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The Washington times., 1915-03-20
WILLIAM D. SLOANE
DIES IN AIKEN, S. {,
New York Merchant and Finan-
cier Expires at n After
Short Illness.

NEW YORK, March 2o.-William
Douglas Sloane, director in the firm OF
W. & J. Sloane. and we'll known in
social and commercial circles in this
city. died yesterday at Aiken. S. c..
where he had been since February IL.
Mr. Sloane had been Ill for short ufne
only and his trip South had been more
to escape the rigors Of climate than FOR
his health.
Mr. Sloane was member OF the
board of trustees OF Columbia UNI
versity, a fellow Of the New York His.
torioai Society, and other societies. and
a director in nearly a dozen corpora
tioEs. His wife was Miss Emily I. van
derbilt, a daughter of William II. van
this city and his funeral will be from
St. Bartholomew Church. He was q
vestryman Of st. Bartholomew as we'll
as of Trinity Church. Lenox. Mass
William D. Sloane was the third son
of William and Eupremia Douglas
Sloane He was born in this city on
February %, 1874. When he was only
fifteen years old he entered upon a
business career. finding employment
with the firm of w. & ]. Sloane. He
and when II was Incorporated. In 1881.
ne became director and remained
r:oember Of the board until his death.
He, with his brother, Henry T.
Sloane, was large benetactor OF 1aie
and in 1912 Jointly with his
brother gave the Yale physics labora-
tory costing more than 100000. with
his wife he erected and endowed the
Sloane Hospital for Women in this
city in 1885. 1t was largely added
to in 1897, and again in 1911. when
the modern surgical department was
added; The cost and nloT enjoyment 18Th OF the
ment of more than $1,000.0O0. Yale
University in 1889 conferred upon Mr.
Sloane the honorary degree of M. A.
A veteran of the Seventh Regiment
Mr.. Sloane went with that regiment
when, in 1868, It was ordered to Wash
ington. His services with the regi-
ment began on October 81, 1852, Wher
he enlisted as private In Company
II. He was made a corporal in 1855
ana a sergeant in 1868. He was honor
ably discharged on May 10. 1871.
Mr.. Sloane was member OF the
following clubs: Union, Metropolitan
Ardsley, Union League, Racquet and
Tennis, Automobile of America. Rid
ing. New York Yacht, Sleepy Hollow
Country, and Aero.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
GOOD-BY, FEATHER BED

One by one the ruthless hand OF
science strips from us our cherished
illusions of the old-fashioned home
steads. The pastoral charm OF the
old oaken bucket, so sweetly re-
counted in immortal verse, has been
rudely shattered and the vessel in
question degraded from fount of
tender sentiment into transmitter
of baneful heterogeneous.
Now science pronounces sentence
upon the feather bed. The United
States Public Health Service has
branded it with that most shameful
of latter-day adjectives, "unsani-
tary." The feather bed is taboo
along with the bucket aforemen-
toned and exc the drinking cup.
And this blow is delivered just
when the feather bad is showing
signs of coming back; when the
vogue of the sleeping porch, with it's
scant shelter, is recalling from the
limbo of the country districts that
couch which Jove might have envied
or might have dreaded, for not ev-
erybody loved feather bed.
The hygienic regime which'brought
about the sleeping porch has fatally
slashed it's adjunct, the feather bed.
The wound may not be $50 deep as
a we'll nor so wide as a church door,
but 'tis enough" to set the feathers
futtering beyond recall, and those
seekers after health who sleep out O.
nights will have to devise some other
means of keeping warm.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
There Is Trading Underway, and
Tobacco Is Money in French
EarthWorkS.
| MANY TASKS FOR ALL TO Do
Huts RefIoored With Straw,
Dummy Figures Prepared,
and Tombstones Made.

Germans to shoot at; two or three may
be preparing a dummy figure for a
German target; another may be mark
ing his initials in the side Of the
trench by sticking his empty cartridge
shells into the earth.
There are artists. too, in this strange
colony.
Almost every day there was a wooden
tombstone or two to prepare
II was my duty to decorate the tomb
stones with some sort Of design. and a
Belgian named Durmine always did the
lettering. You might find US almost any
forenoon working away with a redhot
a wooden cross which we had construct
find.
Three Americans In Squad.
There were three Americans in my
machine gun squad of sixteen men:
Eugene Jacobs. who still owns a butcher
shop In Pawtucket r. l.; Victor Chap
man. Of New York, and myself. and on
Thanksgiving Day we arranged feast
In our hut.
Jose Ames, an Argentenian, heard
and had shot a goose, and that Jacobs
was cooking them for some sort OF a
banquet. and he invited himself say
ing, Il know what Thanksgiving Day
IL, and m oouth American, 30 thlnh
l ought to come
The other twelve men in the squad
didn't know what Thanksgiving Day
was, but they knew chickens when they
smelled them, so we invited them all.
Have To Build New "House."
The chicken was served out of a huge
magnificent old china bowl which we
had found in the deserted house Of the
mayor of a small town nearby. Chap.
man, who knows antiques when he sees
them, said the bowl was at least three
hundred years old. and that he was 60
ing to take 1t home with him when ht
left the trenches but one day when we
permitted Ave infantrymen of a newly
arrived division to sleep in our hut,
shell struck the roof. broke the bowl
and killed five men. We left the mer
and bowl buried in the caved-in hui
and built q new house.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
SEA POWER TRIUMPHANT

Big ships and little ships, British
and French, go down in the storming
of the Dardanelles, but the trium-
phant fleets Of the allies press on ir-
resistibly to Constantinople.
Sea power in the west, hemming
in the Germans, sea power in the
near east, battering way through
the fortified straits of the Turks,
teaches the same lesson to the half
baked military expert here and else
where.
Submarines on one side of Eu-
rope and mines on the other are pic
turesque incidents Of the vast con-
fiict; but on both sides the great
ships and their great guns determine
the war.
The submarine blowing under the
waves takes it's toll now and then of
fighting ships as of merchant ships.
The mine floating off harbors and
rivers snatches now a vessel and
crew of war, now vessel and crew
of commerce, to watery grave, but
everywhere on the seas today as in
the past, it is the battleship which
makes the war.
The superficial and emotional OBJ
server acclaims the submarine, the
mine, even the airship, dirigible and
all, as the military weapons to take
the place in modern strife of the
ancient ship of the line for the de-
fense of cities and of nations, the
conquest of races and peoples; but
battleship sea power is starving
Germany; battleship sea power is
shelling the Ottoman empire out OF
Europe.
While the greatest war of history
engages half the population OF the
earth, Admiral Mahan, the twen-
tieth century apostle of sea power
sleeps in his grave. But with their
invincible Armadas the allies, as he
foretold, hold fatal grip on all
their enemies, pitiful at arms like
the Turks of the east, or magnificent
in all things but sea power like the
Germans of the west.
Mahan is gone, but let America
not forget him.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
InVentS Rubber ArmOr
Plate for BattleShipS

PITTSBURGH. Pa, March 20-An-
drew Seltzinger, city policeman, has
invented a shock absorber for battle
ships and armored vessels. BY his
method the armor plate is lined with
a rubber-like substance, thickly stud
ded, and made by a process which he
has invented.
According to Seltzinger, when a pro-
jectile penetrates the armor plate, even
should it pass through into the ship,
the hole cut out will close up through
the action of the rubberlike substance,
which vulcanizes from the heat caused
by the friction from the projectile. This
will keep the water out This process.
it was said, has been tested on small
scale and found efficient. 1t was stated
that foreign government Is now ar
ranging for a test of it with large cali
ber guns.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
SHORT BALLOT JUDGES

A group of prominent members of
the New York bar have framed a
remarkable plan for reorganization
of that States judiciary under the
new constitution that is to be drafted
by the convention at Albany. They
propose, among other things, the ap-
plication of the short ballot idea to
judges: to have a single court, or.
ganized in divisions. The chief JUS
tice should be elected, and for a
short term; and he should appoint
the associate justices, who would
hold Office for life or during good be-
havior.
This is certainly startling pro-
posal, which at least makes very
clear that a good deal of considera-
tion is being given to judicial re-
form. New York has elective judges,
but they are chosen for very long
terms. Most States in the Union
have elective judiciary, though Mas
sachusetts is notable exception;
while the Federal judiciary is en-
tirely appointive.
Protest against the suggested in
novation in New York has brought
forth, among others, the declaration
by some of the authorities that the
tendencies of the times are toward
an appointive rather than an cleo
slSs Judiciary. 1t is not quite pos.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
man at all. He was hit the very first
day In the arm.

DAY In the arm.
Trenches Are Underground City.
The trenches are an underground city
filled with unspeakable dirty citizens.
Ihey are in a tangle OF sunken streets,
the houses are holes in the, earth, and
the streets, In my district, converged in
one place. WHICH Americans called
s;,,o nohfacre ts,a square, into a very eSclu-
lived.
There are street signs. too, telling how
to reach this or that officers hole in
the ground, and now and then there
by 10 keep his head low. 1t was a two
mile journey through the trenches from
our front to the rear trench, and on
this journey one would meet and pass
The soldiers always speak to each
other at such meetings. just as two mer
pass the time of day Oh a country road
The lieutenant Is practically the mayor
Of this underground city; the sergeants
might be likened to policemen
There is trading under way, too. To.
bacco Is the money. and the store
keeper is the chap who. at any certain
time; has more NOR Of Of some one thing thar ar
needs, 30 that every man is a village
keeper at one time or another:
DO you want to go to a music hall
There, There's sure to be a,s a certain dug.ou'
ocliC III Tic "HtTt
cal men gather. In our trenches George
Ullard. a negro from Galveston. Tex.
played wonderfully on a banjo with one
string, and in our mud hut there wa,
the music Of mouth organs, an accor'
dion, and Ullard's banjo every night
The German trench was only forty-fivt
feet away from US at this point, anc
they used to listen to us every even
ing and cheer us
Many Tasks To Perform.
There are many little tasks with
which the citizens of the trench towr
busy themselves. You'll see a mar
cleaning his rife: another will be re
flooring his hut with straw: another will
be rigging a bottle on a stock for tn,
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Tomorrow.

Address, Prof. J. William Hudson. First
northwest, 3 p. m.
Lecture, Providence and Rich and Poor -
ne Rev. Harold S: Conant. Church of the
ADDRESS, Oliver Wendell Holmes" David
Eccles, before meeting OF the Washington
Seoul League. Pythian Temple 3 o. m,
Annual Merrck debate. students OF George
town University, CASTOR Hall, Sis p. IN
eoclai meeting. Mount Vernon Hive, No. g
Ninth street northwest, s p m.
llustrated lecture The New Era in Asia, -
end OF Union Station. 4 p. M
LECTURE, The Garden of Allah" benefit of
Sand or Hope Society. by Elmendorf New
National. $3.50 p. m
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Belgians Plan to Erect
Monument to America

BRUSSELS. March 90 - Prominent
Belgians have initiated a movement to
erect a monument to America in token
OF gratitude for the assistance given by
the United States in feeding the war
sufferers in this country.
An organization has been formed and
the monument will be erected at the cor
ner of Avenue Louise and Boulevar rd
Waterloo, the most conspicuous spot In
Brussels.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
PR OGRA NJ
(For Today and T0morrow.)

Meeting Of fraternAl. social. and other
examinations Of the Nations Capital.
together with . brief tabulation Il the
most important events scheduled for
today and tomorrow, and attractions At
the various playhouses. BY reference
to this column the reader may fnd at
. glance the time and place Of happen
inGs In Washin Eton today and tomor-
row. The Sunday issue OF The Times
presents . program Of events for the
ensuing week.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Crown Prince Rupprecht
Reported Seriously Hurt

LONDON, March 20.-Crown Prince
RuppreCht of Bavaria, commander of
the Bavarian army in Flanders, is re-
ported in "A news agency dispatch from
Amsterdam to have been severely
wounded by an exploding shell.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
G. w. u. School Elevated.

The medical school of George Wash
ington University is rated in class A.
according to a reClassiiCation OF the
ninety y-eiGht medical schools of the
country, just made by the Association OF
American Medical Colleges.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Trenches Form Underground City,;
"Citizens" Are Unspeakably Dirty
Writes of Life in
The Foreign Legion

The following is the third of
the eyewitness stories by
Phil RAIDER, d newspaper
man who fought with the
famous French Foreign Leg
ion in the trenches for four
months.
The second story in the series
was published yesterday
There will be ten articles in
the series.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Mail From u. S. Stolen.

NAPLES. March 2O-lt was learned
here yesterday that thieves had broken
into a mail car in which 225 bags OF
mail from the United States to points In
Germany, Austria, and Turkey were be-
tng transported.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Today.

Address. The Bearing on Philosophy Of Re-
cent Developments In Physics" M Sasuiy.
Society OF Philosophical Inquiry. west study
room. Public Library. 4:45 p. m.
Banquet, Ionic Club OF Master Masons OF the
Treasury Department. New Ebbitt, D. m.
Address, Sanitation in Panama" Mai
Gen. William G. Gorgas before Mississippi
Society. Confederate Memorial Hall l32g
Vermont avenue northwest. 8 D. M
Address The Big Questions Of the Hour -
Miss Janet Richards, before Mary Wash.
inston Chapter. d. A. r.. Rauscher's.
p. m.
Address The Value of Rhythmic Trainips
for Health. Poise and Mental Power. Marv
Gale Davis, before District Federation OF
Womsn's Clubs. lecture hall. Public La.
brary. II q. IN.
Dinner. Warrington Alumni Chapter OF the
Sigma Nu Fraternity. oak room. Raleigh.
p. m.
Odd Felows.Canton Washington. No l.
Boys OF Observation-Disclosures Camp. No 3.
National Union-Joseph Henry Council, Cen.
sus Council.
order OF Jonadabs-Goodwiil Council
Socialist Party-Social and luncheon, $50 to
p m -
Independent Order Of Rechabites-Jehu Tent
Concert, by Miss Harlan. small ball room
New Willard. IL a. m.
Dance. auspices OF All Souls Church. ANAL
ball room, p. m.
Open house. Home Club. Il Jackson place
northwest, s p. m.
Meeting. Biological Society Of Washington
council room. Cosmos Club. D. m.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
Amusements,

New National-'"The Poor Little Rich Cir. 4"
Bsiesco-'The Thing. That Count" a:,o and
$40 D. m. 0
columbia-"salambo." motion pictures, els
Polis-.'The Three OF Us" 2:15 and s:15 q, m.
3. +. Keith s-NaudeVille, 2:15 and sis D. m
Casino-Vaudeville, continuous " "
Cosmos-Vaudeviile, continuou.
Gayety-Burlesque. 2:15 and s:1b D. m.
observation-disclosures. Sil5 D. m.
STANDARDIZATION pictures. Ii a. m. 70 II n, m
Garden-hotion pictures. II a. m to II D. m.
Crandalis-Motion pictures II a. m. to Ii
D. m.
Arcade-Dancing Sd. m.
The Washington times., 1915-03-20
German Casualties at
Neuve Chapelle 6,OOO

BERLIN (Via Amsterdam. March 20.
The war office officially announced to-
day that German losses in the recent
fghting at Neuve Chapelle totaled only
5000.
General French, British commander,
in an official report estimated the Ger
man losses at Neuve Chapelle between
II 600 and 1900
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-07-30

Mrs, Raiser,
MIR. and Mrs. Ross Smith aud son,
Of Stanberry. are visiting her sister,
Mrs. =. Locke.
Miss Frankie Harrison returned
10 her home In Garden Grove, Kansas,
after two weeks visit with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Harrison.
Friday evening, crowd OF
friends and nelghbors gathered a, ia,
home Of win worley and wife and
gave them a very pleasant surprise
They found both, win and his wife
good entertainers. Al departed say
INK they had glorious time and hop
Ing TO meet at the Morley home often
Tie refreshments were fruits, ic,
cream and cake.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-07-30

months, and there was little chance OF
his recovery, his friends and relatives
lad hopes that lac would again lie able
10 be up and around.
George II. Banker was born IN But
Ter county, Ohio, March IL, ISL. lie
came 10 Missouri In 1910, locating near
Oregon, where he lived until ESQ,
when lac came 10 Fortescue and made
his home with Mr.. and Mrs, Wiley
Carter, at whose home he died.
lie was married early In life 10 q
Miss Miller, who died year or two
after their marriage. Their infant
child also died.
lie had nine brothers and sisters,
all OF whom lie survived, with tie ex.
ception OF one sister, Mrs. Martha
Wallace, Of Marcia, Oregon. lie
leaves nine nieces and nephews, who
are: Miss Belle holland, Mrs. Martha
Blevins, Miss Eliza Johnson, Miss
Phoebe Wallace, John Banker, George
Carter, George Inks, Andy Inks,
byron Johnson and J. T.. Martin.
Mr.. Banker was q man OF many adj
mirable qualities, absolutely honest
and straightforward In all his deal
ings with his fellow men, lie leaves
many true friends to mourn his death
Interment was In the boyd Gene
terry, Thursday, July -.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-07-30

Ell the ball game Sunday at New
Point
Charles Owens and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. John Greiner and
family.
Alberta Guthrie and Helen Gould
spent Sunday afternoon with Lois
CallOw
Miss Pearl and Alma Owens spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs, Levi
French.
Sunday school was well attended
SUNDAY, there being ~ present and
'i.jo collection.
George Ferguson and Dewey Grei.
ner made their usual trip TO benton,
Sunday evening.
MIR, and Mrs. Albert Gould spent
Sunday with the formers brother,
Mr., and Mrs, I'd, Gould.
Miss Florence Miller returned to
Forest City, Saturday, after spending
the week with her cousin, Miss Mary
Lacey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Radley and
family, Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Callow
and family, Mrs. John Greiner and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. q. A. Wicker
spent Sunday evening with Charles
Owens and family.
| JENNIE,
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building Il valued ct one hundred
ds11D0 There was . hole knocked
III Il YMttle larger than . mans
hand, and 1t seems IS though 1t was
done with . hammer or similar In.
strument.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Taylor re.
turned from st. Joseph, Thursday
evening, where they have been for
several days, consulting physicians
regarding Mr. Tayi or's health. Mr..
Taylor has been ailing iot . long
times with indigestion and similar
stomach sickbess, and In spite Of the
care ard treatment he has given him.
self, grows worse. In the opinion OF
the physician consulted, the trouble
had It's origin nineteen years ago,
when Mr.. Taylor, together with his
father and other members Of the
family were poisoned At the sup.
per table. The father died and
It was thought At that time that
Bob would die. The physician thinks
that At that time the stomach was 30
derAnged that the digestive organs
have never since been able 10
perform their functions. Just what
consolation Mr.. Tsylos hss&,een given
by the physician upon which to build
his hope, we have not learned, but
trust that the dificulty will be over.
come and arrested before II is too late,
Coop ESoUen.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-07-30

Ernie Kurt and family visited at
Lyle Renders, Sunday,
DIR. Pierce and family, OF Oregon
visited the Glenn home, Sunday.
owen Len,l and family spent Sun
day at the Arlo Huntsman home.
--Mesdames Il. a. Kelly and VII
Acton went TO Maitland, Sunday
Mrs. Kelly visited at the home Of
Father" Kelly, and Mrs. Acton al
Robert Cowan's.
Mrs. Logan Hays father, Mr.
Williams, and sister, Mrs. Harry Tay
Tor, were called here by the serious
sickness OF her mother, WHO'S visiting
here. They returned to their homt
In Weston, Tuesday, taking Mrs
Williams home.
The, stork made another visit
Thursday morning, July -, with DR.
Wood, Of Oregon, and left baby DO!
At the home Of Arlo Huntsman snt
wife. Cleo thinks little brother 4
real nice, and Mr.. Huntsman car
hardly see the unfortunate ones
Mother and son doing we'll,
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Forbes Items.

Mr.. W. S. Gosset spent Saturday
In st. Joseph.
Iceland Whitemore spent Sunday
with Amos Baker.
Mrs. A. Hutton is spending the
week In Kansas City.
Mr.. VIII Guyer came In Saturday
from . trip In Western Kansas.
The Ladies' embroidery club met
at Mrs. John Mines, Wednesday.
Miss Blanche Cation visited over
Sunday with Miss Laura Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ledgerwood
spent Saturday night In st. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Locke visited
last Wednesday II the John Milne
home.
Mrs. Colhour, Of St. Joseph, 10
Waiting her daughter, Ms. Arthur
Grsenlse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uhsl Banks spent
Sunday with her parents, NJ. and
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Napier and Vicinity.

Mrs. Charlie Paxton Is able TO be
up and around again.
GLADYS Paxton Is staying with her
sister, Mrs. Joe Maley.
Mrs Ike book spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack OK.
den.
Ezra Martin and family spent
Sunday evening with Elmer Swope
and family.
r.. S. Brown and family, Of Bagby,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
j. J. Brown.
Mrs. Ezra Martin and baby and
Nellie Book spent Monday with John
Book and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy English and
children spent Sunday with G. G.
Brown and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Whipple and
son, Harlow, spent Sunday evening
with C. G. Brown and family.
Il. A. Banks WAS 1t the Fred Cot
tier place, Monday. Lew says he
likes to get back Ut the old home
place.
Ethel Byrd, Florence, Mary, Eel
ma and Robert Brown spent Sunday
evening 1t the @. @. Brown home.
NRN0.
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NERO
Union Items.

Mrs. James holland spent Sunday
with Mrs. James Jackson.
Master Freddie Lacey spent Sun
day with Kenneth Jackson,
Miss Mamie NichQls spent Sun
day evening with home folks.
Misses Goldie and Wanna Hood
spent Sunday with home folks.
Dewey and Earnest Graham spent
Sunday with Clyde Ferguson.
Charles o. Weis and family have
moved into their new residence.
Jessie Cain and family spent Sun
day with Earl Wilson and family.
Several from this vicinity attend