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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-11-17

Wonder if the mucilage will tast,
any better on the three-cent letter
stamps.-Albany Journal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-11-17

Mining location blanks for sale ct shs
SENTINEL Office.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Greed and the MARRIED.

To the Editor, OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-In reply to What's the Matter
II is the awful greed for gain on the
part of every one raising and selling
mand for every pound of food brought
to this market. but the people don't
buy because, of the outrageous prices.
on. and. as consequence, thousands
of pounds Of good food that our people
In moderate circumstances need and
prices is allowed to spoil daily. and
has to be hauled away and burned by
our Street Cleaning Department., an ex-.
pense that should not be allowed at
this time, when labor Is scarce and
the services OF these men are needed
in other work.
II the storekeeper or the farmer in-
sists upon keeping his produce until
It spells rather than sell 1t for a little
less. let him have the expense of dis-r
posing of it. GRACE HUNT, ;.
Richmond. July IL. ;,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Advertising Is Not a Waste

has fallen the Ssysas shas A no
OF dollars are spent and wasted in artificial
buyer and seiier At 'he hrs, u snnee
snb TO- The man who has not really studied
us Says see n1w the big
Of National Sy r he
average man hears talk every day about the
ne finally gets the notion that somehow or
a to s nsy for +.
nose millions spent in advertising sell hundreds
never be sold so cheaply in any other way And
helps to make s s.hs coSf l inat
Of mI I sounds 6g but hundreds
MAKES me actual amount spent for advertising
as someehne sha, esef TO
sss to Eli pubic The o Eaa Of to S se
facaa Adver,issrs has collected valuable
few few OF them. The Advertising OF one OF the
In ether every dollars 's WORTH 1a'e Of
vertising. This is about equivalent to the price
for dollars worth of goods soda a An paRer
pig paint and varnish manufacturer spends
Sest take az ciot neT Gent We ,,v.
in the wS tSe sa
n per cent; the other per cent An equally
Y Taks say ono How about the luxures? All right
world-candy One OF the best known candy
makers maker; In the country and one of the biggest
advertisers. spends 8 per cent. Then take the
mig automobile and tire manufacturers with
,heir tull-paEe and double page spreads surely
now the percentage figures will begin 10 tumn
VIII they? You will be surprised when i give
you the figures for two of the most famous
automobile builders in the country. One is ?
per cent: the other Is per cent Also two Of
tne leading tire manufacturers: one spends 2
per cent; the other . cent And ali four
rank among the biggest advertisers In tho
And then come to the big department
stores--where at time or another every
buyer buys. You can them fairly eating IN
me newspapers with their big spreads But if
you expect to find big percentage figures here
again you Will be agrceably disapDonted THE
nEures possessed by the ASSoca ton of National
adVertiserS show that the average department
stores advertising does more than 2
per cent of Its total business. The fact Is that
the great majority OF all nationally advertised
articles-articleS which Familiarity known in
every home In the country. which are famous
for their quality we'll as their immense dis
tribution belong in the 5-pcr-cent -or-under
class. ~ ~
And let this final point he remembered:
advance on what the buyer would otherwise
have TO pay. this would make little difference
in the price of the goods. But it does not Aud
why not? Because advertising is the most EN-
cient method of marketing ever developed nv
business Observation-Disclosures it's effect is to
decrease. and not to increase. the sum total of
selling cost. This is n simple fact about adver-
Using that every buyer Of advertised goods
ought to know"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Books and Authors

soldiers Spoken French by Helene c.ro..
This is the urgently needed shor tuev1n GO:
amount Of French which it is necessary tb hnf
speak No moreno less 1t is not pe c an,S TO
rs sn" dom Pnra af Gn. is
Ienland's soldiers. Simpe-practicalncoo pc .s%
rroo and the book viii lie nj o'p 1ha is water a.
uniform. ~ h''het Oh Il
The situation in Russia is causing concern
the war depends largely on sussa,s e deeiso TO
Vii 10 :nss, or to ansnaon the eonic
the Erovissn, preya oyer the oderatos Of
against aan nh her? Does virtual armis,iee exist S
soon hear reports OF renewed activities in the
the f"tare is to ns HnN Tafe b way to
,nn "ns ana the origin Of the three parties upper
c GI, the Constitutional Democrats and the
which led To- democraey in Rus shs f RISES
ardsGn Wright in his new book, The Russians:
basis Of fact which the future %" Of Rnssia
certainty.
"%% 'T By Ssot the T9 so4Es IT.
which can be rescued from me the aua wast
pES Of the and Gnissa States by policy
strike single detail which two and a half
that time messages smuggied out Of tiermany
acnuainted us with the fact that Germany rs
per Who'll" meal wHea SSTey nr pHe OF S sd
!" pc cent Wnolc potatoes skins and all, Ger
manys war bread Immediately Increased the
smppiy OF available potatoes 25 per cent by put :
tlnE an end to the 25 per cent waste in the
United States we produce annually nearly 40O.-
ooo.o00 bushels of potatoes. The German sys-
ten OF utilizing the whole potato. II applied to
IN" United states. would save from tho garbage
can nearly 100. 100000 bushels of potatoes an
nually, or one bushci for every man. woman and
child in the country"
What Company Officer Should Know" by
Major John &. Macarthur. U. S. a., has been
published as one of the Harvey Military Series
by George u. Harvey 100 Lafayette Street, Now
York CITY u Is not textbook. like most OF
them, but furnishes In narrative style tho ex-
Deriencc in army work OF twenty-three years OF
rorvice by tho author in all parts of tho globe
II la approved by regular army officers. There
are lot Of things to be learned ' In army service
book tells OF tho problems facing the company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
The States War Activities

n LONG and mighty arm has reached out
= from Washington. and it is gradually
extending its hand and fingers down into
every local neigh borhood. into every church
and schoolhouse, into every cross-r roads store
and into every farm, garden, kitchen and
barn of the great republic. This mighty arm
is guided from the central brain of the
Council of National Defense. and on it's giant
hand are the fingers of forty-eight State
Councils of Defense Most of these councils
are making rapid progress in perfecting their
organizations by counties cities. townships,
clubs societies and all other useful bodies
There are two groups of these State coun-
ellis. There are those which have been
created under special legislative enactment
and those which are working by the appoint
ment OF the Governors Of the States and are
still without the authority of special act
In the former group are the States of Wis
consn, Minnesota. Illinois. California. New
Mexico Texas, West Virginia. Nebraska, New
York, Michigan and New Jersey In most
Of these States the State Councils Of Defense
have organized active, efficient local councils
in the counties and cities. The State Coun-
ellis have been empowered by law to CO.
operate with the Council of National Defense:
TO perform the general functions of carrying
OH the activities of within the States:
10 investigate any matter pertaining to the
general welfare, to recommend legislation;
to supervise and direct all local organiza ton;
TO create subcommittee and act through
them Minnesota has the power to condemn
and seize property, and Wisconsin is en-
powered to seize, store and distribute food
stuTs.
In New Jersey Il unique style of State or
ganization exists, which utilities no civilian
volunteer assistance. BY an act of the Leg
lsHture, all the war activities arc focused
in the adjutant-g generals Office. Cooperating
with this department and the Governor is a
committee OF public safety, composed of the
Mayors OF the various cities.
The group of States where the Councils of
Defense are at present working without
statutory provision are thirty-seven in num-
Der. and include all the Southern States
me councils in all these States are directly
controlled by the State executive DEPART
mcnts, and assist them in CARRYING out their
war undertakings. In most of these States
me councils are exercising a large power
lhey are usually composed of able and in
lluehtial men, without regard to politics, and
these men are giving their time and labor
without compensation. Local councils under
the direction of State councils are fast
Springing up.
Virginia has perfected and put into execu-
ton model plan for food conservation. and
the pledge the state has submitted to every
woman within its domain has been adopted
by number of the other States The work
mat Virginia has done In this direction will
be an invaluable aid to Herbert c. Hoover
in Iris administration of the Federal food
laws.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

officer. moro or less experienced In military
atairS. from the time he receives his company
OF rockies" until he has them drilled and mt
i iSr the trenShes company commander is
IT all times. but the job of fitting green mon
19r the trenches Is one to try IL mans fiber.
Inls book tells how to start camp choose
mH , CONS organize the company perfect disci-
pine and deal with men, drill them in the de-
tails OF signalng. observation and hayonet
now TO anusc them to the burden Of drill
and hard work; how to instruct the men TO
care for their health. and to instill in them an
esprit de corps that will attract attention of
me new army and ambitious In the ranks
VIII find this a handy volume that should be
carried through the campaign.
=, His Own Country" by Paul Hester (Bobbs-
Merrill Co., lndianapolis), Is story of Tide
water Virginia. and the race question as Mr.
hester has come to see it after years OF ex-
nerience: observation and study. Ellis Own
country Is big enough to carry in its action ali
me philosophy. all the sociology. all the facts
logical exposition of the problem. 1t is from
beginning to end a vast moving drama enacted
ana Interpreted by great company of churac-
ters. Nearly ten years 1.-The idea of this
mover came to Mr.. Hester. But creating and
seeing produced half dozen plays delayed work
then he has given himself to it exclusively. In
ms skill Tor telling an absorbing story. Paul
l<ester strongly resembles his brother Vaughan.
whose "Prodigal Judge" accorded a popu-
la and Il critical triumph. In addition TO this
gut. ne has had the invaluable training OF writ
dramatic and enables the novelist to give to his
work climax and intensive interest Ills Own
country" richly rcpays in entertainment and
enlightenment the hours given to it's reading.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

up the government shipbuiding program by
more than 20 per cent. and will increase
the number of ships at the command Of the
government almost so per cent by the end
OF the month.
Should it become necessary, the President
announces that he will further extend his
power to commander to include pig iron,
coke, coal and iron that these materials may
be supplied to the steel companies at fair
price, enabling them to make reasonable
profit on the finished product delivered to
the government at the agreed price.
This policy assures not only quick results
in expanding our merchant marine to meet
the growing requirements Of the carrying
trade. but it will place our resources OF both
material and available labor at the command
OF the government, and incidentally go Il
long ways toward circumventing strikes
In solving the numerous intricate problems
growing out of the war promptly AS they
are put up to him, the President has pro-
foundly impressed the country with the
strength and accuracy of his business judg-
ment and splendid executive ability. He has
instantly grasped the essential facts in every
complex situation and cut the Gordinn knot
OF problems that seemed insoluble.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Is German Gold Going?

n ERMANf has been as proud Of her gold
~ hoard in the Reichsbank as she has been
or her victories in the Masurian Lake coun-
Try! III serbia ana In Roumana Up to a
short time ago she published monthly with
Il great flourish of headlines i'm the press
IN" rising figures OF the gold reserve in tho
Reichsbank. But OF late she has quit brap-
ging 10 her people and the world about the
me swelling size Of her pile OF yellow metal
why? Germany has bought all she could
from Scandinavia, Holland. Switzerland and
me shlugglers Of Italy and paid for the goods
WITH paper marks These marks from her
pruning presses have fallen to 40 per cent
belo" par. In some OF the border towns in
iioiIahd ana switzerland Il paper mark is
not accepted at any price and in order 10
se' the goods the gold mark has had to come
out and work. For this necessity $50. 600
wv a mere bagatcllc OF the 81 900. 900 900
i'll the vaults Of the Rcchsbank has bcon
Withdrawn, but it shows which way the wind
is now blowing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Numbering Our Regiments

THERE may be excellent military reasons
why the War Department should DESTROY
the Old identity OF our National Guard units
by giving them numbers after thcv are
drafted into the Federal service, bu, these
reasons Will not appeal strongly TO the aver
age man, whose pride is in his command or
the average woman. whose son or brother
or father is q member OF State ORGANIZATION
Most OF the National Guard regiments have
history OF their OWL Their traditions
date back in some instances to Civil War
days, and in most instances to the Spanish
War. Successive generations OF trooucrs
have kept alive the fine spirit of other days,
and the men who now march forth as mem
bers of the Richmond Blues or the First
Virginia would like to feel that the part they
play in this great war will rebound to the
honor OF their State
= Notwithstanding the announced purpose of
! the War Department 10 give each unit num-
z Der in the new army, instead OF a State desig-
nation, we shall continue 10 regard them as
GVirginians as before, and though the official
reports Of their activities in camp or in the
trenches do not identify them as Blues or
First 1nfantryInen, VIC shall not forget that
they are our own.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Wilson Takes n Hand

THE ineXcusable folly that Congress has
INDUCED in delaying the enactment of
the food control bill is emphasized by the
necessity which forced Presl ent Wilson TO
interpose his influence to induce the Senate
to support the original administration bill.
After much needless discussion, delaying re-
lief of present oppressive conditions Senators
apparently are as wide OF agreement as at
first on the essential features of the legsla-
ton the situation demands. To expedite
this legislation, the President urges that the
main features of the original bill be ac-
cepted and its passage FASTENED. With the
Presidents influence thus eNerted the failure
OF the Gore substitute would seem to be a
reasonable certainty. Should this be the re-
suit, the time consumed in trying 10 improve
the original bill will have been wholly
wcsted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Prohibition in Europe.

the government has taken over all
vodka traffic. In. France. at the out
was promptly prohibited in the French
army. France also has passed the
absinthe prohibition bill. suppressing
expectation OF nbsInthc and similar
drinks. Since the outbreak of the war
Italy has absolutely prohibited tho. sale
Of absinthe. while the sale of any kind
has been forbidden. In Austria n law
has. been passed limiting the sale Of
liquor on week days to o'clock A.
NJ! .to.b O'Clock y. NJ. Some time be-
fore tho war Belgium had prohibited
the sale and manufacture of absinthe
The local veto systems which prevail
in Sweden. while failing to solve the
liquor problem, have certain features
which have caused a decided advance
ment Of the temperance cause. Ireland
went under prohibition January I, 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

]. D. r., Manassas, Va.-The gov
eminent has TO look to civilian labor
to keep its work going. Experience Is.
of course. necessary I'm many lines OF
work. although there are positions
where IT is not renuired--what is
termed "unskilled labor" Apply d.
rectly to the yard In which you wish
to work. Men are in demand now. and
there may be an opening for you.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
SEEN ON THE SIDE
LonEinS.
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER

Could but do one worthy deed.
CIR write one living limo
10 fill tho measure of my need
Could but sow fruitful seed.
Then were contentmcnt mine.
Could but sing one ringing song
TO Danish mortal pain:
Could l but right one crying wrong
Or help one weaker soul along.
had not lived in vain.
So vast the Universe. cold
The peaks to which we climb!
SO gray the skies--thc stars old
So many sheep strayed from the fold
And swift -ncctinS Time!
Strive may. somehow it seems
That each succeeding
Finds me yet distant from my Dreams
On paths rock -strewn with swollen streams
And no days journey done!
Yet | must carry on the fight.
Still must Go my best.
So. when pass from out the Night
Into the Day. into tho Light.
My weary soul may rest!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Philadelphia.

can lyricizc ornately ~
OF the city that sedateIy M
Stands upon the western bank Of
Delaware.
For I know a Lloyd, Norris
And Rttenhouse Morris. ~.
And I'm quite at home on Independ. :.
ence Square.
Where the leafy forest beckoned -.
1t was founded by a certain William
Penn, ~.
Whom the people speak quite we'll OF:
And you also hear them tell Of; .
Mr.. Franklin, known Familiarity as
Ben"
There are many colored voters. go
And a reckless mob of motors,
And the streets arc Market Chestnut
Spruce and Pine.
The descendants of the Quakers -.
Buy their pins at Wanamakers.
And the Stratford Is the proper place .
to dine. 80 :
When you pass the outer bound'ries %
or the textile mills and foundries. SO,
Paramount Park will yield content."'r
ment to the soul. -,
All the suburbs are alluring; $50
And their roads are fine for touring,
Though at every mile you pay a toll. -
Where tho trees in April quicken ~,
On the lovely Wissahickon, :,
Or in winter where the Schuykill.. 80.
full of slush,
Cuts the city through the middle,
One may even see Biddie,
A Cadawallader, Shippcn or a Rush! =
You. should tarry, there and graphic ".t
with the mysteries ofN"scrapple"- g.
conglomerate of -four, herbs and ),
s,,;pork. "a. "a, !s. Y -
Philadelphia. not to quiz It,
Is pleasant place--to visit;
Which Is what the natives say about
s$9 New York. -
Arthur auiterman in Life.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

Whatever nicknames they may give our
boys in Europe, they won't be called Ted
dies. For that matter, they should not be
nicknamed for any living hero. Right or
wrong there are American soldiers who will
never rally at the name of II. r. Just as
there are many who will fight like wildcats
when they think of T. IS teeth Nicknames
for soldiers born. not made
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
A snIdier,s Onfh.

Mrs S. J.. N. Wil1iamsburg, Va
The Federal oath of the United States
Army follows: 81, a. B.. do soemnly
faith and allegiance to the United
States OF America. that 7 will serve
them honestly and faithfully against
MI their enemies whomsoever, and that
I will obey the orders of the President
OF the United States and the orders of
the officers appointed over me. accord
ing to the rules and articles of war"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding nlmoxt any topic.
excepting on ieEnl and, medical .ub-
Jectn. nre answered free. As NIL in
aufrtes arc answered directly by per-
sonai letter. n 2-cent stamp tx REQUIRED
Tor return postnEe. Address The TImcs
mopd. Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
I,o.s NJ H. 6 6 OncId,

G. =. NJ, CharIottesViIIe. Waffle U.
s. S. Oneida. Commander Williams. was
run into and sunk by the British vessel
Company Line, while in the Bay Of
Yeddo. Japan, on January "a. 1870. OF
her. officers and crew. ,115 were lost;
herSca plain Commander T.. p. Williams,
two lieutenant commanders, two mas
tiers. seven ensigns. surgeon. a pay
master, four engineers and the car
penter were the officers lost.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
To Commander Ships

sC PEED, both in the construction OF ships
~ and in placing those already built in tho
sservice Of the country, being a paramount
necessity to tho successful prosecution OF
the war, the President has wisely authorized
the shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Evaporation to commander shipping, both
lin the building and on the seas
nv Is estimated that this action will speed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
ConCrctc Ships

~ UR own Civil War gave the world the
~ ironclad. VIII the present war evolve
The concrete ship? The pressing necessity
for more ships and the length OF time it re-
quires to build them have suggested to Il
San Francisco company the idea Of building
"a concrete ship 800 feet iu length. forty-siX
feet beam and twenty-four feet deep The
process, it is said, gives the concrete the
elasticity of steel. Naval architects and en-
gineers have passed upon the plans, and
the construction is now under way.
The warrant for building such n ship is
furnished by the excellent services rendered
by barges III the Welland and the Panama
Canals. They loncer on the Weland Canal
is eighty feet long. and weighs 80 tons, and,
though this barge has been in use seven
years it has never sprung a leak.
If the concrete ships can be built faster
than steel or wooden ships and if they prove
10 be as easy TO navigate and as durable
and as cheap in construction, they may come
to rival steel ahoat The concrete shin wiz
be watched with keen interest
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
EmbIem. I'm Nnv1.

S. r. B.. Claremont. Ya-An admiral
wears four silver stars with gold
foul anchor, under the outer ones:
rear admiral two silver stars and a
silver foul anchor or other corps de-
vice between them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

n. c. f.. Jonesville. Va-The pos
session OF any liquor for any purposes
Is Illegal in Kansas under tho bone -dry
law. The manufacture of wine or keen
ing IT for personal use is prohibited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

Ii Yuan Hung, temporary President of the
chinese republic, has escaped through the
back door of the palace. The young En-
peror. who returned unannounccd must have
turhcd on the alarm when he crawled
through the window
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

All depends upon conditions. Whom IIi,-
denburg was on the Russian front bie on,,,
was underfcd, almost Lnclothcd and rohbod
or munitions by the cabal at Petrograd. Now
the hero OF the marshes is confronted by men
VINO know how TO fight fully enuinped
honorcd by their country and led bv can,oine
who understand tho game
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15

M Hindenburg says If the Germans hold ,hcr
ground against enemy attacks until the sub
y marine has done its work the war is won
b for Germany. This is a mcasly way OF tell
ling. the Germans on the western front TO
\. look
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
Si1teen-Inch NnyaI Gun,
Knnsa. Done-Drv I.,u

j. Q. H.. Ashland. Va.-A sixtecn.inch
naval gun viii throw .projcctiles weigh
ing about 2.100 pounds. - :.