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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03

TO John A. McLendon. els North Tw1e Ken /.
Twenty-eighth Street, 1873 feet south
Of Street. November 80. 1918; ST.
Bcrtram J.. Robins. Arthur L. Null
and Annie Taylor (wife) to Franklin
corner OF Nelson and Condee Streets.
December l, 1917; tax 81. $40.
w. +. Horner and Maud Jones. wife
OF u. c., to J. a. Hatke. Is South Tenth
street, 4G feet inches by 81 feet 4
inches west side Tenth Street. 50 feet
north OF Cary Street: assumption of lien
OF $1,000 and iH;ercst. November l6,
1918; tax SIS. $40.
Dora Marks ami Harry (hushand)
and Gussie Marcus and s. (husband). of
tor.ionsville. Va TO William Lewis
Harris and Priscilla Virginia twifc)
2iNS2 fec; south line Wailan Street. 81
Zee, east OF Richie Street
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Real Estate and Court News
HENRICo BARGAIN AND SALE
DEEDS.

+. w. Dabrey Realty Corporation to
+. w. Dabney. . acres on south line
Laburnum Avenue, ECO feet ems, OF
$4,000.
A. vi. aud ~ ". co.Ser 10 G. ".
Dsake. lots c. :, 10 and II. SECTION II.
3l:0.
". II. Kelly 10 ]. c. Newell. lots -
and ~. Fort Lee Terrace Novembc :
10. lalS: TAX 80 cents. Slo.
bunting Realty Corporation 10 Pc
tor j. Alright lot -. block |, Colo
NAL Place Annex. November 10 1915:
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IiENnIco nEi.EAsE DEEDS.

w. J., Redd. trustee. TO John n vah-
iett and I.nra twife), lot 50, Providence
fark annex. August -. 1918; sl06.
-. M%oreheid & Blake, trustees. TO T.
acres at northeast corner Moss s;ds
Avenue and llenrico Boulevard San
ter'ber IA. 1918: $l.,s.d.
w. T.. Redd. trustee. 10 4. S. Palmer.
20 acres on Meadowhridge Road. abou,
! mile north OF Richmond. November
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IiENnICO TRUST DEEDS.

Frank l. Cosby % H. =. Richeson,
trustee, Two acres 1T southwest corner
S2hheldS farm on east bank James
HNer. ABOUT six miles southeast OF
Echmond. November ~ 1918. 81 san,
j.. w. Dabney to y. ID. IIutrier and
+. T. Sutton, Jr.. trustees. s ucres on
south line lnbprnum Avenue, 200 feet
1918; s5,CJ3ai -
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARkEr

STOCK
Heport for the week ending November as
Ehoice steers. HTlti4c: medium loHsood
NJ Yl:he:; common TO fair. ,aioc; cholcs
heIsrs. III Olga medium to good. o6ilhc:
common TO fair. III csc: choice cows 9h q
io1c; medium TO good. 7uEi.c: common 10
. ni, "TTs:c; best oxen. sffIlc: medium to
soou ia osE common fair. GU E7Lc:
Sest hsHvy b,;iis. 80 e'zc; nxhl. 7 10 7;tc:
pest caves. lsc common TO fair. ltft lGc
Ssst hoEs. ia: plrs. 10 n lie; lows and stays.
.uian. post sheep: y: common TO talr. CO
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CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING
Food ADMINISTRATORS "Conservat;o,
week for World Relief in
ProEreSuy
7 10y Negotiated press1

WASHINGTON December rho
ioou administrations 'conserva,ion
week for world relief" campaign GOT
Try. IT opened yesterday with the
reading IN Al the churches of a mes
sage from FOOD Administrator Hoover
Enich outlined the nations opportunitv
ior renewed sacrifice in feeding the
nllIions OF peoples In Europe released
from German domination
Meetihs: 81 traterral and other or
az. .,I, county bodies. began to-day ana
VIII continue throughout the wea.
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cuIcAGO LIVE STOCK MARKyr

CHICAGO. Decemher 2,-Hogs; REGENTS
1850: market strong to cents hI-h.r thsn
light lG.sSNll7es: packers. is.Isai7I3;
,hrowcr,s. i6sSa1e,6o: pigs. good TO ahoies
Cattle: Receipts. % o0O head: good and
choice native md Western steers and
butcher cattle strong. mostly Is to ~ cnnts
higher . caiycs s'spdy; stockers and feed
,sh:en: 'R-ce' p,s; $500 head; opening spou,
sterlv; half fat lambs slow; packers pay-
inR siS for choice lambs. 49, -
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NT.N 1'ITIIN. IPtVENlHcr FreN"S NrNn
iic"ioso; n"'fers, IGom ia75' calves ' s,s ss
v";,ls. li."C LOO; "ulls. II,thGN 20; fed
iings. Seom-.0': Westernos. i3.6oksiIEn.
sheen rrd lambs steady: sheen. G6oG9 S0
oNnMlI.Co
Hogs CASTOR rr,mo medium to fairly heavy
N"w York and n.nnsylvania hogs. 1900: pigs
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BOND LIST

American Writing Pap. = .......... go
Atlantic coast Tin. ....-.-......... :,
\. e.. LII, AND y. col! g. ................. 81
= J.. COW - baltimore ............ 5.
th-sSprake and ono COM. r:s......... s.
''Rr-oucahe and ohio CON-. S,-........... So,
-'SErtt and Myers Tobacco 5,............ 81,
LYriilarG Tobacco .--...-. ................
Mercantile Marine ,s.... .............,... lo.'.
StahJIFd Air Line ref 81 .............. =.
SeaHoa-d Air Line ni1 ~ ............... S,I.
southern Railway .-............. ~.
southern hallway 5s...-.. .-....-........... ~
4 : Registered = 1890 ibidt............ -
l :. Registered H.. 1928 tOi.J ............ lt.i.
I = Liberty loan -. ..............-. 1905
T. : Liberty loan al Observation-Disclosures. 1t 40
g. : Liberty Cd i.-........ - ~
a. : Liberty loan tth * .,..........,.-. 20 -
u Stc~i =. T. .............. lDri.
Va Brown Bros. ctfs. tW. Na)......... -
Va. Car. Chemical 90. = Co'd1 ........... -
Na--Csr. Chcm!ca! corv. = tbidb........ 3.
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Four United states Dcstroycrs rs Escort
Paris. December .. - Fourtec,.
American dcstroycrs have been ordered
to proceed from Brest to the Azorr. "a,
meet President Wilson.
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RAILS BEGIN TO RISE ON
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Likelihood OF Early Return 20 pri-
waite Hands Causes Ncar-Boom
on Wall Street.
INQUIRY WOULD BE WELCOMED
h"'t Friends and Foes of Public
ownership of Great Transportation
system Would BE Glad Of Congress.
S'onal nvcstigntion OF Subject.
ny u.,otD,N WALL

v.EnM foiik. December President
NNSonS announcement to Congress
,na' !, might become his duty TO re-
Urn The railroads to their private
"Mh'rS IN the near future and before
N,ni. non or the twenty month
"t' hN"r ny law caused something
~ Doom IN tn" railroad shares 10
"l IA Wall Street This boom wax
""eu ny depression 50 that the
- movement Of IN" rails. although
Hi'ir resulted in bu; moderate net
'niL's. M OF them. however. Showed
~ re industrial department there
rs h'iIc interest shown. but nearly
~! stocks. except steels. were strong
i,dii"aE equipment shares were irregu-
~ "tcauac or the uncertainty regard
* t"Hi!ciion Of contracts for rolling
"'pchs entered into by tho govern
>,iDerty bonds fell s,lu lower o.,
ttth"r free liquidation for the account
80 .hdiViduals who are prevented b.
me y,n committee ruling from buying
~ nave what they consider bargains
IRE selling their Liberty bonds In order
10 buy Tor cash
In view OF the better feeling caused
~ PRESIDENT Wilson'S statement re
SArcinE the railroads, the bes, mar
hst luuEes look for a material recov-
tao weeks.
THINK CONGRESSIONAL.
iNaUInl coon THING
Both those who favor ana those who
,rpN9c PUBIC ownership or The rails
Uc!ieve that there be no better thing
thdh an exhaustive inquiry by Con-
SFess. Such AN inquiry vii! develop
nc strong and weak points OF both
hlies OF the proposition and put the
eOuniry In possession OF information
mat VIII make possible intelligent
handling OF the problem. The big thing
now Is the certainty Of square deal
'oT tho railroad stock h olders, for ship
pers and the public. Railroad stocks
therefore are selling far too low Oh
the market.
i:umor says that both L. 5. Rubber.
ana American Can Will get dividends
III January. HOth have earned them
and In both there have been thousands
Ut disappointed stockholders VINO have
waited ptttcntl? during the war for
Visible proof OF the big earnings tina
nave been recorded ia anmua! state
Il was noted yesterday tina, rails
s"t!ing Tor small number o! dollars
pr share were most eagerly sought
10y those who had 10 buy Tor CASH.
Western Maryland. Southern Railway,
~. RAUL and especially Rock Island
an! Missouri IAci:ic issues were well
taken.
NEw YORK. Dcc-nb"r 2-M.rcan,ie ps.
ter Sterling, -.X;y,day h!IIs. fi.75',; com
,,GirnMercia sixty day bill. H'-'.; demand.
~ railroad bonds cay. Time loans
strong A3Aty day-. ninety days and six
mouths Nd call mon-v ;irm.r. iulE.
'"''' 30 Ban~ .cC"r'a'res. ~. per cen'.
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
Wholesale Quotations on Exchange.


'liitAGO, December e.--Ofhcial estima tes
that 5No.ooo.Coo PEOPLE in trans Atlantic coun-
tries were depending largely on food conser-
walton in the United States TO avert hunger
had bullish effect to-day grain ard pro
risi"nS. Corn closed firm. 1i.c To "icc net
higher. with December and January boil
i.esia IL 1855. Oats finished NC or to lSc
M. and provisions at advance OF loc To
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Tho need for the fulfiimcnt Of Amer-
ica'S food pledge for this year OF 90 !.
100000 tons will be dweit upon. Evnry
possible avenue OF reaching the public s
Il was announced. VIII be utilized dur
ing the week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03

NEW YORK. December 2.--Raw suga,
steady: "emtrfuga,, rs; Nne granulated. Dc
Sn"t coffee nominal. Butter firm: cheea'
strong.
Cott"nsecd oil WAS offered shade lower
but II" transaction" took place
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03

To Keep Your Roomin- or Honrdi,.
House Filled
with desirable people use Times-Dis
ppntch Want Ads. Phone your Want Nd
to Randolph |. ~"
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
DRY GOODS

lew YORK. December Cotton goods
an1 yarns continued generally quiet to-day,
Win an StsiHS tendency In prices. Bur!aps
we're GU; and easy. ,lro"s goods very
Ho!et; SIX unchanged. Retail business was
reported very good
SANANNAH. GA. D.cemler c-Turpen i
tine. nothing doing. IS: receipts. 27s caslt.
shinIients thi cath.s: stock. CO.'S. casks.
Nos!n dull: receipts. l.1oS harErls: ship
ment-. 81 bArrles: stock. e9ss5 barrels
Quote: r. ID l.. J. ana q. I5eS: ~. IL Il:
J. !".SI: X. 1875: NJ. 1886: y. 1870: VIC.
\ Sc: WV. ias
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SEW, .ynnH ,@.cemhcr :. FOR, move.
ral"y Minor r"rts Stock. i6ai0 bales
ro;sI 'o-,!ay az al ,rcr's Receirts l1,25l
lslc-, exports $3.50 haica. stock. i1a5.9s.
2 hal"
fotai for tho w""h ~ all rcrts Receipts.
,'t>l hale exports, ,,?,i:G bales.
Totai for sens"n Receipts. ".:):.Si? bales:
exports. i;ii,551 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. p"r,'nhcr . While IN,
cotton, marl,rt fel' "r!iinH pressure to-day
tlerc we're p"ri' d. az >i"adIncss and even
Inc close and the net chance FOR the day
,;y was In resrons" to tho lower nrircs
inferior The opcning was higher aud the
points. Floor comment was that good
who were taking hold Df contracts at their
market appeared strongest be!aNd cables
abont a penny and prices fsre made a Su,ck
responsc. The gain wa. NIL wiped out and
replaced by a not ,!oclinc which Gnaiiy
middle Of the day another upward move
this week would show a material Increase
mud prices were carried w to a ret all
vance OF about 20 points. III the early sos.
Gay, 4 net loss OF S. TO 81 points.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
WhOichnIc Inafaiinna

Market Quotations From Actual Sales
,bE Woodson-crai IL Co.. Inc. Richmond, Va
y. . foqd Administration License No. g o.IU
richmond. Va. December =. 1918.
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COTTON MAiiI,l.rs.

%EW NoIh, Bcrc:uhcr AN opening adj
vance waS followed ny very severe do
dine 10 tNc cbtton market to-day. with all
months i3"kluS now low ground Tor tie
season. Thr general list closed barely
steady at u net ,lsClnc OF ~ Ia D" points,
'lh- market "pen'u urn at an advance OF
40 10 to roiut- on scattered trade buying
and some fresh buying Tor long account.
~ hIciI seemed 10 i'u inspired hy limitations
maj III. cunmiii-c COTTON uistribut ion
"a Washington was considering more rigid
restrictions az short selling aud more tN-
.t,l REQUIRE Incnts FOR deliveries uG contracts.
n.re,nb-r sold NJ to %i.iS and March 10
;. 50 right after the call. with aciiv" months
..sucraIi, showing not gains % 10 to ~
Considerable hedge selling 10y tho south as
rhc market soon ca:cd of il consequences.
ari later in the day thcrr appeared to he
more Southern selling This unsettled re-
cent buyers. aud tho market hccain. very
weak with December selling Oh I" - 20 and
,iarcl to- $50, making - decline nf ~ To =,
poin,4 Dom Saturday cl".'ns figures and
az arout 10 to Ia points from tho high
level ut the morning. There some FUR
ihcr trad. buying toward tho cloae. and
l,st prizes showed rallies eel about ~ Ia -
troinfs froui the lowest .suuary contracts
"a, the lpw pniuis to-dDN showed u decline
of uypr IS hri" from the scu.on's litkh
records ASH :. break Of about ~ cents n
rouna since tho signing Of the armjsti"e. \
,r!vatr report estimating the crop al II. i16 :
Gaa bales. excluding ltntCr,. attracted very
mite attention.
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VIEW vo"K rnonrCE ".-vE-

I~N t"rN 40. N"U0W. nav. TN: M
low. new. l.S7r lio; No. yellow. nov
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10 Governor Street.


REPORT OF o Il
u NK OF
Virginia
i'"'n counts(
III .sI,G7So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
WILSON GAINS WEIGHT
Unusual Physical Condition Of
President on His War Vacation.

Magnolia Mass. Aug 19.-Presi-
deur Wilson has gained weight On his
war vacation Declaring it unusual
for a man of the presidents age to
put on weight in so short time Rear
Admiral Cary z Grayson. the presf-
dents physician, has expressed him
self as delighted at the change since
Wilson came here
There Is no doubt that the president
and Mrs Wilson have enjoyed every
minuts here
Magnolia residents today amused
themselves by making up a statistical
table showing how the president has
spent his time Up TIL this morning
he had bean here los hours.
Auton1obilings "a hours; walking,
hours; working, 10 hours; golf,
hours; reading, hours; meals. Il
hours, idle, Is hours; sleeping. "a
hours
The president has u1otored a total
of 500 miles Altho he has been out in
the open at least twelve hours a day.
he has walked only about ten miles.
The idle hours include time spent
On the yeranda after meals, talking
with Colonel House and other friends.
One Of the things the president has
enjoyed most is the sea food. Fresh
fish have been served at the presi-
dents table at almost every meal.
HOLSTERS have been barred from the
presidents table as being too rich
The president and-Doctor Grayson
ara expected to make a second round
m the Myopia Hunt club golf course
today They played q tie score there
Friday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
DON'T RESPECT RED Cross
Germans. Times In 4s Hours. In It
ter Disregard of Humanity
with The Americans on

with the Americans on the Vesie,
Aug. 19.-The Germans. 3 times in
the past forty-eizEt hours. showed
utter disregard for the Red Cross flag
On two consecutive nights they
bombed one Of our field hospitals
standing alone in the center Of a big
field and plainly marked with a big
red cross.
Luckily all bombs fell IN the soft
earth, tho one German. who slowly
circled the building. dropped eight
within = short distance while opera
tons were being performed inside
A chaplain told me how, while he
was administering the last rites to cur
dying, near A field dressing station,
a German observation plane swooped
very low over the building, which is
a farm house standing far from any
woods Or village where troops might
possibly be quartered and which has a
huge red cross in cloth tackled across
its roof.
The German machine rose. appar-
emily signalling the eneny's artillery
and three minutes later q dozen shells
descended upon the building One
struck squarely in the dressing sta
ton. killing all three doctors and four
men whom they we're attending Ten
others waiting IN line also were
killed The cha plain who toId-rne of
the attack, was blown across the
room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
LABOR TROUBLES IN GERMANY
Already Newspapers See Signs OF Tn
rest After War Is Over.

= Amsterdam, Aug. 19.-The 'Tmper-
iaI league for combating social Demo-
cracy," has issued q manifesto fore
shadowing serious wage troubles IN
Germany after the war, dissolution of
the reichstag and the collapse of the
middle classes. It warns against
rising Of the proiecariat and asks for
funds to strengthen the defensive
war against Social Democracy aggres-
siou.n ~
The Socialist Vorwaerts of Berlin
declares the appeal OPPORTUNITY re-
minds Us that after the war the sec
oud decisive battle for Gefmauy's fu-
ture begins
It urgently exhorts all workers 20
prepare 70 fight .'mammonism SO that
at the end OF the war we are not
overpowered by the unendurable DOM
ination Of capitalism
The paper points out that the
signatories TO the manifesto are rich
landowners and Industrial magnates-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
sink 200 HUN U-R0ATS
At Least 5000 Highly Trained German
Sailors Put Out OF Action

London. Aug. Is British admiralty
wireless)--The naval correspondent Of
the Sunday Observer, points out that
in addition to the $50 submarines
which Premier Lloyd George recently
declared the British alone had sunk
that 4 good proportion OF the doubt
rul cases may be regarded as de-
stroyed- and that the number may be
safely raised to ZOO Another fifty
have probably been destroyed by
French. Italians and Americans To
say that ESQ submarines have been ac-
counted for may be regarded as a
moderate estimate
The crews of the destroyed vessels
either drowned or a-e prisoners. and
must number at least 5000 Of the
most highly trained German sailors.
Probably the number is a great deal
more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
MARRIED WON'T Be EXEMPT
No General Favors to Those Who
Have Wives, Baker Says.

Washington, Aug. 19.-No general
exemption of married men simply be-
cause OF their married status is con-
mplated by the war department in
preparing for the proposed extension
of draft ages, Secretary Baker de-
cIared today in a statement before
the house military committee on the
new administration ranpcwer bill
Mr.. Baker said his previous remarks
on this subject had been misconstrued.
and that married men who do not sup
port their families and who are not
engaged in useful occupations. will
continue TO be called
There are many married men in
the country who ought to go and fight
as freely as single men, he added.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
waNrED-MaIE HELP

WANTED-Singfe or married dairy hands.
$50 No. 30 farm hands, 10 married farm
couples, 800 faborers, section hands, $50
day, freight truckers. helpers for wagon
2nd cooks; fry cooks: night cooks. sis TO
SO wk; kitchen help; porrers ETC. Fur
mans Labor Agency, los West sth-
CARPENTERS WANTED to install neral
weather strip. Out OF town work toe
per hour and railroad expenses. Want
good mechanics only. Phone c. ". Snod-
grass Phone 3S1S-
WANTED-Three or four frst-eiass ma
chinery helpers or handy men, for operar-
ing drill press and on erecting floor Apply
WANTED-Young man not in the draft to
take charge office supply department.
with commercial stationery house. Address
OFFICE supply care J1urrak
WANTED-Butlding lnhorers at the new
A T. & s. f warehouse. Atm and Adams
Spencer & Sons.
WANTED-Stationary fireman and Job
timer. permanent positions. Apply
superintendent office. Wolff Packing Go.
WANTED or first class cigar makers
must be good hand workmen: steady
WANTED-Men for work ice wagons
steady work and good pay Call 110 z.
First City Ice Delivery
MEN WANTED-Varion POSITIONS Apply
at superintendenr's office, Wolff Packing
Co. at 1:S0 4. m
WANTED-Cf0thing- man and sflee man.
Apply s15 No. Kansas. Eagle Shoe &
WANTED-Machine-y moulders- Good
wages. Apply Lock Box 30. Enterprise
Kansas
NAN WANTED for work in Greenhouse
Call 1224-
WANTED-DfshwasEer at 81 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
PAMPHLETS WORRY HUNS
Germany Now VIII Wage Counter Of
fensive With Propaganda.

Amsterdam. Aug 1g.-Counr Ernst
Won Reveutlow, chief editorial writer
Of the Tazes Zeitung ofBeriin. recon-
mends an effective counter offensive
against the extension of the propa-
ganda contained in masses of PAM
phletS spread over Germany, aiming
at the confusion, excitement and in
element Of the incompetent masses
Count Won Reve1tIow mentions
pamphlet entitled The happiness of
the future, 4 Jeace league Of nationz.'
and another containing articles. one Of
which praises the revelations of Prince
Lichuowsky. while a third reproduces
the letter from Dr. Wilhelm Muehlou.
former director Of krupps, TO former
Imperial Chancellor Dr. ven Beth
rnaru-HCf1weg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
DID IT IN YANKEE WAY
Two Mile Trench Dug Right in Front
OF the German Guns
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR

With the American Armies in
France. July II Coy maiD-A certain
American general wanted a support
trench dug across a flat spot in an
American sector The trench would
be two miles long.
Ordinarily It would have been easy
70 dig This time it wasn't German
guns dominated the place and the first
nights work would be followed by a
heavy enemy barrage which would
cost American lives. The general and
his staff officers were discussing the
problem An engineering sergeant
was with the group as guide. He
could hardly control his interest in the
work Finally he had TO cut loose
I beg your pardon. sir" he said
IT'S not military for me to speak. but
if you'd give me a thousand men TO-
night I'd have that two miles Of
trench in the morning before the
Heinies knew it
The general smiled and asked the
sergeant how he would do IT. The ser
Eeanr was ready with an explanation
That night a sergeant was in charge
Of a thousand men. or rather, MS
plans were being followed
The thousand doughboys went cut
after dark
Each small group knew exactly
where TO 20 and Wnere 70 DeEln Dig
ging, under direction Of officers. They
dug speedily and quietly and every
time a German flare went up they
dropped TO the ground or stood per-
fectly still
Not German gun was fred in that
direction during the night and II
wasn't because the Germans didu
have their guns ready.
When the sun rose the German
FooknYrrs r-orr the hills and obServa-
ton balloons cpposite looked down On
a brand new french stretching two
miles across q fat spot dominated by
their guns
, The boches IN amazemert threw
over a barrage. But It was too late,
for the diEzers were gone and the
douzhbeys in the trenches were safe
in dugoutz. incidentally. It might be
said A certain sergeant is now a lieu
-s-1-f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-19
CONGRESS- VACATION OVER
Interest IN Sessions Centerz ON Hear
Ing Of Manpower BIZ.

Washington. Aug I9.-The sum
uler recess of congress which began
July IA, practically ended today. The
house resumed its regular ressious in
accordance with the recess agreement
Wni-e N the senate an attempt was TO
ne made 70 set aside the unanimous
consent agreement under which the
senate Is bound to conduct no business
until August % in order that the ad-
Tinistra-3nn manpower bill extending
he dr1ft age limits 70 Is and "a years
may be taken up Thursday. Interest in
sessions Of the houses today conferred
N the opening hearing Of the house
military committee on this maupower
nIu with Secretary Baker General
March. chief OF staff and Provost
Marshal General Crowder expected 70
appear