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The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Berlin Claims Success in West.

Berlin. Dec. % (officiaD.-Western
theater: West of La Bassee an enemy's s
mining works was destroyed by success
full blasting by our troops.
Eastern theater: Patrol engagements at
several places on the Russian front have
taken place. Russian reconnoitering
parties. trying to approach the German
lines. were repulsed.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Swiss to Gust French Recruiters.

Berne. Dec. 25-The Swiss government
has taken drastic measures to drive out
French recruiting officers who recently
made their appearance again, not only
in the French-speaking western cantons,
but also in the central and eastern parts
of the republic. The officers have been
travelling through the rural districts In
disguise. persuading young men to go
across the border and enter the French
army.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
britain NEEDS
Strong LEADER
Editor Garvin Says Wavering
Policy Must Be Abandon
ed Before Long.
DEFICIENT IN FORESIGHT
Every Means of Counsel and Action
that Can Promote Success is
Necessary. He Says.
BY ]. L. 6ARv1N.

Eultor OF the Pan MAIL Sa1otLe.
London. Dec. Eve are in the closing
months which gradually carry us into
the third year of war. we look backward
and forward.
We look backward upon a year OF
magnificent effort. checkered by thwart-
ings and disappointments, and marred
by dilatory and irresolute management.
as well as by a policy indisputably de-
fcient in foresight and resources
We look forward In a spirit Of m
domitable confidence, stripped Of de-
Iusions. to a year Of still miUht1er
struggle, with which nothing whatever
can cope but increased effort and master
full direction. These will do our business
Asks stronger Leadership.
We have proved ourselves q nGeion
second to none in innate greatness. In
the fighting. the brotherhood Of the
empire has been consecrated by i'm
perishable valor.
Why, then, not only in the east, since
the Russian recoil, which soon We hope
will be made good. but everywhere. e1-
cept at sea. are We further from our
ends than We thought We would be
twelve months ago? Let US be certain
that nothing but stronger leadership VIII
bring us more speedily to the goal Of our
desires. Whether we will still be at war
next Christmas, and after. without being
In sure sight Of our purposes. depends
upon our grasp of one thing only-upon
our conviction of the imperative neces-
sity for a greater leadership and upon
our trenchant determination TO secure It
at any cost
We must have more vigor. vision and
inspiration. and all the men capable OF
breathing this spirit and these energies
into our councils and action. must take
a new sacrament Of patriotism and come
together In forgetfulness Of old feude.
Let II be our watchword. We are ready
for it II at last given the guidance. Give
US but one thing. the leadership filled
with soul that made US great. the ring
ing accents. the prompt. unshakable re-
solves raising US above ourselves. and
Britain and her empire Will change the
face of the struggle.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
Vienna's Official War Report.

Vienna, Dec. % (ofiiciaD.-Russian front:
Russian divisions which entrenched aft
er an unsuccessful attack on Friday to
the east Of Narancze. were repulsed. We
captured two machine guns.
Italian front: The Italian bombardment
Of the Tolimo bridgehead continues. We
repulsed an Italian attack on the north
ern slope of Altissimo. On the rest of
the front the situation was calm.
Balkan front: There u nothing to re-
,nvk
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Under the direction of the Imperial mu-
scum. of Petrograd. agricultural lectures
are being given for wounded soldiers I'm
eighty-three hospitals in and near the
Russian capital. Patients who are able
to do SO are also encouraged to visit the
museum, where cinematograph pictures
on agricultural subjects are shown once
n week.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
BRYAN SURPRISED AT FORD.
But Refuses. to Discuss Whether He
VIII Take Paciast.s Place.

Miami, Fla. Dec s5.-William Jennings
Bryan seemed greatly surprised today
by the news that Henry Ford had aban.
doned the peace part in Europe.
II had heard nothing Of this" he said
Asked IL he would go to Europe to take
Mr. Ford's place. he replied that he did
not care to discuss hypothetical aues.
tions"
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
BOARD AT $3.50 A YEAR.
Expenses of Harrison Sisters Living
at Father's Home at Manila.

at Father's Home at Manila.
New York, Dec. 2a-virginia Randolph
Harrison and Barbara Harrison. young
daughters of Francis Burton Harrison.
governor general OF the Philippines. were
charged $3.50 each for their share of a
years household expenses in the gov
ernor generals residence at Manila. as
shown by an order just signed in the
Supreme Court approving the accounting
for 1sl3-1sl4 Of Gov. Harrison and Henry
T. Scott. trustees under the will Of their
mother. Mrs. Mary Crocker Harrison.
The accounting shows that the fortune
which Mrs. Harrison left her daughters
has nearly doubled since her death In an
automobile on Long Island in 1905
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
MORSE BOATS FOR SEA DUTY.
Lake Steamers Bought by Him to
BE Sent to New York.

BE Sent to New York.
Special to The Washington Herald
New York, Dec. 25.-Charles W. Morse
has purchased fouv-freight steamers re-
Gently In service on the Great Lakes to
relieve the freight congestion at this
port.
ter at Buffalo. They will be equipped
with steam condensers and otherwise
rented for ocean trade and brought
through the Welland Canal to New York
in the spring. The boats are the william
Castle Rhodes. st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Huron.
Mr.. Morse has announced the plans to
use the vessels In the Atlantic coast
wise trade.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

The Pribilof seal herd. at the end of the
breeding season OF 1915. contained about
q third of million animals of both sexes
and all ages. or about 5000 more than
last year. The pups born this year num-
bered 1os.5as. The rapid increase in this
herd is due to the act of Congress, which
has suspended the killing of seals in the
Pribilof islands. except q small number
of males killed annually for food by the
natives.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
7O-Year-Old French Army Hero

Rome Dec. s5.-Giulio Blum. 20 years
DID, has been promoted from corporal to
sergeant for bravery in battle. II was an
nounced today.
The aged volunteer has been wounded
twice since the beginning of the war
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

The Lackawanna rilroad Is not sat.
isfed with the novelty Of its own
name. SO calls its marvellous new
bridge over East River New York
the "Tunkhannock vfaduct."
The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Car Starts for Battle Front.
Petrograd, Dec 6.-The Car has left
Tsarskoe Selo for the front.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
ALLEGED RUSTLERS ARE
NABBED IN LAS VEGAS

SPECIAL eoHHFseoHpuaoE TO MORNING JouRNALl
East Las Vegas. n. NJ. Feb A.
Chief Of Police Ben Coles yesterd
arrested Jose Martinez and Tranquil
limo Baca for cattle stealing. The
complaint was filed BY Glemente Pa
dlila, who charged them with stealing
"a black bull from his brother The
men were PLACED under q $4,000 bond
by Justice Murray and are being held
awaiting the action Of the grand jury.
Coles learned that the two men UNI
der suspicion would he nj the Jacoby
ranch with some cattle Monday night
and accordingly concealed himself in
one Of the outbuldings About mid
night he saw the two men approach
ing with two bulls in their possession.
They put the animals in the barn and
went TO the Jacoby store The men
entered the back door and Coles the
front. Going to the rear OF the store
Coles pointed "a shotgun AT the men
aud commanded them to put up their
hands The men surrendered and
were placed in The city Jail Martinez
Was armed with a heavy calihcr re-
vulvcr.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
Hits From Sharp Wits

Give a man unlimited opportunity
60 talk about himself and he win vote
the entertainment "A grand success
Topeka Capital
Is l.ttle knowledge more trouble
some than too much of it?--Milwau-
kee sentinel.
Some girls who have a million airs
would rather have one millionaire. ~
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Although ~ rHmor travels fast, II
doesn't travel far until Il begins to
disguise itself as fact.-Deseret
News
Too many modern daughteFs enjoy
seeing mother doing the work they
themselves should do Milwaukee
sentinel.
You don't hear men who are sin
cercly working for reform talking
much,
Nobody cares whether a man is
self-made IT'S what he has been
made that counts Albany journal
The kind of husband who is inva-
rInbly boss in his own house" is the
one who always insists on doing just
as his wife pleases.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
run PRESIDENTS LATEST.

President Wilson'S address before
the convention of Chambers Of Com
merce of the United states, WAS an-
other notable contribution to the
business literature of the country
Much Of il was merely academic, the-
oretlcal and intended TO be so The
president knows quite Wen that there
can lie no such thing In the present
condition Of society, as q rtopia in
which every man engaged 10 busl-
ness will he quito as thoughttnl Of
the interests Of other business men
az he is Of his own THAT would he
socialism, al It's best
hut the president struck vital
point when he asked the business
men present to nnd oot the hest
method of selling goods IN foreign
markets at the smallest expense for
the machinery of the necessary sales
agencies II appears that the anti
trust law prohibits combinations Of
business mon. even tor the purpose of
marketing American products in
foreign countries. The president
would have that foohshness ahatcd n
ID may be done without entalhng
abuses rather what he believes TO
he abuses
Germany hunt up an enormous
foreign trade. hecauae The severn
mont eneourared combinations 90
oapilal for that purpose. But our goY
crumrut. Ia is mwiAdum OF uyiug
Ia tear dawn his business, has taken
exactly the opposite &c the policy by
which Germany ACCOMPLISHED her
phenomenal commercial ana manu-
featuring Wccesa
The president indicated IN his
speech that he Is heginnmg 20 see
things In a little different light that
combinations Of capital have their
uses IN the economic progross of this
country Woodrow Wilson the pro-
feSor. used to teach the benefits OF
hie business put when he became a
candidate for president he changed
more ia harmony with MI Bryap.
Sow he seems 70 Dc changing back
iapain
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
INDEPENDENT PHONES
FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY

isrrc'Ae coaerseoHprSor TO naHHina iouah,Atl
Aztec, N NJ, Feb. Am indcpen-
don't telephone system ie probable in
san luau county as a result OF the ac-
ton OF the Mountain STATES company
in cutting off free county service.
which was done on January /. sub
seribers have the privilege Of but one
exchange being compelled to pay ex-
ira toll 10 talk outside. and many
phones have been discontinued. The
court house officials have discontin-
ued the phones in that building. IL is
claimed that the Mountain states
company took the action they did on
advice of the New Mexico state cor
poration commission.
ON Saturday, at Aztec committees
representing Flora Vista. La Plata
ana this city signed up for the build
ing Of an Independent line between
ANet and La Plata via Flora Vista.
Construction work will start inside
ten days There are az this time three
Independent lines running to the Az
tee exchange ana two into Farming
ton. If the present plans are carried
out All the independent mutual lines
viii merge and put exchanges in both
Aztec and Pennington.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
PRESIDENT VILLA.

General Francisco villa has pro-
claimed himself provisional president
Of Mexico. Let us give the peon gem
lcral credit for having tried hard to
hive some one other than himself as
the titular head OF that bunch Of
tfouhle having its headquarters IN
Mexico cay. sometimes lie followed
curtauza loyalty untll that bewhlsk-
erred. pompms and Jealous old gen
llennn acted SO foolshlY In his deal
ings with the United states and for
elgn interests In Mexico that his con-
tauaiion as FIRST chlef hecame impos-
aible.
Then villa tried 10 hold Gutierrez
10 the presidency II WAS only O little
while until that gentleman was found
engaged In scheme for he PURPOSE
Of eliminating villa, Hapala aud Car
fanza. lie fled preciritately from
Mexico city, taking with him about
five thousand men depended upon to
defend the capital against the adj
vancing forces Of Carran2lstas.
The next man backed by villa was
Cara. evidently weak man, who
soon was in quarrel with zapaia
ana now Is refugee from Mexico
city or u prisoner of Iapata.
After all Of these trials and fail
ures, villa has decided to take the
Job himself and he is the only sort
Of president that ever can win in
Mexico "a cruel, INSCRIPTIONS, I'M
compromising fighter who viii exter-
inmate his enemies as fast as he
brushes them.
Mexico does not comprehend any
other sort OF government The man
az the head must be one who can
enforce his VIII, and viii do It re-
lentlessly. The other alternative Is
Any government is better than no
government
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
POINTS or DIFFERENCE

There Is lot Of loose inlR about
the ship purchase hnl. iuai as there
S about neutrality There can be no
excuse for those who adNocaie gov
eminent ownership Of "a merchant
marine on the around thai 4 would
insufo protection Of carNoes ffom
atirufe hy helligfeuts The plAoine
az such construction UPON GOVERN
ment ownership would bo ana msuper
able objection to it The only iusu-
hcauon for The governments entry
into tie transportation busincss Is 20
prevent abusive charges ty privately
owned steamship lines
Secretary Bryan, in his letter the
ioint production of himself rresl
dent Wilson and Counsellor Tansine.
70 senator sione. arrived "a the FOL.
lowing unanimous conclusion,
IN = the business ct htlrgcrent
operating on tho hieh seas not the
auiv II 8 neutral e. prevent contrA-
band nom reaching an enemy
This heine The case, 81 IS evident
that il is not The daiy or tho rghl Of
4 neutral nation 10 enter the shippine
business n order 20 cnrvy cargoes
ahat would be subject "a seizure Ia
privately owned ships. TO do SO
would be 70 invite war In time Of
war controversies over what actually
constitutes neutral eargofs are The
most prolific causes Of clashes be-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
NrrTnAIIrY ~ MrnrIsM

AZ less depressing time IL would
bring ~ iniie ia gec tho fngligi press
grayely lecbring the United Suites
upon the duty of altruism. We.reck-
ON up the natter says the Spectator,
tn dollars and cents rather than ia
terms Of flesh and blood ana human
suffering" That Is because we desire
to sell goods to Europe with the im-
Partially Of q neutral But German
spokeMncn accuse MS of fnercenary
motives in desiring to sell to England
and it's allies what they want thereby
protractng this terrible war which
Germany would otherwise end Ia "a
few weeks, they say, hY oonquering
the allies 10 not the complaints adj
dcd together suggest that America Is
living up 10 It's duties as neutral2
Not a voice has been raised in Europe
to urge that America boycott both
sides. the demand is only on each
side for a boycott of the other.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

tween neutral and belligerent ma
tons The Washington note OF pro-
test TO Great Britain upon the method
Of searching and OBTAINING Ameri-
can ships destined for neutral coun-
tries. IL a case In point
senator Root pointed II out thus;
There IL only one possible escape
from the condemnation and forfeiture
Of q prize court for every ship Of This
Kind that Is purchased. That il. the
possible projection of the sovereignty
81 the United states prcforring TO
occupy the position Of violating ncu-
traiity rather than To submit 10 COM
domination"
Hut We believe there Is a sane way
ont Of the tanele. The United states
might be merely a stakeholder as
was proposed. Va corporation oper-
lting merchant ships, making It clear
nj the outset That this nation cxer-
slscd no more right over the destina
lion u the vessel than u would have
h ease the ship belonged to pri-
laie corporation. In that case rca-
lonablo freight and passenger tariffs
night be- established for the purpose
II forcing dawn the extortionate rates
Ii effect since the beginning Of the
var
The only other feasible plan would
10 for each cargo TO Do the subject Of
agreement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
WOMEN WHO MAKE living
uFAHIR.

Womaa's abuse Of shopping priv
ilege adds tremendously 60 the cost Of
operating department stores and
places needless burden upon every
buyer one Of the large merchants
OF New York city Is authority for the
statement that % per cent OF the arti-
cles sent out to charge 20 patrons are
returned, not occasionally but habitu-
ally. We are not thinking OF the
woman who returns garments that
have been worn and declares they
have never been used She belongs
To Il class hv herself. and demands
special treatment But the woman
who orders goods sent home without
whether she needs them
or not, ought to be amcnahle to
rcagou
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
sAlAniIS-AND OTHER THINGS.

There Is but one thing for the law
makers 10 do az santa tie regarding
county salaries. compromise. Some
Of the mombers want tho salaries
higher than they should be. others
want them tho low About half way
between il the right Ggare.
II seems clear now that the ma
iority caucus II not effective. There
arc members who refuse TO be In
atrucled except 10y the known win Of
their constituents. they are right A
caucus ~ not safe guide for the
conscience a. any iawmakcr.
Also. the Journal takes this occa
aion 70 compliment senator Cramp-
ton for refusing 60 De instructed BY
he newspaper. 10 be sure, the
nnwnpapefa usually reflect tho senti-
mont Of laree percentage Of their
readers. unless II be q newspaper that
Is owned by party managers who In
turn are owned by special interests.
sometimes the newspaper itself Is
owned by special interest-that
Kind ~ newspaper usually referred
70 In journalistic circles as kept"
But, while Senator Champions
sentiments are entirely pralsoworthy
so far as they denote his independ-
once Of outside influences. II Is quite
probable that a large majority of the
newspapers OF New Mexico. IN com
mon with the journal, are glad TO
have a clean bin Of health from the
senator from Colfax county TO show
that they are in no wise responsible
for the record made by the iegisla
ture, NO far. Also, so far as indiea=
tions We. they are likely. in the future,
when the record Of this legislature
is completed. to he glad TO say to
the people Of New Mexico' "shake
not thy CORY locks at me, thou eanst
not say ! did IT,"
But the newspapers, regardless Of
the disgust they may create IN in
dependent souls like senator Cramp-
ton, must continue to express what
they believe to be the best for the
people Of this state. We know of no
newspaper that has advocated the
payment Of larger salaries 20 eoun-
~ officers than are paid to the state
Officers: and we know Of no news
paper advocating salaries so low that
a county officer would have TO imi-
tate the old baokwoods school teaeh-
er and board among the scholars
No county officer. holding an office
that requires all Of his time, should
have less than $500 above al legi-
ttmnte expenses necessary 10 The con
duct Of his office
If the legislators really wish to
serve the best interests Of their cone
stitucnts lct them get down 20 q
compromise basis on the salary cues
ton and also pass just nxauon
hin. II they will do these two things.
the people Of the static win forget
their other sins and future genera.
tions viii rise up and cali them
blessed
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
With Scissors and Paste


]
| This intellectual sentimentalism,
which the kaiser found Is easy Go play
upon, IS revived IN the grandeur Of
their martial songs and the reverence
with which they sing them IDLE
Wacht nn Rhcin," IWei Grena-
dicrc," Deutschland ueber Allies %
Hen Dir ina Siegeskran2 these are
no ordinary songs OF patriotism. They
are pregnant with old German
thought ana tradition Like the mel
ody Of the I.orelci, they reflect tho
deep root Of German romance, Of
German thwaried loves and amhi-
tons they are the living voice Of no
old Gothic cathedrala 40 country ia
the world has such cherished tradi-
lions az the Germans. There is a
quality IN their music which seems 60
apflne nm or memories of the soil. of
the castles of the Father Hhein. Tbe
students nt the universities meet and
drink precisely as their ancestors aid
In Luther's time. Lore, sentiment,
tradition, auilqulty--these are "a ma
tional cult, Visible in the national re-
spcot for learning ana research. II
u no cxapRefatiOu 10 say that the
Germans are stlll stepped in medic
val thought aud haDH-tuo proud and
conscious "barharians' Of Europe
So in the young emperor they saw
nothing untOward or artificial He
seemed ~ Gcrmms 10 stand &C their
head as the very 'geist' of THOR gem
tits, he incorporate figure Of the true
German valor. armed cap-a-pie like
some heavcu-sent emiHaty of Wotan
to bring delNeranco to his people.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

My mind lets GO thousand things,
Like dates OF wars ANA deaths Of
kings.
And vet recalls the very hour
Twas noon hy yondor village tower,
And on the last blue noon in May
Tho wind came briskly up this way
Crlsping the brook beside the road,
Then pausing here, set down IFS load
or plnCascents. and shook listlcssly
Two petals from hat wild-fose tree,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
The StorDteliers


Father Vaughan tells a good story
of certain minister who was ptfl 'l-
ing on Projections "Dil you ever
know anyone 60 be pcrfect"a he
asked fla Nnu eyer read Ne amy
man al woman WHO was quite por-
feet r.
AS he paused ana looked around
nmong his audience ~ pale-lAepd
women rose up and said Yes from
alt accounts, my husbands first wife
Was perfect
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05
rnr IsIANn 0r moNG.NoNk.

Hong Kong rs small island CON
tanning twenty-seven square miles, ~
ing 10 the northeast of the estuary Of
the Pearl river and ninety miles from
Canton. The new territory. the k0w-
loon extension, contains $40 square
miles. The population of liouR-kong
and the now territory nppruXimntes
100000 and the European population
does mol exceed II 900, Of whom 5000
are aDllierN
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

East Las Vegas, n. NJ, Feb. r.
The Plaza Trust & Savings bank was
be robbers Entrance was gained by
the breaking Of the glass in the front
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

THO Russians continue fghiins
away Just MS though they were win
ming victories an the time They are
50 ignorant that they never recognize
IA aefanl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

statistioans figure that the popu-
latlon Of the United states VIII be a
little more than t00,00O,000 on April
2. next most Of them with spring
poems seething In their bosoms,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

door. The broken glass was discover
ed by night Waterman, who inyes-
tigated and finding no one within the
building, called the cashier, +. j.
McWenie, who found that nothing
had been taken.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-05

Eieht citizens of chicaeo. besldc
Carter Harrison have nominated
themselves for mayor But thr people
Of Chicago know old Carter lie put
out the Chicago Ere.