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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-13

SEW YORK. April i?.-MeIcan.lle paper.
.isiii.. Sterling: sIxty-6ay hills, sG12: COM
mcrcal sixt, day bills on banks, sag: COM
rncrcal siNty-.iay bills. A.Tls.: demand.
stiaS. cables, ti.Ith Bar silver. i5'4 Mex
lean dollars, 56;.. Government bonds, heavy:
railroad bonds. irregular. Time loans. firm
; -siNly d:>r. 5ianSs. ninety days 3s.Ni; six
:nonths. q ~, Call money. steady ruling
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Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Company
sunrrsrdinr scicdml. Of April Is, i0Ii.
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.

New port ScWA Local 200 a. 200 n
.Ta ~ "r'>yc from :5k:, .ii:oo -l:ts p.
$50, y. daily from Characteristic except
SuhihS from JhuTinond. Jas. River. ts:2,
a. ''.5e a Daily. Except SUNDAY
MAIN Lane, Local, 100 a.. ia:lS p.
ia nicS River Line. 1000 A. ,,.l, 10
Chi, Lou vile and West. - o.. : j..
y. NcWa Ntk . Oll T.. $40 a.. .la n. u y.
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NEW YORK. PKoDUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, April l2-Raw sugar Inn:
centrifugal, 6.3s: molassbS. SSH rshn.d
nrm: nne granuated, 7sOas.26 Butter
nrni; cheese, steady. Spot coffee. steady.
RIO ~, 10: Santos AZ, ld;.
Coitonueed oil was sharply higher on &C.
i've covering OF shorts and buying by
all fats tpd kreases end big advances in
sra!nss snd cotton JULY opened at lt.@
yet E.in r. w. s, 70 ?; po,n:. Close easier
1915: June, .i6,Pefl54j: Iu!y iSiodis ~
August. i.3s0 1910. September. Nu4iIss
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
Wholesale Quotations.

October rIAGl4se: November. hiS0l447
Prime crude, 1917 @l3.6o. Sales. $4,000.
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Atlantic Coast Line

The standard railroad Of the south,
EItEtTItE JANUARY o. 1917.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
For Florida and South: s:i5 a. 81. and
:, FER HSlfSiE: %:is 4; n. 200 A. ~. 800
Fer y < ", ,Ry;. West: S:i5 q. NJ. 9:Sc
a. F Or i Pee r.: i;si I'd +. Nh as
T.. NJ. 90 2 NJ. 1910 r. NJ i;:5s r. NJ
az: =. u ":@5 T.. ~, 1910 Midnight.
+. NJ
tt,er H9pewcll: SIS a. NJ, .I:l5 r. M
Trains arrive Richmond daily: sos A. NJ
oli y. NJ. a:lh y. II, 500 A. NJ, 1l:IO
y. NJ: '2:l0 l., NJ. i 30 J.. VI. GIT p NJ.
80, T.. NJ. 'ij +. NJ. 900 L. NJ. 1850
..EXcert. SUNDAY. tsunday only.
Time OF arrival and departure and con-
nectiuhs no. guaranteed
.lchmond, fredericksburg 4 Potomac K. X.
&c asI frss wis.i,rss ard p.,,,s-psa,
". Rdt AtSI5tIIi A. hnf {75sW
.522M. S4tir .1z 40 ?E, t25tFN tS25 H
1923 A. .s.J5M ti2ei w., $40 PE. IS 50 iH ts3s "
t2.5o fH. $50 i& tS2sPal <RjsM ti2lo 10
ktiasN W,,siasloRieB isii5 Pm VII days. sitS PA Sus
dhS rs w. tir !r.tasikEs Au,n week isiY slIS n.
G@elo AZ. ASlant xloE s,.s dsN IL GAS ~. $50 ~
i $50 Az. 542P1
Alhs ii'kd aH t,si,p ,if,es ia sp,n Tor ihii Lril
~tht II "a tsud Y. Na Ulsehst Il thaJ 2f1I 81
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NY iOEk Aprii i.-Por, movement
~ It's bales '"'S' e'orh
rota! TO-DAY a. al ports-Ns, r.co,p,,
hsii Uales. exports, S.S5 bales stock ii;S
bales -''''>'
exports, J.,H"s b.
f"tai foi season Ne, receipts. ss,hlgE
hale exports. 40. al ID '-s
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y Nv VKI'EtNS NlrI Il IumorS nut
he eotton MARI; W strongly to-day price.
io"srn INC Cos" u"Ins an advrnc. OF over
'z-CcEt prunO on the strongest months
~ the .ariy tradinS report from copcu-
hhEeu That GERMANY had made n ,,car.
offer 10 III. United States caused hcs,y
huyinR and the demand continued later on
the dispSiCh.s from Rome stating Eulrs RI a
Was seeking separate peace Tho cresiest
strength vas exhibited toward IN. close
following ruTnor That the f'uiperor n ?
Germany had been ahsassinat.d
Around the f.si call prices were % :
points of on rams In TeASe. 81 noon n,,c.
We're at net advance Of >; 20 q poln,-
In the early afternoon There was 4 sIiyb,
reaction from the advance following fbo
REDUCTION OF IL points lin spot quotations
but later the market wen, 10 rot gain o,
close, steady at a net aovenc. OF 50 10 a
points closinH bid Nay. 1859: July Y. 4,
October. $3.50; December, 1855: Janusfy IS ).
Spot cotton. quiet: sales or the spot. 4si
10 arrive, 10: miodlinH isslc "
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
Gle Slaekers.

There is furtive violation of the Hoover program
in many of the minor hotels, restaurants and cafes
in the cities and it should be promptly exposed
Some make pretense of observing "meatless
day" and "wheatless day." and others hypocrtcaily
shout their allegiance the Food Administration and
clandestney proceed to violate its orders. In New
York the cafe slackers have been the subject of a
crusade by the newspapers Even this has failed to
better conditions
The larger and weaIthier hotels of New York City
out the Food Administration policy to the letter
No riches of their patrons place meat upon their
tables the days when meat is taboo. 1t is the
little fellows" who causing the trouble. Most
of the prominent Broadway restaurants fall in line
Many of the minor do not, and the same con-
ditions prevail in other cities.
Our restrictions food consumption are mild
enough, compared to other warning nations There
is no reason why they should not be observed There
is of the spirit of novelty than of self-sacrifice
and sel-denial in them. But that is no reason for
playing with them
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
To See STRAIGHT.

Some of US get the "woolies" when an unfortunate
and peculiar looking creature crosses path A
cripple, drunken man, ragged tramp, disfgured
child-and it's all off for us-the light goes of our
lives and the world seems out of joint.
It's good thing to be sensitive to suffering and
to respond to the call of the unfortunate but don't let's
become morbid about it Let's remember that crpples
and DRINKS and tramps and disfgured children are
exceptional; they are not at all typical of life. For
after ALL while the actual number of these is much toe
great, the percentage is comparatively small
Furthermore. when you go all to pieces because of
the msfortunes of Others shows that you are not
properly "geared up" you lack balance and poise
And it is only as you squarey face the facts of
life that you are in position to help straighten out
the inequalities and injustices which are often respon-
sibe for the suffering and the misery in the world
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
THE REAL WORLD SERIES-AND MAY
AMERICA VIM


1t opened in bleeding Belgium with the Kaiser at the
bat - .
He won the game at Lege and thought he had the
series pat,
Then Johnny Bull went in to pitch, and stopped the
foes advance ~
While feature of the game became the fielding work
Of France
Russia went in to pnch-hit, along the Eastern 'front.'
While Italy and Roumania each laid down perfect
bunt. - ~. fee
They trimmed old Bill at vimy Hill-with woe they
filled his cup;
While out along the foul line Uncle Sam is warm
ing up. - s- ~
Your Uncle Sam is warming up to mount the pitch
ing HILL IL
And show such speed and that he will strike out
Kaiser Bill ~.
That war machine to conquer worlds will know the
very worst
When we hit one down to Hndenburg and best his
throw to first,
When Sims goes up to bat and sweeps the subs from
off the sea,
And Pershing. sliding into third, spikes the crown
prince on the knee
Yes. Uncle Sam is warming up and after he goes in
Well be building baseball diamonds in the city of
Berlin.
Issued By Clark C Griffith Ball and Bat Fund
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

Americans will frankly admit that there is a GER
tain braggart streak in the national character although
thank Heaven-t is constantly diminishing But they
viii be reluctant TO believe that any buster Dragging
or bobat has characterized the conduct of forces
IN France.
Perhaps there has been little too much of the
eoeksureness and juvenile vanity in our viewpoint to-
ward the war-too much Of the idea that well, now
that we're In it. this job is going to be done right
ut we are oah to think that any of our troopers have
sen guilty OF such arrant bad taste and worse judgs
ment over the ocean among the French despite tie
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
A Poisonous Peace.

II Is reptile proposal that Germany puts forward
this Christmas.
Again she seeks peace by cunning profering an
olive branch with a snake concealed in the leaves. The
same old trick.
Tb. new "feeler" is an amazingly frank revelation
of the German purpose The German eye is now turn
ed towards the East The Kaiser and his ring would
fatten and batten off hapess Russia His coveous gaze
has fallen on her Baltic and Black Sea provinces, and
TO get them he is even willing forego the Bagdad
corridor for while.
The bait for the entente nations is rather crude
pebiscite for Asace-Lorraine-tha is, vote OF the
inhabitants to decide whether they wish to live under
the French or German fag-is not likely to deceive
anybody The balloting would be done under German
supervision" Enough said.
How will the British people regard the monstrous
idea that England shall pay Germany for the African
colonies she has taken from her. the proceeds to be
devoted to the restoration of Belgium, Serbia. and
Northern France? What other than diseased Prus-
sian brain could conceive such a project as that2
For the Balkans much generosity is shown-Serbia
even is to be provided with seaport and window
on the Adriatic. Rumania is to be restored Who
shall say that the primary purpose Of this "feeer is
not TO lure the gallant Balkan nations away from the
allies?
For Poland independence-under Austrian sover-
eighty For Poland nothing but the double-cross. For
Russia the dOu0le-crOSS and WorSe-NuSSla, now Coin
pounding with German agents to her destruction
is merely going lose the richest of her provinces
Such is Prussan gratitude for the nestmabe aid that
the misguided of the Russian people, under
the leadership of charlatans, giving to sustain
autocracy in this present hour.
If this be the revised edition of German peace,
let US show our of it without delay. Perhaps
the best policy is to ignore it. In any event, it will
be repudiated by Berlin in the event of its failure 1t
is put forth in Washington merely semi-oficially.
Such terms may appeal to the German people as
the height of generosity and their rejection by the
allied peoples may therefore strengthen the hand of
the militarists in Germany. Perhaps it is with such
purpose in view that they are put forth.
The contrast between such terms and President
Wilson's terms-or Lloyd George's-needs no elabora-
ton. Another contrast may be pointed at Count
Czernin, the Austrian foreign minister, stressed the
mo annexations, no ndemnties" formula for Austria
in an address that the cables yesterday 1t
is evident that AustriaHungary is ready to
imperalistic aims if she be given durable peace
safe from the bullying of Germany. The collapse of
Russia is only beginning to have a profound effect
upon the Austrian viewpoint The remuneration by
Italy of territorial aspirations would go far toward
putting the Hapsburg empire out of the war.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
The Menace of Milifarism.

Before Boston audience recently former Pres
ident Taft said: IF the United States does not
win this war, the only alternative would be to make
militarism the dominating policy of the govern
ment"
There is possibly new thought expressed by the
former President in this message Numerous speakers
have been quoted to the effect that after this war
every nation earth would adopt the mlitaristic a
tude with universal training its basis These views
formed the assumption that nations would want
be prepared against another such outbreak as that
of Germanys. But making it contingent on Americas
defeat is the new note sounded by Mr.. Taft.
More than before it becomes apparent that
america must win this drawn battle will sad
lie upon America against her will that brand of policy
of which we fighting to cleanse the world.
Commenting on Mr. Taft's speech the New York
Times says editorially:
Every so-called paci6st who is working to bring
about an inconcusve peace is working tooth and nail
for mitarism in this country mltarsm of which this
generation and the next would see no end.
Not the pacfsts deny any longer the sinister
ambitions of Germany. There is no longer any debate
about what she would do if she could Suppose all
the nations to do as Germany would like to have
them call the fight off on the basis of no annexations
and indemnities. Germany's ambitions would re-
main the same she would merely have been thwarted
in this first attempt realize them, thwarted by
tain INSTALLATIONS she made and which she would
not make again. Every nation in the world would
begin Immediately to prepare for Germanys next at
tempt to realize them, this country above ALL We
should have to install mlitarism on German SCALE
and keep it standing through whatever years of peace
Germany might allow US, ready to defend ourselves
at any instant.
"War taxation in time of war is not agreeable,
but is borne because it is necessary. How would per-
manent taxation in time of peace be enjoyed?
This country does not want to become miltarist 1t
wants to lay down the sword as soon as its unwel-
come but necessary task is done Who are they who
would thwart this desire and force militarism on her
forever, make the sword cleave to her hand? The
pacfsts, and those who would have us shake hands
with unbeaten, unrepentant and still LISTING Ger
many
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

reports that certain sensitive Americans have brought
to us
If the gallant glorious French, after fighting three
years against the foulest assault Of barbarism ever
known to the nations feel at all sensitive over Aer-
can eocness and general Yankee Doodleism we hope
they win gaze upon the unsparing criticism We are
dwelling against ourselves now against vague but
nsstent dissatisfaction that have not done more
for the Common cause.
We are in humble mood now We are beginning
to find out how little really know, how poorly we
are organized for job like the one we have under
taken. If any nation feels less like Dragging and
hoasting than the United States does this Christmas
we would like to find II. We feel almost If We had
been betrayed by those in whom we had reposed all
confidence We know that something is the matter
and are determined to track it down.
Let Europe know there is no check" in America
at present. only rugged resolve to learn more, do
BETTER and strip for action.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
To Save and to Have.

Say, you've been doing big things toward winning
this war, and, maybe, didn't know it. Food Admins
traitor Hoover reports that your surplus crop of 1917
wheat and above what is normally held for your
use has already been exported. This is fine, and
if you're honest you'll admit that you really didn't miss
all that wheat Now, did you?
However it is up to you to be more than normal.
for there isn't thing about this that isn't abnor-
NAL The allies need three four hundreds of thou
sands OF tons of your food right along every month
You are called upon to save this from your normal
quantity. You cap do it. and. at the end You will WON
der that it easy 1t is always so in the saving
of anything. Most of go along basis of plenty
and then some When we put ourselves on a basis
where the real need and common sense meet we're
astonished having stuck to the old policy 50 long
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
Army and Navy News
Best Service eoIum. in the CITY

An explanation Of the insignia worn
by army officers to designate their
rank is given In q story issued re-
Gently by the publicity bureau of the
Marine Corps. 1t has been q source
Of wonderrnent in army circles why
superior oficers should wear silver,
while gold Is prescribed for lower
ranks, where the insignia IL the same.
The pamphlet explains the deviation
and reasons for the various insignia
as follows:
Second lieuteRants wear nothing on
their shoulder straps (this was before
the recent order giving them q single
gold bari. This Is because they are
at the very foot Of the ladder and
have not yet begun to rise-
"A FIRST lieutenant wears one bar.
which indicates that the offoer has
begun to climb and has mounted the
first rung Of the ladder.
"a captain wears two bars, because
he has reached the top Of this par
ticulsr ladder. which has only two
rungs.
"a major wears gold leaves. He
has left the ladder and has gone into
the tree Of promotion. The leaves of
the lower branches OF this tree are
obscured from the sun and are sere
and yellow as q consequence.
working through the dense foliage
Of the tree Of promotion the Officer gets
near the Top to become q lieutenant
colonel, where the light breaks
through and gives the leaves q silysry
appearance, and consequently the lieu
tenant colonel wears silver leaves.
Above the tree Of promotion an
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

porations 10 In families OF course.
1t is for the purpose of evading the
law that this IL done. Nh. Clinton
Hutchins, of Honolulu. now in Wash
ingtOn, tells entertaining stories about
these corporation families.
One statute in Hawaii prohibits
holding of more than a thousand acres
of land by any single corporation So
a clique Of men form, say, ten differ
ent corporations and then organize,
as the last step, one parent corpora
ton which includes the ten smaller
bodies. Each is entitled to . thousand
acres-and all Of them to 1000 acres,
therefore. The same men are In all
the corporations. They get ten times
as much this way as II they obeyed
the law.
The notices of annual meetinss re-
quired to be printed. show these
evasions. One corporation Of q par
tieular family calls its meeting for
10 o'clock. Corporation No. . 10 call
ed for 1905 a m. The third corpora
ton at 1910 q. m; the fourth Eve
minutes later. and So on until they
all have met and transacted business
and ''cut their melons" within the
single meeting.
Dlsquieting news Is likely to reach
Boris Bakhmeten. Russian Ambas-
sador here. IL the Trotzty ukase
prevails in his case. This, In effect.
connscates all the present claimed
to-be Russian Ambassadors have left
In their home country. Such 10 the
price-or part Of the price-men pay
for standing for ideals. Truly the
word sacrifice" will have Q new
meaning when the present war has
been written into the hearts of the
people. In blood and In property
1t is the supreme sacrifice, Of the
world. But after II 10 OVER it 10
probable that, for generations to
come, the world will not be called
upon to duplicate this sacrifice.
The choice Of men to head our
big public enterprises means every
thing. Congress realizes 1t now when
1t views the mammoth indiscretions
Of A. s. Burleson, director Of our
postal system. Congress will real
ize it again, II later on, after the
railroads are operated by the gov
eminent under one director, It should
happen that another Burleson would
be selected. Here's hoping that
the choice win be as happy as
the necessity Of the occasion war
rants. and that master Of transpor-
tation. or what he ia, he will do
for his problem what Mr.. Burleson
has not done for his problem.
THE OBSERVER.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

The way in which the Londoner makes the best
of his air raids has often been commented on, and one
of the latest incidents described is worthy of special
recognition: 1t was not for nothing that the women
in certain district had husbands and sons in the
trenches. They knew the protective value of the
trench helmet and since they had not been supplied
with them by the government, they made good the
deficiency themselves. One woman appeared on a
balcony. says the writer who records the incident
wearing big electroplate dish cover on her head.
She thought the raid over, but took that precau
ton against shrapne Another lady, having to cross
with a cushion under it, whilst yet another had a
pewter dish a shield-Christian Science Mont
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
PLAIN TALKS By John D. Barry

There n . very hard-Aeaded husi-
ness man who prides himself on look
Ing at everything in Q practical way.
he IL the type that n almost invari-
ably ranged on the side Of conven-
tional opinion. When q subject IKE
equal suffrage Gomez M be may b
counted on 10 make the usual refer
ence 10 woman's place being a. home.
And yet this particular man d q
suffragist.
What Is the explanationf
1t IL simply that some years ago ths
man fell In love with an extremely
clever college graduate, familiar with
radical ideas.
For her any one who said woman's
place was the home was a Joke.
So any man that wished 10 bask IN
her favor was careful not to make the
remark or anything Ike II
The hard-headed business man who
wanted to marry her had to do some
careful sidestepping IN order 10 gain
her favor.
And after marriage, In order 10
keep her respect. he had to change
some Of his opinions.
The truth probably u that she sub
jected his conventional masculine
mind to q process not unlike q reyo-
luton.
And into q very dull hfe she intro
duced intellectual forces that had an
extremely stimulating and salutsry
effect.
Incidentally she widened the social
horizon Of her husband by bringing
into his home persons very differ
ent from himself. many from his
point of view inferior. that b. unsuo-
eessful.
1t ID this type Of arrested reaction
airy that contributed largely to the
success Of political equality IN New
York q few weeks ago.
It 70 this type that Is helping to
make the acknowledgment Of women
nationwide.
II has been an extraordinary cam
paign that the women Of this country
and Of England have made during the
past dozen years Nothing Just like
IL has ever occurred IN history. The
very prejudices that Il battled against
30 persistently helped to blind US TO
its interest and significance. 1t was
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

essentially Q battle afainst some Il
the deepest prejudioes m the mascp<
line mind against prsjudicer thaf. -.
ter the old habit OF prejudices. mas
queraded a. virtueA
The man that resented ana mocksd
a. suffrass took the attitude consi6-
cred manly.
This convention was one Of ths
greatest obstacles the women had q
meet
And on this convention the interests
that feared equal Suffrage knew hoH
10 play.
Il was not fear Of the liquor vots
alone that kept 90 many politicians
from standing for equal suffrage. n
was fear Of being considered unmanly
and therefore ridiculous
One OF the most pitifui features Of
the battling Of the women has been
the reluctancs Of public men TO give
them help.
win II make such q dtnerenos
after all, women's vottng7"
The question IN being asked IN New
York State now a. Il has 90 oftsn
been asked In the other States where
equal suffrage has won out
The answer Is q little surer nov.
than IL was q few years ago.
II viii make q difference IN some
things.
One difference Ear seeing men who
have invested money In the sale Of
intoxicants are preparing 70 meet hy
seeking new Investments.
There VIII be more legislation pro-
tecting women and children ana moru
Specialization OF industries, all in
harmony with the tendency Of the
times, accelerated by the social en>
thusiasms Of the more enlightened
women who viii furnish efncient lesA.
ers.
But political equality IL less intsrs
esting for the results Il win brtna
than for the prophecy Il carries OF
change In the relation betweex
women and men.
The old order il passing.
The new order offers wonderful
promises for the future. even while
ruthlessly destroying many tenacious
prejudices and necessitattng painful
! readjustments.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY JohA Kendrick BanGs.
REPAYMENT.

REPAYMENT.
Out of the humblest place
God gave his Gift of Grace.
In manger chill, forlorn,
The Son Of Hope was born
Wherefore indeed shall I
When Christmas draweth nigh
Myself give loving heed
To lowly ones in need.
That thus in part I may
My debt to Him repay
For all that treasure-trovs
OF Hope, and Peace. and Love.
toopsnshk MY
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

Some one is always taking the joy out of life.
The city council has decreed that Boston girls cannot
backen mems boots.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

There was time when blamed every incon-
venience in life the higher up Today we
lay it to car shortage.