The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-07-26
NEWS FROM The
NATL CAPITAL
Furnished Grit-AdvOcate by u.
>. Press AssOciatiOa, Wash.
lngtOn, ID. C.. ]. E. JOaes,
Correspondent
HIGH SPIES


who We're to comprise Pershing's
1crce sailed from Atlantic ports for
France The strange part of the
submarine attacks lies in the fact that
the transport fleets took an unusual
course IN going across the Atlantic.
and the ships went far south of the
regular lanes of travel. There was
an agreement that the vessels would
meet IN certain latitude and longi-
tude, far from where submarines
have been accustomed to operate
when the American fleet met IT their
rendezvous on the high sea, the Ger
man submarines We're also there. wait
ing to attack the transports. There
fore it Is plain that the Germans re-
celved advance information that was
guarded by officials in Washington
with the utmost secrecy. There are
spies in high places in the United
States soverrment-that is the only
conclusion to be deducted from the
circumstance.
There are many ways in which the
news outlined above could he sent into
in which il might become known out
side the NAVY ard A.rHy Departments
that the fleets would meet at "A certain
spot in the Atlantic
One of the greatest of English visi
ors to the United States. whom we are
not able to quote. recently outlined the
struggles that England had with the
spy ,vstem of Germany. He said
chat English speaking people lik
hose in his own anC this country we.
SLOW to comprehend the intrigues O
German spies, since such ways were
foreign TO our way of thinking BEt
he warned Washington that the city
was filled with spies. Evidently he
knew Just What h" vas talking about
WRITE HOUSE rITkE1S
The women who have been arrested
in Washington for carrying banners
are among the most prominent work
crS for the cause of suffrage. One
Is apt It. think that alterations with
the police usually take place between
people of coarse natures, and with
lack of under IA di' = of what the law
means. That impression has gone out
in this instance, and it is entirely
wrong. The picketers are made up
of :inc class o. women. who believe
they have Il perfect right to carry on
their plan of creating public opinion
in the way they have started. Cir
cuses come to town, and parade in the
public streets; parades of all kinds
march up and down. Then. say the
suffragists, why should they be pro
hibited from displaying banners in the
interests of suffrage? The militant
methods of the National Woman's
Party have attracted widespread
attention throughout the country
The ladies believe that their rows With
the Washington police have helped the
suffrage cause. Lots of people agree
with them, and lots more seem to
tnlnk their method is wrong. How
ever, all VINO know the women, agree
that they are pluclly, intelligent, and
Of the kind who are willing to do and
die for their principles.
THOUSANDS LEARNING FRENCH
America is forming rather a close
copartnership with France. and thous~
ands of people, including soldiers and
sailors, are learning the French Ian
%uage. The Berlitz Schools in Wash
ington and New York are enjoying
regular rush of business, as they are
N the principle schools of language III
the country. The Spanish tongue al
sr n
Many of those taking up French eX-
pect to take part in the war on French
soil but the guiding spirit back Of the
boom in learnin" foreign language ap-
pears to find its incentive in the be-
lief that has developed in thiclly pop
ulated sections of this country that
International relations IN social and
economic affairs will be more closely
cemented in the future. German
speech is being placed on the vocabu-
larry blacklist: and English. French
and Spanish are likely to become the
three principal languages. Therefore
the Americans who are taking up
French and Spanish are doubtless dis
counting the demands of the future.
PAYING FOR THE WAR
The war revenue bill! carrying spec
ial taxation amounting to 81 $50, ,UO0,-
900 has been reported to the Senate.
letter postage is fixed at three cents
and newspaper postage is advanced a
quarter of cent a pound. Income
taxes are showed forward; tobacco and
liquor are taxed additional amounts,
excess profits, meaning that where the
profits this year are in excess of pre-
vlous years, are taxed. Railroad
fares, sleeping car berths, motor cy-
cles, automobiles, boats, patent medi-
cines, entertainments, tea, coffee, CO.
Goa and sugar, are among the things
taxed. The provisions Of the bill are
so general that none will escape pay
ing some special taxes for the pur-
pose of the war
WHEN WILL THEY ADJOURN?