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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
Won Mackensen In First AZ
vance Into Besserabia ID Bet
en- Back ssR
GERMANY STIRRED By
WILSON'S ADDRE
May Take 1t A Opening d
State Terms of Peace-Pr~s;.
dent Attitude Very Cesaesw
ally Commended

Field Marshal Won Mackenso0ao
crossing of the lower arm of the D.
ube near the Dobrudja port. Tulcee
ended in disaster today. aa
Tuesday afternoon the Berlin w91
office was able to announce that tn
new positions were held against stxoQ8
Russian attack. Today 1t was foroo&
to admit that the north bank Of -
Danube. Georgief branch. has a4M1
been abandoned" sssS
More detailed Ia the account o10G
by Petrograd. In nocturnal safDEi1-
attack, the Cars high command t4sg
ports, virtually annihilated the 0u$
garian battalion which had croono
the stream. Five Officers and So n14G
were taken prisoners and four me-
chine guns were captured. The 1kun.
slams only lost one officer and fe94
one men. zssaxxs 81
Hot Fight Near Riga.
Meanwhile fighting on large oeMl4
has fiared up again in the regt1os4
Riga, on the northermost seo&MKz
the battle line in Russia Th1e
the Germans have taken the of4G0M
on the same front where tho Ruo1lg
made their recent attacks. Tne
tons. Petrograd admits. snla&
ahead about q mile and half TOT
north. A violent battle conti4V< a
The German statement makes NO 1y&
ton Of these gains, merely sean
that engagements on that 'front.' t04k
a course favorable to us. .sxM
The night bulletin issued BY
German war office says. sss
Eastern theater-German aftAc
on both sides of the river A c.
ture<j considerable terrain from ~
Russians.
Thus far ffteen hundred praan
ers have been brought In" s.2ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
Unexpected Objection to Award
of Big American Sh ell
Order
MAY MEAN WORK BE
PUSHED ON u. S. PLANT
Will Be More Than T hire e
Years Before American Navy
Will Have Ships With Guns
Using l6-Inch Projectiles

Washington. Jan, 2<--Announcement
of England's refusal to allow Had
fields, Ltd, to accept the American
contract awarded to them for sixteen
and fourteen-irch armor piercing pro-
jectiles fell like a bombshen In the
Navy Department today.
Il oan take no action until l have
the official announcement" Secretary
of the Navy Daniels said. And then
TIL have to think little" he added
The Navy Department liz greatly en-
barrassed by the action of the English
government, Mr.. Daniels =adnited. The
award Of the contract had already been
signed. but the actual signing of the
summated Neither had Hadfelds
closed the required Is per cent bond
to he forfeited in case of failure 10
deliver.
May Push Government Plant.
Two courses were open to him. Sec
retary Daniels declared One WAS 10
advertise for new bids. which would
be certain TO bring out the same bids
recently submitted by American man
ufacturers. and declared by the Secre-
tary OF the Navy TO be highly outrage
Gus The other TO hurry the proposed
government projectile plant TO COM
pletion and manufacture the shells In
II was lntimated that the
latter course would be pursued,
we now have greater shell re-
serve than ever" said the secretary,
but we wanted an even greater sup
ply. we should like TO have them as
soon as possible. It will be thirty
nine months-three years and three
the American navy will
have a hsttleship that can use six
teen-inch shells. Our own protectfie
factory probably will be finished within
year and a half"
The government plant can be put In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
NO CREDENCE PLACED
IN PUBLICATION
ny WILLIAM nAyARp HALE.

Berlin, Via Sayville. wireless. JAnu-
AIRY 24-Nothing is known In Berlin
concerning the alleged advertisement
by Count Won BernstorT warning
Americans off armed merchantmen, Of
which conveyed to the German gov
eminent the FIRST intelligence from my
Geneva informant quoting the Paris
press.
AS the version Of the advertisement
or statement reaches Berlin. no cred
ence 10 attached to II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
OPENED
FOR GREAT CAMPAIGN
Candslates and Their Friends Made
Welcome at Offlce, Corner Sew
enth and Franklin Streets.
MANY NOMINATIONS
ARE BEING MADE
Friends of Candidates should see
That Their Names Are Sent In This
Week With a Good Start in Shape
of Years Subscription.

Nominations for The Virgfnian's
Statewide Circulation Campaign con
tinue TO come in from many places
over the State There have been
MANY nominations received from Dis
tricts / and 2 and quite few from
District 8 The nominations In Dis
tr1cts 4, and 6 have been fewer In
number.
OF course all those who have been
nominated may not take part in the
campaign. but IL is expected and re-
quested that those who have received
notice of their nomination phone or
write the Campaign Department OF
The yirginian their intentions. so that
the friend who made the nomination,
as we'll as others who might be In
terested. may he notified. II is due
those who make the nomination to
know If the nominee Is Interested.
The Campaign Department will mott.
fy those interested upon receipt OF
acceptance Of the nomination.
Nominations MAY re Nnde Any
Day This Week.
The proper time TO make nomiDa-
tions. giving the nominees the same
advantage OF any other nominations
that have been made, Is to make them
any day this weesss Today IS the best
time to make the domination. and the
payment OF one years subscription
will secure the contestant one hum
dred thousand extra votes. beside the
regular vote. which is forty thousand.
the nomination being ten thousand.
giving the contestant one hundred and
iftv thousand votes TO start with,
which will be an equal amount of
votes that any other contestant Will
have In tfris, the opening week OF the
cam paign.
Campaign Headquarters Opened.
The campaign office of the state
wide Circulation Campaign of The
Virginian has been opened at the cor
ner Of Seventh and Franklin Streets,
telephone Randolph 222. where all
nominations should be sent. payment
OF subscriptions can be made and
where votes will be issued, and where
any Information will be given How
ever. the payment of subscriptions
can be made at the main office. No.
81 North Seventh Street or TO any
collector or any representative OF The
virginian. and votes will be written
for same II requested when received
at the campaign Office,
Prizes to Re ON Display.
The King Fight" the Studebaker
six" and some of the Saxon skies"
the Victor victrolas kitchen cabinets
and other prizes will be on display al
campaign headquarters, and the con-
testants and their friends from any
and all the districts are most cor
daily invited to call and view the
valuable awards to be mtie at the
end of the campaign, and TO transact
such business as they may have with
this depa rtment.
office force Will always be found at
the campaign office from O'Clock in
the morning until 10 O'Clock in the
evening to transact all business con-
nected with the Campaign Depart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian.)
Washington. n. c.. Jan. t&.-The fol-
lowing Virginia postm asters were nom
mated by the President today: Alex
ander L. Martin. Cataw ha sanitarium:
Joci w Sermons. Hillsv!lle: John n.
Walker, Mineral. and Harry a. Larue.
at Warm Springs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
CENTRAL. EMPIRES MAY s
STATE PEACE III

Amsterdam. Jan. 34.-Theso 1o4
strong probability that President ~
sons peace address In tho Uak14
States Senate will induce the 0on&3
empires to state their peace TERMS s
AS far as the Teutonic goVotS
ments and people are concerned.
entente note to Mr.. Wilson slaxnMe4
the door OF peace shut But Pro-
dent Wilson has forced thaA dotG
open again and put his foot bsewoN
II and the jam. sS
The central allies-above al, -
Kaiser. who with might and main
bent upon peace-are not likely to 49,
more the new opening.
These statements were made
night to the International News -
vice correspondent by q neutral AlpaQ
mat known to be close to the courTS
ellis OF the central powers. He a044
that he would not be surprised Il. &
tween now and January 81. EmDee0&3
Williams birthday, Germany, op9An
ing for the new quadruple ailtA4c;
would issue a new message ~
world setting forth in clear, de0A1t%
outline on what conditions the a19
ance will make peace. Such . m@o
sage, the correspondents infofs510&
believes is now being prepared o4sN&a
result of the important conferenoo z
garian, Bulgarian and Turkish pei, 4
mentary heads and CONFIDENTIAL G1uS
nificant exchanges Of views betWNGMN
the leading statesmen Of the four N1fSSy
tons
From another reliable source Il vaS
reported late tonight that the Co.
man government. through Amhn
dor Gerard. already has taken o41~
with a view to inquiring al 70 kG@E4
In
the President, the central powers 1R
ing particularly anxious to avoid Als
impression that they are ''me0lUAf
In a matter which, while its G1&
concerns the whole world. yet - "a
be regarded as pertaining. in its pg4l
ent scope at least exclusively .
Foreign ,>>Slicy Of the United States. SS NS
The Bridge" Offered. s
There are two passages In tho saN
dress of President Wilson which AG1E
correspondent is informed. consl3G
an excellent bridge" for q roou
ton by Germany of the throaA al
peace talk which she dropped up10
receipt of the entente's replies q ks
proffer. These passages are: 9S
First, the central powers un19GI ~
in reply which stated merely 49,
they were ready to meet thu d 4
tagonists in conference to d1nCG
terms Of peace" SS
Second. the entente powers
replied much more definitely ~ 4
have stated in general terms 49,
but with sufficient defnitensss ~ Il
ply details. etc ssy1
1t is in these passages. the o1 N
respondents informant points ct q !
President Wilson offers 4 chAaeo
a resumption of official exprsag1e4l
peace.
1t would be quite the logic1N
for the central powers the in1ng5
argued. now to ask the ProGo
whether he meant by pointing ~
contrast between the belllom
previous statements to invite
the central powers, to follow tl
tente's example and give . dsoMl
of their terms. The German 11
secretary. DR.. Zimmerman. a1
commended that the Teuton tes1n9N
so moderate that to state thAm
alongside the entent6 Cod
would be taken ~ q sign Of WoG1
In some quarters the view D4
that President Wilson took e.
contention for his cnav thA r.
being that It csrtatmjy NUWl1
regarded = = tu1Gn ~ WQGa
the cAnAxa1 eelyo9ae N1y1s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
ALASKA AND HAWAII
BOTH TO BE "BONE DRY"

Washington, Jan. 24.-~"Bone Dry
prohibition for both Alaska and Ha-
wall virtually was decided upon yes
terday by the House Territories Com
mittee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
HALT INQUIRY TO
AWAIT INFORMATION
Legitimate Wall Street Transactions
VIII Not BE Made
Public,

New York, Jan. c4.--Investigation
of the peace note leak was halted
suddenly today to afford Stock Ex-
change a final chance TO give up the
information demanded by the House
Rules Committee.
A modified demand was made to-
night upon the exchange. approved
by its governing committee and sent
out at once to the I100 members.
Its essential features are a simplifi-
cation of the requirements of the day
before and pledge that the names
OF customers will not be made public.
The majority of the Rules Commit
tee members returned tonight to
Washington.
Chairman Henry and Sherman l.
Whipple, counsel for the committee,
remained in New York. They will
wait until Monday for response from
the exchange members.
II by that time there is not evil
dence of an intention on the
part Of the stock brokers to
produce the required information con-
corning stock dealings in the period
between December 10 and %. both
Chairman Henry and Counsel Whip
pie authorize the announcement that
the authority of Congress will be in
voked to subpoena the brokers indi-
vtdually and compel the production OF
books and papers on pain of punish
ment for contempt. 1t is believed
that the investi CATION will be resumed
Tuesday.
Operators I'm Doubt.
Inquiry among Stock Exchange OPP
orators tonight showed them stnl to
be in doubt as 20 the attitude they
should assume one prominent brok
err said
The general statement seems to be
to leave II up TO our customers. II
they are willing that We shall produce
their accounts for inspection we have
no objections"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
DEVELOPMENTS IN OIL
FIELDS Of HtNR|CO
Evidence Seems Positive That High
land Springs Section Is Verf-
table OIL Center.
SEEPAGFS NUMEROUS
AND SAMPLES VERY FINE
Well at Highland Springs High School
Gives Forth Splendid Sample-Pop-
ulation of Section Much Excited
Over Discovery.

Recalling the days OF the old stam-
tune-seekers to the fabulous oil fields
OF Ohio Valley. Kentucky, Oklahoma
and Numerous other lands where men
lay down to dream themselves wealthy
in a night, where rocky. hilly, barren
farms have been converted by some
magic touch into a veritahle store
house OF riches. where nature has
seemingly without effort and without
reserve poured out her most valuable
oils 10 enrich those who chance to
stoop and gather up the products.
there comes the report, Well grounded
on a body of indisputable facts, that
at last beyond the strength of rumor
and safe from reasonable doubt, oil
deposits in abundance have been dis
covered on Virginia land.
About Ave miles due cast from
Richmond. as the crow flies, the little
village of Highland Springs spreads
itself pleasantly on comfortable
acreage of Henrico County land and
draws it's confines dangerously near
the edges OF the swampy precincts OF
the Ch!ckahominy's back flow. From
time to time year past there have
come rumors from these parts that
signs OF petroleum were creeping
tnrOuSn t1e SOIL ana talntiNK the wa
ter in those parts, but the rumors
were accepted as such and passed
over without investigation. A year
or so ago, wells having been lowered
into the most frequently affected oil
seeps, a specimen OF the product was
presented for analysis. and since that
time work on the oil fields has gone
forward with rapidity. For the analy-
sis, according to those who own the
wells, shows that so far as they extend
these oil fields may become among the
richest in the world
On the Moore Farm.
The Eastern OIL Company. COM
posed of DIR. w. D. Bowen. president;
John c. Fowler. of Cherry Smash
fame. AZ treasurer. and L. r. Oden,
secretary. began the development Of
this country and purchased the asa
acre farm OF r. G. Moore. the High
land Springs postmaster, for the neat
sum Of $4,000. 1t Is on this farm
that the flow of oil, according to all
reports, has been most pronounced.
At, this time there appeared on this
land perhaps half dozen seeps and
pools where oil was present, but now
there are hundred or more such
spots which indicate the store of
pc ~'Hum. Since that time catch
tasins" have been operated to collect
the overflow of oil from the land.
analysis of the product from these
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25

Continued on Seventh Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
Prizes to Re ON Display.

tCntll led on Ninth Page
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
Society

happenings from tn
whole State are prints
frs. in The Virginian
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Continued on Seventh Pase.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-25
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The Vlrginian
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
CUBA WILL GET SOME SOLDIERS
 FOR TRAINING
War Department Does Not Announce How Many to
 Re Sent to Island.

Washington, Aug. 18.-Cuba's offer to provide mobilization and training ground for some American forces has bee naccepted. The number or de- scription of the forces to be sent can not be disclosed for military reasons:
 The state department today issued this statement:
 "The government of Cuba has offer ed in a most friendly spirit to the gov ernment of the United States the use of training grounds in that republic for the American forces.
 "This generous offer has been ac- cepted by this government with great pleasure and careful consideration has been given to the question as to which of the American forces would be most benefited by training on the island of Cuba.
 "This question has now been deter mined and American forces will pro- ceed to the eastern end of Cuba for training at an early date.
 "The action on the part of President Menocal in making this friendly off, fer is considered a further proof of Cuba's desire to give cordial cooper ation to the United States of America and to be of every assistance to it in the war which both countries are now waging for the rights of human ity against the German government"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
RAILROAD MEN
 MAY STRIKE ON
 BRITISH ROADS
Uneasiness Prevails in Eng land Over Threats of La
 Dor Difficulties.

London, Aug. 19.-There is consid- erable danger of an immediate strike involving about half the engineers and firemen employed on British rail roads, the main point at issue being the recognition of the principle of an elght-hour day, although the de- mand does not necessarily include making the principle effective during the war. The men concerned number about 10000 and belong to the So- ciety of Locomotive Engineers and Bremen. The union is distinct from the much larger national union of railway men, which is not involved.
 The trouble has been brewing for some time. The government recently state in the house of commons that the society's claims were inadmissi- ble, but President Stanley of the board of trade held two other conferences with the leaders in the hope of ar ranging the dispute, although without success. At a meeting Of the exec utive committee of the society held yesterday it was decided to strike because the demands were not grant ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
FIVE MORE MEN PICKED FOR ARMY
 BY LOCAL BOARD
Same Number Is Exempted, One For Dependents and
 Four on Physique.

The city selective board yesterday announced the names and addresses of five more men from Pine Bluff, who have been definitely accepted for ser vice in the new National army, the men being as follows:
 Timey Key, 920 East Fifteenth.
 Henry Horace Cooke, Philadelphia.
 Afford Holbrook Johnson, 1517 East Sixth.
 Harold R. McKinnon, 921 West Fourteenth. teenth.
 Clarence w. Colvard, 1416 West Fifth.
 Decision in Keys case was delayed because the board desired more infor- mation than it had earlier. The other men were not in Pine Bluff, and their examination was conducted at their present habitat.
 One man was announced yestrday as having been discharged by the board, this being Barney Bryant, who has wife and one child dependent solely upon him.
 Four men were exempted temporar- fly because of physical disabilities, these being:
 Washington N. Adams, PA State street.
 Leonard l.. Laden, Searcy.
 G. E. Mathews, Van Buren.
 Dessie Parnell Newton, Green Riv- CT, Wyoming.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
TWO BOATS L0STl
 AT ST. LOUIS,
 RESULT 0f FIRE
Explosions Follow, Mexican Lighthouse Tenders Sink
 in Mississippi.

St. Louis, Aug. 1S.-Two steel boats, bought by the Mexican government for lighthouse tenders, were destroy Twenty men were hurt, several of them Mexican members of the crews. The loss is estimated at $l0,000.
 Jose L. Gerard, captain of one of the boats, and Mir. Malpion, his lieu tenant, were probably fatally burned. Lieut.. James Angelo, of the St. Louis fire department was probably fatally burned.
 The boats, La Azteca, and La Fair ista, reached here from Chicago four days ago and have been taking sup plies for the trip south. It was intend ed to resume the journey Sunday morning.
 It is reported cigaret spark start ed fire on La zteca and in a few seconds there was an explosion. Capt. Gerard was thrown nigh in the air and landed on the cobblestone levee. The men on La Fairista cut both boats loose and they started down the river
 Bremen on barge lassoed both boats. As they did so, there was a second explosion. The firemen boarded La Fairista, to fight the flames. La Fairista caught fire from sparks, and in a few seconds an ex- plosion occurred there. Eight fire men were thrown into the river.
 Another explosion occurred on La Fairista and both boats went down. Each boat was 45 feet long, with gas Oline engines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
CONVENTION VEREIN.

St. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 18.-Catholics of St. Louis and vicinity have con- cluded extensive preparations for the entertainment of the sixty-second an- nual convention of the Central Verein, thenational organization of German American aCtholics. The convention will bring together many of the most distinguished Catholic prelates, priests and laymen of the country. The proceedings will be formally open, ed tomorrow morning with a pontifical high mass at the cathedral. Mgr. Bon zano, the Apostolic delegate to the United States, will be the celebrant. A parade of all the Catholic societies of St. Louis will precede the opening serivce. The business sessions of the convention will begin Monday and continue three days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-19
PRESIDENT WILL, DECIDE MONDAY IN
 CONTROL IF COAl
Federal Trade Commission Urges That He Exercise
 Full Authority.

Washington. Aug. President Wil,Gn wont to the food adtainislra- ton today for a personal conference with Herbert Hoover and later went to the federal trade commission
 At the federal trade commission the president went over tae fisHres gathered on costs of producing coal. The trend of the commission $ report on the subject was to urge the pres
 idcnt to take over the supply and it's Redistribution.
 Under the law the president may
 fix price of coal, operate the mines or commander stocks and sell 10 thc public Some decision of which course
 he will pursue is expected as tae re
 suit of todays conferences, which were based on the federal trade com missions now completed report on the coal situation
 The federal trade commission. which has just completed it's investi-
 gation of coal production costs, prob ably will submit it's flndirgs to Pres
 idcnt Wilson in a few days. The re-
 port will serve to acQuaint the pres ident comprehensivc]y with the na- ture of the fuel situation in return to the consumer.
 The president will take some action on the coal situation early next week. He carried back to the white house 1 from the trade commission a mass of statistics on coal production costs, | and will go over them tomorrow. His decision probably will be announced | Monday.
 The presidents intention, it was l learned authoritatively is to reduce l the present prices not only at the
 mines but to jobbers and retailers
 The trade commissions report indi cates that operators can sell their 1 bituminous at price of $3 fixed at a
 recent conference between mine man
 agers and government officials and
 still make handsome profit