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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
AMERICAN CATHOLICS
STAND WITH NATION
solemnly Pledge Their Blood md
Treasure to support of Their
Country and It's Principles.

Kansas City,,Mo.. Aug. 2S.--The res
olutions committee of the American
Federation OF Catholic societies today
pledged American Catholics to the war
program OF the United States and
recommended that resolution to that
effect he adopted. - The resolution is
10 be presented to the annual conven-
tten now in session here. and is ex-
pected to be 4aSsed by a large vote.
The resolutions by the committee also
acclaimed" the peace proposal of
Pope Benedict, but did not urge their
acceptance by the American govern
ment
We pledge without reservation our
blood and our treasure for the defense
and perpetuation of our beloved coun-
try. and we solemnly affirm our In
alienahle attachment to the principles
Of American government" the loyalty
resolution declared.
OF the pope's proposal the following
was stated:
We reverently and joyfuny' acclaim
the action of our most holy father.
Benedict XIV, In his proposal for a
basis for the negotiation of peace be-
tween the warning nations, and we
mark with pardonable pride the accord
between. the articles OF agreement Of
fered by the supreme ponttf and the
tentative suggestions. formerly made
by the president of the United States.
Clerical and lay members from all
sections Of the United States composed
the committee which drew up the docu-
ment, II was headed by Rt. Rev. JOS
eph Schrombs. of Toledo. Ohio.
II is planned to increase the n<m-
hership of the federation to about 49,
600 o0o and to change its name to the
Catholic Federation of the United
States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
SPECIAL ELECTION IN
IHIRTY-A|NTH DISTRICT

Governor Stuart yesterday ordered
a special election held in the Thirty
ninth senatorial district to elect a
successor%o Hon. John r. Saunders,
who has been nominated for attor-
ney general. The district comprises
the counties of Essex, Gloucester.
Mathews. Middlesex and King and
Queen The election is Ito be held
Monday. November ). Rumor has
connected the names of j. Douglas
Mitchell, Francis w. Smith and
George c. Bland, of King and Queen;
II. letter Hayden, of Middlesex. ana
NJ. f. Bristow and J. y. Stubs, or
Gloucester. with the Democratic nomi-
nation for the office. 1t has not as
yet been determined how the nomi-
nation will be made, whether by dis
trict convention or special primary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
Press Comment.

New YORKER Stats Ze!trns Ger
mar-Americanj
President Wilson has rejected the
pope's peace proposals This rejection
was TO be expected The event had
cast It's shadows before in a mum Der
Of uttersnces coming partly from
sources in this country. partly from
abroad
The rejection is however. neither
brusGue nor unconditional
The sum ard substance ~ the prAsf-
dents note is to he found iu these
words:
1--WE cannot take the word II the
present rulers Of Germany as a guar
anty of anything that is to endure.
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive viii and purpose ~ the
German people Themselves as the
other peoples If the world would be
justified Ia accepting
The German people must speak.
The nation itself through its repre-
sentatiyes. must make itself heard.
must SPEAK to the other peoples of
the world: It's voice wiz find hear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
JUSTICE Of PEACE )
OUT WITH FACTS
Office Holder Who is 1ntiuen-
tial and Well-to-Do Farmer
Wants the People to Know
Condition of Affairs.

About the middle of the summer,
1918 had general breakdown
declares a prominent farmer ana Jus
tice of the peace OF an upper East
Tennessee county. Il was under
treatment OF my home physician
twho, | think. is one of the best doc
tors we have in the county, for about
one year and l think that he did me
come good, and after he dismissed
nv case | began the use OF Tanlac,
and by the time / used up the first
bottle ! noticed a decided improve
nent in my condition, my appetite
was better and I could digest my foe.
much better and also | could sleep
better,
u continued the use of Tanlac until
I used seven bottles in all. When |
began the use of Tanlac my weight
was about 1l5 pounds and by the time
I had taken the seven bottles my
weight had increased to 147 pounds.
| am in fairly good health now. ]
am sixty years old. am the father
of thirteen children. eleven boys and
two girls | am a farmer by occupa
ton. also a justice of the peace and
notary public,
Il believe that Taglac is one OF the
best medicines in the world. and
would advise those whose health is
run down TO at least give Tanlac a
trial. as l believe they would be very
much benefited by it's use
tThe author OF the above statement
preferred that his name be withheld
from publication at this time for per-
sonal reasons, but he Is anxious that
the people know just what Tanlac did
for him His letter to the firm OK
kuhlman & Chamhiiss Company was
written voluntarily, and any person
desiring 10 see 1t may do so by call
ing on the general office OF kuhlman
< Chambliss Com pany. knCNvilie). Tho
genuine Tanlac is sold in Richmond
by Polk Miller Drug Co. Tragic Drug
Co. and Liggetts Drug Store.---Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
WOMAN WITNESS IN
REICHNAN CASE TODAY

Washington. Aug. 2s.--A woman
witness will probably appear tomorrow
In the hearings now being conducted
70 md out whether or not Lieutenant
colonel Carl Reichmann. U. s. A. is
a loyal citizen and not pro-Germa n.
She Is Mrs. James Anderson, of Vic
toria. p. c.. and the wife OF a Cana
dian colonel 1t was Mrs Anderson
who gave Senator Poindexter, of Wash
inston. information that led to Reich
ntann's nomination as brisadier-
general being held up. Mrs. Anderson
is expected here tomorrow from the
northwest.
Today Captain William H Patter-
son. L. S. A, testified In behalf of
Colonel Reichman. He said the officer
had not uttered the pro-German SEN
timents attributed to him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
TWO VIRGINIA WOMEN
In "SUFF" DRAGNET

Washington. August 2S.--The police
dragnet gathered in ten more mill
tant suffragists today and saved them
from angry throngs in front of the
White House gates by hustling them
10 the police station. The usual
charge OF ohstructing the sidewalks
was lodged against them and they
were released on bail for their APP
pearance in police court tonorr
Those arrested were Mrs Mary
lockwood and Mrs Kate Boeckh. of
Washington, D c.; Mrs. Pauline
Adams, Of Norfolk, Va, Miss Mar
garet eringham. Of Buffalo. y.
y. Mrs. Clara Fuller, of Little
Falls, Mimi: Mrs. Gertrude Hunter.
Of Mnnea polls; Miss Lucy Burns.
Brooklyn, Miss Vivian Pierce, OF San
Diego, Cal: Miss Maud Jameson, OF
Norfolk. Va. and Miss Cornelia
Reach Of Louisville
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
RULE OF IRON IS ONLY
Continued From First Page.)

the congress has been divided Be-
meath Il all there was a notfcea BILE
estrangement between Gen. Korniloff
and the members of the present gov
eminent korniloff is the hero and
idol Of the cadets, the chief oppon-
ents of the government. He is the
representation of force, and force to
them. is today the only thing that
can bring about order.
Korniloff minced no words in his
speech. He painted a gloomy picture
of the military situation, and OF the
economic conditions which add to
the menace of military debacle. But
there was nothing of despair in his
words. The first necessity, he argued.
was for the country to know its dan
gers: the second to avert them. He
offered concrete remedies. To those
who had believed he would be
frightened by the Specialist ultimatum
demanding the permanent abolition
Of the death nenalty. Korniloff had n
rude Jolt in store.
Only One of His Iron Measures.
The death penalty. he pointed out,
was only one of the iron measures
he contemplated introducing. Above
all. he said. the regime of soldier
committees VINO meet IN tne trehcneS
to decide whether they shall obey or
not. must end. nor will the soldiers
have the rreposterous privilege to APP
point their own leaders
After frankly stating that the mill
tarv situation is bad" the commander
in-Chief cited statistics to show thai
If present conditions continue the
armv viii get no supplies whatever
by November Even now, he added. q
shortage Of bread and biscuit border
ing on famine prevails among the
armies Concluding, however, he
said:
u believe and predict the resur-
rection Of our army"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
FORTY SEVENTH NEW YORK
BAND TO ENTERTAIN VETERANS

The Yankee band of the Forty
seventh New York regiment viii en-
tertain the veterans at the Soldiers
home tonight in a different manner
than the Yankee" bands did in for
mer years Backed by a splendid repu-
tation the concert tonight will be a
real treat to the veterans.
Colonel Jannicky, Lieutenant Colonel
McAdam and Captain Coffin. have been
very generous In Offering the famous
band on so many occasions for the
pleasure of the people of Richmond
The concert this evening is a tribute
to the valor OF the older soldiers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
TRIESTE Is NOW BEING
EVACUATED BY CIVILIANS

Washington, Aug 2S,-The Italian
en,nassv has. received word that
T,.,aste il being evacuated of its civil
fans The news comes by Zurich ana
Rome. The. report states that most
of Trtestes civilians left yesterday
taking with them everything OF value:
The evacuation is at the hehest Or
the Austrian high command. II is
taken to mean that the everything
of value" which the refugees are car
rying refers to such military stores as
the Austrians hope to save.
So rapid has been the retreat of
the Austrians from the raking guns
which the Italians have placed on
Monte Santo that the Italian infan-
trv is advancing without meeting an
enemy. according to today's report
Only stacks of abandoned stores are
found. so hastv was the Austrian re-
treat from this zone.
Monte Daniele and Monte Gabriel
have been invested, The Italian lines
have surrounded these points and
General Cadorna has decided that the
sacrifices of an assault are useless,
Neither food nor munitions can reach
the defenders of these mountain
fortresses and their surrender is now
but matter of days while the Italian
infantry sweeps on around and he
yond them.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
LOTT CAREY FOREIGN
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS

Ehenezer Baptist church will be the
meeting place Of the Lott Carey for
eign missionary convention, coiored.
which begins this morning at II
O'Clock At II a. NJ. Mayor Afnslie
will deliver the welcome address Rev
Drs. Payne Evans. W. II. Stokes and
q. n. Lewis will also address the meet
ing, Out-of-town speakers will In
clude Rev f Z. Kicks, OF Roanoke;
Rev /. A. Whitfield. OF Pennsylvania
and Rev w NJ. Moss Of New York
AZ o'clock Rev. Or. J. c, Tarleton
Of Pennsylvania will speak. The
EheneZer choir will furnish music
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
|MRS.LUCY A. GOOCH
GRANTED AN APPEAL

Mrs. Lucy A. Gooeh Claims that, in
A settlement of property matters
when she obtained divorce from
her husband in 1910. she received
less than her due. She failed to gain
n verdict in the circuit court but yes
terday the supreme court of appeals
granted her the right to appeal. She
asserts that she accepted $4,000 in
the settlement in the belief that it
constituted one-third of her hus-
bands holdings. She has since
learned, she says, that his property
actually was worth at the time $780,
900. The Old Dominion Trust COM
pany and others are defendant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29

The party Will leave CharlottesVllle
at p. NJ, arriving at Staunton about
4.3o The Stonewall band and a dele
gallon from the stanton board OF
trade will greet the tourists and eX-
tend the hospitality of the city. At
night. in the Beverley theater, the
prizes will be awarded and several
snappv talks on good roads Will be
made.
Later the same night, dance or
reception will take place for the en-
tertainment of the visitors, arranged
by a stanton organization
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
To March With Drafted Men.

lHAlr approval OF the note Win pFoaQ
smiles before returning 70 their re-
spective departments.
To March With Drafted Men.
with the note dispatched, President
Wilson let IT be announced that on
next Tuesday afternoon he would him
self publicly participate in the war
preparations by marching down Penn
sylvania avenue at the head Of the
men selected in the District Of Colurn-
bia for service through the draft
The presidents reply to Pope Bene-
dict was psnned---or type written. az
the president picks out his most i'm
portant documents on an old Mum
Der s'--with two objects IN view
First To make II clear to the pea-
pie OF the United States once more
what they are fighting for 10 still
further crystalze public sentiment to
the knowledge that this is our own
war as much as Englands or Frances
or Itsly's. that the United States nor
any other nation on the face Of the
earth can feel security or he safe,
while ar irresponsible government,
with tenth century doctrines that
might makes right. aud twentieth
century science to impose those doc
trines. continues to exist
Second To so phrase and express
the peace beliefs Of America that
there might be no cpportuuity for
causing discussion or disa greement
among the allied nations with which
the United States is making common
war against the German menace
In line with these objects the pres
ident deyotes special attention to the
inpcssih'lity Of taking the word II
the German jnnker govern ent for
anything Should America do so now.
he points out IN effect Il would only
give Germany q chance later 70 ignore
her solemn conventions Of a peace
pact. as she has ignored other solemn
conventions, and strike ar the United
States. or any other nation which she
considered to stand IN her path 10
4 world dominance And thus In
stead OF making the world safe for
peace-and democra cy--the way for
another war OF nations would he pre-
pared.
In lire with his second object. the
president carefully avoids any discus
sion and makes only the slightest
reference 70 questions which natur-
ally would come IN first AT a peace
conference, territorial re-alRnments
tnderrities damages
He saws the purposes OF the United
States DO not need TO 'be restated
And then. that there NAV he no mis-
take. he, in effect, gives them:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
APPEALS REFUSED
IN LIQUOR CASES

Two violators of the liquor laws
Yesterday were refused appeals by
the supreme court of appeals. They
ware /. z. Turner, of Newport News
and Leroy Tate, of Norfolk. Each
had been fined $50 and sentenced to
one month in jail.
The verdicts OF the lower courts
were attacked on constitutional and
other grounds. 1t does not appear
that the question of constitutionality
received attention from the court in
either case. $4Rl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
THE WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau
Department OF Agriculture

Forecast
Notwithstanding cloudness Wed
nesday; Thursday unsettled, probably
showers.
North Carolina--Generally fair We'd
nesday and Thursday. except showers
Thursday in west portion.
Rain Is probable Wednesday in the
Ohio valley. and locally in the lower
lake region, The rain area will prob
ably spread eastward into the Middle
Atlantic states by Thursday and an
other period Of rain ia indicated for
the East Gulf states and Florida, set
ting in Thursday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
WHEAT PR|Cf-F'XERS
STILL OEAOL0CkEO

Washington Aug 2s-President will
sons wheat price hxing committee was
deadlocked at late hour tonight,
with little hope OF an agreement be-
fore tomorrow. The price of wheat
then was lowering around 81. DR.. H.
A. Garfield, chairman of the committee
left the food administration shortly
before midnight with the committee
still In a wrangle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
shins Released.

washington. Aug 2s-One French
and one British vessel Communicated
r. the United states shipping board
were uneondtionaliy released today
~ order II the board
ih hoto ru8es evidence was presented
showing that the ships were greatly
needed at this time BY our allies. and
that the allied cause could be better
served BY releasing tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29

Irresponsible mast now everywhere see II they
before that rest securely upon political
restrictions meant to benefit some nations and c
emharrass vndcve action OF sort or any
kind of revenge deliberate injury. The American people
have suffered ntoerabe the hands of the imperial
German government but they desire reprsal upon the Ger
man people who themselves suffered all things this
war which they did choose They believe that peace should
rest upon rights of peoples the rights of governments
the rights of peoples small weak powertuthelr
EQUAL freedom and security and self government and
to participation upon fair the economic opportuni
ties of the the German people Of included if
+hav1r enTal ity and NOT seek
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29

New York, Aug 2s.-Morris Morri-
SON the greatest exponent of Hamlet
and other Shakespearean plays on the
Jewish stage, died today: He broke
down on July while playing Othello.
He had been Ill for MANY years of
heart trouble
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29

lev: would make it necessary permanent hostile com
bnation of against the German people, who are It's IN
ermens and would result abandoning the born Russia
to the intrigue the manifold subtle interference and the Ger
tain revolution which would be attempted by all inc
macn influences which German has OF late
accustomed world Can peace be based upon restitution
its power upon word Of honor II could pledge IN
xrne fScttlar tsnda
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
Local Rainfall,

Rainfall last twelve hours ......
Rainfall last twenty-four hours
Excess in rainfall since March |
Excess in rainfall since January !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
LEGAL Temperature Yesterday.

IL noon temperature ............ 8
s /. VI. temperature ......... s
s l.. Nj, temperature ........,. =
Maximum temperature to 8 p. NJ. 8
Minimum temperature to s F. NJ. s.
Mean temperature ............. 2
Normal temperature ........... Z
Deficiency in temperature yester-
Deficiency in temperature since
January l....... .--... ....,.... 81,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
The Baltimore Sun

President Wilson'S answer TO Pope
Benedict is but a reaffirmation Of the
view expressed in his address Of April
2. 70 congress and in other of his
statements since. Germany while II
remains IN the control Of it's present
ru!ers carnot be- treated with. because
II has shown that II has no respect
for treaties
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
The washington Post saws:

The Washington Post SAYS:
The message oRtensihlv roes ~
Rome. but II is really directed to Fer
lin. President Wilson bares the in
hAre1t weakness Of any proposal 10
make peace on any terms with the Ger
man government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29
ENTIRE BA|NSIzzA

CONTINUED From First Page)
cisivA object of the present drive is
believed to be a campaign against tho
Austrian capital.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-29

ing, what it says viii count Thus
peace viii be possible,
New Yorker Herold German
American):
The extremists In our war party
have always demanded that tho
Hohenzollerns must go. that no nego-
tIations Will be possible with them.
The president now intimates that
the extreme aims which are often at
tributed To him are in fact remote
from his mind
To Mr.. Wilson's view. all issues
a stake can be quickly settled as
soon as there exists certainty that
democratic Germany has been born.
Events in Germany appear to in
dictate that there are Influences at
Work that may bring peace nearer
than any one now believes
New York world-President Will
scr 8 reply To the vatican peace pro-
posals can he compressed into five
words; No peace with Prussian
autocracy."
The president makes that issue fun
damental. sweeping all other questions
aside. Everything can he left to COM
promise and adjustment except the
safety and security Of civilization.
There must be guarantees for that.
Again has the president proved him
self the great spokesman and inter
prefer OF modern democracy. His note
10 the vatican Is new emancipation
reclamation emancipatlon for the
German people themselves il they will
accept II.
New York Times-To the pope's
proposal that the allies meet Ger
many in a friendly and mutually
trnstful negotiation the president an
swers that there is no one to neEo-
tate with. ON one side there are men
whose words can be taken. on tho
other are men whose words cannot be
7 rs negotiation would result In scraps
81 paper. When that government
Germany went morally bankrupt il
lett a vacancy on the other side Of
the peace conference table There Is
no one there; there is no one whose
word we can take. The German peo-
PIE can I'LL that vacant place If they
Will nut until they give us neeotta
Tor whose word is as good as ours we
cannot exchange pledges over that
taple We are done with trickerv and
broken oaths.
The Washington Herald. comment
ing upon the presidents answer TO
N'AN RPRct says
more terrible indictment against
government was never penned than
IN President Wilson's words in reply
70 Pope Benedjct's fervent plea that
peace be restored to a bruised and
battered world. 1t puts the brand of
tain upon the Hohenzollern brow,
more clearly than anything that has
Vet issued from the White House.
The Washington Post SAYS:
The message ostensibly goes TO
Rome. but It is really directed to Fer
lin. President Wilson bares the in
hArent weakness Of any proposal to
make peace on any terms with the Ger
man government
Tho Baltimore Sun:
President Wilson'S answer 10 Pope
Benedict is but a reaffirmation Of the
view expressed in his address Of April
2. 70 congress and in other of his
statements since GERMANY while II
remains IN the control Of it's present
rulers carnot be treated with because
II has shown that II has no respect
for treaties