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The state herald., 1917-07-06

other women to take up the work: for
when the Americans begin to fight
there Will be no stopping the stream of
wounded until the wnr Is won. And
the Red Cross cannot afford 70 let n
single fighting man die for lnck Of a
bnndnge or n spllnt. Is our commu-
nifty doing Its pnrtl
In France right now the supply Of
gnuxe md linen In NO low TINT they
are reported TO be using old ncwspn.
pcrs TO s'nnch bleeding wounds. That
must never happen 10 nm American sol.
dler. And unless the Amcrlcnn people
get behind the Red Cross with NIL their
strength md In NIL their numbers. and
trnin themselves to turn out supplies
for their hospitals. II mny happen.
II wauld be the Irony Of fatc II n
soldier from cur own town--perhnps
your own family. or mlnc-wcre TO gc,
gnngrcne In his wound. perhaps lose
mn arm or leg or even his life. be.
cause We folks here hnd failed TO fur.
nish the dressings for his wound.
The state herald., 1917-07-06

spiints In case OF broken bones. and
makes II possible for the patient TO be
moved to the little field hospital u
short distance from the fighting line.
This field hospital is usually n tent
sometimes hut or barn or even
n space In the open mir sheltered by u
hili or n clump Of trees. II In really
little more thnn an enlarged lrst-aid
station. with cnpncity for not more
than l25 wounded. who lie on the
ground on tnrpnulins. There nre no
beds, and seldom nny cots.
From the field hospital the wound
ci ARE taken. ns rnpldly Ms possible. TO
the evacuation hospitals. still farther
from the danger zone. Each cvpcun.
tion hospital cares for the wounded
from three fcld hospitals. This, too.
Ia mn emergency s,niion. and has no
pcrnnncncy. II is n collection station
for wounded. where the worst cnses
niny be given little more attention
thnn Inns been possible before.
As rnpidiy ns the motor nmbulnnccs,
the hospital trains. the hospital ships.
or other agencies. nrc able TO work.
the wounded are taken from these col.
lectins stations Ia the bnsc hospital.
located nt the army bnsc some distance
% the rcnr.
Here. FOR the first time. the wound.
cd man finds himself In rcni hos.
pitnl. In the hands of surgeons nnd
nurses who hnvc the time to give his
hurts every possible care.
lie Is put Into rcnl bed In rcnl
hospital. supplied with N.rny. bnc.
THEOLOGICAL md pathological inborn.
tories, diet kitchen presided over by
skilled cooks, mud with surgeons md
nurses drawn from Americans most
highly trained 10 whit on him. n he
The state herald., 1917-07-06
twenty-five Years.
Experience With
Kidney Remedy

Between twenty-five and thirty year,
ago / commenced selling DR.. kilmers
Swamp-Root and during all that time I
have never heard single complaint from
my customers; they are more inclined to
praise it; and judging from their favor.
able remarks and the repeated sales l
enjoy ! am confident that Swamp Root 10
a valuable medicine for the troubles for
which it is intended.
Very truly yours,
OTTO II. G. LIPPERT,
Pharmacist.
1901 Freeman, Cor. Liberty SITS.
Sept. 10, 1915. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prove What Swamp.Root viii Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. II will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet Of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing. be sure and
mention this paper. Regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.-Adv.
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Red cre.. s,r.,ehsr Men.

After wounded soldiers receive FRS,
MD In the trench dressing stations they
nrc cnrricd bnck nj night usually by
Red Cross sircicher.bcnrcrs under iirs
To waiting icd Cross nmbulnnccs two
or three hundred ynrds to the renr.
They nrc conveyed then TO tho field
hospital several miles bnck. md M
soon ns conditions permit. the pnticn,
nre removed to n bnse hospital 10 or
10 miles behind the firing line.
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Self.EvIdent.

"Please, lndy." begged the very dirty
tramp Mt the back door, "can you help
poor man that lost his job three
weeks ago and amt been able to find
no work sincef"
"whnt sort OF a Job was III" asked
the lady.
u was workIn' In soap factory"
swell. it's plain to be seen TINT you
were not discharged for dishonesty"
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Room at the Top.

Little Jennie and been eating very
heartily, but she asked for another
piece Of cake.
Jennie" said her mother. 81 don't
believe ought to give 1t to you. You're
Gbout as full us little girl can pos
slbly be. Another mouthful, and you'll
surely burst |"
"But, mamma, my neck's left yeti"
said the little girl. persuasively.
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elf Americans citizens,

elf Americans citizens.
All stewards and cooks of the mess
man branch, who are American citizens,
and hold certificates Of qualification.
receive $3.50 a month In addition to
the above rates of pay.
Navy Needa Men.
The United States today Is at war.
The government officials are looking
to the young men Of the country to
come to the help Of that democracy
which means liberty. There are rear
admirals md captains in the United
States navy today who rose to their
high rank of command from the posi-
ton Of naval apprentice. Rear Ad-
miral William ii. II. Switzerland once
was a naval apprentice. Capt. John
Emil Roller was a naval apprentice.
There is always room Mt the top" IL
n saying that Is credited originally TO
the sea service. Uncle Sam needs re-
cruits to help sustain the honor of his
flag. The sen and Its service have Q
holding charm for men Of red blood.
The state herald., 1917-07-06

The Red Cross now hns more ,hur
LOO regularly organized chapters II
the United States. with considerable
more tbnn 100000 members.
The state herald., 1917-07-06

itself. 1t needs men proficient In
nearly all lines of human working en-
deavor.
Rate Of Pay In Navy.
The law Increasing the pay Of the
men IN the navy has just been enacted
and the pay tables under the new dis
pensation have not yet been made out,
but 1t is simple thing to determine
the rate Of pay of each seaman of
Whatever class by adding to the pay
given In the accompanying tnble the
amount of increase in each case. The
increased pay allotment has Just gone
into erect. Below is given the navy
wage table, with the pay as 1t stood
prior to the recent act Of congress. In
order TO know what each mans pay
now Is, 1t Is only necessary to know
that every man now drawing less than
vi q month will receive an Increase Of
$40 a month; that every man drawing
at present from 500 to $24 month, In
elusive, will receive $12 month addi-
uonal; that every man drawing more
than S2a md less than $45, will receive
Ss month additional, and that every
man drawing at present $45 or more
month Will receive SO month add.
tional pay.
1t should be borne in mind that the
apprentice seaman, the ordinary boy
recruit, who ordinarily gets $17GO a
month, Will be receiving at the time
that this is read $15 additional, max.
ing his pay $500.
Here Is the pay table as It stands
today regardless OF the increases which
congress has ordained:
The state herald., 1917-07-06
AMERICAN RED CROSS HOSPITAL UNITS
FIRST TO ANSWER NATIONS CALL FOR
:. HELP ON EUR0PE'S BATTLEFIELDS

Organized In Peace Tmes These Groups Of Surgeons Nurses
and Prvates Are Showing the Allies That Uncle Sam Is
Prepared to Aid Them Fully in One Department at
Least-This Community Must Do Its Part-We
Must Give Our Time, Services, Money.
The state herald., 1917-07-06
The Proper One,

~ am going to put n patch on for
tune"
Then make II potato patch"
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Petty Officers, First Glass.

Master at arms. frst class. .sA.oo
Boathwalns' mates, FIRST class........ 400
Gunner mates. first class............. A.0o
Turret captains. first class............. 300
Qusrtermasters. first class............ 400
Boiler makers ........................... 7lbO
Machinlsts' mates. frst class...... e0.g
Coppersmiths .......................s so.5o
Shipfittcrs. first class ................. 60.bo
EleciriClans. first class ................ 800
Blacksmiths .......................... 800
Plumbers and Fitters..................t9 t9.5o
Sailmakcrs' mates ...................... 400
Carpenters mates. first class......... 400
Water tenders ........................... 400
Painters, first clnss .................... 600
Printers, first class ..................... N0o
Storek eepers. frst class ................ uco
Yeomon. frst class ...................... 400
First musicians ......................s - %
Pharnssrists' mates. frst class.... 400
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Chief Petty Officers,
Monthly

All chief petty officers with per-
manent appointment receive SIT
month and allowances.
The state herald., 1917-07-06
Increase Soon Comes.

II must no, be supposed TINT mn M.
prentice seaman continues long 10 drnw
simply the amount ~ his first pny. His
flrt raise comes In the seminar brunch.
and II he II IN the flrcroom he gets mn
additional sum.
The navy needs ny'n who nrc trained
or partly trained In the various trndes.
Men who nrc proficient nlong ccr'nin
lines md who come within ccr,nin
limits Of ages nrc enlisted for specific
purposes In the navy. They nrc given
pay In accordance with standards set
for the different lines of cndcnvor
which they must follow. Fun informn.
ton concerning .nlis'f,enis of this
kind cnn be- hpj ut my recruiting of.
ncc. The Bnyy today II n world In
The state herald., 1917-07-06
HOLDS CHARM FOR RED.BLOODED MEN

itself. 1t needs men proficient In
nearly all lines Of human working en-
deavOr.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

THE inlands of the Middle West
l. Are far from sounding seas;
And where my early years were
spent
Not even running rivers lent
Their music to the breeze.
But there were biIlowing fields of grain
That ofttimes Knocked the green-hueC
main
When Summer decked the leas.
Yet always in those early years
| felt sweet unrest;
And deep within the heart Of me
There was longing for the sea:
The reindeer in my breast
Seemed ever eager to set forth,
As reindeers in the snowbound North
Make once their briny quest.
It must have been the voice of Love
That this strange longing stirred:
For when 1 found the sea one day
It was dear Love that led the way
And they became one word.
Love was the sea, the sea was Love,
And all life's joy was made thereof
When once that voice heard.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

~ TORTUNE usually begins in some total
X ly unexpected way and flies in the
l. face of intention. Thus the Kaiser,
setting out to make Berlin the virtual capital
of the world, heedlessly started democratic
avalanche which is clearing the way for
Washington to obtain that coveted primacy
which it did not seek. But Washington will
not be world capital of the old kinda
nursery of princes and princesses "of the
blood" prompt to fill all vacant thrones and
scheming for new ones when the royal seats
are too few to go around.
Washington will be the capital of democ-
racy; not to rule the world, but to lead it. 1t
has already become the cynosure of strug
Cling democracies all over the earth, who
turn for inspiration, example and aid to the
head of the only republic the world has
yet seen that is great enough, morally and
physically, to help others.
In this broader light that has burst over
Washington, Americans are beginning to
see their Capital under a new aspect. Hith-
erto many have had the habit of regarding
Washington as simply kind of super-state
capital, notable only as the center of their
countrys domestic politics. But since, under
the lead of our President, we have under
taken to make the world safe for democ-
racy, that narrow view must be abandoned.
There is a subtle influence now to be felt
in the air of Washington that announces its
heightened destiny. 1t is the atmosphere of
Yorld-power, though not of world oppression.
Here are no longer to be seen mere diplo-
matte representatives of mighty foreign pow
ers sometimes little supercilious or conde-
scending in their bearing. but instead we see
some of their highest dignitaries, come to
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
From a Very Energetic Merchant
GUIDE BROTHERS co

wM. =. GUIDE, President and Treasurer.
A. GUIDE, Vice President & Gen. Man.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
The Great Future of Washington
Seat of Capital World Democracy
tai of World-Democracy.

such miracles of growth occur in America,
have four millions. Why should it not?
Within thirty years after Bismarck laid
the foundation of imperial Germany, Berlin
sprang from a few hundred thousand to be-
tween two and three millions. 1t was the
magic sense of living at the center of power
which produced that growth.
Here in America, as long rs we were con-
cerned only with increasing our wealth and
developing our resources the political capital
of the country had far less fascination for
the majority of people than that exercised by
a Brobdignagian modern Carthage, like New
York, or Il maelstrom of business energy,
like Chicago. The recent increase OF growth
of Washington shows that limit to this
tendency had been reached before the world
war broke out, but now there will be great
acceleration because the attraction OF mani
fest power exceeds even that of wealth.
Americans have not yet got rid OF the false
notion that great center of population must
be in the closest contact with the highways OF
commerce and especially with the ocean.
Few great capitals in the history OF the world
have been seapOrts, or emporiums or trade.
Rome grew up far from the sea and had her
port to serve her as needed. Paris is not
seaport, neither is Berlin. Constantinople
was placed between two connected seas, not
for the sake of commerce, but because the
spot where she stood was the critical point
of the political world in the days of her great
ness.
As to the climate, doubt II there is finer
one, winter and summer, anywhere in Amer
!ca. People Of the North imagine that WASH
ington is hot in July; but a New York man,
who knows what climate is, tells me that in
the hottest nights of last summer, being in
Washington, he went out few miles on the
hills and was glad to have warm coverlets.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16


Now oceans, islands, sounds and seas,
And ports where vessels lie,
And harbors where they sail away
And surging pillows decked in spray
Where wide-winged seagulls fly,
And beaches where the bathers rove.
All, all are properties of Love
With their blue arching sky.
The glaciers and majestic Alps,
The mountains filled with ore,
The cities with their mighty throngs
Are yours-but unto me belongs,
To Love and me, each shore,
Where all the pillows of the world
By Gods tremendous hand are hurled,
And ours is all their store.
We sailed, and sailed, and sailed again
Our wonder seas of earth;
We sailed to every port and cline,
We laughed at danger and at time,
And life was full of mirth;
And joy was in our sea -girt home,
And when we roamed, joy, too wOult
roam
And bunk beside our berth.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
HEARD AND SEEN

Bob Watson, of New York city
who was here for a month or more,
sending pieces to his paper about the
war revenue bill, found it was per
fectly easy to describe the various
gyrations of this gigantic measure
when it was hidden from view
While it was rolling around mysteri-
ously in the hollow NAV Of the con,
ference committee, Watson, ike all
other correspondents, looked Wlsel
made an agreement with his COM
petitors as to what he was to say
about the bill for the benefit OF the
New York public, and then slapped It
on the telegraph wire.
The conferees finally emerged
from the psychic condition into which
thew had been immersed for a fort
night, and presented each CORE
spondent with a document which
looked like a photograph Of the
Rosetta Stone in the British Mu-
scum, on which is carved a bushel
of Greek, a little Arabic, some
Egyptian, and fair sized collection
of the best Babylonian.
There was the bill itself. The big
gest tax story ever handed to a
newspaper reporter. All hands went
to work to describe it, but Bob was
the only man who told the truth. He
sought the nearest telegraph opera
tor and flashed this bulletin to his
managing editor:
"The tax bill is out tonight, and I
don't understand q blamed word Of
it"
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

But one May night Love sailed away
Across a mystic sea;
l know not why he went alone
To some far harbor all unknown,
Nor how this thing could be
That suddenly he should embark.
On that strange vessel in the dark
Without one call to me.
Love left me all the seas of earth
And all their cargoed ships;
And memories within each hold
More precious than a mine of gold
But joy is in eclipse,
And must be, till /, too, enroll
On that same ship and my freed soul
From out the harbor slips.
And though all seas and ships are mine
By right of Love made so,
Yet when that craft that came at night
Shall come again for my delight
Is not for me to know;
l only know l cannot fail
To see at last its splendid sail
And leap on board and go.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
On q street car.

On q street car.
A girl in a blue hat was talking
to a young officer. At first had
nv eye on the hat, but after little
the officer claimed not only my at
tention, but the attention Of every
one in sight.
He had a cute little mustache, and
wore glasses, also a wrist watch and
a swagger stick. When it came to
clothes and makeup he was all there
with not a single detail missing.
His puttees of leather were ex-
ceedingly prominent, as he had his
legs sprawled far out into midchan-
mel Of the car, evidently inviting
folks to use them for hurdle pur-
poses.
He was sitting. of course, and
there we're many others standing, in
cluding a dozen women.
Soon a foreign officer boarded the
car. The American officer (Gosh,
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

seek, with tokens of profound respect, the
aid and the advice of the American people
at the official seat of their power.
1t would be foolish not to recognize the
fact that this new dignity which has fallen
upon Washington is bound to revolutionize
its destiny as a city. As domestic Capital
it has taken a hundred years to grow to a
population of near 100000. AS a capital of
world interests it will. in fifty years, and
perhaps in half that time (for occasionally
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

James R. Wick thinks some ons
ought to dampen the ardor Of the
boy with the broom on the business
streets-or at least have the sweep
ing done before 8 a. m. What do you
think of it? Here is what Jim Wick
says:
'My Dear Mr.. Goodwin:
81 believe your column in The
Times is going to help conditions in
Washington. May make a sugges-
ton?
an my home town of Topeka,
Kan, there is a city ordinance re-
quiring merchants to sweep their
sidewalks BEFORE EIGHT A. NJ.
Those of US who have plowed through
clouds Of dust on every business
street in Washington at almost any
hour of the morning would assuredly
appreciate and applaud such a police
regulation here. Can you boost this
plan?"
Also, ]. B. West thinks, there is
something to my kick about the open
holes in the street railroad tracks,
and adds another on his own account
Here it is:
Dear Mr.. Goodwin: You seem 10
be lying awake nights worrying
with fear that some automobiliSt
may run into the hole in the street
where the changs is made from un-
derground to overhead current for
the street cars. (You see, am read
ing your column, which is evidence
that / am up to date.) BUT:
What about us poor pedestrians
who have our lives endangered by
the vastly larger holes in the side
walks on F street, where the mer-
chants have .ingress to their base
ments. and which holes they leave
open for hours at time during the
busy hours of the day, not only dam
gerous as an opening, but obstruct-
inp traffic at those points, wherD
thew occupy half or more of the sideI
walk space?
"If you are ~oing to close a dam
gerous hole, why not these?"
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

row-The Antiquity of Man, in the Smithsonian Museum
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
The Quest of the Sea of Love By EI
p By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

the story girl born in the Middle coming edge of
great beautiful aegory that concludes
pressibIe Wcox husband
died and that she has only resumed writing
Spouse urging of her friends and of editor
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

As the reindeer hurres the salt always its life
the spirit of the of emotion. ,-5
This beautiful poem with intense by
genius Wilcox This story.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
Happy Mouse Now
But Disappointment Is Coming to Him, and His
Human Brothers.

Tour Young friends that WouLd like be Eters oug look
this picture for minutes editorial
about -theH read lines fOow See how much better
write than writing long enough
lose thought and expression.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16
Established ISSs,
Incorporated, 1905.
MIR. Edgar D. Shaw, Publisher,
The Washington Times,
M. L.Ls n n
FLORISTS & FLORAL DECORATIONS
1914 F STREET NORTHWEST
Washington, D. c.,
October IL, 1917.

Mr.. Edgar D. Shaw, Publisher,
The Washington Times
Washington D. G.
My Dear Mr. Shaw
Just word of commendation on that magnificent edi-
toral in The Washington Times under date of October TO-
is just another of those real live nsprational writings
that does much good in waking up the aggard who is
wont to complain everlastngy by declaring Things not
like they used to be- More power to Mr. Brisbane the pub
Usher, and his splendid paper.
Yours very truly
WILLIAM F. GUIDE.
The Washington times., 1917-10-16

how / hate to use the word Amer
can" in this case) half rose, nego-
tiated a salute which looked Ike .
comic wig-wag, and the foreign ofi-
ce- returned what he got with con-
siderable interest.
This business over, the American
(UghD sank back and resumed eou-
versation with the Girl in the bluS
hat.
Thereupon the foreigner straddled
the leather puttees, which were still
out in midstream, and the women
straphangers still straphung.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
Submarine improvements.

Since April 1 German submarines
have been equipped with four new de-
vices which increase their destructive
ness, and render 1t more difficult for
chasers to discover their whereabouts.
Formerly the U-boats, to remain In one
spot. had to come to the surface. or
anchor themselves to the bottom but
four small pumps are now used which
enable them to remain stationary while
submerged. This not only conserves
fuel, but prevents Its enemies from
hearing the throb of the submarines
propellers. Telescope periscopes give
further assistance to the submarine In
concealing its position. A mixture Of
oxygen and strained gas is now used
in the engines, and the exhaust is
washed free of smoke and broken into
small bubbles, which do not leave a
wake. Finally, new listening devices
enable 1t to hear and judge the size Of
ships at considerable distance.-E1-
change,
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-10-12
SLATED FOR BRIGADE COMMAND

Brig. Gen. Francis ]. Herman, as
sistant chief Of staff, was born in Flori-
da, October 10, 1859, and appointed to
the military. academy in 1877. Upon
his graduation in 1881 he was made a
second lieutenant and assigned to the
Infantry, In which arm of the service
he has served continuously. He served
on the general staff from 1905 to 1909
and was assigned to the Army War col
lege in 1914.
General Herman is one of the "war
generals" recently promoted when con-
gress authorized the raising of the Ma
tonal army and when Maj. Gen. Hugh
l.. Scott, chief Of the general staff, was
placed at the head of the military
mission sent to Russia, General Ker-
nan was brought to Washington and
detailed as assistant to the acting
chief Of staff, Major General Bliss.
General Herman first commanded
recognition when serving as chief of
staff under Gen. Arthur Macarthur in