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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
ALL PETERSBURG IN
PATRIOTIC PARADE

Petersburg, Va. Oct. 24-~One OF
. the greatest crowds that ever lined
! the streets OF Petersburg cheered wild
s., iy this afternoon at 2;45 O'Clock when
i the patriotic liberty day parade be-
! gan to move The parade was one
! Of the longest ana most inspiring ever
seen here
The column was led by the police,
/ twenty strong, on foot under Lieuten-
ant ponahue, and the military police
under Major Ely followed by the
I Three Hundred and Eighteenth In
i fantry band. Next in line ives the
grand camp Confederate Veterans
+ led by Major Freeman. then the hat
/ TALON Of picked men from Camp Lee
numbering 500 led by Major Jen-
nlnEs G. Wise The battalion brought
l1orth. wild applause and cheers from
! the spectators as # passed,
I Members OF the Young Mems Bust
/ ness club and Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION led by the artillery band and
huRle corps fell IN line at Franklin
street followed by motor truck COM
pany No. ga from Camp Lee with lib
erty bond posters conspicuously dis
Stayed on the side of each OF the
| trucks
! A. p. Hnl rifles, seventy strong. In
! two platoons, under command of Cap
i tain Robert Gillian, elected repeated
applause az they passed the reviewing
I stand The Petersburg company was
/ followed by q, car containing Mayor
Gillian, United States Attorney Rich
ard n. Mann. W l. Wheary presi-
dent OF the common council and
Char les r. Lassiter presld emit of the
chamber OF commerce. Supply wa
CONS and motorcycles OF the field hos
pitsl corps followed The Boy Scouts,
as usual. were conspicuous at every
point rendering .Nai07.hle aid a3i along
the line OF march
Upon reaching the Academy of Mu-
sic, the battalion from Camp Lee
marched down Bank street back to
the camp.
Due to n late train Senator Swan
son end Congressman Watson did not
arrive in time 10 take their places in
the parade but they were on hand
q the Academy where both delivered
addresses on the liberty loan before
4 crowd which taxed the capacity of
the house. while many were unable
10 gain admittance.
This morning the grand camp Con-
federate Veterans OF Virginia were
guests ~ Major General C'ronkhite
and bis staff Mt Camp Lee. The vet
Grams cheered wildly as the Eigh-
ueth division of the National army
marched before them in review and
3 the Ia st Of the companies passed
en- route 70 tho parade grounds the
y 'erans led out p real Rebel" veil.
Immediately following the review
the veterans were escorted to n com
rany mess hall. where q delightful
dinner had been pFeRa sad far them
They returned here at ! o'clock to
take part in the Liberty Day demon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
CINCINNATI REACHES
IT'S MAXIMUM QUOTA

Cincinnati. O. Oct "a The maxi
mum quota OF the second liberty loan
was reached here at o'clock this
afternoon, when subscriptions totaled
s35. 100000.
Whom night came the DAYS total
subscriptions amounted TO $4,000 900.
bringing the grand total to over s38. %
eco 000 This "a over $4,000. 900
above the citys quota with two and
half DAYS in which 70 further in
crease the slrplue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
JoFFRE SENDS HIS
GREETINGS ON LIBERTY DAY

New York October 24.--Marshal Jof-
ire sent the following cablegrap today
To RentamiU Strong, governor Of the
Second federal reserve district:
Just after inspecting American
troops ] End your message. The sec
ond liberty loan viii have. / trust,
wonderful success, as financial effort
must assist military effort. Once again
the United states OF America VIII show
its power In subscribing the money
necessary to give the men at the front
every means Of Fastening victory"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25

/ J. c. EasIey will speak at the meeting
at Ashland tonight
The thirteen officers and men Of the
Richmond recruiting station for tn >
United States army subscribed an
average of 1922 to the man, making a
total Of $3.50.
In addition to the $4,000 subscrib-
ed at the Sharon Baptist church. col
ored, the Grand Lodg sc of ST. Luke's
Watchmen. colored. bought $3.50 and
c. A. Puryer, the grand master, 5000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
MASCHI sTF,R y H.. HAS
GREAT DEMONSTR ALTON

Manchester. n. H. OCT "a --Twen-
tshve hundred ps triotic Americans
frayed ? stiff northeast rpinstorna to-
Eay 70 demonstrate their loyalty by
FsF.ielHa-24ase AZ tire liberty foan pa
rade Their srdor was not even
sampenea Secretary of War Baker
WIS the principal speaEer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25

Charleston. s. c.. Oct. 34--Char-
leston's second liberty loan suhscrip-
tons for today totaied ss70,s0o. Her
total to date liz ts,222,1So. passing
her quota OF three million. Tomor-
row the drive will continue with a
military parade and general holiday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
CHTCAGC's SUBSCRIPTION
FCT1 DAY $50 .0o0. 900

Chicago. OFT. Liberty loan sub
scr'ptio0s actually ,-ccountod for At 3
O'Clock today we're $22ooo.G00 Re
jH9rfe t-li coming I1 Indicate. these
figures will he m9teriallg Increased
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
HEACEFs
FtE SIXTY MILLIONS

fFfsgeaand O.. 0ct - with IA
istai siihsorlption ~ sls 100000 to-
= = ttlst<1 Lard TeaehA4 her min fyfgtlIn
a .ssa.eaa-A 400 in sub&er .f.ti.n..x TO the
pscnd liberty lcat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25
The Weather
Omitted states weather Bureau.
Department Of AEricuiture.l

Washington, October 24.--Forecasts
for Thursday and Friday;
For Virginia--Fatr and continued
cold Thursday. Friday, partly cloudy,
North and South CaroIina--Fair and
continued colder. Friday. fair.
Local Temperature Yesterday.
IL noon temperature .......,..... 4s
p NJ temperature .............. So
r. NJ temperature ..........-. 4sl
Maximum temperature to p. NJ. So
Minimur1 temperature to r. NJ. az
Mean temperature ............... &S
Normal temperature ............. So
Deficiency In temperature yester-
day ....s....-... ''''''..'. ~
Deficiency In temperature since i
January l ...........-.-'.... 609e
Rainfall last twelve hours ...... r.
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. Ola
Excess in rainfall since March j. 500
Excess in rainfall since Janu-
airy .......'. 49, - .'--' Dsu1
Local Observation At \ +. NJ. Yesterday.
Temperature .....-'..''. ''s-s...s -
Humidity ...-..,.-....s' ..'-....- go
Wind-Direction ................S w.
................. II
..........,...... .CleR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-25

Sixty drafted men from the Chester
field district. now In training at Camp
Lee, VIII attend the Chesterfield county
fair to be held at the county courthouse
October % end 26. Permission ~es
given yesterday by the camp officials
10 DE- J. r Raxlaad for the men to
attend. They will be-.under command
Of Captain lowell and viii give exhi-
bttion drills
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The State Public Utilities
Commission has suspended until Dec
IS, 1917, all tariffs filed by the rail-
roads in Colorado providing for an ao'
vance Of 10 and Is cents per ton
freight on shipments Of coal within
the state.
An order was issued BY the commits
sion holding that the rates on coai
from Durango to Silverton are reason
able.
An application has been filed with
the commission by the Denver Z Salt
Lake Railroad Company (the Moffat
road) asking that It b allowed to IN
crease its passenger rates from ~
cents to S cents per mile. Up until
July /, 1915, the rates we're S cents
per mile, at which time the rate OF
~ cents, which was fixed by the com.
mission. became effective. The rail-
road claims that the present rate 10
not Q reasonable rate and that 1t re-
suits in large deficit in the passen'
ger service. In order that all persons
or communities interested may have
chance to be heard, q public heai-
ing will be held in the Capitol build
ing at Denver at 10 o'clock a. m. On
Sept. II.
An application has been filed by the
Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad
Company. asking for an increase n
its freight rates. 1t is stated by the
railroad that increased expenses have
resulted in large deficits in income
and that the advances asked are
necessary to enable the company to
continue operations. The commits
sion has set Sept 18th as the date up
on which public hearing will be
held.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
WEEKS NEWS in PARAGRAPHS

Government is prepared to take
over entire 1917 wheat crop II neces-
sary.
Favorable report was made to the
Senate on the bill to empower the
Hawaiian Legislature to extend suf-
frage to women and submit the ques.
tion to voters Of the territory.
Plans for sending the first National
Guard troops to France have been
perfected by the War Department
with the organization Of . division
which will include troops from twenty.
six states and the District Of Colum.
hla.
Labor day OF 1917. Sept. 3. may 20
down into history ss one Of the mo-
mentous days of the nation. Besides
being given over to American labor.
II will. II plans now being fostered in
Washington are realized, be made the
occasion for national holiday In
celebration Of the entrainment OF the
army draft levies.
General
Bisbee people determined to stand
by deportation acts.
Third arrest Is made In New York
exemption board case.
The army dry law closed up 26O
saloons In Kansas City.
More than 5000 men for the British
and Canadian forces have been recruit.
ed in this country by the British re.
cruiting commission.
The known tin deposits in the
United States are few. but Alaska ID
something OF . contributor to the
much needed tin demand
Al Chsutauqua, n. Y. T. p. O'Con'
nor. NJ. p. the Irish Nationalist leader
in an address on the Armenian situa.
tion told Of Germanys responsibility y
for the slaughter OF thousands in Ar.
menia.
Al Globe. Ariz.. little 1%.year-old
Felip VaaQues instantly killed his
mother when he shot her through the
heart with an automatic revolver
thinking that she was burglar At
tempting TO enter the house.
The first three bales Of Ce~~-ta''
new cotton crop to arrive 49,,
York were auctioncd from the steps
OF the cotton exchange for 3700, near
ly so cents n pound. The money was
given to the Red Cross war fund.
Orders were received by Lieut.. w
Brown. in charge Of the navy re
cruiting station OF Denver, to the ct
fec, that local boards do not have the
authority to exempt men for service
In the navy. and that no cnlistmentl
can be made by the navy Of men who
have been selected In the draft.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
COLORADO STATE NEWS

ary, 1912. according to the report Of
J. Knox Burton. commissioner Of H.
nance, made to the City Council.
The officers in charge of the Arkan-
sas Valley fair, Wild West carnival
and Watermelon day have about COM
pleted all arrangements for the annu-
al event At Rocky Ford which attracts
the attention Of everyone in the West.
The threatened strike Of $50 men in
the Harris mine, twenty-five miles
west Of Steamboat Springs, was avert
ed when the company met substantisl-
ly all the demands Of the miners re-
garding the checkweight system and
Increased wages. ...
Dorothy Frost. l9-year.old Denver
stsnographer, who. according to \
story told by the parents to Roy o.
Samson, chief Of the Colorado divi-
sion of the department Of Justice, left
Denver . month ago for Washington
with w. H. Clark, q sergeant in the
Colorado guard, on promise Of Clark
to place her In 4 government position.
has wired for q ticket home. The wire
was sent from Providence, R. l. Fed.
eral officers are looking for Clark. He
left a wife and two children in Den.
YER
Passing away at the age of IS years,
Pueblo lost one of her Oldest inhabi-
tants in the death of Joseph Marino.
who died at q local hospital.
The need of laying in winter sup
ply Of coal by every citizen of Denver
is emphasized by Chairman George T.
Bradley Of the State Public Utilities
Commission.
Acting under instructions of Attor-
ney General Gregory. United States
Marshal Burris revoked all commits
sions to employees Of industrial con-
Germs as United States deputy mar
shals
Two new tent villages, occupied not
by tourists, but by miners and pros
pectors, have sprung up near Fremont
Pass, attracted by the Breckenridge
molly ybdenum boom.
Prof. Albert c. Pearson, composer,
teacher and critic. and member of the
faculty Of the Colorado College school
OF music, died at Colorado Springs aft
er brief illness.
In the compaign to conserve food
products. the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture is laying consider.
able stress on the drying Of various
fruits and vegetables.
The first Pueblo men to enter the
selective draft army will be called for
service Sept. l, according to a tels.
gram received by members Of the ex.
emption board for district No. 2. The
message stated that one-third of the
city's quota must be ready to report
| for duty at that time.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
About the War

American tanker sunk by German
submarine.
Another U.boat destroyed by steam
er's Eunners.
Hotbed Of German propaganda 10
discovered In Mexico.
The American bark Christiane vas
sunk off the Azores by German
submarine. The crew was landed.
A Russo. .Rumanian retirement to the
villages Of Marasechu and Furteni on
the Sereth river 10 reported by Petro-
grad.
Nine hundred and thirty-three Scan.
dinavisn ships have been destroyed by
torpedoes or mines since the begin.
ming Of the war,
Additional japanese naval units
have Joined the allied forces in Euro
pean waters. the japanese naval At
tache At London announced.
German air planes raided the Eng
lish coast Sunday. killing twenty'three
persons, including nine women and six
children. About sixty were injured.
The Austro-German drive In south
srn Moldavia has eclipsed all the
fighting on the other war fronts. The
Russo. .Rumanians seem 10 have lost
their hold.
The American steamer Campana
was sunk by y submarine and five
Americans, including the captain. are
believed to have been taken prisoners
on the diver.
In Flanders the AnsloFrench srs
resting preparatory to another as
sault. The Germans must make new
efforts TO hold the salient east OF
Ypres. say war experts.
The Canadians are holding stub
bornly the trenches at the doorstep Of
Lens. The Germans unsuccessfully At.
tackled near 81. Quentin a sector long
idle. German attacks along the Aisne
also failed. Fighting continues In Gal.
icia, Bukowina and Southern Mol.
dsvia.
Five Americans and fourteen others
were killed when the British steamer
City Of Athens struck mine near
Cape Town. South Africa. Four Of
the Americans lost were missionaries.
Arthur Duckworth, his wife and six
children OF Denver were among the
victims.
Ger,ssn nirplanes which rnided the
southeast coast OF England sunday
had London as their objective. but
British airplancs blocked them. Two
raiders were brought down by Eng.
iish flyers. Berlin admits the loss Of
two machines and Amsterdam reports
that Q German machine was forced 10
land In Dutch territory.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16

the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Paul Hoyt, Pueblo;
secretary-treasurer. A. G. Potts, Den
yer; directors. Samuel 8. Forrest. Den
yer: Thomas J. Dugard. Boulder; e.
msr Lane, Colorado Springs; Fred w.
Innes, Pueblo: W. @. Leroy, Trinidad: !:
William Pond. Fort Collins, and H. c.
1ildes. Denver. The conference adopt.
Cd . card for use In all the unions Of
painters over the state, to be known
~ . state council Identification card.
II also ment on record 70 start an asi.
tation for the removal Of old wall pa
per before walls are repapered. ~ .
sanitary measure, and voted funeral
benefit for its members Of 9126. The
next conference will be held In the city
which the Colorado 8tste Federation
Of Labor chooses a. It's 1918 convsn.
tion city.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
Minor Mention.

The Crowley county fair will be held
Aug. 81.
Fifty men working on the Pueblo
city hall walked out.
Mrs. Julia Quirk, a pioneer Pueb-
loan. died at the age of IS years.
South Side exemption board Of Pueb-
10 will call second list of 100 men.
Several Colorado men obtain Off
GERS commissions at training camps.
Fourteen Pueblo men were given
commissions at officers training
camps.
State labor convention adjourned
after passing resolutions condemnins
constabulary bill.
Team Of fine mules valued At $500,
property Of Henry Hayhurst. killed by
lightning south OF Las Animas.
1t will take $4,000 refrigerator cars
to move the crops Of the western slope
in 1917. according to g. 8. Kelch.
Bears and other wild animals are
becoming numerous on the ranges be-
tween Grand Junction and Montrose.
Not one Of the nine draft districts in
Denver will obtain its quota from the
first call. and second will be made.
Announcement was made OF the call
ing off Of the Pixies peak automobile
races. scheduled to begin on Sept. 8.
The sixty-third annual convention OF
the International typographical Union
opened at Colorado Springs on Mon.
day.
All the alfalfa mills in Bent county
are running full force and are fast
making away with the bumper alfalfa
crops.
1t Is stated that seventy more Colo
RADIO men are to win posts, in addition
to the 800 already commissioned, at
Fort Riley.
Advance OF half dollar per hundred
in wholesale price Of sugar last week
10 expected to be followed quickly by
another smaller raise.
six days in one-all the same
Cheyenne" Is q sentence in the an
nouncement Of the annual rodeo to be
held in Cornish. Aug. IS.
twenty-five thousand Coloradoans
in the greatest patriotic demonstration
ever made in Denver. met the Colo.
RADIO contingent from Fort Riley on its
Homecoming.
Because he tore up an American
flag. Joe Garharici. a Mexican, 10 un
der arrest and has been arrai9ned be
fore United States Commissioner
Gates on charges Of desecrating the
flag at Pueblo.
The city Of Pueblo has saved S173.
6l0.75 since the commission form OF
government went into effect in Janu
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
Souelehed.

A family tree is unquestionably Of
equal value to some persons rs Is real
estate Of more material nature. But
II all depends upon whether or not the
branches OF the tree are clean limbed.
This was the decision reached by the
two men discussing ancestry and he
redlty and such philosophy.
Il had my own family pedigree
traced by genealogical authority lsst
week." said the taller Of the two meg.
Indeed! What did II cost your"
Fifty dollars hush money"
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
COLORADO GRAIN CROPS
SHOW DIG INcREAsE OVER PRO.
pUcTioN IN 1919.
Gain shown for All Crops, Except
Winter Wheat, and states De-
crease 10 Small.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado has Jumped right
Sp in the front rank with increases In
crops, according to the official report
Of the United statss Bureau Of Crop
Estimates In Washington. The state
shows an increase In all except win
ter wheat. and here the decrease IL e.
timated At only 330.0o0 bushels. There
10 big increase in potatoes. and su
gar beets show better than for ten
years. The statement, which 10 for
August, follows:
Corn-s.s80.ONo bushels; production
last year December estimate). 1902.
900 bushels.
Winter Wheat-7,73o.0o0 bushels:
production last year December ssti'
mattel. 10000 bushels.
Spring Wheat-5.s50.00 900 bushels
production last year December esti
mattel. 4.lS6.000 bushels.
Oats-1l .0S0. 900 bushels; production
last year December estimate). $50,
900 bushels.
Barley-6.s50.00 bushels: produc
uVu ieSt year NbcCcWucI enSuek0l
$4,000 bushels.
Pot2toes-8. .060. 900 bushels; produc
tion last year December estimate). 6.
900. 900 bushels.
All Hay-3.4l0.00O tons; production
last year December estimate), 2.411.
900 tons.
Apples agricultural crop)-1.33s,
900 barrels Of three bushels: produc
tion last year December estimate)
736.00O barrels.
Sugar Beets-Aus. 1 condition 81
compared with the ten.year average OF
30.
Prices-The first price given below
IL the average on Aug. 1 this year. and
the second the average on Aug. / last
year.
Wheat. 11s and 81 cents per bushel
Corn. 18O and Is. Oats, Ss and IS. Po
tatoes. 234 and 40. Hay, e13 and $3.50
Per ton. Eggs, 80 and % cents per
dosen.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
Western

Condition OF former President Taft
10 improved.
Plot to corner canned tomatoes 10
uncovered 10 claim.
Alfalfa 10 already selling at &23 to
SIS In Kansas City.
Terrific rain storm floods business
section Of Bisbee doing much damage.
No disorder occurred when strikers
deported 400 strike breakers from
Kansas City.
Iowans will not be held up by coal
dealers and operators this winter.
This was the statement OF Governor
Harding.
Members Of the Industrial Workers
OF the World will not be given EN-
rloyment At mines operated by the
three big Arizona operators In the
Globe Miami district was the positive
announcement made to Judge John
Mcbride. representative of the Depart,
ment OF Labor. by tho big mines In
the district.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
To Weed Out Exemption cIsIms.

The United States government, Il 10
announced. will take appeals from the
decisions OF local exemption boards In
cases where It thinks the board has
released . man from draft who has
not shown su'ficicn, proof. The mat.
ter then will be adjusted by tho State
Appeals Exemption Boards. To take
cure OF such cases. Provost Marshal
John Evans has designated an Attor.
ney In each Colorado county and dis
trIct to represent the government.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16

Nineteen fishermen were drowned
when boats overturned in storm at
Cape Cod, Mass.
Bill TO provide insurance for Ameri.
can fighting men introduced in Con.
gress.
John Bernard Manning, the aged
millionaire who Tilted Honora May
O'Brien. So years younger than be.
won't have to pay that record sum
for damages, after all. A decision
cutting the verdict Of 1115.o0O down
to el25.oO0 on the ground that 1t waa
grossly excessive" was handed down
by Supreme Court Justice Cropsey In
Brooklyn.
The price Of coal to Illinois con.
sumers will be fixed for the next year
BY Chief Justice o. N. Carter. of the
Supreme Court Of Illinois. who was
named by Governor Louden to be di.
rector Of coal and whose services the
Illinois coal operators agreed to ~.
cept after q four hours conference
with the governor.
Foreign
Barnes succeeds Henderson in Brit.
ish war cabinet.
England will not issue passports for
the Stockholm Socialist convention.
Sim Feiners won another parlia.
mentsry bye election when they cap.
tured the seat from Kilkenny.
Reports that Vice Admiral Sir
David Beattie may soon become first
sea lord persisted In London.
Jose Ynex salaxar. former chief OF
staff to Francisco villa, WAS shot and
killed At the Nogales ranch. a short
distance from Ascencion.
The conference Of the British Labor
party held At Westminster voted 10
send delegates to the Stockholm con.
sultAtive conference by l.o%e.00o to
$50. 1000.
Two French aviators dropped
bombs on Frankfort on the Main. one
Of the most important cities OF tbs
German empire. having = population
OF more than 100000.
An explosion and fire In . biz
chemical works In East London
wrecked the building and killed or In
jured scores OF workers. Thirteen bod
les OF women were rescued from the
ruins.
Arthur Henderson. the Labor mem
Der OF the British War Council. who
addressed the British labo~ conference
and advised sending OF British dele.
gates TO the Stockholm consultative
congress OF Socialists. has rendered
his resignation and Premier Lloyd
George has accepted II.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
kilauea's Lava Lake.

Early reports indicate that the
alarms OF war will not prevent many
Americans from visiting their new
national park In Hawaii. Three cele-
brated volcanoes, Kilauea, Mauna
Loa and Haleakala are In the new
reservation. The lava lake at
kilauea, a spectacle which has drawn
thousands Of visitors in past years
from every part Of the world. will
be. II Is predicted, unusually spectacu-
lar this season because Of the recent
Increased volcanic activity in the re-
gion.