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The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Allies Begin to Fight

Guns of the allies and cheers OF their on
rushing soldiers explaining much, answering
many perplexing questions and confounding many
long-range amateur strategists and critics For
nearly two years Germany has fought with the
weapons and resources of forty years of war
preparation. The allies, with what they had at
their command, fought on the defensive as best
they could, and prepared.
Germany's stupendous military machine might
have carried her to Paris and to world conquest
IN the first six months, but for brave honest
Belgium and the military genius Of the French
and English and the indomitable spirit of the
soldiers they were able to put in the field
quickly. The Germans lost the when they
were hurled back almost from the gates of
Paris. In two years the allies have prepared to
take the offensive against the machine that was
forty years in preparation, and as the war is
about to enter its third year the allies have just
began to fight.
Kitchener, gone to a hero's rest, is yet fight
ing. The Russians, with his weapons, fling
ing back the Austrians; his men, with songs on
their lips and his guns in their hands, are DASH
ing upon German positions in France as though
at maneuvers. Whatever may have been the
purpose of his last earthly journey that ended in
an ocean grave, his work is being we'll done to-
day. The would last three years at least,
he said at the beginning; he would be willing
to direct it for three years and then he would
yield the task to another. Who knows but that,
were he alive to his own war machine at
work, he might be willing to revise his prophecy
and fix the end of the war at date less than
three years from the beginning; the way may be
long, but the real start has been made, and Ger
rany's power long ago passed its zenith.
In the light of recent events, how easy it is
to understand the repeated overtures from Ber-
lin for peace, and the calm and unvarying answer
from London and Paris that peace could only be
achieved in one way, the way that the allies are
steadfastly pursuing. Germany has wanted peace
because she knew the allies had not begun to
fight. Perhaps the allies will be willing to make
peace on the face of the map" as Germany
proposed, but not yet.
Even the geniuses far removed from the field
and without knowledge Of what was transpiring
who saw terrible failure at Verdun-still in pos
session of the French after months Of fighting
will have to admit that Joffre knew something
after all. We have all learned much about the
war in the past few days and may we'll believe
that the tide has turned.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
The Spirit of '9S.

1t is the spirit OF ,98 that is the matter with
the government OF this nation. The spirit of
70 IS pretty at the head OF parade. The spirit
OF 90 spreads disease and fills hospitals, gives
soldiers bad and improperly cooked food or does
not give them any and sends them to do their
work without their equipment. 1t worked in
the war with Spain. 1t is at work nov
The spirit OF oS cheers at a military band
and does not care whether the men behind the
band have machine guns or not 1t intoxicates
itself with maudlin heroics, but is unconcerned
aeroplanes.
1t is of no consequence whether the men have
new boots. 1t is sufficient that the flag waves
In the most serious business a nation can under
take 1t would seem possible to attain some
sobriety of thought and some intelligence of
opinion.
The Illinois National Guard already has had
enough experience to discover in practical fashion
the total insuffciency of arrangements for its
use, but nothing is happening that has not been
predicted for a year, or longer.
-, The fact that the machine gun companies of
the Illinois Guard must be equipped by private
subscription and that money has been subscribed
by citizens .for that purpose now is sufcien:
betrayal Of the whole hasco Of national defense
Chicago Tribune
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
AFTER DINNER POLITICS
By DR.. E. j. EDWARDS,
Author of New News of Yesterday, Etc
A VICTIM OF POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
Copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
By DR.. E. J. EDWAR
Author of New News of Yesterday" Et

OF all the sons of Pennsylvania with
whose names and careers James G.
Blaine became familiar in his student
and early manhood days. none surpassed
IN interest, to him, Robert ]. Walker.
1t may be that this interest was in part
stimulated by the fact that Walker was
born In western Pennsylvania, was grad
uated at the University of Pennsylvania
and after admission to the bar, began
practice at Pittsburgh.
These events, however, occurred be-
fore the birth of James G. Blaine, for
when only twenty-five years of age
Walker migrated from Pittsburgh and
established himself in Mississippi. He
was tempted to that venture by what
he believed to be excellent opportuni-
ties for operating IN land. He also re-
sumed the practice of law in Mississippi.
and when thirty-four years Of age was
elected a United States senator from
that state.
Ten years later. Walker was regarded
as having attained greater influence over
President John Tyler than any other
man in public life. When President Tyler
abandoned the Whig party, which had
came affiliated with the Democratic
party, Walker was believed to have in
fluenced that action. Mr.. Blaine was
then old enough TO give heed to the va
rious expressions Of public opinion oc-
casioned by the appointment Of Walker
by President Polk, in IS45, as secretary
of the treasury. The agitation which
the passage of the so-called Walker
tariff bill-thus named because the bill
was enacted into law substantially as
1t was written by Mr.. Walker-was
probably the first impulse In the direc-
tion Of devotion to the protection prin-
ciple which young Blaine felt, although
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
TEACHERS OF ALIENS
TO HOLD CONVENTION

The first annual convention Of educa-
auspices of the Bureau OF Naturalization
of the Department of Labor. will be held
at the Wilson Normal School all next
week
In the past year through the efforts of
Raymond F. Crist, deputy commissioner
of naturalization, schools have been es-
tablished in $50 different towns.
None Of these schools have been in
operation more than a year and this con-
vention OF the teachers will decide on a
permanent text book and course of study.
1t Is planned to have a two-year course,
consisting chiefly of English, history and
reading, to be taught the alien between
the time he declares his intention of be-
coming a citizen and when he takes out
his naturalization papers.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

the Walker tariff was a purely revenue
measure leaning strongly toward free
trade.
After Mr.. Blaine became a member OF
congress. he occasionally met in Wash
ington a man whose venerable appear
ance was not justified by his years. For
it was in Washington after the civil
war that Robert J. Walker took up his
residence, and he was active In opposing
the impeachment OF President Johnson
Walker had always been interested in
the acquisition OF territory from Mexico
by purchase, and he greatly aided VIII
liam H. Seward, secretary Of state, in
persuading the senate to ratify the treaty
with Russia by which we acquired
Alaska. He was also instrumental in
securing the construction Of the Pacific
railroad.
With Mr.. Walker Mr.. Baine had many
conversations. and years afterward he
was accustomed to speak OF the former
in terms OF admiration, saying. also, that
Walkers career illustrated the vicissi-
tudes and changes occasioned by politics
Although sometimes Blaine spoke OF the
fact that Walker was instrumental in
the placing of one of the federal loans
In Europe at the time OF the civil war
and also did much to prevent the sue
cess Of a proposed Confederate loan in
Europe, nevertheless he thought he would
be remembered solely by the identltica-
ton Of his name with the tariff bill OF
lSB
At one time, in speaking Of Mr.. Walker
Blaine said: He was a Pennsylvania by
birth. and was one Of the three Penn
sylvsnians who were conspicuous in the
administration of President Polk. the
other two being vice president George
NJ. Dallas and Secretary Of State James
Buchanan"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
What Might Have Been.

No amount OF dreaming undoes the past and
yet one can hardly help picturing the present
situation as it might have been If the United
States had seen fit to adopt the Swiss military
public, with population of about 100000, can
put 100000 fairly trained and thoroughly equip
ped troops in the field at short notice and has,
we believe, at least half that number in arms at
this moment AS every able bodied male, within
certain limits OF age, has to serve and as the
period of training is brief, the burden of COM
pusory service is not felt in peace times, and the
Under the Swiss system we could have moved
100000 efficient troops to the Mexican frontier
so swiftly as to preclude the possibility of sue
cessful attack. Indeed, it is easy to see that
Carranza's attitude would have been totally dif-
ferent if he had known that the United States
was ready for the issue.-New Orleans Times
Picayune
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
WORSHIP IN PARK.
Divine Services Held by Churche.
and Y. VI. {. A.

At the first Of a series Of Sunday serv-
ices in Lincoln Park yesterday judge
William F. Norris. the speaker told OF
the benefits OF opposing war. as long as
war could be opposed The services IN
clu6ed the address. several hymns and
prayers by ministers OF the various
churches represented. These services are
to be held every Sunday afternoon until
September "a They start at ( O'Clock IN
the afternoon.
The onen-air exercises have been held
for several years under auspices Of the
y NJ. c y and OF the churches OF East
WashiEEton. Those churches which are
this year affiliated with the meetings ara
the Metropolitan Baptist German Bar-
list. Second Baptist. Grace Baptist, Mary
land Avenue Baptist. First Brethren.
Ninth Street Christian. Fifteenth Street
Christian. Ingram Memorial ConEreCa-
tonsl Church OF the Good Shepherd.
Christ Episcopal. st Marks Episcops7 T.
st Matthews Lutheran. Keller Memorial.
Lutheran. Church OF the Reformation.
Douglas Memorial. Trinity NJ E, Wilson
Memorial. Bruen NJ E. Waugh NJ E.
Epworth NJ. E. First NJ P. North Caro-
lima Avenue NJ P, Eastern PRESBYTERIAN.
Garden Memorial Presbyterian and
Metropolitan Presbyterian
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

In New York there have been forty-seven
deaths from infantile paralysis since June "a and
scores of new cases are being reported each day
Washington, having experienced an epidemic OF
the disease few years ago, has no desire for a
recurrence, and that there is need Of caution
is evidenced by the fact that New York has sent
notices to other cities warning them that, while
the health department would use every means to
prevent infected persons from leaving the city,
it could not guarantee that children not yet
stricken with the disease would not cross the
State line. 1t was suggested that careful watch
be kept that solitary cases may be promptly
isolated and properly treated
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Chandler favors the equpping OF the
first provisional company Of the Signal
Corps. recently organized. with motor
transportation consisting Of eight 3-ton
automobile trucks two liz-Jon trucks and
seven motorcycles with sidccars.
1t is pointed out that the use Of these
motor vehicles will give the Signal Corps
the means OF communicating between a
base and a headquarters moving at the
rate Of twenty miles a day. with radio
and telegraph combined. This communi-
cation could be supplied, it was said. un-
I'll base and headquarters are separated
by at least 200 miles
After that distance had been separated
the two points, the report sets forth,
there would still be the possibility Of con-
tinuing such communication indefinitely.
unless base lines were repeatedly broken
by the enemy.
The army generally is deeply interested
in the proposal of d citizen Of FL Paso
Tex, who has proposed TO the War De
partment that he be allowed to build and
operate a thoroughly modern steam laun-
dry. for the conve erience Of officers, men
and families on the Fort Bliss military,
reservation and in adjacent camps. He
has asked to be allowed 10 erect the
laundry on the Fort Bliss reservation.
FL Paso, II seems, has no modern steam
laundry and the prices charged by such
esta ablishments as exist are higher than
those offered by the man who wants to
build the reservation laundry. The local
military authorities and the department
commander have both recommended that
his proposal be approved by the War De-
partment, but the quarterma ster general
has rot taken so kindly to the PROPOSE
ton.
He believes that the practice OF permit
ting laundries to esta blish themselves
on military reservations. is, in the main.
a bad policy and Of DOUBTFUL value 10 the
United States government, but he also
believes that there may oe exceptions 10
this rule, particularly where the local
authorities seem to favor the idea so
strongly. Accordingly. he recomme 7ded
the establishment, but under a revoca-
he license.
The question now raises as TO whether
the laundry man will consider II worth
his while to build a permanent laundry
building, possibly at considerable out
lay. If he is to operate under 4 revoCable
Kermit and there is also some doubt as
to the authority Of the Secretary OF War
to permit him to erect a building and in
stall hundreds Of dollars worth Of valu-
able machinery.
The Philippine government is about "a
lose a license fee Of two pesos collected
in times past from a civilian chauffeur
who operates an automobile at Camp
John Hay. The Secretary Of War ruled
recently that the Philippine government
was without authority to collect the tax.
Maj. T W. Darrah. Of the Philippine
Scouts, recently reported this fact to the
War Department and asked for a ruling
on the subject. II seems that the chauf-
feur is a civilian but his car is govern
rent car. operated exclusively on gov
ernrent business.
The Secretary. basing his ruling on de-
cisions Of the Comptroller. has held that
the chauffeur is not legally responsible
for the payment
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
JOINT CHURCH SERVICE.
II Street Christian and Gorsucn
Cooperate.

The joint services Of the H Street Chris
tian Church and the Gorsuch NJ. E.
Church were attended last night by over
a thousand persons. J. R Esaias pastor
Of the Gorsuch Church, preached the
sermon, the title Of which was The
American Nation" Next Sunday H. F.
Lutz, of the Christian Church, will
preach on Preparedness"
Among those in the congregation were
George L Anderson, OF Clarksburg, W.
Va, and his wife and son. Music was
rendered by a joint choir Of the two
churches and by a band Of twenty-four
boys. The band was organized and d.
rected by Pastor H. F. Lutz about a
year ago.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
This Summers Last Call.

The call of The Herald's latest puzzle
contest to go in and win your vacation
money is the last call of the summer
season. You have a whole week left to
heed It. week from this evening the
call will be silenced, and those who have
not needed it will have passed up an
other of those few opportunities to avail
themselves of some easy money. Look up
the announcement and get busy on the
problem now.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
WILL PROVIDE ANGEL
FOR EVERY SOLDIER

Winsted, Conn. July 2-The winsted
Girls Club will remember the soldier
boys when they are away. The executive
committee decided that at the business
meeting Of the club the names Of the
Guardsmen shall be placed in a box and
each girl draw one. The man whose
name is thus drawn will from time TO
time during his absence receive letters
and articles from a Winsted girl at home.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Big Guns Reach Border.

FL Paso. Tex. July Militia trains
arriving here today brought many pieces
Of field artillery and big guns from East
ern points. Under the direction Of regu-
lar army officers these biz pieces were at
once detrained and placed in various sd-
vantaseous positions.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

correspondent inquiries: when are the dog
days." If it is true that every dog has his day
there can hardly be enough days in the year to
go around; certainly every dog doesn't have a
day to himself In Washington, according to
custom, the dog days are the very worst days
for the dogs for it is then that the dog catcher
is busiest and the pound is filled with complain
ing boarders
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Ex.Yale Head Leaves $500, 900.

New Haven Conn, July 2-The will Of
the late DR.. Timothy Dwight, formerly
president of Yale. has been admitted to
probate. Under its terms the widow,
Jane W. Dwight. gets the life use of a
$4,000 estate; after her death the entire
property goes to her son, Winthrop Ed
ward Dwight lawyer. of New York.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Income tax receipts in the Maryland district
which includes the District of Columbia, Della
ware, two counties of Virginia and the State OF
Maryland, amounted to S4,53o,454.os for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1916, compared with $780,
$3.50 for the previous year. This increase oi
I4o per cent would indicate that later on the
conscience fund will be deluged with contrbu-
tions from this vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

A New York trust company advertises that
it is prepared to send money to Hungary by
that long expected German submarine; but un-
less the submarine has other engagements ap-
parently it will not be necessary for her to
come to this country at all, as one appears
anxious to consign any money to Hungary the
deep.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

The Presidents New York speech has
dampened the enthusiasm of the forces on the
border, while Carranzas statement to the Mex
lean people has fired theirs When we come to
the end of words and the situation is governed
by the deeds of armies perhaps shall score
an advantage.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

The proposal OF the British Evangelical ALI
ance that August !, the anniversary OF the entry
of Great Britain into the war be designated as
day Of national penitence and prayer, has been
rejected by Premier Asquith! He probably realizes
that the whole nation is busy working
to beat the Germans that it can't spare whole
day for penitence and prayer
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Eight slackers who refused to be mustered
into service in Iowa severely hazed by
their former comrades. Evidently it is a mis-
take 10 suppose that there is no way of punish
ing those who shirk their duty.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

1t is reported that the British have succeeded
in almost completely blockading the ports of the
Baltic. And nothing has been heard lately from
the new admiral of the Atlantic"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

One San Antonio bartender received or
der for forty mint juleps as the Seventh
Infantry left their train, indicating that the girls
needn't be in a hurry about shipping them candy.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

A Pennsylvania soldier embraced his sweet
heart so vigorously he was leaving for the
front that he broke two Of her ribs. She had
better get herself re-enforced before his return.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Mr Hughes has begun referring to his wife
as his chief adviser" of the necessary pre-
Iminaries to all successful political campaigns
nowadays.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

country would like to know about the value of
the automobile in forestry and about the yellow
boots with breeches stuck in the tops of the
boots"
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Villa "Disappearx.n

Villa was the original issue in this Mexican
trouble, and like most original issues he seems
to have disappeared from view in the resulting
evelopments.-Providence Journal
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

1t seems that the man who had his viii
tattooed on his back was eontortionist. H
failed to sign it.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Food prices are high in Scotland. Wars
most cruel pinch.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
MONDAY, JULY 8, 1916.
A Line o Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

Tor Washington HeraId-
ARGOSIES
When clouds arise
To hide my skies
I think of them as Argosies-
Great fleets well-manned
Right to my hand,
To tide me DER to goals l prize.
And wondering
What they will bring
Inspires within the clarion ring
OF courage true
That speeds me to
The Ports of Fortunes garnering
UCoprriyht lsAD
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

young New York millionaire, fresh from
college, and the other things fresh about him
he had not graduated from, was introduced to
Mary Pickford in the Biltmore at tea the other
afternoon He became very much impressed
with Mary and spent half hour advising her
10 take up moving picture work. He vas sure
she would make hit Mary promised to think
it over
The Washington herald., 1916-07-03

Andrew INLAND. naval rnachinist. drop
ped into the Allied Bazaar Just TO see
what il was all about He only had 50
cents and q pretty girl induced him 10
buy a chance. He emerged with q 80. 900
necklace.
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