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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-15
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News of Service and Personnel Published
In Washington.

Ihis recommendation is to the effect
that the French officers saddle which
generally is of fat type and which has
been used extensively at the mounted
service school at Fort Riley. Kans.. be
adopted for officers. This saddle Is con-
sidered too expensive for issue TO enlist
cd men, and the problem now before the
BOARD Is the provision OF a saddle for
them OF the same general type as the
French officers saddle without exceeding
a reasonable cost.
The board also has made recouren6s
lions as to other articles OF personal and
horse equipment that it has had under
consideration. OF course, a change i'm the
SADDLE will OF itself necessitate change
in some articles. The Chief OF Stan
however, has decided not to approve any
/ recommendations Of the board until its
full report is received and considered.
Field Artillery increase.
Unjust criticism Of Chairman Hsy has
been visited upon him BY a service con-
temporary that alleges his indifference
and open and active opposition 10 the
increase in the field artillery, saws the
Army and Navy Register As a matter
OF fact, Mr.. Hay from the first has
been an ardent advocate of field artillery
increase and declared in interviews before
the meeting OF Congress that he was fuIIv
convinced of the necessity of additional
troops of that arm
When the War Department made its
recommendation in forver Of four regi-
Tnents Of field artillery as the legitimate
increase In that branch, Mr.. Hay, in the
draft OF army legislation which he pre-
pared for the consideration OF the House
! Military Committee, provided an
equivalent OF six regiments Of field
artillery. and this provision remains in
the bill to the extent of providing for log
batteries.
Many of the officers Of field artillery
do not regard the House bill as salts
factory in that il leaves 10 the President
the form Of organization, which, they be-
leVe, should be regimentsl and so pre-
scribed by statute. They favor six bat
teries 70 regiment as the standard field
artillery organization, with two battalions
OF three batteries each to the regiment
This, it is pointed out, is the organiza-
ton abroad and has been found to stand
the test Of actual experience OF field
artillery employment in war
The House committee bill on this basis
would provide eighteen regiments which
is regarded as sufficient and is preferred
to the provision in Senator Chamber
lain's bill for twenty-one regiments OF
the six-bsttery organization. REGARDLESS
of the increase and the discussion which
naturally ensues In respect to the num-
Der OF batteries or bsttslions TO a regi-
mentr field officers insist that il is nee
essary to have the regimental orEaniZs-
ton fixed by law instead of leaving II
by statute to the President, who must
necessarily be governed by the advice
Of the military authorities. II is said
that the field artillery cannot be placed
on a corps footing. as is the coast
artillery, since the functions Of the two
hra nchns . rc entiraI,. aihnrnrt
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is, 1915.
a Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

Irst printing Of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald.
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Cavalry Equinmcnt.

The board of cavalry officers in session
at the Rock Island Arsenal for a general
consideration of the model 1872 cavalry
equipment has made a recommendation
that practically commits itself to aban-
donment of the hinged side bars, which
characterized the saddle adopted In 1872
as a result of recommendations Of the
previous equipment board.
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Our COUNTRY-:,Gsa.
HOUl PRESIDENT
AMszazY0M zaazsMZsaB
|SNO()Dp)KlKlLS0N
A Lean and Hungry Land.

Published by special uh the President roafh
TIE Mcclure Nespspofer Syndicate
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ccopyTfsSt ISIS BY Mcclure SsWsSspsr sSndsat.)
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One of the most unfortunate Of supcrsttions
is the superstition that relates to places Certain
houses, by being the scene of misfortune or crime
or succession of evil circumstances, become as
ISOLATED with the idea of malevolence or of bad
luck. People who live in these houses are tempt
ed to notice and to bring together in an alarming
array all the troubles that have taken place with
in those walls
When we start to make collection Of human
troubles it is amazing how they mount up. The
wholesome thing to do, of course, is to forget
them. By remembering them foster them and
give them power to do more mischief
One of the easiest things in the world is to
blame inanimate things for the misfortunes which
fall upon If we were keen and subtle enough,
we should inevitably trace these misfortunes, at
least in part, to defects in human character
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II happens 10 be for the reason
that when the Spanish adventurer Mon
tejo sailed from Cuba looking for natives
10 take back as slaves. he CHANGED 20
land on the eastern shore OF YUcatan.
ana thus II was discovered. He had his
hands full in getting those slaves. and
gave II up a bad job and left the
work 10 his son
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Tomorrow A Famine in Iron and
Copper.
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CONTINUED en- PAGE NINE.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
BAD MARkSM ANSHlP.

Due to careful censoring of the news
of warship target practice. the i'm
preston is general throughout the
= United States that American gunners
are just about in a class by them
selves. Twenty years ago in the
Spanish American war, they demon
strated wonderful ability at hitting the
mark, and people just naturally sup
pose that the present day gunners are
up to the same standard that ruled
then.
But now it comes to light that the
ships have really been doing some
tery poor shooting and that Secretary
Daniels suppresses the news. Only
such items as deal with individual gun
ners or individual gun crews which
have made good records, are permitted
to get before the public,
Golfers Weekly has dug up the fol
lowing record of a recent target prac-
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PUBLIC WILL SUFFER.

The railroad strike which the nation
faces at present, is different from the
ordinary strike in which the men
merely quit work and attempt to force
the acceptance of their demands by
outting off the business and the profits
Of the employers. In the present IN
stances, the real pressure looking to-
card settlement Of the strike, will
Ne the suffering of the public which
Is served by the railroads. The loss
Of business and the stopping OF pro-
fits, will amount to nothing as COM
pared with the inconvience that the
public will suffer in case the railroads
and the workers fail to get together
and adjust their differences. A fight
between capital and labor is always
deplorable, but it is especially so when
the public is the real loser. ..-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
BROTHER COMES
T0CLA|M REMAINS
WISCONSIN MAN MAY HAVE THE
BODY OF RAILROAD VICTIM
DlSlNTERRED.

Bloomfield Aug. 8 Especially Adam
Dougard Of Racine, Wis, brother of
Aleck Dougard, one of the three men
found dead alongside the Rock Island
tracks east of Belknap Sunday morn
ing, arrived in Bloomfield this after.
noon
He says that his brother, who has
been employed as a cabinet maker in
Chicago for several months past, left
that city in company with another
young man about a week ago. The
card which was found in young Dou-
CARDS pocket gave the address of his
sister in Chicago. The parents are
dead and the brother who is here will
confer with another brother in Higbee,
Mo-, about disinterring the body here
and removing it to Wisconsin. The
three bodies were buried at the Davis
county home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Dougard is loss to know who
the other two men are. although he is
inclined to think that one Of them was
the friend with whom his brother left
Chicago. The coroner's jury was UNI
able to identify the other bodies and
it's verdict was that the men had come
to their death by being struck by Rock
Island train No. 2. .2,eEa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
CHINESE LOBBY
BEING FORMED

Washington, D. c., Aug. S.--A meet
ing Of senator's and representatives
interested privately in maintaining
close touch with Chinese affairs was
called for today to form co-called
Chinese group" similar to those
organized in European parliaments un-s
der the unofficial direction OF the re-
publican parliament of China
The purpose Of the association iss
ito give moral influence, whenever 1t Isl
needed, to the cause Of preserving the
integrity Of China and to take such
action as may be needed by the I'M
ternational situation when such ques-s
tons are concerned as the open door
or when an attack Is made on Chinese
independence"
The parent organization in Pekin 10
said already to be exchanging infor.5
nation on Chinese politics with its
branches in European parliaments.a
The aim Of the system Is declared ia
be only that Of private friendship, In
no way interfering with the diplomacy
OF any country in which 1t Is establish
ed 4
Hain-Jou-Kia, a Chinese scholar.
organized the groups in European par
liaments and Is promoting the move
ment here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
LITTLE BENNY's
NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

Willyum, red good joak today,
ma sed to pop after suppir yestidday.
Well then ! avize you to keep 1t a
secret. the joaks you don't tell are
very funny. sed pop.
o, Is that SO, sed ma. well Jest for
that I'm going to tell it and make you
laff, it's about gerl playing the piano,
and one man SEES to anuther one, Wat
do you think Of her enunciation? and
the luther man SEES. I'm in favor Of It.
You cant say dident warn you,
sed pop.
CESS I dident git it ixackly rite, it
seems to me perhaps enunciation izent
the ixact werd, sed ma.
O well. watts one joak in eternity,
sed pop. And he lit segar and start
ed to reed the paper. and ma looked
up in the air thinking, and after vile
she sed, Articulation, no 1t coodent be
articulation.
So it coodent, sed pop. .. ..
And he kepp on smoaking and reed
ing, and ma sed, Delivery, how wood
that be.
1t woodent be, sed pop
How provoking, sed ma, let me see,
acousticks.
Verse and more Of it, sed pop.
And ma thawt vile longer, and
then she sed, Execution, that's 1t. exc
cution, wat do you think Of her exc
cution? I'm In favor Of 1t. izent that a
good joak. . g., .sn. ....
1t serteny Is, and it was jest as good
wen Noah brawt 1t over in the ark
sed pop. -. .... ...
IN Won meen tn sav vOuye herd II
before? sed ma.
O, not more than 1000 times, sed pop
and ma sed. Then wy In the werld did.
ent you tell me the rite werd If you
moo all that time?
wunted to see how meny times you
Good get it r0ng, sed pop.
Aren't you clever, sed ma. And she
made Ease at him, ony pop dident see
it on account of the paper being up in
frunt Of him. ". H
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
HERO TALE FALSE:
SOLDIER DESERTS

Brownsville. Tex. Aug. 8.-Sergeant
Irwin McElliott, of Troop H., is the
first member Of the first Illinois cav.
aldy to be attacked by denkue fever.
his case was diagnosed today by Maj
Harry Orr. chief medical officer.
The first desertion since the regi.
ment reached Texas was reported to.
day. The deserter Is member OF A
troop. who recently announced him.
self as a hero, showing bullet hole
in his hat, which he said was inflicted
by a Mexican sniper. Officers found
he had fired the bullet himself and he
left without saying goodbye.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
REWARD OFFERED
FOR NEW REMEDY

New York, Aug. s. Twelve persons
who have recovered from attacks Of
infantile paralysis have volunteered to-
give quantities of their blood to be,
used in the preparation of serum for
the treatment of the disease, "a the
result of an appeal for volunteers In
fighting the epidemic. Sufficient blood
was taken from two of the volunteers
to treat nine cases.
Richard T. Crane Jr., the Chicago
manufacturer, telegraphed Mayor
Mitchell from Jefferson. N. H., last
night that he will give $4,000 to the
physician who can offer the best cure:
or preventive for infantile paralysis.
within the next year. A majority vote
of the American Medical associa ton Ii
to decide who shall receive the reward.
The spread of the epidemic among
the homes Of the wealthy New York
men in the suburban districts of Long
Island Is one of the latest develop
ments.
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tice Of one of the most powerful sec
tons of the American navy:

This shooting was done at what Is
short range in modern sea warfare,
and it is evidence that American gun
merry is less efficient than was the case
a few years ago. And it might be
added that the policy of concealin!g this
fact is not going to arouse American
e,,nners to the need for improving
their workmanship
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
THOUSANDS SEE
. c. 0. ?. CANDIDATE
ONLY ONE SPEECH IN CHICAGO
ON THE PROGRAM PREPARED
FOR JUDGE HUGHES.

Chicago, Aug. 8-Charles e. Hughes
here on the second day of his trans
continental trip, rested somewhat to-
day from the strenuous activities OF
yesterday in Detroit and devoted sew
eral hours to preparing the substance
OF the speech he will deliver tonight in
the coliseum.
Mr.. Hughes went into seclusion at
his hotel here for two hours after his
arrival. Later, he saw Chairman Will
COX of the national committee, Mayor
Thompson and other political leaders,
paid a visit to the western headquar-
tiers and held public reception. He
shook hands with long line of callers.
After luncheon he went for an auto
mobile ride through the park and
boulevard system.
There was only one speech on the
program here as compared with six at
Detroit yesterday. The nominees
throat gave him a little trouble last
night but he appeared rested and In
good voice today.
Thousands of persons, men. women
and children, waited in line to shake
Mr.. Hughes hand at the reception in
the Conway building. The line Of
people, Ave abreast, stretched over
two blocks before the doors were
opened.
Mr.. Hughes shook hands with $500
persons in the first half hour Of the
reception. Despite the rapid rate with
which he exchanged greetings, the line
outside the building showed no dimin.
utiOn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

yet she was really going on eighteen.
That was pretty nearly grown up.
1t was nearly dusk when the car
stopped outside. -
Nancy looked out the window trying
to distinguish the two figures. One
was surely her father and the other
the dilatory Andy. And they came up
the broad veranda steps like couple
of pals together. Nancy stood in the
little room, her heart beating fast like
captured bird, listening. Then her
fathers step on the stairs, and she
ran to meet him.
go down stairs and welcome Andy
Nan" he said cheerily. He's going
i to spend a week with us. His dad and
were chums through college. And
listen, Nancy" as she started down.
"Tll tell your mother why he's here
myself, see?"
Nan caught at the big, strong hand
on the bannisters, and pressed 1t to
her lips, then went softly, shyly down
to the big. shadowy living room where
he stood waiting. ......
II never dreamed you-you'd be
back so soon." she faltered.
81 couldn't wait for you to grow up,
dear. And when Mr.. Raleigh asked me
there at the station II l wasn't Tad
Morrison's boy. I knew the trail led
back to your feet So here am
He paused and took her hands in his
waiting IT won't hurry you, you
know; I won't say anything at all
until you give me the signal, but I
just wanted to come back and look
in your eyes and be sure you knew
me as did YOU"
| Nancys voice was almost whisper
a very hurried but eager whisper.
II did---the very minute you gave
me the pin. But how soon you came
true" .. ......
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
OSKALOOSA YOUTH
IS DEAD AT BORDER

Des Moines. Aug. Especial cores.
pondents on the border with the Iowa
national guard today reported the first
death in the Iowa brigade since the
state troops were modified by order
of the president last June. Private
Frank Small 20 years old, Co. H, third
infantry, Of Oskaloosa, died in the field
hospital early today, following ar
operation for appendicitis with which
he was stricken after long hike yes
terday The body will be sent home
probably tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
MCCORMICK IS EXCITED.

Vance Mccormick Is inclined 10 hih'
that 1t is dangerously near treason at
this time to criticise severely the
presidents Mexican policy or our Tor
eien relations. II Mr. Mccormick. VINO
is the chairman OF the Democratic
national committee, wishes to take
that point OF view Of course none can
stop him. But he entirely misses the
point when he intimates that honest
political criticism of the acts OF the
administration ought to be suppressed
because such criticism is dangerously
near treason. He misses very I'M
portant distinction. 1t Is that tue
time has come for the American peo'
pie to say whether they wish to con-
nnue in Office Woodrow Wilson, who
happens to be president now, or
whether they wish to put another III
that important office.
The record Of the four year admin
istration comes up for approval or dis
approval. At the time OF crisis, as
for example when the last sharp note
in regard to the submarine warfare
was sent to Germany, everyone has 10
stand Loyalty by the president and the
country for the act of the president
r. the act of the nation and right or
wrong It has to be supported. But
vhen the crisis is passed and there
Il no longer danger Of war 1t GER
tainlv is the privilege Of the voter 10
cr1ticise the wisdom OF Mr.. wilson
act as president in that crisis. the
distinction must be drawn between
that which is national and that which
Is personal; between what 1nVoiVes
the country as whole and wnat IS
merely party expediency. Mr.. wilson
acting as president is one thing. MI
wilson the candidate for the presl'
dency is quite another thing.
There is no war with Mexico. There
IA no disloyalty in criticising policies
that seem inefficient and insufhc1ent.
The country Is not a. VOL
Europe. 1t is not disloyalty to criti-
else our foreign relations. The pur-
nose of criticism in all cases, how
aver must be not merely to tear
down but to expose inefficiency SO
that something better may be done.
The man who hopes that a better man
for the presidency may be elected GER
tainlv ought not to be charged with
doing something dangerously near
treason. On the contrary he is serv-
ing the country in the best possible
way. The Wilson administration Will
not he able to escape criticism by
attempting to hide under a CLOAK OF
acknowledgements Times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
LEWIS TO TRAIL HUGHES.

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois. democrat,
may be selected to "trail' Charles Ev-
ans Hughes through the west, accord
ing to an unconfirmed report circulat-
ed about the democratic headquarters
here last night 1t was said that an
itinerary would be arranged for the
senator which would keep him within
few hours of the republican presi-
Dental nominee on the trip across the
continent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

In view of the numerous reports
coming from Maine. of the sighting
of mysterious submarines off the coast,
one can be excused for wondering if
Maine Is as dry state as 1t is pre-
sumed to be- .....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
HOWARD COUNTY CENTENNIAL

Chillicothe, Aug. Son August 16
and II Howard county will celebrate
it's one hundredth anniversary at Fay.
cite. Great preparations are being
made for this big event and hundreds
Of former Howard county residents
who now reside in other counties anu
states will return for the occasion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
MAN MURDERS WIFE.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 8.-Charles J.
Clark shot and instantly killed his
wife and probably fatally wounded
himself this morning on one Of the
principal residence streets. The couple
had been separated. They have three
children, including twins.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
NORTHERN BANKS
DEMAND CHANGE

Washington, D. c., Aug. 8.--Repre-
sentatives Of banks in southeastern
Wisconsin and the northern peninsula
of Michigan appeared before the fed
|eral board today in support of their
application to be transferred from the
Minneapolis to the Chicago federal
reserve district About 100 banks are
involved. I,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

Now is the time for President Will
son to be worried about what will
happen after the war closes, because
If he. waits till it ends, he won't be
president. So he is going to do little
worrying while there is yet time to
worry. -a. .'...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
COOL WAVE PROMISED.

Chicago, Aug. Cooler weather
was promised by the weather bureau
for the middle western states, with a
ten degree drop for Chicago. This
would bring the temperature some.
where in the eighties.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
SUBMARINES CARGO
PLACED ON MARKET

Washington, D. c., Aug Sword
has come to the department Of COM
merce from a hosiery manufacturer in
the middlewest that the Eastern
Forwarding Co.. American agents for
the cargo Of the German submarine
Deutschland, had offered him dyestuffs
at IS pound, or about fifty times the
price before the war. The manu-.
facturer declined the offer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
U. s. TO AID FIGHT.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 8.--An act
appropriating $4,000 for the use of
the public health service in preventing
the spread of disease and $4,000 for.
additional assistant surgeons was
signed today by President Wilson,
The money Is available Immediately
and will be used to check the infantilel
paralysis epidemic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10
CORN CROP NOT
TO BREAK RECORD.
FEDERAL ESTIMATE SHOWS
YIELD WILL NOT EQUAL THAT
OF LAST YEAR.

Washington. d. G., Aug. s.--Adyerse
conditions, due to weather, plant dis
ease and insects, damaged the coun-
try's principal farm crops during July
and resulted in a loss Of 105,000,00O
bushels in prospective wheat produce
ton, s9,0OO.000 In corn and 43,0O0.000
bushels less of oats than predicted by
the department OF agriculture at the
beginning Of July.
Forecasts Of production, which may
be larger or smaller than indicated,
as conditions affecting the crops are
better or worse, follow: Stated In
millions of bushels, |. O., 100000 omit
ted:
- Aug. July 1915 1904
EocoonSt Eoc,,out Cr0n Auoy.o -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

Production figures for winter wheat
and rye are preliminary estimates.
Comparison of the August with the
July production forecast indicates the
changes in prospects caused by wealth
er and other conditions during tho
month of July.
The next general crop report will be
issued Friday, September s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

The soldier boys report that 1t is
cooler down at the Mexican border
than it is at home. And they went
away expecting a hot time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-10

Sixty-eight years ago today, the first
copy of The Ottlmwa Courier was
issued.