Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-03-19

Iounuauon and may have been part
Oh the German plan, military experts
point out that even if the Germans
should make success of the plan,
they would establish themselves in q
wedge and be subject to. the severe
Dombardment of the allies on both
| SIDES of the wedge Congr
| Illson of Connecticut. who>is regard
/ ed as the best informed man in CON
gress on military affairs, says that the
Germans would make greater mis-
take by pushing wedge into the al
| hed lines than did the British at Cam
| Drai. He does not think 1t possible
| for either the Germans or the allies
TO break through the different lines
and maintain wedge-shaped terrains
without great loss; first, because of
the severe bombardment to which the
advanced position would be exposed
on all sides; second, because of the
dlfhculty in bringing up supplies over
territory that had been torn up so
badly as all territory is near the front
! lines.
| once in a while the senate talks
ABOUT hurrying things through; vari-
Gus senators speak OF the necessity of
haste in the consideration of various
measures; and yet it is observed that
the delays are just about the same as
In former times when there was no
real hurry-up necessary. A senator
| began speech on one of the impor-
tant bills recently and he urged imms-
dlate action and pointed out the neces-
sity of speed. Then he talked nearly
all the afternoon with not more than
a half a dozen senators listening to
him. But that is one of the ways of
| the senate.
Work Better in Uniform.
According to Miss Mabel Boardman,
who for long was the active head of
the national Red Cross, and who now
takes an important part in marshaling
| the uniformed women of Washington
who belong to that organization when
there is anything going on, women
work better in uniforms and under
officers with military titles than they
do in their ordinary garb and under
officers with civilian titles.
Perhaps this is due to the fact that
| so many women see so many men In
uniform at the present time. Men In
uniform are conspicuous by their num-
Der, particularly on the streets of east
ern cities and at any point near the
big camps. Women also like to get
into uniforms and they probably share
the glamor of military life which is
apparent in this country at the present
! time.
Red-Tape Idea Rebuked.
1t was demonstrated in the house re-
Gently that this is no time for split
ting hairs. A big appropriation bill
was under consideration and it con-
tanned a provision of many millions of
| dollars for building quarters in the
| District of Columbia for the EMPLOYEES
needed to carry on the war. Congress-
man Clark of Florida, who is chairman
Of the committee on public buildings
and grounds, and is jealous of the pre-
negatives and rights of his committee.
| interpOsed a point of order and ~.
housing appropriation had to go out of
the bill. Clark could not stand the
pressure and criticism which his act
OccasiOned, and before the bill passed
he was compelled to calm down and
allow the provision to stand, although
! it had not been considered by his COM
mittee.
Too Hasty in Changing Positions.
Two members of the house of repre-
sentatives sacrificed important com.
mittee places to become chairmen of
newly created committees. Both were
under the impression that the newly
created committees were going to as
sumo an Importance which has not
been realized. Congressman ShacIzIe-
ford of Missouri left the ways and
means committee to become chairman
of the committee on roads. Congress
has passed a road bill, but road Ieb
islation has been shunted since the
war began, and it may be long time
before it is taken up again. At the
time ShacklefOrd was appointed chair
man of the roads committee he occu-
pied a place between Oscar Under
wood and Claude Kitchin on the WAYS
and means committee. If he had not
left this most important committee. he
would have become its chairman, MAX
ing him the leader OF the house and
the most influential member of that
| body.
Congressman Humphreys of Missis-
sippi left the rivers and harbors COM
mittee in order to be chairman of the
newly created committee on flood con-
| troll. This committee, however, is not
very important during war times.
! Congressman Smith of Michigan
made short speech in the house re-
Gently which exhibited the just pride
he had in his home city Of Charlotte.
Mich. He stated that it was a city OF
| $500 inhabitants, and that 1t had
| taken a very active part in support
| ing all of the various war activities.
| including the Red Cross and Y. III. G.
A.. and also had bought its share of
Liberty bonds. But what he wanted
particularly to mention was the fact
that "CharlOtte was the first city in
the United Stateg where every citizen
man. woman and child-purchased
War Savings stamp under the call for
the sale of Thrift Stamps to support
| the government"