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Rising From the Ranks.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


| In view of the many aspersions con-
! stantly cast upon the quality of the
enlisted personnel of the United States
Army. it is vastly reassuring to hear
that 112 regulars have passed the diff
flcult examinations for second lieuten-
ancies. More than half of the enlisted
candidates. for commissions managed
to qualify for advancement. If our
Army were composed of "adventurers.
, persons are inclined to believe. the
result of the tests would have been
vastly different. Such an army does
not produce so great a number of am
bilious men. nor does it send to the
examining board SO many highly
trained and intelligent soldiers. The
examinations included study of the
infantry drill and field service reg
map-reading. American history. gem
eral history and English. In short. a
test at which many a college graduate
would have baked. But some 200
United States regulars, in actual serv-
ice in the Philippines or along the bor-
though given but little time to brush
up on their military knowledge.
The American public as a whole does
not appreciate the admirable qualities
realize his devotion to the service. his
stern code of honor. or his high stand
ard of intelligence Every American
soldier today carries "a field marshafs
baton in his knapsack," to use a Ma
poleonic phrase. He has only himself
to blame If he does not win all the
honors promised him at the recruiting
station at which he enlists.
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Admiralty's Belated Discoveries.

Commander Carlyon Bellairs. in the London Post.
The war had been on for two months.
and it was known that thirty-seven
German vessels were at Antwerp. If
mercantile crews had been sent the
vessels could have been brought
through the. Scheldt. They were not,
and the Germans have the ships. AS
for the Belgian coast, it required Off
GERS of the merchant service to go and
discover Zeebrugge to the admiralty.
with it's splendid harbor. canal and
railway facilities. before they ever
landed there some of the troops Of the
18th Division. They have been discov-
ering things too late about Zeebrugge
ever since. which a very mediocre war
staff might have been trusted to con-
slider and arrange for prior to the out
break of a war. To keep alive the
memory of these episodes and similar
events which one can only refer to in
secret debate is of main service IL we
can use them At the proper time to
goad the government into giving the
navy a real and powerful war stan.
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Disease Carrying Insects.

From the Scientific American.
The latest developments of this SUBJ
1ect and some up-to-date statistics con-
corning transportation of disease by in
sects were presented by DR.. L. o. How
ard in his recent address as retiring
president of the Washington Academy
Of Sciences.
Standard works on medicine publish
ed twenty years ago made no mention
Of insects in connection with the etiol-
ogy of disease. Up to the present time.
according to data compiled from recent
literature, discoveries have been re-
corded of the carriage by insects to
man or animals of 226 different disease
organisms; eighty-seven organisms are
known to be parasitic in insects. but
not known to be transmitted, and 2S2
species of insects are recorded as
causes or carriers of disease of man or
animals.
Among recent discoveries is that of
the transportation by wind of the body
louise, the carrier of typhus fever. This
is a very important point to consider
in sanitary measures. The Bulletin"
of the Pasteur Institute of Paris for
no less than seventeen papers on the
louise in connection with disease, the
writers being japanese, English. Ger
man, Swiss, French and Italian.
Another novel subject IS that OF TICK
paralysis. The disease occurs in Aus
tralia, Africa and North America A
single physician in Oregon has found
thirteen cases. The attachment of a
tick brings about progressive paralysis.
involving motor, but not sensory
nerves The disease is not infectious,
and opinions are divided as to whether
there is specific causative organism.
or whether the condition is due to nerve
shock.
Notwithstanding the great develop
ment of this subject. DR.. Howard de-
clares that there is dangerous ten
dency to exaggerate the Importance of
insect transmission as compared with
other modes of infection. He thinks
insect carriage must be ruled cut in
the case of infantile paralysis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
TANKS PROVE WORTH,
TAKE entire STAFF
French "Chariots" Mostly Success
full, Even if One Lands
in Ditch.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWRER.

nv PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
ESPECIAL Correspondence of The Sunday
Star and Chicago Daily News.)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. No
vsmber 25.-Most details concerning the
French tanks. or. as the French call them,
'-chariots of assault" are kept secret. 1t
Il no secret, however, that these strange,
new weapons Of attack were Of consider
able service to the French in their re-
cent brilliant offensive on the Malmaison
plateau.
In the first place. they are not quite
~ agile as the public has been led to
suppose. They can cross pretty rough
ground. but they cannot cross every KIND
trees. Nevertheless. the German COM
nnunique itself admitted that it was the
French tanks. which. October %, drove
them of the plateau. At the. very mo-
strong defensive effort, a snorting rank
Of tanks appeared before the French line
and moved irresistibly forward. The
In the course Of this battle the tanks
were subjected to violent bombardments,
they crossed tracts Of interlapping she'll
holes and ruined trenches, yet throughout
were able to keep in contact with one
another. and advance according to the
general plan. One fell in the deep gar
bage ditch of farm. and had to be towed
out py otners- II was theh apie 70 con-
tinue with them. They accompanied the
infantry to its detectives at several points
and in others they even went ahead Of the
infantry. maneuvering in squadrons with
perfect success.
Their most effective action was against
nests Of machine guns. For example
near the st. Guillan woods the infantry
was stopped by number Of these ter
rible weapons. Word was sent to the
tanks. which chugged laboriously to the
spot and stamped out the evil swarm sc
effectively that within three-quarters OF
an hour the troops were able to con-
tinue their advance.
One tank had the honor of capturing
an entire regimental staff, whose mis-
guided members had climbed to a crest
to try to see what had become of the
German defenses. Others captured guns
and even whole batteries, whose servants
ran rather than face the terrible iron
monster. In short. the tanks. have given
proof Of genuine utility.
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Concentrate at the Traps.
From Outing.

From outing.
You can give a man a gun. you may
supply him with unlimited ammunition
and targets, and let him bang away. til
the cows come home-but you'll never
make a trap shot Of him until you have
taught him to concentrate.
Concentration is rather an important
habit to cultivate. whether you are man.
aging a railroad. or shining shoes. or
even editing a department-but to the
man who would succeed at the traps, 1t
is vital He must forget his surround
ings, his score, his neighbor on the plat
form, himselr-everything. in short, ex-
cept that the target will sail from ths
trap when he calls "pull!' Let his mind
wander for SO much as a second and the
chances are that he will have q miss 10
his discredit.
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Ties of the Mother Country

From the Christian Science Monitor
Establishment Of society In he
known as the Spanish Center of Guate.
mala. in the capital city of that Gen.
trail American republic, will be. for the
numerous Spanish residents there. q
means of renewing and revivifying the
memories of their mother land, Spain
And this sort of thing in the Americas
is only the reflex Of that renewal Of
interest and family feeling that has
been growing in it's expression. of late
as from Spain to her sons and daueh.
tiers on the American side. 1t is mani.
Testing itself in many ways from books
and dissertations to methods of receiy.
ing Spanish-American ambassadors al
the Court of Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

while Mr.. Murray will accompany at
the piano The oratorio section, which
enrolled more than 200 singers at two
| rehearsals. promises to surpass the
is given that no new singers will be
accepted for that performance after
the rehearsal Wednesday evening, so
singers wishing to take part in the
initial performance of the organization
are invited to come to the rehearsal
this Wednesday in the chapel Of the
Church of the Covenant at $3.50 o'clock.
and Richard Lorleberg, violoncellist,
have been engaged to assist Charles
Trow bridge Tittmann. bass. and Lewis
Corning Atwater. organist, In giving
the Christmas music, December %, at
All Souls Unitarian Church. Mrs. Bro
! sius. who has been filling concert en-
gagements in the middle west since
November IA. is expected to return to
! the city tomorrow.
On account of illness Miss Bernice
| Randall's place in the Thanksgiving
| service at the Westminster Church Me-
| mortal was taken by Robert Davidson,
who sang Allitsen's Song Of Thanks
giving" Last Sunday evening at an
| illustrated sermon on the entrance of
| the British into Jerusalem. Elmer Jas
per sang The Holy City" by Adams.
| land, soprano, will sing at the Offer
tory The Prayer Perfect" by Stenson.
At st. Johns Episcopal Church.
Georgetown, today. the musical portion
of the services under direction of Sam
uel A. Leech. organist and choirmas-
| ter. will consist of the following num-
| bers: "Venite," Gregorian: "Benedfcite
| Omnia OPERA" by Stokovski: "Benedic-
| tus." Gregorian: How Lovely Are the
Messengers" from "St. Paul" by Men
| delssohn. Evening. Magnificent" and
"Nunc Dimittis." Gregorian chants, and
prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" by
| DR.. Garrett.
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Irish Soldiers.
From the London Chronicle.

In selecting for ealogy the bravery
and endurance" of the Irish troops. Mr..
Balfour has hit upon the very qualities
for which they were commended to an
ancestor of his, Robert Cecil, first Earl
of Salisbury, in 1894. A recruiting Of
ncer of that period. Capt. Dawtry.
writing to advise the raising of an
Irish regiment. said there can be no
better soldiers upon the earth than
they be. either for the use of their
weapons. or the strength of their
bodies and minds, for they are such
seasoned men for tho war that they
can endure all fortunes whatsoever,
and they will keep health when others
with little extremity viii lie by the
wall"
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j. S. To CONTROL.
WORLD PEACE PACT
Fate of AIsace-Lorraine, Too,
Will Affect Future of
Europe.
BOOMS FRENCH SPIRIT
BY JOHN F. BASS.
Especial Correspondence of The Sunday
Star and Chicago Daily News.)'


PARIS. France. November 11.-Ofl-
cial circles here in Paris, when discuss
ing peace terms, say that there will be
in the question of peace three controll-
ing influences. the United States the
Vatican and the socialist party. Ac-
cording to their views. the Vatican will
control Austria and Bavaria, a combi-
nation which could not be resisted by
Germany. To my establishment they
declare the United States will exercise
in respect to peace almost a controlling
influence over France and Britain. Not
only does the United States control the
resources necessary to the entente for
the prosecution Of the war. but also
England and France must look to the
United States for help in re-establish-
ing their industries after the war.
The socialist party will play an i'm
portant part because of the failure I'M
der the strain of war of the old social
and governmental institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09
NORTH SEA FLEET
AWAITS GERMANS
Life Aboard British Warships
Described by Correspond
ent After Visit.
FIGHT EXPECTED BY SOME
By JOSEPH w. GRIGG.

Especial Correspondence OF The SUNDAY
Star and New York WORLDLY
WITH THE GRAND FLEET. Novem-
Der 12.-The fourth winter of the world
war finds the British grand feet at
a higher stage of efficiency than 1t ever
has been in all its history. 1t has
been my privilege to spend week
aboard one of its big dreadnaughts
and to see for myself what life In the
kings navy is like. while waiting for
the German high seas feet to come out.
Nelson waited outside Toulon three
years to take on the French fleet.
but he had no such armada to keep fit
while doing SO as has Sir John Jelli-
coe. Britain's sure shield is now a
fleet of the highest technical character.
with new features always being tried
out and. when their worth is proved,
adopted. 1t is handled by as many
men as there are people in what is a
good sized modern town.
1t was pitch dark and rain was be-
ing swept along in gusts when l drew
alongside H. NJ. S. 9 to find that
newspaper correspondents are expect
rope ladders when the gangway has
been slowed away for the night. My
bag was swung aboard at the end of a
rope, everything in 1T soaked, for
sea had come aboard a small vessel on
which / had been a passenger and my
bag had fioated about on it as a tea
leaf might in a cup. There was
hearty handshake from an officer as
scrambled to the deck of the battle
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

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Latin. Spanish, French. German. Certificate I'D.
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Shall People Decide Fatep

International socialism suggests that
Ine people of Alsace-Lorraine should
1ecloe their fate themselves. To this
france Is unwilling to accede, although
she acknowledges that If a fair vote
eouio pc taken on the question 1t would
De use1ul to take such a vote. The OH
Jections TO plebiscite are: First OF all
certain portion of the popuIa tion
SINCE 1870 has been driven from Alsace-
Lorraine into France by German on
preston and patriotic reasons: second
~, under the stimulus of the German
government there has been an infltra :
1ion OF Germans into Alsace- Lorraine:
tnlrdly. 1t would be extremely difficuIt
10 get a real expression of the wishes
Of the people.
Owing to the terror that has been
spread by the German army the peonle
under the Immediate influence Of this
war might register a vote of terror Of
the strong rather than run the danger
OF being made to suffer in the future
Tor a choice which would Represent
their real desire Moreover, such a vote
would be greeted by a frantic Campaign
on the part of both France and Co.
many In which intimidation and. cor
ruption would play very importa M
part. In competition in these meth.
DDS the French feel themselves ont
ciassed by the Germans. for the German
government has proved itself through
out THIS war a past master in the use
Of corruption methods in foreign conn
tries.
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Failure of Germany's Rule.

The status of A1sace has never bee,
permanently fixed in the German empire
Many thousands of the people left Al
sace-Lorraine rather than live under the
KIND or government given by Germany
70 these conquered provinces At the
tune OF the. Saverne affair." which re-
realed to the world the true condition in
Aisace-Lorraine, Won jayne himself said
i'the German was in Alsace-Lorraine al
most as IN an enemy's country" German
writer's IKE Nauman in his "Mittle Eu-
ropa recognize the incapacity of Ger
many TO conciliate Poland and Alsace
Lorraine The German anti-annexationjst
IN writing in the daily press uses the
argument today that Germany does mot
want second Aisace-Lorraine on her
hands e
Whatever you think of the ouasi-Iepal
arguments which the French are ant to
present in favor of the remuneration"
OF Alsace-Lorraine to France. the best
arguments seem to be in the practice |
political needs of the world France
needs Alsace-Lorraine to maintain her
standing in the international concert Of
Europe. France needs these two prov
| lnces from the point of view of com
merce, or population and of national
morals Germany should suffer a blow
to her military traditions and ideals She
needs IT to help her liberals bring dem
ocracy TO the nation and humanity into
her external ideals
The only question is: Will the nations
| of the world have the power to bring
this to pass? Once more ] saw that q
victory for the foes of Germany can he
secured only as a result of compIete
unity OF political aims and military dj-
rection. u'-
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Curling Germany's Militarism.

Now. aside from sentiment, the con-
trioutions which the individualism OF
france has given to the world have
been such that one cannot view the
possibility of her being relocated to an
INFERIOR role in Europe without grave
misgivings- We are apt to forget the
character of the German danger. Under
the influence of a false partisanship we
are prone to underestimate the power
OF TINS giant which in the fourth year
OF the war holds off the offensives of
england and France with It's left hand
blow to Italy. That force will be reIa-
tlVely as great after the war as 1t is
now. II is not German efficiency that
civilization should fear, but the use
Germany makes of that efficiency.
me basis of German organization lies
IN the idea of German superiority and
consequent success through military SUI
premacy. If Germany pursues with sue
cess her military idea it may take a
eseh.ury or more of conquest for out.
side influence to change the foundation
VI the state and the ideas Of the people
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Frances Claim to Alsace.

For the present it is enough to say
France is eager that her claims in the
war shall be understood and accepted
IN the United States. Among the claims
Aisace-Lorraine takes perhaps the
greatest place at present, because a
military victory which would give her
by force of arms Alsace-Lorraine is not
in sight. Thus her claims must be es-
tabl1Shed in the minds of her allies if
she Is to get their support should con-
ceSslonS be wrung from Germany at
the peace conference The French peo-
pie have felt since 1870 that Alsace-
Lorraine was a part of themselves cut
from the living flesh of the nation, a
child stolen from its parents and kept
in bondage.
Commercially Alsace-Lorraine is of
the utmost Importance to France. The
IRON deposits there, taken with those of
the basin of the Briey. constitute the
largest IRON deposits in Europe. The
phosphate beds and the general COM
mercial activity of the population would
give TO France, weakened by war, a
fresh start in her commercial and in
dustrial life. From the point of view of
population France, of low birth rate
has had such losses during the war that
the acquisition of these few millions in
might make the differ
ence between the future success and the
failure of the nation.
Failure to secure Alsace-Lorraine
would be severe blow to the national
and pride of France
consequently a strong binding force
would be lost to the nation.
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Life on a Dreadnaught.

Life aboard a British dreadnaught in
out of individual and collective powers.
When at the base, ready always to steam
away at a given moment, the vessel is a
big institution. A gunnery instructor is
tutoring class; there is turret drill !;
the ship is kept as clean as a whistle.
Then there comes the order to get under
way for a sweep of the North sea, or the
order to do night or day firing.
If you keep your ship clean you can
shoot better" was an old British navy
motto recited to me by one Of its best
known admirals.
A week with the fleet, In which visited
a number Of its finest units. permitted
one conclusion above all else-that there
was a longing that Won Capelle's ships
should come out for stand-up scrap to
a finish. You can find some men in the
navy who have .doped" it out that the
Germans will make a big try before the
war is over. but many more who think
they will not. In the meantime nothing is
being neglected to make it possible to
throw into the battle the most powerful
and highly organized fighting feet the
world has ever seen. What makes this
certain is that every man Is keen on his
own job. The best inventive minds are at
work and are encouraged.
The grand feet by day is a leaden-
colored picture of dreadnaughts. At night
it is blotted out save for a few lights,
and a landsman on deck must walk
warily or sustain some personal damages.
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Night-Firing Practice.

We had been under way for some time
when general quarters" was sounded. 1
was taken to one of the rear turrets to
watch the firing. The night was inky
black and rain squalls were frequent 1t
was arranged for me to witness the firing
from the top of the turret. stood out
there alone in my glory while the search
light swept along the surface of the wa
ter searching for the target. Suddenly
it landed full on the mark, and as 1t did
SO a host of seagulls fioated quickly
through its ray like SO many silver stars.
There was binding flash and the smell
Of powder and a broadside blast had
taken the target splendidly. There were
moro broadsides and squirting tongues
of fame and geysers sending waterfalls
over the target The black smoke from
the tunnels sent clouds of dust into my
eyes as 1t was whipped across the stern
of the ship by the bowling wind.
Then we altered our course, the great
gray giant swinging around so as to
place her port side to the target Once
more we ran ahead and let fly a shower
of steel as the white finger of the search
light penetrated the dark and showed up
the naked framework of the target and
once more the gulls filtered through its
rays and got silver coating Nearer at
hand the beam was full of particles from
the gun charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-09

Miss Frances Scherger. soprano. was
ing of the Georgia Society. and sang
also at the last meeting of the Red
Cross Unit of Lebanon Lodge. making
pleasing impression in THE Winds
in the South Today" by Scott: Rosa :
lie" by De Koven, and over There.
At Emmanuel p. E. Church. Anacos-
a tia .his w sxsn psy F9 he Anxeas By
'.serenade." by chaminade. and Post
lude." by Batiste.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by
the triple quartet and in the evening
by the chorus choir of 100 voices. with
double quartet and two additional So
loists. both services under the direc-
| ton of Mr.. Wrightson, with Mr.. MUIR
ray at the organ. The following are
the musical numbers:
ing to Close" by Stair. incidental solo.
My Salvation" by Carey. Mrs. Dun
woody; The souls of the Righteous"
Ne. 8 COD" by Mendelssohn.
by Lee: 20 Love, That viii Not Let Me
Co." by Geibel. incidental solo, Mrs.
l Mr Wilson's wis com s nns st WITH
Thee" by Speaks. incidental solo. Miss
Jacobs: Send Out Thy Light" by
Gounod: organ postlude. "Scherzo." by
Lemaigre.
The music for today at the First Con-
gregational Church, as arranged by
William Stansfleld. organist. will In
clude. this morning. the organ prelude,
Meditation" (Massenet); anthem.
Fear Not. Q Israeli; offertory. quar-
tet, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" (Wil-
| liams); organ postlude, "Scherzo In G
Minor" (Macfarlane)
G Minor" (Bach): 1.-The swan" (Steb-
bins). Spring Song" (Mendelssohn).
choir. Jerusalem, o Turn Thee
'lGounod): contralto solo, Eye Hath