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The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
Reducing the Draft Age.

There is much to commend itself in
the plan Of the Army League. said
to be backed by the army General
STAFF, to reduce the draft age to 10
years with service to begin at q
years.
If this war has demonstrated one
thing more than any other it is that
youth has triumphed at st. Julien,
on the Marine. at Langemarck, as it
Is now so triumphant around Lens
and Verdun. To the insistence and
courage of the Italian youth credit is
given by Gen. Cadorna for many of
his more recent gains.
Fear has been expressed that the
young are too daring. risking more
than justified by their very i'm
petuosity The reverse Is true. The
boys Of France and England and es-
pecially Of Canada, while eager to
get over the top" have subjected
members to the iron discipline of the
trench, with the result that hazards
to themselves and others are materi-
ally reduced
The Herald bsslvss that Congress
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
The News in Perspective.

Though the Capital, as a news
center. ranks high as e source OF
great happenings the residents
thereof are often less informed than
are the citizens of other cities.
I This is perhaps due to the fact that
perspective whets the appetite for
news. and in other cities there is a
relish for anything that brings to
! the mind a better understanding Of
news values.
A citizen of the District was in
another important State recently
and he says he heard more of what
the government has done and is do
ing than he had learned from the
be due to an unconscious censor
ship that is most acute at it's
source: or it may be because our
people being SO near the source of
the news lack appreciation of it.
Maybe it is that the news was really
published here. but was unnoticed
by the hasty reader suffering from
the attempt to digest too much
news.
Be that as it may, the fact is
that the government is doing the
big things in a big way. 1t would
surprise many to know how stu
pendous has been these accomplish
ments. and we would wish the pub
lie knew more, If only to stir 1t
out of its complacency.
The greatest war the world has
known has us as an important ally
and The Herald believes that our
people would be heartened if they
knew at first hand. how thoroughly
in hand the government had the
whole matter of preparing and full
filling the needs of the war
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
The First communique.

Despite the grotesque features Of
ineptitude which surrounded its is
suance. Secretary of War Baker is to
be congratulated on his first bi-weekly
communique relating to the military
operations. It is a good document,
and further ones of the same kind
will be welcomed by American news
papers.
1t is hardly possibly to be thrilled by
the news that the offensive has long
since passed from Prussian hands. and
that the allied armies are now the
hammer and not the anvil. Nor is It
a great scoop that the much ad-
vertised offensive" of the Germans
that was to bring a victorious peace
by Christmas. has failed to material
ize. These things have been pointed
out by the common or garden variety
OF war experts for many months.
Nevertheless, it is good to have Sec
rotary Baker reassure US on this
point.
But in making a point-blank state
ment that the offensive has perma-
nently passed from Germany. Mr..
Baker Is indulging in that sort
of prophecy and speculation which
he so much disapproves In Grant
newspaper men. How does be
know that? Only day before
he published this communique.
Charles r. Crane gave out an inter-
view in Stockholm on conditions in
Russia. For frank pessimism it could
hardly be equaled. He even dwells
on the prospect of a separate peace
between Germany and Russia. II
that dread event should face the al
lies. assuredly Germany would be in
a position to resume the offensive on
the Western front next spring.
Whether they would be able to hold
it is another question.
Secretary Bakers analysis OF con-
ditions in the war Is a welcome sup
plement to the press cables and Of
fetal bulletins from abroad. When
Pershing's men get in the trenches
communique should be issued daily.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
1T WAS VERY WEARISOME.

They were speaking about the coed
old school days at a social gathering
the other night when Representative
Edwin Y. Webb. Of North Carolina,
smilingly said that he was reminded
of the case OF little Willie.
Recently little Willie, the heir of a
happy home in a certain town, started
to attend school. and since nothing
was said to the contrary, the young
ster's father thought the boy was
hugely enjoying himself.
1t soon developed. however, that
papa was making a poor guess. After
about a week Willie sauntered into the
dining-room one morning and languid-
ly dropped into an easy chair.
Papa he remarked to the pater-
nal relative who was at breakfast
I'm getting rather tired of going to
school. 1 think / will stop"
Think you will stop" exclaimed
the surprised father. What Is your
objection to going to SCHOOL,"
It's just this way. papa" yawn-
fully answered the youngster, lit
breaks into the day o."-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
Camp Meade.

The young sons Of Washington
trekked to Camp Meade yesterday.
That is, they trekked in trolleys,
''iivvers," and sundry other convey
ances; collecting at this singular
mushroom city that has arisen in the
'wilds of Maryland" almost overnight.
looking like nothing so much-save for
some important omissions-like a
Nevada mining camp of the Bret
Harte period.
These young men henceforth are to
be mere pawns, mere cogs in the war
machine; each one to play a part, most
of them humble and of the think
ing" variety. But each is to do his
Bit just as surely as those other
comrades of theirs who entered the
Officers Reserve Corps when war
broke out. and earned the right to
wear certain coveted insignia on their
shoulder straps. These selected men
at Camp Meade are to be privates and
noncommissioned officers; many of
their former friends and associates
will command them in battle. But
though military discipline is cold as
steel. the essential democracy of the
great new American army will be
demonstrated to the world by the re-
lations existing between these selected
men and their officers.
The great American war machine is
now at work. The District youth at
Camp Meade go to work for their
country. The period of training will
be arduous; there is no doubt about
that. They will be under the eye of
the folks at home during the better
part of it. and until they embark on
the journey across the Atlantic much
of the rigors of military life will he
softened for them.
Good luck for all of them,
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
A WORSHIPER, ALL RIGHT.

Reference at a dinner party the
other NJ ght was made to the impor-
lance OF church attendance when
Representative George W Fairchild,
of New York. was reminded of a little
incident along that line.
Some time since a new preacher was
c. He'd to one Of the New York State
churches, and while going to the serv-
ice one Sunday evening he met a
young man whom he had seen at dif-
ferent places on one or two occasions.
Isn't this Mr.. Smith, asked the
parson, pausing and extending his
hand. Il am the new preacher who
has just come to your town.
Yes SIR responded the young man.
Il am Mr.. Smith, and 1 am very glad
to make your acquaintance"
Il have seen you several times,
genially continued the preacher, but
until now 1 haven't had the pleasure
Of speaking with you. / presume that
YOU are accustomed to divine worship
every Sunday evening""
''Oh. yes. sir" was the smiling re-
joinder of the young man. Il am on
my way to see her now.-Phila-
delphia telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

DR.. W. w. Keen's article in the
Saturday Evening Post" giving de-
tails of the surgical operation on
President Cleveland on July j, 1893,
is more than contribution of the
first importance to historical biog-
raphy. 1t is more than vindication
of THE Press" after nearly a quar-
ter of a century. 1t is more than a
tribute to the professional integrity of
one of the most accomplished and
ablest journalists in the United States
Holland" (Mr. E. J. Edwards). who
was for many years the New Yor..
correspondent of THE Press" It is
above all else the most impressive
warning on record against the ready
and facile habit of discrediting a
newspaper article because some one
concerned happens to utter a denial
in more or less definite terms.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
SEEK Congress AID
FOR KIDDIES' Teeth
Ask $4,000 for Hygienic Work in
District Schools.

Plans for a drive on Congress 10
secure an appropriation of $4,000
to carry on the program of the So
ciety for Dental Hygiene were out
lined yesterday at a conference be-
tween Commissioner Brownlow and
representatives of the society
headed by Mrs. W. ]. Baxter. or
ganizer of the movement. Funds
are sought from the solons for a
complete system of public clinics
and graduate nurses to look after
the hygiene of the teeth and
mouths of $1,000 school children in
the District.
That 30 per cent of the school
children's teeth, in Washington,
are defective has been called to
the attention of the school board,
by the organization, of which John
Dolph. is president At present
there are only six dental inspec-
tors" OF the city schools. four for
the whites and two for the colored
race. Working the limit of their
capacity. it is estimated that they
would give attention to each child
about once in five years.
In June. of this year. the organ
ization was completed by Mrs. Bax-
ter. Vice presidents of the society
include DR.. Harvey Wiley. the food
expert: w. J. Kirby. professor of
PSYCHOLOGY at Catholic University
DIR. w. c. Rucker. assistant sur
geon-general of the army; H. C.
Cary, passenger agent of the South
ern Railway system. and Mrs.
Baxter.
Approval OF the aims of the So
ciety have been given by the school
board and the District Commission
ers. Use of the movies. as an OBJ
tect lesson I'm the care of teeth to
assure sound health. and frequent
lectures by prominent doctors and
specialists are features of the work
soon to be undertaken.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
WORK TO BE DONE.

You can't stay still in this play of
life;
You've got to go up-or come down.
There is no half in the worldly
You're a real hero-or a clown.
You're doing well in your job. you
say?
And you think that you need a rest?
You're satisfied with your presen,
pay?
And you've always stood the test?
You're fool. then man. to quit the
game;
It's the boosters that are needed.
You'll never reach the goal called
Fame
It's the rosters that are weeded.
The vice of the world is killed by
pep
The people who push go straight.
It's the man who's sure to watch
his step,
That's bound to get the break.
Ev'ry man who thinks should know
his place:
There's work in the U. s. A.
Go to IL lads-and win this race
To make the Kaiser pay.
Harold Bernard Norwood.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
ECONOMISTS ADVISE
USE OF POTATOES

Now that the country's bumper
potato crops is flowing into markets
in an ever-increasing stream, the
wise housewife will take advtange of
this cheap source of starchy food and
will give the tubers a very important
place on the dinner table" say home
economics specialists OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture.
1t is well known that potatoes are
nutritious and healthful food. of
which one may eat freely without i'll
effects. Eat more potatoes, for break
fast, lunch, dinner or supper, there
fore. while they are abundant, say
the specialists, to the advantage Of
both your health and your pocket
book
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
Film Shows Building
Of Army Cantonment

Up She Sprang." or The Building
OF a cantonment." a thrilling edu-
cational film in 1--WE reels.
Secretary OF War Baker and mem.
oers OF the General StafI will see 10
at private exhibition at the War
College this afternoon. Il depicts
every action in the construction OF
Camp Pike. the great cantonment for
1000 men Of the national army at
Little Rock. Ark. from the time the
blue prints were laid on the DRAFTS
meas table until the troops arrived.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
MAY BE OVERCOME

II you have Catarrh Deafiess or
head noises go to your druggist and
get ounce of Parmint double
strength, and add 10 it = pint Of hot
water and ounces Of graduated
sugar. Take ! tablespoonful four
times q day.
This will often bring quick relief
from the distressing head noises.
Clogged nostrils should open, bueath-
ing become easy and the mucus stop
dropping into the throat. II is easy
to prepare. costs little and is pleasant
to take. Any one who has Catarrhal
Deafness or head noises should give
this prescription a trial.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
WOMEN LAWYERS TO MEET.

The Women's Bar Association Of
the District of Columbia will meet
next Saturday evening at the WASH
ington College of Law, with Mrs. FL
len Spencer Mussey. the president. in
the chair.
Women members OF the District bar
who desire to be charter members
should send their applications to Miss
Caroline l. Griesheimer at the Civil
Sevice Commission.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
SUES RAILROAD FOR $4,000.

Suit for $4,000 damages against
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany was filed yesterday in the
District Supreme Court by Charles
w. Lippold. Through Attorneys
Hawken and Havell. the plaintiff
alleges that while he was a pas
senger on a train bound from New
York to Washington brakeman
on the car let a vestibule door fall
ON his head. severely injuring him.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Had the gunner VINO jOurneyed
from their native lair. New York, to
Philadelphia, engaged Sousa's band
they would not have been better ad-
vertised. They considerably scatter
ed paper for the hounds of the law.
And they call Philadelphia slow.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Germany eight days to give satisfac-
ton for the sinking of the Lorton.
Which means that on October 8, an
war on the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

:ationa stuff has been foisted on the public with the
mistaken idea that good advertising.
But NOT in The Washington HERALD.
The HERALD is HOME PAPER.
1t carries the largest percentage of home circulation
of any paper in this city.
Its readers among the most desirable and dis
eliminating.
They want the TRUTH and respond quickly to il.
Good live information published. if it is persisenty
presented attract attention and bring results
Remember the old saying of the tiny drop Of water
that the stone away? The principle applies
to advertising RIGHTLY DIRECTED.
Follow in the path of many of the well known
firms in this city who have and obtaining splendid
results from the advertising columns of The Washington
HERALD
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY John KendrIck Bangs.
RADIANCE.

Hang your Worries on a line
Somewhere where the Sun doth shine.
And expose each bit Of care
To a draft Of good fresh air.
'Twon't be long before your fear
Will completely disappear.
Gone completely from your sight
Worries can't stand air and light.
Copyright. l917.l
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in City.

The State Department has de-
clined to grant passports to wives of
army officers who expect to be in
France indefinitely. says a Washing
ton dispatch to the New York World.
in pursuance of a policy adopted by
the department. 1t will. the dispatch
adds, issue no passports to women
who desire to go to France or Eng
land unless they present proof that
they are to be regularly employed in
war work. Reports received in Wash
ing ton indicate that there are entire
ly too many American women in the
allied countries in view of the food
shortage
A patriotic organization in New
York City has arranged a schdule of
drill intended to improve the physi-
cal condition of men who have been
rejected from the draft because of
physical defect. Several Spanish
American war veterans have volun-
tcered their services as instructors
and these will be assisted by former
believed that a large proportion of
the rejected men will be fitted for
future service as a result of the
course.
Separate companies of engineers.
whether of the National Guard or the
regular army, cannot include as part
of their personnel enlisted men of the
h4 n q
which would in a company forming
part of regiment or Of mounted
battalion be performed by wagoners
must in the separate company be per-
formed by enlisted men of other COM
panies detailed for that purpose or by
wagoners detailed from organizations
having enlisted men of that grade.
Harry Barnhart will direct in New
York this fall a school for the men
who are going out to conduct singing
in the army and navy camps.
The new song leaders are being Sc
lected by Lee F. Hammer. of the War
Department Commission on Training
Camp Activities. and their develop
ment will take place at 100 East
Twenty-second street, where the Ma
tional Committee on Army and Navy
Music. which is cooperating with the
War Department Commission. has its
headquarters. Mr. Barnhart takes
charge of the singing at Camp Upton.
Yaphank, L. l., on the first of Octo-
Der.
A notable list of men prominent
in the musical world have laid aside
their customary duties to take up the
work of leading singing in the camps.
Much of the pioneer work last sum-
mer was done by Godfrey O'Hara.
at Fort Oglethorpe. Ca. Kenneth
Clark at the ambulance training corps
camp at Allentown, Pa, Robert
Lloyd at the officers Training Camps
at Fort Niagara, and Stanley Hawkins
at Madison Barracks. Robert Lloyd
has been sent to take charge of the
work at Camp Funston, Fort Riley.
Kan; Kenneth Clark is in charge of
singing at another of the national
army camps. Camp Meade, Annapolis.
Junction. Nd, and Mr.. O'Hara con-
tinues his work at Fort Oglethorpe.
where he directs both the work for
the regulars IN the big camp, and
the men in training for the officers
Reserve Corps.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Nothing brings the thrill today as
does the sight Of an aeroplane carry
Ing a dozen passengers. But for the
war this accomplishment would have
been delayed for years and years.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

The best citizen We know of is the
American who finds himself aligned
against his fatherland and is
staunchly loyal to the land of his
adoption.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

II a man entered your home and
tore it asunder you would be Of
Tended. II a German enters your
country and tries to tear it asunder
is it an occasion for complacency?
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Twould he a great thing for the
universe IL the Kaiser could take a
peep at Camp Meade this morning
and watch our boys go about the
work of his elimination.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
A DipIomat's Wife in France.

Edith O'Shaushnessy. author of "A
Diplomats Wife In Mexico" is now
in France. taking the cure at Aix-les-
Bains. Mrs. O'Shaushnessy's second
book OF "reminiscences is scheduled
for publication this autumn.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

The Philadelphia Bulletin says that
Dixie" will not do for a marching
song because it is too quick. In
doubtedly-from a Philadelphia stand
point
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Although revolutionist General
Kornilor has a remarkable faculty
for keeping his head.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

women are firm believers in a
$3.50 basis" says a prominent woman
writer. We know quite a few, how
ever. in the 5000 class.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

The country with which any coun-
try is at war is best served by those
who SOW the seeds of distrust in your
country
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

A mighty good slogan for our boys
in the liberty army is. I'll be the
first man over the Rhine"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

The crook in politics dies hard-but
he is dying.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

Germany willing to give up Bel
gium." says a dispatch. There is
no credit in giving up stolen property.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

would be acting with commendable
wisdom did 1t pass legislation at once
that would make the boy of 10 years
Mt for service by the time he was
a years Of ass.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

An agency for refined sugar is de-
sired by company in Argentina
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27
What They Say at The Washington Herald
Advertising Is Store News

In running a business.
just as in running a news
paper, the most accurate
and interesting news gets
the most desirable follow
ers and patrons.
Advertising is NOT
boom talk or exaggera-
-. lll - can
The Washington herald., 1917-09-27

THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER z. 1917.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-26
Arrest SuGragists
WhoUryurlBanners
More Than Dozen Women Taken
in By Police During Dem
onstration at White House.
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, June 25.-More than
ooZeh sufraEists were arrested late
to-day by the police when they
marched in front OF the White House.
lined up against tho fence, and un-
furled suffrage banners. A crowd Of
hundreds watched the arrests, but
there was no disorder.
This was the fourth demonstration
OF the day. The other times the women
marched quietly past the White House
and back again without unfurling their
banners. and they were not disturbed
by the police. Just after 1870, how
ever. when employees began to pour
out OF the nearby departments. a squad
of women, each carrying a furled ban
ner. started in single file to march
in front Of the White House from east
to west. When they reached the end
OF the block they turned and started
back. still with the banners furlcd.
Reaching the middle of the block.
Immediately in front of the White
House itself. at signal every banner
was thrown to the breeze, and the
women stood silent as close to the
iron pickets of the fence as possible.
The police, who had been watching
them closely. arrested most Of them
and took them in automobiles TO head
quarters.
The women were released on per-
sonal bonds. after appearing at head
quarters. giving their names. ages and
occupation. A time was set for a
hearing on the formal charge Of block
ing traffic.
There were nineteen women in the
parade, and fourteen were arrested. as
follows:
Misses Mabel Vernon, Nevada: Kath-
crime Morris, Boston: Maude Jamison.
Norfolk; Lucy Burns. New York: Flor
ence Youmans. Minnesota; Bcrta Crone.
San Francisco; Virginia Arnold. North
Carolina; Lavinia Dock, Philadelphia
Pauline Clarke, New York; Martina
Hickey. Washington. ID. c.; Elizabeth
Stuyvesant. Cincinnati; Mrs. Alex
Shields, Texas; Mrs. Annie Arnicl. Della
ware. and Mrs. Townsend Scott. Balti-
more.