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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
GHOST SCARE CLEARS
STREETS OF NEGROES

Lynch burg, Dec, 4-A ghost is ter
Irifying the colored people of Lynch
burg. and the efforts of white resi-
dents. together with the efforts OF
the police to reassur~~ the colored peo-
Pile have thus far been in vain. The
ghost is described az great. tall.
bread black man with an immense
tail with an armored head and the
colored people believe so firmly in it's
existence that they are staying in
doors at night, Indeed the thing has
gotten TO the point where housewives
are, suffering because negro women
IN service in many homes insist Oh
going to their homes before night
fall. and this leaves not a few homes
to complete supper arrangements. TO-
the cook ia missing when darkness be-
gins 10 settle down.
The ghost is alleged 10 have gone
into one negro home without TIE ne
cessity of opening a. locked door. The
family fed from the supper table.
ard when the ghost had disposed ~
the meal, 1t. too. disappeared, An
other time, according To popular he
lief among the blacks. the ghos, was
apprehended by the police and placed
in the patrol wagon under lock and
key. but when the police opened the
van to remove the ghost ii was gone
Another negro shot at the ghost and
although he saw the bullet go through
its body it. did rot prevent the ghost
from disappearing.
This is the frst ghost the negroes
OF Lynchourg have seen for years.
ane it is keeping the streets OF the
city clear OF negroes after davk
az erectuallg az IL there was a care.
fully enforced curfew for them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05
5 DAYS LEFT!
More Richmond Men Wanted

1t interested in anxious to see Rich
mona move ahead would do good the the
men OF Richmond paying their poll this wear
Nothing like it before Sackers are going 10 be
mighty few and far between.
Our citizens are waking 10 the fact that is their civ
and 1t IS Tor them to how things be run The way
10 say by voting in the elections The to qualify 10
vote is BY paying your poll tax
YOU have not attended to your po tax will YOU no make
1t a point to go to the City Hall, Room 1906 tomorrow?
Only five days left poll taxes are not maid hv Dec
Der H. you lose your vote during next year
Don De one OF the few who will not in the mporan,
coming elections And don't put off until the last dav NJ
1t now and avoid the elevenh-hour rush,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

View York. Dec Very little in r
terest. even after the contents or the
presidents message 10 congress be
Same known. was DISPLAYED In the
curh market today with the result
tibet priee movements we're extremely
ns~ro" het0a Explosives cid show
ssfs7fe @193tuaf7-n, t1gweyer otiaer in
.usfrials were quiet Independent
oil shares we're also without interest
price changes moving frregularly.
@igirs shares we're qnieter and prices
barely about steady
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

4al 2,G19 bales to the continent.
=, OF here VIZ quiet n, Il decline of|
IL points at e9S6c; there were no
sales. Spot at New Orleans was quiet
with mtiddlng unchanged at 29c
The sales were 2.G16 bales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

F'rsdericksburs. Va. Dec. 4.s-'rha
Germania Mills, INC, OF Fr~dertcls
burg. Is shipping -four OF It's nlanufac-
ture TO France, having received an or
der recently for sixtg tons OF its best
brand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

CHAVFTECR Tor Ford car: hing refereneee. Al
ply 2. z Chaeonas e On. eth and Ia. ave. NV
CHAUFFEUR. colored; only
those who thoroughly understand
operating the Ford car and with
the best references need apply.
Cali between 9 and 10 am, sz7
18th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

LABORERS-White good pay /;
steady work; time and a half for
overtime. Apply Mr.. Conrad,
The Corby Co., Langdon, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

acknowledgements CASH
iers for work on Saturdays; per-
manent positions; wages, $2.oo to
$500, according to hours. Apply
|6ae Pa. ave-, Thursday morning, 8
o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

e z,.s. Tss ADJ, s: s sesss a. AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

WOMEN wanted; intelligent,
white, as bundle wrappers; expe-
rienec not necessary; best refer
ences as to character. Call, be-
fore 1000 am, Julius Garhnkle
liz Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

MEAT CLERKS-Experienced
permanent positions; good wages.
Apply at Old Dutch Market, 622
Pa. ave. NV. A o'clock, or Thurs
day morning, 8 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

METER READERs-3l to IS years. and testers.
helpers. i6 to 10 years, In meter department Of
genial work No experience necessary; company
provides full Instruction; good opportunities for
ambitious men and boys who want permanent
empioyment Apply W. r. Fellows. sapt. Meter
Dept, cor. l4th and SITS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

sss 81 s sss.s So s a s rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

MEN wanted, IS, colored, for car
cleaners. Apply 9Th and T SITS. ne,
Pullman Co, Robert Neel, fore.
man. 25+
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19

|MEN-Several, white, for deliv-
'erymcn and warehouse; good po-
sitions. Address Box 21o-S, Star
Office. lot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

/ deeply Interested at This tare IN the
study of the subject made several
months ago has shown that such syr-
tesuss have commonly saved from 40
per cent to SO per cent in investment
and Operating costs as compared wtth
he individual systems replaced
Woussn Help I'M The 1sag Uaw&. (.
'onn OF the main alrks or x1ze Cxmn-
uarcis1 Ecoranrny Boand. tn <isa dis.
semtnatinn of its fnformatnn. 30 Tar
as II affects the people. rs the womnn's
committee of the Council Of National
Defense. This committee has since,
it's creation followed mp tho recon
frsendations OF the Board by Cxhnta-
tons to the women Of the country to
do their part in the matter.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. chairman
OF the Woman y Committee. and MhsA
Ida M. Tarbell. an able member Of tfra
cornmittes have sent snnUn1erabae
messages down through the ranAs OF
the women's organizations of thru
country TO every housek eeper IN the
land. urging them to heed the call TO
conserve wool that the soldiers IN Tho
trenches may not suffer for its lack.
These women have asked them to
take heed to the waste In bread, eSpe
orally by taking note that the retailer
keeps no undue surplus on his shelves,
and they fmplore women to consider
how they may save the men who have
been delivering their daily comm odi-
ties, not once. but many times a day
IN order that those men may go to
the front, or To the making of nruni.
ttons, or TO shfpbu1iding. or to agrscnl-
turc--w here the need ~ far greater
than the suppiys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

their contents. The following appears
in the agony column" OF 'q4es Carard
Poilu'':
Lost on Sunday last. sri the Cafe
Richie, IN Paris, by a soatiier OF heave,
flea of medium build. dark chestnut
color wearing round his ne-k a little
aluminium collar. on which Ia PRINTED
the name of the owner. ANY one re-
turning this faithful fnsect--wfrich is
a remarkable specimen and WHICH an
swers TO the name of B51ou--tn Pofyte
Iu1ubier. bomber in-or infantry. Sec.
ton N. Trench A. drgout r, VIII be
rewarded with tin of nUfly beet
The following Is rrcxn lie PoiHn ="
III during a lufi IN the battle of
Verdun S"u find paper OF the day
oeipre Yesterday and are struck by
this haring advertisements The
Riviera. Season 191S-1s1T Nfce,
Monaco. Monte Carlo. Casino, operas,
grand concerts, balls. all kinds of
sports. etc what would you cali
those civilians who are holding beck ?
III on gong into the trench. wading
through mud up TO your waist, yus,
read In this same paper an article BY
- war correspondent, who. in aesscrsb.
ing this particular trench, calls Il VERY
comfortable. healthy and provided
with all modern coryenienees.' what
would You call this journalist?
II after having been nearly stuck
by a Boche who has 1ust missed yo,
and bias only thrust a bayonet through
yonr thigh; If. having made him
prisoner and brought him back with
considerable difficulty and the help
OF pal, You learn from the above
mentioned correspondent that the Ger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
-SG1XAI7S c/a52 E<@er2e2I zMzUxxaSEz~1%
I21Za<<1@ RS CA1~3zIz~eH znx1/<222z71y

/ "a make the xsss~ bntCAIis <srgser by
helping the pubgt' sale ehe Nations
wool aud other every day eorsan cd i-
utSi frryEbtsr SIX The Chairman Of
ttNs 8oard Is. a W Shaw Of Chicago.
publsaher of business books And
tEEs "a zIp-.e
TIE other members are Wallace u
sam mons. 81 *. Louis. E f Gay
Professor Of EcoRomicr a. Harvard
toG Jean 81 the Harvard graduate
school Of business admin ist ration
Cseo~s-" EUbice, former member OF the
Fedoral Trade Commission and d
q, e7grs,er Or The Elght-Hour Commas
son. and Henry & Thsuufzou. OF Franz.
Ineham Mass Or Hollis Godfrey
president o. The Dres II Institute. and
a member Of the Advisory Commission
Qf she Council OF Ns4tAon al Defense Is
.2ln s&-officio member pf the Comm or
cla' Economy BOARD
Board Works On Broad And Advanced
Lfncs
IN a talk concerning the~ me- hos3s
-of ttFe torsra's ope ratfons Mr.. Shaw
ss>Aas
he problem of the Comm erx,sa !
Economy Board is quite az much WI ;,
the fun ur~ as with the present Tn
df-ec, our task IS 10 plan ahead TO
~esp in advance OF needs and evrr,
fnoilties Of the moment, so f9rxst- "a f,er
the Nme comes for action we shan
better understand " hat requires In No.
G7n~ and stand funny prepared 10 do n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

tire fntervl ever called at IT'S head1uar.
;ers a conference was In session be-
tween the Board and a number of nd ?
merchants of ONE OF the largest cities.
The subject under discussion wsns a
reduction in the cost of delivering
goods,
The Commercial Ex-uronly7 Bozxxxa
has gone into this matter. vewy tt~uw>
oughly. 1t has held conferpncns
with representative Invertebrates in
various parts OF the couutrvr and n
has sent IT'S agents to typical stores
IN a number of the great cities BY
means of correspondence IT has OBJ
tanned statistics from over ave hun
dred retail grocery stores and over a
thousand dry goods and department
stores as TO their methods OF delivery.
its cost and the waste of men and
material implied
AS a result the Board estimates
hat she dry goods and desoe4xtn enf
and grocery stores of the country en-
plQy over two hundred thousand de-
iiveryTrren 1t WIS found IN the City
Of Washington that four per cent. OF
the gross sales of food ia absorbed In
it's delivery. The Commercial Econ.
omy Board fnds that similar cruscl
tions exist in every Other part CT the
country II is estimated tirnt IN gross
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

To those who went for It TO the bak-
ers- bot Tar the greater proportion
OF 1t was sold to farmers to feed their
'pi gs- and ickens
NT4leturu System For Bakers Bread,
1t is a very interesting fact that
among the people most interested tn
the investl & atoms were the bakers and
retailers themselves. 1t was not by
their wish that this waste existed. bat
was result OF Competition and accom-,
m notation TO the public demand
Through mutual conferences between
bakers. retailers and the CONNIE retail
Economy Board, no-retBru system
has been established throughout the
country and this prolific source of
breadwaste has been remedied
THE Commercial Economy Board r.
about 10 be housed in the new build
ing. now nearing completion, for the
Council or National Defense. When
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

retstHss Che boEssSlSrtrs OF men In train.
ing asd p~o~-ise them with tight
arm usemere in their hours Of rvlaxa-
t1on
But tbe war journals of the French
are veEy~dhf erent. They vary fn many
respects, ranging in size from a plain
toolscap sheet OF from two to eight
ptgeS. 20 several times that tzr. some
are printed in orthodox style. others
are put impressions In various degrees
of cfearnasss- But the papers have one
Characteristic in common: they show
n1 intense rea gizatlun Of war. In an
the uersc h Journals OF. the French is
shown the FrenchIna MS love of peace.
us love OF home life ami the love OF
bis country.
The story OF how the trench Journal
II produced is an Interesting tale n
d'"il For instancH- a company OF
nd -ers arrive back OF The lines from
duty IN the trenches, They are omar
tered IN an old, shell-riodled barn.
FiIngtng themselves down. the men
SATISFY hunger and thirst. and then one
BY one drop OF to sheep. All except
oaSe man. lie sQuats In a corner of
he barn. busy at something by the
aid Of candle-quite against the
regulations He Is the editor of
trench journal, such a one as "ie Ga
tomAeur' perhaps. or lie Mouchoir.-
Outside the ba IN the din OF shellfire
c'TpnueS Explosions far away or
nearby do not interrupt the soldier at
asS WORT His only menace is a stray
nit az equipment flung At his lighted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

The BnaTd Is at all times carrying
on Investigations in various directions.
estt herring facts aud status, les relating
20 labor and ulaterIsl 10 meet contin
gencte9 As they come about We 10 ak c
every effort 20 nnd out where labor
-1od material may be saved. and we
are accordingly Obliged 10 work fore
nafndedly 10 be OF real service. We
take eaCh proposition as II comes. and
gong bark 70 Its source work down
The line. showing where the non essen
tJaaS may be eliminated in the interest
OF Aafeci Ia ana economic distrTr,suio ION
'of comm Oh stIes--that il part OF oar
problem
The first work undertaken by the
Commercial Economy Board last
spring trad toseo with ths-con sesrvattc,y,
vi huaar- 1t had annsy been known tlsat
ttssTs waEs an enormous waste IN
bread AMI II did not take the Board
long 10 find out thrt the ftsak oc-
CARED on thN. retailers shelves which
Ws~e daily storing far more bread
than thsy sold This meant that fine
bakers who were supplying them were
haaSing far more than they regularly
ssahi TO families.
This Boards investigators found that
Ore retailers were privileged to return
10 the bak ers the unsold bread. wtro
went TO the trouble of making daily
collections Of it. This leftover bread
which represented four per cent. OF
an BAKED. was sold at "A reduced price
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
Editors Show Trench Life As 1t Really Is s. "The
Camoufleur' and Trench and Camp" Two
Newspapers of American Soldiers.

fsss1d editors assigned and arrange
neurs made for the printing. the lat
ter being done by a~city newspaper.
The first idea was to confine the
~ smnonfieur s. cincshatson to the camp.
but This has developed 20 such an
extent that il Will probably have a
naeSon-wsfn circulation. and 1T may go
II TO- ssss s5gfss abroad aSs:fSsssy
'of the eannouftage dxyfsfon--sousse-
W sre-arosInd i've hundred In number
arc nearly all college men. and
m any are proxufnerrt artists and writ
rera Their paper should become al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

candle by a comrade. who saws the
liSht is shining in his eyes and he
wants 10 sleep. If the aim ia good,
the candle is relighted and the edi.
torial labors continue
The French Editor At Work.
The editor selects the articles for
publication from the many good things
handed him by contributors in his
'eclor. Almost all of his felIow-sol-
i'ers know good joke, or they have
card bit of news that their friends
mound know. Then the man, acting
's editor. illustrator. designer and
PRINTER. lays out his pages aud copies
ne tetterpFess in n clear hand and
races the pictures on a frame of
selatine. after which he carefully pulls
Off the impressions. The clifton is
necessarily a small one. Fifty copies
offer no difficulties. but after that
number Is reached. the Impressions
become faint and blurred. 1t is be-
cause OF this that big circulations
cannot be encouraged.
But in not ali of these chronicles
of the trenches are the dffhtufties OF
production SO great Some OF the
journals are ISIS ued from a srnan print
ing press, which Is allowed a place in
the company wagon or tho troop
train Other Journals, again, errssDate
from the towns and villages farther
from the firing line. These
are very digniAed and professional IA.
pers in comparison, with haifEone
display headlines and
OF popular advertisements.
OF these Journals every impression is
easy 10 read, and there is no limit
placed On their eiFeH'esfon. But they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
Gaz~?S@ HsxzAzGe.
,AS2z212~ NLZaS 522zTz2~
RITZ GzzR1ce AxxzxS
ID essrary expense of retail grocers OF
The country is over s75- 900 900 a year.
~Retnrn~ Privilege In Stores
Expensive

Another costly runxRseutial service
'hosirni by the CONNER cial Econ osny
Board in its Investigation was the
resrrn goods privilege of the dry goods
department stores Its Investigations
,Tnp one store discovered that the aver.
age coSstt in tbsr store OF delivering
"a package was Is cents, and II siso
Irlnn that IS per cent of the goods
Sold were reSurned. Investigations
made in a typical store showed that
OF anrrgHs sssaes am ounsfng 10 SIS. 900
ooN tho returns amounting to 20 Der
cent. of The sales involved an extra
expense OF si4s 600 in the office. SEQ
600 m the packing and $4,000 in
delivery
In their conferences with the mar
chants The Board has recommended
that Che r~actice OF returning be
severely curtaiied In the interest of
material labor and equipment 1t
has Also rscorIrue nded that retail de-
livery OF groceries and OF dry goods
and of other necessities be generally
reduced to one delivery a DAY. and
that -ypscfai deliveries" be stoned
entirely These recommendation arc
very generally being put into effect in
many localities
Board Studies Cooperative Delivery
System
The Commercial Economy Board Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
canouagc Artists Conception or HIS rellows Al WORT

mor1 a model for other trench and
camp newspapers All of the illus
tratfons~-and there will be a great
many of fhen---are made by the art
ISIS OF the division, and they describe
funny Incidents of camp life. peculiar
predicarnents of their. feIlo,r.soidiers.
etc. All sorts OF reading matter are
selected for the journal. after being
pa ssed by the editors. and an adver-
trsIng STAFF has Also been selected,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
How They Arei> ubhshed :, The Trench Journals of,
the French Written and Printed While the
Shells Scream Overhead. i

l@trfD attotsal AyndlEa{r.
and baltimore. where it r. issued
weekly TO the men Of the National
Army. Ii IS called the Trench ana
camp and is printed for. the Y. NJ
Z a. bv courtesy of "a newspaper In
nearly city The first page or the,
Journal gives the Information that ii
Sop'siln liz Army news for Army men
ass1a 4te+ssS 4ie1na sosk@.es I1Aei, ,sse,t,. A,,
nrofuseiy ilQJrared. in many cases
#ilh special pictures drawn by ma
I4onaltX known artists who have con.
Ttbuted tt"eir Servtcsss o the cause.
Trench Journals on Ertss,h
In the early days OF the great war.
the French were FIRST TO show the
need al . newspaper for the hghtfps,
men The poilu IN the trenches was
ioSL without hrs Illustrated manners
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

which. while II may not look Ike A
newspaper. w1fl, nevertheless. have
the secret Of journalism tucked away
IN us warm insldes. In such q hanpy
estate, they request rs TO help feed
she child and teach IT to say IT'S Papa
ana Mama with volupirlty and per
sastency
: " fs'sffyvr rnake~. for Chr @ets-
satisfaction and s>SarrTrscs IN cur
work. whatever aids 20 our cfe~Sfu.
ness towards one another I'm oar p2ny,
is bound 70 add IL, our efA-Arvu-r i'm FAD
ng our army from the eyes OF tfrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

bewi'dered Hun. We have trouhle@
and a plenty IN store Tho .Csrsox-
henr' VIII help us remember that and
continue TO laugh.
Many OF the illustrations of tina
Ssamoufisur" arc drawn by wein
known American artists who hxysd
joined the force. and 1t will. there
fore. probably be the best illustrated
OF all the camp and trench journals
OF the American fighting forces. The
first edition of the paper contained
eight pages. but It Will probably ba,
enlarged as time goes on and Its CIR.
culat1on grow larger,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

Svods, STE
~ 1s U4' THE Drop -sas, r.,e Of she
Coun, d OF >4''urHsi I'cean."s
n that is increasingly aud I'm
~ Ttrnucfy-o on r. in1," fs the s7ser,-
snsvv-fs EscoDumy fsas-tL THAI 100
rs nv no rsssaxS age easy one. as objee
s~n1n~ 30 ruakr tlse way of t1e rs-,E1ss :,
sarvrtr for unez-.y easier for tu1h tha
xsrD&azr-s- arrc he ans74uR. esipex-sal
sy sfae czwrsSsr~g
Nxs~ r~=szrs szsssrgfss~r. read sacrifice
sss1d sss x1rsr,-os Erx, ssagsFT IN sr3 ssulrss
fa<rrxsme fDr fr@e a=4- IL a slas~31sr n
every s~sse % he surd Tho Com
srsr~Gsl EcrTfsnN Earsl5d d. however. IS
srsx&rsxrg q SS business - make those
~s~<rsf~rs@ ~ f&v%rf ard zrass7rs' as pos
sshae~ 4zsgsescssf1y fer ~ pubGe.
s~srzs Wool Supply Al Tho ~oar,~.
Tn~~-cssxt sA-4-4sf1a ~ uvraol the ,,.5rp.
-rTss'sx-sai kccs' 9guy Eoara. "a cry as
ssssS fssrsns, 4rnncS lately After i.s or
ssszssrxst4o-N indeed. began treating. not
S1Sa the mar 10 fine ~frcef, asktf,s.
hkrn % bay only onr or rno salts a
ssessSsGs1. ne4f31e- VIZ th.. woman. axs.
ING Sssr 40 rTS-rbct rer px1re bases. e.-
90 asgT anyth ofy different from .,h.,
~sae cwS2zSs r1iy has a151sht bat - hss
gone So fhe FcSo+ and scarce OF IN.
s.sceSssrg 7sa&gTpy IL has taken tho
s1ass1nF IT, With &As 81 rrpeu1 mann
&sa-T1AsT,E@- fbS wooken ard uporseqs3
wsSsser1s ard the maker ~ styles.
49, a rsrsa1lt, here have bS~a1 certain
FTsss<tsESsczs@Sousa NJ sa.-fe; ~ The garments
FrSt are rcsscf7y1g y7te y~on sumner or
asaS SKIRTS ltaIAs 1ess fnil PERTAINS
-esF E'eFreD = 81 3tAeS, fewer patch-
Saeesets and belts on Dfn'e cnarx. and
50 on mobilization SO carefy MY
planned ~ roauufactasrers and s1yss,
maker fsat he ave rage person vii
yEmrcasy notAco the difference But
eae result WILL be material cuuserva-
tiop OF wool
The group o. men @ho yrn~a sboser
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02

The -Cannoufieur," in its first issue.
has this to say regarding itself and
Che men who produced the paper:
We are the camoufieurs, the first
OF our breed in this land AT the
age OF less than two months we are
already father Of an offspring which
n rs cfafmed. cam speak for itself.
That sounds like rather speedy ma.
turfty. yet the 'Camoufieur' editors
insist thai we have become the proud
parent OF q camouffaga newsxpaper
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
aKIRENCHAsDCAMlPXA

DO not possess he quaintne and
homeliness OF heir elementary con
Temperatures.
II is very drfiicult to make extracts
from the trench journals OF the
French soldiers. The simple prayers,
little nature poems. editorial a~ttfes
and such-iike features that are scat
tered through Their pages, no less
than the strokes of hunor hard
bear trsnspiantlng. A specimen or
two may serve I'd give an idea Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
PRICE S CENTS

fsae boundary or has canfuumoni. From
this need has sprung tho camp news
'paptsr-~-or i4ller. half newspaper and
Bar magaz'nc--irom when unsy be
Eitaneo the news Of the world in gem
eraf and single camp In particular
one Of The earliest camp Journals
ia he country was started ut Camp
Meade. between Wash ipgton. u. C..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
Camouaage, According To ARTISTS or 1Y,s .cauaerr

naxk actuaf1ty of warfare. nothing so
In its realism of a nation
n the supreme ordeal OF battle. A
treat many OF the British newspape
published for the soldiers are printed
n the tranquility of an uninyaded
designed principally to