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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Chief Sherry Issues Orders TO Watch
Closely for Violations of Govern
mcnt Request.

That the chase for wasters and
s!ackers will be thorough tomorrow
is indicated by the energy with which
the fuel administrators and the chief
OF police are working together The
chief Yesterday issued orders TO the
"a plains of the three districts TO have
their men on the alert, and TO not
only take the numbers of all cars
running for other than absolutely
necessary purposes but 10 examine
permits and licenses cards. The or
der issued by Chief Sherry reads:
Instruct your respective com
mands, until further notice. TO ascer
tain the name and address of the
driver and owner, and the name OF
each occupant. together with the
state license number Of all cars op
Grated in this city on Sunday, and re-
quire the owner or driver to exhibit
his state license certificate and city
perir Il.
Persons operating without the pos
session Of the state certificate should
,e placed under arrest and those OPP
Grating without the city permit should
be reported
Vehicles operated by physicians
the United States government and TIE
city are exempt from this order. Cap
tains will forward this once on the
following day with their morning re-
port con, plete list of persons found
violating the governments request
This list will be turned over to A.
Beirne Blair. fuel administrator.
"ofncers will also observe whether
persons operating their cars have the
city license cred starr"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Huns Filled With
Wonder and Terror
American Troops Have Inundated
German Military Leaders,
Says senator Lewis.

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 2o.-Sena-
tor James Hamilton Lewis. OF llli-
r DIS. arrived today from a trip to
France and England
1t was the United States whose
counter offensive led the way 10 driv-
ing the Germans fifty miles to the
rear" said the senator.
This humiliation of the German
military by the fresh troops of Amer
lea has filled Germany with a sensa-
ton OF wonder and terror.
The spirit OF German n1onarchs are
the German military captains has
been shattered by the knowledge that
! the people of Germany have awakened
to realize that Prussia has brought
upon Germany the weight and power
of America. which means the end OF
German domination and the destruc-
ton of what was the hope of the Ger
man people--a great commercial and
scientific people in what was a peace
fui Germany"
! In these words, Senator Lewis. per
sonal envoy OF the president to Great
/ Britain. France and the battle front,
summed up the changes in Germany's
morale wrought by Americas an
swer" through the crusaders under
Pershing.
/ Senator Lewis, who escaped death
and whose return was delayed when
the transport Mount Vernon was tor
fpedoed zoo miles of the French coast
while he was aboard was enthusiastic
over the manner in which American
troops are acquitting themselves in
| the face of the enemy.
The presidents spokesman In the
senate saw the rulers Of some OF our
allies and the commanding generals OF
the armies at the front. Facts OF
transcendent importance were re-
vealed to him. One OF the things he
learned. he declared. was that the
nerve and confidence OF the German
people are crumbiing through the
fear inspired by the indomitability @!
the American fighting men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Men in Army Have Sub
scribed Literally for
Bonds Earlier Issues
BIG PLANS LAID
French Legionaires Will
Make Tour Of South
and West to Stimu-
late Interest.
OPEN HEADQC 1ETETs TUusr

OPEN HTADQC ST{TTTS TODsf
Liberty loan headquarters Will
opcn this morning at Eleventh and
Bank streets. with ". T. DabneS
and John Kerr Branch In charge,
assisted by w. \. Clarke. secretary
of the Retail Merchants as>ocfa-
ton and corps OF clerks and
stcnagrapher~ The first five days
will nc spent in mapping out the
program for the greatest of all
drives which begins on Scpteinbef
IS Both McS-r~, Dabney and
Branch Will enter into the cam
paign actively. and declare that
they will make of This campaign
an even greater success than that
Of tf1r previous drives. MIR. Clarke
will prove IA most able lieutenant.
Mr. Da bney said last night that
In view of the liberty bond cam
psixri he H*stia Ike unable Ia attend
the meeting In Boston OF the Al
iantic Deeper Waterways associa-
ton. He felt that while the Bo>-
Ton meeting wilt br most import
ant one his services should be cen
tered on the liberty bond campaign.
and he calls upon all citizens to
al once prepare themselves by con-
shifting their bankers. 81 thai when
tire drive begins. there will ne mr.
delay In procuring the bonds while
they are hot"
Patriots may help the commit
tee" said MIR. Dnhney last night,
''hy entering into the spirit of the
occasion themselves, and by max
ing arrangements for the purchase
of the bonds. This will leave the
committee and their workers free
Ia devote their activities In other
nni,s of the great drive. and stifnu-
late enthusiasm. Many az our mon
are now going over. and many more
are preparing To so. and tho DC
gree OF enthusiasm In this drive
viii have its effect upon the fellows
who are giving their aIl To their
country--to liberty and worldwide
democracy"
Mr. Dabney said that section
OF the foreign legion just landed In
New York, would bc here early in
tho drive. and would aid In the sale
of bonds The date upon which
this section will appear in Rich
mond has not yet been hxed. but
IL Il believed that II will he within
tho next two weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
WORKMEN WALK OUT
ON EASY JOB" MEN

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 2o-Pro-
tests against the employment of ball
PLAYERS. pugilists and actors. in easy
jobs" as alleged by skilled mechanics,
took definite form today when 1000
men walked out at Cramps Shipyard.
These mechanics were largely boiler
makers, riveters, reamers and allied
artisans. The strikers said they had
taken this means to accept Rear Ad-
miral Bowles' plan of having the pa
|triotic workers drive out the slack
ers" and that there was no other
grievance existing,
The strikers said none of the lead
|ers OF the American Federation OF La
Dor had anything to do with their
walk ou', as the matter was purely an
independent affair connected with
|CrampA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
French PloAgh AheAd.


North Of the Aisne the French
ploughed ahead west OF Airy and
northeast of vailly
These are the fronts where MAJOR
strategic successes were achieved ~
the allies. II ali other sectors u
which local victories were scored -
counted. six additional fronts join tnlo
number or which the central poWGt4
arms were defeated. or total q
eleven fronts,
The Americans in Lorraine beat al
two local German counter attacks.
The French crushed Ave German
counter thrusts east OF the Ailatt4.
French and Americans defeAta6
German attempts to cross the vealo ~
Joncherry
French raiders in the charnpaeA1
broke into the German lines. III
The British beat German countAe
Lens and La Rassee.
Plumer's British forces northwAdk
OF La Bassee advanced on q front ~
two and half miles. reaching 2S5o
de Marais and La ToureiIe. and tAAp
ing 100 prisoners.
Allenby's brilliant victory IA ralU
tine. which, on the face OF al ohactAy
and unofficial news. appears Is but y
forerunner OF bigger successes. cAao4
yord rhs Immediate strategic iMpde
lance OF this new advance, there III
in the resumption Of the Britiah pu6A
on that front as well as in the aaSos
tanned allied offensive in Mac4don3ap
the inestimable advantage OF pinnttR
down whatever forces Turkey 4&4
Bulgaria have on the fronts attac&o4
and forcing those countries 70 hurry
endorsements to those front& That
- 90
eleven It'll hour reversal OF the tide az
war in the west. for only with poWe1s
full expeditionary forces from all her
allies could she hope to rewdn the
initiative on the western front
British Drive Against TurkA
The British drive against the furk~
ish Nablus forces. though only In ~
| initial stage, already stands out -
one OF the most brilliantly concetv&
strategic coups of the war. It's utd1
mate outcome may well justify Co..
parison with the enlightenment Of Kut.
el-Amara by the Turks. I'M
Instead OF advancing northw4r4 a.
solid line and driving the TurkiSA
Nablus force in the direction az
Aleppo. tho big Turco-GerrnAn haA9
| whence reinforcements might reaAA
| them sooner or later. AllAnby Coa~
ceived. and executed. plan Of beoak~F
! ing through on the Turkish right aI11s
swinging around to its rear with t6n
ultimate prospect OF either sncartltA9
and capturing the whole force ~
chasing it into and across IT,
| Ephraim hills. thence across the Jor~
dan into the Syrian desert The oFtgt-|
nal line OF operation was ffty mt1eg
| long. from the Jordan to the Mod
I terranean. AZ the operation rrocHed-I
I ed the front of attack narrowed d0Wul
/ to the stretch between Ra-rat and
the sea The distance hAtwe1n -
| Fat and the port Of YafA = tpG
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Drive
Against Bulgars

Washington. Sept 2o-The Serb
Allied drive on the south Balkan front,
where the Bulgars and Germans have
been driven more than twelve miles
from their two-year position within
heavy gun range OF the last Serbian
stronghold in Monastir, is a strategic
thrust only, and no major success is
10 be expected there.
This is the expert military opinion
tonight of Brigadier- General George p.
Seriven. recently returned military OBJ
server with the Italian armies who
made a several weeks study OF the
South Balkan front,
The Serbs French. British and
Italians on that front may have as
their objective he believes. the line OF
railroad from Uskup 10 Lake Dairan,
along the Narda. and may reach that
line In the present drive: but further
success than that is not probable be-
cause OF the nature of the terrain. un
less the Bulsars- ara driven into abso-
lutte rout and Germany fails to in
terpose resistance with reserves.
In such event the drive might reach
the main railroad communications
from Cskup to Nish and thence tc
Vienna. but precipitate retreat OF the
Bulgars and Germans is unlikely. &C
cording to General Scriven. who says
the Rulgar As no coward but a fine
fighting man, tired of the war. and
that the Germans will throw in re
serves If such an advance should
threaten
This Is a strategic drive agains.
the BulEars." said General Scriven
and the results 30 far indicate a
weakening morale OF very warlikt
people. not that they have turned
towards. The allies have chosen jus'
the time to take advantage OF thi:
low morale, due to Eulgaria's trims
of the war. through depression at Ger.
man defeats and dissa tisfaction over
the controversy with Turkey
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21

Washington. Sept. 2o.--The
work or fight" decree is TO be A
supreme law Of the land through
the promul CATION of regulations by
the provost marshal generals
office from this time on to the end
of the war
Men who have obtained de-
ferred classification as essential to
IN essential industry, and who do
not work steadily and honestly al
their tasks. will be combed out of
the ranks Of the real workers and
VIII lose their classification. This
means that they viii have 10 &C
count for themselves TO their To-
cal draft boards and probably will
have TO serve al useful tasks in
uniforms because they failed 10
voluntarily give their country
their best efforts in time of need
The facts about tn new regu-
laticns that are being drawn were
brought out before the senate
com mitree on commerce today
during an inquiry into the state of
affairs at the great shipbuilding
plant al Hog Isla and. where slack
ers among the workers threaten
SERIOUSLY TO hold aaMa- production
Of ships far below the normal ca
pacitv Of the yard.
Charles Plez. vice president OF
he Emergency Fleet corporation
told the committee about the
HURT fer slackers in the Hog
Island yards ...
The slackers are Of two kinds,
he indicated. and are not confined
to shtphullding plants but are
present IN most Of the essential
Industries.
Two Kinds of SiaCkers.
One class consists oY those who
have obtained employ for
the sole purpose of escaping the
draft and are useless in such emf
lIoFment. and a second class who.
having obtained employment. are
deliberately Sinking the work
they are able 10 do and inlpair.nE
The efficiency Of the organization.
II - planned to reach the military
slackers through an examination
of their claims 10 deferred classic
cation other than their EN- ptoy-
nent IN essential work The in
dustrial siackers will be reached
by a regulation proving that any
man employed in war work. and
h +ziiss ess,s deferred rfsssifii-
cation on that ground. shall lose
such classification If he ahsents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
HUNS LOSE ON FIVE SEPARATE FRONTS in ONE DAYS DRIVE
10000 TURKS IN DANGER OF BEING TRAPPED IN FAR EAST;
LIBERTY LOAN HEADQUARTERS OPEN AT 11th AND BANK
Slackers Who Succeed In Passing
To Essential Will Lose Standing

himself from his work more than
three days a month without GOOD
reason such as personal illness or
other cause affecting the individ-
uai and his work,
The Emergency Fleet Corpo-
ration" said Mr.. Piez, "in cooper
alton with the draft authorities,
will sift all charges OF stacking.
and If they are well founded. VIII
a once dismiss the siackers, who
will then be put into the army.
I feel certain we will take care OF
that situation without any trou-
BILE"
Hog Island. with its 10000 en-
ployees. appears TO have attracted
more than its share of slackers,
Baseball players, pugilists, bar
hers, actors and men Of like call
ings. together with men who had
never engaged in regular work or
any kind. have flocked TO this
plant on account of the great de-
mand for la nor Of all kinds. After
having established their status In
the draft as in essential employ
rent, these men have deliberately
IA .H doVN on lRelF Jpts anu a. =
worsr- ira r 1sTtevy 70 T ffTE m
iustry. It is this class which IN
fuences the record Of absenteeism
frcnl work which runs par1cu-
larly high At the Hog Island yards
To Protect Honest Men.
Senator Fletcher said it was the
drftv Of the government to pro-
tecf men honestly enga ged IN es~
sential work gainst such stacking.
ard the members OF the commit
tee seemed pleased TO hear that
the provost marshal general has
interested himself in combing out
the useless from the useful in es-
sential industry,
Mr. Piez repeated 20 committee
tee the statement thar he has
made public before about the
prospect for production OF ships at
the Hog Island yard. On account
of the ;TeffieieHeE many Of the
employees. and stacking. the OFF,
cials of the yard are Jar behind
their program.
They viii not accomplish what
they hope az the present rate Of
progress said Mr. Piez. They
hope for forty-eight ships this
year. but with their labor prob
lem and bassng my estimate on
experience with other yards, I win
be satisfied if the yards produce
twenty ships this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
NJ ADOO AMENDS HIS
RAILROAD ORDERS
Employees Holding Political
Jobs Prior to Issue May
Continue to Term s End.
r. r, MEN TO CONFER
Protests Sent by Chiefs of Four
Big Observation-Disclosures
in Washington
Wednesday.
r. R, MEN TO CONFER

Washington Sept. s0.---in the
official bulletin. dated today. l.
the following announcements by
". G.. McAdoo, director general
OF railroads:
fSupplement number one TO
general order number a.
=, "tD 1t appears that prior to
The Issuance OF general ORDER
number IL. various railroad Of
ficcrs. attorneys and employees
were elected to political Offices
and are now holding such Offices
In such cases. no objection will
be raised to the completion Of
such terms of Office. In all other
respects. however. general order
number IL. will apply to such
officers, attorneys and employees.
'{21 In cases where. prior 10
the issuance of general order
number IL. railroad officers, at
torneys and employees had been
nominated for political Offices or
had become candidates locally for
such Offices. they may continue in
railroad employment until the
election.
''{3) The position OF notaries
public, members of draft boards
officers of public libraries. and
OF religious and eleemosynary In
situations are not construed as
political Offices"
Mr.. McAdoo's order was dated
September IA. or SIX days before
its release publication.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
BRITISH TROOPS
NOW IN BALKANS

London, Sept 2o.--British troops
have Joined in the allied Balkan drive
Cooperating with Greek forces on the
right OF the line of attack. they have
advanced in the Lake Dorian region,
taking 700 prisoners.
The Serbians have crossed the Ger
ma river, according TO latest word from
the Macedonian front early this even
ing E'ranco-Serbian forces are ad-
vancing on Prilep.
Five Thousand prisoners ana eighty
guns have been captured by the
French apd Serb!ans SO tan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Opposition of Employes.

Washington, Sept 2o.-OpPoSltlon
Of union railroad employees to pirec-
tor General McAdoo's recent no poll
tics order" and certain regulations
prohibiting Outside business activi-
ties. has developed to the extent of a
written protest addressed by the chiefs
of the four big railroad hrotherhoods
directly to the head OF the railroad
administration.
This fact beca-se known today up
n~the appearance OF a circular which
has been sent TO all lodges Of railroad
employees throughout the country up
on the authority OF the chief executive
officers OF the brotherhood OF railroad
trainmen, the brotherhood OF locom :
tive engineers. the brotherhood OF loco
motive ireuen and engineers and the
order Of railway conductors.
From an independent source Il is
understood that a conference IS to he
held at Nashin gton. Wednesday, Sep
ternber IS. at which Mr., McAdoo Will
hear the representa- tives of The four
brotherhoods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Germany and Spain Report All MASTERS
In Sparring Match Of Gasoline Sunday
Another Catch As Catch Can Bout
Over Undcrsea Pirate
Question.

San Sebastian. Sept 2o--The situ-
alton between Germany and Spain has
again AIKEN serious turn,
The anal word OF the Berlin govern
ment regarding the Uboat contro-
versy, according 10 authoritative in :
formation, is that Germany for bids"
Spain TO seize German interned ton
mage for Spanish vessels sunk as Spain
has threatened 10 DO
The German ambassador TO Spain
is quoted az having SAID IN private
converse ton:
"One country more or less against
us makes little difference
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
A Liberty Loan Suggestion.

Washington. Sept 2o,--Thomas
A Edison has suggested that every
letter written in the United States
during the next FIVE weeks shall
close with the words Yours for
the Fourth Liberty Loan
The suggestion has been adopt
ed hy the Liberty Loan commit
tee. and is being sent broadcast
throughout the country.
II every person. business firm.
or corporation follows the sugges-
tfon. the posioffice department
estimates the slogan Yours for
the Fourth Liberty Loan" will be
uttered more than 4o,000.00o times
every twenty-four hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21

Washington. sept. Gothic
liberty loan campaign for the
fourth issue will begin Septem-
her IS. as announced. Reports
that the date was To he postponed
with various reasons credited,
chiefly the fact that the campaign
date and the draft drawing were
so close together that the draft
might weaken the interest In the
loan. were denied by Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo today.
The treasury department does not
believe the fact that several million
men are about to be called into the
army will affect the loan, except pos
sihiy 10 stimulate it. Their going will
he a daily reminder 10 those at home
Of the need for further denial and
patriotic subscriptions to the wal
finance issues,
Additional encouragement is founc
in-,he- enthusiastic way-ia which
of the army have Responded
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
vIRGINIA.s HONOR ROLL.

The list of casualties sent out by
the war department for publication
this morning, contains the follow
ing Virgtnians:
Thomas r. Taylor. Roanoke;
missing in action.
Rufhn c. Lynch, Maybcrry; killed
In action.
Charles b. Fenton, Roslyn:
wounded severely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Germany Is Willing.

Amsterdam. Sept 20.-A German
government note delivered at Vienna
according to dispatches from that city
late tonight, lauds the Austro Hun
garian peace proposition and adds.
Germany is ready to participate in
the proposed exchange of ideas"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
CAN'T TRUST G. o. P.
NOMINATE LEWIS

Springfield. III. Sept eo.--Declarinr
that republican leadership could not
be trusted in so critical an hour. the
Illinois democratic state convention
today endorsed the denomination of
u, S. Senator James Hamilton Lewis,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
Bolshe,ists .Ar,cst Yankees.

| Stockholm. via London. Sept, 90
/ Wholesale arrests of Americans are
being made by order of the Bolshevist
government according to Moscow ad-
vances late today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-02-08
GOVERNMENT NOT TO LET
GO Of SLOAN Sh|PYARD
OregOnian Correspondent Says Sem
ate Committee Will Not Recon-.
mend Relinquishing 1t.

There is no likelihood that the SEN
ate commerce committee, on the evil
dence now before it, will recommend
that the shipping board relinquish its
control and management of the Sloan
shipyard in this city and restore the
property to the management and
direction of Philip D. Sloan, presi-
dent of the Sloan Shipyards corpora
ton, says a dispatch to the Orego-
MAN from it's Washington correspond
ent. Continuing, this dispatch says:
For while the evidence discloses
that the Sloan yard is, seemingly, a
good property and can be made to
produce ships, the record, especially
the testimony of Philip D. Sloan, did
not satisfy the committee that the
owners of this property are as we'll
equipped as the shipping board to
carry fQnward the contract for build
ing 16 Ferris ships for government
account.
$50 far as the physical plant of the
Sloan company is concerned, Mr..
Sloan had little difficulty in convinc-
ing the commerce committee that he
had the means necessary to carry
through contracts for the govern
ment, but on questions of business
management, financial transactions,
etc, Mr.. Sloan did not convince the
committee that he should be restored
to control"