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The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Task in Mexico Begun.

American soldiers have begun their task in
Mexico and it may confidently be predicted that
they will finish it, though it may take them
months. They have gone to get Villa, dead or
alive, and it is generally recognized that the
hardest part of their work will be to find him.
The punitive expedition is not formidable in size,
and it is proceeding under the great handicap of
being compelled to depend on its base almost
entirely for support, but this side of the bor-
der no doubt will be entertained that Villas finish
chase, however, the advantage is all on the side
of the brigand He has had long start, and
hence plenty of opportunity to lay his plans for
GLIDING his pursuers. He knows the whole coun-
try thoroughly and if he cannot subsist
always on the country he rraverses his bases of
supplies will not be very widely separated. Should
the United States forces encounter no other OBJ
stacles than those offered by the difficult nature
of the country over which the chase lies and the
necessity of maintaining line of communication,
however, Villas fate is sealed.
will doubt depend to great extent on the
Aviation Corps, which, over such a country, will
naturally be expected to do important service, and
there will be no surprise if the honor of spying
out Villa and his followers should fall to the
airmen Certainly the practical test that is to be
made of the aeroplanes and wireless in actual war
will be watched with the keenest interest.
Because of our present condition of UMPIRE
paredness the people of the United States must
hope for a speedy and successful termination to
the undertaking in Mexico. The sooner the
Americans accomplish their object and return
to their own soil the smaller the prospect of a
clash with the forces enlisted in the cause of
Carranza, whose friendship for the "gringoes" is
not to be trusted. Such an encounter is likely
to occur at any time, and then almost inevitably
the punitive expedition would assume a far more
serious aspect No doubt the administration is
preparing for such possibility by every means
in its power. and it is the solemn duty of Con-
moments notice
Early reports of the attitude of the Carranza
followers toward the Americans when they
crossed the border are gratifying, but the DISPOSE
ton of the United States consuls to quit their
posts and the eager haste Of citizens to leave
even though they fully advised of all the cir
cumstances, appears unfavorably significant.
Because we need more men and more guns
Americans must regard the situation with con-
Germ; we equipped should be after the
years of warning we have had, there would be
far less occasion for anxiety. If all goes wen
with our soldiers, as every American will de-
voutly trust the lesson should not Be lost upon US
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The Southern armies, of course. suffered
most from every kind of want that had
come upon the land.
To march without shoes. to make shift
with torn and ragged clothing which
there was little hope of replacing, to fight
and endure hardship on half-cured bacon
ana scant dole of hard corn bread, to
go without coffee or any stimulant, and
hnally TO lack even healing medicines in
the inevitable hospital put men of the
stoutest constitution to tests more fatal
ottentlmes than those of the battlefield
itself
There was coarse food enough in the
country, but the government had scant
means OF paying for 1t and had no
enlclent commissariat through which to
make sure of supplying the armies even
with such things as 1t could obtain.
One difficulty that Immensely increased
from year to year was the utterly in
suft1cient means of transportation There
were few long lines Of railway which
linked the main towns and seaports of
the country together; but the armies
could not be always lying close TO these
and there were few side lines by which
to reach the camps If the movements
OF the war drew the armies to a dis
lance.
Such lines as there were, moreover, hope
lessly deteriorated from month to
month. Such iron and steel works as
the Confederacy contained or could build
While the war lasted had to be used
almost exclusively for the manufacture
Of cannon and military supplies, and could
not have been drawn of from that indis-
pensable work to make new rails and
locomotives and car trucks for the rail-
ways even II there had been iron enough
And there was not iron enough. The
country had to be stripped of every
spare scrap of iron to make and repair
the weapons of war. When rails wore
out they could be replaced only by tearing
up sidings and minor lines of road When
rolling stock fell into disrepair no new
cars could be had
When the war was over little more
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
NAVAL ORDERS.

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JoDss, arrived Newport March i: JGsuu- sNIss
for Norfolk, March l4; Jupitez, sailsd for HInp-
ton Roads Ma GuGcsnGyEbo Afsrrh a. Mrat1na
sailed for Guantanamo, March IL Nsre1s. arrived
Guam. March Is: PEduc1h Gr7fr~d Ceufuer1s
March =; Reid. sailed for Key Wsst MErch -
Sterling. sailed fJT Las PsluzE March IS
NOTES
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Government transportation vail - available from
Hampton Roads to GuGutAnAmo and HEitsn wHts-s
about the Gath instant
ORDERS NJ OFFICERS
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station. GuRntSnsno. Cuba.
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commissioned
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The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
The Herald's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News of Service and Personnel Published
In Washington.

submarines in this years building mo-
gram In the appropriation bill Regard
ing the submarine there is no question
among committee members such a. there
us concerning the big ships. The mem
oers agreed that there should be sub
marines and the "small-nsy' people sur
pass their more liberal associates in q
desire to provide for them But tb.re
will be much debate in the executive SEES
SONS OF the committee as to the dispIace-
ment TO be prescribed. with expert opin-
ion available on every possible phase Of
the situation
Some OF the members believe that the
government should 60 to the limit and
II possible. equal the monster German
ooats or which there are rumors: others
are more conservative and would not
proceed al this time above the l.lOO-ton
craft: still others think the advance into
the unknown should be confined n the
So-ton boat. favored by Admiral Fletcher
ana Rear Admiral Grant TO the exclu-
son or the smaller boats which have
their vigorous advocates, such as Ron
resentative Roberts. who believes that -
Is a great mistake to build submarines ~
greater displacement than JO0 tons with
an exception in favor Of an SoO-ton boat
Tor experimental purposes
1t has been asserted that the son-.o-
submarine cannot be built in less tbs,
three years, which would materially de-
lay the needed additions to the sub
marine branch Of the navy. In the hear
ines which are in progress the question
OF relative merits as Influenced by size
has been repeatedly presented to officers
with a variety Of views that are not
specially helpful il the committee is 10
rely upon expert advice as a means Of
determination.
One curious development Of the whole
discussion has been the fact that the
Navy Department has no rule regarding
the designa ton Of submarines BY dis
placement which in some minds signifies
surface. and in others submerged. dis
placement 1t is necessary, of course
to establish officially a standard OF
reference which shall leave no doubt
as to the exact meaning. and II is sur
prising that the discussion has prevailed
so long without such an aid to definite
understanding on the subject.
Norfolk, March 15.-Mrs. Walter Nc
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

seemed left of the railways than thei,
Graded road-beds and odds and ends Of
their rolling stock hardly fit for further
use.
The commanders in the field often found
themselves as hard put to it to obta In
military stores as to get food and cloth
ing
The devoted women at home sent thou
sands OF homespun garments to the front
Tor their sons and husbands and brothers,
and warm socks without number knitted
with their own hands; even cut their car
pets up to be sent TO the camps for
blankets; but the women could not make
powder and guns.
considerable supplies Of arms and mu-
nitions had been got in from England be-
tore the blockade was drawn tight about
the ports, and across the border through
Mexico before Texas and the Gulf morris
mad been cut Of from the rest Of the Con-
federacy by the pressure Of hostile armies
down the valley Of the MississippL
AT the first act of secession southern
forts and arsenals had been seized with
large supplies of arms. General jackson
made rich prize OF military supplies at
Harper's Ferry; and many another sue
cess IN arms swept the booty Of the field
into the confederate chests and armories.
But with all this there were not arms
enough for the great musters that went
TO the front Cannon and arms had to
be made, and made without materials ex-
cept such as were already at hand.
Every brass bell that could be found
went to the foundry to the melted down
and cast into cannon. Devoted house
Keepers even contributed their brass pre-
serving kettles and every piece Of house
hold brass that could be spared Private
fowling pieces were used when nuskets
lacked, and ancient muskets and side
arms came once more into use which had
hung upon the wall as curious heirIooms
ever since the days Of the Revolution
Tomorrow Centralized Govern
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Call for a Housecleaninp.
species

Let the present crisis through which the
government Of the United States has passed be
warning. Public opinion should now bring an
is misrepresenting the many; to the professional
Irish agitation of the few for the misrepresenta-
ton of the many; to the newspaper federation
OF the wicked attempt of military domination to
rule the world, and to the weakened Congress
sional trucking to few pro-German politicians
who cannot speak for the masses of voters of
Teutonic blood when a question comes Of allie
glance to Germany or allegiance to the United
States
Let there be a sort of moral housekeeping
IN this country while President Wilson proceeds
to the business in hand.-New York Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Russia's Possible Aim.

it would have annexed Constantinople thirty
eight years ago, and in all probability it would
have had it a century ago. But in the face Of
English and French opposition, it was not worth
while to drive the Turks from the Bosphorus
Although France and England are its allies now,
they might demur to the outstanding of Byzan-
tlun, and the problem is further complicated
by Balkan conditions. But there are surmises
now that Russia is striving for Alexandretta, and
that in the event Of an end of the war favorable
to the allies, Russia would retain that port and
Caucasus thereto, This would give Russia the
access to the open sea that its commercial i'm
Portance justifes without installing the Russian
bear on the narrow waters that separate Europe
and Asia.-Philadelphia Record
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
BY L. b. JOHNS.


low growl of discomfort will come
from 'he STATE OF North Carolina when
1t is published that DreadnoUght No.
80 TO be built at the New York Navy
Yard will be given the name OF Ten
nessee and that the present armored
cruiser tennessee will bear the name
OF memphis Ever since Mr.. Daniels
par 1heht MS nome folks have been eN-
peCIinS MIN TO name one of the Dread
noughts after his native state. 1t has
iaileh 10 the lot or Secretary Dan
ieIS 10 name SIX Dreadnoughts and
each time his friends down in North
aroma nav" expected to hear that
his native State is hOnOred.
There is suspicion that Secre-
tory Daniels is reserving the name of
his native State for the first battle
cruiser that will be authorized under
the bill nov pending in Congress.
rms II is admitted will be quite a
distinction for North Carolina and
will go long way toward quieting
discomfort at home. The naming OF
No 43 Tennessee is intended as q
compliment to Chairman Padgett. of
the House Committee on Naval Affairs
The relations between the Secretary
and the chairman of the Naval Affairs
Committee are of the most cordial
4i1NulS anu IL - uIutTSlOOO tndI even
without request from Mr. Padgett
Tennessee was selected for this
Honor.
With the selection of Tennessee for
the last ship to be built all of the
States represented in the navy are
either Dreadnoughts or armored
cruisers
After number of experiments the
Ordnance Department of the army has
facture some sample desert water bags
They will have a capacity of five gallons
and will be carried on artillery vehicles
and transport wagons in dry countries
For some time officers and men have
been providing themselves with water
bags of this character while serving
along the Mexican border. They have
proven to be so satisfactory for carrying
drinking water that the War Department
has decided to develop a type which will
probably be issued to the army. When
not filled with water they can be folded
and packed in a very small space.
The Ordnance Department of the army
has found II a very difficult matter to
secure canteens and tin cups which would
not reflect the sun and thus make the
troops visible at long distances mi
form and equipment has been furnished
the army which makes it invisible at
a comparatively short distance but the
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Not Like Kansas Prairie.

The cadet regiment Of New Hampshire Col
part of its military training. Without wishing
to combat any accepted aMoms of military de-
Tense, 1t might be suggested, in view of the char
aeter OF the New Hampshire soil, that a good
way to wear out the enemy would be to wait
and let him dig the trenches-Kansas City Times
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Zone month of present war cost to Great
Britain alone" says Rear Admiral Peary "one
month OF cost to US in the event of war,
would give US a fleet of eight battle cruisers on
the Atlantic and another of eight on the Pacific,
with their attendant destroyers, submarines and
seaplanes." How can the pachsts doubt that two
such fleets would go long way toward insuring
us against a war that might last many months and
even years and end no one knows how1
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

EVERYONE visiting Washington
wishes to take away something "a a
remembrance of the visit to the NH-
tons Capital, or a gift for friends
at home.
1t Is the aim Of the National Re-
membrance shop to supply such
things in souvenirs that shall have
some artistic merit.
NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP,
CMr. Fosters shop
18th Street OPP. Willard Hotel.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Portugal entered the war at the request of
Great Britain that she comply with the terms of
a treaty existing between the two countries since
1873. England seems to have been fortunate in
the choice of those she has dealings with and as
a result has lot OF perfectly good paper lying
around even if it is a tri1e musty
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The amateur strategists can safely leave the
Villa expedition to Gen. Hugh Scott the Chief of
Staff; Gen. Funston, who Is in command of the
troops along the border, and Gen. Pershing, who
Will lead the pursuit. They arc in charge, and if
they cannot capture Villa It Is certain that civili-
ian critics will not succeed in doing i4--New York
Warid
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Dr.. Cook is still cndeavoring to prove that he
and not Peary first discovered the North Pole,
but unless the Pole manifests an intention to
contribute something to the comfort and enjoy
ment Of civilization pretty soon no one will care
who discovered it or how soon it is lost
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Kansas City judge has denied the petition
OF man who had to give up smoking in order
to pay $50 week alimony that the amount be
reduced. Times can't be so good in the West
after all, il cant indulge in the luxuries of
divorce and tobacco at the same time
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

A wireless from Berlin to Sayville reports that
the allies submarines following the practice
abandoned by the Austro-Germans of attacking
unarmed passenger ships without warning" Of
course it isn't true, otherwise formal protest
against such savage methods of warfare would
have been lodged with the State Department here,
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

love letters she wrote to another woman's hus-
band were dictated by him and that he threatened
to kill her if she did not write he commanded,
must pay the wife $4,000 damages, according to a
jurys verdict. Originality certainly gets little
encouragement these days.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
THE UNATTAINABLE

The Infant for the Moon will cry
To our exceeding mirth,
Yet later on we adults try
To gather in the earth,
And deem ourselves by far more wise
Than is the Infant when he cries!
Upon the whole l think we folks
Are often rather jocose jokes!
Copyright, 1851
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
ARMY ORDERS.

b. direction Of the President. Clpt Cha-ls. p
Reese Eighth Tnfant-v is selected and detailed -
major. Philippine Scouts. vice MAJ. Henry A
Ripple
Zach q tho following named acting dental
surgeons. I s A. accompanied ~ his eallSssd
assistant. will Trocsed from the station specihrd
after his name u Fort sam Houston. Te1. and
report IN person 70 the commanding rsnerzl South
CONTINUED On PAGE TEN
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Illustrating to woman how to get off a
street car an Indiana man fell and was fatally
injured. Unfortunately his fate will be no warn
ing to those who don't know that it is better to
let women do things their own way.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Filipinos representing $2sooo,ooo of invest
ments in the Islands have petitioned Congress
to withhold independence from the natives for
twenty years instead of granting it to them in
four years as proposed in the Philippines bill.
Our statesmen may be depended on to treat such
unwarranted butting in with the scorn it merits,
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The cable dispatches are selecting Enver
Pashas successor while still leaving his assassi-
nation in doubt and before giving an account of
the funeral
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Stanford University student who was COM
PEELED by his fellow-students to take bath calls
1t hazing and wants the hazers arrested. And
there people who don't live in California who
regard a bath with equal awe
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Half million cartridges consigned to Mexico
have been seized on the border. Many millions
more that we have sent over there in the past
few years are likely to be shot back at US at
any time.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

If there really is a race on between the soldiers
OF Carranza and those of the United States to
which shall kill Villa no one will care how
short it is or which side wins.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Arms for Gunner Only.

One can't blame Germany for wanting all
ships to go disarmed. Right here in Philadelphia
all thugs and gunner thoroughly approve the
law that prohibits decent citizens from carrying
weapons:-Philadelphia North American.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The suggestion of Nine Tetrazzini is further
interesting because it is in harmony with new
science, science not yet recognized by the world
at large and of vital importance to the race Even
in the present period of enlightenment it is with
some reserve that people speak of eugencs There
arc, however, few who actively concerning
themselves with it and gradually influencing pub
lie opinion. Already they making it plain
that present methods of developing human
beings hardly conducive to human welfare
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Let US hope an appropriation to suppress the
Borland amendment will not be necessary
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The Mexican crisis is real Americans have
evacuated the Juarez racetrack
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Perhaps there have not been cases enough
where genius has mated with genius to supply
reliable statistics in regard to the children. But
it is notorious that in most artistic endeavor
genius is inexplcabe, a miracle, what the scen-
tiic people call sport" The children of genius
hnd genius a positive handicap and depressing
influence. 1t establishes a standard impossible to
live up to- 1t creates expectation the part
Of the world too hard to be realized.
The offspring of genius often seem discouraged.
The most enterprising of them apparently take
pleasure in striking out in directions wholly diff
ferent from the path of the distinguished parent
And in this enterprise, the distinguished parent
nearly always co-operates. Perhaps he realizes
far more clearly than the world can ever suspect
the penalties he has paid for his gifts
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

In the older civilization marriage was taken
much more seriously than it is with u.s. When
we threw off many of the old traditions and Gus
toms we threw off many safeguards as we'll We
abandoned ourselves to ideality. We took the
ground that the highest justification for marriage
was love 1t is only comparatively recently that
in this country, such attitude could be chal-
lcnged with impunity.
But the frequency Of divorce has made people
suspicious about love. 1t has made love appear
to be very uncertain and dangerous guide
The time is surely coming when sex love will
not be permitted to be the chief means of unit.
ing people in marriage for the propagation of the
species.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

There's a chance for some one to make money
by publishing a directory OF Republican Presi-
Dental candidates.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

Washington will not have a cat show this
year, but there people in society who will
never know it.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
A Line o Cheer Each Day O the Year
By JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

Htrst printing Of original poem. written daily
for The Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
Submarine Problem.

There Is promise of animated discus
sions IN the House Naval Committee when
1t comes to taking up the provision for
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

The truth is that genius thrives best with a
mate that, If possessed of any genius at all, pos
sesses genius for self-subordnation. A multi
tude of cases might be cited where genius has
been sustained by the mates noble sacrifice. AS
rule. the mate is woman. And seldom is she
given credit
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16
The Science Of Eugenics.
by JOHN ID. BARRY

Mime. Tetrazzinis suggestion made some time
ago, that great singers marry one another in or
der to develop race of great singers excited
mirth all over the world But was it really
comic? Was the principle involved essentially
absurd?
OF course, in itself, the mating of two great
artists is not without the elements of comedy.
Seldom in the history of the race do we find
examples of genius living with genius in har-
monious conditions husband and wife. AS a
rule, in family, one genius is host in himself
To have two examples of genius under the same
roof is to invite almost inevitable disaster.
There is, it is true, evidence to the contrary.
Among singers the case of Mario and Grisi may
be instantly cited. The Brownings provide an
example among writer's
The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

In the case of singers, however, the condition.
are somewhat exceptional. Ability to sing well
is largely a physical gift resulting from the for,
nation of the throat And it may be that breed,
ing can develop a of singers greater than
the world has ever known