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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
FLOOD OF ORATORY DELAYS VOTE
ANNOUNCE WINNERS
OF PRIZES TOMORROW

The Virginian hopes to be
able to announce the list of
winners in the big statewide
contest tomorrow.
The judges and several
clerks worked again last
night until nearly midnight
checking up and adding the
millions of votes. They ex-
pect TO be able to complete
their work tonight in time to
have the awards of prizes
announced in Saturdays
paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06

ted today call for total force of
10000 men for the navy and
10000 for the marine corps and
other branches.
Secretary Daniels tonight was
assured by administration lead.
ers in both houses of congress
that the way viii bc cleared for
prompt passa"" ST the bill and
that such additional steps will tc
speedily taken to place the naval
branches In best possible fighting
trim.
With the prospects that the
funds asked for will become
quickly available. secretary
Daniels and his aides i'll all
bureaus rushed preparations to
greatly increase enIistmcnts.
More compliments were added tn
the scores of naval recruiting dis
tricts to bring naval cniistments
up To maximum. Although the cx-
act figures were not announced,
reports for the first five days in
month showed an Unprecedented
rush of applicants at recruiting
Offices in all parts OF the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Combined Russian and British
Forces Tightening Grip In
Mesopotamian Drive
CROWN PRINCE HITS
BLOW NEAR RHEIMS
Take Eight Hundred French
Prisoners - Allies Continue
Advance On Fiindenburg
Line

London. April 1.-The French and
British made further progress in
France today, the British capturing
two important villages in the direc
ton OF Cambria. The situation in the
west Was overshadowed in importance
today, however. by the news that
Russian and British forces fighting the
Turks have effected a junction ON the
Jcrso- Mesopotamian border. some one
hundred miles northeast OF Bagdad.
This was only briefly announced bv
General +. j. Maurice. in charge OF
military operations Shortly afterward
came an official statement from Petro-
grad to the effect that the Russians
have occupied the Mesopotamiau
frontier towns of khaniken and kas-
richirin.
The report added With the pur-
pose Of joining the british. a CossaclS
detachment has been dispatched from
khanlken to kish Robat
Turkish Forces Mcnaccd.
The RUSS British junction hold 4
serious menace to the whole Turkish
forces in Asia The combined Russian
and British forces are now expected
TO advance In the direction OF Musul
while another Russian force is attack
ing Tho Ottoman troops from the
north
In France the British today oc-
cupied the villages OF Rensev and
k%asse- Boulogne. Their advance IN this
direction Is i'm continuance Of the ef-
fort 10 drive wedge between Cam
brai and - Quentin The latter city
heretofore believed To be a KEY point
In the "Hlndenbure line" is not a part
of that lihe. General Maurice stated
today, The fall Of 81 Quentin. thcre-
fore Will not mean q general cruinh-
llnE Of the new German defense posi-
uon. The Germans suffered heavy
losses, the official report says
The French on their part made re-
eonnoitcrtuS advances north OF
Gauchy and north Of Nov. They
found the Teuton lines with which
their scouts came into contact. strong
~ held. Moy and Gauchy are within
less than two miles from 81. Quentin.
Tho French fire stitlled German
counter attack between Laffaux and
Maretval
Crown Prince strikes Hard.
Northwest of Rheims the crown
princes army struck a powerful blow
which Berlin asserts was successful,
While Paris admits only that the Teu-
tons gained a temporary footing in
: he l>f-.- i4esi-A lines WherenQnn the al
tarkers were driven out aEain The
German war office describes this ac-
t!on as follows:
We inflicted sanguinary defeat
on French forces near Rheims, cap
turing eight hundred prisoners. (The
full German report was not received
In New York today)
Virtual humiliation Of two Russian
regiments by the Germans yesterday
in the capture Of the Toboly bridge
head west of the Stokhod. in Volhynia.
was admitted by Petrograd today A
third regiment managed to escape
without losses, while other units suf-
fered less heavily than the two regi-
ments of which only small groups
succeeded in saving themselves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Captain wallace wants service

Captain Charles NJ. Wallace. unas-
signed. Of the national guard of Nir-
guia- has notified Adjutant-General
w w. Sale. that in the event of war
with Germany, he wishes TO assume
active service. Captain wallace was
formerly in command of Company c.
OF the Richmond Grays, and was later
In the ordnance department of the
state He is assistant to Commissioner
James T. Doherty. of the department Of
labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
GRANDMOTHER OF RUSSIAN
REVOLT REACHES MOSCOW,

Moscow April 6. via London.--Mad-
anne Catharine Breshk ovskaya. Grand
mother OF the Russian Revolution" has
arrived here from Minusink. Siberia
after spending forty four of her sev-
enty-three years as a convict. prisoner
and exile in the wastes OF North Asia
She met with an enthusiastic welcome
and was received by the committee of
social organization
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
MANY VICTIMS OF
CHICAGO EXPLOSIC N

Chicago. April Six or seven per-
sons were killed and forty or fifty in
tured here today. according to police
estimates, in an explosion which
wrecked brick building on Halsted
street. near Lake street. while a res
taurant on the first floor was crowded
with Italian patrons eating their noon
day meal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
DETERMINE TO LET FLOOD
OE OKATORY Run COURSE

Representative Fitzgerald pointed
out from the chair that there were
many ways OF evading the rules which
Representative Sims invoked.
The determination of the leaders to
allow debate to continue unhampered
make it clear that hours would elapse
before a vote could be forced. An
amendment to the war resolution. to
prevent the sending OF American
troops to Europe. which Representa-
tive Britten. of Illinois, proposed.
promised to delay still further the
final decision of the house. Champ
Clark and other Democratic leaders
said they would stay until sunrise,
however. to complete the work.
Late tonight. administration leaders
canyassed the house carefully and de-
clared that the ma jority in favor OF
The resolution would be overwhelming.
They counted on about twenty-five
pacifists votes The pacifists. however,
declared that they would muster be-
tween fifty and seventy-five votes
against the resolution and that still
greater number would vote for an
amendment to prevent the sending OF
American troops to Europe.
Up to the time that seventy-six
speeches had delivered thirty-threc
members had opposed the resolution.
but several OF these had failed to state
definitely their Intention OF voting
against it, Many of the supporters OF
the measure who sought an opportun-
ity TO speak, resigned their time to
pacitists in order to shorten the in.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
William, Tedd Re.ian..

William Todd, president of the Vir-
ginia Game and Fish Protective asso-
citation. has resigned this position on
account OF his recent change Of resi-
dence. A special meeting will be held
next Wednesday afternoon by the ex-
ecutive committee to elect success.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
|WO SMALL BANKRUPTCY
PETITIONS ARE FILED

i Two petitions in bankruptcy were
Ned yesterday in the United States
l9urt by men giving their occupation
az laborers. L. T.. PatilIo Prince
George county. gives his liabilities as
3O3.76. and assets as SEES, which he
daims exempt. w. c. Holzback
faces his liabilities at st7s.0S. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Meeting Postponed.

The meeting of the Richmond chap
ter, Virginia Military Institute Alumni
association, scheduled for today. has
been postponed until April 10. at l:l5
r. NJ. at the Business Mems club.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Worked New Game.

Claude Hymer. alias Eddie Shep-
person. was arrested last night on a
score of robbery charges. Police
claim he would call at private homes
and seek to press clothes, and would
carry them off and never return.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Intern Americans i'm Belgium

: Amsterdam, April Am uncon-
firncd dispatch from Brussels says
Germany will intern all Americans
between the age OF seventeen and
forty-five now living in Belgium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
MINORITY GIVEN ITS
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK

In the face of a meagre, but de-
terrained opposition. administration
leaders in the house tonight drove the
resolution declaring the existence Of a
state of war between the United States
and Germany on the second stage OF
its road To the statute hooks. When
the pacifist element in the house SEEM
ed inclined to use obstructive tactics
the administration leaders. represents
ing a big majority, threatened to i'm
woke a special cloture rule, and steanf-
roller the resolution through. They
declared that they would have the
resolution ready to submit to Presi-
dent Wilson for his signature by to-
morrow, and that continued discussion
was futile. 1t was conceded that .
vote on the resolution would demon
strate that only a small minority OF
the house was opposed to the meas
ure.
The pacfist fight against the reso-
luton in the house began mildly, but
it grew steadily as the long debate
dragged through the day and into the
evening. When the resolution was
taken up the administration leaders
predicted an early vote and but
dozen votes in opposition. The pacifists.
gained during the day however. and
during the evening lt became apparent
that the vote would probably show
between twenty-five and fifty against
the measure. Majority Leader Kitchin
lent strength to the paclfists in a dra-
matte speech. The Democratic leader
had been undecided as to his course
and his colleagues on both war ana
peace sides pleaded with him to make
up his mind. He held scores of con-
ferences in his office, listening to both
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Russ Occupy Two Towns.

tctroErad. Aprl 8, via London. Grit
t~h admiralty. per Wireless Press .--
RUSSIAN cavalry has occupied the Mes
opoiaUia1 frontier towns Of khautin
and haSrtchir.n, says an official state
ment issued today by the Russian war
drpartmcnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Democratic Leader Kitchin, In
Emotional Speech, Declares
viii Vote Against Resolution
TO REMAIN In SESSION.
UNTIL VOTE IS REACHED
Representative Britten At
tempts to Secure Amend
ment to Prevent Sending
Troops to Europe
BY T.. II. SARTWELL.

Washington. April 5.---Lata tonight
the administration leaders settled
down for a long drawn-out struggle
10 force the resolution declaring tho
existence OF "a state of war between
Germany and the United States
through the house. At midnight ali
efforts to halt the continued flow Of
patriotic and pacifist speeches had
failed, and the leaders asserted that
they would let the house talk itself
out.
Representative Sims, Of Tennessee,
Just before midnight made an effort
TO cut short the debate by insisting
on a strict Interpretation of the rules.
representative Fitzgerald of New
York, in the chair. and Republican
Mann. however. blocked the attempt.
Upon SO serious a matter as going
into war" said Republican Leader
Mann. we ought not TO in any way
limit the deliberations. of the house."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
kITCHIN UNDECIDED TO
VERY LAST ON JlUESTIOl

"kitchin il sweating blood" said
one of his friends after talking with
him.
Finally the majority leader with
bowed, head and. anxious face made
his way to the floor.
He was at once recognized by
Representative Fitzgerald OF New
York. in the chair
'Prayerfully impressed with the
GRANTEES or this situation and up-
pfeciating the penalties that war will
impose my conscience and Judgment
have shown tho path Of my. duty aA6
must tread II II I hare to tread n
alone. 4 haye prayed Tor gulAal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
BRlTON AND SLAV
CLASP HANDS IN EAST

London, April 5.--British and Rus
sian patrols have GOT into touch with
each other In Mesopotamia. according
TO MaJar-ticneral r. Il. Maurice. chief
director Of military operations at the
war offjr.-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06
Help Wanted

COLUMN OF THE VIRGIN
IAN Is THE BEST MEDI-
UNI TO OBTAIN ASSIST
ANCE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-06

JUST WHAT YOU WISH
THROUGH THE vIR-
GILMAN WANT PAGE-IT
PAYS.
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
A Generous Offer.

Noiselessly but with al: his might.
a burglar tugged away at a dress
ing-table drawer. In vain. II re-
fused TO open. He tuKged again.
Give II another jerk" said a voice
behind him. The burglar turned.
The owner of tho house was sitting
up in bed and looking at him with
an expression of the deepest inter
est on his face. Jerk II again.
There's a lot of valuable property IN
that drawer, but we haven't been
able to open II since the damp
weather began. II you can pull IL
out I'll & We you = handsome royalty
on everything that's In itl-
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Stories of Interest
John O. Groat's House.

The house of John o. Groat was
situated on Duncansby Head. the
most northerly point in Great Brit
ain. It received its name from John
O. Groat and his brothers. who came
from Holland In 1883. The house
was octagon IN shape. being one
room with eight windows and eight
doors. to admit eight members OF
the family. the heads Of different
branches of 1t, to prevent their
quarrels for precedence at table.
which on one occasion nearly proved
fatal. BY this eontrivance each came
IN at his own door and sat at an oc-
taEon table. at which OF course their
places were all alike.
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Some Famous Little Men

-H late Prime Minister of Eng
land n BY no means . tall man.
but his Successor, Lloyd George
10 shorter still. being barely feet
inches IN height He Il the short
ct Prime Minister since Lord Rose
bary occupied that exalted position.
ao1 that eloquent noblemAn stands
nttIs more than 8 feet { inches in
his stookInEH.- while . stil earlier
Prime NInistsr, Lord John Russell,
had some difficulty In beating 8 feet
Q inchek
The nponarehs Of Europe are in
s1ined 10 Be short King George Of
Great Britain 10 . short man. and his
cousin and almost double, the eI-
Gar, is much about the same height
and build; while the Kziser, who
looks rather imposing on horse
back, is surprisingly short when
afoot. probably not more than s feet
7 ineheA
The ex-KinE Manuel Of Portugal
ls also short and stout, while King
Alfonso Of Spain is not much taller.
The gallant King Of Italy iH, how
ever, by far the most diminutivs of
kInEH, for he stands only S feet 2
inches.
Famous artists DO not as a rule
run large" The president Of the
Royal Academy, Sir E. J. Poynter.
is a litsle man, and so are such men
as David Murray. John Lavery,
Frank BrAnEvyn and Arthur
Hacker. whose average height will
not exceed 5 feet 6 inches.
Literary men. too. are often on
the short side. Sir James Barrie.
like Peter Pan, refuses to grow up.
Tor he Is boyiSh in stature and
looks "A pattern which w. W.
Jacobs faithfully follows Alfred
sutro. the playwright. too. is a
very small man, and Rudyard Kip
ling is barely feet inches In
height. though Of sturdy build
IT1puaA RanfE - EaA 6SknA -
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Why Not Be Different" ?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am seventeen and recently
went on a trolley ride with 4
young man ! met through a girl
who works In my office. We were
with ten young people. all on
friendly terms with one another
with the exception of myself.
was surprised to see the fellows
put their arms around the girls
and kiss them without any OBJ
lection from the girls, and when
my escort tried TO do the same
di1 not want him TO think that
had never been out with boys be-
IOre, so 1 let him,
However. since then have had
time to think this over and feel
very much ashamed and wonder
IL that young man has much re-
spect for me- As all these girls
seemed perfectly respectable, I
cannot understand them letting
these boys act in this manner. l
would greatly appreciate your ad-
vice.
A NUMBER OF foolish young girls
have an idea that unless they
permit boys to caress and kiss them
those boys will not take them out.
The sort of good time that has to be
bought and the sort Of boy from
whom It can be purchased are not
particularly safe or even worth
while companions. A kiss that means
real love is a very beautiful thing
A.. l. -t,., h.ran,a tha cir i'm,
AGNES she dare not refuse II Is
cheap and tawdry and not credit
able either to her or the boy who
gets it II you see this young man
again. why pot tell him frankly eI-
actly what you have told me? Per-
haps YOU can have a little laugh
about II and build a friendship on
that. or perhaps you can have a
little secret together in your su-
periority TO a friendship that is
based on nothing better than a
cheap imitation of fine emotion.
Neither OF you has done anything
dlsreputabIe or disgraceful Both
of you have been little towards in
failing to rise above the very ordi-
nary conduct OF the people with
whom you go ABOUT. Don't kiss a
boy for fear you'll lose him II you
don't. II emotion is all you have to
ofrer. you'll lose him IL you do. He
will go OF in search OF change and
variety. The only real way to hold
a. 70. win their fpfAraaf
spect and honest liking
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Little BObbie's Pa

sestors hit the high road they usu-
ally ate the chickings wich thay
had swiped, didsnt thay. sed Ma
Doant you want yurs dinneri II
you aren't hungry, sed Nd wiz
have Bob-.e run for the doektor.
doant want any dockter, sed Pa.
the voice of the wild woods IL CALL
ing to me. Mater Is always butiful,
Pa sed, but newer quite so butitul
As in InJun Summer. It Is then that
the hart beets bravest & the brain
dreems big dreems, sed Pa
a the mouth speeks big wordA
sed Ma. Forget 1t, sed Ma, & carve
that eight dollar stake, Ma sed- II
you aren't hungry I am, she toald
Pa, & l know Bobbie is Cum. let
US eet
1 will eet. sed Pa, but II seems a
shaim to miss this butiful InJun
Summer sunset The American In
juns had the rite Idee, sed Pa, thay
ate out doors ware thay cud see
Mater. I suppoas every day Of
Summer was Injun Summer to them
Ha Ha, sed Pa
AON ATe Qullo OTOll Nnlb oNds eco
Ma You must have met sum Sigmy
Chts or Deity Gammas or sum other
jolly old college trends. sed Ma
No, sed Pa. simply am q child of
Mater & wen Mater flares up I hAre
up too. sed Pa. I dreem at such
times. sed Pa. of my old Wisconsin
boyhood. wen romed the wildwood
q beerded the mushrat in his lair.
sed Pa loved the Fall moar than
any other time of the yeer, Pa sed,
beekAus II was in the Fall that my
pay beegan-
Yure pay for what, sed Ma
For going to skool, sed Pa. Ny
old man paid me two dollars a week
IL l went to skool every day q
dident miss q day, sed Pa. You see.
sed Pa, ] reely loved to go to skool.
q loved my teechers. but II toald
the old gent this. sed Pa. he wud
materially have cut on my two beans
per week. sed Pa The kids In them
days. Pa said. found the mummy
market kind OF tite. & II was a
case OF any old skeem to get the
gravy.
wish you had KEEP sum OF those
munny-loving traits. sed Ma. We
cud have been welthy by now.
30 we cud, sed Pa, 4 we can still
be welthy But what OF Il? sed Pa
Welth & falm are like soap bubbles,
easy to blow. sed Pa. Crate men
like me can snap thare fingers at
such, sed Pa.
II / catch you swapping yure
fingers at any welth, sed Ma, will
tie yure hands behind yure back.
Doant svVer let me heer you speek
SO careless OF welth aggenn. sed
Ma Not eeven in lnjun Summer,
sed Ma. II Injun Summer makes
you dizzy in the he'd. sed Ma we will
move to q dirfernt climat. Promise,
ssd Ma, beefoar you git yurs dinner.
q Pa promised
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Making Pen-Nibs.

The steel for pen-nibs is cut into
ribbons as wide as the length OF one
pen, and these are fed to machines
which cut out the blanks, then
shape them, split the points and
place the makers name on the
backs. The pens are then complete
except for the annealing, which is
most to the melting point and then
cooling 1t suddenly to render II
tough. After being annealed the
pens are counted and placed in
boxes. A machine has been in
vented for performing both the LAT
ter operAtioEh
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
"

The word -1och- IL used In soo>s
land in two different ssnseA II q
applied on the West Coast to arrS
Of the sea which would be eallsA
-nordT' In NORWAY and Il II At the
same time applied An over the In
terror to what In England are called
lakes There are thus fresh water
lOehs and salt water IochA Loeb Lo-
mond and Loeb Awe are fresh water
lakes. Loeb Long and Loeb Fyno
are salt water inlets; Just a. IN Ire
land Lough Neagh Il Of fresh water.
while Lough Foyls II OF salt.
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Her Side Of 1t.

why, I am SURE. It's been prov
en- to me I met John Farraday
about q month ago and he's just
fairly forced his acquaintance on
me. don't know what he thought
Of ne, but there have been flowers
and candy and phone calls and all
sorts of interesting invitations
He's ons OF the handsomest men
YOU ever saw and very clever be-
sides-but he isn't Ralph.
Ralph and 1 have 30 much In
common. We have things to TAX
about we both like riding and sail
ing boats and we don't care . thing
for golf or tennis We both ike
walking and dancing and get bored
on long motor tripA
He helps me in my work and 1
know enough about designing to
be useful to him in his landscape
gardening. Why we're congeniaL
We're friends
ana IneTc SOmcNhAnB DAb AA
vital and electric between US two.
Neither one Of Us has ever doubted
for a moment that we will be mar
ried some day"
oh, indeed. Miss Helen" But. of
course, you're vastly superior to
Ralph in loyalty and stability and
good judgment and power to reck-
on with your own feelings-and in
decency, too. for the matter OF that"
Z am not How can you say
such q thiaEl"
why you juEt told me So"
Il told you sol Why Miss Fair
fax, truly I didn't do anything of
the sort Ralph's a bigger. finer.
stronger, saner person than ! am
and / know It That's part of my
love for him"
We'll. then. Helen dear. don't be-
little that love John Farraday's
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
The Making of Walking
Sticks.

Heat is a very important element
in the manipulations OF a stick
maker. and produces very difuSsnt
effects on the several kinds of
woods. the degree OF heat necessary
to straighten one kind OF stick be-
ing often sufficient to completely
spoil another kind. The same power
which makes a crooked stick
straight Is applied to make a
straight one crooked. The rigid
stems OF bamboos. partridge canes,
as well as all the various kinde of
English sticks which are required
to be curled or twisted, are by the
application Of heat made to as
sumo almost any shape or form.
Thus We sometimes see ladies' sun
shade handles. especially those of
bamboo or partridge cane. twisted.
and even tied into double knots
The Washington times., 1917-10-07
Vegetable Roast.

One cupful corn cut from the cob
or canned l cupful baked soy beans.
1 eupful strained steWed tomatoes,
cupful boiled rice, ! cupful
chopped raw potato. teaspoonful
minced onion. y cupful milk, 1
tablespoonful melted butter, Il tea
spoonful beef extract dissolved in
\ cupful hot water. l egg, well
beaten; teaspoonfuls salt, tea
spoonfuls baking powder. about
cupfuls dried bread crumbs. 4 tea
spoonful pepper.
Mix all ingredients together. use
ing enough bread crumbs to form the
whole into q loaf. Bake one hour.
basting with one-half cupful Of milk
in which two tablespoonflus Of but
ter have been melted. Serve with
tomato sauca