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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
CHARTER CHANGE WINS
IN NORFOLK ELECTION
Commission-AIanag Plan Adopted
by Vote OF 3,IO3
to ,222
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER. Io1
Opposition Swept OF It's Feet by
Overwhelming Balloting Of Inter
cstcd Citizens - New Commission
to Have Full Charge.

Especial to The Times pispatchI
NORFOLK, VA, November 20.-Nor-
folk to-day adopted tho commission
manager form of government. the new
charter passing by a majority of .,
ISL. Opposition TO the charter, which
had become bitter in the extreme in the
last few days of the campaign. was
completely showed under. the final vote
being 3.to3 for the charter and l,222
against
The two city factions, always lining
up solidly in past elections, were badly
split UP. a majority of the Citizens
party was for the charter, but some Of
It's leaders were in the forefront os the
opposition. The best element OF the
organization was for the charter. a
small part holding together. and. with
the aid of few former Citizens party
voters. attempted TO stem the tide OF
victory by injecting the claim that the
elimination OF the Democratic primary
in the election Of the Council would
mean that the negroes would hold the
balance OF power
The new charter will become law
Immediately on it's passage BY the Cen
eral Assembly, but will not become
operative until September 1. 1918. 1t
provides for the election of the Council
the second Tuesday in June, 1918, in
order that there/Ray be ample oppor-
tunity for the selection OF n city man
ager.
The new charter provides for n Coun-
Gil of five elected from the city at
large. one member OF which is to be
president. having a vote. but no veto
power. The president of the Council
is to act as Mayor for all ceremonial
occa sions.
CITY MANAGER TO DE
APPOINTED BY COUNCIL
A city manager is to be appointed
by the Council. at a salary to be fixed
by that BODY. This manager may come
from outside the city OF Norfolk The
manager is not subject to recall, but is
answerable to the Council. and any
or all members OF that body NAV be
recalled. The manager cannot be re-
moved for one year after taking Of
1cc.
Candidates for the Council are nom
mated by petition of not less than
ESQ qualified voters. The following
clause in the charter eliminates the
primary. in so far as the Council
is concerned:
There shall not be printed on any
such ballot the name of any person
who has been nominated. selected or
designated for the Office of Councilman
by any primary election conducted or
held under the auspices of the city
of any political party, faction or com
bination."
The charter embodies the initiative
referendum and recall a purchasing
agent is provided for. as well as an
efficiency bureau. which is TO Eccp
check on the various city departments
and employees. The Office of the high
constable is placed on salary basis
instead of fees. as at present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
HALT HUN ADVANCE
TO VENETIAN PLAIN
Italians Are Tenaciously Holding
Back Enemy on North
crn Front.
MONTE TOMBA NOT YET LOST
Invaders Apparently Make No
Further Effort to Cross
the Piave.
MONTE TOMBA NOT YET LOST

Between the Brcnta and the piaye
Rivers. on the northern front of the
Italian thca;cr. the Italians are tcna-
ciously holding back the enemy and
preventing his advance southward to
the Venetian plain. the gaining Of
which would threaten their entire line
along the piave River southward to
the Adriatic Sea. Four times attacks
against Monte Tornta the chief posi-
tion still blocking the way from the
hilly country to the plain, have been
rcpulsed by the Italians.
East of the Asiago plateau. The
Italians are keeping up their offensive
against the invaders, and have taken
more than 300 prisoners and "A number
of machine guns and several hundred
rifles. Along the Piave River. the
enemy apparently has made no fur
ther effort to cross the stream. after
the serious losses he sustained in being
driven back Monday from the Zcnson
bridgehcad
Shifting his offensive To the south.
Field Marshal EIaig has delivered Il
series OF attacks against the Germans
in the region between ST. Quentin and
the River Scarpc. in France-territory
on which there has been little fight
ing since the spring offensive. when
notable gains eastward from Arras to
Pcronnc were made. Details Of the
new offensive arc not yet ut hand
but the British official communication
says that the strike had satisfactory
results and that = number Of prison
ers and Il considerable quantity Of
materials have been gained on the
roads leading from Eapaume and Pc
rome toward the important railroad
junction of Cambrai.
The British rapidly are cncirclims
Jerusalem in their Palestine campaign
having now brought their forces to
points twelve miles northwest and ff-
teen miles west OF the ancient city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. November "O.-No
shipments OF supplies will he per-
miitcd to Eo from tho United State.
10 Russin until the situation In that
country clears. The American gnv-
port OF goods already ON the ducks.
wants to know into whose hnnds
they will fnll on their arrival.
The cessation of shipments Il.
mcnt is formed which tho t-nitc,i
states cnn recognize. II the Noi-
ShrvfIti Snin control and pursue
their program cnilinG for pcnrc
with Germany. the embargo will he
permanent. 4 urotrnrtcd civil Mnr
also would work to keep tho en-
bnrEo tight. as tho tuttcd Stntcs
then would fear that supplies might
20 to the Boi.hcviki faction.
The provisional Russian govern
mcnt WAS given credits amounting
in NIL TO S:;25 .00O. 900. of which SI9I,-
Much of this money has bccn spent
for supplies now awaiting shipment.
nnd tho Russians have boon given
re>sclS for Its trnnsportaiion. The
shipments will he held up by denial
of bunker coal to the Ships.
Thomas ID. Jones'. c-rh,irmau
OF the War Trnde Hoard. cniled ut
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
IN NEED
OF AMERICAN AID
Russia to Get No More Shipments
From u. S. Until Situation Clears

the White House to-day md confer
rcd with President Wilson. No
statement wns Forthcoming. hut u
was believed the Itussinn situation
was discussed.
Conditions in Russia still arc un-
known here. The Stntc Department
hnd no additional dispatches from
but unofficial messages coming from
Sweden were TINT General knic-
dimes. hctman OF tho Don Cos<nrkS.
who held the mnstcr hand i'm Rus
Sia through domination of the cnun-
try's coal aud bread supply In the
Don tossnck region, wns marching
with an army on Nnroncz, 200 miles
south OF Moscow.
Persons arriving mt tho Swedish
frontier from Russia also reported
that soldiers were pnrnding the rct-
rograd streets. bearing banner, de-
II all Rnssin and declaring that the
HoishcNil>i regime was more tyrnn-
meal than that Of NirholnS.
The only official dispatch reach
ing the state Department to-day
from Russia announced TINT John
T.. stevens, hcnd or tho American
railway commission to Itussfn. Ind
left PctroGrnd for NladiNostok, H.
connection with hts work Of re-
hnbiiitntinE the Russfnn rnIIuny
system.
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BRADLEY IS CONVICTED Of
TRYING To DESTROY DAM
Appeal Is Immediately Taken From
Justice Mauricc'S Sentence Of
Six Months i'm Jail.
NEGROES CASES POSTPONED
Willy Testifies to Finding Five Sticks
Of Dynamite With Fuse and Caps
in Coalhousc of Davis'S Home.
Bradley Takes Stand.

Following many continuances. the
hearing Of 4. j. Bradley. charged with
"unlawfully attempting to destroy a
certain concrete dam with dynamite
in the city of Richmond. between Belle
Isle and the south side of the james
River" was held last night, and tho
defendant found guilty. The penalty is
six months in jail. but appeal was i'm
mediately taken, and bail given in the
sum OF $500 for appearance in the
Hastings Court the first Monday in Dc
ccmber.
The case was called at s o'clock
before Police Justice Maurice. and the
charge against Mr.. Bradley was first
taken up. The charges against the two
negroes, Arthur Davis and Bcnnic
Hockaday. are still pending. since
there was not time to hear the cases
last night. Justice Maurice was firm
in his desire to have the hearing COM :
pletcd last night. ii advisable. but
owing to the fact that 1t was nearly
midnight when the case against Mr.
Bradley was concluded. the cases which
grew out of the dynamtine, and in
which the colored men are the defend
ants, were held over.
o''oeN' w.
no,,,,,a,a,, ,,;, "a
woalth's Attorney George T.. Wise, as
sisted by r Justin Moore. nut i'm the
case of the prosecution. Al the con-
clusion of the hearing OF Common
wealth's witnesses Mr. Pollock rcstcd
his cosc and for his defense relied
upon the conteutiou that the evidence
as produced by ;b. commonvc,,th was
not sufficient TO constitute an ot,cmu,
in Law, such ,4 The warrant sct forth
asscrtinc ,h,t tho ac,s on tho mar, of
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
ITALIAN GENERAL. ANNOUNCES
CAPTURE or I,2nO AUSTRItSS
fDy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, November 2O-CaD-
ture OF 200 AuStrianS who crossed the
Piave River is announced in Il mes
sage from General DiaZ. the Italian
comma nder-i chief to his army. re-
ccived here to-day by cable. Tho gen
eral pays high tribute TO the young
reserves of the class OF 1899. who have
just received their baptism OF fire
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
VOTE or CONFIDENCE
GIVEN TO CIEMENCEN e

BY Associa ted PTcss.1
rARIS. November 20.-The Chamber
OF Deputies this evening gave vote
OF confidence 10 NJ. Clemcnceau. tEe
new Premier. AIS TO 65.
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War; Nothing but War;
Declares Clemenceau
in His First Statement
New Russian Government
Wants Separate Peace

ny associated ITeee.s
LONDON, November 2O.-A C0pen-
hagen dinpntrh to the Exchange
Telegraph Company snys:
"rhc National Tidendc's Berlin
correspondent learns indirectly thnt
the new Russian government has
"ihr'aly declared II has lert tho
ranks OF the belliScrents and In
rendy to conclude separate peace"
SHORTLY TO WITHDRAW
FROM PARTICIPATION IN WAR
BY Associated Pres-
: STOCkHOLM. November 2n.-Thc
Alton TidncinEen claims TO have
learned through diplomatic chan
neis that Itussin Will shortly with
draw from Oflcinl participation In
tho Nur.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
ITALIAN COUNTER ATTACKS
FAIL, SAYS RERIJS

BERLIN, November 90 (via London).
positions captured on :he northern
slope OF Monte Tomba, on the mountai lin
front near the upper Piave. were un-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-21
"TRAINED 0EFiCER- SPENT
TIME IN RESTRICTED DISTRICT

The prosecuting attorney of this
county, in Il letter TO me. advises that
your trained officer who came TO this
city for the alleged purpose Of in
vrstiS2ting the case. WAS here several
days before callini: upon any officer
Of the state or county: that he fire.
quonted the 'rcd-lisht' district. where
Johnson's alleged crime was commit
ted. in an apparent effort to obtain
information which would warrant his
making an adverse report: that. on
the Very day he left Charleston. Ia.
called at the office OF the prosecuting.
attorney for the first time. that the
prosecuting attorney gave him the
names OF Il great many witnesses
whom he could have Interviewed be
fore leaving the city, and gave him
all the facts within the possession OF
the states representatives.
The prosecuting; attorney requested
the privilege OF presenting West Vir
ginia'" side of the case at the com
ing hearing OF johnson, IN Massachus-
etts. and was a@suI cd II WAS not ne,es.
sary TO do so. bur when he insist OF
upon making that appearance he WAS
told he would be advised when The
matter was to he again heard and
that no such advice was received. and
that The prosecuting attorney had no
intimation OF information relative 10
the time Of the further hearing. AZ
promised
Only Il few days ago | honored a
reNuisition FOR tic return of an al
legged fugitive to your State The
(Continucd ON Mini, Do
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tcontinued on Eighth Page.)
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No More P acifstPrograms
or German Intrigues,
Says New French
Premier.
fRY Associated prnss

PARIS. November 2O.-Prcmicr Glenn
cnccau read to the Chamber Of Deputies
to-day the ministerial declaration
which had been decided upon by the
new Cabinet. In the Senate the docu-
mcnt was read by Louis Nail. the Min
lister of Justice. The declaration was
as follows:
We have accepted places in the gov
ernment in order 10 conduct the war
with redoubied effort for the better
application OF Ill our energies. We
come before you with the sole idea Of
an integral war.
"ConQucr that justice may prevail
that is the watchword Of all our gov
crnmcnts since the beginning OF the
war. That program, open as the sky.
wc shall maintain.
we have great soldiers of great
traditions. under leaders tempered by
trials and animated by that supreme
devotion which gave their elders re-
nown. Through them, through all Of
US. the immortal native land. in the
noble ambitions OF peace, will pursue
tho course OF It's dcstinics.
The single. simple duty is 10 stand
by the soldier. live. suffer and ngh,
with him: rcnounce everything that is
not of the fathorland. The hour has
come for us to be solely French. and
with pride to declare that that sufiiccs
FOR us. Let everything to-day he
iblendcd-the claims OF the front and
the duty in the rear. Let every zone
he the zone OF war. II there must be
men who find in their souls impulses
OF the old times. let us put them aside.
All civilized nations arc engaged in
tho sa' battle against the modern de-
velopmen, OF ancient harbarity. Against
this, with all our good allies. we arc
an immovable rock, "A ba -rier that shall
not he passed.
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WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR
REsENTs NJ CALL s ACTION
Refusal to Honor RcQuisition for re.
turn OF Negro Criminal re-
Election ON State.
BASED ON UNTRUE REPORTS
Attitude nf Massachusetts Executive
Declared to Tend to Thwart Ends
nf Justice and Violates Spirit OF
Comfy Between States.
IRy Associated pres,t

CHARLESTON. w. VA, November 20.
-Characterizing The refusal OF Gov
crnor Mccall. OF Massachusetts. TO
honor his reuuisition for the return to
Yves; Virginia for trial OF John John
SON. negro, charged with attacking
"a white girl in this city. as constitute
ing N reflection upon the State of West
Virginia and showing Il deplorable lack
of knowledge of the State and its peo-
pie. Governor Cornwcll late to-day
made public n letter which he had writ
ten TO the massachusetts Governor
Previous to receiving Governor Nc
Calls letter declining to honor the
rcquisition, Governor Cornwcll had
written To tho Massachusetts Governor
harm should come to Johnson. and
declaring there is absolutely no dan
ger OF Johnson's being lynched or
otherwise mistreatcd."
Governor cornwclrs letter. as sent
To Governor Mccall to-day follows:
II have your letter declining to
honor my reHuistion for the return OF
John Johnson, now in your city,
charged with rape in this county.
with all due respect to the repre-
sentativcs of your State who visited
this state for tho alleged purpose OF
making an investigation regarding the
case, | am compelled to say that he
has evidently misled YOU rs to the
facts in the matter. The suggestion
that exaggerated reports Of the crime
have been generally circulated in the
community. and that on account of
the nature of these reports and the
race OF the defendant. there exists n
prejudice which would be difficult if
not impossible. OF control by the most
upright judge. is not only unwarrantcd
and untrue, but is a reflection upon
this state and it's courts. which | very
frankly and respectfully resent. II is
not Justified by any records Incl
dents connected with the state since
its origin.
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JAPANESE PLAN TO GRAB
 ALL TRADE OF PACIFIC

pointed to inspect the exports of all industries and permit no inferior goods to depart for foreign markets from Japanese ports.
 The Japanese believe they will be especially successful in getting trade which formerly has been enjoyed by American exporters because, they claim, American exports often are of a low class. Consular reports say that the Japanese have found many defects in goods imported from this country. It is stated that the Japan ese Government recently condemned and destroyed 1000 cases of dynamite imported from the United States be-
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members have been instructed in the principles of the Audubon Socities
 These bird clubs have held public tird exhibitions, given various enter -ainments, established bird sanctuar- les. fed birds in winter built and erected multitudes of bird boxes, post ed notices of bird and game laws, libraries of bird books, conducted bird walks. worked for state and national legislation. organized scores of Junior Audubon clubs and carried forward many other Audubon activities"
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bird tribes. Three million illustrated pamphlets giving life histories of diff ferent American birds have been dis tributed this year
 If this association had never en- gagged in any line of con5ervatoin ef- fort other than it's work with children it's Influence for good would still have been monumental" the report states. Beginning with the school year of 1910-11 when we enrolled 10.595 chill dre1 in bird study classes in the southern states, this organized effor: las spread with astonishing rapIdity
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cause the explosive did not come up to the Government test Also four Americna marine motors exported to Japan are reported to have broken down because of defective castings. Apparently they had been given no running tests before being shipped.i it Is reported. One of the engines only ran twenty minutes.
 Paper, Formaldehyde. steel articles. tartaric acid crystals, benzol, sheet glue. naphthalin and grey acetate of lime are among the American con- mcdities shipped 70 Japan which have been found practically useless there because of inferior quality, according
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to every state in the union.
 Each year has seen a marked in crease over the previous year, both in numbers of clubs formed and the number of children enrolled. The past year 9,901 such junior groups were formed with a total paid membership of 205,196. This is an increase of mere than 5S,000 over the number en- rolled the year before. Since
 ception of this phrase of our work six years ago. a total of 28,522 junior Audubon bird clubs have been formed and 572,081 children as regular junior
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kOX|0US ANIMALS SLAIN
 BY GOVERNMENT MEN

Pacific News Service. Wash Bureau
 WASINGTON. Mountain Hons, wolves wild cats. coytes and other lesser noxious animals to the total number of more than 15,000 were kill ed in the flshcal year ending last July. in Oregon, California, Idaho. Utah and the United States biological survey.
 The object of the killings is to les sen depredations on domestic animals which are frequently accompanied by
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. The marked de- crease in the number of wild birds, continuous for many years has at last been halted. T. Gilbert Yearson states in his annual report as secretary of the National Association of Audubon So- cieties.
 That more than half million Am erican school children have been formed into clubs to protect and in- crease the number of feathered song sters Is ascribed as the main reason for the happy conditions of the song
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to consular reports.
 Japan Is profitting by this lesson, 1t IS stated, and believes she can get American trade away from Americans by correcting the mistakes she notices in the American expor: trade. The Department of Commerce says that American exporters should be warned and mend their ways unless they want to See Japan draw from them some of their best customers in the Orient
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HOP GROWERS FIGHT
 RAIL RATE INCREASE

The railroads claim that their earnings too low and say that they must get increased revenues if they are to have fair profit out of the business. The Pacific Coast hop men take the op- hop rates are sufficiently high and that any increases will be an unwarranted burden on the hop industry.
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON, Pacific Coast hop growers and dealers are making concerted effort to prevent transcon- tinental and other railroads from in- creasing freight rates on hops between various parts of the country. Scores of complaints are being filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington against the new rate increases proposed by the railroads.
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Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON, In an attempt to secure the major portion of the foreign trade to all Pacific ocean shores, and particularly that of the Pacific caost of South America now enjoyed by the United States and by European countries, Japan is planning 70 raise the standard of her exports so as to attract buyers away from the goods they heretofore have been receiveing. The first step In this campaign, which, consular reports say, has official sup port of the Tokyo Government, is to be rigid inspection of Japanese exports. Under the system experts will be ap-
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prominent civilians scientists, has put it's official ban on the use of such names as birdman. birdwoman and aviatrix as appearing unnecessary and undesirable" The committee de- fined an aviator to be any person. man or women. who operates an air. craft.
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appeals here.
 A suit was last year started by Fred w. Handel In Montana to compel certain coal containing lands for the minimum price of from sIO to s2O an acre as fixed by an old statute in-
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COAL LANDS DECISION
 SAVES. 400 MILLIONS

Pacific News Service. Wash. Bureau
 WASHINGTON. The power of the department of the interior to appraise government-o owned coal land through out the country and to dispose of them at their appraised value has been affirmed by the district court of
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stead of the s70 per acre which the
 government appraisers fixed as the as the value of the lands In question.
 Secretary Lane explained that up to 1907 1t had been :he governments policy to dispose of all coal lands at
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PLACE BAN ON "AVlATRlx"
 AND FREEDMAN"

Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
 WASHINGTON. The national ad- visory committee on aeronautics which Is composed of four high army and four high naval officers and six
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WE CAN DO IT.

Tor first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main 151 and the Peo- p,.'s laundry will send and get v'ur laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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All kinds of sleigh and ski wood on sale at Ros" mill and shop. Also building and mining timber.
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outbreaks of rabies.
 Jack rabbits also come under the surveys ban. and effective methods of destroying the long cared. feet footed little beasts are being sought.
 In Florida. land crabs are extermin- ated by introducing five or six drops of carbon bisulphide into each burrow and closing the aperture.
 Now iaIo eggs at Prosssr's Harness ehop, $1 .0O per dozen. Phone Black 5.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
 Let the Nugget do your letter wctt- ing by sending the Weekly Nugget to yOur friends n thc outside-60c mo