Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18

Mons who were forced to march on
thcir own soldiers. acting as a screen
for the German troopers. Read that
tho nifty who refused to 20 on were
bayonetted. You might receive fifty
postals. each telling of similar acts
which can be verified Read and then
calm yourself to the statistics that in
form you that before the war we pur-
chased souvenir post cards and litho-
graphs from Germany to tho amount
OF nearly 100000 annually.
DO 1t again? Surely not while we
are In our right minds. Sign pur names
to postal card made in that empire?
tie tricked into unconscious violation
OF this Just resolve, Mr. Buyer, It's up
TO you.
WRIST WATCH THAT SOUNDS
HEART BEATS OF DEAD son
In a little French village we'll within
hearing OF the incessant boom of the
kaiser's cannon. Isaac Marcosson. that
great American writer, applied for
lodging one night at the cottage of an
old French woman. She greeted him
courteously, but before she asked him
To sit down took him to tho side Of
her fireplace and pointed to the wall
Pinned TO little French flag were
three little metal tags with the idcnti-
hcation numbers Of her three sons. Be-
low each tag was pinned the French
Crolx he Guerre. AS Marcosson stood
at salute. paying his silent tribute to
the Immortal dead. and TO this brave
old ladys supreme sacrifice she ook
from the mantel a French wrist watch.
Her last boy had worn II until Ger
man grenade had ended his brave ef-
fort to stem the unproyoked invasion
OF the land he loved better than life.
One OF his comrades had taken that
watch from his wrist. wound it up and
sent 1T back to the old mother in the
village back Of the Marine 1t was still
running when IL was put into her
trembling hands. To her the ticking
OF that watch. said Marcosson. Is the
beating OF that boys heart, and as it
registers the passing of time it is also
registering the passing OF cussed
POWER that has been allowed for half a
century to prepare colossally for the
brutal domination Of the world. Is this
just another story to tug at your heart
strings? You be the Judge. Before
Germa any and Austria turned loose their
heiiish hordes. We imported annually
from them over 100000 worth of
Clocks and watches.
Millions OF graves have been filled
with brave young men who were alive,
happy and ambitious three years ago.
Tho wrist watches OF many of those
boys have come back with their little
TN tags There is no necessity for us
10 buy t!mepieces from these people.
who nave SO financially and treacher-
ousiy caused the death of the flower
OF TINS ccnturys manhood. There are
plenty OF good clocks and watches
manufactured right here at home, and
IN the days to come keep that in mind.
Mr.. Buyer. you are going into the
iFont-Hne trenches to protect US from
'uch merchandise. In the name OF that
"id FRENCH mother, watch your step!
before the war, musical instrum hts,
sramophone motors, player-pianos:
yes. we bought a lot of them from
these twin nations of rapine. After
the war? In the name of the angels
who sing saddened music in heaven as
they look down upon music outraged.
no more musical instruments from
Germany and Austria Stop It, Mr..
Buyer Stop it for all time We have
the right to expect il OF YOU
And the barbed wire of no mans
land separates us from those soldiers.
over 200 miles OF such cntanglements
on the western front. Recently the
kaiser's factories put out a new wire
containing lot more carbon than had
been previously used in the manufac-
ture of such product There WASH, a
single-handcd plier in the American
army that would cut il. Word of the
| Improvement came 10 us in America
with samples OF the wire The prob
lem was put up TO twenty-six patri-
! otc pier manufacturers, who met in