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The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
The Devil Finds Mischief for Idle Hands to Do.

Society" so-caled, once merely meant an ag-
grcgation OF fashionable idlers.
Until Kaiser Bill demanded all OF SatanS tmer
the Old Boy devoted himself almost exclusively to
inventing pastimes for Society" Nevertheless,
lcering Lucifer still gets in occasional lick.
Crossed guns beauty spots for giggling debut
tantes is his latest conception.
The good that many rich do is undone
by these scatter-braincd, overdressed cosmetcised
freaks OF ieminnity.
They continue to find useful occupation in bad
taste Pomeranian piffle parties yet their idea
of something smart, clever and brilliant. If they
knit or do Red Cross work. it's because that's quite
the lad, y<now.
There's lust a few who 10 these things, it's
true but Just as single drop OF dye will tint the
contents of a cask do they place an ugly and
undeseryed stigma upon society, so-called, as
whole.
You matrons to whom war has struck home
through a loved one-warn these wastrels! Mix
red and white with the blue blood they boast
Shmae shun, ridcule, criticise and ostracise them
Easy to get, easy to give. The wealthy do not
vet know sacrifice. They still have nonessential
servant retinues Chaufeurs and two three gas
places Chaufeurs who could drive ambulances
Extra cars Uncle Sam could Or the Red
Cross could save lives with the dollars they repre-
sent
Lunches and teas would buy bandages to stanch
the flow Of our boys blood at life's low ebb.
Tax the salary earner's income more? First tax
the champagne, wine and liquor lapper 100 per
cent.
Put 100 per cent tax the purchase price OF
summer furs.
Stick 100 per cent tax on every pleasure car
oSher than to family.
E6other 100 per cent tax on individually owned
gems in excess of $1,000 value.
Every man or woman who today does not do all
that is reasonable in his or her power to help win
the war-and then stretch point and do little
more, is either an addlepate ingrate-but in
each case an enemy to the u. s., her allies, and
democracy, and to be dealt with such.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
They Foresaw Il.

Europe has set of primary interests, which
to us have none, or very remote relation. Hence,
she must be engaged in frequent controversies the
rauses of which are essentially foreign to our
germs. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in US
20 implicate ourselves. by artificial ties, in the
ordinary vieisstudes of her politics, or the ordi
barry combinations and collisions of her friend
sps or enmities."
Observe the emphatic use OF the word "ordi-
Es''in this excerpt from George Washington's
well Address.
We hold these truths to be clf-evidcnt that
al men arc created equal; that they are endowed
N their Creator with certain unalicnsbc rights;
hat among these arc life liberty and the pursuit
u hsppinrss.
ThoSe old fellows who riskcd the halter by
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
MARINE CORPS.

The list OF Marine Corps casual
ties. made public yesterday. follows:
KILLED In Action.
Vernon l. Somers. second lieuten-
ant. Bloxham. Va: joseph A. Sissier.
first sergeant. New York. n. Y: Clif-
ford l. Brockway. sergeant. Utica.
n. Y: Harold Carman. sergeant. ia
maica, Long Island. ". Y; Peter
Conway. sergeant Chicago. III; Ar
thur +. Ware, sergeant, Fort Scott.
Kan: Harry w. Elliott. corporal.
Minneapolis. Mimi: Ambrose
Hughes. corporal. Madrid. n. v:
Rollin w. Laidlsw. corporal. HS-
vana. Cuba: Napoleon J. Leblanc.
corporal. Chicago. ILL.,; Harry T.
Lyon. corporal Hattieville. Ark:
Harley II. sIone. corporal. Detroit.
Mich: Palmer A. AdwelL. private.
Renville. MINI; Ian Brandon. pri-
Chandler. private. waverly Hall.
Ca: Milford r. coIley, private.
waynesville, Mo-; Earl n. Collier.
private, olathe. Kan: Herbert ID.
Dunlavy. private. Goose Creek. Tex:
John 7. Eaton, private. Corning. ~.
Y; Buster A Ellsworth. private
Cripple Creek. Col; Harry J. W.
Field. private, Hatfield. Pa: Theo-
dore c. Grant. private. ST. Louis. No:
John A. Hammer, private. BoEaluss.
La; George W. Lockhart, private.
Wsllsburg. Utah; George W. Luce.
private. Oxford. Mass; Arthur Nc
Bride, private. Clarendon. Ark: wall
ter A. May. private. 81. Louis. No:
Raymond II. Niesen, private, Mil
waukee, Wis; Henry Pankow. pri-
vate, Chicago. ILL.,; Fred w. Schultz.
private. Quincy. Ill: Morris 7. Sut-
ties. private. San Marcos. Tex: Da-
vid Tsrtikof. private. Maiden. Mass;
Alfred T. WeisbSker. private. New
ark. n. J.
Died Of Wounds Received I'm Action.
william Hoffman. sergeant. Mil
waukee. Wis; Robert B. Hess. cor
poral. ST. Paul. MINI: Raymond r.
Benson. private, North Woodstock.
Conn: Edward r. Murray. private.
New York. y. 7.
Wounded In Action CseyereIyD.
Harold L. McCurdy, corporal Chit
cago. Ill; Thor A. Rylander. private,
! RoslindRle. Mass; Harry L. Clsuscu.
private, Chicago, III.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
90 Lssvs weekly.

That they are leaving at the rate of
$50 a week, with the number varying
but little from week 20 week. h sur
prising In that Il 10 not consistent
with the well-knovn feminine incon-
Isistency.
These records are kept BY the Hous-
ing and Health division Of the War
Department. For the week ending
June . there were 7H separations
from government positions. For the
week ending June q there were 81
separations; June u. Tss separations;
June G, there were ss7 separations, and
other weeks similarly. The word sep-
aration meana resignations from SOW
srnment service either voluntary or
Involuntary.
THE involuntary separations" ssid
Cspt Julius Peyser. head Of this d.
vision. "are very few. The girls leave
because they are not satisfied" and
he threw up his hands and shook his
head.
To the majority OF girls the ap-
pointment 10 q government position
in Washington means the Great Ai-
venture. The tip holds the same
element OF excitement and romance
that going to France means 20 their
brothers. From their earliest r~col-
lections they had pictures the White
House in their minds. The great
dome of the Capitol and the states
men that held forth in IL assumed
magic proportions through long years
OF seeing Washington, the capital. ex-
tolled In school books. picture post
cards and newspapers.
When they arrived and had seen
the sights they were slightly dis
iilusioned. They found Washington
just as human az any other city.
They found that one could get very
lonely here. IL Is the lonely girl that
is the great problem.
Many are Lonely.
The girl that IL lonely IN Washing
ton." said Q secretary OF the local Y.
w. c. A.. is the girl usually from the
small town who has had social atten-
ton all her life without having TO lift
q finger TO get IL.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
"Conseript O."
(IoI7)

(IoI7)
Enlist, sez you. Not on your life!
| have three kiddies an wife.
Sign up the youngsters for the war;
Boys likes to hght-that's what they're fer.
Well, guess I'll move on.
Enlist? Who? Me? G'wan!
Don't talk war to me. No sirreel
Murder-rape-arson-pil
I'm man of peace, seq !;
Why should go an fight an die,
I'll do my bit here
While you're "over there"
Country needs me, eh2 Well, I'll do
What Uncle Sammy asts me to;
But don't aim to bathe in gore, N"-
An II do my hghtin' on this shore.
Europe's off too far.
An'......ware you seq. War!
(IoIs) ...
Neat-what' The togs. An lamp my gun.
Loaded, too, for the onry Hun.
Enlisted? Ha ha! No stree! ~
In the draft l drew "twenty-three"-
was the first drawn.
Sorry? you asts Gwan.
The wife an kidss They's doin well;
Uncle Sam hxes EN- up swell.
An they're about to BET with pride,
An has flags with stars on one side
Which means Pm off for
France to warl wari war!
Corp'ral seq you. No, sergeant now;
Stepped right up, though ! don't know how.
Great life! An I'm proud OF my, trust.
Our sloganp ITS Berlin or bust"
An VIC sail at dawnl
Oh Bly, Garry .onl
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

rather Bolshevik pen of Mr.. Bris-
as bad as they might be. We have
suffered. OF course, but we have
been helped. too, and our belief
is that the good features will re-
main with US much longer than the
bad and be more often thought of
as the distinctive service Of big bus
mess to our war.
An admission recently by a prom
inent member of the Nonpartisan
League is that its parents were of
Socialist extraction and that its per-
petuation was meant to add to the
the Socialist cause. The admission
is Of importance because II gives us
ample opportunity to weigh the words
OF those who have been giving con-
sideration to n. P. doctrine. We
know now that those who gave the
league sustenance in the days
when its organization was getting
under way really had Socialistic
sympathies. They preferred Social
ism to the existent doctrine of con-
servatism and patriotism. The ac-
cusation hits a multitude OF men
who had dreamed that one day the
the nonpartisan movement might be-
come widespread and that 1t would
engulf the country and enable them
to assume places of influence. The
puncture of the bubble must bring
disappointment to them. But it Is
better that this should be than that
the league should assume control Of
our country. 1t is good the people
found out
The fact that the people found out
in time is tribute to popular sa-
gacity. The people cannot long be
fooled. They have the very COM
mendable trait of fathoming mat
ters to the vitals without the loss
of time. and we think they have
done rather rapid work in the case
of the Nonpartisan League. They
have not only established pretty
well in their minds what the league
stands for, but they have dissected
the aims and intentions Of some of
the leagues strongest sympathizers.
men who do not admit their Social
ism, but who cater TO it constantly.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
What's in a Name?

mics"
Some OF en- didn't like the name
They said they wanted to be called "Yanks."
And, whenever didn't forget and call 'em
"Samuies," called 'em "Yanks."
But now "over there" they have started calling
them "Attaboys."
All this confuses u.s. It's like having three
handles to pan. wastes lot Of time trying
to decide which handle to grab.
And before long these brave of ours are
going to be winners. Sounds better than Sammy,
Yank or Attaboy, doesn't it-Winner?
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
Gets Decree After Having
Hubby But 80 Minutes

San Francisco.-AIrs. Jeanette Beck
was granted a divorce here when she
testified that she married William
Beck, an interior decorator. at Kan
sas City, on January 3, H. at 10
o'clock in the morning and that at
n:30 her husband told her it had been
a silly business" and left her for
parts unknown.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
Soldiers Wife Proves
Self Fully Patriotic

Belaire. Kan.-Mrs. wilbur Hoo
per. wife of q sailor, has two smali
children to look after and small
farm. Despite the care Of the chil-
dren she has planted twenty-five
acres OF corn. cares for Twenty-Five
head of cattle and miIks eight cows.
She has bought $50 Liberty Boni
and given $40 70 the Red erosh
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
by John Kendrick Bangs.
THE REST OF LIFE.

THE BEST OF LIFE.
The best things in this lovely world
are free
The light OF stars, the freshness OF
the sea;
The scent of flowers and the music
OF happy birds that cleave the upper
air;
The cleaning warmth of sun that
streams above;
Our dreams. the quiet Of the night.
and love
All free to have and hold, which we
may win
II We but ope our hearts, and let
them in.
Copyright. lss)
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
Casualty List of U. S. Overseas Forces

Previously reported missing. now
reported slightly wounded: Eugler
Herbert r. Newton, Hartford. Conn.
Previously reported killed in Gc-
tion, now reported TO have died OF
aeroplane accident: Lieut.. Richard
Mortimer. Tuxedo Park. New York.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04
D. c. GIRL PROBLEM SERIOUS
WAR EXECUTIVES DISCOVER
So Many Leave Departments Every Week
That Situation Causes Much Worry.
Washington Charm Vanishes Quickly.

The makers have a girl problem to solve
It ], the old pathetic question hy girls leave home
that keeping government officials sitting oghts Distracted
heads OF departments In Washington question
areg
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Baby tanks helping big tanks beat the Huns,
and that isn't all-baby Yanks here at home are
saving thrift stamps and food for the big Yanks
"over there
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

The politicians might better leave the choice of
generals to the Commander-in-chief. The respon-
sibility is his. Cut out the politics and let's win
the war.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Fourth of July ought to be memorable day in
South America, for the Declaration of Independence
paved the way for freedom for Latin America
forever.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

"a girl told me that she had been
In Washington for hve months and
did not have q single friend. She was
asked whether she had ever been 10
one Of the locality parties at the Y.
w. c. A.. and she said she had not.
This is the sort Of thing which 10 true
OF great many Of the girls who have
not been away from home before and
have never had TO use their own
life"
Then there 10 the ambitious girl,
who 10 disappointed in her Job. Many
stenographert come here and take
government Positions where they have
little typewriting or shorthand 70 DO:
are put instead at rudimentary filng.
They become dissatisfied and leave.
The ever ready critics have Said
that one reason girls are leaving
Washington in such great numbers
10 because government buildings are
constructed without consideration Of
the typical Washington summer; that
double roofs should have been built
In the temporary once buildings,
while only single nat roofs that con-
centrated the heat in the ofaces we're
placed on the structures. While the
facts concerning the construction OF
the buildlngs are true, the statement
that the girls are suffering from the
heat Is not true. For as yet We have
had no taste OF the typical Washing
ton summer"
Mothers Anxious.
Reading these things In the home
newspapers about Washington, moth
ers write frantfcally 10 their dauxh-
ters TO come home. But the typical
Washington summer 10 still this year
Q bug-a-boo and not a reality.
In great many cases 'mamas''
are the real trouble. They have stood
behind their daughters and managed
for them 80 long that daughter can
not take care Of herself properly
when away from home. She does
not know how to manage her salary
and consequently runs short There
are prohteers In Washington in rooms
and in food. AS a big financial coup
1: does not work out for the giri.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Looks much like General Depression had as,
sumed command of the Austrian forces.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Go the top for another thrift stamp every
time you have a quarter you save.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Among the few who at the Fedora
Trade Commission is old Hy Cost OLiving
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

The list OF Marine Corps casual
ties. made public yesterday. follows:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-04

Brooklyn Is offering 1880 for big
toes. The coney Island Railroad must
pay Miss Fannie ClammeriIle that
amount for removing the dig toe of
her left foot without first obtaining
her permission. The woman fell I'm
der train and was permanently sep
arated from the toe. ! would be will
ing to have one OF my toes cut oft
close to the knee for half that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
Two Hundred More Jewish
Secretaries to Be Sent to
Do U.S.Cantonment Work

New York, Jan. 1.-Two hun
dred additional field representative
are to be appointed in addition to
those already in its SERVICE by the
Jewish board for welfare work in
the Army and Navy, to care for the
needs of the Jewish soldiers and
sailors at the various cantonments.
| Twenty of the new field workers
have just completed their training
and have been graduated from the
boards training school and are
ready to take their places with the
men at the cantonments.
Representatives of the board, it is
/ announced by Colonel Harry Cut
Ter, chairman of the board, are now
stationed at every camp of import
ance throughout the country and
the number is to be steadily increas-
, ed as the training school graduates
pupils
Chester Jacob Teller, executive di-
rector of the board, upon whom de-
wolves the duty of gathering togeth-
er for the service. men of the right
ability and character, has issued
new appeal for applicants. Jewish
men of high type are needed imme-
| dfately," he declared, ito perform
this patriotic function. The salar-
les paid are high and in addition, all
expenses are allowed and compen-
sation accrues with the entrance of
the student into the training school.
The board is seeking the best ele-
ment of energetic and patriotic Jew
ish young men, who are unable to
serve actively with the colors or are
not qualified for military service.
The Jewish board for welfare work
is now ready to finance the extensive
community program for uniformed
men of the Jewish faith.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
Abolish Red Tape,
Roosevelt Insists

New York, Jan. II. - Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt yesterday expressed
the opinion that the bureaus in Wash
ington were just as enmeshed in red
tape, and that affairs in general We're
IN the same confusion as hampered
the war activities of the American
government twenty years ago. The
Colonel who has just accepted the hon
orary Presidency of the American De-
iehse society. was speaking at the
luncheon of the trustees of the So
ciety at the Union League Club.
1T is imperatively necessary that
we shall put every particle of our
strength back of the government in
everything it does to win this war"
he said. 1T is therefore Imperative
ly necessary that we shall fearlessly
remedy whatever is done that is
wrong. 1t is not friendship for the
United States - II is, perhaps, un-
consciously, hostility to the United
states - to decline to point out the
defects and shortcomings in waging
the war. Always remember that the
chief assailant of the men who now
strives to remedy our defects and
shortcomings in waging the war is
Mr.. Hearst. He seems to regard 1t
as unpatriotic to point out that
broomstick rifles and logwood can
non are not efficient implements of
war against GERMANY
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
I.O.O.F. OBSERVE
18TH BIRTHDAY
w. III. Brown Is Doomed For
Grand Warden of the
Fraternity

Grand Master Robert w. Montgom-
cry. of Philadelphia, last night open
ed the ceremonies attending the cele-
bration of the seventy fifth anniNer-
sary of Encampment odd Fellowsht tp
in this city, at the odd Fellows Hall,
SOI North Second street.
The largest attendance of members
of the higher degrees for a long time
was presided over by ID. ID. G. =.
Gus. c. Ralston. of this city. and
many prominent Odd Fellows took
part in the exercises.
nounced that w. II. Brown, of this
city, had accepted the nomination for
the office of Grand Junior warden OF
the Grand Encampment of Pennsyl-
vania, and would be one of the cam
didates at the coming election.
niture firm of Brown & Company, and
is so popular with the odd Fellows of
Harrisburg that they are now very
busy in his behalf and hope to elect
him to this office.
Among those taking a prominent
part in last evenings proceedings
were Deputy Grand Master Roy d.
Beman, of Harrisburg. supporting the
Grand Master, and Charles A. WIFE
helm, W. a. McIlhenny, Edwin. c.
Dewey. New Cumberland, J. Lichty.
rTesson, Pa; G. Good. Steelton: w.
ma. John ". Hoffman, George III.
Shaub. Robert Enders. John A. Brown.
w. II. Brown, Banks +. Shull. Thoma s
Lyons. Jr.. \. G. Murray, Colonel II.
c: Derming, u. II. Kline, and Dennis
O'Connel.
con,mittee tse'ty'iSs Consisting ing Of G. {. Rails
ton. John NJ. Mumms and Charles r.
'FitZel, who at the close provided re-
srCsnments of ar appetiZirG nature
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Catchings Assails Baker
War Plans as 'Pernicious'

Washington. Jan. 17.-The insist
ent sentiment in Congress for re-
forms in the War Department as an
outcome of the disclosures of delay in
handling the problem of Army equip
ment, became accentuated when Wad-
dill Catchings, of New York, chairman
of the War Committee of the United
states Chamber of Commerce. appear
ed before the Senate military affairs
committee.
AS spokesman for 971 Chambers of
Commerce throughout the country,
Mr.. Catchings declared the War De-
partments system was most per-
nicious." He warned the committee.
that, unless a radical departure was
made from the methods now in vogue
in the War Department, the country
would run to disaster in it's war
aims.
Coincident with Mr. Catchings'
statement. the United States Chamber
of Commerce gave out a long state
ment in which 1t declared the pur-
chasing system of the Government
lacking in coordination and efficacy.
Speaking for 100000 men of business
and affairs, the United States Cham
Der of Commerce said that the need OF
an overhauling of the Governments
supply policy was imperative.
Mr.. Catchings, who is president of
the Sloss-S Sheffield Iron and Steel
Company. told the Senate committee
that he regarded the policy of Secre-
tary Baker in the war supply pro-
gram as "woefuly chaotic"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
Judge Henry's Court

lilaI OF George G. Bamford,
charged with receiving leather stolen
from Philadelphia and Reading rail
way cars, was started Just before
noon before Judge Henry in court
room No. .. James Geary, the other
defendant in the case, wanted for
stealing the leather, left the city aft
er being held under bail for court.
The case may reach the jury this aft
ernoon. Two other defendants were
heard: Joseph Seipus, felonious as
sault and selling liquor on Sunday;
and Abe Troup, assault and battery.
George Gebhart, convicted of felon-
ious assault, and Edward s. Smith,
pleading guilty on a larceny case,
were released under suspended SEN
tence.
Heavy sentences were imposed in
the burglary suits against three de-
PENDANTS, William Seibert getting
from one to three years; Irwin Shen-
felt, two to four years, and Jacob A.
NO 20.