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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-23
International srnrr..

Buffalo. g. B,nghamton, eSrst
rsmel
Buffalo. 2 Btnghamtor. s tseeond
tamel.
Toronto. :; Baltimore,
Rochester az Newark. played yes
krday.
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Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Detroit at Boston
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Chicago at Washington.
st. Louis at New York,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-23
Ed SOx MAKE CLEAN
| sweep FROM DETROIT
Yin Both Games OF Days Double
hcadcr--Washingto Makes 1t
Four Straight from Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Boston /. Detroit thrst camel.
Boston 8, Detroit 0 (second game).
Washington 3, Chicago 2 (ten in
Fngs).
New York 4. st Louis 4 (called end
F'eenth inning).
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4 New Sunerwornan.

Pride in feminine attainments
makes no boast OF the fact that Ber-
tha Krupp is the leading gunwoman
Of the world Washington Star.
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Is Latin hard to learn ."
Well II doesn't take a green con-
gresham long 10 master the meaning
Of per diem kansas City Star.
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Read every word of the display lad
In today's paper. then call on the
Distribution Manager at The Rich
mond yirginian Office.
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THE WEATHER
Department OF Agrfculture.)
washington. July 22.-Forecast:

Virgiuia--Partiy cloudy. continued
warm Tuesday probably showers at
night or on Wednesday except fair in
southeast portion.
North Carolina-Partly cloudy Tues
day. probably showers In central and
west portions; Wednesday partly
cloudy in east. showers in west por-
ton
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If you want q beautiful Building
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IF you belong to Church or Lodge
YOU will he interested in The Rich
mond Nirgtnian Prize Distribution.
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u noon temperature ..-..... SO
P. NJ. temperature .......... 81
2. NJ. temperature ....,,,.... So
Maximum temperature to P. NJ. so
Minimum temperature TO 7. NJ. 81
Mean temperature ....... II
Normal ternperature ........... so
Deficiency in temperature yester-
Deficiency in temperature since
Jan. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s4s
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
FORMER BRITISH
AMBASSADOR DIES
Diplomat Who Recently Was
Relieved In Washington Ex-
pires OF Heart Failure

OTTAWA. Ontario, February Il 20
Associated Frassl Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring Rice. until a short time ago
British ambassador at Washington,
dropped dead here late Wednesday eve.
ming, heart failure being the cause Of
death.
The dead diplomat arrived AZ OF.
tawa only a few days ago, after having
turned his Office at the British embassy
over to Lord Reading, the new plenipo-
.tentiarv, named after Sir Arthur had
rendered his resignation on account of
failing health.
Sir Arthur Spring Rirc WAS fifty nine
wears old, graduating into the diploma.
tic service after a period spent as n
clerk in the war office md Downing
Street, serving in the latter department
rs private secretary to Earl Granville
and Lord Roscberty. His diplomatic
career took him to Brusscls. Berlin,
Toxic, Constantinoplo. Teheran, Cairo,
Petrograd and Stockholm, and twice
to Washington. once as secretary of the
embassy and finally az mhassador.
He went to Washington last in 1912,
serving until last month,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
HENN|G CHARGE IS
DROPPED IN COURT
Government Fails In Case
Against Worker Accused of
Spelling Torpedoes

NEW YORK, February l5--i ASsocia
tod Prrss) Paul lIennig, German born
American. on trial before Judge Chat
field IN the federal court in Br0nklyn
or charge Of treason, was yesterday
acquitted by direction Of the court, the
directed verdict charge being made at
the request of the United states dis
trirt attorney.
IIrnnig. who was foreman in the
gNrOscope shop of munitiOn plant Ell
gagged in filling a government order
for torpcdOeS, was arrested on infOrma
tion tending 70 show that he had sys
tematicallv disarrangcd the gyroscop"s
80 US to make all torpedocs fitted with
them useless. At the trial a govern,
ment ordnance inspector testified that
the faults discovered in the Brooklyn
pInut horoscopes had earlier been dc
trrteh in the horoscopes turned out at
the r.. W. Bliss 4 Co. = plant during
the period when Hrnnig Was foreman
Of that plant.
This inspector showed that through
the imprrfectiOns in "Eyro' parts dis
covered. the torpedoes might boom
"rang and destroy the ship that fired
them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
FATALITIES THROW
GLOOM OVER CAMP
Four Deaths To, Aviators and
Students Occur Close To-
qether-PIaneS Collide

FORT WORTH, Texas, February -
~ Associated Press)---Four deaths as
the result of air accidents. coming soon
after the two fatal accidents of Tues
day. have cast the aviation camp at
Taliaferro Field into gloom.
Yesterday morning Lieut.. Pryton
March, son of the new chief of staff,
General March, who fractured his skull
IN fall on Tuesday, died of hiS in.
iuries
Almost simultaneously with the post
ING Of this news came word of n mid
air accident in which a machine carry.
ing Lieutenant Wray and Cadet Porter
crashed to the ground, killing both the
aviator and the student.
In the afternoon the third fatality of
the day, causing the fourth death, Oc
CURED. This was in the training camp
Of the Canadians, the victim Of the ar
rident being Aviator Cadet Clifford
Murray, of the Royal Flying Squadron,
whose machine fell with him. He VAS
Of English birth,
From the aviation camp at Houston
vord WAS received that there had been
an aviation accident there in the uftrr
noon, in which Daniel p. Gleason, of
Delphi, New York, was killed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
NEUTRALS REFUSE
TO YIELD TO {
DEMANDS
Willing MOTTO Re-Export But In
sist On Exporting Food Prod
ucts Which Are Produced BY
themselves and Not imported

WASHINGTON. February I5--iAsso-
ciated Press)-Thefgovernment of Nor.
way. replying to fbe food rationing
proposals of the Uaited States, in
g,sarantees that no AmetjSkn products
viii be allowed toreach Germapy across
Norway or through transhipment in
Norwegian ports, but declines to meet
the full demands Of the United States
that it place an embargo upon the OK
ports of any food products originating
in Norway to the Central Powers.
The United States, when placing au
export embargo upon all food products
to the northern leutrals of Europe, an
nounrrd that licenses to export to these
countries would be granted when the
respective governments entered into
binding agreements not only not tc
rc.rXpOrt the American products but
not to permit exports Of their own food
products which might reach either Ger
many or Austria.
1t was contended that the United
States could not allow the sale to Nor
vpv, Sweden. Denmark or Holland ot
American food supplies which might bt
substituted for food supplies produced
in those countries and sold for the benr
fit of the enemies of the United States
The government of Denmark recent
lv refused to enter into this arrange
mcnt, while Holland has protested tha'
she cannot place an embargo upon ex
ports to Germany and retain her neu
trality.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
OPEN RUPTURE.
IN NEGOTIATION
FOR PEACE IS.
REPORTED NEAR
Central Powers Find It lmpossi-
Bile To Withdraw Troops From
Eastern Line Because Petro-
grad Will Not Sign Treaty
GERMAN PAPERS SHOW
AGREEMENT NOT FINAL
Cancellation OF Orders For De-
mobilization Rouses Doubts Of
Sincerity Or Of Authority Of
BoIshevik Delegation

T ONDON. February l5-(As-
IL sOciated Press)--Indications
are appearing that the rejoicings
of Germany and Austria over the
supposed success OF the negotia-
tions at Brest-Litovsk for peace
with Russia may have been pre-
mature. Reports received yester4
day and LAST night indicate that
a violent rupture in the negotia-
tons is at hand with the possibil-
ity Of the signing Of peace trea-
ty gllmmering. Dispatches re-
ceived from Munich late last
night said newspaper Ieportstfe-
ceived from Brest- LiDysk sid
the discussion Of peace terms Was
not progressing as had been
hoped and violent rupture seem
ed imuiinent.A ~ 4sls ,. 4. 4.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
EVERY ATTACK
ONGOvERNMENT.
ar BRITAIN is
BEATEN IN VOTE
After Day and Night Sessions
Final " Vote Favor Lloyd
Georges Plans and Without
Division Into Parties
ADDRESS OF PREMIER
g.. BITTERLY ASSAiLED
Parliamentary Tactics Of Gov
ernment's Opponents Met
Regularly With Strong Major
ity For Government Party

7 ONDON, February l5-(As-
IL sociated Press)-After an
other day and night Of great ex-
citement in the house of COM
mons the government has finally
emerged from the conflict that
has ragged violent for the past
several days completely success
full. The house at the close of
last nights session adopted an
address of reply to the throne and
did this without a political divi-
sion. ID
Attack after attack was launch
ed by the radicals against the
government throughout the day
and the night sessions, following
the plans under which the attacks
had been previously conducted
and along similar lines. AS last
! M isas anieadk the saalk
ed address was, defeated another,
in different wording but with
similar intent, was launched but
all OF these proved fruitless and
with regularity which became
almost mechanical and methodi-
cal each in turn was voted down
ard the final vote taken without
division.
Most Of the attacks took the
form of hostile amendments
which criticised the address Of
David Lloyd George, the premier.
AS on the previous days his reti-
ccncc upon the actions Of the Su-
preme War Council was bitterly
objected to. The radicals were
insistent in their demands for in
formation and the Premier and
the Liberals were equally strong
in maintaining silence.
The war policies Of the govern
ment successfully met all attacks
also though charges of failure i'll
the Cambria sector continued to
be voiced by the opposition.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
SHIPPING BOARD MAY =.
TAKE SHIP YARDS

WASHINGTON, February 16--(As.
sociatcd Press The shipping board is
expected to ussume control within a
few days of four or five of the private
>hipyards engaged in government con
tracts, whore the federal inspectors re-
ports show that they are behind in
their work. In almost every case, the
reports of the federal inspectors state
that the management Is found ineffi.
cient, while in most Of the backyard
yards labor difficulties have added to
the delay.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15

NEW YORK February, l5-- (Asso'
rciGted ~PrsasIA Rims sgrIIerd1iy along
the Western front SERVED as tempo
rary check of the more violent mill
tary activities of the past several days.
In other sectors recon mai ssa noes in the
form OF raids continued, more especial,
ly by the French forces,
In the fighting on Wednesday in the
vicinity of Tahure the French secured
and maintained a footing against the
enemy and this was yesterday admitted
in the official reports of Berlin.
In the Champagne sector, where
also. the French have been active re
Gently, the American gunners are prov
my of great service and recognition
of this fact was given in the oficiaI
French reports yesterday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
BOLO PASHA HELD
GUILTY BY COURT

PARIS February Associated ress)Boo ash" guilty of t""So"
French He
military before he
purely
technical
N he
uuik Ia the
hootng to asha and oil other
o the
of defendant the other trials of
he
include NaiIaMx and his awooiates
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
CHILDREN DIE IN
NUNNERY BLAZE
Famous Institution At Montreal Is
Scene of Terrible Holocaust
For Helpless Little Ones

MONTREAL
FIRE last
bodies
a hundred, all children, Of only few Of
childrens
little
responded
could only few. with their smoke helmets
buildings able before the flames
spread Not including the children h the orphanage there upwards
the chill
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
RAINS IN WEST BRING
ABOUT LESS ACTIVITY

From the American frOht General
PerslsEng krsp0rtea four cdsHaIties In
Woupdsd men. two severely and two
slightly injured.
II was generally quiet on the Brit
ish front yesterday except for con
siderable hostile artillery fire to the
south of Epery.
Meantime it is evident the prepara,
tions Of the enemy are going forward
az fast ms the weather will permit
There are Indications Of this in for.
wurd positions while the bringing up
of forces from the rear is evidently
continuing.
A despatch says that the British
front in Italy has been considerably ex'
tended, the British taking over much
more line from the Italians.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
RAILROAD OWNED SHIPS
WILL HAVE SUPERVISION

WASHINGTON. February II - Asso
riatrd Press Coast and lake steamers
which are railroad owned have been
placed under the supervision, for the
Government, Of w. II. Pleasant, presl
dent of the Ocean Steamship Company.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15

are too far back from the trenches for
the men to hear the rrojectilcs explode
Every man in the line at all times has
his eyes ODen for two kinds of colored
, rockets. One is green and the other is
red. The first means GSphyxiating gas
and the other calls for a barrage. The
green h"ht to the men in the line
means more than anything else, for in
"A gas attack they know that their lives
often depend upon the speed with which
the gas masks are adjusted after an
/ alarm is given.
Rifles Crack Out
Intfrmittently in the course of the
! night there comes from different parts
Of the line the single crack of rifle,
as II sniper fires, or the rapid spit of a
machine gun at some suspected point or
, object; for the machine gunners shoot
first and ask questions aftcrward
In the daytime it is different, because
the men in the line can see what is be
I fore them, and there are no deceptive
shadows. Also their eyes can occasion.
ally glance skyward as shrapnel breaks
I there with hollow sounding pop. Not
+ lnfroquently man looks up and then
Iurkly bends his head 30 that his
/ shrnpnel helmet faces in the direction
Of the bursting shell.
For the past few days there has been
II" aerial activity because of the fog
but in the clear days preceding the bad
Weather the men in the line saw many
! thrilling fights in the air. German air
| planes coming over at a considerable
height on observation trips would be
Shrllrd vigorously as they came within
! range. Usually they fly in groups of
! three, but they separate when the
! Shrnpnel puffs begin to break among
! them. \ trail of smoke from bursting
shells follows the enemy planes across
tn" sky until they are out of range.
! If the German aViators, after duck
| ing and lodging shrapnel, get back OF
! the American lines, French airpla ne,
climb up after them, and every time
the Germans turn tail and retire.
Watch Airmen Battle
At other times our men watch FTenel
/ nirrlnncs subjected to the fire of Ger
man anti aircraft batteries. The plane,
dodge this way and that if flying low
! or continue straight on their course il
they are high in the air Sometime,
Ia" >"r"Pnel bursts close TO the plane
uInI if IT is a German marhine every
: mnn IN the line forgets what he is doing
for the moment, hoping that piece OF
! shInunrl will find its mark and tn,
ruymN will dash to the ground.
ON at least one occasion the mel
Lave Srru II machine ropc down. 1T frl
within the German lines, but by til,
IT :, n,l,l,,l Gram, hn Nv n.
n" ui>tnhInp what had happened to it,
occupants. and cheers aud yels aros,
from one end Of the line TO the Other.
Today the whole American position i
bathcd in white. Fog has frozen t,
trees, bushes, poles, wires, and tn,
ground In some places the ice coating
is nearly an inch thick.
All the men are apparently we'll sat
Continued on Page 8. Column o.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
'at6Nd THE AMERICAN BATTLE FRONT
Trenches Only Sixty Feet From Huns

American troops in trenches on the
French front at one place are only Nix
ty feet from the German linr saws Il
recent despatch from the American
Front sent by The Associated Press
correspondent there. In another place
mile of ground separates the Oppos.
ing positions. At this poiut, how ever,
there are number of ponds, aud
neither side apparently desires 20 or
cupv the water covered ground.
The American trenches all are in
more or less marshy ground, making
the use of "duck boards necessary
at all times except when the trench
water and mud are frozen. The
trenches were shallow when the Amer
leans moved in, but since then they
have been deepened and improved
In every duTout the soldiers work
almost constantly at the pumps to keep
out the water which scrps in. hut the
watrry conditions are unfavorahlr for
trench rats, and few Of them are seen.
One unit spent more than a week in
the line before seeing a rat, and that
one was apparently in a hurry to reach
some place where the ground was drlrr.
Enemy Has High Ground
In some parts of the line the artil
lery is on ground but little higher than
the trenches, although a number Of
the batteries manage to keep "dry
feet" most of the time. The enemy
artillery in some places is on hig rr
ground than the Americans. and with
in sight of one of our positions there
Is a German observation post overlook
ing much territory. This hns been
shelled repeatedly and doubtless has
been hit on several occasions. OT clear
nights the hill upon which this post
stands out against the sky is illumnnt
ed occasionally hy rockets sent up bv
one side or the other. 50 that the men
in the line may see the shadows which
mean that the enemy is near.
Night Scene Brilliant
The scene at night is thrilling and in
spring. On the firing platforms the
men stand near their rifles. Others
splash through the trench sometimes
slipping from the duck boards into
water above their knees. They are
probably gOiug out on patrol II the
position is near the enemy lines hardly
a word is spoken, and when it is nee
essary it is whispered.
Far away TO one side Of the position
a white stream shoots up to the sky and
breaks into white balls that throw Il
light as if from powerful electric bat
terirs. The reflections show wire en-
tanglrmrnt and scrubby bushes on tn,
neighbOring hills; then the lights di,
out.
Shells Whistle All Night
Al the while there is the intermittent
roar Of guns and whistle ns Of rN
press trains as prnjectles Of different
culibcrs go rushing over tn" Americar
trenches. seeking a German target. The
American soldiers have become so ac
customed to such sounds that now they
apparently pay no attention to them
Every now aud then the sound Of q
shell explosion is audible, but most OF
the time the artillery targets at nigh
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
WORKERS FAIL TO SHOW
UP FOR THEIR DUTIES

BALTIMORE, February II lAssoI
nted Press) -Four hundred carpenters
and joiners of the Bethlehem Steel Com.
pany and the Baltimore Drydock and
shipbuildiug Yards did not report for
duty here today as expected. Officials
snv they know Of no reason for this.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
FREER EXCHANGE WITH
MEXICO Is PROPOSED

WASHINGTON, February l5--tAs.
soriated Press -. The negotiations
which have been under way for the
turtherunc" of plans to promote freer
exchange Of commodities between the
United States and Mexico were
brought to an end here yesterday, the
Me\rran representatives being fully in
formed of the desires of the United
States N the matter. These nrgotIn.
tiOms VIII now he resumed III the City
nf MrNlru.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
AFTER WAR BOYCOTT
ON EUTONS OPPOSED

NEW YORK, February l5-(Asso,
riatcd Press)--The National AssOcia-
tion of Manufacturers, representing
thousands of firms, has voted in OPpo'
sition to the suggestion of trade boy
colt on the part Of the United States
against Germany after the war. This
vote was taken in connection with the
referendum on the subject called for by
the National Chamber Of Commerce.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
WOLATORS OF FUEL
ORDERS INDICTED
Bills Include Operators and Deal
ers As Well As Brokers
Involving Forty-SeVen

KNOXNILLE, Tennessee, February
Is, ,AsSocinted PreSs) CO., Alleged viola
tors Of the regulations of the federal
fuel control were brought up with n
sharp turn yesterday afternoon when
the grand jury in the federal court re
ported in ana returned twenty-thrce
indictments.
involved in the charges which were
presented to the grand jury were forty
seven individuals and firms. These in
rludc coal operators, dealers and small
retailers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ARE
ACCUSED OF VANDALISM

STOCKHOLM, February l4-(AsSO
ciutrd Press> -- Russian soldier are
reported to have committed shocking
nets of terrorism in the Aland Islands
Rescue parties are to be sent at once.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
HERO Of MARINE IS
FRENCH ACADEM|C|AN

PARIS February ID { Asso
clatcd Press - Marshal Joffre,
hero Of the Marne, WAS elected
Yesterday to membership in the
French Academy as one of the
regular forty members. The elrr-
tluu Of the famous general must
lee sanctioned by the government,
according to the rules of the acud
r'"y, but thus is taken for grant
ed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
SUBMARINE IOLL

PARIS, February ~ Associated
Press Announcement is made that for
the week just ended the vessels sunk
by submarine attack were one over aud
one under 1900 tonE
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
HEALTH IN CAMPS IS
STEADILY IMPROVING

WASHINGTON, February lS-(As.
sUciated Press)-The war department
has announced that there is a cOntin-
ned improvement in the health cOndi.
tons in the various army camps and
cantonmemts The epidemic of measles
is being checked and the number of
pneumonia cases is rapidly decreasing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
TEN PERCENT BASIS

NEW YORK, February ~ Associ
atcd Press The directors have placed
the Union Pacific railroad on n regular
ten percent div iArnh basis.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
> RRFUsEr 70 SIGN

The breach which threatesis.
appears to be caused by orders
issued by the Bolshevik govern
ment cancelling the earlier orders
for rehabilitation. Vienna des-
patches to Amsterdam reported
that the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger
said the Central Powers lines
along the Eastern Front would
have to be maintained in conse-
quence of the Russian refusal to
sign the proposed peace treaty.
In this was found confirmation
Of the report that the rejoicing
had been premature and the Teu-
tons were once more doubling
the good faith of the Petrograd
delegation TO the conference or
inclined to believe that agree
mcnts into which those delegates
might enter at the conference
would not prevail with the Rus
| sian national council and fail of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15
'atlhCatiOn there.
sUsp1c1o&R

Still other reports which had
reached Amsterdam earlier said
that latest comment in the Ger
man press indicated much dis,
satisfaction and suspicion arous-
ed by the recent Trotsky-German
exchanges. Important political
and military conferences were
seeking to solve the puzzle.
All the papers note that the
order to stop the circulation of
the Russian rehabilitation order
was given out only three hours
after the rehabilitation instruc-
tionS were issued.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15

Continued on Page 8. Column 81
The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-15

98' Centrifugals N. r. Per 10. per ton
Price, Hawaiian basis. COOS e120.1o
Last previous quota l