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Books and Authors

!, 'Trea theart. by Ethel NJ. Dell, is one Of c.
J.. ..,I rHtnam 5 sons latest issues. Surely Miss
inS OF the title best seller than This ms rh
ing story which takes elemental grip on the
ne"usr 70 an amazing degree. The Irritation of
d young girl, released tor brief time from
me harsh restraint of unovely home dc.
tei"pS until 1t assumes overmastering proper.
the steadiast loyalty, unSpokrn love and great
moral courage of the physically weak brother
OF her m, handsome. impuisive and philandering
and the ravishnE beauty OF that lovely land is
painted with admirable skill
The Son Decides" by Arthur s. Pier (HouEh-
,rm .M!iHih COZ, narrates the adventures OF
man father. during the months before ana after
cNimefn : parttclpai :on IN the great war. The
ii Hn nciitVes mat the cause OF the Father
iau is Just but the boy cannot it, After
many complications and exciting cxperienccs
curing his final year at ST. Timothys and his
freshman at Harvard the story comes to Il stir
ring conclusion, in which the hero, after train
ing with the X. o. T. c.. accepts /, commission
IN the American Army with the acquicsce nee
story IS an il!um mating and moving picture OF
me struGele that is going IN many Ger
WA li%r!cnn emily and is contribution to
WI hcloh as slghihcaht AS 1t is interesting.
The Enchanted Barn" by Grace l.. H. l.utz
90. IS Lippincott Coz, is OF the most in
terestinS books of the season Mrs i.utz has
ained an Gmviahie following of readers among
enjcy spirited romances which are at the same
iunc Wholesome and of a character that they
can recommend TO every member OF their faini-
lies. Her books have been indorscd by clergy
men editors and educators of note. This new
Sl3'E IS a particularly charming romance with
n'Eh-spirltcd me reader who goes with Shir-
icy ifoliister on her adventurous way and who
gain fresh courage seek his own not or
happinsSs and Of gold at foot of the rain.
bow: The actual world. as Shirley proves may
sometimes bring to realization the glorious
dreams OF youth.
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Their Point Of View on Vital Questions
of the Day as Expressed By Writers Best
Equipped to Cover the Subjects Sc
lected--ADaily Editorial F eature.
COMMERCE AFTER THE WAR
G. REDFELD.
0 Comm OF tho United State,
COMMERCE AFTER THE WAR
by WILLIAM G. REDFIELD,
Secretary OF Commerce of tho United State,

we do not assume the role OF prophet
concerning future economic changes.
No man Is wise enough to foresee to-
day that which Will come with the end
OF the war. We do not know in
deed. what economic changes will take
place before the war shall end. There
may be financial or political devotion.
mehtS In one or another country in the
months before or following the wars
close which no one can foretell one
may not say positively what or where
the uneXhausted reservoirs OF credit
shall be. or how much of what is
thought to be war Legislation in one
or another country Is TO be permanent
IL Is easy from one set Of facts to
deduce that there VIII be general
collapse OF commerce with the end of
, me war. 1t Is quite as easy from an
other set OF facts. to infer that there
VIII he great industrial and financial
activity when the war closes Neither
viewpoint may be based upon all tho
tacts. and there may be. probably are
economic forces at work which Will
produce results either quite unexpected
or which viii occur for reasons quite
other than those relied upon to bring
them about.
When peace shall come and Ger
many's merchants take up the task or
restoring her commerce. they Will find
mat II iS a strange world which they
seek TO rc-cntcr. There will be diff
iiculties In the path OF future peaceful
penetration OF which they seem not to
dream.
Commercial frightfulncss, like its
military namesake. will have passed
away 1t viii hardly he said again to
any Secretary OF Commerce OF the
| United States that the German Dye
stuH Nerein will not permit" the cs
'ahiishment OF an American dyestun
industry. The monopolics on which
German foreign commerce. In large
part. seemed to rest secure have passed
away.
Our friends beyond the seas. and we
ourselves have learned the danger OF
having any Industries wholly dependent,
Tor supplies on foreign countries which
may become unfricndly
1t Is D!tiful to read extracts from the
German press. which seem to show that
they erpect TO take up the task OF re-
building their commerce where they
laid II down. They reckon the worlds
demand for potash purely German
! asset: II was so. but IL is no longer
iheY were the worlds source for dive.
Sums: that opportunity has gone II
was they 10 whom the world looked for
"pticai glass; We do not look there
ho" They were the source of SUNNY
of chemical porcelain. we make I, to-
day, as well they.
Ihey had applied science TO industry
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more than any other people. and had
| puiit up Industrial power by means
others mad neglected: we have learned
that lesson also. Science speaks to
ana through Industry with an authority
"nu success which we did not know Of.
"hicn we have been glad to learn. and
which we shall not Bct aside.
Any thoughtful review OF the past
VIII SHOW the nature and extent OF
herman commercial procedure She
was at once competitor and in no
small degree. tho source OF supply OF
,hose with whom she competed. The
"orld seems. as we look back, to have
been industrially asleep while. with
cunning SKILL she pushed alike into
tho markets in which we sold and into
our ccntcrs OF production. SO that often
"hlle using materials made in Ger
many we had TO compete in the worlds
markets with the products of German
factories. We have awakened TO thesa
facts. We shall not Iazily fan asleen
again.
is not necessary to call attention
10 the commercial value Of what we
cali good Will" or point to the ad
vantage OF doing business as ~ going
concern. The great markets OF tho
world are TO be found among the ma
tions that have parted company win
Germany in the present struggle. Her
FORMER markets were found among
'heH. The peoples Of these lands are
''"t iiKeiE by one common impulse, to
'uFh quickly TO Germany for /, renewal
OF the commercial intercourse which
was broken by her act. The thread.
OF mat intercourse have been cut. IL
ID Idle 10 speak. some do as though
All that were necessary would be TO
pick up those threads again and com
mcnce to weave anew the cornmerc,,t
i"oric. II VIII not he easily done. The
conditions are not the same The bust
ness sundcred by the war is not n
going concern"
= controlling minds in Germany know
perfectly We'll what separation from the
world or commerce FOR three and a half
years means They had no intention
,hat II should be so long. They would
lhfo!y have vcntured on the s,rukrI.
mad they dreamed IL would be fhree
and half years
memorandum officially attached IN
me German naval bill of 1900 said:
An unsuccessful naval war OF tho
duration OF even only wear wouid
destroy Germany's sea trade and would
'hcreu; bring about the most disast-
rous conditions The dos,rn
uoh or our sea trade during the war
couid not. even at tho close OF il. he
made good within measurable Tina
and would thus add TO the sacrifices Of
me war serious economic depre.
sion"
There is little doubt that the writer
spoke the truth.
Copyright. 1879
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Voice of the PEOPLE
Acttera must Eive the name and nd.
u OK the writer. Name Will not be
published II writer so requesta
Not a Var for Row.

TO the Editor Of The Times.D snatch.
IT read a letter in your columns
srudcr. or kcswl *. ia. Mr. Marruh Mn
evidently did not take the sound and
,Eher second second ,t,holsh, before writing
iiona Army should not be made up OF
men between the ages OF twenty.one
ana AM. 'hifiE one but 10 the contrary. OF
the most horrible war in the worlds
history. Then does it sound reasonab!e
,mht me prosScu,!on ~ the greatest
Shirkcd on the youths in their teens?
he also state that ,he men between
me ages OF twenty-one. and thirty -one
causes perpetual yearning for fur
!ouEh. | consider these excellent rca-
sons why such lnen should go out TO
battle willing and strong To think that
he. his business. vie and children shall
1--we in 4 free country.
The men between the ages OF TWEEN
tE-one ana thirty-onc are supposed to
be mature. bod, mind and character,
whereas The hoy In his teens has not
can be driven astray as the wind driv-
eth the ChaT. TO take these boys from
under the maternal love and care would
be as unsafe as TO take the rudder from
ship in mid OCEAN.
There is a passage in the Bible which
ms MS, eHceedinsiy we'll here, Train d
when he gets old he Viii 'i"i not depart at
from It." Then should these youths he
taken from their parents before they
parents owe their children?
Possibly Mr.. Magruder thinks that
because David, In his teens slew Co
day could defeat Germany. but let us
bear In mind that there arc no such
Davids to-day
Let us review history and we vii,
find that all of the decisive battles OF
the world have been won by veterans.
Let us leave tho selcctivc draft to
HaN ~ i
states and his competent advisors. and
feel quite sure that shall win a
decisive victory over GERMANY
ONERTON CAMPBELL
King William. Va. Nav 8 lGIS
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Far-Sccing Diplomacy

D RESIDENT WILSON was bitterly as
l sailed at home and much misunderstood
abroad because he failed TO recommend n
declaration OF war against Austria at the
time this country went to war with Ger
many. Austria had committed tho same
crimes against American rights, though
fewer of them. She had stood with Germany
i'll every controversy with the United States.
Her ambassador to Washington had been
found guilty. upon his own confession, OF
outrages against American domestic interests
Her troops were fighting Americas allies and
every man in l.aly had felt that if the United
States were in sympathy with Itay's cause.
Austria should be recognized as our enemy
rs well as their enemy.
The case seemed complete Few OF us
were able to see why Austria should be left
out OF the deal, why she should be looked
upon a friend when she was in reality
dangerous enemy, why the President should
seek to contne this countrys to Ger
many when Gcrmanys allies were vital to
her. All these things were wondered at in
some quarters and were made the basis OF
bitter criticism in others.
Through it all, the President held his
peace He refused to heed the camor at
home or to yield to opportunities from abroad.
1 he time finally came when he made his
recommendation that Austria he recognized
as an enemy and. as we all know, Congress
acted favorably upon it without delay, as
it will act with regard to Bulgaria and Tur-
key once the word is said.
1t has remained for the revelations OF the
past few weeks to clear up the seeming mys-
terry of the Presidents position and to win
dicate the wisdom of his course. We now
know that he held back because he had def
mite knowledge that Austria was weakening
that her government working systematic
cally and persistenrly toward peace, that
the Austrian people were sick OF war and
the time might come when Germany would
either be forced TO accept the Austrian peace
views or else lose an ally that would paralyze
her military power.
All this has como TO the surface since the
controversy developed between Vienna and
Paris over peace negotiations. 1t has become
evident that only the fall OF Russia and Rou-
mania prevented the dual empire from de-
mandins an immediate peace or else the
abandonment Of Germany. 1t is, Of course
certain that the President was fully inform
ed concerning these things. He knew where
he stood and he knew the weakness of Aus
tria. He did not want TO make an enemy
or that country as long there was even
& remote chance OF using her as a club over
Germany.
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Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
Copyright 1917. by National Newspaper sery,c,I
Our Rcmdc-s' Views

thoushtful reader writes: You say the
cause or cancer IS unknown y celebrated army
SURGEON Stats mat IN. cause Of cancer in 80
per cent OF all cases is chronic ulcer of tho
stomach lie oXpa inn. ihat II is more frenuent
IN man IMAM in woman because a man takes
his food hotter, gets served first and eats While
tne housewife pours the tea and serves the
others at the table.
"My own conclusion Is that cancer comes
from lead poisoning mostly from eating foods
preserved in TIN cans. we have become a uation
Of canned food caters. Even our hotels and
restaurants make most of their pies and tho
like from preserves put up in one gallon tin
cans" $50
The correspondent here cites several instances
OF acute illness whicl, he attributes 10 lead
poisoning from eating tnn,d food lie then
concludes 81 take it the lead accumula tcs nj
spot anywhere) little at time till the dam
bursts and trouble begins. Dear doctor, excuse
my letter. but you arc now iuhlic property, and
If some OF your readers como back you just
overlook IT,"
y great many instances Of cancer Of the
stomach seem to bear out the assertion of tic
Cancer of the womb is the most frequent stu
alton in women. Cancer of the stomach ac-
cordhg TO surgeons large clinical eXDeri-
cncc. very often develops in inc site OF an old
stomach ulcer which may may not, have
given the patient trouble in recent years. Sur
in their explorations that they feel 1t is n added
incentive for operating in ali cases of stomach
gastric ulcer which d. nc promptly respond
to physiological rest Of the stomach and medc!-
nal and dictetlc treatment.
AS for the influence of lead. can assure
the correspondent that IT is by no, means as
his letter did not all resemble lead poisoning
There is to-day practically no danger OF load
poisoning any other kind of poisoning from
canned food or food preserved in tin; Ger
OF canned food is all right.
IL the army surgeons idea about the man
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
BY HENRY EDWARD WARNER
The BELLS.


The bells, the bclls-the bells CT Rhems!
The bells of proud cathedrals hung
Where for the generations swung
They've given JOY and sadness tongue;
Chmed for the mass, pcalcd for birth,
Changed Iulctde peace to men on earth.
Tolod measured cadence for the soul
Gone 10 its rest and reached its goal!
The bells, the belis-thc bells OF France!
Shot from the beifry. torn Ly hands
OF murderous, rap!nS, arson bands
From smoking soils of alien lands!
The dcsecratcl bells, hauled down
From many a peaceful. happy town
Torn down and nodded into guns
liy murdcrCUs. rapiug, arson Huns!
The bell the bell--thc bell Of peace,
Cracked in its zeal for freedoms cause
Leaps 10 the fray. to hcll's own jaws
To give mlraudirg murder pause!
And while she rings, such mAn as these
Hurried in khaki overseas
Shall face the fire and bear the pain
Till justice is enthroned again
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The WON nm,


I've been thinking a whole lot lltely
OF wciGhty affairs OF STATE,
And looking up the pedigrees
OF the mighty and the great;
I've talked in public for sweaters
And heaped the Huns with hate.
But what I would really Ike 10 know
Is whether my hats on straight.
I've thought our patience With sla .kers
Is really bound 10 hurt;
I've written letters to trench hoys
VINO are steadily digging dir.
see that an eminent preacher
Thinks girls are ncli1ed 10 nirt-
But all the time am Wondering
what you think OF my ncw-cut skirt,
The question OF arbitration
Is not to be settled in haste:
I'm strong for finishing fighting,
Now that we've got a taste.
believer in tariff revision
From silks and Jewels to pastc.
But what started to ask Won wos.
Now how do you like my waist?
believe in suffrage for women
To the balloting Eve should go:
believe that man with money
Is no better then one with Il hoe.
AS to foreign complications,
think we had better 20 slow.
hnt the thing that interests me mos.
-ahem.-docs my nctticoat show?
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Rev. i. Is. Hawthorne
Baptist Minister.

r,o,os r,'E l. NJ a d do presided. and
tlclos COOK tncSro) acted as sccretarv rhn
p@sr"He W , IN arfe majority effort to
dida,e until after The gubeTnaioE can
failed Charles II. Porter was nominntcd ZION Tor
Porter 22 william James &; j. In" W vie ifnh hGing
81 Snc n. smith g. Porter made speech of accept.
SaGf; AS IS wen known Porter is New
g., In his speech in the Ienrico radical conven-
n enerai Wells is not eFb nnc1 10 the ae eeS
crnorshp. and would not be eligible until next
reason and this alone. that General Schoiield
is dee reG,on for The general $50 Hun
Governor of Virginia If he can in any way man
over the forthcoming convention to nominate
candidates for state officers The candidates.
lIawxhurst. IIunnicutt, perpont: Leutenant
BALDWIN OF Prince Edward and O. T. Hns. Of
Eair r,;:. AttorneX y, r. Bowden. of
and j. l.: c. banner, of Richmond. The ocnven.
ton VIII meet at noon today. Lewis Lindsey
Mayor George Chahoon qualified as Mayor OF
Richmond YESTERDAY by taking the oath of Office
discharge OF his duties.
Colonel Robert L. withers. after an interview,
writes ss re- Lee Lee at t%
ncerbity of p@liticai feeling now so rife in the
Grafton and prudence IN the expression of opn-
ion and less bitterness in the denunciation Of
speedy settlement Of the vcxcd questions which
now agitatr the country. lie. howcvcr--and
with observation-disclosures room to cayil
. the enemies of the South"
New York is to have The sensation of live
prince this month--thc Prince OF -Coburc
who will stop there few days on his way 10
Brazil
National Republican Conventon-all from the
South. of course.
Mr. Bingham spoke the entire day in tho i'm
parchment yesterday, and will conclude
his speech to-day. In Washington bets now
two to ono in favor OF the acquIttal Of the
President. L
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Interest in the City Hall" petition for an
election TO determine If the form OF municipa!
government shall be changed seems TO be
dying through hamilton. Perhaps ii is just
as we'll that il is so. There never hIs been
any real public sentiment in favor OF such
an election. and it has been recognized gen
orally as unnecessary except by the coterie OF
city employees who believe their Jobs are
at stake. The charter-ch change election. pro.
Yided for by act Of the General Assembly.
probably will be held in connection with the
regular August primary, and the voters then
VIII be able TO enforce a simpiGcation of the
governmental system and dispense with tho
costly frllls and furbelows which have nr6y.d
impediments to the smooth working Of tho
municipal machinery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-08

Gambling with the lives and property Of
our citizens" as Mayor Ainsle describes con
Hnuance OF the present antiquated fire alarm
system, is too risky proposition for Rich
mond to countenance longer. With many
millions of dollars at stake, as We'll as the
lives of its people, the city cannot afford to
take such chances Cost Of modern system
would be small compared with what it might
mean in destruction if a niggardly policy or
one of delay We're adopted
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kind Of work that really counts, and it is
only beginning. 1t may be said without
breach of confidence that other matters per-
haps equally important are under consdera-
ton, and through tho efforts OF the council
Virginia will not be found tagging behind
other States in its assistance to the national
government in all that pertains to the prose-
Cution OF the war.
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Prcsident, M So,,,icr

J.. w. NJ. E.-Ivashington
and Monroe were soldiers in the Kevo-
Harrison. i'ylzr, Taylor ana buchanan
IN the War OF 1872; Lincoln in the
slack Hawk War: Taylor. Pierce and
IrA!t IN me Mexican War; Grant, Gar
Mckinley Ia the War Rtwccn the
states; Roosevelt In the Spanish war.
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Information Bureau

inquiries regarding almost my tonic
excepting on legal and medical sub
1ects. are answered free. A nil In
quirics nrc answered directly by ner
aohni letter Aelf-nddrcsscd, stnmpcd
envelope In required. Address The
Richmond, Va,
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Short shritt for loaters is promised by the
Virginia Commission Oh Farm Labor. Its
campaign for the rigid enforcement OF the
vagraacy laws IS actively under way and
soon there will be distress among the sons
OF rest Virginia today has no room for the
tdler. is untitled acres cry aloud LOT labor,
and its factories and public works are il sore
need. 4 roundup OF the able-bodied corner
store siackers should prove long step in
supplying the demand.
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oTercahng Is correct It should bo lesson in
table manners for tho man.
Questions and Answers.

m - Questions and Answers.
Ihe Wassermann Test was greatly inter-
cSteu IN recent article in which you ititima cd
that the Wnsscrmann blood test is not a sure
TEST or syphilis. WIN you kindly tell me what
tests made. all negative. My doctor thinks /
can marry, and that l am net liable to have
unhealthy children. ii W
AnSwer.-1ne Wassermann test may react
positively 10 other conditions than sypiilis n
enSmicai test It may react negatively
s?phllis: 1t is rather a connrmatory test cor.
roDorating your physicians tentative opinion in
al i OBSCURE case Your physicians opinion \ nd
VWHpiSe would be better than any number OF
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I:nrnlicd For Farm Work.
Georgia White in Springfield (vt.e
Rcporter.)

Georgia White in Springfield (Vt.r
Rcporter.)
Discarding lacy dresses.
Forsaking routs and balls.
The female OF the species
Will don her overaIls.
And as In fields professional
She's triumphed. so again
She'll show that she is equal
To any hired man.
Instead OF fine embroidery.
The patriotic lass
Will busy nimble fingers
IN wedding garden sass.
She'll turn from golf and tennis
To make potatoes grow
And exercise a'plenty
In playing with a hoe.
From out the realm OF story.
With all the old-time grace.
Will step the little milkmaid
Whose fortune liz her face.
But on close inspection
One possibly allows
'Tis after all tho damsel
Who used to shrek at cows.
Wen see once more Maud MulIers
Who on n summers day
Are vigorously rakinG
The meadows sweet with hay.
In countenanceS glowing
Will he tho priceless wealth
or simple radiant beauty
And perfect rustic health,
The butterflies OF fashion
VIII cease their nuttering ways
And strenuously farming
Will have no Idle days.
With Precipitation beaded.
The sweet society girl !,
No one will hear complaining /
Her hair won't stay in curl /,
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Whatever its equivalent in Teutonlc gut
turals may be, camoufagc is being used in
large quantities by the Germans To cover
up the defeat at Zeebrugge, the Kaiser with
lavish hand is distributing decorations as re-
wards for the splendidy carried ont de-
Tense" The Red Eagle with swords and the
knights Cro<s with swords seem TO be the
fayorites. But their distribution will not
Danish the fact that the commander Of tho
post was decorated with the order of the
double cross with the hook
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Yronnn In the Snyy.

]. 4. A., ENTHUSIASTICALLY recruits In
me Etoman branch Of the navy enlist
Tor landsnan- for yconan at S32Go uer
month. Alter qualifying at The yco-
man Schooi men are advanced TO yco-
man, mira class, pay OF which is SAL
per inonth: pay Of ycoman. second
class: ~ 1880: yooma !. first class. $50:
cnict Sconan. with acting apDoint-
inent' az per month. and with pcrma-
hent appointment, $50 per month