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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
PEACE BEFORE
AUTUMN"
BY Reginald Wright Kaufman

It has been my fortune to pass the
last nine months in France. most of
the time with one or other of the al
lied armies. II is with amazement
that. returned. I hear talk Of peace
before next autumn.
The Germans--and the French
know it---regard as one great battle
the series of pushes that began on
March 21st They have divided their
plans into four forward efforts: of
these the first Is over. the second in
progress; they intend the second to
be stronger than the first, the third
stronger than the second, the fourth
as strong as the remaining reserves
can make 1t. and the whole battle to
continue into November. Az each of
these efforts Is 20 be an attacking eff
fort. and as, In modern warfare. adj
vantage lies with the attacking force.
the current advantage will be with
our enemy until at least late autumn,
and any peace proposed or agreed to
during that time will be a peace with
Germany in the ascendant. Thereto e,
NV " y ~ t'Ve'NF fFA'i y r3Nt14AAtt - u
cry for a German peace.
Austria may he blown up by an in
ternal explosion and Germany may he
unable to gather UP the fragments A
military miracle may render possible
an allied counter offensive and shat
ter all the Teutonic schemes. Ultt-
mateiy. Of course. the greater man
power of the allies, due 20 the even
tual entrance OF a thoroughlyt trained
and properly armed aud equipped
American army, win turn the balance
and win Va victory. But, SO far as
one may Judge from previous expert
ence the enemy. while unable to gain
, his final detectives, viii continue to
have something the better of this war
until the winter OF 1919. Not to
recognize that Is to prepare for a Ger
man peace; to recognize It, and to de-
! termine to keep on fighting, is 10 pre-
pare for the conquest Of Prussiani9In
and the conclusive peace of the worlI.
Among the American enlisted men
! in the Lorraine trenches and along
the firing tine In the north, YOU hear
no talk Of peace before autumn" 4;
the only talk that YOU hear Is talk Of
victory. Here, after many converse
! tons with him, Is what I believe to
| be the point of view of the American
enlisted man in France;
I we went into this war TO smash
| forever Prusstan militarism. Unless
we smash that, we shall have lost the
war, That being SO, any com promise
peace will ne a German victory. Talk
| OF making terms with a Germany not
/ on her knees Is treason, no matter
/ from what source in America 1t ema-
/ Mates, We are going to accom- pliah
tho purpose that We set out to accom-
| plish. If we weren't going to accom-
/ plish that, it would he a crime ever &c
have gone into this war. Our spirit
is the spirit of sacrifice, the spirit of 2
compromise with Prussianism is &
spirit that would waste the sacrifices
that we have made, are making arc
shall yet make---and, whoever he is
the man that turns sacrifice into vast
commits sin against the Holy Spiri
OF God
Just now It Is the first duty of ever
good American citizen to keep an ey
on the waster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25

y
This Is a period Of introspecuon'
rfistary is replete with the story Of
sA.reneration. The nations that have
s~orre and gone had their records Of
proud achievement, but without ez~
+ ~@nt,on their zentths were signaIized
~ the ideals Of luxury and sin,
The war Is causing MS to take
..sock of ourselves" and in doing so,
..rrb Of weakness is being revealed.
We are seeing many Of the faults
~yhich blind conceit screened from
oar eyes. We were living in the
abundance of material blessings, and
losing our hold upon the primal vir-
xues of life.
The training camps have disclosed
- much of physical effectiveness
\ lowering vitality, personal ineffic'
nency ineffective training, economic
jGlliteracy and lack OF vocational pre-
naredness that the people OF the ma
n MON may well stand amazed. Not
& 0nly these, but there has beer
h Wrought to light an astounding meas
Il Aare OF ignorance, viciousness and
rams.
3S The day has come when America
1ust take steps 20 rebuild the waste
md strengthen her citizenship. Tt
n this end, the general federation OF
wcmen's clubs has Endorsed a move
ment toward the establishment of a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25

S'Sss nh. T,rnes- Union Of Florida has he
tnrye no weary of hearing the boast
~, remarks Of Americans regarding
she quality Of our soldiers in battle
II has been constrained to deliver the
lseol,owang vaporish effusion: The
Times-Union has been often disguised
Inv nragrarts who told what American
troops were going TO do in tho war.
our worthy exchange foTeets the
Arerar elements that enter the make
sup of a good solder. There are dis
stinctsvely three OF these elements that
sare constituent in the American fight
- n. has never been defeated--lle
IL conscious Of actual power both In
linen ana equipment He fights for the
snoblegt cause under heaven. Finally.
Ne knows he cannot be defeated.
our contemporary begins 10 reeant
~ he proceeds in his peculiar dis
seourse. and finally executes 3 SPLEEN
did retreat by quoting the words Of q
lrrsnch lieutenant writing from the
front as an witness
The finest thing Of the combat
was the dash of the Americans
II was a. fine thing to see those
grand fellows. with their TUNES
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
THE NATIONS NEED.

course Of intensive federal training
for every young woman and man in
the country The plan is simple.
The government Is expected to fur
nish every expense in the conduct of
these courses of training, together
with every necessary equipment and
facility, In order that rich and poor
alike may derive an equal advan-
tage.
THE highest aims for our citizen
ship and America should and can be
realized If the nations ATTEST lead
ers prepare adequate sel I v e
courses of study. development. discl-
pine and service, and the fede. al
government furnishes them to all.
Six months to year OF rigorous
training, largely in the open country
! with separate provisions for girls)
at the age when high school pupils
graduate, but designed chiefly for
! the nine-tenths who do not attend
! such schools would soon unity and
qualify our citizenship as nothing
I else can and prove a most profitable
( investment.
: This Is the time to prepare the
courses ready for use when the ext
eencies of the war permit. We must
not forget the ninety per cent. who
leave school early II we want IA de-
mocracy to govern this country
which will be efficient and know the
/ imperative necessity for cooperation
between all forces"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
SEES HOPE IN THE
COTTON SITUATION
Clarence Ousley. Assistant Secrc-
tary of Agriculture, Says No
Calamity Impends-

College Station. Tex, July 40
Speaking on the cotton situation be-
fore the farmers congress here to-
night, Clarence Ousley, assistant sec
rotary of agriculture, said that as he
sees the situation mo calamity i'm
ponds IL we do not lose our heads"
and that he Is more concerned about
the gathering of the crop than about
disposing of It,"
He offered a solution, even II there
is a surplus of from three to four
million bales, and says:
IF every farmer who raises ten
bales of cotton will put two in the
warehouse and sell the remainder by
installments from month to month
throughout the winter and spring in
stead of forcing 1t all on the market at
one time, the difficulty in even Its
worst aspects will disappear"
He thinks that II there is a sur
plus Of cotton this year II must be alb
sorbed by reduced production next
year. Furthermore. he points out that
the government did not ask for so
large a crop, and that in all fairness
this fact must be recognized. the crop
having been produced because the
Southern growers refused to heed the
warning of agricultural leaders and
economists.
Government Aid Limited.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Ousley points out
the government is prepared to do
whatever it can to help avert hard
ship, though its ability in this direc-
ton is limited. even though 1t exer
cises it's war powers to the utmost. It
must be remembered, he cautions,
that not even the government of the
United States. with all its powers, can
make two bales of cotton At into the
place where there Is only room for
one. BY the aid of government agen-
cies, by judfcious marketing. by with
holding part of the crop for later de-
velopment, by adjustment of next
years acreage, the South can come
out whole and with profit.
Farmers Alone Not Enough.
There are not enough persons on
the farms-men, women and chill
dren---to gather the crop. much of
which must be lost. Mr.. Ousley
thinks, unless the people Of the towns
will help. The prosperity of every
town in the cotton belt depends upon
saving and marketing this important
money crop, and 1t is imperative that
the people of the towns organize for
cotton picking. There is no labor that
may be imported, and none that may
be created by the government or con-
scripted On the other hand there
are enough men and women at useless
| tasks in the South. who can turn in
and save the crop. He did not doubt
| that they would do 1t when they pre-
ceive the need.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
FEELING BLUE
TAKE A CAL0TAB
Wonderful How Fine You Feel After
Taking the New NauseaIess
CaIomel.

II you have not tried Calotabs, you
have a delightful surprise awaiting
you The wonderful liver cleansing
and system purifying properties of
calomel, the Doctors favorite among
all medicines. may now be enjoyed
without the slightest unpleasantness
One Calotab at bedtime, with a swat
low of water. that's all. No nausea,
nor the slightest unplea SAINT effects.
You wake up in the morning feel
ing fine. your liver cleansed, your
system purified, and with a hearty
appetite for breakfast Eat what you
please. go where you please. no re-
striction Of habit or diet,
Calotabs are sold only In original.
sealed packages, price thirty Ave
cents. Your druggist recommends
and guarantees Calotahs and WIN r.
fund your money X you Aro not do.
lighted with them (Advt.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25

An article written for the New
york Times by Charles H. Grasty en-
s1phasizes the fact that. In carrying out
IiAer agreement with America in the
j replacement Of troops furnished by
cha United States for the temporary
reiu fcrcement Of the British army,
5England If on the verge OF exhaust
sang her man supply at home to such
m extent as may impair the neces-
snarv standard OF her base efficiency.
Nhe enormous drain upon her home
akoree. In order to effect & full COM
spliance with the very letter Of her
\ undertaking with the Washington
g8overnment. is a matter that must
not only confront the serious minds
~ England, but OF America as well.
MI The government of London may
x&6ot assured that the people OF the
1naseA States will not permit the per
l91nance of this agreement to oper-
sS1o % 4 dangerous embarrassment
Sktand's effort TO do her best to the
- last. heroically to discharge her
x tract, must not be allowed tc
lflets against the mutual interests
ne two nations now struggling as
man for the same cause,
sssn II the matter did not involve
- Interest of America. the splendid.
IN Nncrable determination Of a
uAbor to enter upon the direst sac.
~ keep = promise is enough tic
~ sympathetic magnanimit,
esauent intervention.
ana - @urersd much. Hsl
sj'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
SEVEN PASSENGERS PINNED
UNDER OVERTURNED, CAR

Staunton. Va. July 24.--Seven auto
mobiles were en- route from Charlottes-
vile to Luray during the morning
when one of the cars. Paige. driven
by Lawson Turner, of Charlottesville.
struck cement culvert and turned
over, pinning the seven occupants I'M
der The people In tho car were IN
hurt save for Mr.. Turner, who was
rendered unconscious. He was at
tended by DR.. Ernest Mosby and re-
turned to Charlottesville on a morning
train.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
BOY SHOT BY OFFICERS
TO BE TRIED IN FALL

Danville. Va. July 24.--Alexander
Puryear, aged eighteen, who was sew
eral weeks ago shot and wounded in
a fight with government and state Of
ficers near Omega, came TO Danville
yr-tsxday with his father. waived a
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioners Flynn and was
bonded in the sum OF $500 for his APP
pearance in federal court in Septem-
Der. Puryear said that he had never
made whiskey and that he merely. was
helping Giasscock. also under arrest.
10 carry & keg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
SUPERIORITY OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

thrown off and their shirt sleeves
rolled up above their elbows, waa-
ing the rivers with the water 10
their shoulders and throwing
themselves on the RoChs hke
hull dogs. Any one who has seen
such a sight knows what tho
American army is good for'
henceforth, and to the end Of me
war. At the sight OF these men
magnificent in their youth, phys
raj forra. good temper and dash,
the Germans fed with every leg
or surrendered without awaiting
ma order to throw away their
AIMS and take off their suspen-
dars which IL the first thing
prisoner is told 70 do IN order that
he NAV he compelled TO keep ms
hands employed and out Of MIS- "
chief. -. 1.4,-
suppose II be said without beins
admitted that our men are no bigger
nor stronger than the Huns, and can
~ r., endure more hardship and suffer
ms. that they are no better at sharp
cheating or with tho bayonet- Still
.he,. ara soparior in heart. IN hope
w nurpose, in inspiration and Ideals
They are superior in resolve. courage
and personal heroism They are su
nerfor in all that enters into en- IN
aiterahle devotion for the cause o
,rpth and ,uatiee They are superior
indeed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
NOT ALLOWED TO CROSS
BRIDGE, SAILOR SwIMS UNDER

Norfolk Va, July 24.-George Har-
ris, an engineer, attached to a Fifth
naval district yesterday was left be-
hind on a wharf on this side of the
river this morning when his vessel
CROSSED to Collona's railway in Berk-
ley. Harris tried to cross over the
railway bridge at this point. but was
refused permission by the keepers OF
the bridge. He then calmly dived over
board and swimming the river. board
ed his vessel before she was tied up
on the other side of the river.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
BAKER LOSES ALL FINGERS
IN MECHANICAL KNEADER

Danville Va. July 24.--Herman
Huber, a local baker, lost all of the
fingers on his right hand yesterday
when 1t became caught In a mechan-
teal kneader, Three of the fingers
were taken off in the machine and
the fourth bad TO be amputated at
the hospital
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
Petersburg
NOTICE..

In case of any failure on
the part of Petersburg sub
scrihers to receive The Rich
mond Virginian promptly and
regularly, they are requested
to call Russell A. Parkinson,
agent. phone 1861. Peters
burg. who viii see that all
such complaints are prop
erly attended to.
Mr.. Parkinson needs few
more reliable boys to carry
paper routes and will he glad
to receive applications at the
above phone number or at
his residence, 939 Hinton
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
C0L0RED LAWYER WILL
SPEAK TODAY AT MEETING

Staunton. Va. July 24.--James NJ
Morris, colored attorney OF this city.
will be the principal speaker in Har-
risonburg, Thursday. July rs, when .
patriotic parade and flag raising cere-
mony will be held In that place. The
event Is in honor of the colored men
of Rockingham county who have gone
to fight for their country. Morris
viii speak from the court house
grounds. where the parade will halt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
HAMPTON PASTOR TO GO
OVER AS Y. M. G. A. SECRETARY

Hampton. Va, July 24.-The Rev.
James T. Haley pastor of the Memo
rial Baptist church. has been appointed
secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian association for overseas duty and
1t Is likely that his congregation will
grant him a leave Of absence for one
year In order that he may take up
the work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-25
Visiting In the Country

Mrs. G. 7. Loehr. OF 1903 Allen ave-
nue., Is spending the summer with
her daughters. Mrs b. L, Dickinson
and Mrs O, /. Kent, in Louisa and
Fluvanna counties. She will remain
away the greater part OF the warm
season.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

They send you to the front in from Paris and
you see the wounded before they go hospital
asnd-we-ny dear. it's the way to see France to-day
Miss Nbble who dabbles in art is being urged by Miss
soldiers Miss Nbble. who wasn't enthusiastic at first is
beginning to catch the spirit Of the thing.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

What with conditions in Belgium and cholera in
Berlin as topics of conversation, Mrs. Widee who
used to tell great length all about her attack Of
tonsillitis in Paris and how doctors gave her
case up as hopeless, isn't getting much Of an au
dience these days.
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

The June Issue o. Your Dumb AM
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

young wife who. Is the central char
acter. Is one Of the finest works OF
flctional art the war has produced. This
translator. Miss Humphrey. has re-
ceived many personal messages telling
her how much readers have appre-
ciated this story Of separations. saori-
flces, grief and pain, and Of the spirit
rising superior to 1t all. One woman
wrote her that she had read the book
through SIX times and each time found
It more enjoyable and more inspiring
than before. ITO Armsl" is published
by e. p. Dutton & Co.
Private Rossiter. the Canadian soldier
who was captured by the Germans.
tells In the May Farm and Fireslde how
the exchange Of prisoners Is made.
"The Lure Of Kitchen Garden" tells
what one man did with his garden.
Whats a Dairyman's Future2" is an
answer to the question put in the title
of the article. Other good articles are
"Our Farms Come Back" which is an
interesting article about how a person
who wanted to sell his farm rejuveh-
ated It; More Corn From Fewer
Acres" planning Your Canning"
American Red Cross in War-Scarred
Europe" and Looking Your Best.
Then there are many small articles and
timely hints about the farm that Will
Be helpful to every farmer in his work.
A TRUE STORY OF THE TRENCHES
Two men who are resting in a dug
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
out to escape the heavy she1ling Of tn

out TO escape the heavy shelling Of the
enemy, for a few minutes cannot see
each other in the blackness. but. with
that spirit Of 'camaraderie' so COM
mon out there. although they are total
strangers, begin to chat. After ex-
changing the numbers Of their battal-
ions. which happen to be both Cana
dian and In the same brigade. one
says.
But you're not a Johnny Canuck
you talk like an Englishman."
THAT may be; was born. IN Eng
land. But ! am a Canadian. I've, been
out there for seventeen years." the
other returned a little proudly.
"Indeedl I was In Canada only three
years. W'are'd you come from In old
England?"
"Fayersham, Kent"
"Faversham Well. I'm blowedi
That's my 'ome. What the ellis yer
name7"
Reggie Roberts"
IVY, bllme me. I'm your brother
Billw Affectionate greeting followed,
then explanations: The elder brother
had gone out to Alberta seventeen
years before while the younger was
still at school, Correspondence had
stopped, as II often does with men
Fourteen years later the other boy
went out to Ontario. When the war
broke out, they both enlisted but in
different regiments. and they met after
seventeen years separation in the dark
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

mails" has much OF interest concaruina
dogs and horses In the war. The horse,
nave gas masks Of a special design
Many Belgians killed their large dogs
rather than surrender them to the Ger
man army to be used TO help the Huns
ana gave them the epitaph, Died for
MS country An interesting article
tells OF the effect of war upon the
birds and wild animals. The birds will
stop singing during a thunderstorm in
tne war sone but they VIII sing through
the deafening roar OF a heavy bonn,
oardment. During the FIRST two years
OF the war. Wild animals OF all kinds.
scared by the heavy cannon and rife
nring, ned from Germany and parts
OF Austria Into the Swiss forests and
the Alps. But now the animals seem
10 nave gotten used TO the uproar and
return to their usual places in the
Black Forest and the Argonne forest.
The June American Magazine is filled
with news and entertainment of many
descriptions. Arthur Brisbane, the
famous newspaper editor, has written
an article called What Interests Peo-
pie" A nne picture OF Mr.. Brisbane
Is also printed. Lieut.. Pat O'Brien, the
daring American aviator who fell g.
900 feet from an airplane. was cap
tured by the Germans, and then escaped
by crawling through Germany for sew
enty-two days. tells his story. There |
is also an article about John Brown
Ing, the inventor OF the Browning gun,
telling many new and interesting facts
about the man. Marcus Loew tells
the story OF his life and how be built
more than two hundred theatres
throughout the country. Emerson
Hough, the famous novelist, has writ
ten a fine article about headlines at
forty. There is also an article by
Bruce Barton about his home town.
The fiction includes Holworthy Halls
new serial, and stories by H. C. Wit
wer, Mary NJ. Mullet, William Dudley
Pelley. and other well-known writers.
The Interesting People, Family Money.
results and the Sid Says, are
all interesting as usual.
And American wife or mother, sister
or sweetheart. who feels the need OF
help and comfort TO sustain her heart
In the parting with her particular SOL
der boy-and there are so many part
lngs now, when our troops are pour
Ing In a steady stream across the At
antic-can ind it in Marcelle Tin
ayre's story OF the partings In Paris
when the first French troops marched
% the front, ITO Armsr OF which Miss
Lucy Humphrey has made an unusu-
lily fine translation into English. It's
picture OF the devotion with which the
French women Of all classes bade =.
heir men Godspeed during those ira
yic days OF early August four years
Igo. and especially Of the heartbreak
md the courage and patriotism OF the
Evening journal., 1918-06-04

st. Louis Browns. Dan Beard tells the
proper way 10 use an axe. Some OF
the stories are 20 to 9 starred" Uncle
Hefnie," shorty the Traitor" that's g
funny one; Follow Me. MenP a sol
dier story, and "Close Work" which
has 10 do with balloons. That .sterl-
ing Indian yarn. "The White Black
foot" continues its thrilling narration
There is an amusing cover design, ia
which Rags has run OF with the team 5
ball.
The June number OF the "Delineatorn
has five special war articles, Starving
In Germany" by Laura Herring |;
"Black Infamles in Belgium" by Brand
Whltlock; Adopt a Town." Ger
many's Baby Prisoners OF War Re-
lieved by the American Red Cross"
1.-THE Importance OF War Gardens" by
Henry Rood, and Indian Children Who
Are Working for the Junior Red Cross"
Timely articles for the housekeeper are
suggestions on pretty flower-boxes.
fixing up the porch as a summer par
lor, French menus, and what to serve
at war wedding. There are four In
teresting stories, "The Romany Pat
teran," "Balsam Of Mecca" Non No
bis" and THE Golden Bird" The care
OF babys health In summer comes In
for attention. and every woman will
take a peep at the Beauty Shop sd-
vice.
The June issue Of "our Dumb AMI
Evening journal., 1918-06-04
RURAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

Purchase OF tract OF land. contaA
ing a dwelling house and other bui
ings, at Elsmere. by the Baltimore a
Ohio Railroad Company from Lev
Heisler Ball for $S.O50, has been !
corded. The tract extends from a CO
ner OF the property OF the State Fl
Association at that place to the rig
OF way OF the railroad.
other transfers Of properties hs
been recorded as follows:
Peter Colchen to John M. Woh a
wife, lot and frame dwelling at Pc
avenue and the Philadelphia turnpil
Brandywine hundred, $500.
The Ashley Syndicate to Clarence
Neese, lots at Ashley. Christiana hu
dred. S2,650.
William F.. Elliott and wife to Irvi
Rawley, lot with buildings. on
River road, leading from Odessa to Pt
Penn, $500.