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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

I have heard a few persons say
that Wile was unduly fearful what
the Germans might do to him. but
the foregoing incident shows that his
fears were we'll grounded, and know
Ing of this incident, which | did not
tell him, | was very glad to have him
accept the hospitality of the embassy
for the night preceding his departure
He was perfectly cool, although
naturally much please when / inform
ed him that his departure had been
arranged
sir Edward and his staff and the
British correspondents left next MORN
ing early. about 6 O'Clock. No un.
toward incidents occurred at the time
OF their departure, which was, OF
course. unknown to the populace of
Berlin.
During these first days there was
a great spy excitement in Germany.
People We're seized by the crowds in
the street; in some instances, on the
theory that they were French or Rus
Sian spies, they were shot. Foreign
ers were in a very dangerous situation
throughout Germany. and many
Americans we're subjected to arrest
and indignities
A curious rumor spread all over
Germany to the effect that automo-
biles loaded with French gold were
being rushed across the country to
Russia. Peasants and gamekeepers
and others turned out on the roads
with guns, and travelling by auto
mobile became exceedingly danger
Gus. \ German countess was shot. an
officer wounder and the Duchess of
Ratibor was shot In the arm some
time. before this excitement was al
Iax-aH and
lished in the newspa pers before this
mania was driven from the popular
brain
There were runners, also. that Rus
STAINS had poisoned the Muegel-Sea,
the lake whence Berlin draws of it's
water supply There were constant
rumors throughout Germanv OF the
arrest Of Russian spies disguised az
women.
Many americans were detained
under a sort 81 arrest In their hotels
Among these were Archer Vomiting
ton and his wife. Charles II Sheriff..
formerly our minister to Argentina
and manv others.
OF course, as soQr as there was Il
prospect of war the ernbassv was
overrun with Americans Few Ameri-
cans had taken tho, rrecaution iof
travelling with passports, ana mass
ports had become necessity. All Of
the embassy force and all the voiur-
teers that ! could prevail un0r to
serve. ever a child of eleven wears old
who stopping in tho house With us
were taking applications Of tho Arnari-
cans who literally in thoUze0d
q ov'dvd the wilhelm Platz in front
Of the ct9ba Ssv.
The nurs"io1 Of money became
acute. Travellers who had letters Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
Croud .Smashes Windows in British Embassy.
= Hatred for Correspondents Of English
Newspapers

was landau and tell the chauffeur.
when / got in, to drive very slowly
/ drove slowly through the crowd.
only assailed by the peculiar kissing
word that the Germans use when
they are especially angry and which
is supposed 10 convey the utmo st con-
tempt This word Is pfU," and has
peculiar effect when Kissed out
from thousands cf Teutonic throats.
As we left the outskirts Of the
crowd a man of respectable appear
ance Jumped on the running board
NJ the automobile, spat at me, sa wing
"Pfui" and struck Harvey 1T the
ace with his hat. ! stopped the auto
mobile. jumped out and chase this
mar down The street and caught him.
Then 1y German footman came rum
ming up and explaired that was the
American. ambassador ard not an
EuRiisEElan. The man who struck
Harve" IN, reupon apologized aud
gave his cara, lie was a Berlin law
yer. aho "a ME to the embassy next
r,orn.Gy and apologi1ed again fer his
mistake
The following day, August s. Il
spent part Of the time taking over
from Sir Edward the British inter
cs's JoseplKC. Grew. our first secre-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

iary. and / went to the British em-
bassy. seals were placed upon the
archives. and we received such in
structions and Information as could
he given us with reference to the Brit
ish subjects in Germany and their In
terests. The British correspondents
were collected in the embassy and
permission was obtained for them to
leav6 on the embassy train.
During the day British subjects,
without distinction as TO age or sex,
were seized, wherever found, and sent
70 the fortress OF Spandau. / remon-
strated with Won Jagow and told him
that that was a measure only taken
in the middle ages. and believe that
he demonstrated with the authorities
and arranged for a cessation of the
arbitrary arrests Of women.
Frederick w. VILE, the well-known
\ american correspondent of 1.-The Lon
don Daily Mail. was to go out also
with tho British party, on the ground
that he had been "A correspondent of
. British newspaper In the even
ing I went 20 the foreign Office 70 get
his passport. and while one of the
departm sut chiefs was signing the
passport he stopped in the middle Of
h q signature, threw down the pen on
the table and said he absolutely re-
fused to sign a passport for Vile be-
cause he hated him so and because
he believed he had been largely in
a. nm entail ~, bringing about the war.
OF course, this statement was quite
r q cut6us. but il took me some time
before | could persuade this German
Official TO calm his hate and complete
his signature
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

refused to do anything, and then
suggested to him that he might give
paper money. which they were then
printing in Germany, to the Ameri-
cans for good American credits. such
as letters of credit, hank checks. etc.
and that they would then have a
credit in America which might be-
come very valuable in the future. He.
however, refused to SEQ this Director
Herpert Gutmann. Of the Dresdner
bank. was the far-seeihg banker who
relieved the situation. Gutmann ar
ranger with me that the Dresdner bank.
the second largest bank in Germany,
would cash the bank checks. letters
of credit and the American Express
company's drafts and international
business checks. etc. OF Americans
for reasonable amounts, providing the
EN- bassv seal was nat on the letter
OF credit to show that the holder was
an American, and outside OF Berlin
the seal of the American consulate.
This Immediately relieved the situa-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

sisting OF two sheets. spread "A little
glue or paste and continue the roll
ing so as to make compact roll of
paper almost like torch. II six of
the sheets are not turned under, there
will be too many edges to glue.
While the newspapers may be cut
along the line of the columns before
rolling and the individual columns
rolled separately. as is done in the
making Of the trench candles in
France. IL is easier TO roll the whole
newspaper into long roll and then
cut IT into short lengths. A sharp
carving knife, pair pruning shears.
or an old fashioned hay cutter will
cut the rolls easily These little rolls
must then be boiled for four minutes,
in enough parafiin to cover them and
then taken out and cooled, when they
are ready TO be put IN bags and sent
TO the front. II there are more news
papers than candIe ends, block paraf-
fin can he bought for q few cents
at any grocery or drug store.
Little children and grownups 10
Italy and France are rolling, glninE,
AVID paraiining these ration heaters
by the million. and their fathers and
husbands In the high Alps aud other
places where wood and coal cannot
be sent are cooking their raions over
them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
RATION HEATERS FOR
SOLDIERS.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Nation
nj Geographic society issues the fol-
lowing bulletin on the value of con-
vert,ng old newspapers and candle
ends into fuel. and gives the most
approved method of home manufac-
ture of these invaluable ration heat
ers for soldiers:
In italy ard France women ard
children are rolling old newspapers
into tight rolls. pasting down the
edges with glue or paste, and boiling
them in paraff1n to make ration heat
ers (scalda-ranciol out Of them Tor
the use of the soldiers in the trenches
IN the high Aims. where coal cannot
be sent They are making them oy
the million. The italian National So
cietv furnishes 100000 day 20 the
government, and the old newspapers
are being used UP for this purpose 50
fast that they are becoming scarce,
and paraffin has become very expen-
sive.
In America there are still millions
of candle ends and thousands of tons
of newspapers scattered over the
country. and it would seem tC be well
worth while for the thousands of
willing hands in the horaes to con-
vert them into these most useful ra~
ton heaters for the boys at the front,
or for their use next winter in the
training camps. or even for use at
home, where they can take the place
% the more extensive solid alcohol
or replace kindlings In the kitchen
stove.
1t Is the easiest thing imaginable
to make ration heaters, or calaarGn-
clio, as they are called in italy. II one
Vows tho directions of the National
italian society
Spread out four newspapers, eight
sheets IN al md begin rolling at the
long edge. Roll as tightly as posi-
BILE until the papers are half noiied,
then fold back the first three sheets
toward the rolled part and continue
to wrap around the ROLL almost to the
FIRST fold. then fold back another three
1NNofs and continue to wrap around
the roll again up to the last margin
ST.. he PAPER. On this margin, con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

Altogether a total of forty seven base
hospitals were organized, financed, and
largely equipped. The national treasury
OF the Red Gross was scarcely drawn
upon at all in this work Not only did
the chapters recruit the stats for each
of these units from their city hospitals.
but IN several cases they undertook to
purchase the necessary equipment and
10 make the required amount of hos
pital supplies in the chapter workrooms.
As result of these activities OF
Colonel Kean's department.. the. Red
Cross had available al the time of the
declaration OF war thirty fully organ
lied base hospital units. Each was
practically fully manned with staff Of
twenty-four surgeons and doctors and
sts;s-fiYe nurses The s.4fs-professionsf
personnel Of more than one hundred
and fifty enlisted men was not gotten
togeths- until after the beginning of the
wa Each Rad bed equipment, surgical
apparatus. linen supplies, etc, sufficient
to care for five hundred patients.
Within a fortnight after the~deelara-
ton of war on Germany. six OF these
Red Gross units wsrs ordered into sstiys]
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

after'7ard the surgeons Of tie hospital
were at the task of collecting end A.
tending those who had bees struck
down. And for tweuty-four hours thsv
were at work in the operating room, on.
surgeon relieving the other when the
latter from simple exhaustion could
work no longer, and the very next day.
Just as if nothing had happened, these
same surgeons were called upon to re-
ceive and care for 200 wounded sen,
IN from the trenches OF the British
Expeditionary Force.
Although the exploding bombs cr,-
ated horror in the hospital. there w.,
not the smallest sign of panic, and IN.
work of discovering the wounded and
collecting them was immediately begun.
This was made cruelty difficult bv m.
darkness. but every one sprans 70 !,
with will Many of the injured had
beer blown from their cots. some ever
outside their tents, ',here they were
found tangled up in the tent ropes. An
American nurse, although struck in m.
face by fragment of steel from the
bomb. refused to be relieved and -.
NAMED at her task courageously to the
end. a hospital orderly who worked
int,rinsiy was found iarer 10 have been
struck IN the head by fragment and
painfully injured. He had jus, tied :.
his head and worked On.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
niuyfdflle County Fair. .

Especial 10 The nichmond Firginian.)
Church Road, Va, Oct 1.-THE
boys and girls of Dinwiddie viii hold
their agricultural and Industrial ex-
hibit Friday. November 2. at Dtnwid-
die. They have the second largest
list OF club workers in the state, The
best work has been done this year.
with best results since the work was
introduced IN this county. which Is
largely due To the hearty. whole
hearted cooperation OF the public
school teachers under the advice OF
the county superintendent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
ed Cross Doctors and Nurses First to Carry American F7a8

Corps. and three army privates were
killed, ard th!rty-two persons were
wounded. THIS is part of the story:
Ter seconds sufheed for the drop
ping OF the first bombs from the flying
plane, and wsthin less than nalasts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

needed, il would have been supplied by
their behavior under FIRE when the
Harvard unit was bonbarded by a
German airman on the aight OF Sep
,en1bsr AIN. Lieut. William I Fitx-
sin,ons, of the Medical officers Reserve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
XVIII
turbulent Scenes in Berlin at
Outbreak of War

After had oidden farewell on
Aueust 4 to the der aTting French
Am bassador, Jules Cambon, I went
ger walk about Berlin. soon be1om-
FIG involved in the grear erowd In
front OF the British emba ssv on the
Wilhelmstrasse The crowd threw
stones and other missiles and man
AIRED 20 break all fhe windows # the
embassy.
The Gerna MS CHARGED afterwGrf
that people IN tho embassy hpA IN
fursated the people by throwing pen
MES TO the cre IL a9d not SCI ary|
occurrences o. this Kind AZ ire TN.
ter Cen Linden and the Wilhelm, Plat-
are paved with asphalt, the crowds
must have brought the missiles which
they used with them. with the premed-
ftatef design # smashing the e~tSassy
windows. A few mounted police made
their arpes rance. hut we're ~ No
time tn sufficient numbers to hold the
crowd IN check
HUNTING aF pPg9TSH
CORRESPONDENTS.
Aftrrward : went around 70 the
Inter den Linden where there was a
great crowd IN font Of the Hotel
Adlou : mar standing I'M the out
skirts Of the crows heRred re not TO
SO into the hHcl Rs he said tho
crowd was looking f7r English news
raper correspondent
So fhrestenir~ VS. the crowd to-
ward the English CORES poudents that
VILE rN1~ So the porter ~ the ems
Aassy after we had gone 70 he'd. and
not wishing 80 disturb us, he occupied
the lcun 60 in tho p0rter's ROOMS
Believing that possibly the British.
eynhassv might re in such q rAndt-
ton hat s.r Edward ioschan. the
British AT ,ss~ador might not care 10
srers the nieht there. ] ordered an
autonso hfls an0 went IN through The
crowd which stlI checked The
N'ilhalr-st easse vj"h Roland Harvey,
TIRE second secretary If the British
eFnhassy Si~ Tdwsrd ala his secre-
tar,es we're perfectly calm and polite
Is declined the refuge which I ofFar
ed them in our embassy chatted
with them for "A while. and rs ! was
startI~g To leave servant told me
that the crowd IN The street had great
" fr>crAasAd and were watching my
automobile ] sent out word be the
servant 70 open. the automobile. az II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

T% HE boy who goes to war
4 today faces torpcdoes, bombs.
b '1uid FIRE, deadly gases
- Qu.ck-frcrs and siege guns.
Never before have the means
OF dealing deatf, been sg numerous CT SO,
ingenious, or SO terrible.
Yet he has better chance OF coming
back home. safe and sound than he
would have had in any great war that
has been fought Base hospitals, as they
have been evolved in the present war,
together with superior methods Of
surgery. are responsible for that
Roger Bsbson. the statistician, IS
quoted as saying that fourteen out OF
fifteen men have been safe hitherto i'll
the Great War-aad the losses at hFst
were vastly greater than the losses now.
H. continues:
"under present conditions, where man
pewer is being saved, not more than o.'e
ID thirty is killed Only one man IN sou
ioses limb, chance no greater than
If, hazardous conditions at home.
How does ii happen that soldiers to-
day are safer than ever beforef ~....
Learning How to Care for the
Wounded
The answer. as suggested above, is
that the nations have learned how to
take care OF their soldiers Camp SAM
tation. scientific rafioning, business Or
ssnization OF the supply service-these
things count, but the big vital factor in
saving husbasds and sons for the
women who wait at home is the ETH
cieney OF the medical service.
When America entered the war, the
first organized forces Of the United
States 10 90 alb; DAD were Red Gross
base hospital units which had been
mustered into the United States Army
Medical Corps. That IS why right now
yoa would ind American doctors and
nurses desperately hard at work behind
the lines In France. trying to keep
British and French soldiers from slip
ping out OF the Wounded" into the
death" lists. Because OF the Red
Z Cross they are ready, just as soon as
they are needed. to perform the same
scrvsce for American boys e.
How the Red Cross Prepared
Two years before America entered the
war, and thus suddenly had need of all
ne medical service at hsr command, the
Red Cross began the organization Of its
y hase hospital and ambulance company
nnits~.
v Under the direction 81 Colorel- lcf=
\ ferson r. Kean. who had been detailed
% the Red Cross from She Medical
CORPS Of the Army. the Military Relief
I Department set out 10 enlist the aid of
ne Red Cross chapters Throughout, the
country IN providing trained personnel.
~ doctors. and nurses available for in
ess.s dsty ia tule Of war or national
sssies.
y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

The following charters were grant
ed yesterday by the state corporation
commission:
Fawcett x Nortland. INCORPORATED,
Richmond, Va. 5000; advertising
business, w. J Fawcett president:
George A. Mortland. secretary, both Of
Richmond. Va
The International Securities com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
newspapers
By JAMES w. GERARD

Ancrtrazn .sfrbassauor at tho German
LHuerfai t1urt. July 20. 1918,
10 Eel rrary 4, 1917.
Nopyrfeht, Canada, 1915, b. the Pub
lie Ledger Company International
n copyright, 1871, ny the Public Led
mi gar Company All rights reserved
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& rutAd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

trained. strong and devoted enough TO
support ti7l doctors in their long. long
days of ta,iguIng service.
You will find college boys and other
boys, accustomed to eonttrt, trained
for all sorts Of highly skilled work.
serving as members OF the enlisted staff
clerks, assistants. technicians. order
lies, busy at the hard. dirty work of q
war hospital, harder and more djstastc-
Jul than any one who has not been
there can imagine.
Surgical dressings used in the wards
ali made by the loving hands of devoted
women back in the Statcs--the sheets,
pillow-cases, the bed clothing leach
Jacket has its tiny Red Cross seWed
near the collar )--all stand for the Red
Cross and the part the Red Gross has
to play in war-to relieve the pain and
suffering that are its inevitable results.
The doctors and nurses have labored
under tremendous pressure. The size
81 many OF the units has been increased
Some now have thousand beds in
stead of the 500 originally provided for
and six Of the units have had reinforce
ments in all classes of their personnel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

Tor the ideals of civilization. We deeply
appreciate this prompt and generous re-
spor7se 10 our needs.
1T is characteristic of the humanity
and chiyalry which have ever been
evinced by the American nation that the
first assistance rendered to the Allies is
in connection with the profession of
healing and the work Of mercy"
What Base Hospital Does
Look for moment at one of these
great Red Cross agencies OF mercy az
1t is now IN operation in France Per-
haps IT is CHARTERED in tents on The
sand-dunes along the Belgian coast; per-
haps II has been temporarily installed in
seme Freneh hospital to undergo a
period OF training before going I'D near
the actual front.
Ii, the hospital YOU viii find nurses
picked from the cream of the profess
sion IN the United States, thoroughly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

service. The first unit to sail was Base
Hospital No. a. from Cleveland More
than twelve have now been sent to the
front, and, pending the taking over OF
trenches by the American troops, ~are
serving the British and French armies
The remainder of these forty-seven
hospital units are equally prepared and
ready for the call to service, whether
abroad or at home, on a moments
notice
King George Expresses England's
Gratitude
SO quick was the response that King
George of England. on the arrival OF
the FIRST units in London fei, called
upon to express Britain's. gratitude.
To the members OF the Presbyterian
Hospital unit of New York, on their
reception at Buckingham Palace, he de-
clared:
we greet you as the first detachment
OF the American Army which has landed
on our shores since your great Republic
resolved TO join in the world struggle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13
A Hospital Under Fire

These men and women are of splendid
stuff. If any proof of this had been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-13

~T%HE hoy who goes to war
4 today faces torpcdoes, bombs,
b 'i2uid hre, deadly gases
- Quck-frcrs and siege guns.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-18
STEAMER NEWS

The Tillamook sailed at seven O. clock last evening for Prince Rupert, with the following passengers, Mir. Blue for Pittsburgh, Pa, MT. Chetham, P. G. Luther, Miss Clark, N. E. Pur- cell, J. w. Purcell and w. G. Strench for Prince Report.
 The steamer Al-ki arrived from the south last evening with J. w. Pike, John Clere, P. c. Sharke, Miss Helen Sparhawk Mrs M. F. Sloan, Mrs. J. F. Clapp, Ethel Clapp, Leonard Clapp, Joe Johnson, Fred Mortensen, and three steerage as passengers for Ketch- ikan. She sailed northbound at four o'clock this morning after discharging a cargo of coal at the Northland Dock and 3S tons of freight
 The steamer Dolphin arrived in Ket- chikan at eight o'clock last evening with 3S tons of freight and the follow ing passengers, E. ". Smith, and C. Fl. Bacon. Leaving for the north were F. A. Wood, L. T. Jacobsen, E. P. Nc Entire, w. E. Miller, T. c. Ravens, Wendall w. Black and G. H. Gilbert.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-07-18
SEARCHLIGHT BREAKS UP MEETING OF THE
 KINGS SUPPORTERS
Disgruntled ROyalists are Scared Into Silence By the Bright
 Light
(AsSocidte,. PreSS)

VOLO, Greece, July 1S.-A search light of British cruiser recently dis rupted a street meeting of the support CTS of the King Constantine, who were loudly declaiming protests against the rule of the Entente Allies.
 Down with the dogs of Allies" shouted one royalist adherent. Curse Venizelos," long live King Constan- tine,' were among the cries of the speakers.
 The meeting had reached the zenith of enthusiasm when suddenly every Royalist started as if he had been shot. Through the sultry blackness of the June night had struck brilliant beam of illumination. It came from search light of the English ship and it had fal- len and rested full upon them. It nev- CT wayered. It seemed to be looking into the face of every man of them as if to see who would speak next. The words died away on their lips. The searchlight simply stared them into silence They figited and whispered to each other for a few minutes and then slipped away into the grateful ob- scurity of the surrounding darkness After that the searchlight was master of the situation.