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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
GERMANY'S EAGERNESS
FOR WAR is PROVEN
pnn-Gcrnnns Advocated Conflicts n,
Ear Hnck ms Year
l.IOn.

PARIS. November 23.-An interesting
ins!gh, into the political struggle in
Germany. particularly as regards the
erer-widcnlng debate between the LIB
erals and Moderates Oh the one hand
and the Pan Germans on the other. is
offered by German ncwspa pcrs OF re-
cent date juss received in this country.
The Bcrliner Taecblutt some weeks
ago pupnsncd an open letter by DIR.
1homme. Librarian of the Prussian
House OF Lords. addressed 10 those re-
gponsiblc for Cicrmany's debacle, the
.uproach Of which was pust then be
coming apparent 10 all Germans.
1T is impossible for me TO conceive"
lie writes. how the Pan-tiermcn can
now have the cfrontery TO deny that
ley worked FOR he war with ali the;.'
might and main We could cite doz-
els OF proofs o. the ballicosc bent o.
the Pan Germans in peace times. That.
however. Il unnecessary since the
president OF the Pan-Gcr nan Lea%ii.
himself has confirmed the correctness
Of these remarks credited TO him:
I'VE Pan-tIcrnlanS advised w:r on
three different occasions:
j" In 1906 against France.
In 1911 against France and Eng
land.
I'm 1912 against the triple entente.
I'm 1914 We Wanted the WAY be.
cause we considered il necessity. in
view of the danger Of the evolution
which threatened to take hold OF our
masses and because we knew that Il
var is. aftc- all. less difficult and cost
Is when II is unlooscd at favorable
moment"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
COWBOY BAROMET PROVES
BOTH FIGHTER AND PREACHER
Considered Fact He Carried Title of
Reverend Was No Dar tp Ser
vice for Country.

LONDON. November 23.-The Cow
inoy baronct, who was so busy punch
ing in the Southwest that il was n
Tear before he could he found and no.
tilted of his baronetcy, has arrived IN
London. ~ III
lie has been Yank for ten years
deSp'ie ms title. and he's here now
is.I army after four unsuccessful ar
tempts had been made to gain nccent
ancc by The British authorities -,
Washington. ~
The fact that he is Rev. G. Cave
Brown-Cav he considered no ason
show. " VIC DIE
r 3he ii Sa soa Joined the salvation
TO Chester. Pa, he said. lie then
joined The Baptist Church at W,ll,an mel
town. ~ j., and after three SUNDAYS.
20. ..n, m'S Mcceptrd rs minister.
drink member of the congregation
got IN and said the town needed more
no. Tess saloons, as they wero good
got $" FED IN that told my congrc-
cation they were worse than ZuIrs
-, inter went into Kentucky as a
Wesleyan minister, and one man threat
me dnaiifica ions for 4 preacher in
Kentucky seemed to be inability 70
rcau ana capacity TO consume an
unlimited amount OF liquor.
AT Devices Fort, in Elliott Coup.y
J. came W against the water dogs a
sect which called themselves CamD
beiites. whose religion was that ,hs
preacher must dip them i'm the local
creek
II had to preach there in The school.
house. guarded by the sheriff and his
men. but got large number OF
converts among the 'moonshiners. one
OF Whom' after hearing me, went into
whisky stills"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
GERMAN C0LONIzING WAYS S:
ARE SEVERELY RlDICulED
Naval Critic Of Beriiner Tn rnpIsfx
Writes Cnnstjc Criticism on, aSlsis
Plans Prepared.

COPENHAGEI EN-, November 23.2Son1a
bitter thoughts about German cofdhts
zatton methods are expressed by$Capy
tain Lothar Persius. naval critic >bf
the Berliner Taseblatt, in a Fssepf
issue o. That newspaper. He writaSs
bismarck once said: 1890
1t is not our intention to 'found
provinces. but commercial enterprlsSHfS
we may we'll admit that we have
MOI succeeded in living up to S'sthis
principle, and therein lies the main
reason why Germans are ridfsi}i4d
abroad as incompetenI colonizers. =, ~
During thirty years OF German
nothing. We have considered 6s-
meath our dignity to adopt the me{hE.
DDS or other countries. and all tho while
we battered ourselves with the idea We
were succeeding, because Of the mere
fact that we were transplanting metyo-
poli'an administration methods $50
those distant lands. lsvsraA
I'm the German colonies army. add
navy officers and official funtionariSa
always occupied a privileged position.
Many of these officers were fond s6f
promenading in full uniform sabre
not iackinE"--among tho natives, evan
in the tropics. : .}s3-
on the other hand, civilians NerA
looked down upon and treated with
!ittle consideration. whether they+xxsss
merchants. bank directors, artisanasor'
merchant marine captains. - -.
our method OF colonial ton has bean
failure and sin. and 1t must be
abandoned after the war"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
STRONG BELGIUM VITAL NEED
OF PEACE, CLAIM OF POET
FnvOrs Rcctffcntion Of Frontier Lines
and Provision of Prompt Aid
When Needed.

LONDON. November 23.-Germany's
war bill to Belgium at present on ncr
own estimates of destruction and re-
QUESTIONS. amounts close to S2,O00,COQ
900, and to this many millions will be
added when the whole story of the
German occupation Is told. said Emile
Cammaerts, the great Belgian poet
AS to whether the League OF Ma
tions will be a sufficient guarantee
for Belgium let mo say ut once 4
good many BelEians are skeptical
They do not care to trust their rate
biindly to- this new experiment.
1t rcipinds them Of international
treaties and Hague conventions. They
would rather see their. country
siren gthened against all possible dan
ger by a rectigcation of frontiers and
by some Arrangements providing the
prompt dispatch OF reinforccments
coming from England and France, for
they will only believe in Germanys
conversation when they see it,
Belgium is the key Of Europe. A
strong Belgium is the essential con-
dition Of peace. IL Belgium wants
strong peace. peace wants Il strong
Belgium.
Germany hcnceforth will be given
no preteXt to interfere either in Bel
GUM or in her colony. Any such claim
which might arise from previous
treaties such as the Berlin act must
be removed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
Death MONUMENT GRIM
REMINDER OF WAR DAYS
Constructed OF 10000 Human
Skeleton Heads Gathered
In Centuries.
VAULT MADE OF BONES
Back, While the Youngest Arc
Some -Four Centuries Old-Many
Incredible Tales Are Told.

PARIS. Noember 23-The fortress Of
Montmcdy. on the Sedan railway which
vas the immediate object of the Amer
Meuse. il rqrhaps the mos, gruesome
place for which armies have fought
III the present war.
built Of 10000 human skeleton heads.
Close by the fortress lies the village
OF Marville. and in Il. upon d hill. is
an ancient cemetery. called 81. Hilai-e.
The church itself contains may curt
ously ornated tombs dating from the
thirty years war.
vault. II has three compartments. the
walls OF which are three meters deep.
These arc. not stone walls. but are
!r,n ~ wholly Of skeleton heads
together consists Of human borce.
The oldest Of the skeletons. accord
ing to Investigation, date About 1000
years back; the youngest are some
four centuries old: \ preacher in the
nearby village of Soupy. however. a
scholar OF history who has snen. the
history OF the vicinity, gave the fol-
lowing account 10 a French war cor
RESPONDENT:
THE region OF Marvii!.. being part
q the open gate of invasion to the
NoseNc and Rhine regions has been
tor many centuries the scene OF vio-
telr. o: for;iacaions here, tho ruins OF
which caSN still be seen. Even in the
cas- just before the war workmen
building houses or railways frequently
dug up. skeletons. coins and material
dating from the Roman period.
After the Romans. SGermanic tribes
ove-ran this region. Then came The
"ars OF tho Merovingian and CAROLYN
Later. battles were tonight over
THIS ground in the thirty years wa
1nd IN the Franco-Prussiap War of
"As a consequence OF all these wars.
this vicinity has been visited Nv many
terrible epidemics; In the Middle Ages
there was great lcper hospital here.
Thus. it may be explained. that reo-
pie evolved the idea. perhaps at first
actuatcd b. religious motives. and Ia
ter. in order TO attract tourists. 20
dig up thousands of skeleton heads for
miles around, and they were joined to-
Eether in the vault like great monu-
ment to death.
1T is estimated that the vault con-
sists of 10000 heads. The docu,n en-. :
concerning Msrvi!le's history date bac OK
only 800 years. They show that this
eruesome vault was known three cen
turtles ago. Documents of previous
ages which might throw u light unon
the circumstances in which tho death
monument was founded presumably
was lost in former wars
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
MENDS HEARTS AND CLOTHES
FOR AMERICAN DOUGH3OYS
Cosy Nook In Y. VI. G.. 4. Hut In London
Presided Over by New York
Woman.

LONDON, November o3.-!.ovc!orn
doughboys and counsel and sympathy
the Y. NJ. G. y. Eagle Hut here. 1t is
presided over by Mrs. Arthur Gleason.
of New York.
She is supposed to do mendinG for
the boys. but it's her sympathy and
not her needle that mends the big
sest breaks and makes her the hes;
ing is just the honey. :he merest sub
terfuge that gives the boy a chance to
tall while her needle plies.
some boys are just full OF their at
that the boy who goes to war gets the
glory. but the one who STAYS at home
often gets the bride.
Counting with soldier here and his
sweetheart 3.000 miles away is often
noadcrous--slow, and not very salts
factory The distance makes SO mu II
room for misunderstanding. It's SO
what she" says
Mrs. Gleason knows womnn--knows
their whims. and she provides new
by giving the boys little tips on wom-
ankird that enable them TO write let
iers that avoid the pitfalls of misunder-
One boy from North Carolina told
Mrs. Gleason he realized that not all
ih. eligible men had gone to war
not by any means: He had left home
without placing the engagement ring
upon his swectheart's finger. He'd fe.;
much safer he could attend to this
detail But he can't get home.
But Mrs. Gleason settled the poin,
When she left London recently for
america she carried with her the en-
gasement ring--Cunid's representative
in the army. on assignment
Mrs. Gleason is the wife of n writer
in the department of Public Informa-
ton. Washington, d. C. She wears the
decoration of the Order of Leopold. be-
slowed by the Belgian government. and
the Mons decoration issued by France
both given for bravery and remarkable
war work in Belgium and at Mons early
in the war.
She has hcen in Europe thronehou,
the war and has seen every phase %
women s war work. from sewing with
an ambulance corps at Mons TO run
ming the heart corner" in London aud
CAring for wounded q ffecIinn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24

crnrl Hing logs have something to
contribute &. the warmth OF wei
com" accorded the bc.s. Some nuy
hc inHurnrcd. o. az true, by the CT
"cstcn' neal. served In the chccricst
80 0in'nS-"oOIus. ~ may he ali COM
binrd.
This honey" house means much
TO boys Mo are tired of being con-
hned To hospitmls over here or over
t!crc, WLn long Cor home and oil
'hht ~ in.pftrs. Consequently, the
cOhfnieSctnt> ar the PcrxhfnE Home
improve with astonishing; rnpIdIty
ana are usually IOuth to lenvc.
Nothin. has been left undone by
INC Nar thm2 Community Service II,
AN ehort to make things comrortabl,.
ANA pleasant for the boys. The Com
'"ieseent Home ON t;rumcrcy Suunre
IN only one of many such house.
rohuuctr1 by them. and 1T i their
intention To eStnhltsh others on nm
even larger nnd more elaborate .cnIc
order to meet the requirements
OF tn" boSJ whrn they como home.
Since conScniHl surroundings com
'rtoutr =" much toward rapid strides
hi"hS the roni 10 health, the most
appropriate localities are being
selected. How rcStfuI 1t must be to
the wounded md war-weary to sir
IN 'sid" windoN-scnt aud look OUT
upnn quiet. tranquil world where
hftic children play the liNrfong day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
INJURED AMERICANS
TO SUPPORT SELVES
Great Worldwide Educational
System Will Be Launched
Within Short Period.
LARGE SCHOOL AT LONDON
Two Thousand Students Will Be
Accommodated at This
Institution.
LARGE SCHOOL AT LONDON
BY WILLIAM j. BtTLE,.

LONDON, November 23.-Amcrica' 8
war wreckagc-maimed. blind and in
jured soldiers from the battlefronts".
Will be sent out into the world trained
ana efficiently equipped TO earn a live
cational system being launched by the
American y. NJ. G. y.
X. l.. Ewing, head OF the Y. NJ. e. a.
in Great Britain, has just announced
the completion Of plans Tor the opening,
Just OUTSIDE London. of the first large
lrainins athool for Amer lean GONZALES
schools VIII be opened later ia Circat
Britain. Irance and America FOR Amer
lean soldiers.
The hrst big school. near London.
viii accommodate about 2.j0U students.
under an American faculty now being
sent over from the United states
the wellknown y. NJ. G. A. school Tor
New Zealand convalescents near Lon
con, with classes in agriculture OH :,
crafts. economies. languages. mathe-
Especial care will be given TO the
IN useful occupations. as well as In
tho selection of voca;ions and train
Ing thereof for soldiers with artificial
Under ,his great. comprehensive
educational scheme" said Ewing. we
intend to eliminate the conditions
such sights in .he streets of our Amer
ican cities as our hero wounded hob
piinS aionS on crutchcE. begging and
eking out miserable existence.
The war is over. Germany has
thrown up the sponge and surrendered
Internationally. Now comes the period
OF reconstruction. / know of no nobler
phase III this work to Il: them for use
ful occupations.
NEW SCHOOL TO OPEN
IN VERY NEAR FUTURE
II viii be only a question of a few
weeks before this great large school
near London Tor American wounded
Will be opened. Already a big plot Of
ground has been leased and an army
of \. N. &. "A. workers Is busy whip
ping II into shape Tor the opening
Fortunately there are a number Of
large appropriate buildings on the
ground These. with Il little repairing
and reconstruction, will make ideal
classroomA
More extensive Y. NJ. c. a. plans are
under way for instruction OF moving"
troops, which will include oral French,
french money. measures, geography
and customs: English money, manners,
customs, geography and history: letter
writing, arithmetic, causes and prog
ress OF the war. health lectures. Ger
many and her propaganda.
The faculty for the large training
school for American convalescents near
London Will include at first these
English and public speaking, s.; his
ical engineering and allied subjects,
II; commercial subjects. :: agriul,ure,
]; arts and crafts. 5. builders courses,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
WILL BRING BACK
BODIES OF HEROES
American Nation Considers Plans
to Return Those Killed
in War.
GRAVES DISTINCTLY MARKED
Those in Specified Areas Will
Be Collected to Facili-
tate Shipping.

WASH1NGTCN. November 23.-It is
indicated to-day by staff officers that
some OF the troops may soon be start
ed home from Europe; The estimate
as TO when all will be again in the
United states depend on the number
Of ships available. General March.
at least several months. Estimates
run all the way from three months 10
ten months. The longer date is pre-
ferred by most officials.
one OF the difficulties forcsccn IL
that the allies may not be willing
10 lend their ships for the rcpatria- :
well known tina, tho british govern
mcnt alone provided 60 per cent q.
the bottoms to take the men overseas.
!, is thought that the British and
ships for the return Of their own
coionists across the seas.
ARMY officers are also of the oDinion
that justice and fair play would de-
n'and that the troops that went over
first should he the first to be brought
back. On that plan the regulars and
would probably he back frat. then
the Twenty-sixth, or New England.
Divisioh. then the Rainbow Division
None OF ;he officers think that the
Will be disarmed. will demand that
troops he left in Europe to do police
duty till the ncace congress has pro-
ella lined the ncacc of the world.
The bringing home OF the Ameri-
can dead already has been up for
consideration by the War Department.
but that duty will be performed. of
course. after the return OF the troops.
The War Department at the very be-
ginning of the war appointed officers
whose dut". il was to mark graves
clearly and to have exact locations
of graves and the home addresses of
tho dead The system has been 40
worried out that it will be possible to
collect the dead with reference to spe-
cial areas in the United States. This
Viii expedite the shipment of the dead
from ports Of arrival in America.
DATE OF MUSTERING OUT
MEN NOT DETERMINED
The date for the mastering out OF
the American Army Will depend on n
review OF the conditions b.. the War
Department and by GeneEal rershing.
it was for this period that nearly all
of the enlistmcnts were made in the
army and navy. One proclamation will
probably cover the two branches of tn.
service
II is stated, however. that nothing
sends to the War Department n report
he is now preparing on this general!
subject. This Will naturally be 4 guide
for action by the White House,
STAFF officers said to-day that the
mastering out would take place at the
various environments from which the
soldiers started. They do not believe
that many OF the soldiers will ask for
discharge in France. and they do not
believe that any large number OF them
viii remain over there To do recon
struction work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
FEARED ARMY REGISTRY
MIGHT COST HIM COIN
"WouId Have Lost Lot Of Money II
I Had Been Called His
Uniuue PIen.

CHICAGO, November 23.-When Bert
Porter l.angherst. carpenter of Scan
dinavian origin. closed his books each
night the debit and credit sides of his
ledger balanced. But little things like
wars didn't figure in his calculations.
He was arrested cor failure to reg
lister for the draft.
1T would have cost me real money
mad / registered Langherst told Fed
eral officers. Il might have had TO
take time off. and then II | had been
called would have lost n lot OF money.
I'm careful man. ! make my en-
and / pay my room rent every day"
You must be absolutely even with
the world" remarked a Federal Of
ticcr.
mo one owes me cent and don't
owe penny" I.angherst replied
on are in fine shape TO enter the
army" said the officer
LangherSt Is in the armY nov
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
MODEL QUAKER VILLAGE
Esfntc OF One Hundred Acres Bonght
IN england Where Colony VIII

LONDON, November 23-Arranee-
ments are in hand for important de-
velopments Of Jordans. the Friends
center IN Buckinghamshirc. An estate
of about 100 acers has been bought. and
it is proposed. as soon as circumstances
allow. to lay ii out as a model village
to be known as Jordan Village" The
promoters of the scheme who include
Fred Rowntree and Douglas Rowntree,
do not intend to sell any portion of
the estate, but to let plots. on which
will be bniit cottages with ample ac-
commodation for market gardening.
bookkeeping, notwithstanding and vil--
lasa industries. y number of tenants
have Professionally taken plots and it
is intended to begin the telling of
timber and the planting of fruit trees
this autumn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
Old Adam Buildings Are
Taken for War Work

LONDON, November 23.-Lovers
OF old London recently heard with
surprisc the rumor TINT the Air
Hoard INTENDED to commanders for
offices n number of the old Admin
buildings i'm Adclphi. An official Of
the Onicc of Works. yesterday nndc
renssurinE statement ON the sub
jcct.
The Air Board already has posxcs-
xiOn of the AdcIphf Hotel and few
adjoining buildings In John Street,
which nrc useJ M biIicts for MEM
bers of the stair. The Office OF Works
hnS ARRANGED that these members of
the stan shall be billct~d elsewhere,
nnd that the buildings shnll, In
future, he used ns Offices. 1t IL pos
nibic TINT ktill further room may he
required, and In TINT enc 40.
Adam Street, adjoining the bnck of
the Hotel Cecil. md used partly by
business md partly by residential
tenants, Will be taken.
"Everybody may rest assured
snid the official, "that no hnrm will
be done 10 the building. None OF the
decorations will he touched, md n
IL Is considered TINT there IN the
icnst likelihood that they will he
managed they will he boarded up md
carefully protected"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
HIDES Her SECRET
Woman Married Twcnty-EiEht Yenrs
Successfully COnccnis Fact From
Trfe nds.

CHICO. CAL. November 23.-lIow n
supposed confirmed spinster of Chica :
go kept secret her marriage 10 a
Ilgalia mining man for twcnty-ei eight
years. or until after death. is rcvcal.d
III a letter of inquiry received here.
Charles III. Leecn Of Chicago. ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of Gertrude
lirothwell, writes that he has discuv-
cred among her effects II marriage IL
censc. showing that in 1890, when AZ
years old. She married Joseph Glines,
then a
County records show the marriage
uary II. 1884. Glincs died shortly
after the marriage. Botn ne ana his
Awifc kept their marriage Il secret un-
fiI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
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GUNS WRECK CAMOUFLAGE
American IIeavfc< Tear Up Quickly
Constructed "Cemetery" OF Ger
mnn Army.

= LONDON. November 23.-The art Of
camoufiage is one OF those eltstick arts.
Alfred Stokes Y. NJ. G. a. secretary.
Of Stamford. Conn, on leave here. was
looking through the periscopc on the
front line trenches in the Tou sector
recently.
see that cemetery over there
looks real, doesn't it?" asked Sergeant
Grendrinetti of Waterbury, Conn.
sure" Stokes replied.
We'll, that's Fri.Z's latest He has
rugged UP movable cemetery. cross
es and all. II concealS an ammuni-
ton dump"
). a few hours later the movable Gem
ctery became in truth quite Il movable
one when our artillery dogs began to
bark
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
GREAT ECONOMY PLAN
One in ETct I'm France During the
War IL Suggested to
British Subjects.

LONDON November 23.-"You peo-
pie in England" writes an officer of
the Royal Air Force in France. would
do we'll to copy the example set by the
troops in France in economy.
Here in France nothing is wasted
Everywhere you go you see boxes
hanging up on trees labelled. Nails.
others labelled Rubber and so on,
Everything is collected and used again
is large salvage dump and over II
is the notice 'Economy! If you don't
want to send 1t to Town Major, don't
waste It, similar dumps should be
established all over England"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
1000 BLOWS AT SIS EACH
Judge InHicts severe Punishment on
Man Who Beats His
Wife.

SAN FRANCISCO. November ca
Mack Rosenfeldt. fruit Gamer resid
ing at 615 Octavia Street. was hard hit
by divorce proceedings when Superior
Judge Graham aif9woh his wife. Mrs;
blows which she said she received from
her husband. making total OF $4,000
In alimony.
Mrs. Roscnfc,dt said she did not
know the exact. number OF blows her
husband had dealt her. but she tes,I-
fled shc was sure that 1000 was not
too many.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24
SIXTH WIFE AUDIENCE
Man jailed for Having Too Many Ia
Now Writing
i'iny,

CHICAGO. November 23---.T Otlcy
Gibbs, who admits having married six
times. and vino occupies a cell In the
Cook County Jail OH charge OF
bigamy. has turned playwright. iIn
has just finished play CD lied lis
Marriage Il Failure. 20
"If ! 20 free" said Gibbs, I'm going
on tho stage, acd tive OF nv wives nave
consented To 20 before the footi,ghts
with me. Marriage Is a subject IN
which nearly everyone IL Interest. Il,
and I am cure my play Will take with
the public"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24

kANKAk ZEE. LII, November %
Thomas McMnhon. POSTMASTER Of che.
.ansc III, drove Up to ST. patricll's
in"rnitd tho altar StGp ard fred bull
'ei INTO ms brain. Children from a
nrl' w school iouud him dead. Me-
Manor pre- siously had consulted a
physician, saving ho was despondent
over i'll health