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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-11

Of military age. the women. young
and old, have taken their places, and
are helped by old men and boys. Most
of the horses \ We been requisition-
ed, and are repi1ced by oxen ana
cows.
Similarly the supply OF soldiers re
mains abundant. This years class Of
recruits. which would, in the ordin-
airy course. have been enrolled next
November has just been called out. 1
saw numbers Of them followed 10 the
railway stations by their parents and
other relatives. marching to the mu-
sic Of schoolbOy bands and departing
with songs and apparent gladness.
The boys from the higher classes
Of the schools are being trained vol
UNFAIRLY all over the country. In the
garrison towns there are more sol
diers than in time Of peace. In
small residential town in the south,
the peace garrison Of 1900 had been
increased 10 5000; and I noticed a
similar proportion in other places.
The landsturm has not yet been call
ed upon for any military service
proper.
Resources Are Enormous.
These things must be realized If the
military position and the confidence
Of the German people are to be under
stood The military resources of Ger
many are still enormous. me con-
! hdence Of the people, is not. however,
| based upon any expectation of great
and decisive victories such as were
| hoped for at the beginning Of the war.
| Ii is thought that Warsaw may pos
sibly fall. but the eastern front IS not
now attracting the same attention as
formerly
Germany is looking TO the west. If
the worst comes to the worst, she
thinks that it may be enough 10 hold
her present western front and let other
| factors work, especially submarines
and zeppelins. 1t is fondly imagined
| that the submarines have stopped
! British oversee trade. Hence the eX-
plosion Of joy on the sinking of the
Lusitania. 1t is significant of the
| German lack Of insight into the minds
of other people that no one to whom
| ] spoke seemed to conceive the pos
| sibility that the Lusitania outrage
could have other than good cOnse-
| quences for Germany. Most people
are convinced that there are no reg
ular sailings to England, and that it
is sheer madness to attempt to trade
| with her.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-11
GERMAN ARMY IS
ERGOING VAST
/. SPIRITUAL CHANGE
iTradeSpeOpIe EndeavOr to Hide
Real Feeling and Officers,
New from Ranks, MingIe
With Soldiers.
By \ Neutral Correspondent.

LONDON, May 20 (Mail 20 New
York; the frontier station our
passports were closely scrutinized, and
cdr belongings thoroughly examined.
We ourselves were searched and sub
5ected 20 a series Of oral examinations
by various officials In the crowd
were detectives waiting TO note the
different questiOners. We knew that
these detectives had travelled with us
and would mix with US in TIA train
on our way into Germany.
The only striking feature Of this
examination was the joviality with
which IL was carried out. A new
spirit seemed to have come over the
erstwhile gruff and rough frontier Of
ncials. The men who examined US
were all Landsturm soldiers from
some south German district-elderly
men, big bearded. wearing strange
old-time uniforms, and armed with
old-pattern rifles. They behaved as
though Il gave them pleasure to pass
us into the fatherland when once the
odious task imposed by superior
authority had been satisfactorily per
formed.
We'll" I said to one official. Il
suppose there will be no further diff
ficulties in the way OF travel. and that
all the stories told abroad about lack
Of food and other difficulties in Ger
many are mOonshine2 2"
Ach was" he answered with
broad smilo. We have lots Of food
the trains run 20 the minute, life goes
on as usual and we welcome strang-
ers travelling on business and even
tourists. Don't believe the enemys
lies"
First Experience Typical
This first experience Of Germany
was TO some extent typical of the sit
uatiOn as ] saw II during the first
weeks Of my visit. The changed at
fitude of officials, both military and
civilian. was most marked. 1t was
particularly noticeable among the Of
fcers. The overbearing Prussian
spirit seemed to have disappeared.
OHcers of all ranks behaved like or
binary beings They mixed with their
men in an easy-gOhng. friendly way
which would formerly have been
thought highly detrimental TO dis
cipline.
When alludlng to.this change in
conversation with Germans. I was al
ways told that the German army is
now a real peoples army The war
was informed. has played havoc
with the parade" elements. The
guards and other crack regiments
have been badly mauled again and
again by the enemy. The flower Of
the JunKer officers have fallen and, in
their place. aDle men nave Deen pro-
NOTED without much regard for their
previous rank Even privates are
said 10 have entered into the class
formerly so Circumscribed. Commits
sions have been given to a number or
Jews. Besides. the depletion Of the
corps Of professional officers has auto
matically given greater Importance to
the reserve officers, who are now the
mainstay Of the military organization.
The whole personnel Of the army. Of
dcers and men alike. has changed. At
many points of the front, the forma-
tons are composed even of Ersatz re-
serves.
Thus" a German friend explain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

picked up greenhorn. ignoran. of
rates. he had come upon an Inheritance.
You COMPOUNDED old rascal" I said.
reaching down into my pocket. you
ought to be turned over to the police
For the first time / saw him smile.
He knew. he knetc. HE KNEW.
1 gave him two one-dollar bills. AS
I handed them over l noticed that one
of them had seen parlous times. Its
upper right hand corner was missing.
and it had been torn through in the
middle. but Joined again. A strip of
blue tissue paper pasted over the split
preserved its negotia bility.
The house. as | said. was a shell. A
paint brush had not touched it in
twenty years. l could not see why a
strong wind should not have BOWED it
over like a house of cards until look
ed again at the trees that Rugged it
clOse-the trees that saw the battle OF
Nashville and still drew their protect
ing branches around it against storm
and enemy and cold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
ConsoIinu THOUGHT.

Country Vicar ito widow whose best
pig has diedI-Well. Won know. Mrs.
Riggs. these little troubles are sent us
by Providence for our good.
Mrs. Higgs-Oh. yes. sir. But what
a comfort 1t is TO know that there's
one above as won't let Providence go
too far!-Toronto Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
What YOU can
do to help break
up the substitu-
ton evil.

The Substitution" Man
is he who tries to make you
take something else, which
he calls "Just as Good"
when you ask for a first
class article.
The Substitution" Man
knows about what you are
willing to pay for a thing,
and then tries to sell you
something on e-h al t as
good, which he buys for
about one-half the price of
the REAL article.
The Substitution" Man
is simply trying to take adj
vantage OF you and of the
manufacturer who has
created q demand by put
ting REAL VALUE into
his merchandise. Do not
be coaxed into buying an
imitation or substitute.
Hereafter say: ] want
such and such an article,
and insist on getting it. Do
not say: "Have you such
and such an article 7" The
more you emphasize "I
want" this or that you are
helping to undermine the
worst fraud in merchan-
dising ever foisted upon the
consumer.
If your regular dealer
will not give you what you
see advertised in this news
paper, try the dealer on the
next corner.
Remember: "I want" here
after; not Have you"
Get What You
Ask For"
National Anti,Substitution
League, Philadelphia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
PART ii.

ZALEA ADAIR. fifty years old,
white haired. a descendant OF
the cavaliers, as thin and frail
as the house she lived in. robed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

~1AST is east and west Is San
Francisco. according to Cali
Il fornians. Californians are
- race of people, they are not
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Death OF Infant

Willard Gale, the Infant child
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Musser.
died last Thursday night about
nine o'clock at their home on
Black Lick, after an illness OF
only few days with meningitis.
He was one month and nine days
old.
Funeral services were held at
Kimberllng Saturday morning
at eleven O'Clock, conducted by
Rev. Ritchies
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Wythe County High
School Literary Contest

Rural Retreat High School
carried off two of the first Ilonors
at the anntlal Inter County High
School literary contest held at
Max Meadows on last Friday
and Saturday OF last week.
Wytheville won two Of thu first
places and Max Meadow three.
The five high schools which
were represented in this contest
are Asbury, Ivanhoe, Wythe-
vile, Max Meadows and Rural
Retreat.
The contest, which was atten-
ded by large and Enthusiastic
audience, was most interesting
and enjoyable meeting, and each
of the high schools were we'll
represented.
Following are the decisions Of
the Judges
Essay--Miss Emma Inn1an,
Max Meadows, first; MI, Her
man Wyrick, Rural Retreat,
second.
Declamation-Mr. Honaket,
w ytheville. first: Mr. Tomas
Asbury, second.
r ia til miss Blanche
Burks, Max Meadows, first; Miss
Mary Proctor, Rural Retreat,
second.
Vocal solo-Miss Mary Leedy,
Wytheville, first; Mr.. Fred Will
son, Rural Retreat, second.
Oration-Mr. Paul Brown,
Rural Retreat.
Piano solo Miss Burks, Max
Meadows, first; Miss Baylor,
WythevlIle, second.
Debate-Mr. Herman Wyrick,
Rural Retreat, first; Mr.. Honak-
en-, Wythevllle, second.
Jud ,es music contest Misses
Miller and Anderson of Marion
College, and Miss Jones Of Rad
ford.
Literary contest Miss Bull
FAINT, Radford; Mr.. Abrams, of
Wythevile; Mr.. Dave Nc
Gavock, ChiIhowie.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21

assailant between that hour and
6 o'clock, the assallant could not
have been James Canter, as his
whereabouts during the entire
afternoon seems we'll accounted
for.
81 make this statement with
due consideration and respect for
the views and beliefs of all others
in any way connected with the
case. / give to the jury and all
others credit oshonesty Of pur-
pose, and atill my opinion IS I'M
changsa as to the innocence Of
sstJanter Roanoke Times.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Max Meadows Wins
From Rural Retreat

! Max Meadows, Va, May If
The Max Meadows High School
defeated the Rural Retreat High
School team, OH the local grounds
today, III one of the eleanest,-
fastest and most interesting
games OF the season, by a score
OF 5 to 4.
Both teams played in usual
form after the first two innings.
The game was marked by tho
fast fielding on tho part Of both
teams pulling off several double
plays on each side and the good
batting of the locals.
Rural Retreat led off by scor-
ing four runs in the first inning
on two hits, two errors and ii
walk, then tho invincible Crock
ett, Max Meadows star box artist
tightoned up, changed hecombi--
nation and Rural Retreat was
unable to- get look in. Max
Meadows scored two runs Ii the
first. Frantz drove a long fly
over left fielders head for three
sacks, scoring the winning run.
After this the remaining portion
Of the game was shut out for
both sides.
Troy, for Max Meadows,
caught the best game that has
been caught here this SEASON.,
catching some of the "almost i'm
possible" He is a very promis-
ling young catcher, and with
practice is likely to make son1e
OF the leagers take notice.
Eversole for the visitors pitchT
ed q good game and was welt
supported, especially by Catrorr
and Williams the short stop and
third baseman.
Score by inning.
! Nj. M. $50 600 600
| II. Il, 400 900 600
Batteries !: Rural Retreat,
Eversole, and Baughman. Max
Meadows, Crockett and Troy.
/ Summary Struck out BY
Crockett 49,; by Eversoie g.; hits
off Crockett,ss off Eversole s..
Time Of galne5 oiie hour AID
Hthirty-ffve minutes. Umpires
Grows.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Commencement Exercises
II. Il. LII. :.

Ehe commencement exercises
of the Rural Retreat high
School will take place May 80 to
June /. One of the best pro-
grams in the history of the school
will be rendered. Following is
the program
Saturday, May 20, 8 2. M,
Contest in Reading, Music,
.Choruses and Glass Day Exer-
.cises.
Sunday IL A. M, Baccalau-
reate Sermon, DR.. j S. French,
Bristol.
Monday s P. NJ, Contest iii
Defamation, Music, Choruses
and q play.
Tuesday 8 A. NJ, Graduating
Exercises.
Tuesday II A. NJ, Annual Ad-
dress, Attorney General Jno. G..
Pollard, Richmond.
Tuesday s z. M, Dramatic
EXERCISES The Templeton Tea
pot" a play i'll one act, will be
gwen by members OF the ex-
preston class, and "The Elope-
ment of Ellen" a Farce Comedy
in three acts, will be presented
by the Senior Glass. Both of
these plays are Of high merit
and promise to give the people
an evening of splendid entertain
mant.
Tickets for reserved seats
Saturday night and Monday
night rs cents for each entertain
ment, and general admission IS
cents. Reserved seats Tuesday
night 35 cents and general adj
mission rs cents. Tickets for the
same reserved fol all three nights
rs cents. Tickets fol- reserved
seats for all three nights will be
on sale at G.. w. Davis office,
from May 70, to May 27. Other
tickets on sale May 20 TO June l.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
News of Our Growing City

Frank Grove, of Max Meadows,
was in town Tuesday.
Don't fail to see E. G.. TART
ER'S add this week. He has
something to tell you that is
worth dollars.
Miss Minnie Germany left
Thursday morning. for Eggles-
ton, Va, Mullins and Princeton,
w. Va, tass9, n h sss naks.
turpentiA '11l
r. M. Greer & 70.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Death Of Rev.
Philip Shuler

Rev. Philip Shuler, father of
Rev. j. A. II. ShuIer of this
place, died Wednesday at his
home in Martinsviile, Indiana,
having been in declining health
for several months.
The deceased was eighty-four
years old. The funeral services
will be held today.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21


Thursday morning for Eggles-
ton, Va, Mullins and Princeton,
w. Va. tasS1 n eaks.
turpentlA Ne ~ 81
r. M. Greer & 70.
Mrs. B. G. Hu.ldle was a
visitor to Bristol Tuesday.
New line Of Neckties just in
at Joe K. Buck C Cos.
The Western Conference Will
be held III Kimberling Lutheran
Church, MAY 1880. The open
ing sermon will be preach ed
Thursday night by Rev j. B.
Moose, of Bluefeld, w. Va.
Mr.. Frank Bowers is visiting
his sister, Mrs w. #. Vaught
tor q few days.
II you fear hot weather and bad bow
81, DR.. Fahrney's Teethng Syrup is
your friend and the Baby's comfort.
Miss May Gatron has returned
home from Asbury where she
has been teaching during the
past school year.
w. TT. Hushour has moved
his family to tine farm near
Cedar Springs, for which he ex-
changed his property in town a
few weeks ago. John Sharitz,
with whom he made the ex-
change, has moved into the resi-
dence here In town.
j. Fl. Murray and family have
moved to their farm near Croc-
kett.
Brownie" Buck came out
from Bristol Thursday to see re-
latives and flienIs.
Mrs. L. w Brewer and child
rem, Of Bluefeld, are the guests
|of relatives here this week.
Rev. e HI. Cophenhaver, Of
Marion, Va, will preach in the
Lutheran Church Sunday NOM
ing at eleven o'clock in the ab
|sence of the pastor who has been
invited preach the baccalureate
sermon at Marion College.
ATTENTION.
We have a nice lot Of Extra
large Tuberose bulbs, that we
can furnish you at luc per IA
|doz. or 35c per doz. This is the
kind that costs you SOC per doz.
IL OIQ0lOu lIOIA bllS S6ou CdbttlOS.
Yours truly,
L. w. Baumgardner.
H. K. Dix of Crockett, was in
townT thursday.
Mrs. j. HI. Smith and daugh-
ter, Miss Goldie, of Bristol, are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Germany.
About fifty Of tho Marion
College girls were "sight seeing"
in Rural Retreat Yesterday atter-
noon, having come out Iii auto
mobiles.
Miss Maudo Shapleigh, came
home yesterday evening from
Bristol, where she has been
teaching.
Base Ball Saturday, $50 p. m.
Rural Retreat Fl. s., VS.. Speed
well.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21

Ruth Stimson, Helen Humphrey
and Nancy K. Spence have re-
turned from Sullins College.
We want your wool, can be
delivered at any time. Bags
can be gotten at ware house.
Urion Exchange.
Mr.. Harry Baughman, Of
Keokee, spent few days with
relatives here this week.
Get Sheep Dip from
+. M. Greer Co.
Miss Hepsey Burge, of Mar
tinsville, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. L. I'll. Shumate.
Having decided TO put i'll a
stock Of brooms, you can find
here any broom for any purpose
at the right price. e. G. Tarter.
Prof. j. A. G. Hurt, of
Wytheville was III town the
first OF the week.
Roy. j. Germany was i'll town
several days this week.
All kinds of cabbage seed, re-
ceived this year,
Joe X. Buck & Co
Mrs. ]. Mike Umberger and
Miss Ruth Pattis,i,, OF Wythe-
vile, were on No. 20 yesterday.
morning enroute to Marion to
visit friends.
! have III stock hand corn
planters. You will fnd them
very useful III planting any kind
Of seeds.
E. G. Tarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. K. Hudson
We're iii WythevilIe Wednesday.
Get your new curtain goods
from f. M. Greer II Go.
Mrs. w. q. Stone and daugh-
ter, sMuffett" are the guests of
the formers parents, DR.. and
Mrs. e. G. Eversole.
Swat The Fiyl NOW. Get
your screen doors, windows and
wire from
f. M. Greer & Go.
Mr.. @. E. Davis, of Foster
Falls, was the guest OF his sis
ter, Mrs w. s, Lindsey, Sun
day.
DR.. w. g. Delp and daugh-
ter Helen, spent Sunday and
Monday in Roanoke.
Just received car Of all
kids OF VIE fencing.
Union Exchange.
Frank Buck has returned after
spending tow DAYS in Bristol.
Miss Inez Staley is visiting
relatives and friends at Green
vile, Tennessee.
s. r. Boyer and grandson,
Alden Snavely, are spending II
few days in Bristol.
Blue ",Thistle' Enamel ware.
Guaranteed. Joe X. Buck & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. ], S. Ettel,
Misses Cynthia Phillippi, Julia
Litz and Meta Phillippi motored
to Wytheville Wednesday.
New lot of boys hats just ar
rived. +. M. Greer & Co.
Just received another lot of
Virginia FAIRY Stones.
L. w. Baumgardner.
Miss Florence Brown, attended
commencement at Marion Col
lege the first Of the week.
| carry in stock at all times,
all kinds of oils for machinery,
automobiles, etc; also the best
grade of gasoline. E. G. Tarter.
Mr.. Burnett, Of Roanoke, is in
town. this week.
Get the little ones shoes and
sandals from Il. M. Greer 4 20.
T. ,. creggar was business
visitor to Marion Thursdav
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
Wool! Wool! WoolE

We are i'll position as usual,
to pay the highest cash price FOR
wool.
1t will be to your interest to
see us before you self.
BROWN & UMBERGER
THE Wool Dealers.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
4. 6. Tarter,

Have you used DR.. Fahrney's Teeth
ing Syrup? It is the whole thing. Ba-
bies like it. Cures all stomach troubles.-
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
ssSheep Hairs

Efyou have wool for sale bring
lit to mo- | am m position to-
pay you the highest cash price
for 1T.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21
0gIesby Gives
View of Canter Case
(By N. B. ReMine.l

by N. B. ReMine.)
Bristol, Va, Nav IL. Special.
The letter from The World
News to Judge N. P. Oglesby,
under date of May 14th, was
turned over to me for rcply.
Judge Oglesby gave me the at
tached statement Of his views of
the Canter case. He was some
what reluctant to t.slk, tfggr slles
reason that as a lawyer be did
sapt feel 'l5 liberty to Snsakgnl de
when he has upon his Shout
us the responsibility of an APP
peal. Judge Oglesby's statement
| follows
MERITS OF CASE
1T would hardly be proper for
me to discuss the merits Of tho
case of James Canter pending an
application to TIE court of APP
peals for a writ OF error. [ do
not, however, feel it out of place
to reiterate the tact that | am
conscientiously impressed that
James Canter is innocent Of the
crime OF which he has been con-
victed. To be frank, assumed
the responsibility of defending
HIM, when called upon by the
court to act in that capacity,
with the weight of public sentl-
ment against the assumption of
the innocence of the boy. Like
many other people in the com
mnnlty at that time, | HAD my
mi sgivings as TO his innocence.
But after entering the case, | had
occasion to question James Can
ter and other mem bers of the
Canter family privately as a
means Of getting as nearly as
possible at the true inwar1lness
of the case.
JAMES INNOCENT.
AFTER weighing all utterances
OF James Canter and other men,
bers of the family, including the
confession of Luther Canter and
the latter's statement that he
alone was guilty, and that his
younger brother, James, had
nothing to do with the crime, l
was brought to the conclusion
that James was innocent. There
was nothing III the evidence or
any feature Of the proceedings of
the trial to cause me to change
my conviction. 1t is true there
were some seeming inconsisten
cles IN certain points of what |
conceive to have been immaterial
evidence, and which did not help
the cause of my client (James
Canter, but | still saw nothing
in all the evidence III the main
to change my honest conviction
that the bow was not guilty.
JAMES WHEREABOUTS.
Furthermore, the where
abouts of james Canter during
the afternoon the crime is sup
posed to have been committed,
seems to have been too we'll es
tablished TO connect him with
the crime. Mrs. Wilson, accord
ing to the evidence adduced, told
her husband as last statement
before he left with his brother
in-law for Smiths creek, that
she would leave the Wilson home
for the home of a neis hbel to
spend the night at 5 O'clock that
afternoon. | believe this good
woman would have carried out
her purpose to leave at that time.
WAS IN BRISTOL.
"The evidence showed that
James Canter was in Bristol On
that day, that he left Bristol Oh
a freight train in the afternoon,
got off on the grade near his
home, and went immediately TO
a new ground where several men
were at work, arriving there
about o'clock, He was i'm the
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1915-05-21

For Sale-One acre lot west of
Lutheran Parsonage $1,000. 90
Terms right.
5-7-4t Mrs. w. H. Sprinkle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

how many vessels we need and how
many vessels we have which are worth
manning.
The next time. gentle reader that you
hear about our fleet of thirty-three
battleships ask how many OF those
battlcships are in cold storage to-day
with fragmcntary crews or no crews
at all. You Will find that no less than
twelve Of them are launched on their
way to that bourne whence no traveller
returns. Naval authorities euphoni-
ously term the three stages of a war
ships road TO oblivion as in reserve. i'm
ordinary and out Of commission. To he
sure, those same naval authorities
gravely inform us that our cold storage
fleet can be got ready for battle in from
three to twelve months, but they are
put to 1t to explain exactly what the
resuscitated veterans would be good for
when ready for battle. by the way, for
fear that these twelve battleships should
feel lonely, there are nearly eighty
more OF our fighting craft out of COM
mission. or in ordinary. or in reserve to
keep them company.
Perhaps you are saying TO yourselves,
Even II twelve battleships out OF
thirty-three are out of the game, that
sim leaves mighty tidy fleet" But
how about the other twenty-one battle
ships which constitute our fighting
force? Are they 100 percenters? Not
by long shot