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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-01
COLLINS 1sAsast,. DAEe1se

Dancing Every Wednesday Evening at Collins, New Ballroom, Main street and Fairfield Avenue. over Davis & savard. You are invited
 ADMISSION. $50 A PERSON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-01

Earl Kitchener. British war secre- tary, returned to London.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Weeks Summary For
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SUNDAY February 7Cunard Liner Lustana flies American flag
crossing Irish avoid by German submarines
Misuse of neutral flag of the why Germany issued
her decree Russians Rawka river completing
OF general onslaught Of Warsaw French
make slight advances Champagne district while Germans
port holding their lines on both points.
MONDAY February s-Bsh admiralty defends American
flag Lustana saying that this practice merely compels the
enemy examine vessel Minor reported along
front France while the Germans say they captured trench
Ypres Russians follow up their of Warsaw,
completing defeat of German army. Turkey makes amends
Italy in the Hodeda incident .
TUESDAY, February Count Zeppelin interview jusiAe Ger
man arshp raids undeended Russians large
right bank of the Visla in the vicinity
Prussan frontier Austans forcing Russians
Bukovna Serious fighting the French front
La Bosse Speeches of British officials hint Of conscpon
increase the army,
WEDNESDAY, February lo.-Gemans army in East
protect Koengsbeg Germans also send REINFORCE
ments striving keep the Cars forces from
overrunnng Hungary. American steamship Wilhemina carry
ing food Germans Falmouth because of damage by
storm Socialists Diet begin veed demands for
peace.
THURSDAY February Ferest fighting of reported the
Carpahans Russians say German battalion almost annhi
Ladehnen East Prussia British government decides
seize cargo of American steamer Welhemna.
FRIDAY February l2-Ameran warning Germans keep
hands off American and cautionng Great Britain
respect flag made public German
ton Lodz Poland is reported Germans advancing in East
Prussia.
SATURDAY, February 3nied States Ambassador Page cones
with Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary regarding note to Great
Britain. Thyour British seaplanes and aeopMnes attack
Belgian towns, nhcing great damage Germans report
forcing Russians positions east of Mazuran Lakes and
capture of 26OOO prisoners Russians admit retirement from
East Prussia capture of hill Hasman
weller Kopf, Alsace, by French iehasseurs
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
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The Washington times., 1915-02-14
PRESIDENT CONFERS
WITH PARTY CHIEFS
National Committee Members
Outline Preparations Made
for Next Campaign.

Further indication that the Demo-
cratic campaign for 1916 Is already on.
with President Wilson regarded as the
nominee for another term. was given
last night when the President had .
White House conference with party
chiefs. Members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Democratic national COM
mittee were present and outlined prep
arations which have been made for the
next campaign.
The candidacy Of Mr.. Wilson. It was
stated, was not discussed. However.
4 IL we'll understood there is no occa-
sion for such discussion, as the recent
indianapolis speech was taken as the
equivalent Of an announcement Of his
candidacy It Is improbable that the
President will have any opposition Tor
the nomination, though some Of Champ
Clark's friends are still anxious for him
It was given out that tho President
would mako O number Of political ad-
dresses on his way East from the San
Francisco exposition. II the proposed
extra session prevents him from doing
this in March. he will make the
The executive committee Of the na.
tional committee has decided to con-
tinue the work of the permanent head
"The nation IL entering upon the
most prosperous period in all It's hip.
tory" said q statement given out ny
the committee.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
CLEANUP WEEK MOVE

There is good psychology, as we'll
as sound common sense, in the ef-
fort Of the Master House Painters
and Decorators to create sentiment
favorable to a national cleanup
week this spring.
Here is group of business men
using cooperation and excellent
publicity methods in promoting
what, to be true, is a movement pri-
marily to benefit them, but which
has genuine community value. 1t
also is cumulative; for once formed,
this cleanup habit is apt to endure.
If more groups of business men
could combine in this way for the
general good of their particular
lines, the result would be reflected in
greater business activity through
out the community. Any depression,
"psychic" or otherwise, could not
withstand such stimulus.
Manufacturing tailors, in their
pleas, backed by Intelligent adver-
tising, for ready-made garments
and the merchant tailors, On the
other hand, urging through similar
channels the individuality of thei,
product, are notable examples OF
work in this same direction.
There is sort of cooperation pos.
sible in fields like these which does
not stihe competition or run amucl
Of the Sherman antitrust law, anc
yet which has a tremendous influence
upon the business concerned.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
RAILROADS AND WAR

After allowing the fullest measure
of credit to the genius Of General
Won Hindenburg, there is no gainsay-
ing that his brilliant successes
against the Russians have been made
possible by Germany's highly eff
cient system of railways. Without
the field marshal's military capacity,
it is possible that the Cars forces
would not have experienced such
crushing defeats as have been in
flicted upon them in East Prussia; !;
but without her railroads, it is prob
able that the Russians would be
overrunning several parts of Ger
many. Sheer superiority in numbers
on the part of the Russians has been
overcome, to date, by the combined
genius of Germany's commander in
the east and her railroads, which
have permitted the swift concentra-
ton Of large bodies of troops at any
point on her frontiers, and as rapid
transportation of them to another
field. Germany's rail lines were laid
it is said, with an idea to their
strategic value in time of war, and
they have demonstrated the wisdom
of the nations army engineers. Rus
sia has been less fortunate in pre-
pairing her lines of communication
the lack of adequate rail facilitie:
puts her at such disadvantage thai
all her resources are taxed to offse
the superiority of the German trans
port.
1t is interesting to recall, in thi
connection, what an American mill
tary expert had to say OF the valu
of railroads in war, time severa
years ago. In an article in the Nortl
American Review, Capt. J. M. Pal
mer, U. S. A., discussing the the
tranquil Mexico, said:
If President Diaz has given Mexic
| q new era Of security and prosperity.
is largely in hts military wisdom IN lay
ing iron, rails. The profession of Il
menting revolutions cannot thrive in tn
land Of the locomotive. A military un
that can move two hundred miles in
day is vastly more efficient than or
! II either faction in Mexico POI
The Washington times., 1915-02-14

In Washington kindergartens? A
new name covers a multitude of mer-
its which long have escaped un-
noticed. Experts in charge of WASH
ington kindergartens, many visiting
educators have testified, have kept
thoroughly abreast Of modern kin
dergarten methods.
Initiative play, individual initia-
tive, wide latitude Of choice of play
for each child, and creative work, all
set forth as features of the Montes-
sori system, already have been de-
veloped to marked extent among
Washington kindergartens.
Those who regard the public school
kindergarten as a supervised sand
pile, with occasional excursions into
building block exercises for varia-
ton, should spend an hour or two in
a Washington kindergarten. Then if
they studied the Montessori system
they would realize that its basis is
not certain patented materials, but
ideas very much akin to those al
ready employed here. This is not
said in disparagement Of the Mon.
tessori system, but in recognition Of
the sound progressive work in Wash.
ington kindergartens.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
OF WOMEN N
TO Open OFFICES
Peace Organization viii Estab.
Ilsh Temporary Headquar.
ters on F Street Tomorrow.

The newest party in the United States,
the Woman's Peace Party. will open
temporary headquarters at 1888 F
street northwest tomorrow, and every
member of the Washington branch will
be urged to give all time and attention
possible to promoting the peace meeting
which will be held In the Masonic Tenn
pie the afternoon OF Washington's
birthday. ...'
Mrs. Christian d. Hemmick. who had
charge Of the Greek idyll recently pre-
sented with such success at the IIeaux
Arts ball. will produce the ''tableaux
vivant" at the peace meeting, the sub
tect being peace and War" She will
be assisted by Hazel Mackaye and by
many others who took part in the Beaux
Arts program.
will also be q feature Of the peace
meeting, one of the most striking num-
bers being song, the words OF which
were written by Commander Henry II.
Barroil, U. 8. N, retired, and the music
by Miss Wilmuth Gary. who has wide
repute as song writer.
Another attraction will be original
readings by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay.
the tramp poet" author of RHYMES
Tramp's Excuse" Recently he has
written several peace poems, and he will
read some of these February q.
Mrs. Hemmick is chairman of the
| committee in charge of the meeting,
the other members being Mrs. John j.
| White. Mrs. Louis r. Post. Mrs. William
| Kent. Mrs. Winston Churchill, Miss Ju-
Tia Lathrop. Mrs. George Rubles. Mrs.
X. M. La Toilette. Miss Hazel Mackaye.
Mrs. Blair. Miss Janet f. Richards.
Mrs. ]. N. Speel. Mrs. J. l. Chamber
lain, Mrs. Nina 4. Allender. Miss Aline
E.. Solomons. Mrs Huntington w. Jack
| son, Mrs. ellison Gardner. Mrs. W. I.
Burch. Mrs. Frances l.. Adams, Mrs.
George Odeil.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14

sessed a Won Hindenburg to direct
its battles, there might be none re-
naming to be fought; Mexico has
the railways, but needs military
genius. ~
It is by the mastery of the science
of warfare in all its phases that Ger
many is enabled to wage war against
large part of the world, and the
fact that her soil is free from the
devastation wrought by enemies is
attributable in no small part to the
excellence Of her railway system, by
which army corps are shifted as
easily as checkers on q board.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
"JANE ADDAMS OF THE
SOUTH"

The South has cause, on several
scores, for deep gratitude to Miss
Kate Gordon, of New Orleans, often
nicknamed the "Jane Addams of the
South" who speaks here this after
noon under the auspices of the
Southern States Woman Suffrage
Conference.
But in none of her work has her
sane, practical attitude been better
illustrated than in her methods of
working for suffrage. She, and her
co-workers, urge that a national suf-
frage law would be a violation of
State rights, and believe the source
of suffrage reform should be State
legislatures.
Whatever the merits of that con-
tention in theory, it's practicability
already has been shown by those
States brought into the. suffrage
fold, while so far effort to influence
Congress has seemed to many USE
less waste of energy.
Especially at a time like this,
when more urgent questions are de-
manding the attention of Congress-
it seems that educational work
among people Of the States is the
most effective means of getting a
true expression of opinion on the
woman suffrage question. Legisla,
tors have much to thank Miss Cor.
don for because of her efforts which
have kept a large proportion of thu
suffrage workers in the States rather
than vainly besieging Congress fol
the vote at this time.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Ex-Hoosiers in Congress
To Be Indianans' Guests

Nine members Of Congress. three Sen
ators and six Congressman. who were
born in Indiana, but are now represent
ing other States. will be honor guests OF
tho Indiana Society on Tuesday even
ing and will be asked to explain why
they left the Hoosier State.
With the exception of Senator Works
of California the nine ex-Hoosiers OBJ
tained no political distinction in Indiana
before leaving that state: Senator
Works wasla member of the Indiana
Legislature and was also a circuit judge:
Senator's Clapp Of Minnesota and
Thompson of Kansas are the members
Of the upper branch Of Congress who
were born in Indiana. while the Con-
rressmen having that distinction are
French Of Idaho. Buchanan of Illinois.
Stephens OF Nebraska. Morgan of Okla
homa Humphries Of Washington. and
La Toilette of Washington.
Tho chairman of the entertainment
committee is Stanton J. Peelle. former
Chief Justice Of the United states
Court Of Claims. who announces that
there will be a musical program Of ex-
ceptional merit.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Pirates Make Up Cast.

ning?"
so did l."
Pirates Make Up Cast.
THE Pirates of Politics. OF the Slaves
Of Booty with apologies to the Gilbert
& Sullivan opera, Pirates Of Pen
zance." was the chief musical event Of
the evening. A pirate chief. a suffra-
gette pirate. prohibition pirate, q
progressive pirate, and Democrat
Republican-old-time pirate formed the
cast.
The pirate chief announced that he
was going. to leave the pirate band for
ever.
Il have been," he said, "the victim
Of a fatal error. 1 should have been
apprenticed to the corporation counsel.
put instead l was apprenticed to the
Mother Democracy had much trouble
with two crying infants. Ship Subsidy
and Philippines. Tariff. Income Tax.
Currency. and Trade Commission were
four other children. although It was ex-
planned that Presidential Primaries and
Rural Credits were asleep.
There was also skit on Secretary
Bryan's near-arrest for the violation of
the Virginia game law. and the Fflibus-
ter boys tried to talk Shipping Bill to
death.
There was speech after speech. each
speaker being introduced with a topical
song. and long after midnight the Grid
ironers were still dining and jesting..
Many Notables Present.
Admiral Clark. of the battleship Ore
gon fame, was there. as was Chauncey
NJ. Depew. who rose in response to the
song you're the Tie That Binds u
to the Days Gone By" Among the
other guests were.
Vice President Marshall. Secretary Of
War Garrison. Secretary of State Bryan
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels. Secre,
tary OF the Interior Lane. Secretary o,
Commerce Redfeld, Senator Borah O,
Idaho. Arthur Brisbane. Rear Admira
Baird. u. S. N. retired: Congressman
Burke OF Pennsylvania. former Secre
tnry Of the Interior Ballinger. Robera
Grain. Baltimore: Senator Cummins o.
Iowa; Martin Egan, New York: DR.
{. 7. Grayson, Chairman Harlan. In
! terstate Commerce Commission; Sen
ator James OF Kentucky. Senator Mar
4 tine Of New Jersey; Senator Oliver O.
Pennsylvania, Senator O'Gorman o
New York. Senator Salisbury Of Della
ware. Theodore p. Shonts. New York
Senator Smith Of Maryland, Secretar,
Tumulty. Mr.. Justice Vandevantsr
Gen: Leonard Wood. President Willar
Of tho Baltimore and Ohio. and Senate
Weeks Of Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Ask Federal Fight
Against White Ant
Agricultural Experts Say Insect
Does All Sorts OF DAM
age Everywhere.

Recommendations for preventive meas
ures to stop the ravayes OF the white
ant. or termite. which has caused
serious depredauons to PROPERTY In
Washington. New York, CIes. land. st.
Louis. and other cities. are made by the
Department OF Agriculture in a bulletin
just made public.
The white ant. the department crto-
mologists says. is ono Of the most de-
structive insects of North America he
cause of it's insidious work in timber
and wood structures. 1t attacks briCse
timbers. wells, piles. telegraph poles,
bean poles. mine props. fence posts. and
raili Dad ties. and tho sudden crumblins
OF wharves. caving in OF mines. and the
setting in of fioorsare sometimes directly
que to It's hidden borinys. Damage &C.
chsionally occurs as far north as Massa-
chusetts and Michigan. and throughout
TIE Southern States Its ravages are even
more general
The entomologists say that forest
products in contact with the ground
should be impregnatsd with coal-tar
creoscte, which Is .ermaneut Ere
ventive against attack.
Many other methods the experts say
are temporarily effective. hut give no
permanent protection.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Lafayette Fund Ships
Ambulance to France

NEW YORK. Feb. A.-An American
made motor ambulance was shipped by
tho Lafayette fund on the French line
steamship Niagara for field service with
the French army.
The ambulance is the first Of two to
be presented to the French government
by the Lafayette Fund. 1t was pur-
chased with proceeds Of Lafayette
given on Wednesday evenings, under
the auspices Of tine Paul Jones Club. at
the Vanderbilt Hotel. The vehicle is
painted a dull gray color and has huge
and on top for aircraft observation.
The Lafayette Fund also shipped on
the Niagara some 5000 comfort kits and
more than 800 rubber ponchos for the
makes the sixth shipment of these COM
fort kits and brings the total number
well over 10000.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
THE MONTESSORI SYS.
TEN

Deep interest in the Montessori
educational methods is evinced every
time anyone who speaks with au-
thority appears to address a Wash
ington audience on this topic. The
marked interest in the series of talks
by Miss Harriet Hunt, at George
Washington University last week,
emphasized this fact.
But how many parents who dimly
scent some new and startling theory
in the Montessori methods realize
that many of the basic principles OF
that method long have been in vogue
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Directory Shows
Suburban Increase
One Hundred Pages Are Added to
Book Containing List of
Names of Residents.

An increase in the suburban popula-
tion is indicated by the new directory
OF the Washington suburbs just is
sued by Justus c. Nelson. the Wash
ington publisher.
The new directory has 100 more
pages than last years volume and
there are now forty-five names to
each page. Mr.. Nelson said today
that the canvass of his representatives,
in the suburbs showed that many new
suburban homes have been built in
the past year.
Maryland towns included in the di-
densburs. Brentwood, Cabin John
Park. Capitol Heights, Capitol View.
City. Drummond. Forest Glen. Friend
ship Heights. Garrett Park. Glen
Echo. Greater Capitol Heights. Hy-
attsville. Kensington. Lakeland. Lin
den, Mount Rainier, North Chevy
Chase. Riverdale. Rockville. Silver
Spring. Sligo. Somerset. Takoma Park
and Woodside.
Virginia towns included are Balls
ton, Cherrydale, Clarendon. Dominion
Heights, Falls Church. Fort Myer
Heights, haywood and Rosslyn.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
ARMS AND NEUTRALITY

A German newspaper protests
against the attitude Of the United
States, which it says "day and night
works in the production Of cannon,
bombs, and motor cars for our enc
mics, and by way Of amends prays
God for peace in the churches" Such
nation, we are assured, need not
expect that it's warnings will affect
Germany morally,
Former President Taft stated the
case for sale of arms to a belliger-
ent. To refuse to do it after war
had begun would be a reversal Of
the policy pursued in time of peace,
and therefore unneutral as against
the country that wanted to buy them.
Moreover, if warning countries could
not buy arms after war had started,
the advantage on the side of the
thoroughly prepared country like
Germany would be 50 great that as
a measure of insurance every coun-
try would be under necessity always
to maintain a preparedness in arms
Of such immensity as would impose
a fearful burden on all the nations.
Germany does not need to buy
arms, because she is fully prepared
in that regard. So she doesn't want
anybody to sell arms. But Germany
does need food, which is just as i'm
portant to warning nation as rifles;
and she is prepared to use the most
extreme measures to prevent inter
ference with her importations o1
foodstuffs.
The particular nation that has
long made a business of the whole
sale manufacture and sale of arms tt
whoever would buy is Germany. Ger
man equipment has been sold t.
whoever would buy it, during wal
and during peace; and it is not al
attractive argument now that woule
deny to other nations the SAM
rights that Germany has enjoyed
Germany has her wonderful arsen
ais with which to maintain her sup
ply of equipment in the present cri
sis, largely because the manufacture
of these things has been a CONNER
cial enterprise, like the British build
ing Of most of the worlds stee
ships, and the plants have been mad
possible and kept alive because the,
were ready to take orders for what
ever in their line anybody wanted.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
Allows $4,000 a Year
To Support Girl Aged 13

NEW YORK, Feb. A.-Surrogate Co
halar signed an order allowing Mrs.
Lulu l.. Thorndike to eXpend 5000 a
year from the income of her thirteen
year-old daughter. Madeline Louise
rhorndike, for education and support.
The mother is the general guardian of
acr daughter. and petitioned the court
for permission to make such expendi-
lures.
She alleges her daughter has an estate
income of $4,12076 She itemizes the
probable expenses as follows:
Rent of apartment, $3.50; expenses,
81 ,4iO; clothing, $500; summer vacation,
500; music. dancing and riding lessons,
$50; birthday and Christmas presents,
$50; amusements, candy and pocket
money, $50: tuition fees and books, $3.50.
The Washington times., 1915-02-14
THE Y, VIC, A. CAMPAIGN

Everyone acquainted with the ex-
tensive work done by the Y. w. C.
A. will join most heartily with its
president, Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly, in the hope that the member
ship campaign may increase it's en-
rollment from its present figure,
$3.50, to 5000.
Tho employment bureau feature Of
tho association alone would stamp
the project as worth while, and its
many clubs, classes, and physical
training opportunities for the bach
elor girl, make it valuable asset
to the community. In its new quar-
ters on Fourteenth street the asso-
citation is better equipped than ever
before to carry on its varied activi-
ties.
There is no reason why the Y. w.
G. A. campaign, if properly organ
ized, should not be as effective, in its
way, as was the six-day effort Of the
Y. M. C. A. when more than 1900
members were added to that body's
rolls.