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The Washington times., 1918-01-23
GERMAN WRITER
SAYS CHURCHES Of
j. S. OPPOSE WAR

AMSTERDAM, Jan. GA recent
number of the German weekly.
Deutsche PoIitik, contains an
article by Prof. DeiSsmann on
THE War Manifesto OF the Ameri-
can Churches" in which he COM
ments upon the length of time 1t has
taken the Federal Council OF the
Churches Of Christ in America" to
issue a statement concerning the war.
IE the period Immediately before the
breaking of OF diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Germany
the vast majority OF the churches,
according to DR.. Leissmann, were far
more eager for world peace than for
having America entangled In the
war,
"only about seventy churchmen sign
ed a manifesto melting to war which
was circulated in religious circles
toward the end of 1916 and the begin
ming of 1917. whereas 700 of the most
eminent leaders of Christianity
bishops, professors, newspaper edi
tors, heads OF the big religious and
sONldl VI tdhA6dNiOhsp
lsymen) took part in a sort OF counter
manifesto .inclining toward peace.
Not until more than four weeks after
Wilson's declaration OF war did the
Federal Council raise its voice"
DIR. DeissmAn alleges that a wide
spread opposition not only to this
particular war. but TO war in general,
exists in America. He emphasizes
the curious contradiction to be found
in the fact that the manifesto. which
ardently champions freedom OF con
science approves OF a war whose pur-
pose II Is forcibly and with bIoodshed
to rob a nation of 10000 900 people
of political freedom OF conscience and
the independent and peaceable de-
velopment of its own form OF govern
ment. VIII not the enlightened lead
ers OF the Federal Council soon them
selves see the absurdity of Disgusting
tyrannicsl and autOcratic catchword
in a democratic form"
still The finds that the manifesto. |
taken as a whole. does not make an |
impression. II shows that |
American chuTchmen have learned j
during the course of the war much |
which was hidden from European |
at Its beginning and which |
is still hidden from then in part. In |
he emphasizes the fact that |
although the declaration of the Fed. |
eral Council contains "typically |
opinions which Germans |
must repudiate IT emanates after all |
from persons who show a concIIiatory |
tendency. and that IL Germans will /
read IL without passion il will only |
serve to strengthen their own inner
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
WORDALLAYS
RUMOR THAT
AMERICA WAS.
MARKINGT|NE

Twice as many Sammies, as or
iginally planned, will be in France
by June, according to word credited
to President Wilson in recent con-
ferences with Senators.
Cited as an example of the magni-
tude Of Americas war work. this
data cannot be accompanied by
numbers under the voluntary CEN
Sorship. q.
The President is credited with
pointing the fact out both to allay
the thought that American war work
bad not progressed and to show that
with such a task it was impossible to
avoid mistakes.
Many Now in Europe.
America is known to have more
men in Europe now than had been
anticipated for this period. Despite
the fact that recently the schedule of
troop shipments has not been en-
tireIy maintained, the number for
warded has exceeded general expecta-
tions.
With limited transportation facili-
ties, War and Navy Department
authorities feel that in this phase OF
war work an able and positive accom-
p1ishment has been done.
A fair proportion OF actual fight
ing men. are included in the con-
tingents already gone, and this Gov
eminent has furnished in addition a
goodly number of badly needed steve
dores. engineers, foresters, and other
non-hghting forces.
Communication problems had to be
met at first. This required other than
fighting men. but row the strain in
this phase has been considerably re-
lleved.
At first War Department officers
felt that the United States ought not
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
LODGE F|LIBUSTER
COST j. S. IS SHIPS,
DENMAN INSISTS

Blame for the loss to the American
nag OF fifteen ships built In this country
Oh foreign order, is placed at the door
Of Senator Lodge and others who fill
clustered against the original shipping
bill, by William Denman, former
chairman of the board.
Testifying in the Shipping Board
probe by the Senate Commerce Com
mittee, Chairman Denman declared
that the vessels being built to foreign
order were rushed to completion and
delivered while the Congress delayed
on the shipping bill against his urg-
ing. He said that senator Lodge.
after leading the filibuster that held
up the original bill, criticised him
Denman) for delay that lost these
vessels with the country at war.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
STRIKES SPREADING
INAUSTRIA;;NAnON
IS WEARY OF WAR
CONTINUED from First Pase.)

NCohtlnued from Ffrst Rage.J
dispatches. Teuton domination Is al
ready having a calming effect on the
Austrian populace, and that the Aus
TRAN premier = under Germany's
thumb-has succeeded temporarily In
o1uietIng. much OF the disturbance
which swept the central empires.
Secondly, they cautioned that the
freedom granted the press in getting
out the Austrian news might indicate
part OF q cunning scheme to Iull the
entente and America into a false
sense Of security.
Feel General Satisfaction.
Despite this tendency to put on the
soft pedal. there was nevertheless =
general satisfaction over the trend
within the central empires. The Ger
man politicians are having an unpleas-
ant time over the Brest-LitoVsk con-
ference:' Austria Is pressing against
aAnexations and dissatisfied over the
Teuton attitude at the conference; and
food conditions are worse than ever
before.
Advices here show. however. that
Germany Is desperately keeping her
PEOPLE in line to tide over the food
difficulties. encouraging them with
the thought that II they pass this
spring they will have fresh stocks Of
food
The time is ripe for pressing the politi-
cal as well as the military offensive.
authorities say.
The political drive is under the direc-
ton Of the committee on public informa-
ton. new military moves and further CO.
ordination OF war work will be planned
in the inter-allied conference soon to
meet in Paris.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
Fills Stomach
With New Energy
Weak, Worn Out Classy, Sour Stom'
aeh Revived and Made to Enjoy
Food With Stuart's Dys-'
pepsia Tablets.

Most Of US eat three times a day
and often forget that each meal
ach to make room for the next The
failure Of the stomach to dc this is
called indigestion or dyspepsia, with
Its sour risings, gas, rumblings, pain,
depression and the feeling of stuff
ness when breathing is difficult.
The most effective remedy and the
most reliable one. because you can
get II at any drug store in the Omitted
states or Canada, Is Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, at so cents a box.
Instead of deprivinE yourself OF food
or going on a starvation diet simply
keep on as you have and let these
tablets straiEhten out your stomach,
digest the food and keep you in the
fight
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
"Our Aid Is Jesus; On!
On to the FOe!!" Sings
Hindenburg's Daughter

NEW YORK, Jan. 23,-The
Christmas greeting OF Elsie Won
Hindenburg, daughter OF the Ger
man field marshal, to the friends
OF German democracy OF this city,
has just reached the organization.
1t is little poem original with
Fraulein Elsie. Here IL is:
Christ Jesus gave His life for me
From every debt 1 am now free;
He has procured His Fathers IA
vor
And has become my gracious
Saviour.
HE to the bayonet thrust gives
Vigor
. The joy to aim, to pull the trig-
ger:
Ny aid is Jesus, that I know
On to the foe, on to the foe"
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
HERTLING AND KUEHLMANN
HAVE IMPORTANT AUDIENCE
WITH KAISER ABOUT PEACE

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2S.-chaneeIlor
Hertling and Foreign Minister KuehI-
mann had an audience with the Kais-
er Tuesday. according to Berlin dis
patches today. Presumably the sub
Ject matter OF Hertling's long delayed
speech to the Reichstag was under
discussion.
Kuehlmann afterward received MEM
bers OF the Reichstag and related to
them the progress of the Brest-
Litovsk negotiations. K was stated
he would probably make a formal
speech to the Reichstag main commit
tee before his return to Brest-Litovsk.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
HAMMERsTEIN QUITS HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Oscar Ham,
merstein. who has weathered more
sortsof storms than the average per-
son, has safely sailed through the
hospital sea and is back in his home
The veteran impressario went to the
German Hospital two weeks ago for
an operation. DR.. Willy Meyer said
yesterday he lad entirely recovered.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
ALL-RUSS CONGRESS
SCHEDULED TO MEET
IN PETR0GRAD TODAY

COPENHAGEN. Jan. 23.-The all
Russian congress OF councils of
workmen's and soldiers delegates,
which is to take the place OF the
Russian constituent assembly, is
scheduled to meet in Petrograd to-
day.
The original date for the congress
was Monday. but the delegates were
so slow in arriving that the meeting
wSb postponed until today.
Most of the anti-Bolshiviki men,
bers of the assembly have left the
capital.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
VORWAERTS SUPPRESSED
FOR STORY OF STRIKES

THE HAGUE. Jan. 23.-Ihe German
socialist. newspaper vorwaerts has
been suspended FOR three days for
printing details of the Austrian gen
eral strike, said dispatch from Ber-
lin today.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
SPECIAL NOTICES

THIS Is TO CERTIFY that We have nlsd the
following annual reports In compliance with
the Corporation Law OF the District OF Co
lumbia: PERU PARA RUBBER COMPANY
Authorized capital. 8. COO. 900; amount paid
In. s., $50. $40: debts. SO 900. E C. BODE.
President: G. A. WALLACE, Secretary THE
HARING COMPANY - Authorized capital.
81, o0o. 900: amount paid In IS 10: debts So ~.
H c. HARING, President: A. ". HARING.
Secretary. THE ELMER II. CATLIN COM
capital, $40 600: amount
paid In. 30 90; debts, 1850. Z. II. CATLIN,
President: r. A. cox. Secretary. AMERI-
CAN MANUFACTURING COSiPANY-Au-
thoriEed capital. 500. 900: amount paid In.
$50. 900; debts. s.. go. II. LEE STARKE,
President: MABEL STARKE. Secretary.
REDDICk BUILDING COAPANN-Author-
lied capital. SO. 900: amount paid in, =. 90:
debts. Se.ss2so A. r. KICKS, President; T.
p. HALLORAN. Secretary
THE CORPORATION AGENCY COMPANY.
BY LORENZO q. WAKEFIELD.
u Secretary.
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
Sammes AS Was Originally Planned Will Be France By June
Orchestra Concert

BIZ THE L. & SOLDIERS HOME BAND
ORCHESTRA. IN STANLEY HALL,
THIS EVENING BEGINNING AT
$40 O'CLOCK.
JOHN 8. Il zIMMERMANN, Director.
My Country lis OF Thee"
March. New York Hippodrome' .SouEA
Overture, Hungarian Lustspier'
Keller Bella
Entr' Acte-
ta) Legend Of q Rose" Reynolds
tb) "A Japanese Sunset Deepen
Selection, ''Pucciniana'.. Won der Mehden
ton Themes from P1ccini's Operasl.
Fox Trot, Oriental Pearls" Guy
Naise caprice, NPhyllls' ...........Deppen
Interme1zo. Dainty DaRodils'. ......M Miles
Finale, "Gypsy Life. Trinkhaus
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1918-01-23
DEATHS

CAvANAGH-On Monday. January q. 1915. a.
her residence. il5s Fourth street northeast.
Cavanagh.
Funeral from residence at $50 a. N.
Thursday, January "a Mass at ST. Alloy
sius' Church At 10 a. m Interment Mt.
Olivet. sR
MOSES-On Sunday. January 30 1915, at his
home, 1875 sixteenth street northwest,
CEBINA. beloved husband OF Adeline u.
Noses aged seventy-nine years.
Funeral from his late residence on
Wednesday January y at D. M. Friends
invited. Interment private. In
The Washington times., 1918-01-23

DIR. p. W. MUTTON. dentist. has removed
his office to Kenois Bldg. 18th and G SITS.
y. w. Phone Franklin 577o.- IL
The Washington times., 1918-01-23

ADVERTISEMENT.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Recent Riots Show People Are Trying
to Leap Upon the Seats of the
Ancient Gods
By Adachi kinnosuke
in
the

own imperial dynasty. Prince Ito was
once the janitor of a small private
school, the famous Matsushita Bijiku,
taught by Yoshida Shoin. He travelled
all the distance between the bare-leg-
ged, penniless student to a prince Of
.he empire, and was perhaps the most
trusted adviser Of unquestionably the
most remarkable sovereign who ever
sat upon the throne Of the Mikados.
But democracy, in the sense of gov
ernment by the people-that, also, the
people of Japan did have once But
that was in the misty days lost in the
twilight of history, when our august
ancestors were running about clothed
mostly in atmosphere and partly in ami
mails skins. Since then, with the in
PRODUCTION of culture and with social
and political progress, they have never
had it, until-until the present Count
1tagaki dramatically introduced it into
the fervid fancies of the young poll
ticians of the New Japan.
At Gifu, while Itagaki was delivering
his fiery speech on popular rights (po-
lltlcal), young man-not fanatic, as
any standard history would tell you
but sincere devotee of the imperial
house and the imperial system of gov
ernment-attacked him with dagger
and wounded him. 1t was before a
large audience, more or less excited
with this new doctrine Of popular
rights. 1t made a splendid scene, vivid
with the flow of blood. And as the
orator fell he cried "Itagaki may die,
but Liberty, never!"
The strange and eloquent thing about
the exclamation was that it was not
theatrical in any sense whatever. Count
ltagaki had formed a political party
of his own and christened it "Jiyu-to"
that is to say, "the party of liberty"
And the Japanese have always looked
upon 1tagaki as the father of popular
political rights in Japan.
Since the days of Count Itagaki's &C
tivities for the promotion of popular
political rights the history of political
Japan teens with facts which testify to
the growth, to a sensational and almost
scandalously rapid growth, of democ-
racy. Time was when the men of the
two powerful clans of the South, which
had more than any other influence
helped to bring the Emperor back to
the actual power of the government
the men of Satsuma and of Chosu-
held the power of the government in
their hands. But that is thing of the
past now Time was when the so-called
Elder Statesmen-mostly men of the
Satsuma and Choshu claus-used prac-
tlcally to dictate the major policies of
the government That time is also
gone. When the Yamamoto Cabinet
fell, in March, 1914, the political japan
thought that it heard the knell of the
so-cailed clan cabinets. It was not mis-
taken
One of the most sensational events in
the history of political Japan was the
coming of Okuma out of the classic
quletude of his Waseda estate and into
the Premiership following the downfall
OF the Yamamoto regime. When Count
Okuma retired, in 1898, from the Pre-
mlershlp he was sixty years of age. At
that time the prevailing opinion was
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

drama and vaudeville world gladly con-
tribute their services.
Near the registration desk, where
SIX uniformed men sit before type-
writer's, on the dock where they have
been landed, are rows of sick and
wounded men. Some lie on stretchcrs.
others sit on benches just as they have
been carried or helped Off the ship.
visitors are not allowed to speak to
the patients, but now and then the
guide, friendly lieutenant, exchanges
a commonplace but kindly greeting.
In spite Of the visible appeal to
sympathy made by the surgical cases
tne men destined for the psychopathic
ward inspire tne most pity. Eighty
mental cases had been brought in that
noon-enough to make necessary the
opening OF second psychopathic ward.
ohen shock cases, manifested in va
rlous nervous ailments, are included in
this class.
When the patients have registered
and been classified they are led or car
rieo 10 their new quarters. The visitor
IS permitted to follow them. There
are various wards for surgical. general
medical, psychopathic and tubcrcular
patients.
In one ward alone $50 vacant beds
were awaiting occupants. No doubt
the mattresses, although Of the usual
hospital variety, will seem soft to -
weary sufferer who has been forced to
endure a hammock on his trip across
the ocean.
All the wards are cool and wind
swept. In those that were occupied
phonograpns were cheering the in
valids with gay and favorite tunes.
The hospital is provided with a mag
nificently equipped laboratory. Here
rows and rows Of bottles filled with
every conceivable drug needed in the
practice of modern medicine limo the
shelves. Here piles upon piles Of test
tubes line the drawers. Here tests
are made. Two steriizers arc the
special pride Of the department head,
Captain Clark.
Another feature Of the hospital il
the immense kitchen, where a small
army OF cooks was engaged in making
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

Colonel James l.. Kennedy, distin-
gulshed medical officer Of the regular
army, IS the head of the great medical
receiving and clearing station of this
port a little ever a year ago an Of
ticer and two men were ordered to
New York TO set in motion the huge
machine which is now in operation.
Since then there mas been hard work
to do. To-day Colonel Kennedy from
his headQuar Oers at OS and 20 Hudson
Street, Hoboken, directs the activities
Of force that has grown to a total OF
S,3o4 officers. enlisted men, nurses and
civilian employees
Nv hen the wounded and sick arrive
from overseas" said Colonel Kennedy
one day last week, in describing the
method of procedure instituted By
him. they viii be taken to ore OF the
debarkation hospitals From there they
Will be transferred to one of the twen-
ty-seven general hospitals Throughout
the country. Whenever possible the
hospital nearest the patients home
Will be selected
"Relatives and friends OF the wound
ed soldiers should remember that the
government is doing everything IN Us
power for the comfort Of their dear
ones In view OF this il is the earnest
desire Of the Medical Corps that no
attempts 10 see wounded soldiers %
made during the period OF Their s'a!
at the dc3arkation hospitals. until tne
extent of their injuries has been sats'
factorily determined and their con;
dluon permits them TO be translerreu
TO the general hospitals
The Ellis Island Hospital is caIieo
by the Medical Corps Debarkation hos.
pltal No. !. The Fox HIS instltutio"
on Staten Island is No. .; Greenhut;;
old store. No. 5. The respective PEI
capacity of each is 1919, l,5'o aH0
5000
In addition to the hospitals tor 10
care of overseas patients. Coionei ne. a,
nedy is also in charge Of three ele@.
embarkation hospitals for the ues, snr
ment of men who are under orders W.. iO'
overseas service. These are al I,3
boken, n. j.; Secaucus, \. j, a~f
Hoffman Island, n. y. The capaells =.
these embarkation hospitals is, resps>
lively, 1853. S14 and 694. ,, st
Then there are the base t;,is
Camp Merritt, n. j., and camp .at. ms
l.. l. These are for the care ana 'is'
ment of soldiers training at nome
The normal bed capacity OF hosp.t;rn p.;on
now ready or soon to be IN opeia he
is 90. .095. In an emergency ms c. Snads
increased to a capacity OF '3'-f' oe-sl
The normal capacity Of the Gents
hospitals to receive overseas p,ane,
is IA 7SS beds. and the eme,s .nn.
capacity l7.aa7. other hospi,a' ne;
struction now going on wili s"u
beds.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

ner. descended on Broadway
picked Its way to movie theatre Tbs
men paid the extravagant sum Of CO.,.
thing like 60 cents each for the soa.
And from the rearnlost end 80 =,
theatre the prince and his party visuos
with more or less pathetic humor ~.
moving picture reproduction Of IN.
ception given to Prince Tokucava .,a
his party at the White House at Was,
ington by the President OF the un;tsa
States.
Even more significant and certai,,,.
much more picturesque than this inn;
dent was an event which took place IN
Japan not so many weeks ago Yho
Nlscountess kano IS personally con.
ducting wives of the farmers and arti.
sans of Ichino Miya, in the prefect,r.
of Chiba, about the country to eniov
hrst-hand study and observation Of .bo
various industrial activities and enter
prises of the empire. 1t is one of tbs
most effective and extensive metbods
of liberal education employed in tbot
land of people wellnigh crazed with
the fever Of education and investjga-
ton. And in that there is no particu-
lar significance.
What is shockingly startling about
this incident is this fact:
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25
Three Base Units Here Will Distribute
Men to Twenty-Seven Institutions
Throughout Country
TINE glorious and tragic back
wash of the great Allied victory
- of the Narna h., ha,. ,

TIME glorious and tragic back
wash of the great Allied victory
of the Marne has begun to reach
America. The great debarkation
hospitals in New York, built to care for
thousands of our wounded soldiers, are
beginning 70 have real work to do. The
thln stream Of returning fighters which
has been trickling back over our "br;dpe
OF shlps' mas swollen suddenly, though
quietly and without attracting the at
tention of the public.
The first of the vessels carry
ing sick and wounded Americans from
the trenches has arrived. Others are
on their way. Sometimes patients
are received day after day, where they
nave been coming at intervals of one.
two and three weeks
On a certain day recently 1o3 pa
tients from overseas had arrived at
Ellis Island shortly after noon. and
more were expected that evening.
Aboard the little government boat
mat plies between the Battery and the
island are officers, soldiers, sailors,
friends or relatives who have been fort
unatc enough to obtain a pass to visit
an inmate of the hospital, and one or
t*o smartly but simply dressed society
women, workers in the Red Cross tent
or pene on some errand of cheer to the
hospital
Major Haig is in charge Of the island.
and it is he who puts the visitor in
charge Of guide, some officer stationed
at the hospital.
Inc general impression made by the
hospital, formerly the immigration
station, ~ one Of we'll planned space
and coolness. II is divided into
Islands /, and 3, the long
strips Of land where the buildings
stand being connected by narrow
strip. The space between islands | and
z. now occupied by water, will soon be
converted into park. The admins
tratIve Offices and tho Bureau Of In
formation are on Island / On bland
. IL the Red Cross tent and the motion
picture apparatus. Here entertain
ments are gwen nearly every Tuesday
evening, and many celebrities Of the
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

toward it. More especially in the senti-
ments OF the men and women who com
pose the nobility of the realm toward
class distinctions and oldtimc usages
connected with them.
Early in the summer of 1917 new
naval attache to the Japanese Embassy
at Washington was appointed. When
he landed at San Francisco in fact
before he mad the chance to land an
enterprlsing reporter from japanese
paper published there nabbcd him
aboard the steamship Tcnyo -MAru, one
OF the crack trans pacific liners, which
had brought the attache over.
The reason for this prompt and un-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-25

upon as the leader Of the people. For
elsn reporters invariably style him the
one democrat of Japan And there is
no gainsaying the fact that he has said
a good deal on the subject of popular
government and the rights Of the
people. At any rate, his return to power
was interpreted as distinct triumph
of democratic ideas by all the poll
ticians in Japan.
But, after all, the most significant
triumph of democratic ideals among
the people Of Japan is not in the realm
of politics. 1t is in more permanent,
a more vital realm of social structure
Of the people and their sentiment