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The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
The New Phase Of the War.

Fighting in the open is an erratic and fleeng phase
of the offensive before Cambria 1t is not likely that
even the dashing Byng viii again discover dazzling
opportunity as that which awaited him in the gray
msts of daybreak last Tuesday Romantic his drive
has been is IN the nature of coup detat than
permanent addition to the science and strategy of the
war.
& 1t is not detractng a whit from Gen. Sir Julian
Byngs achievement to speak of it in this fashion He
accomplished modern miracle indeed in getting away
from the routine and the slaughter of trench warfare
even if only for few days He has demonstrated
anew the enduring though occasional value of the sur
prise attack given the tanks and far for
dable place in strategy, and done for the cavalry in
fhis war what Sheridan and JubaI Early did for the
cavalry IN the civil war.
I. He has not accomplished the impossible, as some
people think The persistent iteration of the slogan
that the Hndenburg line has been broken technically
true as may be- is misleading to the layman. Berlin
is right in saying that the British have not broken
through" for the simple reason that the system of
trench lines beyond Cambria simply precudss the pos
sibiy of much more immediate fighting in the open.'
As soon the British advance slackens-and it is
already slackening-the Tommies will dig themselves
in, Gen Maurice says, and that means the resump
ton of trench warfare.
Whether Cambria falls in the near future or not
its value to the Germans is lost. 1t is railroad
ter and the Br1tlsh guns now WITHIN two and hal1
miles; dominate all its supply depots and its trac
ton. 1t would not be surprising to the Germans
eyacuate the city in the face of the terrific fire that is
now being leveed against it. And the evacuation of
Cambria will be the precursor of general and sub
stantial German retirement.
The possibility of far-reaching results from the
Byng drive along the ScarpeSt Quentin sector should
delude into false logic The tremendous
tiIery assaults Paschendaele ridge the whole I'll
tanic conflict in Flanders essential preliminary
to the which took place few miles to the sohh
Gen Maurice says: "The Ypres-Cambrai battles must
be linked together because the former made possible
the latter and the men who fought at Ypres deserve
much credit for the at Cambria those who
took part in it."
1t may be that another colossal oldine attack pre-
ceded by artillery bombardmen will give the French
and British another such golden chance that which
they seized last Tuesday But it is unlikely that the
methodical thorough-going Prussan will again be
caught mapping although the recrudescence of the tanks
bound to change his program of strategy to
tain extent
The battle of Cambria has not changed the Western
front in its fundamental aspects. The need for
tning pressure of blood and metal. for the creation
Of steam-rolers more huge than those we have
already SEEM is greater than ever.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
SCORES FUND RAISING.
]. c: Cunningham Says Too Much
Money Is SOUGHT hy Societies.


Editor The Washington Herald-l
may be wrong. but it seems to me
that this world has "done gone and
kicked clear out OF the traces"
Everybody seems to be holding out
his hand for a dollar. am going
to ask a question here Choping no
one will think hard of me. as I am
simply asking for information): Why
Is 1t that, after The government Of
the United States has called for and
has been successful in getting BILL
lions Of dollars, to carry on this great
war, and to take care of the. SOL
diers she is preparing TO put in the
field, there are so many little un-
necessary. side shows to get money
out of the people?
'I very much fear that the country
Is being worked somewhat over
time by sharpers who seem bent. upon
taking advantage OF the peoples pa
triotisn: All of US want to do some
thing to help win this war; and 1t
DOESN'T take very much to get our
money. when IL is asked for in the
name Of heIping our soldiers who
are fighting to uphold the Stars and
stripes or this glorious old country.
But ii must bc borne In mind that
all Of the fakes and sharpers are not
There are taos{ who. II not care
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
II Carrie. Alolns..

sThere is no more potent forge than song in deysi-
opng unity In an army declares an American army
officer with the forces in France.
The potency is there, also wherever multitude of
any SORT on any OCCASION is confronted BY crisis.
The "Marseillaise" and uptes distracted ma
tonl Nearer My God to Thee" as the great ship
sinks with hundreds of passengers at last bound to-
gether brothers and sisters by common fate sThe
Star ,Spangled Banner passed, but whole pation
rising to it when the tuning-fork Of Fate sounds
national peril
The song of the multitudes is the honest expression
of inspiration and spirit Regardless of words and
harmones, it is the torrent ofa mighty purpose In it
are the tnglng of the aged the fearless ardor
of youth the hot determination of the middle aged
In it the halt the blind the weak the despairng may
be giants. 1t is rhythm making warriors of human
mixture. In it common brotherhood, with no ex-
cuses asked for deficiencies or inability. II is tocsm
for the armng of truth and justice Il is the challenge
Of the masses to wrong It binds and moves. ,
The glorious vision seen, the multitude roars in
song united in spirit.
To open battle with song was no unusual thing
with the nations of old We may yet see boys
crossing bloody No Mans Land with song that will
hold them together and make them still the more "Our
Boys" ." - -
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Now for Gunless DAYS.

Cheer upl One of distinguished theoists springs
upon your gladstone holiday season new reason why
you will starve to death. It's double-edged reason.
too for provides that if you don't starye during ts
war, you surely will afterward:
Representing the United States Department Of Agr-
culture Mr.. E. F. Smith has just delivered lecture
before tle National Academy of Science, at Pennsyi-
wania University in which he says that not only are
the pro-Germans organized burn our wheat but that
every gun fired in Europe burns up definite quantity
of the srare fixed nitrogen required as the basic fer
tilizer for grain.
Mr. Smith surely serves up the true gloom. If the
Germans burn up Our crops of this year and our
soldiers over there burn up the basis of next years
crops, we're goners. But it will not be Mr. Smith
who's to blame. AS attache of the United States
Department of Agriculture, he's distributing the gloom
as thcty and widely as he can Muzzle the e7gpnsl
Save fertiIzer! Of course We might ask MFaS Smith
what's doing with the millions voted for governpeut
nitrate plants, but we won't.
What this nation needs Just now, lot Of Smiths,
department. heads professional theorists and academies
of science pounding around the country tarring the
real gloom. Such do ahnost mucr good assthe pro-
tessonal psGIhsts. :
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25

fully watched, will come holding out
their hands in the name of the Red
Cross. Some will come in the name
of the White Cross CYhiIe the preach
ers will bring up the rear in the
name Of Jesus), all taking advan-
tage of the generous public that has
an open heart to do good.
christmas is fast approaching now,
and the people will do well to know
for what purpose and to whom they
give their money when that money
IL asked for In the name OF helping
our soldier boys. ] have endeavored
10 help and 70 do my BIT whenever
called upon. But IL this side show
business keeps on il viii drive Eur
70 thinking about self first and ],
teo, viii hold out nay hat Gas Christ
mas is fast approaching) and go up
and down the streets singing:
IF y-u cannot give your thousands.
You can give the widows mite;
For the least you do for J. c.
VIII be precious in his sight etc.
-. c. CUNNINGHAM"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
UNITED STATES FLEET MBENG
Americas Invaluable Services

'frateruixs IN. TIE <snost cerdin man
ner, Betvesn scenery painted By sail
ors and An front Of an orchestra Of de-
.stroyer musicians. English and Amerii
can artists sing their sonef and ~
hysr their nOnolegyes 20 fhsir
brothers Of the sea
Southern ireland has been an eye-
opener 10 the United States sailor.
When he flrst landed on ths Emerald
Isle he was inclined N gymDathize
with the extreme Irish point Of view:
he. had been speaking with the
''Bhoys' in New York, and knew Il ell
beforehand. But contact with the rie-
tive has removed some impresaohH
The peasant. who is Atoo proud 10
hBht." IL not too proud 20 overcharee.
Again, Sim Feiners adopted othef
ways even more aggressive. They ~
tackled siJackie" when he wniksd an
the Park with the blue-eyed iacy of
his choice. and Jackie had. 20 defefsd
himself with the result that SIM
fsinsrs are nov In bospitsL Thas
rough element 10 not good propaGan1o
for Ireland, but Jackie discriminate2
Incidentally. his coming to Europe ~
taught him some Of the difbcuities 81
home politics. 1rs -
80 Peaee and Wsr wsrk- ~
The incessant work Of the dstroyass
and patrol boats In cOnEoyinE troop
ships or merchant ships, or IN chasing
the submarine, has not blunted the
edge of the sailorman's keenness. II
you speak 70 him about his present
''naetier." and compare a. with his
peace-time labors. he win declare that
I the latter were heavier 10 bear. There
was the eternal manoeuver for the ae-
ton which never came. and. after Il.
officers had to anslyze the theoretical
results. Havigating and engineer
staffs lived in an atmosphere of psper
problems. Nowadays they are swept
away. There is no time for them.
And the spice OF danger has given sest
TO the daily round. To UNDERSTAND
that. one must understand the psy-
chology Of the sailor. -
His danger is real enough. Hydro-
phones and other appliances have not
proved a sufficient solution The onfg
real solution is man and ship power.
the policeman on the spot TO estch the
thief. p
"A hit, q palpable hit" PERHAPS. and
yet the result is uncertain This Il
the common experience of Eubrnarinis
chasing. You are never certain ~
your bag. But whatever German apofz
ogists may assert, the number OF s.tin
fish, disposed Of by our ally EtesdHS
grows greater. and the system or con-
voys-a number of ships I'm aSbunch =
surrounded by destroyers-haS ~ least
this advantage, that Il brings the en-
emy TO the defense force and thus Oh
viates a search for him. And In ''tak-
ing care" OF the traffic, British and
neutral. in the sea lanes leading to
these isles. the United States Navy
is performing q duty essential 70 our
existence and resffirming the old
msxim-consecrsted once before at seA
that blood is thicker than water.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
The Open Forum.
DENIES LIQUOR CASE REPORT.
Robert W. Wells Says Dry Law De,
cision Still Pending.

Editor The Washington Herald:
The report published in your paper
that in the ,habeas corpus proceedings
for the release of Edward Aahoney
Judge Charles w. Heuisler. OF the
Baltimore City Court declared the
Prince George County dry law to be
constitutional is absolutely erroneous.
On the contrary, Judge Heuisler ex-
pressed a very sincere doubt as to
the eonstitutionality of the Prince
George statute and only remanded the
prisoner because he said he. as a nisi
prius judge. felt bound to resolve
that doubt in favor of. the State SO
far as these particular proceedings
were concerned. Mt. Mshoney is now
out on bond, :"
The court made no decision 10 the
effect that this law was an emergency
war measure, but on the contrary
made it perfectly clear during the
argument in his replies to counsel on
both sides that the statute did not
meet the requirements OF the emer-
gency clause of Article XVI of the
constitution of the State Of Mary
land. He went on further to to say
that he could not consider the war
cry preamble as any part of the law
or OF any blnolng force.
Judge Heuisler announced that he
was in different situation from the
Court of Appeals with reference TO
passing upon the constitutionality of
statutes and this was a part Of his
reason for his conclusion in this pro-
ceeding. He was in doubt as to
whether laws dealing with license or
prohibition came within the purview
of the article OF the constitution in
question and upon that doubt only the
issue turned.
THE public may not know that my
clients We're invited by a vote of the
people Of Prince George County to
take out the licenses upon which they
stand and that some of my clients
spent from $1,000 to sI5,O'O upon the
faith of that vote, which vote was
provided for at the regular session Of
the very, legislature which. at its
extraordinary session, passed this con-
iscatory, act without CONFORMING to
the constitution OF Maryland as to It's
being an emergency measure and
without making any provision what
ever for evq the return of a large
portion of hexpIred license moneys
taken from my clients by the State.
"One habeas corpus is no bar to
others and has no decisive force as to
the question We are seeking to quickly
raise so that the whole matter may be
at once heard in the Court OF Appeals
OF Maryland. The effort to prevent
this method Of reaching the Court of
Appeals at once tends to deny TO some
forty-seven citizens with an invest
nent Of many thousands of dollars at
the instance and approval of the peo-
pie OF their own community speedy
justice, The legislature is soon to
meet and a decision as to the con-
stitutionality OF this law is Of great
moment, as well TO the people Of our
country as to my clients"
T.. "ROBERTIw. WELLS"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
BOOK. REVIEW

where Katherine realizes the sacrifice
to his career he is about to make for
her, in the light OF sudden exaltation
she elopes with him to London. The
book ends with the two happily mar
ried and the problem solved.
Private Peat, by Harold n. Peat.
indianapolis: The BObbs Merrill
Company. Sixteen full page illus
trations. Price, s1.50 net
Two years in hell and back with
a sfIille,' Is the Slogan of this latest
war tsnee told frefH actual sxpefience
by a member of the first Canadian
Contingent. j, Private Peat tells his
story from the hour of his enlistment
until the moment he got his and lay
in the open two nights and a day be-
fore the stretcher, bearers found him.
Told in deadly earnest, yet in a fight
ing mans fine humor. with q full real-
ization Of what he is fighting for and
what defeat would mean
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Part Way, or All the WAY In?

When Congress meets it is likely to be all stirred
over giving Uncle Sam hore decent, if not indeed
more honorable standing in the great war;
We are not at war with Austria, Turkey or Bull
aria We are>providng money and munitions for the
illing off OF Austrians, Turks and Bulgarians No
older of these nations would hesitate to kali an
american soldier. Should American soldiers come
ace to face with Austrian, Turkish, or Bulgarian
orees, there would be fight without any prelinli-
ary investigation into the diplomatic or formal re-
itons of the countries
In short, We are in the equiyoca If not shameful
osition of killing people with whom we are at peace,
nd it has somewhat the aspect of bloody brsandage
Very likely, we lose much by it, too Declarations
: xsT upsa these three nations would undoubtedk
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Newsie Notes

Dana .Iurnet. author of Poems
and THE Shining Adventure" sail
ed last week. for France for the
purpose of collecting literary ma
terial. Readers of Poems" will re-
call that long before. this country
entered the war Mr.. Burnet put in
to his verses his burning sympathy
for our present allies.
The service flag of Harpe &
Brothers the publishers. shows
twenty-seven stars for their en-
ployes who have enlisted volun.
tarily. The first enlistment goes
back to- June, 1916, for service os
the Mexican border. The navy has
proved the most popular of the
services, but all the others-regulaI
army. National Guard, aviation corps
and Signal Corps, are represented.
THE Adventures" a new Craig
Kennedy detective novel by Arthur
.. Reeve. is published this week by
the Harpers. The wireless, the die
taphone and other new scientific
methods are used!
Harold MacGrath, whose new nov
ell of adventure, "The Luck of the
Irish," takes the reader from New
York to Singapore, has travelled ex-
tensively in Europe and in the East
Yet, he admitted the other day that
he has never managed to get to the
British Isles, not from lack of try
ing, but because he always planned
to go on from Italy, and when he
was in that country was SO held by
its charm that he could not make
up his mind to leave IL until 1t was
time to sail home to America.
y Kipling lovers. and especially
Kipling collectors, will be greatly
interested in a little book about to
be published by e. p. Dutton & Co.
called THE Less Familiar Kipling
and Kiplingana." by g. F. Monks
hood.
That short stories do not SELF
Is a fallacy that continues to live in
spite of abundant evidence to the
contrary. The latest writer to serve
as an example In disproof of this
belief is Thomas Burke, whose book
OF stories OF London's Chinatown
'Limehouse Nights" is now in its
third edition. The publishers, Rob.
ert NJ Mcbride g. Co.. announce thai
they are about to send a fourth edi.
ton to the press. ,r
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Types.

Consider well the printers type,
'Tis not a human thing;
It does not reason, that's a pipe,
Nor does it laugh and sing;
, 1t has no voice with which it prates o,
sy Or whispers praises. sweet, .
Yet see how we'll it initiates /" -
A happy robins "Twe-e-tP y a..
It does not feel the chilly wind
That frequently occurs, -,
Hence does not shiyer, yet you'll find
How very we'll it "Gr-r-rs"
It's not poetic, like to us, y, -. =, =. Il.
Though while that sense is dumb,
Its sense of rhythm's perfect THUS:
"Tee-iddy-iddy- EC y.
You cannot take It by surprise
Why that's absurd, you know,
Yet, off its guard, when it repies e
It's a-a-a-pt t-t-t-o-o s-t-t-t-utter, so;
Its sense of smell is quite acute
This may surprise you too)
Without the aid of any sfoot
It just records at "P-f-e-wr
And while It may be said of type
It's not human thing,
And cannot think, no more than tripe
Or cuttlefsh can sing,
Il still is true. beyond doubt-
Conceded North and South
II makes US understand without
A-shooting of its mouth
--Johs q Wslk Il ne Bafalo Epeaiss New.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Give Your Boy the Chance.

The editor Of the American Boy
Magazine figures that while he is in
school. especially while he is in high
school. the average boy earns So a
day. He reaches this conclusion by
contrasting the average earnings Of
an educated man and an uneducated
man for a lifetime, and while the
statistice are rather loose. perhaps
not much better than guess work. the
fact remains. The educated boy, as
we have reminded you before, be-
comes en- officer in civil life as he
does in military life. while the boy
who has had little training remains
a private. There are many brilliant
exceptions to this rule, of course. but
we want to give our boys all the ad-
vantages. Let's give them just as
much schooling as we can Let's
especially discourage them from the
idea that they can Drpfitably stay out
of school to work for money.-Fsrm
Life.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25

have effect upon their morale as allies Of Germany.
Besides, how can We sit at peace liable with world
wide democracy our honest purpose and heip 6x the
destinies of people whom we've merely stabbed in the
back with our money and mnnitonsf How can we
honorably claim that this is an issue between eyilza-
ton and barbafsm, when our national attitude i that
of peace and soft-dealng toward such professional
barbarians as the Turks and Buigarsf
In respect of these three nations, we are a.neutral
doing al we can save shooting. to put them out of
business. 1t hath an ugly German look.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25
Hezekiah's Progress.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator Porter J. McCunl-
ber of North Dakota referred to the progress Of the
farmer, and smilingy recalled this little story: =
Uncle Josh was on his way to town one afternoon,
and CHANGING to see his friend Abner working in an
adjacent field, he paused for small chat over the
barbed wire fence incidentally inquiry made after
Abners eldest son, Hezekah :;3-af
"Hezekiah is in the city now," answered Abner,
with some showNof pride. "Been there most year"
"Yes, know that" returned Uncle JOSH what
was wonderin was which side he was on" .
(which side he was on" queried Abner, with a
puzzled expression. q don't Just quite git ye"
"What I mean, Abner," explained Uncle Josh,
"is Hezekah buyn gold bricks yet has he started
in to sell 'em?"-Philadephia Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-25

Old Man Curry, aud Other Yarns
sof 'sthe Track, by Charles L. Van
hpan. New York: George H. Doran
Company. Price. s1.35 net
"Old Man Curry" is a lovable and
picturesque character, as depicted by
Charles Van Loan in his new book
just from the press Of the wide-awake
George H. Doran Company.
The old gentleman, with true horse
racing instincts has a string of horses
all named after the prophets. and
some OF them FUN WITH no 'et4 10 pro-
g Fhe stories are intimate ana fii s6 true
ito Rfe; that they thrill you.c They had
great vogue in the magazines and in
book form we can think Of nothing
that would more satisfactorily amuse
and kill time at the same time.
- ssts
Herself, Himself and Myself, by
Ruth Sawyer. New York: Harper
Brothers. Frontispiece. Price, S135.
: Irish wit and fairy lore are delight
fully mingled in a story baffling to
describe in the conventional terms
that slip from the reviewers pen. A
suggestion of the unique quality of
tho book. just published by the Har-
pers, lies in the title, Herself, Him.
self. and Myself" in which Ruth
Sawyer. the author of 'eeven Miles to
Arden" recounts the story of a girl
left an orphan at an early age, who is
tenderiy reared by her Irish nurse
with the loyal assistance of a trio of
friends, Little Hans. Mr.. Mayberry,
and Paul Godfrey.
The charm that lies in every page Of
the story escapes all definition or de-
scription. There hangs a fugitive,
wistful delight about these pages like
the perfumes of a rare flower. II can
be captured only by a perusal of the
story itself, and can be conveyed no.
where.
How 10 Write for Moving Pictures,
by Marguerite Bcrtsch. A manual
OF instruction and information. New
York: George H. Doran Company.
Illustrated from photographs. Price,
$l.50 net.
How to Write for Moving Pic
tures' is not only a book which can
be appreciated by those who desire
practical enlightenment on this sub
Ject or who care to use II as a text
pook, out also one which anyone who
Is at all interested in the movies
and who isn't-will enjoy reading.
II not only takes up exhaustively
the subject of writing the photo
play" including useable models. but
at the same time. presents these de-
tails In such readable form as to
make them Interestingly Explanatory
TO theenost cursory reader.
The author has gone to elaborate
plans to awaken in Interested work.
ers nose for fresh plots" devot-
ing a score Of worth while chapters
toward this end.
.E ssss
The Green Mirror, By Hugh WAL
pole. New York: George H. Doran
Company. Price, $3.50 net
A story somewhat In the manner of
TINS authors novel "The Duchess OF
Wrexe. 1t fnterprets the problem of
tne younger generation, and pictures
the revolt of young lives against a
social tyranny imposed by the old or
DER. The book gives a characteristics
ally Walpolian study of old Victorian
FAMILY life In a great house in Lon
don
There comes into this sober house,
hold young man. Phillip Morris, son
OF an old friend of the family, and re-
centiy- from Russia and a Bohemian
existence. He and Katherine, a sister
IN the household, fall-in love at first
sight, and become bethrothed in the
race OF bitter opposition. At the point