in . book AFTER
one reading.
You recall any fact OF episode that you wish.
You can become q clear thinker, and in public
speaking never be At . loss for . word sentence.
Devote Is minutes day, to his Mail Course in
your home or Office, and you win be assonished.
He makes claim for his system that he can
not su6stansiate in his own person.
Sign the Blank to-day and send it for full free
particulars of this mans wonderful memory and
his offer to YOU.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
DEFENSE PLAN
IMpRACTICABLE
EXPERIENCE WITH THE NATION
AL GUARD INDICATES MEN
WILL NOTJOIN
Training Camps All Together Enroll
ed Only Fifteen Hundred Men
Last Summer

That the Administrations national
defense plan, which calls for the en-
listment of 900 national volunteers
year until total of 100000 is reach
ed, is impractical because volunteers
will not come forward readily if at all
and, even if they should, they will not
be ready, nor nearly ready, for serv-
ice, is the opinion expressed in a re-
cent editorial in the Chicago Tribune
The Tribune points out that the
present National Guard, which re-
quires only one evening a week and
/ two weeks each year for encampment.
has even paper strength OF only
1877 900, from which it infers that the
new scheme, which contemplates two
months intensive" training in each
of three successive years, has little
prospect of success.
The editorial says, in part:
"The expectation obviously is that
the continentals will be recruited
chiefly from youths still at college,
who will consent to spend their sum-
mer vacations for three years in in
tensive military training. Perhaps
there are 1873 900 in the United States;
or 400, 900 in three years, but there is
no sign yet that this is the case. Mr.
Reilly has written of the effort ex-
pended on the recent training camps
at PIattsburg, Fort Sheridan, and else
where. and the result of it all, includ-
ing the most generous publicity in the
press. was an enrolment all told OF
about 1900 men. And this is in war
time in the midst of great campaign
for national defense. By what magic
is the government to raise this 1900
to 49,, 900 and keep the stream Of re-
cruits flowing year by year?
"Yet even if the department pos
sesses this magic, later to be disclos-
ed, what then? Then continentals
having volunteered, how are they to be
trained to real efficiency?
ssThis involves two questions:
Where are the officers necessary to
rain the continentals to come from,
and if they. are got. how are they to !
in three periods of two
months each, separated by a year, the
results which present experience has
aught governments abroad cannot be
acquired under the greatest pressure
n less than ten months? Why, in the
ace of the bloody lessons of our own
history and Of the history in the ma
ting before us, do we cling to the IL
usion that we can avoid the sacrifices
md the efforts other nations make for
,ffcient defenders If the continent
Is materialize and are trained as pro-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18

Our motor is cooperation and mu-
tual effort in the direction of giving
Idaho the best public educational sys-
TEN of any state in the union
sIn the past a great many young
men and women of south Idaho have
left the state to attend schools OF
higher learning elsewhere. There is
probably more than one reason for
this. Idaho's population is composed
very largely of people who have over
| flowed, as it were, upon her territory
from adjacent states. In fact, our
state as a geographical unit was made
by cutting few slices off of other
states. SO we may expect earlier gen
erations to be in some doubt for a
time as to what state they really live
in and owe allegiance to.
"The main reason however, whether
for our youth leaving the state to be
educated is that the people of south
Idaho are too remote from the one
state school, the university, that is
chartered to offer general college
work
sThis reason can now no longer
hold and as it may be reasonably ex-
pected that the first or surely the sec
ond generation of those good people
who have overfowed onto Idaho
should become truly naturalized cit
liens of the state. l can therefore
see no reason why the slogan idaho
schools for Idaho youth cannot now
be fully realized. For surely, If a.
student can get two years of college /
work right at his very door, he ought
to be sufficiently Idahoized to go few
hundred miles to our splendid univer-
sity to get the remaining two years
needed to complete his college educa-
tion."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
SERBS SALVATION
RESTS IN FLIGHT
MAY SAVE ARMIES FROM TEUTON
AND BULGAR BY FLEEING THE
COUNTRY
Montenegro Only Friendly Avenue
Greece and Albania Would Give
Serbs Hostile Reception
By the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
AMSTERDAM, Nov 1S.-The situa-
ton in beleagured Serbia is desperate.
Both the northern and southern arm
les are in danger Of capture. The best
they can hope for is a chance to
abandon the nation to the invaders.
There is possibility that the nor
thern army can flee into Montenegro
where it will be welcomed
In the south the outlet is at Ochr-
ida in the southwestern corner of
Serbia From there perhaps the Serbs
can make their way into Albania but
are likely to receive a hostile recep-
ton while if they fee to Greece they
will probably be interned. Every
where the Austrians, Germans and
Bulgars are rapidly completing their
work of clearing the nation of the de-
tenders.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
ANCONA PROTEST
GOES TO AUSTRIA
TORPEDOING OF ITALIAN VESSEL
SUBJECT OF NOTE FROM THE
UNITED STATES
Precipitated by Affidavit OF American
Survivor Refnting Explanation
Made by Austria

BY the United Press ASSOCIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1S.-Protests
to Austria over the torpedoing of the
Italian liner Ancona with Americans
aboard will be made as a result of an
affidavit by DR.. Cecil E. Greil, an Am
erican survivor, contradicting the
claims of Austria that the Austrians
submarine commander didn't shell the
survivors as they took to the life
boats The woman's statement was
secured at Bizerta and definitely de-
clares that the passengers were she'll
ed after the liner had stopped. 1t left
the administration no alternative but
to make a strong protest to Austria.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18


posed when war comes they will not
be ready, as Mr.. Wilson thinks, "at the
call of the nation" They will have, to
undergo more months of hard training
and strict discipline before they can be
sent into the field with any regard for
the national safety.
1--WE Americans are poisoned with
the get-rich-quick fallacy and we are
always deluding ourselves with the no.
ton that by some shrewd device we
can avoid paying the price. The the
ory of the continentals is an example
Of this delusion and we shall make a
serious if not fatal mistake if we rely
upon it."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
FRENCH ENVOY
VISITS GREECE
TELLS KING CONSTANTINE OF THE
TERMS THE ALLIES WILL Of
FER FOR ASSISTANCE
Refusal VIII Result in Retaliation
Kitchener on the Way to Athens to
Confer on the Subject
le United Press Associations.

By the United Press 'Associations.
ATHENS, Nov 18-In unmistaka
BILE terms Dneys Cochin, the French
cabinet member, informed King Con
stantine concerning the terms which
the Allies are willing to make with
Greece He told the king what the
Allies would offer for passive cooper
alton in the Balkan situation, what
they would give for active aid, and
how they would retaliate if Greece
joins the central powers, thus endan-
gering ominously the allied position
Lord Kitchener is expected here be-
fore Cochin departs for Salonika.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
New York SaiIings Cancelled

NEW YORK, Nov 18.-Scheduled
sailings of liners for Italy have been
cancelled. 1t is assumed that the
cancellations were on order of the
Italian government.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
STARTLING PLAN
FOR BATTLESHIPS
BECAUSE BUILDERS SIDETRACK
UNCLE SAM'S ORDERS FOR
FOREIGN TRADE
Secy. Daniels Says Government May
Take Over Everything Necessary to
Turn Out It's Own Ships


Turn Out It's Own Ships
By the United Press Associauons
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S-Every ele-
ment connected with battleship build
ing may be put under government
ownership. Secretary Daniels an
nounced that Because of the most SER
ious situation of our national defense
program" the administration has un-
der consideration such a sweeping
move.
The announcement followed ad-
vices that three private bidders on new
American battleships might perhaps
be greatly delayed in constructing
them because of the inability to OBJ
tain supplies promptly.
"They come to u.s." he said, ASK
ing for contracts on the plea that they
will be needed in time of war as part
of the nations preparedness. Now
when there is a profitable business
abroad they ship their supplies and
munitions there and leave this govern
ment to await their convenience"
The plan under contemplation in
clude government owned or leased
ironfields, shipyards, armorplate fac
tories and everything else needed in
building battleships.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
CHURCHILL STARTS
FOR WESTERN FRONT
Former Leading Cabinet Member and
Refusing War Council Berth, Takes
LOwly Position With His Own
Troops on the Front

By the United Press Associations.
LONDON, Nov. 1S.-Winston Church
i'll today left for the front to join his
regiment. Oxford Yoemanry. Leaving
a cabinet position and an offer to join
England's war council, he has gone to
become an under officer on the west
ern front A great crowd bade Church
khaki he looked fit" for long
seige.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
HUGHES BLOCKS
PRIMARY BOOM
REFUSES TO ALLOW HIS NAME TO
BE PLACED ON BALLOTS IN
NEBRASKA PRIMARIES
Refuses to Accept Presidential Nom-
inatiOn in That State as PetitiOned
For Him by Admirers
Rr the United Press Associarons.

Rr the United Press Assoclarons.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Supreme
Justice Charles Hughes today form
ally declined to have his name &c
on the Nebraska republican primary
ballots as a presidential candidate
of state of Nebraska notified him that
he declined to accept the petition fill
ed November 18th or any similar pet
ition and requested that his name not
be placed as petitioned on the prim-
ary ballots.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18

ALDERSHOE One Of the wonders
Iof the British soldiery, encamped
here, is the Welsh bantam brigade.
each soldiers not over FIVE feet tall
and none weighing more than l26
pounds.