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New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
Austrian Premier
Lauds Benefits of
"Hapsburg Scepfre''

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 12.-Baron Won
Hussarek, the Austrian Premier, in a
speech at dinner given to the group
of German Journalists now visiting
Austria, is quoted in a dispatch from
Vienna as saying:
"Under the glorious Hapsburg sccp-
tre for centuries Austria has become
a state Of strength which will enable
it to meet every defaming catchword.
to eXpel and overcome disease bearers
and to offer strong resistance to all
attempts to break it up, no matter
from what side they come"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13

falsity to labor's cause and of desiring
"to quench the spark OF inclination
toward peace which has been famed
Up in English laborng classes" Presi-
dent Legien declared that "Gomperss
speeches were calculated to support
the pan Germans, whose activities and
aims are decisively rejected by Ger
many's labor unions"
The war can be prolonged for years
if the Entente nations' laboring classes
follow Gompers's precepts, says Prcs-
dent Legien. lie concludes: Let us
repeat that only peace by agreement,
without anneXations or indemnities,
can be enduring. and can make it pos
sihlc for us to work with and along
side each other"
The federation committee Endorsed
Legien's remarks and ordered their
publication.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
Military Comment
By William l.. Mcpherson
Copyright. 1918. New York Tribune lnc)

Copyright. 1918. New York Tribune Inc)
4 L LAST real American Of
~ fensive-on the West front!
1t fell on our Registration
Day. That was premeditated. 1t
also fell on the day before General
Pershing's birthday. That was, per-
haps, fortuitous. Secretary Baker
was behind the front to witness it.
The main attack was launched from
the front, north of Toul, on which
American troops have been longest
and on which they distinguished
themselves superbly last spring in
their first engagements at Xivray
and Seicheprey.
But these refnements of stage
setting go for little. The main
thing is that the offensive, in it's in
itlal stage, was, according to all the
early unofficial reports, striking
success. Its immediate purpose was
to squeeze out the famous German
salient. extending to and beyond St.
Mlhiel, on the Meuse River. That
purpose seems to have been practi-
cally accomplished. For by driving
north five miles on the south side of
the salient our troops have cut the
only railroad leading from st.
Mihiel to Metz and have put the
Germans in and near st. Mihiel in
narrow pocket out of which they
can escape only by hasty retreat.
Ludendorff has again been caught
mapping. He had every reason to
fear an attack on the St. Mihiel
salient. The steady concentration
of American divisions on the front
below Verdun was enough to warn
him that an offensive in this region
was on the cards.
All the German salicnts which
have recently been squeezed out
west of Rheims were the fruits of
what Lieutenant General Baron Won
Freytag Loringhoven aptly called
the "abortivc" German offensive of
1918. They became a peril to the
Germans as soon as they lost the
initiative to Foch. The st. Mihiel
salient was the fruit of an abortive
German offensive of September,
1914. 1t has remained a profitless
appendix to the German line in
France ever since. Ludendorff
showed prudence enough to draw
out of the Lys Valley salient with
out a fight after the British and
the French had broken his front be-
low Arras and Albert. But he held
on to St. Mihiel. He took a chance
again on the German preconception
that the Americans were not suffi-
GENTLY organized to conduct an Of
fensive worth talking about.
Another thing should have made
him wary about clinging to his ex-
pVScu VI luScIledU dCIOSS CI1c NouSo.
Foch's strategy calls for varied
and alternating attack. He does not
confine himself to a small operative
front, as the Germans have always
done. His whole front is "opera-
tive" The exigencies of the various
German offensIves have led to
dense concentration of Ludendorff's
fighting strength west of Verdun.
The German line east of Verdun has
been depleted.
Probably 70 per cent of the Ger
man divisions are still massed be-
tween the Argonne and Ypres. The
long southeastern line has been left
undermanned. Foch must always
have been preparing to take ad-
vantage Of this dilution. It was an
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13

and nav have thought long on the matter
Thai 10 thls world good clashes with evil
fron' f~@a Is how things have been ordered
Nun no on hlgh-the yes and the no. tho
we VI the doubling mind against the
yos nos. VI the creative mind; the no Of Tia
r;st. rG;s1.mlst ~, against the yes of the onti-
,hs'' ,ha the no of the unbeliever against
Voc VOC W yes OF the champion of faith: the
sva ~ heaven against the no of hell
rioht rou Will acknowledge that am
proavo d, IN describing this war as the
f''auct OF great negation, and do Won
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
German, Labor Head
Says Gon1pers. Helps
Pan-Ger1,1ur7 Cause

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 12.-Carl Ru-
dolph Legien. President of the Ger
man Federation of Trades Unions.
speaking at meeting of the fedora
tion's executive committee recently ac-
cused President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor with
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13

AS result ,mnerinc
the North Fore heon fo,cod
concentrate probably a
sequence 'he other half of the
'hny held This is emphasized by the following dispatch:
Thc Associate Prcss
WITH THE FRANCE Sont 10 1N;oh+,
thelr efforts advance
German Command
into the
even though the peraton ~ N' T''
Inc Amencan been thin German
concentrations struck there 2)and(
to
sector Thus the British
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
Announce for Friday and Saturday
Two Important Sales for Men
Both of Them Too Unusual for Casual Attention
Silk Knitted Cravats
at 95c

" Few cravats have the character of
those knit in Silk-and no cravats hold
their shape nearly so we'll.
" These are of very high quality, knit
IN pure silk, and are shown in colors that
appeal strongly to men who want some
thing different in a cravat, but at the
same time thoroughly in keeping with
good taste.
q Colors: Black with White; Black
blended with Green; Black with Gold,
ands Black combined with a rich Red.
Also plain colors.
q $3.50 would not be too much for anv
of them.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13

iron ore district about Briey. north
west of Metz and north-northeast of
Verdun.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
i47 Sick and Wounded Soldiers
Returned to u. S. Last Week

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The Sur
geon Generals Office announced today
that 447 sick and wounded soldiers
from the American expeditionary forces
were returned to the United States
during the week ending September 6.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-13
Slk-Striped Shirts
at $3.50

" According to the present market they
should be $3.50 at least, but, as usual, the
advantage of early purchases is passed
on to our esteemed clientele.
e Just glance will show them to be of
a very high order. The cloths are SER
v1cedole to an unusual degree The pat
terms are original, but not extreme, and
the skill with which the silk stripings are
interviewer has yet to be equalled in any
cloths produced for the coming season.
VI Better Madras than has been used to
develop these shirts cannot be had. and
nothing has been spared in the tailoring
to place each shirt on a level with the
best of custom productions.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
MEADE LIEUT.. SAW
PARIS BOMBARDED
BY SUPER CANNON

CAMP MEADE, May 4.--Lieut. Wal
ter A. Parker, who was in Paris dur
ting the bombardment OF the big gun,
arrived in camp today showing that il
had missed him. The Kaiser's gas
did get him, however, and his return
to Meade was on that account de-
layed. He has been seven months at
the front with the American ENpe-
dictionary Force and with the French.
His line OF observation was outpost
signal work and thus he was most
of the time under FIRE. Much that he
learned about signaling he will i'm
part TO the officers In a series OF lee
lures he will give at the division sig
nal school
The officers Of the 31Oth Field
Artillery rode nineteen miles in l
hour and 46 minutes. This was one
OF the preliminaries to the ffty-mlle
ride this afternoon The fifty-mile
ride will be TO Annapolis and return,
with only a short stop at the Carvel
Hall for tea and the watering OF the
horses.
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F. Walsh, who also had with-her Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean. Mrs.
Townsend carried a cluster of lilies
OF the valley, which her husband
threw at the feet of the singer at the
close Of one OF her most thrilling
numbers.
Mrs. Mcmillan Gibson had as her
guests Chief Justice and Mrs Edward
Douglas White, the Belgian minister,
Mr.. de Cartier; Mrs. George Vanderbilt,
and Capt Thomas Chalmers, Mrs
Charles Boughton Wood entertained
box party, having as guests Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane, Mrs. william Leon
Graves and Miss Antoinette Graves.
OF New York; Mrs. George Ehle. Miss
Mary Morgan, and william Phelps
Emo brother of the hostess.
Others In Boxes.
Others in the boxes were Mrs. Ira
c. copley, who had among her guests
Mrs. Frank o. Lowden, wife of the
governor Of Illinois. and Mrs. James
R. Mann; Mrs. Thomas F. Logan,
whose guests included Princess
Ghika and the Misses Marie and Enid
Sims: Mrs Charles Gray Matthew'S
the Misses Helen and Mona BlodEett.
Mr.. Calderon Carlisle. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Mrs. Richard Town
send and Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Whit
ney.
Others At the concert were Nine.
Riano, Mrs. Peter Goelst Gerry, Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Mrs. Beale r. How
ard, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Mrs. Theo-
dore Noyes, Miss Daisy PrentIss, Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Arthur Lee,
Mrs. Thomas Gale, Mrs. Ridley Nc
Lean. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Miss Sara
Price Collier. Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr,
Mrs. Hurley. Mrs. T. P. Bertholf, Miss
Dorothy Bertholf, Mrs. Thomas BIag-
den. Louis Thompson, Miss Caroline
Ogden Jones, DR.. John Crayke Simp-
son, Mrs. Percy Hills, Frank Reside.
Alexander Graham Bell, Mrs. Walter
Wells. Miss Mary Temple, Mrs. NAH
lon Pitney. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
Miss Lydia Addison, DR.. and Mrs.
Frank W. Schultz, and Robert Bell.
Congressman and Mrs Henry D.
Flood will give a dinner on Monday
evening. May Is. in honor OF the
British ambassador and Lady Read
ing. Last evening they entertained
a distinguished company at dinner
In compliment TO the French ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand.
Mrs. Flood will go to her country
home in Virginia late In June.
The Secretary Of State, Mr.. Lansing.
who is making a short visit to New
York, will return to town tomorrow.
He Is stopping at the Biltmore Hotel.
Mrs. Lansing expected TO accompany
him, but was prevented by indisposi-
ton.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo, who have completed an
extended trip in the interest OF the
Liberty loan. are at White Sulphur
Springs. W. Va, for a short rest.
They are expected back In Washing
ton on Monday. Oscar Price, eXecu-
tive assistant to Mr.. McAdoo, and II.
J. Sheafer are with them.
Go to New York.
Sir Henry Darlington Smith, OF the
British high commission. and Sir
Richard Crawford. commercial ad-
wiser Of the British embassy, have
gone TO New York and are staying
at the Plaza Hotel.
Mrs. Townsley. wife OF Brig. Gen.
Clearance p. Townsley. U. s. A.. and
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Washington Has Gala Day. With Charity Baseball Game in the After
and the Last of the Spring Charity Balls at Night

her daughters, the Misses Marian
TownslS and Helen Townslsy. are
at the Burlington until they can md
q suitable house In Washington.
General Townsley IL at present at the
Walter Reed Hospital, having re-
Gently undergone an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carrington
Brown, OF Baltimore, have announced
the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Eta Darlington Brown, to Capt.
Shelton Pitney. U. s. N. A.. son OF
Justice and Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. The
marriage will take place May IS.
Captain Pitney 10 now stationed at
Camp Lee. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. John spottawood Gar
land. announce the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Mary Truxtun
Garland. to William George HilE son
of the late William z. Hill, OF Vir-
Einia- No date is set for the wedding.
Miss Garland was q debutante two
seasons ago. being introduced to So
ciety with her cousin. Miss EVeIlna
Gleaves, by Admiral and Mrs. Gleaves.
Commander de Blanpre. naval at
tache OF the French embassy. who is
in New York for a. short visit, IL
stopping at the Plaza Hotel
The Countess de Bryas. who was In
recently In behalf OF the
work being done In the
regions OF France, Il now
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Swift BAlon, In PHILADELPHIA Her
young sister Is with her. The COM
tesse will speak at the Acorn Club
on Tuesday.
Soldiers to Ne Heard.
The diocesan organization Of the
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

pianist. at the National Theater yes
terday afternoon, was attended by q
brilliant audience which gave the
singer an enthusiastic and apprecia-
tive welcome.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading were among those in the au-
dience, being guests of Mrs. Thomas
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

THE ball for the benefit of the
Infants Welfare Section OF
4 the Washington Diet Kitchen
Association, to be given at the Will
lard this evening, promises to be a
| brilliant function and a fitting eli
max to a busy day. The principal
event Of the afternoon will be the
baseball game at American League
| park for the benefit Of Providence
Hospital. in which crack teams from
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, and Fort
Myer will take part
Mrs. James T. Barbour, who has
had charge OF the sale OF boxes has
disposed of no less than fifty-four,
the list of box holders including many
notables of official, diplomatic and
resident society. Many of them will
entertain box party, and the assem-
blage will one Of the most important
of the spring season.
A number of dinner parties are on
the program for this evening. The
Brazilian ambassador and Nine. da
Cana who have a box for the ball,
are entertaining at dinner. Senator
James ID. Phelan will be host at an
informal dinner. taking his guests
later to the ball. Others who will
give dinner parties before the dance
are Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan,
Miss Helen Blodgett, who is chair
man Of the young ladies' floor COM
mfttee, and Colonel and Mrs. Charles
B. Drake. whose guests are asked to
meet their young daughter. Miss Bar
rlne Drake.
Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall will
be in the receiving line, which also
will include Mrs. David Franklin
Houston, Miss Mary Gwynn. president
OF the Washington Diet Kitchen As
ISOLATION; Mrs Horace Westcott,
chairman of the ball committee and
Mrs. John H. Merriam. vice chair
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roy Russell viii
give up their apartment at 2400 Six
teenth street next week, and will re-
turn to their home in Kansas City.
Mr.. Russell has been working with
the food administration.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Unitarian
All Souls Church
Cor. Fourteenth and L SITS.

OUI' IVuI VoSIVH aIIu = nts'
Ulysses G. B. Pierce, DID,, Minister.
SIS q m. sunday school; elAo for the
comparative study Of rsliEion nne EmsrBoa
study clGss-
Il n. m. morning service. Sermon BY Rev.
Charles A. Wing, OF Baltimore, Nd.
There iE also KInderERrteu during the hour
o. morning worship.
g p. m. Liberal Religious Union will Be At
home to young people. Speaker. Mr.. Repler
Hoyt Sabjsct, "Feminism." Informal social
hour. All welcome.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
PreEident Play GoIf.

The President and Mrs. Wilson
played golf this morning at one of
the nearby country clubs. Yesterday
afternoon they took a long motor
ride.
The recital given by Nine. Amelia
Galn-Curci. assisted by Manuel Be-
ranguer, hutist, and Homer Samuels,
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Girls Friendly Society viii hold q
patriotic meeting in Epiphany Parish
Hail next Tuesday evening at
O'Clock. The Rev. DR.. Randolph Nc
Kim will preside.
Mrs. J. C. Boyd, president Of the
organization, win speak for the so
eiety. other speakers will be Lieut.
Harry Wilson, OF the Canadian army,
and Colonel Aplin, D. s. o., Of the
British army.
Mrs. Barker Gummere win be At
home. informally on Friday after
Moons In May.
Mrs. stephen B. EIkins entertained
at dinner last evening In compliment
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee. who are
leaving Warrington in . day or two
for their country home in Elkins, w.
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis VIII give
q dinner this evening, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee will be the honor guests.
Gen. Julian Carr entertained At
dinner last evening at the willard in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. +. L Mebane.
Of Spray, y. c. Among the guests
were. Judge and Mrs. Charles B.
Howty and Mrs. Barker oummere,
The general had q small party for
tea, at 5 o'clock at the willard, In
>ciuding Mrs. Robert L. Taylor and
H. n. Williamson, OF Tennessee; Mrs.
John Temple Graves. Mrs. J. S.'Ronda,
and T. p OConnor. Il
Invitations have been received In
washington from DR.. and Mrs. Car
ence Gordon Campbell, Of New York.
for the marriage Of their daughter.
Miss Helen Gordon Campbell. to Capt
Clarence @. Michalis. 104th Field Artil-
lsry, on Saturday. Nay IL. In the
Church Of the Heavenly Rest, New
York.
Captain MichaliS. who IL on duty at
Camp wadsworth, SpartansburE. SCI
Il . cousin Of Mrs. Theodore A Bad
win. His hAncee Is q cousin Of Mrs..
sylyAnus Stokes, jr., formerly Miss
Margaret FahneEtock.-and was an at
tendant at her wedding.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Catholic
HON. TIMOTHY T. ANSBERRY
TO ADDRESS LARGE
IUTnWENTCE
AUDIENCE

In connection with It's membership cam
paiEn the Holy Name Guild tS;. AugUBtine's
Pa1sh). has completed arrangements for a
rally at the Howard TheAter. T street. east
Of It'll on sunday May l2th, by mAans OF
which q In hoped the Guilds treasury may
b. greatly Increased. Hon. TimOthv T. Ans
berry. former Congressman from Ohio. will
deliver tho address. Among other dlstin-
euiFhed perf ons on the program will be the
president Of Archdiocese Jn.On. Holy Name
Societies. DIT Chas. summer wOruIoy. well
known In musical circles. wiz sing Tne
program throuEhOu. will be excellent
The Holy Name Guild - for CAthcIic men
and boys cO!ored. AMI its activities arc
similar 10 those q the Y. II. g. 4 Il Il
hoped the public E0norSlly WILL encourage
this movement and show ,thei- Interest b.
crowding the house. Women Rs Wel! as men
are invited. ample accommodations for all
Admission free. Exercises begin promptly ~
2:l5 O'Clock. HIS Enhance the CHni!na! and
others from out OF town have been Invited Ia
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Swift q C~mpanvB sales Of fresh beef In
Warrington, c., for the week sndinE
Saturday. April n. 1919. averaged 20 q cents
Der pound -ldvt.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Episcopal

The Nativity l'i 5S. and % II! SIS, . s :;
Sunday. Resurrection. 3:I5 and D. m.
The Catholic Episcopal Church.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

E Hsz SVEN announces the Home Gathering
Sunday. II a. m. and p. m. All r1emIrrS
expected. Pastor breaches. Baptism. Free
chairs. Centennial Bapt Ch.. ith anil Tvs
=. Z.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
.Chrinhnn
Reformed

C.,e. ETH AND STREETS y. ".
SIaSo HENRY II. RAHCR, u. D., Pastor.
go S. s.: II. Doors OF the Word" s.
"ChriSts Ascension
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

ON SUNDAY EVENING AT O'CLOCK
REV. q. LYAL ARTHAS,
noted test medium will hold his meeting In
FLYNN'6 HALL,
sth and X Streets n. W.
Give spirit mesa geE ant answer questions
Reading daily in his - IdioE AZ ne hall
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve LsTis WIN give
q dinner this evening, when Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee will be the honor guests.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Mrs. Barker Gummere win be At
home informally on Friday after
Moons In May.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Mrs. stephen B. Elkins entertained
at dinner last evening In compliment
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, who are
leaving Warrington in q day or two
for their country home In Elkins, w.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Baptist
Second Baptist Church.

9th and Virginia Ave. s. L
REV. HOWARD l. STEWART. Pastor.
UPON AN ALIEN ARMY" baptism. T:E5
and p. m. peoples popular happy hour and
sermon on Joan Of Arc. the Maid OF Or
IeanE'' and THE HEROISM OF The
WOMEN OF FRANCE IN wARTIMES.' -
Attend Church Of the Royal Welcome.
Come. -
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Bahai Movement

Subject. THE DIVINE ART oF LIv-
NC"
studio Hall. 1918 Connecticut avenue.
Sundav eveE!nE. SIS o.rinck IL
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
SpnitualiSm
THE FIRST sPIRITUALIsT CHURCH
aCIAIRVOYANCE,

Lecture BY the pastor, Alfred II. Terry
Sunday at ! p. m. followed By spirit mes,
EAEes AZ Pythinn Temple. i0i: sth 1t. N. W.
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Christian Science

SnflSIlan Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
OF washington, Columbia I'd ana Euclid e.
Second Church of Christ, Scientist
OF Warrington, n. E Masonic Temple,
sth and SITS. n. E
Third Church of Christ, Scientist
OF Washington. Il jackson place.
Subject; Everlasting Punishment
SERVICES: sunday. II a. N. ana ) P. N.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-Ist and md Churches, II
A. n. 3rd Church, s:t5 A. NJ
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING p N
READING ROOMS.
colorado bldg. 18th and G SITS. Hrs. 10 to ..
WED, 10 to T. and sun. ESQ to 800. lSo3
Adams Mul I'd. n. W. Hrs 10 to (except
Wed. eve, Sundays and holidays). its East
Capitol St Hrs. 10 to texcept Sundays and
holidAysl. q
The Washington times., 1918-05-04

Mrs. Townsley. wife of Brig. Gen.
;larance p. Townsley. U. S. A.. and
The Washington times., 1918-05-04
Go to New York,

Sir Henry Babbington Smith, OF the
British high commission. and Sir
Richard Crawford. commercial ad-
wiser Of the British embassy, have
gone TO New York and are staying
at the Plaza Hotel
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
1g Up Some Important Threads Around the National Capt.

New York for army purposes was a char
acteristic stroke.
The House Committee on Interstate
Commerce will have small difficulty in
drafting the necessary legislation for the
national railways plan or of passing it
through the House. The death of Senator
Newlands, late chairman Of the Senate
committee, is loss in itself, for Newlands,
while not man Of commanding ability,
was a painstaking student Of any problem
that interested him.
The seniority rule will give the chair
manship of this important committee,
doubly important now, to Ellison Duran
Smith, of South Carolina. Smith is not
u lawyer, and many contend that he could
never have become a good lawyer
The questions that come before this COM
mittee are mainly those dealing with nice
legal and constitutional points relating to
the important commerce clause Of the Con-
stitution. In the handling of such ques-
tions Smith, of South Carolina, could only
he considered joke, at least this is one view
taken in Washington. Pomerene, of Ohio
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

or, as Smoot made haste to explain, the
matter Of his coming was incidentally
mentioned' while he was on a visit to
Oyster Bay, the absorbing question re-
mains, What will he do when he comes?
Can he possibly observe. the self-denying
ordinance Of silence Of which we have
had advance notice? He has announced
himself in favor Of the Chamberlain bill
for universal military service and has
made some editorial comments, slightly
unfavorable, upon the attitude Of Secre-
tary Baker, as rejecting that Of President
Wilson, toward that subject
At the present moment the bill would
seem to have not a ghost Of chance in
the House, and it is likely that the SEN
ate, with knowledge Of that fact, will be
reluctant to engage in long discussion
Of moot question, to say nothing Of the
sentiment that universal service will add
not single soldier to the ranks in this
present war, the draft measure taking
care Of enlistment.
But if the Colonel really wishes to have
test Of strength with the Administra-
tion on that issue, there may be an elec-
trical storm here that will charge the
atmosphere to the remotest bounds of the
Republic. If he could persuade the Re.
publican party to commit itself to that
as an issue, the measure would probably
pass both houses Of Congress with the aid
! Of its Democratic supporters. But can he: