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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
CIGARETTE FACTORY
CHARRED RUINS

Norfolk, Va, December fs.--Firemen
yesterday continued to pour water on
the smoking and charred remains OF
/ the water street cigarette factory of
the British American Tobacco company,
destroyed by fire sunday night with an
approximate loss of half million dol
lars, Those interested we're no nearing
solution OF the fires origin yesterday
evening than on the previous night
when thousands OF pounds of high
priced tobacco and much valuable ma
chipery were destroyed portion Of
the east and south walls continue
standing but il may be necessary to
pull these down. Firemen continue on
the Job and that portion of Water
street, directly opposite the Quilted
building. has been roped Off and is
closed TO traffic,
Appraisers have. not as yet, fixed
the less of the company but the half
miiiioh mark Is regarded by all as a
conservative estimate. this including
the loss OF the building which was
placed at $4,000 by the owners, Min
ton ", and Thomas Talbot The loss
is pretty well covered by insurance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
TIE RIcHMoND vIRGINTAN-w EDNEsDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1917

Hence they have written to Manager
Rex. OF the Lyric, in whose theater
they are to appear for &. professional
engagement the latter half of the
week. authorizing him to tender
their services To the Red Cross or
any other organization needing vol
unteers TO help out with a benefit
performance any cause that will sup
ply funds to fight the Germans. They
resolved when they began their
vaudeville tour to tender their act
free to benefits of this kind that
might be held in any city on their
route. The Shraprei Dodgers are
presenting a diversity OF amusing
things in their act They show how
Tommy Atkins amuses himself IN the
trenches between battles with the
kaiser's hosts The act is pictur-
esquely staged, the scenic equipment,
costumes and properties being de-
signed TO lend the proper atmosphere
to the advertisements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

After winning FIVE Of their last six
starts. the best the Young Mems Shop
team could do last night in the ten
pin games on the Palace alleys was
70 take one out Of three from the
Weisbergers qulnt. The victories last
night place the dry goods store boys
still further above the othar contest
ants in the race for the rag. The
boys have made a remarkable show
ing lately, climbing from the depths
to the much-sought-a after FIRST place.
Luther Cosby, bowler de luxe. cap
t0red all honors. His 22s in the last
affair was high, while his total of 654
pins for the thres games tops the
marks Of all other participants For
ihe losers Miller was in best form,
spilliug SIG naples
The score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
QUAKER CITY FANS
PtEVtO OVER TRADES
nv ARTurR s1eRI-MIl.

New York DeceFn Der 1E-Thc same
0ry Of buying "a pennant' that went
I'D when CHARLES A. Comiskey beuEht
Eddia Collins. Joe Jackson and several
other players to strong then the White
fox has been raised by this efforts og
President WeeEhm Of the Cubs, Ia
bringing Alexander and knider TO
that club and angling for other stare
In the Quaker city the fans are up
IN arms against the management OF
both the American aud National league
clubs. for their action ln disposing OF
me few remaining Al players ON tnuso
geafas and leaving PhiladelpEie 70 use
The fans expression IN the rut' as FAR
sS pennant-wtnuiug asECegatious ara
concerned
The Quaker city fans had begun 90
tBrn 70 the Athletics again. after fail
zig 70 support the team FOR .Hrec years
after Connie Mack wrecked his Irwin
chile aggregation by disposlHg of the
man who mad brought mpI0nEhtp
sitter Championship 40 the Quaker
CITY. Then Connie received more sup
port when President Baker. 81 the
PhlNies, disposed Of his star battery.
The FANS turned 70 the old-time Attn
]eties But Connie spilled the beans
Ia turned loose Bush StruuA and
schaur--and NOW Phala9elpAia fans
can sec AoJaing but second division
leaus--perhaps cellar positious~-for
their idols.
And while the cry Of buying pen
nslgt !e ringing forth. q viii mean
much FOR baseball In -the end according
to bread minded fans. Their opinion
IS Ihat the sirens theninE Of the CUBS
wiz give the game che old-tine rivalry
ihas existed when Chance ran the Chi
eaeo team and size Gght vas bitter
one yearIy between him and AIcGraw
20 sec watch ore could cop ths hunt
ine X VIA mean thmt the Giants win
net have the wa ls-away that they had
this T~that the struggle was
bitterly fought one between New York.
Cincinnati. St Louis and Chicago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
SHY
on MUD CONTRACT

City Engineer Boiling was directed
yesterday by the administrative board
to take in hand the question Of olsan-
ing mud from the lake at Byrd park
anC 10 prepare on estimate Of the
number OF curtc feet of mud to be
removed tx order that the surface of
t11e lake may he two feet above the
mud AZ summer tide. Se<eral con-
tractors have Riv~~1 the opportunity
Of bidding On the removal Of The mud,
but the prices submitted have been
considered by the administrative
board as practically plchlbtive, and
all or the bids have been rejected. IL
IL probable that the street cleaning
department VIII be put to work in re-
moving the mad before warm weather
sets h. The only objection to the
mud az this time Of year is the fact
that il interiors with skating. and
Superiute>ient Humphrey Calder Is
DESTROYS Of havlr. the lake In good
shape for the skaters during the win
ter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
NOTICE r.. II. & u. r. II

Cenmencing Friday, December 81.
1917. She through parior car at pres.
ent operated between Richmond and
Philadelphia (via Pennsylvania rail-
road on train leaving BYRD Street
station use p. NJ, and returning
leave Washington 12:01 noon daily.
viii terminate at Washington. pas
sengers 70 transfer at that point to
and from connecting line trains, on
which parlor cars will continue in
operation between Washington and
Philadelphia under the present
schedules.
". r. TAYLOR.
Traffic Manager
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
LIGHTNEsS NIGHTS
NOW FOR RICHMOND

The administrative board yesterday
directed the superintendent OF cleo
trio plant to observe the rules issued
by the United States government con-
corning the conservation of fuel. by
the elimination of unnecessary lights.
and directed that Thursday and Sat
crday nights be fixed as "lightless
nights"
On these nights all unnecessary or
namental lights will be extinguished.
and on other nights the superinten-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

The recently organized Giant team.
headed by Bentley Cosby, and com
posed Of r. Cosby. West. Onesty. But
Ter and Armstead. wifi tackle Good
rlch'x Indians tonight in the sched-
uled duckpin match The two teams
are tied for first place honors, and the
decisive battles are expected 10 be
unusually hard fought. The Indians
are going good and II will take
strong team 70 stop them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

Licenses to marry We're issued yes
knrday by Clerk Walter Christian &c
the following couples;
3, @, Samwell and Ella F. Dunn.
F r. Sawyer and Maggie Wood.
ward
David O'Brien. OF Williamsburg,
Va, and Seney Burroughs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

dent was directed to use n little fuel
as possible. 1t Ia likely that tho
Boulevard lamps will be extfnguisl1ed
altogether during the war. or at least,
until the fuel question looms up
brighter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
QUICK PROMOTION
ron GRANTLASD RICE

fiIaatland Rice, world famous
sports writer ~ho enlisted Al Camp
SEWER tbs week ms "a private in the
18th field artillery fTennessee). has
been assigned TO battery F Of that
regiment and promoted To the rank
OF sergeant.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
Palace Duckpin League.
NtanfIinr Of (TuhG

Game Friday Night.
Tigers VS.. Cubs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

Msdge-Poor Helen! Has the worst
been told?
Groce--I think not We are wait
Rag for your version. -- Boston Tran
script.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19
Standing of Clubs.

-s'Nsssrsss f'.ss'iss s..: 'ase,i;gss Nigh,
Aicos vs.. Duplex.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-19

Editors Note: This IS the thir-
iy-eighth chapter OF a series Of ar
lcIes by Jim Corbett which deal with
he career Of Bob Fitzsimmons. Few
men knew FFft9 as Corhett knew him
and SO these stories reveal some in
eldenGs in the life az FitGsirnmons
hat never before have been printed.
yow.)
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
DARING ROBBERY
OF EXPRESS CAR
NEARLY $4,000 TAKEN TUESDAY,
NiGHT.-TWO MESSENGERS
HELD UP.

Chicago, M. June 90 Official an
nomncemrni that gold and silver com
stolen from the express car Safs in
the Chicago yards last night amount
ed 10 nearly 100000 MAS made TODAY
by G. Curtis. vice president and gen
eral manager of the Western depart
ment of the ADAMS Express COMPANY.
a package of diamonds Thought to
have been obtained also was found
in checking up the contents of the
safe
Jack Roberts Andrews. of Burling
ton, la. messenger in charge of the
robbed car. and Ward II. Smiley. of
Monmouth, I'LL. messenger in another
car who was with Andrews at the
time two masked men bound them
and robbed the safe. We're still in
|custody of the police today. The 1--WE
|disagrce in their stories as To whether
The robbers entered the door of the
car or appeared suddenly from bchinc
a pile of boxes
Because of the seeming ease Will
which the robhers obtained llci,
|plnnder il was asserted by The polio,
lthat they must have had advance in.
| formation of the shipment of coin, %
ihe character of the safe and perhap:
| of the combination.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
HUNDR ;::::: ;::: :.::::; ;:;::| !: Of NY
plll Dru,
GIRL: :: g: :: ::::; :: : ;:: APPEAR
More 1asa ;;s' sps 500 Have
Droppeell a. rom Sight
In Six Months
CRUGER MURDER is
EXPECTED TO LAUNCH lnvEsr,eA-
TIoN OF GOTHAM POLICE sYS-
TEN AND WHITE SLAVE TRAF-
ElC.

New York City June 20.-Nlore
10 and 20 years have disappeared from
lilelr homes here since January 1, il
lranSpred today. coincident with an
announcement by Police Commissioner
Arthur Moods that he had ordered be-
gun a searching inquiry into police
conditions as a result of the ripper
murder of Ruth Cruger. The high
school graduate whose body was found
buried in cellar under a bicycle shop
belonging TO Alfredo Cocchi several
days ago
In this connection importance is at
tached To the statement made by Miss
..onsuello l.aRlle that She had jumped
from window in her apartment YES
terdaN Ia escape being killed by two
men who attacked her because she had
given information which resulted in
Miss Crnser's body being found.
Whether Miss I.aFuc had any dein-
lie connection with the Cruger ease had
moi he"n finally settled today. She is
SAID however. to he in possession of
much valuable Information regarding
White slave traffic and it is reported
she is prepared TO make revelations al
most as startling as those i'm the Cruger
case.
Word was expected today regarding
whether Cocchi, as has been request
ca OF me Italian authorities by the state
department. has been arrested i'm Bo-
logna, Italy
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
TWO S[ACKERS
ARRESTED HERE
BERNADiNo cARpARELLl OF CHI
CAGo, AND WIN. WEBB, OF
ERIE, pa, ARE TAKEN IN
CUSTODY.

Arrested for failur" to possess req
istraion cards. Mllialn Webb. OF Erie,
Pa, and Bernardino cardarell, of
Z .hira@n. both within the can>cription
ages, are today interned in the city
iaIl awaiting adNices from tho pre-
rncls Where they claim 10 have sign
ed for ihe seleciiNc arnN draft
Webb claims To he a sailor by or-
rupaton He was ON a Kelley Island
boat from SanduslSy, Ohio, to Erie
Pa. but stopped working a couple of
weeks ago. lie aNerred He told police
that he had gone ia the reg
islralon place in he city hal at Erie
with four "tller Sailors and that none
of them received cards,
Cardareiii X an eXcit3ble little Ital-
ian. He has card and he can hardly
wait to get il II is in his trunk at
Chicago. according 10 the tale he told
The police. He put it there immediate
~ after resisfratlon. He signed uT
from GiS South jefferson street
The Italian is a musician by trade
He spent the morning plan lng plainiNo
airs on mammoth accordian which
he WIS carrying in box when ar
rested Tuesday night There is alSc
a large guitar anon" his possessions
The rest of hls musical Instruments
he confessed, are in his trunk at Chi
cago
Mires We're sent To both cities This
morning Police officials feel conf
dent that Cardarelli has a card. since
he tclegraphed that his trunk be sent
here and could give the precinct boar,
where he registered ana the number
of his blue paSteboard
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
SUFF PICKETS
NEARLY MOBBED
"sILENT sENriNELs" CARRYING
BANNERS NEAR WHITE HOUSE
EGClTE WRATH BY INSCRIP-
TlONS.

Washington, d. c., June 20.-The
peaceful plekeling of the White House
by The silent sentinels of the
suffrage cause led TO the first disorder
today when a cpoWd of angry men
tore down banners the women Were
for the RusslAn mission TO
s"e Milen it visited President Wilson.
The rumpus was over before the
police got on the scene and no ar
rests Were made.
The banners Were enscribcd:
President Wilson and Envoy Root
are deceiving Russia They say: We
are al emocracN. help us Win a world
war so that democracy may survive.
We the women of America, tell
you that America is NOT a democracy
Twenty thousand women are denieG
the right io vote President Wilson
is the chief opponent of their national
enfranchiSement. Help Us make this
nation really free Tell our govern
ment that ii must liberatc its people
before ii can CLAM free Russian as al
allV"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
MILITARY ROADS ARE
AN INVALUABLE ASSET
hind the British Lines i'm France.

Behind the British Lines in France.
= Correspondence "A considerable
share in the success and rapidty With
which the British armies We're able this
spring To follow up the Germans as
they fell hack from the Sonme ana
Arras battcticI,ls is Officially attrbul-
ed 10 the building by the British of in
numerable military roads which have
been completed on the heels of the
German retreat.
The officer principally responsible
for maintaining This branch of COM
municationS. under the direction of Sir
Eric Geddes. the Deputy Director Cen
cral of Munitions supply. is Brigadier
General H. p. Maybury whose official
title is Manager and Chief Engineer of
| the ARMY Roads Board. He is in com
mand of an army of road makers re-
cruited from towns and villages in
Great Britain where they We're engaged
| in similar work. Their number noM
runs We'll into five figures. These men
although almost without regular army
training. are all organized in regiments
with officers on the regular army mod
el and are equipped with modern plants
and the best material.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
PLANES AND GUNS
TO WIN THE WAR
Goethals Tell The Senate
Military Committee
Of Big Factors
FOOD CONTROL BILL
is ATTACKED BY SENATOR GORE,
WHO DECLARES IT WILL LOWER
PRICES AND THEREBY PRODUCE
TioN.

Washington. u. c.. June 20.=lir-
planes and artillery with ships and food
Major General Goethals told the SEN
ate military committee. Win be
The principle factors in winning the
Mar
Supporting the bill to create a new
department of aeronauics General Goe
tllals approved coordination Of all
SoNernmrnt a"ronautics under one au
ihorllN. In speaking of his belief in
concentrating authority. General Goe-
thals said ii might become necessary 10
create a department of munitions.
Nj the same time a House committee
WAS considering legislation to greatly
lncreas" the air craft Of the army and
navy possibly to fleet ot 100 600 ma
chimes. Recommendations have been
by senator Caldwell of New Work. that
North Island in santa Sago harbor be
taken over as a site for an aerial train
ing station.
Gore Hits Food Control.
Washington H. g.. June 20.--In a
vigorous attack upon the adminiSlra-
tion food control bill in the Scnate to-
day senator Gore Democrat. chairman
of the agriculture committee. declared
II strikes al the farmer, will cause
losses to producers this year of $3.50
ooo,o in wheat and $500. 900, 600 in
corn and result in a famine next year
senator Gore declared the bill
short sighted legislation" and that u
would re>ult in driving down farmers
prices.
II, was drawn by some attorney
down at llIe department of agricul-
inre" he shouted, but one would
t'iink il is iii the handwriting of the
deity and that it would be a sacrilege
10 change il !"
senator Gore declared the bill was
the "sweepings of all the British and
Canadian food acts of parliament and
orders in council y
Reconsider Publishers Tar.
Washington. d. c.. June 2O.-TaXa
tion of publishers was reopenel today
hy the Senate finance committee in re-
Nising the war revenue bin. The COM
mittcc adopted sen Prnruse's amend
mcnt Ia reconsider its decision to levy
five per cent lax upon publishers
profits, but reached no decision regard
ing substitutes.
add congress publishers tax Guide
The committee decided iirlually by
unanimous consent TO reconsider the
whole question Various substitutes
Mere suggested hy Senaor Smoot.
simmons and LaI'olette. including an
increase in second class postage rates
to II cents pound andan addition
al graduated tax on publishers net
profits
Exemptions of publishes profits of
$4,000 and less also was discussed and
seemed generally favored.A graduated
tax ot from 3 to 10 per celt upon prof
Ills WAS proposed by Semior Snoot.
After mucn discussion tla committee
deferred decision
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
U-B0AT LOSSES
At CREST AGAIN. .
The Plunger Toll of Past
Week Said To Be Equal
To Worst of War
u. S. DESTROYERS
ON DUTY AGAIN, MAKING LONG
RUN TO RESCUE SURVIVORS OF
SUB-ATTAckS NEW FRENCH
BUREAU.

London, England. June 2O-The
weekly list of British losses in torped-
oed ships, which will be issued today,
will show the highest total of many
weeks, the number OF ships sunk be-
ing comparable to the worst week since
the ruthless U-boat war began.
The returns for the last three
months show that the U-boat activi-
ties run in woves and it is assumed
that this week is the crest of the period
of superaclivity noticed the previous
week.
The situation, however, is not re-
sarded over-pestmistically by naval
men, who insist that the admiralty
methods of fighting the submarines
are constantly growing in efficiencyln
support of this they point to the con-
stantly increasing number of boats
which escape the submarines.
U. S. Destroyers on the Job
~ Base s.a. of American IN Flotilla in Brit
destroyers have returned witt. so sur
vivors of two torpedoed British ships.
The ships We're sunk at tine farthest
point westward in the Atlantic the u
boats have appeared since the ruthless
campaign began and the response of
the American destroyers to their
rs. q. s." was a run of more than
IuHuFtu IlllpS.
When the American war ships ar
rived on the scene they found the lips
We're gone and for many hours they
sroped about in the dark in search of
the survivors. The crew of one OF
the sunken ships, 81 in number. We're
found in one life boat, while 40 sur
vivors from the second ship We're
picked up from two small boats. -Four
sailors from the latter ship We're killed
ny the eAposion of the torpedo. Adj
miral ,Simlns met Ahei destroNers on
their return and complilnented the
commanders.
Create Sub Department
Paris, France, June 2O-A special
submarine department was created at
the ministry of marine by a decree
signed by President Poincare last night.
Rear Admiral NJ b. g. j. MerveilleuX
du NignauX has been placed at its
head.
Steamer EIeie Lost.
Boston, Mass, June 20-The sink
ing of The British steamer Elele, pre-
sumablN by German submarine, was
reported in cable receivedYstoday by
the Leyland line from Captain Pierce,
her commander. The vessel left Bos-
ton June 8 for Manchester, England,
With general cargo. The message
makes no reference to the crew.
Dutch Boat Victim.
Boston, Mass, June 20.-The Dutch
steamer EemdiilS which left Boston
May 3 for Rotterdam with grain for
Holland, has been sunk according to
advices received by agents here today.
l,he first reports gave no details as to
the safety of the crew.
Bay State To Bottom.
Boston, Mass. June 20-1he War
rem liner Bay State, from Boston, MAY
81, for Liverpool, has been sunk by a
German submarine. Advices to the
company today gave nothing regarding
the fate of the crew.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
BU[GARS FEAR
GREEK OFFENSIVE T
KING FERDINAND AFRAID THAT
ANCIENT ENEMY MY STRIKE
WITH CONSTANTINE OFF
THRONE

Geneva. Switzerland. June 10
Via Paris. THE serniofficial Balkan
news agency SAYS that ing Ferdinand
of Bulgaria has been impressed deep
ly by the abdicaiion ofNing ConStan-
tine and considers il cstain that for
mer Premier NenizeloS ;ill take office
at the head of the gocrnment and
that Greece will enter lie war against
Bulgaria
King Ferdinand therere intends to
go shortly to Germanheadquqar
10 demand assistance.
Pershing Sees Ioffre.
Paris, France. Jun 2O-lieneral
Pershing, the Amcrcl commander,
had long conference >day With Mr.
shall .lofIre in regard American af-
fairs. General Pershir will visit an
army engineering depoitomorrow and
later large airdome.
italians Hit eain.
Rome. Italy. June - Via Lon
Idonl-rhe ItallanS rcmed the Of
fensive yesterday. The .ar office an
'nounces the capture Austrian posi-
tons on Monte Ortisar and 9ao pris-
0nerS
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-06-21
SEEK
BELGIAN LABOR
NOW WANT RESIDENTS OF THE
STRICKEN NATION TO RECRUIT
VOLUNTARILY" FOR LABOR.

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2o.-A
German industrial! bureau has been
established in Brussels to recruit Bel
slan labor tol German war industries
ana al, Belgian women fer farm work.
The official announcement menlions
the voluntary nature" of the recrnit-
ing but does not specify che con,li-
tions
The Belgian provinces hhve refuscd
10 meet The increased war conIrib,l-
'tlon of GO 100000 marks monthlS
which The Germans have now imposed
upon them. In the same fashion as
formerly. the Germans have forced
contributions from The banks. The
banks are given The security of lwo
wears bond, for which the provinces
are responsible. the amount covering
six months contribution.