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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Allotments and Family Allow.
ances Provided for Men in
Service Abroad
INSURANCE PROVIDED
AT MODERATE PREMIUM
Only Five Representatives Fail
to Vote For Bill-Passage
Endangered by Madden S
Opposition

Washington, Sept. 1s.-The war
risk insurance bill, carrying an ap-
preparation OF SI7o,o00.0 900 and pro-
yiding allotments for soldiers fam
flies, compensation Tor Injuries and
comprehensive insurance WAS passed
by the house ia1e today.
Only nve representatives among 324
present. falieu 10 vote Tor the pIn
mat is to supplant The Old pension
system IN thus war. These five an
swered present" on roll call.
tlatt OF New YORK and Hersey OF
Name. at irst voted no but both
later changed their votes. Platt
switched 10 present, ana Jersey to
aye.
he bill VAS passe- after a stormy
parnamentafy DaIs4e netw cen Repre-
aentaIlres +AuantsoH and Reyburn, IN
charge oil Inc oili dud Representative
maiden, Oh linnois. cor IA TINE 1t
appeared that Mauaen might muster
enough support 40 enaanget the pIii s
passage. TUT uT7rrfe trte=--~~-f~ lroned
out.
several changes were made in the
bill during the week, ana others are
likely when 1t reaches the senate. AS
IL SkAilAS EI0Hf AiON cfEAF AAfI sAtN@@'~
Designed to take care OF Uncle sam $
nghtng men may be summed up as
follows.
Aiiotmcnts and Family Allowances.
Every enlisted man IN the military
and naval forces shall allot part of
his pay to his wife, or his former vile
II she has not remarked, or to his
child or children. Not more than
half his pay. nor less taan SIS month
ly. may be SO allotted
Allowances may be obtained for his
family on written application, the
sum not 10 exceed $50 monthly The
family allowances are as follows:
half his pay. nor less than SIS month
~.
If there be wife and child, SIS
monthly,
If there be a wife and two chill
dren. $34.50 monthly.
T.. 4sssT sagh &f}ditiss}sl .ssaalld !, month
~.
for Death or Disability.
For death In the course OF service
In the line OF duty. the United States
Will pay.
For a widow. SS5 monthly.
For widow and one child. s45
monthly.
For widow and two children,
S525A monthly
FOR each additional child IS month
ly.
II there be no widow, for one child.
$40 monthly.
For two children. sS5 monthly
For three children ss5, with $40
for each additional child.
For a widowed mother. $50 month
".
For disability the United states will
pay the soldier:
If ne has neither wire or child.
$40 monthly.
II he has a wife. $50 monthly.
If he has a wife and child, s65
monthly.
II he has wife and two or more
children. SIS monthly.
A totally disa bled soldier may draw
$40 for nurse or attendant The
soldier who loses both eyes. both
hands, or both legs, shall receive 500
monthly.
To give every commissioned officer
and enlisted man protection for them
selves and their dependents. the
United States will grant insurance
against death or total disability. This
insurance may be in muitiples of $500.
but not to exceed $4,000.
The maximum was set at $4,000 on
request OF President Wilson. after II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
KAISER TO GIVE
REWARD FOR FIRST
AMERICAN PRISONER

American Field Headquar-
tiers in France, Sept Is (passed
by censor. German soldiers
taken by the French in the re-
cent fighting told their captors
that the kaiser has decreed a
reward of 800 marks and three
months leave for the German
capturing the first American
soldier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
DIR. MASTTN TO ADDRESS
SOCIAL SERVICE FEDERATION

Dir. J. T. Mastin. chairman OF the
state committee on camb activities,
will address the Social Service fed
Grafton at its first meeting OF the sea
son this afternoon at o'clock. at the
house of the federation's president.
Mrs. ]. Tyler Jobson. lis North Fifth
street
How the federation may best co.
operate in camp activities work will
be DR.. Mastin's theme.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14

had first been set at that figure and
then cut TO $4,000 by the interstate
and foreign commerce committee.
The bill does not specify the premium
rate TO be paid by the soldiers. but
III is cially reckoned at 81 per
thousand dollars or insurance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Shows His Goodwill to Kaiser
So Clearly That Decoration
Is Recommended
AMERICAN CABLES USED
TO SEND CODE MESSAGES
Further Investigation May Dis
close Course of information
Warning U-Boats of Persh-
ing's Sailing Plans

Washington, Sept. 13.-Swedish-
German duplicity which has threaten
ed to EN- broil Argentine and Germany.
was exposed by the state department
/ today as working it's inimical hand in
Mexico.
( The Swedish charge d'affaires In
Mexico City gave to the German min
lister there information from the al
I Iied countries. He transmitted mes
sa yes for the German minister through
the Swedish foreign once to Berlin.
/ So extensive and valuable were his
/ services up to March, 1915. that Herr
Won Eckhardt, the German minister,
recommended that the kaiser beStow
upon Herr F'olke Cronholm. the Swed-
/ ISL charge. an imperial German decor
alton its award to be kept secret I'M
/ I'll after the war.
| A copy of the letter recounting these
services and making this recommen-
| dation from Won Eckhardt to the
German chancellor. was made public
| by Secretary of state Lansing. The
! document follows; s.4.........
Imperial Legation. Nexica.
| His Excellency, The Imperial.
| Chancelior:--Herr Folke Cron-
/ holm. the Swedish charge daft.
fairies here. since his arrival here.
has not disguised his sympathy.
for Germany and has entered into
close relations with this legation.
He Is the only diplomat through
| whom Information from a hostile
camp can be obtained. Moreover,
he acts as Intermediary for Off.
cial diplomatic intercourse be-
4 hi nx.A
cellcncy.
I'm the course of this. he is
obliged to go personally each
time to the telegraph not seldom
quite late nj night, In order TO
hand i'm the telegram. Herr Corn
holm was formerly at Picking and.
at Toxic. and was responsible for
the representation Of his country
d, In each case. Before he came
ont here he had been In charge
Of the consulate general at Ham,
n, burg.
Her Cronhoim has not got a
Swedish but only a Chinese order
at present. I venture 10 submit
10 your cxceiiency the advisable
fy of laying before his majesty.
the emperor. the name of Herr
Cronholm, with view to the
crowd order of the second class
being bestowed upon him.
"It would perhaps be desirable
{ In order not to excite the encrny's
suspicion, to trent with secrecy
the matter of the issue OF the
patents until the end of the war,
should the decision be- favorable
TO my suggestion. This would
y mean that the matter would be
communicated to no one but the
recipient and his government ana
even To them only under the seal
of secrecy; while the publication.
of the bestowal of the decorA.
tion would be postponed until tho
end Of the war. I should be par.
ticulariy grateful to your excei-
Iency II could be furnished with
Geographic news OF the bestowai
of the decoration, which l strong
Iy recommend i'm view OF the cir
cunstnnces detailed above.
fSfencf11
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
"voN E:CKHARDT.~

At the same time that this am
nouncement was made the secretary
Of state gave out report from Ira
Nelson Morris American minister nc
Stockholm. MIR Morris declares that
while the Swedish foreign orice was
transmitting German messages in Ger
man code for the German diplomats.
ii was requiring Mr. Morris 70 nie
his messages to Constantinople via
the swedish foreign office in French.
Sweden Faces Stern Crisis.
The revelation in the Mexico City
letter in this further evidence OF
Swedish pro- Gernantsm can be met,
according to opinion here tonight
only by the dismissal from swedish
services of the guilty parties, a break
in relations between Sweden and Ger
MANY and profound apology TO tho
United States and the other allies.
The United States was sinned
against in the Mexican transaction IN
much the same way as was Great
Britain In the Argentine affair. me
secret German messages We're trans
nitted over the cable and telegraph
lines OF the United States from McKee,
CITY to Europe under the guarantee
OF the Swedish diplomats just as were
the I.uxhurg dispatches sent over the
British cables.
At the time OF the letter which rec
veaIs these things, the United States
had not vet entered the war. But tho
United SKATES vas then In the hottest
part of the Mexican embroglto.
1t was lust at this time. March,
1915, that Pancho Villa was raiding
into the territory OF the United States.
killing and robbing.
The state department rsfnsss -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14


BYRDTOWNE GOSSIP
with
coffee
BYRDTOWNE GOSSIP feature The Richmond
Vnan appearing full form each Sunday not included in
spanking good local
Madison 1853 and leave the circulation We've tipped
i'm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
There Isn't a Man.

Woman or child in America but
would like to sneak up behind the kaiser as he
stood on the brine of pricipice and give him
a gentle little shove.
There ism a man, woman or child in Amer
lea who would hesitate moment in giving an
order to lock each and every food hog in The
calaboose for the rest of their natural days.
There are also lot of other things along
that line that we would all delight in doing, but
it seems that we just can't get around to it.
However, there is thing that we can
Go one guess yep that s
right. But in order to be sure that you do not
miss it, order your Sundays Richmond Nir
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Continued on page 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Gerard

Will write OF his expert
ence in G.srihaiiy for The
Richmond Virginian con-
mencing September Is.
Tell yuar friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14
Ye Byrdto0ne
Gossip

A feature extraordinary.
Something spanking new,
clean and clever Don't
let your neighhors get the
hop on you. Get YOUR
earfui Sunday
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-14

To give every commissioned officer
and enlisted man protection for them
selves and their dependents, the
United States will grant insurance
against death or total disability. This
insurance may be in mutiples of $500.
but not to exceed $4,000.
The maximum was set at $4,000 on
request OF President Wilson. after II
The Republican journal., 1917-02-01

! AT their meeting next Tuesday Afternoon
! Thos. H. Marshall Circle will serve cent
lunch to all members of the Post and Circle.
/ the proceeds to be devoted to the patriotic
fund.
Mr. Ben Hazeltine, accompanied by Mrs
Hazeltine. returned home Wednesday from
Boston, where he recently underwent a sue.
/ cessful operation which has given him great
relief.
Rev. DR.. John G. Lowell and Miss Adelaide
E. Roes were married at Long Branch. N J
Jan. End. Miss Roes formerly teacher
of elocution in the Long Branch schools and is
well known here, having visited Miss Anrie
V. Field.
e. o. Colby was in the city last Monday 10
organize a Belfast branch of the New England
Dairymen's Association, but on account of a
Misunderstanding as to the time and place TIE
organization was postponed and will take
place next Saturday. if arrangements car be
made. Mr.. Colby is spending the wee. n
Waldo county for the purpose of organizing
the dairymen.
The Beaver Club was organized Wednesday
evening, Jan. oath, at the home of Mrs Mary
S. Whitmore, and the following officers and
committees were elected. President, Gran
vile Hoffses; vice president, Ralph McCabe:
secretary, Walter Omar; treasurer, Wellington
Winchester; superintendent Frank Downs;
committee on sports. Ralph McCabe; superin-
tendent of nature study, w. Winchester; de
gree officer. Paul futile; assistant, Floyd
Winchester; trust reporter, Walter Omar. The
boys spent pleasant evening from to 10
with candy pull, games, etc.
"Our Folks" three-act drama, will be pre-
sented by the young people of the Baraca and
Philathea classes of the Methodist Sunday
school in the church vestry Thursday even
ing, Feb. 9Th, under the direction of Mrs. S. A
Parker, who is coaching the cast. 1t was
planned tt, give it Feb 9th. but it was postponed
On account of the concert by the Colby Glee
Club to be given here on that date under the
auspices of the senior class of the Belfast
High school. The cast of characters s as fol-
lows: Capt. Thompson, retired shpmaster,
Leon S. Goddard; Harry, his son, Byron Salt err;
Capt. Sleeper, retired Californian, Charles
Getchell; Teddy, his son. Frank Downs; Hiram
Small, mill owner. Samuel Durost; Phial,
Capt. Thompson's man of all work, Fred Sew
ard; Mrs. Thompson, good as gold Dora Brown;
Mrs. Sleeper, hoping against hope, Leota Pat
terson; Becky Sleeper, the tomboy, Maude
Bryant; Huldah Prime, full of complaints,
Ethel Frost; Cilly York, slipshod but willing,
Gladys Marshall.
The Republican journal., 1917-02-01
News of Belfast.

,... ..... Ae4ting has entered the James
-.s Goods store as clerk.
ID. - f-. D, W Dodge OF Freedom will
..-.r. % ali their friends on the after
.-t .tsajng of Feb. 18th. to celebrate
-a Wedding Anniversary. Please
m rs=e-t=
.r. .su4gsd Mrs. Vests Davis Higgins
.-.rr4 W. Washington as it is Today"
IL next week. Her first arti-
... .... eresting, and those to follow
.--s.
Ii. .. -s.lag ladies of the Baptist Sun
m,.Io -I The Winners will have a sale
f.. Haa- cake and candy, Tuesday at
All. evening Feb. 9th, il the Baptist
COCOA will be served to all WHO
purchase.
Fraay. night the boys and girls
ss- cams of the Belfast High school
mag Two teams from the Castine Normal
ed Seaside grange hall. These will lie
IL ssm,s Of these teams in the grange
ss and israe attendance is hoped for.
r.. =toska Club of the North church is
ug75 d Valentine party for the primary
:s'.e' lie sunday school, and at the last
meeting made some very dainty Valentines
@0- ai-,- They are also working on gifts
al. box .y be shipped to the o. j. S. head
qss,
ark Camp, No. 40, S. of ", was in
gaec by Major William Southland of the
@Aaoa Regt, and senior vice commander
@a, hsue Division, S. of V. The work wss
a7'lasd ia very pleasing manner. The
S'N Auxiliary served fine banquet at
2 1r,1 was appreciated by all present.
-a.ae las enjoyed after the working of the
srys
a4s AE OFT! About 125 tickets have
''t's'5 -or the mems banquet under the aus
peel NJ 'a~ Belfast Board of Trade in Odd
's''- 4a0 tomorrow, Friday, at D. NJ, at
''. EDWARD Amherst OFT, will be
sel Lie banquet will be served by the of.
9.1 aegree staff of Aurora Rebekah
-.N. .'' '7e menu will be good one. Later.
-7Ee room, DR.. OFT will address the
~'. 1--WE aetterment, talk for men onlv.
a.-- H, Dr. OFT will give in the Colonial
. -..''-. oe at mis- most interesting lectures,
'.'' Dream Come True or the Haunted
'.''=, aod many interesting questions ON the
4s's a4 power will be answered by a
''a. "' las made study of sanity.
The Republican journal., 1917-02-01

The regular monthly business meeting of
the Belfast Woman's Club will be held at the
club room, Monday Feb. 9Th, at p. m. 1t is
he ready for distribution at this meeting.
John Cochran Chapter. D. A. R.. will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs. Thomas E
Bow ker, who will be assisted by Mrs. Herbert
L. Seekins. The roll-call will be answered by
anecdotes Of American actresses paper
on 1.-THE American Women in Sta9eland" will
be read by Mrs. Winnifred K. Holmes, and
Mrs. Frank R. Woodcock will read can Epi-
logue at Wallack's," by John Elton Wayland.
Miss Isabel CHM. treasurer, will receive dues
at this meeting.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
! ''l'E|.l|JIOa | PLOT ExPI POSED.
Arrest Of Bolo Pasha Shows.
Scheme to Influence Press.
Warrant Issued for French subjsct
Who Founded Pscifist Paper
at Madrid.

Paris, Oct. 2. That an agreement
was made under which s2,5OO.OOO
would be paid in installments to Bolo
Pasha through the former Khedive for
influencing the French press is the
charge made by The Matin. Bolo Is
su.ider arrest on q charge Of having
relations with the enemy. It is charg-
ed he met Abbas Hilmi, former Khe-
dive Of Egypt in Zurich, in March, 1915,
and concluded such an agreement
which was approved by Gottlieb Won
sJagoW, then German foreign minister.
Warrant Out for Pacifist.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Castor Reuter-, French
subject, who founded the pacifist news
paper. La Paix, at Madrid, with funds
supposed to have been furnished by
$Bolo Pasha. The publication aroused
the indignation Of the French COLONY
IN the Spanish capital because Of it's
sGer1nanophile tendency.
According TO other information.
money was furnished Routier by Won
krohn, the German naval attache at
Madrid.
When the former l.hedive was driv.
sen from Egypt, he took an enormous
sum of money and treasure, which
soon was dissipated and his further
operations against the French govern.
ment We're financed by Germany.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
Helgeland- Brandt

Miss Mildred Hauglid is attending
school at Thief River Falls this year.
Mrs. J. ]. Peterson has returned
home from the Warren hospital, where
she has been confined the last two
months, suffering from broken leg
She is recovering nicely.
Miss Frieda Halsa left on Monday
for Detroit, Mimi, after spending a
week here, the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. s. Halsa.
Y Myrtle Peterson, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Peterson, met
with an accident several days ago while
visiting with her brother who was in
the field blowing. The little girl was
walking in the furrow back of the plow
and stepped into the rear furrow wheel
of the plow. Her brother. who was
riding the plow, was not cautious of
her whereabouts until he heard her
screams. The horses were immediate
.ly stopped but it was with some diff
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
Iculty that the girl was released. Her
fsleg, tho not broken, is in critical con-

Guilty that the girl was released. Her
leg, tho not broken, is in critical con-
ditiOn
Henry Durbahn returned to his home
at New Ulm, Mimi, last Sunday, after
spending the summer with his nephew.
w. j. Durbahn.
G. b. Arhaug motored to Thief Ri
yer Falls on Sunday.
A. A. and O. A. Olson attended the
big dance at Viking last Saturday.
w. G. and F. g. Hamrick, and w. j.
and A. Durbahn, autoed to Newfolden
Sunday afternoon
Olson Bros. and w. G.. Hamrick
brought their tractors out from War
rem the fore part of the week.
Services were held in the Melo
church on Sunday afternoon.
The Peterson young people and
company from Alyarado, visited with
friends in Numedal on Sunday.
Mrs. ]. S. Helsa is well on the way
to recovery after suffering a broken
arm, in buggy tip-oyer, enroute home
from Angus.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
RESULT OF GAMES

American League.
New York, Chicago, 2.
National League.
Pittsburgh, 2; Boston, 0.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
STAN DING OF THE CLUBS

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
w. L. Pct. w. T.. Pct
aChicago.100 954 .469lyVash #79 a.:
Boston. SO 50 .601fN. York. so 81 .4s0
4Cleve::. 50 sc .571lSt. Louis. 81 81 ...s!l
Detroit. 70 Is 5131Phila...5.. 81 90 .36C
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
WI. Pct w. L.Pct.
y; y; York. {, g s .S$$|Ghicago 6 60 .4si
st. Louis 50 70 .54OiBrooklyn 6S IS .46e
Cincin't ii. 78 Is .507lPitts.... 81 1O3 .33i
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03

Not Proposed Yet TO Close Saloons.
Fearing the Minnesota Public Safety
coInmission would issue an order clos
Ing all Minneapolis saloons, the Min
neapolis Trades and Labor assembly
requested the commission to grant 1t a
hearing before any such order should
be issued. No proposal to close the
Minneapolis saloons has been made In
commission meetings, Secretary H. w.
Libby said. -
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03

S#985s9 TO Make Movies OF Indians 81
Motion pictures vii, be made Of In.
dians harvesting v. Id rice at Rice lake,
midway between Bemidji and Mahno-.
men, and added to che collection OF.
educational films owned by the state
game and fish department, Commits
sioner Carlos Avery announces.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
Startling Forecasts bv Medium.

Milwaukee, Oct. "A medium cred.
tied with many startling forecasts
which proved out announces the
world war will cease toward the slat,
ter Fart of February 19l8. He adds
that a peace treaty may not be signed
for several months after termination
of hostilities.
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
Minneapolis Produce

Minneapolis, Oct. 2. Butter
Creamery, extra, per lb, 4211ac;; extra
frsts, 411ac; flrsts, 4O1ac; seconds,
80 &c; dairy, &c; packing stock, Soc,
Eggs Fresh, prime frsts, new
cases, free from rots, small, dirties
and checks out, per dozen, 38c; cur.
rent receipts, rots out, 5000; checks
and seconds, dozen, 29c; dirties, can.
died, dozen, 29c;: quotations on eggs
include cases.
Live Poultry Turkeys, fat, 10. lbs
and over, 18c;; thin, small, unstable;
scripples and culls, unsalahle; rocsters,
l4c; hens, a lbs and over, 21c; ducks.
young, 14c;; hens, to 3 lbs, 1sc; hens.
under 8 lbs, 16c; springs, 19c; geese,
ib &c
Warren sheaf., 1917-10-03
GRAIN AND LIVE STOCK.

Minneapolis, Oct. 2.-No. corn,
$1.45; barley, mailing, s1:35; No. 2
rye, $1.86.
South st. Paul Live Stock.
South st. Paul, Oct. Cattle
Steers, $5.50@8.50; cows, s6.25@8;
calves, $9@14.50;; hogs, s17.25@18.75;
sheep and lambs. $10@16.50.
The Pulaskian., 1917-07-06

Cross and dinner served on the ground
 Mrs. Geo. Prothro had several guests for supper Saturday night: G. F. Jones, E. W. Prothro, Miss Brad sher, Miss Lillian Hartman and Miss Bernice Bogart. all of Little Rock.
 Miss Bernice Bogart of Little Rock is visiting Georgena Prothro this week
 Mrs. Henry Johnson and Miss Lily Rowland of Little Rock are visiting at Wooten Villa this week.
 Dr. Junkin and Miss Lena Junkin of Granite Mountain Springs were out Sunday visiting with relatives and friends.
 Charlie Rowland with his wife and baby are guests of Mrs. Leona Row. land this week.
 Miss Omia Rowland entertained the young people Saturday night There were 72 present. Refreshments were served and all report a good time
 Our School Board located a new school site Saturday and new build ing will be erected soon in half mile Of Camp Ground on MT Lees place. This takes the place of the Jones school which was destroyed by fire last year
 The farmers are needing rain badly
 Big Maumelle baseball team has challenged Ferndale team to a game on picnic day. third Saturday in July.
 Mrs. Gordon. we were pleased to see your poem last week. We will be glad to visit the Worthen Wildwood some time
The Pulaskian., 1917-07-06
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The crops of this community are needing rain
 Mrs. c. M. White has been sick for the last few days.
 Owland Bland fell off of a mule Monday evening, suffering an injury to his arm.
 Mrs. s. ]. Kanady, Mrs. Boughden and Miss Marguerite Beardless mo- tored to Mrs. C. NJ. Whites Thurs day afternoon.
 c. NJ. White made a business trip to Little Rock last Tuesday
 Sam Oglesby and Miss Edna Row land went to the ice cream supper at Joe Rowland's Saturday night
 MT. Brown anod wife of Ferndale motored to Fletcher Creek Sunday af- ternoon.
 Mrs. Marcus Dickson and sons are visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs j. NJ White.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace White visited J. D. Thompson and family Sunday.
 James Bland and family visited