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The Washington times., 1916-02-11
BRECKENRIDGE GIVES
VIEWS ON ARMY PLAN
Points Out Evils Of Militia Mill
tary Policy Because Of Di-
vided State Authority.

In a statement prepared for the United
Press. Henry s. Breckinrldge. who re-
signed AZ Assistant Secretary OF War.
outlined his Views on the army plans
now before Congress. which led to his
retirement as well as that OF Secretary
Garrison. whose policy Breckinridge
SUPPORTED. The statement follows:
1t In inadvisable to build a military
poncy for the nation uDon the state
militia. because to rest the defense OF
.ne nation upon forty-eiRht little armies
over which the National Government
mas not and cannot obtein control. Is to
tamper with the country's safety.
False claims are made that the
militia can be made n Federal force.
Ine Constitution gives the state full
authority over the militia The State
me wants or needs of the nation, dis
,sand nand the militia or keep 100. 1000. or
iVoVo militiamen. as they desire.
Pay Bill Would Not Help.
1t Is impossible for the Federal Cow
ernment. by passing n militia nay bill.
to bribe away from the State n juris-
diotion given by the Constitution. This
" az impossible as Il would be for the
Government TO appropriate t5.0OO. 900 for
hood roads In Kentucky. provided Ken
lucky send John Jones and James Smith
10 the United States Senate.
The effort to confuse the public mind
anu make i believe the militia can be
made Federal force, Is a preposterous
Die, Wv
Most OF the pernIclous opposition 10
me creation of a real national force of
citizen soldiers comes from persons pur.
portinB to represent the rank and file
OF the militia, but moot OF them are
persons haying selfish interest. by
reason OF their employment IN life, In
seeing that the militia Is the only re !.
cipient OF support rendered by the Ma
tional Government to citizen soldiers.
my condemnation OF the militia as a
national dependence is O condemnati m
or the system and not OF the personnel.
Nearly every disaster of the revolu-
ton and the War OF 1912 was largely
due to dependence uI.on the militia sys-
tenn; George WashIngton's main de g.
pendence was the continental army ab-
solutely controlled by the Federal Gov
eminent.
Evils Of Divided Authority.
II man thinks the army should be
split into forty. eight PARTS separately
governed. he must believe that the navy
should be divided into forty-eight parts.
each part governed by q separate state.
lie must also believe that the foreign
aHairs 1f the nation should be managed
py each OF the forty-eleht StaH. ac-
coruing 70 It's own interests and It's own
views. mat the post department man
Sor,y'n,s, Ss oe parceled out 20 each of
IF there is any one sphere OF gov
ernmcntal activity where the nation
should etand united II Is in the prep-
ssIatlon Tor and the conduct OF tho de-
reuse of the nation, which may involve
the very life OF the nation. Tho issue is
fundamental and uncomUromisableI =
The Washington times., 1916-02-11

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The Washington times., 1916-02-11
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The Washington times., 1916-02-11
Abandon Army Plan.

The final blow that crumpled the Gar
rtson continental army plan was struck
only few hours before the Secretary
submitted his resignation. President
Wilson conferred at the White House
with Congressman Julius Kahn, Dan X.
Anthony, and John Mckenzie, ranking
Republican members of the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs, and at this
conference the continental army pro-
gram was practically abandoned.
President Wilson had been informed
by Chairman Hay and Democratic mem
bers OF the House committee that the
plan was In exceeding disfavor at the
Capitol. He was told yesterday after
noon by the Republican members OF the
committee that the minority is Willing
TO cooperate with the Administration in
framing a non-rartisan army bill, but
Republicans would not line up for the
Garrison plan.
The President Is understood to have
asked the Republicans II they believed
II possible to make the national guard
effective as second arm of the militia ry
establishment. Mr.. Wilson was told by
the House members that they deemed II
quite possible to frame legislation that
would "Federalize" the national guard
and make II more effective as a fighting
force than the proposed continental
army.
with the departure of CongrcssTnnn
hnhn and his colleagues from the
White House. therefore. the continental
army plan had its demise. II had long
been ailing piece OF legislation.
II is believed today that the confer
cn"es the President held with Demo-
cratic and Republican members OF the
House committee on yesterday and
Wednesday contributed to the deter
minatlon of Mr.. Gar ''son to resign, in
that these conferences represented a
final exchange OF views on the confi-
mental army scheme. and the President
was definitely advised there was no sup
port In Congress for II. The willingness
OF the President to accept a substitute
was apparently one of the things that
aERrteved the Secretary Of War.
The Washington times., 1916-02-11

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The Washington times., 1916-02-11

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preparations and
write to me TO-DAY,
giving your name
and address and stat
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The Washington times., 1916-02-11
Written Resignation.


Between the time Garrison announced
he had prepared his speech and the time
he announced the. speech would not be
delivered. he had written the note to
President Wilson. resigning. 1t is be-
lfeved that earlier In that same period
he received the letter from the President
In which the President finally declined to
insist on his own views before Congress.
The letter was received by Garrison
some time yesterday. Garrison's answer
was his resignation.
1T Is evident" he wrote, "that we
hopelessly disagree upon what j con-
slider to be fundamental principles. This
makes manifest the improperly of my
longer remaining your seeming repre-
sentative with respect to these matters"
The attitude OF Chairman Hay. of the
House Military Affairs Committee prob
ably was more keenly resented by Gar
rison than that of any other respons-
ible Congressional leader.
After Garrison had completed his
plan. which he thought would elimi-
nate the two chief objection to the
present militia system. he found the
Hay bill actually entrenched the con-.
ditions to which he objected.
The Washington times., 1916-02-11
GEN. SCOTT MADE
/ ACTING SECRETARY
Executive Order Holds Good
for the Next Thirty Days,
Department Announces.
CONTINUED from First Page.)


sage Of the Hay militia bill. in the
same letter, Secretary Garrison wrote:
II consider the reliance upon the
militia. for national defense. an unjusti-
fable imperiling of the nations safety.
but its enactment into law would pre-
vent. n not destroy. the opportunity
90 procure measures of real, genuine
national defense. I could not accept II
or acduiesce in It's acceptance"
Sudden Decision.
That the two designations were de-
cided upon suddenly was evident. Sec
retary Garrison, despite the many
former differences with the President.
up to within less than an hour OF the
moment he was to have spoken before
the United States Chamber OF Com
merce. had not decided upon definite
action.
He even had dictated a speech which
he tried to make conform othe Presl-
dents wishes and had announced to
newspapermen that advance copies OF
this speech would be given out as soon
as his stenographer had transcribed
his notes.
The speech finally was transcribed.
copies were made, and Senator Garri-
sons private secretary had them ready
to give out, but as he was in the very
act OF doing so. another employe In the
Secretary's office was called suddenly
into Garrison's private office. mo-
ment later he dashed out with the order
that "the speech must be held up for
final DQrtIaal INV fha gacratary"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
Speedy Victory as Much
Surprise to French as 1t
Was to Army of Crown Prince

Paris Oct. rs. - The French at
tack at Verdun apparently took the
Germans completely by surprise and
not at one point did they succeed in
stopping the impetuous rush. In
three hours the French recaptured
ground, to gain which required months
of patient effort by the Germans, in
Guiding such positions as Douaumont
fort and Thiaumont work, which in
the past were won and lost repeatedly.
The official French account of the
battle, every word of which was
weighed carefully, does not say the
German line was forced back, but
that it was burst" Later details of
the French victory show that its ex-
tent was as much of a surprise to
the French as it must have been to
the Germans. General Petain regard
ed the front east of the Meuse as too
cramped, and suggested to General
Nivelle, the commander of Verdun,
that he give himself more elbow room.
With that end in view infantry was
sent up to reinforce the French and
artillery was ordered for the estab-
lishment of new batteries. The avia-
tion department was commissioned to
make an exhaustive survey of the
positions of the German batteries and
points of assembly. This work was
carried out and the secret was kept so
we'll that to all appearance the Ger
htNtl Idu all llhllnS VI WHAT
was in prospect Furthermore they
evidently believed the energies of the
French were being absorbed by the
battle of the Somme and made no
preparations to meet a thrust at Ver-
dun. Thus it came about that what
was intended for a small maneuver
became a brilliant tactical success.
The attack was planned for ten days
ago. Artillery began preliminary
work but rainy weather set in and
Grand Headquarters ordered a post
ponement. When the time came the
attack was delivered by four columns
of a division each, first on the left be-
tween the southern slopes of Pepper
Hill and Thiaumont farm. This met
with little difficulty The attackers
carried Thiaumont work and farm
and the Haudromont quarries set as
the objective and gained the Bras
Douamont road beyond There the
attackers stopped, having advanced
about a mile.
The other attacks were equally sue
CeSSful.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
INTERESTS
THEIR MARRIED LIFE"

Helen and Warren had planned to
go with Jack and Frances to meet Anne.
At first Helen had d-murred. sure that
Jack would prefer to meet Anne alone,
but Jack had laughed at the idea.
And so the four had planned to meet
her, and then go out to dinner some
where. as the train got into New York
MT $50. At the big station everything g
was bustling life. People swarmed In
and out under its impressive stone
arches.
Did you wire her as 1 told you
Jack?" Frances queried anxiously. You
know l left everything to you and you
promised to attend to it
Il wired her that / would be there,
of course" Jack returned. But didn't
say anything about the rest of you.
1t would be nicer to surprise her.
THE train has come in" Helen inter
rupted eXcitedly as the first stragglers
began to come through the gates, land
oh, there she is see, behind that tall
woman"
We'll, here we are" said Frances
rushing up to her, "all your little pals
Goodness child, you've grown fat. What
have they been doing to you out in
Kansas"
She hasn't changed a Bit" War
ren said, grinning at the flushed little
lace. Warren had always liked Anne
'N0NuihSt sue was SO SIMPLY sincere,
so eager to spend herself for others.
1t was a fault not common in New
York city, and Warren. who was in
clined to be selfish himself, saw this
unselhshness in others more quickly
that he would have otherwise.
I'VE are all going to torment you
and Jack through dinner" Frances
announced. DO you mind, if we prom
ise to let you go up to my studio af-
terward. so that you can get acquaint-
ed again."
'Of course not" said Anne dimp-
ling deliciously," and l am crazy to
see the studio. Frances. You are a
peach to let me stay with you till l get
married"
But you're not going to stay with
me-, said Frances dramatically.
I'm not? Well,where am l going
to stay?"
AT Helen's. You are going to have
her guest room all to yourself, and
Helen and Warren will sit in the
kitchen every evening that you and
Jack can have the livingroom."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25

They all laughed at Anne's aston
ished face, and everyone began to talk
at once about the plans for the we'd
ding. BY the time they had reached the
little restaurant where they had decided
to eat, Anne was flushed to the roots
of her black hair with excitement. She
had been speechless from the begin
ming, and once she had been so near
tears that Helen had motioned to
Frances to stop.
I'VE oughtn't to spring everything
on her at once" Helen said. GIVE her
time to digest some of it,"
And who knows" said Warren, jo-
vially, ''she might not like the idea of
staying at our place. Speak up, Anne,
and turn us down If you will"
The fun waxed fast and furious. and
1t was such merry fun that people
turned enviously from other tables to
look at them. Suddenly a dark gypsy
type of woman, who had been sitting at
a table against the WALL got up de-
liberately and crossed over to them.
Hello. jack" she said, laying her
hand intimately on his shoulder
haven't seen you for, a dogs age.
Where do you keep yourself these days?
How is it you never eat at the old place
any more?"
Jack introduced her to the others
as Mrs. Toretti, and after a few more
alluSlonS To the old place ana the
friends whp had missed him the wo-
man nodded and went back to her
table. There was a little silence and
then Jack, laughing a little nervous
ly, began to explain.
Isn't that just like a woman of that
type to come over here and speak to
me?" he began. "She is the wife of
an italian who keeps a restaurant up
in the Lincoln Square neighborhood
I'VE fellows used to eat there lot
and Netta Toretti always took a per-
sonal interest in us. We were nearly
all broke in those days, you know
and she used to be a good sort"
Anne heaved a little sigh of re-
lief, and Helen met the girls eyes
with sympathy in her own. Not that
there was any need or ever distrusting
Jack, but men were often lenient In
their ideas of personal friendship, and
it was such relief to know that every
thing was all right.
tWatcb for the next instaIment of this
fascinating serics.D
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
Italian Cavalry Effect
Junction With Entente
Forces in Macedonia

Paris, Oct. 25. - Italian cavalry
from southern Albania formed a juno
ton yesterday with cavalry and ar
tillery from the entente forces on the
Macedonian front. the war office an
nounced to-day.
Athens, Oct. "a, via London, Oct. 25.
The Greek government to-day is
sued a communication to clear up the
misunderstanding due to exaggerated
reports of King Constantine's inter-
view with the French military at
tache on Friday. The communica-
ton explains that the French govern
ment made no demands, but merely
submitted memorandum and that
the king never declared he was pre-
pared to break off relations with the
entente. 1t is thought that as a re-
suit of a conversation between the
king and the French minister this
morning during which explanations
were made, the French marines may
be withdrawn shortly from Athens
and PiraeuS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
French in Sudden Thrust
at Verdun Sweep Germans
Back Beyond Douaumont

Paris Oct 25. - Verdun, long lost
sight of, sprang suddenly and unex-
pectedly to-day into the forefront of
the public mind which exclusively had
been directed towards the battle on
the Somme front. The German front
on the right bank of the Meuse literal
ly was swept away for a distance of
four and half miles like straw before
the wind.
General Nivelle for weeks past had
been watching the German move,
ments, carefully calculating the effect
of every withdrawal of troops for
transfer to the Somme and eastern
fronts. At the same time he quietly
made his preparations and when he
Judged the Germans had thinned their
defenses to the danger point, he
struck like lightning. The result was
one of the most brilliant operations of
the campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25

sale. The milkmen of Harrisburg at
recent meeting practically deter
mined to keep their price down to
cents a quart to the consumer. They
are now planning to fight the demands
of the farmers and may not meet the
demand for 20 cents. Retailers claim
that IS cents is sufficient and will
meet on Friday evening at o'clock
in Maennerchor Hall to act on the
increase demanded.
Fight Two-ccnt Increase
According to several retail dairymen
of Harrisburg who attended the meet
ing in Penbrook last night, number
of the dairy farmers said that the
price to the consumer should be raised
to nine cents a quart. Retail men
declared that they will do everything
in their power to prevent a two-cent
increase.
More than 200 dairy farmers met
last night In the Penbrook Town Hall
to take action on the proposed in
crease. The producers by a unani-
nous vote last night decided to raise
their price from 16 to 20 cents a gal
lon. Retailers Immediately announced
an increase from Z to cents quart.
The producers say they must pay more
for labor and feed, necessitating a
raise In the wholesale price. The
agreement made last night is only for
n period of six months, but producers
and retail men said that no further
increase is contemplated. G. l.. Strock.
president, and Irwin Hahn, secretary,
of the Producers Association. were in
stalled last night. Two committees,
one from Dauphin, the other from
Cumberland county, were named to
meet on Friday night at the Bolton
hotel, to draft bylaws and form plans
for permanent organization. Mem
bers of the association will probably
be required to make a deposit as a
guarantee that they will not charge
more than 20 cents gallon for MILL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25

Dougherty; W. II. KimmeL Silver
Spring township; M. M. Mench. Low
er Allen township, and George Schaull
and ]. S. Rupp, both of Hamden town
ship.
The bylaws as prepared by these
committees will be presented to the
dairymen for ratification as meeting
in Penbrook next Monday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25

If this is violated the deposit will be
zation.
The committees include:
Dauphin county: E. Y. Ebersole
and William L. Mann, Susquehanna
township; B. Frank Ober, Penbrook;
w. A. Hershey and Ed. Shut, Low
er Paxton township.
Cumberland county: Dr. M. NJ.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
SHORT WEIGHTED CHARGE

Benjamin Cohen, grocer, charged
with giving short measure in mo-
lasses and short weight in potatoes,
was fined $40 and costs at a hearing
before Alderman Hilton yesterday af-
ternoon. Harry ID. Reel, city inspec-
tor of weights and measures, made the
information against. Cohen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
FREE WOMAN OF MURDER

only fifteen minutes yesterday to
acquit Mrs. Charlotte Diehl of this
city, of the charge of murder. The
evidence showed that on August last
Mrs. Diehl stabbed her husband with
a butcher knife and he died of the
wound. She pleaded self-defense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
TEUTONS SLOWLY
CRUSHING RUMANIA
Icontinucd From First Pagel

Rumanians of the natural mountain
Gus defenses on their Transylvanian
frontier. This success of the Austro-
German forces. it is commented, puts
them nearly in a position to move
down upon the Rumanian plains to-
ward Bucharest, while Field Marshal
Won Mackensen in Dobrudja is press
ing closely upon Thcernavoda on the
Danube, the gateway to interior Ru-
mania from the southeast.
Total casualties in the Russian
army since June 1 are placed at L.
1922 in figures given out to-day by
semiofficial news agency in Berlin,
declared to have been taken from the
latest reports of the Russian Central
Identification Bureau at Kiev.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-25
MILK 8 CENTS BY
NOVEMBER FIRST

Continued From First Pagel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
EAGLE OIL co. EXPANDING.
shows Mexican Plants Improved
and Rig Cash Gain.

The report Of the Mexican Eagle on
Company, Limited. Of London for the
year ended June 30, 1915. IS on a Next
can gold basis and shows "A balance
from profit and loss account amounting
to sll,2I5.5oo. as against s9.GSs.975 the
year before and "A total for the year Of
SIS 3S3, 920. as against Sli0955l5 in
l9li In his remarks to stockholders
Thomas j. Ryder, president, said in
part:
9TH company loaded eo3 oil vessels
at TuXpam in the year ended June, l9li.
and zoo vessels I'm the year ended June.
1915, The Tanguljo-TamnirO line has
been converted into an 5 inch pipe line
throughout its whole length, with AN 6
inch branch line into the Las Narajas
present capacity Of 80, 600 barrels a day
delivered to Tuxpam, and in addition, Of
- 600 barrels n day 10 TampiCo.
THE first unit of the TampiCo refinery
commenced operations in August, 1914,
and is working we'll In order To utilize
the residual oils to the best advantage,
extensions are hciug made To this unit.
part OF which viii become operative by
June. and the whole, It is hoped, before
December next, Further additions are
also being made to the Minatitlan re-
fiucry.
"The domestic trade ~ the
has naturally suffered In ~ouscqucuc Of
the disturbed state OF the country and
the consequent ~dislocation Of railway
traffic"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
SAYS BRITAIN FAILS
IN EXCHANGE RIDDLE
1Onian Bank Of London Sees
Blunders in War Steps
to Buoy Bills.
PROPOSES GREEK PLAN

The 1onian Bank. Ltd.. Of London.
an institution operating principally In
Greece, takes up at length in its annual
report. which has Just reached this coun-
try. tho lessons Of the war in ~interna.
tional exchange. The bank criticises
the various measures taken by Great
Britain to stabilize exchange with this
country as insure and temporary ex.
pedients. OF the exchange difficulties
between Great Britain and the United
states II says:
AS there was no possibility under
existing conditions Of relieving the stu
alton by the report of commodities be-
yond those Of usual character other than
OF gold. or Of ascertaining the actual
amount of gold that would be required
10 create an equilibrium. the policy was
continued for n time OF shipping driblets
Of gold In a haphazard way without any
result on exchange. Then the cxpedlcnts
were adopted partly of shipping gold
and partly raising on Joint account with
France an exchange loan of fiO0. 600, 600
sterling. but without any important Eff
feet on the adverse exchange.