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The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

A base hospital. several of which arc already In operation overseas, consists of the people and material necessary to establish and operate hospital without asking outside assistance ex- cept the provision of shelter. This usually means q deserted hotel, an empty village. group of huts or a number of large and small tents.
 The personnel of one hospital which Is fully organized and waiting to be sent to France includes 24 physicians and surgeons. nearly all of whom. are now on active duty at cantanments or hospitals in preparation for their fu- ture work. The nurses number Go, all having passed rigid examinations. There are six women stenographers and bookkeepers. Of the 153 enlisted men, 65 are orderlies or male nurses, and the remaining SS are clerks. book keepers mechanics. and skilled labor CTS. The base hospital is a little world in itself and must have cooks, butch CTS, bakers, carpenters, engineers, etc.
 The equipment for this one unit cost S140,00O.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
olO1i1 I'ouED FLOWERS

The goo, fashioned flowers prove the adage survival of the fittest." They are (iful and easy to grow, which reed nds them to busy house mothers.
 Gloxinias tuberous begonias are excellent s er boomers. Procure the tubers kpril or May. Spread them out Q ees of old carpet, made and kept warm and damp, to sprout. If not done before they are put int s, some of them, espe- cialiy the hias, may get planted wrong sided
 When SD appear pot the tubers in a light, yy soil. one to each six men pot. begonias will need to be given S t. as the,r stalks lack strength to I up sturdily when left to themseII These come in a wide range of r and beautiful colors. some are s some are double the latter are D able.
 The gloxl comes in white. crim- son and pt Some varieties are bordered wi contrasting color. oth- CTS nave d t of light or dark col UT. while stl hers have spots of dark eoior on q or white ground.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
fIOME Ra1l| 4
 TOWN zs g:.| 5. 5
 ]
WHY POORLY MANAGED CITIES
Inefficient Officials Placed in Charge of Affairs of Which They Know
 Nothing; Extravagance Follows.

A big city-whose affairs, says the Chicago Post, are more complex than those of any private corporation whose revenues and expenditures ar, counted in many millions; whose ad. ministration affects the prosperity, health and morals of million q m VI people-selects from amons its citS zens politician, good fellow. joiner, and makes him itsSfnayor. He ap points to office zen of his own kind. chosen for rsfsonal or political req sons.
 And then we wonder that extrava- gance, inefficlsncy and worse mark mu- nicipal government.
 A big city puss on it's council ward politicians and isdividuals who have never displayed a dspacity for any use full occupation. anoNwe wonder that the public interest is aeglected.
 A big city puts on IS school board men who have no knowledge of edu- cational problems. and wewonder that our schools are mismanag4
 It is the inefficiency of democracy, we say. Rather, it is the stu9idity of people who have never tried tO'realize the possibilities of democracy ,whO have never given democracy chpce.
 It is no essential principle of denQc- racy to ignore the necessity of trainifg for service. But that is what we havS been doing. We persist in regarding public position as political jobs rather than as occasions for the employment of trained men in the doing of highly specialized work.
 Mayor Mitchell of New York declares it to be his experience that trained men are practically unobtainable for municipal office. And that will re- main true until we provide for their training and create popular demand foc their service.
 The Wisconsin legislature is consid ering a bill to establish in the sta university a training school for pu lie service under professor of pq lie administration.
 Every university has departments political theory. but this school \ deal with the practical proh'sIns government and adion .oat N-O nicipal engineering, .,on e. ed. making and clee.snp npor'a.,S plant parks and r'sygrbuith' a' a .,;,, iums age, eduea, on and 2. e, II " ~. inch ve endeavor to ieveloIietiea' e two-Ne pert in such 1.atters cutti
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

t.e ground. No shoot should h. al- 10 ed to grow longer than tn zee Incl e4. This shipping process will | sure Tots of blooms later on.
 Preiare good supply of liquid ma. nure to offset the facilitating effect of summer upon the flowers. Have q spigot pl.ced two or three inches above the bottom of the barrel fl with straw veli above this spigot, and then foot IT two of fresh manure. Fill the barrel with water and in few days the manul water will be ready to draw off and 'pply.
 Turn the potte' plants that have been plunged in the border to prevent the roots striking thr ,ugh into the soil, Cut of all the buds lust as soop,.as they appear, and give he<>plants enough water so that ~ Will not suffer. Turn the calla lily pot on its side in shady place and give it a good rest.
 While most people preach the desira- olllty of young plants for winter blooming, you will find that the geran- lums and kindred plants will give more bloom and be more satisfactory is winter bloomers in their second year than in their first, if properly raised.
 Gut the year-old plants back severe ly' pinch out all the shoots before they get three inches long; repot and shift | as necessary but do not stimulate with liquid manure.
 4 neighbor has hedge of perennial
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

While the demand for leather for many uses has taxed the productive capacity of the country. the amount used in ordnance equipment for sol diers Is singularly small. The equip ment furnished an infantryman by the ordnance bureau (which does not in clude the uniform equipment from the quartermaster's departmenD contains only 102 ounces.
 The largest use of leather in this equipment Is in the gun sling, which contains ' ounces; In the oiler and thong case are Is ounces bayonet scabbard, or ounce; pack carrier. 1 ounce.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
Handy Use for Adhesive Tape,

Adhesive tap is useful in the shop and for the hone mechanic, for many purposes: to mend broken handles temporarily; t bind up cut finger: to prevent a hammer or ax handle from slipping n the hands, by apply ing a ferrule for awl. chisel. etc. around the nal set it will keep that tool from 1arrng the hand; around a lead pencil in the vest pocket as a guard.-PopuliF Mechanics Magazine.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
Does Reduce the Price.

A pipe ha en invented which fills It. alf as i'd the tobacco in the DON IS con I'd. How Mark Twain woui nave apbreciated this modern cOnvel tence While MT. Clemens was youn. mn fl is sajd he contrived pipe, on4stnlg of can of tobacco placed 0r floor, to which long rubbersube was attached. Then he wes~sd light the whole can and smoke ssn bed.-Excmnge.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker urges men In scientific institutions to continue their training
 "The government service will de- mand more and more scientifically trained men," said he. "and I hope those who are in charge of scientific institutions will impress upon the young men the importance of contin- uing their studies, except to the extent that they are necessarily interrupt ed by mandatory call under the pro visions of the selective draft service law"
 Every effort will be made to use each students special training in con nection with specialized occupations in the army, to afford technical students liable to call as great an opportunity through the National army as if they had enlisted.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

sweet I screening the barn yard from the use yard, and it is most satisfacd Although it's flowers are not as lin md graceful as the annual sweet DIS key have a charm all their own, anb ough heat and cold, frost md droi need little care or coax A il 2 to do fir best.
 lfyou te cover fence or trel- lis rith ]; iek growth of vines. get stems of Virginia creeper, about six to ell inches deep. At every joint WI " shoot. Give a good soil and dressing of well-rotted manure tn spring and fall. This vine is hs as the oak and almost immune f l. e attack of insects and pests.
 The glf efhay be planted up to
 July 20 z f given good soil, water
 and nquid hure, they will bloom be
 fore froSt
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
LEAcE' BOOKS HE SOLDIERS
-S THAT WILL ENABLE
 N CAMPS TO SEE HIGH ADE PRODUCTIONS.
OF THEATRICAL MEN
Lane Reviews the Develop |the Science of War-Public
 De Opened for Cultivation

|on.-The sale of "smileage' E presented to men at army eantonments, is being ar h subcommittee of the war commission Oh training |ties. At each Of the 16 Ma l cantonments Il theater has Id which seats 5000 men. of klaw & Erlanser, q the commission, has ar four companies of the heatrical stars to play Cheaters, ? inside the n to the Right" and Here Bride''-all big successes New York. He has also ave four companies of the vaudeville performers theaters.
 I Guard camps large chau- with seating capacity of 2,000, have been put up, $ vaudeville is being pre- se of operating this cir eaters Is met by adlnis- which run from 10 to p books contain 20 or 100 ls, which may be pur- one for S1 or S5, respec- mt to a soldier friend at
 he coupons will be ex- he box office for admis- Sending Il man Il smile equivalent to giving him
 10 to 90 performances
 dS.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

In Porto Rico, which formerly i'm ported thousands of dollars worth of beans annually from the mainland this product Is now being exported.
 Part of the war-emergency work of the department of agriculture has been to assist the territories to become less dependent upon the mainland of this country for their supply of food. The Alaska stations have greatly increased the areas sown to grain and are able to meet increased demands for seed grain. The Guam station is distribut- ing large quantities of seeds and plants wall has materially increased it's pro- duction of food crops.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
LESSON FRLN INDIANS
Natives Made Bren Nu." Other Products @ores.e
 That Stis.

Germany has SCI cniu s,v the forests for oit ul. needed in the fath.
 are employed to lp pee' ss,os which are rich in leus qu4 re saaric. a ,o i ,s orer eo,d by a gr>at Good shortooa to rsto nature, tie ,uoson4 ro O ,nhoh,to,, the Unitets S+otos viII do warording to the earast sorr,oo of department o1 ogr;orltpro to takssson from tns as,e...a, auans ~ ae oil. Thomas F Logan writes in Ls. ihe ,,a of +his countrv oAn amazing va ,.,o.n oe oa,hIos ica's beechnuts huttornrts wolnu,ecans. chinqus n;ns ond bozo,n,are toothsom' highly nutritious may o
 as a substitute foeat.
 Tho Indians ,rding to fore se,v;ce evnerts nd chestnuts WI cornmeo1 and ma. bread which W hokad ,n oorn hrs like tamales. Q redskin predecess aiso tured a flour frope frui, oi . They nonnded thcorns and leac ont tho tonnin treating the u,,tbbot rotor D result was table and mourning prea.' seeds, wild persmons, "iiu - . ples, bulbs of thJudas tree an, of the honey loct, cabbage, pai A1pesquite and ssafras are ea
 n2tes for ultivated fru,
 are is so proc
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
tWeieht.

lerchant prefers hts of many or h he imports or !Is. in terms or or Is an Indian unit Inherent values in t country, but hay bounds in Bombay, naund that is used h, and four maunds the local hundred
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
 Produce Finer Linen Yarn.

Using a chemical process, Moscow engineer claims to have produced a finer linen yarn than the finest spun, at low cost
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
!,.. urto Fuel.

rbage is being mixed bal slack. steam and fter being reduced to Into bricks, which have Iducing qualities. A s utilizing the collected way arli selling the fuel
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04
HARDEN NOTES ,H SAVING
au ,osEPH,NMARR.

to deteriO'- ' II sou' s".e. That no seeds Ste, "aee ..o.. Stirred and a |4'u1e, ,a' s,,at . they get 8 gooa soaking at tht o,. o,.N
 a weak during dry
 .r,e garden pre- pare a bed of lien,,+ ,+ rover if and put "a frame ... .;ta,rosb ASHh.a gli.ss framas n ..an
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

be Horseshoes.
 kshoes for use where there vements that become slip Wet are European inven
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

which WAS so sim ,r wars, has had to gas mask not unlike ep-sea diver, with a iapted for offsetting Various kinds of gas rn to use.
 into the war we Irepared with the llnery, and the men the need of gas hntity and of. a su- s the men who had of meeting the gases natures laboratory
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

All meats and meat products for the army and navy are obtained only from inspected establishments and bear the government stamp inspected and passed" This stamp means that every step In the process of preparing the meat has been under the constant su- -yision of trained inspectors. At the
 products are reinspected and
 o alySes made to show that
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

 The recent annual report
 ranklin K. Lane is the
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

q Sbil uhd Nii
 ings of geran- vary from an
 cases remove e and bury the
 or two eyes ger niums, snip lnche.Mand train ut sh cts paal
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

|ureau of mines was ere lss five years ago it was ' been imagined that the pr the saving of life in
 of the United States
 vital use in the prob
 5 and destroying lives
 yet this is just what
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-04

ak. he'd bulp bala- Pine b ap- pods netto, eellent Is and igal o1 ~aeYica sn}y an ao
 ter
 Mass, 7 which Authorities ur warfare the enemy on family t the cold s away from private ana ered about the he vicinity to cats from in' repast.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
Admiral:s Boast
Costs Position
Dismissal Of Von HoltzcndorG
Said 10 Haze Been Due
TO That.

BERN tvia Paris), August 4.-For
man officer has been dismissed be-
cause OF 4 boast lie is Admiral Won
Holtzendorn. succeeded by Admiral
Reinhold Won Schcer az chief OF the
German naval STAFF Won Hol,zendorff
was reported a few days ago to have
asserted in an Interview that the whole
British feet will be wiped out by
the C-boats" Only vague hints Of
the interview have come through from
Berlin. lie was promptly relieved OF
his ONCE. either because prophecies OF
that nature are at last definitely taboo,
owing TO the sad experiences with the
TirpitZian predictions Of Starving
England in six months" or because the
admiral revealed II plan. which the Ger
man naval STAFF may be fostering
namely TO send the whole C-boat feet
against the British navy in a desperate
gamble TO break the blockade Admiral
Won Scheer has been hitherto comman-
der of the German high seas fleet His
successor has not yet been announced
Reports that Won Holtzendorn was
dismissed because he admitted the i'm
possibility of sinking American trans
ports are not credited here because Ad.
miral Won Capelle himself Uhe marine
minister has admitted that in the
Re!chstag
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
FOUR VIRGINIA MEN
IN CASUALTY LIST
Major John H. Willis, of Lynchburg, Killed in Action
Over in France-Total Of 283 Reported by Gen
era Pershing Slain Injured

batavia y Y: FRANK Jordan. oakland.
CAL franh =. Kelly. Clinton. III
DC f acropianc mathematician.
tenant ftcmson Bishop. De,roii
Lied from accident and other causes
-9eeGeaht Louis q Lauer Fort
wayne. Ind. Wagner Clyde ". knapp
Burtrum. Mimi. rriva,cs William NJ
Coniff. Madison. WIS
Wounded Sevcrely-Captain Melvin
w. bridges Chicago. Licutcmants Kinr
Alexander. ChaE1bcrsburr pa WI.
liam II. Chandler Btooklvn: lanes p
Kelly. Lynn Mass. John l. Kerrican.
West Rutland. " Regimental Ser
seant Major Harry J KirI:er Alb,nv
y Y. Scrgcants Max NJ F,c~nhnrd,
Chicaeo; Elmer George. Orono. Maine;
Benjamin Robbins. sheridan. Wyo. !:
Chester K. Thomas. Waverly. Mass:
Ulysses g. White, Philadelphia. Cor
porais oharies " Beaver. Portland
Ore. Clifford Beavers. Csreenup. iii
Louis NJ Bonsall. Folcraf,. pa. Charles
A Br-dfeid Burns CITY Ind Iohn
Byrnes. Waterford. Ireland. Adolph q
Curnutt. Sedalia. Mo Joseph T X
Dolata. Milwaukee. Cecil w Fosr
Hyde Park, Mass Frederick \ eraser
Riverside. Cal. Harold Il. Bones. phila
deiphia. Edward krsch. Boonvile
Ind: Paul kUNnel. Seymour. No,
Thomas Richmond. Philadeiph!a. John
W. Robertson. Brewer Maine; Morris
l.. Robinson, Santa Barbara. cal. Lee
r. simon. Barney Iowa, Riley = Simp-
son, Casey. Ill, Arthur w. smith. Dor.
chester. Mass: Phillip w. Young. Mont
pelicr. Iowa. Mechanics Lleweilyn r.
Decker Bangor Maine. Ora p Jackson.
Tacoma. Wash: Wagner John L. Con
ant. Coldwatcr. Mich Privateg william
Allerton. New Castle, Pa Anthony
Alvaro. lnwood y. Y; Maxim Armeleuk.
Russia: John -. Beatty. Lincoln Neb
Rudolf f. +. Berg. Denmark: Eugene
j. Bigelow. st. Paul. MINI. George r
Black. Lancaster o. George L. Bonner.
Fresno, Cal. Herbert G.. Buck. Wairolc.
Mass: Herbert G. Buck. WaIpoie.
Mass: Frank Buk. Toledo. Lloyd
Burkey. Reading, Pa Edward Bzocn.
Chicago; Hobert Cameron Rrook!in..
Mass: James j. Campbell. Roxbury.
Mass: Stefano Caruano. Pottsville, Pa
Albert +. Clark. Los Angeles: Claude y.
Clark. Greenfield. Mo. Charles II. Cor
sen. Morrisville, IA: Newkirk Crockett.
Riverside. Conn: John w. Derry. Pc
tersburg, Ill; Tom DoEnog. Pittsburgh
Victor f. Duncan, Mason. y H. Donald
e. DWinal. Bangor. Maine: Thorton *.
Eli, Carroll, o.: Kimber e Fenster-
macher. Schuylkill. Pa. Daniel c;eglitti.
Ashley. Pa; Albert German, keene y.
H: Harry Graham. Jersey City. Glen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
ASSEMBLY SESSIONS CLOSE
President of NirGinin Christian College
Speaks on THE New Birth
of HUMANITY"

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. August l.
The twenty-first annual session of
the Piedmont Assembly of the Chris
tian Church. which began Friday. July
26. 1T Assembly Park. near GordonS-
Vile. came to close tonight. Thou
sands Of people from Athena rle,
Orange, Fluvanna. Madison. Greene.
buckingham and Louisa Counties at
tend the various services of the day
A conference on Sunday school work
Mt $3.50 was followed by the communion
service. and at 1880 DIR. j. T. T. Humid
ley. president OF Virginia Christian Col
lege. LynchburG. spoke on The New
Birth Of Humanity. The address at
the afternoon session was by Grant Is
Lewis. secretary of the American Chris
tian Missionary Society. Of Cincinnati
Ohio There was vesper service at
o'clock. and the final sermon of the
session was deliverey at $50 by Rev.
Frank T.. Harlow. OF Danville.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
PICKING UP sLACKERs
At RATE OF SIX 4 DAY
Twenty-Five Being Held in Danvillc
Jail to BE Delivered to
Military Camp.
SERVICE FLAG is PRESENTED
Sonsin Of Lynchburg Woman Is
KILLED While Serving in France.
Other News Notes From Various
Virginia Points.

pANNlLLE. VA. August 4.-Slack-
CTS and dclinquentS are being picked
VI mere at the rate Of six each day. this
aN'Fase having been maintained for
s,N.raI weeks according 10 the police.
mere are twenty-five men in jail wait
5 10 have their military status as
t.r'ained Farmers and rural visitors
~ hult1-r aEc arc being urged TO
I'm classitica ton cards with
tho rwisc III. i,il v,wns for
mo. tai! TO produce them. Tho
'nie' nave instructions to question
al. men they suspect of not having
cards. and this has resulted in scores
o. men being detained II unable to
Hoonce the little white card the de-
!H'Ncd man is taken before the excmp-
non board. where nc IL questioned In
most instances the board rcnands the
"'fh 70 jail to await an inquiry This
s'metlmes takes a week but such a
,.'ns detention is now rare since the
ooH'a is using the telegraph service
.u!. freely. In case of man having
.aNed 70 register when OF military age
" Is given an opportunity 10 do SO
"a. is then sent 10 Camp Lee. Police
men N some instances have doubled
MI, months saiar? III securing re-
"iF7s oferc9 for S!achc-s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
ENEMY FORCES DRIVEN
ACROSS VESlE RIVER
General PerShing Reports Capture of
5000 Prisoners and i33
Guns,

WASHINGTON. August 4.--Ths COM
mun!cation from General Pershing is
made public By the war Department.:
American Official Communique No. 81.
August 3. 1918:
Section A.-The full fruits of the
victory in the counteroffensive begun
so gloriously by Franco American
troops on July IS we're rcaped to-day,
when the enemy, who met his second
great defeat on the Marine, was driven
into confusion beyond the line OF the
Nesle
The enemy. in spite OF suffering the
SsvereSt losses. has proved incapab BILE
of stemminE the onslaught of our troops
lighting for liberty side By side with
French. British and Italian veterans.
In the course OF the operations, $500
prisoners and 1873 guns have been cap
turel - our men alone.
Section E.-There is nothing 10 re-
port in this section.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
Scryice Flag Prenen1.a

''ANtE. VA. August i-A service
containing thir;y-four stars was
IN ~ at Somerset. near Orange. re-
somerset hss the distinction g,
girl in the service Miss
:, -elh:. a yeoman. DR.. " NJ.
4 the University of virGini.
nc addrcas. and "Ma.sel-
.".re .n4 star Spansled Tanner
n" following arc reprcsentca by
'rS woman. Miss Frances Soybv
,,nS'sns. Carries Leach. j W Allison
ScIIon WcaEl.y. captains. Jo1n :
,'r@N ei' George linn and 6 r. NaI,.
't' nam a 6 r. Dovc! Frank cur.
49," +. without. Coleman Recdv.
giant. Frank Altman and J :
miners: Suglcr. l.. V. Ay!or priv.,cs
o'nH kite. Walter kite Scot, BROOK p.
'rover BrookinE. Porter Sonner.
'ooc.oe Sommers, Irving Jonnso,. VII,
,,'Nnson Claude Roberts. Zen SEM
$50 mite Henry Gentry. Henry Daj.
Mns'E' janet Il. Graves. Robcrt IIoyb
t.aNard Kennie. Augustus i.e3ch
yaines Crawford. Louis Morse. I,nrcrn
''Ioo man n Logan GoIsan
o"loFed-.A-ch!. Eeuny
$50" Dave Ruckcr. Luther D.,--o,,
ana Frank Smith
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-05
To Manufacture ,h.

DAM Lille. Va. August 4.-c.5ce..
. nn, IN ii'isyivania is proving an
''s prospect TO several farmers
who are interested in forni,c
operative concern for its nanufac,u-.
IN race OF statement credited rccentiy.
10 government official that mis- eli.
mate was not suite for chccsc.m.t,n
w - saunders, of Blackshurg. d..
t,'Ia 10 naAe a test. and a, the farm,
.. heF. \. r Ramsey, at Chalk Level
he Installed what little rnach.nery -
needed. and on Thursday began a
demonstration From thirty gallons If
~: nc made twenty-cish, and nr.
hail pounds OF cheese Butter frnr,
ms amount OF milk would hcve
"oIeh' Si..o Tho cheese was sold