The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-13

have been erected to mark places of
special interest IT is said that there
are over 200 miles Of government
roads round about the city. main
drive being thirty miles long and
t~-cfrt - four feet wide.
In addition 10 the civil war mem
cries, one is also led to recall the
Spanish American war, for Chicka-
maUga was one of the main mobiljza-
ton points at that time
y. VI. {. A. Army work.
We were specially Interested in the
Y ~ =. a. army, James Cann q H.,
who completed his second year "a
Princeton seminary in MAY. aud re-
ceived his u. A. degree from Frnee-
ton university In June. offered his SER
vices TO the Army " " {. 4 board.
and was sent to Fort Mcpherson. Ga.
While there he was given local
preachers license by the Atlanta dis
trict conference. and in reCognition ot
successful work was transferred to-
Fort oglethorpe. and given the duty
Of organizing and opening a new Y
NJ. G a. camp in ChickamauEa park.
t1e had just about gotten his village
in order when we reached Chatta-
nooga, and under his guidance We
drove out to the camp. We stopped
first AT the Y. n. G.. A army headquar-
/ ters where we met Mr. John and Or.
o. f. Brown. who are fra charge of
the work, and who are gj%lug them
selves without stint to tn" solution
Of the many problems which face
mem IN WlhiSteFlhE sue 'H7'u ,tN t'
the real spiritual needs Of the multi
! phed thousands OIL bo<S VINO are IN
training there.
thousands "t "h"'"'
| For they are there hs the thousands
! ana they are no@S idhEH'E t'"H'
I eighteen 10 thir'N-hN"' thf average
/ age however being apparently uhdet
! Twenty-Five They are thefe from al
! parts or the country ana new men Fte
! arriving constantly. a arm OF sew
eral regiments had e"aea JUST AS we
/ reached n cross road SO iHe pth@i 'Se
or our car was stopped uhtli iheE
passed us going 70 IhelF StFer'i camps
II was a heaft-stfflhA slkht 70 see
them marching along IN an the Fi&or
OF their young manhood, and I" fhink
OF the thousands oi homes from "i+cl!
they mad come, and the meaning OF
their leaving nome, both 10 @HeIn-
selves and to those leit behlhd- some
OF them were laughing ana chatting
some We're serious ana taooE htiH'
ana as we watched 'hte marching D|
rank after rank. we felt more lodIS'
nant than ever before iahl the Peace-
r iGi boiA"S ~ our t''"PtT 9''""i" Il" 90
| been disturbed ana broken up by TINS
| selfish Goddess ambition Of Inc rus
sian l9nkefS, led hN thetr W"f -fF82eo
, kaiser What monster Is known tf
history, VINO mas more numerous Hl
more shameful uuiras"S I" answer
TOR THAN thl& tfUsSlaH KING or what
ever or blame may attach 70 ms rs
7e-'-iates they have been ms S'>HNi.l,'@-
ana have wrought only that to "HlcI
IA" sas given MS assent
war for righteousness.
war is indeed nell as 9heEfna'
SAID. but what else- can our nalioh &c
unless we are to permit mao -aos &c
run at large through the countries ol
the world aes'roEhe ana kilHhs as
, ne runs. IL was hofFiple !" tHinA gu
IHtff@eF G3ftn'}l# III many wang t@ta""'
being sh"t 70 the oeath ny German
: bullets, ana YET the world must 10
mace safe fof the dWeiieiS lheFeth L.
carry on thelr PURSUITS o. III an" II
+ ihdeed our sotdlefS bo unto tols wal
with the ereat purpose to WIN the
victory FOR righteousness ana tree-
dom, and loss their i'Ves IN nalle' toey
viii be martyrs for the truth ana d'
= any of us really use our ilNes Ter ANY
higher purpose than that!
The Need OF the >"i"ierS.
me great dH'F OF tue nout ~ "ui
sons go into TINS great connect tS t5
give To them VISION OF the hlkhe'
IRE vision OF conservation TO
worthy purpose sense OF heed o.
DIVINE heip ana an hu'hpie FcilaHc'
upon HIM TOT protection from tNl'
ana Tor eternal saINa'ioh. fighuhE OF
the right SIDE IN good cause does
not prove the S"lolfF To oe SAINT
re may fght tfo" mixed motives
and Il y most perhielonS doetfin,
that every soldier "h" cues hRhtlnt
on the side OF ffeea"'n purchases eter
nal salvation theren&. Nay: ofleS
the hpostI" 1hopeh give all my
F. goods to feed the poor ana ihouRh
give my BODY TO ne burned ana nave
not love am nothing
Money wen spent
Inc writer had personally conferred
with senator Mafun chairman OF th'
appropriation committee OF the sen
ate, ana had urged that lhe ameun
or $loe,"ob appropriated Tor the so
cial and moral upllft or the soldiers
be increased 10 $0"oooe' senator Mar
tin responded promptly 70 that re
quest ana the BIN passed the senate
in that form but that item wa'
Fought bY the .IammanE Cathollc
! Fitzgerald, OF New YORK. ana by th'
! whiske% advocate, shirley, or Louis
/ Vile. in the conference committee, ant