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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
COMPANY "M'' WILL RECEIVE
RATIONS FOR TRAIN TRIP

Dsnville. Va. Aug. c2-Captain
Wooding in n statement today fully
endorsed the suggestion recently made
by Sergeant II It. Williams, OF Com
pany M" which was to the effect
that instead of entertaining the sold
iers before leaving the people OF Dan
willie should supply the men with ra
tions to eat on the journay south The
fact that the soldiers are either not
sufficiently rationed for train Jour
neys or else do not like the food was
evidenced Sunday night when pass
ing troops threw restraint 70 the
winds and foraged two restaurants
Mayor wooding believes that the
Kindness of the Danvtlle people could
find no better outlet than through the
preparation OF cartons filled with suf-
ficient food for three meals, one to be
supplied 20 each soldier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
CHARLEY ROSS.

The name of Charley Ross has be-
come the household slogan of warm
ing. Mothers use 1t to frighten their
children into obedience. and fathers
recount the tale in company with
those of Jack the Giant Killer and
"Bluebeard."
Never in the history Of crime has
there been a more banning mystery
than that which grew out OF the
strange kidnapping Of Charley Ross
from his home in Philadelphia on
July /. 1874.
1t was In the afternoon OF that fatal
day that Charley. aged four. and his
brother Walter. two years his senior,
were playing in front OF their home.
When last seen they were making
mud pies near the curb. Later their
absence was discovered and the po-
lice were notified At 8 o'clock the
same evening Walter was brought
home by a man who had found him
huddled up on a street corner in a
distant part of the city. crying Bit
terly.
When asked what had become of
Charley, Walter answered.:
"Oh. Charley's all right: he's in the
wagon"
Bit by BIT the mother and the police
got the story from the frightened
youngster. While the boys had been
playing in front Of the house two
mon passed in a wagon. Stopping.
they asked the boys II they would
like some candy. Charley indicated
that they would rather have fire.
works for the coming Fourth Of July.
The men told the children to climb
into the wagon and they would pur-
chase the desired articles for them.
Delighted. the little tots got into the
wagon and went off with the
strangers.
At last the wagon stopped in front
OF store where fireworks and toys
were for sale. The men gave Walter
twenty five cents and sent him into
the store to get what he wanted. and
when he returned the wagon. the men
and Charly had disappeared.
For three DAYS the police and the
boys frantic parents made . thor
ough search OF the city and suburbs
On the morning OF the Fourth of July
Mr.. Ross received the following anon
ymous letter:
Mr.. Ross, be not uneasy you aon
Charles be all rite we got him and
no powers on earth can deliver him
out OF our hand You will have to
pay us before you get him from US
and paw us big too II YOU put the
COPS hunting for him you is only
defeating WI own end. We got him
so no living power can get him from
20 his hiddin place that Is the signal
for his instant anihilation"
Following this came letter de-
manding $4,000 ransom for Charley's
return. The police told the father
not to pay the ransom. as no other
child in America would be safe IL the
money vas forthcoming. Yet when
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
U-BOATS CONVEYED
SHIP TO HOME PORT
Believed Spanish Craft Was Bound for
France and Was Disappointed
BY Having No Excuse to
Destroy IL.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Baltimore. Md. Aug. 22.-To be held
up by two German U-boats. the COM
manders of which threatened to blow
up the vessel II II was bound for bell
ligerent port. was the trying export
ence of the master of a Spanish steam
ship which arrived here this morning
The submarine commanders would not
believe that the vessel was bound for
a Spanish port and after searching The
ship conveyed 1t to its destination to
find out II the masters statement was
truthful.
1t was about 500 miles Ok tho Azores
that the submarines held up the vessel
one coming up on each side of the ship
Two officers and Ave sailors heavily
armed and with six large bombs board
ed the boat. The officers asked to
see the ships papers. which were fur
nished them. They declared the papers
fraudulent and with revolvers drawn
covering the crew made n detailed ex-
animation of the vessel.
The Germans insisted that the boat
was bound for a French port and were
much disgruntled because they could
not find papers to that effect. A con-
sultation was held by the commanders
Of the submarines and It was decided
to convoy the vessel to Its destination.
Balboa. Spain. which they did
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH,
i. ". 8. STAFF Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 22-Perhaps you
have heard OF the gimme Guy" He
is peculiar animal. but not at all
rare. He is OF the male sex and talks
in terms OF the word gimme" II Is
always either gimme a match" or
gimme cigarette" Washington
since the outbreak OF the war has
developed new strain of this spe-
cies: Il is the get me man"
The national capital is overlooking
with the people who are here to get
something Hundreds OF young men
ha-e ,.tooSed 1a.o-,the ~stty-> SID ee"'
seigef their congressman ann other
back home officials to get them
commissions In either the army or
the navy. II doesn't appear to the
casual observer here as though any
American Is willing to be private.
There Is the youth who doesn't
want to go to war He has come to
Washing ton in herds looking for a
governmental position which will ex-
einpt him from the draft. Compensa-
ton doesn't matter: what he wants
is to keep out of war
Then there Is the great horde OF
men who have come to get fat gov
in the morning YOU can find half
hundred important looking men.
guarding fat bundles of documents,
waiting at the doors OF the state. war
and navy building in hopes OF getting
In to see some one that can give them
contract. They range from the man
who has come to offer the govern
ment lumber for environments to the
youth who wants to sell the army all
It's belt buckles.
Women haven't been missing in
the get me" class either. There ara
great numbers OF young girls and
women who have come to the capital
To get positions. They are willing to
I'LL the places OF men who can go to
war. hut most OF them have found
the conditions OF work altogether too
strenuous and they are thinning out
rapidly
College friendships, boyhood ac-
cusintances. fraternal affiliations.
every Eubterfuge has been resorted
to hv these persons in order to gain
their ends.
ARMY and navy officers ana other
officials have taken up the practice
Of leaving their offices by the side
and back doors. In order that they
may dodge the insistent demanders of
concessions and privileges.
Undoubtedly the work Of the war
capital has been considerably retard-
ed by this horde OF -eekers for profit.
In every office In the carital there Is
now an official buffer" II II the
duty Of this person to weed out the
undesirahles. Buffers" are Just as
persistent as the get ~'ne men," and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Once in the Limelight
Being Tales Of Those Who Reached the Front Page and
Then Dropped Back to 0bscurity

all police aid failed the heartbroken
father decided to pay. He inserted
newspaper advertisements to that Ell
feet. Through the same medium the
kidnappers replied and arranged
meeting place. But again the KID
nappers became the prey Of police ac-
tivity and did not appear at the APP
pointed location.
BY this time rewards offered for
the boy had attracted every promi-
nent detective in the country and
scores of amateurs who were anxious
to win fame and fortune by finding
the boy.
Fully hundred Charlie Rosses"
were discovered by different enter
proved to be the missing boy. Mr..
Ross Travelled from one end OF the
country to the other in an ef-
fort to locate some clue and many
newspapers in the United States
spent hundreds of dollars in trying
to discover the whereabouts of the
youngster or his captors.
In December, 1874, two bvrglars-
Douglas and Mosher by name, were
house at Fort Hamilton. l. I.
Douglas when dying gasped out.
"Mosher and I stofe Charley Ross
Mosher knows all about the boy
ask him" Then he died.
Mr.. Ross up to the time of his own
death in 1897 refused to give up hope
OF finding the boy. but clue after
clue was followed up and with tho
expenses Of the search the Ross for
tune was reduced to almost nothing.
Ross was haunted by the thought
that his son might have been brought
up a criminal and might be in jail
suffering the penalties of his captor' 8
training.
The general opinion, however, was
that Charley had died OF homesick-
ness while negotiations for his return
were in progress and that this ac-
counted for HIS abductors not demand
ing further ransom.
In the summer OF 1874 Gilbert
Mosher the brother of one of the bur
glars who claimed to have kidnapped
the boy. called upon the New York
police and is said to have proved that
the diving BURGERS confession was
correct.
According to his story. a gang Of
which the Moshers and Douglas had
been the leading spirits had kept the
boy In deserted house in Brooklyn.
\. Y. Whether the boy died or was
murdered has never become known,
but II seems an established fact that
the gang walled up his body in an old
closet. A skeleton was discovered
later which Albert Mosher claimed
was that OF the boy.
Police In MANY cities who followed
the crime year by year are sti1l OF the
opinion that Charley Ross is alive and
brand as false the story told by the
dying burglar and later substantiated
in measure by his brother.
II ia possible the boy has grown to
manhood ignorant OF his former life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
REV nR. M'GAN|EL To
Mp. DAVIS, NOMINEE

The following letter WAS written TO
Hon estmoreland Davis, the nomi-
nee for governor. the day afteA the
re- ent primary.
August S. fs17.
Hon. Westmoreland Davis.
I.easburg. Va.
NJ Dear Sir.
VIII you let me extend my hearty
congratulations upon your signal vic
tory in the Democratic primary You
conducted a remar kable campaign and
made friends In large numbers /
wish you success in the administration
OF your office. and~shall give yen my
upport In every high and ncMi@ ssJn.
have It In my heart to say that
the sentence taken by the Leader
from my article which appeared In
The Nirginian Monday morning was
given a construction which / did not
intend Indeed. when the sentence
was written 1t did not occur to me
that anyone might give it the mean
ing which the Leader attached
regret having written that sentence.
and II 1t annoyed you or your good
wife shall be deeply Erieved
expect to be at the Bush meet
ing Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and
would welcome an opportunity OF
meeting you personally l hope your
administration will relieve the appre-
tensions OF the Prohibitionists, and
believe II will disappolnt tho hopes
OF those who expect to see the saloons
return to Virginia.
With assurances OF high regard, I
Am.
Yours sincerely.
GEORGE W MCDANIEL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
RaRDSICk GOES 70
FRIEND TOMS RESCUE
$ostmaster-Genernl Burieson Makes
such Publication Are Endeavoring to
Reason for Csnceling Mail
: Privileges.
ORGANIZED PROPAGANDA AT WORK
~fhe Masses." the JcnersOniau and
Such Publication Are Endcavoring to
Discredit and Handicap Government
In the Persecution of War.

Washington. Aug. 22.-The editors
of The Masses and The Jefrersonian are
leaders in e propaganda to eiscredit
and handicap the government in prose-
cutting the war. asserts Postma ster
General Burleson. He made this state
ment in a communication to Senator
Bankhead. of Alabama chairman OF
the senate committee on postonices.
At the same time he refussd 20 dis
cusa certain information asked for~by
Senator Hardwick. OF Georgia. who had
Put In a resolution asking why "Tne
Masses and other publications had
been denied tho provisions of the mall
referring specifically to the state
snent by Senator Hardwick. August II,
wish to state" wrote Mr.. Burleson
that the article in The Masses assail-
ing the president was not the basis for
issuing the non-mailtng order or the
subsequent revocation Of the second
class mailing privilege. The senator
has evidently accepted as true. one of
the false and misleading statements
published for the purpose of creating
q sentiment against the execution OF
the law"
In his direct charge against the
publications named the postmaster
general wrote to Mr.. Barkhead:
From matter received by the de-
partyuent from various sections Of the
country I and there Is an organized
propaganda TO discredit and handicap
in every way the government in the
prosecution Of the war. with the clear
and unmistakable purpose of defeating
the objects for which the government
IL spending billions OF dollars and Will
probably be called upon to sacrifice
thousands Of lives.
The publication forming a part OF
this propaganda in many cases &C
guard their 'utteranees as the editors
think will keep them out Of prison
They are nevertheless united IN pub
fishing the same class of matter. wh@th-
err II he true or half true mr. wholly
false. and are daily accomplishing re
suits clearing In violation Of the IS
pionage law"
The reason II would be 'incompnt'
HE with the public interest" was Mr.
Burleson's reason for not conveying
10 Senator Harwick the desired infor-
nation He said he d'd not think the
eenator's course was in the public wei
fare or interest At this time"
And he also said he hoped that the
Ha-dwiek resolution would be shelved
ax was similar resolution ny Con-
Erossc7an London In the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
DR. WILLIAMSON TAKES
AMBULANCE COMMAND

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 2..-Dr. Thomas
v. Williamson. lieutenant In the medi-
cal corps. Virginia national guard. has
arrived from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
and has assumed command OF Arbu-
lance Company No. /. which has
moved out to Camp Frederick Fun
ston. the modification camp OF the
Fourth Virginia regiment infantry,
located at jamestown boulevard and
Manteo street Lieutenant William
son was relieved from further duty
at Fort Ogiethorpe and ordered to
report to Camp Funston.
Owing to the lack OF tents, two Of
the four platoons that comprise the
ambulance company will be kept in
camp each night. while the other two
will be allowed to go home. They
will alternate each night until sufrt-
cient tents are on hand to take care
OF the whole company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

EUROPEAN VAUDEVILLE
ACTS AT LYRIC TODAY

Fast and funny comedy. good music
and some spectacular dancing are
among the features Of the new show
that comes to the Lyric for the lat
ter half OF the week, commencing with
the matinee performance today. Man.
ager Rex has assembled a show made
up OF American and European acts of
established reputation.
Conspicuous among these Is the COM
edy and musical entertainment given
by the Five MLarens. a quintette OF
Scotch performers, who do little bit
Of everything amusing. They sing.
dance and caper ad lib. but they are
most proficient az instrumentalists. Tho
act Is appropriately mounted and cos
tuned
Emmie and Elliott. a pair of dainty
girlies, billed as 1.-THE Song Girls" will
contribute classy vocal act. They
have a repertoire that embraces popu-
lar and classic selections
stellar feature of the new show
will be Felix Adler. Adler is happily
remembered here for his performances
in musical comedy at the Academy OF
Music. He has never appeared in Rich
mond as a vaudevilleur. In vaudeville.
Adler Is telling funny stories and sing
ing his quaint songs and his success
ts said to have eclipsed his best work
in musical comedy.
Spectacular acrobatics will be the
offering Of the Kttamure Troupe OF
Japanese. another Importation. The
Kitamuras are heralded as ''the worlds
greatest gymnasts and equilibrists.'
They came to America on a contract
with the United Booking OFFICES after
an engagement of eighteen months al
the Imperial Theater. Toxic, which
was founded by the present mikado
With tho new vaudeville Bill there
will be the usual high grade motion
picture displays.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
No War for HooLwor,,

Washington. Aug. 22--Amer.car
soldiers will not take the hookworm
TO France if the medical corps car
prevent It. Every recruit from the
'.hookworm belt Is being subjected tc
the most careful inspection and ever,
infected man will he treated before
being sent out of the country.
Medical officers said today that
while discovery of numerous cases OF
hookworm among national guardsmen
from the South has aroused no anx-
iety. some concern has been felt nj
the possibility of the American form
Of the disease being introduced In
France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Portuguese Seaman Arrested.

Newport News. Va. Aug. es-
Twenty-one Portuguese seamen, chare.
ed with trespass as a result of their
alleged refusal to leave the Portuguese
steamer Amarante after they had beer
paid Off last night. wre arrested by no.
lice and a department of Justice agent
The men were arrested on warran,
sworn out by the master OF the steam.
er. who charged that they signed or
for six months. demanded their nav
when they reached here as the sf1
months was up, refused to take the
ship hack. demanding that they be
carried as passengers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
|jlDtl :. fIlIl(I|
Ill IN cAlIf0l
Left RichMend Half Centuxy Ar
There Were Three Brothers -
Two Sisters Remaining,

Friends of Jabey Buell. FrankiIn, n
Is now living at Elk Grove. CalifoSI
are searching for relatives Of the -
and yesterday a letter was recstN
by Postmaster Hay T. Thornton. Aslg11
that he make an effort to locate the
1t appears that Franklin, who w.
formerly a resident of this city. ~
here about fifty years ago. At thu
time he had three brothers and ~
sisters living here, as follows: EmmG
Franklin, Howard franklin and JOh1
Franklin, and Emma and Alice FrAnM
lin.
Mr.. Franklin Is now living ~ -
Grove. California, and Is Ill ut II
present time He Is anxious to c0uD.
muntcate with any of his relatfv4l
that may be living. His address CO.
he secured by writing to Postmast4l
Hay IT. Thornton. of Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Deut.chI,nd Sniff scttle<a.

Providence. r. T.. Aug. 22.-The IL
bel suit brought against the German
merchant submarine Deutschland. he
cause Of the sinking Of the tue T. A.
Scott, Jr.. In New London harbor last
November, has been settled out Of
court at New london. according to a
statement today by Captain Allen Cur
new. OF this city
Captain Quincy represented the
widow OF Captain John Quincy. Of
the tug. who, with four members Of
his crew. was drowned In the accident
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
limit Cotton F1uctuation.

New Orleans, La. Aug. 22.-Direc-
tors of the New Orleans cotton ex-
change, following meeting late to-
day. announced new regulation
which limits fluctuations in future
prices in any one day to three cents
pound or below the closing bid
price of such month on the preceding
business session OF the exchange. The
regulation, which will be in effect
August Is. n identical to that an
nounced August IL by the board OF
managers Of the New York cotton
exchange
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
The War Capital as You
Would See 1t Yourself

persons with real business and II
most difficult to reach the proper Of
fetal.
In all fairness II must be said that
the numbers Of those who seek to
give the government something are
almost as large. But It has been
found that there is generally an at
tachment to every gift. and the gov
eminent has adopted an attitude of
entire independence.
Although he doesn't seem to thrive,
the get me man" continues to live
on. Hotel keepers are the only SYM
path!zers that he has, too.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Report U.Boats Scarce

Newport News. Va. Aug. 2e.-Ship-
masters arriving here from European
ports saw they seldom sight subma
rines and that the activities OF the u
boats have been greatly curbed since
the American destroyers have been on
duty in European waters. Reports AT
various times that submarines have
been sighted near the Atlantic coast
are not borne out by seamen arriving
here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

Ladies' of the Canning club of Bar
ton Heights and also those interested
in the open air classes OF the city. are
requested TO meet at the Barton
Heights school. Friday. August ~. al
P. NJ At that time the matter of
canning tomatoes for the open air
classes WIFI be taken up. Miss Ruth
O'sullivan. instructor of the canning
club, requests a large attendance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Wants More Iron Crosses.

Amsterdam, Aug. 22,--Deputy Mar
quardt. Of the German reichstag, re-
centlv proposed that more extensive
distribution of iron crosses be made
Emperor William has caused to be
published the fact that 2.225.o 900
crosses of the second class had been
distributed up to June /
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Killed Fighting in France.

Washington, Aug. 22.--John
Dev1in, former letter carrier *
washin gton. who Joined the CanadiaM
troops In 1915, has been killed T.
action in France. according to tet9-
grams received today by his fAthe4
and widow here. Devlin was woun4s
ed by shrapnel on August 9. his deaIA
occurring shortly afterwards.
Devlfn took lively interest IN min
tary affairs before going to Europa
At one time he was second lieutenAA0
in the Third regiment. District NJ
tional guard. He was thirty years old
When killed he was private In tM1
Fourteenth Canadian battalion. III
widow. Mrs. Florence Everett Devlini
and his father. James T. Devlfn. SUR
vfve.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Ccnscrirn KILLED nv ron

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Bernard @.
Humphrey, twenty five wears old. who
was one Of the Washington men dra q :
ed FOR the national army. was killed
yesterday when he fell from the top
or a sixty-foot tank OF the washing
ton Gas Light company. Humphrev
was timer and was working on tho
roof OF the tank when he lost his bal
ance. He was identified by his regis
tration card
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Draft Irca in Supreme Cour,

Washington. Aug. 22.--First appeals
In suits contrasting the constitutional
ity OF the army draft law were filed
In the supreme court yesterday for
four residents OF st. Paul. Mimi Each
defendant refused to register on June
s. was found guilty of attempting to
evade the law and sentenced to serve
one years imprisonment.
They are Walter and Otto Wan
germ. Alfred Grail and Joseph r.
Aryer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
Cuahinr tn Opno.c Mccall.

Boston. Aug. 22.-Grafton d. Cush-
tng, former lieutenant governor. today
hied with the secretary of state nomi-
nation papers AZ a candidate for the
Republican nomination as governor.
He will rssn in opposition to Cover
nor MoCnn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23
German Editor Interned

Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 22,-Curtis
Ackermann, editor and proprietor OF
a German language paper published
here, was informed in the county Jail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

here yesterday at the direction q
United States Attorney-General ores.
DRY.
Ackermann was arrested August u
charged with publishing an articI9
considered as an encouragement -
violation Of the draft law.