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The Washington times., 1915-07-13
HIGH EXPLOSIVES

1t becomes increasingly clear from
day to day that the event in this
war will be determined by the sup
ply of high explosives. Germany
still has the advantage in this re-
spect, and that is the reason why
the fighting is not on German soil.
Sir John Simon, in warning the
English people that they must do
much more in the future than they
have in the past if they expect to
win the war, intinnated that he had
some hopes that Germany's supply
is not inexhaustible. The tales that
come over the cables of Germans
substituting aluminium for copper,
and the like, all point in the same
direction.
A Russian general is responsible
for the statement that the Germans
used greater number of large
caliber. high explosive shells in four
hours at Przemysl than the Rus
slams used in the entire six months
Of their siege of that city. With
the iron ring growing tighter and
tighter around the Teutonic allies
the question of how long they car
afford, such lavish outlays of shells
becomes the most interesting prob.
lem in the world.
The Washington times., 1915-07-13
SFIMMUNdSUMSCHLA0

If Rollo should ID ask his uncle what
the word stimmungsumschlag means
he would tell him that it was a
German word which translated into
English meant a charge around in
opinion. T.. ......
This is~a word that while it has
not appeared in any documents from
the German state department is
nevertheless being much used in Of
fetal circles in Berlin. It is sup
posed there, to represent the ten
dency Of American attitude toward
German slaughter, toward German
blindness to law, toward German
disregard of humsnity.. :
But Rollo's uncle would doubtless
explain to him that the word was
not applicable to any consideration
in the United States of problems af-
fecting the relations between this
countrysand the Teuton war lords
and that any such use of it results
from the application to American
minds of peculiarly German
method of thinking.
Stimmungsumschlag has yet tc
appear in the vocabulary of the
American people.
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Objects To Repetition of Tipperary
Tune On Patriotic Exercises.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
While visiting friends in Petworth l
was witness OF a singular celebra-
ton of the Glorious Fourth"
! observed with amazement that the
children of the Petworth school marched
to their playground to the strains or
It's d Long, Long Way to Tipperary."
excused this with the undisputablo
fact that the tune in question is very
catchy and really had no meaning for
the children. When, however. this sa mo
tune was played Immediately upon II
splendid patriotic address delivered by
Mr.. Murch, of the school board prior
to the raising of the flag. l could not
help feeling that the action was eX-
ccedingly inappropriate and in bad taste
We have as large an assortment of
lively and patriotic marching tunes us
any other nation in the world, and
there seems to be no reason whatever
for taking refuge to the songs of other
nations. least of all to this song which
Is so indescribably far below the stand
ard displayed in most national airs such
as La Marseillaise" or Die Wacht am
Rheine." j. W. hOLLIDGE
Washington. July y.
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COLUMBIA.

Chimmie Fadden," the breezy Bow
cry character OF fiction. made famous
in the stories OF e. w. Townsend, was
the feature nlm at the Columbia
Theater last night, and will hold forth
for two more days. Mr.. Townsend or
iginated "Chimmie" while he IVES the
star reporter on the New York Sun.
Afterward Townsend came to Congress,
but the "Chimmie Fadden" stories were
read and reread. and now while Towns
end. lame duck" politically, acts as
postmaster at Montclair. n. j., his home
town, "Chimmie" Is given life perpetual
on the screens
Victor Moore is happily cast in the
part OF the Bowery hero of many a
story. He plays the role az though he
had been the original "Chimmie" and
his acting added to the laugh drawing
qualities of multiple reel feature. Mrs
Lewis McCord plays the part of Mrs
Fadden. who does excellent work Other
roles are well taken by Raymond Hat.
ten, Camille Astor. and Tom Forman.
The screen story used to reveal
"Chimmie" has to do with a series OF
his adventures as an attache OF the
house Of the Van Cortlands where he
first acts as footman and butler, and
later plays the hero in detecting the
thief OF the family silver. Laughs and
melodrama thrills follow one another
while the reels are turned.
The Paramount travel series. taking
one to Peru. Aylesworth's hun pic.
lures, and comedy finish out the two.
hour movie" bill at the Columbia. or
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the
feature film will be The Rugmaker's
Daughter" with Maud Allen, famous
dancer. in the leading role.
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POLI'S.

The duty youth owes to the wider ex-
perience and ripper judgment Of age has
been emphasized by sages from Solo
mon down. but 1t remained for Arnold
Bennett and Edward Knoblauch. In
"Milestones." to make an effective
dramatic plea FOR the Difference age
owes the fresher vision and the more
vigorous energies of youth.
This bit of propaganda, effectively
dovetailed into a story, or rather. into
three stories. a generation apart, has
been produced in Washington before,
but Its interest still was keen for the
audience at Polls last evening. Maud
Gilbert is absent from the cast this
week. but In her place is Katherine La.
Sale. who most capably portrayed the
unobtrusive woman dominated by the
imperious will of John Rhead.
To recall the story, John Rhead wal
the young man who saw a great future
for iron ships. and split with his part
ners when they scoffed at the bee ir
his bonnet" Years stiffened the ar.
teries Of Rhead's mentality. and wher
steel ships were suggested to him by a
young inventor in his employ. he scoff.
ed as loudly as his partners of a genera
ton before.
Each time a woman had to pay the
penalty of conservatism. First Gertrude
Rhead foreswore Sam Sibley when hel
brother split with him. then Emily
Rhead. Johns daughter. gave UP hel
chance of happiness with Arthur Preece
who looked ahead to the days of stee
ships.
Each time was repeated the question
What have these matters to do witt
our happiness?" And each time tn,
woman was made to suffer for the pric,
OF place. position. comfort, and inani
ton.
Outstanding Characterization wer,
the Gertrude Rhead of Teresa Dale, VIII,
moved like a phantom through all thre,
acts to symbolize the folly of mixinl
matters Of the head with affairs of tn,
heart: the John Rhead of Albert Roscoe
who achieved admirably the transition
from assertive youth to middle age
timiditv of thought. and to an aged re
dictionary. the gentle. clinging Ros
Rhead OF Miss LaSalle. and the hide
bound. strutting Sam Sibley of Gavil
Harris. Russell Fillmore was seen II
the last act as the lackadaiscal Lor,
Monkhurst and Rose Macdonald ais
made her advent In that act as Emil
Monkhursts daughter.
The settings were, for the most part
In keeping with the three periods por
trayed. J. r. H.
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THOMAS TO TAKE
. PLACE I OF FRjOHMAN
Famous Playwright to Direct
Estate of Producer Who Was
y Victim of, Lusitania.

NEW YORK. July l3.--Augustus
Thomas. playwright and one OF the
most intimate associates of the late
Cbapes Frohman, will take the place
Of the dead manager in the artistic d.
rection of, the Frohman affairs. His
selection by the administrators Of the
estate virtually means that Mr., Thomas
Will take over all the duties formerly
attended to by Mr.. Frohman. who rare
ly II ever had anything to do with the
executive management of his business.
All Hayman will remain. as has been
business head OF the enterprise, with
Daniel Frohman.
Mr.. Thomas was born in st. Louis.
Mo-. on January s, 1859. Originally in
tended for a railroad career he drifted
into newspaper work and became a
writer and an artist on several Western
papers.
His first real play was "Editha's Burg
lar" after Frances Hodgson Burnetts
novel, 1t was produced in 1889. He has
written nearly 100 plays. Among the
hest known are col. Carter Of Carters-
ville." Colorado" Soldiers OF For
tune" Alabama New Blood" The
Hoosicr Doctor" The Earl OF Paw
tucket." "Afterthoughts" and THE
Witchng Hour"
He is member of the American
Academy OF Arts and Letters. the Cen
tury Club. the Players Club. the Lambs
Club. and the Society," of American
Dramatists and Composers. He made
the principal address at the funeral OF
Charles Frohman last May and he was
one Of the honorary pallbearers.
Mr.. Thomas Is many-sided mar
and has acquired fame outside hi
chosen profession. notably as a public
speaker and a politician of no NEAR
repute. He Is personal friend Of
President Wilson and william Jenning!
Bryan, and could have been the United
States minister to Belgium had he beer
willing to accept the appointment
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INCREASES
DEMENT|A, SHE SAYS
Virginia Woman Declares Even
Church 0rganist May Be-
come Menace.

CHICAGO. July l3.-Religious de-
mentia, according to DR.. Susan a. Price.
Of Williamsburg. Va. is one of the
worst forms with which alienists and
neurologists have TO cope. She told
medical gathering at the auditorium
In session today that church revivals,
camp meetings and Billy Sunday re-
vivals, always bring an increase OF
those thus affected"
The young woman" said DR.. Price,
lis especially affected. A model in her
community, modest and retiring. active
in Sunday school work-often the or,
ganist-suddenly becomes careless. loud
voiced. bold. vulgar, a menace to the
community"
DR.. Price said the Thaw case has
been closely studied by alienlsts and
neurologists the world over. She said
they are divided as to whether Thaw
is now or ever has been sane
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COSMOS.

Mr.. Wilson, We're With YOU" sung
by a minstrel quartet, with photoplay
accompaniment, as the climax of the
offefing of Russell's Dixie Minstrels. at
the Cosmos Theater, was a hit.
The act offers another surprise when
the curtain rises on a darkened stage
with a scenic setting showing a man.
moth minstrel company with band
orchestra that does not seem as large
when the lights are, turned on the real
performers. Besides the minstrels, Joe
Phillips, with a company Of girls and
foil. furnishes varied entertainment
by the sad sea waves, which includes
dialect comedy, solos and chorus num-
bers. The Colonial Girls. three stately
looking young women in colonial dress.
give vocal offering. paraphrasing
The Blue Danube" and the Lucia sex
tet. Broomstick Elliott offers a pleas
ing novelty in selections on a one-string
fiddle made of broomhandle and a
cigar box. and the Leander Brothers
give an exhibition of. difficult cycling
and laughable comedy. The added at
fractions include the Hearst Selig week
ly pictures of important events in the
news line. an amusing cartoon photo
play and the Washington ball clubs
game at Chicago shown by the electric
scoreboard.
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COLONIAL BEACH.

Record crowds for this season visited
Colonial Beach on Saturday and Sun
day. The warmer weather encouraged
thousands OF Washingtonians to spend
the weekend at Washington's ATTAIN
tic City"
At the beach bathing was in prime
favor, Hundreds were in the water all
day long. Fishing and Grabbing parties
were much in evidence. The attrac-
tions all along the boardwalk were
running at full blast.
The siX-hour sail down the Potomac
is one of the chief charms of a week
end at the beach. From now until the
close of the season the steamer St.
Johns will leave here daily. except
Mondays. for the resort. 1t departs
from the Seventh street wharf at 8
a. m, except Saturday. when the sail
ing time Is 80 o'clock.
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GLEN ECHO.

' Yesterdays weather was Glen Echo
Park weather. The crowds, already
large every day at the park. responded
like the mercury to the increased
warmth. and especially in the evening
thousands found their way to the park,
high over the Potomac. and enjoyed the
cooling ride along the river banks.
A success was scored at once by an
innovation at the dance pavilion. Charles
o. Mills substituted. for modern fish
walks, hesitations, and one-steps. such
old favorites as Blue Danube" and
Georgia Camp Meeting"
An unusually large number of pic
nickers found their way to the park.
both yesterday and Sunday. Children
were there in large numbers. and de-
spite the crowds enough tables and
chairs and other picnic spots were
found in the cool shade of the great
trees in the park.
All the regular amusements at the
park will run full blast this week. on
Thursday and Friday nights even larger
crowds are expected because of the fun
expected when Washington society girls
invade the park to sell fans for the
benefit of the summer camps main
tanned by the Associated Charities.
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Plays and Players at:
the Theaters
B. F. KEITH'S

Keith's bill this week is admirably de-
signed to carry out the guarantee to
supply it's audiences with mirth and
keep them cool during these warm days.
The fun provided was of the hilarious
sort. including the boisterous and aero
batic activities of Emma Carus and
the raucous and gatling gun conversa-
tional and vocal efforts of Harry Breen.
But the headliner of the weeks pro-
gram. to the minds of many. is the Sc
ries of dances offered by Miss Swan
Wood and a ballet accredited to the
Metropolitan Opera House.
In color effects alone this ballet di.
vertissement" ranks among the most ar.
tistic offerings of this sort seen al
Keith's this season. and the dancing OF
the Gypsy Tarantelle" Germany and
Chopin's prelude were more truly In
terpretative than many of the dancins
programs exhibited here labeled with
that adjective.
A touch Of genuine acting was intro
duced by Marie Pavey. in a monologut
Making a star" wherein her supposed
application at managers office ir
quest Of a part gave her an opportunity
for wide range of demonstration.
John f. Henshaw, when~he appeared
with Grace Avery in a novel musica
skit. was cordially welcomed, and the
act. labeled a Vaudeville Table d'Hote,
grew in favor as 1t progressed through
filtration scene. society satire. &
table scene, and popular songs.
Emma Carus need not have called at
tention to an obvious reduction o.
avoirdupois, but she laid great stres
on the fact. and also confidential!
promised to tell you girls" of the au
dience certain secrets concerning th'
treatment of her hair. Her Irish song
and eccentric dancing were applaudec
until she approached a stage of ex
haustion.
Samayoa, in an aerial act, the 'Olc
Homestead" double quartet, and Wal
lace Bradley and Nevena Norris. in
sketch. In Loveland." and the Path
weekly pictures, rounded out the bill.
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MOORE'S STRAND.

Jane Grey and Lionel Barrymore drew
large crowds yesterday to Moore's
Strand Theater to view them in the lat
est success. The Flaming Sword"
filmed by the Metro Company
The Flaming Sword" tells a fascin-
ating story Of the sea. bringing into
sharp contrast the polish and refine
ment of the fashionable set OF the me-
trol ellis with the simple. rugged. true
hearted fisher folk of the rock bound
coast of New England. This picture
will hold the screen until Wednesday.
when. on that day and Thursday. the
popular favorite. A. H. Van Buren, and
Dorothy Bernard. formerly connected
with stock companies here, will be seen
in a film version OF Charles Klein. S
The District Attorney" Mr.. Van
Buren, Is seen to advantage as the
young public official who is made the
scapesoat of a powerful political ring,
and Dorothy Bernard will be seen/as
his faithful sweetheart. who succeeds
in csta blishing his innocence and free
ing him from prison.
Bessie Barrscale, formerly enrolled
urdcr the Paramount banner, will be
seen on Friday and Saturday in The
Reward" in which Arthur Maude will
appear as co-star.
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CRANDALL'S.

Warm weather did not change the
usual capacity houses of CrandaH S
Theater, and yesterdays program fea-
tured Blanche Sweet in Stolen Goods -
a five-part perturbation of Margaret
Turnbulls emotional drama of justice
and romance.
AS Margery Huntley, a poor working
girl she Is sent to prison for shop
lifting, crime of which she is inno-
cent. After leaving prison she be-
comes trained nurse, only to have
her prison record discovered. which
causes her TO leave for the Belgian
hospitals under the Red Cross. There
she meets the girl who caused her
arrest, and by the bursting of
bomb is apparently killed. Margery
determines to go to America under the
name of the woman who caused all
her misery.
Helen North. as played by Miss Cleo
Ridgely, is not really slain. and when
she seeks to claim her own the drama
develops to n most unexpected climax.
House Peters Is the Red Cross surgeon
who loves MarGery and remains true
under all conditions. Stolen Goods
will be the feature attraction again to-
day.
Wednesday and Thursday features
THE Cub" and Friday and Saturday
John Mason stars in Jim, the Pen
man"
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what we wish him to do is to read
it over again. He will find in 1t
paragraph which reads like this:

paragraph which reads like this:
The parties being still desirous. in
conformity with their intention declared
in the twelfth article Of the said
treaty of 1893. to establish between
themselves, or in concert with other
maritime powers, further provisions to
insure just protection and freedom to
neutral navigation and commerce, and
which may at the same time advance
the cause of civilization and humanity,
engage again to treat on this subject
at some future and convenient period.
An hundred \and sixteen years
ago this agreement was made. The
occasion when the two governments
engaged to treat again upon the sub
ject of neutral rights has arrived.
Is Germany still upon the side of
advancing the cause Of civilization
and humanity" Let Herr Won
Jagow read again and reread the
treaty of 1799, and learn its lesson.
We know there were no submarines
then, but there was national honor
and respect of international agree
ments. 81
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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

Revolutions in Russia have been
as common for forty years as war
clouds in the Balkans. But just
when, everybody ceased to believe in
the Balkan war myth, the war ac-
tually materialized, cleared away
for a season, broke again, again
cleared, ;and then burst into the
storm that is rocking the whole
world. So, when least expected and
in fashion the prophets never pre-
dicted, we are seeing an actual revo-
luton in Russia.
1t is not the one the Germans
counted upon to aid them in over
throwing their eastern adversary
on the contrary it is a revolution as
distastefui to the Kaiser as it is
apparently welcome to the Car.
Of the fact there can be no doubt
From the very beginning of the
great war the whole tenor of the
news from Russia has been of one
accord. The powerful German cir.
Gle at court found its intrigue of NO
worth. Even Witte passed out OF
life under that cloud. The Grand
Duke Nicholas, with his intense
Slavic partisanship and his actua
democratic habits, became the chief
factor in the Russian equation.
The Gar, who had lived a life OF
hunted terror during years of the
nisnamed peace, now walked boldly
about among his people at war.
Now comes the reorganization OF
the munitions department of tn,
Petrograd government to includ,
the president and four members o.
the duma, as we'll as four represen
tatives of commercial and industria
houses chosen by the Gar. Thil
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Tomorrow.

Lawn fete, congregation of st. AIMS Church.
on lawn, Wisconsin avenue northwest. 1890
p. m. -,
Outing inmates OF Methodist Home for the
Aged. Glen Echo. afternoon.
Free Neighborhood concert. Grover Cleveland
school, assembly hail. 7i5 p. m.
Meeting, association of Seventh street mer-
chants, in Chamber of Commerce rooms )
y. m.
Visit to Camp Good Win by members Of
Kallipolis Grotto, of Yelled Prophets, leaN-
ing Fourteenth and II streets by auto
mobiles at p. m.
Conference, army men at Army and Navy
. Club p. M. to discuss recommendation
TO next session OF Congress.
Masonic-Dawson, No. is, special; St Iohn
Mite Association,
odd FelIows-Eastern, No. 7; Federal City,
No. 90. Harmony, No. 8: Columbia. No l.
encampment.
Knights of Pythias-Mt Vernon. No. 5;
Hermoine, No. ~; Union, No. %: Colum'
bia, No. 96; Pythian day at Marshall Hall
Modern woodmen OF America-Georgetown
Camp. No. 1880.
ell. Interior Council.
Meeting, washington Safety First Associa
tion, Public Library, P; m.
Concert. United States Soldiers Home Band
bAndStand at home, $40 p. m.
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ADVICE TO HERR Won JAdOw

Pigeon-holed somewhere in the
German state department is a paper
envelope or a bound volume, we do
not know the place, and we do not
know the page, but we do know the
contents. If Herr Won Jagow will
have his secretary bring it to him
he will find contract executed be-
tween the kingdom of Prussia and
the United States bearing the date
of 1928. Herr Won Jagow is ac-
quainted with this agreement be-
cause he has already referred to it
and acknowledged it in a note ad-
dressed to this Government, but
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MANY EVENTS LISTED
FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments tc
Be Held in Every Section OF
City by Various Societies.
Today.

Combined meeting of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Societies OF the Southern Meth
odist Churches OF Washington. Mt. Yer
non Place NJ f. Church. p. m.
Excursion. Night Watchmens ASSOCIATION
Chesapeake Beach. day and evening:
Meeting, District Suffrage League. Eighth
street and Market place. p m
Masonic-Federal. No. !, Acacia, No IS. Ia
koma No, %; Mount Horeb, No 7, Royal
Arch Masons: Friendship. No. H. Eastern
Odd FelIows-washington No. 6; Golden
Rule, No 81; Amity. No. q; Fred d.
stuart No. 7. encampment.
Knights OF philadelphia, No. "a Webster,
No. !; Excelsior. No u; Myrtle. No. 25:
National Union-Joint Excursion committee
in headquarters.
Daughters of Liberty-Hope Council. No. l..
Lawn fete, by congregation OF St Ann 6
Church on lawn OF church. in Wisconsin
avenue northwest. 7:3o p. m.
Concert Logan Park. Anacostia, Engineer
Band. 1880 p. m
Reception in honor of Mrs Mary s. Lock
wood. at home OF Mrs. Saunders Johnston
Fifteenth and T streets northwest, 1880 tc
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