Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 264, 16 September 1914 — Page 24

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 1914

COMET WITH WAR ROUSES SUSPICION Paul Delevan, 'Astronomer, Discovers Free-Lance of Skys for 1914. Every great war in the world's history has had its comet, and the present titanic conflict In Europe Is no sxception. Paul T. Delevan, an astronDmer, has the honor of having his name attached to th free-lance of the ikies, which will so down In history nd science as the comet of the war 3f 1914. Although when Delevan discovered his comet from the observatory of La Plata in the Argentine Republic eight months ago, there was no war on the horrlzon and no sign ot great trouble, the traveling body has been steadily growing brighter, and it will become visible to the naked eye very shortly, reaching Its greatest brilliancy in the course of the present war. Superstitious people might find much in the beginning of the great struggle to convince them that war is a sin, and that its makers are frowned on by God. On Aug. 19th, Pope Pius X, head of the Roman Catholic church died, the direct result of worriment over' the great slaughter. On Aug. 21st there was an eclipse of the sun, total

over a part of Russia and other Euro

pean territory where war is raging. The coming of a great comet might r-v the ignorant be construed as an omen.

When Delevan first saw the comet,

on December 17, 1913, it was 370,000

miles from the sun, and was not very clear even with the telescope. At present it is about 220,000,000 miles from the sun. and may be seen with

opera glasses in the northeast part of the sky, late at night, and early in the morning. Scientists have said that the Delevan Comet will be visible with telescopes for a period stretching over about six years. It will come nearest to the earth in October, when it will be not more

than 147,000,000 miles from, the orbit

of this globe. RUSSIAN MEN GO

WILLINGLY TO WAR

Close Observer Notes Differ

ence in Attitude of People

Since Jap Trouble.

The following account of how the Russian people, rank and file, view

the war, was written today by an Eng

lishman who was in the Russian Cap

ital during the days when the great European war was getting under way. "I was here when the Japanese war

w'as declared," said a little man, who was too excited to keep his thoughts

, to himself; "but what a difference

Then it was the government who sent

.us to war. Now we go gladly eh?"

We were standing on a balcony over looking the Theatre Square in Mos

cow. Below us was passing an im mense crowd of men and boys, shout

ing, singing and waving flags, while the inscription "Down with Austria!"

jerked and swayed above the heads of its bearers. From every street they debouched into the square, some singing their national anthems, others a religious chant, while t few broke into the "Marseillaise," forgetting that they had learnt it and sung it perhaps only two or three years ago in revolutionary processions. "Do you hear them; do you hear them?" he gasped, clutching my arm. rile spoke entirely in gasps, and sucked in his breath between each sentence. giving the effect (somewhat modified) of an exhaust pipe. "They are not wild, not at all, these people. They believe this war is right. They are fight ing for the Slavs, for Holy Russia. Brave Russia, bravo France, bravo England!" he shouted down to

POPE HOPES TO REGAIN FRANCE

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Start to Prepare Crops For War Use

Believlng that with the present wave of favor for the Catholic reli

gion that is sweeping over France, a re-establishment of the former relations between that power and the Vatican couid be easily effected. Pope Benedict XV will make this his first endeavor. The new Pope is known to be sympathetic toward France. The fact that the country has again opened its arms to Catholic orders and that priests and monks are fighting in its armies convinces the Pope that this is the opportune moment for a approachment.

the crowd directly below us, who for the moment had stopped singing. They caught up his cheers and pased on. "No," he said. "This is not a war for the Empire or else they would be all drunk and wild. They are not wild. They are following their hearts now. It is almost sacred. Come, come, they are all going to the Voskresenia Gate."

If ever America puts Its hand to the plow in its effort to feed the world, it has assumed that responsibility now. Not since the harrowing days following our own strife of the sixties have the tillable acres of this country faced such a possible drain upon their bountifulness. Without even dimly prophesying the duration of the war now raging, we are already assured of the fact that next year this country will be the storehouse of the world. Every farm owner, every tenant and every share-worker will have his part to play in fulfilling this great responsibility. No matter how remote his residence, he will hear Europe's call for beef, bacon and bread, and on the amount he has to sell will depend not only his satisfaction of having served his fellow men but the additional satisfaction of having served himself; for.big crops, much stock, many, hogs next year will mean big profits. It is thus that the American farmer begins his fall work with' two strings to his bow. With one hand he is rescuing the perishing and with the other, he is reaching out for tangible encouragement toward a bank account and a 'better home. Now Is The Time. Now is his opportunity, and this month is the time to lay his founda

tion. There are two lines along which I he should plan his work, but only one 1 line along which he should work his plan. First, he should utilize every available part of his land, and second, he should strive to raise the average yield of his farm per acre. There will be no danger of over-production for the crops sown this Fall. The man who has a big yield will find a big market.

But to get this yield means a better kind of farming. Now would be a good time to break away from some oldfashioned ideas about the moon; from some other old-fashioned ways of shallow plowing; and some old-fashioned theories in regard to seeding. In those parts of the country which

I do Fall ploying and Fall seeding, the way the seed bed is made and the way ! the sowing is done this Fall will de

termine the crop per acre next year more than next year's rainfall, hot winds or frosts. In an experiment not long ago described by F. L. Peterson of the University Farm at Davis, California, he says: "As the pressure for supplies be-

FINANCIAL. TROUBLE MAY END STRUGGLE

One of the most powerful elements that is at work today for the settle-

comes greater, It becomes more evitl. A .... ... StmmA V .

farms skimmed over with careless cul- ment of the Breat Eur0Dean wr the j taxation and additional allowances for

would be of brief ' duration; that ' the stupendous cost, and the terrible loss of life wrought by modern war 'machinery would bring any conflict to a quick termination. iv . "The European, powers have not entered upon this war without some previous calculation as to the means by which it must be carried out. In addition to the great accumulation of gold-

in the central banks, plans for new

ture. In an actual experiment a gain of 200 per cent which was made in the productiveness of a certain area, 100 per cent was found to be due to better plowing and harrowing, 50 per cent to better cultivation, and the rest to better seed."

appalling cost of the titanic conflict.

It can be only a matter of time until every one of the warring powers is embarrassed financially. It is not assuming too much to Bay that each of the nations, with its great armament, believed that war, when it came,

the army and navy -have been part of

the fiscal programs of all the powers for many years. The immense war appropriation of the combatants, huge as they are would be only a mere bagatelle if the was is prolonged. Germany at the out

et appropriated a billion and a quarter of dollars; France on the same day set aside more than $1,000,000,000 and the British Parliament voted $500,000,000 following this up subsequently' with 'another appropriation of the same amount. Russia has not made known what she appropriated, but it is safe to say that the grand total of the European war funds voted by all

.the belligerents is near $4,000,000,000.

Several' European experts in such matters have estimated that the war is now costing - the combatants $50, 000,000 a day. Some Frenchmen have calculated " that it is costing Franc alone $20,000,000 daily.

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HISTORY REPEATS ON ALSACE FIELD Germans and French Again Battle Over Rich Ground Near Border.

and fighting the battles in war, were the private property of the sovereign, ruling by the "divine right of kings." i Charlemange had ruled the whole Eu-; rope as one united government, with the exception alone of the private pos-; sessions of the Pope of Italy. His '

capital was at Aachen the Aix la Chapelle of modern times, which is now a possession of Prussia.

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DECLARES ENGLAND WILL BE VICTOR

History is but repeating itself once more in the big conflict where the French and Germans are battling in Alsace and Lorraine, buffer state and

prize of war for more than a thousand !

years. Almost times without number, since the year 843 A. D. the people of what is now Germany and France have fought for the possession of Alsace and Lorraine, that territory changing from one flag to another with astonishing frequency. The history of France and Germany, as separate nations, begins in 843, one

thousand and seventy-two years ago and the history of the woes and tribulations of Alsace and Lorraine as the bone of contention between the two and as conquered first by the one and then by the other, began soon afterthat same year 845. The present campaign that France is waging against the Germans in Alsace is therefore only the continuation

of a struggle over one thousand years !

old. The facts of geographical posii - - - i ti. .. 1. 1 , ; I

11UI1H iicivu i.iciitru lug piuuicui. it 10 a problem which will remain unsolved and unsolvable as long as the Rhine flows and the Voges mountains stand. France says that the Rhine is her true eastern frontier, Germany says that

the frontier lies beside the mountains.

It was in 843 that the three grand

sons of Charlemange, fighting among

themselves, decided to end the con

troversy by dividing their grandfather's possessions among themselves.

They acted on the ancient principle that the lands and the people dwell

ing upon them, tilling the soil in peace

GUGLIEMO FERRERO. MILAN, Sept. 9. Basing his prediction on England's great sea power and her ability to prolong the present war for years if necessary, Ougllemo Ferrero, the eminent Italian historian declares that "England will win." Ferrero in a lengthy statement scores Germany for its attempt to take advantage of the popular nervousness in Italy, over the Kaiser's first victories by working on public opinion In countless ways. He concludes "England is not Impotent by land, as Germany says and may give Germany a mortal blow at sea. The war may possibly end In a titanic struggle between .England 'and Germany. In this case. England ' will go through with ' the struggle grimly and regardless of losses."

EGYPTIAN MAXIMS. Thou shalt not forget thy mother and what she hath done for thee. Drink not beer to excess! That which cometh forth from thy mouth thou canst no longer speak. Thou fallest down, thou breakest thy limbs, and none stretcheth out a hand to thee. Clamor is abhorrent to the sanctuary of God. Let thy prayers for thyself come forth out of a loving heart, whose words remain secret, that he may grant thee thy needs, may hear thy prayer and accept thine offering. Be diligent Let thine eye be open that thou mayest not go forth as a beggar, for the man who is idle cometh not to honor. Speak not over much, for men are deaf to him who maketh many words, but if thou art silent thou art pleasing; therefore speak not. Above all. be cautious In speech, for the ruin of a man is on his tongue. The body of a man is a storehouse, which is full of all manner of answers. Wherefore choose thou the good, while the evil remalneth shut up in thy body. Behave with propriety at ta-' ble and be not greedy to fill thy body, and eat not bread while another standeth by and thou placest not thy hand on the bread for him. The one Is rich and the other is poor, and bread remalnetb" with him who is open-handed.

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