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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

Axainst Annexaticn Of Belgium and
for Program Of No Annexation
and No yndcuanltt0a.

Stockholm, May 3o.--serman and
Austria Hungarian Socialists to she
peace Congress here ara aseinst tho
annexation Of Belgium. They are
friendly to- junction Of Serbia
with Montenegro to be q free state
with access to the sea, and on tho
Alsac Lorraine subject they are sill
ent.
program Of their terms as made
public today includes:
No annexations and no indemnitiee.
Austria Hungary 20 retain the South
slavic lands and crown lands. but
these to be made autonomous with
the aid of Socialists.
Independent states of Finland and
Russian Poland.
Autonomy for Galicia, under Aus
trian sovereignty.
All maritime routes and inter-
ocean canals to have international ad-
ministration. Construction OF rail-
WAYS and their administration also 10
be International.
The delegates favor a settlement
of the Balkan problem by the Bal
kan states.
These terms were drafted at a
..xroup conference of the Teuton
delegates. A separate group program
will be formed by the Czech. Polish
and Bosnian delegates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31


"A free nation espousing the cause
of human liberty. In one sense the
great struggle into which we have
now entered is an American struggle,
because 1t is in defense of American
honor and American rights, but it is
something even greater than that--it
rs world struggle.
at lis struggle of men who love
liberty everywhere and in this cause
America will show herself greater
than ever because she will rise to a
greater thing,
I'VE have said In the beginning that
we planned this great government
| that men who wish freedom might
have a place of refuge and a place
| where their hope could be realized,
and now, having established such a
government. having preserved such q
/ government. we are saying to all man
| kind We did not set this government
! up that we might have a selfish and
| separate liberty. In this thing
America attains her full dignity and
the full fruition Of her great pur-
| pose.
| Words Empty. Only Actions Great
/ mo man can be glad that such
| things have happened as we have wit
/ messed in these last fatefui years, but
perhaps 1t may be permitted to US
to he glad that we have an oppor-
tunity to show the principles that
we profess to be living. principles
that live in our hearts and to have q
chance by the pouring out OF oul
; blood and treasure to vindicate tht
things which we have professed, For
my friends. the real fruition of life !.
TO do the things We have said VIZ
wished to do.
There are times when words seen
empty and only action seems great
Such time has come and in tn,
providence Of God America will ono,
more have an opportunity to show t,
the world that SHE was horn, ia xsrv'
mankind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

government. agents have been forced
to take their lives In their hands, II
became known today, and several are
reported to have been seriously In
jured. These cases have been "hush-
ed up" It 10 declared, and the men
ruehed to private hospitals
The department OF Justice today ex-
pressed the opinion that the anti
resistration troubles are not due 20
to sporadic influences In different
parts OF the country.
From reports being soede daily by
agents throughout the country" the
department announced. "ofncials OF
the dApa ftment are convinced that
such threats to resist registration as
are being made are the result of 10.
cal and sporadic influences and are
not inspired by any organized enort
of serious consequence"
lack Of War Spirit shown.
No effort was made to conceal the
seriousness Of the situation. however,
from the viewpoint Of lack Of war
spirit in the country. This passiveness
which. X 1t continues, officials fear
will imperil the safety of the nation
In the war, also Is manifesting itself
in industrial troubles, 1t was pointed
out, despite the pledge OF organized
labor. given through Samuel Com
pers, that no war contracts would be
inperilled by strikes or walkouts by
members of the American Federation
Of Labor.
The government IL preparing to
deal with a stern hand with all such
disturbances. The first case will be
that Of the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Co. where a strike
OF machintsts threatens a large part
OF the battleship program.
Government May Commanded Yard.
1t was made known at the navy de-
partment today that IL an agreement
lis not reached the government will
commander the yards. and draft the
disRruntled men into service.
This being a holiday at the yards
the situation remained quiescent. al
though throughout the day officials
Of the company. federal agents and
naval constructors were busy with the
men in an effort to reach settle
ment.
Building at Newport News are tive
super-dreAdnaughts. the Maryland
and West Virginia, and a large Num-
Der Of destroyers and other craft i'm
mediateiy required for submarine
hunting and patrol work.
In addition, the Newport News COM
pany has contracts for two of the
four great battle cruisers authorized
! by congress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

That aspirants 70 state oiicss must
in ADDITION to paying their fees to ne
auditor Of public sccounta. e. lie
Moore, Ole formal notice Of candle
dacy with stats Chairman Horer a.
James not later than June 5, which
IL next Tuesday, was made known yes
terday.. When notice 10 given BY 3
candidate he must also file = list Of
gfnia petitioning such candidates to
offer for Z certain once.
Many OF the candidates have Al
ready paid their fees, while some Of
them have notified Chairman James
that they will stand for election Ii
the August primary. However,. there
are some who have not and they have
only i few days In which to qualify
themselves to enter the race.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
FRANCE NAY BAR
STOCKHOLM DELEGATES

Paris. May so.-France may fol-
low the example OF the United States
in barring Socialist delegates from at
tending the peace congress at Stock
holm.
A bill has been introduced in the
French chamber similar to the Amsri-
can statute upon which the Wasnins-
ton state department acted. II was
introduced by Deputy Paul Pugiissi-
Cont. 1t provides a penalty OF I'VE
years imprisonment and a ffne OF be-
tween 10. 900 and $4,000 francs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

New York. May 3o.-Germany is
using Rear-AdmiraI B. A. Fishes idea
of the torpedo plane. The Aero Club OF
America announced today that the ad-
mirars invention was used when the
Germans sank the British steamer Gena
on May ! last. Admiral Fiske patented
his idea OF the torpedo plane In July.
1919. The club received sketch OF
one of the German seaplanes that at
tackled the Gena. 1t showed the ar
rangement for holding the torpedo is
exactly like that on Admiral Fiske's
torpedoplane.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
IN FIRST FLYING
LESSON PILOT KILLED

Buffalo, May 38.-Attempt-
ing to make a forced landing In the
narrow canal at Porter avenue. Fred
w. thinner today drove his flying
boat into a telegraph pole. and as a
result he died later from his injuries.
and his passenger, Seymour H. Knox.
a Yale student and multimillionaire
son Of S. II. Knox, was badly hurt.
Physicians say he win recover. how
ever.
thinner had been flying over land
in his machine, turning steep banks
in descending spirals. He had just
begun his ffst days work ~ instruc-
tor for the Yale unit OF the aerial
coast patrol and young Knox was on
his first night ~ 4 student.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
RIM. COLLEGE FINALS
CONTINUED From First Pake)

CONTINUED From First PaEe.)
and social features running through
the week, but. under the circumstances.
it was determined to make the closing
OF the college as simple and inexpensive
as possib:.
The records of the college once show
that a large number of the present
student body will return. and there
have been more inquiries for catalogs
this spring than ever before.
The regular meeting of the board Of
trustees will be held June 4 at which
time the reports from the 1--WE institI-
lions under the control OF tois board
viii be received and plans for the com
ing session outlined.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
ADMIRAL Upshur Dies.

washington. May 30.--Rear Ad-
miral John H. Upshur. U. s. n. re-
tired, the oldest living graduate OF the
United States Naval academy at An
napolis, died at $50 o'clock tonight
at his home here Heart disease was
the cause Of death.
Hpshur had a notable rec
ord In American naval history, taking
important places in the Mexican and
Civil wars. He was In his nienty-
fourth year.
He is survived by his wife. two sons.
George l.. Upshur. OF New York city,
and Gusts Clarke Upshur, Of Norfolk,
Va, and two daughters. Mrs. K. u.
Moorehead. OF Washington. and Mrs.
Wm. Fl. Hunt, OF San Francisco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
THIS CAR OF FRUIT
HAD TOO HIGH AN ODOE

One OF the largest single hauis %
contraband Iqaor heard of In this
section was made IN Petersburg and
n attributable 10 the educated noses
OF the railroad men who made the
discovery. a car of fruit" shipped
from Baltimore 10 a Hopewell firm.
was sent from Hopewell back 10 Pc
tsrsburr to replenish its diminishing
store OF ice. The car was marked
perishable Al Petersburg the rail-
road men attracted by peculiar
odor. the like Of which never emanat-
I'd from any trssit-ti4ey were familiar
with. discovered that aside from
few boxes Of fruit used as a blind, the
car was filed with liquor. There were
z.40o pints In the car which repre-
sents 81 200 TO the consignee. as
Hopswell bnotlegsers have recently
been demanding SO per pint.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
Mex,co Haven For sIacker~-

San Antonio. Tex. May 3e--Mexico ~
becoming q haven for slackers. Severat
thousand Americans of military age have
crossed the border within the last rev
weeks, according TO reports from
American agents to department OF JUS
tice officials here.
Rerorts from Mexico City say 1000
Young Americans are there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
STRIKERS PICKET
NEWPORT News PLANT

Newport News, Va, May 3o.--Strikirg
machinists today placed pickets in
front of the shipyard to warn workmen
and citizens that a strike IL in pro-
gress. The organisation announced
that there would be no violence.
The yard In continuing operations as
usual Neither side has thus far made
overtures to arbitrate the strike, so
far as can be learned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
Peace propagantists Meet.

New York, May 30.--The aims of
the Russian revolutionists--no forci-
BILE lamentations, no punitive indemni-
ties. free development of all nations
were endorsed today by several hun
bred delegates to the "hrst American
conference for democracy and terms
OF peace"
Representatives of organizations en-
gagged in peace propaganda In prac-
tically every state were represented.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
NEGRO WANTED FOR
sTABBING HIS WIFE

Police are rocking for Arthur Wither-
spoon. coiored. who lives at Twenty
third and Main streets. and who Is
wanted for stabbing his wife, Virginia
witherspoon. in the chest and head last
night. After attacking his wife, the
negro escaped. and a warrant has been
issued for his arrest. The woman was
hurried TO Virginia hospital for treat
ment. and WAS stated-there- Last
night that her condition is extremely
critical
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

Naah1HstaEs. Ma -aa.-Seeret7try OF
the Navy Daniels today ordered an
Investigation ~ sanitary conditions
aboard the United States hospital ship
Erlace. Following recent by the de-
.paEtMsnt at s. round robin signed by
thirty sailors OF the vessel charging
disease was rampant there and con-
dftions intoierable. the secretary di-
rected Surgeon-Cenerai William c.
Braistead to make An immediate
probe. Secretary Daniels also dis
PATCHED instructions TO Admiral MAYO.
comm ander- in-chfef of the Atlantic
1eet.. to make an investigation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

Paris. May so.--After an inspection
OF the British front, the United states
commission Of engineers went to Bou-
logne and then by automobile to Paris.
where they arrived today. The com +
mission is composed of Major William
BARCLAY Parsons, Major w. j. Wilgns'
" A. Garrett and Captain A. p. Bar
her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
Protest ~ Usins Dy.saiae.

Chicaxo MY 50--Oyna1nsssn8
ana renera, whence - eS1Aeme
plated By sene Of the pssftsss -
rs.isinG . uatsuai protest agniast
ce.scriptson re&tstratssss federal
cm~tsls discovered teAay. Misc
sarah Waitsell. . stuAent ~ vsis
u.raIse university wAs aeesr1tag -
the gsvernnent iafsrnstss~. tssk
~~urse that nsle her eausrt n the
chemistry - expasssves. wss ssn-
~oneA to the federal hosaatng.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

COPENHAGEN. May 30.--fiermanV has
twice STAYED the hand OF Turkey when
the latter mower has gwen orders for
J fhN evacuation If the Jews from Pail
As4ine. Il was learned today. Fear
\ inR for the ancient shrsnes and for
fhe moral effee, OF their destruction.
Tsrh~ k1fser's government intervene /,
10 II ssid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

parsa. May Sn.--t'sr "encsesry
sna bravery n the face 81 the
enemy Major wiiiiass =. Mitchell.
.xt.tJ~, attseAe 81 the Americas
military mtssis. to Frssee las
h<@r sentioueA In the dispatches"
II IN the arsf citation - reGulsr
American array eSlcer In the wsr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
su,x., 10 succeea DIR. Ritter.

Rerns, May 3e-The American gov
ernment having approved his appoint
ment Hans sulzer. successor to DIR.
Ritter IS Swiss minister to the United
States. IL about 10 leave Tor Wash4Ax-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

Break Up Anti-war Demonstrations.
Cleveland. o., May 30.-United
States soldiers today broke up three
would be anti-war demonstrations on
the public square prior to the Me-
mortal day parade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
VIII II shtps Go Home.

London. May 3o.-Norwegian ana
cwadish steamers now In British ports
will be immune from submarine at
tack II they leave on July !. the Ger
man admiralty has assured them
owners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
TIE WeatAss

Washington, May 3o.--Forecast:
Virginia - fncrsAsing cloudiness
Thursday. followed BY showers by night
and on Friday: cooler Friday.
North Carolina-Fair Thursday in
east. showers In west portion. Friday.
showers
1t will be cooler Thursday in the
Middle Atlantic states.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
Lsca, Rai.1sli.

Rainfall last tweive hours.
Rainfall last twenty-fcur hours.
Excess in rainfall since March l. 3.
Excess in rainfall since January ]. J..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31

LeeaI Te0pefAtufe Hesterdays
10 noon temperature ............ "a
P. NJ. temperature .............. q
8 p. NJ. temperature .............. 81
Maximum temperature 70 r. M. u
Minimum temperature to p. M. 5;
Mean temperature ............... u
Normal temperature ........... a
Excess in temperature yestsrday..
Excess In temperature since Janu-
airy ..,............... IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-31
WORDS EMPTY, ONLY

Confined From First Paxei
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
The Aunostlc,s RELIGION.

The agnostic may say that he has a
passion for the truth, which he must
crafty as If 1t were an appetite; but
in that case why should he express
moral contempt of those who are with
out, it? That contempt in him must
be inconsistent with his own passion
for the truth, for the truth to the COM
plete agpOstic is that he has no right
to think his own values higher than
anyone else's, says the London Times.
There are mo higher or lower values /;
there are merely values. But this no
one, mot even Nietzsche, has ever be
lieved. Ut was his doctrine that all be-
llefs gre the result of the will to power ;
and yet he constantly expressed moral
Indignation against those who hid
truth from themselves. He could not
attain 10 the ultimate skepticism about
the Calue OF truth; he had his moral
ity, Ike everyone else and, like all the
skepaics, ne had that will to believe
In matters of morality which is thought
TO he 80 dish0nest In matters Of re-
ligioa.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
Mails by Airplane.

A regular airplane service between
New York and Chicago is proposed.
1t is estimated that the flight of TO
miles could be made in from six to
ten hours, with an average time of
seven hours and a load of from 500
pounds to 1000 pounds of mail. Fly
ing would be at night, an airplane
leaving each city at p. M, and alight-
Ing at three regular stations, where
extra machines, fuel, and equipment
parts would be maintained. Eventual
~ an emergency alighting station
would be established every % miles,
each equipped with powerful guiding
lights. At present the fastest railway
trip between New York and Chicago
takes more than twenty hours.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
Bone Dry Sunday.

While Congress is debating war
time. prohibition" two departments
of the Government are preparing to
put into effect in q States on July 1
the Reed Bone Dry" Amendment
to the Post.office Appropriation Act.
This act makes it Federal violation
to ship intoxicating liquors into a
state where the manufacture is for
hidden by State law. 1t provides also
that publishers shall not mail liquor
advertisements into States barring
the same. It'll stated that aCairo, ILL.,,
firm is preparing to test the validity
Of the Reed Amendment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
The Farm and the CITY.

The farmers can advance only along
with the city, not against 1t. Their
earnings rise In proportion as those In
the city earn more. That is the Alpha
and Omega OF agricultural policy. IL
is the crowd Of laborers' children that
make milk production pay. 1t is the
city's meat eaters that buy the farm
ers' hogs. II business In the city is
sick, the farmers market Is dead. If
that business prospers. they both live.
A great common breath breathes
through the whole body OF the people.
Il u this nniscn Of intspsst that iiber-
alism representsy--Fsiedrich NsnM4nn-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
IN LANGUAGE OF ELECTRICITY
Genuine Force In Advice Handed Out
In Words That Might Be
Said 70 sIxxIe.

y
Baron L. @. Rothschild, representa-
tive Of the Merchants Heat and Light
company, could not resist his second
nature desire to pay his respects to
his friends In the legislature. The
baron is an enthusiast on the govern
Or's economy crusade. Meeting a
member Of the lower house who was
greatly discouraged over the defeat in
the senate of the oil inspection repeal
bill, the baron was heard to remark :
my friend be light hearted; raise
your nerve voltage. You have suffi-
cient installation in your system to
carry the load. Do not let one burnt
out fuse incapacitate your system. If
necessary run your human dynamo at
full capacity. Keep your finger on
your distribution system, and with the
support of an honest public, you will
be able to develop a nitrogen light
of conviction on your fellow members
When a fellow stands for what is
right in principle he eventually wins.
The member listened attentively and
murmured: "The Goodrich economy
program is current talk, all right
Indianapolis News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
Royal Marriages.

The marriage register of the Chapel
Royal is the concern not of the register
general, but OF the clerk of the closet
The king, of course, is not required,
like ordinary mortals, to register the
birth of his children, nor must he
cause the death of his predecessor to
be registered And as the Chapel
Royal is "Royal Peculiar" says Lon
don Tit-Bits. the ordinary law as to
the registration of marriages does not
apply either. But register is kept by
the clerk Of the clOset-at present Bish-
Op Royal Carpenter-who duly records
the baptisms, marriages and burials Of
the immediate members OF the
royal family, and the baptisms and
marriages OF those TO whom the king
grants the use OF the Chapel Royal for
these ceremonies.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
LEISURE A LABOR FACTOR
English workmen Don't Seem 20 Take
Kindly TO Scientific Man.
aeemcnt.

The British workman, like the Brit
ish employer has a special psychology,
and neither German methods nor Amer
ican methods wholly go down with
him, VIII Irwin writes in the Satur-
day Evening Post. Your Briton Of any
class does not like to work so much
as the German or the American. He
sets value-and j think sensibly-on
leisure. He wants time for a little
sport and a little talk In his club or
his bar. II may be this radical ten
dency, IL may be an inheritance Of
the restriction-on-output system, but
the English laborer seems often in
different to high wages, while vitality
Interested in keeping the employer
from loading him with too much work.
The munition factories In this period
of national stress have been importing
American efficiency experts schooled
In one or another system Of scientific
management. l find that the British
trades unlonists learned their trade
with general suspicion, believing their
premium bonus systems" are only ex-
cuses for speeding up'-as in some
hands they are, in fact. American
speeding up seems kind Of DOGGY with
British workingmen. Again and again
, labor leaders told me, as a matter Of
common automatic knowledge, that the
American workman is short lived. And
, this anecdote was told twice In my
hearing from the platforms OF labor
meetings:
can Englishman inspected an Amer
lean factory near New York. The
superintendent showed him the plant,
with great pride, and boosted Of their
, tremendous output.
"'Your operatives are all young
men, notice. said the Englishman |;
where are your old menT 81,
"'Outside,' said the superintendent,
and he took him out and showed him
, q graveyardr'
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
Graphite as a Lubricant

Graphite, says the Scientific Ameri-
can, is not a lubricant, but an aid to
keeping bearing In good working or
der by, filling up the minute. irregulari-
ties of the shaft and bearing. and pro-
ducing a beautiful, polished surface,
and In this way reduces friction. To
get this result only a very small guam
uty of graphite is necessary, and If
too much Is applied It simply collects
In wads and defeats the purpose in
tended. 1t follows that the proper way
TO use graphite successfully is to mix
thoroughly small quantity with the
lubricating oil at suitable intervals,
and not to apply II continuously. for
when the above mentioned polished
surface Is formed IL will last quite a
long time before requiring renewal
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-30
First Lonu-Ranae Guns.

American ships Of war we're the first
to carry long-ranged guns. Our '1ong
Toms" that figured in the War Of 1872
Tar outranged any guns mounted on
British or French ships, and small
American vessels were able to destroy
rigging and check pursuit while keep
ng out Of range of their adversaries'
uns. The most notable change In
laval construction recorded In history
.!ollowed the launching Of the Monitor.
which showed the way to the heavily
lrmored dreadhanght with Its big-gun
nrrets as we see 1t today. traF.t