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The Washington herald., 1918-06-16
Conserving Clothea

That we must conserve clothes
ID an acknowledge fact; btu let ne
for ourselves and country's sake
economire fashionably." says Grace
Margaret Gould. the fashion expert.
in the woman's Home Companion.
Wear out your old bIouses, to be
sure. but see TO 1t that they do war
styles Justice. The blouse with the
season-before-last collar. the blouse
with the frayed lace edge. the blouse
with the unbecominE neck line,
these can all be made things OF
beauty and soy for the summer By
adding bosoms. collars and cuffs OF
contrasting material For she who
dares the youthful fashions, there 4,
the new nat Buster Brown collar.
while the mature woman has varia-
lions Of the shawl collar"
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The opening Performance Of she
Burnt Her Fingers" the new Cosmo
Hamilton comedy which Selwyn and
Company are bringing to the Belasco
this week. VIII be given in aid OF
the war savings committee and half
the price Of the tickets will be re-
funded to the purchasers in the form
Of thrift stamps These Monday
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proposed we would at once lose our
character.
An ofiicer's uniform. particularly
when the officer Is serving abroad.
performs much the same function as
the national dag. II our ensign IL
floating over a ship or shore estab-
lishment rybody knows at once
that that ship or shore establish
ment IL distinctively American. The
same applies to an ofilcer seen in
our uniform. Change the uniform
to one almost exactly the same as
that Of foreign officers and the
principal function Of the uniform
disappears. It does not indicate
either the nationality or the SER
vice to which you belong.
1t should therefore be apparent
that II our present uniform is so
Objectionable as to require a change
the first requirement of the new
uniform Is that It should not CLOSELY
resemble any other naval uniform.
You should be able to tell at a
glance. and at q considerable dis
tance that the wearer Is an Ameri-
can naval officer. -,
Our Uniform known.
When our naval forces first began
their operations In European waters.
our naval uniform was practically un-
known to the civil population. 1t re-
Quired considerable time. through the
publication Of numerous photographs
OF our people In their various activi-
ties, to make this uniform sufficiently
known. It was very desirable that
this should be achieved. Once It was
achieved 1t enabled both the foreign
military services and the civilian
population to show the wearers the
respect which they felt for than. To
change the uniform now would be to
merge our identity with that Of for
eign naval officers and thus lose the
benefits indicated.
The above considerations are pre-
sented in the conviction that they will
be of interest to q considerable num-
ber Of your readers. Very sincerely
yours,
WILLIAM s. SIMS,
Vice Admiral, u. s. Navy,
Z. 8. Naval Forces Operating in
European Waters.
U. s. s. Melville, Flagship,
May II, 1918.
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Admiral Sims Aims Wit at
Proposed Comfy" Uniforms
Garment Wished for by Many Navy Officers
Has Advantages of Kimono, But Lacks
Military Requisites.

to an even greater degree of the
navies.
abler
(b) so, why?
Q.--6. II 1t Is desirable that a
uniform should indicate the nation
and service to which an officer be-
longs. should not the uniform be
such that the nation and service
of the wearer should be recogni-
Fable at q considerable distance
say. across a street?
Q.-7. When q uniform has been
worn for many years and conse-
quently represents. both at home
and abroad. the wearer's nation, in
much the same way that the ma
tional flag does. should there not
be reasons much more urgent than
convenience, position Of pockets.
etc, for changing II?
Q.-s. Assuming that the reasons
for changing our uniform are so ur.
gent as to render a change impera-
tive, should not the new uniform be
distinctive? That is, should 1t not
be such as to be at once recognizable
as that Of an American naval ON
Ger. seen at a considerable distance7 2
Q.-9. The Photographic records Of
this war. already made and to be
made. will become historical. Is IL
desirable that the final records OF
our navy be confused by changing
the uniform to one so nearly identical
with that of the British as to be
practically unacceptable in such
records?
Answers Were Plain.
The answers to these questions
brought out the fact that uniforms
are essential to the elevation of mo.
rale; that they are essential to the
recognition Of the oficer as a source
Of authority: that they should be
different from those OF other services
and distinctive OF our own service;
that they should be at once recognize
bic at, considerable distance, SO
as to indicate the nation and service
to which an officer belongs; thab
the uniform should not be changed
except for urgent reasons; and that
it Is not desirable that the final pho
tographic records OF the navy in this
war, that are now being made, should
be confused by changing the uni
form for one so nearly identical with
that of the British as to be prac-
tically unacceptable in such rec
ords.
I would earnestly recommend that
any officer who IL contemplating the
desirability Of the comfy features
Of a uniform should seriously con-
slider the above questions, in order
to determine in his mind whether
the features connected with con-
venience should be given more
weight than those considerations
which have induced us, and all 9th
er nations, to put our oficers in dis
tinct uniforms.
I think the serious consideration
I recommended will show that IL we
should adopt the British uniform
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A Little Extra Sugar Saving.

A woman reader OF the woman's
Home Companion makes the sug-
gestion:
Here is the method use In
cooking rhubarb and other acid
fruits. and I nnd that I save fully
half the usual amount Of sugar:
Pour boiling water over rhubarb
cut In small pieces. Bring all to
. boil. then drain on all water. thus
removing much acid. Add fresh
water. cook till soft. and sweeten
as desired All rhubarb may be
prepared in this way for canning,
conserve or sauce. II pineapple or
strawberries are to. be combined
with the rhubarb. cook each fruit
separately. and combine just before
putting in cans"
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CLUB NOTES.
AdeIaIae panleIr unit.


The Adelaide Daniels Unit Of the
Naval Auxiliary Of the Red Cross was
entertained wednesday evening by
Mrs. Goodwin d. Ellsworth, the cap
tain Of the unit. at her home In 0irard
street The reception was given that
the members might meet Mrs.
Daniels, and the Informal talk that
Mrs. Daniels gave during the evening
was one Of encouragement and cheer,
and gave an insight into the personal
work she ts doing, ~ well a. the
general work Of the naval auxiliary.
Miss Hilda Fletcher. State Regent Of
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton, also talked to the unit. Ade-
laide Worth Bsgiey. mother Of Mrs.
Daniels, was present
Lucy Holcomb Chapter, N. 8. ID. A.
R.. met for their last business meet
ing Of the year at the home of Mrs.
Edwin A. Hill. The following ofacer.
were elected: Regent, Miss Alice 3.
Sanger; vice regent, Mrs. r. z Cum
treasurer. Niss Lille Hazel-
ton: corresponding secretary, Miss
Alice Short; recording secretary, Miss
Marie Stewart: historian, Mrs. Ed
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Great Falls Park.

A days delightful enjoyment Is to
be had at picturesque and historic
Great Falls Park, where there are
free concerts. free dancing. free mo-
ton pictures and other amusements.
Today's musical program by the La
dies Liberty Orchestra will feature
both sacred and patriotic numeers.
Newcomers to the National Capital
will find the many historic remains
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night BENEFITS which the management
of the BeIasco has instituted this
month to aid the drive proved an Inn
mediate success on the opening Of
the comedy, Tea for Three"
Edith Taliaferro Is to be seen in
q new play entitled THE Best Sell
ers." By Roy and Kenneth webb. at
the Actors and Authors Theater in
New York.
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

trip takes Just an hour. Although
the evening trips at present are
the most popular. many persons for
tunate enough to have short vaca-
tions are visiting the resort dur
ing the day. enjoying bathing. boat
ing, grabbing. and excellent fishing.
Free dancing IL especially popu-
lar. music being furnished by an
orchestra under direction of Bert
of this city.
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PRESS AGENT GOSSIP
ABOUT THEIR WARES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

was the nerve-racking experience OF
the Gish sisters. Lillian and Dorothy.
who. with their mother. accompanied
d. W. Griffith to the very front line
trenches Of Flanders to secure the i'm
portant scenes for Hearts Of the
World" now attracting capacity au-
diences to Polls.
The Gish family. with Robert Har-
ron. Joseph Crowell. Kate Bra>
Master Ben Alexander (aged six),
Robert Anderson, George Fawcett.
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= Lc. r. to the Editor Of the Army
and Navy Register.

- LE- n to the Editor OF the Army
and Navy Register.
81: For q considerable time there
has bosn considerable agitation for the
a5oytion Of q new service uniform for
aas sGzeers Of the navy. II my memory
esfvss me, It was proposed that. in
pislcs Il the present so-caIled blouse.
~ should adopt q blue kimono, the
ai.egea advantages being that:
Cd II will discourage putting hands
81 ale trouser pockets.
u u is more comfortable even In
any abnormal position of the body.
fsA There is no band around the
neck.
(D It permits better ventilation.
90 Anything can be worn under it
including q fur oyercoat.
90 II Is more serviceabls, as there
b no braid or anything to wear out.
Cd 1t requires no tailoring skill
any lady can make one
90 1t is very much cheaper than the
blouse.
% It has no shape, 20 that It there
fore holds its shape better.
QoD It can be made without lining
or can be lined in any color to suit the
taste.
Same NJ the British.
On second thought, / believe 1 am
mistaken as to its being a kimono
that was proposed. 1t was q sack
coat, practically the same as that
worn by the British, except that
they want three buttons instead
of four. The advantage is that it
does not take as long to button IL.
HnIl will - Al -
advantages claimed for the kimono
are Identical with those claimed for
the proposed sack coat. They are
practically all based upon convent
snees and comfort. apparently with
out thoughts as to the serious con-
Siderations which govern the nature
Of the uniform adopted by q coun-
try for its military services.
I believe that. in view of all the
comfy advantages enumerated, the
majority Of the officers in the serv-
ice are in favor Of adopting this new
uniform.
Thre Is more than q suspicion that
they have reached this decision
without consideration Of some rather
important facts concerning what
uniforms are for and the function
they are intended to perform. In
order therefore to test the fact as
TO whether this decision has been
reached without sufficient thought
OF important considerations, pro-
posed the following questions. and
asked three experienced captains Of
the navy to answer them.
why Do They Wear ,Ens
Q-1- As all nations, since time
out Of mind, have put the officers Of
their armies and navies in uniform,
instead of citizen clothes, 1t may
be assumed that, in the opinion Of
the world, the reasons for doing so
are considered sound. What are
these reasons?
Q.-2. In all services officers are
provided with certain uniforms that
are embellished by various means
by colors. brass buttons. gold
braid, embroidery, plumss, etc.
Ca) What is the reason for this
establishment?
lb) Why does the degree Of EN-
bellishment vary with the grade? |?
o.-3. Is there any good reason
Why all uniforms should be at least
Smart" II so, why?
Of Is there any good reason
why all uniforms should at least be
military in appearance? II so, why?
Q.-5. The uniform OF the officers
OF the armies Of the various ma
tlons are different The same Is true
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win A Hin; registrar. Mrs. Eliot X.
Thomson; chaplain Nrs. A Z. Hazel-
ton. Miss Kelsey read several orig
1nal poems. which were much apprs.
ciated- The chapter held no meeting
IN April but IN March Il was enter
tatned By 1rs. Eliot II. Thomson.
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Marshall Hall.

The manifold attractions offered by
Marshall Hall. together with the
pleasures of a delightful water trip
on the well appointed Steamer Charles
Macalester. are responsible for the
large crowds which are daily making
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George A. siegmann and others who
appear In the new Griffith spe ;tacis,
were under bombardment on three sep
arate occasions and In one Instance
the attack lasted four hours.
For eighteen months these players
were with Mr.. Griffith and their stor-
les of endurance are by all odds the
most interesting ever told by players
for the motion picture camera
While Hearts Of the World 10 de-
scribed as a love story Of the war
rather than an out-and-out "war pic
ture," its gripping atmosphere d IN.
deniable. Mr.. Griffith has cieyerly
interviewer stirring batie scenes IN.
to q number Of the Incidents in which
the Gish girls and their brave little
mother are the principal players. Many
Of the most beautiful scenes were se-
cured on the very battlehaids where
but Q few hours before men had fought
and died.
Lillian Gish was fifteen pounds
tighter when she returned to Los An
geles and Mrs. Gish had los, thirty
pounds. Dorothy Gish lost no wefsht
but her nerves suffered even more 'thar
those Of her mother or sister.
J. Stuart Biackton, whose latest
production for Paramount--a transla-
ton to the screen Of Mrs. Humphrey
Wards successful novel, Missing
will be seen at Moore's Strand Thea
ter the first four days Of this week,
declares that this In probably the most
important cinema achievement Of his
career. This recommendation from %
experienced q man as Commodore
Blackton 10 impressive.
The career Of Commodore BIaclrton
is worthy OF note. Most Of the men
at the top Of the motion picture In
dustry today were engaged In widely
divergent pursuits when the art OF
the picture was in its infancy. Not
30 Commodore Biackton. He began
to be q power in moving pictures
two decades ago. when all there was
to film was a flicker of animated
motion on . white sheet In an aban-
doned grocery store. From that day
to this he has been a person TO reckon
with when the cinema Is in question.
Mr.. Blackton Is still q comparatively
young man. q yachting enthusiast. a
painter, an author. a prrduco- and a
patriot. He is q producer who con-
Germs himself exclusively with big
themes.
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fews and Sdeghts Of the Stage and the Cinema World

that famous resort their objective
point.
The many diversions offered by the
resort include dancing on the space
Gus, riverside pavilion. with music
provided BY an excellent orchestra: !:
the swings. the carousel the dip. ard
the bowling alleys. The Steamer
Charles Macalster leaves the Seventh
street wharves three times. both daily
and Sunday. for the Hall.
Glen Echo Park.
Open daily from one in the after
noon until midnight, Glen Echo park
is playing host every day to thou
sands Of Washingtonians. its dozens
of attractions making the time pass
pleasantly.
For the Sunday visitors there viii
be another Of the series Of Cello band
concerts. On week nights one Of the
favorite pastimes Of the park patrons
IL dancing, and the huge pavilion,
open on four sides to the breexes, 10
delightfully."- cool. The list OF aniuse-
ment devices Is headed by the three
speed rides. the whip, derby, and
gravity, with a big assortment of
thrills. Tho midway lis another favor
lite place. and its fun providers are
numerous.
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Cesmes-ssThe Bride shop.,

Beauty and fashion. with the add
ed charm of pretty music, are
features Of the new production Of
The Bride Shop" which will re-
turn at the head Of the Cosmos The
ater bill next week. The Offering,
by far one of the most beautiful
Of its kind ever offered In vaude-
Vile. features large group Of
pretty r.:.s. afforded by gown ana
lingerie creations, including q touch
OF the bizarre. the whole embellish-
ed with q pretty musical setting and
plot that warrants its existence.
It will be supported with bill Of
standard vaudeville,
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had steak, gravy and coffee made.
A little mud lit in the gravy but we
had good supper just the same.
Lemon got a little gas and John
Keener was slightly wounded but
is coming fine now
suppose you wonder If got
any souvenirs. l could have had
lots of them but they are too much
trouble to carry. l had a belt off
of Boche plane but gave it away.
| think still have shaving brush.
I have seen a lot of things if | did
not get any souvenirs. You re.
member when we used to read OF
blood running in the bitches. ]
have seen German blood in bitches
along the roads. Carrie wrote and
wanted to know if l had been
where I could hear the big guns.
l guess | have. We may be home
before long. Cook Leslie Templin.
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Sergt. Chas. Kitterman Meets Other
Jasper Boys.
A Z. F., October 90. Iol

A E. F., October 40. 1918.
Dear Father and Brother: Re
crived your letter and was glad to
hear that ynu we're 0 X. Suppose
you are chi Wing a good fire this
aft,rnoon, Well cant say that
| am, but | would lots rather be
sitting with you telling you some
Of Il e experience that | have been
in. This leaves me feeling good
and enjoying life us we'll as anyone
| guess.
was surprised the other day
wh'n Chas Grim dropped by and
at. dinner with me. We sure en-
] yed the little visit very much.
Tell Jake Wine that I saw John
nd he is 0. k and is great big
.n.n and as fat as pig and real
soldier. also saw Mont Cline,
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cooties-We All Have Them.

Somewhere in France, Oct. s, '18.
Dear Mother and All: | will write
a little today as this 10 the first we
have been allowed to mail for al
most month, So il | don't write
for a few weeks YOU will know we
are in acrisn or making some
moves We a,e now back for rest
Just finished our drive end went
over the top acru-s No Mans Land
and chased the devil out of the
Boche and it we had had horses or
machines would have c2Asht more
than we did.
The place We hit is where there
has not been my drive for long
time and th.rst devils were chased
out of some migatv old and strong
dugouts anA renrhes They do
most of their fighting from under
ground but -i1ce We came over
they have { @, out and fight or
run. I have been in some of their
dugouts, 40 feet deep, with stoves,
electric light, beds and all Fixed up
for real lang,
As TO LhoSt >,,rks it will be al
most Impossible, 10 send them and
we get al! he clothes we need.
We never want fnr anything
We have been having lots OF rainy
weather, rain, cost every day, not
hard but 1rizz'e for week or so.
We at the stables have hip boots
and good rain Coats and then with
our steel helmets We keep perfectly
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Lesley Templin Safely Through Ar
gonne Fight.
A. E. F., Oct. Z. LOIS

IL IL IL, wv. I, 1910.
Dear Folks: We are in a rest
camp now. Our division has been
relieved from the drive along the
Argonne front. You no doubt will
have read about it long before you
receive this letter. We came out
very fortunately with no casualties.
/ have heard that this train ad-
vanced farther than any train 30
far. AS you know, this is a non
combatant organization, but don {
think the Germans don't try to
she'll them, too.
claim the record. There was
bunch of colored soldiers close to
us and when a shell hit near US,
beat one of them to a dug out
There was but one that came any
where near the kitchen. The cook
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dry, We wear our helmets most
Of the time except when way back
The air craft guns shooting at the
Boche and shells bursting in the
air and pieces falling might put q
fellow out Of commission il it was
not for the helmet.
You asked If we had good beds.
Yes, if we can find them, but for a
week the best one could find was
big deep shell hole, and believe
me / hunted them pretty regularly
one day. Lots'of fun at that be-
cause you generally find company
in them or somebody on top Of Oh
Ha! Ha! One of those large shells
can hit in 10 feet Of >ou lying fiat
on the ground and not hurt you at
all, probably cover you up with
dirt, but standing up, your old
bones are all spoken for.
Well | am fine and dandy and
IL I had thought of it would have
got few flowers from No Mans
Land and put in here but l never
thought of it until we came back,
| was thinking of something else
the most Of the time, but really
enjoy chasing the Boches. They
will crank their old machine guns
until they run out Of shells or we
get upon them and then they will
come out with their hands up say
ing "kamaradw They are the
dirtiest people on earth, and dc
every kind of trick that can be
thought Of on earth
Well | will ring off pretty soor
because the rest of the bunch is
doing too much scratching and the
others boiling up clothes and il
will soon be my time to boil up
don't know whether you viii
know them by this name-Coo
ties-but | can feel them withou,
any name They look something
like q chicken louise with a darl
spot in their back and think they
have legs on both sides for we car
turn them. over at night and they
keep crawling. We all have them
Ha! Ha!
Well. would like to send hom'
a German helmet.
Lots OF love to all,
I Corp. W. Lauder haugh,
Co. f. ITO Eng \ Z F
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Arthur Snyder Don't Like German
Air Planes.

Air Planes.
Somewhere in France.
October S. 1oi s.
Dear Mother: | received your
good letter a few days ago and
several others. Was glad to hear
from you but II will he impossible
for me to write all Of you 80 if you
will please write to the others and
tell them ] am getting their mail
o. X. but can't write them all like
| did for l am too busy lodging
German bullets. l am right at the
front and have been for over two
months. | have seen some won
, derful things and some very in
teresting places and expect to see
more. Those dAtn Germans try to
blow things away when they fire,
but it keeps them busy running
most of the time. We live in dug
outs of our own, sleep where we
can and in the safest places we
can. 1t will be tough winter on
US but if The Germans can stand it
we can. 1t is tough life, the
worst life | ever lived, but we are
all hoping for the best soon. We
get a daily paper and know how
everything is going and whatever
you read in your home papers 10
almost true.
You ask what l want for Christ
mas. | want pictures and any
thing else that is good. We get
candy once in a while from the
Y. NJ. C. A. and they sure are
doing their part. O yes, mother;
l do need some Of those nice big
handkerchi:fs. Send half a dozen
but don't send too much stuff ]
expect had better close and hide
as we hear a German air plane over
head They are the worst things
ever saw. They sure do the
dirty work. | will have lots to tell
you when get back.
The way the paper reads today
and what we got over the wire, this
big game will soon be over and we
will get to come home and tell you
the whole story.
| am writing this letter in Ger
man dugout Gee! if l get back !
will be glad to live in that little
chicken house. l wish | had it
here now to live in while not on
duty. It sure would beat these
muddy dugouts, but am going to
make me another one soon and
maybe it will be little nicer.
l expect you would like to have
souvenir from the front. You
can have them before long.
Don't forget the coupon on my
Christmas package.
Goodbye,
Arthur Leroy Snyder, France.
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Letters From the
Boys "Over There"

Friends of Jasper boys
in the Army and Navy will
confer a favor on this Of
flee by allowing US to print
their letters occasionally,
and If you desire the re-
turn of the letters please
call for them.