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The Press., 1918-12-19
Proper Pirate.

You seem to be rather proud of be- ing pirate" remarked the trusty lieu tenant.
 T am," replied Captain Kidd. 'Tm a regular pirate, I am. When I want to sink a ship superintend the job in person. don't sit at home and send lot of scared sailors out;to take chances all by themselves In U-boatSs" 1"
The Press., 1918-12-19
Pudov's Bravery.

"Pudgy" is a Y. NJ. 0. A. man, well known to many American soldiers in France. He recently spent night in a front-line dugout. While he was there deafening barrage rained around the dugout for full half an hour. -.
 Everyone wanted to know afterward how Pudgy liked it.
 T fear" he confessed, and the ever lasting smile broadened as he spoke, 'that I'm no braver now than before"
The Press., 1918-12-19

Domestic sizes Of anthracite are ex- tremely short because of The cut in production caused by the influenza epidemic. There IS, however. plenty ne buckwheat size anthracite. Every householder should use 25 per cent. huekwheat, which costs him less than neove sizes.
The Press., 1918-12-19
SETTING FURNACE, STOVE, CRATE ASH
 SAVES MUCH FUEL
U. s. Fuel Administration Urges Reclamation of All Waste
 to Aid Fuel Situation.

Thousands of tons of coal can he reclaimed and proportionate dollars aaved In fuel bills if the house. holders of the nation will adopt the simple, homsly method 0f sifling their ashes. About five bucket fulB of coal are thrown away in the ashes each week by the wasrEful householder. Each bucketfuI wri.l.~ about nineteen pounds, and fresh nut coal sold by the bucketfuI costs about 16 cents each. If this coal is reclaimed by sitting the ashes, it would repre- sent a saving of 80 cents q week and conserve just sO much coal for the dealer to supply other hOuschnItIrrS. The United States Fuel AdminiSlra- ton gives the following directions for retaining coal from ashes:
 How to sift Ashes,
 Shake the sitter until all the dust like particles fall through. You will then have left in your sitter 8 mix. ture of black and white-cOvered pit-t','> of coal and probably a few cIinkers and pieces of stone.
 Pick out and throw away all stone. Do not throw away clinkers unless they are thoroughly burned. Coal will often fuse in such 6 manner rhat Ihe part in the center is not burned. Break cIinkerS apart, and If there is any black substance In them il ts carbon, and they can he burned over again.
 White chunks generally contain a large amount Of carbon, though their covering might be soft and have rhr appearance of ashes. Do not throw them away.
 Coal thus recovered should he spread on the ground and sprinkItri with water. This will open the seams in the coal, and when lt is placed in the heater the fire will reach and ls- nite the unused carbon.
 It is better not to mix the coal thus reclaimed with fresh coal Keep it in a separate pile.
 Reclaimed coal should generally he used on a red hot fire, although II can also be used In banking R fire at night .-U. 8. Fuel Administration.
The Press., 1918-12-19
C0ALOGRAMS.

4 H you waste coal, some one
 | sIsa will have to do without.
 | Save anthracite.
 | General InfiuenZa'B forces de | fsated the anthracite coal miners q In their battle for big production. | Save what anthracite you have. f The more wood you burn, the | less coal you need. Sa" wood 4 and save anthracite.
The Press., 1918-12-19

sooG spoIIs your draft and makes foP wasted coat Keep ysnr fues elsan and cave anthraelks.
The Press., 1918-12-19

very Street Railway in the Country Up Against Il" Financially nnndsof
 naeodHng 10
 & g ARE rSsbSD ST % Tahfs @ EXPENSES @ % ~ ~ Hey nondnue s this condition be reversed full gs as" Go1G%s ] ns s'ssS"a % a % ss SAN neonS because spite % % % s % Se @ s s sS9s @ s % % S. ds %s ] ss ] % @ s s s issss ] % s ] "' That may the fate M %> s % city % % % % % % public 4 "s % a aaS s%Hs s9 a % % .n @ @ % "s a .nsd I s"5 | n aa4o % % % s's a s % s ns s z s s' H5s s s"9 1 s1 rsS $ % Railway of Boston % sh @ the % sds % "py s"s s"%3 permitted L ss. ] s & $ s % % % 9s % ss% % ] @ % S. ] rs ] % % 7s % y@, % s s: @ s; % "'as s % rs" @ f~eS ride
 Chicago In Manchester tn" h" 1nmonl cents is the fare at night the m" h School daena ahrshave
 na n"n n as sS sis aisps S ] % % nsss $ % & % and cents M~ charged for ride" outside the 0n" THE Hae 0s % s H3 % EaR sER7Ic s
 % : Gass ss% ss ;d @ ] s ] 3s s s.; ] s s 1 ] s ss s a . $ 'sG: @ @R s o1s: :%S.' s ss 2" '''"'
 The Connecticut Compan
The Press., 1918-12-19
t.no.b ~ NIont.

The length of the night at any time of the year may he found by multiply Ing by two the time of the suns rio. ing. Doubling the time Of It's setting win give the length of the dny
The Press., 1918-12-19
COOPERATION IN PALESTINE

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21

than three points from the finals o
yesterday.
5000 Aetna Explosives i4814A
400 Chevrolet. ISe1f3i
1900 Maxim Munitions, T-1sTA.
$50 North Am. Pulp. 2xG2h
800 u. s Steamship. 3x9sh.
$4,000 United Motor. 3ak.1N
$500 Wright Martin. Io1IoA.
500 Cosden OIL. sNR7.
10000 Federal, a&0&.
10 600 Midwest IfsTiIs.
$500 Okla. p and r.. T7%.
1000 Atlanta. s1s
126ne BiS Ledge l&RT-fs
900 Cons Arisona. ~ a 1918.
1000 Green Monster. h9s-Is.
ESQ Nipissing SA7s
1000 Rex. Cons s99
600 Success, aGio.
$50 Tonopsh Ext, 1&TfL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
Women Needed Fd
Service In The Nav

Washington. June 20.--Thous.
OF yeowmen are needed by the TIM
States navy to release men for 3
duty at sea. II was learned N |
navy department tonight that ~
Is virtually no limit on the nur,h.r
woman the navy can use, bur ~
there is great difficulty recruit
them.
The main obstacle to the recruits,
campaign. which 10 confined To ~
canvassing. is the salary scale. =
salaries are $40 a month for . u
woman, third class; IS second ak,
$50 first class; $1f5 chief, with An
lowance of $50 on enrolment for I,
form.
The navy department has ordey
that no shore Job for sea fighter ~
continue more than six months.
the resultant shifting OF men presA.
n large problem
Instead of the uniforms proyin~
attraction itself. II has been a det1
rent. not because OF any feminine A
like OF uniform. but because the /
allowance will not pay for the u,
forms required.
Provision for an allowance Of II
for uniforms now ponds In the M,
appropriations bill. but no provisio
for increased salaries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
MAccABEtS MEET IN
CONVENTION TODAY
Many Able Speakers From Different
Parts Of state Are to Make
Addresses,

The state convention of the Macca-
bees will he held today In the city OF
Richmond in the assembly hall Of
Murphys hotel The session will open
at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The address of welcome Will be de-
llvered by William T. Dabney. busi-
ness manager of the chamber of COM
merce, who occupies the rank of hon
orahle sir knight in the order. The
state commander DR. r. L. wilkins.
will respond. There viii be other ad-
dresses by distinguished Maccabees.
among whom will be those by the su 4
preme commander. y. =. Marley and
the supreme supervising deputy, A. W.
Frey.
The business session will follow the
addresses and the program will begin
with the reading of the minutes OF
1917 session. The proceedings will he
conducted In the following ordeA
% Report of officers.
az Election of officers for ensuing
term.
ts) Initiation of candidates by de-
gree team of Brambleton Tent. No. 2s,
at r. N.
20 Band concert by brass band of
Tent No Is. Norfolk. Va
ts} Complimentary lunch at T;s0
r NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
View York Cotton,

New York. June 2o--Continued good
war news optimistic opinions as to
peace possibilities and large exports
strengthened the cotton market fur
Their today. Aside from a little pres
sure on July which forced II ave points
under last nights close prices were
steady at the outset at net advance
Of one 10 six points. The buying
seemed due to steady cables. the
strong stock market and moderate
support from spot houses. There was
free selling for Wall street account
toward the middle of the morning I'M
der which prices broke some twenty
ave to thirty points. but prices Armed
UP again on covering and trade buy
ing.
Contract offerings continued limited
In the late afternoon, and the persis-
tent demand from several spot and
commission arms resulted In further
advances in prices. The close was
steady at a net gain of eighteen to
forty-seven points.
Receipts at the ports for the day
were 5.sbi bales; exports, 1867.
Spot at New Orleans was unchanged
at ale, with sales OF 27s bales
spot here was steady at an advance
of forty points at so Toe for middling
ma sales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21

country led by the Chicago Board
of Trade will not permit any wild spec
uiation They are backed up by the
government with the food adninistra-
tion and tho agricultural department
in the fore. The rules as set down
by the Chicago Board of Trade Off
cials will keep the would-be plunzers
in a position where II will be impos-
sible for them to force prices upward
and to follow an advance by disposinx
Of long lines In order to secure profits.
There were declines of ! u to 4c In
corn today and oats were u to I've
lower. A little of the decline for both
Of thase grains was recovered late,
but on all the hard spots there was
liquidation by longs that was prounced.
Pork. lard and ribs were lower in
sympathy with declines In grain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
Walter Harris Wounded

Charlottesville, Va. June 2o.~-Pri-
vate Walter Everett Harris who is re-
ported as having been severely wound
ed in action in France. is the son OF r
g. Harris, widely known farmer Of
near Hickory Hill, Albemarle county
Harris is twenty-five years old
When he appeared before the loca
board last September he put in a
claim for discharge on account of the
critical illness of his mother. His
claim was denied September -, and
he was sent to Camp Lee October Z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
STOCKS LEAP HIGH
OVER ITALIAN GAINS

New York. Jane 7o--waii street be-
came greatly excited in the last hour
TODAY over a report that 10000
Austrtans had been captured by the
fti3ans, This report was not confirmed
before the close of the market. but the
short interest happened TO be large
and the result was a sharp upturn In
prices. steel which closed yesterday
al 1854 went to 1864. One of the
most important floor traders was the
principal buyer and tho street believed
he was covering shorts United Cigar
stores was another strons feature,
gaining more than three points
THIS concentration in the stock mar
kst -as very cheering to those opti-
rnists sho believe tie fundamentals OF
the market are in favor OF higher
rrices The market refuses to 20 down
on had news but advances on good
news or even the Yuror of IT, This
shows q remarkably strong technical
position AZ least Call money went to
per cent
the load of the big corporations stock.
Republic, Colorado Fuel. BALDWIN.
American Locomotive and westinE-
house shared in this movement.
Strength Of Westinghouse attracts at
tentior Because II has been so mac
tive recently its war contracts have
BEEN in dispute for months, but now
everything seems TO he irored out ana
tn. way opened for business OF undis-
putAd profit
Corners were n strong feature al
though none of them distin guishsd IL
self particularly. wall Street believes
that much better terms will be made
fer the copper companies when the
next government contracts are made
Brooklyn Rapid Transit broke four
rat~ts following announcement mat
the government would advance only SO
re- cent CT It's financial necessities
Natehoider. are expected to accept 10
psr cent In new notes This means. Of
course ar abandonment ~ tho 6ivi-
derss which were suspended months
ago.
American Telephons was adversely
affected because the announcemen u
seemed 70 mean a policy unfriendIy 70
public utilities had been decided on at
Washington. Such policy would be
real friendship because ii would force
tire states and cities To Increase street
car fares and gas and electric rates
In Pittseurs an advance of J cents
went into effect today on tire street
ear lines
The fact that Secretary McAdoo in
creased the fare on the Hudson Tubes
rroved that he believes the traction
companies are entitled 10 the increase
ard the Withholding OF money from
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Is unques-
sscnahly done to force sinclair action
nv New York city.
Tobacco stocks were active and
there was recurrence of the wild
talk Of margers- Careful snvestiga-
tion fails 10 disclose any basis in fact
for these rurors The tobacco stocks
ere responding simply to good earn
ings
Austria promises TO be the stock
market factor for the next fsw days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21

How much of your income do you
frttter away and how much do you
invest in w. s. s.? Remember that
many of the men at the front give
their lives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, June 2o--The dsv of in
hated prices in grain have passed
They will never be In evidence again
until the conflict abroad has ended, il
at all
The various boards OF trade of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
New York Curb,

New York. June 7o.--with the ex"
eeptfor OF isolated instances the curb
market today was quiet and prices
showed small changes Blk Ledge was
the feature Of the metals. reaching the
highest level of the year on announce
rrert that new board OF directors
hsd been elected, indicating that Con-
Eolidated Interstate Callahan interests
had taken control Of the property.
Houston OIL scored gain of more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-21
RICHMoND FRUIT MARKET.

Wholesale Quotations by wontxcn"
cry. 4 Co.. Cemmissfor Merchants.
1902 East Cary street, Madison 22II.
L. =. Food AdmiWistration License
No. G-1Saf6f.>,
Richmond. Va, June 20. 1915 .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
ELKs BAR GERMAN TONGUE
No Enemy Alien Language to BE
Used in Clubhouses.

Atlantic City, July 11.-Enemy alier
languages are barred from use in tho
clubhouses of the Elks in resolution
unanimously adopted by the CRANE
lodge in annual session here.
The convention listened yesterday &c
a patriotic address by Samuel Com
pers and renewed its pledge to stand
behind the Government in its war aims
and to lend every aid possible in the
reconstruction period.
The big brother movement will be
ampiified throughout the nation by q
systematic campaign. A junior police
system will be used to find homes and
employment for hayward boys.
The convention turned out in force
last night to welcome delegation OF
81 congressman who arrived from
Washington. They will take part II
the big patriotic demonstration to-
day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
LU1EMBERG WITH ALLIES
Little Country of 100000 Inhabitants
Has Given 1000 Soldiers to III.
French Army.

The sufferines in Serbia, Belgium
and other small nations afflicted b5
the war have been told and retold, ou'
little has been said about the brave
little neutral nation which bore the
| first brunt Of the German inVaslcn-
Luxembourg.
The tiny grand duchy sandwlcned
between France, Belgium and Ger
many, which dehed the invader n
August, 1914, and was trampled under
foot, has suffered sto,rally. The Huns
have starved its population, behaving
as scandalously as they did IN Bel
GUM, and there has been no reiIet
commission as in the case Of Bei2lIEA.
The airplanes Of the French have
bombed the towns Of Luxembourg &C.
!! cupied by the Germans, and killed the
civilian population when railways and
steel works aimed at were missed.
But Luxembourg trusts that the IA
lions in arms against Germany will eX-
act PREPARATION and restoration, ana
that her terrible hardships will not
have been in vain.
Many CT her sons, although of Ger
man racial origin have joined the ranks
Of the allies. They were the first
volunteers to join the French Foreign
Legion in 1914.
Out of total population Of 100000
Luvemburg has given 5000 volunteers
to the French army, while hundreds
more enlisted in the Belgian, Ameri-
can and even Canadian and Italian
armies.
These volunteers were mainly re-
siding abroad; their numbers would be
vastly larger if the Germans would
permit the population to leave the
country.
The Luxembourg volunteer regiment
has won the highest distinction of any
in the French army; each soldier has
been mentioned six times in the army
orders, and wears the highest deco-a-
tons of tic Legion CT Honor. One
French general, Monhovcn, is native
of Luxembourg.
When the war ends Luxembourg will
receive fulLcredit for its valorous part
in it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
ATTACK BY U.RoAT REPORTED
Fired Two Torpedoes, and Both Went
Wild, Say Passengers. !!

f1red Two lCTpeuoeS, aRd bolH Fefi'
Wild, Say Passengers
An Atlantic Port, July 11.---+AccoFd.
ing to the belief Of officers and pas
sengers on an American steamship
who arrived here yesterday from
South America, the vessel had mar
row escape from destruction by q
German submarine when nearing the
Virginia Capes on Monday night. Pas
sengers said that two torpedoes were
fired at the vessel, both missing the
stern by narrow margin.
No submarine was seen, but the
trails Of two torpedoes were distinct
~ traced by those who stood near the
after rail. The sea was smooth at
the time, which was about 9 O'Clock in
the evening.
The vessel was northbound from
CHILEAN and other west coast ports
with eighty-fve passengers and val
liable cargo Of nitrate.
According to the story told, the sec
ond officer went aft to examine the
patent log. Several passengers stood
near as he drew in the line, Suddenly
on the smooth surface off the pert
quarter, swishjng sound was heard
and the wake Of a torpedo was seen
crossing the stem Of the steamship.
It was said the torpedo did not miss
by more than five feet.
A few seconds later The wake Of an
other torpedo was seen, and this SEEM
ed to be coming direct at the ship.
1t was believed that it missed the pro-
pellcr by matter of inches.
The passengers were panic strick-
en- for time and all donned life belt
and the life boats were swung out
ready for lowering. Nothing was seen
of U-boat, however, and there were
no further attacks. Early the fol-
lowing morning the captain Of the
ship received warnings by wireless of
U-boats, it was said, and stood off his
course to seward for several hours
before making for port.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
Better Cooking by
Electricity

Women have long known that electric cooking IS
cleaner that it banshes all the dust and ashes OF coa
and wood and SCOT and fumes OF gas. They nave
known that it makes the kitchen cooler; the air
purer that is the most convenient way to cook. Now
they have the word Of the women who stand for the
most scientific cooking methods known, that electric
cooking produces better results than any other
means.
Let us demonstrate the various sizes Of ranges
and refer YOU to the satisfied electric range USERS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11

An official dispatch from Switzer-
land says that the independent So
cialist Deputy Stroeocl, in a violent
speech in the Prussian Landtag, re-
Gently condemned the German gov
eminent fer It's efforts. to secure a
peace BY force. He warned the Ger
man people that unless they rid them
selves of their government and "seH7
their politicians of war and rapine 10
the devil" Americas millions OF SOL
diers will prove too strong force to
cmbat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
TROOPS STONED 81 MOE
Hungry Populace Rcuts Meeting .
Vienna City Council.

Berne, July 10.-A hungry mob held
q demonstration in the streets OF
Vienna, breaking up q meeting Of the
citv council with cries for bread, &c
cordinc to information received here
today.
The police and fremen were help
less, and troops we're called out.
The mob stoned the soldiers, and
the latter charged. In the tghtlng
many were wounded.
The troops surrounded the city hall
and restored order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-11
AUsERIANS ARE STARVING
AS Train Hats at Station Hungry
Men and Women Scramble Aboard
Begging for Food.

Paris, July 1.-THE food shortage
IN Austria is growing more acute, &C
cording to Herbert Mayer, of Chicago
secretary Of Charles j. Vopicka,
American minister to Roumania. Mr.
Mayer has just returned from JaSsy,
by way of Austria and Switzerland.
At Vienna the train on which he
travelled stopped in the railroad yard,
and a crowd of hungry and ragged
men and women employed in the yard
scramble aboard and begged for food.
All looked emaciated and undcrfed.
When the passengers threw out
scraps of food the Austrians made &
rush and devoured it ravenously. They
declared that the government was CIV
ing them only enough food to keep
them from actul starvation.
T German major at one station told
the Americans that the Germans were
not taking Americas entry into the
war seriously, because they knew that
not more than 10000 American sol
diers were in France.
"The United States is not sufficient
~ interested in the war TO send over
a greater number" he said.
Evening star., 1918-04-14

question would be raised as to the means
of getting into Afghanistan by rail from
India as counter move to the German
advance.
The means are quite simple. They are
provided by the Northwestern railways
system. which radiates from Lahore,
where the lines from Bombay and Calcut-
Ia form junction. A trunk line runs di-
rectly from Lahore through Baluchistan
to the Afghan border. And it is a very
good trunk line. much better as to equip
ment, maintenance and operation than
the Russian transcaucasian lines. It is
government line, as are most of the rail-
ways in India.
Baluchistan is a vast desert region with
few fertile places and with a sparse popu
lation. It's natural resources are not such
as to encourage railway construction for
the service of local traffic which might be
developed But 1t is necessary to traverse
Baluchistan in order to get into Persia and
southwestern Afghanistan, and thus pro-
vide means for the traffic which has fol-
lowed the caravan routes for centuries.
1t also is Of strategic importance for the
government of India to have a railway
that the border may be in easy communica-
tion with tire rest of the country.
The railway center of Baluchistan is
Quetta. This is quite a town, as towns
go in Baluchistan, for there Is no other
town approaching 1t In Importance. Its
population Is about 10000. Traffic radi-
ates from 1t into Persia and Afghanistan.
to Nushki. near the border Of Persia, and
from this point much Of the trade to and
from Persia is carried on.
An extension of the Northwestern
is from Quetta to New Chaman,
and it is New Ghaman that always