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available for mobilization within TWEEN
ty-four hours at any threatened point.
The detachment of sufficient German
force from the continent to effect seri
Gus invasion of England would be an
invitation to the Russians and French
to begin an offensive to resist which
there would be probably not sufficient
reserve Immediately available. Natu-
rally England breads the possibility of
territorial attack, with its incidental de-
struction, but unless its home defense
preparations are much less than they
are described as being she could we'll
afford to suffer such blow for the ad
vantage which would almost inevitably
result in the general campaign.
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An Invasion of England9

II appears from dispatch from Lon
don that distinct feeling prevails there
that Germany intends to undertake an
invasion in the near future. This conclu-
sion is based upon the argument that
Germany fears a simultaneous attack in
fullest force by all the allies, and plans
An expedition across the channel to pre-
vent England from sending heavy re-
Inducements TO the front. Recent sub
marine operations against neutral mer-
ehantmen in the North sea and the Eng
lish channel are noted as evidence of
some new design not connected with the
s,oppage of food supplies.
This seems to be rather a fantastic
conception. II has been often said dur
ing the months of war that England
could wish for no better luck than 10
have Germany detach large number
Of men from the continent for an eI-
pedition that would have but slight
chance of continued success. In the first
place. the difficulties Of getting a large
armada Of transports even across the
short run from Belgium without detec-
tion in season TO permit a massing of
naval forces are great enough to make
the enterprise extremely hazardous
Naturally every inch of the Belgian
coast occupied by Germany is being
closely watched from sea and air, and
save in exceptionally favorable weather
conditions. as in dense fog, it would
be virtually impossible TO embark a
great force for transport oversee with
out attracting attention.
Even if a landing were effected by
surprise on the English coast German
expedition would be subject to rough
treatment on shore. for England has
never, since the beginning of the war
been without heavy military reserve a,
home N would take an army of al
least 100000 to make any impression
upon the English coast, and, according
to best available information, there are
many times that number of troops in
training camps in England today
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United States and Mexico.

From the Boston Transcript
We were inclined to he anxious about
the cutting off of Pershings lines or
communication until we happened 10
remember what Dewey did to the Ma
Mia cable.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The best informed opinion is that the
task before us in Mexico is not going
to be performed easily. cheaply. or
promptly.
From the Baltimore American.
The penetration into Mexico has dis
closed the weakness OF this country IN
arms of the service. in equipment. ia
the entire routine OF marshaling and
eauipping a suitable army.
From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
We are not looking for trouble. We
do not want trouble. but il II comes TO
us we have the courage and the patri-
otism to do our duty.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The soldiers OF the punitive expedi-
tion are said to be sumerinE from tho
cold. but their feet are safe.
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The Coming Presidential Campaign.

I From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Mr.. Bryan is only fifty-six. The dem
ocratic party will not have any peace
| for a decade.
| From the Philadelphia Record.
MI Bryan has come out fiat for will
| son. If he expects the same reward he
got last time ne will come out flatter
still.
From the Birmingham Ledger.
An exchange says Roosevelt talks in
his sleep. 1t is widely conceded that he
also talks through his hat. The colonel
seems to be some talker."
,, From the Baltimore Star.
The dark horses" that from time to
time make their appearance in the po.
litical field are not always even in the
running.
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From the Milwaukee journal.

From the Milwaukee journal.
True, Mr. Roosevelt mentioned Mr..
Hadley as a desirable sort of person
for the republican nomination, but he
didn't say whether 1t would require
"something of the heroic" to nominate
him.
From the Boston Transcript.
When favorite cons fall out, dark
horses get their dues.
From the Chicago Herald.
The "old guard" of the republican
party ought to be old enough by this
time to know better.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
At the latest reports Roosevelt de-
cides that he will be 4 republican can
didate only on condition that the party
proves that 1t deserves him.
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Russia and the War.

From the Chicago Post.
The Russians have reached Trebizond.
Constantinople had better lock front
doors and turn in a general alarm.
From the Boston Transcript.
Ivan as a fighter may wear no prize
belts. but it must be admitted that as
sparring partner he is a glutton for
punishment.
From the Baltimore American.
The Russians are coming back with
emphasis.
From the New York Sum-
Kuropatkin has a reputation to make,
a chance to redeem himself 1t will be
Interesting to study him in his new
field of action.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
1t requires a conflict of the vastness
of the present war to permit Russia
even to get well under way. The year
1916 will probably see Russian mill
tary power mustered and applied az
never before.
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O TIME AND CHANGE!

When we were kids together. Jane
Can you that time recall
And played along the shady lane.
Beneath the naples sall.
You then were nine and was ten,
And oft I'd say, In fun
'.Just think, Jane-you'll be twenty when
come to twenty -one.
But when I came to twenty-one,
gawky youth and green,
I wondered how the trick was done
For you were just eighteen!
Then iuring fortune beckoned me
The world l wandered Ger:
] got back home at thirty-three
And found you twenty -four.
And now I'm getting old. indeed
These gray hairs make that plain:
NY flower of youth has gone to seed
Pray, what's the secret. Jane?
I'm lost know not what TO do
o cruel fate that's mine!
For 10. ! now an forty-two.
While you're but twenty nine!
cleveland Leader.
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to arrest each one Of the unwilling
able bodied men as vagrant, and if each
were sent to some institution where he
would have to toll the bread line would
greatly dwindlc. As long as it is pos
sible to get food without risk of being
forced to work these lines will continue
to form, encouraging idleness.
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Invitation.

lnVltotiOh.
De blue is in de sky agin. De sun be-
gins to dance.
Come out, Mistoh Ground Hog-yoh kin
take another chance!
De wind has been a-blowin' an a-tos.
sim OBJ de trees.
You had to shet yo'sef at home fob fear
dat you would freeze.
You prophesied de bes' you knew. You
promised we would see
A weather temperaciousness dat
wouldn't disagree.
You shet yoh eyes an climbed away in
hidin' on de shelf,
An ack so 'shamed, I bet you been
abettin' on yohself.
Now early March it allus was uncer-
tain as a rule;
You ought to pick yohself a date dat's
close to April Fool.
It's time to shake yohself an quit yoh
living in trance;
So wake up, Mistoh Ground Hog; you
kin take another chance!
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Any foreign Official who seeks in the
Congressional Record encouragement
for the hope that Congress is going to
fail in patriotic duty simply shows that
he does not understand American poll
tics
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Dr. Cook might devote a little time
to explaining why discoveries of the
north pole have made so little real diff
ference in human affairs.
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Col. Roosevelt has discovered a new
bird. He runs some risk Of becoming
one of the men whom statesmen refer
to as a naturalist and whom naturalists
refer to as a statesman
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No serious fear need be entertain
ed that laws will be SO construed as
10 make ii necessary to be polite to
a burglar until he has proved that
he is not plain clothes man.
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Like politician, pugilist is likely
to spend much time in explaining, first
what is going to happen, and, second,
why it did not.
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There is some compliment to Gen.
Funston in the way it has been made
clear that Carranza is not the man
Gen. Funston is afraid of.
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Familiarity destroys interest, but
there is no chance that the public will
become placidly accustomed to reading
of torpedoed steamships.
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A Plea.

While you prepare toilsome plan
And make us do our best,
Remember, Mr.. Weather Man,
The coal pile needs rest
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Perhaps there is NO reason why a
grand opera should not ask FIVE dollars
for a seat when a prize fight gets ten.
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A prize fight claims a degree of re-
spect for using neither mines nor tor
pedoes.
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Handicapped.

Handicapped.
whats de reason" inquired Loi-
tering Luke, dat you can't go ahead
an git yourself reformcd!"
"It's jes'. hard luck" replied Plod-
ding Pete. II never could manage to
git arrested in way dat would give
me de advantages of de right kind
of penitentiary"
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The March climate has given especial
interest to reports of threatened strike
in the anthracite coal fields.
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"Dais one thing 1 likes about prize
fights" said Uncle Eben. "None of
de fighters tries to fool anybody by
pertendin' he's fghtin' foh a prin-
ciple."
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Neither army nor navy will lack any
thing that advice or criticism can sup
ply.
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Electric
Aids.

" hich announced the war to the armies
of France. Devoid of the oratorics!
artifice which Bonaparte employed by
instinct the order was brief and bare.
as becomes an urgent order, yet the
message OF Gen. Joffre recalled the i'm
perial vigor of Bonaparte's proclama-
ton:
soldiers a troop which cannot ac-
vance should maintain at whatever cost
the conquered ground and die rather
than recoil. In the actual circumstance
no retirement will be tolerated"
Bonaparte's imperial vigor was again
illustrated in Gen. Joffre's interview
at London with the British minister or
foreign affairs, divulged in recent
number of the English Review, on the
authority of NJ. Seton-Watson. While
the Napoleonic qualities of Gen. Joffre
are apparent NJ. Seton Watson fixes the
responsibilities for the abandonment OF
Serbia Zone of the surprises of the
war;, which upset the French ministry
and sent NJ. Delcasse into permanent
retirement.
The Napoleonic vigor of Gen Jonre
is not mere phrase, for without this
vigor and prescience Saloniki would
not be there as great spear IN the
flank of Constantinople-to paralyze an
enemy with ambitions In Egypt. Persia
and India. Oh. CHAlLLE-LoNH-
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which you pay no attention. ''what -
that" asked Giscon. ''lt is that iu all
that prodGious number Of men there is
not n single one who calls himself Ciss
con- And all the Carfhagentans laughed
gayly. II the general could Jest thus,
was it not because he was sure OF VIC
tory
Henry ~ AT INry l5aO) prior to tho
battle. passing in front or his troops,
his hand pointing 10 his white plume,
said. MY children, il the sound ne
'cornettes does not reach YOU by acc!-
dent. this is the signal for rally.
You Will find il always on the route
to honor and victory | am your kuge
you are French; there is the enemy;
let us up and AT them"
The grand conde at Lens GS4D cried
10 the troops in line: Friends have
good courage: remember Rocroy. Fri
bourg and Nordlingue" Bonaparte,
Ralloping in front of the army in
Egypt ltas). and pointing to the
minarets or Cairo and TO the pyramids
on which the rising sun was shining,
said: soldiers. you are going 10 com-
bat the dominators of Egypt. ThiuS
of it-from yondcr heights forty CEN.
turtles LOOK down upon YOU"
The antique harangue was set asids
by Napoleon and transformed into
proclamation Nspoleon's nifty procla-
nations and orders of the day form
the history of his first campaign in
Italy from March -. 1896, TO the SUI
preme adieu to Malmaison, June -.
1915.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
An Experts Opinion.

"Do you drive an automobilei"
"No," replied Mr.. Chuggins
you must never drive an automobile
You've got to coax it."
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Speeches of
Officers.

the authority of the subalterns The
military history of ancient France
abounds in interesting incidents. At
Fleurus $500 regiment badly equip
ped and in rags sulked when ordered
to advance, but finally decided to march
when the officer said: MY friends
here is something to console you-you
have the good fortune to have before
you a regiment clothed anew. Let US
charge them vigorously and reclothe
ourselves"
The commanders of a regiment of Na-
varre eXhorted thus his battalion at
MalplaQuet G109):
Come on. my friends: let us march
a against those gentlemen and commend
ourselves with good heart to our Lady
Strike Hard: she is the patroness OF
greatest miracles. let us have conf
dence in her, she will not fail us. How
many times have we not proved it
Many times the chaplain sermonZed
the troop before the blessing. and the
old subaltern officers who had lost the
habit tand their Latin), yielded to the
chaplain the word.
Children of war" cried the chaplain
of the grenadiers of France. mot
withstanding the audacity in your
souls, humble yourselves before the
Seignor. He alone can give you the
victory" But at times the preacher
was absent. and il was necessary not
TO give the troop time to reflect. and
thus the lieutenant colonel of the regi-
ment. dAuvergne. cried:
soldiers all. the abbey tells you there
is no salvation for towards. Nive Ia
roll" and that apostrophe was perhaps
more effective than any harangue In
the conciones.
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Napoleon's
Harangues.

Mosaic harausue. the chief chosen If
God TO exercise His justice and HIS
works. Napoleon has not learned his
part from the Bible: he names God only
ehce in these proclsmations and then
discreetly as divine Justice" sol
diers," he proclaimed. after Schoen-
brunn (May 13. 1909, and the capiur.
of Vienna. 'let us he good to the poor
peasants and to this good people who
have SO many rights to our esteem.
Let us not entertain any pride over our
success. Let us see a proof Of that
divine Justice which Furnishes the un-
grateful and the perjurer"
The morning after the victory Of
Essling rso9) Napoleon terminated his
proc,ama tion to the army by these
words: Soldiers the Austrian army or
Italy. which a moment stained by i,S
presence my provinces. which had tho
preteusion to break my crown of iron.
dispersed beaten. destroyed by your ef-
forts. will be an example OF the truth
Of that device: 'Dio me la diede guai a
chi la tocca" tGod has given il TO me
evil be to him who touches it.p
This proclamation was prepared aud
printed in advance. to be distributed
simultaneously to the different corps.
thus the proclamation addressed to the
land forces in Egypt from his head
quarters on the Orient was dated 4
Messidor. year vi June %. 1881. II
was constituted as an order TO the
army and dated June 80. the day Of the
debarkment
The hero. who did not forget the peo-
pie when he spoke TO soldiers. pro-
claimed at Sheraseo tApril is. 1880:
People of Italy, the French army
comes to break your chains: the French
people is the friend OF all peoples: come
to il then with confidence; your prop
erty. your religion and your usages will
be respected"
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Ignorance About
Foreign Ports.

Gated. may have
Foreign Ports. Thoroughly drilled
these financially successful gentlemen
in the three Rs but they seem to
have been strangely uncommunicativeo on
the subject of geography. At any rate,
whatever the source of education, In
Gle Sam. through hie Department of
Commerce, has found many of our ex-
porters inexplicably at sea on details
concerning foreign-and even some do
mestic-territory which Is supposed I"
be commonplace knowledge to the
merest schoolboy or the grammar
grades. Through its publications that
reach business men the Commerce De-
partment is constantly striving to ham
mer corrections for the more common
of the errors into the consciousness OF
shippers.
porters is to send carefully prepared
advertising literature in Spanish to
Jamaica. which happens to be so Eng
lish that even the negro laborers OF
the island speak our language with a
broad "a" that puts Bostonians to
shame. Hundreds of pounds of this
Spanish advertising matter. which is
about as useful to the English business
man of Jamaica as Greek or Sanscrit
would be. are thrown away each year
ice to the Americans who pay fancy
prices for the preparation.
Another group of biunders is made
in regard to Porto Rico, over which
the American flag has been hying for
more than a decade and a half seem
inaly without the knowledge of some
Americans Carloads of mall are sent
to the island every year addressed 10
United States consulates-institutlo
which exist only in foreign countries.
tcal
shippers is that many Of them care
fully affix f1ve-cent stamps-foreign
postaEe-to every letter they send 10
Porto Rico, thus throwing away cents
merce estimates that several thousand
dollars is needlessly spent In TINS way
every year.
What can be done toward making a
malaria infested region healthful by
the taking OF judicious
M-Lt;,~ and practical sanitary
measures at no great cost
Malarla. was first demonstrated in
Panama. Now, with the lesson once
learned on tho faraway isthmus and its
s;pnifcance emphasized and made dra-
matte by Its association with the cen
tury's greatest engineering feat. the
,one-neglected fight against malaria
is being taken up in earnest in numer-
ous communities back home. In this
movement the United States health
service is playing an important part
encouraging the work as well as di-
recttng and participating In certain
One of the first steps taken by the
public health service in this field was
in a group of small mill towns in North
Carolina, including Roanoke Rapids.
where malaria conditions were so bad
through 1913 that the health officer ap
pointed by the mills to provide medical
care for their employees called on the
service for advice. Experts were inn
mediately sent, and after going into
the situation thoroughly, made de-
tailed suggestions. These have since
been followed out. and the results, as
disclosed by recent resurvey OF the
community by the public health service.
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Bayard's
Address,

pie? 1t seems to me that
If we were in meadow. with nothing
before US but ditch of four feet. still
we might fight a whole day before be-
ing defeated. But. thank God. we have a
wall and rampant. where, | think. be-
fore our enemies place their feet many
of them will sleep in the ditch"
Julius Caesar in the midst of his vic
tories was always certain of repressing
rebellion or indiScipline by disdain and
tie application of the word "quirites.
the Roman word for civilian. as if to
say, You are civilian, but not SOL
der.
Germanicus used Caesars formula
successfully What name shall ] give
to this turbulent crowd that surrounds
me? Shall | call you soldiers: You
have besieeed an enemy the son of
YOUR emperor. Citizens You have
trampled under your feet the authority
of the senate: the laws even of war,
the sound character of ambassador, the
laws of nations. And this is the first
legion holding its standards from IT,
berius You also, soldiers of the TWEEN
tieth, companions of his victories, en-
riched by his generosity, you thus re
pay your general with such gratitude"
'It is not by mutiny,'' declared Bona
parte to Kleber's division that mu-
tined at Zaouy. Egypt I799). that you
will remedy the ills of which you COM
plain: at the worst it were better to
plunge your head in the sand and die
with honor than to give yourselves up
to disorder and indiscipline.'
No great commander since Julius
Caesar knew better than Napoleon the
art OF inspiring emulation and enthu-
siasm in his diverse legions (when his
army was composite one). The ha-
rangues that Thucydides, Quintius Cur
thus. Tacitus and Tacitus Livy have
produced are far too polite to be COM
nrehensible to the soldier in camp,
however much they may serve as mod
els of rhetoric. They are lacking, in
deed. in the essentials brevity and SIM
plicity.
Leonidas at Thermopylae heard the
sentinel cry: Here are the Persians
who approach us" and he replied: And
we also-we approach them" Hannibal
before the battle of Cannes twitted Gis-
con- who expressed establishment at the
number OF the Romans There is some
thing more astonishing still. Giscon."
said Hannibal, lin frowning. and TO
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While Napoleon has incorporated ths
style OF the Roman harangue Of tho
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Today the electric wire has suppressed
distance; the will of the chief may be
known and his voice heard
Electric on all parts of the line In a
-. telephone message. as the
Aus. order of September 9, 1915.
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In no period has the soldier been per-
mitted to march blindly to battle
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At this time fifty years ago the coun-
try was in the grip of a natural de-
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Comrades. shall it be said of us
as reproach that Mezieres was lost
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TIL little red schoolhouses. in which
many of our self-made captains of in
The sun., 1916-12-04
US. LOAN TO CHINA
FOUGHT BY ENTENTE
Great Britain, France and ia
pan Back Up Protest by
Monopoly Group.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3,-The British.
French and japanese Ministers at Pekin.
II became known here to-day, are sup-
porting the bankers OF their countries
In protests to China against the S5,OOO,-
900 loan arranged by that Government.
former quintuple group which obtained
a practical monopoly OF Chinese loans
for administrative purposes. through the
loan agreement of April. 1913, com
new American loan on tho ground that
it violated that agreement.
II commonly had been supposed tina
the bankers were acting on their initia-
tive and the information to-day that
they are being supported by their Gov
ernments oused surprise. both at the
State Depa rtment and az the Chinese
Legation. neithe: OF which had official
confirmation.
II is explained. however, that practi-
cally all loans or financial arrangements
with China are liable to some sort OF
complaint by other interested parties
and that In the present instance every
care was taken not to violate previous
agreements. Section II of the agree
ment which Is alleged to have been vio-
lated refers, II IL pointed out, 70 loans
based on the salt tax, while the present
loan was secured by the tobacco and
wine taxes, and to loans for administra
tive purposes. AS tho present loan is
for Industrial purposes. 1t Is therefore
not felt here that there Is any good basis
for a protest.
The Chicago loan Is said to have been
oversubscribed three times before the
books were closed. and it Is thought
practically that a second will follow
shorty. The Pekin Parliament, In APP
proving this transaction, authorized
American loans to Il total OF $40, 600, 900,
which has been the amount understood
To be desired by China