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interesting phases Of development
before attaining his present exalted
condition.
II was about 1901 when Mr.. Hyde's full
glory burst upon New York society. II was
then that the young man, fresh from Har-
ward, began spending the wealth left to
him by his father, president of the great
Equitable Life Assurance Society. Up to
the moment when he began to take society
seriously he had been looked upon as just
another wealthy Harvard man ready to be
plucked matrimonially by some beautiful
young heiress. His great potentialities
were undreamed Of.
But this golden bachelor separated him
self from the common or garden variety of
bachelors and assumed almost imperial i'm
portance. He gave magnificent dinners and
entertainments in his Fifth avenue man.
sion, set up a coaching stable, and almost
before society knew where 1t was at he
had become its supreme arbiter.
His idiosyncracies became very marked,
but society smiled and even loved them.
For example, when invited to country house
parties, one of Mr.. Hyde's valets-he al
ways took three with him-went ahead and
made over the sacred sleeping room to suit
his masters whims. Mr.. Hyde's bed must
be made up with black silk sheets and
pillow slips, his blankets and spread must
be Of royal purple. Black hangings must
be put over all the windows and If possible
black rugs must be substituted for any Of
brilliant coloring. Mr.. Hyde's morning cOf-
fee must be served in black glazed china,
and freshly picked violets were the only
flowers permitted within this shrine. And
this was years before the black craze
originated in Parisl
A near-tragedy occurred one Spring at
the late Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish's country
place at Garrisons, New York. Mrs. Fish
was very hospitable and when entertaining
her friends spared no effort to make them
happy and comfortable One weekend
when Mr.. Hyde was her chief guest, her
butler sent one of the footmen upstairs
with the chief guests breakfast. The silver
tray was laden with delicate rose glazed
china, a spray of pink roses rested on the
napkin and the f1unky himself wore the
famous maroon velvet livery of the Fish
family.
Something had happened to Mr.. Hyde's
three Wallets; perhaps they we're out hunt
ing for violets. At all events this fright
ful apparition not only entered the deep
black bedroom but with grunt drew back
the black hangings and let the midday sun
pour into the room. Mr. Hyde's big black
eyes rolled up into his head, so the flunky
said, and he seemed about to die.
Fortunately the head valet appeared and
peace and gloom were instantly restored.
Mr.. Hyde's nervous system was so shat
tered that he had to remain in his rooms
the rest Of the day, thus spelling Mrs.
Fish's perfectly good party.
1t was shortly after this event that Mr..
Hyde gave his spectacular costume fete at
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GERS and men and helped organize canteens
and hospitals. No task was too great, no
task was too small for him to assist in put
ting through
But his latest job places him on pedes-
tai all his own. With Mr.. Anson Phelps
Stokes, treasurer of Yale University, DR..
John Finley, former president of the Col
lese of the City of New York, and several
other eminent educators, Mr.. Hyde is ar
ranging to help instruct the great mass of
American soldiers who are and who will be
stationed in Europe. Under this plan they
will not fall behind in education in conse-
quence of their army service.
Through Mr. Hyde's offices the French
universities will open their doors to the
young Americans whose college education
was cut short by the war.
These students will be permitted to finish
their courses in France. and hundreds of
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slender figure, dark-brown van Dyke peard'
mink boutonniere and gray spats were IA
miliar sights in every resort where New
York society foregathered.
He was the Butterfly of Fortune who dis
covered Lakewood, socially, and put it on
the map of the fashionable New Yorker.
Those seasons when Newport was able to
capture Mr. Hyde even for fortnight were
considered remarkable. Yes, fifteen years
ago this modern Lucullus, so to speak, led
New York society by its nose.
To-day Mr.. Hyde has become most
serious-minded gentleman, intent only on
adding to the comfort and efficiency of our
army now fighting in France. Mr.. Hyde,
the gay and giddy bachelor, has also be-
come an intellectual in France. He lee
lures at the Sorbonne on American sub
jects, and associates with the most illus
trous savants Of France.
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a hospital and devoted himself to the relief
OF the French wounded. incidentally he
berated America for not getting into the
fight
In December, 1916, Mr. Hyde wrote an
fmpassiened article in one of the Paris
journals in which he advocated a Pan
Atlantic alliance between America, France
and Great Britain. A few months later
America went into the war, and suddenly
another phase in Mr.. Hydes development
began.
Almost overnight, as 1t were, he became
a simon-pure American, even resuming his
native accent and wearing tiny American
flag in his lapel instead of the familiar ex-
quisite boutonniere.
When our first troops landed in France
Mr.. Hyde met them and organized all sorts
of entertainments for such as could be en-
tertained. He founded clubs for the offi-
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other Americans will be permitted
to begin courses which may be
completed later in America.
Mr.. Hyde is also interested in
the welfare of thousands of our
soldiers who can hardly read or
write English. and he is working
with the Y. NJ. C.. A. to have
schools organized wherever pos
sible. And also he is arranging
for free French lessons to be
given to his countrymen over
there.
All this truly splendid work is
being done by the butterfly of for
tune who, fifteen years ago,
amused New York and Newport
society by his extravagances.
Was there ever a more complete
regeneration?
By the way. speaking Of trans
formations, Mr.. Hyde has spent
a considerable number of nights
in the Y. M. C. A. Euts sleeping
on cots. No black silk sheets
and purple satin spreads protect.
ed him from the dampness, and
no valet brought him his break.
fast in black glazed china! His
Wallets and flunkies are fighting
for France, and James HaZen
Hyde, Beau Brummel of the Bois,
exquisite of all exquisites, has a
new name-he is "a jolly good
fellow" according to the Ameri-
can soldiers "over there"
To understand our reformed ex-
patriate thoroughly. it is interest
ing to go back to the time when
he was still an ornament Of New
York society. Fifteen years ago
Mr.. Hyde, one might say, of
France; not so many years ago,
Mr.. Hyde, eligible bachelor,
wealthy dilettante and dabbler in
half a dozen of the arts, was one
of the institutions Of New York
and Newport society. His tall,
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American expatriates.
In Paris he was until recently noted
chiefly for his liberal patronage Of
actresses and his devotion to all kinds
of luxury, amusement and prodigality.
He was an ardent supporter Of
Madame Rejane, the distinguished
comedienne. He was so devoted to
Madame Cecile Sorel, another noted
Partisan actress. that society thought
he was going to marry her.
His attentions were not confined to
Partisan actresses. Wherever in Eu-
rope a talented young artist could
show a pretty face she was pretty sure
to obtain generous assistance and SYM
pathy from Mr.. Hyde.
The attractive Miss Ruby Lorraine,
known as "the original Kirchner girl"
is said to have owed her rapid success
largely to our open-handed eXpatriate
and the same may be said of scores of
others.
To-day the golden butterfly is COM
pletely transformed. He is working
heart and soul for the benefit of our
soldier boys in France. He sleeps
under the American flag. He is a
most valued Y. NJ. c. A. worker; he is
carrying comforts and delicacies to
our soldiers; he is amusing them; he
is helping them with their education:
he is telling them that virtue alone
brings happiness, and he is helping in
a hundred ways to assure the success
of the American cause.
Before the war Mr.. Hyde avoided
has a beautiful villa at Passy. near
Paris, where he used to entertain
French society. Unlike William Wal
dorf Astor, he did not give up his
American citizenship. but he did be-
come the most Partisan of the
Parisians.
He knew all the prominent states
men and learned scholars, as well as
all the actresses.
More nearly than anyone in all
France his parties resembled those
celebrated salons of former days.
Under the skin our bachelor ex-
patriate even in pre-war days was
still a bit of an American, and he
cided to help US lose some of our il
lectual crudities. Through Harvard
the Sorbonne he arranged for a serie!
exchange lectures; he even paid the
penses of the professors who lectured
In 1909 Mr.. Hyde was singularly homo
by being asked to deliver a lecture be-
the Cercle des Conferences, a most lear
and exclusive body, numbering eight .
mortals" among its members. Never
fore had an American been invited to
dress this society. Most certainly
bachelor expatriate had arrived,
Then war was declared, and Mr.. H,
having married the beautiful Countess
Gontaut- -Biron, formerly Martha Leishn
daughter of John G. A. Leishman,
Ambassador to Germany, threw himself
his fortune heartily into the conflict
turned his magnificent Paris mansion
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-HE war has produced many miracles. but
none Of them more remarkable than the
= Transformation of James Hazen Hyde, of
Paris, from an extravagant expatriate into al
earnest American.
Fifteen years ago his remarkable personal ex-
travagance led to a reform of our insurance
companies, because the wealth he spent so freely
came from one of the richest of them
Disguised with a country where a gentleman
could not amuse himself as he pleased, he with
drew to Paris where he became one of the most
oonrnic1,n,rc and confirmed ~ nI1rr rich
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-09
PLANT PATHOLOGIST GOES
TO GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Especial to The Times pispatC h.
PORTSMOUTH. VA. February s.
j. a. McCi!ntock, for the past two and
nc-half years Dathologlsi OF tie Nir-
r!nia Truck Experiment Station. has
secured the position OF extension plan:
path oloS'st in charge Of cotton. truck
and forage crop diseases investiga-
lions for the State OF Georgia. with
headquarters at the State University
a. Athens.
Mr.. McClintock came TO the Virginia
Truck Experiment Station at the re-
quest OF the United States Departments,
OF Agriculture. TO conduct experiments
on plant disease control. especially on
spinach and sweet potato d!Sea SEES
As :. result OF his work on sweet
potato diseases, :hc growers in Nor
folk County, and on the Eastern shore.
nave increased their profits many thou
sands OF dollars. Besides personally
/ assisting truckers in controlling rari.
Gus plant troubles. Mr.. McClin;ock has
I given valuable practical experimental
data to the general public in three
bulletins on parsley. snap bean. and
sweet rotate diseases A tcchnica!
paper. giving the results OF experiments
on peanut wilt. has also been publish
/ ed by him.
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SOLDIERS IiRE on MONS
IN PETROGRAD. MILLING I.c

LONDON. February 1.-Frcsh out
breaks OF riotinG and lootinS in Pc
iroSrad are chrcnicled in special dis
patches from the Russian capital.
Troop. employed to suppress the dis.
tIl.bances did much shooting ia which
hN>.s estimated that 100 persons were
killed. BY firing on the MODS. The SOL
dterS have been able to pucn the
meters Il; intervals during the last
three DAYS and nights. but the orgy
begins again elsewhere.
Fighting between the Eolsheviki
and the Cossachs is said TO hc incrcas-
Ing in the south and southeast Of Rus.
STA. where the CosSaCks arc joining the
EolhcNiki in increasing numbers Cen
erals ka!.dincs and AlcXien are re.
ported 20 have Guarrclctl and General
kalcdiucs has disappeared from Cos.
sack headquarters at Novochcrkas}i
General .ticHieft is acting independents
". and ,iS said 10 hc in command of
10000 men who are marching north
ward.
Silence concerning the negotiations
a, EroS; litovsk continues. except 70,
.unconlrined tumors in the German
newspapers. !, IS reported. without
explanation that q drputation Of RUS
Sian troops from the Hukowtna front
is on its way ia Bros, l.ttovSk
y Copenhagen dispatch to Exchange
TELEGRAPH Company quotes a MESA 20
from Sofia Bulgaria. as saying that a
H""spapo! there has announccd that
l;oUwaniau rcvclutioniSts have seized
ships III the harhor OF kclia and pro.
claimed now republic in the estuary
oil the Danube.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-09
MAS0NS IN SESSION
Committee on Work of Grand Lodge
ConycnrS MT Masonic
TcmuIc

The committee on work OF the Grand
Lodge OF Virginia Ancient Free and
Accepted Masnns met in annual ses-
sion last night at Masonic Temple rs
guests OF Dove Lodge. No. 81.
The grand working committee" rs x
Is popularity known meets every year
an Friday before the opening Of the
grand lodge session for excmpiincat!on
Of the ritua! OF tho degrees. Sessions
will he held in tho temple at 10 4 NJ.
> y. NJ. and +. NJ each day until the
grand lodge opens on Tuesday evening.
TWO members of tho committee were
prevented from attendance. s. r. Crews.
OF Houston. ny illness, and DR.. John G..
Fruncr. of Mendoza. on account OF III
ness in his family.
The committee is under the direction
Of Past Grand Master George W.
Wright. Marion, Division No. 4. and
grand lecturer; \. o. Calcott. Norfolk
lecturer. division No. /: James Bow
man. Roanoke lecturer. division No. 3:
pr. X. l.. Page. Crozet. division No. &:
Charles g. Davis, Lincoln. division No
&; and the following members: William
Lee Davis. Portsmouth; Thomas G.. Mel.
son, RusthurE: w. r. Eeyscr. Luray;
and Otis W. Douglass. ReedsvIlle.
The Grand Lodge will convene In an
! nual session Tuesday evening at 1880
o'clock. Earnest L. Cunningham. OF
Newport News. grand master, will pre-
side
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now AMERICAN SOLDIERS
BEHAVED. TOLD ny olIIIltt,I

LONDON. February 1.-.How Ameri-
can soldiers behaved when they found
inat the boats assigned To them on
'he Tuscania had been smashed is told
by an American officer who landed at
an irish port. The officer said that hi.
men behaved as he had expected them
10 Two full boat loads under his
command assembled on the deck when
the torpedo struck the liner and
marched TO the boats assigned them
Arriving at their station they found
that both boats had been DESTROYED.
The men lined up on deck at a,ten
N"n. said the officer. and all pre-
served the utmost coIilposure until "a
destroyer came alongside and effected
the transfer from the gradually sink
ing deck
we stood alongside unt:l the las,
man was taken OFT. who. as might be
expected. was the commander Of the
ship. The patients in the ships hos
rital. including several cases OF scar
ietlna and fever. were among the first
;aken OFF"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-09
Japan GIVING ALLIES
MUCH AID WITH FLEET
Her Destroyers Showing Great Activity Mediterranean
While Npponesc Warships Convoy British Transports
as Far as Aden-Organized to Supply Munitions

now showing good tendency 10 in
crease, in our hands.
Japan long ago sent 4 number of
doctors and nurses for the front. as
well as monetary help for Red Cross
work. n rev weeks ago she gave $751;
900 each TO Gr"at Britain. France, Italy.
! russia and Ecls iun, with $4,000 10
serbia for The same cause.
Germany has been hard AT work in
daran with her pornicious propaganda.
Sno tr;cd To enter into secret ncgo-
tiations. promising tnat at the conclu-
SiCn OF the war she would maze la
PANS aims in China her own. as with
out her assistance Japan would have
difficulty in attaining her ambitions.
In return. Japan was to arr"c :" l;ecp
her merchant ships out of the Atlantic
These strenuous cffcr,s to scducc la
pan from her allegiance Indicate :hc
quantity ana valuc of the help Sh. i.
giving the allies.
DO many al us consider what would
nave happened II Japan had ne, h zen
our ally"
Sh" nigh, have remained neutral or
'hc might have joined the central
powers This latter would have been
most disastrous for us, protractinr the
y ''' ''i''''iiIlNfsN ana naElnG victory
tn" allies u very uncertain matter Az
81" Joined with us. the benefits to All
are immense. /, relieved Ensland Of
the burden % keeping - powerful
FGuadron in distant waters as Aus
tralia would undoubtedly have been at.
tackled. India could not have sent her
armies abroad. Canada would have
been mcns"cd through tho long sea-
board or british Columbia and her army
wanted at hone
toun, ckuma. the former Premier OF
Japan. wisely said: "C;rca, Rri;ain and
her allies would never have been able
:" concentrate their forces in Europe
"a q, rres"a, and their vast commcrcia!
and other interests in tho Eas; ana
elsewhere would havc suffered a.. ire
parable loss" The Japanese paper
Yomiu,i says The naval and military
services which Japan has rendered
Great Hritain since the war logan
have no doubt been greater than she
has received from any other country.
hu; they az" not seen and appreciated
hy tho public in Tho same way az The
!:''l" acts Of k!ndncss and unsclfsr-
ness which Western people know so
we'll how 20 render"
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NEW WAR CABINET BILL \
Goes OVER TO NEXT WEEK
Senator Thomas Praises Army's Ac.
complislmcnts and Defends
Secretary Baker.
REPUBLICANS TO CONFER
Senator Chamberlain. OF Military
Committee, Sharply Replies To
Criticism OF Democratic Whip.
Senator Lewis.
ilkv Associa,ed prc.s.l

]
I WASHINGTON. February S.--Exccn.
! Cor more Senate discussion. led bv sc,.
a,or .rbo,,,e :, Dono.r., -, go. ~,
p'"'seo the
army's accomplishments, defended Sec
rotary Baker and opposed the war
cabinet bill, there were no moves 10.
day in tho con,-oyc,sv ovor ~ an
~ common consent. apparently, tur-
ther action was postponed until next
wcck Roth the senate and tho ,ytii-
,orv ,.o,,n,,,oo ,,.o,
'''"'
Tomorrow the hrst conference OF
Republican Senators called since III.
United states entered ,hc v,,r ,,.i,, -,
,ot, roo,,,,tto.,, ,.,,. ..,,,.
>'-
N'''' NPo"
i'''u'"E ''R' ''"h - Planned dcciar-
e." ~ uP'" '"e'F IN
'''
Senator Thomas. IN his speech. as
serted 'ha' 'ne w ar department,
49, H"'H" "t P'"''"" 'hs'ean or
eo.,"e.'. '." ,'." wa, c'h'E ha"er
e.. Ha'
.ra,..,, n,,., ,,.
me- dnc,arch =, wn,,,d 40, ., nn,n.r ~, ~.
to the chain that already bind, US"
and take away the Presidents noyX,.
as mmander-in-ch!cf.
During tho discussion, i, WHIT,
waning intcrcs, was evidenced bv mar.
vacant seats on the noo- and In III.
galleries. Senator Chamberlain. chat.
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FRANCE WILL HOLD OUT
UNTIL AMERICANS ARRIVE
VI. Louis hubert ':cllS New Ior; As.
Scmblymcn His Country Is Not
lct Elcti White.

NthNNl. y. y. February S.-"Francc
is no, bicd white"
TINS was ihc keynote OF a spccch bv
". Louis ALBERT, member OF The French
high commission to tho United states.
made before the state Assembly here
to-day. NJ huberts statement that
France was no; impotcnt. supported ny
hSurcs concerning her army. won APP
p!ausc from the Asscmhlvmen and
others who crowded the chamber
referring 10 tho loss Of America n
NJ. ALBERT said:
France will weep FOR the loss of
those heroes. but your country must be
prepared to endure such burdens and
sorrows until Germany has been de-
teatcd.'
In supper, o: his statement tina,
France is not bled white. NJ. Aubcr;
said:
France has modified 900. 0o0 mon
out 81 population Of 35.0)O.000 pco.
pic. aud 100000 OF these are holding
two thirds Of tho western front So
many mon have been needed for the
army and for tho vital war industries
N'''' '''- ''ii t'H nave p1'Il neglected.
Las. year Franco harvested o!ly 30
per cent OF her normal crops
France needs food and ship. and an.
r""ls to the splendid energy and re-
sources OF America for them"
The French commissioner confirmed
the report OF concentration OF massc.
o! German troops behind the western
front. but declared:
France will hold the western line
until America comes"
What moves ia F'rerchmen so deem.
~ III the words Of the President is the
fact that they prove that. If America
Is concerned with Alsacc- lorraine /, is
neither out OF gratitude nor out of ia
tc!csi.
1t Is not TO give safety 10 France
VINO once gave liberty 10 America. And
u ~ neither for Frances interest nor
for Americas interest. although the
iact is evident that, without France
thcr. can be no safety for the dcmoc-
racA Of the world, and without Alsacc.
lorraine there can bc no safety fol
France.
NO words have done more &c
strengthen the morale OF France tha n
the words Of the las, address Of prcsi
dent Wilson. when. in speaking Of Al.
sacr-Lorrainc. he said: The wrong
should hc r!ghtcd. in order that pc,c,
may DC once more made secure In
IA" interest Of an"
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FARMERS ASK RELIEF
Appeal Z" President for More Definite
MeaSures to speed tn
Production.
tBy Associated press

WASHINGTON. February S.-Srokes-
mon of sixteen national farm orGanign-
ti"nS and many smaller ones holding
i WAY time conference here at the ca II
o: the Federal BOARD or Farm orGani :
cations. presented = memorial 10 prcsi :.
gent Wilson to-day, urging moro def =
ntc measures by the government in
speeding up agricultural productions.
Specifically, the dcleSa ton asked for
:hc appointment OF special commits
'l"n o! nine farmers 20 advise in acri-
cultural problems and rcprcscn, tho
farming viewpoint: for the furlongn-
;hS "i trained farm workers now in
;hc army 20 long as their services may
DC considered by the government mor,
uS":u' N productive agriculture ihan
IN the military service: that tho draf,
regulations be Interpreted so as to .,op
tn. riacinE Of skilled farm workers.
!oremen and bona fidc farmers in class
]; tnat prorisi ION he made for furnish
Ing fsrmcrs seed feed. fertilizers and
machinery; that steps he taken 10 prc
iHot:. age ss:vciy short time loans Ia
finance the production Of crops an,!
that II ;he policy of price control is 10
prevail. = be applied to what farmer
buys az well az what he sells.
The President said that while ne
could not answer such an important
memorial onhand. i; would receive his
most careful consideration.
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behalf of the fight for democracy is
III" opinion generally expressed by the
mornInS newspapers.
Satisfaction is expressed and con
gratulAtiuns extended that this. the
first disaster to many American trans
ports. shows the emptiness Of the
German boast that The submarines
would render tho transportation OF the
American armies impossible, and would
intimidatc the Americans Ncvcrthe-
loss. il x declared. II is TOO Inuch TO
hop" tina; the ruscania will tc tho las:
victim though the conviction l., OK.
pressed that the American nation real
ties fully the difficulties ahead. and is
prepared 10 meet them.
some Of the editorials say the sub
marine mcnac" has not yet been mas
tered. and remains grave problem to
Which the allies must devote all their
energies. Tho Daily Telegraph says:
The Americans have dcGed the
pirates all these months. and we are
convinced that tho sorrow and anEc-
which the loss of life on tho Tusca n Ia
viii occasion Will only stcc! the hearts
OF the people to rcrHcvcrc and dccpc n
their resolve. There is nothing in the
Incident TO occasion alarm, but II con-
St'tutcs n warning TO us and the
Americans to concentrate on ;hc dc.
fcuSc of the Atlantic
~ thousand men will step forward
- Nli thc gap left vacant by each of
I'll" dead" says the Daily Mail. Amer
cans are looking the task straight in
tn" face ana dangers and difficulties.
'Ncn disaster. will only serve to slim