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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
ROANOKE GUARDS DRILL
UNDER LIEUT.. HAIR MAN

Roanoke. Va. Sept 1.-THE
Roanoke Guards was chosen last
nigh' as the name Of the new mill
tary company begun by members OF
George II. Bentley camp. Spanish War
Veterans an dthe forty men present
were put through a brief but vigorous
drtll by Lieut.. Mercer Hartman. COM
rnhndin1. In the unsvoida bile absence
nf Can't r. r.. Taylor.
The members OF the Guards are
takfnP deep interest IN their WORK and
for the present will drill every Fri
day night AT o'clock Az the drili
'sslY-is+ts an hour all members are
urged 10 be present punctually on the
hour. There was some difference OF
opinion az 10 the choice of a name
and number were suggested In an
informal discussion that preceded the
vote. but the name ultimately adopted
met With the approval Of all. and
fanceforth the Guards will he known
as such, all reference to Spanish War
Veterans -bsing omitted in fnturer-
At the next meeting II is expected
that Captain Taylor win announce the
names Of the men he has selected to
be non-comnissioned officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

married. as follows;
An oil refinery with daily capacity
1000 barrels will he built by
the Burkburnett Refining company.
Burkhurnett, Tex. the cost TO bs
$500 600,
Cotton gins will be built hy the
Williams & Miller Can company. Elk
City, Okla. incorporated with s2ee.-
600 capital.
West Virginia coal will be mined
by the Mt. Claire Coilier~ company.
Mt. Claire. W Va, Incorporated with
+ 81 S0.0nG capital
West Virginia coal will be mined
by the Wyatt Bingamon Coal COM
pany. Paramount, w Va. incorpo-
rated with slaoooo capital
Lumber will ne manufactured by
the Crisp Lumber company. White
sulphur Springs w Va. incorpo-
rated with $4,000 capital.
Oklahoma lead and zinc properties
with BE developed by the Right Spot
Lead a Einc company. Shawnee,
Okla. incorporated with 100000
capital.
k Gas for Illuminating purposes VIII
he manufactured by the Burlington
corporated with 10000 capital.
Vegetable oils will be manufactured
by the international Refining COM
pany. San Antonio, Tex, Incorporated
with SIS 900 capital.
Beverages will be the product Of
the Maya Cola Ice 4 Botthng cor
poration, Mullens. w Va, Incorporate
ed with SIS 1000 capital.
Furniture will he manufactured by
the Galax Manufacturing company.
GalaN, Va, Incorporated with sTs,-
600 capital
Tennessee coal will be mined by
.the Big Coal company. Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn. Incorporated with 100000
apital.
North Carolina mari will be mined
by the Belgrade Phosphate a Car
corporaed with $50. 900 capital stock.
Chairs VIII be manufactured by the
Rernhardt Chair company. Lenoir,
y. G., Incorporated with $50, eee cap
ital.
one thousand tons Of coal Ia the
daily capacity proposed by the Green
hrier Colliery company, sevy. W.
Va, organized to develop 1000 acres
lof coal land
Deodorapts will be. manufactured
hy the ozonar Deodoran, company.
Oklahoma City, incorporated with
$50 900 capital
Steel products will be manufac-
tured by the National Steel Products
company, Besemer. Ala. organized
TO build $50 900 plant
Cotton will he compressed nv the
Loeb Compress company. Rustpn,
a, incorporated with $780, Cap
ital
Hosiery will be the product OF the
Piedmont Hosiery Mills company.
lawndale. y. C., organized with $50
600 capital
Boilers and other machinery will
be built by the Hiilman Development
company. Nashvilles Tenn, incorpo-
resed with $4,000 capital
Fertilizer will be manufactured by
the Surry Lime Mari corporation.
Richmond, Va, Incorporated with
$500 capital
West Virginia coal will he mined
by the Lory Coal & Coke company.
Lory w. Va, Incorporated with $780,.
600 capital.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
European pea &c

European peace.
Should We continue to wait with
patience until the powers by which
We are surrounded chose the moment
for attack To expose Germany 10
this danger would have been criminal
Therefore on July Al We dema nd
ed that Russia demohilze. this being
the only measure which could save
the peace or Europe The imperial
a m hassador received, furthermore. the
order to declare to the Russian gov
eminent that In case thev did not
comply with our demands they should
consider that state Of war exists,
The imperial ambassador per-
formed this mission. Up till the
present we have not learned Russia 9
answer 70 this demand Telegra phic
reports concerning Il have not vet
rec ched Ms, although the wire still
tr~~smtts less important messages.
Therefore. on August l. AT o'clock,
when the appointed period Of grace
was long past. the lzaiser considered
ii necessary ~ rmehilize
al the same time We had 70 make
hure of the position France would
take. To our direct question whether
In case Of p German Russia war she
would rena In neutral. France answer
ed that she would do What she had
~ do in her own interests That was
as evasive II not negative answer
TO our question.
TN spite of this the kaiser gave
the order that the French border
should be respected The command
was strictly enforced with a single
exception France, which mobiliged
simultaneously with us declared that
she would respect zone OF ten kilo-
meters from the border And what
happened in reality? There was
bomb throwing fiers. cavalry patrols,
Invading companies in the Reichs-
land tAlsace- T.orraine) Thereby
France, although the condition Of war
had not vet been declared. had at
tackled our territory.
Concerning the French comDla ints
" regard to violations of the border.
have received from the chief of the
general staff the following report
ONLY one offense has been committed.
Contrary to an emphatic order a
patrol of the Fourteenth army corps,
led by an officer, crossed the border
on August ?. They apparently were
killed Only one man returned. How
ever. before the crossing of the hor
der French fiers were dropping bombs
in southern Germany. and at
Schluchtpass the French troops had
attacked our border troops.
Until the prsNrnt our troops have
confined their activity to the protec
tinn OF our borders They are now
on the defense. and necessity re
coEnizes no law.
"Our troops have occupied LuXem-
burg. and perhaps have also found
II necessary to enter Belgian territory.
This is contrary to international law.
The French government has declared
in Brussels thew will respect the
neutrality of Belgium as long as she
respects the opponent. We knew,
however, that France was ready to in
wade Belgium. France could wait:
we however. could not because
French invasion in our dover Rhine
flank would have proved fatal
so we were forced to disregard the
protests of the Luxembourg and Belgian
governments. We shall try to make
good the injustice We have committed
as soon as orr military goal has been
reached. Who like We are fighting
70 rthe highest must onlv consider
how victory can be gained"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
WET PRO-GERMANTsM

would have to picket yours or
minis.
There is a basis of truth In what
Mr. Jersey says, as has been ahuud
antly exemplif'ed in every movement
intended to change, long existing con-
ditions. The over enthusiastic, the
fanatical champions of the new cause
allow their enthusiasm TO overwheim
such judgment as they may possess.
makes them ignore the counseIs Of
the wiser ones Interested In the same
movement. and go 10 lengths which
ALLEVIATE the sympathy OF many who.
normally. would favor fhs proposed
changes.
But thfs is no modern difficulty
Long ago very wise man prayed to
be delivered from his friends m can
Ing. OF course. his fool friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

there are more American girls anon q
them than YOU might suppose They
got 10 saying Hes back again after
had been there four ar five times
| seldom heard them because | usually
Was unconscious BUT they always gave
me my favorite bed and the attendants
/ liked best.
One Thursday morning. after I had
been unconscious for more than a
week, I woke un IN England instead
of AT Boulogne. | knew then that
must have been seriously Injured. The
men most seriously injured-~those not
expected 20 Hive--usuRlly are ssnt 70
EamsCate.' From London 7 went -
Ramsgate They have a wonderful
hospital there
Down along the water front there
is great promsnade. It is perhaps
seventv-fve feet wide, when hopeie ss
cases have been cured they are given
whee. chairs which they propel with
their Hands and sent down 10 the
promenade for the sea air ] "
70 any fan,nx" shlpSs m that promenade.
The favorfte srort Mas for about aftY
Of these men. some without legs. some
Without arms 20 Join their chairs. TO-
gether and. after getting up speed.
play at crack IRE whin Then there
would he 3oastnr matches the mer
charging an each other with their
chairs The winner was she one who
succeeded In throwing the other man
out Of hts chair, Frequently the re-
suits doctors had secured after months
Of painful work were undone in this
way.
at used to Re funny and som etimes
pathetic 10 see the men trying out
their artificial limbs, There we're two
long iron rails supported bv posts be
tween which the men with artificial
legs would practice. They would grip
the rails with their hands and walk
from one end OF the path To the other.
The stunt was to turn around with
hands eff the rails Many q time 7
have seen man 20 sprawllpg when
one Of his legs went out from under
him
There was one chan at Ramsgate
who used to have a great deal ut fun
out II an artificial hand II got 70 a
point where his COMPANION inVaiids
would make him pledge that he
wouldn't nun his hand joke when they
introduced him to their women friends,
You're right he'd say. that Joke
But when the time for the introduc-
ton came the impulse was irresistible,
The chap would put out his false hand
for the girl to shake and then would
pull his arms away, leaving the hand
in her grip. More than once I've seen
that hand drop on the hard floor ~
the promenade while the girl shrek d
in horror"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
ENTERPRISES UTILIZE
SOUTHERN RESOURCES

Baltimore, Sept. fs,-Ameng the
new southern development enter
prises announced during the past
week are corporations with capital
izations ranging from $4,000 10
$4,000, o00. The announcements in
clude plans for utilizing practically
every class of the natural resources
located throughout the Southern
States, and all the principal features
are presented In the current issue of
the Manufacturers Record.
OH refining Is the purpose OF the
S1b,000,000 company. this being the
Buffalo OIL & Refining corporation of
Houston. Tex Coal land develop
ments will be undertaken by the
North Maryland Coal Mining com
pany, Cumberland. Md. Incorporates
with $3.50. geo capital, In Georgia the
Mammoth Mining company. OF Hi
ram, will develop pyrltes deposits. and
has organized with capitalization
OF $3.50, 900. In Kentucky the Con-
sumers Fuel a Supply company. OF
Louisville, has organized with $780,
600 capital to mine coal and estab-
lish depets for supplying household
consumers In Oklahoma the Cole
Creek Mining a. Royalty company.
Of Miami. has. Incorporated with
100000 capital for mining fzad and
zinc,
Among the many ether news items
In today's Manufacturers Record are
reports which may be briefly sum-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
UNCLE SAM, BENEVOLENT DICTATOR

Under regulations which 60 into et-
feet next Thursday. every nation in
the world that expects TO import any
sort Of basic commodity from the
United States must prove to the sat
supplies are to be used directly In
prosecuting the war against Germany.
Having got into the fight. with vast
reserves Of money and material, ali
OF which is AZ stake In the contest
with Prussianisrn, this country pro-
poses to back Its undertaking with
every material resource. Vast SUMS
of cash have already been advanced to
the allies to ass.sf them in their fluan-
ciai undertakings. enormous stores Of
food and munitions are available for
their use II II had been deliberately
planned, the United States could not
have bean in a stronger position to
demand and enforce united effort
against a common enemy through eco
ncrnsc pressure.
The wisdom of the course which
the administration has begun, with
the full sanction Of congress and the
approval OF the entire country ftha
pro~German element fairly excluded
from that classidcation), must com
nand itself to men Of intelligence and
vssfcn. The war must he fought with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

That the White House pickets ar
actually to blame for the result OF tht
suffrage election in Maine is the for
NAL charge brought by Representative
Hers~v, of that state. who thus ex
pressed himself In the house last Sat
urday.
During the brief recess of this
house last month. | paid a visit
10 my state. I spoke at patriotic
meetings and 10 every gathering
Of men I put the question, What
about woman suffrage In this
state7" and men who had always
been for woman suffrags-~men
who today stand for r-~-said to
me. Il am going TO vote against
IL 10 rebuke the women who plac-
I'd on their hammers ut. tho White
House the words Kaiser Wilson"
have for. these women the
utmost respect. l know their char
acter. which is the best. | know
their motives, which are the high
est But / DO not forget that the
White House is the president
home and no one has any more
right to picket his home than be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

The line separating liquor interests
and me German interests has long
been so purely imaginary that the ar
rest OF the editor Of ltquor periodi-
cal on s. charge Of obstructing the
draft is no surprise
The incident occurred at San An
-fnnin saturdax- Ahaa-G Carl RnnGAr adj
tor of Liberty monthly magazine
devoted TO the interests of the re-
tall liquor trade Of Texas was taken
into custody by federal officers and
later released under hesvy bail
For months, Runges magazine has
divided its space about equally be
tween pro-liouor and pro-German dis
cuesions Ever since the war began
his denuneiations Of the American gsv-
ernmeut have Increased in bitterness
sust as he became more bitter over
the advance of prohibition.
The trouble in which this minor
rrotagonist of booze is involved is a
perfectly natural outcome ~ his con-
nectson with the Liquor German dual
alliance. There are more conspicuous
men with the same alliances who
abundsntly deserve the same treat
nent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

'he wan PoHs AT mana ooo anu IRON
ar W." 90 @he Nl'"'iF ''npo' 'a1it ha
ioh" weapons without "h'eh every
FF'hF ""Hia ne o'''Ne' ihS'aa''F 10
@oah0on the ue'a' 80 america pro
poses 10 use THESE weapons "c'iNe'y
anu aseresSlVeiF' 10 use them TO the
utmost for Inc advancement OF the
great cause u champions
"'p1" can s'' ''o 'i'e'a's Aoi ats I'M
i'F'''Se '"0'''4eN Ni''S" Il gives "ASut
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
WAR ADVENTURES
nOVER THERE
Ry RICHARD BoECKEL.

Washington. September 1.-THE
Is excellent" said Lieutenant ----,
of the Royal dying corps. II ought
to know. I've had enough experience
with It. Everything Is done to make
the less seriously wounded man com :.
Portable, and no effort Is spared to
save the more critically wounded mans
life.
Il used to get into the hospital at
Bouiogne so often that the nurses get
to know me very we'll. - They are
spisndid women. these nufsss, An,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

The japanese enissaries did grace
full thing yesterday In making their
visit TO the tomb Of Admiral Perry. the
first representative Of Western efviliza-
ton 70 whom Japan opened its doors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

When there IL no disturbance in
try's independence day" it's news
There WAS m disturbance in Mexico
yesterdas-so far as-reported up to i
a. ~ today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

think they are helping win the war,
but a stout pair of knitting needles
would be better.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Considering the mess In which he
found all civilization, that Arctic OK
riorer car hardly re blamed for want .
ing to go back whore he can he by
himself
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Amba ssador at the German
Imperial Court, July rs. 1918,
to February 4, 1917.

Copyright. 1917, by the Public Led
ger Company.
Copyright. Canada, 1917. ~ the Pub
tic Lsaeer Company. 1nternational
copyright, 1917, by the Public Led
ger Company All rights reserved
Amy infringement will be prose
cuted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

We never heard Champ Clark talk
Bostonese. but a Missouri admirer
solemnly asserts that the speaker or
the house studied while eating pork
and beans"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Chicago is to lose I 200 of it's sew
seem able TO lose Mayor Thompson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Prosperity seems always Just ahead,
behind,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Denmark is not the only scaudi-
navian country where the processes OF
decay are conspicuous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

II has happened at last. Even the
wireless got crossed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
LEAGUE OF CITIES
TO MEET TUESDAY

Two Richmonders will have prom.
nent places on the program OF the
twelfth annual session of the Virginia
League of Municipalities. which will be
held in 3LynchburE on Tuesday. Dr.
Roy X. Flanagan. chief health ofYicer,
and Edward r. Fuller. member OF TIN
house Of delegates, will address the
delegates. The former will discuss
health problems. while the later viii
talk on municipal economy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Probation OfYicer l. e. Tanner RI.
turned yesterday from PennsylvaniA
with Howell ChurchweIl. and ELI HAM.
derBon. both wanted here FOR non-sup-
pert. Churchweli was arrested N
Philadelphia. and Henderson was nr~
.aested In areenvine, Pa, They WIN -
heard today IN juvenile conrt mi. 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

vTRGYNLAN PHONES:
Advertisinw---Mad. 1853.
Business offlce--Mad. i7es.
socsety--Mad. 1913.
Editorial---Mad les2.
General Mgr.--Ran. 2sf.
Circulation Ran. ara.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17
MY Four Years In Germany"
Ambassador Gerard's Experiences at German Court
Until Entrance of the United States Into
The Great War
Suppression of Gable Letter Written In
English BY Wilhelm II TO President Wilson

as difficult for us TO. send troops to
help our neighbors as it would be
for Germany to attack.
Remember that in southern Brazil
nearly 100000 Germans are sustain
ed, as | found out, in their devotion
10 the fatherland by annual grants of
money for educational purposes. from
the imperial treasury in Berlin.
ENGLAND CHANGES
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

square miles OF territory, the central powers
a little less than 100000 square miles, the
neutrals little less than 100000 square
miles.
An Eastern financial publication suggests
that allied airplanes drop pamphlets contain
ing these figures among the German soldiers
and the German people "a one very effective
way OF fastening the end OF the war.
Certainly unless the Germans have entirely
lost the power 10 think for themselves
little study OF these figures ought 10 impress
them with tho hopelessness of their situation.
And it ought TO impress them with the
criminal stupidity OF their rulers, whose poll
cies have forced the greater part OF the civ
ilgcd world TO make war against them.
In the whole history OF the world there
ha, been no tragedy more terrible than the
betrayal OF the German people by the rulers
TO whom they have gwen their blind devo-
ton
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

ONSlDERlNG wealth. population and
~ territory, more than % per cent OF the
world is at war.
Roughly speaking, so per cen. represents
the allies and 10 per cent the central powers.
The remaining 10 per cent represents the
neutrals.
The total wealth of the world is estimated
At Nooooo0oo00o Quite a snug sunni
About SSSo0ooOooooo belong To- the allies.
$llo.oOoooooo to the central powers. $40,
oO0oooooo 10 the neutrals.
The wealth of the United States is abou,
$2So0oo,ooo0oo, nearly one-halt OF the total
wealth OF the allies, more than one-third OF
the total wealth OF the whole world
The total population OF the world in round
numbers is l.T5OOOoOoo.
The allied nations have about l,4l0O0oOoo
people, the central powers 100000. the
neutrals 100000
The allies control upwards of 100000
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

A. he disappeared. tho impulse
To call him back almost controlled
her. then she started 10 follow
him: but sho did not. She stood
btlll. ahiYering. Then sho heard
him returning.
you found your friendf"
Yea" A change In his tone sur
prised her.
What is wrong that you did not
expect7"
She heard his breath come fast
Nothing" h. denied.
No. you must tell mel
Il cannot
Cant you trust met"
Trust you" he cried. lie
turned TO her and seized her hands.
You ask ms to-truAt you'll
Yes: rye trusted you. Can't you
believe ms much In mey"
Believe In you. Miss Santoine'"
He crushed her fingerH in his
grasp. "Oh. my God. wish |
could"
You wish you could7" she
echoed The tone OF II struck her
like a blow. and she tore her hands
away. what do you mean b.
that7"
He made no reply. but stood star
ing at her thru tho dark. We
must go back" no raid queerly.
We are in strange relation TO
each other. Miss santoine --
stranger than you know" ho said
uneYeniy. when tho time comes
that you comprehend what our &C
tual relation Is. II want you TO
know that | understand that what
ever you have done was done be-
cause you believed II might bring
about tho greater good IL have
rccn In you-ln your fathsr--only
kindness. high honor. sympathy. II
| did not know
Sha started. gazing AT him; what
he said had absolutely no meaning
for her. what rs It that you
know7" she demanded.
lie did not reply. his hand went
out 10 hers. seized Il. crushed H..
and he started away As he went
up the stair she stood staring after
him in gorple1liy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
LETTERS SENT i: TO 9 THE EDITOR

man master OF efficiency overlook
Ing such a waste Of time and loss
81 energy. Tho solution Of this
problem Is 10 section the city of
into districts and require the laun-
dry nearest to serve the district
which such laundry can accommo-
date with the least loss OF time
and waste OF energy and gasoline.
Again American citizens are
very slow TO avail themselves OF
the numerous opportunities To set
Nature TO work for them. There
Ia enough good. fertile land lying
absolutely Idle in and around Sc
attic to feed half the population all
winter. Lots in many localities
are practically cleared and ready
for the pillow. The city. county or
state should have every vacant
tract Of ground plowed al once and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
EXPLAIN REPORT OF
SUBS IN PACIFIC

BREMERT0N. April 26.-It Wa
nip and tuck race between a
American var vessel and two w
submarines that passengers aboard
the Northern Pacific liner Great
Northern saw last week. and il
formed the basis for the rumors
that German undersea boats were
menacing Pacific shipping.
The explanation has been re-
ceiyed by naval officials here.