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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-30
RICHMOND TIMEsDIsPATcH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1917
glnla Chapel Saturday evening. octo.

ginis Chapel Saturday evening. Octo-
Der =. at 3 O'Clock.
Thomas Whitehead. Jr. OF Peters
burg, is spending n few days with his
homo folks here.
Mrs. II. NJ. Corrcy entertained few
Of her friends at bridge last Thurs
day morning at her country homo.
Montpelier" near Amherst, the party
lasting from 1880 to 1880 o'clock. AT
the close OF the party Miss Marion
Dearborn was presented with first
prize. The club members present were
Mrs. A. L.. Strobe. Mrs. c. A. Joubert,
Mrs. S. NJ. Wills and Misses Mary and
Marion Dearborn.
In compliment to Miss Bessie White
head, of Richmond, who is visiting at
Mountain View" her nome here, Mrs.
Harry Hill Sandidge entertained at
rock last Thursday afternoon from
to o'clock. After many interesting
games had been played, Miss Jane Cum
bingham was presented with first prize.
Those playing were Misses Corrinne
Watts. Jane Cunningham, Bessie
Whitehead. Genevieve Bowman, Jessie
Burford. Ruth Ware, Eugenia Cox,
Mary Dearborn and Mrs. o. v. Hanger.
Mrs. r. S. 5aughan spent several
days in Charlottesville this week, at
tending the Sta,s convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which convened in that city Monday
night.
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WYTHEVILLE

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WYTHEVILLE. VA, September 90
Bishop and Mrs. Frederick Reese, who
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
F. Fl. Fraighill. at the rectory, left
Wednesday to spend a few days in
Portsmouth, before returning to their
home in Savannah.
Miss Annie Powell left on Monday
for Savannah, where she will teach the
coming session.
Mrs. Freer and little son, of Savan-
nah. returned home Wednesday.
Allen Brown of Hopewell, spent a
few days visiting his mother this
week.
III. NJ. Heuser is on a short visit to
Blncksburg this week
Miss Jane Byrd Pendleton and Misses
Yoland Widmeyer and Mary Kent Cecil
left Tuesday morning for Randolph
Macon Woman's College where they
will be students this session.
Mayor J. ]. A. Powell spent several
days last week in Lynchburg in at
tendance on the meeting Of the vir-
ginia League Of Municipalities.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. PoaEe and Miss
Emma Poage returned Saturday from
Lewisburg, Va, making the trip in
automobile.
Miss Mamie Lacy. of WASHINGTON,
has been visiting her aunt. Miss Ella
Goodwin.
Marion Sanders left Tuesday morn
ing for Boston, where he will attend
the Institute of Technology.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rich and chill
dren. who have been visiting DR.. c. w.
Gleavcs. have returned to their home
in Huntington. w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jordan Lcake, OF
Richmond, have returned, after a visit
to Mrs. j. Lindsay Patton at her home
on Main Street.
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SUFFOLK

SUFFOLK, VA, September 2s.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Mcneil and child, Of
Norfolk, were guests Sunday OF Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Phillips.
j: W. Womack spent the weekend
with friends in Hampden- Sidney.
Mrs. st. George Cook and daughter.
Louise Withers, are guests of Mrs. NJ.
I. Withers. on Main Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray, of Scot
land Neck. have concluded a visit to
MIR. and Mrs. j. W. Bailey
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey N. Holland left
Sunday afternoon for Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McRae Primer
arrived at home Friday from an ex-
tended Northern bridal tour. and will
make their home in Suffolk.
George Eberwine and Herbert Pond
ieft tuesday for Blacksburg. to enter
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Mrs. Lulie Cohoon Campbell is the
guest of Suffolk friends and relatives.
Miss Virginia Nurney has returned
from visit to Miss Amanda Jenkins.
near Driver Va.
MISS Alline Flanagan and Miss Mary
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BUENA VISTA
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| BUENA VISTA, September 2s.-The
public school opened on Tuesday, hav-
| ing been postponed two weeks on ac-
| count of infantile paralysis in the
nor thern part of the county. The
faculty has been reconstructed and a
number OF new faces are seen. Among
them are Miss Edwards, principal, OF
Pals: Miss Cureton. of Georgia. and
Miss Amber, OF Lynchburg, in the
high school. and Miss Evans, OF South
Boston; Miss Tyler, Of Lawrenceville;
Miss Bendall, Of Danville; Miss Ken
nedy, of KenbridEe; Miss Hankins, of
Houston; Miss Pence, of North River,
and Miss Paxton, OF Buena Vista, in
the grades.
Mrs Howard Trumbower and her
niece, Miss Margaret Pussy. left for
Norristown. Pa. Monday night. Mrs
Trumhower will remain a month and
Miss Margaret will take up her school
duties for year.
II. II. Gilkyson. of Phocnixville, Pa.
spent several days with his brother,
DR.. w. III. Gilkyson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Umholtz have
returned from a visit to some OF the
Northern cities. They went in their
car as far as Harrisburg, Pa.
Russell Robey. of kingsport. Tenn,
was visitor here several days this
week.
Miss Lizzie patteson. of Lynchbure.
is visiting her sister. Mrs. w. II.
Gilkyson.
E. L. Embree and j. A. Stuart left
for New York and New England Mon
day night
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Eat; Presbyterian. 100; Episcopalian.
seventy-seven; Baptist, seventy -seven;
Christian, twenty-seven; Lutheran.
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| pital in Richmond. He is xettine on

pital In Richmond. He is getting or
as well AZ could be expected.
Miss Sadie Gary. of Norfolk. who has
been on Il visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Gary. of West Point, has
left for visit to relatives in Balti-
more and Washington. before returning
to Norfolk.
The several missionary societies OF
the Baptist Church held Il joint meet
ing on Thursday ~ consider State mis-
sions. An interesting program was
carried out and special music added
much to the evening.
The Sunday school here will observe
Statewide Go-to-Sunday-Sch Day
to morrow.
Beauregard Turner. Of King William,
has been appointed by Judge Claggett
B. Jones to I'LL the unexpired term Of
county treasurer, made vacant by the
resignation of r. Temple Palmer Mr..
Palmer Is in training at Fort Myer.
Bernard Field. who enlisted for war
some weeks ago, has been visiting rela-
tires ut Jarratts, awaiting a call. He
returned to his nome here this week.
and about the first of October will
leave for Camp Meade. In Maryland. to
enter the Signal Lorps as a volunteer.
He chose this in preference to officers
training, as he was promised a five
months course in electrical engineer
ing.
Mrs. Joel whealey, whose husband is
in training in Camp Or lethorpe. Ga, is
visiting In Gloucester County.
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ORANGE

ORANGE, VA, September 2s.-Miss
Virginia Dunlap. of Mobile Ala, is the
guest Of Mrs. James Hill.
MISS Lucy Mayo. who has been the
guest of Mrs. Fannie B. Stovin for sew
eral weeks. returned to her homo In
Baltimore on Thursday
Miss Fannie Bradbury entertained al
cards on Tuesday evening at her home
on Marshall Heights.
Mrs. V. Dabney. of Anchorage, KY,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs Robert
S. Carter.
Duncan Field. of Pittsburgh. Pa.
spent few days last week with his
mother. Mrs. N. G. Field.
Mrs. Riley Macon and Mrs Latmer
Macon are on a visit to Baltimore.
MISS Elizabeth Barlow, OF Louisville.
ky, Is the guest Of Mrs. Jackson
Morton.
Mrs. Charlie C. Page visited in Bal
timore last week
Mrs. a. w. Pulliam. of Culpeper. was
the guest OF Mrs. Henry Grasty for
several days last week
MT and Mrs. William G. Itch. of
washington. spent the Weekend with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs Emil
Levy.
Mrs. Charles A. Crumpacker. of
Biacksburg, is the guest of her daurb :
ter. Mrs. ]. NJ. SamueIs.
I. w. Grimm is on visit TO his old
home in Strausburg.
MISS Jennie Latham and Mrs. Flor.
ence fendleton. Of Culpeper. were the
week '"S'
Mrs. w. W. Griener has been re-
cent visitor to charlottesville
MISS Fenton Boxley left on wednes-
"dE LOT Staunton, where she will at
'eno the Mary Baldwin Seminary.
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Robinson has been spending "a few
days In Suffolk with Miss George
Thomas. after spending some time an
Nor1olk with relatives.
Miss Virginia Wright entertained
Friday afternoon In honor OF her card
club.
Mrs. w. J. sebrell. of courtland Is
the guest OF Mrs. T. H. Birdsong.
II. r. Birdsong. of New York. was
the guest Monday OF his brother, II
II. Birdsong. $500
Mrs Harry Trotmans and children
are visiting the formers mother Mrs,
Susie Holland.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. T. Elliott and son.
Bruce, have returned from an extended
motor trip through the New England
States and Canada
Miss Elizabeth Hart has concluded
visit to Suffolk relatives, and re-
turned to her home in wilmington,
II. c.
Miss Helen Birdsong left Monday
afternoon to visit relatives in Phila :
deiphia.
+. A. Eure and daughter returned
nome Tuesday. after a visit to out-of-
twE friends.
Matte Boswell Osborne, of Missis-
sippi. has concluded a visit to relatives
in Suffolk.
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WHY SOCIETY WOMEN WASH
THEIR OWN HAIR

They do, not because II Is a fad
nut because they wish to obtain the
greatest possible hair beauty and
he sure they are not using ANYTHING
harmful. They have found that In
washing the hair it Is never wise IN
use makeshift. but Is always adj
fisable to use preparation mad.
TOT shampooinE only. Many of our
friends say they get the best results
from simple home made conthror
mixture. You can use this at
cost OF about three cents a sham
poo by getting some canthrox from
your druggist. and dissolving a tea
spoonful in cup Of hot water
rms makes enough shampoo liquid
L" apply to all the hair Instead OF
Just the top of the head, as with
most preparations. DandrufY. OK.
cess oil and dirt are dissolved and
entirely disappear In the rins,nr
water. Your hair will be so fIuffv
that 1t will look much heavier than
IT is. Its !ustre and softness vii,
also delight you.-Ady
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twelve; congregationalist. eight: jaw.
ish. five; Catholic, eight. and mlucel.
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ACCOMAC
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ACCoMAC. VA. September 29-A1rs.
w. w. Joynes and daughter, Katherine.
OF Norfolk, Va, are at Mrs. Joynes's
summer home. "Bellecroft."
Thomas w. Blackstone, Jr., of the
naval reserve. was visitor In town
several days the past week
Mrs. j. c. Harry has as her ruest
MISS Evelyn Gill, OF Avalon, Va.
Miss Katherine Nelson was tho
guest last week of her aunt, Mrs. Ross
in Norfolk.
Misses Jennie and Frances Fletcher
nave returned To- Lynchburs to resume
school work at Randolph Macon Wo.
mans College.
CAPTAIN Irwin Sturgis, of this place.
died last Sunday morning at ST. vim
cents Hospital. Norfolk. His remains
were brought to the home Of Captain
William H. Lang on Monday, where
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. j. r. Taylor. of the Episcopal
Church. Burial was in Edgehill Gene
terry.
A patriotic demonstration was given
the boys of this county who have been
called to the colors at the courthouse.
on Wednesday, September 49, Music
was furnished by band from Sails.
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WEST POINT
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lSpcetHl 10. fne IlmcS-DtSpatch1
WEST FONT VA. September %
League held the first meeting of the
season this week. with Mrs w. r.
Rroaddus, the president in the chair.
Ihere was fairly good attendance.
The names of four new members were
added TO the list Plans were discussed
Tor the winters work
Mrs. w S. Eastwood entertained ~,
Saturday In honor OF Mrs. Charles
hazel, OF Baltimore. who has been tho
house guest of her sister, Mrs 7 w
Marshall. for week or ten DAYS She
ana children have now returned to
their home.
Mrs. II. Lane Cooke will entertain
the Woman's Club Of Monday. October
]. when the study of French will be
continued '
Mrs. F. c. Garden has recently en-
tertained very charming house party
rom washington, ID. c. The guests
were II. w Bclnap and wife. John
imirie and wife and NJ. NJ Albright and
wire. Dabney Hardy. of Chase CITY,
motored down and joined the marry
rlshing. boating and resting filled tho
week. The Washington party left for
nome on Saturday afternoon
MT and Mrs j. Brantly BRAY. of
WaEema, attended church in town
sunday and spent the rest of tho dav
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Eastwood.
Miss Lucille Bray. of wakema has
gone TO Anderson, s. c., TO visit in Inc
nome OF DR.. and Mrs. Clyde r. Rose
Mrs. Ross is Miss Bray's sister. vol.
known formerly in Richmond and this
section as Miss Anabel Bray.
2 The National League for womap,s
Service has decided that as soon as Tho
box, now In course of preparation 10
sent on. there will be no more SEWN
during the winter. The women will
knit. however.
y Miss Marie Mackcy. of Newnort
News. who has spent several weeks al
Mrs. Charles HUMPHREYS, has rc,urnad
to her home.
Rev. w. s Shackiette, rector Of ST
IQhn's Church, has been .,atient the
last week at the Johnston-willis Hos
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RIM. WoMAN's COLLEGE

LYNCHBURG. VA. September 90
The twenty-flfth session OF Randolph
Macon Woman's College opened We'd
nesday. September 1s. The opening
chapel services were conducted by the
Rev. j. G. Robertson, Of Rivermont
Avenue Methodist Church. The Rev.
+. 7. McFaden, D. D., of the First
Presbyterian Church. Richmond, also
spoke for the patrons of the college,
who were present.
me ofhcers OF the college were graf
ifed at the large number OF students
enrolled. The number to date is 900,
representing thirty-one States or
these, over 200 come from Virginia.
North Carolina and Tennessee have
the next highest number. thirty-eight
and thirty-six. respectively. Such
widely separated States as California.
Connecticut. Delaware. Kansas Maine.
Michigan and New Mexico have one
representative each. Alabama, Arkan-
sas. Georgia. Maryland. Mississippi and
pennsylvania show an increase over
last years enrolment Of from one. in
the case of Mississippi, TO nine. in
the case of Georgia. There are thirty
eight students from the city Of Lynch
burg. or the $50 boarding students.
sixty-two this year had to be pro-
vided with rooms outside the campus,
because OF lack of space for them in
the dormItcries.
Friends of the college in the CITY.
and especially delegations from the
various churches, have been most COR
dial In their welcome to the newly en-
rolled students. On Saturday morning
the Chapel services were conducted by
members OF Court Street Sunday
school, who invited new and old stu
dents to join classes with them. An
effort has been made to furnish city
pastors with the names Of those at
hliated with their denominations. Sta
tistics thus obtained show the follow
Ing enrolment by churches: Methodist
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AMHERST

AMHERST. VA. September 23.-Aiiss
Bessie Robertson, who has been the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Archie Robert
son. in Wilmington, y. c., returned
home Thursday.
Frank Thomasson. OF Lynchburg, was
here on legal business last Friday.
Miss Bessie Whitehead, of Richmond
is spending week at her home here.
Miss Janetta Fitz-Hugh, of the Uni
versity of Virginia, was the guest OF
Miss Harriet Evans last Friday, and
spent the Weekend with friends AT
Sweet Briar.
O. l.. Evans, OF Washington, Is
spending month ut his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Evans were
weekend guests of o. l.. Evans, a,
"Ravcnscroft."
Miss Emma Beard, of Fluvanna
County, is visiting Mrs. Il. NJ. Beard
and Mrs J. w. Beard
Mrs. John ID. McChesney. of Pember.
ton, Is the guest of Mrs. T.. NJ. Beard.
Miss Essie Robertson was the guest
OF friends in Lynchburg last Monday.
Mrs. w. NJ. Brydon, OF Danville; Mrs
James Clark. Of Wilson, ~ c., and Mr.
IEree, OF Iynchburg. attended the fune
raj or Miss Rena Day here last Satur.
day.
Mrs ]. r. Bowman was the cues
or Mrs. William Graves, in Lynchburg
last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snead, who hay,
been touring the Northern cities an,
canada, returned to Amherst Saturday
and arc guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John W
Johnson for a few days.
DR.. and Mrs. j. r. Blair and child, O,
Richmond. motored here last week, anc
were guests OF Mrs. c. Moncure Camp
bell, at Mrs. o. V. Hangers.
RI. ). Peyton. of Charlottesville. |.
VISITING his family at Mrs M. S. Floyd's
X. II. Drummond. Jr. Of Richmond
Is visiting at his home here.
invitations have been received for tn,
.,"hs- rltz-Hugh wedding, which viii
take place i'm the Ijnivarsit,, - va.
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bury. Md. and patriotic airs were suns
by the crowd assembled An address
was made to the .'soldier boys" by
Hon. Thomas j. Downing. OF Lancaster
County.
William T. Corr. Jr.. has returned
to Washington, D. c., where he will
attend school this winter.
Mrs. Lola Forrest. Miss Reina N.Y.
ers and John w. Coleburn, of Balti-
more. Md, are visiting Mrs. Ida All
worth.
Miss Margaret Conquest and brothers.
William and Charles, have returned
to Accomac. after spending some
weeks In the mountains Of PennsyI.
vania.
p. l.. Conquest, of Richmond. Is a
guest of Miss Conquest and the Messrs.
Conquest at their summer homo in
Accomac.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-29
GERMAN A|RMEN
VISIT ENGL |SH
SOUTHEAST COAST

London, Sept, 2S.-Hostile airplanes
attacked the southeast coast of Eng
land this evening.
few of them attempted to reach
London but failed. No reports of cas-
ualties or damage have been received
as yet. The official report issued by
Field Marshal French in charge of
the aerial defense of Great Britain
follows:
Hostile airpanes attacked the
southeast coast of England this eveh-
ing. The raiders were reported from
various points along the coast in sui.
folk, Essex and Kent. The majority
of the raiders did not venture far in
land A few of them headed toward
London but failed to reach the me-
tropolis.
Bombs were dropped in Suffolk
Essex and Kent, but no reports re-
garding casualties or damage have
been received as yet
When the air raid warning was is
sued in London, everybody took tc
cover in the usual way They waited
two hours without hearing the sounds
of defensive gun or the bomb of q
raider. until it become evident the
German airmen had been headed of
from the London era.
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At last accounts Field Marshal Haig
was consolidating the positions won
from the Germans int Wednesday, s
battle east of Ypres, the extension of
which would give him position DOM
mating the Ostend-Lille railroad and
flanking both the northern and south
ern parts of Crown Prince Rupprecht
Of Bavaria's line.
All the commanding positions taken
by the English, Scotch and Australian
troops in the latest drive have been
firmly held by them, despite numerous
furious counter-attacks delivered with
huge effectives. in which the Germans
suffered terrible losses.
The Berlin official communication
reports that to the east of Ypres the
British artillery again has assumed
the proportions of drum fire which is
always. an indication that Haig has in
store for the enemy a still further
relentless attack against his lines.
Crown Prince Frederick William,
probably imbued with the idea that
at some time he will 10 able to pierce
General Petain's front along the
southern part of the battle line in
France, continues here and there to
t\ike violently.
His latest attempt has been in the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-29
Il KNOWN DEAD
IN TRAIN WRECK
NEAR OKLA. TOWN
Seventeen Negroes, Seven
White Men and Three In
dianS Known to Have Per-
iShed in Disaster.
tst .o.s'sa ,ouss.l SPECIAL LEASED w,ss,

tsf .oas'se JousnAL SPECIAL LEASED w,RsI
Kellyville, Okla, Sept, 2S,--Bodies
of seventeen negroes, three of whom
were women, seven white men and
three Indians have been taken from
the wreckage Of the ST. Louis & San
Francisco train No. Z which collided
head-on with an empty troop train,
one mile southwest of here this after.
noon.
More bodies may be in the debris.
No. Z was to have taken a siding
at Kellyville to let the troop train pass
but pulled out of the station before
receiving the orders. it is said meet.
Ing the troop train headon at bridge
across Polecat creek
The engine crews of both trains
escaped injury The fireman on the
troop train is said to have gone insane
after the wreck. The identified deat
are.
JOHN CRowNovER, Shamrock
Okla.
f. NJ. HUTCHINSON, Tulsa, Okla
HIP. wHITELEFF, negro. sapulpa
Okla.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-29
Would DisfranchiSe Forever
Those Who Refuse to Sup
port Country in Hour Of
Greatest Need,
THOSE WHO OPPOSE
KILLING CAN SERVE
Would Have Conscientious
Directors to Taking Life
Enlist on Mine SweeperSi
Risk to Themselves.
t.v .o.s,ss ,ovss.l SPECIAL LEASED w..,


Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 2s.--Tho
1oudest so-called Conscientious OBJ
jectors" in this country today are the
paid or unpaid agents of the German
government, Theodore Roosevelt de-
clared here tonight in a speech be-
fore the Labor Loyalty league. He
asserted that the majority of these
men are not aetuated by conscience
at ALL and that the bulk are slack
ers. pure and simple" or else traitor.
Gus pro-Germans.
Describing the various kinds OF
pacifists in this country. Mr.. Roosevelt
said that some OF the leading apostles
of applied paciflsm are not timid men,
but on the contrary "they are brutal
violent men, W are perfectly willing
to fight, but only for themselves and
not for the nation. These roughnecR
pacifists," he said, "have always been
the potent allies of the parlor or milk.
and water pacifists. The parlor pacif-
list, the white handed or sissy type
of pacifist, represents decadence, rep
resents the rotting out of the virile
virtues among people who typify the
unlovely senle side of civilization
The roughneck pacifist, on the con-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-29
Attacks President Wilson's Re-
ply to Pope as Intended to
Drive Wedge Between KaiS-
ef and Subjects,
SAYS POSITION OF
TEUTONS IS FAVORABLE
Cannot Discuss Peace Terms
Except When Council Is
Called of Nations Now En-
gagged in HostiIitieS,

Amsterdam, Sept. 2S.-Dr. Michael
is, the German imperial chancellor,
in a speech to the main committee
of the reichstag, said Pope Bene-
diets peace proposals were inspired
by moral seriousness, pure justice
and neutrality, which things were
lacking in the reply made by Pres
ident Wilson to the pope.
Justifying Germanys refusal to
state her war aims, DR.. Michaelis
said such action would only have a
confusing effect and would injure
German interests. The chancellor
the announced American mill.
tary exertions were awaited by Ger
many with calm confidence.
Were Germary to state her war
aims, the chancellor asserted, II
would prejudice the complex ques-
tions to be discussed at the time of
peace negotiations.
The chancellor strongly attacked
President Wilson's reply to the pope
which, he asserted, merely bound the
German people together more firmly
DR.. Michaelis dwelt upon "the sat
isfactory state of our relations with
the neutrals," which could not be
disturbed, he said, even by the un-
precedented exertioAs of the hostile
press.
I'VE greatly deplore," he contin-
ued, 'the sufferings caused to the
neutrals by our enemies economic
war, and we are always prepared tc
assume share in the provisioning
of the neutrals.
THE economic and financial diff
flculties of France are fast increas
ing. Still more keenly felt is the eco
nomic distress in Italy. with it's in
ternal political concomitants. In Eng
land also, the war is exercising it:
certain, inexorable effect. The de-
ceptive hope of dissension amongs
us causes the leading British states
men to continue to adhere to theii
war aims, or at least to proclaim
such aims as are entirely incompat.
ibe with political, economic and vita
needs of Germany"