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in in, the electoral college or not. Other speakers
thiS AFTERNOON VIII be Colonel Marmadukc John
son and General Henry y. Vie.
MesSrs St John and Tarlcton. two prominen
citizens OF Mobile. Ala. have placed ut the
disposal Of the trustees Of Rollins Institute a
sutfcicht sum TO complete the extensive i'm
proVemcnts comme,ced during the war and
VIII so Immediately forward
D. Mcl'arie's Virginia horscs won three of
the races at Saratoga. y. Y. last wec6.
General Eraxton Bragg has been appointc cd
superintendent OF the New Orleans city Water
Works.
the first bale Of Che new crop of cotton was
received in New York last Thurs II came
az the way from Texas. casscd as strict
middlinE and sold for IS cents per pound &, r
expor: to Liverpool "
cable telegram from Liverpool dated SGT
nrday says: Jefferson Davis made his anne.- .
chcercd' vas 'ouoi9
:, There no. 900 visitors at White SuIpbu-
springs and the season IS proving 70 r. a
very gay ~ e :"
twenty five carloads Of aiormons nassau
through omaha one day last week on their -. n,
10 Utah. The most OF them Foreigners
;, ben itutler was seriously injured Saturday in
ioston hy afail from carriage He was taken
70 "a hoSpltal where at lS ST accounts ho wns
suffering intensely from his injuries.
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Voice Of the People
Letters must give the name and nd
dresS of the writer. Name will uut be
published if writer requests.
The south ns National Asset

To the Editor OF The Times - spatch:
Sir.-ln the present international
CriS!S the South Is the nations great
est asset. and the United Daughters Of
the coniedcracy are one of the South's
greatest assets.
Loyalty Is not a haphaHard. uncer-
tain quality: II is - constant psychic
force and follows liw just as unerTiug-
~ and persistent!y rs ErIVitation: be-
ginning in the human soul IL touches
ilrst the home. thea the state, then the
country. then the world To thine own
self be true and II follows as tho nigat
the day thou canSt not then bc false
to any man" is the sublimest truth
that Shakespeare ever uttered 10y
atty to ones own ideals Isl the germ
from which spring all other forms OF
loyalty ana II Is by virtue OF the fact
that IN the past the South and these
daughters OF hers have always been
loyal TO her ideals, tina, now they are
80 spicnddly helpful and dcpenda BILE
In addition TO all It's regular relief and
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Where the Soviet Stands

THAT the Bolshevik outfit is about TO
throw itself into the arms of Germany
II IN eiort TO save itself net only from the
allies. but from the Russian people them
selves. is clearly indicated by series OF
events which has seemed to FORCE issues in
That wrecked and ruined land Lenne has
been reported in Berlin negotiating for Ger
nan support, and condition of war
With the allies is declared to exist Trotzky
remaining behind. has been busy lodging IN
oondiary bombs breaking off all communica-
ZION with the allied governments and seeking
to stem the tide which threatens to over
whcim him. The entente diplomats have
Withdrawn from Vologda. taking up their
station at Archangel. The Czecho Slovak5
h;ve taken over the government of Siberia
and seem to be moving resistlcssly to the
west.
When the allied governments agreed TO go
TO the support Of the Czecho- Sloyaks they
necessarily assumed an attitude of hostility
10 the Soviet. Tho Czechs have been in CON
Net with the Bolsheviki from the beginning
OF their movement, and it was impossible for
ihe United States and Japan to give aid and
comfort to these militant forces without. at
the same time, warning the Soviet that il -;
iuic OF Russia was failure and a fraud
There can be no other Interpretation of the
allied action. and il is evident that thu Boil
sheviki now know exactly where they stand
with regard to the group of nations which
are ready and have been ready from the be-
ginning, to give Russia any assistance that
may be possible to give
When the Bosheviki subscribed to III.
l'rest Litovsk treaty, they made il plain to
the whole world that they were absolutely
IN the hands OF Germany. Their determine
hon TO observe the terms OF that treaty is
further evidence of their complete surrender
10 the central powers, and the union the
SOVIET has formed with Berlin further stamps
the leaders of that misguided regime as direct
agents OF Germany in the atter's plan TO all
sorb Russia. These facts undoubtedIv
weighed heavily with the President in coming
to the decision which this government an,
nounccd a few days ago
The question is whether or not the
great BODY OF the Russian people will consent
10 be sold and delivered to Germany. They
nave full opportunity to answer this oues
'ion. lhey have allied support in Siberia
ana theE nave 1t on the Thurman coast n
they want to regain their self-respect and
their independence a nation thew can
rally 10 the standard which their friends have
raised But II they prefer to become Tho
slaves OF Germany, they may turn ia tho
Bolsheviki. There is little help. after all
which outside influence can give to Russi,
nc tate OF that nation is in the hands Of i,s
own people. 1t is for them to saw whether
OF not they are again to have a mace IN
the sun
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as has arisen were made. No one. Of course.
could foretell the heat wave OF the past few
days. but that is Il matter of minor considera-
ton compared with the increased demand
which 1t was known the camps and war works
with their thousands OF employees would en-
tail. II seems to have been another case
where hindsight was clearer than foresight
and If any of the latter was used by the au-
thorities in charge of such matters, there is
no evidence in the present condition Of af-
fairs to indicate it,
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Invocation.

In this our supreme hour
BE with us. Lord. who fight
Not in lust Of poW'r,
But in the cause of right.
Give strength unto our arm,
And force unto our blow;
And grant us above all
The saving grace TO know
In spite OF arms and men,
How impotent we be-
IL. battling on, we fail
or faith and trust in thee.
Francis II. Leahy. in the BROOKLYN
agle.
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First American Attack.

made their hrs, real attack Of The
war at o'clock Tuesday morning
May rs. when they stormed and cap
turcd the village of Cantigny. north
west OF Montdidicr. and the German
dcicnScS To the north and south. maxi
ing an advance OF Il mile on TWO
mi!c front. They advanced up wood :
cd Slope ana we're protected by a bar
rage from French ana American guns.
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Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost any topic.
excepting q nlcSai and medical sub
Jects, are answered free. "A nil in
puirien nre answered directly by per-
honnt letter n self-add reused, stamped
envelope In required. Addi-ss The
Times Dispatch Information bureau.
4 richmond. IN
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Officials of German town advertised
that each farmer who brought in certain
amount of foodstuff would be permitted 10
purchase bottle of rum or brandy mus
[he hunger of the townsmcn was assuageo
land the thirst OF the countrymen was
quenched. That is German efficiency in It's
highest form.
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News of Fifty Years Ago
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Aug - Isss

There is every indication
mat an enormous crowd
VIII tend tae seymour
ana blair flag raising by
the Jefferson Ward Club
th!S afternoon. The fact
mat Judge Robert Ould is
10 be the leading speaker
Is enough OF itself TO draw
Il crowd. No man in the
state Is doing better cam
palgn service than Judge
QUA. He L. giving almost
ms entire time TO the effort
10 oi ing out full vote for
"hlte mans Iernmcnt,
ana he il urgint; all Vir-
SinlanS to vote whether
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To Get mia of RED ANS,

Mrs. j. H.. Richmond. Boil together
water and sugar and boraX. making a
strip. Set this In shallow dishes where
the ants can get at 1t. They viii eat
IL and leave.
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one OF the beautiful young lady life guards at
&C" oedeh complains that she has been obliged
10 swim out and rescue young man four or
hVe times day for the past week Men in her
district just naturally forget how to swim when
they get out a haif-mile. and every man who
mas gone in during the past month has called
Help"
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General i[ikuzo Olani will he the ranking
,.L,ver OF the American and allied expedition
III Siberia thence TO the limits OF Russian
tcnitory bordering Germany and Austria
hungary, ii the Russian people have the good
aEnSe to accept the aid the allies ofler them
~ ,iccin,; their country OF the Hun invader.
General Otani is one OF JapaEs most dis
Dnguishcd soldiers, and Japanese military OF
i!,c.s are stri ny up 10 date in the science
u modern warfare.
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Since the crack Prussian Guards went up
against hastily trained American lads. they
have discovered that it is easier to run than
tn fight. Witness their refusal TO take a
chance against British bayoneis III Pcardy
on Thursday The drubbing the Americans
gave them Il few days ago put rear in their
ueartS that abides.
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Miss j. j. N. Warm Springs-Manv
big trees in the Scquoia Grove. Caitor-
MIA, tower nearly 400 feet TO the SKY.
and one is said to slightly exceed
this. The largest tree in the park
has diameter Of th!rty-hvc feet. eight
inches.
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q. ~. r.. iulaski.--Loans by the
lhitcd states government 10 the allies
are IN TIA" form Of credit in the banks
OF this country on which foreign gov
crnmcnts may draw In payment for
supplies. The United States govern
mcnt receives bonds of foreign gov
crnmcnts aS security. bearing interest
at a rate slightly higher than the rate
o:I It's bonds. No gold is shipped on
these loans. The large obligations
due the United States from abroad
w!!i give ;.lis county an immense adj
vantage after the war in interna,io
iinanc.. and trade.
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Cnpatriotic Conduct.---And mother Insists
must take II castor oiD although the doctor
Answer.---Tell mother it Is not patriotic to
make unnecessary use Of oil. he War
Department needs 1t for lubricant for air
planes Also suggest to her that aromatic srup
OF rhubarb. Il standard United States pharma-
soroeia preparation, and fairly humane
boy. and pleasantly. That Is. it will do all the
goo,, but the harm that castor oil does
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time every week two tn ten times perfect
Cor women) or twenty times for men).
o. Arms extended straight out AS leader
counts at the rate OF tw counts a second rise
on left toe and spring OH the foot. carrying
left leg toward left while right toe takes
It's placer Continue for sixty. After "A Few
weeks continue for 100.
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My Landlord.

My landlord is godly man.
mo fingers in the church
And bright example sets for me
Up in my tenth floor perch
lie sings ten hymns purge his soul
But doesn't order any coal
so. when St. Peter "a lis the roll
For him. they'll have TO search
My landlord rides a limousine
And wears high silk hat
Tine fragrance of his gasoline
Arises my nat
When price of gas is upward benz;
And porterhouse goes UP a cent;
He bltheiy raises my rent
And not eye doth bat
MY landlord tells every day
No labor be had
10 paint and paper my abode:
IL really is too bad.
30 pity this benign old scout;
The war has hit him hard. no doubt,
lie lets his tenants work it out
landlords life is sad
seventy million dollars worth OF ice was
Manufactured in this country last wear Jud,
ing by the chunk get my doorstep every
morning Tor quarter $4,000 900 worth ism,
so much ice after all.
Impossible things
Are Transporting to-da";
rom Sharkey has gone
With the Y. NJ. c. A.
me crown prince has decided TO fight il GU,
10 The last ditch. if ne has 10 keen digging
ditcnes all the way to Potsdam
ne = l., By The way. has been grinding
on poetry lately. one Of his latest cffusion.
runs along follows: '''
fa.he'' deaF father come home with me now
me c'oSA IN She!ns stetplc strikes one:
." Sa'd you weT" coming right home from the
AS soon As the battle was done
Come home come home
y rather. dear ia thcr. come home,
say what are we sticking around forp
We can walk now but soon W. mus, ru
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is he nearing the end of his rope"'-Sun
! es and the other end will go over n limb
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Eighteen TO forty-hve:
Now We will show our might.
Eighteen to forty-iive:
Married men. Sakes alive.
Men who have learned TO tigh;
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i'Are Nlces are tabooed at Atlantic City this
year. not 'tattoocd," tho Atlantic civ
papers inadvertently announced
The Scotch Highlander trade is going ese
where
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" ar Brings
a Religious
Awakening


a Religious IN our mode OF living. changes in
.,..Io,, our daily tasks ana changes IN
""Aehi"s our channels of thought. Kecen,
days. with their casualty lists
for Us here at home their blue stars becoming
tranahsurcd into gold, and their vacant chairs
at the family board have brought with then, {.
noticeable turning the Book of Comfort OH
the Part of many Of OUT people. Recon, obscr-
Saton tends TO show such is the the
ai'ernoon a young woman OF nineteen TWEEN
ty might have been observed riding home on 4
GroWaed elevated train seemingly as interested
inc other tired. swc!terlnE workers he.
were in me newspapers and magazines they
were reading. \ service Nag pin. with ION.
blue star for the brother or. ira yhap IN. sweet
heart or husband over there was visible over
the young woman's heart. In The Book she
work and back that suitry day she doubtless
found comfort in the words Greater love ha ,h
nG Ire f 9or his sAr ,ms 'hat nan lay down his
pictured in her minds eye the gallant manly
American brother sweetheart husband il,
whose honor she the blue star doing or
at least Offering to do, that very thinc@l,v
down his life Tor the friend in France whose
ancestors had laid down their lives for Amer.
thought of the boys in khaki and blue We
have taken up the battle OF humanity by the
side oil the French. the British. the Canadians
me Italians and the other allies-'whithcr thou
my people and thy God my God" Later the
same evening couple. both along in the
bound surface car. the woman im,entlv ~
ing iib!c: iIa thcr an odd coinc dencc for big
nnn nuSi' , nmic"go: going 10 prove that
days 10 the Keeper in whose Ia nds are ali ~
corners corner OF inc Garth. The woman on the loop
through lie had given her the strength to raise
so wen Inc boy SEc has now given % her coun-
KY. must nave round new comfort she read
here recorded seen, % point 10 a neg r.li,i",,s
awakening -ChicaGo herald Examiner.
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accepting literally the biblical statement
lat there is Il time to mourn, and time
~ dance, the British government has placed
ban on British army officers dancing in
io;cls. public halls and cabarcts in any coun-
try where they may be stationed lndul-
Eencc in this form OF pleasure is declared to
bt mot Seemly in time Of national mourn
ing Their time may be better employed
IL preparations TO make the Germans dane.
&c the music OF allied artillery
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we are IN favor of the Better Speech club
ana nope II will take effect banquets at
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IL is spelled Vesle, and pronounced an,
Ola ~ay-vaile weasel or just plain vessel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12

II pays better in these days TO work for
wages than TO draw a salary
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12

ru.;iiSIiED ever. day the at 10 south Tenth
street. Richmond The Times Dispatch Pub
iis,,ns CO.. Inc. Charles L. ia>brooL. Editor and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12
\ Tale
OF
Two titles

'NHtSS HtNGT UtIOTc Werr Wiz
messed Contrast this with the courage. cheer
funess and unwavering confidence exhibited Dy.
Paris. which, has practically been under the
will have illuminating insigh, into the char
acters OF these two peoplcs-kansas city
Times.
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SADDREss ALL COMMUNICATIONS The Times
~ tch. 10 tn0iNldunIs
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j. ID. c., Linyillc.-Scction 1874 OF
the sclective service regulations pro-
vides that members of district boards
may be paid compensation of sl.25
per hour for each hour that they arc
actually present at the Office of the
board and wholly engaged in the duties
members of district boards. and also
for each hour they are actually trav-
cling and are actually engaged in the
duties prescribed by these regulations.
In no case to exceed SO for any single
day or $500 for any single month.
Members Of loca! boards are paid ii
compensation Of 81 per hour for each
hour that they are actually present
at the Office of the board and wholly
engaged in the duties prescribed by
the regulations for members of local
boards. in no case to exceed $3.50 for
any single day or $3.50 for any single
month.
Liberty Bonds.
Inquirer. Lnvingston.--Bond expert
explains that Liberty bonds are issued
There is no difference III the va uc of
returns in the two forms. In the cou-
pom FORM he coupons arc detacha BILE
cst-maturing dates. and may be cashed
at any bank that issued them. They
are backed by the government, and the
coupon is as negotiable with a banking
institution as is Il national bank note.
The registered bond Is registered i'm
the name of the holder and merely is
to the registered holder OF the obliga-
ton i;S face value on matur:t.. and its
stated interest as II falls due. The
interest may he paid by the government
by checks drawn directly to 'hc holder.
Goth are the safest known Investments
IN the world. The entire natural wealth
Of the United states il lack Of all gov
eminent bond issues. None over au-
thoriZcd by this constituted govern
mcnt ever Waa r"puCiated. and none
ever vii; be. The coupon form is. in
some instances tho me- st convenient.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-12

douShnu;s in a French village IL this docsa';
call for Il special dose OF revenge we don't know
the Yankee solder.
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IN its plan for breaking the
A FcderaliLcu power OF the packers trust. the
Packing Federal Trade Commission rec;
I~.,,... om'ncndS that the railroad adj.
industry ninstration assume a monopoly
OF the transportation and d!str!-
button OF meats. This is an. implied and proper
function q the railroads under government
operation and could be instituted with aGvan-
tage TO the carriers and TO consumers. 1t Is APP
parently at once the simplest and most effcc-
tive method OF securing an efficient regulation
Of the packing industry. But this is as far as
Federai control should GO and the commits sion
wisely restrict it's recommendations to these es-
sentiai features Fog the government take
over and operate the packing industry in it's en-
ure'y would he 10 invite worse conditions Of
monopoly How long would Congress abstain
from liking the price Of hogs and beef as il
mas tried 10 fix the price OF wheat. or withhold
us hand from adding 10 the price Of meat in
general AS means Of placat!nS the farmer
vote; After all, there is no pronlcering agency
IN the country TO compare with the United
states senate Judged by its record The pub
He Knows the worst OF the packers and VIII
be satisfied with regulate OF the Kind propose al
without providing Il new political playthinc for
The .Senate-New YORK World
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Much Ado About Nothing
ny ROY X. MOULTON.


Down through the endless
Reaches OF Eternity
wandered vaSrant soul.
y ragged. tattercd soul.
Fr:cndless. homeless. dcsoiate
l.oathcd by the best
And oStraciZcd by the worst
OF all those who had gone before
There WAS no resting place above.
The doors below were locked.
Other souls passing, hithcr and yon. .
Upward and downward.
rUracd away and had no glance.
For the lepcr soul who kept company
Win tho vulturcs and the bats
And had no home save the
DarHcninc shadows
or m endless space.
Denied by heaven
Kicked out Of hadcs--
y Weary Willie on
t:tc:nity's long highway
This soul was often
Heard 10 muttcr:
Fool fool that | was.
Why did ever invent
Efficiency and
l'riEh.fu!ncss and
Euitur?"
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Cities In Virginia, particularly those in
proximity to military camps grea, war in
supstrieS, are IN the midst Of an ice crisis
s9N'th the hottest weather on record here and
st1s demand Tar heavier than ever before ice
5smek king facilities and the labor necessary Tor
8Eefr operaticl lave been found totally in
SHdequate Richmond. Norfolk Newpo.t
News, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Danville arc
8suhering from the shortag, and relief is not
%in sight except such as may be given nv
isYoiuntary reduction Of the amount used or
Nthe enforcement OF an ice ration To this
Scitizens or Richmond and other cities affected
&WNi submit II necessary that the men in
Hcamps and on transports may be fully scrvod
sAt the same time 1t may be pertinent IN ask
SSwhy no provisions for just such a contingency
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According TO the testimony of George
Sylvester Niereck the German government
spent from S30,000,00O TO $4,000, 900 in
propaganda in the United States and got
nothing for it." This proves that, the pa
irlotlsm of the AMERICAN people is invulner-
able both TO m6ney and false appeal In its
propaganda program, the German govern
ment made the mistake OF Understanding
The intelligcnc2 OF American citizenship aside
from its deep-scated patriotism
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Rili)alull0 Gimps-Dispatrb
THE DISPATCH

n tnierr,i Januar. 81. 1905 at tho Post-Onicr
Richmond. sccOn,l-ctass matter
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The war industries board has served notice
or the Automobile Chamber OF Commerce
tbat hereafter there will be practically no
steel available for pleasure cars. and mann
iacturcrS arc warned to transfer their plant,
'c war work II ihcy hope to hold their bust
Hess together. This should be a reminder to
present owners to take good care OF their
cars, as they will not be able TO replace them
or TO substitute new parts. until after the
close OF the war. BY giving more careful
feed TO the speed laws, they may avoid
s'nash-nps' ana thus keep out of the pedes-
tIian or strap-hanger class