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The Washington times., 1916-12-08
FILM WILL SHOW
AMERICANS IN WAR
Work OF Ambulance Field Serv-
ice to Be Seen on Screen
by Washipgtonians.

The dangers. hardships and real
service that have been met by the
American Field Service In France will
be demonstrated TO the friends and
relatives In Washington OF the young
men In the service by a series OF mo.
ton pictures To be exhibited at the
home OF Mrs. william Eustis. 1911 II
street, for the benefit OF the service.
The exhibition will take place In
the evening OF December IL. the films
being furnished through the courtesy
Of the Triangle Film Corporation.
which IL acting ss the distributing
agent for the service In this country.
These films were made by the French
government clnematographersp on the
order OF the French war office for the
historical files OF the republic. Copies
were given 10 the American Ambu-
lance service AZ a special courtesy.
country by the committee In charge
bulance service and are being shown
throughout the country for the bene.
fit of the fund. used TO support the
service. THE American Ambulance
Field Service n under the general di.
rection OF A. Piatt. Andrew. we'll.
known In Washington. at consists
OF young men OF all classes who have
volunteered their services for ambu.
lance work. Automobile, ambulances
ake used and the Americans are given
posts OF honor, sharing dangers and
privations with the men In the
trenches.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
UNION CASE BEFORE COURT
Mine Contract Dispute Being Heard
In Supreme Tribunal.

A case being watched with keen In.
teHsst both by railroad employers and
employees today was set for oral ar.
gument Tuesday before the Supreme
Court OF the United states.
The case Is that OF the Hitchman
Coal and Coke Co. VS.. John MirchelI,
T. l.. Lewis, and w, II. Wilson. The
case N based on the efforts OF union
leaders. to carry out a contract with
union operators TO unionize non union
mines, d,
At IFS last term the Supreme Court
ruled that the case on the return to
the writ Of ceriorari be placed on the
docket for argument before a full
bench.
Because the arguments OF the petit
toner Will be along the lines OF con.
Stitutional freedom OF contract, IL will
be watched closely by hose Interested
In the eigh,hour law litigation.
Hannis Taylor. OF counsel for the
petitioned, will deliver the oral argu
ment On Tuesday, and Charles r.
Hogg. or Wheeling. w. Va, will repre-,
sent the respondents,
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
THE NEW WAR REGIME

If one wishes to understand where.
fore the parliamentary crises in
France and Britain, and why, back OF
that, there is demand for military
reorganization in the highest COM
mands, it is only necessary to con-
slider what the German general staff
has been doing the last few weeks
in Roumania. Imagine the swift,
wide-sweeping movements Of vast
forces that have seized Roumania in
their iron grip and squeezed the
life out of the nation. From the be-
ginning of the var there has been no
such demonstration of initiative,
nerve. daring, confidence, on the part
of the allies. The battle of the
Marine might have been converted
into a rout, a decision affecting at
least large part of the northern
French provinces, if similar ability
to follow up advantages had been
displayed. Perhaps the allies were
not strong enough at the Marine to
make such a performance Humanity
possible; but at least, comparing the
swing of great movements conducted
by the Germans, with the modest,
limited, cautious policy that has dom
mated British naval activities, it
must be said that the Germans seem
TO have used their superior army
with far more effectiveness than the
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
BRING THE FARMERS EASTi

Secretary Lane In his annual re.
port points out that there are yet
250, 100000 acres Of the Federal do.
main. much OF which he II sure can
by irrigation be made useful and
highly productive. There is a good
deal Of diversity in opinion as to the
results THUS far attained through
Government irrigation, but the in
creasing population, plus the demand
that all sections of the country be
developed together, will insure a
continuance Of irrigation effort,
though there may be a period Of less
active effort.
However, in meeting the demands
which the present era Of high living
costs Is imposing on the farming
area. the Department Of Agriculture
Ia going to be Of greater service
than that Of the Interior. There is
reason why a general inventory Of
agricultural resources and possibili-
ties should be made. and methods de-
viscd TO utilize il. A quarter bill
lion acres Of public lands sounds like
an empire; il is an empire; II means
nearly eight Iowas; a couple Of
States like Texas. Not all Of ii can
ever be useful, but much can.
Nevertheless. the public domain Is
.aN a. Ia
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS

Whoever has lived in Washington
and observed the social and political
forces that are constantly at work
to determine nominations for cadet
ships at West Point and Annapolis,
must realize the need for reform in
this regard. At present most Of the
appointments are made by Senator's
and Congressman. The member
from an obscure district where there
chances to be no interest, or perhaps
no information, concerning the va
cancies in the cadet corps. is made
TO know that the appointment can be
utilized to gain certain political and
social advantages that are not always
easily overlooked. He finds himself
placedunder obligations, courted and
sought out, without realizing what
sort of compensation is expected of
him.,
To too great an extent, the APP
pointments are controlled by such
considerations. Despite this, a very
excellent class of young men are
named. But when they get into the
academies there is manifested on the
part of some faculty members a de-
termined purpose to "pluck" about
q certain proportion of the, cadets.
A perfect paragon of intellectual
proportions is required to meet all
the requirements of the many-sided
courses at the academies. In many
cases young men are rejected, their
training thrown away so far as army
or navy service is concerned, because
hey are funked in some particular
study regardless Of their general
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
ALTERNATIVE

General Scott. chief OF staff OF
the army, in his annual report, dis
cusses authoritatNely the problem o,
military service as 1t is presented
10 view Of the failure 20 get the
army recuperated up to the new
standard fixed by law. and Of the
collapse Of the national guard Fed
eralization plan. The showing Of the
regular army is one that must com
pei serious attention. Last March
Is Congress authorized the addition
Of n modest 10000 men TO the regu-
lar establishment, and vigorous
campaign was set on foot to- secure
more enlistments. II was almost
an utter failure. From March Is to
August 81, instead of securing the
10000 men authorized and insistent-
ly wanted for increase Of the regular
army, only s,463 additional men
were enrolled.
At the same time the national
gaurd has failed to measure up TO
expectations as an arm Of national
service. The guardsmen whose terms
Of service expire generally decline to
re-enlist, and others are not coming
in TO take their places.
The prejudice against universal
military service is breaking down as
the subject is becoming better un-
derstood and as the absolute neces-
sity for it is realized. The slterna-
tives have been tried out and have
failed. They failed in England in
time Of stress; they will not succeed
here. There will have to be, ulti-
mately, an acceptance of this sys-
tenn or else a frank admission that
the nation simply is incompetent to
protect itself.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
LEADS TRAFFIC DISCUSSION
Major Pullman Speaks at safety
First Federation Meeting.

Major Raymond Pullman, superin.
tendent OF the Police Department, led
the discussion OF the street traffic
report presented at the annual con.
vention OF the Safety-First Fedora.
ton of America yesterday at Balti-
more.
who made the report, suggested a
uniform traffic code for use in all
cities. Standardization of automobile
numebr plates also was recommended
In commenting on the theft or auto.
mobiles, Major Pullman declared that
out OF 265 cars stolen, all had been
recovered except four.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
WHO'LL EXPLAIN THISp

Along about this season look out
for a "wave of petty crime" 1t hap
pens year after year or is made to
appear to happen. Maybe the late
autumnal seeming of an epidemic of
maleficence is more in the seeming
than in the fact; perhaps, being ac-
customed to expect it, people see its
testimonies in things that at other
times would not be given so much
significance.
Anyhow, the explanation is always
ready. II is the economic urge"
Good old urge. that nowadays set
ties so many things for us and saves
us from thinking. Folks are not ne
ccssarily, innately, instincGvely
'-cussed; they arc urged; need meals
and shoes and underclothes and the
like. Not seeing them handy, and
being out Of jobs, they steal.
But in this present season Of uni
yersal employment and measurable,
IL rather high-priced, prosperity,
where does the urge come In? The
"wave of crime" is here as per sched-
ule; but can anybody be sure that
the old economic explanation, with
but. considerable revision, will ac-
count for ita II does look as II per-
haps there is something, after all, in
the notion Of congenital cussedness
and predestined depravity. Why II
manifests itself> in this particular
season Of the year is not so easily
understood,
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
SHOWS EFFETCS OF MUSIC
Milton 3. Mcintosh Lectures at
Business High School.

Milton h. Mcintosh delivered a leo.
ture this morning to the students OF
Business High School on vocalization
by means of the photograph.
In demonstrating the power OF vari.
Gus kinds of music on the average
persons mind, he played Zeatellois
tenor solo from the death scene in
"Othello" TO induce remorse: "Humor-
esque," to induce cheerfulness; a selec-
tion by Walter Lawrence. the boy So
prano, to secure a restful effect, and
"Weshington Grays," a martial band
selection, TO ineite energy.
The lecture was the first OF a series
that will be delivered at the school
by Mr.. Mcintosh in conjunction with
tn course in vocational training.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
NEW THOUGHT LECTURES
Series Of Talks at Portland Hotel
TO Begin Tonight.

A series OF new thought Lectures
will be given in room % OF the Port
land Hotel. beginning tonight at s
o'clock by Mrs. Caroline Foote Marsh
of New, York, and Miss Louis Cults
Powell, of Los Angeles, lecturers fol-
the International New Thought Ali
ance.
Mrs. Marsh will tell How to Read
Handwriting" tonight. Miss Powell
will speak on THE, Laws OF Love
Marriage and Business" tomorrow
night at o'clock. Sunday at 8 p. m
Miss Powell will discuss "What Next
Year Means to You"
The lectures will continue all next
week with change OF program In
the afternoon at 3 o'clock and the
evening at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

allies have employed their superior
navy
Mr.. Winston Churchill some time
ago, in an article that was widely
published, protested that the time
had come for the allies to make q
series Of big. daring bids for victory
He insisted that they must venture
much in order to gain all. There has
mot been complete satisfaction in
England over the battle Of Jutland;
there has been most definite dis
affection at the persistent increase
Of the submarine campaigns effec-
tiyeness. The realization has been
forced home to the entente peoples,
month after month, that their con-
duct of the war lacked aggressive
ness. Their commanders have seem
ed to fear seizing the initiative. The
superstition of German military in
vincibility was not broken, even af-
ter the Marne and Verdun. The al
lied commanders have not been will
ing to start the big things; they have
allowed themselves to sustain great
losses, to continue the, slow .dissipa-
ton Of economic resources without
forcing an issue. They begin to en-
terrain less assurance that. in such
war Of human and military and
economic attrition, they are certain
to win. They see that their mobili-
zation Of almost worldwide power
and credit, while IL has been i'm
mense, has not been so compact and
effective as their enemy's utilization
of the more limited stores at his
command.
Joffrc played the part.of modern
Fabius and saved France. He can
not be justly criticised for his work
in the earlier stages Of the war. But
the allies need. not a Fabius, but a
Napoleon, now. The German staff
does Napoleonic things. II starts
vast forces from various directions,
converges them with unerring aim
and uncanny experimentation OF
movements, and gains its ends. True,
II has failed to crush either Of the
big nations against which II is fight
ing; but one by one II has destroyed
their little allies. II has won by
arms what II could not gain by 'di-
plomacy in the Balkans.
Small wonder that Berlin talks Of
a favorable peace. in view Of the
Roumanian conquest. The shift, since
the salvation Of verdun and the in
Of the Somme offensive,
has given great prestige to the in
terror empires. They have demon
strated what singleness Of purpose.
absolute authority, unquestioning
can do. The allies must
devise measures TO meet these fac
tors in kind, or they will not win the
war.
Recognition Of these things Is the
basis Of the national sentiments. in
France and Britain, back Of the par
liamentary crises.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

capability and perhaps positive
genius for the profession they have
undertaken. It is at least waste
full, unorganized method.
Secretary Baker senses these
frailties of present methods, and
suggests a system Of preliminary
training through which selections
would be made distinctly on merits
and with better recognition Of gen.
eral capabilities.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
Many Interesting Events OF impor.
lance Are Scheduled.

Friday In,.rfrstsrni,y smoker univ,rsi,y
Club. 40 o. IN.
M.stins. washington branch Of National
Story Tsllers League. st ius street.
Meeting. You..k..p.rs' Anisne. in conJune-
tIon with women's Section. Navy League.
Thecdorus Bailey Myers Mason House. 2:so
y. IN.
gymnasium of church. 10 10 y. m.
Conference. American Society for judicial
settlement Of International Disputes. short
address by sx-President Taft. st shoreham
Hotel. today and tomorrow.
MeetIns Park COMMITTEES of Pstworth CitI.
Sens' Association. T;so y. m.
Meeting. Mississippi Society Of washington.
at Ebbiu House. address and musical pro-
Ersm, y. IN.
Address. Louis y. Post, at meeting In lee.
turs room OF Public Library. on The SIN
gie Tar Movement" y. IN,
Lecture. Madame Mountford. at Douglas NJ
y. Church. on Ministry OF Christ" y. IN.
Bazaar. at association building OF YOUNG
womsn's Christian Association, for bensnt
Of building fund OF the association, today
from TO .. m.
illustrated lecture. James Barnes. Through
Central Africa Prom Coast TO Coast" a.
New Masonic Temple, p. M.
TAG day. christ Child Society. for raising Of
funds
Meeting. Cathedral Height. Citizens A..oeis.
officers, \ " M.
Concert. NAlls jubilee SINGERS. at Friends
churvh, Thirteenth ana Irving streets
northwest. sp. m.
Meeting. Home and school Association Of
Eastrrn High school. In drill hall OF school
building. at y. m.
Meeting. Brookiand CiIiEsns' Association. at
Masonic Temple, q y. m.
speech Mrs. J, w. Mexican. In Pstw orth
Methodist Episcopal Church, ct = o. m. and
EnkN laN EaNa
south. at sp. m.
Nasonic-St. Johns No, n: Hope, No 20:
Capitol, No. II. Of the h~sal Nrch.
odd Fsllows-Csntrsl. No. q. Metropolis, No.
10; Phoenix. No. a. Max.nenu Encamp-
ment No. e.
knights OF PythiAs-sy raeusians, No, 10,
Rathbone- superior. No. -. Rathbons Tenn.
pie. No. \ OF the Pythian Sisters.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

by Uncle Sam" In the Hazel Greer
(KyD Herald.
Ben ID, Com In mlngling here
After game In their retreat,
And now I'll rise and state he Is
A hunter hard TO bsAt.
To him tits naught but pure delight
L To hunt the country DER.
Birds by day. opossums by night.
lie does not crave for more,
From fair Winchester city he comes.
He'll hardly miss a year,
To hunt and drink the water from
The swango springs so clear.
I'll pen some lines of whst.I heard
No matter false or true,
He loves a stronger beverage than
The springs can bring to view.
At the Daniel house not long ago
The lady kind and true,
Said you oughtn't to use 100 proof
And drink the water too.
Just at that time his mouth was filled
With water from the spout,
And when she spoke her sentiments
true w..
He spit the water out.
o. can IL he, one hundred proof
To him gives better taste,
Than Swango Water with its charms
And ever curing grace.
But whether this be true or false
No censure will remain,
He'll ever be a hunter bright
To roam these hills again
when birds are plenty we always look
For jolly, jolly Ben,
Because we know he In o X
A man amongst good men.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
Sees INCREASE In
ELECTRICITY'S USE
William r. Ham Tells Crowd at
Show II Will Supplant All
Light and Power Methods.

Declaring that ~ will be a matter
OF only a few years before electricity
will supplsnt all other known meth.
DDS OF producing heat. light and
power, William ~ Ham, vice president
OF the Potomac Electric Power and
the Washington Railway and Electric
Companies, addressed the largest au.
dience yet present during the cleo
trical show. last night.
More than 1000 persons crowded the
two floors OF the exhibit rooms at
1912 q street on society night" II
In probable that the show will be pro.
longed another week. because OF the
widespread interest IL II commanding.
That America has done more for
the development OF the electrical In.
dustry than any nation and that the
men engaged In the electrical neid
here have shown an enterprise at
least equal To those engaged In any
other line OF endeavor. was the state
Jment OF Mr. Ham. He believes that
electricity IL a public necessity and
as such will soon take Its place a.
the most highly utilized public serv.
ant.
Mr.. Ham referred to the higher
cost OF other commodities and stated
that even this had not Increased the
cost OF electricity teAthe consumer.
Labor saver.
The amount OF labor saved by the
use OF electricity was portrayed by
Mr.. Ham. He stated that the use OF
Il took much OF the drudgery out OF
n womsn's life. What would happen
10 the use OF electricity was suddenly
cut on from us. was described by Mr..
Ham. y
There l. a meeting TO be held today
at the Commercial club to. decide
upon the advisability OF prolonging
the show another week. John G. Me.
Lsughlin, chairman OF the committee.
stated today.
Prizes To the winners OF events IN
last Tuesdays parade are TO be dis
tributed at electric building by Chair.
man Charles NJ Marsh, OF the auto
mobile parade committee, tomorrow
night,
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
Theuxhts ON Mr.. Ford.

The papers say that our Mr.. Henry
Ford Is going to Europe to end tho
war.
Mr.. Ford Is n very CURIOUS gentle.
man, who doesn't seem to mind max
Ing himself ridiculous. He Ii the
American Quixote, with money in
stead Of Imagination. and a quaint
little Chug .Cbug In place of Rosi'
mantle. The figure IL considerably out
OF drawing: but we shall let II
stand. e.
TO those persons who are ,nable 10
see beyond q joke, who consider that
n man come 10 ridicule In man cut
or from usefulness, the spectacle OF
our Mr.. Ford attempting to pat the
cheek OF Mars must he very painful
For. after all, Mr.. Ford goes tagged
IN an American. and we have grown
very tender about the gibes, fire.
aucntly bitter, that Europe IL con
stantly pokinE at us throuEh>thc per.
sons OF our highly vocalizcd pacinsts.
But ~ we think very honestly about
Mr.. Ford we will discover that his
argosy Is futile merely because u Is
III timed. The auarIcl ABROAD has
been consecratcd by bloodshed and
dignihed by blows IL has produced
Its own sores, which cannot be saived
by gold or healed by protestations OF
broth"rly love.
e " NJ. Ford had rented his ship and
organized MS enofts Tor peace betore
'hele was any war To weep over he
might nave bcen quite as absurd but
ne would not nave been so hopeiesHIy
iu,,ie ms ne u now Whai Mr. Ford
lacked was imagination I'VE assume
,ns' ne hao money even IN 'hose lean
ana fentIe days'l
what the world lacks IL imagins'
uoh' ~ ~ the great fauit OF human
NY. We iack 'he power 10 look ahead
ana see what Is coming tho wisdom
W P'"'"' '''s' '"o VIII 10 hppy
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
Y. M. c. A. BANQUET.

The annual banquet OF the Twenty
four Hour-a-Day Club OF the Y. NJ.
c. A. will be held at Rauscher's Tues
day evening at s o'clock. Among
the speakers Will be DR. w. r. Wei,
secretary of the Chinese legation
George Sherwood Eddy, q. c. Phelps,
and w. II. Stewart
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
TRADE BOARD TO MEET.

December 10 has been designated as
the date for the meeting of the full
membership of the Washington Board
of Trade. The meeting will be at
the Willard. Hotel. at s p. m. Secrs-
tary j. Harry Cunningham has re-
quested all members of the organiza-
ton to make an effort to be present.
A meeting OF the executive COM
mittee OF the board Is to be held Nom
day afternoon at l o'clock.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

Citizens who are demanding the
consolidation OF the two local gas
companies In the interest of cheaper
gas. might also consider the possibiIi-
ties of a waterless merger OF street
car systems as a means to get univer.
sal transfers and better service.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
TO ADDRESS VETERANS.

Col. Robert n. Harper chairman of
the reunion committee, viii address a
meeting of Washington Camp. No.
sos, Sons of Confederate Veterans, on
plans for the reunion, Tuesday even
Ing at 1880 o'clock. Ernest q. Bald
win, commander'in-chief. 8. c. ", also
will speak. -. -
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Tomorrow.

Meeting. Missouri Society, at Ranseher'..
with address aud musical program. at )
y. IN,
Meeting. Washinst ton TTalhc club. In Uniyer-
sity club, for annual meeting and election
OF officers.
Municale. New Willard Hots for benent Of
poor mountaineers OF Alabama and Virginia
at $40 y. m.
Odd Fellows-Canton Washington, No. I, Pa
trisrchs Militant.
knights OF Pythias Semi monthly ms.tIng
Ways and means committee.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

Carranza has ratified the Atlantic
city protocol. Not so important by rea,
son of the protocol, but II shows that
Carranza actually can agree to some.
thing.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

Uncle Sam has a deficit In sight.
The old gentleman Is living up to his
position as head OF large family
perfectly familiar with that expert.
ence.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
LECTURE ON ALASKA.

Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
Alanks under the auspices of the
League OF American Penwomen In the
Mondsy evening at o'clock. The
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
a n use ments.

Btlssco Passing SHOW Of 1915" $50 anil $50
y. M,
National-Julian Eltinss. $50 D. m.
". v. keith's-NAudsVille, Sis p, M
Poll s-''Ths ,MilllonAire's Son and the Shop
Girl" ::i5 and s:l5 y. IN.
Gayety-Burlesque. s;lS and SIs y. nv.
i.yceum-Burlssaue, s;iS ana s;lS D. m.
Ioewk Columbia n a. an. TO 1880
y. M.
Garden hotoplays. 10 a. m. 10 1880 D. m.
suand-fhotoplays, 10 n, m. to 1880 q. an.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08
GOING TO CHINA,

Harold G. Fitzpatrick, of Meridian,
Conn, who is en- route to Shanghai,
China, where he will be associate ed
with IN American law firm, is the
guest of friends at Georgetown Uni.
versity for q few days.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

A large number of people who bet
not wisely, but too enthusiastically,
win learn with complacency about
the proposal to make election wagers
unlawful.
The Washington times., 1916-12-08

Have to report that the hog KILN
weather this season is bit too vari
able to do full credit TO the bureau
but is more disable than some modern
samples OF Inauguration weather.