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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14

face and figure. carriage and manner. had been
grimy inspected and approved, was being instruct
ed in the art of parading in gown and of display
ing the proper degree Of elegant insoence to i'm
press customers,
Your name here will be Therese.' said the man
ageress You haven't done this before have your
No" June's voice was faint and weak. She had
queer feeling in her stomach. and her eyes began
TO widen again as she studied appalling array Of
cosmetics
Never mind. I'll be In and make you up"
At last June to know how 1t felt to earn ones
own living. She had mingled exhilara ton and de-
preston In the contemplation OF that remarkable
experience.
As June peered out Of her dressing alcove a mid
die aged man and woman paused in a vigorous ar
gument The woman wanted money and the man
would not give il. Then June called and came
out and paraded slowly DOWN between the two long
rows OF chairs.
She had displayed perhaps half a dozen gowns
when the middle aged man and woman INSTRUCTED
her passageway as she came out Of the acove. They
were still In energetic dispute about the money.
hundred dollars the woman wanted, and she had
TO have it,! The man finally left her.
A lady from a group where gray mustached man
with pink face and joval eyes was standing came
and spoke to the woman The woman listened.
her eyes following June as She walked in beautl-
full black velvet dinner gown. The spoke
to a saleslady
Il want that gown. she snapped
Certainly madam said the saleslady.
Tell her to take 1t on now" ordered the custom
err Its a charge account"
So June was unceremoniOusy rushed into her al
cove and Invested Of the black velvet gown while
the charge account went up The gown was taken
away The woman had girl carry It to the credit
department. said she had bought the gown, didn't
care for 1t and wanted the money. s135
The manager of the credit department expostu-
lated with the woman AZ far diplomacy would
permit. 1t was not unusual to have credit custom
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had never considered except in the vague haze of
romance. When Marie returned with the paper she
studied the want ads with curious interest.
Meanwhile Blye and Grin Cunningham drove to
the house where Blye had first directed June.
Send Tommy down. directed Blye. pacing the
noor thoughtfully.
Scatti. storing many things in his mind. turned his
swarthy face toward the window and presently saw
Tommy come into the room, the vivacious brunette
girl whom June had seen Scatti saw Cunningham
rise and the three conyersing earnestly. Blye show
ed Tommy the picture In the lid OF the little gold
watch Tommy was not highly pleased from the
very beginning. The men grew stern. and then
Scatu saw them reduce her to submissiveness. She
walked away and presently came back wearing an
evening wrap of creamy colors. The three hurried
out and got into the They drove down into the
ingy east side street where June lay in the sleep
Of blessed rest Blye had Tommy take careful note
Of the house
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7 UST where one turns from the Concourse into
the narrow lane of the nterminable Mott
street construction work the Moore limousine
overlook Houoyia Rlye's electric Mrs Blye
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The Keota news., 1915-01-08

leoco OF death, his eyes, bright with 70
ver. turned to the heavens-ths Prus.
alan soldier, Wilhelm Baurner. And
1t the moment, - I transcribe that
strange paper. full Of delirium and OF
religious fervor. SEQ again that SKY
without . moon which. the other eve
ming. stretched solemnly above those
marshes. What Germanic thought
transported that invader. upon the boz.
der Of . French river! Do the fairies
Of the Rhine accompany these barbara
ans? Did tho water-nymph weep b.
side him, when he was abandoned BY
his brothers? Did she dry his facs
with her green tresses! One thing -
certain. that he was picked up and
cared for BY the generosity OF the
French.
Gods Of 0ermans and Freneh.
What Is It that I wish to provo BY
this short quotation! Nothing pre-
cisely in the order Of logic. It II m
Impression which occupies my mind
and which have retained from among
. thousand Impressions Of the field oe
battle. Perhaps ] shall not and. In the
0A0S0 VI &Ay WV1A Va kAA0 OeSe SesO
words to express an that It holds Of
emotion. But It b manifest to me,
that, among all the horrors which the
Germans have como to create method
ically in our country, We continue. on
our side a. well. the one and the other.
30 be accompanied by our gods. - .
man II followed by his shadow.
The profound instinct which
breathed in that rider OF the North
takes form. finds words. Near to death
beneath the poplars Of France. his
spirit already half-separated from his
body. he returned to The vague poesy
Of the Germans He drew away from
bis labor of the field of battle. And
We. too. we French. have also . re-
serve force. which completes and
makes perfect our warlike valance.
l mean that generosity which drives
us to risk our lives to succor an en-
emy disarmed and In agony.-Trans-
lated for the New York Evening
Post, by Malcolm W. Davis.
The Keota news., 1915-01-08
SPORT.

Two japanese aviators While dyAG
IN An aeeoplane between Kyoeo and
Osaka, fell and were killed.
Word was received by cable from
London Of the death Of Harry Kelly.
q famous old-time oarsman aud
worlds champion sculler, at his home.
Fulham, England.
Efforts WIN be made to induce the
schedule committee Of the Rocky
Mountain IntercolleG1ate. Conference
to schedule . game for Pioneer park,
Cheyenne. between the eleven Of the
University Of Wyoming and either the
University Of Utah or the University
of Colorado eleven.
The third game In . series OF hook
ey matches between the Cleveland
Athletic Club and the Ottawa Uni
versity broke up at Cleveland. Ohio.
in a riot. when 1000 spectators
crowded onto the ice. following . dis
pute between players. with less than
two minutes to play.
The Keota news., 1915-01-08
AGONY AMONG THE MARSHES WILDLY Il
u PICTURED BY NOTED FRENCH WRITER
Describes the Place Where Mighty Armies ciashed In Death
Struggle as "he Kingdom Of DesoIaion"- -Prussan SOL
dier Wounded to the DEATH Pens Farewell Letter
FUN Of Subtle and Very Beautiful Emotions
BY MAURICE eARREs Of the French
Academy.

BY MAURICE eARRES OF the FTe"e"
Academy.
The other evening, leaving tho
trenches of the first line. We went
about to press the hands OF our SOL
diers through the shelters fianking the
hill. where they came every three days
to lie. And then. after I had seen
little teasing OF the Prussians' wS
led into a little wood. 300 meters ais
tant from their line. Ono OF them
was stationed in advance. standing be-
tween two apple trees. We looked
at him. He gazed back at M. Ana
no one on either side moved.
Twilight was descending. Between
that man and us lay the bodies OF dead
men which could not be gathered up.
shall never forget the sinister spot.
and the harmony between living be-
ings and landscape. 10 1t possible that
our rich plains. have come to such
desolation: that the best. morally ana
physically, of France. are hidden In
these kennels of beasts. and that ideas
OF hate and of death alone occupy the
minds of the millions of individuals
who face each other along this I'M
msnse line of battle? OF what dreams
that Prussian before me. ~ he
watches me through the mist OF eve
ming? He thinks Of annihilating me.
and /. in the same way. think OF do
stroying him. These are circum'
stances in which the most particular
spirit loses its identity In all the
others. in which no soul IL kept apart.
That duty ID. evident. certain But
how deep do its roots strike down into
darkness!
Facts and Mystsrlss.
In vain did my companion-no ono
better experienced In the Affairs OF
this war-continue to give me interest
ing details by the thousand. Behind
the facts there raises itself barrier
OF mystery. And while we went back
through the stretch OF country to
which this campaign has come. nev.
,er ceased to ponder upon 1t.
From time to time we came upon
people OF our side. cooking In the lit
The Keota news., 1915-01-08
GENE

GENERAL.
Governor WhitmAn's promised In.
vestigAtion Of the expenditures in all
state departments began In New York
with the agricultural division.
One Of the greatest railroad mergers
in recent years is that Of. the Lake
Shore with the New York Central.
The deal involves the payment Of $780,
000.O 900.
Deputy United States marshals
made two additional arrests ut Terre
Haute, Ind. on indictments returned
by the federal grand jury charging
conspiracy to corrupt the election OF
Nov. 3.
Troop L of the Twelfth United
States cavalry. on patrol duty in the
strike district Of Oak Greek, Routt
county, Colorado. since May is last.
passed through Denver On their way
to their home station at Fort Meade.
8. D. Capt. John n. Morgan was In
command.
A proposal formally to disregard the
organisation Of the United Mine Work
ers Of America and deal directly with
the miners ~ individuals in all fu-
ture negotiations was discussed by
eastern Ohio coal operators at meet
ing Of the Ohio Coal OPERATOR Asso-
ciation at Cleveland.
Relatives Of walter Smith. who was
killed by Canadian militia at Fort
Erie. are not satisfied with the coro-
ner's jury verdict Of accidental shoot
ing" and through their attorney have
taken steps to bring about . more
thorough investigation through the
Department Of State. I
Frfty-five New Year pardons. pa
roles and combinations granted by
Governor Blease reduced the number
of prisoners in the South Carolina
penitentiary. at the state farms and
In county convict camps to 149. The
governors action put the total number
of prisoners to whom he has granted
clemency in his four years Of office at
1874.
Referring to the amicable relations
between Canada and the United States
in an address at the annual banquet
Of the grand lodge Of Masons Of Mas
sachusetts at Boston former President
William II. Taft said: Il have NO fear
that America and Canada will not n
ways maintain peace and believe
that any differences that may arise
will be settled by arbitration"
A recommendation that women
teachers in New York city be granted
leave Of absence for Childbirth was
made to the board Of education
by q committee which. in investigating
the customs Of the educational author-
tiles of forty-eight large American
cities, discovered that in only fivo 10
such leave Of absence granted.
Immigration through the port OF
New York for 1914 fell off to the ex-
tent Of 601. 40 persons or IS per cent
- compared With 1913. according to
figures compiled by the commissioner
Of immigration.
The Keota news., 1915-01-08

lenc0 ana into the talCko0l08 n18QI.
That ending Of our visit to the ad-
vance posts resembfed . return Of
late hunters in autumn, but mingled
with It was IN extraordinary disquiet
OF heart. Never have known such
. vital feeling Of brotherhood - on
that journey; never . moro profound
sense Of the mystery in which our ex-
istence II bathed.
All around VI now there feigned un-
imaginable silence, and one distin-
guished objects so PAGES away with
difficulty.
"Be CAREFUL" said my companion
to me. "You have the river on your
left"
We arrived finally at . point whore
the plain IL cut away abruptly into
q deep valley. and leaning over. saw
far below me. at tho feot Of the clin
on which We stood. little pools stth
beneath tall poplars. Their waters
shone with . sinister light through
the riffs Of shroud OF fog. Aournful
vapors rose and grouped Themselves
in great moving masoeA.
"There," I said. "is the kingdom Of
desolation.'
Wounded Man on the Marshes.
During livs days We had sesn and
had listened TO . wounded German.
whom no one could relieve. He was
one Of patrol upon which we dred.
His comrades had saved themselves
without thought Of carrying him
with them. The poor devil lay there
with . broken thigh. Az You can soe.
1t was not easy to 90 hunting for him
in those ravines and concealed
marshes- At last, on the nfth day. we
were able to carry him TO our ambu-
lance. where he died. thanking a..
You win be interested. believe. In
tho emotions which animated that Ger
man. wounded and abandoned
What emotions?
Very subtle and quite beautiful.
One hour afterward, whom We had
arrived At our quarters. and. before
everything else. even before I had rid
myself of my uniform and OF the
mud which stained me to the shoul-
ders. asked my friendly guide to
mark our course for me on . chart,
and then to give me the last message
Of the Prussian Of the marshes.
The Letter Of Farswsli.
Hero II the page upon which arc
mingled. in startling manner. the
mists Of Germany and OF the French
valley. which he with his companions
came to desolate. have changed moth
ing. hate Transcribed exactly the
flnal written pages Of the little note
book which he carried IN his pocket:
II that be the win Of the A1l-Power.
full. let thib be my last farewell A
French ball struck me while on patrol.
It wounded me In the right knee in
such . way that can no Longer walk.
It II now dve days that have been
In this obscure forest can no longer
endure my hunger. which up to now
have appeased with water. Often I
have implored God to send me aid.
None has come to this hour. Mean
while. I rest resigned; I am not impa-
tient. because It II not for long. Then
I shall be again in my Fathorland. 1t
home, with my brothers. in that beau.
uful country. where We may reach
each other new hands anew. beside
streams Of silver and crystal.
Farewell. farewell; here on earth
or beyond there. In the light.
Signed, Wilhelm Baumer."
This 10 what he wrote. in the n
The Keota news., 1915-01-08

Wife and child Of . French reservist
who was killed during ono Of the en-
gaSements in the Argonne. Jean
Pedelstore. the husband and father.
was head waiter In New York hotol
at the outbreak Of the war.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17
Snow is Falling in the District Wrecked by Earth
quake and the Flakes Spell Death
to Many Victims.
NO LESS THAN 10000 WERE KILLED
Shocks Continue and People Who Were Spared
are Filled With Terror at Each Rock
ing Of Their Homes.

/ Ayezzano, while the work of rescue
was proceeding, the soldiers found a
woman buried, who had just given
birth to baby. She and the baby
were removed to q temporary hospital.
Both will recover. The captain of
the military company who acted as
Godfather to the child has asked that
| he be called Terremotino Qittle earth
quake). In the main church in Avez-
zano, three children were dug out
alive and uninjured. the only surviv-
ors OF the congregation Of 800. They
could give no reason for their escape,
but the soldiers say that the statue Of
the Virgin Mary had fallen in such .
way that 1t supported large guam
tity OF debris, making roof over the
heads Of the girls. a little boy and
his dog were dug out Of the ruins OF
the municipal building. They had
been passing when the building fell
In and parts of the metal roof had
fallen so that a tent was formed un-
der which they lay in safety.
Reports from the ancient town Of
Subiaco, in the Sabine mountains.
show that while the city itself had
suffered severely. the two ancient
monasteries, Santa Scolastica, found
ed in A. D $50, and Santa Benedetto,
home OF the Benedictine order, are
only slightly damaged. They contain
some Of the greatest art treasures Of
italy. In Subsidiaco. it is stated. more
than 1000 were injured. but only five
killed. Magiano. which was almost
completely destroyed, reports 700
out Of $500 inhabitants killed. The
remainder were badly hurt.
Pescina reported $500 victims; Pa
terno nearly 1000: Semelino, 500; An
trosana 70 killed 1000 wounded, OF
whom many will die; Massadalbe. 500
dead; Cerchios. 1000 dead and In ad-
dition. there are from one to fifty re-
ported killed in sixty-five other cities
and towns.
Sora which was at first reported to
have lost most of its population, ac-
tually had less than 500 killed
Nearly all of the inhabitants, how
ever, were injured and many may die
from exposure.
In many of the demolished build
ings, it was practically impossible to
extinguish fires which broke out. be-
cause the water supply was cut on.
Many are believed to have burned to
death while held in the debris
The king returned to Avezzano TO-
day and again aided in the. rescue
&c 70
ported here. Seventy young girls, less
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17
What the War Moves Mean
BY J. w. T. Mason, Former European Man
/ ager of the United Press.

cipal German objective for the NOM
ent in the western war area Whether
it will develop into a serious attempt
to reach Paris once more, probably
depends on the quality of the French
resistance
The positions now recaptured by
the Germans were originally won by
the English at heavy cost. during the
battle of the Aisne. The inability of
the French to regain possession OF
the trenches after the English had
left them for Flanders will create an
unfortunate impression among Eng
lishmen and may limit the cordiality
between the western allies.
Paris has permitted reports to cir.
culate during the week that General
Gallieni, military governor of the
French capital, has been appointed
generalisSimo of new Alsatian
army. If this is true, it means that
General Pau, the one armed popular
hero of the Franco-Prussian war. has
not given satisfactory service since
he was put in charge of the Alsatia1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17

United Press Leased Wire Service]
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The battle
of scissors and the success Of the
Germans in seizing a Judgement on
the south bank CT the Aisne, have CIV
en- to the week the most inportan.
western war news of the winter For
three months, each OF the belligerents
has been trying continuously to find a
badly defended spot in the others
battle line. The Germans now have
been successful in the search and
have won the most notable vic
tory in the west since the occupa-
ticn of Ostend. About ten miles of
French trenches have fallen into the
enemy's possession, putting Germans
within easy artillery range of one
third of the circumference of Sois-
sons. The Aisne crossing east Of
scissors which has been wrested from
the French is a gateway of import
ance il 9 sew drive upon Paris is un-
dertaken, but to make the crossing
secure, Scissors itself will have TO be
occupied. This seems to be the prin-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17
Uppermost War Lord of Germany is at the Front
in France Where Soldiers a e Hurled
Against the Enemy.
TWO SEPARATE IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS
Won Tirpitz Program Expected to be Put Into
Effect, Cutting Off England From the
Receipt of All Food

as important The Russian movement
from the north has assumed large
proportions. An entirely new army.
said to number more than 100000
men, Is moving against Thorn. Tn
less the Germans can check this.
they will be compelled shortly to re-
tire from the Warsaw front. Some OF
the Petrograd correspondents inti-
mate such retirement already has
commenced but there is no con-
firmation Of this report. Unprecedent-
led heavy rains are deluging all OF
Poland The rivers are torrents.
rents SO strong that pontoon bridges
cannot be strung.
German reserve troops have been
sent into Austria against the Serv-
igns and 1t is believed demands OF
austro- Hungarian officials that Snrvta
be crushed so that the menace OF
an invasion of Hungary shall be
checked have been needed The
German troops detailed for this work
are said to be Bavarian and Prus-
sian first line forces In addition,
two German army corps have been
sent to reinforce the Austrians, who
are checking the Russian invasion
of Hungary and Transylvanta.
That the Germans will essay q
raid generally with their submarines
and air craft against the British
coast shipping and against British
merchantmen, Is now ADMITTED in
official circles here. The inspired
editorial in the Cologne Gazette de-
manding action of this sort is be-
Iieved to be the forewo-d of the
German plan to try and put into ef-
feet the Won Tirpitz program"
which has for it's object the sinking
of all vessels carrying food supplies
or munitions to British ports.
Already steps have been taken to
meet such a raid. It is not permit
ted at present to disclose the plans,
but it can be stated that the great
est fleet that ever was assembled by
any country is today forming an iron
ring about Britain, and across the
outlet which German warships would
have to take if they tried to reach
the Atlantic on a raiding expedition.
When the Zeppeiins come. they will
be met with air craft armed especial
1y to cope with them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17
The War in Mexico
Latest Developments Among Our Revolution
ary Neighbors of the South.

IS
united Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. - Car.
isilaas lifting OF his embargo on oil
shipments from the Tampico district
as reported from Mexico City to the
nti.ish embassy here tonight, only
pal.laiiy satisfies the demand of the
un',ed States and. Great Britain
"iiiie 1t will temporarily relieve the
.ehs1on, both the United States and
aieat britain will insist upon com
pete annu'ment Of the oil decree, it
was stated. Removal Of the embargo
VIII rermit the expectation of oil in
olase in the Tampico district. The
soa.e department. had no confirmation
,onisht OF the British embassy report,
out ofiicials understood that part OF
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-17
[By Ed l.. Keen, United Press Staff
1

[By Ed l.. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Jan. ia general Ger
man offensive has begun in France.
Two separate movements are indi-
Gated in late reports tonight. First
in Importance are the operations
along the triangle of the Aisne and
the Disc rivers where Emperor Will
helm and the crown prince are re.
ported aiding General Won Kluck in
his endeavors to hack way through
for another attempt at Paris. Al
most equally important, however, is
/ the reported massing OF German
troops in the north, from Arras all
the way to the north sea, south of
| Ostend in the general vicinity OF
Middlekerk. For the last twenty
four hours, dispatches from Dutch
sources say train after train filed
with first line troops has been pass
ing through Aix-Le-Chappelle, into
Belgium
It is realized here that the Ger.
mans do not intend to permit Gem
eral Joffre to- withdraw any Of his
veterans from northern France or 10
shift the British lines which are
now In general touch with the Be-
giGns on the extreme north, to pro-
tect the Alsne-Oise section.
So it Is expected that double
movement. one intended to feel out
the strength OF the forces that are
blocking the way to Paris, and The
other to try anew to break through
to the coast will soon be in progress
The sending af reinforcements
through Belgium. military experts say
proves this conclusively. sr
War office officials believe both
movements are due to failure. The
plans OF the Germans have been
known to Generals .Joffre and French
for the last two days. There has
been another movement of British
troops across the channel during the
past week. These men are now n
France. Rumor says some Of them
are already joined with the Frenc',
in the general neighborhood Of Sois-
sons. The line Of defense before
Dunkirk and Calais is stronger than
at any time since fighting was begun
in the north.
In the meanwhile. this situation
on the eastern front also looms UP