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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Remote Arsenals Best.

Our government riEh- well buy some
of the munition and rifle making ma
chinery and set it up somewhere at
remote points from the coast in new
arsenals. That does not mean that we
shall go on making rifles: only that the
plants will require a caretak Against
ously the place for an arsenal is back
Rocky mountains. Your mum: ion plants
must be out of reach of the enemy IN
case of invasion. You cannot imagine
Germany building an Essen on the
French side of the Rhine. but that is
practically the location of cur Spring
field arsenals. and most of our other
arscnals. When the Germans captured
the Belgian rifie-makinG machinery at
Liege it was of infinite value to them.
IL it had been back at Ypres it would
be making rifles for the allies today
Even if guns and rifles do not become
antiquated such, will their place not
be taken by new forms of destruction?
Perhaps. But Il practical soldier will
say. Wait until these are invented i"
This war has been entirely fought or
land by guns and bombs and rifles, with
the exception of the introduction of the
aeroplane. The business OF any army
is to keep up to date, and our officers
and our experts must be on the watch
If new inventions do come. then we
should be the first to apply them, but
until they do the business of prepared
ness is to possess those means which
are practicable ut the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Scarcely More Than Village.

"Ofshoots of these mountains ap-
proach the coast east of Lagos, nearer
Dedeagatch, and these, together with
it's advantage of railroad connection
give the port upon the Gulf of Enos
certain elements for defense.
Lagos. the other hand, lies open
upon the land and open toward the sea.
1t is, however. scarcely more than a
fisher folks village, scanty collection
of huts and modest buildings, a little
port whence Greek and Bulgarian
sponge divers regularly sailed before
the war for their dangerous under
water hunts along the northern coast
of Africa.
The fields around the small port
protected from harsh winds by the
mountains in the north. are productive
but they are sparsely settled. AL
though it's harbor is better, the Bull
garians, after their acquisition of the
Aegean coast following the war of
1872, doubtless Influenced in their
choice by the exposed position of La
gos selected Dedeagatch as their
Aegean port with future. and planned
here to develop their commercial city
for the handling of their part of Medi-
terranean trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
BULGARIAN SEAPORT IS
IN MIDST Of A PLAIN
Lagos, Bombarded by British, Prob.
ably One of the Most Exposed
Points on Frontier.

Lagos. the Bulgarian seaport re-
Gently bombarded by British squad
ron, is probably one of the most ex-
posed points on the frontier of the
central Balkan kingdom according to
primer just given out by the Ma
tional Geographic Society. 1T is built
in the midst of plain stretching low
back from the sea. and a wide bay,
deeply cleft into the land, forms a
splendid harbor. The low plain runs
unbroken across the Greek Macedo-
man border, leaving the city with a
natural frontier as unfavorable for de-
Tense as that made where the level,
long -rolling fields of East Prussia and
the Russian government of Suwalki
meet
"Kavala. the port in Greek Macedo-
mia occupied by the allied forces. lies
only about fifty miles away. Dedea-
Catch. bombarded at the same time as
Lagos. is situated thirty miles to the
east of the latter port, and is con-
nected with the Bulgarian hinterland
by rail This railway. the Adrianople-
Saloniki line. however. skirts Lagos al
most twenty miles to the north, run
ming along the base of the Rhodope
mountains. the great natural bulwark
chain of Bulgaria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
"Salon in Palace of Art,

The French did not go about this in
a hole-in- "a corner way in a back street.
They did not let the cash" girl feel her
artistic effort was only blind to help
her help others. They held a salon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Great System Ready.

Domestic trade in war material In
Germany took the place of export trade
In peace material. Prepared already
with immense forces of artillery, with
immense munition plants in anticipa-
fion of war. with an Industrial organi-
cation under government direction so
complete that the capacity of every
plant and almost every workman was
known. IL was a matter of using a card
index system for Germany to have a
national organization Immediately
ready. England lost months before she
could organize the industrialism OF
peace for the purpose of war. OF late
she has been making the most OF her
resources. but her maximum supply of
munitions will not reach the front until
spring. Had she been fully organized
at the start, il might have turned the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
What About Equipment.

What about equipment? Field baker
les? Field kitchens? All the necessary
impediments to an army \ canvass
Of our factories for production, result
in. in the listing of their cspa cities is
natural step toward preparedness
but nothing of the kind has been done.
In case of invasion by the Atlantic
coast or by the Pacific coast we should
have to make great concentration
camps at certain points back from the
coast Have the sites of these camps
been chosen? Has anything been done
toward paper organization which
could be prepared in time of war in the
prompt gathering of the material, in
the laying OF railroad sidings ana the
organization of labor for the purpose
Not a board need be transported not
a nail driven. NOT shovelful Of earth
be lifted in order that the plans for the
camps should be prepared before the
war
In any concentration our railroads
must play great part. No railroads in
the world are more efficient, but they
will be called upon for an undertak in z
1 for which they are unprepared, while
every European railroad had been
| thoroughly prepared beforehand. In
case our coasts were blockaded. what
products which we import from for
! eign countries must be replaced by
those of our own which are required
| Tor the manufacture OF munitions oil
| war? This we should know and what
to do in cage the crises came.
| We shall need thousands upon thou
| sands of automobile trucks for trans-
| port. From Europe can learn the
| lessons of the organization of this
| transport-the value of standardized
! parts. the Importance of having repair
| shops at the front and what should be
| the equipment of these shops. Not an
| extra motor truck need be added TO
| our regular army's forces in order to
have this system thoroughly prepared
beforehand and to know how the man
| ufacturers are to cooperate with the
| government and exactly how many
| trucks could be modified within a
| given time at given places.
, Ambulances Needed.
| We would need ambulances, too. The
I European experience tells us which is
the most practicable ambulance. Any
car can be turned into an ambulance
| in very short time in either England
Germany or France now. If we should
have to transform 10000 the quicker
| we did it. in case of war, the better.
We should not only know how, but who
! could do 1t, and whence the material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
Resources Behind, Count

Resources Behind. Count.
War is no longer fought with men,
guns rifles and money alone. Money
of itself will not buy either trained
men or Industrial plants. Every re-
source. every ounce of energy behind
the armies. must count. Some one must
make the motor trucks which carry
the food for men and guns to the
front: some one must make the rifles
which pour out the bullets and the
guns which pour out the shells.
Germany. the most thoroughly or
yanized country in Europe in govern
mental sense, not only prepared her
guns and soldiers. but she prepared to
back them up with her national re-
sources She had her industrial as
we'll as her military organization ready.
We have some soldiers and some guns.
but il has not yet occurred to US as
nation to coordinate our industrial re-
sources so that they would be ready,
on demand. to resist any invasion of
the United States.
British Admiralty Ready to Act.
The British admiralty had in mind
more than having all types of ships,
from destroyers to dreadnaughts. pre-
pared 10 SIflkt ut foui HoliNS- II
had foreseen how national resources
were to be used to back up the navy. a
years supply of coal was in reserve on
the outbreak of the war Ready, too
were all other kinds of supplies, which
were the product of industrial organ
izatron. and the admiralty knew where
to turn for more. In its immense mer-
chant marine. in numerous sh!pbuilding
plants, the British navy had resources
at command to carry out naval pro-
gram in time of war. 1t did not wait
until war came to know what resources
il had. They were lined up before the
war. We. with fewer resources for ma
val purposes, should be even more far
seeing than England. Yet we have
done almost nothing in this respect.
Every nation in Europe fully realizes
our powerful industrial resources.
ANY one that considers attacking the
United States will first ask whether it
is co-ordinated for war These Euro
pean powers-not 10 mention any great
e oriental power-do not make war I'M
less they think they are going to win;
at least. they will not make war on the
United States for any other purpose
than that of sure economic gain. The
United States, with its resources co-or-
dinated beforehand for war, would
have a warning to all concerned to
keep off.
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No Provision for Patrol.

old seamen keep watch along the Brit
ish coast
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and labor would promptly be forth
| coming. There ought to be 200 fac
tories in the United States, each of
which could turn out ten ambulances
within ten days. if need be. The staff
should have Il list of these all ready in
pigeonhole in Washington. and have
only to send a telegram in order to set
he work going
caFe of war. We shall have to build
new ones to take the place of those
destroyed Those injured must be re-
paired at the front. Is the material in
sisht: If so. how is it to be had? Fol-
loving up this line of preparedness
alone would require months and months
of work by staff experts, which could
be thoroughly done before war, and
would have TO be done hastily after
war. On the dispatch of set of tele-
grams from Washington production would
begin and material would be on its way
Would Avoid Confusion.
Our railroads would need special cars
for the wounded. Under our present
thousand different local committees,
and the ambulances, too, but European
experience has proved that these things
are best done under government direc-
ton. Volunteer organizations are nat
urallY not given to cooperation. In
deed, if we are to take EuropeS lesson
in earnest, at the outset of war the
staff III Washington should have every
order ready for the mobilization of the
resources of the whole country. 1t
should not wait on volunteer organiza-
lions to take the lead. but give them
their commands: then there would be
no confusion. The central authority
would know exactly what it had to do
with and would set about doing 1t.
Without being bothered by what should
be perfunctory elemental details OF
preparation, it would be engaged in
ma king war instantly.
Ready resources. however. are moth /
ing without ready men. By men l
dc not refer to soldiers, but to the
workman, or the superintendent of d
factory. Or the banker or business man.
We are as patriotic as any people IN
the world Every class of men would
tie glad to coordinate with the staff
once the staff were given the authority
and the reason made clear. Who are
the railroad men who would look after
the transportation of troops and NUM-
tons? They should not be allowed to
come to ii inexperienced; the stan
should have the plans prepared by
which they were to operate, as the
French and German STAINS had.
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. tide of victory already in favor of the
! allies.
! Most of this organization could nave
been done before the war with almost
T, no expense 1t was Il matter of tabuia-
ton by an army staff which had its rec
| ords made of all the resources aho
| formed its system before the war Tor
their coordination. Except for Inc
force of military experts engaged III
this work. no man would have been re
moved from the productiveness OF ciNl'
life and the nation at large would nave
been perfectly unconscious OF TINS prep
aration which was secretly gong on.
But our army staff is allowed no such
authority. 1t is insufficient to under
take any such work. The first step Is
to increase it's number and to give IL
authority-not to make it an isolated
body of men in offices in Washington
working out theories. but an adequate
body which will get into touch with
all the big enterprises of the country
consult with them. gain their conn
dence and assistance. in order to have
a scheme of coordination ready, as
Germany had. for instant application
rather than taking months to prepare
it after the war.
Allies in Need of Rifles.
Up to December /. vitality as the
allies needed rifles for their new
troops. the United States had been
able to manufacture only 5000 week
1t takes seven or eight months to ma Ne
a rifle plant, and even in that time II
is difficult to produce the skilled WORK
men requisite for rife manufacture W e
are getting both now and sendinS
abroad big consignments when VIII
continue to increase through The sum
mer. Bat that did no good to the allies
during the Russian drive last summer
or during the advance of the Germans
in the Balkans. The Germans had their
rifle plants ready. They were able TO
equip their volunteers with new rifles
the new troops of the allies were wait
ing for theirs.
Obviously the United States should
have at least million rifles ready in
case of war. for the wastage has been
proved to be heavy in this war. They
will cost nothing except their storage
In time OF peace.
We should see that a sufficient num-
Der of our private rife plants are kept
intact after the war in order to keep
up the supply of rifles in time OF war,
and We should know where skilled
workmen are to be found in case they
are needed We should have adequate
mobile artillery ready. in order that
troops that are being trained viii not
have to wait for them in time o. war.
They. too. will pay no storage. Wont
they be Anticipated in ten years. you
ask. The field gun which the French
are using is practically fifteen years
old: there has been little improvement
in the rife in twenty years. The Brit
ish government would have given a
fabulous price for the possession of our
Krags of the Spanish war time if our
government would have parted with
them.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
WOMEN CLAIM CONSTITUTION
AL RIGHT

Several women in Boston demanded
to be registered as voters, basing their
claim on the Federal constitution
which says specifically: "No state
shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immun-
tiles of citizens of the United States"
The women who desired registration
were formerly citizens and voters in
California and Colorado. Lawyers
who have studied the provisions of the
U. S. Constitution express an opinion
that there is a possibility for women
who were enfranchised in one state to
vote in a non-suffrage state, if they
have complied with the qualifications,
because the Federal constitution says:
Gull faith and credit shall be given
in each state to the public acts, rec
ords and judicial proceedings of every
other state" and "The citizens of each
state shall be entitled to all the privi-
leges and immunities of citizens in the
several states" 1t will be inter-
esting to watch the decision of the
courts relative to what constitutes cit
izenship and abridgment of "privi
leges and immunities."
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
CAPTURE CAPITAL CITY Of ROUMAN|A :
AND ALSO PLOECHT| IN CENTER Of OIL FIELD
THE SOUTH
FLORIDA FAIR

Tampa, Dec. with general OK
hibits from twenty or twenty-five
counties, representing all sections of
Florida assured, the work of promot-
ing the South Florida fair and Gas
parilla carnival, the dates of which
are February 2 to 10, is now under
way. The construction of at least one
new building and the extension of the
grounds will be necessary to accom-
modate the increased volume and va
riety of exhibits, for which free space
will be granted, as usual.
From now on the fair and carnival
will be extensively advertised and the
attendance is expected to be from
twenty-five to fifty thousand larger
than that recorded. last February.
Amusement attractions of a higher
class will be secured and efforts are
being made to stage the Gasparilla
carnival on bigger scale than ever
before. The railroads and steamship
lines are again offering extremely low
round trip rates from all points east
of the Mississippi river, and some
points west, and will make an effort
to double the patronage of last win
ter from Ohio river points.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
No WARNING OF
LAMBERT ATTACK
THE SUBMARINE SHELLED THE
BOAT FIRST
Flew French Flag But Had Not Been
Turned Over to the French
Line Yet

New York, N. Y, Dec. 6.-The
steamer John Lambert, listed in the
maritime register as American, was
shelled and sunk without any warning
by German submarine off the Isle of
Wight, Nov. %, according to mem
bers of the crew, Americans who ar
rived here today on the French line
steamship Espagne from Bordeaux.
The steamer was one of twelve bnilt
on the great lakes which the French
line agreed to buy. The vessel was on
its way to Havre for delivery.
The attack took place at 4:30 P.
NJ, when the ship was rs miles off
the Isle of Wight, members of the
crew said. The engineer, Edward
Harrison, said the U-boat first made
its presence known by sending shell
through the John Lambert's bridge
and that firing continued while the
crew was taking to the boats, twelve
shots being fired. The crew, number
ing 16, all of whom arrived here to-
day, without their captain, said they
rowed 40 miles to the French coast,
being on the water twelve hours, and
that shortly after the John Lambert
went down they saw the submarine
attack and sink two unidentified YES
sels--a steamship and bark.
The John Lambert was the last of
the twelve great lakes craft taken
to France for delivery. Eighty men,
bers of the crews of four of them
were passengers on the Espagne to-
day.
John Bernardue, second officer of
the John Lambert, said she flew the
French flag when she went down and
had been using that flag although not
yet formally turned over to the
French.
The Great Lakes & Ocean Trans
portation Co. owned the Lambert of
1850 tons gross which was built in
1908 at Chicago. The vessel sailed
from Montreal October 20.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
RED
CROSS SEALS TO
Be DISTRIBUTED

Three hundred million Red Cross
Christmas Seals are being printed in
Cincinnati for the annual holiday cam
ipaiggi te abe conducted uncer the joint
auspices of the American Red Cross
and The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis.
The campaign for the sale of Red
Cross seals this year will be larger
than ever before. Although in 1915
the scale reached the record total of
100000 seals, bringing in 100000,
it is expected that this year at least
100,000,O00 seals or 100000 will be
sold. The sale will be organized from
Alaska to the Canal zone and from
Hawaii to Porto Rico. Every state
and territory in the United States will
have seals on sale. New organizations
will be working in a number of the
western states, including Montana,
Utah and Wyoming. Distribution of
the seals is now under way.
The Red Cross Christmas Seal for
1916 was designed by T. NJ. Cle'and
of New York city. 1t shows Santa
Claus in red on green background in
the center panel with a pack on his
back bearing red cross. The letter
ing "a Merry Christmas" and "a
Happy New Year" is carried vertical
ly up and down the sides of the seal,
while the date and the words "Ameri,
can Red Cross" are across the bottom
of the seal. The poster effect given
by this seal is very striking and
makes an unusually handsome design.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
SOY BEAN A PROMISING CROP

Notable progress has been made in
bringing about the commercial utiliza-
ton of soy-bean seed for the manufac-
ture of oil, meal, and various more
or less complex products, according to
the annual report of the chief of the
bureau of plant industry. The soy
bean, the report states, is we'll adapt
eded to the whole corn region. In the
cotton belt it promises to be an impor-
tant element wherever the acreage of
cotton has been reduced. The imra-
ture bean seeds make very delicious
vegetable and are canned with ease.
Inasmuch as soy beans can be more
cheaply produced than any other bean
seed, it is believed that there is a
large field for the canning of green
soy beans. Efforts are now being made
to induce canning factories to put the
product on the market. In the grow
ing of the soy bean and in manufac-
turing products therefrom the United
States can successfully compete with
the Orient.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1916-12-07
MOVE MbER REPORT
Of THE PROBATION
P|NELLAS COUNTY
To the Board of County Commission

To the Board Of County Commission
ers:
Not being called upon for work by
any new juvenile court cases during
the month of November, my time has
been occupied chiefly with the work
of county relief. No new applications
for assistance have been received, one
family has been dropped owing to the
marriage of the mother, and prepara-
lions are being made to send another
case, an aged widow, to her daughter
in another part of the state.
An unfailing evidence of progress is
displayed by county in which dis
tress is relieved by the systematic
methods of present-day philanthropy,
rather than by the careless slipshod
methods that have been the general
order everywhere in the past. And
not only should public charity be con-
Quoted along methodical lines, and ac-
cording to fixed plans, in order to ob-
tain the best results, but much real
harm would be prevented if private
charity was systematic rather than
spasmodic, and had definite ends in
view. A family of attractive children
now On the county list owing to the
desertion Of their father, are in dam
ger of being pauperized by the we'll
meant efforts of their friends. A num-
Der of people are interested in them,
each one apparently of the opinion
that no one else is doing anything for
them, and all of them unmindful of
the fact that the county is helping
according to a definite plan. A mother
left alone to provide for a family of
children must needs be more than US
ually strong minded if she did not
readily learn to lean upon willing
friends, and how can lessons of self
reliance be learned by children who
are taught by family experience to
look to others for help out of every
difficulty. The truest help is that
which helps others to help themselves,
and while dependent ones should not
be left to suffer, it is not kindness to
do so much for them that there is no
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