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The Washington times., 1918-07-28

send, who is also lingering late in
town this year, was among the
guests.
Senator and Mrs. James Hamilton
Lewis are also still in town. The
Senator, who is Democratic whip, has,
1 suspect, something to do with see
ing that there are enough members
of the Senate on hand to make de-
cent pretense of transacting business
on the days when Congress Is in ses-
sion. Mrs. Lewis is making no plans
to go away. as she has not been well
for weeks.
Mrz. Lewis Had
Strenuous Winter.
She rather overdid things in the
winter and spring and is paying for
it this summer. In the first place, she
is keenly interested in all sorts OF
philanthropic and patriotic activities,
and is one of those women who is In
demand as patroness for benefits OF
all sorts, since she doesn't stop short
with giving the use of her name as
do so many prominent women. When
she consents to be patroness she is
not only to be depended upon to take
tickets herself, but she disposes OF
quantities among her friends, and she
works like a Trojan for the success
of any undertaking in which she Is
interested.
You may remember that she had q
fortune-teller's booth at the Camou'
fage. ball last winter, and rather
than turn away the group Of people
who were waiting to have theiI
palms read when the band played
Home, Sweet Home, she agreed to
hold an overflow meeting next day
and tell the fortunes OF all those
who cared to "take q rain check
Lots of them did, too, and by this
little bit of enterprise Mrs. Lewis in
creased the proceeds of the enter
tainment considerably.
That's the sort of thing she Is al
ways doing. Moreover, she is one oi
the most popular young women "
official life, and there was scarcely
a day during the spring and early
summer that she couldn't have
lunched and dined out and taken In
a tea or two in the afternoon and
a dance or two in the evening. Most
ly she did it, too, for she's frankly
fond of society. No wonder the strain
proved too great
Mrs. John Jacob Rogers, who has
been in town the greater part OF the
summer, busying herself with the
wartime activities in which she is
interested, has gone to Massachu
setts with Congressman Rogers fol-
a stay of several weeks, and Mrs
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Several years ago. when there was
a Mexican crisis on, she offered in
case of trouble to equip and maintain
a moving field hospital, horse or mule
drawn, which would be able to follow
troops into whatever wild country or
mountain fastness that fighting might
take them, her only condition being
that sne should be allowed to go along
lin any capacity they liked. so that
she only went. She was ready to
pay high for a front seat at the show
At the same time, when she realized
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
FasbionsFads,
And Fanciesof
Smart Society

that that condition made the offor
almost impossible OF acceptance. sne
withdrew II when she made similar
offer two years or 80 later-When
troops actually did get down 10 the
border. and. beyond. In the effort to
catch villa, alive or dead, who to this
day remains uncaught and anve-
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
Congress Takes
An Intermittent
Sun1n1er Recess
EAR SuSAN.-

~ EAR SUSAN
Congress being in a state
Of intermittent adjournment,
its members are holiday
making and there are more SEN
E4ors and Congressman out of
Washington than at any time in
many months. Their wives talk
Slibly Of returning about August 20.
1t the close OF the recess" but
neither Senate nor House has ofici-
ally adjourned until August 20. Dear
ne, no!
As a matter Of fact they are meet
ing every third day. just often
enough to keep themselves alive and
to prevent certain particularly con-
scientious solons from going home. to
look after their fences. The sessions
sast only q few moments, but some
body has to be on hand to go
through the motions of carrying on
business. I'm told that this modus
operandi was hit upon as the Senate
couldn't adjourn for three weeks
without having the House ratify its
decision, and that the House wasn't
fn session when the motion was car
ried; but personally 1 suspect that
the President put his foot down on
An adjournment and this species of
eamoufage was developed to get
little hard-earned rest.
At any rate, thereH be consider
able mileage collected in both the
eenate and the House. Senator Phe-
Ian has gone home, all the way to
California; and Senator - and Mrs.
Francis E Warren are leaving this
zeek for wyoming. Senator and Mrs.
Atlee Pomerene are at their home in
Canton, Ohio, for several weeks; and
Eenator and Mrs. J. c. W. Beckham.
with the younger members of their
family, are leaving on Tuesday for
their home In Kentucky. The Sena-
tor is due back in time for the re-
sumption OF ''hostilities" in the Sen
hte, but Mrs. Beckham and her son
and daughter will be absent until
September. Senator and Mrs. Oscar
Underwood are in Alabama to remain
sntil the close of the unofficial
recess.
Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth are at
Geneseo, N. Y. understand. follow
ing a visit to Saratoga Springs when
the Republican convention was in
progress. New York's other repre-
sentative in the upper house-Senator
William NJ Calder-is taking a vacA-
tion. and with Mrs. Calder and Will
ham NJ. Calder, jr., is motoring m the
Berkshires and the White Mountains.
Senator and Mrs. Joseph S. Freling-
huysen, of New Jersey, and their fam
lily are also in the Berkshives for
holiday visit.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
Not Only Girls Who
Are Staying.

OF course, it's not only the girls
who are working and staying ION
the job" during the warm weather.
There is Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman,
for instance. One meets her at eV-
cry turn, full OF business during
business hours, and society
queen" IL there ever was one, when
she has put business behind her for
the day. One sees her in Potomac
Park on horseback perhaps late in
the afternoon when the aeros are
going up, or out on motor parade on
the Speedway in the early evening
or at cne or another OF the country
clubs as hostess or guest at one or
another. OF the innumerable dinners
She gave two parties at the Club dc
Vingt last week, having Lieutenant
General Bridges as her guest of hon
or on one occasion.
In the same class are Mrs. Theo'
dore v. Boynton and Mrs. John AL
len Dougherty. Both of them were
deeply interested in the benefit
concert which was given at the Be-
lasco a fortnight or so ago under
the auspices of the Washington
branch OF the American committed
for the relief of Roumanian wal
| orphans and both were elated wher
the returns" showed that some
$4,000 had been cleared. It's quite
an imposing sum, too. when one con
siders that two years ago the per
son who suggested giving a benefi
| performance in Washington in July
or August would have been consid
/ cred quite mad.
Mrs. Boynton doesn't give big par
ties, but she entertains frequentl!
and very delightfully."- in an informa
way. She has many friends among
the foreigners in Washington, anC
scarcely a week goes by but that sh,
gives a successful little dinner ol
two. with General Claudon, of tn,
French mission; Major Teiusanu, o
the Roumanian legation; Lieutenan
Stoica, or others of the foreign at
taches, among her guests. And sht
Is frequently to be seen with a pleas
ant little party at the Arlington roo
garden on a warm evening. Mrs
Boynton. by the way, told me tht
other day that she had recently re
ceived a letter from her brother
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Frederick GIuett has Joined Congress
man Gillett at their Massachusetts,
home. They expect to return when
the recess is over.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
"Dop't Throw
IL Away"

Mrs. Lawrence Townsend doesn't
expect to go away until September,
IL then; and meanwhile she's devoting
much time to helping Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh with the really remarkable
work she has inaugurated at her
house in Massachusetts, avenue. the
making OF countless garments for
refugee children from materials that
would otherwise be thrown away, the
tops of silk stockings, for instance.
and mems shirts that are worn a bit
at neck and wrist
The warm weather hasn't inter-
fered a bit with the work. Mrs.
Walsh is in charge of the work rooms
every day and all day-her friends
are afraid she's doing too much and
are urging her to shorten her hours
and all of her friends who are still in
town work with hT at one time or
another. Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard and
Mrs. Charles McCawley are the ex-
perts at cutting out Mrs. Townsend
and numerous other prominent wom-
en- help with the sewing, and there
are lots OF girls-CaryI Crawford and
Gladys Hinckley. for instance-who
drop in frequently to make themselves
generally useful.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Mrs. strawbrsdge and
Daughter at Bryn Mawr.
Mrs. strawbEidge, wife Of AaieF
Robert strawbridEe. and Anita Straw
bridge. her daughter. who were IN
town on and on during the wiatsT
tcontinued on Page III
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

There is one group OF budding
washingtonians TO whom the lack of
bathing facilities here works no hard
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

The only trouble is that the work
ers have been so assiduous and have
turned out so many garments. dainty
little sacks, frocks for kiddies, all
manner of infants clothing, and all
as fresh and pretty as possible that
there is danger of a shortage OF ma
teriaL So remind your friends to go
through their storerooms and rag
bags and send whatever they hnd
that seems to have life in 1t to Mrs.
Walsh. Remember the slogan. Don't
throw II away" and the fact that
these clever women will find some
way to make all sorts of worn gar
ments useful.
Mrs. Walsh's son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean. are staying at Friendship this
year much later than is their custom.
Usually by this time they are either
at Bar Harbor or at one of their
places in Virginia. Their two boys
however. are at Deer Park, Nd, with
a governess during the warm weather.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Since learning of the safe arrival
of Franklin, d. Roosevelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, in Europe
Mrs. Roosevelt is packing up her
family and will leave town on Wed
nesday for Hyde Park, n. Y. where
she always spends part of every sum-
mer. The Roosevelt family will not
go to Campo Bello, Me, where they
usually put in five or six = happy
weeks, this year. probably because
Mr.. Roosevelt cannot be with them.
The arrival of Edward r. Stettinius,
Assistant Secretary of War, overseas
was also noted last week, following
another instance of the camouflage
which has veiled the movements OF
officials since the war. 1t was only
a week ago, you see, that the papers
carried the news that Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward r. Stettinius have Joined
their daughters at their cottage at
White Sulphur Springs" Camouflage,
so far as Mr.. Stettinius was con-
cerned. Mrs. Stettinius and the girls
are at the West Virginia resort, and
will remain, 1 expect. until his re-
turn.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

There be those that sigh for the
pleasant times that were. when Mrs.
Wadsworth's present aims and anbi-
tions are mentioned. for ten or =
dozen years ago that was one Of the
incest houses in all Washington 70
go to. The Wadsworth Thursday
evenings were famous. They were
brilliant-if informal to the extent of
not being invitation AFFAIRS. Mr.. and
Mrs. wadsworth were At home
Thursday evenings and all their
friends were welcome. There waa
corking good music for danee-for
those that wanted to dance There
were card tables for those who pre-
ferred their bridge-or whatever.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
Loans Home To
d. C. RED crs.s.

But. Of course, she would be one ef
those to go over when the European
war broke-And she mu8t have been
one OF the most usefuf-for she has
along with plenty Of means plenty Of
good, sound. horse sense and exscu-
tive ability. For several years abe
had been little IN washinSton. ana
the. big wsdsworth house on Dupont
circle had been little used. So. re-
tanning only q few rooms for the use
Of the owners in case they wanted 10
come here. and making those to Z
certain extent ssorerooms for their
belongings In the rest OF the house.
she loaned II to the Red Cross a.
headquarters for the District OF Co.
Iumbia Organization.
Early in the winter she came back
with enthusiasm for the wonders Of
Reconstruction" the miracles she had
seen performed In the hospitals Of
France and England IN the way Of
rebuilding the human wrecks Of the
European battlenelds. Red Gross
work-bandages. surgical dressings,
garments, etc, were tams a. COM
pared with the reconstruction work
She organized ciasses among the
girls of her own social circle. and
eventually took back her houss On
Dupont circlS; the Red Cross found
other quarters; and that. which had
once been the 1cene OF the most bril-
liant entertaining. became the head
quarters OF Mrs- Wadsworth's recon
struction classes. whose pupils wsat
out to Walter Reed Hospital. as they
progressed, for demonstraticn and
practical work under the surgeons
there.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

wadsworth. They are all of the
landed gentry type. and have made
I'm sure this IL true of the Herbert
Wadsworths, and believe IL Is
equally 50 of other branches Of the
family-a great deal cf money In
horse trading. buying cheap down in
Texas. and building up and develop
ing their stock until they could sell
for much in New York.
Mrs. Wadsworth Is genuinely fond
of horses and one of the. most no
table horsewomen the District has
ever known. She has been greatly
addicted to long cross-country rides.
When President Roosevelt ordered
those test" rides for army officers
to determine how well they could
stand the strain, there was an out
cry-a perfect storm OF protest
Ninety miles in twenty-four hours
was too much Whereat Mrs Wads-
worth laughed. and just to show
what a mere tribe 1t was. did IL her
self at one sitting. and did few
other things calculated to make some
of the swivel-chair heroes of that Pc
riod look like thirty cents.
Usually. IL the season was at. all
suitable. she rode back and forth be-
tween Washington and her New York
State home when she went up there
in the early summer. Sometimes she
chaperoned a company OF Washington
, girls who thought pretty well Of
themselves as horsewomen. One sea-
son, 1 remember. while her father was
President. Miss Helen Taft was of the
party. 1t rarely happened that the
girls rode the whole route. but Mrs.
Wadsworth. always did. 1t Is said
that there is a mile track on her home
place in Livingston county, and on II
she has tried out all sorts of stunts in
horsemanship
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

send. who is also lingering late in
town this year, was among the
guests
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15

4 -ss
The secretary Of the local Red
Cross Chapter has received the fol :
lowing letter from headquarters
Your letter Of July 3lst asking
information regarding socks puzzled
the entire length of the leg. would
say that while we have received a.few
pairs made in this way, we prefer
that they be ripped out and made
according to directions. The boys dis
like very much to have more than
three inches of purling on their socks
on account of the veFmin they encoun-
ter in the trenches. If it is going
to make it difficult situation for you
to have these ripped out. you may
send them in to US and we will have
it done. Your shipment of July 31st
containing 40 pairs had only five
pairs that were too narrow in the leg,
and four pairs that were smaller than
the regulation size. Four pairs also
had bad heels and toes. Please tight
en- up on the inspection as much az
possible as we have received very de-
finite orders from Washington which
state that socks that measure less
than 1O4 or more than 12a in the
length of the foot, cannot be sent
through. -
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15

The following is the list Of teachers
employed for the Scotland schools for
the coming year:
Prof. r. E. Williams Of Whitewood.
Supt.
Mics Alma Ptak. Tyndall. high school
Miss Joy M. Horn Whitewood. high
school.
Mrs. Cora Mooney, 7th grade
Miss Heck, 9Th grade.
Mrs. Mary Steele, 9th grade.
Miss Ellen Herbert. 18th grade.
Miss Julia Treat, Springfield, 5rd
grade
aMiss Carrie McLachIan, End grade.
Mrs Cora L. Moore, Lesterville, pri-
mary.
There is stilla vacancy in the COM
mercial department, and the manual
training department will be omitted
this year on account of inability to
get teacher.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15

1t is estimated that million boys and girls
IN America are engaged in organized food
production and food conservation work under
direct supervision Of Government Specialists
over 10000 enrolled in South Dakota
Their work is featured at the South Dakota
State Fair, Huron, Sept. 9-14
The Boys State Fair Camp under the
able leadership of Superintendent Noteboom
and his corps of efficient instructors, will
maintain headquarters in the new barracks
erected last year Premiums are offered on
corn and potatoes and competition will be
Keen. Prizes also offered the boys for
Judging stock, agricultural and horticultural
exhibits.
Girls State Fair Camp has been ar
ranged for under the direction of Miss
Agnes Norton Assistant State Club Leader.
The camp is open to all girls between the
ages Of ten and eighteen who are duly en-
rolled and certified in the State Club Work
Demonstrations will be given daily in the
School Exhibits Building, and will consist Of
canning, baking and sewing
The Boys and Girls Pig Club Contest
John Glenn Superintendent, is another fea-
ture of interest showing the value of bows
and girls as producers in times of world
crisis The boy girl from each county
In the state whose pig has been declared
prize winner will be entitled to enter and
show. Liberal premiums are offered by the
Board and number of the Swine Associa-
tons have made special offers
Send for premium list C. NJ McIlyaine
Secretary. Huron.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-15
Trained Animal Show Coming

Soon.
The Big Show is coming. Yep!
Sun Brothers. This chow will come
by train bright and early, with long
string of handsome steel cars and will
bring retinue of the Worlds latest
and straDgest wonders.
b The advertising ear and advance
agents have been to town and have
billed the attraction very heavily for
two performances to be given at Scot
land on August Oath.
There will be exhibited for the
first time many new animal features,
but the monkeys, are the same, and
the elephants, too as in the days of
long ago. However, the latter are
now doing new routine of acts, no.
table original tricks, being satire
on the great American craze, the tan
20 dance. These big giants are GER
,tainly "some dancers. !" They must
be seen to be fully appreciated. They
also do great base ball scene and
new and novel brass band stunt.
: The equestrian and riding seals
and sea lions are also among the new
novelties this season. The big show
program is rich and fairly teens with
the finest foreign and American fea-
ture aerialists, acrobats. juggI ers.
contortionists, equilibrists and gener-
al performers.
The clowns are predominating
attraction and they are better than
ever, with routine of new funny
scenes, and are this season headed by
Billy Zanfretto, the we'll known Hip
podrome clown and pantomimist.
As special free attraction the Sun
Brothers will present at noontime, on
the show grounds, great European
thriller" said to be the gre atest
free attraction ever offered by ten
ted aggregation.
Don't get in the same class with
the Billboard fashy front with a
vacant lot behind.
Another shower this morning has
put dampener on the shock thresh-
ing.
Two daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moline of Sioux City, are here this
week visiting at the home Of Mrs.
w. G. Brown.
JAG. Deutscher, one of the former
residents of Scotland, but who moved
to North Dakota some years ago. was
here this week calling on his old
friends.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-24
Wilson Issues instructions After Con-
ference With Baker.

Wilson Issues Instructions After Con-
ference With Baker.
Washington, April 23.-A readjust-
ment OF the aircraft program has been
decided on definitely by President
Wilson and Secretary Baker has been
directed to carry it out. 1t was indi-
Gated that a man not heretofore men,
toned will be given full charge OF
production.
czerhIn to Become Envoy.
Washington, April 24.-Count Ger
min, according to an official dispatch
from France, is to be appointed am
bassador to Berlin Quoting telegram
from Zurich the dispatch says II
should be born in mind that Emperor
Charles in his last letter to Count
Czernin informed him that l. would
not be long before he received a new
post. The present ambassador is
Prince Won Hohenlohe, who recently
was summoned to Vienna and whose
unexpected return gave occasion 70
many comments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-24
MEX|CANS DIGGING IN
Preparing For Battle Along Inter-
national Line.
Baseiess Reports of Possible Ameri-
can Invasion Are Believed to Have
Been Started by Germans.

I'll Paso, Texas, April 24.-Of suf-
ed States military officers as present
Ing a menace to the American border,
D Mexican federal force has been con-
Gentrated In the Ojinaga-Juarez sec
tor of the international line and all
patrols and outposts have been rein
forced along the American side of the
border in the Big Bend district.
Entertainments have been discov-
cred ON the Mexican side of the bor-
der opposite Fabens, Texas, and re-
ports received here from other parts
Of the border opposite the Big Bend
district tell of entrenching work be-
Ing done near the international line.
Natives crossing to American towns
have also reported they were being
armed against a possible invasion Of
Mexico by United States troops.
Baseless reports of possible Amer
lean invasion are now believed to
have been started by Germans oper-
ating on the Mexican side of the Dor.
der between Juarez and Oiinaga
working with Mexican army officers
known to be anti-American. in their
sentiments.
Evidences that Germans were
spreading anti-American propaganda
among the ignorant Mexicans in the
Ojinaga district have been received
here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-24
PACE ONLY 81 FORCE
German Military Chiefs Say Bat
ties Alone Must Decide.
Ludendorff and Hindenberg Assert
That German Force Is Only Means
of Stopping War.

New York, April 24.-Peace for Ger
many. according to General Luden-
dorff, chief quartermaster general,
rests upon the fighting on the western
front, and without severe battles
fought to a finish, Germany cannot
obtain peace. These statements were
made during an interview of German
newspaper correspondents at great
headquarters on March IL and report
ed in German newspapers that date,
which have been received here.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg was
interviewed at the same time and the
two German leaders apparently were
convinced that for Germany force was
needed to bring about peace. The
chief quartermaster general said con-
eerning the fighting which has since
broken out in northern France:
Must Be Fought Out.
"The final fighting in the west, Of
course, cannot be compared to the
fighting in Galicia or in Italy. The
enemy has a powerful reserve army
at hand which he may move on his
splendidly laid out railroad system as
he sees fit.
"But however heavy the fighting
may be. the battle must be fought out
because, without 1t, peace is not at
tainable."
"As we wanted peace, we had to
bring 1t about by force" was the in
terjection of General Ludendorff.
Claims Offensive Ascendency.
Peace In the east meant a tremen-
dous relief for the Germans on the
west, Ludendorff said, adding:
Now we are about to gain the
ascendency numerically. OF course
the transportation Of troops from the
east, because of the bad condition OF
the railroads, cannot be effected by
tomorrow. But at any rate our posi-
tion already is such that we do not
have to ask. looking up anxiously;
Where will the enemy attack We
ourselves are in position to assume
the offensive wherever we desire"
Referring to France. General Luden
dorff said:
I'VE may well say, without exagger,
alton, that France has dug her own
grave. She is about to bleed herself to
death. Undoubtedly, the French are
brave soldiers"