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The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
The Herald's Special Sermon

| not the hem Of His garment
how can we hope for the refreshment
He has in His hands for us, the peace
he promised to give usf
There Is one fundamental principle
he laid down for human life, one
great nnger-post he put up to point
the way TO right living and 10 the pos
session OF that earthly happiness that
lnoiviouals as well as nations seek.
the remembrance of which should give
great consolation as well as inspira-
tion 10 us IN this hour Of our nations
war. and should make US proud OF
our President proud OF our country
ana utterly devoted 20 our cause. for
our entrance into the war is fully In
Keeping, II, in truth, IL is not a literal
| iollowing out Of that fundamental
principle OF Christ. I mean that state
rnent OF Christ when speaking OF the
struggle OF men for the satisfying OF
their earthly needs: Seek ye irst
the kingdom Of God and His Justice:
and all these things shall be added
unto you"
A wanderlnE Away.
Our President has made clear that
We are In this war that Justice may
reign secure amongst the nations OF
eAaN 80 III anu VIII NOIllDltNel1 IIE-
tined assurance has he lately bowed
with the nation behind him at his
bidding before the God OF Justice and
OF battles that our arms may meet
with heavens favor in our battles
for the right. Somewhere behind this
world war there has been a wan
dering away from the sign-posts Of
Christian awful lesson 20 US as in
diyiduals as well as 10 the world al
large of what lies at the END of path
ways other than those marked out
by Christ
But we can be proud. a. say.
OF the leader OF our nation, proud
OF the cause he has put Up battling
for. for our entrance into the strife
is no wandering away from the great
sign-post OF Christ. but rather a ral-
lying around that sign-post 20 keep
II ever standing amongst the nations
OF the earth. We are enlisted n
the last analysis, IN a vast crusade
for Christian principle, for a fun
damental law OF nature. that the Jus
tice and liberty which God wills
for man be not lost 10 the earth
On Crusade for God.
Our fathers and mothers whose ,ops
=
call 70 do battle for right NAV weTI
take 20 their hearts the consolation
that they indeed have sent their sons
forth on crusade for God. II 10 a
Goo-imposed duty on all TO serve
their country. and it will be a God
rewarded duty for US all when Il 70
well done.
And when the war is over. when
cur. cause Is wop. have We not reason
10 hope THAI msnkind-individusl =
and nations-vill have learned that
their health and life is 10 be found
again by. coming close and ever stav-
ing near TO Christ, still as OF old the
Health-giver, the Life-giver, and that
the nations OF the earth again in
justice and peace draw near 10 Christ.
they Will find as the woman in the
Gospel found truth in the statement.
II / shall touch only his garment
II shall be healed"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
Russia Safe and Solid.

The Bolshevih and scatter-brained newspaper copy
readers notwithstanding Russia remains steadfast in
the death fight with autocracy
She has been compared to inert mass TO Jelly
FISH floating the bosom of the ocean, and yet she
manages to hold I47 German, Austrian Bulgarian and
Turkish infantry and cavalry divisions along the SER
ried line from the Baltic TO the Black Sea This is
sufficient answer those foolish people who would
read her out Of the war.
is true she is not in shape to conduct offensive
Nor is there any pressing need of offensive at the
present time, considering the supply shortage and the
transportation problem in Russia. Her best offensive
at the present hour is winter Her ncalculable value
the of the allies is shown in that she holds
in grip they afraid to relax millions of German
soldiers holding extended lines involving endless prob
lens Of occupation, supply, transport and communca
ton A certain proportion of these troops have been
released for the Italian drive and doubtless the line
will be still further stripped, but the backbone of the
German army on the Eastern front will remain
Russia quitting the war;" or making separate
peace? Not bit of it. She announces through Ke-
rensky that she requires some time to face her eco
nomic problems and settle her domestic difficulties and
the indulgence of her allies She frankly saws
she thinks they should the major part of the
burden while she is being restored to vigor None of
them should dissent least of all the United States she
not having yet reached fighting edge"
Almost incredibly silly are those who heap contempt
Russia. The Grand Duke Nicholas won the battle
of the Marne in very real of the word without
his swift invasion of Posen and East Prussia there
would havekren no German rcpulse before Paris The
loss OF Pass would have meant Germany astride
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

rounded on some very enduring prin-
cipIes and that these cannot be lightly
set aside without bringing some dam
ger 20 US that is graver and more
serious by far than some Of the al
legged dangers which the denagorues
have tried TO remedy" he concluded.
II VIII be Interesting to see what
vision this man-to see IL be really
had the vision. in this instance. that
ne has been credited with IN the mast.
thoughts not wholly unlike those ex-
pressed by this speaker from out or
town have been expressed by mem
bers OF Congress in Informal tslls
among themselves Il will be inte--
esting TO Americans who really care
ior their country and who want to
see Its ideals perpetuated on this
earth 10 see II men OF stalwart patri-
otism will make its laws ana shane
its destiny, or whether men will he
selected who have aided the cause
which the out-tof-town man here 50
gOund.y condemned
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
"As Ye Sow So Shall Ye Reap
~ th. Rev. JOHN A. oorTER, g. J

~ Nv 1<SNs so4A@s - Wi EAxk~ ts De
The following sermon was written
especially for The Herald by the Rev.
John A. Cotter, Q. J.. assistant at
81. Aloysius Church. North Capitol
and e streets northwest
Text-'Tf / shall touch only his
garment shall be healed. d."-Matt.
len.
The Gospel for today. the zsrd Sun
day after Pentecost IL the story in
st. Matthew'S Gospel, c. Wv. IS TO
% inclusive. OF the raising 70 life
OF the daughter of the ruler and IN
cidentally the healing Of the sick
woman.
The idea that stands out predomin-
antly in this story and the incident
10 the life and health there is In sp-
proach TO or contact with Christ Yet
Christ came more 10 give life and
health TO the souls Of men than 10
their bodies. He worked HIS visible
| physical miracles that we might have
faith In him when he tells US Of HIS
power 10 work miracles In the souls
and lives Of men.
Il am come to save the lost sheep
OF Israel" he said, fulfilling the
prophecy of Esechiel: For thus
saith the Lord God, Behold / myself
will seek my sheep, and will visit
them-And you my hocks. the focks
OF my pasture are men," 'T am the
good Shepherd" Come TO me all
you who labor and are heavily bur-
dened, and 1 will refresh you" All
showing the mind OF Christ towards
the sons OF men. All showing the
life and health the happiness and
peace that is TO be the portion OF
individuals and Of nations IL they
stay with their Shepherd and follow
whittier he leads.
Paul was always telling the Chris
tians that as children of light their
one duty was TO put on Christ" This
putting on Of Christ is the forming OF
our characters along the lines OF
Christ's character, the governing and
directing Of our lives according 10
the principles OF human living laid
4 down by Christ. This Is that draw
ing near 10 Christ, the touching OF his
garment that the evil inclinations OF
| our animal nature may be healed
Evil living. the following OF false
principles, the putting OF the appeti-
ties Of the body above the aspirations
| OF the soul. the preferring the things
Of time TO the things OF eternity are
cure by the disorder they are in the
very natures of things, by the viola
tions they are OF right reason q
bring mental and even physical suf,
| .ering and harm.
As We Sow
| As We sow so shall ye reap. II We
| SOW disorder we shall reap disorder
the loss OF peace. the loss OF health
and the loss Of even the best thing'
in life, not to speak OF the best things
in eternity. II We are strangers e
Christ in this life, strangers TO Hi'
principles, II We pattern not our life
under the directions He has given US
IL we follow not along the paths HI
trod, IL we model not our life
on His, IL in this way W.
draw not near 10 Him. toucf
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
Newsie Notes

Mary Roberts Rinehart. author OF
the popular story. Bah: A Sub-Deb. /"
N" The Circular Staircase" and
other highly successful books, has
closed her handsome home just out OF
Pittsburgh and gone to New York "a
live in a couple OF rooms for the
duration of the war;" for the reason
that her husband and her twenty
year-old son are both in the army.
Ambassador Gerard, It Is reported.
is to enter the movies. A picturiza-
ton of his book, MY Four Years in
Germany" it is said, will be the me-
dunn, and a scenario is now being
written. The film, it seems. will be in
eight reels.
Robert w. Chambers has been for
some weeks working fourteen hours II
day as a member of the district con-
scription board for the northern coun
ties of New York. But he has found
time TO read the final proofs of his
new novel, "Barbarians," which the
Appeltons will publish toward the end
of october. 1t is story of the Euro
pean war, and Is said to have twelve
heroes, each figuring in a different
episode.
Arthur StrinScr. whose many novels
have found a large circle of readers,
is the owner of a fruit farm in Onta-
rio and a large ranch in Western
Canada, upon which he has this year
helped on the war by harvesting oyer
5000 bushels of wheat. He has re-
Gently completed a new novel. called
1.-The House Of Intrigue" which the
BobbsMerrill Company will publish
toward the end of next winter.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
J. Ham Lewis, sIrf

II may be that events will Justify
the statement OF J. Ham Lewis. uIi-
nois Senator, to his constituents
about being called to washinFroa.
TO consult with regard 10 . crisis.
but some OF his friends on n. hfI
think he should have Withheld h-s
knowledge OF the situation until the
matter was announced from this
end. Good-hearted ncwspapcrr,eu
who FIRST saw the Item in prlnU
kindly RETAINED from playing il up
ostentatiousIy. They allowed il 10
go under a small headline. and TO
repoS' peacefully in the last para
graph Of a single-stick story. Ths'
opinion At the Capitol is that had
yellow journalism been rampant IN
America this little utterance OF J.
Hams would have peen distorted
ana msngled until 81 hardly knew
Itself-all with the result that in
stead OF awakening Monday morn
ing 10 q fairly normal realization
OF what was going on people or the
country would have been greeted
on every hand with screaming
''yellCws' and by mid-forenoon
would have been unable to work
because OF their fear that some
thing OF extraordinary seriousness .
was impending. or mad actually
broken.
Time will demonstrate. OF course.
just what the Illinois toga-wcarer
had in mind. and just how far the
President is intending 10 go toward
bringing the attention Of Congress
TO II. II may mean the calling "
a session OF Congress even before
the regular session-as most alert
citizens thought instantly when
they saw the Lewis statemcnt-and
it may mean nothing at all. Time
will provide an explanation. we may
be sure.
THE nRGEpNrp
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
British Freedom of Criticism.

In wartimes many things democracy eherishes go
by the boards.
There is not the same amount of free speech, if
that free speech will aid the enemy. There is not the
same kind of free press if that free press will aid the
enemy Everything is bent and twisted to the one
stern object of winning the that democracy itself
may live.
But even with this theory and this practice, there
still exists in England an extraordinary frankness of
criticism not to be tolerated for moment in Ger
many, strikngly exhibiting the difference between
democracy and autocracy
A king can do wrong That is the Prussan
of it.
Administrators can do wrong. That is the Eng
ish of it. And this despite the fact that certain news
papers, magazines and speakers have been muzzed by
the British authorities
There are three striking instances of free criticism
in England of profound interest 10 every American
who wishes to see his country win this war.
Early in the conflict when Sir John French's army
was struggling against the Germans and Kitchener was
still the hero par excellence military critic, Col Rep
ington had the courage attack the idol and show
his feet of clay He boldly told England Kitchener had
failed to grasp the significance of this warfare,
and had utterly failed provide the guns and shells
Gen. French needed.
1t took courage to print this, but it printed,
and a storm ragged. But the upshot was complete
upheaval in the war dcpartment-and the British army
got shells
One If the tragedies of this war is that the Brit
ish came within an of winning it when they
planned their Gallpo campaign, designed to force
the DardaneeS capture Constantinople and put Tur-
key out of the war. Had this occurred Bulgaria
would have entered.
But there was blunder after blunder. England
buzzed with the of it, and finally Parlia-
mentary committee made a report which astounded
all England. Names named-the list including
some of the most powerful men in Britain. 1t show
ed the English were determined to have whtewash.
And now comes Admiral Henderson in caustic
survey OF what he deems the outstanding failures of
the British admiralty. He the navy for not
aiding the Russians in the Baltic. In discussing the
famous battle of Jutand he says it was really de-
feat for England in that the German high fleet
was allowed to escape utter destruction His most
bitter shafts are aimed Lord Jellicoe, that time
in supreme command OF the fighting forces and
first sea lord.
These cases all point one way. There is no dis
position on the part of any American to throw a
single stone in the path of those charged with the
duty Of waging our part of the war. There is de-
sire to fling rocks just to be flingng them. But
it is lust as well TO remember that this is democ-
racv and to resolve that when the time comes-if it
cuse or hide or shield any whose lack of ability
is seriously hamperng the great business OF defeat
ing the Kaiser.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
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The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York, Nov. S.-The following
Washingtonians are registered al
New York hotels:
Grand-Mrs. NJ. G. Burch, A. X.
Hill, o. B. Kent.
New Strand-Mrs. NJ. A. Cannon,
r. E. Sims.
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The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
Let All Enlisted Men Wear Them
If Entitled.

Editor Washington Herald: II two
officers Of the l.. 5. Army can De
granted special permission 10 wear the
Liberty button on all occasions why
cannot the enlisted men be granted the
same privilege? Take the enlisteo
men. There are thousands that never
saw so much as $50 at one time.
To be the owner and possessor OF
$50 Liberty Bond means as much or
more to them than a decoration or
medal for some act OF bravery on the
battlefield.
BY all means allow any and all men
in the Army and Navy to wear the
Liberty button in any manner they see
fit to show their patriotism and sacri-
fee. DOUGLAS n. STARR.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
SHIP BOARD CLERK SUED.

Charging her husband with non'
support and cruelty. Mrs. Frances T
Doggett filed suit yesterday for linn
tied divorce against ALLEN T. Doggett
a clerk employed by the United
States Shipping Board. The Doggetts
were married in Annapolis in May,
1914, and have one child. For the
last year, she AYERS. she has been
subject TO verbal abuse from her hus-
band until it has undermined her
health. He has not, she says, con-
tributed anything to her support since
June of last year, despite his SAL
airy of $125 a month.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Europe And in the long months following the Marne
and the User Russia fought hard and well in the East
while Britain was training her legons and going
through the cumbersome process of preparation that
we are today.
Russia, with all her trbuations all her disasters, all
her ineffciency, has played noble part in this war;
and in her present plight deserves sympathy and sup
port not contumely.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
THREE YEARS FOR A BURGLAR

Buford /. Tucker, negro with
long record of crime. was sentenced
yesterday to three years In the PEN
itentiary for housebreaking and lar
ceny. Tucker broke into the store
Of William Morris on July last
and stole p quantity Of cigars and
tobacco and looted The cash register
Of a
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Why worry about the penny postal increase? II
now costs your creditor I cent more each time he
mails you a dunning letter.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Now that cold weather is putting many autos
in the barn. in addition to meatless, wheaess sweet
less and other approaches to eatless days more
car-rders than usual are confronted by catess days.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

The government can't very well collect that 10
per cent tax on jazz band performance. 1t isn't
an entertainment its punishment
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

about this time" says the fashion almanac, look
for feminine flurrieS of ndecsion with high pressure
areas for wooden underwear and squalls of vanity"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Even the callow college youth is more concerned
about the drives in France than any the gridiron
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

Hooverze thusy: Chew twice long and
You'll need half much food" says Doc keepwell.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
PLEA FOR LOAN BUTTONS.

Charlottesville, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
WIFE BIT HIS FINGER,
SAYS DOCTOR IN SUIT

DR.. Victor H. Esch today asked the
District Supreme Court for an injunc-
ton against his wife. Mary L. Esch.
after a scene with her In his office
last Saturday. in which he alleges She
severely bit his finger when he at
tempted to quiet her screaming.
Justice Siddons, at the request of
Hawkel & Havell. attorneys for DR..
Esch. issued a rule returnable next
Tuesday summoning the wife to
court to show cause why she should
not be enjoined from interfering with
or molesting her hu-band.
Dr. Esch and his wife were mar
rIed in 1895. and have a son who will
be twenty years old this month. The
doctor. who also asks that after a
hearing he be granted a limited di-
vorce. says they first separated in No
vember. 1915, and that most of the
time since his wife has lived with
other members OF her family. Last
September. he adds in his petition.
each signed an agreement by which
he was to give her $1,000 in cash and
pay her {55 a month as house rent,
the Esch home on Fourteenth street
northeast being in her name.
Mrs. Esch, IL is stated, frequently
visited her husbands home and office,
where she would appear lin a VIC
lent rage" and II Is further alleged
that she threatened to break up his
practice as a physician and cause him
to be removed as a vice president OF
q local savings bank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
AVIATION DEPARTMENT
TO Be STORM CENTER

A sharp controversy will develop
In the House and Senate in connec-
tion with the movement for a great
aviation appropriation, over the ques-
ton whether a new department OF
aeronautics should be established.
Believers in a separate department
said today they would insist strongly
on such a department when the pro-
posed legislation relating to aircraft
is considered.
Congress Is now close to the point
OF taking up the subject OF building
a great air navy, calculated to blind
the eyes OF Germany and win the war.
Drafts Of the Administration bills
have been submitted to Chairman
Dent Of the House Military Commit
tee, and to Senator Chamberlain,
chairman OF the Senate Military Com
rniftee
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
SAMMIES IN FRANCE
RESTORED BY HIKES

A FRENCH PORT. July 3 delayed.
General Pershing's Sammies are get
ting their land legs back by hardening
marches. Practically every unit in the
camp here has by now hiked to the
countryside and gotten back into trim
after the cramped quarters on board
the transports.
The Americans also turned to build
ing operations today.
Practically all the cantonmeut build
ings have been enlarged and a num-
Der OF new ones erected.
Medical headquarters today declared
the health OF the American army was
excellent. There are a few scattered
cases OF mumps and measles, but no
serious illness.
The American Y. NJ. c. A. has
formally opened its building at the
camp. furnishing room for reading.
writing. and entertainment.
The last bit Of the cargo brought over
with the troops was unloaded today.
The last bit" was a big shipment Of
American mules-army mules The
army commanders evidently saved them
for the last. they being the hardest job
Of unloading.
The whole population of this town
watched the process with huge amuse-
ment and there were frequent COM
ments that the powerful punch" of the
Missouri product was about the sort
to be expected from anything Ameri-
can
The Fourth Of July will be celebrated
with special band concerts and base
ball games. Admiral Gleaves, OF the
navy convoy hotilla. left today for
Paris. TO participate in the celebration
there Of July 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
SUBMARINES TOLL
$50 SINCE FEBRUARY

LONDON, July 5.-The twenty YES
sells sunk by German submarines dur
ing the past week brings the U-boat
toll to $50 since February /. not
counting the numerous fishing boats
sent down.
In addition to the twenty steam
ships destroyed during last week
eleven fishing craft were sunk.
Fifteen OF the steamships were
above 1900 tons In size and fve were
under that figure.
The smallness OF the losses caused
universal satisfaction. and the opinion
was freely expressed today that at
last the submarine menace was being
effectively dealt with by the, navies
Of England. France. and the United
States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-05
KA|SER'S PREMIER
MAY REPLY TODAY
TO LLOYD GEORGE

BERLIN (Via LOndonD, July ).
-COlncident with the reeonven-
Ing of the ReIehstnE today, .
score Of German "inteIlectuals'
united In n formal demand for
parliamentary and electoral re-
forms, including equal, direct,
and secret suffrage. What made
the manifesto of particular slE-
nificance was that among the
signers were such men as Del
brueek. Won Harnaek, MeineOke,
Emil Fischer, TroeItseh, and 9th
ers of the purely 'inteIlectuaI7
type. who heretofore have op-
posed the plans announced By the
radicals.