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The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
GHOSTS OF THE NEW WORLD.

("There are no ghosts in America. ,
There are no ghosts. you say.
To haunt her blaze of light;
No shadows in her day,
No phantoms in her night.
Columbus tattered sail
Has passed beyond her hail.
You'll meet in Salem town
No silver-buckled shoon;
No lovely witch to drown,
Or burn beneath the moon;
Not even a whitf OF tea,
On Boston's ghostly quay.
Then let your Pullman cars
Go roaring to the West:
Till. watched by lonelier stars,
The cactus lifts its crest.
In that strange painted land
One desolate shade shall stand.
Majestic and forlorn,
Wreck OF a dying race.
The Red Man, half in scorn,
Shall raise a spectral face,
Inscrutable as the sky.
To watch our ghosts go by.
Must Europe grope at last
"ntTe rip van w Hlhlc "cnt'
To find an age has passed
And lit a continent.
And made "a world elsewhere"
With graves. and graves to spare?
o. ghostly Spanish walls,
Where brown Franciscdns glide,
Il there no voice that calls
Across the Great Divide
a
Along the Santa Fe?
what; on that magic coast
Where Raleigh fought with fate;
Or where that Devon ghost
Cnbarred the Golden Gate.
Saw you no strange bronzed men
Beat In from sea again?
Must all those dead lis stln.
Must not the niEht disRorEs
Ths Ehosts of Bunker Hill.
Ths ghosis % Valley ForEs,
. o. knaiand mlGhiisr snn.
fhs Hhost n WashinEtonf
~ shesta vhsrs tAnesln fsuf
No ahnaia for seeing sYeaf
I anos an "a sFarhaa hsu
HAai naha tan miiiiaa rae
Hnan Ne immaFlai shesi
80 a. ~ alllnhsTIna hasf
-safsa 2Ilsa n ths nsakmsA
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
II. Loose. Of IL. French.

There has been q revival in this
country Of the hue and cry that
France has been '''bled white" that
she 10 "morbund, desperate and at
her last gasp" This is . hectic ex-
aggeration that will not serve the in
terests Of France, Of America. nor
Of truth itself
The power Of France Is ebbing, but
It is far from exhausted. Her re-
serves are running low. Her plight
would indeed be dangerous were 1t
not for the fact that the enemy is in
an even worse posture as respects his
economic reserves, his morale. per-
haps even his man power. The French
now have a fixed sector of the Western
front to defend. There is no ques-
tion OF their power. to defend 1t, al
though there Is clearly q question as
to their power to conduct a crush
ing offensive. II the French have
staked all their hopes on driving the
Boche back to the Rhine during the
present campaign, they have failed
unless the renewed attack OF the Rus
sian should create entirely new con-
ditions
The exact losses OF the French in
killed and wounded have not been
published. The killed undoubtedly num-
Der at least 10000 men. The wound
ed total at least 81 times this number.
The French losses have been 80 high
that it is now alleged they are sending
crippled men back to the trenches
even men who have lost one eye, 1t
is stated. 1t Is alleged that boys Of
the class of 1918 are on the fighting
front. France has no force available
for q free active reserve" behind
the lines, to be used for striking pur-
poses; practically her entire force now
is engaged in holding the front. She
Is clearly apprehensive as to her fu-
ture resources in man power.
The freeing of French territory from
the yoke OF the Prussian is the high
ambition Of France. She cannot ac-
eonplish this aim in 1917 without the
aid of a sustained Russian offensive,
which is a gamble at the best. She
will not be able to accomplish 1t In
1913 unless there is a radical change
in the equation Of human resources.
This, Of course, is ignoring every other
element that is now powerfully at
work creating a new phase OF the war,
including the Tightening economic
grip on Germany, the political crisis
in the central empires that is about
to break.
Strictly on military basis. the
French are counting on the Ameri-
can armies in 1918. Without US they
will not be able to win that crushing,
decisive military victory which is the
one hope that the war will end with
in the next twelve months, unless
Germany In the meantime collapses of
the very weight Of the militarism she
has called into existence.
Our future share in the war is clear.
We are going to succor France, not
that she would fall like a famished,
hunted animal IL We did not do so,
but that she needs US to stamp the
Prussian terrorism under heel.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
Clubmen Plan to Aid
In Food Conservation

Presidents and managers Of some Of
WaShington's clubs met informally in
the Office of the food conservation
section Of the Food Administration
Commission yesterday morning to dis
cuss the possibilities OF gentlemen's s
dining clubs cooperating in the cam
paiCn to prevent waste OF food.
Another meeting will be held
Wednesday
Among those present at Yesterday 5
meeting were: Forrest D. Vowel,
manager of the Chevy Chase Country
Club; Emmons s. Smith. president OF
the Columbia Country Club. and Will
lam +. Shannon, of that club: A. =.
Coolidge. of the Cosmos Club: John
NJ. Biddle and Woodbury. Blair. of the
Metropolitan Club: Grafton s. Wilcox.
president of the National Press Club.
and Gus ]. Carger and J. B. Walsh,
Of that club.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
GIRLS STUDY BUYING.

One dressed half Of a beef was used
Yesterday by two expert meat cutters
from Armour and Company TO show a
group OF girl students of the Ma
tional Service School. and members
Of the Women's Section. OF the Navy
League. where the best roasts and
stews could be found. The demonstra-
tion given with the idea of educatinS
the women how 20 buy beef most
economically. took place yesterday a.
the Mason House.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

InE ThOD6hT GAhDEN.
A Thought is but a Seed deep in the
Mind
That, IL you cultivate 1t. you will md
VIII bloom in some achievement. Ill or
glad,
According as the Seed is good or bad.
A Thought Of Joy will fill your day
with Peace.
And give your Soul from darkness
quick release;
n Thought of Meanness, or Of Evil
Deeds
VIII oil your inner Garden full Of
Weeds,
And choke the Blooms that might be
blossoming
Like fragrant bowers in the early
spring.
Copyright, Is7)
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
MERCHANTS OUTING
PROGRAM ARRANGED

Minister'S Orchestra is to furnish
music for the Chamber of Commerce
exCursionists next Tuesday on their
annual outing to Chesapeake Beach
1t was decided by the subcommittee on
music at the meeting yesterday in
the rooms OF the Chamber of Com
merce at noon.
The program includes athletic events
and dancing.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
Paci6sts Change Address
To Get More Converts

New York. July 9-Pacihst head
quarters here have been changed from
no. % Fifth avenue to No. ? West
Thirteenth street. The officers OF the
Peolle's Council for DrIocracy and
Peace. successor 10 the Emergency
Peace Federation. are just where they
were. The old and the new addresses
are those Of the two sides OF the
Same building.
But a Fifth avenue address proved
embarrassing for an o. rcaHization
blsring an appeal 10 the horny handed
sons OF toll.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
Bread Returns Banned
All Over the nation

Beginning today bakers throus hoIt
| the land at the request Of the Com
'neTcial Economy Board of the Council
Of National Defense will refuse 20
| accept returns cf stale bread from the
| retailers
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Although the suffrag gettes who spent
terms at the Jail claim Warden link
hams hotel is infested with rats as
big as kittens. still the police author
tiles will continue to hnd tenants for
the quarters.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

rouns men vas 'clairn" exemptions.
~ esurss. msS ~ sensitive On that
peias. eui " they have honsrsbls ana
lssisinas,s rsssons for 90 soins their
fssaAnss. esf,ailly s no, 10 bs held
axsinst IA,
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Even a prohibitionist ought to ad-
nit that there is some injustice in
cEa~-fHS a man for a years license to
Go business and then legislating him
out of business, without any rebate
IN his annual fee.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Yet, while these evils. offensive things exist and
we all know it, do not drag them into our dinner
table talk. We prefer to think of the good things in
this world rather than keep thoughts on dunghls.
The newspaper that makes practice of undertaking
attracts attention the that occaoned by
the opening of 1t raises stencil that compels
attention. The dragging into the columns of news
paper of the sordd details that part and parcel of
citys life, stirs up morbid curiosity and curiosity
among the young to whom all things of life. good and
bad, the beautiful and the filthy and strange.
Good newspapers do not drag obvious filth in front
Of their readers in the guise of teaching truths which
as old human nature itself and known to every
mothers son of u.s.
The Washington Herald is clean newspaper, the
kind Of newspaper that holds the confidence of every
member Of the family. II surprising therefore that
has the largest percentage Of home circulation Of any
paper in Washington.
onorrow-."Adpsrfising Men on Advertising
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Women of Washington. Today is
your time to let the government know
you are going to do your bit Visit
the schoolhouses and get your name
on the registration roll Of honor.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

That candidate with the Socialist
nelrinc ton for mayor of New York
City. must feel like a man with a
ticket emitting him to be the next
CSr Of Russia.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

No wonder the neutrsls are nervous.
They are hnding out what the United
states found out-that In a world up
hsaval u 10 impossible to remain neu-
trail
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
Alasksn Judge Resupointed.

The Senate Judiciary Committee vss-
terday favorahiv reported the romius-
tion OF Frederick ". Brown 10 Sue
coed himself as Federal district judge
for Alaska
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
Special Red Cross Stamp.

A special 1-cent stamp good for the
transmission Of all official Rec Cross
letters would be authorized by a bill
introduced in the House yesterday att
ernoon by Representative Moon. OF
Tennessee. chairman of the Committee
on Postoffices.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

District Of Columbia men are not
accustomed TO high flying. but we
predict those in the Aviation Corps
will prove adept.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

The date Of the adjournment of Con-
gress seems to be quite as uncertain
as the date Of the ending of the war
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
What They Say at The Washington Herald
UNDERTAKING

There are dunghiIls in
this world. There is filth,
bilge water. vemin and
dirt of many kinds. We
all know of their exist
ence. They have existed
for quite some time, in
fact the memory of man
runneth not to the con-
trary.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Washington has troubles OF its own
ard Chicago ought to spare it even
the prospect Of Bill Thompson in the
United States Sonata
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Bethmann-Hollweg's peace speech is
coming today. 1t is reported. but Ger
nan peace speeches have been a drug
on the market since last December.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

When the new bone dry bill goes
INTO effect Uncle Sam will have liquor.
liquor, everywhere. but not . drop
to drink
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
l34 Greek Omcers Retired.

Athens. Jaly "A royal decree has
Just been issued retiring lSi high Of
ficers from the Greek army, including
eiCht generals.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

The women at the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing are strong for
the liberty bonds, but object to the
overtime kind.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Among other things the country can
spare as well as German spies is an
other epidemic Of infantile paralysis
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10

Germany still leads in the number
Of helpless women and children VIC
tins Of the Zeppelin bombs.
The Washington herald., 1917-07-10
TUESDAY. JULY 10. 1871.
A LINE o. CHEER
THE THOUGHT GARDEN.

written especially for ne Washington Herald.)
By John Kendrick Bangs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-18

.-. ,.,~or,p. anu .rry an pun uacs
the shore.
One of them, more daring than h
rest. led the way back to the 81.
padding his canoe himself. When
came within few yards Murd,
leaned over the gunwale and spit 4
at him. This sent him back to +,
shore with the others.
But We began to fear that the s
ages would gradually get used to the,
demonstrations. Familiarity breet
contempt, and contempt is income,
ible with fear. Murdoch felt this hin
self and proposed that he should drr
the enemy away by more offensir
methods. Roman candles were U.s.
In the play Of MephistOpheles, an
some Of them were brought on dee!
When the savages had mustered =
their courage for another advance Nh
dock began to send fire balls at them
Again there was a retreat. But son
Of them were cool enough to discOye
that the fire balls did no harm, al
this enabled them to regain their cor
age and impart it to the rest. So The
began to rally once more.
Murdoch called for what was Gale
his flaming club, which was filled vi.
phosphorus, and, getting into a ba
with man to paddle it, he took pos
ton in the bow and was carried, spt
ting fire toward the shore.
Most Of the savages climbed Il
bank, but those who fingered We,
beaten with Satan's flaming club, az
since the contents poured out on the
was burning phosphorus they found
very different substance from th.
of the roman candles. Murdoch We.
ashore himself and followed them d
a considerable distance, when he r
turned to the ship.
We remained on watch nearly a.
night, but the savages did not CON
back. About dawn a breeze sprang D
and, hosting sail, we passed slow
out Of the basin into a portion of Il
strait so wide that we were In no da-
ger.
Murdoch for the rest Of our yoya:
was the hero of the party, especial
the women, who had been in great ts,
ror. Indeed, Murdoch saved our live
Quite likely his defense was more {.
fective than if we had had guns, 4
the savages are not unfamiliar VII
firearms, having seen them in Il,
hands of those sailing through III
strait.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-18

WITHFIRE
By RICHARD MARLEY

l belonged to company Of barn
stormers. only we didn't travel on the
road, but on the water. We were
South Americans and were organized
In Rio de Janeiro.
Our manager proposed to skirt the
eastern coast of South America from
Rio down to the strait Of Magellan,
pass through them and, moving north
ward, take In the coast of Chile. The
scheme was a very good one. We had
plenty OF room for what scenery and
property stores we needed on the ship.
and transportation was therefore sim.
plifed. We did not require much Of
either scenery or property because our
list OF plays was small. After giving
our repertoire at a town we would
pass on and repeat 1t at the next.
Our most popular play was one call
ed "Mephistopheles," in which Satar
performed diverse stunts, more espe-
cially with fire, at last diving into the
bottomless burning pit. Indeed, most
OF our plays were such as to attract
the attention Of low grade people
Before we had finished our trip we
were called upon to perform before an
audience composed Of the lowest PEG
pie In the world, people so low that
they worship no deity and feed OF
each other. refer to the Terre del
Fuegans.
The strait of Magellan should be
called the Devils canal. The wind
blows from every direction, and the
shores are lined with savages, who
VIII murder any luckless voyager who
falls into their hands. One evening
while passing through the strait we
struck dead calm and were Obliged
to tie up for want Of a breeze to fln
our sails. We had scarcely made fast
to the trunk Of tree on the shore
when down came lot Of savages. The
rope was severed with an ak, and we
drifted some twenty feet out into the
center OF a basin in which we had
taken refuge against a change of
weather.
Our manager had neglected to bring
arms with which to defend ourselves
ana we were at the mercy Of these
cannibals.
healizing the superstition of the saw
ages, 1T occurred to our manager that
we might save ourselves by playing on
their credulity. He told Murdoch the
man who took the part of Satan in our
play OF "Mephistopheles," to get on his
costume at once, and while he was do
Ing so another member of the comnanv
got ready his diabolical properties.
Meanwhile the twilight was deepen
ing and before the savages put out
from the shore to attack us II was
nearly dark. AS they were showing
from the shore Murdoch. dressed rs
satan. went up to the highest part of
the deck and. drawing a sword he
wore by his side, began to shake n at
the advancing enemy. They were
somewhat startled at seeing a man in
red and black tights, a short velvet
cape and a conical hat shaking sword
at them. and they recoiled. But their
reader gave his paddlers orders TO mil
forward, and the rest were about to
follow when Murdoch pressed his
numb ON a button in the hilt OF his
sword, and it emitted fire. The circles
ngure Fights and other geometrical
he described with the
point or his sword We're too uucb 70,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-18
The Professions

MISS ELEANOR N. SHIELDS
Graduate and st-Graduate nurse
At Residence Of Mrs. George Wright
301 S. Tennessee Avenue
Phone 1922
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-05
See Your Chances of
Winning Glimmer :?

This is the week someone must draw ahead
in the race for golden prizes. The race is SO even
that the winners cannot even be guessed at.
Are you going to set idly by this week and see
your competitors skin you alive? Are you going
because you lack the energy to finish strong,
Put punch in your determination and win,
now that you have it within your grasp. Only
nine more days. Remember that subscriptions are
a telling factor these closing days.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take 10 absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such medicine IL DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained In every
bottle Of Swamp Root.
Swamp-Root is scientifically compound
ed from vegetable herbs.
II 10 not stimulant and 10 taken In
teaspoonful doses.
II is not recommended for everything.
According to verified testimony Il ID
natures great helper in relieving and over.
coming kidney, liver and bladder trou-
bles.
A sworn statement of purity ID with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmers Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should have
the best.
II you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need, you will
find it on sale at all drug stores in bottles
Of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21
cANApA's WHITE MAP.

Provincial prohibition Is now In op-
Grafton In the provinces of Alberta,
Manitoba. Nova Scotia. Ontario,
Prince Edward islands, Saskatche-
wan, New Brunswick and British Co.
lumbia. At the time the above map
was made the province Of Quebec was
"a per cent dry. Since then Mlssis-
quot county and the city Of Quebec
have voted dry. A proposal by W.
kon territory to petition the Dominion
parliament for territorial prohibition
was defeated by the narrow margin
Of three votes. In the remaining part
Of the Dominion Of Canada, generally
known as the Northwest territories,
the sale of liquor is prohibited, and
strong drink may only be imported on
special permits, specifying the kind
and quantity Of liquor which they
cover.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21

Mr.. ]. 8. Strachey, editor Of the
Spectator (London), once an advocate
of the drink traffic, has since the be.
ginning Of the war made prohibition
the policy Of his paper. In recent
public address he told this story:
"A city, though Its armies were vic.
torious, was In dire straits for food
Strict search was made to see that
nothing that could be used for food
should be wasted, and 10. great store
OF barley and sugar was found. And
the general thanked God that they
were saved. There was enough barley
and sugar to enable them to hold out
till the re-victualling that was sure
to come In few months. The bar.
ley, mixed with corn, would make ex.
cellent bread and the sugar would
save the children.
"'Alas,' said the civil authorities
all this barley and sugar must be
turned into beer; we dare not touch
it.
'The general, who was simple sol.
der and did not understand politics,
was angry. This is town Of sane
people, not a lunatic asylum. nobody
can be allowed to turn into beer what
might be made into bread and SO save
the people,
'But 1t was even so. The city fell
and the conquerors drank the beer 7!
Mr.. Strachey hammered his point
home with these words:
"The proper thing to do, the straight
thing to do, the only honorable thing
to do, Is to stop the brewers and give
the people bread. With famine facing
the world, the government must stay
the food destroyers on land as well as
on sea, If we are to have victory"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21
Mendlno Without the an"

God does not deal In secondhand
goods. 1t Is new or nothing" with
him. So when we bring him our
worthless, secondhand lIves-our Gin.
defeated, wrecked. worthless lives
for him to make whatever improve
ments he Is able to he has a glad sur
prise In store for US. lie does not CT
fer to repair or to reform; but he Of.
fers to. create. to make 1all things
new" II has been well said that "the
only way to mend wicked ways Is to
end them" As we yield up every
thing to Christ as our Savior and Lord.
he works the miracle of ending our
wicked ways by doing away with the
body Of sin (Romans 9. 81. and giving
US himself as our new life. So II Is
that In him we are not menGed, but
made more than conquerors.-Sunday
School Times.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-12-21
CHEER FOR THE YOUNGSTERS
Christmas Greeted q All Days Of the
Year for Riddles 70 Have
Good Time.

Christmas Is the time to be merry.
the time for fun and laughter. when
the family. dig and little. have gath
cred around the Preside: q time for
funny stories and jokes.
A small boy rushed into his mothers
room. "well." he said 70 his mother,
! I've written letter to Santa Claus,
and, think 1t covers everything
WANT"
THAT'S good" said his mother
"What did you ask forr
Two toy shops and candy store,
scid Willie.
At the Christmas dinner Lille wal
warned not to eat too much. Lille
sent her plate back he third time tc
be filled with turkey. and was helped
bountifully each time. Finally she
was observed to look regretfully at the
unfinished portion Of her dinner.
whats the trouble. Lllier asked
Asr papa; you look mouruful"
THAT'S just the trouble" said Ii