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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
DENIES MILITARY
POWER OF THE FRENCH
SERIOUSLY WEAKENED
Nearly Three Million Men Now In
Immediate Zone Of West
Front Fighting.
WONDERFUL RECORD OF
PROMPT WAR PREPARATIONS
France Not Weakening. But Is Able
TO Maintain Her Forces For Long
Period of T1me-Casualtics Arc
Icssencd.
~ ID. NJ. EDWARDS.

Washington. Aug. <-Prance. the
nation that suffered the brunt Of the
war at the beginning. has three mil
lion men in the battle 3one today. This
lis one million more than rushed tc
the colors when the Teuton machine
surged on towards Belgium.
She can maintain this number ~f
fectively for several years to come
France. although unprepared and In
the midst OF war. SO co-ordinated heI
Industries that now her production Of
munitions Ia almost tnexhauhtible even
by the present employment OF un-
heard Of quantities.
While doing this for herself. the re-
u,arkable nation has completely re-
equipped and rearmed tho Belgian.
Serbian and Crock armies.
| Complete exposition OF this wonder
full work of France was given to Soc
Rotary Of war Baker by MIR. Andre
Tardieu. high commissioner of the
French republic. and made public to-
day.
A Remarkable letter.
n. Tsrdieu's letter to Secretary
Baker reads:
July 80. 1917.
| x brought to your knowledge in a
recent talk the surprise felt in read
ing 40 often in American newspapers
some utterly inaccurate information
regarding the military conditions pre-
vailing in Europe and especially IN
the French army. In connection with
"ur conversation I believe Il would Be
of interest to present to you some
figures which. better than any COM
ments. will expose to you the reality.
These figures will show you France
AZ she really 10. vigorous and powerful
despite three years Of suffering with
out precedent In history.
The strength In men. nov present
IN the zone Of the armies alone. shows
the maximum figure reached dur'ng
the war This ngure which amounts
to little less than three millions
Of men exceeds by ovsr . million the
number of men actually in tho zone
At the beginning ana one must add
to that flRure the men In the sors Of
the interior and in the colonies.
Caa Keep - q Long Ttme.
I'VE ara certain with the resources
Of our metropolitan and colonial de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
JUNKER CLASS ARE
FURIOUS OVER ACTION
Americas Preparations For
Vigorous War and Failure
of U-Boats to Unhorse Eng
land Having De pressing Eff
feet
BY @. r. BERTELLI.
STAFF Correspondent in France OF the
International News Serytre.

New York. aug. 4.-By far the
most momentous event of the war in
the political field is now developing
in Germany. According to adviccs
reaching Paris. not since August,
1914. has anything so pregnant with
consequences occurred rs the sum
moning by the kaiser OF the crown
council in Berlin and the issuance of
the imperial rescrlpt granting equal
suffrage to the people of Prussia.
The first step toward peace has
been taken. The kaiser Is sub
hitting to the inevitable. With
the consent OF his heir, tho CROWN
prince. he is throwing overheard
the semi n bsoIutism of the Ho-
hcnxoilcrns. and Is making II pos
siblc for Germany co get into line
with the dcnpcracics OF the
world. And in so doing nc Is Mt
tho same time making IL possible
for the worlds dcmocracics to
make peace with Germany with
no hidden fear OF future agrees
sion. and with n complete rid
dance of the haunting sccptre OF
heavy armamcnts.
4 Significant Move.
No one unacouain,ec with the po-
litical history OF Germany during the
past generation can properly realize
the enormous significance of the Kali
ser rescript. His own sacrifice OF
personal power and the sacrifices he
Is making in perpetuity for the house
of Hohenzollern completely overshad-
ow the loss OF prestige which the ex-
pected Introduction OF responsible
government in Germany entails upon
the tunker class Prom time inme
mortal the landed propr.etors OF
ha ppInVaA "a and
welded domination over the peo-
Pile such as ceased to obtain in other
big European countries centuries ago
In recent years the token OF their su.
iperinfity over the masses has ~becr
the special franchise privilege. which
they have held onto despite the Bit
terest opposition ever since the rise OF
the social democratic party in the
empire.
Junkcrism's Dethronement.
! Now at the same time as he himself
plans to take his place on the lower
Z fevef of other constitutional mon
arches. the kaiser Is deprivtng his
/ iunker supporters OF their. most
+ cherished possession. Hundreds o.
thousands OF the haughtiest land
| maRnates In Europe are henceforth
| to WELD no more political power al
the polls than the Iowliest swine
. herder.
| Information that has come
through to Paris from Germany
shows that the fury of the junkers
surpasses all bounds.
] As enlightened Paris!ans gee
| things, what has happened is that the
| last citadel OF feudalism in Europe
/ Is down and Germany is setting her
/ house In order in view OF an early
( EVary oua arreaS that ia 2
step towards peace.
{ Wilson Showed the Way.
II was not until President Wilssxc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
Norfolk Dry Leader Refutes
Candidates Denial That DR..
Cannon Was Abused
QUOTES LETTER SHOWING
GROUND FOR CHARGES
Former Supporter of Attorney
General Refuses to Be Di-
verted From Main Conten-
ton by Quibbling Over Def
milton

Norfolk. Va. August 4.-Mr. J. w.
Hough, of this city, today addressed
another open letter to Honorable
John Garland Pollard reiterating and
emphasizing every statement made In
his former letter Withdrawing his
support OF Mr.. Pollard.
The letter of Mr.. Hough today was
I'm reply to one from Mr.. Pollard
printed here this morning, but which
Mr. Hough Ne-d not received. 1t Is
as follows:
Norfolk. Va, August 4. 1917.
Honorable John Garland Pollard.
Richmond. Va.
Dear Sir:
In answer to your letter published
In this mornings Virgtnian Pilot
which letter 1 have not yet received
and in which publication the men
toned accompanying statement OF
Senator Mathews did not appear.
simply wish to say that from tbs
statement of the gentlemen VIII
signed, or authorized their names fu
he used, tc the effect that you did
not abuse DR.. Cannon on the occasion
mentioned, that 1t seems to be mat
ter of opinion as to the definition OF
abuse You and your supporters seer
TO prefer the word attack" There
is no question to my mind, as to the
fact that DR.. Cannon was abused al
the meeting and that you took part in
the attack" II you prefer that word
| quote from your letter of April 25,
1916, in answer to my letter of April
20.
Yours of April 90 received. 1t
is not my desire that any of my
friends should make an attack on
DIR. Cannon. I am frank to con-
fess that I do not understand
I some of his acts, but am not In
sympathy with the wholesale
abuse which has been heaped
upon him. and think much of 1t
grows out of the fact that he has
fought SO faithfully and eff
fectually against a great public
evil. II is not necessary for me
to discuss those of his acts which
have SO puzzled me-
| The machine forces, are con-
! sisten.,y and persistently circu- ,
| iating throughout the state the
| report that DR.. Cannon will sup
! port Mr.. Ellyson and he. by his
| silence. by his Affiliations. and by
his public utterances compliment
! ing Mr.. Ellyson, and his failure
to make any public recognition OF
| nv more earnest efforts TO state
wide prohibition. has given color
| to tie report
l am concerned that the rank
/ and file OF the temperance peo-
pie, especially those that are sup
porting me. should not be dis
couraged by the persistent and
| uncontradicted statement that DR..
Cannon is in league with the ma
chine forces. who are charged
with controlling not only the wet
vote but also the dry vote. Such
a combination Is naturally looked
! upon with suspicion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
RAND OF TWENTY TAKEN:
ONE MAN is KILLED

HoldenvilIe. Okla, Aug. 4.-Wal-
lace Cargille. member or the dratt
registers, was killed late this after
noon bv posse headed by Sheriff
Graft. of Seminole county. In a fight
with a band of rioters. Fifty shots
were exchanged. The band OF
twenty rebels was captured.
None of the posse was injured. me
fight took place in Hughes county, on
Rocky Ford creek. seven miles north
east of Saskawa
Today's bag of rebels was sixty-fve
members. Joe Boggs was caught
trying to break through the posse >
line with one thousand rounds of am
munition on him for anti-drafs
friends
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
AID SENT TO TOWN
OF KENOWA, OKLAHOMA

Ada. Okla. Aug. "A mob Of
three hundred persons who were
members of the horde gathered in
the Pontotoc hills OF this section to
resist draft is marching on the town
OF Konawa near here with the avow-
ed intention OF burning the place. ac-
cording to word received hera to-
night. special train on the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas road was
made up here carrying posse who
will attempt to intercept the band
before it reaches its destination.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
COURT MARTIAL AND
FIRING SQUAD FOR TREASON

Washington. August 4.-The short
shrift of court-martial and the firing
squad will. be the lot Of those. who
persist In resistance to the draft.
The iron hand Of the full military
power of the nation in ready, The
opportunity is now presented TO those
who do not want to serve to appear
in an orderly manner before their
government with their excuses.
Should they fail to do so they arc
automatically enrolled as soldiers. II
they then fail to appear for duty they
are deserters. The punishment for
deserters in war time Il death. And
the full military power Of the nation
will be employed II necessary TO Inn
pose the penalty.
! General Crowder. the provost msr-
shal-gensral. outlined this procednr9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
MANY tNTOhBtO
MINERS RESCUED

sseaisvfile. KY Ang. 4---Of the
1n0 naep sntombed by nm expiosf0n
soaav In . mine OF the West Ken
saey Gsai eo@sany more than 100
Asa Dsea breaHhs out alive toniKht.
Tea m~n are reported dead and
snnat n dozen seriously Injured.
Efforts are being made TO rescue
the remaining men buried behind
q great wall of debria.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
sixty-hve Bagged, Two Killed
and Several Wounded in
Skirmishes
IGNORANT DECEIVED
BY SHREWD AGITATORS
Court-martial and Capital Pun
ishment Eventual Fate OF
Those Who Wilfully Resist
Law in Time of War

Rock Springs Crossing. Okla. Aug.
4-(By courier to Saskawa).-T
gigantic man hunt by more than 1000
possemen for as many draft resist
ers who, for two days have terror
tied four Oklahoma counties. had re-
solved itself late today into slow
search for individual members OF the
bands of insurrectionists. who. after
burning bridges and twice attacking
small posses. have scattered into the
hills and black jack" districts OK
East Central Oklahoma.
The first move of half dozen
posses to orr lie and give battle in
force to the mobs of !. w. w. work
ing class union and Jones family"
members appears to have broken the
backbone OF the movement 20 start
a rebellion against the nation within
the confines of this state.
Tried to Poison pursuerS.
In addition to the oanger of treach-
erous shots from ambush. however.
an additional danger thrust itself on
pursuers of the tenant farmers, In
dams and negroes who are defytng
the government when 1t became
known that wives of the fugitives
had been instructed to put poison in
the food of any pursuers who came
to their cabins. Only prearranged
signals from fugitives in the neigh
borhood of these hill cabins will pre-
want Sfhe womsn from killing any
posse mem ers who seek food at their
doors.
When the plan OF campaign had
been outlined detachments of the
posses scattered according to plans
! over the hills and in gully. guns
! cooked. vigilant for the least stir IN
the brush with which the hills OF tnF
section are covered. Following ths
battle between posse led by Sherin
| Bob Duncan. of Ada. and a group OF
| sixtv-fve draft registers. who had
gathered near Rock Springs Crossing
to cook a meal for the terrorists near
! Saskawa. they appeared TO have scat
tered singiy and in pairs through me
T. hits. II ii balisved that tHssr or
/ gariization. at least in this territory.
, has been broken up, Ten prisoners
were taken from this mob and the
remainder escaped. Thirty shots
were fred by another posse near
Stonewal in northern Pontotoc coun-
ty. at a second group of registers.
| None was hurt on either side and the
| terrorists escaped to a man. Two
men, Gabe Benfield and ]. B. NC
Neatly. were placed in Jail at sas-
kawa today.
OUTLAWS ATTEMPT TO
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-05
ATTEMPT TO
BURN TOWN OLE KONAWA

Oklahoma City. Okla. Aug. -
One man was shot and several wound
ed in a skirmish resembling pitch
ed battle at Konawa late tonight De
tween a mob of three hundred men
who are seeking to burn the town
and posses which endeavored to m
tercept them before they arrived IN
the town. according to word received
here at 10 o'clock.
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~ fighting tho nations battle
at home. Arc you doing
YOUR share by Joining the
great force for aid?
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31

Anregsration propagandists Bridgeport vicinity
are under the surveillance of agents the department
hce according to authoritative information coming today
Farmer.
1t stated in quarters of high responsibility
are several arrests Imminent among persons who
spred to defeat the of the registration
While it is admitted that there several persons of
known proGerman tendencies active in the movement
stated with emphasis that several of the
lance and of American birth citizenship
Among the various angles Of the anticonscrpton
ment unearhed here is scheme to distribute widespread
erature melting young absent themselves the
pulsory registration
Bridgeport and Waterbury especially where they have
been the objects of the campaign literature but is believed
that the arrests in Chicago have caused revision of the plans
In Providence r. L. tiny sckers have made their appear
public places bearing the words To hell with the
United States These believed to have distributed
through the mails.
Money not lacking for the furtheranee of the anregis-
traon campaign The cash. is believed be traced read
lily to German
Local Socialists resent the inmation that they
ganzation in sympathy with anti plots
high the councils of the party said that the party
whole must not be held responsible for the uerances
conduct of any Individual who may claim membership
sympathy with the party. zs-A
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
Conscription Act Is
Criticised Openly at
New York Meeting

New York. May <31-The conscrip-
ton act was characterized today as
both immoral and unconstitutional at
the first American conference on
democracy and terms of peace, which
was again in session today at Madi-
son Square Garden with socialists and
pacifists from various parts of the
country in attendance. The speaker
was Daniel Kiefer Of Cincinnati, who
was introduced after DIR. Judah L.
Magnes, one of the organizers of the
conference, had referred to lnewspa-
per dispatches from Washington tell
ing of the purpose of the department
of justice to take stenographic notes
at peace meetings and prosecute those
who infringed the law.
81 don't know whether this is the
kind Of meeting the department of
Justice means.'' said Dr. Magnes, 'tbut
If it is and there are stenographers
here would like to invite them to
this platform, where they may see
and here everything that happens In
Prussia at political meetings the
stenographers are seated on the plat
form. They take notes and report
to the government. Inasmuch as we
are very rapidly becoming Prus-
sianized we should follow the Prus-
sian example at our meeting
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
GIGANTIC PLOT
OPPOSING DRAFT

Columbus, O., May 31-As gigantic
propaganda. plot with national head
quarters in this city, organized to in
duce young men of military age all
over the United States to refrain
from registering for conscription next
Tuesday, has been uncovered by state
and federal secret service agents, ac-
cording to announcement this after
noon by Gov. James M. Cox.
Details of the plot, which was said
to have extended to may states, be-
came known when United States mar
shals raided print shop and Office
at Ill IL South High street; where
practically all Of the propaganda lit
erature was printed and distributed. It
was said that the plot appeared to be
well financed and well organized.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
GERMAN SOCIALISTS HOPE FOR
PEACE BEFORE u. S. FORCES CAN
BECOME ACTIVE IN WORLD WAR

directly from the Stockholm move
ment. The utmost that he expects
Is that the conference will lay basis
for a peace movement on which peace
lovers in all countries can unite.
If the conferences prove abortive
DR.. David declares that Germany has
perfected its organization SO as to
live on whatit can raise and will con-
tinue the struggle without weakening.
The lavish promises of some of the
outside Intermediates in the peace
movement that the German socialists
and the German government, in order
to arrange peace, would be ready to
negotiate a settlement Of the Alsace-
Lorrain question under the guise Of
frontier regulation" have no basis in
fact, according to as tatement made to
he Associated Press by Dr. David.
According to the socialist leader the
only alterations of frontier that could
be contemplated by the German So
cialist party were such minor ones as
were based on local conditions and
consideration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
MAYOR CHANGES
GENERAL BOARDS
OF REGISTRATION
Completes Personnel Of New
Organization to Super
wise Work.

Mayor Wilson this afternoon COM
p1eted the personnel of the. general
registration boards for service June 5.
Changes had to be made in the orig
inal list because the regulations Of
the registration had not been met.
The boards are: First, Robert H.
Gould R. Erwin Smith and Samuel M.
Garlick, M. D.; Second, A. B. Beers,
Christian ". Newman and w. Arthur
LaField, M. D.; Third, J. A. Leverty,
George C. Peet and R. A. Lockhart,
M. D.; Fourth, Edward C. Spargo,
George M. Coughli1I, and Daniel P.
Griffin. M. D.; Fifth, James Coulter,
William F. Russell, and Giovanni For
michella, NJ. D.; Sixth. Louis B. Powe,
William F. Stevens. and John H. Fin
negan, M. D.
This afternoon the mayor completed
his division of the city into six dis
tricts, the first registration board will
have charge of the rerritory included
in the First, Second and Third voting
districts; the second, the Fourth and
Fifth voting: districts; third, the Sixth
and Seventh voting districts; fourth
the eighth and Ninth voting districts;
fifth, the Tenth and Eleventh voting
districts, and sixth. the First and Sec~
ond precincts Of the Twelfth voting
district
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
TEN MORE KILLED
BY WIND STORMS
in MIDDLE WEST
Tornado Sweeps Through
Southern Illinois and
Missouri.
TRAIN IN THRILLING
RACE AGAINST STORM
Over so Injured, and Great
Damage to Property
Reported.

6 St. Louis, May ,31-Tornadoes in
Missouri and southern Illinois yester-
day caused the death of at least 10
persons and the injury of SO or more,
according to advices today from the
various communities over which the
storm passed.
At Mineral Point, Mo-, four were
killed and 80 were, injured, and at
Eye one man was killed. In Alex
ander county, ILL.,, two men were kill
ed and another was fatally hur.
Four other Missouri towns, Grant,
vile, Bonne Terre, Dieflsadt, and
Bismarck, were reported struck by the
storm
Much property damage was done
in Alexander county, Ill, and neal
Mounds, Ill, a lotion steam roller
was lifted and whirled for SO feet.
The station agent in Mineral Point
was standing with his arm about the
shoulders of Thomas Lemasters,' con.
ductor, when the Mineral Point sta
ton was demolished. The agent
escaped unhurt but Lemasters was
killed instantly.
/ A thrilling race with the tornado
was won by the engineer Of the Mis-
sissippi & Bonne Terre railroad neal
Mineral Point and possibly it saved
the lives Of 100 passengers. Whe1
the twister became visible the con.
ductorl ordered the engineer to pu-
on full steam in an effort to outru1
1T The storm followed the train fol
more than a mile before it changed
its course f%
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
SITUATION IN
SPAIN BECOMES
CRAvER HOURLY.
G Constitutional Guarantees tc
Be Suspended Within
Few Days.

Madrid, May 31-According to the
newspapers the constitutional guaran-
tees win be suspended again in two
or three days.
Former Premier Count Romanones
has declared to an intimate friend
that he was not invited to the mass
meeting held by pro-Al1y sympathiz-
ers last Sunday. He said that If he
had been present he would have
maintained the declarations made in
his letter to King Alfonso at the time
he resigned. He added that many lib
erals who were partisans Of the Allies
would also haye liked to be present.
Discussing the same subject with the
correspondent of a French newspaper,
Count Romanones said:
'AThe meeting was of enormous inn
portance. It will perhaps exercise a
greater influence on foreign than on
home policies"
Asked what he thought of the
situation in Spain, the former premier
declared that it became more grave
and more confused e'every day and
every hour of the day"
Minister of the Interior Burels has
prohibited all public manifestations
relative to international questions as
dangerous to the interests of the
country, in view Of the important
diplomatic negotiations now going
on
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-31
EVERY BREAKFAST TABLE WILL Be
HIT BY TAX ON COFFEE, TEA, SUGAR
and COCOA INCLUDED IN new BILL

latter to pay the taxes. Under the
House bill it was proposed to tax cof-
fee one cent pound and tea two
cents. F'
) The decision to abolish the present
special tax Of 12k per cent. on war
munitions was said to be due to two
reasons diminishing >of the. tax and
imposition of excess profit taxes on
all corporations, which will reach the
n1unition makers While this years rev.
enue from the munition tax was es-
tirnated to yield $25,O0O,000 treasury
experts told the committee it would be
much smaller next year.
Another provision adopted today
would exempt from taxation alcohol
reclaimed by refining beer and reduc-
ing its alcohol contents in the making
o near beer when, SUCH a1colhol
becomes renatured for commercial use.
The committee did not discuss the
proposed postal increase on second
class publications.