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The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
British Labor Wins Its Fight.

There is to be no industrial conscription in
England. Nor is there to be conscription of
wealth, at least during the progress of the war;
The to be the corolary of the other.
: British labor has made hard fight against
conscription, and has because it held the
whip-hand. The question of man power in the
United Kingdom has been reviewed Sir Auckland
Geddes has devised program which will, it is
promised, result in the highest possible state of
efficiency only in the army, but in the ship
yards mines, munition works, farms and the other
essential industries of the nation. The program
does not include conscription. That much is
settled.
Great Britain has gone through three years and
more OF war without substantial lowering of labor
standardsI without putting pressure those who
TOLL without nullifying any of the hard-won conces
sions labor had gained while on a peace basis.
This is achievement of which the British may
well be proud; and it is one which will make the
United States work hard to equal. We may even
have to modified form of con-
scription to be OF adequate farm labor
supply this coming summer As temporary
measure it might not meet with objection from
the leaders OF labor, although the very CON
Scription" is repugnant to them and antithetic to
the democratic process.
British rcactonaries have been pounding away
at industrial conscrption until recent date. 1t has
been observed that OF them grow silent,
however, when a member OF the cabinet discusses
the matter along the lines pointed out by the Lon
don correspondent of the New York Tribune:
When capitalists complain about the leniency
OF the government toward labor, a speech from
OF the ministers the question OF conscription
OF wealth produces such flutter that nothing fur
ther is heard about labor's high wages and special
favors II conscription OF wealth becomes a reality
during the many trade unionists would agree
10 industrial conscription in its sricest sense, but
is unlikely the other"
Not only does British labor insist upon the
maintenance oil its own standards and its in
dependence, but it is nsistent, also, upon a peace
settlement which will leave the Tories and the I'M
perialists of the reckoning. The chief support
for President Wilson's point OF view in Great
Britain comes from labor 1t is the great driving
force on the other side OF the Atlantic for
covenanted peace and a federation OF nations after
the war Labor has reached such knowledge
OF its aims and purposes in France or in any other
nation British labor is of the mghtiest forces
working for the coming world liberalism in the
world today.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

minished: but the Iuxuries OF tn
poor-ineXpensive pianos and jewelr,
and the lke-have rapidly groVT
more important as the wages OF work
ers have risen under the greater de
mand.
To the American merchant Mr.
Selfridge's message is:
Keep business going at high pres.
sure. Watch with the greatest csp
your organization. and your ability
to I'll with women or men above en-
listment age the posts vacated By
men called away. Watch the market
and IL you discover a likelihood o.
shortage in woolen goods, silk EoOdi
Especially hosiery, or in leather
make your stocks as fun as business
can possibly warrant. Supply paper
and twine for a long way ahead
Difficulties Will L H.c. 90. tI.CT crns
gradually; and IL they are foreseer
there is no reason why your stores
like mine-shouId not be thronged al
never before"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
Advertisers Windows.

If you intended to open store in Washington
you would first definitely decide the class of
trade you purposed to cater to. Then you would
naturally seek the best available location. Your
store you would fit up and dress properly to dis
play your goods. Is that all? Not at all.
Leave your windows dark and you would starve
to death in a month. Why? Because your show
windows set" to catch the eye of the passer-
by. He she will stop and look there only when
you make your windows appeal to their interested
eyes Say FIVE thousand people pass store front
every day. Probably one-tenth of that number
would be attracted" to your window Probably
one in ten would see what he or she wanted
newspaper is, to the consumer of what you
have to SELL a better selling proposition than a
thousand windows. For instance, advertise
ment in The Herald would be read by hundred
thousand persons. assuming that more than one
person reads paper. That hundred thousand
know what you have to offer-for your ad is a
silent salesman-and where your place of business
is Your success in drawing these people into your
store is dependent your ability to dress your
advertisements"
That leads to the thought that help
you direct you to good advertising methods"
We know who has succeeded and why. Our sue
cess is dependent ability to make our
SHOW window" attractive to you. The Herald is
publishing the best newspaper in Washington 1t
is the most helpful, too-for it is never satisfied
with yesterdays product The reader is in
our mind. We do to his prejudice to
his desire for the sensational.
We appeal every day to sensible and
women, and we neither overestimate under
estimate their understanding. The Herald is not
a scold, is it wishywashy don't-tread-on-my-
corns purveyor OF the 1t is not all-wise,
nor is it without a sense of proportion and per-
spective. That perhaps is the reason that it is
growing faster these days than any other Wash
ington newspaper.
So after you have your customers in mind and
your store well located and your windows offering
their appeal, why not talk" to 100000 prospective
customers about what you have your shelves?
And let this sink home in your mind-that
Herald readers are prosperous; more prosperous
than ever before. They have the money to spend
and they spend it.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
And Then | Am Happy Again.

am cranky and old, with heart growing cold,
And my hair is white as the snow,
But my memory is clear, l think of a dear
Little girl that / loved long ago.
l can her once more, in, blue pinatore,
That she had when girl nearly ten,
And the sweet little smile that she wore all the
while
Ali Tis then that I'm happy again.
am back in the days when my heart a-craze
With love that deep as the creek
When sat in the gloom of the old sitting room
With her nesting there my cheek.
And the freight that fell, magical spell
Der our lives as it does to all men,
And teel her caress as she answered me 4es'-
Ali Tis then that I'm happy again.
But must tell the truth, she's my sister Ruth,
And she left her old home long ago.
But she has made good, so I've understood,
She's star in a musical show.
Though our paths never meet, cause i m slow on
my feet,
And old age puts halt to my pen,
Still she writes me each day, from land far away
And It's then that Pm happy again.
w. M. Vaughan.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

sons in the wishing to get on The system
would work well If humans were eels, and could
wriggle through crowds to the front. But hui
mans must walk on two legs, unfortunately for
this system
After this and after trials of other systems,
some brilliant genius, probably after watching a
train of cattle cars pass, and noting the compact
manner in which passengers on these cars were
housed conceived the idea of the cattle-door
car" which opens in the middle. 49,
Introduced into Washington, it made instant
hit with the novelty seekers
When the time for the crushes came, it hit
the workers of Washington bit different. Like
the cattle car, they jumbled into this vehicle
en- masse, and were disgorged in the same manner.
Somehow or other, people did not like to be
treated like pigs, cattle, or even sheep. While
these animals could be herded into the center-door
car nicely, and with little protest Washingtonians
did not seem to fancy this manner of packing.
Mr.. Beeler takes the stage at this point He
introduces what seems the most feasible of all
plans for loading human freight into
He tries it out on the Capital Traction Com
pany. Mr.. Hanna, of that company, showing a
marked desire to cooperate with the expert transit
engineer. ....-
One "loader" is stationed at the front of the
car, to- take fares, make change, and do similar
work for passengers. The other loader" is the
regular conductor shouting move forward please.
And persons are put the front and back ends,
in much the same manner in which the steam rail-
roads load passengers. And there you have it, al
though traffic conditions are not improved much.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
The Call to All of Us.

The ComnIaudcr-in-c chief OF our army and navy
comes forth with the definite opinion that, with
supreme effort this spring and summer, this year
viii see the end of the war. He knows, better
than any other American, condition and the
conditions in adversary countries, and he would not
offer us this glorious hope had he not strong
grounds for faith in it.
In Gods name let make that supreme effort
and the world from another winter of univer-
sal, unprecedented human misery and loss!
II President Wilson asks meatless meal let's
give him two. If he asks wheatless day, let's
give him three. If he orders coalless Mondays,
that soldiers 5000 miles away may feed as we'll
fight, let's put very best face it and do
very best. II we've bought one liberty bond,
let's save and buy another. If we've knit pair
OF socks or one sweater, let's knit two If we've
been trying to hold on to business usual, let's
make war business our only business.
An end OF the war this year! Is there an Amer
lean man or woman who would not give his or her
all for it? But this is not asked. What is neces-
sary is that all should work their hardest their
level best and sacrifice all save the necessares
Our supreme effort means life instead of starva-
ton to millions of the poor of Europe 1t means
saving of the lives of thousands of brave boys
at the front. 1t means return to our normal home
life and business life
IN effect. our President puts all OF us in battle
array. The enemy is before us. The decision is
TO be made. The test is upon us. And if we are
recreant, We and the whole civilized world with u.s.
go under the merciess heel Of militarism. 1t shall
not bel
We are ready, Mr. President! Would you have
more men? They yours. More billions? We
save More foodstuffs? We will produce and sac
rihce More loyalty? The hope you put in us
inspires greater sentiment than patriotsm-the
discrimination to strike for and save our brothers
throughout the whole world. Ask, and we will
give. Seek, and ye shall find our all within reach
of your hand!
Peace, honorable, humane peace, this year? May
the Almighty put the power for it in our supreme
effortl
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
Gets Women workers.
TALKS ABOUT TOWN

The eyes of the world are cen
tered on America, and Washington.
its Capital"
This was a statement OF General
the Honorable Sir Sam Hughes in
a special interview with The Herald
last night.
Sir Sam Hughes was minister of
Militia and DeIe!.se OF Canada when
the war broke CuI, and performed, 4,
what Arthur Balfcur described as one
Of the most remarkable single tasks
which has yet been done by any
of the allied forces in rapidly mobi-
lizinE the Canadian army and put
ting them through the now world
famous training camp at VAL
cartier.
Gen. Hughes is on his way South
for a short rest. after the ar6ors
Of the recent political campaign in
Canada which centered around the
cOnscription bill which has now
passed Parliament.
The same ingenuity and quick
fire thinking which has character
lied the Canadians at the front is
Inherent also in the average Ameri-
can, and is bound to make the
American army a telling force as
soon as ii gets under way" said
Gen. Hughes.
That spirit OF adventure which
led people to emmigrate to America
and settle here, and the experience
which the fathers Of the boys who
are now fighting had in combatting
the forces of nature and in heW-
ing for themselves homes out OF
a wilderness, is the spirit and ex-
perience which may make the Ameri-
cans the decisive factor i'm striking
the final blow for world democracy"
There is a great deal in com
mon between the American and
Canadian forces, for after all, we
are very much the same people.
The more or less imaginary boun-
dary which separates US from the
United States has not prevented an
interchange Of ideas, and that COM
munity of relationship which still
obtains on the other side, despite
the difference in uniforms" said Sir
Sam.
The ability OF the Canadian
engineers and their adaptibility to
new conditions and environment
was tremendous aid to the British
in the early stages of the war" he
said.
When asked about the mobiIiza-
tion of the Canadian troops and the
great Nalcartier Camp, Gen. Hughes
attempted to turn the question aside
by merely stating. in his modest way
'Oh, ii was merely nothing Our
Canadians were all wild to get over,
and 1t was an easy matter to get
them together and organize them int ,
battalions. regiments and divisions"
Gen. Hughes was knighted for
distinguished services to his gov
ernment by King George in the
first year of the war. His first
military service was seen in the
Boer war when he served in the
capacity of colonel.
Gen. Hughes is accompanied on
his Southern trip by his daughters,
Mrs. Green and Miss Aleen Hughes,
His son. Garnet Hughes, is now a
general "over there"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

insurance act-and Congress is getting
ready TO appropriate more money.
Yes, upon mature deliberation, We
are convinced that Congress has. at
least some minor functions to perform
during the war period. Perhaps the
inquiring member will find this out.
There was once a Congressman
who felt secure. He said he was near
to the people, and that they would
back him in any stand he took, be-
cause he did not take a stand until
he thought he knew just what the peo-
pie wanted him to stand for.
While the records made II appear
that he first assumed n position and
let the people pass upon it afterward,
the fact was he kept both ears to
the ground twenty-four hours a day.
and knew about where 10 light to be
safely ensconced in the hearts OF his
fellow-voters.
Now this man had heard it said
that no more would the people stand
for the draft of their boys into the
army of the mighty. The national an
them. so he felt certain. would at no
late date be unanimously declared to
be ''I Did Not Raise Ny BOY to be a
Sammy"
So he loudly proclaimed that Uncle
Sam hadn't better try to make Sam
mics in this nation, when the peo-
pie didn't want them.
But along came Congress and en-
acted draft legislation. The very ma
chinery to make Sammies by the thou
sands was brought into existence al
most before this member knew It. But
he kept on saying that the people
wouldn't stand for ii.
By-and-by his ears, closely pressed
to the ground. detected startling
noises. He thought his hearing ma
chinery must be deceiving him. He
couldn't believe what he heard-and
so he supplemented his efforts to ap-
plying his bi-focals. Then he knew
his ears had not Iiedl He saw the
truth.
The people WE'RE standing for the
draft legislation.
And now this member finds it hard
to convince people that he should be
sent back to Congress.
The moral is-if you have to keep
yours ears TO the ground you'd bet
ter keep your nose turned upward in
stead of rooted into the dirt. 1t may
help you If you do so.
George Rothwell Brown mentions
the now apparent fact that internally
the affairs of the War Department are
moving along better than they were
several weeks ago. This is one of the
obvious effects of the Senate investi-
cation. 1t Is an effect that President
Wilson foresaw would follow when he
let 1t be known that the Senate in
vestigation had his full sanction. and
that in such investigations the spirit
of democracy was being hest eXempli-
fed.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
Cattle Cars and Others.

Steam railroads found after years OF experience
that the best way to handle human traffic efficiently
was by the coach with the front and rear entrance
and exits
Years OF experience also taught these railroads
that the most efficient and speedy manner of
handling. hogs sleep and other livestock was in
cars opening in the middle.
Now comes the street railway problem, The
'front.' and resr-end entrance and exit system was
not accommodating as many passengers as desired
The pay-as-you-enter" system arrived
The "front-door-only exit made it bad for per
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

Bathtubs have been known in Amer
lea since 1912. and still thousands of
have none. Ford cars have
been household necessities since 1910,
they were unheard of a few
years before. There should be more
funny stories about bathtubs and few
er about Fords until the proper bal
ance is reached, for nobody will in
telligently argue any more than the
Ford is a good substitute for the bath
tub.-Kansas City Star.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
Selfridge Gives Advice
On Business During War
Former American Merchandise Expert Shows
That Retail Industry Can Prosper Even
Under Adverse Conditions

New York. Feb. I-H. Gordon Self
ridge. pupil Of the late Marshall
Field. and the man who carried Amer
lean business methods into London.
has arrived in this country and may
visit Washington shortly.
Born In Ripon, Wis, in 1854, edu-
Gated In the public schools Of Jack
son. Mich. Mr.. Seifridge became a
member of the firm of Marshall Field
and Company in the early 'sgs. He
retired from business, but re-entered
II again in 1903 as the head Of the
firm Of Selfridge and Company, es-
tablished in London that year.
In a recent interview. Mr.. selfridge
said:
Always Optimistic.
when the war broke out it was the
general opinion that the end had come
for business. Many merchants re-
duced staffs and cut wages. The sec
ond or third day OF the war ] was
waited upon by a committee of our
buyers, who informed me that they
were sure Of heavy losses, and that
they wished to see 1t through with
me on a half-salary basis.
Il WdEu DuklutEE WIS
going to be bad. and, with thanks for
their loyalty and good spirit. told
every one in the house that Selfridge's s
would make no changes for the pres
ent. To that stand we owe some
thing of our present prosperity. BY
keeping on our brightest face. spend
ing more money for advertising. and
serving our patrons with greater at
tention, we have increased our busi-
ness TO q volume Of over SIS 900 yOOO-a
gain OF 8, 500, 900 in one year"
Mr.. Selfridge took advantage of
every twist in the war situation. He
advertised that every person in his
store during any German aeroplane
attack was insured free, without pre-
liminary registration, to the amount
Of SS,000 for death resulting directly
from the raid. The result was to ma ks
every woman turn to his store as a
safe place to shop and lunch: and
to direct public attention to its solid
concrete construction. He has con-
sistently sold war bread" ] cent or
. cents a loaf lower than any one
else in London-another great trade
attracter.
Gets Women Workers
But most important has been the
maintenance of his personnel, and
the adaptation OF his line Of goods
to meet the changed conditions
brought about by the war
AS fast as men have been called
away. he has substituted women
workers: and many Of these. he
says, will never be replaced by men.
And he has foreseen each shift in
the public demand, and provided for
il. The luxuries of the rich early
ceased TO be a factor in his trade,
as social life in London quickly di-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrick Bangs.

A RESOLVE.
Good words are cheap, and leave no
after sting
OF suffering.
All lips can smile in kindness il they
will.
And soften III.
SO kindly words I'll speak WIENER 1
can,
And daily plan
To smile away all troubles and all woe
Where'er l go.
Copyright I9ls.I
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

Reports from Europe say Emperor Karl of
Austria lets Empress Zita run things. Get ready
for the upheaval, boys. You remember what
happened to Alexander of Serbia, Gar Nick and
Constantine of Greece, don't you?
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

"Why You Are Not Paying 3oc for Sugar"
is the subject of two-column advertisement of
the American Sugar Refining Company. That's a
lot of space to fill when it be told in one
word-Hoover.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

Bolsheviki have declared Gen. Dmitri Grigore-
witch Stcherbatcheff, Russian commander in Ru-
mania, an outlaw. Nows the time for Gen. D. G..
S. to change his name to Robin Hood, Dead-eye
Dick or such.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

New York hotel says the hotels of this
country are saving more food than the homes.
We can easily believe it Every time we eat in
hotel we wonder what they have done with the
food
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

William, the welI-known Christian Kaiser, has
written another letter thanking the Almighty for
help We're afraid William is sending his thanks
in the wrong direction.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

Everybody is urging the farmer to buy trac-
tor so he produce more food. If he buys it,
we reward him by increasing his taxes
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

Savannah reports one heat proStration. Some
fellow must have fallen into his furnace.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05

insurance act-and Congress is getting
ready to appropriate more money.
Yes, upon mature deliberation, We
are convinced that Congress has. at
least some minor functions to perform
during the war period. Perhaps the
inquiring member will find this out.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-05
"SHOW.ME" BATH TUBS.

THE OBSERVER
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-22
AMBASSADOR JAMES w.
GERARD'S BIG PICTURE
AT THE OLIVER TODAY

My Four Years in Germany" a
screen adaptation of former Ambas-
sador James w. Gerard. opens a
weeks engagement AT the Oliver
theater this afternoon at $3.50. The
Uicture is a startling view OF facts.
p OF Action: every one of the glut-
tonous horde is pictured as he really
is-the kaiser, red monster Of Ber-
lin. who sat on a hobby horse and
planned world domination. the
crown prince. whose idol is NapO-
leon but who boasts that he viii
not make the mistakes OF the Cor
sican: Bethmann Won HOilweg. phys
zeal giant. who plays with dancing
dolls and tramples the women and
babes of despoiled nations, Won Tir-
pitz bearded serpent OF the sea,
whose fangs have pierced the heart
OF every nation. Ambassador Gerard
Isved i'm Berlin for four years and
knows the inside workings OF Ger
manv's insidiOus military system
better than any other American. and
the story has been screened with an
idea of bringing home 20 our peo-
ple the gravity or the situation and
20 present a clear picture TO the
mind OF every American OF what
America faces I'm German autocracy.
During the run OF the picture at the
oliver just two showings viii be
given each day at $3.50 and SIS.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-22
At rHE AUDITORIUM.

Charles Richman and Anna Nils
son play the leading roles in the
patriotic photodrama. "Over There.
todav's feature at the Auditorium.
which tells an interesting story OF a
Young man who was afraid 20 en-
list when his country called.
Before Monte Jackson's birth MS
mother had Witnessed shocking
murder which had left its impress
on her unborn child. From his
earliest childhood the boy had evil
denced an unreasonine fear or VIC
lence and blocdshed and while this
defot in his moral nature has been
irstirctiyely hidden Monte knows
In his heart that II ever put 20 the
test. ne will finch. The showdown
comes when war breaks out with
Germany. Ionte's friends enlis
his mariners enter the service and
even hts sweetheart Joins che Red
Cross
Tn time his evasions arouse he
susniciors o. those VINO know MIN
lest and arallv ne Is forced 90 de-
clare himself by his nancee's father.
and with his back 20 The war quite
definitely refuses 20 place himself az
the disposal OF his country. Betty,