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The Washington times., 1915-03-29
"Get Him! Get Him." Lieuten-
ant Orders, as German
Stands But As Feet Away.
"WAR'S KILLING, THAT'S ALL"
Old Legion Trooper Says Wrong
Done Is Kind of Wrong Done
Only Technically.

us and ] felt much better about killing
them than I did about the single Ger
man.
And then later, again on the bicycle
seat of the machine gun, and, at the
rate of TOO shots minute, ] fired at
advancing columns Of Germans in close
formation and watched them drop and
II they could. 1t was only fair to kill
them. under the rules Of the war
game. A terrific sense Of power filled
me: the rattle of that gun was sweet
er and greater to me than the hal.
leujah chorus. I know what it meant
to be drunk with killing. Other machine
guns were going, too, but l felt at the
time as II mine were the only one The
Germans turned and ran. their forma-
tion smashed their dead and wounded
strewing the hillside.
But that night, after I had crawled
into my mudhole hut to sleep. | didn't
dare to think of all the women and
children whose hearts had been hit by
that machine gun fire.
Staying Only Purpose.
I had Joined the French foreign
legion expecting to be made a member
of the flying corps. Instead. I had
found my way to the trenches where
killing was our only job, brutal out
and-out killing with little conscience
and less chivalry.
When my chance came I got out. OF
the 1900 men l had started out with
only 1856 remained and we had been in
the trenches only forty-seven days.
! quit because ii was a living hell
Everybody else would have quit, too
I know they would. l lived with then
and slept and ate with them and talked
with them and | know they all would
have quit, IL they could. So wouc
every other man In all the armies, il
all this great war.
When the word runs along the lines
some happy day. that the war is ended
l don't want to have to write the story
OF how the men feel. Only God will bt
able to measure the joy; no human be
ing will be able to tell 1t.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29

tonsilitis, bronchitis, and all other
germ illnesses, to withhold them
selves from the society of well peo-
pie. Instead Of walking, such per-
sons thoughtlessly take the car,
where they may give their COM
plant to others, and lose at the
same time the benefit they would de-
rive from filling their lungs with
pure oxygen. They further contain
mate the already unhealthful atmos-
phere of the car.
The point might be carried much
further, and it would be desirable in
deed if all persons afflicted with
colds could stay away from their
work until they passed the stage
where the cold might be transmitted.
Many feel themselves unable to do
this, and no small number Of en-
ployers would object to a cold as ex-
cuse for "laying off," notwithstand-
ing that the cold not only cripples
the efficiency of the sufferer, but also
of all who may contract it.
There is one place, however, that
ought to be sacrosanct, and that is
the film theater. There can be no
excuse whatever for persons with
communicable ailments visiting the
movies" where-and it is said
earnestly sneeze might lay up a
score of people with the grip, and a
cough require the services of several
physicians. For a person with a
cold, knowing the danger of con-
tagion, to go to crowded moving
picture theater is the very essence
of selfishness.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
CATALOGUING THE BUYERS

The tremendous task which the
Departments of State and of Com
merce have undertaken, of making
catalogue of the worlds buyers, sug-
gests some of the practical methods
of cooperation between government
and business. 1t is proposed that
every consul shall in his assigned
territory prepare a commercial di-
rectory that will enable any Ameri-
can manufacturer or distributor to
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Mans Emotions in Killing Enemy
In Warfare Simply Indescribable
This Is Tenth and Last
Article in RAIDER Series
This is the tenth and last article
of the stories by Phil RAIDER,
newspaper man, who fought
with the famous French For
eigp Legion in the trenches
for four months.

ed to hit him low, IL possible. aimed
q gain. He wheeled around and backed
in a circle, like drunken man, trying
TO keep his balance. Then he threw up
both hands and fell forward on his face.
turned around to look at the Ecu
tenant. He had moved away. / was
proud. Then a wave of remorse came
over me; 1t was the That Shalt Not
Kilr' that Is buried deep in every sane
mans mind and heart
81 Got q German"
81 got a German" shouted to a SOL
dier nearby. I told him how the man
had been standing there, holding a
board.
did he have a rifle" asked the SOL
dier.
"Why, no." I said
And you shot an unarmed man."
"I had direct orders" I answered. I
felt like a dog. 1t seemed to me that
/ must find some human being who
would say that had done right.
] told another soldier about II.
Served him right" said the soldier.
He'd have done the same thing to
you"
Those were splendid words for me.
had slouched along the trench before
met MIN. AIIeT IDdt ntlu up my
But the two feelings, the pride and the
remorse, fought in my mind.
At last l told 1t all to an old Legion
soldier.
WARS Killing, That's AL"
MY boy" he said, ITS war. Could
you have refused to shoot under the eye
of the lieutenant? war Is killing. and
that's all there is to it. Suppose every
soldier in the French line were to obey
his own instincts about killing. None OF
the enemy would die. The French have
brought you here TO kill. You are Or
dered to kill and you must kill, when
ever YOU can"
Technically I had done wrong. because
all war is terribly wrong.
! sat behind a machine gun one day
soon after that and killed eleven Ger
mans who had built barricade in some
nearby trees. They were shooting al
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
American Correspondent and
Soldier in French Trench
Tries to DetaiI'Experience
FEELS LIKE A MURDERER
Training in the Ten Command
ments Leaps to Front After
Victim Has Fallen Dead.
BY PHIL RAIDER.

Copyright. 1916. by United Pressl
LONDON, March 1.-How it feels to
kill a man is something ! cannot ade-
auately describe. There are some mil
lions of men in Europe who nave had
this feeling during the past half year,
but l venture to say that not one Of
them could faithfully detail his emo
tions upon first taking a human life.
After you see your victim drop you
first feel a sense of triumph.
Then the ages Of training in the Ten
Commandments come to the front, and
you feel like a murderer Then YOU
want to run around among. your mates
and tell them the circumstances Of the
killing, and get them to tell you that
you did the right thing.
NY experience was like that. was
standing beside my lieutenant one day.
He had fastened small mirror 20 a
twig and was looking at the German
trenches, when suddenly he exclaimed:
Get your gun! A Boche has come out
of his trench"
Could Hardly Aim.
I ran down the trench. got my gun.
and came back to the loophole. l was
so excited / could hardly aim. Through
the hole saw a German standing on
the edge of his trench. He had been
carrying a huge board, and had rested
1t against his back while he tried to
light his pipe.
Get him! Get him :" said the lieuten
ant
l fired and missed. The German
struck another match and merely look
ed contemptuously at the spot in space
where the bullet had whistled past him.
He was only forty-fve feet away from
me. but, through the loop-hole l could
see only part OF his body, and l want
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
DR.. Wood Talks on World
POWe-CaeSar or Christ

Napoleon's dream of world powcr
was the greatest of modern times, bur
unfortunately, 1T may not be the last
said the Rev. DIR. Charles Wood, in his
sermon at the Presbyterian Church OF
the Covenant last night on "World
Power-Caesar or Christ
Millions Of men have been thrown
into Belgium in the hope Of consum-
said Dr. Wood That scheme. care
fully wrought out, has been pushed
forward. Another man believes he is
hearing a call to be a conuueror Of the
world. but like Alexander. like the
Caesars. and like Napoleon he may find
the call deceptive.
That sovereign and every sovereign
today Is loath to claim world dominion.
Such a position, II taken by Alexander
or Napoleon. would have meant their
destruction" "
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
MANY EVENTSL|STED
. FOR CAPITAL TODAY
Meetings and Entertainments
To Be Held in Every Section
of the City.
Today.

Recital pupils OF Mime. Marie Won Unschuld
Waugh M. Z. Church. S15 p. m.
Supper and meeting. Trowel Club OF Master
Masons Hiasons Of the Interior Department New
Address. ideals in Present Day Politics
former Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer.
before students Of Georgetown Law School
Exhibition. Capital Camera Club. 712 Eier-
enth street northwest 1880 to 10 p. m.
Geological sn,,sh Survey night. with George Otis
place northwest, 8 p. m.
Sermon, The Day of Authority" the Rev.
Henry II. Ranck. Grace Reformed Church.
Lecture. The Myth OF the Monotaur and the
tretan LApyrinth, Henry Turner Bailey.
In auditorium Of Gunston Hall School, 4:l5
Concert, United States Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra, Stanley Hail. 7:l5 p. ~
Concert. United States Marine Band Crches-
ira, Marine Barracks. 2:3O D. m.
Masonic-Harmony, Ne II. special. $50 o
Royal Arch Masons; St johns Lodge No
Odd Fellows-Beacon, No Is; Union No II;
Iangdon. No. 2s.
Knights Of Pythias-Eaual. No. II: Century
No. 80.
Order of Jonadabs-Empire Council.
Improved Order OF Red Men-osage Trib.
woodmen of the world-consul commanders
Northeast Temple.
Ds lighters Of America-American Flag Coun-
Gil. No. 5.
Socialist party-Local Southeast, social Na.
val Lodge Hall. S:15 p. m. Young People :
Socialist Study Class. Sn e street north
west. S:15 p. m.
Public meeting OF town council at Takoms
Park to hear protests on new plan of street
improvements, Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church, s D. m.
Musicale for the blind Pavilion No. 7. Ii
brary of Congress, s:15 D. m.
Illustrated lecture. my Trip Through the
Holy Land the Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.
Bethany Baptist Church. S p. m.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
WILL ITALY KEEP OUT?

Very much depends on the out
come of the conflicting efforts to
get Italy into and to keep her out
of the war. The allies have devoted
much energy to organizing situa-
ton in which Italy roughly stands
for the leadership of the threatening
neutrals-Greece, Roumania, Bull
garia, as we'll as Italy herself. 1t
has been conceded for some time
that if Italy becomes a belligerent,
all the other three may be expected
to do the same. On the other side,
it is quite possible that if Italy
shall get what she wants without en-
tering the lists, the other three coun-
tries may find it to their interest
also to keep out.
From the Austro- o-Swiss-Italian
frontier comes report that Austria's s
Emperor has been induced to agree
to cede to Italy the territory that
has been regarded as the price Of
Italy's neutrality. 1t has been until
now inconceivable that Austria
would take this step, for she stands
to pay more than her share of the
wars debts in any case, if the CEN
trail confederation shall lose. But
Austria sees the Russians swooping
down from the passes of the Car
pathians, and her position may be
so bad as to dictate the concession in
order to have free hand against
Russia. To be divided, to have one
campaign against Russia and an
other against Italy at the same time,
would be almost the assurance of
defeat in both.
The one best chance for an early
termination of hostilities has seemed
to lie in the. chance that the ranks
of the allies would be so powerfully
REINFORCED this spring that the two
Kaisers would realize the necessity
for concluding peace on the best pos
sible terms. Overmatched and certain
of final defeat, they could we'll give
up a struggle manifestly hopeless,
and retire with honor. But can they
do so, will they be disposed to do so,
if the spring passes without any i'm
portant change in the alignment for
war? If the crisis in relation to
Italy, Roumania, and Bulgaria
passes without extending the war
area, then it must be expected that
Germany and Austria will be able
to secure supplies from those coun-
tries after the next crop is harvest
ed; and further, that Italy will con-
tinue to be open as a gateway for
introducing supplies into Austria. /;
is not to be assumed that Austria
would make great concession of
territory without getting some bene-
fits; she would make certain that
Italy would not interfere unduly
with the enterprise of Italian mer-
chants selling supplies to the Aus
trian state. Thus, if Austria shall
buy Italian neutrality with a ces-
sion of territory, she will really buy
something more: the opportunity OF
using Italy as trading base, which
means vast deal to both Austria
and Germany.
Thus it would appear that if the
allies do not receive these acces,
sions to their ranks. they will con,
front the prospect of much longe,
struggle. Should it become reason
ably certain, in the next month, thai
Italy is to remain neutral, there
will be an end of the talk about {
peace before summer; there will bt
less talk about peace in October
there will be return to the opinion
that the war is more likely to last
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
BREAKING GRIPS CLUTCH

Washington, in company with
many other cities, has been in the
clutches of an epidemic of grip dur
ing the past six weeks. The District
Health Department officials urge
plenty of ventilation, crisp, fresh air
for it's remedial and generally whole
some effects. Were the advice fol-
lowed there would be considerably
less sickness. They also recommend
to those free of the disease to keep
away from persons with colds, which
are highly contagious.
Even better would have been
counsel to the sufferers from grip,
The Washington times., 1915-03-29

learn not only to whom he has a
chance to sell his goods, but what
the standing and credits of the pos
sible buyer may be.
This sounds like an effort to fol-
low in the footsteps of Germany,
which has so efficaciously made the
governments agencies all around
the world handmaidens of the ma
tional enterprise Of business expan-
sion. Germany has had no diplo-
matte agencies that were superior to
the highly practical affair of get
ting business for the people back at
home. German railroads, govern
ment-owned; German shipping lines,
heavily subsidized by the govern
ment; German-chartered and domi-
mated combinations of capital, have
worked hand in hand for the expan-
sion of industry and commerce. They
have sent their pioneers all over the
world to seek markets; and they
have found them.
The idea of this cooperation be-
tween business and governments IS
agencies is just getting a good, firm
lodging in the American mind. If,
after the war, this country shall
hold fair share of the trade it will
be sure to gain temporarily while
hostilities are afoot, it will be neces-
sary for this cooperation to be con-
tinued and further developed. 1t is
very sure that the European nations,
most of which already lead US in
this regard, will give more effort
than ever to the propagation of
trade. War inevitably brings gov
ernment and people closer together;
makes both understand more def
nitely the possibilities of co-opera-
tive effort. War is in itself the big
gest cooperative enterprise that the
world knows; and this is the big
gest war, inducing the greatest CO.
operative effort. Therefore the Eu-
ropean commercial countries are
getting lessons which they will be
sure to continue applying after peace
shall have returned. Will the United
States be prepared to 60 along with
them and keep pace with their more
nearly perfected systems of handling
business?
This is a question to which at least
partial answer is suggested by
the proposal of the worlds CONNER
cial directory. There would be nc
sense making such compilation fol
the mere temporary purpose of pro.
noting war business; by the time the
work can be completed, the war may
be over; before such gigantic tasl
can be perfected, the war is alto
gether likely to be over. Therefore
it may be assumed that the task i!
merely being inaugurated now, il
war times, with the expectation thai
it will be carried forward in peac,
times. 1t is only one of the possibl,
means of making governmental
agencies helpful to business opera
tions; and if there is proper mani
festation of appreciation othel
means will be suggested and pro
NOTED.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Fire on Suffers Place
Does $4,000 Damage

Damage done by fire which destroyed
the dairy barn on the country place of
Warner Stutler, in Benning road, and
burned six horses to death last night, is
estimated at $4,000. Origin of the fire
was not ascertained.
Stutler's home was saved IRON. de-
struction by farm hands, neighbors, and
members of three District fire compa-
MES. When the fire apparatus arrived
il was discovered there was no water
supply. The firemen armed themselves
with chemical apparatus and prevented
the fire from spreading.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Russ Victory Described
By Miss Janet Richards

A detailed account OF the fall of
Peremysl and the battle OF the Car
pathans. illustrated by the use of
maps. was given today by Miss Janet
Richards in her lecture at Woodward
& T.othrops. The latest developments
in the diplomacy OF the war also was
referred to at length by the speaker,
who discussed current topics.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
PlaV for Children.

For the benefit of the children OF
Belgium. "The Spirit of the Nations
is to be given in the Belasco Theater.
April 90, under the auspices of the chill
drens relief committee. Miss Katherine
Montgomery Dabney is in charge Of
arrangements.
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Tomorrow.

Meeting for organization of a Washington
chapter of the Montessori Educational As
sociation, Rauschers. p. m.
Lecture, THE Modern View of the Bible.
the Rev DR.. Frank Collier before Brother
hood Of the Anacostia Episcopal Church,
D. m.
Lecture, "Heroism and the War" Mrs. Anna
Sturges Duryea, before Daughters OF the
American Revolution. auditorium OF Wood
ward & Lothrop's, D. m.
Meeting. District Association OF Ostoopathic
: Physicians. in home Of DR.. Clara U. Little
Imperial apartment p. m.
Entertainment. National Library for the
Lecture. "shail Trusts Rule the United
States?' Emil Seidel. Pythian Temple. S:15
p. IN.
Meeting Vermont State Association. De
Guerin School Of Music, s q. m.
Open house. Home Club II Jackson place
northwest, D. m.
Exhibition, Capital Camera Club, 71e EleV
enth street northwest, T:30 to 10 p. m.
Masonic-Mithras Lodge OF Perfection. SEQ
tish Rite.
Odd Fellows-washington, No 6. Golden
Rule. No. 21: Amity. No. q.
Knights OF Pythias-Wehster. No. Z: Excel
sior No. "A: Capital. No. "A; Myrtle. No. >.
National Cnion-Cabnet Council
Ladies' Of the Macca abees--Dfficers' Club. -
home of Mrs. Lille Patrick. s6 Weoster
street northwest. D. m.: Victory Hive.
Socialist party-Lecture. Emil Seidel I'Ythiau
Temple, s:l5 p. m. Florida Home Builders
meeting. sl1 E street northwest. S:15 y. ~
Luncheon. Cornell Club Alumni Association
Dutch room. New Ebbitt p. m
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Amusements.

National-Elsie Ferguson in "Outcast." SlJ
p. m.
Belasco-T. Tennyson Neely lecture with
war pictures, and $50 p. m.
Columbia-Motion play. 'Hypocrites. 3 TO II
p. m.
Poli's-"Before and After" 2:15 and sis D. m
r. F. Keith 's-Vaudeville. 2:I5 and S:l5 D. IA.
Coemos-Vaudeville. continuous.
Casino-Vaudeville, continuous.
Gsyety-Burlesque. 2:l5 and s15 p.
Garden-Photoplays. IL m. to II p.
Strand-Photoplays. II a. M. to II .. m
ndall's-Photoplays. IL a. m. to II D ~
Arcade-cancing. 8 .. m
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Concerts Today
BY the u. 8. Soldiers Home Band
Orchestra, Stanley Hall,
7:15 p. m.
JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.

JOHN S. NJ. ZIMMERMANN.
Director.
March, ''Sweethearts Herbert
Overture, THE Barber of Seville"
Rossini
Serenade for flute and horn.... Muller
Messrs. Bergh and Finoochiaro.
Selection, "Erminie'. e'......Jakabowsk
RequestedD
Tango. "fI Choclo" .Nilloldo
Waltz Suite, Les Palineurs,"
Waldteutcl
(The SkatcrsD
German Potpourri. Aus Grosser
Zeit" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Woehlert
Finale, The Majestic ....Crosby
THE Star-Spanglcd Banner"
BY U. S. Marine Band Orchestra,
Marine Barracks, 2:30 p. m.
WILLIAM II. SANTELMANN
Leader
March. Liberty Bell '..........Sousa
Overture, Peace jubilee, Reinecke
Heartease ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Moret
Waltz. Springs Delight" Menge
Prelude to "Parsifal" ".......... Wagner
Grand scenes from "Hansel and
Gretel" ................ Humperdinck
Marines Hymn, The Halls OF Mon
tezuma."
The Washington times., 1915-03-29

matrons' silver medal contest will
be held under the auspices of the w, c,
The Washington times., 1915-03-29
By u. S. Marine Band Orchestra,
Marine Barracks, 2:30 p. IN.

WILLIAM II. SANTELMANN.
Leader,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22
JANE adams SEES PRESIDENT
She Tells Him She Sees No Prospect
of Ending the War.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-President
Wilson was told yesterday by Miss
Jane Adams, representing the wo
man S peace conference which recent
~ met ut The Hague, that she saw no
possibility for peace in Europe in the
immediate future Accompanied by
Miss Lillian ID. Valid of New York,
Miss Adams spent more than an hour
with the PRECEDENT and gave him a de-
tailed account of confidential talks she
had with high officials in Europe.
Afterward she said she had not
tried to interpret the views of those
officials, but had sought to give the
president an inside view of the Euro
pean situation as she had found it.
The president asked Miss Adams
many questions and showed deep in
terest in the information she brought.
Miss Adams made no predictions as
to the probable duration of the war
and presented no peace plan. q un-
derstand that Holland and other neu
trail nations have offered their ser
vices TO mediate between the warriug
nations, said Miss Adams, 'tanj
Pope Benedict is also anxious to dc
something. What will come of these
offers or the offer of the United State:
I cannot predict at this time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-22

zation committee of the road IS creditors
under foreclosure here yesterday to
satisfy a $41 100000 mortgage of which
the Equitable Trust company of New
York is trustee.
The sale was advertised under a
foreclosure decree issued by Judge
Adams of the federal district court
under whose jurisdiction the road has
been managed by receivers for three
and half years, and was on the ap-
plication of the Equitable Trust com
pany of New York, trustees of mort
gage against the road Chester HI.
Krum was appointed special master to
conduct the sale.
A few minutes before the time set
for the sale the New York Trust com
pany filed suit in the United States
district court here against the railroad
company for $1,575,000 for the renta
Eof cars and equipment.
The New York Trust companv's suit
alleges that contract exists between
the Wabash and the Continental Trust
company of New York, in which TIL,
latter agreed to furnish equipment TO
twenty years for $3,300,0O0 The New
York Trust company is successor to til,
Continental Trust company and claim
the right to the contract. The petition
demands payment of $1,575,300 70
the rental of rolling stock since March
1901.
Under the foreclosure decree tn
purchaser was required to bid tigur
sufficient to cover the amount of tn
| outstanding receivers certificates
other debts and expenses of the re
eeivership, and sale. This amount wa
said to be about $30,0OOO0O.
/ 1t was expected that there would b
only one bidder, the joint reorganiza
!. ton committee of the railroad $ cred
itors, of which Winslow S. Pierce 0
i New York is chairman