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The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
Secretary Of War Baker.

Newton Diehl Baker. the new Secretary Of
War, will reach the Capital early this morning and
will shortly thereafter assume his duties. He will
confer with President Wilson at 10 o'clock, pos
siby regarding some OF the appointments 10 be
made. This is all of his program for today that
has been made public.
Mr.. Baker comes to his new post under his
former instructor at Johns Hopkins University
President Wilson-with the entire country hoping
that he may meet the exigencies of the position.
While only a years of age Mr.. Baker has
been actively engaged in public affairs of Cleve-
land and the State of Ohio for the past thirteen
years. He is native of West Virginia and went
to Cleveland in 1902 There he became one of the
heutenants of Tom L. Johnson, who Of
the most picturesque politicians Ohio has ever
known. Mr.. Baker fought with Mayor Johnson
the battle for the three-ccnt-fare law for the trac
ton companies. He chosen city solicitor of
the Sixth city" when Johnson was first elected
mayor and was returned to that office four times,
winning when even Johnson defeated. He
was the head Of the Cuyahoga County democracy
and was named mayor for two successive terms.
Therefore it can be seen that he is not en-
tirely sclf-made man, since he was first brought
into the public eye in Cleveland by his political
preceptor and is now the Secretary of War for his
former instructor at the Baltimore university. But
Mr.. Baker was considered pretty good mayor for
Cleveland and unless President Wilson ties his
hands, he did those of former Secretary CARR
son, he may land everybody hopes he wild acquit
himself we'll in the Cabinet
For one thing, President Wilson is probably
paying back, in part the good work done for him
at the Baltimore convention when Mr. Baker in
huenced a portion of the Ohio delegation to keep
on voting for Mr.. Wilson against Judson Harmon,
OF Ohio, who was a candidate for the Presidential
nomination. Mr.. Baker remembered that he went
to school to Instructor Wilson and it is pretty
hard TO get 4 man to vote against his former
schoolmastcr for the nomination to head the party
ticket
Regarding his selection for the place which
former Secretary Garrison termed the Presidents
office boy" the Brooklyn Eagle says:
I'VE hope that Mr. Baker will add strength
to a Cabinet that is none too strong. If the APP
pointmcnt fails to inspire widespread confidence it
is because the appointcc is not particularly we'll
known outside OF his own city and his own State
But iair newspapers and fair men viii suspend
Judgment until he has. had an opportunity to
grapplc with the difficult problems OF army cxpan-
sion and administration"
The New York Herald comments livery good
the country is used to watchful waiting
1t is to be hoped that Secretary Baker can run
the affairs OF hi, office with the advice OF President
Wilson, instead Of at the dictation OF the Chief
Executive.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
ARMY ORDERS.

First Lieut.. Patrick J. Morrissey, infantry, IL
relieved from duty at the United States AfiItSry
Academy. West Point, y. Y, 70 take effect April
g. 1916
TIVE rame 4 FIrst Lieut.. William H. Rucker
Sixth Field Artillery Is placed on the list Of Of
fosrs detached from thriF proper commando sub
sect TO the provisions Of the act Of Congress ar-
proved March } Isil, 10 take effect April o. 1915
and the name o. Firt Lieut. Frsnk Thorp, h.
Field Artilsry, il removed thsrefrum- 10 takt
effect April 8 1915 Lieut. Thorp is relieved fr1ru
duty With the Organized Militia 10 take sfec;
April y. 1916.
The name q Frst Lieut., William r Hsnry
Fourtsenth Cavalry. is placed the list q othosu
detached from their proper commands, subject tr
the provisions Of the act o. Congress srprovet
March : 1911, TO take effect April -, SIG and
the name Of First Lieut. George GrJlnert, cavalry
Is removed therfrom. to take effect April .
1876
By direction Of the President Fist Lisut Ge7-s,
Grunsrt cavalry. is relieved from duty at shGttuc,
School, FAiribault, MINI. to take eIect April -
1916.
First Lieut.. Harm O. Fletcher, Medical Re
serTe Corps, is relieved from duty at Fort Ogis
thorpe Ga. and will proceed TO his home ane
up5n arrival there stand relieved from flrrthel
active duty in the Medical Reserve Cons
First Lieut. Eugene r. Householder Twenty
sixth Infantry, is relieved from duty at the Uniied
States military Academy. West Point. Y Y
to take effect April = 1871 and upoa the ezpira
ton Of the leave Of absence heretofore granted
him will proceed n join his regiment.
CAPT Augustus b. Warheld Quxrtermastsr OorpS
csoS7YNrrrp ON pAoy ELEVEN
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
BY E. b. JOHNS.


The Bureau Of Naval Intelligence is
now being reorganized and enlarged. This
is being done by Admiral Benson upon
orders from the Secretary Of the Navy
The European war has developed the
fact that the facilities for securing in
formation OF this bureau are totally in
adequate. In what respect the bureau
has failed to secure the information that
the department has needed. of course. is
not divulged by the Secretary or chief OF
Naval Operations. Neither will they in
dictate what is to be done to enlarge its
facilities and in what respect it is to be
rcorganized. All that is admitted is
that there is to be a change in Its or
ganization and methods.
Other Nations Get Facts.
There is an impression throughout the
navy that other countries have ways OF
securing more information relative to our
sea defenses than the Navy Department
does of collecting data concerning the
foreign powers. The hearings before the
House Committee on Naval Affairs de-
veloped the fact that the department has
no definite information as to the size
and the number Of submarines that are
in the fleets Of the belligerents. Accord
ing TO the press reports, the allies have
sunk more German submarines than that
country had at the beginning of the war
II the information collected by the Navy
Department is correct. II is said that
there is also a dearth of reliable stats
tics on the caliber Of the guns Of the
larger navies.
The War Department has a well-or-
ganized division of Information in the
War College and this has been inval-
liable in securing data upon which re-
ports to Congress have been based. Other
than the reports made public it is stated
that the War College has submitted some
confidential Information to the Senate
Military Committee which has guided the
committee in formulating its bill. The
Secretary of the Navy is anxious that
the Naval Intelligence Bureau be SINH
larly equipped and organized for the
same purpose. He insisted that il is
more important to have a well-organized
Naval Intelligence Bureau as there are
more features OF sea force that can
be kept secret Not the least of these
is the character Of arrnor plate that is
being used by foreign navies
Advices have been received at the Ad-
iutant-Generars office, War Department.
that the transport Thomas arrived March
C. at Manila with thrty-one officers and
307 casuals
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The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News Service and Personnel Published
in Washington.

( turrets in accordance with the recon-
mendations Of the naval general board.
1t is considered advisable in that quar-
ter, at least, to return to the tWo-gun
turret: indeed, the general board has
never been partial to the three-gun tur-
ret, and, Of course, there are additional
arguments to be offered against placing
more than two Of the ls-inch guns in a
single turret.
Rear Admiral c. J. Badger made this
plain to the committee during his hearing
recently and impressed the committee
which however. is not likely to prescribe
that detail in its authorization for bat
tleships. II is realized that there is dan
ger in imposing too many obligations or
restrictions upon the Navy Department
in the matter OF chief characteristics
marines, for which a speed Of twenty
FIVE knots was enacted
The battle cruisers are destined to be
Included I'm this years building program
whether or not bsttleships are provided
for. Rear Admiral knights suggestion
that the battleship be omitted from this
years increase may be seized upon BY
some OF the members to urge a post.
Ponement In the authorization OF that
type in order to get the benefit Of dem.
onstrations abroad expected during the
next ten or twelve months in a navsl
engagement which has also been ex.
pected during the past twelve months
The battle cruisers will have a dis
placement OF about 5000 tons and will
be armed with l4-inch guns and have a
speed OF thirty-five knots a Characters.
tic that is considered most valuable In
placing those vessels far ahead Of any
thing of the same type in the foreign
navies and. at the same time, presenting
a new problem for the engineers
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

There was steadfast love for the Union
II the South as in the North. Mr. Cal
huun had To- ed II. and II had brokeh
h. heart that he could not save II upon
the principles which he conceived TO be
its heart and life.
Men who knew the South only by some
casual glimpse OF southern men. some
bri, tourney through the southern coun-
try. some transient sojOurn of single
season. deemed the southern people as
unstable, as easily stirred to rash &C
ton as a GaIlic populace, so passionateiy
did they seem to respond to the appeals
of their orators, SO eaG' y do they
yield themselves TO the excitements OF
every agitation.
But they were an English folk. strength
ened here and there by the sober Scots
Irish strain and the earnest blood OF the
steadfast Huguenot They held 10 their
principles, their habits, their proposes
sion5 with a simple instructive. undelib-
crate consistency which no excitement of
the moment really touched or unsettled.
Thev had been schooled, as all the ma
to- had, in a loyal allegiance to the
Union which their own statesmen had
done SO much to set up and make illus
trious. Whatever their old-fashioned
views OF the character of its constitu-
ton or Of the rights Of the States as
members Of the great partnership, no or
binary occasion, no TCdden gust OF pas
sion could have torn their thoughts
from those old moortngs.
1t had taken a long twelve years OF
agitation to get them in revolutionary
mood. and men whom they equally loved
anS needed had stood all those critical
days through on the one side and on
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
SONG RECITAL GIVEN.
Pupils of Mrs. r. II. DAIgIeish Are
Heard at Playhouse.

The song recital given by the pupils
Of Mrs. r H DalEleish at the Play
house. 1914 n street northwest last night
Was enjoyed by an audience Of more
than 300.
The program was as follows: Quartet
Miss Frances Scherger, Mr.. and Nfrs
Milton c. White, and Paul r. Hines.
Carmen" three selections by Ms
White, My Dreams" '"Ths Temple
Bells" ''Msmmy's SonEsS- four seleo-
tons by Miss ScherEer, Love Song &"
Love Has Wings" "NymphH and
FsUns," When Love Is Kind" I've e
lections by Mr.. Hines, "A Bew1 o.
Roses The Slave Songs" Down in
the Forest" Where Ny Caravan Has
Rested" The Spirit Lover Nj
White, Jean d'Arci" Miss soherFer.
Mrs. White and Mrs Hines, ~NSdrs Del
somno Amore;" Miss schsrFer, 'Cunas
for RS Juoe'' RosSne- -Prn-
temps CsprinS); Mrs. wtlite, In Irish
Love SONG" "Ah! It's q Dream" Man
my's Lullaby" Sunset Mr., Hines
yesterday and To-day" An oid Re
frain." "vsinkas Mia Gitsne;" Mss
scherger, with nZte accompaniment by
William L deLuca, Thou Brilliant
Bird" and Miss Scherger, Mr.. and Mrs
White, Mrs. Hines, The Merry Miller. &"
and May Sleep Fall Der Thee"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

tn other in determined combat, some
10 save, some 20 break the Union
1t was by appealing to their very con-
servatism, their attachment 10 the older
models and theory OF their government
That the advocates OF secession had won.
i had been a battle of statesmen and
orators, and only at the last had the
advocates of secession triumphed. Many
an influential planter in the South waI
by sheer instinct OF class and tradition
Wing. and held himself. alike by inter-
est and by natural obligation, an ally,
not OF the democracy to which Mr.. JET
ferson had given life, but of men Of prop
ert" and Of vested right everywhere.
II his neighbors and the small farmers
anC the tradesmen OF the towns were
Democrats, even they chose their party
alliance by a conservative instinct: be-
cause they deemed the Democratic party
conservator Of old views, the most
Trustworthy opponent OF newfangIed doc
trine and revolutionary change.
Many Wing planter believed devoutly
in the sovereign rights of his State and
the preservation of those rights was at
Gratis creed; but love Of the Union and
and reverence for law underlay the
thought Of all alike and stuck fast
in the stubborn hbre of an English
race.
II was such a people that went TO
school to its orators TO learn the is
sues and the final purpose Of the fate
full decade 1S50-1s60.
A few resolute men turned them to
secession
Tomorrow. The Apostle of Seces-
sion.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
NAVAL ORDERS.
MovEMENTs OF vEssELs

ArethuSs. sailed for Port Arthur Te1, March 6
CsSSin, sailed for cruise In Haitian waters March
s; Csstine arrived Ssnto Dumingo City, March 6
Celtic arrived Guantanamo. March 6; CummingS
sailed for cruise IN Haitian waters March 8; OlSh.
ing arrived Santiago de Cuba, March 2: Delaware,
sailed for GuAntanAnO March 6; Filming SSiled
for cruise in Haitian waters. March 6; HI sailed
for San Pedro. March g. Jarvis Jenkins and Nc,
DougAl, sailed for cruise in Haitian waters March
6; AAcdonough, sailed for Key West. March z
MSyfover sailed for Hampton Roads, March q
New York, arrived Guantanamo. March 5; Ontario.
arrived Guantanamo. March :; Parker, arrived
Santiago de Cuba, March Z; SoDonI arrived Guam,
tanSmo, March 6; Tennessee. arrived Hampton
Roads. March :; Utah. arrived Guantanamo
March :.
Nots-The flag Of the commander Of the Third
Division. Atlantic Fleet has been Transferred fror
the Virginia to the New jersey
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

When DR.. Charles w. Eliot declares that
"America's secondary schools pay little attention
to training of the senses and provide small op-
portunites for acquiring any skill of the eye, ear
or hand" he is striking awful blow at the bud
ding athletes, all of whom devoting their ex-
istencc largely with and by the advice and con-
sent OF the schools, to the end that they may be-
come stars famous college teams-or profess
,sional baseball teams.-Indianapolis News.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Daniel Willard, president OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, is quoted believing
that Congress should relieve the railroads of the
pressure of such problems as the present labor
situation in which four Of the brotherhoods of
employees are asking an eight-hour day and pay
for time-and-a-half when they work overtime It's
a pretty good idea, especially since Congress is
governing about everything else in connection
with the railways.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

With all that can be said for the valor OF
the Turks in battle there never will be any
respect for the Turkish army or the Ottoman
Empire as long as memories of the Armenian
nIassacres survive. Turkey is outlawed. There is
no sane questioning OF that.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

The thanks OF everybody goes out to Har-
ward University, because students Of numsmatics
there have asccrtaincd beyond the shadow Of a
doubt that the word damn" is word which has
a perfectly good history and was derived from
the cognomcn Of an ancient Persian coin.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

A husband in New York has been arrested
at the request OF his spouse because he was too
loving to her He should remember that nova
days all women don't fancy love as much as
once they did. In Cincinnati young wife has
left her husband because he was too kind and
rot cruel enough with her.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

In the midst Of all this fub-dub in Congress,
lighting in Europe, antiGerman riots in CONSTANT
nople, and naval secrets being laid bare by Ed
son. it is really refreshing to note that George
Stovall will play first base for the Toledo club in
the American Association next year.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Senator MARITIME, Of New Jersey, docs not de-
sire TO so to the Democratic convention as one
OF his States big four" because he will be too
busy at his task of being reelected to the Senate
And, believe us, ZantipPc, he will be one of the
busiest gentlemen OF all, with Jersey at present in
the Republican ranks and likely to remain there.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
ORDERS TO OFFICERS.

Lieut. P. P. Rorsr. detached to CHs.iDe, a.
executive and navigator
Lieut. Junior grsdel r 7. Chew, detached u
home and wait orders
Lieut. Junior grade y. R Van der veer. detach.
cd to temporary duty receiving ship al PhiladeIpha
April G. connection crew Oklahoma and On board
when commissioned
Lieut.. Junior grzde) J. B. GIennon. detached
to naval proving ground. Indian Head Nd
Note-Resr Admiral Asa Walker, retired Sisc
at Annapolis Nd, April 7.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Spain has managed to keep out OF the war in
Europe. but it has not escaped its effects Madrid
has on hand general strike, starting with the
bakers caused, it is stated by the high price OF
flour.-Nustin CTcx) American.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

At first the report caused general disappoint-
ment. The warriors prepared to fight again The
world was dismayed. 1t seemed as if the mes
sage sounded the doom of the great nations; but
here and there, from every nation, there rose the
voices Of prophets The king was right. He had
merely expressed the truths that men had known
for thousands of years and had refused to live
by. His words, seemingly childish in their SIM
pcity, recognized the memorable wonder and
beauty of the divine plan. Had he not given a
living demonstration of the truth, in his own lit
tile kingdom?
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Barc-lcggcd girls danced in the snow OF Cen
trial Park day ago. No. Claricc, they were
were not out for exercise. y motion-Picturc cam
era clicked steadily during the tcrpsichorcan cN-
Libit
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

The Russians have captured Cola in Persia.
This is no kin OF what made milwaukee famous"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

And will Germany yet produce Moewe OF
the air, There hasn't yet been Zeppelin to
rningIe romance with the slaughter.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
AS TO VILLAINS AND SMILES.

A man may smile and be a villain still
Perhaps that's why villains are attractive,
At any rate, we suffer far less i'll
From villains STILL than from the villain
ACTIVE.
Copyright. lslsj
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

First prinsinE Of an original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

That Austrian who proposes the Nobel peace
prize for w. J. Bryan doubtless is a highly pa
triotic Austrian.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

The silence of Col. House isn't half so de-
pressing as the silence of Col: Bryan
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

The man Of many wives" Enver Pasha, is re-
ported dead again. He has as many lives as King
Franz-Jo Josef OF Austria.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Secretary of War Baker-no butchers job,
that
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

It's only the alphabet sometimes, that pre-
vents Congressional resolution from becoming
a revolution.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
New warship Designs.

The naval authorities are at work on
tentative plans for new battleships and
battle destroyers, The former are des-
tined to carry 15-inch or 16-inch guns,
probably the latter caliber. in which
event thars Will be ten mounted in 1--WE
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

With difficulty the prophets came to be heard
When the people understood they saw the way
Iof dcliyerance. They had abandoned themselves
to the laws of evil. Now they Would yield to the
flaws of God. The new spirit spread among them
like magic. The warriors threw down their arms
They embraced one another with joy Their
suspicious, their fears, disappeared They saw
that the curse that had come upon them they
themselves had delivered.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09
The Christian King.
ny JOHN ID. BARRY

The next morning the kingdom seemed to
come to Me again The trains ran. Smoke went
up from factories. Prosperity renewed. But
with the disappearance OF the invaders the peo-
pie felt that they had beer disgraced. Now the
king they had loved the king they had been proud
Iof as the greatest in the world, they re-
garded with pity, They said it would be far bet
ter # he were dead. He had brought shame upon
them Wherever he went he would meet averted
looks or bowed heads. Those who glanced at
him covertly noticed that his face looked stricken
1t was reported that he was sorry for what he
had done and if he were to do it over again he
would take the field and lead his people TO the
defense of their country at any cost
| Whether the report was true or not, no one
could tell. The king said nothing
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

For many years the king lived among his peo-
pie, the most beloved figure in the world. When
ever dispute arose among the other nations so
much greater than his own, it would be referred
to him for decision:
.Once, when he was asked if he could explain
WHY he had been so placed among men, look
of wonder appeared on his face "The laws OF
God bring blessings to US all have simply
shared in the universal abundance"
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

Meanwhile the great countries were fighting.
Other countries were coming in. In few
months it looked as if the whole world might
be destroyed. Cries of anguish and horror and
despair were echoed and re-echoed. There were
those who said that God, in his wrath had lett
men to work out their own destruction.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-09

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IOUQ C0UNTRY-:,aa,
| vOUl PRESIDENT
NKszyYM Mez MezfMZsNlS
REORGANIZATION
A Battle Of Statesmen and Orators.

Published drrdHg fteHf 1h The President through
The Mcclure NcaSpdpcy Syndicate
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-10-11
jApAH's FIRST GLASS.


Ussd In Railway Carr, the Natives Put
Their Heads Through IL
That observation car would have
done credit to any railroad In the
world A japanese fellow passenger.
m oficiai In the japanese ministry Of
communications. was amused at our
expressions OF delight
''Of course this b all very regent he
explained. "Forty-nve years ago thers
was not single car nor q single mile
of track In the whole Of japan Why"
be laughed. Il can remember the first
jerky little trains that were run on the
nrst line to be opened-the one be-
tween Tokyo and Yokohama Glass
was a new thing to the japanese, and
there were great many windows
broken and heads bumped during those
nrst few weeks. Passengers persisted
In trying to put out their heads with
out frst raising the windows. Finally
the glass smashing became 20 expen-
sive and there were 20 many CON-
plants over bruised and cut heads
that the company was forced 70 paint
white bar on every window to teach
passengers the nature Of glass."
Which story we could appreciate, for
We had already noticed In ths corner Of
. railroad yard . little old car with
white bars painted across the win
dowa Some Of thess carr. our COM
pantons told ~. ere stu used a. third
class conveyances On newly opened
branch lines. for there are stin paxt1
Of Japan where the people do not qutfa
understand glass Christian Herald