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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
FIT TEEN AMERICANS DIE
FROM VARIOUS CAUSES
Forces in France Lose Two in Action One
From Wounds, One in Air Accident and
Eleven From Other Causes

WASHINGTON. December 25.-The
War Department to-day made public
fifteen more deaths in the expedition
ary forces abroad. or these, two were
killed in action, one as the result OF
wounds received in action and another
In an airplane accident.
The casualties follow:
First Lieutenant james d. PAUL, avi-
alton section. signal reserve corps. air
plane accident. Emergency address, Jo-
seph r. PAUL. father, Pittsburgh
Private Earl T. Aurand, infantry, No
vcmbcr IS. wounds received in action.
Mrs. Emma Aurand. mother, Harris
burg, Pa.
Private Cancy a. Mcadors, infantry,
killed in action November l3. J. l..
Mcadors. father krupp, Ky.
Private Harry Meyers infantry, killed
in action November is. Eliza Miles,
friend. Indianapolis.
graph battalion, signal corps. lobar
pneumonia. Mrs. Mary Galavan, mother,
Chicago
Private William NJ. weatherford. en-
ginecrs. bronchial pneumonia, acute.
Mrs. NJ. Wcathcrford. mother. Scran-
ton.
Private William A. Elmslic, cnEi-
nccrs. bronchial pneumonia, compli-
Gated by acute diiation OF heart. Will
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and two daughters Two OF his son.
arc IN the army. He is also survived
by Two brothers and sister. all Of this
city. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-26
PiInply Eruption
On Baby'sFac
Covered Forehead Completely.
Formed a Compact Red Mass.
Child Gross and Fretful. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Healed.

"Soon after baby was born a slight
eruption appeared on her face. Itsprcad
across her forehead, covering it COM
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pletely, and down the
side OF her face. The
eruption was pimply,
but later formed a
compact red mass,
over which seemed 10
be scales. 1t was very
sore and she cried
when her face was
washed. ShcwascroSs
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and fretful and the eruption kept her
awake at night.
II decided to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. At the end OF two weeks she
was completely healed" tSigned) Mrs.
Richard w. Williamson. 1868 f. Street.
\. +. Washington, y. c., Dec. l4,1916.
Most skin troubles might be prevented
by using Cuticura Soap and Ointment
for everyday toilet purposes.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: "Cutieurn,
Dept. II, Boston" Sold everywhere.
Soap 25c. Ointment Is and SOC.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-31
DAD"
A Fightin' Story
BY DON WARFEL

years flags Empire, half of
pride of the English army Kings Own Scottish Borders failed
take that smile off his likewise did it fail from
Dad desire to get action the charge
sounded.
For nearly years Dad had sttn in peaceful
little town Oklahoma This of accounted for
thought fghn days At least everyone
but Dad thought but the old spirit still there and when
Kaiser Bill started running Europe and throwing mud the
face of Dads country he got back into harness. this time
under the flag of the United States.
On Christmas
It months after Dad had answered the call
down the biggest its kind the country and
that night of all nights Christmas Eve around stove that
Dad told his to group rockies who waiting get
their first real taste of action and boodshed
Dad spat the fire. and leaned back of the hunks
This third trip this bloody stuff and by the blood
gon in strong"
You fellows say you about my army career?
Well there's much tell but got two little where them
bloody Beers picked off, while tryn to shoot them
through six feet of solid rock
only about seventeen old when first joined the
Over On Cattle Boat.
got te OF my nome III anada ana the 1lrst cattle boat
that pulled out for Glasgow August about twenty
found your old Dad the enlisted the British
in the Kings Own at that time the prieof the British
troops We stationed at York barracks when the bloody
Beers started their rrpus down in Africa regiment
among those that left for that part
They told that going to another barracks for
parade but the bloody suckers took straight to the center Of the
ghtn and before knowed what goin paradi
clean the and wain for the sight of of
eve marched through ungles there, in
the center of biz open that we met the bloody suckers
didn't take much time for the most of regiment to start beat
their angels wings On this one day. remember
Here Dad sat silent for short time not really of
cud seemed to all doubt from his mind and he continued
Only Thirty seven Left.
yep remember that day, here only thryseven of us
left when they lined for roll ca
field and them Beers shoon from behind big rocks
balls through bloody get
least one OF the enemy lc0nt'"ued on Page E'sht]
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200 ORDERED
TO EXPLAIN

Two hundred Richmond men, regis
tered for military service, have been
ordered to appear before the selective
army board Wednesday to give further
testimony than was set forth in their
answers to questionnaires. recently
sent them.
Most of the men have not answered
the questions set forth in the question
naires as fully as is required and they
were called before the board to give
further testimony A corps Of Rich.
mcnd attorneys will meet the regis
trants.
The army board has about 600 more
ouestionnaires to mail to registrants.
These uuestionnaires must be return
ed to the board within seven days
after they are received. Failure to do
so may put the regstrant in the first
class, no matter what his actual stand
ing would be.
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UNDERHILL IS
0WNATT0RNEY
IN MEAT CASE

Alfred Underhill, notorious Rich
mond butcher, went on trial before a
jury in city court Monday after a
lengthy examination of prospective
jury1ner and about fifteen had been
excused. Underhill, who Is charged
with selling tainted meat, acted as his
own attorney and examined each pros
pective juror.
Several times Special Judge Marsh
and Underhill ella she'd. And each time,
Underhill insisted that all he wanted
was "a fair and impartial trial, that's
all, just fair and impartial trial"
Both Prosecutor Strayer and Judge
Marsh assured him each time that he
would get fair and impartial trial"
Asks All Of Them.
Examination of prospective jurors
took up the entire morning session of
court. Underhill asked each juror
many questions relating to the case
and asked each one if Prosecutor
Strayer was his attorney.
"You must think I've got all the law
business in Richmond Strayer finally
said.
"All I want is fair trial, that's all
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I got letters from you all I'll answer
them when | get back, and too, when
l arrive back at camp / will be ''pilote'
(brevetedD For I'm on my last test,
finished all but this and am Eeld up
here on the weather. The French
brevet tests are hair pin, a spiral.
l wrote you of having made them some
time ago; an altitude test, two petite
voyages one to Verdome and back,
and one to Poutleroy and back, then
two triangles. Tours - Chateaudun-
Poutleroy and the reverse direction.
I've made them all and am on the last
triangel, that Of Tours-Poutleriy-
Chateoudun and Tours.
l left Tours Thursday morning and
reached P O. K In about forty
minutes, flying 500 meters against a
side wind. 1t was beautiful zen hante"
and / sailed along, fairly foated, over
valleys, farms. the Loire River, Am
boise, with its magnificent chateaux
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into heavy fog. It was too large
to go over or around 1t and Isdropped
to 400 and then 200 meters, where it
enveloped me and wet me and covered
my goggles / was cared then-to be
lost In a fog is an aviator's horror
I swung around on one wing and beat
it. The fog was travelling fast, but
l went faster, and came out into God s
clear air soon, to make an immediate
landing in field behind farm house
on the outskirts of village | found
to be Oucques.
It was hopeless to try to go on, SO
l cut the motor, took out my baro.
graph, and started down the road, roll
ing along in my Teddy Bear tfur-lined
union suit and leather, fleece-lined
boots. All the town dogs barked at
me and the people stared, the boys to
tip their hats and the old men to say,
"Bonjour, Monsieur Aviateur." felt
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age, the general said. lay with the
whole country and he showed how
every effort of his to get larger ap.
propriations for artillery in times OF
peace was overruled by the secretary
Of war and by congress.
The British and French govern.
ments, he showed by official records
had of themselves offered to supply
General Pershing's forces with az.
tillery and he gave statements from
abroad to show that the allies were
able to do 1t because they had sur.
plus.
General Crozier submitted the
record of tests Of the Lewis gun show.
ing that other guns performed better,
disclaimed any personal prejudice as
claimed by Colonel Lewis, the invent
or, and showed that since the gun had
been perfected. the war department
had bought quantities of them.
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priest at the altar and the choir boys
in crimson and white robes. Then the
organ played and l sat down along
with the rest. The setting was sad,
the atmosphere so almost weird. my
mind lapsed off and I thought of you
all and for the first time in many a
day I offered up a little prayer for
some of the things l had done-and
hadn't done, in France.
Life plays US all some funny tricks.
kid, and that feeling had was one OF
them to me. l was probably tired and
then too, the congregation was such a
sad one. mostly women, in black, and
few soldiers scattered here and there.
I've learned so much and experiences
have come pretty fast. that I have at
least, so / feel, an understanding of
people and things as l never had be-
fore. There is so much sham and
materialism in the world that it does
my heart good to get down to rock
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bottom and get an understanding Of
life as it really ought to be and is, if
you remove the veneer of"Kulture''
and an overdeveloped civilization. War
does these things, the atmosphere of
war does them too, and l feel, though
l may not really have accomplished
much in my life, that at least l know
it better and there is really nothing
so worth while as humanity and an un-
derctanding of it.
Understands It Now
Today l read for the "steenth" time
Services Spell of the Yukon that
had borrowed from JEFF and brought
with me for just such an emergency,
that of being caught in another town
on a voyage" l enjoyed them, too,
as I never before; he shows an under
standing of life as had never before
been able to discover because I didn t
have it myself.
Just before starting out from camp
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Experiences of Bound Aviator As Related by Quaker

and on acrosi1 the Forest D'Amboise
to P
l stayed thei ,e about 20 minutes and
left again due north for Chateaudun,
flying at 900 meters to avoid bumpy
weather near the ground and then TO
see all the co, 1ntry and to be careless
and enjoy it lone can be carless away
up, because I!,e machine has time to
recover befor hitting the ground II
you lose cont rol OF it.
At Blois / turned up the river to
fly over the most famous chateau of
France, Char lbord, in the forest du
Bologne. Da d would go crazy over
the chateaux of France, and I have
become a re guIar student of them;
they are fas cinating and appeal to
ones imagin alton so; their history is
wonderful
Insto Heavy Fog.
About thi 81 time l noticed bad
weather abe; and before long / ran
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SEND IN NAMES!
II r AVE you a son, brother
II or relative in the serv-
ice of his country

ice OF his country!
If you have, send his name
on a postcard to Frank Albus,
secretary of the Richmond
Commercial club.
Richmond is to have large
community service flag, the first
of it's kind, SO far as is known here.
in the United States. The name of
every Richmond man, in the sery-
ice of his country, will be sewed
on a star in the flag. AS more men.
enlist their names and another star
will be sewed in the flag.
To make this a complete success
it is necessary that every family in
Richmond, which has given a sol
der or sailor to Uncle Sam, send
the name to the Commercial club.
A two-cent stamp is all that is re-
Quired to do this
In case of death a black border
will be sewed around the mans star
and name.
The flag will be invalua BILE after
the war 1t is planned to raise the
flag at Eighth and Main streets
for the first time on New Years
day.
Families should send the names
to the Commercial club at once.
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RUSE SCENTED
IN REPORT OF
PEACE MOVES
FROM BERLIN
State Department Suspects
Stories of Won Hertling' S
Power and PanJCerman At
titude.
NOT INVITED IN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-State de.
partment officials consider that the
German government is attempting to
Disguise the facts behind the peace
negotiations at Brest-Litovsk by the
widely circulated story that the kaiser
has delegated to Chancellor Won Hert.
the Pan-Germanic press is deeply irri.
tated at the peace terms proposed by
the German delegates.
The apparent displeasure of the
Pan-Germanic element is regarded by
officials here as probably inspired for
the purpose of indicating the conf.
dence Of the public in Germany's
power to dictate peace terms.
The story that the kaiser was yield
ing more power to his chancellor has
not been borne out by any facts re-
ceived at the state department.
Here's Only Peg.
The only information that might
serve as the basis for such report
was a dispatch from Copenhagen
dated December 26. but referring to
a published dispatch there under the
date Of December 21 in which it was
reported that the kaiser had given to
the chancellor his approval OF the par.
ticipation in the peace conference Of
the delegates chosen by the chancel-
lor.
The state department today was still
without any intimation, official or
otherwise, that this governments par
ticipation in peace conference is de-
sired. Reports from Brest-Litovsk
and from Petrograd have left no doubt
that both Berlin and Petrograd were
determined II possible to align Amer
lea and the cohelligerents in some
peace agreement and the receipt of an
offer either direct of indirect would be
no surprise.
No official of this government has
committed himself upon what reply
would be made but there has been
nothing to indicate that it would be
favorable. 1t has been indicated that
unless it came through some official
channel 1t would probably bring forth
nothing more than formal acknow-
ledgnent.
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humor and the next minute perhaps
my emotions.
Shoes Make Noise
Boday in seeing the sights of the
town, l dropped in very old. old
Catholic church. l felt guilty almost
to go in. hadn't been in one in many
a day and my hobnailed shoes made a
deuce OF a noise on the stone floor.
They all have stone floors and l being
a stranger and dressed in leather fly
ing clothes probably made a peculiar
picture entering the solemn service OF
an old Catholic church. sat away in
the back and tried to keep pace with
the things that happened
There came a crash and ringing
of bells. Every time l hear a crash
l thing of "My God, the ship Is struck, -
and l know l will every time | hear
it as long as live. 1t was only sig
nal for prayer. some knelt, some stood
up, l among them, and / watched the
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$4,000 LOSE
HOMES WHEN
GUATEMALA
IS DESTROYED
Capital City Razed by Earth
quake, Which Kills Many
Persons In Homes and
Streets. 9sS1.s
CHURCHES ARE LEvELED
BULLETIN.


NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-An eeti-
mate of 1000 persons dead in the
earth quake ruins Of Guatemala
City is contained In a telegram
received here from the Central
and South American Telegraph
Company's manager Of San Jose.
Guatemala, who returned to San
Jose from Guatemala City -ester-
day afternoon.
SAN SALVATORE, Dec. 31-Gua-
temala City, capital Of the republic
of Guatemala, has been DESTROYED by
an earthquake.
Many persons were killed in the
disaster, some in their homes and
others in the streets. The Colon the
ater, which was filled with people,
collapsed.
There were many persons killed in
the audience.
Various hospitals and asylums and
the prisons were badly damaged and
many patients and prisoners we're
, killed.
Legations leveled.
The railroad depot sugar mills,
postoffice, the American and British
| legations, United States consulate and
all the churches in the city have been
leveled.
Deep fissures opened in the middle
| of the city.
The inhabitants in panic have fled
| from the city.
More than $4,000 persons are home
less.
The stock Of provisions in the city
Is low and aid is required quickly.
SaIvadoreans Mourn.
The Salvadorean government has
suspended the official new year ceIe-
bration and entered into mourning in
| sympathy with Guatemala.
Earthquakes have been prevalent in
Guatemala since the day after Christ
mas, when shocks were general
throughout the republic. With each
| recurrent shock the damage in Qua
temaIa City, the Capital Of the repub-
lie. has grown more extensive
Last Thursday it was reported that
from ten to forty persons had been
killed in the disturbances of the pre-
vious night, while dispatches Of Fri
day and Saturday indicated so percent
of Guatemala City had been demol-
ished and that thousands Of persons
were homeless.
Martial Law Prevails.
Martial law had been declared and
good order was said to be prevailing
Guatemala has been the scene Of
many disasters, the results of earth
quakes. Since the settlement of the
country in 1922 there have been more
than so volcanic eruptions and in ex-
cess of 800 earthquakes.
The original Guatemala City was
destroyed in 1541 and 5000 of the in
habitants were killed by a deluge of
water from a nearby volcano, which
was rent By an earthquake.
Houses RuiIt Low.
The second capital was DESTROYED
by an earthquake in 1878. The houses
of the present capital were built low
in consequence of the liability to
earthquakes.
Guatemala has population of
nearly 100000. It is situated on z
plain at an elevation of 1850 feet
above sea level In the great square
stood the old vice regal palace. The
cathedral is the archbishop's palace
and governments offices.
The capital is the center of the
entire republic. which consists in the
manufacture Of muslins, cotton yarns
of fine texture, articles of silver and
embroideries.
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James s. Marine, of New York City,
son Of Orlando Marine, one Of the lead
ing Quakers OF America and graduate
OF Earlham college, writes interesting
~ from France Of his training to be a
French aviator. His letter follows:
HOTEL ST. LOUIS
Chateaudun, France,
Dec. 9, 1917.
Dearest Kid sent you some cards,
that is, to the family, from the above
named town. You may think 1t funny
I wrote them in French. but | thought
Il best and signed them also accord.
ingly. but now I'll take what chance
! can.
I've had quite a bit of excitement
the past three days; my days are pref
ty full of It now. In fact. like them
to be though, for I thrive on excite
ment, though sometimes it takes lots
OF nervous energy. And many funny
little things happen first to strike my
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FIRST BLOW or HUN OFFENSIVE IN WEST
REPULSED IN PART BY BRITISH FORCES

brought no TT ccesses. These efforts
follow upon Ge vman fire in these sec
tors-Cambr al, Ypres and Verdun-
and may be. fore runners Of determined
attacks. -*
In the italian theater there has
been only ar 6uery activity along the
northern 4 ont. German airplanes
again have raided Padua, much dam.
age being 1 lone to monuments and
buildings by incendiarv bombs. Three
persons W ere killed and three
wounded.
Another at vance along the Nablus
road, north Of Jerusalem, has been
made by the British forces in Pales-
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cessful blow.
In the center the Germans were held
assaulting front they entered the Brit.
ish front line. The British counter-at-
tacks drove. the Germans from part of
these positions and resulted also iu
the capture of some prisoners. Berlin
claims that front-line positions and
few hundred prisoners were cap
tured.
Active Elsewhere Too
The Germans also have been active
at other points along the front. but
their local attack in the Ypres sector
and their raids northeast Of Verdun
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ASKS $4,000
fR0b 4 TRACTION

Mrs Harrie t WigmoTe. sos South
Seventh stree t, in circuit court has
filed suit aga inst the TeITe Haute,
Indianapolis 8 Eastern Traction COM
pany, asking Judgment of $4,000 for
alleged perm; !nent injuries received
when an inta rurban freight car col
lided with a Fairview street car on
North Fifth st rect.
The acciden occurred on Oct IS,
and according to the complaint, was
due to neglige nee on the part of the
traction comp my in keeping the sig
nal system il repair, which would
have prev enteI the accident
Mrs. Wig1no3 e alleges she has been
permanently in jured and is hardly able
to sit down. I She. cannot sleep at
nights, she sa; vs., and a right kidney
has been dislo, ;ated.
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pAN-GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
CONDEMN NEW PEACE TERMS

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 31-Pan-Ger
man newspapers angrily condemn the
peace terms of the Central Powers
The Taglische Rundschau of Berlin
SAYS.
Never before have we given up sc
completely everything we so dearly
bought with the blood Of hundreds OF
thousands, with the sweat of millions
with the deprivations OF our children
with our own hunger"
The Deutsche Zeitung says that
the entente has won the greatest vic
tory Of the war and that diplomats
have destroyed all that has been
fought for.
The Koeinische Zeitung, on the 9th
er hand, regards the conditions as op-
ening the road to a peace advantag
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For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
Near zero or below tonight. Not quite
so cold Tuesday afternoon.
General conditions-The cold wave
continues east Of the Rocky Mount
aims with record breaking low temper
atures at New York and Philadelphia
Temperature continues cold also in
south. There is some moderation in
the far west. and west of the Rockies
It Is warm for the season. 1t Is 81 at
Denver, SO at Helena, Mont. There is
no immediate prospect Of general
break In the cold.
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(By Associated Presst

Germany has struck her first strong
blow on the western front since the
heralding of a. great offensive and the
British have held it In check The at
tack, which resulted in heavy fighting,
was made on a short front on the
southern end Of the salient before
Cambrai. The fighting continues.
The attackers gained a foothold in
British trenches, but later were eject
ed In part by counter attacks. The
German thrust was on front of more
than two miles between Marcoing and
La Vacauerie and against positions
which the British have held since the