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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02
Britain, to Win War, Needs
Every Soul She Can Muster,
Declares Lord Northcliffe
English Publisher and Outspoken Critic of Military Errors
Tells Herad's Staff Correspondent That Nation Has
Not Yet Awakened to Realization of What
Conflict Means Says End
sLong Way Off.

liable value in the period of recon
struction that must follow.
Finally I asked him IL he thought
that Britain might have any trouble
with the United States on account OF
the blockade.
None at ALL" he replied promptly
Tor the civil war supplies a prece-
dent for everything we have done"
Interested In u. $. Attitude.
He then asked me rather suddenly
what the United States would do If
Germany drowned any more Ameri-
cans. / answered. very decidedly, ]
must admit, that diplomatic relations
would undoubtedly be severed, after
which we might or might not drift
into war
But" he asked. "supposing Ger
many forces war on your
l could only answer that under
those circumstances, however unwill-
ing President Wilson might be, we
would fight His lordship then asked
me whether II was not fact tina
though the aeroplane was an Ameri-
can invention the United States army
had fewer than the Chinese army.
did not know. but intimated that
Judging by other things that / did
know, it was most likely.
mentioned the preparedness
program.
ut viii come to nothing" he said
The United States will not prepare
any more than We prepared. because
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02

its interest lies solely in business,
just as ours did.
/ mentioned Bryan.
20. yes" he said. his idea or pre-
paredness is to build roads for the
farmers!"-a remark which satisfied
me that the owner Of the Times fol-
lows American politics somewhat
closely.
Our idea of preparedness" he said.
was compulsory insurance"
Government Is Criticised.
Intelligent criticism Of the govern
ment centers about certain specific
incidents, notably the DardaneIIes
fiasco. the abandonment Of Serbia
uncluding the entire diplomatic fail
ure In the Bslksns), and the failure
to provide against air raids or to keep
pace with Germany in the construc-
ton of new and improved types Of
aircraft.
with the substance OF this criticism.
as well as the various defenses offered
by the governments supporters
which appear to partake largely Of
the nature of the request: Don't shoot
the pianist. He's doing his best
American readers are already familiar
In less intelligent quarters the crit
icism is, to say the least. extreme One
woman assured me with a perfectly
straight face that everybody knew
that Asouith was receiving ten thou
sand pounds a year from Germany as
long as he remained prime minister,
Prime Minister Is scored.
This Increasingly general feeling
that the prime minister and his col
leagues are not all they might be
was rather strikingly illustrated the
other night at a play l was taken
to see. a comedy of Manners in which
the only line that really brought the
house down. as they say. was The
British Empire is governed exclusive
ly by>men who do not know their own
minds"
And last week the government.
which has been rather high and
mighty. on the strength OF being a
coalition government, really got a
fright. 1t had made a very feeble
attempt to explain away it's failure
to take adequate measures to guard
against air raids. As in other cases.
nothing has been done. But the atti-
tude of the House was quite menacing.
and rather than brave a division in
the question, the government agreed
TO allow the matter to be debated fur
Their. And now. no doubt, the matter
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02
Odd Way Of Moving

"on moving its stock to another build
ing wholesale dry-goods company. al
Wheeling, W. Va. recently pursued an
unusual scheme in order TO expedite the
work" says the April Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The structure which IL
abandoned is situate Immediately across
the street from the new location. This
convenient circumstance prompted the
construction Of a temporary bridge. 20
connect the second-story windows OF both
buildings, over which the goods could be
carried on trucks. Tho plan proved sue
cessful, for II saved the time and labor
which otherwise would have been con-
stunned in loading and unloading Wagons
and lowering goods to the first floor in
one structure and elevsting them TO the
second story in the other one"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02
SOCIAL LEADERS
join CIRCUS
Girls Will Sell Peanuts and
Popcorn at Riding and
Hunt Club.
CONCERT AFTER EXHIBIT
Prominent Women Plan Series Of
Daring Bareback Stunts to Aid
Army Y. M. c. A. Fund.

With leaders of the army, navy ant
diplomatic circles occupying boxe.
and prominent society girls selling
peanuts and popcorn, Washington
nrst society circus will be staged al
the Riding and Hunt Club, Twenty-sec.
ond and p streets northwest, the
night of April s. More than a score
of boxes already have been taken
The sale of seats will begin tomor.
row. The proceeds will go to the
Army Y. NJ. c. 4.
The committee in charge OF arrange
ments announced last night that an.
other feature has been added to the
programs tournament between tn,
knights and ladies of the middle
ages" This event will be staged
through the courtesy of the Beau,
Arts Society. which will loan the plas-
ter horses and elaborate tapestry used
at the recent beaux art ball held al
the Willard.
The committee also announced last
night that concert has been ar.
ranged to follow the big show" The
program for the concert is not ready
for publication. 1t will include voca
selections, monologists. fancy dancers
and other vaudeville novelties. Nearly
all the performers will be Washing.
tonians, assisted by a few profes.
SIGNALS.
Society Women VIII Perform.
The circus will open with a grand
parade of all the performers and
wild" animals around the ring Fol-
lowing the parade, the big show will
start Among the features Will bt
Getaway Gussie." the creased pig
and Bertha" the balky mule.
A number of local society women will
take part in a series OF daring bareback
riding stunts" The riders will be dis
guised beyond recognition by theil
friends until after the contest.
Following the big show" and the con
cert. the audience will go to the lowel
hall, where dancing will be in order fol
the remainder OF the evening. 1t will
be during the dance that the young so
ciety ladies will sell peanuts and othel
delicaCies.
Among the latest to reserve boxe.
were Ambassador and Mime. Domiclo da
Cana, Of Brazil. and Capt. and Mrs. JOIN
Gibbons, L. S. n. Other members o.
the Diplomatic Corps are expected tc
reserve boxes later. Others who haY,
signified their intention of attending arr
Ord Preston. Dennis A. Upsom. Mrs w
I. Draper, Mrs. Charles b. Wood, Col
r. NJ. Thompson. Mrs. G. NJ. Stafford
w. NJ. Ritter. Richard Crane, Mrs. IL. T
Oxnard, and Robert II. Chapman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02


This revolution led US to believe that
artillery fire could overwhelm the enemy
and enable US to break his lines, and
the feverish mobilization of industry to
make shells and cannon followed in all
countries. Our attack in Champagne in
January was trifling compared to what
happened nearly year ago in the same
region, but 1t proved that the new trench
systems could be carried. Neuve Cha
pelle followed, and then the Germans,
convinced by curl success tried the same
thing on a vastly larger scale and with
better organization, broke the Russian
lines in Galicia and changed the whole
aspect of the war. I suppose there will
always be a controversy as to whether
this success was due to German i'm
provements on our tactics or to the Rus
sian lack OF ammunition, but the uues-
ton Is Of no practical importance since
that system Of fighting Is now wholly
obsolete.
IF it were not for the regulations. I'd
let you sign my name to the statement
that the art Of war has progressed fur
Their, since the battle of Neuve ChapelIe
than 1t did from the invention Of gum
powder to the. battle of Austerlitz.
Our attack in Champagne in Septem-
Der followed our failure in ArtoIs in
May, to successfully initiate the German
stroke against Russia. We thought, BY
widening the front of the attack and by
concealing the sector aimed at by means
OF general bombardment, that we could
break through.
The battle of Loos wac fought simui-
taneously on the same theory. The Eng
hsh even went so far as to lombard the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02

viii be attended 10. for the chief
fault OF the members OF the cabinet.
at least of the leaders OF Il, seems 10
be that none OF them ever do what
an American business man would call
a good days work. And none OF them
have ever had TO go without q meal
or call q spade a spade.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-04-02
90, 200 Re.i.ses 100000.

..Accordinxiy we met the most terrible
bonoardnient the world has ever known
with three divisions Never before mas
a general done what Jonre eld at YER
dun X. asked $4,000 men with a thou
sand guns or less IN support to stand
before 90. 900 enemies with 1900 guns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

"a organized Benerhf movement mas
- been started throughout the
. = United States for the protection
and preservation OF wild bird life.
Miss Virginia Pope. pioneer In the
movement, and known from her wide
spread missionary efforts on behalf OF the
faathered ones as "The Birds FRIEND;
Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Katherine
Minahan are among the individual spon-
sors Of the movement, and the Audubon
Society stands soiidly behind this as be-
HAD all substantial and far-reaching
movements for the perpetuation OF the
seathered species.
The newest development OF this gen.
eral movement among the protectors OF
birds is the establishment of Birds Day
IN every city In the country. In a hotel.
q town hall, or some other public place
q miniature nest will be set up, and there
live birds or the best limitations OF them
pfocurable will be placed. These tiny
replicas Of forests will be open TO visitors,
and the promoters hope that every
mother will bring her children to receive
the Object lesson in tender care OF the
wild brothers OF their pet birds.
The day will be a movable one. so that
Il will enable Miss Katherine Minahan
and others TO be present on that day in
each twon Sanctuary" a remarkable
bird masque on morality" Sanctuary"
was written by the poet Percy Mackaye
and was produced at Meriden. N. H.. be-
fore President and the late Mrs. Wilson.
their daughter Eleanor, playing the child
role. Ornis, bird.
So touching and moving is the plea
for bird life In the play that It has been
called the "Uncle Toms Cabin" OF the
birds. Miss Minahan is the young woman
from Orange, N, j., who is famous for
her marvellous imitation OF bird calls.
Ornis. a maiden CARRIED symbolically as
A bird, comes futteringly upon the stage.
On one OF her wing-like sleeves is a spot
OF blood. She describes the adventure
N which she received her wound:
How sweet and strangel Are We
indeed awaking
From callous slumber and old wrongi
SO sorrowfully long
The hand OF Man has wrought the
birds heart-breaking-
Was Il a savage dream?
Methought sat on Mornings golden
beam
And sang Of Gods wild gladness:
High and higher
showered His temple woods with
ecstasy;
When suddenly
The earth screamed thunder, and a
singeing IRE
Shattered my wing. ! fell.
Cropping in flight my feet stuck fast
In smear of lime; swift from below
A tangiing net was cast
Where. painting upward, black hell
OF bloody mouths barked under me /;
And there beside them-oh.
There watched. with eyes Of wanton
cruelty.
A man--bright clothed in many
colOred plumes
OF my dead sisters, Save me from
their dOOms
/ cried. % Sanctuary"
Another speech by the bird spirit i'm
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

squander Inem,
TIL in the fumes OF greed
Your heart forgot to cherish me.
And sold me into death and slavery.
Yet, master, as You will:
10, am Ornis, and love you still"
Some communities are regularly Civ
ing object lessons in the means for the
conservation OF bird lifes and protecting
them from atrocities. Meriden. N. H., is
one Of these. With a gift of a thousand
dollars made by Miss Helen Woodruff
Smith, the Meriden Bird Club bought
thirty-acre farm to be laid out as a sanet
uary OF bird life.
Beginning with the idea that birds
have much the same needs as human
beings, enough 10 eat and drink, a shell
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

ter, means to properly rear their young,
the Meriden Bird Club is endeavoring to
give these to the wild birds. which are
promptly and encouragingly accepting
their hospitality.
Ernest Harold Baynes, the president,
urges that clubs for the purpose OF the
conservation of wild bird life be organ
ICED in every community. That done he
believes that there will be no need OF
the slow process OF legislation, or that
by means OF the vast network OF clubs
legislation will be quickly induced.
All OF which explains why YOU will
doubtless be invited to join a bird club
in your town this Spring, and what
Bird Day. OF which you will o'.en
hear. means
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20

My cranes announced
your victories, my
storks
~ Fed your hearth fres, my
silYer-throated gulls
And golden hawks
Saved many of your sea
towns from sore pes
thence:
And my sweet night bird tuned your
poets shells
To hull sad lovers in languorous
asphodels;
Yet all my influence shone DINNER
than my beauty:
My bright plumes lured you TO
eat Britain Rights Reserved
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-20
The Unique Nation Wide Campaign of Plays,
PantOmines and Exhibitions to SaUe Our
Fedthered Citizens from Slaughter by Shouting

A N organized general movement has
- been started throughout the
. = United States for the protection
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
Booster Trip Monday

The date for the big booster
trip for the Big Democratic Tent
Meeting next Wednesday has
been changed from the 18th to
the 18th, next Monday instead of
next Tuesday. The route and
stopping places will be the same
as named, and there will be a
splendid short speaker along to
address the crowd at each place.
At Forrest Green there will be
on the program for speeches,
Hon. Tom L. Anderson of st.
Louis, Hon. w. W. Rucker, DR..
C. w, bowman and L. E. Merrill.
Owners of cars along the route
are cordially invited to join the
trip and go as far with itas they
can. Music and short speeches
at every point along the route.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
BENJAMIN franklin Brewer.

This aged citizen of this city
died at his home Monday morn
ing and was inferred at the city
cemetery Tuesday afternoon,
short services being held by his
pastor, Rev. B. G. Rudd, at the
cemetery, it being the wish of
the deceased that no funeral SER
vices be held elsewhere. Benja.
min Franklin Brewer was born
in Patrick county, Virginia, Sep
tember 2I, 1889, and came to
Howard county when a boy, and
to this county when a young
man, and settled on a farm south
of Dalton. He afterwards mar
ried Miss Mary E. Mitchell in
1899 at Glasgow and zfarmed in
this county. doing carpenter
work a considerable portion of
the time. He afterwards moved
to the farm now owned BY A. F.
Arlington southwest of this city,
where he lived until 1906, when
he moved to this city.
There were nine children, six
of whom, with the widow, sur
viye: Mrs. R. W. Cooper, Misses
Mary and Guila, dead, and Mrs.
J. J. Renehan, B. F., Jr., Mrs.
c. W. Jeter, Delbert, Ledru and
Rector, living.
For some time the deceased
had been afflicted with cancer oi
the mouth, and tho every known
or suspected method of relief was
resorted to, the fatal disease
claimed another victim.
Mr.. Brewer was a member Of
the Christian Church and a quiet,
unassuming man with many
friends, and the floral testimo
mails to the esteem in which hi
was held were splendid.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
Fritz Point Fumbled

One night last week a repub.
lican spell-binder made a talk
to the colored population of
Brunswick at the City Hall.
There were severalof the faith
full on hand. among others Hon.
F. c. Sasse who made a short
talk to the former mainstay of
g. o. p. and among other things
he told the colored brethren that
they should not be fooled by the
high price Of wheat and corn in
this country for the past three
years, for, he said. /" if the Oar.
danells and Argentine had been
opened and that wheat put on
rhe market, it could not have
been worth more than forty
cents.
After the meeting adjourned
the darkies punched and dis,
cussed the points Mr.. Sasse hat
sprung on them. One of then
enquired Of the others "Whar d.
datman Darnells live anyway
Another answered. I" Didn yot
heah dat man say he live a
Ahgenteen which am neah Kan
City%
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
Balloon Sighted

At Muskogee Okla. last Satur-
day. six ballons started on a race
Tor distance and Sunday morn
ing about 8 o'clock when the ma
1ority Of our citizens were pre-
pairing for breakfast a few were
shifting the early morning air,
saw a big white bag sailing dir
rectly over the city and going in
a northeast direction. The bal
loon was high up in the air and
going at a tolerable rate.
One ba!loonist in the race had
a hole ripped in his balloon by a
shot fired at him somewhere in
Kansas and had to come down
sometime after on account of
leakage Of gas, Had the aer:
onaut been struck and killed and
iioated on forever thru space, the
mystery would have interested
future generations as did the ap-
paration Of The Headlpss Horse
men told of by Capt. Mayne
Reid.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
ANOTHER AUTO WRECKED.
Russell Bartow of Brunswick
Escapes = John Strub Injured

Thursday afternoon last week
as the Brunswick Fair Boosters
were on their return trip and q
few miles this side of Marceline,
Russell Barlow hadthe misfortune
to break a wheel off his car as a
result of a tire blow out sending
his car into small ditch. When
the carwheel struck the opposite
side of the ditch it was broken
off and the car turned over in a
ditch.
Miss Nilene Smith, a niece of
Mr. Barlow and John Strub, all
of Brunswick, were occupants of
of the car which turned over on
itsside. Mr.. Strub was pitched out
and being a heavy man, he was
badly shaken up and considera-
bly, bruised and was taken to
Brunswick from the scene of the
accident. Miss Smith was tan.
gled in a wire fence which wrea-
thed itself in her hair but sus.
tained no painful injury while
Mr.. Barlow escaped entirely.
Mr.. Strub who is the bassc
profundo of the band was
rendered blowless.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
WAR BROT HERE
German U Boat Sinks Ships
Ocean Traffic Closed
New Move

Saturday there appeared at
New York a German under sea
craft called the U.23 Boat, Capt.
Rose. just where it came from
and what its mission was not
fully stated tho its captain paid
his respects to officers Of our
navy, He tarried but a short
time and went under and was
not heard from again until ships
began to signal by wireless that
a submarine was sinking every
thing 1t could come up with, off
NarRgansett and outside of the
three mile limit. British mer.
chant vessels and a few neutrals
were treated to the surprise of
their careers. and before activi-
ties on the partof the submarine
had ceased, there were nine ships
on their way to the bottom of
the ocean with their cargoes.
The U. So gave warning to
ships and so far as reported there
were no lives lost. all passen-
gers and crews being given time
to get off their ships and away.
Two American vessels were
halted but so soon as the U. So
made them out, they were not
assaulted.
The distress signals brot to the
aid Of those who escaped from
the doomed ships all sorts OF
craft and all were landed at
Newport or some near harbor.
No word has been received
from the U. 5S since her most
daring exploit. 1t is held BY
some commanders Of ships that
there were more than one of the
submarines operating, but il
there were more than the y. 81
the conclusion is drawn from The
number Of merchant ships sunl
and not from any more being
seen.
It is held by the administra
tian that the exploit of the U. 5;
of the German navy in sinking
nine merchant ships on our cas-
tern coast Sunday evening wa
not in violation of Internationa
Law. Col. Roosevelt is having
all sorts of fits. Judge Hughe'
and Prof. Taft are between th'
devil and deep sea literally.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
Salisbury Fair

The promoters of the agricul-
tural enterprise which our sister
city on the east held this year
can congratulate themselves on
a great success. No finer wea-
ther could have been desired for
such an occasion and il the at
tendance had been larger on the
last two days, more territory
would have been required to
hold the crowd.
The best exhibits and by far
the largest was in the needle
work debartment. The speci.
mems competing for premiums at
this show would have done great
credit to the state fair. The
butter. cakes and bread were as
fine as could be found at any
show. 1t is said by ~. B. Web
ster that the poultry show was
the largest he has ever seen at
a country fair, and he is on hand
when birds" are on exhibition.
The stock ring in many in
stances did not come up to the
general exhibits, some of the
individuals appearing as tho they
had just been caught up from
the pasture, but there was some
excellent animals shown. We
regret that we simply have not
the space to go into a descrip-
ton of the various departments
as we'll as give the names Of all
prize winners. From this neigh
borhoop we. learn that N. B.
Webster captured prizes on his
hogs and chickens, DR.. j. 7.
Dewey second on white corn and
Roy w. Rucker second on yellow
corn and Trammel Nix second
for harness and Con Prathel
first in saddle and harness rings.
The Roanoke band furnished
splendid music for the fair anc
the merchants of the city are
more than plaesed with the re
turns from the venture, especial
Ily soft drink and other junl
vendors. The very warm, drl
weather was the only draw bacl
during the fair.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-10-13
Electrical Supplies

The Nickel Electrical. supply
house which was located at Mar
celine has moved here and will
soon be straightoned out and
have the town wired ready for
the line on its way from Bruins
wick,
Mr.. Will Nickel is in charge
ready to figure with all who wish
electric light or power. Mr.. Fox,
chief electrician, began work
Wednesday on the Bank Of Key
tesville. the first in town to have
fixtures put in and who will be
the first to welcome the juice
from Brunswick.