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The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
New York World.

Secretary Lansing's answer to the lat
est German proposals is the only answer
that 1t was possible to make.
Through the Swiss Minister the imperial
German government made known its
willingness "to negotiate. formally or in
formally. with the United States. pro-
vided that the commercial blockade
against England will not be broken there
by" In other words, Germany would
negotiate with the United States con-
cerning the submarine decree OF January
81, provided ruthless warfare were con-
tinued during the negotiations, and the
United States gave its tacit consent to
the murder of American citizens and the
destruction of American ships while the
discussion was going on.
." No other action on the part Of
Germany can in any way influence the
American attitude. While that decree
stands, Germany has declared war upon
the United States and all other neutrals
that sail the seas. The other neutrals
may be obliged, by fear of superior force,
to submit. but the United States is not
obliged to submit. 1t will not submit,
and II Germany wants peace with the
American people. Germany must abandon
il plan to make war upon the American
people.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
The Departure.


storff to take fling at the American
government as he left hospitablc
Washington. No one has been treat
ed more kindly than he, No one
can say that he or his government
was judged harshly and hastily by
either the government or the people
of the United States. 1t is folly on
his part to throw any sneers at the
administration which was compelled
through fotce of circumstances to
cut short his welcome in this coun-
try.
We are forced to speed the depart
ing guest, therefore, with mixed feel
ings. Count Bernstorff is slillful
diplomat who has served his country
well in the United States. We are
inclined to say almost too we'll. He
has skated on thin ice many time
since the war broke out, and no one
knows better than he the true leni-
ency and forbearance exercised in
his case by the Washington govern
mcnt.
If Secretary of State Lansing had
been given his way about it, Count
Bernstorff would have been sent
home many months ago. President
Wilson, desirous above all else of
preserving amity between the United
States and Germany, has saved the
day for the intrepid Prussian envoy
more than once, vetoing the recon-
mendation of his premier. The ten
sion between Lansing and Bernstorff
last April reached such a pitch that
the then Ambassador was practically
persona non grata at the State De-
partment.
Just why Bernstorff leaves fare
we'll message to his personal"
friends in America, sighting all those
with whom he has had official rela-
tions, is a mystery in view of the
clear facts of the case. He was gem
timely anxious to make Berlin see
and accept the American contention
in the submarine issue hanging FIRE
since the sinking OF the Lusitania.
He remained while his military and
naval attaches, Won Papen and Boy
Ed, were returned to Germany for
clear transgression of the neutrality
laws of the United States; while his
unfortunate confrere, DR.. Dumba, the
former Austrian Ambassador, was cast
out of the good graces of Washing
ton; while evidence accumulated, in
the Won Igel papers and elsewhere,
that he had more than superficial
knowledge of German plottings and
Vaccinations in the United States.
However, there is little need now
to cavil at the work he has done in
this country at the behest of his gov
ernment-a work which required the
aggressive furtherance of German in
terests among those of German de-
scent who have taken the oath of
allegiance to another nation-a work
which emphasized the true meaning
of the German dual nationality doc
trine, permitting a Teuton swearing
fealty to the United States still to
retain allegiance to the Kaiser. He
has been brilliant propagandist an.
the German cause has been we'll han
died by him. That his mission is a
failure is no fault of his own.
When the European holocaust is
ended there will be many persons in
America who will hope for the return
of Count Bernstorff as German Am
bassador.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
New York Herald.

1t would be difficult to put into the same
number of words more of substance than
is found in President Wilson's answer u
the latest overtures of the German gov
ernment looking to a renewal OF par
leying over the submarine issue. There
can be, the President says, no negotia-
ions with Germany. formal or informal.
unless there Is mediate abandonment of
the submarine warfare against neutrals
which it is now pursuing, and until the
German government renews its assurance
given on May following and in response
&c the Sussex ultimatum-and acts upon
the assurance.
The President makes it clear
that he now regards as unwarranted the
hope he had expressed that Germany
would not pursue the policy toward neu-
trail shipping announced in its note of
January 81. In his own words. Germany
rs pursuing" that policy. And so long
as Germany continues to pursue it. there
can be no turning back on the part Of
the United States.
As a statement of the attitude of this
government. the reply of Mr. Lansing to
the Swiss Minister. sent at the direction
of the President. is clarifying. It serves,
moreover, to dispel the mists of doubt
that were lowering over Washington.
raised by the reports OF negotiations to
which the Minister OF Switzerland was a
party. 1t serves, also. as an answer to
the pusillanimous paci1sm that, by mis-
representing the President and the Ameri-
can people, has been giving aid and COM
fort to Prussianism
There is no backdown on the part OF the
United States; there will be none The
United States stands -four square"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

China into making new concessions under
he cloak of alliance In war. Japan will
want rewards from the Allies for having
become one of them. and II Is not likely
xhe will throw the whole weight of the
Far East into the scales against the
Kaiser without assurance of the greatest
rewards the Allies can promise
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Ray Baker as director of the mint
is going to be quite as colorfui a
figure as Petrograd attache, and
Washington haberdsshers may just
as well understand this now as here
after
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

In the meantime Count Adam
Tarnowski, the new Austrian Am
bassador, remains hermctically sealed
at the Embassy here, wondering what
is going to happen to him. For his
sake we hope the State Department
will not maintain this agonizing sus-
Pense regarding his status for many
days longer.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Another argument for a referendum
for the District of Columbia is
brought forth in a dispatch from
Springfield, Illinois, which states
that the bill for Statewide prohibi-
tion had passed the senate by a vote
OF 81 to I8. In passing the bill the
State senate provided for a refer
cndum.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
AMUSFMENTs

Belasco-"SeEen Chances" 215 and SIS p m.
National-"Eleyen p. NJ" 2l5 and p. m.
Poli's-"Sis Hopkins" SIS D. m.
keith's-VaudeNlle, BIS and Sis D. m.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2;l5 and s:l5 D. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville, 1880 to Il 30 D. m.
Columbia-Photoplays 10 q. m. to II D. m.
strand-Photoplays, II q. m. to II p. m.
GaTden-Photoplays, Il q. m. to D. m
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
Jottings from Jokers

She-Let US sit nearer the music. He
But then you can't hear what I'm say.
ing to YOU. She Oising)-I know. Come
along.-Boston Transcript.
Isabel-Are you sure YOU really love
me? Arthur-Dearest ! would be Presi-
dent of Mexico for your sake.-Cornell
Widow.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Curtailing and amplifying the
number of editions seems to be quite
d sport these days with some of the
newspapers, but in justice to the
public they should furnish a de-
scriptive chart.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
ASK D. A. R. TO JON RED CROSS.

A petition from Mrs. Catherine Brun-
oaugh. District regent OF the Daughters
of the American Revolution. has been
sent TO all members In the District to
Immediately register with the Red Cross
for service In case of war. The reGistrs-
ton win take place under the auspices
OF the womsn's section Of the Navy
League.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
New York Tribune.

As far as excuses go. Germany
has never been at loss. Long before
It entered into open war with neutral
nations It found a SUFFICIENT excuse for
sinking neutral merchant vessels in the
misuse of neutral flags ordered by the
British government" 1t even pretended
to believe that the captain OF the Lusi-
tania tried to disguise that undisguisable
ship by flying the nag of the United
States. When the Lusitania was subse-
quently sunk the German excuse was that
she undoubtedly had guns on board
which were mounted under decks and
masked" Again when 1t was resolved
the other day that hospital ships, too.
must be sunk without warning, there was
no difficulty in finding the appropriate
excuse: the imperial government had
convincing evidence" 1t was explained,
that hospital ships were used to transport
troops. Nor is there anything to be
gained by depriving the German govern
ment Of excuses, for when one is taken
away another is instantly ready.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Two newspaper men are to be de
ported" along with Count Won Bern
storf and his suite. 1t is hoped they
will have a merry time under the
circumstances.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
Boaton Journal.

President Wilson should refuse any in
formal pourparlers with. Germany. BY
severing diplomatic relations he has
very definitely redeemed his series of
pledges made to the American people
and to the world. Cumulative public
opinion in this country finally forcaA
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

A telephone girl almost ehoked on
the seed of prune- At last there is
substantial argument against the
boarding house delight.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

We predict that James w. Gerard
is going to be one of the liveliest and
most conspicuous ex-Ambassadors to
Germany the United States ever had.
He will have something to say of in
terest to the Kaiser when he gets
home.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

The sweetest things on all the earth
Take IT from one who's learned things
The things that hold the greatest worth
However small are EARNED things.
An heritage is mighty fine
'rwere foolishness to spurn it
And yet no Joy is wholly thine
So much as when you EARN IT.
Copyright SIl
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

The Sayville censors have been
asleep "on the job" lately and it is
Secretary Daniels duty to give them
a shaking up. There must be no
auti-American intrigue conducted by
radio; that is altogether too brazen.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Psn-Americanism is getting thor
oughly "psnned" in America and else
where at the present moment of
writing.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

Just to keep in season Dorsey
Foultz should mail a valentino to
Major Pullman.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
Golfers Weekly.

1t has been said that this is a war
without individual glory. But a few
1lsures will stand out when the final
history of the struggle is written. and
one OF these is Cardinal Mercier, of
Belgium Patroit as well as priest when
the Germans invaded his country, he re-
manned at the altar to bear unfiinching
testimony to the truth. undismayed
either by the threats of Won Bissing or
the Austrian intrigue against him at the
vatican. 1t is strange sign of the state
Of mind in which the German ruling
classes find themselves when, in the
presence of such a dauntless witness
they dare to put out the memorial on
the deportation of Belgians to Germany
that has been presented to our State De-
partment.
The only prototype that the
history of our own country affords for
Gen. Won Bissing is Capt. Henry Wirz.
commanding officer of Andersonyille
prison. He pleaded military and eco
nomfc necessity as an excuse for his
acts. and in a general way defended his
cruelties with the same arguments thai
have been advanced by the German
government in defending the invasion of
Belgium, the shooting of hostages, and
the merciless exploitation of the labo,
and resources of the country. He acted
unoer orders; he did only what condi-
tions compelled him to do. His defense
was supremely logical to minds that had
crown tolerant of the harshness Of war.
But even at a time when leniency was
exercised in the treatment of spies.
blockade runners, privateersmen, and
freebooters. the Union government drew
the line at Wirz's offenses. The severe
iogician was tried in 1865 by a military
commission and promptly hanged. 1t is
to his credit that he did not attempt to
Justify his cruelty to the prisoners by
pleading his intention of improving their
morals
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
New York Evening Telegram.

Assuming that the government of the
United States. having severed diplomatic
relations with Germany, is almost certain
to follow II with declaration of war
the socialist labor party has issued a
manifesto calling upon its members to
consider seriously whether It is necessary
to fight for a so-caIled national honor"
Abuse of capital. the press and
public men, by name, can be pa assed over
In pity. but there is one threat that must
be taken notice of.
The manifesto calls for organizations
TO prevent mobilization of troops, am
munitions and other war supplies by
paraIyzing the mines and all means Of
communications. transportation and al
industries where ammunition and other
war supplies are manufactured"
Frequent use of the words workers Of
the world" suggests that the l. w. W. is
showing its head again with threats now
against the United States government
We are not to be intimidated by
enemies at home or abroad and it is time
to make this clear.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
LINE O. CHEER .
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.

rcs priuttng oS an original POEM. written tlu
for rhe Washington Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
What Leading Newspapers
Say on the War Situation

him to an obviously necessary step@ from
this step there should be no recession
unless Germany formally renounces, and
actually foregoes. her intention of Killing
our citizens and sinking our ships when
ever we get in the way.
When Germany got physically
ready with enough submarines, she then
did her best-which wasn't bad, by the
way-to convince both the neutral anc
the German mind of the necessity for
her submarine drive. She calculated on
war with the United States. but hoped
against It, II she can avoid II, that will
he so much military velvet for her.
every days postponement of hostilities
with America is day gained for the
unmolested, uninterrupted and concen'
trated fury Of the final death grapple
with England.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
PhiiadeIphia Evenins Ledger.

. III NIeW OF the CONCESSIONS Which China
has been forced TO grant TO commercial
and imperialistic japanese statesmen, the
ceport that China has broken on relations
with Germany must be taken with many
grains of salt. as she is hardly autono-
nous or able to declare her national viii.
China may have broken. but would her
alignment with the Allies hurt Germany
as much as II would help Japan? Would
Japan sanction break that would not
help Japan? The western world will care
chiefly now to know whether Tokyo will
use Chinese soldiers and resources to
hasten the defeat of Germany or just lead
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14
THE EARNED THINGS.

BY John Kendrick BanSa
The Washington herald., 1917-02-14

land stagger. as nation fatally wound
ed? We think not. Why. then. should
America be added to her alliesg
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
INTERNATIONAL LOSES.
Paper Company Cannot Recover Excise
Tax Paid in Massachusetts,.

BOSTON, Sept. 15.-The Internation
al Paper company fails in its suit against
the treasurer and receiver general eff the
commonwealth, in which it sought to
recover an excise tax of $500 paid I'M
der protest, as the full bench of the
Massachusetts supreme court has dis
missed its petition. The tax was i'm
posed upon the company for the prlvi-
lege of carrying on business in this state.
The petitioning company, which is a
foreign corporation, declared its inter
state business did not warrant the pay
ment of any such tax as was imposed by
the state. It also claimed that because
of its interstate business it was exempt
ed from the tax.
, The petitioner is New York corpora
tion. 1t has an authorized capitaliza-
ton of 100000 of which about $i0,-
100000 of its stock has been issued. The
company operates % mills, chiefly 10
Gated in New York, Vermont, New
Hampshire and Maine. The only mill
in Massachusetts is at Montague. About
Sc per cent of the company's business
is done through its Boston selling office
Chief Justice Rugg, who wrote tbs
opinion, says that the tax is strictly n
excise and not a property tax, and tht
company has not shown that in any re
spect its constitutional rights have beer
infringed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
NARROWED FOUR YEARS.
Eleven Mexican Women and Children
Reach San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 15.-Eleven
Mexican women and children, survivors
of party of 81 colonists who in 1903
established homes on Clipperton island,
ESQ miles west of Acapulco, Mex, in the
Pacific ocean, arrived here yesterday
on an American warship. They mad
been marooned on the island nearly
four years. According to the survivors,
the last supply ship to reach the island
was in 1914, when Capt. Ramon De Ar
maud of the Mexican army. one of the
seolonists, returned with his family from
"a visit to Mexico.
Afterwards provisions of the colonists
ran out, and in short while the. inhabi
,tants were reduced to the necessity of
living on the birds and the eggs ami
lrocoanuts. Scurvy broke out and the
colonists died rapidly. The ravages of
lscurvy were checked when the few sur
lvivors took to living almost exclusively
| on cocoanutS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
BEANS WORTH s1e5, 100000.
Value of New Crop of Five States Esti
mated at That Figure.

WASHINGTON. Sept l.. - Beans
take their place this year as one OF the
country s most important and valuable
crops Forecast of production in the
five important bean growing states
Michigan, California, New York, Colo
RADIO and New Mexico announced by
the department of agriculture in spo-
cial report shows 1860, 900 bushels.
compared with s.s46,0O bushels last
year and l0,32l 900 bushels in 1915.
More than 100000 acres were plant
ed to beans in those states. and the
average farm price being Paid for them
on Aug. 10 was 1924 a bushel, compared
with $500 on that date last wear. AT
the Aug. - price the prospective crop
was worth about $165.OO0,00o No esti
mate was made for the production IN
the other forty-three states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
ENLISTED IN CANADA.
Man Wanted as Stacker Training for
Aviation Service.

MONTPELIER, Sept. 15.-Adit. Gen.
h. ). Tlllotson has received a MESA 90
from George Leithner, who is wanted in
this state as slac ker, that he is in
Toronto and has enlisted in the royal
flying corps of Canada and been assigned
to cadet pilot duty. Mr. Leithner left
BARRE between the time of the state
registration and the federal registration
was taken, and the authorities have been
looking for the man since that time,
more especially since the draft became
effective The Washington county board
certified him as man for service and
one who failed to reply to their notices
sent him.
! His conduct has been such that the
authorities will ascertain from actual
knowledge of the Canadian government
whether or not he has done what ne
claims he has about enlisting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
VERMONT JAIL CONDITIONS.
Briefly Outlined in Reports Made to Gov.
Graham

MONTPELIER, Sept. 15.-Gov. H. F.
Graham has been keeping tabs on what
the counties are doing in the matter of
working their prisoners, and the last
week of August he wrote to each sher-
if of the state asking for information as
to how many men they have been work
ing and as to the conditions relative to
work in their respective counties.
Each of the sheriffs replied with
promptness excepting the sheriff in Ben
nington county, who, apparently, does
not consider a communication from the
executive of the state of enough account
to reply, for on Wednesday night no re-
ply had been received from that official
regarding conditions in his COUNT. Some
counties report no men in their iails,
while in others the number is low.
| The result of the replies is: Addison
county, no prisoners; Caledonia, three
prisoners who have been EMPLOYED
Chittenden, ID men and one woman who
could be employed, 5000 earned this sum.
mer, most of prisoners have been those
who could not be released, namely gov,
eminent prisoners, has run as low as IA
| prisoners some times; Essex county. nc
prisoners; Franklin seven prisoners
plenty of work; Grand Isle, no prison
ers; Lamoille, no prisoners; Orange, on,
boy, age II, sheriff says he should b,
going back to school instead of confined
in jail; Orleans county, none at present
but when he has had them people seemed
ito be afraid of Jail labor; Washington
% men at the time of the report. havin.
worked ID and 16 most of the time
plenty of work; Windham. county, most
ly 15-day DRINKS and unable TO find worl
for them-only two at the time of re
port; Windsor county, four at first o
months, but only one would be left fit
OF month, plenty of work if there wer
prisoners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
WERE NEAR MURDER SCENE
Witnesses Saw Soldiers Before Death of
- Hemingway Girl.

ST. ALBANS~ Sept. l5-Testimony
that soldiers were seen in the vicinity
of the spot where 14-vear odd Jennie
Hemingway was killed, and that FIVE of
them left this city on a freight train
late that night was introduced vestar-
day at the trial here of Robert Warm, a
private in the United States cavalry at
Fort Ethan Allen, who is charged with
the girl murder.
The cross-examination of Warm. who
took the witness stand in his own de-
fence Thursday, was finished vester-
day afternoon. Ten other witnesses
We're called upon by the defence, much
of their testimony being in agreement
with Warm s as to his movements on
the night of the murder
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
storehouse OF the Amherst NAKED Paper

storehouse of the Amherst Waxed Paper
company, causing a loss estimated at
$50, 900. 1t destroyed 60,690 pounds of
wax, $500 bundle cores, and machinery.
The cause of the fire, which started in
wax shavings in the cellar, is unknown.
The building is valued at $1,000. The
Cushman volunteer fire company re-
sponded promptly to an alarm given by
Frank Wood. The water pressure was
insufficient, but by the use of the pump
on the motor truck the flames were kept
under control.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
Had No Chance.

What chance has Negro: In North
Texas farmer gave one dollar and told
him to get some liquor. The negro filled
the flask with water and the farmer had
him arrested for swindling If the negro
had got the whisky he would have been
sent to the penitentiary for bootlegging-
Houston Post
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15

LOST - Between Brattleboro and
Ames hill, two tire rims and tire irons,
tail light, one new Firestone tire, one
old Goodyear tire, license plate No.
lO9.740 New York. Liberal reward to
finder. +. NJ. Griswold, Rural 4, West
Brattleboro, Vt. l69-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15
= w A n r f. ID

Bright young man and women of good
moral character for attendants work at
the Massachusetts, School for the Feeble
Minded. No experience necessary. The
school is located within eight miles of
Boston, fivo-cent carfare. Full in
formation on request Address Mass.
School for Feeble Minded, Box c, Wa
verify, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-15

to supply the trade as quickly as pos
sible. Retail dealers .intimated they
could not receive large orders and that
it would be useless for customers to at
tempt to stock up.