Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24

been in the habit OF receiving from
their relations In England beautiful
cakes aud ,arts made OF the finest
wheat Hour. fcw DAYS ago "A Ger
man who had business in the camp
was accoSted by an EnGliShman Just
as the latter was in the act of opening
box from his wife. The box was
opened. and Il beautiful cake was found
irsidc.
The British prisoner expressed Won
der that his wife should continue send
ing him cakes. as She must know tina,
he diSlikcd cakes and such dainties.
The EnGlishman asked the German
whether he would not care TO accent
the cake for himself. When the Ger
man cut the cake at home. he found
inside letter from the HngliShman's
wife. who wrote: Il and many other
women whose husbands are in prison
camps i'll Germany receive every week
from the British government a con-
sisnment OF the finest wheat Hour. with
the request to make cakes and tarts
OF il and send these things TO our hus-
bands in Germany. The object is to
make the Germans believe that the
British have still the richest ahund-
ance TO live on. AS matter OF fact
Lloyd George is only able TO keep the
people in courage by these false pre-
lenses The woman then went on TO
describe the economic necessities OF
England"
PAPERS GIVE MUCH SPACE
TO COMING OFFENSIVE IN WEST
The coming great offensive in the
west occupies large share OF the at
ttnt!on OF the latest German news
papers 10 come 10 hand.
The people OF the fatherland arc
assured. in flaming headlines and heavy
type. that their tr:bulations are almost
ut an end that the black night OF
semistarvation is nearly over and that
the glorious dawn OF victory" is rap
!Gly approaching.
They have noticed. these Argus
eyed journals, tina; references to the
anticipated struggle have appeared in
The English and French news ia pcrs.
and they dcduce from this fact that We
are terrified. Thus the Deutschc Tases-
zcitung says:
The moment we have our hands
really free, in the east we shall be
able 10 win that good peace OF which
our Kaiser spoke a few days ago,
peace that will force our enemies in
the west to acknowledge the victory
OF our arms.
THAT we have the ability TO sue
coed in this is sufficiently shown by
the apprehension of the English. for
some OF the leading London ncwspa pers
have recently been filled with articles
and correspondence In which the pos
sib!lity of an early German offensive
is discussed with palpable terror
beginning to feel in their inmost be-
ing that lIlndcnburs is colossus and
Ludendorn a grim rampant against
which no assaults OF theirs can make
headway, aud AZ the same time they
arc becoming aware that these almost
superhuman warriors. abandoning the
defensive attitude, arc about to crush
all opponents as man brushes
noXious insect With his hand
SPEAKS OF
GERMANY'S LITTLE. BILL
yepara,ion declares that Germany can
play at that game too:
Preparation. restoration compcnsa-'
ton. These are the words that are
constantly pronounced by enemy minis
ters and that as constantly appear in
the columns OF the enemy newspapers
Our memory will revert TO the in
jury inflicted by our enemies on Ger
man life and property n foreign lands
TO the plunde-ing OF German banks
and business houses. 10 the piratical
confisca;ion OF their moneys and to
the mean thcfts Of German mercantile
ships. Al! these deeds OF infamy. as
we'll "a the inhuman treatment OF the
reaccablc inhabitants of our colonies
cry out for PREPARATION, restoration and
compensation. not 20 mention that most
d!SSraceful and immoral OF all war
mcthods-the war OF starvation. the
ravagcs OF which are SO dreadful as TO
defy any attempt at PREPARATION.
When the time comes, however. We
shall duly present our claims, taxing
very good care that the enemy shall
be the ono 10 pay, for on our side has
been the greatest suffering. and on
our side arc r!Ght and justice"
In this fourth year of the war it
cAcitcs grave suspicion 10 have re-
manned fat II the said fat parsonage
oven happens TO be Il Berlin policeman.