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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
Describes Joy-Riding
On a British Tank

DIRMINGHAM ENG, April It.
Jo.-rldinE In N Britinh TANK
mcnns hnnEinE on for dear life
la n dcareninE ronr OF mu-
ch!ncr! while tho machine Ium-
bcrs up and down tue srade.,
alternately tossing It's rasscn-
gers first one way md then the
other. s trinI trip In thus described:
1--WE accepted, with some trcpldn-
ton, nm Invitation 10 make n Jour-
ncy In tho machine. About haif n
dozen of US entered by the narrow
door, md were rrRnped up on the
1ittlc platform which runs on cuck
side Of the machine. VIC held on
like grim death with our hnndS.
For few n,on1ents everything
went well. Then there was m up
ward movement OF tho fore part Of
the tank md In trice we found
ourselves without foOthotJ, md
were suspended by our hands from
the 'hold-fnstS' which are fixed for
the purpose To the roof OF the cnr.
VIC knew we were mounting the
steep gradient. and were not sorry
when We reached the ton.
The NcsscI Jcrked violently ne
she started on her downward coursc.
In the twinkilnE OF IN eye VIC were
thrown into tho snmc position n,
hefore-oniy more aO-wIth our IrES
dangling, and our hand. Srlppcd in
tue effort to hold on md prcycnt
being thrown NIL of hem. VIC
eventually emerged none the worse
Tor the trip, but with vivid i'm
preston OF Whnt must be the life
OF the gallant crcwssto whom our
experience WINS "A trInc nv compared
with theirs In the midst OF shot md
shell. and with their own guns bIax-
Ing puny.
"Ihe roar OF the ma chinery in the
confined space was terrific. The mnn
with tho strongest lungs. shouting
In the e:r Of "a man with the acute.t
hearing could not make syIiable
heard,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
RULES AGAINST TIP
III" ohercd Which Makes IL Crime IN
Give or Accept Presents
or Money.
Icy Associated, r.c.a


FAIRS. April! 27.--The soycrumcn,
mas made a hrst move asa!ns, an
ancient and dccpiy-rooted institution
me tip. The Minister OF Justice has
introduced in the Chamber of IDENTITIES
measure making it a crime for
tradesman TO give or for an crnp,cvc
OF MS customer TO receive presents or
remuneration under any name or IN
any form.
The pot DC win" flask Of winc), as
this sort OF tip is known in Er,pcc
which is older than the Republican,
regime. is thus directly mcnaccd Thc
abuse Of it has developed alarminrIy
in recent years. favored the preamble
TO the bill says. by deficiency in the
penal code
The substituting. tipping or brib.ng
OF an employe TO facilitate business
with his house was never regarded as
ethical or permissible. but. in the alb
scncc Of any penalty for IT. the insti.
tuition thrivcd and grew. The bill now
before the chamber fixes a penalty OF
Imprisonment OF one TO three years and
a fine OF from 900 To 5000 francs for
each offcnsc. the penalty to be APP
plicablc to both the giver and the
takcr.
1t docs not appear that the bill Is
aimed at tho servants sou In tho
franc" or the 5 per cent that every
cook or other domestic receives from
retail merchants on the provisions they
bug. yet. In the estimation Of many
this old and unanimously tolerated GUS
tom is the origin of all the tipping
abuses
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
HER SMILING EYES HIDE
BURDEN OF HEAVY HEART
Italian Woman Pcddles Apples to
Make Living for Her Lit
tie Brood.
OLDEST son NOW IN THE WAR
She Teaches Daily Lesson in Pa
triotism, and Another That, No
Matter How Great the Cross, 1t Is
Made Easier With Smile.

NEW YORK, April c7.-Not the least
OF the many interesting human interest
stories coming TO the attention of the
boys on newspaper row" is that OF
Apple Mary" little Italian woman
OF fifty
blasts Apple Mary" daily threads her
way through halls and up and down
ata!rways to continue her sales OF APP
pies, other fruits and candies. Hers
is work not to be Interrupted, as
the boys have learned TO depend on
Apple Mary" for their daily dclica-
cies.
The little dark-eycd woman smil-
inGly continues her task. unwittinEly
teaching two most valuable lessons.
One is Il lesson OF patriotism. The
other is thai iifc's burden, be it ever
SO heavy, is always made lighter by
a smile.
Until the United States entered the
war the money made from the sales
out of the big basket went to keep a
family of six children. The oldest, a
sturdy. curly haired lad OF eighteen,
spent every available moment in max
ing lighter his mothers daily task.
Often he carried the basket OF tooth
some dclcacicS, which varyingly
weighed from forty to seventy pounds.
Iiut the boy, glad to accept the OPP
portuni;y to fight for his mother coun-
try. joined the co!ors and is now with
General PershnE somewhere in France
Ills monthly pittaucc is being received
by the mother. but the check is far
from compensation to Apple Mary"
for the absence OF her boy.
Though too patriotic to complain. the
mother love and longing l.; ever re-
icctcd in dark shadows which now
hover about those wonderful dark eyes
loving smile fails 10 dspcl the shad-
ows and the mcther-just like all low
ing mothers--tries TO be patient in
awaiting the defeat of the Germans
and the return of her boy.
She does not even entertain the al
tentative. she thinks only OF his re-
turn as. each day. she makes her
rounds. again teaching the lesson she
has learned from life that it will never
do To quit lifcs work before it Is;
done.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
Head Of Woolgrowers Association
Says There's Wool Enough for All

normal consumption VIC will require
n total supply o: wool for NIL pur-
Doscs In 1918 OF 100000. 900 pounds.
"On january I. 1918, the govern
mcnt took census of tho wool In
the United states on TINT date, and
reported On hand f35.0G0,0nO pounds
or clothing wool. The domestic clip
Of 1919 will total 3O0,OOO,O0O pounds.
The government OF Great Britain Inns
released to the United States for
nrmy purposes 7O,O0.0OO pounds OF
wool. In addition TO this, the I'M
ports Of clothing wool for i0IS Will
amount to about 35O.0Oo.OOO pounds.
Therefore,. VIC have grind totnl
supply of wool In HiRht for IOiS OF
900 pounds. Our cansump-
ton should he around zoo. OOO, OHO
pounds. so TINT on January 1, 1919,
VIC should have n balance on hand OF
i1o,o00.N0. or about the snne rs
was ON hand january, 1918.
"Nnturniiy, wood !. high In price.
and II must remain during the
has Increased by leaps md bounds
III inc paSt TWO yours, no limit WOOL
growers nre In no better position
than before the war. The advance
In the price Of wool has not been
ns Erent as In most other rommodi-
ties. The average price Of the best
finc-ncourcd wool In Boston for 1910
and the eleven years that preceded
wan On cents pound; the average
price of tho same grade of wool In
1917 WINS $40. Wool hns. therefore,
little more than doubled in price.
II will probably remain on the pres
emit bnsis throughout the war. Pint
an advance I'm the price or wool
hurts the consumer less than In nj
most my other commodity.
'"IakinE wool Mt the prevent price,
nm ali-wool suit OF clothes would
contuin only from So to 80 worth OF
wool. 1'2ke n suit retailing Mt from
$40 To 500. md II tt is made of all
new wool. the wool in II would only
cost from - and SO. Advances In
the price OF wool affect the con-
sumner I'm hut n small degree. nut
the important fact Is that VIC have
nm adequate wool supply and no
famine In sight, and nm Increased
use of shoddy In unneceSaary.-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
FIND SPANISH PISTOL
ON BODY OF TEUTON
Discovery Arouscs Considerable Curi-
osity Among American Erpcdi-
tommy Forces.
icy Associated Frcss.)


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 27.-An automatic
pistol manufactured In Spain has been
found on the body OF German officer
killed during Il recent raid on our
trenches northwest OF Toul. 1t is
thoroughly modern weapon, and, al
though it has seen use. II apparently
was not long in the possession or the
officer. The blue had not been rubbed
from the steel at the end of the barrel
and the brecch. two points which show
white on a weapon that has been car
ried any length Of time
OF course. 1t is not impossible that
the weapon originally was the prop
erty Of some Frenchman taken prisoner
by tho Germans. However. the fact
that this Spanish mado pistol was
found on a German body aroused con-
siderable curiosity in the American
expeditionary forces.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
BOTH MACHINES
DIVE EARTHWARD

Both ma chimes turned turtle as Il
result OF the tremendous impact, and
nose-dived carthward. dive from
which the German never recovered.
He went crashing completely out OF
control.
The British pilot fattencd out his
machine after falling 500 feet. and was
able 10 rejoin his squadron minus his
undcrcarriage, but with his machine
otherwise almost unchanged.
But he had yet 20 land his machine
in safety, and landing an airplane
without an undercarriaGe is no easy
task. His comrades all got down be-
fore him and gathered in silent
sroup al ono corner OF the aerodrome
TO watch him come down His com
mandcr was SO certain that disaster
inpendcd that nc ordered an ambu-
lance to he got carly.
But the pilot COMPOUNDED all their
fears. and thereby added greatly TO
his professional reputation. He stalled
his airp!ane when only few fec.
from the ground that is. he pointed
its nose upward until the forward
speed was nearly off the engine. Slow
~ the tail sank downward. The rear
the surface for Il few yards. Then
the airplanc fell forward and stopped
with a jerk.
Hardly a fastening was strained. and
the pilot coolly stepped down on the
turf to receive the congratulations OF
his comrades
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
CLUB WOMEN TO FILL
HOT SPRINGS PULP|TS
Those Attending Biennial Conven-
ton in Arkansas Will
Give Addresses.
NOTED SPEAKERS ASSIGNED
Unique Plan Is Given Endorsement
by Ministerial Alliance, and May
Has Been Selected as the Date
for Novel Services.

HOT SPRINGS. ARK. April o7-Per-
haps for the first time in the history
o: any city. women will ill church pull
puts in Hot Springs Sunday morning.
May =. This unique plan, announced
to-day. has been made possible by the
which has asked for women speakers
from among the women attending the
women's biennial convention occurring
in Hot Springs Apru 80 10 May ..
Assignments have been made as fol-
lows:
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. William l.. Peterson. of Chicago:
Mrs. Robert !. Burdeitc, OF Los An
seles.
First Presbyterian Church-aIrs. Ed
ward T. Johnson. OF Chicago.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Edward McCichcc. OF Como. Miss:
Mrs. FELIX T. McWhir,cr. of Indian
apolis. Ind.
Christian Church-Mrs. Herbert ].
Quincy. Wollaston, Mass.
Firs; Eaptis, Church (evening)-Miss
Julia G. l.athrop. Washington. n. G.
Jewish Synagogue. Rotary Club and
ether churches not yet assigned. but
will he provided with women speakers.
All OF tho women asked To ill tho pull
pits arc women distinguished through
service TO their respective states or 10
tho country
y national educational conference
also will be held IT the biennial. DR..
Mary l.. Parker. national chairman OF
education. &. i. W. c.. Western Re-
serve University. will preside. speak
ers will be:
Dr. rhilandcr T. Claxton. United
states Commissioner OF Education.
Washington. u. c.
DR. Henry y. McCracken, president
Of Vasaar College and director OF the
American Junior Red Cross OF the Ma .
tional Educational Association and
state president.
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford. president
of the Colorado State Educational As
ISOLATION.
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, heroine
Of tho moonlight schools presidcn It
Of the Kentucky Ilitcracy Commits
sion and pioneer in work for the clin :
ination Of illteracy In tho United
states. Mrs Stewart will preside over
a special illiteracy conference.
Mrs. Claud j.. Sullivan. State chair
man OF educatio for Tennessee, promi-
ncnt worker in rural schools and u
convincing speaker OF widespread OK
perience.
J. l.. McBrien, United States rural
school specialist in the Eurcau OF Edu-
cation, Washington, n. G.
cdnratinnaI Jcua r r, ont 10 ~
OF $50 covers will be held Friday. May.
8. Mrs. o. Shepard Barnum, Of Alham-
bra. Cal, vice president OF the Cali
fornia State Board Of Education. and
n founder. OF tho American School Pa
irons Association. will! he guest OF
honor. State chairmcn Of education
and educators from every State will at
tend the educational program. Rural
schools and The Elimination OF
.1iliteracy" Will be topics stressed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
A|RMAN
RAMS OPPONENT
Pilot Later Makes Safe Landing
Without Undercarriagc
Of His Machine.
GERMAN PLANE DEMOLISHED
Incident Shows Necessity for
Aviators to Deal With I'm
expected Situations.

BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES IN
FRANCE April IA British machine
ramncd German airplano in an
aerial battle a fcw weeks ago. The
british machine afterwards made a
successful landing. but tho German
machine Was demolished
The whole incident. as described 10
ihc Associated Press. shows the ucccs-
s!iy for an air!nan 10 develop an almost
supernatural ability to dca! with un-
expected situations. II is generally be-
lcvcd that one OF The chief reasons for
the present German inicr:ority in the
air is that the average German pilot
is incapable of adjusting his mental
balance as qui1kly AS the young Brit
ISL pilot in performing or an,icipat-
ing the unexpected
In this particular contest the Ger
man a!-nan got his gun to bear at
io!nt-biank range on ;he British pilot
in rnid-a!r. the Bri;isher's gun being
tc!np ora-ily on: OF action, owing 20
jam.
The British machine was one OF
squadron engaged in lonE-distauce
reconnaissance behind tho German lines.
They had been heavily attacked by Il
German patrol. but by splendid gunncry'
and superb airInanship had driven off
the Germans after downing four OF
them
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
PRISON LABOR ON FARMS
Boston Proposes Measure That Is Dc
signed To Materially Ala
Farmers

BOSTON. April 21.-rrison labor on
EARNS is foreshadowcd in a bin which
has been reported by the Committee on
Counties or the state Legislature. 1t
provides That q farmer can make ar
rangemcnts for the securing OF prison
Iaborcrs and pay the county for their
services.
The mon would he In the custody
OF the sheriff during tho course OF
their work. The placing out OF the
prisoners and the fixing of the COM
pensa;ion for their labor would be
placed in the hands Of tho county
commissioners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
RRITISI PILOTS MACHINE Gun
JAMS WHILE PURSUING ENEMY

Il was while pursuing one OF the
fleeing German machines that the
pilots gun damned. and he was forced
&c break off his pursuit and climb to
the shelter OF his squadron until his
gun could DC go; into action again.
Before he could regain his attitude the
German d:vcd down on him. The enemy
plane came out OF the heart OF the sun
straight at him. SO that he did not see
tho approach OF his antagonis. until
the latter's bullets came whizzinG
through MS wings. CHANGING up, he
saw his enemy only few yards away.
II was impossible for the British
pilot 10 dive Or sdes!ip. The German
would simply have followed him down
and continued TO pump in bullets at
point blank range. Neither could he
remain on his course, or German bull
le. would surely reach him.
In a nas,. he summed up the situa-
ton, saw the only chance open 10 him
and snatched a; It INSTANTLY
Drawing back his control lever he
sent his machine shooting upward TO
meet the onconing German. Before
the latter realized what was happening.
the TWO a!rp!ancs were in collision.
But the British pilot had so Judged
th.ngs-morc by luck than good man
ascmen:. he afterwards declared-'hat
his undcrcarriage crashed into the enc
my's upper plane. tearing il clear or
the main structure.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
This is CnterrlIlnr Year.

AMSTERDAM. April 27.-There are
Indications says Saxony paper, that
1918 will be, like Its predecessor, a
Caterpillar year" Strict injunctions
have been given to orchard owners to,
search for and destroy caterpillars'
nests In all the Berlin parks. special
Caterpillar squads" arc already busy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
FIXING OF PRICES
IS TOTAL FAILURE
American Department Of Labor
Says Protiteering Is Ram
pant in Germany.
GOVERNMENT PARTLY GUILTY
Social Democratic Paper Charges
That Upper Glasses Are
Rolling in Wealth.

WASHINGTON, April c7.--Proiitccr-
!ns Is rampant n Germany in spite o,
The imperial governments regulations
and tho system OF pricc-nxing has been
total failure. according 10 an in
vestisa.ion Of German news dispatche;
made by the Department OF Labor.
\ translation OF an article drawn
from the Ncuc Zeit. a wcokly journa!
OF the German Social-Dc mocratic partY,
appearing in this months report OF
the Bureau Of Labor statistics. charges
that the upper classes ~ Germany arc
rolling in wealth. while the masses o;
the population are being reduced 10
poverty 10 pay for the war.
The German government is charged
"ith dcbas!ng the currency by the
Issuance Of paper money. and shat in
the huge var expenditures. il resorts
20 the "xpcdient %. loans Certain
classes are permitted 10 expioi, the
Others with good" prices. and arc re-
CURED TO put a. the disposal OF the
o. 80 ''I.I-iat .EOatS Ne-lNeC from
eSho-b!tant profits. The particular
class OF prodtec-s who buy the war
bonds correspond 70 the popularity
termed "Junker" party. which con
trolls agriculture through tho great
estates and commerce and industry.
through large investments
The possibilities for enormous profits
have been caused by the war. the ar
tic!e says, and the government is part
~ guilty for the increase in prices.
No; only has tho government depreci-
ated the currency, weakening it's buy
ing power, but at the beginning OF the
war !: also paid fabulous prices for
wa- materials il order 70 accelerate
the adaptation OF Industry to war
needs. Under pressure OF the consum-
!ns masses o: the population, the gov
eminent has In some measure counter
acted this endeavor through the fixing
OF maximum prices but !, has done so
unwl!insly and only against The
worst excuses.
EFFORTS TO DEFINITELY
FIN THE PRICES FAIL
P.!ce-tiSirg has failed, the article
continues. Shorty after the war brok.
out consumers began ciamorinc TO.
maximum prices. Immediately after
these we're established a large par, OF
the wei!-;odo consumers. IN conjunc-
ton with producers and dealers, Sc,
GU; to evade them
Articles on which prices are recu-
lated disappear from the market over
night and become only ob;a:nab!e for
those who do not care how h!sh a price
tAH% pay. Instead o. acting as pro-
lection TO the poor price fixing appears
10 nave simply ban!shcd certain foods
from their tables. As check TO this
laws were pa ssed which regulated the
amount which could be sold 10 each
consumer. This resulted In a flourish
ing secret trade in ra,ioned articles a.
exorb!tant prices.
Flour. butter and other tooastuns
arc said 10 bring in Illicit trade five
times as much and more as they would
bring II acquired legally through food
cards This sort o: thing has gone on
SO unit! the workman finds tina, he.
cause OF high prices his wages arc
no longer sufficient 20 purchase the
necessities OF l!te.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28

building the lire itself. across tundra
wilderness, smiling valleys and sharp
edged passes alike az the Arctic coastal
range, tho commission has met condi.
tons and problems strange to the rail-
roadcr. For part OF its distance it
7k1rts living glacier. and glacier.
as Mr. Edes remarks. is n t,cklish
thing"
You never know quite what 1t u
going to do" he says. land from II NO
Continued on Ninth Page.)
Evening star., 1918-08-19
GERMANS TURN LIQUID. FIRE
ON. CAPTURED AND WOUNDED

Germans. one Of whom carried q re-
volver and seemed to be an of1acer,
appeared. The other man had q cylin.
der on his back and attached to 1t was
flexible pipe.
"Just as he reached the entrance to
the inclosure," said the soldier. re-
ferriug to the man with tho cylinder
on his back. "a flame spurted out In
q stream from the pipe and caught
the men who were nearest to the en-
trance. The other men lay in heaps
around and partly on me. heard q
kissing sound for q short while. Then
it stopped but started again. Dur
ing this time the men we're shrieking
and writhing. The fame reached
right back to where I was. Ny over
coat and tunic caught fire. By this
time all the men were on the ground.
The soldier added that he managed
to crawl up the slope and get away.
Another soldier related how an Of
ficer, wounded in the head and foot.
and four other wounded and three un-
wounded men. including himself. were
in an old trench when two Germans
appeared and used liquid fire. One
Of the Germans, revolver In hand. or
dered the Britishers to get back to the
German line. The narrator said his
hands and right ear were burned.
Three Of the party managed to escape
and reach the British lines. put ing
Germans either must have sunocaeeo
or burned all the five wounded men.
as nothing further had been heard
from them.
The British government has protest.
ed to the German government against
those outrages.
Evening star., 1918-08-19

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. August 1s.-British troops,
after capturing outtersteene ridge. in
front Of the town of Merris, have
beaten of a vicious counter attack
and indicted heavy losses on the
enemy. More than 500 Germans were
captured by the British.
The ridge Was captured by the
British yesterday and the Germans
counter attacked last night and this
morning. The position. which over
looks considerable ground held by
the enemy in the direction of Bailleul,
now is finally in British hands.
On the Somme front local fighting
continues. the entente allied forces
biting OF pieces here and there all
along the line.
Patrol fighting has continued and
there are some. indications that the
enemy has made up his mind to with
draw from .the present front. but
would rather go back in contact with
tho British so as te inflict all the
casualties possible by the free use
self risking. many Of his own men.
Intense shelling and bombing Of
enemy rear areas continues. At no
point has the enemy organized. at
tacks even against the new soutposts
Of the British.
Progress in Lys Salient.
LONDON. August .19.-Near Mer-
Vile, at the apex of the Lys salient,
Evening star., 1918-08-19
By the As,co,ated pre.s.

~ inc ANSG0AAte0 frehos
LONDON. August Is, via Montreal
Details have been ofiicially published
for the first time OF gross outrages on
British prisoners and wounded men
committed by the Germans last March.
Anidavits OF Scotch soldiers testify to
the authenticity of the charges.
A'private of the Royal Highlanders
tells how he and a number OF COM
rades. consisting OF -one officer and
fifteen men, ten Of whom were wound
ed, were compelled to surrender near
Monchy March 2s. They were lined
up in the original front line trench
and after some. time a German officer
and two men appeared. One of the
men under orders Of the officer turhed
q stream of liquid fire straight down
the trench in which the Britishers
were standing and, Notwithstanding
the fact that they were unarmed. con-
tinued to spray them for six or seven
minutes. The private testified that
he and a few Of his companions who
were able to move scrambled down
to communication trench and got
over the top and back into the British
lines. .
Another private testified that he and
other prisoners were marched down
a trench to an emplacement about six
feet deep, nine feet wide and from
nine to twelve feet long, and while
tightly packed in the inclosure two