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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
|ARnY OFFICER IS. I
HAIR TRIGGERS VICTIM
Major Charles e. Biliingslea Accidental
ly Kills Himself at Fort
Meade.

Baltimore. Md, Aug I6-Ma,o.
Charles Clarence Billingsiea, ch,ef ~
the sanitation department at CAME
Meade, shot and killed himself wh,,a
examining one of the new regulation
army officers As calibre revoIvers som.
time this afternoon. The shootinr a..
Cured In the officers quarters, the bnl
let entering the army surgeons brain
Just above his right ear. death being
| instantaneous.
That the fatality was accidental u
the speedy decision reached by a turx.
of five commissioned officers who werS
chosen by Colonel Kieine of the Tenth
New York infantry to make a thor
ough probe of the shooting Major
Billingslea was apparently free az
worry his health was the best hi.
, domestic relations happy and Re was
supposed to have been absolutely Fra.
! from any financial difficulties
| Because OF the fact that army sur
! geous are not incumhered with tbs
heavy revolvers. Major Billingsiea h,6
only Il vague knowledge of firearms.
1t is supposed that the major found a
revolver which one of the officers had
temporarily discarded. on a bed and
/ was merely examining its mechanism
when 1t exploded slight touch and
the new revolvers respond because Of
the delicate machinery operated by the
+ lair trigger.
/ Major Billingslea entered the ouaf.
ters unaccompanied, smoking a cigar
rs he passed an orderly on duty at
the door He chcerfulIy returned the
enlisted mans salute Hardly two min
utes later the orderly heard the re.
! volver's report and entering the guar.
ters he found the major prone on his
back with blood trickling from tiny
hole over the right ear, The revolver,
the mute evidence of the shooting. had
fallen from the officers hand and lay
few feet 10 the side.
/ Happily married Major Biliingslea
! had his wife and three small children,
! comfortably but temporarily housed at
! Laurel
! Major Pillingslea Was thlrty-nins
years old. his home being In West
minister. Maryland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
PROMOTIONS THICK AND
FAST IN REGULAR ARMY

Washington, August 16---Final steps
for the coordination of the new
United States army Of million and
a half men were taken today.
The commanders OF the national
guard divisions now on their way 10
camp. and the national army divisions
which will begin to mobilize on Sep
tcmber were announced.
Promotions fell like rain In the
ranks of the regular army Men who
were majors at noon were colonies
when they left their Office tonight. The
whole personnel OF the regulars Is be-
ing moved up The vacancies in the
subaltern ranks will be filled by the
graduates Of the reserve officers train
ing camps.
Two thousand OF the training camp
graduates will be hurried to France.
There they Will finish their education
in the technique of modern warfare
and will transmit this polish TO the
new troops either in this country or
when The troops get to France.
The orders or the day provide for the
reorganization of the new troops and
the national guard on the basis of in
Acreased artillery. machine gun and aux
filiaries to infantry in each division
as set forth In the organization Of
the rainbow. division OF the national
guard, the new Forty-second Officers
and officials continue to maintain the
strictest silence on the transport of
troops to France. 1t is known, how
ever, that the troops will go just as
soon as they are sufficiently we'll
drilled
Secretary Baker wrote the mayors of
all cities and sherins OF counties near
training camps that If the moral sur
roundtngs are not kept clean. the
camps will be moved.
Assignments Tentative.
In announcing the orders OF today
the war department cautions that the
numbers assigned to the various units
in no way denote the priority upon
which the troops Will go to France.
1t is further announced that the as
signment OF general officers and all
other officers cannot be regarded but
as tentative.
The personnel of the command and
Of camps and of units of the army will
undergo a great deal shifting as men
prove their fitness," announcement Of
the war department reads,
Such changes are likely up to the
very moment when units actually de.
part for, foreign service. These selec-
tions are for the purpose of starting
training under the best availa BILE men
and to make the troops ready to move
at the earliest possible date
Seek Men for High Command.
THE orders OF the day provide for the
organization or the army corps and
armies though the details of assign
mcnt of divisions TO the larger units
have not yet been worked out. In this
connection Secretary of War Baker is
endeaVoring to find authority for the
appointment of lieutenant generals and
nnGEthtN q
general would be assigned to the COM
mand OF an army or an army corps
and there Is talk of reviving the rank
OF general for Major General Pershing
az commander of the evolutionary
forces. 1t was said here today that
General'Crowder and some OF the other
staff officers who were passed over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
POLICE REMOVING
OBJECTIONABLE BANNERS

w h n e o n, Aug. 16.-Oficial
cognizance OF the insults hurled al
the president by the members of the
National Woman's party was taken
today by the Washington police. with
the result that members of the, de-
partment with their own hands, tore
down two banners referring to the
president as Kaiser Wilson" A
warning was sent to suffrage head
quarters early in the day that the dis
play of the obnoxious banners would
not be tolerated. The warning was
disregarded
Following the seizue of the ban
ners by the police, a Gordon of more
than fifty men was placed about the
front OF the White House and in front
of Cameron house, the headquarters
of the suffragettes It had been de-
cided that whatever check was to be
placed on the "pickets" would be by
the police
When the suffragists were returning
from their picketing late in the even
ing, they were attacked by a crowd OF
several hundred mon and boys. Sew
eral banners were -corn to pieces.
Elizabeth Smith. of Washington,
claimed she was struck by Harry *.
Martin. one of the original professors
against the mIlitants' tactics, and
Felix Morley. a newspaper man. at
tackled Martin. Both were arrested
after a free for all fight Another
suffragist was knocked down and
dragged for several feet She was
taken into the headquarters in n
fainting condition. Darius Prather,
of the officers reserve corps, went to
the rescue of one of the women. was
arrested He was released later.
To date more than goo banners
have been torn up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
SENATE PROGRESSES
ON WAR TAX BILL

Washington, Aug 16.--Nore than
four hundred million dollars worth Of
the two billion dollar war -. ae :1sse
bill has been disposed OF on the ~7oer
of the senate. The senators today no.
cepted the new taxation on liquors
Except wines). tobacco, transporta-
ton Except parcel post. admissions
and stamp taxes Except on checks).
The stiff prohihitive taxes on ma
terials used in the manufacture of
intoxicants were adopted without a
dissenting vote. a charge Of $50 per
100 pounds is placed on cereals. etc.
entering into the production of dis
titled spirits, and a tax Of IS per wine
gallon on the molasses used.
Under the bill distilled spirits. etc,
now taxed 50 80. as against the S220
proposed by the house and the exist
ing rate OF $40 The beer tax is So
per barrel as against the house tax
of s2,T5, and the present rate Of
$l.5o.
Most o. the day was taken up by
Senator's Bankhead. Of Alabama. and
Broussard, Of Louisiana. The former
elaborated his criticism against the
war profits tax schedule in the bill
He said II penaliZed business which
suffered financially before the war
Senator Broussard sanctioned the
repeal OF the drawback on sugar. This
drawback" was a tax repaid to sugar
renners who worked materials brought
into the country and then exported as
refined sugar.
The senate finance committee. IN
the new bill, repealed the draw
back
Senator Smoot. OF Utah, objected 70
this course. He participated in quite
ar argument with Senator Broussard
incidentally Broussard bombarded the
sugar trust
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
TlLLETT WILL CONTEST
MAYHEW'S NOMINATION

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Roanoke, Va. Aug. 16.---City Ser
geant r. r. Tillett, defeated for re-
election by II. E. Hayhew in the re-
cent Democratic primary. today filed
in the office of the clerk OF the cor
poration court papers giving notice
that he would contest the election
Tillett claims that some thirty
voters cast their ballots in the Sec
ond precint of jefferson ward after
the time for closing the polls. May
hew states that this was in accord
ance with An agreement between him
and Tillett. Tillett neither confirms
or denies Mayhew's statement, but
says that any such agreement would
not stand in court. Tillett will en-
deavor to have the thirty votes thrown
out. This will give him a small ma =
jority over Mayhem, who now stands
nominated by majority of only
seventeen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
MOBILIZE CARS AT
POINTS MOST NEEDED

Fairfax Harrison. chairman Of the
to facilitate the prompt movement OF
grain and food products, as well as
lumber and munitions the car service
commission OF the railroads war
board has ordered the immediate dis
trlhutfon OF 2o.7a0 additional cars
among tho lines operating In the
South. the Middle West and Southwest.
This will make total of 16s 033
empty cars that have been ordered
from one railroad TO another regard
less Of ownership. during the past
two months in order to mobilize in
different sections .of the country A
sufficient number of cars TO handie
the abnormal government and corn i
merclaI traffic that war conditions
have produced
OF the latest cars ordered by the
war board TO he distributed whers
they will he most needed, 7sen ara
10 he placed in the grain producing
country.
To protect the vegetable and South 4
crn watermelon CROPS. more than 5 900
cars have been sent 70 lines operating|
in the Southeast. hundreds of cars are|
being rushed daily 70 the lumber
states OF the SputH 70 taKe care o! ttiSl
tremendous movement OF lumber to
the army cantonments and shiphaild-
ing yards,
Thousands <of cars are bring aS5
signed to the phosphate rock indus
tries hundreds are being sent to pro-
tcct tho movement Of sulphur for mus
milton factories. and more than a thou 4
sand stock cars have been sent into
Texas To enable the cattle raisers to-
get their herds into Western pasturej
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
BATTERY u FNTRaINS
TODAY FOR ANNISTON,

Newport News. Va, Aug. ls--Ma-
jor Frank Couch. commanding Bat
terry p, today stated that the battery
will entrain here tomorrow for ,Annis-
ton, A La. Department officials at frst
suggested that the battery be trans
ferred TO Norfolk and leave from
there for Admission.
Ma jor Couch. however. says that ie
would he almost impossible TO get thu
horses and guns across TO Norfolk In
anything like schedule time.
The battery will march to the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway station. It
is composed OF young men OF News
port News and Hampton and huns
dreds OF people are expected to bid
the soldiers farewell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
BIBLE POINTS OUT
WORTH WHILE IN LIFE

Washington, Aug -4B - Bibles
for American soldiers and sailors
TO be given by the Scripture Gift
mission, Of Philadelphia. Will carry
a foreword by President Wilson 20
the troops 10 diligently read the
Scriptures The president has
written this inscription:
The Bible IS The word OF life,
] beg that YOU Will read IL and
ind this out for yourselves Read.
not little snatchfs here and there,
but long passages that VIII really
be the road to The heart OF Il
You Will had It fun OF real men
and women not only, but also Of
things you have wondered about
all your life. as men have 0cen
always and the more you read the
more il will become plain tc you
what things are worth while and
what are not. what things make
men happy--loyalty. right deal
ings. speaking the truth, readiness
TO give everythi ing for what they
think their duty. and, most Of all.
the wish that they may have thu
real approval of the Christ. who
gave everything for them -and he
things that are guaranteed 10 make
men appy-selfshn ess. coward
ice, greed and everything thai Is
low and mean.
/ When you have read the Billie
you VIII know that IL az the word
OF God, because you viii have
found II the key 10 your oWH heart
. your own happiness. and your own
duty.
WOODROW WILSON"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17


known as the Walker Light Guard
1t was one of the prides of the city
rivaling the Blues in popular favor
Many prizes were won by the old
company Mt drill contests in this city
and elsewhere, and some of the lead
ing public and business men have
acted as officers of the compa a
Shortly after the Spanish Americas
war the old name was dropped, and
the four companies, Company A. the
original Grays; Company B. the Walk
er Light Guard Company c. the
Guard of the Commonwealth. and
Compan F, were merged as the Rich
mond Grays. This step was taken AZ
the instance of a number of the old
officers, including Captain Crawford
Captain Cunningham, Major Saville
Captain Tony Miller and a score of
others. 1t was no easy matter to
secure consent of the men to drop the
old names under which they had
grown famous. but the old officers
won the fight, and since then the bat
talon has been known as the Rich
mond Grays.
A large crowd will see the boys of
this morning. Friends and relatives
will be on hand TO bid God-sneed.
Roster of Company b.
The roster OF the company is as
follows
Captain, William A. Stack
First lieutenant. Charles Chapman.
Second lieutenant, Edward w.
Mooring.
First sergeant, Norbert p German.
Mess sergeant, Lavender f. Seay,
Supply sergeant, Carroll f. Kay.
ergeants-Robert "A Buchanan.
Thomas G. Pittman. HAYWOOD s.
Lowry. Roy L. Wright. Charles s
/ Schwartzherg. Roy A. Hurt.
orporals-Henry F. Johnson, Ed
win II. Lowry. James F. Powell.
Burns Beall, Herbert A. Weatherfofd,.
! Lee Scott. Richard H Frizzell. James
/ Kahn. Frank Brown, Wilbur H Bot
/ toms.
cooks--wllliam ]. Smith, Arl!ndo
] Alright
Buglers-James p. Griflth, Ben
jamin II. McGhee.
Mechanics-Joseph r. Hicks. Jud
! Privates, first class-Richard Amos
/ Charles L. Ashby, FLOYD l.. Bailey
/ Reubin D. Baldwin. William c. Bel
Win. Leslie Roscher, James r, Bryant
Charles G. Collins. Leslie E Davis
I Charles l. Elliptt. George f. Jackson,
/ William D. Jones William III. Jones
/ William H Murphy Ernest Ward
Jesse s Witt. Bernard r. Wright
! Charles s. Kane
Privates-Oscar w Abinrt
George s Allen. Edgar l. Andrews
Willie J Ashhy, Henry F.. Axsell
Ffor6 Z Bailey, John H Baker
Charles ? Booker, Jesse r. Rowles
Marion 4. Brown. Percy A. Butler
TEt1!a1 J Cleaton. Eddie T. Collins
Richard Conrad. James l. Corbin
Charles 2 Daniels. Emmett w Dunn
I.ecian p Elicit, Satter1ee G. French
James ". F'rizzell. Charles A Cor.
man. John d. German Robert A.
fairfield, Benjamin p. Hardin, Elmo
J, HARDWOOD, Fred w Hawkins. Mason
1 G henley. Robert L. Hicks, Beasley
/ c. Jewell, William Dewey Jones, Harry
+, Kennon. Everett G. Knapp, Lin
wood L Knight. Mason l.. Luck
George W Mathews. Charles c. Mere
dith, Charles C. Miller, Thomas F.
Morton. Ernest J. Moore. William F.
NefT. William H Paul. Nelson H. Phil.
lips. Howard T. Seal Harry L. Smith
Willie P. Smith, William r SNYDER
Herbert G. Sutton. Harvey L. Thax-
ton, Bernard II. Thomas, Francis I.
Thomason. Bernard H. Throckmorton
Abraham Thurston. William R Trim,
mer. Leslie walden. Clarence Walker
Harry p. Walker, Henry b Webb Ed
ward NJ Williams, Atwood T. VIII
1iars Maurice s. Wildbore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
ANARCHY STALKS BOLDLY
/ THROUGHOUT SPAIN
Premier pa,o Declares General Strike
Is n War On All Social
Order.
ALFONSO AT sATANDER
Kings Encourage Optimistic That
Forces of Order and Conservatism
VIII Rally Against Those of Chaos


Madrid. August I6.--The people OF
Madrid last night witnessed the Gu
rious sight OF the mayor marching
through the streets, accompanied ny
CITY Hall ushers who lighted the street
lamps. the lamp lighters having
struck
The police Yesterday evening ar
rested the committee IN charge OF the
general strike in Madrid. a woman
member. Virginia Gonzales. Just pe >
ffore her arrest. threw a number OF
documents from the roof Of her house
The police later recovered them.
4 man who had Killed 81 civil guard
I'm strike riot vas arrested by the
notice ~ the Californian town Il
Saba6ell Subscriptions have been
opened in all cities affected by th'
general strike in behalf Of the fatni-
lies Of wounded civil guards. Every
street car worker IN Madrid is st}eA3HE
70 his post The disorders tu In"
Caninos quarter were serious Troops
charged into Inc rioters NarN NcEe
wouneea Premier Dato IN q state
rsent TODAY declared that the disturb
anees IN Madrid and other towns dem
onstrated that the government has
70 deal with an anarchtstic move
raent -
He continued 1t IS war against
all forms 81 social order Therefore
whoever helps the government does D
patriotic duty"
Theaters ard other amusement
places remain open IN Madrid The
principal newspapers are appearing as
usual strikers who attempted TO In
wade the Puerta Sol were dispersed
In the center Of the city and In the
suburbs. the strikers tried - stir up
trouble by th-ustiuE forward groups
OF women. Rioters sacked a number
of shops. Inns here strikers con
gregated have been closed Tho min
istry Of the interior is receiving many
offers from persons Of all classes TO
aid the re-est8 hhshment Of order by
serving as volunteer policemen.
King Alfonso remains at Satander.
His encourage is optimistic and con-
WINGED that the rigorous measures
taken by the government will restore
order Serious trouble is reported
from SaraEossa and BurEos II IS
believed that German agents are push
ing on the strike with the object of
interrupting communications and dis
organizing the national industries,
thus creating difficulties for the Datn
government.
Disorder At Barcelona.
dispatch from Barcelona late to-
night says General Weyer chief Of
staff, announces that six persons were
killed and nine injured IN Yesterdays
riots.
The Republican clubs everywhere
have been shut down Railway traffic
tonight is normal All newspapers
have resumed publication The Madrid
press is appealing TO the public TO CO
operate In the suppression Of the
forces Of anarchy and disorder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
RICHMOND vIRGINIAN-FR1DAY, AUGUST IL 1917

when the promotions to major-gencral
rank were announced day before yes
terday might ma themselves jumped
into enant-generalships and corps
commanders when the corps are or
ganized..
The new divisions will not be organ
lied until they arrive at their camps
however. ana IT 1. probable that army
corps and army divisions will not be
set up until the constituent troops ar
rive in France.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
NEW JERSEY ENGINEERS
OFF FOR ADMISSION CAMP

Company A, of the Newark. \. 81
engineering corps, which has been
at Camp Lee for some weeks, will
leave tomorrow for Admission. Ala.
The company numbers about forty
men and upon its arrival at Admission
will be met by another company from
the corps Nineteen members of the
Utah uuartermaster's corps from Salt
Lake City, under command Of Cap
tan Lattimer. have arrived AT Camp
Lee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17

Continued from Page One).
Hoffman. Sixty-frst depot: @. Blakely
S.xty-arst fe}d artillery
Camp sheridan. Montg emery, Ala
Troops from Ohio and West Virginia.
Major-General c. G. Treat. command
/ ing Lieutenant Colonel D. T. Merrill,
chief ~ staff hriE&dier generals. w.
G. McNaken. Seventy-secoad infantry;
j Q. speaks. Seventy-third infantry;
Q X. Zimmerman, sixty -second depot,
w Il. smith. netd artillery
Camp Shelby. Hattieaburg, Miss
Troops from Indians and Kentucky.
Major General w, II, Sage. command
ing: Lieutenant-Co J. e. Gorwan.
chief Of staff; brigadler- generals, E. NJ.
Lewis. Seventy-fourth infantry; w r.
Harvey. sevcnty-hfth infantry; r.. d,
Williams. SIxty-third depot. H. H.
whitney, Slxty-third feid artillery.
Camp Beauregard Alexandria, La
Troops from Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas. Major General H G Hodges,
commanding; Lieutenant Colonel B.
ERochs. chief Of staff; brigadier- gen
erals. Il p. walsh. seventy-sixth in
fantry, w s. Metcalf. seventy-seventh
infantry; w w Wilson. Seventy
field artillery.
NATIONAL ARMY.
Camp Upton, Yappank. Long Island,
\ N,-TrooDs from Metropolitan area
Of New ork MaJor-General J. r. Bell
COMMANDING. Lieutenant-C Colonel L. Z.
Booth, chief Of STAFF brgadier gem
erals, T. Wtttcnmeyer, One hundred
and hfty-third infantry; L. n. John
! 7o't. One hundred and NIFTY fourth In
fantry, w Read. One hundred and
ffty-second depot; J, y. Barrette. one
| hundred and dfty second field artillery.
Camp DIX. Wrightstown, N. j.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
ADD TWTNTy-ONE NAMES
TO ANNOUNCED INST

The Petersburg district d {
exemption board added twenty
names to the list OF $50 who have
previously been accepted for sEZA1ce
in the new national army last night
and certified the list TO Governor
stuart. The list IS composed of men
who had been given the right to lle
exemption claims hut who failed 10
do so within the time allotted
The board viii begin examinations
again on Monday to secure the re-
naming 122 Of the district quota.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
T,NTERTAINN FOR
SOLDIERS POSTPONED

Announcement has been made that
the entertainment to soldiers boys,
which was scheduled to he given by
the Petersburg Y. N. c. A. on the
lawn OF Mrs. George Cameron Jr s
home in this city next Saturday has
been postponed for week and Mrs.
Cameron has arranged for the en-
tertainment of about seventy-tlve
Young women interested In work to
he undertaken here by the Young
Woman's Christian association in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
\. l.. Poindcxtcr.

A, l. Poindexter died Wednesday at
his home near East Atlee. Va. He
leaves two brothers. W r. and j. e.
Poindexter. The funeral will be held
from Shady Grove church at 1Ol
o'clock this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17

waiter Holiday Lowry. aged sixtv-
three, died at his home. 1896 Ashland
street Yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock. The funeral will be held from
the home at o'clock this afternoon.
He leaves a wife and six sons--Io uis
Claud. Waldrop. Tom, Frank ana
Herbert Lowry. He was a member
OF Randolph Street Baptist church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
RAILWAY AND POWER PEOPLE
wild pRORARLY RIII.D LINE

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-17
A Minimum Waste.

NO waste now. ma. no waste. We
all gotta help
You attend to your own business. !"
snapped ma with some acerbity. The
only things I throw away are tea
leaves and egg shells"
From National Emereenrv Food
Garden Commission, Washington.
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