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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
FOUR GERMANS WED
-FOUR IINGIISII Girl g

SOCTHEND. ENG, April 3-That all
Is not hatred between Great Britain and
Germany was proved here when four
Germans married four English girls Mt
one time. The Germans, who were pris-
oncrS. were landed under armed escort
from the Royal Edward a transport
They met group Of four smiling young
women near the registrars Office
rho Germans had been employed in
London before the war. The case OF
the engaged girls three living in Lon
don and the fourth In Clacton. aroused
the interest OF well-known philan-
throuic worker, and she conducted tho
necessary negotiations with the au
thoritics.
~ special tram car brought tho
bridesrooms and their armed guard of
men in Khaki with fixed bayonets to
their brides. Hearty greetings wore
exchanged The kindly guards allowed
the couples to go side by side along
the passage way to the registrars Of
lice. There the four couples ranged IN
in row. repeating tho service in a
chorus.
Ihcn there was wedding breakfast
where tho guards sat down as guests
Al H. Nj. came the parting All went
70 the railroad station. where the
brides caught n train to London amid
an enthusiastic scene. The bridecrooms
resumed their role OF prisoners tbe
soldiers fell in, presented arms on
either side and marched away.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
WOMEN DO VALUABLE WORK
Hut Have Not Taken Mems Places a,
Much ms Was Expected.

VIENNA. April 3.-The places Of the
tens OF thousands OF workingmen in
who were suddenly
called away to the army. have not bee
filed nv women to anything like the
extent hat was expected. The war
has lsiSn going on for some seven
months but. apart from field work. in
which the peasant women did most ex :
cellent service last fall in getting In
the harvest. women in Austria-Hun-
gary have not taken the place Of tho
male workers. Their occupations have
naturally been largely affected by the
war, but, nevertheless. they have con-
tinued to engage almost exclusively in
women's work. There are fewer Of
1ce employees and saleswomen, but
many more seamstresses. Few women
have been called upon to take up any
hard physical labor.
From the beginning of the war,
however. women have done most VAL
liable work. Thousands who were
formerly employed in stores or offices,
or as household servants. are now earn
ing their living by making soldiera'
uniforms. shirts. underwear KNAPP
sacks and military tents. SO great is
the demand for all such equipment that
there are not enough women to do the
work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
WHITE NO LONGER LONELY
Some 800 Itemcmbrances Form Hut
Fart Of Treasured Gifts.

Part Of Treasured Gifts.
LONDON. April 3-Somc 500 rcmcm-
brances form but part Of the reward
Rifle Brigade, is getting for being the
loneltest man In the British cxpedi-
tionary force"
The trouble started through pa
thctic letter written by patient in
4 military hospital near the firing line
and published in London newspaper.
II reads:
"Of the many unfortunate soldiers /
have met out here. this young lad seems
most to deserve the title Of the lonely
man. He has not received a letter or
Il. parcel since no came out here. be-
cause he has no friends. No ono cares
enough for him to send him the slight
est word OF encouragement.
81 don't mind, as n rule nc con-
hdcd to me, with a break In his voice
which belied his words, but when /
see the other chaps with their letters
and parcels full OF things to eat, /
feel
He did not tell me what he felt. but
i knew. He is here with nerves and
weakness. and they are doing their
best to cure him with pills. What nc
needs is not pills, but a little human
sympathy"
This letter was published Some days
ago.
Now comes another letter from tho
hospital. which says:
About $50 people wrote to White
at once, as he got l20 letters and post
cards at one time, and thirty packets
newspapers and parcels followed Next
mail brought $40 letters and postcards
and about 200 packets. papers and
parcels
His companions. whom nc once
envied. are now helping him read his
mail. and also to eat up the delicacies
with which he Is swamped. But the
gifts have had the intended effect
They have done far more than pills
to improve Whites condition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
.CONSTANT|NOPLE
MUST Be APTURED
Allies Realize What a Lesson Its
Fall Will Be to Ger
many.
ENDS EASTERN AMBITIONS
Beleaguered Capital Is Very
Heart and Brains of Otto
man Empire.
ENDS EASTERN AMBITIONS

Especial Cable to The Times DISPATCH.
LONDON. April 3.-who would have
| thought at the beginning of tho war
that Constantinople should mark one
stage OF the march towards Berlin? 1t
was the Germans. of course, who de-
cided this, In the first place, when they
appealed to decadcnt Turkey, which they
hoped to be able to infuso with now
strength, sufficient to strike a blow at
England, in Egypt.
After Brussels, after Paris and Bel
grade, Constantinople once more raises
the question of the relations Of capi-
tails to strategy. discussed when Won
kluck was advancing towards Paris,
eight months ago.
Is 1T wiser to neglect the capital. in
| order to destroy the enemy's army, or
should one leave the army alone In
order to seize the capital?
This. OF course, depends on various
circumstances. The question which tho
supreme military chiefs must ask them
selves is. Where Is the vital point OF
the enemy? If 1t Is the army. one
| must concentrate all efforts against
| this and the occupation of the capital
the case In Belgium, Serbia and France,
and tho German general staff Justly
recognized this In September last.
IL country's center of strength is
| located In the capital. everything must
| be done to capture this.
Now. Constantinople Is tho very heart
and brains OF Turkey, for many reasons,
and 1t Is, therefore. essential that the
| allies bring about the fall of the Otto
| man capital. which VIII create an enor-
| nous effect. not only among the still
| vacillnting Balkan powers. but through
| out the entire Mohamm edan world
Constantnoplo is not only the seat
OF the Ottoman political government.
but also OF the religious government,
to which the Turks attach an enormous
| Importance. Once the Sultan Is def
| nitely driven out OF Constantinople, tho
| Ottoman Empire Will crumble Into dust
! The second reason why Constantine
| pie should be taken is that the entire
| Mosicm world Will realize that Its
downfall was caused by Germany, and
this Will more effectively than any
| thing else put an end for good and
ever to German dreams and ambitions
| III the East this side OF India.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
ENGLAND'S MARRIAGE
RATE Is INCREASING

The military weddings which have
been one OF the features of the war
have caused an Increase In the mar
riage rate in England, In spite OF the
fact that increased cost OF living and
higher taxes have probably caused n
good many couples to postpone their
weddings until times become normal
once more. simultaneously, there Is a
slight increase in the death rate. AZ
well as In the birth rate
Unfortunately. there is n section of
people In this as in every country, who
label themselves as pacifsts. The
British pacitists are lying low at the
present moment. but they may be e1-
pccted to show their heads the moment
when Germany and Austria begin to
shout Enough"
That way lies the danger for the
allies. fact which has been generally
realized In France. The pacifsts will
bob up and talk glib words about
chivalry to fallen foe words to
which Englishmen. with their innate
sense of fairness. are particularly sus-
ccptiblc, about the sin OF crushing an
enemy completely
Those who are at present in charge
OF English policy. particularly. per-
hans, Lloyd George and Winston
Shurch!ii, are quite convinced that
there must be no magnanimity or
chivalrY towards Germany, or all the
fighting will have to be done over again
in Il generation or two
In the mind OF all virile Englishmen
there is no doubt that the final goal
of the war must be the complete de-
struction of the German military ma
chine. BY destruction OF the military
machine is meant this:
l. The sinking of the German fleet
:. To smash up the German confcd-
Grafton and put Prussia in her proper
place.
With no feet and the German empire
disintegratcd. split up into tho original
series of kingdoms. each standing BY
itself, and its independence guaranteed
there would be no possibility OF another
machine such as Germany is now using
being built.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
SOLDIERS ARE AIDED
IN TRUCKING SURGEONS
Powders Administered TO Them
Which Affect Heart and Gain
Their Release.
GANGS TRADE DISCOVERED
Lucrative Trade is Ruined Through
Finding OF Woman'S Letter to Her
Husband Containing Some Of Con-
c0ctiOn.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
PARIS, April S.-Five persons are
under arrest here on n charge of sup
plying soldiers at the front with the
means OF trucking the army surgeons
and getting themselves sent home as
no longer fit for military service
This is the way in which the gang
was discovered. Some days ago the
postal authorities opened an envelope
addressed TO Il territorial, suspecting
that there was something In it more
than letter. Their suspicious were
justified. for they discovered four
packets of grayish powder wrapped
up in sheet OF note paper, which
bore the following message:
Dear iiusband,---l have at last dis
covered powder which will give you
such palpitations of the heart that
the surgeon major will have to send
you home"
IL was signed Marie Foutboune."
and gave an address in Aubervilliers.
The police commissary. to whom the
envelope and its contents had been
submitted Immediately went TO the
address given and questioned the
woman. She broke down and con-
fessed, and her avowals have enabled
the police 10 lay their hands on n gang
OF 1--we. who. il appears. had been driv-
Ing lucrative trade in the sale Of the
powder to soldiers at the front.
HIS TITLE is SUFFICIENT
FOR UNDYING FAME
What is General Jofre's title when
the war is over? Very probably Cen
eral Joffre and nothing clse---for that
Is sufficient title to undying fame
Sut there is no constitutional reason
why he should not be the Due dc Ia
Marine" for instance, or the Dnc de
- The next allied victory will nj
In that blank. In any case II seems
certain that NJ. Poincare, as head OF
the state, still retains full rights TO
accord titles, to make dukes and princes
ana peers OF the republic BY no law
has that right been abrogated 1t Is
interesting. too. in this connection to
recall the fact that Ecnealogists have
discovered that General Joffrc. who is
from the Pyrenecs. is Il Catalan OF
NOME spanish race. and that his name
In Spanish means n wall OF stone"
woman appeared i'm court on the
charge Of having stolen II chicken
She denied the impca chmcnt, and
pointed dramatically to her eighteen
months-old child. who was hanging on
TO her skirts In tho dock, as the real
criminal He is perfectly terrible NJ
liz PRESIDENT she said, he cant see
anything without trying to take it,
lie was attracted by the chickens
mead. which was hanging down from
the shop 'front.'. was very cross with
him.
At this moment there was a clatter
cocious criminal had got hold Of his
| mammals advocates brief bag, and was
Continued on Eighth Page)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
POUR LIQUOR TO FISH
Finny Tipsters Float to Top OF Water
and Fall Easy Prey to
Fighters.
SUPPLY LASTS SEVERAL DAYS
Torpedo Seaplane Has Been Invent
ell, and Experts Are Enthusiastic
Over It's PossibiIitics-Swetl
Government May Purchase Rights.

PETROGRAD, April 3.-An astonish-
ing effect OF Russian temperance Is
reported here by II wounded officer
The commander OF a company ordered
500 casks OF spirits found in n captured
German village to be poured into n fish
pond. The fish became intoxicated and
loated to the surface. where they fell
an easy prey to the Russians. The sup
ply lasted several days
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
FRENCIt SOLDIERS WIFE
(:lGES GERMAN HII NJ

PARIS. April 3.-Thc wife OF a French
soldier mas Just received from him by
mail a spiked German helmet. The
Spike Is not, as were those taken in
the early days OF the war, of copper.
nut OF wood. evidently n result OF tho
OF metal In Germany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04

CONTINUED on Eighth Page
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-19

XII MAEkHM = LIE Elk
Copyright, 1915, by the New
Some day, little book, Pm going to
have serious talk with you about
''the long arm of coincidence"
1t seems to me that things hap
pen every day to most Of US in a
way, that if the novelist would take
advantage of it, he would be called
exaggerated and untrue to life.
l had hardly read Donna Tenney's
letter telling me about her re-mar-
rage with Bill when received one
from Kitty Malram from whom l had
not heard in a long time. In it she
said: 81 wonder if it is the spring
time that makes one so restless and
dissatisfied, dear Margie? Here am
| with the best man l have ever
known for a husband and yet l am
afraid l am wishing for something
else.
You know that some poet has said
that a woman in her first love always
loves her lover; ever after, all she
loves is love. l am not quite sure l
have quoted the exact words but l
have written the meaning. Some
times, my dear, think that always,
first and last and all the time all
woman loves is love.
Men seem to grow interested in
other things. They can, after their
first youth is fed, make business, art,
philanthropy, philosophy, their pro-
fession or thousand and one things
take the place of love. Sometimes l
think they forget all about love. You
know that sweet story of De Maui
pesant's in which he speaks of the
priest who hated women because
their loving hearts were always ask
ing for someone to love and to love
them?"
'FMen are so sufficient unto them
selves. They seem to feel that if they
are missing anything it is because
they are content to miss it, that if
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-19

BREAT HE'S DESPERA ION.
paper Enterprise Association
say l can stop smoking if l want to
but he never does. In other words
they feel that they have no longing
they cannot satisfy at any time.
But, we poor women, we want
not only love but the expression of
love, the little caress the sudden
glance, the quick look of admiration
and the sure knowledge of apprecia-
ton.
Walter is absolutely perfect as
men go. His whole life is given to
right and the uplift of the masses.
am sure that he loves me and would
be greatly surprised if he dreamed
that l was not as satisfied with my
marriage and my vocation, my life
as he is with his. But, Margie, his
whole interest is in his work. He
never talks of anything else.
81 only see his eyes brighten when
he tells me that he thinks he has
saved some girl from life of shame
and it almost makes me. wish were
the girl Of course that is silly, Mar
gle, for it is in the saving not the
girl that Walter is interested.
But, Margie, Walter has forgotten
to kiss me- During the last six
months do not think he has kissed
me once. l sometimes am tempted
to do something terrible just for the
sake of being forgiven as forgive
ness of sin seems to be the only thing
that appeals to Walter just now and
perhaps if he did that he would take
me in his arms again and love me a
little
81 know it's just wonderful to help
poor, suffering humanity.
81 said to him the other night: but
how about poor, suffering wives?'
'He looked awfully surprised and
asked innocently: Why Kate, did
not know you were ill You should
have told me before. l will call up
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-19
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

KITTY MALRAMS LETTER BREATHES DESPERATION
Copyright 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise Association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

Score, love-sll, rubber game.
South declared one royal and West
passed. North called two royals. the
character of the hand warranting, in
his estimation. an attempt to shut out
adverse bidding by an unnecessarily
high declaration.
East bid three hearts, his strong
holding being proof against the meth
DDS adopted by the adversary. South
made it three royals and East four
hearts. South doubled. which ended the
bidding, and the contract wss played at
four hearts doubled.
Upon the plsy-of, South led spades
at the opening. forcing East o. the
second round. Winning the king Of
hearts which East led, South again
rufFed the declhrer, reducing his trump
holding to three. These, however,
were sufficient 20 take all Of South's
trumps and enable East and West to
bring in their entire diamond suit,
leaving only one club for the opponent
Only three tricks scoring against
them. East and West just made their
contract. going game and rubber upon
the hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
AERALDs OF SPRING RECORDED
BY JEWELLERS I'm LAKEWOOD !

have been spending four weeks at
Palm Beach. returned TO their resi-
dense here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowen Hadden, OF
Brooklyn, are visiting Mrs. +. d. Hurl-
burt at the Laurel-in-the-Pines Miss
Marion Bradley, daughter OF the United
States Consul General to Canada,
who has been spending a month here
with her mother, Mrs. William Harri-
son Bradley, has returned TO her home
in Montreal Miss Mary Bradley joined
her mother here to-day.
c. r. Bush. Of Cleveland, former
resident here, is spending few days
10 the Laurel-ir-:hc. Pines. With him
is DR.. Edward 7. Hyde, OF the same
place. MIR. and Mrs. X. b. Beattie, Of
East Orange, are visiting Mr.. Beattie's
sister, Mrs. L. W Sparrow, at the
Laurel-in-the-Pines
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller, jr,
Of New York, were holiday guests Of
:. y. Ferris On Monday evening Mrs.
d. L. Schwartz entertained Mr.. Ferris.
the Misses Ferris and their guests at
dinner. William II. Anderson, Of Hav-
erford, Penn, is spending the week
end with his mother, Mrs. J. b. Ander-
son. Mr. and Mrs. II. Bliss, of New
York, are the weekend guests of Mrs.
Wilson Godfrey and Miss Godfrey at
the Laurel House. Miss Church, Of
New York. is spending three weeks at
the Laurel House with her aunt, Mrs.
\. F.. Church. j. NJ Schermerhorn and
daughter, Mrs X. Fisher, arrived this
evening, 20 remain at the Laurel House
until May.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28
DOUBLING IS A STUMBLING BLOCK
OVER WHICH MANY A PLAYER
TOPPLES THE RULES OF
DUPLICATE AUCTION.

At royals North and South would
have experienced no difficulty in max
ing a small slam, one losing heart
going to the opponents.
The informatory value os the double
formed a subject of considerable dis
cussion at the conclusion of the hand.
South was not without support when
he maintained with considers Jle en-
phasis that positive assurance Of his
strength at royals which he had given
in the bidding should have guided his
partners action and saved the hand
from utter loss.
At cursory glance at the cards and
a review of the bidding, the reason
advanced by South why he should be
absoved from blame for the failure
of the hand seems at once tenable.
Besides the apparent strength of
South's cards at the adverse decara-
ton, North's high bidding seemed to
add emphasis to the outlook for sue
cess OF the double. Upon this very
feature of the high bidding was to be
found the answer whether blame
SHOULD be placed upon North or South.
Whether North's cards justified his
action or not, he plainly said by his
bid, Partner, my holding will promise
some degree of success at the partner
ship make, but cannot be depended on
in aiding you in a successful defence
at an opponents declaration" That is
the essence Of the situation. North
told a story comprehensive in detail
as to expected strength. Therefore,
when South doubled, which If inter-
preted in full would say, Partner,
am adopting this course with full
knowledge Of your deficiency, deeming
it best for the partnership interest
what could North consistently do?
There was no other course than TO
abide by the partner's decision. To
take the double out, bidding four royals
would be TO accuse South Of faulty
judgment, which could not be substan-
tiated by the facts presented.
North, as matter OF fact, had really
more assistance at the adverse make
IMAM MS Ola lnQlCaLed. immediate
tricks in plain suits cannot usually be
depended upon in a hand giving a
warning bid. Another point that
should not be overlooked by those in
clined 10 take an opposite view from
that here given is that positive sue
cess at royals from North's standpoint
was not absolutely assured.
Many hands seemingly as safe for
game at the partnership declaration as
North's and South's have fallen short of
the mark. Whether North should have
bid unnecessarily high is quite an
other matter. entirely apart from the
case.
In previous article we have dis
cussed this matter and. generally
speaking, we have advocated in sup
porting hands a sparing use OF So
called pre-emptive bids. We unhesi-
tatingly condemn North's use of such
a bid in this hand
In the following hand. taken from
actual play in a recent game, another
angle on the same subject j. illus
trated. The hand is somewhat remark
able IN the fact that an exceedingly
bad bid Is rewarded by success on &C
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-28

was well represented. The tournament
was won by Arthur Matthews, Of this
city, who broke So out of a possible
100 from the 20-yard mark. ]. ". Law
renee and I. w. Buck were tied for
second place with SO. Herman Beringer
was third with 80. Among the other
competitors were |. r. Taylor, A. L.
Wins, W. d. Applegate, F. Muldoon. y.
Blain, W. Matthews, II. Burtis, Ton
Davis, c, Schenck, j. w. Lawrence, r.
A: Ellis, w. IL. Sherwood, Captain
Throckmorton, Ralph Burtis, X. d.
Hartman, Ned Leggett, T. d. Alton,
X. Apologize, 7. Z. Tunison, J. Burtis,
II. =. Newman and Elvin Burtis.
The most successful dance OF the
subscription series given by Erwin SEX
ton at the Coleman House was held ia
the winter ballroom of the hotel Mop
day night Leaders of society in Asbury
Park and adjoining resorts were in at
tendance, and there were more than 100
couples participating. Some OF the
dancers were Miss Winifred Hetrick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Joeck, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. { Trout. Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert lngeTsoll, Miss Marion Burroughs
Miss Isabel Brylawski, Miss BessA
Ego'f, Dir. and Mrs. Harry Metz.