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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

Oil and gasoline are scarce. and au-
tomobiles, periodically ana properly,
peep Kept ws s re
what has become a necessity own
6.5oo.ooo acres Of land. covering bil.
Of gas idly waiting the touch of the
drill to bring 1t to the surface and the
market. Thousands of men and mil
drills. but are held helpless by two
deadlocks at Washington. That Is the
exact situation as told by official re-
ports.
One deadlock is between the Senate
Department against the Department Of
cause of them the public is deprived
War and Stress. is forced to t Spend mil.
from Mexico the oil it must have. and
IL threatened constantly with the prob
Own on oil hay IL ta Eht to get
Colorado. Louisiana. Montana. Norrn
Dakota. Utah. Wyoming and Alaska.
ready Iy to our hand. :,
TINS land was open to the prospector
and inventor under general laws CIV
Ing them the right TO buy 1T In. leo
lusod lcoI}Ilo . 40 xAuuI SuiIu mo 10 20
gas g, In, in paying quantities: That year
things was Withdrawn. Between 10000
and 10000 acres of the richest OF 1t
was reserved for the navy, never to
be sold. II is idle as the rest. while
the oil 1t hides and holds Is as vital to
the navy as powder and cannon. On
$4,000 acres people had entered. bored
ready fiowing. and with piping and
other material for pipe lines on the
ground. These were and are stopped.
Many OF them were ruined
Congress has been trying many
months to pass some kind OF lasting
bill. supposed to be intended to enable
persons or corporations to develop oil
and gas. while not acr''irir~ final own
ersh!p of the land. The Senate. "
the sanction and cooperation OF the
Secretary OF the, Interior. proposes to
In the regulation i6o-acre tracts. the
government to be paid royalty OF one
eighth of the product. 1t also proposes
to provide for some compensation to
those whose work was 'interruptic and
whose investments were destroyed by
the withdrawal Of land OF which they
had been allowed to enter and begin
operations. The House insists on a
minimum royalty Of one-eighth. to be
increased tsany time by the govern
ment. and on limiting the tracts TO six
sanction and earnest hacking OF the
Acknowledgement and the Secretary
thei Navy, although the Senate has
agreed to except the naval reserve
land from entry or lease. The Attor-
ney-General has tied up much Of the
land already entered and which was
being worked with actions alleging
that they are held under Fraudulent
grants from people who took II up with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

first trained at Camp Loo for overseas SER
vice. under the command OF Major-General
Cronkhite. Thousands OF them como from
that fighting stock which proved itself back
in the days OF the sixties. and dispatches
from the front give ample evidence that they
are acquitting themselves as their fathers
would have had them do. Their presence
in the fighting line brings the war still closer
home, and there is hardly homo in Vir-
ginia i'll which the casualty lists will not be
anNiousy scanned lost some dear name be
found there. The price will be paid and
willfngly-the casualty list will be badge
OF undying honor-but let it be prayed that
the new stars of gold will not be many
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
SEEN ON THE SIDE
You sweetest ThinE.

You sweetest thing. with chubby fists
AL doubled UP, and pinky toes.
With dinples in your cheeks. and such
\ funny little upturned nose!
You came from Somewhere little one,
\ Stranger when YOU made your bow
But by your joyous little laugh
You're III the Family, honey, now!
Ny. my! but you're lot OF care
a lot Of trouble. Baby you.
With pins 10 stick-so many things
Your mother has do for you!
SO many hours she has watch
So many nights 10 tend your sleep
so many tireless days and nights
Her endless vigil she must keep!
And yet you sweetest thing In life,
With all the you are. you know
She holds you tight, she keeps you close,
She who will never let you go!
And you may coo, and you may dream
And sottest pillows rest your head,
For that one greatest love of all
sits ever by the babys bed!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Not "Ar.Innt the Farmer"


To the Editor OF Thu Times Dispatch:
torial columns OF your paper to-da tas
well as several times In the past) that
You clearly take sides against the
farmer.
?. SUI Surely it is clear I e you tina. the
nation. and the nation is entirely help
less without him. Therefore il seems
very strange that you should want TO
wheat
The farmer. is limited on what he
other hand there Is no limit on what
he has to pay for machinery. fertilizers.
labor, etc.
DO you realize that the farmer works
nearly twice as many hours and re-
ceives no more or less pay than the or
binary laooring man, who has no out
lay, against very considerable out
lay that the farmer Is Obliged to have
and lose and replace?
Do you realize that the average
farmer in this State only raises about
ten oushels or wheat per acre?
Can you plow. disk. harrow, buy or
raise seed: drill. fertilize. pay 80 cents
pei, pound for Irvine. harvest at the
high labor cost. haul. thresh sack,
haul to station and pay freight and
commission. can you do all Of this to
one acre OF land for $50 and make the
the profteering farmer gets?
MY wheat this year was fine. but
AFTER paying shipping expenses 1t net
ted less than S" per bushel.
To raise the price of wheat to $3.50
would only mean 81 per barrel more.
than the farmer We are glad to serve
our country even under the great diff
ncultieS OF obtaining labor, etc. we
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
A kiss for Dnl.

written for Tho Times Dispatch.)
Moon, sailing DER the rolling sea,
Take a message homo for me;
Take message from soldier lad
Back to his old gray-coated dad,
For now you shine on the white sea
foam
But soon. you"l silver the walls OF
home,
Then kiss my dad with your mellow
y beams,
Your silvery radiance will bring him
GreamS,
For back in the days OF 81
He marched TO tho sound Of fife and
drum.
You'll find him meath tho flag OF hope,
With the iron cross upon his coat.
Then kiss my dad with your mellow
beams.
Your silvery radiance will bring him
dreams,
And when in Virginia you shed your
t light, t-.D .
Whisper a soldier lads good night !"
To dad far away. good night. iI
a. STELLA HEELAN..
Petersburg, Va, october 2. 1918.
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Ask Your Congressman.
By WALDO G.. MORSE
Lawyer and Publicist

Ask your Congressman how he will vote On
sa m lie Of his opinion his
f haa ns of yC .Iss against the
Tell he vd h@ sa
against snd samse
p0 IN tn pf t Gnr f
ye ons tsa9%Th Whsh the country is
the eouary Is are ae Th
sisen are subjected to the
the e SF1 Hnd u lsp.
Innovattng ignorance is abroad. and the
the A Even hSsprs
Yourself IN do n, no, know as mush
seem sser.,s 10 think themselves elected 70 know
powered with omnpotence.
Tor who Z s.s.S
Gs their the an
views. for party platforms can no longer be
When parties disregard and repudia,. their
public ELECTION promises representative gov
eminent breaks down and new forces must be
:, Ask Ask your Congressman personally and spectn-
them him nc out Eor ons e
diss have done that; now the people them.
eepvs n,Y and its sandda.s for chief
the several States. those pledges should have
been kept. Public Office is Representatives
position Of trust and confidence. Public officials
VINO break their prediction pledges rcpudiate
Obligations from which only the electors whom
they serve can release them and those electors
only through new election upon new plat
form and a new statement Of principles
That revolutionary changes In our institu-
tions should be brought about without submis-
sion to the voters upon clear-cut Issue, dis
tinct in each case. is destructive OF the republic.
10 their electorate should remain in public life
is menace to representative government
Write your Congressman and Senator for
party responsibility Is dead. In complete unan-
unity OF opinion upon the great and overwhelm-
ing war issue the minds of the people are fixed
while unpatrotic Missionaries subordinate eyery-
thing to their various personal whims and force
upon a bewidered Congress their ill-tlmed pro-
posals
The very number of the innovations DESTROYS
all possibility Of party issues. platforms or
Arguments which would enable you to choose
between two candidates Suffrage, prohibition
child labor and the minimum wage are all made
subjects for constitutional amendments. Ma
tional ownership of railroads express com
panieE' annals. ships. telegraphs telephones,
ness are not far behind.
Make your Congressman your representative
in fact. Write him and hold him responsible
for In no other way now your vote repre-
sent your views.
And beside all this, active, solid constitu.
ency Will help your Representatives to resist as
saults by blackmail squads and other engines
or present-day political attack - Copyright,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Books and Authors

The Red Heart OF Russia" bv Res
sic seatty (The Century Company, is a
mans adventures in Revolutionary Rus
STA, with certain unique psychoioeicaI
explorations of the contemporary Rus
from most American books on Russia
IN revolution. In that it covers the
period OF the Bolshevik uprising. She
knew Lenine. Trotzky. and the other
the Bolshevik revolution, which is
called the second or economic revolu-
ton Throughout It's entire course. She
tells what the Bolsheviki wanted to
achieve by their revolution. The books
unusually interesting Miss Realty
number of years she has done special
newspaper work on the Pacific coast.
She sailed for Russia early In 1917.
Of Boys and girls W Ss love the story
Jean NJ. Thompson. just issued by
Frederick a. Stokes Co. AS told by
the Old Chief to Little Beaver. the
fire. these. tales are absorbingly inter
esting. The wise Old Chief knew well
the furry folk Of the waterways. the
and the wild brothers of the deep for
est trails. He tells marvellous tales OF
Moween. the bear, of Unkwunk, the
hare; of Malsun, the giant wolf leader.
and of many other forest brothers.
And from the ways of the wood folk
Little Beaver learns lessons OF loyalty.
courage, unSelishness and endurance
which every Indian boy must learn IL
he would become a brave, skilled in
woodcraft and fearless in danger. The
remarkable illustrations in color, by
Paul Bransom. picture the creatures of
the wood in their native haunts, as the
Indian boy knew them. They add to
the educational value of the stories,
which are not merely imaginative, but
are based on the authors long, silent
years of watching and growing ac-
quainted with the animals of our
American forests and plains.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

have to work twelve. sometimes ff-
teen. hours day. preparing seeding,
harvesting. etc, while staggering UNI
der our debts. Why do you want such
n man az the farmer always 10 nav
INC pr'ce! or course few farmers
10 De compared 10 that Of tina, few
Is what you must figure on
II: l. MARCHANT.
Heaiys. Va. October 4. 1918.
The Times Dispatch Is not against
In, , farmer on the contrary, IL al
ways has been for him most cmphati-
sally. 1t has helped him to tight his
that II has done its full share in ade
vhncing the agricultural interests ~
virginia But in time Of war IL can
NOT advocate the placing Of the price
VI "heat. or any other necessary COM
mouiE Tor mat matter, at a level
mF fe the producer received more than
ialr proht at the expense OF the con-
sumer. II is in proof that the farmer
made fair profit out OF his 1915 crop
at the present price of wheat and mn
noubtedly Will be able TO do SO with
ms 1919 crop. But the writer OF the
above letter indicrh himself and his
fellow-farmers in the statement that
ten bushels TO the acre is the Vir9inia
average There Is what Tho TimeseD!s-
patch has been fighting for these MANY
years, the Introduction of modern and
AZ inc same time labor-sav!ng meth
oos which VIII make the Virginia yield
per acre what ii should be- II Is tba
farmer who VIII have to bear the onus
II CHARGES of profitcering are hurled
at him in this war time and it is this
from which The Times DISPATCH woiiG
save him.-Editor.
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Interesting Health Queries
ANSWERED BY DIR. BRADY.
copyright. 1917, National Newsn.nsr s.rv,,. ,

;, Diet Lists Seldom Appiy.-Please give 1, diet
Sss IS, sssss
and ar io What M nigh. md dangerous amount
9uay the one this fase fnns sh m
eseS ndvdSs e ess @o.ksd cut BY
ability to metaboiize .carbohsdrate as deters
be used in i@is.d qhsn tHGss
scent: stamped. addressed envsope for s s9e
Hernia Not 1nheritcd-A man twentv-,hr..
YEARS old I'D has had hernia since
Children Be- ;s to sSsTs hs asp
81 is
% %tiSn ,srS sGrts all number q
hernia develop T The cG nSfTii,a
tsensS isyf how 90 ' 9su
,s A iss nc come; time to wake up This
Srsnns Is S Ss fass
soldiers to-day. u our
n nsfs to had use for enT0ns
had a sssriet feSs nns
ne Xss% sH!.e WSSes an a.. s,s, 6 =
ro than six weeks is high ms have the
speeais e @ py ,ms doseI
times fatal complications develop In neglected
Eases OF middle ear suppuration. For ear drops
IN -, SuSn a case. use solution Of much boric
aero as an ounce of grain alcohol will dissolve
putting three four drops in ear niaht and
morning. warm. " 'S'' ""o
Details About Reducins-Win you be kind
detaifs a to give me In your column the full
,,.,..r ?. j., f. NJ K.
on on, space. me details are rather lengthy and
VIII De Giad TO send them IL you will accompany
your request with the 4. k. stamped (3c1 "A.
dressed envelope for personal reply.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

destruction or prosperous cities in re-
prisal is repugnant to the allied mind hut
there seems to be no other way to save those
communities still standing in France and Bel
GUM from the German torch From this
time forth. for every act Of wanton destruc-
ton committed by the Hun there should be re-
.anatorS obstruction in German territory. If:
Germany still insists on being whipped with
It's own weapons It must be accommodated.
ana in the ashes OF it's once thriving cities
lot 1t reflect on the desolation it has wrought
upon Others
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

Notning but oyer-confdence can defeat the
iourlh Liberty loan The warning has been
Oft reiterated, and now it Is sent on, 10
the people again by Secretary Of the Treasury
:. acAooo' ms alarm lest reports OF allied vic
tories in the various war zones lead .,
popular belief that the conflict is nna,,v
ehoed ana consequent slackening effort and
decrease IN the purchase OF bonds is amnlv
Justified. Germany is very far from heater
READ the history of other wars in which
Germany mas participated There one will
tngly has been crushed TO It's knees. and et;,
had recuperative powers sufficient TO arisa
and confound its enemies. long. stern ba,.
tile still is ahead Of the allied nations hofora
sthey can quit their task in the KNOWLEDGE
s,nat the RUSSIAN at last has no further fight
,left In him. In the meantime the nconlo
must buy bonds, and still more bonds for
while the end draws nearer 1t Is NOT vot
really in sight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

Turkish diplomacy has long enjoyed a
reputation for its shrewdness. and, knowing
that the game is now up with Turkey, il can
be depended on TO find way out of the war
without protracted delay The Young Turks
who control the government and brought it
into the war on the side of the central powers,
now realize the mistake they made, and will
endeavor to save further loss of their pres
tige by quickly abandoning an. ally that
is powerless to help them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
"T'he Western Reserve.n

l.: A. NJ, Courtland.-When Con-
nIeeticut In 1886. coded her western
lands to the United States, she re-
Tania. now forming several Counties in
me northeastern part OF Ohio From
II 1nis the region came to be called the
Connecticut only lasted a few years a.
In 1900 she completed the transfer of
Al Al the lands to the United States.
me western Reserve soon became fla
nous for Its good citizenship, fnS
farms and determined opposition to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Great Chicago Fire

Inquirer, Petersburg.-In the great
buildings of eighteen national banks
were totally destroyed. 1t was feared
sne 3anks would sustain in many cases
en- ana Almost total loss, but after the safes
ION the ruins were opened It was
round that the books. papers. etc.
were In a condition to permit the re-,
coFery or debts. and the banks suffered
no loss on that ground. "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

1t is difficult to conceive OF an American
diplomatic official connving with the secret
agents the enemy sends out from Wilhelm
strasSe, and there is hope that the rumors
which come up from Central America will
prove unfounded If they be true, those
guilty should pay the same penalty for their
conduct that would be exacted from a trait
or in the field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

T. B. r., Hayes Store.-The diplo-
States in Great Britain Uncluding Aus
tralia) is John d. Davis; in France.
William g.. sharp; Italy, Thomas n
count of German occupation), Brand
Whitlock; Holland, John M. Garrett;
Spain. Joseph Il. Willard; Portugal
Thomas Fl. Birch: China, Paul S.
Reinsch; Japan. Roland s. Morris;
Greece, Garrett Dropper: Russia, David
r. Francis: Norway, a. G. Schledeman;
Sweden, Ira N. Morris; Denmark
Maurice F. Egan (resiEned and sue
ceaaor not yet appoiptedl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

British purists profess to be alarmed for
me SAFETY OF the English language follow
ing the invasion OF American slang .hnt
whatever fault they may find with the tongue
spoken by the Yankees. they at least have
had no complaint to make of their fighting
qualities. Even the English language sharps
cannot prevent the spread of Americanese,
and one OF these days no less a person than
the Kaiser is going to say Uncle"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Omcers, Tro,r,np c,,

r. E.. j.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is
list OF officers training camps:
lnfantry-Camp Lee, Petersburg. Va. /;
G I,ap Gordon, Chamhlee, Ga, and Camp
Machine Gun-Camp Hancock. Angus
Field Artillery-camp Zachary Tay-
Quartermaster corps-Fort ogle-
thorpe, Ga.
Tank corps-camp Cody. Gettysburg.
Pa.
Engineers-Camp Lee. Petersburg,
Va; Camp Humphries, Va
Practicing engineers only are &C.
copied for training at these camps.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Another Peace Feelcr

THE reported Austrian peace bid in pro-
l posai 10 be submitted 10 all belligerents
through Holland, is significant only as show
Ing the determination Of that country TO get
out OF the war soon as possible on the best
terms obtainable short OF al open break with
Germany. II realizes that the military situa-
ton is taking q course which soon will drive
IL from all territory il has invaded and il
hopes 10 Iorestall unconditional surrender
and save its face with Germany by pareying
for terms in peace conference in which
the latter still INDUCES strong hopes. That
IT is inspired By Germany 10 persist in these
proposals, IS not open TO question. Austria
already has indicated willingness to accent
the general principles announced by Presi-
dent Wilson as constituting the essential
basis upon which q peace treaty will be
written but has not Yet reached the state
OF mind 20 accept the conditions inseparable
from their application, demanded as proof
OF the sincerity of their acceptance. This
attitude undoubtedly is Influenced by Ger
many, which, so long as its military power
remains unbroken, Will never accept the con-
ltions.
Since the prerequisite allied terms for n
peace conference practically amount to enemy
admission OF defeat and withdrawal from all
invaded territory. conditions which as pre-
Vlously stated, Germany will never accent
until she is decisively defeated il may be
taken for granted that the coming week will
witness a succession of peace feelers with
Austria as spokesman the chief purpose
being TO influence public opinion in allied
countries TO bring pressure upon their gov
ernments TO consent to a discussion before the
military power Of the enemy has been com
plctey crushed and his unconditional sur
render forced
The surcst and only way effectively TO de-
feat this purpose to confuse the coungels of
the allies, and 10 that extent weaken their
military effort, is for them steadfastly to
refuse to pay any attention whatever TO the
various proposals which successfully may be
submitted. Let the enemy be made to re-
alize that from no on until its aims already
made known have been achieved allied
diplomacy speaks only from the mouth az
Foch's cannon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

1t took Virginia many years to accom-
'pilsh budget system. Now, thanks to Gov
ernor Davis and the last General Assembly
IT mas one which is being used by the Bureau
Oh Munlclpni Research as model for other
states TO follow. Virginia may be a little
slow sometimes in adopting and developing
modern ideas. but when it Goes it seldom
leaves anything to be desired. r
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
Information Bureau

la1uirtes regarding nlmoat my tonic.
excepting Oh legal and EIedicnI sub-
1uiriea are answered directly b. ner-
sona! letter = seIf-nddressed, slammed
envelope IL required. Address Ths
unmes dispatch Information Bureau,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

What bewilders and confounds the Hans
ourgs and Hohenzollerns is the discovery
that they actually are dealing with people
who say precisely what they mean and mean
exactly what they say. Those distinguished
families are not used to folks of that kind
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
SUNDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1918.

From the number Of German big guns daily
being taken by Marshal Foch, the supply
must be rapidly diminishing. 1t is about
time for the Kaiser 10 make another speech
of encourageme to the krupp workers, for
sit is certain that the allies never again will
surrender any more OF their own guns 10
him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

Begging 100 enemy airplanes and twenty
one balloons since September &c without the
loss of single American machine is pretty
fair answer 10 those critics who not so long
ago were wild with rage because the United
states air service had failed to function and
had left the troops in France without means
OF defensive or offensive operations over
their lines. BY the way, there has been :
silence almost deathly on the part OF these
self-constituted critics ever since President
Wilson took official notice OF their plants and
asked Judge Hughes TO investigate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

ISs NOW that the Eightieth Division is bclnine
80 drive the Germans back along the Mcuse
sylrglniahs are more than ever confident OF
their overwhelming defeat. For the Ejph.
stiethSis Yirginia's own home division. Hardly
"a town or community is there in tho state
that Is not represented in that division. Tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06

When girl begins listen hard and look
hopeful at every ring OF the doorbel!. it's sure
sign that fathers expenses going be cut
down by the cost OF daughter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-06
RICHMOND TIMEs-DIsPATCH: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1918

enza. and tho people dependent on the street
cars for transportation to and from their
work are helpless. 1t is q knotty problem.
but it must be solved