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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
QUICK SHfPRUILDiNG
FABRICATED "'"el Ships That Can IL,
Iiurrirtir iiG!i, 10 he ,iasc al
Wilmington,

wILMINGToN \ g.. A7-n a,--,,h
r!cated steel shIrr are 20 N.
stTuc:Ad here ~ 'he ro-a'fn, sim
building Compauy, ..f-fef.-
Germ ~ the o. =. Furr- con9.,, ~,
Sew YORK.
Tns piant 30 PC ,s,.1f .sh.a t,r. ,,
include six ways and .ha ir..r.i .
put Till be fabr!cGtel e'e-, -,i...
the IsherWoof type, OF $500 r-r. tr-
den, hsvi1E IN hoarlv p0t- ,t.,.,
knots. T'nesc vessels az, 4rae-...,,a
to be constructed OF more asod.,5
plates than any other iypc of ,atr'
Gated steel shi!;s. thus facilitating M,
work OK building and completing mon.
N less time than possible Ier.t..,-.
with steel steamships. The .Y.4r..,,,...
FIRST contract win mo 2ov.-uu..., &.
Tor cish;c"n - these ships ara
understood ma: otHcr contr-.ls all,
10 follow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

straighten you right up and make
leel me ana vigorous by mornlrI
want you to go back to the store
get your money. Dodson's Liver
is destroying the sale OF calom e,
cause 1T is real liver medicines: Ont
vegetable. therefore 1t cannot sail
or make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful
DodSona Liver Tone will nut
sluggish liver to work and clean
bowels or that sour bile and co
patcd waste which Is cloEging
system aud making you feel m
acr guarantee that bottl
Dodson's Liver Tone will keen
entire family feeling fine for MOI
Give 1t to your children. II is h,
less: doesn't grippe and they like
pleasant tastc.-Ady
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
MINERAL RESOURCES OF
THE SOUTHERN STATES
War Emergencies Have brought
Them Into Prominent Notice.
Country Looks to Dixie Now.
GOVERNMENT is INTERESTED
Secretary Lane Has Been Inycsti-
gating-He Sees Great Things
Ahead for SOuth-Virginia, Coal,
Manganese and Iron Orc.

Franklin h. Lane. Secretary OF tho
Interior. has written letter TO the
manufacturers Record In regard to the
mineral deposits OF the South and their
Importance to the country At the present
time lie says the present urgent de-
fnand OF tho United states for minerals
necessary Ia war maxim: has awak
cned this country TO the potentiaIi,ics
'Eat have not been fully appreciated
IN the past and this will undoubtedly
'ead 10 tremendous gain In perma-
ncn; industries. In which the whole
country will BENEFIT greatly.
\, present. MIR. Lane writes. we have
several problems on hand. and We have
already done considerable toward their
accomplishment. We found early that
:; We were TO save shipping for its
nest urgent use. we would have to de-
relop our mines-those that produce
war-nakins mnerals--much beyoni
their present capacity. and TO also dis
cover new deposits of the minerals.
TIE SOUTH PROVES
MOST FRUITFUL FIELD
in the South we have found mos,
fruitful field. These experts knew that
you had pyrites, sulphur, manganese.
graphite and many other minerals es-
sential 10 war-winnins, but with a de-
velopment that was not nearly com.
D'ensurate with our needs II was carly
the aim OF this department 10 aid in
this development. and much has already
been accomplished To-day we are
paying much attention to the South.
due to the development of new deposits
which arc producing many OF the most
important war minerals. II is my be-
lief that the South has only begin her
progress IN mining. The mines in pro-
cess OF development will be permanent
after the war. and will add much 20 the
general prosperity of the south
One OF the important minerals @: the
South is iron pyrites, an orc Of sulphur
and iron. used prims r!ly for the manu-
tacture OF sulphuric acid. which is es-
senial for explosives and munitions. An
extensive belt OF pyrite deposits. which,
has long been known. extends through
Alabama and Georgia. few small
mines have been previously worked.
but under the stimulus OF war cond'-
tons a group OF very important mines
is in process OF development and the
exploration work which has been c1r-
r!ed on IS further demonstrating the
value and extent O. these deposits.
which promise 20 become an important
and permanent source OF this material
Other deposits In Tennessee and Soltn
Carolina show promise OF DEVELOPMENT.
Virginia. which has long been the lead.
ing state in the production OF pyrItes.
IS having severa! new deposits opered
Up, with promise OF largely increased
output.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

Piedmont Motor Car Company. od
city. has just secured DelaI
state charter. in which it's autho|
is 100000. Tho
pany. 1t is understood. is arranpiu
largely Increase tho output OF its
mobile plant here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
Leaf Tobacco snles in r.armrllic.

FATMVILT.E, VA, April eth.
sales OF leaf tobacco on this market
arc nearly at All end for tho season.
Next week will see the last OF them,
perhaps, although f"W delayed lots
may come to tho warehouses; after that
time. Tho sales for the season 20
April ! were 7.37+,s62 pounds Tho
sales for this month so far have in
creased the total to about S.I5O. 900
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
VIRGINIA MANGANESE COMES
IN HANDY JUST NOW

The South contains the two greatest
sulphur mines in the world. one loca ted
~ sulphur. la. and the other al Free
port. Tex. These deposits arc contained
:; small! arear in loca! mound forIna-
;!oa. Their production has expand.d
enormously under the demands for this
war material, which Is used for sui
phuric acid. chemicals and wood pulp
Additional mounds have been explore (!
by drilling and tho prospects are very
good for further expansion of our re
sources OF this valuable material.
The production OF manganese has
tcen greatly stimulated. due TO its use
a. an essential alloy in the produc-
zion % steel The ore districts in Vir-
rinia and Georgia have increased their
production. and many new deposits are
teing developed in Kentucky and Ten
ncssec
The interruption OF import OF foreign
mica has caused stimulation Of tn.
domestic industry In North Carolina
There arc excellent prospects for he
development or additional deposits in
Georgia and Alabama.
In tho Southern Appalachian district
there are deposits OF natural corundum
which arc we'll known and abundant,
particularly those located in Western
North Carolina. corundum was form
criY imported from India but tho sup
ply from that source at present IS un-
certain.
These minerals represent largely new
development which has taken place UNI
dor the direct stimulus OF the war.
There are many other minerals which
have long been o: Importance in the
south and which give promise OF fur
nishing still larger output.
MINERAL. INDUSTRIES MUST
COME TO THE SOUTH
The south IT, peculiarly favored in
the development OF mineral industries.
QUO TO tho extensive coal deposits or
. excellent quality which are found in
Alabami Tennessee. Kentucky. Virginia
and West virginia. This coal, together
.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

German Bibles are waste paper in
this country now. In 4 ''clean-up'
campaign just pulled OF in an Oregon
town bales of waste paper were col
icctcd at the different fire department
stations. and when the material was
sorted 4 score or moro Bibles printed
III German were found.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

There is a plenty OF fuel with which
30 Keep warm. il We can only get at
II. 1t is estimated that the coal re-
serve OF the South amounts to FIVE
hundred and thirty billion tons. The
TWO N!rginias are said to have a
greater coal area than Great Britain
and Germany combined. and ii is
thought that Kentucky has coal enough
10 supply the whole world for several
generations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

pounds. Tobacco never sold better
mere than 1t has this season now
closing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

TO Enlarge hynchburg Auto Plant.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
IfNCflBURG. VA. April 27.-Thc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
VIEWS AND NEAR-VIEW.
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
German bibles In Waste PIIe-rlenty
OF Coal Real BoomcrnnSe-Nir-
Einin For rccnns.

y royal Jap is said to be the in
rcntor OF street sprinkler that would
DOUBTLESS lind ready sale in this mar
kct II II should lie patented and sold
III this country. Tho sprinkler dis
tributes water so as to form An adj
vcr;isemcnt on smooth pavemcnts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
THE DAY OF THE POTATO;
MANY USES FOR TUBERs
Grown In But Limited Parts OF the
World = Germany Leads I'm
Matter OF Production
WAYS TO SAVE AND put TO USE
Things Worth While That May Bc
Learned From tho Gcrmans-Cun-
ditionS in Which Tubcrs May BE
Distributed Ovcr|World.

ultlonS IN men lubcrS May &c
Distributed Ovcr|World.
The opening OF tho spring drive for
a further development OF potato pro-
i duction in the Cnitcd States was made
the occasion OF = recent discussion Of
1.-The worlds potato crop and its future.
lin a lecture before Il class in economies
IN the educational department OF the
National City Bank OF New York. Re
cent developments. said tho lecturer.
promise to greatly increase the import
ance OF the potato as world food crop.
While the potato supplies more starch
food per acre than almost any other
crop. II has been until recently. con-
sidered CT conra ra;ively little import
ance In international trade. or as a
food which could be stored for perma-
ment use and widely distributed
But the e4isencies OF the war
have sharpencd the wits OF the
scientific world. and nor Il ia found
practicable 10 so preserve The potato
by grinding and drying that il IS trans
:e-red from tho list OF coal and perish
able crops 10 one which may be pro-
duced in almost unlimited quantities In
certain areas and distributed to any
part OF the world.
While the potato can be grown IN al
most any temperate zone area nine
tcntha OF the worlds crop % 5000. Goo
600 bushels is. in fact, produced in n
half-doZca countries, and Amos; cT-
clusively in Europe and North Amer
lea. Germany Russia. Austria Hun
gary, France, Great Britain and The
United States produce In favorable
years about 5000. 600. 600 bushels OF po-
ta;oes, while al the remainder o, the
world produces hu, 100000 600. Ye,
these six countries. producing Ave
,ea:hs o. ire worlds potato crop. have
only 10000. COO peoples. while the 20
.a,oless section Of .he world Aas a pop
ul,,;o, e over 90. 600 900. Thus. tuiiv
.wo..hf-ds >, .he ,oov,a.;oo Q, the
-o-,s lives outside a, me area grow
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;he roT!ds Potato crop nave at last
Teamed ao~ 10 put It Into condition
- which II can Be 'eaa.!% distributes
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

boomerang. according to the Chris
tian Science Monthly, is one OF those
words which have caught the public
car. but which are often used in dis
;orted sense wide OF their original
meaning. boomerang. away from It's
own native Australia. is quite often
tortured into meaning 'retribution."
whereas. OF course, the boomerang Ia
u missile with convex edge which
return. 10 the ,hrower with useful
and not harmful intent. An example
OF the right use of this purely Aus
tralian word was provided by an Aus
tTalian speaking OF Australia 10 an
English audience recently. The speaker
vas Colonel Miles. the chaplain OF the
Australian ExDcditionary Force. we
are" he said. your boomerang. flung
by you 20 conquer a continent and now
returning TO your feet for another
throw"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

People Who have been complaining
Of the length of time It takes TO get
important letters from Richmond TO
Petersburg and back may take a hint
from the following from the Wall
street Journal:
The war IS commonly credited with
staying the progress OF civilization
One OF the latest twists Il has produced
smacks OF the days % the lonely mail
rider OF TIE West. The United States
shipping Board in Washington and the
shipping Control Committee in New
York. tindins that their mai, service
vas delayed by the congestion existing
n the regular channels. have irauE-
u-ated a system whereby promp. DC
i'very Is insured Al the close OF each
business day messenger starts from
the Capital with the accumulated mail!
Another nan departs from As Broad
way for the trip 10 Washington The
n@Nt morning the mail is on hand At
the destinations. Shipping officials
smile when they speak Of government
mail service"
pecan tree which was planted at
Cairo. Ca, in 1899 Is now sixty-s!x
,e%t high. thirteen feet around and
y.@lds annually more than hundred
dollars worth OF nuts. This is one
among hundreds OF striking facts 10
"A.ch he Georgia Chamber OF Com
ne-ce directs attention n its move
men. 20 bring ~. States rare resources
for pecan raising into wider note Tho
acting secretary OF the organization.
wr't.-; in the Manufacturers Record
explains mat from five 70 ten acres n
peeaas, properly cared .o.. will pro-
v'1e substantial family income.
'T'h-ouChou. the pecan belt" he SAYS.
there a'e many trees worth from Ave
hundred . thousand dollars apiece,
based OF an per cent hnnua! income
On those amounts. Twelve 20 twenty
trees arc planted "a the acre. and while
hey A." reaching maturity the ground
can be yielding revenue from cotton.
corn. 7"as or other crops planted in
between"
Tho good people Q. virginia canno.
set or, too many pecan trees. They
Hor-'sA ~ would flourish pretty much
al o"e- ,Ne state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

twenty OF US were sent on a trench
raid, only two of us returning, but l
will tell this story later on.
said It was a big happy family, and
so 1T is, but as in all happy families,
there are servants, so in the British
army there are also servants, officers
servants, or 20. s." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them is dog robbers" From
a controversy In the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment, as far as can remember, that
the officers servants In the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this re-
moved two hundred thousand excep-
tionally good and well-trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting man
for servants duty, generally picked the
man who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation i find that
large percentage Of the servants do
go over the top, but behind the lines
they very seldom engage - digging
parties. fatigues, parades or drills
This work is as necessary as actually
engaging in an attack, therefore think
ii would be safe 10 say that the all
round work OF the two hundred thou
sand is about equal TO fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du-
ties. In numerous instances, officers
servants hold the rank of lance-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of a butler, the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots az amusing ST ?
told of 20. s."
One day one OF oa- matcr~ went into
the servants billet and commenced
"blindlng" at them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per
sonally knew that straw had been Is
sued for this purpose. He called the
!lGnce-corporal TO account. The cor
poral answered. "Blime me, sir. the
straw was issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds; in fact. we had TO use some of
the 'ay to 'elp out, sir"
1t is needless TO say that the serv-
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

Nevertheless it IS not the fault OF
the individual officer, 1t is just the sur
vival of a quaint old English custom.
You know an Englishman cannot be
/ changed in a day.
But the average English officer Is
good sport. He will sit on fire step
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones' theory Of the way the war
should be conducted. This war is
gradually crumbling the once insAr-
mountable wall of caste.
: You would be convinced Of this II
you could see King George go among
his men on an inspecting tour under
fire, or pause before a little wooden
cross in some shell-tossed field WITH
tears in his eyes as he reads the IN
scription. And a little later perhaps
bend over a wounded man on stretch
er, patting him on the head.
More than once In q hospital have,
seen q titled Red Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for wounded soldier!
perhaps the one who in civil life de-,
livered the coal at her back door. To-
day she does not shrink from lighting
his flag or even washing his grimy
body.
Tommy admires Albert of Belgium be-
canse he is not a pusher Of men; he
leads them. With him it's not snse
of "take that trench" it Is "coEls ON
and we will take It."
It Is amusing to notice the different
characteristics of the Irish, Scotch and
English soldiers. The Irish and Scotch
are very impetuous, especially when 1t
comes to bayonet fighting, while the
Englishman, though trifie slower,
thoroughly does his bit: he is more
methodical and has the grip Of bull
dog on a captured position. He is
slower to think that is the reason why
he never knows when he is licked.
Twenty minutes before going over
the top the English Tommy will sit on
the fire step and thoroughly examine
the mechanism of his rifle to see that 1t
Is In working order and will fire prop
erly.. After this examination he is sat
isfied and ready to meet the Boches.
But the Irishman or Scotchman sits
on the fire step, his rife with bayonet
fixed between his knees, the butt of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

which perhaps is sinking into the mud
the bolt couldn't be opened with a
team of horses 1t is so rusty-but he
spits on his sleeve and slowly polishes
his bayonet; when this is done he also
Is ready TO argue with Fritz.
1t is not necessary to mention the
colonials (the Canadians, Australians
and New Zealanders), the whole world
knows what they have done for Eng
land.
The Australian and New Zealander
is termed the "Anzac," taking the
name from the first letters Of their of
fetal designation, Australian and New
Zealand army corps.
Tommy divides the German army
into three classes according to their
fighting abilities. They rank as fol-
lows: Prussians, Bavarians and Sax
ons.
When up against a Prussian regi-
ment IT is a case of keep your napper
below the parapet and duck. A bang
bang all the time and war Is on. The
Bavarians are little better, but the
Saxons are fairly good sports and are
willing occasionally to behave as gen.
dAd lGhc cass, bUL YOU Cdu-
not trust any Of them overlong.
At one point Of the line the trenches
were about thirty-two yards apart.
This sounds horrible, but in fact II was
easy, because neither side could shell
the enemy's front-Iine trench for fear
shells would drop into their own. This
eliminated artillery fire.
In these trenches when up against
the Prussians and Bavarisns, Tommy
had hot time of 1t, but when tbs Sax
Ons took over" it was = picnic; they
would yell across that they were Sax.
ons and would not fire. Both sides
would sit on the parapet esd carry on
a conversation This generally consist
ed of Tommy telling them how much
he loved the kaiser, while the Saxons
informed Tommy that King George
was a particular friend OF theirs and
hoped that he was doing nicely.
When the Saxons were to be relieved
by Prussians or Bavarians, they would
yell this information across No Mans
Land and Tommy would Immediately
tumble into his trench and keep his
head down.
iTS Fe C1hl-2ucc-l
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OVID TIL TOP
~
AN ANlERICAN SOLDIER
WHO WENT q q
ARTI1Up GUY TrpEY
gsssaI .sSE2I !s q D l9.snl
MACHINE GUNNER SERVING N FRANCE

ToTnnIy plays few card games; the
general run never heard of poker. eu-
jchre, seven up, or pinochle. They have
"a game similar to pinochle called
Royal Bezique." but few know how to
play 1t.
Generally there are two decks of
,cards in a section, and in a short time
they are so dog-eared and greasy, you
gcan hardly tell the ace OF spades from
the ace of hearts. The owners of these
decks sometimes condescend TO lend
them after much coaxlng.
{ So you see, Mr.. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his hardships and, con-
trary to popular belief, the rank and
file Of the British army In the trenches
is one big happy family. Now In Vir
ginia, at school, was fed on old Nc
Guffy's primary reader, which gave me
an opinion of an Englishman about
equal to a '76 Minute Mans backed ur
by q Sim Feiner's. But found Tom
my to be the best of mates and a gen
tleman through and through. He never
thinks of knocking his officers. IL one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood, there Is no gen
eral condemnation of the officer. He
Is just pitied. 1t Is exactly the SAINT
as 1t was with the Light Brigade a.
Balaclava, to say nothing Of Gallipoli
Neuve Chapelle and tPos. PERSONAL!
I remember a litde~ipciasRt when
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

Fashion has decreed
that the Hot Weather Silks we
carry are the proper thing, and
we feature
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

spsnt weak Tying 60 reach some
lcf Che Tommiss how 10 play poker, but
because won thirty-fve francs they
declared that they didn't "fdwncy" the
g4nA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-23

FANCY NECK CHAINS
Just arrived, tinted celluloid, fancy
decorations and heart pend 1S
ants, S1.25, 81 and ......k Dc
cHILDREN's UMBRELLAS
Curved and straight fancy lockwood
handles, strong frames, ~
waterproof covers ........p J.
BABY CARRIAGE BLANKETS
Blue and pink, fancy figured and
animal patterns, just ar 81
rived 1925 and ..............D I
TOILET ARTICLES
PINEY WOOD, Melba Face Powder,
Piney Wood Toilet Water. .....s1.25
KINDS Honey and Almond Cream,
soc.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-01
Family of Six Need Help
Charity Organization Society
Asks for $144 Fund

For more than five months Joe C.
has been a sick man, unable to WELD
his pick and shovel and earn the daily
wages that provided for Anna, his wife,
and his five little children. All this
time he tried to get we'll without aid.
but savings and credit gave out and
the medicine of quack doctors failed
to bring back his good health.
The family stood privation as long
as they could, but finally asked the
Charity Organization Society to help
tt EN-.
To-day he is in the hospital receiving
expert treatment and the doctors give a
favorable. report Of his condition.
Sickness. however, is not the worst of
Joe's worries. His mind is harassed by
the constant fear Of what is happening
to his wife and five children. In his
absence Anna has done janitress
work and has tried to take care of the
children.
Her earnings have been supplemented
each week by the society and an appeal
is urgently made to raise a special fund
Of Sl44 for the relief of their needs
Gifts should be sent to the society, los
East Twenty-second Street. Acknowl-
edgments will be promptly sent.