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The Washington times., 1915-09-29
COLONEL WATROUS
INREVIEW AGAIN
Newspaperman Who Entered Civil
War as Private and Became
a General, Here.

One Of the notable figures In today's g
parade, found in the Wisconsin division
was Lieut.. Col. J. A. Watrous. U. .. A.
retired, one Of the best known editorial
writer's of the country .at present as
sociated with the editorial stan OF the
Milwaukee Sentinel
Colonel Watrous is not only veteran
of the civil war. having entered Una Ina'
confiict as n private in the Sixth Wis
consin Infantry and come out of 1t ad'
iutant general of the famous Iron,
brigade. but he also is a veteran OF
the Philippine insnrrection, ana Is on; Gme
of the best known authorities on mill
tary matters in the country.
For several years he was orisadiei
general in command Of the nationa
guard of Wisconsin: He has peen
Resident of Milwaukee practically al
his life, and is the author Of numerous
magazine and newspaper articles on tht
civil war and on military SUBJECTS.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
MAIL REGISTRATION
TO Be PUT IN EFFECT
Effort to Be Made to Get All Vet.
erans to Make Whereabouts
Known. 4

Registration OF veterans by mail ID
now being tried BY Chairman Johnson.
Of the registration COMMITTEES. and has
been started actively for the first timc
Considerable confusion has been occa-
stoned In the HEADQUARTERS OF the regis
tration committee at Camp Emery py
The city to register. and thus make
known their presence. The object OF
the registration is to establish nle at
Camp Emery where every veteran wno
wants to find friend or comrade can
get the information necessary to locate
him. The failure Of MANY veterans 10
visit the camp and register has seri-
ousiy embarrassed the people who have
planned this scheme.
In order that the absentees may 90
has devised system OF reRistration by
, mai! which thev believe will complete
their files II the veterans who have not
registered will co-operate with them.
headquarters are divided into six sec
tions. which are filled out bv the regis
tration clerks. 1t Is the desire Of the
committee to have every UNREGISTERED
veteran in Washington to put this same
Information on a. post card and mail 1t
to Chairman H. A. Johnson. Of the reg
istration committee Camp Matthew q.
Emery. First and B streets northwest:
The facts to- be registered are the
name Of the veteran the company. regi-
ment. State. and corps with which he
served during the war. II there were
several companies and regiments. as
sometimes happcns. he is requested TO
state all of them. The Washington ad.
dress. the home address. the name and
number of post and department cf the
q. A. r. to which he belongs are also
needed With these facts. the commit
tee can complete its registration with
out inconveniencinG the veterans to the
extent OF having them call in person
at Camp Emery. The committee has re-
Quested that, every UNREGISTERED mem-
ber Of the @. A. r. cooperate with II to
obtain tho necessary Information.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
DR.. Osler On tuberculosis

Sir william OsIer, Re8ius Professor
of Medicine At Oxford, says In his
"Practice Of Medicine" (lsS2), On page
248, Tho healing Of pulmonary
tuberculosis 10 shown clinicAlly by
the recovery Of patients In whose
sputa elastic tissue and bacilla have
been found. In the granulation
products and associated pneumonia
a scar tissue II formed, while the
smaller Gaseous areas become I'm
pregnated with lime salts. To such
conditions alone should the term
healing be applied"
The success Of Eckman's Alternative in
Tuberculosis may be due partly to its content
of lime salt in such combination with
other valuable Ingredients as to be easily
assimilated.
II is worth n trial. unless other treatment
already is succeeding We make no promises
concerning 1t any more than do reputable
physicians with their prescriptions. but
since II contains no opiates. narcotics. Or
ha bit forming drugs. 1t Is safe.
Sold by O'Donnell's Drug Stores and
leading druggists.
Eckman Laboratory. Phtladelphia.-
Advt.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruf

There IL one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruff completely and that
is to dissolve It. This destroys II en-
tirely. To do this. Just get about four
apply 1t at night when retiring: use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning. most II not all. Of your
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace Of 1t. no matter how
much dandurr you may have.
You will find. too. that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop instantly
and your hair will! be fiuffv lustrous
glossy. silky and soft. and look and feel
n hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. II Is inexpensive. and four
ounces Is all You will need. Th/s sim
Pile remedy has never been known to
faiI-Advt
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
W|G-WAGS SONGS ON
DONE OF CAPITOL

Stansas Of civil war songs were wig
wagged" from the Capitol dome last
night By Lieut.. George &. Round. head
Of the Association OF the Civil War
Signal Corps. and the message was
rsceivcd at Camp Emery By other vet
eran signal men.
The. feat was one Of the most inter-
esting Of the various siaelights Of en-
campment week. Strong searchlights
played upon the Capitol dome during
the ''wigwaggtng'' process, and Lieu
tenant Round was plainly discerniblc
from the Emery Camp a. he stood on
a platform on the dome and talked In
the language OF flags
Hall! All Hail. Soldiers Of the Union. ''
were the words first flashed from the
dPme. g Welcome to Columbia, the
home of the free"
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
MONFORT OR COLE To
HEAD GRAND ARMY
0hoan Thought to Have Shade
Best of Contest for Com.
mander .in.C Chief.

Nither Capt. F1ias r. Monfort. of
Ohio. or Col. Frank o. Cole, Of New
Jersey. vii be the chief
Of the q. A. r. on Friday afternoon.
aoeording to we'll informed men in the
ranhs Of the veteran organisation. The
Ohloan 10 said to have . shade on his
closest competitor. .rn .r. ..,.. -.
There are fivc candidates today. but
W15en the balloting begins in Camr
Dmery It. b doubtful II two Of them
viii still be in tho field. -
Because Of illness Orlando A. SOM
mander-in-chief. was unable to attend
the encampment and his name most
likely will not 60 before the convention.
Capt Patrick H. Coney. Of. Kansas.
solid backing Of his native state. and
for that reason his supporters may de-
eide to withhold his name.
Three Active Candidates.
dates leaves the field to Captain Mon
Patterson. of Pennsylvania. All three
nents, and have the strong backing
OF their native States.
Captain Monfort's supporters have
been working for months. and have
0ouiuCu III oScTy 0SdIS 1U
the Union and claim q victory before
the ballets have been cast. He has the
support of number of Western and
Central Western States as first choice
and many States In the North and East
as second choice. The delegates to the
encampment are expected to vote fol
favorite sons on the first ballot. and
for Captain Monfort on the second.
Support For Cole. ,..
Colonel Coles supporters base theil
fight on his long service in the G. A
r., his record rs q soldier and citizen
and on the fact that New Jersey, hons
Of the President. has had but one com.
Inander-in-chief in the forty-nine year,
of the organizations life. They be.
lieve the new commander should bs
chosen from the East.
Colonel Patterson Is said to be th<
administration candidate" and to have
the unofficial backing of the organiza
ton. He stands high in the councils ol
the order, and has an enviable recore
Colonel Cole said today. From al
tho Information we can get. Il look'
like the contest will be between Captain
Monfort and myself. feel greatly en-
couraged by the daily receipt of new
pledges Of votes from States through
the North. East. and West Wisconsin
and New York. both having large dele
cations. having instructed them for me
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Woman Watching Parade
Has Her Leg Broken

While watching the parade this
morning from balcony at 335 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. Mrs. r. A.
Massino, sixty-three years old. acci.
dentally slipped down step and broke
her leg. She was treated by physi-
clans Of Casualty Hospital. but was not
removed there.
Mrs Flora Longstreet. Of Asbury
Park. N. j., who Is stopping at the
Plaza Hotel, was stricken with heat
moved to Casualty Hospital. Her con-
dition Is not serious.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Spanish War Veterans
Represented in Parade

Commander-in-chief L. c. Dyer, OF
the United Spanish War Veterans. was
represented in the parade today by Adjt,
Gen. Jere A. Costello and Major Fred
8. Hodgson. both of whom were mount
ed and served on the stan of Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, marsnal Of the parade
The appointment Of these onicers was
complimentary to both the g. A. X. and
mander n-chief of the United Spanish
War Veterans. The officers wore the
organization uniform of blue and gray,
typifying the reunion Of the North and
the South.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
GRAND ARMY MAN is
PATRIOTISM TEACHER
G. O. Smith, Official Instructor
Of State of Pennsylvania,
Comes Here to March.

Among the veterans who visited
Twentieth Corps headquarters yester-
day was Charles o. Smith. Of Pitts
burgh. instructor in patriotism for the
State Of Pennsylvania
Mr.. Smith Is a veteran of the l02d
and l09th Pennsylvania regiments Of in
fantry. He has been connected with the
Grand Army for a number of years and
in past few years has given his time To
instructiIg the people of his State in
the history Of their State and the mean
ing Of patriotism He lectures to schools
and civic and patriotic bodies.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Lonely Supper at los.

JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. Sept. a.
Mrs. Susan Quinlan. who is now 10'
years old. spent her birthday quietly at
her home with only her son, Charles.
sixty years old. a carpenter, with whom
she lives. sharing the supper.
Mrs. Ouinlan has been married three
times. She was born In France. the
daughter of Franz Antoine. who Is said
to have been chef to the Emperor Ma
poleon. She came to this country when
twenty-six years old. Her last husband
who died several years ago. was Patrick
Quinlan. q cafe proprietor. .,
The Washington times., 1915-09-29

or twice a day. and you will be aston
ished to find how quickly the meaning
the pores. removes pimples and black
heads. and leaves the complexion clear
and velvety.
Resinol ointment and resnol soap stop
itching instantly and speedily heal SKIN
humors. sores, burns. wounds. ana chaI-
ing. Sold by all druggists. Sample iIee'
pept. PAR. Resinol. Baltimore Mo
The Washington times., 1915-09-29

it be carried in the parade and sent
back to him as a souvenir of the grand
review OF 1915.
Sergt. Richard Kingston. q survivor OF
Company Z, 10th New York volun-
teers, OF Rochester. N. Y. wore the
same uniform in today's parade that
he wore in the grand review OF May
1924. 1865. The uniform Is OF the
zouave type.
Secretary Daniels. a number Of other
prominent Government officials, ana
several thousand veterans. visitors. and
Washingtonians journcyed to Potomac
Park last night and witnessed the
searchlight drill by the twelve United
States navy vessels in the channel.
Admiral du Pont Post. No. "A. OF Phil
adelphia. has established headquarters
ing veterans are quartered there: John
Clark, lS3d Pennsylvania Volunteers
Thomas B. Belcher. Y. s. n Monitor
John B. Cooley. Company F. Nine.
teenth Pennsylvania Cavalry; Samuel
B. Sides. Company G. l22d Pennsylvania
Infantry; william Smith, Company c.
l45th Pennsylvania Infantry: w. w.
Milward, past commander. Department
of PENNSYLVANIA, and j. T. Cunning
ham. Company G, Twenty-third Penn
syivania Volunteers.
A banquet, concert. and drill will be
given the colored G. A. r. veterans by
the colored people Of Washington In
Convention Hall tonight. Covers will be
laid for 2.ooo
The Washington times., 1915-09-29

Instead of leaving Immediately after
his address. As he usually does. Presi-
dent Wilson remained at Camp Emery
last night until the conclusion Of the
lengthy program. Every speaker who
followed him referred to him and
pledged him the support Of their or
ganizat!ops. The President smiled hap
PLY throughout the evening. and seemed
to enjoy himself immensely.
Blame for the confusion at Camp
Emery last night was today placed on
the department commanders Of the
various States. The citizens commit
tee. of which William F. GUIDE Is chair
man. gave the department coramanders
ample tickets to Hccommodate all the
yeterans. The department commanders
did not distribute the tickets, or the
veterans did not ask for them. Ihe
citizens COMMITTEES said today that the
admission by card only plan was
adopted so as to guarantee seats for
the veterans.
Upon his return to the Raleigh Hotel
from, Camp Emery last night. Com
mander Palmer was serenaded In the
lobby by the Atlantic City Municipal
Band and by q number OF singers,
among them being ]; w. stebbins: o OF
Norfolk. Va, candidate for junior
commander-in-chief.
In today's parade Col. John McElroy
carried a hand carved wooden eagle In
his pocket which was sent him oy Z
whiting veteran with a request that
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Pension Office Keeps
Open House All Day

The Commissioner Of Pensions has
notified the officials Of the G. A. X
that the Pension Onice will be open
every d1y and evening to veterans, ana
that 6rogram Of band and vocal mu-
sic will be given each day from IL TO
l o'clock and from I to . o'clock.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Purposely Sunk English
Transport, and Perished

BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville).
Sept. IA Mohammedan engineer
aboard an English transport purposely
sank the vessel and died with the Brit
ish troops. according to Constantlnople
reports today. dealing with Moham-
medan troubles in India.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29

gently. Let this
stay on ten min-
utes. and wash of
with resinol soap
and more hot wa
ter. finishing with
q dash of cold wa
ter to close the
pores. Do this once
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
An Easy Way to Get
Rid Of Ugly Pimples

Bathe your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water. then
apply little resinol ointment very
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Notes of q. 4: K.
EnCQn1pn1ent

1t be carried in the parade and sent
back to him as a souvenir of the grand
review OF 1915"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-14
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

To keep a white silk dress from be-
coming yellow, hang on hanger in
a bag made of blue cambria and hang
in a dark corner of the closet.
Slice two heads of lettuce in fine
strings, add to stock, boil up and add
p cup of cream, 1 egg well beaten,
salt, pepper and a dash Of nutmeg.
Use only tender leaves of the lettuce.
For tired, infIaned eyeIids there is
nothing better than a cloth wrung
out from hot water. Apply to eyes
and change the cloth often.
Sweep the storeroom at least once
each month, and if there is a win
dow in it cover a window screen with
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-14
NY.HNHarIrHoh

dawn of Day" walks are popular
at Newport this summer. Mrs. Her
bert Hartman of New York started
the fad and now all fashionable New
porters are rising with the dawn to
take an hours tramp on the Cliffs,
A cretonne velvet sport coat is Mrs
Harriman's favorite wrap on thesO
morning hikes, sg
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-14

attire. give only get few minutes
to spare. You see, l am acting as
chauffeur for Mr.. Porter and his lady
friend. bribed the garage man to
let me do it. They are looking over
some papers at, a farm house near
here, and I ran down to ask you two
to keep a secret"
"a secret!" repeated Mrs. Tresham,
interested.
"a secret ' echoed Eunice, appre-
hensively.
yes. Oh, you dear little goosew
Patty addressed herself to Eunice.
why, this mysterious Miss Davey is
IN reality Mrs. Davey. She has a
crippled husband and they adore each
other. He was not able to come down
to this district to straghten out some
titles to an estate he inherited. A
good friend Of Mr.. Porter recon-
mended him as a capable lawyer, and
Mr.. Porter gets his first fee-a thou
sand dollars. He wants to surprise
you, hence his absence on business. 8"
ooh, how 1 have wrOnged dear,
dear ROy!" walled EUnice, in a tenn
pest of tears
In prOpria persOnae, along came
Patty the next morning.
Fresh as a daisy, bright as a dew
drop, sweet and wOmanIy, but with a
happy sparkle in her eyes, her first
query of Mrs. Tresham was:
Where is Walter?"- and that told
the story.
-O-O
ROJISEEOI n HEI pc
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-14

two thicknesses of cheesecloth and
keep window open all the time,
Hang furs in mothproof bags
these may be home made by past
ing many thicknesses of newspaper
in bag shape. Allow paste to dry
thoroughly; dust and sun the furs
and put into bag. Paste the top Sc
curely and hang the bag up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09

thods in bringing the German Govern
ment to the American definition oi
neutral rights, the United States mas
gained new prestige among the ma
tions. 1t is prestige that could not
have been won by rushing blindly INTO
war: no matter what our ships and our
armies might have done in battle
This is a moral triumph which IN the
circumstances surpasses in its perma-
nept value to mankind anything that
might have been achieved by force
IL has been gained because the Presi-
dent never allowed himself to De
swerved by the war-at-any price eA'
tremists or the peace-at-any-price eH-
tremists, but held steadily to his
course.
Thanks to his firmness and tenaclty
Of nurpose. a code of law built up by
the slow processes OF CIVILIZATION
throughout the centuries remains 10
govern the relations of nation with ma
tion. Thanks also to his tirmness ana
tenacity of purpose, the Repuollc
stands before the world as the great
guardian and protector of the law
New York World
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09
GRlDDLE CAKES WON BRIDE
skiIIfuI Chef of Floating Hotel Is to
Marry Youthful eoarder-Some
Romance.

Grlddle cakes are ordinarily unro-
mantle. but aboard the Jacob A. STAN
Ter the young women's floating hotel
moored at the foot Of East Twenty
third street, they lead to weddings
As the hundred young women who
make their home on the old ship wele
at dinner it was announced that the
daughters of the late John Arbuckle,
who have maintained the Stamler, had
decided to continue 1t az floating
hotel permanently
After the cheers had died away one
little lady felt so happy she announced
her engagement. She was Miss Lii
Ian Dawson, seventeen years old
who's the man." everyone asked.
She hcsitated a moment, and then
answered. Mr.. George Becker
"Our chef" gasped the hundred
girls.
Miss Dawson had fallen in love with
Bccker's cakes and then did the
natural thing by falling in love with
the man who had made them.
Her sister, Miss Anna Dawson, Is
TO marry Frank Freudel, Brooklyn
shoe manufacturer. The double we'd
ding will take place aboard the float
ing hotel--Ncw York American,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09

Milwaukee, Sept. EVERY per-
son who attends the great State Fair
in this city next week, at o'clock
each afternoon. will see just how the
bird men fight each other up in the
clouds in the great European war.
Each afternoon, at the hour named,
biplane will be seen approaching
the fair grounds. The aviator hand
ling this machine in due time will
spot another biplane on the fair
grounds protected by artillery and
soldiers, AS soon as he gets the
range on the biplane located on the
fair grounds, he will begin to drop
bombs at this machine. Artillery and
rifles will respond and notify him
that he will have to fight.
Then, the huge motor of the BIZ
plane on the fair grounds will begin
to hum, and up in the air will soar
the machine which the attacking avi-
ator is attempting to destroy.
When the two biplanes are in the
air will be seen the battle in the sky,
the two aviators hurting bombs at
each other and using automatic guns
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09
Beware OF 0intmentS for
catarrh That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering IL
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians
as the damage they will do is ten foId
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manutac-
tured by f. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
O.. contains no mercury, and is taken
internally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sJS'
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t Is tax
en- internally and made in Toledo, Ohio
by f. J. Cheney q Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
patton. Hu''
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09

British officers at the front say that
one of the main anXieties of their lives
is to make the men keep their rifles
clean. Sometimes the mems rifles
are examined three times day In the
muddy trenches. One captain has
made reputation by his lectures on
the Importance of keeping tbs rifle
clean.
Nov, lads" he says, remember
your rifle is your best friend-your
only fricnd-when you are in action
If it's not clean and won't fire, where
are you? If you don't keep your rife
clean there is only one thing to do
Have you all a square pair of shoe
laccs? Very well, take one Of your
spare shoelaces, tie it to the trigger,
put the mu22Ie to your head, pull the
lace blow off your head. That's the
only thing left for you, Now then,
lads, what's to be done If you hadn't
cleaned your rife and the officer
comes around to inspect?'
The squad (alD: "Shoelace, SIR"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-09
War by the Clock,

This is a mothodical war" writes
an English soldier who served in sew.
eral Indian campaigns and also in the
South African war, and who is now at
the front near Ypres. In South Al
RIGA" he explains, I'VE rode gayly out
In the morning, never knowing wheth-
or we would meet an enemy over the
first hill or never see one all day. Here
we got to fight by the six o'clock ON.
nibus from Vlamerunghs. We know
that we shall be in the firing line at a
certain hour and out of it at another
1t Is all cut and dried.
"The Germans are even more me.
thodical. There is a town about two
miles behind our line that they shell
regularly every Sunday from II to 3
and every Wednesday from ! to 2:30,
and at no other time. This has gone
on for months"