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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-28
BRITISH CONSUMPTION
RECEIVES DEATH BLOW
Testimony of French Minister on Eff
cheney of Voluntary System Con-
vinces Britishers.
Nv HERRERT TEMpIE
y HERBERT TEMPLE.

Special Gable to The Washington Herald
London. Feb. 7.-Since the recent visit
OF the French minister of war. N. Mil
lerand. to this country and the subse-
quent laudatory articles in the French
press over the splendid results of the
tests to which the voluntary military
system has been put here. it may be
considered quite certain that the idea
of CONSUMPTION and compulsory service
has received its deathblow. and even its
most enthusiastic supporters in the
Tnionist press. like the Daily MAIL have
found it convenient to say nothing
about it. though I understand an at
tempt is to be made to have the issue
incorporated in the platform of the
Unionist party at the next Parliament
tary election.
hardly think this will be done. Pop
ular opinion is as strongly opposed to
conscription as ever. and shrewd Union
lists have recently become convinced that
Napoleon came very close to the truth
when he said the English are a warlike
but not militarict'c people. Conscrip-
ton has no more prospect of success
here than it would have In America.
Our leading manufa cturers will always
oppose the idea OF conscription because
two years compulsory service in the
army would rob them of great part of
the workers they must have, and the
great masses of the people. first, our
100000 of organized laborers. abhor the
idea of submitting to military discipline.
which they consider would constitute a
very serious attack upon their personal
freedom.
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War Father of Harmony -

The theory that this war was going to
spread internecine strife and that the
different racial elements in the various
to break away from the central govern
ments does not seem thus far to be borne
out by the progress of events. Especially
was 1t predicted that the LARGE Hungarian
element would seek to leave the dual
monarchy Of Austria-Hungary and set
up government of its own, but If there
is one indisputable factor of national
homogeneity made plain by this war. it
is the unanimity with which the Hun
Earians have been fighting in defense Of
their land against Russian invasion.
The solidifying nature of this war was
made the theme of remarks by the
Austro-Hungarian premier. Count Tisza.
in lecture which he recently delivered
in Buda-Pesth. THE war is triumph
of human solidarity he said, mot only
fusing together those belonging to one
people and one breed, but extending also
beyond the ethnographical. political. and
national frontiers. 1t is elevating to see
the Hungarian national tri-color lutter-
ing with the black and yellow flag on the
houses of Budapest and Vienna. This
proves that the war has brought nearer
to each other the souls Of Hungary and
Austria. Now we all must feel that re
must keep together; now everybody who
is really an Austrian patriot must feel
what a great force the Hungarian state
means in the whole monarchy"
Again. writer in the London Times.
describing the hospitals, says: "A visit
to the hospitals of our allies is great
pleasure. 1t is here that the permanent
work of cementing national friendships
is being accomplished. Uunselfishness
and kindness are the daily rule of life.
When the whole story comes to be writ
ten, the generosity of our French, no
less than the brave determination of our
Belgian. friends will command universal
gratitude and respect
The labor market in some countries
has shown a more harmonious status
the war. The federated trade
unions of London report fewer disputes
by a hundred or more cases than before
the war, both capitalist and laborer
seeming more willing to make those con-
cessions during this period of self-denial
and restraint than during the days of
peace.
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to be spent there before proceeding to
Colon, Panama. to pass through the
canal. Thence from Panama June 20:
! thence to Magdalena Bay, June 30:
thence to San Diego. July 3, for brief
stay; thence to San Francisco, July s.
fortnight is to be spent at the expo
, sition. two days at Los Angeles. On
return to reach Hampton Roads August
II and Annapolis August 20.
II untoward events-that is. the impas-
sableness of the canal-should prevent
the execution Of this plan, the cruise will
be along the North Atlantic coast. the
ships reaching Newport June Il. Three
days will be spent there: two weeks at
sea. and ten days at New York. There
Will be ten days stop at Boston. On
return there will be target practice near
Hampton Roads. The midshipmen will
have to do the work of coaling the ship
at three points on the cruise.
Commander Lloyd III. Chandler. u. S.
N. head of the ordnance department,
Naval Academy, has been designated as
dean of the POSTGRADUATE School. sue
ceeding Lieut.. Commander James p Nor
ton. L. S. N. detached.
Miss Janet Montague, daughter Of Rep
resentative II. ]. Montague, of Richmond,
James G. Field. U. S. N, and Mrs
Field at the Naval Hospital.
News has been received here Of the
death of Mrs John X. Rice, wife of Mr..
Rice, clerk at the Naval Academy,
which occurred at Mount Hope Hospital,
Baltimore. Her remains have been
taken to Washington for interment.
Roller skating under the auspices OF
the Navy Relief Association now is 9
fad of the Naval Academy and city.
Mrs. Donald Petit Morrison and Miss
Emily Munroe were hostesses at din
ner party. prior to the skating party at
the Naval Academy, at the home of
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Munroe at Annapolis.
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these buildings. These buildings are in
secure from theft and many of them are
inf1ammable
For many years the Guard has been
trying to get Congress to pass a bill to
build an armory. but this effort has been
unsuccessful. and there is no prospect
in the near future of obtaining any legIs-
lation from Congress for an armory.
THE problem is now to devise some
method of obtaining new and suitable
armory here without the assistance of
Congress. which, up to date, has been
refused.
whether this can be done by a
public subscription or by private en-
terprise. basing the investment on the
$4,000 annual rental now paid by the
guard. remains to be seen.
Since my appointment as chairman
of the militia committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce. I have been en-
deavoring to organize some movement
to build an armory. and several plans
now are under way. which we hope
soon will result in something definite
toward securing an armory.
The plans discussed concerning the
building of a great public auditorium.
which some have proposed also to use
as an armory. deserve announcement.
Such a building could be built here
that of providing a place for the great
conventions which now do not come
to Washington because of the absence
of a suitable auditorium for their
meetings, and also for an armory. The
building. however. should be primarily
an armory. and secondarily. a public
auditorium. We need an armory here
more than We need an auditorium
though the auditorium is necessary if
Washington is to become the conven-
tion headquarters of the country, as it
logically should be-"
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Macarthur, L. S. A., of the General
Staff. were at the Hotel Aston for sew
eral days last week as official escorts
for the government to Admiral Baron
Dewa. of the imperial Japanese navy.
who is a guest of this government and
who is the representative of the jap
anese government to the Panama Pacific
Exposition. Also with Admiral Dewa
was n. Noimura. naval attache at the
japanese Embassy in Washington, who
accompanied the party to West Point,
Februry q. and to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard February II
Capt. and Mrs. WHITEWATER returned
recently to the Wyoming from a short
visit to Florida.
Capt. and Mrs. Henry c. Jewett. who
have been stationed at Washington Bar
racks for some time. have been ordered
to Seattle. Wash. Before starting for
their new home Capt and Mrs. Jewett
and their children will spend two weeks
with Mrs. Jewett's mother. Mrs. Frank
Hume.
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Fortress Monroe Notes

Fort Monroe. Va. Feb. 27.-Col and
Mrs. Haynes entertained at dinner
Tuesday night for Capt. and Mrs. Cole
man. Capt. and Mrs. Coward. Capt. and
Mrs. Fenton. Capt. and Mrs. Ohnstad.
Capt. and Mrs. Masteller and Mrs.
Bradley.
Mrs. Thomas Knox had a card party
Tuesday night in honor Of Col. New
comb. Other guests were Lieut. and
Mrs. Wildrick. Capt. and Mrs. w. c.
Baker. Mrs. Bradley. Maj. and Mrs.
Pettus. Capt. and Mrs. Gray. Capt. and
Mrs. Totten. Mrs. Nichols. Col. and
Mrs. Haynes. Capt. and Mrs. Masteller
and Capt. and Mrs. Brigham. The
prises were won by Mrs. Wildrick. Mrs.
Bradley. Mrs. Masteller. Mrs. Baker
and Capt. Brigham.
Mrs. Tyler. who Is staying at the
Chamberlin. entertained at dinner Sat-
urday night for Col. and Mrs. Haynes,
Capt. and Mrs. Grain. Mr.. and Ms.
Jones'. from New York: Miss Best.
Capt and Mrs. Totten and Lieuts.
villaret. Coladay and lockwood
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Norfolk Navy Yard

Norfolk. Va. Feb. 27.-Lieut. s. Ia. How
ard. L. s. Marine Corps. entertained at a
weekend party at the Chamberlain. Mr..
and Mrs. A. W. Howard. of Washington.
chaperoned the party, which was COM
posed of Miss Anne Groner. Miss Fran
ces Masury. and Lieut.. X. E. Hockey.
U. s. Marine Corps
Miss Marion Bacon. of Washington, is
the guest OF Miss Emily Beatty.
Commander w. +. Cluverius. of the
North Dakota. left last Monday for
Washington on a visit to his family.
Mrs. E. C. Hathaway left recently for
Washington to be the guest Of Lieut..
Commander and Mrs. c. c. Block
Mrs. Louis Maxfield and little daugh-
ter. who have been the guests of rela-
tives in Winchester, Va. have returned
and are with Mrs. Maxfield's sister, Mrs.
Charles Tunstall.
Mrs. G. B. Tribble. wife Of Surgeon
Tribble. U. 8. N. has returned from New
York.
Commander ]. T. Jasper. retired. and
Mrs. Jasper, Of Washington. are in Nor
folk.
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Washington Navy Yard

Mrs. Eberle, wife of the commandant
Of the yard. entertained at a tendance
recently for her house guest. Miss Mil
dred North. of Providence, r. l. Miss
North received with Mrs. Eberle, and
number of the younger set of Washing
ton assisted.
Ensign E. D. Langworthy. U. S. N.
of the L. s. S. Mayfiower. has gone to
New York for brief visit.
The Dolphin and Mayfower are both
at their docks in the yard for the present.
Miss Sophie Bisham, of Philadelphia
house guest of Miss Dorothy Mason,
daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ma
son, now is with her grandmother. Mrs.
Silas Casey. widow of Rear Admiral
Casey. L. s. A. Miss Bisham has been
extensively entertained here
Col Charles III. Lauchhemer, L. S NJ.
c.. has returned from a brief visit to
relatives in Baltimore.
The Commandment of the Marine Corps
and Mrs. George Barnett. who We're in
Philadelphia for the celebrated bal
masque of Shrove Tuesday and were house
guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Lewis.
have returned to headquarters Z. S. NJ. c.
The Army and Navy Club was the
scene of a very brilliant gathering on
Thursday for the weekly dinner-dance
Maj. and Mrs. Tracy had as their dinner
guests Maj and Mrs. Duncan. Maj. and
Mrs Lyster. Capt. and Mrs. Jewett, Capt.
and Mrs. Baldwin, DR.. and Mrs. Spencer,
Mrs Duncan, Mrs. Johnston. Mrs. Sum-
merlin. Miss Judge. Maj. Williams. Mr..
Harrison, and Mr.. Preston
Others giving dinners were Col. Rich
ardson. Col. r. p. Davis, w. p. Evans.
Col. c. ii. Lauchheimer. L. S. NJ. c.,
Capt. II. s. Knapp, Capt. Breckenridge.
Capt. Holcomb. Cen w. l.. Marshall.
Maj. Hoffer. Capt. Clarke, Lieut. Kurtz.
Pay Director Martin. Maj. Hartman, Maj.
Lynch. Lieut.. II. B. Clagett. and Gen.
O'Conneil.
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Local Personal Items

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were guests of Capt Britain, u.
$. N. and Mrs. Britain. at the Army and
Navy Club Thursday night. The guests
to meet them We're Admiral and Mrs.
Nicholson, Admiral and Mrs. Blue. Mai.
Gen. and Mrs. Barnett, Admiral Cove.
Capt. II. s. Knapp, Capt. and Mrs. G.
r. Clark. Capt. and Mrs. John Gibbons.
Capt. and Mrs. Henry B. Wilson, Capt.
and Mrs. Marsh. Mrs. a. p. Niblack,
Capt and Mrs. Edward W. Eberle, Mrs.
G. F. Cooper. Commander and Mrs
Archibald II. Davis. Commander and
Mrs. Henry A. Wiley. and Commander
and Mrs. c. F. Preston.
Mrs. Howard Priest and two children.
wife of Assistant Surgeon Priest, U. s.
n. are now at Army and Navy Inn, 1910
NJ street northwest. Mrs Priest is the
daughter of the late Mai. R. w. Dowdy.
L. S. A., retired.
Commander Ralph Earle. u S n, of
the gunboat Dolphin. and Capt. Douglas
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to three years in Hawaii does not meet
with the approval of the War Depart
ment. The Secretary of War has
never acted on the recommendation of
Gen. Barry. based on the memorandum
of the chief surgeon of the Philippines
division. in favor of Il reduction of the
tour OF duty to two years.
That proposal also had the ap-
prevail of the surgeon general of the
army. and il has been considered chere
are very good reasons why a tour of
duty in the Philippines should not be
longer than two years. The military
however consider that that
is matter which should be regulated
entirely by the War Department and.
in the same way. by the Navy Depart
ment in the case of the personnel of
tours of duty anywhere BY law would
be an interference with department
action. even under such qualifications
as make an exception when a state
of war exists or when invasion by q
foreign enemy is threatened.
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war DEVELOPS new !
Terror FOR GERMANS
Turkomans Outdoing Cossacks IN
Feats of Daring and Horse
manship.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.

Petrograd. Feb. 1.-THE Cossack
horsenen are famed in song and story.
and justly. But Russia now has a body
of cavalry superior to the men Of the
Don. These are the Turkomans. Many
recent successes of Muscovite arms are
to be attributed to Russia's new cavalry
force.
The Turkomans live in Turkestan. in
that part of Persia known as Khorasan.
and in parts of the Caucasus and the
Trans-Caucasian province Of Russia.
They were famous fighters in the time
of Tamerlane and Genghiz Khan. and
they have not lost since then their fight
ing capacities. The genius of Gen.
Skobeleff. the well-known white gen.
erar' who made his name during the
Russian-Turkish war. first discovered
and revealed them to the world.
The Turkomans are free from military
service, but at the critical moment Of
the present war 1t was thought desirable
that they should enlist as volunteers
They gave to the appeal of the Russian
government a ready and prompt answer.
The Turkomans spend the greater part
of their life on horseback. While chill
dren of other nations begin to creep, the
Turkomans' children are put on a horse.
The men fear neither hardships nor dam
ger. They are past masters In the art
OF cavalry and their display OF skill on
horseback is even greater than that Of
the Cossacks. Their cavalry is mostly
composed OF youths, for whom war is
the great and only poem, their unique
dream and faith. The desert. the oasis.
and the steppes Of the Trans-Caspian
provinces. together with Caucasia. can
produce 10000 Of these bold riders.
Turkomans in many respects resemble
Cossacks. but there Is nevertheless a
great difference between the two. In
peace time the Cossack. IL not in active
service. is a farmer. while the Turko-
man Is chiefly warrior. He never
looks at gardening and agriculture as
his chief occupation. although at times
he makes a living out Of them. His rife
Is his first toy. His women folk are i'm
bued with as much warlkixe spirit as him.
self. and are his true comrades during
all his adventurous life. This explains
why. although they are Mohammedan.
they enjoy the greatest freedom.
The war against the Germans 10 most
popular against the Turkomans, and the
name Of yellow devils,'' which the Ger
mans give to these men. Is the best proof
Of how much they are feared.
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Gets Washington Portrait

one of the first original paintings
of George Washington. by Gilbert
Stuart, was sent to the United States
Military Academy at West Point in
cidentaI with the keeping of Wash
ington's birthday. The painting is
Iife-size portrait bust of Washington,
hequeathed to the Military Academy
by Anna Bartlett Warner, who. with
Mrs Russell Sage. gave to the gov
crnment Constitution Island for part
of the West Point reservation.
When the painting passed to the
asilitary Academy last year it was in
u badly damaged condition. Recently
il was sent to Arthur Dawson, an
artist and art restorer, who has put
the painting in proper shape. The
present portrait is the first of Stuart's
Washingtons ever possessed by the
Military Academy. and its value prob
ably exceeds $4,000.
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Urges New Militia Armory

plea for a new National Guard Arm
DRY here was voiced by Winfield Jones.
chairman of the militia committee of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, in
a statement yesterday.
1T is a disgrace TO Washington, the
Capital of the United States, that there
is no suitable armory for the District of
Columbia National Guard he declared.
There is not a city of the same size
of Washington in the United States that
does not have adequate housing facili-
ties for the National Guard, and some
cities much smaller than Washington
possess magnificent armories.
The District Guard here is a first
class organization. numbering approx
mately 200 men. but ii is fearfully ham
dicapped by the present miserable ar
mory arrangements. The different orGani-
cations are strung all over Washington,
all of them in badly lighted, poorly venti-
lated. and cramped quarters. The Cen
ter Market armory is totally inadequate
for The two regiments housed there. the
single drill hall not being large enough
properly to maneuver even one battalion,
while there are six battalions and two
rcsimental headquarters in this make
shift. Company commanders actually
have supplies for their companies stored
i'm rooms not much larger than mere
closets. The heating facilities are poor.
"On top OF all this the Washington
Market Company has served notice that
the $500 annual rent that it collects from
the District Guard for the accommoda-
tons furnished must be increased to
$4,000 per annum beginning July l next.
The market company. at a recent hear
ing before the District Commissioners
endeavored TO induce them to include In
the next District estimates provision for
the proposed $1,000 grab 1t is crafty
ing that the Commissioners have given no
encouragement to this project.
District Guard Scattered.
"The District Guard now is distributed
in nine different buildings. and in only
one of these buildings is there any kind
of Grill hall. For these buildings the
Guard is paying approximately $1,000 an
nual rent.
There is about $4,000 worth of unin-
snred government property stored in
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Army and Navy Jottings

Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, COM
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet
some time ago was requested by the Sec
rotary OF the Navy to prepare plans for
work of the fleet following the exercises
in the vicinity of Guantanamo, Cuba, and
up to June l. The requested program
now is on the way from the flagship
Wyoming at Guantanamo.
The fleet is scheduled to leave Hampton
Roads on July for San Francisco by
way of Panama Canal, but many at the
Navy Department believe that by that
time it will be found inadvisable to send
the fleet to the West coast on account of
the international situation. The Secre-
tary of the Navy has had under con-
sideration proposition to hold a large
naval review at New York and maneu-
vers off that port in June, and he now is
awaiting Rear Admiral F1etcher's views
in that connection
Congress already has provided for a re-
view at Hampton Roads before the fleet
starts for San Francisco, and il the feet
is sent to the West coast the New York
exercises would precede the Hampton
Roads affairs.
Col George W. Goethals, L. s. A..
writing in the March Scribner's on the
Panama Canal, says that il he had 1t to
built over he would employ the same
method that has been followed 1t il i'm
possible to say whether that system was
cheaper or quicker than the contract one
of Mr.. Stevens.
The military authorities are particu-
larly DESTROYS of acquiring funds to
the extent of $500. 900 for the purchase
OF tract of land on or near the
Bay OF San Diego. Cal, for an ayia-
ton school and training grounds of
the signal corps of the army and for
the erection of necessary buildings.
The necessity of a permanent estab-
lishment for the aviation section of
the signal corps is self-evident.
One of the startling provisions in
the naval bill, as reported from the
senate Naval Committee, is the re-
quirement of sea service amounting to
half or more of the time during
which" an officer has been in the serv-
ice before he shall be promoted, fail
ure to comply with the condition op-
Grating to place the officer on the re-
tired list Former engineer officers are
exempt from this provision. This re-
wives an old proposition which the
House Naval Committee at one time
favored. but which was emphatically
opposed in the Senate. At that time.
two years or more ago, the subject
was fully discussed, and it was shown
by the Navy Department that any lin
ltation OF this sort upon promotion
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DREADNOUGHT'S RIVAL
PROVES WORTH IN WAR
Japan Decides to Turn Attention to
Battle Cruiser Instead of
Larger Ship.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London. Feb. 27-While the naval
engagements off Heligoiand. the Falk-
lands. and in the North Sea have
proved triumphant vindication
against erstwhile adverse critics of the
battle cruiser. it might be pointed out
that the Japanese with remarkable
foresight recognized the type at once
as being that of the battleship of the
future.
When the British and German ad-
miralties were still unconceived. the
Japanese proceeded in 1909 to drop al
together the building of any further
twenty-knot Dreadnought battleships.
and since that date, they have laid
down battle cruisers only, including
four of the gigantic Kongo type, of
1880 tons. thirty knots speed and
eight 44-inch guns. The four Kongos.
moreover. are to be followed by a yet
more powerful Fuse class of 10000
tons, a speed exceeding thirty knots.
and a main battery of twelve 14-inch
(some say 15-inch or 16-inch) guns
Such ships will defy in both speed and
anything afioat from
Dres drought to submarine.