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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
Halescent soldiers In ward SO have
made holly wreaths to decorate tho
cnttre hospital T7s--' -

valescent soldiers In ward SO have
made holly wreaths to decorate, tho
entire hospital. ~
Miss Mary Bcccroft. CHIEF OF the
nursing staff. will have the gifts an
porticned under her personal SUPER
vision. and tho nurse In charge of each
ward will supervise the decorating Of
the trees by tho convalescent patients
on Christmas Eve. Each patient in
tho base hospital will receive a little
packet containing a washcloth. n
handkerchief and a package. of cigar
cites, and a bag OF candy. The nurses
VIII receive a box OF candy from their
tree and a tarletan stocking Of "eats."
ihere are scventy-two OF tho nurses
now at the camp. Homemade Mum
pudding for the nurses Christmas din
ner and plants for decorating tho din
ner tables have been. sent through
Mrs. st. George Bryan, chairman for
tho Medical College of Virginia basa
hospital nurses. A pictura Of "IIopc. -
which was given several DAYS AGO for
the nurses home. was taken over YES.
/ terday by Mrs. Kern and hung.
The Christmas tree will not be taken
DOWN until New Years Day. All mem
bcrs OF the Godmothers' League and
All Interested friends are, asked to visit
me cantonment during Christmas week
ana SEQ the trees and the boys who
while Christmas furloughs home were
uenIed them, werS nevertheless mnde
happy through the thoughtfulness and
aNectlon OF interested friends.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
AGAINST C0NsCRIPTIoN
LRy Assec aated pras,1

VANCOUVER, B. c., December 90
first returns from the CONSUMPTION
pIebiseite in Australia give a majority
or 10000 votes against coascription
OUT OF about half of the 100000 votes
from Sydney to the Vancouver vn,Ia
rhe 100000 votes yet to be counted
include the soldier vote.
IN the CONSUMPTION election In Ans
traiia last year the issue was defeat
cd by $1,000 votes. 1,0s5,Oo0 ballots
o oeons cast for conscription and LIS
600 against it,
tralian soldiers entitled to vote ~ 10
erection this year at between 900 ooo
and $4,000. 0''0oo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
C0DM0THERs' LEAGUE
SEND CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Big Truck Load Of Presents and
Decorations Sent to Hospi-
tai Mt Camp Lee.
MRS. KERN ACCOMPANIES GIFTS
Truck and Passenger Gar for Com
mitteo Go Through From Rich.
nond to Camp Leo and Return
Without MiShap.

Under tho auspices Of the God
mothers" League OF Richmond. gifts and
decorations for tho th1rty-seven Christ
hospital wards at Camp Leo were taken
over to the camp yesterday afternoon.
The Times-D Dispatch furnished big
motor truck for the supplies and gifts
and a passenger car for tho commit
tee, headed by Mrs. G. w. t. Kern,
president Of the Godmothers' League OF
Richmond. Despite the muddy and
poor condition of tho road between
Richmond and Petersburg, the trip to
tho camp and back was made without
mishap.
In addition to the hospital wards the
Godmothers' League will supply Christ
mas trees in the nurses home and in
the hostess house of the Y. w. G. A.
Many people have been given a
chance to do something for tho sick
and convalescent soldiers at Camp Leo
and for the nurses who minister to
them. The popcorn, for instance, was
contributed by the country boys around
Staunton and the school children Of
Staunton popped and strung it under
the direction and through the efforts
children OF Richmond and older chill
drcn in the schools have been making
cornucopias and little baskets and
other decorations for weeks for these
trees. Ono little fellow who was la
boriousiy sticking red spots ON a paper
basket to spell ~. S. A. asked his
teacher as he stuck tho last one on,
els doing my 'bit'y' Tho decora-
tons for the trees in the colored
wards of the base hospital were sup
piled by the colorcd branch of the
Godmothcrs' League. department OF the
colored Red Cross work of which Mrs.
John Stewart Bryan is the head.
Like a huge rainbow in the varied
tints displayed were tho hundreds OF
bright tarletan bags OF candy-347
POUNDS in all-which were contributed
by the Council of Jewish Women. Mrs.
Sam Bendheim was the chairman OF
the committee Of Jewish women which
made this their special work Colonel
Waldron, chief OF staff, has detailed
men to place the trees in the wards
of the hospital. and the ones in the
nurses home and the hostess house
Arrived at tho cantonmcnt yestcr-
day. everything was stored in the linen
room Of the nurses home until Mon
day. Special mention is due the flor
lists Of Richmond who have been par
ticularly generous to the Godmothers
League In giving flowers regularly for
the hospital at Camp Lee. The con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
LONDON HEARS THAT
ULTIdATIJM rs GENT

LONDON, Tuesday. December 1s.-
me bolsheviki government, according
TO Petrograd advices. has sent an ulti-
matum to the Ukrainian Rada. 1t de-
mands that within forty-eight hours a
accession be made whether the Ukraine
win cease to assist General Kaledines
oy sending him troops while forbid
a'ns passage to Bolsheviki government
troops, and also whether 1t will stop
oisarmlns troops in tho Ukraine. In
case OF refusal. tho Rada will be con-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21

South Richmonders plan to end thsy
campaign with groat drive that will
land many members for tho orsaniss-
tlon.
These booths will DO established at
the Mechanics and Merchants Bank,
Manchester National Bank. Ullman's
grocery store and at Cowardin Avenue
and Hull Street. Women will BIO sta
toned at these booths to enlist all
who wish to join the Rcd Cross.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21

Skin Diseases-Eruption, Boils. Ul-
GERS. Eczema, ETC.. quickly alleviated.
Blood Dineases-The ravages of some
OF these diseases ruin an otherwise
useful life. These troubles treated sue
cessfully In all stages.
:, Nerve ID IscnHes-Locomo tor Ataxia,
NeuraSthenia, Melancholy and Dcspon-
dency quickly alleviated.
Kidney, Bladder md Prostate trou-
bles receive the treatment called for in
each case. Early recovery is thus made
possible
Catarrh in all its forms Of any organ
quickly relieved.
Piles. I'istuIa and Hernia success
fully treated.
Don't put off getting well What 1
have done for thousands of other suf-
ferers can also do for,you.
My charges are most reasonable and
payment can boz arranged to best suit
the patients convenience, OF may be
deferred until you are alleviatcd
Therefore, If you need my aid do not
delay, but come to me.
HOUR, HOUR . 10 5 sonsay. 10 TO IL
Night, Wed. and Sat, z to 8 T.. NJ.
Phone Randolph 5SOs.
ONCE Lyric Building,
Ninth md Broad Streets,
Suite 30e-30S.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
HUNS TO OFFER PEACE
TO ALLIES, SLAVS HEAR

AGontlnued from First Page.)
Oh tne governments of PoltaYa, Kiev.
roooiia' kharkov, ;Ekaterinoslay and
hnerson. These governments have a
com oined area Of about $4,000 square
miies and population of about
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21

whatever adviccs tho government was
receiving. through American Ambas-
sador Francis or other sources. was
not made public.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
The Weather
tFpraished by u. 8. weather BurealJ
Local Temperature.

IL, noon temperature ...... AZ
j.. NJ. temperature. ....... A
Maximum temperature to S p. NJ. Al
minimum temperature to p. M. "a
mean temperature ............... 40
Normal temperature ....... 40
Excess or deficiency in tempera-
March i :...:.:............. s77
Accumulated deficiency since jan
uary ......... s56
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
SOUTH SIDE PLANS
- AGGRESSIVE FINAL DRIVE.

This morning four additional. booths
will DO opened in South Richmond to
enroll members In the Richmond Chap
ter OF the American Red Cross. The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21

JOiNS0M.-Died.' suddenly at Strathmore.
1 1s,7. VII MILAN Az 4; JoTSsoN sse% forty w.
Miss Anna Elliott: two small ebIl Gng vas his
,Ma ts; M Il; johnson; ST.; two. siste-s,
son. OF Bremo. Va; five brothers, Monroe.
Hanny. Harvte, Oby and II. johnson, Jr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
To-Day and Tonight in
Richmond

virginia Section American Chem
lcal Society. University Club, St15.
Richmond Chapter, American In
stitutc of banking, Chamber OF
Commerce. St3O.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
sidcrcd at war WITH tho Congress Of
Workmcn's and Soldiers Delegates.
onENBURG cossACks
OCCUPYING TCHELIABINSI<

TBy Associated PressJ
PETRoGRAD. Wednesday,. December
1s.-Orenburg Cossacks opposing tho
Bolsheyiki have occupied Tcheliabinsk,
a junction on the Trans Siberian Rail-
road. according to a report received
by tho Den.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
Local Rainfall.

Rainfall last twelve hours. Mono
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. Trace
EXCESS in rainfall since March l.. BIG
Excess In rainfall since January /. 2.2S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21

The Bolsheviki government two
weeks ago reported that Tchcliablnsk
was being besleged by troops under
General Dutofr, hetman Of tho Ural
Cossacks. and one OF the leaders Of
tho counter-revolution. Tho town is
$50 miles northeast OF Orenburg. and
1875 miles west of the Siberian border.
The Trans-Sibcrian Railroad is Joined
there from the north by railroad line
running through Perm and Ekatin-
burg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
DEATHS

RX Wss, EID 6;-,Dis at her residence. Ell
h M:, MRS N, s. JULIA L. RAGLAND. TOR a mum M
hi pitI Oh years In the employ OF Mrs Adolph
ts 80 three brothers and host OF friends
Funeral SATURDAY. 2 e.c,o,L n \.
Second Baptist Church. oe'oeA E. 1''
huIp a. ~ suddenly Thursday. Decem-
~ hor ~, aged seycnty-sIx years. She leaves
70 mourn their loss four srandsons. A. L..
SaThha s 3T6srsI Nj, Mrs f.: W Higkasoi o''
DAY) AFTERNOON at J:3o n.cIoct ~ 4,
Woody's funeral parlor. Interment In OAK
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
LacaI obaerxntian.

Local Observations at s r. Nj.
Temperature. So; humidity, SO; wind,
direction, south: wind, velocity, 5
miles; weather, clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
IN WASHINGTON
ENTIRELY WITHOUT ADyICEs

By Assocl ted PressJ
WASHINGTON, December 20.-Thc
Russian embassy to-day was entirely
without advices OF the progress OF
peace negotiations between tho Boil.
sheviki and the central powers, and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
TO SELL FUNDING
BONDS FRIDAY NIGH
BIDS FOR PAVING AND LAYING OF
SEWERS WILL BE REoPENED
MONDAY NIGHT.

Friday night the bids for the sale
of the $4,000 of funding bonds for the
retiring of the city of Columbia's
floating Indebtedness will be opened
The board will convene at seven-thir
ty or eight o'clock at the city hall for
this purpose. 1t is understood that
there will be several bidders, among
them being some local financiers. The
bonds are to bear interest of not more
than FIVE per cent, and the money for
which they are sold will take up paper
now bearing six per cent per annum.
On Monday, June the 18th the bids
for paving the streets and laying the
sewers on South Main, South Garden,
Depot and West Seventh streets will
be reopened. Bids will be taken for
several different kinds of paving, but
the city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. 1t is believed that
a much lower bid will be secured this
time, than the one made by the Thomp-
son-G Graham Co. last month.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
BOARD EQUAL1ZERS
MAKING PROGRESS
THREE DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN
PRACTICALLY FINISHED BY
MEMBERS.

Members of the board of equaliza-
ton are making progress in their work
of rectifying mistakes and equal-zing
assessments in the county and it is
believed that the task will be COM
pleted by the first of next month. The
Third, Fourth and Fifth districts have
been engaging the attention Of the
board for the past week and are about
finished.
Comparatively few complaints are
being received by the board and there
will not be many changes for the
reason that the real estate assess.
ments made last year will stand for
two years. Most of the work OF the
board will consist in rectifying errors
and in investigations Of assessments
where property has changed hands or
there have been Improvements made
during the past twelve months.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
OLD NEWSPAPER
MAN IN COLUMBIA
~,
"slLL" SHELTON VISITS HIS OLD
ADOPTED HOME ON HIS VA
CATION TRIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Shelton and son,
Barrett, who have been spending sew
eral dogs with Mrs. Sheltons mother,
Mrs. w. c.. Sheppard and family, win
return Friday to their home in New
Albany. Mr. Shelton has been off on
a two weeks vacation, most of which
has been spent in Kentucky, his old
home state. "Bilr' Shelton is one Of
the most energetic and deserving
newspaper men in the entire South
and his struggle for supremacy in
New Decatur has been long one and
a hard one, but it seems that his ef-
forts have been crowned with success
and that Old Bill and his able editor,
Darden Harkreader, have realized
what they have long since striven for,
4 paper that the people of the metrop-
oils of Morgan county appreciate. Mr..
Shelton is looking better than he has
looked for many years. Both of these
newspaper men have seen service in
Columbia and on The Herald and the
present owners of this paper know the
material they are made Of, and The
Herald greatly reioices at their sue
cess.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15

Jackson, Tenn, to attend a meeting
If the Tennessee State Press Associa-
ton, which convened in that city to-
day. Mr. Finney was accompanied by
Mrs. Finney.
Miss Docia Berry, of Santa Fe, is
listing Mrs Alvin Stonequist.
Miss Roberta Voss has returned
from a three weeks visit in Nashville.
Miss Elsie Knight has returned to
Lynnville, after visiting her cousin,
Miss Roberta Fry.
Miss Omie Jones has returned
from Battle Creek, Michigan, where
she has been for several days.
DR.. and Mrs. j. M. Ship and two
children and the Misses Ship, of
Readyville, Rutherford county, passed
through Columbia today en- route to
their home from a visit to relatives in
Yazoo City, Miss. They were making
the trip in "Flivver"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
THIS AUTO SHELLS CORN.

1.-THE recent reference in Farm and
Fireside to the use of automobiles for
doing farm work." says writer in
that paper, leads me to give my own
experience with a belt-power attach.
ment. | bought it last fall and put
1t on my twenty car.
I'VE ground corn and oats with it,
also sawed wood, and it worked finely.
The engine had power to waste. Final.
ly our new four-hole corn shelter ar.
rived. We put it together, put on the
belt, and lined it up.
Il said, John. do you think It viii
pull herr John said, I do not know:
let us try ] said, All right and SO
We started the engine going, slipped
the belt on the pulley Of the engine.
and the shelter speeded up right away.
We threw in a scoopful of corn and to
our surprise II was gone. We threw
in hopper full, and in few minutes
we had fifty bushels Of corn shelled.
This was just for a test; the engine
had power to spare.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
lEYLAND LINER SUNK,
Five Men Missing From Anglican, Sent
To Bottom by U-boat.

BOSTON, June 1.-THE Leyland
liner Anglican, which left Boston May
80 for Liverpool, has been torpedoed
and sunk by German submarine, &C
cording to cable advices received by
agents here Wednesday.
The advice stated that the crew
had been saved, although officers of
the Leyland line said they had no
information regarding the attack or
where the Anglican was sunk. On her
last voyage from Boston she was COM
manded by Capt. Lorenson and car
ried general cargo. Ship and cargo
were valued at 100000.
The Anglican, formerly the Megan.
tic, was British steamer of $500
gross and was built at Glasgow, in
1896. 4S
A cablegram received hereinafter
Wednesday stated that five men>from
the Anglican were missing. There
were two Americans in the crew,
James P. King and John Harmon, both
Of Boston.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
GRAND JURY WILL
MAKE RECORD FOR
A SHORT SESSION
EXPECT TO COMPLETE LABoRs
AND ADJOURN ON SATUR.
DAY AFTERNOON.
LIQUOR CAs.S ARE SCARCE
Many Witnesses Said To Have Been
Examined on Dog Law, But Were
Unable TO Testify as to Sex of the
CANNES.

Foreman Edward p. Turner and
other members of the grand jury are
making every effort to complete the
work of that body by the end of this
week. If they should succeed the jury
will have made a new record in Maury
county for the dispatch of business.
The grand jury was not charged until
last Monday, week ago, and ad-
journed for registration day, so that
If its labors should be finished Satur.
day it will have sat for only eleven
days. The shortest previous time was
about sixteen days. +
There has been little for the jury
to do. Its list of bound-over cases
was unusually small, not over twenty.
i've altogether to investigate and sew.
eral of these were disposed of in short
order, The bone dry law has been a
powerful law enforcer. Officials, in.
;luding Attorney General Frierson, es
innate that the temperance legislation
If 1917 had already reduced crime one
lalf in Maury county. Whereas a few
months ago the bootleggers were a
pestiferous nuisance to the grand jury
now they have, like Napoleon said OF
he house of Brazanza, ceased to exist
almost.
1t is understood that the county in
luisitors have besn exceedingly busy
trying to ascertain whether or not
there were any female dogs in the
county untaxed. A large number OF
witnesses from the different portion
of the county have been summoned
and questioned. Many, a great many
so rumor hath it, were sure that there
were dogs without number in their
section, but if those dogs were of the
'eminine gender or of any gender at
all the fact had wholly, entirely, utter
ly and completely escaped their
knowledge or memory.
1t is said that There has been more
ignorance manifested before the grand
Jury about the sex of the various and
sundry and worthless dogs of Maury
county than the people of Russia are
showing about the rudiments of free
government Hardly any body ever
thought about the subject and hardly
any one can enlighten the grand jury
Just how many indictments will follow
8 wholly problematical. 80
Members of the grand jury are visit.
ing the county institutions this after
noon, dividing and going in squads
One went to the poor house, another
70 the work house and another to the
county Jail. The members frowned
upon the former custom of notifying
the institutions day in advance of
the intended visits.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
FRY BROS. BREAK
FORMER RECORDS
SELL AND DELIVER FlFTY.oNE
CARS IN THIRTY DAYS-FOR-
TY.SEvEN FoRpS.

Fry Brothers sell cars in spite of
the war clouds. Carlton Fry, better
known as Barney" says that the war
has made the automobile better. The
people Of Maury county do not hest.
tate to pay the federal tax imposed
by the government on owners of auto.
biles and go right ahead buying just
as before this country declared war on
Germany. They have sold and deliv-
cred within the past thirty days fifty
one cars all told, as follows:
w. B. Foster, city, Buick SO; j. F.
Morrow, Buick So; J. NJ. Reed, city,
Buick Dds; j. F.. Tureman, city,
Buick So; Frank Kittrell, Mt. Pleas,
ant, Buick As, six cylinder; C. A.
Parker, ST., city, Buick As, 6 cylinder;
VOORHEES, Hdw. Company, Hohenwald,
Tenn, IL Ford touring cars; Jim Eng
fish, Mt. Pleasant, Ford touring car;
O. L. Kinzer, Williamsport, Ford tour.
ing car; j. e. Mcknight, Culleoka,
Ford touring car; j. F. Deal, city,
Ford touring car; E. w. Huckaby, city,
Ford touring car; E. W. Napier, Co.
lumbia, Ford touring car; j. H. Walk
er, Williamsport, Ford touring car;
R. M. McKissick, Culleoka, Tenn,
Ford touring car; M. G. Gray, Viii,
Transport, Ford touring car; T. E.
Ashton Guile Okla, Ford touring car,
Jno. Cotton, Mt. Pleasant, Ford tour
ing car; w. NJ. Durham, Mt. Pleasant
Ford touring car; w. ]. Howard, Mt
Pleasant, Ford touring car; H. G. Kit.
trell, Mt. Pleasant, Ford touring car;
R. T. Witherspoon, Goodwin, Ford tour.
ing car; G. c. Russell, Flys Store,
Ford touring car; j. A. Craig, Culleo
ka, Tenn, Ford touring car; Geo. Nc,
Even, Century Mines, Ford touring
car; Paul Johnson, Williamsport, Ford
touring car; Mrs. Mary d. Meroney,
Darks Mill, Ford touring car; Lem
Long, Culleoka, Ford touring car; j
L. Beatty, Culleoka, Ford touring car;
Samuel P. HAYES, Spring Hill, Ford
touring car; ]. T. Priest, Water Val
ley, Ford touring car; ]. B. Branch
Groveland, Ford touring car: r. "
Stages, Carriers Creek, Ford touring
ear; Pollock & Whitwell, Mt. Pleas.
mt, Ford runabout; Brit Davis, Co.
umbia, Ford touring car; Will Napier,
Mt. Pleasant, Ford touring car; H. E
Johnson, Ford touring car; R. l.. Eng.
land, Mt. Pleasant, Ford touring car;
J. T. Jennette, Columbia, Ford touring
car; Clawson Brothers, Ashwood
Ford touring car; Presbyterian church
at Mt. Pleasant Ford touring car;
Conner j. Tucker, city, Ford touring
car.
This makes a total of forty-seven
Fords delivered by Fry Brothers since
May 10th, just little over thirty
days. This is the biggest sale by this
firm in some time.
They have also delivered six Bucks
and the only reason they haven't de.
livered more is because they can't get
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-06-15
AMERICAN LINER
RAMS U-pOAT WHEN
ATTACKED BY TWO.
MERCHANT VESSEL WINS UN.
EQUAL CONTEST 3 YAGlLE
MANEUvERlNG.
Sequana And Anglican Torpedoed,
Nearly Two Hundred Lives Are Lost
Anglican Sailed From Boston Har.
Dor May 30th.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, June A.
Destruction of German submarine by
an American steamship was reported
by the merchantmen upon her arrival
here Wednesday in an American har-
Dor.
Her officers refused to discuss the
encounter except to say that by agile
maneuvering the steamer managed to
ram and sink the U-boat shortly after
two of the underwater boats had at.
tackled the merchantmen, one from
either side. The steamer lost a blade
from her propeller.