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The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
First Laws, and Others.

"We fighting for self-preservation, the first
law of nature" says one of the big German auto
Gratis, "and are justified, whatever do"
It's lie, and German. Self-preServation is not
the first law of nature. The first law of nature
is preservation OF others, is proved by the
mother-rat, hound bird, tiger or human-who al
ways puts her body and life between her brood
and threatening death disaster.
Self-preservation the first law OF primordial
man. Had he stuck to that notion he would still
be wearing a brow covered with bears hair and a
jaw fit only for carcking nuts. But he didn't Mil
lions of years ago, perhaps, he got glimmer of
the advantages in community life and interests,
the preservation and progression OF Others as we'll
as of himself
Germany is the primordia among nations. rela-
tive to other nations, but she goes to the limit.
With her. it is not only herself first but herself
altogether. She is the cave-man nation, insisting
that all other nations live in her OF cave
her OF nuts, travel all-fours in her sort Of
fashion.
Thanks be to heaven, America will sit down
at the peace table with little thought OF No or
self-advantage that which must come nat
urally to her, through advancement of the whole
All that President Wilson has said about
the merciful, civilized treatment OF the German
people, after this war madness is at an end, was
mighty we'll said
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
The Question Of Rates.

Business men of the nation arc protesting some
interest in the railroad bill, and particularly, that
feature Of it which pertains to rate-making. -,
The business men want the Interstate Com,
merce Commission to retain its rate-making func-
tons. They think this is necessary to- the sue
cessful operation of the roads by the government
The administration forces, thus far, have indi-
Gated that they believe this power should be vested
in the President and that he should exercise it, to
the total disregard OF the Interstate body.
At this writing the Senate and House appear
to be at loggerheads over the proposal. There is
only one chance that they be brought to-
gether-and this is that the President himself will
say what he believes Congress should do with the
point
We don't want to suggest to the Executive
what his course shall be, but do think, if he
has sufficient confidence in the Interstate Com
mission, he could very we'll allow that body to re-
tain its present functions.
For the President is already loaded down with
duties. And it is reasonable to suppose that if he
assumed this new duty-which is not only most
arduous but also supremey complicated-he would
delegate the power of determination to other hands
AS long as he is going to do this, therefore, what
body is better prepared to pass upon rates than
the body which has been doing this very thing for
several years, and which probably has better
understanding of them than any other body
individual has who might be called into the equa
tion on the spur of the moment?
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
The Significance of jerusalem, F all.

The chief significance OF the British
capture Of Jerusalem is political and
sentimental rather than military. Yet
the results may in the end prove more
favorable for the allies than a victory
of considerably greater strategic i'm
porlanCc Who that ever read the his
tory Of the great Crusades was not
thrilled by the news that the descend
ants of Richard Lion Heart had sue
ceeded where he failed so gloriously
centuries ago? How many hundreds
OF thousands or gallant knights wear
ing tho cross on their breasts would
rejoice at the glad tidngs after more
than six centuries have passed with
the city in Pagan hands. II must be
remembered also that Jerusalem is
holy ground for the Mohammcdan as
well as for Christian and Jew. The
British government is making shrewd
political capital out Of this victory
hy placing Mohammedans in control
Of their own shrines and holy places,
while carefully safeguarding the rights
of Christians and holdinS out to the
Z,onists the promise Of an autonomous
Jewish state in Palestine. Another
significant aspect is that with the fan
Of Jerusalem. the last Of the really
n, at Moha ammedan holy places passes
out of the control of the Turks-Les-
lies.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
The Final Punch.
By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.

Over the top!' is clarion cry
Which quicikens the blood and lights the eye,
For over the top is the way to go
To beat the embattled, bumptious foe,
The foe, who has kept you body and soul,
In the burrows of earth, like a man-sized mole.
"Over the top" with bounding heart,
But the top is just the start
What drains the grains of fellows sand
Is the long, long stretch of No Mans Land.
Where you may not hurry, nor waste your breath,
But lope along in the rain of death,
Where the many fall that the few survive,
To draw the sting of the hostile hive,
Where you can't hit back, but must plug along
To come to the finish staunch and strong.
Not yet, not yet, have YOU done your bit;
Not yet, not yet, have you made your hit
You have tossed your life in the whirpool's breath,
With a smiling eye you have raced with death,
And now, after all you have dared and done,
You are face to face with the hardy Hun.
And now, somehow, you've personal hunch
You have got to be there with the final punch.
So, all through life, there are chaps who blench
At none of the tasks of the toilsome trench.
There is always brave and a bounteous crop
OF the eager and glad TO go the top
There are many who meet the hard demand
OF the stoical trip across No Mans Land,
But the fellows who count, out of all the bunch,
Are the ones who ard there with the final punchl
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The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
LONDON In WAR TIMES.

Certainly there is a change in Lon
don. You keep telling yourself that
the place has taken on a totally
new aspect A few women in black
cause YOU to suspect, just for a mo-
ment. that the death of some royal
parsonage has plunged the city into
mourning: then the predominance OF
color makes YOU discard that the
Ory. A group of men pass in bright
blue suits. laughing a little, though
several of them are on crutches:
there is a Good deal of khaki: and
those women-there are so many hur-
rying along-are too busy for grief:
besides. what of the unaccountable
uniform? You glance up at the ra-
diant sky. at the luxuriant green
foliage of the trees and the pink
hawthorn ahloom, at the old women
guarding flower stalls that blaze
with cornfiOwers and scarlet peonies.
Yet there seems to be a new pur-
pose about everything.
You are attracted by a crowd. and,
in the distance. in front Of Bucking-
ham Palace. you see bobbing red
coats on horses. several important
looking carriages and guard of
men in khaki. Birthday honurs-
decorations p Hyde Park by Al
bert Gate; YOU hear someone ex-
planning about it all. A fat woman
hawls out something about.
Penny! Commemoration a penny,
Souvenir on a pocket 'ankerchie' a
penny; all on pocket 'ankerchie'
a penny"
You are amused by an old man
in straw hat with small I-nicn
Jacks and Stars and Stripes stuck
in his hat-band; another penny for
them.
And when you are held up in the
traffic. You laugh when a little boy
points to two aeroplanes in the sky
and asks his mother
rs that the King and Oueeno''
But the crowd. however sood-ua-
tured. is too thick not to ohstruct
your view. You, certainly. are not
destined to see the King and Queen
unless in the air. Besides. the taxi
fare is mounting up. Not that the
clock has climbed so appallingIy as
it would in New York, but after
all. a tourist in comma ra tiyeIy
strange country must be careful
Leslie's.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
Gathering Round the Lamp.

The morning newspaper is coming into its
in Washington as each day passes This is due
to several things besides the all important fact
that most of the real news of the day appears
first in the morning newspaper.
Then, too, let the thought dwell for moment
in your active mind. There is no more gathering
round the library lamp" In the old days when
families lived more within themselves the par
ents and children would seek their favorite corner
for reading of the newspaper or a magazine
Today the magazine to certain extent has
taken the place of the evening newspaper and
there magazines for every member of the
family. Then, too, the parks and Fairgrounds lure
many from the evening lamp" and life in the
open is preferable to life in perhaps stufy house.
But here is the real reason why less people are
reading the evening paper. and more reading the
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
Marvellous Speed Attained
With New TeIeeraph

Within the past few weeks a sew
en-league stride has been made in
high-speed telegraphy, says the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. An appara-
tus. which in actual tests has proved
it's ability to transmit over a single
grounded wire 5000 words a minute,
has been evolved.
The real significance of this escapes
one until 1t is realized that 5000 words
set in type will fill seven and one
half standard magazine pages
Details of what appears to be an
epoch-making achievement must be
withheld for military reasons. 1t is
a war invention and has for its chief
purpose the liberation of hundreds Of
expert operators for the Signal Corps
without disorganiZing our much-need- =
ed commercial lines. No secret is di-
vulged, however. when the apparatus
is described as a printing-telegraph
system depending upon a universally
used recording instrument that has
never before been associated with
telegraph u" The system is appli-
cable to wireless but so far has not
been actually used in connection with
If
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
Gets Into Navy.

The chief yeoman at the naval re-
cruiting station at Dallas. Tex, faced
a puzzle when a young man, almost
perfect physically. but who said he
did not know his name, knew no
place to call home and could not re-
member ever having seen his parents,
applied for enlistment in the navy.
The only name he knew. according
to the applicant, was "Puddy."
The chief yeoman entertained seri-
Gus doubts as to whether he could
accept the man. but at the insistence
of the applicant, called in Capt. Wal
ter Ball. chief recruiting officer.
After hearing the mans story, Capt.
Ball said:
"I now christen you John Puddy.
aged Is, and tell you that your home
is in Fort Worth"
John Puddy was accepted later and
enlisted In the navy.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
Evidence Of Wisdom.

Reference a social session made to va
rious evidences of great wisdom when Representa-
tive Alfred G. Allen recalled incident along that
line.
Recently young man became enamoured of
beautiful girl and eventually proposing marriage
he told by the fair that he would have to
consult her father e.
by the way, Gladys" remarked the stern par
ent returning home to dinner the next evening,
that young man who wants to marry you has more
brains than gave him credit for"
"Oh, papa," was the rather pleased rejonder of
Gladys, do you really mean it,"
yes" came the joy-killing response of father.
Instead OF coming to see me he called me up on
the telephone. Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
SUFFRAGISTS ARGUE
UP To PRESIDENT
Georgians Have Lively Battle.
Women Winning Out.

President Wilson came in for a bit
OF criticism.
The well-known but elusive South
ern chivalry" made its inevitable ap-
pearance and inglorious exit.
1t happened last night at the month
ly meeting Of the Georgia Society. and
the cause was The Cause OF Suffrage
no less,
1t was the liveliest scrap in the his
tory Of the society. 1t arose from a
resolution introduced at the request
of suffrage leaders in Washington,
calling upon the President. the Dem
ocratic leader in Congress and the
Representatives from Georgia to back
the Federal Suffrage Amendment.
Somebody suggested that it was safe
to follow the Presidents lead.
President Wilson is not a what
you'd-can radical suffragette." began
d. c. Meredith, a new member of the
society. and he only gave the wom-
en- a hint that he would sponsor wom-
an suffrage in order to get their vote
in the last election
1t was like a bomb-shen
Didn't you know that he had ask
ed Congress to submit the Federal
amendment" asked a girl
"Oh, did he?" said Mr.. Meredith.
A verbal battle then ragged.
Not a woman raised her voice
against the resolution, while several
spoke strongly in favor of it. Some
men were among the pros
Oh, yes, the ladies won out. It was
a close fight. the resolution carrying.
10 for and 9 against.
The Georgia Society is on record for
suffrage, and II the Georgia Congress
men don't know about it. it won't
be the fault of the women members
Of the organization
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
|. Army and Nav Neyygss;
Best Service Column in fie civ

Willis, John II. Caldwell, Maurice T.
Heaiey, Leon c. stoweli. william N
Gray. Henry =. Abbott, Eugene ".
Allen, Harold n Baker, Laurence A.
Baldwin. Samuel z. Bardeli, Merwyn
r. Barnthouse, Clarence w. Bethoi,
George K. Bennet. Leland J. Bond,
Mott ID. Brown. Jr.. John p. Bushnell.
Alfred c. Calm. Earle ]. Carleton.
Houghton Carr. Ernest II. Chase,
John W. Cook. Warren n. Cromiey,
Paul /. Burnham, Ralph =. Deems,
Stanley II. limerick, Eiwyn Evans.
Thomas A. Evans. Edwin W. Fierke.
Austin z. Filler, Abe II. Fleck. James
A. Fox. John II. Frederick. Herman
Friedman. Paul z. Greenwood. James
D. Gregg. John w. Gregg. Gordon
Z. Grifhths. Theodore A. Haish.
Charles S. Hand. Dell B. Hardin.
Cecil r. Harris. John J. Healy. Sidney
J. Hirschman. Alexander J. Jardine,
Clifford 1. JosephsOn. Frederic p.
Kirschner, Robert A Rohloss, Jr.,
William n. LaVon, Albert +. Lee.
Norton ]. Lustig. Graham 7. Lynch,
Joseph s. MAgee, Harold W. Mason.
Claire Mendel. Charles T. Metcslfe.
Paul II. McCuIloch. Cleve A NeMul-
len. Leonard A. McQuown. Henry c.
Minton, Jr.. Charles b. James. Charles
B. Mhgus. Thomas s. Morgan, Leo
c. Aoser. Raymond r. Norwood.
Hawiey J. Otis. James B. Patterson.
Walter r. Payne. Roy f. Pushee.
Arthur J. Reinthal. Harry B. Robin
son, Walter c. Ross. Aeyer N. Rob-
inson, Raymond Sadler, Fred W.
Ssckett. William p. Sanford, LsU-
renee L. Schloss. Donald ID. Scheib.
Spencer s. Shannon, William p
Stuckls, Theodore L. Toline, Henry
c. Wathen, Robert II. wessman, Har-
old B. Williams, Ray l. Wilson, Ken
meth c. Witherow and William W
Wooster.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05
LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
by John kendrIck Banrs.
THE RIVER.
by John ]
Copyright, lsls.)

Life's like a river broad to me
That flows forever toward the sea.
Now calm as any tranquil sky
That never gladdened mortal eye,
And now a rushing torrent full
OF dangers dark and terrible;
Yet through the stress of troublous
ways,
AS through the peace of Joyous days,
Forever on its waters roll
Straight TO the everlasting goal
As you and I. our journey run,
Will come at last into our own.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

morning paper-everybody and his wife and his
children are going to the thesters and the movies
Monday night, for instance, 10000 persons visited
the theaters of Washington. Forty thousand is a
real crowd.
Is it any wonder The Herald, appealing to the
home as it does, is being read by 10000 moro s1b
scribers than it had month ago?
They're reading the advertisements. in the
morning, too
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

Third Liberty Loan opens April 6, and by
April I you will have figured out what your in
come tax is Oh happy day Oh happy day!
When we can put that tax away.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

England saves France from Germany and
Japan proposes to Russia from Germany.
War certainly can beat politics at making strange
bed-fellows
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

Tenants in a New York apartment house ten
dered a vote of thanks the janitor because
their flats day last week Maybe
the house was on fire.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

Roosevelt" says the newspapers, "is back with
the Republican party" Meaning, guess, that
the Republican party is back with Roosevelt
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

1t is rumored in Russia that former Gar Nick
has divorced the Czarina and married a dancer.
Nick is determined to get benefit from the
revolution.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-05

Commander Earl P. Jessop. L. S.
y. one OF the officers who had a
prominent part in repairing the
German transatlantic liners seized
by the United States when war was
declared on Germany. is among ehe
officers who were recently commits
stoned as captains by President
Wilson. One Of the vessels outfitted
for war purposes by Capt Jessop
is the Leviathan. formerly the Ham
urgAmerican liner Vaterland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
Rev Dies From
Auto Accident
Is Third Fish Commissioner to Die
This Year-Parsons and Hath
away Preceded Him In Once.

John r. Rev. state commissioner
of game and inland fisheries, died yes
terday morning at 20 o'clock at his
home in Parksley. Virginia. as a re-
suit of internal. injuries sustained in
ar automobile accident on Sunday
near his home.
Mr.. Rev is the third fish commits
sioner to die in Office since the frst
of the year, John r. Parsons. whose
term of ONCE epded soon after the
inauguration of Governor Davis, COM
mitted suicide by shooting. in his Of
nee in Norfolk early in the year. Wal
ter F. Hathaway was then appointed
by the governor on February rs, and
took Office on March lst.
Mr.. Hathaway resigned in a short
while on account of Ill health. Then
Mr.. Rev. who was shellfish commits
sioner, assumed charge of the other
Office Mr.. Hathaway died last week
in Wytheville, where he had gone for
his health.
No definite information was obtain
able from Accomac yesterday as to
MIR, Rews death, the information be-
ing simply that his death was due 10
injuries received In an automobile ac-
cident
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
ROOSEVELT NOT TO BE
CANDIDATE FOR GOV.

New York. July 15.--Colonel Roose-
velt's neutrality respecting guherna-
torial candidates will be maintained
at the Republican state convention at
Saratoga next Thursday. It was an
nounced today. by his being escorted
to the speakers platform by the cam
pAign managers OF the rival factions
Former Congressman w w. Cocks.
manager for Governor Whitman. and
who managed Colonel ROOSEVELT
campaign together with the late Will
liam J. Yongs. when the colonel was
candidate for governor, will be one
OF the escorts. The other will be
Theodore Douglas Robinson. manager
for Attorney General Merton L. Lewis.
Governor Whitman.s opponent. Talk
of stampeding the convention for
ffeoosevett eticited the following from
Cocks today:
There will be no compromise can
didate. Whitmans majority is so
great that such a step is impossible.
Colonel Roosevelt will not be can
didate under any circumstances"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
JAPAN To BUILD
80 STEEL SHIPS
FOR GOVERNMENT
Award Is Additional to
Those to Be Made in
Chinese Yards.
OVERSEAS SERVICE
Will Be Equipped With
Guns and Gun Crew.
Boats to Garry
Supplies.
OVERSEAS SERVICE

washington. July l5.--The policy
-, ire United States was eroadehe"
+oaav with the announcement oY IN"
United States shipping board thAt c"f'
tracts for thirty additional steel cars
etaamshtps have been awarded TO 'he
Japanese shipyards
This announcement closely follo"s
that Of Saturday giving the news OF an
arrangement with the government
oyrnad KIargnan Dock and Engine
on-,,anv nj Shanghai. China. where
hv that company is 10 build l1o.o"u
iona Of steel ships for the Inlte"
States shipping board ,...
The shipping board has alreaay
chartered $50. 600 tons OF shlppiHs
$50. ranan and purchas ed another
127. zoo tons Some OF the shlpS VIZ
he eouipped with guns and gun crews
ard mn Immediately into the overseas
.arvtce TO carry men and supplies 70
E>rarre Others will he used IN the
roastwise and South American trades
replacing ard releasing oeher tonnage
for overseas service
Total contracts nov let 20 Japanese
shinbuilders provide for $50 900 IONS
rf shipping including nifty cargo car
~iers These will cost approximately
SIS 600 aon of which about s%o'oVo''
GAO has been expended the estimate
~ the shipping board. which was SUD
lifted TO the appropriations commit
tae Of the house, asked for an addi-
ftonal $4,000. 01e for this purpose
The shining board had also permitted
Janar to obtain 100. 00o tons Of steel
mates and will now provide 5000
tons for the new ships.
The letting OF contracts In hoth ia
pan and China for tbs construction al
shfps for strengthening the nshtinR
mower Of the United States, Will. " IL
believed have "A splendid effect ir
binding these nations to the cause" o'
the foes Of Germany. and In setting AT
example for the guidance or Russia
In her efforts TO come back to ar
organized state and renew the ira
aitional friendship with the tnitec
States which will align her amons
the nghting forces for the safety oi
democracy and stamp out the threat
of German domination over all the
peoples within her vast domain.
Friendships abroad are cernentec
by commence and overseas commence
is carried on by ships The shippins
board is not essentially diplomatic
agency OF the United states govern
ment, but through its joint contro
with the war trade board of large
part OF the free commerce OF the
world. 1t has been able TO accomplish
more In a practical way than could
have been done through regular dip
lomatic channels.
Other and bigger things are ir
prospect through the efforts OF tbs
shipping board. under the leadership
OF Chairman Edward y. Hurley, &
convince the nations of the world 81
the unselfsh motives of the Cnites
States in entering into the war. ane
that there In no Interior design tt
master thet commerce OF the world al
the expense of the smaller nations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-16
CAMP LEE TO HAVE
OFFICERS SCHOOL
Commandant at Y. ?. [. States
Instruction viii Open Very
Shortly to Men.
INFANTRY AND CALVARY
Must Be a e. S. Citizen and
Between 20 Years, s Months
and 40 Years-High
School Graduates.
INFANTRY AND CALVARY

Biacksburg. Va. July ls.--Colonei
". r Stone, commandant OF cadets
at the Virginia Polytechnic institute.
made the following statement yester-
day.
Central officers training schools
will be established and begin operat-
ing very soon for the training of can
didates for com missions. The school
for this section for infantry and cav
airy will be located at Camp Lee. Va !:
for field artillery al Camp Zachary
Taylor. Louisville. Ky: for machine
gun at Camp Hancock. Augusta, Ga.
The qualifications for eligibility
are between twenty years and eight
months and forty years; must be a
citizen Of the United States and must
not have been born In any of the
countries with which the United States
is at war or allies OF such countries;
must be graduate of high school
or have pursued an equivalent course
of instruction. For field artillery
candidates must have working
knowledge OF algebra TO include quad
ratio equations and of plane geom-
etry, A knowledge of trigonometry
is very desirable. Men having had a
previous scientific and technical edu-
cation and training are most desirable