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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
writ of Error Refused.

The supreme court of appeals yestef-
day refused a writ OF error In the case
OF d Hall. ct ais. against J. II. Hall.
ct ais. on appeal from the circuit
court OF Dickerson county. The case
involves the right of ownership of
small tract of land in Dickerson coun-
~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
C,,arrsd with DISCRETION.

barred with deserving his family
kxnchburx for Z woman named
/ Alice Robertson, and with whom
90 arrested At 30 Ia Beverly
n Monday night by Detectives
~ and Frayser. B. r. Fowler will
Seld for trial March 10. Charges
|ainordsrly conduct have been
~ against tho pair. The Robin
F7bman h said to be from Lynch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
THE WEATHER.
tUniesA STAGES Departnsnt %
Agriculture. weather Dureau.l
Washington. Feb. 27.-Forecast:

washington, Feb 21.-Forecast:
The indications are that of the South
Atlantic coast. there will be moder-
ate to fresh southwest winds becom-
ing vHrfah tatr Wednesday. Thursday
probably rain.
Virginia-Cloudy Wednesday and
Thursday. probably rain; colder. rain
North Carolina-Cioudy Wednesday
and Thursday. probably rain: colder
Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

II noon temperature .......... IL
T. NJ. temperature -......... IS
y. NJ. temperature ............. IS
Maximum temperature TO P. NJ. IS
Minimum temperature to p NJ as
Mean temperature ............ IS
Normal temperature .......-A 80
Excess in temperature yesterday 20
Excess in temperature since jan
uary .....t.. ...... ........ 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

Rainfall last twelve hours ...... O.
Rainfall last twenty-four hours O.
Deficiency in rainfall since March
l..-.,.-. ..-.-... ...-..- .-.-..,.... 3.
Deficiency In rainfall since Jan
uary l...-.-..- ...... ...-... O.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
GERMAN VESSELS
GIVEN TO BOARD
Total OF s4 Ships With Tonnage of
100000 Available for Service of
the United States.

Washington. June ga long
STRIDE towards the solution of the
shipping and transport problems was
taken today by the president He
signed an executive order turning over
TO the United states shipping board
eightyfour seized German vessels a
total tonnage OF 100000
These ships undoubtedly Will be>used
exclusively In transatlantic service.
Some OF them have already become
transports.
The president authorizes the ship
ping board to repair. commission and
man them for operation by the gov
eminent or under lease or charter
This tonnage does not include the
IA German ships already taken over
by the navy department nor the Aus
trian vessels acquired nv purchase.
The total Teutonic tonnage now in
possession Of the United States Is
about 500 900.
The congressional resolution under
which these ships are turned over au-
thorlzes the appointment Of a commits
sion by the secretary OF the navy TO
make a survey and ascertain their
true value at the time OF seizure as
the basis Of any subsequent claims
for pensation
The ships included in the order in
clude half A dozen of the famous At
lantic fiers which have been rus,ing
in New York harbor since the war
began. Others are German ships
which sought protection in nearly all
our deep water ports as soon as war
gave the British cruisers control Of
the seas.
The repair OF these ships has been
proceeding rapidly despite efforts OF
the Germans to cripple them. Secret
processes for the repair of the ships
have been In the possession of our
navy for years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
SIX HUNDRED TELEPHONE
NUMBERS ARE CHANGED

As the clock struck 1880 last even
Ing. there were disconnected SIX hun
dred telephone subscribers, whose tele-
phones were formerly connected with
the exchange OF the Chesapeake & Po-
tomae Telephone company. designated
as Madison and Randolph. and trans
ferred TO the Boulevard exchange in
the West End.
For the last two days. the telephone
company has been busy delivering the
directory which IS just from the press
This directory contains the new num-
hers 10 be used by the subscribers who
wee transferred to the West End
ex enge, and az the numbers Of these
tele Ahone subscribers were changed
by the transfer. subscribers have been
requested In making their calls. to
use the latest edition OF the telephone
directory which was published June
/, 1917.
The Boulevard exchange was insti-
tuted November 81. 1914. with 5000
telephones and served the area west
Of Allen avenue. Al present. 1900 sub
scribers are served from this exchange
Those subscribers transferred last
evening are located In Rtverview and
the section east of Allen avenue and
south of Park avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01

DRIVE ON VEROUN
RACES FuR|0OS[Y
Gain Lorg-Sought Fortress Which
French Defend Stubt,ornIy.

London, June 5o,-A year ago to-
morrow the allies started the battle
Of the Somme. Sir Douglas Haig 8
Canadians served notice today that
they mean to celebrate the ami
versary in the shadow Of the ruins
of Lens They frightened their grip
around the Battered city still further.
pushing ahead another mile on front
Of four miles.
On the other hand the German
crown price made Il clear that he
has by no means given up his efforts
TO redeem himself FOR his failure at
Verdun. II was the hattie of the
Somme coupled with Brusiloff's great
drive that forced the Teuton throne
heir a year ago to stop the greatest
drive Of the war, at a moment when
the prize seemed within his grasp.
A new drive against the big French
fortress Is on. All the bitterness and
fury accumulated in twelve months
OF constant sparring with the British
'naggers' Is being thrown into this
new effort verdun is an obsession
not only with the crown price, but
with all Germans Troops hurled into
battle to hght with frantic defiance.
die with a smile on lips that murmur
''verdun." happy in the belief that
another inch toward the fortress has
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
OF This Vast Sum, $730.OOO,.
900 Is to Be Obtained From
Excess Profits
GRADUATED LEVY
ABOVE NORMAL GAINS
Bill Agreed On by the Senate
Committee Falls Short of
Requirements Named by
Secretary McAdoo

washin g,on, June 3o.---At last the
war, revenue bill is complete The
senate finance committee put the last
amendment into the measure and ex-
poets TO. report IL to the senate Mon
day or Tuesday
AS the bill stands ii is designed to
raise sl.s52.l7o. 900. or this $780,
600, 600 will come from the taxes on
excess profits. The committee decided
today TO substitute a sliding scale of
from IL 10 40 per cent instead or a
nat tax AS agreed upon the scale is;
Not in excess OF 5 per cent OF the
normal PROFITS, IL per cent.
In excess OF % per cent and not of
so per cent. 20 per cent
In excess OF so and not OF rs per
cent, 25 per cent.
In excess of Is and not of 100 per
cent. 80 per cent.
In excess OF 100 and not Of $50 per
cent s. per cent
In excess Of $50 per cent, 40 per
cent
This tax will be substituted for the
present per cent rate on excess
profits and Will raise about s505, COO
eco more The committee a bandoned
its original Idea of making the tax
is per cent. but Senator LaFoiiette
made vigorous arguments for a grad
uatad scale. Mf. Lafayette has a
complete substitute for the present
bin The committee Will vote on this
Monday. but there is little chance OF
its being adopted.
The amendments were Ss>rted to-
tA+.- concerning the tHxatfuu of und.s-
tr - surplus. There VIII be 90
per cent exemption on surplus of cor
rofattons engaged in production or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
been gained hv their va1or.


So 1t was late yesterday. Picked
troops. veteran who were in the thick
Of the Douaumont and Vaux storms
Year ago last February; otffers who
served under Falkenhayn IN Tran
sylvania passes and still others who
were with Mackensen at the Duna-
jeC=- Tna kafsers bestF--leaped
across their parapets into a cyclone
of FIRE.
field gray mass one and three
quarters OF a mile long stormed on
through the hail of hot metal to the
west of Dead Man hill that gruesome
height on and around which hundreds
of thousands of Teutons and French
men have died
Over the whole length Of the front
attacked. Paris frankly conceded to-
day, the crown princes troops sue
ceeded in penetrating the French
line" But they were almost ami
hilated" in doing so and when
Petains men had rallied and began
TO hit back the invading mass surged
back at most of the vital points
pierced Only on the slopes west OF
Dead Man Hill did they hold their
gains completely. Eighty prisoners
were taken by the French They be-
longed TO four different regiments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
KINGDOM GOULD WILL
WED ITALIAN ARTIST

New York. June abingdon Gould.
polo player and sportsman. son Of Mr..
end Mrs. George T. Gould. the rail-
road masnate, aud Miss Annusiata Ca
mtlla Marin Lncci today obtained q
ma-riages license. The wedding will
take e1ce on Monday.
Miss Lucci gave her age as thirty
one. she is an artist Of Italian birth.
The hridesroom-to-b IL twenty-nine
years old.
There had been no announcement Of
the ensasement The Gould family was
surprised.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
OFFICER Is ATTACKED;
SHOOTS PRISONER

While in a scuTle with James Ray.
a negro whom he had arrested on a
charge of having ardent spirits in his
possession contrary to law. Patrolman
r. 3. Sowell Jr, of the Second precinct.
last night shot him in the leg The
officer, who vas feilea by a blow from,
the negro, Is suffering no ill-erects
from the encounter The negro is in
the Virginia hospital. He will be
charged with threatening Officer Sow
ell, as we'll as with selling liquor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
LABOR'S RED CROSS
MEETING TO-DAY

The mass meeting of labor union
men in the interest OF the Red Cross
VIII begin promptly at o'clock this
afternoon in the Bijou theater. A con-
cert by members OF the Richmond
Musicians union will open the pro-
gram and Will last half an hour. A
vocal program conducted by Walter
c. Mercer will tntersperse the ad-
dresses. Every labor union in the
city Is expected 10 be fully represent
ed
Mayor Ainsiie, Henry W. Anderson,
chairman OF the Richmond chapter,
American Red Cross. and Howard r.
Coiysn will speak. G. s. wilcox will
preside and Raw. H. O. Lane will open
the meeting with prayer.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS Is
composed Of @. l. wilcox, chairman.
n. r Colvin. c. r. Harwood, Jesse c.
Duke. J. r. Kitchen, O. l. Koch,
Joseph WGseerstsin, Frank A. Jones,
Frank Kruck, r. r. Maxey, j. n way
mack "a Z. n. LAwdet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
Legislative SuperinteudNn,

On Capitol hill today leeaslaticl,
and discussion of legislation laxge(
due to the great interest being mania
tested in the reply of the nAtfon44s
Legislative COMMITTEES OF the lea GuTS
TO the presidents letter. The commfx=a
tee were closeted throughout the asfS
tire day in the league Offices near IT,
Capitol discussing the draft Of the5&s
reply. From every section keen intarss
est was manifested In the wordtn9 ~
the reply. IN
member OF the COMMITTEES on aErie115<
The house was not In SESSION
having adjourned until next T0N9A13S
In the senate the food control htlI
discussed by Senators Thompsor
Kansas; Lewis. OF lilinots. and 49,
OF Missouri Senator 1hcnnp1G1
ture said that he would pfObAeir y
some references to the prohfbtt3ea
ton OF the bill to be made &&&oks
that he would not 80 into tl6k e
today. Senator Lewis. n th ec
ton. satd: 81 1. IN III a.
Whatever restraint up0n ~
version OF foodstuffs into
shall be necessary ~ 21ua4 b
close fhe president 4SaconS
chief, will ~ Rod nap11 m
.tn pcsttiess IN H.! ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01

3HHg. WILSON SIGNS CARD.


- Herself to Pelr Conserve Ma
ID tf0nss Food supply.
SGhington. June 3o,--The white
&nnight became the frst house
IN the land to conserve the food
This morning Mrs Wilson af-
hee signature to one of Herbert
s6MSo pledge cards
~ she returned from the con-
yS1aal ball game for the Red Cross
u &eArnoon she found hanging on
4at front door the placard with
5elA OF the United States, two
1o ef wheat and the inscription !:
ef Food ADMINISTRATION Y. s."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
Letter to President Places Blam0
For Danger Squarely on
Friends Of Beer and Wine
GIVES ASSURANCE OF
PATRIOTIC SUPPORT.
Passage Of Legislation ProhibR
iting Waste Of Foodstufs il
Making Alcoholic Drinks
Will Be Urged
lBY staff corresnondentl !

Waslin gton, d. c., June 30.---Tha M
national legislative committee OF the
Anti-Saloon League of America to-
night sent to the president letter d
in response TO his request Of yes@ n
terdas declaring that the league on
behalf of its constituency, would not m
offer any obstruction to the prompt
passage of the food control bill"
The committee said to the preat- S
dent that this decision was based y
upon the determination of the mem
bers of to- committee. as patriotIu
Americans, to uphold him as com. q
naanderin-ch of the army ara ~
navy in the present war. y
The committee. however stronEtx
emphasized the fact that the pre1ES
dents request applied only ID ri
pending food administration legf9laS3
ton. and stated that il Is the puxs
pose of the committee, at thu earli(1e ~
possible date to urge the passage IL III
legislation prohibiting the waste 0&Sas
foodstuffs in the manufacture al ba41
and wines. The letter to lie ptsstxr
dent follows:
To the President,
White House, 81 Ill III sfsss5
Washington. D. * nd
We have earnestly cnl1s1lexQ M y
the statement In cur iettcR o&eh
yesterday TO the legislative cnm-
nlttEe OIL inc .AHIl-SiakOUu Lk4A~ 5&s8sg
que of Americas. that In. the G4c0
III the present food crisis you 1ro
greatly concerned lest the early
passage Of the food administers
ton legislation now pending IN
congress be ieopardizcd BY
heated protracted debatH upDu
certain sections of the hill rclat-
ing to the manufacture of food
stuffs into Intoxicating liquors..
AZ Al. CAan4
made by the friends of beer ana e#a
wine in the senate OF an indcM.
mite and protractcd fifibusteF
against those provisions OF thu
bill. We beg to assure You that,
as patriotic Americans, determine
ed to uphold YOU as commanders
in-chief OF the army and navy IN u
the present war, we will not. for
our constituency, offer any OBJ
struction to the prompt passage
OF the food control hill.
OF course, we cannot presume
To indicate to members OF COM
gress what action they should ~
take in view of this request from
the president Of the United States. 2 n
They will doubtless act In accord-
ance with their own convictions
of duty. s ga1
We are glad 10 note that youe
request applies only to the pcfsA- I'm
ing food administration lcgisla-
ton. II will be our purpce~ -
urge the passage OF legislation & I'll
prohibiting the waste OF footlsfuffA
in the manufacture of beer and
wines at the earliest poAstbie
date, either in the Form Of
separate bill or in Connection
with other war legislation.
We assure YOU of our pnrpoee
as patriotic American citizens "a s4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01

CAaaGf - 4enS 1o = Nh
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-01
Red Cross

II nGhtlng the nations battle
j. huUHe. Are You doing
6EOUR share by joining the
1xoot force for aid?
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
Interesting War Facts.
Silent Facts Pertaining to Great
World War.

Have you ever read before
That the Italian front is longer than
the French, British and Belgian frsnts
combined?
That some Of the ffalian posit.ans can
only be reached in baskets from wires!
That Italian railway trains have been
shelled by submarines?
That some Of the most famous
churches in Venice have been destroyed
by Austrin airplanes, which have raided
that city more than a hundred times?
That in six days the Italians mobiliz-
ed and equipped and dstransported to the
fir ont an army of half a million men?
That the French have built 52-centi-
meter gun which fires a shell weighing
one and one-half tons?
That the French have in commission
1000 airplanes?
That tear-producing shell is more
effective and more generally used than
the asphyxiating gas?
That IN places the Austrian and Ital.
ian trenches are only six feet apart?
That on the western front men have
been drowned In the mud?
That infantry charges are now led by
officers In airplanes?
That the British have organized a
salvage corps to save everything on the
battlefield; that even the rags are coll
lected and sold?
That the traffic on the roads behind
the British front is denser than the
traffic on Fifth Avenue, New York, and
that It's controlled by traffic policemen?
That the French have organized a
corps of sc enc painters to paint scenery
to deceive the Germa n airmen?
That in heavy bombardment the
springs of field gun wear out in two
days?
That soldiers whose faces have been
blown away have been given new faces
by American surgeons?
That there is Russian army fighting
in France?
That an American woman is giving
phonograph concerts In Belgian first
line trenches?
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
Speaking at Self Creek.

AS arranged by some of our cl'
stizens, the speaking scheduled
to take place Wednesday night
ut Self Creek was carried out
.from A to z. A number OF
stStarkvllle citizens and people IN
sd around the Self Creek COM
lunlty were present to near the
speakers.
Hon. M. A. Saunders was
made chairman and as each ones
turn came, he IN his usual good
Style presented the speakers in a
few we'll chosen words. First,
came Hon. w. w. Magruder,
candidate for Congress, who let
1T be known that he is IN the race
fand thas he wanted his home
eople to stand by him IN his as
atlons. Next, came Hon, Joe
a.ice, candidate for County At
torney, who presented his CLAIMS
to the people, followed by Hon.
B. +. Bell, who wishes to serve
the people IN the same capacity.
, Throughout the entire time the
speakers received the strict at
tentlon of their hearers. All
had a good time and hope to have
the opportunity to visit Self
Creek again at an early date.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
Oktibbeha Boys Leave for
Mobilization Camp.

Tie following is the list Of
young men OF Oktlbbeha county
who left Wednesday for Camp
Pike. Arkansas, having been
selected for military service by
the local board OF tins county:
Arthur Lee Savage, Sessums,
E. o. Christopher, Starkvlle, r. Z. D.,
j. Lemmons, Starkville, r. f. D..
Daniel McMann, Sturgs, r. T. D.
This list constitutes approx
mately 5 per cent. Of Oktlbbeha's
quota. On September 18th we
will furnish 40 per cent. of our
quota, which will be, approx.
mately, twenty-four men.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
Protest to State Live Stock
Sanitary Board.

The following letter was addressed by
the Board to Hon. P. P. Garner, jack
son, Miss, and Drs. Rancke and Bar.
nett, A, & M. College, Miss.
Dear Sirs:
As President of the Board OF. Super
visors of oktibbeha County, am writing
you.
Three or four years ago 0ktibbehs
County undertook the eradication OF
the cattle tick under the supervision Of
the State Live Stock Sanitary Beard.
The Board of Supervisors of this County
built every vat, employed every Tick
Inspector and followed to the minutest
detail every recommendation, request
or instruction of your Board. We have
kept up this work in absolute accord
ance with the instructions from your
Board and it's employees.
At this time there are more qnaran-
tined herds of cattle in this county than
onesyear ago. Cattle are dying in many
pastures from Tick Fever. This has
been reported to those in charge of the
work without results. 1t has cost US
many thousands of dollars to carry on
this work. Now, If this has been as it
seems to be, without result, except DO
kill our cattle, somebody ought to be
held to account for such derelictions of
duty.
On the 4th inst. requested DR.. VIII
Iiams, who had gone to Ackerman In
car, to meet DR.. Bsrger to bring DR..
Barger back with him, and have him
come before the Board to assist US In
this matter. Upon DIR. Williams re-
turn he stated that DIR. Barger did not
have time.
Under Chapter l67 of the laws of 1916,
your Boards charged with the SUPER
vision of this matter, and individual
complaint has been made to mem bers of
your Board by citizens of this County
without apparent results. We, trust
that you will give this matter proper
attention.
Copy of this letter has been given to
our local papers for publication so that
our people may know that we are doing
our duty, and to advise them where re,
sponsibility for this situation rests In
the future. We do not desire TO hurt
the feelings of anyone, but we do know
that It is somebody's duty to look after
this matter, and that somebody should
be responsible for the manifest failure
of results in this County.
Very respectfully.
Board of Supervisors,
Oktfbbeha County,
i, By d. W. oarlaw, Jr..
President:
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
First Bale of Cotton.

A negro by the name Of John
Norris who lives on the planta.
non of Mr.. Will Clardy, six miles
west Of town, brought the first
bale of new cotton to town We'd
nesday. The bale weighed 537
pounds. We are not able to
state what the cotton brought as
it has not been sold at this time.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
1T PAYS TO ADVERrIS e.

A woman of uncertain age re-
CURED the services of a page boy
and inserted IN the local paper an
advertisement headed Youth
Wanted. One of her friends,
little humOr and less taste. sent
her bottle of celebrated wrinkle
remover, a pot OF fairy bloom. a
set of false teeth and a fl. Ken
wig.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1917-09-07
Special Election to be Held
Tuesday.

Tie special election for county prose-
cutting attorney and Justice OF the Peace
will be held Tuesday, Sept. IL, 1917.
There are two gentlemen in the race for
county attorney, Hons. Joe Rice and
3. f. Bell, while in the race for j. T.,
seven gentlemen have thrown their hats
into the ring. There names are as fol-
lows; r. S. Rieves, Sam Crtz, Henry
Reynolds, VIII E. Ward, P. g. Sudduth,
L. W. McKell and ]. w. Warner of
Longview.