The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-28
Events of the Week
Complied For The Busy Reader OF
The Firing Lane.
- sunday. January ii.


In Mexico-Twenty-flv five thousand of
the militia are ordered home from
the border 10 facilitate tho withdrawal
OF Fershing's troops from Mexico.
FIXTURE policy of United States in deal
ing with Mexican situation Is to he
strictly formal. II is announced, and
II will he put squarely up 10 Carranza
To solve Mexican problems.
The War I'm Europe-Internation
news reports state that the scales are
tipping TO the allies side. bat the
entente's great lack Is capa BILE
leader II is believed the German
raider Is on way back to its home port.
Germany ~ suffering privation, but
not starvation, according 20 reports.
Small gains are credited the Teutons
west ~ Sereth.
General New%--Home Rules Conn
mitiee will carry their probe Of all
legged leak Of official information right
into Wall street Admiral Dewey was
buried ri Arlington Cemetery yester-
day. Boston - preparing for G. 4. r.
reunion Ia be held there in August
Senate opponents on an omnibus pub
lie buildings bill prepare for the fight.
Local Ncws-Papers bearing on pro-
posed sale of one-haif interest in
Byrd Street station tn Atlantic Coast
Line arc turned over 70 Judge Gar
nett. who will put the matter before
the commission. Mrs, ]. II. Conway.
who was knocked down by negro
burglar Friday, grew worse yesterday
and was taken To hospital Robert
!. Thomas was arrested yesterday.
charged with trying To pass forged
check on local bank. Several local
grocers are complaining Of activity Of
reserve agents relative TO the oleo-
margarine law. Alvin Smith Is again
chosen president of local baseball
club John Miller. negro truck
driver. Is being sought by the police,
having run down two negro children.
one c: them dying as a result.
Monday, january ~.
-. MeXac-Aotivity OF Viiltstas
seems to have been suspended for
tho present, but an outbreak 10 ex-
pected at any time.
The War in Europe-The German
detention OF Americans a. prisoners
OF war resulting from recent raiders
work likely to cause trouble between
United States and Germany. A veil
Of secrecy among the German admir-
altv is cloudinr the movements of Ger
man raider. 0. -aiders in South At
lasstic waters. Gar Nicholas says that
separate peace for Russia is not to be
thought OF. II Is tnOuSHt mdChcibcn
is soon to attempt the crossing of the
Sereth.
General Ncws-A big grind Is ahead
Of Congress for next six weeks. DEM
ocratic leaders demand early action in
peace note leak" probe. Federal
agents are investigating methods OF
wholesale liquor dealers with regard
to shipments into dry States. A strike
is threatened in ofacas Of American
Federation of Labor teG shorter hours
and minimum wage scale.
Local NcwsS--Grsad Lodge OF B'nai
Birth il in sessicn here. A suffrage
school Is to DO opened here under
auspices Of National American Woman
Suffrage Association. o. G. Peers. Jr.
who died Saturday. ID buried to-day.
Ptsea ,.agroes are charged with scu-
Ing liquor. Grace Nurses Homo Is
slightly damaged by Are last night
state Tax Board meets today to APP
point examiners for thirty-one circuits.
Tuesday. january c3.
In McxicO--Pershing's forces are
making preparations to withdraw
from Mexico. United states watching
for outcome OF this movement with
intense interest. Up to carranza to
control situation.
The War In Europe-A lull on the
whole RumaniAn front 10 apparent
but 1t Is believed Teutons are pre-
pAring for . anal onslaught against
Russo- Rumanian lines. Petrograd an
nounceS the checking Of Teutdn at
tack III the Oituts Valley ana COM
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