Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-13
CAPTAIN IAN HAY BETH
TALKS TO CROWD OF 1000
Noted Scottish Soldicr-Author Re-
lates Blithc Tales OF Trench
Life In Europe.
WELCOMES ENTRY OF AMERICA
Hearts OF 25,OOO Americans Now
Fighting With Allies, Says Lectur-
er, Arc Warmed by Stars and
Stripes i'm France.

| trcfcn lie III the fields OF France, Can
| tain Ian LAY Beth. soldier and author
last night entertained moro than 1000
people in the jefferson Hotel audito-
rum with anecdotes that had their
background or seriousness. and Inform
cd them that the British soldier wa.
prepared 10 light on until he had shoy-
clcd the whole OF France and Belgium
into sandbags. His stories. all OF tho
army in camp or field were principally
at the expense OF his own nation, and
! he bclied his own statement that a
Scotrhnan never believes a joke is :.
| joke unless it Is kept II secret SO
| the Scottish captain kept his audience
| amused with the tales or Eritish cheer
! fulncss until they cried fer more and
made him come back and tell another
Captain 1icith WAS introduced by
| Henry W. Anderson, president of tho
War Relief Association or Virginia
One of the striking evidences Of tho
Scottish genius. said Mr.. Anderson, Is
it's hold upon tho sentiment of tho
world. cNcmpliird by Scott and Burns
through the pen. and through the
sword by Bruce aud Wallace. lie pre-
scented the Scotchman as one OF Tho
First 100000"
GRATEFUL FOR HELP
GIVEN Bi VIRGINIA
First or ALL Captain Beth expressed
given by Virginia TO British wounded
and for her support Of beds in the
star and Garter hospital in that other
Rich,noHd, surrey. England. whose
work fh the hopelcssiy manned must
go on alter the task of the others is
done SO. he said. Bri;ons must al
ways be indebted TO Virginia.
lie described wildly Great Eritain's
total lack uf preparedness when she
WAS thrust into war. OF the confusion
a u
out Uniform, arms or equipment and az
first beyond discipline, were Quartercu
and of their being trained under un-
expected dhiculties while 10000 men
all Great britain could send In its first
eXpcditionary force, we're being sacri-
feed In Belgium until Kitchcners
army, or "KOnc." could be sent
across.
we had recruits by tho thousands"
he said, but there was none TO handle
them. no arms TO give tHem. and many
were sacrificed because proper care
could not be taken OF them No VIC
tory VIII ever compensate the nation
for the criminal waste OF life at the
outset"
TRIBAL NAMES CAUSE:
LIDiCROUS Compile ATOMS
He described humorously the first
enro!lmcnis for his Scottish regiment.
the FIRST in "k-Onc." OF how papers
had 10 bc forwarded 10 HEADQUARTERS
| the papers returned. their respective
owners.
Scotland is called an economical
nation. which is. perhaps. unmerited"
he said. hut shn is economical in
nothing so much as in tribal names.
When you called Robertson a dozen
stepped forward; when YOU called Bruce
there were other dozens. and when YOU
called the Macs there Was Il regular
Then he told OF how the first lot
OF "k -One" went TO their death AT
the battle Of Loos like seasoned vet
Grams, and. in lighter vein. OF how
the English Tommic and the scotch
JOCK ovcrcame the difficulty OF max
ing themselves understood by the
french peasant. But the Scotchman.
speaking IA language which an Eng
!!shmah doesn't understand. and til.
french peasant, whom no one not
even a Paris Interpreter understands
managed TO fratcrniZe and TO build uu
a common language. lie said that
Inc outstanding characteristic of the
'ritish soldier Is his chcerfulness He
may grumblc over his jam but he
never grumbles at forty-ciEht hours
duty in the trenches
But the German. he said. takes war
SO soie,nniy. so seriously and 30 me-
thodically that the attitude of thc
other strikes him as :. breach az iii
nuettc. even as a violation of inter
national law
HiNDENBuRGS RETIREMENT
EXPECTED MONTHS AGO
replying 10 question which he said
mad often been asked him, Captain
Beth described a strategic retirement
as a rcar-Euard action fought nv nrcs.
correspondents. He said that linden
burs's retirement had been eyncctcd
some months by Generals Nivellc and
ii"iE' ana mat 1T was succeeding be-
yond Iiindcnburg's widest cxpccta-
tons. 1t has succeeded so wei that
seFefai thousand square miles OF
french territory have been returned
TO their rightful owners. But from
Nimy. captured by the Canadians. tho
Germans had not expected to retire
Speaking of the entry Of the United
States into the world war, CAPTAIN
Beith said that the hearts of $4,000
americans hghtinG in France under
other flags would be warmed when
they know that soon they Will be GATH
cred under the stars and Stripes
When this happens" he added "you
can imagine the moral effect. not only
our side, but AS we'll on the other
He sat down. but the audience called
him back. and he had TO tell fwo
stories more.
Governor stuart and Mayor Ainslio
made an appeal for more recruits fro,,
Virginia for the navy Governor
Stuart. In showing the States failure
In this respect, said that there was
no lack Of appreciation Of the situa
ton. but lack OF organized effort
to bring the matter to tho attention
of the people. Only cighty-sfx mon
had been contributed by Virginia to
her quota Of 500 for the navy, he said.
ana the state is third from the bottom
OF the list. The quota must he filled
within seven days. he explained, and
he called upon all. particularly the
women. TO contribute their influence to
ward raising Nirgina's number Mayor
Ainsie said he felt assured Richmond
would do her part. and he, too. urged
the women to use their Dcrsuasiyc
powers for enlistment
70 Discuss Civic Problems
Or. ID. r. Anderson will sneak on
some Civic Problems and tho civic
survey" at o'clock this afternoon ut
lis North Fifth Street at the monthly