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The Washington times., 1915-01-08
TO GREET
LA|TY on SUNDAY
Will Hold Customary Reception
to Public at New Carroll
Hall.

In keeping with his custom in former
years. Cardinal Gibbons will come to
Washington from Baltimore Sunday
morning to hold a public reception for
the clergy and laity OF the Catholic
church In Washington. The reception
will be held in New Carroll hall i'm
mediately after the celebration of the
II O'Clock high mass in st. patrick's
Church.
The ceremonies in which Cardinal
Gibbons will have a part will begin at
1o:45 o'clock with O procession Of clergy.
acolytes and choir boys from tho rec.
tory door to the main entrance of the
church The Cardinals guard of hon.
or will consist of members of the
league OF the Good Shephred and the
st. Vincent de Paul Society.
Will Officiate At Mass.
The Rev. Joseph Cassidy. pastor Of
st. stephens Church. will sing the
mass. the Rev. James A. smyth. acting
as deacon and the Rev. John NJ. Nc
Namara as subdeacon. The Rev. Mar
tin p. J. Egan will be the master of
ceremonies. and will be assisted by
James Fegan.
Cardinal Gibbons will be seated on a
scarlet throne in the sanctuary during
the service. and opposite him Bishop
J. j. Shahan, rector of the Catholic
University. will occupy purple throne
There will be two choirs and the
organ will be supplemented by a full
orchestra. The Christmas musical pro-
gram will be repeated.
Plans For Reception.
At the conclusion Of the mass there
will be another procession. Immediately
after which the reception will be held.
In company with his eminence there
VIII be In the receiving line Bishop
shahan. the Rt. Rev. William r. Rus
sell. rector Of ST. Patrick's; the very
Rev. George A. Dougherty. vice rector
OF the Catholic University; the very
Kew. Edward A. Pace. the very Rev.
william Turner, and the assistant
priests Of st. Patrick's. including the
S Hevs. Thomas r. McGuigan. j. A.
Egan. ..
After the reception the cardinal will
oe guest Of honor at a luncheon given
by Mgr. Russell. owen
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"HARD TACK" CALLED "WAR BREAD"

ION OunceB or "btScuit," or war
bread" rs hard tack is known in the
French army; 10 ounces Of canned
meat; 2-3 ounces Of sugar; 1 2-8
ounces Of soup essence. in cube form
~ ounces Of essence Of coffee. also in
cube form, and .O625 dis of a quartz
Of brandy.
Back Of tte fighting line the French
soldier has never had to fall back on
his reserve" rations. He always has
his fresh beef. mutton or other meat
his coffee made from the coffee bean
his fresh bread and the rest. Further
more these things are quite good. I
nave lived for days with the private
soldiers and eaten their food, so can
give personal testimonial as to it's excel
lence. ! have eaten their reserve" food
also. their canned meats ('rffonkey-
meat" the soldiers call IT. and tackled
their hard tack: drunktheir cube" cof-
fee ard perhaps Of the bullion made Of
their soup cubes. 1t Is all wholesome
and nutritious.
The brandy is good and stimulating
and. administered in medicinal doses,
as the good Marianne Of France ad-
ministers 1t. can not harm the brave
fellows standing In trenches which are
hot and cold at ono and the same time.
Some Of this brandy 10 of the "calva-
dos brand and is made Of fine, lusty
apples, and in slipping 1t. the smell aud
taste Of the apple are quite noticeable.
The revictualing or the allies. under
ordinary circumstances. Is carried on
by England and France separately.
That is France feeds her own troops
and England feeds hers. II rarely hap
pens-though the circumstance is not
unknown-thnt the French have to feed
the English or vice versa. The English
eat more timed foods than the French.
one reason being their means of trans
port are more difficult. They also con-
sumo tea in enormous quantities. where
as the French are little addicted to
tho tea habit. In France I heard this
story of an English mother who had
Just received a letter from her son at
the front:
my poor boy" the mother distract
edly exclaimed. he is undergoing
enormous sacrifices and hardships! He
writes me that a few days ago he was
obliged to go from Q o'clock in the
morning until 6 that evening without
lunch and no tea was served that day
at all''
Were the war to stop at this moment
my mental picture Of a British soldier
would Re a very healthy looking tndi-
yidual standing by the side of newly
opened packing case eating roast beef
from a tin. I have seen him at numer-
Gus points along the line and It seems
to me he is always eating
Two Big Meals.
The Frenchman has two meals a day
plus his morning coffee. The two big
meals are at. or around. IL o'clock IN
tho morning and $50 or o'clock in
the afternoon. Usually his meat and
vegetables are served together. as they
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NEW DYES

An English technical college has
justified its place in the industrial
scheme by inventing a process for
applying sulphur dyes to wool, silk,
artificial silk, hemp, and miscellan-
eous articles, such as ostrich feath-
ers. The process, compared with the
aniline dye process, is so much
cheaper in machinery and in waste
of the goods dyed, so much more
convenient in its lower temperature
and its application to all kinds of
material in the same bath, and so
much more effective for delicate
work that Germany has probably
lost her English dye market for
ever.
England could test out the method
promptly because large supplies of
sulphur dyes were lying idle in the
Lancashire print mills, ready to be
used for cotton. Over a score of
firms have now adopted the modified
method for other textiles. Some of
their new product is proving its
worth in the battlefelds of France.
One of the reasons why England
so quickly and widely gets the bene-
fit of this invention is the fact that
no one has been allowed to monopo-
lie it. Each firm using it pays
royalty to the patentees.
The chief handicap upon American
invention in the present emergency
is the tying up of various formulas
and processes through patents. In
most foreign countries patent must
be used commercially within three
years of it's taking out or lose its
force. Here patent holds good
whether used or not. 1t is often
more profitable for a well-estab-
lished firm to buy up patent and
keep it idle than to allow it to fall
into a competitors hands.
A change in the patent laws that
would insure to the public the bene-
fit of any valuable invention would
give the United States a fair field
with foreign trade rivals. She needs
no favors, for England does not
often reach the goal first, as she ap-
parently has reached it here, in a
matter of technical skill and inpe-
nuity.
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are cooked, the mixture being q stew.
prepared in hugo pots or boilers. ....
His ration is served him by the cook,
who ladies out q piece of meat and
the regulation amount Of rice. beans or
peas, IN his "gamelle." or casserole,
which vaM has. is part Of FL. his equipment II
French soldier in full marching order
you have Noticed this utensil strapped
to tho top of his knapsack. He eats
his meals with his pocket knife or
fingers unless he has provided himself
lapsible knives and forks.
But where does all this food come
from? How does 1t arrive at the front ?
How is the food collected and handled /?
Who bakes the bread. where. and how?
victueiing stations we'll out Of harms
way back Of the line. Then there is
what IL called a control" which bu-
reau unifies the thing and prevents too
ton ON and nd too little to another. ss r. '"s STD"
Long before war was declared the war
department had tabulated the average
output Of foodstuffs in each depart
ment Of France. 1t was already under
ment was to furnish so much Of this
or that article. The thing works auto
matically now that 1t Is started the
government paying the departments for
everything as It Is bought. The de-
rhrtments send to prearranged destina-
score Of revictualing stations.
Coffee. tea: part Of her flour. and 80
on. France buys abroad. and the re-
victualing stations are supplied from
central warehouses in the various ports.
The revictualing stations handle flour.
but not wheat. The fiour is made into
bread at these stations. tens Of gigantic
ovens. in long rows being employed.
soldiers. formerly bakers. doing the
work
Flour Is Standardized.
The flour goes frst to the station
warehouses. upon its arrival. From
there it is taken to a ''standardizing''
room above the mixing pans. In this
room. flours from tho United States.
South America, Canada, Russia. France,
that the quality will always be the
same. Were this not 50 one soldier
would get loaf of superb white bread
while his "tunkie" got a dark looking
and less palatable loaf. BY blending
the -four Of all nations, the ultimate loaf
ic standardized. The -four is poured out
upon a metal-covered noor and mixed
with shovels
Near by are holes in the floor. These
holes are chutes leading to the giant
cast iron dough mixers below. These
mixers are steam operated. great pad
dies and wheels turning and working
the dough to The the pF1Rsr nrsaS SonsIsteneX +; ICY;
into basket holding about 200 pounds
and passed on to the weighers and then
to the ovens.
have the word OF the soldiers them
selves that they get all they want to
eat and tina. what they get 10 good"
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

tors getting interested in these mat
ters. Senator Kenyon need not
worry about being ostracized in
this town. If we do not err, a few
more speeches such as he made on
yesterday will bring him into the OPP
portunity of intimate acquaintance
with more leading citizens than he
ever dreamed existed.
While looking up things, the Sena-
tor might do we'll to inquire into the
value and character of the estate Of
the late Joseph w. Babcock, who
served for many years as chairman
of the House Committee on District
of Columbia. Mr.. Babcock came to
Congress poor man; he died seized
of an estate representing several
hundred thousand dollars. That es-
tate represented the increment on
successful operations in this COM
munity; their success insured by the
fact that Mr.. Babcock was chair
man of the District Committee. Does
Senator Kenyon think that the tax
dodgers Of the District are the only
people who have put anything over?
If all the truth were known or
movable, it would be found that Mr..
Babcock was not alone, or in danger
of lonesomeness, in the thrifty op-
GRAFTON of milking this community
through the fact that he was in a
position to dictate laws for it, and
that it couldn't help itself.
It's a little rough to have the
town blamed for bad laws, by the
authority that made the laws.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
MORE WAR GEOGRAPHY

An obscure item in the newspa-
pers, or such of them as deemed it
worth printing, tells that the Russo
Swedish railroad encircling the Gulf
Of Bothnia, connecting Petrograd
with Stockholm, has been finished.
The item doesn't mean much to most
Of US; yet the announcement means
for the people of western Russia
much of what was implied for this
country by the driving of the golden
spike when the Union Pacific was
finished.
The great Peter built the capital
on the marshes of the Neva as
window on the ocean; but it was a
window darkened for much of the
year by the ice curtain that the frost
king draws over the narrow waters
Of the Gulf of Finland, that long
arm of the Baltic Sea at whose head
tho capital stands. Moreover, the
rise of German sea power has made
the Baltic almost a German lake;
, and since the war began transpor-
'tation by boat across the Baltic has
been dangerous and extremely un-
certain.
The project of through railroad
route around the upper reaches of
the Baltic Sea, known as the Gulf of
Bothnia, was considered long time
before the Swedes and Russians
could agree on it. Like the tunnel
under the English channel, there
were fears that some day it might
he used for military purposes. The
Swedes feared this as the British
feared that the tunnel would de-
prive them of the advantage lying
in their isolation. Sweden has long
been in fear of Russian aggression
and absorption.
But the needs of peace and civil
ization at length overpowered the
arguments of fear and war. The
Swedes undertook to build their part
of the road, about 600 miles, from
Stockholm north and northeast, to
the mouth of the Tornea river, which
is the boundary between Sweden and
Russia; the Russians, to construct
the section on their side, nearly as
long. In considerable part, of course,
this was accomplished by connecting
up roads previously built and max
ing the route as direct as possible.
The whole distance by rail around
the Gulf is not far from 1000 miles,
whereas a straight line across the
Baltic from Petrograd to Stock
holm is less than half that distance.
At its northernmost reach, where
it rounds the apex of the Gulf of
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Senator NeWlands on
Stand for Daughter

1he nearing OF the divorce suit
brought in Santa Barbara. Cal, ~
Mrs. Edith Johnston. daughter OF Sen
ator francis G. Newlands OF Nevada,
against Charles Haven Ladd Johnston
Of this city. was continued until nexf
Tuesday. after Senator Newlands took
the stand yesterday in his daughter's
behalt. according to dispatches from
Los Angeles
Too much liquor and desertion are
the allegations made by the wife
Cruelty also is charged. Mrs johnston
testifying that her husband Knocked
her across tho room.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Plea for the "Crane Followers. -

To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
What do your readers think of a
plant as large as the Washington Navy
Yard where there are about twenty
men employed as crane followers Chat
work as hard. if not harder, than any
other men in the shops), receiving u
salary Of $2.64 day. to have it cut to
$2.40 day? Lives Of these workmen
are in danger all the time, while helping
to move tons of steel of which our
guns. mounts. carriages--in fact, all
classes Of lifting--are done. They are
responsible for every lift that is made.
Don't you think that their pay should
be more than helper. who has prac-
hcally no responsibility whatever? If
justice was done, instead of getting a
cut they would get raise. equal to
the mann that operates the crane.
Whoop it up for the poor crane fol
lowers. NAVY YARD EMPLOYE
Washington, January z
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Judge Asks Advice in
2-Cent Railroad Suit

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-The sum OF ..
Genus docs not worry most people, but
IL mas got Judge Sherwood, OF Ossining:
Ecsar Ryder. the New York Central
railroad. and host Of learned attor-
neys guessing.
ryder Is suing the railroad Tor the
cents, and judge Sherwood has re-
served decision. RYDER testified he 90,
on a train. paid Is cents for ride
scheduled at - cents. and the conduc-
tor demanded cents more.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Approves "Scenario Inquest Club. g"

To Tho Editor OF the Mail Bag:
wish to heartily indorse the project
now under consideration for the forma-
ton Of Scenario Inquest Club for
amateur scenario writer's of Washing
ton. That two minds are better to
work out q problem than one,'' am
sure we all shall agree after a few
club meetings.
l am at your command, Mr. G. NJ, to
carry out any suggestion that you may
make looking toward the formation Of
this club.
WALTER B. SHERWOOD
Washington, January 2
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
French Soldier Eats Well,
Tommy Atkins Eats Often,
Both Get Food Aplenty
Reserve Rations Of Fighting Men of France Provide
One-Sixteenth of a Quart of Brandy Day.
Britishers Consume Lots of Tea and
Marmalade at the Front.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP s1MMs,

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SMMS.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY AT THE FRONT, Dec. II 10y mail
to New Yo-Probab army in the world actually in the field
was ever better fed than is that Of the allies '.
Every French soldier the field %
bread day. 3 of rice peas meat
la ounces Of sugar. lard; SALT little
than % ounce Of coffee. ...."
these articles constitute the daily ration under ordinary
on There times however when circumstances are
nary when fresh meat bread dried vegetables regular
conee can not be delivered daily the soldiers such
dons the French fighting falls back reserve ratons
which
"iARQ TACK" CALI ED MWAR RpEAnv
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
MAIL BAG
(Fr0m The Times ReadersI

Communications to tho Mail Bag must
DO written on one side OF the paper
only; must not exceed 200 words in
length and must be signed with name
and address of the sender. The pub.
bag does not mean the endorsement
by The Times of the opinions of the
writer. The Mail Bag is an open forum
where the citizens Of Washington can
argue moot questions
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

in seizing Turkish column, the
Car gives further proof of his excel
lent lingual attainments. Average
American citizen Is satisfied with a
paragraph at the mos.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

Strange, strange. South tries inef-
fectually to get rid of her cotton. and
then gets peeved when England tries
to take a boatload Off her hands.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

Cant understand what this war
bread is. but we've seen boarding house
prunes that made us act the same way,
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

Begins to look as If the best coas,
defense will be an alibi
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Tomorrow.

Odd Fellows-Canton Washington, No. l.
Patriarchs Militant
Knights OF Pythias--C3eneral Relief Bureau.
National Union-Coiumbia Council. No. 44s.
Socialist Party-SoCial and luncheon S11 Il
Conference, Washington branch OF Woman's
Movement for Constructive Peace New
Tea dance Mrs. Hawkesworth and Mrs
Groner New Willard.
Banquet, Burnside Post. G. A. r.. New
Ebbitt, p. m.
Meeting Soldiers Alliance, New Ebbitt.
Meeting. Federation of Citizens Association
Chamber of Commerce. p. m.
Meeting Biological Society OF Washingto
Cosmos Club. 5 p. m.
Address, Socialism, Prof. William Mason
Coleman, George Washington University
Society for Study OF Socialism. 20cS g
street northwest, s D. m.
Week OF prayer service. Church Of the
Epiphany. II to IL IN.
Week OF prayer service. New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church 4:s0 D. m.
Lecture at Public LIBRARY, II a. m. by DR.
Mitchell Carroll. on Athens the City OF
the Violet Crown"
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

Delaware octogenarian gets new Sc,
of teeth. Lacking details. can't tell
whether this is victory for nature
or the parcel post
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

President Gutierrez announces it will
take $500 900, 900 to give Mexico q stable
form Of government. For $500 900 900
you should get a garage
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
Amusements,

National-'The Prodigal Husband" Sis D.
m.
Bcla sco-Dark.
Poii's-'The Psssers-by." ELS and Sis o. m,
Cosmos-Vaudevillc continuous
Casino--Vaudevile. continuous.
observation-disclosures. 2:1b and s:l5 .. m.
Observation-Disclosures. S:16 y. IN.
Strand-Motion pictures. II a. N. to II D, m.
Garden-Motion pictures. II a m. to II o. m.
CrandaWs-M Motion pictures. II a. IN. TO ii
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

OF course, il tho shriller sex insists
on wearing pantalettes, you can't eX-
pect the menettee to wear bunderettss.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08
The Silver
Lining
Edited by ARTHUR BAER.

In about . year. Virginia will be
probing the dry cost Of living.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

.Deadliest aero-weapon is q steel PEN
cil Only disadvantage is the possi-
bility of leaving it home in your other
clothes.
The Washington times., 1915-01-08

Our standing army may be small,
but 1t would be smaller yet If it con-
sisted of those who got up to give their
seats to the weaker sex.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Victory for States
Predicted by Reed
Crrom a steff corresponaent-n

Hrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, June SO.-CSpecial )--Attor-
ney General Reed, returning from Wash
inston this morning, where he appeared
for the state In the freight rate cases be-
fore the Interstate Commerce commits
sion. is of the opinion that the states will
win the cnse because the carriers failed
TO make a sufficient showing Speaking
of the matter the attorney general said:
The commission has recently held that
II has enlarged powers, the latest case
being that OF the Pennsylvania Parrafin
OIL company against the Pennsylvania
railroad. The commission were divided
four TO thvee in favor OF exercising the
enlarged powers over the carriers This
decision was rendered on May II Of this
year and follows the Vulcan Iron case
which is also recent decision The COM
mission held In the Paraffin oil case that
the carrier was Obliged to furnish new
and additional cars in order 20 comply
with the demands OF the public,
The supreme court OF the United States
having previously held that the carrier
was entitled TO an adequate return upon
might be raised for the purpose of at
fording an adequate return upon the in
vestment, II would seem that where a
community Is amply served with suf-
ficient carriers no new lines should be
constructed in that locality without the
public saying whether they should be
constructed, and the public must neces-
sarily speak through the commission, be-
cause with additional carriers freight
rates would necessarily be raised in or
der 10 afford an adequate return upon the
investment
MIR. Reed with speak az Sutton on July
8, and speak here in Lincoln July 5.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Federal League Now
In Better Shape Than
Since Entering Field

NEW YORK, June So-The Federal
league has no complaint to make regard
ing the base ball situation, President
James A. Gilmore Of the league said to-
night in a statement Issued at the close
Of meeting attended by representatives
OF all the clubs in the circuit
Speaking only for the Federal league, "
President Gilmore declared In his state
ment. the base ball situation is better
than AZ any time since the independents
entered the field. IN addition to re.
viewing thoroughly every phase Of the
base ball situation, we have arranged
for the permanency OF our organization
as factor In the national game"
The statement added that plans have
been made to put federal league club
In New York city next year. The finan-
cial backing for the club has been ar
ranged, the statement said, but added the
details could not be made public at this
time
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Big Entry List for
Races at Fremont

FREMONT Neb.. June So.--tSrecial. -
Only unfavorable weather can prevent
the fifteenth annual race meet of the
Fremont Driving Park association, which
will be held here July IS. IA and IS, from
being the biggest in the history OF the
association. N J. RonIn, secretary OF the
Nebraska Speed association, said. Ar
rangements are being made to care for
over 200 horses.
The record breaking entry was last
year. when 15O horses were entered for the
meet. New barns will be built on the
grounds and other improvements made
The track is in the best condition Il has
been in for years. Horses that have been
racing on the coast will be entered for
the Fremont meet on their way to the
east. where they will be started In the
grand circuit. Purses aggregatinE over
1900 will be offered at Fremont. Twenty
five horses are in training at the Ere
mont tracks now.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
Three Stickups Net
Only Three Dollars

Three men were held up last night with
the net loss Of 50 to the victims.
George +. Mitchell. 1876 Dodge, met a
footpad at Tenth and Davenport, and, on
being ordered TO hand over his money,
emitted such yell that the bandit sought
cover without getting anything.
William Cowl, 1916 Dodge, on his way
home. was held up in front Of his home
and compelled to hand over s. Just as
he was through robbing Cowl, the nigh
wayrnan accosted s. r. Towner, 1921
Dodge, bellboy captain at the Fontenelle.
Towner carried but Is cents and when he
handed this over the robber turned It
back In disgust and vanished
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-01
CARRANZA AGREES
TO MEET VILLA
Robes, Minister Of War in Gutierrez
Cabinet. Says Leaders Will
Discuss Terms.
CONFERENCE AT THE BORDER

FL PASo, Tex. June s0.---Jose
Isabel Robes. minister OF war IN the
cabinet of Eulailo Gutierrez, IL au-
thority for the declaration that the
leaders Of the two larger warning
factions have agreed TO DISGUISE terms
of peace, perhaps within two weeks.
Since the overthrow OF Gutierrez
government Robes has not been
identified with either villa or Car
rama factions and was chosen by
those anxious to end the war as an
intermediary according to his story.
Robles has not revealed any terms Of
agreement he claims 90 have brought
about, but said that by the middle Of