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the cauldron. driving IA column OF lach-
feet or more into the air. The Athe-
mans saw the trial test Of the great
engine with dismhy.
The troopers in charge OF the ma
chine loaded 1t on six carts and hauled
IT in front of the weakest wall of the
fortress. built of timber, and set II
up. An Athenian pccring over tho
wall shouted to a BPotian lieutenant,
What in Hellas is that?' A Bpotian
officer shouted back through a mega
phone, also invented by the military
board, It's n hint for future genera
tons and it's going to get you, believe
me- 1t certainly did look fierce, !,
Thucydides, tell you. and / an some
war correspondent.
THE BTotians moved so close to
the fortress that they could talk to
each other without using megaphoncs.
But the Athenians were not anxious
for a gabfost. They saw the bellows
squadron turn on the West India cy-
clone. There was something doing in
the fortress when that blast OF fire
and smoke and gas hit it. When the
BWotians rushed through the gap
that had been burned swiftly through
the wooden wall they found only q
few gallant defenders. somewhat
scorchcd. l guess the rest are run
ming yet"
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its outputs. In half an hour after 1t
goes into action those Greeks behind
that fortress will he doing a marathon
for Athens that will smash all rec
ords."
Under the title Putting One over
IN the Athenians' Gen. T~hucydldes
describes the liquid fire gun and the
discontinue OF the Athenlan garrison.
The account Is very freely translated
from the aboriginal Greek:
THE Bpotian board of military ex-
perts finished the Job of building the
flame hurler In seven days. 1t was
fashioned from a huge beam sawn
lehgthwise into two parts. Each part
was Grooved out longitudinally in the
middle. and the two parts were bolted
together and sheathed with iron, form
Ing inside a hole or tunnel running
the length OF the beam.
AT the entrance to the hole at one
end of the beam. which might be called
the breach, an iron pipe was made
fast at an incline. To this iron pipe
an enormous bellows was attached. AT
the other end Of the beam, which
might be called the muzzlc, there was
fastened with heavy chains a giant
cauldron filled with live Goals, sulphur,
pitch and other infiammable material
"Whcn the bellows squadron started
working a tornado roared right into
that mighty torch flowing up from
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mum efficiency as we'll as the no less
serious and important task of whip
ping the new crew-designcd to make
up\ a full complement In time of
emergency-ht for the many duties de-
manded aboard IA fighting craft.
The eXigencies OF the active feet,
however, demand these experts. and
the nucleus crew. left aboard the ships
in reserve are composed OF what might
be called the ordinary run. Ard. fur
Their. the very nature Of service In Il .
reserve fleet. as 1t exists with us t.
day, lacks the WALKING impulse Of
rivalry and proficiency born Of con-
tinual activity. AS n result attention
To detail becomes lax, the me are de-
void of that enthusiasm which comes
of daily practice, and the heart Of tho
great machine, for such a battle era :
really is. rusts in a mcasure While a
superficial polish dcceives.
Capt. Sims has said: our enlisted
personnel is all right, as far as IL goes.
| know the personnel Of the French
navy. because | was there FOR four
years. They are perfectly good and
worthy men. and ] know the British
tar. and they are good men. too, hut
! would not swap the material we have
got for any OF them"
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That was the beginning and almost
the end OF the battle Of Delium. Be-
fore rctreating tho Athenians left a
garrison In the strong fortress hoping
To come back with a larger and better
force, relieve the besieged and lick the
Bmotians. That fortress was consid-
cred i~mpregnable. and it. might have
been against ordinary assaults.
After striving several days to make
an impression on the fortress the
BTotian commanders called together
an army advisory board made up OF
the most distinguished inventors In
Greece. and told them II was up to
them to ave the country, The board
decided to wait before tackling the
proposition for the arrival of 1000
Corinthian heavy infantry and dart
and missile singers to take a fall out
Of the besieged. The reenforcements
did not make much impression on the
Athenian defenders, who came out on
the parapets and twiddled thcir>fngers
derisivcly.
The military advisory board was told
TO get busy. At the end of a fcw days
tho Greeks were rapid thinkers-thc
chairman went to Gen. Pagondas and
said:
Eureka! Old man. We have in
vented the only original liquid fire
gun, and the thunderbolts Of Zeus will
he mere devil chasers compared with
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But these men must have the in
contive of intership and intergun crew
competition to keep them up TO the
mark. In a fashion the work OF TIE
fleet in preparation for battle has be-
come one great game. This is eX-
empiiiied in the following fashion by
Capt. sims:
We say 10 our men. w are goire
To fire that u NJ a certain time under
certain conditions and they get busy.
They take of their shirts. and possibly
spit IN Their hands, and they 20 about
the handling of the gun the same as
they would play baseball or football"
Mr.. Daniels has assured the public
that the navy is all right, and that
We have plenty OF men IN the service
and a reserve large enough out OF II
upon which we could draw I'm time
of ncrd-all this 10 influence Congress
against providing the Increase repeat.
etly urged by prominent officers
Observation-Disclosures j. *. Tauss!g.
In an article In tho united states Naval
Institute. entitled The Enlisted Per-
sonrcl Of the Navy" has fatty contra
d.cted the Secretary of the Navy. AC-
cording TO Lieutenant-Commandc
Taussig:
In case OF hos,ili.ies with a first
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for deterioration due to being placed
In reserve.
Why is this? the layman will ask.
The matter is thus explained by Capt.
Sims:
III you do not steam the ships you
cannot keep them in condition. There
are 1000 or 5000 valves and one thing
and another that Will leak, including
numerous joints and p%ackings. The
only wa. to keep ships engines in con
dition is 10 send them to sea 10 DO the
actual work of steaming. The same
applies to guns and t~orpcdocs."
And back OF the mechanical side OF
the evils of the reserve list is the very
important human factor.
Capt. w. V. Pratt. l.. $. ". brought
out some facts but vaguely understood
regarding the true relations that
should exist between the battle feet
and the reserve fleet in a lecture de-
livered a year or so ago at the Naval
War College. one thing he empha-
sized: '"The nucleus crew. from one
third to one-hnlf complement. should
be composed of picked men," Upon
these experts. so to speak. rests the
responsibility OF maintaining the mate
rial of the vessel In reserve at It's maxi
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Moreover, in order to get the re-
serve ships there at all,they Mad to
deplete the compliments OF the active
ships Of the North Atlantic fleet. In
order partly to man the reserve ships.
and neither the active nor the re-
serve ships could have gone out to
fight at all effectively"
Now what happens to ships that are
put In reserve? At best they limp
through some sort Of manGuvrcs with
long periods Of intervening inaction.
and the prove some things
that naval men keenly realize. but
which the public Is seldom permitted
to know. Here is a quotation from
testimony given by Capt. Sims before
the Naval Committee:
THE reserve ships had n sort OF
speed trial outside the harbor. l was
not in any OF the reserve ships at that
time and have not been since. and,
praise God. will he. AS II re-
suit of this speed trial the vessels were
scattered all over the ocean; they
broke down In all directions.
Now. they say you can keep a ship
In reserve and in good condition. You
EVhtiCiiittt Il ~ uoWU W Nv nav y
yard and look at those ships. They
are not doing any cruising. and, OF
course. II is easy to keep them clean
you can shave by the reflection Of your
face in the brasswork. But just take
them out to lei and you will not
get them in running order for two
or three months.
There was the case OF the North
Carolina and the Tennessee. that were
called out at the beginning Of the war
They started bravely out for England
at fifteen or sixteen knots. and they
were wrecks by the time they got &c
the other side. One OF them limped
into the English Channel at twelve
knots, with about 100 tons OF coal lef,
on board"
According to the Official list OF our
naval vessels the North Carolina Is
rated a 21.9 knot craft and the Ten.
nessee a good 22 knotter. So much
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Another Side to the Story Of Trading
the SUPERINTENDENT Arizona
for Three Old Battleships

commonly recognized that U military
position Is q defensive and there.
fore there must be the closest bond
between the battle fleet and he reserve
fleet. In other words. the reserve fleet
shoulA lie counted Upon for instant and
effective cooperation In time of war.
1t Is not designed to figure in the guise
Of n max shift rushed into service
upon n mission akin 10 a forlorn hope.
\ war reserve feet is the by-product
Of the march OF mechanical military
progress. 1t is not the consequence or
deterioration, but rather h result OF
loss of relative power and lower speed.
While the vessels OF the war reserve
fleet cannot in an aggressive campaign
work in the forefront with their faster
and more powerfully armed fellow bat
tie craft. there are still things OF great
strategic or tactical value which they
can do If prepared for first class per-
!ormance. Capt. Pratt thus explains
this potential service:
This battle aid will be best rendered
II it strikes its blow as nearly as posi-
bic 1t the tam time the war battle
fleet strikes. II there be any units
with tho enemy similar in character!s-
ties to those composing our own war
reserve fleet. that blow will probably
quickest and hardest reach them. IL
there be no such enemy units. the
objective of the wal reserve fleet Will
probably be those crippled units Of the
enemy war battle fleet that have in the
action dropped out OK the first fighting
line"
Despite her losses Germany has un-
doubted.y maintained the average OF
her naval force so that she has still
her lead of us. Capt. Pratt says OF
this situation:
From a consideration OF numbers
alone we are forced to attempt to meet
the frs; line of Germany with an equal
force. From her ability to force the
issue We are on the defensive from the
start. and the first line, or war battle
fleet. may be driven back on the war
reserve fleet, so that tho latter will OF
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ne armed who hath his quarrel just.
but better armed IL he who gets his
blow In fust," again illustrating the
antiquity OF new things. Thereupon.
the BTotians went to 1t with, rs Gen.
Thucyd!des says, 1000 heavy armed,
more than 10000 light armed, 1000
horse and 500 targeteers."
The Athenians depended on prestige
rather than preparedness. They had
many more men but fewer real soldiers
than the B1otians. The Athenians'
commander. Gen. Hippocrates. made
a speech to them reminding them
that they "were the greatest In
Greece" While the General was orat-
ing the BPotians struck, and the Gen
eral threw away the manuscript of his
speech and lit out with q large part
of his forces.
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trophy Of its own, Then all hands
would swear Off fighting for fifty
years, hut resume business in the same
old way in n few weeks.
The year 424 b. c. was M Of heavy
conflict and military inventiveness in
Greece. In this year the Athenians
invaded Bpotia and the BRotians. who
thought they We're just ns good Hell
lcnes as the Athen!ans, made an effort
to expel the latter from B9otian soil.
Gen. Pagondas made "A speech to the
Bpotian soldiers telling them what n
low down lot of %plunderers and I'M
perialists the Greeks were, and sug-
costing that all that was necessary to
win was to put up a good BLUM backed
by a good scrap.
1t Is said that Gen. Pagondas re-
marked on this occasion. "TNrioe IL
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- EN-. THUCYDIDEs, Christian
r lame not given, who might
also properly he alluded to as
Admiral. being one Of the cleverest
Greek shippers that ever bossed a
squadron OF triremes jim the .A;gean
and the best ship news reporter Of his
brated series OF logs about Greek en-
gines Of war that may be interestinp
to the war lords hunting for novelties
The Greeks were ingenious. as the
General himself admits and among
their inventions are some. as every
body knows who has read about thC
war OF antiquity. which experts OF
the warning people of Europe have
adopted. Thucydidcs saw service
in the long and intermittent conflict
between Sparta and Athens INC their
respective allies rs IA sea fighter and
soldier, and no Athen!an saw and de-
picted events SO accurately or handed
out better historical dope.
After the .Hellenes had driven out
the Persian invader and had rested a
bit the numerous Kaiser Wilhelms OF
the little States began to think OF
acquiring new places in the sun by
the simple process Of taking them
from weaker neighbors. When n very
little State was licked by the Athe-
mans. preparatory to absorption. II
went to the Sp%artans and said it vas
being picked on and II something
wasn't done Hellas would go plumb to
hell. So, to prevent little States from
being gobbled up by big one and for
the promotion OF culture and the de-
fence Of civilization. Sparta took a
fall out of Athens. The unpleasant
ness lasted many years and was called
the P~elOponnesian war.
Some OF the conflicts were less than
sk!rmishes; some mignl be called by
the police OF the East 81 lie mere gang
fights; but others were battles of tho
first order. Frequently after a hun
dred or more had been killed and
wounded or both sides the side that
thought II had won would "erect a
trophy" telling how It had gloriously
knocked out the other side. They were
the original war bulletins.
Occasionally while the trophy rails
ers were at work the other side would
J get its second wind. rush the battle.
claimants of the ield and put up q
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action.
THAT being the case the soonsP 1.
does so the better. Hence the vital
questions with us are, first. not shall
we put our old battlesh!ps into the war
battle feet but how shall we get them
in. paying due consideration to the
tactical factors OF speed and power.
and. second. how shall the war reserve
fleet get in it's blow quickest and hard
est? The navy will not long exist az
a fighting force II 1t attempts battle
piecemeal."
Manifestly the war reserve feet will
be little better than dummy battle craft
IL they are not properly manned in
time OF peace. They must be so main
tanned in administrative particulars
and battle practice that the men on
them will be IS alert ms those in the
regular battle fleet, and the SHIPS
themselves in every essential ready
n At. There must he no lost motion
when the hour for serious service
comes. Manifcstly this is quite out o.
the question with the present methods
employed by the administrative head
Of the Navy Department.
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u.eu ~, sc's "'ie'e't manner II IS
no' oIIy ,he prac'ice 'heFe 10 see ''H'
."e VESTS are hrPt ready iu' sp,r''
,,.f' ~ ''n 'n'" '"r "l'''' .e''
but structural defects or shortcomircs
are remedied so that the reserve Cr.s'
actually become better fighting SINS
than they were originally. 1t was tbs
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to have them prepared for cooperation
with the first line of defence,
The commissioning OF the super
dreadnoughts Oklahoma. Nevada arl
Arizona added to the battle fleet I
matter OF thirty-two II inch guns anl
simultaneously MIR. Daniels retired -
the reserve n matter of tliirty-s.x -
inch rifles. Individually tho - .r,.
gun Is unoucst.onably a SUPERIOR
weapon. but the !. inch pieces ara
excellent rifles, and at least twen'r
Of them are quite the equal Of t.
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This is approximately $4,000 more
men than allowed for the peace quota.
These $1,000 men would be required
Immediately.
There is no doubt that we could en-
list them within six months, but the
larger portion OF them would be raw
recruits. Ii would take ut least two
years 10 recruit and train them for
efficient service on board ship. Until
his were accomplished we would not
he prepared to properly employ for war
purposes the material AZ hand"
Now consider what the experts re-
gard as the true relation between a
battle fleet and n reserve fleet. II Is
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class Power we would require men as
follows:
For serviceable ships now on
navy Observation-Disclosures. 10000
For ships building tsoon to be
completely 5000
For auNiliaries now manned by
merchant crews and additional
auxiliaries that must be pur-
chased ..............,...... 1000
For purposes other han on board
ship Observation-Disclosures. 1900
For reserves (to allow for cas-
ualt!es) 5000
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This item came by cable as part
of the daily war news:
LONDON, Oct. l6.-Aided by liquid fro
and heavy cannonading the Germans
launched an unusually heavy attack ut
the Schwaben redoubt position. north OF
Thiepval. last night. but were repulsed
with heavy losses. Gen. Haig reported
to-day.
Below will be found m earlier in
stance of the same sort.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
PASTOR TAKES ISSUE
WITH CONFERENCE
Rev. c. c. Mclean Says Amuse-
ments Are Matter Of Conscience.

At midweek services of the Douglas
Memorial NJ. z. Church last evening the
pastor, the Rev. c. c. Mclean, In dis
cussing the recent action OF the Gen.
eral Conference in declining TO abrogate
the rule OF the church In prohibiting
dancing. card playing and theater 60
Ing. said II is a matter that should be
left to the individual conscience.
He said that the present rule was
adopted some twenty-four years ago. re-
placing Wesley's general rule that a
church member should not engage In
any pleasure in the pursuit Of which he
could not glorify God: and that the
question whether the church were bet
ter on with this general rule Of guild
ance than with specific prohibitions
which had not include all amusements
had been carefully considered by the
conference, with sound arguments ad-
vanced on both sides.
He expressed the opinion that ulti-
mately the church would 60 back to the
old Wesley rule. and that in deternin-
ing whether church members should
dance or attend the theater or play
cards each person should be governed
by his own conscience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
BACTERIA FIGHTERS
GET ANOTHER JOLT
What's the Use Staying on the
Water Wagon When Soda Is
Deadly Menace.

The bacterioiosists, who have for
years devoted themselves TO the work
Of soaring the daylights out OF the
ultimate bacteria consumers. have
Just discovered and are now dilatinG
on the menace Of soda water as u 10
drunk. They make II clear that every
time a sundae gourmand dips Q spoon
into his favorfte waistline expioder
he 10 on the we'll known brink OF the
eternal and has one spoon in the
grave, In q manner OF speaking.
IL is not because the gorgeous look
u pnrs G %.t.r fh the pur. not FOOD m q.
prevents that. The danger lies in the
fact that the clerks. as discovered BY
the bacteriolosists. very frequently
water. then in hot water with ciesns-
ins powder. then in boiling water of
live steam for five minutes, then In
cold water TO be dried with q clean
the bacterioiosists, In a symposium
found In the current Issue Of Ameri-
can Medicine. declared that the monu-
ment makers are working overtime
has become 2 soda war baby.
To the ordinary -tippiins OBJ
server u would seem that the amply
protected customer might die of the
%Sle Waiting fS sis pSi.o oid Hcw
ever. the bacterioIoeists have no in
terest In that--they merely want to
be sure that no one 10 enjoying any
thing-and they have spoken finally
on this matter.
Not only are the spoons, dishes,
cups, dippers. and glasses likely TO
shut of q red-cheeked family In the
zenith OF their thirst. but the bac-
straw, when handled by an empieye.
has all the charActerfstics of q spear
in the hands of an Igorotte.
In fact. the safest way TO have ice
utensils. and infect the delicacy In the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
Often tuberculosis
Is Much Relieved

by what may be called the natural"
treatment. This is based on plenty of
fresh air. a sufficiency OF well-cooked.
pure food and a large measure OF rest.
This treatment does not always Sc
cure the desired results. Sometimes
there is need for medication In order
to bring about the requisite body re-
sistance. A system weakened by in
fectlon must be strengthened.
In such cases Eckman's Alternative has
been used with large measure of sue
cess. Indeed. In many instances this
affection apparently has yielded to II.
bronchitis have found II effective in
these troubles, which sometimes lead to
tuberculosis. In any case, 1t Is worth
a trial: and, since Il contains no opiates,
narcotics or habit-forming drugs, Its
use Is safe. From your druggist.
Eeknan Laboratory, Philadelphia.
-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
TRAIL HITTER" WITH. .
MASK STIRS CROWD
Women Become Hysterical at
Sight Of Man.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa. June o.
There was an incident at the evangelis-
tic services in the Nicholson Hemminger
Tabernacle last night that almost threw
the large audience into a panic. Rev
Mr.. Nicholson, the evangelist had just
finished an excellent sermon in which
death was the central theme, when
down an aisle came a trail hitter
wearing a black mask.
At the sight Of the grim object some
Of the women in the audience grew
hysterical. Robert NJ. Taylor, II. p.
Horn, and w. Danner, ushers, seized the
man. who proved to be Harry NJ. Long,
of Philadelphia. He was turned over
to tho police. who are inquiring into his
sanity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
Civil Service Commission
Announces Examinations

The Civil Service Commission an
nounces examinations TO fiA vacancies
that have occurred In various depart
ments Of the Government. as follows:
Chemist, male, q, 100. June n.
Sawyer and carpenter. male. ys40
July II.
District assistant In forest education
male, $500. July b.
Scientific assistant in oceanography.
male. 500, July 5.
Chemist. male. 1854 per diem. July q
measures, male. N.Uuo to Sl.sl0. July .
and 9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
Asks a Limited Divorce
For Alleged Desertion

A limited divorce on the ground of
alleged desertion Is sought In a petit
ton filed in the District Supreme Court
by Lily NJ. Lynn against Preston II.
Lynn. employed by the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Lynn Is required to show cause June
Q why temporary alimony should not
married December Z. l9ii, and the
wife accuses her husband OF deserving
her April IS last.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-02
TWO PASS'WAITE
ON WAY TO CHAIR
Prisoner Awoke as Murderers
Shuttle to Their Doom.

OsSiNlNG,' NJ Y. June 2.-Dr. Ar
thur Warren Waite was, aaEke ana
standing close to the curtained front
bars of his death house cell at dawn
today when two rhurderers shuftied
past to die In the electric chair that
will claim the poisoner. : &.
Waite said yesterday he was sorry
he was not going to the chair with the
murderers this morning.
The men who died this morning were
Roy Champlin. who killed Henry. Ma
gee, at Wellsviile, and Giovanni Supe,
who murdered a companion at Mineola,
Long Island.