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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
EXTENSIVE PROGRAM
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Plans Will BE Laid Before China's
First Parliament When 1t Con-
venes in December.
VAST REFORMS ARE IN VIEW
Railways to Be Built, Taxation Sys-
tenn Overhauled, Frontiers Colon
lied and Army and Navy Put in
Condition for Real Service.

NEW YORK. August 14.-An extern.
sire program for national defense. in.
Guiding CONSUMPTION for the army. will
be laid before China's first Parliament
when 1t assemblies in December. accord
Ing to a forecast of the governments
intended proposals. given out by the
Far Eastern Bureau here. Plans are
also to be submitted looking to the
building OF new railways. the colonial
lion Of frontiers, the reform of the
taxation system, the development OF
mining and the establishment of Il
government labor bureau. The pro-
posals are subject IL is explained. to
such changes as may be made necessary
ny events transporting between now and
the general elections in October.
The general defense board. Ii is
stated. is now in session with the lead
ing officials of the army and the navy
completing and correcting three bills
for submission Immediately after Presi-
dent Yuan Shi-kai's statement TO Par
lament as to the general condition OF
the nation The first bill relates TO the
expansion of arsenals and the develop
ment OF navy-yards. Parliament will
be asked for an appropriation of $4,000.
900 for the installation OF machinery
for the manufacture OF modern rifles
and machine guns, and suitable appro-
pria lions will be sought TO enable the
navy-yaras to turn out submarines.
torpedo boats. light cruisers and other
coast defense ships adapted TO China's
waterways.
The second bill. it is said, provides
for CONSUMPTION. 1t is planned to COM
mence CONSUMPTION with the beginning
Of 1916. The general board has already
taken steps to pave the way for this
measure, which. it is expected. will be
approved b. the people. notwithstand-
ing China's age-old. peace loving pro-
clivities. Scholarship Is described as
being encouraged and extolled in all
the public schools and by every official.
The third bill provides for the estab-
lishment of naval bases and coast and
frontier Notifications
The economic measures are being
considered by the Cabinet. President
Yuan Shi-Kai will urge definite steps.
II Is stated. towards carrying out the
trunk railway plans and the extension
Of branch railways, for which the sur
veys have already been made. as we'll
a light railways to. link ny important
mining and other industries
The proposed colonization Of the from
tiers Is chiefly designed it is explained,
to cope with the tendency on the part
OF some Of Chlna's neiEhbors 10 en-
croach upon her national domain. 1t
is planned to encourage the people to
leave congested districts and settle In
parts of Manchuria. Mongolia, Eastern
Tnrkestan. 1Iokonor and Tibet
- In reforming the taxation system the
government intends to make a strong
plea. 1t is asserted, TO end once rand
for all local and petty tyranny which
CONTINUED on Tenth Pagal
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MADE IN ALsACE, FRANCE,
IS NEW SLOGAN OF FIRM
Vivid Reminder That Germany Has
Lost at Least Part of
Province.
SOLDIERS SUPPORT WAR LOAN
British Troops at Front Contribute
Literally of Their Means to Ma
tional Fund-Single Company of
Canadians Subscribes $4,000.

Special Gable 10 Tho Times Oispatch.
LONDON, August IA striking ex-
ample of French enterprise is furnished
by consignment OF drapery goods
which has just reached well-known
wholesale city firm from Alsace. These
Alsace, France" and are a reminder
that Made in Germany" no longer
holds good for the whole OF the lost
province. Appropriately enough, the
firm which has received this first supply
OF goods from the recaptured portion
OF Alsace has had direct business reIa-
tons with France for over half a cen.
fury.
Nobody seems to have mentioned how
the war loan was supported by the
British troops at the front. Soon after
the prospectus was issued il was in evil
dence at all the brigade headquarters
amongst all units. The length of time
in which the lists remained open en-
ahled men with means TO make ar
rangements for taking up considerable
holdings. Some OF the largest allot-
mcnts amongst applications from pri-
vatc individuals were found to have
come from wealthy men OH active SER
vice. A single company of Canadian
engineers subscribed for over $4,000
between them.
TRUTH OF PROPHECY
Is BEING REALIZED
which is being realized to-day. was
told Miss Laurence Alma Tadema
daughter of the famous painter who
recently passed away. to the regret of
his many friends and admirers.
Referring to the recent success OF
General Botha and the complete dis
appearance OF the German nag from
tho shores of Africa. he recalled the
words Of Canadian officer when
tho first Canadian contingent passed
through London homebound after ;he
conclusion OF the Transvaai War
This officer. cnthused after the reccp-
ton OF the troops by the lare Queen
Victoria at Windsor Castle, though
French of blood and of speech, spoke
with burning love OF that England
which had subJugatcd his Canadian
forbears. II tell you" he said, "in
ten years from now the Roers will
volunteer to fight for Great Britain
In the same spirit we are fighting for
her to-day" Perhaps" continued Miss
Tadema. these prophetic words OF
tribute to EnGland's genius for empire
so strangely In contrast with the
hatred called forth by Prussia in the
breasts of Frenchmon and others. lose
none of their point because they are
repeated by the daughter OF Dutch
man who became an ardent English
man and was given burial in ST. Paurs
Cathedral"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
COL0RED ORPHANS SAVED
Hastily Carried Out When Home 1,
Endangered.

BALTIMORE, August l4.-Three hun
dred colored orphans were hastily car
riod from Saint Elizabcth's Home In
st. Paul Street. near the center of the
city, early to-day while fire ragged in
the furniture factory of Goldstrom
Brothers. next door.
The home caught fire. but the chill
dren were removed in safety to ST
Francis Navier's Catholic Church and
to dwellings In the neighborhood.
The furniture factory was destroyed
with an estimated loss of $4,000. ST
Elizabeth's Home suffered damage OF
about $4,000.
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FRANCE WILL PROTECT
ITS RARE ART OBJECTS
imposition for Heavy Export
Duty on Such Articles.
HEAVY DECLINE IN BIRTHRATE
London Is Taking Alarm mt Failing
OF In Babies, Notwithstanding
Much Talk OF "War Babies"-Lib-
erals Concerned Over Munitions.

; Especial Cable to The Times Dis pa tch I
LONDON. August Ito prevent
objects of art or of historic interest
leaving the country i'm connection with
the realization OF estates consequent
on the war, the French Chamber has
before II measure for the imposition
OF an export duty ranging from ) to
10 per cent upon such articles. 1t is
proposed that should the article pos
scSS Il hatlonal interest, the govern
mcnt should prevent it's export, and
have an option OF presumption on be-
half of the state. The law is to be
in operation for five years 1t is not
10 apply TO works of living artists. or
OF those who have died within the pa st
twenty-five years
ALARMING DECREASE
IN RATE OF BIRTHS
France has long been suffering from
the ma!ady OF a decline in the birth
rate England during the past few
years has been steadily following suit.
The great falling off in new babies.
war baby" reports notwithstanding.
has now reached the colossal decline Of
$50 week in London alone In the
provinces 1900 fewer babies are enter
ing the world in the same period as
compared with the number which first
saw the light last year.
Statisticians are at their wits end.
The decline means Il drop of Sc. 600 for
the country during 1914 which was n
particularly bad year. owing to the
fact that very few children of fourteen
were registered in the schools OF ac-
count of the Bocr War having caused
slump in fathers in 1900. II London
be taken as lead, the decline OF $50
births week spells a loss in natural
increase in population at the rate OF
1870 per annum I'm London alone
Taking boys alone. the decline amounts
to an average Of 164 week as com
pared with the numbers born during
the preceding five years. The loss Of
BOY population TO London, therefore, is
something like 5000 Il year. II Lon
don and the ninety-seven big towns
he punched together. there is "a slump
of nearly 1000 a week. and this in
cludes legitimate as well as iliegiti-
mate infants.
CROOKS GOES TO FRONT
ON CHEERFUL. MISSION
One of the most popular and original
members of the House OF Commons
VIII Crooks. has Just started on a
mission Of cheerfulness for the front
lie represents the great Woolwich
arsenal in the house. and is popularity
known AS the "Woolwich Infant" the
greatest gun that was ever issued from
that world famous center of artillery.
WIN Crooks is an original. character,
born comedian. with n deep touch Of
human nature. He is the only mem
Der OF the House of Commons who pro-
posed and carried II motion To SING
God Save the King" In session. He is
perfect encyclopedia of good warns
Continued on Tenth Page.)
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GERMANS HOLD VESSEL
Pnss of BnImnhn Ta. on Board 5000
Bnien Of Cotton.

BREMEN. August u via T.ondon).-
The German authorities have not Yet
released the American bark Pass OF
fortnight ago. having on board 5000
bales OF cotton from New York for
Archangel. The situation Is compli :
Gated with circumstances which may
lead to considering the Pass of EaI-
maha good prize. although her cargo
OF cotton Is not contraband
The case is similar 10 that OF the
American steamer Dacia when t!.at
vessel was transferred to American
registry at the outbreak OF the war.
and, SO far as can be ascertaned her
cargo already had been passed to the
ownership OF the Russian consignees.
The ultimate disposition Of tho Dacia
may be awaited as a precedent II this
case results unfavorably to the Ameri-
can owners of the ship and cargo under
the accepted rule of enemy cargo ABOARD
an enemy chip the Pass OF Balma ha
also may be regarded az liable to con :
fiscation.
Tho Pass OF Balmnha was first held
UP by British cruiser. which placed
aboard her a prize crew OF five men.
subsequently German submarine
halted the bark and placed II in charge
OF German petty officer According
TO cabled accounts Of the incident the
British prize crew remained in hiding
for eleven days. while the German OF
fccr took the vessel to port
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
MEASURES CRACK DAILY
Quirk Finds Break in Liberty Bell Has
Not Widened.

SAN FRANCISCO. August l4.-Since
Its departure from Independence Hall,
Philadelphia. the famous crack in the
Liberty Bell. now at the Panama Pacific
Exposition. has not widened one thou
sandth of an inch. according 10 James
j. Qulrk. OF Philadelphia. the official
guardian OF the bell. There was some
apprehension that the jar of the jour
ney might cause an extension of the
crack, and one of Quirk's duties Is to
measure II twice every day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
Suez Canal Attack
Plan Is Thwarted
Plant in Southern Jaffa Is
Bomborded and Destroyed
BY French Cruiser.

PARIS. August IA plan for an
Ministry Of Marine TODAY to have been
detected and thwarted. Announcement
was made I'm the following statement:
ION August IL. after warning had
been given to- the Governor of Jaffa
and time given for the evacuation OF
the vicinity, n French cruiser bombard al
and destroyed the principal building OF
the shops Of the German. Wagner.
which were making arms and ammunI J.
ton and construction boats destined for
an attack the Sucz Canal. The
houses in the vicinity were not dam
aged"
Jaffa. in Southern Palestine. Asiatic
Port Said. at the Mediterranean end
of the Suez Canal. In Jana is a large
foundry owned by Wagner Brothers.
The French marine ministry's com :
muncation leaves in doubt the nature
of the expedition said to have been
planned against the canal 1t would be
obviously impossible to concentrate at
Jaffa a naval force Of sufficient strength
to cope with the warships OF Great
Britain and France in those waters. and
II might be inferred that small vessels
were being built for a raid
The Suez Canal was the object of at.
tacks by the Turks earlier In the war
An army was sent to Egypt last winter
and in February there were some fight
ing near the canal. The main forces,
however. did not reach their goal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
John w. Hnrner pend.

B1DDEFORD. ME-, August 14.-John
w. Harper, of New York, last survivor
OF the Harper Brothers. magazine pub
lishers. died to-day at Biddeford Pool,
aged eighty-four
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
TAKE STEP FOR PEACE
Netherlands Antiwsr Council Is PInn-
ming Permanent Conference.

THE HAGUE. August il (via Lon
dom. THE Netherlands antiwar coun-
ell has presented an address to Jonk-
heer der John Loudon, the Neither
lands Minister of Foreign Affairs. ask
ing his collaboration i'm the formation
of a permanent conference of repre-
sentatives OF the neutral powers to
work in the interest Of peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15

CONTINUED on Tenth Page.)
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Second News Section

Industrial Activities Of
Richmond and the South
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-15
NO MORE MISTAKES
ny Photograph VIII In
sure Accuracy.

NEW YORK. August 14.-Gas meters
In New York will be read by photo
graph. The gas company believes that
this Will insure absolute accuracy. Me-
ter-readers will be equipped with a
small camera, which fits over the indi-
Gator OH the gas meter BY pressing a
button light Is thrown on the dial and
exposure made showing the amount of
gas burned
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

SOME TOP NOTCH MOVIE PLAYS
BOOKED FOR TODAY
In connection with the Mary Pick
ford Life Career stories The Day
Book will run "a list of high class.
moving picture houses which show
Mary Pickford pictures. The main
attraction of these theaters will be
named from day to day during this
Pic<ford series.
ARGMORE, 1O4O Argyle st. - wild
fire."
BELL, 24O7 W. Madison st. - THE
Black Box" No. 4.
BJOU, 3O4 S. Halsted st. - 1.-THE
Black Box" No. a.
BIOGRAPH, 2433 Lincoln av.-"The
Lure"
CLARK, Clark st. and Wilson av.-.
1.-The Conflict"
FEDERAL, 218 w. 61st st. - 1.-THE
Master Mummer."
GRAND, 1908 w. 47th THE Man
of Iron."
GLEN, 1852 Armitage av. - 1.-THE
Silent Plea"
PARK, N. Clark st. and Morse av.-
Mary Pickford in Caprice"
PLAISANCE, 466 N. Parkside, Aus
Exploits of Elaine" No. 13.
SAVOY, 4346 Madison STA Wom-
an Went Forth"
SHAKESPEARE, 43d st, and Ellis av.
-"RuIe c."
STATES; 1909 S. State st--"ExpIoits
of Elaine"
STEVENS, 1852 Broadway Aurora
Floyd"
WHITE ROSE, 1920 S. Crawford av.
Exploits of Elaine"
Several theaters are omitted from
this column as their list of feature at
fractions has not yet been received.
SECOND MARY PICKFORD STORY
IN WEDNESDAYS DAY BOOK
The second article on Mary Pick
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THE MOVIES!
BY Jim Nance

IV UIIII IVILTIoV
When you watch all the crowds
That hike down to the place
Where the up-to-date movies are
shown,
You can easily see
That they set fast pace
And the movie attendance has grown.
And it sets you to thinking,
'Tis funny, by heck,
It affects every man and his wife.
Just what did we do,
| mean me, him and yoU,"
Before movies came into our life?
P. S.-Where the dickens did our
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30

Also see The Day. Books list of moy-
ing picture houses where Mary Pick
ford pictures and other star attrac-
tons are shown.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-30
Several theaters are omitted from
this column as their list of feature at
fractions has not yet been received.
SECOND MARY PICKFoRD SToR'
IN WEDNESDAYS DAY BOOK

The second article on Mary Pick
ford's moving picture career will ap-
pear i'll Wednesdays Day Book. This
little actress tells, in this article, more
about the things that have made her
the most popular young lady in the
land. Watch for her own life story.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
LOCATE BULLET By PHONE
London Surgeons Have New Me'hod
Of Discovering Presence Of
Foreign Body.

London. - One OF the romantic
touches In modern surgery which the
exigencies OF the present war have
introduced In . method Of detecting
bullets and fragments Of shell In the
human body by means Of . telephone.
This method is employed in special
cases In one of the large London hos
pitfalls.
To a telephone receiver two short
lengths OF wire are attached. One OF
these ends in a small piece Of plati'
mum: this Is placed upon any part OF
the patients skin which has been
moistened with salt water. The other
end OF the wire terminates in thread
of antiseptic silver. and this Is bound
around the surgeons probe or lancet
or other instrument. The surgeon then
places the receiver to his ear and
makes the incision.
The instant the instrument touches
the bullet very distinct rattle is
heard, quite different from the faint
murmur audible as the instrument
merely cuts through the flesh. and in
this way when X-rays fail. as they
sometimes do, the foreign substance
Is located.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
KAISER TO EAT WAR BREAD
Orders Food Made Partly OF Potato
Flour Served to Himself
and STAR.

Berlin 80 Emperor william has
given orders that the so-cal,ed war
bread be served to himself and the
members Of his encourage
This bread. styled also X bread.
consists OF Sc per cent rye -four and
10 per cent potato flakes Il Is being
consumed In accordance with a war
time proclamation with the idea ot
making the supply OF foodstutI In the
empire last longer.
Up TO the present time II has not
been bought rendily by the general
public. Il is hoped. howeve.. that
the decision OF the emperor to eat this
bread himself viii influence the PEG.
pie to follow his example. The news.
papers are giving much attention to
the course OF the emperor In this con.
neetion.
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mony and welcomed me as II he had
been in the library Of his house In
Brussels. Il am sorry" he said In ex'
cellent English. 'to have to receive
you In this improvised fat, but 'c'est
la guerre.
curious picture. Fourteen holders sat
around makeshift table. at the head
Of which on barbour officer had
presided. We had evidently inter
rupted a meal. An iron bedstead.
with planks and a few lunches OF
straw. took up one corner: a tier OF
knapsacks and some more straw, lined
the opposite wall. An old-fashiOned
gramophone rescued from the ruins.
formed a conspicuous piece of furni-
ture. but the records had been
smashed. Still. one gets inventive
when time is long and tedlous-and Il
has been very slow around here these
last dnys-so some Of the records were
pasted together on piece o: card,
board. and with the assistance of a
helping finger. bridging over the gaps
and rents, the old machine managed
to give Carmen" la Boheme." and
some popular French airs.
The first opportunity ! have | shalt
send them much-needed records and
needles. so that in future the inhab-
itants may have some decent music
with their meals. The food consisted
Of cold beef. brown bread and water,
the color OF which did not look ap-
petizing at all. One OF the soldiers
noticed me glancing a the water bot
e. and he remarked, especially for
the benefit ofNthe younger men. oh,
It's all right. this Eau de rYser there
may be a dead German or two in II.
but that adds a sting TO II. as they
say In the States"
The cellar was lit by an improyised
little torch in a bottle, and the men
around the table with their two weeks
growth OF card looked like pirates.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
lmpostant to ali Woman
Readers OF this Papes.

Thousands upon thousand Of womeu
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
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Women's complaints often prove 70 he
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II the kidneys are not in healthy con.
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to become diseased.
You may suffer . great deal with pals
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ache and loss Of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous. irrits.
bic and may be despondent; il makes
any one 10.
But hundreds Of women claim that Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp Root, by restoring
health to the kidney. proved to be just
the remedy needed TO overcome suoA
conditions.
A good kidney medicine, possessing
real healing and curative value, should
he a blessing to thousands Of nervous.
over. worked women.
Many send for sample bottle 10 80
what Swamp Root, the great Kidney.
Liver and Bladder Remedy will do for
them. Every reader Of this paper, who
has not already tried IL, by enclosing ten
cents to DR.. Kilmer 4 Co, Binghamton.
N. Y, may receive sample size bottle BY
Parcel Post. You can purchase the
regular ffty-cent and onc-dollar siss
bottle. at all drug stores. Adv.
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onAn institution Commissioner Sells he convinced there
the slightest justification
Il advised by the best authority
to
yellow MongolanD black
to
OF the
non
Speaking Indians Washington Algonquin
OF
Of
Of the
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
he IS A WAR HERO At u
Marcel WERNER 10 the Youngest Non
commissioned Officer In the
French Army.

Paris.-The youngest noncommis
stoned officer in the French army is
Marcel Vernier, who Is thirteen years
and seven months old He followed
the artillery A. q kitchen helper III
the opening Of the war and learned to
ride horse and was quickly promoted
to be a corporal. He has been named
adjutant sergeant major and his name
has been proposed for the military
medal for valor In action. He was re
Gently wounded and was brought to Il
Paris hospital.
vernier IL an orphan and Is one Of
a large 'amily Of young brothers and
sisters.
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details
has
the biological itself.
long that attempt made to cut Of the appropa
Merriam
exhibit
a field The
how quick action
hundreds thousands OF dollars
Of added
generously
In recent before
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22
An Ohio Druggist
Wm. Tossl, S67
MUSf.,Akr
Ohio, vrites:

Through cold
and exposure and
I'm proper food
during the dood. ]
was taken with
appendicitis an d
ute intestinal
catarrh. In June
and July my life
was despaired Of.
but recovered SUI
fciently to be up
and around. My
b o W e Is seemed
paralyzed. Could
eat no solid food.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22

city There In the evenings are gain
cred many men ranging in rank and
age from the lieutenant general who
has passed the psalmist's allotted time
of life down to the second lieutenant
who has been out of West Point less
than q twelvemonth.
In this club of the armed services
old, white-haired men are heard call
ing one another by nicknames fixed or
individuals when they were cadets at
Annapolis or at West Point. Within
few days there died in Washington
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-01-22


big assembly white haired
o i'm
In his the haired Morton had red red that his
tall with deepche
Of shoulders and aged about hfou the big the
by his title but Goliath This big soldier Lieutenant Colonel
william
a
| Hello, Corp"
8 a
the United cavalry When entered West Point
Corp"
which
knows
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has military Picking In Chinese
ster said;
personally Bowlsy
which