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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

for his country, and. therefore. en-
titled 10 pension The realization
that helplessness for life has come
upon him orerweighs the conscious
ness that his wants will be supplied
by the public treasury There is a
certain distinct sense Of humiliation
that fills the breast Of real men when
they are faced with the cold reality
that trey are no longer self-sustain-
Ing. The pride Of Independence Of
citizenship is gone, and life has been
robbed Of it's manhood.
One, Of the reasons that have ac-
tuated the present movement which
Is soon to be an established institution
Of the fedora government is to re-
supply, as far as possible, this very
independence As stated by a we'll
known citizen Of Virginia. "A one
legged man who can earn his own
livelihood is a better, brighter
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
MARINES GET TWELVE
RECRUITS IN ONE DAY
Busy Inllsting Men for Soldiers
of the Sea

Yesterday was a busy day at the
marine corps recruiting station and
when the office closed for the day
twelve stalwarts had enlisted with the
Soldiers OF the Sea.
The list was headed by Drury c.
Lovelace. Of Shelby, n. G.. who served
three years in the Third infantry,
being discharged eight years ago, and
also a year in the Philippine civil ser
vice. Part of his service in the army
was in the PHILIPPINES and while there
he was in General Pershing's com
mand. the general at that time hold
ing the rank of captain, Previous
service men are given the right TO
select the stations 70 which they are
sent and Mr. LoveiaCe selected Phtla-
delphia and left for that city last
night.
Two brothers. Henry A, Painter and
C. G. Painter. OF Dunbar, W. Va
also are in the party. Others who
enlisted. all of whom were sent to
Paris island last night. We're.
Charlie Alexander. Winston Salem !;
stephen a. O'Neill, Dunbar, G.. Gold
fend, New York; David A Rippetoe.
Norfolk; L. L. Stevens, Fredericks-
burg; Foy A. Silman, Dunbar: J. c.
Jarvis. Winston Salem. and Hairless
Elswick. Grundy, and Archer l.. Cobb,
Blackstone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
iNTER-PARIN LEAGUE FOR THE
RESTORATION OF FREE Rt-SSr.

The Russian political organizations
IN New Y DIRK Social Democrats Social
iSts KeVoluttonists and Others who
recognized the authority OF the con-
stituent assembly, that means AT po-
Iltlcal organizations. except the Boil
sheNlkI and the mouarChists have
united and formed the Inter Party
League For the Restoration or Tree
Russia The new league held a meet
ing on Friday, May II, and accepted
the folloWine declaration proposed hv
the temporary executive committee Of
the league consisting OF a. a Roubli-
kos former commissaire Of the dura
ana acting minister of means Of com
m unlcstion during the March revolu-
tIoh' l'r. ). NJ. lngerman, leader of the
New ork group of the Russian Social
Democrats; General c. NJ Oherouchey
mllitarY commander of the Kiev dis
trlct under the provisional govern
ment' \. j. Sack, director of the Rus
sian information bureau in the Unite
states, and NJ. Tarasov. OF the New
york group Of the party OF Socialists
Hevolutipnists
The league ereets the president Of
the United states and expresses its pro-
round gratitude for his consistent
democratic policy in regard to Russia.
the policy which expressed itself in not
recognizing the so-called Bolshav{kj
government as an organization which
has usurped and holds power in Rus.
STA against the will of the people nv
sheer physical force. and which has
brought Russia and the governmental
apparatus in Russia into a state Of
utter disruption; in not recognizing the
so-called Brest Ltovsk peace treaty
es an act emanating, on Russias part
from irresponsible elements who were
not authorized TO speak in Russias
name an act which II not recognized
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
PERsH1NG FAvoRs PROHIBITION FOR ARMY

Paragraph II - Commanding
officers a. all places where our
troops may be located will confer
with the local French authorities
and use every endeavor TO limit
10 the lowest possible number the
places where intoXicants are sold.
III is desired that these authori-
ties be assisted in locating non
IcenGc resorts. which should he
reported Immediately TO the
proper authority for the neces-
sary action
paragraph XTf-Soldiers are
forbidden either 10 buy or accept
as gifts from inha bitants whie-
key brandy champ agne. Hqucur
or other alcoholic bever.< es,
other than light wines or beer.
The gift or retail sale of these
by inha hitauts in the zone Of tho
army Is forbidden by French
laws Commanding officers will
see that all drinking places
where alcoholic liquors named
above are sold are designated as
off limit and the necessary
means adopted TO prevent soldiers
visiting them
As there is little beer sold in
France, men who drink are thus
limited to the light native wines
used by all French people Even
this is discouraged among our
troops in every possible way
hope 10 secure the cooperation
Of the French governm ent to pre-
vent he sale Of all liquors and
wines TO our troops. The ques-
ton is under discussion.
Personally, | favor prohibition
In the army, but it is impractical
bic and dyisable to issue or
ders that cannot he enforced
without the cooperation of the
French government.
osiened) PERsHrNG.
General Fershing is a fghting man
eader OF fighting men actually en-
aged IN war Better than any civil
ian, he knows what is best 70
,merica's soldiers and what he say
las and should have more weight i,
than all the earnings an,
II the speeious arguments advance
" the friends Of the kaiser who wan
o promote drinking for their ow,
profit in these days or worl
'erIl, where every drink sold is a bloy
At freedom and democracy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
THE REBUILDING OF OUR CRIPPLED
FIGHTING MEN.

Congress has been asked to estab-
'1ish a fund for the rehabilitation Of
the wounded hghting men who may
~ brought back from the war MAIN
"a. blinded or crippled.
r. 10 interesting 10 note that this is
me- FIRST time in the history n all The
sorid's wars that a measure Of This
Nlnd has been introduced in any
Jonntry. Students OF human eco,
omics and sociological experts have
Attsd until this time 20 suggest any
an My which the dishgured soldier
~ be restored TO The highest possi-
point OF physical utility Hereto
e. he has returned from the trials
oattIe sorely afflicted for life. ard
- to drag through weary exist
~ upon the bounties Of his coun-
CO. the charities Of his friends
80 has been little consolation TO
wounded soldier that he fought
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

That Gar.r&l Fcr-hlnX, commander
IN -cnios of the Amorlcan expedition
airy forces ia France. a personally IN
favor q prohibition in the army under
his command, and that re- hopes to
be able 70 secure such cooperation
oc ne french government as viii pre-
vent the eale Of all liquors and wines
20 our troops, even lieht wines and
beer, has become known through eN-
tracts from a cabled dispatch sent by
General Torshing, which extracts haye
been sent 20 Representative H. W.
Temple, Of Washington. Pa. in re-
spouse to a request from him to Ad-
jutant- General Mccain for exact in
formation as TO General Pershing'e
views on this subject
The letter was written by pr.
Temple at the request Of the Rev.
~ r. Stops of Prosperity, Pa The
views of General rershtng. given as
they are officially and fully. doubt
less viii he of the greatest interest
to this country as well as to the allies
OF this country The letter from Cen
eral Mccain to Representative Temple
ls az follows:
Referring TO your letter Of the 13th
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

In response TO requests for lnforma-
ton on present educational conditions
in Germany, the bureau of education.
department of the interior. has made
public the following translations from
an article by Dr Paul Hide brandt in
the Nosssche Zeitung. Berlin. Janu-
ary %. l91&. After reciting the early
enthusiasm Of German youth for the
war, and their activities In behalf Of
war measures, the article continues:
The sixth grade pupils of 1874 are
now about to be promoted to the up
per third. They have become ac-
customed to the war Who can Won
der then that now in the fourth year
Of war our children exhibit signs Of
change Too many of the restraints
have been removed which should
shape their development--the loosen
ing Of family ties, the father at the
front the mother employed away
from home, and in the lower ranks
Of society doing the work OF men:
the omission OF acnool discipline. or
the teachers OF the Berlin public
schools for instance, two-thirds have
gone into The army. the remainder
are oYerworked Dropping class
periods. or combining classes together
are the ordes OF the day In the
higher schools half OF the teachers
are in the army Furthermore. stand
ards in the higher institutions OF
learning have gradually been lowered
until the final examination has been
pushed back fully two classes All
these conditions have Influenced our
students ana have weakened their
persistence. since they see that they
can attain a scholastic standing with
out effort thar formerly demanded the
se7erest application
Young people follow the law OF
their nature They are guided by
the Impressions Of The moment and
they cannot permanently resist them.
In addition. as time went on. especial
~ in case of the students Of higher
institutions and particularly in the
towns, the hardship of inadequate
nourishment appeared It is he unani-
NOUS judgment of medical specialists
that the children of the middle classes
suffered most in this respect. Cen
eral attention was attracted TO the
FACT that the children were less SEN
sitiVe to reproof. that they paid no
more attention TO threats, because the
school authorities had directed that
/ they should be treated withreverv leni-
| ency. and since promotions no longer
represented any definite standard OF
accomplishment. This special con-
sideration for the children was most
/ obvious in the schools of the large
cities. Was not harvest work and the
country vacation necessary to main
tain the health Of the coming genera
ton and was il not necessary for a
great many TO be set back In their
studies so that they required repeat =
cd concessions to maintain their rank
and thereby continually lower scholas-
tic standards OF their classes?
That spirit of voluntary service
which al the beginning of the war re
vealed itself in its fairest aspect has
now disappeared. Everywhere we
hear lamentations over the increasing
AtztAste shown for military service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
4 Hillside Farm.

While on a walking tour a gentle
man discovered rustic patriarch
seated al the roadside.
Fine corn" the wayfarer remark
ed. tentatively. waving his hand to-
ward hillside fled with struggling
stalks.
Best in the country" said the old
man.
How do YOU pillow the field ?" asked
the traveller. ITS pretty steep"
Don't pillow IT," said the old man.
When the thaws come the rocks roll
ling down hin tear it up so that we
can plant corn"
And how do you plant II ?" asked
the traveller.
Don't plant 1t, really" said the old
man. We stand at the back door
and shoot the seed In with q shntgun,s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
Montague Mfg. Co.
Southwest Corner Tenth ana M.la
SASH. moons AND BLISDx
AS hanpv-here Mas real actinn,

was happy--hera was real action,
SUI thee screechinG shells and
bursting bomb soon lost their terror
for Jimmy and trench life was he.
ginning 10 tell on him when he at
tack came
\ huge trench rat. resentinr
Jmmys Intrusion. charged. Tbev
locked In deadly combat Seeing hs
was being worsted. the rat tall signal
ed for endorsements and the rat
reserves came to the battle line in
close formation for a massed attach.
Then the marines stepped in and
ended the battle, They found Jimmy
had lost sundry pieces OF hide and
his sunny disposition.
He YVES given an immediate fur
Tough and recommended for wound
stripe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
The Infant Catcchism

A mother and her child. a five-Sear
old stood In front of a florists glow
ing window Saturday morning. The
rain was falling lightly.
What kind or business Is this
mamma ?" the little girl asked.
"A flower business, dear"
TIL rain is good FOR tn flower
business. amt it, mamma? -
No. dear It's good for the flowers
hut not for the business"
And If there wasn't any rain would
the flower business He good?'
No dear. There wouldn't be any
flowers
The child drew a long breath. =
Papa said we live in a dry dis
trict, mamma. What's that" But
her mother hastily drew her away
Plain Dealer,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22

Tho second car was used entirely
for instruction In bread baking Since
the substitution Of victory breads for
wheat bread IS stiiI one Of tho most
important conservation measures.
such q car should appeal strongly to
the housewives Both the bread bak-
ing and home canning was in charge
Of home economics instructors
Graphic exhibits prepared by the
United States food administration oc-
cupicd the third car N this trnin.
Charts. slogans and ~leverly designed
object lessons helped people TO visual
tie the necessity for food conserva-
ton, and they awakened the people
10 a sense OF individual rasponsihil-
;ty in the saving NJ certain foods.
Those trains are particularly valu
able in reaching tho more remote and
rural districts where the people have
not had The opportunity Of receiving
instruction and demonstration from
liberty kt-nnens o- wartime cooking
classes,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
JIMMY IS NOW ON
THE CASUALTY LIST

Especial to The Richmond virginian,)
Somewhere in France. May 21.--
Jimmy, the ant eater, is a causualty,
Jimmy Is the mascot of the--th. regi-
ment, United States marines, and he
eats everything but ants.
Jimmy journeyed from Vera Cruz
with the marines and when he arriv-
ed in the front line trenches, jimmy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-22
TO PRODUCE SHIPPERS:

TO PRODUCE SHIPPERS:
When shipping Poultry. Eggs But
ter. Neals. Lambs, Cattle. Wool Coun-
try Bacon, etc, to- Richmond, you can
depend on us to get you full market
price for same.
T.. w. EVANS & co,
L. s. +. 4. License No. G-03s2a
Produce Commission Merchants.
1913 last Cary St, Richmond. Va
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
CORN WILL WIN
DEMOCRACY War.
Americas Greatest Cereal Crop
Is Now Moving to
Market.
MAINsTAY IN NATIONS CRISIS.
Surplus Wheat Of the United States
Has Been Sent to Famine Threat
snsd Eureps.

Americas great corn crop. exceed
Ing 5000. .000. 900 bushels. will ssve the
worlds food situation. officials Of the
United States food administration be-
lieye..
Corn is the nations best food cereal,
housewives are beginning 70 realize.
II contains all the elements needed to
keep the body In state Of health and
when used according to the scores Of
tried recipes, especially when COM
bined with an added portion Of oil or
fat. will sustain life indefinitely. In
dian warriors In colonial days lived on
parched corn alone for mary days at 4
time, and at Valley Forge pardned
corn was at times the sole ration ,0f
the Continental soldiers.
Owing to transportation difficulties
caused by the war the corn crop moved
more slowly to market this year than
ever before. Now. however, the cereal
is reaching the millers and consumers.
In the meantime the nations surplus
wheat has been sent to Europe.
Today there are approximately so
bushels Of corn for every American.
This quantity Is greater by five BUSH
els than In former years.
Corn has become the nations main
stay In the crisis Of war.
Just as this cereal saved the first
American colonists from famine on
many occasions. just as 1t served as q
staple food during the War Of the Rev
olution and during the Civil War, King
Corn has again come to the front In
the nations battle with aufocracy.
Corn meal Is finding greatly increas-
ed use In the making Of ordinary white
bread. Hundreds Of housewives and
many Of the larger bakers are mixing
20 per cent. corn meal with wheat
-four to make leavsned bread. This
kind Of mixture IL worked and baked
In the same recipes and with the same
methods that apply to straight wheat
bread.
Corn bread-using corn meal entire
ly-is gaining greater popularity
than ever before. Housewives are
coming to realize that every pound Of
wheat saved In America means a pound
of wheat released for shipment to the
pations with which America IL associ-
ated In the war;
There are a score Of corn products
that today possess unusual Importance
for Americans Corn syrup for sweet
ening corn cakes and buckwheat cakes
and for use in the Kitchen instead Of
granulated sugar Is one of the leading
products made from corn.
Corn oil, excellent for frying and for
every bther purpose filled by salad oils,
is appearing on the market In large
quantities. 1t comes from the germ Of
the corn.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
MEMORY MAPS" ARE FREAKS
Try to Draw Outlines of the Various
Countries and You Will Be Sur
prlsed At Your Ignorance.

A man and wife sat at the table at
their home trying to draw the outline
map Of Europe, from memory. OBJ
serves the Ohio State Journal. They
soon found that they knew little about
It. They had been reading Of European
events for years, and yet when they
came to putting their mind picture Of
the continent on paper they forgot their
geography entirely. The man had read
Anabasis and Homer In the original
and yet put Greece between the Adri-
attic and the coast Of Spain, and left
Austria out altogether. The wife had
Spain and France side by side on an
east and west line, with Belgium to the
north. covering both. while she made
the boot of Italy fashionable $40
galter. Anyone looking at the two
maps could tell they were not of
America or Asia. but Of whore, he
couldn't say.
But seriously, II Is, delightful
amusement and might with profit be In
dulged In more. After one gets through
with Europe, take the other continents
and the countries that belong to them.
And then one might come nearer home.
II would be really sad to observe the
ignorance concerning our own locall-
ties. but Il would be amusing. too. lust
for fun. have company draw maps Of
Great Britain and Ireland. or Turkey.
China, Kansas and Nebraska, Louis
lana. Delaware, etc, and much sur
prised you will be to see how this old
earth had changed since you trusted
II to your memory.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
MADE.IN.GERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED IN CANADA

Canada Is also having trouble with
hade-in-Germany lies calculated to
binder Canadian food conservation ac-
'cording to an official statement re-
ceiyed from the Canadian food con-
troller by the United States food ad-
mlnistration.
The stories bothering Canada are
of the same general character as those
the United States food administra-
tor recently denounced In this coun-
try, such as the ridiculous salt and
blueing famine fakes and the report
that the government would seize
housewives stocks of home canned
goods.
The Canadian food controller esti-
mates that when the people listen to
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power of destruction that lies
In a battalion of soldiers.
Stories without even yestige Of
foundation have been scattered broad
cast" said the Canadian statement
Nor have they come to life casually.
!. They have started simultaneously in
different parts Of the country and in
each instance have been calculated to
arouse public indignation.
They are insldious, subtle, persist
snt. Btt by bit they dissipate public
/ trust, the great essential In the work
II food control.
Titles with every individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
!. passing on the vagrant and harmful
story, and thus the more effectively
to cooperate in work which Is going
to mean more than the majority Of
| people yet realize"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
Small Prescriptions,

Many physicians have a habit Of
writing prescriptions without calcu-
Lifting the quantity Of medicine their
patients are to take. This leads to a
great waste Of drugs and much un-
necessary expense. Which leads the
New York Medical Journal to urge
physicians to be more careful. /.
Another evil result of this far too
common practice. is that partly used
prescriptions are stored away In the
medicine chest, and next time the pa
tent has, or thinks he has, the same
symptoms, he takes what he supposes
to be the same medicine.
But the chief reason why physI-
clans should not prescribe four or six
ounces when they know only one or
two will be used, Is that 1t is wasting
the drugs and making the patient pay
(ar more for his medicine than Is at
all necessary.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
MUSIC REACHES THE HEART
Performer Dealing In Emotions Cap.
tlvates Women More Swiftly Than
the Poets or Painters.

The poet deals In words. while the
painter deals In color and form, but
the musician deals In emotions and
therefore his appeal to women is al
ways more swift, as Ii is always more
subtle. than the appeal Of any other
artist.
Such. summed up by writer In the
Philadelphia North American, Is the
latest theory to explain the lure OF mu.
flc for women and the attraction OF
the dark-eyed, long-haired musician
himself.
The average woman, say the theor-
lists. Is hemmed In with conventions
that make her feel prudish discom-
fort II a book or poem talks too open
ly Of what she thinks Of, but never
puts into words. With picture ii is
the same way. but In the music. she
hears with emotional delight all the
romantlclsm. all the beauty, and all
the vague dreams which she hides so
closely from the world. In conse.
duence she reads into the music her
own feelings. and then she confuses
The musician with his music. He. too.
Is keyed up to high tension; he feels
telepathically the emotion he has com.
inunlcated. and so spark is kindled
between them. As for the result
well, sometimes II Is love. sometimes
n momentary infatuntion-that all de-
rends upon how much music they hear
together and how much pent-up nerv-
Gus emotionallsm lies buried In the
woman's soul.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
First Introduced Canes.

The Mexicans first used canes in
America. When the Spanish con-
quered the country, a queer custom
was introduced. The chief executive
Of the towns carried stick with a.
gold or silver head. 1t was kind
of scepter.
The people, of course. rarely knew
how to read or write, and when any
one was wanted for a crime one Of
the mayors subordinates would take
the cane. find the culprit and place
II horizontally upon the latter's chest.
The proceeding was equivalent to
a summons, and the man had to ap-
pear before the mayor under the pen
atty Of being cast into prison. This
action was borrowed from Spain,
where 1t still prevails In the more Inn
portant actions.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
Find Skeleton Of Giant,

A Ierfect sketeleton was uncovered
In Surrey, England, during the work
If carrying out alterations to Surface
water drainage In one Of the main
streets In Farnham. The chief bones
aere In perfect state Of preservation.
md were sufficient to show that the
body was that Of a man Of unusual
stature. Close by was found bone
II horse. The site Of a Norman cem-
etery is only little distance from the
spot where the body was found, and
here some years ago clnerary urns
we're discovered, which were stated to
DO perefct examples Of hrst-century
aIns. Some Of these are now pre-.
served In Waverly abbey.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-24
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION eAYe;

There 10 no royal road 10 fosd
conservation. We can only ae-
eomplish this BY the voluntary
action Of our whole people, each
element In proportion to lts means.
u 10 a matter Of equality Of bur
den; a matter Of minute saving
and substitution At every point In
the Il. o.ooo, 900 Kitchens on the 2o,.
o0o, 900 dinner tables, and In the
2,000, 900 manufacturing, whole
sale and retail establishments ef
the country.