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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

n Inc by h Illus trnted London News
THE CROSS IN THE HEAVENS-A Painting
English Artist Which Illustrates the Curious Effect Of Purely Natural
Phenomena Upon the Overweight
Fifteen Minutes, While This Effect
Officer Describing It, There Was Not Shot Fired There Was Also
Lutte Silence Both Sides
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

S e n s e Of
Hobbies, that
the murder
lust is the
deepest thing
in man. and
that such a
war as this
shows h o w
very superb
cial and inef-
fective d r e
all the re-
Straints that
culture h a 8
imposed, how
the hundreds
b II d thou
sands, p e r.
h a pS mil
] j o n S Of
Y c q l. 5 IN
which mans
basal nature
has been de-
veloped, are
6 t j ! | in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10

Christian must be ready 10 lay down his
life for something dearcr than it. AS his
hero, who is himself, leaves Paris, he
feels the artihciality of civilization there,
and as he advances through successive
degradations into Mauretana, he finds
himself as never before. because he has
found som citing larger than self-name-
" the love and service OF Christ, which he
identifies as the love and service OF man.
The fina moral is hat, just as the hero
was really converted in his campaign
against the disciples oil Mahomet, so
French soldiers are being slowly con
verted 10 larger, higher life in their
advance against the great anti-Christ de-
voices Of Thor, the Germans. This is the
work that has made its appeal.
Very interesting to the psychologist,
too, are the striking illustrations OF Gre
dulity, is instance the angels at Mons,
who we're said by so many 70 have &C.
tually appeared and turned the Germans
eastward when they had their enemy In
their power. stories which the Psychical
Research Society has rather deliberately
studied and which Machcn has embodied
in The Bowmcn: the false story Of the
Russian bells. OF which 'Llllustration
printed full account that scores, II not
hundreds of them, 10 which the Russians
attach an almost superstitious reverence,
were taken from the churches overrun by
the Germans and deposited in the public
square of Moscow
Other instances are the credulity with
regard TO The Russian Army going from
Vladiyostok through England 20 Elan
ders; the persistent myth OF a yellow
French auto carrying a prodigious sum
OF money secretly and by night through
Germany TO Russia, which caused
watches to be set in many cities and
caused the deaths OF a number of men:
the rumor that the Crown Prince had
committed suicide: that the Kaiser was
dying: that a great earthquake had over
thrown the lions in Trafalgar Square in
London the Wolfe Agency's report that
King George had been captured; that
England had sought TO buy with number
less donkey.loads of gold the allegiance
of the Sultan: the stories OF spies hers,
OF wounded soldiers who lived supernat-
urally with their limbs and in one case
the head shot away"
II is found that the war has been very
hard on the nerves of those who have
stayed At home. After referring to those
in the trcnchcs-thcir panic to kill as a
means OF elf-prcservation-Dr. Hall
mentions interesting transformations in
the character OF the stay-at-homes. He
says:
quite often those thought phlegmatic
before have seemed to find their ideal
medium for efficient action in the excite
mcnt Of the war. Several agencies have
been developed for eliminating the unfit
because those prone TO panic are ex-
trcmcly dangerous. and in Germany three
stations Of examination for incipient
nervous troubles have been developed al
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

| man has taken part in no fewer than
fifteen battles for the hill
The crest of the hill was white
with smoke he says. For two days
beth sides had left the top of the hill,
because both cur guns and theirs were
raking the ground. We had buried the
German dead the first time the crest
came into our possession. but their bic
shells, from a battery OF Austrian
guns, BOSS, disinterred their dead, so
that when we charged we stumbled
over arms and legs and limbless
trunks.
Our attack was launched from
three sides; the first charge only tcck
us forward about $50 yards, and then
we had to return to our original posi-
tions; it was neartbreaking. Before
we could attack again the enemy sent
up re-enforcements, but something
must have gone wrong, for hundreds
of their men were cut down by their
own artillery firing from the ruins of
the Hitzstein chateau.
I'VE ceased our attack when night
fell, but our artillery redoubled it's flu
rious bombardment of the enemys
trenches Their guns fired at ours,
and ours fired at theirs and at their
trenches Thirty feet below the
ground, snug in our dugouts, we could
feel the earth trembling. The Ger
mans kept their men in the trenches
because they never knew when our ar
tillery would cease firing and our in.
fantry attack begin again That is
why we captured more than thirteen
hundred prisoners. They were hag
gard and shaking when they were
marched into our lines, for no soldiers
on earth could stand what our artil
lery gave them. RI
We had very slight losses, com.
paratively, when we stormed the posi-
tions the next day, and if it had not
been that the enemy had few ma.
chine guns undestrcyed by our fire our
losses would have been very much
smaller.
II have been here in Alsace for six.
teen months he added Il have been
wounded three times, and always on
the slopes Of Well Armand Terri
BILE? Not at all Think what an aw.
full time the Boches must be having!''
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
HartmannsweiIer-Kopf in the
vosges Is Scene of Constant
Fighting.
TRENCHES FIVE YARDS APART
Character of Warfare That Has En-,
gagged Armies In AIsace for Seven
teen Months--Capture of Gene
terry Costs More Dead Than
Were Ever Buried in Ii.

London. n.-The following is published
In the London Daily Express from its
correspondent in Paris:
when the snow-laden wind comes
roaring over the Alsatian hills, its icy
blast chilling the body TO the bone,
The 'poilus,' huddled together, many
feet below the ground, draw their
blankets closer around them. for the
blizzard creeps down every nook and
Granny, and the men, now experience
ing their second winter campaign in
tie Vosges, mumur: 'How cold the
Boches must feell'
This note of cheerfulness prevails
throughout the French lines, and no.
where more than in this sector of the
front. | have chatted with Turcos,
who now see snow for the first time.
and with men whose extremities were
frost bitten last winter, but everyone
Is happy with the idea that, no matter
how much he feels the cold, the plight
Of the Germans must be much worse.
"Hsro we are in German territory;
there is no gainsaying that aid to
cheerfulness. How far we have pro-
gressed am forbidden to state, bIt /
can affirm that no fewer than twenty
Alsatian towns are now within the
penny postal rate of France. Every
yard gained is step nearer the Rhine,
but for every foot Of ground conceded.
by the enemy there is bloody fighting.
Hartmannsweiler-K has become a
symbol of the conflict in Alsaee; in no
other sector of the front, so the French
general staff say, has the fighting been
so severe, but the Importance of its
loss or gain must not be exaggerated.
"The summit, it is true, commands
a great portion of the plains of AL
SAGE, but ever since the French first
reached the foot of the hill the whole
Of Hartmannsweifer:Kopf has never
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
His Pet Aversion.

"The utterly selfish person gets my
goat,' said physician's wife. The
man or woman who follows the Golden
Rule gets mine,' seid her husband.
"The person who is always treating
other people the way he wants to be
treated, whether they like the treat
ment or not; who insists on entertain
ing you in the way he likes to be en-
tertained; who gives unto others the
particular brand of music. conversa-
ton or cigar he wishes they would
give unto him, and never stops to
think how tastes may differ. Aside
from being social pest he
comes close to classifying as an out
and out political undesirable in the
broadcast and strongest sense of the
word. To dismiss him glibly as one OF
the commoner varieties OF bore does
not nearly do him justice. A nuisance
can be abated or an outlaw can be put
In Jail or shot. But Well, he's just
the most inconsiderate beast on
earth"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
been wholly in the possession of eitf
French or German.
Warfare IN Black and White.

Warfare In Black and White.
Here is warfare in black and white
The black uniforms of the Chasseurs
Alpins are silhouetted against a back
ground of snow. From an observation
post one sees columns Of sure-footed
mules carrying parts of guns, and COM
panies of men, like myriads of ants,
crawling through the mountain passes;
or again, patches of black, vague
smudges, whirling over the snow. More
Chasseurs Alpins rushing on skis
over hill and dale, stopping, twisting.
firing and rushing on again; agile lit
tie men who are the terror Of the Ger
mans lives in this sector.
"Tales of their daring are legion. 1t
Is not so long ago. that, a handful Of
them crawled through the German
lines and brought back a munition
train! 1t was in the early hours of a
winters morning. They found the
train with steam up; the engine was
started, the enemy was taken conf
pletely by surprise, and the train was
brought to spot near enough TO the
French lines for lthe men to remove
the munitions and destroy the train.
"The Chasseurs, or blue devils as
they are called, were concerned in the
taking of Sudel farm, which opened up
the road to the Reinbach valley. After
some skirmishing between outposts
the French established themselves on
the River Sutz. The snow was fall
ing thickly when the French began
their advance in the teeth of a hurri-,
cane of shells that came from the
German batteries cn the hills behind
Cernay. but nothing daunted tho
devils although they were two days
on the way, sleeping in the snow.
AT dawn on the third day the French
outposts heard the sound of firing. 1t
was caused by the skiers, who had
been out all night looking for the
enemy. They returned, bringing back
with them two wounded German off,,
GERS and six men.
"The ruins of the Chateau Freud
stein concealed the guns, and massed
In neighboring valleys were the Ger
mans. Enemy airmen had been hover
ing over the column since it set out,
and undoubtedly the enemy was trying
to draw the French into a trap, but
Teuton slyness went aelr&y. Soon
The enemy found he had no chance Of
ambushing the French, and he changed
his tactics and sent out one company
from Bavarian regiment to wipe out
The blue devils The speed of tho
men on skis was too great, however,
for the heavy-fcoted Boches and they
were soon outdistanced. A French
battery of heavy artillery received a
telephone message giving them the ap-
proximate range, and after a period of
bombardment the guns in the ruins of
The chateauwere silenced.
Stouning Sudel Farm.
Then came the opportunity sought
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
HOPE MUSLIN.

We are offering this week the well
known standard brand of Hopes Do
mestic.
Price, per yard ----------------S1
Ladies' and Misses Muslin Under
wear. A big assortment Just arrived
from the Hasting stock makes us offer
you GREATER VALUES than ever be.
fore.
Why not take advantage of this
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
Calico, a big. line of assorted colors
and patterns.
10 yds. r--------------------45t
25c Curtain Scrim;
sale price; ;yd----------------1Oc
LADIES' SKIRTS.
Only a few left; now is your chance
to get you a skirt for less than cost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

| ,y the devils;' they began their attack
against the center of the German posi-
lion. which was Sudel farm. They ad-
RANGED under cover to within about
three hundred yards Of the position
they had to storm, but the last stretch
was across open ground.
After a brief but sanguinary action
the position was carried, enabling the
Chasseurs to open murderous fire on
their front and right.
Without the expected support of
their artillery in the chateau, the Ger.
mans were powerless against the hu.
man waves that swept over them, and
they withdrew, but in good order, fight
ing rear-guard action until the blue
devils charged with the bayonet. The
action terminated in complete rout
OF the enemy and about 300 unw0und-
ed prisoners remained in the hands of
the French.
"A recent German communique
spoke Of repulse of a French attack
near Metzeral, but omitted to mention
that Metzeral is in the hands of the
French, and has been so ever since
our gallant allies won one of the most
brilliant battles of this war. When
the French advance approached Metz
eral the Germans began to make
fortress of this little Alsatian town,
and the streets were barricaded with
barbed wire. and overturned carts
masked machine guns. The battle be-
gan by an attack launched against the
forest. Trees were uprooted in hun
dreds by the French guns. and gradu.
ally the enemy was pushed out Of the
forest, but it was only then that a
fresh surprise was sprung on the
French.
THE enemy had dug trenches in the
forest. which he filled with barrels of
tar; these were connected by cleo
tricity with point behind the Ger
man lines, and as the French rushed
through the forest the barrels were
Ignited Nevertheless, this did not
stop the advance. They reached the
UuLSklTlB VI MtLatIuig anu llSlS thD
fighting became furious. A number
Of factories were defended by the en-
emy. and each had to be carried sepa
rately by the attacking party
From windows machine guns
poured a hail of lead on the heads Of
the French. The men had to break
down the doors and fight their way
up, story by story. South Of the town
the enemy defended the cemetery,
which held up the attack for whole
night. The tombs were already torn
away by the French shells, but the
vaults were the scene of fighting OF
the grimmest description. The handles
of collins were wrenched off and used
as knuckle-dusters by the enemy, who
made a most stubborn defense; every
vault sheltered small battle, and the
vaults themselves had previously been
mined by the enemy; when they be-
came no longer tenable they were
blown up.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Capture Metzeral Cemetery.

"The cemetery was carried in the
early hours of the morning, but moi
before it held more dead than ever
were buried in 1t.
"The taking of this salient did not
complete the task set to the French
Practically every house in the town
was defended. and from cellar to the
top story the French had to fight their
way before Metzeral was finally in
their hands. Truly, the enemy has not
cause to make much mention of Metz
eral in his official communications.
"At the same time that the French
were attacking in this sector. Sec
ond successful offensive movement
was being carried out along both
banks of the Fecht Two important
hills, Nos. G65 and 69S, were stormed,
and eventually Sillackerwasen was
taken. From this point Munster was
bombarded, which led to the evacua-
tion of this town.
"The progress along the crest of
Linge, about five miles north of Mum
ster, led to the withdrawal of the
German troops here. although strong
re-enforcements had cnly arrived
three days previously, but the terrible
fire of the French artillery paralyzed
the men fresh from the drive in Rus
sia. They were, nevertheless, put in to
garrison the town, and there they prob
ably remain. still bombafded by the
French, who are slowly but surely
creeping along the Munster valley.
"Altkirch was evacuated by the Ger
mans two weeks ago, and not for the
reasons put forward by the Basel
newspapers. The Germans have insin-
uated that the civil population was
withdrawn because OF the arrival of
fresh troops to undertake an offensive
ir this sector. but the truth is that
the lower part of the town is flooded,
as it usually is at this period Of the
year, and the French advance towards
Altkiroh has made the town unhealthy
for the civil population.
"Hartmannsweiler-K is likely to
figure in the French communiques for
some time to come, for the Germans
will never give up their counter-at-
tacks until they are driven away from
their side Of the hill. Surprise at
tacks hero are always to'be expected,
for both sides now know every inch
of the ground, and on the summit of
the hill the German and French
trenches are only about five yards
apart This seems impossible, but it
must be remembered that it is the In
dividuality of tire soldier that counts
for everything.
Twelve Battles Night.
very often battle lasting some
hours will take place for the posses
sion of mere stump of tree, AMI a
tree stump has been known to change
hands twelve times during the course
Of night. An account given to ME
by a French soldier of a recent French
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Has Used ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy for 20 Years.

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
been used in my household for the
past twenty years. / began giving it
to my children when they were small
AS a quick relief for Group. whooping
cough, and ordinary colds, it has no
equal. Being free from opium and
other harmful drugs, never felt
afraid to give it to the children.
have recommended it to large num-
Der OF friends and neighbors, who
have used it and speak highly of II"
writes Mrs. Mary Minke. Shortsville.
IN. Y. Obtained everywhere.-Adv.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

One cupful of shelled peanuts, four
large bananas, few white grapes and
one cupful of mayonnaise dressing.
Put the peanuts through food chop.
per; spiit shc bananas and dip them
IN the dressing, then roll in the nuts.
Serve on crisp lettuce leaves gar
lished with the grapes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

Boil two cupfuls of tomatoes and
nalf an onion five minutes. Thicken
with teaspoonful of dissolved flour.
Cool, add three beaten eggs and fill
small buttered mods. Set in a pan of
not water and bake until firm like
eustard.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29

WANTED-Clean cotton rags at the
Daily Express office. Highest cash
price paid.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-29
Twelve Battles a Niaht.

VERY often a battle lasting some
hours will take place for the posses
sion of mere stump of tree, AMI
tree stump has been known to change
hands twelve times during the course
Of a night. An account given to me
by a French soldier of recent French
offensive on Hartmannsweiler-Kc
is dramatic in it's simplicity. This
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-03

count indicated that when the vote is
taken after the promised brief debate,
the necessary number will toe the mari,
President Wilson has drawn.
Nearly three to one against the Goro
warning resolution seemed the probable
results, thus giving Wilson his desired
support. The house may vote tomol-
row. Its records will likely be in ia
yor of Wilson S stand, but probably by
smaller ratio than in the senate.
No Partison lines Drawn.
The senate planned to vote on the
question of tabling Gore s measure. SUI
ficient votes to have it tabled would
taken mean that President Wilson had
been upheld in his position against any
warning Of Americans not to travel on
armed ships.
II was uncertain whether there would
be vote, too, on the Jones resolution
asking that the president notify con-
grcss before taking any steps thot
might lead to war. Administration au-
thorltics were willing for its defeat was
as certain Us the death Of the Goio
resolution.
rs the senate convened, the cabin :
went into session, bat it planned no
steps in the diplomatic situation mtl
'he congressional problems hal ocn
settled. Meanwhile the German sitna-
tion remains in statu quo.
The stand of congress was along
broad, patriotic, non-partsan line.
| Partisanship was dwarfed in the gravcr
concern for possible war. The vote OF
the senate was not upon the merits OF
the warning, but was really to show
the beiligerents whether congress re-
( lutiated or sustains President Wilson 5,
stand in insisting upon no abridgemert
of American rights upon the seas.
Leaders said that the house would
/ endorse the president by defeating a
warning resolution, and the house for,
eign committee expected to take finrl
action this afternoon on reporting ort
such a resolution in order that it migbs
come TO vote.
How They Voted.
4 Ihe ayes on the vote to table were,
Ashurst, Bankhead, Beekham. Bran
degee, Broussard, Burleigh. Chiffon.
Clark, Clarke, Colt, Culberson. Curti.
Dillingham;, Dupont, Fletcher. Cor
Harding, Hardwick, Hitchcock. Holl.
Hughes, Husting, James. johnson
l4laine), johnson (South Dakota
Kern, Lane, Lee, Lewis, Lodge. Nc
Lean, Martin, MARITIME, Myers, Nelson.
Newlands, Oliver, Overman. Owen.
! Page, Phelan, Pttman, Poindexter
Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed. Shaforth
Sheppard, Shields Simmons, Smitt
! (Arizona), Smith Georgia.. Smith
AIichigan) Smith (Marylaud). Smith
(South Carolina, Sterling stone
Swanson, Thomas, Thompson. Tilmap
Underwood, Vardaman, Wadsworth
Walsh, Warren, Weeks, Williams.
The nays were:
Borah, Chamberlain, Clapp, Cummns
Fall Gallinger, Gronna, Jones LaFol
lette, McCumber, Norris, O'Gormar
Sherman, Works.
Women constituted majority a.
those in the gallery at today 5 Sc
sion. A buzz Of conversation aro~.
until proceedings started. Patches oi
color in hats and waists frightened III
chamber. Outside the women s CALLER,
loungiug indifferently, group of Osap
Indians awaited completion Of the inte
national proceedings 80 that they miel.
know Of the fate Of their oil land lea,
case.
Tn the public galleries "rail birds
almost rubbed elbows with wcntt.
spectators in the adjoining privut
sections.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-03

! fI,I-- I--,,. e ~, M :
natlo9 lhy9 war lne n0no' "a - '". me
tlon shoulu n9t u""s oii o'' w N''''
ness OF stuplulUy' =. L.. .,a;o,,. 4o
American ploVu - Wv ,e;',noi', PivS,ouo Nv w.
be shed on tne qi'ar VI sviil'',i,V95 '.'i w. w.
commerclalism' II - NV 'oG Il"
ask our cl'iIeus 10 A1ep " III
SHIPS we uehounce tno ,,e1 W"n W. 90 90
not olIer tnc Sounei2 n'o - ;a ant +nn co.
Wor, pu. s L 'I,' ei "e,' ,rSo refnses 70 Yoreco
Y. wv ioi ','I ,,I"f;+ | or rleos,,re ON bebalf
nsS ns ,is iiS' oorntrr oo,,,,t =, 81 :; - /
VI Tanos ~l9 contSndod that the senate had
,,o', oo',ro ,,oo,o5 ana tbot vote ON tbe mer-
;ts n4 10 'reeoIution had been prevent
cd and he nredicted that the issue
! ,,nrId como mn AGAIN
Gnno+or Quake decIarcd. off Presi-
dcrt wilson is wronr he ought to be
",n"noJ @ We ore not going around
xxx a cbn an onr sbouIder nor are we
cni"o 20 wor becouse Of am academic
n,nyfion unon which even college pro-
fossors ore NOT arreed. -
nWe have reached no conclusion. -
soid sepator GalGnoer o'T should have
yo+ed for tbo riobts of Americans Ia
tro,ol an an ormed shin lint | Wouldn y
dn so pnder n Gao rule.U
Ue favored firmness in dealing will
ipternat;onal nroblems
l. ,lTfswe bod been firm in our Mexican
nolicv instead of weak and almos
anolooetir. - he said. "nearlv 300
Americans would not now lie murdered
1r,,,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-03
HERE'S A CHANCE GIRLS
AND IT'S LEAP YEAR

Denver, Colo, March 3-Eigh.
teen thousand cold dollars await
Delos A. Choppell, Jr., Leland
stanford university student. if
; he weds soon. Twelve thou
; sand additional ones are ready
; for him if he takes the leap at
once. Moreover, a $l,0OO,O00
property goes to him-marriage
or no marriage - under the
; terms Of the viii Of his father,
Los Angeles man, who was
the late president of the Nevada
California Power company.
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