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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

The Art Club met with Mrs.
M. C. Burbank this afternoon
to arrange for their years
study ia the Club.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Miss Mona O'Neil of Chadron
Neb, is in the city for a weeks
visit at the home of Theodore
Krause, on West st.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Mrs. L M. Vincent and
daughter of Illinois arrived this
morning and will spend the
winter here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Mrs. j. s. Dewell and Miss
Joy Dewell are spending the
day in Omaha with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Mrs. Raymond and daughter
Annie, will return to their stu
dies at Kirksville, Mo-, Monday
accompanied by Miss Lawler,
who will spend her two weeks
vacation from telephone duties,
visiting friends at that place.
Miss Irene Baker returned
from Atlantic today to visit a
few days with friends before
school work begins.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

DR.. Giddings is raising his
building west of the city build
ing and putting a new fcunda.
ton under it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03
Dizzy? Bilious? Constipated?

DR.. Kings New Life Pills wi |
cure you, cause a healthy flow
of Bile ard rids your Stomach
and Bowels of waste and fer
mentipg body poisons. They
are a Tonic to your Stomach
and Liver. and tone the general
system. First dose will cure
you of that depressed, dizzy,
bilious and constipated condi-
tion. 25c, all Druggists. S24
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03
Rheumatism Pains Stopped

The first application of Sloans
Liniment goes right to the pain
full part-lt penetrates without
rubbing stops the Rheumatic
Pains around the joints and
gives relief and comfort. Don't
suffer! Get a bottle today! It
is a family medicine for all
pains, hurts, bruises, cuts, sore
throat, neuralgia, and chest
pains. Prevents infection. MIR.
Chas. H. Wentworth, California
writes 1t did wonders for my
Rheumatism, pain is gone as
soon as apply it. l recon-
mended it to my friends as the
best liniment | ever used"
Guaranteed. Csc at your Drug
|gist. S24
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Rev M. c. Hutchinson, for
merly pastor of the Christian
church here and who has been
in Burlington, Ia, for the past
four years, has been transfer
red to Fulton, Mo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-09-03

Mason & Seabury sold a Ford
car to Jas Mcqueen of Modale
today.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-04

chart visited rela-
pn cnx-nrn1 Invr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
American Army's True Function

CECRETARY OF WAR GARRISoN'S recon-
~ ,mendation that the army be recruited to
Its full war strength. which will involve the
addition of about 1000 officers and $4,000
men to the existing personnel, is in entire
accord with the views expressed by Presi-
dent Wilson in his message to Congress. The
President declared that the army and navy
should be kept in condition of preparedness
and efficiency, and that condition for the
army is what Secretary Garrison wants to
attain
That does not mean that the country should
prepare for war, or that it would be pre-
pared for war after the suggested enlstments
had been obtained An army of 12O, 900 men,
distributed over continental United States
Alaska, the Isthmus of Panama, Porto Rico
Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines, would not
be likely to prove a formidable antagonist
to any strong military power that chose to
attack this country
The nation must still rely, as it always
has relied, on a citizen soldiery. The stand
Ing army is mere nucleus of the nations
defense. 1t will remain SO until those ideals
on which the fathers builded an American
Commonwealth are surrendered to the lingo
the blusterer, the "forceful aggressor'' and
the international swS ggerer and bully
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
Want. n Good Fellow Club.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-The splendid response of Richmond to
the call for help for the stricken >Belgians and
now for the needy In this city. Is worthy OF the
highest praise. 1t Is not too much to say that
the public will justify the reputation OF Rich
mond for Its generosity. albeit the burden Is
heavy There is wanting at this time coop
Grafton OF all who can do so in order that the
help provided for the needy may reach as many
as possible To accomplish this, Good Fellow
Club should be formed, as In many other cities
1t Is obvious that few hundred men, 80 or
gained. from every part OF Greater Richmond
could be of great value to the various dis
pensers Of food, wood. coal and clothing. AS an
instance. the writer knows OF one family in
South Richmond that needs, and must have
help. 1t is no reflection on the Associated Chart
ties. Salvation Army and the many church
societies to say that they cannot cope with the
overwhelming demands that certain to be
made upon them this winter. A band OF good
fellows can, however, make 1t possible to reach
the maximum of sufferers, which is 80 much
to be desired
May I not suggest public meeting as soon
as possible to organize Good Fellows? VIII
not some one suggest the time and place
through The Times Dispatch? ANXIOUS.
Richmond, December 10. 1914.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
Et,isen.- the unconouerable

THERE is example Of dauntless optim-
ism in the words that Thomas A. Edi-
son spoke while he watched the destruction
Wednesday night of his great plant at West
Orange, N. j. The loss is estimated at be-
tween 100000 and .S5,000,000, and in
cludes the destruction of machinery and ap-
paratus that were unique and can be re-
placed with difficulty.
But this did not discourage Mr.. Edison.
Although I am sixty-seven years DID, lte
said, "Ill start all over again tomorrow I
will go right to work to reconstruct the
plant"
There spoke the American spirit! At an
age when most men are considering retire
ment from active affairs, and when many
highly successful men have retired, this
sturdy citizen greets disaster with a smile
and rolls up his sleeves for new bout with
destiny Even at this early stage it is safe
to say that alt Is over but the shouting.
Edison will win.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
Predicted kaiser's Illness

The illness Of Emperor william,
which was announced officially by Ber-
lin Tuesday night, was prophesied
months ago by Nine. Thebes, q Paris
woman who is reputed to possess the
power of second sight. At the same
time, Nine. Thebes predicted that the
illness of the Kaiser would end in vic
tory for the allies within a year. She
said the Kaiser would be Ill this month.
The Partisan woman in her prophecy
stated that the Kaiser's illness would
be just such condition as has come to
pass She said, however. that his III
ness would be>caused by exposure from,
remaining in the damp trenches for
long periods.
The Kaiser, despite severe winter
weather. has insisted upon visiting the
soldiers In the trenches in both the
eastern and western theatres of war.
Nine. Thebes said that Emperor Wi.
liams illness ultimately would cause
his death.
On numerous occasions has Nine.
Thebes prophesied tho coming OF dis.
asters to nations and persons. While
these catastrophies have not fallen
upon the day named by the Partisan
prophecies their closeness to the time
such events actually happened drew
widespread attention. g
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
get Back the Land"

IF 1T were not for the exciting times in
which we live, 1t is probable that the report
Just submitted to Congress by the United
States Commission on Industrial Relations
would receive more Of the attention which
it deserves than Is likely to be the case when
SO many other matters that look more i'm
portant, but are in reality less SO, claim
notice The report embraces testimony taken
all over the country from representatives OF
both the employees and employers in every
class of industry. The chief recommends
ton made is that a Federal employment
bureau be established to coordinate and SUI
pervise all other maj or employment agencies,
but outside Of this the commission does not
do much except to report the testimony,
which is intended as a guide in suggesting
legislation.
The commissions report does. however. lay
stress on the fact that labor unrest is as
widespread on the farm as it is il the factory.
AS a substitute for black to the land" the
commission suggests "get back the land"
and 1t proceeds to point out that a gradual
alienation OF the worker from the land has
taken place. This most menacing condition
is attributed mainly to the uncertainty and
irregularity OF employment. the large hold
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
EX-CONFEDERATE WRITES OF WAR
ne Of the Days Best Cartoons.

Two interesting letters, treating OF
the war from different aspects, written
from widely separated parts OF the
world and by persons Of contrasting
temperaments, have been received by a
Richmond woman. One Is from a for
mer Confederate soldier; the other from
a woman in one of Britain's distant
colonies.
Captain Edgar j. Franklin. who
Fought for the Confederacy in the
London on October IL, says:
Pray accept, on behalf of the allies
and your sincere friend. the warmest
thanks for Your and your dear country
men and cquntrywomen's sympathy
with US In this dreadful war brought
on us BY the Huns. No doubt your pa
pers are keeping you we'll posted as to
what Is going on on the Continent, and
though we must reckon on some re-
verses, 1t Is only a question of time
to bring the mad butcher of Berlin to
his senses. Earl Roberts warned the
make of our fighting manhood. BY
means of short obligatory military
service, an army able to resist the
enemy-susperior In heavy siege guns
able to LAUNCH half-ton shells which
nothing can resist.
AT the beginning of our declara-
tion OF war, the Germans were within
nfteen to twenty miles of Paris. to day
they are $50 miles away. driven from
that beautiful city, and with the assis-
lance of kind Providence we shall
leave no stone unturned, to drive them
out OF Belgium to where they came
from.
Poor Belgium! What a noble and
heroic resistance she offered! We owe
her debt that we shall never be able
to pay. / gave what cohld In cash to
both French and Belgian refugees
funds, and have spent many an evening
with them at the Dulwich baths, where
sixty beds were prepared for wounded
and refugees-by amusing them by ar
ranged concerts. by playing for them
and making them dance, etc, In
order to make them forgetful (hard
task). of their misery
Offered Services to War Office.
II offered my services to our War
Office, believing that, Notwithstanding
my second youth, I would be able TO
render good service. owing to my know
ledge of staff duty and the thea TIRE
of the war. which had Travelled over
for so. many years, and the number of
languages acquired thereby but I re-
ceived no answer. Probably / was
considered too young
! feel my Importance on reading OF
certain strategic movements discussed
by our papers. but which only Lee or
StonewaH Jackson could possibly risk.
remembering that I was a member OF
that noble little army that fought go
calamity for State rights. This war is
also question of life and death to us
We must conquer to avoid German
militarism and hendish despot. If
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
THE COMMAND OF THE SEA

THE command of the sea" Is an ex-
preston that has been so long familiar
that we are surprised to realize that
we have had an entirely indefinite COM
prehensfon OF how this power would
be applied in case OF necessity. and
how it would operate. AS n matter of
fact there are many ways in which
such domination can make itself ef-
fective. and in the present hostile oper-
ations 1t has come as a complete block
ade OF Germany and her fleet in spite
OF the actually formidable power of
the latter. What this means to Ger
many, and the vital results of such n
blockade to Germany. are told in anedi-
torial In the Scientific American, as
follows:
The command of the sea- Let us con-
slider what the acceptance of the block
ade of her main lighting fleet has
meant to Germany.
In the first place, it has resulted in
the complete disappearance from all
the seven seas of her vast merchant
marine, such of her ships as escaped
capture having fed to neutral ports or
to her own protected bases on the North
Sea and the Baltic. Her colonial pos
sessions. in the acquisition and up
building OF which she has expended
so much energy and treasure being alb
naval assistance. have passed one by
one to the enemy. Her warshibs on
foreign stations, after series Of ex-
ploits in commerce destroying and en-
gagements with the enemy, which will
form one OF the brightest chapters in
the history OF her navy, are being grad
ualiy sunk or driven into neutral ports.
Finally, her oversee trade, except
through few neutral ports. has ceased
to exist.
But it is not in these respects that
the silent victory of the war Is max
ing Its pressure most keenly felt in
this. life-and death struggle OF the
great German empire. 1t Is in It's
bearing upon the military operations
in France and Belgium that the Brit
ish command of the sea Is exercising
an influence, so dominant that it al
ready promises to be the decisive fac
tor in the whole situation.
Had the conditions been reversed;
had the German fleet been superior in
strength: or had the weaker fleet, by
virtue Of it's superior material, personnel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11

| we fail shall lose all confidence In a
God.
OF course. every business suffers.
but never mind that II we can only
drive the hordes back. The battle now
going on In France reminds me very
much of that heroic struggle OF your
noble Robert i. Leo with Grant, and
which the former had to abandon from
sheer exhaustion. We must conquer
or die, and the allies being OF one mind
to get rid Of Europe's menace, which
has been hanging over our heads like
the Damoclean sword, I do hope and
trust to be with you in May (JuneS,
next, when my Confederate comrades
NIL Mi meet ns, In the capital Of the honored.
From Far New Zeniand.
Mrs. Bessie Whiteley, Christchurch.
New Zealand, writes on November I,
1914, to her correspondent here. as fol-
lows:
I'VE are living in a most sad and
dreadful time. this cruel cruel, war.
the most awful the world has ever
known, and we, In this far-ofr little
country, feel 1t as keenly as the dear
ola motherland 1t lie grim and
silent war this. We must not breathe
n word as to our own brave lads. the
flower and pick of New Zealand. such
straight, clear-skinned lads. God bless
them our sons OF New Zealand Our
hearts are bleeding for those on the
gians. We are going to win, but look
at the lives that are being sacrificed.
BY the time you get this letter God
alone knows what will have happened,
tut oh! I do hope this terrible war
will be ended or dra wing to q close
II see by. last nights paper that
Turkey Is In 1t now, and she will get
all she Is looking for and a lot more,
for II ever nation deserved her fate
she deserves her coming one. Turkey
a
the atlas. I suppose Italy will haverto
and Greece against Turkey, of course
They are all prepared to give Turkey a
dressing
troops were brought across Canada. and
they are the soldiers the Germans need
against them. The Indians plan for
themselves and have worked some nice
little surprises and tricks on the KaIs-
er's troops, already. Our own Maoris
are SO anxious to go, few will be sent,
to go. as they are a fine race. dying
out fast enough already.
You will say my letter is all war,
but 1T Is all We live for now. We
are lighting for what is dearer than
E1nglans; Long may It fioat! Just think
in that wild North, Sea. and the win
ter approaching. oh! 1t makes us
proud over here, and our hearts thrill
to think we are one with such an
empire. My little ones pray every day
for our armies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
SONGS AND SAWS
Mead nj Your Daor.

Need Mt Your Door.
You've aided Belgiuni why not now
The men who 1.-Two by sweat OF brow,
But find work to do?
You see them at your worry door;
The aged. the weak. the Ill and poor
Reach out their arms to you.
They are war victims. quite as we'll
AS those whose homes, meath shot and shell,
- Fell In q war-swept land;
Ear from the scene of blood and hate,
OF fair lands wrecked and desolate
They feel wars crushing hand.
They have not fought no glory theirs. ~
But just the agony and tears
That mark the losers lot.
Think we'll. search deep your hearts then say
If these, your own, in need to-day,
BY you shall be forgot!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
Illness of the German Emperor.

THE illness of the German Emperor will
excite the sympathy even Of those who
hold him responsible for the tremendous con-
fict that now rocks Europe, and for all the
blood that is being shed. Even his enemies
recognize the strength of his personality, the
vigor of his intellectual equipment and his
intense and patriotic devotion to the interests
of his country.
The seriousness of his illness remains in
doubt. Yesterday rumor that he was dead
spread throughout the world and gained mo-
mentary credence.
1t is conceivable that death at this time
would prove merciful, far more easy for the
Kaiser to face and endure than what now
appears inevitable-the abandonment of the
offensive in war, the disintegration under
attack of his proud and gallant army and the
Stacking of the empire to which he has
consecrated his life.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH FRIDAY, DECEMBER ii, 1914

ings in the hands of corporations and indi-
viduals and the marked growth Of the
tenant system Of farming"
This testimony only corroborates what i'm
partial students have been telling the people
for years--that the United States is travel
Ing the same road to the same monopoliza-
ton OF land in a few hands as has been
trayersed by the great nations Of Europe.
In England this process of alternating the
mass of the people from the soil has reached
such an acute stage that within the past
few years the most radical legislation
called confscation by some-has been
adopted, with apparently little hope of effect
ing solution. In Germany, the Junkers,
or large landowners, are charged with pre-
venting the characterization of the empire,
and so with being responsible for the present
war.
Patriotic Americans are furnished with
ample food for anxious thought in the re-
port Of the Industrial Relations Commission.
In the South, the question of land tenure
has particularly vital Importance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11

strategy. and tactics. been able to de-
feat the British and French in a series
OF decisive engagements. not a single
regiment of British troops could have
been sent to the western theatre Of
war.
AS 1T Is. the enemy's troopships come
and go WITH absolute impunity, while
within few hundred miles the sec
ond strongest battleship fleet In the
world lies impotently at anchor nnt
watches the gradual recruiting, train
ing, and transportation to the fight:rE
line Of some 100000 armed troops OF
the enemy, without being able to strike
blow to assist the valiant German
army OF the west
Herein Is lesson in the value OF the
command OF the sea, the moral OF
which we of the great republic Of tho
Western Hemisphere should lay we'll to
heart.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
germany Vanishes From Southern Seas

n ERMAN sea power vanished practically
W from the Southern seas with the de-
struction in the naval battle off the Falkland
Islands, on Tuesday last, of the armored
cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the for
mer the flagship of Admiral Won Spec, and
the light cruiser Leipzig. The Leipzig was
of no great military Importance, save as
destroyer of commerce, but the Scharnhorst
and the Gneisenau were powerful vessels of
war, whose heavy batteries had proved quite
competent to the destruction of Admiral
Cradocks fleet.
The Nurnberg was sunk later in the day,
and the Dresden, which also took part in the
battle on Tuesday, is said to have been cor
nered. 1t, however, is of the class of the
Leipzig. and even If it makes good its flight,
little of Germanys naval strength on this
side of the ocean will have been preserved.
1t cannot put up fight against the heavier
units of the British cruiser squadrons; it can
only continue to harass British and allied
commerce, and it's capacity even to do that
becomes very doubtful. 1t Is more than
likely that in few days 1t will be report
ed destroyed, captured or interned in some
neutral port.
One significant feature of this latest naval
action, which it holds in common with others
of the present war, cannot escape attention
That is the almost total loss of life on the
vessels destroyed and sunk. In the old days.
wooden men-of-war kept afloat at least long
enough to permit a merciful victor to rescue
the vanquished. AT the-worst, the vanquished
took to their boats. To-day the boats go
overheard when the ships are cleared for
action, and the great craft themselves sink
when their steel bulls are riddled
There is rejoicing in London that British
naval efficiency has been indicated There
had been a train of disasters that the destruc-
tion of the Emden and other minor successes
had not served to Offset in the British mind
Now there is revived and justified confidence
Britannia still rules the waves!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
The Voice of the People
Work of Confederate Museum.
Editor of The Times-Dispatoh.

To The Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sr.--As president of the Confederate Me-
mortal Literary Society, am deeply interested
In all matters pertaining to the Confederacy.
The article In the Sunday issue OF the Rich
mond Times Dispatch of November 22d, entitled,
Home Of Jefferson Davis Attracts Many Wis
itors" has pleased me immensely 1t Is certainly
a most admirable article. and one that will
greatly enlighten many Of our young people
who probably do not know that the Confederate
Museum exists.
1t Is most important that this museum be
endowed in this generation, and If more of our
newspapers would do us the honor to describe
the work as we'll and interestingly as The
Times Dispatch has DONE public interest might
be sufficiently aroused to push the endowment
forward to completion.
Please allow me to extend to you my personal
as well as my official, thanks and appreciation
SALLY ARCHER ANDERSON
Richmond. December 7, 1914
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11

II his armies should come forth victorious. That
would spell world conquest and God has thus
far denied world conquest alike In nations and
men, The law of force against force will de-
termine this war, the greater against the less.
however, superior In equipment and lighting
quality the less may be. But beyond this. and
back OF 1t. stands that mysterious power we coll
Providence. that struck down Napoleon at the
moment Of misunderstanding the very elements
OF nature into the field Of arms--will equally
battle claiming partnership with God On the
s one side appear. little remnant Of Chris
ttanity; on the other autocracy and Satan, rely
ing upon the weapons and the Ares Of hell
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