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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
Fix Cost
OF War
Supplies

would he simply preposterouS for govern
ment to go into the open marke, and bid against
it's allies and against private consumers
time like this. when demand already
cccdS production Such competition would force
prices. which already the highest in half
century. To much greater heights. Private
consumers. well as the government, would
suffer serious losses under such program. The
only ones to profit would he very small mum
Der OF manufacturers and producers. What the
United States must do is to fix fair and
:, liberal profit for manufacturers Beyond that
no producer should be permitted 60 and the
indication that he will not be so permitted
II would be folly multiplied by reckless waste
for the country to saddle upon all the people
the burden OF paying outrageous prices for
articles needed i'm in order that Il very
f"w NIGH, reap large prohts.-phiIadeph
public Ledger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

y G. =, iichmond-rhe Ofiice OF Public
l'oadS suggests that to remove lime and cement
mortar FROM brick work. pint OF
murintIc acid in wooden pail Of
scrub the brick work until All the stain is re-
moved, and then wash thoroughly with clear
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

II is TO make such infiimics impossible that
America unShcalhes the sword II is 10
establish III international relations the same
standards To which the individual man is
held IN All civilized states that the youth of
the nation is called TO the colors Our
situation demands great armies; the time 10
raise them is now and the time to train them
is now. Army and navy. Marine Corps and
National Guard invite recruits The need
Will never be greater; the duty will never
he higher, though hostile army thunder al
our gates. Search your hearts, men of Vir-
GINA, and say if you will be contcn, To play
a laggard's part,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

u Mexico enters the war on The side OF
ne ieu'ohS. ~ VIII be the first time that
republic has ever agreed with the u.n.hur.y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

Americas Day in France says a head
line. Not yet bu, soon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
Current Editorial Comment

All the countries at war have
fixed the maximum limit Of
price which is paid for many
articles purchased by govern
ment. The United States will
have TO do The Sninc thing II
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

North Carolina Is trying 10 wrieaIc by saw.
ing 'ha' kichin came originally from
Virginia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

"cnty years ago, the cry was Remember
'hc Maine Now the lis, Of crimes is TOO
long 10 remember
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
Your Country Calls You Now

THIS people. as the President we'll and
truly said. enters the war with no hatred
OF the German people. We have no hatred
either. of the German nation. nor desire to
sec il destroyed. We shall have no jealousy
Of German power. when It shall come to cx
press the strength OF freedom. rather than
the strength OF autocracy. We wage war
more in sorrow than in anger, but. more than
either or both, in Righteous purpose to aid in
institutinG a sure and lasting peace.
And yet il would be idle and foolish 10
believe that the German people does not sup
port the German government for the contrary
is the obvious fact. Dssat isfaction with the
continuance and the aims Of the struggle
there certainly is i'll Germany and "A great
longing for peace. but there is no indication
that these sentiments strong enough To
bring about the downfall of the llohen-
zollerns
There has been no act OF friphtfuuess
since the war began which, has not had the
enthusiastic approval Of the masses OF the
German population. The initial atrocities in
Belgium and Northern France; the destruc-
ton Of the l.usitania and many another gal
liant ship. with hundreds OF innoccn, lives:
the slaughter of noncombatants in Zeppelin
raids over England; the deportation of Bel
Gian men-and of Belgian women and Young
girls nave all had the cooperation of the
military classes and the Endorsement of the
workers and the mourners left at home
Autocracy-Prussian autocracy--has this
crime also 10 answer for that II has dcadencd
the conscience and destroyed the mercy of Il
kindly and gentle race. Before many DAYS
have passed we probably shall have seen en-
hibited III our own country, or with more OF
our own people as the victims. a revived and
intensified ruthlessness. We are going to
find II difficult. with such examples before
our eyes. to maintain the distinction between
Kaiser Wilhelm and Private Fritz
France in
fuiness implies. Retreating to the linden
burg line, the Teuton legions have trans
formed fertile and beautiful country into
Il desert. Ambassador Sharp. telegraphine
from Paris informs the State Department
that never before i'll the history of the world
has there been such 4 thorough destruction
wrought by either vanquished or vie
iorious army" Fruit trees have been emf
down, whole villages have been blown up.
for no apparent military reason" And
there is worse even than this The ambas-
sador says:
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Vocational Education

education. to which Virginia
h lonS has been committed. receives new
encouragement from recent Federal legisla-
atfon, under the terms of which as JUS, an
5nounccd, this state will receive SO 500 the
$f1rs' year and larger sums III succeeding
years. The State will match these approprIa-
4tlons with equal amounts.
az TO fiji the youth OF the Commonwealth TO
succeed III life rs the purpose OF all education
and material success is a vital element OF this
Sprogram. great Industrial future will
Sopen, after the war for This country and
2young Americans will have new opportunities
They must be trained and il early advance
ment is to be expected they must he trained
fby the State
f Richmond already has done much The
work conducted al night by tho public schools
land the Mechanics Institute has justified
|itself abundanlly, but it ought TO be oxpandcd
Federal aid rs recognition OF national rc-
sponsibiity and promise OF larger assistance
Fin the future
Z This new ofien,aton' all Germany is talk
ing about has no connection with dancing
5but ii does mean the Kaiser is moving nm
|easily
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

THERE can scarcely be a better training
- station tor young men who desjr. ia
quarry themselves for commissions than the
barracks or camp 81 some battery troop or
company OF the regular army OF The ,-ui,cd
states. In such an environment the spirited
and intelligent will learn the actual duty %
the soldier, ana there will De no difficulty i'm
finding the textbooks the study OF which con
fers knowledge of strategy
IS In this great struggle which impcnds meri,
|1s going 10 be recognized and rewarded So.
I'VE nope ana expect, Will patriotic service
There are no better officers in the regular
establishment than some Of those who have
come up from the ranks. Just recently 5000
officers and privates nav.
kbeen recommended for commissions in The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

NJ IN" town ~ Ham the mother OF
SIN children told me tina, her husband
ana Two daughters eighteen, ana
IN" other fifteen years OF age. had been
carried away by the Germans at TN.
ilmc OF the evacuation. Cpom rcmon-
SlraNnE she had been told that AS an
elnntiH". she might find their bodies
IN the canal in the rear Of her house
Sh" stated tina: out OF the towns tota,
population. several hundred people had
been compelled To ACCOMPANY tho. Ger
mans nearly half Of whom We're Girls
ana women over fifteen years of age
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

There Will never gain be good an oppor-
tunity to enlist as is offered the young man
hood OF The nation tO-hny.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
Uncertain
Human
Machine

or smoke that fact in no way relieves him from
safety for him before he proceeds with hi.
elementary precauton that led to the dreadful
wreck at Mount Union. in which many lives
were lost The railroad company has neg lccted
no measure calculated TO insure the safety of
its passengers and employees, but the device
has not yet been Invented that can guard
against tho frailtios OF the human machine.
their successful operation depends, upon man.
capable in many things put subject TO the
biity OF mistakes and disastrous consequences
day OF railroads. and 1t will probably always
continue so. IT is only fair to american roads
mon than they formerly We're and that every
travelling public.--Philadeph Record.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

One OF the most innexiblc OF
railroad rules is that which pro-
hibitS an engineer from. passing
n signal unless he can see that
it Indicates Il clear track ahead
for him. II il Is wrapped in fog
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
I-ur,i,urc po,I.h

Mrs r. G. W. Petersburg, Va.-Dissolve tive
ounces OF Shciiac in one pint OF alcohol. anc
add one pint OF boiled oil: shake we'll. and ado
TWO ounces each OF ammonia and chloroforn,
rubbing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

Tiilnnn Pension NH.
j ! Smiihfcd Na.-This bill failed Il
,ne"i With tn" general approval OF -Confed
crates. and for that and other reasons wa
pIgeorhord.
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The Richmond Iimes-Dispat CHI
Information Bureau

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The midland journal., 1917-07-06
Effects of Fear.

The coward on the field of battle
dies many times whether death comes
to him or not.
Not only on the field of battle do
men suffer fearsome deaths but in
various walks Of life. Their fear Of
failure makes weaklings of them, just
as the fear of disease renders them fit
subjects for it.
1t was not long since that some
thoughtless companions of a young lady
who had horror of smallpox told her
that she had been exposed to the dis
ease and pointed to some innocent red
splotches on her face as evidence that.
she was taking it. For days and nights
she suffered from pain and fever and
mental anguish. Upon learning the
facts in the case the physician assured
her that she had not been exposed to-
the disease and that there were no
symptoms of it. She thereupOn took a
turn for the better and rapidly re-
gained her health.
This is but one of the constantly re-
curing instances of the effects of fear
on the mind and through it on the
body.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06

The best season for catching sharks
seems to be during the cooler months
from October to March. Fishermen
say that sharks are not so plentiful at
other times of the year.
The flesh, fins, maws, jaws and
other bones, livers and skins all enter
into the commerce of Alden, which is
the center of the shark fishing indus
try. The fresh meat of the smaller
sharks is sold regularly in the fish
bazaar at very reasonable prices to the
poorer classes of natives who cannot
afford other sorts of fish. The meat
is strong, but is said to be quite palat-
able when one is accustomed to eat
ing it. The principal consumers Of
shark meat are the Arabs, although
the native Jews and Somalis also use
it. The Somali and Arab are Moham-
medans and their religion forbids eat
ing the flesh of any fish that has not
scales. However, the working classes
Of natives are so poor that shark meat
is the only sort of fish they can afford.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
He GOT The FANS
Officer Met Objections of His
Superiors in Washington.
Offered to Transfer One of his Heavy
weight Ensigns to Make Room
for Extra Equipment

When a squad of civilian volunteers
went on a battleship training cruise,
Lieut.. F. H. Roberts one day told them
about service with the destroyers.
mo special attempt" he told the
volunteers, 'is made in selecting the
men to serve in torpedo craft, wheth-
er they are fat men or lean men, short
men or tall men. The character and
spirit are developed by association af-
| ter their arrival. AS rule, they are
| older than the men on the battleships.
"YOu all know that one of the char
acteristics of destroyer is ability to
make high speed. To this end it has
always been the policy of the naval
constructors to keep fittings of the
vessel strong but of light weight. Ne
chances were ever lost by the naval
constructors in Tightening the destroy
ers by removal of any fittings that
they considered unnecessary"
To illustrate: A fiotilla of Destroy
ers was dispatched from the Atlantic
coast to the Philippines via San Juan,
the Azores, the Mediterranean, the
Suez canal, Indian ocean and the West
Indies.
1t so happened that on one of these
destroyers the commanding officer was
man weighing 23O pounds. His two
assistants, both then ensigns, each
weighed well over 200 pounds. Out Of
a half-dozen chief petty officers three
of them were heavyweights, and in the
rest of the crew were two others of
the same avoirdupois.
Upon arrival in the Philippines the
weather was hot and sultry, the sun
keeping the decks of the vessel warm,
adding another torment.
The vessels original allowance list
had included one electric fan, so the
commanding officer submitted a requi-
SitiOn requesting that a fan be fur
nished for the wardroom, and one IN
each compartment in which the crew
were quartered, total Of five fans.
The request in due time reached
Washington, anG some three months
later was returned disapproved as the
bureau did not wish to add any un-
necessary weight to the vessel for fear
of reducing it's speed.
Nothing daunted, the commanding
officer returned the requisition with a
statement thereon of the weights of
himself, his two commissioned assist
ants and other members of the crew
and requested that one of these heavy
weights be transferred and that a man
weighing about $50 pounds be sent in
his place.
The fans We're Forthcoming and no
body was transferred. Since that time
electric fans are among the few COM
forts found on destroyers
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
GERMAN SPY
At THE VATICAN
Tried and Sentenced to Prison
for Life.
BUT HAD MADE HIS ESCAPE
A Burglary In House Adjoining the
German Embassy In Vienna Gave
Italian Secret Police the Facts
That Exposed Spies.

Boston.-A special cable to the
Christian Science Monitor from it's Eu-
ropean bureau gives the following re-
markable story of the discovery and
conviction of German spy, who held
a responsible position at the Vatican.
The report comes from Rome under
date of June "a, and is as follows:
The uncovering of further ramifica-
tions of the German espionage system
spread through years of peace to every
corner of the globe which might be
included within the orbit of pan-Ger-
man ambitions, ended here Saturday
in the conviction of Monsignor Won
Gerlach and his accomplices after a
trial occupying Sc sessions of the
court. Monsignor Won Gerlach, who
held high position at the papacy, be-
ing private chamberlain to the Pope,
was sentenced to perpetual confine
ment. Mario Pomarici, in some ways
the greatest criminal of the gang, was
sentenced to be shot. Others of the
accused were sentenced to penal servi-
tude for life or to five or three years
ordinary Imprisonment, according to
the courts view of the degree of their
completely. Won Gerlach and Pomaricl
are fugitives from justice.
Monsignor Won Gerlach, in fact, on
learning of this burglary, Immediately
fled from Rome and got safely away
two hours before the Italian police,
acting under the orders of the secret
service agents, burst into the prelate's
house. He allowed himself no time to
remove a mass of discriminating docu-
ments which revealed the ramifcations
of the German syp system as affecting
Italy and in a very few hours after
wards over 800 arrests, many of them
of highly placed people, had been eff
fected all over Italy.
The Italian secret service had long
been trying to unravel the meaning
of mysterious happenings, including
the loss of two Italian battleships,
Benedetto Brin and Leonardo da Vinci
They eventually learned that docu-
ments which would reveal the infor-
nation they wanted were in a safe in
private house adjoining the German
Embassy in Vienna, but that the safe
was so constructed that if opened or
broken into by persons unacquainted
with it's arrangements a stream of
poison gas would pour out upon the
safebreakers and alarms would be
rung in every police Office in Vienna.
Hence the release of the notorious bur
glars, who agreed for the payment of
sum equal to $4,000, to attempt to
break into the safe. They were SNUG
gled into Vienna, provided with poison
gas masks and the latest safe-breaking
their mission.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
Don't Use Rhubarb leaves.

Because rhubarb leaves contain GER.
tain substances which make them pOi@
sonous to a great many persons, spe-
cialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture warn housewives
against using this portion of the plant
for food. A number of letters have
been received by the department call
ing attention to the fact that certain
newspapers and magazines are advo-
eating the use of rhubarb leaves for
green's, and that disastrous results
have followed the acceptance Of the
advice.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
HOUSE PASSES
DRY FOOD BILL
Prohibition Section Goes in at
Last Minute.
NO F00DsTUFFs FOR LIQUOR
Measure Would Empower President
To Take Over, For War Pur-
poses, All Liquor Now
On Hand.

Washington. - The administration
Food Control Bill, giving the President
broad authority to- control the distribu-
ton of food, feed and fuel for war pur-
poses and appropriating $152,5OO,OO0
for it's enforcement and administra-
ton, was passed by the House after
far-reaching prohibition provisions had
been written into it.
The vote was 365 to 5. Representa-
tives McLemore, Slayden and Young,
of Texas, Democrats, and Meeker, Mis-
souri,, and Ward New York, Republl-
cans, voting in the negative.
The prohibition provisions adopted
would prohibit the use of foodstutfs
for the manufacture of alcoholic
beverages and give the President au-
thority to take over for war purposes
all liquor now on hand. They were
put into the measure in committee of
the whole, and when the bill came up
in the House proper the anti-prohibi-
ton faction did not demand that they
be voted on again.
The bill now goes to the Senate,
where it probably will be substituted
for similar measure already under
consideration. Leaders hope to get
the measure to conference by July l.
Few important changes were made
by the House outside the prohibition
section. The control powers of the
President were limited to articles
especially mentioned in the bill instead
of giving him blanket authority; vol
untary aids in control work were made
subject to the penal provision; all per
sons in the food administration except
those serving without compensation
were placed under civil service and
the President was required to make
annual report on the operation of the
bill
1t is expected that fight will be
made on the prohibition section of the
bill in the Senate.
The amendment designed to cut off
manufacture of liquors was adopted
1872 to ia. 1t was submitted by Rep
resentative Barkley, of Kentucky,
Democrat, and would provide that no
food, food material or feed could be
used during the war for the manufac-
ture of alcohol or alcoholic beverages
except for governmental, industrial,
scientific, medicinal or sacramental
purposes.
On the amendment authorizing gov
ernment use of distilled spirits there
was no roll call and only a few scat
tered nays were heard on the viva
voce vote. Originally proposed by
Representative Webb, of North Caro-
lima, it was accepted by Chairman
Lever, of the Agricultural bill, and
was adopted on his motion.
Debate Was Warm.
There was a hot debate over the
prohibition features. Vets and drys
accused each other of unfairness and
Representatives Meeker, of Missouri,
Republican, and Representative Kelly,
of Pennsylvania, Democrat, got into
such a row that their friends sur
rounded them to prevent physical
encounter and then had the words
they exchanged stricken from the
record.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
Arrive Safely and Are Now in
Camp.
MOVEMENT UNRIVALED
Records Broken BY Swift Action.
Force, Many Thousands Strong,
Fully Equipped For
Service.
u, s. AIRCRAFT EXPERTS LAND
IN ENGLAND.

Washington.-Safe arrival at a
British port of a party of about
1875 aircraft experts sent from this
country to investigate European
methods of aircraft designing and
manufacture was announced late
today by the Aircraft Production
Board.
Included in the delegation are
men representing legal, manufac-
turing, designing, engineering,
military and naval experience and
training.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
"BANTAMs" TosGET CHANCE.
Men OF Small Stature May Be Ac-
cepted For Service.

Washington.-In reply TO a number
of requests from men of small stature
who wish to form regiments like
Britain's famous yorkshire Bantams, "
the War Department announced that
no man will be rejected for service if,
in the opinion of the recruiting Off
Ger, his deficiency in height and weight
will not materially impair his useful
ness as a soldier.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
u-BoATs SINK TWO NEuTRALs.
Norwegian and Swedish Ships De.
stroyed With Loss Of Life.

London.-The sinking of the Nor
wegian steamship Volette by a Ger.
man submarine is reported in Cen
trail News dispatch from Copenhagen.
Fifteen of those on board, including
five women, were rescued. The others
lost their lives.
The Swedish steamship Gothia has
been sunk. Four men and two women
are missing.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
SENATE WOULD SAVE DAYLIGHT
Passes Bill Amended To Make 1t Ef.
fective Next Year.

Washington-The Daylight Saving
bill, amended to take effect next year,
passed the Senate without discussion
House. Under the bill all timepieces
would be turned forward one hour be-
ginning the last Sunday in April and
continuing that way until the last Sun
day in September.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
DIAMONDS IN BIG DEMAND.
Market For Precious Stones Not At
fected BY Living Cost.

New York. - Neither the high cost
of living nor appeals for economy have
apparently affected the importation of
precious stones into this country. The
value of gem imports for the IL months
of the fiscal year at the port of New
York was officially given as $41,O7S,-
202.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
FORMER MESSENGER HoNoRED.
w. M. Jeffers, With Union Pacific 25
Years, Now Vice-President.

Omaha, Neb.-William NJ. Jeffers,
who started railroading as a messenger
boy at North Platte, Neb., 2S years
ago, was chosen vice-president of the
Union Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Jeffers
has been general manager of the
Union Pacific for several years.
The midland journal., 1917-07-06
EXPLOSION SHAKES HAVANA.
Magazine Blows Up In Fort-One
Known Dead.

Havana.-An explosion in the maga-
zine of Cabanas fortress across the
bay from Havana shook the entire
city. One person is known to be dead
and nd amy were injured. 1t is believed
q bomb was exploded