Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-17
GERMAN ATROCITIES NOT
PAINTED BLACK ENOUGH
Virginian. With Rail,Eay Engineers
Somewhere in France" Wants
This Fact Well Known.
URGES ALL TO DO PART IN WAR
Declares Every American With Spark
OF Manhood in Him Will Have His
Fighting Spirit Aroused Once He
Realizes Hellishness OF Conflict.
Especial to The Times

III
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. September
1e.-That the atrocities perpetrated by
the Germans have not been painted
black enough by the American press
Is ono Of the statements contained In
a letter received to-day by Mrs. w. e.
Barrett. of this city. from Captain w.
3. Causey. OF Suffolk. now serving his
country as captain of the Seventeenth
(Railway) Engineers somewhere In
France"
Captain Causey was formerly engi,
neer In charge of construction Of tho
old Atlantic and Danville Railway, and
recently resigned the position OF di-
vision engineer and ce-president Of
the Rock Island Railroad to assume
his present duties. Other extracts
from the letter follow:
Somewhere in France,
August 81. 1917
"we are safe and sound on French
soil. AFTER many novel experiences
some OF them history making. II tho
papers have not already done so. they
will eventually. In all probability. an
nounce the part the Seventeenth EnEi-
II wish It were possible for mo to
tell you tho many interesting things
OF our trip. both on sea and land. but I
my own desires to make this communi-
cation interesting to you. This much
] can say: that the atrocities perpe-
trated by the common enemy. the Ger
mans. have not been painted black
No.
want you to broadcast that informa-
ton.
Every American with a spark OF
in his veins will have his lighting
spirit aroused once he realizes tho
hellishness OF this war.
Every man cannot enlist, but every
man can do his part by contributing
| his time. his energy and his money
to the common cause.
JUST AS REAL SHARE
FOR THE MEN AT HOME
THE men who have to remain at
home and do their share are just as
good soldiers and Just as patriotic as
those who go to the front. And a real
ing at home at work need never fear
the finger OF score being pointed at
him.
81 have been very generously re-
membered by my relatives and friends.
l got thirty-fve letters In one bunch.
hope YOU will write all OF our PEG.
pie and give them the Gist Of this let
ter. or course. cannot write every
body would like to.
| with several other officers, I have
had the pleasure OF dining with w.
+. Poland. the man who succeeded
/ Hoover in charge of tho Belgian re-
| lief. ] hope you received the papers
lie mailed for me. Our lieutenant-col-
onel. Charles C. Dawes. former Comp.
troller OF the Currency Of the United
States. was the host AS you know,
he is one OF the most prominent fnan-
ciers In America.
THE Seventeenth is practically q
Southern regiment. our colonel, John
stephen Reral. is n West Pointer from
Tie South. and. like many more good
| Americans, / know his blood flows q
little faster when our band plays
| Dixie
Our officers are very we'll divided,
but think the South has tho ma
ior!tX; anyway. we are happy fam
| lily. Most of the enlisted men are
from the South"
Captain Causey is of the Peninsula
family of Causeys-a son OF Captain
c. II. Causey. of the Confederate army.
and prominent lawyer of Suffolk. The
family are lifelong friends OF the fam
lily OF the late George b. West. Of
| this city.