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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
MEXICO: A REALLY NATIONAL
TASK

It is time for the American peo-
pie to realize that the Mexican situa-
ton in which they have at last de-
termined to intervene presents big
and serious task to this country. It
may prove a piece Of good fortune
that the United States shall be
forced to prepare itself for the effec-
tive employment of military power;
we shall learn some lessons, that
though they cost dear, will be worth
the knowing, many times over, be-
fore the world Of yet greater affairs
will be normal again.
Whether this country is prepared
TO take up its share of the great task
that has been cut out for civilization
in this generation, we are going to
learn through the experience in
Mexico. Will the paltry few Of ma
chine gins that our army possesses
work, or will they not? Will our
aviation corps, pathetically small in
numbers and material, serve the pur-
pose of modern warfare in a wide
flung region? Will the little nucleus
of an army that we possess expand
to meet the demands of real cam
paign? Have we reserves Of arms
munitions, supplies, or can we mus,
ter them, fast enough to meet ar
emergency? Is the transportation
plus the military genius of the coun'
try, equal to real mobilization ever
of the forces we possess?
These are questions that will ir
some degree be answered before we
shall be done with the experience Of
Mexico. II need not be assumed that
pacifying Mexico is the incident of g
summers picnic. 1t is a big task
that under the most favorable cir
cumstances will require many
months if it is TO be performed
rightly.
There has been a strange reluc
lance to recognize the possibility
that we may be drawn into the Eu
ropean war; and yet on the part o.
the very same people who consider
that such an event is too horrible t.
contemplate, there has been almos
an avidity, an enthusiasm, for get
ting into the Mexican imbroglio. Ye
lii is quite possible that a campaign
in Mexico may last longer and cos
more life than would be paid for par
ticipation in the war of Europe.
1t must be remembered tina
Mexico has been much more mill
tary country than the United States
1t has been engaged in war for fou
years, making soldiers, training ther
!. to the life of camp and field, turnin
them into veterans, teaching tactic
, to men and strategy to officers. Tn
/ statement has recently been made 0
; good authority that Mexico possesse
/ 100000 seasoned veterans, most G
= whom would be ready to unit
= against the American invasion if tn
: Villa and Carranza elements shoul
;, be led at length to make commo
G cause against the outsiders; and thf
: is not to be considered an improb'
t bility. It is very we'll to feel a
( sured that the task in Mexico is or
n that we will surely accomplish. "
will accomplish it; but there will /
r a heavy price to pay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
Will Discuss Trade.

The monthly meeting of the board
uf governors Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association will be held Tues
day afternoon. At that time pro-
rosals received by the trade body in
, onneetion with trade extension and
bettermenI will be consideIed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
Saturday.

Odd Fellows-CAnton Washington 40 l.
Patrlarchs Militant r-,,,,
National I-nlon-loseph Henry ,'ount' v,'i
EngleS Hall; Census Council Pcrp"'ua'
soc&iiist Party-supper si p street north
west, 6 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

Berlin is Of the opinion that the
British secret order is no mutual
benefit association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

Which has nothing to do with the
fact that we're getting our Irish
shamrocks this year from Tokyo in =
stead of Magdeburg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

LONDON, Feb. 20 (by maiD.-In re
ply to clerical critics who have eE-
pressed themselves as shocked at his
advice TO the allies to proceed Wig
orouHly with their work OF killing
Germans. Father Bernard Vaughan
has addressed the following letters
to The Daily Graphic:
sir: A clipping from your enter
prising and clear-sighted paper has
this moment been put into my hands
minutes I shall be due in the pulpit,
but 1 must send you a hurried line
not to miss q post
The clipping contains letters from
the Rev. +. b. Meyer and the Rev.
for avisIng our troops to kill the
enemy instead of being killed by him.
Regards Foe As Assassin.
Truth to tell. till l read DR.. Mey-
er's letter had no notion that we
| considered 1t misfortune to xiii
Germans In my stupidity 1 had al.
ways felt II was a misfortune to miss
them; had no idea that soldiers in
war were to be regarded as police on
their beat: In my simplicity | was un-
der the impression that our troops ha ii
gone to the front, not to take I'D and
handcuff the aggressor. but, on the
contrary. TO wipe him out and do for
him.
Indeed. in my reading of the sit
| uation. j had never regarded the en-
envy in the light Of q burglar bent on
| 'swag' only. but rather as an assassin
under ORDERS To murder, massacre, and
mangle widows and children, leaving
them nothing but their eyes to weep
with.
or course. ~ DR.. Meyers contention
| In right, must confess to being quito
1 NmT0a9. Ia al L. IA
y not out primarily 10 find the range
| for killing our foe, but only to shoot or
Brighten blackbeetles. rabbits and mos
quitoss, my advice to kill Germans is
altogether out Of place. IL our guns do
happen to riddle and kill the enemy.
then we can always say. with Or. Meyer.
II was n misfortune" anu we no more
meant II than the Germans mean killing
US!
Unbecoming To Speak Truth?
| As for our friend the rector of St.
| Peters. Hatton Garden. the Rev. News
IhRm-Taylor. and his rooted conviction
| that It Ill beseems ecclesiastical lips tC
] advice killing Germans. l must make
bold to say 70 him in reply that TIC
only reason that / can discover iJr
the unseeupliness of such advice is that
II Is unbecoming a minister of religion
/ TO speak the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth.
In a day when the nation Is economic
ing In the truth more than In anything
else. the eloquent rector will probably
charge me with belonging to an old
fashioned church which refuses TO com
promise where principle Is involved.
But 1 cannot help 1t. am built an5
trained on those lines. and. to be candid
as an Englishman and a patriot, muci
prefer to be set down rs publica-
and sinner than as a Pharisee and ny
Ipocritc.
Victory BY Artillery Attrition.
Sir. with Joffre and Kitchener. French
and Hats, I beg once more to raise ms
Ivoice reminding my countrymen tina
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

The Portuguese navy, according to
reports, is made up almost exclusive
ly of German ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

Neutrality will not require betting
even money, either, on APT Moran
in his battle with j. Willard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
FIR. Vaughan DerideS
All Critics Of Killing
Jesuit Priest Defends His Stand in Advising the Allies to
Proceed Vigorously With Their Work of Stay
ing Germans-Letters Sent to Press 60.

ed In triumph over the foe Is that our
artillery II now better than his
As Il plain. blunt EnElishman. I under
stand this to mean we can Kill off The
enemy quicker than he US.
IL our NonconfOrmst ministers had
only exhorted their followers to join
the ColOrs In the language of Joffre and
and Roberts instead OF IN the hesita-
ting terms OF Meyer and Newsham-Tay-
lor, ! venture to think we should nov
still be under the voluntary system in
stead of.saddled with a Commission bill
iKll, or Come Home.
Sir. unless our troops are out n. the
front To kill Germans. let them come
Ihome and get killed with us. They
won't have to wait long. Yours faith
fully. BERNARD VAUGHAN
'The Holy Name. Manchester. Sunday.
i. NJ
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Thursday.

Masenic-Naval No. 4. Hiram. No. TO- Ia
fayette, No. 10: Adonlram Council No.
Royal and Select Masters.
Odd Fellows Columbia. No. 10: Covenant,
No. ~. Salem, No. =; Friendship, No. 9.
Rnbskahs. asonic Hall, Anacostia
knights OF Pythias-Frauklin, No. .: Past
Chiefs Association, Pythian Sisters.
sons Of Recommendation h Gushing
Camp No. 30. opon meeting.
Daughters Of America Progressive Council,
No. .. team instruction,
Junior y. L. 4. M.--"Gct Together meet
ing New Masonic Temple Eighth and I
streets northeast.
Knlghta OF Misunderstanding Council.
National Tunlon-Mt, Vernon Council.
Eagles Hall; National Council Perpetual
Hall
Socialist Party-IeWish Circle. Y. r. =. L.,
Sl y street northwest, p. M: German
brancvh, S:li y. IN.
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H.
Sir: Some OF my critics want to
know whether any contention that the
allies should keep on killing Germans
IN the output of my patriotism or Of
my religion.
What queer questions some cranks
do put! am not a quick change
artist. hut a Catholic Englishman all
the time My patli otism is not Il
ornethiuT super-added TO my religion.
but precious bloom springing out OF
II. It's roots arc deep down i'm the
very heart OF my religion.
Some oddities seem to be under tn"
delusion that our troops have gone to
the front. not to XIII but to get killed;
and that nothing can justify our re-
Polling force by force.
Unbecoming To Speak Truth?
They have to be undeceived Let it
be known to all. reason itself tells us
that the state has every bit as much
right to defend the interest of its
citizens as an individual has to pro-
tect his own personal rights.
In sound philosophy the legitimate
Possession of rights carries with IL
the lawlessness of holding them. "
| need be. Dy force. Physical might
nIust Al times enforce moral rights.
! Is not the state get up by man with
the object of doing what, as an indi-
Nidusl lie himself cannot do--of pro-
! tevting the rights of tho community"
Our troops are at the frCnt to look
after our rational interests. the high
| est Of which IL our national honor.
IN individual seeking his own
! spiritual perfection might turn the
/ ether creek and resist not evil
Tut not so the state. In a word what
might be point OF perfection in thu
| individual may he a dereliction OF
duty in The community.
War Not Condemned.
| Nowhere in the Gospels has our
Divine Master condemned war. and
let me add that the counsels ad-
dressed by Him to the individual ar"
not always applicable even by way
of counsels to the state.
| AS a Catholic Engiishman. then. J
| stand by my guns. and in spite of the
horroC-StriCkcn rcmCnStranCes of Dir.
Never the Rev. Newsham-Taylor ami
other ministers OF religion. with SOM"
| laity crlnks. | still feel it nay duty
| to remind my fellow 'countrymen that
IL our troops in camp arc not I'm train
ing to Kill Germans they had bette
come home at once and stop rakin;S
fools OF themselves and us. Yours
truly. BERNARD VAUGHAN.
l Manchester. Feb.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
Victory By Artillery. Attrition.

Sir, with Joffre aud Kitchener. French.
and Haig. beg once more to raise my
voice reminding my countrymen thar
victory can be ours in one way only :;
by artiIlery-attrition. And l find that
the chief reason why our war lords to-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
WHATS ON PROGRAM
HERE DURING WEEK
Many Interesting Events Of Ina
portance Are Scheduled
Tor Capital
TndaY.

Address Philosophy Of Jesus Christ In Its
Relation to Every Day Problems" James
A. Edgerton. Rauscber r, 4 v, IN.
Address. vital Conservation Dr. GDstavus
Worber. meeting Washington secular
League. pythmn Temple. lOl2 Ninth street
northwest, 2;5O y. m.
Lecture, Work and the Minimum wage"
tho Rev. John A. Ryan, quarterly nlcOiinG,
Particular Council. 81 Nincont dc Paul
Society Carroll Hall, q street between
Ninth and Tenth streets northwest. 1870 y.
m
Address. efficiency" Patrick 7. Moran. be-
y. m.
Address. Some Practical Uses Of the Com
munity Forum" Commissioner Newman,
before meeting OF Grover Cleveland Com.
nIunity Forum, Public Library, 8 D. in.
Address, Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. Willard
room, Church OF the Epiphany. afternoon.
Lecture. before Socialist Party, oil h street
northwest, y y. M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

MEsonic-washington Centennial. No. H.
Spc"ial. 1:S ., M Osiris. No 70: East
Gate. No "a: Areme No. 10. Eastern Star.
Ola Fellows Eastern. No. I: Federal City,
No. 20; Harmony, No. .; Friendship, Ma
Il.
Knihts Of Pythias--Mt. Vernon. No s:
Equal, M. II: Friendship Temple, No. >,
lythian Sisters.
Improved Order Of Rcd Men-whlte EAGLE
Tribs.
Daughters of Isaholls-Court No. 2l2. in
itiHton.
National Enion-Treasury Council. g. A. Y.
Hall: Congressional Council. Typogra phi
cal Temple: Post"face Department coun-
ell Fiynu's Hall.
Socialist Party-IeCturo. Pythian Temple.
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Tuesday.

Masonic Federal, No !: Acacia, No Is
special c y. M. Takoma. No. q: Friend
ship No ~ Eastern Star: Evangelist
Chapter. scottish Rite.
ODD FellOws-wHshington No. s: Golden
Rule. No. Il Amity. No q: Fred u.
Stuart. No. :, cncampment.
Knights Of Pythias-Webster, No. Z; Excel
sior. No. Il; capital No. =; Myrtle. No.
p.
Daugbtcrs OF Scotla-Lady MacLennln Lodge.
institutng. Masonic Hall, Eighth and r
streets northeast.
ROYAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Council. regent s
class night.
Knights OF Colum bus-Washing ton Councn.
National Union--Headduarters Hpen.
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Tomorrow.

Meeting. Northeast Washington CitizsnA' As
ISOLATION. Northeast Temple. Twelfth and II
streets northeast ,. M
BeDent performance, Princess Tra-LA-IA."
Tor Masonic Bowling Club. National Thea
ter, b.lJ %. m.
Address. the Rev. James S. Montgo,asry,
memorial services, lambskln CLUB OF MaAtsr
Masons Masonic Tcmple. 4 y. M
Meeting. Biney branch Citizens Association,
lown Avenue NJ. T.. Church. y. VA.
Meeting, bosrd OF governors. ltetan Mer-
chants Association. headquarters. z D. IN,
fore annual meeting. Vermont state Aaso-
citation, Washington Club. Sp. IN.
Address, banking Problems" Prof. Parker
H. Willis, before American Instltute Of
Ranking 1910 + street northwest. : d. IN
Address, Peace and Preparedness" Oscar T.
Crisby. before ohio Society. itauscher's. y
Reception, tea room committee. 4:B 10 6 D.
~ leap year reception by bachelors OF club
MeotinR Socialist Party. Italian Branch. sli
street northwest. s:l5 p. M. Tsilors'
Union t.; q; W; A.. No. II. sI5 y. N.
q. Abbott. before New Hampsnire Asso-
citation, b22 sixth street northwest, \ ~ IN
Meeting, insignia committee. Military service
Legion. Chamber or Commerce Rooms 8 d.
Reception. Mrs. Karl F. Kellermao. College
Recital Monday Morning Music Club. New
willard IL a M.
Illustrated lecture. American illustrators -
Thornton Oakley. before Washlngtoa So
ciety Of Fine Arts, New National Museum.
y. M.
Concert Marine Band Orchestra. Marine Bar
racks. $50 q. IN.
Opon meeting. advertising mems section. Re-
tail Merchants Association. headquarters, .
y. IN.
| Annual banquet. Second Corps Association
| Army OF the Potomac, Ebbitt. $40 y. IN.
Address. The Mexican Crisis aud other vital
Issues" Miss Janet Richards auditorium al
Woodward a Lothrops, 1915 a. m.
MasoniC-Dawson, No. &c. social ladies'
night; stensbury No. "a social aud lecture.
| Temple, No. II, business; Columbia. No.
Ia, Anniversary celebration. Eastern star.
| Odd Fellows-Union. No IL business; Baa-
con. No. 10: langdon, No. Is. degree. Esther
| Rebakah. No. .. social and 10Y party. Re
| bekahH
knights of Pythiss-Decatur. No. .. Calanthe.
| No. H. business.
| knights Of Coumbus-Potomac Council
! National Union-Pressnen' Council. Eagle
I Hall
Improved order OF Red Mon-osags Tribe
| No. 6.
Patriotic Order OF Americans-wa washington
| Camp. No. G. initiation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12

As 1t was, President Cleveland con-
suited him constantly on matters of
both politics and national finances, ana
It was the common understanding OF the
time that II the Secretary of the Treas
ury had not gone TO a New York man.
Senator Davis would have been named
for IL
West Virginia Democrats to accept their
nomination for governor, but declined
In 1904, however, at st. Louis, he was
made the Vice Presidential nominee on
the Democratic ticket with Judge Alton
II. Parker.
Although he was over eighty years Ole
when nominated, he made an active and
most effective canvass of the country
Like Judge Parker. he was devoted
believer In the soundest OF sound money
and maintained this attitude Throughout
the campaign.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
WATERMAN CASE TO
JURY LATE TODAY
Testimony Completed Yesterday After
noon and Arguments Begun This
Morning in County Court.

At the noon recess today of the Wind,
ham county court it was expected that
the case of L. W. Waterman, driver
of a public automobile in Brattleboro.
charged with statutory of
fense against Dorothy Kendall, would
go to the jury late this afternoon.
State S Attorney Q. B. Hughes made
this morning one of the arguments for
the state and Charles S. Chase made
one for the defense. When the noon re-
cess was taken Harrie B. Chase of
counsel for the respondent had some
time left in which to complete his argu-
ment. The closing argument by Attorney
General Herbert &. Barber, who assisted
the state S attorney in the conduct of
the case, was made this afternoon and
was followed by the charge to the jury
by Judge Leighton p. Slack.
In the afternoon yesterday the
respondent took the stand and
denied the charge against him.
admitting only that the girl had
ridden with him on the date in ques-
tion but claiming that she had hired
him to carry her to the Austine farm.
He claimed that he turned around there
and that he carried her back to Main
street and told her to get out of his
car when she told him she had no mon
ley.
His wife testified to pleasant family
relations. Sidney Jones, Locke C. Hale,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Farnum and Mil
ton Bingham testified to the girls rep
utation for veracity, declaring that it
was below par.
Sheriff G.. T. Mann and Attorney
V. d. Piper testified that it was posi-
Bile to turn around Buick touring car
where witnesses for the defense had tes
titled that a Ford ear could not be
| turned around.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
PARDON SOUGHT
BY LOU A. FOSTER
Petition Being Circulated in His Be
half in Halifax and Other Towns
Under Long Sentence.

Lou A. Foster of Halifax, who was
sentenced, Nov. Ia, 1913, by Judge
Willard W. Miles to serve not less than
13 years nor more than Is years at
hard labor in the state prison at Wind
sor for the murder of his neighbor, Os
sic Prouty, is seeking pardon.
petition is being circulated in his
behalf in Halifax and neighboring
towns. Letters from him, typewriter
on paper bearing the heading 81. A
Foster, Windsor, VT, have been re
ceived here asking for aid in obtain
ing pardon from the Governor.
w. r. Daley, who was one of Foster I
counsel at the time of his trial, sale
this noon that he did not know that
such a petition was in circulation, but
that he was not surprised to hear o.
it. He said he did not know what nigh
be the basis for the petition.
Foster and Prouty had had trouble
and on Oct. 16, 1913, Foster shot anC
killed Prouty as the latter was passing
the Foster home. He used a revolye1
and claimed at the trial that he sho
in self defense when Prouty tried t.
assault him with club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
MRS. NJ H. BUcKHAM PRESIDENT.
Vermont Branch, Woman's Board of
Missions, Concludes Sessions.

WOODSTOCK, Sept. 29-In the
4th annual meeting for Vermont
Branch of the Woman 5 Board of Mis-
sions the following officers were elect
ed: President, Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham of
Burlington; honorary presidents, Mrs.
g. G. Benedict of Burlington, Mrs
Henry Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury; first
vice president, Mrs. George S. Mills of
Bennington; recording secretary, Mrs.
Edward kirkland of Bellows Falls;
home secretary, Mrs. E. H. Crane of
Brattleboro; foreign secretary, Miss
katherine f. Worcester of Burlington
secretary of young people S work, Miss
!, Florence NJ. Hemenway Wells of Brat
tleboro; treasurer, Miss May E. Manley
of Pittsford; assistant treasurer, Miss
;, Alta Chalmers of Rutland. Mrs. join
w. Ross of Rutland is vice president
for Rutland county.
The treasurer reported that $5,01;
had been sent by church auxiliaries anC
contributing societies for the pledged
work of the branch, over 5000 more thar
last year. This is encouraging consider
| ing the fact that auxiliaries have ais
raised about 5000 for q golden ami
versary gift. The total sent this yea
for this gift is 1858.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
LIFTED FROM CAR.
BY FALLEN WIRE
Arthur Wilson Caught Under Chin
While Returning from West Dunn
merston-Polo Stopped Machine.

Arthur Wilson of Brattleboro and
Leroy Wilder of West Brattleboro mar
rowly escaped serious injury last even
ing about $50 O'Clock while driving
in Mr.. Wilson s Ford runabout towards
Brattleboro from West Dummerston
They had only gone short distance
when fallen telephone wire caught
Mr.. Wilson under the chin, lifting him
out of the back end of the car. The
machine continued with Mr.. Wilder un
til it reached telephone pole lying
across the road, which stopped it. Mr.
Wilder was uninjured, but Mr.. Wilson
was bruised and is suffering from {
lame neck and back. The wires broke
the wind shield and jammed the fender
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-29
KILLED IN ACTION SEPT. II.
William Hurry of Barre Was Fighting
with Canadian Troops.

BARRE, Sept. 90. - A message re-
ceived by w. \. Hurry of Washington
street from the military recorders of
flee in Ottawa, Ont, brought news of
the death of his son, William Hurry,
who was killed in action Sept. II while
with the S7th Canadian Grenadiers in
France. Hurry, with number of
other Barre boys, enlisted at St. Johns,
que, in February, 1915, and had been
in France and Belgium since March.
Private Hurry was born in Aberdeen,
Scotland, - years ago, although most
of his life was spent in Barre. He had
4 reputation as a singer and amateur
actor. He leaves his parents, two sis
tiers, Misses Louise and Agnes Hurry
and two brothers, Albert Hurry OF
Jackson, Mich, and Alex. Hurry. Hi:
wife died two years ago.