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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
FRIDAY.

None Of the thTcc big campaigns now
III progress on western fronts sccm!
again 10 have got into full swing. Gen
"ral tadorna, on the AuStroIialiar
front. apparently is in the midst of one
or the pa2seS characteristic Of virtu
ally all drives against strongly fo:ti
tied positions in this war.
G"rcr2, ilni% reports tho rrpulSc o
y German r. III on tho British five miles
aouthCast Of Ions. in Frarrc. I.ondor
war OniCo ordinations are that an arti!
l""y BATE" IL being carried AZ in vir
'unnv continuous form in preparation
Tor Two NEXT forward thrust.
General rctain's .rcpor' indicates :
possible speedy renewal cf ,hc infant
~ battle A. Ncriltm. lfrcnrh a-tiNcr,
on h0th sides OF the Mrusc IS lombard
ing tho German lines. I've German.
have shown some activity In A'sHcn
making an attack near Hartmpnns
wciler-Kopt, which the French rcpuls
cd
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
SATURDAY..

Turning to the aggressive on thu
Aisnc front, the French have strucl
q sharp and heavy blow at the German
crown princes lines. In swift thrust
General Pctain's forces bounded for
ward more than 800 yards on n from
Of more than thrcc-Quartcrs Of mil,
In the llurtchisc region on tho Chcmin
dcs-Damcs, between Craonnc and Cor
ny.
This. stroke seems TO have give,
Petain a firm hold on the ground. TIL,
rcpulsc Of three counter attacks Is re
ported. The attack followed a wccl
Of almost total inactivity on the Frcncl
front. There are signs in the incrcas,
Of artillery fire ON the Flanders from
that renewal OF more active opera
tons by the British may not be ia
distant
AdviceS from the Italian front SHOW
General Cadorna again is hammcrin.
at the Austrian lines. He is improvn
his positions to the south. in the airec
ton of Trieste and on the northern
front east Of Cora.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
4 GENERAL SURVEY Of
TIE WAR
WEDNE SDAY.

The Russian armies continue to
snow pcrilous weakness at critical
points. I'm the FokShani region on the
ltumanian front Russian division
abandoned It's positions and fled In
disorder. Geneva report says Tcu.
tonic forces have invaded tho Russian
province OF Bcssarabia.
Stormy weather apparently Is ham.
perinG military activities on tho Fran.
co-BclEian front. The British. after
completing successful operation near
Iangcmarck. contcntcd themselves
with clearing out Il German advance
position in front Of tho new British
line.
Apparently there also Is a halt In
major activities on the French front
in the Ncrdun region, and. the Dam,
raign which General Cadurna Is wag.
Ing on the Isonzo front against the
Austrians.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
THIIRSDAX

Military operations on the Franco
liclsi2n front continue to be of a miner
nature. The official rcpcrt from Paris
shows the situation along tho French
lines TO be one Of temporary. deadlock
TWO German attacks In the Cham
payne region cast Of Teton were re-.
pulsed. rs were German attempts to
push back French posts in tho Vrrdrn
region north Of NaNxles Palamcix
There was active artillery fighting in
the Vcrdnn region and in the Aisnc
sector
Rome reports the rcpulsc Of Aust ian
counter attacks in ,hc lsonzo region
The Italians hold all positions firmly,
and even pnincl ground at points
They took $50 prisoners.
Potrocr2d rrD0rts further outline
of Russian soldicr$ before tho oncmy
near l'OksNam. on the Rllmanian Front
1t Is stated tl'at measures are to be
Cncd by tho Tcr.0n advance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
MOND

Riga, Russia's principal Baltic port
mas been abandoned to the Germans
under tho threat Of an offensive by
land and sea. It's fate virtually was
sealed when German troops forced a
crossing Of the Dvina southeast Of the
city and began to push northward
Mcnaced also by an advance from Mi
tau. southwest of Riga, and by Ger
man naval forces recently reported
lowering near the Gulf OF Riga the
Russian military authorities cvidentlJ
considered the city no longer tcnablo
The success of the Italians arc re
ported by the war office. South oil
Corr. Cadorna's forces have advanced
In the Brestovizza valley, repelling IN
Austrian counter attack.
Fresh German attacks on the Aisne
were beaten off by the French. Heavy
artillery actions are reported OR The
Verdun font.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
SUN DAY,

The Germans are knocking virtual,
at the gates of Riga, and with the
Russians apparently unable to with
stand their advance.
On the Italian front General Cador
mas forces have extended their gains
ON the Brtstovizza plateau, on the
slopes of Mcxte San Gabrielle and cas-,
OF Gorilla, and have taken additional
prisoners and war stores from the Aus
TRANS. Five italian airplanes have
flown from the italian front owe. Wien
ma and dropped pamphlets telling the
Austrian people Of the victory OF the
Italians from To!nino to the sea,
In Belgium the British hig guns are
continuing to lombard violently the
German positions, evidently preparing
the way for another smash at Crown
Prince Rupprccht's front. The infant
ry activity here and also to the souti
In France is mainly in the nature ~
raiding operations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Austrian Chief Of Staff AZ Front

uuinc. sept. 5-t'irld Marshal yor
ARR, chief of staff Of tho Austrian ar
my. IS reported to be inspecting the
Italian trent for the purpose Of reor
ganlZing his troops, dcmoralzcd BY
many recent defeats.
Meanwhile the Italians cont!nut
their steady advance and are spreading
over a larE"d tract of the country
especially through the Rrcstoviz2a
valley and over the Rainsizza plateau
capturing trench after trench. In
some cases they are finding contin
gents Of Austrian troops. literally OK
hanstcd and suffering from thirst ant
hunger, their means of communication
having been cut off by the we'll direct.
ed italian fire.
Monte. San Gabrielle stu rs making
desperate efforts ut resistance. Itali
an plckets are "radrally creeping ur
the slopes, making is fall only mat
ter OF time. when, as officers laugh
ingly say. "thc Austrians execute an
other stratcgical retreat"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Girl Shot by Playmate.

Elizabeth Mayer. ten years Of age
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry May
err, of Dover. Del. Is naar death from
a bullet wound in her abdomen. The
child and her sister wore PLAYING al
tho home Of James NJ. Satcrficld. 1lcpu
ty attorney general. on Dover Green
when a revolver in the hands of james
NJ. Sattcrficld, Jr.. was accidentally dis
charged. Tho bullet struck the girl
Doctors say there is little hope of heI
recovery
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
ACCOAfAC NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. I.even Ayres, Of
Machiponeo, wero the guest OF Mrs.
William Heath, near Belle Haven.
Mrs. George Richardson left for
Baltimore. September 3rd.
Mrs, Sarah B. Smith. after q few
months work at Frinktown. has now
returned to her home with her sister,
Mrs. William Heath, near Belle Ha
ven.
Master G.. It: Smith Is learning to
rlsse his old pipe right good now.
Sunday. Mt homo, while his father
and mother. Mr.. and Mrs J. II.
Smith attended church.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
u. S. BUYS 81 20 WHEAT
Through a misunderstanding LitN
is Sold Above That Price

Through a misunderstanding a 1.-the
is Sold Above That Price.
There was Just one buyer in The
Chicago wheat market, and he didn't
even visit the board OF trade
He was Uncle Sam and he had an
Office in the Otis building, two blocks
from the board.
There was one basic price. $3.50
fixed by President Wilson. The meth
cd pursued was very simple. The man
who received the wheat had it placed
In an elevator. obtained receipt from
the elevator, took his recent to the
Otis building and got his money.
Through misunderstanding a little
spot wheat sold at slightly above the
government basis. but the local renrc.
sentative Of the food administrator
issued a warning that there must be
no repetition of tho offense.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Campana CAPTAIN a Cantiue

Captain Oliver, OF the American tank.
or Campana, and naval gunners, De
laney, Roop. Kline and Jacobs. who
were taken prisoners when their shin
was sunk recently by German sub.
marine, are in prison camp at Bran.
denbnrg, Prussia. This news came
by cable to the American Red Cross
from Geneva:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Heed Wilson's Moe, Vorwaerts Save

Heed Wilson's Moe, Vorwaerts Saws
The Berlin Norwacrts. the Socir'is,
organ, IN commenting on President
wilson's reply to the pope, SAYS:
me American note Is Il cautious
ana clever document. 1t is Il passion
ate Indictment to amend the system OF
government obtaining In Germany, tt
which it attributes all the WORLDS afro
cities. Against the German people the
note sets forth that America does moi
want to retaliate. inasmuch as II bos
In the course Of this war. which it did
not want, suffered much.
fhat is undoubtedly very correct
observation that the German people
did not want this9war and In it,
course has suffered much. Fear that
yet worse might come, keeps it awake
In defense.
"rhe American government repeat
edly declared 1t docs not ha-bor cnmi.
" against the German people, but
proof of this assertion has not been
furnished. 1t can only he establishes
In demonstration OF Americas will
that the German people are not to be
robbed and made to pay tribute to Its
enemies.
"Thc note cautiously omits refer
ence to this point, which is Of decisive
Importance to the German people. II
does not support the indemnity and
territorial demands Of Americas allies
nor docs it rclnquish them.
at will be said in France, however
that the note does not mention these
things. Only the word satisfaction per
mlts wide Interpretation with Ger
many so long as the present govern
ment system obtains. 1t demands tina
the will Of the people back up govern
| ment transactions.
"a section Of the German press viii
hasten to say that 1t would be undigni
| fed for the German people to give
such surety. On the contrary. we be
lieyo It would be undignificd to re
! fuse.
"The German people are fighting thi.
most terrible Of battles not for the
rights Of single family. or certain
form Of government, but for it's owr
| existence.
: "In this sense and IN no other, the
German Social Democracy entered inte
the defense of the nation. Social Do
| mocracy in its endeavor to obtain a..
tered constitutional conditions refuse.
to employ methods calculated to weak
en- the nations dcfcnses.
"Shall 1t be said of us Germans that
negotiations with the United States
arc impossible because we as a notior
Of hclots are incapable Of asserting
our own will? DO we deserve this
after years of fighting and suffering
after achievements and sacrifices with
out measure and numbers?"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
AIRMEN RAID POLA
eat Fires Started in Austrian Naval

Great Fires Started in austrian Naval
Base by Italian Aviators.
1hirty Italian airpl"n>s dropped nine
'ons' OF bombs on the Austrian nava.
base at Poln, ran'ing doSlrurtion m
large conlGCratiCns, 1t is announced
Officially in Rome.
Frying under favorable atmospheric
conditions, the raiders bombardrd tn,
military works and the enemy fleet a,
anchor in the harbor and in the Easa.
ma canal.
IN" italian machines, although at
lacked by scaplancs and shcllcd BY
ant1hirrraft batteries. returned safcl,
to their bases.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
UPHOLD GOVERNOR
Chicago Council Condemns Mayor re
-~.. Allowing Pacifists to Meet.

Chicago Council Condemns Mayor 70,
>.. Allowing Pacifists to Meet.
The Chicago city council, in special
session. after three hours discussion,
adopted q resolution commendinp
Governor Lowden for his stand against
permitting pacifist agitation in Illinois.
The resolution requires the state OK.
ecntive to prevent the holding of any
meeting in the future which may be
inimical to public safety or disloyal
or reasonable to the United States.
The resolution was adopted by a
vote Of ~ TO G.
tThe resolution. by implication, con,
dennis the action of Mayor Thompson,
1Ie permitted n meeting OF the PEOPLES
Council for Democracy and Peace In
defiance OF the governors order.)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
GEand Duke Michael ArresteI

Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
witch. brother OF the former emperor
and his wife. have been placed under
arrest IN PetrogEad In connection
with the counter revolutionary plot. re.
Gently nnnarthcl. According to the
Den, Duke DmitriPaulovitclr also has
been arrested
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Kills Woman, Shoots Wife

Albert Fi7n"'"ick shot and kin
ed Mrs. Catharinc Frick IT. a Kine
street lodging house in WILMINGTON
Del. kept by her. He also shot and
seriously wounded HIS wife. Jcrlou '
is said to have been the incentives
Fitzpatrick was arrested Ills wife
was sent to a hospital
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
100000 Fire in Wilminoton

Fire in Wilmington. Del, cans.
ed 100000 damage to the +. Bio.
mcnthal morocco leather factory. one
OF the largest in the world Four fire
men were injured by collapsing lad.
der, three seriously,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
ARREST WHITE HOUSE PlCKETs
Suffragists Taken For Demonstration
During Parade.

During Parade.
Militants Of the National Woman'e
party mado thc procession in honor OF
men selected for the national army
the occasion for more picketing Of the
White House.
Pickets began appearing at the
White House gates and as tho police
arrested them others took their places
The women announced they would
keep up the battle as long as the SUD
ply Of Dickcfs held ont.
The supply of pickcts kept steadily
coming to the White House gates as
fast as the police made the arrests
An hour before the procession started
thirteen had been taken in. After that
the pickcting stopped.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
100000 Fire at Boyertown

Boyertown, Pa, was visited b,
5000 fire. Fiw;n Rcis:nau'.
livery stable w"S burnc' with f0l
horses and many ?u'om bilcs. TIC
building was owned BY the I,auc,
Brewing company, Of Reading, anc
the loss is estimated n $4,000
The Central House w2s ru:tcd to the
extent Of $4,000. 0t'cr rcrrby build
ings were also damaged
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
GERMANY MAY
BID FOR PEACE
New Offer May Come Before
Christmas.
MAY YIELD To MAJORITY
Amsterdam Hears Berlin Government
Hopes TO Start Ncgotiations--Want
Conference to Meet at The HAGUE.

According to the most reliable
adthority in Amsterdam the next
session of the German rcichstag will
be devoted to the questions Of ,pcacc.
mo majority has decided to chal.
iehSc inc statement of the government
regarding its minimum peace program
H. IS said tue government will yield,
win Wow to peace negotiations be
fore Christmas.
IN" German government according
10 TINS authority. favors tn" plcnipo
t"htlarlcs meeting either at The Hague
or III Bern" or at Copenhagen, but pre-.
ferabiy The Hague.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Flour $1o.75 to SIT BARREL

The best grades of -four vii
probably sell for from MO.75 t.
81 a barrel as the result of fixint
$3.50 as the price of wheat. This IS
according to statements by local noui
manufacturers. Fancy patents are hov
quoted as $12.25 q barrel.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
the court had refused to give as the
law of this case.

the court had refused to give as the
law of this case.
SAYS LANCASTER CONSULTED
BOY IN OPEN COURT
That upon the trial Of the boy, who
had. through counsel, Mr.. Lancaster.
therefore. plead mot guilty" and
elected to be tried separately, when
again brought to the bar and after
his counsel had intimatcd that he
counsel for the boy, was considering
the ACCESSIBILITY OF withdrawing the
plea of mot guilty" and pleading
guilty" submitting all the questions
OF law and fact to the court, counsel
for the boy, after apparently consult
ing with the boy and advising him
in open court. stated. that he had done
all he could and further, that he would
no longer represent the prisoner, and,
therefore. the court advised tho boy
Of his rights. and fully explained to
him that he could be tricd by n jury
on his plea Of mot guilty" but that
the court could not try him on such
plea, and that he (the prisoncr) had
the right to plead in the way he de-
sired; tho boy then. in the presence
of his former counsel. and his father.
, formally withdrew his plea Of mot
guilty and plead guilty" to the
charge in the Indictment, that then
the court caused evidence to DO TAX
en-. which was az to the killing, in
substance. what has been stated above
and in addition, evidence was taken
upon the question of the age OF tho
prisoner. and it was shown that he
was between sixteen and seventeen
years OF age. One witness. who claim
ca to have known the prisoner all his
| life, stated that the boy might be a
little more than seventeen or a little
less
SiBncO a. d. Watkins.
Acting Prosecuting Attorney.
Farmvillc, Va. August IS, 1917
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
Thousands Lost in Fire

Several thousands persons arr
reported to have boon killed anf
injured in a fire which swept the
city Of KaZan. on tNc KaZanks
river, 400 miles east Ct Moscow. earl,
last weak. The fire burned for thirty
six hours. driving most Of the popu.a
ton outside the city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08

gallant Judge Massic died on the
bench ana his shcr.lf aud others died
in the discharge of their duties, for
daring to enforce the law against such
Dand OIL outlaws as never before dis
graccd ola Virginia. And then we had
the scandalOus spectacle of good pco-
pie forgetting that these officers of
the law died to preserve their liber-
ty and their property, going to the
extent OF raising even Il greater stand
ard i'll their effort to have one of
these outlaws pardoncd, simply be.
cause he was young and handsome
and because he was only aiding his
father to shoot up court of Justice.
OF course his boy should have his
sentence committed or be pardoned
because he was only aiding his father
TO murder man whose property he
had stolen.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08
EVIL OF MAKING -,
ATTACKS ON COURTS

But enough Of this: go now to a
rev observations on the evil that is
zone by such attacks on the courts as
f1tt1ngly illustrated by this case. Here
TWO counties were so stirred 70 the
dcnths by the horror Of this murder
where a good and peaceable citizen
was murdered by two thieves whom
he discovered had stolen his proper
ty They admitted in court that thew
had stolen his property, and they not
only murdered him. hut robbed him
Of his watch and money, shockingly
mutilated the dead body and Hid it
in the woods. Five hundred good peo-
pie were about to lynch the murder
ers, when valiant Governor called
the courts to his aid. and the pcoplc
onictlv Submitted and trusted the
courts to do their duty. When the
Outsiders far from the scene. rush
into print and spread false and SLAM
derous charges and insinuations
against the Judge who presided at
the trial. And then the attorney en-
nlovcd land naid. I prcsumc) to de-
fend these thieves and murdcrers
rushes into print TO sustain, as far
as he can, these SANDERS, and con
fesses his own derelicton In the du-
ty OF an attorney. What Is the effect
OF sue things as this? "By their
fruits you shall know them" It Is
bitter fruit indeed From such seeds
sprung the tree that bore the Alien
fruit In T,rroll, where b,ave and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-08


to murder a man whose property he
had stolen.
SnrD Tat BRINGS
FORTH LYNCHINGS.
This is the seed that brings forth
the nIttcr fruit of lypchings. of which
we have had an illustration recently.
| have never had iynching in my
circuit. thuogh have tried men for
all nv" crimes in the catalogue, and
why? Am | claiming too much If /
say that it is because my people
know mat | enforce all \thc laws?
Now 1t seems l am reaping the rich
reward OF having my name thought
before the public through falsehood
and Islander by the apOlogisk Of muir
der and theft. AS judge who is
capable OF utterly ignoring the rights
OF an ignorant and frightened Negro
boy and inducing him to plead gull.
ty i'll order that l might sentence him
to death, has it come to this-that
any ignoramHS or crank can at his
will besmirch the reputation of any
Judge ana nave the newspapers spread
his ISLANDERS broadcast over the
''''' '"' Wv iioi IolllDliln lDT my
sell, great Ak is the power of the
press for good or evil. and Judges and
courts are amcnahlc to fair criticism
by people who have the character and
standing ntitling them to be heard.
but should not the prosS he very care
lui how 1t uses that power or lends
II to others? If my long life and
character cannot withstand unjust as
pensions. then I have lived in vain,
hut it is for the fair name Of our
courts OF justice that speak. for
That is assaulted in my person. The
reign OF law and the integrity OF the
courts are the chief safeguards of our
irce institutions. DO we "disccrn the
signs OF the timcS?" DO We realize
that this old world and its civilian
ton are rocking and trembling in the
titanic struggle between the forces of
good and cvil-bctwccn anarchy and
chaos and law and order DO we
realize that one great nation in CRASH
ing ut freedom has sunk into the bot
tomlcSS pit or socialism. anarchy and
otner lawlessness? Look abroad in
ouf>own land, and note the increase
IN crime, rape. arson. murder and
theft Note the teachings and the
acts Of the l. W. w. Note that treas
on and disregard Of all law is openly
advocated in the streets Of our cities,
and let us trcmblc for the fate of our
institutions.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-09-14

Miss Anna Wagner will have fine
stock of millinery on display in the
NuXoll block on Friday and Saturday
Of next week.