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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Civil and Military Life.

Indiana's secretary Of state, desiring
to see service as a soldier, has resigned
his office. He had been stumping the
state in favor of enlistments, and de-
cided to show the way to Others by en-
listing himself.
This act is grounded in pride and
courage, and praiseworthy on that ac-
count. "Why don't you 60 yourselfa"
is now and then hurled at those advis-
ing prompt response to the country's
call for recruits.
At the same time it is well to remem-
Der that men in civil Office, elected be-
cause of their equipment for and e1-
perience in civil affairs, owe much as
now assigned to the country. Civil af-
fairs will not be interrupted by the war.
In many cases they will be quickened
and made the more important by the
hostilities. The public must be served
there as in the army, and should be
served in both places in the best pos
sible form.
This war has taught the world much.
We have entered nearly three years
after the other leading belligerents. and
are in position to profit by study Of
what has gone on in Europe. There was
confessedly much laundering at the out
set. Many square pegs were inserted in
round holes, and many round pegs in
square2sles. Much loss resulted. The
trouble has not as yet been ended.
What we have to learn is the supreme
importance of capitalizing all our re-
sources at top figures. We have men
and money in abundance, all at the call
of the country, but none to waste. Men
should be assigned, and should accept
assignments, where they can do the most
good. Work behind the trenches is of
great value. If it is not well performed
the men in the trenches will suffer.
Hence, if the war is to be won, success
can only come through teamwork. The
soldier and the civilian must work to-
gether, each at his best, and each re-
membering and respecting the other.
When our declaration of war was first
made, there was much talk Of enlist
ments for the army and navy from the
ranks of legislators and executives But
such talk was discouraged, the Presi-
dent himself pointing out the need of
qualified and experienced men in such
places So that instances have been few
of officials in civil life changing to mill
tary life, partly through love of adven-
ture, and partly through a desire to
testify in a striking way to love of
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
We Must Demonstrate to Germany

However satisfactory is the perform
ance Of putting the first contingent of
American troops in France without a
mishap, it must be recalled that this is
but the beginning Of what will neces-
sarily be a great operation, with many
times as large force transported over
the sea and put on the field of battle.
Our transports must move back and
forth across the Atlantic in repeated
round trips, our army in France must
grow steadily and rapidly until it be-
comes a practical factor in the war.
Until we have at the front force sufi-
Gent to strike with effect, to hasten the
collapse Of Germany's military power,
our entrance into the war will have
been but a sentimental move, greatly
cheering to our allies but not Of prac-
teal assistance to them in the cam
paign.
Already German newspapers, inspired,
of course, by the officials under whose
direction they are permitted to COM
ment upon the situation, are belittling
the American expedition as of no i'm
portance, and declaring that there is
no danger from this quarter in a meas
urabe time. In other words, it is the
German hope that the allies will be
compelled to begin peace moves before
the United States has had time to put
a striking force in the field.
The American answer to this COM
ment must be a speeding Of the troops.
We must demonstrate to Germany that
we can move in force without delay.
We are about to create great national
army by selective draft. The date for
the draft must be promptly set and
the processes Of selection put into ef-
feet quickly. Meanwhile those units
that are organized and equipped should
be sent forth as speedily as transport
is available. The flow Of troops to
France should be steady and the ar
rivals should be in such numbers as to
make an impression even upon the Ger
man mind, just as the first contingent
has already deeply impressed the French
and English.
Why should not schedule be adopted
as the minimum Of American perform
ance7 We have way here Of setting
a date for our accomplishments, and
keeping the date. Let us say to our
allies, we will have a million men, or a
million and a half, in the field-not in
training, but in the field by a certain
date. Our troops will be kept NOV
ing eastward, by thousands, tens Of
thousands. Every month, or every fort
night, another convoy, another fresh
flow Of American khaki on the soil of
France. Then Berlin would perhaps
change its tune.
We must not permit Germany to ridi-
cule our performance. We must not
give her ground for declaring that there
is no danger from America within meas
urable time. We have started making
war and must press it to the limit of
American energy and resource.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
HEARD AND SEEN.

This - particularly noticeable e mea9e
time. and q man Who has besn Efvea ~
silence remembers II Tor q long TIME
The commandant started out 70 aiseovsr
Roadway. He disciplined the cadets
ofhcers in charge. and tried evefy trick
at his command. with no succees ~ all
The tomfooiery culminatsd--tn =
old dodge OF placing 4 bucket OF wa
ter over a doorway and arranging
strings so that when q person eneeFs
he is drenehed; That happened 70 Gen.
Of inspection. They knocked on Q stu
dents door and opened II quickly, to
find a man sick in bed and undoubtedly
on the peace and dignity Of the COM
mandant's presence. The ofncers were
soaked
In those days the ofilcers wore long
plumes. which helped along the likeness
The loss of dignity was SO great that
life Imprisonment or perhaps An execu-
ton by a shooting squad ana al that
But the commandment could never find
the slightest clue. He lined up the
cadets. asked every man who took part
in the bitter attack upon him and
Pershing and their plumes and military
Not a man moved:
'All those who have had nothing %
do with this matter step forward"
The entire corps took ono stop. simui-
taneously. ,.,--
That was twenty years ago--4t 10 UNI
derstood that Cen Pershtng has never
found out who placed that water
e Comma opened tho door. 80"
Champ Clark, for a plain. homssppA
American. has q terrific lot OF alpha
! betical disarrangementsa after his mama
For one thing. he Is an IL. D. three
| times. and Ii. D. raised to the third
power certainly presupposes . large
| amount Of knowledge. Ono OF thSse de-
grees reached him only a few days ago.
nearly half a century after he had been
fired from Kentucky University.
It came about in this way: Two men
jumped on the young Beauchamr Clark
when he was in his senior year and
were giving him consideraSle Of .
pounding. Clark was mad and In his
rage endeavored to puncturs one offhis
assailants with a shot from an old
fashioned pepper-pot pistol This
| scrape resulted in Clark going before
the faculty. which was evenly divided
for and against expelling the boy. Tho
and the man acting in his plAc6 had .
son at the school who would be in line
for honors II Clark. who was neafly.top
man. should be fired.
Well, Clark was fired: but when the
president Of the university returned he
revoked the order, but Clark w1S sore
| then and had left for good. HA went to
Bethany College then. and did the Jun.
Tor and senior years In one. He ar.
| rived at the college with $3.50 in his
pockets and lived the entire school year
on that sum. When he graduated he
had an average Of ss.ss per. cent. and
the missing two-tenths Of / per cent
came about because he contracted fndi.
gestion eating corned beef and cabbage
| at ono dinner in midterm. This little
| illness set him back a bit. just enough
to put him two-tenths to the bad on one
Of the monthly exams
Kentucky University. however. fail.
ing to give the Speaker q diploma ae
tho time he should have had II, in.
creased the degree and sent II to him at
the last commencement.
EARL GoUWN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Not long ago business men IN this
city were called upon by . handsome
and vell-appearing young fellow. who
capable and perfectly 1t. and he got
along we'll enough in his interviews
with employers until they asked him
where he Lived:
AT 1900 Pennsylvania avenue"
Then tho business men would move
off and mutter something about white
House cranks being loose again." and
the handsome young man would 60 on
his way.
However. he landed . Job after .
while with some one who didn't seem
to care where he lived He IL now in a
government position. having arrived
there by sheer dint Of nagging people
into listening to him.
His name Is Fitswilliam woodrow.
He is a relative Of President Wilson
and lives at the White House. which Is
1900 Pennsylvania avenue. He came to
Washington to land a Job. Tho Presi-
dent told him he could live At the
White House. but advised the lad to get
his job on his own merits.
He did.
Francis Peabody Of the council Of ma
tional defense was q witness before the
Senate committee on mines and min
Ing one day whom the subject discussed
war time:
What salary do you receive as MEM
Der Of the council?" asked Senator
Walsh.
We'll" said Mr.. Peabody, IT wouldn't
like to say. but the last time you and
! played golf you won two years pay
Mr.. Peabody is serving his country or
the council Of defense for one dollar q
year.
Once, when Ollie Newman and Gen
Pershing were at tho Military Acad.
envy at West Point
collie was a cadet and Gen. Pershins
was an instructor, and that was twenty
years ago.
the upper class was very much
impressed with itself and made life a
serious problem to the officers In
charge.
Those bold fourth year cadets spiked
the reveille gun. and tricked tho Of
ficers in so many ways that men or
duty at that time will never forget it
1t is said that practically every ofa.
Ger there ran the gantlet Of the dis
single exception Of Pershing. who was
popular. He alone escaped tho machine
tons of the cadets.
One day. though. he made a fatal mis-
take. In talking with a young lady
who had wide acquaintance with the
upper class he happened on a topic OF
conversation extremely dangerous. and
that was the relations OF the corps OF
cadets to the officers
They don't treat you badly at all.
said the girl.
ooh. no." said Pershing. II have them
bluffed.'
Well. the young woman couldn't wal,
until she had told the upper classmer
in her acquaintance, and around Yves,
Point there grew a feeling that thi.
Pershing person must be held strictly
to account.
They began by giving him the
silence" This. as many of you know. 1.
one of the most trying ordeals an army
officer is called up6n to stand. When.
ever the officer appears the cadets i'm
mediately take on gravelike silence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

From tile Baltimore American.
With Russian women arming for
war, the men are certain to follow
wherever they lead
From the Springfield Republican.
Whether Russia can como back is
yet to be seen, but an attack on an
eighteen-mile front Is a considerable
warming up for Its army.
From the indianapolis Star.
The bear that walks like man Is
beginning to show symptoms that he
is about through alternating.
From tbs Chicago News.
Russian patriots are quite willing to
talk things over with GermApy-4u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
RUSSIA AGAIN ON THE MOVE.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Russians were refreshed by their
rest.
From the Chicago Herald.
For the moment in truth. the con-
tinued success Of the revolution, the
development of the republic and the
triumph OF Russian arms seem to de-
volve upon Kerensky.
From the Chicago Tribune.
The resumption Of operations by
the Russian army is not only joyful
news for u.s. since we believe 1t will
bring peace much nearer, but It must
also be cause Of rejoicing to every in
telligent friend OF Russian freedom.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
GERMAN SPIES IN AMERICA.

From the New York World.
We shall have trouble with Gefman
spies until the end Of the war, and the
government should not be deferred by
sneers about spy hysteria from Using
every reasonable means at its COM
mand to safeguard its military opera.
tions.
From the Baltimore American 80 -
There is feeling that here In Mary
land there might be found q very pow
erful Illicit wireless plant. -'---
From the Boston Transcript.
Spies are sending news from WASH
ington to Berlin. but tho peril 10 be-
ing grappled with-the goyerntnent
has clapped q censorship on news from
Europe to America. .:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
DON'T YOU?

When you brag about your hunting
Bout your college days and ''punting''-
When you spout about the conquests you have
When you blow that you're a Joker,
Or about your luck at poker
Or the clever hands Of whist that you have
played
When you brag about your winning
From a lowly. meek beginning
How You climbed Fame's shaky ladder hfrl,
and higher
When you play the "Human Bellowss
With your boasting. honest fellows
Don't you hear voice behind you whisper.
sIIaIry
..---.--.-.- -BunalssNsws,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Don'tology.

Don't work too much :
Don't walk too much !.
Don't shirk too much ;
Don't talk too much.
Don't fret your mind
In tedium.
But seek to md
The medium.
Don't dine too much;
Don't play too much:
Don't wine too much
And weigh too much.
Don't make life quite
Ethereal
Don't be Downright
AAtsEtaL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
The Effect.

The Eject.
"What has been the effect Of prohi-
bition in Crimson Gulch?"
Beneficial, 1 should say" replied
Broncho Bob.
"Has intoxication ceased?"
"No. But it requires so much ex-
perience an determination that it's rap
idly fnishin' up the old topers an not
startin' any new ones"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

There is no need Of warning Russian
visitors against the attentions of the
plausible stranger. The promptness
with which suggestions Of a separate
peace were dismissed shows that the
Russian people can recognize the meth
DDS Of the confidence man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

to ind its white embroidered ffater.
nizing with tramp humanity and
whisked 1t to her lap. the citizen took
the vacated seat and said some Kindly
trife.
Romeo. doubtless encouraged by the
victorious fact that he had Just figured
up as a lady killer. and feeling. maybe,
that the man who spoke tho kindly
back them. made apologetic reference
to having walked from tideWateF
Virginia looking for work.
That was all there was to IT, except
that as one passenger got out she won.
dered ff-if:
The man who wanted work ana the
man who looked as II he could give IL
had been brought together purposeiy.
And II it had been intended that .
little child should lead themz
81
A woman walked in a green and
silent place until she came to . certain
tree. Under the tree was heaped q pile
Of earth. AZ she paused to consider
the thing it stood. for. a bell toIled in
single strokes. and to its slow mourn.
fulness was added the grinding OF
wheels on gravel. Tho woman knew
the meaning Of the bell. 80 she vent I.
little way up the grassy slope and
stood under another tree. The wheels
stopped and men and women. came
along one of the paths following q
casket covered with a flag. Tho men
who carried it wore bronze medals on
their breasts and that made the woman
know that in the casket lay . son Of
the Grand Army, who had been mus
tered out by the greatest of all Com
manders to join the army Of the Lord:
And the men and women who loved
him had brought him to sleep under
the shade of the tree. .,--.
A black-robed priest began the last
sacred service that consigned dust to
dust and when he had stepped aside
the men with medals on their breasts
stood at the head and foot Of the
grave. One of them, in closing q trib-
ute to-his comrade. cast a wreath Of
bay leaves on the lowered casKet.
Another ended a prayer by stretching
deepness and dropping into It q beau
TRULY fresh pink rose. A third man
let futter from his fingers a few bay
leaves. another scattered pinch Of
to the things of this earth. the man
at the head of the grave dropped into
1t a tiny flag that rippled as Il fell.
When the people had gone sorrow.
sunshine and the silence, a bird dew
to the tree and sang joyously above
the grave. >And it seemed to the
woman that no Easter choir had ever
Rl6QAG08k
"Alleluia! He is risen"
A dog limped along Market spaea,
with one paw drawn up and bleeding.
Many people paused to pity tho Door
little thing. but-this is busy world,
nefghbors.
Finally two women stopped to com.
miserate the suffering they could not
allay:
IF could only catch boy. I'd pay
him to take the poor little fellow some.
where to be attended to-"
Don't fret yourself. lady"-the ad.
vice came from a passing man-"the
dog is a thoroughbred. and somepody
VIII be sure to snatch him up and care
Tor him for the sake Of the reward"
Money means a heap, even to a.doess
The woman sighed 1t as she and her
companion went one way. leavinE the
dog to limp on to his fate
MAMIE LANCASTER,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

It must be admitted that WI Ting
fang's introduction Of the two-step in
China has not had the soothing social
and political effect that was hoped for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

The excitement aroused by the bureau
Of public information did not go SO far
as to prevent the Fourth of July from
holding on to its record as safe and
sane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

L W. W. people are accused Of plot
ting to burn wheat fields. Arson would
be the least Of the charges to be brought
against an offender who made the at
tempt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PH1LASDER JOHNSON.

More Than Matter Of Appearance.
~ don't see so much difference be-
tween the way Gladys dresses for the
street and the way she dresses to go
swimming" remarked Mr.. Cumrox.
"But there is great difference" re-
piled his wife. "The bathing suit has to
be made of material that won't shrink
or fade"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

The plain people of all nations are
now expected to think in terms of mil
lions and billions, while they save the
potato Feelings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

By this time German officers have
probably succeeded in reminding the
Me1icans that the United States people
are generous and forbearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT Is DOING

That the farmers Of tho country are
adopting moro and more the practice
Of analysing their
Manapament business carefully
and using this anal
u Inc Tarms' ysis in keeping books
is the opinion of experts in the Office
of farm management OF the Depart
ment Of Agriculture
It Is interesting to note in this con-
nection that the office OF farm man.
agement. which is trying in every way
to help build up the farming business
has provided blanks for use in analyz-
ing a farm business in such q way that
the farmer can readily ascertain the
various sources from which he derives
his income, the ways in which he
spends his money, the total income
from the farm and the amount which
should be charged of for interest on
his investment.
County agents Of the department. It
is said. make good use of these blanks.
They take them to the farmer. sit down
with him and work out with him a
complete analysis Of his business so
that he Is able to see exactly in what
respects he Is losing money and in
what respects he is making 1t.
Furthermore these blanks are fire.
the department for advice and assist
ance. In many cases it is customary
to request the inquirer to analyze his
business The information thus OBJ
tanned Is compared with similar infor-
nation on file in the department and
the specialists in the office of farm
arrangements are thus enabled to point
out the mistakes which are causing
trouble in any one individual case. 1t
may be found, for example, that a
dairyman is spending from three to
four times as much money for labor as
a similar scale.
To secure the necessary data that
enable the department to determine
whether or not q farmer is conducting
his business as efficiently in any one re-
spect as he should, extensive farm sur
veys are made in representative locali-
ties. A group of from 500 to TOO con-
tiguous farms is selected, and a de-
tailed analysis of the business of each
one of these made by trained experts
They ascertain what the investment is
how much of It Is in land and .build-
inss and how much in live stock, ma
chinery, feed, supplies etc The pro-
duction of the farm in crops and live
stock Is next studied and the returns
from the sales of all products ascer-
tanned. The survey also includes an
estimate of the amount Of depreciation
of the buildings. work stock. ma
chinery. etc, on the farm. With this
information it is possible to determine
approximately what the average farm
err in that section is doing, and when
this average is compared with inli-
vidual cases 1t is possible to throw
light on why the prosperous farmer is
succeeding and why his less fortunate
neighbor is not.
1t is said that approximately one
third of the farmers who have been
induced to ana1yze their business In
this way are now keeping books. Hith-
erto. say these farm experts. many
farmers have been discouraged from
this by the apparent complexity of the
systems employed. By simplifying
these systems so that the farmer can
tell what the figures are all about and
how to use them the department is
greatly increasing the amount Of book
keeping being done on the farms Of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Potomac Water
Power Plan,


the industries at Washington. In The
of affairs in Georgetown" is an arti-
Gle descriptive Of the latest enterprise
along this line:
THE immense water power of the
Potomac river Just above this city the
great and constant volume of water
in the river falls about thirty-five feet
in few miles) has hitherto been only
. Mas nena es DIAN daR to at
ply water to feed the lower level of
the canal and was constructed without
any special view to the use of the
ton. Manufactures have. however.
been built along its banks and the wa
ter now drives seven large flour mills
one paper mill. one distillery and the
docks in Georgetown. The work is
hardly of sufficient, capacity at
present to furnish water for all
these purposes. and when the Potomac
pended or retarded. With a supply of
water in the river for all practical
purposes unlimited and needing only a
comparatively small sum to make it
front rank of manufacturing cities. this
state of things ought not to continue.
Large cities have been built up in the
north with not so good and available
tenth Of the natural advantages of
Georgetown. At meeting of the prom
inent citizens of the Merchants E2-
change on Saturday the subject was
fully discussed and proposals for forming
the Potomac Water Power Company of
GEORGETOWN. D. c., were read and consid-
cred. A fellow citizen, Henry H. Dodge.
has secured a grant from the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company of the surplus
water power on the Georgetown level
of the canal now existing, and to be
created by an improvement Of the feed
er and dam of Little Falls. And he
proposes to organize a company with
a capital stock of $4,000 with the
privilege of increasing the same to
$500, 900"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Among the examples Of optimistic
elaboration may be recalled the Prus-
sian arrangements for dinner in Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Absence Of fireworks does not always
prevent the Fourth of July from being
a very much overworked holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

"a mule" said Uncle Eben, SHOULD
be warnin' against kickin'. De better
he does it, de more unpopular he gifts"