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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
20 SHIPS TURNED OVER
!9 FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Fleet OF Cargo Carriers Will Be De
livorod Within Next
Thirty Days.
HELP TO RELIEVE SITUATION
Vessels, Aggregating Between TO-
900 and 10000 Tons, Building at
Lake Ports--Wil Be Chartered at
Minimum Rates.

WASHINGTON. October 19.-In or
oar to help France, tho United States
Shipping Board has turned over twenty
SHIPS to the French government. All
are cargo carriers. The last Of them
ain BIO delivered within thirty days.
| The Shipping Board also has taken
under its direction 100000 tons OF
French sailing bottoms. These ships.
,.hlch are now in South American wa
t,rs. will be used for conveying fcrro-
manganese and nitrates from South
america to this country.
Taking over the sailing ships VIII
c repaid by this country In steam tom
rage, In tho proportion OF about one
t3n Of steam for one ton Of sail. How
yer. the twenty ships already alluded
do not participate in this arrange
r.lent. They were given to France be-
fore the question OF the Shipping
Boards operating the sailing vessels
:sas considered.
Andre Tardieu. tho French commits
sioner now I'm this country, arranged
These twenty ships. which aggregate
between 10000 and $4,000 tons. have
been building at Lake ports.
The largest, which is 5000 tons. had
L be cut in half. brought through the
Welland Canal, and then was recon-
81. 900 tons, came through intact.
Five OF the ships are French and
hfteen are Cunardcrs. and therefore
British. Early delivery is promised
upon ten Of the feot. and the remand
err will be handed to tho French In
side Of a month.
WILL DE OPERATED
BY AMERICAN CREWS
The Shipping Board has arranged
that the ships Will be chartered to the
French at the minimum rate. which is
about $5.75 per ton. American crews
will operate tho vessels.
The board feels that the ships will
help tho French situation materially.
There are thousands Of tons OF war
supplies in New York and other At
lantic ports ready for shipment to
Franco, but lack of bottoms has pre-
vented its being moved. France is in
desperate need of food. Sugar. wheat
and meat are all needed tremendously.
Work on the ships has been rushed
at the lako yards. The feet will be
loaded at Toledo, IIoratn, Cleveland and
other ports with coal and sent to Mon
treal, whore this cargo will be dis.
charged and the French will take over
the vessels.
The French sailing vessels, which the
board will operate. are all steel ships
Since the submarine inroads upon the
British sailing marine. the French have
sent nearly all their sailing ships to the
South Atlantic and the South Pacific
where they have been operating in the
: African and Indian and American trade
They will be used chiefly for American
imports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
FASTENED BY ADVANCE
IN RIGA TERRITORY

WASHINGTON. October 19.-Russian
officials here had no dispatches to-day
on the removal of the Russian proyls-
ional government from Petrosrad to
Moscow. but said that tho plan Of
moving the seat OF government. con-
ceived some time ago. undoubtedly has
been FASTENED by tho German advance
In the Riga territory.
Ever since removal Of the capital was
FIRST discussed, Russian officials here
have reiterated that the Kerensky gov
eminent felt It could work with fewer
hampering Influences in Moscow than
In Petrograd. which is the center Of tho
opposition. The German advance.
Russian officials hero say. undoubtedly
has strengthened the extreme radicals
in the Council OF Soldiers and Work
mems DeleRates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
TWO ATTACKS THIS WEEK
MAY BE BUT BEGINNING
View Held in Naval Circles That Germany Is Concentrat.
ing Upon Campaign of Intimidation Against United
States by Submarine Activities on Large Scale

WASHINGTON. October 1s.-Coming
on the heels of Vicc-Admiral Sims's
report OF the torpedoing Of an Ameri-
can destroyer. the sinking OF tho An
titles caused q distinct snock to the
military and naval establishments.
The Sims dispatch reached the bureau
Of communications at the Navy De-
partment shortly after o'clock this
afternoon, at a time when the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet were in session,
and discussing. 1t is stated. the report
Of Admiral Mayo as to the real Situa-
ton abroad.
FAST DI1STROYERS
RUSH TO RESCUE
That the loss of life was not heavier.
considering tho almost immediate
sinking OF the Antilles, Is declared by
experts to be due solely to tho fact
that she was in a fleet of ships and
that the fast. conveying destroyers
could Immediately rush to the rescue
and pick up many Of the men from
the water.
In cases of such attack It Is the
naval policy for the other ships un-
der convoy to scatter as widely as
save themselves. The policy has been
established as the only safe one to
pursue, despite the apparent brutality
of leaving men to drown. It is based
+. on the principal that IT Is better to
let one crew drown than to cost the
possible destruction OF two ships and
the loss of both crews.
in the case OF destroyers. however
they can do rescue work with safety
to themselves. submarines. through
experience. fearing to take chance
|. with their natural enemies"
The ~only cases Of destroyers sunk
or tornedoed are when they are at
tackled by sur2rise-as In the case re-
| ported early this week by Admiral
Sims.
Destroyers are naturally on the aler,
when they come up to rescue mer
from ship which has just been tor.
| Dedoed.
one view is taken in naval circles
OF the two attacks in a week on Ameri-
can ships. and that Is this:
| That Germany has concentrated
upon campaign of intimidation
against the United States.
There are many angles visible tc
| give basis TO this belief. and officials
Of standing point them out.
They say Germany believes that b,
sinking a few American transports
she can "sicken America" and give
! strength to the talk of pacifists ant
| propagandists in this country-that sh,
can cripple Americas war preparation:
! n this way, cause opposition to fur.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
MORE RlCHMONDERS TAKE
NONCOM. APPOINTMENTS

'(ontinued from flrSt Page(
date have succeeded in getting sub
scriptions TO about sl,loo,ooo from
Pittsburgh and vicinity alone. This
was handled by a special detail of men
from the regiment. which returned TO
their homes and in five days gathered
in bond purchases for this amount
On account Of the interest they have
shown in the campaign, the regiment
will receive special mention in the
bulletin.
Under ruling made by the COM
mittee in charge OF the Liberty loan
campaign here. the amount of outside
subscriptions gotten by the Pennsyl-
vania command cannot he counted in
the total for the camp. One OF tho
troopers in the Depot Brigade yester-
day gave his personal certified check
for $4,000 for Liberty bonds. He was
Private Hooking. of West Virginia
He Is an owner of large coal interests.
THREE GOVERNORS TO SPEAK
AT BIG LIBERTY BOND RALLY
Governor Stuart Is expected to make
An address here Monday night in the
Young Mems Christian Association
Building at Liberty bond rally to be
held under the auspices Of the assoc
citation. The Governors of Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia also will at
tend and make addresses General
Cronkhite and members OF his stat:
will occupy prominent places. and sew
eral thousand OF the National Army
men vii! be present 10 hear the dis
tinguished speakers. The Governors
will be from the three States whose
troops make up the Eighticth Division
Under the direction of Lieutenant w
p. Jones. who is in charge of tho
Liberty loan campaign. "A canvass will
be made OF all the employees Of IN.
RhinehardtDennis Co. which IS con.
structins the ca atonment tomorrow
and an effort will : made TO get sub
scriptions from them TO the amour
National State and City Bank, Rich
mond. will send over six Of his banl
clerks. who. with ]. A. Marvin. of tn
American Audit Company. will handl
the work in connection with the sub
scriptions from the company's EN-
ployees.
Six officers from tho Eightieth Di
vision Will be sent TO Fort Sill, Okla
bona. for course OF instruction
the Infantry School of Arms. One Off
Ger Will be designated to take one {
the several courses there. which wi
be instruction In grenades. bayont
combat, automatic arms. field FORTH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20

ther drafts and create generally an
antiwar spirit in America.
They say that the recent falling OF
In the loss of British tonnage and the
increasing attacks on American vessels
indicates that the German Admiralty
now that the closed season on sub
marine activities in tho North Sea Is
near, has determined upon a winter
campaign against American transports.
and proposes TO carry on such a cam
paign on a large scale.
They say that the sinking of tho
Antilles is only the first chapter OF
Germany's campaign. Whether this
campaign will prove effective depends,
they believe, entirely upon the aid
given Admiral Sims in strengthening
and enlarging his fleet and upon the
character of vessels used as transports.
Speed is essential In such vessels. It
Is the slow ship-ths ones unable to
outrun and maneuver around subma-
rines. which are the ensiest victims to
torpedo.
The Antilles was a comparatively
new ship. but was not especially fast,
although Of better speed than some Of
the ships which America has boon
forced to employer was forced to
employ In the early stages Of the move
ment overseas. The rapid completion
Of repairs to the informed German and
Austrian merchant ships seized upon
the declaration OF war is solving tho
problem of getting enough fast trans
ports, but some of the slower vessels
are still in the service.
The Antilles carried a crew OF 100
under normal conditions. nd 1t is not
believed that as a transport her com
plcment was much reduced.
KILLED M TORPEDO
AND NOT LOST by DROWNING
The fact that all the army and navy
officers on board as passengers wore
| rescued, Is interpreted by navy officials
here to indicate that the majority OF
the deaths took place in the engine
room. and that many OF the victims
were killed by the torpedo and not
lost by drowning. In support Of this
they point out that three of the known
dead were engineer ofllcers-Walkcr
Boyle and ORourke-mcn In command
OF tho engine room crews.
| In the case OF the two wireless op-
orators killed. It Is believed that the
location OF their plant was responsible
for their deaths. Tho radio apparatus
was located near where the torpedo
struck.
The enlisted men lost probably were
ordcrlies. and probably sick. although
this cannot tie confirmed.
| Onicials are anxiously awaiting fur
Their details from Admiral Sims OF the
actual facts of the torpedoing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
Medals Presented.

At the Boy Scouts rally Tonight,
medals were presented to the following
ten young men for service rendered in
the first Liberty loan campaign: N. L.
Quicken. w. d. Blanks, Charles Hall
Davis. Garland Harris, Harvey Moore,
Francis Hayes, Hamilton Coleman,
Ross Walthall. Clinton Jones. Archie
Mallory. In the first campaign, the
Boy Scouts got $4,000 in subscriptions
to bonds. Tonight Instructions were
given as to the campaign for the Sec
ond loan. District Attorney r. H. Mann
presented the medals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20

Continued From First PaCe)
upon two main factors to facilitate
their coming moves:
/. Their powerful lonE-range naval
artillery.
2. sympathy. II not open aid, from
the people OF Finland.
Driving through the Gulf of Finland
toward PetroErad. the Teuton fleet
must contend, In addition TO the Rus
sian warships. with four strong naval
fortresses, namely:
On the Russian side Reval and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20

Infantry was to-day given It's psyche
logical test Mt the base hospital. This
work Is being conducted by the board
Of experts at q rapid rate. 1t will
take several weeks to complete the
work in the division.
Henry r. Jones, OF Company l., of the
3lSth regiment has been discharged
from the military service, and will re-
turn to his home shortly. Nelson Hen
shaw. Of Louisa, has been rejected.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
S0UTHSIDE FAIR BEST
IN HISTORY IN SERIES
Excellent Weather Leads to Lnrre At
tendance While Exhibits and
fAmuscments Are Interestinr

PETERSBURG. Va. October 10
Inc ninth annual exhibition of Tho
Southside Virginia Fair Association
eioseo tonight with a grand display of
fireworks and n fine spirit OF iol1ifca
ton In all respects it was pronounced
the greatest and best OF the entire Sc
ries of fairs held here, and financially
the most successful Perfect weather
prevailed during the entire four days,
whieh assured very large daily at
tendance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
Robbed Of 42H0.

The laundry shop of Doc Wee Book
Chinaman, on Halifax Street, was
broken into last night by a thief ant
s25o in currency was stolen. The
money represented the savings of tn,
Chinaman for some time. He was hi,
own banker and kept his money bidder
away. but as II seems. not beyond The
reach of a thief
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
Tnr Dn1 for Rincs.

Tomorrow will be observed as tag
day for the benefit of a. r. Hill
Rifles. the newly organized infantry
company. The company has received
its rifles and ammunition, but lacks uni
forms and overcoats. 1t is TO raise a
fund for this purpose that tags will be
sold tomorrow. The ladies have the
matter in charge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20

After tho capture Of Riga by the
Germans preparations for removal OF
the government to Moscow were be-
gun. Tho failure Of tho Germans to
develop their offensive after taking
Riga. we'll the approach OF
winter weather making open cam
paignine impracticable, relieved the
fears for the safety OF Pctrograd for
the near future. Last week announce
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20

Kronstadt.
On tho Finnish side Hango and
Sveaborg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
ANCIENT CAPITAL
OF MOSCOW AGAIN
TO BECOME SEAT

Continued From First Page)
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
PUT OFF CAR, TWO men
SUE TROLLEY COMPANY

William A. Waller and Fred Brooks.
through their attorneys. Daniel w.
Baker and Robert 1. Miller. today
filed suit ir the District Supreme
Court aga!nEt the Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis Railway Company
for 5000 damages each. They allege
that August 9 last they purchased a
round-trlp ticket between Washing
ton and Annapolis, and that on their
return to this city by way of Naval
Academy Junction that night they
were put of the car by the conductor.
They aver it was II o'clock midnight,
and they were compelled to spend the
night in the nearby station, which
they say is merely q shed.
Waller and Brooks say they suf-
fered humiliation and anguish of
mind by the treatment they alIege
they were subjected to by the agent
OF the company.
The District of Columbia is named
defendant in a suit fled today by
Nelson Jenifer through his attorney,
E. NJ. Hewlett, for $4,000 damages.
Jenifer alleges that April 10 last,
while working on a scaffolding paint
ing the sewerage station at Second
and N streets northwest, the rope sup
porting the scaffolding broke, pre-
cipitating him to the ground, infiict-
ing serious injuries.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
ON
ROUNDS ROBBED;
FAMILY IN Want

Held up at the point of a pistol as
he started out on his rounds early
today extinguIshing street lamps,
Pasduale Catara surrendered all that
could keep the wolf from his door
S35.
After he had handed over the bulk
OF his months wages from the Wash
ington branch, American Street Light
ing Company, to the highwayman,
Catara went to his home, 724 Euclid
street northwest, and wept with his
wife. Empty coal bins were to have
been filled with that $35, glass was
to have been put in windows through
which cold winds whistle, and "the
bambino," one OF two children, was to
have had a new pair OF shoes. Now
Catara's home is destitute.
Though Catara need not get to
work until 6:10 q. m, he started out
at 5 o'clock today His route, bound
ed by Eleventh and Fourteenth
streets and Monroe street and
Spring road northwest. lies some dis
tance from his home. In pitch dark
ness near Euclid street and Georgia
avenue stood a man more than six
feet in height who paralleled Catara's
course for two blocks. Then cross
ing the street, he poked a revolver
into the Italians ribs and muttered,
"GIve me that S35 you have"
Catara Is at a loss to explain how
his assailant knew of the exact sum
he carried on his person. Police OF
the Tenth precinct 50 far have failed
to capture the robber.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
PR|NCELY WAGES
BID FOR MEN IN
SHOP AND FIELD

The labor shortage became more
acute IN Washington today. In an
effort TO procure help, employers
are making many enticinE offers of
high wages through the newspapers.
Here in the Nationa, Capital today,
one dollar an hour and guaranteed
work, is offered plumbers.
Union carpenters are offered 20
cents an hour.
Nearby Maryland and Virginia far
mers are offering every inducement
in an effort to get men and boys to
"shuck' corn.
Men and boys can make 50 to 50
q day at so cents barrel shucking
corn" says Willis Moore, OF Rock
willie, Nd.
work your own hours and get
paid each day II you wish," is his
appeal
When the war began munition
workers were in a class by them
selves when 1t came to high wages.
Hundreds OF mechanics and lAborers
abandoned their follOwings to take
of the hign pay of muni-
tion plants.
But today high wages are being
offered in nearly every line Of work.
Men are their own bosses They are
paid by the hour, go to work when
they please and knock off" without
q whistle. The plumbers and corn
shuckers" have come into their own.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
F STREET WATCHES
FLAG POLE PAINTER

The hurrying throng on + street
paused today and held its breath
while Chester p. williams, premier
climber for a local awning and flag
company. put a coat Of white paint
on the flag pole on the siX-story
building on that street occupied by
a branch of the ordnance division of
the War Department.
williams started at the top OF the
pole, about thirty feet higher and
on the edge OF the roof. He hrst
painted the ball.
There's a good recruit for the fly
ing CORDS" said some in the crowd,
bet he is after a commission"
But they didn't know that Chester
Williams has. seen service in Uncle
Sans navy and once climbed around
masts with as much ease as he scaled
up the big flagpole today.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
WOULD CHANGE
LAW TO MEET
HOUSING PROBLEM

The Real Estate Brokers Associa-
tion today named q committee or
prominent operators to take active
steps In solving the problem OF pro-
vidInE homes for hundreds OF Govern
ment employees who are contemplating
moving their families to washington
Charles W. Fairfax, president, is eX-
officIo chairman. and has associated
with him the following: A. 8. Gardi-
ner. H. T. Shannon, John L. Weaver
Charles S. Shreve, George Y. WORTH
ington, Clarence T. Donohue, and
Harry Wardman. This committee Will
take up with the Government at once
the plan OF having q law making 1t
unlawful to use alley houses after
July l, 1915 repealed for q period Of
ten years, so that owners OF the
property will be justified in making
necessary improvements to the prop
erty.
The association Is also active in in
terestinK newcomers to Washington
in real estate, and has appointed an
appraisal board which will place an
accurate valuation on property. With
Thomas Bradley, chairman: Randall
n. Hagner, Morton J. Luchs, Harry L.
Rust, George Y. worthIngton also
serve on this board. The personnel
OF the committee is such as to estab-
lish the confidence OF the public and
to promote an interest in real estate
operations.
A schedule Of fees for appraisal has
been adopted for the present year as
follows: One dollar per thousand for
Q valuation certificate up to $4,000
and 30 per cent additional per thou
sand for all certificates over $4,000.
A minimum fee OF SIS will be
charged.
President Fairfas announces that
. meeting Of importance to the en-
tire membership will be held next
Friday evening in the Board Of Trade
room
Considerable energy has been dis
played by the present administration
In enrolling new members and ten
have been added to the roster as fol-
lows: Theodore II. Judd. Arthur
Carr, F. A. Blunden Company. Harry
& welch, Edward T. Lewis, William
H. Ritchie, Phillip & Sager, ]. Norris
woodward, Walter A Brown, and
Elmer z. Ramsay. Many applications
ere expected at the meeting next
week
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
FRATERNITY TO HEAR CLARK.

Champ Clark, Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives, is TO speak at the
reunion OF the Alumni Association Of
the Delta Tau Delta fraternity at the
chapter house, 1922 Massachusetts
avenue, tonight. Efforts are being
made by the Alumni Association Of
the Delta Tau Delta fraternity to ar
ford weekend entertainments for the
men from the training camps and the
Government departments. Besides
Speaker Clark's address there will be
talks by A. Bruce Bielaski, chief OF
the bureau OF investigation OF the
Department of Justice, and Gen. l. w.
Llttell. chief Of the army construc-
donal work.
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
The LOCAL MARKET
or TRADING SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT.
More General Int:: st In List Ap-
parent, Although Sales Are Not
Exceptionally Heavy - mersen-
thaler Linotype Declines Further.

Some improvement in the volume OF
business was shown today on the
Washington Stock Exchange. The
sales were not heavy during today's
session, but a more general interest
in the market was apparent.
Mergenthaler Linotype declined fur
ther today, ten shares OF the stock
selling at 134h, six at 1851. and nVs
at l35- Four shares OF Capital TrAc-
tion went at 50. Ten Continental
Trust sold for 12O. and ten shares OF
Security Storage for 1S5. One thou
sand dollars Potomac CONSOLIDATED 6s
sold at "a. and after call $500 OF
Washington Gas SIS changed hands at
99h.
Total sales on the Washington
Stock Exchange for the week ending
today were: Bonds, S15,5o0; stocks,
351.
Details OF the part to be played by
the banks in the marketing OF the
war savings certificates and thrift
stamps are being worked out by
Frank A. Vanderllp and his assist
ants. The war savings certificates
and the thrift stamps are to be put
before the public on December 3. As
the banks are already receiving
monthly payments from two sets Of
Liberty bond holders q serious prob
lem confronts them In the handling
Of the certificates, which investors
will naturally expect them to do.
Each bank will probably be asked to
devote one or two clerks to the work,
as in the case OF the Liberty loan
campaigns.
Deep study Is being devoted to the
invested capital' section Of the new
war revenue law by the sub-commit-
tee representing the trust companies.
Washington bankers and business
men generally are giving the ques-
tion of the final Interpretation Of the
law much thought E. J. Stellwagen
and John B. yLarner compose the sub
committee for the trust companies
The Washington times., 1917-11-17
TO TELL OF MISSIONS.

AIiss Minnie Nicholson, missionary
superintendent OF the Christian En-
deavor Union, will address a meeting
Of the EndeaVor Union tomorrow
night at the Church OF the Reforma-
tion. "Our UNCONVENTIONAL Foreign
Mission Boards: Their History and
Achievements" IL to be her topic.
The regular Saturday evening social
for soldiers and sailors, held at the
various downtown churches, will be
given this evening by the Christian
EndSGvor Society of the First Con-
EreEational Church, In the church
building at Tenth and G streets
northwest