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The Washington times., 1917-02-06
MARYLAND GUARD
GETTING RECRUITS
Silver Spring Co. Launches
Campaign to Get New
Members.

Trained and hardened by their i've
months active service on the border,
Company K, First Maryland Infantry.
stationed at Silver Spring, Nd, II
launching an active recruiting cam
paign.
In view OF thefact that the District
Of Columbia infantry is still on the
border, except for the First Separate
Battalion, the. Silver Spring and the
Hyattsville companies OF the, First
Maryland Infantry are the only in
fantry units available for the enlist
ment Of citizen soldiers In and around
Washington in the present national
crisis.
Intensive Training. 81
For fve months the> First Infantry
was given intensive field training
under the direction and Instruction
Of officers OF the regular army. 1t
drilled, Unanswered, hiked, ana had
target practice in conjunction with
the Thirtieth and Third United States
Infantry, the First and Second Kan
sas Infantry, the First Vermont In
fantry, the Fourth and Fifth Mary
land Infantry, and the First Ten
nessee Infantry. This training fol-
lowed q similar schedule to that at
Plattsburgh.
Attention is being called to the fact
that on the regular army rife range
at Eagle Pass, Tex, Company X quali-
ned fve expert rifiemen, nineteen
sharpshooters, twenty-five marks
men, eight first-class rifiemen and
four second-class rihemen. Four
failed to qualify and seven did not
shoot, being on special duty or in the
general hospital.
No man Of Company X fell out or
left ranks on any of'the summer hikes
in Texas. 1t IL believed that this hik-
ing record was unequaled by any In
fantry company, regular or national
guard, stationed at Eagle Pass.
Thorough Training
f. II mobiiized, 1t Is said, the training
will undoubtedly be thorough and In
tensive. II not mobilized in the pres
ent crisis, men joining now will re-
ceive the full field equipment Of an
infantry soldier in the regular army,
be required to attend one drill q week
Of an hour and a half each, for which
the United States pays each soldier 81
per drill, and will be mobilized for
fifteen days each summer In q field
camp. which includes four days rifle
practice on an outdoor target range.
For this fifteen days period each sum-
mer the pay and subsistence Is the
same as for the regular army.
Those in charge Of recruiting de-
sire to recruit the company to the
maximum peace, strength Of 100 men,
and in case of mobilization, to war
strength Of $50 men.
First Lieut.. Brooke Lee, command
ing Company X, phone Columbia. 4295
and woodside 104, and Second Lieut..
Frank L. Hewitt, Silver Spring, phone
woodside % ], in charge Of the, re-
cruiting.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
Bohemia.

This is the place, so shout "HoorayT
Hang up your hat and take a seat.
These are the silly things they say,
And these the mysteries they eat.
Observe the text upon the wall:
How many polar bears have feet7'
That gentleman is Popinjay,
Who loathes the Cid and writes
blank verse;
And sobbing soup across the way
Is Marty Mugg-the cubist curse.
Beware that maid Or gummy gaze,
She seldom has a purse.
That little group is talking "Squnch, !"
No wonder they are mildly merry.
cheese
(observe these rhymes are arbi-
trary.)
All, there's q Russian leaper, tame,
Who eats, and prances, in a hurry.
These anarchists all wear their hats
Those royahsts sbhor blue jeans,
These socialists wear black cravats-
Those pessimists are in their teens.
Observe that knot OF playtheists
Who curse at faith and bolt their
beans.
That bunch OF learned little lads
Hatch one-act plays, or more or
less.
These illeistic artist grads.
Mora's illume, not MSS.
But here's fresh. beer, and there's
fresh air.
And where Is art? I have my
guess.
John B. Kennedy.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
1000 D. c. WOMEN
TO OFFER SERVICES
Daughters of Revolution to VOL
unteer In Case War Is
Declared!

Two thousand Washington women
will tender their services to the Gov
ernment under the auspices of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion II war with Germany Is declared.
This offer will be made in pursuance
OF the call issued yesterday in New
York by Mrs. William Cumming Story,
president general OF the organization,
who asked the $4,000 members to
prepare for service to the country.
OfFer In Advance.
The Ruth Brewster Chapter Of the
District Of Columbia Society of the
d. A. r. met, YESTERDAY. with Mrs
Frank Foster Greenewald presiding,
and offered It's services to the Ameri-
can Red Cross. It is the FIRST chapter
Of the District society to make such
an offer in advance of cal from the
head Of the national body.
There are two thousand women In
Washington who will offer their
services under the d. A. r." said
Mrs. Greenewald today.
Went On Record.
Last April the organization went
on record as favoring national de-
fense and at the time, stood ready to
offer the services OF its members in
time of need.
THE call of Mrs Storey win be
answered here as quickly as any
where and Washington women will
do their part II war. comes"
Moments Notice.
The national call specifies that the
members be listed with their accom-
plishments so that they may be cali
ed upon at moments notice. The
making of hospital supplies and the
establishment of districts for hos
pitfalls are two of the things. d. A R.
women can do, the call said
"A year ago, the call points out, the
d. A r. raised the sum of $4,000
for Belgian relief work within three
weeks after the call had been sent
out. By the call women who are not
members are invited to register with
the chapters in their districts-
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
MY Golden Age.

Hov long t tOds otter ny death I
knot1 aot-
But it toos at the time tohes the poles
Of the Forth began to thdD.
At the time tohen the patchy blood
spots on the breostpldtes Of my soul
tcere turniH0 to gold
And 1hen the seas Of the dead began
to 0ive up their HviHo and the Cozstodin
Of the Stars dipped his oar no more in
the Cunning Seas
'Ttods at that time, think, came
into my heritage and reased tho tchirI-
t0ind Of my joys.
-Benjamin De Casseres.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
NOT TO BE TOLERATED '

The right of free speech is not
broad enough to cover agitation,
selfish or sentimental, to prevent war
by means of general strikes, anti
enlistment organization or resistance
to military draft. no matter what
the country's provocation may be.
Ordinarily, little attention is paid to
those who preach disloyalty in this
fashion, but at a time when the
country is passing through one of
the most dangerous crises in its his
tory their activities become an actual
menace and cannot be ignored.
The right of free speech was in
corporated as one of the fundamental
elements Of American independence,
but we doubt if the men who fought
to establish that independence con-
ceived it to be possible that any
American citizen would ever invoke
that right to protect him in preach
ing allegiance only to humanity"
higher than and beyond the Govern
ment of the United States. The
"American-without-a-countrY" idea
is of comparatively recent origin. In
such a time as this it should be dealt
with summarily, whether enunciated
from the soap box or in Congress or
aired through the medium of pacif-
istic literature.
Ample authority exists already in
the Federal statutes for the suppress
sion of this sort of trouble-making.
There should be no hesitation about
applying it.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
LEAVES 5000, 900 ESTATE.

William Owen Nixon Scott. by his
will dated january 8, 1918, and filed
for probate in the District Supreme
Court yesterday, distributes an es-
tate estimated to be worth 5000, 900,
among his three children, Frank X.
Scott, Mrs. william I. Hawheart and
Mrs. Charles Bridgen Lansing. The
testator died on January 20 last.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Republicans, Democrats, Progress
sives, erstwhile pro-Germans, and
most everybody but the suffrage
pIckets have decided to uphold the
President and refrain from bothering
him
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
United States ueber allesI

"Rulturpolitik" is defined as "the
German word for the conscious d.
rection by Germany OF the influences
in this country that for years have
been striving to establish German
culture here" Another of the words
we can get along very well without.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

people to act single-heartedly and
single-mindedly in their opportunity
to save their country from disgrace
and their spirit from perishing.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
Don Marquis
Column
The Kaiser "is stalking OIL"
AN he hos left, that Is.

Preferences Of q Nature studeat.
/ do not like aquariums:
would not give a damn
To view the clammy manabee
Or the man-eating clam.
But ZOOS / love. and any time
I'd leave my happy home
To see a dromcdary fly
Around an aerodrome!
Mark Russell
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Some folk still insist that Germany
desired us to put Zebra stripes on our
Falmouth bound vessels as the INST
drive in a spring cleanup, paint-up
campaign.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
The BeEEer Maid at the Tomb Of the
Prince.

The BeEEer Maid at the Tomb Of the
Kings Son!
How desolate your tomb and drear!
Gaunt shadows lurk about your bier,
But know orchards wet and sweet
With dew and bloom and starlight
clear;
scarce can stay my eager feet,
While cricket minstrels pipe SO near!
oh, come with me away to hear,
Kings Son!
Kings Son.
The wise men croak and call you
dead,
But sure they JEST shake my bead;
Though all the kingdom grieved be
It Is a lie that they have said!
All, open up the door for me!
Before the shining spring has fled
Come forth and with your beggar
wed,
Kings Son!
Dear Love,
You lie SO still within your tomb
While spring is weaving at her loom;
In this the Sweethearts' Month o.
May
How strange to dream in mould and
gloom!
o bark, O hear. o come awayi
Forsake your Pndle1ighted room
And crown my hair with apple bloom,
Kings Son!
Best loved,
The shining night will soon be sped,
There, ope your eyes and raise your
head:
am SO wearied waiting here
The cricket minstrels long have fed;
INV heart is stabbed with sudden
fearI
I think on what the wise men said)-
oh. help me, heaven!-are you dead
Kings Son? Virginia Biddle.
No, sir, Cul: Huhenzullern, zoe toin NOT
patrt our ships up like sebras and use
'em only once q toeek-
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Many of our pacifist friends do
not believe in extremely cold wealth
er, EITHER, but they wore overcoats
This morning just the same.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Eleven foreign language editors
for Wilson" The beauty about our
latest answer to Germany is that any
one who is proud to fight for prin-
cipIe can read It.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
Who They Are.

Sir: I am the young man who is
taller than his father. The latter Is
usually greeted with: well, you'll
have to grow to catch your son." or
Fathers clothes will no longer fit
Larry" when he is seen in My COM
pany. Linotype Larry.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

covert act" is now getting all the
attention once directed toward "strict
accountability"
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Pacifcism and jingoism alike seem
thrown into the discard.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
Il Sounds Like q Legacy.

W. c., who frequents an insurance
office, AYERS that one Mr.. Stocking re-
Gently requested that his life insur-
ance policy be assigned to a Mr..
Shinn.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Suggested legend for a book plate:
He Steals Best Who Steals Last.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Count Adam Torno.oskt vo1 Tarno.o
oTTIues at an iatersstsn0 time. to soy
the least. Are zoe to hdvs the pleasure
Of his compGny Ion0f
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Bernstor6 toiH haze to cot great
npdny meals vhere he Is going IN order
to get one good RitE-CarIton dinner.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

No, sir, CuI Huhenzullern, zoe tofH NOT
paint our ships up like sebras and use
'em only once tceek.
DON MARQUIS.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06

Belasco-"Alias, s:I5 p. m.
New National-''Ben-Hur," s:15 .. m.
Politicians und Fritz" 2:l5 and S:15 p. m.
B. =. Keith's-Vaudeville. 1:15 and S15 p. m.
Gayety-Burlesque, 2:1S and Sis p. m
Loew's Columbta-Photoplays, 1o:o q N. to
II p. m
strand-Photoplays II .. m. TO II p. m
Garden-Photoplays, II - m to II p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-02-06
Should Children BE Suppressed.

Talking yesterday about certain
men who delight to speak of their
own personal bravery in trying emer-
gencies and when facing fearful
Odds. the story was told of the vet
eran of many hard-fought battles who
sought to impress his hopeful on
spring with the courage and daring
of his revered parent by an account
of how on one memorable occasion
he had run the Yankees" or the
other way around (the story will fit
either OF the old sides) well-nigh to
death, and who was shocked beyond,
recovery when the precocious boy
asked in his blandest and most inno-
cent way: "Well, papa, did they
catch your" Isn't 1t queer how a
thing like that. and It is happening
nearly every day, can destroy the
peace of the best regulated family
The truth is, boys ought to be sup
pressed. Perhaps Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis will propose a constitu-
tional amendment to cover such cases
One of the CoIonePs Stories.
Zone of Colonel Roosevelt's best
stories comes in just now With
especial force. 1t was about the man
who was willing to work but could
not refrain from talking, and when
asked what was expected of him
was told by his superior officer: "All
that / want from you is silence and
damned little. OF that" AS Captain
Bunsby would say; The bearIn' Of
this observation lies In its applica-
tion. zo,-,,-,z...
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23

Can you picture the sadness that
would be felt in the homes OF Alex
andria if the news columns Of the
Gazette contained something like the
above some day, and the horror ana
Indignation that would be felt
against the foreman who would De
guilty of such neglect or careless
ness as to ALLOW his men TO take their
lives in their hands and go down
into the depths of the river, depend
ing upon him to keep them supplied
with the breath of life while they
were engaged in their most danger
Gus occupation?
1t is horrible to even think Of and
almost impossible to conceive that
there could De such man (outslde
the German army but. do you know
that many people right here in Alex
andria are said to be hcsitatinG and
practically doing the same kind OF
an act by failing to realize their
personal responsibility and duty by
not buying Liberty bond and thus
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23
CITIZENS ASKED TO JOIN IN TON0RR0W'S PARADE
No Effort Being Spared to Make the Liberty Day
Demonstration the Greatest Ever known in Alexan-
dria-Upwards of Four Thousand Expected in Line

High School Cadets.
Alexandria Fire Department.
Band.
Alexandria County Schools.
Alexandria City Schools.
Boy Scouts.
The military division will form on
Russell road. right resting on King
street.
The Fire Department will form on
Prince street right resting at West
and King streets.
The school children will assemble
near the High Sthuol building and re-
view the military section and then
under direction of the marshal take
their position in line.
The city officials, band, committee
and business men will meet on Wash
ington street between King and Duke
streets at one o'clock, and at half
past one march to their position in
the colamn.
The procession will move promptly
at two o'clock.
Mr.. j. Y. Williams will be chief
marshal Harry Hammond, Wallace
Lindsey. Orlando H. Kirk and S. W.
Pitts will be aides to chief marshal.
Howard w. Smith will act as mar
shall for the city officials; r. l..
Payne marshal for the business
men; Capt. Thomas B. Cochran,
for the military; Capt. Ken
meth W. Ogden, marshal for the
fire department.; Harry B. Cation,
marshal for the Refreshment Corps;
Captain w. II. Sweeney. marshal for
the city schools, and George w.
Zacharyy, marshal for the county
The Public Meeting.
Representative James B. Aswell, Of
.orisiana, has been secured to deliver
the address at the meeting to be
held at the monument Immediately
the parade. at which Rep
Charles G. Carlin. of this
.ity. will preside as chairman. Both
gentlemen are eloquent and forcible
orators ard it Will be pleasure to
listen 20 them on this occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23

furnish the means TO keep strength
in the bodies of the young men u
America who have gone TO foreign
lands to fight for the Democracy of
the world.
The money that is derived by olr
government from the sac ul' these
,,lis i< aS ind;cpc"s .rle "a III a':'
i, :" the diver dow =. he .,o,5"m If
TIE river. Tney .i' have It to
l:vc. Would you let your son, or your
na:chbor's son. or your brother Suf-
far and die If you could prevent il?
DON'T make rhe excuse even 10 your
sclf. that somebody else will furnish
the money.
Let US all DO OUR DUTY.
May W. have the proud 'sati>fac-
tion CT knowing that no one in the
city of Alexandria failed TO do his or
her part in lending Their money to
hclp keep our Young men in France
fit To bear the haldships
uf war and make the world safe for
Democracy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23

Amanda Gray, widow OF William
Gray, died Sunday at the residence OF
her granddaughter in Washington.
The funeral will take place from
Roberts Chapel, on south Washington
street. tomorrow afternoon. The de-
ceased had for some time been the
enly surviving member of the Bou-
din family, who in ante bellum days
resided at the southeast corner Of
Royal and Wolfe streets. Addison
Roudin, who had been a paralytic,
Cied Il few years ago. Alexander
Ejoudn. who was a musician, and who
q: ed over half century ago,
will be remembered by the older
residents of Alexandria. The Gazette
yesterday. called attention to the
number of Alexandrians who died
last Sunday. Only six deaths had
kcen reported when the article was
written, but the death of Amanda
Gray makes seven. Her husband,
Gray, in by-gone years con-
iccted butchers stand in the Alex
andria market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23
VIRGINIA POLITICS DULL. 1.
' uters More Interested in Liberty
Loan Drive Than Eiecti.'n

oters More Interested in Linerty
Loan Drive Than EIecti'n.
An effort to make prohibition the
paramount issue in dry Virginia
pubernatorial conte*: BY the Repuh-
lican, and certain radical temperance
leaders for the purpose of inJuring
Westmorelani Davis, the Democratic
candidate for Governor, has fallen
flat. In fact, campaign speakers re-
turning from that State to Washing
ton SAYS the Old Dominion people are
so absorbed in the war and the
Liberty Loan campaign that 1t Is
impossible to get them interested IN
State politics, Notwithstanding a
whole State ticket, from Governor
down. and new Legislature Is to be
elected in November.
Henry st. George Tucker OF Lex
ington, who has been campaigning IN
the Valley for Mr.. Davis, was in
Washington Saturday ana announced
he found the Virginia voters thinking
more about the war than about any
state political issue.
1T did not take me long to find out
that the audiences addressed wanted
to hear the war discussed said Mr.
Thicker "Also, when the case against
Germany was made clear to them
there quickly developed strong sent
ment for the wars prosecution.
Senator c "A. Swanson. who has
been in the State making several
campaign speeches. also said .'h.s
hearers wanted war issues. and not
State political issues, discussed. He
said it is hard to stir up any political
enthusiasm.
The Democrats are confident Of
electing Mr.. Davis by normal ma
iority. They say Mr.. Muncey, the
Republican candidate, has dismally
failed to create any sentiment for
his ticket and the effort to make
prohibition the leading issue has fail
ed leaving the Republicans with little
to discuss from the stump.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23
BAG NINETEEN PLANES.
British Lose Five Machines in Aerial
War With Germans.

London. Oct. 23 Nineteen Ger
nan airplanes were winged by Brit
;sh flyers within the last seventy
two hours. thus:
Two were shot down by British
scaplanes rading the German aero
Gromes at Nlissighem and Houttave,
in Belgium.
Two were sent sinking to earth
utterly disabled aiter a lively combat
between five British scouts and twenty.
Teuton machines.
One was blown to pieces by
hcn,b hurled from British machines
that raided Teuton aerodroms at
Roulers Saturday.
One. hit by bomb in the same
raid, fell through the center OF
hangar.
Sever crashed to earth in full! view
Of the ardrome. havin. been riddled
with machine gun bullets by the
raiders.
Enur we're driven out Of control IN
= raid ten miles north Of Saar
R.uccken on the same day.
I'm addition to these. another lea"
IN, machine. was seen to be hit by q
bomb Just AS she was about I" as
ccnd.
In all these enterprises the British
lost only five machines.
The raid near Saar Rruecken, when
lies in Rnenish. Prussia. some lorI!
miles from Tr.ve<. repeatedly .ralded
by tie French. Is looked npon as the'
first of a series of promised reprIsaiS
for the German attacks on Lohdoh'
The German. admiralty yesterday
Indirectly admitted the loss OF four
Of the ZeppelinS which raided Eng
land and France Friday night. sta
,nr that, "according 10 French news
they were shot down or forced L"
land. =" It is added chat ~ details
o. the sirSb.pS' fate are at hand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23
ALEXANDRIA LIBRARi

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23

In compliance with the proclama-
tion issued by President Wilson,
Alexandria will celebrate tomorrow
as Liberty Loan Day. The commit
tee in charge Of the affair has la
bored earnestly to make it represen-
tatiye of the city, and urgently re-
quests that every resident Of Alex
andria come out and assist in max
ing the demonstration the largest
ever known here.
Complying with the request Of
President Wilson, cities throughout.
the land will vie with one another
in honoring the day. Virginia, the ma
tive State of the President-anG
Alexandria, the home of Washington,
the other great defender of our lib
crties-should not fail in doing
their duty tomorrow. And it rests
upon each individual citizen to see
that it is creditably done. Do not,
therefore, let someone else do what
you ought to do.
1t is confidently expected that up
wards of four thousand will be in
the parade. If the people do their
duty that number will be out IF
they do not the number will fall
short.
President Wilson went out and
walked in the parades held in the
city of Washington during the past
summer. Shall not the private citizens
gf Alexandria do as Well? Follow the
example of Virginia's son tomorrow
How the Column Will be Made up.
The column will be made up as fol
lows:
Escort of Boy Scouts.
Band.
Marshal and Aides.
Speakers.
Liberty Loan Committee.
City Officials.
Business Men.
Re.areshn,ent Corps of Res Cess.
Troop of Cavalry from Fort Myer.
Band.
10Th Regiment Field Artillery.
Alexandria Home Guards.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-23
ssO,OOO.OOO WAR FUND.
NJ. f. Bishops Fix Annual Budget
of Sixteen Million for Five Years.

Atlantic City, n. D., Oct. pa
war budget of $16,000,000 annually
for the next five years has been fixed
upon by the board of bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
began it's semiannual session here
yesterday. 1t is to be collected from
communicates throughout the world
and placed in the hands of a special
committee, headed by one of the
bishops, for administration. The de-
tails of the work to be undertaken
will be discussed in the course Of
the sessions this week The work
of raising the money will be assigned
equally to the Board of Home Mis-
sions, of which Dr.. D. D. Forsythe,
of Philadelphia, is chairman, and
the Board of Foreign Missions,
headed by DR.. Frank North and Dr.
Earle Taylor, of New York.
The Bishops this week will also
consider the question of larger
salaries for pastors.