The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-10
NO CA|ETY OR WAR FEVER;
PEOPLE CALM AND STERN
London Is in Midst of Real War
Times, and Realizes Gravity
Of Situation.
CHURCHES ARE TnRoNGEp
Enrolment Proceeds AT Rate of MANY
thousands a Day, and Hundreds
Volunteer as NurScS-.tm cricans
Offer Services.

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch.
LONDON. August 9.-London is la
the midst Of war times Newspapers
issued extra editions hourly to-day,
even the London Times and the Daily
Telegraph issuing four-pagc var sun
day extras.
Immense congregations oiled tho
churches. The attitude OF the people
- calm. stern and serious. There Is
no SaictN Of war fever anywhere.
EVcrybody from hotel portcrs to peers.
from street loung"rs to noble lord,.
irishnen and Enslisnmeu alike. is alb
solutclN OF one mind about the war.
Posters appear on the walls every
where calling for volunteers They arc
signed Kitchener" turoilmcn, Is pro
ccodinS at III" rate ct many thousands
Il day. Women are voluntcerins as
nurses by tho hundreds.
the Prince OF Wales, nos second
lieutenant OF the Grcnadicr Guards. -
personally indorsius checks. however
small received for the relief Of th~
widows and orphans Headquarters for
the fund ar. at -. JarIrs's Palace. which
Is open 10 everybody and visitors at
amy time can see what subscriptions
nave been received.
The Kings second son is serving as
sumabiy Is with the North Sea hcrt.
Other posters. requiring every Ger
man In London 10 register az IN" near
est police station, prescribe 4 pcnll.h
Of $500 tor failure TO comply.
Ensland's entire grain crops 7ete
harvested just befur" mobilization b.
IAN Tho entire wheat crop is suii
Client for only ten weeks supply
Restaurant prices hav" not advanced
set. Every Kind OF food IS abuniar'.
aud the newspapers age urging an
houscholders not 4" cinb,rrass .hc
tradeslnen by ordering unusual sup
plies.
Inquiries of the leading retailers
show the following advances OF pricee
on saturday, compared with two weeks
ago
u.cou, from 10 cents to 81 cents
steaks. prime, :, cents to q. cents.
cheese. mo- change; eggs. new Laid. 50
cents TO - cents :. dozen eggs. tuiport-
cd. SO cents to 30 cents hams. cooked.
- cents 30 - cents. hour. per seven
pound bags. Il cents to y cents. hour.
American. per s"ven-p mound bags, ~
cent TO ~ cents, SausaScS. porh. ~
cents to p cents .ausares bocf D..
cents 10 - cents; lard, - cents 20 ir
cents American lard. ~ cents to IL
cents loaf sugar. . cents To 10 cents a
pound granu!ated suga!, cents To- q
cents. barbados sugar, cents TO
ccuts
cakes. biscuits Jams. syrups sweets,
chocolate. all cereals aud rice nave ad-
NanCed cents each shilling.
- the various recruiting stations 1t
is reported that there are applications
from numerous Americans. who are
anxious 10 Join The colors. and IA rcariy
cNerN instance the applicant hegs TO Ice
attached TO the cNpedit!onary forces.
one lucky man Is jackson stone. a
\tW Work Who lived iu t..nbnr,
several years. and Is married TO the
daughter OF tho late Daniel - paN, the
standard pil man Stcn" Immediately
offered tho War Once the use Of mis-
fast automobile, and as some little re-
turn, and through tho use OF Influence.
he has been appointed on Lord ktCh-
"uers staff. Ills duties principally will
be those OF dispatch rider and mrSscn-
S"r. for he - an expert driver. stone
~ one of the rroudeSt and hapnicSi
men i'm London and the envy 81 uan.
Of his friends