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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-20
First Prize

1917 Model Ford Touring CART
This car is completely equipped in
every respect. It has been purchased
from the Loeb-Dreher agency and
will be given to the winner in the
contest.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-20

Fourth Prize
A $45.0O wardrobe trunk from
the store Of Henry Loeb Co. Ltd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
WOMEN TO Be ADMITTED
TO MEDICAL COLLEGE

The admission Of women to all de-
partmsnts Of tho Medical College Of
Virginia has been favorahly acted
upon BY the college authorities. and
for tbs drst time In the history OF the
school its doors VIII be thrown uncon-
ditionaiiy open. to women. 1t is pre-
sumed. by the fall OF next year.
The final decision was rendered in
the form OF . recomns ndAtion to the
board Of trustees. following q meeting
Of the medical faculty last THURSDAY
evening. Previous to the action OF
the medical faculty. the faculties Of
dentistry and pharmacy unanimously
voted approved to the project.
Recently the westhampton college
student council at Richmond college
and the Equal Suffrage League Of
uichmond unanimously approved tire
matter Of allowing women to study
at the college; white the bureau OF
wocations for women was also active
in creating sentiment for tn. matter.
It 10 understood in doing this these
bodies were complying with a request
of tho medical auf critics. which de-
sired to ascertain just how strong was
the sentiment Of the women OF Rich
mond with regard to co-education At
the Medical College of Virginia
pf number OF important rssolu-
lions unanimously passed al the con-
vention Of the Equal Suffrage League
OF Virginia held the past week. one
was In favor Of co-education at the
medical college "a well as allowing
women to practice law In virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
Kahn Gives ALI
Income to War

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. lotto
II. Kahn, the New York banker, an
nounced here this afternoon in q
speech before the Minnes polls loyalty
convention that his entire income
would 20 to the government for war
purposes. Nothing beyond personal
and household expenses will be re-
tanned By Mr.. Kahn. he declared.
II will continue to make legitimate
profits during the war" he said, but
after have deducted the expenses
for running my household. all the
surplus will 90 to charities, the Red
Cross and for war work.
This y not rich mans war. ~
some would like 20 paint Il. wealth
u paying for = great portion Of the
burden ana win continue to do 90.
We are willing to pay. but We want
Jon to know that We are willing.
The insinuation that big bustn eas'
infiusncsA this csuntry 70 enter the
war n IN Insult - the president and
congress, . mel on American citizen
ship and . malicious psrvsrston or
ignorant misooneeptiou Of the facts.
Thoss who continue to circulate the
fnsinuation lay thsmssivss open to
just Suspicion OF their motives and
should receive hencsforth neither
credencs nor tolerance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

Although no ofncial report Of the
National 7. n. C. A. war work cam
paisn could not be obtained last night
Il y estimated the grand total to date
exceeds s25.ooo.ooo. An army of
two hundred Thousand men and
women throughout tn, nation have
made thorough canvass, and when
the final reports are turned In the as
ISOLATION will In all pr obahility have
more funds than 1t asked for at the
outset.
However. this army has an enor-
nous amount OF work out fer Il to-
day and tomorrow. for ten million Is
vet to be raised. The reports from
some of the states AMI larger cities
follows:
New jersey. sl.is3.0o0; Massachu-
sets. sales. 900: Connecticut, N.g4e.-
900; Tennessee, st.oss.oo0 North
Carolina. s10A4.o0o: Alabama. al
$50. 900; Indiana. $7So,ooe: Colorado.
s2s5.0o0: Nebraska. $25l. 900; Texas,
5000. geo: Oklahoma, $245.no0: Louisi-
ana. $4,000: Arkansas. $4,000;
California, S5ss.0oo Washington,
$4,000: Oregon. $4,000; Montan ma.
$4,000; Utah. $4,000. Greater New
York. $s.7fo.000. Chicago. $2,efs,-
900 Pittsburg. sl.3O0, 900. Cleveland,
$l.o27.000 Philadelphia, S1,1s5 ,00os
81. Louis. 19B0, 000; Cincinnati, $780,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
NINETEEN AMERICANS
DEAD RESULT Of THE
ATTACK ON ROCHESTER

washington. Nov. lf.--Nineteen
men are believed TO have lost their
lives when the American steamer Ro-
chester was torpedoed November o.
Twelve men, Ave OF them members OF
the naval armed guard. who left In q
boat, have been given up for lost.
ytee-Aarnirai Sims eahied today no
trace OF the boat has been found.
Ernest II. Gragg. seaman. and three
members of the crew died from ex-
posture In another boat. One member
of the crew was lost overheard.
Second Engineer Sondau and an
oiler named Anderson were previously
reported killed.
The revised casualty list follows:
The dead-Ernest H. Gregg. seaman
of tho naval armed guard; next OF kin.
Mrs Cora Gregg. mother. Corpus
Christi. Tex.
Second Engineer Soudan. Of Roch-
estsr's crew.
OiIsr Andersen.
Member Of Rochss.srs crew lost
overheard.
The missing: Rocheseer's second Of
deer and six seamsn ana the follow
ing members Of naval armed guard +:
MArshail Underwood Corun. sea
man, second class: next Of kin. moth
or. Mrs Annie Ccrun. Lexington. KY.
James Crowley. seaman, second
class: mother. Catherine Crowley. New
! York city.
Merle Ralph Cox. seaman, second
class; father. Abnsr c. Cox. Kansas
City, Mo.
Bernard Joseph Donovan. seaman.
second class: aunt. Katie Lynch. Phil
lipsburg. N. J.
George Franklin Wheeler. Jr.. sea-
man. second class; father, George
Franklin Wheeler. waterbury. Conn.
Admiral Sims dispatch, said tina,
Seaman Gregg had been buried in Ire
land His body with those of three
! Of the crew were In the open boat
when It was picked up. Seaman stag
ish and Hon. of tho armed guard. and
tho chief and third officers of the
/! Rochester were in the boat and were
landed safely.
The Rochester ran into a NEST
Iof three German submarines on No.
vember and was sunk by torpedo
and shell fire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
HUNGER STRIKERS GET
HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
AIego Brutal Treatment BY Guards
at Occoquan Workhouse Dele
CATION BIanes Entire Ad.
nltnistration-

Warrington. Nov IA writ of
haoeas corpus has been obtained for
the thirty-one sutfragettea now hum
ger striking IN Occoquan Jail. The
writ was sued out In Richmond to-
day by Matthew O'Brfen, ASSISTANT to
Dudley Field Malone AZ counsel for
the National woman's party. ana Is
reeurnahlc November %. In Alsxan-
drta. Va The writ was Eranted bv
United States District Judge waddIil
on the grounds that the picksts IN o.
coquan were being subjected to cruel
and unusual punishment A pars Of
the diary Of one Of the prisoner,
Miss Lucy Burns. executive commit
tee member Of the party, altered that
she and her fellows were brutally
handled by the guards and subjected
to indignitiss.
Protest was made by Mr.. O'Brisn
against the Getting Of tho argument
on TIE writ for November 81. in New
u the alleged probability that the al
Tered violent treatment would con :
tinue meanwhile Judge waddfll 10 4
circuit Judge and making the writ
could set no earlier date. Ia said. be-
cause he would not return TO the
Alsxsniria Court until November 81.
It IL not likcly that the date ~ set
will 30 the date Of hearing II the wide
protest caused by II tonixht amona
the members Of the National Wo.
mans party can accomplish 4 change.
Mr.. O'Brien. who IL personal coun.
sol for three OF the prisoners. Miss
burns. Ms. John Winters Branna n /.
cf New York and Mrs. Lawrence f..
Lewis, Of PHILADELPHIA, will 70 Into
court before Judge waddtl again
Monday and attempt . change of
hearing to an earlier II not imme-
diate date. Failing there, he viii
| seek relief in another court.
Protest against the treatment Of the
thirty-one pickets In Occoquan and
the seven In the district tail. where
! three more are hunger striking and
being fed by tube were made toda j
/ by Secretary of War Baker by DEL
egation from the National woman's
| party. Secretary Baker referred the
women to Attorney-Generaf Gregory
as the proper authority before whom
they should present their charges.
The committee asked for the In
tsrview with Secretary Baker because
they and their Organization hold the
whole administration responsible fer
these conditions"
1 The sscrstary said he had no time
to look into the matter As hts cner.
9ies were rds~oted to the nations mIl-
itAry activities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
Villa Has Army
Of 10000 Men

San Antonio. Tex. Nov. fire
ports from the border say Villa with
well organized army OF more than
40 900 men is preparing to strike AT
the Carranza forces at three or four
places In the state of chihuahua and
move south.
With the launching of the cam
paign, Villas ranks will quickly be
augmented by several thousands OF
Carranza soldiers who are prepared
10 desert TO their former leader
Ammunition caches. which ha,N
been built by Villa adherents for many
months. arc being opened and their
supplies of arms and equipment Is
said to be sufficisnt for an army OF
$4,000 men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
DEAN APPOINTED
CLERK OF COURT

After maay years sf ssrvtss ~
deputy. clerk Of the United states
court of appsala Claude ~ DsAns has
been appointed clerk Of that court. He
was Appointed to that position July /.
1885. and has allied Il oeSttnuossly 70
date.
His experience eouplsa with the tact
that he 10 = lawyer makes him Of
great assistancs to tbs members Of
the bar here. He 10 considered one
OF the best informed clerks In the ctr
cult on federal appellate practice and
procedure and II often consulted by
the law profession on this subject
To Newspaper men he has always
proven himself ohiigtnk and ready to
render whatever assistance he was
able. He studied law In the office OF
Wyndhayn r. Meredith and later took
course In this profession In Rich
mond college, but he has never prac-
ticed. n. NJ. r. williams has been APP
pointed as deputy clerk. (
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
ARMY SPEAKERS
AT Y. NJ. G. A. AUDITORIUM

One OF the Salvation Army meetings
to be held in the various churches
throughout the city today will take
place In the Young Mems Christian
association auditorium this afternoon
at $3.50 O'clock. Colonel Carrie StSn-
yor, of New York city. social sccrs-
tary 10 Commander Miss) Eva Booth,
the meeting. "a Life Tragedy" will
be her theme. lie Grande Chase, for
mer saloonkeeper, also from New
York. will speak. q. n Blake. tonor
soloist OF the First Baptist church.
will sing. The meeting II for men.
sMAny officers Of the salvation Army
will DO present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
FEDERATION Of LABOR
TO 60 INTO POLITICS


Buffalo. ~. Y. Nov. 1.-THE Amer
lean Fedora ton OF abor representing
two and half uaillien workers. most
OF them voters. deciaed TO take it,
place in the sun OF American poii-
tics today.
A resolution was adopted BY 4 vote
Of 2e6 to 81 to recon mendation OF
the executive council changing the
time for holding the annual conven-
ton from November 10 June. The
purpose OF the change. Il waS frank
ly svowad by delegates. was to en-
able the convention to meet 1t . time
when ca mpaign issues were being
SHAPED 20 that 4 might taAs = definite
stand upon them. Heretofore II has
hold it, annual convention after the
November election 70 keep pelitics out
Of the orEnnasation. Al S1Eort was
made by some Of tts delegates to
amend the resolution to provide for
holding the convention In August be-
CO use. ~ they put II, they would b
better able then 20 kn0spssso0 WATCH
side their bread was going to be but
tered" The amendment was voted
down. however. because II was heard
BY the majority that holding the con-
vention In Angus. would be too far
q leap into the political arena
President Gompers made q state
ment regarding the action and the
debate which preceded the action.
He declared that the general impress
sion that politics WA specifically pro-
hibited In the organization was err
roneous. Tue position of the fed
Grafton has been that partisan politics
- t - ~ Nsr q
but II never attempted to prohibit
politics Itself because amer eli ID
said and done there isn't any set we
can take that does not have its po-
iiticaf influence. said President Com
pers. The labor movement OF Amer.
lea has Influenced the political ac-
tivity OF our government both ma
tionAl. state and municipal. more than
any group Of people"
AZ one delegate explained the situa.
ton; labor rs going to be for any,
body who Is for labor"
The federation dcrs not intend to
affiliate itself with any particular par.
ty but will throw its support to can.
didates who pledge themselves te
support issues endorsed by labor.
The Socialist element IN the con-
vention was jubiiant over the action
Its members believed that organized
la Dor would be unable 20 accomplish
its aims through any OF the old par,
ties and would be forced to give its
support TO tho Eocialigt's program.
On the other hand Il was pointed
out that II the present relations b,
tween the presidsnt and the heads q
the federation are maintained IN the11
present harmonicus SEATS. the influ'
encs OF the organization II neat yeaz1
q m paixn would guarantee the admin
istration's continued control of con
gress,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
ENTIRE DIVISION FORCED TO RETIRE WITH
LOSSES In THE VICINITY OF MONTE FlORl
Entire Battalions of Germans Annihiated Near
Monte Zone. Where Immense Bodies OF troops
Were Massed Within Reach Of Italian Artillery
and Bayonet Charges-Prsoners Are Taken

nn the Italian front was the n'c
fav n
a In the Piave and branA
the Teuons werech
On the Iowcr
course prisoners
footing odnk "ncn
wcred r1vcub back by
metal
sending
making
Of the
valley
suhbnrnnes OF sstance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
ITALIANS rALLY FOR
RED CROSS BALI.

A corps OF Italians. picked from tha
various units of the national Army N
Camp Lee and members OF the Ite11an
air service now on duty at NewI6T4
News. will be among the guests ~
the Red Cress ball to be given It fka
Crays aruory next Friday night ~
the italian colony OF Richmond.
Final decision on all prelimi1&&y
arrangements will be made this atkGR
noon, when all committees 1t WN&k
for the hail will meet ut Colombo t~3Is
tiers hand. through the leader, NY
lhtlip Golawita, has offered IL
vices in, supplying music for thb ~
program. Mr. Louis Bta1t IN
chairman. will preside ~ thu Goq
session this aktarnoea, Mr., eAe u
hfli II flle ssecf etafx a1t1 1oto
Chi The treaenrse D =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18

Petrograd, Nov. i7.--Alexan-
der Kerensky. iibcrator and die
tator Of Russia, L. tonight q
friendless fugitive somewhere be-
tween Petrogrnd and Moscow.
Disguised rs . sailor, he van-
fshcd from the midst OF q muffin
Gus OossAck army while they were
picking . guard to take him IN
chains 20 Petrograd and deliver
him to the Bolshcvfki. who clam.
or for his head.
His last word before he dixap.
penrcd rs II spirited away was a
hint ut suicide.
The whole vast reaim-work-
era peasants, CossAcks and ALL
has turned overnight against the
man whom bat o brief month
ago they idolixed as their savior.
He IL being hunted by tho wrath
and vengeance of a people that
feels itself outraged by him be-
cause he would not use the knout.
II he II caught, the death of .
Robcspicrc awaits him, whose sole
crime was too deep a love for his
countrymcn. = love that knows no
force.
He has been at large three dnys
now. No one knows whether he
Is still alive. But II he IA, he Is
believed to be beading fo~ the
ancient capital IN another Wild
race for his lffe-and the life of
Rnssia. There Is one slight
chance that he may save his own.
The Russia that he helped mike
and keep free u for the moment
abandoned to an Orgy Of suicidal
bloodshed. has neither gratitude
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES TELL
OF ITALIAN SUCCESSES

Washington, November 1.-THE
Italians are holding their own at all
points. official dispatches recaived here
tonight state
From other quarters It is indicated
that British monitors have succeeded
In working their way up the AdriAttc.
and with their seventeen Inch guns are
Smelling the Austro-German legions on
the coastal front, while the Anglo
French reinforcements, with heavy ar
tlnery. rushed by every available route
Into Italy. are making their weight
felt In the Italian resistance along tbs
Piave line.
The following official report from
Rome tells OF the fiercest fighting ret
reported from the front:
Most violent and sangutnary an
counters are taking place along the
line extending to the eastern zone OF
the Settle Comuni plateau. where our
troops are valiantly opposing the adj
vance OF the enemy towards the Vene.
tian plain.
Along the Piave. the intensified en-
amy pressure compels us to maintain
undinainished our units guarding
against any attempt on the part of
the Austro- Germans to effect q pas
sage of the river.
in the mountainous zone of the
Pave the enemy Is delivering frequent
assaults OF the most desperate charac-
ter. in an effort to occupy our posi-
Etions on Monte Grapha. which IL our
principal defensive pivot In support Of
that section, and thereby facilitating
maneuvers in q larger scale for its
main armies. who aim At forcing =
passage through Settle Comuni plateau
and invade the plain by the vicenxa-
Fontartva-Bassano lire. I,
The enemy has already inaugu-
Following their methods Of surprise
attacks. the Austro- Germans have
tried repeatedly to wrest from our
troops important positions on Monte
Sizrmol but each attempt was foiled
after furious fighting, Notwithstanding
the fact that the enemy continually
brought up fresh t-ocps In the vain
hope OF wearing out the resistanc4 Of
Our soldiers.
The assaults were delivered with
incr easing frequency. so aa III prevent
the defenders from reorganizing their
shattered lines. For ave days our
brave soldiers have been firmly and
effectively resisting the desperate It
tacks OF the enemy, who Is applying
In this sector the system that cosk 20
many German lives in front Of YER
dun.
Similar assaults were un,ta-taken
In the vicinity Of Monte Zone, wi1ers
the Austro- Germans concentrated 4
very short time ago large bodies cR
troops. but. owing to the diff1cultv Or
the ground deployment Of great toFeas.
entire battalions OF Germans were An-
I ------------------- -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
RAILROADS MUST NOT
Be FAVORED CLASS


Washington. November i7.--Yf the
United states government 10 going to
creAtss special class for assured
prosperity 1t should be for the man
who produces food and for the con-
sumer. not for the railroads.
II food will win the war ~ Herbert
C. Hoover's slogan says II will the
railroad security holder should BE- en-.
titled 70 only minor consideration
when compared with the war dominate
ing needs Of the producer.
These outstanding ideas formed the
high poin, In the testimony this after
noon before the interstAte ccmmercs
commission In tho Is per cant increase
rate case. They wsr. subnAattad by T.
L. Lassiter. representing the National
Live Stock Exchange and himself one
of the largest cattle producers In the
Southwest.
His opposition to the granting of a
general increase to the railroads OF
IS per ceat or more was based not 30
much on his own interests ana thoss
of the association, he said. ~ on pub
lie policy and larger national neces-
sity.
He testified that the live stock pro.
ducers already were forced to sell At
less than cost mainly because the big
packers he said controlled the buying
price and he cited Messrs. Morris
Swift. Wilson. Armour and others as
some of he packers who beat down
the live stock buying price without
iessening the price to the consumer
On the live stock producta
Mr.. Lassiter testified that he and
the members OF his association although
suffering from the same Increased war
costs as the raiIroadS were were quite
willing to do thev utmost to help win
the war by furnishing food. He OBJ
tected only to increasing their already
disproportionate war burden by pay
ing toll to keep the railroads prosper ;
Gus. He urged the commission to take
into consideration the fact that meat
producers selling prices were con-
tro,ied even more than railroad prices
were controlled by the commission.
that they were without the railroads
source OF redress in the commission
and warned OF the probable effect an
added burden on the food producers n
general would have In connection with
The government campaign for In
GsassA food production.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
ALLIES Hell P CHECK HUNS;'
MONITORS GUARD VENICE
KERENSKY A ER|ENOlESS FUGITIVE;
ALL RUSSIA REELS IN BLOODY CHAOS

nor pity for him. Graves only
force and violence.
That one chance for him to cs-
capc the verdict Of tho Bolshcyild
mob Is that he may get In touch
with either Kornilof OF knledine
and seek protection. But II Is
doubtful II these two whom he
imprisoned Ms traitors when they
tried to crush Bolshevikisln ~ It's
roots will shelter him and there
by court the wrath Of their
troops, for the cry everywhere Ii,
"Down with Kerensky who is re-
sponsible for the army's dissolu-
tion."
Kaledine, the Cossack headnlan.
h satt1 TO be moving with q large
force ON Moscow. There In the
Krcmlin, Russin's ''holy place"
behind the sixty-five-foot-hi high
wallis that shut It Of from the
rest Of the city, the forces OF the
extinct provisional government IL
holding out desperately against a
Bolshevfki Siege. 1t last accounts
Kaledine was rushing to the sue
cor Of this bcleagucrcd army. BY
the time he reaches thu city he
may find it on the Buashcyfki side.
Battles, armisttces, Cancellation.
regrouping OF forces arc follow
ing one another In swift success
sion both In Moscow and In and
around Petrograd. New ''armies
and would-be governments are
springig up from nowhere ercry
hour. Provinces are seeding,
setting mp autonontes and form
ing coalitions between morning
and night. In all this chAos. Ke-
rensky, fleeing across the stcppes.
Is like a father rcpudiated and
expelled by his children.