Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07

arc absolutely unknown Why should
The deeds of these commanders and
their gallant men remain buried in OBJ
scurity: No other nation conccals
them as We do.
Why should We not SNOW something
80 the generals who do the actual fight
ing. and who handle armies four times
a great IS they We have put IN the
Held before! surely the glory and credit
nigh; be spread over /. " der Held and
placed on a broader and more popular
foundation.
Tell the public the glorious story OF
Great ET!tains part in the great war
aSainst prusSian aggression. Let Eas
.aHd. Scotland. Ireland and Wales know
tho truth q bout the War. the victories
ana the mistakes, the triumrhs and
the d!sappoin,ments Of their armies.
Is there lacA Of ulster in Official an
Houucemcnts? Is there ~ar-w arin"ss
linphatiGaIly yes. The public is tired
of bcin. told to open its mouth and
shut its eyes and accept what II p!"aSes
oNlc!a ldom 10 hand out.
And il goes on. this endeavor TO treat
a nation III arms as host OF school
. children. Just when You believe there
viii bo some Improvement. your hopes
are dashed cruelty to the ground. To
quote a submarine phrase: Last week
showed a slight rccrudesccnce" in Of
fivial imbccIiitN. Two great biuudcrs
oi over 800 tons acre added to the
ever growing list We cannot count
the fishing snacks mere.
rho FIRST was IN" Zeppelin air raid, A
ridicgIous outvrE vas raised over Ihls
by the Pemhcrton- Billings and Joyn-
son Hicks. those mushrooms who
thrive on cheap notoricty. Yet tho
government was TO blame. Some OF the
q" chscd counts obsolete Gasbags man
aged 10 meander al 10000 fee, above
our shores, and escaped scot-frec until
'hey We're caught ny the French III
broad daylight hyin: at low attitude,
GIVE FACTS, N0T rALK.
,BotT BOMBS on LONDON
Three bomb were dropped on London
hv It Zcpp that mad no idea where
shc was. or where she was soin. A
terrible outcry VAS raised because We
had been told that "Zcppa" could come
uo more. This rose to = perfect Juror
when u became <nown tina; the French
had ut oft Tho invaders and destroyed
four or hVe Of them. Al! the govern
mont had 10 dc was TO state the plain
facts, ana the whole incident would
have ended then and there.
Blu, no. what did the government;
do Instead Of stating the facts. they
rushed % the succor OF certain harm
less shop. Every ono in London visited
the spot to SO the smashed windows.
which was all tho harm done. tt all
no+i7 the nrwS had 20 be concealed
from tia" enemy. 40 word mus, alter
lhroush TO Germany that this shop had
hc"n hit.
Tho Zcrp was lost "a 900 feet in ,hs
skies and could not take her bearings.
" would he !0.ooo,o 900 To ! asaius,
n"| repeating the shot i:ut the truth
nHs' 10 concealed from the enemy. or
'he next raid might upset tiapper's
winter models
This ridiculous affair led to fun
dress debate in ,hc house. when Eonar
law. after The nations time had been
wasted, at las, announced the facts.
Tho second biundcr was however. far
more serious. and no satisfactory cxpla :
nation has been given. ON SATURDAY.
week The convoy was sunk IN the North
w" arc now IN the third year II inc
vat aud every one n thc world must
Know ~ th.s tine that tho Huns vii!
stick a. "" crime IN endoavoriuc i,
:cslf"N commerce" But apparently this
Tact has not Vet penetrated tho bruins
~ th" Admiralty officials Therefore. /,
Vas in"aGh' ucccs sary TO issue = long
'ifadc against the wiolccdncSs and bru-
l1li} - th" two armed raiders In
NIii"li% ihc convoy and icavInn
'nc crow 20 perish. Thc rollowin. vns
ihc "'oancut pnroratlon.
~ IL" German navy nv this Net mas
"""~ more ana furthtr degraded 10.
7"i oy THIS disregard or the historic
mlfNtlrN o. The sca
ono can only read these words WIN
i"SIrfI nmazcm"ut. Ilrr~ .e arc IN
ihf lnlr" year 81 tb~ war app.rcu,i,
SYM Npcol.nc N" "n~my 10 ohscry,
we historic "hiNalrY of Mo sea"
sHirs sunk WEEK AFTER
NEi.k WITHOUT M&U>i>
nc touroy, according to tn. oaicioI
announcement was only cscortn1 l.,
( iht dostroytrs. which formed inc AMI,
submarine escort. The fact tina, /,
niSht ne expos Cd 10 attack from ra,1
"fa does not seem 70 have entered IN,
i'c calculations 81 those responsible Ia,
I'll protection. ships arc sunk ,.oct
"ilri Week without warning hy sIb
'ua.'ncs, aud their crows lnf, to nci,sh
N'l ihc Admiralty makes /, quite rlc,,
from ihrr announcement that ,hey ex.
h'ctcd d.ncrcnt procedure ard stand
ara 81 'aorals from the cncmy's above