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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
ATTERBURY HONORED
President Wilson Names Vice-Presi-
dent OF Pennsylvania HaiIrond to
BE n BrfEndicr-Genernl.
[By Associated Pres.


WASHINGTON. October 2.-w w
sylvania Railroad system, now super
vising railroad operations for the
troops in France to-day was nominated
tional Army. Other nominations for
general sent to the Senate by Pres
ident Wilson, were:
Adjutant-generars department-Col-
onel James t. Kerr. United States
Army, retired; Colonel Eugene +. Ladd,
United States Army. retired
Judge advocate generals department
nt-Colonel Samuel T. Ansell.
Quartermoster corps-Colonel Isaac
w. Littell; Colonel Chauncey B. Baker.
Colonel David l.. Brainerd
Engineers corps-Coione1 Frederick
v. Abbott, Colonel e. Evcleth Wins
low.
Ordnance department-colonel Ed
win B. Babbitt, Colonel Charles B..
Wheeler.
Medical corps-Colonel Charles Rich
ard, Colonel William II. Arthur, COL
onel Henry P. Birmingham.
Others nominated to be brigadiers
were Colonel Benjamin Alvord, adju-
tant-generals department; Colonel Ed
ward Russell. signal corps; Colonel Al
fred T.. Bradley. medictl corps; Lieu
tenant-Colonel Walter A. Bethel, Judge
| advocate: Lieutenant-Colon James G..
Harbord. cavalry, general STAFF Lieu
tenant Colonel Clarence c. Williams,
ordnance department.; Colonel Harry l..
Rogers. quartermaster's corps.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
Passenger Train Is
Searched for Liquor
While at EBa Station
Signatures to Will
Declared Forgeries

NEW YORK, October 2-Assist-
ant District Attorney John T. Dool-
ing declared to-day that two of the
signnturcs OF witnesses to the Sec
ond Jnues G. King Will arc for
gerIcs. By tie terms OF the will,
Mrs. Mnude A. King, In connection
with whose death near Concord, |,
y. G., Gaston Ii. Means Is under
chnrGc OF homicide, would hive been
left several million dollars.
DOolInE Will present evidence to
the grand jury here Tomorrow to
prove TINT tha names Of Addison 8.
Melvin and Byron l.. Smith, wit
nesseS to the VIII, are forgeries.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
Plans Are Completed
to Round Up Evaders

WASHINGTON. October 2-The
government has evolved a complete
plan for rounding up thousands OF
men who have evnded military ser
vice. AmnsinE success IA already
attending the Efforts. Hundreds of
arrests have been mnde, and the
scheme has now progressed to n
point where II II dragging out of
hiding places scores OF evaders
every day.
The War Department and Depart
ment OF Justice are cooperating In
the work. Local police authorities
are assisting. The work has been
divided into two clauses. The De-
partment of Justice has been mr.
signed the task of arrestinE the
men who failed to register for mill
tary service, the War Department
TINT Of rounding up the men who
registercd and were accepted and
then failed to report for entrnin-
mcnt, according to the orders of the
local boards. The local police In
every city are ansisting cnch DEPART
ment, while scores OF patriotic so
cietics have Investigators aiding in
the work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
LIBERTY BONDS ARE
APPORT|ONED TO STATES
Virginia Expected to Subscribe $40,
100000 Of Second Govern
ment War Issue.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Speaking Campaign Begins Next
Week-Council of Defense Urges
Prompt Response to Nations Call.
Banks Report Many Sales.

Apportionment Of Liberty loan bonds
to each State embraced in the Fifth
Regional District was completed last
night by Governor George ]. Seay, of
the Federal Reserve Bank Of Rich
mond. and letters announcing the
amounts banking centers throughout
the district would be expected to sub
scribe to the second issue OF the loan
were mailed out to banks. bankers,
trust companies and other subscrip-
tion agencies. Secretary OF the Treas
ury McAdoo has allotted to the Rich
mond district I per cent of the $1,000
100000 issue
This apportionment is the minimum
amount expected by the Treasury De-
pnrtment to be raised In the Fifth Dis
trict I'm. order to secure the result i'm
peratively. demanded for the defense
and security OF the nation" The &
per cent apportionment would make
the Fifth Districts subscriptions total
100000 minimum. with expected
subscriptions OF s2oo,oo0.0oo. and It ia
on the basis of this latter sum that
Governor Seay has made the allot-
ments for the district This city will
subscribe between s12.ooo.ooo and s15.-
100000.
APPoRTIoNMENT IS MADE
TO STATES IN DISTRICT
States embraced in the district vii,
De expected TO subscribe. in order TO
secure the result 'imperatively de-
Il
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
PROMOTION FOR GOULD
He VIII Re Named ns Member OF Head
quarters Company, With Rank
OF Sergeant,

CAMP DIX. wRIGHTSTOwN. N. J.,
october 2.-Kingdon Gould. n private
in the National Army, according to an
official announcement to-day, is to be
named as member OF the headquar-
ters company. The appointment will
carry with 1t the rank Of first sergeant.
Eventually he will become a lieutenant.
Raymond Belmont, of New York, In the
same company, was made n second
lieutenant
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
License System Modln.d.
(By Associated Pross.1

. Icy Assoclated Prehs.
WASHINGTON. October 2.--Modin-
cations were made In the export license
system to-day so as to remove restrie-
tions on foreign trade and still pre-
vent goods from going to Germany
through her allies or the Europeau
neutrals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
MAY RECEIVE APPOINTMENTS
Enlisted Men Eligible for Designation
to Temporary Noncommissioned
Jobs With QuartermHnter.
(By Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON. October 2.-Enlist ed
men Of the various branches Of the
army are made eligible for temporary
appointments as noncor,-,issloned Off :
GERS Of the Quartermast,r corps under
regulations issued to-day by tho War
Department. Commanding officers are
authorized to maze the appointments.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
ORGANIZATION OF WORKING
COMMITTEES Is PROGRESSIVE

~
The organization of the working
committees is going forward, and while
the campaign will not be actively
started until October 10, at which time
several hundred canvassers will be
placed on the streets. great work IS
being done under the direction of the
executive committee, which is headed
by John Kerr Branch. W. T. Dabney
executive secretary, is completing ar
rangements for the services Of seven
ty-hvo speakers, who Will begin early
next week making short talks at pub
lie gatherings and at every manufac-
turing plant where n large force of
workmen is employed.
An urgent appeal to the people Of
Richmond and Virginia to subscribe
to the Liberty loan as a means for the
shortening Of the war and consequent
saving of life in the armed forces Of
the United States. was issued yester-
day by the Virginia Council of De-
tense. To the Mayors of all cities
In the State. and to the chairmen Of
the various local councils in the diff
ferent counties of Virginia, the Gown
ell sent kilograms urging every one
to respond to the nations call.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
URGES PROMPT RESPONSE
The telegram is as follows
THE Council Of Defense urges a hear-
ty and substantial response on the
part of the people Of Virginia to the
second Liberty loan, and ask that
there be q patriotic awakening so in
tense that there may be a glorious
and triumphant vin"ication of Amer
lean rights. which have been too fire.
quently outraged by German infamies.'
Virginia IL able and must give un-
equivocal support to our great Presl-
dent in this war for justice and for
human rights"
Increased effort will be made by the
Richmond execut.N' committee during
the week OF the Virginia State Fair,
and plans for the work are now being
discussed. Every bank and trust COM
pany In thn city has already opened
loan Departmental. and subs .rtptions are
Continued on Second PaEe.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
GREAT DEMONSTRATION
IN FAVOR OF PEACE
IBy Associated Press. ]

COPENHAGEN. October "a mon.
ster demonstration In favor OF peace
without annexntions was held on Sum
day at Frankfort-on-th the Main. Leaders
In the Clerical. radical and Socialist
parties sponsored the demonstration.
Tho crowd numbered 10000 or $1,000.
and addresses were made from six dif.
ferent platforms simultaneously. Vs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
APP0RTIoNMENT IS MADE
TO STATES IN DISTRIC,

States embraced in the district Will
De expected TO subscribe, in order 10
secure the result "Imperatiyelv do
manded." as follows:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03

Inc campaign in Richmond went
torward yesterday without a hitch
ana subscriptions at the banks were
reported as highly gratifying. Bank
ers requested. however. that every one
VINO intends to subscribe to the is
sue. whether on the weekly payment
OASIS or under the terms of the gov
ernment, place their subscriptions at
once in order that as much of the
congestion as possible may be elm
mated.
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
w EATH f Il

r.;r and continued cold to-day. To-
..arrow overcast, probably with
..ow and somewhat higher tenn
.,,sture. Winds diminishing
Full Report on PAGE II
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12

? A close reading of the reply 20
the Presidents peace note will con
vince any ore that it is impossible
to stop the war now. Unless Ger
many needs peace so much that she
is willing to make great concessions
"a condition which no one here be.
lieves to be the case yet-there will
be no hope Of peace for some months
There is no Understanding the
enemies strength, no failure to ap.
preciate TO the full the immensitv
Of the task confronting the Allies.
and especially Great Britain: but.
after considering the whole problem.
the Entente Powers have come 10
the conclusion that they will see il
through to the finish, and to com
plete confidence that that finish viii
be a victorious one for them.
Premier Lloyd Georges speech at the
Guildhall to-day is part OF the Alle.'
reply 70 the President. and mus, be
read in this sense.
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
Allies Not Bluffng

There ia no bluf'ing on the part o.
the Allies, no sparring for points. An
hopes Germany may have had OF
spreading discord among the Allies
have gone. The momentum Of the war
has never stopped-it could not, at the
speed at which it is going now-but b.
is true that the peace msnGuyres
caused hesitation and made the people
stop and think.
They have thought, and thought care.
fully, and have come TO the conclusion
that the only satisfactory peace will be
one which is built on Allied yictory.
There may be more ministerial change
in some governments, there may be
many setbscks to the Allied arms aua
disappointments for supporters Of the
Entente, but Americans must under.
stand that the Allies have decided 20
play their hand out.
Peace still is up 10 Germany. There
is no question that the Central Power
want peace, but it is equally true tha,
their military, economic and fnancis
position still is too favorable for then
TO make peace on The terms which tho
Allies must have.
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
THAW FAILS
TO END LIFE
After Debauch Slashes
Throat and Wrist
Bed Saves Him
Ifrom.s st.r Correspondent, o. IN, Tribune

Philadelphia, Jan. Hilary X.
Thaw tried to end his life to-day when
informed that he was to be turned
over to the New York police to-mor-
row. Tonight two detectives sit at
the bedside Of the slayer Of Stanford
White in st. Mary's Hospital, where ne
is under arrest.
Thaw. under indictment on charges
made by Frederick Gump. jr., OF Kan
sas City, gashed his throat twice and
twice slashed his right wrist His at
+empt TO die came after he had eluded
the persons who had saved him from
arrest here and at the close OF a two
day debauch.
Il is expected that when he has re-
covered sufficiently TO leave the hospl-
tai he will be turned over to the New
York authorities to answer the KID
mapping and assault allegations Of the
how. who saws that on Christmas Day
Thaw logged him with whip.
midnight statement by Dr.. Elwood
K. Kirby said;
"Mr. Thaw is in very favorable con-
dition. His temperature is only shghty
above normal. He is entirely out 0i
danger and ought TO be out OF the nos
nital in two weeks. There are two cuts
on the left side of the throat, but as is
usual with cases where men attempt
70 cut their throats, they are TOO
high 10 reach the jugular vein. only
few unimportant veins were touched
The two slashes on the left wrist OIL
fered a greater danger, but fortunately
no serious damage was done
On Debauch with Horseman
Although Samuel G. Maloney, former
Collector of the Port and ex-Harbor
Master. Of Philadelphia, and Val O'Far-
roll. head OF private detective agency,
retained by the family, tell diff
ferent story, Thaw, according to Ber-
nsrd williams, of Pittsburgh, who said
he had made the rounds with his more
notorious fellow townsman, had been
on a spree before his suicide attempt
Williams is an oldtime horsemsn and
automobile driver. and his story is cor
roborated by taxieab chauffeur, a
garage owner and bartenders and
walters who saw the pair.
The most remarkable feature about
their adventures is that Thaw did not
run into the arms of police, for the
city was swarming with New York and
philadelphia detectives and the search
for the slayer of Stanford White had
spread through the East.
Late last night, when Williams took
Thaw to the little four-room fiat OF
Mrs Elizabeth A. Tacot, at $3.50 wal
nut Street, where ne had been Sc
ouestered two days ago under the name
of Harry West, an agent OF OfarreIl
wa- waiting TO receive the fugitive.
Tbav was told he must 30 back 20 NcV
Continued on page =, column
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
Canadian Foundry CO. Plant De-
molished, While Thousands in
Town Are Under Fire
$40. 100000 LOSS IN BLAST;
MANY REPORTED MISSING
Families Scattered as Flames Sweep Kings
land, Near Rutherford, N. J.-Hundreds
Fight to Escape Sudden Peril

A ocock yesterday afternoon the little village oil Kings
and on the edge of the marshes near Rutherford was
@ the pace where 1000 workers in the Canadian Car and
rJ Cononanvs factory lived with their families AT 4:lo
became beeagured town. hammered by hundreds OF thou
S f inch shells afre in several places filled with panic
For in those ten minutes blaze had kndled IN BUILDING
be cleaning room of the foundry company factory mao
swept through the entire plant and mad oeguh 70 set W W
to &c ammunition which was being made there for
the Russian government. -.
From then on until after midnight the village was under
,o,o sbel fire The plant of the munton company was
relv wiped out At early hour this morning II was
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
Entente Nations Renew Pledges of
Unity and Prepare for Crushing
Drive, Lloyd George Says
ENGLAND ASSUMES BURDEN
WITH CONSENT OF PEOPLE
Citizens Danish Thoughts of Armistice and
Look Now Only to Time When Germany
Shall Admit Defeat
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER
rBy Cable to The Tribune. I

rBy Cable to The Tribune
London JAM PA profound change has come over the
Allies and particularly Great Britain within the last
days.
The Rome conference marked the turning the
The full significance of this statement will be made appar
ent the battlefelds within the next few weeks
The atmosphere of peace which had begun to settle down
Great Britain rapidly being disspated Now be
clear that Germany if she wishes to purchase relief from
the dangers that threaten her. the Allies more than
half way
with the greatest that the Allies are
firmly united certain of their power that nothing
will satisfy them except victorious ending of the war
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12

GREAT BEAN sPE.NU WsTER-s0c
ths case OF six glass stoppered bottles
Adyt
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12

Washington JAM U.-The translation Of the
French tert of the Entente note to President W.
SON. as cabled by ambassador Sharp, at Paris, fol-
IO5cs
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
Peace in Ratio to Weakness

Their condition is bound to grow
worse steadily, and their desire FOR
peace will steadily increase. Wher
they are willing 70 meet the Allies, no,
as a victorious enemy, but as one re.
alizing and acknowledge that war
does not pay, then the fighting viii
stop, and stop Immediately.
The momentous decision Of the A
lies was reached a. the conference, ie
Rome. Premier Lloyd George admg ted
this in his speech at the Guildhsll 20.
day.
England, as the stronges. OF the be
ligerents, must and will shoulder III.
burden. Il is burden that w,ult
stagger any nation, but England hs
willingly accepted H. Upon Lloyd
George also rests burden such %
would sober any mortal; but he, &C..
has accepted IT, He vent to Rome fo-
certain assurances; he got them. ar q
now the profound change has tak. 20
place
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
No Questions Answered

now many were killed. how many
sefe injured, how the fire started and
10" the men got out of the burning
continued on page D. csluinn
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
TOFIGHT ON,
SAYS BERLIN
Note to Neutrals De-
fendS Her Entire
Course

Berlin, Jan. II (by wireless 10 Say
yille).-Germany to-day handed TO neu-
tral governments a note concerning the
reply Of the Entente TO the German
peace proposals, the Overseas News
Agency announced. It is first stated,
says the announcement. that the Ger
man government has received the re-
ply of the Entente to the note Of De-
cember 12, which contained a PROPOSE
tion to enter at once into peace nego-
tiations. The note then continues:
Our adversaries declined this
proposition, giving ss the reason
that it is proposition without sin
cerity and without importance. The
form in which they clothe their COM
munication excludes an answer to
them. but the Imperial Government
considers it important to point out
to the governments Of neutral pow
ers its opinion regarding the situa-
tion.
The Central Powers have no rea-
son TO enter into any discussion re-
garding the origin Of the world war.
History shall judge upon whom the
immense guilt OF the war shall iall.
History's verdict will as little pass
over the encircling policy Of Eng
land. the revengeful policy Of France
and the endeavor Of Russia. 10 gain
Constantinople as over the instiga-
ton of the Serbian assassination in
Sarajevo and the complete mobiliza-
tion of Russia, which meant war
against Germany.
Germany's Aim Attained
Germany and her allies, who had
10 take up arms for defense of their
liberty and their existence, consider
this, their aim Of war. as obtained.
On the other hand, the hostile
powers always went further away
from the realization Of their plans,
which, according to the declarations
Of their responsible statesmen, were,
among others. directed toward the
conquest Of Alssce- Lorraine and sew
eral Prussian provinces, the humiis-
ton and diminution of the Austro-
Hungarian monarchy. the partition
of Turkey and the mutilation OF Bull
gsria.
In the face of such war aims. the
demand for restitution. reparation
and guarantee in the mouth Of our
adversaries produces a surprising
effect.
Our adverssries call the proposal
Of the four Allied (Teutonic) powers
a war maneuvre. Germany and her
Continued on page 2. column 3
GREAT DEAk sPE.NU WATLR-so,
rlre case OF SIX glass stopperla "a bottles. -
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12

ckAlA ~
For more than eight hours Kings
,,d was under a continuous ram o.
,,raunel and flying bits Of shell cast
,ros Five houses were burned 10
the ground, others were pounded out
of shape, the car repair shops OF Fhe
I.ackavsnna Road were riddled' and
mile of the railways track was
ripped from the ground.
Many Missing Sought
In the rush to safety which fol-
lowed the first explosion in the plant,
men. women and children dropped
out Of sight and have not been seen
since.
II is not known what the death
roll will be, for it has been impos-
sible 10 count the former dwellers IN
II. town. who have been scattered
over New Jersey for ten miles
around. The plant Of the company
bss been wiped entirely out OF ex-
i.tence. but no official OF the concern
rould make any statement last night
concerning the damage done, or any
ming else. The loss is estimated AT
rom 100000 to s1O,OOO,O0O,
Lat. last night it was said that all
Of tn. workmen Of the plant had beeh
accounted for but seventeen. ms
vm not an Official statement DuV
merely rumor.
It is believed that from four 10 nYe
hundred thousand shells exploded dur
ng the hre. The magazines OF tne
company were untouched.
Il these had gone up there would De
no more Kingsland. Rutherford ana
other neighboring towns also would
Rave been wiped of the map, for tons
Of the terrible trinitrotoluol were
stored there.
No Warning Given
There was nc warning to the lnhaol-
,snts Of Kingsland before the hrst eH-
ploson came. Then they fed from
heir homes under q rain Of shells that
Increased every moment.
Before panic seized the town the
Eorkmsn in the factory had oeeh
saangsd to q mob that sought ssiety
nt blind dash for freedom. Many
them ran into the swamps at the
tad Of the plant. II is not known II
'ny Of them perished in the slougns
and thinly iced pools Of water.
To the panic and the unremlttins
storm Of she'll fire was added late last
night the terror of looting. Sheriff
John W. Courier issued orders tha'
NJ lOOters were TO be shot, after thir-
zen Of them had been arrested. with
70 appreciable check to the plundering.
An investigation of the causes Of the
explosion will be started to-day, but
until the fire dies down nothing can be
cone. Shells were still exploding late
"A' night, The great glow that spread
over the skies after dark brought
'aoasands of persons to witness the
smelling Of the deserted town by the
0uting munition plant.
ABOUT the flaming, roaring mass that
: rev hours before had been a great
setory the police Of Rutherford. Ar
uhgIon and half dozen nearby Jer-
~ towns had drawn a Gordon through
TTnieh no one was allowed TO pass.
me radius of this circular human
,,enee was three-quArters Of a mile
ron it's centre exploding plant.
No Questions Answered
dow many were killed. how many
ere injured, how the fire started and
~" the men got out of the burning
continued on page D. coiulnn
New-York tribune., 1917-01-12
Cermany's Cruelty and Aggression

If there is an historical fact established at the
present debate. it is the wful aggression of Ger
many and Austria Hungary to insure their hegem-
onv over Europe and their economic domination
over the world Germany proved by her declara-