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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
MRS. DESAUllES WILL
60 ON STAND TODAY
IN HER OWN DEFENSE
In Better Condition for Ordeal Since
Visit From Her Little Son,
She Says.
JURY TRYING CASE
MADE UP OF MARRIED MEN
Judge Manning Receives Number OF
Threatening Letters. Which Urge
Young Woman's AcQuittal-Care
Exercised In Admitting Spectators.

Mincola. L. l.. N. r.. Nov. 22.-Mrs.
Blanca Errazuris Desaulles' attorney,
Henry Uterhart. through the agency
of shrewd ross-examination of Ju-
Illus Hamadek. valet of DeSaulles,
made two distinct and telling pune
lures in the prosecutions armor to-
day He proved. through the states
witness. that Mrs DeSaulles an
nounced over the telephone that she
was coming to The Box to get little
Jack" whereas the state is seeking
to prove she visited her divorced hus-
bands home with the deliberate in
tention OF numbering him.
He also secured from Hadamek the
unqualified statement that Marshall f.
Ward. friend of DeSaulles was not
in the living room at The Box" dur
ing the shooting, Uterhart said Ward
testified positively at the coroner's in
quest that he was In the room, and
Ward Is expected so to swear tomor-
row.
District Alto 'ney Charles r. Weeks
began his opening address when court
convened for the afternoon session,
the last two jurors having been select
ed late In the morning. He spoke for
half an hour without interruption by
the defense.
Lawyer Uterhart expects to call Mrs
DeSaulles as the hrst witness for the
defense tomorrow afternoon. She
said she is In much better condition
for the ordeal since the visit of little
Jack last evening, Her brother and
sister were In court throughout to-
days session, sitting Immediately be-
hind her.
Members OF the DeSaulles family
occupied seats across the aisle from,
the defendants relatives.
Justice Manning. who Is PRESIDING
at the trial, received nearly dozen
threatening letters in tooays mail
One of these read. in part: May God
help you If you do not acqutt this
girl, for she is innocent"
No further attention was paid &c
the letters by THE court than an al
-nfotftsf1 nreut TO court officers TO exer-
else especial care regarding persons
admitted to the auditors seats. This
caution was carried out to the letter.
Jury Trying the Case.
The completed jury which today be.
gan listening 20 testimony against
Mrs. Blanca Errazuriz DeSaulles is a:
follows.
No, ttoreman1 John C. Bucking
sixty-one. bockkeeper for J. p, Nor
gan & Co., married: two children.
No, Phillip H. Ohpi hfty-three
retired grocer; married: two children
No. Edward II. Pietech. nifty
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
ALLEGED BRUTALITY At
0CCOOUAu WORkA0USE
To Be INVESTIGATED
Under HabeAs Corpus Proceedings
Suffrage Pickets to Appear Re
fore Judge Waddili Today.
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN
ASKS WHITTAKER's DISMISSAL
Rights Given Criminals In Sing Sing
Denied Women In District Institu-
tion-Gag Pronounced to Be Intol-
cradle.

Washington. November 2s.--T =
their big battle tomorrow to prove.
under habeas corpus proceedings, that
their picket prisoners in occoquan
workhouse are bein. subjected to bru-
tai treatment. scored two victories to-
day. The nrst was an official demand
that the superintendent OF the work
house be removed and the second q
statement from the department of
Justice that the alleged brutality
would be Investigated.
The demand that w. H. whitaker,
workhouse warden. be removed. was
made to W. Gwyn Gardiner. District
of Columbia commissioner, by Repre-
sentative George 3. Francis. OF New
York. following . visit of inspection 10
the institution and conversation with
the suffrage pickete.
The promise that the department OF
Justice would make inquiry into the
worahouse system was made by So
liettor -Cieneral Davis to a deputation
of women OF the National Woman s
party. The same delegation called
also on Secretary Lane and told him
OF the alleged abuse OF tn" pickets.
and he promised TO see what he could
do about It.
Under a writ OF habeas corpus,
twenty-sevent Of the original thirty
one suffrage pickets sent to Occoquar
are 70 be produced in the United States
district court in Alexandria. Va to-
morrow morning before judge wad
all.
Representative Francis in asking
the dismissal of Superintendent Whit :
taker writes to Commissioner Card :
ner that Whitaker placed every OBJ
stacle in the way Of an impartial in
quiry
He WAS permitted to see the pick of
prisoners, he writes. but only one al
q time In the presence OF matron who
would not allow any comment by The
prisoners on the workhouss conditions
or permit MIR Francis to make notes
TT Is intoierahle.' says Representa-
supplied At werkhouse under gov
eminent turtsdtcttou Further reasons
tt1uke It more iurrerattvs that w hit
taker be removed,
"ln tae jail at Sing Sin,r visitors
may talk freely with prisoner in sepa
rate stalls and absolute secrecy and
confidence is permitted" He added
What guarded information could
gather from the pickets leads me &c
believe they received rough treak-
ment."
Miss Doris stevens. acting chairman
of ihe National Wenaa's party. to-
night issued statement tonigh,
that MIR. Whitaker approached Miss
Burns. militant leader and prisoner
with some persuasion to "cail on tn
habeas corpus writ" entatling disclo
surss in court
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
Not Even Great Verduu Battles
Equalled Fury of Attack on
Northern Front
DlAZ ENTIRE LINE TO
FALL BACK TO ADIGE
Stung by News Of West Front
Reverscs German Leaders
Command nWe Must Break
Through 10 Given

London. Nov. es.-Alarming news
came from the italian front tonight
On the strength of it military experts
here agreed that only a miracle now
can avsfrt Teuton break through on
the Northern front.
The Italian line there is admittedly
cracking The Teuton accumulation
of guns and men thrown into this mar
Row sector, between the Pfave and
Rrenta rivers has proved too over
whelming. though the Italians fought
and still are fighting with super
human heroism.
For seven days the defenders block
ed the Teutons sweep across and be-
tween the mountains on this front OF
scarcely ten miles. walls OF flesh unit
ing with the big mountains in barring
tha-EaaA- 3F.te~tafe- r~~~ets ptafrs
Today this battle reached It's zen
ith Of fury Not since verduu has
such earth shaking cannonading been
heard Stun by the news from the
West. tho Teutons stormed forward
against the italian line with ne
doubled fury. Again and again they
came on, hogg after hour. through
s1TeI davs and seven rirhts Ever
SO sio4gl, the Italians yielded an inch
ssre arr s-d an inch tiaer-. More
=.
Won Hueiow. More and again more.
I've Must Break Through"
we must break through was the
iron command from headquarters
Today IL seemed that the volcano
OF hot metal and the sheer pressure
~ legion- was carrying out the com
r1ends. The crisis came last night
Hhsn the Teutons took two more
peaks. those Of Monte FontaNa and
Monte spinuccis The Rome war Of
fee early today was forced TO admit
a Teuton advance into some ''ad-
venced lines"
All through today the carnage went
on. Ever 50 slowly. hut as steadily
tire Italians Welded; gradually, as the
foe bit himself into vantage point
after ventare point inches became
wards. and the whole italian line be-
gan TO shake
0min~us News Comes.
nv noon ominous dispatches started
coming in from front The Teutcns
according, to them had established
themselves on the upper slopes OF
Monte GraDra That Is the most
powerful Of the mountain baktions
blocking the Teutons. Every one
realized that it's fall would mean a
Teutnn dash into the plain and that
in turn. would spell incalcu'able men
ace to the whole Italian fiue on the
piave. For cree a break through Is
effected on the Northern front the
Teutons have scarcely twenty-five
miles to march southwark to reach
the rrdine-verona Rail. and that is
the main avenue OF retreat--possibly
OF escApe-for the italian Ptave arm
les. :.
In view OF this menace, which, II
is believed General Diaz must have
fully foreseen. some military ohserV-
ers here expressed the hope tonight
that the bulk OF the Piave forces al
ready is moving westward IN net
.hat the wtthdrawai from the Piave
IN the Adfve IA a matter OF hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
JAPS URGE CLOSER
COOPERATION IN WAR

Toxic, Nov. "A resolution urging
that Japan take more active part IN
the war by closer cooperation with the
allies Wa adopted at a meeting In Os-
aka of the party known as the Seiyu-
Raj, which supports the present gov
ernment
Dispatches from Hardin. on the ST.
berian railway in Manchuria state that
large German forces have been trans
ferred from the Russian L, the Italian
front. They add that the Germans EVIL
IDENTIFY no longer fear serious Russian
resistance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
SUBCOMMITTEE To
FORMULATE PROGRAM
4sses sezas-s-.a-~ a'--7~74s~'*
Charter Change Committee Refers
Work 10 Iils-ex. OF Ila
Members
SENTIMENT AGAINST
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
Expressions mt Last Nights Meeting
Indicative OF Destre on Part OF
Members 10 Abolish This Body.

After much discussion as to pro-
cedure. the council committee on
charter changes last night named a
subcommittee to frame a tentative
program to be discussed and acted
upon by the full committee at a meet
ing to be called by the chairman. and
IL the sentiment expressed by the
members of the subcommittee pre-
walls. the administrative board will be
abolished and a substitute in the
shape OF a board or managers. EN-
bracing heads of departments. will be
placed in charge OF thu conduct Of
the city's business.
This subcommittee embraces Coun-
Gilman r. l.. Peters tchairnan). AL
derman Ordway Fuller and Council
man Fred r. Powers. They were
given power to frame a tentative ordi-
nance and are TO confer with the city
attorney Ait rtae papers now before
the committee are to be discussed and
digest ed and boiled down into a COM
prehensive bill. which Is to be pre-
scented to the general committee, and
by that body discussed and framed
into a concrete report to be recon-
mended to council for adoption, and
by them sent to the legislature for
ratification.
Before the com mittee was named,
on motion OF Mr.. Peters, much dis
cuss.on was jndulged in. Expressions
from every member OF the commit
tee. except Councilman Mills, indi-
Gated that the administrative board
should be abolished. In the words OF
Alderman Fuller, the city had found
sirable than the former council COM
mittee plan. but that still 1t did not
come up to the requirements Of the
times.
Should Profit by Mistakes
We have experimental" said
Councilman Powell. ''and we have
found our mistakes, We should pront
by the experience. A board embrac-
ing heads OF four OF the city depart
ments, with the mayor at tho head. II
seems to me. would be vast improve
ment. We were forced into this posi-
ton. and now we must make every
effort to improve the situation"
Every member or the COMMITTEES
was present. Every member had
something to say. The consensus of
expressions was that the administra-
tive board had seen its day.
At the outset Councilman Powell
presented resolution designed to
abolish the administrative board and
substitute In It's place. board made
up of the heads of four city depart
ments. to be selected by the mayor.
to serve IN the administration OF the
affairs of the various depa9 tments un-
til the completion OF their terms OF
office, Then they We're to be nnmi-
mated -by the mayor and elected by
council.
This plan, which practically follows
all the. others submitted. met>with nc
opposition. MIR. PeteAs. however. sug-
gested that the plan. in addition tc
all the others before the COMMITTEES
be submitted to a subcommittee OF
three. who. in conjunction with the
, city attorney, are to collaborate in tue
formation of a report to be submitted
| to the general eemnfittee.N This rs.
port is to embrace every suggestion
for betterment of the city govern
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
Germans Ru hing Up Reserves
and Counter-Attecking in
Attempt to Close Gap
BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES;
DENIES BaEAK-TIROUCH
Cavalry and Tanks and Heroic
infantry Charges Used III
British Efort-Ten Thous-
and German Prisoners AIKEN
WAR NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

british wedge in HtndenburE iins
deepened to six and one-half miles
on ten mile front. All defenses Of
Casnbrai overrun. nrIttsh new
within two and three-quarter nauss
Of important base, AEhttnx now In
the open. Berlin admits further
losses hut ss&srfs no "h e T.
through" was effecreG.
French ma tnfain ell positions
gained ir yesterdays, drive north
of the Aisne.
Italians hold their main poSitjou
nut fcse two mounfnIu peaks on
vital front between Piavs and
Brentn. Fierce battle In progress.
Germany establfxked barred sene
taking I'm waters of Porsuruese
isiands Of Azores In North Atlantic
Declares islands have become @hos-
tile hase.y
Hussian Boishcviki comnna nder
Instructed by Pctroxrad govern
ment 10 initiate aru1ts lice negotfa-
ttcns with Teutons- Other dis.
patches deny separate peace II afna.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
Richmond
.Fraternities

Are usefuily active in many
lines of Humanitarian
work. Read all about them
in the Sunday Edition
OF THE RICHMOND vIR-
GILMAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
ARGENTINA RAILROAD
WORKERS AGAIN OUT

Buenos Aires, Nov. 22.-The South
ern Argentine Railway company today
suspended all service following
walkout OF the workers in the yards
and machine shops. A spread of the
strike which may again tie-up the
whole republic Is imminent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
All Virginia
Smiles

Every Sunday morning
over r'Ye Byrdtowne Cos
SIP a page OF cartoon
comment on current events
Drawn by Russell s. Hen
uerson for THE RICH
MOND VIRGINLaN.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
Sport Snap Shots
81 JAGk- kL LR E
sg.s..-s x-.ss,--W s7zts-

Jim Rice, coach of Columbia's
crews, tells story of a football play
er in an Eastern college who was
The first day the embryo oarsman re-
ported for practice it seemed that ev-
erything he did was wrong. He had
been assigned to row No.. 5 in the
boat, and all he heard from the coach
during the afternoon was:
Hey. No. 5. you bonehead. Don't
hold your oar like that" or mo. s.
How many times do have to tell you
not to place your feet like that" The
following day he was moved down one
position in the boat, but didn't do any
better, and the coach nagged at him
continually. That night a friend ask
ed him how he was getting along with
his rowing. WELL he replied, 7 had
a tough time the first day and got
bowled out a lot, but did fine today
I feel sorry for No 4, whoever he is.
because the coach rode him to beat
the band today
The Englfshers never seem willing
to admit that baseball is any sort of a
real sport at all. It just seems to
bore the chaps. don't you see. When
American soldiers and Canadians put
on ball game in London not long ago
most Of the spectators were English
and from all accounts they were bit
embarrassed not to be able to do their
share as 1ookers-on. The English IN
derstand baseball to be as much Of a
game for the spectators as for the
players The spectator is to rise to
his feet at intervals and shout in the
most frenzied way. There is more or
less truth in the idea but when the
spectators in London didn't know how
to do the thing they thought expected
of them they felt bit muffed The
average Englishman regards baseball
as sort of elaborated FOUNDERS" or
one-ole-cat, bball games that the folks
of all nations play in their youth, in
some form or other, and its hard for
the English to get all worked up over
it. But if they move to the U. S. and
dwell here while they soon learn to
see how it is enjoyed.
ST. Louis fans seem determined tc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
STOSK BRINGS
HIGH PRICES

High prices distinguished the sale
conducted by S. NJ. Parrish at his
farm near Webster, Monday, the
amount ranging between $4,000 and
$500. Five Jersey mich cows went
from S45 to $50 per head.
The hogs offered had an average
weight of 325 pounds. The sows sold
for $50 per head. This was an inter
esting feature Of the sale, and the bid
ding was lively.
Corn went s6ok per acre. Corn in
the shock was sold at $40 per shock.
Oats went Is cents per dozen sheaves.
Hay in the NOW went $19H Baled
straw went So cents. Agricultural i'm
plements went from SAB to $50, bind
er selling for $3.50. .
The ladies' of the Webster NJ. E.
church served the luncheon. Col Tom
Commit was auctioneer, with Simon
Wedel as assistant auctioneer. Frank
NJ. Jones was clerk
Among the buyers were: A O.
Hainsley. Forrest Meek, Wayne Wall
er, Thomas Ryan, Jos. Parrish, c. E.
Polly, Frank Williams, NJ. McFarlane,
c. B Keene, and Joseph Thompson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
Big Ten Leaders Are
in FAVOR of Benefit
Games After Season

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov 6.-Dr.
Thomas F. Moran of Purdue, chair
man of the Big Ten conference, today
said there was nothing to report con-
corning the vote being taken on the
question of authorizing post season
football games for charitable or patri-
otto purposes. DR.. Moran Is taking the
official vote of the Big Ten. He said
only few ballots had been received.
In some cases the question is being
submitted to the entire faculty.
When asked II the votes already re-
ceiyed showed any marked sentiment
one way or the other, DR.. Moran said
they did not, but he added no strong
objection to post season games was
evident. When the votes are all re-
ceived here DR.. Moran will Immediate
~ announce the results.
DR.. Moran's statement seems to In
sure the playing Of Miehigan-C Chicago
game at Chicago on Dec. l. Every 9TH
er school of the Big Ten has informal
ly approved the game. and Dr. Moran's
attitude indicates Purdue will raise no
objection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
On The Screen
WASHINGTON

"The Dormant Power" presents
charming Miss Ethel Clayton in de-
lightful role and role in which the
force of her histronic ability is seen
to splendid advantage. Miss Clayton
appears in the role OF young girl.
who has been brought up IN wild
Southwestern town and who falls in
love with a youth who has shot
Mexocan discovered in the act of de-
flaming the American flag. rhe youth,
who has been ne'er-do-well, goes
East to make good and the girl. to
escape the hardships of her life, mar
ries welthy brute who takes her
East. The girl and the youth meet
again under startling circumstances
and eventually find happiness, though
the path leads through devious and
unexpected ways THE Dormant
Power" is World-Picture Brady-made
and it will be the attraction at the
Washington theatre on Wednesday
and Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
CRIPPLED TEAM
PREPARES FOR
LUTHERAN GAME
With Two Varsity Back Field
Men Out of Game, Quak-
ers Face Hard Proposition.

With three OF the best men on the
squad laid up on account Of injuries,
and two Of these probably out of the
game for the rest Of the season, Earl
hams chances in the remaining games
of the season are somewhat dimmed.
Coach Lewis, however, started his
crippled squad on a hard grind on Reid
field Monday evening in preparation
for the game against Wittenberg, to
be played at Earlham next Saturday.
The. absence of Jessup and Brown from
the back field will make the Quaker
offensive much slower, but every eff
fort will be made to whip the sub
backs into condition for the Witten-
berg game with the hope that the two
regulars will be able to play against
Butler and Wilmington.
Varsity BackfieId Strong.
The strength of the Quaker back
field was shown in the game against
DePauw last Saturday when the Quak-
ers. with the varsity backs held the
Methodists without point for the en-
tire first quarter and were able to car
ry the ball under the shadow OF De-
Paws goal.
Three men will be given a chance
AOl OCoouP - IJldCS III tlo UdCh LIEU
next Saturday Pitts and Ellsworth
will probably hold two Of the backfield
positions. while Raiford. Hoerner and
Clark will try for the other Brown
may be able to get In the game, but
on account of the weakened condition
OF his ankle, he will probably warm
the bench for another game.
Line Shows Better.
In spite Of its lack of weight, Coach
Lewis has drilled the Quaker line IN
til 1t works with precision that Is al
most machine like Howard Mills was
injured in last Saturdays game, but
his injuries are not believed to be so
serious as to keep him out of the
game next Saturday.
Plans are being made by the Quak-
ers to have a record breaking crowd
at the DePauw contest in celebration
of Homecoming" day All old e.
men of the school have been invited
to attend the game as guests Of the
school, and it is expected that a large
crowd of rooters will watch the Quak-
ers battle with Wittenberg.
A number Of Wittenberg followers
are also planning to accompany the
team and this will add to the festivi-
ties. The game will start at $50
o'clock unless the day is cloudy and
there is possibility Of its not being fin
ished in good light.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06

Stars on the gridiron are few and
far between in the east this fall, most
~ because last seasons veterans are
in the army and few youngsters Of
brilliance have appeared. The lack of
real varsity football material is an old
story now and the few big men of last
fall who are still in the game are quite
prominent as result.
Elmer Oliphant, the Army's full
back, is perhaps the brightest star on
eastern gridirons this season and he
has shown as great class as ever be-
fore With O1iphant in the lineup
West Point is quite likely to have a
real team whatever the rest of the
squad may be. Many Of the Arn1y's
victories last season were attributed
to the wonderful play of Oliphant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06

of the competition between Berry and
young George McLaren, Pittsburgh's
twenty-year-old star, who just about
won the game for his team unaided.
In any other season McLaren would
be more widely celebrated. He is IN
doubtedly one of the greatest stars
the game has seen in recent years.
Ralph Horween is one Of the few
other vets of last season still in the
game. if it can be said that Harvard,
with her informal football, is in the
game at all. Though Horween is not
in Berry's or ELEPHANTS class he is GO
ing his best clip with the rather green
team Harvard has on the field. No
very large glory will be gained by
those playing football informally .
however.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-06
Lrishmen Are Giuen
Welcome on Return

NOTRE DAME, Ind, Nov. 6.-Amid
the greatest demonstration and cheer
ing ever witnessed in South Bend the
Notre Dame football team, returning
with a great victory over the Army,
last night was greeted at the station
by a brass band and practically the
entire student body.
A large number of South Bend mer-
chants contributed toward arranging
the welcome. The students formed a
line and marched through the city
with fireworks The students executed
the snake dance. The reception came
as a big surprise to Coaches Harper,
Kockne and the squad.