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The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
(C)Hoke Smith.

Once more a Self-appointed custo-
dian of the finances OF the United
States and guardian of the Treasury
has launched a TRADE against the pro-
posed increases in the salaries of the
government employees, and as usual
the plant is that of economy. The
rame Of the righteous one is not new
to the ears of the people of the Dis
trict, as he has made the same at
tempt before. He is Senator Hoke
Smith. of Georgia.
1t would seem that outbursts OF in
dignation such as Senator Smith has
directed toward the movement to give
the servants of our government, who
are criminally unpaid, living wages,
should have been directed against the
numerous pork" measures that have
been allowed to slip through Con-
gress unhindered. Nor has Georgia
been overlooked in the past when it
came to dealing out the pork.
At various times during the present
session when the Congress has been
almost universal in its belief that the
employees should be paid more money
for their services, the Georgia solon
has risen against measures for their
relief. He has ever used that time
worn argument Of economy and de-
felt in the Treasury. Did he ever try
10 locate reasons for the deficit, or try
to make logical legislation for its
elimination?
He answers arguments of the em-
ployes by saying that they may re-
sign, as there are many others to take
their places. Very true, Senator;
likewise there are quite a few who
would be willing to step into your
shoes at your present salary, and they
would probably be just as efficient.
But we do not expect the Georgia
Senator to see the project as others
see it, and as he is to be with us until
1921 he must be tolerated, unless the
saner members of Congress, by in
slant and effective action in the en-
ployes' behalf, should choke off his
nonSensical utterances.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
A Deadly Danger.

1t will be black page in Ameri-
can history if Congress bartcrs away
the rights of Americans on peaceful
and legitimate errands on the high
seas in the crisis that confronts the
nation.
There is no excuse for it, no palliat-
ing circumstance. 1t is a matter be-
yond expediency, beyond debate, be-
yond the weighing of reasons pro and
con as to whether the protecting
aegis of American power is to be with
drawn from those of our citizens
whose work calls them out upon the
Atlantic and whose obvious rights
are in no way affected by the ques-
tion of whether the ship on which
they take passage carries contraband
or not.
This cold, brazen proposal to deny
war risk insurance to those ships
which carry contraband will cause
the whole structure of our rights at
sea to fall over our heads like a pack
of cards if it is enacted into law.
There is no serious prospect that it
will become law, but there is a chance
it will tie up legislation and deny the
President the authority and the sup
port he is seeking. Such a con-
tingency is little less than a moral
collapse on the part of Congress.
1t is a plausible idea, this of deny
ing ships carrying munitions and
other contraband the right of war
risk insurance, which is equivalent to
denial of their right to sail to the
blockade zone. 1t appeals not only
to paci6sts and philosophers of the
Bryan stamp, but to thousands whose
half-knowledge gives them rather a
distorted view of national rights and
obligations. A ship with contraband
has always been subject to seizure
and eonhscation at sea Il takes ex-
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
The Baitimore evening Sur.

The Baltimore Evening Sun,
This murder of Americans was not a.
extensive nor as spectacular as that of
the Lusitania, and IL merely the latest of
a long series Of similar siaughters.
The Baltimore News.
: Read 1t as we win. the President asks
the right to engage In belligerent opera
tions. II his address means anything al
all II means war.
The Baltimore Star.
The Laconia was torpedoed without
warning and at night The end Is In sigh,
and when It comes 1t will make a wiser
; and greater Germany than has been
for the doctrine that might makes right
which is the essence OF the Prussian In
depreciation OF kultur. will have van.
tshed from the civilized earth.
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Lusitania crime filled the whole
civilized world with horror. The crime OF
the Laconia Is precisely similar to Il. Un
TO date We have omitted no word in de-
manoinS protection for our citizens. But
we have omitted every act
The Denver Times,
The Laconia sinking can be followed BY
no excuse worth listening to. Evidently
Congress need have no hesitancy in hand
ing President Wilson a blank cheque for
| the emergencies that are now crowdine
upon the nation The only fear that need
he expressed is that he will not MI out
that chedue decisively enough.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch,
! The Laconia killings are at least proof
that Germany is willing to commit the
OF in NIT har In.
| tent.
The ST. Louis Times.
Whether the death OF the two womer
! from exposure will be considered a com.
mission OF the dreaded overt act on which
action by the President and Congress In
declaring war on Germany will be based
Is difficult to foretell II creates a situa
tion which calls for serious consideration
The st. Louis Star.
| In the sinking of the Laconia the LAS
hope expressed by President Wilson thet
Germany did not mean the full import o
her notice of the resumption of unlimited
submarine warfare has vanished. THAI
ship was destroyed with the same ruth
! lessness. the same disregard OF the live,
of women and children as was shown ir
! the sinking of the Lusitania.
| The Los Angeles Evening Express.
| We cannot but believe that this country
las taken one more step toward entrance
irto the European war.
The Los Angeles Morning Tribune.
| with good reason the President declare,
his belief that the people will be willing
| to trust him to act with restraint. NeveS;
theless, all his restraint and all his RNud
ence may not avail to preserve the United
| States from war.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

s.tirsd fron ssis. s-sie. .ish s.as No - -
him.
Le..e q sh--uc- sor thr-. d.ys s.zssro- c@p<
Gulielmns v. Hedt. iufauty. dsnehed ofncrfr
L<sw q .b-se, fe t.s d.ss p.a.sd ssrs-d
Lieut. Ivan n Bradley. Kinfh Rrid Arnn~y
Fint Lsut Thomas n seott Medical nes<rs
cosp., relievsd from duts IA Hss.li.a Dep1rtn>nf
Leave q atssncs fo tNo nuuths and fc.t dA!s
ganted flrst Lieut. TheasHs n. soost h-dirA
MAJ ArslaT -winism.. orr. q Esrs..rs ~n
nJolt TO Brig Gen william l. SHIRT u. q A..
preSdeat a A. army rsfir1ng bosrd Il tha Pm
| sidio Of san FraDcsoo Cal. for ezsninAiton b.
the board.
Maj. Samuel heP. Ratherford. Esssnfh o.salry.
d<iAfled for srsiee. snd 10 an . vsosn1y N IL
! AdbltsnI Geasraf's Depertme1t MAI Ruthsrford
Win proceed b ChicAeo foe duty - szskstnnt %
the sdjutsst o. let department,
1 Th- fo{.Oaing ofnoerh. nos az the signal Corr
Ariatiou school. San D1esa. Cal. win repot 10
Maj. Frank T.. Lahm. Junior military asistos.
Signal cooR. for examination TO de,ermins their
In the Aviation sectios Of the Signal OorpsE Firs
| Lelt watT W. Wayne. caEaby; First Lst-
! Jams r. BrOa. infsntry: Prs Deut Benjamin q.
\ Weir infantry: First lieut. Clinton ". Howard.
J Field ArtiIlery: PIrSt Lieut. Jossph r McNGney.
Twenty FIRST Infantry; RIrst Lieut.. Eaa L. Naiden.
eSTaTy: FiIa Lieut.. GeorEe Pulsiier. f.. infantry:
FirH Lieut.. Thomas J. RsnIey. r.. infantry; first
| Liesst. Denian.n ". MllA infsntD.
Z
notila as practicable after April IS lsH:
/. Mai Ltias r. HOfhrook sSTeuth Artillery: MAJ
: Harrison Hall 4 oulth FIcld ArtIIery: Cspt- jams
=. EOoiason. FIth Field AHilIery; Capt. Hezsrd
| L. LSBders Sssenth Artiley; Ffrs John r
I ken:sedy. seventh FIeid ATtilIeTy; Pint Lsut-
ThoInss J. IohI'sa- secood Flsld ArnllerI; fin-f
! Lieut.. Ioseih A. Roger. Fotr1h Field Artilep;
| First Lieut.. Charils r. Griffith Fourth Pield Ar
| ulleTy; Firt Lieut. Philip Hayes. Second Fi-ld
ARTILLERY: First Keut Csri A. Baehr. Third fieid
| ARTILLERY; Ffra Lieut- John n. McDo~en. secuBd
| Field Art1lsry; First Lieut. Jason AcV- Austin
4 v 9th Field AItillrTy: Rrst Lieut. william A.
4 PeodletoH tcAptsn. Ordnance Depsrtneon; Prs
| Lieut.. whitnun n. Connolly. Sixth Pleld Aninery
First Lisut. Gustav r. Pranke. seventh FieId Ar
ullery: First Eeut. Hubert q. Stanton tOrdnancs
| DeEartIosuO; First Dieut. William Y. LarDed.
I SsEenth Field krtilIeIy: Frs Lieut.. ChSFlss L
Byme. Eighth Field Anilerg: Frst Heut Roscos
.Nc. BsisOn. seventh Fiell ArtIlery; FIrst Lieut.
A AlTSn g. sandefOrd. Fifth Field Arttnery: Flrst
Lieut.. sn T. Wyche. Third Field Artillery; FIr-e
| Lieut.. Lewis X. BrerrtDn. Secrnd Field Ardllery;
.inst Lieut. Edwsrd A. Miller, G-. Third Pied
| ARTILLERY: Nirst Lieut.. Clyde ]. NcCookey Second
Field ATtiIery First Lieut.. Robsst \. Oberly
tcsptAin. Ordnance Department.; Flrst Lic1t Leou
r. Cole. second Field ArtfiIery; First Lieut.. Paul
L. FeFrUn. Sixth FIsld ArtnIery
Leave Of absence for month uanted Cape-
FOrrsst Z. OyeThSlseT. Fnt Infantry.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
Up to the President.

The Sheppard bill is about to be-
come law unless President Wilson in
yokes the principle of local option
when it comes to him for signature
a principle which he himself enunci-
ated in his famous Shannon letter
and which constitutes the keynote of
his attitude on the liquor question.
The plea of the District for refer
endum was brusquely denied by the
House yesterday, and it was evident
that the whole campaign for a decla-
ration of the city's sentiment on the
issue had been vain. Expectation that
the plea would be needed was never
very high and therefore disappoint-
ment over its ruthless denial was not
extremely keen. The whole steam
roller proceeding had been apticipat-
ed, although the rejection of the
city's rights might have been less
blunt and less callous.
The last hope of the city is the
President. AS an advocate of local
option and local rights he may see
his way clear to veto the measure
and grant to Washington that which
Congress has denied; a simple, ele-
mentary function of self-government.
There has never been a time when
the Congressional state of mind to-
wards the city of Washington was so
pointedly expressed as yesterday. The
Sheppard bill was railroaded to its
passage with appropriate cynicism.
The work could not have been done
better in the palmy days of Uncle
Joe" Capnon's regime, There will be
thousands of persons in this city and
millions throughout the country who
favor the principle of the measure
to blush at the manner of its passage.
We hope the citizens of the Dis
trict will make a formal request Of
President Wilson that he champion
their efforts for referendum on this
most vital question.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

The members Of the District Ma
|tional Guard reached Washington last
might and their return was practically
|unsung compared to the demonstra-
|tion which characterized their depart
|ure some months ago. A number of
these boys who were the military
proxies of those of us who remained
at home will be out of work. The
Washington Herald is going to insert
advertisements for situations for the
tiyilian soldiers free of charge. 1t is
Ibp to every person or corporation
who has the privilege of hiring men
to give heed to the needs of these
men in preference to all other appli-
cants.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
TO A cow.

Carniferous wet nurse Of the human race
! Calm, comfortable COW, with placid
pride
Welding your offering at eventide
To the brown goddess who with rustic
Bends DER the shining pail her knees en-
< brace,
Clad In a simple smock and apron wide
Whose fckle folds make scant pretense
to hide
The hssome lines they roguishly re-
trace,
Now all alone, with brimming pail. she
Wends
Her homevard way across the field and
now
The pathway Of the meadow slope as
ceRds.
Til gathered In the purple Of It's brow
Her fading. shape into the twilight
blends.
Leaving to me the darkness-and the
Gov.
oliver Herford In the Century.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
ARMY ORDERS

Mai Adam r. Casad. Ordnance DspSrtnent- ~
hsVed from detail in that department and detailed
IS major in the Ordnance Depsrtmeut
Each Of the following ofhcers Of the National
Guard attached to such infantry regiments Of the
regular army as nay be desiEnAtad By the com
handing general. Southern Department, for routine
practical instruction: Capt James p. Beatty
Fifth Illinois Infantry: First Lieut. Cecil Daniel
Seventh Ohio Infantry; Pirsr Lieut. Harry e.
Heiuneyer, First Ohio Infantry; First Lieut. john
O. BohAn. Sixth Illinois InfAntry; Second Iieut
Edgar b. Hawkes.. Sixth Massachusetts, Infantry.
First Lieut. Eugene vinAret. Coast ArtilIcry
CorS relieved from present duties and will rroc.ed
to West Point \. Y, for duty
Maj. John l.. Hines. Adjutsnt general relieved
from present duties and will proceed to governors
Island. " Y. for duty assistant to the adtutant
q that department
The name 4 Capt Eugene J. Ey, Seventh
Cavalry. placed on the detached otnc-r,' list and
the name Of ospt- James S. Greeoe. cavalry, re-
moved therefrom
The name Of OSpt Phillip ". Booker, Fifth
Field ARTILLERY. placed On detached osSc-rS' list
and name d Capt George NJ Brooke Field Ar
tilery. placed on detached officer list and name
Of George NJ. Brooke FIeld A1illery renovrd
theretrom. Cspt. Brooke assigned tn Fifth Field
Artillery.
Special orders relstins TO Firs, Lieut. Desn r.
Winn. Medical Reserve Corps. revoked.
First lieut. Dean r. winn. Medicb Reserve
CorpS relieved from duty at Army Medical School,
this city. and will proceed to Walter Reed GeaerAl
Hospital ID. c. and rtport to commanding Officer
IF hospital for Temporary duty
Following veterinarians Of ousrtemGStrr Corps
will reIo1 By letter to Mai Patrick r. McAndrew,
Medical Corps president Of the board appointed 70
meet At Fort Bliss Tex: William J LavIeT.
Sherman R Ingram. Henry Thomas Juen, Allen
T. CherTy. Thomas II. Jones. Edward P. oouuneIi
and Robert s. Beattie
Special Orders relating to Msjs Harry r. Patti
son, First OsrRlry and Alexander Grrir IT. Opsst
ARTILLERY Corps reypked
Name Of Mai Robert n. c. Kelton Coast Ar.
hllefy OoSps placed % detached ofnoers' hst and
name Of Maj. Alexander Greig t, Coast ARTILLERY
CoTps. removed thcrefrum. Mai. GreiE relieTed
IRON duty with the Organized Militia
Cspt StanislaR NJ Neisser PhiIiprine scS,,ts
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

traordinary risks. but the German
proposal that such ship-indeed
every ship-is to be sent to the bot
tom of the sea with all aboard is
nothing less than monstreus and an
insult to civilization. That any Amer
ican support can be found for it is
not so much manifestation of alien
ism as manifestation OF what easy
support can be found in Congress for
a proposition whose plausibility saves
it from the public contempt and op-
probriuIn it deserves. -.-
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
Today's Events

Meeting. Cathedral Heights GtiS-ns' AssOcistion.
ST. Alban's Parish Hall .. m.
Dance Junior Hslpers of the Hebre~ Hone foC
thu Aged Old MAsuic TemI4e y
PstnOtic ceresnuIies disqualification a. the Goa
trental CSF.grezs b, talent of the Interior he
IsrtmcBt, Casino. 2. N
Lecture Psychological sins" Miss Louise CNItts
Powell Hotel Portland. .
Semi c-ntennisl c,Ietrstioa Howard UNIVERSITY.
=. ~.
Banquet. Nebr.sEa STATE Association. New Ebbait
1. -
March danoe K4sile Klub Arcsds. r. m
Lecture, "Bsnking and Fnsnce." Milton q.
TIliott. before WBshnE1Sn ChsgRsr % the AmeTirsn
institute q Banking. Ia y street northwest. sJs
o. N
Entertainment. Cr1nc'-TSler Home and School
Association. Tylr School, H~Teuth snd strrets
s1Uthesst D. m.
Annual meeting T~enusth OentuJ Gab. An
Sors' Church. 100 a. n
Address by Iadge William X D. IAcsy a.
Scientific Temperance EIlrihIt IGs Ne~ York avenue
nOrthWes'. D. N
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
Jottings from Jokers

How Is your new house coming
along?" First rate. We've got the roof
and the mortgage on."-Boston Tran.
script
Couldn't l prevail upon you. madam
to buy a household necessity at a nomi-
nal price?" asked the suave agent "You
might" answered the hard-faced woman
at the door. 'if you're one of them hyp-
nj lists. My husbands such tightwad
tfat about the only household necessity
Be tolerates about here Is me- Burning.
{,am Age-Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Senator Works. OF California, has a
mighty slim claim to popularity in his
home State. Following a "peacc-at-
any-pricc" speech OF the Senator's the
legislature OF California by a unani-
nous vote expressed confidence in
the President and supported him in
his armed neutrality stand.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Ties, old March. you threaten much.
But your threats. put to the touch.
Are but empty murmurings.
Like most other blusterings.
For 1 notice. as you blow
Here and there, the grasses grow
Just \ tri1e greener. and
In some places close at hand
Now and then a rose appears,
And a violet uprears
Modestly her pretty head
Mid the bleak things round us spread
And l kr W. howe'er you snap.
You're a harmless sort of chap.
(Copynsht, lsl1.l
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

If Congress should show half the
determination in meeting the present
international crisis as it has in
depriving the people of the District
OF their constitutional rights, overt"
acts and "strict accountability" would
resume their literal definitions.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

The weather OF yesterday may be
repeated on next Monday. When for
mer President TAFT was inaugurated
the elements ran even more riotously.
Some day this feature may influence
Congress sufficiently 10 postpone the
inaugural date to more fitting sea-
son
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE,

William Perry, colored. was struck by
an automobile operated by Capt H. w.
Harnes. Of the War Department, in
Fourteenth street between H and !
northwest yesterday and died within a
rev hours at Emergency Hospital The
coroners tury sitting in the case yes
terday afternoon decided that the ac-
Gident Haa unaYoidahla
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Did you ever have your mother tell
you that you could not cat your des-
Scrt because sweets were not good for
you? Remember how you felt? That's
how the people OF the District feel
this morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Former Speaker Cannon was ver-
bally crucihed at one TIME for his
alleged high-handcd methods OF leg
islation, but never in his palmiest days
did Uncle Joe approach the action of
Congress yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
sEMENTS.

BeiAsco-''Alanoe Al Last" rs and SIS .. m
National John Drew 10 'MAjr Pendennii' III
and SIS 2. m.
Poli's-" "RUmancs." 1l5 and SIS
Keith 5 Vaudeville as and SIS
Gayety- BurIes5us 2lS and Sis
CoSnos-NBudeTine I2sD 20 IID p m
COlumhia-PhOtopIzys. lez5 .. N 10 II =. n
StHnd-PhotOplays. II a. n. TO II p. N.
GSnden-Ebotophys II a. w. 10 II 2. IN
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

A good method toward securing an
unlimited line OF credit is to eat a
few onions and blow your breath in
the face OF your intended creditor.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

II Col. Roosevelt's suggestion that
odd men be sacrificed first" is adopt
cd. there will be great shortage of
tango parlor habitues.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Wait, Mr.. President. There may
be another Lusitania disaster to give
you an act sufficiently overt to
move you.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
DRY.

Grape juice seems destined to be-
come universally used despite the in
dorsement of William Jennings Bryan.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

The Indian reservations and the
District are about in the same cate
CORY.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01

Cheer up. Suppose the District was
located between Virginia and West
,rginia.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
Core shoulders, lame hack:

Gore shoulders, lame back,
~ stiff neck, all pains and aches
yield to Sloan's Liniment.
Do not rub q. Simply apply to
the sore spot. it quickly penetrates
and relieves. Cleaner than mussy
plasters or ointments, it does not
stain the skin.
Keep Q bottle handy for rheumsfi,u
,prainI, bruises, toothsehe, neuralgia, fout.
|lumbaso and sore stiff muscles.
At all drugsists, 2Se. Soc. and Sl.oo.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
A LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.

rsa prtstins sf n original poem. .ritsss Aalu
Tor ne wsshington Hsald
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
MARCH.

By John Kendriek Bangs.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-01
The Boston Transcript,

The Laconia supplies the missing link.
Germany has at last accommodated the
United States with an overt act The de-
struction OF the Laconia and the massa-
ere of Americans makes 1t all the more
imperative for both Houses OF Congress
to line up with the people behind the
President.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-05
4TH OBSERVED
IN TRENCHES
L. s. Hospital Units and Ca
nadians Join In Cele-
bratiOn
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP STMHS

~ WILLIAM PHILLIP SINhS
lstdn SpondcHf LIuted Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD July 5.-For the
first time in history uniformed
American troops celebrated the
Fourth OF July on European
soil close TO the battle line They
were the men and women OF nc
American base hospitals
A. noon the American officers IN
command OF each OF the hospitals
in the British zone lined up their
personnel and in the presence OF
the British officers. ran up the nag
amid a special bugle salute Then
the commander Of the unit made a
brief speech The American major
where / witnessed the ceremony
had this 10 say:
To-day is the second most inn
portant Fourth OF July in American
history The first was the day on
which the fourth came into history
Now England and ne United states
are fghting side by side. oas Presi-
dent Wilson has declared. 10 make
the world safe for democracy
Canadian troops. among whom
there are number OF Americans.
held imprompfu celebration OF In
dependence day There were base.
ball games and speeches galore
The Detroit times., 1917-07-05
Locked in Refrigerator.

GOODLAND. Kas.. July Sc W
sullivan the butcher. has just had
an experience that gave him some
idea OF what IL means 10 be en-
tombed with little or no prospect OF
being rescued
He entered his shop, locking the
door aftc~ him, and then entered
tho big refrigerator The door
closed and the snap lock shut him
up in temperature OF about 81 de-
grees The big icc box IS straight
and sound proof so that II was i'm
possible 20 make enough noise to
attract persons passing on the
street
large hook was used 10 make
a hole in tho door. but without sue.
cess. and II was only when Sulli-
van discovered cleaver in one cor
ner OF the refrigerator that hope
vas renewed A hole was cut in
tho door near the lock and the
butcher secured release after an
hours work