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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Sues Electric Company
For Husbands Death

To recover damages in the sum OF
10000 for the death OF her husband,
Wallace Whitaker. Ethel Davis Whit
aker, admlnistratrix of his estate, today
filed suit In this District Supreme Court
against the Potomac Electric Power
Company.
The plaintiff alleges that Whitaker
came to his death April last when he
come In contact with, wires carrying
more than 1900 Voluts in Emerson street
near Arkansas avenue northwest.
The power company Is charged with
negligence in not properly insulating
the wires and with failure 10 safeguard
pedestrians from contact with them
while in the street.
The petition was filed by Attorney w.
Gwynn Gardiner and F. r. Gibbs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
mine SANK S|L|US,
OFFICIAL VIEW HERE
State Department, In View Of
Conflicting Reports, inclined
to Doubt Torpedo.

The state Department inclined today
to believe the Norwegian bark Sllius.
with Americans aboard, was sunk by a
mine, not torpedo, az first reported
Press dispatches conflicted; official
word on this point was expected at any
time from the Havre consul.
Meantime, the department took into
account that Havre roads, where the 81
Illus sank. Ii thickly mlne-strewn. More
over, officials said FIRST reports were
nkly to jump at conclusions Of torpe-
doing.
The consul. threw no new liRbt unou
his previous report that the vessel had
been torpedoed without warning.
Hartman. Of stfi Coral street. PhllS sSer
phia, was verified In cablegram, today
from the Havre consul.
Hartman Ia now in a hospital in A
satisfactory condition. Three persons,
the cablegram showed, persisted. They
were two Norwegians, Including the
captain; and q Dane.
Monahan. American crew members
sailed on Saturday on the steamer Tex
andrier, due at New York April 1.
inc slilus was not armed. Her cargo
was grain and she carried no passen-
gers. The crew totaled seventeen.
Should II be proved later that n Ger.
man submarine torpedoed the bari,
without warning, endangering the lives
OF seven American sailors. Germany, II
was said, on the best German authority
today, undoubtedly win disavow Inc
act OF the submarine commander anc
make all reparation required.
NO report on the incident has been re.
Selved by the German and Austrian EN-.
bassies. They are waiting for informa.
ton from the State Department or III,
Norwegian legation.
II Is declared that any idea that Tn,
sinking OF the Silius has bearing on tho
armed merchantmen decree OF March
reports. was not armed and flew the flas
OF q neutral nation. SO the Germani
would, have no purpose In destroyinI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Baltimore Theater Official
Dimes Washington Party

A party OF Washing tonians were the
guests OF Frank Ford, treasurer OF
the Gayety Theater. in Baitimore last
SON OF John T Ford. OF Fords SrAnd
Opera House In that city, and during
their stay they witnessed presenta-
ton OF -. W. Griffith's great PHOTO
play spectacle, "rhc Birth OF Ma
lion"
Following this. they were enter
toined at the evening performance Of
Harry Hastings Rurlesquers.. which
shows at the Gayety this week. the
puckatein. Harry Ward. and Ernest
Johnston
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Italians Prepare
Way for Advance
Big Guns Tear Up Austrian En-
tanglements On the Isonzo
Front.

LONDON, March H.-Intense Italian
artillery firing along the Isonzo front Is
Apparently a prelude TO an important
action, the Rome correspondent of the
Times reports today.
The Italian gunners have blasted
away enemy entanglements, the dis
patches say, and the Austrian artillery
is replying less vigorously. The Italian
Censorship prevents the sending of more
details, the correspondent adds.
Exclusive Rome dispatches to the
United Press yesterday reported the
sudden resumption of lighting on the
isonzo front, particularly at Goritz, and
limited that an important battle was
about to begin.
An officiaT statement from the Aus
trlan war office several hours later
corroborated these dispatches, report
ing Italian artillery activity along the
entire Isonzo front.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
R|DICULE GERMAN
PEACE PROPOSALS
London Papers Comment on
Terms Carried to President
Wilson by Col. House.

LONDON. March 14.-The London
newspapers comment at length this at
ternoon on reports OF German peace
terms carried to President Wilson by
Colonel House, transmitted In dis
patches from washington. They gem
orally ridicule the German proposals.
Peace may be made In the not dis
tant future. btu not by Berlin" says
the Evening Standard.
Germany will not dictate terms Of
peace. and II will be we'll for Washing
ton to observe proper confluence when
the time comes" says the Globe.
The Pail Mall Gazette says the Ger
man idea for proper peace terms is a
fantastic. dream"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Masonic Funeral For
Rev. Charles L. Bragaw

Funeral services for the Rev.
Charles L. Bragaw, who died in New
from the residence Of his father. NIL
liam M. Bragaw. at oil o street
northwest at gao y. m. tomorrow.
Internient will be under the anaDI.es
Ct Pentaipha Lodge No. %. r. A.
A.. M.
Mr.. Bragaw was ordained n Pres.
byterian minister in this city. Be
sides his father. he Is survived by a
wife and three childran
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Sons of Confederate
Veterans Meet Tonight

Business and entertainment will be
melted out in equal portions to the
members of the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans at the monthly meeting at
Confederate Memorial Hall tonight.
The business meeting II regarded
as OF sufficient importance fer the
Officers TO urge as large an attend
aflco as possible. When the busine rs
In disposed of there will be a smok
cr and an interesting program of ad-
dresses and music.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Collier to Bring Home
Consul McNeely's Body

The collier Sterling will bring home
the body OF Consul McNeely. who died
In the sinking OF the Persia. the Navy
Department announced today.
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HISTORIC TREND IS
TOWARD SHORT WAR

LONDON. Feb. % CBy mail).-The fol-
lowing discussion OF the length Of wars
as tending to throw light on the dura-
tlon OF the present conflict 10 from the
literary supplement OF the London
! or recent times wars have tended to
be shorter than they were. The Austro-
Prussian war Of 1885 was an extreme
case, but each OF the two Balkan wars
were the Serbo- bulgarian war OF lySb,
and the Turco-Greek war OF lSf.
These Balkan conflicts were the wars OF
the little peoples, but the giants were
almost as expeditious'
! The Crimean war, In which three
great land one growingD Buropea4
powers were involved, was matter OF
little more than a year; ten weeks suf-
need for the war OF Italian liberation
in 1869. and the Franco Prussian war
was practically decided In the month
between saarbruck. on August .. and
Sedan, on September 2. although Paris
stood out till the end OF January.
Wars of Uniform Length.
Other wars Of the last half century
were hardly less brief; the world SEEM
ed bent on showing that there was, after
all, a norm for the duration OF wars,
and that It was about year or eight
cen months.
These were the limits of the multitu-
dinous wars of 1s4s-4e. Of the Russo
Turkish war Of 1s7-7S, Of the Chino
japanese war Of 1894. OF the Spanish
American war OF 1893. Of the Russo
japanese war Of 19O4-05, and Of. the
Turco-Italian war OF 1si1-12.
The 3oer war Of 1sos-lsO2 ran for two
years and a half, but there was some
justification for the lord chancellor who
described its later phases as "a sort OF
war"
or that sort was much Of the fighting
in the Greek war of liberation, which
nominally lasted from 1871 to 1877. and
can be easily explained as an excep-
tion TO the normal brevity OF nine
tenth century wars:
The greatest of all the wars between
1878 and 1914 does not, however, con-
form TO the nineteenth century rule OF
brevity. The American civil war lasted
four years.
Long Wars in Modern Times.
Such a duration OF the present war
would not make It long in the eyes of
the student OF history to him. IL II
lasted four years, II would still be
short for the brevity of war Is but
vnndan nhannmanOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Long Wars in Modern Times.

Such a duration. of the present war
would not make II long in the eyes of
the student OF history to him, II IL
lasted four years. II would still be
short, for the. brevity of war Is but
a modem phenomenon.
Even the nineteenth century began
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20
when the western farmer is gettinpe,
dollar and half for bushel Of
he must naturally expect 10 pay more for

when the western farmer is gettinp,
dollar and half for bushel Of
he must naturally expect 10 pay morsf for
what be has to buy.
We may be sure that 10 transportation
in trade and commerce at the close Of
the European war that we shall pass
thsssgh some rough waters. We shall
certainly need steady hand at the
wheel, trained officers and expert sailors.
Tue contests Of peace are greater than
those Of war. Shall We keep our doors
wide open to European trade or shall we
put guards at the doorways? Shall We
admit all sorts of goods free from Europe
in competition with our own labor, not
withstandiag any tariffs that they may
employ against US? In the peace times
before the war broke out the democratic
tariff fa4ed as commercial enterprise
and failed as a revenue measure. What
will be ITS effect when the war conditions
cease? We want to bny and sell but le,
US share in'making prices.
Democratic free trade means for trade
to care for itself. Republican protection
means that we protect our trade. w.
will need protection after this war
Voters, help make prices IN November
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR

No news is good news. So Tar as pro.
gress is concerned there Is but little to
chronicle of this weeks operations. The
cannon roar assaults and counter as
saults, heavy fighting here and there,
with only dead and wounded as results
All along the lines there have been no
advances of importance as the maps
show. Perhaps in this particular res
pect the fact that the Austrians have
not made farther progress in the inva-
sion of Roumania is the most significant.
For time it looked as though Rouma.
MIA was due to suffer as Serbia suffered,
but though threatened at several points
along her boundaries, it is now claimed
that the invaders are checked.
Greece appears to be torn to pieces in
ternally with the practical control of
affairs in the hands of the ententes. A
provisional government favorable to the
allies has been set up but the population
seems divided in sympathies.
The real history of the recent advance
OF the British along the Somme is now
being read in the long lists Of casualties
printed in the Canadian papers. These
lists have been coming in for the last
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three weeks by the hundred, ono day
being fourtetsa hundred in number.
Each name priated in these long lists
means sorrow to some Canadian homo
and family.
German ,sathorities claim that the
French and English assaults along the
Somme cost them two million Casualties.
This may %e exaggerated to some ex.
tent, bstt .even with q large per cent
taken awsy the loss isenormous. When
it is considered what the German.Aus
trian losses must have also been when
We also compare the probable losses te
the Germans, Austrians, French aud
British in the similar Verdun campaign,
then va get totals. that are so great thu.
one wonders why tho war does not cruu
BILE totfragments by'its own destruction
But we also do know that such deetrxc
ton means peace is but {. question d
time and not q question of the wishes d
the generals or the statesman 10 author
ity. The latter may not be ready'fo1
peace for some time yet. but death ii.
making peace ia ,.all the fighting tsrces
right now.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20

The New York World, most rabid of
Hughes haters, is much perturbed be.
cause Republican papers are quoting
from the will of its former owner, the
late Joseph Pulitzer. naming Hughes as
one of the executors of his estate. The
World says that Pulitzer may have con.
.sidered Hughes good man for executor
of his estate, but that does not indicate
an opinion that he would make good
president. Now comes the disclosure
that Pulitzer not only wanted Hughes to
serve as an executor, without bonds, in
managing an estate that included the
World property. but also predicted that
he would some day be President And
Pulitzer was far wiser man than the
present managers of the World.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20
DON'T SUPPORT THE
COUNTY TICKET,

The -Nonpartisan Leader, the official
organ Of the Nonpartisan party, came
out last week in leading editorial dis
claiming any interest in or supporting
,apyscounty candidates for Office. The
same they contend about the national
ticket. The following is an extract from
the, editorials:
1.-The League has not indorsed any
candidates for the United States senate
or for congress. 1t is not supporting OF
opposing either Hughes or Wilson. 1t
is not taking any part in national poll
tics nor in county politics. Don't be
Imisled about this. II anybody tells you
''the League is for Hughes" or .'the
League is Tor McCumber,' or 1.-THE Lea
que Is for Burke" or 1.-THE League Is for
Wilson" tell him he is mistaken"
We understand that some Of the local
candidates are working the Nonparllsau
idea very strong by claiming they are en-.
dorsed by the league.
Inasmuch as the Nonpartisan Leader
goes to practically every member of the
organization, we call their attention to
the editorial on page l3 for veritication
of our statement.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20

Twice 10 have cent armed lorcss TO that
unhappy country.

Twice 10 have sent armed lorcss 70 that
unhappy country.
We presume that this was done TO
ksep<this country ''out ol war; though
usually that is an act Of var. Once our
armed forces after lighting and killing
some Mexicans and having some Amer.
loans killed, the troop ships were with
drawn. What they went for, what they
get, are still matters Of conjecture. But
'ss the democratic papers are sayiag,
'~Mr. Wilson kept US that time out ol
war" just now there is large THAT il
quite large) American army in Mexico
What they went there for and what they
are doing there may be question iol
the future historians to solve. We have
an army in Mexico, apparently aadel
orders of the ''defacto" government there
at least in what direction they shal
march when they do march, which order.
have already beea enforced by the killing
and woundlng and dispurslng Of a com
pany OF regular u. s. soldiers. Blu,
thankfully, 1--WE have been kept from
war with Mexsco." The only reason
that we have not been at war with Mex
leo is that tor the last five or six year.
there has been 10 Mexico, .ecause /.
countr, without q regular government
isn't country.
But We tire. These things have beer
in the newspapers for years and months
The history proves that while. .Mr. Wilson
may be '.good man. that he is veal
and vacillatng. We have plenty o
troubles coming. Do we want goo,
man or strong man t. steer the ship o
state through troubled waters.
strength or weakness the most dangerou
in times OF trouble?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20

Is there any significance in the fact
that the next day after it was announced
that former Republican senator Henry
Clay Hansborough would come to North
Dakota and take charge of the Wilson
Clubs-rineteen legislative candidates
on the Democrat and Socialist tickets
withdrew from the field?-Mountaineer.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-20
HIGH PRICES.

The high cost of living is a serious
question OF the day. Every week or
month prices tor all commodities grow
upwards. While all wonder why, while
we all wonder when it wiAstop, yet each
and all of US are doing our best to in
crease the general rise.
We buy and sell with commodities.
We use the dollar AS a vehicle but in
reality We just exchange goods with
each other. 1t may be labor alone. it
may be wheat, it may be cloth, it may
be sugar, it may be anything of value.
But each person has something to
sell, each has something to buy. Natur.
ally each one tries to get as much as
possible for what he has to sell and to
buy as cheaply as possible. That Is, TO
part with as little of his own product to
obtain all he possibly can of the other
fellows products.
Hence we say, We are all working to-
gether to make ''high cost of living"
while we wonder why things rise In
price. If it were not for the great bal
ance wheel of trade supply and de.
mand" the upward tendencies of all
goods would be unlimited. As express
ed in dollars, prices would continue to
soar to unheard of extents-but IN the
final analysis we would still be buying
ten or fifteen yards of cotton cloth with
a 'bushel of wheat. A days common
labor would buy so many pounds of
-four, SO much tea or coffee, or a pair of
shoes. So that after all, things would
not relatively cost more but the dollar
price would be larger.
But in this upward scaling of prices,
all things do not rise equally or proper.
tlonately. Usually, labor comes last,
and other things vary much in the up
hill race.
But history proves that sometime this
upward movement will stop and that
prices will fall again. At the present
time no one believes that prices will or
can remain AS high as now; many are
looking TOR a reversal when peace comes.
Undoubtedly the close of this great war
which has caused demands on labor and
manufacturing that has to consider.
able extent demoralized the general
course of trade and commerce, will have
an equally demoralizing effect when the
demand for war material ceases.
But the rise in prices cannot be al,
together blamed to the war. The trend
upwards was very strong for several
years before the war. Critics of social
differ in their prophesies of the
future and they may we'll be uncertain
because of so many new elements that
will appear when peace is declared,
Several millions Of men will be turned |
into the paths of peace and instead of
destroying will become producers. The
poverty of the nations of the old world
after the expenditures and waste will /
also be factor in several ways. The
question of immigration and emigration
IS also beirg discussed. Many of the
ruined peasantry will desire to come to
America, while on the other hand many
Europeans now here will 60 back to help
restore and find better market for their
abor across the water in the work of
In this article We are not trying to
answer the questions raised as to Why
and when Of high prices. but just to show
bow complicated the question " But
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Official Directory
U 8 Senators ~ acqn,,;,,.. aSrenns
u 8 Represen. HEHelreao,,

OfflC10l directory
! Us .!,,sss R,,ss:e.en- htHHssiSsss%sossf !;
secretary Of state-Thomas Hail :
state CreesurerGGy3hn tsteen
Attorney GeneralIHE ] Linde .
Railroad Com. APN n Anderson ,
4, naassioners vi 4 stnas,rar saan ,
supt of of Pub Inst-Eg Taylor
= Judges Of Supreme IA N christasn
{ 1T Burke ~
+ JlE b Goss
: JudGe 7thJ ud. .DtstAwJ Kneesasaw :
STATE SENATOR
u A ] MtFadden, Neehe.
REPRESENTATIVES
LIST District $Mas:ss' 81 E;as:Ssfs S!sfsss Sssss'
= ton
COUNTY OFFICIALS
= states Attorney--WmM Mel Muccanie
SheriH-Chas Atkinson
Audftor-Wn. w -sFelson
TrensurerLH21 1h Gibson
8 Reeister of Deeds--Geo Roadheuse
County Judke-H G Wick
Surweyor-HermanC Campbell
Supt of; SchOOls-C Jones
Cosoncr-Fsnnk w. Deason
Public Adnlin'r-Elis ThorwAadson
1st4A B Purdy. Toilette
co,,,+v 2nd-.yK Olafson. G1dar.
s Eosssy srd-:Adam Norton, paval'r
s Soe 4th4W ] Watts Leroy
l5th-Jos Morrison DBayton
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
Alex. Morrison, Collector
Robert Morrison Special Deputy
] 4 Metsen~ss,,,e atagyey Deputies
s e r RusseaINmmiaration Inspector
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COUNTY

COUNTY
Sheriff
CHARLES ATKINSON
Auditor
WIN. w. FELSON
Treasurer
HUGH GIBSON
Register of Deeds
GEORGE ROADHOU&E
States Attorney
w. ]. BURKE
County Judge
H. G. WICK
Public Administrator
GEORGE PETERSON
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STATE
Governor
LYNN J. FRAZIER
Lieutenant Governor
A. T. KRAABEL
Secretary of State
THOMAS HALL
State Auditor
CARL r. KOSITZKY
State Treasurer
JOHN STEEN
Attorney General
WIN. LANCER
Commissioner of Insurance
S. A. ILSNESS
Commissioner of Agriculture
JOHN N. HAGAN
Commissioners of Railroads
NJ. J. JOHNSON
S. J. AANDALL
CHARLES w. FLEICK
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LEGISLATIVE

LEGISLATIVE
Senator LIST District,
A. ]. McFADDEN.
Representatives 1st District
N. w. HUSBAND.
HENRY GEIGER.
p, H. MCMILLAN.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY
rzza1s. sa.oo FER AxNva

WARDWBEL . THOMPSON.
F. A. Wardweil. G!G. Thompso,
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CONGRESSIONAL
U. S. Senator
p. J. MCCUNBER
Congressman
HI. T. HELGESON
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Raputdlcan Ticket.
NATIONAL
President
CHARLESE. HUGHES
Vice President
CHARLES Nv. FAIRBANKS