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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-28
6eigians Evacuate Lille.


The Ostend correspondent of the
London Daily Express quotes a Bel
gian officer to the effect II was de-
cided Monday not to defend Lille and
that on Tuesday the mayor published
a proclamation announcing the eyac-
uation OF the French troops and the
transformation of the town into an
undefended place. Tuesday evening
all the available treasure In Lille was
moved. The advices telling of the
occupation of Lille by the German
army give no hint of battling there.
An Antwerp dispatch says 1t Off
cially is announced the forts of Ma
muir are holding out and that the Bel
gians have accomplished the double
object of reducing the German en-
trenchments and of drawing Germans
from the line at Malines (Mechlin)
and Brussels to relieve pressure on
the French positions. The French
take their check In Belgium quietly
and seem to have gained confidence
by the strong stand taken by the
French forces in Lorraine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-28
France Says Troops Advance.

The French wal Office asserts the
events in the region of the North
have neither imperiled nor modified
he arrangements made in view of the
future development of operations I'm
the region between the Vosges noun
tains and Nancy. Our troops contin-
ue to progress"
Official reports from Antwerp to
the state department al Washington
say the city is quiet and communica-
ton has been cut off from ali points
except Bruges and Client and some
coast towns.
Premier Asquith announced In
the house of commons that Field Mar
shall Sir John French, commander Of
the British forces In Belgium, had re-
ported he was engaged against supe-
ricr German forces. The British
troops fought splendidly.
Dispatches would indicate the allies
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
No Scandal Here

Legislation ost ensibly more i'm
portRnt has caused the conservation
measures TO take rather back seat
in the public mind Now that the
tariff and currency are out of the
way and trust legislation we'll
started. Congress is taking slant
at the Presidents mcndations
regarding this other big issue
1t is possible that we shall not
have Legislation on conservation un-
til next winter. The subject is bigger
and more complicated than the unin-
formed man imagines. Ii is also rife
with possibilities for strife There
are two distinct factions in Congress !:
one that wants the States 10 deal with
the problem. including the leasing OF
water powers, and the other that
would lodge that power in the CEN
trial government.
Just how these two schools are 10
he rcconciled is not as yet apparent.
Yet they must form some sort of com
promise, If the question is to be dealt
with at all. The President is excel
lent in the role of harmonizer, and
there is hope that he will succeed
here as he did with the tarlfl and
currency. and as he bids fair 10 do
with trust legislation
Whatever happens. we may we'll
he sure that no scandals will develop,
such. as those that plagued previous
administrations. Secretary OF the In
terror Lane is STRAIGHTFORWARD. clean
and courageous. lie is not the man
10 participate in anything resembling
loot, or 10 take position inimical
10 the eventual public welfare.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
What Was News
Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispatch July II. 1856.

| From the Richmond Dispatch July L. 1854
The news from Petersburg is Of the
same listless and undressing kind
Comparative quiet reigns everywhe ere.
and nothing more than the usual pick ct
firing and some artillery practice"
yesterday disturbed the serenity of the
Sabbath.
With two large armies confronting
each other in close proximity at
Petersburg. ii would seem almost i'm
possible to prevent an engagement. yet
General Grant seems not at all dis
posed to take the initiative. or TO put
his head against the immovable breast
works of our army.
The void reports Saturday night and
Yesterday morning that Federal raid
ing party had appeared at Yellow Tav-
ern. and was moving on Richmond,
proved to be nothing more than the
overwork OF some feverlsh brains. But
the reports created not a little tenn
porary excitement, and to that extent
did some good.
The first volume of DR.. Dabney's
life of General Jackson" has gone to
England for publication, and has al
ready been translated into German
by Professor Schele dc We're, of the
University OF Virginia.
General Stephen D. Lee is now n
full fiedged lieutenant general. having
very recently been promoted to that
position. and placed In command of
the Mississippi Department.
Alexander Tompkins. an old and much
revered citizen of Lynchburg. died on
the 9Th instant.
The report that Major-General Hard
man had been killed WAS erroneous.
On the 5th instant he was thrown
from his horse near Atlanta, and re-
ceived injuries that Will incapacitate
him for week or two. that's ALL
From the Washington Chronicle, q
copy of which reached US through the
lines yesterday. ii Is learned that GEN
eral r. e. Lees personal property found
at Arlington is to be sold in Wash
ington on the 10th OF July. BY what
right the Chronicle does not say.
Mr.. Fessenden, who was appointed
Secretary OF the Treasury OF the United
States government TO succeed Salmon
p. Chase. OF Ohio. resigned, has been
sworn in and assumed the arduous
duties of the office.
The very latest dispatch from Peters
burg last night reads: There is moth
Ing stirring along the lines of the two
armies In front OF, Petersburg except
the dust. which, In clouds and vol
umes, flls every conceivable thing.
This. added to the sweltering heat.
makes the whole situation ANYTHING
but comfortable"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
civil Wnr i'm Gren, Britain

Brought 10 the brink of civil war,
both the dominant Liberals and the
Unionists in Great britain are curb
ing the hothcads and straining every
nerve To prevent 50 CHASTITY an event
uality. That - way out will be found
now seems nj least hopeful.
Fifty years hence the calm his
lorian will he able TO fix the blame
for bringing the mother of constitu-
tional liberty TO the verge of inter
necine slaughter. The contemporary
recorders Of events can accuse AS
uuith OF lack of Craftsmanship. and
the Unionisls of suhordinating patri-
otism 10 the desire for party gain.
But back OF the two camps there are
religious differences, racial animosi
ties and the fear OF reprisalS for
years of relentless and stupid per
secution.
When tho history OF these times
comes 10 be written the record will
show that the Irish Nationalis,s CON
Quoted themselves with astonishing
self-control under almost unendura-
bic vocation. -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

useless as we'll. In saying that a
warped form Of patriotism was back
of the crime, we do not seek to con-
done it; We merely state the fact in
order to indicate the difference be-
tween what happened In Sarajevo
and what happened few days later
In New York
There is reasonably convincing evil
dence to show that the I. w. w.
leaders were preparing for the assas-
sination OF Mr.. John D. ckefeller.
Blind chance alone killed the anar-
chists with the weapon they were
preparing for another. The bomb
that killed Caron and the, others is
the most cowardly of all weapons, in
that 1t scatters death promiscuously.
The Austrian prince represented
the oppressor In a very literal sense,
for Austria has for years been swal-
lowing up weaker peoples, taking
their autonomy from them, and her
appetite is admittedly not yet salts
fed. The assassin's bullet has been
before. and will be again the voice of
80 osiiS' "ioC pCOplC
But Berkman. Caron and the rest
of that stripe live in country that
permits them to use their ballots
and their voices. They are protected
even in their indictments to riot.
They were permitted to say their say.
under police protection, in the heart
of New York City itself Changes
that they desire to bring about will
be brought about If and as soon as
they can convince the people that the
changes they advocate are desirable.
But the Industrial Workers of the
World were dying of dry rot. The
real workers would have none of
them. They had become ridiculous
in all eyes, except in those Of a few
soft-handed parlor Socialists and
advanced thinkers" Therefore a
demonstration was needed to bring
them back into the public mind.
What demonstration to half-crazed
minds is more striking than bomb
throwing?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Eve Never Ate the Apple.


Woman is vindicated. Vote for her.
She is not the original sinner Eve
never spoke 10 a serpent In her life.
She didn't like apples. If 1t had been
left to Eve we'd have been living In
tho Garden of Eden now and the ladies
would have been wearing garments al
most as bad as the take-a- look ones OF
to-day.
Hut that regenerate old Noah OF
fermented grape juice fame had to in
terfere
He ate the apple. At least so a scien-
tific expedition sent out by the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania has discovered II
finds from Nippur tablet that Noah.
and not Eve. was the original veRe-
tartan.
This manuscript antedates. so the
wise ones say, any other manuscript
attempting TO place The blame for the
stolen apple on defenseless woman.
AS n matter OF fact. we never had
blamed Eve much for the apple episode.
Shc probably wanted to eat OF wisdom
fruit in order to understand why In
the world Adam called all the animals
by the names he did
sun. all honor to the expedition from
the University OF Pennsylvania II
takes it's place beside Sir Walter
Raleigh. Sir Philip Sidney. Chevalier
Bnyard, Fred McJunkin and other cello
brated champions OF the fair sex
Votes for women.-Dallas Times
Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Voice of eEne People
Our Modern Don Quixote,

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-A great many people are UNI
der the mistaken impression that the
age OF chiralry has long since passed
away, that Cervantea killed II In tho
fifteenth century rs dead as n doornail
lie may have done 30 In Europe
but tlicre can be no question that tha
knight of tho ''Sorrowful Figure" Ia
again In evidence In America. He
hnilo not from La Mancha. but from
the River of Doubt" The charao-
teristlcs of his great forerunner are
Of society that moved the Spanish
knight. and 80 affected his imagIna-
ton as to make him believe that wind
mills were hostile armies to be charged
upon and routed at any cause, are seen
in his great American successor.
Mounting his warhorse. II Progresso.
armed cnp-a-pie. not with sword and
buckler. but with his lean charger.
which has been grazing on short COM
mons" for many weary moons. and
loaded down with gasbags. filled with
hot air. his crusade has begun. His
faithful squire. Perkins. will attend
him as me moves forward to attack
tho Wilson policy windmills HIS
commissary department Will BIO at
tended to by his squire. who will see
hunger or thirst except that for Of
flee. One attack has already been
made at Pittsburgh. which is pro-
nounced by those who witnessed II n
complete fizzle. But rs nothing could
daunt or discourage the Spanish don,
30 nothing is impossible to the Amer
lean knight. Although the Wilson
windmill has ground out the greatest
tariff bill and the finest currency law
the country has ever known. the knight
OF Sycamore Hill will smash 1t to
pieces. 1t will be recalled that Don
No. l had a patent medicine specific,
guaranteed to heal all wounds and dis
eases az If by magic. yet on one oc-
casion when Sancho was sick his mas
ter gave him dose Of 1t. and 1t
came nigh killing him from excess
vomiting. Don No. . also has a spe-
cific. which he calls MY Progressive
Specific" However. we doubt It's value
as a remedy for as he retained from
the River of Doubt" In ill-health. he
took a dose of IT, and 1t has kept him
in his castle. a prisoner for moro than
week, which seems AN age to him,
SO eager is he to renew his assault
upon tho Wilson windmills. Oh, no.
gentlemen. tho age OF chivalry is not
dead. and will not expire until after
the next presidential election.
DUVAL PORTER.
Cascade, Va. July 10, 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Richmond Financially Strong.

A comparison OF the statement of
the conditions of the Richmond banks
in 1914 with conditions in 1913 is
highly favorable TO the banks. Owing
10 consultations, the total capital in
1914 is somewhat smaller than in
1913, but, on the other hand. the
surplus shows n small increase, while
the amount of deposits increased
nearly s2,000.000. An increase Of
more than 100000 is shown in
the total assets of the banks. These
figures. coupled with the fact Of
greater dividends for 1914, demon
strate the sound progress of the
banks Of Richmond. and indicate the
strength OF financial and industrial
conditions in this city and section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Mr.. Cohn Must Explain.

Reports of pressure brought to
bear upon members of the Street
Cleaning Department to vote for
certain candidates for the Admins
trative Board have been circulated
for some time. Now the flat state
ment is made before a public audi
ence that these reports are true, and
with 1t is coupled the declaration
that Superintendent Cohn has open
ly and boldly admitted their truth.
Mr.. Cohn owes the people an ex-
PLANTATION, and unless he explain sat
isfactorily. he should be summarily
removed from Office. Unless he ex-
plain satisfactorily, the candidates in
whose interest the pressure was
brought to bear must repudiate his
pernicious political activity and
pledge themselves to vote for his
| removal, or they must be over
whelmingly defeated at the polls on
July 16.
Why does Mr. Coins position
or. as he styles it. his bread and
butter depend upon the election
of the incumbents? Have they
promised to retain him in return
for his support and that of men un-
der him? Is he dependent upon
political favors or upon proper ad-
ministration of his Office for his posi-
ton? III other words, is the Street
Cleaning Department a plaything Of
Administrative Board politics?
These are some things the peo-
pie of Richmond wish to know. and
they should insist upon knowing
them before casting their ballots.
=--=-=--
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Undue pessimistn.

The Journal of the American
Medical Association laments the
exigencies that compel reputable
physicians TO watch legislatures
each year, lest the quacks or the
frauds regain some of the ground
they have lost In the past few
years. The Journal specifically
mentions Massachusetts, where
drugless healers are licensed by the
State.
II Is natural for our contem-
porary TO show irritation. but there
is not justification for the depth of
the pcssimism il displays. The medi-
cal charlatan is not an extinct
species in the country to-day In
some form, we always will have him
with us. Sometimes he even masque-
radcs under the cloak of regular
ity," keeping just within the
boundary line of law and of ethics.
But by and large, the medical
profession the nation over should
congratulate itself on the progress
II has made In elevating the
standards of the profession. Fifty
years ago and to-day show an amaz-
ing difference. Then, the practice
of medicine was only casually or
ganized. There was little attempt
to standardize requirements for
practice as between the States. The
quack and outlaw in one State be-
came the licensed doctor in another,
and vice versa. Chaos and near
anarchy prevailed.
To-day, standardization is the
rules, so far as fundamentals go.
In some respects. individual States
are less exacting than others. But
the tendency toward laXity Is fast
giving way to longer college
terms. and more rigid qualifying
examinations.
II is not TO be expected that a
, field so tempting to the impostor and
the pretender can be cleaned at
once. The marvel is that progress
has been so steady and persistent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
HitchcocIS and Reed.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
S;r,-Why is Senator Hitchcock?
Why is Senator Reed? There's job
ahead for Nebraska and Missouri.
These two men did all they could to
kill currency reform and are keeping
up the fight. They will probably be
defeated, but they have a golden OPP
portunity to work great harm to the
Democratic party by continued bicker-
ing. and. what is more important. great
harm to the country by delaying the
organization of the Federal Reserve
Board and of the new currency sys-
TEN. They should be retired to pri-
vate life at the first opportunity.
DEMOCRAT.
Richmond, July 10, 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Her Ambition

Her Ambition.
Apropos of the pitiful overcrowding
of the slums, ]. G. Phelps Stokes. the
millionaire social worker said In a
recent address in New York:
Let me illustrate our overcrowding
with a story.
Three pretty girls of fourteen or
fifteen talked, as they sat making ar
tihcial flowers. about what they'd do
If they each had a million dollars
"'Td buy house at Coney and live
there all the year round said the
first girl.
I'D buy automobiles and diamonds
and live in Europe, said the second.
The third little girl. heaving a sigh
OF divine content at the thought, said:
I'D sleep alone New Orleans
States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial EIpressions from Leading
Newspapers.
New Mode OF Travel.

Swimming is more commonly thought
of as Il recreation of a life saving art
than as an expeditions mode of travel
But now comes George Calvin Il youth
OF st. Charles. Mo-. and tells MS that the
reason he swan from point on the
Missouri four miles above his home.
instead of walking to town. when he
missed his train the other night, was
that he could move so much faster in
the water. He wore all his clothes and
was still wearing his hat when no
reached homo, without having once left
the water during the trip. How many
st. Paul boys would undertake to com
pete as swimmers with the Wander
lust Club on a hike of four miles down
the Mississippi?-St. Paul Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
The Bright Side

A Short Sermon.
! herewith discourse on
The subject of sorrow:
The troubles that kill are
The troubles we borrow.
Judge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
New York and Saraieyo.

The murder OF Archdukc Fcrdi-
nand and his wife in Sarajevo is uni
versally condemned as a cowardly
and dastardly deed. 1t is both, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
We Want Our Duaf.

To The Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Mr. COINS bread and butter
may or may not depend upon the cleo
ton Of Commissioners Hirschberg and
apon Mr.. Cohn. Citizens of Richmond
do nothing that will take the dust out
of our mouths. JAMES X.
Richmond. July 10, 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Few Do.

Senatorial courtesy permits a Sena-
tor 20 speak as long as ne wants to
speak. but II doesn't require othor
Senator's TO sit and listen 20 him.
Washington Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

Not Her Implement.
Martha said the mistress TO the
new COOK. I thought I told you we'd
have curried chicken for dinner
'Yes'm the new cook answered.
but the hostler was busy. and I Amt
no hand with currycomb.' "-Ef-
change.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

Our memory goes back to the time
when we never saw an advertisement
of one-piece bathing suits for ladies'
Columbus tOhio) State Journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

The weight Of personal baggage al
lowed free of charge on English rail-.
ways for each ordinary first-class mas.
senger is $50 pounds, and for each
ordinary third-class passenger 100
pounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
During
Vacation
SATURDAY,, JULY II. 1914.

Atlanta is about to get the new great
Methodist university. Richmond does
not even try 10 get It,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

The chap who likencd CarranZa 10
Moses probably forgo. that Moses neve:
did get 10 the promised land" says the
Baltimore News. Probably he remem-
hered II. and selected villa for the
Joshua OF tho cast?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

The appointment OF John Lind as
minister 10 Greece ought TO restore the
balance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

Fitting the big feet of tho two ugly
sisters TO Cinderella's slipper was an
easy job compared 10 fitting little feet
Of the senatorial candidates TO Roots
ShopS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

What with his propensity 10 put the
r. IN things, II the Colonel should
run he would make II spell ruin"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

Those Pennsylvania convicts who
signed petition for Statewide pro.
hibition viii probably continue the
fight with John Barleycorn after ;hei,
release.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

woman named Alibi saved child
from drowning. explaining that ii is
family duty 10 save people
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

IT seems that the sufragettcs and
Colonel Roosevelt are the only persons
wholly dissatisfied with President Will
son.--Louisvills Courier-Journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

The sting of bees cures tie liquor
habit. The old topers who try il will
get Stung.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Half Told Tai,

Half Told Tale.
I'm honest as the day is long"
Brags foxy Mr.. Bright:
But he will never tell the throng
How he behaves at night.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

John Claim is no politician He
charges his failure to unprecedented
shifting OF trade centres In New York
City" when he might have charged II
to Wilson's Mexican policy.-Cleveland
Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Fashionable Service.

.'My plate Is damp
Hush" whispered his wife That's
your soup. They serve small portions
at these fashionable affairs."-Louis-
VILE Courier journal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Everybody KNOW Him.

a worthless cuss is William Fife.
He's chuck full OF ambitton;
He has lofty aim In life,
But has no ammunition.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Pom Rcplfen.

Tommy-Pop, what do we mean by
the dark ages?
Tommy's Pop-The days OF knights.
my son.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

Can IL he that Upton Sinclair aims to
become the Mrs. Pankhurst of Amer
lea ?-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

IT plans for standardizing the gauge
OF the railways of Australia as rec
commended by the chief engineers OF
the lines be carried out, 1t will mean
an expenditure of SlSO.O0O.O0O.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

y woman with past can use il
AS collateral for a draft on the future
by entering vaudeville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
Que.ttonn nnd AnsMera.

>. S. writes: You have urged that We
let the baby holler--it Will do him
good" Suppose he insists on keeping
II up all night and all next day. what
can do?
Reply: Send for your doctor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11
SPARKS

Huerta ought to be made to under
stand that there arc some thing
worse than scasickness.-Charle
News and Courier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-11

NJ. b. l.. reports: After reading YOU
recent article upon bunions and shoes
| had pair OF shoes made according tc
the suggestions In the article. and
want to thank you for the great relie
they have already given me. Health 1:
wealth. runs the saying. Wealth 1.
money and money talks. That's why
your department of the paper is headed
Health Talks"