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The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Another Farce on the Border.

1t is almost impossible to reconcile the state
ment that Gen. Fred Funston, in command Of
the United States troops intrenched on the Mexi-
can boundary, is in possession of orders from
Washington TO return any firing from the Mexican
side that endangers American lives, with the
announcement that an American custom-house
has been riddled and American soldiers fatally
wounded and that Funston's men have not yet
fred shot. The dispatches indicate that serious
battle has been fought at Aqua Prieta and that
Villas army has been temporarily Withdrawn,
after firing the United States custom-house
with machine guns.
In the course of the fight eight persons were
wounded on the American side, including four
soldiers one of whom. it is believed. will die This
information is confirmed in part by official dis
patches to Washington, but it is announced that
anxiety in official circles has been relieved by adj
vices that warning sent to the commanders of
the warning, factions to cease firing into United
States territory had been needed Needed after
our soldiers have been wounded and our custom
house riddled
Evidently, we have staged still another farce
on the border With our soldiers intrenched and
ready for action, they have again been compelled
to remain passive with Mexican bullets whistling
about them and wounding their comrades. 1t is
no new experience for them though in view of the
deliberate and emphatic statement that Funston
had been given orders to shoot, it had been hoped
that our soldiers would not again be subjected
to humiliation. Surely there must have been a
string to the orders given Funston or the events
of Monday would have had different sequel
If Villa returns to the attack, it is indi-
Gated he will do, have every reason TO expect
a repetition of the spectacle. Our course must
have by this time convinced him that our warn
ings and threats are meaningless; and whatever
injury we suffer at the hands of his army we have
invited
Whatever effect our repeated failure to make
good has had on Villa, the effect the spirits
and morale of our troops must be more
deporable. Intrenched and ready for action to de-
fend American territory and American rights, they
have been compelled to them violated, with
another warning" the only result. Just what
action on the part OF the Mexicans the admins
tration would regard justifying forcible resist
ance it is difficult to imagine. Possibly an organ
lied invasion of territory might be sufficient
to call our troops into action. There need be no
surprise if Villa, with little more encouragement,
may decide to put to the test.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Smelling Squad for Georgia.

The Georgia legislature will meet in extra ses-
sion today to amend and strengthen the prohibi-
ton laws of that State One of the prohibition
members will introduce bill to make the smell
of liquor illegal in Georgia" and he is confident
that his bill will be enacted into law. Such leg
islaton will inevitably lead to the creation Of a
large secret smelling State constabulary, whose
duty will be to sample the breath of every man,
woman and child in the State at least three times
Ia day to determine whether or not they carry
ing about in secret any illegal smells. 1t will
also have to be supplemented with an amend
ment to- the law against carrying concealed weap-
IONS, for there the market many different
kinds of patent never tells" in addition to the
natural deodorzers such as Cloves onions, gar
lie, asafoetida and other things behind which
any alcoholic flavor could securely hide, and
which are calculated to make the life OF smell
ing sleuth about as toerable that of the driver
of a garbage wagon a sewer rat.
But when it comes to waging war against
demon rum by prohibition laws there is no place
to stop short of this proposition of the Georgia
Legislator. Man is by nature a deceitful animal
when it comes to his manner of living. He has
been known to wear dickey and pretend that
he has a full shirt. He has dyed his mustache
and worn wig to conceal the ravages OF time
He has pretended to be better than he is, and
he has tried in vain to conceal his fondness for
garlic and onions with alcohol or some other
more tolerable deodorant. He will practice de-
ception with equal urbanity regarding his fond
ness for the cocktail, the highball glass of
beer, and in Georgia they also have their own
celebrated native product of mountain dew,
fresh from the moonshine still, to which they are
devoted 1t is a foregone conclusion that with
out more stringent law the Georgian will carry
about in secret the illegal elements of jag.
But when the smell of liquor is made illegal
in Georgia and the punishment made to fit the
crime demon rum will at last be cornered, pro-
viding they also make the smell of never tells"
contributing evidence of guilt added to the crime
of deceit and intention to comma fraud on the
State The one serious embarrassment to the
legislation at present is the expense Senator
Hoke Smith still insists that the British embar
70 on cotton is costing the South untold mil
lions and causing want to stalk about through
the cotton plantations of Georgia 1t will pos-'
sibly be necessary to wait until the war is over
to Overlooking with the surplus of the people
before enough smelling sleuths can be put on
the payroll to keep the 100000 people of Georgia
in the straight and narrow prohibition path, with
the smell as we'll as the substance of liquor made
an evidence of sin and crime. But Georgia is on
the smell of liquor illegal with a death penalty
and enforce the law and prohibition will succeed
by making Georgia again wilderness.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
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ports from the European war indicate,
after all. that the rife Is proving to be
more deadly weapon than the big guns.
This only bears out the report on the
Balkan wars which has been made by
Maj. Clyde Sinclair Ford. of the United
States Army Medical Corps.
In the course OF his report Mai. Ford
said: Rifle wounds are the most fire.
quent OF the battlefield. and as the mod
ern small csliber. high velocity, rife pro-
jectile generally destroys little tissue, II
a vital spot is not invaded a cure may
generally be expected II the wound is
not infected. This was my observation
in Constantinole and in Bulgaria.
There has been much recent and wild
speculation on the relative frequency of
rifle and schrapneI wounds. sometimes by
civil surgeons, who may have seen con-
siderable service in thA treatment of
wounds of war. But in the great ma
iority of instances their groups of cases
were selected by the various Incidents
and accidents. and they do not represent
all classes and conditions OF wounds. In
kustendl there passed through my hos
pital most of all of the wounds-about
10000 in numher-from one army and the
proportion of schrapnel to rife wounds
WAS about 20 to ~. This is something OF
an increase over the ratio of schrapnal
to rife wounds OF other statists. but in
this campaign greater proportion Of
ncId artillery WAS employed than is
usually engaged in the field operations
Of an army. The usual percentage is 10
per cent schrapnel and 90 per cent rifle
wounds"
Col. Fred Sladen, L. S. A, formerly
secretary to the General STAFF and later
saTaW
Point. is spending a few weeks on a sick
leave with friends in New Jersey. Col
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
By r. b. JOHNS.

An increase in the size of the coast
defense submarines IL Is said has been
recommended by Rear Admiral Albert
w. Grant. U. S. ", commander of the
submarine hotilla. 1t is stated that
the admiral is urging the Secretary OF
the Navy to ask for the authorization
Of sO0-ton submarines instead of 500
ton boats, which Is the standard size
of the coast defense submarines in
the navy. This, II Is said. is the size
of the most effective boats in the
German navy. according to reports re-
ceived at the department.
The chief advantage in the larger
type of submarines Is their increased
radius of action ,under the sea The
soO-ton boats are able to go to sea
and remain near the bottom for days
watching for the enemy. When II
comes to estimating the number Of
submarines that II would require for
q egiyen extent of coast line, the
claim is made that the larger sub
marines would be cheaper. One OF the
larger type would be able to cover
twice as much sea coast in a more
effective manner, and on this account
will be cheaper than the smaller type,
not taking into consideration their in
creased speed under the sea and
armament
The fleet submarine is still regarded
by many of the navy officers as in the
experimental state. They are not yet
convinced that a submarine can be
operated successfully with the fleet,
and their is a question in their minds
as to whether the submarines sphere
is not confined entirely to coast de-
Tense work. At their present state OF
DEVELOPMENT IL is important to OPP
crate a submarine from a land base.
The German system Of operating SUP
marines, according to reliable reports.
consists of a schedule of twenty-four
days at sea and twelve days at base.
II has been found necessary to spend
about twelve days out of thirty-siN
in going over a submarine at shore
station to keep 1t in condition for ef-
fective service. In this time the SUBJ
marine is tuned up and inspected, so
as to be in perfect condition when II
is sent to sea. During the twelve
days at the base the crew OF the sub
marine Is given a leave. which gives
the officers and men an opportunity 10
get into the best condition for the
extraordinary efforts that are required
to handle the undersea craft.
Doubt is being expressed among army
medical officers as to whether artillery
fire Is as effective as the daily press dis
patches would indicate. Preliminary re-
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Doings Of Society

The President went to Princeton yes
terday to vote. returning TO the White
House last evening. Tomorrow he Will
20 TO New York TO speak at the fifteenth
anniversary dinner OF the Manhattan
Club.
Mrs. Norman Gait. hancee OF the
President. Is in New York. accompanied
by Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. and will
remain until Friday.
The event of yesterday which held the
deepest interest for residential and Of
ficial society in Washington. where the
family of the bride occupies a prominent
place. was the marriage Of Miss Isabelle
l. Hagner and Mr.. Norman James. Of
Baltimore. which took place at o'clock
in the afternoon at St Johns Church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. Roland Cotton Smith in the pres
ence Of small company OF relatives and
friends. who were invited by telephone
and telegraph. Palms. autumn leaves
and tall vases OF white chrysanthemums
decorated the church
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her brother, DIR. Francis Randall
Hagner. was gowned in dark blue velvet
combined with blue chiffon, and wore a
becoming hat OF velvet TO match. Her
flowers were lilies OF the valley and
little daughters, Misses Marjorie and
Amelia James who wore dainty white
frocks with blue sashes. and carried
cornfiowers. Mr.. A. Hamilton S. Post.
OF Baltimore. acted as best man. There
was no reception, and Mr. and Mrs.
James left at once for their we'd
ding trip. part Of which will be spent
at Exeter. where Mr.. James son.
Charles McGill James. is i'll at the Phil
lips Academy.
Among the guests at the wedding were
Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs Francis
Randall Hagner, Mr.. and Mrs Randall
Hagner. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hagner.
Mr.. James brothers and sisters. DR..
Walter B. James, and Mr.. Henry A
James, Mrs. Allan McLane. Of Chatto-
lance: Mrs. Francis Newton, Of New
York; Ms. Harry White. OF Cantons-
vile. and Mrs. J. Hemsley Johnson: Mr..
and Mrs. John Sidney Webb, and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles c. Glover.
Mr.. and Mrs. James will reside in Bal
timore.
The Bolivian Minister. Senior Ignacio
Calderon: Mr. Robert p. Skinner. Ameri-
can Consul General at London; Mr.. Ru-
dolph Kaufman. and Mr.. Beverly Price
Evans were entertained at dinner Tues
day evening by Mr.. Charles NJ Pepper.
Hon. Robert P. Skinner. Counselor
General at London. and Mrs. Skinner,
their Washington stay.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and her debu-
tante daughter. Mise Helen Peck Blod-
gett, will return to Washington today
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
COMPANY MAY USE BRIDGE.

The District Commissioners are power
less TO grant the request OF The George
town Citizens Association to prevent the
Capital Traction Company from trans
ferring its Georgetown tracks from the
n Street Bridge to the new Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge. which will be completed
about December Is.
In appropriating for the new bridge.
Congress made the provision that the car
company be assessed with one-third the
cost of the structure and that il transfer
its tracks. The citizens. therefore, must
carry their petition to Congress. They
explain that they believe the new bridge
should be reserved for the great amount
of vehicular traffic operating between
Georgetown and the city.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Wilson's knowledge of Mexico.

There are persons who will be surprised by the
statement of an American in San Antonio, Tex,
that President Wilson is the only man in Wash
ington with even primary knowledge" of Mex
leo and its problems. This man seems to qualify
as an epert, too for Mexico. its history, its poll
ties. its social and economic problems have been
study of mine for more than thirty years /
read Spanish as well as my own language, have
taken great many OF the daily papers printed in
Spanish, have read the writings OF the more prom
inent thinkers of Mexico and Latin-America, so
may lay claim to fair knowledge Of the subject
under discussion. "-Spring6eld Republican.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF yESsrrs


Caesar arrived a; Funchal Noyemher /. Chester
sailed for Dakar. November l: Fluss,r and Reid
arrIvet az Tompkinsville. November ! Georgia VII
E1Iia. and New Jersey sailed for Pruyincetown
NOVEMBER l: Chsttanooza arrived al san Franeaso
NoHenbeT !: jenkins. HI, IL rs k6 Ontario.
and McDousal arrived a. New York yard NOVEMBER
!: Marlborough. Monsghan. Wake Wurden and
fanthsr arrived at Charleston. November Sichol-
sou and o Brien arrived at Rosebank November :
south Carolina arrived of Delaware Rrcakvater
November l: Tallahsssee arrived at New York yard
NoErmber !: Winsuw sailed fc- BrdSpport Noyem-
tSr /; yorktown arrived at Corint0 NOVEMBER /
ORDERS TO OFFICERS
Lieut. Junior graded q. l. Dickson granted one
month and seven days leave.
LieutS. Junior gTadel II. ". ScuhcId. H. C.
Patrick. r. A. Lavender and Whitley Perkins
commissioned from June g 1875.
Passed Assistant surg. 5. d. Hart, commissioned
from September =
Pay CLERK ]. II. Underwood, warranted from July
s. 1915.
NOte.-Commodore Guy W. Brown. retired, died
at san Disso. October 10.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
SEEDS

/ met man who'd gone to seed
No one could doubt the fellows need
He needed human sympathy; b.
He needed all my charity.
gave him both with all my power,
And soon from out that seed flower
Of wondrous beauty grew,
Its petals spreading to the view,
And where had been but black distress
Was now bloom all loneliness.
Copyright. H15l
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

The $2.o4o4o collected at the first three meet
ings of the Billy Sunday campaign in Syracuse,
N. ", is about the lowest for a similar number
of meetings in any campaign ever conducted by
Mr.. Sunday, according to expert calculators. II
seems like tidy contribution, and it would be
gratifying to most churches, however unsatis-
factory it may be TO the Sunday showmen The
wonder is why people should be willing to pay
anything at all for the privilege of hearing them
selves denounced in the language of the slums
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
What Does Hoke Smith Mean?

Senator Hoke Smith will receive the thanks
of the British people if he can furnish proof of
his statement that the cotton seized by their
government is being sold to Germany and Austria
in a surrepttious way. But perhaps the Senator
doesn't mean exactly what he says, because in the
same breath he declares that "the British orders
making cotton absolute contraband are lawless"
and that he looks "for some action by Congress"
The spectacle of England making cotton contra
band and permitting the sale of il to Germany
for use in explosives must stagger even the Hon.
Hoke Smith when he thinks of it.-New York
Sun
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

"The error of fixing value by its relation to
the individual" declared the District corporation
counsel, in an address to women single takers,
"has caused war and famine, riot and bloodshed,
misery and poverty. 1t has limited opportunity
and licensed greed 1t has closed many doors of
hope and time and again shut the doors of mercy
to mankind" Quite likely it has done all of this
at least, but why remind us that the millennium
has not yet arrived?
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

Tn April. 1872. an embargo was enacted.
Il preparatory to war: and on the 18th
Of June war was declared.
The very day before dune 17th) the
English Parliament had repealed the
Orders in Council
The change OF mind and OF policy long
looked for in England had CONS at last.
and the cause Of the war was taken
away on the very eve of Its outbreak
II was a foolhardy and reckless risk the
Cor sIess was taking
The country had been '.embargoed and
non-intercoursed almost into a consump-
tion." as Mr.. Randolph said, very pas
sionately.
It was certainly no time for battle The
party in power had relied on embargoes
and non-intercourse and had disba ndel
the army. The revenues OF the govern
ment were scarcely more than sufficient
for its meagre peace establishment
The very Congress which voted the war
refused to provide for the taxes which
sary to carry II on.
The preceding Congress had refused to
recharter the Bank OF the United States.
the governments only effective financial
agency. and the currency was already
falling as a consequence. into hopeless
confusion, running through a quick de-
probation
What was worse, the risk of the war
was not a whit more obvious than its
deep impolicy. Napoleon was the enemy
of the civilized world. had been
Americas own enemy In disguise. and
had thrown on the Disguise.
England was fighting him almost alone.
all Europe thrown into his scale and
hers almost kicking the beam; and now
America had Joined the forces OF Ma
poleon. In fact II not in intention. as he
had subtilely planned.
II was natural that the raw and rural
nation should thus have seen Its own
interests In isolation and INDUCED its
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
The Heralds Amy and Navy Department
Complete News and Personnel Published Wahn

Sladen was taken seriously i'll about
three months ago while he was serving
with his regiment. the Fifteenth In
fsntry. in China when he was brought
home from China Ms condition was such
that his friends feared that he would
never be able to return to active duty.
After about six weeks in the Letterman
General Hospital at San Francisco, he re-
covered entirely and will shortly return
to his regiment in China.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Published BY special arrangement ith the President through
The Mcclure Neusposn Syndicate
A DECLARATION OF WAR

own passion of resentment with selfish
ness
England's policy had cut AU,crica to
the quick and had BECOME .ntJl-rable
and IL did not lessen Americas sxaspSra-
ton that that policy had been a nI%asdre
OF war against the Corsican. NOT against
her.
1t was a tragicsi bu. natural accident
that the war should be against England
not against France.
1t was thus that the New England Fed
eralists saw the war: buttthey deemed
the accident inexcusable and pressed
their opposition almost to the verge Ut
treason
The trade of the shipping ports had
Of course suffered immensely at he
hands of both England and Napoleon
But the profits Of the neutral carrier
were enormous. nevertheless, in that
troubled time. Such ships as escaped
seizure and made good their voyage re-
couped their owners for many lost
Ship building went forward very pros
perously In America despite every or-
der and decree Of the belligerents: and
so long as there was no embargo to re-
strain and make them outlaws at home
merchants sln.nst chcerfully took the
risks OF the sea
The embargo " diSh Immediately pre-
ceded the war was Intended. of course
TO call the shipping in for its own pro-
lection; but merchants hurried every
available vessel to sea as soon as they
heard II was to be passed. in order to
be beforehand with IL and take the risks
Congress sought to protect them against
Once again, when the embargo lama
the opposition of New England became
factious and desperate. 1t spread to
New York. which passed from the control
of a Republican to the control OF a Fed
eralist majority.
II threatened hopelessly 10 embarrass
the government. II not to leopard its very
existence
Tomorrows A Three-Yesr War.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
REDFIELD HONOR STUDENT.

Son of Commerce Secretary Class
Orator at Amherst.
Amherst. Mass. Nov. 2-Humphrey
Fuller Redield. son of Secretary OF Com
merce Redfield. has just been awarded
honorable mention in Biblical literature
and history at Amherst College, where he
Is now senior. The requirements for
honorable mention at Amherst are an
average Of SO per cent for a full years
course in the department in which il is
sought. and a standing OF not less than
20 per cent in all other subjects for the
year.
Redneld was one of three members Of
the class of 1916 to be admitted to the Phi
Beta Kappa Society upon the first draw
ing from that class. At the annual cleo
tons of the senior class held recently he
was selected class orator and will be a
speaker at commencement.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Fifty Enjoy Halloween Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Allen entertained
at a Halloween party at their home in
Brookland ON Saturday night. when more
than fifty guests were present The house
was decorated with autumn leaves and
corn stalks. An attractive program had
been arranged. feature Of which was a
country dance by Isadore Feldman. Sam
eul Shapiro. Ritchie Weinstein. Samuel
Killman. Miss Bertha weinstein. Miss
Florence Shaw. Miss Barbara Eubanks
an Miss Mildred AlbeA
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03
Agreeable to Germany.

Urging the recall of Minister Brand Whitlock,
our gentle contemporary. the Vossische Zeitung,
declares that "f America desires representa-
tive in Brussels she must send somebody agree
able to Germany" Somebody. perhaps, who would
take up the work of the officer Of a firing SQUAD
in case his hand should tremble after the SQUAD
had failed to kill an Edith Cayeu
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

1t appears that lot of persons who borrowed
money from the United States government to
bring them home when the broke out gave
fictitious names and addresses. Like most other
philanthropists who have been victimized by inn
posters Uncle Sam would probably prove gust as
easy again under similar circumstances.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

Speaking of the new general staff that has
been created to supervise Britain's military affairs
the London Daily News says that it will command
confidence. And the Times announces that I'm
less CONSUMPTION is Immediately put into effect
that is about all it will command
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

British justice has ruled that divorce cases
against officers and men serving at the front
will have to stand until they return to Eng
land. He gives as his reason that it is against
the interest of the nation for soldiers to have
their minds diverted from their duty by domestic
troubles; but possibly he had in mind also the
fact that Teutonic guns and gas will save the
courts a good deal of trouble.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-03

Hsckensack, N. J., not only has million-dol-
lar jail but its inmates may also enjoy the luxury
of the services of frst-class dentist. bill has
just been sent to the sheriff for $2I5 for gold
bridges and filings provided for two, short-term
prisoners. At the present rate of progress it
will soon become crime for to keep out
of the pententiary.