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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
ADDITIONAL LIST
OF PERSONS EXEMPTED

The local board for Division No.
has certified the following listg OF per-
sons called for military service who
have been exempted or discharged:
Frank Wayne Capitaine. IL West
Clay Street.
Columbus Allessio Alright, 2525 West
Grace Street.
Harvey wellington Miles. 600 West
Leigh Street.
william Thomas Meyer. 7o5M West
Clay Street.
Gilbert Max Goldwater. 100 West
Broad Street.
Benjamin Enselbers. 2aos Park
Avenue.
John Sims. % Fritz Street.
James Wilson Fleet. - West Federal
Street.
Arthur Carson. Van Pelt. sol West
Marshall Street.
Harry F. Mathie. 22o7 West Grace
Street.
Messrs. Capitaine. Alright and Miles
are exempted as In the military service
Of the United States. Mr.. Meyer Is
granted a discharge as a member OF
United States Navigation School and
necessary TO merchant marine. Mr..
Goldwater is discharged for dependency
for twelve months; Mr.. Engelberg until
February I. 1918: Mr.. Sims for twelve
months; Mr.. Van Pelt until January I.
1913. Mr.. Fleet is granted temporary
discharge until October I, 1917. for
physical disability. Mr.. Mathie, whose
case was transferred from Detroit, Is
discharged for twelve months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
News Of Fifty Years Ago
CFrom the Richmond Dispatch. Sept. 8, 1879

his severe Illness will I'LL his pulpit at Union
Station Methodist Church tomorrow AT IL a. 81
and r. NJ.
Among the many tons of freight the James
River and Kanawha Canal brought to Richmond
In hssus of corn, Sos barrels Of our soSo
bushels Of oats 2ss ass Of
wool and eel head of live stock.
The Board OF Public Works yesterday ap-
pointed the foieWing proxies to represent vr.
s seasee IN Raiiroad: Gordon C. Kent Of wyshe
County; DR.. Daniel A.. Langhorne of Lynch.
burg. and Abram Fulkerson OF Washington
County.
this city by ocean steamer. while tanning her
self under the awning on the hurricane deck,
the waters below. Full many a gem Of purest
sns @ See saad
The corn crop Of Hanover County and other
counties near to Richmond is looking very badly.
and good judges say not moro than half the
usual yield is to be expected.
The Republican State Convention OF North
Carolina in Raleigh was very stormy affair:
ton Of the whites and conascation Of much Of
se5 lss Is p r.
ioe defended the Southern whites. manfully and
men OF the dangers ahead. especially tho danger
Of blindly following radical leaders The platform
by tremendous majority amid voeiferous
cheering and wild hand-clappins on the part
OF tho negroes.
Dover Baptist Association will meet next
County. few miics east OF Richmond. Ar
to run a line Of omnibuses to the place Of
meeting. 4
csntorsi. has elected Henry .i.ht GOV.
rst STATE to 60 pemoera.o sihee the war 'n'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

-, J0hn oxenham; whose Tho Vision Splendid
author Of the Tremendously ' p @ a" Ai IFS
p %arld war poet of the Enslish-speakins
swo S ssnna sas ss
viii publish this month is bitterly opp opposed I to
Imnilitarsm and to war. She is firmly convinced
Of woman was tho pioneer Moman t to es
raesh and conduct field hospital In The
TO TO realize their duty in connection with the
rrs Ths Quest Of Ledgar Duns,an" by Alfred
MOST shepp nt !Appietons2 is Of tho
n no doubt but that there hundreds Of
therein nU pen picture Of their own eSperenees
EeT yydn M vs., Of description and keen UNDER
achievement.
,sns,s ii Ps
keeps her from the deathbed Of the man she
him "G res A1 the w's
I'll the f Say t Sna eh hi Lady Eva devoted
letter to her husband falsely asserting The IL
the letter Before ssnns @ Sify ds
1mmeri,ihE inc son. Lady Eva imagines she has
Appleton & COS is a Simple. nontechniea nS book
to shoS tsm nas only 5H
to build build an aeroplane but exactly how it is
ss OF sec as sns esf h
an authority In electrical and wireless eSperi.
position in 1909. he was awardes a gold medal a
for the invention OF the wireless teephone He
Is well known as a lecturer and what he has
to say about this particular subject may be
taken as authoritative
recent interview. gave his opinion as to tho
fssdns Of s m in seroHs
that Preyious to the war the American ne people o1
tho rest of the world. 1t is "A question whether
the average American knew the difference be.
But the struggle of the war constantly bring
ing information of the smaller countries before
them: there was search for knowledge along
the lines OF the happenings in Europe and Asia
Their own imagininss having free rcin the peo-
pie In their readings naturally turned toward
something more informative, and which would
gle. Consequently the writers Of this class OF
works have benefited by the war while tho
fiction writer has seen his sales decrease"
The Long Lanes Turning" by Halle Err
mimic mir, Rives tMrs Post Wheeler(. which has
pany. is vivid drama OF the new South-a
story of conflicting personalities in a romance
so charged with excitement that hearts
pie who live in its pages. Sewer. brilliant
young lawyer, loses case. Only in the
crowded courtroom realizes that intemperance
has caused his failure-cameron Craig, the head
OF the liquor trust. who is determined to win
Echo Allen. the daughter of prominent jurist,
from SEWER and 10 obtain decision from her
Craig threatens to publish old scandal
In the Allen family. At midnight rendezvous.
Echo agrees to marry him to save her faith
ers honor Craig is shot by a householder, Echo
is rushed from the scene by masked man
whom she thinks the murderer and entanglc-
ment in human lives ensucs so dramatic. full
greatest love story Halle Ermine Rives has
produced
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
FIFTEEN SUPPLY MEN
ORDERED TO OGLETH0RPE
Captain Keegan Designates squad I'm
der Lieutenant Hughes for Ina
mediate Duty.

Captain Edward ]. Keegan. supply
officer OF the First and Second Bat.
talions. First Virginia Field Artillery,
ana acting commanding ofTlcer Of tho
headquarters company. received orders
last night at 1880 o'clock through Colo
mel T., NJ. Workman. commander OF the
regiment. to scnd Immediately to Fort
oElethorpe. Ca. hfteen supply men to
join Batteries A, Is and c. Prepara-
tons for their departure were begun
as soon as the order we" received. and
arrangements will be made to entrain
these men tonight at 1886 o'clock.
After the mon arrive at the fort
they Will remain there for a period of
from two to three months and will
then be transferred to the Admission
training camp. Tho following ar.
those assigned to go: First Lieutenant
Harry NJ. Hughes, who will be in
charge: Reglmental Supply Sergeant
Glenn Scay. Corporal Otis C. Myers.
Saddler William J. Keavency. Cook
Garland A. Williams. Horseshoer Ed
ward a. Ross. Wasoners Edward a.
Beasley, William r. Burgess Louis r.
Landrum. James z. johnson. Charles
j. Mariconi. Walter B. Rigsbee. Harry
w. Scott. William ]. Teefey. William
L. Talley and Private Al Schrader.
These men are a detachment of the
two officers. Captain Edward J. Kec-
gan and Lieutenant Harry NJ. Hughes.
and thirty-five supply men. Mono OF
tho headquarters company was called
out at this time. although there are
now at Fort oglethorpe seventeen Of
the company's total strength of sixty
four.
There arc at Fort Oglethorpe Bat
teries a. 3 and c. comprising tho First
Battalion with respective strengths Of
100. It's and 1870 mon. Battery a Is
commanded by Captain Edward c.
Reese. Battery B by Captain Paul
w. Kear. and Battery by Captain
Branch Johnson. Battery D. Of the
Second Battalion, commanded by Cap.
tain Thornton Jones. Is undergoing
training at the Admission camp, and Bat
terry D. OF tho same battalion. is sta
TONED at Danville. with Captain II. A.
Wiseman In charge. Battery r, also OF
the Second Battalion. Is the only ono
left In Richmond, and is expecting or
ders to move shortly to Admission. II
Is under the command Of Captain
Greenlee D. Letchcr. In 1t fifty moro
men are needed to aggregate the de-
sired number OF 100.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

more than in the fiscal year 1915; AZ per
cent more than in the fiscal year 1913. and
n per cent more than in t fiscal year 1908.
According to the above figures, the railroads
will handle $4,000 ton miles with each
freight car in 1917. This will be 81 per
cent more than was handled in the fiscal
year 1916; 81 per cent more than was
handled in the fiscal year 1916; Al per cent
more than was handled in the fiscal year
1913, and 70 per cent more than was handled
in Tho fiscal year 1905. The above figures
mean that no other institution in the country
has made such strides in efficiency as the rail-
roads. and in efficiency and energy no other
railroad system In the world approaches that
OF America
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Melon Preserves.

Miss A. B. T.. Richmo nd.-Remove
the outside rind OF the melon and
scrape out the soft inside. Cut the rind
into strips. Line a porcelain kettle
with vine leaves. lay In the rind in
alternate layers with more grape
leaves. pour in a little cold water.
cover the kettle closely and steam the
contents for three hours. Do not let
tho rind boil during this time Drain
the rind and throw into cold water.
Soak for two hours. draining and add
ing fresh, cold water every hour Put
into the preserving kettle three pounds
of graduated sugar and a quart Of
w va sI and md, bring to boil; sktmmins
face. When the scum no longer rises
drain the rind and drop 1t into the
boiling strip. When the rind Is clear
and very tender. but not broken. re-
move and lay upon platters while you
add to tho strip two sliced lemons and
two ounces of race ginger. Boil for
fifteon minutes. Pack the rind care.
fully In glass jars; NIL these to over.
Rowing With the boiling strip and seal
tightly. q! 4 s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
pemon.tr.tion AGENT PROMOTED.

4. c. Moore. who for several years
has been the farm demonstrator for
Spotsylvania County. has been promo ed
to the position OF district agent, with
headquarters in Richmond. He will
have supervision over twenty counties.
w. Il. Linthicum. Of Maryland. has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Moore
rs farm demonstration agent for Spot-
sylvania. Mr.. Linthicum has been en-
gagged in demonstration work for seven
years. and Is well equipped. He will
enter at once upon his work
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Submarine BatterIe.

b. N. G., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ara
made in almost all modern submarines
so that when the vessel Is using the
OIL engines for running on the surface
is being made by a dynamo and stored
In batteries The oil or petrol motor
which drives the vessel when on the
dynamo which makes the electric our.
rent for storage battery. An electric
engine drives the vessel when sub.
merged, obtaining the necessary power
from the batteries. The storage bat
tories OF submarine cannot be re-
charged while the submarine is sub
merged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
POOR WATER PRESSURE
Fire Destroys Feed Stables on Mar.
shall Street, Near Dluea'
Armory.

Due to lack OF water pressure. nre
yesterday destroyed the feed stables
of Hay 6. West on Marshall. between
Sixth and Seventh Streets. For time
the big armory of the Richm ond Blues
was In jeopardy from the blaze. The
fires origin Is unknown. Tho loss is
approximately $500. A number Of
horses in the stable at the time Of
the discovery Of the confiagration were
gotten to safety with difficulty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
CERTIFIED FOR SERVICE
IN NATIONAL ARMY

The local board for Division No. .
has certified the following az legally
called for military service and not OK.
empted or discharged:
Berkeley Williams. 1917 w. Moore.
James II. Fountain, 1909 w. Leigh.
William Johnson. S24 William.
Junius Winston, 122 f. Byrd.
John f. Woodward, sos N. Addison,
Earl w. Tyler. 2124 Stuart Ave.
William c. Bell. 421 N. Davis Ave.
James r. Harris. 316 w. Broad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
wild Duck Feed Coo. Tn.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
The following may appeal to you as good
hand-picked joke:
gentleman went into cafe and ordered a
portion of wild duck. for which he nnl been in
ID habit OF paying so cents. Upon completing
his meal he found the duck was marked on the
ticket 60 cents. Asking the waiter WIN II had
gone up In price. he told Since the war
1t costs more to feed them wild ducks"
II
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1917.

The shrinkage of the garbage can shows
that the great American kitchen is now throw
ing nothing away that can be eaten by man
or beast. The governments reports from
forty-nine cities for the month of July show
that the amount Of garbage has been reduced
by third or half OF what it was last year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Seeking site for Baltimore nr,n.b

Selection OF a site for the alton Of
the Baltimore branch OF the Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank. which will be
opened In the next few weeks. has been
referred to the executive committee OF
the institution. which will probably an
nounce Its decision in tho next few
days. Reports from Baltimore state
mat warm contest over tho location
OF the bank is being wased.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

The railroads have been much praised for
the perfecting Of their organization and their
marked advancement in cooperative ef
dciency since they rendered their services 10
fne government In the war. Look for
moment at the figures indicating the great
strides OF Improvement made. 1t Is csti-
mated that with each freight locomotive tho
roads will handle 11.447,Oo0 ton miles IN
Si9i7. which will be % LIZ per cent moro
ethan IN the fiscal year 1915; 81 per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

"Cupids Special Will not be run this fall.
and its kindly encouragement to couples of
matrimonial incinations will be much missed.
Nevertheless, it is opined that the never
ending process of marrying and being given
in marriage will not be greatly retarded.
War, pestilence and famine. fires and floods
have all failed TO check the ceaseless march
to the altar.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

Astringent Eye water-Is 1t improper to ask
You to give recipe for simple wash or
drops Cor the relief OF chronic ,inilammat ton OF
the eyelidS? l.. O. II.
Answer-A mildly ustringent solution for the
purpose IS witch hazel water mot witch hazel
e e;XS5rscC mixed with an equal volume OF dis.
titled or rain water Another Is the following:
zinc sulphate. grains; boric acid. 20 grains:
Directfons-Drop two drops In cach eye night
and morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
New Director of VIC. Company.

Bertram Cutler was elected q direc.
rector of the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal Company Thursday at the annual
meeting OF the stockholders In Now
York City, succeeding .Lucien oudin,
who declined reelection. All other
directors we're reelected for another
year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
information bureau

inauiries regarding almost any a. Die.
excepting on legal and medical rub.
Jects' arc answered free. A. ali In.
auirtes are answered directly by per-
sonni letter. 7-cent stamp In reus ired
TOT return postage. Address The III aes-
m0nd, Va,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Charcoal Eph's Daily Thought.

Eph. ruminatively, but efn man bein' naEged
by he wife. beat by he mother in law an chased
by a rattlesnake at de same time. cyarn.t
blame him TO huntin "a tree. Try some SOUP
Mistah Jackson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

Congressman Montague was never more
eloquent than when he set forth in his speech
al Chimborazo Park the value OF young men
10 the nation. Inevitably. the chief stress
of every war must fall upon them. 1t was
IN this country. and especially in the
South, during the War Between the States.
AS an evidence OF that fact, may be seen the
hearty and vigorous participants in that
struggle who are still with us more than
half century after the close OF that conflict
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
SO wonder ,hs president is opposed 10 the

No wonder the President is opposed to the
creation OF a congressional committee to help
manage the war. The enterprise is strictly
one for the executive branch OF the govern
ment, under proper safeguards of law.
President Lincoln, il he were living. could
testify TO the mighty handicap OF interference
by legislators. unskilled in military affairs.
By all means, let the lawmakers make law
and let the constitutional commander-in-chef
make war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
sinking tho Lu.itanin.

b. b. w, Williamsburg.--Th COM
mander OF the German submarine
which torpedoed and sank the Lusi-
tania was not punished. He was deco.
rated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
II, Keep cider Sweet.

II. c. s., Dayton.-Allow the cider to
ferment until 1t has reached the state
most desirable to the taste, then add
one and one-half tumbler of grated
horseradish to each barrel and shake
up we'll. This arrests further fermene
tation. After remaining a few weeks
rack on and bunE closely in clean
casks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Ambulance Driyey.

W. e. r.. Burkeville.-Toj Join the am
oulance corps as q driver. you should
ter. Drivers of automobiles are also
needed IN the quartermaster reserve
corps OF the army. Application may
station. >'e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Nipping
the /. W. w.
Conspiracy

against tho ]. ". w. From It's
inception the organization has been openly and
dehantly criminal. or late 1t has added to It's
the Offices and homes OF the miscreants who are
chiefly responsible for these feones the De-
partment OF Justice hardly have failed to
find evidence enough to convict the leadership
and end this conspiracy against the nation at
war.-Ncw York World
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

Is organic. of course. Symptoms disturbed
functions. and functions mover disturbed
unless organs wrong. The monograph will
| at least do YOU harm. but. by all means. 500
| your DOCTOR
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
The PasHa5e

Between this land and Yonder Shore
From here to Over There,
1t is a step-a heeting breath
passage through the Strait Of Death
A whif-a change of air.
From TO Nevermore
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Form Of Address.


Reader, Danville.-Either form you
mention would be proper. choice as
gree OF Intimacy existing between the
parties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
A Scrapbook Antique

Say. old man. will you lend me S1o?"
Wish could but thank you for the compji>
ment, Just the same"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Ad vice.

know man who gives advice and another
man who buys something. and the man who
buys something has large following, includ-
Ing him who gives advice
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Health Talks, by Dr.. Vim. Brady
b"t' '51n' NHtiOnaI Newspape
The Bnneful Borboryemus.

This animal infests persons who are nar,to
msgss, Rsss
staiT,ng groWi which to the embarrassed ina
2 of is p4oaIcea AS sv
this normal peristaltic movement i is sient
ssi sst II r 1hs
tsc crowdnE s,a the pers
final spaces small amounts OF air. which n m.ss
canal silently. through the
ws s0e than nG ass Ss
j Is not fatal, though frishtful:
SIX homersaults three times a day will atom
the ne, a n! ;hrt from gIewng as rule: " stop
oi Efov q 4 AZ sa Sss %ns5
ana h WI, b a"is, for the nones so Inc animal
him on, 10 esaa n,s fHs st ,Ss
hnsy FOODS c ,ha, stay with you and keep the
u grass does not appease the brute, then fall
borysmus seldom bo,hsrs people who have 0 the
hl,; Of ss.rss i iox: Way s ot ds
tprn tomersaul, with her corset and ewery 70
IN Excellent light lunch for the purnos. -,
appessing the animal IS glass Of milk siono 0i
s.* as' q a s ronSa peo ans ha ~
s nnsa is .sws 70 nd Il d1Sn When milk
ar 70 etgss, 9, is Sign the Invalid is dead
torborygsnus inuudes upon her social happinsss
tDr IL IL = confession that she isn't keepino IN
her physical culture. 1T IL a sign she needs
ByEisntc advice, whereas she only takes trial
size pile, -
4uesti0ns and Answerr.
The Cld Organic Dslugion---I am nervous md
ypB down, although ! am organicalIy ali ri1ht
would Ike - gain neEh, and wonder IL vomr
m"EpgrsDh would be beneficial to me.
Answsv--U all your organs were normai Va,
YOU'D no, be nsrynus or run down. would you
That ts logical You mean that you are mot
swsTs which organ may he at fault; also that
gov consider your trouble "functionar' and not
D0FEsntc" NOWADAYS, however, that distinotion
" no longer possible. Every functional aiimsnt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Fate.

II / could live my life again.
with all that have learned,
Would l avoid the Paths Of Pain
That I have blandly turned?
Or would set my footsteps straight,
And keep the road ahead?
Is man the master of his Fate?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

me Kaiser GLAZING that Riga Is eternsIly
MS lie may recall that Napoleon once mcde
similar remarks about Noscow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

All honor TO the drafted men who ytei
thel! Individual liberty to help bring freedoI
to tia world.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

Berlin has put out its flags on the fall Of
Riga. and the Kaiser has sent dispatch
with the name Of the deity IN it congratulating
his troops, but the eXultation has q tame and
hollow sound. AS Riga could have been
taken any time these last eighteen months, it
is no victory over the enemy, but Il is an
other victory OF the autocracy over the Ger
man people. II was executed with no other
purpose than 10 deceive them again and to
dissuade them from undertaking any serious
move against the autocracy while President
Wilson's words are ringing in their ears
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

"i!helm wires Leopold, Onward with
600! so the Kaiser IL TO send deputy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

1t is announced by the Federal Shipping
Board that 1t Will Immediately assume con-
troll OF ocean freight rates charged by Ameri-
can vessels by putting into effect reductions
OF from Go to Z . per cent from present tariffs
Pending an early arrangement between allied
and neutral shipping nations for a Joint rate
scale. control over the rates OF the latter
Will be maintained through the operation of
the export and bunker coal powers vested
in the chartering board. With the number
OF available ocean-carrying bottoms in the
ports OF this country considerably increased
within recent weeks, shippers have naturally
felt that they were entitled to government
relief from present oppressive rates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
War StuR.

And now that German bullying front seems to
be a shrinking embonpoint. Tho old lady has
fooled on her developer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08

NO, Ierese, the supertax does not apply 10
the helpers In tho tneaters
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-08
Current Editorial Comment

Assuming that In its searches
and seizures the Department Of
Justice in all cases acted upon
warrants, 1t has made no mis-
take in proceeding vigorously