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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
SECOND REGIMENT IS
EXPECTED BY FRIDAY
After Seven Months Training On tic
and VIII BE Given Big Welcome.
MAY NOT BE MUSTERED
OUT UNTIL CRISIS u PASSED
Regiment VIII h QuaTteral In
RlueS' and (.ray< srmories, and
VIII Doubtless Remain Under Arms
Pending Adjustment With Berlin.

The first offlcia! notification of the
departure OF the Second Virginia
regiment OF infantry from the Mexi-
can border was received yesterday by
Adtutant General Sale from Colonel
Robert +. Leedy. commanding off1cer
Of the regiment. The officer stat
that the troops should reach RIGA
mond by Friday. Entrainment OF the
regiment took place sunday evening
al $40 o'clock
With the Arst Information that the
troops were returning plans We're im-
mediately begun for welcoming then
back to the state. Chairman Alvin
M Smith OF the reception committee.
will today take the matter up with
Mayor Ainslie and it Is believed that
the IA me form OF welcome as carried
out on The arrival OF the First re@i-
ment will Sc provided, r - likely
that meeting OF the committee will
be called for Wednesday, when tho
reception Will BE discussed
1. Coming In Three Sections.
The Second regiment left the border
in three sections using fifty-four cars
In all They will he routed by way
OF Houston, New Orleans. Chatta-
nooEa Bristol and Roanoke. I'm
nediately on their arrival IN the city
they will be escorted to the Blues
and Grays' armorics. where they will
bc quartered While the troops are
being returned 70 Richmond, osten-
sibly for the purpose of being muster
cd on, Of the federal service il -
believed due ~ ;he countrys present
difficulties with Germany. that they
nil be kept here for some time.
There are no Richmond companies
IN the Second regiment, all Of them
being from the western section of N"
state This regiment left Camp
stuart the early part Of last July, and
since that time has been engaged in
intensive training On the border. Lake
ali the Virginia commands. il has
been often complimented on the OK
cellept showing made in It's work
Ati5t}ta41t-f1eR.f24 sale WAS vester-
day notified that Company \. % Nor
folk ana Companies X aud l.. o;
Portsmouth. o. tn" Fourth regiment
have been Inspected and passed.
Orders We're received yesterday 10
the effect that Captain f.. NJ Strtb-
ling. Of the Fourth regiment, has re
signed. and that the inspection OF the
Machine Gun company, OF tho Fourth
regiment. scheduled Tor February g.
had been postponed 10 March "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
RAIDERS BASE ON
ISLAND IN AMAZON
People arriving in New York from
south Nmerisa Have story of
Unusual Importance.
GERMANS INSTRUCTED
NOT TO SINK JAP SBIP>
Hudson Morn Paid In cotd for Bring
ing Survivors of Captured ships tai
.rnamomy.-Rumor of Possible
t.erman-Jap \Iliansc

NV orN Feb. . That the Ger
small island IN the Amazon river
as a hese Of supplies and operations
was the statement made today by pas
sengers who arrived on the steamship
Sergipe IF the Lloyd BraZiliero line.
The S~rsipe sailed from Pernanlhu-
co on January. & and is the first YES
sci 10 reach New ork from that port
since the Japanese 'rtishter Hudson
MIru arrived there With 3o5 survivors
from some of the vessels captured ana
sunk hy the raider
Many Of the Serslps's passengers
spoke to the Survivors, and learned
that the commander of the raider hso
instructions to sink no Japanese ship
ping They also stated that the Jap
anese were paid IN German gold TO
carry the survivors TO port. They
added thai common gossip along the
Brazilian coast is that an Alliance be-
tween the central powers and Japan
is not improbable III the near future.
DR.. Samuel T. Busey. of Newark.
~ J.. accompa by his wife, joined
the Sergipe at Para and ii was while
he was making study Of lumber
conditions along the Amazon that he
first heard of raiders island base.
On Island of Menoiaos.
The island is known as Menolaos
AMI is situated about twenty-five miles
above Para on one OF the many deep
watercd channels that make possible
the safe navigation of vessels larger
than the ordinary river steamers in
this point Of the river Menolaos is
said to be fifteen miles wide and
abundantly supplied with fresh water
springs II has ostensibly been used
as German trading post since the
early part of 1911 and Its population
of 200. according to the Sergipe's pas
sengers. consist of seventy-five Ger
mans, fifty Japanese and seventy five
Portuguese and Indians. The Japan
csc and Portuguese are chiefly desert
ers from ships which had gone to
Menolaos to discharge merchandise
consigned to the traders.
While some actual trading In rub
Der has been done, the merchandise
put ashore on the island has corr
sisted chiefly of ammunition. oil avail
able as fuel for lfboats and coal
according to the stories told by the
passengers. II was said that along
In July, 1914. more than usual &C
tivity was. reported on the island
Native police reaching Para told OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
Greek Ship Sent Down in Med,
iterranean and All But Five
of Crew Lost
SHIPS SUNK TO DATE
NUMBER EICHTY-NINE
Of Total Lost | hirty-four Have
Been Neutrals, While Great
Britain Has Suffered More
Heavily Than All Others

London, Feb l2.--E'ive ships--four
British and one Greek--with total
tonnage OF 1851. composed today's
toll of unrestricted J-boat warfare.
This brings the total number of yes.
sels sent 10 the bottom since Febru-
airy 70 eighty nine, and the aggre-
gate tonnage destroyed TO 1914.
The results OF full-fiedged U-boa'
war Hp To Nate are;
reported sunk <etherlee
British. 4.227 tons
I4ycla. British, 2.1l5 tons
Aehios Spyridon, Greek. 16S tons
Noltaire, British. 4oS tons.
olivia, British. 242 tons.
Total, s ships, with s,36l tons
Summary OF ships sunk;
American. l. other neutrals, 80
British As: other DeIiigerents, Z. To-
tai -,
Five members of the Achios Spy
ridon crew are known TO have been
saved The others are believed &c
have been lost
The Greek vessel is supposed &c
have been torpedoed in the Meiiter'
rauean and thus is the firs1 victim
Of the U-hcat barred zone in those
waters to be- reported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
VIII SON FL ATT Y REJECTS GERMAN SUGGESTION
LEAVE CAPITAL TONIGHT.
Bernstorff Party Afforded Every Pos
poSsihIe Courtcsx

Wash lxton. Feb l2.-Tinal ar
rangements for the departure OF
Count Johann Won Bernstorff and his
staff tomorrow night were completed
late today at the state department at
a conference between Assistant Sec
rotary OF State Phillips and Or.
Charles =. Hubscher. secretary OF the
Swiss legation. The former German
envoy and his party will leave Wash
ington tomorrow night on q special
train for New York and viii sail We'd
nesday afternoon on the Scandi-
navian liner Frederick VIII. At the
German embassy everything was in
readiness for the German diplomats
to depart
The Swiss minister. Or. Paul Ritter.
arranged to take over the German
embassy quarters tomorrow and sew
eral Swiss attaches will be installed
there to handle the routine diplomatic
affairs Of Germany. The embassy
quarters TODAY hal been completely
dIsmantled, practically all of the be-
iongings Of the staff officers having
been shipped.
Government officials made ample
plans to afford full protection for the
Bern torff party until they are safely
aboard the outgoing liner
a squad Of secret service men will
accompany tho party aboard the spe-
c'al train and wei safeguard them
from harm until the liner sails.
small blaze in Countess Won Bern
storff~s room NJ the embassy today
created considerable exc I m e n t
among the attaches. Defective wir-
ing caused the fire. F'ircmen made a
hurried run to the embassy and ex-
. fG43a ri u tre
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
TWO FOR ME JOB.


Washington. Feb. 12.-The admins
tratiou tonight woke up TO the fact
that II was In fair way TO have two
perfectly good directors OF the mint to
guard Uncle Sans cash. The president
last week nominated Ray Baker. of
Nevada, for the job +. J. II. Won En-
gelken. the incumbent, announced
some time ago that he contemplated
retiring to private life. but so far he
has not notified the treasury depart
meut officially.
tMrF- friday Director BHsalA an
made hurried trip to Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoos Office and want
ed 10 know IL he had been fred The
conference was a general surpris Sc
party. The atmosphere was excited for
a time, hut the excitement quleted.
Tonight II was stated that until Won
Eneelken formally leaves his post the
Baker nomination will he either with
held from confirmation in the senate
or, IL It is confirmed. Bakers corp'
mission will be withheld
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
CARRANzA POINTS
OUT WAY TO PEACE
liz. Would Impose Embargo On sup
plies of Every Hind in Order
To Bring War to Close.
NFt'TR Ms SHOULD ACT
TOGETHER TO BRING PEACE
First G1uef'- Proposal. Which Has
pro- German Twist. l. submitted to
All Neutral Governments for Their
consideration.

Washington. Feb. -Nenustiano
,'arranza : answer 10 the recent peace
proposals OF Germany ana President
Wilson, recent peace league address
In the United States senate was con-
veyed to the state department today
Icy Charge d'Affaires Ramon p.
peue4ri. of the Mexican embassy. II
j frank suggestion Of an embargo
upon he expectation of supplies which
MAY serve longer to continue the war
in Europe Although the note bears
the signature of Candle Aguilar sec
rotary ~ foreign relations. IL was
stated in the preliminary paragraph
tnat the views contained therein We're
those az the first chief. The. sugges-
ton oi aa vmnaro is contained in the
following paragraph,
The Mexican government acting
within the most strict respect for the
sovereignty Of the countries at war
inspired by the highest huma unitarian
.~ertit,4.4t4t-. stHA sttided at the ssl f4le
time hX the sentiment of self-con-
servatiou and defense. permits itself
10 propose 20 the government OF your
exceilepCy. rs il is also doing TO the
other neutral governments, that work
ing in mutual accord and proceeding
upon the basis OF tho most absolute
equality for both groups of combatant
powers to invite them TO put an end
TO the present war, either by them
selves or taking advantage OF the good
offices of the friendly mediation oil all
nations that jointly may accept this
invitation. II within a reasonable
length of time peace cannot be es-
Ia blished by this means. the neutral
countries will then take tho necessary
measures in order to conflne the con-
fiagration to it's strict limits, refusing
70 the belligerents all kinds of eie-
ments and stopping the merchant
traffic with the nations of the world,
until the end of the war is achiev-
cd
Conflicts With U. S. Policy.
That the proposed embargo conflicts
with the policy OF the United States
is apparently recognized by the first
chief in the statement:
The Mexican government recog
nzes that in Its proposition It steps
:ssi Il {, 81 Attbs,from the pnineiplasa of Ia
ternational law which until now have
been in force In the relations of the
neutrals with the pelligerents.v
The suggestion that neutrals should
unite to end the war was voiced in
the following paragraph:
The countries that at the present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
RONILILsS is HONORED.
Named Ambassador to United States
BY General Carranza.

Washington, Feb. 12.-ygnacio
Bonillas secretary of communications
and public works, and formerly a
member of the American Mexican
joint commission, has been designated
by First Chief Carranza to he am
bassador 10 Washington. This an
nouncement was made today to Secre-
tary of state Lansing by Conseul- Cen
eral Ramon =. Denegri. charde
d'affaires of the Mexican embassy.
Secretary Lansing informed Denegri
that Senior Bonillas would be formally
recognized as soon as his credentials
were presented. The ambassador
designate is in Mexico but at the
embassy It was stated that he would
be IN Washington before the end OF
the month.
YEnacio Bonillas was formerly "A
professor of civil engineering in the
Massachusetts, Institute of Techn oiogy.
OF which institution he is graduate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
TAKES UP CUOGEL ON
BEHALF STATES CREO|T
Second Auditor Replies To Statement
New York Refuses Virginia Bonds
For Savings Bank Investment.
OLD DOMINION STANDS
MANTULLY BY OBLTG sTTONS
Facs, Year IT Takes Nearly one
eighth OF Entire Income To Paw
Interest and Add to Sinking Fund
To Meet Debt.

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
SAW MODEL MURDERED
Youth in Canadian ARMY Says Lewis
Murdered Maize Colbert

Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. IA tele-
gram was received today from police
authorities In Montreal Can. which
may lead 10 a solution 81 the mystery
surrounding the death on December
80 OF Maize Colbert. the advertising
art model murdered n her apartment
here. The message as announced by
Captain Tate. chief of detectives here
says that Frederick J.. Farrell. n
twenty year-old member OF the Cana.
dian army medical corps, had given
himself up to the police In Canada
Farrell is said to have asserted that
he was with Bernard W. Lewis. of
Pittsburg. Pa. when Miss Colbert was
killed, and that he assisted Lewis III
putting her body in the bed II the
story credited to Farrell is true il
would alter the popular theory that
Lewis was innocent of the murder.
despite his suicide when sought by
the police at Atlantic City
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
Minnesota r representative
Makes Sensational Charges
on Floor of House
ALLEGES CONSPIRACY
TO EXPLOIT PUBLIC
Declares Advisory Council of
Financlers in Scheme to Co.
ordinate Big Business and
Speculation

Washington. Feb, t2.--Impea chGuent
charges against members of the fed
eral reserve board made by Represen-
tative Liudhergh. OF, Mime sota. on the
floor OF the house today will be heard
by the judiciary committee tomorrow.
LfNdbergh charged ttst members Of
the board, the federal reserve advisory
council and financers throughout the
country have conspirsd to administer,
land are now administering the federal
reserve act with the intent to co-ordi-
nate big business and speculation" for
the benefit of the spectators and 70
the detriment OF the country at large.
He asked for the impeachment Of the
five active members Of the federal re-
serve board for high crimes and mis-
demeanors,"
The members Of the federal reserve
board named by Representative Lind
bergh were: W p. q. Harding COVER
nor. Paul NJ, Warburg. vice governor;
Frederick y. Delano. Adolph c. Miller
and Charles : Hamlin
Names Financier~
The following hnanciers were named
by Lindbergh members of the ad-
visory council and as being familiar
with the alleged conspiracy: J. p. Nor
gan Of New YORK; Daniel c WING Of
Boston: Levi I. Rue. OF Philadelphia;
W s Rose. Of Cleveland. !. y. Nor
wood. OF Richmond; Charles A. LIVER
ley. OF Atlanta, J. r. Forgan. Of Chi
cago; Frank q. Watts. OF St. Louis; J.
u Mitchell, of Minneapolis: E. F. Swim
ney. Of Kansas City: I. J. Record, OF
Dallas, and Herbert FIeischhacker. Of
San Francisco
IindherFh charged that the COVER
nors and other high officials of twelve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
Patent Attorneys Fight.

washington, Feb l2,--As a relief
10 the tenseness now prevailing over
the capital, two prominent Washing
ton patent attorneys today pulled off
a one-round bout in the senate cor
ridor. The principals z. W. Bradford.
president of the Patent Bar associa-
ton. and W. W. Dodge had disagreed
over pending patent legislation now
before the senate patents committee.
The helligerents were separated before
any great amount OF damage vas
done
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
Child Turned in False Marin

fire alarm yesterday afternoon
from st Joseph's orphan asylum,
Fourth and Marshall streets, sum
moned engine companies :, 4. 5, and
Q and truck companies l and to the
scene. but il developed that child
In the institution. examining the fire
alarm box. had sent In n false alarm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
WON'T TAKE SIDES
State Department Keeps Hands on
! As To Greek Situation

washington. Feb. i2.-The United
States will not recognize the venizelos
government in Greece. or take sides
in the political situation In that coun-
try until after the war. the state de-
partment lie: ii be known today. The
governments position was made plain
In answer to requests from Greeks In
this country, urging that the Vert
zelos party be recognized.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13

ashlnHfoh, Feb. 1.-THE state de-
partmsrft Today took steps to- secure
from the Japanese government safe
conduct for German Consul General
Zitterman. at Manila. who desires to
proceed to -Tsin on the transport
Thomas, which will touch at a Jap
anese port. DR.. Zitternan also asked
that the crews of the German war
bound ships At Manila be sent to
Baguio. Philippines
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
HAD ALL NEWS" BEEN
PRINTED WOULD HAVE
BEE ! BAD OUTBREAK
Gerard Deh-d Every Attempt
to Coerce Him Into Signing.
Americans Sing My Country
lis of Thee. AS They Roll
Into Switzerland

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that the high tension of public teel-
ing which set in immediately after
,hn ai,,or,,,ic hraat be,waan tho
tinted STATES ana "eFH'"h@ HAS sun
sided the official news from Washing
ton has convinced the government and
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13

Acknowledging our deep deb; 10
President Wilson for his splendid eff
forts to secure settlement of inter
national disputes by peaceful means
s'e desire 20 pledge Ia him loyal sun
port in every such endeavor
'ln the critical situation In which
the country nov finds Itself an overt
act may al any moment infame the
public press and start hysterical dem
constructions misrepresenting the sober
judgment aud purposes of the mass
of the public
We. therefore. adiure our repre-
sentatives in congress to take no ir-
revocahle step towards war hut IN
case OF such n crisis To seek through
an advisory referendum a direct eS-
preston or the VIII of the American
people
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. Henry Willard and II was the
sense of the assemblage that all peace
advc cates should band together into
one organization.
Following the meeting the delegates
i'araded through the biting wind up to
the Capitol and later TO the White
House. There the resolutions were
delivered to Secretary to the President
Tumulty. Mr. Tumulty. in answer
ing the speeches of presentation. said !.
Trrmulty Meets Peace Advocates.
''of course you realize that am
acting in representative capacity.
and that I cannot properly respond
10 the eloquent speeches that you have
made. but I want to say that I will
take pleasure in layinb this petition
before the president and con veylng
to him my sense OF the imIortarre
of this meeting"
After the parade to the Vlits
House the assemble =. adjourned for
dinner and tonight mass-meetins
was held to discuss plans for assrring
peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-13
PEACE ffOERAT|ON|STS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
In Ca~s' Ut overt Act" They Want
tongres~~ to Submit Question of
War to Referendum.
COMPLIMENT WILSON ON
EFFORTS FOR PEACE
But Fail to Indicate They Are Willing
TO Trust President To Handle Stu
alton should Emergency Arise Witt
Germany.

Washington Feb 1.-TWO hun
dred delegates Of the emergency peace
federation gathered in Washington to-
day and after drafting set Of resolu-
lions opposing any declaration OF war
by the congress NJ the United states
without a referendum TO the Whole
people Of the Ha;ioa, marched 70 the
White House % present the resolution
% the president.
The resolutions adopted stated
We speak Cor vast nInl'ers o. The
American people We spee for hosts
who voted at the last cleCttgE hcliev-
ing that the were vntins for he
policy OF peace
we recognize shat as devoted
Americans we are bound ta u3boia
the true honor. dignity and welfare OF
our county by rendering every service
in our power not only To the land e
our birth. but TO The cause % hui
nanIty the world over.
We desire. therefore. to 40 7vorv-
thln~ ia oar power 70 mafo'sin 'hN
leadership OF our country 'r work II
bringing about world reac" and
aboiishinS forever TN ahominsb' wat
sNStsIu
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