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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Must Look Out for Peasants.

In the present revolutionary state
Of the country, with the various de-
grees Of understanding as to the
meaning of liberty" the peasants
can. however. be considered available
material for further upheaval of So
ctal conditions. either peaceably or by
arms. although more likely peaceably.
But once they get what they want,
when they feel their own plows
sinking into their own soil. they will
also feel contentment spread over
them that no further revolutionary
propaganda can touch.
The radical leaders understand
this. and that is why they feel they
must not let UP for a moment now
that the country is still in an I'M
settled state of mind, even If their
efforts have the result of interfering
with the course of the war. They
are forcing every internal issue just
as hard as they can. The iron Is hot
For they are sincere revolutionists
who hate modern society as organized
and want to stir IL to the bottom, and
they are going to. Look at what they
did to the army. They began from
the first minute to democratize the
army, and they did 1t with a ven
Seance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Away From the Socialists.

In all other respects since the revo-
luton everything has been taking the
route wished for by the socialists, but
this time the inevitable route, the route
which In general they want to see fol-
lowed. leads away from their political
dream. For that matter, the tendencies
in Russia have been more inclined to
follow the anarchistic than the social
istic route. The first reaction follow
ing the cramping under the empire is
for complete personal freedom. the full
filling of personal desires. To take
these free spirits and make them fol-
low the restrictions of socialism Is go
ing to be a tough job.
While the socialists try to make the
orderly socialist state fit on this un-
disciplined mass of free patriots, the
cadets have the hope of seeing them
come into the coming national assem-
bly,. each with his eye on piece of
land. So figures about land are also
important. The landowners, nobility
and gentry. own 100000 acres, and
the peasants $4,000. 900. Just how the
dividing is going to be done, whether
1t is going to be DONE and whether
peasants with large holdings are going
10 divide with peasants with no hold
inRs. are points too precise to be more
than touched upon at this doubtful mo-
nent. But the political point is that
the peasants have their minds fixed
upon dividing, not pooling. They are
working away from socialism, though
| notice that the word socialism Is often
flung about here II it were a system
devised for the purpose of handing
over land to peasants. Even workmen
who are better informed politically
than the peasants. have paraded under
banners, I'VE want land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

third of the fund IL to be raised by the
various councils during tho week.
Col. Callahan. in charge Of the Knights
OF Columbus national headquarters ''for
the war" In Washington. has announced
that the contract for the recreation halls
at the environments Of the national army
has been closed, and that the recreation
program is being carried forward with the
utmost expedition. so that the entire
system will be operative from the first
day the cantonments open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
CAMPAIGN ON TOMORROW
Appeal to Be Made to Secure War
Fund of $1,000, OOO-To Con-
tinue a Week

The nationwide campaign of the
knights of Columbus to obtain a million
dollar war fund is to open tomorrow and
will continue throughout the week
An appeal Is to be made to all Catholics
throughout the country to subscribe to
the fund. which Is to be used for estab-
fishing recreation centers at all of the
principal concentration camps, and posi-
bly, also at the regular army expansion
camps, and for furnishing priests where
there is none in attendance
1t is expected that about two-thirds o.
the fund will be raised by an assessment
OF 81 per member. The remaining one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
Business Methods Held Unfair.

The federal trade commission has
ordered the Muenzen Speciality Com
pany of New York. dealers In vacuum
cleaners. to cease business practices
which the commission had declared are
unfair to the company's competitors.
senting itself to the public as a dis
interested adviser to buyers, while in
fact 1t always recommended types of
cleaners for which Ii was AGENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

oanguinary Spirit In Politics.
The peasant scents from afar a GER
tain sanguinary aspect to politics, but
that will not bother any one here.
Blood. even ones own blood, does not
retard a Russian. Perhaps that was
why the revolution itself was SO blood
less.
,, The leader of the cadets is likely to
be Miliukoff, and there is not a man
in Russia harder to brighten than he.
Anarchistic brandishings will no more
turn him than the imperialistic secret
police. He has lived for years in
danger.
A short time before the revolution
1 went to call upon him. and he said
to me: The last time you came to
see me you were followed by detectives
from the secret police" 1 Immediately
became an indignant American citizen
who defed Russian emperors to put
detectives on his trail, all of which
amused Mr.. Miliukoff. 1 said l was
going to make noise about il. 60
ahead said Miliukoff, "and tell them
it was Miliukoff who told YOU" Secretly
| felt uncomfortable about those de-
tectives. To Miliukoff such small fry
were kind of joke.
Miliukoff Threatened.
In the days before Miliukon was
forced out of office because he insisted
the allied treaties could not be pub
lished there were some violent threats
made against him. But that did not
prevent him coming out before 10000
people and defending his course, even
though it held a certain personal dan
ger. And-he was no sooner out of
Office than he set about gathering his
forces in preparation for the real po-
litical struggle to come.
With the peasant as dominating
political factor actual figures about
him are interesting. The best i can
get are that there are 15.000.000 peas
ant families (mostly large) in European
Russia. Five million Of these families
live in communist villages and divide
the communal land on a communal
basis. Two million more peasant fam
lilies used to be in communist villages,
but have in recent years become sepa-
rate landowners. This leaves 100000
working for or renting from. big land
owners.
They are all crying for land. II they
get it; if the big estates are divided up.
they will thereupon become conserva-
tive small farmers, for their mental
horizon is not very broad and the dream
OF their lives has been land.
If a real socialist state Is to be
created, of course the land must remain
the property of the state. and the big
estates as we'll as the communal lands
must be taken over by the state. But
plish anything like that in Russia. The
rabid desire for land dominates. 1t Is
the prevailing movement. and J. have
noticed that general movements, such,
for example, as a demand for peace, are
pretty hard to handle here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22
LAND-HUNGRY PEASANT
OFRUSSLA WILL WELD
TREMENDOUS POWER
Grand Duke Michael Left Fate of
Nation to Masses---S0ciaLists Are
Facing Difficulties.
BY Arno Dosch-Flemot
CORRESPONDENT of Star and New York World

PETROGRAD May 20 RUSSIAN ime-When the Grand Duke
the throne of Russia at the hands OF his
brother the car formally the people, The
word he used was narod the simple folk the
people
He different phrase handing the to the
Russian but he rather those who
framed his abdicaon him. wanted the democratic
idea and that could by the word narod
But unfortunately alncusive 1t does not take IN the
sian world which is literally Men who habtualy
collars women who hats, do belong the narod In
fact women that looked elegant have
the revolution lost the hands of the "narod."
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DANCING,

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Hawaiian and all dances taught correctly in few
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Especial Film Features

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Especial Film Features
HAYAkAwA. til,
: celebrated Japanese actor in rALIEN
I SOULS" Unusual Paramount Play.
| CrandaH Thenter. 9th and E SITS.
/ TODAY AND ToMoRRow-ALICE BRADY.
in SELF MADE WIDOW"
Crandalls Savoy Garden,
18th and Columbia Road.
TODAY AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I FAIRBANKS. in WILD AND wooLLY."
Crandalrs Apollo Thenter and
| Garden, ga III St. NE.
TODAY AND ToM0RR0w-MAT. TODAY
P.M:-PAuLINE FREDERICK. in
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P.M:-THEDA BARA. in HEART
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! roDAY-BEssIE BARRIScALE. in IKE
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! Liberty. North Capitol and p SITS.
! oDAY-MARGUERITE CLARK, in .THE
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! roDAY-Douhle Feature Bill. CHARLIE
Z; CHAPLIN. in THE IMMIGRANT" Also
+; ANN MURDOCH. in WHERE LOVE 49,,
Lyric Thenter and Garden, 18th and
! Irving SITS. NV.
I ToDAY-CHARLIE CHAPLIN, in THE
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| THE KNIGHTS OF THE SQUARE,
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!: Olympic Theater. 1881 U st. NV.
! T0pAY-OPES 3 PM-The Patriotic Fea
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fT0DhY-LOIS MEREDITH. in ..sOID At
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Twin HELEN WARE and TIIOS. SANTsCHI
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-22

and for the purpose Of preventing
them have established q series of bu-
reau Of their own-sort OF prod bu-
reaus. These prod bureaus are now
beginning to push.
The council voted the other day a reso-
luton which called for new blood-large
infusions Of it-in all the ministries. They
want to get the ministries out Of the
hands Of the typical bureaucrats and into
tho hands OF people in closer touch with
the life Of tho country and its new
thoughts. Not until they accomplish that
will they consider the revolution even
started.
Face Great Tasks.
What with the efforts to socialize the
ideas Of the peasants and the bureaucrats,
tho socialists have a task before them.
They know 1t, too. One socialist cam
paigner told me he was down in central
Russia trying to tell a crowd Of peasants
what freedom and happiness lay before
them under a democratic government and.
feeling he had made a deep impression. he
asked his audience what 1t thought about
democracy. One Of his listeners spoke up.
Il agree with you." he said. II believe
we ought to have a democracy here In
Russia. but. Of course. we have to have
a car.
THAT is what We want" he repeated.
as II struck by his own idea. Let US
have democracy with car.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
STAMPS ON CHECKS AND DRAFTS
2 Cents on Each of S. and Over
Other Taxes Agreed Upon

2 Cents on Each of S. and Over
Other Taxes Agreed Upon
New stamp taxes Of two cents on
bank checks and drafts Of more than
SIS to raise from. $8,OO0,0OO to s1O,-
100000 were written into the war tax
bill Thursday by the Senate Finance
committee. The provision would re-
ouire persons drawing checks and
drafts for more than S5 to affix the
stamps so familiar during the Spanish
American war.
All other documentary stamp taxes
of the House bill, estimated to raise
s33,OOO,OOO were adopted except
those on surety and indemnity bonds,
which were exempted. The commit
tee decided, however, to reduce the
House tax Of eight cents a -pack for
playing cards to three cents for decks
costing under Is cents.
Consumption taxes on sugar, cot
fee, tea and cocoa were fixed final
ly as previously announced after long
Reconsideration except that the rate
on raw cocoa was reduced to three
cents a pound and that on prepared
cocoa and products increased to five
cents. The sugar tax of half a cen1
a pound, two cents on coffee and
cents on tea will stand.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
More Submarines Being DESTROYED
Allies Not BlOckaded

Rear Admiral Lacaze, French Min
lister of Marine, announced in the
Chamber of Deputies in Paris Thurs
day that the proportion of subma-
rines sunk has increased markedly,
adding: eve are employing a very
efficient method and we are able to
see the possibility of developing this
method so as to render it more effic1
acious."
The minister, reviewing the sub
marine situation, sal dthat Germany
had announced blockade and had
fixed a certain date. The result had
been that the Allies were not block
AIDED; their ships had gone wherever
it was necessary to go. At no mo-
ment could anyone sayFrance had
been blockaded, either near at hand
or at any distant point.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
Older Men Wanted to Train for Off

A second series of 8 officers train
ing camps will be held from August
27 to September 26, and Adjt. Gen.
Mccain announced at Washington
on the 7th that only about $4,000 men
will be trained in this series. 10000
entered the first series fcamps,
but the War Department reduced the
number for the fall encampments in
the hope of obtaining older and more
experienced men. Application blanks
may be obtained after June Is from
commanding generals of the mill
tary departments or from examining
officers to be appointed in various
States, and applications must be
sent to these examining officers be-
fore July Is.
Emphasizing the departments wish
to obtain men above 81 years of age
or men of special ability, Gen. Nc
Cain said: "Since the special object
Of these camps is to train a body of
men fitted to fill the more RESPONSE
BILE positions of command in the new
armies, every effort will be made to
select men of exceptional character
and proven ability in thei rvarious
occupations"
The quota allowed Southern States
and the places at which examining
officers to whom application should
be sent will be stationed ARE as fol-
lows:
Virginia BAT, Fort Monroe.
North Carolina 379, Raleigh; South
Carolina 256, Charleston; Tennessee
361, 633 1-2 Broadway, Nashville.
Georgia, 448, Fort Mcpherson; AL
ALBANIA 1868, Clark building, Birming-
ham; Florida 1876, So w. Bay street
Jacksonville.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
ENGLISH MAKE GAINS
Mighty Blow Dealt German Line in
Beigium-Attack Launched After

Mighty Blow Dealt German Line in
Belglum-Attack Launched After
Great Preparations for
Arrival of American Troops in!
france - American Warships An
chored Off French Coast
press summary of the 9Th states
That IN one of the most elaborately
planned and daringly executed man,
euvers Of the war, Sir Douglas Haig's
forces have dealt a mighty blow
against the German line in Belgium
and had been rewarded with notable
gains in terrain and the capture Of
more than 5000 prisoners and num-
erous guns. In addition they inflict-
ed heavy casualties on the Germans.
Over front of more than nine
miles, extending from the region of
Ypres southwark nearly to Armen-
there's, the British started their drive
IN the early hours Of Thursday morn
ing and at nightfall had everywhere
advanced their line capturing villag-
es and numerous points of vantage,
among the latter the Messines- -Wyts-
chaete ridge, which commands the
surrounding plains for miles and
which for two and a half years has
The villages Of Messines and WITS
chaete fell into the hands of the Brit
ish during the attack, and the Brit
ish even pressed on eastward from
Wytschaete and occupied the village
of Costtaverne and trenches east of
the village on a front NOR ethan five
miles.
Probably never in history was an
ration. For days the Wytschaete sal
lent had been the objective of the
British guns, which had hurled tons
of steel upon it. When the time fol
attack came, the British loosed mine:
containing 100000 pounds of higl
explosives in front Of the ground po
sitions, the detonatione beng hear,
130 miles away in England.
With CONSERVATION reigning anon
the Germans and under a curtain Q
fire, English, Irish, New Zealand an
Australian infantrymen, with 'tanks
to aid them, started across the ope1
The Germans offered only slight r,
sistance and everywhere were bea
en- off, even late in the afternoe
/ when they had somewhat regaint
j their composure and attempted
|, counter attack near the southern e1
: of the line, which was broken up
the British artillery fire.
Except for aGerman attcak again
the French northwest of St. Quenti
whikh the French troops repulse
quiet prevailed everywhere on tt
French front Thursday except alon
the Chemin des Danes, where the a.
tillery activity was violent.
Great preparations are being mad
in France for the arrival of Amer
can troops. Already an America
transport containing food for thel
has arrived in a French port an
American warships are anchored OF
the French coast. Camps have bee
prepared for all branches of tn
American forces who are expected
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
ANNUAL ROAD CONVENTION
Dates of Convention of North Caro-
Ina Good Roads AssOcia ton Chang

Dates OF Convention OF North Caro-
INA Good Roads AssOcia ton Chang
ed to July 9, 10, II
Chapel Hill, June Sowing to the
fact that quite number Of the mem
bers of the North Carolina Coed
Roads association are also members
of the Press association, which meets
at Morehead City June 27 to 10Th,
it has been decided by the Good Roads
association to change the dates for
the road convention to Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday, July 9, 10 and
II.
The three principal topics for dis
cussion at the convention this year
will be:
1.Operation of the laws passed by the
Legislature Of 1917 relating to road
building.
2. Road maintenance, with special
reference to the use of the automobile
tax in maintenance of the State high
ways.
8. The building of roads Of military
value.
It is believed that a meeting Of
the Good Roads association at this
time will have very distinct value
in connection with the solving OF
problems which have arisen out of the
present emergency. It is hoped tc
have someone from the War Depart
ment or the Council of National De
fense to make talk and discuss with
the members of this convention ques-
tions relating to road building which
are so vital now to our State anc
Nation.
Headquarters yill be at the Bat.
terry Park hotel, and special rates will
be arranged for. Announcements as
to program, rates, etc. will be made
later through the press.
JOSEPH HYDE PRATT,
Secretary
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11

to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. l did so. my weakness dis,
appeared, I gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds Of
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hum
dreds of chickens and ducks. can
not say enough in praise of Lydia E;
Pinkhan's Vegetable Compound and
If these facts are useful you may pub
fish them for the benefit OF other
women. Mrs. NJ. O. JOHNSTON, Route
D, Box 100, Richmond, Ind
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11

from my age that
when going up
stairs l had to go
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then sit down
at the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought I should
have an operation,
and my frie ds
thought I would not
live to move into
our new house. My
1I ~
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
5000 More Negroes Than Whites
Registered in South Carolina

The Governor Of South Carolina
reports the States total registration
at 123,O39 divided as follows:
White, 6O,629: colored. 66,905: :alien,
447; alien enemies, So; indicated pos
sible exemptions 85.381. States es-
timated eligibles, 137,861.
The Robesonian., 1917-06-11
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON HER HANDS
loo III to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind.-tFor two years I
was 80 sick and weak with troubles
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-20

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REFRIGERATOR AND SODA
FOUNTAINS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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