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the end Of the first years warning
proved themselves hardly inferior to
any other breed Of fighters. The
French have demonstrated them
selves, man for man, at least, equal
to the Germans; and lately the Brit
ish have been showing the same
quality that in other continental
campaigns won for them the en-
comiums even Of Napoleon, who said
with British troops and French off,
GERS he could defeat the world.
They are all veterans now. Trained,
skilled, hardened, and fit, they
stand for the last word in the prep
aration Of men to make war under
modern conditions; the hardest and
most grueling that flesh and blood
ever faced. Every week that the
struggle continues brings It more
nearly to a matching of numbers
against numbers. The best soldiers
when 1t started were doubtless the
Germans and French. But those vet
Grams Of the earliest campaigns have
had their numbers diluted by great
masses Of new men who have all had
the same training, whether Germans
or French, Italians, British or Rus
SLAMS. They have come up through
the same school. and know its les
sons equally well. 1t is more evident
now than 1t ever was before, that the
victory will be to the side with the
best economic staying powers, the
strongest finances, the greatest num-
Der Of men, and the largest ability
to enlist the worlds factories and
machine shops.
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APPRECIATION WOULD HELP

There Is sound common sense In
the suggestion of William NICK.
Clayton, Of the Brightwood Park
Citizens Association, that residents
Of the District occasionally spend a
2-cent stamp to thank members Of
Congress who perform services for
the District.
Complaints against the treatment
Congress has sometimes accorded
the District have been frequent and
vociferous. Some Of these have been
merited. But there have been occa-
sions when members Of Congress
have worked in disinterested fash
ion for the District, when they have
spent time and effort upon District
problems, and the gratitude they
merited has not always been forth
coming.
Residents of the District can serve
their city we'll by establishing more
cordial relations with the District
Committees Of both houses. In the
absence Of any District representa-
tive in Congress this city becomes
the constituency Of these two COM
mittees. A little courtesy would
60 a long way toward encouraging
men In the somewhat thankless task
Of a common council and a board Of
aldermen for Washington.
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AMUSEMENT LIST
FOR WASH|NGTON|ANS
Varied Program Is Offered by
Theaters and Resorts for
Capital Residents.
Keith's.

Gus Edwards. in person, with his
talented proteRees. Georgia and Cud-
dies. and another specially selected
bouquet OF Sweet Sixteens." in SOUS
Edwards Song Revue OF Youth and
Beauty" will be the center OF attrac-
tton in the bill at the B. r. Keith
Theater next week. This Is expected
to bring the second all-year-round
season to a triumphant conclusion.
Without even q weeks lapse OF time
the new season Of 1sis-17 will fol-
low.
Next weeks extra added feature
will be the favorite London music
hall mime. Tom Edwards. As THE
Huntsman ventriloauist." re-en-
forced by Alice Melville Of the phe-
nomenal voice. Joseph Laurie and
Aleen Bronson will present their new
Lost and Found" Bert Hapion. a
offer his eccentric philosophizing:
Others announced are Emmett de Voy.
His Wife's Mother" the two Tom
boys In their "Hunsti- Bumsti" antics;
Kerr and Burke: the Guzmani trio;
the pipe organ recitals and the Pathe
news pictorial.
Next Sunday at 3 and s15 p. M.
the bill at Keith's will include Laura
Hope Crews and company, Willie
Solar, Ben Deeiey and Lillian Steele.
Botheby and Everdean. and others
composing the current onerinR.
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Secretary Daniels in his statement
says that this program will restore
the American navy to the worlds
second rank. 1t will do so, provided
Germany does not suffer further
great losses during this war, and
does not press an equally ambitious
program afterward. Information
about the naval construction and the
actual strength of England, France,
and Germany is not very satisfactory
at present.
More than $60o,0O0,OO0 will be
spent in construction alone, to exc
cute this immense building order, the
largest ever given by a nation at
one time to its naval authorities. The
real effectiveness Of this effort at
naval expansion will depend In large
part on the speed with which the
construction is carried forward. II
this naval establishment Is going to
be required for any other purpose
than peace insurance. 1t is to be
called into actual confetti may
be expected that the clash will come
at a date not very far distant from
the present wars end. 1t is of the
first Importance therefore that the
leisurely methods Of naval construc-
ton which have prevailed in the past
be discarded and that building be
speeded up.
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derous tongues in a small town. Miss
Gish is ably supported by Sam De
Grasse. Spottisw code Aitken. Jennie
Leo and others. The comedy portion
OF the program will be contributed by
Chester Conklin in His First False
Step"
day Charles Ray and William H.
ThhSSmpsSn VIII hold the screen In
DEALING with the greed for gold, Fay
will head the laughter section Of the
program in "Bedelia's Bluff" In which
OF attraction at a watering place.
On Thursday. Friday. and Saturday
Edmund Breese. the internationally
famous dramatic star, will be featur-
ed in THE Weakness Of Strength" a
play showing the emptiness of power.
and depicting a mans rise to success
at the expense OF everything which
most people hold dear, The added
attraction will be a delightful farce.
| "A Lemon In the Garden of Love-
interpreted by Harry Meyers and
Rosemary Thsby.
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hopes. President Wilson's popu-
larity has been VIGOROUSLY mer-
curial; at times he is on q wave Of
public confidence. and few weeks
will leave him seemingly hopelessly
weak, only to return to a more
secure status again. .''.
New York will have a good deal
to do with determining the cleo
tons result this year. II IL true
that the actual weight Of New
York's electoral vote does not al
ways determine election results; but
the leadership Of New York exefts q
powerful influence all over the coun-
try. BY the middle Of October .
pretty accurate notion usually gets
to the country as to what, New
York is likely to do; and then the
band wagoners climb into their
vehicle and the final capitalization
begins. New York is, Of all the per-
sistently doubtful States. the one in
which outcomes may be most con-
fidently forecast. Political organ
ization Is more complete and per-
feet, leadership is a bigger factor,
the spoils Of various kinds are more
important and therefore more in
fluential. From the time when the
definite impression begins to 60 out
to the country that New York will
produce q certain result, the camp
followers in other States commence
to settle into the grooves that will
guide them down to. the voting
booth.
Thus it Is that New York exerts
a larger influence on elections than
even it's imperial power Of electoral
voting potency entities it to WELD.
It is too early to Judge Of New York.
The politicians are not ready to
show their hands. Campaigns are
shorter nowadays than they were
two decades ago. It will be two
months, in all probability, before the
disinterested weighing Of opposing
claims and estimating Of conditions
will yield conclusions Of much sig
nificance. .
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MAIL BAG
Asks Why Divorce Laws Of District
Can't Be Modified to Meet Modern
COndttioua

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Inc papers announce that Mrs. Flor
ence Schneider Forney has instituted
suit for divorce In Alexandria. Va.
from Thomas Y. Fcrney who attempted
10 murder her father. and who ts now
serving a sentence In the penitentiary
by way of punishment.
This Is only one Of many cases that
emphasize the iniquity of the present
divorce laws Of the District Of Column
bia.
A native female resident. the victim
OF misplaced confidence. the victim Of q
criminal money-seeker. who could not
wait for the demise OF his elderly faith
er-in-law In order to share In the benz
ents OF his estate. but must hasten the
date by the commission OF one OF the
most heinous crimes known to our GRIM
inal jurisprudence, Is compelled to alb
ture the land of her nativity and seek
in foreign jurisdiction the relief he
MED her at home. SIS g..
The laws OF the District of Columbia
AFFORDED her no relief; they would have
crucihed ner on the altar Of an obso-
lete theology. and kept her bound hand
and foot to a human dereiict whom
only the merest accident kert from the
chair or the gallows. either Of which
of going to a foreign Jurisdiction and
there pray for the relief denied in the
land of her nativity.
Why the divorce laws OF the District
OF Columbia cannot be modified to meet
modern conditions is a burning ques-
ton: the records Of Virginia show an
increase Of 1900 per cent In divorce
cases in the adjoining counties Of Alex.
andria and Fairfax. and the city OF
Alexandria. within the past fifteen years
since the present code of the Distriet
of Columbia went into effect. and IS
per cent of them are fugitives from the
District of Columbia, forced to change
their domicile in order to obtain RELIEF
from marital infelicities.
Divorce a mensa ct thoro IL no re.
Lief: such condition as husband
without a wife or wife without q hus-
band leads to combinations resulting In
immoralities far In excess OF any CON
sequences. and more deplorahle in their
moral results than the most liberal d.
vorce laws can. ]. c. De PUTRON.
Washington, Aug. II.
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Garden.

William 8. Hart will head the double
feature program at the Garden Thea
ter on Sunday. Monday. and Tuesday
in THE Apostle Of Vengeance" 1t Is
a vivid tale. Of Kentucky mountain
feudists, and It has been handled with
extreme realism. AS Kentucky par
son who loses even his mothers love
when he refuses to take part In feud,
William s, Hart has an entirely new
sort OF a role. The secondary attraction
on these days will be q farce, Ihe
Waters Ball." in which tho rotund
and good natured funmaker Roscoe
Arbuckle. assisted by the lank and agile
Al st. John. will corral most or the
on wednesday: Thursday; and Friday,
on the program In "a. Modern Pirate"
nance" and one In which she discov-
ers several Important clues leading to
the detection Of the murderer of her
sweetheart. The extra added attrac-
ton will be william Russell In The
Strength Of Donald Mckenzie" which
shows conclusively that mental strength
can finally conquer brute force In a
prolonged combat. Mr., Russell Is the
stanch scotchman of the story.
on Saturday, Frank Mills will lead
tho bill in a clever dramatic photoplay.
'I'he House of Mirrors" a bsfflins
detective story. On the same program
will be seen filmdom's latest novelty
the initial futurist picture entitled the
Yellow Girl" featuring Corinne Grit
fifth and an all-star cast OF favorites.
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THEY'RE ALL VETERANS NOW

The recent magnificent fighting Of
the Italian soldiery on the Isonzo
front has astonished many people
who had been disappointed by the
earlier performances of these forces.
= aad seemed that Italy was not
proving a very effective factor on
the allies side. Now, suddenly, Gen.
eral Cadorna's program unfolds, and
it appears that he is prepared to
rush matters and gain his objective
before the war can end.
Coincidentally, the Russians have
come back in similarly splendid fash
ion. They fight Austrians to VIC
tory, and Germans to at least q
standstill.
The Austrians, in turn. have since
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LET THIS MEASURE PAsSi

The Webb bill, to permit combina-
lions Of American industries and ex-
porters to cooperate for the promo
ton and management Of foreign
trade, has been reported favorably
by the Judiciary Committee Of the
House. Ordinarily, such a measure
would be the target for a general
assault by the self-constituted lead
ers Of anti-monopoly sentiment in
Congress. It would be denounced,
whether or no, as an entering wedge
toward breaking down the Sherman
law.
In the present state Of world COM
merce and national industry. the fire.
works might we'll be cut out. The
legislation ought to pass. There has
been a general arousal Of interest
in trade expansion, and it's neces-
stiles are better understood than ever
before. It is realized that the methods
which other countries have employed,
must be permitted here II America
is successfully to compete.
Let the Webb bill become law be-
fore election. After election, no mat
ter who sponsors 1t, there will be
too much disposition to captiousness
about It. This Is the time to get ac-
ton on such measures. II will be
good politics and good business; a
testimony that Congress can recog-
nixe the needs Of the business COM
munity, and serve them,
American exporters can take care
Of themselves in the worlds
markets if they have an even chance.
They cannot unless they get that
even chance. Before three years
perhaps before one-they will need
foreign markets worse than they
ever needed them before. Right now
Is the time to insure the encourage
ment that will induce them to pre-
pare for the later needs.
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Gayety.

The theatrical season Of l9l6-l7 will
be officially ushered In at the Gayety
Theater next Monday afternoon when
the curtain rises on the matinee per-
Torrance OF Drew & Campbelrs
Liberty Girls. one OF the foremost or
CARNATIONS on the Columbia buriesQue
circuit. Jack Conway. a comedian OF
considerable renown. and equally noted
for versatile character portrayals. 10
the featured player.
Contrary to the usual order OF
things in burlesque. a musical comedy
in three acts and several scenes is Of
fered, under the title of 'Riley's Vaca-
ton One of the acts Is entirely de-
voted to travesty on the famous comic
opera. Robin Hood" Various clever
vaudeville acts will be- introduced dur
ing the course Of the entertainment.
The female contingent Is headed by
Eta Joerns. prima donna. Other mem
beers of the cast are James Collins.
Frank Leonard. Harry Griffen. Mark
Thompson. Edna Lee. Harry York. and
Barry Melton. In addition. . chorus
of thirty attractive girls. possessed OF
marked singing and dancing abilities.
ia a feature. The management an
nounces that a lavish scenic investiture.
beautiful costumes. and novel mechan-
zeal and electrical effects. are charac-
teristics Of the show.
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NOW FOR A REAL NAVY

It has been borne in upon the
American people, as a result Of dis
cussion in and out Of Congress dur
ing the last few months, that this
country has never had anything like
a consistent, persisting, intelligent
naval program. Plenty Of money
has been spent, but not always
wisely. We have not understood the
proper apportionment and balance
Of the various elements of naval
power. We have looked at impress
sive pictures Of line of battleships
named after the States, and fondly
imagined that they stood for effec-
tive naval power. The error Of that
presumption is now very we'll under
stood.
Battleships have not been the most
useful units for either Germany,
which is navally on the defensive,
nor Britain, which is on the often
sive. They have, it is true, repre-
scented ultimate fighting power; but
they must necessarily be held in re-
serve for the clash Of actual fight
ing; the day-by-day routine Of naval
service is performed by other ves-
sells; by lighter craft. fast cruisers,
destroyers, submarines and the like.
With these the American navy has
been inadequately supplied. The
new program meets this need.
As this bill passed the House, It
provided for the construction of not
a single battleship, but gave au-
thorization for five battle cruisers.
As the program has been agreed
upon by the two houses, the Senate's
provision for four battleships and
four battle cruisers for 1917 Is ac-
copied; while the measure is now ex-
banded into three years program,
which will include, during that
period, ten battleships and six battle
cruisers. A summary Of the Senate
building program, which has been
accepted by the House, and a COM
parison Of It with the scheme Of
the original House bill, shows:
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Loew's Columbia.

Blanche Sweet will be seen at Loew's
Columbia for the last half OF this week
beginning tomorrow in Public Opin-
ion.' a photopIay written especially for
the star by Margaret Turnbull. the
celebrated novelist. Miss Sweet will be
seer In the role of trained nurse on
trial for murder. Although she Is M
nocent. all evidence points to her as the
guilty person. The only one who
knows the Identity of the murderer Is
the dead woman. How to make her
spirit enter the trial chamber and en-
deavor to guide the hand OF Justice
attorney and the Judge. is a problem
at which most motion picture photog-
raphers would have thrown up their
hands.
Il was necessary that the visionary
effect OF the spirit of the dead woman.
among the ectual people in the court
room. otherwise the theme OF the pic
ture would be lost. Again and again
this scene was photographed. All tho
ingenuity of the entire staff Of photos-
raphers was centered upon obtainin.
film were taken only to be inspected
and discarded as unsatisfactory. Final
ly at nearly the end of the fourth day.
the photographer hit upon a plan.
The scene was gone over again for
perhaps the hundredth time and was
pronounced perfect.
When II was seen on the screen. even
those unfamiliar with the technical side
of photography, recognized II as ono
Of the most unusual incidents ever cap
tured by the lens of q camera Many
during the taking Of this photodrama.
but were made less trying by the newly
discovered method.
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Questions Spirit of Bragadosio on
Part of Lloyd-George In Predict
ing Victory.

To the Editor OF THE TINES,
Now comes oyd-George and electrt-
flies the world with a speech that Brit
ish resources and British intelligence
will snatch victory for the allies In the
next few months.
The brag and buster of this great
would be just SO much
more Of idle itish-victory- prattle were
II not for the hundred Of thousands OF
war-stricken people who will seize his
words as promises Of early deliverance
from the burdens of the war.
But the world has not yet recovered
from the victory speeches Of the two
most valiant examples of British Vic
tory prophets until Lloyd-George arrived
Winston Churchill and Lord Kitchener.
I'VE will dig the Germany navy out
like rats" THE British army at the
Dardanelles is within few miles Of tho
known" Proud prophecies valiantly pro-
claimed. but how have they been ful.
filledo Well. Winston Churchill is out of
the admiralty and Lord Kitchener 10 at
the bottom of the sea. II Lloyd.GeorSo
would profit by their example he VIII
enemies.
British intelligence and resourcesi We
have learned enough of the former at
the Dardanelles and In Mesopotamia; as
for the latter 1t is yet to be seen. Loyd-
George says that over 100000 British arc
in arms, but for two years France has
borne over so per cent Of the fighting
in the west, and holds 80 miles of the
present battle line. against eighty OF the
British, and after six months of heavy
bleeding at Vcrdun France outdrives
the English In the supposed super-offen-
sive when the French should not be
engaged at all.
Lloyd George says that prospects for
battles are good. No one will deny him
this. Hundreds of battles must be
fought and millions Of men killed and
wounded before Germany can be driven
out of France. The English will fight
s. 200, 900 until Russia and France break
the resistance OF the Germans or else We
will have peace.
Yet II peace should come with the nj
lies victorious, England would claim
all the glory, but would be as little re-
sponsibie for II as the $1,000 British were
for victory at the battle OF the Marine.
Just as off Jutland the British claimed
a great naval victory. They sent In thier
battle cruisers to fight at range they
were never designed to fight at and were
worsted and then failed to hold the
German fleet who could retire at will.
of the British high sea fleet arrived. hut
before the Germans retired they left
behind them twice as much British gold
in naval cost. twice as much fighting
tonnage, twice az mary Englishmen and
two British admirals at the bottom OF
the sea.
Very truly.
GEORGE WASHINGTON. Jr.
washington August B.
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STRIKES CRISIS TOMORROW

The six hundred chairmen Of
regional organizations Of the rail-
way employees will come to Wash
ington tomorrow, and their coming
will bring the crisis in the efforts to
avert railway strike. The Presi-
dent has been informed that the
general officers of the brotherhood
have no power to accept any pro-
posal that would prune down the de-
mands Of the men. That power, it is
explained, resides only in the con-
vention Of the chairmen Of locals.
As matters stand today, it would
appear that the railroads have Of
fered concessions of the most SUBJ
stantial kind. The eight-hour day
has been agreed to, with the reser-
walton that the adjustment of de-
tails in connection with its applica-
ton shall be referred to some ar
bitral body, possibly the Interstate
Commerce Commission. To this the
labor leaders have replied that they
want the fact, not the principle, Of
the eight-hour day. .ot g.. .
Nobody knows better than the
leaders Of the railway workers, that
there are very complex and difficult
questions. in myriad numbers, to be
determined in connection with the
enforcement Of an eight-hour day on
the railroads. It would be impos-
sible to organize a protocol, in q
mediation managed by the Presi-
dent, that would insure smooth
operation of the arrangement. It is
manifestly necessary that some au-
thority shall be vested with power
to determine a great many ques-
tions that will arise.
1t is impossible, under the circum-
stances, to believe that the stiff
necked attitude Of the labor leaders
is more than a gigantic bluff. That
they seriously intend to infiict the
disaster of strike upon the country,
and to attempt justification of it on
anything like the grounds that have
thus far been urged, is not to be be-
leved.
There is one detail that may we'll
be uppermost in the consideration
Of this whole situation, from the
viewpoint Of the organizations that
threaten a strike. They number
about 100000 members; a decided
minority Of the railway workers.
They are the best paid Of all the
wage earners of the roads, and the
most Independent. If a situation is
forced, IN which a general inquiry
into all railway wages shall take
place, there will be readjustments,
in the end, that will uncomfortably
demonstrate the unfairness of the
present distribution of the wage
fund, and that may enlist public
sentiment in a most unexpected
fashion on the side Of the men who
have most complaint to make, and
who are not here making It.
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Glen Echo.

Two-score attractions that include a
wide variety of amusement. q corking
good motion picture show and other
features that. like the admission. are
free. dancing on the best floor. and to
the best music to be found. are what
Glen Echo Park offers Its patrons every
day. ..
there viii he another series of concerts
by the Minister military band. two In
the afternoon and two In the evening
with Sol himself directing.
I Every convenience has been provided
for outings, and numerous picnic parties
keep things almost as nVeIy ou mans me e
trip after dinner.