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A noted Imported French Draft
Stallion. Recorded.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
Bitter Attack Made
By 7.R. Upon Wilson

of humanity are invaded, to the as
sertion OF those rights throughout the
round globe
Ruin to Nations Soul.
II now wish you to consider the exact
words / am using when say that no
President in all our history has ever
before ventured to use such lofty words
of promise when his deeds in the past
have been precisely such as these words
necessarily must severally condemn.
lnsincerity and hypocrisy, when sue
cessful in high places. work ruin to a
nations soul; and never have we had
"A greater degree OF insincerity and hy-
pocrisy than Is contained In such a plea
for reelection by the President, who
has himself practiced the coolest and
most selfish neutrality when all these
things that In the abstract he condemns
were In the concrete committed at the
expense OF Belgium and of the Armen
ians and OF the Syrian Christians.
Either President Wilson means what
he says or he does not, If he does not.
then his promise of future action con-
tained In the words ! have quoted is
hypocrisy. II, on the other hand. he
does mean what he says, then out OF
his own mouth he Is condemned for his
actions during the past three years and
his words about these actions constitute
hypocrisy. He can take either horn OF
the dilemma he chooses. but impaled
on one horn or the other he must be-"
The Washington times., 1916-10-29

NEW YORK, oct. 29.-Colonel Roose-
welt continued his indictment of Presi-
den. Wilson's policies by asking why
this Administration, II 1t admits this
IL the last great war that involves the
world that the United States can keep
out Of" has not prepared the country
for such an eventuality.
Thanks to Mr.. Wilson," said the
Colonel, "our unpfeparedness in naval
and military matters Is appalling and
our derellction in duty to humanity at
large shocking beyond description"
Day of Fasting.
The Colonel said, in part
To-day, so our Democratic friends
tell us, is Wilson Day. If so, 1t should
be appointed a day Of fasting and hui
initiation for the people. of the United
States, for during the last three years
they have eaten the bitter bread of
shame and trod the paths of dishonor
under the leadership Of Mr.. Wilson.
"At Cincinnati on Thursday, Presi-
dent Wilson uttered words which can
be justified only by unstinted con-
demnation of everything he has done
in foreign affairs since he became
President. Mr.. Wilson said: This is
the last great war that involves the
world that the United States can keep
out Of The business OF neutrality, Ia
oyer. War now has such scale that
the position of neutrals sooner or later
becomes intolerable. Nobody can here
after be neutral as respects the disturb
ance of the worlds peace for an OBJ
feet which the worlds opinion cannot
sanction. From this time on America
must show that as a member OF the
family OF nations she has the same at
titude toward the other nations that
she wishes her people to have toward
her moral influence but her physical
force il other nations will join with her
| to see to II that no nation and nc
group Of nations Try to take advantage
OF another nation or group OF nations
America must hereafter be ready, al
| a member OF the family of nations. tc
| exert her whole force, moral and physi'
! cal. whenever the fundamental rights
The Washington times., 1916-10-29

as the sinking Of a. loaded transport.
That has been accomplished repeat
eddy by submarines in the Mediter-
ranean. The channel route thus far
has been immune. On the other
hand, the Germans proved that they
could get through the Straits of
Dover, could make an attack, and
could get away. The British,
whether they sustained the heavier
or the lighter loss, at least drove
away their assailants and remain in
control Of the situation.
The outcome may be compared to
that of the battle of Jutland. The
Germans made a brilliant effort, and
their enemy sustained much the
greater loss; but, from the British
point of view, the result was sue
cess because the control of the seas
was firmly gripped. A certain
measure Of losses must be expected
and accepted, when the superior
power assumed to dominate the
seas, and to be prepared at all points
for any surprise attack that may be
concentrated at a particular place.
The real achievement is in maintain
ing such dispositions of forces as
will insure against the supreme dis
aster, loss of ultimate control.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
PSYCHOLOGY FOR THE COPS 1,

Establishment of a course in
for policemen at Harvard
has led to the suggestion that the
Washington schools provide such &
course for Washington bluecoats in
the evening schools.
The idea is worth considering. The
work of policemen is rapidly ,becom-
ing specialized and such tasks as that
of a crossing policeman requqire
special training and practice. Cities
are placing a higher value upon the
personnel of their police forces, and
they expect much more from the po-
licemen than detection of crime.
Newton d. Baker, when mayor of
Cleveland, did much to bring about
a realization of this broader activity
of the police force, and Police Com
missioner Woods in New York has
developed the idea of training po-
licemen for their broader and more
complicated duties.
The way to getting more effective
police work is to provide systematic
teaching. They need not be afraid
of the term psychology, for that
science has been dragged from the
laboratory and is being applied to
everyday occupations, from sales
manship to running street cars,
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
Began as a Pianist.

Landon Ronald, whom America knows
so we'll for his songs which include the
lovely Down in the Forest began his
professional career as pianist for the
fascinating French pantomimc "L'En-
FAINT Prologue" in its original production
in London some twenty years ago. The
recent New York revival Of 'Pierrot the
Prodigal"--as It is called in the Winth-
rop Ames reproduction at the Little
Thcatcr--rccalls It's connection with
Ronald who played the piano score over
400 times.
The music OF "Pierrot.' by Charles
Laurl, requires an accomplished pianist.
This unique and exquisite art-work can
claim the distinction of being the start
ing point for Landon Ronald, pianist
composer, who Is now the well-knoWn
conductor and director Of the Guildhan
School of Music, and whose art as an
accompanst America knew when he
toured this country with Melba.
II viii be interesting to compare this
Incidental music Of pantomime OF
generation ago, with the music that to-
day expresses he dance-drama. The
infinite detail Of an epoch of exquisite
creat lions Is seeming to give place to
broad sweeps of color, of movement,
and Of motive--a Dresden vase against
the rugged realism OF a Rodln sculpture.
j. Mach.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS. RUS
SIAN ARMY. Oct. 29.-Gen. Michel
Alexieff, Nicholas lis chief OF stan. and,
next to the Emperor, responsible for
operations along the whole Russian
front. Is the some Of preacher and a
self-made man. He Is at the top be-
cause he put himself there by hard work
He never had a pull. Here is a story
which explains Alexieff
When the Emperor assumed command
of the army and General Alexieff came
here to work with him. the Car and
his chief OF stan always lunched to-
gether at the Cars quarters. The i'm
perial chamberlain. the governor OF the
palace. a couple OF aides-de-camp. the
young heir to the throne. and the EN-
peror's physician were always at these
meals, and II was seldom that several
important guests were not present. The
lunches naturally were of a more or less
formal nature, ending up with coffee and
smokes and the inevitable conversations,
in all consuming about an hour and a
half.
General Alexieff stood this for some
days. but it was apparent he was getting
more and more i'll at ease. Finally one
day he went to the Gar.
"Sire." he said. II realize It Is i'm
possible to cut the lunch shorter But
I am losing a lot OF time every day
Permit me to lunch with my Officers. n
their mess. will be very grateful" The
Emperor laughed.
"Of course 1t shall be as you wish
general" he said. And from that day
on the chief ate with his men.
Officers Mess in Hotel.
The officers mess Is at a requisitionec
| hotel about two squares distant from
stan headquarters. Lunch Is served al
1870 p. m. Precisely at l:26 the genera
appears at the door of headquarters and
| sets off briskly apart toward the hotel
This Is a large part of his daily portion
OF physical exercise. At l:29N by thu
clock he enters the mess hall. shakes {
few hands rapidly. II there are any new
members of the mess. walks to the IA
end of the room and sits down. His Of
icers follow suit The trooper waiteri
arc waiting with the first dish and thu
meal begins.
There il. for example. an omelette. I
roast salad, a sweet and coffee with tn,
light Crimean table wine If desired-els
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
VICE PRESIDENT MALAPR0P
ON THE STUMP II

Mr.. Vice President Marshall APP
pears occasionally in the public
prints. Apparently he is campaign
ing, but, being a Vice President, he
can't expect to be taken. very seri-
ously. Still, he has made some bids
for public attention that deserve, at
least, to rescue him from the OBJ
security that his position entails.
Thus, he thinks that if he had
been in the Garden of Eden he
wouldn't have eaten the apple. That
sort of thing isn't going to make
any hit with the. lady voters. Mr..
Marshall will know before he gets
done explaining, that he should gal
lantly have insisted that, Eve being
the mother of all her charming
daughters, enjoyment of her hospi-
tally made it worth while to be
chucked out of paradise. California
will never be saved by such as that.
Again, the Vice President avouches
that the eight-hour law is right be-
cause Solomon worked his men eight
hours in building the Temple. Hasn't
the Vice President looked up the
marital statistics recorded of Solo
mon? Doesn't he know that Solo
mon is in exceeding bad odor with
the ladies.
Hurry call for Mccormick and the
fire department, please!
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
Mem Influences Bring
Observation-Disclosures

Bakst's contribution today is chiefly in
new use of color.
rs ii likely" writes Hermine Edel-
stein. that a scene OF daintiness. deli
cacy of color and shading will inspire
the same kind of music as would a set
ting of lurid, dazzling clashing colors,
breath-taking costumes?
As always, we can 60 back to the SUI
preme poet. who bids the players:
Suit the action to the word. the word
to the action"
In this new art music Is the spoken
word which scene and the pantomimc
serve to Visualize, making II more Oh
vous program-music. Also this new
art is creating a new music designed to
suit tho word to the action
StraNinsky now stands as the ulti-
mate achievement in this new art, with
his music written especially for the
ballets "Pctrouchka" and The Fire
Bird"
Adolf Bolm in his latest ballet,
"Sadko,' has taken the Russian legend
of "Sadko,' the water princess, and has
ntted II In ideal artistic con Umity. so
II is said, to Rimsky- Korsakolf' sym
pholic poem of the same name, and
from which his opera "Sadko" was a
development.
The action of "SA,dko" takes place be-
meath the sea. The splendid submarine
court of the Sea King, iridesCent in
glorious rainbow colors and I'm constant
graceful movement, suggests, says
Frederick Martens In Musical America.
the tiuN and retluX of ocean currents.
The ballet oC Sadko in conjunction
with the music explains itself"
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
Cars Chief OF Staff,
WithNOPO IiticaLPuU
Has Won on Merits
MEN WHOSE STARS HAVE
RISEN SINCE WAR BEGAN
GERMANY.


Marshal Hindenburg savior Of East Prussia.
Marshal Hans Bueow Hndenbugs chief lieutenant in
Mazurian Lakes battle.
Marshal Mackensen, OF Galicia and Serbia
General Fakenhyn Seman minister Of outbreak Of
and later chief Of general staff
Captain Mueller, commander Of the Emden.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Admiral Beatty commander Of British battle squadron.
General Boa Of German Southwest Africa and OF Boer
South African revolt.
General Monro director Of British evacuation of Gapo without
loss Of a man.
General Robertson chief Of British general staff
Admiral Srdee commander of British fleet in Battle of Fakands
FRANCE.
General Joifre, commander-in-chef Of French armies.
General Foch commander Of French central army that played
csve part in battle of the Marne
Marquis de Castenu French western front after
battle of the Asne.
General Pean commander Of French defense OF Verdun
RUSSIA.
General Aexeie commander Of Russian retirement
Of Grand Duke Nicholas.
General BussloH Russas present
offensive.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
THE RAID ON THE CHANNEL
TRANSPORT ROUTE

There is the usual wide divergence
between German and English re-
ports concerning the raid of German
destroyers against the transport
communications across the English
channel. The Berlin claim is that
four of five allied destroyers, and
at least eleven guard steamships
were Sunk or damaged" in the at
tack. The London report admits
that one destroyer is missing, one in
jured, and an empty transport sunk.
London further insists that two Of
the German boats were sunk.
Some surprise is expressed that
the Germans should have been able
to effect a surprise attack so far
south as the Observation-Disclosures
line. This is south of the Dover
Calais passage, which is the short
est route across the channel. 1t has
been generally believed that the
Dover Calais crossing was so COM
pletely guarded by nets, mines, and
destroyers that it was practically
impossible. That the German flotilla
got through it without injury, as
seems to be the case, is at least evil
dence that the British safeguards
we're not so effective as had been as
sumed. 1t may be expected, there
fore, that the Berlin admiralty will
be inspired to more efforts in this
quarter.
Honors would seem to he above
even in this operation. The Ger
mans failed to infiict disaster, such
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
Story in Pantomime.

Now comes Adolf Bolm, one OF the
foremost opponents of the Russian
Ballet, both as artist and creator or
these dance interpretations. Bolm
makes a helpful and discriminating
statement of his art when he says.
The solo dance bears something
of the same relation to the dance
drama that the song does to the sl NJ
This modern dance drama. then, as
suredly carries program music to the
nth degree. The story Is there in pan
And with Bakst enters art-imnres-
sonism into the picture, which Her
mine Edelstein in Musical America
calls the seed OF wonderful deNel-
opment IN art that Is yet to come"
She adds, in an article on "Intlu-
ence Of Modern stage Setting on Mu-
sic of Future" And. when we come
TO think of it, the return Of modern
art is not SO much to the ,barb3r!c,
but rather to the vital, the funda-
mental, for we had become weak,
anaemic, degenerate in our art, We
need to be stirred, shocked!
Thus, In scenic painting and costume
designing things had fallen into a con-
ventioral rut-when Bakst came along
with his explosive departure.
The realists had depended too much
upon the physical eye. while the eye OF
She asserts truly "the average Ameri'
can regards Bakst's work not as art
but rather as a sensation"
A Huge Concept.
Yet, wlthal, this picture dance-sym
phonic-poem is huge concept reflect
ing nationality, temperaments, customs
and again the fantasy, the poetry Of
art.
To illustrates: Nothing could be more
diverse than the Russian dancers them
| selves In the mad whirl of the "ArabiaI
NIGHTS" tale OF "Scheherazade will
music by Rimsky- X orsakofr. or in tn,
lovely and poetic concept called "Th'
| Specter of the Rose" to music o
| Weber. They stand in the ballet as {
| tempestuous symphonic poem beside
| the song; as Bolm 80 aptly said. They
require different approach and an un
| derstanding OF their motives. Ye
| Bakst designed them both, with equa
appreciation for their different moods
The Washington times., 1916-10-29

getting campaign day with n smash at
the Democratic tariff policy and a pre-
dicton. that the Democrats couldn't
buy the labor vote by the Adamson
law enactment.
Hughes was back among home folks"
during the day. and all his four speeches
radiated "reminiscences Of the campaigns
OF other days.
At Oswego the candidate narrowly es-
capped being run down by his own cam
paign train, when chauffeur, awcd by
the honor of carrying a Presidential
nominee. stopped his car squarely be-
fore the oncoming campaign special.
tanning on the emergency brake. the
engineman brought the train UP short, a
bare twenty feet from the automobile,
though the chauffeur by that time had
backed his car Off the tracks.
Hughes wound up the next to the last
week OF his campaign In splendid pnysi
cal condition. Though entirely confident
of success. he Is interchangeable In his
speaking. He is apparently at his
now He shows the marks OF a veteran
stump speaker. and his voice only
slightly man tests the tremendous strain
OF his 1900 miles OF campaigning since
August 5.
Attacks Tariff.
His main line OF assault before the
farmers was on the Democratic tariff.
| In this he sought to show that the
| farmer would be aided by a Republican
| tariff. while the Adamson law, causing
| higher railroad rates would react upon
,, the farmers profits.
I'VE must never forget that we need
| In this country. and particularly we
| shall need In the coming years more
intensive cultivation than we have had"
! he said.
I'VE cannot rely upon the lavish
l l.. 10
| petition of the comedy day. We do not
want our boys to leave the farms and
! go to the cities. We want work on the
1 farm to be dignifed, and then there
will be prosperity among the farmers
! We want the agricultural departments
continued with higher efficiency. and IL
| am elected, as ! expect to be. nothing
| will give me greater pleasure than TO
see that this Is attained
| But we cannot expect to deal salts
factorily with this situation II We ig-
more the great Importance OF developing
our food supplies. There are many who
rejoice. no doubt, in the present high
price OF food.
What They Did.
I'VE know what our opponents intend
ed, and what they did They put i'm
ports OF some agricultural products on
the free list or on a very low rate of
duty.
Now. ! do not believe in legislation
for this class or that class, as a class.
There is no hope for US II we have that
notion OF American life. The farmers
must recognize that industrial prosper
ity Is essential to the prosperity OF our
common country, and that We must
have "A basis OF industrial prosperity"
hughes will leave here tonight for thl
West \ private house had been leased
for the night to insure his privacy and
a greater degree of comfort.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29
MILK AND MILK FREIGHT RATES

New York and Philadelphia milk
dealers have instituted proceeding
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission, to get reduction of rail-
road rates on milk for those
markets. 1t is move in the right
direction, and one that should be
made right here in Washington.
Something like half the milk sup
ply Of this town comes by motor
trucks. From the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio,
it II said, a smaller amount of milk
comes by railroad than by truck.
Whether this Is accurate, it is alto
gether certain that too much milk
comes to the city by motor and too
little by rail.
It is replied, of course, that the
trucks make just as good rate as
the railroads, and give rather better
service. But that does not answer
the question. The railroads run their
milk trains, whether they get all the
milk from along their lines, or only
a small fraction Of it. If they got
all of it, their revenues would be in
creased so much that they could we'll
afford to reduce the rates sharply.
Moreover, even if the trucks make
the same rate as the rails, it is
wasteful to haul milk by trucks, be-
cause the trucks inflict more dam
age on expensive country roads than
any other vehicles. The farmers
who take their patronage away from
the railroads and give it to trucks
are merely voting more taxes out OF
their own pockets to maintain the
roads, whose cost is already ample.
A really enlightened highway pol
Icy would recognize these facts. The
cooperation of railroad and highway
policies would dictate a program un
der which the costly macadam anC
cement roads would not be worn out
In a useless competition with the
railroads. In the end, it would be-
cheaper all round to let the railroads
carry all the tonnage of which the!
are capable-and insist that they de
It at the right rates.
The Washington times., 1916-10-29

milk, kvass. the national nonalcoholic
drink, tea or water.
The meal lasts on an average thirty
nve minutes. Today General Pau. the
famous French general, was a guest OF
the mess and nifty minutes were allowed.
tomorrow very probably. lunch will be
cut TO thirty minutes. 30 General Alex
len can regain some OF his precious sec
onds
Just as the generals sitting Is the sig
nal for the lunch to begin. his rising II
the signal for It to end. Many a young
o1ncer. inclined to talk and lnRer over
ms conee. Is TO be seen pushing back
his chair and rising, drinking at a gulp
his neglected beverage while on the rise
Tnere Is no fooling around. no lettering.
In three minutes the hall Ia empty of
AL save the wa tiers clearing of the ia
bles and the officers have gone back to
their duties. General Alexien leading the
band.
On American Plan.
His program Is hardly more varied
than that OF the director OF great rail-
way system working In an office in New
York or Chicago. He simply works
harder, that Is all. He rises about ]
O'Clock. breakfasts American fashion.
and goes at once to his office In the
stan Headquarters building, next door ia
the Emperor's quarters. He remains at
his desk until the Car arrives, around
confers with the imperial commandment
chief. gets his instructions. and sends
his dispatches. BY this time II is lunch
hour.
After lunch more office work. At
o'clock there may. or may not, be q
military council OF himself and visiting
generals from the various sectors OF
| the firing line. But at 1880 o'clock h,
has his dinner, again at the mesR
After dinner he continues to work on,
| the details of manneuverinR an army
! In the field. He gets to bed late and
manages with about seven hours sleep
| He is a good sleeper and drops of at
soon as his head hits the pillow on his
| folding camp bed.
| The generals hair is white around
the temples. sparse on top of his head
and gray. He Is typical Russian
| type. nose somewhat turned up. gray
eyes and steely in their glitter. II,
wears silver spectacles which loop ovel
| the ears. His white mustaches ar,
| rather long and outstanding. with
| tendency to turn up at the ends. Or
| the tunic OF his khaki uniform he wears
| only two decorations. one being tn,
| white cross OF st. George, awarded 10,
| conspicuous bravery In action, tn,
| other the red cross of Vladimir.
| Officers and soldiers here hold Gen
! eral Alexierf in great esteem, both per
sonally and professionally.