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The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
A SURPRISE.

Well, sir, I'm the surprisedest man,
reckon. in New Canaan.
The wonder is. l know enough
To come in when it's rainin'.
I looked into the window
OF the postoffice today,
And there I saw a poster
That was pointin' right my way,
With his long accusin' finger
And his fierce accusin' eyes,
That seemed to turn and follow you
In a way that 1 despise.
Then began to wonder who
The artist had in mind.
And what he was accusin' Of,
As II he couldn't find
A soul to stop and hear to him.
says, I'll bet my hat
There's some mean cuss in this here
town
That he's a-pointin' at,
who never seen his dooty clear,
Ner done his darndest yet
But Uncle Sam'l tend to him.
And mighty quick,-you bet."
I kept a fgurin' for who
That miscreant could be.
And finally I got afraid
That mehbe IL was me.
Ezra Need Of the yiEiianteA
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
The Pope's Petition.

is this civilized world to be moth
ing more than a field of death? And
Europe, so glorious and fiourishinc.
is it going, as if stricken by a uni
versal madness, to run to the abyss
and TO lend its hand to its own sui
cide?"
This is the keynote Of Pope Bene-
diets appeal to the warning nations.
He sees destruction for the civilized
world II the war is permitted to
reel headlong to finish of exhaus-
tion. He intercedes for peace be-
cause he sees the danger to the fu-
ture of Christianity if the great
Christian continent is to be drenched
in blood for an indefinite period, and
is to remain a symbol of how little
the true principles of Christianity
have permeated the nations which pro-
fess it, and which strive to impose
it on less developed peoples.
1t is not difficult to see the tre-
mendous religious appeal of the words
the pontiff has spoken-of the intense
admiration they will gain from all
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as well as
Catholic. But the Pope is trying an
impossible task; he is appealing for
settlement between two factions, one
Of which has become convinced be-
yond all manner of doubt that the
other is a moral monster, a destroy
name fabric Of civilization, a Hunnish
excrescence in the world. There can
be no settlement between these two.
One or the other must give way in
abasement, in surrender, in atone
ment. And there can be little doubt
now as to which one will give way.
Germany is prepared to commercial
ize, to prostitute the pious aspira-
tons of the Pope to her own base
uses-there is no instrument she is
not prepared to use, not even the
Cross itself-in an effort to establish
her military yoke on the world, or
to make her conquests secure. A
Christian effort by the Pope to re-
store a warning world to its better
self has no meaning to Germany ex-
cePt another opportunity for a cold
FLOODED calculation as to how she can
turn it to her own advantage.
That is what Germany Is thinking
about now. That Is why there Is
no chance for peace. no chance until
the German arrogance Is broken on
the wheel
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
MORE DRAFTED MEN
MUST Be EXAMINED
Board Will Make Ready Many Be-
yond First 1021

Examination OF the men drawn In
the selective draft will continue even
after the District has completed its
first full quota of 1,o22 men and GER
tilted them to the appellate board
This decision of the exemption
boards means that men who have
considered themselves as reasonably
certain of not being called for some
time may expect an official summons
within few days.
District No. has its full quota
but decided yesterday to summons an
other fifty men in order to I'LL up
the ranks should the appellate board
Grant appeals and the army physi-
clans reject those declared physically
mt by the local board. Examination
of the new men will begin Monday.
Exemption board No. IL yesterday
published the list of twenty-one names
comprising registrants who have fail
ed to report and who are in a mill
tsry sense considered "slackers." !"
Other boards will follow suit. All
boards are now running down the
whereabouts of those who failed to
appear.
Find Work No Sinecure.
A number OF the exemption board
members who were gratified at the
original announcement of their ap-
pointment have already found that
the work is no sinecure and that it
involves not only time and busi-
ness inconvenience. but also money.
They are considered by the govern
ment as enlisted men, however, and
their positions are permanent during
the war. In order to be released they
must furnish excellent reasons as to
their inability to fill the position,
supported with confirming affidavits.
The majority of the local boards are
subject to much criticism because Of
their decisions. This furnishes a num-
ber Of board members with cause
for dissatisfaction.
II is expected that the full quota
of the District will have been GER
titled when the boards complete their
work today and it will be the first
selective draft State or Territory to
round out it's legal number of con-
scripts.
1t is expected that the fun quota
ton has dropped OF noticeably in all
LEGAL districts and local officials point
to this fact as evidence that the first
hysteria over the examinations has
passed and the men summoned are
resigning themselves to joining the
army.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
PETERSBURG CAMP
TO BE READY SEPT. |
District Contingent Will Be Ordered
to Virginia Civ.

The great wooden cantonment. three
miles east Of Petersburg, Va. where
the District contingent Of the Ma
tional Army will be quartered with
more than 1000 troops from New
Jersey. Virginia, Maryland and Della
ware. will be completed by septem-
Der l.
This assurance comes from Maj.
e. X. Coe, u. S. R., constructing
quartermaster. The site of the camp
Is midway between Hopewell, the
powder city, and the historic city OF
Petersburg. round which are still TO
be seen the old trenches and ram
parts thrown up by the Confederat-
soldiers.
The cantonment win have its own
sewerage system, fire department
bakeries, ice-plants. and hospitals and
steam-heating plant.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
RAzOR.BLADE COIN
MADE HIT in China
Not Likely to Be Emulated in
America, However.

Can you imagine a Washington
woman going into a local department
store. asking for camisole or a
chemise or any one of those hundred
or more delicate things that women
wear. laying a dollar bill on the
counter. and receiving three safety
razor blades as change?
You can't. And yet, if the United
States Treasury Department would
take a tip from the Chinese that's
about how small change would stock
UP for womankind and others, in
America.
For practical purposes the Chinese
knife coins on exhibition at the Old
National Museum here can't be
beaten. With a perfectly formed
razor, a colored man with carving
tendencies. would only need A few
cents in knife" change to be in q
paradise of his own making.
Luckily. museum officials say, the
razor coins" are many thousands
Of years old. and there isn't any
fear expressed that the ancient style
will be adopted by the government.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

the gratuitous services that have
been or may be rendered in connec-
ton with registration, examination of
the drafted, and so on. 1t is said
that when the uncompensated serv-
ice and use of offices, that is certain
to be realized. is subtracted, the
actual cost of recruiting under the
present system will be much reduced,
and that where the present per
capita cost is S7.9 II is confidently
believed that the War Department
will be able TO report an actual cost
Of induction into military service, in
Guiding the gigantic task of regis
tration OF the whole 1000, 600. Of less
than 81 per capita.
There have been so many applica-
tions for appointment as chaplain in
the army the War Department people
have nearly failed of keeping track
OF them. 1t has been found we'll
nigh impossible to acknowledge the
receipt of all the papers connected
with the appointment of chaplains
and communications on this subject.
in which individuals are profoundly
interested, regarded as lost by the
scnders, have been the occasion of
supplemental correspondence, thus
increasing the volume OF work.
Many examinations of candidates
have been held and for all practical
purposes an eligible list has been OBJ
tanned. This, however, was in anticipa-
ton OF filling the vacancies that
should exist in the new regimentaI or
Sanizations of the regular army, Ma
tional Guard and National Army, but
there will be an appreciably less num-
her of places to be filed than was
originally contemplated, since the
War Department has modified the
divisional organization.
Quite a number of new officers are
in doubt as to distribution of intrench-
ing tools in their companies. The fol-
lowing data from the Infantry Equip
ment Manual. prepared by the War
Department for the militia in 1894.
governs this distribution. As the
manual Is now out of print, we re-
print the data in question. The equip
ment carried by each squad is as fol-
lows: l bolo and l bolo scabbard is
carried by No. 8. rear rank, each odd
numbered squad; hand AK carrier,
and 1 hand ak. by No. ,. rear rank,
even-numbered squad: pick mattock,
and 1 pick mattock carrier, by No. I,
rear rank; shovel carriers. and 8
shovels, by Nos. l. and 3. front rank,
each; ! wire cutter, and l wire cut
ter carrier. by No. ., rear rank.
The following is carried by company
musicians: 1 wire cutter. and l wire
cutter carrier. Carried by first SER
geant; 1 two-foot rule (oId model
equipmenD or l steel-tape, 5-foot
(model 1910 equipmenO.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

THE MIRACLE.
With such a marvel as the Rose
Before mine eve I canot pause
To listen to the doubts of those
Who in their eager search for
laws"
Cast question on all miracles and say
We've no such things as miracles to-
day.
For every time a Rose I see
With all its wealth of beauty
rare
'Tis miracle enough for me,
And for the laws" / do not care.
No thought of why, or whence it came
I press
But rest content with its sheer love-
illness.
(CopyTght, lelTl
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in City.

The total cost of the selective draft
will be, it is estimated, $3.50. .4s0, Of
which 100000 remains to be appro-,
priated and is now asked of Congress.
This contemplates the raising of
! 100000 men for the national army.
$4,000 men to complete and maintain
the organizations of the regular army
and National Guard, and for any ad-
ditional men that may be called for
to niain.ain the armies Of the United
States.
The sum named is an outside figure
and fails to make any deduction Tor
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

minutes last night of what a Zeppelin
raid means over London. And the
District is grateful that the plans un-
der way will prevent any such incon-
venience for the National Capital.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

With the suffrage war and the row
between Secretary Daniels and Col.
Thompson. not to mention the world
war. it is small wonder that the Monu-
ment Grounds was not overcrowded
10 see a champion fighter.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

The 1 W. ". threatens to strike in
four States on August 20 unless their
demands are met. And the United
States will strike at the same time
IF they attempt to resume their ordi-
nary methods pursued in industrial
difficulties
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

nation in much the same way as the sponge absorbs
water-only in a greater quantity and more COM
pletey In the morning. after a good nights rest,
before the thoughts and impressions of the day be-
gin to FIJI the mind
The morning newspaper does make the first,
strongest and most lasting impression-when the
readers mind is retentive and not fatigued by the
cares of the day. The Washington Herald. with its
greatest percentage of home circulation, the last
minute word to the rested minds of shoppers-and
is read and remembered by those shoppers.
Tomorrow-"An Interesting Old Liar"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

Secretary Daniels believes the en-
listed men in the navy are there for
fighting. but must confine their ac-
tivities to other than street disturb
ances.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

Reports from Montana indicate that
Miss Jeanette Rankin, our lone Con-
gresswoman. is learning the ways and
wiles Of politicians and that her con-
stftuents apparently appreciate it.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

With all its faults a regularly con-
stituted police department is more
adept at solving murder cases than
amateur experts"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

The government is realizing that it
pays to advertise and proposes pub
Ecity through the printed word for the
next liberty loan. Which demonstrates
that there are some progressive busi-
ness men on the advisory board.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

Gar Nicholas and Villa, if permitted
to coIlaborate, might write an inter
esting book to demonstrate that fame
is tickle
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

Among those hardly disturbed by
the talk Of a strike Of Chicago bar
bers is the Hon. ]. Hamilton Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17

Venezuela, by law. has prescribed
a standard of purity for butter and
forbidden the sale Of that contain
ing any adulterants.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
VACATION HERALDs.
FRIDAY. AUGUST II. 1911.
A LINE O. CHEER

Cwr;ten especially for The Washington Hsrald.)
By John Kendrick Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-17
What They Say at The Washington Herald
The Sponge

A sponge soaks up
liquid to the limit of
its capacity-and. nat
uraly. the dry sponge
absorbs more liquid
than one which is par
tally damp or half wet.
The human mind abb
sorhs and holds infnr-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
CIVILIZATION" IS
 ATTRACTION SHORTLY
Thomas Ince's Big Spectacle Will Open Three Day En- gagement At Orpheum Wednesday.

Bisbeeites will be given a treat be- ginning Wednesday. for "Civilization" Thomas H. Ince's million dollar photo play production will be the offering. IL will play at the Orpheum theatre.
 Thomas H. Ince has declared that civilization" is his greatest effort Ince has created some of the biggest feature productions. But his latest is his crowning effort. More than one year was taken in making the film and the cast consisted of over 10000 people Everything was done on an immense scale. Yet in spite of the fact that the piece is tre- mendous production. Ince believes it will attract rather because Of the message it carries to mankind. the spectacular features being incidental The master film builder has dedicated the multiple reel creation to the moth CTS of the dead.
 It would seem to be the part of wisdom for those intending to see Civilization" to make reservations as early as possible.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
WRITER TESTERS OFFICIALS
 AT LOWELL COURT

In spite of the fact that Lowell of ficers are establishing a record for that place in their war on bootlegging and gambling, some citizen has taken upon himself the task of crticizing them and warning them that they are watched" Yesterday Constable Joel Hodges received the following letter. written on stationery from the correspondence table of the local Y. M. c. A:
 You probably are not aware that there is bootlegging and gambling go- ing on every night at the --- Ho- tel. Room - and adjoining. have known this for some time Get busy,' We are watching you"
 With the same mail delivery Judge J. l.. Winters also received a commu- nication, the writer signing his name as Citizen" nom de plume common ly adopted by self-appointed sleuths. The letter read:
 Dear Sir: Beg to advise you that there is gambling going on constantly at the - Hotel"
 Several other letters have been re- ceived from the unidentified citizen" demanding that certain houses in Lowell be raided.
 We believe that We have the boot logging and gambling situatins will under control in Lowell" said Judge Winters and Constable Hodges yes terday. And we don't intend to raid and houses or hotels on the advice of any one who is not willing to sign his name to letter. A raid is dan gerous thing for an officer. for if he
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
HAWAIIAN QUINTET WILL ENTERTAIN '
 MEMBERS TONIGHT

Members of the Y. M. c. A, their wives, daughters and feminine friends will be entertained at the tonight by Kekuku's Hawaiian Quintette in a repertoire of Hawaiian and classical numbers. Kekuku's musicians have an enviable reputation among the en- tertainers of the west and will pre- sent 9 program of real merit tonight Kekuku is the originator of the meth cd of guitar playing known as the steel method and his playing !s proof enough Of his right to the authorship 1f this beautiful effect in instrumental music. The program will be given to- night as a number of the associations LyceUm course, and only thing neces- sary for admission will be a member ship card
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is 70 feel young-to do this you must watch your liver and bowels-there'S no need ct ha.ilg a sallow compleXion-dark rings under your eyes-pimpleS-a hil- icus look in your face-dull eyes with no sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes from inactive bowels and liver.
 Dr. Edwards. a well-known physician in Ohio perfected a vegetable com pound mixed with olive oil to act on the liver and bowels. which he gave Co his patients for years.
 pr. Edwards Olive Tablets. tfe sub stitute for calomel. are gentle in thc;r action. yet always effective. They bring about that eNuberance of spirit. that natural buoyancy which should he en- joyed by everyone. by ,0ninC uP t,0 livCr and clearing the system of impurities.
 Nou v;ll know Dr. Edwards Olive Tablet ny their olive colo-. lCc and 25c per box. All druggists.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
FAIRBANKS HASN'T
 4 DOUBLE IN WORLD

It has long been an aXion of physi- ognomists that every person has his double somewhere in the world, but up to date, the directors of the Fri angle-Fine Arts features in which Douglas Fairbanks has been starred have been unable to find an actor look ing enough like him to impersOnate him successfully.
 In American Aristocracy." which appears again today at the Eagle thea tre Douglas is called upon to imper- sonate another man. and the directors thought that perhaps they would be more successful this time in locating a man of Fairbanks build and facial appearance. But te task proved far less easy than they had anticipated. After sizing up several hundred appli- cants. the directors finally settled upon Albert Parker as being the only one who would serve.
 In his case. 1t was the fact that his figure resembles Fairbanks, rather than his features, that finally landed him the engagement. As a result, whenever Fairbanks is called upon to pose as Parker's double. he is obliged not only to dress in exactly the same manner, but to wear automobile gog- gles to approximate a resemblance.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
J. 5. ARhFD SHIP
 SUNK DEF FRANCE
(Continued From Page Onel

WASHINGTON. April 2.-French adfiralty dispatches to the French em- bassy here tonight announcing the sinking without warning of the first armed American merchant ship. the freighter Aztec. by a German submar- inc. said apparently Lieut.. Fuller Gresham and r American bluejackets constituting the armed guard of the vessel. had been saved. but all 12 fire men were reported missing.
 The guard with the captain and three other members of the crew in the second boat to put off apparently were picked up by the French patrol boat Sirius after three hours. Eleven men are thought to have been drowned when the first boat to put off was the second officer and Is men, IS not directly accounted for. but the fact that only II are reported missing, leads to the belief that it must have been picked up.
 The admiralty report said the Aztec. bound rom New 1ork tO HaVre was torpedOed without warning yesterday off Ouessant The torpedo struck squarely amidships. emitting a power ful gas and putting the wireless out of commission.
 Officials said the disaster would not affect the policy of arming ships. which will be continued in the most efficient manner possible. Secretary Daniels declined to make public the list of naval officers and gunners who manned the two five-inch guns placed fore and aft on the Aztec.
 Until the survivors are listed and the department is officially advised concerning those whose lives may he
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
SEPTEMBER MORN" CONTINUOUS RIOT OF
 MUSIC AND DANCING
Comedy At Orpheum Is One of Funniest Ever Staged Here; Hilarious Perform ance Will Be Repeated Tonight.

From the opening chorus to the grand finale. Star Spangled Banner" September Morn." the big fun festi- val with tunes and tangoes kept big audience in a roar of laughter at the Orpheum theatre last night. There is just enough plot in September Morn" to back up it's name and pre- vent the show from resembling a cab aret program. But there are plenty of good congs. good singers and even better dancers. and altogether the show is one of the best that has come to Bisbee in many moons
 Ruth Wilkins as Argentina, the Worlds Greatest Dancer and Will jam Moore. as Professor Plastric." walked off the stage with most of the applause. although applause in great chunks was not lacking for any of the cast. Miss Wilkins dancing was graceful. rythmieal and thoroughly en joyable. Moore proved to be about the best "squirrel-food comedian" ev- CT seen cavOrting behind local foot lights. Billy Murphy's eccentric dancing was as clever as it was ridic- ulous and that is saying a good deal. for his every movement resembled that or a lunatic suffering from St. Vitus dance and epileptic fits. The ballroom dances by Leslie Jones and Miss Wilkins were also unusually good.
 September Morn" is. just one long. joyous riot of fun, music a1o dancing. There is not weak spot in the cast and if a better musical snow appears in Bisbee this season it will be a sur prise to everyone who was at the Or pheum last night. September Morn" will be repeated tonight And-just suggestion: It would not seem en- tirely out of the way, during this crit ical time. if the entire audience would remain standing during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner" at the close of the show, instead of breaking for the doors in manner that would indicate that there is little respect for the national anthem in Bisbee
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03
Mattress Hacked To Pieces, $500
 In Bills SdUed

A burning mattress in a house on Youngblood hill, occupied by Alec Thomas, yesterday morning created so much smoke that the fire department shattered all exist ing speed records in getting to the fire. The mattress was dragged outside. soused with water and torn to pieces. After the firemen had returned to their stations. Thomas looked carefully through the mattress and recovered $500 in bills which he had hid for safe keeping He rushed down to the fire station with a grin several inches in diameter on is face. "Yo' SO have got some real homes firemen. Mistah Nawton." was the way be expressed his thanks to Fire Chief Barney Norton.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-03

BERNIE, via Paris, April 2 (9:40 p. m.-German and. Austrian newspapers reaching Switzerland today and tele- graphic reports from Hungary are once more filled with peace ideas.