Show f our washington J 10 weekly chat s ai M A A i 4 q washington CHATS 1 I NOT 1101 when jt it comes time lime to say who vill ill be acceptable accept ible as the Gor german maill ambassador to the united states slates when diplomatic relations are resumed fumed between the two countries the powers that thal bo in fit washington are going to have a whole lot to do with the matter officials have not forgotten nor will they soon forget the nerve racking days and nights they spent in balking or untangling the maze of traps set by berestoff Bern stott stoff when hell he be was at the helm of german affairs and the double dealing that he gave them covering many months before his passports were pre dented to him it is doubtful it if the bitter feeling against him personally and tor for his propaganda work will ever die so it Is 3 natural that blood should hould boll boil considerably when the germans announced that they had selected tor for their a man who was an associate of bernstorff and who had actually been working with him during durinzi much of the he time that he double crossed the united states officials it considered si however that the naming of the new ambassador is merely a feeler to see how low the land lies it if that is so words will mill not be minced or actions concealed upon the part of anyone who has anything to do with the matter from the president down one thins thing is determined and that is that when a representative from germany steps toot foot on american soil he will have to bring and bear a record of his past life and deeds with him and it if they have not been too black he may be permitted to occupy the red brick building or on massachusetts avenue which has long been vacant 0 0 0 NOT IN A MOOD FOR I considerable pressure political c congressional gressional on and othene otherwise ise is s steadily made upon officials I 1 of the judge advocate generals office in behalf of 0 men who have violated some section of the selective draft law or ignored its provisions altogether since the ending of the war the opinion has prel prevailed ailed that those who transgressed the law would be let down easily bul bui the recommend recommends a eions on individual cases made by the judge advocate general to the department part ment of justice shows that clemency enc y la is not the rule it anything the determination to bring men to book is stronger now than it was during the war the number of 0 violators is really sur surprising those who tailed failed t to registe saif record made out 4 J p 6 on special c zay ay distinguished them men who registered but who neglected to turn lit their questionnaires are recorded in r separate ep arate bliest another file case iq I 1 that containing records ot of men who registered submitted questionnaires and had them passed upon by their local boards but who did not appear tor for physical examination and who have not b been een located or heard from since an interesting file la Is that with the names of men who beat IV it when the first draft was waa announced and who took took up their residence in that part of mexico w which aich adjoins california relatives and others interested in the cases of violators of the law journey to washington to appear personally before the authorities ittis it Is a trying ordeal at its best AUDITING worm WORLD WAR ACCOUNTS it required fifty years for the treasury department to completely audit the payment of civil war accounts the expenses ot of that conflict were as nothing compared to the vast sums bums spent by uncle sam in the world strife and hells hals still put ting out funds in a fairly lavish way I 1 naturally officials wonder how irany ny years will be required tor for thel the auditor to C 1 taft at accounts that are piled high in the treasury T r masury building with more arriving every day it is a actable task that cannot well be hurried hurrie or one to be placed in the hands of inexperienced clerks and after the auditor has bas 1 finished his checking the co matrol ler of the treasury Tre asturi has a final say pay so 90 it lo looks as it if the road la is long and h has no turning tor for a century at beasts C 0 0 olo 30 THE OLD AR ARMY MY KEG now comes co ial rival alval of the 1 old ola wooden n bucket that bull hung ina inobe ll 11 well the famous wooden water kegs of I 1 the army of them are to be sold to the public they will be eagerly wanted but their arrival Is almost too coo late iati to io make teem the useful tor for admirers admire rs of strong brew but they will come I 1 in handy in the home I 1 la in many ways the kegs are made of wooden staves five eighths of an I 1 inch thick and seventeen inches long lone I 1 with heads to match they are arc bound with steel hoops and are provided with a steel handle for carrying the capacity is about ten gallons and they were were origin originally ally pur u i ch chased ased by the war department for carrying water to the front trenches particulars about the sale are obtainable talu tai able at any zone supply office |