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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
HOW CANADIAN GENERAL
DIED IN YPRtS BATTLE

Toronto, July Toronto mourns
Maior-General Malcolmn Smith Mer-
Ger, former lawyer. sportsman and art
connoisseur of this city, who died In
the firing line with the men of his
Third Canadian Division in the third
battle of Ypres this month. The first
authentic account of his death came
on a postcard written from Germany
by the generals aide-de-camp. 1t
reads:
was beside my beloved General
when he was killed. Tell Fred Mer-
Ger, his brother, was first shocked by
a large shell and when ] tried to get
him away. but impossible, was shot
through leg and broken, lay in field
no pain and next day killed by shrap-
mel instantly"
Later came official word that the
body was recovered from a demolished
dugout in the Armagh Wood and was
buried in a military cemetery at Pop
eringhe. The Generals staff Travelled
all night to attend.
1t was known earlier that Mercer
as divisional commander, was inspect
ing first line trenches when the Ger
man bombardment of June began.
Attack seemed imminent and the Cen
erat refused to return to headauar-
ters He was first injured in 'front.'
line trench before the Germans car
ried 1900 yards of Canadian line.
When the Third Division came back
two days later they searched long
for their lost leaders body
Mercer was immensely popular from
T.
Used jail for every cook in his brigade
unless the men had good meal in
three hours. Twenty years ago he be-
came a private in the militia. He
'practiced law and never smelled pow
der until the present war, but be-
came known as a tactician and leader
OF men.
So long as the Canadians held the
Ypres salient under ordinary condi-
t!ons Of trench warfare the casualties
are expected to run from 100 to 200
per day for the nearly sixty thousand
Canadians who are to position there.
Any offensive by either side will
mean enormously greater losses, as
the marshy condition of the terrain
makes the construction of really
strong defenses impossible.
AT present three Canadian divisions
are before Ypres A fourth division
OF 20,00 Canadians Is now being or
ganized in English training camps.
One year ago when the Canadians
fought the Second Battle OF Ypres only
the First Division was there. 1t en-
dured losses of nearly seven thous-
sand in one week.
In the third battle. the Third d.
vision bore the brlnt and was heIned
out by the Second Division.
To make good all the losses the
Canadian army has about zoo, 900 men
training in Canada and approximately
so, 900 in southeastern England. Cam
ada has enlisted $4,000 men since
the war began. but the recruits in
Canada still lack training Gaps made
in the ranks by the recent fighting are
being filled by the rushing OF every
available man from the English train
ing camps.
Sir Robert Borden. Prime Minister
of Canada, has promised to raise 500
600 men in this country during the
war and with these 1t Ia expected to
be able to provide for all wastaxe and
keep four divisions or two army corps.
total of 10000 men. In the firing
line In Europe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
PRESIDENT DELEGATES
WASHINGTON LABOR TEMPLE

Washington, July A. President
Wilson dedicated the new once build
ing of the American Federation OF
Labor here today to common council
and common understanding" He de-
clared the legitimate objects of the
labor movement should be achieved.
1t is-veHy proper that this great
building should be In this wise dedi-
Gated on the birthday Of the nation.
1t seems to me that every one of
us should remind himself every day
that he Is working for something be-
sides wages: that he IL working for
some persons whom he loves. for some
community that he wishes to assist.
for some nation that he is ready to
serve and defend"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
LARGE PART OF FUND RAISED
Three Million Dollars Pledged to PEN
sions for EptsCoIsal CleruYmen.

-
sions for EPISCOPAL Clergymen.
New York. July 4.--Bishop Law
renee of Massachusetts. head of the
movement in the Protestant Episcopal
Church to nrovide a thorough system
of pensions for Its clergymen, an
nounced that $4,000, 900 OF the neces-
sary s5,0o0.oo fund had been pledged
az result of four-month campaign.
The plan will not be put under way
until the full fund as a reserve is on
hand.
All of the sixty eight dioceses of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States have formally adopted
the pension plan and pledged 1t their
support.
An examination of vital statistics
covering ss Ia per cent of all the
Episcopal clergy has been completed
by a lii insurance actuary. 1t has
been found that the sum of 5000. 600
will be sufficient as reserve fund to
carry the minimum nension dement's
for the active clergy and their fami-
lies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
BOARDS OF VISITORS
NAMED BY GOVERNOR

Governor Stuart yesterday after
noon announced the appointment OF
board OF visitors OF two Virginia In
sutuuons, Y. p. l.. and the Virginia
School for the Deaf and tho Blind.
at stanton. Both boards were named
for four.year terms, beginning July ].
The new board of visitors of Viz
ginia Polytechnic Institute 10 COM
posed OF Joseph A. Turner, Of Holltns.
j. r. Watkins of Chesterfield. ].
Thompson Brown, of Bedford. and
Harry NJ. Smith, Jr,, OF Richmond
The members OF the board OF the
Stanton institution are j. Blackwood
Patterson. OF Augusta: James II
Lindsay, of Charlottesville. and DR..
George f. Wiley. of Bristol
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
WALSH MAY GET
SUPREME COURT SEAT

#8 Warrington, July 4-President
U 44noa- -ln6af-IAHE+AE tr,-r-+ +,r
s&Rpeintment OF United States Senator,
s1Aoeph Walsh. OF Montana, for asso-
<nte Justice OF the United States SUI
$Dtoma Court TO succeed Charles T.
54xnGhes. Republican nominee for
= rG1tdent,
| Senator Walsh Is recognized a 2 one
99 the ablest Democratic lawyers in
&%Ao Senate. He Is native of Mis-
76Qri. having moved TO Montana In
SX4et. He has served as prosecuting
&e0rney, district judge, and in 1911
$500 elected United States Senator to
oceed Thomas H. Carter, Republi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
SENATOR LEWIS AMONG
PEACE PROPHETS TOO.

Chicago, July <.-Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. in an address at tbs
Lake Forest and North Shore towns
celebration OF the Fourth. tonight
rrophesied a peaceful settlement of
the Mexican situation. II will come.
according 10 Senator Lewis. when Car.
rama and the Mexican nation. in their
second senses realize that war with
tho United States can mean nothing
less than loss of territory. much a.
the President and Congress OF the
United States would like to prevent
~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
German Dead <eariy TOO. 600.

London. July 4.--tnder Secretary OF
WAR Tenant, in the House of Com
mons today, announced that up TO the
end OF May the German losses In killed
and those that died from wounds num-
bered SEQ 2ss
Sir Edward Grey informed the house
that he had not received q reply from
Germany TO the English note referring
to the starvation OF the British prison.
ers in the German prisoners camp At
Ruhleben
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
cAeit fcr shell ny the French
~ "a the south.

uAeii Tor shell ny the French
- "a the south.
Army OF General Won Eimen.
cpnfrcn;s General Foeh's re-
[can forces, has been compelled
II hack steadily before stream
1@tal greatly similar TO the tor
With which the German Crown
- delueed the Nerdun positions
EtHfary opinion here Is that the
III teot Of whether the Kaiser still
1n0oeG adequate reserves may come
Hin 3 month, The allies plan, ac-
f41ne TO this Information. Ia to start
MAny CONGREGATIONS on the French.
,et1h. Russian and Italian fronts
10 Germany viii be unable 10 sus-
XlG its extended line and Will he
4fced 10 a disastrous retreat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
BY RUSSIA

petsesfad ttp--4 ,--orieifi- he
tween the Styr and the Stoekhod Kiv-
ers and also further TO the south fierce
battles are raging In the direction
nf koiomca we diSiodged the Aus
trians from several positions, and In
pursuing them we captured the viii
lsre of Potok Tcharny, as wei as four
cannon and a few hundred prisoners
We pierced two onemys lines TO
the south of Txirine and northeast OF
EArane~itzehi In the latter place
yesterday we captured seventy.twn
off}cers, 2.700 soldiers eleven cannon
and se|eral machine guns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
Rcrspectetl CoIored Man Die~

Especial to The Richmond virginian J
Stevensville. Va, July A very
highly respected old colored man.
James Henry Bowin, son of Osborne
Bowln. died at his home near Stevens
willie on Sunday. July q. He was
seventy-f four years old and once be-
ionged to DIR. r. H. Bagby. He spent
all his life in sight of where he was
born and raised.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05

accepted into the Mexican army. the
chief reasons for the division of the
American border command have dis
solved.
noon that the Columbus report that
two cavalry regiments Of Pershings
column had been ordered out was un-
founded.
He said Pershlng had within a few
days brought one cavalry regiment
back from FL Vale to Coionia Dublan
because OF shortage of forage at Eel
Vale. and that had proba bly, given
rise to the Columbus rumor. He said
other organizations at FL Vale were
holding that position. which is 1856
miles from Columbus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
MASTER STRATEGlST
OF BRITAIN'S ARMY
LITTLE IN LIMELIGHT
Sir William Robertson For Years Has Been As Promper Be
hind the Scenes Rather Than as Player Before the
Public-Is Consistent Hard Worker

the last twelve months when the
Chief has had occasion TO say
things. and hard things, too,
Sir william Robertson, who, despite
his name. is not q Scotchman. but
Lincolnshire man. born at Melbourne
In 1860. is n smoker. and a golfer,
but in every walking moment he Is.
above all else, a soldier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
IArtae Rock Para1ies.

Little Rock, Ark. July 3.-This city
held a great preparedness parade
today. Belief In the necessity Of
more adequate measures for national
defense u strong In this sscakeA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
BY AUSTRIA

Vienna. July 4-oficiai~-R ussia
theatre: In Nolhynia massed attacks
by the Russians were repulsed
Italian theatre. All the italian at
fheks were repulsed We captured
III prisoners,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
Japanese in the United States.

Japanese in the United States.
There are in California 63,761
japanese OF these 42,36s are men,
lo,s4& are women with children.
boys 5,s62 and girls 6.0s7. The
Japanese in the United States total
s9,32i. which includes 1876 wonn-
en- and 12,745 children. boys $3.50.
girls $3.50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05

E01ah Gets Decision On Foul.
Denver, July Ain the Welsh
Ee1UAGe bout Tho referee gives
- 0ock1iOn TO Welsh on a foul In
mn4 eocv~n. He was hit by
Ao1Gn0 IN talo groin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
French Airmen Drop Bombs on SOFA.

London, July 4. 1850 A. MA
squadron of French aeropianes visited
Sofa this morning and dropped bombs
on the military buildings there. says
a Reuter- dispatch from Salonlki.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
SOLDIERS IN MEXICO

Continued From First Page.)
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Will be Married This Evening.

Prof. Carlo A. Sperati and wife
departed yesterday for Fergus Falls,
Mimi, where this evening he will
officiate at the marriage of his son
Carston Z. to Miss Martha L. John
son, of that city. The groom is the
eldest son of Prof. and Mrs. Sperati
and for several years past has been
located at Dahlen, n. D., where ne
is principal of the schools of that
city. He is an excellent young man
of integrity and worth, and has hun
dreds of friends here who join with
us in extending congratulations and
good wishes. His chosen bride is
a resident of Fergus Falls, but for
some time past has been a teacher
in the Dahlen schools, and she is
spoken of IN the highest terms by
all who have the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
ENDS TONSiLS' TROUBLE WITH.
OUT THEIR REMOVAL?
Mason City Surgeon Tells of New on.
GRAFTON That is Practically
BlOodleSs.

A new operation, which, he said
eliminated the necessity of remov-
ing the tonsil and which was declared
to have been successful in 80 per
cent OF his cases during two years,
was outlined by DR.. F. G. Murphy OF
Mason City, Iowa, in paper on The
Circumcision of the Tonsil" at p
meeting Of the Milwaukee Oto-Ophal-
mic Society.
Most diseased tonsls are deform-
ed organs said DR.. Murphy, land
deformity in most cases can be elm
mated by circumcision. A small!
membrane which should have disap-
peared before birth is invariably the
cause of diseased tonsils. The re-
moval OF this membrane enables the
tonsil to functionate normally
only local anaesthetic is nee
essary. Only in rare cases is there
any discharge OF blood"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Gold Thief at West Union.

DR.. II. S. Wright reports the theft
of $1,000 worth of gold from his
dental Office some time between Mon
Gay noon and Tuesday evening a,
500 o'clock. The gold was the kin
used in dental work and was kept III
the case. The thief knew where tC
look for it evidently, and it is sup
posed did his work while Mr.. Wright
was out of the office. The dentist az
Elgin reports having something like
$4,000 worth taken from his office y
few days before. 1t is supposed the
sneak was making the towns south
on the Rock Standard he was
making pretty good wages for cold
weather job.-West Union Union.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
WHEN THE WAR WILL CLOSE

Absolute knowledge have l none,
But my Aunt's washerwoman's sister
Heard a policeman on his beat
Say to a la5orer on the street
That he had letter just last week
(Written in Latin-or was it
Creek?
From a Chinese cooiie in Timbuctoo
Who said the niggers in Cuba knew
OF a colored man In a Texas town
Who got it straight from a circus
That a man in Klondike heard the
From a gang of South Americans
About somebody in Borneo
Who heard of a man who claimed to
Of swell society female rake
Whose mother-in}aw will undertake
To prove that her seventh husband s
niece
Has stated in a printed piece
That she has a son who has a friend
Who knows when the war is going to
end.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

Henry Schrubbe, who is now To-
Gated at Ural, Montana, sent his mo-
Their a fine Christmas gift last week
a big deer, weighing in the neigh
borhood of 200 pounds. The doe
was on exhibition in front of Boz
linger & GOltz's butcher shop all day
Saturday and attracted all kinds Of
attention. 1t is the first one seen
here in about fifteen years. There
are plenty of them in Montana and
Mr.. Schrubbe writes that he has
seen as many as fifteen together in
one drove. A gift like that will cut
down the high cost of living for a
while, and at the same time makes
mighty fine eating.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
The December American Magazine


David Grayson returns to the De-
Icember American Magazine with the
hrst or series of stories. 1t is
called Great Possessions" Charles
M. Schwab has written an article
which explains his system of profit
sharing. He has named this article
My 10000 Partners"
How a Great Hotel Man Handles
the Human Race" is the story of
George c. Boldt There are many
Interesting tips in this article
What Will-Power Did for Me" tells
the story of boy in a poorhouse
who made good when he got into the
world. Smith of Iberia" is an inter
esting tale about the struggles of .,
man to make good in the field of edu-
cation Walter Prichard Eaton con
tributes an article about the theater
in which he asks if melodramatic
rubbish is increasing Edna Ferber
writes about Illinois
The tction is unusually good this
month, containing humor, love, an
adventure stories. Arthur Train. Ju-
liam Rothery, and Jack Lait are some
OF the contributors "Cinderena
Jane the new serial continues, ana
the Interesting People and other ue-
partments are fully up to the stan
dard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Toothache The Latest Excuse TO
Friend Wife

When husband and wife meet IN
that thrilling a. m. encounter at
the top Of the stairs, Hubby may
now truthfully state he never had a
drop, no matter how badly picked he
may be. Ii friend wife is student
or dentistry, he may get by with his
yarn. DR.. II. ID. Aldrich, member of
the st. Paul district dental school
said so today. Defective teeth, i'm
properly cared for, may develop al
cohol in the system, which NAV
cause their owners to reel and talk
foolishly he said.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

The following recently appeared
IN a recent issue of the DUBUQUE
Telegraph Herald, and it illustrates
how excited 'us Villagers" all got re-
Gently, but we guess most all are over
the excitement row.
DEBORAH, Ia, Dec. 20.-When John
Aasen, of New Rockford, N. d.,
came to town recently to visit his
uncle, Samuel Danielson, of Ridge
way, Decorians stood on the street
in wonderment. A small boy shout
ed Jess Willard" and for a time
the village was under the impress
sion that it was entertaining the
worlds champion heavyweight Mr.
Aasen weighs upwards of 335
pounds, says he has trained down,
and stands six feet and ten inches il
his stockings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27

On Monday evening, Dec. 25, at I
o'clock, Mr.. Howard F. Rollins was
united in marriage to Miss Fera
Butler at the Methodist Parsonage,
Or. G. S. Lakeland officiating Both
are well known young people Of
Burr Oak. The groom is the son Of
Alvin Rollins who lately moved TO
DEBORAH and the bride the daughter
of II. A. Butler of Burr Oak. The
young couple after a brief trip ex-
pect to reside on the farm of the
groom's brother.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
WINTER OPENED FRIDAY.
According to the Calendar, but
Judging From the Weather
Six Months Ago.

Although we have been enjoying
CD fall weather up until last Fri
day, Dec. %, most of US have been
under the impression the calendar
months of winter and autumn should
be changed, for we have had six
weeks, of real winter weather alrea-
dy according to the atmosphere:
The winter months are nine days
of December, January, February and
II days of March. Thursday the sun
reached its farthest south station, 20
degrees south of the equator and it's
rays come slanting upon this part of
the earth. Friday the sun began it's
journey back. 1t will work farther
and farther north, until on the 21st
of June it reaches % degrees north
of the equator and is within about
20 degrees of Being directly over
our heads, beating down on us with
all its accumulated heat. But al
though the sun will now begin climb
ing up in the sky, the little is not
enough to overcome the cumulative
effect of the GOODNESS that has come
upon the earth. The length of the
days will be increased by about two
minutes each day, that is there will
be two minutes added to each day
between sunrise and sunset The sun
that now sets at APO will set at 1920
next June and the sun that rises
LOW at 7:15 will then rise at that
much after -four o'clock. OF course,
astronomically, the sun neither ris-
es nor sets, nor does it travel from
north to south, but it is all in the in
lclination of the earth on its axis as
lit revolves around the sun When
the earth is what we call south c.
the sun mis- rays beat on the northern
end of the earth and vice versa when
| it is north of the sun. When the
earth is east or west in it's circuit.
around the sun he shines equally on
the two hemispheres and we have the
days and nights of equal length,
called the spring and summer equln-
oxes, nights equal to days. This IS
the way it used to be taught in the
schools, and it is probably still true.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
WERE REAL HARD TINES.
Man Worked Whole Day to Pay
Postage on Letter.

People who complain Of paying
almost 5 cents apiece for eggs think
they are in hard luck" remarked j.
H. Wright, one of Missouri's p,on-
GERS, but l can tell you that we
thought lines were good deal worse
along in the fifties when eggs were
selling at cents dozen.
Those were what you call real
hard times, as far as money was con-
cerned. People raised lots of stuff on
the farm, but couldn't get anything
for it because there was no way to
get it to market.
People would gather about the
country stores and fuss about the
low price of foodstuffs just like folks
now cuss the high cost of living. We
were way off from the rivers and
there had not been any railroads
built up into Missouri then. OF course
we had plenty to eat, but people
wanted money to buy things just as
they do now.
Il know of one man who was in
formed by the postmaster at Bloom
ington that there was a letter await
ing him in the Office, but there were
rs cents charges on it, which was a
serious matter. Uncle Sam wouldn t
let the letter go until he got those two
bits. The man for whom the letter
was intended could get plenty of work
near old Bloomington, but he knew
he would have to take it out in trade
that would not be legal tender a: the
lpostoffice.
Finally someone told him that a
man way back in the country had
some real money, and though it was
eleven miles away, the consignee OF
the letter walked it and made a die
ker to work in the forest all day AMI
was paid 25 cents in actual cash.
That means he had walked twenty-five
miles and done a days WORK to pay
the postage on one letter, which
could now be sent for cents
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Sold Near.y one Million Pounds
Meat

Ole Blagsvedt, of this city, one of
the well known travelling statesmen
Tor the HORNED meat packing com
pany'at Austin, aspired to sell L.
100000 pounds OF meat during 1916
and fell short only 10000 pounds.
AT that it is a record we don't think
has been touched by any other sales
man OF this firm. Ole has been with
HORNED for eight years and made
good from the start and his sales
have been climbing every year. Dur
ing 1915 he sold $4,000 pounds,
and this year he made 23 towns less
than last year, so it is evident if he
visited those % places he would
have exceeded a million pounds
sales.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Robs Nora Springs Bank.

Nora Springs, la, Dec. ga
lone robber entered the first state
bank of Nora Springs today and
forced the cashier, Clifford Moody,
to hand over the contents of the cash
drawer-$1, 900. The robber escap-
ed after telling the cashier to notify
the officers. Posses are hunting for
him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-12-27
Conversational Church

Subject next Sabbath morning
"Lengthenine and Strengthening.
In the evening the Christmas music
or last Sabbath morning will be re-
peated by the quartette, also solos
by Mrs. +. j. Parman. The pastor
will give short New Years address,
subject, Mems lives like sparks up
on the river"