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The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28
Ho! The New Dance.

New York.-Hark We. men and maid
ens-over forty!
Dowagers and young bucks too old
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28
NO MAuARlA-No cHILIs.

plantation" Chill Tonic is guaranteed
to drive away Chills and Fever or your
money refunded. Price 5oc.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28
SAVE A DOCTORS BILL

by keeping Mississippi Dlarrhea Cor
dial handy for all stomach complaints.
Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28

Nearly all free thinking men are in
the bachelor class.
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28
Contrary Troubles.

This Is hard luck p
~ hat Is p
"Only soft drinks"
The Monticellonian., 1917-09-28

Good Christians pray FOR the ice
man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

view point Of the order The offender lies
prone upon her face before the Mother Su.
pcrlor and her second i'm rank. who sill at a
table with a skull between them. Another
sister stands at the pulpit high above the rest
and out of sight of the offender and with her
black hood falling over her face reads in
lnufHed voice the charges against the culprit.
IN act OF penancc by each nun lying face
doWnwardS on the floor concludes every even.
Iilg IN the convent
AS brilliant actress Eve Lavalliere had
cultivated The expression and attractions Of
il"r face TO their highest possibilities. AS a
ta'mclltc nun her face will be concealed for
tic rest Of her life. The purpose of this is
that she may mover be recognized by any who
have known her before and that no human
'hot'"ilS oil interest or vanity may ever be
aroused
The thoughtcsS person may wonder what
reason there can be to justify any person in
voluntarily condcmning herself to such life
OF hardship and suffering as these nuns un-
"cFgp. he answer is that the nuns bciev-
lHG N the doctrine that one may suffer vicar.
1onSIy and atone for the sins of others. offer
themselves as ii small sacrifice for all the sins
committed by humanity
lac nuns who read the daily homies to
thcr sisters tell them that they must not
pride themselves on their virtue, but must
continue 10 pray increasingly for forgiveness
Tor themselves and others.
in9 dcath o! nun is marked by sngu.
lar contrast to the ordinary life Of the nun
merry. The rule about covering the face then
ceases to Apply. The dead nun is stretched
upon her bier with face uncovered and feet
bare She IS surrounded by beautiful fresh
flowers, almost as if she were bride This
final ceremony is doubtless intended to sym
bolize the TACT that it is happy event to
leave this world of sin and suffering.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

|HE announcement is made that
MadcmoSellc Eve Lavallicrc most
Partisan and audacons of French
actresses, has entered Carmclitc Convent.
She, who was The gaycst of condolences,
will become member Of the scvcrest order
Of clustered nuns, an order whose life has
been described as one long martyrdom for
the sins Of humanity.
This amazing Transformation i, due
entirely 10 the war. Madcmoisc!lc Laval
Gcrcs views Of life have been completely
changed by the sight of endless death and
suffering and by personal berca vement She
wishes TO atone for the frivolitics and ux,r-
les Of the past by doing pcnancc for the rest
of her life
Of all the moral revolutions that have been
brought about by the great conflict this is
perhaps the most remarkable We have
heard Of many eases Of Partisan ''apachcs"
and other desperate criminals changing into
heroic soldiers. But they were presumably
very miserable criminals, and 10 he ac-
copied as soldier was q vast Improvement
in condition. That woman. who was the
idol Of Paris. whose frvoity was highly
profitable, should bury herself from the
world is different matter.
Many events nave shown that The war IS
turning people to religion on a great scale
and bringing about a great increase in moral
seriousness throughout the world The
transformation of Partisan actress into
nun is certanly one Of the most significant
of these occurrences
Mile. I.avallere had hecn for several
years the chief star Of the '<Theatrc dies
Varieties" which is in mapy ways the most
representative of Partisan comedy houses
She was the favoritc Interpreter Of Alfred
Capus, the most witty and daring Of Partisan
playwrghts. A well-known dramatic critic
recently described her thus:
"A symbol of that type, audacious, witty
cnigmatic, elegant. 10 be met with only on
the boulcvards Of the most seductive of all
capitals.
She has the eyes of nun: the voice Of
an ecstatic; curious contradiction in the i'm
pcrsonator of those refined vet so vicious
roles, which the Varieties is we'll famed for"
or all her physical attractions her eyes
were the most admired. In face and figure
she was rather boyish, but The expression Of
her large dark eyes and the play Of her
graceful, nervous hands were very fascin-
ating
Her home in Paris was remarkable for
IFS beauty and originality and for its art
collections. She planned its decorations 10
fit her passing moods. There WAS room
decorated entirely in pink for use when she
was feeling sentimental: yellow room for
merry days; mauve room for melancholy
hours, and gray room for thoughtful
moments.
An astonishing thing had happened to
Mile. Lavalliere just before the beginning
of the war. She had fallen in love For
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

All her patriotic and charitable labors
,alled TO heal her broken heart or satisfy
hcr yearnlng to relieve The suf1crings Of
humanity. When she looked around az the
immense losses Of her countrynlen, at the
thousands of crippled bodies, she realized
,nat she mad thought too much Of her own
loss and too little o. others.
what could she do TO avert some of the
suffering of humanity and atone for hcr
past lie OF frivolity? In agony Of mind she
turned at last to religion. and then learned
about the life led by the nuns of the Order
of the Carmelites, whose purpose is to sui
fer vicariousy for the sins Of humanity.
From the time Carmelte nun takes the
ven until she dies she never exposes her
lace. She never speaks except when COM
PEELED to do so by religious duties. She re-
ccives no visitor but death Even her own
mother would not be permitted TO visit her
9Th
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

Eve Lavalicrc, The former actress, will
rise every morning at a. M She used TO
enjoy every dainty and luxury known TO
Paris. rs nan she will eat every morning
breakfast OF black coffee and bread. She
used to have the gaycst society and the
dalnt!cst surroundings Now she will ca
every meal on bare boards. in sight Of a
grinning skull standing on the table before
her plate.
The skull is central object of every i'm
poriant ceremony at the convent It stands
on tho Mother SUPERIOR table, from which
she addresses the nuns and orders daily
pcnancc inflicted on them.
\Itcr breakfast prayer follows in the
chapel. The morning hours are filed with
work ON vestmenls and scapulars. One Of
the memorable rules is that no nun shall
ever be idle.
After the tolling Of the noon Angeus an
s17. by tho Star Company Great Britain Rights
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-25

OF Tie GTiHlIIIg SkIII, WHICH Keeps tho nuns
constantly in mind OF death. The mir Of Gloom
is increased nv fine Fact that ma ,r.;s.;I
,;obts AFRO nor,,;ttol oxa,n, 81, ''li,
H''' "'' a''' ''.'''ri 'Ac'pI lor ceremonial
purposes nus III winter the nuns pass their
time largely IN darkness.
The Carmcites wear a brown habit aud
hood of peculiar form. called ccan,,or ,rh;s
bood i ,,r,, p,u al l ',''
,o'', '''S LUZ 'n.' hangs down over the
i"reic"o ana Sidcs OF The face. Beneath this
is linen cloth which completely hides the
face. Holes for The eyes arc cut in the cloth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW
ABOUT LUXBURG MESSAGES

The Cologne Gazette's comment
was typical 1t printed Holland dis
patch dfsmissing the Luxburg cores
pondence with the brief mention:
''Three specimens of correspond
ence contain confidential communica-
tions regarding public feeling in Ar
gentina, a report on the negotiations
growing out of the sinking of Argen-
tine ships and suggestions for future
treatment"
The remainder of. the article is an
assault, on the American state depart
ment for it's theft"
The newspaper declares the appar-
ent reason for making the dispatches
public is to influence Argentine.
"This is fit companion piece to
Wilson's exploitation of our Mexico
message" the editorial continued.
"It seems to be part of an American
speciality which has a preference for
dealing with stolen documents"
The Vossosche Zeitung expressed
conviction that American attempts to
create friction between Germany and
Argentine would fail
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
AMERICAN ARTILLERY
PRACTICING IN FRANCE

range until the pufrs struck the tar
gets.
Above, sailing on silver wings in a
fleckless sky, aeroplane observers OF
the American forces practice wirless
ing corrections for range
Other Americans took turns hang.
ing in a wicker basket suspended
from a sausage balloon" making ar.
tillery observations.
The enthusiasm among the younger
American officers in the artillery prac-
tice, was manifested today in fur.
ore of wagers laid on the marksman-
ship of every gun.
Back in the wooded space where the
American guns are located, the artil-
sery sammy does not see his target.
He is too busy setting fuses, loading
his gun and jerking the little wooden
knob that sends the shell screaming
along the aerial trail overhead
The American artilleryman is hus-
ky specimen. Striplings cannot man
guns. That Is why American artil-
lery regiments are compelled to weed
out young and ambitious underweights
before sailing A gunner needs leath-
er lungs to withstand fumes from the
treech, iron muscles and broad back.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
German People Not Told All
of Story, But Are Given
Doctored Reports.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
LONDON, Sept. 13.-The German
people have not yet been permitted
by their government to know that
Count Luxburg called an Argentine
foreign office official notorious
ass" nor have they been given any
details at all Of the German charges
Michaevifleian messages.
Dispatches from Germany received
via Holland today indicated the news
papers there had been permitted to
publish only general reference to
the whole episode. Instead, the Ger.
1dan government apparently sought
to twist the matter into an attack on
the American government for steal.
ing diplomatic dispatches"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
Sammies Busy Learning How
to Blast Away at Distant
Tree Tops.

SSlBy j. w. Pelger, United Press Staff
q Correspondent
4 HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERI-
H IAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 10
stAinerican artillery was on the job to-
soay, blasting away at distant tree tops
and soaring erstwhile grazing fields
with practice volleys.
This is the first word that has been
s.ecelVed indicating that American ar
.Alery has arrived in France and is
training for the battle line-l
It4trom the American gun practice
Hsitions--they are usually bordering
a woods-field wires run to elevat-
pavilltons, crowded with youthful
Rttery commanders, armed with BIZ
pculars. They observed distant
ioke pufrs when the shells struck
ID telephoned back over the field
Tres prescribing corrections in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
APPLY TORCH TO
GERMAN HOUSES
Mob in Buenos Aires Burns
Half Dozen Buildings in
Spite Of Police and
E.iremen.
NEWSPAPER WRECKED
Greatest Protection Offered Count
Luxburg Who Has Been
Asked to Leave tho
Country.
NEWSPAPER WRECKED
TBy Chas. P. Stewart, United Press
C+aff rorre q10ndent

| [By Chas. P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| BUFSNOS AIRES, Sep. 13.-No such
display of police and military forces
| to preserve order has ever been seen
! in Buenos Aires as that which was
called out today to avoid repetition
of last nights rioing and to afford
protection to the departing German
minister.
| Count Luxburg, dismissed for the
messages he sent his home office un-
der cover Of the Swedish legation.
was expected here early today to re-
ceive his passports and leave for
Germany The greatest secrecy was
manifested by the government as to
the time of his arrival, OF his depart
ure, or by what route he expected to
leave Argentina.
The city was still in a foment Of
excitement after yesterday evenings
wild disorders. Fresh outbreaks were
feared. Half dozen smoking ruins
OF buildings formerly occupied by
German comm ercial firms, attested to
the violence Of the anti-German pas
sion which animated vast throngs In
the streets. The German club, one
of the architectural masterpieces OF
the city, was badly damaged.
Police reserves. hurriedly summon
ed, were totally unable to cope with
the mob The police were set upon,
disarmed and thrust aside. Firemen
summoned to fight fires in German
occupied buildings, no sooner put out
one blaze than some OF the rioters
ignited the structure again. HALF
dozen buildings were almost wreck
ed, including that occupied by La
Union, German newspaper.
Wrathy At Germany.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S-Argen-
tine probably will acquit Sweden Of
direct responsibility in the "spurlos
versenkt'' correspondence incident,
according to authoritative advices
today.
Her full wrath is now turned on
Germany. More than dozen Argen-
tine ships are now near the submar-
inc zone-and single sinking may
provoke the South American nation
to break relations.
Meantime while her people are
manifesting strong antiGerman sent
iment by riots, Argentine has asked
an explanation OF Germany which
must be clear cut and satisfactory,
to smooth what now appears a very
warlike situation.
Argentine apparently leans to the
view that Sweden was duped by the
tricky LuXburg in acting as messen-
ger with intriguing correspondence.
Scandinavian diplomats here very
strongly support this view. The state
department continues silent.
But Argentine public sentiment,
now fully aroused at Germany, may
vent it's wrath also on Sweden, once
the people become suspicious. The
allies are already informally sounding
out the Swedish foreign office as to
that governments attitude toward
the Lu0burg affair. Sweden is ex.
pected to formally take stand soon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13

korniHoff's headquarters surrendered
TO the provisional government today
This announcement was made by Min
lister Of Labor Skobeleff.
[By william G. Shepherd. United
/ Press Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, Sept. 12-Six p. m.-
/ DELAYED .)-tGeneral Korniloff is pre-
&pared to surrender" declared Premier
s TX erensky ina special statement to
&the United Press. :,
"rhe mutiny has failed completely,
be declared.
Kerensky,s statement to the United
Press followed issuance OF formal
proclamation declaring "the senseless
effort OF a military mutiny begun by
4he former commander in chief and
Y a small party Of generals had ended
in complete failure.
'The guilty mutineers," the proc
lamation continued, "wfll be delivered
to the revolutionary military trib
unal"
The Korniloff revolt is regarded
as having toppled over to all practical
effect, when the premier today won
over to his side General Alexieff,
former chief of staff under Grand
Duke Nicholas, and subsequently him
self commander In chief Of the army.
.Alexieff is known as one Of the most
brilliant strategists Of the Russian
army.
He was reported to have assumed
In part the duties of commander in
chief although Kerensky earlier in
the day announced he, as premier,
would assume supreme command Of
all military law.
This carried with 1t general
state of military law.
So far as can be ascertained here
at the moment of writing, there have
been no actual casualties incurred in
any fighting between the rebels and
the provisional government forces.
It is not known yet whether there
have been any actual clashes between
the two sides.
The premier announced also sweep
Ing reforms curtailing the power Of
soldiers committees-the units Of the
enlisted men who have heretofore
mixed in with the strategy Of the
commanders and sought to handle all
army affairs.
"Henceforth," Kerensky asserted
the soldiers committees will control
only in internal affairs and will not
interfere in matters Of military STRAIT
egy'
He went on to explain that this
Continued on page 2)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
Sensational Developments Pre-.
dicted When Grand Juries
Make Reports on
Investigations.
ANTI WAR PLOTTING
Seizure Of !, w. W., Evidence, Arrest
Of German Editors and Paclfist
Activities to Bring
Indictments.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Seizure
Of I. w. w. evidence, arrest Of Ger
man editors and search for anti-war
plotting In the Peoples Peace Coun-
Gil are preliminary to wholesale in
dictments under the espionage act Of
June Is. The department of justice
today predicted sensational develop
ments when the grand jury at Chi
cago, special investigators in Phila-
delphia and other cities and the
secret service agents complete their
work.
The postoffice department declared
fifty percent" of the Teutonic foreign
language newspapers in the United
States are 'in the same class" with
the Philadelphia Tageblatt. Trans
1ation of their disloyal criticisms Of
the governments war measures
.show wilful intent" to interfere
with their operation or success.
Under the espionage act this Is pun
ishable by fine Of $4,000 and i'm
prisonment for twenty years.
For months the postofilce depart
ment has kept watch on all Ger
man, Austrian and Bulgarian news
papers printed in this country, as
well as on publications Of pacifists,
the I. w. w, and the socialist party.
Passage by the house of the trad
ing with the enemy act, carrying a
senate amendment forcing German
newspapers to carry English trans
latfons Of war criticisms in parallel
columns, will facilitate matters for
the postoff1ce department.
Spy Plot Uncovered.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ia
hotel Irritation between a dapper
stranger and three vaudeville ac-
tresses today led to a nation wide
search by secret service agents for
George Pfotenheimer, alias George
Williams. An espionage charge may
be involved.
The actresses today turned over to
government agents a nun Der of let
ters which they said Pfotenheimer
had written them. In each letter he
had enclosed another, sealed, ad-
dressed and stamped and had asked
the girls to remail it. He explained
that he was playing joke on a
friend.
The girls became suspicious and
opened one of the letters 1t is said
to have contained some interesting
details about American and Canadian
military activities and photographs
of Notifications.
The actresses said they met Pilot
enheimer first in Jamestown, n. d.
Later they received letters from him
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
Advocates Of Fnghtfulness
Wish to Continue Struggle
as Long as Drop Of
Blood Left to Spill
STOP ALL PEACE TALK
Russian Troops Fighting Desperately
on the North Front While West
ern Front ls Still
Active.
rBy John II. Hearley. United Press
staff Correspondent

lby Jonu n. aeari6ys OnIeeO Fr641
staff Correspondent
ROME, Sept IA ''war to the
hflt" party is forming in Germany.
the Won Tirpitz advocates of fright
fulness" com bining with leaders in
Macklenberg for stern repression OF
all peace talk, according to word
political struggle was reported now
in progress.
Pope Benedict was disturbed over
this latest obstacle to peace. but was
said nevertheless to be hopeful that
the German liberal elements would
prevail.
Other vatican reports today indi-
Gated differences between Germany
and her allies resultant from de-
mands by Vienna, Sofia and Constan-
ttnople that those three capitals
should have the right to approve or
disapprove the central powers reply
to Pope Benedict before it is dis
patched from Berlin to Rome.
Says Not Intentional.
rBy John Grandens, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, (vfa London) Sept. 1t.-
German airmen have never fntention-
e1Iy attacked allied hospitals, accord
ing to an official statement today.
''In the case OF the Vadelatncourt
raid" the statement asserted ut was
known that 300 PAGES east Of that
place was one Of the largest OF the
French aerodromes. More than forty
large halls there were occupied by
seven French escadtlles. Three OF
these units operate at night, bombing
peaceful villages in Lorraine and Saar.
Therefore the French have no
right to complain If she'll untnten-
tionally hits the hospital"
rThe explanation above covers only
one of the numerous raids upon
French, British and American hospit-
al stations, reported in recent weeks.
According to French official infor-
nation the raid on Vadelaincourt hos
pttal which occurred September 4, re-
suited in the killing Of nineteen per-
sons and the wounding of twenty-si&
Many were patients.
The German aeroplanes, 1t was as
serted. deliberately, flew over the
French hospital buildings, which were
plainly marked, and dropped bombs
every twenty minutes from early in
the morning until late at night.1
Russians Still Fighting.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.-Russfan
troops are fighting desperately and
against the Germans on
the north front, despite the near
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-13
SHORTAGE
IS PREDICTED
Some Say Farmers Are Hold
ing Wheat; Others Say Re
tailers Are Stocking
Up For Winter. +.
ARE UNABLE TO DELIVER
Damage to Corn Crop by The Reoenf
Frost 10 Being Figured on
by Experts and Com
mission Men.
ARE UNABLE TO DELIVER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The country fs
confronted with the most serious -four
shortage in recent years. in the opin.
ion of millers, jobbers and retailers
today. Retailers have comparatively
small stocks on hand-many are com
pletely sold QUIT was said. while
millers and Wholesale dealers declare
they are unable to deliver flour be-
cause Of the shortage in wheat,
Refusal Of farmers to sell wheat at
the prices fixed by the government is
generally blamed for the present SIT
uation. They are said to be holding
back in the hope that new schedule,
more favorable to them, can be ar.
ranged.
| The Nashburn-Crosby company
however. declares the shortage is due
to a sudden demand by retailers who
had allowed their stocks to become de-
pleted during the summer.
Country agents cf the food admin.
istration are trying to impress on the
farmers that they can gain nothing by
holding their wheat.
BY so doing. they WIN incur stor-
age charges.
frosts early this week continued to
come in to crop experts here today.
The extent of the damage to corn
cannot yet De determined, but it was
said that in Wisconsin 1t would reach
40 to 80 per cent Of that states esti-
mated 5T,O00,0 900 bushels.
Coal Dealers Violate Orders.
WASHINGTON Sept 1s-Coal
operators and dealers in two or three
sections" are violating President
Wilson's coal price orders, according
to report to the fuel administration.
Violations in Ohio are declared most
serious. Federal investigation Is un-
der way.
Home owners in hundreds Of cities
are unable today to lay In their usual
winter supply and face great hard
ship as a result OF developments in
the coal situation. The first cold
spell this week brought thousands of
letters to state and federal author
1ties-complaints by consumers and
dealers that they could get no coal.
The violations of the presidents
Is refusal to sell at the governments
scale of prices Another is selling at
higher figures after secret gentle
mems agreem ents" over the tele-
phone. A third is claim that there
is no coal available not previously
contracted for.
The United Press was informed to-
day that If these practices are not
Immediately, the full power Of
the Pomerene coal amendment to the
food control law will be used. Pun
ishment by $1,000 fine and two
years Imprisonment for each separate
offense Is provided.
Ex-Governor Fort, New Jersey,
Of the federal trade commits
sion, today warned operators OF the
seriousness OF attempts to violate the
governments coal order.
"They don't realize what they're