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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
TeMaIe Photograph
MUSES. UpHunPlan
Purpose of Germans in Con-
structing Intricate Trench Sys-
tenn Is Finally Worked Out.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 24.-This is how II
strong local attack made by the Ger
mans recently on our Lorraine front
was broken up almost at the start.
despite long enemy preparation. and
with heav:' boche losses.
An American aviator on 4 photo
graphing mission over the cnemy's
ines brought back Il plate exposed
eight miles behind the German front.
When the plate was developed and
prints made. there was noted on the
picture Il rather intricate trench sys-
tenn constructed by the Germans in
an open field. The trench system was
unconnectcd With any other enemy de-
fensivc work. Tiny spots near the
trenches showed where hand grenadcs
had exploded and our intelligence Of
;icers at once concluded that this iso-
lated trench had been built for prac-
iice purposes.
But the peculiar form of tho trench
system struck their eye. They could
not understand why the boche should
take special care in designing n trench
for grenade practice only. lieu
tenant solved it He remembered that
the trench system shown on the pho
toCraph was identical with an Amcri-
can trench system at an important
point i'm the line. The bochc had pho
tpgraphed our front line. had built
trenches exactly like those ut the point
lie desired to attack and was rchcitrs-
ing his attack with picked troops be-
hind the front.
When the Germans came over. we
wore ready,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
POSLAM EXCELS
in CONQUER|NG
WORST ECZEMA

That results should show overnight
is great deal to expect of any skin
Remedy-eXcept Poslam. But Poslam
differs from all other remedies In pos
sessnG healing energy in more con-
centratcd and moro active form.
That is the reason why in stubborn
Eczema II shortens the time OF treat
mcnt and driv away minor troubles
before they become serious.
1t is pacifyinG balm to angry irrl-
Ia ted surfaces.
Sold everywhere For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories. 245
West 18th ST.. New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
frcsher. better by the daily use OF
Poslam Soap. medicated with Poslam.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
C0LORED PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
HOLDS PICNIC TOMORROW
Meet mt Woodland Park tn Raise
Money for Relief Fund-I.eayuc
Organized Here Eprly in 1917.


To aid the relief fund Of the Colored
Citizens Patriotic League. which was
organized here early in 1917 by James
w. Poe. the Church Hill Auxiliary Will
give an outing and picnic at Woodland
Park tomorrow. Help the soldiers.
dependents. left behind without aid, and
send employment seekers to Richmond
and Virginia industries recommended
by the league president" is the slogan
OF the auxiliary.
The ColorSd Citizens Patriotic
League has been exceedingly active in
war work since its organization. TO
IT undoubtedly belongs the credit OF
having been the chief cause OF the
great interest in war activities now
evidenced by the colorcd people II
richmond. Those ready To form auxil-
iaries to the league are requested TO
communicate with the president, James
w. Poe. BIG Leigh street. for instruc-
lions.
''Colored homes" declared the pres,-
dent. are beginning TO feel the grow
ing loss of men the war goes on
and this is increasing the patriotism
OF our people. especially so when they
read the letters of the colored soldiers
over there. Calvin Knight. II former
member of the league writes: L am i'm
Franco and ready to give my life 10
help stop the Hun"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
RICHMOND MEN INSTRUCTORS
CAPTAIN Christian md Lieutenant Free
Return From Front for
Domestic Service.

Captain Andrew d. Christian, son OF
Mrs Andrew ii. Christian. 2oi West
Franklin Street. and Lieutenant John
d. Freeman. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Freeman. OF zoo North Harrison
Street. this city, will reach home this
morning from overseas, having been
ordered back 10 America by the War
Department to instruct the new draft
in field ARTILLERY at Camp Meade, Mary
land.
Captain Christian and Lieutenant
Freeman sailed for France the last Of
May. They will report for duty at
camp within a few days with many
other artillery officers. who have been
ordered back from tn" 'front.' TO instruct
artillcryincn in this branch of warfare
at the various camps throughout the
country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
Enormous Supplies
for Big Offensive
Proposition Of Concentrating
Material Behind FrontLines
Is No Slight One.

PARIS. August 24.-rThe American
army. before II can take tho offensive
on large scale, must concentrate an
enormous Gmrntity Of material behind
amount to 200 tons. exclusive of horses
and automobiles When an attack is
being prepared about 1000 tons OF ma
terial Is needed for each mile. On 4
IRON, OF nifty miles. where an offensive
Is about to be launched. 10000 tons
OF material must be ready to follow the
advancing army.
After weeks OF fcverish preparation.
night marches. camouliaging aero
dromcs. hospitals and gun empiace.
dressing stations, bringing up food and
munitions, q surprise attack may be
launched with the prospect OF dealing
serious blow ut the enemy. But to
insure success everything must be done
at night, the enemy must at all cost
be kept ignorant of what Is going on.
Railway facilities In France even in
norman times are poor and during an
offensive often become completely
blocked. Most OF the supplies needed
aud speedy transport is essential To
carry single division. together with
all us equipment. thirty-hve trains are
needed.
Sometimes. as in great emergencies.
troops are thrown into the battle with
out their supply trains; the supplies
must follow Letter, large reserve of
automobile camionS must always be
ready Tor this emergency, for the sup
pics must follow at a very short in
an army is often ms difficult and dan
scrouS as that done by the fighting men
themselves. for the supplies must be
brought forward through gas clouds
and showers OF shells and airplanc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
ARRIVALS IN FRANCE
Richmond Relatives Arc Informed of
Safe Journey OF SOldicrS
Overseas.

The following announcements of
ceived:
Lieutenant James a. Powder huS-
band of Mrs James y. Fowden. of
Richmond.
Charlie Schremp. son OF Mrs. Charles
Schremp. 3lO3 Wcs,ampton Avenue.
Sergeant Alexander l.. Bear, son OF
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Bear. 2o32
Corporal Harold Fisher, son Of Mis-
j. K. Fisher. 3oG belmont Avenue.
Mrs. o. b. stauffer. OF Chattanooga,
announcing the safe arrival overseas
Of her husband. Lieut.. o. Il. Siauffcr
of the United States Engineers.
Fifth Street. have f.ccivch word that
their son, Bryant..f. Joncs, has arrived
safely overseas.
d. f. Wells. of 1922 Floyd Avenue,
has received word OF the safe arrival
overseas of Private Ed. \: Wells.
received word Of the safe arrival over
seas Of her nc,phcw; Clifton Bosher,
formerly Of Richmond.
Friends in this city have received
news of the safe arrival in France Of
Private Forrest c. Jones. Jr., recently
stationed 1T Camp Mcclellan. Admission,
member Of Company y, OF the Rich
mond Grays
Mrs. William T.. Essig. Of 27O3 West
Grace Street, has received word from
her usband, announcing his safe ar
rival III France.
Mrs. II. NJ. Michaels. Of 425 South
l.aure! street has received word Of
the safe arrival overseas o, Wilbur
Facra.
John J. Martin, OF 500 Mitchell street.
has received word OF the safe arrival
overseas OF his son. John !. Martin. .fr..
Formerly win the Richmond Howitzers
Mrs. Nj. y. Bncher, OF 400 West Mar
shall Street. has received word of Tie
arrival overseas OF Sergeant H.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
RHEUMATISM

can lie conquered: don't delay; drop all
your oils and linimcnts. rheumatism
is not skin disease. Get a bottle; Il
Will only cost you soc and give the
desired relief. II contains no opiatcs,
morphine. nor any narcotic drug. For
mula on every bottle.
Most successfully used for the past
half century in Great Britain.
Sent by mail on receipt of soc
Sold in Richmond by Grant Drug Co,
Tragic Drug Co. Miller Drug Co.. Bo-
dckcr Drug Co. and all druggists
Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
ALLOTMENT COMPLETED
Richmond Rcd Cross Sends l,r-.
Quantity of Knit Goods
to WnShinEton

The Richmond Chapter of the Amer.
lean Red Cross sent their allotment
OF knitted garments for September !
to Potomac Division HEADQUARTERS
washington. before August 10. Two
thousand six hundred pairs of socks
sent On account of the scarcity OF
wool. and because the allotment ha.
been completed, the knitting depart. .
ment will close for the last two weeks
in September.
Richmond knitters are asked to re.
turn all work finished or unfiniShec &c
headquarters before the 18th OF Sep
tcmber
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
HEIGHT ADMITS FINANCIAL |
TRANSACTIONS AT COLUMBIA
'rcstincs Before senate subcommittee
Investigating Awarding OF Con-
tracts mt Camp jackson.
tBy Associated Press

tBy Associated Prcss.)
WASHINGTON, August 2t.--Investi-
CATION into tho awarding OF contracts
by tho War Industries Board and tho
Council OF National Defense. and the
granting to the Hardaway Construc-
tion Company OF Il s1o,0oo.0o0 contract
for improvements at Camp Jackson,
Columbia. :. c.. was resumed to-day
by tho Senate military subcommittee.
Charles *. Hccht. member of tho
liardaway- Hecht Grocery Company.
and regional director for tho War AZ
dustrics Board for the Charlotte IN. O.
district. was the principal witness. lilo
admitted that MIR. Hardaway, OF tho
construction company. owned most III
the grocery organizations stock. and
that the later concern had sold be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 worth OF sup
plies to the Hardaway Construction
i.nninanx while cnRaRed in work at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
PARDONS GRANTED TWO
Executive Clemency Extended IA Uu-h
u. Burks and Jesse
Stiltncr,

CONDITIONAL pardons have been grant.
20 oy Governor Davis to Hugh T
buIKs, VINO was convicted in the Cir.
CUT Court Tor the County of hinhers,
FOR violating the prohibition law som,
time last April: clemency having beer
recommended by Edward r. Meek :
comm onwealth's attorney, Il r Cor.
don, tria judge, and Prohibition Com.
missioner j. Sidney Peters; and TO less.
Stiltner. sentenced on August II. lGIS
by the circuit Court for the Count,
OF Dichenson 10 four years in tho non
itentiary on a charge OF hiEamy WhC,
pardoned. the prisoner had but tire,
months more 10 serve ana uigast.
had oyertaken his family. rcsuIiins
IN the recommendation and the pardon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
Writx OF Error N,fu.rd.

Writ OF error has been refused Nv
the Supreme. Court of Appeals in twC
cases: II. V. Matthews against ihe
Southern Railroad, tried In the Circus,
Court for the County OF Mccklcnburg
in an action at law for damages foi
personal injuries and decided In favor
OF the defendant company in Fcbru.
airy. 1918. and Grandy Brothers aEains,
the Norfolk Southern Railroad Com.
pany, tried in the Circuit Court 10,
the city of Norfolk and decided No.
yember e2. 1917, in favor OF the de-
PENDANT: This suit related 10 the ship.
ment OF potatoes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
Two Sons In scry,c.

Lynwood Payne has enlisted with
the marines and is now in training
tAt Faris Island. S. G. Hutson PAYNE
has been in the service nine months.
having enlisted before he was twenty
one. Both young men are sons Of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph j. Payne, Of 22li
Stuart Avenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
E..tern star 10 c.,,b,.,..l,

The members Of the Order Of tho
Eastern Star OF Richmond and vicinity
will hold Joint celebration at Nan.
chester Chapter. In South Richm ond,
Tuesday evening. August 81. s:aoP. NJ.
tho occasion being In honIr of tho Tooth
anniversary OF tho birth OF Or. Robert
Morris. tho founder Of the ordor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
Know What You Take
N. S. R. P.

tNon-Secrct Rheumatic Prcscription)
This famous prescription you Will
find on every bottle. No more aches,
no moro pains, never fails to relieve
sharp, shooting pains in the arms, legs.
side or soreness OF any part OF the
body. II rarely fails 10 give relief
the first day.
y. =. Il. l.. Non Secret rheumatism
Prescription Will be found the most
beneficial treatment for rheumatism in
all IT'S forms.
An uric ncid destroyer. striking as
Il does, directly al the cause, dissolv-
ing the uric acid in the blood, produces
great benefit in cases Of congestion OF
the kidneys, bladder troubles. sciatica,
l.umbapO. etc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

TAe lacy that advertised n din,n,
rNNna snite for sale lnAt week ha. The
money In bank now. TimeA- DIspatcb
Want Ads produce rehulta.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

The selling news of Richmond to-day
IL contained In tho Want Ads. RcntI.
them through.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Camp jackson. On this a pront OF s
per cent, he said. was made.
Mr.. Hscht said no was willing to
resign his connection with the War
Industries Board if the committee boz
loved he should.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

send your message into nifty thou-
sand homes through the Want Ads In
The Times- dispatch.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
On Automobile Trip.

On Automobile Trip.
DIR. and Mrs Munford Call and Dr..
and Mrs. William \. Sheppard left yes
tcrday for an automobile trip. They
will camp on the CowpaSture River and
later visit the Warm Springs.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19
MAIL CHRISTMAS
PACKACESEARI

AS the Christmas Holiday Season
draws near, you are again cantionod
early" '1 ''''''0S shopping
In connection with this you are also
reminded that during the Christmas
1,olloay season the mails are unusuallv
neavy, and in order to avoid the con-.
gestion resulting from EVERYDAY
MTaitlng until the last moment to mail
!ne!r packages, you are asked to aid
N tne prompt and early delivery If
christmas packages, by mailing VOWS
as early as possible. y
Parcels may be marked "Not to ho
opened until Christmas" or sim;lar
direction. " ''''''i"i
among the many causes for non-de-
livery are: Packages carelessiv
wrapped or tied with result that con.
tents are LOST addresses in many in
stances incorrect, or illegible.
10 avoid delays and non-deliverv
see that you wrap and tie your pack
ages securely, address them plainly.
and place the name, and address ~
sender on same, so that if for any rea-
son delivery cannot be made, the
package will be returned to you.
1t is not likely that the reduction in
postage will become effective until
July LIST, 1919, so we need not bother
about that now, and can therefor give
our thoughts to seeing that packages
we send are property wrapped, tied
and addressed so that they will reach
those for whom they were intended.
W. w. SMITH, Postmaster.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19

everyone, mother was the guiding an
gel that smoothed out the tangles for
you. When YOU was little babe, mo-
Their watched over yous twenty-four
hours in every day and every day in
your life she has followed your steps,
picking you up when you fell down
as baby, smoothing away the tears
and when you was young girl or a
young man, mother watched your step
trying to point out the right way and
DENYING herself manv luxuries that
might have the comforts she went
without herself. Self sacrifice was al
ways in the heart of the true mother
for her children. When you married
and went away to build home. mo-
theirs prayers went out to YOU in the
stiffness of the night and the awak-
ening Of the dav and her thoughts
were of you. No sacrifice has been
too great for you all her life and to
the end of time she will always be
your mother. If you have a mother
living see that she gets small remem-
brance of some kind at this glad hol-
iday season. Of course dad comes in
for a share of your love. too. He has
a large place in your life and his best
thoughts are for the welfare of his
children. and his big heart in a way is
lust as full of love for his children as
your mother, but your mother is the
one who takes up your burdens-he
is just plain dad, whose time is mostly
w wrapped up in trying to earn a
living-but his heart is full of tender
ness and love under the sterner ex-
terror, Just the same. Send dad card
too, Christmas day. You won't al
ways have either mother or dad.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19
ONLY VOLUNTEER

When in the course Ut military
events it becomes necessary to separ-
ate an organization for the service, if
said organization has performed faith
fully that which was given it to do,
and its services are no longer needed
by that government which called it
into being we feel that such course
is but a realization of our fondest
hopes and dreams of the future, and
we will go back gladly to the peace
and quiet Of the hills and plains from
whence we came. One score and some
ago, when our great president issued
his call for volunteers to fight for the
cause of humanity under the banners
of our great nation, thousands of the
true sons of America heard and an
swered the call of their country in the
hour of her need. From the region
of the Great Lakes in the north, from
the thronged cities Of the east, the
sunny glades of the south, and the
snow clad mountains of the west, they
came, personal interests were forgot
ten, the struggle for wealth and influ-
ence which in time of peace dominates
the world, ceased to exist. From the
banker to the laborer, with one accord
they came. They did not stop to con-
slider the cost, there was no cost, their
country needed them, and just as their
forefathers had answered the call at
the battle of Bunkers Hill so did these
sons of modern America answer to
the call of the Lusitania, They did
not start this war. They were content
to stay at home and enjoy the peace
and content that is the just right of
any God fearing people. But when
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19
JUNIOR FOUR MINUTE
men HAVE CONTEST

A very interesting contest in Red
Cross: work was held in the high
school of the city Thursday night in
which nineteen contestants from the
various classes of the school took part
in the contest. Each speaker was a
four minute artist and believe us they
put in the four minutes full Of good
material and argument for the keep
ing up of the Red Cross work. The
judges had lively time Of it keeping
track of the argument as it was
case of loft again, gone again, on
again, Finnegin," and before the
markings were done on one the other
was about half through. Every one
Of them had good thought, good argu-
ment and plenty Of pep, and while
all of them were not awarded d.
plomas, they each and every one Of
them deserve great credit for the
splendid work done. Miss Amanda
label had charge of this Red Cross
work and deserves great credit for the
splendid program Of last night. The
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19
YIN. {. A. BUILDING
IS SUGGESTED

I have read with a great deal of in
interest the suggestion made by Mr.
Smith that we erect a monument for
our boys and also those made by Mr.
Craswell that the armory should be
painted and that new flags be placed
on the building before the boys return
These ideas are fine and proves that
the people are anxious to show their
appreciation for the work that the
boys did and the sacrifice they offered,
but my conviction is that we should
go further and give the boys all the
comforts when they return to Valley
City that we so nobly did while they
were cover there" Y. M. c. A. build
ing with all it's privileges. And then
further, we have an army of boys and
young men growing up in our midst,
who were not privileged to offer their
services that need our consideration
at this time and require the very best
that we can give them if they are to
make the future citizens we covet for
tenn. am not saying this to belittle
our soldier boys" or to discourage the
suggestions of Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Craswell, but after we have carried
out their ideas we have not done all
that we should.
There is some talk of fixing up the
armory, of putting much money in
repairing it; this may be the best
thing to do, but I ask, would it not be
better to put some more with this
amount and put up a Y. M. C. A. build
ing, which when finished will be a Gre
dit to this city and be used by all the
s boys Of 1s city, instead eh Of b be Ssxs
Y. M. C. A. building, but if any great
amount of money is spent in fixing up
the armory or any other building, as
has been suggested, it will, be years
before we get one, and now is the op-
perfume time while the people, as a
whole, are awake to its possibilities
and generously inclined.
- ,-'s'--r4 GEO. B. GALLEY. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-12-19
WHAT is LAW TO THEM?

The Townley Bolsheviki of North
Dakota is hell-bent upon committing
that commonwealth to the widest
adventures of state socialism. It
had preferred to undertake the ruin
of the commonwealth under color
of law and with the consent of the
voting majority; this, of course, for
obvious reasons. But failure to get
the support of the law and the
countenance Of the necessary voting
majority only determines the Town.
ley anarchists to prosecute their
purpose in defiance Of both. So
they have set up a returning board
which, in full knowledge that the
proposed amendments to the con-
stitution did not receive the affir-
alive vote required by law, yet de-
clares they have been ratified by
popular vote and will certify them
to the legislature as so ratified. AS
the legislature is mere ToWnley
rubber stamp, it will proceed by
resolution to record the amendments
as adopted and part of the basic law
of the state. The supreme court,
as part of the same machine and un-
der the same control, is expected to
affirm the legality of the proceeding
and the villainy is complete.
The fact is that five Of the Town
ley amendments, quite necessary to
the wild plunge into experimental
socialism, failed to receive the ma
jority of all of the votes cast-a
requirement of the North Dakota
constitution common to the organic
law of most of the states and rec
ognized before the election by the
bolshevik leaders and their cam
paign committee. But what is a con-
stitution among open contemners of
law? What is law, anyhow, when it
stands as an obstacle to their
schemes? The only wonder is that
with their hands upon every agency of
state government they thought it
worth while, in the beginning, to seek
the cover of law for the prosecution
of their plans.
1t is not to be expected that the self
and law respecting citizenry of North
Dakota will submit, without invoking
the last extremity, to this lawless
over riding of constitutional safe
guards. If the remedies within the
state are exhausted in vain, no doubt
federal grounds will appear upon
which the anarchstic methods may be
subjected to review by higher courts
outside the jurisdiction of North Da-
kota and the wrong righted.
The situation has assumed an as
pect even more serious than plunge
into the dark waters of state social
ism. It is an open and defiant over
riding Of the law, under cover of an
appeal from the constitution to an
incompetent and obsolescent state
ute providing that majority Of
votes cast on a public question car
ries that question. How any courts Of
review could sustain such piece of
anarchy is beyond belief. How any
decent citizens could rest supinely un-
der such usurpation is inconceivable
And how any market could be found
in the circumstances, for the hundreds
Of millions in bonds, which is part OF
the socialistic program, is beyond
nScvoo%oh