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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-20
WOULD PREVENT PRIVATE
! MANUFACTURE OF ARMS
|ehntor Cummins Wants Govern
ment to Own All War NUM-
ton Plants.
lakes SPEECH ~ SENATE
'rgcs appointment of Special Conn
mtttec to Inquire Into Most Feast
Die Plan for Acquiring aud Con-
Structing Necessary Plants.

WASHINGTON. January lo-Elim-
'd''oi OF private profit as an innu-
nee for war, by government manufac-
Fire OF all war munitions. was urged
the Senate to-day By Senator Cum
iins of Iowa, Republican,. lie pleaded
~ adoption Of his resolution. which
'ould authorize Il special committee 20
INQUIRE into the most feasible plan for
uppiE the army and navy with all
rms. ammunition ana equipment, in
sndtnE ships, aud 10 report on the
:gis'itiol necessary - prevent private
lanufacturc OF such products
u agree that war may come 10 ;h%a
omntry." Senator Cummins declared
but II i, comes, i. must be the result
the calm, dispassionatc. loyal pur-
osc TO meet the awful scourCe because
here is no other way o! defending our
iNiiization. our institutions aud our
Onor.
In this critical moment what is the
tutnic of the makers Of arms and
tuiitions? Without exception SO far
know. thcH are insisting upon the
host comprehensive program which it
possible 10 conceive. and they are
Employing through all the channels and
u the instrumentalitics which mold
ubiic thought, all the forces at their
oinmand for completeness OF prepa-
ation that would turn this country
nto military camp and practically
estroy all ambition, gave the ambition
overcome by force of arms the en-
Ire world"
The Senator said he believed that
son,cwhcre between the armed camp
William OF Germany ard the open
ovccotc Of William of Nebraska there
iust bc an honorable abiding place
pr great nation which .s prepared to
lad the world toward peace. bat viii
OF submit 10 injustice or indirnit$
AHGE coupon ArIoNs
~ MIG WAR CONTRACTS
Emphusiz!ur tho effect of TN. Euro
.an war On priy.tc rNuuition makers
The United States h. toid the Senate
n since Tho WAY began there had
cen - now corporations organized
thus country for The manufacture Of
munitions, and the value OF arms aud
luni,ions exported In fifteen months
al aggregated sisl.06i27s lie sub
fittcd q table showing ,he following
stima;es of-ile amounts or war CON
Facts OF come % III" largo corpora
ons:
American csr aud Foundry, go
%, 900 :
4 American locomotive. s5s.o0o.coo
American steel Foundr.e* Si5.cep oro
Baldwin Locomo;iya Works slOc-
90 600.
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Mrs. neb.cca Tnbb Bourdrn.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
GLOUCESTER. VA. January Ia Mrs.
itebccca 'rabb fBouldn died suddenly al,
her home in northumberland County on
Tuesday. The body was brought TO this
county to day. and the funeral will be
held from Ware Church OH THURSDAY.
morning, Rev. William T. Lee oi'ici:t
lnu
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J.. n. Ifo.,.n

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.
i-fNCHHURG. VA. January III
t.. the 'our-year- old son OF Mr. and
Airs. }. Is. Haden. died yesterday at the
home Of his parents on RlacIlu,ar
street
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Mrs uore 10 snen,..

At the regular monthly meeting OF
he Woodland Heights Womcn's Chris
ian Temperance Union, TO he held to-
hight at tho rcsid ,nce of Dr. and Mrs.
b. c. Wilson. Mrs. Howard NJ. Hogc.
itate president, will deliver IN address
IA National Constitutional Prohibi-
an
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ONerconf stolen.

W. :. Coldiron. Il member OF the
Legislature from Lee County. reported
10 the police last night that his over
coat had been stolen from him in the
lobby of Murphys Hotel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-20

Temperaturc. SO; humidity %. wind.
direction, southeast: wind. velocity. i;
state of weather. clear.
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I.OcxI Rainfall,

Rainfall. :; hours ending Z. NJ;
; Deficiency in rainfall since March
~
Deficiency in rainfall since Jaul-
/, 49, l...,... ......... .......... o.,
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RICHMOND COUPLES WED

Miss Lillian H.cks and Arthur Is.
iin,cns. and Miss Matte Chcwn-
ing aud Wilbur Huvcns Married.
Especial to The Times Dispa tchl
BALTIMORE, MD. January la.--Two
brothers from Richmond brought their
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Local barometer Readings.

barometer (reduccd 70 sea level.
). NJ ......... .,................. ''".13
Barometer ,reduced 10 sea levclt,
l. NJ ............ sort
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BUSINESS OFFICERS
OR&BI.BLE CLASS
Popular Eighth Ward Or
ganization is Seeking
Higher Efficiency.

The District leaders Of the Eighth
Ward Bible class met at the home OF
Mrs. Charles Hawkins on Thursday
night to devise ways and means for
a better class.
The aim OF the leaders Is to bring
the class to higher standard OF per-
lection; and in order to accomplish
this it was decided to call meeting
to perfect q more complete organiLa-
ton by electing president, secretary
and treasurer, this committee having
complete management OF the business
end Of the meetings. 1t was decided
that although the class had enjoyed
a goodly degree OF success accomplish
ing much good and entertaining and
instructing its members and its intiu-
ence for good had been greatly felt in
the community but under the new ar
rangement with all the fifteen leaders
working In unison and overseeing the
work OF the different committees, the
success OF the class is doubly assured,
and the new plans that were formulat-
ed at this meeting IL worked out will
bring this class where it can accom-
pliyh greater amount of good than
ever before.
This meeting was attended by near
~ all the leaders and after an enthu-
slastic meeting all adjourned to meet
at the home OF Mrs. W. S. Billingslea
on Tuesday evening, January %.
The regular meeting OF the class
will be held at the school house on
Friday evening, January 21st. An ex-
cellent program is arranged and all
members are urged to come and bring
their friends. Good music. good speak
ing and a good lesson. The Spirit Of
Life. The meeting will begin prompt
ly at 1880. Program: music by the
choir, sentence prayers, solo by Rev.
Goodwine, report OF secretary, report
OF committee. solo by Ray Hurst,
reading by Lena Park, talk by Rev.
Goodwine, lesson. All welcome.
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PROGRAM
E.g.IR!.! N!ig.NAE!S. G BLOC
It Will be Held at High
School Auditorium To-
MORROW AFTERNOON.

A musical program viii be the fea-
ture' of the meeting Of the woman's
club meeting which will be held on
Friday afternoon at the High school
Auditorium at 8. o'clock. The music
ians Of the afternoon will be Mrs. Mry-
tie Shaw Waddell, soprano; Miss Mar
garet Horne, violinist; Miss Lena Pal
mer, pianist, and Herbert; Beaumont,
celloist, the latter three coming from
the University school Of Music. A
splendid program has been arranged
commencing with trio numbers by
Miss Horne, Miss Palmer and Mr..
Beaumont, followed by group OF
songs, one English and three French
songs by Mrs. Waddell. Miss Pal
mer will render. three numbers from
Chopin and other trio and solos will
feature the program.
Tomorrow is guest day at the club
which gives each member in good
standing the privilege OF bringing one
guest to the meeting. The program is
under the direction of the music COM
mittee which is composed of Mrs. H.
C. Stoetzer, chairman; Misses Elean-
or Blanch Barns, Hazel Book, May
Louise Nichols and Mrs. o. A. Wood.
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pointed out, the report saying:
"DurIng 1914 we sent $S77,50O to
Ohio and S1,SS2,00O to Colorado. In
1915 we sent $4,000 to Ohio and
1927. 900 to Colorado. Within the two
years we expended for aid in Colo.
RADIO and Ohio, tho enormous sum OF
Sc; SOC, 500. This money was supplied
as aid alone and does not include
amounts furnished for medical atten.
ton. attorney fees and incidental
bills. which amount to approximately
sl2, 900 in Ohio and a much larger
sum in Colorado"
The report stated that the Inter
national union received from various
district unions $S77,S6o 10 help the
relief work in Ohio, Colorado anu
elsewhere. Whether the district IN
ions are to be reimbursed for these
advances was referred on the con-
yention form decision.
The report gave total incomes for
1914 as $3,222,742 and the eXpendt-
lures as S3,3S9,S35. For 1915 the to-
tnl income was $1,S5S,604 and the ex-
penditures $1,77G,9S4. Secretary
Green said that the balance on hand
Dec 1, 1915, was S192,55S.97. He
pointed out that this did not repre-
sent the entire financial strength OF
the union because the amounts in the
treasures of the districts, sub'dts-
tricts and locals was not included and
wes not accurately known.
Summarized statement for 1915
showed that the greatest source OF In
come for the union WAS the per capita
tax which totalcd S935,S59. Assess
ments brought in $776,44S. The great
est single item Of expenditures was
for aid to strikers, the total being
s1,259,516. Expenses and salaries of
officials were more than 100000 a
month and total fo- the year $685.
6O7. The account Of the official jour.
nal of the organization showed a de-
felt of S49,S23. The report stated
that there had been an icreased ex-
pense in changing the journal to mag.
azine form and In printing parts OF
It in the Italian and Slavish Ian
guages as we'll as in English. He said
that the publication promised to be
an increasing financial burden on the
organization but that the results IN
the way OF educating the rank ana
file of the union to the needs and
ideals of the union made the publica-
ton worth while.
OF the new wage agreements to
take the place Of the present ones ex-
piring March 81, he said:
"The work will be trying and will
test the wisdom and ability of those
b. 6. . . I- b f . . "a. e .TI y
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COMMITTEE NAMED
FOR ]. THOMPSON.
Samuel Untermeyger, Cor:
al H!lM .1e6ABI uo!lB1od
Leading Figure.

UNIoNToWN. Pa, Jan. 2o.-At a
meeting of the Fayette County Bar
association last night the committee Of
the ]. v. Thompson Creditors associa-
ton. recommended the appointment of
the following men for the creditors
committee to direct the liquidation OF
the indebtedness OF J.tV. thompson:
James Campbell, president OF the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube company;
A. Plummer Austen. president OF the
Fayette Title and Trust company, I'm.
iontown; A. G.. Robinson, vice presi-
dent of the Commonwealth Trust COM
pany of Pittsburgh; A. r. Hamilton
director OF Commonwealth Trust COM
pany; Attorney A. F. Copper, Union.
town; E. F. Hitchman, vice president
OF the Hitchman Coal and Coke com
pany, Wheeling, and G. S. Harah, d.
rector OF the Second National Bank
OF Uniontown.
The liquidation will be financed by
Samuel Untermsyer, % Wall street,
New York. a we'll known corporation
attorney and tinancicr.
The Fayette County Bar Association
approved the selection of the commit
tee.
The greatest interest attaches to
the entrance OF Untermeyer in the
case. He carried through the merger
Of the Utah Copper company with tho
Boston Consolidated and the Nevada
Consolidated Copper companies, rep
resenting q market value of over $780,
10000, and is known over the Uni.
ted States as vigorous opponent OF
corporation abuses He exposed the
proposed financial plan OF the reorgan-
ization OF the United States Shipbuild-
ing company, causing the substitution
OF a more conservative plan which
saved millions of dollars to investors,
Mr.. Untermeyar was counsel for James
Hazen Hyde in the struggle of James
w. Alexander to GUST Hyde from the
control OF the Equitable Life lnsur'
ance society, and counsel for the In
ternational Policyholders committee.
His activities brought on the great
investigations OF life insurance com;
panies and led to the passing OF re-
form laws in many states that has
been the means of creating economies
that have saved policyholders many
millions OF dollars.
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Injuries Fatal
To e. L. Miller

G. II. Miller, who was injured yes
terday in falling from bridge at
Worthington, died last night az s;Sv
o'clock in the Fairmont hoSpltal NO.
8, where he was brought shortly al
ter the accident. ~
Mr.. Miller. who was employed Win
the McClinton Marshall CONSTRUCTION
company, came here recently from
Roanoke, Va. Fle was accompanied by
his wife who leaves here tonight with
fine body for Roanoke, where inter.
ment will be made. The body is now
at the Musgrave Undertaking estaD-
lishment on Monroe street.
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Eleree wlIdeat la killed.

MARLINTON, w. Va, Jan. 20.-De-
termined to land the wildcat that for
several years has been carrying off
his chickens and turkeys and those
of his neighbors, Reed Gray babe tbs
members OF his family goodby, declar.
ing that he would kill the animal II
he had to follow it all winter. After
o three days trail, Gray shot and
killed the animal at Red Lick noun.
tain after it had engaged in bloody
battle with three dogs, decorating
them so badly that they all quit fight
ing before Gray fred.
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Indict Leaders Of
:Riotous Strike
fRy Associated Press. }

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Indicement of
leaders in a strike of 400 machinists
at the Edward Valve and Manufacture
ing company at East Chicago, will be
asked today, according to statement
by J. A. Patterson. prosecuting attor-
ney for Lake county, Ind. The arrest
OF the leaders followed fight yester.
day between strikers and strike break
ers, In which one man was killed and
five hurt.
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that the gas and water was turned on
and that the doors were all locked.
When the other men indicted as
result OF their designations gathered
at Interurban trolley station at Main
and Jefferson strets ut 4 o'clock to
board the car for Clarksburg, William
Fisher was mott with them Fred
Fisher, brother, started an investi-
CATION which ended in him taking a
trip to the house in Alta Vista street.
He found the doors all locked. OBJ
tanning key to back door from q
neighbor he entered the house.
In second floor bed room he found
the body of his brother lying back
wards on the bed with his feet on the
floor. a bullet had passed through
his head entering the right temple
passing out the left, and striking the
wall. a second bullet had struck
door jumb causing pitt two feet long.
Grasped in the cold fingers OF the right
hand Of the body was revolver.
The body was fully clothed except
for the coat, vest and shoes.
Apparently Mr.. Fisher had entered
the house, locked the doors, removed
his coat, vest and shoes, placing them
on a chair. Then securing a revolver
he sat down upon the edge Of the bed
and shot himself through the head,
the bullet infiicting clean wound and
causing death instantly. The second
bullet was evidently fired involuntar-
lily by the convulsive gripping Of the
muscles OF the hand during the parox-
cIsm Of death. The second bullet did
not strike the body. Thebody was
cold when found.
A few minutes after five o'clock
when Fred Fisher was leaving the
house to telephone for physician
and at the corner he met Mrs. Fisher
herself in search of her husband. The
brother Of the dead man broke the
news gently to the widow telling her
that her husband had died but not tell
ing her that he was suicide. The
was lead to the house of neighbor
where later she was told how the
tragedy occurred.
Coroner Frank A. Lloyd, Sheriff G.
d. Conway and Prosecuting Attorney
Walter Haggerty were notified and In
a few moments had reached the
house in Alta Vista street. A brief
that Mr. Observation-Disclosures
investigation satisfied the officials
that Mr.. Fisher had shot himself. The
body was removed to the Musgrare
mortuary when 1t was prepared for
burial and then taken to the ohme Of
Mrs. Dorothy Fisher, the mother.
Mr.. Fisher at the time Of his resig-
nation had served as mail carrier in
Fairmont twenty years, having served
longer than any other employe in the
local office. He was member OF the
M. P. Temple and the Knights of Pyth.
is.
Mr.. Fischer leaves his wife, former
ly Miss Anna Sharp, of Reedsville,
Preston county, w. Va, and three
small children, two sons, John and
Carl, and one daughter Helen Louise
Fisher. His brothers are Frank, W. N.
Fred G. and Robert Fisher, and the
sisters are Mrs. Joseph P. Fleming,
and Miss Virginia Fisher all residents
Of Fairmont
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Fined for Coal Theft-Blas Horyat
OF near Johnstown was arrested yes
treday by Baltimore & Ohio Officer
Tmmons for helping himself to coal
or the B. & o. right of way. The po.
liceman stated that the prisoner haa
taken about a ton Of coal from q car
on spur track at CASTOR Junction.
Horvat was Gned $40 and costs by
Squire R. Leigh Fleming. He arrang-
ed to pay.
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:: Personals :

7. Wellington Arnett. Harvey Upton
and T. v. Buckley attended the fun.
eral of the formers brother. William
Arnett, at Arnettsyille. this morning,
which was held from the family home.
1nterment was made in the Arnetts-
vile cemetery. Mr.. Arnett was an UNI
Gle of Harvey Upton and of Mrs. Buck.
ley.
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Water Famine Ends
at Seward, Alaska

(By Associated Press)
SEWARD, Alaska, Jan. 20.-Water
is running today in the mains of the
new system completed by the Alaska
engineering commission at Anchorage,
ending water shortage which began
with the freeze up last November.
During the shortage merchants and
householders paid a dollar barrel for
water from holes chopped in the ice
and water pedlars reaped a harvest
selling water to houses at is cents
a bucket.
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MoUNDsvILLE, Jan. 2O.-The new
hospital being erected behind the walls
Of the West Virginia penitentiary here
to be used for invalid and injured
prisoners, Is about completed. The
equipment will be installed within q
few days. The hospital Is one of the
most modern in the State. The new
residence for the superintendent of
the prison farm, costing nearly $4,000,
Is also about completed.
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Announcement Received.

Cards were received here todal
from Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edwin
Ward OF Charleston, w. Va, announ.
cling the marriage of their daughter,
Margaret Fleming Ward to Mr.. Robert
Emmett McCabe, which event was sol.
emnized on Tuesday, January IS, 1916
at st. Johns Church, Charleston.on.
Kanawha.
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Mrs. U. N. Arnett. Jr., will enter
tain the Wheeler Thimble club at her
home in the Hall apartments on Main
street.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Arnett
entertained the U. "A. Clayton class
Of the Presbyterian Sunday school Of
which she is member, at her home.
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who represent you in these wages
conferences. Industrial conditions
are more favorable now and hope as
a result of the brighter outlook we
shall be able to work out wage con-
tracts in every mining section OF the
country without involving our mems
bership in either strike or lockout"
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Auto Strikes chlldren-An automo.
bile in Cleveland avenue last night
struck sled being drawn by TWO
small children Of Arlie Molphant OF
Sixth Street. The children, George ~
and Margaret, 5, were simply rolled
over into the snow, neither being hurt.
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CITY BRIEFS.

Business chanac-George w. Ros-
who until recently was an
employee Of the E. G. Rowand store
has accepted position at the Sam y.
1seman clothing and gentleman's fur-
nishing store and went to work there
today.
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New Bill at Hippodrome- There
win be q change Of bill at the HIPPO
drome theatre tonight. For the re-.
mainder OF the week the Lewis OllVer
players will present "Thorns ana
Orange Blossoms"
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Pythlan Initiation-Mountaln City
Lodge. Knights Of Pythias, will confer
the degree of knight on class o.
pages tonight.
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win Change ByIaws-At their meet
ings tomorrow night Lyceum and MO.
Fart Literary societies Of the Normal
school will revise their bylaws.
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William II. Fisher

tcontinued from page one!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-03

left over. yet this is famous dish In
very select club In London.
Mutton Creole Styie.---Melt three
tablespoonfuls of butter In a saucepan
and saute in this tablespoonful each
of green pepper and onion chopped
fine; add three tablespoonfuls of flour
and half n teaspoonful of salt: cook
until foamy. then add cunful of
brown stock and half a cupful Of
strained tomato. Cook three minutes,
then set over hot water and add a
cupful of sliced cold roast mutton. cut
I'm strips, and half cupful of cold
cooked macaroni.
FiIlets OF chicken.--This Is a dainty
dish for an Invalid or Is plenty In
amount for small family. Remove
the fillets from IA plump and tender
chicken and separate from the bone
and skin. Detach the small filiets and
cut the larger ones into two length.
wise strips the size of the smaller fill.
cts. Heat frying pan very hot, but
ter slightly and lay In the fillets, sprin-
kle with the juice of lemon, salt and
pepper; add third of cupful Of
chicken stock and tablespoonful of
orange juice cover and cook ten min
utes. Prepare sauce, using butter
and -four, two tablespoonfuls of each
and cupful of chicken stock In which
bit of ham has added flavor; add a
tablespoonful of mushroom catsup and
tablespoonful of orange juice. This
dish might not be called a leftover,
strictly speaking. yet the fillets could
be saved from some other chicken
dish without any loss.
Leftover ice cream may be re-.
frozen and served with a different
sauce or add crushed fruit, or fruit
juice to the cream or chocolate
sauce, making any number of ways OF
varying the frozen dish.
Teach us delight In simple things,
And mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free Of evil DONE
And love to all men meath the sum-
~kipling
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-03
TREATED WELL IN TRENCHES
Adventures Resented Arrest When
They Returned From Period Of
"Fun" ut the Front.

Mr.. Norman Wilkinson tells this
story In his book, "The Dardanelles."
had the story from a naval officer
whose duties lay on shore. He was
outside his dugout one afternoon
when two men In strange raiment
passed. Their gait and the fact that
both wore navy flannels told him at
once that they were bluejacks. Anx-
ious to know what they were doing
there, he stopped and questioned
them.
"Where are you goingi'
"Motor-lighter X, sir"
''Do you belong therer
Yes. sir"
"Then what are you doing hereT'
We'll, sir" hesitating, we've just
been up to the trenches"
"Were you sent there with orders7"
"Er--no, sir"
How long have you been up thereT
low long, sirT Then to his COM
panion. when was 1t We went up,
Billw Then to captain, Il should say
about four days, sir"
Finally the captain ordered them un-
der arrest down to a picket boat In
which he was about TO visit the flag
ship. On the way out the captain
heard the two adventures discussing
their detention with some bitterness,
always ending with the same refrain.
Zine thing, this--under arrest. And
they treat you like gentleman In the
trencbes--treat you like gentleman,
/ say"
1t is difficult to imagine the point
of view of men running away to get
into the trenches and leaving them
with ~agret.--Youth's Companion.