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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
The Story
of One
German

pcred. the money flowed in and the young Ger
man chose a wife from the people OF his foster
land.
Last July he took his wife across til" ocean
on Il vacation trip and chiefly that their first
child might be born In the Fatherlaud. lie cX
pectcd To lie back In America by now with his
wife and new baby, but the iron finger Of
reached out and tapped him on the shoulder
Within few days after the child was born the
governments military entissaiy stopped at tho
Germans door and notified him that his services
were required in the armies OF the Kaiser. There
was escape. He had neglected to take out
American naturalization papers.
Ills wife has not heard from her husband since
the day she kissed him In heart broken fare
we'll. For all she knows he lies six feet deep
In the hastily dug trenches before Iiege
stark the plains of Charlcroi. The business
which he built up in this country with such
cheerful pains is rapidly going to ruin In the
hands of inexperienced and distracted rela-
tivc-Wall Street journal
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Smelling Petersburg.

To tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sill have read in your FIFTY Year. Ago
column of the continued Smelling Of Petersburg
during the siege. Whenever "a few shells were
not dropped into the city the newspa pcrs seemed
I" think II worthy Of comment 1t seems that
Smelling cities is no new invention Of the Ger
mans. n q ,r
Eichmond. Scnicmhcr d lnlA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Railroad Arithmetic.

TWO trims make wreck
Ten wrecks make investigations
Ten Investigations make one Indictment
Ten indictments make ono condemnation
one condemnation plus one cousidcra tiou
makes one Governors pardon.-l.fc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
The New Dist,pction

Was Mrs De Swollo ever opera tod on for
appcudcitis"'
NO. but when shc was trying TO get home
from Europe. she was arrested as a German
spy baltimore American
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
job for Sherlock Ho,m.x

~ Conan Doyle has been selected by the Erit
ish War Office to reply to Germanys defense of
her policy. What's the matter with KipIinr
Pittsburgh Gazette Times
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Glnd Ono Nlns Left

Snapp-Well, all the fools are not
dead yet.
Mrs. Snapp--rm glad of it. never
did look we'll in black.-Boston Tran
script.
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Dropping
of Bombs
In Antwerp

q,
general and accepted rules of international law
Those guard in every way possible the rights or
non -comnatants. one of these rights is that OF due
Notice, say. OF twenty-four hours before tbe
Commandment OF a fortified town. This gives
noncoinbatants the opportunity to retire from
the zone OF danger. No such notice was given
to the women and children killed In Antwcrn
IL IS one thing to use aerial bombs against
"arShips or barracks or forts bodies OF
troops. but quite another to drop them vIthn,,,
warning III the midst OF noncolnbatants II
may well be that the Germans think In this
way TO strike terror into their enemies hut
they should not forget that, besides VIOLATING
the laws or war and shocking the moral sensc
OF me world, they VIII surely fire their foes
with a new determination to resist thcn, 10
tho death.-New York Evening Post
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,ight Have Been Much Worse.

10 the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir-G sec a disposition the part of some
I" poke fun at kipling's For All We Have
and Are" what's tho matter with II?
s. T. s.
Richmond. September ). 1914
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
THE BRIGHT SIDE
Not NcccsSnrY
Need of the FIOur.

There's no need OF IA Democratic National con
vcntion In philadelphia Record
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

What We need at the present time Is Euro
pcah ambassadors with John DIS money and
coal oil 'ohnny's heart Washington post
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

To tho Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--fou can call II what YOU want. but 1t
Is Il fools war.
NoNCOM TiATANT.
I.NMChlilrE. Va. SCDtcnhcr 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Bigger
Military
Machines

building; and maintaining Il military machine
DiSser and more destructive than his neighbours
During all the period OF pence. the European
nations have been preparing for They hive
built forts. added battleship upon battleship to
their naries. increased the age period for mill
tary service and accumulated colossal war
chests. each trying to make itself so formidable
that pr"rocation to arms would be suicidal to
the otEer.-Umaha Bee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Stronger than any words as in
dicatinc his hopclessncss OF a
speedy revival OF American ship
ping by private enterprise Is the
Introduction in the House OF
Representatives Of the Prcsi-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

New Orleans has received such a securing
that II is beginning to think that 1t knows
what clean city looks like.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Collector William Hohenzollcrn knows how
To discourage the amusing OF great fortune
in Belgium
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Wonder what is the Russian word for
what Sherman said war is?" soliloquizcs the
Washington Herald. III it's like other Rus,
sian words. it's worse
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

George Bernard Shaw says Great Britain
is III the wrong in this war. If George really
wished To surprise people he would have
agreed with everybody else in England that
Great Britain Is in the right
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
The Outlook
Down In
Mexico

that there may he really free election. In
Mexico nothing but war can defeat the incum-
bent. lut biaz could not bring himself 10 allow
Il Tree election. and Hucrta u candidate In
fact IL not in name every time there
election. ana Carranza would be acting IN
cordancc with tho traditions OF his country IL
he should announce that, being IN IN. prcst-
dcncy, he would like to sec anybody put him
out Then Villa would undertake to put him
out and ever! thing would be back where II wns
when Madcro raised the signal Of rcvolt-Ihl-
adclphia Record.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
Docs Germany Want Paris?

OR more than month the German forces
have been advancing steadily toward
Paris. with tho declared intention to capture
the city. All news of operations In Belgium
and France have been read and considered
in the light OF that purpose. How long il
would take for tho Germans to accomplish
that object if they could accomplish il al all.
has been the source OF many arguments and
much map drawing 10y long distance strate-
gists. The capture Of Paris has been consid-
cred as tho end Of tho first round.
But will the Germans, after all try tic
capture Paris? There is reason to believe
that they will not. The mere possession OF
the city will not be q decisive blow ii the
allies army remains i'll tho field intact 1t
will not even he a matter OF great Importance
10 either side, except sentimentally and moral
ly. The German task is To smash the allied
army. Until that is done, she has gained
little 1t is not improbable that the Ger
mans Will attempt to do with Paris as with
other fortified citics-movc around H. push
ing the enemy back steadily, and leave a
small force well supplied with heavy artillery
to lombard the forts. II is conceivable that
If they can dislodgc the enemy from it's posi-
ton in front OF the city they Will not even
waste time in a siege but continue tho fight
ing in the open.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

The Car is a bit of humorist My dear
Jews" Gosh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

II iluerta went to Europe for a change he
was bunkoed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

About twenty years ago q
young German. who had invented
Il valuable process for the manu-
facturc Of certain chemicals.
came 10 this country To be nearer
LII Ill l..
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Current Editorial Comment

Whatever may have been the
immediate causes Of the war
confiagration In Europe. unques-
tionably back OF il all are the
competitive armancnts OF tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
There Are
no aIladian
nscripts

might Involve the integrity Of tho British En-
pre-. ana without murinur dissent the whole
OF Canada stood ready for service and sacri-
lee. J. is Canada's own action. The call that
cot"es To your Canadians from their
own nation, and Is for their free Will
service. There are conscri2tS. When the
histctN al this worl'i- rhaE%tng time comes
he written II will lie noteworthy that this free
half-continent. before it's shores ever
threatened. made its choice, cutangling Itself In
Europc's melting -pot.--Toronto Globe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Tho true case against such
practices as tho dropping Of
bombs in Antwerp from a diri-
eible does not lie in the at
tempted prohibition by the
Hague Conference hI,t L. tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

In the later and. doubtless. cor
rect accounts of the destruction
OF Lourain and the burning Of
Malincs. the German atrocities
are pared down considerably. De
Splcn bio nS nDnearS tho ASSnuli
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

War prices for foodstulfs'-oh. shucks. We
saw that in another newspaper just
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

II is reported from tho vi
entity OF Villa that tarramza
can have his loyal support IL
he viii call a presidential
election and take himself out
nf the WaN 10 n ~ nd ilnfn 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Tho Chase city Progress wants to know how
We knew Tie uihilo nihil lit" Latin. Didn't.
just made guess. Mas II good one
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Atrocities
Pared
Down

upon thcse towns Ii now seems that Aaiincs
not greatly damaged and that German officers
TOOK pains to see that tho two chief archtec-
'utai monuments of Louv;in were not destroyed.
20 the Hotel de Vile, the magnificent
specimens OF Gothic architecture was in
lureu al all and tho cathedral very slightly
J INJURED. The world protest against the icono-
elastic acts OF the Germans does here lind
hhN'h'hg Ike the warrant that was first be
heNed 10 exist The destruction OF Louvnin
and the magnificent library collection and the
university buildings constitute an Indictment of
ltScli against the deSpoilcrs and the entire chap
Yer OF I.ouvain is not one that be reflect ed
upon bE the Germans with any degree of sat
lsiaction after the war passions shall have be-
come cooled.-Batimore American
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Not a hero, but n wise man. says the Suffolt
Herald of Woodrow Wilson II is wiser to b,
a wis. man instead of a hero lie lives longer
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Germany fought the French throne in 1870:
now she is lighting the French republic" SAYS
the Hanover Herald. And il was the defeat Of
the throne that made France again republican.
History may repeat.
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Tho writer has noticed several instances
Of carcicSs automobile driving says the Ma =
thcws journal. only several? You are lucky.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

September .. 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06

Neither thc people OF Can
ada nor their Parliamer
waited to be asked. The o,
casions arose. an occusio
which involved the hone
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06
CONSTANT FIGHTING
Continued from first page).

Dutch troops desperately trying to repe the invasion 1t
reported also that another body OF Germans has reached
Tburg important city and railroad point fifty miles inland
from the Dutch German frontier, from which there is direct
railroad communication with Brussels and Paris.
Turkey Turkey has closed the Dar1aneles and the Bos
phorus prevent a violation of her neutrality.
Russia The Russian Black Sea fleet is making many cap
lures of German merchant ships Fighting in progress be-
small of advance guards of the German and Rus
sian armies all along frontier No important engagements
reported.
Japan Premier Okuna says that Japan if she is
PEELED to participate in the Will protect the English
colonies and under circumstances will send fleet
to Europe Activity in the Japanese navy followed the re-
ceip of word that England had been drawn into the
.Roumania This Balkan state has proclaimed her neu-
traity and the Russian army corps which have been
stationed Odessa watch her. have been ordered to join
the army attacking Austria
Austria Austrian sharpsheoers brought down Russian
aeropane with rifle fire, killing two army avlators.
Washington President Wilson ordered a censorship on
all wireless within the jurisdiction of the United
States t by Of preserving the neutrality Of the United
states and preventing the reayig of code from the
bcl@erents to their vessels in the North Atlantic The
president rendered to the balgocn powers the good Offices
Of the United States modatQr any future date.
China appealed to the United States ntercede with the
warning for the purpose Of assuring peacdn the Earl
East Further for the relief Of Americans Europe
were announced.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06
PETERSBURG
BUSY SESSION OF
COMMON COUNCIL

Petersburg, Va, August 5---ln
addition to an appropriation of sIaoo
asked for by the Southside Fair Assoc
citation and made by the common
council at its monthly meeting last
evening, mention of which was made
in The Virginian this morning large
amount of routine and new business
was transacted.
An ordinance was passed appro-
rriating s774l0 fer street roadway I'M
provement as follows:
The pavement OF the roadway of oid
street. from Sycamore to Short Mar
ket street; the pavement Of Snort
Market. from old street TO West Bank
street with Belgian block. at cost
of 500. the pavement of East Bank
street. from Second to Madison street,
with wood black at n cost of $4,000;
the pavement of Halifax street, from
Sycamore to Ennis, WSson road, at a
cost Of $50. $50.
When the roadways of these streets
are improved. Petersburg will have as
good streets or better than any city of
its size in Virginia, ana numerous
other improvements are being made
throughout the city.
The treaSurer's report for July
showed expenditures amounting NtO
S174,7tS.S4 with balance on hand
Of $225,65S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06

perance forces in both state and ma
tioual endeaVors.
2. We note the fact that the most
active ely of the saloon In this part
of our State is the Local Sclf-Govern-
mcnt league Of Richmond, Va. "Locaf'
only In name. it seeks to sway every
locality In the state We dcplore the
fact, that, at its organization this Local
ecif-G Government association. without
chuke, or profess. or slightest rnodiii-
cation. seemingly accepted and Nv rs
continued silence since endorsed, the
Slanderous public proclamation made
by one Of its chief speakers, that our
leaders Of the prohibition cause are
wolves ia Sleeps clothing. and are
men who would throw poisoned
arrows in the hacks Of their op-
ponents": and are "assassins Of char
acter." Not that they need it, but for
our own satisfaction we hereby de-
Clare our high regard for and our un-
bounded confidence in the self-sacri-
hcing and consecrated men who are
dlrecting our activities in Virginia,
while in labors abundant they are
giving themselves to the redemption
of our State from the curse Of the
saloon
3. We appreciate the great value Of
the good work that is being done in
and by the Richmond Christian Advo-
cate. The Richmond. the Roanoke
Norid-News, and many other papers
of cur State that are supporting the
prohibition movement and we also
deplore the fact that there are news
papers yet TO be found in our state
whose columns and influence are
counted as most valuable assets Of and
by the saloon
4. With profound regret we learn
mat the authorities controlling our
state fair have again secured license
to sell intoXicants during the fair
Against this we protest. and we urge
our people to withhold both their
presence and other patronage from 1t,
and thus set the most effective seal
OF disapproval upon this act OF the
fair nanagement
5. The saloon being the fostering
agency Of the gambling evil and the
eFil thus fostered and nourished be-
ing defiant and difficult to deal with.
we rejoice in the courageous and ef.
fectiVe course Of Governor Stuart and
Attorney General Pollard resulting in
the adjustment OF race track gam
bling within the borders of our State.
s To the pending (Hobson) amend.
mont 10 the constitution Of the United
States we give our full and hearty en-
dorsement.
z We urge cur people to rise TO the
importance and demands Of the great
issue and opportunity before us-not
by an inactive and foundationless or
tinisrn that believes Virginia will &c
dry anyway" as one has expressed II.
but by faith that works while IL prays
and prays as il IS working, and ascends
fer the final deliverance Of It's mighty
power TO the climax or the ballot. IL
Virginia 10 be redeemed from the
curse Of the saloon. We therefore urge.
our people to make the most and the
hest Of the fourfold means given us
IF God to this end And the four
channels OF ascension to victory are:
To work. to pray. to- give Of our means
and 70 vote for prohibition. all of
which means N!rEinia's redemption
from the reign and curse Of the sa-
loon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06
FRANK STARKE IS
FATALLY INJURED
At POLICE PICNIC
CIR SHED UNDER MOTORCYCLE
WINCH LEAVES RACE
TkANh.

T.. a. Star<e. OF South Rich
moud. VGe ~ the hvs morton
cyclists cumpe 3Hg in the races at the
police plcaIc yesterday at the State
'3lr grounds. was probably fatally IN
Jjged wbcn the machine which he
WHs riding left The traCk as he at
tempted Jp sake the curve at the
northern end, dashng him to earth
beneath the tangled mass fracturing
his skBji
S:afA, was rushed 10 Grace hospital
fu the citF ambulance. Small hopes
are expressed for Starke recovery.
Never n the history Of Richmond
hes Such picnic been held. Hun
areIs Guod the race track to watch
the fslg5 and over three thousand
Fcopl. HcGo fed with Jack Sales
brunswick stew. which was served in
tho large nNhihit building At tables
fully a. square In length. Ia the grand
stand SAT kessn.Ch's band, striking
6p patriotic and stirring airs between
wrestling matches which were pulled
81 un "a platform fronting the stand.
Down the midway fat, chucky
policeman offered three throws for a
f4ckel aj the Negroes head. Still
further along several OF the officers
5tste1 out cold, refreshing soft drinks
E@e.pody was smiling and Joking
a# Offering the best advice as to how
io Keep from being "pinched."
IuU, Ml.icrs Old Southern negro
gg4rior sang several Of the old darby
elua While happy policemen would
fala lu tho chorus From aarly in the
morning untl about O'Clock last
MINT something was being done 10
cnt"rta5n she crowd The arrange
meat a.uulttce Us due the congratoIa-
TOR ,f Tie department and Of their
guest. for the able manner in which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06
HENRY n. RICHARDS
COMMITS SUICIDE
At HARR|S0NbURG


Especial to The Richmond vsrginian)
Harrisonburg. Va. AUG. 5.--Henry
y Richards. OF Front Royal, special
deputy internal revenue collector,
killed himself IN hts room at the
home Of Mrs Charles r. Frazier
on Franklin street. this morning
Standing before mirror. he DELHI
erately sent a bullet from 2S-cal-
liner revolver crashing into hts brain,
The report of the pistol gave Tho
alarm and when his room was enter
I'D. Richards was found lying dead
in a pool of blood on the floor
After an Investigation The authori-
ties decided that an inquest was an
necessary. and certificate If death
by Suicide was given fhe hudy was
shipped TO Front Royal this even
ing
Richards ieft No note nnr l.&.+i
Of explanation. The act Is Attributed
TO melancholia. brought ON by III
health and. possibly, financial trou-
bles He wore only his night shirt
and had apparently left MS bed on-
~ a few minutes before He held
the pistol with his left hand. appar-
emily about foot from his forehead.
and pulled the trigger with his right
hand There were no powder stains
on his face The bullet tore gha~t-
" wound in the scalp and penetrated
the skull in the center OF the fore
head
Richards had been stationed IN
Harrisonhurg for two weeks having
been transferred here from field work
In the Eastern district Of Virginia.
He was in the revenue service for
eight years previous 10 1900 when he
resigned He was reappointci soy
eral months ago He was member
~ prominent Warren county family,
his father having been the late Sheriff
/. K Richards a brother was the
attorney Of Front ROYAL. Another
brother Captain Richards, United
States arnlw died several months ago
His wife was Miss Williams, OF Texas
Colonel Chapman. Of the reronue
service here. with whom Mr. Rich
ards had been associated for some
time before being transferred 70 Har-
risonburg. Yesterday received tele-
gram from Harrisonbnrg stating that
his former deputy had either commit
ted suicide or had been dealt with
foully Colonel Chapman got busy
and delegated Deputy d. l., Porter 70
go TO the scene at once and Invests
gate the circumstances surrounding
the tragedy.
Deputy Porterowill look into every
incident in connection with the case.
while headquarters here Yesterday
was advised Of none of the details In
cidental TO the affair. II was Thought
Of sufficient Importance TO hear inves-
tigation.
Deputy Richards Is well konwn
here. He was quite prominent not
long ago In number of revenue
cases, and had n number of friends
here. who are sorry that he should
have met such q sudden end and
hope that the murderer. If there Ia
one. NAV he quickly landed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06

for a secretary at $4,000 and an as
sistant secretary at $4,000.
IT is expected that the president
viii make Joseph +. Davies. ri WIS
consin. at present commissioner Of
corporations. the head Of the new
commission.
The commission IS given authority
to investigate the organization. imam
cial condition. conduct, practices and
management Of any corporation on
gagged in commerce and its relations
to other corporations or individuals,
associations and partnerships.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06

Petersburg, Va, August 5.--Mr
lanes D. Twynham. who was recently
quite seriously injured by being run
over hF a bicycle, has been removed
from the hospital 10 his home on
bylne street, His brother, who re-
sides in Richmond. is expected to
arrive here on sunday next 70 take
him to Richmond. whore he viii
spend same time I'm the hopes of cffeCr=
ing permanent recovery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-06

Petersburg. Va, August 5-A y.
Harding, for many years well known
local jeweler. today made an assign
ment 70 Mcssrs r. II. Titmus and A
u. Hamilton, trustees, for the benefit
Of hts general creditors The deed
transfers al stock, accounts. etc Tho
assets and liabilities are estimated at
about 81 600 each.