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goods. also feeding stuffs to satisfy the
growing requirements Of the farmer. and
finally. great quantities Of manufactured
goods for general consumption.
so enormous an import of foreign
goods demands by necessity a corre
spending export of home produce. The
export of Danish farm produce and OF
the fishing industries alone consider
ably exceed tho total imports. and to
this must be added the export of
Danish manufactures. which is not at
all an insignificant item. The export
IF Danish home products are further
augmented by large regular re-export
of foreign goods.
From olden times the Danish Gus
toms regulations have been framed
with a view to the encouragement OF
the transit trade.
Evening star., 1916-06-29
War Spirit Explained.

From Clk lBeriinD.
Look here. my friend. what on earth
are you waiting for? You've been
standing here for an hour in the pour
ing rain"
Tn waiting for a car"
But at least five have Just gone by"
Yes. but not the one with the pretty
conductor"
Evening star., 1916-06-29
George A. Knight Dies.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June as.-
George A. Knight. former republican ma
tional committeeman. and one of Cali
fornia's best known attorneys. died here
Tuesday of heart disease. Knight In
1908 made the chief speech nominating
William Howard Taft. knight was
born in Worcester, Mass, in 1851
Evening star., 1916-06-29

French. At fifty-hve he is nine years
younger than Sir John and ten years
younger than Joffre or Won Hinden-
burg.
There is a story that he entered the
He went through Oxford with distinc-
tion before he went to the military
school at Sandhurst. His choice of arm
was the cavalry, which has had SO
little to do so far in this war. But no
sooner had he received his commission,
later in life than most officers because
of the time that he had spent at OK
ford. than he set out with the thorough =
ness of the student to master every
branch of his profession.
ut was in Berlin in the ninetles tnat
met a Capt. Haig. who was studying
German and the German army. said
an Englishman. Il was struck by MS
industry-not a brilliant man, perhaps.
but a sound and well balanced one. \
little hesitant of speech: what he dlo
say went to the heart of things.
He studied the French army. TOO. anu
the history of all campaigns WIN .ne
systematic thoroughness that he ap-
piled to everything. 1t was the same
With his pastimes his profession.
Whether he had talent for 1t or ho'
he made himself first class goit play
er though the form which he develop
ed did not excite the envy OF proteS-
sionals.
Is Soldiers Soldier.
At the British Army Staff College.
where officers learn organization. ne
was marked man before he acted as
chief of staff to Gen. French in South
Africa in the operations that made
French's reputation. He was soldier S
soldier who had won solid professional
esteem, though the public had hardly
heard Of this reserved. undemonstrative
worker.
OF the men of command rank in the
British army in August. 1914. he and
Sir William Robertson-another stu
dious man who had risen from the
ranks and is now chief of staff in Lon
don-were the two who were appraised
by the generation of officers who had
developed since South Africa as hav-
ing prepared themselves for the direc-
tion of large bodies of troops on the
scale of continental warfare. They
were not the magnetic, dashing leader
type. but organizers.
Going out in command of the first
a rmy of the British expeditionary force,
Sir Douglas had seventeen months eX-
Evening star., 1916-06-29

perience. Mons. Ypres and Loos. OF the
warfare Of the western front-which
all agree is the toughest school any
soldier has ever known. There was no
doubt who commanded the hrst army
1t was Haig. He was no igurehead
for the work of an able chief of staff.
London gossip did not handy his name
about: he was not a personality to the
public. though he was to the army.
When any one asked at the front who
place the answer was almost invaria bly,
"Haig" He had not captured the
army's Imagination. but its reason. The
tribute was one to brains
Has Big Task on Hands.
The new army was arriving in great
numbers from its English drill grounds
when he took over command His
country expects him to make it an in
strument which will execute a success
full offensive on the western front.
where the four months effort of the
Germans at Verdun. the French effort
in Champagne and the British effort at
Neuve Chapelle and Loos convince
many military circles that the feat is
impossible.
His first operation. carried out with
out a hitch and unknown to the Ger
mans, was the taking over of the
trenches occupied in the Arras sector
by Gen. Petain's army. which was re-
leas sed for Verdun. This gave the Brit
ish an intact front of about 100 miles.
and was decided upon by the allied
comma anders as wiser than a premature
British offensive in the mire and bog
of the hat country of Flanders and
northern France.
wisp of a flag and two sentries
designate the entrance to the chateau.
smaller than that occupied by many
division generals, which is the head
quarters of the commander-in- chief
Any one who expects to be ushered into
Offices with aids running in and out of
doors and telephone bells ringing Will
be disappointed. No place could be
farther removed from the struggle Of
the trenches and yet in the army zone
The only occupants of the chateau be-
sides Sir Douglas are his private sec
retary and his aids. who are crooks"
which is the army word for officers who
have been wounded and are not At for
the physical exposure of the trenches.
in other words. if youngster wishes to
become an aid he must have fought
and then have the decision of a doctor
that he cannot stand living in cellar
like "dugouts."
The hour of any appointment is ex-
Evening star., 1916-06-29

OF coutil or batiste, medium high
bust. long hips and four hose sup
porters. W.B.. Nuform. r & g.,
Thomson's Glove Fitting and
American Lady Corsets included.
All sizes. but discontinued num-
bers.
Evening star., 1916-06-29

act 10 the minute, ana WhoeSeI nos oho
at his chateau is expected to be there
on the minute. general headquarters'
time. There is little ceremony Lire
at that small chateau has real sol
dierly simplicity. At luncheon the SOL
dier servant places the food on the
sideboard and every one takes his
plate and helps himself Few guests
come. Sir douglas keeps his time to him.
self for his work and his own choice OF
recreation.
Is Athletic of Build.
One of the aids receives the caller.
and a minute later the man with iron
gray hair and mustache. sturdy. ath-
letic of build. slightly above medium
height. who comes into the hall couid
not be mistaken. whether in or out OF
uniform. for anything but soldier.
though omething about the Wen
chiseled regular features also suggests
the scholar
"Oxford and Sandhurst and India. =
said one Of his admirers. and hard
work at a desk when he was not TAX
ing exercise in the open air hest de-
scribe him"
In one of the rooms of the ground
floor the walls are hung with maps. in
Guiding series which have been
the front in all its details may be re-
ferred to in a moment. In the center
of the room desk: and against the
wall n table with more maps and
drawings and some of those strange
photographs from aeroplanes of gray
sh lines of trench systems in dusky
field of shell and mine -craters. which
make one think of the dead world of
the moon. Out of doors field Of
daisies, birds singing, a typical sunny
day in northern France.
From this retreat vast army is be-
ing trained. and its organization com
pleted and directed in the day Y
tug-of- war, for the chief" commands
an army still in the making. The staff
always refer to HIM as "the chief"
There is something impersonal about
it and yet personal for he is absolutely
the chief. There is no suggestion of
any commission system in the com
mand of the British army these days
The man and his method are as quiet
as the room. With battle front which
remains in the same place month after
month the routine of his work has be-
come almost as set as his ha bitation
and not unlike that of the autocrat of
some great business organization. The
regular staff officers are in a town not
far away. Subordinate chiefs of the
different army branches he it opera
tions. intelligence. ordnance or supply
come to him in succession at hours set
during the morning to make their re-
ports and receive their Instructions
They do most of the talking; and they
have learned how not to do more than
necessary. He listens, decides
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DANISH PORTS bECK0N
FOR AMERICAN TRADE
Consul General Winslow Says Pos
sitilities Are Great and Copen-
hagen Harbor Free.
rorrnsnonanuce nf ,he As.nciated rress

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
| COPENHAGEN. June 10.-Denmark is
becoming an increasingly important dis
| tributing center for goods exported from
the United States and the possibilities for
American trade with this country are
great. according to Edward d, Winslow.
the American consul general here.
! 1T is very significant fact" he said
| to the Associated Press correspondent.
that American goods going to Russia.
| Germany and Austria are passing through
Danish ports. The Danes are now frank
ly claiming that Copenhagen. with its
free harbor. the only one in Scandinavia,
has supplanted other ports having free
ha rbors as a continental distributing
center | believe this port will be able
to hold its advantage when peace comes.
to hold the bulk of the forwarding com
merce already obtained
Goods can be transshipped from here
to all ports of the world cheaply and
as expeditously as from any other
European port. especially if the final des-
tina ton be Norway. Sweden. Finland and
the Germanic Baltic ports.
There are no hindrances to the es-
ia blishment of agencies by Americans in
Denmark. warehouses can De operated
in the free port, in which stock can be
carried. An authorized agent is recon-
mended to handle American trade.
Dermark's Unique Position.
denmark has in its geograp phical posi-
ton and in its land forna ton unique
oualificat tions for the development of i'm
portant export and transit trades. Owing
to climatic conditions, Denmark must i'm
port from countries of milder climates
rice coffee. tobacco and colonial goods
in general: also cotton. jute and other
materials for its textile manufacturers.
and from countries nearer home wool.
flax and hemp The country possesses no
forests, nor does it produce either coal.
iron or other minerals: it is. therefore,
compelled to import from abroad tim
ber. coal, petroleum. iron, steel. lead, tin,
copper. zinc, etc. besides oeaginous seed
for crushing, oleomargarine, woodpulp,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25

man The groomsmcn will include j.
Harry orem. OF Baltimore: Paul r.
Webb, of Petersburg: John T. God
din. Jr. and Edward b. Dunford. both
OF this cit. Mr.. Hartung Will give
his daughter away.
MrCuc--Shnw.
wedding of much interest was
celebrated on Saturday in kingswood
church. Mecklenburg County. when
Miss Mary Allen Shaw, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Hi Shaw, became the
bride OF Howard Mcdowell McCue,
grandson Of the late Judge John How
ard McCue, OF stanton. and son of the
lat" John Wills McCue and Lavina
Morton Mctuc. formerly OF Covington,
Va. now of Richmond
An Informal reception was given tho
evening before at Riverside" the an
cestral home OF the Shaws, and home
OF the bride, from which place the
bridal party, accompanied by Rev. Her
bert VI. Tucker. son of Bishop Tucker
VII" performed the ceremony, proceed
ed TO the church. which was elaborate
~ decorated in evcrgrcens and potted
plants. The bride. who was given away
by her father. was gowned In white
taffeta, with pearl trimmings. wore n
white tulle hat. carrying Brides roses
the attendants were: maid of honor
MISS Margaret Shaw; best man. Morton
McCue, OF Richmond bridesmaids.
l."vina ScCuc. Ella Ogbern. Ethel
Boyd and Ethel Bracey: grooms,nen.
Ciihord shaw: Mack Rancy. Lleweliyn
Harvey Philip Gardner: ushers
Messrs Frank Marian and BraCey
Little Mary Lee Smith bore the ring i'm
a lily. MIR Weitzcl. orgau,st OF ST.
James church. presided at the organ.
After a trip North the bride and groom
VIII lie At home In Richmond Those
going down from Richmond were: Mrs,
~ '" McCue. Misses Ollie and Lavinia
McCuc. Morton McCue. Misses Gardner
and Harry, Mr. and Mrs weitzeL
flder-StoItrnbcrC.
Edward I. Elder and Miss Elsie
stoltenhers. Of Richmond. were quietly
married By Rev. J. r. Hutson, d d. at
the parsonage yesterday. They e.pect
TO make their home I'm Richmond
Prominent Engagement.
Mr. and Mrs. William Watts Gwath-
rcy, or Norfolk have announced The
enlargement Of their daughter, Carolyn.
10 Lieutenant Lyal AmeHt Davidson, l..
; y. III" wedding to take place early
ia June.
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FISH COMMISSION
MEETING IN NORFOLK
To-Day VIII he Devoted to IIcnrfnp
nnd settling Oystcr-t.round
Dispute,

NORFOLK, VA. April ei.--Thc state
Commission OF Fisheries. In session
to-da% at It's Offices in the Law Build
Ing appointed oyster inspectors for
the next two years most of the for
mer inspectors being rcappointcd. The
commission will devote Tomorrow 10
nearing oys;er-ground disputes.
Attending the meeting are John &
Parsons, OF Accomac commissioner.
James VI. Lewis. secretary: George p
keeZeI, keezeltown; Charles 4. john
son. Christiansbure, and ]. Frank Wv
sor. Pulaski.
Inc hrst dispute taken up will be
Inc complaint of numerous Lynnhaven
Lay people against Q. T. Whitehead.
involving location OF fish ponds at the
inlet. The law STIMULATES that no fish
ponds shall be located within mile
each side OF Lynnhaven Inlet. the idea
being TO keep the mouth Of the bny
always open. The complaint sets forth
that Mr. Whitehead has violated the
law by locating fish pond within the
prescribed area.
Assignment Of valuable clamminc
grounds at Toms Cove. Accomac Coun-
~. for oyster purposes will occupy tho
attention OF tho hoard and IL is ey
pected that long-drawn- arru
men; will follow
About 300 acres Of the most vaiu-
able claiming grounds in the state
are located at Toms Cove. William
{. Bunting and j. Field have made an
plication to the commission for the
right to plant oysters in the claiming
area, and their application Is being
resisted u" the EXAMINERS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

Mrs. pt,o Theodore Hess Is spending
The Easter season In New York City.
Miss Lris Bryall. OF Baltimore. is
SPENDING the Easter holidays with Miss
Anne Benson at her home on West
Franklin Street.
Miss Isabelle Maury. Of the Chester
hcld. ia Tie guest OF Mrs John y
Jenkins, IN Norfolk.
Mrs. John l.. Havemeyer. of New
York. is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Thomas T.. Moore. ut ''Iooreland Farm
Mrs. NJ. l.. Best. of Alexandria and
Washington. is the guest of Mrs T. H.
Elicit "n West Franklin Street
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur C. Glasgow have
gone 20 Washington, where they have
taken the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs
Wickfirld, on Massachusetts Avenue.
for the spring season.
Miss Corpelia S. Taylor Is spending
the Easter holidays at the Fitzhugh
Cottage. Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Warren p. Taylor and Warren
p. Taylor, Jr.. have returned to Rich
moA1. after visit 10 relatives in Alex
andria.
Mrs. s. ~. .Adair and Miss C. S. Adair
spent the past weekend with friends
at Virginia Beach
Miss Elizabeth Fair, of Norfolk is
the guest OF Miss Mary =. Jordan here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Greenway have
returned TO baltimore, after a visit to
Richmond.
Miss Laura Blanton. OF Richmond, has
gone TO Alexandria. where she Is WIS.,
iting her brother, Stanley G.. Blanton,
for 4 week.
Mrs. r. l.. Brown and Miss Josephine
Brown, of oxford. n. c.. are guests Of
Mrs. Fl. Seldom Taylor in this city.
Mrs. Lewis Nelson. who has been
spending the winter season with her
daughters. Mrs. j. Clifford Miller and
Mrs. William Greanor Neal. has re-
turned to Culpeper.
Miss Louise Magruder, OF Annapolis
is the guest of Miss Mary Minor Morris,
on West Avenue.
MISS Evelyn Basham, OF Newport
News. is visiting Miss Edith Dalton, at
1927 Hanover Avenue
MISS Blair Whitlock, who has been
spending several weeks In this city,
has left for Chase City, where she will
be the guest OF Mrs. u. w. Hudgins.
Mrs J. Fl. Beasley and her small
son. of Norfolk. are spending the Eas.
ter season in Richmond.
Miss Eleanor w. Swami has returned
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25
CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP
MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT
Will Act on Railway Station Matter
I'm Effort to End Long
Controversy.
WORKMAN SENDS OUT LETTEI,
Asks for Definite and Final Conclu.
sion. Which, as Action of Majority.
Would Deserve and Receive Sup.
port Of Every Member.

Indications pointed yesterday to one
Of the largest gatherings In the his
tory OF the Richmond Chamber of Com
Inercc. when that body meets to-mor-
row night in the auditorium of the
Jefferson Hotel to write, so far as II
Is concerned, the final chapter In the
controversy over the site OF the pro.
posed passenger station for trains en-
tcring Richmond.
President Coleman Workman, during
the day. mailed n letter to each mem
| Der OF the chamber. calling attention to
the meeting, giving briefly the history
OF the body's previous action, and cx-
pressing the hope that some definite
and final conclusion. to be fully ac-
ouiesced in by tnc entire membership
even II 1t does not meet every indi-
ridual view. will he reached at the
meeting.
Following tho announcement last
week by officials Of the Richmond.
tredericksburg and Potomac and the
Atlantic Coast Limo Railroads that
those two lines had agreed to erect
for their own use station on the
grounds of the Hermitage Golt Club.
the board OF directors of the Chamber
OF Commerce. meeting AT the call of
the chairman, went carefully over the
situation and finally decided to leave
the question, not complicated by any
previous action OF the board, to the full
membership of the chamber The meet
! ing. however had already been called
before the action Of the two railroads
RECTTES PAST HISTORY
OF STATION CONTROVERSY
SO far as union passenger station
! for all railroads entering Richmond
| is concerned. the board is on record
by resolution adopted April "a. 1912
as favoring the site at Fifteenth and
Main Streets. AS between the two
sites. however, determined upon by the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroads
which are said to he unaltcrably on
posed TO the Main Street site. for an
uptown station for their own use, the
board. at meeting held on February
3 OF this yer. indicated the site at the
intersection of Broad Street and the
Belt Line as it's choice.
The directors of the chamber" said
Mr.. Wortham in his letter to the MEM
beers yesterday. think it best for this
whole question to be considered by the
. entire membership Of our organization,
, thus aHording an opportunity for a fun
and free expression OF opinion on the
part Of every member. the board homes
that some definite and final conclusion
VIII he reached at the meeting on April
20, which, being the action of n ma
1ority Of our members would deserve
and should receive the support of every
member OF the chamber"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25
DRIVER BADLY INJURED
WHEN CAR Is DITCHED

HARRISONBURG, VA, April "a
In an automobile accident on Satur-
day, seven miles north of Harrisonburg
on the Valley Turnpike. G. w Splitter.
OF Staunton. had his leg broken. his
nose fractured. his elbow dislocated.
ana suffered serious loss Of blood
from deep cash In his leg Hc was
brought to Harrisonburg for treat
ment. and later taken to Stanton.
Splitter who is manager of the Roth
well Cold Storage Plant. stated that
he was compelled to ditch his car
IN order to avoid collision with n
touring car, which was approaching
him rapidly. He was en- route to his
home in Martinsburg, w. Va. to spend
Easter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25
MILITARY AEROPLANEs
MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS
Special TO The Times-Dispatch

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. April IL
The JN-5. two-passcnEer military
biplanc capable of speed Of 100
miles an hour and able to climb 1000
feet minute, was tested Mt the At
lantic Coast Aeronuutical Station
here to-day. Four school officials said
1t met all requirements. United States
Army officers witnessed the flights.
The flight tests of the Curtiss trac-
tor R-2. eight of which were recently
bought by the government for use in
Mexico, were also completed to-day.
the results being announced as fol-
lows: High speed, 90 miles an hour:
low speed, 4l.3 miles an hour; climb,
5000 feet in ten minutes; full capacity.
four hours at high speed.
An initial tryout Of the large Cur
tiss flying boat HI was closely
watched by representatives of the Brit
lsh government, the machine taking
up seven men. Great Britain is un-
derstood to have ordered large num-
Der of these machines AS models
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25
WILL DISCUSS MEANS
FOR FORGING SETTLEMENT
Virginia Debt Commission Meets To-
Day at New Willard Hotel,
in Washington.
WEST VIRGINIA TAKES NO STEP
Its Legislature Has Adjourned With
out Making Any Provision for
Compliance With Decision OF
United States Supreme Court.

The sl3.000.000 Judgment rendered by
the United States Supreme Court a
year ago against the State of West
Virginia, as the elimination of that
Commonwealth's long standing dispute
with Virginia over the adjustment Of
the bonded debt contracted by the two
States before their divorce. will again
come to tho front in Washington to-
day. after resting practically unno-
ticed by the defendant Commonwealth
since the dny the decree was handed
down.
The Virginia Debt Commission will
assemble this morning at the New Will
lard to discuss means for enforcln.;
settlement. The commission Is COM
posed OF Henry T. Wyckham, Judge
William F. Rhea. D. Il Pitts, Henry IL
Downing. J. Thompson Brown, Con-
rison and Colonel Joseph Button. sec
rotary. The meeting will be held at
10 o'clock
Attorney General Pollard left last
light for Washington II take coun-
:"l r.!:h the debt commissioners and
ad"isc item On the legal prot edu.
with the commission will meet also
Attorney John G. Johnston. Of Phila-
delphia. representing the bondholders
NO MACHINERY HAS BEEN
FOUND TO FORCE PAYMENT
Mr.. Pollard was not prepared yes
terday to discuss the legal steps that
may be taken by the commission to
secure the payment Of the Judgment
1t has been suggested that application
might be made to the Supreme Court
/ for supplemental order that will
compel the State OF West Virginia to
pay the Judgment awarded Virginia
about year ago. with interest from
July l, 1915. The interest on the I'M
paid judgment will alone amount to a
tidy sum.
Efforts to secure a compliance, with
the courts judgment have received
; little encouragement from West Vir-
ginia. The Legislature OF that State
I ADJOURNED without making any effort
TO meet the obligation. and Governor
Hatfield has since said that he will not
call special session to deal with this
matter.
Since the Supreme Court decree. legal
, authorities of both States have dis
. cussed with interest suggestions look
/ ing to n forcible collection of :he sI3,-
100000 judgment. Difficulties were en-
countered on every hand. Il Is not
yet clear that any machinery at al!
Is provided by the American scheme of
government for forcing one sovereign
State TO pay n debt due to n sister
state, against its will.
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wOMEN's MEETINGS.

the weekly rehearsal for the st.
Cecilia Chorus Will be held this after
noon at o'clock in the mushroom
OF st. Paurs Church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-25

10 her homo In Ginter Park, after a
visit OF three months in Boston, New
York and Fairfax County