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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

pected German thrust against the
Wrench front and says:
THE number of hostile raids eAe
cuted along the French front north
west of Rheims. in Argonne, II, the
vcYion of st. Quentin, in the vosges
and particularly In upper Alsace, xr
@eii sthe increasing enemy artil-
lery activity north OF Chemin des
DANES, on the right bank OF tn.
Neuse, In Chaume wood. Maisons de
Champagne. and upper Alsace. would
appear to indicate THAT the enemy
Is feeling out the French front with
n view to identifying the strength
OF the units opposing him"
The Italian Front.
Respecting the Italian front the
statement says significantly:
"Dur declaration of war against
Austria now associates us ilnme-
d'ntelv with the struggle going on in
Italy"
Discussing armistice negotiations
on the Russian front. the statement
says the agreement covers the entire
tine from the Baltic to the Black sea
az well as the region OF the eau
casus"
The Rumanian armies" It con
tfnres while repudiating all at
tempts made by the enemy to fra
ternize with them. have been. by force
of circumstances, compeiled to ac-
'ept the proposals for q truce"
Relieves Pressure ON Bagiad.
The success of British operations
In Palestine has had very decided
military effect throughout the Otto
man empire. and much of tho pres
sure which the German higher COM
mGod had hoped to bring TO bear in
mesopotamia with the view to re-
capturing Bagdad has been relieved
I'm Mesonotamta the British are
carrying forward their operations on
the right bank of the Dale river with
great success. 1t is interesting to re-
cord that a small Russian detach-
ment co-operated in this engagement
with the British
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
SECTIONAL FEELING Is
Continued from First Page

Continued from First Page)
Osborne, counsel for the defense, de-
clared Your honor will please mot
rule out the tears"
The Judge did
Then Miss Means began to tell Of
motoring parties when Mrs. King was
present Judge Cline interrupted and
declared he would make a statement.
He sent the jury out and declared ne
would have no more stress laid on
the fact that he Judge Cline) was
once a member OF motoring party
with Mrs King. Judge Cline explain
cd that this trip was a most casual
one.
Mrs. Pauline Goodman, another ais
ter OF the defendant. next took the
stand. By this witness the defense
proved Mrs. King could play tho piano
and contended this showed she could
have shot. pistol with either hand.
The cross-examination then brought
out the fact that Mrs. King used both
hands when she ate with her knife
and fork. judge Cline held court in
session until
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

Hare. Charles Hay ana Joe Henry
as end men. and all putting over their
Jokes with telling effect and singing
and dancing like old-timers. The
singing OF Earl Rowland. Ray Burx
and c. l. Walker was particularly
good, and'th finale, In which the err.
tire company sang all the war sonrs
of past and present. winding up with
The Star-Spangled Banner" was yerv
effective. Altogether the Eiks' How.
tiers MINISTRIES Is delightful even.
ings entertainment and worthy ~
crowded houses for the two remaining
performances. A. NJ g.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

move since November Z. 1914. wher
Kiao-Chau was captured.
Whether this armed Intervention in
the Russian upheayal constitutes :
u THREAT TO the Bolsheytki. the FIRST
move IN an energetic military cam
paign on the side o fthe Cossaeks--
and the ailies--to swing Russia back
into line as an active belltgeren'
against the Teutons, Ia for the mo
rent still a puzzle. Fact Is that Ia
pan has refused thus far TO recognize
The Bnishevikt Viadivostok, more
ever. has declared its independence
from Russia proper, as has the near
? bv province Of NmuT.
The big Russian Asiaiic port In the
terminus Of one of the branches OF
the Trans Siberian railway II lies
fs00 miles almost due east OF Pc
trograd. as the crow files The branch
liut meets the main Trans Rtberian
rail az Hardin in NRnrhuris. There. a
strong body Of Chinese troops IS pa
trolling the streets Hardin is stili
wavering between adherence 10 the
golsheviki and declaration Of In
dependence. The distance from Vlad'-
vostok TO Hardin in direct line Is
$40 miles
Siberia Russia's Food Store.
Siberia Is the great food store Of
Russia Generals kaledines. Korni-
lof and Duto1. heading i-rge Cos
enck armies. are moving 20 bottle up
- vast food resources so ~ 10 i'm
rose their wili-~the will 10 1ght the
TrUtoNS 10 fnish--upon the Bolshe-
rik{-crazed masses.
rgtcF has sciyed the greater part
e the prnyure - Ofeuhurg rich
..ecs ~a{e5tE rud Mineral producing
sre&. srG - row irving TO canturc the
town Of r hu]atinsk. near the point
y there the Trans hersan rail crosses
TIE {-rsl mountains.
THUS With japanese troops at one
sr6 Of that vast llrc iTaverstnS
siberia and the E'ossacks al the other
end. where the road enters siberia
-AaTr arises tre question reHlete with
nea]eu'ah}e consequences;
WtN Iaran make common cause
Nth ch@ Co<sarks?
siberia Vow a Republic.
SiheFs Itself facod with the conse'
-ae&ces jhet would come from such
= t.osenck -Jananese cooperation, has
f}a-fsreE itself a renuhliC and today
announced II would 10: allow to pas
ra~e ~ food or supplies 20 Western
Russia because. in view of the Roi-
shrVsFf d5eEe,lnEs with the Germans.
,a-h stores would be llKely &c fall into
g-~usu hands
,leaav-}.5.e fhe TclEheyikj IRE not
5Ia strong Isrfinjte government
forces ARE APPROACHING Hardin,
'..n there vfth tEc Chinese. or. in
the re.U- .seturc. a clash with 80
a-ra-rs- between tf4rnin 7~d Fladl~
t,-. 7ra retarded rs entirely with
lH th- H-auls o< ross ,h.Ety
.eee. tod 9TH the Cosssck sen-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
WHILE COUNTRY AS
FAR SOUTH AS TAMPA
IN GRIP Of COLD WAVE
while Insufficient Coal supply Causes
Suffering at Many Potnts--Rail-
road Schedules Dirarranxed by
Heavy snow Fall.

New York. Dec. 10--Today's colo
wave extended as far South as Tampa,
Fla. BY tomorrow morning the entire
state Of Flirida Is expected to be suffer
ing from freezing weather, according
to officials OF the United States weather
bureau. Trains have been delayed and
telegraph service has suffered severely
through the breaking of wires. Some
sections Of the country were tonight
declared to be sufferig from coal short
age.
The cold wave covers almost the en-
tire country, The only portions which
have not reported thus far include the
southwest gulf coast and the Pacific
coast west of the Cascade and Sierra
mountains. Three places to which cold
weather is usually a stranger record
ed thu following temperatures this
morning.
Tampa. "a Miami. 40 Phoenix. Aria.
-.
The coolest point tonight was Prince
Albert. Canada. where the mercury fell
10 80 below zero.
probably we shall have zero
weather here In New York and in
many other parts OF the country TO-
might or by tomorrow morning" de-
clared a weather bureau official The
extreme cold is not likely TO last long.
Probably by Thursday. and possibly
by Wednesday, we look for a consid
era BILE" moderation, large fall Of
snow has occurred in northern New
York and the Lake region"
The snowfall compelled some OF the
railroads to suspend freight tratric
temporarily, and even the passenger
traffic was much affected.
Passenger trains from the West on
the Pennsylvania were from seven to
elkht hours late. y ThoBe~- from the,
(South were also considerably behind
schedule.
All Trains Delayed.
New York Central railroad trains
were from six to ten hours late. The
Twentieth Century, due TO arrive at
$40 A. NJ. pulled into the Grand Gem
trail station at s:45 T. NJ. The New
ten hours late. The Lake Shore linn
tied, due at 5:25 P NJ. Will not arrive
until o'clock tomorrow morning,
The Michigan Central limited. due at
5:30 r. NJ, Is not expected until 1889
tomorrow morning.
Coal shortage in various parts OF
the country is imminent.
In some OF the public buildings here
there was scarcely any heat today.
Many buildings devoted to private of
fees and commercial purposes had
insufficient coal today TO last twelve
hours and with little prospect of re-
newing. their supply. People In the
enement sections who have to fur
nish their own heat were reported to-
night TO be sn%ering severely Long
lines of women and children. carry
ing nails of coal hods. stood for hours
outside some of the coal Offices. vain
~ irving to secure sufficient fuel for
little fire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
THOMAS sUCCn- sSOR AT
RAILROAD Y. vi. G. A.

,Edwars y. Foster, VINO fs succeed .
ing g. l. Thomas, general secretary
Of the Railway Y. N. &, a. here as
sualed his duties SUNDAY. Mr. Thorn p
as left the city yesterday for New
York and will sail from there for
France. where ne Is TO engage in
Y. NJ. c. A. work among the soldiers
Mr. Foster is forty years of age
and is the son OF Mr. and Mrs VIZ
Liam NJ. Foster. Of 260s-B Hanover
avenue. He In a native Of Cum Der.
land county. and before undertaking
Z. n. G. A work he was in the EN-
pley OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way company for many years. the last
twelve years at Clifton Forge. Mrs.
Foster VIII remain for the present / d.
C1ifton Forga
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
RICHMOND AUTO CLUB
IS TO GIVE BIG SHOW

Secretary Reginald walker, OF the
day appeared before the adminisfra-
tive board with the statement that the
club was making arrangements Tor
the holding of n show the week OF
January 81, and asking permission
to use the Grayr armory for the
purpose. The matter was referred
to Building Inspector Butler for In
vestiSation as to open dates.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
VIOLENT CANNONADt~es, MAY
MEAN IAHTF GERMAN DRIVE

IanGtaou nee. f0.--T'rppRratory
i-.-4 4--zs.s. r-a-.-E..- MaH.&. {F~s.A-~
- IN the west. the Germans dur
ia- thu. last ttsenty~fouE hourN
engaged in violent artillery hofn-
hardoscafS evidently Designed 10
fr~rt wit tvenit .e0ts In the Franco
Britl~a tipFr. The cannena ding
wac parttculnriy intense an the
S.rssun sector. ir AIwucc--sSh~ here
s,fI man stow ftFS been generally
caprCte6 for soFae ttme---s4nd tn
Flinders. From the tansbrat front
fhcrp came ma important aevvs to-
fas. Trant dispatches. however,
ea,pb aN'Ee that tho herman ron-
.*+ratrstttau there II ntftr1inished.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
CITY AMBULANCE CoLLIDEs
WITH AUTO; is DAMAGED

The city ambulance ccllided with
ar automobile at Seventh and Grace
streets last night about 1880 O'clock
and was put out OF commission, the
front axle being broken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
Heavy Snow Halts rrnrio.

Buffalo, Dec. 10.--Hundreds of men
are working day and night to clear a
track Tor the engines and freight cars
stalled In the Buf.alo railroad wards
as result Of the worst blizzard the
city has known In twenty years The
drifts are four to six feet deep. More
than s40,000.000 worth of freight is
stalled In the wards awaiting shin.
meet to the seaboard The storm
found the city practically without
coal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
Local Observation at u. NJ. Yesterday
pos,naster Anpotutexf.

James w. Ashley was yesterday APP
pointed postmaster OF the Office at
coidwater. Va. the appointment 10
90 into effect Immediately
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

Chicago Has Zero Weather.
Chicago. Dec. 10.-Chicago was
| held tonight in the grip of continued
zero weather. 1t was the coolest day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

in thirty-ive years. All passenger
trains are late and railroads are NOV
ing foodstuffs ana coal In diminished
quantities
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11
TheWeather.
tunse-d- States Weather Esur~su.
Department of Agriculture,
~ ga IN IN mi Esw IN IN M 2,

Washington Dec. 10.-Fcrecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday:
Virginia and North Carolina-Fair
continued cold Tuesday and wednes-
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

Desnite the fact that the railroads
said that no new legislation Is neces-
sRry, Senator Newiands Indicated that
some legislation would be passed
most probably before the CHRISTMAS
holidays, He said that the president
would present his special message to
congress very SOON
What the railroads want" said the
senator. lis that the channels in the
money market. which they now claim
are denied to them. should be opened
and that they reesivs the asksd-fos
rate increases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-11

Local RatnfRH.
Rainfall last twelve hours ...,. 0
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. r
Excess In rainfall since March L.: SIS
Excess tn rainfall since January T. 40
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
DESERTER'S WIDOW
GRANTED PENSION
AFTER & YEARS

MARTsvILLE, Pa, Sept. 6.-This
week, ffty-twu years after the first
attempt was made, Congress granted
q pension on account Of Benjamin
Allen, Of Millerstown, a Union soldier.
His widow, Mrs. Mary Allen, Of Nil
lerstown, will beneht. Allen having
died seven years ago.
Allen lived from the time of the
civil war as q "deserten" and died In
1910 in the same category. He made
an attempt TO get 4 pension because
Of wounds received after the conolu-
sion Of the struggle; friends endeaV-
ored to bring about the same result:
but all were unavailing. for he was
recorded as q "deserter." Yet there
were few gallant wearers Of the
blue who more stolidly upheld the
Union cause.
A clerical confusion Of names at
the conclusion OF the war placed
Allen on the list Of deserters, and he
was compelled to bear the odium
forty-iive years. until he died In 1910.
His wife was left in destitute circum-
stances with five small children.
Friends got busy; an investigation
was started, and finally II was an
nounced that "the soldier had well
served his country" Now Mrs. Allen
will receive $4,000 back pay, an al
lowance OF $50 a month after reach
ing seventy years. and an additional
allowance for the care OF each of her
ave children.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
SQUEEZE SALT BAG,
BEAU WILL RETURN,
SEER TELLS GIRL

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Sept 6.-After
. hearing before Alderman GotthArdt
here, Isaac Hertzog, OF Nazareth, was
held for trial at court on q charge OF
fortune-telling. The accusation was
brought by Mrs. Mary Brong, who
testified that IN two years she had
vainly paid Hertzog Ss3 to recover
some silver spoons and q sewing ma
chine that had been stolen
HertEog visited Allentown every
week for "consultAtions" with his
customers. Mrs. Brong said she
could "feel" when he arrived in town.
and then she was impelled to visit
him and give him money.
On one occasion, she said. HertEog
declared the thief would assume the
form of q snake and come wriggling
along with the spoons and the sewing
machine; but no snake ever appeared.
He had given her q large collection
of roots, and a number of "benedic-
tions," which he signed with the
names of the saints.
Another witness against HertzoK
was pretty Miss Mamie Schoch. who
testified she had paid Heftzog 90
cents for the receipt OF an incantation
"to get back her beau who had
transferred his affections to another
girl
Hertzog told her to squeeze a bag
of table salt and repeat the three
hardest words in the dictionary. She
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
WIFE WANTED AD
A FRAUD, WIDOW
ANSWERSANOTHER

Ten cents for a sample copy OF a
matrimonial publication, 81 registra-
tion fee three days later, S11 carfsre
from Greenville, Pa, to Philadelphia
in answer to a wife wanted" sdver-
tisement, $3.50 Appropriated by the
gentleman in question last Sunday
evening, and now a chambermaid at
the Medico-ChirurEicalH Hospital-this
tells the tale OF Mrs. Myrtle Ogden,
Of GreeuTille, Pa, who has filed q
complaint with the postoffice authori-
ties against Edward Harper. OF Phil
GdelphIa, for using the mails to de-
fraud.
Edward Harper is q rosy, portly
gentleman of fIfty-five summers or
more who Is described by his land
lady as .'the odd sport" He said he
was lonely and advertised for q wife.
The Greenville widow believed him,
and packed her trunks.
After meeting his intended and re-
lievinE her Of $3.50, Harper changed
his place on abode. He left no for
warding address
Mrs. Ogden's heart Is not broken,
however; her fRAth in man remains
unshaken. Harper was not her last
hope, for there was more than one
wife wanted" ad in the matrimonial
bulletin. She Is now saving money
70 travel South TO wHd a widower
with three children
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
YIELDS TO SONS SIXTH
ATTEMPT TO JOIN ARMIES

ST. LOUIS, Sept e.-The sixth at
tempt Of Curtis Mackinav. seventeen
years old. son OF Mrs. Emma Mack
inaw, Of Edwardsville, H. to get into
the war has been successful. Not
only has the mother consented for the
son TO join the army. but she herself
has volunteered for clerical service at
the front. For many years she has
been chief deputy clerk OF Madison
county.
Last summer young MackinRw join
ed the Canadian army. but his mother
secured his release on account Of his
age. Then the boy tried to enlist In
the army In St Louis, the navy In Chi
cago, and the aviation corps in Flor
ida
Later he went to Detroit and pro-
ceeded to qualify as . master me-
chanic In the transport service. When
he learned that his mother had offered
her services TO the country he crossed
into Canada and Joined the Royal Fly
ing Corps
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
FINDS WAY TO STOP
ROSTERS EARLY CALL

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.-Chanti-
cleer's lusty crow no longer disturbs
the early morning silence In the vicin-
ity Of Twelfth and Brush streets, ac-
cording to q report made by Patrol
man Con Keefe in response to com
plants filed with the police by resi-
dents of the section.
r. Butler Is the owner OF the three
fowls whose early morning industry
caused the complaints. After trying
several methods OF curtailinE their
vocal activities in the early morning
Butler has at last struck upon a plan
which. according to Reefe's report, is
effective.
Each night the leather-lunEed fowls
are caught and placed in a box that Is
not sufficiently high to permit OF their
stretching their red-crested heads
aloft. This. Reefe says in his report.
keeps the roosters from Growing.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
LOVELORN ACTOR.
SHOOTS GIRL AND
THEN DRINKS ACID

Los ANGELES, Sept. o.-Unredulted
love of an old man for . pretty young
girl precIpitated what Is expected to
be q double tragedy, when Harry
Leonard, an aged film actor, shot,
fatally wounded, and then threw Q
powerful acid on pretty Anneska Frol-
icl1, twenty-four, threw more acid on
her mother and sister-in-law, then
walked out Of the house, sat down
on the lawn, and drank the remainder
OF the deadly fluid. The police found
him there.
The girl was shot twice in the chest
and once IN the stomach. She Is dying
at the California Hospital He is dying
at the receiving hospital.
The affair took place at the girls
homo.
Like . page from fiction reads the
story as CLEANED from two old letters
that the old actor left upon the table
at the Frolick home. These letters
were addressed to the girls father.
John Frolick. In them Leonard said
that he would first kill the girl and
then himself so that both might be
together in heaven" He WiIled to the
gtrI's father q sheaf Of manuscript OF
motion picture scenarios. They are
worthless now, he wrote, but after
the war they will be priceless.
II was about dusk when Leonard
called at the Frolick home. He asked
for Miss Anneska, but she was out.
So he sat and chatted with her moth
er, Mrs. Josephine Frolick, and her
Mrs. Anna Frolick.
Later Miss Frolik returned. Leon
ard, to her, was just q friend and she
greeted him cordially Her mother
and her sister-in-law left her alone
with Leonard. The sister-in-law
heard them talking In whispers. Then
chair was overturned and three
shots were fred In quick succession.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
RUNAWAY GIRL OF 16
WOULD MARRY RICHES

BALTIMORE. Sept 6.-Ambitious
TO get into q big city where there
IL Eayety and opportunity TO get big
wages at employment two girls
Louisa Davis. fifteen years old, and
Helen Walters, sixteen years old,
both OF Wilmington. Del, ran awES
from their homes. They were arrest
ed at Union Station and taken to the
central police station
The girls were seen getting on q
train at Wilmington and the authori-
ties there asked Marshal Carter to
have them arrested when the train
reached Baltimore. The Davis girl
said she did not want to get married,
but Helen Walters told Lieutenant
Pfennig:
"T wish I could get q good fellow
who would marry me and I suppose
there are q lot OF wealthy boys IN
Baltimore who would like to marry a
good girl like me-" The girls will
be returned to their parents.
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Band Concerts
LINCOLN PARK. AT T:5e P. n.
By THE MARINE BAND,

followed instructions, but the young
man remained recreant
Hertzog's defense was that his Gus
toners took up his time when they
consulted him. and he was entitled TO
pay. He seems to have had custom
ers by the score for years, some of
whom seemed TO like being bam-
boozled-
The Washington times., 1917-09-06
Open M6PM We Rent Players and Pianos Open P. m
September Sale
Pianos and Player-Pianos


worth
stored outside warehouses for lack of These
must be sold and sold quickly. ,
What kind of want? .
of
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-05-11

Entered at the post-office at Springdale, Ark, a
second class mail matter.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1917-05-11
ROBINSON FOR REELECTION

Five years ago, Joe T. Robinson, then governor
nominee was the most popular in public life in
Arkansas. One year later, Immediately following his
election by the General Assembly United States
Senator to fill the unexpred term of the late JEFF Davis
he was probably of the most unpopular in
public life
Today-without grand stand play, without apparent
effort directed to the particular end and without the
slightest attempt at demogogy-Senator Robinson a
gain enjoys the satisfaction of knowing that he stands
in good favor with the people whom he has been truly
representing in the upper branch of Congress
Contrary to reports in recent political campaigns
the writer has supported Senator Robinson.
Heretofore he has voted for attempted
auence vote for him. We are obligated to Senator
Robinson in none but respect either directly in
directly and every patriot shares this obligation
equally with 1t consists of a recognition of merit
and ability we'll directed and knowledge that his
vices especially needed in the councils and admin
istration of the nation
Senator Robinson's term of office expires in March
1919. The general election will be in November 1918
and the primary in May 1918 Senator Robinson is
expected to be candidate for reelection may we'll
be presumed that to the effect will be
made in the next few weeks. Campaigns for the
ate usually last year but little less than year
This is time for heated campaigns. Senator
Robnsons services are needed at Washington. He has
been modesty CONSPICUOUS of the administrations
leaders during the past few months. This is time
when the country needs administration men,
CARELESS of political faith who will cooperate to the
end of bringing international affairs to a
full conclusion, who have been tried and who have
proved true, men of broad vision and of experience
Senator Robinson is such aman.
After careful Of the situation in this
ton, where two years ago opposition Robinson
in measure considered political virtue, be-
lieve that there is overwhelming sentiment in his
favor We do not believe that opposition from any
quarter at this time would receive any sort of
sderaton We feel safe in the assertion that the
era opinion is that Senator Robinson should be nomi-
mated and elected without opposition and feel
sonably safe in predicting that this will occur
For Arkansas politicians in this national crisis to
their right of time honored and abused activity
would be nothing short of patriotic service-and like
such service it would involve but nominal self
sacrifee=Fayetteyille Democrat