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The Washington times., 1917-09-06

The idea that inspires this not beautiful but very useful
cartoon made by Congressman Baer of North Dakota is
this:
Out in the fields the sheep doesn't quite trust the deer
Each wants the grass the tender leaves that the other is
eating The goat does trust either sheep or deer and
they do not trust the goat.
In consequence the wolf has nice time When he eats
the sheep the deer and the goat say 81 guess the sheep
deserved it, and they go about their business.
And when the wolf gets the deer the goat and the sheep
say After all that deer taking part of what needed
so it is just as well he is gone
Farmer, mechanic and merchant rarely pull together
But the Trust the big that take money from the
farmer and merchant and laborer pull together ALWAYS
They remember their enemies never forgive them.
They reward their friends, never forget them
If the deer the sheep and the goat could unite stand
together and fight together they would buck the wolf into
the next lot and he would have to learn how eat grass
like the others.
CONTINUED At Bottom Of Last CoIumn)
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Frankness With the People
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Washingtonians in common with the rest of the Amer
can people, appreciate frankness Some Of the whose
have been mentioned for the Commsonershp Of the
District have not hestated to say what they would stand
for appointed Some Of those whose names have been
mentioned have remained strangely silent 1t is perfectly
comprehensive why who has been suggested
mended by friends should not want to put himself in the
position Of seeking Office But the moment ne permits his
candidacy to be placed before the people, or IN this case
before the President of the United States, it eminen
vital concern to the District Of Columbia.
Julius Peyser wrote The Times last Sunday what he
believes ought to be done to improve living conditions in
Washng Whether he is appointed Commissioner or not
is commendabe that he should unhesitangy record him
self as In favor Of the progressive things which VIII Denet
Capital More expressions of this kind would indeed be vel
Ben Prince has been placed in nomination by Major
Newman but he hasn't said thing to the people OF the Dis
ct to indicate where he stands public questions Per-
haps he has the right viewpoint but how the people to
knowf They want to be consulted if it is only to give them
the opportunity indicate through the press public meet
ngs whether they approve dsappove President Wilson
responsive to the public will He cannot fail to ascertain
public sentiment in this way.
The President indeed has dsproved earlier reports that
the Commssionersnp was closed question with him Mr.
Wilson has listened to the arguments made for the different
candidates and still reported to be of open mind The
question is not being decided in hurry The office is too
important for that And IT, by his silence the President
that he is not exactly satisfied with the whose
have been mentioned he surely is acting IN the IN
eret Of Washington by sitting carefully the merits Of each
Perhaps the President doesn't believe any yet
toned is big enough for the job 1t would be gratifying in
deed if he did pick Of long residence here some
acquainted with the business life of the community,
who has the real interest of the plain folks at heart
instead Of job and the salary attached thereto Big
usually do not about salaries And they do not
hesitate to ont in the open and take the people into
their confidence Frankness always pays.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Pacifist Publicity and Martyrdom.

The Springfield Republican is great newspaper 1t
great because is individual in its views It doesn't al
ways side with what the popular thing, but what
be the right thing. It yields to newspaper in its
patriotic support of the Government in this war; but it also
keeps safe and about such things free speech and
free press What the Springfield Republican says about the
pacsts who have been given greater publicity by the at
tenton paid them than they would have gotten had they
been permitted to hold their meetings is well worth reprint
ing here bearing out the view expressed in these columns
last Saturday about toeranceand serestrant Says the
Springfield editorial:
"The peoples council continues to get enormous
of free advertising for its pscist propaganda out
of the woodenheadedness of State and municipal officials
in the free air Of the denocracy-lovng West great
stroke Of luck from the publicity viewpoint may
any time in the shape Of the deportation of the delegates
like W. W. strikers from of the States Of the
Mississippi valley If Mr.. Loehner would be patient
enough he might have the joy of experiencing that cu
minating adventure. And that he has keen eye for
dramatic effects is in his announced purpose
Washington and demand the right to hold the
ference there under the protection Of the United States
Government He should not forget Boston, is safe to
say that the peoples council could old Faneu Hall
for its sessions and Mayor Curley would to it that
meeting on the Common not disturbed.
"For people IUho haze had than century Of
experience NTH free speech and dssembLage, it is most
singular that Americans dnytOhere should fall into the old
of ntdTtyrzng unpopular nrinorities By Gbrdgng
their opportunities to hold solemn eoneLrves and adopt
resolutions on the state Of the Union"
The Washington times., 1917-09-06

a future, as an Offset for a few
months Of happiness now?
I am not forgetting the happi-
ness the possession Of the child
would give her. am merely ques-
tioning. whether that would be
great enough to Offset years Of
anxiety and strain. And, after all,
the answer to that question lies
with the individual girl you have
chosen.
There are girls who would count
the cost as nothing. There are
other girls, no less fine in charac-
ter, who could not pay so large q
debt to life without losing most Of
what life offers.
Also, there is your own side Of
the question.
Suppose, in France, letter from
your wife brought you the news
that two, not one, would await
your homecoming? Suppose that
on the heels Of that news came q
great battle, in which you took
part?
How would you face the possi-
bility Of leaving those two alone
in the world, with no provision for
their future? Wouldn't you feel
that you had been selfish? You
would, H. Wand you know you
would.
Don't think ! do not see the
other side of the questionable
side that is so big that to you and
the girl it all but obscures the side
I am discussing.
The Question of Dollars and
Cents-Sordid But Inevitable.
The question Of dollars and
cents in the future, sordid though
it is, must be faced. Your wife
and child must live on, and they
must give to the world the equiva-
lent Of what they take from 1t.
That is the law, and we cannot get
around 1t.
But-as I said In the first para
graph-h you have an income,
even a very small one-enough to
assure the simplest living 70 your
wife and child-oh, then H. w.,
marry the girl and marry her at
oncel
Even then, life will be a sharp
contrast Of lights and shades. You
will know great happiness and
great anxiety. She, as she watches
the news from the front, will 20
through the alternating hope and
despair that Is the portion Of a SOL
dier's wife,
In the years to come, when you
have returned to her, all that will
seem like q dream. But 1t will
have drawn you wonderfully close.
1t will give you q marvellous back
ground to your life together.
In the meantime, In those
trenches, you will be spared one
Of wars greatest horrors for the
married man. You will hear the
roar Of the guns and the screech
Of shells. You will not hear the
one uncomfortable sound-the howl
Of the wolf at the door Of the home
you left behind you.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Mabel Dodge Talks About
the In-BetWeen Times
By Mabel Dodge.
By M a b el Do d ge.

TINE best times are those
when you are busy and in
terested.
Then your are putting some
thing through; then you are TO-
eused, one-pointed; all your en-
ergy pouring out in one direction.
You are accomplishing and ere
ating, something.
You feel your energy pouring
out of you like a steady, unending
flame that nothing can stop.
Doubtless this is the way the oak
tree feels as it puts itself through
through the thin air that parts
to let it pass on its upward growth
TO the sun
Doubtless this is the way the
great general feels as he puts his
army through the moves that lead
1t on to victory; he puts it through
the opposing forces-that separate
to let it pass!
Doubtless this is the way the
great writer feels as his ideas flow
from him in rhythmical organ
lied phrases that will pass to the
hearts of men-he is putting his
convictions through the dense, be-
logged atmosphere between him
and mankind!
So you feel when you are in
operation wherever you are put
ting something through.
The soul Of man is fame that
is made to penetrate the darkness.
This flame that penetrates, divides
and passes through all resisting
elements, is the God the Israelites
called upon when they came to the
Red sea.
They called upon the flame in
themselves and the Red sea fell
back on both sides and made way
for them to pass.
THE POWER IN THE DARK.
But these are the Godliks mo-
ments that you do not have any
doubt about.
l want to tell you something TO
make you understand other mo-
ments-just as necessary, just as
powerful, just as important, but
doubt-making moments, when your
faith in yourself is low, when you
feel lost and abandoned.
THE INTERVALS.
/ have always called them the
intervals: those darkened times
when all the tempo Of life dwln-
dies down to a faint, slow beat.
How different from the dazzling
high lights Of the mountain top
that made you shine like the Day
Star and that made the tempo Of
your life swift and victorious and
forthcoming!
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
You are in the valley!

You are in the valley!
You look back sadly to the
height from which you have de-
scended! How far away! You
look forward to a dark blank wall!
You do not even feel sure that
there is any way to scale it. You
feel no strength for climbing. You
can only sit still, but blessed is
he who hath the strength to sit
still and the tVisdom to keep ST.
lencs" at these times!
For, don't you see, these are the
recuperative pauses? You are
surely, silently drawing yourself
together out of the boundless ST.
lence around you. You gather and
gather energy, power, life-it nils
you like water fills a glass. When
you are full-charged you arise
and go-and you put it through.
GOD USES YOU.
l expect this is about as simple
q way as any one TO describe how
God uses you.
You are the machine and He is
Deus e1 ntdchiHa," the God Of
the machine"
The machine carries its royal
passenger all over the world, busy
putting it through! But the oak
tree has to stand still and just put
it through in one place-carrying
life on into green forms as high
as high as it can.
But you see it Is no different
from you in the interVdll The
acorn-so hard and dry and life
less-lies under the surface un-
knowingly. It feels hard and dry
and lifeless, and I fancy it may
think TO itself it's finished! It
may remember the ride it took,
soaring high over the earth on the
branches, and in comparison 1t
thinks that the present Is q great
come down.
Ali but there has to be the
come down; then comes the aris-
ing! When you touch bottom any
movement is to arisel That is what
is so wonderful When you are
despairingly thinking you are fin
ished, at that moment your de-
spGir is a sign Of new life-and
a rebirth Of energy.
YOU ARE THE ACORN.
The acorn lies there, feeling
hard and dry and finished, and all
the time it is gathering the living,
electrical moisture from the earth.
1t gathers and gathers and swells
and finally burstsl Ali Then it
begins to put it through! Through
the unyielding earth-through to
the surface of life-then up-up-
UPON a higher ride than ever it
rode on its branch beforetimel
So much happens in the inter-
vail
Try and feel yourself Just ac-
cumulating strength day by day
might by highland one morn
ing you will lift your head and
find your sky above you-and you
on your way again-puttinR some
thing through
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
The Problem of Earning
Living For Two.

But to earn a living for two Is
not SO simple a thing-especialIy
when the second is a helpless child
who needs amother's personal care
and companionohip as much as he
needs food and shelter.
To earn his living she must
leave him In the care Of others
always a tragedy In the life Of
mother and child. In her work she
must bear a double strain-the
strain Of the work itself, and the
strain Of constant anxiety about
the child.
The chances are that, however
hard she may work, she cannot
give her child all she desires for
him in the way Of opportunities
and education.
Personal sacrifice she will make
gladly. Sacrifices that involve the
welfare Of her child come hard, yet
they would come, and continue to
come. Are you justified In asking
her to face the possibilities Of such
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Elizabeth Jordan Writes on
War Brides
By Eliz a b eth Jordan.

Dear Miss Jordan:
! have enlisted in the army and
am now in q training camp. / ex-
pect to be In the French trenches
this autumn. Am l justified in
asking the girl I love to marry
me before go? Please say yes.
H. w.
IF you yourself thought you
were justified, H. w., you
would ask the girl without
consulting me or anyone else. The
chances are that there is a large
doubt in your mind, and that there
is good reason for the doubt.
The solution of your problem is
verx simple. II you have an in
come which will support the girl
while you are gone, marry her, and
be happy. Whatever happens, you
will have had each other. And, if
you do not return, she will have
her memories as her greatest COM
fort. (But l hope and believe you
will return, H. W.D
II, however, you marry her and
cannot provide for her, you are
leaving her as a possible burden
for others-for her own people, or
for your people. who already may
be bearing burdens that overtax
their strength.
It is not fair TO them, to the girl,
or to yourself to thus pass on your
obligations, however great the
temptation may be. And you must
not overlook the most vital possi-
.bility Of all. You may leave be-
hind you not one alone, but two,
who must be cared for.
But for this possibility my ad-
vice would be different. Alone,
your girl wife could work, if nee
essary. She could learn to earn
her own living, as thousands of
other women are earning theirs;
and the chances are that in this
effort she would find a certain
solace.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14

Germa1. officers at the end Of 1914
that The proposed organization Of
large English army would have no
important influence on the war, as
decision would be reached on the
continent before it could COME into
action.
Capt. Persuis declares that single
trip Of the confscated German and
Austrian steamers would be easily
sufficient FOR TIE transportation Of a
first contingent Of l25,00O men. he
adds that the American naTal strength
Is Welcomed BY the allies, and that
"Ar,erican energy and elasticity have
enabled them to make the possible
from the impossible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
b. W. W. TIE UP COPPER MINES
Strike is Ordered at Meeting at
Which Z. s. Troops Were Kissed.

Butte, Mont, June 1l.-The Elm
Orlu and Davis Daily MINES, two
properties in the Butte copper dis
trict, which is furnishing copper to
the government for munitions, were
closed yesterday because OF. a strike
ordered by Industrial Workers of the
World leaders following meeting
Tuesday at which mention. Of United
States troops was Kissed.
At Mondays meeting new organ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14

have depended / for fuel. German
agents are charged WITH respcnslsil-
ity for the scheme.
1t was learned yesterday That
American owners of Mexican oil pro
perty have brought the matter 10
the attention of the government, with
an urgent request that representa-
tions be made to General Carranza
fer modification of the decree. The
tax rate on crude oil is fixed at 10
per cent. adj yalorem on valuation
of $3.50 a ton in the Panuco feds,
or lust about twice the present sell
ing price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
STACKER is SENT TO PRISON.
College Graduate WIS Failed TO
Register Gets Year.

Register Gets year.
New York. June IA peniten-
tiary sentence of IL months and y
DAYS for not registering under the
selective draft law was imposed by
limited States Judge Chatfield in
Brooklyn yesterday On Herman T.
Levine. schoolteacher anu college
graduate. This is the first prison
sentence imposed for this offense as
far as known here. He pleaded
guilty.
When arraigned Levine was given
another opportunity to register u
do not think it is right and I refuse
to do So" he said. Levine walked
into the United States marshals OF
flee on the day after registration day
and volunteered the information that
he had not responded, as required,
and saying he did not intend to do
so. He is % years old.
The sentencing of Levine TO one
day less than year GUYS off all al
lowances for good behavior ard
other leniencies which unCer the
law apply to sentences of year OF
more.
New York, June ID. Louis IRA
! mcr. self-confessed anarchist, was
yesterday sentenced to two years III
! Atlanta prison and ordered to pay .
fine of $4,000 for conspiracy to dis
tribute anticonscription literature
He also received a year in Jail for
! failing to register.
Morris Becker, convicted WITH
/ Kramer on the conspiracy Charge
was sentenced to one year anG elgni
months at Atlanta. When sentence
was pronounced there was loud ap'
plause from the spectators IN tht
courtroom which the court officers
were unable to suppress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
Alexandria National Bank
Liberty
Bonds

The Alexandria National Bank, without charge
or commission offers it's services to the public in the
purchase of Liberty Bonds
The Alexandria National Bank has already sub
scribed and paid for between one and two hundred
thousand dollars of Liberty Bonds for its friends and
customers and has been informed that its customers
will probably subscribe for from to two hundred
thousand dollars more Of Liberty Bonds.
The Alexandria National Bank in addition to
this, offers to every man, woman and child in Alex
andria the opportunity to buy fifty dollar Liberty
Bond on small weekly payments. Pay S1.0c down
and S1O0 per week for fifty weeks, and a fifty dol
lar Liberty Bond will be delivered to you with one
years accrued interest at 315 per cent, making the
Bond $751; rs.
Buy Liberty Bond, and thus make your contr:-
button to Human Liberty and the glory of the Amer
can Flag, and at the same time secure gilt edged
investment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
BIG "SUB" HUNTER
Paris Paper Describes 1OC-foot Graft
as Highly Effective.

Paris Paper Describes lOc-toot 'ratt
rs Highly Effective.
Paris, June 14.-An American sub
marine hunter, which has just ar
rived at q French port, and creates
4 sensation because Of its radical de-
parture from prcconceived ideas Of
sbinbuiltling. was described by lie
Journal today.
The vessel, it was stated, Is near
ly 100 feet long, is propelled by
gasoline, and is capable Of the cnor-
nous speed of 80 knots. BY a special
arrangement, the submarine hunters
fuel supply is replenishabie az sea,
long tubes connecting with a ships
reservoirs. The armament when this
formidable vessel carries is declared
to permit the most rapid offensive
power by long-range guns. She IS
equipped with the latest type OF
listening instruments, and when moi
under navigation is capable Of long
submergence III the water
L. Journal declared that within a
few months there would be several
hundred OF these vessels in active
service.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14

German Socialist Says Great Up
heavai,w be Precipitated Septem-
Der 81.
New York, June 14.-Ludwig Lore,
secretary of the German Federation
of the Socialist party in the United
States. says that he has been notihea
by the socialists of Germany that
revolution would be started on Sep
TENDER 81 of this, year. According to
the information received by Nr.
Lore, the principal uprislngs are
planned to occur in Potsdam, Bres-
lau. Elfurt, Berlin and Frankfort-on
Main.
Although the information Which
has. come to Mr.. Lore and other
American Socialists concerning the
possibility of revolt in Germany is
bv no means definite in character,
it is presumed that the Teutonlc
socialists and radicals favor the alb
diction of the kaiser and. the estao-
lishment of a German republic. The
demand for radical change in gov
eminent has been voiced several
times recently in various sections OF
Germany, the latest being IN the
reichstag on May Is, when the dc.
mand for republic was raised.
Work along the line Of aiding the
revoiutionaries and fostering the
spirit of revolt is being done now in
the.United States and abroad by the
Friends of the German Republic, ar
organization which was formed re-
Gently for the avowed purpose OF
aiding the German people to rescue
themselves from the perils of mill
tary autocracy, J. J. Koettgen, OF
331 . Broadway, Union Hill, N. }.
and Mrs. Mary E. r. Beard, OF 43'
West 18th street, two OF the lead
ers of the friends, have made public
an appeal which is being circulated
throughout the United States, whlcf
says, in part:
"aThere is no swifter and surer wa!
of ending this terrible war, there L
no, other way oil assuring the happl
ness and progress Of the German
people and the maintenance OF civil
lization, than the establishment OF
republic in Germany. Events are fas
moving in that direction. On May i
the demand for German repu5ii
was raised in the German reichstag
Under the influence Of the Russian
revolution republican ideas ar
spreading fast among the soldier:
and civilians of the German empire
and it can only be a question OF TIM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14

ization vas formed called the Metal
Workers oe Butte. Members are for
the most part Firms and include al
herents Of the Pearse-Connolly Cab
which caused trouble on registration
dav protesting against the draft. The
Montana State Federation OF Labor
has refused to recognize the orga"'-
zation.
The mine operating companies have
issued a statement saying they Will
keep their mines open and are pre-
pared to protect their men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
NOTICE.

Having qualified as The admins
tratrix Of the estate Of William
Eyer, deceased, all persons to whom
said estate is indebted are requested
to present their claims to the I'M
;lefsicncd, property certified, for pay
nent. All persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make
prompt settlement.
OLLIE JESSUP,
f3I.1Ot. ADMINISTRATORS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-14
NOTICE

Having qualified as the admins.
tratrix OF the state of William =.
Smithers, deceased all persons to
whom said estate is indebted are re-
uucsted to present their claims 20
The undersigned. property certified,
for payment. All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
prompt settlement.
SUSANN.AII T.. SAlITHERS.
i3l-t0t. Administrative