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The Washington times., 1915-03-06
LAYING THE GHOSTS

Several ghosts have been laid at
rest since the European war broke
out. Others doubtless will be later.
First and foremost. the notion of
the irresistible power of the Ger
man army has been smashed. 1t
did not go to Paris; it was defeated
in the battle of the Marne. 1t is now
struggling to hold it's lines in east
and west.
Next comes the tradition of the
absolute domination of the sea by
Britain. In the first half year of
war the greatest navy on earth has
failed to make good early promises
that it would 60 in and Zig 'em out
like rats" 1t has held the seas
open to commerce generally, but al
considerable cost; and it has been
made to look well-nigh impotent at
times before the fear of the sub.
marines.
But. in turn. the submarine ter.
ror has been largely ended by the
demonstration that the underwater
destroyers are not unassailable OF
absolutely deadly. sThe torpedo has
not always done it's work; ships
have been hit and have escaped
some, though good targets, have
been missed. 1t is reported that 9
number of the German submarines
have been destroyed and that theil
force is decidedly depleted.
The legend that Notifications car
be made impregnable went the way
Of all fables, before the huge Ger,
man howitzers at Namur, Mau
beuge, Antwerp. On the other hand
the expectation that these huge gun.
would be a decisive factor in wal
has been sadly disappointed. for ir
the open field they have been proved
well-nigh valueless.
Another accepted theory that i.
now wrecked assumed that be-
tween the best land fortification.
and attacking warships, the flee,
could have little Chance. The stor,
of the Dardanelles in the last fort
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
That Rifle Range Again.
Iitor Of THE TIMES.

To the Editor Of THE TINES.
| had not expected that my recent
article in The Times as to ''means
whereby all citizens may become marks
men . and provide throughout
the United States. near .hamlets. vii
lagos. and cities rife ranges" would
cali forth SO much Information. advice.
and consolation from Mr. Phillips. 1t
is well that there are, relative to
population. so many organizations In.
dulging in rife shooting. for recrea-
ton and amusement. and 1t ia fne that
there are as many as sXty-two straight
shooting prize winners in the District,
The truth Is acknowledged by many
real outdoor officers" and feared by
many authorities, that this country
may suddenly flnd itself in a state OF
war All proposed is that nat os
mostly make up the needed great
armies with a practice place for be
coming used to handling and firing
rifles, some place near their homes,
ton other than. say. metal badge. is
sued by the War Department, for iden-
tiication Two twe!vc-inch rough
planks, with cross-cleats. standing from
the ground about ''man high would
ordinarily form well-enough target.
especially If the upper ends were sawed
through so as to make target two
feet square. and so held by springs that
it would show hit by its motion,
without attendance. You see, II an
enemy should land upon our shores.
between forts, in overwhelming num-
bers. and should then advance upon
Washington for slaughter. destruction.
or ransom. We must be ready with
overwhelming numbers OH our side Of
the fence. for one would doubt tho
ability Of our good District militia.
even when aided by siXty-two aualifie:
sharpshooters. to stem the tide OF
900 900 invaders. What we want Is .
million or more common folks to know
the feel and use OF rife upon sudden
call for volunteers. +. s. NJ.
Washington, March l.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Motor and Car Collide,
Three Men Are Hurt

Richard F.. Brangle, twenty-five. 1891
II street northwest Charles Clavelaux.
forty, of the same address, and Maurice
Biscaye. thirty eight, ell5 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. are suffering from
minor injuries today Is the result OF q
collision between an automobile in
which they We're riding and a street car
at thirteenth and + streets northwest
last night
The machine. which BranRlc was oper-
ati.g was going SOutl ~ Thirteenth
street and the street car east in Y
street. The three iuIUlod men were
treated at the Emergcncr Hospital and
later went to their home.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Scene" Jones Quits Home,
Police Can't Find Him

All efforts Of the police to find Gene"
Jones. who left his home. 1867 Church
street, early Thursday morning. have
proven vain.
Gene retired Wednesday evening
apparently in the best OF spirits. and
exchanged goodnights with each mem
Der Of the family. He arose early
Thursday morninf and went for a walk
before breakfast, as was his custom. 1t
was thought strange that he did not
return in time for breakfast. and after
lunch time the police were notified.
Gene" is a large and pleasant look
ing yellow collie. and Is the property
of Miss Ruth Jones. Of 1867 Church
street. His address Is on his collar.
Anyone who has seen Gene" will re-
store joy to q sorrowipg family by no
tifyins Miss Jones at the above address
or telephoning north 6645
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
GabrilOWitSch Heard
Here With His Wife

Ossip Gabrilowitsch. pianist and Nine
Gabrilowitsch. contralto. were heard in
Joint recital at the Columbia Theater
Yesterday. The most effective numbers
hy the pianist were twelve preludes of
OPUS 2S, by Chopin.
The Beethoven senate. Les Adieux:" ="
a Schumann sonate in G. and as en-
cores Schumanns "Nachtstuck' and
roster Of Mr.. Gabrilowitsch's solo num-
bers.
Nine. Gabrilowitsch. who is better
known as Clara Clemens. daughter Of
Mark Twain, sang two of her husband =
songs, THE Departure and "Nahe des
Geliebten:" group by Brahms,
"N,nnelicd,'' 'Guten Ahend. and
Meme Iiebe ist Gruen;" Arensky's
Little Fishs Song" Rmsky- Korsa
kow's Song of the shepherd LehI" and
"Tsohaikowskys Die Thrans Bsbt'
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
NEWEST WAR CEOC.
RAPHY

As the Mediterranean was given
by the ancients a name peculiarly
descriptive of their conception OF it
as the mid-earth ocean, around which
the march of nations progressed for
many centuries, and over which the
brightest light of ancient civiliza-
ton shone, so the Black Sea was
given a name that associated it with
the thought that its basin was the
habitat of darkness, barbarism, and
all incivility. The "Pontus Axenos"
of the earliest Greeks meant liter
ally the unfriendly sea; and later, as
they conquered or established friend
ly relations with its bordering peo-
pies, they changed this to "Pontus
Euxinus," or friendly sea. Later the
Turks, who have never been good
sailors, came to dominate a large
part Of it's litoral. and from them
was derived the name Black Sea, be-
cause Of their terror at it's vast ex-
panse, on which terrific storms were
wont to break out of fearful banks
of cloud and fog.
The scales on which maps are
drawn have much to do with Gre
ating misapprehension about things
in this world. Six intelligent per-
sons were asked which they imag-
ined the larger, the Black Sea or
Lake Superior; and half Of them
guessed that Lake Superior was the
larger. In fact, the Black Sea has
an area of about 175.00O square
miles, which is pretty close to the
combined areas Of our entire chain
of North American Great Lakes.
Its extreme length east and west is
72O miles, and its greatest breadth
$50.
The Black Sea drains an empire
of approximately the same extent
as the United States east of the
Mississippi. The Danube, the Don,
and the Dneister rivers bring to it
the waters from the plains of CEN
tral and southeastern Europe. while
a great area of Asia Minor is also
drained to it. At it's extreme known
depths, the soundings have shown
it more than a mile deep, some of
the measurements going down even
to 6,4OO feet.
At the western end the Black Sea is
connected with the Sea of Marmora
by the Bosphorus, a strait from
three-quarters of a mile to two and
half miles wide. The Sea of Mar
mora is 40 miles long and forty
five miles wide, at its greatest d.
mensions; and from it's western ex-
treme, in turn, runs the strait which
nowadays is commonly referred to as
the Dardanelles, connecting it with
the Egean. This name is perhaps
good enough, because it is generally
recognized; but the classic Helles-
pont, with it's memories of the wars
that Homer sang, is the proper title
and it ought to be used. Originally
the name Dardanelles was applied to
the Notifications along the Helles-
pont, and not to the waterway at
oil
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Why Go Abroad For Dyestuffs

To the Editor Of THE TINES
We need not go to any foreign coun-
try for dyestufr. The Apache and
Navajo Indians can beat the world IN
dyestuff-their colors never fade-the r
blue is everlasting. There Is nothing So
attractive in cloth as the Navajo blan-
kct.
They can make their dye In any
woods, seemingly. Their system Of
HtAking colors should be preserved il
possible. They use their colors on
leather az we'll as In wearing cloth.
J. c. SCANTLING.
Wash pfnp March
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Today.

illustrated lecture. Mrs. NJ. A. Harper. of
London. before District Federation Of wo-
mems Clubs lecture hall. Public Library.
Meeting. Biological Society of Washington.
Cosmos club. SD. m.
Of Force" Hyland c. Kirk. Society OF
philosophical Inquiry. west study room,
T. rfS,p,, rHSlie iSSrary; HSrinn:, H4s .; p M
Painters. National Gallery Of Art. New
:, National Museum. Museum. to 10 p. m. u
dad" Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.. east
end OF Union station. $3.50 and p. IN.
Concert. Miss Harlan. ball room. New VIII
Open house. Home Club. Il Jackson place
northwest 7:ao p. m.
b22 Sixth street northwest. 8 p. m.
'Mi-Careme'' tea dance. beneft Of Young
Women's Christian Home. Rauschers.
Founders Dav banquet. Phi Delta Theta
Fraternity. Iniversity Club $3.50 .. m.
Dinner. Association of Dental Surgeons. Now
Meeting. federation of Citizens Associations.
~, chamb.r I.;,r OF Commerce % rooms, o 3 p. m;
woodmen Of the World National. Ne 3.
Order OF Jonadabs-Good win Council.
National Cnion-Governnent Printing Office
Sons OF Veterans--General observance OF
eighty fourth Anniversary OF the birth OF
General Philip II. Sheridan.
Debate between Junior and senior debating
societies Georgetown Law School. IN audi.
torium law school. p. m
Lecture on poetry" by Clinton Scolard
The Cairo s o. m
Dinner. Washington Associs ton of Dental
Surgeons New Ebbitt. $50 p. M.
tton OF the District. in ofnce Of DR.. n. E.
Allen. the Luxerne. 8 p. m.
Dinner. in honor Senator Theodore " Bur
ton and Congressman Richard Bartholdt. by
American Peace Society. University Club
p
|
pie .. m.
Luncheon and entertainment. Socialist head
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Y. w. H. A. to Hold Linen
Shower on March is

A linen shower will be held at the
Young Women's Hebrew Association,
1880 Tenth street northwest, on tho
afternoon Of March 16 from ill &. The
shower will be under the direction of
the beard of directors. 1t is expected
that the associations supply Of table
linen and bed linen viii be materially
replenished
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Tomorrow,

Concert. under auspices OF the Relief Society
Tor Political EAiles in Siberia. 'atioHaI
i:lhes Armory, siS q street northwest.
Meeting Plate Printers Union. No. .. Eagles
Hall. Sixth and f. streets northwest. : 3,
Actress. The Fool Has Said IN His Heart
There Is y" G"L.' Charles Elliott \roo.
man. Y 81 =. A. y.
Meeting. Junior League Of Washington,
Flvnns Han. 2:2o y. m
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. &. A. east end
OF Union station. p. m.
Entertainnent. Junior Auxiliary OF Iouns
Women's Hebrew Assooiat tion 1880 Tenth
street northwest. 3 p. M.
Address. Thomas Henry Huxley" Miss
Mary Sbley Evans, before meeting o!
Washington Secular League, Py,hian lem.
Address George Preston. Socialist far,>
headquarters. Sll f. street northwest. 81.
Address. The Shepherd Palm Nine
Mountford. Ia Iismlin- NJ. E. Church.
IsctEs. The Moral Equivalent Of war
Dean Kelly Miller. arts and sciences, How
ard University. I 70 p.
Lecture. The Present SITUATION OF the Zion,
ist Movement" nr. kaplanskv. under avs
pices Washington poaIe Zion Society
F1ynn's business college. 30 y IN.
Vesper Service. Young wumen's Christian
AssoCia tlon. 4:30 p. m
Hike through Rock Creek Park. hy Wander.
lusters. starting terminus Mount Pleasanr
line 80 p m.
M.eting Jean Iawres Branch. WorHmen''
Circle. Socialist headquarters. street
northwest, >. IN.
mitt-e. In Gridron Room, New willard
Address "A STUDY in My.ticism." NV Mrs
Mary {. Grea,house, Peoples Church, 1913,
Sermon Vermont Avenue Christian Chur, h
In. Earle Wiley. 40 p m
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Clan MacLennan Will
Initiate on Wednesday

Clan MacLenpan. 30, order OF Scot
tish Clans. will meet at their hall, 90,
Sixth street northwest next Wednes-
day evening. There will be several pro-
pcsals for membership and a drill team
viii assist in the initiation.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
PR OGR A Nj
(FOr TODAY and TomOrrOW.)

Meeting OF fraternal. social. and other
organizations OF the Nations Capital.
together with "A brief tAbula ton "f the
most important events scheduled ior
today and tomorrow. and attractions at
the various playhouses. BY reference
to this column the reader may find ut
a glance the time and place of happen
inxs In washington today and tornor-
row. The Sunday issue Of The Times
presents a program Of events for The
ensuing week.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
The Frank Case.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES
read In q recent issue. Mr.. Cor
don's views on Leo NJ. Franks Casa
1t Is no more than what we all should
do. as Mr.. Franks time is drawing near,
II he should be found guilty.. 1t will be
some comfort to him to know that
there, at least, are some to believe him
not guilty. e. y. ELLIS.
Washington March 3
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
Amusements.

National-Mrs Patrick campbell. in "Pyg
malion.,' 2l5 and sl5 p. IN.
E"l,sco-Iew Fields, in The High Cost OF
Ning." 230 and $50 p.
, olumbis III! pocrites." photoplay. 2:l5 and
Sl5 y.
PoIts-"Dorothv Vernon OF liaddon Hail.
2l5 and S:lo y. m.
p. r. Keiths-Nsudrviils. 9:i5 and sis p. m.
tasino-Na udeNile, continuous
Cosnos-Na audeViile. continuous
GaNet t-Burlesdue. 10 and S:l5 p m
IrHndaIl's-M Motion plays. /" II. IN. TO II y.
Garden Motion PLAYS. 10 n. m to II IN.
Strand Motion plays. 10 "A IN. to II y III
Arcade Dancing. p.
The Washington times., 1915-03-06
MAIL BAG
From The Times Readers.)

Communications to the Mail Bag must
be 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 oubli.
cation Of letters In The Times Mail
Sag doeg not mean the Endorsement by
The Times of the opinions OF the writer.
Tho Mail Bag 10 an open forum. where
the citizens Of washington can argue
most questions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17

Seeking TO
Save Baby

: CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-ChicaSo
moved hurriedly today to save
Mrs. Anna Bollinger's baby from
the sentence Of mother, physicians
and nurses or the German-Ameri-
can hospital that he must die
without surgical aid, because he
came into the world physically de-
ficient.
Police Chief Healy called con-
ference with the commissioner Of
health and coroner to decide how
to compel the hospital to perform
an operation to save the infant.
The doctors and mother held that
the child might better die than
grow up to be freak.
The decision came yesterday.
The mother had agreed to abide
by the decision of the doctors;
and DR.. II. A. Haiseldon, after
taking a ballot of the nurses,
assumed the responsibility and
decided to let 1t die.
One nurse alone voted for the
life of the child, which might
have been saved by an operation,
though no hope of any mental de-
velopment could be offered.
The baby is still living, but is
not expected to survive.
Its malformation was the re-
suit of the mothers illness from
typhoid fever before birth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
Calling
Atkins
to Time

Commissioner Atkins, who
fathered the city councils action
in offering power contract and
several franchises, including a
power contract and several fran
chise Cancelled by the city last
year, to the T. r. & p. Co., will
be called on the carpet by the Ia
coma improvement clubs Satur-
day and asked to explain the
deals. " . a ~ -
At a meeting yesterday after
noon, prominent officials of the
Central Improvement league vot-
ed to ask Atkins to appear before
them Saturday noon, and took
action toward discussing the
couficil's action at next Tuesday
nights meeting of the league.
= Because they could hot obtain
copies of the contracts or fran
chises, the league directors yes
terday were unable to learn the
full details of the scheme, so did
not go on record as favoring or
opposing it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
Young Girls Dressed AS
Boys Ride Brake Beams

Grand Mound, near Chehalis, last
Friday night. They told the po-
lice that they had hidden in q
hay-mow at Rochester for the last
four days.
Friends, they said, had pro-
vided them with the clothing, and
had brought them food each day.
Last night the girls climbed on
the rods of freight train, in
tending to go to Seattle. They
were waiting in Tacoma this
morning to change trains when
the police nabbed them. The
younger girl had bobbed her
hair.
The girls are 10 and 16 years
of age. The younger girls par
ents live in Fern Hill. They gave
their.names as Gladys and Peggy
Bronze, but these names are
known to be fictitious, the police
say
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
F a v ors
TRIP.
Plan, If

Meeting yesterday afternoon,
the trustees of the Tacoma COM
mercial club adopted brief rcso-
luton approving the city couuciis
offer to turn over auxiliary power
business to the I. r.. & P. Co.
The resolution follows:
HThe Tacoma Commercial club
and Chamber Of Commerce APP
proves as meritorious the resohI-
ton adopted by the city yoominis-
sioners looking toward a contract
between the city Of Tacoma and
the Stone & Webster corporation
10 p,ovide for auxiliary electric
power. This organization be-
lieves Auch connection will DC
OF great value In aiding the IT.
dustrial growth Of this commun-
ity, provided 1t can be worked OH
in fair way to all parties con
cerned.r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
Unions
Censure
Action

Resolutions condemning the
city councils action Saturday in
promising to grant franchises and
concessions to the T. r. & P. Co.
were prepared today by delegates
of the Central Labor Council, and
will be introduced at tonight's
session.
It is probable the resolutions
will pass, according to Rea Last,
secretary of the council.
Labor in general is strongly
opposed to this high-handed ac-
ton of the council" said Last
today, land unless we find that
we have made mistake in
judgment, which ! doubt, we will
pass the resolutions.
Secretary Last obtained a copy
from City Clerk Nickeus today of
the auxiliary power contract, and
planned to read 1t to the labor
council tonight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
COUNCIL BEGINS SlDE-STEPPINC
NOT one
TRAP.
BILL i'm

Although almost a week has
elapsed since the city council, as
committee of the whole, voted
to turn over to the T. r, C P. co.
everything that that company re-
quested of 1t, no ordinances or
franchises was introdupced today
at the weekly legislative session.
None of the councilmen had
anything to say when the expect
ed documents failed to put in an
appearance.
There were to have been four
ordinances. One would have re-
stored to the T. r. & p. Co. its
power franchise revoked by The
council last year.. another would
have granted franchise over the
Tacoma avenue fill, third would
have granted a franchise along
Pacific avenue to Gath, and the
fourth would have contained a
contract for purchase by the city
OF auxiliary power from the
Stone-Webster syndicate.
1t was limited at the city hall
today that the four councilmen
who approved the scheme had
decided to hold up the ordinance
until the public, now aroused over
the propositions, should become
forgetful.
The official report of the cem-
mittee of the whole, recommend
ing in general way the T. r &
p. propositions agreed to, Was
read and adopted. on motion of
Atkins. Mayor Fawcett voted
mo"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17

Crouching in the darkness and
rain beside the Northern Pacific
railroad tracks at 18th street,
waiting to hop the brake rodsR
Of freight train going to Seattle,
two young girls, completely at
tired In boys clothing, were
caught by Patrolman Anderson at
6 o'clock this morning. -
The policeman thought at first
that they were tramps, and did
not discover the sex of his prison.
ers until they replied to his" quesi
tioning.
When he learned that his pris-
oners we're young girls, the police
man hurriedly sent them to police
headquarters, where dry feminine
clothing was given them in place
of their soaked and bedraggled
trousers and coats.
The girls escaped from the
state girls training school II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
PENALTY
WILL BE
DE A 7 H +!

LONDON, Nov. IT. - Food
riots In Berlin have become so
frequent, according to today's
Copenhagen reports, that the au-
thorities are threatening to 1hoot
the leaders, IL they continue.
The smashing of shop windows
and looting of stocks ia reported
daily.
The warnings of dire punish
ment have been issued On pla-
cards, declaring death to the
leaders and ten-year sentences
for other participants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
MEADS
AGAINST
COUNCIL

City Controller John #.
Meads today announced him
self as strongly opposed to
the city councils recent ac-
ton agreeing to give fran
chises and an auxiliary pow
er contract to the T. II. a.
=. Co.
Il think the council is enter
ing into a bad bargain. ] can't
understand what the councilmen
mean by doing it," said Meads.
Considering the fact that Meads
and Mayor Fawcett have been at
loggerheads for some time, fol-
lowing a heated breach between
them some months ago. Meads' at
titude of agreement with him was
all the more unexpected.
''If a referendum is put up to
the people ON the power fran
chise and the auxiliary power
contract, both propositions will
be voted down, in my opinion.
The public will not stand for CIV
ing back to Stone & Webster the
very franchise which we fought
through the courts to take away
from them.
LAS for the auxiliary contract,
| think 1t is wrong. If the T. r..
& P. Co. can afford to give us
current for two hours and a half
at a minimum rate, why can't
~ ooptiuua furuiahinu ~ NJ that
rate? Why does the price have
to jump to $3.50 kilowatt?
"What we ought to have
is a law forcing physical
connection between the pri-
vate corporation and the
city's wires. l think that
kind of law could be pass
ed, il the council would just
ask the next legislature"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-11-17
Prilep TO
Fall Soon

ATHENS Nov. II. - Over
whelming the Serbs north Of
Prilep, the Bulgars today enter
ed Babuna pass.
Huge losses by both sides
marked the battle that finally
compelled the Serbs to retire.
The loss of the pass exposes Prilep
to speedy capture. The inhabit-
ants are fleeing.
.Monastir. on the southern Dor
der. will be the next Bulgarian
objective.