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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30
Wy SIMNII:R IRIT.

During my travels spent two weeks
IN Washington. -. g.. and while ther"
visited great many Of the public
buildings. among them vas tho
Bureau OF Engraving. | saw thousands
OF hands printiur money. which is cir
"ulatcd throughout the country. There
,re more than 1000 ,"opl" employed
aud over 1000 OF those arc WON. ~.
-Four million dollars arc made a. dag.
also visited Mount Vernon, tho home
of George WASHINGTON. :iud +; H. "a
most beautiful spot. overlooking tho
Potomac River.
9TH" ondD
Compose las
NJ. MAXINE BENIii.IM.
23l: West Grace Street.
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4 rItuI: STORY.

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23l: West Grace Street.
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THE STOnN or \ RESCUE.

once upon a time there were two
little children Who visited their grand
mother, Th"rc names were Ellen and
james.
Their parents were away. So they
stayed With thor Giauduothcg They
had many pets. but their best beloved
on" was their d"E Jack lie had come
there on" cold day, and won their
hcarts ~ onco by his plhNfml WINS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

pcnr Editor. nm a member Of tho club.
U;f haven't writtCU TO jb" pa &c this year.
iop't believe. owing 10 the Tact that have
been very busy al summer. Tho earlier
summer Ma studying ny Oh .umc sub
lccts that were not taught In public ~Ch,"l
last session. ana now the House Is all torn
up. tor mother Is making SuWc aitcrHt joils
and improvements on 81 am always
anxious to rct tho sunday, paDcr. hccnl.S'
~ tho children Page and the cninio SOC
tiou was N"vy much Interested lu ih>
school Closing contest. certainly courratu-
late ul 'lla boys aud girls on their good
vurk What %" You say to having another
cont d" som" subject Of Natural history.
propose. y starry about some bird. ANNUAL
"r insect around our huiucS. am sure rV"rN
nrmhor know SomcthirE about this sub
i'ct aud ont"r ana make II a. iut"r-
estiuS the previous one. Now I hop,
N"J don't thinl; mo pre- sumptuous, Tor ! avn
AFRAID this latter gives jhat impression. hu;
have boon thinking about this FOR It !onc
Time. am. over
Yours sincerely.
I.ICN Y. l,oINnENrEl;
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-, TRUE swon, ABOUT VI, BUNNY.

/ have a little bunny tina, is as hlack
as tar. aud I cal, him Black J,'Ck. !
20, him for - birthday present. lie
eats grass and apples, bread and tur-
nips. grain ana cHbhahc aud all sorts
OF things. | have four cats. and it I
don't stop him up he viii Ect away
and the cats viii got him.
l.lCN CArHEElNI. HAN Don.
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y little bird sat in - tree.
Ns busy as hc could hc.
When ! asked what lac did,
With - wise nod he said.
- work for the r.. T.. {. e."
MARCIA RET PROCTOR
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pcsr Editor. wish you pleasant yacs-
ZION. and know others say th" same In
closed please ind poem. ships of Hope
which ! iop" WI 10 acceptable FOR sunday g.
page. 80 la. IL seems. ihHi .,,i my work
ha, touun its way to the Vnstebask"i. H.t-
ter iutk goes with this August Is here. and
July. Win its bright >Umutcrti inc. * past.
Only another month. and school 'Niit call
tcain. Wishing you ana al tho best 81
wishes. / tu, as over.
Nulr nor.
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Dear Editor hope you had a real good
tune ANA rested some. too. Vour vacation
on o"l page sunday. u makes INC feel "a
good. iot go try worry hard To do good
work. am. indeed, very proud Of chi.
drcu'S PAGE. My brother and ! have cnjoycd
80 much reading my prize hook STORY OF
the Eohins.' iucloSo drawing, which
hope % &c on our page. Love aud best
Wishes from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

THE WEEK'S PRIZE WINNERS.
Gcrtrud tath, of IIoIIins College,
Hollins, Nn.
Elsie Nudd. Of J16 North Thirty
third street. city.
VI. Maxine Bcndhcim, OF :3ia West
Grace street, city.
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My first is IN g. but not in girl.
Ny second TX ia -, but not ia old
My third is in l.. hut not i'm lake.
Ny fourth is in -. but not ~ dog.
My NTH is i'm +. h-t rot 10 nas.
My sixth j. in t. hut not I'm ~.
Ny seventh IS IN =. but not iu salt.
Ny eighth * In II. bat not IN houS,
My whole is tho name % i fish.
Composed hN
DENNIS BKADSH NW.
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PRIZE WINNERS ron AUG. y AND TO-.
Lois tVCri,!. OF IfONnrdSVtIIC. Nn.
william McS"ccncy. please send nd
dress.
BcIIe Gibbs, Of Orange. Va.
Edward jackson Tricr. Of Duinc, Va.
|tiH jackson. OF StoSall. y. 4.
James Chapel. please send address,
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ni, drawing iu print ana That ! had won
udro That I almost shouted Please DO
uoi send nay prize To Emporis Va bur
Nortl Enporia. J nope VIII receive 4,
soon 'n rrnzy 10 SEQ 10. because know
70 is -ln"t hiuS nice. fn,lo>"d YOU Nil mud
drsVjrs Your memher.
TIERMA VALENTINE
North Enporia Va
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LEROY MOHING.


My first is in mouse. but not III moon.
Ny second is in mouse but not in
coon
My third is in mouse, but not in
house.
My fourth is in mouse. but not in
house.
My fifth is in mouse. but not in rat.
My sixth is III rat. but not ia mouse.
My whole is the season | like best.
SNIiIE. TAYLOR
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HEl.EN siMoNs.
ounbartou. Va.


Uo,r EIlior." NNNN Iutt Tome homc. alter
spending q delightful vacation in Brooklyn
:. : Enclosed YOU will find :. drawing. Hon
ms II VIII escape tho wastehsskot / remain,
Your old mcmbcr.
EDITH ANDERSON.
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last sunday also the stories think Rachel
BcrmHu's suggestion WAS fine about having
paC" about the last "f August containing
snapshots OF tho members ami calling It the
Getting Acquainted PAGE" don't YOU In
closed End story; title, Lucy Saunders"
for which please print In the sundays page.
aud If II i to- ipu-. YOU can continue Il
from one SUNDAY 10 the other. hope you
enjoyed your vacation very much. and vii,
write ara toll rs all about IT. With best
wishes 10 you and all OF tho old and new
members, remain,
Sincerely yours,
MARIE l.. WILLIAMS.
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hope Viii escape Tho Wasiehas kei. Editor.
7 NTot" I" IN! cousin IN Roanoke and told
hcs to Join, aud she said she would Join.
too. We'll Hill close. Tor my letter Is
getting long. iur mcmber,
EVELYN CUHMlNS.
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'-INI"TFIN NOVTtl
MARIE T.. WILLIAMS.
County. Va.
RUTH L. rARR

Dear Editov.-G am sending in "a drawing.
which hope 10 scc In tho sunday paper If
YOU think II all right. remain.
Your member.
I,l''rii Z l'kEH
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iIErrN NANCE.
loH nui street ci'y


poar Gluor. ain sending In some ORA g
irr-. N n'rh hope Will escape the waste
basket Your mem boz.
ROBERT LITTLE.
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sent

pcsr l:iitor mre>c litt- drawing for
the vhitdGcu'a department
Yours t-ulN.
NARY r WAKEFIELD.
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Wv IliiViids..

Composed rs
IDN:I.lNE NACGIi.AN
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4 Sweet Letter.

Dear Editor.-l feel that must write and
welcome you back into our midst again. On
W did mics YOU so much. but Yet Nc Ncre
2 aG that YOU could leave your work and
take littlc rest. ] do hope YOU had nuc
time. | am sending drawing and little
Story, and hOi,c to sec them in print. Love
10 YOU and all o. the members. With love
Your mcmScr.
EDITH 6. G1LIS.
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a. otey Avenue. Bedford. \


Dear EGitor.-lncloscd YOU will ind draw =
ing OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jisrs. ] am glad YOU
ars back and hope you ned most enjoy
do!e trip. and | am all OF us members
would Ike fol YOU 10 write and tell ua
a cont it Best wishes and success the
club. l remain.
Yours sincerely.
MARJORIE H WILLIAMS.
Avon NcIsnn County Va.
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THINK NniI,

Dear Editor.-I read in Sundays I. n. c. G.
page o. the 18th Of August that YOU we're
away your vacation. and ] was real glad
~ hear you had taken a day or 50 off TO got
a much needed rcst. guess YOU HAY" rc-
turned by now. Did you have nice time
also lave been on tvo-wesks visit TO
salem. Va. and sure did have dandy
time. Please print the Enclosed poem II
yuU nave room Tor II.
iOnr lncmbcr
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Correspondence Column
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Drawn by Leslie BIankcnship.
Prize Letter.

Prize Letter.
Dear Editor.--A. | live near ChimboraIo
rsrk. viii write YOU = sketch OF 1t. Many
years ago II III" summer home of King
powhstan aud tho little Princess Pocahontas.
/, must indeed. have been a beautiful place,
With It's soft green grass ana tail trees.
Dur Int; tho war II was built up With small
houses. used 80 hospitals for the wounded
Con fcdcratc soldiers. Thirty years ago the
houses pulled down and park MAS
commenced. and now tho park is finished.
I, has broad drives and walks: the grass Is
Ike green velvet, and lNrEc. shady trees.
In the centre is large fountain. 1t i 1T
NJ at night with red white and blue clec-
trc lights. There goldfish In the basin
and beautiful flowers around the border. At
III" bottom OF the hill is tho Fairgrounds.
where t. used TO he spring called Bloody
Run. where tho Indians and Americans had
great battle and tho spring ran With
blood. and i, has been called Bloody Run
ever since You down winding walk
under shady trees to spring. where water
comes OCT tho side Of hill. and the city
has nNsd IL up With stone. with three lions
heads With their mouths open. and the
water cones out of them. ] think that the
Indians came there 10 GO water. and now
4 i place OF peace where little children
come there to play.
Composed Ivy ELSIE RUDD.
North Iliri ~ third ST.. Richmond Va.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
HOPE OF BELGIUM
FOR FINAL STAND
IN ANTWERP FORTS
Government Has Nowhere to
Flee if Old Forti6cations
Yield to Heavy Siege Now
Under Way.
By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD

PARIS, Oct. 1.-If the Germans take
the city Of Antwerp, goodness only knows
where the Belgian Government will move
to. | have just come from the city to
which the Government moved, bag and
baggage-that is, as much baggage as
could be moved in a hurry-out of the
vast Government buildings in Brussels
into the old high school buildings of Ant
werp.
go Secretary of State now carries on
his work in a schoolroom: the Secretary
of War has the old Arithmetic room and
other officials who are accustomed to all
the luxurious surroundings of European
courts are doing the best they can in
humble quarters,
No one left Brussels with greater alac-
rity and willingness than the Ministers
OF foreign Governments. The Ministers,
including the Russian and English. de-
cided that they were accredited not TO
the city of Brussels, but to the Belgian
Government. and when the Belgian Gov
ernment moved they moved with it, At
this time the Ministers, their families and
suites are conducting their affairs in the
Hotel st, Antoine. That is, all but Brand
Whtlock. who used to be the fighting
Mayor OF Toledo. o.
The puzzle of the diplomats here in
their temporary quarters in Antwerp is
great as Whitlocks problem of how
TO get out of Brussels. for they cannot
plan where 10 fly TO II Antwerp falls.
"Will Antwerp fall? Can the Germans
take the city," is their daily query.
l have seen their fortifications, Half
a century ago the great earthen walls
which surround the city and the water
moat outside the walls would have held
OFF an army, But siege guns were then
unknown. At various distances in the
walls are gateways, through which the
street car and other traffic pass. Just
now the street cars do not run outside
the walls and, though the great gates are
open in the daytime, they are slammed
shut by the soldiers at o'clock every
evening and the city is locked up like
a house Not even a cat could get into
it, Woe betde the citizen who is out
side at 8 o'clock; all the knocking he
can do an the great steel gates will not
open them.
/ cannot tell Of all the preparations
saw in Antwerp, for reporters are not
allowed in wartimes to tell everything
they know, But I can say that Antwerp
will not fall without a struggle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
ENGLISH ENVoY"FlRED" COOK:
BEHOLD NEW CASUS BELLl!
ousting, Proof Britain Opposed Peace,
Says Berlin Papers.

LONDON, OCt. l.
The Standards correspondent of Am
sterdam says that the Berlin Lokal-An-
zeiger has published an editorial on the
causes of the war, in which II offers as
proof of Great Britains culpability the
discharge of Sir Edward Goschens cook.
The Lokal-Anzeiger says:
"As incontestabe proof that England
wanted war all the time and was se-
cretly preparing for it long before the
crisis occurred, may be cited the fact
that the English Ambassador dismissed
his female German cook July 80, five days
before war was declared.
"Whlle telephone and other negotia-
tions were being conducted between Sir
sky and while England pretended to the
outside world that she was interested in
the preservation of peace. the English
Ambassador in Berlin evidently was quite
clear about IL ending in hostllitcs, as is
evidenced by the fact in connection with
the discharging of his cook above men
toned
I'VE only regret that hve valuable
days-i c., from the moment the cook
was dismissed until the moment of the
declaration of war--were lost in futile
pourparlers
"rhc famous cook has now become n
great historic personality, constituting, as
she does, the most important landmark
in the history of the world"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01

by Schumann, the Largo in G.. by Handl,
which profoundly touched the audience:
Gounod's Ave Maria, and, finally, my
own inimitable Chant du Depart. After
that the priest offered a prayer for our
armies, and as we left the church the
hearts of all of us were very full. That
night we entered Alsace. and our one
thought was We must give them lick
ing If I am spared (for I hope to be
back to the front before long), I want 10
give concert in the Strassburg Ca
thedral.'
When the British made their gallant
stand against the German advance at
Mons the Middlesex Regiment was once
again heroically unfortunate. The regl
ment, which was originally composed of
Londoners from the Middlesex militia,
once carried the unflattcrlng name of the
"Steelbacks,' because the men were
accustomed to being fogged into order
1t was at the fight at Albuera during
the Peninsular War that they displayed
their extraordinary bulldog fighting ca
pacity. Out of 25 officers, no fewer than
~ were killed and wounded. OF rank and
file $40 were put out of action. 1t was
when the struggle was most sanguinary
that the colonel yelled out in encourage
ment die hard, men: die hard.' Since
then the Middlesex men have been known
admirngly as the Die hards."
A traveller asked a Red Cross nurse
whether heavy harvest work by the
French women would not break them
down in short time. and she said, No;
that they were hardened to work in the
fields, and that their mighty will-power
would carry them along. Then she con-
tinued:
81 stopped along the roadside at a cot
tage. Father and sons had gone. The
mother came up the garden path from
the field carrying one infant and with
two tots clinging. She had been picking
fruit. In dispassionate tone. she ex-
planned that the fruit was all they had
left Was it not necessary for the SOL
diers to take the shortest way which led
through our wheat fields, and had not
the horses and cows been taken? If
they had only left one COW so that there
might be fresh milk.
"The estate of Emperor William is
maSnihcently equipped and we have
everything at our disposal that we could
wish for says a letter received here to-
day from one of the army of Russian
soldiers that is camping on the estate of
the Kaiser in Rominten, East Prussia.
I'VE are particularly enjoying delicious
dinners which are prepared by Williams
fine cooks. The parks here are filled with
many rare birds and animals. William
has some parrots here and we are teach
ing them the Russian language. They
are learning to address their imperial
master with compliments that I should
blush to repeat in company"
German artillerymen have named their
huge siege guns which work such havoc
with fortihcations Busy Berthas." in
honor of Bertha Krupp, now the real head
OF the Krupp Gun Works.
Astrologers agree that the stars are
bad FOR Germany. The predictions of one
published IN an Indian paper state that
the stars tell much the same story as
they did whep England gained her vic
tories at Trafalgar and Waterloo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
GERMAN ATROCITY REPORTS
HORRIFY MOORS' EX-RULER
Wanton Barbarians, Compared to
Moroccans, Says Deposed Sultan.

BORDEAUX, Oct l.
To the list of those protesting against
reported German atrocities in France and
Belgium has been added Abdul Aziz,
the deposed Sultan of Morocco.
II am horrified.' said the exied ruler
"at the accounts given in the press OF
German practices. If. as has been stated.
they murder rob and pillage merely for
the sake of striking terror and satisfying
brutal lust this is not warfare but bar
barty.
Much has been said about the ira
ditional cruel treatment of their enemies
by the Moors, but we have acted from
necessity, whereas Germany seems to be
actuated by pure love of cruelty and
destruction"
Abdul Aziz drives daily, and his car
riage is followed always by a curious
crowd. He is accompanied by a private
secretary and a delegate of the French
Foreign Ministry. The one time ruler
is clad in magnificent native apparel, with
white turban, adorned with brilliant
gems. He is one of the most conspicuous
figures in Bordeaux.
He has made several official visits.
When he called on the President of the
republic he received full honors
Abdul A1iZ received few correspond
ents this morning and gave them,
through an interpreter, his impressions
of the war,
"T learn" he said. from the papers.
the progress of events. Above all, I ad-
mre French patriotism and the glorious
conduct of the French troops. I am
particularly glad to know that the Mo-
roccan troops serving under the French
flag are doing their duty.
THE Foreign Minister NJ. Delcasse, IL
a very fine man. am happy to have
had a long talk with him"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
ENEMIES VOLLEYS
PLAY GRIM BOWLS
ON MECHLIN RUINS
Town, Reoccupied by Bel
gians, Is Badly Shattered.
Strong Opposition to Ger
man Advance.
By CHARLES HoDsoN

ANTWERP, Oct. III started on a
motor trip yesterday with the object of
penetrating the shell-shattered area of
Mechln. The visit did not materialize,
but 1 reached Brouw en- Vliet stream
u thousand metres from the outskirts OF
the town, where we found the bridge held
by entrenched mitrailleuscs. Strong Bel
gian forces are holding positions which 1
am not permitted to detail. Our car had
crossed the bridge when a soldier shouted
in English:
"The Germans hold the town"
We accordingly returned and were in
formed that Belgians entering Malnes
early yesterday morning had found the
Germans in possession. Brisk street fight
ing ensued and the Belgians retired.
gathered from the Belgian soldiers
the information that the town is badly
shattered. The convent of the Little
Sisters of the Poor had been fired and
the railway station had been partially
destroyed. The barracks had been burned
The bodies of four mutilated citizens
were seen before Hanswyck Church. In
the ruins of his shop were Barber Loo
sen and a client with dried lather on his
face, both dead.
The total damage and the number of
dead and wounded is not ascertainable
as yet.
LIKE GAME OF BOWLS.
While the Belgian soldiers were de-
failing these facts to me. the game of
longbowls was proceeding between Fort
waelhem and the German howitzers.
The Germans sent shrapnel into the
woods at our right. but eventually they
tired.
We went to n little village behind
Waelhem for luncheon. The small cafe
frequently trembled with the violence of
the explosions OF the shells. Once the
landlady, laughing heartily, declared
that the wind of one explosion nearly
knocked her over.
As We were motoring away three shells
dropped at our right. Typical little red
countryside houses were there one rto-
ment; the next they were not. That
is the whole story. The fourth shell
simply dissolved in a greasy black smoke.
We ran the gauntlet and were re-enSer-
ing Waelhem as a volley of shrapnel
struck. The fort replied at stated in
tervals. The men on the parapets were
apparently amused by the efforts of the
German gunners. The disengaged Bel
gian gunners stood with their hands in
their pockets smoking cigarettes, watch
ing as the German shells fell In the
flooded area. sending up geysers to
height of so feet
The Germans apparently used the tower
of the Mechin Cathedral as an observa-
tion post, but the Belgians, in their fire.
avoided the Cathedral.
I learned that 140 volunteers yerterday
blew up the railway behind l. (name
stricken out by the censor) OF whom
only 40 returned, although others may
reappear later.