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The Washington times., 1917-04-01
HERo'S DEED KEPT SECRET
Wonderful Tale Of GaIIantry Awaits
Wars End.

LONDON. April No war mys-
terry has aroused so much curiosity in
the British public as the case of
Commander Gordon Campbell.
At the beginning OF the war he was
senior officer of an old and small de-
stroyer. but year ago he was sud-
denly promoted over the heads Of 700
senior lieutenant commanders and
now ii is announced that he has won
both the Victoria Cross and the Dis
tinguished Service Order.
An admiralty authority said: I'VE
cannot say what he did, but IL was one
OF the most gallant actions man
ever performed. When the war Is
over IL will be read as one Of the
most thrilling stories ever told. But
at the present moment we cannot
even hint what IL was"
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candlestick maker are all active mem
bers.
You are the goat
When Mrs. Housewife or her hubby
goes into a store to make a minor
purchase, the man-behind-the-cou
Informs her or him that he or. she
can't have any or this unless they'll
buy some of that.
The tobacconists here were the first
to adopt the idea. No matches sold
to customers who don't buy tobacco.
The grocers weren't more than a
jump behind. No sugar unless you
bought groceries.
Then the butcher got it--no beef uD-
less you buy a bone.
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NEWS AT HYATTSVILLE
Prizes for Best Gardens Are Offered
Boys and Girls.

Prizes for the best vegetable and
flower gardens have been offered boys
and girls here by the Hyattsville Horti-
cultural Society. The boys are required
to grow vegetables. and five prizes are
offered. the first being 81: second, 81 !:
The third. fourth. and nth. each 50
cents. The girls are required to grow
flowers, and similar prizes are offered
them. A statement OF the cost and
methods Of operation is TO be prepared
by each contestant. and this will be
Used By the Judges in making the
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rule: os1nS with o'S'' D'''ln We nave 'u O0"" ''
AMERICAN RIGHTS ON THE HIGH SEAS ARE
SUBJECT TO INTERFERENCE UNDER TWO CONDI-
TIONS: (D WHEN. SUCH INTERFERENCE IS PER-
MITTED BY INTERNATIONAL LAW; (2) WHENIT IS
REQUIRED BY THE PRINCIPLE OF NATIONAL SELF
PRESERVATION.
This appears from the following quotations from the
Official White Book, published by the Department of Sate
Note of December 26, 1914: 'The commerce
between nations which not beigerents should not
be interfered with by those war, unless such inter-
ference manfesy imperative necessity to protect
their national safety
Same note: (These restrictions) "are not jus-
fed by the rules of international law required under
the principle of self-preservation."
Note Of January 7, 1876 "A beIEgerent . =.
should interfere unless such interference
sary protect the beigerents national safety, and
then only to the extent to which this is necessary
In dealing with Germany we have denied her the ap
peal to the principle of selfpseaon and demanded that
her actions conform to the rules of international law
, Ruthless naval warfare l. e. the establishment of mil
ary the high seas with the threat to sink all ships
entering them unwarned first proclaimed by Great
Britain who November , 1914 by admiralty order,
eStablSheda military the high seas where all ships
were TO be sunk, unwarned, 'by mines and
warShips"
The first American ship sunk in 'nIitary area"
warned during this war; sunk the result of this Brit
Sh order.
The first American lives lost ships so sunk were lost
through the inSrumenaly of the British when the Amer
can steamships Carib and Evelyn sunk
The first passenger steamers sunk, unWarned, during
this were Austrian passenger steamers sunk by tor
pedoeS from entente submarines in the Mediterranean
Germany established her first war zone on the high
three months later than Great Britain claiming that
Great BranS utheSSness forced her to take this action
and offering to reScind her order her enemies
would do likewise
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Price, who made the arrests, hope to
trace the window cleaner through in
formation given by Won Gullock. who
told them that the thief had sold an
earring and two rings for $50 and
boasted of his skill In getting away
with the loot,
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NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Union EvangeIistIe Services to Be-
Gin In M. e. Church Tonight.

GIN In NJ. {. Church Ionl9ht'
Under the auspices of the Epworth
League of the Rockville Methodist
Church, union evangelistic services
wilL begin in the Methodist Church
here this evening. Among the
speakers will be Homer Edison. of
Ohio: Robert Carter. of Virginia,
and Mr.. Bennett, of New York.
Miss Elizabeth Owens. OF Ellicott
City, Md, is the guest of Mrs. Sadie
Bradley.
Mrs. John Brewer, of Washington,
spent the week in Rockville with her
mother-in-law, Mrs. John B. Brewer.
Mrs. otho H. w. Talbot has been
visiting friends in Baltimore.
Luther L. Love, formerly of this
county, now living in Washington, has
filed suit in circuit court here for an
absolute divorce from Maude l.. Love,
of this county. The bill charges de-
sertion. Mr.. Love is represented by
w. o. Spates, of Rockville.
The Rev. John H. Schooley, pastor
OF the Rockville Methodist Church,
South, is attending the annual confer
snce of the Southern Methodist Church
at Roanoke Va
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Schaeffer, of
Baltimore, spent several days here
during the week as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Morgan.
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FACTS!

Washington had
ns
oicfo Amrandh ottoin tmanyg the
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NEWS AT LAUREL
Voting List SustaIns a Net Loss Of
ThlrtX-eiaht Names.

LAUREL, Nd, April -Four new
names were added to list OF qualified
voters of this municipality at the sup
Elemental registration held at the
city hall this past week. Forty-two
names were erased from the books on
account of death or removal from
the town. There are $50 names re-
naming on the books.
The Young Ladies' Bible class of
St Philips Sunday school held a tea
at the home OF Mrs. c. NJ. Jarboe yes
terday. The proceeds will be used
to increase the Easter offering of the
class.
c. z. Phelps and Miss Lillian Phelps
have returned to their home here
from a trip to Florida.
Miss Adelaide Spreckelmeyer has re-
turned to her home in Washington
after spending a short time with Mrs.
H. A. Fisher.
Mayor G. w. Waters, jr., has been
designated chairman of the military
census committee of Prince Georges
county by Governor Harrington.
Mrs. W. f. NARROW, of Montgom-
cry county. has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Alexenia W. Robey.
Mrs. H. Campbell. of Meridian.
Miss. has been the guest of Mrs. NJ.
H.. Douglas.
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NO THIS WITHOUT THAT
New System In Retail Selling IL
London,

LONDON, March (by maiD.-
There's a new league in London to-
day. It's called the '.No-This-with-
out-ThatLeague."
Your grocer and his fellow conspira-
tors. the butcher, the baker, and the
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Funeral services for the Rev. Justus
Blumenkranz. who died Friday at his
home in Lanham. will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Washington. Interment will be IN
Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Blumen-
kranz, who was a retired Lutheran min
lister, was seventy-fOur years old. he
is survived by his widow. Mrs. Helen
RlumenkranZ
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NEWS AT ANACOSTIA
Special Services Held in ST. Teresa's
and Emmanuel Churches.

Special services were held this
morning at st. Teresas and Emman-
uel Churches. At st. Teresa's mass
was celebrated throughout the morn
ing, and at each service palms were
distributed. Special services will be
held every morning this week, and
on Friday afternoon and night visit
ing priests will occupy the pulpits.
The stations OF the cross will be en-
acted Friday night. Miss Addie
Wathen, director of the choir and
organist, 10 arranging a special musi-
cal program for next Sunday.
At Emmanuel Church this morning
, the Sunday school department held a
special service, and palms were
given to each child. At the
IL o'clock service communion was
celebrated by the rector, the Rev
w. o. RoOme, ir. Tonight at g o'clock
the Rev. H. w. StoweIl, field secretary
Of the proUpce of Washington, will
preach. Every evening this week
special services will be held at s
o'clock. and tomorrow might the Rev.
ID. r. Covell, assistant rector of Christ
Church, will preach. Friday afternoon,
from Il until 3. the passion service
will be conducted by the rector.
The regular meeting of the Brad
bury Heights Citizens Association
will be held tomorrow night in the
school near the Bowen road, when
plans will be furthered for the home
garden movement. The Times contest
has attracted a number, tomorrow
night others will be urged to join.
The singing OF national anthems
and reference by ministers to the
present international crisis were fea-
tures OF practically all the services in
local churches this morning.
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awards. The gardens will be Judged the
first week in July and the last week In
September. The Horticultural Society
is planning two exhibitions. the first to
be held in May and the other in Octo-
ber.
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The girls basketball team OF Hyatts-
willie high school yesterday afternoon
defeated the girls team Of Laurel High
School by a score OF 81 to 10. Miss
Dorothy Richmond, of the local team
was the star.
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The semimonthly meeting of the
Hyattsville VOLUNTEER fire department
will be held tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

The Constitution has committed to Congress the
definition and the punishment of oenses against the law
of nations" eArtcle Section No. 1O) Great changes
have occurred in the conditions and means of naval war
fare since the rules hitherto governing" were formu
lated (American note to Great Britain March 3d. 1915)
Let Congress define already suggested by Senator
McCumber, what, in view of these changes the United
States feels obliged to regard oenses against the laws
of nations. Let Congress establish definite rules and let
us then enforce them impartially
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

The British admiralty order of November 2, 1914,
which began ruthless naval warfare has been omitted from
the Official White Book published by Department of
State The German order has been printed which gives
the appearance that Germany and not Great Britain started
the mode of warfare which has aroused American resent
nlent.
The loss of American ships and American lives as the
result of the British order has been suppressed as much as
possible The loss of American ships and American lives
as the result of the German order has been fully published
Our Department of State has not protested against the
British order 1t has protested against the German order
AT the outbreak of the war our Department of State
asked the belgeenS whether they were willing to abide
by the Declaration of London This declaration embodies
the rules of naval warfare which the delegates of all the
maritime nations of the world had accepted in 1909 as in
keeping with the standards of modern civilization Ger
many accepted proposal Great Britain rejected it.
Since then Germany has twice offered to conform her
mode of warfare to the rules of this declaration and even
today is not unreasonable to that she would be
willing to foregO the of her submarines and abide by
the standard of naval warfare set up by this declaration if
force the recognition of the high standard by
all the beligerentS.
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c. z. Phelps and Miss Lillian Phelps
have returned to their home here
from a trip to Florida.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

Mrs. Otho H. w. Talbot has been
visiting friends in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

Mrs. John Brewer, of Washington,
spent the week in Rockville with her
mother-in-law-, Mrs. John b. Brewer.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

William d. Ogden, aged fifty-eight,
died at the George Washington. Uni
versity Hospital, in Washington, yes
terday. He is survived by his wife
and son, Kenneth w. Ogden. OF this
city. The funeral will be held in the
Fairfax apartments here at 1880 to-
morrow morning.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

Mrs. w f. NARROW, of Montgom.
cry county. has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Alexenia W. Robey.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

The Right Rev. William Cabell
Brown, bishop coadjutor of Virginia,
delivered the sermon and administer
ed the rite of confirmation at Christ
Church this morning, and spoke be.
fore the Bible class in the Sabbath
school. He will officiate at Imman-
uel Chapel, in Braddock Heights, this
evening.
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Memorial day exercises to be OBJ
served by Robert z. Lee Camp. Con
federate Veterans on May "a. will be
arranged at a meeting OF the camp to-
morrow evening in Lee Camp hall.
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Miss Elizabeth Owens. OF Ellicott
City, Nd, is the guest Of Mrs. Sadie
Bradley.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

The steamer Fenimore. which will
be used. on the new Washington New
York line, recently organized by
Charles w Morse, OF New York city,
was brought to Alexandria yesterday
and will remain at the Cameron street
wharf until put into active service.
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The thfftieth degree will be confer
red tomorrow night by Lafayette
Council. Knights of Kadosh, No .
On Tuesday evening the thirty-first
viii be conferred, and on Wednesday
evening the thirty-second. Thursday
night a banquet will be held.
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The next annual meeting of the
Eighth Congressional District Teach
ers' Association will be held here
March 81 and %, 1918, an invitation
having been accepted at the session
held in Orange, Va, the past week.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-30
Submarines PrODed
 10 Be Patrol Boats
Were Reported Monday Night Off Montouk Headed for Long
 Island Sound.

Washington, March 29.---Offlcial an. nouncement that the supposed" sub. marines reported Monday night off Montauk Point were in reality patrol motor boats returning to Long Island Sound after trial trips was made to- day by the navy department.
 "The navy department" said d de. partment statement, has chased down the rumor that two strange sub marines were sighted off 1Iontauk Point at o'clock on the evening uf March 26 headed into Long Island Sound. These supposed submarines were two patrol motor boats return ing from a trial trip The builder has stated that these boats passed Montaak Point at the time stated and that one was trailing the other. which was in accordance win the reports of submarines sighted.
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] Washington, March 29.-Plans to forward further preparedness meas ures for the army today began to as sume definite form.
 How an increased armed force may | be promptly secured for the present emergency as well as universal train. ing as a national policy were dis cussed by President Wilson with Sen ator Chamberlain of Oregon, chairman of the senate military committee. Sec. retary Baker and administration lead CTS in congress considered legislation needed immediately for the military establishment,
 Senator Chamberlain told the presi. dent that he believed the executive has authority without further action b; congress to raise an army of more 1 than 1o0,o00 men by increasing the regular army to war strength and calling out all the national guard, at war strength. with cooperation from state eXecutf es
 There was no intimation that the president was considering such a step immediately but the whole field of measures necessary to secure larger force was discussed.
 For present needs the war depart ment, Secretary Baker said, has de. cided to submit to congress a budget containing virtually the same pro. visions as the regular army appropria- tion bill which failed at the last ses. sion.
 Estimates for the expense of an en. larged army or any emergency ac. tiyities will be presented later. This decision coincides with the house plan to re-enact the appropriation bill with. out change and send it at once to the senate.
 Senator Chamberlain also agreed to expedite the bill in the senate. To this end he said he would not again offer his universal training bill as a rider, if it would delay prompt action on the supply measure.
 The conference between the presi- dent and Senator Chamberlain was primarily to discuss the senator's uni. Yersal training plan. He asked the president 10 endorse the general prin- ciple of compulsory training in his Forthcoming message to congress. The
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that committee of l5 to be headed by the speaker name the committees. This and other recommendations doubtless will be reported to the mem. bership.
 Representative Martin, Progressive. Protectiontst of Louisiana. who many think may cast the deciding vote for speaker, slgnalized his return to Washington today by refusing to say whom he would support Mir Martin a.Aso appeared 10 think Repres entative Randall of California Prohibitionist, had attempted to speak for him when he said recently four of the five in dependents would support Speaker Clark, and he entered a vigorous denial of the right of anyone to speak for him. He also made public a tele- gram he said MT. Randall sent him last Sunday announcing Mir. Manns coalition proposal and suggesting quick action by the Independents ito secure credit for organization"
 Democratic members of the ways and means committee today arranged to hold a meeting tomorrow after the caucus 10 lay plans for raising ve- nue. Representative Garner of Texas. a member of the committee, said he favored elimination of politics in the meetings and that he hoped all party members would get together. Repub- licans heard today that Representa- tive Capstick of New Jersey, a Repub- lican, was ill and probably would no. be present Monday.
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Washington. March 29.-Factional battle flags were hoisted tonight in
 both Democratic and Republican camps in preparation for the con ferences tomorrow and Saturday over house organization plans.
 The Republicans are divided along many lines. While 1t now is general. ly conceded that the party will have a full ticket in the field, the progres. 1 siye, bi-paEtisan, temporary organiza- ton and anti4Mann factions are ex. pected to have much to say before a program is agreed upon. Democrats face a serious problem in the announced opposition of Repre- sentative GallivaH of Massachusetts. a wet" insurgent credited with score of followers. to the organization plan for reseating old committee chairmen and advancing other committeeman to chairmanships under the seniority rule
 Arriving here today Mr. Gllivan an- nounced that while he would support Speaker Clark for reelection, he would not go into the Democratic caucus, would oppose the Democratic organization plan aud would further urge the naming of several Repub- licans 10 committee chairmanships. Thus far he has not conferred with any other so-called insurgents, but he sad tonight he thought ''one or two of the boys" would be with him In his fight.
 "l am uualterably opposed to the Southern Democrats remaining in the saddle throughout the coming con- gress, Mir Galliyau said "They have had virtually all the choice chairman ships in the past and they should not have them again. This is no time for one section of the country 10 be con- trolling the house
 Fears that enough Democrats may follow the Massachusetts member to upset party plans are based largely upon his success during the last ses- sion in defeating a judgship retire ment bill desired by Southern Demo crats.
 Democrats will caucus tomorrow af- ternoon and a complete organization plan will be worked out
 The tentative arrangements for making committee assignments prob ably will be adopted
 The Republican committee of 27 will meet tomorrow afternoon and prepare it's final recommendation to be presented to the Republican con- ference on Saturday It already has adopted resolution recommeu ling
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fore beginning the actual writing Of his message to congress. and it is expected that the German situation will be dealt with fully. He is hope full that no time will be lost in organ iling the house, so that he may deliver his address as soon as possible after the extra session convenes.
 The attitude of both congress and public opinion Is sought in order to represent both as fully as possible
 The ! esident is anxious not to transgress the constitutional preroga. tiTts Of congress as the War-making body. It is realized that in the ult- mate analysis, regardless of what the president may recommend, the re spcnsibility for decision rests there
 Public opinion, it was ,aid here, is
 indicated by clippings from newspa- pers in all parts of the country as enthusiastically favoring decisive action. Belligerency is not confined to the Atlantic and Pacific sections. if the opinions gathered by the odminstra- NlOB are d ll uf AiutAt lJtuidllu AOi action on the part of congress and the president a so comes from the interior section between the Allekhenies and the Sierras. The views reported by some midwestern congressman as to the apathy oi their constituents are considered more local than general.
 The greatest point under considera- tion at present is whether Germany has not unmstakably shown through d long success of violations of inter. national law that the United Sta,es must definitely unite with the liberal democracies of the world against the four mos, complete autOcracics, both for its present and its future safety All hOpo has been lost. as shown in tho note to Germany, as to the treaty
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QUARANTINE OF AMERICANS EXPLAINED BY WASHINGTON
NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT PEOPLE WHO HA6E BEEN BE- HIND THE LINES SHOULD
 BE DETAINED,

Washington, March 29.-Subjection of Americans Of the Belgian Relief Commission to a news quarantine" -prior to their departure from behind the German lines was explained at the state department today as a prop Ter course agreed upon when the re- lief workers were invited to remain in Belgium.
 Reports that Brand Whitlock, min ister to Belgium, and other diplomat ie officers also would be detained were not credited as assurances have been received to the contrary. The department issued this state:
 There appears to be some appre- hension as to the delay in the with drawal of American members of the commission for relief in Belgium. Shortly after the break in relations with Germany negotiations were in- stituted with view to providing for
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the continuation of the relief work. The German authorities invited the American members 10 remain and gave written assurances that they might leave whenever they desired to give up the work. It was stipulat. ed. however, that they should upon relinquishing their work, remain for a period of two or three weeks in some German city on their way to Switzerland in order to prevent the transmission of any fresh information This condition was accepted by the relief commission.
 Tt is not anticipated that the American diplomatic or consular of ficers will be detained during this period as written assurances have been received through the Spanish government that they will be permit ted to proceed directly to Switzer- land