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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
FIND WIRELESS PLANT
OPERATED BY GERMANS
Federal Authorities Locate Aerials
Concealed Behind Electric Sign
Over Gotham Thcater.
THREE TEUTONS ARRESTED:
& OTHERS MAY BE CAPTURED
Instrument Reported to Be Most Pow
erful and Best Equipped Seized by
Government Since War Was De-
clared by United States.

New York, June ia big cleo
trio sign on the roof of a Broadway
theater effectively concealed the
aerials OF a powerful wireless plant
operated In the interest of Germany
and secret service agents who discov-
erred the hidden instruments have
placed three men under arrest. All
are German aliens, one an engineer
and the two others chemists. The
trio are now held on Ellis Island.
Since the roundup of the wireless
plants of amateurs in this city and
surrounding territory secret service
men have been hunting down q plant
which persiHtentiy WAS sending mes
|saxes to An unknown but co4tectureA
|do6t1untion. The swoFr-0 fSioe1Da19a4 kA
instruments was done by q Rrccess
agents Of the government decided that
the roof OF the theater needed in
vestigation. The flaring lights of the
sign board had proved clever de-
ception, but the government men soon
discovered what they sought
The names OF the prisoners are
kept secret for the time being. as Is
also the name os the tbeatsr-
It is said that the wires connecting
the aerials OF the wireless apparatus
with the dynamo IN the cellar of the
playhouse we're we'll concealed with
the electric light wires Of the theater.
While nothing oficial was given out
by the government agents and the
police. II is understood that the en-
gineer was working on the dynamo
at the time he was taken into Gus
itody.
The wireless instrument, 1t Is re-
ported, was one of the most powerful
land best equipped seized by the gov
eminent since the declaration Of war
lon Germany. 1t was capable Of send
ling messages hundreds of miles and
Its receiving capacity was practically
unlimited The raid on the theater
was made by United States Marshal
McCarfy, his deputies and number
81 secret service men. The investi-
cation which led mp to the important
discovery was made last night while
the theater was crowded, but no ink
Hing OF what was going on leaked out.
The arrests were quietly made this
morning. All Of the prisoners had
been on the governments suspected
list for many months and all had
applied to the marshal for passea
permitting them unlimited freedom IN
the local restricted zones.
The arrests are looked upon by the
government authorities ~ among the
most important yet made. II 10 be-
llieved that several others will follow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
MINISTER GOMEZ QUITE
WHEN HE IS OVERRULED

Buenos Aires. June Io.--bfinister of
the Interior Gomez. who was strongly
In favor OF governmental intervention
In the troubled affairs Of the province
OF BueHes Aires, resigned today be-
cause congress had overruled him.
The question Of intervention In the
province has led to bitter feeling. II
u announced that Senior Gomez will
light = duel with Deputy Avellanendc.
The deputy lead the opposition to the
wishes OF the minister and personali-
ties crept into the debate In the cham
Der.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11

Picking. June 10.-Generai Chang
Hsun. formerly military governor OF
Anhwsi province, has delivered an ul-
timatum demanding the dissolution Of
parliament within forty eight hours.
He. brought several thousand Of his
troops TO the capital with him. Presi-
dAnt Ii Yuan Hung 10 understood to
have refusef the demand.
Unof1lcial adviccs state that Japanese
troops are moving into the disturbed
districts Of China.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
PERSHINC WILL VISIT
BATTLE SCENES SOON

London, June l0.-on the battle
scarred fields around Ypres. Major
GENERAL Pershing II TO set his first
glimpse Of the European war. He
and his star will make = visit to
that q4ctor shortly. It was said to-
night
0onorAi pervhing ana his imme-
Sdiake eta& wpre the 9uesta ~ Lard
ygeAte hllor1 xGeox ak Cnskle
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
Figures Sent to Washington
Show That 65.8o2 Did Not
Claip Exemption

+ IA - = .s
0cvsrncr Henry c. Stuart yesterday
reported officially virginia's fnal reg
iDtrAtton count to the provost mar
shAi-general. giving In the last detail
the result Of last TuAsdays work,
when virginia's young mon enrolled
themselves in readiness for draft into
Uncle Sans new army. Tho report
was highly encouraging, and speAks
the young men themselves but also
for the diligence Of authorities in car
rying out the work in such an ef-
dcient manner.
The governors telegram to the
provost mArshAl read:
Richmond. Va, June 10, 1917.
Provost Marshal General.
Washington. d. c.:
0tate OF Virginia shows column
totals, NTH, S0,s33; seventh, 12o,b0s;
twelfth. $500: fourteenth, $500:
fifteenth, 2.575: sixteenth. IT'S
HENRY c. STUART.
Governor.
The explanation Of this message,
which il written In accordance with
q government form, II: White regis
trations in state. 10000; co1cred.
6e.663; aliens not enemies. 2,675;
enemy aliens, 17s: grand total. 1sl.
826. OF this total. S0,S32 whites and
-, TO- colored men claimed exeYmp-
ton. making total OF 1884. This
leaves 65.ss2 available for service BY
their own admission.
The governor was much pleased
With the showing made. and felt that
Virginia has answered the call In an
admirable manner.
Tho response Of the Virginia. peo-
IL A. 100 - 4.
uent for registration OF all males OF
military age Il most gratifying" said
Governor Stuart last night The
grand total OF registrations In this
state, ~ reported by me today 70 the
provost marshal-EenerAl, ~ 1Sl,s1S-
Error In Virginia Ese1mAse.
AFTER the correction OF an error
made by the bureau OF the census IN
-estin611n9 the probable reEastrAtiena
from the county OF Prince George, he
estimate for Virginia u lSs.boz. A
moments calculation shows that W
registered within I Per cent Of this
expected approximate total. We havs
reason 70 think that = further mis-
take was made In references 70 Nhs
city OF Eprtsmouth. whese ot1ciail
have already registered their protest.
with the bureau OF the csnsns. ana Y
tho claim Of TINT ctty = sustained. 0ul
Ga0c14 3roN M sd tn1fA N4A - Abesa
EAss1r Deaz HI ~ N4gcA 3&s1ea
HhoWfag Shan Slie4 made by = IArkS
majority Of The states thus tar report.
ing to the provost mArshal-EeneraL
southwest virgtnia's answer to the
McCoy-Phipps plot and to the wild
and improbable stories emanatina
from Roanoke and printed under big
headlines throughout the country !.
~ g. 49, - {rStR - -
district came much closer than any
other district in the state to register
Ing MP to the full census bureau!
estimate, being within a bare hun
dred or two. In this connection
would warn the public against giving
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11

u Tho uncertainty because OF his ac-,
q whAt sesmed e re n. At
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-11
CROwrDER,
SRo W 1I<4N,
provoa. MARSHALL

Provost Marshal General.
The paragraphs referred to in the
telegram are as follows:
Paragraph 39-Puhlicaticn of lists.
The clerk Of each registration board
Will cause to be prepared lists In trf-
plicate In alphabetical order OF all
persons who have submitted them
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The Robesonian., 1917-11-26

States. "But North Carolinians are
learning thrift and how to save" said
the Senator "And if this war will
teach the South how to save it alone
will have been worth all the energy
put forth by America"
George Holderness of Tarboro was
enthusiastically applauded when he
said that the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph company, Of which he is
director,' would be paid their dividends
in war savings stamps this year. Mr..
Holderness explained that this COM
pany paid dividends not only to the
stockholders but even to each employe
at the end of the year. "Instead of
paying the stockholders and employees
their dividends in money this year."
said Mr.. Holderness, "we will pay
them in war certificates"
Unless the plans of the Treasury
Department fail stamps will be put
on sale in every postoffice, every
bank, whether State, or national, ev-
cry railroad station, cigar and drug
stores, and many other places, De-
cember 3. Colonel Fries stated, how
ever, that he was afraid the stamps
would not be ready by that time but
said that every effort is being made
to have them ready on the date speci-
fled by the department..
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26

some troops had forced an entrance
into the western part of the town.
The Germans were still holding the
eastern section. A German battery
here which had been giving trouble,
was charged and captured by dis
mounted cavalrymen. The battery
was surrounded by heavy barbed wire
entaglements precluding the use of
horses, so the soldiers stormed the
position on foot and annihiliated the
gun crews.
y
Among the prisoners taken by the
British were several officers who were
caught in the regimental headquar-
ters. The regimental commander was
captured end it is reported that his
advent into the British lines was a
particularly humorous spectacle. He
came tramping back clad in an elab-
crate fur coat, followed by two ser
wants, who carried more of his finery
He was swearing mad at the turn Of
events. The sight of a company of
British cavalry threw him almost into
frenzy and the lurid language which
ne directed at the British drew a
smile from even the hardened Tommy,
who has somewhat picturesque vo-
cabulary of his own.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
BAPTIST WORK IN N. G..
State Convention Meets in Dur
ham December 4Less Than
$4,000 Behind Highest Mark
A Year of Wonderful Achieve
ment.
Corresponding Secretary Walter N.

Corresponding Secretary Walter n.
Johnson gave out the following state
r1ent Friday as to the work of Bap-
lists in North Carolina for this year:
"The Baptisi State convention meets
in Durham OIL December 4. Meeting
in central city Of the State, record
attendance is expected.
"The fiscal year closed on Tuesday,
November 90 The report of Treasur-
er Walters Durham for this year will
give the following figures: State mis-
sions, 5,273.43; foreign missions,
$57 7,315.89; home missions, S35 ,554.37;
education, S11 1889; Sunday schools,
$3,G51 90; B. Y. P. u, $510.48; min
isters' relief, $5,788.67; Wake Forest,
$2,5O6.25; Judson centennial, $98.O1;
church buildings, $1,217.28; Bibles,
$113.94; Margaret fund, $81.67. To-
tai for all objects, $168, ,315.12.
Counting all objects, special and
Carolina Baptists in this year of un-
certainty lack less than $4,000 of COM
ing up to the highest mark they have
ever reached. For the regular OBJ
jects of the convention we have gone
over $11 900 ahead of all former rec
ords.
owe regret to report small debt
on State missions. This work was
| laid for this year on basis Of SAT 500
| not including associational missions.
We missed the mark about $4,000.
Drop Great Surprise.
'This drop in State missions is a
! great surprise to US. For four days
before the books closed we were over
, 81 600 ahead of all former years for
| this object. But in the last few hours
| contributions for this cause dropped
over $4,000 below receipts for the cor
responding week of last year. 1t is
| good that we had the one-nnission
drive last spring and that there has
been emphasis put on regular system
attic giving in our churches; for. if we
had been as dependent upon the fin
al round up of the year as we usual
ly are, we should now be forced to
take up the work of another year
with a paralyzing debt upon us. AS
1t now stands, instead of being dis
coura ged by large debt we are slim.
ulated by small one.
1T has been a year of wonderful
achievements in the field. Many hun.
dreds have been baptised. Enlistment
revivals have occurred in many
churches. There are nearly 800 .OOl
white Baptists in North Carolina. Al
early day the bulk of them are goin
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Five years at hard labor IN the ar
my disciplinary barracks at Cover
nor's Island was the sentence of
court-martial in the case of Charles
E. Gerlach, of Brooklyn, second Off
Ger of an army transport, because
he refused to serve as lookout for
submarines and torpedoes while his
ship was in the European danger
zone.
Rear Admiral Washington Leaps,
general manager of the shipping
boards emergency fleet corporation,
was relieved from duty in that posi-
ton Friday night by President
Wilson at his own request on ac-
count of i'll health and with
expressions of deepest regret by the
chief executive. Chairman Hurley Of
the board is known to favor the ap-
pointment of a man trained in the
same service
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
Vatican Accused Of Being Pro-Aus-

The Vatican is accused in an editor
ial in the London Morning Post of the
23rd of being implicated in the prop
aganda which the newspaper says
was largely responsible for the recent
Italian reverses. Reviewing what is
described as vatican Vaccinations,
the Post declares it's political activi-
, ties during the war "can by no So
phistry be regarded as consistent with
the principles of neutrality"
From the beginning" says the
POST "The Vatican has leaned to Aus
tria's side and lately has furtiyely but
actively espoused the Austrian cause ,
Inc newspaper calls on the British
and demands that the Vatican declare
emphatically on which side it stands
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26

Prof. Leonidas R. Whipple, director
OF the school of journalism at the uni
versity Of Virginia, is credited with
pacific utterances in a recent speech
and a meeting of the board Of visi-
tors OF the institution has been called
60 take action. Gov. Stuart, in urg-
ing prompt meeting upon the rector
OF the university, said that prompt
and vigorous action should be taken
ana that men of Prof. Whipple's way
OF thinking should find no counten-
ance anywhere in Virginia.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
High Density Cotton Bales Standard

Plans for making high density cot
ton bales the future standard Of trans
portation rates for the staple were
set on foot Friday in Washington by
conference of two committees repre-
senting the national council of cotton
manufacturers and the railroads. I'M
mediate steps to facilitate the move
ment Of the new crop were urged on
mill executives, the government and
the railroads, and the committees
agreed to meet again December IA to
discuss readjustments of rates with
! view to accelerating the cotton move
ment and at the same time conserv-
| ing railway equipment.
Representative Of the council told
the conference that to obtain desired
| economy in transportation and stor-
age, the cost of high density compress
sion should be assessed against cot
ton consumers until such time as the
rail carriers can make effective a pre-
ferential rate on high density cotton
The preferential will take the form
OF a premium for compression or ar
increase in the present rate on low
density bales, thus making highly
compressed cotton the standard. Al
Ia previous conference it was sale
IndC tne present compression of e
pounds cubit foot could be success
fully increased to 80 pounds.
Thirty per cent of the cotton mills
OF the conutry are engaged in gov
| ernment work, according to estimate
OF the council. The mill owners wer
asked to change their basis of pur
chases from 100 bales to 300 bales, O
such units as will permit the loadin.
) OF rs bales to a car, thereby curtaii
ing the number of less than carloa
lots. The railroads were requested t
!: cooperate with the national councj
!, IN standardizing the gin box and con,
r press systems of the south.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
Reformation of Dress Styles for 1918

Reformation of Dress Styles for 1918.
Reformation in Women's dress
styles for 1918 with a saving of 25
per cent in the amount of material
used has been effected by the CONNER
cial economy board of the council of
national defense, with the aid of the
French ambassador, M. Jusserand,
Washington dispatch states. Mems
clothing styles also have been simpli-
fled and to great extent standard
lied with a saving of about 40 per
cent in material. The economy board
is studying the problem of so-called
essential and non-essential industries
with a view of effecting readjust-
ments as gradually as possible.
Faced with a shortage of wood, the
economy board called on the French
ambassador. N. Jusserand communi-
Gated with his government, with the
result that the cooperation of the
designers was secured. Whether dress
es will be shorter or tighter or mere
ly, less elaborate has not been an
nounced.
In all cases where it has been nee
essary to curtail use of war materials
the war industrial board and the COM
mercial economy board will work with
the manufacturers rather than with
/ the consumers, Mr. Clifford, director
of the council said. This was decided
after close study of all phases of in
dustries likely to be affected by the
war, during which it was found tina
injustice and waste would result from
efforts to classify certain products
as non-essenial to the prosecution O.
the war as frivolous use of materia
needed elsewhere. While the econom,
board frowns on the use of unneces
sary belts and trimmings the publ
will not be asked to forgeo such lux
uries but the makers will be asked t
!" stop their manufacture.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
FAIRMONT RED CROSS
Comfort Kit Will be Sent to Each
Boy in Camp from That Sec
'espondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Fairmont, Nov. 24-The Red Cross
chapter in Fairmont will pack all Of
the garments and knitted goods next
Friday, November 80, and at that
time will send a comfort kit TO each
boy who is now in camp from this
section. I hope all those VINO have
to have them % in the Red ed Cross Ts - Tooms S@as
by Friday, November 80, at 10 O'Clock.
The executive committe decided to
postpone the regular meeting of the
Red Cross from Tuesday after the
1st Sunday in December to Tuesday
after the End Sunday, December 18th.
We want large crowd present.
B. E.. STANFIELD.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
Box Supper at Regan Thanksgiv
ing Night.

There will be a box supper at Re-
gan school house Thursday night of
this week. Mr.. Woodberry Lennon
of Lumberton will deliver an address.
The public is invited. Misses Fonnie
Britt and Blanche Thames are teach
ing at Regan this year. They were
ILumberton visitors Saturday.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
* X X + X \
RESULTS FROM ADS.GREAT

In writing The Robesonian
about some ads carried in this
paper the O. l. Flyod Co. of
Fairmont writes
"Results from these ads have
been great" ..5. a-,.
Robesonian ads will do the
same for you. ,.1ss.~'
Robesonian ads sell the goods.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
MULES FOR SALE

Always from 100 to 900 head OF
horses and mules of all descrlp-
tiOns for sale at my stables IN
York, Pa.
JOE KINDIG.
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26

to get into action for aggressive
movement. So far we have only
touched the rim of our possibility"
The Robesonian., 1917-11-26
Box and Oyster Supper at Proc
torville.

The Proctorville school will give a
box and oyster supper at the school
building Friday night, November 5Oth.
Proceeds will be used for painting the
school building.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

ers and business men, farmers asso-
Citations, bulletins and circulars, and
the farm demonstration machinery
into many parts of the South, have
urged the necessity of a better bal
anced agriculture and the wisdom of
largely increasing foodstuffs. There
has been a tendency over several
years for the South to practice this
agriculture and following the low
price of cotton in 1914 the acreage
in foodstuffs considerably increased.
1t remains to be seen how far the re-
cent high price of cotton will check
this tendency. It would be unfor-
tunate if it did so.
A further word should be said a.
bout the tendency of the meat sup
ply to increase. While following the
outbreak of the war there was a con-
siderable increase in exports Of
meats, amounting in 1916 to 1,50O,-
100000 pounds, the domestic produc-
ton in 1916 was 3,OOO,0OO,O00 pounds
greater than in 1914, and the tenden-
cy is still upward. Figures recently
submitted show that the number of
cattle on January 1, 1917, was 1,O37,-
900 greater than on January 1, 1916,
and that the milk cows had increas-
ed in the same period 100000. A
| very considerable development in
live stock is taking place in the
South.
/ The department and all the agri-
cultural agencies in the country are
giving definite and careful attention
to these problems. The Federal De-
partment through several of it's de-
partments is giving continuous con-
sideration to the immediate prob
lens presented and to the possibility
OF remedial measures. The solution
will certainly not involve Federal
Dictatorship, and it is highly unlike
Ey that it will involve dictatorship
in any state or community. Ameri-
ca does not take kindly to dictators.
The difficulties, in any event, would
be very nearly insuperable. We
have a continent to deal with and
there are difficulties fdouble iur-
isdiction. Consider, for instance,
the matter of fixing minimum
price. The Federal Government
could deal only with commodities
passing into interstate commerce
The states might be hampered in at
tempting to fix prices.
AS stated at the outset, there is
no occasion for hysteria. Intelligent
planning and constructive action, in
conjunction with the operation of
normal forces, are what we need and
these only can bring about a salts
factory result.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

have in certain directions shown a.
definite purpose to increase their ac-
reage Winter wheat was sown in
the fall. The reportsr eveal that the
total acreage was 40,090,000. This
is nearly 100000 more than the a.
mount planted the preceding fall.
Much of the latter, however, was
winter-killed, so that the planting
this fall was 100000 acres more
than harvested last summer. Spring
wheat has not been planted. In 1915
the acreage was 19,445,o0o acres. The
average acreage for five years is 49,
100000. 1t would be singular if this
did not increase. But taking the av-
erage for five years and adding it to
the winter wheat acreage, we have
approximately 100000 acres, or
practically the same as the record
acreage of 1915. What the yield per
acre may be will depend largely on
the weather conditions. The aver
age Of the six lowest yields per acre
since 1894 was 1875 bushels. This
would give us 737,000,000 bushels of
wheat. The average yield for five
years down to the record crop of
1915 was 14.9 bushels. This would
give us 879,00O,00O bushels of wheat.
The average for five years, including
the record crop year, was 1916 bu-
shells. This would give US 914,0OO,-
900 bushels. A yield equal to that
of 1914 of 1876 bushels would give
us 979,000,000 bushels, while a yield
equal to that Of the record crop year
would give US 1,0O0,000,00O bushels.
The Department of Agriculture
has done all it could prudently do to
call attention to the desirability of
adjusting the supply of different
sorts of agricultural commodities to
the demand. AS l have said, far
ners are doing their own thinking
|end will not submit to anybody's die
'"oAOAA' III VIC OOuC11, Ill pllI ClCuldI,
the department has waged persis-
tent campaign for some years to
bring about better agriculture, to
Emulate the local production of an
ampler supply Of foodstuffs.
The South has heretofore been toe
dependent on corn and cotton. It
has put too many of it's eggs in the
one basket. Although it is largely
agricultural, it has imported in the
| neighborhood of six or seven hun.
dred million dollars worth of food
stuffs from the West. 1t is clearly
good economy for the South to sup.
ply her own foodstuffs and feedstuffs
and it is clearly safer practice for
her to do so. The department, the
agricultural colleges, and many other
agencies, through the daily press
the agricultural journals, the bank
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

Official County and Village Paper.