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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
FURTHER FRENCH PROGRESS
On CHAMPAGNE FRONT
INV AssocIatea rre..l

PARIs. May 26.-Further progress
was made by the French on the Cnam-
pa gne front during the night. Two
German counterattacks were repulsed
and 40 prisoners taken. according to
the official statement issued by the War
Office this morning.
The statement follows:
"On the Chemin des- Danes the
cpemy's artillery, vigorously counter
attacked by ours, showed great activ-
i,y from a point north Of Jouy as far
the region 10 the casttof Chcvreux
Two German attacks against our sa-
lients east and west of Cerny brought
no result. All our positions were main
tained.
we enlarged apnreciably late yes
terday our positions on both sides of
Mont Carnillet, In the Champagne. In
this attack we took ie0 prisoners, Of
whom two are officers" 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
TORNADOES SWEEP
PORTION OF WEST
Plan lnaugurated to Arouse Nation
to Seriousness of War Situation

WASHINGTON. May :8.-Bcliev-
ing that the government should
rouse the country TO the seriousness
of tho war situation. the Chamber
OF Commerce Of tho United Stntes
Tonight lnauEurated q treme nd oux
movement TO that end by asking
its members 10 expresa by wire
their opinions on plan for
nntIon-widc campaign OF informa-
tlon 10 he conducted by the gov
ernment. speed In war activities IL
Imperative. nnd IL IL the belief of
the chamber that the principal oh
attraction to speed II tho fniiure OF
the Anerican people to renllzc that
they arc at war. The chamber plan,
which In to he presented to Pres
ident WiIson within \ dny or two.
provides for the creation OF n def
mite branch of the government.
whose sole object will he to show
the country. by means OF ndrertts-
Ing space In newspapers and mnEa-
zines. posters. on biilboards and the
like. the magnitude OF the tank con-
fronting the country.
In It's appeal. the chamber sets
forth the fact that the same falla-
cIes that beset England munt br
overcome In this country.
II II felt by the Chamber of COM
mercc that mn urgent need ellsts
for prerIne1y the same kind Of cnm-
paiEn OF national education md in
formation a. that conducted by the
Enslish government when Il came
to realization OF whRf the war
really meant.
Prcsent conditions indicate clear
IL that great crisis Is approach-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

Ing in the wnr situation, according
to tho. chambers appeal, and that
II TX probable the united efforts of
America on a prodISiOus scale will
he called for in the very nenr fu-
lure. This means that the people
must he atIrred to n sense Of their
individual responsibilities, In order
that their whoIc-heartcd co-opera-
tion mnJ be sccured.
Seven urgent matters. say. the
chamber, must he made cicnr to
the people, II we are to get that
unified action which IL necessary to
hasten our wnr activity. il is
pointed out that the banks cannot
take care of tho bonds. The bonds
must he bought by indtvIduaI..
Conscription docs not carry with
u anything OF Disgrace. II IL n
patriotic and much more effective
than tho medieval system OF voiun-
tccrinE.
Labor must he rendIustcd on n
large scaie. II must lie made more
productive, and It's varied problem.
carefully connidered.
Food administrntior Will ncces-
.nrily be rcpressive, but 81 IL In
the interest OF all.
There In In lse and proper
national economy. BusincSs In war
time In not ms usual.
The intelligent co-operatior OF
women, In both direct and Indirect
branches CT war effort, IL absolutely
essential.
Finally, there should he central
ined control .or tho .ystematfc sun
port of the families of those who
go to war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
ITALIANS CAPTURE $500
MORE PRISONERS on CARSO

| Hy Associated Press.
ROME. May &c tvia I.ondon).-Thc
ta lians have captured $500 more pris-
oncrs on the Carso. tho war ONCE an
nounces. Heavy 1Ehting continues
The Italians made important progress
~ tho coastal region in the direction
OF Trieste. They carried trenches from
the mouth OF the Timavo River. on the
Gulf or Trieste. TO point east of
Iamiano. and also the heights between
Flondar and Medeazza
The Italians also made progress cast
of Boscomalo, In the region OF Castac-
navisza. north OF Tivoii and In the
Plava zone
The statement says the number OF
prisoners taken on the Julian front
from May II to yesterday is .2.4le.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
VICTIMS OF AIR VULTuRES

\ TOWN ON THE SOUTHEAST
| COAST OF ENGLAND. May o6 ,via
i.ondon w and children. who
had stood for hours in long line in
the busiest street here waiting 10 pur-
chase potatoes. were the principal vic
Tins of the German airplane raid last
evening. The women and children had
little warning Of the raid. and were
easy victims Of the air vultures
The raid, which claimed the lives Of
seven,y-siX persons and caused injury
TO l'' others, proved more deadly than
any raid made on England since the
beginning of the war
Flying SO high that they looked Iike
q flock ~ ducks. the raiders rained
dozens OF bombs on the busiest block
of the main thoroughfare. which was
choked with shoppers Of every age and
sex.
\ correspondents of the Associa ed
Press visited the destroyed district to-
day. He found a grocery store that
had collapsed. and was told by the
grocer. who lost two members OF hi,
family. than ten dead persons we're
found in the debris. \ dozen more
were killed and threescore or more
were injured by flying glass and bricks
and shrapnel-like fragments which
were scattered forcibly by the bursting
bombs.
Many persons lost their lives on a
narrow stairlike passaEeway between
Two buildings on this street when a
bomb hurst overhead, the concussion
killing them.
All the victims in this part Of the
town were struck down within n
radius OF 200 yards
SMALL PROPERTY DAMAGE
COMPARED WITH Loss OF LIFE
one OF the most striking results was
the small property damage here com
pared with the heavy loss OF life. This
is thought TO have been due 10 the fact
that the bombs happened to drop where
large crowds OF shoppers. augmented
by people attracted to the potato sale.
were gathered.
In the residential sections OF tho
town. fashionable homes were demoI.
ished. but only one or Two victims were
found in tho ruins. The raiders made
a hcelinc over the town. first bombing
the residential section. and then pelt-
ing the shopping district as they few
out TO sea.
was tonight placed at sixty dead and
15o injured. Large gangs of workmen,
however. continued to work into the
night on huge piles of debris in the
residential section, where several per-
sons arc missing.
The raiders spent less than three
minutes over this town. They came
from places further inland, which they
had bomber freely. The loss of life
and property damage in those places
however. is reported 10 have been com
paratively light Al one place a base
ball game was i'm progress when bomb
fell in the outfeld. Fragments of the
bursting shells wounded the right and
center ticlders 50 severely that they had
TO be taken to q hospital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
V|V|AN| PAYS GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT
Wilson'S Penetrating Vision Per-
ceives All Shades OF American
Opinion i'm This Country.
TALKS OF VISIT no AMERICA
French Minister Touched at Evil
= dences of Privileged situation His
Country Holds In Pulsating Heart
Of United States.
Try Assnciaicd prcss.

PARIS, May a6.-"presidcnt Will
SON, said NJ. Vivani tho Minister Of
Justice, Just returned from the United
States, in an interview in tho Tcmps,
lis man of high intellect. whose
mind has been refined by study. and
whose penetrating vision perccivcs all
shades of American opinion in the vast
country with its 10000. 900 people.
where all races are intermingled. He
possesses in the highct degree two
mastery qualities which mark the
statesman. namely, patience. wherein
no event can draw from him a pre-
mature conclusion. and, when he has
reached his conclusion, action. from
which nothing can make him rcccdc."
Nj. Niriani then referred TO rrcs-
idcnt Wilson's parting words 'wc are
brothers in "A common cause" adding.
Nothing could exceed the combina-
ton OF gcntleness and frmness with
which these words were pronounced.
II have also had tho honor he
continued. ito be received on several
occasions by Secretary Lansing and
Secretary McAdoo. You will not cx-
pcct me TO disclose by the slightest
allusion the Importance and gravity
Of the views exchanged. but that
which can describe is the cordiality
and simplicity. the virile tenderness
with which the chiefs of state well
coined us, | could cite hundreds OF
evidences of attachment shown to us
by men unknown and by men Of most
illustrious position"
FRATERNAL FRIENDSHIP
GROWS AS YEARS PASS
In another part of his account of the
rf l,o
French mission in the United States.
NJ. Niviani said:
Not ono. even in imagination. can
conceive of the privileged situation
our country occupies in tho pulsatnc
heart OF vast America. The fratcrnal
friendship horn between the two coun-
tries in the days OF Lafayette. Rocham-
beau and Grassc has continued for liO
years: il is maintained and strength
ened with touching care by the Amer
lean nation. 1t is between the por-
traits Of Washington and Lafayette
that tho President of tho American
Senate and the Speaker of the Amer
lean House Of Representatives are
placed in the presidency of these high
assemblagcs.
stances OF the sincerity Of American
sentiment toward France, and CON
cludcd:
II am absolutely certain that this
enthusiasm came from the heart. and
that fraternal sympathy which is en-
alted to the point OF being n heroic
brotherhood will be rendered effective
by constant co-operation."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
GERMANS IMPROVE CONDITIONS
ON THE AIsNE FRONT
Iny Associated Pr.s.. /,

BERLIN, May 26 (via LondoD).-The
Germans yesterday improved their po-
silions OH the Chemin- des- DANES. on
the Aisne front, taking 544 French
prisoners says the. Official German
statement issued to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
sIXTEEN SHIPS IN RAID
ON SOUTHEAST ENGLAND
rBy ssocIated Press.l

BY Associated Press
LONDON, May 26.-German airships
TO the number of about sixteen raided
Southeast England on Friday evening.
according to an official statement issued
10 day. Seventy-siX persons were
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

Mr.. Baifour and Governor stuart led tho
parade In the Kline kar Tho Kline Kar
always leads. It's a car ahead OF its Klass.
81: West Broad.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
FIFTY KILLED
AND 200 INJURED IN MATTOON
iBy Associated Pres,l

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
SOLDIERS FIRED ON
fredericksburg Troopers Guarding
Tunnel Serve ns Targets for
Unknown .tsAasSin.
| Special to The Times Dispatch

Especial 10 TIC Times -DlSpatCh.I
LYNCIIBURt;. VA. May 26.--Fred-
cricksbu:g soldiers on guard duty to-
night at a railroad tunnel here were
fred upon seven times in the dark by
an unseen person The soldiers were
unhurt. The motive for the shooting
is a mystery. An iIvcstiG cation is he
ing made.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
GOVERNOR STUART 10
PRESIDE; AT MASS S-MEETINt:
RALTIMORE BY BOAT.

YORK RIVER LINE steamer train leaves
Richmond $40 y. 81. daily. except Sunday.
Fares $3.50 one way; $3.50 round trip.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27


Tonight every available vet
the city was in service, carry
dead and injured TO hospitals, q
and other public places thrown
them. Mattoon was in compla
ness except for hundreds o.
carried by volunteer rcs0 OC
and not until daylight [---
extent Of the damage
FuNNEI.-sHArED CLoquality
COMES ~ 1S
Tho funnel-shaped
nado was 80 sudden
that before pcrsonsaUa
could seek safety All pretty
northern city, two:- E7 On +
about four blocks w. CAsUOh
in runs. The proi-------------/
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
BROUGHT BERKLEY HERE
TO UNLOAD FREIGHT

The steamer Berkeley was in port
at Norfolk when the strike was de.
clared by tho engineers, and had been
partially loaded with valuable freight,
making It, imperative that the vessel
should reach Richmond. After sew
eral days, with no settlement officers
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
BODY OF NEGRO IS FOUND
Colorcd Rooming House Destroyed by
Fire Claims One Victim.

In state of decomposition sue.
that Identification was impossible the
body Of a negro was exhumed yester-
day morning from the ruins OF the
colored rooming house at 619 East
Archer which was destroyed by flro
last Friday morning at O'Clock.
While firemen were fighting the blaze
they were informed that man was II,
the house. but after long search
they were unable to find anyone.
Yesterday morning someone noticed
an odOr coming from the place and
notified the health department. In
vestisation followed and the remains
OF the negro under a bed were founu
and removed to "A negro undertaking
parlor.
Dina Jackson, the negress who con
Quoted the rooming house. declares
that she does not know the name or
the negro whose body was found Ac-
cording to the story told the police
one-eyed negro came into the hotter
the night of the fire and asked for
a room. He was given one upstairs
on the northwest corner, one OF the
last to catch afire and from which two
windows led, one to a porch and tho
other on to another building roof.
An inquest will probably be held at
which time examination for "A con-
cussion OF the skull will be made. An
insurance of 1900 was carried on
the house. The origin of the fire
unknown.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
SINKING OF SIX GERMAN U-BOATS
PROVES TO BE ONLY FALSE ALARM

Europe and from the fact that she
was cruising In company with other
merchant craft, navy officers assumed
that the fleet was under convoy Of
naval Vessels, probably American uu'
stroyers. Tho tanker reported sep
tember S. the fight having occurred
September 3. The brief statement re
ccived from Paris said six submarines
had made massed attack on the mcr-
chant fiotilla: that two OF the steam
ers were sunk, and that one OF the
submarines probably was lost.
The Wcstwego is an armed vessel
but there was nothing in the mes age
To indicate whether the other ships
also were armed.
In preparing for the press in the
bureau OF operations of the navy de-
partment statement of the contents
Of the dispatch, II WAS written that
'all" Of the six submarines proba hlN
had been lost Later on checking the
message nnd statement issued to the
press it was found that the word was
lone" in the dispatch.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
BRITISH TAKE SHORT
SECTION OF TRENCH
Airmen Successful in Dropping
Bombs; Three German
Planes Shot Down.

LONDON, sept. 11,-Heavy fight
ing of n local nature has occurred be-
tween the British and the Germans on
the Somme front, the British capturing
German trench nearly a quarter of
q mile in extent. There were artillery
duels in the neighborhood of Ypres
also according to the official report
from British headquarters in France
tonight.
The statement adds:
"On Monday thick haze again pro-
vailed and made work difficult. IN
spite of this observation was carried
out for our military both by airplanes
and balloons. During the day our
machines bombed two enemy nr-
dromes near Cambrai and Rest Bill
lets near Douai. During the night
they dropped bombs on airdromes and
searchlights near Courtrai.
in the air fighting yesterday three
German airplanes were brought down.
seven others were driven down out of
control. two of which were brougnt
or driven down by one pilot. In one
case this pilot descended within fifty
feet of the ground and set fire to tho
machine he had brought down. He
then regained our side OF the line still
flying at fifty feet, altho attacked by
three hostile machines. Three of our
machines are missing"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
BIG DINNER TO HONOR
NATIONAL ARMY BOYS
County Council Of Defense and
Will Give Lads First Feed
"a la Mess"

A patriotic dinner at which Hon.
James McGraw chairman OF the Re-
publican state committee. Gabe Par
ker superintendent OF United States
government affairs for the five CIV
ilized tribes, Governor Williams and
C. Il. Buchner will address the mem
bers OF the new national army short
.ly to leave Tulsa. has been planned
by the county council of defense. to
take place in the Y. NJ. G. A. gymna-
sium Saturday, September Is. from IL
to 1880 O'Clock.
The dinner OF choicely cooked
viands will he served to the soldier
boys in regulation army style. and
will be. so TO speak. their first intro
duction to army customs. The food
will be piled on counters in the mid
die OF the large room and the soldiers
will approach il with improvised mess
kits and be thus served with the goods
the council provides.
Two hundred and fifty invitations
have been sent out.
J. Allen Yeager will have charge of
the patriotic music program. ii. {,
Tyrell will preside at the meeting in
the gymnasium.
After this part of the program is
finished the whole party will adjourn
to Liberty Square, where j. Burr
Gibbons, president of the county
council of defense. will preside and
where a band and the townspeople as
n whole will. in the words of a dig
nified business man, "whoop 'em up
for the lads who soon will be In
khaki.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
KORNILOFF PREPARED CAREFULLY FOR
EFFORT TO GAIN CONTROL or RUSSIA

iloff troops in Petrograd had no
prior knowledge OF the plot. They
have SO far been quiet, but among
them Is a dangerous ferment, primar-
lily directed against the Bolshiiki ma
joritv Of the garrison. The govern
ment party declares that no troops at
the rear will support the revolt
Up to late sunday night the rank
and file of the army at the front was
ignorant OF General Korniloffs coup
Premier lierensky is in hourly COM
munication with his commissioners
at the front who are instructed firmly
to oppose the pro- Korniloff agitation
among the soldiers and in particular
to prevent the infection spreading
among regiments which are known to
be on the side Of the government.
The lsvestia declares that contrary
10 expectations tho influential union
of the cavaliers of ST. George, the
members of which demonstrated
against the government at the Moscow
conference, Will support Premier ker-
enskv. Yesterday at their congress
they passed a resolution in this sense.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12

pETROGRAD, Monday. Sept 10
Regarding the military prospects OF
the revolt It was stated here today
that weeks ago General kornlloff be-
gan under various pretcXts to take Of
flcial administrative measures in order
TO concentrate troops for action
against Petrograd. Declaring that he
desired to prevent military COnge.tion
he withdrew from the capital and it's
envlrons troops devoted to the pro-
visional government 1t is declared.
but at the same time sent TO Petro-
grad various units. particularly cav
airy which he considered certain to
support himself.
General Korniloff, however had
not had time to remove all the gov
ernmental troops. IL appears from this
account, and tho there are believed
to 0e pro- Korniloff troops In and
around the city and particularly on
the railroad between Pskofi and DnQ
the superiority of the forces In Petro-
grad is believed to he on the side OF
the provisional government.
1t is stated also that the pro-Korn-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12

WASHINGTON, Sept. LIE
ported activities of German agents
here and in neautral countries to
obtain possession of American golr,
1t was learned today, were largely re-
sponsible for the recent proclamation
placing gold on the list of commodi-
ties requiring export license.
With an enormously inflated paper
currency and with a gold reserve that
has been dwindling steadily since the
war began. the demand of the German
government fer gold has reached pro-
portions where, according to reports
received here. unheard of methods
apparently have been adopted to re-
plenish the store.
one report reaching officials here
that German submarines in the area
around Great Britain were instructed
to remove gold from steamers trans
porting the precious metal from the
United states to neutral European
countries torpedo the vessels and
bring back the gold to their bases.
How far this alleged program has
been carried out II at all 10 not known.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
ODDS FAVOR KERENSKY IN STRUGGLE
FOR SUPREMACY AGAINST K0RN|LOFF
.PETR0GRAD SITUATION
GRAVE, PREMIER SAYS
More Serious Than at First
Thot; Kerensky Has Faith
in Nation.

IETEOGRAD, Sept. l0.-In an
swer TO "A request Premier Kerensky
has made the following statement to
the Associated Press for transmission
to the American people:
In view of the fact that the cabi-
net is sitting uninterruptedly discus
sing measures. the premature an
nouucement of which Is impossible, I
am obliged to withhold n general
statement until later when conditions
and prospects may be clearer than
now. You may nevertheless an
nounce the following:
The situation with respect 10 the
conflict between the provisional gov
ernment and the revolving comman-
derin chief is more serious than we
earlier contemplated and 1t is i'm
possible to predict what developments
may cnsue during the next few hours.
But as regards the fundamental po-
sition there is no doubt.
so much for the government. Re-
garding the nation | declare that |
have no doubt whatever that the
mass Of population Is behind the gov
ernment in its new fight for freedom
and that being so | have no doubt
whatever about the triumph OF our
cause. In that triumph | have alb
solu.e and unqualified faith.
'Only small detachments of troops
have been moved toward Petrograd
by Korniloff. Thru deception they
have remained d.luded regarding
their position. The further advance
of these echelons has been arrested
and the bonds between them broken.
Individual units OF them have sent
delegates to Petrograd with the re-
quest that they be furnished with or
ders to arrest those commanders who
have since betrayed the provisional
government.
THE government has taken meas
ures To put PetrOgrad In n state of
defense against attacks and the hope
is entertined that all bloodshed OF
civil war will be nXolded.