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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
Second News Section
SKULL is 5000 YEARS OLD
Handed over ns GIFT I" .Univcr.ity of
Sydney.

SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA, August -
The first truly fossil skull discovered
In Australia was recently handed owe,
as q gift to the University of sydney
by Joynton Smith. OF the State Legis-
lative Council This is the skull which
caused such sensation at the Con-
gress OF the British Association OF
Science last September 1t Is believed
to be $4,000 years old. Since the Brit
ish associations convention the pe,ri-
fed incrustation inside and outside the
skull has been removed by Professors
David and Smith. Of the university
At the formalities attending the re-
ceipt of the skull from the donor. Pro-
lessor David explained that it belonged
to the Plistoccnc period. and was
found after food thirty-one years
ago In the bed of n creek near TalCai
ranch on the Darling Downs. in tho
state OF Queensland. by stockman
Professor Smith said that the Sc
qucncc Of teeth in the skull was such
as 10 show that II was that OF a youth
about nftccn, yet one of the teeth was
the largest human tooth yet discovered.
The extremely primitive charactcris-
tics of the skull were SO great he said.
as 10 warrant it's being placed with
such an;hropologicai specimens as the
prehistoric Heidelberg jaw and he
piltdown skull.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
WATER POWER IN PANAMA
Government Considering Plans for Ex-
tcnsive Development.

PANAMA. August 7.-Plans are be-
ing considered by the government OF
the republic OF Panama for the de-
velopmcnt of number of waterfalls
IN the interior for the manufacture of
electric light and IL ts--pro-
posed TO invite foreign capital to un-
dertakc the lighting OF several of the
important interior towns in the vicinity
OF which ample water power exists.
Al both Penonome and Chorrera
there are excellent falls, which would
supply the entire districts in which
they are located with light and power.
The water power at Chorrera is sur-
fciently near both Panama and Colon.
80 that electric current could be trans
mitted 70 them over n high-tension sys-
tenn, considerably decreasing the cost
OF electric light in these cities.
In the vicinity OF Boquete. Providence
OF Chiriqu! there are other falls.
which. once harnessed TO produce
hydro-electric power. would make that
district an important industrial center.
as vel! as lighting a number of i'm
portant towns on the Pacific side.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
HE FINDS AMERICANS
KINDLY TOWARD ALLIES
Famous London Publisher Returns
Home After Trip From Balti-
more to California.
REVIEWS HIS OBSERVATIONS
Finds Only One University Man Who
Pronounces Himself Pro- German.
Country's Opinion Thought Out
After Deliberately Counting Cost.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch !
LONDON. August John NJ. Dent.
the famous publisher OF educational
and classical works. has just return ed
to England. On his trip in America
he visited some fourteen or fifteen of
the leading State and other universities
all the way from Baltimore to Cali
fornia. He found that the professors
Of literature and history were much
more ready to talk about the American
aspect OF the great war than they were
TO discuss futures in "Everyman's III :
brary."
without doubt, Mr.. Dents views tov-
cred more widely than has yet been
done the general trend of cultivat ed
American opinion on the war One
American professor wrote him on ar
rival: You'll find il difficult to mako
US talk about books. We are all ah-
forhed in the war. You will find MS
more pro- English than the English
themselves"
The publisher continued: again. in
Wisconsin / found the sentiment over
whelmingly strong toward a Arm stand
in America against the attempt at
domination by Germany. The same
thing obtained in California Every
where found German militarism con-
demned All believed in ideals Great
Britain is hghting for
Personally. I do not think we have
ever done full justice to the attitude
Of America. seeing her delicate position
in this war The universities arc with
exception. Only in one case did meet
with university man who called HIM
self German What pleased me
most was that all this conglomeration
OF opinion was deliberately thought out
after counting the cost and considering
all the various questions. Another In
teresting point is that quite the ma
jority OF American professors go to
! Germany TO get their Ph. D. and be-
como more or less imbued with Germa n
life and influenced ny friendly treat
ment and the sympathy they receive
III 40 many parts OF Germany.
Yet. l can say from the many up.
portunities had of observing as well
as conversations from one end Of the
Continent TO the other that Americans
are firm in their determination that
! only SO far and no farther will Amer
| lea continue to put up with the in
solent bearing and outrages Of the
German government"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
BELGIAN ARMY IN KHAKI
Change From Dnrk-Colorcd and Con-
spicfous Uniform.

DCNKIRK, FRANCE. August THE
l'elg Ian arm" is now clothed In khaki
instead OF the dark colorcd and con-
sp!cuous uniform Of the earlier months
of the war II has been a popular
change. since the khaki of the British
soldier has been much admired by the
BclCians as both smarter in n military
sense and more businesslike than their
own dark blue and green
The sanitary situation along the Pei
gian front is excellent, and the sick re-
port is exceedingly small. The bodies
OF otad horses and men floating In the
area covered by water have been FISH ed
out and DESTROYED, and the country in
general cleaned up back OF the lines
Belgian officers have established ut
tie chicken yards back of the trenches
for fresh eggs. and angling for carp
in the canals Is one OF the chief recre-
atoms of officers and men when or
duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
.FUC|T|vES TELL STORY
OF TERR0RS IN BELGIUM
Sad and Depressed, English Women
and Children Make Their
Way TO London.
GABY DISTRIBUTES KI
KISSES
Dancer Who Kicked Crown From
Head OF Portugal's King Receives
Embraces From Each Youth Who
Volunteers to Fight for Allies.

Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch
LONDON. August 7.--Tilbury. the
great landing stage OF the Thames. be-
low London, was the scene of the ar
rival OF large party of English
women and children from the terrors
OF Belgium under German rule.
Most of them were sad and depressed
and very unwilling to be communities
tive. One or two however, were n
little less reticent than the majority,
and told interesting tales OF their i'm
Dressions and experiences. They did
not personally complain OF their treat
ment by the Germans. The only cases
where the iron hand OF the invader was
felt was where the men OF the family
had disappeared and inquiries failed
AS to their whereabou
TN Brussels" said one. there was
no scarcity Of food, except in the mat
ter OF bread. If the war lasts another
year. the natives are sure TO feel the
pinch pretty badly. as the enemy are
even now Communicating provisions in
huge quantities. and the Belgians viii
receive scant consideration" Another
who witnessed the famous attack OF
Lieutenant Warneford on the Zeppelin
in midair. described the wreckHge of
the convent school of Amandsberg
When the Germans visited the graves
OF the nuns and children who were
killed by the falling OF the Zeppeiin
on the convent. they placed wreath
upon them. inscribed with the words:
This Is what the English have done"
Even ut the graveside they could not
refrain from lying. "All the refugees"
continued the speaker, ARE loud in
their praises of the good work OF the
American embassy at Brussels, who
looked after their interests to the day
OF their departure"
GABY DEsLYs DISTRIBUTES
KISSES AMONG RECRUITS
Recruiting by cajolery has almost
reached fever heat. The latest exposi-
ton was given at Cambcrwell last
night. when the accomplished danseuse,
Gaby Deslys. distributed free kisses at
Camberwell meeting to every recruit
enrolled. or course, the greatest cx-
element and enthusiasm prevailed.
The process adopted was simple "a
well AS exhilaratlng. One Of the now
V. C.'s made speech. calling on all
present to join the army. or course, he
said, no had just returned from the
trenches. and equally. OF course. he had
just turned up at the meeting quito
unexpectedly. Then slight pause.
| and the beautiful Gaby. looking fas-
chatting and pretty, an is her wont.
offered to present a photograph OF her
charming self and give free kiss to
every man who enlisted on tho SPOT.
Recruits began to tumble over each
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
SUFFER FOR WANT OF NEWS
Foreigners I'm Mexico City Cut on From
World Centers.
[Correspondence OF Associated Press.1

MEXICO CITY. July 2a.-Eirht
months Of accumulated mail has just
been distributed 10 foreigners and
others. Beside this mail. n batch Of
some $500 kilograms Will also reach
their owners. These letters have been
piling up in Vera Cruz for the past
month. since II was necessary for the
military 10 use the only available tele-
graphic lines to the prejudice of the
general public while the siege of the
capital was being carried on. II is NOT
the want of food OF n material KIND
that the foreigner feels so keenly here
hut the want of that intellectual nour-
ishmcnt which comes from the news
centers OF the world in the shape OF
press dispatches and in the editorial
comment and magazine articles on the
same. Papers bearing n date n month
old have been eagerly read here during
the past few weeks. With the large
English. French. German, American
and Spanish colonies here. the dearth
OF European war news works a real
hardship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
USES SOCIALISTS
ASPEACE DECOYS
Kaiser Said to Be Back Of Agita-
ton to Bring War to
End.
MOMENT NOW FAVORABLE
Never Again May Central En-
pires Be So Powerful as
at Present.
MOMENT NOW FAVORABLE
ny PHILLIP EVERETT.

LONDON. August Ever since the
Eorwaerts. principal organ of the Ger
man Socialist party. was confscated for
the German people desire peace. fol-
lowed by the Kaisers statement that
there would be no winter campaign.
the opinion has been gaining ground
in diplomatic circles here that Ger
many, after using Austria as decoy
to start the war. is nov using the So
cialists 10 bring about an agitation
for peace before the allies shall have
reached their full strength.
There are many reasons that speak
for this supposition. In the first plnce,
the desire OF the misguided Socialists
for peace has reached alarming proper
lions, since 1t was discovered that the
German Junkers and jingocs from the
very start planned this war as a war
OF conquest. In the second place Beth
mann Hollweg and other level-headed
German statesmen realize that the CEN
trail powers arc never likely TO have a
more favorable moment for making
peace than during the next three
months. while they have not yet ex-
hausted the great advantage which
military preparedness gave them, and
while only small corner OF Alsace is
in the hands OF the allies What Italy
has taken so far does not matter be-
cause II is no more than what Prince
Buelow offered IL for It's neutrality
Germany at the present moment
would be able TO bring forward very
strong arguments in favor Of peace.
which they hope would carry great
weight in America, but which are sure
to be wrecked upon the hrm resolu-
ton OF the allies to accomplish their
only purpose. the crushing of German
miiitarism. no matter at what cost in
blood and money.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08
BURDEN OF MUNITION
FACTORIES UNDERESTIMATF,D

How greatly the French military au-
thorities, like the English. under
estimated the magnitude imposed upon
the munition factories Of the country
is revealed by La Matin. one of whose
correspondents writes from lie Crcusot:
"Creusot. in popular Imagination, is
Frances great civil arsenal. 1t does
not begin TO compare with Essen, in
Prussia. but 1t is the center Of an i'm
mense factory organization founded by
the Schneiders in various places. In
time of peace 1t employed $4,000
workers. At lie Creusot alone there
were $4,000 when the war broke out.
but on August Is half OF these had
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29

they will vote for good roads in self
protection and al exercising the good
common sense Of their sex In matters
that concern common welfare. There's
a lot Of Iowa women like the woman
who simply broke out and pulled out
when driven by three monotonous
weeks Of bad weather and bottomless
roads.
The woman Of older time and hard
Shedding in Iowa bore her isolation
when she didn't go insane, with forth
tude because it had to be. She did her
part as women mostly do. But now
that the big red barn has been built
and paid for, now that the mortgage
has been lifted and the bank account
grows and the eighty that joins has
been safely added to the farm acreage
there is no good excuse to be given for
NARROWING her.
Let the woman who waits take heart.
The good roads are to come. She Will
be driving her own runabout to town
or across to Sister Mary's before long
over a good hard road that will COM
plete the work begun by the mail route
and the telephone. Within few
months her voice will be potent with
county officials and legislatures. Her
time is coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
WOULD PAVE IT EVERY SEVEN YEARS.

In Ohio the average cost of grading
dirt roads sreported by the state
highway engineer to be SILT per mile
for each foot in width Of the road
graded and the average cost of con-
crete pavement on rural roads is given
as ss07 per mile per foot of width. In
other words when they have graded q
dirt road once a year for seven years
they have spent as much money on 1t
as 1t would have cost to have paved
it and the dirt road would have re-
manned impossible half the days in a
year. That is why they are paving
and crawling all of their main trav-
eled roads in Ohio just as fast as they
can get the work done. A paved coun-
try road will last thirty years or long
er, while a graded road lasts only UNI
til the next rain
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
the SIOUX CITY JOURNALS TEST.

| Times change. How much and how
| titude of Sioux City and incidentally
| by the tone and trend of that excellent
newspaper the Sioux City Journal
Sioux City has been a wide open town
The interests and allied vices were
largely in control. OF late Sioux City
has been cleaning house. She has sem
fenced police chief to prison for col
fusion with law violators and purvey-
ors of vice. Moreover from the Jour-
nal comes a demand for law enforce
ment not only in Sioux City but across
thu state. Listen:
1t is suggested in some quarters that
the republicans must have a fight be-
tween the vets and drys in their own
ranks to make sure that the state Of
fees will not fall into the hands OF
men who will try to discredit prohibi-
ton by not enforcing it. The Journal
does not believe any republican who
has been mentioned for governor, at
torney general or any state office
would seek a nomination on platform
Of nonenforcement or loose enforce
ment of any law. 1t does not believe
that any candidate who would do this
on any ticket could be elected. Sentl-
ment against enforcement OF certain
laws may dominate certain communl-
ties, but in the state at large the sentl-
ment Is overwhelmingly for law en-
forcement. No politician will make the
mistake Of believing otherwise.
This expression Is the more notable
| because 1t appears to set the face OF
| the Journal against a home candidate
for governor whose appeal seems to be
to the wet interests and whose attitude
toward prohibition would it is believed
were he to be elected to the office he
desires.
! Whatever the platform any candidate
may put forward the voters should GO
ances and attitude and match the can
didate with his record. No candidate
who favors nonenforcement, whose at
| titude toward progress and prohibition
is reactionary should be given pleas
ant smile. No matter what we may
think of the prohibitory law it is the
! law Of the land, made and created and
] to be enforced thoroughly by the COM
ing governor and attorney general
That is the conclusion of the state
That is the purpose in which all the
newspapers Of the state coincide. That
should be not only the assertion bu,
the record of the candidate if he is to
meet republican approval.
| The Journal may not have meant tc
eliminate the Sioux City candidate but
the Journal test seems to look thai
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
Topics of the Times

How good old Noah would have en-
joyed this weather!
Do you imagine that the repeal OF
the mulct stirred nature to attempt to
supply an extra supply of water?
If anywhere the past and the pres
ent meets it is where the submarines
creep about in the ooze over which
Xerxes' soldiers were ferried across in
another war of conquest.
The actuaries society and the Medi-
ical Directors association have been
digging up statistics on the moderate
boozer. Forty-two thousand lives were
covered among those who axe two or
more drinks day and another class
who use two ounces or more daily but
not enough to shut them out OF lie
insurance The ratio of actual as to
expected deaths was 11s per cent In
while drinkers who had reformed
showed a ratio Of 1872 per cent. Among
the three classes death rates from
Brights disease, pneumonia and sui
eide were high. Tell the boys about 1t.
Stealing silver from a church and
pennies from a dead mans eyes belong
in the same class.
Arizona intended to hang five Mexi-
can murderers in a row upon one GAL
lows but the protest that arose over
such wholesale slaughter has brought
about g. reprieve for four of them and
they will be hanged one at time.
Rather finicky isn't it? The real OBJ
election and revulsion is from the idea
of capital punishment. If the men are
to be hanged what's the difference
| whether they are killed separately or
| together?
Granting that death is beautiful
adventure" as Mr.. Frohman remarked,
the number and activity Of the doctors
suggest that the spirit of adventure
isn't particularly widespread or busy.
$50
While that "25 years ago. stuff is
mighty interesting as well as emDar-
RAISING in instances, imagine what a
JOLT to most of us it would be were it
possible to print the facts as they will
exist twenty five years hence.
Perhaps If Mr.. Bryan gets thru with
the German incident all right he will
| be encouraged to open negotiations
looking to a treaty with Champ Clark.
The Brooklyn Chronicle reports upon
| the occasion Of the visit Of the Dav-
export boosters that The band was led
by E. P. Adler, publisher Of the Daven-
port Times" Most publishers in the
state will congratulate the Lee syndi-
cate of newspapers that it's president
is big enough man to lead in the
band
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
THE PRISONERS ESCAPE.

The lady Of the house had come to
town. She lives on a farm. Formerly
she had been employed in town and
but had married and lives on farm
and likes it. She was telling a friend
how for three weeks the roads had
been in condition that kept her close
ly at home. They couldn't drive to
town as they are accustomed to do.
For three weeks she said she hadn't
had her head out Of the house. This
day she rebelled, ordered the men folks
to get her to the station a couple Of
miles away. They dragged thru bot
tomless mud to reach it. She bought
her ticket and came to town.
It is hard to imagine more complete
isolation unless on desert island. One
could stand II better there however.
Here was this woman grown so sick
Of the monotony Of one rainy day after
another that she simply girded up her
loins and pulled out for town. She is
cne % Tie hests loiIssssseepoTs "a The
county, no woman IL moro faithful to
her duties and her family. She Just got
SO she couldn't stand it. And being q
woman Of good sense and will she
took the day to it and went to town.
This woman has An inherent righ'
to good road between her and hel
town and her neighbors and he,
friends. She has 1t coming to her
Time was in the early days Of pioneer.
ing when the women Of the farms en-.
dured q sort of Egyptian bondage
made bricks without straw and worked
thirty-one days to the month excep
thru April, June. September. Novem
Der and February. She bore weeks o
isolation. The lot Of the prairie wifi
in the old days was unenviable. sh
rode to town semi occasionally in
lumber wagon. She stayed home from
church Sundays because the horse
NEEDED rest. But the farm woman Q
this day Of wealth and motors in thi
state has right 10 more and 10 FOOLS
liz she doesn't take it.
She Wlll. Whsa- TIA xensA .yot
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29

be thusly all the time or othefwlsely.
Moral: A depot agent is human. He
has vexations that the common geese
know not Of, and come what may or
will, he 10 supposed to keep sweet. He
is paid for being pleasant to the public
and Incidentally looking after q thous-
and and one things daily that the COM
pany wants done. Next time you take
it into your head to bring that cranky,
Grabbed agent up standing. count nifty
before you start In with the job and in
the meantime recall that the agent II
not May zephyr or q June bride, but
living, mortal man with vexations
enough to put the average housewife
to eternal slumber.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
IGEN LAW, rs t7E'Y5l
l700Ax1 - ON f0ll.y6as

placed In command Of brigade Of
cavalry in General Wade Hampton's
corps in General Joe Johnston's army
In North Carolina. At the battle Of
Bentonville he was put in command OF
Hampton's old cavalry division and
promoted to major general Immediately
afterward. He surrendered with Gem
eral Johnston's army at Greensboro.
N. c., in April. 1866. General Law u
now the senior living oficer Of the Con-
Tolerate army
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
PRESCRIPTION FOR CIGARET.
TSheldo on SUM-

The business men of Sac City have
placed a ban on cigaret smoking by
agreeing not to employ any young man
that uses the coffin nail" The young
man may choose between employment
and cigaret smoking and the fellow
interested in the business and who has
ambition to make his way In the world
by honorable employment, will know
on what side his bread IL buttered"
and desist from the injurious and
loathsame habit Sac Is among several
cities in Iowa to establish this prece-
dent and other towns will do likewise.
The nicotine in cigaret paper has an
effect upon the nervous system and the
brain that is undisputable. A man will
be better man il he leaves cigarets
alone, and no argument that will hold
water, SO to speak, can be produced in
it's favor. In large corporations the
habit has been abandoned several
years ago, among those holding re-
sponsible positions and the advisable
ity Of such decree has never been
questioned. The action Of the Sac City
business men is commendable.