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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-03-02
Keep Your Coupons
For the Children

Give the boys and girls chance to succeed.
If your own boy or girl is not trying for one
Of the prizes help your neighbors'. You
will want to see the fine merchandise dis
played in the store windows this coming
week. After you have seen the windows,
sign up the coupon, and keep it until some
deserving little worker asks you for it. 1t
will only take few seconds; you will help
advertise your town; you will do a good
turn for your friend, the merchant; and you
will help to make some anxious little boy or
girl happy for days to come.
Children living in town are asked to bring
their coupons to the Echo Office Saturday,
March 3rd, between p. m. and p m.
Those living out of town can mail their cou-
pons as early as possible, but not later than
March 10th.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
News Of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch, July II. 1863

George Cahoon has been appointed United
States Commissioner for this district. He is a
man Of parts and much Of a politician.
a number of young men of the Jewish per-
suasion have formed themselves into a society
styled the Jefferson Literary Society, with tn.
object Of literary Improvement of its members
dent; Henry Rhor. vice-president; Charles Mill
hiaer, recording secretary; 1sadore Hesburg,
financial secretary; A. Rapp, treasurer.
That was some baseball game played at Ash
Richmond. 70; Ashland, A.
The picnic of the Second Baptist Church Sum
day School at ASHLAND yesterday was the largest
Richmond has had this season.
The United States Senate spent all of yester-
day discussing the judiciary Committees re-
construction bill. the point being whether the
military commanders should be allowed to APP
point civilians to vacant State Offices.
Repatriation has been finished in Petersburg.
The voters Of that city now number: whites,
l,aIa: negroes 2,4 40 n and 1t MAY nay, be - depended
they get the chance.
Bennett, OF the New York Herald. Is the pro-
prietor OF the Evening Telegram. a new paper
which made It's appearance in New York day
before yesterday.
The internal revenue receipts in New York
| With last year Of nearly $4,000. 900.
General sickles has decided mott allow regis
| Carolina until Congress shall have determined
more explicitly who are entitled to register. :
Details Of the execution Of MACMILLAN have
| limbs. He, made q short speech In which ne ex-
| pressed the hope that the shedding OF his blood
soldiers to shoot him IN. the heart. He was shot
he z Wa. shot : second Tins; Genera Mlsmoa
j Jnsr.n nls has spsi pps,entsd mi sw nord' 10
! General EsoobedAs who captured hin. 9
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A gun on the shoulder beats a chip.
Virginia Is Ready

NIRGINIA is among the States first to
~ announce preparedness for the drawing
OF the initial instaI1ment of men to be sent
to the training camps from the list Of nearly
100000 men registered for service on
June s.. The REMEMBERING Of the registration
cards by all of the local boards has been
completed, and the duplicate cards are now
In the possession OF the War Department
The final official act OF making ready was
discharged by Governor Stuart Monday night.
In announcing the names Of the men who
will compose the two district boards to serve
as the final court OF appeal for persons liable
to military service under the s~elective draft
law.
Z In naming these boards. the Governor has
endeavored to be absolutely impartial in
selecting men fitted in every respect for the
duties OF the position. to the end that their
action may be above criticism upon any
grounds OF favoritism. class or otherwise.
The fairness Of the boards decisions Is as
sured in the well-known intelligence and high
character Of the men who are to serve on
them. - -.
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trees f. due to the growth of fungus within
lhe, cellular tissue OF the wood. There arc many
and various kinds OF funsi. and only the trained
SPeclaitst In mycology can Identify them in tho
MIGRATORY. In May and June the air Is full Of
the seed spores Of these fungi. and they find
tIosnent In any break in the live cambium Of
ne 2 tree. which lies Just under the outside bark
NoSst). II the conditions of moisture. heat and
= favorable medium are found by this spore; It
sakcs root, and may extend for n distance. OF
sven ten feet along tho heart wood of the tree.
and after two years or moro we find that the wood
Is what we call rotten and the tree Is liable to
De Proken on by even a moderate wind, Mark
you! this. Is n plant growing within The body of
me wood; as yeast grows in, a loaf of bread.
Inc cellular tissue of the wood is converted into
the mycelium Of the fungus. and Is no longer
wood at all. and has no stiffness to hold up the
"etSht OF the tree.
or course. there are other causes Of breakage.
ana loss OF vitality (getting old. people call III;
mere are many kinds of borers which injure
the tree and make an entrance for the fungus
to get through the protecting cambium. Also
much injury is done by ants and scale. The
Tree doctor Is just as necessary as the veterinary
doctor. and much technical knowledge is needed
several branches of science, as mycology,
entomology and plant pathology. The man
the tree except under skilled supervision.
EDMOND
charlottesville. Va
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Gcrmany,s Counter,noye

SPECULATION is rife in all the capitals Of
~ both the warning and neutral nations in
Europe as to what will be born from the
womb of the next few days. Bethmann-
Hollweg's speech, possibly defining the policy
OF the German government at this stage Of
the war. is billed for to-day. But what will
occur at the meeting between the Kaiser and
the ambassadors Of Holland. Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden on next Saturday may sur
pass in import what the Chancellor may
have to say.
The Kaiser has these ambassa-
doris from his neutral neighbors to meet him
and not his Secretary Of Foreign Affairs.
as Is the answer to the procla-
nation of President Wilson. placing an en-
barge on the exports of foodstufs. iron, coal
and other staple commodities which have
been going to Holland. Denmark, Nor
way and Sweden. The figures are now
on file In the archives of the department
of Commerce at Washington. showing that
Germany has been very substantially aided
in carrying on the war by the purchase OF
goods imported through her neutral nelghbors
from the United States. Washington in
tends to put an end to the nursing in the
bosom OF this country OF this viper Of war,
and the Kaiser Is now evidently engineering
a countermove.
Germany 1t is now said, will tell her little
neighbors that they must either join her in
tne war OF JOIN uer enemies. Iney cannot
longer remain neutral. But there is an
other view, which is that Germany will seek
to use these %neutrals and the move made
against them by the United States to make
peace. Through them the Kaiser will seize
the occasion to show Europe that the war
is fast developing the preponderant power
of America In the world. America is al
ready debating the course of the war. In
deed. the Western giant is decreeing what
nation In Europe shall live and call It's soul
its own and what nation shall not.
America, Europe will be told, is It's great
future danger, and the only way to circum-
vent that danger is for all the warning states
OF Europe TO hasten peace. Germany is
ready and eager to offer liberal terms of
peace to effect this result.
Now such a proposition on It's face seems
absurd. for who among the entente peoples
would trust Germany? Yet we are told by
30 careful an observer as Henry Suydam,
the able European correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle. who has just returned from
Russia. that, while the entente peoples and
governments are most grateful. for Americas
assistance In the war, there is a growing
feeling among them that America will grow
Tar too strong after the war is over il she
is allowed to become the preponderant and
deciding factor in the making Of peace. Be-
sides. 1t is well known that some Of the
entente governments cherish ambitions that
the United States might not approve Of In
the final settlement.
Mr.. Suydam Is very sure that entente states
men would receive with a hearty welcome a
liberal peace proposal from Germany, and
the growing power of America would in
duence them In making peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
Approaching Irish Convention

DREMIER LLOYD GEORGE announces
4 that the Irish convention, authorized
some weeks ago by the British government
TO frame and submit to the British ParIia-
ment a constitution for the future govern
ment of Ireland, will meet July 25 to deal
with preliminary business. The convention
will be composed OF representative Irishmen
OF all parties, creeds and interests, embrac-
Ing the whole OF Ireland.
Since the question of home rule is thus
put squarely before the Irish people them
selves. even as to agreeing on the details of
how and when it shall be brought about and
the form it shall take, the proceedings and
final outcome will be watched with a great
deal OF Interest, not only in America, where
the cause has strong support, but by the
peoples OF all countries.
That the British government will place no
obstacles to any agreement that NAV he
reached by the convention is assured I'm the
statement made by Premier Lloyd George In
the House Of Commons May 81, that "if a
substantial agreement is reached regarding
the character and the scope of the consti-
tuition framed by the convention, the govern
ment will take the necessary steps to enable
the imperial Parliament to give legislative
effect thereto"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11

We've al been soldiers. or viii boz"
We've been warriors at beat
The mother. whose life is a battle,
The babe that croons on her breast
The bravest, the strongest, the truest,
Are those who face day after day
When the outlook is darkest and
The strife with bright faith for the
fray.
We've all been soldiers. and battled.
We've all-from the king to the
clod-
Heard the thunder Of armies that
ratified t
AS we moved with the ranks where
they plod:
The finest, the ~steadfast. the trusty,
Are those who in battles of gloom!
Strike a blow till their sabers grow
rusty -. ~
That some life may yet bur eeon I'm
bloom. ' ~
We've all been soldiers: and Others
To come In the years ~ they Nee
The fathers. the children, the mothers
Will know what the battles shall Ia:
Tho noblest, tho finest, the splendid.
Arc those who In conflicts Of heart
Have stood up to the truth sad a.
Tended 80 80
Their friends from ths svordrasaaA
j, 49, -Datttnses ,0uA.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
7. A. CARY RESIGNS
Gives Up Agency for Northwestern.
Mutual Life I~nsurnnee
COMPANY, ~

T. Archibald Cary. for many years
Virginia general agent for. the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. with headquarters In The Times
Dispatch Building, has resigned his po-
sition. effective August i, II was an
bounced yesterday. Mr.. Cary has been
connected with the company here"for
a period OF about forty years. during
more than one-half of which he has
been general agent in Virginia.
1t Is GENERALLY understood that Mi.
Cary will retire from the insurance
business. The agency during, the past
few years has handled exec edinEly
heavy. business. and only last year Mr..
Cary gave UP the State of, North Caro-
lima. which territory until that. time
had been n part of the Virginia agency.
No announcement has been made as
to who will succeed him.
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Seething Discomfort

THE proverbial saying, that rats desert
i a sinking ship" would seem to be finding
yertication in the frequent changes occurring
in Teutonic Cabinets within recent weeks.
Despite the rigid censorship maintained, the
fact cannot be entirely concealed from the
outside world that the central empires pre-
sent q seething mass of discomfort closely
bordering on the spirit of revolution, likely
to manifest itself in speedy action. Indeed,
this growing discomfort is chiefly responsible
for the Cabinet changes. indicating a frantic
effort to appease 1t. AS the Texas cow
puncher would say: They're milling-look
out for a break all along the line"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
Business as Usual

MO sounder advice has been given to the
IN American people than the advice which
has come from the President. and REINFORCED
by the members OF the Cabinet, that we, as
a nation. should promote every possible bust
ness process during the period Of the war.
There should be no contracting Of credits, no
closing OF shops, no reduction in the volume
OF our industrial output.
Happily, the country as a whole surrendered
to no feeling Of panic when the declaration
OF war came. We allowed ourselves to be
seized by no fever of excitement or overcome
by no pail Of depression. The war in Europe
had been in progress for more than two years
before We took part in it. We had become
Injured to 1t, more or less. We had steadied
ourselves and stabilized our business system
to meet the shock should it ever involve us
Even 30, 1t was a natural impulse on the
part OF many men Of business to Withdraw
to safer ground when war actually overlook
us; to pull in their lines and take a little
frmer hold upon what they had accumulated
But most OF them have since realized that IL
we are to make our best fight we must EMPLOY
all our resources. We must mine more ore.
manufacture more goods. raise bigger crops
and sell more OF our products than ever before
In other words. we must be more prosperous.
Business must be better and must be bigger.
And already all far-seeing Americans have
arrived at an understanding of our Industrial
situation and are prepared to make the most
Of It.
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attainment. they have contributed forcefully
to Its realization. In this respect the Jews
of Richmond have exemplified the finest traits
Of the race in cooperating with its citizen
ship as a whole in the making of this city
what it Is to-day.
THE History Of the Jews in Richmond"
goes into the details of these activities, pre-
senting the unvaunted story Of the successes
they have achieved. Their public service, re-
ligious and social life, charitable enterprises,
with biographical sketches and family gene
%alogies, all find a place in this interesting
work. whose preparation has required much
research and a great deal Of painstaking
labor. 1t is a great credit to this city, and
justly merits the cordial praise which has
been SO universally bestowed on its talented
authors.
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History of Richmond Jews

90 HE History of the Jews Of Richmond
So From 1853 to 1917" by Herbert T.
Ezekiel and CASTOR Lichtenstein, which has
Just been issued from the press of Herbert r..
Ezekiel. Richmond. is a valuable contribution
to the annals Of the capital city OF this
commonwealth, which has done. so much TO
create the ideals and stimulate the aspira-
Lions OF our republic. The volume comprises
some 80 pages, and covers a period Of 148
years, during which the contributions Of
Richmond's Jews to the educational, religious,
social, commercial and financial upbuildipg
OF the city have constituted a very essential
and substantial part OF its steady progress.
In all countries where civilization has adj
yanced, the Jews have been vital factors in
every phase Of progress attained. A broad
pubic spirit and fndomitable energy have
characterized their efforts in all community
undertaking.. Whatever the standard OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
COAST ARTILLERY
COMPANIES ARE ACCEPTED
Units I'm Roanoke, Lynchburg, Fred
ertcksburg and Grundy Meet
Requirements.
OTHER COMPANIES FORMING
Captain Caesar Massei Is Appointed
Major OF Newly Formed Battalion
n Other Officers Named-May
Have Units in South Richmond.

Four companies of Virginia Coast
Artillery, comprising what is known
as a coast defense command, were or
ganized yesterday by State military
authorities and will be mustered into
service. The four companies are. To-
Gated at Roanoke. Lynchburg, Fred
ericksburg and Grundy. n 1t is ,ex-
pected that several other companies
Will complete their recruiting in the
next few days and VIII be organized.
Acknowledgement w. w. Sale an
nounced that with the organization Of
the companies the major-the COM
manding oficcr-and his STAFF had been
appointed. The officers are as fol-
lows:
Captain Caesar Massei. major; Lieu
tenant John lizard, captain; John NJ.
ward. first lieutenant: Sergeant Her
bert F. Wilkinson. second lieutenant.
Other appointments were Second Lieu
tenant Henry X. Trice. to be captain
OF first company; First Sergeant Felix
X. Parker. first lieutenant. and Scr
Eeant Ryland Hutton. second licuten-
ant. Marshall NJ. Milton was COM
missioned captain Of the Fifth Com
pany. stationed at Roanoke: Lawrence
S. Woods. first lieutenant. and Joseph
c. Holmes. second lieutenant.
Military officers said yesterday that
the remaining companies now being
~ LII t1t hIuSt secure lue
required number Of men at once IL they
are to be recognized. Virginia has
been allotted ten companies, and the
various commands now being formed
must have their ranks complete by
July 20.
COMPANIES FORMING IN SOUTH
RICHMOND AND GLOUCESTER
The companies at Gloucester and
South are now being recruit
ed rapidly. and It is not known az
yet which will become the seventh
company of the forces. 1t depends al
together on which company completes
Its enlistment first. The Danville
company is said to be ALSO rapidly com
plotting Its work. and Colonel 10 Lane
Stern and Major Ward. U. s. A., will
visit Danville Saturday In an effort
to complete the mpan
State authorities have just been ad-
vised that the Federal government IL
still lacking many men for the second
Va. which opens August Is. despite
the fact that the requircments nave
been greatly modified within the past
few days.
The staff OF Major Allen Potts was
increased yesterday when Sergeants
Morton. Written and Youncer assumed
their duties. together with Captain
James A. Anderson. Privates Joseph l..
Thomas, William C. Adams and Charles
K. hopkins reported yesterday at the
headquarters OF tho State quarter
masters department.
General Sale was advised yesterday
by Acknowledgement Jones, OF. the
United States Army. that Commissions
had been issued to Lieutenant Evarts
w. Opie, Of S%taunton. and Lieutenant
Francis l.. Hill. of Covington. OF the
First Infantry. and to Corporal Claude
G. Benhnm. OF Battery B. Field Artil-
lery. OF Norfolk.
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ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER

EN- Tour.
This tale I write on a Sunday night,
At the close Of a busy day;
It's y kind Of a sort OF a brief report
OF Willing my time away
or Willing my time away
On a somewhat busy day.
With my gas machine {not a limousine.
Nor yet q one-hoss shay.)
I own \ car. and as such things arc,
It's q car that is full OF pride:
It's u peach OF a thing when It's on the wing.
And there's lots OF room inside.
And there's lots Of room inside,
And Its gait Is true and tried,
But I must admit, when 1t throws a Mt
It's as mean as q cranky bridet
This day I awoke ere the morning broke
We had planned to so not when the sun was hot.
And to take it slow. but suro;
For to take it slow, but sure.
Keeps a fellows language pure,
And a cross-State run In the broiling sun
Is a thing / can't endure.
My heel went 'Zing!' on the starter thing.
Twas the only thing that went!
I pulled my cigar and glared at tho car
In n spirit of discontent:
For a spirit of discomfort
Bulged big In my temperament!
ca machine that'll shirk when It ought to work
Is q thing that I must resent.)
And so an day I have plugged away
AT mechanics I am no dub!
I have yanked the heart Of my car apart,
Without ever stopping for. grub;
For what is the good of grub
When valves are to grind and rub?
Oh wells all right-TI tour tonight
At the wheel Of a porcelain tub!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-11
Buer and Melon viner.

TO the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
,Sr,-Pleascp publish the following remedy to
Keep bugs from melon vines. as it is SO simple
that L want everybody to know about 1t:
RANT a few radish seeds. say three or four
seeds. in a hill close to the vines. When the
vines get large enough SO as nothing can hurt
mem. you can pull the radish out Of the way.
mere Is something about the radish that bugs
cannot stand. My brother. +. NJ. Orgain, on his
tarm mere used this method on his melon vines
thls year, and says no bugs will go near the
vines. This is too good and simple to keep from
me puoic. and / hope all who read this will
Try TINS plan. IL they wish to save their plants
" the puEs. E. p. ORGAIN.
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We are reminded by a scrapbook correspon-
dent of the Professor who asked his class for
an explanation of the aurora borealis. upon
which one fnger-snapper said: ct did know.
Professor. but-er-rve forgotten"
The Professor: Gentlemen, you will all please
stand and remain silent for thirty seconds. A
great calamity has befallen science. The only
man who ever knew the cause of the aurora
borealis has gone and forgotten it,"
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Bureau Of Information

Inquiries regarding almost any topic exeept-
ing on legal md medical subjects nre answered
!ree oy The Times-Dispntch Information Bureau,
40 al inqutrfeS nrc answered directly by per-
sonhi letter, n 2-cent stnmp In required for
,e.ur po6fnge. Address The
Information Bureau, Richmond, vn.
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Tree Destruction.

To the Editor Of Tho Times-Dispatch .
sir.-The recent storm winds have broken a
lot Of trees. and people seem to overlook the
fact that the brcakage Is due much moro to tho
wsakness OF the tree. than the strength OF the
duo to gross neglect and failure to use even
Eood common sense mot to mention seience).
Tho subject Of tree surgery ID too technical 70
outline here. but want to say that most OF the
decay and keakness In the stfuetural frame Of