The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-18
Petersburg
MAYOR PRoCLAyMs CELEBRITY
DAY. CIVIC HOLIDAY

Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
Petersburg. Va. October 17.-Mayor
Robert Gillian today proclaimed Lib
erty day a civic holiday. and in the
Following stirring appeal called upon
all the people of Petersburg to par
ticipate in the demonstration;
Whereas. the president of the United
States has by proclamation set We'd
nesday. October "a. as Liberty Loan
day, and has requested the peoples 10
assemble on that day in their respec-
tive communities to pledge to the gov
eminent the fullest Measure of finan-
cial support, and
Whereas, the president has request
ed that meetings be held on the after
noon of that day in every city, town
and hamlet throughout the land. and
has himself appointed a half-holiday
for the employees of the federal gov
eminent throughout the country, in
order that they may participate in the
Liberty Loan day cele brations.
Now therefore. I. Robert Gillian, as
mayor of the city of Petersburg. in &C
cordance with the proclamation and
request of President Wilson. do here
by call upon all the citizens of Pc
tersburg to observe Wednesday, DC
tober "a as Liberty Loan day. and
request that the day be made gem
eral half-holiday. so that all may join
in its patriotic ohservances.
And I further request that the citi-
zens of Petersburg assemble on that
day, at the place and time to be an
nounced, to pledge their support to
the liberty loan and to aid in making
the result SO impressive and en-
hattie that it will echo throughout the
empire of our enemy"
To Have Distingufshed Speakers.
In addition to Senator Swanson and
! Congressman Watson, 1T is more than
| probable that Major General Adelbert
| Cronkhite. commanding Camp Lee:
! Governor NJ. G. Brumbaugh. of Penn
t'syivania, and Governor John j. Corn
wei. of West Virginia. will take part
/ in the celebration here.
! Come to Review Troops.
! The governor of Pennsylvania and
| West Virginia are expected to arrive
| here next Tuesday to review the troops
| from their states at Camp Lee. They
| have been invited to remain in the city
over Wednesday to take part in the
civic demonstration. Should they ac-
cept the invitations they Will be enter
i "a ineG, III @the hussa@s uf TEesefsbueg Git
izens during their stay here.
! Mig SHIT Filed.
| Suit has been filed by the admins
! gan, deceased. in the Prince George
/ circuit court. against the United States
Camp Inc. and others in the sum OF
$4,000 The hill of particulars has
! not Aeen filed. The United tSates
| Camp Inc. is a half-million dollar cor
| poration organized and controlled by
Petersburg business men. formed pri-
MARTY to lease and purchase the lands
| upon which Camp Lee is located.
I Among the eo-defendants in the suit
I are Rinehart & Dennis. Inc. Peters
/ burg a. Appomattox Railway Co, Inc;
Norfolk e. Western Railway Co. Inc,
and John L. Vaughan Il Co. Inc,
/ workman Loses Limb.
/ Rudolph ManteL a workman EN-
I pioyed at Camp Lee, who was run over
by Norfolk Il Western train, at the
! camp this morning. WAS removed to
| the Petersburg hospital where ampu-
tation of one OF his legs was found
i necessary. Mantel fell in attempting
TO jump from a moving train. accord
ing to report. His left leg was badly
mangIed and was taken off just below
the knee. DR.. Joseph NJ. Burke, the
! attending physician. stated this after
I noon that the injured man was rest
/ ing comfortably.
/ Large Tpbacco Sales.
Sales of bright tobacco on the local
market during the last week or ten
days have been larger than at any
time during the season and prices are
/ hixher than were ever known. w. T.
and r. b. Hawks. of Dinwiddie county
! sold elk lots today for $40, s35, sac,
s4a. SAT and 500 per hundred pounds
for an average of s43.3s. The wrap
1 pers which sold for $50 were. 1t Is said
by warehouse men, the prettiest ever
offered on the Petersburg market
I Chocker--Vaughan.
Miss Addie Crocker. a popular and
| attractive young woman. and Bonnie II
| Vaughan. a weli-known young bust
| n ess man, were united in marriage yes
terday afternoon. at the home of the
| officiating minister, Rev. A. r. Love
pastor OF the West End Baptist church