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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
ONLY ONE TYPHOID CASE
REPORTED YESTERDAY
Health Department Is Much Pleased
Mt Marked Falling or In
Number OF Gases.
CITY WATER is NOW SAFE
Whatever May Have Been Its Condi-
ton Before, and That Is Still
Disputed, New Publication Plant
Gives Absolute Immunity.

While only one case of typhoid fever
was added yesterday to the list already
on hand. bringing the total to eighty
eight. DR.. Il. c. Levy. Chief Health Of
hcer. said that he did not by any means
expect such encouragement as to see
an Immediate halt in the disease
There arc still good number Of cases
under suspended diagnosis, and a por-
ton OF these will undoubtedly soon be
placed upon the list held by the Health
Department.
1T is most gratifying to me" said
Or. Levy. TO know that the new
chlorinator at the Settling Basin is in
iuil operation. for the reason that It
makes the citys water supply abso-
lutciy safe"
While admitting that city water may
nave caused portion OF the cases
now under treatment. DR.. Levy now
pronounccs It free from any bacilli to
which typhoid could be attributed. II
know" he declared. that since July 20
the city's water supply has been safe"
ON that date Dr. Levy directed the adj
dition Of the highest possible quantity
of chlorine TO the water. and 1t is now
publication plant.
DEMAND FOR VACCINE.
DOES NOT DIMINISH
While the number Of reported cases
OF typhoid has decidedly fallen off in
the past few days. the demand for
antityphoid vaccine has shown no signs
Of decreasing. The daily shipments re-
ceived by the department. are eagerly
bought UP by persons intent upon hav-
ing themselves inoculatcd.
lpr. Levy Is anxious that as many
persons as possible follow this course.
AS II provides absolute immunity from
the disease. He fears that on account
persons who intended 10 take the serum
viii be dissuadcd from that course
which is 1t condition he. as "a health
official is anxious 10 avoid
The incubation Is not followed by
any serious Inconvenience. and affords
such certain protection that it's salts
faction is pronounced by Dr.. Levy TO
be well worth its cost
Persons who unable to pay FOR
without cost. and ii viii be admin
istcred free at the Health Department.
The department Is not fvr "a moment
lesseninG its vigilance. and every effort
- being made 10 find. If possible. the
general source Of tho disease
l'r. Levy repeats his warming:
"hoii all water used for drinking pur-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
WILL INCREASE AMOUNT
OF REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS

DIR. Henry FrochlinE Reports on Ex-
limitations of Natural Gas Found
Near Pcrduc Islnnd.
At ma SIS -meetinE last night OF
stockh olders of the Tidewater Oil and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
Charged with Shooting Mt omc.r

S. Brothers. colored. was arrested
early last night on a charge of shoot
ing at Special Officer II. Pitts, of the
Old Dominion Steamship Company,
while the latter was standing at Brook
Avenue and Broad Streets. The negro
vas pursued and caught by Monte"
Stone and Jack Finney. each in an
automobile. He was turned over to
an officer and taken to the Second Po-
lice Station.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
a New Home Cure Tint Any Ono Can
Uso Without Discomfort or
Loss OF Time

We have a New Method that cures
expense. No matter whether your case is
or long standing or recent development
whether II is present Hay Fever or
Chronic Asthma. you should send for
free trial Of our method. No matter In
what climate you live, no matter what
your age or occupation. II you trou-
bled with asthma. our method should re-
Neve you promptly.
We especially want to send II to those
apparently hopeless cases, where all forms
OF inhalers. douches. opium preparations
fumes. patent smokes" etc, have failed
We want to show every one at own
expense that this new method Is designed
TO end all difficult breathing. all wheezing
and all those terrible paroxysms at once
and for all time.
This free offer is too important to neglect
a single day. Write to-day and begin the
method at once. Send no money. Simply
mail coupon below. Do II To day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11

No y. VI. &. A. Social Tonight.
There will be no roof-garden social
at the Central y. NJ. c. a. Tonight but
special program is being arranged
for next Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11

Lest you forget what tho best medicine
for summer sickness Is. buy bottle OF DIR.
SETH ARN0iD'S BALSAM and be ready
for any sudden attach. Warranted by j. +
Bauer.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
SEEKS BIG DAMAGES

r. d. Troy, of Amherst. Sues Chcaa-
penke nnd Ohio Hallway for
S35,OOn.
7. o. Troy. of Amherst. yesterday
filed suit in the Law and Equity
Court asking $4,000 damages against
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company. No declaration was filed
l.. O. Wendenburg, counsel for the
plaintiff, was out of town last night
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
JLORED PEOPLE AID
WORK. OF RELIEF
Amounts received from colored peo.
Injured in Livery Stable.

While, it is alleged, he was in a
drunken condition. w. n. Lee entered
a livery stable at 1918 East Franklin
street yesterday afternoon and fell
against horse stall, badly injurinE
his head. He was taken TO Virginia
hospital by DR. Hinchman
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-11
Ter Syndicate. Inc.)

the efforts OF an earnest colored wo-
man interested in the welfare work
among her people. Up to the present
time about 10000 pounds of Ice have
been distributed among the poor OF
Richmond.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
DIDN'T RELY ON GUESSWORK
What Was the Hidden Force in
Teachers Bicycle.

A certain country school teacher, in
e~ndeavoring to explain to his class
what compressed air was, brought his
bicycle into the room and leaned it up
against the wall.
"Now." he remarked, "under tile out
err covering of that back wheel there
is n hidden force. What is it,"
"Injy rubber" said one smart youth.
"No. Try again."
The boy tried again. as did nearly
every member Of the class, but without
success.
At length one Of the youngsters, who
had been making Il close inspection OF
the machine. turned on the teacher
with Il beaming face.
Il have It," he exclaimed. Its wind
Jest Wind"
After commencing the yOungster.
the teacher asked how he discovered
the "hidden force"
"Why.' was the astounding reply.
I've just stuck my knife in 1t to
see!"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
IS CHASED TO A FORTUNE
Western Man, Pursued by RattIesnake,
Found Rich Claim in Arizona
Desert.

Los Angeles.-"Pursued by a Snake,
or 100000 to the Good" might
be the title of Il thriller enacted
in the Arizona desert, near Wit
tenbcrg, by Herman Hertz Of Los
Angeles, Cal, and a siX-fOot rattle
snake. Hertz vas a visitor at the
town, and, while walking about the
neighborhood, encountered the snake.
Hertz dashed madly forward in the
general direction of California with
he's snake in pursuit. The man proved
to be somewhat of a Splinter but the
snake was no SLOUGH either. 1t was
gaining rapidly when something I'M
expectedly happened.
Hertz neared q ~prospector's hole and
his eye told him that he could not
leap the chaSm. He stopped abrupt
~ and turned to await the end. But
the snake was not SO cunning. 1t slid
on and on until it plunged into the
abyss, breaking Its neck in the fall.
The Californian took a deep breath
and looked about him. The opening
in the earth showed that it had been
deserted for SOM time. He picked up
some pieces of stone that gave unmis-
taxable evidences OF gold. Keep
ing his secret to himself he went
to Wittenberg and bought the property.
Recently lie sold his holdings for
500, 600.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

at Kew. A few of these places are al
ready gay with autumn flowers in full
bloom.
The directorate Mt Winchester House,
in James square, London, answers
every inquiry sem by Il soldiers
friends and will, IL desired, take a
photograph of a grave and send it to
them for nothing, thanks to the funds
provided by the Red Cross. The di-
rector and his officers cooperate Will.
the French engineers, sanitary authori-
| ties and communal councils in making
arrangements to take advantage Of the
noble and moving gift made by the
French nation on December %, 1915,
when the law was passed which ac-
quired forever, in the name OF the
French government, the special ceme-
teries where most Of the British dead
In France are buried.
In all wars 1t has been one of the
fears haunting a soldiers friends that
his body may be utterly lost. Even in
this war there have been such irretriev-
able losses. But in nc great val has
50 much been done as in this to pre-
vent the addition of that special tor
ment to the pain OF anxiety and OF be-
reuvement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
THIS HOUSE ON WHEELS
Pennsylvania Has Evolved Plan for
Avoiding Gossip and the Boredom
of Undesirable Neighbors.

Berwick, pa.-Charles Vol has de-
cided that he does not want to live in
the same ncighborhood all the time, so
instead Of investing his savings in Il
house and lot he has had a house built
on wheels. The house is one story with
two rooms and is supported by
an iron frame set on three-inch iron
wheels.
VOL, in planning this scheme, says
he will solve many difficult problems.
II he does not like q community, he
cur get Il team or Z: tractor engine and
pull his home to some desirable spot.
No conditions can be forced On him,
he says. This is the advantage of the
house or wheels. II the neigh
bors' children annoy him, OIL II the
neiyhbOrhood gossip is not pleasant, he
can move on.
Vol declares that the portable
house will I'LL all his needs. He says
he dislikes living In the same local.
ity all the time and that with many Va
CAM lots to choose from he can move
As often A. he pleases.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
SOLDIERS Who give UP LIVES IN
BATTLE REST IN HONORED GRAVES
Every Effort Is Being Made in England to Care for the Dead and
TO Keep Clear the Records of Their Places of BuriaI-Use
Is Made Of Recognized Cemeteries Behind the
Lines Wherever Possible.

North of France.-In a graveyard
west of Vimy there are buried 1920
French soldiers and more than Goo
English. The earth is bare on most of
the English graves; the French ones
are Older, but all are cared for alike
by the Enslishmen now in charge of
the place. "We leave you our trenches
n our dead" said a French officer to
an English n when the British army
tOOk over this part of the line, and
both parts of the trust are discharged
with q will.
What this means for the French one
reefs when n sees the journey of
French soldiers friends to their graves
The other day Il French woman in deep
mourning came here with a handful of
Whlte flowers to place upon what was
probably her sons grave, when there
entered the cemetery n Of the usual
httle bareheaded processions-an N.
=. y. showing the way then an Eng
fish chaplain with his open book then.
on a stretcher, the body sewn up in a
brown army blanket, a big Union Jack
lying over 1t; then half Il dozen pri-
Yates. AS they passed the French wom-
an n rose and fell in at the rear of
the procession. When | next saw them
the men We're standing round the new
grave, the chaplain was reading aloud
dust to dust and ashes to ashes"
II the woman, Il few yards away, was
kneeling on the ground. The service
G anu II rest turning away, she
came close to the grave, dropped the
white flowers in and went back to the
other grave empty handed.
For the Moral Effect.
One knew, though the woman could
not, how all this would be told to the
dead Englishman's comrades. and one
felt the truth OF Sir Douglas Haie's
saying that Il kind of spirit which
docs not directly contribute to the
successful! termination Of the war; NAV
still have an extraordinary moral
value to the troops in the field. as well
IS to the relatives and friends Of the
dead at home" But for the work of
the Arlmy's Graves Registration units
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
UNLUCKY DAY FOR ANIMALS
Farmers Fall Started Series 81 Mis-
haps In indiana Community That
Were DISASTROUS.

Hammond. Ind.-Henry Weaver. a
farmer residing near Hammond, Ind.
fell from the branch of a tree he was
trimming and landed on a pig, break
ing its back. Weaver sustained two
broken legs. The commOtion started
his horse which In turn frightened a
colt. The colt jumped a fence and
ran into a clothesline fastened to n
post. Tho post was hurled through the
air with such force that 1t killed a
COW. The colt ran on and sustained
fatal injuries on q barbed wire fence.
When a veterinarian arrived to attend
the colt, lie ran over II killed
Viewers dog.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Proof Of Her Wisdom.

Il wonder why Minerva was called
the goddess Of wisdomY" Queried
the young widow.
Il don't know" growled the old
bachelor, unless it was because she
never married"
And realizing there was no hope of
wedding bells in that direction, the v.
W. got busy with n susceptible widow
err with seven children.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Why the Croans.

"See. here" said the policeman.
what We're those grOans and means
| heard from your upstairs window
just now? You been beatfn' your
wife?"
Il should say not" replied Mr.. Yer
Quentin. DO you think I'd try to beat
a two hundred and forty-pound wom-
an? Those were her groans all right.
but l had nothing to do with It. She
was merely w. Earl F1ynning' in her
bedroom in place of eating breakfast"
Kansas City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Afraid to Risk It.

Twill you have a piece of the apple
pie?" asked the landlady Of the Irish
boarder.
rs it after bein' healthy?' queried
Pat.
"TO be sure it Is" she replied. why
should you think it otherwise?"
Faith, an Oi had an uncle wanst
who died of apple-plexy," answered
the son Of Erin, "and vi thought this
moight be somethin' NV the same
koind."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Man With Nerve.

Douglas, WyO.-Henry Stephens,
living about ifty miles north Of Doug.
las, who Is now under a doctors eare
here. Is A good example OF a man with
nerve. Stephens broke his leg by a
fall while out IN the range alone. He
managed to mount his horse and rode
ten miles to . sheepherder's camp be-
fore receiving any help. Then he rode
80 miles to Douglas to get a physician.
He is getting along well and will be all
right again.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

this little scene and many other scenes
equally binding. in their degree, to the
friendship of England and France,
could scarcely have taken plnce.
III the early months Of the war 4
mar was commonly buried close to he
place where he fell. Wherever hard
fighting had been. in France or Bel
GUM, the eye of the traveller along he
roads is struck by many low crosses
sticking out Of the ground-in the
fields, in cottage gardens, in corners
of farmyards and orchards, ever on
roadside strips Of grass. Where the
ground has changed hands several
times in the course of h war you
may see, within Il few hundred yards
Of each other, the gabled and eaved
cross of the Prnssians, with "Hier ruht
in Gott' and a name painted white on
a dark ground, and the beaded wire
wreath of the French, with its requie-
seat or Mort pour Ia France and
the plain-llncd cross Of the English.
white or light brown or just the UNI
painted wood, 'In Loving Memory Of
one or more officers or men. Even now
many OF these isolated memorials are
raised. The very position Of some of
them is eloquent.
Near La Boissclle is a cross inexpert-
" made OF two pieces OF lath n let
tered in pencil, I'm loving memory OF
Second Lieutenant Y, - Regi-
lment. killed here July ], 1885, 1t
stands scarcely ten feet IN front OF the
line from which the British army ad-
'vanced on that morning. You feel
when you see 1t the thrill Of the first
moments OF the long battle Of the
'Somme-the subaltern giving the word
to his men, and himself %springing first
out OF the trench and falling almost at
once and the men pressing on.
Care Of the Dead.
In the autumn OF 1914 the necessity
for a continued organization to under
take the supervision Of graves was
recognized, and in March, 1915, the or
r~anization OF the Commission Of Graves
Registration and Inquiries under Mr..
Fabian Ware, who received a commits
sion for the purpose Of the work, finally
assumed its present shape.
Under the directorate are the graves
registration units in the different
spheres of military activity. When an
,officer or man is killed ut the front or
dies Of wounds his buri,l is at once
reported to the director as well as 70
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
off;cjated At 1.435 Funerals.

Columbus Grove, O.-Isev. George B.
Garner, pastor Of the Christian church
Mt Berkey, rear Toledo, came to CO.
lunlbus Grove the other day to preach
the funeral sermon Of Joseph Nc
Kenna. He said that since removing
to Berkey. some five years ago. he had
been called back to Allen and Putnam
counties to preach at 81 funerals. Dur
ing his passionate Of AS years he has
ofiiciatcd ut 1885 funerals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
- Ask for and Get So
SINNERS
THE HIGHEST QUALITY
MACARONl
Resigned to the Inevitable.
Is ~ Ratr Boot 6se
SKINNER MFG. co. OMAHA, u.SA

Il hate SOAP" said Kitty. "Why
do they put soap IN you, l should like
to knOwY 2"
why, you don't vast to be q dirty
GIRL said the nurse. "You have to
put soap on you to get clean."
well the birds and the horses and
other things don't have soap, and they
are always Clean"
Nurse was stumped for a few min
utes. and then Kitty answered her W
question. "Of course" she said, Il
haven't Il bill or a tongue long enough
to lick myself clean. so I suppose I'll
have to put up with soap"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Proof Positive.

She was the cause and the $9.98 soli-
t:iirc on her third digit was the result.
Dearest" she cooed, twill you love
me when I'm old?"
back at her. Didn't l propose after
| had e your picture in the family
group taken in the days when girls
wore jerseys and their bangs straight? 2
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
G338&Rsy&!
Just Ordinary.

Just Ordinary.
"A burglar was captured In our
neighborhoOd last night"
"Yes?"
And we were all rather disap-
pointed"
"In what wnyY'
Tie was neither a lowering brute,
with q hourse voice and two weeks
growth Of whiskers on his face, nor q
gentlemanly looking chap in evening
clothes"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Usual Procedure.

II presume Il statesman pays more
or less attention to the wishes Of his
constituencies"
More or less is correct. AS the
wishes Of his constituents are made
Known to him from time to time in the
form Of letters, he has his secretary
carefully file them away and then pro-
ceeds to forget all about them"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Sunshine and Shadow.

even the judge wept when the
chorus girl plaintiff told the story Of
her life."
Il dare say the gloom In that court
room was profound"
Yes. But everybody was 0 smil-
ing again when her lawyer began read
ing love letters written to her by the
millionaire defendant"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15

the base. II killed in action he may
still be buried in the old way some
where near the trench. If so, the chap
laln or officer who buries him reports
the position of the grave, and one of
the officers OF the graves registration
units visits it, verifies the record, at
hXes, II necessary, a durable cross.
with the date, the mans name, rank,
regiment and regimental number upon
1t, clearly stamped on aluminium tape,
and enters these particulars and the
exact site OF the grave in the register.
But the army has been quick to realize
the desirability of burying it's dead in
the nearest of the three hundred or
more recognized cemeteries behind the
line, where everything is done as ten
derby and reverently as If the dead
man We're laid in an English church.
yard by his friends.
Some Of the cemeteries are great eN-
tensions Of little village g%rayeyards.
Some were begun by special corps or
divisions which wished to bury their
dead all together. In one you find a
separate plot, each with its special en-
trance, for Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pun
jabis. Under the great trees of an
other. where many OF those who fell ut
Festubert are, some of the Indian sol
diers have built, for their comrades,
brick tombs Of extraordinary massive
ness.
Keeping the Records.
At Nillers aux Bots the French buried
$500 of those who were killed in win
ming the Vimy ridge. On each grave,
at the foot Of it's wooden cross, there is
still stuck in the earth, neck down
ward, the bottle in which the first
hasty record of the internment was
placed. A tiny chapel at the end shell
tiers the Christ brought from the ruined
Calvary of Carency and Il little col
ored image Of the Virgin riddled with
German bullet holes. In all the Gene
terieS the graves registration units
keep the graves. British and French,
In repair; they SOW grass and plant
flowers and shrubs. under the advice of
the headquarters Of British gardening
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Radio Fertilizers Fail.

Experiments with radium and other
radioactive fertilizers for soil conduct
ed at Reading, England, by Martin SUIT
ton prove that none yet suggested can
rival the old-fashioned farmyard ma
nure or the best Of the commercial fer
t~iliZerS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
A Ballot Baruain.

The ~suffragette candidate faced the
man who wished to sell his vote.
NO." she said, "Ill not give a dol
lar for your vote. 1t isn't worth It,"
"Oh, well-take it for 81 cents,
lady, said the mere man.
why didn't you say SO before?"
queried the political bargain hunter.
And could you vote twice for a dol.
lar-ninety-threeY"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Facts and Fjuures.

"A scientist" remarked the giddy
female who writes type between meals,
says there are 100000 hairs In the
average woman's head"
"And the number of hairs in the nv.
erage mans head" growled the cyni.
cal bachelor at the pedal extremity OF
the boarding house mahogany, may
depend upon the length of time he has
been married"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Not an Excuse.

The leapyear maid had just pro-
posed, but 1t had failed to take.
NO." he said, II can never be your
husband. In fact, l wouldn't marry
the best woman on EARTH"
but. my dear" she rejoined, that
is hardly al excuse for declining my
offer. l don't claim to be the best
woman on EARTH"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Retort Courteous.

Il see the villain in your face" said
the gruff lawyer who was trying to in
timidate q witness.
Very likely YOU do" was the calm
reply. "The face Of any bright per-
son, like a mirror, is apt to cast per-
sonal reflections"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
DISTURBING Influences.

Il sent a thought wave to you last
night said his fiancee.
about what timer
about midnight"
"Um. l was at the club then"
"Did 1t reach your"
Il don't know. Something made me
miss q ridiculously easy shot at bill.
lizards about that time"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
toyat Lad.

Office Eoy-De boss kin see no
callers dis mornin'.
Insistent Visitor-Say, I'll give You
4 quarter to take this card in TO him.
Office BOy-Aw, shucks! He gives
me bigger wages for not doin' it.-Bos.
ton Evening Transcript.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-15
Acquired Wisdom.

Said He-I wanted to get married
when l was twenty-one, but my father
said l didn't have sense enough-that
| should wait until I was thirty.
Said She-And you married al
thirty?
Said He-Oh, no; ut thirty l had
sense enough not to want q wife.