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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-08

T incredible that the when the Germans
making renewed drive against the Americans in france
body of American w0rkmen could building ships for
amy whatever "-ChGyes M. Schaub.
The who killed himself because he believed Won
Hndenburg dead probably did the most useful thing he could
-INcV York Egening SNs
American flag has been forced to retire. This is unendurab
We going to counter attack IN american General
They have covered themselves with glory They glorious
FreMch General, referring to Aswsvcan soldiers
noher and glad that he got to the front and
had chance to render service to his country and
show the stuff that in hi before his fate befe him
Theodore Roosevelt St0rtoH fGtkey
Sir was unable 20 bring in all Of them but four of the
wounded died @ meSegt S. ByouUs american Exbedt
onoyy Force he reported at headquarters France nth l5o
Germans he had token prisoners.
Kin and kin many, until they H. = g. Gosyoud
Of the French Aymy and conm0nde Of the filled cG,sbogn
Rheims.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-08

Waste reclaimed i ground re-
znfneA.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed for
Authoritative Writcrs-A Daily Feature
GUY FAWKES UP TO DATE
lily ALFRED u. WILLIAMS.
"Remember. remember

Remember. remember
The NTH Of November.
The gunpowder. treason and plot"
In the year 1905 one Guy Eawkcs
attnincd>for himself evil immortality
and added to the English language ono
OF its most Industrious and hard
worked words by an attempt to blow
up the English Parliament with gun
powder stored in the collar of parlia-
ment House. From this alarming Incl
dent came tho custom. dear to Brit
Lin youth. Of parading on the nth day
OF each November with suit OF mas
culine clothing. usually purloined.
stuffed with straw and equipped with
the lantern and sword with which
tradition says the original Guy was
equipped when detected and foiled. In
addition to his other claims of distinc-
ton, the departed Fawkes has that OF
having been burned in efgy more
times than any other man who ever
lived. for always the guy" is borne
away TO a venseful bonfire and con-
signed to its ilamcs rs token Of the
abiding Indignation OF a loyal popu-
lace heaped upon all plotters against
sacred institution.
1t is hardly likely that like fame
viii reward the newspaper reporter
who but last week attempted to eX-
plode mine of discovery upon the
House of Representatives OF the United
states. with cmpticd and ancient beer
bottles and TO blast the character for
sobriety OF that respectable body. The
designs OF this obscured journalist may
nave been nefarious as those OF the
original tawkeS and In some respccts
as dangerous. but nobody even sug-
sested that he be hanged. burned and
quartcred, which was. ii is said the
iate OF ms precursor in the art Of leg
is!attve annihiiation. Not only was he
detected and frustrated. but his con-
tcinporaries OF the press failed to &C
cord to his enterprise even so much as
I've lines OF notice. excepting the New
York World and the evcr-alert Con-
gressional Record--and neither OF
these favored It's readers with his
name.
Wednesday last Representative Ran
da!i, of California. leader of the most
aggressive wing Of the prohibitionists
attracted the alarmed attention OF Tho
House sy rising in his place. waving
aloit an empty bottle and requesting
three minutes OF time for remarks APP
pertaining thereto. Leave being grant
ed. he narrated that the day before
he mad been visited by reporter for
newspaper which Frequently has been
sarcastic IN observations upon the al
legged hypocrisy Of the House, insist,
ms mat willie its votes are dry" i,s
conduct Is "wct"-that members habi-
tua!!y had themselves recorded for the
regal abolition OF spiri,uous and malt
liquors a"d Immediately repaired 10
the'r oihces and there In private abol-
'S"tu Ihe same 10y process of absorb
'ioh Inc reporter, rendering evidence
81 the accuracy OF these accusations
led Mr.. Randall. not 10 the cellar. as
IN the fawkcs case. but to the attic
oil The House Office building. and there
proceeded TO discover and DISPLAY mir
Weight empty beer bottles. apparently
nia behind pile OF mail sacks"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

Mr. randall. however. has detective
instincts. He noted. he told the House.
mat whereas everything else in the at
TIC was dusty, as becomes the attic OF
dry" body. the bottles were dustless
Furthermore the enveloplng cords werc
new. Most conclusive Of ALL as MIR.
Randall demonstrated. the bottles bore
on their labels the once familier and
perhaps comforting, assurance "alco-
mol l-2 per cent" whereas the Presi-
dents order limiting the alcoholic con-
tent OF beer TO 23-4 per cent had be-
come effective In December, 1917 six
months ago. 1t was not only plant"
the California member Indignantly de-
ciared. but slovenly and awkward
plant manifestly intended TO sustain
faischood and to stiffcn' the totterinE
knees OF decrepit scandal.
The fate OF the amateur Guy who did
this unsuccessful planting in the dust
o. the House building attic. hoping
rates and professional reputation and
advancement. Is not revealed The
prophet Isaiah must have been looking
straight al him when he wrote in his
seventeenth chapter. addressing his re-
marks particularly to the city OF GA.
maScuS-
therefore shalt thou plant pleas
ant plants. and shalt set 1t with strange
slips"
The House briefly and casually ap-
plauded Mr.. Randall's acuteness ac-
ceptcd his assurance OF its innoccncy
and turned to consideration OF methods
OF catching slackers. There was no
suggestion of an investigation and no.
body talked Of summoning the plotter
to the bar.
In times not SO long gone there
would have been different treatment
OF the offcnse and the offender. 1t is
easy for those who can remember the
re- h.nl
an old-fash!oned member. on such oc-
CASTOR. pounding and pumping away
with both arms. pcrspirat.on pouring
over his purple countcnancc. and ia
boriously laundering hours Of wrath
denunciation and vituperation against
the black hearted villain who thus ne
fariously sought TO biacken the fame
ana impeach the perfect sobr!ety of
this honorable body. But the truth
is that now Congress is an exception
ally sober institution. Rumors Of Sc
questercd orgies in the privacies Of
Offices drift out now and then TO dis
tant constituencies and appal them.
Usually they originate in the hotel
!obb.es or departments. special and un-
failing foci OF poisonous ISLANDERS
against every man in public life. There
may be less eloquence in Congress
than there use 10 be, but there Is also
less sustained scandal and les rum
You can no more excite Congress than
you could u Methodist convention with
an accusation Of general drunkenness.
II is becoming more and more an as
sembiage intent on doing business and
as much OF il and as fast as possible.
II has cstablihcd quiet confidence in
it's own character. For that reason the
incident OF the bottles was bottled. 1t
was dismissed without comment, and
neither the embryo Guy nor his news
paper got from it breath OF adver-
Using.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
Lee SANDER I;xpluined

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
n. Hir,mheierr!ns 10 various letters APP
umn, permit me to make the following
Official statement: The History Of
!" oman Suffrage. begun in 1876, has
hIteen volumes. Volume H. contains
a false statement about General Lee.
ana his daughter. Anne, to the effect
mat shc was ostracized by her father
i t:n,,. h1E devotion to the .Cnion Tho
,ot possess a copy OF this history. and
~ Is doubtful whether any Virginia
v oaeast 6 has eyer read the earlier
o. TINS Islander for the first time in
c,0v;emoer. 1871, when Mrs Il. B. Val
G, ne. president Of the, league. wrote
cuitor OF the last--the fifteenth volume
only. Mrs. Harper replied that she had
never new heard Of the Islander before. and
published. the officers Of the National
american Woman Suffrage Association
, wTu!n cert certainty omit The statement
by Miss Lee and which must deeply
9Hehd all Southerners. To quote Mrs
iiaTper: This history was commenced
verify the many reports in circulation
aiter the war. Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton ton; susan B. Anthony and Matilda
JoSlyn Gage were it's editors, and many
chapters were contributed by different
people, not one of whom, so far "a
know. is now living
~ HotnlnS Whatever to indi-
cate VINO was the author of the chan
ter containing this paragraph. 1t re-
itrs 70 q tootnote describing the visit
General Lee 10 his old home in
d dr1imston. which is signed 'Correspon-
dSncc OF the Cincinnati Commercial,
s lo"o: and IT was probably based on
some misleading newspaper story. a
paragraph in the biography of Miss
AmthohE says OF the first Volumes that
imnGh or their contents had to be gath
e eoGa pieeemeal from old letters. per-
nomal rccoliections, imperfect news
lerial which never had been nut into
shape as to time and place
Miss Anthony had n passion for ac-
curacy. and feel quite sure that her
attention never was called TO this in
correct statement, as she did not once
mention II to me during the years when
we were engaged in writing the ff-
leenth volume. She never Considered
any pains too great to take I'm order
10 verify an assertion in that volume,
and she and the other editors would
nave been deeply distressed had thew
known Of this injustice to General Lee
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
or the National American Woman Sufs
rage Association, also sent a lettef
to the Virginia suffragists in whicS
she assured them that IN new edition
this Islander would certainly be omitted
now that their attention hal been
called to it and 1t was authoritatively
contradictcd.
EDITH CLARK CoWLEs.
Richmond. Va. June II, 1913
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
Rigid Wartime Prohibition

a DFOCATES of air-tight, bone-dry prohi-
oition for the period OF the war may at
least plead consistency in urging the new
measure offered by Representative Randall
of California author of the ill-advised and
Inflated coercion amendment to the emer-
gency appropriation bill. In demanding tina,
the country SO upon straight dry basis un-
I'll after peace has come instead of ON a
whisky basis, the drys keeping the faith
ana, therefore, may expect more reasoning
support than in proposing half-baked and
near-sighted amendments designed to do the
job pecemeal.
Many sincere people in America believe in
prohibition as the only near approach TO ma
tional temperance. They are not all deceived
into believing that the mere outlawing O.
ilquor Will destroy mems appetite for it or
Will legislate a nation into sustained
morality. But they believe that it will re-
duce the opportunity for inebriety in this
generation and will go far toward making
future generations unacquainted with
alcohol as beverage
Also there are many equally sincere peo-
pie who are not rabid prohibitionists who
believe that national efficiency will be in
creased by closing the saloons the distil-
lerles and the breweries during the course
OIL the war, removing the temptation to drink
10 excess and conserving the earnings of the
man who may be inclined in that direction
ouch people nave more or less solid ground
upon which to stand in the experience Of
other belligerents which have barred prac-
tcaily all ardent spirits from sale or con-
sumption, leaving only the milder alcoholic
drinks for their people.
The views of these people must be re-
spected, and such views held by members of
the House and Senate are to be respected
When the advocates OF such reforms come
forward therefore with a measure that is
drawn with the frank intent of giving the
nation season OF dryness during the war
and pending the adoption OF the nation wide
amendment, they entitled to a hearing
and the question they raise to candid debate
But when misguided or frenzied prohibi-
uonlsts propose an amendment TO an appro-
prlation bill which stops the manufacture
and sale of beer and light wines, while at
the same time leaving the saloons free to dis
pose OF the three-year stock of poisonous
spirits, these men convict themselves of
sorry judgment When, on top of such mis-
direction, they undertake to force the Presi-
dent to take action which he does not be-
lieve necessary, they commit blunder I'M
worthy of the leaders of a great reform
movement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
Pursuing the ProRteer

W/ lTH the man who is making excessive
profits out OF the war, directly or in
directly, his fellowcountryme have no pa
hence, and are willing to tax every unworthy
dollar out of his pocket or even to Danish
him altogether from the business life of the
nation. but it is neither fair nor lust to
'oahugate every man business that NAV
be enjoying decent prosperity at this time
or to Stigmatze them as unconscious HE
profteers
Nothing is more natural than that the
country as a whole should be doing The
greatest business in its history Every enter
prise that is useful to the nation is working
under forced pressure. This government
alone is spending more than $1,000. 600 600
n month upon its war program Foreign
governments are spending in American mar
kets probably half as much more This has
resulted IN IA measure OF imitation, it is true
1his is inevitable, but there is an enormous
volume OF absolutely legitimate business be-
ing done and absolutely legitimate profi;s
are being made. The government approves
TINS, as is shown by the fact that it de-
iiberately fixes reasonable margin Of profit
in every contract it writes with a private
interest Moreover, public opinion approves
of it.
There are individuals and corporations
known to the government which are reap-
ing an unnecessarily large harvest from the
war. The President clearly intimated as
much in his recent address to Congress upon
additional war taxation He declared that
the facts and the figures were in the hands
OF the Treasury Department. presumably col
lected in connection with the income and
excess profits tax returns Under the law an
II is now written these facts arc inyiolate
me government itself is barred from max
ing them public. but it is not barred from
proposing new methods OF taxation which
VII! reach the proftecr
Senator BOrah has offered a resolution in
the Senate calling upon the President tn
submit TO that body all the information now
III the possession of the Treasury which will
aid Congress in dealing with the profjtecr
ii mat resolution is passed the President
doubticss will be compelled TO remind the
senate that he is forbidden by the law from
disclosing tho confidential returns made tn
the government. lie might suggest an
amendment to the statute which would
enable him TO hold the proftecr up to public
Scorn but it is difficult to see how he might
40 ms without additional legislation
ON the whole the Borah resolution com
mends itself to the country It Seems IN
oiier an opportunity not only to show IN the
| profit grabbers, but TO relieve many Of the
/ men engaged in government work Of the eng
| p!cion that they are footing the Federal
Treasury.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
Voice of the PEOPLE
Letters must Give the nnme and nd.
are.s OF the writer. Nome will not b
published II writer SO reuuesta
Teaching Spanish In Our Public
AlhnIiIs

In our Public
10 the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
@T,-l ms writer is indeed Erat!lied
III rcaa!nE OF the movement on the
part Of educators TO have spanish In
C.oced IN the modern language course
o. our public schools. Apart from all
course. and thei- name is legion, there
are others which should not be over
looked. First. OF all the romance lam
suaEcs. not even excepting French
spanish is the mostly widely spoken
language in the world. We do not re-
Ter to the number ot people who sneak
IT, but the territory in which II is the
dom inant tongue. To summarize: 1t
IS the language OF the Philippine Is
lands. OF Spain and all her depcndcn-
ctes. Of the West Indies. the whole OF
south America except Brazil, OF Cen
trail America, MnXicn. Yucatan and even
Of our OVID New Mexico and Lower
California. where 1t divides the honors
with English
1t is Il noble as we'll as beautiful lam
guagc. not as musical as the Italian,
but stronger. 1t has been the lingu!s-
tic medium OF many of the master
pieces Of literature, az every student
knows. The strength III language is
evidenced by what il has produced, for
a great language Is as necessary to n
great writer for his intellectual life as
IS the atmosphere Tor the existence OF
his physical being. Judged by this
standard we see at glance to-day
what are the great languages OF the
world. At the head oil the English
stands Shakespeare: of the French
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

War books continue to outsen fiction. the
pora omess "A Yankee IN The and Cor
sixth edition of the latter book has been printed
pawn rh cops, m 'h In; March The
siGry Of hs r!rsSe His last q
attained u twelfth printing.
"Tu mes Plus Rien" by Rene Boylcsve. which
the SGF,brers are y bringing out in translation
Ereat eeieS S in PARIS on tho instant of Pub
Frenem ACADEMY OF has .hG s election to the
The novel is Of the most intense interest, the
cepIion Il more intense rsasaton or cG Ihe
war than any book heretofore published.
the s0 foIo Lane Co. Soo,a prntgs
by Mrs Denis o'sulliyan: Frenziea FICTION E on
IN ssns ssD hs Dr.
1 Tba UrtH %h by Gilbert X; cheserton
Anaioe France transiaaea by p"t Gnr. MG iaasy
r rsG midas Love Lyrics and Last Poems"
DAILY; also the twenty-,hird edition of "rhe Col
iected Poems of Rupert Brooke"
peace ar "a, armed me- and ready to preserve the
o it, 10 e suen peace as se might be
knowledge and experience Of Conditions mh sSe
r. Ear East bear fruit in his book. Japan or
view this subject in the Far East. apan 'a an
n na pr o TAX SO much about preserving
Japanese sneers at the very expression Never
strength on the part Of Japan might prove a
ot Of troh, factor in preventing the breaking
done, to some extent, in Siberia"
american Negro Slavery by Clrich g. Phil
Ups, professor or American history in the Uni
NerstN or Michigan ID Appleton & Col tells
in very spirited and popular name. the entire
story or american negro slavery. 1t traces the
history OF the slave trade in the New World
from its beginning in the Tobacco Colonies to
It's end after tho Revolution. and concludes with
vivid complete description of plantation man
aEcment and life. and an accurate discussion OF
labor and economic conditions large planta-
tons III the South The details of negro life are
OF extreme interest, for the author has searched
II
mcnts Of travellers foe every fact relating to
slavery in America that has any historic or suE-
gcstiVe value The book Is unique in the cha rm-
Ing and informal way in which the story is told
The author has spent twenty years of research
and STUDY in collecting authentic material for
the book AS an historical source book the
volume is important and unique.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

partment, army officers have struck IL blow
at commercialized vice, just as they did in
Philadelphia. Others will be struck unless
the local authorities do now those things
which their obligations to the community
futflely called upon them to do many
months ago. 1t is folly and untrue to say that
we could not have done better; it would be
wiser to admit that we have failed in our
duty. 1t is now too late to prevent what
already has happened. but there still is time
to take hold with n strong hand and make
further Federal action unnecessary If that
is not done, then there should be house
cleaning among the officials who have been
negligent to the city's reproach. BE sure that
the citizens will demand it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
News of Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispatc h, June L. lSGS

The correspondence between Chief of Police
Poe and Mayor Chahoon, in regard the dis
missal of the seven efficient policemen by the
latter. was laid before General Stoncman yes
especially the property owners. favor the keep
ing of Major Poe in office and the reinstate-
force by the action of the Mayor. In his Off
cial capacity Major Poe has shown himself far
above party motives and enjoys to unlimited
extent the confidence of the public. more
efficient, better regulated police force Richmond
has had and hardly hope to have
again until we have peace and strike out po-
The investigation against Judge Meredith goes
bravely on. before the specal military com
day, but nothing new was brought out The
commission meets again to-day at - o'clock.
Officer Merrill yesterday caught up with two
small Illicit distilleries near the city. less than
Metropolitan Lodge No. II. a. r. & A. NJ.
elected the following officers: J. Grattan Cabcll
master; Isaac Hutzler, senior Warden; j. Henry
S. p. Jacobs. secretary; S. NJ. Danforth. senior
deacon; r. l.. McCumber. junior deacon; Rev.
William, Denny, chaplain Thomas Angel. tier
loaded with 500 barrels of lime. caught fire night
before last and burned to the waters edge at
the mouth q the R 81 6
counties OF Virginia has been called
Burkeville July 8 to consider the labor question.
which Is becoming acute.
Mr.. Sprague, son-in-law OF Chief Justice
Chase was yesterday reelected United States
Senator from the State, Of Rhode Island.
yesterday and received a great ovation.
Buffers investigation committee yesterday
took very damaging evidence against Senator
Pomeroy, who 1T seems wrote a letter, to the
Postma ster General, offering In consideration
of the appointment Of certain postmaster CHS
brother in law to vote for the confirmation Of
vote against the conviction Of the President in
the impeachment trial.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

Molicrc; of Germany. Goethe: of Span
ish. the Immortal Don Quixote. In fact.
The humor or CcrvaHtes belongs to the
!mmortalS
II is said that Charles ". on one
occasion while looking out Of window
eaw "A man sitting Oh 4 bench with a
book in his lap and laughing and beat
INK the sides OF his head with his fists.
nat man.. said Charles. lis either
By all means let US as Il nation be-
come better acquainted with our near
est helghbors who use this noble Ian
EuaSe and by this means cement our
friendship in bonds that cannot be
broken. Now is the time
DL VAL PORTER
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13

y fisherman fishes with minnows.
y fisherman fishes with flies
A fisherman bangles his tackle and angles
For fishes. and gets thcm-or lies
But O. IL he stretches the figures
And measures his catch the limb.
Why quarrel and bubble? y bite Is nibble
And telling it's pleasure to him.
So YOU who are lubbers and plowboys,
Who &c the deep,
Who never turn over or leap from the clover
To fish when the sluggards asleep:
You stick to your prosaic Flooding.
Iiut leave to so for try;
When homcward returning with zeal we are
burning,
lie patient with us II we lie.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-13
A Portrait.

For that's the way 1t strikes him.
l know man, a kindly man.
With manners mild and pleasant.
Who always says what good he can
or everybody present.;
Who speaks OF absent persons, too.
With the same kind intention,
Delighted Of what others do
To make friendly mention. :.
:;
He never says n bitter thing
In speaking OF another.
a strangers praises he might sing
AS IL he were his brother.
Kindness is duty, he contends,
For that's the way it strikes him.
And Q, he has q host of friends,
And everybody likes him.