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Evening star., 1918-06-09
Americas War Performances.

Representative Caldwell Of New
York, In q recent deliverance on the
subject Of Americas performances
since entering the war, says:
"Our work in France has filed that
people with amazement and confidence.
The only people in the world that
are not satisfied with our efforts are
the Germans and ourselves-the Ger
mans because we have done so much,
we because we have done SO little"
We have done a very great deal in a
very short time. Outsiders have re-
marked on the amount, and the thor
oughness of it. The English as we'll
as the French have repeatedly compi-
mented us. English and French Wis
itors to the United States, soldiers,
sailors and statesmen, who have in
spected our cantonments and muni-
tions factories and other war activi-
ties, have spoken. both here and upon
their return home, many words Of en-
couragement' and praise.
Our own dissatisfaction has grown
out of an appreciation Of our unpre-
paredness when we declared war. We
had so little ready and needed so
much, we became impatient. We work
ed feverishly, and, therefore. at times
ineffectively. We tried to build Rome
in day. We could not at once do
all that we desired and saw the neces-
sity Of, and hence fell into a pessi-
,nistic fit and thought we were doing
next to nothing. y
Something of that 1T still survives.
We are dwelling too much on what we
have failed to do, without sufficiently
considering whether our first plans and
attempts to carry them out were prac-
tical, or even possible.
But we are learning some valuable
lessons. We shall not again be an
anprepared nation. We shall not again
limp along with an Army the size Of a
police squad and Navy Of third or
fourth grade when 1t should be Of the
first. We shah not again defide and
prescribe men, whether in civil or
military life, WHO insist that the mil
lennium is neither at hand nor soon
due, and that it is the duty Of a great
nation with a great stake in the human
eame to keep itself fit and strong
against all eventualities in world of
force.
Experience is q dear school. and we
have been pupils there. We could
not deny the fact if we would. We
are paying for our instruction. If the
amount is large We have to remember
that our privilege was long. lasting for
years.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Veterans in Favor.

Ma Martin Of Virginia will be re-
surned to The Senate, this time with
put opposition. II there is republican
sppssttioa Il viii be Of no consequence.
In - Ola Oeminiea the democratic
party u supreme. The senior Viz
siais senator has had four terms run
ming a3d has deserved the fifth, now
0assaatssd. He has been very useful
ta hs place, bsth 10 the country and
70 hs party, His long service has
snads him familiar with all Legislative
processes, and his fine ability has car.
EisA him into lsadsrship.
Anethss ssnstorisl veteran, Mr.. Nel-
bsa Of Minnssots, win b returned
NikAsus sppssitiea, either IN his own
~ ~ stAsT party. His party frisnds
adnixa hin &ak ha full EssQsd. while
Evening star., 1918-06-09
The Primary.

As primary time is at hand, the IA.
miliar question is heard: Does the
primary "pay's That is to say, does
It not create difficulties which should
and might we'll, be avoidedS
Reference, Of course, is to the en-
ergy which very often marks a con-
test for a party nomination. Candi'
dates strive with all their might. Al
the phrase goes, "They show one an
other up" and in that way load shells
for the enemy to be used later against
the nominee.
Even when this is true. it may be
safely said that the primary "pays.'
The people are entitled to all legiti.
mate information about men who offer
for their suffrage. They should never
at any time vote In the dark.
The stump is very popular and
useful institution, and serves even bet
ter in the primary than later. Men
aspiring to nominations for Office
should appear before the voters and
fully declare themselves as to party
principles and policies, and give the
voters an opportunity to heekle them
Taking the country by and large
the primary has justified itself. Many
Of our most capable officials, state and
national, have been produced by that
means. They had to pass through tive
flres-frst that for nomination, and
then that for eleetion-and they sur.
vived both.
Canvassing for votes is expensive
but that 10 understood and accepted by
men who seek political honors. But
the expense need net empty the purse
and 1t never does where tho seekers
have something substantial in the way
Of ability to support their aspirations
The primary has its dangers and dis
advantages. It Is not perfect instru.
msnt. But it should not be abandon.
cd; and particularly as such q step
would be likely to revive the former
method Of making nominations. A 70.
turn-even a partial return-to the old
convention system, with its hugger.
mugger and surprises, would be any.
thing but helpful at this time, when
the best men for Office are needed, and
the most open methods necessary fol-
securing them.
To the extent that the primary
needs Improvement it should be i'm
proved; and 1t has been in operation
long enough for its defects to appear
and guide tho work Of those DESTROYS
Of the best results at the polls.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
CHILD LABOR DECISION.

From the Raleigh News and Observer.
1t will be a long and tedious road
that the friends of the child will have
to travel to get all the states lined up
LOT the proper proteGIion OF the chiio'
But, of course, II win be done.
From the New York Times.
For those whose motives in oppos-
Ing child labor are genuine-based on
considerations OF humanity, not mere
ly on dislike OF competition in the
labor market-the decision opens the
way rather than closes Il. They can
continue their movement in the states
separately. y
From the Scranton Republican. ~
Most of the northern states, in
|cluding Pennsylvania. and q few of
the western states have very salts
factory child labor laws. There are
practically mono in the south, whore
there is great reliance on the labor Of
children.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

If YOU were given the job of ad-
dressing a letter which was to bear
on the envelope the signature OF the
President of the United States. you
| would try pretty hard to get the ad-
dress right. wouldn't you?
That sounds like an easy question
to answer.
Sure" you reply. "If had the Job
of preparing such a letter. would
see to 1t that it was letter perfect,
Gee. I'd go over 1t again and again
until got it right. There wouldnt
be a dot out of place. 1 know they
say nothing can be perfect. but. be-
lfeye me, whatever the President was
to sign would be perfect, If ! had a
So you think. but evidently some
clerk or stenographsr IN IN the post way
about It, and he-or was 1t she!-
You remember when Postmaster
General Burleson inaugurated the air
mail service between Washington and
New York not long ago?
ters sent on that hrst trip, just for
the honor of the thing.
The very first letter Of all was writ
ten by Mr.. Burleson to Postmaster
Patten of New York city.
The letter was written. signed by
the Postmaster General, and the en-
velope addressed. the first air mail
stamp affixed, and the letter sealed.
Then the letter was taken over to
the city post Office. with instruction
that it was to be No. letter, and no
mistake.
CITY Postmaster Chance received the
letter. He admired the workmanship.
lust for an instant he wondered.
"Now, I wonder II I had better verify
the address," but he placed such re-
lance in the stenographer at the
Post Office Department that he dis
missed the thought as one rehecting
on that typist.
Well, the letter was signed by the
President, all right, right up along
side the stamp. and the letter went
flytng through space and was duly
delivered to Postmaster Patten IN
New York.
Two Photographic replicas of that
first airplane envelope are in exist
ence. and will live on through the
ages bearing a mistake in the name
of the postmaster Of the great city
of New York.
error, nevertheless. If mans name
is George, say, and you print 1t Hen
nv. he doesn't like 1t.
So what do you suppose Postmaster
r. G. Patten of New York thought
when he got his finely prepared let
ter addressed as follows:
Hon. T. II. Patten,
POSTMASTER,
New York City"
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Allies Must Act to Save Russia.

If the allied powers intervene in
Siberia in military way to prevent
the extension Of German infuence
through the far east they must strike
alone at the start. This is certain, In
view of the announcement that Gen.
semcnoff, radical anti -bolshevik leader,
Is retreating in the direction Of Mon
Rolia with tho idea of disbanding his
forces. Semenoff has been counted
upon to furnish the nucleus of great
Russo -entent force which was expected
to move westward along the line of
the transsiberian railroad and frus-
trate further Teutonic aggression and
redeem Russia to Russians and the
cause of freedom and democracy.
Semenof undoubtedly has been mas
tered by the lack Of the military equip
ment necessary to the success OF any
concerted aggressive action in the far
east. Though Japan and China an
nounced agreement for joint concerted
action in the far east, it would appear
that Japan found the Chinese forces
unable to act expeditiously owing to
distressing internal Chinese conditions
and political issues. This in turn de-
layed the hour Of Intervention and at
the same time spelled Semenoff's doom.
Though much has been said, definite
steps yet are to be taken by the allied
powers, more particularly Japan and
China, before Intervention in Siberia
becomes an actuality.
That the allies must expedite their
movements and strike in the far east
with power is now generally conceded
In Paris and London. German influence
Is rapidly sweeping over Russia. The
large forces Of Teuton prisoner troops
which have Joined the bolsheviki in
1urtherance of the kaiser's wishes may
be counted to care for Berlin's wishes
In the far east, while emissaries are d.
recting the "gobbling" Of Russia to the
west.
If the allies wait much longer the
story Of Serbia, Montenegro and Ru-
mania will be repeated. Delay has him
dered the allies in the past and it is
the keen desire of London and Paris
that action now be taken.
The stumbling block Of the entente
70 the best method Of procedure. Under
any circumstances, bolshevik leaders
may be expected to try to inhame the
Russian people against the allies. That
this will be in the interest of the kaiser
II unquestioned in view Of the fact that
the whole course Of Lenine has been
pleasing to the hearts Of Berlin's
scheming apostles Of aggrandizement
who have so cleverly wrought Russia's
downfall.
There is q constantly growing con-
viction in entsnte capitals that the al
lies must act at once, and If it is neces-
sary the bolsbeviki must be ousted
with the Germans, in order that Bus
sia may be saved and Teutonic pur-
poses forever frustrated. Semeno6's
failure undoubtedly will but spur on
entents endeaver.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Keep Smiling.
Prem he IndiaAapolis News.

1No1R1AVVS1B 1J0WUs
II the word comes that your boy has
gone to the front. and is in imminent
danger Of injury or death. the natural
inclination Is to give way to the great
load Of worry and anxiety; but If there
ever was time when you should keep
smiling 1t is when your boy goes out
to fight. Rather should you have .
deeper feeling of pride that he ia
there. He went over to fight and,
after all, there would be sense OF
disappointment should he come home
with tho message that he never had
an opportunity to do his share Of the
great business at hand.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Prussia may be depended on to seize
every opportunity for atroeious repri-
sails whether she threatens them or not.
Making the world safe for human de-
cency is one of the tasks Of the allied
armies.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Feminine German agents are not un-
commonly employed. The kaiser will
not permit "votes for women" but he
considers "plots for women" quite all
right.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

It is hard to imagine the Prussian
glee that would arise il a U-boat man
aged to get Sunday school excursion
boat bound for ono Of the coast re-
sorts.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

The man who knows how to conduct
an enterprise ON safe commercial prin-
ciples and draw the line at proftssring
is the good business man these days.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

An eclipse Of the sun used to furnish
several days conversation. Now it is
only q very small incident In world
overcrowded with strange phenomena.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Base ball is becoming popular in
England. The British may play the
game, but it will take time to scquire
the technical vocabulary Of an srgu-
ment with the umpire.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Lightning Kills.

From the Philadslphia Press.
Germans who characterized AmeH-
can. troops a. lightning. trained are
beginning to get some idea Of what
LIGHTNING training xnsanA
Evening star., 1918-06-09

It was Rernstorn who assured the
Germans that Americans would not
ight. Bernsterf is not personally on
the ground to see his statements dis.
proved.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Inland Canals.

FROM tie New York World.
Now II We had those coast canals
vessels Of considerable size coulc go
from New England to Florida and
thumb noses at the sea sharks. An
other case whore afterthoughts are
wiser.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
HEARD AND SEEN.

of fun to be crowded into street car
so tight you can't move, and when
you have got to fight your way to
and fro to collect fares it makes
pretty tough job.
OF course. it's your job, SO you have
to make the best of it. There is one
conductor in town who has deter
mined to make the best of it, evident
ly. for he is about as good humored
a man as you can find any place, In
any job. He usually has all the peo-
pie on the car laughing all the time.
He can't make 'em move up front.
please"-for some mysterious rea-
son Washingtonians will not move up
in front-but he does keep 'em smilA
ing. and that is something.
From his place of rest at the crank
of the door-opening device he sends
forth good cheer both fore and aft.
A man got on the car the other
morning. He was in hurry, and his
mind was occupied with the big prob,
lens of the day. of this age filled
with some of the biggest problems the
world has ever known.
Tickets. please" said the joviai
conductor.
The man reached down into his
1t forth to the conductor.
II can't take that" said the con-
ductor. II just had a man present me
with an ice cream soda check.
might have used that, and ] viii take
a rain check to the base ball game.
but I won't take a Chinese laundry
ticket"
Rev. James Shera Montgomery, pas
tor of the Calvary NJ. E. Church, was
coming home from the middle west
the other day.
ha in orin al In IN
style, when something seemed to GO
wrong. and 1t was stopped.
1t was beautiful day. AS the train
lay on the track, the Pullman in
which DR.. Montgomery and other pas
sengers were riding was as quiet as
could be.
Over in one seat two children were
amusing themselves looking out the
window and counting the cows.
A philosophicaI-looking chap across
the aisle was looking at a gravedig-
train, the old gravedigger kept at
his work. This would have made a
fine theme for DR.. Montgomery. only
he was on the other side of the car
and didn't see the man
But here is something he did see
or hear, rather.
There was man asleep sitting up
in one of the seats. The mans wife
was looking out the window.
The man stirred uneasily.
The car was as quiet as . church
Suddenly the sleeping man began to
talk, and hfs voice seemed to ring
through the car. startling every one.
"We'll have to wake up" said the
man, 'if we're going to beat the
Huns"
Then he woke up.
I refrain from pointing any moral.
I leave that to DR.. Montgomery.
CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Cape May is famous old summe,
resort, with a social reputation that
still resents the slightest suspicion Of a
German spy among those present.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

II the crown prince gets too close
to the front some Of those American
boys are going to take his aorgnette
and his smelling salts away from him.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Supreme Authority.

Supreme Authority.
Uncle Sam can run the railroads
Uncle Sam can run the boats
Most everything that runs on wheels
And everything that floats.
The profteer must trembls
Who takes excessive toll
Tho watchword clear heard far and
near
1s government control.
Uncle Sam can run the tHoAsys
And the wires Of every kind.
II In q great emergency
he should be thus inclined.
He may decide to manage
The ice as well as coal
The climate may bs found some day
Meath government control
Evening star., 1918-06-09

A U-boat visitor Il remarkable for
the length Of his trip and the short
hess Of his stay.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

II II now feared that yachts win be
obsolete before Sir Thomas Upton gets
another chance to race.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILAHpER JoHNsoN.
A Political Privilege.

A Political PTiVaIeHe.
'How are you going to explain to
your constituents the fact that you
have contradicted yourselfp
IT won't try" replied Senator sorg-
hum. "If I can get the vote Of every
man who has changed his mind in
politics at one time or another, I'll
have moro than I need"
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Finding no hospital ships in range,
the German submarines went back
home.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Washington street car conductors,
being human, and suffering from the
tanning of the cars along with the
passengers, often are quite grouchy.
Won can't blame them. 1t isn't q DIT
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Six weeks was recently allotted to
the instruction of candidates at cer-
tain forts In the
Coast Artillery United States. when
r4 thorough ground
OF gunnery was given. supplemented
by practical exercises upon. mobile
and seacoast armament, according to
officials Of the Coast Artillery Divi-
sion of the War Department. This
instruction was given to $500 candi-
dates for reserve officers In the Coast
Artillery
The officials say that their troops
are able to use whatever guns may be
assigned. big or little. and to impro-
wise hre-control apparatus conform
ing to the principles of the standard
fire-control apparatus for use in the
field. The methods in use by the
heavy artillery in France today vary.
1t Is said. only in detail from the
methods which have been used by the
United States Coast Artillery for
years. The problem for landward
firing is more simple than that for
seaward firing, in that coast batteries
are compelled to use the system of
fire direction which will allow them
to attack moving targets. A nxed
target not only is simpler objective
in that 1t involves no apparatus for
making allowances for travel, con-
stantly varying ratios Of wind COM
ponents, or any system for interpola-
tion to obtain momentary values of a
rapidly changing range, but, further-
more, the ballistic requirements for a
Iong-range fire at fxed targets is. by
comparison, far less difficult prob
lem.
1t is believed that the firing at the
Coast Artillery training camps was
the first actual firing of heavy guns
in this country according to the sys-
TEN now generally in use in Europe,
balloons for all observations Of fire.
All the firing was held by indirect
laying. Targets were assigned to
batteries by means Of the grid sys-
tenn. the exact location being desig-
mated by co-ordinates Of the selected
points in the grid square assigned.
DETECTION corrections for lateral wind
to the asimuth Of the target deter
mined from the artillery board at the
battery.
oficials Of the Coast Artillery say
that the tactical value Of the demon
strated efficiency Of their system Of
computing corrections before the first
shot can hardly be too strongly en-
phasixed. Not only will II minimize
the expenditure Of ammunition. they
say. during registration, but It will
permit effective fire to be opened
upon any registered target without
aeroplane observations most valu-
able feature for naturalization FIRE.
In counter-battery work. and when
switching. 1t will greatly reduce the
exposure Of the aeroplane during ad-
justment 1t Is felt that the result
Of years Of training in the methods
Of correction for meteorological and
ha1listic variations will make the
Coast Artillery an invaluable arm for
the service OF all types of heavy
guns.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Brevity.

"Why do you call the Hoheuzollerns
Hunsi"
"Only for the sake Of brevity. When
have to mention them want to got 1t
over with a. quickly as possible"
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Developing South
American Trade

tfons In working with the bureau to
advance our Latin American trade,
and there is opportunity. the officials
of the bureau feel, to focus the efforts
of such bodies and of large CONNER
cial firms with representation in
Latin American trade on trade-develop-
ment plans that cannot be worked out
There is at present a need for
good roads throughout Latin America
with a real interest on the part Of
the Inhabitants Of certain countries
In providing them. At the same time
there is a lack of public funds and of
knowledge as to the comparative ex-
pense and durability of the various
kinds of paving such as are used in
the United States for country roads,
and a scarcity of raw materials and
Of the latest road-making machinery.
The officials of the bureau feel that
concerted effort on the part of Amer
lean manufacturers of this machinery,
paving materials, producers, motor
car and motor truck manufacturers,
etc, to adopt plan of demonstration
of road building in various countries
of Latin America would promise bene-
fits to all concerned.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
New Bathing Suit,

New Bathing Suit.
The submarine appears again
Where ocean pillows skip;
So wear your divers armor when
You 60 in for a dip.
"It's all right to keep hopin' fob de
best,s said Uncle Eben, f'but you gottsr
be busy as well as wistful.s
Overconfidenee,
II haven't any respect for the man
who isn't wiling to back his own jude-
ment.n
"Yes," remarked Senator Sorghum,
@but he ought to keep away from horse
races"
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Spraying
Potatoes.

1otatoes. short crop. the experts Of
the Department of Agriculture say.
Every year the potato crop is re-
duced by preventable diseases and insect
pests: yet it may be increased. as shown
by the fact that sprayed potato crops in
Vermont, for example, have produced On
the average los more bushels to the acre
than unsprayed crops over period OF
twenty-one years.
For home gardens small hand sprayers
will do. For the farm potato patch.
where from one-half to three acres are
grown and where there are orchard trees
or small fruits to be sprayed, barrel
spray pump Is recommended by the ex-
perts The hand pump is mounted on
fifty-gallon barrel and carried on q
homemade two-wheel cart In farm
wagon II a cart is used, the nozzle
must be fastened to the back to spray
| four rows, but to do good work with
this, as with the lighter traction spray
| ers, 1t is necessary to go twice over
the field. the second time coming back
| In the opposite direction. More thorough
| work can be done by hand spraying II
| the pump is fitted with one or two lines
| of one half-inch hose. twenty-five feet
| long, ending in four-foot gas pipe ex-
| tension. This requires a man for each
line and one to pump.
The officials are advising that Bor-
deaux mixture with lead arsenate added
will prevent late blight and get the po-
| tato bug or Colorado beetle also The
mixture should be applied every two
weeks, though the interval may be
longer If the weather is dry and no in
sects are present. With the approach of
the late blight season, after the mid
! die Of July, thorough protective spray
| ing should be given. Cool, wet weather.
the experts advise, means trouble. Con-
| tinued showers and an average tenn
perature Of IS degrees call for sprays
once a week, or even every five days.
X
Attempts have been made by the
hn.oau of fnrei1n and domestic com.