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The Washington times., 1916-01-17

ways trying to make mischief here
in behalf Of the Berlin war machine
will be at IL again harder than ever.
Exporters who see their foreign
sales cut down by the closer block
ade will add their angry protests.
But as a nation we shall not be able
to get away from the fact that the
Government of the United States it
self developed the principles and
rules of blockade to the very degree
which will now be applied by the al-
lies to strangle their enemies.
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ANOTHER GERMAN MISTAKE

SCihdh SyIupdtHlLcIS III atHS
United States seem to have made
another grave mistake when they
protested loudly and persistently
against the British conduct of the
quasi-blockade against the central
empires. They insisted that it was
an illegal and irregular proceeding,
and that the United States ought to
insist on relaxation Of the rigor
with which it was managed.
AS a matter of fact, the allies
employment of their sea power has
been from the wars beginning re-
markably considerate Of neutral
commercial rights, and by the same
token correspondingly ineffective as
to its purpose Of applying economic
pressure against the Teutonic ma
tions. 1t has involved so much leni-
ency for neutral commerce that it
has allowed the neutrals adjacent to
Germany to become bases Of supplies
for that country, from all parts Of
the world.
If the German sympathizers had
understood the real situation they
would have been glad to keep still
and not force a change. Instead, they
have persistently demanded that the
Washington Government make it.
self the protagonist of Germany to
the extent of requiring further re-
Taxation of blockade rules; and now
the allies are determined to make a
change not toward more leniency,
but toward more rigorous policy
that yet shall be free from all un-
certainty as to its international cor
rectness. A formal blockade of Ger
many is to be declared, taking the
place of the contraband restrictions
that have been employed thus far.
This means that all commerce with
Germany will be forbidden instead
of merely commerce in contraband
articles. The new plan will be easier
and simpler of enforcement, and
will be far more effective in apply.
ing pressure on Germany. 1t will, OF
course, be harder also on neutrals
but the neutrals have only them
selves to thank, for they have beer
insistently unable to appreciate the
consideration extended to them thu:
far.
Nowhere has there been any inhu
ence that has wrought so powerful,
to compel this more vigorous policy
as has the pro- German and anti Brit
ish element in the United States. 1
has been blindly unwilling to recog
nize that it's efforts were certain t,
make conditions worse rather thai
better for the German cause. Th
international law of blockade is S,
we'll defined, and the United State
has so largely made and insisted up
on acceptance of that law, that thi
country will be robbed of all capac
ity to serve Germanic interests.
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Motion picture entertainment headquarters
OF National Camera Club, IL Eleventh
Meeting. Vermont State Association, at the
Washington Club. p. m.
Meeting. Monday Evening Club, Y. NJ. c. A.,
Concert. United States Marine Band. Marine
barracks. 2:3O y. IN.
Meeting. Parent Teachers Association. brook
Meeting, Georgetown Citizens Association,
Potomac Savings Bank Hall. y. IN.
Aeroplane flights, Juan Domenjos. from Polo
Meeting East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton. East Washington Hail. p. m. .,
Newman Travei-talks. Belasco. 4:sO p. m.
Meeting Branch 5. Southern Phiatelic So
ciety. AIS Bond building, p. m.
Dance, Land ofhce Employees. the Home
banquet, Department of the District Of Co.
lumbia; United Spanish War Veterans. Ma
Meeting. National Civic Federation. New
Willard. 10 a. m.
Musical and lecture, National Federation Of
Choirs and Musicians, John Wesley A. NJ.
+. Zion Church, p. m.
organists Recital District Of Columbia
consreEatonal onsret h'Gsn church. S!a G o. mr. "''
Lecture. The Mexican Crisis and Other
Vital Issues. Miss Janet Richards. Wood
ward Il Iothrop's Auditorium, to:t5 q. m.
Meeting. Central Labor Union. Typosrs phicsl
Temple. p. m.
Meeting, Guardians of Liberty, Perpetual
UuiIutns, u. III
Dance. Sons OF Confederate Veterans, Ra-
leigh. p. m.
Meeting. County Demonstration Agents OF
Maryland. Maryland Agricultural College,
1880 p. m.
Meeting, Takoma Park Citizens Association.
Trinity Parish Hail, D. m.~
| Addresses. William English Wallace, Con-
gressman London. under auspices Of the
Socialist Party, Pythian Temple, 8 p. m.
| Meeting. Stockholders OF the National Saw
ings and Trust Company. offices OF the
company. p. IN.
| Ma sonic-Iodges: Benjamin p. French. No
Il. NJ. M: Pentalpha. No. 25, reception tc
grand master: Mt. Pleasant. No. 81, NJ. NJ
Royal and Select Masters: Washington
| Council. No. !, installation OF officers snC
degrees
Eastern Star-Grand Chapter. institution o.
| East Chapter. No. 81; Ruth. No. !. brie
| business session.
Odd Feliows-Beacon. No. Is: Union. No. II
and Langdon, No. ", business.
Rebekah I>odges-Ruth, No. .. degree re
| hearsal: Naomi. No. I. business
| knights OF Pythias-Amaranth. No 60 snC
| Century, No 30, business.
| National Union-Potomac Council at Pyth
! ian Temple.
! Socialist Partly. T. s. L., study class, 81
| street northwest, 7:i5 p. m.
| Dance. Keane Council Assembly. knights o
| Columbus. X. OF c. hall. 3 p. m.
Roval Arcsnum-Installation OF officers o
Ouray Council. Pythian Temple, p. IN.
Eagles Oyster Roast. Eagles Home. p. m.
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A VICE IN SING SING

What is this latest thing we hear
from that famed educational institu-
ton on the Hudson2 1t seems that
District Attorney Cropsey. Of Kings,
comes right out and says that Will
liam Willett dabbled in stocks as an
inmate of Sing Sing, and persuaded
his fellow convicts to do likewise,
handling their orders and passing
them along to his brokers in Wall
Street.
Of course, we do not know who
won and who lost, and, if any lost,
with what they paid. We do not
know how many of these earnest
seekers of a higher life were reduced
to penury and will leave prison pen
niless, nor how many will come out
into the busy world with a war bride
competence. These facts are denied
us.
But we do wish to protest against
this practice of exposing poor con-
victs, many of them brought from
unfavorable environment and i'll cal
culated to withstand temptation, to
the subtle lure of stock market spec
ulation. This is an evil thing. Here
are helpless convicts, trying earnest
ly to knit, socks and run Sing Sing
prison, deliberately brought into con-
tact with one Of the most insidious
of vices.
why, the first thing we know, some
one will be teaching the boys to use
cuss words!
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Tomorrow.

Banquet, New Jersey Society Rauschers'
Election OF officers. Home Club, $50 to 6
Address. The World War and the Future Of
the Socialist lnterna tionslity, Alexandra
Kallontay before Socialist Party. Pythian
Temple, S:i5 p IN.
Illustrated lecture. The Neeessity OF , wster
New National Museum. $50 p. IN.
Address. The Navy's Trophy F1ass," Prof:
X. c. Wsshburn. before District Sons OF
the Revolution. Army and Navy Club s:lS
Address. Law. OF the District Relating to
Housekeepers," Miss Mary O'Toole. Lefore
members of Housekeepers' Alliance, Home
Ladies night entertainment. Ksllipolis
Meeting Petworih Citizens Association, ret-
worth NJ r. Church. 7:so p. IN. Address
by $; ". Stratton, p p., m ..,,
Paper. The origin OF superstitions." Or;
Tom A. Williams before; , Mn'hrGpoleSiSH. h e;;h,'o
Ma @ aoncI1odses: E ~ National. No. - thea,er
1r'F PsrSa7 ATmpo' N0 no. % NJ Royal Moh Kron
Chapters: Ia Fay.tte. No. 5, election ot
officers: Washington Naval. No. s., grand
visitation. Ancient and Accepted Scottish
ness: Robert de Bruce Council, knights
KoSSsh fourth degree r%'' rrHns Ssye
Es stern star -Mizpah, No. 5; Fidelity. No IL,
social
Odd Fsllows-T ndges: Mt. Pleasant, No. -,
degree; Washington. No. 6: Golden Rnle.
No. 81, and Amity, No. -, business. En-
campments: Grand Encampment' semi
annual session.
RehNkah IOdges-FidelitY, No. Z, degree.
knights of Pythias-webster, No. Excel
sior. No. Il; Capital No. "a. end Myrtle
No. %. business
National TTnion-State, War and Navy Coun-
ell at Perpetual BuildIng Hall. r.
main hall. Sis y. m.
knights of Columbus-CarrOll Council, meet
| ing to receive repors of committee on Ia
| dies night
Annual show Capital Poultry and Pigeor
| Association. Arcade. afternoon ana evening
| Washington Cat Show In Connection witt
| poultry exhibition.
Meeting Gaelic Society OF Washington. Com
stock studio 1910 New York, avenue north
| west. p m
Program for the blind, Mrs. Frederick z
| Kneip. Miss Katherine Becker, and mis-,
| Georgia Miller. Library OF Congress S:l
| n m.
Meeting, Associa tion of Collegiate Alumnae
| Home club p. IN. ~
! Address bleeding France" Mrs. Ida Gho
| Hunt. before Bethel Literary and historica
| AsSoCiR tlOn. A. NJ. F. Church, NJ street
| between Fifteenth and Sixteenth street.
| northwest, s .. m.
Address. kinds of Credit" Carl c. Mueller
before Washington Association OF Credi
Men. Y. NJ. c. A. .. m.
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Fresh Air Needed To Ward Off

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Apropos OF the influenza, grip. and
tuberculosis talk now going the rounds.
want to call the attention of the
proper authorities to the fact that the
spread OF communicable diseases is due
more to poor and improper Yentila ton
rather than to expectoration on side
walks. streets, etc. A visit to places
where people congregate In numbers
ought to be convincing. The coughing,
sneezing. and splitting in all such places
is menace. Rules should be laid dowA
for the proper and thorough ventila-
ton and fumigation.
A. c. LIEBLER.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

on the side Of which was a soldiers
home. partly hole and partly tent.
Two Other Slh, soldiers in the dus-out
Just to be ready, II we CO." they ex-
On a FIRE outside the dug-out was a
tin pail. with steaming contents. 1t
half and half i must have two drinks
of it. It had an awful buzz in 1t.
I'VE got two dippcrs full OF wine and
half q dipper full of whisky every day."
explained a soldier. And we need it in
the cold. too"
Lost Main Party.
I figured it out as amounting to q
quart of wine and three 15-cent drinks
Of whisky.
Are yon a tourist?" asked one OF
, the Frenchmen.
Mon Dieu. you siliy!" exclaimed his
friend. What would a tourist be doing
here? He's newspaper men,"
s1pansd 6 sha, sse six IF es had and
l had lost the main party. but that we
| We're to gather again at the waiting
| automobile at O'Clock.
Well, rs ,irl,e time t, to go &C. .hsn'~ ;sid aS
Good luck to you" they all said. as
went away. I wished them good
luck. too. for they needed It more than
what happened tn these French
zouaves twenty-four hours later when
| the HulRarian rush began, don't
know. Was all the new health Of the
little French soldier-the new health OF
which he WAS SO proud--cnded by q
bulgarian bullet or a Bulgarian bayonei
| thrust?
Ready For Retreat.
On the hillside, as 1 returned. per-
lhaps a hundred yards. from the French
battery which topped the hill. another
I Bulgarian shell burst.
They never shoot a shell at a single
man: It's too expensive" my French
friend had told me. and It was com
forting thought that to the Bulgarianl
across the valley. the little dots Of
human beings that passed singl!
along this road weren't worth pottine
at with shells that cost about s2s
! each. 1t was good to feel like a dot
to know tnat though a New forf
insurance company thinks your lift
worth some thousands OF dollars, th'
Bulgarians counted IL at less thar
$25.
Back at the automobiles the party
was gathering for the departure from
the battle ground Every one OF Vi
had heard from some soldier that thu
French and British were going to fal
back. We all put two and two to
gether. on the way back, remembers
| all the signs we had seen during tn
day-the fugitives. the trains bount
for Greece-and finally we agreed OF
this:
"The allies are getting ready to re
Later in the evening we found ou
that we We're right
(The next instsllment in tn
series will appear later.)
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
PREPAREDNESS THEME
OF SECURITY CONGRESS
Eminent Speakers Will Discuss
Question in Light of
World Politics. .......

Eminent speakers will discuss the var
ious phases of preparedness with es-
pecial reference to the United States in
the light Of world politics, at the Ma
tional Security Congress which will
omen at the New Willard Hotel on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The sessions of the congress will con-
tinue on the mornings and afternoons
of Friday and Saturday. Eric Fisher
Wood who acquired fame with the
aid of his book on the early. stage of
the great European wSr, and his lee
lures on the same subject and national
gress, and will be one Of the principal
speakers.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Washington. January is.
How About Our Senators?

To the Editor or THE TIMES;
/ wonder IL our worthy Senators who
were so Indignant over those United
States citizens who endanger the peace
Of the United States by embarlling on
belligerent liners feel the same holy
scorn at the thought of those good
right to send contraband through to
Germany, thus endangering our rela-
tions with Great Britain?
THOMAS PORTER MILLER.
Washington. January II.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Washington. Jan. :.
They Would Fight "Af.er Dinner

To the Editor of THE TIMES;
The fellows who are always abusing
President Wilson's foreign policv re-
mind me of a tramp I once met. was
on my way home to dinner when the
ragged creature asked II could give
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
THE TIMES MAIL BAG

to
with
opinions
o
ton maya moot
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
THE PHILIPPINE EVOLUTION

When the present Administration
came into power its Congressional
leaders were in position to criticise
that which had gone before; to pro-
claim important reforms that they
were gping to undertake; to criticise
whatever their predecessors had
done.
In no direction was this comfor-
table freedom from responsibility for
the past more apparent than as con-
cerned the administration of the
Philippine Islands, Legislation was
introduced, looking to the gradual
loosing of this country's sovereignty
over the archipelago, and it had the
vigorous support of the Administra-
ton. o..
But it did not pass. Three years
have elapsed, and the Democracy has
in that time made a record Of its
own, in supervising the islands gov
ernment. It is disposed to defend
that record, to insist that it has done
we'll. 1t cannot very effectively de-
mand early emancipation" of the
Filipinos without assailing its own
achievements in governing them. So
the pressure for emancipation"
grows beautifully less, and the Fill
pino people are found to be less in
sistent on their freedom"
This is the natural development
from responsibility. is easy, from
the outside, to criticise; but when
the attacking party gets inside, there
must be measures for defense of the
position. So we see the Democrats
gradually turning into defenders of
Philippine policy that now is their
own, and the Republicans turning to
criticism of that policy.
In the midst of this inevitable re-
versal of positions comes the report
of General Mcintyre, chief of the
Bureau of Insular Affairs. 1t shows
with a mass of convincing detail
that the Filipino people are making
splendid progress, and making it
quite regardless of the politics of the
Administration in Washington. Ir
fact, reading Of this report shows
that the progress under Governor
Harrison's regime is merely a con.
tinuation along the same lines tina,
were followed under the former ad
ministrations in the islands. Nothing
revolutionary has been accomplished
or undertaken. Better sanitation
more schools, better roads and ;
greater mileage of them, industria
rehabilitation, clearer understand
ing of the duties, obligations, ant
opportunities of good citizenship
these things are being developed TO
the Filipino people just as they wer,
developed under Republican control
1t is good to see that after al
nothing dangerously hasty is goin,
to be done with the islands. Thei
people are not so anxious as the,
once were-or were alleged to be-
to be turned loose in a world yer,
full of troubles. They are more ap
preciative of the advantage of re
lationship to great, peaceful powe
that insures them against participa
tion in the woes of a world at war.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

The opposition to this hyphen
thing has reached the point where
nobody seems to want even an ex
prefixed to his title.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

One idea of preparedness is to
start writing that Washington's
Birthday speech now.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Amusements.

New National Elsie Ferguson in Margaret
Schiller" S:l5 .. m.
S:2S y. IN. -
Keith 's-vaudevine. 2:l5 and s:l5 p. IN.
Casino-"St. Elmo" s;l5 p. m.
observation-disclosures. 2:15 and Sis .. m.
Loew's Columbia-Photopays. 1890 a. m. 10
1 ID, m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

The height of sartorial inconsist-
ency now looms up in the fur-topped
bootees and full length skirts.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Saloniki, says another English
military genius, is impregnable. A
la Namur, Liege, ct al?
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD,
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent VIZ
SALONlK Dec ia French soldier in steel hat stopped
and looked at us curiously walked along the road.
Excuse me he said in broken English but it's long since
I've in clothes like yours that couldn't help staring
The big British gun booming at twomnute intervals.
French nearby hdes sending occasional shots
and while talked Bulgarian she'll broke the road
quarter of mile below soldiers running
cloud Of earth. 1t battlefield every of the word
battlefield which, within wentfour hours be the Of
ally Incidentally wonder what became of the little French
man?
FIRST SIGN OF RETREAT
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FIRST SIGN OF RETREAT.

"Civilian clothes seem cxtraorji-
nary" he said. Have some choco-
late?'
He pulled an envelope from his
pocket. with a postage stamp and an
address on 1t.
This is something got in the mail
from Paris today
took a small piece of his precious
chocolate.
Have you heard that were going
to move from here?" he said. The
rumor is going around our camp.
the Greek border. Haven't you heard
anything ABOUT 1t back in Saloniki"
I hadn't. His question was the fr st
sign OF the coming retreat. On TINS
spot, the very next day, dead BRITISH
and French soldiers were to lie among
the holly shrubs and Bulgars were 10
charge with bayonets. shouting their
cry OF ''Ne pret, Ne Nosh."
IT'S been col here" explained the
soldier, but I've been healthier than
when the war began I couldn't stand
any hardship. 10 | wasn't In bed by
10 o'clock every night ! suffered all
day for ii. ! had indigestion terribly
Now. l haven't slept in bed for five
months and I eat anything. anything.
and enjoy u. War beats pills, i tell
you.
Wasting Ammunition.
"Ali this artillery firing makes me
laugh today. That big English gun
| isn't hitting anything. and there are
| three Bulgarian batteries over there
| that haven't hit anywhere near any
body. They ought to send word to
each other about how far they're miss
ling. II they don't help each other
out they'll waste an awful lot Of am
| He had to be going at last. Would
| walk along the road with him?
Right around the turn here some
OF the Bulgarian shells are vel
aimed" he said. They're paying a
good deal of attention to this turn this
| afternoon"
1t was like getting ready to Jump int
a cold bath to start off with him.
knew that after got my feet X
working they would carry me along
but the hard part was not to mak'
an excuse and return TO the ravine. NJ,
| right foot started, however. and ther
my felt, and fifty feet further on We
passed the turn and faced a mil'
the hill. Below us was the valley o.
| Costorino; across 1t four miles away
| were the hills where the Bulgarian.
were. A few soldiers were en- the road
walking singly.
Rum and Coffee.
along here you may get a shell an
time" said the Frenchman. Il have I
walk along here dozen times a day t
get to my due-out from the kitchen bac
there in the ravine. Want TO see m
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
BuIgdr Shells Burst
Along Allied Line OF
Retreat From Serbia

"They Never Shoot at Single Man, It's Too Expen.
sve," Little French Soldier Tells Correspondent
Amid Hills North of Greece as Troops Began
to Fall Back to Saoniki.
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Who Summarized that resolution ?
The Washington times., 1916-01-17
Rum and Coffee.

Along here you may get shell any
time" said the Frenchman. Il have TO
walk along here dozen times a day to
get to my due-ou from the kitchen back
there in the ravine. Want TO see my
dug-out?"
did, and e qua rter-mile walk along
the road brought us to a little ravine
The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Following is the fourth insalment of william G. Shep
herds story allied from Serbia
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-05-25
Summons.

In the District Court of the Seven
teenth Judicial District of the State
OF Montana, in and for the County OF
Phillips
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-05-25
WE FEEL SORRY FOR DAMON

John Damon, who lives at Savoy,
before Justice Minugh at Harlem,
recently. Damon is charged with
having stolen horse belonging TO
the Matadore Cattle company. Inc
horse has been missing since last
fall and ]. M Walker, the superln-
tendent of the company, is said to
have found the horse in his possess
ion,
Damon was arrested some time
last week and was taken to Chinook
by the sheriff. He was brought
down to Harlem to have his hearing
When the complaint was read te
| him and Justice Minugh asked VIVA
he had to say for himself he said
| Nothing Q Keefe will answer that
He plead not guilty and was boun(
over to the district court on S1,oV'
! bonds. AS he did not produce tn
bonds he was taken back to Chinoo'
by Irndersheriff LasWell and place
| in the county, Jail
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-05-25
rs COUNTIES RESERVE
SPACE At THE STATE FAIR

Already twenty-five counties have
reserved space for their exhibits at
the Montana State fair and expo
siIion this year. This breaks ali
previous records OF reservations
laade thus early in the season, and
Indicates that the number OF coun-
ties which will be represented at the
fair with exhibits this fall will eX-
coed that OF any previous year
The list of counties which already
have made appropriations to defray
the expenses of state fair exhibit,
or the commissioners of which have
assured Secretay r. S. Skinner OF
the presence OF exhibits, are: Big
Horn, Blaine, Beaverhead, Broad
water, Custer, Choteau, Cascade,
Deed Lodge, Fergus, Hill, Jefferson,
Lewis and Clark, Madison, Mussel-
shell, Meagher, Missoula, Park,
Phillips, Rosebud, Ravalli, Sheridan,
Silver Bow, Sweet Grass, Valley and
Yellowstone.
In addition to this list, assurances
have been received from Prairie
and Richmond counties that they
will have exhibits at the fair, Al
though Secretary Skinner has re-
ceiyed no word from Gallatin county
he is in hopes that it will have an ex-
hibit this year. 1t dropped out last
year for the first time in many years
Secretary Skinner is working VIII
the commercial clubs Of the various
Montana towns wherever possible a.
regards the matter of county exhlb
it's at the State Fair, and with ex
cellent results. The commercial
clubs of the various Montana town
wherever possible as regards the
matter Of county exhibits at tn
State Fair, and with excellent re
suits. The commercial clubs O
every section Of the state recognlz
the advantages to be secured by nav
ing an exhibit from their county a
the State Fair, and the advertiser
, benefits derived from it.