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Concerning Marshal Foch

7 TITLE by little the world is taking the
- measure Of the supreme allied COM
mander In France. One incident after an
other is serving to enlighten us all regarding
the essential characteristics of this great cap
tain, just one great event after another
is showing friend and foe alike that he is the
master strategist Of the war That the al
lied armies as represented by the war council
knew him to be wonderful military genius
may be assumed from the fact that he was
picked OF all the men in France and Great
Britain in whom the command of all the
forces might be safely unified Yet the
world In general had very little knowledge
OF Foch.
But this knowledge is growing, and it is
growing without Foch press agents, "fa-
vorite correspondents" Boswell's or any other
group of sycophants. 1t is growing without
long speeches from the marshal, without
Voluminous reports, without undue photo
graphing, movie picturing any other arti-
hc1al process. In fact, the oommander-in-
chief Is no less retiring now than when he
was French corps commander. He is no
less laconic in his speeches, his MESA ges or
his reports than which he first appeared on
the International horizon He has done no
dress-parading and INDUCED in no forced
picturesqueness.
In spite of all this. however, Marshal Foch
And his ways make a strong appeal to all
those nations and nationalites whose for
tunes for the time are in his keeping. Take
MS attitude toward his army and corps COM
manders. Nothing could be finer. Instead
of hogging the glory for the success of the
Afsne-Marne victory, he quietly passes the
word to the governments and to the press
that his subordinates achieved all the re-
suits in that conflict. A little later strik-
n II hlnJr lo1ft tl,oC
Montdidier sector. Foch ordered this, but in
all the reports, the name of Petain appeared
A little later still the British threw them
selves with great fury and success against
the enemy lying before Amiens. This often
sive was planned by the supreme commander,
and no doubt personally observed by him.
but it was Field Marshal Haig to whom the
credit was awarded.
These are significant circumstances. They
show the breadth of the man. They show
that he has infinite tact as we'll as splendid
military equipment He has difficult COM
mand His armies include French, British,
Belgians, Americans, Italians and Portuguese.
No such grouping of nationalites ever before
took place under single military head, and
the commander Of each of these bodies is am
bilious He is eager to distinguish himself.
Many OF the generals, like Haig and Petain
and Mangin were themselves candidates for
the commandership-in-c chief and it would be
an easy matter for less balanced man than
Foch to arouse discord in his armies without
the slightest intent on his part
1t becomes clearer and clearer as the war
proceeds that the most important step taken
by the allied governments was their decision
to consolidate their armies under one man.
And they seem to have been more than for
tunate in having Ferdinand Foch for the
job.
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Allotment of Soldiers wife.

Miss E. d. g.. Danville.-Unless you
have signed a written agreement re-
leasing him from the obligation. your
husband is compelled. under the law,
to allot you $l5 month from his
army pay. In addition. the govern
ment will give you SIS month. If
there are children by the marriage.
there will be an allowance for each
OF them. If you know where and when
your husband enlisted, you should
make athdavits to that effect, have Il
certified copy Of your marriage license
drawn up, and get the aridavits OF
persons knowing you were married to
him, living with him and dependent
upon him. Then write to the Direc-
tor, Bureau of War-Risk Insurance.
Washington, D. c., telling him you
have all of these documents prepared
and ask him to furnish you with the
necessary blanks for making claim for
husbands allotment and government
allowance, as provided for by law. The
Home Service Section of your local
Red Cross chapter can tell you all
about this.
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bewildering inconsistency we have
urged faith In the people while acting
on the theory that the people could
not be trusted to choose officials Mt for
power. We have assumed that eleya-,
ton to Office, executive. judicial or
Legislative. caused degradation of char
acter. We have insisted that the mo-
mcnt man Is chosen to serve tho
public he must be handcuffed and kent
IN constant fear.
Mr.. Jefferson learned to revere the
constitution. and made faithfulness To
II the supreme test for citizenship. He
ana the country outgrew his fears.
RAISING years brought facts and con-
oitlons which drove many of his. orig.
maj doctrines from the field Of thought
and practice. SO Democrats of to-day
ana tomorrow must catch step with
circumstance. They must abandon the
unSracious junction of obstruction anL
JOIN heartily and vigorously In tho
work OF construction. They cannot
command confidence nor attain any re-
SUIT but contempt and extinction
while tangled in Inconsistencies and
burdened with wornout phrases.
This country is. and must he tho
nominant power Of the world. the ANAL
court OF appeal. II has been forced into
mat position and must accept the at
tending responsibilities. Therefore. TIA
government and entire Organization
must be made and kept compact and
potent. In sixteen months we have
gone further toward that end than we
mad gone in nearly a century and
haf. We have learned quickly TO do
what Colonel Marshall said we would
do. lie knew that common sense would
recognize the demands Of necessities
and that the loveliest theories womb
dissolve In the presence of cmcryencv
we must realize that after the s,,c-
cess OF this supreme effort In which
We arc engaged. the general methods
ny which success viii be won viii ba
retained permanently. There will he a
process of ban!sh!ng local sec,ionsi
ana class conflicts Of interests. Local
ihcompetenc!es and crimes thrcateniny
to impair the strength or the nation IN
any particular. will be apolished ~
one way or another. Power 10 huiId
and To do Will not be hammered ~
denied because OF possibilities OF ha-r,
or wrong being done. This viii ha
huge work Those who prosecute :,
whi!e directing IL wisely. inc!,!nr acs
lioh while restraining extremes w,I,
win and hold popular support. Bet,nr
yet they Will achieve the birbss.
purpose" Tor which men and par,ins
exist. |oieieS
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Books and Authors

y Heassa Of M X9s Of
the author Of The Rock Garden. M the
selselea n4 OF the To m nfs'Sa
chan ths sn the
of tha fgh book IS compee panoramic view
Imagination With a Keen eye for facts ma" and "a a
the an .' of bGk ss
Of that empty 5 stretch of country known mo
tixsFs aq aFns Of Par. The he
a n, municipal produetion. for charity. Of AS You
@ Mor s 5ssus IN 9TH %sSar
clear and gracefs speech 0t amo Hls
was h carried in The
book being 50 simple that women un.
to ,hs h sGe audd nn0s
stand the lines. Miss Eyerts is now at work
publish early next fall.
spePsYs NOTE alden ms Khak has struck
karely has book been recolved so heartily,
f t. ct and service in tho present emergency
H %Sasa ns Wiz t nat
one that above all makes it's most ems a ap
Pea Peal because Of It's truth because duplicates
h. ssa5 fTq% soe
tbo s, mud and filth Of the ihes rather
to victory underlying our national life. Al
though 'hhaki' mid July publication II
has already gone into three large editions With
the prospect of many more to come The clergy
men are taking the volume up. Here for ex-
ample is the opinion OF the Rev. Henry A. slim
son son; pastor emeritus o. Manhattan Consrega-
found fo time to finish Khaki and want to thank
and congratulate you for producing II. 1t has
message and tells 1t in way to reach mems
hearts and 1t is the message for Americans
both old and young in these great days. I hope
IT VIII be read by thousands. It will cheer and
than it will inspire the sons and husba nds."
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Student Nur.e Reserve.

Miss L. c. W., ELECTROMAGNETIC
United States student nurse reserve en-
rollnent card will indicate two classes
Of registrantS-preferred and deferred.
The preferred class will be those who
are ready to accept assignment to what
them. although they may state what
training school they prefer to be sent
to. Those who register in the pre-
ferred class Will be assigned first, and
all possible consideration will be given
to their preference as stated. The de-
limit their pledge Of service-that is.
who will not Engage TO go except to
certain hospitals. Terms of training
The term of training varies from two
to three years. according to the re-
Quirements of the particular school to
which the student nurse may be sent.
No course takes less than two years
woman who completes satisfactorily her
training in any accredited school is
eligible for service as an army nurse
II the front and stands a chance OF
being assigned 20 duty abroad. AT the
same time, she Will be qualified to earn
her living in one OF the noblest profess
sions open to women. Finances.The
and tuition free at practically every
training school. and in most cases re-
ceives II small remuneration to cover
the cost Of books and uniforms. After
graduation she has an earning capacity
OF from 800 to $500 a month. Private
duty nurses now receive an average of
rom 500 to $3.50 month, together
nurses. from $50 to $3.50 q month, to-
Ecther with board, lodging and laun-
dry. and public liGalth nurses from S100
to $3.50 month, without maintenance,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
Sinking German U.Boats

D ERHAPS the greatest triumph Of the war
has been the countercampaign against
the German submarine. The victories on
land have been important, of course. They
have lifted every allied nation out OF it's
gloom and have shown the enemy how utter
~ Impossible it is for him to carry this fight
TO successful conclusion. But if the U-boat
had not been defeated, II it had not been
driven to the side lines and if the ocean
lanes had not been kept open, the story of
the war to date might have been radically
different 1t is perhaps too much to say
that England and France would have been
starved by now or that American participa-
ton would have been paralyzed, but it is not
too much to say that with the submarines
operating at will, Germany would not to-day
be in an attitude Of retreat on both land
and sea.
few days ago Premier Lloyd George
made the frank statement that the allied
naYes had destroyed at least $50 German
submarines since the war began. More re-
Gently the American Navy Departr! ent be-
came responsible for the statement that at
least 200 submcrsibles had been captured or
sent to the bottom. and that many others
had been seriously disabled, If not put totally
out OF commission. The department, it must
be added, was not guessing when it au-
thorzed this announcement 1t was speak
ing from the records.
When the war started Germany was be-
lieved to have had about 145 submarines OF
all classes. Many Of them were small coast
ing vessels with narrow cruising radius
At the present time, Notwithstanding the
snkings. she Is believed to have approx
mately 40 unGersea craft. In other words.
She has had in commission something like
$40 U-boats during the past four years; con-
sderably more than one-half Of them have
been sacrificed.
The record of sinkings shows the efrec-
tiveness of the drive the allies have made
against this menace True, the U-boats are
now operating in American waters At least
three of then have been assaulting unpro-
tected American shipping for the past two
or three weeks. and they have been leyying
ratlcr heavy toll But they have not inter-
fered with TIE American transport service.
They have not attacked any armed vessels.
They have, on the contrary, played the safest
game possible to play.
But IL the campaign against enemy sub
marines continues with the success that has
marked it s" far, the time is not far Off
when the grip OF this pirate on the jugular
vein O. the allies will be loosened for ALI
time. Nor is 1t any wonder that the German
Admiralty is having difficulty in forcing
crews TO take U-boats to sea- Eyerv sucb
crew has come TO realize that it is ne1t to
suicidal to fare forth against the allied
patrols.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Senator Lodge admirably expressed the
American attitude toward German peace ma
neuvers in his recent speech on the man
power bill. His specific details as to the ir-
.reducible minimum of peace terms acceptable
TO America. to which all OF the allies fully
subscribe, will have good effect in fortifyipg
the public mind against insdious German
peace propaganda. which he warns from now
on will be their chief reliance to avoid com
plete destruction Of their power for the future.
The terms enumerated by him include COM
.plete restoration OF Belgium, unconditional re-
-turn OF Alsace-Lorraine to France, and of
Italia lrredenta to Italy, safety for Greece in
dependence for Serbia and Roumania, an in
dependent Poland independence of the Slav
peoples, and freedom OF Russia from German
domination. including return OF Russian ter
eritory wrested by Germany in the Brest
4 Litovsk treaty. with Constantinople made a
u free port and Palestine divorced completely
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
A DepIornble Tend.pcx
To the Editor of The Tim.s.Dt.,

me EtI1i,os OF The Times Dispatch:
very heartily your your BRIEF ie e dijGmm END
terra, ,H today on the irreverent Use of
a cue na nns,. and AZ being Of God. so ire
especially those OF a humorous cbar..
S Sfter; Thousands Of religious and
Try VIII agree with you. 4 very dan
terous tendency in America to-day is
t ,% irr;sverenee for sacred things
the name OF God simple contraet
between America and Germany viii
" TEe we Who Ierelg5s OF your position;
GSd: SsId iSrgely y'% BY our lai's Mem IN
f l;;' God represents the highest pos.
s soDte de d1eve,opment in man. both in
makes love perfect. all the most t 'e ea.
aztec aztec virtues OF manhood and woman
mood. all the ,graces OF the spirit, all
in the i'd ca and name of 'G Cod ae are
Fir s ni!,na OF perfection; Belief In
Fa nt PAGES ino nm In the position of the
and in love, Such faith establishes a
standard s., Of life and conduct. The soul
ard. We see the profit, the beauty.
me deslrability of a higher and holier
ne. The magnificent spirit in our
young American manhood and woman
mood Is due TO the influence of an ideal
f fsaeeiea n ,bat God Si Any inapence or
standard is dangerous.
In contrast with the American spirit
OF devotion and self-sacrifice is the
which has been revealed in Germany
by the present war. Germany has
lost her soul" is frequently Quoted.
which means that Germany has lost
the higher ideal of God She has lost
the power of understanding the high
est motives and impulses of soul
inspired by faith in God as revealed
in Christian teaching. She has for
gotten that there are finer things OF
the spirit, purer. more glorious motives
in the heart of man than selfish lust
for material "a. power and conquest. She
must learn that seeking God first, UNI
showing His love in her attitude To-,
wards His children are the supreme
things and that all else Will be adjust
ed to them. The Fathers heart. re.
vealed to the world In our lives will
solve every problem. The Germans
have lost this truth and the result
has been violation OF moral laws and
intense suffering to the world.
We must. therefore, reverence the
name Of God. 1t is a basic principle Of
the name of the Lord thy God in vain,
for the Lord will not hold him guilt
less that taketh His name in vain"
The guilt of such a sin works out its
own punishment as it is doing to-day.
THOMAS SENMES.
Richmond, August "a, 1918
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President Wilson is right in saying the
danger of coal shortage next winter is one
OF the dark spots in comparatively bright
national prospect. Large corporations and
wealthy people will doubtless provide against
this threatened danger. Many little enter
prises and multitudes Of poor people cannot
afford to pay in advance the cost of winters
fuel. They are the ones whom the fuel adj
mnistrators and the councils of defense must
find means to save from the suffering which
would be sure to follow lack OF fuel.
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State of Mind.

stare OF Dlihd.
love the ways Of Eastern folk
The placid Oriental.
To whom the troubles we bewail
Are purely incidental
They know. as we can never know,
That troubles come and troubles 20,
And usually. the hardest blow
Is principally mental
No placid Oriental grieves
About his poor finances
He simply drifts along among
His Butterfly romances:
He knows very few of cares
He never stops to count his hairs
Nor frets about the things he wears
He hardly knows what pants Is!
And that Is why I often wish
I were an Oriental.
So ], too, might regard my cares
AS only incidental:
(For instance, just this little verso
Has made my headache, so worse!
It's hard to write things short and terse-
HATE to be so MENTALLY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Director-General McAdoo orders railway
employees to avoid all the public be- dam
ned" codes OF manners. which is quite right
Now let the newspapers respond by trying
to teach the public that it has part in the
maintenance of ethics; that the railway en-
ployee is not an expert demon hired to tor
ture patrons, nor q being void of nerves and
feelings. II we can reform the chronic
crouch, the boor, the bully, the scatterbrains,
the always-last- minute elements and the in
tensely deliberate ladies' all of whom trouble
the well-bred and balanced majority in every
line at railway station, MIR. McAdoo's ex-
hortations to his DICTIONARIES may be really
effective.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Representative Slemp of the Ninth Dis
trict, should look to his constituents in the
Republican County OF Dickinson. Reports
from there tell OF the arrest of the sheriff
for sedition and organized resistance to the
draft and harboring Of deserters. This is
in a population. in 1910, of 9,199, of whom
9.1s5 were native white. 1t is rough on
Virginia that her whitest county in the mat
ter OF race is her one black spot in the mat
ter of loyalty. Curiously Dickinson in the
Civil War led probably larger proportion
of Union men than any other county of the
State.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Shrieking sufragettes are no more en-
titled to immunity for defiance of the law
than is any other class Of offenders. ST. Paul
stated the correct principle when he said
that the law is terror only to evidocrs.
Having deliberately elected to become doors
OF evil these militant disturbers Of the peace
are entitled to no sympathy in being made
to suffer the prescribed penalty for their law
less acts. Their conspiracies against the law
and resultant frenxjed acts may not directly
be so great menaae to the social order as
the laWless plotting Of the l. w. W. but
their defiance OF lawful authority is Just as
fragrant, and the machinery Of justice should
be applied as impartially in the one case as
in the other
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Survival.

(Florence Earle Coates0
The knell that dooms the voiceless and
obscure
Stills Memnon's music with Its ghostly
chime,
Strength is as weakness In the grasp
of time,
And for the things that move there is
no cure.
The vineyard with its fair investtture
The mountain summit with its hoary
rhine,
The throne OF Caesar. Cheops' tomb
sublime,
Alike decay. and only dreams endure.
Dreams for Assyria her worship won.
And India Is haIlowed by her dreams:
The Sphinx with deathless visage
Views the race
That like tho. lotus. Of a summer
seems, TIIEI
And rudderless Immortality sails on
The winged Victory Of Samothrace.
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and forever from Turkish rule. Nothing short
OF these conditions, he stated, twill give us
a peace worth having" Such q peace can
only be accomplished by beating Germany to
her knees. and until that object has been
achieved, the war must go on with growing
determination,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25
SEEN ON THE SIDE
By HENRY EDWARD WARNER

This world is filled with doubts and qualms
With chill forebodinga and with fears.
And we who smile with outstretched palms
Sometimes but feebly hide our tears.
The sturdiest soul may have its times
When tollinS bells outrinE tho chimes.
And We live, and 80 we fight
Who toll along this rocky way
And fearing our approaching night.
Go bravely through uncertain day.
Forging ahead. who will not wait,
The foremost man will hesitate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-25

Honorable cambridge Colby made strong
point in his address to the League Of Fir-
ginia municipalities, when he insisted that
it would be unfair to the millions Of men
being sent to Europe to defend America II
in their absence radical changes should be
made in the form or character Of gov
eminent Their sacrifices should entiue
them to be consulted upon fundamental pub
lie questions and no snap judgment should
be taken.
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Interesting Health Queries
ANSWERED BY DIR. BRADY.
Copyright. 1917. National Newspaper Service

Immunity to Poison !vy.-,I am very sus-
can do to become immune. or is there any pre-
Answer.-NThe poisonous or irritant principl.
Is an acid: ThsTsfore slEales neatFalzs il:
e w. n aihs ae.1
battle with soap and water as soon after ex
e acquired by sss:ns internally about two two
BY drpesis.1 hss sissssul
drops dose reached. then discontinue.
Dogs and Mcrobes:MIs it in any way harmful
.hsTis saiph5Sssia sssilli found aoes noueh h
they h the os is Of no M
nheance All dogs az. clean uncean. &C
cording to point Of view
varicose vens.-Please tell me what to do
for aching legs caused by varicose Veins
Answer-The discomfort is due to failure of
blood does from the leg to the Is Seans
h days Ess %
day.
The History of the House:-An old physician
a
sassteuiar pssssH ssyns iixss pG a S Ia
SAFE a5sn Raes 'G 9b,. i've in VIII
yo %nsMer@It was Formerly SUPPOSED that wsi,s
snd m
and on this theory fumieation was practiced
But scientific meteorological Investigations
numbering many hundreds, have proved that
the theory was wrong. and therefore fumiga-
ton is no longer practiced by the foremost
health authorities OF the country. though it is
housekeeping, including renovation OF walls or
woodwork visbly soiled, and a thorough airing
are ample protection and In fact these arc the
means relied upon IN hospitals for contagious
diseases, and not fumigation diStnfcct ION
This Beats Me.-Als9 please send me your
husband has heart trouble DO you think two
o; three cigars a day hurtful. No one has been
trouble. The heart just starts beating wildly
and with much force. aud the only relief he
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Amendment Ratified.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-I noticed in your paper this
morning that you say the Louisiana
prohibition anne ndment TO the Federal
Constitution. l beg to say that the
special election to NIL the vacancy in
the Senate was held some time ago
and the special session OF the LegIs-
lature has been called and the amend
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SUNDAY. AUGUST IS, 1918.

Relative to the recent disorders in japan,
a Tokyo dispatch informs us that at Nagoya
a mob, estimated to aggregate $4,000 per-
sons, roted. We are then naively told that
Nagoya is noted for its manufacture OF por-
celains. Under the circumstances it was not
necessary to say that something was broken.