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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
SOCIALISTS PROPOSE
TERMS FOR GERMANY

London. Sept. e4.-The German So
cialist party the Daily Express cor
respondent at Amsterdam learns. has
adopted a resolution to the effect that
members OF the party will become
ministers in the contemplated new
government only II the following con-
ditions are fulfilled:
l. The reichstag's majority peacs
resolution of last year must be abso-
lutely adhered to,
2. Germany must consent to
league of nations"
g. Germany must make an unmis-
taxable and indisputable statement
pledging restoration OF Belgium. Ser.
bia and Montenegro.
4. Germany must agree to indena-
nifty Belgium.
S. The Brest -Litovsk treaty must
not be allowed to be an obstacle 10
peace,
6. The territories occupied ~ Ger
many in the east must be evacmatoa.
Z. Autonomy must b Gr9m1o4
IAlsace-Lorrainat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
CAPTURED LETTERS
GIVE DARK VIEWS.
OF HUNS At HOME
Discomfort, Disease and
Famine Break Morale
of People.
BOYS TAKEN OFF
Army Claims Even Con
valescents, So Great Is
Demand for Soldiers
at the Front.

London. Sept 24--Germany is
weakening, Her army is dispirited-
Famine and disease stalk through
the land Civilians are being steadiiy
disillusioned as to the outcome of
the great world conflict. This * the
remarkable first hand picture OF in
ternal conditions in Germany con
tanned in more than two hundred
letters taken from German prisoners
recently by one of the French armies,
which have just been made public
here.
Nearly all these letters are dated
prior to the first OF the German re-
verses on the 18th of August. They
cover a variety of topics, including
civilian discomfort. the heavy losses
in man power Of the Germans
economic conditions, scarcity OF food
and raiment. the morale of the troops
and other points of the deepest in
terest 10 the entente powers.
Taking into consideration the fact
that most Of these letters were writ
ten before the big French drive they
lend color to the belief that the en-
tente has but TO set an invading foot
on German soil and the boche Will
be ready for a dictated peace,
Again and again there are letters
advising men in the field TO be taken
prisoner. and there arc numerous
references to the Spanish fever in
Germany as being nothing more than
hunger fever Extracts from let
tiers bearing on Germany's heavy
losses. follow:
ON July a color sergeant wrote;
The cursed French have already
caused us heavy losses"
Another wrote ia his brother in the
Third reserve division, speaking OF
terrifying losses which the brother s
unit had sustained. Eighty nine
men out of 100" A soldier in the
Forry-seventh regiment has dated
entire losses, as follows;
May 1s, three wounded: May II,
thirty men in company gased; May
20. Ave killed. four wounded, May
81, thirty men out of seventy lost in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
PRICE FOR COTTON
CAUSES ANXIETY
Growers and Their Representa-
tives in Congress Organize
to Fight F'ixation.
SURPLUS CROP CLAIMED
New Orleans Man Declares
100000 Bales More Than
Market Requires Is Now
On Hand or In Sight.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The move to
stabilize or fix the price OF raw cotton
and to control it's distribution has
aroused more interest and activity IN
" Washington than any other such pro-
posal since the beginning of the war.
Announcement last night Of the ap-
pointment by the president of two COM
mittees TO act with the war industries
board To Investigate the cotton situa-
ton and. IL deemed advisable. recon-
mend a basic price for raw cotton, was
followed today by the announcement
ny senator Smith. of South Carolina
of the appointment of committee from
the senate and house by members Of
congress from the cotton producing
states TO protect the interests OF the
cotton growers states.
1t was said. in connection with the
| formation of this committee. that IL the
basic price OF raw cotton Is fixed, and
fixed at too low a figure, the result will
be that -oH++ enough cotton for seed
would be planted in the cotton-grow
ing states.
The formation Of a congressional
committee on cotton was not authorized
by either the house or the senate, and
il is. therefore. purely an informal
body. but Senator Smith stated that it
would be permanent body to repre-
sent the interests of the cotton grow
ing states in Washington.
Members of the congressional COM
mittee are Senator Smith. of South Car
DINA. chairman: Senators Smith, of
Georgia. Underwood, of Alabama; Sim =
mons. of North Carolina; RansdelI. of
Louisiana, and Sheppard. of Texas. and
Representatives Lever. of South Caro-
! lima: Hefiin. Of Alabama: Young. of
Texas; Lee, OF. Georgia, and Chandler.
! of Mississippi.
| Today this committee sought an ap-
| pointment with Thomas w. Page, the
chairman OF the newly appointed cot
| ton committee OF the war Industries
/ President Wilson for tomorrow after
noon.
1t is the purpose of the committee to
keep in close touch with every phase
| of investigation that will lead to
/ recommendations for stabilizing the
/ price or basic price-h and OF dis
| tribution. Its members will ask to
| be heard full yon all subjects affecting
/ the cotton growing industry before
| any recommendations are made and
will fight prices fixing to the last,
State officials from all the cotton
| growing states are in Washington to
protest against any move that will In
| terfere with the present machinery FOR
the distribution of cotton and against
| price -hxing. w. II. Thompson, of New
Orleans, as spokesman for these Off
| Gals, told the cotton committee today
there as a surplus OF 100000 bales OF
cotton, and that as long as a surplus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
MOONSH|NE STILL
SETS HOUSE ATTIRE
East Clay Street Profoundly
Disturbed When Firemen
Find Cause of Blaze.
PLUMBER rs ARRESTED
Oscar Werner Charged With
Operating Contraption In
Basement of Shop, Which
Acted Badly.

Hidden in the recesses of the base
ment OF the plumbing establishment
of oscar Werner, 511 East Clay street,
a distnlery was discovered late yes
terday evening in fun opera ton Ac-
cordng TO the police. the distiliery
might have been in operation for a
long time. but for the fact that a
hot box" developed, causing a fire
and summoning the flremen 10 save
The plumbing establish
At any rate. Oscar Werner was
placed in a cell at the Second police
station as result of the call OF the
firemen TO his place of business at
$50 o'clock yesterday. The stili. a
small affair though 1t is. was in per-
feet working order, capable OF pro-
ducing enough liquor in the course
of run" to assuage the thirst OF
gentlemen friends who might call
after a days work for 4 social ses-
sion.
Here Ia the story as told last night:
Oscar Werner operates the plumbing
establishment at the number indi-
Gated. The still is said to be COM
plete. compact and perfect apparatus
for reducing cider. mash. and other
inSFeuieDtS Oh the dFuent u tiie ItS u
lation color and strength. and of the
. variety that never produces a head
ache by reason of having federal
revenue stamp. That is the claim OF
the "moonshiners''- of the
revenue stamp from the packages of
liquor prevents the morning after
feeling so common among the people
who look on the wine.
When the firemen extinguished the
/ blaze they started on a tour OF in
vestigation to ascertain the cause OF
the fire. They wendell their way to
the basement. the location of the
still and there they discovered that
some one had started the device on
its days mission earlier in the day.
Werner had call to attend to some
| plumbing at Seven Pines, Later the
still began to grow warm. then hot
and finally the thing caught fire,
The odor OF burning wood-~the stu
was located on a box-attracted at
| tention. The firemen came, the po-
licemen came, the citizens came
| After due period, Werner came
The police nabbed him, escorted him
to the police station, and then and
| there set down his name, his BUSH
ness. his age, and coolly wrote that
| he was charged with operating a still
and making liquor. against the peace
and dignity OF the commonwealth.
and also contrary to the regulations
of Uncle Sam. He will have a chance
/ to tell Justice John his troubles to-
| day, and them the federal authorities
will take hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

Serbian horsemen arc far TO the
northeast of Frilep. where they have
cut off the eastern avenues Of escape
for the Bulgarians.
The Italians vest erday alone ad-
Sanced more than ten miles ana took
twenty villages.
The Greeks. moving northward IN
the Vardar valley. likewise have MADE
ten miles progress,
The British early today were three
miles northwest of Dorian, which they
had reached yesterday. Tonight they
are easily ten miles beyond that town.
One half of the Gradsko -Frilep
railroad is in possession of the Ser
bians. who have alsoe crossed the
vardsr along fifteen-mile front
AIlcnhy Moves Onward.
In Palestine. the British army under
Sir Edmund Allenby, is rounding UP
what remains OF the Turkish Nahius
armies The seaport OF Acre, twenty
two miles northeast of Nazareth Is IN
British hands, as is Haifai.
At the edge OF the Syrian desert,
east of the Jordan. the Turks are be-
ing driven toward Amman. on the
Hedjas railway. Their retreat beyond
that town appears cut off. for the
British are in EsSa1t, fifteen miles
northwest of Amman.
on the west front the French and
British made a smashing concerted
local drive on St. Quentin today At
lacking on the four mile front be-
tween the northwestern approaches OF
ST, Quentin and the region near
Omignon brook. the allies made good
progress, taking 500 prisoners. and
CARRYING the combat into Solency VII
lage, two miles northwest Of st
Quentin, where lighting was still un-
der way tonight.
Northeast of Epehy in the direc'
ton Of lie CatN'~t, the British also
scored local gains.
German military experts also are
dwelling at great length upon what
may happen next in Lorraine. where
Pershing's army has about completed
the consolidation OF its gains and
preparations for further attacks
should Pershing give the word
Baron Won Ardenne. OF the Berlinei
Tageblatt warns his readers such q
new attack may be expected The
entire French press is freely speculat,
ing on future developments in I1or.
raine. Many critics predict new
large scale offensive, not only there
but in other sectors as we'll which
will result in driving the Teutons out
OF France. The consensus appears &c
be that all the operations of the last
few months have been merely prepare.
tory to such decisive campaign be-
lore winter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
Liberty Loan
Day Saturday
Event Is Designated by Committee as
special Occasion for Volunteers
to Subscribe for Bonds.

i The opening day of the fourth Lab
ierty Loan sale Saturday. Septemb Der
rs. will be volunteer subscribers day,
Everyone placing applications with
any bank or trust company for TINS
issue will he published thut not the
amount) as Richmond's volunteer
subscribers to the fourth Liberty
loan.
| Anyone with intimate banking rela-
tons, not having time 10 reach the
bank or trust company by close OF
Saturdays banking hours. can place
Implication for bonds over the phone
with some bank office
| A liberal response in the volunteer
class will be most stimulating to the
campaign.
To complete organization and ar
arrangements. a meeting of the Rich
mond Liberty Loan committee has
been called by John Kerr Branch
/ to meet Thursday afternoon at one
O'Clock, September rs. at Richmond
HEADQUARTERS Eleventh and Bank
streets
The following is list Of the speak
ers who have been requested to pre-
sent the fourth Liberty Loan mes
sage;
Appointed Speakers.
/ IL
Mayor George Ainslie. George. Wayne
Henderson. John Stewart Bryan. George
Bryan, Davis Bottom. Albert o. Bos-
chen. John Blake, DR.. ]. A. c. Chan
dler. DR.. E. z. Calisch. Howard r.
Colvin. z. NJ Crutchfield. T. NJ. Car
rington, James f. Cannon. Roy e.
Cabell. DIR. Russell Cecil, Walker C.
Cottren, r. W. Darlington Jesse c.
Duke. Edgar B. English, NJ. J. Fulton.
DR.. Douglas Freeman, christopher
Garnet, Julien Gum, Rev. Chas. f,
Hannigan, John Hirschberg. T, Grey
Haddon, Geo. J. Hooper, John b.
Lightfoot. John NJ. Miller, Hill Mon
tague, Rev. F. T. McFaden, John W.
Moore. r. c. Nee. Burlington, w.
Kirk Mathews. Thos. b McAdams DIR.
MacLachlan. Daniel O'Flaherty, Ser
geant ], NJ. Oglesby. Judge r. r.
| Prentis. Fred H. Powell. Ordway Pull
Ter, A. Royal. N. y. Siils. Henry
Schwarzschild. f. B. Sydnor. w. H.
Schwarzschild, O. j. Sands, John r..
Saunders. Rev w. H: Thompson, ia
cob umlauf. Charles NJ. Wallace. Leon
Wallerstein. Coleman Workman Bat
ltaile White, Geo. II. Williamson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

vital prosperity of the people may
he impcriIlcd. and the fighting
power of the armies in the field
may Ike graycly reduced. with
serious possibilities of disaster.
Our great national army OF
Liberty Loan workers composed
of men and women alike, spread
ing over every state of the Union
and responding each time to the
call To the coinrs4 il. tAerrfore.
tpasicaiiy one of the most import
ant of all tho armies I'm the field.
The United States asks tho
american people To subscribe Ia
the fourth Liberty Loan $4,000
900 900. This money T. needed TO
carry on the war We can not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
RICHMOND DISTRICTS
QUOTA Is $3.50 900. 900

Washington. Sept. 24.--Formal an
nounrement Of the quotas OF the
federal reserve districts for the
fourth liberty loan was made by the
treasury department tonight. The
total is fixed at $4,000, 600 600 Just
twice the amount of the third loan,
and in general the quotas have been
doubled for the districts. but allow
ances have been made in some dis
trtets for local financial conditions.
SO that the quotas are less than dou-
bic in the Dallas and San Francisco
q stricts and more than double in
the Richmond, Atlanta and Chicago
districts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

Paris, Sept 24-Three villages in the imme-
diate vicinity Of St. Quentin captured by the
allies tonight, the war Office night communique
shows
French and British troops tonight in Fran
cey and Selency, both about two miles northwest
of ST. Quentin, and Dallon, two and a half miles
southwest of the great F1indenburg line bastion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

Washington, Sept. 24.-General
Allenby's wonderful successes in
Palestine were accomplished with
forces depleted by calls for more men
on the western front.
Because CT the fact that he reduced
his ranks to send soldiers to France
at the time of the German offensive
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25

N1RGINIA'S HONOR ROLL.
There was only ono Virginia
name on today's casualty list
= Elmer Eden Sutphin; nearest
relative. Mrs. Ardcnia Sutphin;
Willis. Va, Is reported missing In
action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-25
SERB|ANS GATHER VAST WAR BOOTY
AS THEY CUT OFF AVENUES Of ESCAPE;
TURKS ARE IN WILD R0UT IN PALESTINE

German Officers, Infatuated by Panic, Add
to Confusion in Retreating Masses by
Wholesale Executions---French and Brl-
fish Make Satisfactory Progress in OPP
erations Against St. Quentin.
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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

We are indebted to Photographer
Blostein for one Of the pictures he
took Of the parade to the depot on the
day the last contingent of drafted
boys left for camp. The crowd in,.town
that day vas large and the city has a
real metropolitan appearance, but the
outstanding feature of the photograph
is it's clearness of detail, which is
characteristic of all work turned out
by this popular studio. We are going
to have a cut made from this photo
graph which may come in handy in
days to come. Anyone who wants a
real fine picture of their city to show
to their friends can do no better than
get n of these. ~*F
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

The Mckenzie county commission
ers want all. seed liens recorded at
once, and not wait until October Is,
as the Council Of Defense has ordered.
At the July session of the commission
.ers, a resolution was passed instruct
ing the register of deeds to record
these instruments at once. The board
holds that these instruments must be-
recorded in the office Of the register
of deeds as a matter of protection to
the taxpayers Of the county. It is said
thu: if these liens are not recorded it
would be possible. for the lienee to
transfer his property in the event that
he was to experience a crop failure
and avoid payment of the amount due
the county for seed grain and fee>
furnished.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

J.B. Doyle and wife Of Edmore, pro-
prietors Of the Doyle Cafe at that
place, were in town Monday enroute to
Baker for a short visit with relatives
before returning to their duties after
having spent the winter in the east
ern states. They have had a very en-
joyable time and MI. Doyle says that
the East is a united people in every
sense of the word-no party, no fac
ton, no clan-everybody behind the
administration and all out to win the
wal in as short a time as possible.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

A gentleman was in town on Satur-
day soliciting subscriptions for the
"Camp Dodger," a paper edited and
published by the soldier boys at Camp
Dodge, -Iwoa. It is a very .creditable
look sheet and is proving a money
maker, the net receipts all going into
a fund for the benefit of the boys in
camp. He told us that he was adding
hundreds Of names to the list Of read
ers and that it was NOT very often
that he was refused a six months sub
seription.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31
Farm Loans on most favorable
terms. JOHN w. MAHER. Devils
Lake, N. Oak.

About fifteen lady war workers are
now employed at the Great Northern
shops in this city according to reports.
They are employed as "wipers" at
good wages as compared to what they
have been accustomed to getting as
domestic or cafe help. Two of the
mattresses from one of the city's pop
ular cafes are the latest addition to
the number of fair ones who perform
their daily duties in a pair of "cover-
alls" and who, when quitting time
comes, have accumulated enough
grease and dirt to put the average
machinist to shame.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Yesterdays Grand Forks Herald
contained an account Of the death of
Arnold Ali at his home in that city
from pneumonia from which he 'suf-
fered but a short time. Mr.. Aal was
a resident Of this city while he was on
the road as a travelling representative
for Moves Bros. & Cutler, the big Min
neapolis drug house. He was a very
fine man and as a result he made many
friends in this section who will be
pained to learn of his death.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31
The crop situation in this county,
81 :o1, lAa I.eo .e,4e.ell.. .aal 4l......4

The crop situation in this county,
has been GENERALLY good thruout
the summer, has been further improv-
ed by the rains of the past week, and
according to reports the only thing
that can spoil a splendid yield would
be a hail storm. The early seeded
wheat is we'll filed with the later seed.
ed almost as far advanced. The bar
ley is good and the oat crop is splen-
did. No rust has been reported as yet.
With plenty Of moisture to mature the
crop the farmers are very optimistic
as regards the final results. This is
very gratifying not only from a fnan.
cial standpoint but a good yield was
greatly needed at this time to feed our
soldiers and their allies in the great
fight for the freedom of the world.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Lightning struck the fire hall Sat-
urday, but very little damage resulted.
The %plastering was knocked off in sew
eral places and those who were>in the
building at the time were stunned by
the bolt:
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Word has been sent out by. the Minot
Board to officials to be on the lookout
for one of the drafted boys who was
sent with the bunch a week ago, but
who was missing before they had got
ten very far out of Minot. S
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Governor Frazier's oft : repeated
protest against the newspapers that
charged our people with disolyalty,
set some people to thinking. What
made him feel the urgent necessity OF
repeating the protest? Hamlet said:
"Methinks the lady doth protest toe
much."-Bottineau Farmers. Advo-
cate.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

F. Hartz has opened a piano and mu-
steal instrument store in the Bangs
Block, next to Swenson's barber shop.
It is an iedal location and as MI. Hartz
is handling a good line it is to be ex-
pected that he will do a good business.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Two of the city grocers, c. J. Kelly
and the Pure Food grocery carry
Harvest Specials" in this paper this
issue. They are offering very attrac-
tive prices and those who will need
groceries for the coming weeks Of bus
tie and haste should take this oppor-
tunity of laying in a supply.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Bob Bowers left yesterday for Mi
not where he goes to accept a position
in the Western Union office at that
place. He has spent about>a year in
the local office learning the business
and has become very proficient. His
young friends here will miss him but
are glad to know that he has received
a merited promotion.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

Deputy Sheriff Ed. Elliott has come
to the rescue Of the local band and
consented to play bass for them. Ed
has had considerable band experience
and his services will be welcome, be-
cause the band is now without. a bass
player, having lost two such within the
last month.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

County Agent VIM. Guy and Depu-
ty Treasurer John Morgan returned
from Grand Forks where they attend
ed the Fair. They had a. pleasant
trip and greatly enjoyed the exhibits
which were numerous and attractiveay
arranged. Farm products and live
stock featured.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

The North Dakota Independent has
been purchased by ]. X. Fairchild Of
the Cavalier Chronicle, who will pub
lish the paper in the future. The In
dependent was completely wiped out
in a recent fire at Hamilton and Edi-
tor Wood has gone into the general
mercantile business at Backoo.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

We carry a full line of switches.
list, End and 3rd quality hair, ranging
in price from 81 and up. We guar
antee to match your hair in color and
texture. We would be pleased to have
you call at the Marinello Parlors,
Glerum Block.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

John Ruttle and family who have
been residents of Lawton for many
years, have purchased a home in this
city and will move here. The Ruttle
family leave many friends in Lawton.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-07-31

M. l.. Sprung, of the hustling fur
niture. form Of Spring & Kayser, mo-
tored down from Devils Lake Sunday
and spent the day here with his part
,ner and wife. They returned home in
the evening and we're accompanied by
Mrs. I, Bernstein. and daughter who
are spending the week there.-New
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