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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-10
LEGAL NOTICE.
lakewood Cemetery, Section
Is, Range 2.
Continued from Fifth Page.)

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that section
Is. range 2. lakewood cemetery, in the
city OF Richmond. Virginia, will rever,
to the city OF Richmond unless some
relative or assignee of the purchaser
shall appear and make claim to the
said section within thirty 900 days
from the last day of the publication
of this notice: there not having been
any interment within the said section
for twenty t20) years last past. and
the purchaser thereof or his assignee
having died or removed from the said
city. and no relative Of either Of them
being known by the administrative
board to reside within the said city
This notice will be published once a
week for four t4) weeks, beginning
on the 3rd day of May. 1917.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BOARD,
BY JOHN H~IRSCHBERG,
Chairman.
May 3. 1917.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R

~Richniond-W ashington Local, Lv. ELS PM,
week days; s4.15 PM, sundays; Ar. Sll.0 AN,
daily. fredericksburg Accom-. week days, Lv.
sAi5 PM. Ar. s.I0AM. Ashland Accom-. week
days, Lv.s7.25AM, 40 Pm; Arae2O AN, A.l2FA
AElha ticket n baggage oficcs not open
BYRD 81 81. Aopping y ElbAA Ella "a.
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Athletics Release Pitchers.
Philadelphia. May 9.--Three young
pitchers were released by the Phila-
delphia athletics today. Roline Nay
Tor goes TO New Haven and Hill and
Smith were released Internationally.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-10

Norfolk and Western Railway
ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
FOR NORFOLK. 1928 A. NJ. 1900 A.
NJ $500 2. n, 400 r. NJ.
FOR LYNCHBURG AND THE WEST:
'6;25s A.. NJ. 1850 A. NJ. 800 p. M.
1885 r. N: LOCAL to Crewe. s6:35 P. NJ.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: I'll 40
A. NJ. 1855 P. NJ. 1900 P. NJ, s1l:50 p,
NJ. From the West: 1918 A. NJ, 1855
A. N. x2:10 p. M. zI:50 p. NJ, ss:i7
7. NJ. 1900 r. NJ.
sDaiiy. xDaily except Sunday xSunday.
w. b. BEvILL, w. C. SAUNDERS,
r. T. NJ. Roanoke. @. p. A.. Roanoke
c. H. BOSLEY. ID. p. A.. Richmond. va,
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Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway.
Richmond & Chesapeake Bay
Railway COMPANY.

Schedule effective January ?. 1915,
Schedule subject to change without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-10

CNTTTIIdTy IFEE VH UasFS-DUstHT,
8: Washington. 2, First base on
baIls-On Shore. s: off Dumont, 3.
Struck out-By Shore, /; by Dumont,
8. Three-hase hit-Hooper. Two
base hit-Hooper. Sacrifice hits
Hohlitzel. Walker. Gardner. az. Du-
mont. Sacrifice fy-Barry. Stolen
base-Hooper. Double play-Hob-
iitzel funassisted). Hit by pitcher
BY Shore. ! (DumontD. Passed ball
Henry. Umpires-Dineen and
owen. Time-2:0o.
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Second CHARACTERIZATION.


F"N"FN : = : " . = IT
'Batted for Scott in ninth.
tran for Thomas in ninth.
tRatted for Mays in ninth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-10
Washington.

sBatted for Mcbride in ninth.
tBatted for Henry in ninth.
tRatted for Dumont in ninth.
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Leave
Richmond
Norfolk and Western RaNvav

s~sSunday only.
day. b Baggage.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
Tomorrow's Euents

Mrs. J. NJ. Ba.., afternoon bridge hon
srtns Mrs. 7. q. t,ass.
Mr. william l.. Kendall. luncheon
bridge.
Mr.. Charles McCafferty, Informal Aft
eerss,on for Mrs. X. Hoyt FlkiBs.
Oklahoma Author~' club, patriotic eve
ming Mrs. W. II. T. Trudgcon.
Chapter A. g.. T.. Il. o., Mrs. J. r.
Slaughter.
Savoy Luncheon club. Mrs. d. H.
Norria.
y. q. o. club. Mrs. Charles T. DER.
Nsns souci club. Miss Moliio Cherry.
Old Colony club, Mr~. J. \, Russell
soir-c bridge club, MIR. and Mrs. II. L..
Mctrack~p.
q. r. u. cInb. Mrs. Charles HoG-.
Itstanto club. Mr.. Allen ". Hsrton-
bower.
Arbutus club. Mrs. J. \. Mar~h.
sterling Thiinbic club, Mrs. George y,
Mehl
v. g. G. club, Mrs. II. u, May.
u, 4. " y. club, Mn. J. ". Prince.
treen Meadow Noediework club. Mrs.
William Duncan.
Ply the Needle club, Mru. 7. T.. dli.
Mne Nitrate club. Mrs. II. J. Ward.
Thursday Bridge Iuncheon club, hrr.
". Frank Wilson and Mrs. ". Y. Wright
at the home of Mrs. wilson
Coreopsls Dinner club. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. VI. tondit.
TresJolic club. Mr. and Mrs.. NJ. Mnss-
che.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
SCHOOL HEADS
FAIL TO REPORT
List Of Faculty Recommends
tons Are Not Sent In,

Several heads Of state institutions
probably will come IN for criticism by
the state board Of education next Tues
day for failure to live up to the request
made by the board at the last meeting
for a list OF faculty members recon-
mended for the coming year
The board requested this list TO be
sent To each member OF the board at
least ten days before the regular meet
ing OF the board Up to today. only
three heads OF schools, Grant b. Grum-
bine, Of Central State Normal, q. w
Stewart of the Muskogcc school for the
blind, and Neil b. Gardner, ot the Pryor
state orphanagc, have complied with the
request, r. II Wilson, state Superin-
tendent said today
The chief reason for requesting this
information. MrZ Wilson said, was 20
give the board members time to make
an investigation of the records oi each
recommended faculty employc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
Belgians May Be
Sent Back Home

AMSTERDAM, May 9-The main
committee OF the reiehStag, according
to the Berlin NotwaettS, concluded a
discussion OF the administration OF os-
cupied territories by adopting tesolu
ton that speedy mcpnres be taken to
rcpa,ria,e Belgian Norkmcn Another
resolution declared that all wotkmc1
from the occupied tctritorlc, In Pc.
land and illhuania who we're employees
within the German empire should cnio,
the same rights as Germans. especial
~ those rights To change their place D'
employment, and TO return home after
thei1 contract, have elapsed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
STATE FEES ARE
$4,000 IN DAY
Missouri Pacific Qualities for
Business Here,

The receipts OF the secretary OF
states office today ran well above the
$1,000 mark. ono oi the largest totals
for one day ever taken IN
Two items were mainly responsible
for the receipts The Missouri Pa
ciiic RAILWAY company qualifying 20
do business IN thi, state listed its
capital stock at NO00OOO0 oi which
A,h7OO0 is the amount invested and
to be invested IN Oklahoma The
railway was charged Zee OF A.ES
for the articles OF Incorporation
The other large Zee. &N2 came
from the Henderson Gasoline company
OF Nowata, ON an increase OF capital
stock from SNoOOo0 20 SSSO0OOO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
LIKE electric
BUTTON ON TOES
Tells why a corn is so painful
and says cutting makes
them grow.

Press an electric button and YOU
form contact with live wire which
rings the bell When your shoes press
against your corn IL pushes It's ,harp
tco,S down upon a sensitive nerve and
YOU get a shock Of pain.
Instead OF trimming your corns.
which merely makes then grow, lust
step into any drug store and ask for A
quarter Of an ounce of ireegone. Thi,
will cost very little but IS suiiicien, 10
-emovc every hard or soft corn OF cal.
'us from ones feet A few drop, ap.
oiled directly upon tender. achinv
corn stops the soreness instantly. and
soon the corn shrivels up so il lih,
right out, root and all without main.
This drug is harmless and never in
flames or even irri,ates the surround
iug tissue or skin ADV
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By Aletha Barr Taft.

81 7RS ]. NJ. BASS Of 1900 Dale
lNM avenue, gave a most charm
JlNJl ing O'Clock luncheon bridge
Yesterday IN honor OF the
guests in her house party, Mrs, K !.
Harrison, Mrs. J II, Sykes, Mrs. ). B,
Locke. Mrs. Ralph l.. Campbell, and
Mrs I. O. Bass Of Muskogee and OF
Mrs. George X. Williams, who is lcav-
ing shortly for Little Rock, Ark
where she and Mr. Williams will re
SIDE temporarily. The large table N
the dining loom held silver vase OF
Killarney roses as central decora-
,,on. while on the smaller luncheon
tables bud vases Of yellow Ionqulls
were used. The bridge favorS OF the
afternoon were presented to Mrs. +. s
Sparrow and Mrs. Robert Sohlberg OF
Mcpherson, Kan Mrs. Bass was as
sisted IN receiving and entertaining
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
Wife Considered
Personal Property

OMAHA May 9-"IIc'S going to
he a good man now" said Mrs. Rose
Ohaus Of the domestic relations de-
parlment OF the board OF public well
fare after she had administered a Sc
we're rebuke to Nicholas Zeeh. Zeoh.
an Austrian, admitted that he had
not even applied for naturalization.
Through an interpreter he made il
known that he regarded his wife ~
personal property
I'm thl, country the wife has rights
and we sn,end TO protect your wife.
We will place YOU on ninety days
probation You may see your baby
every Sunday afternoon il you are
sober You are to pay ~ percent OF
your wages ior the support Of the
baby II YOU do no, observe these
terms We will prosecute you on the
complaint which has been filed" said
/ Mrs OhauS.
Zech agreed to the terms.
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the guests, who numbered seventy five.
by Mrs. Scott Thompson and Mrs B.
T. hartman Mrs. Bass will entertain
again tomorrow afternoon honorIng
her guests.
Mrs Campbell returned home td
Muskogee last evening
v Y
The first instruction ola" IN knit
ting for the benefit OF the United
States marines, inauguratsd in Okla
homa City by Miss Ethelyn Johnson
will he held tomorrow morning AT NJ
o'clock at Miss Johnson's home, 429
West Fifteenth street Everyone de
string to give their efforts to this are
requested to assemble promptly and to
bring with them knitting needles. Miss
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to petitions asking Tor a referendum
vote ON the Muskogcc free lair bill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
Nine Minutes TO Digest This.
No. lls

Fund a word To ill the first blank,
hchcid ~ for the second blank and
hehcld n again 10 I'LL the third
blank
"P>haw" ,aid the silly little ---
What need of making such a --
II Tor Il moment | peep '
Answer to No. 1877.
The ptcCo,iouS chicken gets one
worm on, OF every 10 Papa keeps
-. mama keeps q and gives 4 TO 10
chickens. hut as that little fellow is
equal 20 3, he represents j-lS OF o,
which /,
copyright. i3ir Nv Barn Ilovdh
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Land Sale Legal.

to petitions asking Tor a referendum
vote ON the Mu,kogcc free lair bill.
Land Sale Legal
"Thc sale OF the state land to the
fair association was entirely legal"
said President Owen thi, morning
"R'ds were advertised Tor the lani and
the fair association bouph, It on fair
and square hast, Mu,kogcc can do
nothing
Whether the proposal of the federal
go,crnmcn, 60 cancel all private con
tracts ior steel will interfere Ssh con
Nuctuu oi new building, at the fair
ground, and completion oi the con
crete graud,iand could not be deter.
mined here TODAY because oi the fact
that detail, oi the governments plan
were lacking
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{"'',"h 1''h'c' py MIS- FRANCIS heey
;'oTN.' " = - 'v'Se'' MIS, t1uy
wv, Nits. J. !. N''e,' ana Mss
,' ''.'' s"H'" WIZ aI' d" w.
," > !! y ihc lutd hd' d'e'
one or iwo lesson, me ladies' VIII be
able to work at home II they 50 De
sire meeting only about once week
ior ADDITIONAL hclp or suggestions
A,,,L., lp.l r.o,,
,,a,I ' h,. La.n L'", U" ,.,' a, ND, .,I ~.
"an,e "" go -" ,o an1 G ,.,I ,,gc
,bc,r cnnr.e -, io,,,,., ,,',b n, " Ei1vd
RolenJ Nn,, E,h,,"n rnbn,on !.
y,e.,Jent NJ. Cniy EoaIcr wee
n,.,;Jo,, Nj, ,,,, E,,,h, t,e,,
u'o' "n,i MIS- W" +" ,F'',''' N'I
,ay ne ,n''oort> '' the ''",' T'he'
wan Wv IN, g "G.'' "i'vyeiN 'o''n'e M,s
Mrs. Paul NJ tpolcr Mrs Arthur
Clarke, Mrs \ J. Guthrie Mrs Rus
sell B Halliburton, Mrs. Sol Barth.
Mrs. Joseph M}cr Mrs Walter !.
Caldwell, Mrs Edward NpuIooK, Mr'.
MrIlard II Russell and Miss Rosa
EnochS The tmc ui meeting will be
decided mon soon and announced
4
Mr. and Mrs J. J.. townsend oi
MaryylIIc, Mo, who were the guests
for several days OF their parents, Mr.
and Mrs Robert + townsend OF the
! Nkryln hotel and Of their T,ter Mrs.
/ Frank g. Shoemaker IT. OF ISL West
, hrty. fourth street returned home
/ YESTERDAY. Monday evening Mr. and
/ Mrs Robert h ! OwnScud gave
| family dinner for them at the Sklr-
YIN, their guests being Mr. and Mrs
Shoemaker and Mr. and Mrs Hal
Townsend Of Fl Reno The party
Shoemaker
a
Ihc Progressive Accdlcwork club
met Yesterday with Mrs. Harry Long
fellow @l East Eighth street Mrs NJ.
M6laIld beng special guest MIS-
& !. Mitchell, 400 East Eighth street
VIII entertain the club m two weeks
The Oklahoma City Suffrage assooia
ton will meet Thursday evening IN the
Library at rs o'clock. It will be an
important business meeting as the end
. OF the club season IS approaching and
plans tor the fall work are being made
- ,., $500,
~ ""l w., y. James ; N.'P1u '0N
,. 'on NS,' L ,,l lnl,'y-'nS, vs., Sueel en,e,
.a'"'" lHc hClIllf. IdNl evening WIN
WI , Snu M'S. Tl"''E J.. NI,pa'' NN, W. W.
anI M,S, H,, JI,n L"Wr'",c W. MINIS ana ','
anu anu MIs. royal -" '.,,N larson As ao,i
'ou'' % sugSN, mrs. NILS ana M'' ~.
,Tr Tr'I T.. Op>n'I 'n"1c ,ne h'sn score i.,
NV ne o'u' Tl' ,nett )" ,W% :" u weeHS WI, WI,
''I W., "l'u .,. MlS' OPN"''' ''' "e'' l"''V
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NO ACTION TO
DELAY WORK OF
FAIR EXPECTED
Owen Does Not Believe Mus
kogee VIII Interfere,

"Suifil Sniff"
J W owen, prc,ldcn, oi the OKLA
homa State Fair association didn't cN
actly sniit IN a physical sense, but un
QueS,ionably shifted several mental
shifts when asked this morning whether
hackers oi the "Mu,kogcc Free Fair as.
Socla,iou' had started any action look
ing toward invalldatiug Yesterday 3,
100000 'alr bond, election
Bonds Carry.
The citizens OF the city hy a vote oi
2,lll to l.22l declared I'm favor oi au-
thorizing a 100000 issue with which the
city was to purchase the lair ground,
ior park purposes, allowing the ia,r as
,oclatlon To use 1t one month in the yeat
lor fair purposes.
When the lair bond issue Wa, pro
posed some time ago MuJ,kogcc, wtathy
because local citizen, had questioned the
validity OF the bill passed by the last
legislature designating the MuSkogce
fair as an official state iair. announced
that some OF her people intended max
lrp trouble IN the event the local bond,
were carried The state ialr ground,
were sold hy the state, they declared. 4,
mere fraction at their actual cost, and
It Oklahoma CT, kept ON knocking
the Mu,kogec tair Mu,kogcc wa, gonna
start >umpln
Oklahoma CityN answer TO the threat
was the aiiiNing oi some 5000 sigma
lures at the polling places yesterday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-09

This is the 1917 girl She is ready
Tor any emergency, launty and trim
Her smartly cut oyetcoat is OF army
cloth. Beneath IT IS a fitted coat and
skirt with two purposes ior existence.
because when tramplng or shooting OF
perhaps drilling it may be worn as a
cape
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05

dom and liberty had been firmly es-
tablished. he hoped hat the men
would return safe and sound. Senator
Fulton said hat we are wRging a war.
of democracy against depotism. He
told the men that their cause IL both
Just and right and that back of them
stands their country and state,
Antonio. Grifighia gave an interest
ing reproduction OF Patrick Henry's
famous speech. which seemed to ba
very appropriate at the present time,
Hon. 4. J. Montague expressed appre-
citation OF the opportunity of address
ing the citizens and the drafted men.
He said tina he hoped that the men
would ind their duties less hard than
they had anticipated. but the work
would he Of great value TO them in the
future years, He urged them to bear
in mind that they had come from no
mean city. but a historical n
Some of the men received comfort
kits from Or, Wicker I'm the name -
the Kings Daughters Of Church I2l
Several musical selections were given
bv the band. and a selection. Amer
lea - by Miss Marjorie Hawkins-The
program was followed by a feast. for
which SEQ watermelons had been pro-
vided.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
THE RICHMOND IRGI~NIAN-WEDNEsDAY SEPTEMBER s. 1917

steal clash marked the progress of the
city councils meeting.
"A bunch of dogs-a bunch OF
skunks," was the way Alderman
James Il. Bowler characterized Mayor
Thompson and his adherents. With
cienched fists, he charged on Alder
man Mtchaelson. spokesman for the
city administration. and 1t was only
prompt interference by other members
of tina body that prevented a physical
combat. The c9uncil was guarded by
"A big body Of police. 49,
Following the meeting the mayor re-
fused to be interviewed.
The Hamilton club held a rousins
meeting today, and. advocated Cover
nor Lowden's stand against pacifsm.
The Chicago branch of the National
Security league did likewise, Both or
carnations. demanded the prosecution
of the mayor.
Troops are to he kept in Chicago
by Governor Lowden to prevent any
furtherance Of pacifst propaganda.
which IL Is thought may he fostered
by the local administration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
VIRGINIA W0NlA'2
LETTERS ARE fONHO
IN MURDER nYSTEnI

Boston, Mass. Sept. 4.-Discovery
today OF the identity OF the author of
the fervid love letters on the body of
Harold A Whitman, of Melrose, who
was found yesterday. his head beaten
in, on the public dumping ground, has
divided the interest in the mysterious
death which SO far has baffled the
police.
The woman, who in several letters
signed herself Nina whitmanP and
referred to the dead man as Glowing
husband was revealed today to he
Mrs. Nina T. Bull, of Alexandria, Viz
ginia, the secretary of Ida 7. Tarhell.
the writer.
Whitman was found on the dunp
with his skull fractured. He died a
few hours later at a hospital. He Is
supposed to have started out on the
day of his murder-if murder 1t was
with s75- When found all his
pockets We're turned inside out. ex-
cept one that contained s1.93. But his
tewelry had not been touched Tho
police, after two days zruelling work,
have no clues and only the vague
theory that an automobile was in some
way concerned in the mystery.
About two dozen endearing letters
from Mrs. Bull were found in Whit
mans pockets. They met in Wash
fngton IN time ago when h was
employed there by the government as
a chemist and she as q. clerk In one
Of the departments.
Affs'- btff had been separated from
her husband for some time. II is tbs
tneory OF the police that the eeaple
la been secretly married, but Whit
mans family do not share this view
They knew the couple were engaged TO
be married, Mrs. Alonzo G. Whitman,
mother Of the dead man. said today,
and fully approved of the match, but
were sure there had been no mar
The family explains the fact
OF h signature M the reference to
whitman as Towing husband to tn
playful mood of lovers,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
LOYALTY Of LABOR
TO Be MADE CLEAR

Minneapolis, MINI, Sept. 4t-"Labor
is behind the United States to a man."
declared Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation of Labor,
upon his arrival here tonight to take
part in the loyalty convention. which
opens tomorrow unrer the auspices II
u American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy. Mir. Gornpers' u~tterances
provoked a burst of patriotic acclaim
from a large number OF delegates who
had arrived from various parts of the
Union, and who greeted him enthu-
siastically,
A special train from the West this
morning brought large delegations
from san. Francisco, Los Angeles and
many Western states. Another train.
starting from New York. picked up
large c~ontingents from Chicago and
Milwaukee and deposited them before
noon.
The purpose of the LOYALTY conven-
ton is to remove labor from the false
position in which 1t has boon placed
by certain critics-pro-Cerman critics
for the most part. many labor lead
ers characterize them-who have ma
ligned labor by denying its loyalty.
Leaders say labor Is TO be put right
before the world" The loyalty con-
vention is expected TO go on record
with such unassailahle assurances Of
patriotic loyalty as can leave no doubt
az to the fealty to America of the
American working man.
Among the prominent delegates who
have arrived are Henry ~Slohodin. state
chairman Of the Socialist party OF
New York. Nv. 7. Client. of Los Ange-
les. F. G. Hall. president or the Mime.
sofa Federation Of Labor. II A. II
Slnnns. of Chicago.
Samuel Gompcrs. In a statement Is
sued shortly after his arrival said.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
CHICAG0'S MAYOR IS
HANGED IN EFF|Gy
Federal Grand Jury Starts Inquiry into
y Actions Favorable to Pacifist
Meeting.

Chicago, Sept. 4~.-Nfayor William
Hale Thompson was hanged in eff
fgy by members of General Lloyd
Wheaton Post No. 40, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. in Grant park. at the
foot of Randolph street. late tonight
This Is in the heart OF the city.
Thousands of pedestrians and auto
mobilists watched the hanging AMI
made the city ring with their cheers.
1t was one OF the widest demonstra-
lions ever witnessed in Chicago. Traf-
fc on Michigan boulevard. the great
automobile highway of Chicago. wa4
blocked. and cars In adjacent streets
were halted by the crushing crowds.
City police were unable to inter
fere because the park ground is out Of
their jurisdiction.
Praise for Governor Lowden' for
stopping the convention OF the peoples
council here was voted today by the
city council. sitting as n committee
Of the whole. The vote to adopt.ts
resolution OF praise stood ~ to g..
Debates at the meeting were bitter,
and the mayor was scathingly IN
den1ned by sorne aldermanic bers.
Following the city council session
there was "A meeting of the federal
grand Jury. Federal Judge Evans In
structions to the jury were In SUB
stance, TO indict the traitors"
Vitrolic expressions and a near-phy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-05
PERSHING'S MEN
PRACTICE FIGHTING
second stage of Training intended 10
Aecustoni Them TO Actual
Battle Conditions.
by DANIEL LILO

Americas Field Headquarters. France,
Sept. 4-The second stage of the in
tense training Of the American soldiers
has been reached. Schools have been
opened for the special training and
development Of under con-
ditions amounting practically to those
ef war.
simultaneous with the arrival Of the
first contingents Of the natioual army.
the American training will continue
the important rreliminaries next to
actual fghting.
Picked officers are giving the In
structions in the new school. The
"sammies't are schooted IN bombing.
engineering problems. artillery and
other branches of that service They
are aided by a squadron of French
fiers in mapping n country and
making photographs OF positions In
fact the American soldiers are learn
ing the whole science Of preparing for
battle.
The present plans contemplate the
troops now in training in France viii
instruct the new forces and the ma
ttonsl army arriving from America
Officers fear. however, that the Sam
mics" will overtrain and become stale
before they enter the trenches. This
phase of the situation "a being care
fully watched and relieved when Il
shows on the surface.
The training Of the new forces by
the troops now here will expediatf
matters. The men now here VIII b.
ccnversant with the French Language
and his will aid the newcomers con-
s~iderabiy.
Wednesdays artillery u1aneuvers
will he the most extensive since TIT
American troops AVE arrived Tht
artjllerying will continue the entir'
day The troops Will advance and
take positions under tho barrage o
fire.