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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
THE WAR FRONTS

A French military authority ex-
presses the belief. based on various
indications. that the newly organ
lied general staff of the German
army is planning to shorten lines in
France, SO that less mileage may
require to be defended against the
attacks of the allies.
Whether the time has come for
this change of Strategy change
that would amount to the admission
that Germany has definitely lost the
offensive and is now frankly on the
defensive-it is altogether probable
that this will be the next great de-
velopment. Indeed, it will come
without the assent Of the German
staff If the British and French forces
are able to carry their offensive to
its logical conclusion; for the first
results of offensive operations must
be to file off salients and shorten
lines. The Germans would be in bet
ter posture if they would voluntarily
make such moves; retiring to pre-
pared positions instead of trying to
hold impossible ones and then being
driven back.
Such reorganization of the wars
method would not by any means be
testimony that the wars end was at
hand. 1t would rather signify Ger
man determination to keep the fight
going indefinitely, and to try des-
perately for a peace dictated while
yet Teutonic forces occupy alien
soil. In the long run, the chances
for a peace most favorable to Ger
many will be about in proportion to
the advantage which Germany holds
on the western front. France and
Britain will be the chief factors in
making the terms of peace which
shall impose on Germany the terms
that are exacted from a defeated ma
ton. 1t can be expected that Ger
many, knowing this, will fight hard
and bargain hard to secure every ad-
vantage in the west. 1t will be pos
sible to trade one square mile west
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
SALES REPORTEDBY
REAL ESTATE FIRM
Gardner & Dent Announce
Numerous Deals in City and
Suburban Homes.

Gardiner & Dent, Inc. real estate
brokers. include among numerous sales
recently reported the premises at 34s7
Holmead place. a two-story brick store
and dwelling: The sale was made for
Mathew Frederickson to David Bornet.
The consideration was $3.50.
They also report the sale Of the south.
west corner Of Thirty-eighth and Kama
wha streets. Chevy Chase, a two-story
colonial dwelling. containing ten rooms.
two baths. hot water heat. electric
lights and hardwood floors.
The lot has a frontage Of seventy-five
feet by a depth Of eighty-five feet. In
addition to the dwelling. 1t is improved
by a garage.
IT was sold for A. s. Jones for sio.5Oo.
The purchaser. whose name is with
held. will ocupv the property.
The same firm sold 7t3 Kanawha
street. n detached, three-story, pebble
dash dwelling. occupying a lot fifty by
eighty-hve feet. The house contains ten
rooms. bath: and all modern con-
was purchased by w. Fl. Spignui. who
will occupy It. The consideration was
$500.
A. ]. Aiccrail purchased through the
same office. premises . s street, N. w
II is two story dwelling containing
modern conyeniences. The considera-
ton was $4,000.
T. ]. O'Brien has disposed of premises
~ ! street northeast, through the same
office. II Is an eight room brick resi-
dence. The price was 5000.
The same agent sold 1904 T street for
James NJ. Moncrieff. 1t is a two story,
basement. brick. containing eight rooms
and bath. The consideration was re-
ported to have been 5000,
r. r.. Graham purchased premises q
Takoma avenue. Takoma Park. through
the same office. 1t Is a two story and
attic, frame dwelling occupying n large
corner lot. The house contains e.cht
rooms. bath and cellar. The price was
5000. Mr.. Graham yill occupy Inc
property.
They also report the sale for A. NJ
Albert of six 50-foot lots at Mclean, Va.
The consideration being 81 800.
Mrs c. Murray purchased through
the same office II? Hobart street, a two
story, six room. bath. colonial dwelling.
the price being $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
5000 FROM DISTRICT
IN HOLY NAME PARADE

Washington Is planning. to send 5000
members of the Holy Name Society to
Baltimore to take part in the parade
to be held there october ID
night Of the representatives OF local
Catholic parishes at Immaculate Con-
ception Hall. John Hadlsy Doyle
president of the local Holy Name 10,
taking over 5000 marchers. and very
probably many more than that"
Twenty-four parishes were repre-
scented last night. while all Of the
thirty-three will have their quota In the
They will entrain at Union Station in
special trains. and 60 to Baltimore.
Each parish will carry its special ban
ner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
BILL PROV|DESF FOR
D. c. REFORMATORY
District Appropriations Include
Cost Of Completing Quarters
at 0ccoquan.

Among the important items provided
for In the new District appropriation
bill Is the new reformatory at Lorton,
Va. adjoining the District workhouse
at Occoquan. Work on the temporary
quarters. for which an appropriation Of
N6.o0 was made last year, is nearing
completion.
The railroad from the wharves at
Occoauan to the reformatory site has
been completed and ab,It q half mile
Of the track laid. Plans are ,nde" to,.-
sideration by w. II. Whitaker. superin-
tendent OF the workhouse. and the De-
partment OF Justice. for the transfer
from the Federal penitentiaries at At
lanta and Leavenworth to aid In the
work.
Provides Complete Equipment.
The cnricn' hill provides for the re-
formatory, 5000 for the completion of
the temporary buildings and furniture.
$4,000 for beginning work on the perma-
nent buildings. 5000 for fuel. $4,000 for
the enlargement OF the central power
plant for the refrigerating and ice plant,
and $4,000 for maintenance, a total Of
SI29.COC.
Prisoners sentenced by the District
courts to terms Of one year or more
will be sent to the reformatory instead
OF to the Federal penitentlaries as at
present. The plan OF Superintendent
Whitaker Is to establish schools In
which prisoners VIII be taught n trade
and given a common school education,
In order that they may. be prepared
to earn living upon their release.
Parole System Desired.
1t Is hoped to obtain at the next ses-
sion of Congress legislation providing
for an indeterminate sentence and pa
role system which will permit of the
release of prisoner when in the opin-
ion of the parole board he Is At to be-
come a useful member OF society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Suppose she. does take lots Of space.
You can not say that's q disgrace.
I care not for her size. by jing!
60 to hear the lady sing.
Our Oldest institutions must
Be kept a-going. friends. or bust.
The greatest Carmen OF the age
Well hear, though we enlarge the stage.
I waht my grandsons to enjoy
The voice heard when but boy.
1t IL a burning shame, T. say. '..
To lose the fair but fat Calye.
Roy X. Mouiton, In Oakland (Cal)
Enquirer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

NEW YORK. Sept, 2.-Robert Martin
of Belfast. arrived here yesterday with
his wife on the White Star liner Adri.
attic for few weeks rest. Coming UT
the bay. health officer asked Mr..
Martini
Are you in good heaith?"
Mr.. Martin not knowing who the man
was. but thinking his interest most
polite. replied candidly:
why. no. thank you, I'm sufferirs
form Bright's disease"
Whereupon the health officer inform.
ed Mr.. Martin that he would have to "a
TO Ellis Island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
IF BULGARIA SHOULD CHANGE

Perhaps the military and diplo-
rnatic authorities in control Of the al
lies operations on the Saloniki front
were playing very deep game when
they permitted the Bulgars, with lit
tie opposition, to advance far into
Greek territory. A number of towns
shave been occupied, and an extensive
strip of territory. Some Of the Greek
garrisons have defied orders from
their superiors to evacuate this re-
gion, and bitter clashes have taken
place. Yet all the time the Anglo
French commanders have seemed
quite unconcerned about this rape
Of Greece. ''-..- ~ '--" '''.... '
It is possible that, in fact. the
Bulgars were permitted to press
these advances, because It was de-
sired to develop their effect on the
Greek nation. More than any other
people on earth, the Greeks hate and
fear the Bulgars. The Bulgars got
away with most Of the credit for
winning the Balkan war of 1911
against Turkey; Greece and Serbia
were almost forgotten, SO skillful
was the Bulgar press agency. The
Bulgars hypnotized themselves, ap-
parently, into the belief that they
had done it all; and their cocksure-
ness of themselves was responsible
for the second Balkan war, in which
Bulgaria was roundly defeated by
Greece and Serbia, with Roumania
contributing enough to make the job
thorough.
The Greeks were the victims, they
claimed, Of treachery in the begin
ming Of that war, and of horrible
outrages during its continuance.
They dread nothing SO much as Bull
gar methods of fighting. To arouse
Greece to revolution and then to join
the allies in the war, the most effec.
tive possible measure would be to
permit Bulgaria to menace a serious
fncursion into Greece.
Just this, it is intimated, the allies
have permitted, as an object lesson.
Greece is on the point of revolution
against Constantine and the Zaimis
ministry. g.
Meanwhile. there comes another
tale of Enthusiastically Balkan
intrigue. The tale is that Bulgaria
Is getting ready to "fop" to the side
Of the allies. Car Ferdinand has
been the chief spirit in keeping his
country on the side of the central
powers. The crown prince is reputed
to favor the allies; and it is cutie
believable, for the crown prince is
commonly, in any country, the real
head of the opposition. It is sug-
gested-and on excellent authority,
too-that when disaster to the leu
tonic powers becomes inevitable, a
pleasant little coup d'etat will be ar
ranged, Ferdinand will abdicate or
fee, Crown Prince Boris will be pro-
claimed, and Bulgaria will go over to
the allies! ....'.
1t is not an impossible move on
the. Balkan board. Rather, it is quite
In consonance with the diplomatic
methods of that troubled quarter.
The allies could well afford to re-
ceive Bulgaria to their arms on al
most any terms at this time. It
would mark the end of the campaign
In the near east; Turkey would be
cut off and crushed; Austria would
be hopelessly unable to sustain her
self against the combined efforts of
the united Balkan states, France,
Italy, and Britain; a separate peace
would be unavoidable, with Hungary
at least, which shows increasing
signs of disaffection with Vienna's
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Amucements.

keIth's-vsudevillc 2:i5 and Sis D. m
Poiis-"Look Who's Here" 2:l5 and E:!S
D. IN.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:i5 and sil5 p. m,
Loew's columbia-Photoplays, 1880 a. m, 10
II p. M
Glen Echo-open-air amusements. dancing.
and free movies.
Great Falls, va,-concerts, dancing. mur.c,
and movies, all free,
Garden-continuous motion pictures. 10 a. ".
to II p, m.
strand. Continuous motion pictures. 10 q. n.
TO II p, m
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

satisfied Desire and In the svshins
on Vacation Folk and Pisces.",E
The Rev. Harry J. GOODWIN. pastor
Of Maryland Avenue Baptist Church,
the I'm. G.. x. In Eincoin PARK TO- o.
morrow afternoon. r.
Homer J. Councillor. chairman Of Y.
NJ. c. A. extension work committee
VII Ssiiys, az h: address a. the sixth
ing on "Harbor Lights" n v
Page MEX. Etchison, religious work
director OF the Y. N. G. A., has re-
iprpsd ro% s q s iS s.y :c4So Of tns
several days In studying the work in
the associations In New York. Brook.
lyn. Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Members of the trades unions Of thu
District are invited to attend "a Labor
Day service TO be held tomorrow even.
Ing at-thc Fifth Baptist Church. Six
snd-a-half and streets southwest, at
o'clock. The Rev. John u. Briggs,
The pulpit Of Mt. Pleasant Congre-
Gational Church will be occupied to-
RSgEEog %oF x o by ,he hhsy
duct services for DR.. Tewksbury at
Concord. The music at Mt. Pleasant
pnIrSn 'cpTFT9w Will b. an organ
Laws Severe" from "The Jewess,'
Halevey: postlude. "Postlude." Par
ker. Claude Robson will be organ
list, and the church quartet will sing
the FIRST time since the summer vaca-
The Rev: Earl M; Ellsworth; pastor
Foundry M. +. Church the first twv
SUNDAYS In September. His sermons
aS' Ls ,3%s'. .nS Ths s Fl LIE. .sv'
school, Tss .. service. c 6I g. f sS sq =
Church, Rock Creek parish. WIN be
WHEN has Seen Closed on ns account ne 81
improvements during August. will
not be reopened until about septem-
The Rev. E. B. BaGby will begin his
pastorate with the Columbia Heights
Christian Church. meeting In the lower
hall of tho old postoffic1 building, Park
road near Fourteenth In street tenor r;
based on The Ideal church," with the
following subjects: September 3. Its
Founder and Builder" September 10,
Its Material and Pattern" september
II. Its Workman and the Work" Sep
tember -, ''Its Characteristics and
Uses The services on Sunday even
ings during the month will be- on the
birds Prayer. Morning services will
be held at II o'clock. and the evening
scrvices at 8 o'clock. John Walker will
have charge Of the r,usic.
The Rev. Henry II. Rnncl,. I.stor OF
Grace Reformed Church. hsr returned
from his vacation spebt IN Lancaster.
Pa. Ocean Grove and Asbury Park. y.
j.. and expects tn occupy the pulpit
at the services tomorrow morning
There will be no evening service.
Tomorrow morning. at II o'clock,
At Dumbarton M. E. Church. George
town. will he held a sacrsmental and
mcrmarn will speak on What Mean
Ye BY This Service?"
An old-fashioned German supper will
feature the picnic to be held Labor Day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
THE STRIKE SETTLEMENT

Nobody seems falling into the
error that would assume that pas
sage Of the eight-hour law is really
a settlement Of the issues involved
In the threat Of railroad strike.
It is merely a postponement, a great
concession in order to gain time for
the real determination that must
come later. IT..
Who can doubt that this make
shift avoidance Of q crisis will in
fact increase the probability Of SINH.
lar troubles in future? No matter,
for the moment, what the rights and
merits Of this particular case are,
The fact is that the threat of q
transportation paralysis has been
sufficient to extort from the national
legislature a piece of legislation
whose constitutionality is at least
dubious, and whose soundness az
public policy Is open to grave ques-
ton. The discovery that it possesses
such power over the National Gov
eminent would make any group, Of
men swell with pride and authority.
II "Wall Street. had adopted such
methods, and had compelled the Con-
gress to give it an advance Of rates
two years ago by the threat Of sus-
pending operation Of all the rail-
roads at given moment, it would
have caused revolution. There Is
no doubt that It. would have precipi-
tated the Governments seizure and
operation of the railroads. r.
Capital may use pressure at times;
but capital cannot in tina nature Of
things go on strike. It would de-
stroy its own existence by that pro-
cedure. Labor is demonstrating its
superiority, it's absolute supremacy.
1t is giving the country vision for
ward to time when we may have
such condition as prevails in Aus
tralia, where politics divides the
people into pro-union and anti-union
parties, and where the exactions Of
labor have been RESPONSE
BILE for serious interference with
normal national development.
Not even the most .devout friend
Of labor and its right to collective
bargaining can contemplate these
conditions without realizing that the
nation is entering on q new stage of
the everlasting struggle between
capital and labor. In that struggle
of the future it will no longer be
possible for any great detached class
to hold itself aloof and assume that
it has no particular concern except
to get service. The great public is
come to understand that it will have
to pay the bills; and there must
therefore be more complete align
ment Of the, whole community.
For the present, it is good to be
certain that the strike will not take
place. Perhaps it is only postponed.
Perhaps when it comes, If it ever
does, it will be a greater, more des-
perate contest than it might have
been now. But to gain time for
serious consideration and the formu-
lation Of safe and workable methods
Of future adjustment has seemed alb
necessary. That much is
gained. The country has been, even
If tardily, brought right up to the
keen realization that such calamity
is still possible, and that it would
be a greater calamity than ever
could have been precipitated IN the
past. -t .-.
To look upon, this set of problems
in the light of that realization will
insure a clearer and cooler percep-
ton Of their bigness and imminence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
The Jingler's Wall.

To Jingle on a news event
Is surely most distressing-
II news would stand pat over night
'Twould be a heavcn-sent blessing
Ono day we versfy on war
On progress by the mile.
And then. before II gets In type.
Out comes the prompt denial!
Spokane Spokesman Review.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
WHAT'S GOING on IN
WASHINGTON TO-DAY
Amusements and Meetings Of Fra.
ternal and Social Bodies.
Today,

Tournament. Lanham, Nd, p. M, followed
by dance.
Concert, Marine Band. White House grounds.
$50 p. m.
Outing and neld day. employees Of Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company, Glen
Echo Park.
Meeting. graduates OF Notre Dame Academy.
Trinity College.
militiamen, women's Relief .Associat ton
Fairgrounds Fourteenth and Park road
Odd Fellows-Pa;rarchs Militant: Canten
Washington. No l. business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

conduct Of the war; and Germany
would be left alone to fight all
Europe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

OF course some dollars march my way
To aid me In life's fight.
Some Iron men," as jokers say,
Line up with me all right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Nearly a Faux Pas.

There we stood. the, tiger and N.Y.
self. in the thick of the jungle. face 10
facet
20 Major. how perfectly frightfuI IL
must have been for both OF your
Passing Show.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Nature Studies.

The centipede ne'er rides n steed,
He IL not an equestrian:
His only claim to deathless fame
Is as a centipedestrian.
-Springficld ''---r) Union,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Tho beautiful fall weather win
soon be with us. but to most
Of us the best season IL when
the annual leaves begin to fall.
&C. 8. Men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

But still I do not like the style
In which these marchers pass.
To me they come In single file.
To others In q mass.
Kansas City Journal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Tomorrow.
Held Up for Politeness.

Life saving contest. police department,
municipal swimming pools. up IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
There Amt Coin to Be No Next


There Amt Coin to Be No Next.
(By the Gamblcr.)
'Tis better to have played and lost
Than never to have played at all,
CBy the Divorcee.)
It's better to have wed and lost
Than never 20 have wed at ali.
Naxt! -Incog.
A Pun is the Lowest Form of Humor.
Even Though Sashee Calls This Well.
Bred.
what did the country need,
"Fore washington became its head?'
The pupil thought, then. "Kneaded? Ha!
Twas bread"
-sashee. OF woodbine
Attention Of Sdshoe. 'MaNbe Pu ,,rtfs
atpful verse TX efhts.
We're going on
OUR VACATION now. but
TIE column
rs NOT. Another
NUT In going
TO RUN It In
OUR absence
AND maybe
INTO the ground RIB, n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02
Notes and Happenings
In Capital Churches

The Rev James Shera Mont omery.
Of Calvary M. e. Church, has returned
morrow morning on The Pexer 81 TN
satisfied Desire" and In the evening
on Vacation Folk and Places"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rev. Harry J. GOODWIN, pastor
Of Maryland Avenue Baptist Church,
will speak At the open-air service OF
the Y. N: g. A. IN Lincoln Park to-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

By the Young iGen's Club of St. Teresa's
church. OF Ahaeostia. ~. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The annual retreat OF the Laymen's
League for Retreats began at George-
town University at 8 o'clock last niEht
ana VIII continue until Monday at s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Kelly. pas
tor OF the Fourth Presbyterian Church.
to this city today from his vacation in
the mountains IN New York and Maine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rev. George Flske Dudley. recto,
or St. stephens Church. who underwent
an operation last week at Emergency
hospital. Is steadily improving. The
rev. DR.. Bell, Of Alexandria. win Of.
nciate at the church services tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

An old-fashioned German supper will
feature the picnic to be held Labor Day
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Tomorrow morning. at II o'clock,
at Dumbarton M. E. Church. George
town. will he held a sacramento and
baptismal service. DIR. A. II. Zim-
mcrmarn will speak on what Mean
Ye BY This Service?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rev. Henry II. Rnncl,. I.stor OF
Grace Reformed Church. har returned
from his vacation spent IN Lancaster,
j.. and expects tn occupy the pulpit
at the services tomorrow morning
There will be no evening service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Teachers and other OFFICERS Of the
Fourth Presbyterian. Church and Sun.
day school met at the church Wednes.
day night. Reports from officers and
committeeman showed the school to be
creases In attendance and collections
committees were named for rally day
plans to be held October &. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Attention Of sdshoe. 'Maybe PH ,ortfs
a,pfuI perse Xxx efhts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rev. Earle Wiley, pastor OF YER
mont Avenue Christian Church. has re-
surnen from Bethany Beach. Del. where
ne delivered several lectures and SER
mons and will occupy hisspulpit tomor-
TOW morning and evening During his
vacation he spoke at the DoctrinaI Con-
eress held In Canton. Ohio. His subject
Talks Of Jesus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

Homer J. Councillor. chairman Of Y.
M. C. A. extension work committee.
will deliver an address ut the Sixth
PresbyteriAhs Church tomorrow morn
ing on "Harbor Lights" ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

A new tent has been placed by the
Fourth Presbyterian Church conGresa-
to replace the one DESTROYED by the
storm last Sunday. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Rcy:. Hurd Allyn, of Napoleon,
UniS. VIII aptnt at the open-air
YoSsa P.Op,.s sUslssy soar rssSyfsr anG
kenyon streets. NJ 8 o, clock tonight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-02

The Christian Endeavor Society of
Fourth Presbyterian Church viii hold
an all day outing on Labor Day at Lor-
tonIVa., guests Of Miss Alene Cooper.