davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

The military expert who predicts q
long war now merely confirms popu.
lar impression and produces no sur.
PRISE
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

Satisfactory food prevention meth.
DDS await the arrival of the genius
who can train water to run up hill.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

you must think If you live," says a
Philadelphia professor. A lot of us are
dyins, then, and don't know it.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

Now the crab wants to be protected
and yet everyone knows it is back
ward in coming forward.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

A Frenchman declares America
lacks poets. She has many other good
points. too.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
A fountain pen IL mightier than the
eword-if there's ink In It.

L Anyway. the war never remains the
Same long enough to cause ennui.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

Why is 1t that so few girls can be
induced to take an interest in suffrage
before they are thirty7
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

It seems too bad that an inquiry a.
ways has to start after the thing hap
pens E
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

Clean Feed and Water.
Clan feed and water are necessar.
ipf the chickens.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

Charcoal Helps Poultry.
Feed plenty Of charcoal. a. It II
one Of the best things for keeping thu
poultry healthy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-06

ID this that the private citizen Of
this country could study.
The fund Is made up entirely Of
voluntary contributions in amounts
Of from 10 cents to II 900 each month
by citissns. The men and women
who make these contributions do re-
gard Il ~ . real privilege to help
the empire. The women are satisfied
to wear last years clothes, the men
cut out their Injuries. =
The fund IL administered by vol
unteer officers. Each town has il
fund. The chief banker ID the treas
urer and makes the disbursements.
A central body oversees the dis
bursements. An allotment Of IS ID
made to every dependent wife and
mother, and IS for every dependent
child. providing that no allotment
for any one family amounts to more
than $50 per month.
The fund needed In the District Of
Columbia today for this same pur.
pose 10 not moro than 5000 per
month. There are more than 800, ZOO
people living in the District. Ter
cents each from 100000 people
would amount to six times more than
ID needed.
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Europe Is Getting Ready
For Big Trade After War

In America there has been a per-
sistent tendency-not only among pro-
fessional pacifsts and politicians, but
also In the case ~ bankers. financiers,
and economists who have not been In
personal touch with the situation across
the Atiantie-to picture the beliiserent
countries after the war as depopulated,
dfsorganized. crushed with debt. and
generally crippled in the matter of
carrying on business at home and
abroad. says the Engineering Magazine.
This attitude on the part OF the pa
cihsts and the general run OF our poll
ticians will matter very little one way
or the other. America. like Europe. IL
coming to ignore the views OF these as
class even when II does not distrust
their intentions-but for those who are
themselves playing a part direct or in
win share Of the worlds trade. II 10
In order to get truer perspective.
The present struggle. In spite of It's
magnitude and a formidable array Of
pessinists to the contrary. does not
promise TO develop into another Thirty
any OF the present neutrais on the side
Of the allies will tend to shorten rather
than to lengthen II.
1t is not at all difficult to conceive OF
contingencies under which hostilities
fall. and peace BY the middle Of 1917 is
much more than probable. Let US take
the latter date. to be on the safe side.
The point for American exporters.
bankers. and manufacturers to get we'll
In mind Is that our two greatest com
mercial rivals. Great Britain and Ger
many. far from being depopulated. dis
! organized. or industrially crippled by
the middle. or even the end. of 1917.
will. In spite of their huge war debts
and the killing of MANY thousands OF
| their men. be In a stronger position to
wage an aggressive war for world trade
than ever before.
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DOG TAGS ISSUED TO
D. c. MEN At FRONT
Aluminium Identification Plates
Given All Members Of Hos.
pitaI and Signal Corps.
WARREN. Aris.. July ..

WARREN. Arts. July =.
Editor Soldiers Letter Box:
Members OF the Field Hospital and
Signal corps units Of the organized mill
tia stationed at this place have been
issued aluminium Identification tags to
DO worn around the neck. They are
stamped with the name. rank. and or
ganization Of the wearer. Each soldier
Of the regular service has one Of these
discs; their purpose Is to identify quick
ly the sick and wounded found on the
battlefelds. They are popularity known
as dog tags among the enlisted men.
The same system prevails among the
conflicting armies OF Europe.
There is much satisfaction In the
camp OF the signal Corps over II; re-
lated wire laying reel carts. which
carry about four miles Of this material;
along the highways adjacent to this
place. Don Luis. Muril Hill, and the VI
these problems with the Twenty second
infantry. who are working out series
OF field maneuvers upon supposedly
In this Instance the command took up
near the clubhouse. From this salient
connection was made In a southeasterly
direction toward Corta. and then to the
place OF beginning. At this stage OF
the game continental code messages
were sent out over this line Of commu-
nication and relayed back to the circuit
base station. In regard to time, snappy
team work and general efYiciency. the
performance was rated by regular army
officers acting as umpires as excellent.
AT the height Of all this military dis
play Of violence and control. section No.
8. with Corporal Taller acting as chief
OF section; Private Dyer. and the
writer's were lucky enough to pick W
an addition to the company's already
large representation of the animal and
] insect world in the person Of one 'Pri.
, vate Jinyx." a full-grown centipede OF
the thousand legs variety. measuring
from tip to tail a good six inches In
| length. This specimen Is considered Q
rare object Of interest, and Ia causing
great deal OF excitement Throughout
the militia contingent.
| HERBERT C. GEORGE.
| Corporal. Field Hospital No. 1. o. NJ
d. c.
IRVING T. c. NEWMAN.
First class Private Troop A. 8. c
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LESSON FROM CANADA

Citizens who are able to do SO but
who have hesitated about subscrib-
ing to the fund for the care of de-
pendent families of militiamen in
the field, might profit by a study Of
what the people Of Canada have done
IN this respect.
The usual comment when such ad-
vice is given to a private citizen is
that Canada is at war, and this
country is not. But conditions with
regard to the militia are exactly
what conditions in war time would
be. Considering the travail through
which Canada passed in getting her
resources flowing in the proper d.
rection for efficient help in the war,
It would seem that the very fact that
this country is not at war would
argue for organization Of those
forces that would be called upon in
case Of war.
There is such a thing as prepared.
ness for the responsibilities of the
stay-at-homes as we'll as for the re-
sponsibilities Of the men at the front
One responsibility of the stay-at
homes will be caring for the depend
ents Of those who 60. At the pres
ent time there are approximate!
100000 militiamen in active service
In time of war there would be on,
or two million.
The relief work of Canada, in ad
dition to the separation allowance o
$40 for every wife or mother from
the central government. and the com
pulsory allotment of one-half Of hi
pay from every officer and enliste
man, includes the patriotic fund. I
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Flees From Chicago To
Rochester to Woo Sleep

ROCHESTER,. n. Y. Aug. 6.-Resist-
ing every effort of the man who found
him sleeping In a shed. to wake him.
William Doyle. from Hartford. Conn,
was transported. still steadily Saving
wood" to a cell In police headquarters,
where he did not wake until more than
twelve hours later.
He needed some shaking even then,
but finally stretched himself and said I:
well, we got 1t cool enough so that
a man could rest at least. Ny home Is
In the East, but was in Chicago. II
was so hot there that nobody could
sleep; over 100 In the shade during the
day and around 80 at night. jumped
a freight and got out Of there. and have
been travelling ever since. Last night
I reached town and found II really cool.
/ don't wonder you couldn't wake me
up. II was the first good sleep l grabbed
off in three weeks"
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MR.. ROBINS REASONS

; Raymond Robins was . Democrat
0nobrs hs became . member OF the
Progressive party; one Of the con-
sldsrsble number Of Democrats who
dluns to the party, despite convic-
t3sa that IL was not constructively
caSsbls, but who were willing to
wsek with any organization that rep
resented persistent opposition to the
"a standpat Republicanism Of .
6scade ago.
Hrssirng away from the Demo-
unEs, he naturally went over to the
Progressive party. Now he declares
for Tho Republican party and TOR
Hushes, and the reason u that no
Ssnsidsfs the Republican party has
bssn reorganised into the most pro-
s1VouAve and the most ehicient po-
Neasal organization that the coun-
~ possesses.
{ Absorbing as the great mass Of
Independently disposed voters stand
ou\ this question, the country will
safln itself with Republicans or
Democrats this autumn. Mr.. Robins
declaration Is especially significant
because he IL one Of the most widely
Known intellectual Progressives, and
enc Of the most independent. He has
Q greet following in Illinois, - he
psoved when he ran for Senator
thsre. He il . leader Of the labor
masses, especially the most intelli-
ssut elements of organized labor.
His declaration for Hughes 10 there.
fess much more than one mans pro
nouncement; It is indication Of q
llrye and highly important drift Of
thought and Of votes.
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ALEXANDRIA REGATTA
PLANS TAKE SHAPE
Delay In Publishing Program
Due to Doubt Of Potomac
Clubs Participation.

ALEXANDRIA. Aug. 6.--Through its
officers and the regatta committee.
the Old Dominion Boat Club 10 shap-
ing the program for its regatta-recep-
ton to be given next Saturday on the
river front, and which, 1t 10 expected.
two hundred and nifty invited guests
will attend.
1t 10 not certain that the Potomac
Boat Club. OF Washington. which has
been invited to take part in the re-
gatta. will send down q crew to par
ticipate, but 1t 10 expected that def
mite answer will be received from the
Washington canoeists early this week.
Indications point to the sayest affair
Of lie kind that has been given In Sow
eral years In this city. A number Of
funny stunth. besides the regular races
and aquatic contests and exhibitions.
are served. = large dance will b stveni
In the club house.
At q number of the local churches to-
day visiting ministers are filling pulpits
nthe abeenco Of regular pastors on va
u conducting services at st. Paui's p.
q. Church during August. there being
no Sunday evening services. and the
Rev. J. NJ. Nourse held services and
preached this morning at the Second
Presbyterian Church. here also there
gust. J. c. MeFadden held services
this morning at the First Baptist
Church. and the Rev. q. L. Allen FIJI
cd the pulpit this evening. Ensign Cole
man. OF the local branch Of the Saliva
ton Army. preached at both services OF
the Second Baptist Church today
n n atsnsburv. Of this city. IN 4
member Of the committee Of arrange
ments for the annual reunion OF the
Odd Fellows OF virginia. West Vir-
s d rSuT.Ssy a f i.S Mar .nS
which will be attended by a large del
egation Of Odd Fellows from this city.
Plans are being made by the Alex
andrians to leave here Thursday morn
ing.
A deed has been recorded in the office
OF the clerk of the corporation court
transferring a house and lot at Alfred
and Wilkes streets from Mrs. Evelyn
8. Brawner and husband to william w
Arrangements are being made by q
number Of local Baptists to attend tn,
ss..on Which % tns set for
days. beginning August 1s. at Warren
ton, Va. Alexandria has q large repre-
| sentation In the membership Of that or
ganixation and two officers Of the asso
citation arc Aiexandrians. the Rev. Eu
gene B. jackson, pastor of the FRS
and James r. Mansfield. clerk.
| Southern railway, at an early date
will begin the erection Of a large round
house and coaling station in the south
western section Of this city. plans ant
specifications now being prepared. &C
cording to report. II IL expected tina
the new roundhouse will have thirty
two stalls for the storage Of locomo
not entirely suppiant the present round
| house, at Henry and Wolfe streets
The completion Of the roundhouse vii
necessitate a large increase in the loca
| working force.
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PRINCE OF WALES IS
POPULAR WITH ARMY
Has Won Way to Hearts Of
Troops by Unaffected Like
abIeness.

LONDON. Aug. eff the Kinsship
Of England were vacant and elective
there IL little doubt that the Prince Of
Wales would receive the unanimous
vote Of the soldiers at the front.
He has won his way into the hearts
OF not only his fellow-officers but Of
the ordinary soldiers by his democracy,
humaneness. and insistent desire to get
Into things himself.
1t has been a constant worry on the
part Of his fellow-officers to, keep him
reasonably out of danger. and the per-
sistency with which the Little FRINGE"
to get into the front line trenches
caused no small amount of anxiety to
the headquarters stan.
His own feelings In this respect were
expressed in a letter he sent to chum
OF his in England when he was in
Flanders.
"RotteR Being q Prince"
1T Is damned rotten being prince.
he wrote. and then pathetically added:
Every day try to go to the trenches.
but they send me back" ..
A fellow-officer of the Grenadier
Guards. the regiment to which the
prince is gazetted. said:
The prince Is corker. He showed
out: I've come for tea and hope it's
- mentioning the name Of a well
known whisky.
His language IL by no means royal
and he can and does express himself
with a force and picturesaueness that
pilot.
When he makes a mistake or an over
sight he Is quick to acknowledge and
rectify It. A story illustrating this Ii
t1IA 80 IA 10 xyfa n
Accompanied by an officer. his roya
highness cantered by a group of Anzaci
and failed to notice or acknowledg'
their salute.
"one. two. three. four. hve. Six seven
Acknowledges Mistake.
The prince turned to the officer in at
tendance and asked what 1t meant
! When the reason was explained he rod
/ back to the overseas men. pulled up be
fore them. and. with a genial smile an
all the ceremony he could command. re
turned the salute.
In a fash the Australian commando
counted him Sin" again. Mine. eigh,
seven, six. Ave. four. three. two, one
In" ran through their ranks, and tn
/ prince cantered Off to the accompani
ment Of a lusty cheer.
He is extremely observant. as one in
spector at Scotland Yard can testify.
| Whenever the prince crosses or re
crosses to or from France he Is Away
accompanied by a man from the specis
branch of Scotland Yard.
On one OF these trips during III
height OF German submarines activit,
the inspector afterward frankly cor
fessed he didn't like the thought c
being torpedoed, so he took his stand b
a life buoy attached to the rail. opene
his knife and held 1t in his pocket read
for eventualities.
The prince came along. noticed III
situation and smilingly said: "Hell'
rnief. I see you have picked out yo'
life buoy"
The inspector. with a feigned air {
surprise, said: why, / never notice
It,"
Like hell YOU didn't" pleasantly n
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NEW YORK CAR STRIKE

seven thousand carmen on the
trolley lines Of New York city have
walked out. It means congestion Of
The most serious kind on the elevated
and subway lines Of the city; and
suspension Of intramural transit, or
even serious interference with It, H.
one Of the most grave difficulties
that q great city can face.
Yet New York will live through It,
and probably will have better service
al q result. more or less direct. It
appears, as folk at the metropolis
study their situation, that street car
employees there are paid less than al
most anywhere else. The reason is
not made very obvious. We are as
sured that men in the same classifi-
cation as to experience and length
Of service, earn 40 cents more in De-
troit than they do in New York. De-
troit Is quite town at producing
rapid transit facilities; maybe they
dkO COHpCiico w poy WIG hiosOAhCii
high wages to keep 'em from insist
ing on riding in Fords.
But there are other cases more
difficult of explanation. In Cleve-
land and Chicago, where approxima-
ton to municipal ownership and real
municipal control have been estab-
lished, the carmen get better wages
than in New York.
One thing is to be observed pretty
widely. The towns where they have
found means to squeeze the water
out of capital, pay the best wages
New York still has its water in the
capital, and wages seem to be de-
cidedly low.
Washington has ample water ir
the capital of its street railways; anG
Il has been proposed that the waite,
be squeezed out, through application
a public ownership. Why not?
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The Soldiers Letter Box

your correspondent Mr. Guardsmsn You want
informed your whereabouts and they just
what doing
bRadio the Texas border "Some
where that Uncle Sam may send you
those who know you hear from you.
Writing large Of relatives and friends tedious
Job after hiking drilling You can't keep informed OF
all the people wish with individual letters would be
impossible.
THE WASHINGTON TIMES mpihed matters for It
BOX where guarsman
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Induced Girl of Is to
Steal for Her, Charged

CtiICAGO, Aug. t.-Mrs. Florence
Duffy was brought back from North
Chicago, H., and booked on a warrant
charging grand larceny on complaint
Of the parents Of Marine Marine eight
cen years old. Mrs. Duffy has arti-
ficial legs and walks with the aid of
crutches. With Mrs. Margaret Hickey,
who. IL being sought. she 10 said to
have Induced the girl to steal several
hundred dollars from her parents sew
eral weeks ago and to give the money
to them.
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Rare Meat Announced
As a Cure for Malaria

KANSAS. CITY, Mo-. Aug. "a cure
for malaria without the use of the usual
medicines was announced by DR.. e. c.
Armstrong. OF Newborn. N. c.. In his
address before the American osteopath
Association today.
1t consists Of osteopathic treatment
combined with a diet of rare beef DR..
Armstrong declared he had cured HIM
self and several hundred patients Of
malaria In that way.
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Magic Match Burns
Eye of Little Spectator

NEW YORK. Aug. 6-James walsn,
Of Brooklyn. was standing with his
three children in front of booth in
Surf avenue. Conev Island. at which All
Ali. a magician. was giving a perform
ance, The magician asked for a match
and Mr.. Walsh handed him one "a.
the magicion was waving In the direc-
ton OF a small lamp which he held.
slipped from his hand and struck Kath-
crime Walsh. three years old. In the
eve. She Is the daughter Of the man
who furnished the match.
At the Coney Island Hospital II was
said that the girl would lose her left
eye as a result of the accident: Ali vas
arrested on a charge of assault,
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Father Cuts Sons Hand
For Shooting Marbles

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. Stanton skri-
van, Of University City. raker. has
admitted cutting a deep cash between
the first and second fingers on the right
hand of his son. John, twelve years old.
The father was arrested by Chief Of
Police John Willmann. fof University
City.
The cut was ree-quarters of an inch
long The boy tied up his hand and
went 70 the Barter school. where ne is
a pupil. and teacher learned how ne
received the injury,
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Guardsmen Reprimanded.

COLUMBUS. n. NJ. Aug. 6.-Seyernl
reprimands We're given the twenty-eight
Holyoke CMass.) militiamen who signed
camp here. The men repudiated their
complaint. stating they had Nsigncd
merely to help Hugh Clarke out OF a
mess" General Pershing's decision In
the case OF Private Clarke. arrested
under the army order against perniclous
newspaper men, has not yet been re-
s>.ved here today.
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Tomorrow,

Concert Soldiers Home Band Soldiers' Home
bandstand, $50 p. m.
Concert. Engineers Band. Judiciary Park
1880 p. m.
Nasonlc-Potomac, No. 8; BENJAMIN B.
or Pentalpha, No 20; Mount Pleasant, No.
IS, called of.
ODD Fellows-Union, No. II: Beacon. No l5:
IAngdon. No. .. Rebekah Lodses-Naomi,
No. I; Ruth. No. 2.
Knights Of Pythias-Amsranth. No. Is; Gen.
fury, No. 90
Maccabees-Nationai Tent. Anaoostia Tent.
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Not in the Mood.

"Are you In heroic mood,
Asked his wife.
Are you In heroic mood,
Fit for strife?"
q
No reply youchsafed the gent
Except shrugs.
For he knew she merely meant
Beating rugs.
Kansas CITY JaNyual.
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Wednesday,

Masonic-Harmony. No. IL. called OF; St.
Johns Mite Association.
Odd Fellows-Eastern. No. Z: Federal City,
No. n: Harmony, No 0; Columbian En-
campment, No /; Mount Pleasant, No Q
OF the Rebekahs.
Knights OF Pythias-Mount Vernon. No. s.
Hermione, No u: Union. No. as Columbia
No. @. Monthly assembly Of the Uni
formed Rank; Friendship Temple, No. Q. Of
the Pythian Sisters.
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can with one fell
stroke, one letter,
communicate with
everyone he knows
by writing a letter
for publication there.
Acquire the habit
Of writing to THE
TINES gossipy ac-
counts Of what you
are doing in camp.
Pen any kind Of in
teresting little sto-
ries about yourself
and your comrades
in camp and the let
tiers will be printed
in the SOLDIERS
LETTER BOX.
Notify your people
to look for news Of
you there. Read II
yourself to see what
your comrades are
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Tuesday.

Masonie-Federai. No. !. called of; Acacia,
Nc; ~ soma x No !" 60, called s on Evan,
Rite, called on
Odd Feows-Amity. No. n; Washington, No.
q: Golden Rule. No. ii; Fred d. Stuart En-
campment, No. 7.
Knights Of Pythias-webster. No. 7; Excel
sior. No. II; Capital, No. "a; Myrtle. No. IS.
Maccabees-Mount Vernon Tent. Brightwood
Tent
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Then the Ice Formed.

Her-No doubt you think I am older
than really am.
not as old as you look.-Indianapolis
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Friday.

Masonic-Hope, No. DO.
odd Feilows-central, No. I; Phoenix, No. 49,
Rs ,6s Ms, No. q Martha Washing
Knights of Pythias-Syracu sians, No. 10;
Rsthbone Superior. No. %, called of Rath-
bone Temple, No. s. OF the Pythian Sisters.
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Thursday.

cdasonic-The New Jerusalem, No Q, and
George c. whiting. No %, called on. Naval.
No. L.
Odd Feiiows-saiem, No. 20; Excelsior, No.
IT; Columbia. No. 10; Covenant, No. Is
Knights Of Pythias-Harmony, No. q.
Observation-Disclosures Tent.
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Maqnifying Matters.

Tie is rather fussy, ! believer
Yes, he'd make a strategic campaign
out OF licking a postage stamp
Kansas City Journal