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Evening star., 1915-03-14

August IL next has been named as
Spanish War Veterans day at the Pan
anna California exposition, at San
Diego, Cal. and d communication re-
ceived at brigade headquarters from
the officials of the exposition extends
an invitation to members of the local
National Guard 10 be present on that
day.
Evening star., 1915-03-14

There are several vacancies for non
commissioned officers in Company b.
ID Infantry. and Capt. Sharpless com
nanding the organization, is now
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
The NEWEST WAR ZONE

Diplomacy has failed the allies in
their effort to avert a war in the
Balkans. German intrigue, working
through the Germanic ruler of Rul-
garia, seems to have carried its
point. That point has been, to use
Bulgaria as a foil to the allies ef-
forts to reconstitute the old Balkan
league and use it as an instrument
to crush Turkey, take CONSTANT
nople, drive the Mussulman out of
Europe and open the way to the
Black Sea for Russia. Bulgaria's S
people lean to the allies, especially
to Russia; but the dominating pow
ers in Bulgaria seem to have sue
ceeded not only to the extent of pre-
venting the old alliance from being
re-established, but even to the point
Of carrying Bulgaria into war that
at this distance looks suicidal.
The stage is being set for another
outbreak, and one that can conf
IDENTIFY be expected to produce some
Of the climactic horrors of the great
struggle. The last Balkan war was
The Washington times., 1915-10-03

lie. Ambassador Bernstorff is de-
scribed as Optimistic" but that Is
his constitutional attitude Of mind,
seemingly based quite as much on
conviction that the United States
will not uncomfortably press mat
ters, as on any expectation that his
own government will make real and
effective concessions.
However. the outlook for a set
tlement is better now than it was
several weeks earlier, because Ger
many has come to recognize that
her submarine campaign is a failure.
The German public has been given
time to reconcile itself to this fact ;
Berlin may now be ready to make
concessions which 1t would not make
at the time it was still filled with
the magalomaniac notion that its
undersea boats had revolutionized
naval war. To disavow, to pay, to
promise we'll for the future, is not
SO hard when the disavowal, the
payment, and the promises no long.
er involve the sacrifice Of a policy
and a weapon dearly treasured.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
CROPS IN WAR TIME

There is vague, unacknowledged
popular notion that England is at
present country where men are al
most entirely engaged in war and in
producing the munitions of war. The
Imagination, fed by newspaper pic
lures of maidens of the Maud Muller
type effectively grouped against a
background of haycocks, does not
dwell on mans work in the rural
districts.
But the report on agriculture just
issued shows that the wheat fields
there have increased in acreage. in
1914 there were 1907, 500 acres un-
der wheat in England and Wales,
and this year 2,17O,11O. Some COM
paratively unproductive land has
been brought under cultivation, and
this is hard work for strong men,.
The fields devoted to barley and rye
have shrunk slightly, but the pros
pect is there will be an increase of
8.2 per cent in the harvest of oats.
The shadow of war over the fields
is shown, however, in the significant
fact that there are $40 fewer acres
devoted to small fruits; that instead
Of 16s,s40 acres planted to peas, as
last summer, there are now only
129,380, and that beans have been
dispensed with in almost as large a
proportion, while the hills Of pota-
toes, which to so large an extent
form the staple and indispensable
food in hard times, have been spread
over 1,78O more acres than in 1914.
Farmers are bending to their an
cient tasks with attention to the fact
that on bread and potatoes man can
live and thrive.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
BROOKLAND SHOW
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, Can
ned and Preserved Goods, Will
Be on Exhibition.

The seventh annual flower. fruit.
and vegetable exhibition OF tho
Prookland brotherhood will be FORM
ally opened in Lord Memorial Hall OF
the Brooliland Baptist Church Tues
day afternoon. The exhibits will be
on display two days.
To attract exhibitors. the list of
which Is confined to members of the
brotherhood and ladies residing in
Brookland. the managers of tho show
have offVrod four premiums in each
of the six classes. and a swecpstakc
prize. or point trophy, to be awarded
to the winner OF the greatest number
of points In the first four classes.
The six classes will be composed of
cut flowers. potted plantS. fruits. veg
etablcs, canned and preserved fruits
and vegetables grown by the exhib-
itors In their own gardens In Brook
land and canned and preserved fruits
and vegetables, not grown but
canned or preserved by the exhibitor
Since the Inauguration of the SHOW
the brotherhood has made n special
beautiful and varied exhibition OF
roses and dahlias. and the collection
Of these flowers this year is expected
to exceed all previous displays pre-
sented at the show.
AS Judges OF the several classes. the
committee in charge has obtained the
services Of experts from the repart-
ment Of Agriculture and the Mary
land Agricultural College.
The committee on the exhibition in
cludes b. u. Hutchinson. chairman;
!. r. F. Reeves, F. b. Hunt. Arthur
SarReHt. Seabury G. Quinn. Il. II.
Boone. NJ F. Norwood. and A. A. Car
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
0ERMANY'S WORST BLOW

For more than a week the huge
British and French smash of the
Germans out of their "impregnable"
trenches has gone on, with thou
sands of men killed, wounded or
captured and hundreds of guns
taken. Whether the continued fight
ing shall Immediately hurl them fur
ther back, or, after such terrific at
tack on one side and desperate de-
fense on the other, there shall come
another lull, all the world now real
ICES that the Kaiser's war machine
is as vastly damaged in moral as in
physical results.
Twice now the matchless imperial
army which at the clap of war set
out to sweep straight into Paris for
a pillage indescribable has been ter
rifically beaten in France.
In September a year ago the Ger
man legions, until then no less in
vincible in their own eyes than in
the eyes of many others, were un-
able in the supreme test to gain
ground on the offense directed
against the gates of Paris. They
were unable to withstand the shock
: OF the French and British rush to
drive them back. But after a rapid
and costly retreat of many miles
they were able to dig themselves
into fortified positions there in the
west, where they boasted that they
could hold their own indefinitely
while they overwhelmed Russia in
the east.
But in the same period of this
year they have been unable to main
tain even their defense, where they
had picked their own ground to stay
as long as they might choose.
This is the worst blow to German
militarism-that Europe now be,
holds it unable to withstand attack
when a year ago on the offense il
was storming all but irresistibly
Russians or English or French alike
All the blasting of Belgium, al
the rending of Poland, all the bat.
tering of Russia can never count
swith the Old World against the lost
prestige of that war machine of ter
ribleness S. cred by the French
and British d year ago, again shat
tered week ago, and-who car
doubt yet to be further shattered
if not now, then later, until it be-
comes the greatest ruin in Europe.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
STANDARDIZINU STATE LAWS

The Interstate Trades Commits
sion has done a service that will be
of large value to the public, in max
ing a thorough study of the COM
mercial and corporation laws of all
the States, as they bear on inter-
state commerce. Especially must it
be deemed significant that the COM
mission strongly recommends that
every effort be made further 70 en-
courage the standardizing OF State
laws on these subjects.
Thus far efforts to achieve this
highly desirable result have been
necessarily of a voluntary character,
with the American Bar Association
leading them. Federal authorities
were not in position to attempt in
fluencing the States, because too Of
ten suggestions from that SOURCE
were regarded with suspicion and
the fear that they looked to breaking
down the autonomy of the States in
their respective realms.
But the Trades Commission is an
ideal instrumentality through which
to carry forward the work of educa-
ton and understanding. Much prog
ress has already been made, and
every gain in the direction of stand
ardization makes the next step easier
kind the commission is entitled to
all consideration, and in everything
it has undertaken thus far it mas
shown a wisdom calculated soon TO
command the confidence Of the bust
ness community.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03

the preliminary to the one that ap-
parently is now so certain that it
would require a miracle to avert it.
Bulgaria has made her choice, un-
less her people shall shake of the
leadership now in charge. Behind
the curtain Of near-secrecy through
out the Neat East, troops are being
ferried by the allies into the posi-
tions whence they can give most ef-
fective support to Serbia in her
time of Stress when attacked from
both Austria and Bulgaria. Greece
will not long be able to keep out,
nor Roumania. Nobody save the
general staffs Of Europe knows how
many thousands of the troops Of
Italy, France, and England are at
hand, somewhere, to aid the Ser
bians; but it is very certain that
plans have been made with utmost
care and detail to meet the situa-
ton that any hour may now develop
into new phase of the war.
Persons who, observing recent
events on the Franco Belgian front,
have been led to indulge optimistic
hopes of an early end to the war,
may we'll give thought to this open
ing of a new field of operations. A
war in the Balkans opening at this
season of the year means dupli-
cation and an accentuation Of all the
worst horrors Of the war In any
other field,
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
BANKERS ASK WILSON
TO PROSECUTE HAFF
Directors Of tsIip Institution Pro:
test Against Further Delay
In the Case.

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-Althoush II.
Clayton Han denies all knowledge 10
a $4,000 defaication from the First Ma
tional Bank, at 1slip. L. l.. whose
cashier no formerly was. the directors
have sent a statement to President
Wilson charging him with beins
seif-confessed defauitcr.
In II they also protest against any
further adjournment being granted
Han in his trial on an indictment by
the Federal grand jury accusing him
Of faisifyinG his reports to the Comp
troiier of Currency. Han, who Is
son Of Captain Han, the skipper OF
cup defender. fame, 10 under $1,000 bail
and his trial has been twice adjourned.
The $4,000 loss will be made good. II
Is said, by Hans bonding companies.
Tho resolution Of protest forwarded
to the President was adopted by tho
directors at 4 secret meeting. ana
copy was also sent to Judge chatheid.
of the Federal court. in Brooklyn. Dc
fore whom the case is pending; TO
John 8. williams, Comptroller OF Cur
rency. and Milville J. France. United
States district attorney. conducting
the prosecution.
Han, while cashier or the pahh' iei'
Islip on December II. for Circleviiie.
n. Y, to visit relatives 1t was
rumored he had left for good. leaving
behind a wife and daughter. and a run
on the bank started.
Han returned OH December q. but
the run had drained the resources OF
the Institution, and an investigation
revealed the shortage. II. q. Hanna,
Federal examiner, on December ~
closed the doors. A few months later
the bank reopened. and Is now doing
business.
The resolution as forwarded to Presi-
dent Wilson ends thus:
I'VE hereby petition for such gov
ernmental conclusion OF the case "a
will satisfy the cry for justice OF the
many who have been SO Srievously hurt
because OF said Hans confessed dis
honesty"
Il never took any money from the
| bank" declared Han last night. They
are trying 10 make whole cloth out OF
nothing. did not confess. as I have
nothing to confess.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Water Circus Stranded
On Sand Bar Eight Davs

MtSCATlNE. Ia. Oct 3.-On it's way
here and Rice & Dore water circus was
n'arooned on q sand bar in the Mlssis.
sippi river and was nearly starved to
death,
Far removed from the course of tray-
e and hidden from the mainland by n
thick forest. the water nymphs sported
themselves for eight days on the waves
of the Mississippi. yet were unable to
swim to any point where relief could
be secured. On the seventh day not a
bite of food remained.
Members OF the band then built
raft and foated to Port Louisa, where
some provisions. mostly apples and po-
tatoes. were secured
Later rise In the river foated the
circus craft and the Southern trip was
resumed.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
LOAN IS OvERsUBscRIBED

There is no occasion for surprise
that the credit loan to France and
Great Britain of a half-million dol
lars has quickly been oversubscribed.
1t is stated that already requests
have been received for allotments Of
the securities amounting to $780,
100000, and that with the Monday
mails the lists will be declared
closed.
The promptness with which the
loan was taken, together with the
character of the subscriptions, sug-
gests how thoroughly the country
indorsed the theory that the loan was
in fact the extension of facilities
through which the entente powers
might continue in their role of heavy
buyers from the United States.
They want to do a bigger business
with us than they ever have done
before, and to do it must have a
larger line of credit. They are get
ting it, and getting it largely from
the business concerns that will do
the business, these concerns indi-
eating their attitude by buying large
blocks of the securities. 1t is said
that one corporation subscribed for
$35, 900, 900 of the bonds.
Coincident with the assurance Of
the loans impressive success, there
has been an upward and forward
movement in about all business lines
in this country, war stocks of course
in the lead. This expansion in all
business directions illustrates how
easy it is for business to adjust itself
to conditions that make for its
growth. The country will lose NO
cash money; no gold will 20 abroad
The increased volume Of transac.
tions will be vastly greater than
might be suggested by the amount
of the loan; for a dollar Of cash OF
of credit multiplies itself many times
in the activities of trade.
If there is demand for another
loan later, to the same customers
it doubtless will be made. The de-
vclopment of new demands in widely
diversified fields will require the EN-
pioyment of an increasing volume
of credits if the war shall continue
even another half year; and there i!
little in the whole situation to war
rant expectation that it will bt
ended inside another year. The stu
alton on the western line contain.
possibilities of an early crisis; bu
that in the Balkans points in pre-
cisely the opposite direction. 1t il
altogether probable that 4Ai1erica'
part as the financier and purveyor O
supplies to the allies is only fairl!
inaugurated and that the scope o
these relations will from this tim
be extended to proportions which,
year hence, will compare with pres
ent figures, as present tigires com
pare with those of a year ago.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Blue Ribbon Husband Is
Leer at Answering Queries

DALLAS. Tex. Oct. 3.-Can you--
Give the anniversary of your wedding:
Tell the date Of your wife's birthday
Describe the dress your wife Is wear
Ing at this moment?
Give a recipe for cake?
Tell the price for butter and eggs?
Sew a button on your suit In two
minutes? r
w. l.. Bickham. OF Dallas. can. The
above Is what he did to win the blue
ribbon ut the husband show, conducted
hy the women of the East Dallas Pros
byterinn Church.
As cl!mox OF the show. all of the
exhibitors stood behind a curtain and
raised one hand above 1t. The con-
tcstants were supposed to pick out their
wives with the hand as a clue Only
two succeeded.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Tomorrow.

Meeting, District OF Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union. Vermont Avenue CHRISTIAN
Church. sp. IN. ~
Convention National Defense League. large
ball room, New Willard. II q. M.
Concert. soldiers Home Band. bandstand at
home. I y. IN. 49,
Exhibit work OF Fairgrounds children. New
National Museum. all day.
Reception, marking the opening OF rail- Sork
at Y. ". c. A.. Fourteenth and streets
northwest, y. IN. ,,
Tea, Washington Woman Suffrage Council.
oak room, Raleigh, 4 y. m.
Services In commemoration Of st. Francis.
Franciscan Monastery. Brookland. 10 n. m
and y. IN. ~
Quarterly meeting, Baptist women's Mission
ary Associa ton OF the District. Filth Lap
tst Church, $50 and y. m.
Carnival and parade. In celebration OF I'M
proyements to seventh street northwest
auspices OF Mid-City Citizens Association
Seventh street northwest. all evening.
Fair and country circus. benefit OF sunday
School OF the Church OF the Advent, par
ish hall. Second and L streets northwest.
Sp m.
Ma Masonic-Benjamin Il. French. No. l5; Ana
costa, No. II; Pentalpha, No. q: Mount
Pleasant, No 80: Orient. No >, Royal Arch
Masons, Ruth. No. l. Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Cnion, No. II. Covenant No
u: Beacon. No. 10: Iangdon. No. 26; Ruth.
No 2: Naomi. No. /, Rebekahs.
knights OF Pythiss-Amaranth, No. u.
Macca bees-National Tent, No. !: Anaeostia
Tent, No. I.
+. y. Entertainment committee.
Red Men-Red Wing Tribe Red Mems cub
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
ONE MORE ARABIC NOTE

When Germany, some weeks ago,
communicated her position, as of
that date, with regard to the tor
pedoing of the Arabic, she took the
ground that her submarine COM
mander believed he was about to be
attacked by the Arabic, and consid-
cred it necessary to torpedo the
liner. The United States at that
time had in its possession testimony
of officers and passengers, clearly
showing that such theory was un-
tenable. To ram or otherwise at
tack the submarine was quite the
last thing in the thought of her of.
ficers, or indicated by her maneu-
vers.
Disavowal of the sinking was de-
manded by the United States. Ger
many indicated desire to send the
questions of fact to The Hague for
determination, as, also, the question
of the extent of her liability in co sc
it should be held that the sinking
was the result of an error. 1t is
not very apparent how Germany
could further communicate on the
subject unless she was prepared to
admit the mistake" concerning
which the proof gathered by the
Washington Government is now ir
Berlin's possession.
At any rate, new note on the
subject has been handed to Se-re,
tary Lansing. whose contents are
not yet even intimated to the pub
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
DOES AMERICA WANT TnsMp

1t 10 announced that Turkey 10
going to assent to the emigration Of
all Armenians who will come to the
United States with intention to be-
come citizens. The horrors borne
by the Armenian population have
been perhaps not even second to the
sufferings Of the people of Belgium.
Hundreds Of thousands of them have
been sacrificed to the wicked Turk
ish police that looked to exterminat-
ing them as a nationalistic group.
But there must be serious thought
whether America can afford to
throw open its doors to the ingress
Of a great mass Of such popula-
ton. Coming as they presumably
would, it might be expected that
they would try to maintain a sort Of
solidarity among themselves after
arriving here; that they would be
slow about assimilation with the
general community Of America,
adapting, themselves to our institu-
tions and ways.
There is, moreover, a vast differ
ence between this kind Of an immi-
grafton and one that is purely vol
untary, based on definite convic-
tion that citizenship in America is
highly desirable in itself. People
in imminent prospect of literal ex-
termination might we'll be willing to
go most anywhere they are assured
the right and the chance to live. But
that by no means insures that they
would come here with a proper idea
Of what America is and means.
The past year has brought some
shocking evidences that this country
after all has not been able to as
simulate the immigrant factors of
population SO fast and thoroughly
as is desirable. The mistakes of
the past, if there have been mis-
takes in our too great liberality
cannot be remedied by expressions
of regret; but more serious mis-.
takes ought to be prevented for the
future. The United States has tc
face, after the war, prospect OF
uncertain economic conditions. Nc
man is certain, today, whether there
will be capacity to provide employ
ment for the present industrial pop
ulation, when the great readjust
ment to new conditions shall sud
denly become necessary. There mus
come great shifts of workers from
suddenly obsolete employments t.
others, the nature of which is no
yet at all definite. Many student!
of this condition believe that Eu
rope will be much more promising
labor market, for long time afte,
the war, than America. 1t will hav'
it's work of rebuilding ahead, O
taking up slack, of providing fo
times of peace commodities o
which the reserves will have beef
exhausted during the war. The pres
ent is an appropriate time for con
sideration of these matters; the,
ought to constitute one of the mos
important features of Congressiona
business the coming winter.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Wednesday,.

Masonic-Washington Centennial, No. IL
Osiris, No 26; King solomon. No; 81; Co.
iumbia. No. !, Royal Arch Masons; 70
tomac. No. 3, knights Tefnpiar: Arehe' NO.
Odd Feiiows-Easern, No. I; Harmony, No
.; Friendship No. u; Federal Clty' NO
20: Mount Ncbo. No. 8, Encanpment.
National Tnion-General deputies at head
quarters. . go ,,,,,.
Red Men-White Eagle Tribe. No. II: White
Eagle Council, Degree of Pocahontas'
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Evening Services in the CHURCHES

Church Il st s o. % s % r..
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ss Eys. ssss:r and
s s1 f. E. ns.s. ce FSS. % snS
First Ghrss Of Christ Scientist Columbia road and Euclid street
Of Christ. Scientist Fifteenth and streets "une
s s. eAs ssn .a ssA s'' and thirteenth streets north
First ssSs s xs s1:nns T :Gs e.: so % northwest Rev.
Ms Rs1 eS Ms. to ss.'Vss Rev. H''
Ingram cu T. 1 :'rs Musical and .
:s
s,s Lecture " Prof
H'"!'s Clark a ss: 5 sG :"' streets northwest Rev. 1'
s;!ss: s'S ds,ssEs
'Hs;: s%
a.s s.n 'Hs L REV.
s'I 's 'i 'Ss ssss'i
A' l1:;:a :s ss ss sa S end streets % "''" Dr.
' $' :s " % ii: 'sss'
Fourth f H:%: fsS Es sn ss 'f' ss~ss : s
Mt Pleasant NJ South ,41s Park road
Grace o5sss sn As4 ss sa Rev.
west R B. baPs @ s nnf
ReS avenue
All s G. % Religious ss u pr NV
WAUGH v MsAss sc Fws ds s.s 5
Mt Place F. Church South Ninth and
ses northwest Rev Edward X Hardin Sermon at
Trinity Church
east RsX PHELPS Hand "Ephaphroditus Brother Worker
Church.
streets ncrthwes Rev. j. Harvey Dunham "Is Christ Re-
Calvary Church Fourteenth and Fiji
enth streets Rev. John T. Ensor THE Approval Of the Mas
Wesley cnSE F aSd Rev.
roads Rev. john G. Godess and Great CAM 74S
Pn To cs Fu7a and streets southeast
Memorial Presbyterian Church Fourteenth and
sdan place northwest Rev. Bernard Braskamp Sermon
Church Thryfrst
James Marshall Reopenng
Memorial Presbyterian Church Seventh
Rev. T F. Davis "Vacaton Experences"' 745 p.
Rev. Henning Nems Lecture Old Testament Scriptures
SPIN
Rsv ;s circle
Fifth Baptist Church Seventh street southwest Rev John
Briggs. Evangelistc services, p m.
Maryland Church. Fourteenth Maryland
northeast Rev. Harry Goodwin Journeying Heaven
Cove Griffith "Going School" p m. "''
Temple F Ghgrsh M snh m and streets Rev. j. Muir
Compton Ball Looking From and to the Cross
Luther Memorial Fourteenth and northwest Rev.
northeast, Nicholas Harvest Home M
| Thousand Years n Another World" sp m, -
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Tuesday.

Observation-Disclosures. No. %; Myron NJ. Par
ker, No "a. Mithras Lodge OF Periection'
Scottish Rite: Mizpah, No. s: Fidelity, NO
49, Eastern Star. 49,
ODD Feliows-Mount Pleasant. No. %; Wash
ington. No. q: Golden Rule. No. p: Amity.
No. q: Fidelity. No. I, Rebekahs:
knights OF Pythias-Myrtle, No. -.
Maccabecs-Mount Vernon Tent No. y
Brightwood Tent, No. 8; Metropolitan Tent
No. L..
Woman's Benefit Association of the Macca'
becs-Nictory Review, No. L..
Red Men-Idaho Tribe Waneta Council, NO
q, Degree of Pocahontas.
Knights OF Columbus-CHrroll Council. ORA.
matte Club, joint installation OF officers o'
all councils.