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The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
TELLS OF FIGHTING
ON FRENCH Front
Sergeant Renner Relates to Defense
League Conditions in Trench.


sergt Rene Renner. of the French
war commission. who was twice
wounded while serving his country in
fighting the Germans in Belgium. was
one Of the principal speakers at a
meeting Of the Home Defense League
OF the Second precinct. which was held
last night In the courtyard Of the sta
ton house.
Sergt. Renner save a very interest
Ing account OF life in the trenches. He
said in part:
Life in the trenches Is pleasant. ex-
cept when the Germans are attacking
US. Sometimes We have had to fight
while standing In ice-cold water up to
our waists. Some of my friends had
their feet frozen. Now to look at me
You would think ] was healthy. but
assure you that on account of a shell
splinter. which passed through my
head. was for more than a year in
hospital Even now I can sleep but
two or three hours a night. Ny skull
had to be trepanned.
AT the battle Of Mons was wound
ed by German bayonet in the legs,
ana lay on the field without attention
for two days. A dog finally came. /
gave him my hat. 1t had a number in
it, and pretty soon the dog was back
with note from an ambulance driver
that they were coming after me-"
The meeting was presided over by
Capt. A. ]. Driscoll, Of the Second
precinct II. d. l. Short addresses
were made by Odell S. Smith. deputy
director Of the league; Maj. Raymond
Pullman, superintendent of police;
Capt Peck, Of the Second precinct
station. and Rev. d. II. Martin, cap
tain Of the Sixth Precinct II. d. L.
At the close Of the meeting badges
and armbands with appropriate in
sigma were distributed to the men,
bers Of the league, about 200 OF whom
were present
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
Pence and sen.tor Stone.

Berlin will not fail to furnish an
enthusiastic clsque when -Gumshoe
Biil- stone makes his peace speech. in
the Senate. 1t will furnish the most
appreciative audience in the world.
There will be blaring chorus of
approval from the reptile press of
Germany and no surprise need fol-
low IL Chancellor Michaells arises to
insult the American people by ex-
tending congratulations 20. the Mis-
souri, politician whom Senatorial tra-
dition makes chairman OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
Why shouldn't an American Senator
play 1ddle in the Prussian peace
orchestr ? What are democratic in
stitutions for. anyway? II a Senator
can't rise in his dignity and say what
he thinks, no matter how mischiev-
Gus or dangerous it is, America is
coming to a, pretty pass indeed. II
''BiR' Stone is to be mathematical
for Ginning in with a few ill-timed
and ill-directed remarks on the sa-
cred cause Of peace, the country is
doubtless in a hard way. At least,
that is what ''BiT' Stone thinks.
And it was quite well understood
what ''BnP' Stone thought long be-
fore he Joined the little group of
wilful men" and led 1t along the path
Of public scorn four months ago.
1t matters little to "Bilr Stone
that the American people and Presi-
dent Wilson are not thinking or talk.
ing peace just now. 1t is sufficient
to his purpose that the German chan
eellor, and a few other stalwart
Prussians. are talking it, along with
a few misguided Americans of the
Amos Pinchot type, whose feuilletons
the Senator makes the Justification
of the address he has announced. He
is willing to give comfort to the
enemy by talking peace at a time
when Americans are girding their loins
for the grim duties and sacrifices OF
war that lie before them.
We have not the faintest idea Of
what Senator Stone will say. The
present Is so obviously not the time
for any official discussion Of peace
in the United States that we are
looking for the worst. No matter
what Senator Stone says, it will be
construed in Wilhemstrasse as
an answer to the anxious peace prop
uganda that Germany is carrying on;
It will be sedulously distributed in
Russia by German agitators, as the
official utterance of the chairman of
the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. 1t will be used by Ger
many with the usual German eff
cheney. And even among our allies
in Europe. it will be misunderstood
in many places as an evidence Of
American apathy.
The British house Of commons re-
Gently squelched a little peace squeak
from its pacIfst group in a hurry.
In France, Britain. or Italy, any
member of the governmental party,
any responsible parliamentarian
would be politically bankrupt and
socially an outcast II he urged peace
upon his nation now. 1t is a sub
ject full of dynamite. Germany is
anxious to start pacifst back-fires
among her enemies, and would re-
ioice to hail ''Bnr' Stone openly as
an ally. We implore the Senator to
reconsider the course of action he
has announced.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
THE SILVER LINING.
VINTON a. UOLBROOK

VINTON \. IOLBROOK.
be happy and cease to fret,
'rmany has not got us yet.
be merry and smile and sing
them do the worrying;
rieyinE won't make our sky
re fair.
ke loads easier to bear.
W and then let's turn from the
ife
old the brighter things of life:
Urn from the scene where the
nnOn kills.
F our eyes to the peaceful hills;
ar US remember, though burden
bowed,
There's a silver lining 70 every cloud.
We have no hate for the German
folks
WAC are groaning beneath their rul-
eE's yokes.
We're fighting against the kaisers and
kings,
The barons. counts. and no-account
things.
So let's be joyous and be gay
When our bonny soldiers march away,
If you'd have them brave against
the foe.
Be brave yourself when you see them
20;
For this is the price we have to pay
For the civilization Of today;
1t takes the surgeons knife to cure,
II our nations life is to endure.
We are, proud of our fathers of days
gone by
Who were loyal enough to bleed and
die
To preserve our nation inviolate.
And when our turn comes. shall we
hesitate? -1
Let's send the boys on with, a holy
prayer
Ard know He'll. be with them over
there;
Yes, with them there for our cause
Is just;
Then work and smile. and trust-and
trust. So.
y y s.I.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
WANTS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.

Marguerite Mann filed suit yester-
day in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia for an absolute
divorce from William Mann. In her
petition. filed through Attorney Mark
stearman, the plaintiff states that
they were married at Ellicott City,
Nd, on June /. 1919, and there are
no children. The defendant is charg-
ed with misconduct and the plaintiff
requests that she be permitted TO re-
sumo her maiden name.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

at the rate OF per cent rather than
3Ik per cent. The common opinion
among those who are preparing, in
a large way, to assist in floating
this loan is first. that whatever the
rate may be the loan will be sue
cessfully fioated. and second, that
Secretary McAdoo will not find 1t
expedient to fix the rate OF interest
until he has good knowledge of what
the situation In the money market in
the late fall Is. That will be the
dominant factor in determining the
rate of interest.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

Junior Military Aviator.
Born in Pennsylvania, June .. 1856,
and appointed to the Military Acad-
emy from that State in 1903. Upon
his graduation, in 1907, he was as
signed as a second lieutenant in the
Twenty-ninth Infantry and continued
in that arm of the service until he
demonstrated his ability as an avi-
ator, when he was assigned to the
Signal Corps.
The members of the House naval
committee are making an inspection
of the navy yards on the east coast
with the idea of accommodating such
information as will be useful to them
in legislation in the next session.
The party is headed by Mr.. Padgett.
the chairman. The others in the in
spection party include Congressmen
John A. Peters, of Maine; Carl Vim
son, of Georgia; John R. Connolly. of
Kansas; Hicks, of New York; Sydney
E. Mudd of Maryland: James c..
Wilson, of Texas; Fred A. Britten, Of
Illinois; Macarthur, of Ohio, and Will
liam B. oliver. of Alabama. w. l..
Padgett, son of the chairman. ac-
companied the committee as clerk
and W. B. Wagstaff as secretary.
The recent examination of candidates
for appointment to the position Of
midshipman at the Naval Academy
resulted in the qualification of 80
out OF 1916. or 26.4 per cent. After
denominations, it is expected there
will be between $50 and 500 members
of the new fourth class, taking into
consideration those mIdshipmen VINO
qualified at the previous examination.
A rife range to cost about SIS 900 is
contemplated at the training camp at
Syracuse, N. X. The range proposed
is to be one of the largest in the
country and will permit an entire In
fantry brigade to conduct rifle prac-
tice at one time The ranges pro-
vided will be 2OO 300, JO0 600. 800 and
1000 yards, fifty-four targets to each
short range and fifteen for each long
range. Through the Chamber of Com
merce, efforts are now being made
to secure the necessary land for the
range.
Representative Emerson has intro
duced a joint resolution (H. ]. Res.
1921 providing that flag three feet
long by two feet wide, with a red
border five inches wide, and a white
center, with a blue star in the white
center for the number of sons or
daughters that parents shall have in
the service of the United States mill.
tary department, shall be given by
the government to the parents of any
person who is engaged in the military
service of the United States for the
present war.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

DR.. Nansen, the near-discOverer of
the North Pole. and Admiral Peary,
who actually got there, are both in
Washington during the unprecedented
heat wave. And their company was
Joined by a polar bear which reached
the Zoo yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

Maybe many Of these would-be
slackers are moved more by fear Of
equatorial weather in the Southern
environments than they are of risking
way OF looking at it.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

When his wife tried to spank him
for holding out quarter. after he
had stood for black eyes and regular
. man testified in . New York court.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

Italy, which is indulsing in the
futile pastime of. counting her
chickens before they are Matched.
seems to be almost as restless as the
young folks on Christmas eve.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

; One colored man claims he never
had. exemption. All right, but how
about those who claim it?
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

II it were possible to have nation
al conservation Of conversation, the
Congressional Record would be the
first to succumb to starvation.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

Gen. PershinE's visit to the
'.Sammies' " camp seems to have been
much like the final scrimmage of a
football team under the head coach
on the evening Of the big game"
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

Once upon a time the "z'' and the
y" were seldom disturbed by the
typewriter artists, but that was be-
fore Russia came into the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

1 After all We are going to have our
intercollegiate sports. So our rah-
rah boys will be not confined to those
cheering soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

E Kaisers 'oming war council in
EE Is doubtless will have much to
~ gonfidentially about peace.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

In Copenhagen they are expellinS
Tourists who eat too much. Prepar-
ging for Uncle Sans embargo, per-
haps.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

"Oid Bnr' Haywood. of the I. w.
W, is playing with fire. and bellies
his reputed intelligence if he does not
know il.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

ould be the irony Of fate If the
should meet his Waterloo in
I'm.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

ribins the weather We might
rat it IS hotter than somewhere
heard about.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

!. We can't deny 1t. 1t. surely
r. get hot in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

zone in the city apparently IA
Ie two platoon system for Dis
remen. 1t is a measure that
Q to the humanitarian spirit Of
le. Why not put the system in
on in one OF the engine o. truck
as a trial II there are any
.cks they would become evident
1 e. II not, the system should
pied at once.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
What They Say at The Washington Herald
The Evidence in the Case

The judge sits on the
bench and the jury listens
attentively in the jury box
to the evidence from the
stand-and the only evil
dence that carries weight
for conviction or acquit-
tai is indisputable facts
r,rnred hu circnpn.t.nA..I
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03

I were a daisy, too
lrt OF gold, and fingers white,
Us own symbol true.
wing upward to the light.
Copyright, lsl7.l
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
Hotel Webster

Forty-ffth street by Fifth Avenue
20 West 45th street, New York City
Jus OF Fifth Avenue. On one Of city's quiet
est streets.l
New York's most beautiful small hotel.
Much favored by women travelling without escort
Within four minutos' walk Of forty theaterS
Center Of shopping district.
Rooms adjoining bath, 500 and upwards.
Rooms, private bath. 500 and upwards.
Sitting room. bedroom and bath. SO
and upwards.
Send for booklet. ''lOs."
W. JOHNSON QUINN. MGnagsr.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
Army and Navy News
e MAJ. HENRY H. ARNOLD,
Junior Military Aviator.

Another sketch of a prominen
army officer:
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
FRIDAY. AUGUST ). 1917.
ALNE o. CHEER

written especially for The Washington Herald)
BY John Kendriek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-03
DAISIES.

Like to watch the daisies fair
AS they deck the meadows green,
Giving quite a floral flare
the lovely summer scene.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
THE HOMELESS DOG

Two days before Shag was to go to nurse Watkins went to the shore as usual for their daily walk and play. The tide was quite high so they could not play on the shore and soon How ard tired of playing on the bank, went down the embankmena, and he and doggie got into papa's boat which was usually moored on the beach, but for some reason, unknown to nurse, it was only pulled up a bit. The boy and dog played for a while, cantering the boat from side to side, then nest led down on the cushions in the bow of the boat and fell asleep. Nurse sat on the bank and knowing that the lad was sleeping, began to read and did not know the tide was receding and carrying the boat and child out into deep water until Shag suddenly jumped into the water and swam ashore barking vigorously.
 Nurse ran down the bank and into the boat was too far away for her to grasp the rope which dragged behind on the surface. Although Shas reached the rope f1e could not swim and pull the boat ashore with the rope in his bouth. Howard awoke and see ing himself alone, going down river. began to cry.
 shag did not daily any longer, but jumped into the boat. caught the elsild's clothes in his mouth and dived into the water, keeping his head and the boys head above water and swam for the shore.
 Nurse Watkins cries had summon ed help who turned Howard on his face fer moment to remove the salt water from his mouth, then they used artificial respiration, rubbing limbs and body until the boy breathed nat uraI and was conscious. Then he was taken home and given a hot drink and put into a warm bed, and soon was fast asleep.
 Howard awoke, refreshed. bit re- mained fretfu1 (probably he was ner- vous from shock and fright). He was net willing for Shag to leave him. neither was the dog willing to do so and when the boy was about again he was following at his heels. i Soon after the boy was about while papa was amusing him by telling him
 story one evening. the little fellow put his chubby arms around Shag's neck and began to cry convulsiveIy .'Oh, Oh, papa! I can't let Shag go. Don't! Oh, don't give him to Mrs Ayers"
 'Why?" replied his father. T do not intend to do so. Is that what has Up jumped Howard why, papa! Do you mean may keep him for my very own doggie? know he is not
 pretty: for mamma says he is not, but do love hin1!"
 And so do l." replied papa, "be- cause he saved your life for mamma and l." Howard was now hugging his fla ther and caressing him and he could hardly continue.
 Why, my boy. when you were sleeping after the accident I at once sent word that we could not spare Shas. A dog house is being built for him and you can have him in the house whenever you wish.
 So the pOer homeless dog in show ing his gratitude for what had been done for him by saving the little boy from a watery grave found a good permanent -Ehome and friends to love him, although he was homelv dog. DIANA.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
The River of Sleep

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. There are curious isles in the River
 of Sleep,
 Curious isles without number. Wen visit them all as we Seisurely
 creep Down the winding stream whose cur
 rent is deep, In our beautiful barge of Slumber. The very first isle in this wonderful
 stream,
 Quite close to the shore is lying, And after a supper of cakes and cream, We come to the Night Mare-Isle with
 scream,
 And hurry away from it crying. And next is the IsIand-o Lullaby, And everyone there rejoices, The winds are only a perfamed sigh. And the birds that sing in the tree To initiate Mothers voices. A little beyond is the Isle- Dreams; Oh, that is the place to be straying. Everything there is just as it seems; Dolls are real and sunshine glearns, And no one calls US from playing. And then we come to the drollest isle, And the funniest sounds come pour ing, Down from it's borderlands once in a
 while. And we lean OCT our bafse and listen For that is the Isie-of-Snoring. And the very last isle in the River-of-
 Sleep.
 Is the sunshiny Isie-of- Waking, We see it first with our eyes a-peep, And we give a yawn-then away we
 leap,
 The barge of slumber forsaking.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22

Nurse Watkins and her little charge Howard Tyler, when returning from the shore which, lay back of the house which was owned by MT. Tyler, dis road, a dog trying to run. but being lame and having no strength, could not do so, but laid down and mOaned. Howard patted him, although nurse did not want him to. for the animal was disreputable looking waif, dir ty, rough, nothing but skin and bones, with big staring eyes, long ears and lcng, lanky legs. He was minus part was caused by the ill-treatment of the boys in the village.
 Howard suddenly started for home as fast as his short legs would per- init, with nurse following as fast as proprfety would aIlcw. She met Mrs. Tyler and Howard carrying a pail r Mrs. Watkins advised them not to go to the dogs rescue, for after a while he would creep somewhere else. but being a kind-hearted woman and wanting to teach her little son to be kind to animals Mrs. Tyler proceeded on her way.
 ' Dcggie was moaning and whining and did not have strength to take the milk that Howard turned into a saul eer for him, SO mamma very gently turned it down into his throat. The milk revived him, and soon he drank all they had brought. The animal sCCAAiCu lfIdffAEuI lOi the IOOu ana sympathy and his means were less pitifuI..
 Nurse. at Mrs. Ty1er's request, summoned two men frcm the stable with a stretcher and soon doggie lay on some nice clean straw in a corner of the garage.
 When Howard told his father that night the story of the dog and asked permission to Keep him and to bring him into the house he was refused. Papa told him he was sorry for the dog. and that he and mamma would find good home for him after he was fully recovered. but thah he did not want that kind of a dog around.
 Howard named him Shag, because he was so shaggX; and -dosgie re- sponded to the good care which was given him. He was fed washed connbed and brushed each day and although he would never be hand some dog he grew better looking every day, proving that he was nearly starv- ed when he was rescued.
 A poor widow wanted him so tha, she would not be entirely alone, and Shag would have good permanent home; but Howard felt so reluctant about parting with his playfelloN that Goggie was permitted to remain week longer.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
STORIES wRtTTeh BY WIDE:
 ANsAkES. 3% < . ..;t
Devils Der.

One day while the. Boy Scouts yere out camping we thought we would take a hike and look for the Devils Den. When we went in the morning we did not find it, so we inquired about it and succeeded in finding it in the afternoon.
 It was situated between two large rocks There were about seven smaller caves around it.sa,s-74s=- Hs 5..;t; ;
 The inside of :. the cave was very damp and cold The warm passase was not long. but there was another that turned around and 3went back again and ended in front of a solid piece of rock The. other passage went straight from the main enc and ended the same way as the other one, for 1t had caved in. The. other caves were the same way. =
 The best part of the place was the scenery, which was very pretty. Some rocks were nearly round, especially
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAkES.

It isn't likely anyone knows how man awoke to the thought that it would be of advantage to divide the day. into 24 parts and take account of time. At first the morning and the evening made the. day.
 The early nations had three ways of marking the day-from sunrise to sunrise, from sunset to sunset and from midnight to midnight This last method has become world wide in a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
Two Thanksgivings.

a4 :5s-ef-5 TWO inahkS9fvln9S. .'ssones hundred years ago there lived girl by the name of May Seatt.
 < Tn November of 1909 her mother and father invited a large number of friends and relatives to enjoy Thanks giving day with them. Eight years ago in the city of Bos- ton another Mary Scott, the great granddauKhter of the first little girl. On Thanksgiving day of 1908, this Mary's mother and father had a mer- " gathering st their home: I wonder if the Wide-Awalxes boys and girls can imagine how different; these trb festi- vafs were. ::1.et N . If you-cou1d have looked into the kitchen of 1909 you woufd have seen there was to cook on was a great Are- place and a box of wood for fuel. They did not even have. matches to light the fire. and had to use piece of steel and flint. from which they. struck a spark.
 Mrs. Scott of 1909 had no refrigera- :. tor, ice cream freezer.- egg beater, no double boilers, baking -Dowder, yeast cakes, granu1ated sugar, fiAvoring ex- trsets pEsPArsd X 9Sr, PUT dEF,,f. ara no gEopnd Way. of transportztioh. many of the fruits and vegetables that we now en- jcys in the winter they had. to go with.
 In the kitchen of Mrs. Scott of 1909 range, a cabinet full of cprnpartments, ahnndan'tly stored with all kinds of spices and focdstufs, 2. x beautifully white enameled sink. and many ether things that make the cooking of a Ina nksgiving dinner q real pleasure. : Little Mary Scott of 1908 had . dish of luscious strawberries for her dfif-i ner, sent in frnm4s a summer clhne.. Such a treat as that her. little ances- ter never dreamed of.
 z The guests who were invited to the dinner in 1909. had to be asked, many days ahead. You see they had no raiI- roads in those days. and all letters had to be carried by stage. or. on horse- back It took nearly a weak for, . let-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-22
LETTERS oFsAcknowLEpe

Ellen Belknap of Sterling: I received the prize book which you sent me and was pleased as well as surprised. T thank you very much. ss.-so t,e-.s-s Thank vot1 yerV m,,ch for fi1e daVeLr prize book I've read s.it4aH through and think it fine. Thank you ever so much.
 James currier of Versailles: re- ceived the prize book The Boy Allies, and I thank you very much for it. l mean to try for another one before long,