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Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
WHEN THE GERMAN ssi
FLEET COMES OUT

The folorn hope that has no part
in German tactics either on sea or on
land. Even when she has hurled her
men in masses against seemingly i'm
pregnabale positions, We may rest as
sured that her generals have believ-
ed that her chances were good. As
on the land, so on the sea. We may
rest assured that Won Tripitz will
never send out the German main
fleet for trial of strength with the
British fleet except under conditions
which afford a reasonable promies of
success. $500
AS matters stand today, the German
first fighting line includes probably
seventeen dreadnoughts, against this
force Great Britain could oppose to-
day, including ships commissioned
since the war began thirty-eight
dreadnoughts. In points of numbers
of ships this means superiority Of
over two to one; but if we take into
consideration the heavier batteries
and higher speed of the later British
ships, the actual fighting superiority
is about three to one.
AS to the future, it is certain that
the longer the war lasts the greater
will be the British advantage; for
under the accelerated rate of consturc-
ton, she is adding to her main fleet
at the rate Of one dreadnought per
month.
Is the German main fleet then des-
tined to spend the long years Of the
war condemned to hopeless inactivity
within its own harbors and road
steads7 We doubt it. On the CON.
trary we believe that, when the re-
adjusted plans Of the German ad-
mialty are ripe for prosecution, the
German fleet will issue forth n full
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Ex-Congressman Bathrick, of Ohia,
comes out in an interview with the
statement that while on a recent trip
through the west he found the states
in which sugar beets are grown ex-
tensively that even the placing of
sugar on the free list is not objected
to, and that the people most vitality
affected by free sugar, the producers,
are not kicking. Mr.. Bathrick was
put on the EEK" list last year for this
sort Of talk. Congressman Moore of
Pennsylvania, of the ways and means
committee, just returned from Hawaii
and the west, in an interview publish
lished the same day, says: The war
is temporarily fighting the battles
of the Hawaiian sugar men by keep
ing the United States from buying
the foreign beet sugar, but the war
must end some time. At least third
of all the sugar planters in the is
lands were preparing to shut down
for good, because they would not
have been able to live under the Will
son free sugar law" Mr.. Bathrick
is answered Germany has been our
principal competitor in beet sugar.
With free sugar under normal condi-
tions Germany would have closed our
beet sugar mills, and cut off the mar
ket for Hawaiian cane sugar.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
TARIFF CLAssIFICATIONs

Without the public being informed
in the matter so-called classification
committee was organized at the port
of New York last November its puT-
pose ostensibly being to make uni
form rates of duty on goods Of like
nature entering the various customs
ports of the United States.
Treasury officials at Washington
state that it frequently happens an
imported article will enter, say New
Yourk at q certain dut, Baston at an
other and Philadelphia at a third,
depending upon the classification and
appraisal made of it at the port OF
entry; that in this way the importer
at one port might get his article IN
at a lower rate of duty at New YORK
than his rival could enter his at bos-
ton or Philadelphia, or other ports
of entry, and they say the purpose
of this committee is to do away with
these distinctions. They deny that
the influence of manufacturers has
any great weight with them in the
standardizing upward of these au-
ties. "It is simply uniformity we are
after" said one official. Better to
have uniformity even though the rate
be wrong"
s Imnorters. however, are not so will
ling to receive this explanation.
They declare that the majority Oh
instances the rates are standardized
by the committee and are greatly IN
excess of those provided in the I'm
derwood traiff law, which was admit
tedly written in favor of the import
srs of the country, or, as Mr.. Under
wood openly svowed, designed not to
afford scintilla of protection to
any American industry with a men
tai reservation as to certain products
of the south.) The importers aver
that the purpose of the law, SO far as
they are concerned, is being stultified.
They point out that it was not until
November 1914 that any such COM
mittes was found necessary, and that
the committee Immediately began re-
rising the tariff upward in execu-
tive session, and this was just about
the time the secretary Of the treas
ury began to realize that the spend
thrift methods of the administration
would more than extinguish the
$l05, 900 900 levied on the people under
the guise Of war tax passed October
II, 1914, and that he adopted this
~ one Of the many wayst aiken to de-
crease Ne large dsfisit then looming
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

With Lsmberg once more in their
possession the German-Austrisn fore
es are no further from the Russian
line than Durango is from Shiprock,
and the onward march to the czar's
territory il almost certain to be prom
pit and successful. 1t is the irony of
fate, az it is being perverted by Mars,
that the fiercest fighting and the
greatest devastation of the war should
occur in those eastern cities the fame
Of which has heretofore rested large
ly upon scholastic advantages and ac-
complishments. The war has progress
sed but short time before Louvain
was on everyone's lips, for Louvain
had been laid to ruins, Louvain of
the university, the fame of which
was world wide. Then it was Lem
berg, for centuries noted because of
its meany ecclesiastical buildings and
today the seat Of Roman Catholic,
Greek United and an American
archbishop, with university attend
ed by b,0OO students and with mag
nificent library of 100000 volumes.
1t would seem as though some unseen
hand were dragging men and NUM-
tions toward these sites of scholas-
ticism and religion where their wan
tonness would do the most damage
and turn the hands of the clock of
civilization and progress back the
farthest. The ravishing Of Lemberg
may never shock the world as the
ravishing of Louvain did, but the des-
truction by awful war of those plac-
es which have been most closely as
sociated with the art of peace con-
tinues in diabolical fashion and pre-
sistence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Germany is getting some goods
through in spite of the war. During
the first six months of this year
there was exported to the United
States and American possessions from
Hamburg, Lubbock and Kiel, goods
to the value of S1,153,000. Statistics
on this same trade for the first six
months of 1914 show the export of
goods valued at Sl4,OOOO,OO0. This in
formation is taken from the first of
the American consular reports or
trade from Germany to the United
States issued this year. 1t was pre-
pared by Consul General Henry Nor
gan of Hamburg.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
WHAT WILL AROUSE THE ENG.
LISH7

England should BE- taking the war
very seriously by this time II she b
ever going to do so. And yet we hear
reports that the English are not unit
ed and that there are thousands Of
them who are not convinced that the
Germans can ever cross the channel.
II the storming Of coast cities by
warships, the throwing Of bombs on
London, by Zeppelins and the sink
ing Of the Lusitania cannot arouse
the English, what is going to do Il?
The reputation Of the Englishman' Is
that he is slow to anger, but q ter
ror when he gets in motion. Eng
land has been lamentably slow in get
ting into this war. This may be said
from the standpoint Of the observ-
er without expressing any preferen-
ces. The English are by no means
aroused to such a pitch as the United
States was aroused when the Maine
was sunk in the Havana harbor. The
success or failure Of this war, from
the standpoint Of the allies, may de-
pend upon the spirit Of the English.
II England cannot get into the fight
ing with a united people behind her
army and navy and "do or die"
spirit, she must look for unhappy con-
sequences so far IS her future is con-
cerned. A fights fight, and bat
ties are often won by the weaker
side because Of the fighting spirit.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
SOME GERMAN EFFICIENCY.

A German submarine was at sea
more than q month during . trip
from Wilhalmshaven TO Constantine
Pile and at the conclusion Of her jour-
ney evaded Gordon Of British des-
troyers and sent two British vessels
to the bottom. The captain relates q
graphic story of the fortitude and
staying qualities Of his men, cooped
in that undersea craft which rode
the waves by day, ducked when the
enemy appeared and covered 5000
miles in safety.
This record is but one example Of
the efficiency and deliberatencss Of
the German ocean methods Of war
The largest battleships with their cor
don of destroyers are incapable Of
protection against this destroyer
which slips under the waves. The Ma
jestic was in q supposedly charmed
circle made by ten destroyers con-
stantly steaming about her. But this
tireless submarine discharged her two
torpedoes and the Majestic was no
more. d
It is no wonder that the kaiser II
loath to impair the efficieny Of his
submarine tactics. It would mean
that he should not quibbls at modi-
flying his orders to attack neutral ves-
sells when one submarine in legiti-
mate warfare = able 70 whip svsn
bsttleGhipo. n
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

The American Bauxite company's
property at Bauxite, Ark, said to be
the largest aluminium property in the
United States will pay taxes on a
valuation of $4,000 instead Of Sl7,-
100000, the valuation returned by the
Saline county assessor. The supmere
court of Arkansas, ut Little Rock
set aside the previous assessment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
THE ARMENIAN AFFAIR.

Ths sinking of the steamer Ar
menian, while deplorable as all such
incidents of the war have been, should
not further strain the relations now
existing between the United States
and Germany. The steamer was fly
in. the flag of hostile nation, the
cargo was contraband of war destined
for the use in the field of hostile
army, the American citizens who were
m The vessel were there contrary to
the governmental warning and upon
their own risk. 1t is to be regretted
that human lives were lost, but they
were not lost in such manner as to
warrant the sacrifice of single life
either of this natior or of the nation
which sank the steamer, in reparation
or recompense.
The warning has been repeatedly
given that Americans should stay at
home in a time like this. This coun-
try has perfect legal and moral right
to sell mules and horses and pro-
ducts generally to any one Of the COM
batant nations. The sale is conclud-
ed when the money is paid for the
articles purchased. The farmers from
whose farms these mules and horses
were purchased did not guarantee
safe delivery abroad the transaction
vas closed when the stock left their
possession and was duly paid for. They
have no present interest in the affair.
Likewise the railroads which trans
ported the stock to the seaboard have
no present interest in the outcome of
tue shipment. And the fact that the
stock was being shipped under
foreign flag, and was plainly contra
land OF war, relieves the government
from the burden of supporting the
shippers and demanding reparation
for those lives that were sacrificed
in PLAIN defiance of warning, and
which were subject to the risks of war
by the very nature of the errand.
1t is unfortunate that war should
exist; it is unfortunate that the pres
ent war should find so many new and
devlish ways of sacrificing human
life. Yet changed conditions confront
US and by the very nature of things
there can be no hard and fast rules
to determine the gentle art of interna-
tional murder when that is all that
war is at any time, never more so
than now. The safe arrival of those
American mules meant increased
ability of the allies to win on the field
of battle; the Germans had as muchh
right to attempt to prevent their de-
livery as they could have to attempt
to kill them once they reached the
front.
Not a single American life should
be sacrificed or hazarded because OF
the Armenian disaster, deplorable,
as it is. All the mules in Missouri
itself are not worth such a sacrifi-
ce.-Des Moines Capittl.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg
of Germany has returned to Berlin
from Vienna and announces that after
talking with leading statesmen he is
convinced that Roumania will remain
neutral in the war. The supposition
has been that Roumania would be with
the allies. We are glad that DR.. Holl-
veg has settled the matter. We are
tired of so much uncertainty.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

The New York Times has dis
covered piscatorial trainer who
teaches dog fish to announce the ap-
proach of submarines by arising to
the surface mad barking. This should
appeal to the visionary mind of Sec
retary Daniels. Their education
could doubtless be extended to trail
ing our broken down submarines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Careful students of international
affairs doubtless recall our last note
to Germany, but the period of wait
ing for reply is SO long that many
OF the plain people have forgotten
the gist of the document which got
Byran's goat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Whv doesn't the government prac-
,;co what il breaches? 1t inaugurates
:, apac,S to the farm movement" but
hovers about the bright lights itself
r. r. Instance. the government is about
TO establish offices in Kansas CITY
r. for the ten national soldiers
nan,os over the country, and has
,.asod The entire top floor Of the Con-
mcrce Trust building for that pur-
ro... Why Kansas City! 1t hasn't
one Of the ten homes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

A French newspaper had a life
the other day by introducing the
shade of Caesar to the battle line
near Lorteee. The former Roman
conouorer cowere, in fear for 10 min
utes and then broke away. When ask
ed why he was in such a hurry he
said he wanted to get back and shake
sherman by the hand and tell him
ba hit the nail on the head.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12
ENORMOUS LOSS THROUGH
~ EQUIPMENT OF MILITIA


Enormous loss to the government, now
aggregating hundreds of thousands
or dollars from the disappearance
of equipment furnished by the war
department to national guard-militia
of the various states is a serious
problem confronting the secretary of
war.
National carelessness, the American
trait of wsstefulness, is responsible
for the tremendous losses of rifles,
uniform, blankets, tens, shoes car
fridge belts and other paraphenalia
Of the militia, according to the war
secretary He is working with heads
of the bureau of militia affairs and
other militia officers to find out some
way to check the losses.
1.-THE losses from theft are compara-
lively SMALL" said Secretary Gar
rison. "It is simply carelessness;
merely a phase of the national waste,
typified personally"
Militia Of no one state are par
ticular offenders, according to Mr..
Garrison. The loss is general. All
states are debtors to the government
for equipment 'lost, strayed or stol-
en-"
Each state is allowed SO much mon
ey by congress to aid it in keeping
up its militia, said Secretary Garrison.
Supplies are purchased and allotted
to the adjutant generals of each state.
| The .adiutant generals, technically,
are responsible for their safe keep
ing. :. Practically all the rifles, uni
forms, blankets, tents shoes shirts
etc., are turned over to the company
captains. Then they are distributed
and accounts carefully kept Of the
distribution--to the privates. There
the loss begins. A pair Of shoes is
left, outside of locker. The shoes
disapper. Maybe someone has come
along, observed that the shoes were
a good fit and has worn them off.
The same thing happens to a shirt,
or canteen, OF cap.
Anyway the loss each year is
something enormous. 1t now reach
es thousands and thousands of dol
lars-dollars that the government will
never get back. The accounts are
carried on the books, debited to each
state. Adjutant generals change.
Earr,ar off;co~e co~-1k hn ha
personally with finincial responsible
ity.. There is no one to whom the
government can directly look for res
titution. The losses stand, are mount
ing continually and when, IL ever,
they will be wiped out is problem
atical.y
Attempts by the various secretaries
Of war to call the states to an ac-
counting for the lost supplies Is gen.
orally futile. If the war department
attempts to even up account by hold
ing out part Of the annual federal
militia allotment to the states, i'm
mediately "howl" goes up. The
state officials bring pressure to bear
here at Washington. Senators and
representatives besiegs the war de-
partment. Governors aud Adjutant
generals declare that the national
guard will 60 out Of business unless
the full government funds are given.
Some states have even gone to the
extent Of threatening to disband the
national guard. In fact, the militia
OF one state was mustered out be-
cause Of insufficiency Of equipment
and reinstated after federal funds had
been sent on.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

New York and Chicago are busy
boosting themselves as the world't
greatest summer resorts, which may
afford some consolation to the
metropolitan masses who are unable
to get away for week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Henry Hutherdal, naval artist and
naval expert, says our navy lacks
about everything navy ought to
about it than Secretary Daniels, who
received his deep sea training in "a
newspaper office.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

man was run down by his own
chauffeur in New York last week
then sued himself for damages but
could not collect because the judge
q held he was guilty of contributory
negligence for hiring reckless dri-
yer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

AT its present rate of progress, it
win take Italy at least as long to get
into Vienna as it took Italy to get
into the war, which was quiat some
time, as you may recall.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Old Sam Blythe, who was lately
been there, fails to take the japanese
very seriously, and says the yellow
peril is found principally in the yell
! low newspapers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Mr.. Bryan refers to his service as
secretary of state as long and Sc
we're strain. 1t must have been-on
The president.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Wm. j. Burns, the famous detee-
tive assers that before long the real
murderer of Mary Phagan will be on
the gallows and Leo Frank and the
governor of Georgia will be heroes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Mr.. Bryan seems sore at the New
York newspapers, and the New York
newspapers don't seem particularly
friendly to Mr.. Bryan, so let every
body be happy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Everything indicates that fine
crop of American sauer kraut will
go to waste this year unless Germany
opens way.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Some years ago Woodrow Wilson
expressed a desire that Bryan be
knocked into cooked hat. Well, the
day seems to be here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Too bad the Balkans couldn't have
kept the war all TO themselves and
not mixed the other countries up in
IL
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Russia is now pretty well cleaned
out of Austria. but it is generally be-
lieved that it wasn't the Austrians
who did the cleaning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

The war cloud which used to loom
SO large over the Balkans, now ap-
pears about the size of a mans
hand.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

High class music counts more in
italy now than ever. II you can sing
high or low enough it exempts you
from military service.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Champ Clark invited everybody in
Missouri to his daughters wedding at
Bowling Green, Mo-, and they all
came.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Holland has decided to issue a new
war loan of $36,OO0,00O for mobiliza-
tion, etc. That's pretty fair bill
for neutral.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

An alienists's view, one infers from
the ihaw case, depends good deal on
which side he is employed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

The war is now eleven months old
ano little over, and is about the
huskiest short yearling on record.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Secretary Lansing knows much of
international law, and probably can
spot a violation when he sees it.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

a headline says Germany has all
Aussia's guns, some headline writer's
being too blamed fulsome.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

You probably don't give yourseli
much the worst Of it in comparing
yourself with other people,
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

What has become of Nick and AL
ice? Not that it makes any differ
ence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-12

Politeness pays more SO in hot
weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-26

Illustrating Company.
GERMAN SOLDIERS ENJOYING LIFE NEAR BERLIN
The Kaiser realizes the immense advantages of complete
relaxation for the returned from the battle front
Few OF the fighters recuperatng from injuries home
on furough are here shown with their wives and sweet
hearts in the Wannsee open-air bath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
MURDER IN Topeka
Raymond Strack Knocked
Down Near His Home.
Police Arrest John Merkel on
Charge This Morning.

Raymond Strack, a Santa Fre shop
man. was fatally beaten last night a
few feet from his home, 618 Larsh
street. and died at 3 o'clock this morn
ing. Four hours after his death, John
Merkel, Russian 1aborer. was arrest
ed by Officers Woodward and Hill
and is being held at the city Jail on
the charge of murder.
The deed occurred at 9 o'clock
last night. Strack was found in an
unconscious condition by his wife, He
is of Russian birth, but works in the
railway shops. According to the po-
lice, no one was an eye witness to the
deed but circumstantial evidence, in
their opinion, seems to point to Mer-
kel. 1t is claimed that he has quar-
relied with Strack.
Strack never recover conscious
ness. He was taken to a local hos
pital by DIR. C. B. Van Horn.
Merkel lives at 5O4 Larsh street. A
big, heavy club said to have been the
instrument of the assailant. was found
on the spot. Strack was struck in the
head several times.
County officials state this morning
that the police failed to notify them
of the murder until IL O'Clock this
morning. 1t meant that the county
was not placed in situation to make
an investigation until at that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
AMERICAN WOMEN'S AID.

London. Feb. 15.--Under super
vision by American women. can
teens are to be established at all
the leading railway stations in Lon
don, where sandwiches, coffee and
other light refreshments will be
supplied free to soldiers in uni
form.
Thousands rof soldiers pass
through London daily. frequently
without sufficient money to buy
food.
In work at railway stations, the
American women who have been
looking after stranded Americans
and Belgian refugees. have learned
Of the great need for canteens
where the soldiers can be promptly
provided with rfOurishing food
without cost. The war office is
SO well impressed with the wom-
ems plan that it's assistance in
carrying on the work has been
assured.
The Duchess of Marlborough has
accepted the Craftsmanship of the
philanthropic committee of the So
ciety Of American Women in Lon
don. This already has a number
Of workrooms established for the
employment of women thrown out
of work by the war, but the need
is so great that a marked extern
sion Of this work is planned.