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The Washington times., 1916-12-11
THE NEW PREMIER,s CHANCE

The new government in Great
Britain Is started of with every
prospect Of getting . fair chance,
and more, to demonstrate It's deserts.
Il has . united country at its back,
and the most tremendous task since
the Napoleonic wars before 1t. There
has been persistent demand that re-
sponsibility for the wars conduct be
placed In the strong hands Of small
group Of men capable Of working
fast and harmoniously. Mr.. Lloyd
George, looking like the obvious
leader Of such a group, has been
given the chance TO prove himself.
Perhaps, viewing the whole war sit
uation in the light Of its present de-
velopment, il is not too much to say
that success OF failure of the en-
tents cause will depend on the sue
cess or failure Of the new British
administration.
Mr.. Lloyd George has not permit
ted any weak notions about con-
sistsncy TO stand in the way Of real
izing his conviction that he is the
man Of destiny, and that this is the
hour Of fate. He would not agree,
in the Asquith government, on the
premier's headship of the war coun-
Gilt but with Asquith out and himself
in as premier, he promptly steps to
the place Of chief command. He
viii be not only a member of the
war council Of five, but will be its
head. He becomes substantially the
dictator of the country. Lord Mil
per and Sir Arthur Henderson, two
other of the members of this council,
are designated as ministers without
PORTFOLIOS" which means that they.
with Mr.. Lloyd George, will be com.
paratively unhampered by affairs Of
departmental administration, free to
devote themselves to the immediate
business of war management. Earl
Curzon. administration leader in the
chamber of peers, and Mr.. A. Bonar
Law. chancellor of the exchequer,
will be the other two members of the
inner council, though it is stated that
their departmental and parlia-
mentary duties will make it impos-
sible for them to give the constant
attendance to the war cabinet that
will be exacted from the other three.
Thus in effect a triumvirate of
Lloyd-George, Miner, and Hender-
son is formed to boss the war. o..
Tho method of cooperation be-
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
Mr.. CHAIRMAN HARPER

The. honor Of being chairman Of
the committee that will arrange and
direct the local details in connection
with the inauguration Of President
Wilson and Vice President Marshall
next March, could hardly have been
bestowed more worthily than through
the selection Of Robert N. Harper.
Mr.. Harper has been for many years
. working Democrat, an earnest sup
porter and Q regular contributor to
the party. He stands for the WASH
ington business community, under
stands local interests. and In gain
ing the recognition that has thus
come to him he gains also, for tho
city, an acknowledgment Of the Ad-
ministration's purpose to get and
keep in harmony and understanding
with local sentiment and concerns.
Administering the unique trust
that has been committed TO him,
Colonel Harper announces that he
will recognize the claims Of party
men who contributed to bringing
about the necessity for naming .
Democrat as chairman Of the inaug-
ural committee. Beyond this, how
ever, he Is determined to consider
the fact that Inauguration Of Pres
ident Is a nationwide affair, and
that the people who will come from
all over the country are entitled to
the fullest consideration in connec-
ton with il.
Washington will be in the most
thorough harmony with the ambition
Of the national Democracy to mako
the second inauguration of President
Wilson . fitting tribute to the Chief
Of the Republic. Whether there will
be such displays of pomp and ccre-
mony rs may all the eye Of the great
multitude that will gather for the
event, Is yet to be determined; a de-
termination in which, Of course, the
inclination Of the President will be
law to the men in charge. For the
sake Of the visitors who will gather,
hoping to carry away recollsctions Of
a great occasion and . noble cere-
mony, 1t issto be wished that the
custom Of the great, popular. demo-
cratic inaugural ball may be revived.
That, however. must remain q detail
to be adjusted without question to
the personal preferences Of the
President.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
HOME PRAYER LACKING
Rev. J. C Ball AsssIIs Present. Day
Teachings Of Youths.

mo Christian can paste the por-
trait OF Jesus on the back OF the ace
observed the Rev. John Campbell
Ball. pastor OF METROPOLITAN Baptist
Church, I'm last nights sermon on
mortais for the young.
In the average home today. de,
clared the pastor, there Is too much
attention paid to worldly needs and
not enough to spiritual. There Is too
much talk and too little prayer, he
said.
Among other things, asserted the
pastor, a Christian should be gospel
ful, not gossipful: fruitful, not ftful;
faithful, and not fateful.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
Don Marquis
Column
rse scholar.

Alone at midnight in his dingy room,
Among. the .hideous roofs; and huddied
spires,
He tolls with eager brain and never
:. tires.
What though the smoking lamp be-
fouls the gloom,
And night with Natures sichemist
To guide his, night among her wan
Wisdom hath called him to her busy
loom.
For him no dark eyes hold q welcome
No rose lips kiss the dresry hours
s. Away,
RsveI and song unheeded pass before,
And girlish laughter on the crowded
street.
World, emperors upon his bidding stay,
The mystic Past stands guard beside
Time l. his bondmsn, Space b. ser.
d. vitor. 20. NJ. DENNIS.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
G. W. U. PRACTICE DEBATE
Subject Same a. That to. Be Taken
Up December 10.

The varsity debating team OF
George Washington University, which
WIN meet the debating team Of North
lie Library on December is, held n
practice debate with a scrub team
last Friday night on the subject to ba
debated with the Tarheel institution:
"Resolved, That Congress should pass
of all disputes between employers and
employees OF interstate railroads, con.
stitutionslity conceded"
The varsity team, composed of II.
W. Kidder and q. l.. Hall, made q
splendid showing against the scrub,
composed OF Harry Cornell and T. T..
Kemp.
The debate with North Carolina n
the second annual forensic contest
with that institution by q. w. u. Last
year n. c. defeated the Hatchetites.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
Many interesting Events Of impor.
tanes Are sehsdulsd.

Ahdr,.,. cansr,.,rnan iismIi. o. Sow Dor


Address, Congressman IiAn'ii. Of Nov Jersey
before Interior Department brAneh Of the
Federal Employee Union, Pythisn Temple,
on "Retirement." ~. m:
Meeting governing committee OF washington
stock Eiehanss, to decide on application foI
membership. i1.so noon.
Prohibition banquet. calvary Baptist Church.
Concert. United states Marine band oreh.s.
ira, At rnitsd states Marine Barracks. i:s
p. m.
In Dewey Hotel iiso l. street northwest.
Meeting. Pres.msn's Counsel No. -. Eagles
Mt,iihs. Scott Council. No. ga Pythi,n TEN.
L.siur,. 'pr. Paul Born..n. Pre-. VIII or
ist.ilsm az mestins wfshinstpn Secular
L.c,aTs I'd. f.,ssois s., Of .,u.sa.r,,ins. {"
Mrs. Caroline foo's Marsh, ", m: WIS,
Your Name Means to You Miss Louise
Suti. Powell. y. m. Room q. Portland
Meeting. Northeast washington Citizens As
ISOLATION. Northeast Temple, .. m.
Lecture. Alaska, Last American Outpost.
di,orium, Public Library, .. m.
Meeting. Pinsy Branch citizens Association,
Iowa svshus Methodist Episcopal Church. Z
Lecture. Or. Arthur c. F1eshman. 'I,alsp,
uasterpisces. auspices corcoran Ar,
School. Corcofan Art Gallery. t.S y. m.
hasonie-D.~son. No. 10: stAnsbury. No. 81
Royal Arch chapterr-Mount Vernon, No Q;
Hiram. No. 10; AnAoostia. No. Il. Temple.
No a. and Columbia No. u. OF the Eastern
Star.
Knight. of rythiss-p.Ostur. No. .; c.lsnth.,
odd FsIlows-union. No. II; Beacon. No. Is.
lAnsdon. No q. Esthsr. Me- 5. Of the
National union-Pressmsn's No. as. Eagles
Hall; Scott. No. tsS Pythian Temple.
Red hen-osaEs Tribe. No. Q: Red Wing. No.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
DEGREES FREE WILL
Secular League Lecturer Declares
Actions Result Of Necessity.

almost all of the enlightened
lions are the result OF necessity" said
DIR. Paul Bornsen at a lecture yester-
day before the Washington Secular
League, In which he decried free will.
The lecturer held that the thee.
logical conception OF God carries
with IL the principle of fatalism.
"As in the inanimate physical
world, an object follows the line of
least resistance, SO In the realm ~
hui but tc'i fat. an son snSHsn' n1s
Bornssn-
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
WARNS AGAINST GAMBLING.

An insurance policy and q savings
account were among the things rec
commended for young men In the SER
mon last night of DIR. John u. Briggs,
at Fifth Baptist Church, Seventh and
Temptations of a Young Man"
TOO many young men take to gam
bling as a means of replenishing their
pocketbooks." asserted DIR. Briggs.
"Rather than spend money for foolish
extravagances,' they should open saw
ings accounts and take out insurance
policies to provide'for the future"
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
SUBSCRIBE FOR PEACE
More Than $1,000 Raised b,
Womsn at aeIaseo.

were raised at the final meeting OF
the Woman's Peace Party at the Be
lasco !Theater yesterday, afternoon
for the purpose OF carrying on the
work OF the organization for tho com
ing year.
An audience that filled the play,
house heard speeches directed against
militarism delivered by Miss Grace
Abbot. Prof. Emily Greene Balch,
Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead. Mrs. Ella
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
THE DEUTSCHLAND AGAIN

Announcement that the submarine
cargo carrier Deutschland has re-
ported OF the mouth Of the Weser
river after . nineteen-day home
ward voyage, has q double signifi-
canoe just at this time. The vessel
has thus completed fts second round
trip without accident. II 10 not
known how many vessels have been
lost attempting the same perform
ance. but there 40 little doubt that
one or two Brsmsns have been taken
by the British.
In recent months the great sea-
going submarines have changed the
aspect Of naval and commercial con-
Germs. The blockade has not been
broken, or thus far seriously dented,
by the operations Of the Deutsch-
land. But more vessels Of the same
kind are preparing to enter the
trade. Thus the blockade Of Ger
many may be weakened by the I'M
dersea craft, while the great sub
mersibles Of long cruising radius are
threatening 10 impose q blockade on
the allied powers; indeed. 1t may be
said, on ocean-borne commerce Of
the world. for the worlds commerce
Is inextricably intertwined with the
maritime and business establish
ments Of the warning countries.
Neutrals are sunk with no more re-
gard than belligerents; merchant
ships arc sent TO the bottom with
out the formality Of looking at their
papers; pledges extracted by the
United States from Germany seem
to have no particular significance
when II is inconvenient for German
submarine officers to comply with
thsm.
These conditions need to be under
stood fully. They concern the United
States only less than the warning
countries. A few weeks ago 1t was
shown how . submarine blockade
might be brought to our very shores;
war grinned at US from just beyond
the three mile limit" ,-f
What Is the British admiralty,
what is the French naval establish
raent, doing to counter the activities
of the giant submarines which
threaten to carry their destructive
work to the most distant trade routes
Of the world? Nobody can answer
that question. There are no secrets
SO we'll guarded, so absolutely secure,
as those Of the British admiralty.
Perhaps It has already adopted
measures that will be effective; GER
tainly it has been working long and
hard to solve the problem. But il Is
difficult to understand how security
shall be afforded against the new
weapon which threatens the whole
mechanism Of world communication
and trade. 80"
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
WOMAN CORNERS BURGLARS.

CHICAGO, Dec. II.-When the po-
lice arrived, Mrs. Margaret Murray,
perfectly calm. pointed to two bur
glars she had dragged from under her
bed and also showed tho coppers a
took away from them.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

A thousand clear was mado last
year by Abner Whiffietree. With
twenty hens I'm seven pens he's busy
as q bee.-Poultry Item.
From twenty hens in seven pens
A thousand plunks a year
Are nut away that Is to say
That much Is proft clear.
Il stirs ones blood. II I but could
I think ia fly a tFifle high
And put IN thirty hens. ..-,-.
w. y. Adkins In Pittsburgh Post
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
Ts..y Akin. q, s.I..ILi.

says to q Turk with q fer,
You're q rum looking begEar,"I SAYS
But his language was such
That IL got up my Dutch,
SO landed him one on the nez.
j. Ii. Osh.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

I AS soon as Lloyd George gets his
new schemes into operation. England
will begin to know how It feels to
conduct ones diet on the American
plan. The new premier intends to es-
tablish meatless days.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

Mr.. Asquith having declined an
earldom and the Order OF the Garter.
takes his rank with Mr.. Gladstone
among Enslishmen who didn't need
handles TO be recognized as regular
folks.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

The Kaiser has given the grand
cross to Hindenburg, not the same
one, however, that Hindenburg gave
to Roumapia.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
II IL better TO be an island In IN
scan than a state In the Balkans.



All life aspires. not to music. but TO
laughter. IL IL the hnsl rhythm. the
finsi harmony. the INFINITE. II II Isis.
and whose lifts the veil dies. Pain II
natural, saiutary. cleansing. Laughter
In Its higher manifestations IL unnat-
ural and destructive. Why IL the high
est wisdom always pictured with a
faint smilo on Its lips Because Il Is
on the threshold OF the Secret IL
stands near to lunacy. Had another
horizon, another perspective, opened In
the brains OF Erasmus. Moliere and
Crevantes they would have made the
ASCENSION 10 ldocy.
Flaubert. In whom relGned the spirit
OF that uproarious laughter which come
70 those who venture out on the
cusp OF the moon and peep over at tho
earth. layed himself In the lustrai
waters Of hate. He choked, spat at and
cursed the bourGeosisie until lie fell into
a healthy epileptle nt This redeemed
him from the peril OF Laughter. There
IL no hell ike the perpetual smile.
Leonardo da yinci put into the smlis
OF the Mona Lisa" the very last word
In cosmic grlef-the grief OF those who
are doomed 10 the mysterious DeiphIan
laughter OF tho gods.
benjamin De cssseres.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
.sTbss n. q rsnpire.-

/, j. 8. A. send us the following. which
he states In an exact copy OF a let
ter received by one OF our cross
country railroads! '-f. b.,
Dear Sir; 49, 'rts- 2.
80 This II a Filipino who re-
spectfuiiy TO yours need information
to my traveller down the California
The price OF the ticket TO the 8.
Francisco what IN the office they Will
charge me IL very havey to take OF,
In my small salary OF my work.
NY wish TO now n have any Se .s
TO me, something like a emigrant
ticket of the work people.
] am glad " ! have it answer with.
out matter. Respectfully yours,
The Washington times., 1916-12-11


This u the day OF schools. There
are schools OF art. schools of bust.
\ ness. schools OF sculpture, schools OF
poetry--partieuisriy schools OF poe.
try.
IL 10 almost impossible nowadays
to be q good poet unless one belongs
to . school OF poetry.
Ono must be an Imagist, an Impres.
sionist, or q spectrist. One must be
tagged.
The invention OF the literary tag In
OF great convenience. undoubtedly, to
the reviewers. Perhaps IL would be
even more convenient TO number the
poetic groups. as football players are
numbered
Frequently young poets make the
mistake OF trying TO be individuals,
pure and simple. They. start out with
the old-fashioned IDEA that Noetry
should be spontaneous and individual.
istic; they rather object 10 putting
their dreams into especially cult.
waited soils. They balk at training
their fsneies TO grow on neatly tink-
cred treilises, or obviously rustic per.
golas OF form.
ing h to Ssy sn sd fo5sys, sSm
growing wild In the open Held; they
are not of the pretty oligarchy OF
the formal gardens; they do not NJ
into the landscape gardeners scheme
of studious floral virility-heaven FOR.
give us the word! They are doomed
by their naturalness.
Take heed. then, young poetI II
you have an eye for your literary
career" be careful not TO blossom
outside OF . dollhouse.
Germany has won this war q dozen
times. But she will only lose It once.
Social Dsias. at Home and Abroad.
Don Marquis was to the corner and
back last Thursday.
King George OF England was In cor
respondence with Herb't Asquith, OF
there, last week. Rumor has Il that
His Nasty wants to give Herb't q
new garter. Why not, say we.
Jos. Daniels, our genial Sec. OF
Navy, wrote q piece for the papers not
long since. Jos. has had quite q
change OF heart about his Job here
of late. He has just discovered that
guns are made to shoot with, but
we don't mean any harshness TO Jos,
he being one our national Weaknesses.
where north and east Of verdun.
King Constantine of Greece Is quite
friendly with his. brother-in-law now.
adays. with the masses so busy fight
Ing one another II Ia refreshing TO see
the peace and accord among royal
families. IL II mot?
The Washington times., 1916-12-11
Aausements.

National Conan Revue. $50.
Belasoo-'"rhe Brat" $50
solr:I 'iss wosss II. Married. ana 81, ,
Go yety-Buriesque. :;iS and t;iS.
I.yoeumI- Burlesque. .:iS ana s:ik.
losw's columbia-Photopisys, II Q. m. to 1870
Gsrdsn-PhotOpl.ys 70 a. m. to lols .. m.
strand-Photopiays. 10 ., m. TO 1880 p. m.
Tomsrrew.
Meeting. Park View Citllens Association
Park View School building $50 p. m.
Dance. Alexandria Council, knights OF Co.
lumeus' Ehs i.Il; ?: m: n.u.s, .,
the American Revolution.
Entertainment. HomemakerS Bible Class Of
HAmiine NJ, Il. Church, .. m.
League. sooI Columbia road northwest. tio
Meeting. The Grover cisysiand Parent-Ts.eh-
sr era AT'os,suen , In S,slAsd School Eighth
Banquet. Y. NJ. q. A. Twenty -four-hour day
Club. at Rausehers, . y. m.
Hall Of Catholic University. 8 D. IN.
Address, Col. Robert n. Harper, before wash
iinston Camp. No; 'oS. Sons OF Confederate
1. s Arthur 2 Rigs. of rhorua.l.. Pa.
on The Art and Civilization OF Sicily" at
meeting OF Washington Society OF Archeoi-
Play. DO You Believe In Fairiesr" for BEN
ent of Working Boys Home. at Belssco. AIS
u, m.
Miss Louise Cuts Powell. s p. m, and The
Psychology OF Sex" Mrs Caroline Foote
Marsh, 8 y. M, Room ss. Portland Hotel.
Celebration, fourth anniversary. Oyster Club
of Washington Lodge Of Elks. p. m.
Masonio-Federal. No. I; Acacia, No. Il;
Takonna. No. 20; Mount Horeb, No. Z. and
Potomac. No. 8. OF the Royal Arch. De-
Molay Commentary, No. l. Mithrss Lodge of
Perfection. No. 1. OF the Scottish Rite.
Eastern Star Chapters Eleeta, No. 2; Bethls-
hem, No. 7; Friendship. No. II.
9; Golden Rule. No, Fl; Fred d. Stuart en-
campment, No. Z.
Knights OF Pythiss-wsbster. No. 4; Excel
sior. No. 10: Capital, No. "a: Myrtle. No. 70.
Red Msn-Idaho Tribe. No. Is.
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

Sir: Me? I'm tho painfully thin chap
who rises In a crowded car with the
air OF Sir Walter Raleigh to offer a
lady. my seat. only 10 ind that the
husky brutes on either side have listed
to starboard and port TIL there isn't
room for canary bird. What 10 there
for me 70 do but retreat 70 the plat
tate suicideY But. OF course, you
couldn't be expected to sympathiEe:
. ID ID NJ
The Washington times., 1916-12-11

The mistakes OF q great nation are
only details Of It's edugation. The mis-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14


vHAT Philip Hale had spoken
w of as one more week Of
Agnes recalled this fact with a
realization that hereafter she would
see him in his fathers office every
working day Of the summer The
thought brought her pleasure, Yet also
a kind OF dread
Philip had not called on her during
the period when. as he would have
phrased IT, he was ''pegglng away"
At his work. But he had written 70
her twice. and both Of his notes had
Informed her that he hoped he was go
ing to pass his eNaminations-that II
looked 50 now.
II was on Sunday night that ne al
last came to see her At 2 O'Clock ms
ring At the door announced his arrival
We had some people to dinner to-
nigh lac said, and mother had
notion that 7 must stay and maxi my
self asreeab le. l found the IA Six
hard one. I wanted to get here earlier
Why. good evening. Miss Lucy as Miss
Morley came into the room. I did not
see YOU the last time I was here
No Miss Lucy Eiggled nervously-
81 made such fearful mistake at that
time by thinking that that queer Mr.
Fickens was you. that as soon as
could 7 left the room and did not
-why-what did you say TO him."
phillip asked.
Never mind Agnes interposed
hastily. 1t was nothing-only she
spoke to him from tine other room
rather more familiarly than she would
have done had sre known a perfect
stranger was here"
What did you say. Miss Lucy"
Philip insisted Come now, be
sport and tell me"
We'll I thought II was YOU. you
see Miss Lucy hurried on before her
niece could check her, $50 when Agnes
called out to me to come in / aiG thai
dear children would rather be alone
and there 1t was not you after all
Philip threw back his head with a
happy laugh. seeming to ignore Agnes
flushed cheeks. That was a COOL joke
on old Pickens. wasn't ito he said
Laughing Duet.
He looked rather frightened. I as
sure YOU" Agnes Joined in his merry
laugh And I gave poor auntie a bad
scoldinG. toO-didn't ], dear2" she
asked. turning to her elderly relative
anyway. sit down now and chat with
us-just to show me that you bear me
I did that night"
But Miss Morley would not sit down
No, no. she protested. Now that
J can see for myself that your caller
- MI mart ~ ~ say just y Hal I - IL
before-that I know you two young
people would rather he alone.
Suppose then-if you dare say that
10 my face-yOu call me Phil instead
of Mr.. Hale" Philip proposed
oh, no." the old lady said hastily.
Il would not presume TO do such
thing"
She went toward the door. then
paused.
i am so tired" she explained. that
7 must read for a little while and quiet
my mind then go TO sleen. 7 did not
feel equal to attending church alone to
night. and now that Agnes is workir.- z
all the week I think that one service
on Sunday is enough for her. She and
I went this morning"
4 knew you were in church this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14

-HE summer cold is blood rela-
tive Of Natures criminal master
4 piece the grip. but is not so full
Of enthusiasm and general debility as
the latter People can have the grip
every winter and after a while will be
able to tell it from an liberated tooth
without consulting the family doctor
but the summer cold will pass entire
families by for several years. only TO
land on some loved member and cause
him TO resemble hay fever victim who
has fallen heir to the pink eye
The summer cold is caused by trif-
ling with the laws Of Nature in the mat
ter OF underwear. Why is II that
man will wear long. feverish under
wear until the Fourth of July and then
change suddenly 10 the light. airy. one
piece suit. only TO run into nine days
Of weather that would raise boar frost
on a polar bear II more wives would
compel their huhbands TO wear thick.
beaver board underclothes the year
around we would not have so many
employees laying off during the dog
DAYS with a nose like the headlight OF
a MoCul engine Nobody ever heard OF
= zulu Islander taking cold in August
because OF wearing too little under