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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-04
THOUSANDS WAVING
FLAGS TO GREET TROOPS
Richmond VIII Give First Nirginians
Great Reception on Their
Arrival

Twenty thousand American flags,
waved by men. women and children
will greet the eyes of the Virginia
troops when they arrive in the city
from the Mexican border, according
to the action of the reception COM
mittee yesterday. when ii ordered that
the flags be obtaied, and distributed
at once. All of the school children Of
the city, the Boy Scouts and all the
citizens will line the streets as the
troops march from the station to the
armories and the American flags re-
enforced with cheers, will be much in
evidence.
1t is expected that the First Regi-
ment troops will arrive in the city
about the latter part of the week
Immediately on their arrival they
VIII be met by bands, the reception
committee, and others. and between a
corridor OF American flags, held by
the Boy Scouts. they will proceed to
the armories. The John Marshall High
School Cadets will act as escorts. and
music will be furnished by the fife
and drum corps of the Scouts. the
Shriner's Band, the First Regiment
Rand, and others. The ringing of the
fire bells will announce the arrival of
the troops, and call to the people TO
greet the soldiers as they pass
through the streets
Line of March.
Ihe line OF march agreed on yes
terday by the committee Is as fol-
lows: The troops will arrive over the
Atlantic Coast Line coming into the
city at Byrd STREET Station. From the
station they will proceed up Seventh
street to Main Street, west on Main
Street to Fifth treet: north on Fifth
frpet 10 Franklin Streaf. uas+ or,
Franklin Street to Foushee Street:
thence to Broad Street. and east on
that street to the armolies They
will be quartered at the Grays' and
Blues Armories.
The flags. 1t is estimated, will cost
about $500. and they will be dis
tributed Friday to all of the school
children. This was agreed on yester-
day with DR. ]. A. Chandler, super
intendent of schools The commit
tee will meet again tomorrow at 1915
O'Clock in the Business Mems Club,
at which time all the details Of the
welcome of the First Regiment will
be completed.
Little more than $4,000 has been
received by the committee to finance
the homecoming celebration, and this
Is not sufficient for all the purposes.
Al least $4,000 is needed for all OF the
Virginia troops, and another urgent
call is sent out to the people Of Rich
mond to send In their contributions
at once. The welcome must be ar
ranged commensurate to the occasion,
and the necessity of further funds can
not be too strongly emphasized. Con-
tributions can be sent to Colonel
Thomas B. McAdams. at the Mer-
chants National Bank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-04
Joe lane parf,oncd

Governor Stuart yesterday pardoned
Joe Lane, convicted in the Ports.
mouth Court to serve four years In
the penitentiary for forgery. The
pardon was recommended by Judge
Balm.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-04
RULES COMMITTEE

Continued From First Page. ]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Storm Sweeps Thru Okla
homa, Killing Eleven
School Children.
OTHERS MAY DIE
OF THEIR INJURIES
Only Two Of Twsnty-Nins Children in
Wrecked Building Escape Hurts
Four Expected to Die Momsntariiy--
Extensive Damage Done at vireton,
Riohville and 0uinton - Second
Fatal Storm Within Two Weeks.

Muskosee. Okla. y ahe second
tornado to visit .tion of tine
ountry within - eiss swep, an In
termittent .oss Oklahoma and
Arka"sas 8 day. claiming total
of elev J. all school children. and
njuringN many more that 1t was be-
leved today that the death list would
mount much higher.
All the loss Of life and bulk Of prop
erty damage was effected in the valley
town Of Vireton. okla. thirteen miles
northeast Of McAlester. Preparation
was made for dismissal OF the country
school there when the tornado entered
the valley. The school house was
dashed Off it's foundation and scream
ing children and t!mbers were hurled
thru the air by the fury Of the blast
Bodies were picked UP 100 yards from
where the school house stood.
Only Two Escape Injury.
OF the twenty nine persons within
the building only two escaped injury.
The dead scholars ages ranged from 8
to IS years Four are believed to be
momentarily expected.
The teacher. at first believed to have
been killed. sustained a double fracture
Of the Jaw besides other painful injur-
es. She is expected to recover.
The Choctow mission at Vireton was
destroyed and virtually all the resi-
dences suffered from the storm. Be-
fore reaching vireton the tornado
u Di,I, III lnu
southwest, wrecking boiler room and
tipple at coal mine there. 1t then
fitted and did no further damage until
Vireton was reached.
Qulnton, Okla. twenty miles north
east Of Vireton, also suffered from tho
tornado Seven persons were injured.
and five houses were destroyed by It's
ctivites there.
The known dead are:
Alta Warren. IS. and verda Warren,
II, daughters of Il. l.. Warren; Ettn
Pendleton, II daughter OF John PEN
dleton: Jesse Bristow, II, and Lily
Bristow. 7. son and daughter Of J. IT.
Bristow; "Budge" Brummett. g. son OF
r. D. Brumihett: Albert Dickinson, 6.
son Of Vergil Dickinson; inertia Davis.
10. and Ollie Davis. Z. daughters OF r.
Davis; Floyd McFall. son OF G. F. Me-
Fall; James Paddy. 13. son Of J. w.
Paddy.
Those seriously injured
Jesse Rose. 8. and Florence Rose. Il.
son and daughter OF John Rose: Elsie
Perry. II. daughter OF b. r. Perry: Lii
lie Baldwin, 6. daughter of Lee Bald
win.
Reaches Into Arkansas.
What is believed to have been ths
same tornado caused damage estimated
at $4,000 at Success. forty miles north
OF Little Rock. Ark. and caused severe
loss OF property at both Dardanelle and
Danville. Ark. -n e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
T.-R. As Pioneer
In Legislative Reports

How the Times Republican, twenty-five years ago, es
tablshed for the first time in Iowa legislative bureau
at Des Mones and reported the legislature by wire, is
still the talk of old newspaper men in Iowa.
Only this week the pioneer of Des Mones newspaper
ing recalled how the TR. astounded the Iowa press by
actually having a man reporting the Legislative pro-
ceedngs It had been unhead of before, excepting for
the Des Moines papers. Placing such great amount
of news daily on the wire then considered suicidal
T-R did it, and made for itself and Marshall
town that extended even outside the state.
That is why the T-R has succeeded 1t has not been
afraid to spend money for service for it's patrons The
legislature this year will be reported completely IN the
TR and it's readers will be given the proceedings in
concise and readable form.
If YOU are not enrolled subscriber to the T.-R.
send in yoiir dnd begin with, the opening
of the session. One dollar will pay for the paper daily
for three months, either in Iowa towns OF on rural
routes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
France BaIks Peace Plans.

London, Jan. 5.-Publication Of Ger
man peace conditions will be useless in
view Of the attitude of the British and
French press, according to the Berlin
Lokal Anseiger as quoted In an Amster-
dam dispatch to Reuters. The An
zeiger bases its opinion on the resolu
ton in the French senate that France
could make no peace with an enemy
who occupied French territory.
1.-The evacuation of French territory"
the paper says, rs made preliminary
condition to peace conference. Though
this condition is not contained In the
entente note it still exists, and therefore
it Is the French senate and French
government who render impossible the
publication Of our peace conditions.
1--WE must show to the door any neu-
trail who should dare to demand from
us that we should regard as an invita-
ton the words Of the reply as sug-
gestion without condition for opening
negotiations Is no peace offer We must
refer such neutral to the resolution of
the French senate"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
ReIv On Submarine Activity.

London, Jan. 5.-Confidence in the
effect Of Germany's submarine cam
paign is expressed by Captain Persius,
the German naval critic, in his review
Of the naval war In the Berlin Tage-
blatt, according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam. Captain Persius says:
I'VE firmly believe that the CONNER
cial shipping of our enemies will be-
come still less active in 1917. This will
be accomplished by our daily growing
submarine weapon. Our confidence is
based on the expectation that our sub
marines will continue with growing
success the process of wearing away
the economic life of our enemies"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Telegram Relieves Tension.
CURTIS NOT IDENTIFIED.
Member Of Firm Of Curtis & Sanger
Denies Authorship of Letter,

0oOioo HOST1oFSUiP OF ISISets
New York. Jan. 5.-The only "A.
Curtis known to the New York stock
exchange as broker is Allen Curtis, of
the firm of Curtis & Sanger, Of New
York and Boston, members Of the ex-
change. When inquiry was made as to
whether Mr.. Curtis was the broker re-
ferred to by Representative Wood, the
firm got in touch by wire with Mr..
Curtis in Boston, and he replied az fol-
IN a istaken Identity Is q never s,sar
wrote any one" sst i ss7 ~ 90 D
No other broker by that name seems
to be known in the financial commun-
ity, altho IT. was thought possible that
he might be curb broker or an inde
pendent operator.
The financial community was deeply
interested in the testimony before the
rules committee. Officials Of the stock
exchange said, however, they would
take no official cognizance of the op-
erations referred to. At the Hutton Of
fees 1t was stated by a representative
of the firm that nothing is known of
transactions"
Bernard Baruch was said to be at
his hunting lodge in South Carolina
and his associates declined to make Q
statement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
BRANDS WILSON AS DICTATOR.
Retiring Senator Unsparing IN Cr't'-
cisn, Of President in Speech.

Retiring Senator Unsparing IN Cr't''
oism Of President in Speech.
Washington, Jan. with an ar
raignment of President Wilson's ad-a
ministration and of what he called
deeadence in American society ana
government, Senator Works, OF Cali
atarnia,~ who resifes MARCH A., began
yaledictory speech in the senate. lie
deplored a tendency toward central
lied. unchecked and unlimited power
on the part of the president, denounceu
profigacy of wealth, recommended that
the idle rich be compelled by la" TO
work, and urged the formation OF
new progressive political party known
as the "liberty party" He WILL con-
clude his speech tomorrow.
Senator Works declared usurpatlon
of power by the president had
amounted "practically to dictator
ship" Referring to executive pressure
on LEGISLATION, he said: IF this KIND
of executive coercion is persisted IN
and submitted to by congress. then our
government is no longer government
of the people. It is not democracy.
1t is not a republic. 1t IS a oespo.lsni
worse than any known monarchy.
he reVleWcu Liz w iiSo'i
ton in great detail. In urging repeal
of the Panama free tolls clause he salo
the president had "descended to the
level of a common lobbyist and the
submission Of congress he described as
q, "humiliating spectacle" Efforts 10
force the shipping bill, he said were
shameful" adding that the reserve act
was passed by "presidential dlctatlon
and caucus rule" and the child LABOR
bill by "humiliating lobbying for po-
litical reasons, the president being q
political candidate"
The presidents insistence on passage
of the Adamson act Senator Works de-
clared "deplorable," while the recent
confirmation of a supreme court justice
furnished g. shocking example OF un-
warranted influence"
"The course of the president In Mex
leo" he continued. "has been one OF
arrogant and arbitrary, If not unlaw-
full, exercise Of power.
"Twice has the president appointed
commissioners, without lawful author
ity, to negotiate with commissioners
appointed by Carranza to settle our
relations with Mexico
The senator said that the United
States had twice gone to war with
Mexico without the sanction OF con-
gress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Left No Statement.

Atlantic City, n. j., Jan. 5.-Beyond
his dramatic suicide, which itself. the
police say, was confession of guilt
nothing has been found here to directly
connect Bernard w. Lewis, son OF the
wealthy retired coal operator OF Pitts
hursh, with the murder OF Maize Col
bert. the Philadelphia artists model.
The police have failed to find writ
ten statement from Lewis as to his
connection with the Philadelphia trag-
edy. The shirt and collar he wore,
however, were new, and bore the same
size as the bloody shirt and collar
found in the Colbert apartment. The
finding OF the bloodstained handker-
chief In his pocket, Is further evidence.
the police declare. that Lewis was the
man wanted for the murder.
1.-THE story OF Lewis suicide appears
on page 10 of this issue.-Editor.]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Admits Getting Tip.

Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 5. - Ralph r.
Hartley local manager of the office Of
Thompson & McKinnon, said today:
1T is true that received a message
regarding the presidents peace note.
However, it did not come from Mr..
McKinnon nor any one connected with
the firm I received copy of gen.
eral bulletin sent thru from New York
to the effect that we would not be sur
prised to see developments later in the
day which may affect this market un-
favorably.' Upon that suggestion
notified some Of our customers"
Mr.. Hartley declined to reveal the
name of the author Of the telegram,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
LLToWN, IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917

transport, having at various times car
ried troops from Canada and between
British ports and the Darianelles. 1t
was built in 1900 at New Castle. It's
length was 5s2 feet AID it was Ga feet
beam and 81 feet in draft
Iloyd's agency announces the sink
ing of the Spanish steamer. san Lean
dro, of 1915 tons: the Greek steamers,
Dimitrios Goulandris, of S.1tl tons. anc
Aristotles 9. Ioannou, and the French
steamer Leon of 653 tons. The crew Oh
the latter ship has been tainted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Liner lvernia Sunk.

London, Jan. 5.-The British trans
port Ivernia has been sunk, it was Of
ficially announced last night One hun
dred and twenty military officers and
men are missing and thirty-three of the
crew are unaccounted for.
The text of the announcement reads
as follows:
."rne lvernia was S-n!. by an enemy
submarine in the Mediterranean on Jan.
1, during bad weather and while carry
ing troops. At present four military
officers and 116 men and 33 of the crew
are missing.
(The Cunard liner Ivernia, 14,27S
ton steamer, has been for some time in
the British government service as a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
T.-R. BULLETIN
The Weather.

The Weather.
Sun rises Jan. at T:2i: sets at 4:49.
lowa-Fair tonight and Saturday;
colder tonight in extreme east portion:
rising temperature Saturday.
Range OF temperature at MARSHALL
own: Thursday, 80 and IL: Wednes-
day, 40 and l2: Jan. 1. l9i6:50 and 15.
At this morning. IL: yesterday, 25.
PAGE ONE.
TeIesraphic Neews:
High-Ups Mentioned in Leak
Scandal
Gossip Reaches Presidents House
hold.
Lewis Suicide Clears Colbert Murder
Mystery.
Oklahoma Tornado Kills Many.
Fall of Braila Imminent.
Coach McAlmon Dead.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa News:
Lawmakers in No Hurry.
Coal Famine at Muscatine.
Charles w. Bopp Dead.
War On tuberculosis in Live Stock.
Greatest Corn at Ames.
Farm News and Notes.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials:
Bold Billy" Sunday.
Unborn to Pay the Fiddler.
Today and Tomorrow
Topics and Iowa Opinion.
PAGE SEVEN.
Story:
The Lone Star Ranger.
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Peace Rumor Pulls Down Wheat,
Corn Maintains Strength.
Cattle Strong.
Too Many Left Over Hogs.
Accused Man Shoots Himself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Halo Has 100000 Men.

Paris, Jan. "a special Havas dis
patch from the British front in France
says:
General Sir Douglas Haig today
commands the largest army Great
Britain ever levied on her soil. The
number of electives in the British
army in France on Jan. l was nearly
two million men, completely trained
and ready day or night to receive
orders from their commander in chlef.
This figure only refers to the
British forces in France. and is eN-
elusive of those employed in the de-
tense of Great Britain. Ireland. India.
saloniki, Egypt Mesopotamia ana
Africa'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05

MATCHIN BRIDGEHEAD
TO EAST is CAPTURED
Town of Galata Also Threatened, and
It's Capture Would Deprive Russians
of Virtually Last Hold on Shores Of
Danube, West Of essarabian Bound
ary-Russan Forces Take Offensive
in Riga -Dvinsk District.

The Roumanian Danube port OF
Braila, important as granary and
oil storage depot, apparently is in
imminent danger from the converg-
ing attacks OF Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's forces on both sides of
the Danube.
On the westerly side of the
stream, where Braila lies, the
bridgehead position protecting it
has been pierced by the Austro-
German forces, according to today's
army headquarters statement.
To the east. across the river in
Dobrudja, the German and Bulgar-
ian forces which captured the
Matchin bridgehead are continuing
their advance toward the town.
This forward movement, more
overa threatens not only Braila but
the town of Galata, twelve miles to
the north, the capture of which
would deprive the Russians Of vir-
tually their last hold on the shores
cf the Danube, west of the Bessara-
bian boundary.
Won Mackensen's attacks on the
. frontal line of the Sereth running
northwest from Braila, to which
line the Russo -Roumanian forces
have retired, are progressing sue
cessfully, according to Berlin, which
reports the capture of two addi-
tional towns in the Riminik- Sarat
sector.
On the northern end Of the front
the German lines have been sub
jected to attack in the Riga -Dvinsk
district. The Russian offensive
here, centering in the vicinity of
Friedrichstadt, is apparently OF an
important nature, Berlin reporting
the fighting still in progress.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
WALLEN WINS TANK TITLE.
Hamilton Club PaddIer Wins One Mile
Central A, A, u. Championship.

Chicago. Jan. 8. - W. i. WalIen,
Hamilton Club, Chicago. is holder OF
the Central A. A. Y. championship for
the one-mile swim and A. Segal. Ham,
ilton Club, Of the fifty-yard swim, as
the result of matches in the Illinois
Athletic Club tank In Chicago last
night. Tedford Cam. New York A.
c.. defeated Perry McGillivray, l. A.
c.. in special 22O-yard swimming
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Consider New Racing Laws.

Chicago, Jan. 5.--Followers of har-
ness racing today have before them
rough drafts of code of racing laws
for tracks affiliated with both the
National and American trotting asso-
Citations adopted in Columbus, O., last
nigh: b: the joint committee or the two
associations. One OF the chlet provis-
ions is that the rules shall be manda-
tory and not subject to any alteration
by officials of any racing concern.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
FORMER GRINNELL
GRID COACH DEAD
William McAimon Succunbs at Mime
apoIis After Long Illness-Prominent
as Football Star and Coach-Left
GrinneII Because of III Health.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell. Jan. 5.-Will McAlmon, for
the last two years coach Of the Grin
nell College football eleven, died
Thursday night at Minneapolis ac-
cording to word received here today.
McAlmon resigned his position as
coach Of the Grinnell eleven at the
close of the 1916 season, OH account OF
ill-health. and returned to his home in
Minneapolis.
McAlmon was a gridiron star at the
University of Minnesota and for three
years ranked with the best men in the
game in the big Nine" He was re-
markably successful as coach at
Grnnell, producing the greatest teams
the school has had in years His re-
tirement last fall was greatly regretted
and his death will be universally
mourned by Grinnellians and college
men thruout the west.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
OPEN LINE TO JiMiNEZ.
Communication Over Mexican Central
Line to the South Is Re-established.

Over WeSioaU SsnSVa'
Line to the South Is Re-estabiished.
FL Paso Tex. Jan. 5.--Mexican rail-
road men who arrived here last night
from the south reported the Mexican
Central railroad line opened and in OPP
Grafton as far as Jiminez. They also
reported fighting in the vicinity Of
IaZ, twenty miles south of Santa Ros-
ALA. when they left there for the bor-
der
Chihuahua city carrying troops to re-
! force the garrison in the state CAPT
tai 1t was reported here that n quar-
ter of a million Of pesos Of money
shipped here from Laredo, Tex. had
been taken south on this train to pay
the troops Of General Murguia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Arrange wells. Mitchell Bout.

Milwaukee, jan 5.-Freddie Welsh.
champion boxer has been matched to
meet Richie Mitchell before local club
on Jan. 16 according to word received
from New York today. The boys are
to weigh 135 pounds at o'clock on the
afternoon preceding the contest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
caucu. on Hitchcock Resolution,

Washington, Jan. 5.-Senate repub-
licans caucuse1 today on whether to
take party action in relation to an en-
dorsment Of the sending of President
Wilson's peace note or whether they
shall further oppose adoption Of the
Hitchcock resolution and present sub
stitutc representing republican views.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Mekinnon penie. sendina Ma..aae.

Chicago Jan. 5.-When informed of
the testimony of Representative Wood
relative to the telegram said to have
been sent by r. w. McK!nnon, of
Thompson & ;McKinnon, brokers, to
their branch manager at Oshkosh,
Wis, advising short selling, Mr.. Nc
Kinnon today declared positively that
no information of the presidents
note was given until it was published.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Will Respect Swiss Neutrality.

Berne, Switzerland. via Paris, Jan.
5.-The Bund prints note from the
German legation with the object Of dis
pelling fears aroused in Switzerland of
rumors that Germany intended to strike
at France and Italy thrusthis country.
The note says:
I'VE may once more declare that, as
all Swiss know, Germany is formally
resolved to strictly respect Switzerland
neutrality" ,,-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05

newspapers containing accounts Of the
Colbert murder were found in his
room. He had little luggage and only
about Sc in cash was found in his
pockets. According to the owners OF
the hotel. he arrived there at 10 o'clock
Wednesday night and had appeared
rather morosc and uncommunicative.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
PEORIA OPPOSES MERGER.
Will Not Approve Union Of Three-i
Ia,o, md CepfraI Association

Peoria. Jan. 5.-Proposals to merge
the Three-I League and the Central
Association do not meet with the ap-
proval Of the Peoria club owners, II
was announced last night. It was also
determined after a mass meeting of
Quincy enthusiasts that Quincy will
maintain it's Three-I League franchise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Greece Rejects Entente Demands.

London. Jan. 5.-The Greek govern
ment, acting in harmony with the king,
has decided to reject certain clauses Of
the entente note demanding reparation
in consequence of the recent hEhtlhg
at Athens. Reuters correspondent at
Athens telegraphs.