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The Washington times., 1916-05-22
RHINE, SIGHTSEERS'
MECCA, is DESERTED
Few Visitors Even Go to Coblenz,
Favorite for Visitors.

CoBLENZ, May 22-The Rhine today
rs flowing along without its sightseers.
The Rhine, which In peace time always
attracted the American millionaire or
school teacher. Is practically deserted.
In CobIenz. one OF the favored stopping
points along Germany's famous river.
few visitors come.
Coblenz In one Of Germany's strong
est forts on the Rhine and the city IL
dominated by the officers and men.
At the beginning of the war Coblenz
was the most envied OF all German
cities because the Kaiser and his stan
spent the first two weeks here directing
the operations against France and Bel
GUM Citizens today tell with great
pride how the Kaiser watched the
armies 20 down the valley of the Mosel.
Coblenz hotels are almost guestless.
About the only residents are Officers
detailed to this fort for special duty.
III the French had succeeded in invad-
ing Germany as far as the German
army has penetrated France, Coblenz
would be In their hands-CoblenZ and
this part Of the Rhine ard Mosel. Across
from Coblenz Is the giant rock hill En-
renbreitenstein with it's port on top.
The other forts are hidden In the noun
tains around the city.
Souvenir shops are deserted. Museums
are open but the guides have gone to
the war, so that he who happens to visit
roams about alone.
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INSECTS AS FOOD

Science brought to us that boon,
the knowledge that horse flesh is
edible, and If equine rump steak is
not yet so popular as beefsteak
smothered in onions, do not blame
the scientists. Undaunted, science
comes forward with the suggestion
that eating insects is a neat way to
reduce the cost Of living; we can
only wait to see whether the sug-
gestion will be received more cor
daily.
In science you detGch a problem,
and eliminate all other elements, so
the scientists are not TO be criticised
IL they did not consider the pleas
ure of living, along with the cost,
or the delights of eating, along with
the nourishment. To them the prob
lem of serving your insects en- cas-
serole, your Larvae lachnosterni with
a tasty French dressing, your grub
worms la creole, is settled. If you
wish to argue about the appetizing
qualities of these dishes; that is an.
other matter.
Primitive peoples waste things OF
which they do not know the value
Here we have been using one kind
Of food. worms, to catch another
lind Of food, fish, when the calory
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JUDGES CHOSEN FOR
MOTOR CAR PARADE
Hundred and Fory-seven Ma
chimes Entered for Event.

With III machines already entered.
the promoters OF the automobile floral
parade being arranged by the colored
people OF Washington have selected the
judges who will award the prizes when
the event takes place Saturday.
The judges will be Commissioners
Louis Brownlow. Major Raymond Pull
man. superintendent of police; Joseph
Berberich. John Doyle Carmody, and
Julian G. Dowell
The first prize will be n silver loving
cup. donated by Joseph Berbsrich. -Four
other prizes have been donated by
Messrs. Carmody and Dowell and two
anonymous donors.
The parade will start at ThirteAith
and 8 streets northwest. and proceed
east to Sixth street. T street. New
Hampshire avenue, Eighth street tc
Massachusetts, avenue. Sixteenth
street, through Executive avenue. and
down Pennsylvania avenue to Third
street, where the judges will review
the parade and make their awards.
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Benefit arranged For
Capital Foundlings
Lend Your Carfor
Hour to Foundlings

Have you an automobile, with a
driver, that you can spare for
an hour next Friday?
II you have, it's needed.
The Washington Home for
Foundlings plans to move from
its winter quarters at 1715 Fiji
teenth street northwest to its
summer home at Alta Vista,
Md, Friday.
Heretofore, the babies have been
crowded into baskets, bundled
into buses and driven to the
Rockville car line, where they
were taken out and packed into
trolley cars. Then, at the end
Of the route, they had to be
taken out and carried all the
way to the home.
II is this which Miss Schott, the
superintendent, hopes to avoid
this year, and she can do it II
twenty Westinghouse will
volunteer to lend their cars
for q short time that day.
II you can spare your car on
that date won't you call up the
home?
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WHO IS MAD ABOUT THIS WAR =

Churchly people, II may be re-
called, have from time to time con-
fessed grave doubts about the spir-
itual attitude Of the French. France
has been called decadent; referred to
as a nation Of infdels; suspected Of
being as wicked as the performances
Of some tourists "doing" the French
capital.
But France is today the heart and
soul of the cause for which the allied
countries are striving. France is
the one country in the war for which
everybody entertains sentiments of
genuine sympathy and concern. She
has given the whole world a demon
stration Of unity, earnestness, real
patriotism and absolute devotion,
such as no other country has dis
played. Those who once were critics
have become her warmest advocates.
Her lesson for the rest of the world
has reached all creeds peoples, CONT
nents. Even the Germans protest
that 1t is not France they fight, but
the wicked partners of France.
The lesson Of France for America
has not been more eloquently or APP
preciatively set forth than in SER
mon by the Rev. Charles A. Eaton,
pastor Of leading Baptist church
Of New York, on Sunday. He pro-
tested against President Wilson's
Characterization Of Europe as "war
mad" and declared the men in the
trenches of France were fighting for
great principle; likening them to
the patriots of 1776, to the Britons
who fought the Conqueror, or the
Scotch of Robert Bruce. And then
he added:
1t Is proper that Americans take
sides. Just as Lafayette and citizens
of other nations fought for Amer-
can liberty at the foundation OF the
American Republic.
II II is true that most of our people
think that Europe IL merely war mad
and that the war In none OF our bust
ness, Dut something TO Keep out OF,
then we show such an infantile in
terest and appreciation of the titanic
trouble that we are not worthy of
world citizenship and that we are
drifting from our own traditions.
Were our fathers war mad at VAL
ley Forge? Was Washington mad
when on his knees behind a bush he
prayed that the just cause for which
his starving soldiers fought might
triumph? Were your fathers mad
when they fought in the great war
OF the rebellion that the nation
might survive?
American people who believe the
French are mad. are mad them
| selves. II we have any soul we must
realize that the war Is a great fight
for principles and that each citizen
should take sides as he believes in
the right.
II you have a spiritual sympathy
with the ideals Of America and are
willing to die in defending those
! ideals or to live 20 fight for them.
you are a good American. There are
| better Americans coming through
Ellis Island every day than those
| who have been here for generations
and have not imbibed the spirit OF
the republic. Your country Is the
next thing to God in a religious way.
Are the French mad? / wish we
would get some of that madness.
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Tomorrow.

Mass meeting, In memory Of Sholem Aieich-
EN-, by Washington Hebrews, Py:hiau Tem-
Lecture, ''The Panama Missionary Congress
and the Waldensian Church" Rev. Vim
cent Raw, First Congregational Church.
y. IN. '
Meeting. North Capitol and lexington citi-
zens Association. Emery School, 1880 o. IN.
Musicale, pupils OF Prof, Arthur Greene,
Home Club, S;l5 p, IN.
Entertainment. Immaculate Social Club. Inn
maculate Hall, n street. between Seventh
and Eighth streets northwest, s D. m.
Notre Dame College, Roland Park, Nd, La
Fayette Hotel, p. IN.
Talk, "rhe Book OF Revelations Howard
A. Banks Mt. Vernon Place NJ. II. Church
Annual convention. Potomac states Master
Bakers Association, Raleigh. morning, att
ernoon and evening,
Annual meeting and election or Officers
Jewish Foster Home, vestry' Eiyhth street
Temple, \ y. m.
Informal dinner, Chi Psi Fraternity. Uni
versity Club, 6 p, m.
Address, senator Wesley l.. Jones, Bethel
ropolitan A, M Il: Church, SD. m.
Masonic Federal, No. r. C.; Naval. No. 4,
NJ. M; Acacia. No. Is. e. A.; Takoma.
Royal Arch chapters-MOunt IIoreb. No. I;
knights Templar-De Molsy. No. l.
Scottish Rite--Robert de Bruce Council
| Knights OF Kodash.
lehem, No. l. and Friendship, No. IL
Odd Fellows-Amity, No. q; Golden Rule
| No. Washington, No. 6; Fred~D. Stuart
, No I. encampment.
Knights OF Pythias- n. I; Excel
| sior, No. IL Capital, No. "a. and Myrtle
| National Union-Headquarter oman.
Administrations Club. snA
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GOLD IMPORTS NOTHING, MER.
CHANDISE IMPORTS
EVERYTHING

Again gold is coming here from
our customers to hep pay for the
huge purchases Of war supplies
which are taken away from our ports
as fast as the available shipping of
the globe can carry them. But the
world is sending us, in constantly in
creasing quantities, something vastly
more potent than gold to pay those
war trade bills; it is commodities.
Only the figures themselves, in
their already huge totals, in their
rapidly growing proportions, can
give a realization Of what our i'm
ports have come to be and what they
promise to become.
In the first nineteen weeks Of 1913
there was no war and there was no
new tariff. In those weeks the i'm
ports at New York were $377,-
O8O,235.
In the first nineteen weeks Of 1914
there was no war, but there was the
new tariff. In that period, as COM
pared with the corresponding period
of the previous year, the New York
imports had risen to 390,419,676.
In the first nineteen weeks Of 1915
there was the new tariff and there
was the war, too. IN that period,
only few months after the outbreak
of the war, with all its upsetting Of
neutral as we'll as other trade and
with all it's decentralization Of the
worlds shipping, the imports-at
1856, 241 ,304-were down only some
Sic, 100000 from the 1914 period,
under the new tariff and with no
war. They were down only some
$13,000,000 from the period in 1918.
But in the first nineteen weeks of
this present year Of 1916 the imports
at New York were $484 ,504, 118!
That is some $94,0OO,O0O greater-in
only nineteen weeks-than for the
corresponding period in 1914, when
the tariff floodgates had been just
thrown open. It is $1c7, 500, 900 more
than for the corresponding period in
1918, before the tariff foodgates
were thrown open.
Can any man venture to estimate
what, with the tariff fioodgates still
open, our imports will be when the
war has stopped, when Great Brit
ain, Germany, and France, the great
trading countries of Europe, except
for the United States the greatest
trading countries Of the world, are
piling on top of the imports we are
already receiving the prodigious
share which they will be able to ado
with their millions of producers re,
turned from the battlefield and with
their millions of other producers nc
longer needed to supply the militar,
needs of more than twenty million
men under arms?
Can any one question that if thos,
fioodgates are left open, with M
: check to the tide which will come
: rolling across the seas, it will SWEEP
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over American industries like a
bursting dam over villages in the
valley below?
And yet the Administration and
Congress in control Of the United
States Government do nothing to
prepare against that day. They talk
of doing nothing. They think of
doing nothing. II they are left in
power by the voters Of the United
States they never will do anything
until il Is too late.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Lincoln Post Veterans
Honor Deceased Members

Memorial exercises In commemora-
ton OF the dead Of Lincoln Post, No.
3. G. A r.. were held mt the Eastern
Presbyterian Church last night. The
most by Post Commander Jeremiah
Wit. after an invocation nv Chaplain
John s. Walker. the roll az tine deceased
members was called b. Adiutant q. II,
Womsn's Relief Corps presented the
customary floral tributes.
Tho memorial address was delivered
by the Rev. Alfred p. Barrows. pastor
OF the church. The church was deco
rated with flowers and fags and spe-
cial music was provided by the Ter
minal Y. NJ. -, A. Orchestra. under the
direction of Charles w. Guest.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
DeniesHe Was Eaten by
Shark; Fish Got His Coat

BERKELEY Cal. May 22.--ieorge
II. Baldwin positively denied that he
had been eaten by shark. despite
seemingly overwhelming evidence to
the contrary. p
Recently man-eating shark was
killed OFF Catalina Island. and when
it's interior was examined fragments OF
a mans coat were fround, to which
Society of Civil Engineers, bearing
Baldwins name His demise was an
nounced In Los Angeles newspapers
and his wife began To receive scores OF
kilograms and letters of coincidence,
Mrs. Baldwin some months ago gave
away one of Baldwinis old coats, from
which she forgot to remove the pin.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
GOLDBERG AS FILM
STAR MAKES A HIT
Times Humorist Causes Roars
Of Laughter With BurIesque
OF News Pictures.

"Rube" Goldberg. artist and humorist.
pitted against the combined comedy
forces OF the motion picture world.
Theater yesterday when he made his
first appearance In this city as a mo-
ton picture star. The program that
starred the Goldberg Boob Weekly
also contained no less than two pic
lures in which Charlie Chaplin was the
hero. Kalem. Ham and Bud comedy.
a Universal comedy with Eddie Lyons
a. the star. and Vitagraph production
with William Dangman as the chief
figure.
Despite the keen competition, had a
laugh barometer" been used Goldberg q
score would have been the highest OF
the comedy army. The film was especi-
ally interesting to readers Of The Times,
as the first part of II was an actual
motion picture of Goldberg In his office
at work. He arrives at the office and
Summoning the porter In a particularly
Goldberglan fashion. he makes the por-
ter weep. and the tears turn out TO be
ink. Catching canful the artist starts
to work.
The result Of the work Ia shown in a
series Of pictures, ranging from view
Of the messenger boys annual parade
to Paris styles from Hoboken which In
clude nifty gown to be worn while
the husband II beating you"
The two Chaplin features are notable
in that they represent. In THE Floor.
| walker" the fret OF the films this
comedian has turned out for the Mutua
Company under his new contract. and
in Police" the last OF the Aims he made
for the Essanay Company. which hi
| has just left.
The program will be repeated at tn,
Casino all this week.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Apollo.

An adaptation to Aim purposes Of
Srdermann's famous drama under the
title Of 1.-THE Flames OF Johannis" with
Nance ONeil in the principal role Is
the chief attraction at Crandall's Apollo
today. The play gives Miss o'Nell an
excellent opportunity to show her abil-
ity In tense emotional role.
Tomorrow the PRINCIPAL attraction will
be House Peters in, The Closed Road
produced by the World Film CORPORA
ton With several novel features. We'd
ncsdlay Dustin Farnim will be seen In
a Western drama, ben Blair" from the
MoIosco studios.
Constance Collier is to be the star OF
the program Thursday in The Code OF
Marcia Gray" This is also a product
of the Morosco studios. The attraction
Friday is to he Bruce MacRae and
fSerda Holmes In '"rhe Chain Invisible. y
The play was adapted from Richard u
Calliene's manuscript. and Is said to bt
particularly suited To the two stars
Saturday the weeks program viii
close with the PRESENTATION OF Mabe
Metro production.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Avenue Grand.

The adaptation TO film form Of Rich
ard LIE Galliene's poetic story, The
Chain Invisible is the chief attraction
at Crandalrs Avenue Grand today.
Bruce MacRae, well known In WASH
ington as a leading man with the most
notable stage stars, and rated now as
one of the best of the motion picture
mmina ries, has the leading role in the
piece. He is supported by a cast head
cd b. Gerda Holmes.
Pauline Frederick will be seen In
the Aim adaptation OF the story of
Lydia Gilmore" tomorrow Wednes-
day Mary Miles Minter. the original
of the "Littlest Rebel" on the stage.
will be presented by the Metro COM
pany in "Dimples," written especial
iy for her.
Bara in 1.-THE Eternal Sapho." Fri
day Mary Pickford will he presented
in the play of child life, THE Found
ling"
on Saturday the weeks program
will be closed with the presentatio
OF Clara Kimball Young in THE
Feast of Life"
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Girls Visit President.

President Wilson today greeted five
young women members ~ the grad
uating class of Bristol school, They
are Misses Charlotte Sterling, poru.
thy Yates Nlaa ScbrinG. AGele Lewis,
and Cora wuppers rhey werc pr"-
sented to the prc.ld"nt by former
Governor Yates. OF Illinois.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Gayety.

A photoplay story OF the life OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle, which
tells something of the real story, OF
these two dancing specialists as well
as providing number of regular
photoplay thrills. Is the chief attrac-
tion of the Gayety photoplay program
today, In addition to number OF
Castles, the Aim Is notable for the
Introduction of very highly train
ed and intelligent dog in an import
ant part.
features are to be presented, a Aim
adaptation of 1.-THE Wizard of OF" and
Lionel Barrymore and Catherine Coun-
tiss in IN Modern Magdelen."
"The Wizard of OF" follows the
lines of the story Frank Baum used
for Montgomery and Stone In the
stage version. but by reason of the al
most limitless possibilities OF the
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Crandall's.

Alice Brady Ia the star OF the pro-
gram at Crandalls today In the newest
Of her World Film productions. Tan
gIed Fates.'' Two sisters OF entirely
different characteristics are placed In
a position where the erring one will be
severely dealt with II the story OF her
deliaueicies becomes known.
The good sister shoulders the blame.
She Is turned out other home and has
n terBible struggle to habilitate her
self. Miss Brad plays the part of the
good sister and the company support
ing her melodies Alex Francis Arthur
Ashley and Doris Sawyer. Tangled
Fptcs" will be rereated tomorrow.
The newest William Farnum play.
The Battle OF Hearts," will be the at
traction Wednesday and Thursday.
The east providep a big part for Wheel
er Oakman. the Washington actor. seen
here last week IN '"rhe Ne'er Do Well"
with Kathlyn williams. This is the
FIRST picture shown in Washington with
Elda Furry as Farnum's leading
woman.
on Friday Theda> Bara will be seen
again In THE Eternal Sapho," and
saturday another showing OF KITTY
Gordon in Tier Maternal Right" will
be given.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22

returns may yet shoy; the worm has
the better Of 1t per cubic inch so far
as nourishment goes.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Savoy.

The dramatization of a transconti-
mental automobile trip Ia the principal
feature of THE Race" in which the
I.asky company present Anita King and
Victor Moore at the Savoy today Miss
King made a trip across the continent
In her autom obile last fall The Jour-
ncy Was 30 full of adventure that pic
lures made OF II have been used as the
basis OF the play in which Miss King
appears.
Tomorrow Olga Petrova and Arthur
Hoops are to be presented in their
newest Metro production. PLAYING
With Fire" The attraction Wednesday
will be Marie Doro in Diplomacy"
adapted from Sardou's stage play. In
this production Miss Doro's leading man
Is Elliot Dexter who PLAYED opposite
her in the all-star production of the
same play on the stage.
Thursday Clara Kimball Young's
last photoplay under World Film, au-
spices. THE Feast OF Life" will bs
the feature OF the program. Friday
Pauline Frederick will be seen in
Lydia Gilmore" and Saturday the
latest Mary Pickford photoplay. THE
Eternal Grind" will be presented.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
Leader.

The third installmcnt Of The Times
new serial story. THE Mysteries Of
Myra." In film form Is the chief feature
of the program at the Leader Theater
today. The third film chapter follows
closely the text OF the third installment
of the story published in>The Times in
Producing Howard Estabrook and Jean
Sothern In the thrilling adventures so
graphically described In the story.
The third installment OF Who's
Guilty" the new Pathe serial, Is also
being shown today. Tomorrow Henry
b. Walthall and Edna Mayo viii be
seen in 1.-THE Misleading Lady" adapted
to film form from the play by Paul
Dickev and Charles w. Goddard and
produced at the Essanay studios. Wed.
nesday House Peters will be presented
in THE Closed Road" and Thursday
Earle williams and Anita Stewart will
he seen In my I.ady's slipper"
on Friday and SATURDAY the newest
Equitable film. "The Little Church
Around the Corner" will be seen with
Emelie Polini a.. the star.
The Washington times., 1916-05-22
COMING EVENTS ON
r CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements - Schedule
for Tomorrow.
Today.

Physical culture talk and demonstration.
Prof. W. X. sixsmith, Home Club. s:b
Dinner. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Uni
Nersity Club. D. m.
Meeting TO organize iadies auxiliary OF the
Eagles, clubhouse Sixth and streets
Lecture Our Natural Forests" by Henry
s. Graves. chief OF the Bureau OF Forestry
Ebbitt House. s:l5 p. m.
Lecture by Emma Goldman. Arcade Audi
Concert, United states Marine Band. Marin.
Concert, Soldiers Home Band. Soldiers Home
wssSinston n college T. en- Commencement, exercises.
Annual commencement exercises. Washing
enth Day Adventist Church. p. m.
Meeting, Monday Evening Club. z. u. C.
=, A: building. 5 p; m. ., .
Powhatan Hotel, s p. m.
Meeting. College Equal Suffrage League
Congressional Committee room. Munsey
Address by Commissioner Newman at meet
ing OF Mid-City Citizens Association, office
of Thomas Petty, Fourteenth and U streets
Masonic-pawscn. No. Is. F, c.; Pen,.lpha
Royal Arch chapters.Mount vernon, No. s;
Auxiliary Home Board. Masonic Temple.
Eastern star chapter.-Tsmpis. No. Ii; Co.
lumbia. No. 1b.
Odd Feliows-Union. No. II; Beacon. No. is,
and LAngdon. No. rs,
The Rebekahs-Esther Rebekah. No.
Knights OF Pythias-Decatur. No. o. and
Calanthe, No. IL.
National Union-scott Council, Northeast
Washington Council and Federal Council.
Annual dinner. Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
University club. p. m:
Foreign" Leon Franch Stock, Mcmahon
Hall, Catholic University. s p. m.
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photoplay some remarkable effects
are obtained.
In THE Modern Magdalen" both Mr..
BARRYMORE and Miss Countiss have eN-
cellent opportunities. Miss Countiss is
we'll known In washington as n leading
woman on the stage. and she Is rated as
one Of the best stock leading women in
the country.
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AmuaementR.

Nationai-'The Birth OF a Nation" AIS and
S:l5 y, m.
Polrs-"outcast." SIS p. IN.
Keith's-Vaudeville, 2:l5 and s:l6 p. m.
l.oew's Columbia-Photopiays. 10 a. m. to II
D. m.
Gayety-Photoplays 10 a. m. to II .. m.
Glen Echo-Outdoor amusements, Afternoon
and evening,
The Washington times., 1916-05-22

DAY DREAM IN JAPAN. RS Percy Bur
ten, Boston; John w. Luce & Co.
The viii o. the wish quality OF day
dream has been caught by Percy Bur-
ton In a fantasy of Japan. The four
characters seem to move In mist OF
unreality