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The Washington times., 1915-03-26
THE FARMS BUSINESS.

Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre-
ary of Agriculture, has been max
g an effective plea for greater at
ention to the business side of farm
1g among the workers of his de-
)artment. He has set forth these
'ommon sense views in magazine ar
icles. and in addresses like that be-
ore the Yale Alumni Association
the University Club last evening.
Farmers no longer regard the De-
"artment of Agriculture as a thing
part from the practical aspects of
heir work. They are beginning to
'ealize very clearly just what sound
and practical advice is to be had
rom the experts there. But so far,
IS Mr.. Vrooman points out, the de-
)artment largely has confined itself
o the details of cultivation, crop ro-
tation, and other isolated activities
of the farm.
Mr.. Vrooman now believes it is
time for the department to go some,
what into the business side of farm,
ng. He would have the department
not only advise the farmer about the
production of any single crop, but he
would have experts correlate the
various phases of farm work, anc
help outline a program for the en-
tire season on a farm. In a recent
magazine article Mr.. Vroomar
humorously points out the conse
quences of his own advice to farm,
er about two or three crops he be
wed CO. be raised advantageously
The Washington times., 1915-03-26

tempted to do dangerous things, just
as some persons find themselves want
ing TO Jump from high places / suppose
the Swede had been tempted time and
again to stop one of the bombs with his
rife, and one day the temptation be-
came too strong.
The Germans had another trick that
reminded me of the American game
them would Chamber out of the trenches,
under terrible fire, to cut the barb
wire entanglements.
They wore armor over their bodies and
hands.
Hit Them On Legs.
They were gruesome objects, but they
reminded me, however, for all the world
OF football players. We never killed
any of these armored men. but we
usually dropped them by hitting them in
the legs. 1t seemed that their shin
guards were not as protective as the
rest OF their old suits
Another new invention used by the
Germans was a swivel, fixed in cement
on which the Germans swung their
rifles. Each man would fix his aim at
certain very small sector Of our
trenches and. when he was ordered to
shoot. he could reach up and pull his
trigger without raising his head. 1t was
merely artillery practice applied to
rifles, and 1t had a deadly effect
The white night lights which were
shot into the air, and then lowered ever
the trenches. suspended from small par
achutes were introduced by the Ger
mans. but it wasn't long before we had
them, too.
1t was in the artillery line that the
French developed the new ideas The
German gun kicks with each discharge.
il rears back on its wheels. slews
around and must usually be re-aimed.
But the wonderful French gun, known
as the "Soixante Quinze" fires twenty
2.9-inch shells a minute. The recoil is
caught in cylinders filled with g,ycerine.
Never Loses Its Aim.
The gun loads itself automatically and
II never loses its aim. And, on our part
of the line. all the new inventions which
the Germans developed. could not over
come the great advantage which the
French held on account of The "Soix-
ante QuinZe" gun. In its way this gun
is as marvellous and as revolutionary as
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
A Mystery That Puzzles One Con-
gressman's Wife.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
How any woman in Washington can
be Indifferent to the Young Women's
Christian Association and the great
work that it is doing for young and
older women. from your State and
mine, in all vocations and circumstan-
ces. is a mystery to me.
The association here is eight years
old. and has a membership of 5000. 1t
ought to be twice this number. The
general membership fee is 81 year.
Are you member-helping in commu-
nifty service in the Nations Capital, or
are you one of the great number that
compose my mystery
About 5000 persons come into Y. w. &.
A. rooms every week, and II is fine that
we have this place where we, whatever
our sphere or station, can be helped.
''heartened." find recreation and COM
panionship.
My life is a brief. brief thing;
/ am here for little space,
But while l stay / would like. if I may.
To brighten and better the place"
Glasses are open for Y. w. c. A. mem
bers in domestic art, English. foreign
languages, physical education. current
events. basketry. first aid, choral club,
free-hand drawing, hygiene. home nurs
ing. medieval history, social problems.
and shorthand. There is also an em-
ployment bureau. with free registra-
ton, board and rooms directory, good
cafeteria service, and last but not least,
the travellers aid" at the Union Sta
ton.
Two hundred and ten members are in
the Bible and missionary study classes;
sos in educational classes. 267 in self
governing classes. and eighty-nine in
. the young business girls club.
May we soon have our own building
that will be representative of the
Capital City and worthy of our women
The Y. w. c.. A. is 50 per cent self
supporting. 1t depends upon it's friends
for the remaining 15 per cent-about
81 900. A campaign to raise this amount
was begun on last Monday. the 22d of
March. IL you wish to share in this
most important, far-reaching service
| send. or better still, bring, your contri-
button to the Y. w. c. A. at Fourteenth
and G streets northwest. and see for
yourself where it is, what it Is doing
for the half has not been told"-and
you will be helping somebody's daugh
ter" and solve. do away. with my
mystery"
MRS. ROBERT N. PAGE.
Washington, March "A.
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READY TO HAND OUT
CLEANUP BUTTONS
TWo-Horse WagonIoad of Ad-
monitions, Signs, and Tags
To Be Distributed.

tNo-horse wagonload of clean up
paint up buttons, signs. tags and cards,
prepared jointly by the executive com
mittee of the Master House Painters
and Decorators Association, of which
A. II. McGhan is chairman, and the
Clean City Committee DR.. Arthur L..
Murray, secretary, cooperating in the
1915 clean up-paint up campaign, Is
packed ready for distribution. accord
ing to announcement of Chairman Nc
Chan and DR.. Murray.
The clean 'up-paint up admontttos arc
to be distributed as soon as the Dis
trict Commissioners issue the official
proclamation for the two weeks cam
paign, which is to open April 10 and
close May l. 1t is expected this procla-
nation will be issued next Monday or
the distribution of clean up-paint up
buttons and cards in the public schoois
before the Easter Holidays.
Signs For Vehicles.
The Clean City Committee and the
executive committee Sof the Master
Painters have provided more than 5000
clean up-paint up buttons. more than
5000 clean up-paint up signs, a large
number of tags, and more than S5,U4
cards. At least $1,000 of the buttons aTf
to be distributed in the public schooY
of the District; the muslin signs are fa
display on all classes of business We.
hicles; the tags are for general distri-
button. and the cards are TO go TO
school children. grown ups and the Yari-
Gus civic and commercial organizations
of the District, calling attention to the
need of active cooperation in making
the two weeks campaign a success.
At a meeting of the Master HOUSE
Painters and Decorators Association,
in their rooms in the Corcoran building
last night, it was reported that govern
mental patriotic. and religious organt-
cations were joining in the campaign in
practical fashion.
Many Contracts Closed.
Local concerns, it was reported, have
already closed contracts for cleaning
up and painting UP the White House.
the House Once Building. the grounds
and mansion at Mt. Vernon. and num-
Der OF the largest churches Of Wash
ington. Clean up and paint up activity,
resulting from this springs campaign,
It was stated, will furnish at least tenn
porary employment for hundreds uf
men who have been jobless practically
all winter. and II was declared the 1915
clean up-paint up campaign will put
thousands of dollars in circulation in
tia District
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Registration at g. w. u.
Shows Increase of 1876

Registration at George Washington
University has increased by 1896 stud
ents during the last year. according to
statistics just issued by Richard Cobb.
secretary of the institution. The total
enrolment is 1,565, as compared with
1859 for the same time lest year.
The registration i'm the various de-
partments last year and now are re-
spectiVely as follows: College of Grad
uate Studies. 1913: Columbian College
&Si-l92 College of Engineering, l65-lSS;
Teachers College. ll3-l2; Law School
1884 : Medical School, l6l-lH; Dental
School, 70-96: School of Pharmacy, 10
g.; and Veterinary College. $40.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
BATTLE OF THE CARpATHIANs.

The battle now being fought for
the mastery of the Carpathian noun
tains is not itself struggle for
Hungary. 1t is preliminary to that
major objective. Its own purpose is
to secure domination over the noun
tain passes leading from Galicia in
to the Hungarian plain and thus con-
solidate necessary lines of communi-
cation. The Hungarian campaign
itself will be later development, if
the Slavs succeed in their present
effort.
When the Austrian government
announced the fall of Peremysl it
was declared that the general staff
had taken measures in advance to
meet the new conditions created by
the capitulation of the San fortress.
These measures, in fact, were the re-
suit of the winter campaign which
has been in constant progress amid
the Carpathians. By means of Ger
man assistance, the Austrians have
succeeded during the winter in es-
tablishing themselves on the Galician
side of the Carpathian mountains at
every important point except the
Dukla pass.
Although the Dukla pass is adj
mirably situated for highway traf-
fic, no railroad passes through it.
The Russians must have railway COM
munication if they are to advance
any distance into Hungary, and they
are now fighting to seize passes ira
versed BY metals.
Two of these exist south of
Peremysl-Lupko pass, which is twen-
ty miles to the east of Dukla and
Uszok pass, which lies forty miles
still further to the east. Along this
stretch of sixty miles the Carpa-
THAN battle is now reaching its
greatest intensity.
Since the Russians dominate East
ern Galicia, and since the Austrian
strategy is to protect Hungary, the
present struggle for practical pur-
poses, may be considered as being
waged by the Austrians on the
enemy's territory. From military
standpoint, the Austrians are now
invaders of southern Galicia. They
must be forced to retire across the
Carpathians before the Slavs can be
credited with possession of the of,
| fensive.
If the Russians had succeeded dur.
ing the winter in holding their for,
mer positions along the Hungarian
side of the Carpathians, the situa,
tion now that spring has come would
be very different from what it is
But victory in the winters strug-
gle for the mountains has been won
by the Austrians and to the present
they are successfully resisting the
| Russian effort to throw them back.
No positive evidence is forthcom.
ing that the Slav army released by
the fall of Peremysl has been sent
to the Carpathians. The lure of Cra.
cow with it's exclusive advantage fol
the Russians and none for the west.
ern allies, appears to be sorely
tempting Petrograd. Every day OF
Slav hesitation between Cracow anc
the Carpathians is day of advant
age to the redisposition of the Aus
tro- German forces for the better
protection of Hungary.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Ring Betrays Girls
Wedding to Ensign

NEWARK. March ga little band OF
gold left on her finger in a moment OF
forgetfulness by Miss Maude +. Culver,
OF Newark, revealed to her friends in
the Junior Newark Equal Suffrage
League that she was bride.
Rlushngly she admitted she had been
married to Ensign Delyn Robertson,
now at Newport training station, on
March 9.
Robertson is native of Staunton.
Va. lie took part in the landing at
Vera Cruz.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26

legions back from Paris, the cry of
the British was always that it must
be q fight to finish. The half of
the earth's population which is not
engaged in the war cannot conceive
that such fight to a finish with the
German army, splendid on the bat
tlefeld from the day the war burst
over Europe, can be ended as soon as
the British captain general now de-
clares it will be.
But whichever side is to win this
war of wars, all the world can pray
for it soon to be over.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Amusements.

Belssco-'' ''Birds OF Paradise" $50 o. m.
Columbis-''War in Europe" motion pictures.
2:l5 and S:IJ o. m.
John Mccormack s3C
y.
Polis-"Paid In Full" 2:l5 and s:15 D. m.
f. +. keith's-N a udeville. 2:l5 and Sis q. m
Casino-Vaudevillc. continuous.
cosmos-NsudcVille, continuous
Gayety y-Burlesque 2:l5 and Sis D. m.
Observation-Disclosures 2:l5 and S:l5 D. IN.
Stranu-MUtion pictures, IL a. IN. TO IL p. m.
Garden Motion pictures. II a. m TO IL .. IN.
Crandsll s-Motion pictures. II q. m. TO II
p. M.
Arcade-Dancing. s p. m.
Convention Hall-Champion roller skating.
I:SU D. m
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Telephone Experts
Gather at Banquet

Washington and Baltimore telephone
experts fraternizcd last night AT the an
nual banquet of the Washington Te'e-
phone Society. given at the Ebbitt. more
than 100 members and guests being
present II. b. Plankmgton, president
of the society. acted as toastmaster, ard
among the guests was +. II. Bethel,
local superintendent of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
BRYAN at BrOOkland.

lecture on Fundamentals" VIII be
delivered by Secretary of state Bryan
tonight at Catholic University, under
Ihe auspices of the fellows of the
knights of Columbus Catholic Iniver-
sity Endowment Bishop Thomas j
Shahan, rector of the university, Will
preside. The Rev. Dr. EstelaSe, of the
Franciscan order, addressed an au-
dience in Mcmahon Hall last night on
"China and the Chinese Missionary
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Delta Chi Fraternity
Holds Combined Smoker

The Georgetown active and the Wash
ington alumni of the Delta Chi Fra
ternity Joined in a smoker and cabaret
show at the University Club last even
ing. The attendance was the largest Of
any similar event since the installation
Of the chapter here fifteen years ago.
r. {. CroXtou, president of the
graduate chapter presided, and among
the addresses were those by ID. w.
Baker, of the Georgetown faculty. and
g. r. Smith, Congressman from Mime
sofa.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Praise Curtis p. Smith.

Curtis p. Smith. who was for fifty
years a plate printer in the Bureau Of
Enraging and Printing. and who re-
Gently resigned, has received letters OF
commentator from Acting secretary OF
the Treasury Newton and Director
Ralph of the bureau for his long and
faithful service.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
In Berlin.

What are you standing here for and
crying. little boy"
"Waitin' fer the extra. Pa said |
mustn't come home without a great vic
tory "-Fliegende Blatter
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Germans Master Mem War Tricks;
Adapt old Ones to Mem Purposes
Eighth Article in
The RAIDER Series

This is the eighth article Of the
eyewitness stories by Phil
RAIDER, a newspaper man,
who fought with the famous
French Foreign Legion in the
trenches for four months.
There will be ten articles in the
series.
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
ManyEpents Arranged
For Washington Today

Bryan before fellows of the knights OF
Columbus Catholic University endowment,
Mcmahon Hall. p. IN.
Meeting, nterdenomtnstional Study Mission.
Public Library, y. m
The Washington times., 1915-03-26
Big SWede Who Attempted to
Bat Explosive Ball With His
Rifle Is Drained to Death.
BEAT 1T IN "BEET COATS
Allies Detail Burns StraWstack
in Which Enemy Had Con-
ceaIed Machine Guns.

the great 42-centimeter guns Of the
Germans.
The beet coat" as we called 1t, was
one of the cleverest German inventions
that we saw in our part of the line. All
of the country ,und us, and the fields
in which our trenches were dug was
sugar beet farm land and the land
scape was a vista of beet leaves.
One day we saw a mound OF these
leaves heaving in peculiar fashion.
ITS only a mole digging" said our
lieutenant. but suddenly the whole pile
moved, and hunched forward. We be-
gan to shoot. and. to our amazement,
the beet leaves rose on two strong Ger
man legs and dashed back to the
trenches. We laughed uproariously.
The German reminded us Americans of
Montgomery or Stone In their queer dis
guises.
We found out later that the Germans
would take a gunny sack. cut head and
armholes in It, pin beet leaves to the
sack, and then wear the sack like a
coat If man moved caretu!iy along
on his stomach. the chances of his being
seen were very small.
Crawl Through Beet Field.
vas detailed, with two other men, to
burn a strawstack in which the Ger
mans had hidden machine guns. We
spent the day in making beet coats. 3"
and at 9 o'clock in the evening we don
ned them and started out on our hun
dred-yard crawl through the beet field.
We got to the stack. fixed the fuse, lit
the fuse with a match held under a
coat. crawled back to the trench, and
five minutes later the stack was ablaze.
The stack had been followed out and
the Germans had placed four machine
guns in it. We saw the wrecks of these
guns the next day. and later my two
conn ades and myself were mentioned
in DISPATCHES for firing the stack
Without our beet coats" invented by
the Germans, we would not have sue
ceeded. for several times the white lights
filled the air while we stretched our
selves on our stomachs among the
bects. Beating it with beets' was the
name We gave to this stunt of wearing
beet coats"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-04
SEC. DANIELS ADDRESS
TO GRADUATES
we are living. we are moving,
In a grand and awful time.
In an age on ages telling
To be living is sublime"

We are standing on the threshold OF a new
and wonderful era. A great destiny is open
ing TO humanity. All the elements have been
conquered. In his flight through the air. the
eagle is outstripped by man in his flying ma
chine The ocean steamer is swifter than
the fishes that are born in the sea. The loco
motive rushes around the globe faster than
the whirlwind Everywhere is heard the voice
Of man it goes under the oceans and through
the mountains and over deserts and hlls all
the spaces Of the everlasting air The clock
ticks in Paris and is heard in Washington.
The rotation OF the earth is too slow on its
axis for modern man he sends the news on
ahead by lightning. The heavenly bodies
have been counted, weighed. measured map
ped out and tested as to their elements. The
Atlantic has been welded to the Pacific. The
North Pole and the South Pole will soon be
twin summer resorts. Man has proved his
capacity for dominion over the earth, the
air. the sea and all the inhabitants thereof.
Since Puck first proclaimed that he would
put a girdle around the earth in forty min
utes, advances in science have been at such
a rate as TO stagger imagination. Prof. Lang
ley, Of the Smithsonian Institution, the FIRST
scientist to admit the possibility Of the heay-
ier than air flying machine. was ridiculed and
regarded as a visionary enthusiast and died
of a broken heart because a Congressman
ridiculed his theory. Now the whir Of the
monoplanes and biplanes has become so COM
mon as not to excite our wonder or give us
pause in our daily duties. The time is COM
ing-when passenger air ships viii be as com
mon between Annapolis and Washington as
railroad trains are today.
In the great war in Europe, there have
been no surprises, no startling victories, no
crushing defeats that could be called decisive.
Slaughter there has been unprecedented, but
the character Of battles that stampeded an
enemy by taking him unawares, has passed
away The effectiveness of the fanking move
ment has been seriously impaired Why
The soaring scouts carry messages from
trench to trench, and the sudden alarms that
resulted in the routing Of mighty armies be-
came ancient history when the modern en-
CINE and gasoline enabled man to conquer the
regions Of the air. What We have seen in
these swift-winged. eagle eyes OF the Army
or Navy is but the dawn Of the coming day
when We shall make the heavens carry our
war craft as easily as we navigate the sea
with our dreadnaughts
The radio-directed torpedo rivals the sword
fish in its swift and accurate movements
against the enemy. Almost daily You are
startled to read Of the torpedoing Of mighty
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-04

Continued on Fourth Pagel
The magnificent dramatic classic.
: The Rose of the Rancho" Colonial.
Friday adv. 2t.i2
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-04

After the opening ceremonies were
concluded, Superintendent Fullam
arose and i'm his introductory remarks,
took occasion to pay high compliment
70 the class upon the completion of the
four years course, and especially com
mended them for the aid they had Civ
en- the administration officials in main
tanning the high standard that the
naval regulations require.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-04

In conclusion young gopucmon OF the
graduating class and those who will soon win
a commission in the Navy. let me give you
the 8dmonition written by an ensign 20 his
young nephew. The young officer. who loved
the service hoped the nephew would become
au officer. and gave him this advice. which I
commend % you
"Above AN, YOU muet learn 20 be self re-
liant You must be man at sixteen 1t
won't bo hard for YOU 10 accomplish it, Never
ask any favors IL you cam help e.
study hard and don't pretend YOU know a
thing until you know TO- Don't 100 book
worm or a hot house plant. but tako tho
proper exercise to make yourself a strong
man Don't tell lie even at the Naval
Academy. Love your father and mother and
obey orders It IS ass bad 20 disohoy orders
from the proper source as 1t is % tcll n lie
When you are older you will
laugh and then wonder IL your uncle kept
an these things lie didn't That ia the
reason be wants 10 warn you beforehand SO
as 20 make on officer Of YOU. you won't
have the faults that he had"
You viii have observed. young gentlemen.
that in what Z have said no allusion has
been TO your duties 60 others ! have given
YOU no admun,Jon to atrulsm All the coun-
sen to master yourselves has boon directed to
ward making YOU strong for your own nd
yanccmont
But you ask me TELL me moro fully
about my duty TO others. What in the way
of helpfulness DO I owe my comradesg" NV
answer IS, that, FIRST Of all, you must Iool, To
making yourself and your career. rising 70
the highest rank and being satisfied with
nothing less. How then, do you ask. can I
answer the call for me to DC brother to my
fellows? The answer is plain.
To thiuo own SELF bo true
And II must follow as the night the day.
Thou canst not then he false a. any man
shipman days
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-04
SECOND Company Awarded

the Regimental COlOrs.
The practical exercises. greatly cur
tailed on account of unfavorable wealth
er. came to an end yesterday after
noon. Continued rains and muddy
grounds made it impossible to carry
through the competitive infantry and
artillery drills, which are large ele-
ments in the competition 10 carry the
brigade colors, and the competition
had to be decided without these fac
tors.
On the points already scored the
coveted honor went to the Second
Company, commanded by Midshipman
Philip T. Glennon, of Brooklyn. NY.
and the colors were presented with
due ceremony at dress parade by Miss
Margaret Fechtiler. daughter of Capt.
F. Fechtiler, U. s. n
The parade was the only one Of the
week, and the weather had improved
sufficiently to draw out larger crowd
than had generally been supposed was
Indianapolis. For this occasion and the
official reception to the Secretary of
the Navy, which preceded, the Mid
shipmen were in their blue dress uni
forms for the first time this week
The winning company had scored 200
points-150 in seamanship and so in
traget practice The Third Company.
commanded by Walter A Hicks, the pop
uiar baseball captain. was second with
$50 points, all gained in target prac-
tice The Ninth Company, command
ed by Midshipman Tovey, was third,
with l40 points-10O for seamanship
and 40 for handling small boats un-
der sails