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The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
The German Language.

- lie the Germans driving at the Western
frszt Senator King. of Utah, started a drive in
he Senate yesterday against the German language
f'e introduced bill to forbid the teaching OF
Sefrlan in the public schools His measure would
also cat off all appropriations for German textbooks
and German language teachers.
s4BIether or not Senator Kings bill will be en-
acted into law we cannot predict But it is inter-
estng and attracts more than passing attention
The Washington Herald is opposed to the pub
lcation of newspapers printed in the German lam
suage. We believe that through such papers Ger
man propaganda is sdisseminated-perhaps not in
text, but certainly in spirit.
The German language is synonymous to every
thing that is German.
Language is after all the expression of the
characteristics OF race. We have the soft Latin
tongues because OF the high idealism, finer sens-
oIlites impulses, poetry, love and brotherhood of
these peoples. Their environment has always been
The stately, the learned, the ideal
We have the cultural German tongue because
Of the coarser nature OF the Hun. Attila and his
rowing hordcs came from the mountains. Their life
vas one Of conquest Their environment was the
crude, the primitive, the brutal Their language de-
geloped accordingly
President Wilson has said that we are not at
var with the German people, but with German au-
tocracy-the Kaiser and his militaristic ring
During the past three years civilizations atten-
ion has been called to German crueltes. These
we're not committed by the hands of the Kaiser
md his mitarstic clique, but were the results of
he teachings OF Prussianism.
In spirit We fighting to crush this Prussian-
sm. But, are the Kaiser, his generals his admrals
lis political whips alone infected with. this bar
parity? They the leaders. They have been
he teachers. Can not reservedly assume that
heir pupils have been docile that in them has been
bred the germ OF their masters teachings?
From London comes the news of a remarkable
mental wave which presages one of the most grim
phases OF the war; According to these dispatches
here is perceptble hardening of public opinion
lot only against the German mlitarists but against
he whole German people.
Continuous German crueltes, emphasized bv
Iequent murders, the so-called executions in Bel
Eium, the deliberate bombing of nurses and wound
ID in hospitals far behind the battle zone and the
iever ending revelations Of barbarities toward
prisoners, American prisoners as we'll as those of
allies, are causing Great Britain to realize as
Iever before the kind of prmeval spirit it is the
lilies have got to eradicate before the world can
Se considered again in period of civilization.
We have eliminated all Made in Germanya
products, the American Defense Society has adopt-
d the slogan Nothing German" one by one Ger
nan newspapers in this country are suspendnp
publication (Would Germany permit an English
publication within her border? NoD, and now
senator King comes forward with the advanced
'tep OF aboishing the German language.
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The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
ALINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
By John kendrick Bangs.
THE SERVICE FLAG.

THE SERVICE FLAG.
o Service Flag! Dear Service Flag!
How can our spirits ever lag
When everywhere We look we see
Those banners Haunting gloriously.
Each Star a token full and fair
OF some one going over there
To fght for you and me?
God bless the Hosts Of Yankeeland.
The boys from Dixie's sunny strand,
And warriors from the valiant West,
Who, eager for the fiery test,
Have girt their righteous armor on
And forth to battle smiling gone
To free the world opprest
And Heaven be praised that In our
need
We've found them ready for the deed
or valor full, of courage high,
Unhesitant to do or die.
Chivalrous as the Knights of old
Whose souls were steel, whose hearts
were gold
True Sons of Liberty,
Copyright. 1881
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
SPOILED BEEF
NOT FOR OUR
SOLDIER BOYS
McAdoo. Baker and Hoover
Cooperate to Prevent
Diet Disaster.

Steps were taken yesterday by va
rious government authorities 10 pre-
clude the possibility Of spoiled beef
served 10 American troops IN the
cantouments.
Although Secretary Of War Baker
declared yesterday afternoon that he
had not seen the official report on the
charge made by the Federal Trade
Commission that Morris q Company
and Wilson had furnished unit beef
10 soldiers at Camp Travis. Texas.
the War Department In conjunction
with the Food and Railroad Admins
trations and the Trade Commission 10
at work on plans 20 prevent q recur-
renee. suficient terminal and icing
facilities are 70 be provided. and ef-
forts will be made TO compel the COM
panies TO ship beef in such quantities
that II can be properly stored. ReEu-
lations will be drawn 10 prohibit the
companies from permitting meats to
remain In refrigeration cars beyond
q certain period.
Ieing Was short.
Shortage OF refrigeration cars and
difficulties in handling ice were held
partly responsible by Food Admins
loI EOllG OF Lne DeNL
spelling, after being shipped to the
Texas cantonments. Herbert Hoover,
food administrator, some weeks ago,
when the beef began moving into the
terminals, warned that the most ef-
ficient use Of refrigeration cars must
be made 70 ship the perishible foods
before the warm weather set in. He
said there was a shortage.
Railroad Administrator officials, or
the other hand. maintain that Thea
are Euficient cars to meet the needE
although more have been ordersa for
the government. They DENY that the
spelling OF the beef was IN any meas
ure attributable TO transportation or
car conditions.
Supplies Were Rushed.
Meanwhile the Food Admiristra-
ton il awaiting word from r. A. Pc
den, state administrator Of Texas. on
the charges made against Wilson &
Company and Morris & Company by
the Federal Trade Commission. They
believe the case in which the prose-
cution failed was not a continuing
one, that It was largely due to rush
ing too large supplies when there
were not sufficient facilities TO keen
III AlIsA NAdSH ana AnHL
faulty food legislation. as reveaIe in
the failure OF the indictments against
the beef packers, must be corrected al
the instance Of Congress and not the
Food Administration. Mr.. Hoover will
not ak for a revision Of the Food Con-
troll Bill.
Hoover 10 stand Pat.
This was stated definitely at the
Food Administration last night.
Changes necessary TO impose a
penalty for wilful destruction for
the purpose Of enhancing the prIr,
or similar practices. the section on
which the prosecution failed. Wul
not be recommended by Mr.. Hoover.
As one official explained q. he vas
appointed to administer. not TO suE-
Eest, laws"
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
The Kaiser's Lament.

hat have not done to avoid this carnagt?"-
The Kaiser.)
Mein Gottl What awful ting iss diss
Id vas a sin and shamel
Bud ! can swear py my righd hand
Dot / vas not to plane.
Der blood I've sbilled und babies killed
Id vas a fearful sighd,
But still dem allies keep righd on
Und fighd, und fighd, und fighd.
turned der submarines all loose
Dis bloodshed for to sdop
Und den nit England played der doose
Nit bombshells vot drop.
shelled most efery church in France,
Und fiddle shildrens hit
In schools venefer I'd der chance
Und sdill dey will not qvit.
Ach, Gottl Ach. Gottl Diss cruel warl
All will id nefer end.
Pfe tried und tried but yet, so far,
Dey will not qvit, mein friend.
Most efery crime to make dot peace
Mein soldiers haf commit -
But vos id any goot so far?
Now dell me. Abernicht.
JAMES WELLS.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28

ing on at the Capital than at this
very time
Many lawmakers have sought to
find the reason. 1t lies not far away.
The truth is, the lawmakers are
doing SO many things of distinct i'm
portance to each and every person
and business that II Ill behooves the
home folks to take their eyes on
their representatives here.
This makes for better government.
1t makes the people more apprecia.
tive Of their government and II makes
the representatives here more appre-
ciative OF their opportunity of serv-
ing their folks in the nations legis-
lature.
The fall elections will show Just
what the people back home have
been storing away in their heads
during the time Congress has been
working it's hardest.
THE OBSERVER
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
ECONGRESS
TO ENACT LAWS
DISTRICT
Mid-city Citizens Associa.
ton in Regular Month
ly Meeting.

Resolutions urging upon Congress
the establishment Of the two-pIatoon
system for the District firemen. and
the reinstatement in the District ap-
preparation bill Of the half-snd-halt
provision were adopted by the Md
City Citizens Association at its regu-
lar monthly meeting last night.
support Minlmum Teaehers' Ware.
Other resolutions in support II the
81 900 minimum wage for teachers of
the District Of Columbia. and in sup
port OF the anti-"gun toting' bin, in
troduced In the House Of Representa-
tives by Chairman Ben johnson. of
the District Committee. were also
adopted.
Donates to TIVE Funds.
Ten dollars was donated each Ia
the Red Cross, to the fund being
raised by the police department for
q memorial for the two Washington
police officers killed in the capture
Of q negro last Tuesday morning.
In connection with the latter reso-
luton the association directed its
secretary to send letters Of condo
lence to the families Of the mur-
dered oficers, and also letters OF
commendation to Lieut.. c. II. Bre-
norman and Detective william
Wright. the two police officers who
captured the negro.
Another resolution addressed to
Congress called for street improve
ments In the vicinity Of the Amer
lean League ball park. at Seventh
street and Florida avenue northwest.
The Home Savings Bank, OF Seventh
street and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. was admitted TO member
ship In the association.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
CONCERT BY CHOIR
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

Earnest Ladovich. violinist. former
ly OF the Imperial Orchestra at Pet
rograd, Russia. will play tonight at q
Spring Concert, given by the choir OF
the Kendall Baptist Church. Ninth
and B streets southwest. Others who
will assist In the concert are. Fred
East, base soloist at the Church OF
the Covenant, Chester Crawford, cor
net soloist. and Miss Faith Marie
Hibbs. dramatic reader.
America" will be sung, as recently
Get 70 psy music By Z. o. Excel.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28
SIXTH PRECINCT MAN
GETS LIEUTENANCY

Thomas Walsh. recently a bicycle
policeman of the Sixth precinct. has
been commissioned first lieu
tenant in the ouartermaster Corps
and has been assigned to a southern
camp.
Walsh served in the Spanish
American war previous to becoming
a member of the police department.
He has been on the force for eigh-
teen years and has been stationed
at the Sixth precinct for three years.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28

The people are watching their law
makers. We say this advisedly. We
think that at no time In the coun-
try's history have people been more
thoroughly cognisant Of what u SOS
The Washington herald., 1918-05-28

A Kansas woman last year caught
more than 800 bushels of grasshoppers
and by drying them and selling them
for chicken feed cleared SSSo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Camp Lee title
Waits on 225
Boxing Bouts

PETERSBURG, Va, April 13.-It
may take only one bout to decide the
boxing championship of the world, but
it's going to take approximately 225
to find the champion of the s0th Di-
vision here at Camp Lee.
Through the War Department Com
mission on Training Camp Activities
and Captain B. r. Murphy, division
athletic officer, an elaborate tourn-
ament to decide the championship has
been arranged. There will be contests
in eight weights-109 pounds to heavy
weight-and each regiment, battalion
and separate unit, including the Depot
Brigade. will be represented in the
competition.
Regimental athletic officers will select
the contestants, one for each weight,
through a series Of elimination bouts.
This will throw the tournament open
to every man in the camp. After the
eight men have been picked the com
petition will enter the stage Of con-
tests to decide the championship in
each arm of the sevice-artillery in
fantry, Depot Brigade and the separate
units. When these championships are
decided the winners viii enter the
semi-fnals.
The finals will be fought late in
April in the Liberty Theatre, which has
been erected in the camp by the Train
ing Camp Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Six St. Vincent Ferrer
Athletes Listed Wounded

The few remaining members Of the
st. Vincent Ferrer A. c., Small" ath-
letic club, located at 145 East Sixty
fifth Street, can look upon their SER
vice flag with fresh feeling of pride
these days. Concrete evidence has
been received that St. Vincent's ath-
letes are doing their bit "ovcr there"
for six members Of the club have been
listed as wounded slightly in recent
casualty lists Of the War Department.
Steve Derrick, former amateur
boxer; Jim CofYey, fullback on the
eleven; Joe Conlon. Of the basketball
team. and Eddie Mendez, OF the track
squad, have been injured, and also
Frank Folsom and Tomlinson. All but
Folsom belong to the 165th Infantry.
Twelve members OF the club arc in this
unit.
Steve Derrick was the first st. Vim
cent boy 10 be CA q CASUALLY llSI Lila
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Late Jack Crooks Was
Quick-Witted Inhelder

Jack Crooks. one of the most unique
baseball characters in the earlier days,
who died recently in St. Louis. was a
good infelder. fair batter and born
comedian Of the Kelly Latham school.
One trick perpetrated by Crooks
caused small riot. A quarter OF a
century ago he was playing third one
day, and, with the bases full, perfect
bunt was laid down along the base line
virtually the modern squeeze play,
but with no chance to throw out the
batter
Crooks ran up, knelt beside the ball
as it came to q stop just inside
the line, and blew it outside the dia-
mond. Nothing in the rules to punish
the trick; the hit had to be declared a
foul. The batter came back and famed
and the game was over. Imagine the
upheaval that followed. but the play
went
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14

name appeared three weeks ago He
was member of the old Goth Infantry
at the time of the Mexican trouble.
The St Vincent Club had blazed a
dim trail in local athletic circles. Out
side OF an occasional track athlete, a
fair basketball team and moderately
good football team, it has commanded
small athletic attention in the last few
years.
However, out Of an enrolment of 1870
However, out Of an enrolment of 1870
members, it had forty on the Mexican
border. Three days after this country
entered the war twenty-five youths en-
listed. The service flag Is now dotted
with 1o8 stars, and there are very few
members capable of military service
who are not already in some unit.
Even the spiritual adviser of the
club, Father Gull, caught the patriotic
fever and departed two weeks ago for
California, where he is stationed as
chaplain, with the rank of first lieu
tenant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Tiger Baseball
Is Hard Hit by
Bad Weather

PRINCETON, N. j., April l3.-The
inclement weather Of the last week has
served to slow up the training OF the
baseball team considerably. The Har-
Yard game at Cambridge is just two
weeks off, and the enforced lay-otf has
upset Coach Dawsons plans for weld
ing the team by that time.
lie was already badly handicapped
through the loss Of many men who have
left college to enter the service, and
tailment of last years varsity and
freshman schedules left in college no
part Of q former team which might be
used as d nucleus for this year s nine.
The battery men worked in the gym
nasium during the latter part Of the
winter and will not feel the i'll effects
Of the week Of idleness so much as the
other men, who have had only about
TWO weeks work. The good weather pre-
ceding the storms gave the coach some
chance to look his candidates over and
to pick a tentative team.
This team was sent against the fresh
men last week, and just managed TO
nose out victory by the narrow mar
gin OF two taliics This was due rather
to weak pitching than to lack OF Of
A~itf-t'e So Ati VI ~ &c 4't.A ~ "tAS
rest Of Tho team.
The departure of Savage, junior,
who was pitching on last years. varsity
before II dishanded, took away the only
experienced bowman in college. KIRK
land, junior, is now displaying the
best FORM. while the other potential
tNlri"rs ave all sonhomores-M atloct
and Fennelly, southpaws, and Piaget
and Moore, right-haAders.
Moore showed good form against the
first wear men, and Fcnnelly has given
evidence Of good curve ball. Mat
lock. who usually controls his shoots
well, was slightly off against the fresh
men, but an effort will be made to de-
velop one of the left-handers into a
dependable pitcher.
The inheld is & strong one, although
it has never played together Dick
Horne who is on leave from tho United
States Medical Service, seems to have
the call at first. Jack Strubing. who
sprints for the track team in odd mo-
ments, is doing duty in the middle Of
the diamond, and George Bauhan, who
was captain Of his freshman team, is
playing short. Cap.uin Bill Babe is
scooping EN- up at the hard corner.
The schedule follows:
Apr.l l5-Carrp DIX divisional team.
April 2o-reham Bay Naval Station
Aprl 27-finryard at Cambridge
May Newport I'd Naval Distr1c
May ls-Yae at Now Haven
My 2s-HArYard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Penn States Track Men
Elect Ganzemulle,

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. April 10
William H. Ganzemuller. Penn States
national sprint champion, to-day was
elected captain Of the Blue and White
track team He succeeds Larry
Shields. holder Of States haIf--nile and
mile records. who withdrew from col
iege TO enter military service.
Captaia-elect Ganzemuller is a mem
Der Of the junior class in the school
OF engineering. He is one Of three
letter men remaining in Coach Mar
tins track squad. Krall. the quarter
miller. and Jeffries. jumper, are the
ether two veterans on hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Harvard Crews
Undergo Shifts
to Meet Tigers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 13.-The
Harvard varsity and first freshman
crews will devote their entire spring
recess to practice on the Charles, the
baseball team will report again for
work next Thursday and track men will
have voluntary instruction next Tues
day and Thursday.
The surprise of the week in Crimson
sports was the radical shake-ups in
both the varsity and freshman Fights
With the Princeton races only a fort
night away, Coach Haines, who was
, believed to know the ability of his men,
denoted man from both crews and
shifted several others. In the war
sity it was "Chuck" Batcheder who
hit the toboggan, John Under being re-
turned to the regular eight again and
placed at 3.
Batchelder. after a previous sojourn
with the seconds, was taken into favor
ten days ago and resumed his position
in the first boat, only to feel the axe
this week. He has the beef. but doesn't
use it behind his oar TO the best ad-
vantage. Furthermore, Batchelder at
present doesn't answer the require
ments that Haines is looking for.
Ames Stevens, displaced at 8.
went to 4. He has knack of row
ing well on either side of the she'll
John Coleman, formerly at a, was
relayed to ?. This leaves the var
sity order, which has ten days more OF
home rowing before the visit to
Princeton, as follows: Stroke, Emmett;
Z, Whitman; 6, Wilmington; 5, Park
man; 4, Stevens; 3. Under; 2, Cole
man; bow. Bowen; coxswain, Reynders.
Freshman Shift Radical
The shift in the freshman lineup
was even more radical, Tom Denton be-
ing dropped to the second crew and
John Sise coming up and being placed
at No. 2. Captain Borland was trans
ferred from stroke to d, and Olmsted
installed at stroke. Two other changes
also were made, but Damon at T, Davis
at bow and Tom Pond at continued
their old places.
Coach Duffy has decided on his
varsity inheld with Lucky Jones for
first, Wolverton or Fischer for second
Captain Gross al shortstop and Bud
Hallowen at third. Wolverton is out
Of the game at present, suffering with a
broken jaw. and is not expected to play
against Princeton.
Jones and Hallowell arc handy hit
ters and class with the ordinary col
lege fielders. Gross has played start
ling ball in practice, showing the re-
suits of Coach Dufy's instruction. He
had never played the inheld until this
spring.
The Harvard captain. however, soon
may be lost to the team, for if the
government opens another reserve Of
tcers' training camp next month he is
70 enter It, and may take along Hank
EYb, the spitball pitcher, and Ward,
who has clinched left field Phil New
ton and Stan Johnson are the two ether
pitchers, and both are coming along
slowly.
Behind the bat Gammack still holds
the lead. with Zach pace behind
Evans and McCouch are keeping Ward
company in the outield.
Starting after the spring vacation,
practice FIR all athletic teams will be
confined TO three sessions a week. To
be q member of varsity team an ath-
lete must also be enrolled as member
of tic military or naval units at the
university or be physically unavailable
for service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Yankees Readyfor FracQs
With Walter johnson and
Senators at Capital City
Ray Caldwell Will Probably Pitch for Hugginss Men in
Opening Came-Baker, Pipp, Pratt and Bodie
Mettle With Their Big Bats
By Charles A. Taylor

York Caldwell and Rue fur
Washington, johnson
This will doubtless be the of the Colonel
Ruppe the game of the season at the
Capital City
If the weather takes saw that
record throng of fans proceedings Owing
the Washington far different
Its population has been doubled within of
the call made by the for
make possible of the Kaiser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Fortune Awaits Winner
OF Lewis-Stecher Match

A small fortune awaits the winner Of
the championship wrestling match be-
tween Joe Stecher and Ed "Strangler'
Lewis. which will be decided at Madi-
son Square Garden April rs. The vic
tors future earnings will not only be
increased. but he is also sure Of get
ing a match with Earl Caddock. on
July 4. in Des Moines. Iowa. This
bout will draw at least $4,000.
Steche- has enlisted the services Of
one of the best big grapplers in the
East as trainer. The latter will ar
rive at Dodge, Neb. tomorrow. He is
a "head- hold" specialist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Comiskey Pledges Tenth
Of Receipts to Red Cross

CHICAGO, April 13.-Ten per cent
Of the receipts Of all games played at
the Chicago American League Park
this season will be donated to the Red
Cross. Charles A. Comisl1ey, owner of
the club, announced tonight. Comis-
keys contributions to the Red Cross
last season amounted to $4,000.
Jackies from she Great Lakes Naval
Training Station and soldiers from
Fort Sheridan have been invited to at
tend the opening game of the season
here, Tuesday, when the worlds cham
pions play St. Louis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-14
Leslie Might Prove
Mark for w. johnson

They talk about Walter johnson be :
ing the strike-out king, but how abort
the struck-out emperor? The struck
out emperor of baseball last season
was Leslie, Texas League first base
man, who famed no less than ZIG
times during the ai2n-about once
in every four times he went to bat
Yet, so far from Mr.. Leslie's being
considered joke, the Cubs signed him
for try out in the fastest company.