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The Washington times., 1917-04-07
ALLIES AT FRONT
ACCLAIM AMERICA
Canadians Especially JubiIant
Over Declaration Of
War.
By WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
'AFIELD. April 7-"Amerlca has de
clared war!" was the fash that went
Jubilantly forward over all field tels
phone and telegraph lines to the
fighting line today.
Gee whizI Man. I feel like huggins
you" voiced an ordiparily quiet stan
captain Of the Canadian forces, whose
mother was q Philadelphian, as we
approached q group Of Canadian off
GERS at an advanced position.
"The Canadians are proud OF the
United States-just as proud as any
American could be-" he continued.
This will mean much in our future
of neiehborly relations.
Dye see that?" he inquired, point
ing at q hurricane of shells bursting
The Washington times., 1917-04-07

over the Germans. well. these IRE
our fireworks in celebration"
Every man we encountered express
ed jubIlation over news OF the war
declaration by Congress. ciinching the
joyful news OF President Wilson'S
speech.
Out In the front line trenches. the
''Tommies" hoisted up sign boards ap-
prising the enemy-America's enemy
now-tof the news.
Each board ought to be worth at
least . thousand Shells" grinningly
appraised one officer. 'We're going
to give 'em some of Wilson's speech
in that way also. Some sentences
of that speech are better than bombs" :"
1t was noticeable today that none
OF the German troops taken prisoner
knew anything about Americas entry
into the war
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
PLOT TO DYNAMITE
TROLLEY LINE FAILS
Two Poles in Georgia Avenue
Shattered, But Wires Remain
Intact and Cars Keep On.

An effort to put the Georgia avenue
line of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company out OF service by
exploding dynamite in the trolley
poles, between Emerson and Farragut
streets, failed early today.
Two poles were shattered, but the
overhead wires were not broken and
the regular morning cars were run
over the line within two hours after
the explosions.
Within half an hour after the ex-
plosion operating officials OF the
company were on the scene, and be-
fore morning traffic was in operation,
temporary repairs were made and no
interruption in the service occurred.
The poles dynamited carried not only
the wires for car operation but cables
and feed wires for the lighting system
as well, according to a statement
Issued by the company.
A dozen Central Office detectives
and policemen are out today to round
up the dynamiters.
Brightwood, Petworth, and Park
View were sleeping soundly when the
two explosions came in rapid success
sion.
Policemen Rush To Scene.
Sergeant Dickson and Patrolman
West were soon at the scene.
They found two poles partly shat
tered, but no serious damage. The
dynamite had been placed In holes
bored in the poles about two feet
from the ground. Below the points
where the dynamite was inserted the
poles were intact
Noticing a long piece Of cord pro-
truding from third pole a few feet
away, the policemen found another
stick Of the explosive, which had not
gone off because the fuse went out
before 1t had burnt UP to the dyna-
mite
Sends Six Detectives.
Sergt. Ned Weldon, in charge of the
detective bureau after midnight, dis
patched six detectives, Burlingame,
Kelly, Embrey, Evans, Warren, and
Joe Grant, to the scene Immediately.
That, the dynamiters went to the
scene and hurried away in an auto
mobile was suggested to the detec-
tives by one resident OF the neighbor-
hood, who said he saw a machine
going out Georgia avenue about the
time the explosion occurred.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
RUNAWAY LAD IN CHURCH
Tells improbable Story About Cruel
Treatment.

open to the devout, the Catholic
Church of st. Francis de Sales proved
a refuge last night for George Bruno,
twelve years old, who had run away
from his adopted parents.
The boy when discovered said he
had run away from his home because
OF cruel treatment. According to the
Rev. Joseph J. Hannigan this excuse
was rather improbable. as the lad
had been kept for some years at st.
Johns Home as incorrigfble. Father
Hannigan recommended the lad for
adoption to his foster parents.
Apparently the boy had lived on
milk and bread he found on door
steps in the early mrning hours. He
was semitic the house OF detention.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
WANT TOBACCO IN WAR
Petitioners Attack Plan to Ban Sale
at Training Stations.

That the morale of the army and
the navy will be lowered and that the
tobacco industries in the United
States will suffer a serious blow.
should the provision in the Chamber
lain bill. prohibiting the sale OF tobac-
co to members OF the army and navy
in training camps or on training
ships be retained, is the substance of
a letter sent to members of Congress
by the Tobacco Merchants Associa-
tion OF the United States.
The letter urges that the clause be
stricken from the bill. The clause
in question prohibits the sale Of to-
bacco 'at any military or naval sta
tion, cantonment, camp, fort, post,
officers or enlisted mems club, navy
yard, or aboard ship, which Is being
used at the time for the purposes OF
training.
The letter sets forth that European
experiences has shown that the use
of tobacco by the men is an absolute
necessity.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
GUST PAcIFIST PROFESSOR
University Of Pennsylvania Eduea-
tor Announces Action.

PHILADELPHIA. April 7-Dr. Simon
N. Patten. professor OF political economy
at the University Of Pennsylvania, and
a noted contributor to the literature Of
economies. has announced receipt Of a
notification that his relations with the
university are to cease at the end Of
the fiscal year.
DR.. Patten declares he was served
with the notice after he had presided
at a pacifist meeting last Friday. The
reason advanced in the notice of en-
forced retirement is that Dr. Potten
has attained the age OF sixty five
years"
He points out that his original con-
tract with the university. dated April
Z. 1891. declares that he is now con-
firmed in the said professorship with
Limitation of time"
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
RED CROSSFUNDIS
NEARLY $4,000
More Than $4,000 Pledged
at Public Meeting Last
Night.

Before the United States had formally
been at war with Germany twelve hours,
the American Red Cross Of the District
of Columbia had raised almost $4,000 Of
the 10000 fund it is collecting.
More than $4,000 Of this amount was
pledged amid scenes Of great enthusiasm
last night at Memorial Continental Hall,
where Secretary Of War Baker. Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, and others
appealed for support for the Red Cross,
their efforts being supplemented by a
statement from President Wilson, who.
owing to press of work, could not ap-
pear.
While Henry B. F. Macfarland. chair
man OF the finance committee, took
temporary charge of the meeting. men
and women in pIedging amounts rang
ing from SIS to s.. 900, two or three donors
sometimes being on their feet at once.
MIRA. Macfarland made it plain that he
was making no appeal but only call
ing for announcements" His hearers
needed little urging, however, to show
their generosity.
ID. A. r. to Cooperate.
The speakers other than the two
Cabinet members were Miss Mabel 7.
Boardman, of the central committee of
the American Red Cross. who spoke
particularly OF the women's volunteer
aid work, the mems volunteer aid
work being explained by DR.. Ryan
Devereux. Mrs. william Cumming
Story, president general of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
nladOad for the NJ that n
ization "the best cooperation they
can give" The last speaker was Eliot
Wadsworth, vice chairman of the
central committee.
Commissioner Oliver p. Newman
presided, being introduced by Rear
Admiral Mason. A section of the Ma
rine Band furnished patriotic music.
The message of President Wilson
was read by Secretary Baker, and was
heartily applauded.
Many Wounded Fight AEnln.
Secretary Baker spoke at length on
the efficient work OF the Red Cross in
ntting wounded soldiers to return to
the fighting front. Largely through
such efforts, he said. out OF every 100
men wounded in Europe, seventy-five
were able to again take up arms,
while fifteen could do profitable work
In industrial plants.
Miss BoardmaD made her appeal 10
"the millions of American women who
want to render service to their coun-
try She urged that they provide hos
pital garments and linen, surgical
dressings, books. games, and other
comforts for sick and well soldiers.
List Of Contributors.
Initial contributions to the 100000
fund were made at a meeting of the
finance committee last Wednesday,
when S27.5S5 was raised. Subsequent
ly contributions of $tO,95o were an
nounced and those received last night
were as follows:
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
ASKS 1895 FOR TOOTH.

NEW YORK. April 7-Dr. william
Hale IL sueing the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company for 1900 for injuries
suffered when :IOtorman was careless
He says one of his teeth was knocked
out and he has been injured 1886 worth
The rest is for the damage to his false
teeth. Now the jury wants to know IL
that one tooth was the only good one
he had.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
DRINKS WAY INTO NAVY
West VIrsInIan Was Under Weight
and Took Water.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April L.
When Dewey McClelland. an Ashland
youth, applied at the United States
naval recruiting station here for
enlistment, he was three pounds
under weight. He asked Chief
Carpenters Mate Miller, for a
glass, drank seven glasses of water,
required avoirdupois and was accepted.
Dewey is q patriotic name" re-
marked the recruiting officer as he
wrote down the name of the new re-
cruit. McClelland left for Parkers-
burg.
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WILL SING FOR BLIND.

Washington artists will furnish mu-
sic at the entertainment to be given un-
der the auspices 6f the National Pub
lie Library for the Blind at Epiphany
Parish Hall Monday night. Miss Ann
Tuohy, Miss Marian Larking, Miss
Marie Hansen, and Mrs. Wilbur John
Carr will sing.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
RECORD REGISTRATION.

For the first time registration at
George Washington University passed
the 1000 mark. according To statistics
just issued by DR.. Howard Lincoln
Hodgkins. dean OF the department or
arts and sciences and secretary OF the
General Alumni Association. The pres
ent registration is 2.1S.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
BOARD SUSPECTED RAIDER
Troops Sent on Swedish ship With
ala German Crew.

NEWPORT NEWS. April IA steam-
er, flying the Swedish nag. came into
the harbor here for bunker coal. with
seventy-five Germans in her crew. The
Government Immediately sent soldiers
aboard and Is keeping . strict guard
with patrol boats.
A rumor Is current here tina. the
steamer Is a raider. No information
can be obtained from the commander
Of the State troops guarding the boat
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
DIR. WALKER ASKS
KAISER TO CONFER
Woman Surgeon Cables Invita-
ton to Peace Farley at
Her Home.

DR.. Mary Walker today cabled the
following to Kaiser wilhelm OF Ger
many:
Your royal highness is the most
important general that has ever lived
or is living now. You wield an in
fiuence tEat Is felt the world over.
And because you have attained to
such a wonderful eminence in mill
tary affairs. It now behooves you to
stop all war matters, as no combina-
tion Is able to do.
so soon as you send forth your
decree that there shall be no more
hostilities, invite you to select such
persons in Europe as In your great
wisdom>y you can do, and with this in
vitation for all that your royal high
ness or your representative or all
those people that you choose to in
vite. to come to Bunker Hill, Oswego,
New York, U. s. A, and have a peace
conference and do away with arma-
ment, such as no power is able to
bring about except your royal high
ness and those whom you shall des-
fgnate to have this conference.
Smoke, But No Drink.
There is but one thing in my in
vitation that shall ask you, and
that Is that no intoxicants shall be
used in my home; but my lodge shall
be entirely at the disposal OF your
self and those whom you shall bring.
and those who are in the habit of
using tobacco In any form shall have
this exclusively under their control
for their use.
disposal typewriters and stenogra-
pliers, a telephone, a daily mail. and
the menu will be such as will be
amply satisfactory to you all, and with
this shall be automobiles to greet
YOU, to take you five miles from West
Oswego city to Bunker Hill. and an
escort upon your arrival in New York
city to accompany you to West Os-
wego. all Of which will be perfectly
free.
II who invite you as the first wo-
man in the world to be a surgeon in
an army in time of war, and am the
only woman in the United States who
has received a war medal from the
Congress OF the United States. I am
president of the Woman's United
Stat y Constitution Association
THE President of the United States, |
the Secretary OF State, and the Speak
er of the House of Representatives,
and their wives, at your suggestion,
will be invited by me to meet you at
this conference.
In MAY mr. June
by your act here in this peace
measure, / see that down the declivity
OF time your Royal Highness will be i
considered the greatest in war and,
what is a thousandfold more impor-
tant, the greatest in peace measures
and the leader in doing away with
armament. And huge monument
will be reared op Bunker Hill for
your Royal Highhess and a monu-
ment In your honor will be reared in
every country in the world.
'If your Royal Highness will par
don me fog making a suggestion to
you, I would state that May or June
would be the better month for you to
come here to hold your conference.
would also request that your Royal
Highness inform me what time will
be convenient for the holding Of this
conference, and about how many
will constitute your Royal Highness'
marty Amen"
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
HIS RETORT

Miss Billyuns-Don't be so cut up
about It.. I'm not the first woman
you've ever loved. and I dare say I'm
not likely to be the last one.
Mr.. Kutting-No; but you're the
richest.
The Washington times., 1917-04-07

DR.. and Mrs. George F. Becker. 100
Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Noyes... 200
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Wayland
Vaughan (per year during
IHe war; ........ ..:..... 1VV
Mrs. Theodore w. Smith (per
year during the war) ..... 100
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Flather.. 500
Miss Carolyn Smith (per year
during the war; ........-.. 20
Mrs. and Miss Hemphill ..... $50
c. c. Rogers lper year during
the war; OU
Robert L. O'Brien. 90
Alvin G. Belt 90
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Lips
comb, for their son. ... %
Mr.. and Mrs. William P. Lips
comb, for their daughter. go. %
Hennen Jennings, for his grand
son, Hennen Jennings Hackett. 25
Miss Julia Whiting (per year
during the war; ........ 80
Erman ]. Ridgway ....... 800
Col. John Temple Graves (per
year during the war; A....... 100
Rev. J. J. Dimon .......... so
Beale Gwynn (per month dur
Harry arr Stokes Gabriel ::::::.. 100
Mrs. Frank Noyes. 100
~ -AANSB AOA CoNh Va lCC
children .............. 15
Capt. William B. Pratt. so
DR.. Clark, for his nephew. so
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax. 100
James Longstreet (per year dur
ing the war; ............... 90
Miss Sarah Bell (per year dur
ing the war; ................ so
Miss. Elizabeth O'Malley. ...... 90
Miss Janet Richards. s........ 25
Admiral Doyle ........... 100
Mrs. Victor Kaufman. ........ 1000
o. J. DeMoll & Co. $50
DR.. Cotton Smith. h........... 100
A friend in memory OF her son
(anonymous) .........-...... 100
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison McClin-
took .....E.-.......... 80
Mrs. Seaton Perry. 500
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair,
per month 10
Mrs. H. F. Ward, for Dun Mer-
rick, jr. (per year during the
war; ..,....,..--..... oO
Mrs. E. L. Sand (per year during
the war; ...... .......'..'..... 81
Mrs. Aaron French. ............. IS
Mrs. Grace T. Train. .......... so
Mrs. Grace T. Whitney. y..... 25
per year during
the war ZOu
! dnes %. sylvester, per year uuT-
ing the war ..........,......y %
Captain Holiday ........ 90
Miss Jessie c. Collision. ........ %
Emile Berliner .............. 500
Miss z. B. Bliss .............. 70
The Rev. and Mrs. William B.
waller .....-.-...... 1O
George d. Horning. per year
during the war.............. 25O
Miss Julia d. Strong ...... so
E. F. Droop & Sons, per year
during the war. 2oO
Anne NJ. NJ. Hoyt, per year dur
ing the war. -
Miss Eveline Blunt. ...... 800 |
Lucy Vaughan Mackrille, per
year during the war......... 25
Mrs. NJ. E. Norment. $50
Mrs. Harry Norment. 100
G. Bond Cochran, per year dur
ing the war. ar...............-- 1OO
Miss e. S. Stevens. so
The Washington times., 1917-04-07
TO PLAN WAR RELIEF.

Measures for war relief will be con-
sidered Monday night at a meeting OF
the Legion of Loyal Women in the Ra-
leigh Hotel at o'clork. Mrs. Ada II.
Weiss, president of the legion, will
preside.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22
AFFILIATIoN OF PLAYERS WITH
LABOR ONLY TALK.
BY Mark Shields

Since the initial yarn that the
Baseball Players Fraternity would
affiliate with the American Fedora
ton of Labor there has been no agi-
tation along that line, and it is high
Iy improbable the matter will go any
farther.
The athletes would be the sole
gamers through such an af1liation
and the labor men would merely be
catspaws for the players. They would
! be asked to boycott the ball parks in
the event of a strike through SYM
pathy with their fellow wOrkmen.
Thus the workingmen would be
deprived. of considerable pleasure,
without the assurance they would
receive similar support from the
players in the event of trouble be-
tween baseball magnates and real
WOrkingmen.
If a magnate should have trouble
with his carpenters it is not likely,
the baIlplayers would go on strike
: through sympathy. Not much, and
no one seriously considers such
feature.
This strike talk furnishes plenty of
baseball discussion through a dull
winter, but it is doubtful if it will
furnish further developments. Dave
Fultz is going ahead, suspending
men who sign their contracts and
presenting warlike front, but the
grievances of the players are not
enormous, and to the lay mind they
seem to be stirring up more trouble
than conditions warrant.
Minor players are justified in de-
manding training, expenses and
should receive them, but the rest of
the grievances do not amount to a
great deal. The whole affair should,
be settled amicably for the good of
the game. 1t cannot stand many
more knocks, not having yet Fecov-
cred from the Federal league war.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-22

WnGE6 EuILZ ana me IIdlSI HlLy SOL
in wrong with the players and a pOr-
ton of the public was during the
Federal league war. Then FUltz
frowned on those fellows who leaped
to the Feds. In that instance the
athletes had a concrete chance to
better themselves, and took it.
But they went without support
from the fraternity and were consid-
cred beyond the pale. Many of them
are bitter against the frat for this
reason. Members of the Cubs who
were Chifeds have no love for the
frat and any trouble Weeghman
may have with these athletes is not
because of their devotion to the in
terests and aims of FUltz.
That Fed war was as near a play
ers' strike as we shall ever have, and
in. that instance the fraternity
frowned on the men who were bet
teTing themselves. Indirectly, these
jumpers raised the salary of every
man in baseball who wasn't under
contract, for they brought about
wartime salaries.
The Western Golf assn is prepar-
ing for a fight with the national or
ganization over Interpretation of the
amateur rule and it is possible the
two bodies will go to work under diff
ferent regulations In this vicinity
the strictness with which the anna
teur rule is enforced by the national
body is not approved.
This is another outgrowth of the
Francis Ouimet case. The Brookline
star is selling golf material and is
branded professional for the rea-
son by the national assn. But Chick
Evans, writing golf articles for the
Chicago Examiner, still holds his am
ateur standing and is the amateur
If Chicks name was John Smith
and if his golf experience was con-
inn6 m mo 1ziuc Ona Of Rbo ro1IorTr -
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
Educate the People.

The first lesson taught by the war
relates to the education Of all our
people. The American public school
system has long been the subject OF
intense Sncomium; but the school
though public and free, is school
for only a small share Of American
children, According to statistics
complied for no less than 1856 Amer
ican cities. only Sc out Of every 100
pupils who begin the first grade Of
the elementary school complete the
four years Of the high school The
history Of American youth. in
passing, through the teens" like
that OF defeated army in retreat,
is marked by the value it throws
away.
The lesson for US is the very les
son which England herself is learn
ing with terror that the unedu-
Gated masses are danger to the
state and to its future America
should see to it that all her chill
dren are educated 10 a way worthy,
CT democr attic, responsible citizen
ship.
A mighty reinforcement should
be given to the intellectual parts of
our system That system is indeed
weak, inspiring, unrelated, dis
jointed. wastefui, ineffective 1t
should be made vigorous, q1icken-
ine. compact. economical, 1t should
not be content with being erely
intellectual. 1t should be made
also ethical, social moral. touching
the conscience, moving the will in
spring the heart, as well as giving
discipline to the intellect II should
inculcate the importance of the
principles of justice, honesty. mod
Grafton, self.respect, and temper
ance. 1t should, indeed, seek to
give understanding of mysteries"
to inspire to proper sacrifice, and
to give power unto the removal Of
mountains": but it should also
know that love is mishtier than all.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
Pay and Smile.

Loans made to European cnun-
tries by our Government since the
United States entered the war are
now close TO $30O0.000 mark. The
October expenditures by The Gov
eminent we're about ST 100000, 600
and this sum will he exceeded in
future months. for the United States
will have to bear "A heavier financial
burden than other nation engaged
in the war
The national wealth and the fact
that this 1.-The richest country was
the last of the great nations to en-
ter the war makes this an inevita.
BILE duty.
The countries which are now
fighting our battles in France have
poured out their treasure as treas
ure was never spent before They
are not asking America to paw any
part Of the cost already incurred
nd they are not asking Us to give
them anything. although America
is enormously their debtor They
are asking US to prepare with oil
speed and to lend all that we can
spare. They have a right to ask il
and disaster will fall upon them
and upon US if we do not
Therefore, when the multitude ol
OF new taxes aud new demands foI
money make their inroads on ,he
i Individual pocketbook pay. and pa,
with smile, 1t is the least Of wal
sacrifices and should be gladl,
borne.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-09
Temple Of Liberty.

On the part Of the Allies and their
friends. there has been no unity Of
action and control that could for
moment compare with the efficient
military mastery that welded to-
eether, for the purposes of the war,
the Central Powers under Prussian
dominance. And yet the Allies
have been creating vast structure
that is now quite certain TO survive.
1t is structure Of friendly associa.
tioa based upon genuine striving
to understand one another. to re-
press unworthy rivalries. and to pur-
sue courses that would at once
develope a moral sentiment in the
world and win the approval of that
,ntiment. After more than three
years of heroic effort, France is
stronger in her own chastened
spirit and the unity OF her people
than ever before; while she is so
established in the admiration and
good. will of other nations that her
future may be regarded as peaceful
and secure. Her losses and sacrifices
have bsen so great that one dares
not stop to reckon them up, but the
celebration of the anniversary OF
the Battle of the Marne, on each
recurring September 6, will through
centuries to come represent the be-
ginning of the greatest era Of French
history.