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The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
The Dawn.

The whirling chariot of the sun has heralded
for Woodrow Wilson, President of the United
States of America. the dawn of new and broader
life. May it not be that for the great people
whose standard-bearer he is new day is also st
hand! As write storm clouds are gathering.
ehe foreign relations of the nation undergo
ing what is known crisis" The air is charged
with strife. And family there comes to our ears
the echo of voice from the past: my country,
may she always be right! But right or wrong, my
country" And we today. peering out into the
fmists that hide the things that on the knees
of the gods saying in hearts: "Our country!
right or wrong, may she play the part OF great
nation"
1t i'll the past we have withdrawn our hand
from the plough and looked back, if we have left
Our prophets crying in the wilderness and the
sword of our honor rusting above the hearth and
going forth have followed base gods of clay aud
the clamorous anti-Christs of the day, then great
has been folly and great the scorn of the
peoples that beheld it. But there is still
time TO repent. Let then search souls for
a sign. Our fathers fought largely by instinct
They did not evert and dissect and cxtrude. They
did not exchange sophistries and call it diplomacy
They found the issues plain, kept guard upon their
honor with yea and nay, nor jeopardzed it by "see
ing fit to refer" and "reserving the right to main
tain" And they fought because it seemed the only
honorable course to pursue, and not because they
were adequately equipped with the implements of
war which was seldom the case. And never did
they shrink from the final issue because they were
too we'll off.
Let us then put the ultimate question to our
naked souls. Have we behaved great nation
should? Have we kept upon straight course.
taking no thought of the baser things. looking
only to the things that the part of nobility and
truth and right?
Within day two at most we may be put
to the test
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Police Chief Acts Wisely.

The superintendent of police has acted wisely
and considerably in deferring for period of two
weeks the enforcement of the traffic regulation
which forbids the leaving of automobiles at the
curb, on streets where parking accommodations
are provided, for longer time than fifteen min
utes Opportunity has thus been afforded to the
merchants who protesting against what they
regard as the injustice of the regulation, for a
more complete presentation of their side Of the
question 1t is not improbable that the inconven-
fence caused business men and their patrons will
be found to outweigh the other considerations that
were responsible for the adoption of the regula-
tion 1t has not as yet been demonstrated beyond
Contention that there is serious demand for such
regulation, that the objects which it is ex-
pected will be attained are of sufficient importance
to justify the hardship that must be imposed on
shoppers well merchants So large is the
number of automobiles in use in Washington that
the space allotted to them should not be curtailed
on any thoroughfare unless it is shown after in
vestigation and consideration that the rights of
pedestrians are being infringed upon.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Buffalo arrir-d Tupoiobamrc December l.: Celtic.
sailed for Guantanamo. D~cemter le: Chester.
sailed for Sinu December lS CyClOrs. arrived Nor
folk De~enber Il; Des Moines. arrived Alexandra.
December y: I;eprra sailed for Ro>tnu. brCET.i~r
=: Hector arrived Hampton RnadS. Derrmfrr Il
IIc-tn- arrived Norfolk. Dccemh~r u: Nov JsrSc'.
sailed for Brstnn. Dzemh@r Il: NCreus. arrived
San FranciSo DccrTnfsr Z: New Orleans. sailed
fr Marzsnilo. Decemher L: fiitshur=r. sailed t"r
post rrrar trial, Decsnhcr fT: Raleigh. sailed for
san Iresp Drcrrnfrr L: Rhode Island saei for
IIn<ton December l.; South carolina. sailed for
rhilntlcIphia necvmhc- IL: Utah. SAILED for T"mp-
kirssille December Il: Virginia. saiei for Il s'"n.
Dscemher - Wsdsworth. arrived New 1orA 1dfd.
December =.
Note-The Uncas at Fort Royal. :. e. has
been ordered to proceed TO the naval station. Nv
Orleans. La.
The dcs,royers in the Atlantic have been reor=4niz-
ed follows:
Torrcdo F7c,illa. Atlantic F1e-t- RrrirE'am
flag Melville tef der. First division: OKricn
thagl, jenkins Jarvis. Psuling. Patterson. Fann-
Ing sixth division: Wadsso-h flag. Cummings.
McDuugal. Winslnw. Ericsson. Cas>in- seventh
division: Ralch thaSl. Parker. Aylwin. Nicholson.
Gushing. Benahm-
First Reserve Flo,ilIa-Panthe- flag and teHderl.
FRS, division: smith tag Flusser. LamsUn.
Preston, Reid. Second division: Wake tfdgl.
Mona aghan, Perkins Roc. STREET.. Terry.
Secrnd Reserve Flotilla-Di1ie flag and tenderl.
Third dirisrn DTaytnn flag. Warrington, Henley.
Mccall. Fourth division: TripFe thasl. Burrows.
Ammer. Jouett, Besle.
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.
Lieut. Commander Myles joyce. to command
Alabama.
Lieut. Mac-iIlirray Milne. to birmingham.
Lieut. Junior E-adcl NJ $ Brown. to birmingham
Lieut. ijlnior gradcl X. l.. Montgomery. continue
treatment Naval Hospital, Portsmouth. y. II.
Ensign J. K. Retiman To Prometheus.
Ensign Thomas Shine. to Pronethsus
Nav. Con. E. = Land. TO Atlantic Fleet
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

about peace between labor and capital.
Prince Paul Troubetzkoy-Americ
particularly that portion of it centered
in Ch!caGo-is rapidly declining into
barbarism.
Earl of Portsmouth-The country
wants to get rid of all this rubbish-the
Declaration of London and the Hague
convention.
James Montgomery Flagg-Be ex-
tremely careful when speaking to your
chauffeur to remember that you are
after all only the owner.
William Lee Howard. M.D.-The craze
of certain women to leave home and go
uselessly shopping from morning till
night is the gypsy instinct.
A. W. Haycock-We could take 42anJ
people out of slumdom. and let them live
rent free in model and furnished dwell
ings with the price of one days war to
England
Charlotte Perkins Gilman-It Is not
possible for mothers to fulfill their du-
ties as mothers when they are expected
to engage in a chaotic group of duties
such as cooking, washing and house,
keeping. for which they have no special
trairing.-The Independent.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
REMARKABLE REMARKS.

III G. Wells-Cynicism is humor in ILL
health.
Prof Hugo Munsterbers-I am psy-
chologist.
Jefrery Farriol-Her swimming eyes
opened suddenly.
David Starr Jordan-Hah the sheep
are really goats.
G. X. Chesterton-Military men are sell
dom militarists.
Uncle Joe Cannon-My reputation Tor
wickedness is bad enough.
w II. Taft-The President Is not an
and benevolent prophet.
Sarah Berphardt-I have fought with
time and proved myself stronger.
Charles Edward Russell-If Germany
wins, good night to socialism.
Woodrow Wilson-The American revo-
luton was a beginning, not consumr:ia-
ton.
Mr.. Dooley-All tn wurrld that hasn't
anything better to do is playing auction
bridge.
Henry Clews-Business Improvement
in the United States Is SURPRISING all ex-
pectations.
David Lloyd Georgia. fully equipped
duke costs as much to keep up as a
couple of dreadnOughts.
George Bernard Shaw-Nowadays we
are expected to dress and eat as the
weekend bounders do.
Emperor WiIliam-The French method
Of warfare is one of terrifying nature.
brutal ard inhumnn.
Ed Howe-When married woman
gives up her music. 1t Is a sign she
never could play very well.
Charles VI. Schwab-The United States
is to be the Industrial and financial
leader Of the world.
w. J. Bryan-If l had lived two GEN.
turies ago and advocated what 1 do now
I would have been hanged
DIR. Abraham Flexner-Civilization has
stript for n life-ard-death wrestle with
tuberculosis, alcohol and other plaques.
Secretary McAdoo-Why should We
give away millions of dollars of the
peoples money each year to favored
ship owners?
]. Ogden Armour-America Is rapidly
rising to ar unprecedented prosperity.
which will be boom-like for three years.
John d. Rockefeller. jr.-I am devoting
the biggest part Of my tune 70 bEanGiA0
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Storm,
(An essay in vcrs libre. }
Still

tAn essay in vcrs libre.)
The tortured cypress groans upon the hill.
And the mad white stceds OF Poseidon
That the merry mermen ride on
Trample the windy pastures of the sea-
The hoof beats come to me
Faint as the drumming of wreathed she'll
Wlnd-luted mournfully
In swayng tree tops under stormy sky
But through my heart
Storms of Encouragement blow, gust upon gust,
And all the future is dark and the present is dust
And dare not peer in the past
And | may not wander apart
In the walled garden OF memory.
For all the
Arc dead. and the lips, upthrust
OF red lilies withcred:
Summer lies dead in her fnery!
Leaves autulnnal over her bier are gathered
And the pale sun closes
The sweet eyes of the year.
] will arise and depart to far-off place,
And it matters little where. When the heart is sick
The thing is to keep on moving,
Take up the chase
OF the bright winged butterfly-happiness.
Ouickl
Take pack and stick,
Bang the door the past, lock up the house of
the soul,
And away with you, rowing
ON the road that is thronged with travellers
And reaches never goal.
Somewhere-over the hills or beyond the headland
Where the great ships sail to the lands of the sun,
Or behind the tavern door when the day is done
Is the Well of Eternal Youth
can sit there,
And the shadow Of hateful ruth
Not turn to ashes the joy of the journey begun
And with urgent finger
Crying Remember! Rememberw
Drive and on and endlessly on.
Still e. .. e.
The sea is, and the cypress on the hill,
And the grey wells of twilight girdle the moon
II The storm is stilled in my breast. and spon
The lauped stars shine in the streets of the sly
BRETHERTON.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

, his temper and psrpstual desire to b
with the masses uasjss him a pro-ally."
There will be an Inner reorganiza-
ton In the United States after the war
Just a. there win be In the conflicting
nations, according 70 the writer. In
that Reorganization Prof. Muensterberg
is sure America viii imbue the Ameri.
can nation with German ideals. In the
outcome Of ths struggle he sees Germany
victorious. England pronting politically.
the Unitsd 6tstss financially. and Ger
many culturally. which means morally.
Germa n A mericans . Power.
The future of these United States.
therefore, must be put into the hands
Of men whose inmost minds are tuned
10 this great moral message" says Prof.
Musnsterberg. among the present day
politicians not one is SO well prepared
as Roosevelt to hear this new call and
send the message ringing through the
nation.
"If the German-Americans see the small
things small and the great things great
they will not stumble over adjectives."
he adds, showing his personal leanins
toward the Sachem of Sycamore Hill as
the 1916 Presidential possibility.
Regarding President Wilson's standing
In the Germsn-American eye, Prof.
Muensterberg writes:
Above all they ought to forget that
war was in the threshold of the Amer
lean land and 1t was Woodrow Wilson
who thrust 1t out. He stood for peace
when fanatics cried for war against Ger
many. Every German American ought
to be thankful for that and ought not
to be oversensitive when the President
sometimes exaggerates his complaints
with a phra seoloey which reminds the
reader of his martial opponent.
FINALLY, Wilson's preparedness pro-
gram corresponds surely to the ira
ditional ideas of the German-Americans
about the duties of the individual to the
State. Wilson and Roosevelt both are
only possibilities for the German-Ameri-
can voter, and their words and actions
In the next months must decide whom
they will elect
"The Presidential election of next
November viii be decided by the Ger
man Americans, and both sides know
it. The German-Amer!cans will show a
strength of which no one had any idea
at the last election. The more the Ger
have to suffer the more
decisive in the next election they will
be''-New York Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
ARMY ORDERS.

So MUCH Il paragraphs q and .. Special orders
No. 81 - relates TO secund Lieut. GeOrse II.
Riley Coast ARTILLERY Corp, is revoked.
50 much Of parasrarh Il, srecisl Orders No; =.
a. relates "a, Pfns Lieut.. Norton NJ. BeArislee,
Coast Artillery Corps. is revoked
Leave for two DAYS s granted First Lieut.. Herhert
H. AchcsD Coast ARTILLERY CorTs. recruiting obi
First Lieut. Frank S Bcs-pn. Corrs of Engineers.
is s~gnc,I 10 the FIrst Battalion Il EnSiners and
will rr.~ed to Washington RsTacis. Il. e.
second Lisut Rohrrt Il. Rru"n. Coast Artill"ry
C,IrS Is rtliCyrd from ASST =rm"nt TO The Els1ty-
sc,.,th COMPANY and placed the unassigned list
Cart Irers W. Leonard. Eighth Infantry. is -
lc"tCd and detailed a. MAJOR. fhiilTTIne SccsitS
VIZ, Cart Clark Il. Elliott, infantry. who will pro-
coed the Unired Stale.
The name Il Capt. James X. Parsons. Third In
fantry is rIsrcd the ist S officers detached
from their IGUTSr cmmand>. and the name of Capt
CLARK Il. Elliott. infantry. is removed thcrefrEr
Cart. Francis NJ Hinkle Coast Arti'lery torIS
Ia trsuSfrrIl from the lnlih to the 18th Company-
Each of the following Officers Of the Coast Artil-
lery CorTss is relieved frrm his IEr%nt assignment,
to take effect the date indNated; viii Tnreed To
the United states the ts aVaI able TRANSPORT
thereafter and uJon arrival will reT"r {" the COM
man,ling ohiOr uf ,he coast detrn>eS indicated TT
assignment TO a COMPANY. unless Otherwise ordered:
FIrst Lieut.. Peter II. ottos'n. Am ~ cGh.t d.
fersns Of Puset SC+Ind; Second Lieut. EDWIN J.
q Hara Anil 3 cnarr dsfCnsCs Of San FranciNo;
Secrnd Lieut. Oscar A. Eastv"ll. ArTil l. will re-
rort to the cnnmsndns general. Western DrTar-
mcnt. in compliance with General urdsrs. NJ" 60
1911.
Cart, George T. Perkins Coast Artie-y CorTs. Is
transferred frpm the lssth to the 10Th Company.
First Lieut.. Chester ]. Goodsr. Coast Artillery
Crrrs il tlievs from asscnmens to the Si1ty-third
Cumrsuv and will proceed to Manila
Second Lieut. J"erh w NcNeai. Coast Artillery
Cons. is relieved 'r'm assignment 70 the loets
Ccmrany and viii >-ccsd tn Honolulu.
Leave for ten days il granted First Lieut. Eu-
dolIh G KuldsIl C0rT~ of Engineers.
Leave for two months is granted First Lieut. I'd
ward II. Pearce. infantry.
second Lieut. John W. Butts. Third Cavalry. Is
attached to the aviation section Of the Signal Cor1s
as an aviation student and will TrNceed TO San
Diego Cal
Second Lieut. Leo o. Hcfernan Fifth Cavalry.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
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h, attached to the aviation section Of the Signal
Corps and will proceed to san Diego
Tie following oficers Of the CorTs OF Ens1neess
will report in I-rsOn 10 Col. William NJ baH'
cor. of Engineers, president Of the examining
bozrd st the Army Building. New York City f"r
examination to determine their fitness for promo
rIon: Capt Ulysss s. Grant, 3rd. and Cart. Julian
l.. Schley. .
Hunt ouartermaster CorTs-
Cart Gilbert II. Stewart. Ordnance Department.
will make not To cnceed two visits TO the works OF
the Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing COm-
Iary Hartford Conn. Official business per
tsinirr To ordnance material being procured
Lieut. Col Jay L. Hcrer. Ordnance Derartment,
will rroce.d to New Lcndon Conn, on ofictal bid
ress pertaining to the operations OF the Ordnance
Department
Leave for sven DAYS 10 granted Cart. Dorsy Cul-
len ca,slrT, recruiting Officer
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
THE OPEN FORUM
Readers of Herald Find Cause for Commentator
and Criticism in Ito Columns.

Editor OF The Washington Herald:
Not since the days of James q. Blaine
and Thomas b. Reed has there been
70 much In the way of political sanity
hereahouts as is found daily on the
editorial page of The Washington Herald.
Verify, the editor has the goods and
the intelligence and courage to de-
liver them. Hurrah for The Herald.
Long may she wave.
FRANCIS NJ. oTT
Preparedness Is Paramount.
Editor of The Washington Heard:
am an ardent admirer and reader of
the patriotic editorials that appear in
The Heard from day to day and trust
you will allow q few suggestions which
may find space in your paper. The aues-
ton of pre paredness Is the paramount
issue before the present Congress and
the matter of providing the necessary
funds will be one of the stumbling blocks
to quick action.
The present military force augmented
by the State militia does not seem
adequate for immediate protection in case
this great nation should become involved
In a struggle with a foreign foe. The
mere appropriation of funds would not
actually provide the necessary men, as
will readily be seen from the difficulty
encountered in the various States In
the militia at something
near the necessary quota OF men re-
1uired to fill the regiments The recuit-
ing of men for an increased army would
also involve some difficulty to insure the
greatest efficiency in time of war. as
the names of our little landing party at
Vera Cruz would indicate forcibly the
prevalence of the "hyphen" in the army.
Why would 1t not be good idea that
the large force of our national govern
ment employees be required to JOIN tne
militia in such localities where possible
and in large communities where the num-
Der will justify forming their own COM
panies or regiments. There are quite a
number of patriots below the age OF %
who are willing to serve their country
for pecuniary gain and these men should
be available for military services. This
would give an addition to the regular
army and at a minimum expense
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR
Falls Church. Va
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
PUBLIC ASKED TO AID
CLERKS ON RUSH DAYS
Merchants Suggest that Patrons Garry
as Many Christmas Purchases
as Possible

One Of the biggest problems confront
ing merchants of Washington this week
is the matter of delivering goods. The
merchants request patrons to take as
many parcels as they can conveniently
carry. declares Charles ]. Columbus,
secretary of the Retail Merchants As
ISOLATION.
Business has been SO brisk for the,
last two weeks that in many Of the
stores even bundle wrappers and shipping
clerks have had to stay after hours to
catch up with the days business and
all delivery wagons have been working
until late at night" he states
There has been much disappointment
that Federal and District employees have
not been given little time OF to do
their Christmas shopping, as requested
by the association through its president.
r. p. Andrews. who made the request
70 the White House last week
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Muensterberg Sees Wilson and
TR. Stirling for Hyphen Vote

Pyesident Wilson and Theodore Rooss.
welt ~ candidates for President In 1916
and the German-American deciding the
election 10 the vision which Prof. Hugo
MuensteTherg, OF Harvard, outlines in
this weeks issue Of THE Fatherland.''
The Gcrman-American will faithfully
think Of their oath OF allegiance and un-
derstand that they serve America best
u they choose rs President the man who
will most surely keep this land from
any racial struggle" the Cambridge psy-
choiogist writes. Their symbol is the
hyphen. Any candidate will be doomed
who changes the hyphen into a DASH
The dash Is a sign Of separation. but the
hyphen always unites."
Prof. Muensterbere explains why, in
spite of his alleged vituperatiops against
the German nation and its policies. Col
Roosevelt is not az cordially disilSad as
he might be.
Every American knows him. he de-
clares; some hate him; many love him,
but no one takes MIN without a grain
Of salt. II would be simply absurd to
measure his words by the same scale as
those Of Root or Taft or Wilson. But
the chief thing is that no one would like
him other than he IL. German-Americans
must seriously regret Roosevelt's having
gone ON the antf-German path. but they
were to protest against the exaSgerations
Of his .anti-German exclamations. That
is his Temperament and his temper. the
most superficial thing in the man.
Colonel Not Passively Neutral.
According to Prof. Muensterbergs let
ter. he has not the slightest doubt that
there could have been no greater good
for Germany. so far as America Is con-
cerned. II Roosevelt had been President
In August. 1914
His temperament never would have
allowed him to take the passive attitude
of real neutrality" he declares. When
England cut the German cables to Amer
lea and made this nation dependent upon
the British censor. in those decisive
weeks. when American public opinion
was to be formed. he would have been
found. not only Illuminating words. but
means of energetic action. He probably
would have threatened an embargo on
arms II the means of communication
from both belligerent sides were not put
at the service of the American nation at
once
THE psychological equation of his per-
sonality, however. makes him a pro !
German in all that is in him, and only
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
THE CALL.

IHE CALL
If Christmas calls for anything
It's to be up and doing,
To fly abroad on whirring wing
Activities pursuing.
We cannot ease Brothers woe
By any act of sitting,
Nor spread the genial Christmas glow
By deeds that we're omitting.
So up and fare ye far and near,
On boulevard and byway,
And spread your gifts of love and cheer
For all upon the highway.
Copyright, 1851
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

The introduction broker" is said to have re-
srImed operations in Washington, his rates being
S. for introducing client to Representative
and SIS for performing such service when a Sen
ator is the object Members OF the Lower House
can hardly be blamed if they resent such a wide
difference in valuation
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

The Fourteen Opportunities presented by the
Associated Charities should make strong appeal to
charitably disposed persons of means desiring to
aid worthy families in need during the holiday sea-
SON. The cases have all been carefully investi-
gated, and are the most deserving to be found in
Washington Help given to these families will
produce real and lasting bene6tA
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
No Case.

Representative Buchanan's case against District
Attorney Marshall, of New York, rests mainly
upon-the fact that the export of munitions to the
allies has not been stopped. As the business is
entirely lawful, under both domestic legislation
and the laws Of nations, we apprehend that Mr.
Buchanan's impeachment proceedings will end in
Ia pigeon-hole in the room of the House Commit
tee on the Judiciary.-Philadelphia Record.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

America is rotten place, a rotten hole no
place for a gentleman to live in, and the people
rottcn,' American now living in England
is reported to have said. 1t would be interesting
to know how the information came to him that
America is place for gentleman to live In
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Not Merely typographical.

The German and near-German newspapers of
Milwaukee which have decided in printing the
words "German-Amercan' to omit the hyphcn are
not well advised as to the public complaint against
that mark of offensive foreignism The hyphen is
a political. not a typographical, error-New York
World.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

least one commissioned officer for
every forty enlisted men
Army officers on leave. reporting TO
the War Department yesterday, were
Col. John II. Beacon. Infantry, ana
Lieut.. +. II. Burr, Infantry. Onicers
of the navy. who registered at the
Department yesterday, were Lieut.
Com Luke McNamee, Naval War Col
lege. at Newport. r. l.: Capt. Edward
II. Durrell. L. S. S. Connecticut. and
Lieut.. T. W Wilson, U. s. 5. New York.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Morning Smiles.

Little Lemuel-Say. paw, what is the
meaning of ostentation?
Paw-Ostentation. son, Is way the
neighbors have of showing of.-Indian-
apolis Star.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
Only the Allie, Sitisfied.

The German chancellor wants peace but won't
ask for it. The German Socialists ask peace but
cannot get it. The mobs in Berlin streets cry
peace and get the police. The allies the only
ones who get what they want-they cry fight"
and are getting it.-Boston Record.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-19

Won Papcn and Boy-Ed are to sail for home
different steamers. The reason is in a meas
urc, of course, their business but great
many persons would like to know it, and not al
together from motives OF curiosity.