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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
Advance Carries Poilus Nearly
Two Miles Forward-Three
Strong Bastions Taken
GERMANS FRUSTRATED
In THEIR OWN PLANS
New Position Enables Verdun S
Defenders to Overlook Plains
Toward Strategic Town of
Laon

London, Oct. 23.--Three thousand
prisoners and twenty guns were taken
by the French In drive at dawn to-
! day which carried them nearly two
miles forward on a front of two-thirds
OF a mile.
Allemant. Vaudesson and Malmai-
son forts. all powerful bastions, for
which rivers Of blood have been shed
in the many battles for them this
year, were captured by the victorious
poilus.
SO significant LIS this surprise blow
struck by the Frepeh at a moment
when the Teutons were expected to
attack on that very front. that Pre-
rnier painleye took occasion person
ally to announce the success. calling
II most important one"
For weeks something has been lin
the air" on the front north of the
Atsne. The Germans. defeated again
and again In Flanders, with no hope
OF rcgafnfng the lost ground, and
driven back further and further from
Ferdun. had only the Aisne front left
TO strike a last blow before winter In
an effort to Offset their reverses else
where and hearten the spirit OF their
army.
ne fSktp1 Oh GtiHSPiiz
where the French struck today, is one
Of the vital sectors OF the Franco
German front II 10 here that the
Germans have time and time again
tried TO break through 10 cut the YER
dun-Paris railway. fhs French on
the other hand. by taking three of
the most stubbornIy defended points
between tho Aisne and Athletic rivers.
brought their lines in today's whirl-
wind advance another important step
closer TO Laon, the stragetic goal of
all their Atsne attacks.
The thrust carried them to the IA
nous Chavignon brick yard. where
they can now overlook the Laon
plains.
An important part In the battle to-
day was taken by the Lafayette esca-
drtiie. composed almost solely of
American flyers.
The early war office communiaue
indicated that a large scale success
had been won, stating:
"On the whole front OF attack we
made good progress, and we took q
number of prisoners
A few hours later the premier was
able. from a special telegram sent him
from French headquarters, TO tell the
French people OF the brilliant achieve
msnt.
: German local attacks IN other sec
tors OF the front were beaten of by
this French.
On the Flanders front, the British.
according to official admission, were
forced back q short distance by the
German attacks on their new posts
In the southern part OF Houtholst
forest, north OF the tip of Paschen-
daele ridge. Everywhere else the
British maintained their gains.
The German war office report to-
day merely says that French attacks
began this morning on the A3sne
front, with no reference to the re-
suit. The statement asserts yester-
days Anglo-rrench attack in Flanders
was failure. since the entente OBJ
jectives, according TO orders said 70
have been found on prisoners, we're
points from two to two and one-half
kilometers behind the Teuton line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
THIS is LIBERTY DAY;
NATION is AT WORK ON
SECOND BIG WARLOAN

Unofficial figures indicate that the
average is nearer so per cent of the
loan. considering the delay In report
Ing of the outlying sections OF the
country. An estimate of s2,506. oo0. o0o
was given at the department as con-
OF subscriptions to date.
Confident prediction is made tonight
that $4,000, 900. 600 will be assured by
tomorrow night. after the big day
throughout the country. Business will
be at a standstiIl virtually everywhere.
except for the sale of liberty bonds.
Besides being made a national holi-
day by President Wilson. "Wednesday
has been designated as a holiday by
the governors of the various states.
Business houses and schools will be
closed. Hundreds OF thousands of
speakers will appeal for subscriptions.
Hundreds OF thousands of workers will
Join for the day with the army of
100000 solicitors already out,
Special appeal will be made to the
rural population, To this end the
farmers are being invited into towns
to the liberty loan rallies. while the
townspeopIe are going into the coun-
try 10 solicit subscriptions Particu-
lar efforts are to be made to induce
the farmers Of the South and West to
buy. as the rural communities in these
sections were making the poorest
showing in the country up to about a
week ago.
Reports OF maximum quotas being
pc ssed in various parts OF the country
began to come in today In encouraging
instances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
BRITISH TANK"
IS IN NEW YORK
Manned by Grew That Handled 1,
Somewhere i'm France" II WIN
Move I'm Lbcrfy Loan Pa
rade Today.

New York. Oct. ga British tank
from the Flanders front. moving un.
der It's own power. will be spectacular
feature or the great liberty loan pa
rade to be held here tomorrow.
The tank will be manned by the
rev that handled II Somewhere In
France" and Will then he placed in
Central park alongside the UC-5, the
captured German submarine loared to
the liberty loan committee by the Brit
ish government for the present cam
paign. The parade win be gigantic
Forty floats will be seen. one hundred
thousands persons will march. includ
ing 1900 women,
And while the parade is being held
the city will be bombed by an aircraft
OF a foreign power-the huge Caproni
aeroplane which made record flight
from Newport News to Mineola yes
terday.
On one of the trucks WI be the
signs:
stop the reign of hell with a rain of
she'll"
Add your mite to Americas might !"
The New York federal reserve dis
trict swept up it's official total sub
scription to sS24.Se4.s5o. with the Of
hciai estimate placed at sSl5,0oo. 900.
Among the large subscribers were
the United States Steel corporation. ad :
ditionaI tIs.300.060. Equitable Trust
company. additional $13.500.00t. and
the following 100000 subscriptions
additional National Park bank,
American Exchange National bank.
Mutual Life Insurance company and
Union Pacific railroad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
Sixteen German Vessels Put
Out of Action While Slavs
Lose Only Two
FATE OF MISSING
VESSELS NOT GIVEN
Huns Defeated in Attempt to
Land Soldiers on Esthonian
M ain la n d-Petrograd 10
Hopeful

London. Oct. 23.--Despite it's over
whelming preponderance In artillery
and number of ships. the German feet
that seized control OF the Gulf of Riga
and it's islands during the last two
week ks suffered "A loss eight times as
heavy as did the Russians. Altogether
sixteen German ships-tifteen Of them
warships. and one a transport--were
put out Of action. This Is the detail
ed toll.
The Germans lost:
Two dreadncughts.
One cruiser.
Twelve torpedo boats tsix definite
~ known sunk.}
One transport
Numerous mine-sweepers
The Russians lost;
One battleship (the Saliva sunk).
One large torpedo boat destroyer
100 tons
Toda.F's official review, given out by
the Russian admiralty at Petrograd
EXPLAINS that except for the six tor
r>edo boats which are definitely known
TO have been sent to the bottom, the
fate OF the German vessels put out OF
action N not known.
There has been a ietup in naval ac-
hfity IN bSFtiC waters, out new en-
counters are looked for rnomentariIy.
Teuton submarines continue to cruise
In the approaches of the Gulf OF Fin
land. In the Moon sound, whore
four days ago twenty Russian war
shiRs7s~eFe- bottled up the Germans
are now removing the obstacles laid
by the Russians before leaving
Another landing on the Esthonian
mainland was attempted by the Ger
mans yesterday, but failed eight miles
north of Werder. Petrograd reports.
The transports were driven away by
the Russian land defense.
On The front north of Riga. the
Germans. evidently In a manoeuvre to
iull the Russians into security where
they are most gravely menaced, aban-
doned some positions around linden
berg, on the southern bank of the IA
river, and to the eastward therefror1,
The Russians followed and occupied
the trenches. but the Petrograd war
offlce is known to be fully aware Of all
tie possibilities presented by the Ger
man control of the Riga gulf, and To
be taking all necessary precautionary
measures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
MEDICINAL Use"
MUST Be BONA f|Ot

Especial to The Richmond Virginian
Petersburg. Va. Oct. 23---United
States Attorney Richard III. Mann said
in an interview today. when question
ed as to the effect of the Reed bone
dry amendment on the transportation
of liquor into Virginia. that the de-
partment OF justice had ruled tina. all
forms of transportation, whether by
common carrier. automobile. or as
personal baggage. were prohibited.
He further stated that he was in
formed that n number OF persons In
the Eastern district of Virginia had
ordered liquor since July I, when the
Reed amendment became effective. on
the claim that II was to be used for
medicinal purposes. Mr.. Mann said
that. unless such proposes were bona
fde the ordering of the liquor was
In violation OF law and that 1t was the
purpose of the government to prose
cute all such cases vigorously uni SIS II
that the liquor was ordered
In good faith for medicinal purposes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
| HIS LIFE
AND
FIFTY DOLLARS

The Vrginian urges upon
every reader Of this pa
per to thoughtfully read
the page advertisement
with the above title in
serted in this issue by the
Atlantic Life Insurance
Company
Of all the advertisements
we have seen during this
campaign, none reaches so
far down into the human
phase Of this war and the
duty it imposes upon each
Of US, as does this page.
Read it-for the sake Of
your soul, and Liberty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
STATE CAMPAIGN FOR
LIBERTY BONDS IS
GROWING IN INTEREST
Cities Are Pressing Their Canvasses
and State May Vet Reach
Goal.
RICHMoND'S MESSAGE
NOW TO INDIVIDUALS
Every Man and Woman Is Being
Reached-Colored People at Sha-
ron Church Last Night Subscribed
10 $4,000 of Bonds.

The feature OF ths liberty iaan cam
news received from several sections
Of the state by Chairman Richard II,
Smith, of the state committee.
Petersburg reported So descriptions
aggregating sl.1ed.ooo with every indi-
cation of reaching Its allotment. News
from Norfolk Indicated that the city
by the sea. although apparently slew
to get started. would eventually reach
it's goal.
The state at large has subscribed
approximately $t2.O009ooo which added
to the sl5.5oo.oeo of Richmond's sub
scription. makes a total of s27.500,o0o
subscribed, or si7sooooo under the
maximum fixed.
Hurry-Up Messages sent.
Last night state headquarters sent
out kilograms to ea) points In THE
state which have not been heard from
since the campaign WAS begun, follow
ing the kilograms sent out Monday
night to sixty chsirmen of local COM
mittees calling on them for prompt &C
ton and reports.
Patriotic Lynchburg. which had to
send no men under the draft because
It's quota had more than been supplied
by voluntary enlistments. has gone APP
proximately $3Sn,on0 over it's allotment
In second liberty bond campaign. its
subscription now totaling sa.o13,000.
oversuhscriptions are reported from
winchester allotted s714,7oo: Alexan-
dria. s4a7.14o allotment: and the town
of Tappahannock. Essex county.
The Richmond city committee Is not
letting up at all upon its efforts, the
great feature of the campaign now be-
ing the carrying to the individual men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24

wareroooms piled ceiling high with
sugar. He has reported the facts to
Washington and some action by the
government Is expected.
r. NJ. Richardson. superintendent
OF the Keystone warehouse. decl>red
the sugar was consigned tc the Hyers
Condensed Milk company. No such
company is known here. but II is con-
sidered possible some new organixa-
ton bearing that name may be max
Ing CONDENSED milk for soldiers.
Sugar At retail sold at - cents In
some Of thu small groceries todAx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
TWO BRITISH WARSHIPS
SUNK IN WAR ZONE

London. Oct 2a.--The loss OF two
British warships was announced D" the
admiralty today. The mercantile
lcruiser Drama was torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine last Friday.
There was no loss of Nss. A British
destroyer was sunk in collision. Two
officers and twenty-one men were
saved.
The Drama. owned by the Orient
Steam Navigation company, OF GlAs-
gov. was formerly liner. She was
of 12.927 tons. On the basis of an
average complement of 100 for mod :
ern destroyer. about seyenty-ffve lives
were lost In the sinking Of the destroy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
HELP THE INCURABLEs.
To-day Is donation day at the V

Today Is donation day At the Vir-
ginia Home for Incurables. Con.
tribmtlons Of money. food, clothing
and house linen will he received
all day at the home, corner Of
Broad and Robinson streets. Mrs.
John Murphy, president OF the
board OF managers, and Mrs. Will
liam Hnhliston viii be at the home
TO receive. There are thirty-fve
AZ many on the waiting list. I'm
less the contributions are liberal
today, . hard winter faces them
snry mcdfc1pe9 added TO the cpst
Of food and frpct
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
HUGE HOARD of SUGAR
FOUND IN WAREHOUSE

Of bags and barrele of sugar esti-
mated at upward of 100000 pounds,
were discovered today stored In the
Keystone warehouse. The sugar was
discovered by Newspaper men who re-
veaied their ind" 70 federal agent.
An investigation made by the agent
Of the treaAns.r aanaxtmenI revealed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24


The people at home can fight how.
ever. both for themselves End for
their country without going TO the
front. This war mu&t become per-
sonal thing to each man, woman and
child of the civilian population, Just
as it is a personal thing to our sol
diers and sailors and their. families.
1t must grip us by the heart strings.
II must be our first thought every
hour
To-day let every American realize
THAI this is a personal war between
every American ana the German
kaiser. The kaiser has hrought 1t to
every American home, whetfa'r il la
the home OF a German American cts
lien or any other American oitize Il
The kaiser does not spare German.
A nsericaa eFrizens. tie tights AN
Americans and all Americans must
fight him.
To-day the American public is en-
trial The eyes OF the world are upoa
her---tae eyes % the oppressed peo-
Piles of the earth with hope and ex
pectancy. the eyes of the military au.
tocracy of Germany with outward con-
tempt but inward fear
Our first duty is not only TO sub
scribe. but TO oversubscribe the aee-
ond liberty loan. If we fail. 1t will
be "A victory for the kaiser
There Is no reason why we should
fail, because We are tn . riches. pee
Pile in the world Our prosperity has
been unexa implied and we are able Ii,
------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24

Continued on Page Two.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24
Secretary Nc Ataoo Declares
Kaiser Must Be Forced by
Our Soldiers to Answer for
His Crimes
MEN MUST HAVE BEST
GU. S MONEY CAN BUY
Eyes Of the World, Says Lib.
erty Day Appeal. Watch
United States Action On
War Bonds

Washington. oct. 23-Secretary o.
the Treasury William G. McAdoo has
issued message which will be read
at all the meetings on Liberty Loa
Day throughout the country 1t says:
This is Liberty Day I'm the United
States, made SO by proclamation OF
the president and the governors Of
the forty eight states of the American
Union. Would th&t it were Liberty
Day for all tho peoples Of the world.
Let us make II Az ominous dav for
the German kaiser. Let us ke T.
the beginning Of the end of military
despotism aad inhuman warfare
~ few days ago one OF the kaiser's
underseT. assaSsins destroyed the
American transport Antilles. kiilins
sixty-seven of Americas gallant sons.
The kaiser must answer for this
crime. He must be made 20 feel tire
prick of American bayoneis Let u
remember the Antilles. Let US aepes
stop nor falter until this iafamogs
apostle of bTutalzed warfare, the
ka.iser. is brought to justice
ITO the families OF the soldiers and
sailors who were killed on the An
titles this war was made personal. Its
horror was brought home to them
with terrible shock, Those brave
men had no chance 20 defend them.
selves. to fight for their country and
their lives. But they died like he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24

IN writing of his expert
euce IN Gsrfnany for Tho
Richmond y;rsin.an. It's
worth reading. Tell your
friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-24

A fs,turc extraordinary
Something spanking new,
clean aad ctev"r Dent
let your neIghbors get the
hop on you. Get YOUR
earfui every Sunday.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
MRS. NELSON INSANE
ACCORDING TO FINDING OF COR.
ONER'S JURY AT BOULDER.
Strain of Insanity Ran Through Fam.
lily of Woman Who Killed
Babes at Ranch Home.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Boulder, Colo.-"Temporary insan-
ity" was the moving force which
prompted Mrs. William A. Nelson to
hang two of her infant children, at
tempt strangulation of thipd, shoot
a fourth and then commit suicide, at
her home east of Boulder, according
to the finding of a coroner's jury here.
Evidence that a strain of insanity
ran through the family of the dead
woman is the fact, unearthed, that her
sister, Mabel Hauger, committed sui
eide in the Platte river at Denver
three years ago.
William A. Nelson at the inquest that
William A. Nelson at the inquest thot
he did not know his infant son George
was alive for some minutes after find
ing him lying upon the bed. Nelson
did not notice the cord tied around
the baby's neck and the delay nearly
cost the infants life. A neighbor, Mrs.
William Spartman, discovered the
string and released it barely in time
to save the boy from death.
The bodies were all buried in one
grave.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Colorado Assembly Adiourns.

Denyer.-After thirty session
the Twentyfirst Assembly adjourned
sine die. The two-quart prohibition
bill was agreed upon and passed; the
governors appointees were confirmed,
the smelters probe measure approved,
the wage bill slashed, and 100000 al
lowed for purchase of lots adjacent
to Capitol. The old civil service bill
was permitted to stand. At the close
81 of 5S7 House bills introduced had
been passed, and 76 of 434 Senate
bills
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Gen. Baldwin to succeed Gamble

Denver.-Brig. Gen. Frank D. Bald
win, U. S. A, retired, will succeed
Harry p Gamble as adjutant general
of Colorado. Gov. Gunter officially
made the appointment Tuesday, de-
claring at the same time that Gen.
Gamble would not retire until four
or five days after the expiration of
his term, April l. He will remain
long enough to adjust some matters in
connection with the return of the
Colorado troops from the Mexican
border.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Colorado Guards in Federal Service.

Denyer-Governor Gunter received
advices from Washington. Monday
morning that the first and second sep
arate battalions of infantry of the
Colorado National Guard, awaiting
mastering out at Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyo., are to be retained in the fed
eral service. The present orders do
not affect the cavalry, which is still
being held for muster out at Fort
Russell.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Woman and Girl Hurt by Auto.

Pueblo.-Mrs NJ. Latham and her
small daughter were seriously injured
here when an automobile driven by
Harold Wirick, 10, ran them down in
a business street Wirick and a COM
panion were held by the police. Mrs.
Latham suffered three broken ribs
and bruises, her daughter a scalp
wound and possibly internal injuries.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union Newa seryiee.
COMING EVENTS.

tUWING EN NT.NTS.
April 22-2S-Y. NJ. C. A. Week in Colo
rado.
May 17-20-ConventIon Colorado Sun
day School Association at Colorado
Springs
June 2122-Chrlstian Endeavor Con
vention at Salida.
Aug. National Convention of Afri'
can Race at Denver.
Sept; l7-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
eblo.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Killed in Auto Accident.

Grand Junction.-Della Hartbauer,
II, is dead; Alexander Poe, ,35, is be
-lieved dying; Mrs. Poe has an ugly
scalpwound, and three other children
are injured as the result of fifteen
foot plunge over an embankment near
Clifton. when Mr.. Poe backed off the
road in attempting to turn his car.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Two Pueblo steel Workers Shot

Pueblo.-Veta Vedelra and Sato
Salvatore, employees of the steel
works, were fired upon and wounded
while sitting in front of their board
ing house. The police believe the
shooting was the work of "black
handersn
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
eootessins Suspects wreckins Grew

Cripple Creek.-Sheriff Wayland
has established a precedent here by
compelling men held on charges OF
bootlegging to destroy liquor. Three
men in the county Jail We're ordered
to take 500 pints of whiskey to an al
ley in the rear of the Jail and dash
them to pieces.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Horace 3. Holmes Dies.

Boulder.-Horace B.. Holmes, 40,
president of the Luckie Two Tung-
stem Company and director in several
other mining companies, died at his
home here after an illness of but a
week. Pneumonia was the cause.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
LATEST NEWS
EPITOMIzED
FROM .TELEGRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST IMP RrANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
ABOUT THE WAR

Western Newspaper Union News Service
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Home Guard to Foil War PIotters

Pueblo.-A meeting of the Com
merce Club was held and organized
guard here for protection of the
mills and plants here in case the
United States and Germany go to
war, against foreign plotters.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Elks' Eair a Success-

Loveland.-The bazar and fair con-
Quoted by the local Elks lodge was
a success. 1t netted good sum for
the lodge
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-31
Making "Raisin" Whiskeyr CHI

Making "Raisin" Whiskey" Charge.
Pueblo.-Three men are under ar
rest here charged by federal authori
ties with Illicit distilling of whiskey
1t is charged they made "raisin'
whiskey. The men live in Bessemer
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-06

of anthracite coal. 1t takes a cord
and half of soft maple and
cords of cedar, poplar, or bass
wood. however, to give the same
amount of heat. One cord of mix
ed wood, well-seasoned, equals
in heating value at least l ton of
average grade bituminous or soft
COAL
In the circular mentioned spe
cialists of the department make
suggestions as to the most eco
nomical methods of cutting cord
wood and suggest community
action regarding wood supplies
in rural sections.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-12-06

DR.. Carl Pagan formerly of
Stuttgart, but for the past two
and half years resident of
California passed through Car
isle Wednesday en- route to
Stuttgart to visit with his par
ents and friends for few days.
The doctor enlisted in the off
GERS training service and is now
full-fedged U. S. Army officer
waiting to be called for service.
He was in bad health when he
went west but has fully recover
ed and is looking fine. A greater
part of the time he has been in
California has been spent in
newspaper work on paper in
Stockton, which he states is one
of the leading towns in that state.