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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-12
sixty.ciEht responses.

May > 4 call for a quorum showed
sixty Senators present. On second
call for a quorum. when the army ap-
preparation bill conference report was
laid before the Senate for final action.
nfty-two Senator's responded And
when the espionage bill was again
taken up only ffty-two Senator's re-
spondcd to the call.
May 4. when the espionage bill was
before the Senate. three calls for Il
quorum az different hours in the day
showed tho following results: 81 IS
and Sc. On this day vote vas taken
or the So-ca1led IIokc Smith amend
mend to tho embargo provision of tho
bill! and the ayes were forty. the noes
thirty ard twHntT-siS Senator'S did not
"otc. On tho Fornald tin-plate amend
mcat to the same bill little later. the
vote was nfty-iivc ayes. eleven noc::
and thirty not voting. And on an
amendment offered by senator Sterling
tho ayes were eleven. noes forty-sevcn
and not voting thirty-cishi.
May ) call for a quorum showed
siHiJ-cne Senator's and second call
later showed Gfty-nine. The cspiona sc
biil was before the Senate.
May ]. when the Senate had the war
arm. bill before il as a substitute fo.
the Louise bill and finally adopted i,
tho vote OH proposed amendments
showed in the two cases in which roll
calls were taken that tweuty-foJr and
twenty-five Senator'S. respectively. did
no; vote
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CHOICE OF 2 FAST TRAINS
EAST SPECIAL TRAIN

EAST SPECIAL TRAIN
WI leave Richmond every Sunday at
and leave Norfolk returning. at 7:io
j.. ~. reaching Richmond 1925 p. M.
Ercursioa Tickets from fichmon
will also be honored n either or both
folk Limited" Cannon BalU, which
leaves Richmond $500 A. NJ, aud leaves
Norfolk 4:l6 P. II.
Amy further information desired
Western Passenger Ofiios, Ninth and
Main Streets. .tf
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GERMANS HuRL|NG FRESH
FORCES INTO CONFLICT
Making Desperate Attempts to Tie.
capture Some OF Their Old
Positions.
FIGHTING INTENSELY BlTTEl,
Resort Again 10 Use OF Liquid Fire,
but EveU This Barbaric Weapon
Fails Them-Appear Frantic in
Efforts to Hold Part OF Bullecourt.
tFrom 81 Staff Correspondent Of the
Associated Press


Associated Prcssl
BHlTISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE Wia London). May H. 1910
r. M-N'hile there f. no general bat
Ito I'm progress, intensely bitter fight
ing has Jared UP at vnrious sectors on
the British line from the vicinity Of
Lens almost to the south OF 81. Qucn-
tin.
Much OF this is due 10 the desperate
attempts OF the Germans 20 gctake
some OF their old positions. They still
arc hurting fresh e-cnforccmcnts By
DAY and BY night into the conflict.
which ever is becoming more san
culinary.
The Germans have rcsortsd again 10
lac use OF liquid hrc In their most re-
cent attacks. bu; even that barbaric
weapon has failed them. l. has been
employed several time in tho tragic
lighting which has ragged about isulle.
court in the past ten days. This viii
!aSc and the sections OF the linden
burg line which adjoin it has been the
real storm center OF the war during
this period along tho British front
AUSTRALIANS HOLD
LIKE MEN or IRON
The Germans appear absolutely fran
crn half Of the village Of BulIccourt,
and to Dust the Australians from their
grim hold on the Hindcnburs line a
short distance to the east. The light
Ing here has been marked by all the
more terrible devices of war. for. in
addition to liquid fro gas has been
used time after time. boiling oil has
been thrown and hand Ercnadea. ride
rrenadcs. trench mortars. and every
s1,. .,.f.. al
been employed. Tho Australians have
held their ground Ike men OF iron.
however. and the losses inflicted upon
any in tho most bitter nghtin; during
tho battle OF tho Sommc.
Late last night the Germans de-
livered number nf heavy attacks from
Gavrellc all along The line an far north
as the Souclca River. They were re.
pulsed everywhere Just south OF the
river they mad three different at
tcmpts against British positions. dur
Ing the last OF which liquid IRE va.
used in Srca: quantity. These Gaming
torches. projecting in It roaring blaze
$50 feet in front OF the Germans. made
terrifying spectacle under the cloud
banked SKY, but they did little or no
damage.
There was heavy lighting this morn
ing around La Coulotte. jus, vest OF
AVion. where tho Britiah had made
material advance. Scar Arleux the
Germans made severe attack. An
their assaults arc now preceded bv
the heaviest artillery preparations
which the Germans have ever en-
p'o%ed. bur man.. OF their guns are
sileneeh b.: the British batteries.
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ABSENCE OF SENATORS
SUBJECT OF CRITICISM
Reported Hardly Corporars Guard in
Their ScnE when Vital Mat
tiers Are Considered.

W-ASlifNGToN, MAJ ll-Ahsentee-
ism among Senator'S while important
war legislation is being considered in
The Senate is causing much unfavor-
able comment at the Capitol. During
the debates on matters of vital impor-
lance 10 the country hardly cor
porals guard OF Senators Is found liz
the chamber. Even when q cal! FOR =
quorum is made, rarely more than
two-th!rds OF rho membership anpear
III the Senate chamber to answer l.
their names. On votes on important
amendments TO the war army bill ano
to the espionage bill! taken in reccn;
DAYS. there have been from twenty to
thirty Senator's not voting.
This tendency on the par, of Sena-
tors 10 absent themselves from the
senate chamber At this critical time
u !s said. may call FOR drastic action
by the Senate itself. il public opinici
docs not force the Senator's TO take
their duties in the Senate chamber
more 20 heart.
Not only do Senator's fail 10 nut in
an appearance in the Senate chamber,
nut not few OF them are absent from,
'hc'r committee meetings, even when
DIS CARRYING vast appropriations or
making provision for the army and
nav arc up for consideration. Com
mittte work has always been regarded
IS or supreme Importance in the SEN
ate and House, where measures arc
usually drafted in The form that ulti-
matclE they bear when they become
laws.
Being in mind that the membership
o! the senate is ninety-six, the follow
ms Hgurcs, taken from tho ConSrea-
sional Record. give some indication of
the manner in which Senator's arc
absentinE themselves from tho Senate
chamber at this time:
May s. on Il call for QUORUM sew
enty-three Senators answered TO their
names.
MAY a cali for a nuoruna hrourh;
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Copyrighted 1917 By he Tribune as.r York Tribuns,.

The railroad station only few min
utcs before. Sweet started towards
:hc negroes. but they saw him Al al
mos, the same moment that he dis
""Tcrcd them. They dropped the bags
and ran.
An automobile was standing short
distance from the railroad station the
police said. waiting for tho negroes on
their arrival.
Firs; District officers also coniiscatcd
trunk at the bnEsascroom of tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pan% at Main Street station and cap
turcd twcnty-two pintS OF liquor. The
trunk was seized by Patrolmcn Sweet.
Nidd and ikcrS, and sent TO the sta
ton house.
NerdicL for Defendant.
y verdict for the defendant wa.
given late yesterday afternoon in The
HuStinSS Court. Part H. South Rich
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LIQUOR CONFiSCATED
Negroes Drop SUIT Cases and Make
Dash for Liberty when Omccr

Two suit cases and two travelling
bags. containing total Of ITO pints
OF liquor, were coniiScateu lata yes
ttrda: afternoon by Pa;roln,an Sweet.
of the First District, without difficulty
near Byrd Street Station, when two
negro men dropped them in South
Seventh Street and disappeared in the
railroad yards. The whisky was sent
10 III: First Distric; station and will
be removed to- tho storcroom in tho
basement Of the City Hall this morn
ing.
Tic officer Was walking down Sew
cntn street towards the railroad sta
ton when inc saw tho two negroes
carrying Il suit cage and travelling
Dag each They walked slowly. their
shoulders stopped under the strain OF
tho load they we're carrying, and a
train from Washington had arrived at
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tic b.!l is passed. He argued that
would conserve grain supplies for food
purposes. stimulate use OF stored stocks
and IL :rcasc revenues
The liquor trade IL not opposing,
an" increase he said. In fact. they
advocate an increase, but not such an
enormous one as IS proposed"
Protcstin. against the rates on sof,
drinks and ingredients. manufacturers
representatives said the increased bur
Gen cannot he passed OH to the con
sumner and that soda fountain. drug
store and other small business men
would re crippled. The bilrs rates
were SAID by representatives OF manu-
facturerS and organized cigar makers
to be grossly excessive. and certain i.
cause suspension Of small manuizc.
turers. decrease consumption and SO
reduce revenue
Reduction OF the proposed tax on
tobacco, cigarettes and snuff was urged
by . large delegation julius Parker.
representing tho american Tobacco
Company and Other manufacturers
said tho bill proposed increased taxes
while increasing the levy on cigars by
only 40 per cent. He predicted great
harm TO the whole tobacco Industry.
Mr.. Parker pointed out that tobacco
already is paying nearly .l5c.Ooo,c 900
annually in Federal revenue.
THAI tobacco and cigarette taxes
would upset :hc industry" WAS as
serted also by 7. VI. Darlington. Of
Richmond. president OF the Tobacco
Association Of the United states. st
least, he said, manufacturers should
be given sixty 10 ninety days 10 ad-
jUsi themselves 10 tho change. AS
drafted the taxes would lie retro
active.
Workers in the tobacco industry also
opposed the proposed tax increases
through President W. G. Perkins. OF
tie Cigar Makers International Union.
More manufacturers, he predicted.
would have to close their shops or
reduce wages.
Tomorrow tho co,nmi,te. Will con
slider the lax lcvics on public utilities,
advertising. amuscnIeata. insurance
club dues and mineral manufactul
including automobiles. moving picture
fins, cosmetics and chewing gum
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BITTER PROTESTS MADE
AGAINST WAR TAX BILL

'-onlinuc'! from FIRST l'aEc.I
struction OF retailers were among the
predictions.
The representative OF nat.onrl man.
ufacturers and industrial organizations
declared tho cxccss proftg tax w,s
discriminatory against corporations
The whole TAX load also was criticized
AS too large. and the suggestion was
made that the tax burden be distributed
over several decades
Extra time vas given nv tho com.
mitteo for discussion OF excess prof,
taxes. Inclusion OF good will in cal
cuiatinE cppi'1i for assessing tho OK
cess profits taN was proposed by Joseph
), AEorbach, representing thc Wool
worth Co. OF New York Chairman
Simmons said soud wili might be used
toward artificial! Estimates Of capital.
aud thus defeat taagiion. and for that
reason. he said. Congress has so far
refused TO estimate good VIII As :: part
OF corporate capital Artificial csti-
mates also could he made. he said. OF
the value OF trade mark.
Limitation uf excess profits tax to
capitSl and assets OF foreign fire and
marine insurance companies actually
used in this country Was urged by
A. s. Thatcher, of New York. repre-.
sentirE various foreign corporations
He urged that the income from sccuri-
ties held b% such compaeics abroad
and not used III their American bust
nees should be exempt.
UNFAIR AND iNEQUITABLE.
DECLARES JAMES 4. EMORY
The excess profit tax bill OF the
House Was declared unfair and inoaui-
table by James y. Emory, counsel fo-
Nh AS:n of
turers. and other organizations. He
proposed instead increase of the nor
NAL corporation taxes.
y general attack upon tho whole bill
WAS made by Cameron Morrison, Of
Charlotte, Nm: c.. representing the
American Cotton Manufacturers Asso-
citation. Hc advocated extending the
taxes over many years and reducing
the amount payable annually.
The excess profits tax Mr.. Morrison
characterized as "a discriminatory class
tax imposed upon corporations while
individuals are exempted. Corpora
lions. he said, would prefer II straight
income tax upon net profits or gross
sales.
The greatly Increased tax on dis
TILED liquors. tho committee was told.
would increase production and rcve-
nues. as we'll as encourage illicit
traffic. The brewery interests said
MANY small brcwcries would be forced
to close.
Opposing tho doubling OF taxes on
distilled spirits, Levi Cooke. attorney
for the National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association. predicted it would
greatly increase illicit production, de.
creAsing instead of increasing Federal
revenues
1T is impossible TO collect such q
heavy tax" he said, (which represents
: tax Of about 1000 per cent uron
the cost OF manufactures"
nfsIILLERS AND RECrIFIERs
WILLING FOR SOME INCREASE
Some increase III liquor taxes arc not
opposed by distillers and rectifers, he
said, and suggested 10 per cent
diherential increase. or 90 cents 4 gal.
lpn,' on liquors manufactured before
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Beginning Tc-n,srroW. Sunday, Mny
18th. and Thereafter
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AT the Movies To-Day

0DEON - Ethel barrymore. in
"Thc Awakening Of Helena Ritchic.~
isIS-WiHred Lucas, Ia "Hands
Jp.'
C0I.ONlkJ.-NtrEin Pearson and
irving Cummings, in "RoynI Ito-
nanrc.'
RIJOt - Margaret IllinEton, I'm
"Sh"rtdrc.~ ChiidreB's mntinee, 10
TO : O'Clock, '-rhc Sleeping Benuty."
BLuERlRD-Iiclen HOiBncs. In "a
Double Steni,' and "Muaty Suffer"
In "Thc Sodn .Jcrkcr..'
SICrOR-Noilie f<fnE. In ..rhc
Mystery Of the Dnubie Cross" and n
Fox comedy.
REN-"The Counterfeit Five" an
cpisode of the "'Fhe Grny Seal" with
=. Il. Lincoln.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

johnson 90. Sacrifice hit--Mcycrv. poVblc
Isvsn TO Stsior.: jacobson to Sis!cr Stolen
ismilon !. Of T hush 1 aS xo oh 'a gryS
ont-Sy Hamilton !: by Bnsh. T.. W,'d p;.ch
hits in inninSg. Loft on ia ses-lSt
Louis, :; Philadelphia. s. Tin-, LES I'm
pirC., Evans arG EaIlin.
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Pardon for jack Dotto.

Governor Stuart yesterday granted
conditional pardon TO Jack Botto.
VINO was convicted last month in the
Herrico Circuit Court Of violating the
prohibition law and sentenced to i'm
prisonment in Jail for thirty days and
to the payment OF fino O.: $3.50. The
fine still stands.
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JhonI. In the suit Instituted against
Joseph q. and Mary l.. sshafer by
Charles r WOmouth. Tho sui. was
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28
LIVE ELECTR|CW|RE CARRIES DEATH ID
 HOTEL ENGINEER

Coming in contact with live" cleo
 tric wire as he was about to repair the boiler in the basement of the Ad- ans hotel shortly before noon yester- day, James T. Littleton, chief engineer at the hotel was almost instantly electrocuted.
 Standing in pool of water, Little
 ton snatched an ordinary drop cord
 extension and although the current
 was not strong enough to burn his hand, the shock affected his heart and
 he never regained consciousness. The
 wire was of about 110 voltage. Hear
 ing a shriek, one of the workmen
 rushed behind the boiler and with
 rod struck th9 wire. When Littleton
 was released he was carried to one
 of the rooms and Dr. Kimball Ban
 mister was called. Although every
 effort was made to revive the stricken
 man, he was dead within five minutes after the arrival of the physician.
 L. L. Coates who was working on
 the boiler with Littleton, was the chief
 witness at the inquest conducted by Coroner Wheeler yesterday afternoon. He said he was coming off the step ladder behind the boiler and took hold of the socket which was in his way. llC oilOth llC itCSIfOo llt Sdld hIlOChcu
 him over the brick wall. Littleton evil dently thought to push aside the core, and in his effort to aid his fellow work
 man was stricken.
 A. B. Riley, house manager, and J. L. House, hotel employe, were also called as witnesses, but as they were not eye witnesses to the tragedy they could add but little to the testimony
 offered by Coats. The jury returned a verdict of accidental electrocution Littleton was a man of about 45 years of age. He came to this city years ago and was for time employed by the Pacific Gas and Electric com pany. His connection with the Adams hotel began only last Thursday. The deceased leaves a wife and three chil- dren, two daughters and a son. The family residence is at 215 South Twelfth avenue.
 Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending the arrival of rela- tives from California on Wednesday,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28
NAMES DELEGATES ID DIXIE SESSION

If the appointments made by the
 Warren District Commercial club
 which have been sent to Governor
 Campbell for his approval, are ac- cepted by all the appointees, Arizona will be well represented at the conven- tion of the Dixie Overland Highway association beginning September 5. The following are the delegates named by the commercial club: J, J. Bowen, vice-president for the state of Arizona. Fred Colter, Colter, Apache county, Arizona
 H. Becker, Springerville, Apache county, Arizona A. H. Morgan, Wilcox, Cochise | county, Arizona. A. T. Smith, Pearce, Cochise county, 1 Arizona. B A. Taylor, Gleason, Cochise i county, Arizona. | w M Adamson, Douglas, Cochise 1 county, Arizona. i Harry Clark, Alfred Paul, Tom Hood
 and George Kelly, all of Douglas. Bisbee: Jas F. Henderson, J. c. | Ryan; Vance M. Johnson, W. B. Goh ring, M W. Powell, pr. N. c. Bledsoe, 1 Arthur Notman 1 Tombstone A. H. Gardner, J. N. | Gaines, John Rock l Flagstaff: H. E. Campbell MT. | Nolan Williams: Mr Nickerson. | Globe: Dave Devore, J. J. Keegan. 1 Stafford: R. G. Layton.
 Clifton: E. F. Williams l Phoenix: J. B. Cook, Roy $. Good
 rich Warren Peterson, E P. Conway. l Chandler: Dr. A. J. Chandler. 1 Mesa: w. K. Bowen. | Kingman: Henry Lovin l Winslow. Dr. Geo. P. Sampson. Tucson: Albert Steinfeldt, o. c. l Parker l Florence: Henry Hall, sheriff. | Ray: MT Gates. l Nogales: Judge Frank Duffy. Jerome: w. A. Clark, Jr. l Yuma: George Michaelson. Parker: B. F. Fuqua.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28
COLORED MEN NOT
 ID GO IN FIRST IF
 [ PER CENT DRAF7 I

Several orders were received yester- day by Colonel Breen, in charge of seiectlve draft operations, some of them having doubtless been influenced by recent events One of them relating to the mobilization of the first in crement of per cent of Arizona's quota, states that colored troops should not be among them: it is further de- sired that men of the most experience be sent first
 Inquiry from another source was to the number of colored men who have been selected in AriZona's quota Of course, at present there is no way by which that question can be answered This coming to the surface of the colcr line seems to have been induced by recent events at Houston, Tex.
 An order from General Crowder, sen. to all exemption boards, warns them against interpretation Of the rules and regulations that had been sent to them for their guidance. Some of these interpretations have been made by pri- Vate persons, some by the press and some seem to have been semi official. Some Of them are interpretations Of statements made by very high of ficials'
 This order appears to have been provoked by newspaper reports of the letter sent by President Wilson re- garding the drafting of married men and which has been interpreted to mean that the president desired that married men should be taken only after single men had been selected General Cr0wder warns the board to be guided only bysthe instructions the. had previously received and to ignore ali interpretations that Go not come to them regularly
 In the business of transporting the members of Arzonas quota, F. P Cruice, assistant general freight and passenger agent cf the S F. X P. P, has been designated as representative of the association having this matter in charge
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28

point yesterday. An arrangement had been made by Governor Campbell for his safe return, and assurance had been given by Sheriff Wheeler of Co., chise county that he would not be dis turbed on his arrival or during his prosecution of any legitimate business he might have there.
 Moore pretended that in view of his former experiences at Bisbee these assurances did not seem to guarantee lis personal safety. Yesterday he
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28

wired the governor that he had re- ceived a telegram from Lieutenant Wright of the federal intelligence of flee that he would meet him at Douglas and accompany him to Bisbee. At whose instance the offices of Lieuten- art Wright were rendered, is not known.
 Do not wait till tomorrow-P Phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office and get your wish fulfilled.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-28
l. W. W. MOORE NON
 PERHAPS IN B|SbEE

Fred H. Moore, the attorney deported from Bisbee, probably returned to that
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-16
We fave q Few

The super-sensitive man or
woman is a puzzling proposition
for q community to handle.
The person of acute sensibility
suffers slight where none are in
tended. He is forever imagining
that his friends are not as cordial
as they should be.
The sensitive man wears his
feelings on his sleeve, as it were,
and they are forever being ruftied
by the passer-by.
If this extreme sensitiveness in
our neighbor were a fault in the
strictest sense of the word we
would know how to deal with
him. But it is not such a fault.
1t is purely the result OF self
consciousness and is frequently
found in persons of a warm
hearted disposition. They have
a cordial liking for their friends
and are perhaps OF an impulslve,
ardent temperm ent. Their feel
ings find vent in an effusiveness
that rarely meets with the re-
sponse which they think it merits,
and disappointment is the result.
The great trouble with the
sensitive man is that he has not
vet realized that all men are not
built on the same plan as himself d.
He should remember that there
are almost as many different
natures as there are individuals,
and each has his own peculiar
mannerisms and modes OF ex-
preston.
A smile is simply the working
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-16
ConIcfipt tncaines!

Il our congress going to say
that it is only the 'livss Of our
boys that are owing to their
country in this crisis? Is there
something yet more precious
that must not be laid on the
altar? Is the wealth of our
money lords too sacred to be
touched without gilt-edged notes,
bonds and usury?
Perish the thought! Will red
blooded Americans who are ready
10 give their lives for their
country cosent to give those lives
in defense of the money bags of
the Shylocks? Not unless those
bags are opened wide to the
0ountry's needs.
Two thsusand years ago a poor
woman dropped into the contri-
button chest her "mite"-but it
was her all. At the same time
the rich and powerful gave
princely sums, yet the Master
Teacher declared her gift to be
greater than theirs.
Many a sorrowing mother will
be called upon in the days to
come for her "mite"-her brave
young son. Fathers are asked
TO surrender the sons upon
whom they hoped to lean in the
helplessness of age. Are these
sacrifices to be made that the
miser's hoard may be safe?
Conscript incomes! Conscript
wealth wherever found, if neces-
sary, to the prosecution OF the
war.
In Gods name, are the pluto
Gratis who have fattened on the
public for generations to still be
regarded aS a privileged class
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-16
Ask Anyone Who
Has Used II

There are families who always
aim to keep a bottle Of Chamber
lain's Colic and Diarrhoea Rene
dy in the house for use in case 1t
is needed, and find that 1t Is not
only q good investment but
saves them no end. of suffering.
As to its reliability, ask anyone
who has used It.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-08-16

of certain set Of facial muscles,
and is just as easy to call up as
is a frown. Courtesy and kindli-
ness are two Of the noblest
qualities OF humanity, and are
attained at the smallest price.
Give the representative person
a smile when you meet him:
He will feel better, and SO will
YOU.