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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11

rnuncadon between the infected and
the healthy are not known to medical
science In this respect the disease Is
more dangerous than typhoid or other
communicable maladies.
Not knowing by which road the
enemy will make Its approach. IT be-
hooves us TO guard all roads"
The chief health officer. In present
ing his preparedness plan, suggested
that not n minute be lost in carrying
out his suggestions, which ara en-
bodied In the following six para
graphs
Plans For Preparedness.
/. Coordination Of all the city de-
partments under the supervision OF
the Administrative Board and the
Mayor.
2. General cleanup Of all private
premises and ell public streets and
alleys.
3. Ten men from the police force
to augment the sanitary police OF the
Health Department and aid In rigid
enforcement OF the sanitary laws
4. Co operation of the courts in
backing up the police who enforce
the law.
5, Orders to be issued by the Ad-
ministrative Board TO the Street
Cleaning. Water. Gas and Engineers
Department in the cleaning up OF the
city and the elimination OF possible
causes of contagion.
6. Citl Council TO vote an erer-
gency fund OF $4,000 to be used In
carrying tho program of prevention
into effect.
To Guard Every Road.
I'VE propose TO guard every road
A. rnf VT
the city" said DR.. Levy. when we
have q mysterious enemy 10 deal with,
and we do not know what road he
may come. this is the only thing to
do.
There are. generally speaking, two
ways by which infection may be car
ried: person TO person and by insects
and vermin. Smallpox Is spread by
personal contact. Rats are carriers
of bubonic plague, Files spread ty-
phoid. The tsetse fly carries the
sleeping sickness germ.
we have yet to learn by What
carrier infantile paralysis is spread,
and we must do all we can to safe
guard the community by paying spe-
cial attention to sanitation and ny
giene The first deals with general
cleanliness, the second with personal
cleanliness The anti-spitting ordi-
nances will be rigidly enforced"
Administrators Get Busy.
The Administrative Board got i'm
mediately in touch with the heads of
departments who can help in the
eradication CT germs, and who may
help in every way to clean up the
city"
Citizens are given three days in
which to rid their premises of waste
matter and refuse. After thatNIGe
city officials will get in the game mi
all derelict citizens Will be hailed TO
court, and punished for nom obs9rv-
ance of the rules and ordinances re-
Earding matters OF health and sani-
tation.
Mayor Afnslie late yesterday issued
n proclamation calling upon all citi-
zens TO cooperate in the fight against
disease.
DR., Levy promises to keep the pub
lie fully Informed through the news
papers concerning the progress of the
work, and the location OF cases of
infantile paralysis, II any should ap-
pear in Richmond.
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ADDITIONAL REVENUE

CONTINUED From First Page)
10 1--WE per cent on all estates above
145B.00o.
Munition makers are 70 be taxed
from three to eight per cent on the
gross output of various forms Of mu-
Anttions, with smaller rates proposed
on small firearms. copper ore and all
oreG.
The stamp taxes OF the emergency
hill OF 1914 are repealed, but most Of
the special taxes are retained.
The bill also creates a tariff COM
4 mission, carries anti-dumping ex-
change. and provides near protective
nuttes on dyestufrs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
Montague Mfg. Co.
broad ST., and H., r. and u. BELT Line.
LUMBER AND MILLwORK
THE NORTHERN NECK MUTUAL.

Is the only fire association offer
ing rated at actual cost. Oid-lime
companies have recently raised rates
The Northern Neck Mutual Fire As
ISOLATION, IrVlngton. Va, insures your
dwelling for little less than any 9TH
err concern; and stores, merchandise
factories, oyster houses, etc, at about
ONE-HALF THE PRICE asked by
others. Save money. Write them.
Twenty years old).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-11
One sailor sunburned.


sort developed on the trip. One Of the
sailors was badly sunburned one day.
We left Heligoland on the 23rd OF
June and headed across the North Sea
for the Channel Almost all the time
we travelled at a steady speed of thir-
teen or fourteen knots on the surface
Of the water
In fact we travelled very little UNI
der the water Our practice was to
submerge for a very short time the
moment We sighted an enemy ship. Wa
went under FIVE times in the North Sea.
six times in the Channel and three
times In the Atlantic Ocean
The longest period we remained
under water at one time was ten hours
This was in the North Sea. If neces-
sary, We could submerge for four days.
Once We went down almost hf.y
fathoms. This was the time we re.
NAMED under the waves all night You
see, We had sighted an English de
strover and merchantmen
We were not afraid OF mines be-
cause we hsd'q. pretty regard for
them"
How did YOU amuse yourselves down
there at the bottom OF the sea-
The captain looked a little shame
faced. why. we played our two
Eramophones and drank little cham
payne" he replied
Imagine the pfcture--foesy night.
heavy sea, feftrortrs providing above,
and men, human beings like you and
the man in the next fiat drinking wine
and listening to a gramophone three
hundred feet below the surface OF the
black waters
what did YOU play" the captain
waS asked
We had n hundred selections" he
responded. That night we PLAYED 4
selection from Peer Gynt. some Amert-
can ragtime and Deutschland Uber
Allies
We amused ourselves also in read
ing. We rad a library OF forty vol
umes- A good many of our books were
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SECOND SUBMARINE
continued From First Page.)
We passed up the bay and we
lat we were really being made

ZIG neEt, tfF TldDFIIttFH Oh IUt
@..i Was greater than you can real
fte And mine. too. We came on an
arrand OF peace. and renew the bonos
S0f Friendship Of Germany and United
4Dfatea. And the way we have been
Entertained since our arrival in Balti-
invNre this morning. the ~~>sgranis We
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NO GENERALIZATION

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MAYOR MAKE APPEAL

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DETROIT GIVES WILSON

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
GERMANS DRIVEN FROM
CHAMDRETTES FARM
Prisoners Taken in Latest Thrust on
Ncrinn Front Now
Total 900.
Won MiCKENSEN STILL GAINS
Babadar rh-Pccineagu Line Crossed by
Tcutonic Troops. Who Now Vir-
tuilly Hold All Ground Previously
Won i'm Northern Dnbrudin.
Won MACkENsEN STILL GAINS

French troops have reGaned the en-
tire occupancy of tho Chambrettes
farm. northeast Of Ncrdun. and about
the center OF their advance of last
week. Prisoners taken in the latest
French thrust on tho Nerdun frnr
now total more than 1000. in ;,ddi-
ton IL llj cannon and l01 machine
guns captured or destroyed. raris re-
ports the rcpulae Of several German
offensive attacks In the So'nme region.
In the region Of Buzeu. Berlin states.
the soldiers of Field Marshal Won
Mackenscn have been successful in
minor engagements. Petrograd asserts
that in the region Of the Filipechti
railroad station. east Of Buzeu. hostile
attacks were arrested.
The Bahada gh -Pecineaga line. about
forty miles north of the TcEcrnavoda-
Constanza railway. has hecn crossed
by the Teutonic troops. who now have
taken virtually all the ground they
held during their previous advances
Northern Dobrudja The advance in
pobrudia brings the forces OF the cen
trail powers near the important rail
road and storage centcrs of Ibraila and
Galatz.
ON the Western AToldavinn frontier
the Russians have taken two ridges
OF heights. according to Petrograd.
One ridge was in the Uzul Valley and
the other east Of Galshutte. where more
than 2n1 prisoners were captured.
Except for the r"puisc OF Russian
attacks hv the AuStro- German forces
near I.utsk. in Nolhynia. and near
Zhoroff. in Galicia. there has been
little activity on the other battle
fronts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
VIRGINIASS ONLY SOUTHERN
TROOPS INCLUDED ~ ORDER

SAN ANTONIO. TEN. December IS
In compliance with instructions from
the War Department to relieve Ma
tioua! Guard organization OF border
duty as conditions warrant. Genera
Funston to-day designated 5000 state
troops 10 he returned to their home
stations and mustered out Of the Fed
eral service. The troops will move
homcwa:d in three units, tho first unit
TO entrain within Il few days. The
release OF tho guardsmcr included in
tho order Will leave about $4,000 State
troops still on border duty
The only Southern troops included
in the order were the First Infantry
Regiment OF Virginia, which is in the
second unit. The other troops affected
are from Maryland. Pennsylvania.
Michigan. Missouri. Nebraska, Illinois.
Iowa. New York. Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Kansas and Utah.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
FRENCH OCCUPY ANEW
CIJAMBRI:rrES FARM
,.. fny Associated press

Nv Associated Pres
PARIS. December lS.-Thc bulletin
issued by the War Office tonight
reads:
south Of the Sommc there was quite
pronounced activity of the two artiI-
lcrics In the sector OF LA MaiSsonette.
y, I O'Clock this morning an enemy
detachment which attempted TO carry
out surprise attack against our
trenches south of Frcsues WAS rcpulscd
by grcnadcs.
''bu the riCht hank OF III: Meusc our
troops. in Il spirited engagement. drove
tn. enemy from the Chambrettes farm,
which we occupy anew in its entirety.
We took two machine guns.
"ln'crmittcnt cannonadinG occurred
on tie rest of the front. An enemy
aviator dropped fire bombs on NieuX
Thanh No damage was done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
Cold Wave Forecasted
for Southeast | o-Day

WASHINGTON, December IS.-A
storm moving northwnrd along the
Atlantic tonst Tonight left heavy
snOws. md will continue north. the
Weather Iurenu says, with SNOW
and cold weather.
The storm. ccntered Tonight on
the North Carolina coast. Ind trnv-
clcd from nOrtheust Tc1ns In tTcn-
ty-four hours. making speed con
sidcred remarkable, by the weather
eKperts. Storm warnings were dis-
played along the entire Atlantic
CONT north OF Jacksonville and ~S-
trcme caution WINS urged for ship
ping.
The cold nnHp which took tenn
perntures 10 To a1 degrees below
normal over the whole country cast
Of the Rockies. probably will last
for several days. The lowest tenn
peraturc reported to-day was .G
degrees below zero ut Devirs Lake,
y. ID. a cold unrr Wan forecast for
the South~nstcrn states for to-inor-
row.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
HIG FORCE; TO STAY UNTII.
rERSI.ING IS RECALLED
fBy Associated Press

by Associated Press
W y s II y q r Q y. December lS-
II was officially stated at tho War De-
pariment Tonight that the order for
the return OF $1,000 national guards
men for muster out Of the Federal SER
vice was not Ia he construed as fore
ShadowinS movement out Of Mexico
by General PcrshinE's column Of
ficials also explained that n force Of
$4,000 guardsmcn would he maintained
on the border until Pcrshing was with :
drawn. and that to-duy'S order merely
was in pursuance Of the previously an
nounccd policy 10 reduce the militia
to a minimum.
1t is generally Understood here that
when the expedition in Mexico is with
drawn the entire guard force will be
returned To home points for muster out
General PcrshinG's withdrawal de-
Dends largely upon the action of Cen
cral carranza on the agreement sub
mittcd TO him recently by the Mexi-
can commissioners. which authorizes n
conditional recall OF the America n
troops in Mexico within forty davs
from the date il is signed by the two
governments
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
TEMPERATIRE ~ FiFTEEN
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

The thermometer at o'clock was 81
degrees, - degrees below normal for
tho day. which giTcs an idea OF the
intense bitterness Of the weather and
the driving. penetrating power Of the
cold. The forecast for the day inspires
to hope in that clear skies may be cx-
pectcd. but II will continue cold and
probably will bc colder.
Fulfilling it's threat through the
morning, tho snow beSaii falling at
tbnut II o'clock. II came down like
sugar dust. in PARTICLES So small that
hey penetrated through every crevicc
door and window ana made their
'ay through every form of wrap and
over. by late afternoon, when the
arkcning streets were lighted agains'
he gloom, and wanderers Of the street
"erc seeking every avenue to shelter,
Continued on Third PngeD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
Total Of French and British Losses
mounts to 100000, Says Berlin

since Jul. I. 40 French and British
divisions have been employed. These
were drawn from all parts Of tho
front from the ocean tn Switzerland.
The majority Of these divisions.
after short rcsts, returned twice or
even three or four times to the
front.
"'rhr French losses on the Somm~
up To tho end of November are esti-
mutcd n~ ni Irnst 23o.nDO, and the
British at I5O.hn mon. Thus the
total OF French aud British LOSSES
tho Sommc arc rons~rNativel!
estimated at least >UA'.00O men.
They. therefore, exceed considerably
tho German losses as estimated by
t.~rmnp!'s enemies at G.hi.anD men.
A. matter ui fact, the German
l"s>-s were much tess than 5Tl,U0O
m"u. Al tho >nm~ lmc IL must br
taken In:O consideration that about
80 per rrui Oi all the Gerinun
wounded. after short time. nrc
ahir to- return tn the front. thanks
u" the excellent medical care they
r-r~i," ind tho h,S; stnudinE OF
German surgery"
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;Rv As.ncin,ed presnl

BERLIN. December IS twin Say
yIlI~b.-Ihc LOSSES of tho French
army to dntc have been 3,S,hI.OG0.
and Of tho British. i.:;0O.aUO. accord
Ing TO "rompetcnt military nu-
thority." says an Oycrscus News
tSrnc! statement To-day.
TN the name authOrit.. the French
Iosse> on the Somne up 10 tho cnd
ut November arc estimRt~d nt ut
les, than 25O,UOu. aud those OF the
BritiSh at 550.800.
The abatement says:
"rhe total French losses Siure the
hrHinninG of the war have bccn
::,Snu.0tN. and the British iosse.
I,:ttH,,trOu. altogether. a.ihutp0O.
These hGnr~> arr based on rnn>i re-
liable data. The. do not include the
iussc$ of tho coiorcd troops of ho:h
the French and british nrmicS hut
as these cOior-d auniltar. troor>
are always used q, much mr. pn~~ihle
in great attacks, th- total of French
and British losses prohnbi. il se\-
erni hundred thousand higher.
"In the engagements ot tho SOmmc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
WILSON GREETS SAILORS
Shnkea Hands with Two Who Say
They Are oldest md Youngest
In the Navy.

WASHINGTON. December lS.-Pres-
ident Wilson to-day shook hands with
two sailors who said they were the
oldest and youngest in the navy.
They were among twenty-five en-
listed men from the Drcadnought Ne
rada. now a; Norfolk. brought TO
Washington by their chaplain for n
Christmas trip because their homes are
to" far away.
The youngest was Lloyd Cornell
sixteen, and the oldest was James Me-
Carthy, siXty-one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
RITTER WEATHER SPELLS
WANT AND SUFFERING

To them and their. charges the snow
was not a thing of delight. a blessing
in disguise. u means OF sport and n
pretty Garnish FOR the ground. To
them the snow and the bitter blasts
spelled want and suffering. IN incre-
ment to the burden which before had
rested so heavily on their shoulders
so far aS they could ana as often as
they might when the call was sounded
by an humble supplirant. tho Associated
Charities and the CITY Mission and
other charity ORGANIZATIONS gave relief.
The condition of the streets made the
plies destined for abodcs OF want did
not arrive. The work of relief will be
continued to-day and as long as il may
he necessary. Because of the high and
Increasing cost Of food and fuel charity
;his year is necessarily bchndhand in
it's mission. The coming of the early
storm lends an added touch tn the ap-
peal. ard brings home the greatness OF
tho need.
The storm was the worst for the
month since 1oG0 and tho snowfall is
tho heaviest recorded during the same
month since iS9S. At s o'clock last
nigh, the fall had reached n depth Of
% inches. according to Director Evans.
Of The local Weather Bureau. In De-
c"mbcr, 1900. the fall reached Il depth
Of 80 inches. The fall OF YESTERDAY
was .? inches less than the famous
snow of February. 1899. when the depth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
ARTILLERY OPER ATtONS
ON MACEDOSitN FRONT
iRy Associated Press. !

RERLlN. December Is (via SuyvilIc)
Only artillery operations on the
Macedonian front are reported in to-
days army headquarters statement,
which reads:
"Maccdonian front: There has been
temporarily lively artillery firing in
the bend Of the Ccrna.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
GERMANS SECURE FOOTING
At CVASIBRF;rTE:S FARM
my Associated prrss


PARIS. December lS.--Frcnch forces
have taken ll.3S7 German prisoners on
the Nerdun front since the 18th Of De-
rcmber. according 10 tho FrencE War
Office announcement this afternoon.
violent German countcrattack on
the MeuSc has resulted in German
forces securing a footing at the Cham
brcttcS farm.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19

HN NsSutl-.'f'' f'TCSS !
ATLANTA. GA, December IA u
Steel. part owner and former president
" the Atlanta and st. Andrews ia
Railroad. died at his home here to
lay, after an illness OF several months
IIe was sixty-one years old.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
BACHELORS HAVE HOMES,
SAYS NORFOLK COURT
Makes No Difference Whether The,
Live With Families or Not,
Judge States.
OPINION IN LIuuoH ,SE
instructions lphoIiinS Contention
uf tho Commissioner Not Allowed.
Unmarried Men Declared Entitled
To "PriviieSes and ImmuniticS."
I tSpectalto Thc T,mes-pispatuh.

''"tI! 10 / hH 7 TliIlNS- DTS Da tCh.
NORFOLK VA. December Is
bachelors. whether living With their
families or not. have homes under the
prohibition Law and are entitled To
"ths privileges amd immunitieS' vf
other m"n under that law. according to
instructions t" % jury given 'n-day by
Judge Allan Il. Ilanckcl. of the Cor
poiatiun Court.
The instructions. given in tho case II
~ J.. Mahoncy. Il former liquor dealer
Of Norfolk. were as follows:
The court instructs the jury that a
man, though unmarried and having no
family of his own. may have II home
within the meaning of the State pro-
Iibition law and iS entitled To the
privileges and immunities thereby al
lowed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
NOTHING or IMPORTANCE
on MACEDON;iN FRONT
Hv Associated Press !

PARlS. December is.-A War Office
communication this afternoon on hos
tiliti"S on the Macedonian front reads:
There was a persistent fog Dccem-
bcr II along the front in Macedonia
and no occurrences OF Importance have
been reported"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
OFFENSIVE IN ROIMNNIA
HALTED ny RUSSIAN FIRE:

LONDON. December lS.--Tcutonic
offensive in Eoumania has been ar
rested by the Russian fire. the Russian
War Office announces
The statement intercepted by the
British Admiralty says;
ION the Eoumanian front. in the re-
Eion west and southwest of Rom inku-
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
FOOD RESTRICTIONS BEGIN
Hotels and Restaurants In England
Forbidden to Serve More Than
Four Courses.

LONDON. December lS.--rhc first
food restriction went into force in
England to-day. Hotels and restau-
rants are now forbidden TO serve more
than four courses for breakfast or
luncheon, and three courses for din
No
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
PROHIBITION COMMISSIONER'S
CONTENTION NOT ALLOWED

Instructions upholding the contention
OF the Prohibition Commissioner that
the phrase "a permanent residence OF
man and his family" means that n
man without family has no home un-
der the law and cannot, II ercforc. keep
ardent spirits in his possession were
not allowed by the court.
The rejected instructions were pre-
pared by Guy T. ltorner. attorney for
the Prohibition Commissioner for the
Eastern District of the State. Com
mOnwcaltn's Attorney -. l.. Shackle-
ford assisted in the prosecution
The jury, after being out several
hours. was unable to reach verdict,
and was discharged. The case will be
tried over. Other questions than that
on which the courts instructions We're
volved. and the defense was unable to
overcome the prima facic evidence OF
sales established under tho law by
the possession Of large quantities Of
liquor
Mahoncy WAS charged with selling
ardent spirits. Large quantities oe
liquors. beer and wines were found in
his possession at his home. His de-
fense was that lie had the right to
keep the liquor in his home and, to
Tebut the prima facic evidence Of intent
- sell, claimed that il was a remnant
of his leftover stock kept after No
vembcr !. and was for his personal
use. The courts instructions upheld
his first contention. but the jury could
not agree that lac was innocent Of sell.
Ing the liquor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-19
MAY NOT REACH HERE
BEFORE NEW YEARS

1t Is hardly probable that the regi-
a,ent will entrain before another week
or ten days. and there is not much
chance that the infantrymcn will
reach here before New Years. on ac-
count Of the fact that il will be no
small matter for the government to
assemble the necessary railway equip
mcnt To handle tho 10000 men ordered
home yesterday. The Nirginians. how
ever. may he the first to get away. In
which even they may reach Richmond
during the holiday week.
That a big crowd will see the boys
come home is assured. The tentative
plans discussed last night call for a
civic parade to welcome the guards
men The John Marshall High School
Cadet Corps. tho Boy Scouts. the First
Regiment Association and the 1000
Drowned militiamcn in heavy marching
order headed by Governor Henry Car
ter Stuart and his staff, Mayor George
Ainslie, city officials and former mill
ts.ry men, would make an imposing
s,Eht The Scouts and cadets. and
probably a volunteer band. would
furnish the music. The weather is
the only drawback 10 the plan.
The regiment Will he quartered In
the three local armories. the Admipis-
trativc Board having given the neces-
sary permission. After arriving here
IL will be necessary for the companies
to make out muster rolls. have the
men examined physically and. finally.
given written discharges. They will
also receive a final payment. which in
cludes the savings they have made on,
of the liberal clothing allowance All
OF this will take week or ten days
The responsible property officers Of the
(Continued on Fifth PaCcD
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Fort sam Houston. TEX.

DcCelnDcr Is, 1916.
Hon. Carter Glass. Washington. d. c.:
Replying TO your wire OF this date.
il is estimated that the First Virginia
Infantry Regiment will not leave the
border until few days after Christ =
mas period. would suggest that
boxes he sent TO their present station
at Brownsville.
(Signed) "FtNSTON"
Thus ii would seem the First Vir-
Cinia Regiment will get back about
January /. Congressman Glass thinks
the Second Virginia Regiment will lie
ordered back very soon