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The Washington times., 1917-09-14

auary's feet were well and he was
able to get about"
Football In North.
Ekblaw was a member OF the Illi-
nols football squad in his college
days, and when he went north he put
a football in his kit. This resulted
IN the organization by the scientist
OF the hrst Eskimo football team in
history. My quarterback could not
see over the center's head. and all my
men were built close to the ground" :"
said the explorer. They had a fine
disdain for the rules, and used to
pile up promiscuously. but they had a
good working knowledge OF the OBJ
ject OF the game, and liked to play
IL on the ice"
Just before Ekblaw sailed for the
polar regions his engagement to Miss
Augusta May Krieger, OF Peoria, a
graduate OF the University OF Illinois.
then teaching in Highland Park, was
announced. Miss Krieger agreed to
wait, and she was on the dock at
New York to welcome her hance.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
IS Cents an Hour
And Found Offer
To Pa. Farm Hands

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. IA
What is believed to be q record
wage for farm labor has just
been reported to the State bureau
OF employment.
It was an offer of IS cents an
hour with board and lodging.
Offers of from 20 to 30 cents
have been made from time to
time, but this offer. which was
authentic, is the record as far as
known at the State capitol.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
MARTIAL LAW IN PORTUGAL.

LONDON. Sept. 14.-Following a
general strike which had been threat
ened for many months. Portugal has
been declared in a state II .iege. ac-
cordinE to a telegram from Lisbon. A
number of persons, including some
soldiers, have been wounded y the
explosion OF bombs. and all. establish.
ments in the Portuguese capital have
been closed.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14

what was left OF their mutual af-
fairs.
Proposes By Proxy.
With the fIIr feminine assistants to
the county clerk. a newspaper man,
and a couple OF other visitors looking
on encouragingly. County Clerk Bourn
essayed the difficult role OF go-be-
tween for Joseph and Mary. He pro
posed to Mary, in behalf of Joseph, in
his most ingratiating way.
Mary was clever enough to show re-
luctance. She was willing to remarTy
Joe II he were sure to go to war. ard
she could get the money a soldiers
wife would draw. but she did not
want him back as q husband. Nor did
she intend to marry him and have him
use the marriage as an exemption
from military service.
Ii was shown TO her that Zmuda did
not ask to be excused from service,
that he had been certified to the dis
trict board and was finally persuaded
that a remarriage would be wise for
the sake of the children.
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
DRAFTED, HE SEEKS
TO WE'D DIVORCED
WIFE TO AID HER

STEVENS POINT, Wis, Sept. IA
Divorced two years ago and now
drafted as a soldier and certified for
service, Joseph Zmuda of Arnott Is
ready to remarry his former wife in
order that she and the two little
children may be better provided for
under the State and Federal aid to
soldiers families. Zmuda and his
former wife, Mary. are trying to
straighten out their tangled marital
affairs.
When zmuda was drafted in the
first call OF ass men. he was a single
man. and asked no exemption. Passing
the physical examination, he was GER
titled for service.
Thinks Of His Family.
II was after he had been certified
that he heard of the relief to be given
soldiers families. Under the State
law a wife OF a soldier is guaranteed
an income OF $50 a month from all
sources except her husbands pay as
q soldier and $40 a month for each Of
the first two children.
Between the Federal and State gov
ernments, Zmuda believed that his
wife and his two children OF three and
five years would be better cared for
than they would be with only the ALI
mony OF SO a month he is required
to pay. He took up the matter with
Mrs. Zmuda. and the two called on
the county clerk for information.
The woman came in alone and her
former husband q little later. Attrac-
tive young people, they looked more
like a pair applying for q license than
a separated couple trying to arrange
The Washington times., 1917-09-14

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by 10 pimples. A free trial pack
age will be mailed II you send cou-
pon.-Advt-
The Washington times., 1917-09-14

Il happened to be sitting
at the baseball park the other day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
FIRES SW|FTNESS TAKES
ATLANTA BY SURPRISE
People Slow to Appreciate Rapidity
OF Approach. Even Hours
After Its Start.
MOVES AS FAST AS MAN WALKS
Departure Of Families Finally Be
gins in Every Kind OF Conveyance.
Many Houses Collapse Before Be-
ing Actually Touched by Fire.
my Associates prcss.I

-.
ATLANTA. GA. May cl.-The swift
ness of the fire took Atlanta by sur
prise avd even after it got under way.
moving into streets of ono of the city's
best residence sections. the people were
slow to appreciate the rapidity of its
approach
One reporter. tciephonins his paper
early in tho afternoon, got !. clear idea
of its amazing speed when he said: 1T
is moving just as fas, as can walk:
can just keep ahead OF IT.
After the flames had crossed Auburn
Avenue, in negro residence section,
a block or 50 northeast Of where il
started. and had eaten its way around
.Atlanta's circus grounds into the white
residence section. the departure OF fam
lilies in every Kind OF conveyance began
This moved slowly for IA time. be-
cause people far ahead Of the flames
could not convince themselves that il
would reach their homes over broad
streets and open spaces OF lawns and
trees
Gradually as the ire advanced. crum u.
bling frame structures before it. the
departure became an exodus with carts.
Autcmo oiics and trucks piled high with
furniture and beddipr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
Only 90 Persons
aiken to Hospitals
Small Number Of Casualties One
Of Most Unusual Features
Of Fire.

ATLANTA. GA. May 2l.---Thc small
number OF casualties reported Tonight
was regarded by Rcd Cross and charity
workers one OF the most unusual
features of the immense fire Some
sixty persons had bccn accounted for
:o-niSht as having been taken to hos
ntals rs a result OF the fire Only one
heath was reported. that OF Miss Bessie
Hodges. who died of shock Many of
nose taken I" hospitals were suffer-
ing from shock. from heat prostration
CT minor injuries. often received in
moving out household effects.
The wide area in the sweep of tho
iamcS was Il scene OF almost indie
scribablc confusion. The flames moved
~ some instances as steadily as :, man
would walk. but ever the houscholdcrs
kept ahead of it's march. and in this
way no one AS far AS is known was
trapped in burning house.
Work Of the guardsmcn and the
men who arc candidates for officers
places i'm the new army that is to fight
Germany was held to he responsible
for saving hundreds from injury as
darkness added to the confusion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
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ITALIAN MISSION HERE
Headed by FRINGE L dine, I'irst IouAin
"f King Victor Emmanuel, VIII
lcnch MhnhinEton rn-Da1

WASHINGTON. May "l-The Itaiian
war commission. headed 10y FRINGE
CJinc. first cousin OF King Victor EN-
manuel, will arrive in Washington
Tuesday at an hour TO be announced
later.
The fact that the commission had
landed safely on this contincn, became
known officially to-day through the
state Department.
The mission is coming on visit Of
courtesy and 10 discuss with Ameri-
can officials particularly corporation
in dealing with shipping and food prob
Ions and the adjustment OF rates of
exchange. It's personnel follows:
Prince Fcrdinando di Savoja OF
tdine; Enrico Arlotta. Minister of
Transportation; Marquis Luigi Borsa-
relh di Rifrcddo. Cndcrsccrctary of
State for Foreign Affairs; Guglielmo
Marconi, Senator; Augusta Ciuncll!.
deputy. former Minister OF Public
WORKS, Francesca Savcrio Nitti. Dep
uty. former Minister OF Agriculture.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
COMMITTEE TO REDRAFT
FOOD LEGISLATION BILLS
Quicker Action on Measures to Slim
ulatc Production Expected
to Result.
PRESENT FORM OBJECTED TO
Regulation Of Supplies and Appoint
ment Of Administrator Will he
Subjects Of Separate Bill-Dismite
Over Prohibition Question.

WASHINGTON. May :l.-Food lcEiS-
to-day by the Senate. after several
hours debate. The first bill. provid-
ing for Il food survey. the licensing of
dealers and steps to prevent boarding.
Was sent back TO the Agriculture Corn
mittee for rcdraf,ine. to include sew
eral Of various amendments offered.
Quicker action on Legislation to slim
ulatc foodstuft production is expected
to result. and ScA'tor Core: chairma u
of the committee. did not object to
recommitmcnt Many Senator's. both
Democrats and Republicans. objected
to further consideration OF the meas
ure in it's present form, because Of
amendments offered and others held
In waiting.
Division Of food legislation into two
main neutrality-suspicious. and reGula-
tion--probably will he agreed upon by
the committee. The administration
bill introduced in tho House by Rep
rcSentativc Lever. dealing with slim.
ulation OF production was. with "A slight
change. introduced in the Senate just
before /, adjourned to-nich, by Sen
ator Gore. II will be considered to-
morrow by the senate committee and
probably reported within forty-ciGht
hours.
Regulation of food supplies and the
appointment Of food administrator
new measure will be introduced in the
House tomorrow, and the senate prob
ably will not take up regulation leg
isiation until the House acts.
no FIGHT on STEPS
TO AUGMENT PRODutTION
The bill dealing solely with steps
TO auSmen; production OF foodstuffs,
i, is believed will be promptly enacted.
That covering the question Of rsEula-
ton promises long and vigorous dis
cussion. In lengthy speeches to-day
Senators Reed and Underwood. both
Democrats. indicated opposition to
vestinE comprehensive regulatory pow
crs in an administrator or other gov
crnment agency.
Whether prohibition legislation will
be considered "S par; of the food
program or the war tax Legislation vas
another question raised and not de-
tcrmined to-day. Senator simmons.
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
considering the House revenue bill.
served notice that lie would insist upon
reference TO his committee of any
amendments affecting revenues by pro-
posing curtniimcnt of manufacture into
liquors OF grain or other foodstufts. \
haif-dozcn such amendments TO the
food bill were introduced during tho
day. and Senator Gore stated he would
endcavor to have the prohibition uucS-
ton considered in connection with the
food legislation.
\ vote in the Senate will be had
20 settle tho jurisdictional dispute.
Senator Reed. in his speech. opposed
interfering with tho laws of supply
and demand. and said high food prices
were not due so much to speculation
and shortage to reports of the sit
uation given out By the Department Of
agriculture and Interviews by Herbert
G Hoover and scores OF persons and
agencies crying woe. Voc woe"
through the land.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
Lid Is Clamped Down
on Pershing's Division

WASHINGTON, May :I.-The War
Department to-day cianped down
the lid completely on all inform a tIon
conrerrinR the e1peditionary force
which Major-Gencral PershinE viii
lend to France.
.''rhcre will he nothing more to
"a! until General PershinE's com
msnd n In France" declared Secre-
tavy Baker. He tssned an order for
bidding the publication OF army
orders transferring officers from
other posts TO tho PershiuR division.
The secretary made 1t plain his
action was taken solely In the In
terestS OF the safety Of the "nrst
$1,000" to carry Old Glory to the
battle front. Not the HiiEhtcst word
II to he allowed to escape which
would give the enemy n hint Of tho
time the American troopers will sail,
md an enable his subm rine. tn hunt
their ships.
General PershinE's stan ha. bcen
completely selected. IL wan made
known. but the names of tho officers
nre withheld for the present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
$4,000 WORTH OF LIQUOR
FOUND IN CREAMERY
Police Make HnuI Of 50U Gallons or
Expensive Drinks. on Infor-
nation of Negro.
Lspecial to The Times. Dispatch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
pANNILL.E, VA. May cl,-Wincs and
spirits to the amount OF 800 gallons
were discovered this afternoon in the
third story of the Danvile Creamery
and were confiscatcd by the police. EN-
pcnSive liquors. wines and champa gnc
brought the total value OF the haul
in the estimation OF dealers up to
$1,000. y theft led Ia tho discovery by
the police. y negro convicted OF steal
ing forty-nvc pounds Of butter this
morning asked to see tho iailer. and
told him where tho liquor was. 4
squad OF police visited the promises
and in two hours two large truck
loads had been brought away. There
was no place to put il except tho court
room. and a policeman tonight ia on
guard over tho booty. -. T.. Hatcher
president of the creamery. was AR
rested. charged with storing and gave
$500 bond. y warrant has been issued
for r. G. Arey. W. X. Dance. treasurer
OF the company, is also under $500 bond
and all other persons or the premises,
AS the law reads, eight in all. arc under
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
APPORTIONS S1OO,OOO.OOO
TO RICHMOND DISTRICT
Government Desires Tint nurdcn OF
Financing Wnr lie E,cni. Dis
trlbutcd Over Country.

WASHINGTON. May 2l-Thc United
states government desires that th"
burden of financing tho war hc "N"ulv
distributed over the country. To bring
about this end. /, has made an app"r-
twelve Federal reserve districts viii
be expected tn subscribe y further
substitute allotmcn, apportioning Ger
tain amounts to the principal cities
OF tho country is made. The lcadin.
bankers in these cities will he inform
cd of the amount which the govern
mcnt expects their localities to cou-
tribute. The aprortionmcnt is made
on tho basis OF an expected ovcrSub-
scription Of S50a. 900. o0o.
The superintendent by Federal re-
serve districts is approXinatcly as fol!
lows:
Boston. $500 600 900
New York. $.50."Ou. 400.
philadelphia. s200. 0oo.o"n.
Cleveland. $2l5.Goo.o0o
Richmond. sloa.0un.0no.
Atlanta s65. 900 600
Chicago. sa0o.0oO.OOo
ST. Louis 10000 0o0
Minneapolis. 500. 900.
Kansas City. Sl6o.000."n"
Dallas. $4,000. 600.
SAN Francisco. SlJ0.Vru. 600
y total OF S2.I0o.000 600.
Tho bond issue IL for &. 100000 U"n
In making the superintendent. tn"
Treasury and Federal Reserve lioari
have taken int" account bank resources
of the sevcral sections. and deposits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22

Wilson. however. said he would go
Mr.. Halfour at tho mission, and imme-
dintcly motored there.
Members Of tho mission wcrc dIs.p
pointed to-day to find II necessary tn
abandon their arrangements for n t,>,
/" Chicago and other points I'm tho
Middle West; The state Department,
Expressed ia" desire that the commits.
sto" spend All Of it's remaining time I'm
thu: ""un,ry in Washington. In order
l" completes pending negotiations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
WRIGHT IN CHARGE
OF DRAFT DETAILS
Continued From First rasc,

Continued From First pascl
must be registered Absentees or sick
persons can mail their cards. While
ieions Will he enrolled. they will M,
he subjcc, 10 draft, but persons await,
'nS trial and misdemcanan,s viii MOI,
be treated as unfit for military service
'heN VII he registered and the cards
sent to their home precincts.
PROCLAMATIONs TO PE POSTED
ny ALI, POSTMASTERs
In order 10 spread Information In
regard 10 registration. all .pos,rnas,crs
IN INC country will be ordered to most
the Presidents proclamation In their
ono" and in three public and consDic
uous places in the vicinity Of tn. office
Registration notices Will also he pos.ed
in three places in each registration nrc
cInc'. MI newspapers. both daily and
weekly. Will freely advertise the rcris.
tration. and there viii bc no cAcusc
for men 10 fai! to do their du,v on
the score Of Ignorance
Aliens arc required to register &c
we'll as natives OF this ,oun,ry
through the registration IT is expected
,ha, definite line on alien eporoic,
VIII Dc secured These. OF course. vii
rot bc subject to draft. the registration
being separate and distinct from con.
"cTintion. although one OF it's prime IN
struments.
I Virginia is expected 20 register i,
/ inc neiEhhorhood OF $4,000 mon hc
/ tween the ages OF twenty-onc AN,
thirty. inclusive Richmond. on ,hi,
/ ha*is. VIII register more Than I5.OGo
/ Many OF these, however. wiil be OK.
empted from the initial dra., on a..
/ count OF dependent family. phy.iea
disabiity or occupationai exemptions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
GERMANS KILLED, 1O,979
Figures in Bcriin Omrinl taSunlt.
List. Issued in
Aprft.

LONDON, May 2l.--A total of 1927?
i'll killed alone is contained in Gcrma n
official casualty lists issued in April.
II Is not known whether they cover
only that month or preceding periods
The grand total OF these liSts---k killed
wounded and missinc-is give at i2.S3S.
Detailed figures are:
Missing and prisoners. i,30S
Severely wounded, 3.T44.
Slightly wounded. 1882.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22

RALEIGH. y. C.. May .l.-The Ad
jutant-General OF the North Carolina
National Guard received from negroes
OF Granville County to-day ringing res
olutions piedging the fullest suppor,
and sacrihce possible in the war with
Germany and expressing the hone thai
tho negroes Of Granville. Vance Per.
son and Franklin Counties Will he per-
united TO raise regiment for service
.Al-lhe front
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
At the Movies To-Day

ODEON - Marguerite Clark, In
"Micr md Mru."
tiCION - William Russell. Ia
"iliEh play aud Ruth Holland. In
"'rhc Neglected Wife,
MI I:HIRD - Zen Wilson aud
Nc,n Grrhcr. In .''fhc Voice on the
wire" Hnd Harry Carey. In "'rhc
Fighting GrinSo."
NEN-'Ihc Third inErcdicnt."
tOIONtNI.-ItUnci barrymore, In
"'fhc hillionnirc's Double" ind
"Secrcts at "a beauty PnriOr."
H1JOI'-aiaric DOrU. In "Hcnrt's
Dcsirc.' and Paramount comedy.
ISlS-l;nid Bcnnrtt, in "iInppi-
ness"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
BABIES RIDE AToP
HUGE DELIVERY WAGONS

Babies riding atop huge delivery
wagons with their mothers holding
hancfuis OF quickly snatched belong
ines uere common sights Men in
their shir, sleeves who had tough, the
nre ON neEhborins houses. sure thai,
IL "ould not reach their own homes,
Goi away with only the clothes they
wore, and many of them finally were
forced TO seek safety zone TO hunt
for hours for their families VINO had
preceded them out of the burning area.
One woman saved her baby's bottles
from an ice box and vas searching for
a cool place TO put them.
Another man was using :, ,elephouc
on the second floor Of "a residence whcr.
he noticed fame on the porch and
turning quickly, tried TO pu, it out
with a bucket OF water Before he go,
hack inside the hall the root was
ahlazc and fell JUS, as he got outside.
Many houses surrounded by fame.
cola psed in heaps. il was aid before
the fire actually reached them
Garden hose Throughout, this section
were freely used to We, buildings
I ahead Of the fire, but the wind and
! flames carried everything before them.
Water pressure in some places barely
! reached 10 the second floor and the
+ soakins"did little good
Several street cars stalled by lack
OF power were caught in the path and
consumed. and hundreds Of trunks and
piles OF furniture dragged into the
streets met the same fate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22

of an hour with him. The call was
not merely one Of courtesy. but WAS
tions between the governments. The
President tciephoncd his desire to see
Mr. Iiulfour. who replied tina, he would
come To the White House President
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
T"nIr IL Eliminated.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
l.fACHBERG. VA, May 2l.-The
directors Of the l-ynchburg Intersta tc
ram Association to-day decided TO
eliminate tn" fair next October. the
step being taken on account OF con-
diu"ns due to war. The next cxhibi-
ton would have been the thirteenth Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
tAGtRiEs OF WIND
CAUSE GREAT ALARM

Nasaries OF the wind caused great
alarm in sections that afterwards
proved safe. and tonight for blocks
on all sides OF tn. area Of destruction
household goods werc pilcd in every
conceivable place. These were guarded
ia most cases by soldiers. who also
wc-c pressed into an Kinds Of work.
several hundred buckets were rushed
70 Ponce dc Leon Avenue when the
tight centcred there. Each soldier was
supplied with one, and as tiny blaze
started on roof these men we're
rushed TO II. II WIS b. such detailed
methods As these that the blaze was
checked AZ the Avenue for 50 long "A
time. The presence Of the soldiers di.
rccting traflc. guarding household
goods and keeping people from the
danger zone gave almost tho appear
ancc of martial Law As far AS rad
been reported tonight. good order vas
maintained every where. and there we're
no attempts at iootiUc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-22
WILSON CALLS ON BALFOUR
spends Thrcc-0uurtcrs of Hour I'm dis
cussion "f Negotiations Between
toNcrnmcnfs.

FIN
WASfliNGTON. Mar .l.-prcs Idcu,
Wilson called on Foreign Secretary Raj
four at the British mission this after.
noon, and spent nearly three QuartoPs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-20
STEPS TO COMBAT
U-BOAT MENACE,
Wilson May Announce Within 48 Hours
That Virtual State Of War Exists

out OF the new acts OF aggression
U:."n the part OF Germany In cX-
pectcd tn bc thoroughly cnnyRsscd.
In addition to his conference with
Secretary Daniels. Mt which prepnra-
tions for aggressive notion Ia pro-
trct American rights WINK begun. the
President saw Secretaries Lansing
md MrtdOo and William Denmun.
chairman OF the Federal Shipping
funrd. nnd there WIS every indIcn-
lion thnt hr was muppinE out com
pr"hcnsire plans for the protection
Df American interests In amy event
uulit!.
II TX generally conceded thnt nj
ready n virtual ntnte Of wnr exists
with Hcrmnny. In spite OF the tech
nicnI armed neutrality stntus OF the
Initcd states.
suEErstiOn advanced Tonight
WIS thnt the l'rcsidcnt might issue
call for Congress TO meet within
t"" days, nnd I'm his proclamation
p"int out tho now situation facing
the nation since hc asked nuthor-
iy to establish ~ stntc of nrmed
neutrality. No one sr0fcsscd. how
ever. TO he In tho PrcridcnfS con-
Iideucc.