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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

ended has wiped ont in physical prop.
erty value equivalent to one-half
or the wealth OF a nation like France.
There Is no glamour in this war.
Make no mistake about that. IL has
no strain OF grand opera in IT, II Is
no grand picture of beauty and color
and heroic deeds. In all my tins at
the front have not seen single hat
tie flag Haunting its colors TO the sky.
] have heard no blare of martial mu-
sic. not even a drumbeat. and the soit-
tary bugle I heard out there against
the firing line carried a new note, a
warning TO dodge under cover. because
hostile aeropiane had appeared above
the horizon.
THE only color In this new trench
mode of fighting is a jet of crimson
on mud-spattered gray uniform to
tell OF another life that mas paid the
supreme price: the orange and gold
of burning village against the mid
night heavens, the clouds of gray and
black that tell where n shell has torn
great cave IN the trenches.
War Duration Unknown.
How long will the war last? How
win it end? Every fifteen minutes
since | returned I have been asked
that question with varying degrees
to reply decisivelv and without stop
ping to think Probably II one did
not stop to think II would he easier
to answer decisively For 7 have asked
those questions myself couple Of
thousand times and have received a
couple Of thousand answers. But
have found that the men who know
the most about the war will say least
about It's end. There is always the
frankest kind of an 7 don't know
The war may end tomorrow-and
1t may last for years. Politically. II
could be ended by fall. From a mill
tary standpoint there is no end In sight.
Politically. the diplomats of the world
could make a new map of Europe.
but no one knows how long II would
stand the strain. Militarily. the SOL
diers may carve out new frontiers for
years-only to find them slipping into
other lines when the peace confer
ences begin"
Mr.. Schuette has been away from
Germany only about two weeks. He
leaves tonight for New York to sail
on the Nieu Amsterdam Saturday. en-
route to Berlin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
IUScAhIA PASSENGERS
TO HOLD BOAT DRILLS

New York, July 25.--As a measure
of safety against similar fate to that
which her sister ship, the Orduna. SO
narrowly ESCAPED. the passengers on
board the Anchor liner, Tuscania,
which sailed yesterday. will hold boa'
drills as soon as the ship clears Sandy
Hook. and the women will be given
practice drills in putting on life pre-
servers.
Captain Peter Mclean made the
announcement shortly before the liner
sailed.
The Tuscania will also sail direct for
Glasgow. The change of route to the
north coast OF ireland is believed to
avoid the danger of submarine attack
since the German boats have been OPP
Grating mostly in the Irish Sea.
The Tuscania carried ten Ameri-
cans on her passenger list, Of whom
two were in the first cabin. Her total
list was six first-cabin passengers, If
ty-eight second and seventy-nine
steerage. She was loaded with 10000
tons Of cargo, including number of
auto trucks. 1t Is understood that
there are several aeroplanes and other
war supplies on board.
The American liner New York sailed
at 1918 O'Clock with about one hum
dred Americans on board. She car
ried 1S1 f1rst-cabin passengers. 17s
second. and 232 steerage passengers.
La Touraine, Of the French line, car
ried sixty cabin and forty steerage pas
sengers when she left at 3:2o o'clock.
The italian liner Ancona sailed with
1.100 and 1900 passengers Of whom
$50 were In the cabins. Or the rest
fully $50 were italian volunteers SAIL
ing for Naples and Genoa TO join the
Italian colors.
Among those who sailed on the New
York were Mrs. r. D. Garden. who has
gone to join her daughter, Mary Gar.
den, at the front, where the celebrated
actress Is serving as a nurse. and VIII.
liam warfield. nephew Of Ex-Governor
Edwin Warfield. OF Maryland. who
sailed for his post as special attache
at Petrograd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
GIVEN DEATH PENALTY.
sherman Stanhcld. Colorcd, Must Die
FOR Attempted Rape.

DanvliIe. Va. July 25.-shernan
Stanheld. the year-old negro
who attempted an outrage on Eliz-
abcth Collie. a siX-year girl Of
Kentuek, was today sentenced to die
In the electric chair on September II,
a jury finding him guilty of the crime
IN fifteen minutes. The trial was held
behind closed doors. seven witnesses
FOR the prosecution being present
Stanheld had no witnesses. He APP
peared little stirred at the sentence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
SURVEY OF THE YEAR
BRINGING CONFIDENCE
N one Qualified BY Prudent Regard
For War Emergencies and
Contingencies.
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW
Periods Of Liquidation Season Securt-
ties and Markets Capacity 10 Alb
eorb Grows Steadily--opiimtstic
Outlook.

New York July 2s.--The Suns week
~ review Of the financial situation to-
morrow will say
This ia the anniversary week or the
closing Of the New York stock Ex-
change. the last OF the worlds grea
ooarwes 70 shut its doors against the
financial cyclone which was generated
by the outbreak OF the European war.
A survey of the happening OF the past
twelve months only goes TO strengthen
the grounds of confidence now felt
IN the prospects Of establishing pros
reritv among us. a confidence qualified
nv a pruden; regard for the emergen-
ciex and contingencies Of the war. and
still somewhat impaired by a diminish
snx survival of impractical domestic
notifies but an bactuai and vital iufiu-
encs, nevertheless. for the Improvement
OF volumes and values.
New domestic impulses for forward
buying are making themselves mani
fest, while there seems to be no slack
ening In the forward ordering which
should give us In the latter part OF
She year an export trade Of greater
magnitude than has vet been recorded.
Agricultural portents are Of unsur-
rassed excellence.
Tested and Seasoned.
Securities have been further tested
sad seasoned by periods Of liquidation
and the markets capacity to absorb Il
seems 10 haEo ~~nwu steadily since
foreign seliir sached its probable
maximum m ago As for the
banking pnslt3a.. ii; suff4ces 10 say that
IL rs so comfortable that no domestic
requirements At any probable rate "f
expansion, arc likely to engage all the
credit capacity OF the bankers money
fer fully two or three years to come.
The excess of capacity gives US the
surplus power 10 devote funds 10 the
worlds uses and needs. with the iney!-
table corrolfary of more beneficial re-
actions on domestic trade and indus
try.
Already our bankers have begun 10
act In the directions of solving tire
problem Of the disnrganized foreign
exchanges, so that our external com
merce on which SO much now depends
may he promoted and sustained. The
eminent just negotiated in Wall stree
r. Idly nc anything else than the
beginning of a most imperative under,
II + .ra 10 receive here substantial
fetal Of foreign securities In settlcmcai
of the huge credit balances which are
Accruing In our foreign commerce. hat
which can only continue 10 accrue Il
our commerce is kept up by aceeptiue
from other ountres the principal means
OF pa yment which they have Mt com
fnand their governmental obligations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

government and brought 10 Liverpos
Third the Americans have sent D
quantities OF cotton because they r
gard liverpool as the best port for e
ture transshipment. J
FOR some months the weekly deli
cries 20 spinners were slightly belq
the average of the past four yeaj
COTTON men are not alarmed by Il
situation and expect that the supply
Liverpool will soon be even greater,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

Of frSt awards, showed what scien-
t!fc methods had done and could do.
The daaa suppiIed to Swift s. Com
pany revealed benefits of alfalfa to
the soil and Of fertilizers to the
crops which gave promise of new
farm wealth reaching the billion dol
lar mark.
Tbs "best alfalfa in he world'
was grown by the Schwartz Brothers
Of Waukesha. Wis. who offered to
tell any banker or farm owner how
they have increased farm comforts,
profits and crops by the scientific
methods advocated by the bankers
Chairman Harris pointed out that
it is only in recent years that the
people, including a large percentage
Of farmers, have begun seriously to
appreciate the dominating and the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
Chancery Release Deeds.

Stuart Bowe. trustee. to Lizzie
Schireff, so feet p inches by % feet
inches west line Ninth Street, SO IL
feet north Of Clay Street July Is,
1918; s3360.
James w. Anderson. trustee. to
Charles ". WiticI 22N120 feet at the
southwest corner of FLOYD Avenue and
Park Street July II, 1915; $4,602.
Frank r. Sutton. trustee To Louisa
H. Burnett. 36 feet inches east
line Cherry Street 120 feet north Of
Albemarle Street. July %. 1915;
$3.50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

A billion dollars or so added in crop
returns through improved alfalfa and
fsrtiiized crops as a topic of interest
70 the Agricultural commission Of the
American Bankers Association kept
farm horne bathrooms and kitchen
eonsenienees still in second place.
Chairman 3. F. Harris said: eve
viii always remember that farming
II life as we'll a. an industry and
business. Let II, however. remember
inst effort and money spent In this
cause Of betesr farm life will be the
most nsarsvhpss earning asset Of n
maRnificent 1aeHe. We are realizing
Aors and more the necessity Of in
eesasing acre yields.
4 sheaf Of gold medal alfalfa that
NsaGhad thtrty-two pounds, winner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
BYRD TO LEAD FIGHT
FOR JTTNEY OPERATOR

The operators of the independe|
jitney buses In Richmond viii fight Il
constitutionality of the ordinances reI
ulating the jitney tVaff1c, which il
become effective Tuesday. 1t was Al
nounced yesterday that the iitnI
owners have retained Attorney RiJ
ard Evelyn Byrd 10 represent the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORD


Leroy Il. Brown. trustee, to Real
Estate Security Company, II feet g
inches by TO feet south l'ne Graham
Street 123 feet 10 inches west Of
Tompkirs Street June lG. 1915.
$3.50
Wallace c. Saunders ct Tx to Ben
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
CITY Circuit Cnnri

william Hopes was appointed n
trustee OF the Sixth Mount Zion Bap-
fist Church in the city Circuit Court
Saturday, and the trustees were au~
thorized TO cucumber the cAurt h
property at tine northeast corner of
Duval and 81. John Streets to the ex-
tput Of 81 500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
INV and Equity Court.

Motion for Judgment was docketed
in the Law and Equity Court Satur-
day for S. zoe by the Chatt-Nash
Company against the Biiou Company.
Stair & Haven docketed motion for
Judgment for $375 against the Wells
Amusement Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
GERMANY THINKS U. S.
WANTS TO FIGHT
Chicago Newspaper Man Says That Is
Impression He Found Among
German Populacc.
HATRED OF ENGLAND ABATING
War Toll Is Five Thousand Lives a
Day, With at Least Double That
Number Added to List of Cripples.

Washington, d. c., July 25.---In a
talk to members Of the National Press
club wednesday night oswald r. Schu-
cite, of the Chicago Daily News, who
has been In the war zone for several
months. said that the impression in
Germany is that the United States
wants to fight This belief is fostered
and inflamed he said, by the repro
ducing in Germany some Of the more
rabid editorials which appear in pa
pers Of this country from time to
time.
Mr.. Schuette said there Is no way
TO tell how long the war will last.
How IL will result nobody knows.
L know the Germans believe they can
not lose 1t would take millions OF
men to make a dent in their lines
in Northern France. They have a
food supply there to last until Decem-
Der, and they have an abundance of
faith in their own training and abil-
lty"
German Hatred of England Abating.
In answer to questions Mr.. Schuette
said that the German anger against
England had abated since the entry OF
Italy into the war, although Germany
is restrained from attacking Italy be-
cause of a treaty between Italy and
one of the Balkan States. which stipu-
1ates that II either country Is attacked
by Germany the other will step in and
aid.
one of the most interesting stories
Of the evening was Christmas incl
dent about which Mr.. Schuette told.
Somewhere along the fighting lines
at dawn Christmas morning. spade
went up from n German trench. AT
first the French were mystified at
the strange signal, but soon spade
was displayed by a Frenchman. No
shots followed, and finally a German
took chance and peered few inches
over his side of the trench. Up came
a Frenchman. Soon erstwhile fight
ers all along the line stood upright and
began to wish one another a merry
Christmas" Finally men left the
trenches and ran toward each other.
There was a great determination which
wound up in a football game that af-
ternoon. At nightfall all hands re-
turned to the trenches. but there was
no real fighting among these men
again until the Christmas holidays
had passed
5000 Dead a Day.
EVERY day OF TINS war means h,0Ut
men dead" Mr. Schuette continued
THAT is greater than the daily toll in
our battle of Gettysburg Every
+ twenty-four hours of this fight has
Il greater death toll than did a day
at Gettysburg. Not only that. but
every twenty-four hours adds almost
! / 900 men to the terrible lists Of
/ +hose who are blinded or crippled fol
/ life These are figures to make us
+ shudder with horror. even though yor
have never seen man crumple uI
/ with n bullet in his brain or a regi
ment Of $500 men march out into al
! attack and come back with 800. Ye
these are cold figures that tell moth
ing of misery or suffering or sorrow
They say nothing Of the desolatioi
/ that marches in the wake of the bat
! tie lines. They reveal nothing of the
! fact that the year of the war nov
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

John A. Lamb. trustee, to Charles
Wright ct al 7l.2 acres on the Brook.
Road, near yellow Tavern: also 40.5
acres on the Brook Turnpike, near
yellow Tavern. July %. 1915; SILL
1850
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26
Building Permit

4 perm't Was issued Saturday by
BUILDING Inspector Butler 70 DR.. w.
r. HUGHES. to build q two-story brick
dwelling At SOS ST. James Street. ~
cost $4,000,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-26

newer and larger possihilitie- Of
agriculture. despite our tremendous
Industrial development" he said.
land the trend to TOWN. nothing
but our great food supply which
warriors as well as peace makers
Tneeded--coald have turned recent
international cash demands on us
into balances in our favor
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
The Darcinu Mania.

The dancing mania" OF the middle
ages came on the heels OF the great
plague known as the black death. 4"
1t was some sort of nervous disease
and is now supposed to have been
what is known as st. Vitus' dance. 4"
1t began In the year 1874 at AK la
Chapelle and spread all over Ger
many, the Netherlands and Italy. The
dancers formed circles hand in hand
and appearing TO have lost all reason
continued dancing. regardless of the
bystanders. for hours together until in
their wild delirium they fell to the
ground in sheer exhaustion. Painting
and foaming at the mouth, they would
suddenly spring up and begin the
dance again, to be again exhausted.
and SO on until they died The mania
involved millions of people
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
HELP FOR H0MELY MEN.
Facial Decorations and Other Ways 10
Tone Down Ugliness.

Tone Down Uglness.
II my face is too wide beard length
ems it; If my face is too narrow it ex-
pandS as If by magic with the addition
OF what have sometimes been affection
ately called mutton chops" or ''siders. &"
If my nose projects, almost like a
nose trying 10 escape from face to
which it has been sentenced for life. n
pair of large. handsome mustaches will
provide Il proper entounge-a nest. so
to speak, on which the nose rests con
tentedly, almost like sitting hen; IL
my nose retreats backward into my
face the aesthetic solution is obviously
galways.
n stout man can do wonders with his
appearance by adopting a pointed
beard and a suit Of clothes, shirt. neck
tie and stockings with pronounced yer.
teal stripes. 4 thin man, on the other
hand, becomes ut once substantial in
effect without being gross If he cult
Yates side whiskers and wears a suit
of clothes, shirt, cravat and stockings
with pronounced horizontal stripes.
II my face lacks tierceness and dy-
mamie force 1t needs a brisk, arrogant
mustache. or If 1t has too much of these
qualities long. sad, dropping mus
tache will counterbalance them.-At-
lantic Monthly.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20

While it is not generally known
but it is fact that the Dupont Com
pany's plant at Barksdale is one of
the largest triton plants in the Uni
ted States and the world, excepting
Germany. There are six triton, one
trivOlene and one refining plant at
Barksdale. 1t is the only large col
lection of plants in the world of it's
kind, surprising even the mammoth
plants in Germany, the mother of tri-
nitro toluOl, the most powerful ex-
plosiye known to science. The men
in charge of the affairs at Barksdale
are experts in the line of explosives.
With such men as these, and a plant
such as the one at Barksdale, the
United States ranks first in the pro-
duction of high e> plosives. This does
not apply to tri-DitrO alone, but also
to dynamite, shells, etc.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
Old Saws and Savings.

A few old sayings on the subject of
food come to US rather as a surprise In
our age of daintiness and refinement,
yet they have their raison d'etre not
withstanding. Meat is much, manners
are more" "Cease your chatter and
mind your PLATTER The ass that
brays most eats least" The wing with
the liver to him who's the giver;" He
can give little to his servant who Hicks
his own trencher."
Apropos Of this remark it is amusing
to note that manners" was the name
given to the remnants of a meal These
came to the servants as official per
quisites; hence our well worn express
sion before emptying a dish. Leave
the last slice Tor whatever it may be-
for manners"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
Meeting.

An important business meeting of
the Inter-county Guernsey Breeders
Association will be held on the eve
ming of Monday, November %, at 1870
in the City Hall. IrOnwoOd, Mr.. W.
f. Raven, live stock specialist, Of
Marquette, will be with us on that
evening and help us in this important
undertaking. All who are interested
in live stock are urged to be present
at this meeting.
]. F. Kadonsky ,Agr. Representative,
GOgebic County.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20

A telephone company has been or
gained at Iron Belt, articles of III
corporation for which were filed with
the secretary of state on Nov. 5. 1t
will be known as the Iron Belt Tel
ephone Company, is capitalized at
1000, divided into 50 shares at par
value of $4,000. The incOrporators
are John Vita, Thos. Trione and Ole
Olson. The new company is ineorpo-
rated to perform all kinds of bust
ness incident to or connected with the
owning or operating of general tel
ephone business.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20

Rev. AbeLamandt arrived here last
Friday from New Butler, near Mil
waukee; and has taken charge of the
local German Lutheran church. He
will preach his first sermon tomOr-
row. He was accompanied by his
wife and child and Sunday afternoon
a reception was held at the parsonage
for the new minister and family,
many Hurley and IronWood people
being present.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20

Only one scrub stallion stands be-
tween Iron county end a clean record
favoring the use of pure bred sires
for breeding purposes. AT present
there are two pure bred and only one
scrub stallion used in the county. In
1907 there was but one stallion a
grade, in use, according to the de
partment of horse breeding, Uniyer-
sity of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin was the first state in the
country to adopt a systematic plan
for the improvement of horse breed
ing through the elimination of grade
and scrub sires. The work is in
charge of Dr.. A. 5. Alexander of the
College of Agriculture, University of
Wisconsin, who reports that about IS
per cent of all the stations used for
br eeding purposes in the state are
pure bred. In 1907 IS per cent of the
total number were grades and scrubs.
The horsemen of this county who are
helping the cause of better breeding
by keeping pure bred sires are:
o. O.Agler, Quincy; Kimball < Clark,
kimball
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
TRUE FOSSIL FORESTS.
Yellowstone Parks Array of Stony
Relics of Volcano Activity.


Relics of Volcano Activity.
Remarkable fossil forests exist in
Yellowstone park. the most remark
able. ii is believed. Of the several fossil
forests which have been discovered
there are Others In Egypt, in California
and in Acknowledgements in the Vel.
lowStone most Of the trees We're Ell
bombed in their original upright posi-
zion and not found recumbent and scat
tered about the ground.
In Arizona. for instance, the fossil
lied trunks have evidently been car
ried long distance from where they
originally grew.
In the Yellowstone the trees now
stand where they grew and where they
are entombed by the outpourins of
various volcanic materials.
Now as the softer rocks surrounding
them are gradually worn away they
are left standing erect on the steep hill
sides. just as they stood when they
were living. In fact. it is difficult at n
little distance to distinguish some Of
these fossil trunks from the lichen COW
cred stumps of kindred living species.
such an aggregation of fossil trunks is
therefore well entitled to be called n
true fossil forest.
1t should not be supposed. however.
that these trees still retain their limbs
and similar branches. for the mass ca
volcanic material falling on them strip.
ped them down to bare, upright trunks.
Exchange.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
A ouee, Who Was a Kino.

Only once in the history Of the world
has a queen been officially known as a
king This was in Hungary, when the
Hungarlans gave the name Of king to
their Queen Mary in order to avoid
the infamy which the laws Of that
'ountry cast upon those who are gov
erned by women. She bore the title Of
King Mary TIL her marriage with Sigis-
mund After that she took the title OF
nueen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20
Good Role.

Johnnie Wobbs was regarded as the
town simpletOn. but occasionally he
was gifted with a fash Of keenest
repartee as a city visitor discovered
to his discontinue What part do
you perform In the great drama of
llfe" he asked. Il mind my own bust
ness" replied Mr.. Wobbs.-Argonaut
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-11-20

At the inquest over the death of
James Yuppa, the homesteader near
Quincy who was found dead, held
Wednesday at the court house, the
verdict of the coroner's jury was that
Yuppa came to his death as result
of ian accidental discharge of rifle
while held in his own hands" The
principal witnesses were Yuppa s
neighbors at Quincy. 1t is thought
that Yuppa went out in the evening
to cover his potatoes in pit few
feet from his house and was shot
while so doing or Immediately after
A lantern was found near his body
together with his rifle, containing an
empty cartridge. Whether he STUN
bled and caused the rifle to discharge
could not be ascertained the only
plausible theory for the accident be-
ing that Yuppa laid his gun on a
+. sod pile nearby and when about 20
again enter his house pulled the gun
towards him, with the usual re-
suit.