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The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
MEXICO TOPSY-TURVY
Land, LECTURER SAYS
Prof. Leslie c. Wells. of Clark COL
lege, Tells National Geographic So
ciety of Southern Republic.

That Mexico is truly the "topsy-
turvy land" which the people of this
country hold it TO be, was made plain
by Leslie c. Wells. professor ia Clark
College and a student of things Mex
ican. in his lecture, Peoples, Places
and Problems in Mexico" deli yered
before members of the Na.Ionll Geo
graphic Society at New Masonic Tenn
pie last night.
He spoke of the immense land
holdings OF the rich and Of the abject
poverty of the poor; of one Mexican
state which is the private property of
eight families and of the usual house
hold goods of a poor peon family. a
charcoal stove and a mat of grass.
He spoke of endless revolutions being
fought by men who had but the
haZiest knowledge of what they were
fighting about. He spoke of soldiers
so stupid that their officers were
afraid to give them liberty hours lest
they get lost. lost and full of pulque.
Mexico is filled with vast riches in
undeveloped resources, Prof Wells
stated. u is, in part. an earthly
paradise: and in other parts, for ex-
ample in the hot lands" and in the
desert places, just the reverse. These
riches, the lecturer explained, have
been so exploited as to be OF least
benefit to the great majority of
natives.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
SENATE LAUGHS over
WILSON'S DECLNATION
Gallinger Grows Sarcastic About
Presidents Reasons for Not Attend
ing dwelling of Greene Statue.

IF this sort Of thing is to continue, we
might as well pull down the flag that
flies over the Capitol and the White
House when the Fourth Of July comes
This was the sarcastic observation OF
Minority Leader Gallinger in the Senate
yesterday after he read a paFagraph
from morning papers announcing the
Presidents declination Of an invitation
to attend the unveiling Of a monument
at GuildfOrd Court House. n. C., TO Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, who. on that site, won
a battle over the British in the RevOlu-
tionary war.
The President was reported to have
told Senators simmons and Overman,
Secretary Daniels and other distinguish
ed citizens Of the State which extended
the invitation to him. that he could not
make a speech on such an occasion with
out appearing to be unneutral. The Dem
ocratic members of the delegation were
said to have been greatly piqued. not s0
much over the refusal Of the President
to attend as the reason assigned.
Several Republicans, following Mr.. GAL
fingers statement, went quietly over to
their Democratic colleagues and asked
them il the administration intended to
abolish the Fourth Of July, lest its cele-
bration might be considered Unneutral by
England.
Later in the afternoon Senator Over
man interrupted Mr.. GalIingsr's speech TO
say that the remarks attributed to the
President were spoken jokingly. Senator
Simmons said the President smiled when
he said it. but he preferred to let the
President say whether or not he was
Joking or treating the subject seriously.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
WESTERN BOYS BEST SHOTS.
New Mexico NJ. i. Leads in National
Championship Match.

Announcement yesterday by the Ma
tional Rifle Association shows that in the
second competition among the military
schools and academies OF the country for
the national shooting championship the
New Mexico Institute is well in the lead
its team turning in the high score Of go
points of the possible 1000. The results
Of the second shoot in the series Of
round robin matches follows:
Glass Anew Mexico Military Institute.
Roswell. go. VS.. Bordentown IN. j. Mill
taTy Institute. 91S; New York Military
Academy. Cornwall-on- Hudson, 939, VS..
Northwestern Military and Naval Acad-
emy, Highland Park. Ill, sos; st. Johns
Military Academy. Delafield, Wis, s22, VS..
Kemper Military School. Knoxville, NO..
defaulted: ST. Johns School, Manlius, n.
Y. Ss5. VS.. Harvard School. Los Angeles.
Cal, S63.
Class B-Miami Military Institute, Ger
mantown, Ohio, Sle, VS.. Hitchcock Mill
tary Institute. San Rafael. Cal. 80:
Shattuck School. Faribault. MINI, TS7. va
Wentworth Military Academy. Lexing-
ton. MO. defGulted; Morgan Park Acad-
envy. Morgan Park. H.. ST, vs.. Tennessee
Military Institute. Sweetwater. Tenn.
sol; Bingham School. Asheville, n. c.. S0s.
VS.. Nazareth Hall Military Academy.
Nazareth, Pa, 64I.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
ARMY ORDERS.

First Lieut. Frederick ]. Ostermann. Thirtieth
Infantry is detailed professor a military scisncs
and tactics at the State College Of Washington.
Pcllman. Wash.
First Lieut. Fred W. Pitts Nineteenth In
faniry. Is relieved from treatment at the Waller
Reed General Hospital. ID. O, and will proceed
to Hot Springs. Ark, and report in person to the
commanding officer Army and Navy General Hos
pital for observation and treatment.
Mai John II. Rice. Ordnance Department, viii
proceed to the Rock Island Arsenal. Rock Island.
Ill on official business pertaining to the operations
Of the Ordnance DEPARTMENT, and upon the com
petiou Of this duty will return to his proper
station
Col John L. Phillips, Medical Corps. will proceed
70 Hot Springs. Ark. and report in person to the
commanding officer. Army and Navy General Hos
pitaI fo- observation and treatment.
So much Of paragraph b. Special Orders. No.
5Ds Dpcernber . as relieves Mai. Leroy T. Hill
man Ordnance Department from duty in tho
office n the Chief Of Ordnance up0n the arrival
Of Mai John IT. Rice. Ordnance Department, is
amended as tn relieve Mai. Hillman February Is.
Mai William +. Lewis. Medical Corps. Is re-
HsTed from further Temporary duty In the southern
Department and will return 10 his proper station,
the Preside Of san Francisco. Cal
Col Richard VI. BIstChford. Twelfth Infantry.
is designated curnmandant Of the School Ot Mus-
ketry. Fort Sill. Okla
Capt. Henry z. lanes. TEenty-eiEhth Infantry.
il designated assistant commandant Of the School
Of Musketry. Fort Sill. OKLA.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
GREAT CROWDS ATTEND
KUPPENHEIMER FACTORY
SALE AT GROSNER'S
Store at 1913 Pennsylvania
Avenue Conducting a Great
est Clothing Sale in
Washington.

They are coming in crowds. There
isn't a buster clothing store in all
Washington than the local headquar-
tiers for the famous Kuppenheimer
clothing, Grosner's. 1913 Pennsylvania
avenue. The great factory sale is now
at its height. and the men of Washing
ton who know the sterling worth Of
Kuppenheimer clothing are rushing to
take advantage of the tremendous cut
in prices.
The second shipment has arrived
from the Kuppenheimer factory and has
been placed on sale at one price
S14S5 for any suit or overCoat. When
II is considered that these are genuine
Kuppenheimer. suits and overcoats
which formerly sold for as high as $50,
it can be seen that this is a most un
usual clothing opportunity. In fact,
the factory sale occurs just twice
year when the factories clear out all
stocks to make way for the next sea-
sons goods.
Kuppenheimer clothing enjoys a we'll
earned reputation Of being the finest
ready-to-wear mems clothing that has
yet been produced. In many respects
it far outranks the average made-to-
measure tailoring. In range of fabrics,
in authentic style, and in tailoring ex-
cellence no finer garments are to be
had. Well dressed men in every city
in the country know this and they also
know that at the regular prices Kup-
penheimer clothing is the best value
for the money. At the substantial re-
ductions which are now in force at
Grosners no man who contemplates
buying a suit or overcoat can get more
for his money.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
IN THE DISTRICT COURTS.

An absolute divorce was granted to
Mrs. Kathryn O'Day against william H.
O'Day by Justice Mccoy yesterday. Mrs.
O'Day is given permission to resume her
maiden name. which was Kathryn O'Day.
W. 4. Coombe was Mrs O'Days attor-
ney.
Walter GOsnell in a suit for 500
against the City and Suburban Railway
Company alleged that he was severely in
jured when a street car OF the company
started suddenly while he was attempting
to alight.
Miss Ellen Wilmot yesterday sued
Daniel Loughran. Louis Conradis and the
District of Columbia for 5000. alleging
she was permanently injured by falling
in front of 2107 NJ street northwest be-
cause of an excavation. She is a nurse.
Miss Wilmot said that the building is
owned by Loughran. the excavation work
was done by Conradis. and the District Is
Jointly negligent with them. Charles V.
Inlay is her attorney.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
irwin COBB PICTURES
WAR SCENES TO CROWD
Lectures on Experiences at Front Be-
fore Immense Audience at Ma
tional Theater.

At the National ,Theater yesterday aft
ernoon Irwin Cobb told to an immense
audience what he saw in the European
war zone Mr.. Cobb, well known as
a stan writer for a weekly magazine,
prefaced his remarks by humorous incl
dents surrounding the efforts of himself
and other correspondents actually to get
to the front.
The lecturer stated he was for almost
the entire time within the lines of the
German army. With deep sincerity and
absolute fairness he painted pictures as
he saw them and told over again his
conversations with soldiers, surgeons,
nurses and other participants in the con-
fiCt.
Mr.. Cobb urged the strengthening Of
the military defenses of the United States
as a guarantee against war in contradis-
tinction to a military policy and creation
of a gret rmament for wr.
There was great applause when the
speaker told In glowing terms OF the
fine American qualities of the distinguish
ed Minister to Belgium, Brand Whitlock,
brave and resourceful in taking care OF
his countrymen in the war zone, and
helpful to the afflicted people among
whom he has lived in Belgium; and also,
of the heroic work Of Myron T. Herrick,
lately Ambassador to France, honored by
all Americans for his work In France
in behalf of the distressed.
A reference to the brave little Belgian
army was the occasion for much ap-
plause, as were his remarks concerning
German, French and English surgeons
and nurses in their work OF rendering
aid and comfort to the thousands OF
wounded men.
Mr.. Cobb subjected himself to the in
terrogations Of the audience and with
remarkable correctness cleared up many
points heretofore conflicting. Especially
satisfying was his statement in answer
to a question that he had never witnessed
any Of the alleged atrocities so much
talked of on this side Of the water. He
said he believed from his own observa-
tons and questioning Of others that the
stories Of atrocities are purely fabrica-
tions.
The motion pictures were. many OF
them. familiar but interesting scenes OF
activities OF the armies and views Of
destroyed cities.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
TURKISH COLUMN
IS ANNIHILATED
Ottoman Attempt to Resume
Aggressive at Olty Meets
Collapse.
ARMY Is In BAD SHAPE
Peace Party in Constantinople Re-
ported to Be Demanding Mediation
Through Balkan States.
CBy Special Correspondent Of The Washingtov
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CBy Special Correspondent Of The Washington
Herald and London Daily Telegraphl
Petrograd, Jan. 29.-Telegraphing from
Tifiis the correspondent of the Bourse
Gazette says that the fresh attempts Of
the Turks to assume the aggressive in the
direction of Olty have collapsed and the
fianking Turkish column has been de-
stroyed. The enemy's losses were enor-
nous.
News has been received in well inform
ed quarters here that the situation in
Turkey is very bad. The Ottoman prison.
ers are in a most abjeCt condition. Many
of the regular soldiers are attired in their
summer uniforms. Others, especially the
Kurds, in some cases are swathed in
rags and some of them are even half
naked.
Much contagious disease prevails in the
Turkish army. Moreover. there is a good
deal OF bad blood between the different
races composing il.
From Odessa comes a report that the
peace party in Turkey is raising the de-
mand that the Porte should approach
the Balkan States with a request for
pacific mediation.
Mediation Is Demanded.
1t is estimated that something like 100
600 refugees. mostly aged men. women
and children, have reached the Caucasian
seat of government from villages i'm the
Alashkert Valley and the Vilayet of Van.
The correspondent. of the NovOe Vrem-
va, writing from Sari-Kamysh, says:
Il have succeeded in inspecting the posi-
tons where not long ago the Turkish
hosts. with valor amounting to madness.
clambered into certain death and per-
ished in untold numbers.
Especially noticeable are the numbers
OF vIctims on two neighboring heights
and narrow gorge between. Here the
hurricane Of death blew with such de-
vastating force that ii is literally true
that there is not one spot where one can
place his foot without touching a corpse
On these two eminences more than $50
laid down their lives, and now their
bodies are partially covered with snow:
only heads, legs and arms project above
the vast white background"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
"GRADS" OF G. U.
ORDERED TOLINE
Many Acceptances for An
nual Banquet February
10 Received.
REV. DONLON TO SPEAK
President of Institution Will Tell of
Visit to Alumni Clubs in
Other Cities.

Georgetown alumni in Washington and
nearby cities are responding in large
NUMBERS to the call Of the banquet COM
mlttee of the alumni association for the
annual mldwinter gathering at Rausch-
ers on ShrOve Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 10. The dinner is expected to at
tract an unusually large number of for
mer students Of the Hilltop university.
conrad Reid, chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge Of the arrangements
Tor the banquet, has issued a unique in
vltauon. Styling himself chief sutIer."
Mr. Reid has sent every member Of the
alumni a general order to be on hand
for the celebration. The order reads:
Feed Headquarters,
GeneTal staff Georgetown Alumni
GENERAL ORDER NO. 4lI44
All Georgetown Reserves, including the
Landsturm Of 1914 and the Landwehr OF
l7S9 and all Glasses intermediate. are
hereby Called to the ColOrs and will mo-
bilize at Fort Rauscher at D. m. Tues
day, February Is, for annual maneuvers
win the Recruits OF 1915, repulse of
the Army of the GloOms and capture OF
supply trains and cOmmlssary depot
Siege guns in action
Platoon Of rapid firers in command of
Gen. G. HOratius O'Connor. and
Corporal Matthews Horne.
halons and good spirits supplied by the
Commissary.
CNDRESS UNIFORM.
Broad-sword and bayonet drill in the
trenches.
Failure to report punishable by the
usual penalty OF forty days fast
The time-Tuesday. February 16.
The plaCe-Rauscher's
The price-Passports, 900
Per Order Commanding Officer.
CONRAD REID. Chief Sutler.
Don't be a deserter.
Rev. DonIon to Speak.
Rev. A. J. Donlon. S j.. president Of
the university, will make important an
nouncements regarding the work of the
board Of regents of the university. He
also will tell of his recent visit to the
alumni clubs in Buffalo. y. Y, PhIla-
delphia, Chicago. and Pittsburgh. and of
his campaign in the West organizing
other chapters OF the alumni Dr. Sam
uel S. Adams. OF the medical faculty,
vice president of the alumni association.
will preside in the absence OF the presi-
dent. Justice Charles A. DeCourcey Of
the Massachusetts, Supreme Court. Jus
tice Ashley NJ. Gould, Dr. w w. White.
and other well-known alumni will speak
The membership OF the committee in
charge of the dinner is made up of Con-
rad Reid, chairman: James A. Toomey.
IS; Henry r. Cover, IS; Bryan Huyck,
80: Thomas NJ. Harvey. SO: George H.
OCOnnOr. '9S; F. E. Cunningham, 50:
Fl. X. Hickey. 'Os; Leo p. Harlow. 81:
Charles J. Murphy. 80: Vernon E. West,
'OS: Ralph D. Quinter. 'Os; Judge Michael
NJ. Doyle. 'Os: Frederick Gibbs. II: Dr.
John A. Foote, 'OS; DR.. S. Logan Owens.
OS; George E. Sullivan. 'O2: W. C. sulli-
van, 81; Charels E. Roach. 80; Joseph l.
Weller. SO; James S. Easby-Smith, 81;
Hugh J. Fegan. or; Charles Golden Miller,
'N4; Howard Boyd. '9s; William Henry
White. 80; Joseph D. Sullivan, 81; Robert
A Maurer, 90; James a. OShea, '99;
DR. S w. Bowles. DR.. Frank a. Cas-
teel, LemueI Z. Quigley. 'O5; Frederick
Stohlman, I2, and DIR. Ryan Deve-
reux, 20.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
COBB ANSWERS War
QUERIES OF SCRIBES
Million u. S. Volunteers Powerless
Against $4,000 German
Soldiers" He Says.

Irwin r. Cobb. whose writings on the
great war have made him famous on
two continents. before a large audience
at the National Press Club last night
subjected himself to a rapid fire OF ques-
tiOns from the newspaper men who had
gathered TO hear him talk. Here are
few samples OF his answers:
with the possible exception of France
none of the warning nations bears any
love for the United States"
'One million volunteers from the United
States would stand no show against 90
go German soldiers. This applies as well
TO 100000 men from any other country.
Depending on Russia.
Germany will eventually be driven
back to the Rhine, but | do not think the
allies will be able to cross the river.
do not think they expect to. but hope
TO encircle the Germans with a band
of steel and starve them out and wait
for the Russians to push in from the
east"
Germany saw that she would have to
fight sooner or later and struck first
when the opportunity presented
The Scotch and the Irish are the best
fighters among the allies, according to
the Germans, and next to them the
French"
We saw 5000 dumdum bullets manu-
IdGluItu DN lne + FenCn IN the fFenCn
fortress at MaurburCe"
The number of killed and wounded Is
greater than is generally claimed and he
lieved and greater than any of the war
ring factions will admit"
The automobile has revolutionized the
transportation in war time"
ZepPeIins a Failure.
"Zeppelins are a failure. The acroplane
is useful as a scout and has taken the
place of cavalry
There is not as much suffering from
the cold as Is claimed"
Typhoid is not as prevalent as one
would think. There is some pneumonia
and measles, but not as much as would
be expected
UNLESS a man goes mad from the noise
at once, he adjusts himself overnight"
Percentage of men killed outright is
greater than in any other war"
Il quoted Lord Kitchener fairly and
accurately and gave the sense and mean
ing of what he said. He knew who was
and what was before he talked to me-"
This is not the last war. 1t will breed
a whole spawn of wars"
THE Germans rush on Paris was
largely sentimental II they had pushed
on to and held the coast and kept Eng
THE lesson of this war is that the
United states should strengthen its coast
defenses and have as powerful a navy.
man for man and gun for gun, as any
other nation. Every high school and col
lege should have compulsory military
training"
THE United States is like a big fat
oyster-bound to be lanced soundly by
somebody's oyster fork"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
DEFALCATION MADE UP.
NoIasco Pays $4,000 TO Dominican
Government, Clearing j. l.. Mann.

NoIasco Pays $4,000 to Dominican
Government, Clearing J. l.. Mann.
Secretary Of State Bryan yesterday an
nounced, with regard to the defalcatiOns
In the Dominican department of public
works, which is under the direction of an
official nominated by the United States
government that Jose NolascO. formerly
auditor of this department, has turned
over to the Dominican government the
sum of 5000 and has given his note for
5000. This makes up the sum OF the
defalcatiOns, and also is regarded as
clearing the name of John L. Mann, for
merly director of public works, which
had been mentioned in some OF the re-
ports regarding the thefts.
There is a question, however, regarding
the expenditure OF 1900 for a certain
bridge at the time Mr.. Mann was in
office. This has not yet been cleared up.
1t is understood Mr.. Mann, who has
been a witness at the Sullivan inquiry in
New York, considers that he has letters
which clear him absolutely from any
charge of wrongdoing in connection with
this questioned expenditure.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
SUE ROADS FOR $4,000.
Damage Actions Started Against
Southern and Old Dominion.

Three damage suits-one for $1,000 and
two for $4,000 each-were filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday as result
OF the derailment Of Southern Railway
yard engine on the tracks OF the Wash
ington and Old Dominion Railway.
Jacob II. Berk. engineer Of the engine,
filed two suits, each for $l0,OOO-one
against the Southern and one against the
Old Dominion. william H. Wade, the
fireman, filed suit jointly against the
two companies for $4,000.
Both plaintiffs told OF an agreement
whereby the Old Dominion used Southern
engines on its roads. They had charge
OF a heavy yard engine. they said, much
too heavy for the tracks II was running
on. Because Of this and the faulty tracks,
they declared, the engine was derailed
and both were severely injured.
Attorneys L. J. Mather and r. j.
Downey represent the plaintiffs
The Washington herald., 1915-01-30
ADVENTISTS OPPOSE
ANTI-PUBLICITY BILLS
Say Proposed Measures of Fitzgerald
and Gullian Would Restrict
Freedom of Press.

Thousands OF Seventh-day Adventists
throughout the United States. believing
that the measures recently introduced in
| Congress by Representatives Fitzgerald
and sullivan are the first steps toward
the destruction of the freedom of the
press. are engaged in a campaign OF cir
CulatinE petitions protesting against the
proposed legislation.
One OF these bills. in brief. grants to
the Postmaster General the power to eX-
Clude from the mails ANY scandalous
scurrilous. indecent, or immoral books
pamphlets. pictures. prints. engravings
Autographs. photographs. or other publi-
cations which are. or are represented to
be, a reflection on any form of religious
worship practiced or held sacred by any
citizen of the United States" while the
other would bar the use OF the mails to
any person or his representative engaged
lin the business of publishing any OBJ
scene or immoral books, pamphlets, pic
lures, prints. engravings. Autographs,
photographs, or other publications, mat
ter. or thing OF an indecent, immoral,
scurrilous, or libelous character"
Both of these bills establish a censor
ship OF the press. and place in the hands
OF one man, who is himself not elected by
the people, but appointed by an executive
officer the absolute power to exclude
from the United States malls any publi-
cation which in his opinion has violated
certain provisions. without any Oppor-
tunIty OF trying the case before a prop
erIy constituted court" says Elder w. W.
Prescott of the Takoma Park Seventh
day Adventist Church.
He continues: BY the power thus con-
ferred, the Postmaster General could for
ever exclude from the mails any publi-
cation, even a metropolitan daily, which
should contain in one issue an article
which might be classed as indecent, i'm
moral, scurrilous, or libelous.' or which
reflected on any form of religious wor-
ship practiced or held sacred by any clti-
zen of the United states Such control
of the press is arbitrary and tyrannical
is most far-reaching in its effects, and
would bring disaster upon the country"