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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
STATE VOLUNTEERS
READY FOR SERVICE
Twenty -ninc Companies Have Been
Organizcd--IL pcctor- General
Stern VIII Make Tour
of Cities.

Twenty-nine companies of the VIZ
ginia state volunteers have already
been organized in twenty cities and
towns, according to report made yes
terday by Lieutenant Colonel 10 Lane
stern, inspector general To date
only one company has been mustered
into the state service, but Colonel
Stern is now planning tour Of the
western section Of Virginia for the
purpose Of inspecting the companies
scattered through that part Of the
The virginia state volunteers is
destined to take the place of the ma
tional guard. now in the federal ser
vice. and the companies Will be avail
able for duty In any part Of the state.
The companies Will he uniformed and
armed. and will be arranged In regu-
lar regimental formation. The COM
panies and their commanders follow /:
Abingdon, Captain Robert A. Camp
hell. COMMANDING; Bristol, Captain
Frank Taylor Buena Vista. Captain
l.. l. Johnson Cam bria Montgomery
county, Captain John l.. King; Char
lottesviue. Captain f. Bradbury;
Cumberland, Captain John n. Booker;
Galax. Giles county. Captain Gordon
c. Felts: Greenwood. Captain Harry
Allen. Hopewen, Captain Wallace
Eek; Hot Springs Captain W 6
T{laclSwell; fsynehhurg, Captain Rozell
n. Yoder. Lynchburg, Captain J. r.
Younger; Middleton, Captain W. r.
! Ca4man: Martinsvtffe. Captain 8, q
| white, Jr. Montyale, Captain r II
Newman: Norton. Captain S. y
! Bart)e; Petersburg, Captain Robert
( Gillian ,Tr.: Portsmouth. captain
( Cary r. Warren; Radford, Captain
= A Rodgers. Bedford Captain L
} : Murrill. Richmond. Captain II
I Carl Boschen: Richmond. Captain
! Clovd Kent Roanoke. Captain ]. {
/ Coover Roanoke, Captain Harry J..
Francis, Roanoke. Captain Rober'
j Frank Taylor: Roanoke. Captain. VII
/ liam Mounfleid; stanton, Captain
/ Cornelius W Lambert, and Victoria
( Captain r II Skillman, The com
/ usny recently formed at Ashland has
been officially recognized for service
and, therefore, is not Included
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
proh,bitlon Women to Meet.

The Woman's Prohibition league
will hold It's regular quarterly meeting
at. it's headquarters. Mt IL 8 Nnrth Filth
street. beginning at 1880 this morn
ing. After luncheon at noon the club
will go into the business session for
the rest OF the afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

And as you see.- II does pay to be an
optimst during those days OF major
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and dollar grab
hing even though the burden weighs
too heavily and you are thrown with
the dafodiis without a care In this
world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

tinction when their turn comes, To
Rlchmonders they win always be The
Blues" all true blue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Sh-sh, gather in. ladies All the
gossip in the world Sunday. See this
old echo OF liberty from day 10 day
tor further details
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
parson Dode. lis Notions.

EFF dis heayh wah keep on an de
prices keep hoppin' outner sight, /
knows one niger wot Is gwine { be
fo'ced to eat chicken" remarked Par
son Dade. as he poked HIS shiny knob
into the pitch of night and noted, with
a smile, that the moon was not out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

And now II seems that they are
feeding General Kornilofr c ol lar d
green's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Chorus.
"Sams sons-sam's sons sons,
The French and British SAY.
Here comes the boys from Plymouth
Rock
The free sons of U. s. A..
I'VE have the Red Cross for our bride,
She's as true as any steel,
No false Delilah at our side
To put us under heel
So Uncle Sam and Sans sons's sons
Wiil show q thing or two,
When Prussia undertakes 10 rule
The Red, the White and the Blue. -
Charles Astin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Now since II IL all over and we
aFH- way down hers by ourselves. teii
us honestly do you think IL is toe
early to take EN- off?
r. ~ L. II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

Rut Consider the Wartime Optinist
But for the sunny opttmist
Each DAYS a joyous round;
The gas and water bills are missed
BECAUSE his mind amt sound
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

No. Gladys. they never fill the
English tanks with rummies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

We see ny the Montreal Gazette that
Arthur Egg was recently welded TO
Miss Fiffle Hogg.
sans Sons son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

We are the sons Of Uncle sam,
And Sam 8 sons sons are We.
So with the kaiser's own jawbone
Wen set the whole world free.
Never again shall mortal man
Rule with throne and crown,
For we intend with outstretehed hand
To pull all scepters down,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

sports.
Let's offer prayers
For Robert Rye.
He always wears
A bright red tie.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
And Just one plea
For Jason Sprookett
Who totes comb -o.
In his vest pocket
Macon Telegraph.
But heave brick
At william Wirts,
Who always wears
The ioudest shirts.
l. Birmingham Age Herald
Tssss n awat
/. Al Henry Crews;
He wears those
Triple coiored shoes.
| Savannah Press.
There's Willy Nilly--
! Break his Stats;
He runs around
I In soiled white spats
! -Commercial Appeal
nj Doolittio-
/ A plain bum
! Chews and chaws
/ Chewing gum
AS Parson Dade confidentially con
/ fided to us. the wrong in gambling lie
/ in the fact that a fellow can't get in
sured against losses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12
The pcSsiTnist

Life hardly pays the pessimist
To live or Ger begin It.
He overlooks the. sunshine and
Sees but the gashills IN II
Florida Times-T Union
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-12

AS Parson Dade confidentially con
fided to us. the wrong in gambling Hes
in the fact that fellow can't get in
sured against losses.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
WEsTER

The quota Of 800 men, asked by the
Navy Department from Utah, has
been enlisted.
Sixty-seven bodies have been taken
from the Victor mine at Hastings.
Colo, where 100 miners lost their
lives April 27th, by an explosion.
E. Jacob Crull Of Roundup, Mon
tana, who was defeated for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
his district by Jeanette Rankin at the
1916 primary. died at Elkhart. Ind, as
the result of taking poison.
How the French army, although i'm
properly armed and ammunitioned,
met the Germans on the Marne and
whipped them in 1914, was told brief
ly by Marshal Joffre Of France in his
second speech in America before fif-
teen thousand shouting men, women
and children in Chicago.
James Ray Gibson, a travelling sales
man. of Tucson, Ariz., was killed on
the Apache Trail near Roosevelt
Star Daley, alias Ashmore and said to
be a deserter from the army, was ar.
rested at Mesa on complaint of Mrs.
Gibson who told the officers that
Daley had killed her husband and then
attacked her. Daley was taken to
Phoenix and lodged in jail, and later
taken by a mob Of fifty and hanged.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
SPORT.

Robert Wilder, James Swanney and
John Townsend won the medals in the
second annual Y. NJ. c. A. water car
nival in the association pool at Pu-
eblo, Colo,
Arthur Redfern, 80 years old, at one
time the most famous jockey in Amer
lea. was critically injured in an auto
mobile in New York when his car
overturned.
One hundred and fifty holes in one
day of continuous golf is the mark set
for himself by William Gotelli. rated
as the second best golfer in the Port
land, Oregon, Golf Club.
Wrestling may be a conference
sport in The Rocky Mountain section
next year. Granville johnson, gym.
nasium athletic instructor. at the
University of Denver, is working to
this end.
Final details for the automobile So
ciability tour of the Colorado Springs
Chamber of Commerce we're COM
pleted and the party started on its
journey over the Albert Pike highway
to Tulsa, Okla, on Tuesday. May 8.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
GEN e RAJ,

Recent excavations in Mexico City
in Reloj and Maria Teresa streets
have uncovered fifty-five splendid ex-
amples of Aztec tile work.
Diplomatic dispatches received at
Washington state that, as a result Of
the Russian revolution. Democrats Of
Persia have started an agitation for
establishment Of a republic in that
country.
A verdict of murder was returned
at Coleman, Tex, by the Jury in the
case of Harry J. SPANIEL, charged
with the killing of Lieutenant Colonel
M. c. Butler, and punishment was
fixed at five years Imprisonment.
War has brought upon Hawaii what
is pronounced by federal. territorial
and business authorities to be seri-
GUS situation as regards the food sup
ply.
The Rev. Henry Lyman Morehouss.
aged SO, for many years corresponding
secretary for the American Baptist
Home Mission Society. died in New
York.
Jews in Palestine are threatened
with massacre, according to a cable
gram received by Adolph Kraus, Of
Chicago. international president Of the
Order Of B.nai Birth.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS At
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
eAYINGs, D DoIN G 3, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union news Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

China and Haiti declared to be on
verge of entering war.
Efforts Of Kaiser's men to recap
ture Craonne repulsed.
French gun fire destroys German
position at Winterburg.
Rome reports defeat of Austrian de-
tachments on Carso front.
Artillery fighting reported from
eastern front in vicinity of Kovel.
Vienna declares Russian attack in
Carpathian mountains was repulsed.
New German division, drawn from
other war zones. appear. on western
front.
Berlin claims that virtually all ef-
forts of allies to gain ground on west
ern front have failed.
East of Bullecourt British over
come desperate counter attacks Of foe,
but make no progress.
French drive back Germans in ef-
forts to reach fortress of Laon. Ad-
vance stretches over four-mile front.
It was reported at Amsterdam that
the Germans are preparing to evacu-
ate st. Quentin on the Arras-Aisne
front.
German resistance everywhere null
tiplied. Total Of $500 prisoners taken
by allies in Friday and Saturdays
fighting.
French and British consolidate new
eighteen-mile front. In assaults against
this new line Sunday Germans lost
e.100 prisoners.
British drive lines farther forward
In Mesopotamia, while Turks force
Russians to evacuate Mush, an impor.
tant city in Turkish Armenia.
Germans begin offensive in effort
to recapture territory lost to French
in recent drive. Efforts prove futile.
They lose many in dead and captured.
A compilation from British, French
and German official communiques
shows that TIT aeroplanes were shot
down on the western front during
April. The Germans lost 369: the
French and Belgians 201, and the Brit
ish lat.
In the first two months of unre-
stricted submarine warfare more than
100000 tons of shipping was sunk
by the Germans, DR.. Karl Helfferich.
German secretary of the interior, told
the Reichstag main committee at Am
sterdam.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
WASHINGTON.

Submarine problem solved declares
naval board
Enforcement Of the draft up to the
people of the nation.
Members Of British commission re.
ceived in House of Representatives.
Four more Of the seized German
ships will be ready for sea during the
present month.
Gigantic American loan will be
greatly oversubscribed II present rate
Of subscriptions keeps up.
Definite plans have been completed
for sending United States army base
hospitals to the fighting front in
France.
Enlisted men of the National guard
who are to attend officers training
camps will not be ordered to camp be-
fore May 20.
Prevailing retail prices of anthra-
cite coal are unwarranted and the
supply for next season II adequate. the
Federal Trade Commission stated in
. preliminary report.
Second loan made to Great Britain.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Wrecked Mine Gives Up Victims


Hastfngs.-Six more bodies were
broughs from the Hastings mine Of
the Victor-American Fuel Company
here May 4th. One hundred and twen-
ty men lost their lives in an explosion
in the mine Friday. April 9th. The
bodies recovered bring the total SO
far brought from the mine to g..
The bodies brought out Friday have
all been identified save one. Among
the bodies recovered was that of
George F. Brown, a coal miner. who
was found on his knees with his coat
over his head, indicating that he may
have lived for some little time after
the explosion and had thrown his coat
over his face to keep out the deadly
fumes Of the afterdamp. The rescue
crews have reported several instances
OF this kind. A Slavish coal miner
was found sitting erect with his back
against the side Of the working place
in the most peaceful attitude possi-
BILE, as II he had quietly sat down and
waited for death or had been sitting
down when he was overtaken by
death.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Pueblo Carpenter. Get Raise.

Pueblo.-Two hundred Pueblo car.
penters who have been on strike since
May 1, returned to work following .
settlement of their grievances with
the master builders. The men, who
were striking for advance in wages.
accepted a compromise agreement
which practically grants their de-
mands. The men were striking for
IN cents per hour raise. Under the
terms of the settlement they will re-
ceive cents Immediately and on
June Is, ~ cents additional.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
EnIistments Reduce Fraternitie.

Boulder.-About twenty-five frater-
nifty men and almost as many nom
fraternity men from the University of
Colorado have received appointments
in the officers reserve corps. Forty
men from the institution left the uni
versity for Denver en- route to the re-
serve training camp at Fort Riley,
Kan. Fraternities of the school will
be partially depopulated, for as many
as six men are enlisting from certain
of the fraternities.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
BIG ORE STEALING PLOT
MINE LESSEE HELD IN HIGH.
GRADING CASES.
James Wilson, Of Cripple Creek Firm,
10 Ninth Man to Be Arrested In
RamifIed Plot.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-James Wilson, wealthy
mining lessee. of the firm Of Stark
weather & Wilson. was arrested at
Cripple Creek by United States Mar
shal Samuel ]. Burris as member of
the high-grading gang which, it is al
legged, has been robb;ng mines in that
district of gold ore amounting to
$1,000. 900.
The apprehension of Wilson makes
the ninth arrest, in widely separated
localities, of persons suspected Of com.
plfcity in the big ore-ste aling plot.
Wilson and Frank Cochran, Cripple
Creek assayer. in whose office $1,000
of ore plunder was found in raid by
the sheriff of Teller county, were
brought to Denver and lodged in the
federal ward of the county Jail.
OF the nine men now in custody.
five arrested in Cheyenne have been
released on bond. The others have
been unable to furnish the 100000
bond demanded by federal officials
and are being held in jail.
Tony Cuaz, the ninth member under
arrest, is being held in San Francisco
for government officials from Chey-
enne. He was taken in custody as he
was attempting to dispose Of $4,000
worth of gold bullion at the San Fran
cisco mint.
Other arrests are expected to be
made in Denver, Cripple Creek and
Cheyenne, the principal points through
whicn the band operated.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Colorado Boy Killed In France.

Denver.-The first Denver boy to be
killed in the European war, j. v. Fitz
G. Prestidge, was second lieutenant
in one Of the companies of the Eng
lish army. His father received a
cablegram from the English war Of
flee announcing that the boy died of
wounds May 2. He was injured three
or four days previous. He had served
from the beginning Of the war and
had been injured three times.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
FOREIGN.

Eighteen survivors Of the Vacuum
arrived at Liverpool.
Japan may send a war commission
to the United States.
Deaths from measles reached eighty.
eight a week in London this spring.
Russian duma summoned in special
session because of seriousness of situ.
alton.
The amount of the first loans to
France and Italy. Secretary McAdoo
announced, will be $100.000.000 each.
Wages OF women and girls en-
ployed in munitions work in England
will be raised by from 10 to Is per
cent.
1t is officially announced that 1,000.-
900 city children will be placed on
German farms this summer by the
government.
Since the beginning OF the war
Italy has sent 16,399,325 pounds OF
bread through Switzerland to Italian
prisoners of war in Austria.
The Alaska Legislature has ad-
journed Appropriations of nearly
$1,500,000 were passed by the session,
including 100000 for war defenses.
The national service bill. which is
now before the Senate, provides for
census of all males resident in
France between the ages of 16 and
60, regardless of nationality.
The Mexican law of 1862 revoking
individual guarantees. which is equiv
alent to martial law. was officially
rescinded after being in force since
last August.
All prisoners captured by govern
ment troops during the fight with Jose
Ynez Salazar's Villa command near
the San Juan mines were executed
near the scene Of the battle.
1t has been definitely announced.
says dispatch from Stockholm, that
American socialists would be repre-
sented at the international congress
Of socialists in the Swedish capital
May 15.
The Council of Workmen's and Sol
diers' delegates at Petrograd have &C.
cepted the governments explanation
of Its May Day note by vote of "a
to 10 and has decided that the incl
dent is closed.
Talaat Pasha, who arrived at Vienna
from German headquarters, in an in
terview states that Turkey has COM
municated to President Wilson full
conditions which the Turkish govern
ment will accept peace.
Mexican government troops tramped
through the dust-blown streets at
Juarez in celebration Of the fifty.
fifth anniversary OF the battle of
Puebla, fought against the French in.
vading forces on May 5, 1862.
Grave rioting has occurred in Mainz.
Germany, according to a report re-
ceived at Amsterdam by the Tele-
graaf. Sixteen hundred people took
part in demonstration because OF
the scarcity of food and number of
shops were looted. Troops fired on
the demonstration, the report added,
and eight persons were killed.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Homesteaders Held as Raiders

Fort Morgan.-H. B. Taylor and six
other homesteaders were bound over
to the District Court here to answer
to the charge Of having dispersed a
herd of cattle belonging to Rufus Ster.
ling in the effort to run large owners
off the Wild Cat range. Twelve 9th.
ers were released. A few days ago
$50 cattle belonging to Sterling were
driven from his range by party of
men, armed with revolvers and rifles.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
loveIand to Pave Streets

Loveland.-The Chamber of Com
merce has taken up the plan to pave
about twelve blocks of downtown
streets, which, II 1t goes through, will
give L.yvelrcc the largest paved area
Of any city of northern Colorado.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Springs Blaze Destroys Grain

Colorado Springs.-Fire partly de-
stroyed the warehouses of the Seldom
ridge Grain Company. The loss In
flour, wheat, corn and hay was esti-
mated at $4,000. The cause of the
fire has not been determined.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
oratory Rendered DIfHcuIt.

"What you ought to do is to deliver
one Of those old-fashioned ringing
speeches"
"No," answered Senator Sorghum,
''times have changed. A man can't
get up and make speech now with
out creating a suspicion that maybe
he's going to fllibuster."
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
Strawberry Day June 1s.

Glenwood Springs.-June 16 is the
date designated for the annual straw
berry festival and carnival,
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10

The man who would always tell the
truth dare not tell everything that is
told him for the truth.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No foolishness! LIT your eorns.
and eaIIuses of with fnoer-
It's like maoiel


Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind OF corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers II you
apply upon the corn a few drops Of
freezone, says Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get small
bottle Of freezone at any drug store.
which will positively rid ones feet Of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
It IL applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying It or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. II your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10

When wisdom cries in the streets the
police run 1t in.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10

Not the Right Kind.
II have an option on some town
lots"
II hope it isn't local option"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
NOW IN GOOD HEALTH.

Mrs. Alice Burch, 6l5 q. Third st..
Roswell. N. Mex. says: my back
began to pain me terribly and got
80 weak could hardly get around.
Before long had to take to my
bed. My appetite left me. got
thin and weak and I suffered aw-
fully from kidney weakness. My
body swelled and sacs Of water
hung beneath my eyes. Five months
was in bed. helpless. Everything
failed until used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They put me on my feet .
we'll woman and today am enjoy
ing fine health. Doan's are q God
send"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
cUTIcuRA STOPS ITCHING
Instantly In Most cases-WrIte for Z
Free Sample.

Cuticura is wonderfully effective.
The Soap to cleanse and purity, the
Ointment to soothe and heal all forms
Of itching, burning skin and scalp af-
fections. Besides these super-creamy
emollients If used daily prevent little
skin troubles becoming serious.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10
FOUND poAn's EFFECTIVE.

Gustave A. Risch. Eighth Ava.
Ouray, Colo, says: II suffered ter
ribly from Inflammation Of the
bladder and kidney trouble. The
ing In passage. Several times had
such bad spells, thought would
die. My back ached all the time
and was 30 weak and lame I could
hardly stralghten after STOPPING. !
got no relief until used Doan's
Kidney Pills. They corrected all
the ailments and made me feel IKE
a different man. have used DoAn's I
Kidney Pills occasionally since and
have always had the best Of re-
suits"
Cheyenne record., 1917-05-10

May 17-20-Convention Colorado Sum
day. School Association at Colorado
Springs.
June 16.-Annual Strawberry Festival
and Carnival at Glenwood Sprtngs.
June 21-22-Christian Endeavor Lon
vention at Salida.
Aug. National Convention of Afri-
can Race at Denver.
Sept. 17-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
,eblo.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Of him. got his bedtick. carried II out
to a big stack Of clean straw. and took
all the straw he wanted to make his mat
tress. 1t looked queer to see them going
on with their beds under their arms.
'You ask whether II was straw or hay
that we had? Bless you. It was nothing,
and II had rained for days before we were
chucked into camp. Our tent had no
floor but the sod. and the water stood %
deep on that that we had to bail Il out
with pals. It turned to mud under our
feet.
These men are surely well provided
for, and they soon will be leading the life
OF regular soldiers
There are lots OF things they will
miss. but they have it 80 far over US old
fellows that you may well call them so
ciety soldiers