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_FRIDAY, AUGUST i6, 1918._
Breakdown Everywhere.
Read Maximilian Harden this morning. Read
what he says about Prussia. His paper, Die Zu
kunft, is published in Berlin, the stronghold of
kultur. Imagine what would happen to an Ameri
can newspaper that dared to print corresponding
anti-national sentiments in New York, Chicago or
Washington. Its plant would be wrecked before
the ink of the press was dry, and its editors would
have to seek the safety of a police station to pre
sent violence being done them.
Harden, the Socialist, has drawn an indictment
against the Prussian autocracy which no enemy has
surpassed. He says that "the soul of modern Ger
many" can be summed up in the words, "down on
your knees." He adds: "The old Prussian spirit
has conquered the German spirit, has subdued it,
has reduced it to slavery and never has its dominion
been more fatal than today. The bad taste of
modern Germany is represented by this Teutonism,
which has the whole of history against it. Its very
soul is dominated by this idea of bondage.
"You think that the British and Americans are
such as the conservative papers represent them.
They have proved themselves to be very different
at the Yser, at Arras, and at Dorm?n s. They have
shed the best of their blood, spent hundreds of
thousands without dreams of conquest, simply for
their ideals. Does this in any way correspond
with the picture you have drawn of them?"
Then read what a neutral Swiss paper says of
the changing situation in Germany:
"Germany can only, under the most favorable
hypothesis, postpone for still a short time on the
Western front a decision which will be unpleasant
for her. The submarine has been a failure and has
been the means of bringing the United States into
the war. Germany has lost from an economic point
of view. She is condemned to die as a nation, as
she is excluded from the league of nations. Aus
tria-Hungary has exhausted herself. She can only
try at the last moment to save her existence by
transforming herself completely.
"In the East the plans of Germany are falling,
to pieces, and Bolshevism is tottering. Turkey is
a ? rey to M**"** and despair, and the Czar of Bul
??;???;?, who allied himself with the central powers
against the wishes of his people, is very seriously
ill at Mannheim.
"In the central powers famine in necessary food
stuffs is becoming more and more terrible and no
use of force can any longer assure salvation. Even
it the offensive of the entente could be arrested
today and Germany could resume the offensive the
inevitable issue would be perhaps retarded, but in
no way modified. Thus little by little all neutrals
who are following events are arriving at the same
conclusion. The defeat of Germany and her vassals
is certain."
Read what Spain has to say about Germany.
Her government is being forced against its will to
come to a rupture of relations with Berlin. Read
what the Russians arc thinking and saying and do
ing. Read of the fires of revolt among the Czecho
slovaks, of the formation of a new republic in the
very heart of the central empires.
Germany is at last coming close to the point
where she must face the hideous truth. The en
tire world is turned against her. She finds a closed
door everywhere; the prestige of her civilization,
her scholarship, her achievements, and her arts,
gone for generations to come. She finds herself
face to face with the fundamental flaws of her
character. Only by changing that character, only
by bitter penance for her past arrogance and her
past crimes by sackcloth and ashes, can she reach
the Day of Atonement.
Political Eyes on Maine.
Maine, which votes for governor September O,
is called the nation's political weather vane. It is
usually Republican. If the G. O. P. vote is in
creased, look for Republican fair weather in the
nation. If the vote is decreased, look for storm*
for the Republicans. And if Maine goes Demo
cratic, watch out for tornadoes that will wreck the
G. O. P. all over America.
Democratic leaders and editors there predict they
will elect their State ticket and also send a Demo
crat to the U. S. Senate.
The campaign this year will differ from any
Maine has had in 20 years in that the liquor ques
tion will cut no figure. The Democrats adopted a
platform squarely aligning themselves behind
Woodrow Wilson in his war-making capacities. In
State matters they demand State control of water
power, and State purchase of wild lands so that
selfish interests, which usually tie up with the
Republican State machine, may not make fortunes
out of what should belong to the State.
But the Democrats are going to make great
play with issues arising out of the war and not
covered by their platform. They will carry the
fight right to the door of Governor Carl Milliken,
who is a candidate for re-election. Last winter
when all New England was crying for coal, much
.publicity was devoted to the charge that while
-, Augusta citizens were suffering, the governor had
a whole carload of 36 tons put in his home.
The last legislature created a fund of $1,000,000
for the relief of families of Maine soldiers. It is
charged Governor Milliken and his State Council
have so construed the law that many deserving
people are suffering. The law provides $4 per
week for a dependent parent. The governor and
council decided that in order to be recipients of
this people must be "aged, infirm and depen
dent." They also decided one must be 60 before
being termed "aged."
E. E. Newbert, Democratic candidate for U. S.
Senator, in a speech at Lewiston, asserted he knew
of a Pittsfield woman who had given three sons
to the cause one of them having been killed in
France. She is fatally ill, but as she is only 55,
can get no State aid. A woman in Sanford gav?
fire sons to the army. One of them died. Another
was gassed and will die. She needed help, but
didn't get it. She was not 6a A* liaise ha* bees
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practically denuded of its young men and a? the
average age of mothers of these boys in service
Is ?o, the issue is coming borne with striking force.
B. G. Mclntyre, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, is in the live-stock business, which brings
him into intimate touch with the farmers and lum
ber men of Maine. He has been elected to various
offices in his home district and- country.
E. E. Ncwbert is the Democratic nominee for
Senator against former governor and present Sen
ator Bert Fernald, Republican. ' He is a strong
campaigner who surprised Maine people by being
elected and re-elected mayor of the capital city of
Augusta. He has also been State treasurer.
Bread Cart Upon Waten.
There were times before the world war when
the eyes of native American citieens were some
what blinded to the advantages of democracy and
the virtues of a cosmopolitan citizenship.
In theory?and in oratory?we heartily endors
ed the principle which made America the "melting
pot" of the nations, and brought to our cities, our
schools, our industries, and our government men
and women of infinitely varied creeds and colors?
and but one ideal?our own ideal of freedom, for all,
forever.
In theory?and in the sincerity of our secret
hearts?we welcomed all men, but in practice we
were not always so cordial and appreciative in our
manner toward these voluntary Americans. Most
of us were slightly annoyed by their superficial
differences of dress, language and manner, or by
their material prosperity and amazingly large fami
lies, or by their poverty and the social and eco
nomic problems their very existence created for us.
We jostled them a bit when they got in our con
quering way, or when we could not jostle we ad
dressed them and teased them by inventing for
them half derisive names?waps, guineas, kikes,
bohunks, greasers, hunkies, and a score of other
tags designed to emphasize and remind them of
their difference from ourselves. It is so long since
our "first families" were immigrants, too!
Here in America we have sometimes regarded
the political and religious liberty, the free education
and the economic opportunities we bestowed upon
these newest citizens as "bread cast upon waters." I
We were secretly dubious about its successful re
turn?but nevertheless we cast it forth, praying over
it, laughing a little?and wondering much.
And after many days?! Then came the war.
The bread of freedom which this nation cast upon
the waters?the waves and waves of foreign immi
gration?is returned to us a thousandfold. The
casualty lists tell the story?the last story of men
born m all the lands of the earth, men who died
for but one?our own and their own America!
The Remaining Pro-Germans.
Messrs. Debs, Berger and Germer, leaders of
the pro-German rump to which the Socialist party
has been reduced, have been in conference at
Chicago, and have emerged with a declaration that
the St. Louis platform, which Comrade Hillquit ad
mitted needs modification, is to stand.
Thus the Socialist organization, whose policy,
like that of imperialistic Germany, comes from an
autocratic top and not from a democratic bottom,
is recommitted to the doctrine that the declaration
of war against Germany was a crime against the
! people of the United States and the world; that
the war is a "capitalistic" one forced on the peo
ple against their will; that there shall be by the
party "continuous active and public opposition to
the ?var through demonstrations, mass petitions
and all other means within our power."
NO wonder the Socialist rank and file has been
streaming out of the party and its membership has
been reduced to less than 100,000 for the country,
says the New York Globe. The withering hand of
the Kaiser controls the organization. Its leaders
brought national prejudices from Germany when
they arrived here, and these they have not shaken
off during their life in America. They pretend to
be internationalists, but in fact they are nationalists
of a most virulent type?not American nationalists,
for America right or wrong, but German national
ists, for Germany right or wrong. For years they
have favored everything that would help imperialis
tic Germany. They have opposed everything that
did not favor her, and such being the record there
is no chance to misjudge the springs of action.
The so-called "regular" Socialists of this country
are conscious or unconscious servitors of the Kaiser.
To be such it is necessary for them to be guilty
of a triple treason. First, to the country of their
adoption, for the Socialist, while he does not em
phasize nationalism, admits it has some just claims
in the present state of the world. Second, to man
kind as a whole and to those principles of morality
which Socialists as well as non-Socialists uphold.
Third, to the particular formula of internationalism
that Socialists in all countries have exploited.
Of the three offenses the last, from the stand
point of Socialistic propaganda, is the most suici
dal. Think of a group which holds that the alle
giance of proletarians is to their fellow workers
rather than to a nation supporting the Kaiser in
efforts to set up by force a system under which
everywhere rulcrship shall be in the hands of an
exploiting class! The Socialist of all men is the
one who should be opposed to Kaiserism and its
works.
Prattling Tongues.
The Kelly Field "Eagle" publishes the follow
ing to discourage those senseless rumors which get
about so rapidly. These rumors are part and par
cel of the German propaganda in this country:
"Prattling tongues and rattling brains make the
same kind of a racket and besides getting you in
bad?yes, even to the 'hoosegow'?they constitute,
in nine cases out of ten, pro-Prussian propaganda.
"When you hear something that might be interest
ing if true, buckle up your chin-strap a little tighter
and trace the grapevine to the root. When you
have found the originator of your Prussian-blue
mirage, if it's true, congratulate him; if it's a lie,
knock his block off."
Every time you lick a thrift stamp you help
gum up the Kaiser's plans.
Today's greatest writers are the authors of those
letters that come from "over there."
A Little Day.
By EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
A shimmering day, a shining sky,
A cool brook babbling gently by,
A clover nook and in your eye
A look to live for, or to die.
What memory calls I do not know,
What olden ghosts flit to and fro,
Or why today it haunts me so;
That little day of long ago?
The lingering breeze, the clover's scent,
Brings not a memory to repent,
And questions why you came, or went
Are vain as dreams of summers spent
Again the summer breezes blow.
Again the sweet skies softly glow.
The clovers bloom, the waters flow,
But where the day of long ago?
Not yet!
Indeed, not?the State railway com
mission? of the various States are not
willing to give up to the Federal gov
ernment their right to make ini Ta
state rates on railroads.
The question ha? come up In Ne
braska in acute form, and commis
sions of other States, in letters sent
out by C E. Elmquiet, of thi? city,
are asked to Join with the commis
sion of the Cornhusker State m re
senting any incursion into their so
called "legitim.iie and exclusive" held
of rate-making.
What attitude the Federal govern
ment has taken on this has not yet
become known. The Federal ??*^??
1? so sweeping that of course the Kerl
eral managers have enough to do
without bothering about litigatila
which may directly affect their func
tions. And yet If the States enter
Into a pact and as a result of cuu-t
action deprive them of some of their
right? the Federal managers arc apt
to take a keen Interest In the ai 'air
Congre?? is quite evenly divided on
the question of leaving power In the
hand? of the State governments. The
State? rights adherents are to the fore
naturally in advocating a continu
ance of this doctrine In this particu
lar field. But most of them are bound
to admit, if pressed for reply, that
the step might work all sorts of ha,? 1.
ship? on the Federal railroad admin
istrator and upon the public. Some
of the Republican members wh ?
helped endorse a Federal rate-makin?
or centralization plank at the 111S Re.
publican national convention are
strong for the decapitation of the
State bodies. They insist that un'Io.? ?
prisent circumstances the State oodles
tan only hinder and hamper the ef-!
fcctlve conduct of the transportation
business of the country.
The President's trip to see Col.
House gives denial to the stai?n?rr.t
heiiirt In Congressional halls tr. t* ? lie
publication of a ?erial on "The Real
Colonel House" had hurt the oolonel
with the executive. At any rate, if
the President wa? embarrassed by
the publication of this intedestlnir
story he has recovered from it, a:.d ;
propese* to lean upon the c".!o-iol
quite as much as he haa done in tie?
Viiet. Whatever may have been the
resi rendition of affairs In thi? -?
spec!. Col. House himself pro', ibly >
did not worry seriously about Hie
matter.
Eight measures selected by the Na
tional Security League as the basis of
tests for "Right" or "Wrong" on
member? of the Sixty-fourth and
Sixty-fifth congresses. On seven of
the eight twenty-two members voted
"Wrong," according to the league,
these being: Browne, of Wisconsin;
Cramton, of Michigan; Davis, of
Minnesota; Decker, of Missouri; Dill,
of Washington; Dillon, of South Da
kota; Haugen, of Iowa; Helgesen, of
North Dakota; Hensley, of Missouri;
Holllngsworth, of Ohio; Hull, of
Iowa; Igoe, of Missouri; La Follette,
of Washington; Lobeck, of Nebraska;
McCulloch, of Ohio; Randall, of Cali
fornia; Rameeyer, of Iowa; Shackle
ford, of Missouri; Slayden, of Texas;
Sloan, of Nebraska; Sherwood, of
Ohio, and Woods, of Iowa.
The thirty who voted wrong on six
of the measures are; Anthony, ot
Kansas; Bamhart, of Indiana; Buch
anan, of Texas; Burnett, of Alabama:
Campbell, of Kansas; Cary of Wis
consin; Eagle, of Texas: Each, of
Wisconsin; Frear, of WUconsln;
Gregg, of Texas; Helm, of Kentucky:
Huddleaton, of Alabama: Johnson, of
Kentucky; Klnkaid, of Nebraaka;
Kettner, of California: Kitchin, of
North Carolina; MondelL of Wyo
ming; Morgan, of Oklahoma; Norton.
of North Dakota; uin, of Mississippi;
Rodenberg. of Illinois; Rucker, of Mis
souri. Shallenberger, ot Nebraska;
Sfeso?, of Mississippi; Stephens, of
Mississippi: Sterling, of Illinois; Swit
ser, of Ohio; Webb, of North Carolina;
Wise, of Georgia; Young, of North
Dakota.
The fifty-eight who votad wrong
on five of the measures are Almon,
of Alabama; Anderson, of Minnesota;
Bell, of Georgia; Blackmon, of Ala
bama; Black, of Texas; Booher, of
Missouri: Byrnes, of South Carolina:
Byrne, of Tennessee; Candler, of Mis
sissippi; Clark, of Florida; Connelly,
of Kanaas; Crisp, of Georgia: Cras
ser, of Ohio; Dent, of Alabama; Dies.
of Texas: Doughton, of North Caro
lina; Fields, of Kentucky; Foster, of
Illinois; Gandy, of South Dakota;
Garrett. of Tennessee; Good, of Iowa;
Gordon, of Ohio; Hamlln, of Mis
souri; Hayden, of Arisona: Hood, of
North Carolina; Houston, of Tennes
see; Halt, of Tennessee; Jones, of
Virginia; Kincheloe. of Kentucky;
laiinalay. o? Kentucky; Le?, o? Gssor
A LINE 0* CHEER
EACH DAY 0' THE YEAR.
By John Kendrlek Baas;?.
THANKSGIVING.
Thank God for Heart? of Light!
Thank God for Purpose True!
Thank God for Youthful Might
That salii??? forth to do.
Thank God for Soul? eo leal
They bear to victory
Through Hell? of flaming ?teel
The Standard? of the Fre?.
(Copyri?Ttit. ITA)
gi?: Merker, of Missouri; Moon, of
Tennessee; Nichols, of South Caro
lina: Oldfield, of Arkansas, Padgett,
of Tennessee: Park, of Georgia; Pou,
of North Carolina; Powers, of Ken
tucky; Raker, of California; Ray
burn, of Texas; Reavls. of Nebraaka;
Rouse, of Kentucky; Rubey, of Mis
souri; Saund?-rs, of Virginia; Sear?,
of Florida; Shouse, of Kansas; Sim?,
of Tennessee; StertRall. of Alabama:
Stephen?, of Nebraska; Summer?,
of Texas; Taylor, of Colorado;
Tillman, of Arkansas; Thomae, of
Kentucky; Towner. of Iowa;
Thompson, of Oklahoma; Williame, of
Illinois: Wingo, of Arkansas.
The forty-seven who voted right
on all eight measures are Bowers
of West Virginia, Carter of Massa
chusetts. Cooper of West Virginia,)
Dalltnger of Massachusetts, Darrow
of Pennsylvania. Dempsey of New !
York, Dunn of New Tork, Edmond? '
of Pennsylvania. Emerson of Ohio. I
Fatrchild of New York. Fair of
Pennsylvania. Freeman of Connecti
cut. Fos? of Illinois, Glllett of
Massachusetts, Glynn of Connecti
cut, Gould of New Pork. Greene of
Massachusetts, Hadley of Washing
ton, Hicks of New York. Hulbert of
New York. Husted of New York,
Kennedy of Rhode Island, Magree of
New York, Mc Arthur of Oregon,
Mott of New York, O Shaunessy ot
Rhode Island, Parker of ?taw Jer
sey, Parker of New York. Paige of
Massachusetts, l'etere of Maine,
Phelan of Massachusetts, Platt of
New York, Pratt of New York, !
Ropers of Massachusetts. Row? of,
New York, Sanford of New York. |
Scully of New Jersey, Snell of New
York, Snyder of New York, siine??
of Rhode Island, Swift of New York.
Tilson of Connecticut. Tinkham of
Massachusetts. Treadway of Massa
chusetts, Walsh of Massachusetts,
Wason of New Hampshire, Win
slow of Massachusetts.
THE OBSERVER.'
KING AND READY GIVEN
PRAISE BY DANIELS
Secretary Daniel? hae commend??!
William E. King, ?eaman. and
Clarence F. Ready, machinist'?
mate second class, U. S. N. R. P.,
for their bravery and Initiative In
taking the port launch of the U.
S. S. Isis to the aide of the burn
in?; Spanish steamship Serantes.
July 13. 1918, and rescuing from
the forecastle of the burning vessel
seven men who were hemmed ini
by flames, and who were too panic
stricken to jump into the water.
The trip to the vessel was
through an area of burning gaso
line, and the commanding officer
reports that the conduct of King
and Ready during this time was
cool and courageous.
King enlisted at Norfolk. Vs..
October 4, 1917; mother. Mrs. Mary
King. 225 Catholic street. Balti
more, Md.
Ready enlisted at Norfolk. Vs...
October 4. 1917; brother, Solomon
Ready. Barnwell, S. C.
OPHELIA'S SUTE.
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New Tork. Aug. 1?.?It wa? Ward
McAllister, once the Petronious of
Manhattan, who gave the name "Four
Hundred" lo the city'? elect In the
social whirl. Fame came to McAllis
ter thr-'Ugh a humble newspaper re
porter Just as it comes to nearly all
in these days.
Mrs. Astor was about to give a
great ball and Ward McAllister, aa
the self-appointed social arbiter, ? wa?
In charse of the list of Invitation?.
He explained to a reporter that, ow
ing to the [loblems of ?pace, only 400
card? were to be sent out, comment
ing: "After all, there are only ?00
persons in New Tork who count In
a social way."
The quick-witted reporter returned
to his office and fashioned a ?tory
about New Tork? "Four Hendred."
The name lives to this d?y. but no
one remember? the name of the re
porter.
New Tork ha? no Ward McAllister
today. Harry Lehr for a time ruled
the social destinies of Gotham, but he
is rarely remembered any more in
the p..l iic journals.
McAllister came of good parents,
but was poor. A legacy of SI.000 fell
to him. He spent It all for the cos
tume lhat he was to wear at a fancy
dress ball, and it was the handsomest
costume at the ball. Later he went
to San Francisco to Join hi? father
in the practice of law. He gave din
ners that created much comment.
Some one spoke to the elder Mc
Allister of the admirable manner in
which his son kept house. "Tes,"
was the sapient retort. "He keeps
everything but the Ten Command
ment?." Two year? of California and
then McAllister returned East.
He was not satisfied with hi? tri
umph? in New York and went to
Europe. He cultivated cooks more
than royally. His chief delight was
giving great dinner?. He was invited
to a bail given by the Grand Duke of
Tuscany. The King of Bavaria at
tended. Something terrible happened.
The offender was an American girl
who was dancing with McAllister. "I
did it!" ehe said after the dance. "As
I passed the King I dug him in the
ribs with my elbow." McAllister
never spoke to her again. McAllister.
en hi? European trip, met the Prince
of Prussia, later the Emperor William.
When he returned he said he was
pained to find that William was no
connoisseur, gulping hi? wine instead
of lingering over It. And William ha?
been gulping ever since?hi? latest
effort being to gulp down the world.
Restauranteur? and hotel keepers
are getting ready for the great Amer
ican drought which Mr. Webster de
fines as the continued absence of
moisture. The moisture In this
instance Is not the kind that fall?
from the heavens hut is drawn from
spigots or poured from bottles.
In other words, the purveyors of
food and drink are expecting prohibi
tion Inside of a very short time. Cope
land Townsend, one of the hotel
oracles, while not admitting that pro
hibition is the solution of the problem
does admit that hotel keepers must
prepare for a change.
Many of the hotels. It is said, will
Install elaborate soda fountains in the
foyers and there will be soft drink
bars and also self serving cafes.
Bowling alleys, gymnasiums and
hand-ball courts will also be installed
to give vent to the American hotel
guesU' desire for recreation. The old
rose and gilt dansants will try to
brave the drought With soft drinks
but It Is the general belief that many
of them will close.
The subway in hot weather Is stuffy,
reeking with bad air and a shade
cooler than the Turkish Bath. All In
all It could not be considered health
ful and yet subway guards take on
flesh during the hot ?pell?. There I?
less sickness among subway guards
in these periods than any other?so
statistics show. Scientific facts are
all against It but there is less nausea
and fainting In the subway when the
weather la hot than other time?. And
finally more people ride in the subway
In hot weather than cool, the reason
being offered that they can get home
more quickly.
W. F. Redmond, Taken
HI Yesterday, Dies
William F. Redmond. 4S years of
age. employed at SOS Ninth street,
northwest, was taken 111 and died
yesterday at his place of employ
ment
Coroner Nevltt waa notified and
Issued a certificate of death from
natural causes. He lived at 111 ?
?tr??t northwest.
?and
Bt^^oTice Co
Of the newly appointed general offi
cer? of the Marine Corp? WsJ. Gen.
John A. Lejeune recently has been
in command of the Marine brigade In
France, having recently succeeded
Gen. Jame? O. Herboard, national
army, who haa been promoted to ma- '
jor general and aaalgned to duty In I
charge of the ?apply ?enrice of the j
American Expeditionary Force?. It la
expected that Gen. Lejeune now will I
be given another command appropl- ?
ate to hla rank and that Brig. Gen I
Wendell C. Neville, who ha? been In !
command of one of the regiment? of
the Marine brigade, will he placed at
the head of the bri ?ade; but thl?. of
course, rest? entirely with Gen. Per?
shim?. MaJ. Gen. Littleton W. T. I
Waller Is in command at the head
quarters of the Mai Ine advance-base
force at Philadelphia, and It 1? ex
pected that he will remain there.
?Brig Gen. Jame? JC. Mahoney proba
bly will continue In command of the
Third Provisional Marine Brigade at
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. Brig. G*?n.
Charle? C. Lone is on duty at the
headquarters of the Marine Corps as
assistant to the commandant. Brig
Gen. Ben H. Fuller is In command of
the First Regiment and Marine Bar
rack? at Philadelphia. Bri? Gen. Cr
ru? ?. Radford. Quarterma?tef De
partment, probably will remain In
charge of the Mai Ine depot of supplie?
at Philadelphia. Brig. Gen. John T.
Myers I? on duty a? fleet Marine offi
cer of the Atlantic fleet, and be prob
ably will be relieved from duty by an
officer of the rank of colonel. Brta\
Gen. Albertu? W. Catlln, who wa? in
command of one of the regiment? of
the Marine brigade In France ind
who wa? severely wounded In action
several weeks ago, ha? Just arrived
home, and he probably will be assigned
to duty in thi? country after recuper
ation.
English army official? are much ex
erclsed over the prospect of a discon
tinuance of the supply of light horses
for use In the army. It has been .wz
gested that a materially higher pr!c**
should be offered a? an Incentive to
horse breeder? and to meet incr.-a?? *?
In the price of every kind of foia st
and in the cost of labor. The K?isli-ah
breeder must be able to dispose of hi?
horses at a reasonable profit over the
coat of production or the output of
light horses will cease. The situation
also confront? the horse breeders of
Ireland, where many fermer? raise
light horse? for the English market
Practically every farmer in that coun
try haa ? habit of taking to market
one or two light horse? every year,
but the increased co*t has made them
turn their attention to a heavier type
of horse which la bringing more mon
ey in the maiket. The demands of
the A meri .an army in France *a a
contributery cause of the drain on
the supply of horse? for the French
and English. Our allies, however,
agreed to furnish the necessary ant
NAVYYARDERS
MAKE DAY AT
CHILD'S CAMP
Employes and Wives Will
Give Kiddies Treat of
Watermelon.
Navy yard employe?, with their
wive? and children, headed by the
! naval Run ?hop band of eighty pieces,
will ? i ?it Camp G?o-3 Will tomorrow,
prepared to make it the biggest da>
in the history of the camp for the
! IV. kiddies and their mothers.
1 The latest donation from the nav>
! yard to Camp Good Will will be in
1 use for the first time on Saturday.
1 This is a Ibrge library tent for the
? mothers which ha? been completely
| cquippe-l with bookcases. bo<-k?, ca?>
: chairs, writing table?, etc.
? All sorts of surprises are In store.
; and In place of the leg cream, which
the navy yard generally proviry?., tii.-y
will bring plenty of watermelon, so
that every child may ha^e the sat ? it
fact ion of saytnx he ha* had enough
watermelon for once in his life. There
will also be plenty of lemonad??, ? ?k?
, and peanuts.
i Bathine ?utts were the p:ev:iiling
; style of dress at I'ump -,??.? Will and
? the swimming hole has been the most
: popular place at the cr.mp during the
; past week of intense he;?t. although
on. could nearly always find a coo;
spot under a tree.
ProaaUe Gift of g ISO.
! The navy yard emplo\cs have prom
: isod ll'iO towards the *.".<? to he tmmt?
, in order to secure the $?**-> promis*?? 1
? by the Rotary Club. Rnd the summer
| outings committee hopes the rest of
? the amount will be eecurt-d before the
? end of the season.
The prizes this year, provided by
the navy yard committee, fo: the win
ner? in the special contests have been
war savings ?tamps, and a number
of children have tone home the pro-jd
possessors of oi?e or more stamps
The colored employes of the navy
yard have set out to raiee tTVi to build
a pavilion at Cairn ? Pleasant to be
used in Inclement weather, when
children might have shelter and n< t
be confined to the small tent?.
Holland is **uffering frotr. a short
age of silver money owing to certain
pereons buyi.ig up silver coins at
more than their nominal value for
illicit smelting or export. The au
thorities have issued ? warning
threatening: such persons with dras
tic penalties.
N<
Jia?
rhimii in UieU!
malt? for our use. thus tMv.nc trans
port .space for th? shipment of Mi
dlers und munition? of war.
The bill to restore Ute six month*
pay to dependent relatives of decease?
officers and enlisted men vili be on?
of the few service mensure? to recHee
consideration when Contres? recon
venes In recular session on August WH
It already has passed the Seats and
haa been favorably repotted to the
House by th?? House Militan Commit
tee. The Re'-retary of War has failed
attention tp the fact that the theory
i underlying the gratuity and pen-ton
, statute?, a? they have been on the
I books sin? 1906. la that the so-c-.ilor.
? six months* gratuity would provide a
I fund Immediately available to th*
family upon the decease of the officer
or enlisted man. so as to take care of
the extraordinary egpensc* of the t?*
rlod of emergency and read Just me? t
caused by the takIne off of th?? ms? ?
support of th* family, and that th*
? penalon allowed to dependent? would
! assist In their support during the pe
riod of d*nend*ncy. Th*s# benefit?
were rtaghtly regarded as part of the
r*mun*ratlon for service in th* arm*
Th* hill as amended h ? th* Hous*
Committee provides aa follows:
That her*sft*r. Imm?diat et ? upon
official notlffratiori of th?? ???a?* f m
?wounds or d.r-e-??*, not th* result of
his own mU^oridutM, of any officer H
i en listed man on the active Hat of .he
regular army or on th* retired H?t
when on activ* duty, from and aft??*
October ?*?. ii-17. th* Quartermaster
General of th* army shrill cause to I?*
paid to th* widow, and if th*r* b* no
widow to th* child or chilar*!?,, und
! if ther* be no widow or child to rmv
I ottur dependent relative of ru-h oflP
cer or *nll?ted msn pr*a-.ouf'v de.;r
nnt*d by him. an smhun* eo/ial to >--.\
? months* pay at th* ret* received hv
? such onV*r or enlisted man at the
; date of hi? denth Th- ?W-s-ti-ry of
! Wsr ahall eetr?hli*h reeuUiion? ??*
! ?lulring each oftV*r or *rlii?T*d man
having no ?If?? or rhild to desisti-it?'
? th* proper dependent lafattva to *A-ho<??
this amount ahull be pu id I-, ?re-* o* \
| his d?*ath. Paid amount ?hkl! h?. paM
, f rom fund? npproi -iated for the p?.y
of the army.
j Sec. ?. That nothing In this act er
in other existing iM-teWtfaa aht?ll b*
construed as making I) * ptnMaM
of thi? aet applicable ?o of?V.-rs ;tnd
! enlisted m*n of anv tto**ae 99 troops
; of the army of *he G???? t?t?te?
other thnn thoae of the t? Balar armv,
end nothing in thi? act ? ha M ha m -
etru?d to apply in < <?-?p,.>.?-1???-1
grade* to any otTU'ei-e * ? eat *h->*-?
holding permanent or provisional ap
pointment)? In the r*g'ilar dnny.
, Bar. 3. That the ?um r -e'v.-d h*re
| under shall b* d. ducted from WKf
amount that may he. or mpv Vr
j due and paya Me to any ??eft w?d**w.
: child, children, or ?naa?Nl r* Is ti ve
of such officer or HEM msr> |
( the ??r-rtsk insurance art.
PRICE OF BEEF
I LESS !F LIGHT
? CATTLE USED
Housewives Given Market
ing Hint by the Food
Administration.
House wf vea who hav* b#?en ace .?
' ;omed to in.rch.as? fr^m l.?.* ter
? weight carens**? should now h* able
to buy at much tower price? than Th*
I average which has ruled ? * r
(last rear. If they observ?- ?h* Food
Administr?t ion '.?= re?u? ?t to demani
\ meat from cattle which dress below
; 175 pounds per head. The Food Ad
ministration do-lnred f9M '?? ? | tha*
the light-weight critic w. re now itiov.
in? rapidly to m m ka*, t, e |
in the Southwest ? B?MMaftMj io ??m>
pan of them halan t rev nnj* fro-*,
the effects of lotr---ontir.ued d:i*>ueh:
! Heavy steers are being sold r
Kastern m*at centers for PI to IS
: per W ? >undM coo-l su
.what lighter in ?ri<tht. at ?.4 to if
? medi um-weicht sitan a' M la BU
? and lipht-wricht ?tena at ?14 to ??
i While prices are not ??
i tt-.-t-tughout the country, it w :'l ?**
? found that this ratio wi'l v..?
I prarticnllv every market Meal m?.?
! kets which normally cut 01 tef CM
'? obviously j?ive their patrons Ito h 9
r.t of fruch a wide ??????? ir
cost.
1 The Food Administration h^li ? ? ?
that its re?ivest for - -onsuv
? of the light cattle will not o? '. ?
do mii-h to reluve the pi?
, are affected by s*-vere dro:ich**
should be followed by a jcen?"?! dowi
anaai tir?: i in r-'ail pur. h:i u:t ;
I the demand turning to the catti?
arWch ate ????? in abundan*? and -e
lifviru t f- -tr.ii/i on the iri-ket lar
1 4-avtAi beef, which I* .-till badlv
needed f^r th* military forces. Th?
i market tshould nnturallv Ms?? I
prin reductiona the difference in ttr^t
[eaat? providing a reasons"' > laarpi *
to those who utilise the light-weight
' cattle.
Th* Giornal* d'ttaMa ?ees a BM?
la.igury in the fury of the Pan-?? ?
: man prese against ?*1?\ ti?.tionn
Germany demands the indiscriminate
hanging of all *uch '"traitors." hut."
say? the Giornale d'Italia, yofi can
not hang aO.O'V'.nrti^ determined pe'**
? pie. nor can Austria continue ftght
t ing Indefinitely throuch hunger and
I suffering ?hen three-Alt*, of tear so
t called subjects ere IhhMbC fnr th?
?victory of the other side'?
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