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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03

Some of the questions most fre-
auently asked by candidates are
answered for the benefit OF all inter-
ested in the big campaign. The
answers include nearly every question
which Is liable to arise throughout
the campaign. and 1t would be good
plan for candidates to clip the follow
ing from the paper and preserve same
for future references:
Q. What is tsae object of the cam
paignn
a. To increase the subscription list
of The virginian' TO $4,000 sub
scribers. To secure new subscribers,
renewals Of present subscriptions. and
collection OF hack subscription ac-
counts---all paid in advance.
@. Where are subscriptions to be
secured
A. Anywhere In the United States.
@. VIII there be an extrn charge
for the newspaper during the cam
paign?
A. No
@. How much territory may can-
didates Govern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
Germans and Russians Both
= Pay Staggering Prices to
Maintain Status
Gar S Troops
Occupy Flock
Much East Prussian Territory
Now Held by Muscovite In
vaders The Austrians Give
Ground in Galicia

London, Dec. 2.--Now that the
,s.riod of extxayagant claims from
pstrograd Is past. and u certain
agreement In found In tho Official
Russian and German reports, II
IA possible to summarize the gen
y cssai situation ip the eastern
ticafcr of war.
Ina,!t3Ssionah bly, tiie most bit
ietiy fought battle OF the eastern
sampaia si~---she battle between
lseds asnt iowissx, has not yet
safgc To decisive Issue despite APP
natiiuS losses, by both Russians
sad Germans. General won Mack
s.nzcn broke through the Russian
vail in ihi- region. hut nj terrible
sacrifice of men. and H. firmly
bedding iiae ~ entertainments
while waiting for endorsements.
Fart her uor4ti the Russians seem
10 have made great progress and ~
have driven back German army
which was advancing fran Plock to
the relief VI won Mackcnxen. IL IL
nfi5rtaIay announces shst the R7ssianf
5ase orcupisd I'ioGk4 which is sixty
miles West ~ Warsaw, aud IL tea
miles nnrs. of fhs town taken several
days ago. eiombin The significance 81
the news Ia that the Russians are now
-
Mackengea's army.
Drive Back Germans .ailics-
I'm southwest Poland the Russians
|have driven the Germanic allies to
within a few miles of C'racow, and are
investing the city on three sides, Re
|norts that the Russians are sheiiln.
FAe outer forts persist. bat there has
been no official confirmation of the
|fumors.
In East Prussia the advance Of the
Russians seems not TO have been en-
|barrassed by the plunging attack de-
|aivered through Poland by Won Him
|denburg and Won hacken2en. Rus
|etan columns have fought their way
through the network OF lakes and
ewamps from Wirbalien to within sin
; cen miles OF Insterhurg. More East
b,russian territory Is now occupied by
khe Russians than at any time previ-
3prsly.
There Is less news from southern
hast Prussia the region OF Sedan and
than from any other
area Of fighting. 1t is merely as
gumed by the military critics that
Rnssian forces which struck north
ksard from Mlaya have continued their
advance. but there is an unofficial re-
Fort that the Germans were able 20
halt these invaders and TO send
troops to the relief of Won linden
burg.
Situation In GaIica.
As regards Galicia and Bukoyina
The news Is definite. The Austrians
have been forced out OF the Crown
land and have LOST every important
position in Galicia except Przemysi
which holds out gallantly The Rus
slams IN Galicia are farther west than
III any time in the past four months
nd are near Cracow from the line OF
t.arck through Galicia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
Measure Appropriating Sl25,-
900 for City Work Goes to
Administrative Board
Up In Council
Next Monday Night
To Rush Ordinance Through
So That Workmen May
Have Some Santa Claus
Funds for Small + ok

After hearing appeals from il
number of citizens, and after All
hours discussion and con-idera-
,ien by the members nj the
Finance Committee, that body
last night adopted u resolution
referring the jones ordinance, APP
propriaInG St25,V0U for the Pc
lief OF local worhingmcn, to the
Administrative Board, that body To
report hack to the Finance Com
mittee next Monday afternoon at
Ii O'Clock.
This means that the Finance
Committee will recommend TO
Common Council next Monday
night the appropriation as prostd-
cd for I'm the Jones resolution.
The Administrative Board. viii, in
the meantime. formulate Il schedule of
work which Enay be done in the nature
of permanent improvements. the num-
ber Of meu to he employed in the
work. and the time required to do the
work
More than one hundred citizens.
many of them men temporarily out Of
employment. were present when the
committee announced It's decision. and
measure was apparent upon the faces
Of them all
Probable Assignments.
il is understood that the Admnistra-
tive Board Will suggest that some of
the men TO be employed he assigned
to Bryan Park some TO the citS
dumps: some 10 Shockoe Greek, some
TO Riverside Drive: some In needed
work in the cemeteries, and other
similar work, which wosiid require no
expenditure for teams or implements
Councilman Carter c. Jones. in pre-
senting the question TO the Finance
Committee. introduced Rev James
Isuchan IN, Of the Associated Charities,
who told of the great distress prevail
ing in Richmond among the higher
class ~ workingmen. who Were tenn
porarily out Of employment. The As
ISOLATED Charities is helping all IL can
by giving employment TO men at IL IL
cents an hour in saving wood.
Rev w. A. Cooper. OF South Rich
mond, advocated the appropriation,
and in doing SO declared that some Of
the best workingmen in the city were
practically helpless, with families
upon their hands and that the ap-
preparation would come as a gift from
heaven.
This canno, be considered a work
OF charity" said Mr. Cooper. There is
much work which must he done. and
this appropriation simply anticipates
the regular budget
Rev. W. A. Cooper's Appeal.
Christmas is coming; little ones
are looking forward 70 the visit of
Santa Claus. viii he call upon all
OF theme ! trust YOU gentlemen may
see your way clear to the recommend
alton of this measure"
F. c. Dawson, Edward Reynolds
and III. T. Colvin. leaders in the State
Federation OF Labor. told of the
serious conditions, not only in Rich
mond, but in all other cities, and
urged the recommendation Of the
ordinance. President Robert Whittet,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
Bulgaria Ready to Attack.
REICHsTAG VOTES LARGE
WAR CREDIT PROMPTLY

Amsterdam, Dec. 2.---Dr. Won Beth
mann -Hollweg, chancellor OF the Ger
man Empire. opened the second war
session or the Reichstag in Berlin to-
DAY with a stirring speech lauding the
Kaiser. praising the Turks, excoriat-
ing England, and predicting German
triumph
Following the address. the Reichstag
adopted a new war credit of $50. 900. 900
marks There was only one dissenting
vote.
The chancellor just returned from
army headquarters and wearing the
uniform of general, addressed an
audience in which were many in uni
form and decorated with the Iron Cross.
Some of the delegates had returned.
like the chancellor, from service in the
field
The features OF the long. impas-
stoned address were that while Russia
liz apparently to blame for the war.
Great Britain liz actually responsible
because Great Britain could have made
a war Impossible by notifying Russia
she would not permit It. that Germany
ROLES on Turkey to find the weak
spots" In the world position OF the
allies: that Germany will take ven
geance for the treatment OF her ma
tlonals In hostile countries and that
Germany is certain TO win war
fought defensiyely for honor and free
don.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
Paris In Doubt as to Meaning
of Resumption Of Fierce
Fighting After Lull
French Press
Forward In Alsace
Repulse German Attack at
Verdun and Make Gains at
Ypres-No Decisive Action
in Western Zone


Paris. Dec. I'm two days of
hard fighting the French troops
projecting fertiun and closing In
GA the German position at ST.
Mihiel have made distinct pro-
gre>s- With the deadlock co,ftiuu-
ing in Flanders and Artois. the
operations around the great fort
ressS which protects France from
invasion at the east produce the
most important news.
1t is officially announced that the
French have made advances in this
region az well as keeping their grip on
positions previously taken from the
Germans. The Germans today. forced
from trenches they had occupied in the
northwestern part of the wood of La
Grnrie. III the Argonne. northwest Of
Verdun. exploded mines which they
had lard. 1t is not stated whether
or not any French troops were destroy
ell by ne mine trap similar 10 the one
employed al Chauvoncourt. Yesterday
the Germans were beaten back to
Fontsine Madsnas and sost a. fortified
position near ST. Hubert. successes by
the French. which bring them nearer
to ST. Mihiei from the north and
west.
Heavy Artillery Practice.
In Belgium and Northern France
there was heavy artillery rghting and
some infantry attacks yesterday and
today, but there were no positive in
dications that the Germans are begin
ming the expected drive at Arras, or
that the Allies have finally decided TO
take the offensive. In the artillery
lighting the advantage rested with the
French, who again proved their SUI
periority with field guns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
CANDIDATES QUERIES
ARE ANSWERED TODAY
If in Doubt Any Point in The Virgnans Great Circu
lation Campaign Read the Questions and Answers
Printed Below-Many Candidates Enter Race.

A. AS much as they care to.
@. What are the charges to enter
A. Absolutely free.
@. How many candidates are
eligible?
A. The number Is unlimited. The
more the merrier. More. candidates
means less subscriptions required to
win.
@, VIII the names OF candidates be
published?
A. Yes.
Q. How will the winners be de-
cided?
A. According to the number ui
votes counted by the Judges when
the campaign clcses.
@ What ara -rtates2
A. Vote coupons appear In each
Issue Of the newspaper. good for the
number printed thereon, They are
a,so secured By paid In advance sub
scripttons. or collection OF back ac-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
REFUSES MS CHILD
MEDICAL ATTENTION

Wythevilie, Va, Dec. 2.--The little
four-year- old son of Walter Barney,
to whom he refused medical attention
on the ground that he Is Holy Roller,
believing In Amounting with OIL In
stead OF using medicine. died at his
home ct the mining town OF Crawford.
In this county. yesterday. A magis-
trare In the district offered the ser
vices OF physician. which were de-
clined by tho parents OF tho child. 1t
Ia reported that the case viii he In
vestiEated by the county authorities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
WON'T install I6-lNCH
GUNS ON SHIPS

! washinston, Dse. a.--The Navy De-
rsrtment IL not ready to install sx 4
teen Inch guns on battisshins, accord
Ing to testimony given before the
House Committee on Naval Affairs te-
dag b. ReaR-- Admits a. stFatt=s... iti-.'
OF the Bureau of Ardnanca, Rear Ad-
mirai Strauss expressed ths opinion
that fourteen Inch guns mad reached
such a high degree of efficiency that
nothing woatd be gained fn effective
ness BIZ disosrdinE .theai tur ~tns Of
sl2 tesH-iach aaiibts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
THINGS RAPIDLY
FIGHTING SELVES
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED HAS
( BEEN DECREASED SINCE
OCTOBER 1.
A. N. B. TRADE LETTER
MONTHLY FORECAST OF LOCAL
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TELLS
/ OF BENEFICIAL INFLUENCES
1 NOW BEING FELT.
A. N. B. TRADE LETTER

cone BY one the trade barriers are
being removed and things are righting
themselves rapidly says the general
letter or trade conditions and business
forecast for December, issued by the
American National Bank Of Richmond.
THE second half Of the year l9l+.'
it says, "hegan with two prime dis
furbing factors-the scarcity of money
and a decline in the employment Of
labor"
Both these conditions were accen-
tuxted four weeks later by the begin
Ming of hostilitits in Europe and for
about two months there MAS rapid aud
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
LODGE WILL AID
GARONER'S MOVE
WILL INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION IN
SENATE TO INVESTIGATES STATE
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE.
NO ONE OPPOSES II
MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR DE-
CLAHEs THAT PUBLIC SHOULD
HAVE TRUTH AND THAT paEss-
DENT DOES NOT OPPOSE.
ONE OPPOSES |

Washington. Dec. 2,---Re pFesenta
tive Gardeners movement To nave Con-
gress authorize special investigs-
ton into the national defense re
eeived further impetus today With
the announcement by Senator Lodge
that he will introduce a resolution
similar to that of Mr.. Gardner, and
the statement at the White House
t'nat Mr. Gardner Will he received by
the President on Monday for dis
cussion of his proposal
Senator Lodge declared he could not
believe that the President was op-
posed 70 such an Investigation for
there is nobody who has SO earnestly
advocated publicity as the Presiden;
cs.~.t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03

WAR NEWS in BRIEF

There was severe fighting yes
terday and today pretty much
along the whole battle front In
Flanders and France. Paris il
in doubt az to whether the break
ing OF the luli means general
offensive movement by the allies
or new and widespread attack
by the Germans.
Paris says officially that the
allies made gains near Ypres
and in tho region north OF La
Bassce: oyerInatched the Ger
mans I'm artillery Ccnbats along
the west flank: threw the Ger
mans hack In the region of YER
dun ard went forward in tho
invasion of .Aisacc.
Berlin says officially that the
armies of the Kaiser checked in
significant advances by the al
lies in Belgium and northern
France. ana captured a strong
position IN the Argonne, credit
falling 10 the kaiser's own regi-
ment OF Wurtcmburg infantry.
The great issue now being
fought out In Poland as to
whether the Germans can plunge
forward to Warsaw. or whether
the Russians can overflow Silcsia.
l. still undecided. The German
armies between Lodx and Lsowiscz
hcwcd through Russian wall.
Petrograd admits. but paid a ter
rIble price In killed and wouned.
More to the north Russian ar
my has occupied Plock. Pctro-
grad announces officially, and has
cut the German line Of commu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
GERMANS MAKING
DESPERATE FIGHT
tBv r. w. RENNET.)

Especial corresponding OF the
London Daily Ncws.l
petrograd. Dee. a.--T'hn Ger
mans persist In their furious
struggle to burst northward from
LOwjscz and free their besieged
positions. The Russian infantry
IL charging against them night
and day In the fight for control Of
THE north road through kutno
and leading to Thorn. This road,
which fellows the railroad. IL the
only passage through which q re.
lief army can be brought from
the north.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
"HERMfT' DEAD. BUT BUSINESS
OF OFFICE GOES ON AS USUAL

New York, Dec. 2.--The death OF
John G. Wendell has caused no
change In the routine Of his once. at
number Its Broadway. No omctal
notification has been received ~ yet
by his employees. and the method Of
conducting tho business Of the Her.
NIT Of Fifth Avenue" who died IN
California on Monday. continues afong
the same methodical lines II II eeti-
mated that his estate viii amount ~
mora than l5S@ooo4ooo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-03
City Said to Be Mass of Ruins
After Four Months Bonn.
bardment
Servia S Condition
Most Desperate
King Peters Country Threat
ened With Complete Subju-
CATION by Superior Austrian
Armies

London, Dec. 2.-Beixrade has
fallen. AUSTRIAN troops marched
into the city today after siege
that began ON July %, four days
after King Peter and his court
fed TO Sish and established there
the temporary capital of Servia-
The occupation OF the city vna
nnnoupced In Vienna this na0raing.
The news was given in n telegran
10 Emperor Francis Joseph from
General Frank, CONNIE nder Of the
Fifth army corps. The message
saysi
SON the occasion of the sixty
sixth anniversary of your reign.
permit nae to lay at your feet the
information that Belgrade was oe-
cupied today by the Fifth array
corps"
During the four months' siege which
was lifted only on two occasions when
the Servians were in temporary pos
session Of Semlin. the Hungarian city
across ths River Save. Belgrade haa
been bonn harded almost continuously
and is now reported by persons whd
have been there to be nothing more
than mass of ruins
believe Army Escaped.
Warning that the fall of the Servdar
capital was imminent was given In
kilograms received here early today
from Sofia. Bulgaria. which said that
the s;erfian army had been Obliged
to withdraw from belgrade. and that
telegraphic communication with Nish
had been interrupted II Is believed
that the Servian forces got out intact.
and that they will shortly Join the
army which has been lighting about
fifty miles to the south.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
the situation of the Servtans Is ex-
tremely dangerous and hopes are en-
teftained in high circles here and in
France that Russia will soon be able
TO send an army to aid King Peter. and
to save his country from complete sub
lection at the hands Of the Austrians
Servia has already appealed to Rus
STA and has pointed out that she may
not be able much longer to oppose
seriously the superior Austrian armies
which have lately been strengthened
by the arrival of about $4,000 Bavarian
troops and a number OF German off,
GERS
Bulgaria Ready to Attack.
With the dlninution Of Servia's
strength her situation in the Balkans
becomes more periious, for 1t has long
been recognized that Bulgaria would
not need much provocation to attack
Servia and get revenge for the humilia-
ton she suffered after the second Bal
kan war Recognizing this fact this
Russian government has sent Prince
Trouhetskoy as an envoy to try to ar
range an entente between the Bulgars
and the Serbs. He is now on his way
and Russians are optimistic rs to the
success of avs mission.
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-20
Didn't Tell il All.

Last week we made mention of the
syrup making enterprise started at
Springside by ]. W. Cannon. Mr.
Cannon has not only put in a very
complete outfit for making syrup, and
to do this he needed power, and with
power he could do other things, and
so he put in mills to grind corn meal
and stock feed, and he has an up-to-
date equipment. Mr.. Cannon is also
practical farmer, with cane enough
on hand to make thousands of gal
Ions of syrup, but he also has acres
in Irish and sweet potatoes, Bermu-
da onions, cabbage, etc He is now
digging his sweet potatoes and they
are yielding nine bushels to the row,
and he has 38 rows to the acre. 1t
is a handsome showing. Mr.. Can
non says the man who can't raise
500 bushels of onions to the acre
ought not attempt farming. 1t will
pay some of our doubters to visit
Mr.. Cannon's farm. 1t is close to
the Springside depot on the G. S. &
F. Railway. Samples of Mr.. Can
mons sugar cane and potatoes can be
seen at the board of trade rooms.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-20
ENERGY, ENTERPRISE
AND SOUND BUSINESS
Has Been the Policy of the
Wilson Cypress Com =.
Ddny.

The Wilson Cypress Company''
mammoth mills in this city have at
tracted the attention of the ouside
world. A writer from the Hearst pa
pers who made a visit to Palatka ear
ly in the present month, was so at
tracted by the thorough equipment OF
the company's mill here that he gave
the company the following gratuitous
notice in the Hearst system papers.
The following is from Hearst's Sun
day American, Atlanta, of the 9Th
inst:
"Anyone paying a visit as did the
writer to the large plant of the Will
son Cypress company here at Palatka
would find one vast emporium of
mechanical skill, thoroughly equipped
in every department with all the latest
and most improved machinery known
to the trade for the manufacture of
it's products, and furnishing employ
ment to about $50 men at the plant
and 100 more at the camps. The
manufacturing plant is located right
on the banks of the st. Johns river,
and most of its timber comes from
the st. Johns river and its tributa
ries. The entire plant covers an area
of about twenty acres, comprising
several large buildings, sawmill,
planning mill, etc., and the products
comprise cypress lumber, shingles and
laths, all of which find a ready mar
ket, mostly to the eastern section of
the country, being shipped by schoon-
er, steamship and cars direct from
the plant, for its shipping facilities
are perfect by either, every railroad
having tracks entering the yards.
The plant has a capacity of 10000
feet of lumber, and today it has
grown from small beginning over
twenty years ago to over three times
its original capacity, and takes rank
as the largest enterprise of its kind
in the state, if not in the South. Mr..
A. E. Wilson, the founder of the bust
ness, is still at its head, but his eld-
est son is the active manager, and
ably assisted in the conduct of af-
fairs by a corps Of office assistants.
The business, although great, is grow
ing greater, and it would be difficult
to tell Just where expansion will
cease. Energy, enterprise and a
sound and far-reaching business pol
icy, marked with liberality in all its
dealings, have characterized the ca
reer of the company thus far, and it
bids fair to continue as one of Palat-
ka's and Florida's largest and most
important industries. 1t is well
worthy a visit by any stranger at all
interested who enters the city. Mr..
Wilson, the eldest son, now in charge,
is man tight in the prime of his
usefulness, and the industry that his
father established some twenty years
ago has added in no small degree to
the industrial thrift and prosperity Of
the community in which it is located.
Cypress lumber is more than ever in
demand and orders placed with this
company are sure to result in salts
faction and a continuance of trade
relations once entered into"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-20
Florida Vegetable Marketing Bureau

J. D. Rooney and DR.. R. T. Wea-
yer of Ocala, representing the Flori-
da Vegetable Marketing Bureau, were
here on Monday evening and went to
East Palatka in company with Presi-
dent Earnest and Secretary Folsom
of the board of trade. The visitors
met a gathering Of farmers at the
Hamm school house and gave them
very entertaining and instructive
speeches on a subject with which
they seemed entirely familiar, and
showed very conclusivelv that GROW
ers must organize if they ever get
what is due them for their products,
and that relief can be afforded if sup
port is given to the organization they
represented.
These gentlemen have made a COM
mendable start in a good work, but
their success depends on the coop.
GRAFTON of the Florida producers. The
farmer is a hard man to get into 6
cooperative movement. but without j
he is at the mercy of organization
that would despoil him.