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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-03
OPINIONS OF CHILDREN
ARE SEEN IN ESSAYS

The interest OF children in the war
at different ages is the subject OF Il
paper read before the British AsSocia-
ton by Dr. c. Kimmins who said in
order 10 obtain information as to the
special interests OF children at diff
fcrcnt ages in regard to the war ESSAYS
were written by all the children in
ten senior departments. fiv" boys sa;:d
five girls. OF elementary schools Nc
preparation was allowed dut, no no
ticc given The children were told to
write as much as they could about the
war in fifteen minutes IN all. 3,NSl
papers We're written, l,5Il boys. 1870
girls
The fact that emerged most clearly
from the investigation was tGr pcli-
cose attitude Of The girls Of ton, :he
wave OF depression at eleven and :hc
establishment of normal interests At
twelve years Of age.
The boys, on the other hand. become
more warlikc at eleven. and. though n
period of slight depression follows upon
This. ii is much less marked than IN
the case of The girls. From the d-;e e
eleven UPWARDS great anxiety was felt
with regard To the price OF food.
\ little girl aged eleven. wrote:
ne o''E'h "' NV ""' ""H 'HiS' tti''
when the German Emperor was st
Windsor he insultcd Queen Victoria
and so King Edward smackrd lI,n
round the face. The German Emperor
said III bc avenged. ana hence tho
war"
y boy OF twelve wrOIc:
THE advantage Of the war is shat
the men lave learned to knit" And
another hoy wrote: Tile main lis:. =
vantage Of the war is that girls mast
remain old maids because N,r", Will
not he any men left"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-03
LOUVA|N TRAGEDY
CRIME OF GERMANY
Evidence Shows There Was No
r Conspiracy on Part of
Citizens.
PROOFS ARE ABUNDANT
Order of Destruction May Have
- Been Given to Save Honor
of Army.
ROOFS ARE ABUNDANT

Especial Cable 20 The Times Dispatch.l
LONDON. October e. have before
me copy Of the report on the be-
Gavior OF the German armies in Bel
GUM. and particularly at Louvain. made
by a prominent Vienna priest especially
chosen by the Catholic Archbishop Of
Vienna TO conduct an investigation OF
the events Of those horrible days. Not
single German or Austrian paper has
mentioned even the fact that the report
bishop Pin. Here is a verbatim though
somewhat abbreviated, translation OF
the report:
"Sefore | went TO Belgium had read
tho German official report OF the events
III Belgium y published in the German
White Book. and felt absolutely con
nov? As a reply. shall merely state
what personally discovered at Lou
vain. | moved among all classes there
and had long conversations with a great
MANY people there. ! noticed that they
were all, without exception. very much
afraid OF speaking openly to for
eigner, but when | told them the object
Of NY mission aud showed them my
credentials they spoke with the utmost
tranknSss.
II have talked with men aud women
81 the people, calm or nervous. with
sim pie minded men and women OF the
middle classes, shopkecpers, hotel
keepers and business men. have
talked with doctors aud university pro-
fesaors, With tho chief OF police and
The Mayor. have talked with monks
from several monastcrics with clergy
men high and low, and | had a very
long conversation with Cardinal Mer-
dix
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-03
PUBLIC DEMANDS
FIGHT TO FINISH
England, Russia and France Con-
tent With No Half
Victory.
KAISER ALSO DETERMINED
Ruler of Germany Knows That
Defeat Would Spell
His Ruin.
KAISER ALSO DETERMINED
Especial Gable to The Timcs-pispatch

Especial Gable To The Times Dispatch.
PARIS. October c-WhiIc uubIic
opinion here as we'll as in England and
Russia demands that the war must be
carried on until Germany is crushed
the question uppermost in most French
minds is: How long will this last
Every item of news that filters
through from Germany shows that the
Kaiser and his advisers are determined
TO fight until the last man, unless tlcv
succeed in getting peace upon their
own conditions. Defeat for Germany
would mean the end Of the IIohcuZol-
/ Tern dynasty. and no ono knows this
better than the Kaiser. TO ward off
such a calamity, he is ready to sacrifice
every ablc-bodicd man in Germany. and
for this reason law was recently
passed enabling him to call to the
colors every German up TO the ago of
iifty-four.
II is unlikely. therefore. that Ger
many will bc in need OF mon for a long
time TO come. and the duration Of tho
war will largely depend on her
economic resources
French magazine the other dav
published "a series of opinions held by
prominent Frenchmcn. and the ina
jority Of these are convinced that the
war Will last long, perhaps two years
yet.
NJ. Emile Eontroux. of the French
Academy, holds this view. and is sup
ported by NJ. stephen Pichon. late
French Foreign Minister; Rcar-Admirul
DeGony and NJ. Jean Finot. y few
equally wcil-known men prophcsy tho
sudden collapse OF Germany in the very
near future. principally because her
4. ..F
foodstuffs and forage in the captured
parts OF Russia and Poland has been
shattered by the Russians destroying
everything of value on their retreat.
NJ Maurice Barrcs, the distinguished
member Of the French Academy, who
has just returned TO Paris, after visit
ing every part OF the new and old
British front. declares that what he
saw made him feel more convinced
than ever that the unshakablc patience
and invinciblc will OF the British race
united with French elan and cnthu-
siasm. will surely conquer the German
organizations
In little town in the Pas de Calais,
the deputy mayor thanked a British
general for what the British army was
doing. DO not thank US for the as
sistaacc we are giving" said the gen
cral. I'VE are fighting for England
NJ Barres understood by this reply that
ii was a courteous way of saving
There is no necessity for YOU to
express your gratitude to us"
when ] assure myself that the
armies OF England, Russia, Italy. Bel
GUM and Serbia will put the strait
I jacket on the mad Austro-Gcrmans"
says NJ. Barres. Il rejoice no only for
T4p1 l,ttt ,.
freedom OF the genius of the peoples
and for this noble England who runs
a mortal peril. Tor we firmly believe
that the salvation Of the spontaneous
spirit Of the world depends on the vic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-03
OF FOOD \
CONTINUE TO SOAR
Practically All of Germany
Now Exists on Short
Rations.
PEOPLE Do NOT COMPLAIN
Masses Bear Their Burden Cheer
fully, but Press Is Less
Reticent. y
PEOPLE Do NOT COMPLAIN

Especial Cable to The Times DispatchJ
BERLIN. October Food prices
continue TO soar, and it is no cxaggcra-
ton to say that practically the whole
tons. but to their honor be it said that
individually. they bear tho hardships
imposed upon them by the war in the
most wonderful manner
Though l have talked with peooIe of
all classes, down to the very poorest,
who are existing on a few potatoes and
a few ounces OF bread day. I have
failed 10 hear a single complaint
Everybody realizes that Germany is
struggling for her very existence, and
that all hardships must be checrfully
borne.
The press however. is less rcticent.
Catholic papers all over Germany arc
loudly complaining of the high prices
OF food. They describe tho economic
situation in terms II little less bitter
perhaps than the Socialist press, but
none tho less eloquent. Great changes
have taken place in the mode of living
in Germany, as may be gathered from
the extracts of - nousck coping back
published by Il Catholic paper in West.
phalia.
During the months OF June ono
family had only once a supper OF po-
tatocS and coffee. In 1914 1T had meat
for supper seven times; in Juno this
year II had no meat at all. This
family has had to abandon cocoa. m
June. 1911, bread was eaten with every
meal; this year tho family had bread
only four times. The consumption of
sugar has had to be reduced. 1t has
fallen from sixteen pounds to eight
pounds.
Another family used sixteen gallons
OF milk in June, :3l4; in June of tho
present year the quantity consumed
was only five gallons.
MEALS MONOTONOUS
AND FATIGUISG TO BODY
The Catholic journal lanents that
there is a lack of meat and ,everythina
that is aDpctizing and nourishinG,
Meals are monotonous and futiguinE.
The body suffers even in cases whers
there is sufiiciency of nutritive SUBJ
stances. The family lives. but at ths
expense of its health.
1t is the fact that the young genera
ton is being underfcd, which worries
Germans more than anything else, and
almost daily YOU see in the papers ap-
peals to parents to stint themselves as
much as possible in order to give their
children sufficient food
The war has opened the eyes Of the
average German in regard to the virtues
OF the German woman. whom he
hitherto was inclined to look upon as
II rather inferior being whose sphere
was rightly defined by the Kaiser as
being that OF the three K's-kirche,
kinder, kucche: church. children,
kitchen.
Now the entire press is singing the
praise OF the German woman and even
a conservative old fashioned paper like
the Deutsche Taseszeitung says:
"The degree of a nations culture
depends on the character of its women
and the woman OF Germany embodies
IN the truest form the German spirit
In all its grandeur and with all its.
little weaknesses. She has been the
medium through which all that Is
great and noble in art. science and
literature has been given to European
civilization. !,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-27

A1C you Su4 = MIDI S51C5 csShCO LlSh
soIicitously, that you are not over
doing?"
OVERRIDING your granny an
swered rather heatedly. Every
man have danced with tonight has
stopped operations more or less to
discuss some phase of love with me-"
Come on, dear, and dance with
your husband" begged Dick with a
grin, land I promise you will not be
troubled with love as the subject of
conversation"
Dick is so funny that can't stay
angry with him long. Besides had
determined not to quarrel with him
at the party, so we started when the
orchestra began hesitation. While
he is not so good a dancer as either
Jim Edie or Mr.. HattOn, yet to you,
little book, will I confess that 1 was
happier dancing with my husband
than either of the other men.
Dear, old, numbering, laundering
Dick! really think he loves me, but
he is a man easily flattered- easily
tempted, and when he finds that he
has made mistake he Will not &C
knowledge it.
I imagine there is a subtle pleasure
in talking over the days that are no
more with the one you thought you
would marry and did not, and Flea
nor Fairlow is a most fascinating girl.
I'd like her very much if she would let
me. However, 1 presume Pm little
catty, though I don't aim to be so in
always telling her in some way how
much Dick cares for me.
Last night she certainly was not
very happy, for after Dick had
danced with me he stayed by me the
rest of the evening.
1 did not care to dance any more,
although Jim Eide said ''stingy'' when
I declined to dance again, even with
him.
Harry and Eliene came over and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-27

paper Enterprise Association.)
be my last until the baby comes. 1
am so glad you could come, Margie.
You see, we persuaded Dick to join
our party when he thought you would
not be well enough to come.
Eleanor FairlOw was at our house
the night we invited Dick, and Harry
asked her if she were going. She said
she thought not, as her escort had
been called out of town, and then
Harry said, Come along with u.s.
when Dick called us up and told
us you were coming 1 wanted you to
come with us, too, but Dick said il
we did not mind Jim Eide would take
his place, as you would probably stay
only a little while and might incon-
venience us by wanting to go home
before we did"
Eliene had innocently given the eX-
PLANTATION that Dick had wanted me to
hear, and which if he had made it 1
probably would not have believed.
The only place where poor old Dick
made mistake was in not telling me
of the engagement.
1t makes me angry at him to have
him assume that am jealous of Flea
nor don't think I am. I don't
think that 1 would worry about her
at all if he did not make such a mys-
terry of every little thing that concerns
her.
Just when we we're ready to go
home and stopped to bid Donna
Tenney gOod-by and tell her what a
fine time had she whispered, I'm
so happy, Margie; I'll come over soon
and tell you all about it"
I wonder if she and Bill are going
to make up? He has been out of
town for the last month, but it would
be just like him to go out of town
and make his love by letter.
It has always been one Of the great
est, greatest griefs of my married
life that Dick does not write me LET
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-27
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

E EXPLANATIONS COME THROUGH -ELIEF
yht, 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise Assoc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
MdnondndndsHoIplnQItdnd
Bu Marion IIasdnd

the following information: I was a do- nestle science teacher before my mar riage. If the inquirer wishes to study do- nestle science as profession, should advise her to get into touch with some good college or university which offers courses for such purposes. For this course high school edtfcation is required. .<al- though exceptions are sometimes made. The full course differs m various institu- tions, but the general ground covered is many hours of practical cookery under careful supervision, serving meals, plan- ming menus for well balanced meals to be used under different home conditions (inancial and occupatiopal, etc.) Chem stry, physiology, diatetics, theory of cookery, invalid's cookery, home nursing, infants cookery, general household man agement, laundry, sanitation. bacterioi- ogy, general sewing, dressmakins, tex tiles. drafting, and other subjects, such as millinery, basketry, etc, are added according to the length Of the course; also academic and college subjects, ss English, history, psychology, etc. are re- quired. If the inquirer is otherwise eIn- pioyed and wishes to study domestic science on the side for what she can get out of it, | would advise her to gel into touch with the public school author ities. as evening courses are generally offered by them. No woman will ever gret time spent in this study. In the home it fits a woman to do her home duties-making a real home, to prepare meals that are properly fitted to the needs of her family, to COOK the food so as to get the greatest amount of nourish- ment on the most economical basis. In the business or professional world, woman properly trained may teach ill 0f ma nv r,3 hnH household manager in an institution or detitian in hospital, may mold a respon- sible position in lunch or tea room, may bake or cook for an institution, may do efficient work as a cateress, or may take a position as experienced waitress. Doors are continually opened; the demand for women properly trasned in this work is continually increasing. This informa- ton is given from personal experience.
 MRS. c. C. S."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
Wants Moth Exterminator

Several pest ridden members have begged for sure exterminator of the dreaded Buffalo moth. I herewith tender a bit of my experience: purchased a brick residence over one year ago and laid hardwood floors in it. In a. short time after completion I found Buffalo moths in closets and around the base boards I closed all crevices in closets with plaster and painted over them. applied turpentine along the baseboards and used it freely in closets twice every week. They are getting more numerous. find them under the rugs, in the cor ners, on the stirway, in the attic, and In fact, all over the house. In my dis couragement write to you or any of your readers, and ask what I can do to get rid of them. READER"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
MRS. UNDERWOOD HONORS
 TWO BRIDES-ELE

Mrs. Lewis Underwood was hostess at an informal and lovely tea yesterday afternoon at her home on Highland ave- nue to honor two popular brides-elect, Miss Margaret Jemison and Miss Mary Cameron.
 The rooms on the lower floor were at tractively festooned with ferns and red flowers, and in the dining room a large basket of Richmond roses, tied with a red tulle bow, graced the center of the tea table, where Miss Virginia Under wood in a dainty afternoon frock, pre- sided in her usual delightful manner Mrs Middleton S. Barnwell, in smart recep- ton gown. served a delicious ice in the living room
 Mrs. Underwood welcomed 50 guests in the parlor assisted by Miss Jemison. Miss Cameron and Miss Jean Campbell of Washington, who is visiting Mrs. Under- wood.
 Miss Cameron wore a becoming gown of white lace with pink taffeta paniers and MISS Jemison lovely frock of flesh coiored tulle over white satin
 Mrs Underwood is always a charming hostess and affairs given at her hos pitaole home are entirely delightful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
TyHE largest event of the present
 week in social realms occurred last .,. yvil1iaro |, Van

TyHE largest event of the present
 week in social realms occurred last
 \ evening when the William l. Han- rev chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy were hostesses at a con federate ball at the Southern club.
 Many flags, both of the United states and the Confederacy, were artlstlcahy used in decorating the reception anu bathrooms and several hundred guests enjoyed the occasion. Costumes or the present and past intermingled in very attractive manner Another feature oI the evening was the celebration of Ala bama's admittance to the union, large red and white cake being used as a central decoration for the table ana about this cake were Alabama state flags. Light refreshments were served during the evening.
 The grand march, at 9 o'clock, was led by MT. John w. Mcqueen, president of the Southern club, and Mrs Robert NJ Pearson, president of the Hancey chapter, the other officers of this chap- ter and the state officers residing Tn Birmingham, including Mrs. w. C' shackleford, Mrs. Hamilton Bostlck' Mrs. George M. Webb, Mrs. E. c. ClarK' Miss MaebeIle Stollenwerck, Mrs, R. c. Bankston, Mrs. C. c. Adams, Mrs. Chap peIl Cory Mrs. J. A. Rountree' Mrs Charles J. Sharp, Mrs Leonard T. Ho- bart. Mrs. E. l.. Huey and Mrs. N L. Handley.
 Following the grand march a quad rille was danced by two sets, the first of which was composed of Major Rob- ertson and Miss Hettie Sibley, Col. w. E. Yancey and Miss Orline Barnett Mai R. R. Zell and Miss Leona Plos- ser and Capt Rufus Haygood and Mrs' Warren Buchanan. and the second III cluded Col. James F. Fletcher and Mrs. Carl Seals, Maj. A. c. Oxford and Mrs. J. A. Rountree, Gen J. c. HeWlett anu Mrs s. L. Ledbetter and Col. W. M. Howard and Mrs. c. J. Sharp. The rlo- bons for this dance were held by MISS Augusta Mason and MT Rudolph Sharp and MT Joseph R. Estes, Jro and MISS Theresa Cory The participants wore Confederate costumes.
 The next dance was present day part: Mir C. N Williamson and Miss Dorothy DaNlS, JudSe oscar tiunuleS and Miss Katherine Kirkman, MT. Ed Leath and Miss Lillian Philpot. MT. James Screven and Miss Marguerite King, MT. Mark Cruikshank and Miss Katherine Ledbetter and MT. Gerald Sharp and Mrs. George M. Cruikshank. These dancers appeared in modern cos tunes.
 One of the most delightful features of the evening were the special dances of Miss Katherine iSirkman anG Judge fIslndley. These graceful dancers first gave the "Syncopated Fox Trot' of 33 different steps, many of which have never been seen in Birmingham before, and this charming dance was brought to d close by the ''Katherin Kirkman Glide" As an encore Judge Hundley and Miss Kirkman gave the Waltz Bal boa"
 Miss Kirkman was beautifully gowned in yellow silk net becomingly fashioned over pompadour silk and trimmed with tiny roses and black vel vet gows. Her bouquet of American Beauty roses was suspended from her shoulder with d large tulle bow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
NATION WILL HAVE TO BE RESERVE FORCE
 OF WORLD, ASSERTS
 PRESIDENT WILSON
(Continued from Page One)

have felt since then. Down to the war of 1912 the seas were full of American ships, American enterprise was every where expressed in. American commerce, when we were a little nation and yet now that we are a great nation the seas are almost bare of our ships and we trade with other countries at the convent ence of the carriers of other nations. The truth is that after the war of 1872 we seem deliberately to have chosen to be provincial, to shut ourselves in upon ourselves, exploit our own resources for our own benefit rather than for the ben eft of the rest of the world; and we did not return to address ourselves to foreign commerce until our domestic de- velepment had so nearly burst its jacket that there was no straightjacket in which it could be confined. Now American industry in recent years has been crying for an outlet into the currents of the world. There were some American minds, some American business men-not a few who were not built upon the provincial type, who did find their way into foreign markets and made the usual American peaceful conquest in those foreign mar kets, but others seemed deliberately to refrain or not to know that there were opportunities to be availed of.
 NEW BANKING ACT
 Until the recent banking act you could not find, so far as I am informed. a branch of an American bank anywhere outside of the United States, whereas other nations of the world were doing their banking business on foreign shores through the instrumentality of their own ba nkers. I was told at meeting of the American Bankers association that much of the foreign banking business the busi- ness in foreign exchange. had to be done in our ports by branches of Canadian banks established among ourselves. Be- ing iteralists, we interpreted the national banking act to mean, since 1t did not say that the national banks could engage in this business. that they could not engage in it, and some of the natural, some of the necessary functions of bank ing were not performed by American bankers.
 T refer to this merely as an evil cence of what l take leave to call our provincialism. Moreover, during this period this very interesting thing hap pened that American business men were so interested to be protected against the competition of other business men in other countries that they proceeded by organization to protect themselves against each other and engaged in the politics of organization rather than in the statesmanship of enterprise. For your organization for the purpose of preventing successful competition is not in moral level any higher than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
Forgot the Signature

Referring to the request of Harriet M. for kitten, have all she wants If you will kindly give me her address, I will give her choice of Sittens-one all black, the other black and white. They are just about three weeks old. Kindly answer as soon as possible. E. M.. L."e
 Your enumeration of the treasures from which Harriet NJ. may make selection has but one flaw. You forgot to sign your name to the kind offer. We cannot hope to put her into touch with you and the kittens until you repair the omission. We must have your name and address in full, for our books. Neither will be pub lished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
LANTZ- -SCHRECK
 MARRIAGE OCCURS

The marriage of Miss Glover Schreck to MT, Roy D. Lantz was solemnized Thursday evening at g o'clock at the nome of MT. and Mrs. James Bryans in Norwood. the Rev. J. w. Johnson officiating.
 Friends and relatives gathered in the living room, which was made lovely with ferns and cut flowers. Miss Mary Lee Frederick sang Because" and "All for You, and Miss Ella Walker Vaught presided at the piano.
 Mrs. James Bryans was her sisters matron of honor and Mr, Bryans was MT. Lantz's best man. Little Ira Propst carried the ring in the heart of a rose The bride wore a beautiful robe of lace over white satin. and carried a shower of roses and lilies of the valley.
 After an informal reception, Mir. and Mrs. Lantz left for Bucyrus, O., where they will make their future home.