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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
OFFHAND OPINIONS.

From the Richmead Times Dispateh.
Before long. paraphrasing the re-
port Of another famous warrior, Per-
sl1ing may say: 1--WE have Metz the
enemy and he is ours"
From the Philadelphia Inquifef.
Most householders will agree, how
ever, that there have been almost
enough $7-a-month raises In rent to
pay the cost Of the war.
From the Providence Journal.
The longer September continues to
give US these genial temperatures the
better II will be for those Of US who
are still worrying about our empty
coal bins.
From the Toledo Blade.
II Hindenburg il Watching his line
closely he can't help seeing that he
has a bite.
From the Springfield Republican.
The initiative in this war 10 the
mother of surprise and unity q oom-
mand is the -sire-of victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
The American "Spear Head"

Speculation has arisen with regard
TO the part to be played by the Ameri-
can forces in what is contemplated as
the big push" bringing the war to
the point of decision. For such push
is recognized as imminent, possibly
this autumn, more likely next spring.
And in the consideration of the mat
ter an important role has been assign
cd to our troops by the American peo-
pie, who hope to see the Stars and
Stripes at the front of the wedge
driven into the German lines and
bringing about disaster to the foe.
The recent operation at st. Mihiel
plainly suggests that the Americans
may, if not moved to another sector,
have this opportunity in ease Marshal
Foch decides to strike directly for Ger
man soil when the enemy has been
sufficiently weakened by the series of
drives elsewhere to promise success in
such an undertaking. Thus far in the
conduct of the allied operations ma
tional forces have generally been held
to specified areas. Thus the Belgians
have. as is eminently proper, been re-
tanned in their own territory, supple
mented on their right by the British,
who hold in turn definite sector as
far south as st. Quentin. The French
cover the area from st. Quentin to and
around the turn of the Verdun salient,
with Americans operating in aid in the
Aisne-V region. The Americans
then take up the line from northeast
of Nerdun to an undetermined point
south of Point a Mousson, with the
French, possibly with American aid,
holding the lower lines, running
through southwestern Alsace. There
are occasional breaks in this general
distribution of national forces, with
representatives of other powers here
and there. but generally this is the di-
vision of the field.
If the Americans are maintained in
their present position in chief, east of
Verdun. they are on the threshold of
Germany, and inasmuch as their ranks
are being recruited more rapidly than
those of any others. it is assured that
they will soon be formidable enough in
numbers to bear ttr brunt of drive.
Their quality is now recognized by
the French and British commanders.
Entire confidence is expressed in them
as aggressive fighters. 1t is not to be
doubted that Marshal Foeh. especially
in the light of the St. Mihiel opera
tion, will intrust to them the respon-
sibility of a vital thrust when the time
comes.
This position held by the Americans
Is especially advantageous for a stroke
at true German soil. Immediately be-
fore them lies Lorraine, which is still
regarded by France as her own. and
therefore not, strictly speaking, enemy
soil. But Prussia is only about thirty
miles from the American lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
1920.

The republicans of Illinois in state
convention yesterday cheered the mon
ton of Gov. Lowden's name in con-
jnection with the presidency. The
compliment was we'll deserved. The
governor is making good record in
office, and is an outstanding party man.
He lives in an outstanding state-the
leading state of the middle country.
Illinois is normally republican, and
yields influence at republican national
conventions.
The next republican national con-
vention is nearly two years away.
What the value of its nomination will
be depends on several things.
In some measure it depends on the
result of the November elections. If
the result is in favor of the repub-
licans, the party's prospects will
brighten considerably. We shall wit
ness furnishing of presidential
booms that did duty in 1916. But one
has disappeared-that of Mr.. Fair
banks, whom death has claimed. All
the others are in a fair state of pres
ervation, so to say.
In larger measure it depends on the
war and the wars developments. The
republicans might carry the next Con-
gress by big majority, and yet SUBJ
sequent performances in Europe under
the Presidents leadership might renew
his hold on the country, and make the
democratic nomination more valuable
than the other.
1t is common observation that no.
body's name is mentioned at demo-
cratic state conventions in connection
with that party's presidential nomina-
ton in 1920. Mr.. Wilson's friends do
not want his name mentioned, while
the friends of others do not want a
test of convention cheering at this
time. All seem to realize that the
game today is in the Presidents hands,
and that if he desires the third NOM
ination he can have it.
The democratic booms that did duty
at Baltimore in 1912 are, with one
exception, all in fair state of preser-
walton. The exception is the Bryan
boom. Although he retains his draw
ing power as a stumper and lecturer,
Mr.. Bryan as a political quantity has
lost influence in the past six years.
The loss is noticeable in his home
state in local affairs, and noticeable
elsewhere in the attitude of the Clark
men and the Wilson men. The former
still resent his course at the Baltimore
convention, while the latter have never
accepted the reason he gave for leav-
ing the cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
American Commerce
Following War.

American commerce
Following War. for foreign
commerce only, recently enacted by
Congress. is going to be one Of the
greatest helps to this country. at the
end of the present war, in maintain
ing it's place in trading among the
nations OF the world. This law will
have an important bearing In promot-
ing our foreign commerce, they think
It will strengthen one of the weakest
points in our foreign trade and VIII
give confidence to many a manufac-
turer and merchant to undertake for
eign business from which for lack Of
authority he felt himself excluded.
This country now holds the great
est reserve of gold the world has ever
On it, as a secure base, rests our ma
tional, state. municipal, corporate and
private credits. If It should be seri-
ously diminished the volume of cred
it's we can give would also be dimfn-
ished There are but few ways in
our credits depend. can be adequately
protected from economic attack.
, Among these methods are loans
abroad, investments abroad. sales
abroad, services abroad. BY one or an
other OF these methods or by combi-
nations of them we can keep the cur
rent Of exchange SO flowing that our
gold reserve may resist serious diminu-
ton. In go doing we conserve our
power to give credit. which is to say,
our power to do business on large
scale This means employment, actfv-
| ity, occupation. We are becoming ac-
customed to loans abroad. We are be-
ginning, but as yet only beginning, to
make investments abroad on any con-
siderable scale.
We are not yet rendering services
abroad on a large scale. such as In
surance or transportation. We must
hold as fully as we can the volume
of our foreign commerce intact II
we fail to take these economic move
ments at their true value, the COM
mercial experts say, the result will be
upon our own heads and we shall
have only ourselves to blame. We
may, indeed, continue as going con-
Germ, but we cannot hold a place Of
financial and industrial and CONNER
cial power in the world unless we
keep the credit-giving power. This
situation Is comparatively new to
Americans; it has como upon US sud-
denly; it has risen out Of the shock
of the war. It Is the moro necessary.
therefore, to make It plain that II we
would prosper to the full we can no
longer think the thought Of former
days OF relative isolation. We are In
the family of financial and COM
mercial world, and II We would keep
our place and influence therein we
must play our due part as one Of the
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Being proverbially dumb, the oyster
cannot be expected to explain why,
though captured at no great expense
and carried from no very distant wa
ters, he continues to advance in price
Of prodigious rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
The Flowing Bowl.

AuC GxOWAAS oVWA
Landlord, An the flowing bowl
And let the nectar trickle
With solace for the thirsty soul
Once plenteous for nickel.
Once generous depths Of amber
showed
In which to drown our troubles,
But now the glass is but load
OF empty froth and bubbles.
The price goes up, the glass grows
less
While literature extensive
Is dearly bought-which is, I CUES,
What makes it % -expenipa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Railway managers concede that Mr..
McAdoo has done wonderful things,
but are inclined to emphasize refer
ences to his advantage in not having
to argue with board of directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Gold-rimmcd eyeglasses may be
withdrawn from use in order to con-
serve the precious metal. This will be
encouragement to the man who made
physical defects an excuse for wearing
large ieweIry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

The Turks are notorious prevaricat-
ors, but when they are driven back
twelve or fifteen miles they call it a
defeat and not strategic retreat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

No new styles in straw hats are to
appear next season. The old-fash-
toned, broad brimmed kind that
farmers wear is expected to grow in
favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Oh looking over the vast area Of
turbulent territory in eastern Europe
and Asia which he has undertaken to
claim, the kaiser can scarcely escape
tthefear that he has become land poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Limited Requirement.

sHas Germany a work or fight
rulein
II don't know. Anyhow, just now,
it isn't q question of either. AL
that's expected of Prussian soldier
is to run"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Berlin is always willing ITO exchange
IDEAS" The only ideas she has applied
with any conspicuous effect in this war
have been obtained elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Base ball players who were expected
to work or fight are naturally tempted
to be good fellows and while away val
liable time by giving private exhibi-
tions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

"King Cotton" is reminded that this
is no time for monarchs to assert priv
ileges in the way Of royal sport at
public expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Two co1ofed registrants were stand
ing in line at the Franklin School
during the National Capitals recent
enrolment of its man power.
Two units in the nations total OF
100000 men regis
tered that day, these two boys-fol
they were only that-were talking
and laughing while they awaited their
turn to go into the schoolhouse and
sign up for Uncle Sam.
don't know what their converse
ton was about. but the short boy was
telling the tall boy:
'.Rilrs a hard nan to beat" he was
Saying.
Oats right" affirmed the other
with a knowing nod of shis head.
"Yessuh," said the first boy. 1.-THE
only way you kin beat i'm is to
cheat i'm" -......"..
"Jes' like de kaiser" said No. 2.
What dat you say-like de kaiser?'
shifted the cheat-'im-beat-'im boy
Pears to me you-all ought to know
better than dat"
well, you say 1t, then. What We
all got ter do ter beat de kaiser"
The other boy looked up and down
the line to see that everybody was
listening, and then said:
de way we is goin' ter beat de
kaiser is-beat 'im."
+
Two Frenchwomen, wives OF men,
bers Of one Of the French commits
sions sent to Washington by theil
government since the United States
entered the war, were riding home
on the street car the other night
The voices Of the women, although
modulated, attracted the attention OF
passengers nearby, as any foreign
tongue will. There is always some.
thing tantalixing in hearing some one
talking brightly away while YOU
yourself are utterly unable to under.
stand a thing that person says.
Persons on the car listened. but
very few, indeed, were able to under
stand a word. Women looked curl.
ously at each other, and would have
paid another fare, I'll bet, to have
been able to understand what the
Frenchwomen were talking about.
Was It the war? Was it Of heroe,
and heroines? Or the sacrifices o,
their native land for freedom?
It was the servant problem!
AS they rode homeward the TIVE
women were telling each other theil
experiences with servants in Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Kerensky has at least managed to
retire from Russian leadership clothed
with the obscurity which prevents him
from being a bomb target.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Statements as to Hindenburg's
health indicate that in the presence of
a Tuning HohenzoHern a strategic re-
treat leads to the doctors office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Cain.

Cain envied Abel, whom lie slew,
And when the deed was done
An outcast went to slay anew
And found the race of Hun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

So far, investigations Of why prices
60 up have served only to disclose the
fact that they are still doing so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Educational
Duplication.


analysed ana brought nearer to solu-
ton, according to experts of the bu-
reau In the survey Of the Iowa state
higher education institutions, for in
stance, the urgent problem Of duplf-
cation of effort among state educa-
tional institutions received the thor
ough treatment which it demanded.
Here, the officials point out. Is a
typical state educational problem that
is often quite impossible of solution
without recourse to some disinterest-
ed outside qualified agency that is
free from local prejudices.
In most states where the university
is at one place and the agricultural
college at another there is or has
been more or less friction between the
two Institutions. This friction is in
tensified in states where two strong
aggressive institutions have been de-
veloped, each striving to enlarge it's
field of operation. In some of these
states the agricultural college has
rapidly expanded into a technical uni
versity, while the university, striving
to become a modern Institution, to
train men and women for practical
pursuits and not alone for the older
professions of law, medicine, and
teaching, has also tended to become
a technical university. The problem
in these states is to eliminate, if
possible. unnecessary duplication of
work, with its accompanying ineffi-
cheney and waste of effort and money.
The question that comes up is, what
is justifiable duplication? During the
first two years of college work there
are certain fundamental branches
that are common to several of the
professional schools or colleges. The
offering Of these fundamental courses
at more than one institution does not
necessarily constitute unjustifiable or
unduly expensive duplication, say the
experts. There is unjustifiable dupli-
cation work when two or more insti-
tutions are doing work which might
be done more efficiently and more
economically, say the experts, and
that has been their Recommendation
in the survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

The Hun chemist who invented poi
son gas was one of those people who
start things they are unable to finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Berlin has it so arranged that Aus
tria must take the diplomatic rebuffs
Us we'll as physical punishment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Hog Island is still striving to de-
velop the type Of toiler who is glut-
ton for work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Not Lost.

"Was that fine U-boat losti" in
CURED the Prussian naval officer.
NO." replied his assistant. "That's
Just the trouble. It wasn't lost. Those
American gunners found it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

While the Atlantic cable brought
news from Europe in . few hours. re-
gions in the SOUTH
souxh American ern part Of the
Catastrophe. were s.iil removed
from these shores by many days In
point Of communication. For an OK.
ample, the hdings Of a disastrous
earthquake on the western coast Of
South America ON the 13th Of August.
1865, did not reach the United States
for . month. In The Star Of septsm-
Der II. 1855. is an account of the ca
tastrophe. in part, as follows:
ION the 18th ultimo a terrible earth
quake visited the cities along the coast
Of Peru and Ecuador. whereby $4,000
lives were lost and property valued at
three hundred millions of dollars was
the earthquake; the sea was terribly
agitated and flooded the land for q
great distance. AreQuipa, a city OF
5000 Inhabitants, was washed away
and scarcely q vestige remains. Over
400 lives wore lost here. africa. a
destroyed, leaving not a house stand
ing. Five hundred persisted here.
The tidal wave. which was forty feet
high, rolled with q terrific roar on
the shore, carrying ships farther on
land than ever known before. The
United States storeship FredonfA cap
sized; all on board lost. The Fredonia
had on board $1,S00,000 worth Of naval
stores. The vessel was rolled over and
smashed to atoms. The United States
steamer WAteree was carried half
mile inland and left high and dry.
Only one sailor was drowned. Owing
to the great distance she was carried
she can never get ahoat again. The
Peruvian corvette America was also
carried ashore. Thirty-three were
drowned from her. The American
merchantmen Rosa Rivers. the Eng
lish ship Chancellor, the French bark
Eduardo were also lost. The towns of
IQuiQue, MoQuega. Locumbia and Pr
saQua were entirely destroyed. Over
500 persisted at lQufQue. The Ameri-
can merchants lost heavily-nearly
all-and are totally ruined. The
towns Of IbaFra, San Pablo, AtuntaQue
and Imantad are in ruins. Where
Coatacheachi formerly stood is now a
lake. The populations Of the above
named towns were almost entirely
swept away. Pancho Puellaro and
Cachequanjo were also destroyed. The
dead are SO numerous that the surviv
ing Inhabitants have been forced to
fly from the stencil Of their purify
ing bodies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

. mangled in q fight with panther was
successfully amputated.
The Ward brothers cnalense, no 20
been accepted by the New Brunswick
crew, who were victorious 1t the In
ternational regatta At Paris. The iat-
ter crew proposes that the race oe
rowed six weeks hence on the Con-
necticut river at Springfield
So
Apropos Of the concluding para
graph in the above collection It 10 Of
interest to note from =
Washington letter to the editor print
ed in The Star OF Sep
4aonun8. tember Is, 1855, that
Yachting as q sport was by no means
defunct in tho local waters half q CEN
fury ago:
"seeinR an article in the Sunday
Chronicle Of the 18th instant relating 70
the yachts and regattas OF Waenine
ton, we beg leave, through the col
rect some of tho erroneous statements
made therein. During the course OF
the article it is stated that there mas
been but one regatta on the Potomac
within the memory OF the Oldest IN
name. owing its only interest TO the
presence Of one yacht from Phila-
delphia, yclept AldageR. Tho Per-
severance 10 degraded to hshing
smack with a crew OF one man ana .
boy The rest of our yachts are row.
boats Let US talk to this ancient
mariner
| "The fact is, there have been two
isuccessful regattas this summer, With
out the aid of the Aldager, in when
the following yachts participated, VIZ.
Sessford, General Grant. Fairy. Mai
tmfe, Ne-con- he-con, Mariner. National.
FOREGROUND and boat from the navy
yard, name unknown. Five OF the
above are sloop-rigged and hve are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the Aldager.
rior, in model. construction and speed
to the peerless (?) Philadelphia yacht
Some of our yachts can carry from
fifteen to twenty persons. none OF
them less than seven or eight. II tne
writer will take the trouble to como
| ing. it will afford us great pleasure
| to take him out and demonstrate to
his satisfaction that wo have yachts
of which even Washington need not
be ashamed"
| + X
! The woman esuffrage movement In
England was progressing steadily
| fifty years ago.
English Women though. as mas
heretofore been
Seek the Vote. noted in this col
umn, it was not successful there until
very long after Roadway had been
made in the United States. In The
Star of September II. 1855. is the fol-
lowing:
Gable dispatches say that the reg
istration of voters Dor the parlia-
mentary election in Great Britain 10
now being prosecuted throughout tho
kingdom AT many places women
have demanded that their names be
placed upon the lists of voters, upon
the ground that they possessed tho
property qualifications prescribed by
the reform bill. Six thousand women
claimed the right to be registered in
Manchester alone, and Miss Lydia
Becker delivered an address to the
loficials, but their claim was disal-
lowed A case was brought before
1.-THE Judges at Westminster and they
loverruled the application of women
to be registered. on the ground that
IMr. Mills amendment to- the reform
bill substituting the word person
for man was rejected and that there
by the intent and purpose Of the bill
Twas clearly indicated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
Odds and Ends
of Comment,

quips of the day. In The Star Of Sep
TENDER IA, 1865, is this collection:
"The very decol1ete styles of toilet
worn by our society queens last sea-
son are no longer fashionable. Fichus
and capes are worn with low-necked
dresses.
Parties in Cincinnati are still au-
thorized to put up forfeit for Hee.
nan to fight McCoole for $4,000 a side
The matter will soon be brought to a
head.
"If the word tcabled' is allowed an
exchange is Of the opinion that we
shall then have people 'steamboated
to Albany, CARED to Philadelphia
'schoonered' to the oyster beds, and
'slooped' through Plum Gut.
Zone of the tigers in Forepaugh's
menagerie was placed under the influ-
ence Of chloroform at Tiffin, on Sun
day. and leg which had been badly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Various ways in which the housewife
can use honey to advantage are sug-
gested by experts of
Honey as Sugar the Department OF
Substitute. country honey ba.
hitherto not been in as common use as
in Europe, especially in cookery. 1t is,
however, comparatively simple matter
to substitute it in many recipes for COM
mon sugar or for molasses, and when
this is done the resulting flavor is often
both novel and agreeable.
One Of the great advantages in the
use Of honey is that cakes made with it
will keep much longer than those made
with sugar. A honey cake made with
butter, for instance, win keep its quality
until the butter grows rancid. and one
made without butter will keep fresh for
months. For this reason honey is espe-
cially useful in recipes that call for no
butter. Icing made with honey has the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Attitude.

"What is your attitude on the liquor
question:"
"There amt no attitude any more"
replied Uncle Bill Bottletop; "but my
favorite attitude used to be one foot
on the rail and an elbow on the bar"
"Many a man OATS as busy as a bee"
said Uncle Eben, fuses up all his time
buzzin' an don't make no honey"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

In some of the surveys that the
bureau of education has made many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Among the bits of current comment
printed here and there to fill columns