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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
Older Men Direct War

Oldish men still remain on top in this
war after a year Of hard lighting The
four conspicuous commanders are Jof-
fire, Of the French; Won Hindenburg, OF
the Germans; French, Of the English
and Grand Duke Nicholas. of the Rus
slams. All are we'll up in the sixties
That is an unusual circumstance
Caesar was young man when he in
vaded Gaul Alexander was boy when
he made his great conquests. Napo-
lean became the military meteor on
earth before he was 80. and he and
wellington were only sc when thew
met at Waterloo for the last fight either
over witnessed.
Washington was but As when he win.
tered at Valley Forge. and he was not
yet 90 when CORVALLIS surrendered to
him his army at Yorktown. Grant was
only 43 as he stood at Appomatox.
Stonewall Jackson had won a military
record for all time before he was killed
at 80.
Won Moltke was the exception, as he
was 70 when, As years ago this sum-
mer, he trapped the armies OF France
in six weeks But these seem to be the
days when age gets the plums
Didn't our governor just designate a..
Pennsylvania's three greatest men ono
73. another rs and a third 77?-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
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there Is one thing which has moved
them more than any other. Il is Bel
GUM. Belgium and her sufrerings ara
the best theme at recruiting meetings
In the great works the weekly de-
duction OF pence voluntarily adopted
by '.e working men is mainly for
the Belgians; IT is King Albert who
erokcs most cheers among the nor
traits IN the c!nenas and music halls
mo bitterness OF Belgium. her pluck In
accepting Germanys challenge the
enormous suTcrings OF her people IN.
atrocities committed against her. have
struck the Imagination of the English
people. There are thousands who haN.
dehnltcly enlisted because they want
10 nave a wipe AT the Germans" for
what they have done in Belgium. No
government which proposed peace
terms without full PREPARATION to Bel
GUM could live for forty-eieht hours
And tho third charactcrist;c-also
misunderstood by those from whom the
world outside England learns her char
acterls'ics-!s kind OF logged resolu-
tion, which IN it's own language 4,
determined to see the thing through"
That resolution is quite corpatihje
with a doEgcdncss equally determined
not to be put upon" while the thing
IS being seen through. And that ia
why there is seen to-day the extra
ordinary paradox OF working men
on some point which seems either
trivial or obscure to those who live
In different world-rcrus!ng appar-
entity to provide the munitions which
VIII save the lives OF their brothers
and fathers and sons
Inocuiafcd With Freedom
for many generations Englishmen
nave been inocnlatcd with freedom,
WIN the same violence as other ma
lions have been oculated with docilitv
And the demands. recommended by
some Wild publ!cists, that we should
work by way OF compulsion rather than
by choice, are demands which. II full
h!led, are bound TO end in disaster
Attempt 10 coerce him and ne Will be-
MS stubborn as n mule. Persuade his
leaders TO help YOU in such attempts
he VIII defy his leaders equally WITH
yourself man is working say fltty
hours A week. Compel hin, TO work
sixty, cries some mad newspaper. and
you vii! get clear gain OF ten hours
Directly tho experiment is tried Won
.ind not gain of ten hours. but n loss
OF ffty. He refuses TO work at all.
Persuade him personally OF the needs
and you viii knock seventy hours out
OF h!m-so long as he is sure that
he is not being done" by his en-
ployer. And this "dogged resolution"
will carry him through 10 the end.
He does not fuss" over any particu-
lar victory or defeat. He is out now
to beat the Germans. as a hundred
years ago ne was out to beat the
French He intends TO do the one as
he did the othcr--to make a clean lob
or 1t. Then he Will so back to his
own work again, neither expecting nor
desiring praise. Humor, reticence. a
doESed determination to win-these
make the mcttle OF the Englishman.
He is inarticulate, seemingly unemo-
tional, lacking In all the h!strionic ele
mehts. and contemptuous of nine
tehths OF tho appeals made to him.
Hut tneSe qualities no man can take
from him; and these qualities will
carry him to victory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASSES


distinguished French critic has re-
Gently visited London in order TO dis
cover tho secret which to-day, as yes
terday. Is battling Europe That Sc
cret is the psychology Of the English
people-especially in t,me OF war. All
the ordinary Clcar-cut standards coll
lapse before the problem Of this extra
ordinary race. When | had been In
London day" he said, Il thought
could write Of IL. In week | was
uncertain. Every additional converse
uon or experience increased my de-
spair. To-day, after nearly month
or IT, l find II impossible" BY the
English people he meant. OF course, not
the few who live comfortably on the
surface OF life, behave with the cou-
rage with which all missionaries be-
nave In war and in peace time and
Tor the most part denouncc the slack
ness and greed OF the working classes
He was trying TO analyZe the mental
operations which had sent 1900. 900 OF
those working classes 10 drop ham
mer and spade, TO iling down the pen
In the office. or emerge from the mine
In order to endure discomfort and the
dominant risk OF life in war overseas
for cause which was not primarily or
obviously their own.
For, that n large percentage OF the
army hardly realize that tho cause is
their own, Is one of the mysterious fac
tors Of the situation. Newspapers may
demonstrate that London and Man
chester and Bristol are in reality be-
ing defended Mt Ypres or the Gallipoli
Peninsula, and so. indeed. are the roots
OF our power and influence in the
world. But neither the workman nor
tho army looks at II quite In that way.
Not Moved by JinHoism.
1t is curious how little the purely
in
a working class meeting. Rule. Br!-
tannia." leaves them cold. To other
tunes, such as Cheers for the Red
White and Blue" they set words OF
their own. more Congenial II less OBJ
viously romantic Tho songs they de-
light In are not those which tell of the
greatness of serving ones country, or
the nobility of sacrifice for the EN-
pire. They are songs OF home, and
songs of love. and Of all tho peaceful
common life which they have aban-
doned in order TO stand in wet trenches
and die OF chance bullets abroad That
is why they never understand the Celt:
the Welshmen who so off In a fury OF
emotional excitement singing Land OF
My Fathers: the Scotch, with their
Fascinating dialect songs; the Irish
with a national devotion unpara llcled
west Of the Danube. That is why they
never quite understand the French nor
the French them; the rank and file
OF the two armies. with the best good
Will In the world and common hatred
OF the common enemy, each being In
wardly convinced that the others are
not quite sane.
Hatred of All Emotion.
Humor and reticence-the hatred OF
display and emotion on the one hand,
tho determination on tho other to
keep smiling" until the end. even if
the end Is certain and terrihle-these
are main elements OF the psychology
Of the English people. They are not
specially moved by the thought OF
going out TO defend the empire They
are lighting to beat tho enemy. If
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10

sort Of wave prayer hurled heavenward in one
overpowering volume of sound-something
which in magnitude will overcome and head
off the kaisers divine-right idea plus the
prayers Of Germany in n heap.
The leader of the movement-we shall be
pardoned for not repeating the name Of the
organization-is Alexi Sabatin. We not
given the geographical location Of the prayer
center, but from all that has come across to
US the creator of the scheme is winning the
peasantry to his banner
Ancient tribes made war on a prayer
hypothesis, and wondrous were the results,
according to the historians of that time. ALI
modern nations have gone to the front plead
ing with the Maker of Heaven and Earth to
bless their respective armies Russia has
made her appeal as nation. with what re-
suits is not for any to say. The new
consolidated prayer may bring about some
change. However, the Russian army will
continue to rely, largely, on the strategy Of
the grand duke.
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Prayer in Bulk for Russia

a NY one who has tried to keep pace with
"A that part of the European war which
directly affects Russia would think tina, coun-
try had enough on its hands to require MI
of its time and thought AS a country, II has
But in many respects Russia is no different
from other countries including our own II
has contineents that are reaching on, for re-.
suits by different methods, although the end
is the same
The newest move has name that would
cause anybody but a Russian to run away.
the word is Observation-Disclosures" Concretclv
this is phalan2 Of prayer---a composite of All
beliefs in sia---hut the plan Is to make
one combined appeal 10 the Almighty for tae
success Of the Russian armies 1t Is to be- a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
Mirroring Richmond's Growth

@ OUND evidence OF the steady growth Of
~ Richmond's business, and OF the city's
present business prosperity is afforded by the
advertising records of The Times Dispatch.
During the month of August, The Times
Dispatch printed 392.742 lines Of paid adver-
Using, which represented gain Of S6,394
lines over August. 1912, of 40SS0 lines over
August, 1913, and of 43,400 lines over Au-
.gust of last year g"
1t is the dency OF advertisers to reduce
their publicity expenditures in times of de-
preston and to increase them when the fnan-
cial and trade outlook appears cheerful and
encouraging. 1t is because of this psyche
logical fact that venture TO share with
Jour readers this page from the records Of our
own expansion. They should be interested
in it, because II proves beyond peradventure
that Richmond moves onward and upward,
Hnder fair and cloudless skies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
A Kindly PHILOSOPHER

D ETWEEN the Jester OF medieval history
u and the humorous writer Of to-day there
stretches long period, not only Of time but
oil development. The Jester was clown the
humorous writer is comedian; the Kings
1901 was mountehank. tho humorst lis a.
commentator Frequently, and at his best
he is philosopher as we'll
George Fitch who was buried last Tues-
day. "as all OF these comedian, commentator
and philosopher. And in each capacity he
was kindly. He made us smile, but he
planted no sting; he sketched men and events
put without caricature; he reasoned but not
coiHty therefore, It is easy 10 understand
why thousands OF children gathered at bjs
funeral and read aloud from wha, ho had
written.
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Save Appomattox
II you ask what State he halls from
My sole reply shall be:
He halls from Appomattox

II you ask what State he halls from,
My sole reply shall be:
He halls from Appomattox
And It's famous apple tree.
Roscoe Conklin's exact words in his
couplet nominating Grant In 1850 are
still topic Of dispute. But their sense
was as above. They made even more
secure the reputation OF the little Vir-
ginia county seat where Lee sur
rendered on April 9. 1865.
That reputation is sure historically
As long as the American union stands.
But the Richmond Times Dispatch re-
ports that physically Appomattox is
fast falling to decay. Relic hunters,
vandals, time and the elements have
all had their share In reducing the viii
lage to destruction. The apple tree.
wherever 1t was. has gone. and decay
and neglect are evident everywhere.
Why" asks the Richmond Times
Dispatch, is not Appomnttox a literal
shrine as we'll rs a historical shrine?"
1t should be.
The suggestion has been made in the
past that some Of our patriotic socio-
ties ought to preserve Appomattox.
Why not the general government?
Appomattox stands for reunited
nation for Lee rs we'll as for Grant.
There is no memory of bitterness in it.
Chicago Evening Post.
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Citizen BluejacllctS

TlTlZENS went TO Plattsburg y. y. and
- were instructed In the rudments OF SOL
Cler life. Barring one unpleasant incident
which little foresight would have prevented
the citizen camp was productive Of satisfy
'1ng results.
Now the navy wants Plattsburg or, to be
moro specific, the Navy Depar, inent through
assistant Secretary Roosevelt, proposes
plan which Will give citizens better ac-
Quaintnnce With naval duties II is cynec,ed
says the assistant secretary, to obtain the ser
vices of not less than $4,000 men for tho
national naval reserve, exclusive of the naval
militia OF the various States which now num-
lbers 1000 men.
II is suggested that the navy take over
many motor boats OF suitable type and train
men to operate them. and that the owners n,
fast yachts cooperate and receive the neccs-
sary training. There is already an organi-
cation OF retired national officers and the Ia st
Congress started n movement toward a re-
serve of former enlisted men These would
fit in quite properly with the proposed re-
serves of trained citi2cnry for the first line
of defense.
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Branded Peaches.

branded Peaches.
Please publish soon possible a good
receipt for making branded peaches
]. E. s.
For each peck OF Clingstone peaches, ripe,
but Arm, use pounds granulated sugar, s
pintn water and pints brandy. Put peaches
into boiling water in which tablespoonful
Of cooking soda has been dissolved and let
them stand about FIVE minutes. Then turn
them into cold water. Rub one at time with
n coarse cloth to remove fur. placing them back
into cold water Make syrup OF the sugar
and water and clarity with the white OF an
egg. swimming as the Scum" arises and strain
Ing through jelly bag and returning the clear
sirup to the fire. When 1T bols again put in
the peaches and let stand till they are tender
enough to be pierced with n straw. Take tho
peaches out and place them In Jars and pour
in strip and brandy 1t becomes hot
again. Cover the jars securely and allow to
stand for three months. Peaches so treated
regarded certain to produce very happy re-
suits II consumed in sufficient quantity.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
or Course Not.

John Hirschberg, SO they toll US now,
A bold lieutonants not to be-
Nor wear upon his manly brow
The shake OF the infantry.
But in tho way OF politics-
Although Of this he mover boneta-
John knows bushel bag Of tricks,
And is a captain of the hosts
y
So why should he consent to DO
Denoted from his high estate.
Or take mere lieutenancy.
When captains laurels crown his patio?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10

me Farmville correspondent of tho Appomat-
tox Times-Vireinian complains as follows Tho
Times Dispatch doesn't toto Just fair with your
FarmHile correspondent in dealing with the
suggestion made by the correspondent TO sec
Virginia nrst. The I'D had suggested to uni
Versity graduates to so West and got 50 a day
for work In tho harvest fields when your CORE
spondent at Farmvilie reminded tho Supreme
IN virginia that Du Pont paying 81 n day
at CITY Point and the graduates do well TO SEQ
offers In Virginia FIRST. And though Richmond
mas the Better Acquaintance Week. II remains
true that the graduates would do we'll to make
- Gay In Virginia rather than go West in
search OF So"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
Wilson, of Course

\ LII this talk about the next Democratic
a candidate for the presidency is academic,
and most OF 1t is silly. That candidate will
be Woodrow Wilson, and. unless in the In
term between now and the election, there
shall be some tremendous and unexpected
change In the situation, he will be reelected
triumphantly and decisively, beyond the
shadow OF doubt.
Republican politicians with brains in their
heads understand quito we'll as similarly
equipped Democratic politicians that some
thing approaching miracle will be neces-
sary TO avert the expected result. They
know that the Presidents mastery conduct
OF the foreign relations Of this government in
the last year hae.decided the issue
Where is the Democrat who would oppose
him IN the convention? Where is the Repub-
lican who could defeat him at the polls?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10

We have with us in this trouble, in which
the Austro-Hungarian ambassador Is con-
cerned. one Of our own fellow citizens, Mr.
Archibald, the man who carried the goods
He is somewhere on the sea homeward bound
If the ship should mistake her course and go
around Cape Horn and spend the autumn on
the Pacific, Archibald never would be missed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10

Nothing that has occurred during the war
has caused as much comment as the Czsr's
taking command OF the Russian army II "a
not understood whether the Little White
fhther has swapped horses while crossing the
stream changed automobiles. traded flying
machines, or put on new uniform Ono
thing is certain he couldn't wear tho c,,,ha.
OF the grand duke
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
A Little Prnyer.

(For The Times Dispatch)
Now I lay me down to sleep,
First I smile and then weep:
Sunshine comes and shadows fly
AS / lisp my lullaby.
Keep Thou us from strife, alarm:
Lord, protect us from all harm:
Keep our trials far away,
Bring us to n brighter day
ROSA B. HUNT.
Princess Anne Hotel. fredericksburg,
Va, September 8, 1915.
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A Truth to Ponder.

We see that 1T Is much easier 10
begin a war than to end II, and that
Is a truth which the American people
might ponder with profit.-Indianapo
lis News.
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Why Not?

= + Southern newspapers were wildly fool
i ish the Chicago Tribune and the Boston
Traveller, they might scream that the whole
North is the home Of lliteracy and outlawry,
and might insist that the South boycott
Rhode Island until the men who murdered n
judge in that State for doing his duty have
been punished.
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ReHpon.e to the Nov-Yenr Greeting.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatcn:.
Sir.-May kind God bless and prosper you,
too. and write you In the Book Of Happy Life
which make the blood in our hearts GLOW
warmer for the beautiful expressions you used
in this mornings Times Dispatch This is the
wish and prayer Of one of your
JEWISH FRIENDS
Richmond. Va. September S. 1918.
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The Respaz Brass Band that played in a
Wing National Convention that nominated
Henry Clay for President, had a n anniversary
the other day in Philadclpbia ,rho or,.i
cation has put in bid to play al III. INV,
Republican National Convention Il e. ,Id
enough to have higher aspirattona
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-10
A Fatal Omtssio

What makes you SO pensver'
"Nothing-just thinking"
"Of what?"
Why, that IL the Austrian ambassador had
Just remembered to drop the last syllable Of
his name and then keep that way he would have
been much happier to-day."
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DIR. Dumba's Dismissal

THE demand made the Austro-Hun-
1 garian government for the recall Of AM
bassador Dumba is the answer Of this people
to the ambassadors impudent boast that he
could "disorganze and hold up for months.
If not prevent. the manufacture OF munitions
in Bethlehem and the Middle West. This
abuse of diplomatic privilege, this outrage on
friendly nation, this challenge to American
sovereignty meets the instant resentment and
just punishment that 1t merits.
The explanation alleged to have been made
by DR.. Dumba-that he merely seeking
to put into execution the specific orders OF
his home governments much worse than
no explanation at all, for It transfers por
tion of the blame from the shoulders of an
individual to those Of empire. Whatever
be the facts as to this detail, 1t was clear
from the moment the ambassadors dispatches
seized and made public that he had
sacrificed his right to the privileges of the
diplomatic relationship and violated the con-
fdence Of the government to which he was
accredited.
His usefulness, as we have said In an earlier
editorial. at an end In this view Of the
and because his fangs had been drawn
1t might have been possible for President
Wilson to overlook, If not to condone, Dr.
Dumbas gross offending. The President
however, has taken another and sterner view
Of his obligation--and the ambassador
must go.
II ID COncelVaDle tnat mere VIII be protest
from Austria, unquestionably there will be
bitter resentment In that country and Ger
many as we'll. That we shall have to endure
The American people have learned in twelve
months Of trial, amid the stress of war and
in period OF uneXampled diplomatic strain
that Woodrow Wilson deserves their fullest
trust. They have confidence in the clarity
and correctness, we'll in the uprightness
OF his Judgment. They stand behind him
n har tao Of nc
battle for their neutral rights.
1t would be disingenuous to blink or evade
the net that this incident tremendously in
creases tension in the relations between the
United States and the Teutonic allies. Re-
cent performances Of German submarines
the transparent excuses offered by Germany
for the wanton destruction Of the Arabic
and the recrudescent Chauvinism Of the Ger
man official press have obscured the bright
outlook for continued peace. The cloud no
bigger than mans hand" that now appears
In the skies may grow and spread until 1t
stretches from horizon to horizon
1t must be obvious, however that the &C
tivites OF DR.. Dumba, which included in the
words OF Secretary Lansing, 1.-The fragrant i'm
proprtety of employing an American citizen,
protected by an American passport. as a secret
bearer Of official dispatches through the lines
OF the enemy Of Austria Hungary" had to be
stopped. Suffered to continue their in
eyitable product was war. Sternly repressed
the outcome can be worse, and whatever
1t be, the American people are prepared
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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traoe which has been coming to Petersburg or
naa oeen prior to tho practical closing Of tho
highway between Hopewell and Petersburg In
going after this trade in a manner entirely open
ana ABOVE board. Richmond Is pursuing legiti-
mate means OF extending her trade"
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Why Freedom Shrieked.

Maybe when Freedom shrieked In
Poland at Kosclusko's fall she fore
saw that Poland might become an in
dependent buffer State" between Ger
many and Russia.-Kansas City Star.
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Richmond will doubtless feel grateful to the
Petersburg Index Appeal for the following note
o. approval, which differs somewhat from some
Of !ts other deliveranccs the subject
few months ago: Richmond merchants appar-
emily In earnest in the efforts which they
arc making TO capture tho trade OF Hopewell.
The pans which they have laid. the principal
feature OF which Is the construction Of the
shortest line OF communication possible between
the two placea. should. if carried out. result in
taking TO Richmond great part Of the Hopswell
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Sometimes a man has to get into the peni-
Tertiary in order to get an ovation. II has
occurred at Sing Sing, n. Y.