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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
WIRELESS.

II 1t was Napoleon whe wished he
innuld sne what was hn ppering on the
Eokher side OF hin. and II the Little
sCorporar' Was operating in these
18ys he would soar merrify UP in an
ntrpiane and SIRE his wish come true
d When he found that not only could
Ne do this. but also without wire or
bell he could let his generals down
m the ground know what he saw. he
would be delirious with tho posi-
411it5es,
H The automobile lis a thing TO mar
ESHI at. the atrplane even more so. but
NE greatest of, these is wireless
The airplane scars over the region
se& operation OF tire uudersea craft
;Azl6 spses IT bs:flszs+.h toe -vyates This
would e,e of little avail could no signal
bc given TO the destroyer; here wire
less plays its part. and many a U-boat
Hes al the bottom Of the sea because
Aarconi had a big idea.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
REPUBLICANS DIscRED1T THEMSELVES.

clear. without directly answering the
recent agitation. that he does not
favor restriction of business through
all sorts Of commissions. now that
the war has ended Food must be
conserved. TO be sure, In order that
we may meet our solemn obligations
to the peoples of our associates in the
war as we'll rs TO feed our soldiers
until their return. He insisted that
the plan Of taxation covering the
year 1870 ought to he promptly set
tied, in order that business and in
dustry may know what they must
meet. Otherwise, it is quite clear
from his address. he favors removing
those arbitrary restrictions which the
war. and the war Aione, rendered
necessary.
The President again achieved great
credit for himself in his speech. fol-
lowing his regular custom. The
shamefully partisan attitude OF those
Republican members who tried 10
crush him with silence cannot posi-
bly, commend itself to a citizenship
which knows that to the President
more than 10 any man our success
in the war for freedom is justly due.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
That was one item.

That was one item.
Hundreds of our Submarine
-ehasers" were just going into COM
mission.
On the day the armistice was signed
an American pipe line. built TO pipe
petroleum across Scotland. was form
ally opened. That line was laid to
and Belgium with all the oil they
needed. saving tank ships from the
long voyage around the British Isles
and the menace of the submarines
1t would. lsare meant, II then ICED had
persisted, victory of allied oil over
German coal as a war fuel
At that time the American army
had just begun to get its big guns into
action,
1t had just begun to realize its great
air program. and would soon nave
darkened the air over Germany with
vast squads OF bombing planes.
BY spring we would have had ma
chine guns in action by the hundred
thousand
BY next summer our ? 000. 600 fight
ing men would have been 4, 900. 600.
Our bridge for the Atlantic" had
already become a reality, with n ship
sailing for France every few minutes.
This list of big resources. made
ready, but hardly brought into actual
use. might be continued almost in
definitely.
The Germans knew when they were
licked in battle They knew still
better when they were licked on
paper-~in the menacing statistics OF
American eraration That is why
the war stopped when it did
That is usually tho way When a
nation or man. by a big effort,
makes ready to overcome a tremen-
dous obstacle. the obstacle disappears.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

In the transrn nssion of message
across space impossible TO wire, in
the direction Of plane raids. and in
enabling planes 80 report without
landing. in the saving OF lives i'm
periled at sea, this wftcheraft OF the
air has proved itself invaluable
Later. brought down to the hum
drum of city life. it may free us of
the unsighly poles now .dishgaring
our landscape far and wide. and the
tnterrninahIe stretches OF overhead
wires with their menace TO safety.
And how about nsing the wireless
phone for catching speeding autoists
and the darling devils on motorcycles
who have so long defled the efforts OF
the police Just send an airptane in
pursuit while the sheriff directs the
chase by phone from down below.
And those bank rohbers-where
are their fancy getaways now? Not
chance!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
AIR MAIL COMING.

Twelve hattie planes Of the Hand
ley-raige and ne MAINLAND types are
30 inaugural The New York-Chicaeo
Il MIR mail service, beginning about De
cenbor 49,. Those arc to make the
run. which now averages over twenty
hours, IN eipn' hours fat The planes
win be able 10 carry a fun ton Of
mail anieee
Thousand- ~ army agiators, now
that the war ie over. are available
~ enter the air mail service. Hun
lreds o. army aIrpIanes have already
gbeen turned over 20 he rostoffice de-
Martinez More win soon be ready
s1Dr the carrying of mai.
n The establishment Of fifty new air
rail lines is planned by The postofice,
! and speed in getting the lines under
Say Is being urged by the Aero C9ub
sf America several hundred army
aviator have been notified that they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

The dignity and courage With which
s1he presideut yesterday met rhe
sullen hostility of the Republicans ia
sCongress who eanHot forget partisan
shsp again coamends him 10 the
American people IS She man Of all
Hnen who shouts represent tAam At
THE peace conference.
The Republicans had expected to
disturb hrs poise and lessen the force
81 his address ny me marked cool
ness Of their reception and their
stubborn silence when the rest OK the
vast audience present gave prolonged
md vigorous applause They may
have attracted the Presidents notice
Nv this course. Certainly they had
~ pay attention to what he said. and
there WAS little comfort to their
partssanship In that
The President frankly told the
eenators and representatives that he
wanted. and should have. the unani-
mous support of Congress in the work
ne had undertaken to make secure
{ the victory for which orr men in
Eurore have freely shed their blood
sgA ,svart Sa~4Lar trn III rama 1;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

Soldier! soldier! whereTl we put
the soldier? That is the puzzle
game now up to the United States
and its Allies. The boys are coming
home. We are going to give them
lone beeg, gran welcome" as John
ny Canuck puts it But, after the
excitement has worn away what are
we going to do? Are we going to
repeat the mistakes made at close of
the Civil War and let our heroes
shift for themselves becoming in
many cases objects of charity or in
mates Of Soldiers Honest Or shall
we make an effort to fit each man
with the right work and help him to
become a substantial member of his
community?
Canada has had four long years
for the study of this problem Her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
Entitled to Drink

Chicago, Dec 1.-'fWhy." asked
Judge Stell. don't YOU stop this
drinking and disorderly conduct 70,
the sake Of your two boys in Franco,
and try and do something for your
eountrv?"
Twenty children IL doing some
thing for my country" .retorted Mrs
Anna Talisks
You have twenty Children ?" on
claimed The jndee. While The balm
pounded on table to drown filters.
Nineteen boys and a girl. sir. and
my daughter has seven kids of her
own replied the defendant
Discharged" said Judge Stelk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

# There is 8 little cemetery just out
tide of Paris whore. among the soldiar
|irAves. are hose Of many American
loys who died of their wounds in
rpnrh hospi4ala
u IN III should he no small comfort 10
~ mourning hearts In American
pnes % knew ghat every ono q. tthese
raves has been adopted" by sone
|rench family who tend the spot
Nth The same loving care they give
Nne resting places Of their own be-
red dead
81 sorro~ becomes doubly hard ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

wounded and discharged have peea
coming back in steady stream dur
ing this time and plans for education
and assimilation have had time to be
tested. Perhaps the most successful
plan is that of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company which seeks to
induce the soldier to take up farm
ing. The benefits Of this plan are
two-fold; it takes care of the soldier
and it ensures an increase in food
production.
This scheme is an amplifcation of
the company's successful Ready
Made Farm project. 1t aims to place
the returned soldier on a farm pro-
vided with living and working
equipments. The farms are grouped
into communities known as "Soldier
Colonies" Only soldiers may settle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
HENRY w. ROUNTREE
MEETS EsMITOYES' DEMANDS

The III. w Rountree Trunk and Bag
company has granted virtually all the
'equests of its employees, which were
Jared Saturday before tho war labor
board, according 10 announcement
made yesterday upon recess OF the
5oard Mr.. Rountree, il is said. agreed
everything but the eight hour day
proposition, Of which he expressed
himself as in favor as principle He
declared that he had reached his de-
cisian- eNaH -hafasa- the--ffa4sttet-= was
aiken up by the board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

Springfield. III. pee 2--H6hum ,
Pretty soon they'i he flying to the
grocery.
Cited to appear before the state
utilities board in connection with an
electric railway hearing, Captain w.
II, Lewis surprised officials by announ-
cling that he had come To Springfield
by airplane from Chanute Field. The
feat was the first OF its kind in the
history OF the state.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
Law Found Draft Dodger

Woodland, Cal. Dec. IA long search
for II. II. Dahler, wanted since June
5, 1917, on charge or failing TO reg
lister FOR the draN, has ended, Ne
porta from Fort I.eavenworth, Kan. in
dictate that Dahier liz in that institu-
lion serving a two-year sentence lie
was arrested July 3 last in Oklahoma
for constructing military service"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

must resign within f1w days or else
identify themselves with the regular
army Most of these would naturally
prefer civil service OF some kind, but
are RELUCTANT 10 leave the army If no
other air work Is ready for them
The public has been inconvenien ced
SO much during the last year by slow
and faulty mail service that the news
r. exceptionally welcome j,rwt now
Restoring the mai1 TO such efficiency
RS II could boast Of before the war
formed ahont the highest roint of the
suffering citizens hopes. To have it
improved TO the degree promised by
the air mail enthusiasts sounds too
good To be true
Hangers must nc bufltr repatr shops
installed, and various items OF prcpa-
ration attended to, Needless to say,
each city chosen Az station will
hasten the necessary work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
UNUSED FIGHTING POWER.

finished a mine planting program of
Incompatible magnitude. sowing an
area Of hundreds of thousands Of
from Scandinavia TO Spain, with mines
paced so thickiy that no U-boat could
get through except by lucky chance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03
Same Fiel51 ArothaeVev

in these colonies; by this ruling the
new farmers will be surrounded by
their eomrades-in-arms and close
community spirit is fostered. The
colonies contain from twenty-five to
fifty farms and are located in south
ern Alberta, some are irrigated. 9TH
ers can easily be made so. Each
colony has central or demonstra-
ton farm under the care of an agFi-
cultural expert whose advice and
help are at the settlers call, while
this farm serves as social centre.
Each farm is equipped with
house, barn and well, is partly
fenced and broken. in some cases
seeded. Each soldier is provided
with live stock and machinery suf.
tilcient to operate his 80 or 100
acres. II he lacks the money to see
him through the first year, the com.
pany will advance the necessary
funds. No payments are required
for three years. The terms are very
easy, being SO planned that
the soldier farmers will have gooa
start on the road to prosperity be-
fore being called upon for sub
stantial pavment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

These statistics indicate that Ameri-
cans in the army have been eating
more bacon in proportion to beef than
ever before in their lives.
Mr.. McCrea says:
"Our problems of production on the
farms. manufacture in the packing
and shipments abroad have by no
means been ended All factors in the
meat industry probably will have TO
continue to work nder pressure for
a year or more To come. Record
breaking tasks still confront stock
men. packer and consumer"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

I'VE were appallingIy unprepared
& war when we entored the war. az
exyhody KNOWS But few Ameri-
- know nov Thoroughly M.e.- wcse
parcd when the war stopped
yhen Germany asked for an arms
The American navy had just
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

In the battle of st. Mihiel France
more Americans fought side by side
than in any other battle in our his
tory. and more men We're engaged on
both sides than in any other battle in
which AN American army under an
American general had ever fought
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-03

owing to the scarcity of meat in
-ttnfiand' dogs fetch high prices at the
butcher shops.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
ITALIAN HONESTY

The Slovack paper "Slovenec" in an
article which appeared on June Is,
praises the law-abiding qualities of
the Italian soldiers:
I'VE must admit, for the sake of the
truth, that the Italians have been very
honest. Libraries of the Franciscans.
of the Salesians, of the Gesuits, the
library and the archives of the Epis-
copal palace were diligently Grated
and sent to Udine for good conserva-
tion. The same happened in regard
to private properties of some artistic
value, which were also taken away to
safety from the shell torn district of
Gorilla All archives and Libraries
have now been returned to the owners
and everyone is thoroughly satisfied.
Even objects of value such as the "ex-
voto," were found to be intact when
returned May everyone follow this
example of the Italians" This paper
is published under Austrian rule.
Refugees and ''irrerenti" have predict
ed that the paper will have to suspend
its publication on account of this ar
ticle
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
FRuIT PITs AID GAS MASKS

The government has set on foot
an anti-gas drive in which all Ameri-
cans, old and young, may participate.
From the chemical warfare section of
the army comes word that carbon for
gas masks can be made from fruit pits
and nut shells The Food Admins
tration therefore asks housewives,
Gamers and users of such fruits and
nuts to save the pits and shells.
The fruits useful in this way are the
peach. apricot, prune, olive, date.
cherry and plum. The nuts are the
Brazil. hickory. walnut and butternut.
II is just as easy to save the pits as
to throw them into the garbage can.
Keep a special container ready for
them all the time and drop them in.
When there is a good little collection
take them TO the Red Cross or, if some
local grocery or department store is
helping the patriotic collectors. take
them to that store.
Two hundred peach pits or seven
pounds of shells furnish enough car
bon for one mask-and one mask means
the life of an American soldier during
a poison gas attack.
Two hundred fruit pits may sound
like good many Start saving them.
and you'll be surprised to see how
fast they pile up and how soon there
are enough TO be OF real value. Fur
thermore, the small lots saved in sep
arate homes soon make an imposing
amount when collected in one place.
Here is sample service that has
direct connection with the battlefront.
and one so much the more interesting
to perform
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
GREAT SACRIFICE
OF BELGIAN GIRL

None of the stories Of self-sacrifice
on the part of Belgian women that
have come to light since the begin
ming of the war is more touching
than that concerning Miss Knoppe
which has just reached this country
from the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Belgium. Miss
Knoppe is fine looking, sturdy type
of peasant girl, who has been nurs
ing the soldiers for four years. On
many occasions in that trying period
she has shown rare courage. She
was wounded at Antwerp and as a
result of the bravery displayed on
that occasion carries the decoration
of the "Order of Leopold"
Recently five thousand Belgian ref
ugees reached the town where Miss
Knoppe has been working. The need
of many of the children for food was
so imperative that the patriotic wo-
man drew $3.50 from the bank, her
life's savings, and spent the money to
relieve their hunger. 1t developed
later that she was to have been mar
ried shortly to an orderly in the hos
pital to which she is attached and that
she had saved the money for her we'd
ding trousseau. The story of her great
sacrifice has been going the rounds in
Belgium and takes rank with the
many inspiring incidents of the war.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
0IrR PEACE TERMS

In view Of ever-recurring peace
talk. II is well TO keep in mind the
main conditions on which the United
States is willing TO make peace, As
outlined in Washington recently, with
the apparent approval of the Gov
ernment. they are roughly as follows:
independence and indemnifcation
of Belgium.
Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine TO
France.
Readjustment OF Italy's frontier,
taking in Italia Irredenta."
Evacuation of Roumania, Serbia and
Montenegro.
Evacuation of Russian territory and
abandonment OF economic control by
Germany.
Relinquishing of Turkish control
over non-Turkish populations.
An independent Polish state.
Autonomous government for the diff
ferent nationalities of Australia
gary.
A league of nations to police the
world, guaranteeing political inde-
pendence and territorial integrity to
all states.
Freedom of the seas, guaranteed to
all nations that obey the law, and en-
forced against law-breakers by an in
ternational naval police.
Reduction of ornaments.
Removal OF mischievous trade bar
riers.
Adjustment of colonial claims ac-
cording to the welfare and wishes of
the governd populations.
To accomplish these purposes. the
United States is determined to do what
ever is necessary. The program prob
ably involves the sweeping away of the
present lynasties ruling in Germany
and Austria Hungary, in order to
eliminate two groups of dangerous
criminals. and insure their countries
acquiescence in the new order.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23

CLIP NGS Of
. CAPITAL COUPONS -

Open season for testing gasoline
substitutes.
1t is best to settle quarrel without
any outside interference.
Male gossips are the worst of the
breed.
Rumor has caused many a good
nerve to stick in the mud.
Health may be wealth for some, but
it is poverty for the doctor.
A fool envies another mans luck
and wise man envies his pluck.
Berlin correctly reports that its
troops are busy in Macedonia. I'm
derstand the Serbians are keeping
them on the jump.
Prison inmates are to work on war
contracts. To make it binding. the
profiteers ought to be behind the bars
sewing on soldier clothes
Italy's Losses ], 1,S50.OO0 Men.-Head-
line. And Austria and Germany ig-
nored this while putting out the peace
feeler,
Papers are requested to cut out
that headline, Man Who Killed Wife
Passed Restful Night" Too sugges-
tive.
Soldiers Rejoice at wilson's Reply
Headline. Should say So They
went overseas with purpose And
we won't come back till it's over over
there,"
War cost for the United States this
year viii be thirty billions.
What of it?
IF Germany wins. nothing mat
ters,"
St. Mihiel alone was worth that
sum.
Moral effect alone of that victory
cannot be estimated.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
OF THINNING IN WAR TINE

Apart from the military and indus
trial sides of war. there is the in
telectual or ideal phase. Ideas. Sec
retary of War Baker has declared. will
end the war, as they began it, Some
thing is TO be said for the view that it
does matter what one is fighting about.
Even those who are of the "realist"
school in their war thinking incline
to the opinion that Frenchmen have
fought all the better because they are
lighting. not only on general and
economic grounds. but also in defense
of their homes and national life. Ma
poleon, who was theorist but not
"just theorist.r said that the mill
tary value of the imponderables"
could not be exaggerated.
In these reflections we run the risk
of offending such persons as believe
that, for the sake of national or inter-
national unity. every citizen of the
Great Alliance should check his brains
in the Entente cloakroom for the
duration OF hostilities." Yet H. n.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-09-23
SPANISH FLU"
EPIDEMIC AT CAMPS

The War Department authorizes the
following statement from the office Of
tbe Surgeon General:
Severe epidemics Of the so-called
Spanish influenza have broken out in
several camps. Telegraphic reports
received by the chief of the division
Of sanitation say that 1900 cases. with
2 deaths. have developed at Camp De-
vens. Mass; 1000 cases at Camp Lee,
Va; and $50 cases at Camp Upon.
Long Island, n Y.
Camp Surgeons report that in prac-
ticalIy all cases the disease has ap-
peared in very mild form, and that
it is reasonable to assume that the
vic inns will be able TO return TO duty
within a short time
Every effort is being made to check
as far as possible the spread of the
disease In the three camps where
it has assumed the proportions of an
epidemic orders have been issued to
discontinue public gatherings in as
sembly halls and in theaters.
The appearance of the disease in
the camps does not come as a sur
prise to the Medical Department, as
III was reasonably certain that II
would be brought to this country
through the normal means of travel
The only method of preventing its en-
trance into this country would have
been to stop communication with Eu-
ropean countries while the disease
was active in Europe. Wartime con-
ditions precluded such a course.
The hospital facilities in the camps
will be taxed to the utmost to pro.
vide for the large number of sick. As
an emergency measure baTrack build
ings are being fitted up as wards SO
that complete isolation of all victims
will be secured.
Responsible medical officers at all
camps and Army centers recently re-
ceived instructions from the Surgeon
that should be taken to prevent the
spread of all classes of respiratory
diseases. While these suggestions did
not specifically call attention to the
epidemics of Spanish influenza, the
advise given applies equally well to
the disease 1t is believed that the
adherence to the sanitary procedure
outlined in this communication will
limit the spread Of influenza.