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The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

and wei you owe it 70 yourself TO make the following
esl' see noT long yOu work how far you
can wax without becouling tired. Net take tuo
ny" srsin tablets OF ordinary nuIEtsd irun thrco
times per day after meals for two werkS Then test
!uuf strength again and SIC for yourself how mrch
you have gained have soen dozens Of nerTu1s,
nun down rcople who wern Eiinr all the time double
and even triple. their strength and endurzBcc ard
entreiy get nd Of their Symptoms Of dytpepSa-
liver and other troubles in from ten fourteen dnys
tune simply b. taking iron in the TEorcT fcru, ard
ms, after they had in SINE cssas been dpczoTing
for months without Obtaining any beneht You ON
talk as you please about all the wonders wrought
BY neW remedies. but when you CINE down 10 hard
tacss thHre Is nothing like good cd iron 10 pat
color in your cheeks and good sound hesltliy flesh
on your bones. IL Is also great nerve and stomach
strengtheneT and the besC blood bgider in the world.
The only trouble that the CID forms Of inorHnc
iron like bncture Of iron irun scetate etc, often
ruined peoples teeth upset their stomAchs and vSre
not assinnsted, and for these rgAsons ther m
Quently did more harm than god. But win the
discovery Of the never forms o. organic iron al this
has been overcome. Nunhted Iron, for exxmpie. is
pleasant 70 take docs not intue the tech. and Il
almost Immediately benehcisl-
such unbounded cuundence in its potency that thes
authorize the announcement that thy yin fo~feit
$1,000 TO any Charitable Institution they cznBot
take any man woman under sixty Who lAcss iron
and increase their strength - pr cent o. mors 10
four weeks time. provided theJ have no serious
organic trouble. Aiso they will rofuDd your mcncy
In any In which Nuxatnd Iron does at ir~st
double your strength in ten days' time n Is DIS
peDsed In this city hy james oDonneils Drug Stcs.
Riker Hesemsn. Peop8e's DRUG stosv. and al cSh~
druEgistS.-Adf. ~
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
BALLET Russo TO BE
SUBJECT OF LECTURE
Mrs. Misnon Ulke Lamasure Will Give
Recital on Tuesday at Wood
ward & Lothrops.

In view of the coming engagement of
the Serge De Diaghileff Ballet Russo
in this city, Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lamasure'
the well-known lecture-recitalist, will
deliver a talk on the ballet Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Woodward
& Lothrop Auditorium.
Mrs. Lamasure is an unusually tall
ented pianist, who has every endowment
for her unique interpretative art She
has not only a comprehensive knowledge
Of music, but a keen dramatic sense as
well, and her instructive lecture-recitals
have won for her host of friends in
this city.
At Tuesday afternoons lecture she will
illustrate her talk with musical excerpts
from the ballots to be given here, and
the entertainment is boud to prove
an interesting and enjoyable pre-
lude to this special engagement of one
of the most attractive features of the
the Metropolitan Opera Company's roper
toire.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
U. S. Treasury Statement.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was: Net balance in general
FUND, s117,s19.2s7; total receipts yes
terday, s1,631.291; total payments yes
terday, $1,17S,900. The deficit this fis-
cal year is s58,637.SsS, against a de-
felt of $SS,207,3SS last year, excIu-
sive of Panama Canal and public debt
transactions.
Revenue receipts this fiscal year, up
to the close Of business on March II,
$466,0S7,S17.94 revenue receipts at the
close of business on March II, 1915,
S442,019,326.24.
Ordinary disbursements this fiscal
year, up to the close of business on
March II. s525,263,551.s2; ordinary dis
bursements at the close of business
on March II, 1915. 353o.oS1.662.53.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
To Hold Cavalry Drill.

1t was announced at Fort Myer yester-
day that the regular cavalry drill would
be held in the riding hall at $50 o'clock
Friday afternoon. if the troops are not
ordered to the border in the meantime.
The drill had to be called of last Friday
because Of orders from the War Depart
ment to prepare to break camp i'm
mediately. An officer of the Fifth Cavalry
said yesterday that while the entire
station is ready to move on two hours
notice, the order 10 not expected thus
week.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Western High School Notes

Charles Trowbridge Tittman delighted
Western High School students last
Wednesday morning when he gave an
interesting recital OF Italian, French,
German. English and American songs,
in which the following composers were
represented: Carissina, Reynolds Hahn
and Robert Schumann. Mrs. Frank
Bryan played Mr.. Tittman's accompani-
ments.
The finals of the girls basketball inter
class league at Western High School will
take place in the near future. The
championship team will be ascertaIned by
the elimination process. The members
OF the winning team will be awarded
WIS" after the series is completed. The
captains of the competing teams are:
Seniors. Miss Caroline Smith, juniors,
Miss Marian Johnson, and sophomores,
Miss Edith Pearson.
Miss Edith c. westcott. former prin-
cipal of Western High School, visited
Western on Thursday and was rendered
an informal reception and tea by members
of the faculty. Miss Westcott was the
recipient of a large bunch of violets and
gave a short talk before the teachers and
friends. She Is at present with Miss
Alys Bentley, Of New York, former d.
rector Oh music mere.
Isaac Cans gave a talk before the
seniors Of Western High School "Busi-
ness Ethics last Tuesday morning.
On Monday last Miss Albert Walker,
an alumnus of Western, as president of
the Alumni Association OF Western,
spoke to a school assembly at the pre-
sentation Of a set of pictures to the
school by the alumni The pictures be-
ing on historical subjects, six history
students acting under direction of Miss
Bower, presented the explanation offeach
picture in turn as it was presented. Ham,
ilton Knox introduced the speakers in
the following order: George Hastings,
Nancy Williams. Williston Palmer. Frank
Bridget, Anna Cooper, and Maxine Du-
rant.
The boys athletic field at Western
will soon be completed. A cement retain
Ing wall Is to be built. Other features Of
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
MERCHANTS TO MAKE
MAIDEN RIVER TRIP
Executives and Governors of Retail
Merchants Association Will Visit
Lower Landings on Majestic.

The executive officers and board of
governors Of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION, forty in number, have accepted
the invitation Of the Potomac and Chesa-
peake Steamboat Company to make the
maiden trip Of the new steamer Majestic
to the river landings.
1t is expected that the trip will be
made Saturday afternoon. April /, the
steamer returning to Washington early
the following Monday morning
The opening up of the new line is a
matter of great satisfaction to the men,
bers Of the Retail Merchants, Associa-
ton. f.E
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Doctor Says Mu.ated Iron viii
Increase Strength of Delicate
People 2OOb in Ten DAYS

In many instances-Perxobs have suf-
fered untold agony for wears dcctsring
for nervous weakness, stomach, liver or
kidney disease or some other nilment
when their real trouble WAS lack of iron
In the blood.-How to tell.
New York, n Yin a recent discourse Or. z.
Sauer. Specialist, Of this city. said II you were
to make an actual blood test on all people who arc
i'll you would probably be greatly sstouisbed at the
exceedingly large number who lack iron and who
are in for no other reason than the lack Of iron
The moment iron is supplied al their multitude
q dangerous symptoms disappear. Without iron the
hood at once loses the power to change food into
living tissue and, therefore, nothing you eat does
you any good; you don't get the s1rensth out OF it
Your food merely passes through your system Hk,
com through a mill with the rollers wide apart
that the mill can't grind As result Of this ON
tinuous blood and nerve starvation, people become
generally weakened, nervous. and all rn down. and
frequently develop all sorts Of conditions. One is
TOO thin; another is burdened with UNHEALTHY fat
some are 30 weak they can hardly walk; think
they have dyspepsia, kidney liver trouble: some
can't sleep at night: Others sleepy and tired all
day. some fussy and irritable; some skinny and
boodlefs but all lack physical power and endurance
In scI, cases L is WorEe than foolishness to take
stimuli ting medicines narcotic Drug which only
whip I'D your tagging vital powers for the moment
maybe at the expense Of Jour hfe later o. No
matter what any ens te-s y0Q. II yVu xs not struns
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

lversation deal only with the sctualities
OF the thing as they have seen it.
story of Dummy Fleet"
One man, a prosperous cement contrac-
tor in times of peace, was a stoker on
board Fl. NJ. S. Rainbow. and pursued
the ''LeiPsig" into San Francisco Bay.
Later, as a sailor. he lowered off New
York harbor in a large -funnelled
cruiser" III NJ. c. S. Niobe) until with
drawn at the request Of the Department
of State.
Another. an r. n. r. officer on the
Macedonia" carried to port the sur
vivors of the battle of the Falkland ISL
ands. Yet a third, a youthful engineer,
participated in the activities of Admiral
Fishers Dummy Fleet" Not much has
been heard in the United States of this
enterprise. but as it was long ago aban-
doned. the censor may not object to a
brief reference TO it. The Dummy Fleet
consisted Of fourteen units (H. NJ. s. Nos.
LILO, all old steamers cut down TO the
waterline and made up with wooden
gsns and so forth, into the image and
likeness OF fourteen OF II. NJ. newest
super-dreadnoughts.
My informant was on No. 10, replica
of the 'Orion," while the flagship was a
near Iron Duke" Just what was the
purpose of this dummy ficet-which
steamed about in two squadrons of six
and eight shops respeCtively-is not known
and after three or more of the vessels
had been lost-they carried absolutely
no guns of any kind-they were sent back
to port either because the object had
been achieved or because 1t failed. Prob
ably it failed, for It is known that the
Germans were not long In discovering
and reporting the existence of England s
wooden walls
Sailors Are Cautious.
The State Department and President
Wilson would perhaps not be highly fat
tered could they realize the precautions
taken to avoid a repetition Of the Lusi-
tania incident. But then sailors can
hardly be expected to appreciate the nice
ties of diplomatic triumph" and prefer
to take active precautions to save their
own and their passengers skins.
A few supplemented people like Mr..
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19


London, March 4-One seems to step
from the pier az New York directly into
the war zone. For a Cunard liner today
is an integral part of the British empire.
And this is particularly true OF the good
ship OrdUna. who has had her baptism of
fre-nine shells and one torpedO-and still
goes upon her way unscathed. And in
that respect she is better off than the
huge Vaderland and her score or more of
sisters in adversely that one sees eating
their heads of in enforced desuetude at
the Hoboken piers and strafing. as one
ina gines. with unprecedented vigor in
the language peculiar to ships, the steady
stream of British cargo boats that wallop
out to sea under the impotent noses of
these near-Cruisers of the Fatherland.
1t is not the routine of passport and
baggage examination nor yet the fact
that practically every passenger is bound
for England on some business connected
with the war that provides the sensation
of being in the war zone before one is
actually outside the three-mile limit. Nor
is 1t the politeness of the stewards. the
horrible coffe or the appearance Of "apri-
cot tart" and Melton Mowbray pie" on
the menue nor the 'battIeship gray" that
has replaced white on all visible parts OF
the ship These things assist the Illusion
but it is perfected by the presence aboard
of a gOody number of men who have al
ready participated in the war at first
hand and in their not overabundant con-
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

French. German, Spanish. and Latin by
students Of those subjects
Benjamin Phillips, IS, pleaded guilty
at London sessions court TO breaking
a plate glass window woth .75 IN New
ington causeway. A list of previous
convictions showed that he had spent
half his life in prison. This was the
seventh time he had broken this par
ticular window
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

the field now under construction are
hand ball court and a practice tennis
back stop. The field is used as a gen
eral recreation ground during the noon
intermission and after school
The March edition Of the Western, ."
the school paper Of Western High School
contains a department given over to
foreign languages. 1t contains short
essays, stories and Jokes written in
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

Chile will send an official commission
to the United States to make thorough
study of agricultural and industrial n.y.
draulics
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Hear Inside Informal ton.

One heard the usual amount of inside
information" from officers and others on
board the ship. 1t was stated. on good
authority, of course. that the British
admiralty had just completed satisfactory
trials OF a 22-inch gun; that The sub
marine that sank the Lusitania had been
captured of the Lizard; that the
Olympic has been summarized while
acting as a hospital ship in the Mediter-
ranean; that a Glasgow shipbuiidins
firm, Messrs Swan, Hunter and Richard
cruiser in five months. One also heard
the true story OF the AudsCious. She
struck a mine and sank in shallow water
OF Tough Swiftly and is still there. her
guns and machinery having been re-
moved. The truth of these assertions can
best be judged by the action of the
censor in respect TO them.
Driving through the streets of Liver
pool in the dusk one saw nothing but
soldiers and more soldiers. At Lime
street station a nice looking girl punched
our tickets at the gate. My companion
had a highly elaborate and complex
ticket that had been sold to him in New
York. A male ticket collector would
have taken a quarter Of an hour and
the assistance of the station master. and
telegraph operator TO fathom+ its
mysteries. Not SO the young lady. She
clearly had not seen anything like it
before ad made up her mind instantane-
ously that to investigate further was to
invite trouble. 1t was offered as a ticket
and she accepted 1t as such without any
ado. The superior ability OF the female
to wrestle with an intellectual crisis OF
this character has long been recognized
in the land of liberty. England Is just
beginning to discover It,
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
Story of England's Dummy Fleet Told to
Herald Correspondent by Participant
Strange Old
and Armed Wooden Guns-Staf Representative
in War Zone Before He Leaves Ihree-Mle Limit. -,

oswald Garrison Willard may believe that
the cessation of submarine activity in
the war zone" is really due to the
strenuous typewriter Of President Wilson.
Most people believe it to be due to the
activity OF the British patrols. But Brit
ish sailors believe neither of these things
They are strongly of the impression that
the activity IN question has not ceased.
Therefore, we steamed from the Fast
net to Liverpool at top speed and with
all lights out after previously, participate
ing in three boat drills, at which able
bodied passengers were assigned to the
task of looking after the numerous in
fants aboard.
Only Formal scrutiny.
American passports are not subjected
to more than n formal scrutiny at Liver
pool. The efforts of the State Depart
ment to prevent any one from getting a
passport who is not thoroughly justified
in seeking II are probably appreciated by
the British authorities, who no doubt
have plenty Of work on their hands. A
recruiting officer came aboard with the
customs officials. but his duties seemed
to be entirely advisory and not in any
sense coercive. At least / did not sec
him exhorting any Of the passengers to
enlist
If the British are managing the war
in the same way as they manage the
Decentralization of passengers at Liver
pool they are likely to lose 1t. First the
ship was taken to the dock, then
passengers and baggage were removed
from the ship to a tender and transported
to the Prince of Wales pier. Then the
passengers were herded into a stuffy
waiting room with insufficient seating
room and no ventilation, while their
baggage was thrown off the tender on to
the per, piece by piece, and carried
thence by an aggregation of decrepit
pOrtcrs, one box at a time. to the customs
examination room. After this operation,
which took about an hour and a half, the
passengers were released and the quite
perfunctory process of declaring that one
had nothing to declare was proceeded
with
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

MIR. c. II. Bretherton, of the
Washington Herald Staff, Is now
In England, where he enjoys ex-
eeptionaI facilities for obtaining
inside information not sent over
by the cable or by the average
correspondent. The hrst of his
letters to The Herald is printed
below with the promise of others
of even greater interest to follow.
. BY c. II. BRETHERTON.
STAFF Correspondent OF The Washing
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

The boys athletic field at Western
will soon be completed. A cement retain
Ing wall Is to be built. Other features of
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

versation deal only with the sctualities
Of the thing as they have seen II.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

Handsome Pink, Bldg,
Maize and Gree
Dresses. Stylish tunicI,
skirts of chiffon over
chiffon foundation all
over lace bodices.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

Funeral services for George W. Chap
man. who died Wednesday at his resi-
dence go L. p street northwest, will be
held at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
this afternoon at 1:3O o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19

Funeral services for Mrs. James H.
King. who died Friday. will be held at
her residence, 1910 Columbia road, tomor-
row afternoon at 2:G0 O'Clock. Interment
will be private.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17

London, March 17.-According to
latest reports there were undoubtedly
some casualties as a result Of the dis
aster to the Holland Lloyd passenger
steamer Tubantia, says a Reuter- dis
patch from Flushing. Men from the
crew who have been landed by Dutch
torpedo boats say that the vessel was
struck amidships in dense darkness ow-
ing to a mist on the high sea. The ex-
pIosion was so great that life boats on
deck were shattered.
The Dutch admiralty states that 377
survivors from the Tubantia have ar
rived in Holland while the revised lists
Of the steamship company show there
were 81 persons aboard, according to a
Reuter- dispatch from The Hague.
The German official bulletin today
does not mention the fighting east Of
the Meuse in the Verdun region. 1t re-
ports, however. two unsuccessful at
tacks by the French on our positions
on Dead Man heights"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17
GENERAL GALlENI RESIGNS.
Man Who Saved Paris Retires From
French Ministry.

Paris, March 17.--Gen. Joseph Sim
con Gallieni. minister of war. has re-
signed because OF i'll health, and Gen.
Charles koque mas been appointed to
succeed him.
General Gallieni. whose name will be
forever associated with the deliver
ance of Paris in September. 1914. was
born at St Beat. In the Haute Gar
rome. on April 24,1S49. He was edu-
Gated at the military school Of st. Cyr.
and during the war of 1870 served as
a lieutenant. On the completion Of his
military studies Gi,lliSui had a long
spell OF colonial experience. and later
held many important commands
abroad.
He served In the Soudan and Tonkin
he was governor general Of Madagas-
car On his return home he held the
command Of the Fourteenth army
corps and was military governor Of
Lyons. He was minister Of war, and
during the war was appointed general
of division, military governor of Paris.
and commander In chief of the Army
Of Paris
General Gallieni is not only a scien-
,tific soldier, but man Of science in a
wider sense. AS a traveller. he Is par
ticularly distinguished and Is n men,
ber' Of many geographical and scien-
tific societies. ,',-.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17
prasident,a coursa Approved.
cARRANzA TROOPS IN FIELD.
Making Effort to Head or Villa in Re-.
treat Southwark. =. l.

Douglas, Ariz.. March 17.-CarranZa
troops Of Gen. p. Elias Gales are max.
ing effort to cooperate with the Amer
lean troops in pursuit OF Villa, accord
ing to reports received here. 49,
Persons arriving here during tho
night from the Bavispe valley. fn east
ern Sonora. stated that 400 Gales
troops commanded by Lieutenant Coils
onel Aguirre were strongly entreRching
themselves near Bavispe, In position
commanding two passes thru which tht
bandits would march should they make
a sortie against the towns OF Bayispe.
San Miguel. La Galera and Ell Tigre.
Several hundred Mexican troops
commanded by Lieut.. Col. Dato Camp
bell are reported to have passed thru
Pulpito pass into Chihuahua and were
expected to give active support to tbs
United States soldiers. s..rtE.
Colonel Campbell Is a. lieutenant OK
General Gales and is resident of
Douglas. He has done much to ad-
vance the sentiment in favor Of aiding
the American troops. Pc 81
Entertainments were dug today In
front Of the forces OF Gales at Cabutlo.
a short distance south of Ague. but Of
fcials here OF the defacto government
explained that this was "to keep the
men occupied and prevent dissatisfac-
tion." .""
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admiralty, first as an advisory on mill
tary affairs. then in the budget de-
partment, and finally In the adminis-
trative department. He was looked
upon as the right hand man Of Won
Tirpitz until his retirement.
The Tages Zeitung, one Of the
strongest supporters Of Admiral Won
Tirpitz, says it does not at present feel
itself in a condition to comment on
the admirars retirement.
The Morgenpost says there will be
universal regret that circumstances
compelled the resignation of the grand
admiral. 1t will be regretted there was
no other way out
All the newspapers pay high corn
pliment to the career Of Admiral Won
Tirpitz. -. '..'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-17
PAGE ONE.

PA0E CNGs ~
TeIesraphie News: us .5...
Western Column In Mexico Moves
Rapidly. go, Ills ...@ a-.
Carranza Reassures United states.
Germans Renew Attack on Ferdun.
Several Lives Lost on Tubantta-
Holland Incensed by Sinking Of Ship
House Debates Army Measure. 6@
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FoUr
Iowa News: -
Cottage System For New Ret !,
tory. g.
Prosperous Year Ahead For s ~.
Iowa Woman In Villa Raid
Crooked Creek Line Sold.
Has Millions in Worthless Money
Farm Department.
PAGE SIX.
Editorial: !
Ole's Three Reasons.
1t Is Their Day.
Three Of q Kind.
Topics Of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Plunkett Estate Accepts viaduct
Damages,
Details of Manufacturing Census.
Plans Nice Building Project.
Joyce Company to Start Planning Mill.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
War Rumors Depress Wheat.
Corn Gives Way Under Heavy Sell
ing.
Cattle Steady.
Hogs Sell Down 10 Cents.
East Takes Notica of Cnmmins