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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
MURDERER OF WIFE WILLING
TO SUFFER EXTREME PENALTY

Roanoke. Va. March 10.--Thomas
s. Trumbo, when told in the Lynch
burg jail yesterday that his his wife
had died and that he would now be
charged with her murder as well as
that of her father, W. 7. West. in
Bedford county. Monday. was deeply
moved by the news, He decraled ID
was awful and then added that tha
best he could hope for would be life
imprisonment for the dual murder.
He said he would as soon go TO the
chair as to prison for life.
Trumbo. a prominent Bedford coun-
ty farmer. ran amuck on Monday
night and shot dead his father-in-
law, w. P. West, fred a fatal bull
let into the abdomen OF his fifteen
year old wife. wounded his mother-in-
law slightly with another bullet from
his pistol and cut his brother-in-law
severely about the, head and breast
with a knife.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
EXCHANGE OF SHIPS BETWEEN
u. S AND FRENCH GOVERNMENT

Norfolk. Va, March 10--Captain
Louis Begaud. OF the French navy.
stated TO the Virginian Pilot yesterday
that arrangements have been COM
pleted between the French govern
ment, whereby French sailing ships
will DO loaned to the Aemrmican gov
eminent in exchange for steamships
to be furnished by this country.
Captain Begaud is general director
OF the great feet OF sailing ships.
owned by Bordes & Fills. OF Paris.
which are now engaged In trade be-
tween the United States and SSuth
America A large number of French
vessals have already arrived on this
side of the Atlantic in pursuance of
this loan and exchange, and more
are arriving daily.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
BRITISH STEAMER DRIFTING,
CALLS FOR HELP AND COAL

The wrscking steamer, Relief. OF
the Merritt and Chapman fleet, ar
rived here yesterday towing the
dredge Santiago. The Santiago was
brought from Havana ana will be US d
In dredging the approach to the army
base at Bush BluT.
The Santiago is the largest dredg-
ing machine on the Atlantic seaboard.
The tug. Rescue, of the Merritt and
Chapman feet, left Thursday from an
Atlantic port to answer a call for help
from a British steamer which had run
out OF fuel at sea and was drifting.
The latest report from the Rescue
yesterday showed that the steamer
had not been found and that the Res
cue was cruising in search of her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

Washington, March l0.-The offer of
Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett, OF Baltimore
to turn her estate OF ninety-nine acres
over TO the surgeon generals depart
ment as a complete hospital for blinded
officers and men of the United States
lighting forces has been accepted. The
estate has two houses, one Of which
will accommodate $50 enlisted men and
the other twenty-five officers. In ad-
dition there will be a home In Balti-
more where the wives, mothers. dRugh.
era or sisters OF the blind men may
live while they are receiving instruc-
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
statesmen WANTED.
! Sales R.anresenta..

Wanted - Sales Representa-
tives. Acknowledgement spe-
cialty manufactures wishes
to secure representative in
Richmond and State Of Vir-
ainia. For a conscientious
worker with sales ability or
experience, this is once-in-a-
lifetime opportunity to Sc
cure a permanent, steadily
increasing business of his
own with an income limited
only by his own ability. APP
plicant must be capable of
handling salesuien and max
ing them produce. A small
investment and good refer
ences are required. The prod
uot in question is known uni
yersally and in use now by
{. s. Army aud Navy De
partment and by the greater
American business and in
dustrial companies, number
ing among them the du
Pont Powder Co, Victor
Talking Machine Co, Erie
r. r. Co, Western Union
Telegraph Co, Edison Co,
Blaw Steel Corporation and
others. The sale of the
product is backed by ma
tional magazine advertising,
etc. The manufacturer $
general salesmanaQer. MIR.
A. Fl. MONTEGRTFFO, is
now at the Hotel Jefferson to
allot the territory. Call
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
REMARKABLE TIDAL STUNT
IN FLOATING OF GHOST SHIP

Norfolk. Va. March 9.-The most
remarkable tidal stunt in the mem
CRY of the harbor men OF Norfolk
occurred yesterday when tha hull OF
the ferryboat Castleton started to sea
on her own hook and navigated as
far as the Campostella fifiats before
she went aground. The small mat
ter of navigating through the draw of
the Norfolk and Western trestle was
Accomplished without hitch.
After the Castleton was burned last
Saturday night the hull was towed
over to the Hardy tract and beached
Ordinarily he hull would have re-
NAMED where It was until the cows
came home. On Wednesday night
however, high wind caused an un-
usually high tide, and the Csstleton
fioated free.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
Southern Railway System

Trains Leave Rlaninond--AaIn- -
station. Schedule nwGrss not guaran.
tsed. For the South--Daily: 1850 A NJ.
observation parlor cats ear. $500 p. NJ
sleeping car to AtIantas H:is r. n.
express: sleeping cars TO DaIavilie and
Ashavilie cpan s.so n; $50 p. NJ
local for Keysviiia. Casse City and OK
ford--wsek days
York River Line--7:sS a MI. and s:iF
r. n. daily; lpeai to West Point sis
r. NJ. daily. except sundas Steam@
Train connecting for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive Richmond--From ths
eouFh: 1908 A. NJ. f:3k r. n. ESQ p. NJ.
daily: s:4o A. NJ. except sunday. From
West Point: s:<o A. h and s;lS p. NJ,
daily Steamer Train. s:sS A. h.. daily
onlcs a0T e. Main ct. Phone Mad 2T1
except Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

What Would q Good Garden BE Worth
to you this season? Present occu-
pant of an eight-room Barton
Heights house is leaving the city and
wishes to turn over lease to respon-
sible person. Nice lawn. trees and
above all. a spacious garden, with
clubhouse for tools. etc. Servants
room with rear entrance. ALI mod
, ern convenience Apply at sos
Lamb avenue or see JULIAN c AN
DERSON &c co
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF
THE CITY ENGINEER
RICHMOND, VA.

March 9, 1918.
Sealed proposals will he received
at this office until IL o'clock noon.
March 18th. for the construction, Of
sewer In Kensington Avenue from
Tilden street 125 feet east Forms ef
proposals can be obtained on appH-
cation.
certified check for amount stated
ts25.o0) on proposals must accom-
pany each bid as guaranty Of exc
cution of contract The A6ministra-
tive Board reserves the right TO reject
any and all bids.
CHAS. e. BOILING.
City Engineer.
March II. 1918.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
SMITH COLLEGE,, TO ADMIT
HARRISONBURG STUDENTS

Harrisonburg. Va. March To-
The faculty OF the Harrisonburg High
school is very much elated over the
fact that Smith college in Miss. has
extended certificate privileges TO those
who wish to enter that institution.
This means that IL the graduates de-
sire to enter Smith college they will
be admitted without examination
Smith college has very high entrance
requirements, and extends certificate
privileges to few high schools.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

One 1918 slx-CyiindeE studebaker
touring. Been used less than 2.ooo
miles. carrying original tyres. extra
tire tube and cover, etc in first
CLASS condition. guaranteed for 8
year.
One 1915 Four~t7y Under studebakeF
touring. Been used less than 5000
miles. carries its original tires
Scared places I'm paint have been re-
vanished. LOOKS "a good az new;
equipped with sea- covers. extra tire,
tube and ever. etc.
COBUR% MOTOR SALES CORP.
I2l7-2S West Broad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
WHEN BULLETS WHISTLE
WET GOODS CARRIER GIVES UP

Norfolk. Va, March fo.--with bull
lets whistling around his head, VII
liam Smith, coiored. made a desperate
effort to evade arrest yesterday morn
ing when he stepped Off of the Old
Bay Line steamer with a load OF wet
goods.
White opened up on the fleeing
negro. and his Workmanship was so
accurate Smith decided II was better
TO go to jail than to the hospital, and
he stopped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

VIII Sell at Auction, Saturday, March
1e, 1880 p. NJ. suburban lots at Nae
tional Heights. on Williamsburg read,
adjoining National cemetery. Very
easy terms. free presents. Buy lot
and we will build home. ATLANTIC
COAST REALTY CO. agents for Ma
tionai Heights Corp. Frank Richie
son. Eleventh and Bank SITS, local
agent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
COLD WINTER KILLED MOST
OF GRABS IN CHEASAPEAKE

Hampton, va, March 10.---Accord-
ing to the crab dredges the intensely
cold weather the past winter played
havoc with the crabs in Chesa peake
bay and the subsidiary waters. The
dredgers have found that fully 80 per
cent OF the crabs taken from the water
within the past two weeks have been
dead, showing that the crustaceans
died from the cold weather.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
Norfolk and Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
FOR NORFOLK, 1905 A. II. $500 A
NJ. $500 r, NJ. 1856 p. NJ
FOR LYNCHRURG AND THE WEST,
"s:3h A. Nj. 300 T. NJ. "s3k p. NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk
"fl:lo A NJ, ss:45 p. M From the
west: "7:s5 A. IL. x2:1o p. NJ. also r.
NJ. ss:is p. NJ
'D<ily. xDa!ly except Sunday. xEuaday
n Il. BEvILL W. c, SAUNDERS
r. T. 81, Roanoke. O. ?. A. Roanoke
c. II. BOSLEY. .. p. A. Richmond. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
MAN AND WIFE TAKEN TO
CAROLINA IN CHAINS FOR TRIAL

Roanoke. Va, March io.--In shac-
kles and chains. Mrs. Maggie Dillon
Beckner, alleged slayer OF her two
hour-old baby boy. along with her
husband. v. c. Beckner. will be taken
to Rocky Mount this afternoon on a
Norfolk and Western railway train.
leaving here about Ave O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
NOTICE.

"'~~--1-'7~~N~~~
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Richmond. Fredertcks-
burg and Potomac and Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Connection com
pany will he held at the office of the
Sc -retary. No. 1ot4 East Broad street
Richmond virginia, On Monday. March
IS. 1918. At II A NJ.
FRANK w. DUKE.
Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

WANTED-WHITE WOMEN
: AND GIRLS SIXTEEN
. YEARS OLD AND OVER
FOR CLEAN, PLEASANT
AND PROFITABLE EN-.
PLOYMENT IN OUR MOD
ERN CIGARETTE FAC
TORY (EITHER DAY OR
MIGHTY. PAY WHILE
LEARNING NOT LESS
THAN 1925 PER DAY.
AFTER LEARNING FROM
$3.50 TO $3.50 PER DAY
OF TEN HOURS. TIME
AND ONE HALF PAID
FOR NIGHT WORK. PAY
ONCE A WEEK. MEALS
SERVED BELOW COST.
BRITTSH-AMERTCAN
TOBACCO CO. LTD,
900 NORTH LOMBARDY ST.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

S-Wantesi. Extra Good
automobile mechanics: good wages; ;
steady work; must be good, eoinpe-
tent and steady men with good ref
... .srencee. SMITH 1t HICKS, Trans
fer and Storage, Distributors of
uhite Motor Trucks. Ohice and
Garage. f2-fA-t6 North Fifteenth
Street. Madison 97i-9T2-STS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
SPECIAL NOTICE.


appendicitis 3 or Times purfuE IL
months relieved in few days. no
symptoms rs months after 10Th
CENTURY ROYAL LTNINENT-
100 IN l. A. II. robins zoe F. Mar
shall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

Wanted Girls to Work
! EIGHT hours between IA
! and 16 years old for a spe-
cial, light clean job. Begin
: ners well paid and can make
considerable money in a
short time. Apply ALLEN
& GINTER BRANCH. 7th
= Cary Streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

-C~xm Miller Waate1-~~e2ood Pay Good
~-s hours. Apply MAYO MILLING CO.
INC. si7 North Seventeenth street,
Va,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
HELP WANTED FEMALE.

-Wanted-Young Ladies Over
: sixteen years old for all
: classes of work, either day or
: night. Beginners paid $l25
:. :. per day. Time and half for
= :. night work. Apply ALLEN
IS GINTER BRANCH, Sew
--.enth and Cary streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS.


Violent Neuralgia and Toasharhe Sew
erat DAYS, entirely relieved Tn min
utaS 7oTH CENTURY ROYAL LIN
TMENT-loa in l.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

In execution of dead OF trust to
the undersigned trustee. dated June
Q. 1916. and recorded in the clerks
office OF the circuit court OF Henrico
county, Virginia, will. at ths request
OF the notehoider. default having been
made In the payment OF the debt thsre-
in secured. sell by auction. in front
of the Henrteo county circuit court
house,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

Heavy Federal Insurance.
Eugene, Ore. March 1o.--Sfx hun
dred and ten thousand dollars of fed
erai insurance has been taken out by
the sixty-flve members of the ordnance
class at the University Of Oregon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
seaboard Air Line Rwy. Go
NC NH
e0uth.n

S0uth.n
Trains leave daily 0 A. NJ, NorIina
local; l:10 r. NJ, sieepers. Atlanta and
Jacksonville: $40 p NJ. Atlanta Blr-
minghan Special; it:&o r, M. sleep
ers. jacksonville. 2:4a 4. NJ Trains
arrives so A. NJ. s:i5 A. NJ. S:s5 Il.
NJ ESQ p M. S:5s A, NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
AUCTION SALES.

BY GEO. Il. CRAWFORD 4 co.
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers,
$50 East Main street.
RlchmOnd, - Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
SCHEDULES.
Chesapeake q Ohio RAILWAY

~4ANS<N k5~tNhC N 0AAAU &StA1W O
Gin. LouVlv y West. 1850 p. $3.50 ..
Main Line Local 1855 a., 45:1s p
James River Line 1890 g.. tE:l5 J.
~. News. Mn.
Old Point IS 30 a., 1900 A., II 90 D.
Newport News Local a7-o a. sS:lS D
Trains arrive from
Norfolk. sliieA *1:<e D., ss.4o o.,
~ News 1855 a. sos ?. From " sst:
"s;1c g., 'a.40p. Locals. fle:1s r.. sT:ss y
James River. 1875 a.. 's:Iep.
@Datiy. Except Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

you CAN SAVE MONEY By LET
TING US SAVE YOUR SOLES.
WE USE RINEX OR NEoLIN soLEs
AND ONLY FINEST GRADE
TEXAS SECURED OAK
SOLE LEATHER.
Either Neoitn, Rinex or Leather Half
Soles. price:
MEMS. .S12S LADIES Of 90
We have largest mail order business.
because We serve the trade best
We pay postage one way.
GOODY EAR SERVICE MEANS
SATISFACTION.
MORRISON'S
Goodyear Shoe Works.
A Sole of Honor.
2fS ". 7th Street Randolph S8so
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
Richmond, Fredericksburg 6 Potomac R. R.
To and frem AshIngfen and be read Daily.

Ri, Rieh anon Wa pm Ios v laio IN
daily. Fredericksburg Accom-. week days. Lv.
s4,i5 Pm; Ar. vas AM. Ashland Accom- week
days, Iva .soAM ESQ Pm ) AT 2&sS AN. $50 PM
AElha ticket and baggage orsces mos open
mr. this train. sMain st. Sta,
Byrd ~. Sta. tstoprins at Efb@l E1b~ Sta.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
WE WANT
OLD FALSE TEETH

We Pay From ~ 40 t.0 Per Set For
old false teeth. Highest prices PAID
for old bridge work or anything
made OF platinum. silver or gold.
Mail orders given our prompt atten-
ton ToOMBS' DENTAL I4ABoRA-
TORY. 500 Lyric building. Rich
mond, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

ut O'Clock p. NJ.
the real estate described in the said
deed as follows:
"Ail that certain lot or parcel or
land with improvements thereon at
Glen Allen. Virginia. lying and being
in the county OF Hcnrico, state of Vir-
ginla, and described as follows: Com
mencinE at point ISL chains east
of the county road on the dividing line
between lots FL and ~ on the plan of
subdivision of a tract of land belong
ing to the estate of DIR. Hopkins. made
by T. Crawford Redo q Bro, May rs.
1907. recorded in the clerks office of
the circuit court of Henrico county, In
p. 4. 3, page a. and extending In an
eastwardly direction along said divid-
ing line between lots 81 and az. one
hundred and ffty-seven feet, and ex-
tending in a northwardly direction be-
tween lines parallel with the county
road. SIT chains to the dividing lire
between lots az and 20. being part
OF lot No. 20 and consisting of three
fourths tA) of an acre"
Terms: Cash as to cost OF executing
ehis trust. any taxes or insurance that
may be due and one note for the sum
of eighteen dollars with interest from
December .. 1917. unth paid. A credit
as to four notes. three being for the
sum OF eighteen dollars each and pay
able June 2. 1918. December Q, 1918.
and June 9, 1919, and one note for-khe
sum Of six hundred dollars, also pay
able June .. 1919. Balance upon such
terms as may be announced at the
sale,
y. ]. CRAWFORD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
OF
\ DESIRABLE MEDTC M-sTZ d
HOUSE AND LOT IN GLEN ALLEN.
VIRGINIA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

DREYFUE b 90. Require the
services OF a thoroughly ex-
perienced coat and suit wo-
man to take charge of our
second floor and assist buy
er. Permanent position. APP
ply Tuesday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11
WANTED.

Four Nice Lots I'm Brooklyn Terrace.
VIII trade for nice automobile: must
be- In Al condition. Mad. aeSS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-11

246 second-Hand Opera Chairs. Must
be in good condition. Address 8. F.
ELLINGTON, Mendoza. Wa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
Mar az a leXeler.

With parents, limousines, chauffeurs,
a new recruit arrived at the training
camp. was registered, and assigned
quarters. The chauffeur caught up the
luggage. The officer held up a re-
straining hand. "Mr. So-and-So is now
In the United States service; he will
attend to his own luggage and find his
own quarters" And thus, with no
more aid or ceremony than a brick
layer would have received, the o of
q man who could have bought the
camp and all its appurteHances enter
ed the American army. Not wealth,
but what a man proves himself to be,
places him as a soldier. Men start
on the same level, save when they
have had special training:
The work of the war in breaking
down class distinctions and occasions
ing the mingling Of classes on more
democratic terms has often been noted
abroad. The English assistant has
learned that Tommy Atkins possesses
those virtues of honor, loyalty, cour
age, chivalry supposed to be instinc-
tive through heredity In those Of long
and well bred descent. The great wind
of the revolution blew a good deal of
flunkeyism out Of France; the war Is
removing its vestiges.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
sunar Beet PUN for Cattle.

The desert cattle ranchers Of Ari-
and New Mexico have learned
that 70 raise cattle Is cae business an.
tn fatten them Is another. For this
reason they ship their cattle to Cali
fornia, where sugar beet pulp is OBJ
tanned in abundance. One factory Is
located near the fields where the beets
are grown. The cattle are turned into
this field after the beets are harvested.
Under the fence Is placed a trough
which projects outside Of the fence
Just enough to allow the beet pulp to
be thrown into II from the cars. The
cars run on tracks from the factory to
the field and follow the fences around
the corral. More space is thus OBJ
tanned for the beef cattle to feed, and
there is but little waste Of fodder. In
these war days the cattlcmen are
learning to conserve stock food, as the
cattle themselves are conserved for our
use:--Popular Science Monthly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
War and the churches.

One hears much nowadays about the
growing reunion of the churches which
the war has brought about. But a
dual service which recently took place
Is probably unique. Not far behind
the lines two services were held sim
ultaneously in the village church-tha
being the usual Roman Catholic
service attended by the Inhabitants
while the ether was a Protestant one
for a battalion OF Australians resting
in the vicinity. The proceedings open
ed by the singing Of a hymn by the
Australians to music supplied by their
own band. Then the French cure adj
dressed his flock. after which 1t was
the turn OF the Protestants-and so
on-each congregation taking It In
turn until the service was concluded
London Chronicle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
New L.Iuht on Anarchlsm.

II was Mt our last meeting In Tifls
that the indomitable optlmlst threw
lew light on his anarchism.
"Kropotkin. Eeclus and myself were
sitting together In London once. dis
cussing our theories. We were taxi
Ing a great deal Of satisfaction in the
thought that we were anarchists, who
recognized no rights Of eoercive gov
But he added with a smile. 81 said
to them : ssrhere d one eses.s.ses
fore which we gladly bow and whose
petty oppreSsions we Willingly endure.
You forget our Wives 'tMaynard
oweo R1Iath& IN t|en Herald.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
AS IN sHAKESPEARE's TIME
Stratford-on-Avon Has Been Won
derfuily Restored.

Americans, who in prewqr days, de-
lighted In visiting "Shakespeare's
country" would find many changes
there now.
Quietly and unostentatiously through
the ~unwearying efforts of Marie Cor
ELL. the novelist, and a few who sup
port her artistic tastes, these last three
and n half years have disclosed the
ancient mysteries of Stratford. Old
houses, with plastered walls, which
were eyesores to the visitors and resi-
dents alike, have been stripped of their
outward ugliness, to reveal the quaint
picturesque Tudor architecture Of
S~hakespeare's time. Wherever ii has
been possible the early appearance Of
the buildings has been restored, and
the effect has been a transformation
and the restoration of the place as
Shakespeare knew 1t. .
The ancient Sword Of State" which
hangs In Shakespeare's birthplace was
removed from It's scabbard In August,
1914, as an official notice that England
was Mt wal and the people say tradi-
ton fOrbids them to sheathe the old
sword, carried by Shakespeare's ia
iher when he was high baillff in 1869,
until England Is again at peace. .
Once at least, since war was de-
clared, ShakespeGre's old home has
given expression to its feeling of graft
tude 10 Americans for the tributes they
have been privileged TO pay to 1t from
time to time. That was when the
United States entered the war. Pres
ident Wilson's memorable message to
the congress was proclaimed aloud.
Many OF the townfolk had almost de-
SPARED OF the momentous event, and
ii appears there were only two Amer
lean flags In Stratford at the time. One
vas a great banner owned by Miss
Marie Corelli and the other waving
from the house of John Haryard's
mother. Both were promptly hurled
out into the breeze Of the garden spot
Of England" and thus America had
again come into the hearts of Shake
speare's people.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-04-04
MORTALITY RATE IS LOW
statistlclan Refutes Statements That
War 10 Causing Heavy Loss
Among Allies.

Pittsburgh.-Edward A. Woods, life
insurance expert and statistician, after
an exhaustive study of mortality In
the present war, has compiled statis-
tics to refute the widely circulated
statements that the war is causing a
frightful loss Of life on the side Of the
allies.
Timely and scientific medical treat
ment has reduced the rate OF mortal
ity IN the present var to a lower per-
centage than that Of all great wars"
says Mr.. Woods.
more than 30 per cent Of the sol
diers put under the ARE or physicians
and surgeons have been able to return
to the firing line.
aAn American soldier. twenty years
Of age. who Is now in the trenches, has
the same chance Of being alive ut the
end OF the war, II II lasts e rcar or so
longer, as a man OF sixty In civil life
has Of living the saree length os time"