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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

or brake which grows in the Puget
Sound district IL good to eat They
gather the stems of the plant, boil
them and eat them like "fukf." the
Nipponese rhubarb, or American
asparagus.
To take out tho a0id taste OF the
fern says the New York Sun, the
stems are boiled In water to which
ashes are added. When nearly cook
ed. the water and ashes are poured
off. Clean boiling water Is then pour
cd on and the cooking Is completed.
When done, the dish fs called war
abb" and il considered a great deli
cacy. warabi may be eaten at once
or It may be dried and stored away
for winter use. When mixed with
oysters, It Is called 'sho-yu," which
means oyster sauce. The food can
be mixed with most meats. shellnsh
and vegetables.
History shows that the Puget
Sound Indians made bread of the
fern root when the first white man
came TO the country. They pounded
the roots to a pulp and then baked
the mass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
WEsc01T SAYS WILSON
SAVED CIVILIZATION

ST. Louis. Mo-. June IL president
Wilson has saved civilization for HUI
manity by his course with respect to
the great war, John w. wescott, at
torney-general Of New Jersey, de-
clarcd here today In renominating Mr.
Wilson for tho Presidency before the
Democratic convention
Today, he said, the nation Ia at
work and at peace -Four years ago,
commerce languished. industries halted
and panic hung over the business
world.
Mr.. Wilson. he continued, -dynamited
the monetary dams and let credit flow
to the remotest corners of the land,
its spray dashins even upon foreign
shores.
with Lincoln. the emanctpator of
the chattel slave. he will live forever
as the emancipator of the commercial
slave"
To have conquered Mexico. Mr.. WEES
colt said. would have destroyed our
prosperity. have made the South Ameri-
can republics hate us and have for
feited the respect of the world.
War between the United States and
any European nation. he said, would
have sat the world afiame and stopped
the march of progress for a century.
The sublimest picture in civil his
tory IL that of 4 plain American citizen
manoeuvring with the weapons OF
reason and humanity against the nav
les and armies of the contsndinz ma :
tiona. and bringing them in ACCORD
with the principles of international
law" he said.
by saving the American system,
civilization IL saved.
The peace OF America demon stra te
the folly of war. The principles of
Democracy furnish the means of avoid
ing and preventing war The univer-
sal Intelligence Of men decrses that
the war now devastating Europe shall
be The last war.
SONS OF America, keep unsettled the
sacred shrine Of peace. through whose
portals VIII yet pass arm in arm tbs
crowned head and the humble peasant
IN silent worship OF God.
~Out Of the ruins and suffsrings Of
the present conflict will arise q TEN
pie Of Justice, whose dome WIN be
the blue vault of heaveni its illumt
nants the eternal stars; its pillars the
everlasting hills: it's ornaments the
woods and bountiful fields: its music
the r1ppling rills. the song OF birds,
tho laughter Of happy childhood: Its
dfapason tho roar Of nnirfs and the hum
Of industry; its votaries the peoples OF
the earth; its creed. on which hangs
Ill ne law and the prophets Lows
thy nsighoor ~ thysen' Above tn
aftass IN inanaceable color Will i've
stsrnaIfy the vision OF It's artifcer.~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

sional Government which was wei
received.
just before leaving Johns Hopkinl
to become teacher Of history at BryT
Mawr, Mr.. Wilson married Miss Filler
Louise Arson. Of Savannah. Ga
He spent three years at Bryn Mawl
and began to be in demand in man,
places as q lecturer. He left the
women's college for Wesleyan Uni.
versity. at Middletown. Conn, and ir
his two years here he also delivered
lectures at Johns HopktnA Here hi
published his second book, "ThS
State"
In the fall OF 1880 he took tn,
chair of Jurisprudence and politics al
Princeton and remained in this pos
twelve years. writing at the same timt
his greatest work. "A History OF the
American People"
In 1Vo3 he was elected president
Of Princeton and became q nationa
figure. He severely upset the tradi.
tons Of Princeton, insisted on democ.
racy and successfully fought q coali.
ton of conservative force formed te
oppose him.
His work brought him to the at.
tention of the New Jersey politica.
bosses, ana whAn he was informed
that the State convention had nomt.
mated him for Governor he declared
Il his duty to accept 1t.
The political bosses were not dis.
turbed whom in the course Of the
campaign he told the people that Il
elected he would consider himself the
loader of the States Democracy
They didn't think he meant it.
They had not long to discover thsiI
mistake. As Governor, Mr.. Wilson
proved = strong figure. He dominated
the State Legislature and proved Z
somewhat Of q radical.
He said he had bsen mistaken ir
some OF the ideas he had taught a,
Princeton In particular, he had op.
posed the initiative and referendum
but now - espoused them.
The result OF bis term In once wa
series OF StAte Anti-monopoly law
tthe so-called Seven 6lstsrs), q pr.
mary election law. corrupt practice.
act, employer1 liability aot, public
utilities act municipal commission
government act and sterilization act
HIS remarkable work hefe rot the
idea into Mr.. McCombs head that hi,
classmAte was Of presidential timber
Mr.. AoCombs began q quist cam.
patgn for Mr.. Wilson among hi
friends and = few Of he delegates e
the Baltimore convsnt1on OF 1911
wers pledged 70 him.
A. win b remembered. thAt oom-
venuon was ono OF the most pro
tracted struggles recorded in the his.
tory OF ssch gatherings. Champ ClarA
had more than q majority OF votei
on the tenth ballet, and K ths ma.
jority instead OF the two-thirds rule
had been In force would have received
the nomination. Mr.. Wilson's votl
kept growing untu on tho foYty-s1xtf
ballot he received the necessary two.
thirds and was nominated
In the election which followed Mr.
Wilson did not poll q popular mo
jorfty, nor ~ many bsiiots as VIII.
liam J. Bran had IN 1908. But
through the Division Of his opponent h
between ths Republicans and tho Pro.
gresstveA he was elected
He 10 The ewenty-ssventh President
Of the Un3Hed 6t4tsA
h quickly set 10 WORK 10 carry Oh,
his plafform promises regarding the
tartn and while the measure passed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
SKETCH OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S CAREER

Washington. D. O., June fS.-or
the occasfon of Woodrow Wilson's re-
nomination to the presidency by the
Democratic party a brief review OF
she life OF the President 10 in order
from the Democratic standpoint
tne greatest things President Wilson
mas done are undoubtedly: % His
overthrow OF the New Jersey bosses
as Governor Of that State; f2) the
Underwood tariff law; CD the new
Federal reserve bank act
The world today probably stands
pean, war situation for anyone Il
judge Mr.. Wilson's part in these cpl.
sodes correctly, and the ultimate yer.
dict must be lett to the historian Of
the future.
Mr.. Wilson has the happy attri.
butte of combining sympathy with
both the South and the North in hi,
character. Both claim him as theiI
own. and with some Justice in each
case. He was born in tho South. but
has spent most OF his nfe in the North
His grandfather, James Wilson
was a scotchman who settled in Phila-
benville. Ohio, published q newspapaJ
and practiced law. The President'l
father. Joseph r. Wilson. was born
IN Stsubenvilis and later went te
Staunton, Va He married Jassio
Woodrow. and their son. named
Woodrow, was born IN Staunton, De.
oembsr 2s. 1885. The President 1,
therefore now fifty-nine years old.
His parents moved to Georgia about
two years after Mr.. wfmon's birth
and in that State no passed the trou.
bled years Of tho Civil War. Their
the family moved again. this ttne 4
ready for college. and spent one yea,
at Davidson. He remained at home
the next year, and the following year
1875. entered Princeton University.
He specialized in political economy
history and debating. Onoc ne wal
chosen in preliminary contests Il
represent his debating society Agains'
the rival college society. This wal
ar honor But when young Wilson
saw the subject was Protection w
Free Trade" and that he was expected
to uphold the former. he refused 4
compete, a brave act, because no In.
CURED the danger OF unpopulartty and
gave up the chance at . coveted prise
While an undergraduates he pub.
nshed an article In the InternationA
Review oondemning the secret DOM.
mittee practices Of Congress which
: brought him some notice. ~es7-s-------
He was graduated In 1e7s, among
his classmates being AAhlon q Pit.
ney. later member OF the United
States Supreme Court. and william r
McComhs. who managed Mr.. wilson,
FIRST contest for the presidency, but
who refused to take mp tho task agair
this year.
The following year ne entered ths
University Of Virginia and studied law
He also debated ana sang on the Gie<
Club
He spent two years at Virginia. and
then. with another young man. started
the law firm of Rsnick d Wilson n
Atlanta, Ga. The Arm was probably
not marked success, for IN tho fol.
lowing year 1888, Mr.. Wilson entered
Johns Hopkins University, studying
history and political economy and
gaining his doctornte Of philosophy.
While at Johns Hopkins he also
elaborated hfs Princeton essay men,
toned before into a book, "Congres-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

bears the name Of Oscar w, Under
wpod, 20 Mr.. Wilson shouid 60 q
great share Of the credit Tor forcing
its adoption.
Mr.. Wilson broke precedent In an
interesting manner BY going person
ally before the Senate and the House,
meeting Jointly, to read ali his mes
sases to Congress. He did not be-
lieve In the old plan of having the
President behind the scenes while the
message was read by someone else.
Towards Mexico President Wilson
adopted the policy he himself de-
scribed as 'watchful waiting" He
declared that the Mexicans must solve
their own political difficulties without
outside help.
However, when Huerta had insult
cd the nag at Tampico and refused tc
salute the Stars and Stripes I'm repara-
ton, the President ordered the seiz-
ure OF Vera Cruz, HuertaJ soon abdi-
Gated and on the demand OF Car
rama that the American troops with
draw. tho President ordered Vera
Crux evacuated.
This did not solve the difficulty
Disorder continued. many persons
were killed along the border. Ameri-
can property In the interior OF Mex
loo was destroyed wholesale and ANAL
iy when General Francisco Villa raid
eighteen Americana. the President or
dered = second invasion Of the neigh
boring republic.
Tho troops are still there. and Car
rama Is insisting that they leave i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Wilson managed to avert a
break with japan over the California
exclusion law question, but this ques-
ton. too. still has the germs OF Sc
rtous trouble in 1t.
President Wilson's most undoubt-
Cd success II the Federal Reserve
Bank law. This country wide instru-
ment for the control of banknotes and
credit withstood the test Of fire in the
chaos Of the months following the
outbreak OF the great war in Europe
and II steadily increasing IN power
and prestige.
The war involving moro than hall
the earth was bound to present Sc
rfous problems to an American Prea.
dent. These proved OF three prtnci-
pal CLASSES: (1) The torpedoing OF
American ships by Germany: (2) the
holding up OF non contraband ship
ments to neutral countries by the Al
lies: 90 internal violence by pard-
sans OF inc CeutrAl powers
The nrst question. after long nsgo-
tiations, has been solved by the COM
plsts backdown Of Germany.
Tho second dinculty IL still pend
ing. but - considered by the admin
tstration to Be ono Of money damages
ana arbitrAbls.
Tho internal vfolsnos ceased VIA
astonishing completeness at q word
from the German government In
the winter OF le1t-1s1s President
Wilson changed his Wow that the
United States need make no special
preparation for war and became IN
advocate Of national defense meas
ures. He made q speech mailing tour
through the Middle West to presen,
his ideas to the people.
His strongest Cabinet mAnbar,
Lindley NJ. Garrison, restgnsd when
the President refused 70 stand un-
oompromiEngly for q system OF ma
tional volunteers In time Of paaoe.
However. an army reorganization BIN
fncreasfng the regular army soms-
what ana the national guard q greai
deal was passed and signed by the
Chief Executive this month.
Just about The time OF the ou<frSaa
OF the European war President VII.
sons wife died. She left three dauEh-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

terS Mrs. Francis b. Sayre, MRS VIII
liam r. MoAdoo. wife OF the secre-
tary Of the Treasury, and Miss Mar
garct Wilson. A little over year
LATER Mr.. Wilson married Mrs Edith
Gait. of Washington. ID. G
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

II n reported that the Japanese
students at tho University of Wash
fngton believe that the common fern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Close Ports to Submarines,
Allies Plea to NeutralS
Note Argues That Allowing Undersea Boats TO lake
Supplies Makes Farbors Naval Base-No Dis
tinction Between Trade and War Types

escape all control and ooserVatoh'
second by the fact that 1t Is impos-
sible to identify them and estaoilsn
their national character, wlether heu-
trail or beligerent, combatant or non
combatant, and to remove the capacity
for harm inherent in the nature OF
such vessels.
1t may further be said that any
place which provides a submarine war
ship far from it's base with an opportu-
nifty for rest and replenishment OF us
supplies thereby furnishes such add
ton TO its powers that the place De-
comes in fact, through the advantages
which it gives, base of naval opera
tions.
In view of the state Of affairs thus
existing, the Allied governments are
of the opinion that submarine vessels
should be excluded from the beneit OF
the rules hitherto recognized by the
law of nations regarding the admission
of vessels of war or merchant vessels
into neutral waters, roadsteads or
ports and their sojcurn in them. Any
belligerent submarine entering a neu-
trail port should be detained there.
The Allied governments take THIS
opportunity TO point out to the neutral
powers the grave danger incu- red by
neutral submarines in the navigation
of regions frequented by belligerent
submarines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

passengers and crews in lifeboats
would not satisfy the rule of interna-
tional law that they be removed TO a
place of safety, unless the conditions
of weather, sea and proximity to shore
should make it absolutely certain that
they would reach the nearest port.
AS no lives have been reported lost
and the vessels attacked have received
proper warning and search, the ques-
ton TO be decided, officials say, is
whether absolute safety was assured
by permitting survivors TO escape in
lifeboats.
II was indicated in official quarters
tonight that the work of the American
destroyer fotilla in rescuing the pas
sengers and crews Of the torpedoed
vessels could not absolve Germany
from blame if persons thus rescued had
been placed in a perilous position by
the action of her submarines.
In every case. it was said, il must
be clear that the lifeboats would have
reached shore in safety by their own
efforts. In other words. the German
submarines are not to be allowed ID
depend OF ~escue by American naval
vessels. though this work will continue
for purely humanitarian reasons.
Officials indicated that much in
formation had come to navy officials
which had not been made public.
Whatever has been learned regarding
the number and identity of the bellig
ercnt vessels off the coast could not
be divulged, it was pointed out, be-
cause it might aid enemy vessels. To-
night a warning VS. sent out 20 navy,
I'll
tions along the coast forbidding dis
patch of any radio messages regard
ing movements of any belligerent war
vessels.
After the conference to-day between
Secretary ansing and Secretary Dan
iels it was announced that Rear Ad
miral Knight. commandaDt Of the naval
station at Newport. had been requested
TO expedite a complete report of the
whole submarine foray Afiidavits vii!
be sought from the American naval Of
ficers in command OF the torpedo boat
destroyer relief fotilla.
Whether the situation would be COM
plicated by the new Allied memoran
dunn on submarines, outlined in to-
nights cable dispatches as urging that
any underwater craft entering a neu
trial port should be detained there, was
another subject on which officials were
silent. This communication has not
yet reached the Stat Department.
Officials have considered carefully
the subject IL discusses, however, and
expect 20 take issue with any sugges-
ton that American neutrality was vio-
lated by the course of this govern
p.opk IN ire treatment ~ the Germar
Deutschland or the U-53.
The possibility that German subma-
rines have a temporary base of opera
tions on this side of the Atlantic was
another topic in official discussion. At
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
GERMAN RAIDER
HAD OPEN FIELD
No British Warship With
in 500 Miles When U-53
Began Attacks.

Boston, Oct. 9.-Luck was with Lieu
tenant Captain Hans Rose. or the COM
mander OF the German submarine U-53
was well advised There was evidence
to-day that when he set out to attack
enemy shipping there was not Brit
ish warship within 500 miles Of the
spot in which he chose to operate.
For some time, according to men who
follow marine affairs. there had been
only three British cruisers patrolllng
the Atlantic coast TO keep open he
path for American-made munitions Of
war. One of these cruised between
Halifax and New York. another e.
tween New York and Bermuda. and he
third between Bermuda and the Nest
Indies.
Three British cruisers arrived Oft
Nantucket at 2:40 o'clock thi, morning,
almost thirty-slx hours after the pres
encc OF a German submarine in New
port Harbor had been made known TO
the world through press dispatches.
Figuring back, marine men, making
allowance for the time necessary TO get
orders 20 their commanders and assum-
ing that the ships came under full
speed. guessed from the time consumed
that the cruisers came $50 or 500 miles.
or, IN other words, from Halifax or
Bermuda.
There was much speculation as to
whether the German commander trust
ed to chance when he virtually adver-
tiscd what he was going to do and went
about doing it so deliberately, or
whether his apparent confidence in his
plans was based on exact knowledge
that a vital strip of the American
seaboard had been left unguarded by
the British patrols.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Comes Up and Finishes.

ne DlOHlI1tI hHN"
marked and she steamed toward US
wirelessing that she wanted 10 ilhu |"
Good safe anchorage. When the de-
sv were out Of sight the gray
submarine came up on the SURFACE
o~ain. and it was all up with the
Blommersdijk."
Members of the fashionable summer
colonv here met to-day and took steps
I'm orGanize an emergency committee 10
York in conjunction with the Newport
Cbanter of the Red Cross Society IN
case of a renewal Of the wholesale
sinking of foreign shipping. IL was
MANNED to have this committee prepare
sunnlies and equipment for instant use
and to list available automobiles ana
ombulances and to take other steps 10
live quick aid in an emergency. Among
nose participating in the conference
yyere Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman,
wife of Governor Beeckman; Mrs Elsie
French Vanderbilt, Mrs. Ernest howe
Mrs Daniel 3. Fearing, DR.. Charles ID.
Toston and the Rev. Roderick Terry
Saw Raiders Captain.
Jobn Robertson. ships carpenter OF
the West Point, told a story when
tended 10 corroborate the belief OF
United States naval officers that the
LIB. Newport's late visitor, was DONG
al least her share Of the commerce
rsidng. ~
Robertson said he had seen the SUB
marines captain, and described MN as
n tall. thin man with a Van Dyke beard
II no had added an impression or kndIy
eyes and a gentle voice he would have
painted completely the urbane undersea
who let all Newport come
aboard his U-boat Saturday, gracefully
made his compliments - Rear Admiral
KNIGHT. commanding the Newport laval
district. and wound up his strange can
by giving important official docu-
ments" 10 an honest looking reporter
70 mail
Even in the stress Of his rush day on
the high seas the submarine captain
described by the carpenter found time
10 be obliging.
lowed Boats Forty-five Miles.
According to Robertson, he hooked
nm the boats from the British owned
and British manned West Point, and FOR
cot the measures Of the hymn OF hate
long enough TO tow them over forty
five miles of the ffty-mile haul to land.
at was about 11:10 yesterday morn.
ing that the submarine showed up,
said the carpenter "She came swishng
up 10 the surface just like them mer-
maids they used to have at the Hippo
drone in New York. One minute she
wasn't there, and the next minute she
was.
"As she comes up she looks like a
whale. But q couple Of trick things al
either end OF her gives a plop and
turns over and when they got turned
M shoots couple Of guns.
The Germans shot a couple OF
times without waiting for talk. We
started to lower the boats right away
two of them. We didn't seem to be
working fast enough. so they fired
three times more. There wasn't any
ground for complaint about our speed
fter that, because we didn't know
when she might take a notion 10
hit US.
Shells Do Little Damage.
ave were thirty-eight in the crew
and all Of US got into two boats. We
were fifty miles out at sea and there
was a haul ahead that would need
enough hands IN each boat TO relieve
each other az the oars.
"But IL turned out We didn't have
10 do so much rowing as we expected.
We did row hard for few minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
WILSON HOLDS
BERLIN TO PLEDGE
Continued from page I

Submarine campaign into American
waters has confronted the Administra
ton with three problems. The first
will be a subject Of controversy with
the Allies. 1t is whether the neutral
ity of the United States was violated
BIZ the departure of the U-53 from an
American port Saturday and therefore
whether the United States is respon-
siblc for the destruction since wrought
hy that vessel.
The second is whether the United
States will tolerate making the waters
adjacent to its shores q war zone
ard whether IL will permit its com
n,crcc TO be crippled in this way, al.
though IL does not violate the letter Of
international law.
Sussex Pledge on Trial.
The third question is whether Ger.
r1sny's pledges given in the note OF
Nav 5 on the Sussex case have been
violated. Il is on this question that
evidence is declared TO be lacking.
On the first two questions all the
facts necessary 10 a decision are now
before the State Department, but from
indications given in official quarters
to-day they are not being considered.
Germany has agreed that placing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10

London, Oct. 9.-The teJt OF the
memorandum sent 1Oeck ago by the
Allies to ne,ttrdl governments re-
specting the admission Of belligerent
submarines into neutral iCaters or
ports follolcs:
In view of the development OF sub
marine navigation and by reason of
acts which in the present circunn-
stances may be, unfortunately. expected
from enemy submarines, the Allied gov
ernments consider it necessary. in or
der not only TO safeguard their bellig-
erent rights and liberty of commercial
navigation, but TO avoid risks of dis
pute, to urge neutral governments to
take effective measures. if trey have
not already done So with view TO pre-
venting belligerent submarine vessels,
whatever the purpose TO which they are
put from making use of neutral wa
tiers, roadsteads and ports.
I'm the case of submarine vessels the
application Of the principles of the law
OF nations is affected by special and
novel conditions: First. by the fact
that these vessels ca navigate and re-
main at sea submerged and can thus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-10
Quickly Learns Truth.

Five minutes later knew all there
was to know. Coming within easy
range, the submarine let go a shot
across our bow. stopped right there.