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The evening world., 1917-08-23
ITALY INTO THE BREACH.

-HE 10000 Auans already killed. wounded captured by
the Italians in Gen. Cadornas formidable and continuing
offensive the onzo front bear witness % what looks like
Allied planning broad and simple enough be correctly graed
even by amateur strategsts 1000 miles away.
Three weeks ago the British War Office frankly pointing
to Brons and he Allies that eve cannot depend Russia
for any effective offensive assistance big plans for time
and that accordingly 9TH" greater burden the other
Entente Allies"
What natural than that Italy should be asked to jump into
the breach and something which should prevent the
mang Of Teuonc for invasion Of weakened Russia and
the time compel the Kaiser think rather Of withdrawing
forces from France and Flanders than of adding those already
there?
IL had to be taken for granted that Iys grim though
necessarily slow and obscured struggle with Austria among the
tain sleeps the Alps all that could be reasonably expected Of
the souhernmost European ally.
But this view to have been wrong The present italian
offensive has already proceeded far enough be recognized
the most brilliant advances of the
admirable cooperation with the blows the French and British
delivering the western front.
Predictions that Rusas lapse would the other Allies to
sit tight and wait premature Italy has risen nob
need Of filing RuSsias place And Italian have begun by
showing with superb effect that they know what they do
The evening world., 1917-08-23

THE first man to advocate the In
PRODUCTION OF slaves from Afrl-
ca into the New World was
Bartholomew de Las Casas, a Spanish
priest, who was born in Seville,
Spain, on Aug 2S, l474. 1.-THE father
of negro slavery in America" first
crossed the Atlantic when, at the
age OF nineteen, he accompanied his
father with Columbus to the West
Indies. On returning to Spain, he de-
termined to tit himself for the duties
OF missionary and to return TO
America, there to spend his days in
preaching the Gospel to the Indians,
and humanity 10 their oppressors." Z"
The evening world., 1917-08-23
Business Efficiency
By III. j. Barrett
How a $40 Blu BuiH BGrber's Business.
II lows business, Frank2" In
quired a prominent New

xI lows business, Frank2" in
II quired prominent New
York advertising man, as
he sank into one OF the two chairs
OF a little barber shop located In an
ONCE building not far from the south
west corner 'of Fifth Avenue and
Thirty -hfth Street
ITO hell the truth, It's pretty dull"
confessed the proprietor anxiously.
I'm afraid I'll have to let Charlie
10. haven't enough business to
Keep two chairs busy" Aud he pro-
veeded TO detail the symptoms, which
Indicated that MS little business was
seriously IN II not actually dying.
Wen see what can be done" re-
marked his customer, You're one Of
the best BARRIERS in the city, your
shdb Is model OF cleanliness and
sanitation; you don't urge your Gus.
toners to have ffty seven varieties
OF fancy stunts perpetrated upon
their unoftendng physioRnomies-i
short, you conduct the sort of shop
which hold1 business when Il gets II
The evening world., 1917-08-23

IN ! n d e d glrls7
Why ls II that I
can find none OF
the fair sex with
whom | can in
dulgo In serious
C onv ation2
Why is II that
the girl Of to- day
would rather dis
cuss foolish ques
tions than some
The evening world., 1917-08-23
COME OVER THE TOP, GOVERNOR.

NJ the siaes legislators have begun 20 feae that tho eomom
Food Bill % stand, feeble measure 70 satisfy hs
- people o ihs Commonwealth then nos the moment Tor The
Governor jump the Trenches Vh s orgna programme
n drastic Food Control
Let him call the Democrats Who stood by him 81 the beginning
and start drive against suggad nd The advocates Of hallway
food legislation
The public more awake the fact that the Empire
sate esnnoi afford lag behind making Efficient provision 10
meet the demands Of war
Legislators Albany beginning 10 hear something louder
compelling than the soft persusons and suggestions OF
the food spectators.
The will find the people Of New York ready to line up
,ody behind him in demanding Food Laws that shall take hold Of
the situation with grip somebody can feel.
with the Coal Cars under part O the world
he madeb boh.a safer nd warn for democ
The evening world., 1917-08-23

Senator Gerry offers a under which
It becomes law he will pay two-thlrds OF his own
income TO the Government
One rich man for whom II Is: THE nation first!"
The evening world., 1917-08-23
Copyright. 1917. By The I-res Publishing Go.
The New York Evening World

lThs New York EVeninI wOrldl
MRS. JARR appeared to be more
lV excited than pleased when
Mr.. Jarr came homo the other
evening.
III 1t isn't ono thing. It's another"
she said. "Of course. it's nice to
have young people in the house-ibe-
cause that brings other young people
to the house, and having young peo-
pie around keeps one young. and I'm
sure / need some enlivening associa-
tions. for. II do say II. you are get
ting to be regular old dodo, and you
are making me the same!"
but II was a wanton cut-up
you'd be objecting," replied Mr.. Jarr.
"'S'matter that l amt any more
popular for coming home early than
l used to be for staying out late
and what's all these flights OF mys-
titying eloauence about young folks
being around the house?"
shut your mouth" Mr.. Jarr
The evening world., 1917-08-23

can't with lot born
perpetual the
jar OF
rage
Buhng weakness in debuane accomplishment in widow
and an
the kIndng curiosity which lights the
takes Infinitely
keep burning,
nothing stoops
the
with which he will sten porieres after
marriage
Love diEIyinS spin stAruEhtamOny nus for speeding
The evening world., 1917-08-23


ounde besides FOUNDER Long Tom pivot Her
numbered ninety
sAchinE Washington isiL the Arm
English bioekadng
for hArbor Of
Her
neutral accepted by international law
IIereth legally. rom
So
British b7g sailed into the hsrb and
anchored within half cable length Of the Armsrons
thefne PantaSane
"Nsus" came TO anchor the hay Six other Lnglh waThp
doomed in the onng Reid presently noted signs OF
active three EnElsh
vessels Later American Consul Fays that
veemnty against that but Lloyd would not listen
away 'front.' he
that evening and the Armstrong the OF Portuguese
full Of overhaul
the Armstrong
launches with fighting From every side they dashed at the
the artillery their
leaving their brganne the But they
there TO hght, not
the han
feet from the Armstrong tho prlvateers swivel
fusilade
Numbers came They swaned about tho Ar1nstrongs hull
S~~>~ vomiting shot their
for q foothod her deck. Long
fight waged Reid cua duel stretched the leader OF
killed wounded
be greater The Armstrong but killed and
|
Armstrong
sculed his
The a capture refuge In a ruined
to death The British did not the attack but TO
and sailed
The evening world., 1917-08-23

Mr.. Hooyer's ideas will be popular with the women
until the fatal day which he may suggest that they
help along the food conservation campaign by 'econo
mixing rice powder.
Nothing bores woman so much an attractive
mans perfectly blind devoton-to another woman
After girl is married she soon discovers that a
mans Forever" means for quite little while, and
that his 'Never again." mot until day after to-
morrow"
The evening world., 1917-08-23
Bachelor Girl Reflections
By Helen Rowland

New York Even
the liberty bond" is
l he Stacker.
The evening world., 1917-08-23
\ m ricanS
L n d er Fire

By Albrrt Payson Tcrhune

ile 70 TIE sinft ~ ah Amerioah pfifefssft lts-ene'
dssh battle VIA uins Britirs ssuh'ps u 10 worth
the tslnnF
The Waf ~ isis a. its sorry CLIMAX Aimosi
everywhere by land forces we're messing defeat
The hfitsh had ius, ssiEsd and looted our capital
ciy 81 NashinEtsn A. ohly iust thea we're Ne
holding our oSb. And Of some Of our nerces,
blows wsfe struck ~ the irregular warships knOvn
- "prtAiesrs" Thsss pr,atosrs ganed little % the
Eoy accorded 20 vessels Of the regular fleet and thsJ
tiaks we're far Gfsatsr
such a priyaiosr vas the swift iltue brigantias
The evening world., 1917-08-23

with the under control this part Of the world
can be made both for democracy.
The evening world., 1917-08-23
By Sophie Irene Loeb

CThs New Yorh Evening wordl
A YOUNG man from City College
~ writes as follows:
Where are the serious
The evening world., 1917-08-23

feet from the Armstrol
gun. Long Tom" spo.
and lashed by the An
came. They swarmed
vomiting shot into her
FOR n foothold on her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
SAVE MICH COWS,
AND SAVE BABIES

Columbus. O.. Sept 2o.--"save the
miich cow
Officials In charge OF the national
dairy show to be held here October
1921 have adopted this slogan.
KIN the COW and you Will kill the
babies, This truth is proven by the
statistics on infant mortality in the
countries at war" says w. E. Skin
ner, general manager OF the proposed
show.
1T is absolutely essential to the
welfare OF the nation that the sale OF
dairy cows for slaughter cease at
once.
Since January there has been a
decrease OF ] per cent in the stock
of milch cows in this country. With
the price of cattle foods so high that
il is hard To make a profit on the
sale of milk. the farmer has sold for
from $50 TO 500 the COW for which
he paid $50. and said, I'm buy in
again when the price goes down. But
| he won't be able to buy when he wants
to II the slaughtering continues.
The National Dairy Show associa-
tion will this year impress upon the
dairymen that II is their duty to keep
their cows, even If they have TO lose
money to do go"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
DECREASE IN STUDENTS
AT WILLIAM AND MARY

Williamsburg. Va, Sept. 20.-Not
unlike other educational institutions.
william and Mary is to feel the slump
in attendance occasioned by the war.
While the session opens today. only
few men have arrived in town. In
former years. by this time, the streets
would he alive with young men. The
freshman class is expected to he up
to the standard, but the higher classes
will he small. Only very young men
and those incapacitated for military
service are expected.
Captain Taylor. who is to have
charge OF the military part Of the
training at william and Mary. arrived
from Lynchburg Monday and is ready
to begin hts duties today. All OF the
other professors are here and are OK
pectantly awaiting developments of
the next few days. which will indt-
cate about what classes they will have
to instruct the coming winter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA
GIVES $50 TO THE SERVICE

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian)
Charlottesville. Va, Sept. 20.-The
registration of the University of VIZ
gtnia closed on Saturday evening,
with a total Of sos students as against
SIT on the corresponding day of last
year. President r. A. alderman ana
Dean ]. NJ. Page predict with conn
dence a final enrolment OF about 'oo
to 500 students for 1s1718.
During the Civil war the total at
tendance at Virginia dropped from
SIS to 10. OF the entire student BODY
Ss.7 per cent enlisted in some form
Of service for the Confederacy. IN
1917 IS per cent of the entire stu
dent body did not return to the class
rooms.
Lewis Crenshaw. secretary of the
General Alumni association, states
that approximately 90 per cent or
Virginia's entire alumni are now ac-
tively engaged in some form Of mill
tary service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
COMPLAINS OF BRAND
OF HOPEWELL JUSTICE

Attorney Kirk Mathews. who re-
Gently represented o. l.. Tucker. a
former employe OF the DUPONT COM
pany at Hopewell. In a suit for dam
ages for malicious prosecution and
won verdict for $4,000 in the cir
cult court Of Prince George county,
Yesterday commented on the peculiar
brand Of Hopewell Justice. His client
was fined s25 and sentenced to fif
teen days in tail by Hopewen .masis-
trate on charge OF stealing Du-
Pont company paw check for S24. 40.
Mr.. Mathews declares that when
he applied for an appeal for his client
he was put or ny the magistrate, who
said that he would have to see the
counsel for the company before act
ing. He later refused an appeal on
the eround that II had not been taken
AZ the time OF conviction and that tho
fine had been paid. Mathews had no
difficulty In securing writ from the
higher court and when the case was
brought to trias, according. re Mr.
Mathews. the innocence Of his client
was promp pity esta hiished. The Du-
Point company is now appealing, al
leging the damages allowed are sx-
cessgys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
News Of All Virginia. from the Mountains to the Sea

by suffrage leaders. that will in large
measure offset the disappointmerats
in Maine and Indiana in the last few
days. A committee on suffrage Ia to
be appointed in the house, 1t was
learned today This will be the big
geat step toward woman suffrage the
cause has yet taken.
Members of the house committee
on rules let 1t be known that they
have prepared and will bring into the
house early next week special rule
authorizing the creation of COM
mittee on woman suffrage. to be ap-
pointed by the speaker. 1t is under.
stood they have the promise of Ma.
iority Leader Kitchin that the rule
may he put through without obstacle,
before the end of the present session
The creation of the committee win
enable the suffrage leaders to win re-
cognition In the house. In the past
the Judiciary committee. to which
bills pertaining to the ballot have
been referred, has simply buried any
and all suffrage measures. and re-
fused to bring them TO light for dis.
cussion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21

Bristol. Va, Sept 2o-~The Confed-
crate veterans of East Tennessee ana
Southwest Virginia VIII hold their
eighteenth annual reunion here to-
day. The large majority of the thou
sand and more who were present at
the first meeting of the kind eighteen
years ago have since joined their COM
rades ON the silent camping grounds
of the dead Among the latest deaths
occurring here among the veterans
was that of n. n. Bachman, COM
mander Of the Fulkerson camp here.
and Captain Alex Smith, the latter a
wealthy farmer. These reunions are
initiated by the Fulkerson camp, and
the visiting veterans have been guests
Of this camp every year since the third
Thursday in September being desig-
mated as the date for the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
PROF. MApHIS APPOINTED
SPEAKER FOR RED ChOSs

Especial to The Richmond Nirgin1an.)
Charlottesville. Va. Sept. 2O.-Pro-
lessor Charles q. Maphis. of the Uni
versity of Virginia. has been desig-
mated as a member of the speakers
bureau of the American Red Cross, of
which DR.. Douglas Freeman is chair
man.
The bureau is composed of fifteen
distinguished citizens OF virginia
known for their ability as pubic
speakers The state Will be divided
into districts and each speaker VIII
will answer calls In his district TO ex-
plain the worh and aims of the Red
Cross Professor Maphis will attend
an organization meeting in Richmond
Friday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
"LUXBURG AS NINE"
SAYS BERNARD RIRDER

New York, Sept. 2o.-Under the
heading. Count Luxburgs Asinin-
tty." Bernard II Rtdder says In the
English column Of the New Yorker
Stats -Zeitung;
The reign of terror against Ger
man property and possibly life which
started In Buenos Aires could not have
been more directly laid to Count Lux
burg's door If he had led the mob in
person with fire9rand in hand
What feelings ~ remorse may
weigh upon the count 1t would be
Idle TO speculate on, II is probable
that they Will not be very deep a
man capable of such vicious action
rs fs represented In his counseis to
Berlin is hardly capable of any very
profound feelings of noble nature,
What the German colony IN Buenos
Aires, whose business has been wiped
out and who are collectively made the
victims of suspicion by his criminal
conduct, think of the count is another
matter and it is to be hoped that they
win let it be heard in the Wllheim-
strasse.
city. a building among the finest edl-
fees in Ruenos Ayres, which felt the
vengeance of the mob the other night,
lis restored il should be dedicated To
a German foreign service purged clean
OF the Luxhurg type. The sooner the
process Of purging is carried out in
Berlin the better will 1t be for all
concerned.
Germany has not so many diplo-
matte representatives still persona
grata IN the capitals of the world that
she can afford TO longer tolerate
among them men of this stamp.
Sooner or later they will bring down
upon themselves and upon the service
OF which they are a part the same
penalty of dismissal and disgrace that
came to DIR. Zimmerman and Count
Luxburg. Unless the particular bust
ness of German diplomatists is TO
make enemies for Germany, who take
their vengeance on the German peo-
Pile. they should not be recruited from
insane asylums or slaughter houses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21

the coming year. Mlss Witt viii re
turn to the Cit,- this week.
Mrs Mason J billiard and Miss
Deane billiard. OF birmingham, Ala
are visiting Mrs. Robert LeCky at 1921
Stuart avenue.
Godmothcrs Meet.
TIL Godmothers' league officers and
rhairmen will meet the president
Mrs. @. T w Kern. at o'clock this
afternoon in room $40. the Jefferson
hotel
Rcbekahs Celebrate.
The sixty sixth anniversary Of the
Rebeckah degree J. O. O. F.. will be
celebrated by Friendship Rehekah
lodge. No, n. in Harrison hall, to-
night Rebekah and subordinate
lodges are urged TO he present and
alse the ftthitt', The speakers include
Mrs. J. Levensohn. president Virginia
assembly: w Ross Southwark, grand
master; n. f. =. Turner, secretary
grand lodge, ]. O. O. r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
UNCLE SAM PLANNING
FOR IMMENSE ARMY
VIII Place 2.300,09o Men in Field
Against kaiscr's
Army.

Washington. Sept go When Sec
rotary OF War Baker asked Tor
an additional s2ST4Ie,000 10 the
seven billion dollars urgent deficiency
Bill. II was revealed that Uncle Sam
expects 70 have $500 900 men in the
field aaainst the kn iseF's army.
The additional money, the secre-
tary explained. Is for expenditures
necessitated since the ill was drafted.
some of the sums are:
Ordnance tstoraee, office equip
rueut. etc), $40. 100000
Ordnance stores and supplies, $4o.-
600 600.
Ammunition, s33.T5o,oo0
Small arms target practice S76676t
GOO.
Manufacture OF arms. $4,000, 90
Engineer operations In the field
$s6 900 coo
Engineer equipment. $500, 600.
Estimates for the figures are based
on calculations for an army OF 2.30e,
600 men. so the secretary. General
Groier Of ordnance and General Black
Of engineers, told the cimmittee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
Find Body of Ilentcnant

Norfolk. Va. Sept 20.~-The body
Of First Lieutenant NJ NJ. Wagner,
L. S. A. surgeon in charge of sani-
tation and medical work at Fort story
who was drowned Tuesday afternoon
while swimming at Care Henry, was
recovered Yesterday afternoon, The
body was found near Lynnhaven in
let, having been carried inside the
capes, as the spot where Lieutenant
Wagner was drowned was outside the
Capes.
The body Is exnected to be shipped
this afternoon to Chattanooga. Tom,
for funeral and burial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21

Auto Co, and has given 1t to the
Maryland Ambulance Co.
1t will be recalled that the ambu-
lance, a con pletely luipped motor
car of great power and efficiency, was
a gift to the Red Cross during the
great and successful Red Cross cam
paign here several months ago, and.
by unanimous vote. the ambulance was
turned over to the Second Virginia
regiment, in which there are hundreds
OF Roanoke men.
General Gathers action will cause
sensation in this city. Roanoke was
specially proud Of that Cadillac am
bulance, and its Indignation will reach
the boiling point when it hears OF
General Gathers decision
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21

Lieutenant Colonel James A. Cole, L.
s. A.. retired. professor of military
science. is again in command.
Colonel Cole was enthusiastic over
the splendid showing and expressed
his belief that IL 500 students are en-
rolled, as predicted by President AL
derman. 500 will report daily for
drill. The corps will be organized
into six companies. officered by the
student officers and commanded by
a student major. Drill wfl he held
four afternoons in the week. with one
hour of lecture on the fifth. Satur-
day will be a holiday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
j. W. Dalton Appointed Maies.

Roanoke, Va. Sept. POI. w. Dali
ton, assistant cashier at the American
National bank. has received notice
that he has been recommended for ap-
pointment as major in the inspector
generals department of the officers
reserve corps. The notice bearing the
news came from Inspector General J.
l.. Cham berlain. Mr.. Dalton will be
directed later when and where to re-
port.
For eighteen years before comm e
TO Roanoke Mr.. Dalton served in the
national guard of North Carolina.
For eight years he held the office of
major in the national guard of North
Carolina. resigning his commission
about two years ago to accept the
position as assistant cashier in the
American National bank, of Roanoke.
Mr.. Dalton ia originally from Wins
ton Salem, y. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
HANDSOME FLAG POLE
At UNIVERSITY OF VA

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian)
Charlottesville, Va, Sept, 2o.-The
50 n4n flag pole presented TO the uni
Versity by Hon Thomas Fortune
Ryan. of New York, has been placed
on the northeast corner OF the ro-
tunda opposite the Ezekiel statue of
Jefferson. The base is of Indiana
limestone. topped by massive
bronze holder handsomely carved,
the whole seven and one-half feet in
height 1.-THE stars and Stripes hHve
f1oated from its. head for several
weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
ITALIAN AVIATOR Will
FLY TO WASHINGTON

Hampton We, Sept 20-1leuten-
ant Silvio Resnati. chief of the Ttal-
ian aviators at Langley aviation field.
has returned to Hampton from Wash
ington. where he completed arrange
ments for a flight to that city from
Hampton. The italian fier will leave
Langley field Saturday morning al s
o'clock In one of the Caproni tri-
planes and it is certain that he will
make the flight in two hours. He will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
BUILDING BRIDGE TO
CONNECT STATE OFFICES

For the convenience of employees In
the department OF the state govern
ment. a bridge Is being erected across
the area way between the Library and
Davis buildings. The bridge will enter
the Library building on the third floor
and the Davis building on the fourth
floor 1t will be sixty feet in length.
half of which Will be on the roof of
,se new wing tn the Library building
Tho bridge will save employees from
the Inconvenience of going TO the street
level and walking more than a city
block because of the peculiar location
~ the two buiid!nKs