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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
FRENCH MISSION AGAIN
.TR|UMPHS IN NEW YORK
Joffre Grccts Tmufcn~~ Throng In
Metropolitan Opera House, While
l'adcrcwski Is Giving Grand
Recital.
CITY MADLY ENTHUSIASTIC
IN FIVE BIG MEETINGS
Thousands Follow Party As They
stop Al Notable Spots In Mctrop-
ellis. and Joffrc Is Worshippcd As
Worlds Hero.

New York. May lo.-Marshal
Joffre. hero of the Marine, decided at
the last moment that he would not
Gisapposnt New Workers who had
crowded the Metropolitan Opera
House to greet the French war com
mission tonight. The old warrior
went to the opera house alone. He
came into the big play house Just as
Paderewsk was playing.
The vast audience rose en- masse
as the hero appeared.
Cheer after cheer resounded from
the throats of the thousands who had
previously been disappointed because
the stars were not to appear.
No prima' donna ever made a more
spectacular entrance than did Joffre.
The crowd Immediately called upon
him for a speech.
''Jofrre. Joffre, Speech, Speech."
they yelled time and again.
The war hero responded to the
Ilaudits OF the crowd. He made a
short speech in French. His word 5
could hardly he heard so great was
the applause that swept from tier to
tier.
The big check---the Joffre check
which was to have been given the
French hero. was not presented to-
night. 1t will be given to him later.
From the public library reception
which ended a day of celebration the
French war commission went to the
brick home for the night
New York Wildly Enthusiastic.
New York was mad yesterday
when it greeted the men from FRANCE
Today in five great outdoor meetings
and indoor assemhlages 1t went crazy
And II was always Papa" Jofe who
was in the limelight He II was who
continued his mission of kinding
beautiful emotions in the breast o.
New York. The millions of the me-
tropolis unlocked the gates of their
emotions for the man who stopped
the German army.
1t was day crowded with event
full happenings. 1t seemed to those
who lived in 1t that the whole life
OF the city pulsed about the sturdy
old marshal of France. Amid jun
BILE of wondrous occasions 1t is i'm
possible to say which stood out most
in the mind of the man whose De--
sonality intoxicated New York.
A throng of $4,000 snrged about
the tomb of General Grant while
Joffre placed wreath on the bier
of the great commander Of the Civil
war.
Thousands of others watched him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
Heavy FIGHTING IN
r. PROGRESS IN MACEDONIA

London. May lo.--fieneral Sarrail's
anc-expected offensive on the Mace
|onjan front is under way. today's Of
|eiai eports indicate. Heavy lighting
hges ell along the front from north
lest of Monastir to Lake Dorian. but
he drive is believed to be still in its
lraparatory stage. The German war
|fnce today described the fighting as
he bittercst seen on this theater. and
kserts II resulted in favor of the
|eutonic allies. all entente attacks
having been repealed. A British Of
kcial statement tonight announced an
ttark on a four mile front southwest
n Lake Dorian, and the occupation OF
mile of advanced trenches by the
gritish 1t is admitted that the
hunter thrusts were SO strong the
Round gained could not be held.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
'CONFEREES AGREE
ONDRAFTMEAS
East Far Behind West In Furnishing
Recruits For Defense of Nation

Washington, May 10.-The
Fast is the home of the "slack-
err"
This was shown clearly here
this afternoon when the war de-
partmcnt issued the recruiting
figures of all states of the Union
since April 4, in which 1t was
shown that all the Eastern states
arc far behind the West in fur
nishing men for the army. New
York Is particularly delinquent.
having furnished less than one
third her quota.
Within the last twenty four
hours, while the CONSUMPTION bill
was being fought over ny the con-
fert-es Of congress, recruiting fell
off generally. Only 1890 men en-
tered the service. decrease Of
more than 500 from yesterdays
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
but British Cut New Piece Out
OF German First Line South
OF Souchez
AMERICANS DOWN SIX
ENEMY AIRPLANES
Fighting Continuous With AL
ternating Fortunes Around
Ballecourt-Little Change in
Situation

London May i0.--once more the
great battle In the west has resolved
tseit temporarily into "a nihbiing pro-
ess on The part or The French and
nfitish aud ineessant counter-attacks
pm the part of the Germans. The lat 70.
Ter still hold Fresnoy village. rstaken
Ply them two 'day# ago from the Ca
lsoians. while in and around Bulle-
sourt hshtlng h continuous with con-
Ftantly alternating fortunes
Local gains wrre registered 10y both
he British and French today
General NivcNe's troops captured a
ortfed point Of support near the
ihemin- t'es-pames fronting T.aon,
heir chief objective They added 10
heir gains To the southeast on the
ioriher slopes OF the Nauclee pla
eau. taking prisoners belonging 10
fresh Teutou division. Five Ger
F1an a5rplaHes previously reported Sc
inti-tt- d1U1azrrt WIRE actually brought
oH H. Ia French war office announced
knday, Two ADDITIONAL Teuton airplancs
Fete sent crashing TO earth in flames
iermaa counter attacks at various
EolnEs oH thc Alsue ana Champagne
|rents are Of no await
Sir Douglas iIaiz reported today fur
Der pFogI ess by h.s troops near Builc-
ourt aFa added sHAt costly efforts
tA@ ef,~mr 10 sha Ne our hold on
s positions were Ruthless South
t7 Seurhez river the British cut
atv p5eoe oGf Of the German first
II wht~ the+ also advanced their
as ~ rAs cast az Gricourt.
-aerl,ann itoysn-six Flyers.
hWer1caH, Uvi5tHrs with the French
yfr A1v brought down RtN German
fllaa-v since April 6. II became
ruwa tsda;
Tho legliu VIZ ogti4e today asserted
bat at British ana French attacks
ere beaten 81 with heavy casualties
thn assam ants aud emphasized that
ftsrFsrey r~tra tned entirely 3H our
Eaads in spite OF repeated British al
acEs
Az optiDist}t VieN Of thc western
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
Headed by Enrico Arlotta,
Minister of Marine and Rail
ways
LACK OF TONNAGE
MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM
Entrance of United States in
War Looked Upon by Italy
With Greatest Possible Graf
ihcation

New York, Nav 10-Italy's war
mission TO the United States slipped
into SEw York unheraided and almost
1nnoticed aboard a passenger steam
ship last night. The SIX commiss / on :
ers arc stopping at the Waldorf AS
toria for few days before going to
Washington to confer with admins
tration officials and to tell them for
what Italy looks TO her new ally.
America, in lighting the central pow :
ers.
Enrico Ar1otta, minister Of the ma =
rfne and railway transportation in
the Italian cabinet heads the war mis-
sion. The other members are General
GuEliemotti. military att&che; Com
mander Nannute,li representing the
navy. Alvise Brasadini. Of she trans
portation department; @. Pardo OF tn q
department of industry ana Commerce,
and GaetaHa Petra. of ths agrI,ut-
tural d. partment.
- Lack Of tonnage Is one Of the Arrest
serious problems that eonfronts Italy,
As well as the other allies, said Min
lister Arlotta. ships are one of the
most pressing needs. l cannot for the
present discuss the submarine sftua
tton in the Mediterranean. but 7 can
say that We fully RELY on the indus
trial power OF the United states To
develop means Of oNe-comfnC the
situation. and to deal effectively with
the question Of food and othes sup
plies
The entrance of the United states
into the war is looked upon In Italy
with the greatest qualification, mere
. especially because Of the moral value
OF the act. II Is In itself The best
proof that we are hghting on the side
OF justice and liberty" Arlotta ia
one of the most prominent bankers
in Italy. He is a liberal and has been
In the italian parliament for twenty
years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

figures and of 1000 from N1on-
days figures.
The total cnlist1ncnts siItsc
April were given at st,2S2.
Only two states have filed their
quotas, Oregon joining Nevada in
the ranks o: honor states today.
Figures made public this after
noon give Pcnnsylvani, the lead
in yesterdays recruiting. with
total of 3O8 against 23S for IL
ffnots. 1853 for New York. f29 for
Michigan and. 1873 each for
Kansas and Kentucky.
The navy obtained SC5 recruits
during the day, bringing its total
strength to more than $4,000.
The marine corps added 337
more men, total of 1886 since
May 4.
The number Of "sea soldiers"
now in service Is 1929.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
MEXICO WILL OBSERVE
STRICT NEUTRALITY

WASHINGTON. May lo.--Assurances of
strict neutrality conveyed to this gov
ernment by Mexico have been certified
by developments below the Rio Grande
The Carranxa government Is care
fully guarding against German prop
uganda epdangering. American inter-
ests, II WAS asserted at the state de-
partmert today, while the people OF
Mexico. especially those in the North
ern states. are warming up" TO the
United states.
Our relations with Mexico are bet
ter today than at any time since the
first revolution" declared Secretary OF
Stata Lansing this afternoon. com me ~ =
inG on the general situation.
Danger Of the German propa ganda
leading Mexico to attempt TO interfere
with the expectation OF oil 20 III"
allies is believed tn be past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
.T|DEWAIER { WESTERN
SEEKING DISSOLUTION
Officers OF Railway Company Ask
state Corporation Commission for
Permit to Discontinue.
CORPORATION SAYS 1T
IS OPERATING AT LOSS
Directors Declare That Action Is Due
TO Rise In Price OF Fuel and Fail
urc OF Interstate Commerce Com
mission to Appreciate Burden.

Declaring that the failure OF the
interstate commerce commission to
adequately appreciate the burdens on
railroads which had prevented its
revenues from keeping pace with the
constantly increasing expenses. off,
GERS of the Tidewater and Western
Railroad company yesterday filed a
petition with the state corporation.
commission asking that the company
be allowed to dissolve. The company
loss, and that during the past ten
years its deficit has been. about S73, :
900.
The petition was received yesterday
afternoon by Chairman Christopher
h. Garnett, of the commission. from
L. NJ. Williams, president of the Tide
water and Western Railroad com
pany. Mr.. Garnett, further than s.a--
ing that the petition for dissolution
had been filed. would say nothing in
regard to the action on the par. Of
the company. He said that the mat,
ter would be taken up by the COM
mission immediately, and the legal
points in the petition thoroughly In
vestigated before any order was is
sued by the corporation comission.
If the petition is granted il will
mean the passing of a railroad which
has served the counties of Cumber-
land. Powhatan and Chesterfield for
nearly three-Quarters of century
1T is one of the few narrow gauge
lines operating in the state for pub
lie travel. and has served as an out
let for the three counties, through
which II runs, with the Southern rail-
way and the James river. The road is
about fee miles in length, running
from Farmville to Bermuda Hundred,
near City Point.
Road Built in 1916.
Originally the road was known as
the Glover Hill line. and was built in
1S46. Some years later it was re-
named the Tidewater and Western
railroad. by which name Ii is known
to the present time. A number OF years
ago 1t went under the control OF the
Williams of this city. The line has
been engaged principally in the trans
portation. of lumber. and farm pro-
ducts, the passenger service being the
least Of it's business The COMPANY
operates about seven locomotives. ana
$50 pieces OF rolling stock. schedule
of three daily trains In maintained, one
originating at Farmville and two from
Bermuda Hundred. The officers of
the company are J.. NJ. Williams. presi-
dent: S. NJ. Woodward. vice president:
r. NJ. r. Taicott, vice. president and
general manager: Berkeley williams,
secretary; b. w. Duffer. auditor. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
Insurance Report BLANKS Ready

Advance sheets for fling the an
nual report of insurance companies
with tho bureau Of insurance have
been received by Commissioner Joseph
Button. and are now ready for dis
jribution. These sheets VIII be used
by insurance companies for reporting
their 1915 business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
|oRroLk AND WESTERN MEN
TO WORK FRENCH RAILROADS

Several Norfolk and Western men
| III probably be included in the army
10000 railroad men who will be
Int TO France from the United States,
(>cording to an announcement made
!, Richmond officials of the railroad
he s,npertance- Of the lines OF com
|upicatiou can not be estimated. 1T
declared, and the cooperation OF
men in this work win
Id materially In the success of the
htente allies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
Attempted TO KIN Nenecai.

Havana. May i0.~-Sine arrests
ware made today as the result OF An
attempt TO assassinate President Men
ocal The conspIrators planned 90 use
q bomb 20 carry out their work. but
the arrests preventing them carrying
out their plans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
H.,ti To Break Relations,

Port au Prince. May 1o.--Haiti will
leak OFF diplomatic relations with
Germany IL the recommendation of
special commission is acted upon
y the Haitien congress. The COM
Iission was appointed to consider the
kmand of President Artisueave for a
bclaration OF war. 1t decided there
|ere not sufficient grounds for such
ttion and urged diplomatic break
.atead.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
RnItimorr hy Hoat.

York River line sailings will be
daily except sunday. commencing
May IL. In both directions. steamer
train with parlor buffet car will leave
Richmond, 5.10 r. NJ: arrive Baltimore.
700 A. NJ. Fares. $3.50 one way: 1850
round trip. Phone Madison 353.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

York River Line 10 baltimore
Sailings daily. except Sunday. COM
encinR May IL. steamer train from
5chmond, $40 p. NJ. arrive Baltimore.
50 Al ii. Faxes. s3.so one way: 1880
unA trip. Phone Mad. ara
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

scoatlnued oa seeone fass.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

tcontiausd on second Pass.,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

sceasinusas ea second P.s..,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

COLUMN OF THE VIRGIN
Ian Is THE BEST MEDI--
UNI TO OBTAIN ASSIST
ANCE.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
AMERICAS MAN POWER

America is not to be relegated to
tie role Of sutler in the war, declared
Provost Marshal General Crowder in
a statement published outlining the
accomplishments and Jams Of the se-
lec;ive draft system While tho M
t'on'o chief strength probably lies in
her world economic supremacy, he
asserted, "the blow that skaters the
German line will be the blow Of a
mans right arm and not the insidi.
Gus stroke Of shrewd trader"
While recognizing fully the claims
OF those who believe that country
should conserve her man power az
mucb as possible to maintain indus.
trial efficiency at a high pitch, Gen,
Crowder emphasized that the prim.
ary objective is the placing Of =
powerful military machine in Franco
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
A SUGGESTION TO THE TIMD
(By Virginia Terhune Van de Water
of The Vigilantes.)

(By Virginia Terhune Van de Water
of The Vigilantes.)
The small boy wore his /boy-scout
uniform, and stood before his father,
his eyes flashing, his face flushed.
Il represent the United States gov
ernment, Dad!" he declared hotly.
yet when I told the woman
next door that l would like to sell
her Liberty Bond, she said, oh
bother the Liberty Bonds!' and
slammed the door in my face. Dad
l be. you she is pro-German! She's
suspicious character. Anyone wh1
wculd do such a thing to represen-
tative of the United States govern
ment should be watched. am a rep
resontative of the United States gov.
erument."
This conversation has required t
my mind frequently. In this crisis
ali loyal Americans are in q wa.
representatives of the United States
government. Therefore each Of u
should resent hotly as anti-Americal
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
and pro-German any utterance that

and pro-German any utterance that
savers of disloyalty to the Great
Cause. Surely those who say any.
thing against the aims or actions of
our beloved country are, in the words
,nf my small friend, Suspicious char
acters," and should be dealt with as
|such
"Put l am so timid and such q
poor talker," woman said to me
II get SO easily frightened when peo
lp'" blow and bluster and seem SO
sure of themselves"
Since we know we are right, why
be afraid to speak plainly! But II
one is Of the timid type, she can use
the tactics adopted by small child
OF whom I heard recently. She is Q
very little girl and is very mucl
afraid of mice, but has been taught
never to run away away from on,
Of them.
She was telling her mother how /;
rouse had crept across the nursery
floor where she (the little girl) wa
sitting all alone.
! You did not run away, I hope
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07

Pine street is the place. They have
q large stock on hand and in order
to close it out, they have cut the
prices so that there is not much price
left.
Mr.. Booth says that for quite a long
time he has been trying to sell furn-
iture at his price, but now he intends
as long as his stock lasts to sell at
the purchasers price, and If anybody
has been postponing getting married
on account Of high prices. they can
, now proceed to tie the knot. Get the
! girl and the house.-he'n do the rest
in the way of anything else you want
in the way of furnishings.
Mr.. Booth invites everybody to call
to see him and he will take pleasure
in showing his goods. but he is almost
ashamed to tell you his prices. They
are so small II you can't come
phone II. $3.50
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
the mothed questioned.

tNe mOtneO QueStlOneQ.
The child shook her head. NO"
she said. II just pwayed to God as
hard as I could, and miaued like a
cat all the time!"
Are not those pretty good tactics
to adopt when one is frightened?
Even those who have no faith in
themselves may "pray to God as hard
as they can" and make noise like
an enemy of the Hun "all the time. -
Such faith and such courage are
bound to rout the sneaking foe.
This is only suggestion for thost,
representatives of the United States
government who are weak in faith
and lacking in the courage Of their
convictions.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
MASTERS SALE

Under and by virtue Of deere
closure and sale Of the Judge Of
Court for Polk county, State Of u
Chancery, in the case Of W. H. slII
s, Hansberger, C, F. Taylor and u
II, the undersigned Special Master
to make sale Of the hereinafter
pr, rerty, will sell said property
! outcry in front Of the County Coz
for Polk county, in the City Of Bari
ida as the property Of the defendr
Hansberger, to satisfy or towards
sail decree and the costs Of sale, .
dav Of January, 1918, between the
IL o'clock a. m. or O'Clock p. 4
day. the said property being deserts
lows.
sh Of lot five (5) and the north
| (35) feet OF Of lot six (6) In bloci
OF the Dixieland addition to Lakelal'
! according to the revised may thered
pItrerty will be offered for sale al
Aforesaid to the highest and best BID
for for cash.
This 28th day of November, lsll,
D. o, RO
6957 Special
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
AUTOMOBILE OWNEE
ATTENTION

For Sale Royal Flake Mla|
positive non-conductor Of beg
tricity, a non-carbun and ant1
Stops all carbonizing, saves 1
bits, gaskets, besides wear y
on machinery. L. w. YARNA
8. Mass. Ave. Phone 109
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07

WANTED-Stove wood eitber ont ~
stompage. Call J. R. Bayley so7
west Peachtree st Phone 211-
hiue' sos .
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07

Four thousand acres Of rich muck
land near Okeechobee City are to be
drained and placed on the market in
small tracts.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-07
GREAT BARGAINS IN
FURNITURE AT NEWsoME
BOOTH COMPANY

II you have the least idea of buying
furniture of any kind, stoves or house
furnishing, now Is the time, and the
Newsome-Booth Furniture Co., now
managed by Mr.. Booth, at 216 East
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-08

crart noaung on ner side, but apt 30
turn bottom up at any moment from
the weight Of the water soaked gear
and canyas.
II was hanging ia my blight OF rope
from a Delaying pin, my feet clear OF
the perpendicular deck and my ears
tortured by the sound of men yer
board crying for help-men who had
not dashed themselves.
"Nothing could be done for them.
They were adrlft on the back wall Of
a moving mountain that lowered thir-
ty degrees above the horizon to port
And another moving mountain, as big
as the first. was coming on from star
board. caused by the tumble into the
sea OF the uplifted water. | finally
got a grip on the Delaying pin and rest
ed. Then with an effort | got my
right foot up to the pin rail and rested
again Then. perhaps more by mental
strength than physical, for loved life,
! hooked my right foot owe the rail,
reached higher on the rope and finally
hove myself up to the mizzen rigging.
Forward l saw men who had lash
Cd themselves to the starboard rail,
and they were struggling. as | had
struggled, ~ get up to the horizontal
side of the vessel. They succeeded.
The soaked hemp rigging and can.
vas might be enough to drag the craft
down. and with this fear in my mind
| acted quickly. Singing out 10 the
men to hang on. l made my way aft
TO where we had an TX. With this
attacked the mizzen %lanyards, cutting
everything clear, then climbed for
ward to the main.
Hard as / worked l had barely cut
the last lanyard when a second wave
crashed down on US. ! Just had time
to slip into the blight Of a rope ant
save myself. But l had to give up the
ak. and It slid down to the port soup
pers.
THAT second wave righted the craft
We were buried. choked and hal
drowned. But when the wave haC
passed on the main and mizzen masts
unsupported by the rigging that ha'
cut away. snapped cleanly about tire
feet above the deck, and the broad, fla
bottomed craft Strengthened up an
lay on an even keel, with foresail
staysail and iib set. the fore gaf top
sail. flying jib and jib topsail cleweI
down and the wreck Of the mast
humping against the port side.
"Six men were clearing themselve
from their lashings at the fore re
ging, and three more, who had gon