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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
EFFORTS BY AMERICAN
TO HANDLE FRENCH WORDS
OHiccr Calls for Sugar. but steward
BrinEs Him Plate OF
SOuD.

PARIS. November ia.-Plgeon French
lie Francais au pigeon-is the latest
name that has been given to the pc
spoken by Americans.
The term. which has percolated to
Paris. was orlginaed by the dining
lantic ship. An officer OF the United
States Army on board tried TO speak
French before breakfast. lie wanted
sugar. and tbeing optimistic) asked
70 rit.
lie sucre." he said n shade com
placently. Not every one can speak
French.
The steward repeated the noise the
officer had made inquiringly.
"Sil vous. please" said tho. officer.
The steward shrugged politely and
turned. bearing Il plate Of soup. which
he set before the officer with II bang
that said you never could tell what
Americans were goin gto want for
breakfast. Being demonstrated with
he threw up his hands and gave ut
terance TO the immortal condemnation,
pigeon French"
Modest meditation convinced every
American on shipboard that the OPP
probious term had been directed at
him. Governors wife said that she
at every meal. but that she had never
been able to pronounce II so that she
got anything but coffee. a prohibition
leader who had been sincere in the
belief that any one can speak French
with plenty OF gestures had been
brought corkscrew. a bishop. cross
ing the Atlantic as Y. NJ. C. y. secre-
tary. had been breakfastng in his
cabin after rough night and had
asked for bread-lc pain. Thcreupon
he had been gesticualted out of his
upper berth and down a long corridor
There he had been almost literally
given n bath by 4 steward who thought
the bishop had demanded lie balm.
There was also n lecturer who thought
that he had been aging he loved the
sea. but found that he had all but
proposed TO widow with small
daughter.
The case was so serious that the
y. Nj. G. y. organized one of the lars-
est French classes ever formed or
shipboard with members from three
nationalities and half dozen creeds.
all bound together by a common in I,
ability 10 gargle RS. and to pronounce
onSs through the nose. like real down
l;asterners Two hours day were
devoted TO a sightseeing tour of the
french language. personally conducted
By a Partisan teacher. with brief stops
at points Of interest. Such astonish.
Ing progress was maze teven by those
who had studied French in collegeJ
that the steward got nearly every ord
right the last day out.
Similar cases will be conducted nv
the Y. NJ. q. y. on various TRANSPORTS
and ships and IL is hoped that i'm
Time pigeon French" may become an
obsolete term.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
GOVERNMENTS LUSS
RAPIDLY REDUCING
VIII Have Been Cut 60 siCOH00 900 by
End of Yenr Is Briief-Recoup
Tint Sum Later.
TBy Associate d Press.

BY Associate PreSs.l
WASHINGTON. November i9-Pros-
pect!ve loss TO the government through
operation OF railroads and guarantee
ing fixed returns to the companies. has
been reduced TO about 100000, 900 for
the nine months period ending October
/, from approximately $500. 900, the
threatened loss several months ago
This was indicated to-day by the In
tcrstatc CoiN'ue rec Comm issi ions report
ga. The net sum Which the govern
men. viii receive from operations of
tE. leading railroads for the nine
months is $5lS.6JG.C00.
Railroad administrat ton officials pre-
dict that by the end OF the year the
governments loss VIII be reduced to
less than 100000. oOc. and this will be
recou2ed later as the increased earn
inSs from higher rates continue 10
pour in.
The railroad administration. officials
declare. has no Immediate intention OF
materially reducing freight rates hut
Director General McAdoo has under
consideration recommendation that
lie remove the half-cent- mile extra
rare charge for Pullman travel! The
eject of this. il is said. would be to
increase Pullman travel and decrease
coach patronage, 4 result not conSid-
cred entirely desirable by the govern
ment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
PRISONERS FOR Smokes"
German OmcerS Trndc Twcuty-EIEht
Amcr.cnns for Two Packages
of Cigarettes.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE. November 19.--In the
dying hours Of the war a couple of
German noncommissone officers APP
feared in front Of the American line
with iwcnty-ciSht American soldiers.
'" W. " hno, py me Germans.
nounced You can have them for "a
what's the charger" shot back a
husky douEhboy.
Two packages Of cigarettes" was
the answer.
RS bargain" said the doughboy,
ana. amid cheers. the American men
from Michigan and Wisconsin reioined
the iankj. Will The two German non
CONS S'innigly pocketed the pills"
pills"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
JUNKERS FOSTERED PLAN
TO BOTTLE UP TRADE
Remarkable Speech of Hrnd OF Diu
shipping Firm In Made
.,UbIir.

THE HAGUE. November l9.-A re-
nnairEable speech by the late Albert
na.lin. head OF the Hamburg .lmcri-
personal advisors OF the Kaiser. II,
which Balm indirectly reveals Il Ger
man plan o bottle up" All Central
furolc'S trade against the outside
world ana have the military dominate
an al economic cxpiottation for three
anaasi "i.er peace IL signed is rcpro-
isheniach- w estfaelisc!c Zeitung. an i'm
por,ant indus,r,;,i organ. quotes as fo!-
delivered at Hamburg before lJ7 mem
bers OF the iic!chslas.
For Hamburg II will be Il sacred
'front.' TINS great port after the war.
However. II will be the Rcichstag's
task 70 see to il that a moose is not
duStry and commerce.
"It Will be the Reichstag's duty to
nip in the bud the dangerous plan, now
omy and world trade from the bar
racks.
Give us light and air and Freedom
and we shall be able 10 solve the diff
hcult prohiemS confronting US. | can
not understand why our government
Chen headed BY Count Hertling) should
manifest such diStrust toward the Ger
man people-'his people which IN an
unpreccdentedly short time. with the
zeal and industry Of bees and with
! neycr-fa ling intel igcncc and Industry.
raised the material and the capital that
have become one -, ,.te no. hu...
ant weapons for US in this war: in
dustry. agricultural. commerce and
shipping
And in the face of these achieve
mcnts there is talk Of rcconstrucuug
| the prev national life by the rule
OF force! You cannot and must not
permit that.
Il am firmly convinced that the
policy which is now being mapped out
under the definition. OF transition
/ economy."is on AN absolutely wrong
! path. II II succeeds it will lay the
| foundation for an economic war at.S.,
| the war of arms.
1--WE need a douhv a"'rorod nea"".
| We cannot demand freedom. from our
adversaries where we put up force and
restriction.
I'VE cannot fight for the freedom Of
! the seas and at the same time barri-
cadc all gates of Central Europe.
eff you propose to put Germany :
veal OF woe into the hands of Ger
man CARNATIONS. and thus nation :
alizc the whole economic aud 'rtus-
trial and commercial life of the father
land then Their. will 1910" 4 ter
rife economic world war after this con :
nict Of arms. and that means that we
Shall nave TO count upon Il war OF
many years"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

about with bag. collecting stray
papers. When th> bag Is filled ii serves
AZ IL cushion for the nights rest They
sleep sitting upright arms upon knees
ana head resting forward. or curl
themselves up, with an cp,ight stone
Goorpost for Il pillow
The morning secs them awaken and
take their bundles to "a Junk dealer
for sale, Each bundle brings about
IL cents. on which each old woman
suhslsts in some fashion until an
other day and another night shall
bring her TO the door of The dealer
again with another bundle of paper
The warehouses; arc open for these
unfortunate women. many OF whom
are crippled twisted by lives Of
nard work. But they will have none of
the workhouSc. II is run on a very
haid-worE line. they say. the object
being 10 make the tasks so difficult
that the workhousc Shall not become
too popular aud overpopulatsd They
prefer their life OF freedom, and their
doorways. and the wandering over
i-ondon's twisting byways
london's hobbies" know them we'll.
know their homes" and their routes.
u Is not unusual for tho police. max
ing their morning rounds. to find that
one or the paper pickcrs has dropped
or during the night to a land where
mere VIII be no more toiling for the
daily SiXDencc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
ELECT WILLIAMS HEAD
OF CORPORATION BODY
Commission Chooses Temporary
Member as Chairman to Sue
coed Christopher Garnett.
JUDGE RHEA DOESN'T VOTE
Declines to Express His Preference in
Election While Occupying Chair.
Williams Youngest Member in
Point OF Service and Age.

temporary Commissioner Robert Ed
win Williams was yesterday elected
chairman Of the state Corporation
Commission. Judge William +. Rhea
presided at the meeting. having been
elected acting chairman before Com
missioner Forward left on 4 temper
airy absence from the Capitol with the
Red Cross commission TO the Balkans.
but did not vote
Judge Rhca called Commission err
Lupt9n. and asked him for whom he
Wouid vote Tor chairman OF the COM
MISSION. commissioner Lupton voted
for commissioner Williams. Judge
ia nsa ' and s asked 6GmissionS Spm vi"
would vote. The acting chairman was
tnen asked for whom il was his in,en-
ton TO Vote. Judge Rhea answered
that he was chairman, and declined TO
say who his choice was. Thereupon
as Commissioners Lupton had voted for
MIN he would follow sui; and vote
FOR himself. Judge Rhea announced
having voted for MIR. Williams as cha In
man. Mr.. Williams was chairman and.
then turned the wheel over to the new
man.
Chairman Williams is lawyer from
Grundy, buchanan County. and is about
i3rtyItiye years Old He is 4 brother
the House Of Delegates and keeper OF
the rolls. He was elected Common
W yhIat sat attorne If for Buchanan County
eedueation at Richmond College. Mr..
Williams i, the vounges, man on the
commission from standpoint of both
age and service. He has been d mem
Der OF the commission only since No
rembcr l2. ha wing been named as sup
ply in the place OF Commissioner Alex
ander Forward, who Will be in Europe
at least six months
CoInmisSior ar l.upton was appointed
successor to Judge Garnett about q
month ago. when the latter entered the
service of the United States govern
ment Both Commissioners Eupton and
Williams are appointces of the present
Governor Judge Rhea being the only
member OF the old commission and an
appointee o. Governors Swanson and
Mann IT was moral certainty that
either Lupton or Williams would be
chosen chairman of the commission.
Iherc is. however, 10 question of Mr..
Williams's constitutional qualifications
provided the leave of ..bscncc act maxi
ing, the appointment possible be not
declared unconstitutional Accord ing
TO the opinion OF Attorney General
Saunders the : CT is constitutional
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
Says Doctor Who Prcsrribcs Ordinary Phos.
p!tornted Malt for Weak. Nervous.
Rundown, .Nnaentie rcupIc.

Hcsion. Mass Without phosphorus. saws
pr. Reid. good health is impossible phos-
phuus strengthens and vitaliZcs every nerve
and organ OF the human body Without il
even plants will not grow. More phosphorus
is common need of both men and women
though few realize IL. Most of them believe
nat stomach. liver or kidney trouble. or a
lack OF iron in the blood. is making them
sick. weak and unhappy. when all they
really need is a little more phosphorus Ia
tone up the nervous system and give strength
and vigor 1" the hody. When people come
10 me nervous and rundown and irrita bic
and everything looks blue. and IL seems
there Is nothing but trouble trouble ryery-
where, prescribe ordinary phosphoratod
malt. which not only supplies the phos-.
phorus hut brings malt. nnc of the hes,
known tonics and tissue builders to tho aid
OF the wasting tissues ! have seen IL double
endurance and mental activity in less than
ten days time and in cases where nothing
else had proved to be OF real value I h,v.
seen IL Bring roses to the checks of pale
nervous. overworked women and the Grim
son blood Of health and smile of ha mi
ness to the faces of children recovering from
illness OF long duration. Recently n patient
came TO me physically run down and ON the
verge of mental collapse. Hc found M
pleasure In life his daily work had became
drudgery and he got no rest or recreation
from HIS sports and holidays. He could
neither sleep nor Keep hts mind on his work
advised him TO eat less and take two Ave-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
EVERY ONE LIKES
THIS COLD CURE:
"Papc's Cold Compound" ends
cold or grippe in a
few hours.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking dose OF
'Pape's Cold Compound" every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1T promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head
stops nasty discharge or nose running.
relieves sick headache, dizziness. fever
ishncss. sore throat, snecZing. sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up. Quit blowing
and snutfiing. Ease your throbbing
head-nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with.
out assistance. tastes nice and causes
no inconvenience! Accept no substi-
tute-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

ASTiENILLE. =. G. NOvemhor Ia
ne largest money Judgment ever re-
turned in a Federal Court in this state
mas becn granted VI Il. Cozad against
the Whiting Manufacturing comnrnv
Tor $4,000 by Judge James l.. Boyd in
United states District Court here The
judgment involves 10000 acres of hard :
WOOD timber in Graham County. said to
DC the largest single tract of hardwood
timber east OF tho Mississippi. The
investment Registry Company of
london. England. and the Union Trust
company OF Toronto. bondholders for
the defendant Company. were interest
Ell in the case. The case has been be-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
JUST USE SLOAN'S
IMMINENT ONCE
Then you'll understand why
it's the worlds greatest
pain relief.

Sloan's Linimcnt does exactly what
is claimed for it--relicvcS quick ~,
without rubbing. II pcnetratcs. Use
ful in relieving external pains. sore
ness and stiffness. such as follow eX-
posure. overeXercise or unusual. cxcr-
ton.
y big bottle kept handy will last
long and pay 10: itself i'm comforia bic
relief tho first application. Clean,
convenient, economical. Can he
bought al any drug store. Get il
today. Prcr lOc Coo 81 %
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
SALE Is DEFERRED
Transfer OF British ronnarc of y.--
rnntiIe Marine Halted From
Washington.
TBv Associated Prcss.l

NEW YORK, November l9-The pro-
posed sale of the British tonnage Of
nc International Mercantile Marine
company TO British syndicate has
been held up at the request OF the au-
nounced late to-day by P. a. S. Frank
I'm. president of tho company. Presi-
dent frankiin's statement follows
WhiIe during the course of the ne
gotiations We have kept the authorities
in washington fully Informed. we have
to-day been requested that we take
action until our government has the
opportunity to further consider the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

Alexander S. Baird. aged seventy
our. ior number of years com
III this city. died last week in Balti-
more. The funeral took place Satur
DAY IN thariestown. W. Va The we'll
f.Tson County, w. Va and served in
Ihc War Between the States as n mem
Der OF Company q. Second Eirrini,
intah'rE HIS nearest surviving rela-
more. 1900
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
TRAINING HORSES
british Mnidcns Take Up New TnSk
When Men Go tn

LONDON November 19.-Mcre man
may we'll plead that some small nook
OF usefulness. aside from fighting. be
left to him.
girls arc training horses at New
market Heath. putting them through
thcir early mornin1g gallops. taking;
the places of the stable lads who are
called 10 the colors. riding astride and
proving themselves very efficient and
satisfactory to trainers.
The girls have excellent riding
hands, the trainers say and have deli
cacy of touch with the reins
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
Fire Damages Steamer at Norfol.
Nv Assnci ed nress |

NORFOLK, VA. November lo.-I,ire
this morning almost destroyed TIM
steamer Barnstablc while moorcd IN =,
local pier. and for time threatened
TO spread 10 two other vessels mooreI
nearby. The loss is estimated nj sIoO
GOO The blaze is supposed TO have
started from oil soaked waste becom-
ing ignited. The entire superstr,lc-
lure OF the steamer was wrecked and
much of the st uctural part Of. Tho
null burned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

CT ARI.OTTESVILI.E w. Novcm
her IA telegram from the War -" !.
bartmcnt received here TO-DAY an.
nounces the death in action of Dakota
Watts. or this city. MIR. Watts was a
son OF Mrs Virginia Watts, fo.mnrlv
OF this city. but now on visit 70. my
ether son. In Montana. He VAS abo,,t
twen'y-ono years of age. am: was n
drug clerk before ei,listins IN The local
military unit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

fuhera! services for Captain Addison
l.. Grady. one of the best known 60
duciors in the employ OF the Chesa-
pehke and Ohio Railway, who died
IMondaE evening at o'clock in Grace
hospital. VIII take place this morn
ing at O'Clock Burial will be in
OAK wood: Captain Grady is survived
ny ne wife. two daughters Mrs. 4. s.
.nlith ana MISS Addie Grady. and two
sons. Harry and George Grady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
Richnrd Is. Grille

Funeral services for Richard Ken
nicr cralle. sevcntyfour years old. who
hled Monday in the Soldiers Home
noon in Norfolk. Rev -. w Uoward
u. d.. officiating. The burial was in
EIinwood Cemetery. Norfolk Mir.
raie. VINO Was a native of Powhatan
county. served in the War R.twnnn
the States SS"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
Mrs. VI. Il. Andrews.

PULASKI. VA. November la.-Mrs
Mary Raboteau Andrews, widow Of {,
andrews. died suddenly to-day Of
n ~ failure AT the home OF her SON
y. Nhdrcws. aged cighty-fivc. She
AN aunt OF Walter Hines Page. former
am naSsador 10 England. She came
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
IRON CROSSES CHEAP
kaiScr's Decorations Be;n- SoI5 l.,
Germany for About One Cent
I.nCh.
by Associated Press. !

PARIS November Ig-Thc Iron
crosses which the former German EN-
peror 81 lavishi% bestowed during The
var now are being sold in Germany
for i've pfcnni.S. or about one Amer
lean cent apiece. telegram from AM
siNrnLN saws.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
HtSE HOSPITAL TO BECOME
4 PERMANENT FEATURE.

The base hospital may become Il per
manent feature. for Ice not only
may become rehabilitation center
for soldiers who vii! return from over
seas. but VIII in ali probability ne
come a permanent camp. There seems
To be no other cantonmcnt that has
more reasons for pcrmancncy. Ii is
near Washington. and is also near ono
OF the country's greatest scaportS. The
offensive Improvements Of the hospi-
;al Will cost approximately SH00Un0
and the work of construction was not
Infected by the recent order which put
a malt TO all other construction work
here Plans are now being ma de for
the reception Of wounded soldiers. a@
Il is known that large number Of
these men viii rccuperate at the To-
cal hospital
No information has been received at
headquarters as To when Ma Gen
cral Clarence X. Edwards would as
sumc command Of the camp II was
stated in Washington some time ago
that he had been slated 10 take COM
nand' here: but il is not known .whcth-
CT the cessation of hoStiiitics will alter
this decision. At that time il was also
announced that BriSadier-Cicncral II ed :
ckin. present camp commander would
he placed in charge OF the replacemen,
troops.
Msude Powell. the celebrated violin
ist5 gave q recital at the Liberty The
a,er last night. Miss Powell played
with the charm and technique OF The
trun artist which she is An arorc-
,ia;ive and capacity audience was pres
emf al the performances
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
NEW DICKENS Is NEEDED TO
PORTRAY LIVES OF WOMEN
Many Arc Found HrddIrd Together In
One x DOM Awaiting Task of
Picking Rags.

LONDON. November lS.-A new DICK
ems is needed to write the story OF
the old women who sleep in the door
ways of London.
Though there arc literally hundreds
find. Their doors are scattered broad.
cast. but hidden in the !nnumcrablo
blind alleys and short, crooked streets
Of which London is made. y given
door is "A home. night after night, for
the same old woman. or perhaps for
more than one. two or three sleeping
together for the sake OF warmth.
During the day these women go
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20
;oREIGN BATTALION CREDITED
WITH BEING BEST SOLDIERS

One OF the most marvellous results
o! training ever seen at camp Lee is
evidenced in the Fourth Development
Battalion, where withn Il few weeks
200 forcign-spcakiag, soldiers have been
whipped Into one ~ the DcSt organi2:i-
lions In camp. Tie majority ef these
men are unable To speak the English
language at ALL yet the officers IN
charSc declare they are the besL-driiicd
soldiers at this cantonmcnt These
men, who until few Gays ago We're
under the command OF Captain Martin
J. Breshnahan. are pu; through close
order formations which would tax the
ability OF West Pointers. The drill Of
acer turns his back on the mon. so
that no signals can be given. and only
uses the blasts OF whistle TO iNdi-
cate tho change from one movement
10 the other. Not a word Is spoken.
but the men snap through the silent
dill with remarkable accuratencss.
Since III" formation uf this special
battalion. more than 900 foreign horn
soldiers have been trained 10 become
among the most efficient in the A,neri-
can army. Upon their arrival here.
fEnSt az them were in very unSat!s-
factory condition. Their morale was
low. and they did not understand the
AIMS Of the government They said
they had no desire TO become American
citizens when approached on the sub
Sect. They also knew very little ahou;
their rights or privileges; but all these
objections were quickly removed by
These men no longer feel that they
are out OF place. but consider them
selves among Americas best lighting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-20

the ending of tho litigation now
promises TO open up developments in
this great tract of timber