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The Washington times., 1917-06-23
MobilixinE Industry

Throughout the country there is
little realization of what war means
and what it will demand of the in
dustries. It is highly desirable that
an educational campaign be con-
Quoted lest the slow rate Of produc-
ton cause disaster. Bad economic
practices exist almost everywhere to
a degree that never was tolerated in
Europe. American manufacturers
have relied too much on high
prices and the advantages of
strategic position with the conse-
quence of great economic waste.
It is estimated that the country is
not producing at the present time
more than one-ffth Of the amount
of food, clothing, machinery and
other manufactured articles which it
is capable of producing. Few plants
are running at capacity, while many
are running at little more than half
capacity. There has been some in
crease in industrial efficiency in re-
cent years, but we are only at the be-
ginning Of the task.
Farm lands in many sections Of
the country are no longer cultivated,
or else only parts Of them are. The
farmers are frequently lazy and
shiftless. The obvious remedy is to
require the tilling Of the land and to
allot laborers where necessary from
an industrial army raised by draft.
After food, clothing is the next COM
modify of prime Importance in
which a serious shortage is threat
ened. Workers in the clothing indus
try should not be drafted for the
army.
The efficiency of the American
workman individually is high. He is
skillful and energetic. Little credit
is due to efforts that have been made
to stimulate individual efficiency. The
chief fault in the industrial system
is the waste of energy through lack
Of cooperation.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
Don't Weaken Allied Armies

There is a plan on foot in Wash
ington to secure the transfer of
Americans now fighting with French,
English, or other flag to the Ameri-
can forces. 1t is conceivable that
the authorities on the other side will
count this an advantage because of
the encouragement to be gained by
the entrance Of as large an Ameri-
can contingent as possible. The COM
msnders in the field know best
whether or not they can spare the
$4,000 men from the positions now
occupied.
It would seem right also that
wherever individual soldiers can Sc
cure permission to be transferred to
a home regiment or to use the ex-
perience already gained in training
others they should do so. No doubt
the leaders have already considered
the possibility of making good off,
GERS from some of the American
privates now serving at the front.
But all this having been granted,
It cannot be too strongly urged that
victory for the allied cause is the
one end to be sought. Not a man
should be moved from effective duty
where the loss would be greater
than the gain-simply to satisfy a
desire to make better showing for
America. Not a man under arms
should be moved to evade the diff
Guilty of recruiting another man from
those at home. We have the latent
fighting strength, we are bound to
send as many men as are needed.
And we will do it.
When the war is over, every man
that helped to win will get his share
of honor, under whatever allied flag
he fought. Indeed, if there is any
difference, special credit should go to
those who anticipated the national
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
Ultimate U-Boat Failure

MANY persons enormously assume
that the cause of the allies will be
lost unless the tonnage sunk by the
U-boats can be Immediately replaced.
It will not be until some time after
the end Of the war that the worlds
tonnage can be restored. An edi-
torial in the London Times warns the
British that they must be prepared
to face the consequences Of the
steady destruction Of shipping which
the Germans undoubtedly are accom-
pIishing. The worlds tonnage may
be so reduced that only the most i'm
mediate necessities can be trans
ported, and then only under the heav-
lest naval convoy. But even that
situation is not disaster.
It is expected that the first Of the
new standard ships now being con-
structed in British yards will soon be
finished. In this country the new
shipping that will be finished before
the end of the year will amount to
several hundred thousand tons. The
tonnage of the seized German ships
which are nearly ready for sea, Of
sets the loss since the first of the
year. Thus relief is assured for the
critical period before the new ship
building program will be in full
swing. It is reasonable also to have
faith in the probability Of success in
dealing with U-boats and finding
protection against torpedoes.
The one result Of the German sub
marine campaign which can be GER
tainly forecast is that the merchant
marine of the United States will rise
from sixth or seventh place to that
of second. During the war American
tonnage has increased a million tons,
After a year and a half the steel
shipbuilding capacity of this coun-
try will be above 100000 tons a
year. Construction will probably be
maintained at this rate for some
time after the war, since freight
rates will be high and the cost Of
construction will not be prohibitive.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
PET DOG LOST IN TRENCHES
Accompanied Troops In Advance.
Never Seen Again.

Writing from the front. a fancier
Tommy with the Ulster Volunteers
tells the following story:
"Ons of our sergeants had a mag
nifcent young dog by ROmilly Come
dian, who was a son OF Betty of Moor
field by Comedian OF Motifs. He could
have made some OF the champions sit
up. He was a wonderful pal, full of
FIRE, and would have tackled linden
burg himself We lost him in
trench raid, but he came back again.
with a page OF Our Dogs fastened to
his collar: Evidently there was a
doggy man in the trench before us
Our dear old pal was with us in the
big advance on July ! last, but was
never seen by us after that time. He
was a dog Of beautiful quality, and
since Mr.. DonCaster's letter l am
convinced that he owed much to his
Smooth cross. An Irish friend tells
me that his sire, Romilly Comedian,
now defunct, was used for a short
time In Ireland, with splendid results,
getting high class puppies from
bitches who had failed when sent to
champion dogs. ! believe that some
breeders told that the Smooth cross
Injuries the texture of the coat. but
this terrier had q very hard. weather
rAAIH&inE coat.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
SALUTE NOW VOLUNTARY
Russia Also Puts End to ReslmentaI
Nose BLOWING.

PETROGRAD. June 1s.-The sub
stitution OF the voluntary salute for
the compulsory salute in the Russian
army is significant of the abandon
ment OF a number OF ironclad and
absolute customs in Russia's military
circles. One OF the most characterIs-
tic OF these was the Emperor Paurs
famous regiment of snub-nosed men,
who were all brigaded. together as a
sort of compliment to their sover-
eign, who was a snub-nosed man.
The Russian army In the old days
frequently collected together into reg
iments men unhappily distinguished
by certain classes OF physical deform-
tiles and idiosyncrasies. Thus, there
were regiments OF men all badly
pockmarked or all bowlegged or all
slightly hunch-backed.
At coronations il was an army Gus
tom that at a certain stage in the
parade soldiers lining the route, at
the word OF command, blew their
noses with titanic violence. lest they
should sneeze as the Emperor passed
and so bring him misfortune.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23

You cannot keep q work Of genius
down. A great poem may be neglect
ed by the immediate audience 10
which IL Is addressed. but II II is
great indeed It will not die; it will
bob up again after an interval and
receive its just measure of apprecia-
tion, though the interval be forty
years or four hundred. II is so with
THE Maple Dell OF 10" written and
published in 1875 by Mrs. o. A. Pow
ers. When we were presented with
a copy OF this book a few weeks ago
we thought likely that We were to
be the medium through which the
poem was to be relntroduced to q
world which has become sufficiently
advanced to receive and acclaim It
But these discoveries, like concep-
lions of original ideas, often occur
almost simultaneously at different
places; II was "in the air" that THE
Maple Dell" was to be revived: its
time had come. Margaret Armstrong
in an excellent article entitled PRO
hibition and Poetry in the Last Cen
tury," in the Century Magazine for
July, was, we learn, already calling
attention to THE Maple Dell" before
we began to print 1t in the Column
She is entitled to priority; we are
field; no doubt hundreds will follow,
We continue the poem. where II
broke off yesterday-it will be re-
membered, perhaps, that Adelia, our
heroine, Is teaching school while
Jurist, her husband, is "off in grog-
shop, at Springfield afar, along the
Sangamon, attending a barr"
She needed a cloak to protect her
slight form,
Compelled to face Boreas in storm
after storm.
But, 10. when her earnings were
ready to spend
They straightway were taken By
Jurist, her friend,
The friend who had sold at q con.
stables sale
The gifts from her mothers good
home in the vale,
The friend who had made her drink
dregs worse than gall,
Came forth from a grog-shop. again
took her all.
She taught school and taught school.
and Jurist was paid.
To help get him sober he made her
He told her in Jersey It was a wise
law
That all the wives earnings the hus,
bands must draw.
THE SECOND CHILD Is BORN.
Dear Jurist was teaching, and wore a
new suit,
The prospect looked brighter for
sober repute:
Dear Jurist for years had been wish
ing a son,
Again he was father. an infant had
come,
Adelia was hopeful and thought this
event
Would sober her husband and make
him content.
But, an. the millennium time had not
come,
That natal day Jurist made merry
with rum,
The mother and infant were left all
alone,
While tares on the mountain and val
ley were sown.
Ito be continued.)
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pect them to take the places Of the
professionals.
This expectation went wrong in
Russia The uniform and the gun did
not change the workingman into q
soldier. They only turned him into a
workingman with a gun and uniform,
! and II there's anything more dangerous
for a despotic monarch or for any
king who thinks he rules by divine
right than a lot of workignmen with
guns. the worried little man who has
been planting potatoes in the garden
At Tsarkoe Selo would like to know
about it. The coat may make the
man, but the uniform doesn't always
make the blindly faithful soldier.
This is one OF the newest discov-
cries In the history OF Russia
There was one brilliant second that
stormy afternoon OF the revolution
when this fact that the uniform does
not make the soldier dawned on the
Petrograd crowd that was crying for
bread near the Finnish railroad sta
ton.
Marked Turning of Tide.
A policeman struck q citizen with
a club. Nearby was a group Of Cos.
sacks on horseback, with knouts and
swords grim sight to a Russian
crowd. But out from the group dash.
ed a Cossack: he was as terrible look.
ing as any Cossack could be: he wore
ALI the terrifying Cossack garb, gift
OF the Gear: his face was black with
the Cossack resolution which the Rus.
sian people fear.
He swung his sword and the crowd
fell back, not knowing his purpose.
The steel flashed through the air and
q crowd OF thousands OF people be.
held, for the first time in Russian
history. the sight OF a Russian Cos
sack killing a Russian policeman. The
crowd cheered with delight. The cry
went up-"The Cossacks are with US.
The Cossacks are with u.s."
This one incident, It is believed by
some. marked the turning OF the tide
against the Car. II developed after
ward that the Cossack with the sword
was a farmer from the Cossack dis
trict The crowd soon learned that
almost every uniform was only the
disguise Of some citizen like them
selves. The rest was easy.
Note-This Is the first installment
Of the story OF Russia's effort to
achieve democracy. The second In
stallment will be printed In the near
future.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
TOday's Calendar
WEATHER FORECAST


For the District Of Coiumbia-Part
ly overcast tonight and Sunday; prob
ably with thundershowers Sunday;
continued warm; gentle variable
winds.
For vitGinis-Probably fair In
south and showers and thunder.
storms in north portion late tonight
or Sunday; gentle variable windA
For Maryland-Probably showers,
and thundsrstorms tonight and Sun
day; not much change in tempsraturs:
moderate, variable winds
Middle Atlantic statss-Foreeast
for the coming week: Warm weather
nrst half and lower temperature for
the second half Of week: occasional
shower sand thundsrstorms probable
during the week.
A disturbance developed over Kan
sas during Friday. moved northeast
ward, and this morning its center Il
over Wisconsin. attended By showers
and thunderstorms over the Plains
States, the upper Mississippi and up
PcE OulO NAlleyss anu the region OF
the great lakes. Heavy rains fell in
southern Wisconsin, the greatest rain
fall reported being STA inches at Nil
waukee. Fair weather prevailed In all
other parts OF the country.
The weather IL unseasonably cool In
the region OF the great lakes, warm
throughout the Eastern and Southern
states, and cooler over the northern
Rocky mountain region.
The indications are that the weather
will be unsettled, with probably show.
ers and thunderstorms within the next
thirty-six hours in the region Of the
great lakes. the Ohio valley, and the
Middle Atlantic and New England
States, and fair In the South Atlantic
and East Gulf States and Tennessee.
No important temperature changes
are indicated for the eastern half Of
the country during tonight and Sun,
day.
Small craft warnings are displayed
on Lakes Michigan. Huron, and Erie.
The winds along the New England
and middle Atlantic coats will Be
moderate variable; on the south Al,
lantic and east Gulf coasts gentle vAr.
liable.
Steamers departing today for Euro.
pean ports will have moderate west.
erly winds and partly overcast
weather to the Grand Banks
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
Prince Georges Is Dry

Prince Georges is q Maryland
county adjoining the District OF
Columbia on the east. With the
District going dry the first OF
November, Prince Georges would
have been the Mecca of the thirsty,
hut not a holy place in any ordinary
sense. The Administration, through
Secretary Daniels, interested itself
in the passage of a prohibition bill
for Prince Georges county, for the
protection of the boys in the camps
hereabouts, and last night the leg
islature passed the bill and Cover
nor Harrington has given notice OF
his intention to sign it.
The District of Columbia is, OF
course, affected by the act Of the
legislature. About the worst thing
that can happen when a city goes
dry, is the building up Of a chain OF
little grog-shops along the border OF
the dry region, which are generally
devoid of police protection and run
along at their own sweet will. Wash
ington has been saved from this sort
of neighboring Generalization and
nobody here ought to regret the act
of the Maryland legislature, except
perhaps the landowners who would
have found transportation to a wet
region greatly increased without the
act. The District is under obligation
to the legislature of Maryland.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
sUFFRAGTSTS DO THEIR BIT
Mary o'Toole Cites War Services
They Have Rendered.
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In view of the unpleasant publicity
occasioned by the picketinE of the
White House, and lest your reading
public get an idea from such letters
as appear on your editorial page that
suffragists are not doing their bit,
permit me to call attention to the
following facts:
That the women selected for ma
tional counsel have been largely
drawn from suffrage ranks, notably
DR.. Anna Howard shaw, who heads
the woman's committee of the Council
OF National Defense. DR., Shaw con-
dennis the picketing.
The o S calls from Government
officials for registration days found
a ready response from suffrage stan
officers. with their district maps and
knowledge OF city and State political
divisions. SuffragisJs took part in
the registration from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. One comment Is enough
to quote. The director of the mill
tary census of Nassau county. N Vt,
telegraphed headquarters at Albany:
Few mistakes and little disorder,
thanks to the efficiency of the
Woman Suffrage Party in charge"
Upward OF a million dollars worth
of Liberty loan bonds were sold by
suffragists. who also raised funds for
the hospital and recreation units at
Plattsburgh and Niagara
Thorough going plans for the rails
ing and preserving OF food. for the
elimination OF public and private
waste, for the protection Of women's
labor in time OF war, for the Ameri-
canIzation OF aliens, also form details
of the nationwide war service of the
National American Woman suffrage
Association.
The viewpoint Of suffragistS who
follow constitutional methods may be
summed up as follows: Suffrage for
women is part of the complete
democracy so aptly named by Mr..
Wilson as the object OF this war. II
telittles the Government. not the
women OF the country, to withhold
what II must ultimately give. The
Government should start setting the
world right for democracy by giving
American women the franchise for
democracy's sake. not for the sake OF
benefits received at the hands OF the
women. II should be proud to do so
in advance Of the price women must
pay for this war.
MARY O'TOOLE.
President. u. C. State Equal Suffrage
Association.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
SYOUR NAME WRITTEN THERE?

Is on the subscription list to the Red Cross War FUND.-
Millions needed to relieve suffering and save life.
Millions must give to raise the needed amount
Your felow-men giving their lives for YOUR liberty
Will you give your money?
Any bank or newspaper in Washington will receive your
subscription the weekly, monthly or quarterly payment
pan you can send to Chairman Mcfarland Evans build
ing Cuno H. Rudolph 1901 Massachusetts, avenue Corcoran
Thorn, American Security and Trust Company or Postmaster
M. o. Chance, City Posofice.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
ANTIToxIN FOR DIPHTHERIA
II Given Early VIII Insure Cure In
Nearly Every Case.

Diphtheria's cause Is we'll known.
So is the way 1t is spread from one
person to another, how It may be de-
tected and how 1t may be prevented.
Yet in spite of all OF these things We
have not made the Roadway we
should in wiping out this terror Of
childhood. The specific cause OF
diphtheria is the diphtheria bacillus,
or germ, a small vegetable organism.
1t was first discovered in 1883.
Every case OF diphtheria comes
from a previous case. The germs
almost always enter the body by way
of the mouth or nose and leave the
gans. The germs may be transmit
ted directly from one person to an
other, as by kissing, or by exposure
to the infection in coughing, sneezlng,
or talking. They may also be in
directly carried from one person to
another in many ways as by means of
toys, pencils, handkerchiefs, food or
fingers. In fact, any object that has
come in contact with the nose and
mouth discharges OF the infected per-
son may help spread the disease.
DIphtheria germs are often found in
the threats OF children when no COM
plant is made and when no sign of
illness can be discovered. Such cases
are called carriers.
Antitoxin will prevent diphtheria
when given to persons exposed to the
disease. II given early in the course
Of the disease II will also cure almost
every case. At any stage of the di-
sease IL will greatly increase the pa
TENTS chances of recovery.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
INDUSTRY NEEDS MEN
Requires Courage to Remain In
Shops.

Although we know as q fact that
both kinds of service carry equal
honor we must not forget, overlook
or minimize the appeal that the mill
tary side OF war makes to strong
men. Many an engineer, Industrial
manager and others trained In man
ufacturing and technology are being
stirred today by the forces OF con-
fiicting appeals. The army and navy
ere calling--they need men, but in
dustry also gives an impellinE chal-
lenge-it, too. needs men. The trcu-
BILE is, the latter is far less articu-
late than the former. II 10 not 80
well understood, and the unthinking
may easily wound in spirit the man
who has the qualifications for a SOL
der, but who elects to serve his coun-
try in the shop or factory. These are
no easy days for those whose ar
teries are filled with red blood, whose
hearts are courageous, and who,
American through and through, are
moved by the fires OF patriotism to
offer themselves in one OF the most
just and unselfish adventures that
this nation has ever undertaken
L. p. AlfoId. in June Industrial Man
aGsment.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
DYING, WROTE HIS NAME
PeddIer Retains Presence Of Mind
FacInu Death.

NEW YORK. June 1s.-Seized sud
denly with a fatal illness, which
caused him to fall to the street, Aug
ust Merlin forty-fve years old. ped
dIer, retained presence OF mind
enough to write his name and address
on a piece OF paper. Then Merlin drew
a knife and with the blade fastened
the paper N the ground where he
lay.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
Alleges Salary Discrimination Against
Postofhce Employees.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
The postal employees, as usual, are
to be Disseminated against. On July
/ the Federal and District govern
ment employees will receive an ad-
vance in salary. but the postal clerk
and letter carriers will not be among
those to be benefited by the Increase.
The men are about the only ones
whose salaries have not been in
creased within the last two years
Even private concerns have advanced
the salaries Of their employees, while
the pay Of the postoffce clerks and
letter carriers has not been increased
for ten years. 1t may appear absurd
but II IL a fact nevertheless, that the
laborers and wstchmen in the post
offices are receiving salaries as large
as some OF the postofice clerks and
letter carriers.
A POSTAL EMPLOYE.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
Fort Myer Plaques.

There's a hole in the roof OF our bunk
house;
You say. why the scowl so blackT'
Well, you see. neglected to tell you
That the rain trickles down my back.
Z.
We receive all our orders conclsely
And then. when our things are ar
ranged.
We indulge in q volley of Language"
For the orders are sure to be changed !
s. q.
You prepare all your things for In
spection.
You think they look perfectly fine;
And then you get rats from the cap
tain
For a toothbrush an inch out Of line!
PETE.
The Washington times., 1917-06-23
A POSTAL EMPLoYE.
Supports Cause of shorter Hour. 70

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
have been reading with pleasure
the editorials in the daily newspapers
relative to the two-platoon system for
the District OF Columbia fremeu.
The boys who night the fires to save
our lives and property should have
shorter hours. Now is the time for
those who are interested in the cause
10 speak boldly and zealously. There
is no better or surer method than
through the press. Help the cause
along, Mr.. Taxpayer, and do your
bit" X. z. TROWER.
633 Fourth street northeast
The Washington times., 1917-06-23

declaration of war. They under
stood where Americas honor was
involved and without compulsion they
put their shoulders under the great
burden which the men Of the Old
World were bearing while the New
World waited for a sign.