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The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
The Warning.

Two Cabinet members are trying
to instil some blunt truths into the
American people.
They say that war, grim, stark,
naked war lies before US. Strange as
it may seem, some Americans have
not yet grasped that fact. They think
Of it as England's war, or Frances
war, or Russia's war, with the United
States playing half-hearted role in
the background.
This view is worse than a fallacy;
It is a danger which admits of no
treatment less radical than that effect
ed by the surgeons knife-it must be
cut out like a cancer. 1t could only
be tolerated if the end were in sight;
and the end is not in sight, for Ger
many is far from beaten, and the true
menace of the submarine is just be-
ginning to be appreciated on this side
of the Atlantic.
Secretary of State Lansing and Sec
rotary of the Interior Lane are on the
right track in aiming to show the
American people what "they are up
against" to speak colloquially. We
are in the fight up to the neck now,
and "all that we are, all that we have" /"
to quote the Presidents words, are
involved in victory. We should not
leave Prussianism a single loophole
to snatch even a minor victory out of
the present complex international Sit
uation. .....
We are grateful to the French and
British missions for the message and
the information they have brought.
They have talked realities with Amer
ican officials. Perhaps the festivities
and welcome tIey have received have
dulled public insight into the somber
nature of the work and task they are
engaged in.
The American public needs vocif-
erous warning against overcon6dence,
against the feeling that the war con-
tains no vital threat against our lib
critics and our future.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
Daniel Willard.

It was only deserved tribute to a
great railroad executive, a master of
the science of transportation, when
President Wilson made Daniel Will
lard chairman of the advisory com
mittee of the Council of National
Defense.
Further honors await him. When
ministry of munitions is created, il
is expected that Mr.. Willard will be
its head.
The career of this remarkable man
who has brought the Baltimore and
Ohio from the rank of "joke" rail-
road to one of the best in the land is
remarkable in many ways, but fin
none more than in his veering away
from the conception of a railroad
system as a mere machine of steel
and speed, and visualized as a great,
pulsing organization of human units.
He himself started railroading as
an engineer on the Central Vermont.
He has assembled the ladder largely
because of his influence over men.
As power came to him men became
his willing subjects, because he knew
the key to their hearts and their
loyalty. Magnificent executive that
he is, he has always regarded men as
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
The Smash Resumed.

If wave of pessimism is always
to bring so glorious a wake as Sir
Douglas Haigs leadership has de-
creed in the new push" south of
Arras, let US hope for more pes
simism.
If We can always be guaranteed to
be rescued from the doldrums by so
telling a military coup d'etat, we can
we'll afford the slough of despond.
This slough has been gripping Wash
ington and the entente capitals for
several days because the submarine
peril has been barred to the world as
more of a menace than ever.
OF course, the submarine will be
conquered; it must be conquered. OF
more immediate interest to the Prus-
slams is the thrust and probable
piercing of the Hindenburg line,
southeast of Lens, striking at the
Lens-Douai railroad, clearly showing
that the talk of a prolonged dead
lock on the western front is ridicu-
lous. The British bulldog spirit is
going to knock the deadlock theory
sky high.
1t is too early to appraise the
magnitude, or the full effect, of the
new Haig blow. Whether it means
that the so-called "Wotan line" is to
be abandoned, and that the Germans
are definitely going back to the
Douai-Cambrai line for their perma-
nent stand, are questions which will
be answered in few days. Undue
optimism, perhaps, would be involv-
ed in answering these questions in
the affirmative now.
In any event it shows that the en-
tente offensive is in shape to con-
tinue throughout the summer, that
the Germans will be given no rest
from the hammering that has been
prepared for them. There is skep-
ticism in Washington as to whether
the French will be able to keep pace
with the British, and military men
frankly say that the latest French
drive in the Champagne district was
a decided failure, so far as its major
objects were concerned. The sup
planting of Nivelle by Petain lends
color to this theory, although other
experts say this step had been deter
mined upon long before the drive
took place.
The British thrive on pessimism
and black clouds, and in the midst
of our analysis of the terrible threat
of the U-boat it is inspiring to dis
Germ the silver lining that Sir Doug
las Haig has provided.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
ARMY ORDERS.

Mai Charles s. Wallace, Signal OrTs> will pro
ceed TO Schenectady, N Y. Official business per
tanning to the manufacture Of equipment for the
Maj. Robert E. Wood, retired. Is assigned to ao-
tive duty at New York N. Y
First Lieut. Secley A. Wallen. retIrNi. is as
signed to active duty at Fort McPhtTson, Ga
Lieut., Col. Elmer EndSley. QuartermastsT Cor1s,
Will proceed to New York. y. Y. and Boston
Moss, fer the purpose S assisting in connection
with the inspection Of .extiles.
Maj. Carl F. Hartmann. Signal CorTs. Will re-
pair to this city for eJnsultation with the chief
signal officer Il the amy.
Tie resignation Of First Lieut. John J. HArand,
Third Infantry. Kentucky NEtiOn&l GuA-d- is
accepted.
The fOlIowinE,named officers Of the QuSrtermaEer
Officers Reserve Corps are assigned to active duty:
Mai. Wallace A Trumbul Maj. Charles NJ. Curran
and Capt Edward D. Hickman.
Capt. Fulton Q. @ Gar nsr. Ooast ARTILLERY CorTs,
detached officers List, having oompleted the duty
for which he was ozderei 70 this city, will retrn
Capt. william K Moor. retired. is assigned to
active duty at Fort BeavenWorth, Kans.
Capt. John n. Thorp ~, Fifth Infantry, New
Jersey National Guard. viii proceed to Fort Slo-
cum, n. Y, and rep1rt tosthe commanding Officer
Of that post with . view to his examination to
d,termins his phyScsl qualifications for detail
with the Aviation Section Of the Signal CORPS.
Mat. Frank p. Jewett and First Lieut. Milan A.
Loosley, Signal OfhoNrs' Reserve Corps, are as
signed to active duty.
The resignation Of FIrss Lieut.. Francis D Gibbs,
Guard, is accepted.
Leave Of absence for four months on surgeons
certificate Of disability Is granted CAPT HoT1tio
l. LAwTene, Ninth Infantry.
Capt John NJ. Campbell. retired. Is assigned to
active duty at Fort McPheson Ga
Capt. William O. Marrow, QuartednAster Offcsrs'
Reserve Corps, Is assigned to active duty At Fort
Sam Houston, Tex.
The resignation Of seesnd Lieut.. Chsrles B.
Buen. First Infantry, Illinois National Guard. is
accepted. rr.
Maj. George s. wallacs. Judge Advocate Generals
Officers Reserve Corps. Is assigned 70 active duty
at Charleston. W. Va
Mai Charles de f. Chandler, Signal Oorps. and
Capt Vrginius z Clark, Junior military aviAt1r.
Signal Cups, viii proceed to HampS0n, Va, for
temporary duty in CONNECTION with aerunAutics Of
the army.
Lieut.. Col Ulysses G. McAIerander, detsched
officers ist. viii proceed TO FL Paso, Tex; for duty.
Maj Curtis W. Orwell Cops Of Engineer, in
spector instructor. will proceed to PHILADELPHIA Pa.
and take station at that place. reporting to the
Caief Of the Mntia Buesu. War Departmsnt, fos
Instructions ..'.
First LAeSyt Harold n Miner, srrth Fisn Ar
tinery, Is detailed inspectornstructor Of the
National Guard and VIII procssd to PhilAdsl'
phia, Pa
E1ss Lasuk Robert @. z. Costa Ezld Aztaisz.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

waited, vainly for weeks for their re-
plies.
It was explained at the department
headquarters that no personality should
be used in writing for such information.
Assurance that Congress Is considering
a measure for the payment OF officers Of
the Reserve Corps, and the question OF
paying candidates for the corps a GER
tain salary while in attendance at the
applicant from Newton D. Baker. Secre-
tary of War.
The Secretary wrote in part:
The statement published in the papers
that there was no money appropriated
by Congress to pay the salaries Of the
officers commissioned in the Reserve
Corps while at training camps is perfect
ly true, as is also the statement that
there is no authority to pF Stizens, not
already commissioned, a salary at these
camps while they are undergoing the
necessary preparatory instruction. 1t
would be manifestly unfair for the War
Department to make an announcement
that either reserve officers would be paid
the salaries Of their grade or that men
attending the camp would be paid for
their attendance until there was some
authority for such a statement. The i'm
mediate need OF the country was and is
that a 1ull attendance OF suitable per-
sons be attained at these camps before
May (the date has been changed TO
May 15), the date upon which they are
open.
Congress is now considering an appro-
priation bill which will be acted upon un-
doubtedly before the camps are to open.
AS soon as acted upon and money made
available for the payment OF officers of
the Reserve Corps, such officers will be
called to active duty and sent TO various
camps for three months. While on this
duty they will receive the full pay OF their
grade.
"AIl persons who have taken and sue
cessfully passed the prescribed examina-
tions for admission TO the Officers Re
serve Corps will be issued a commission
which, as soon as accepted. will put them
in the same status as the full fledged
members OF the Officers Reserve Corps
and from that time they will be on the
same status as such members and will
receive. IL at the camp and called to ac-
tive duty, the full pay Of their grade.
Congress has also taken the matter up
to giving candidates for the Officers Re
serve Corps certain salary while at
tending one Of the prescribed training
camps. They are fully conversant with
all necessities of the case and will, I am
sure, act to the best interests Of the
country"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
"a LITTLE TOUCH o, GREEN, "

Oh. glorious Star Spangled Banner!
Emblem of Liberty and Light
We gaze upon your lovely folds,
With new found hope tonight.
Wondering. II in thy midst
OF colors so rich in hue,
may not add a BIT o. green
To the Red, White, and Blue.
ireland gave her roblest ones
To the cause of the Flag-and true.
'Tis as dear to the hearts of Frin's sons
AS 1t Is to many of you.
So behold thy Banner. colurnbiana,
With It's Bars, and Stars serene,
A little touch therein artful manner.
A Theocracy, then-it would seem.
Fur the Stars Of silver. and gold unite
Along with the Stripes of Red and
White
Until dear Columbia. It's clearly seen,
There's no place left for a bit O. green.
But glorious Banner, thy star supreme,
Why not give this a touch O. green?
'Tis finish sure to natures course.
without the moss. the rose looks lost.
And the artists brush. tbs indeed not
much,
On any canvas. or screen,
Without that grand old colour,
A bit O. Irish green
Then Starry Flag. and Stan supreme.
With little touch o. green,
Houn be nooly salutea wherever
Thy lovely folds are seen.
So glorious Star spangIed Banner,
Emblem Of Liberty and Love.
Brighter Stars await you-fn
That Country, God bless you, above
&C. A. AcQuigg.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
Army and Navy New,
Hest Service Column in City.

The present yearly pay of the off,
GERS ana enlisted men in the United
states army and navy is as follows:
eral, $4,000
Colonel $4,000; lieutenant colonel
SS'ooO; major. $4,000; captain, $4,000;
hrst lieutenant, $4,000; second lieu
tenant, S1,7O0.
Those, of the lower grades are maid
the following per month:
Electricians, $45 to SIS; sergeants
$50 to $40; cooks and horseshoers, $50:
corporals. $21 to $24. mechanics and
artihcers. $21 to s24; privates, first
class, SIS; other privates, SIS.
ofhcers get 10 per cent extra pay
aIter hVe years, and 40 per cent extra
after twenty years. rhey also have
neat ana light free and are allowed
for quarters.
Privates get SIS a month during sec
ond enlistment, and eacn subsequent
enlistment adds something up to the
seventh, when the pay is s25.
The pending army bill adds Sc a
month to the present pay of evarv
enlisted man.
The Navy
Admiral, s1S,5o0: rear admiral ss--
600 to $4,000, according to rank; CAP
taln' $4,000; commander. S3,5O0; lieu
tenant commander, $4,000; lieutenant,
SZ'OOo TO S2,4OO, according to grade; en-
sign, $1,7OO; midshipman, 5000 while
at the Naval Academy, S1,40O in serv-
ice; warrant officer. S1,5OO; mate, ST.
125 to $500.
The pay of lower grades is by the
month, as follows:
Chief petty officer, $50 to $40; petty
omcer' $50 to S65, according to class;
seaman, hrst class, $24; ordinary sea-
man, $l9; apprentice seaman, SIG:
cook, $25 to s55; fireman, $50 to s35.
.Gunners are classed as warrant off,
GERS. Gunner's mates are classed as
petty officers.
Both ofticers and men in the navy,
as In the army, get allowances for
neat light and quarters, and extra
pay Tor length of service.
Marine Corps
The pay for officers is the same as
In the army.
Privates, SIS a month.
Both officers and men get extra pay
Tor length of service, and light and
heat are free.
Additional pay is granted marine
ana army officers and men on foreign
service
One explanation that there were ap-
parently not hundreds more applications
Tor admission to officers training camps
was found by Maj. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell
the new commander Of the Department of
the East, when he opened his mail on
taking charge Of his post on Governors
Island
II then appeared that many young men,
ooth In the East and West, were misin-
formed as to the proper manner OF maxi
ing applications, and had written per-
sonal letters to Gen. Bell, using his name.
The applications should have been ad-
dressed to the Commander Of the De-
partment OF the Eastern Tor otheD De-
partment" and they would not have
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

more important than any other fac
tor in the world of business.
Now we are about to see him in a
new role as a statesman of business,
a great figure in the conduct of a
great war. The advisory commits
sion of the Council of National De-
fense has already done splendid work.
and under the leadership of Willard
it is going to make a new record in
the mobilization and marshalling of
our industrial resources for the ser
vice of the nation.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
DR.. sLoUsCH TALKS TO JEWS.

DR.. Nahum slousch, professor of He
brew literature at The Sorbonne. ad-
dressed the members of the Wash
ington Zionist Circle at the home of
Gus Oppenheimer, 1916 Belmont street,
last night. DR.. Slousch described the
Jewish colonies in various parts of
Africa and discussed at some length
the possibility of Palestine being made
a Jewish state in the near future.
Judge Milton Strasburger was chosen
a delegate to the Zionist convention to
be held at Baltimore next month.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

With many members of Congress
in favor of suspending the liquor traf-
hc during the war and others debat-
ing about how much more taxation
can be placed upon distillers and
brewers, it is small wonder that
saloon keepers are beginning to scan
the horizon for nontaxable business.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
SIGMA NU PHI CONVENTION.

The opening session OF the fourteenth
annual convention Of the Sigma Nu
Phi legal fraternity will take place here
tonight with an informal reception given
by the national officers at the University
Club. On Saturday a business session
will be held in the forenoon, while at
night the delegates will he entertained
at a dinner by the Joseph II. Choate
Chapter, of the National Law School.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

The people in Washington viii
probably be very much pleased at the
action of the Board of Education in
re-electing Ernest L. Thurston as
superintendent of the schools. The
Washington Herald wishes to COM
mend them on their course, which
has the support of the majority of
both those in school life and citi-
zens.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

There is certainly no censorship
exercised over the French commits
sion. They have minced no words
in making known the true status of
affairs.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

THE MIRTH-CUREs
Once in the grip of a malign mischance
A victim Of an evil circumstance,
thought Of something funny, and
grinned
Forgetful OF the woe that had me pinned
And all the III that vexed my soul with
caro-
Went on like smoke, and vanished in the
air.
And freed Of thoughts OF It saw the
way
Out OF the trials sore that spoiled my
day.
And soon emerged out Of my CLANCY
plight
Into the golden glory Of the light
tcOpydght, BIZ
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Not that it is notable, but We do
not see any moving picture stars now
advertising that they will get $1,000
600 year for their services as screen
stars. That income tax man is an
awful handicap to the press agents.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Massachusetts, is broadening. As
long as the war lasts the State will
permit farmers to work in the fields
on Sundays.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

No matter how serious is the news
of the war, when a murder trial re-
fers to pajamas and night gowns, in
terest in fighting lags.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Matrimony surely is having its in
nings. First, conscription argues for
the double harness and then the in
come tax schedule is published.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Map makers will now make a star
in place of the tiny spot as the loca-
ton of Christiansburg, Va.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Ht-e's hoping that our national
draft will become strong enough to
blow over several European thrones.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Solid Siberia" will be to the new
Russia what the "Solid South" is to
Democracy.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR

riut priutang q N original poem. written talu
Cor rAs Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
THE MIRrH-CURE.

BY John Ksndriek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-04

Two Cabinet members are trying
to instil some blunt truths into tn,
American people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19

Q.-Does God place high value on meek and quiet spirit? 4:
 A.-But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not cor ruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. which is in the sight of God of great price.-1. Peter iii:4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
Human Interest CatechiSm
 Answers From the Holy Bible

1 A.-Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth- Col. iii:2.
 i Q-.Should we exericse spirit of meekness or bitterness in our deal ings with sinners?
 A.-Brethren, if a man be overtaken in fault, ye which are spiritual, re- store such one in the spirit of meek ness; considering theyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one anoth- CTS burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For every man shall bear his own burden. Gal. viii, 2, 5.
 Al, therefore. the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are call ed. With all lowliness and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to KEEP the UNITY of the SPIRIT IN THE BOND OF PEACE.-Eph. iv:1-3. Q.-Should werebuke them or en- treat them to lead better lives?
 A.-Rebuke not an elder, but en- treat him as father; and the younger men as brethren; the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters with all purity. Honor widows that are widows indeed.-I. Tim. v:1-3.
 Q.-Should we be gentle and pa- tient?
 A.-And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all MEN, apt to teach, patient; in meekness instructing those that op- pose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the ,ac- knowldeging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive at his will-II. Tim. ii:24-26.
 Q.-Why is the soft answer better than grievous words?
 A.-He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit axalteth folly. The Kings favor is toward wise servant: but His wrath is against him that causeth shame.-Prov. xiv:2935.
 A soft answer turenth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge alright: but teh mouth of fools poureth9 out foolishness. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but perverseness therein is breach in the spirit.-Prov. xv:1-4.
 Q.-Why prefer the soft answer?
 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentious are like the bars of castle.-Prov. xviii:19.
 A.-The discertion of a man defer reth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over transgression.-Prov. xix: II.
 Q.-Does God place a high value on meek and quiet spirit? :
 A.-But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not cor ruptible even the ornament of meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.-I. Peter iii:4.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19

how deeply the the matter of food sup ply will affect the welfare of our sol diers, and how it may even save the lives of many dependent upon it. We expressed our convictions that the use of food stuffs in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors in this national crisis is an unpatriotic and indefensible waste. The conference recommended the appointment of fifteen members to be known as the Commission of the M. E. church, South, on Food Conser- vation, and that said commission shall devise and put into operation every possible method by which our church may cooperate with the food adminis- tration. The conference approved the suggestion that an arrangement be made by which representative of our church be appoitned to work in the office of the food administration, to CO., operate in every way with MT. Hoover [and his associates.
 During my stay in Washington, saw much of the city. Dr. Prettyman, chaplain of the senate, carried me through the capitol where sit the sol- ons who represent the interests of this great nation. I saw the congressional library and the white house and heard many deservedly good things about President Wilson who has come to the kingdom for such time as this.
 George Washington had a prophets vision when he planned this magnifi- cent city. On my return home stop ped while in Cincinnati. Barring her saloons and their attendant evils, this is justly called the Queen City of America. '.'%
 Taking the L. & N. train for Louis vile, I stopped over for six hours and felt at home here, having held a re- vival in old Broadway church for Dr. Sam M. Miller few years ago. Leav- ing this city at 10:3O D. m., I got to Memphis the next morning on schedule time. Here found Cotton Belt train and reached Pine Bluff in good shape, bringing many happy memories of my visit to the nations capital.