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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
CONGRESS IS READY
TO INCREASE ARMY



Washington, March s0.---with news
that Americans are to be thrust into
the battle forefront In Europe and
that additional units will be hurried
there. congress Is awaiting with i'm
patience suggestions from the war de-
partment asking authority to raise
more soldiers.
From information which has
reached the Capitol, however. the war
department has no such plans.
Members of the house military COM
mittee in their weekly conference with
war department officials were informed
that present plans are to leave the
military program as 1t Is. When one
of the members asked about more
troops, the committee was Informed
that more drafted men could not be
used If they were authorized.
There are almost 100000 troops in
the first draft who have not yet moved
to training camps. The gradual alb
sorption of men under the plan of the
second draft, according 70 the plans
OF the war department will keep the
military plant busy until the end of
the year.
More ships and not more troops or
legislation IL now declared by the war
department TO be the pressing need.
Plans are that draft legislation viii
be taken up in the house next week.
Despite all efforts at Cancellation be-
tween the war department and mi
'nority members of the house military
committee it seems likely that the
controversy viii go to the floor for
settlement.
This contest centsrs around whether
the second draft quotas shall be based
on the number of men in class one IN
each district or the total OF regis
trants OF ell classes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
RUNAWAY STREET CAR
STRIKES TWO WOMEN
BOTH Ar GRACE HOSPITAL.
Accident Due to Breaking Of Brake
Rod, Company Explains Both Mo-
toTman and Conductor Show Pres
snce OF Mind In Emergency.


Mira William Weber and Miss
Naomi Dressier, who were struck by
u runaway lakewood and Broad street
car yesterday morning at $40 O'Clock,
were said to be In serious condIs
don at Grace hospital. last, night. II
was reported that -Mrs. Weber. espe-
oially Ii dangerously III
Both Mrs, Weber and Miss pressler.
who sustained ri fracture Of the skull,
ware not whelly conscious, last night.
The X-f6y pfctrr2a which were taken
yN1t41knT "a ASCERTAIN the extent OF
Inc fu1FiFieG had not yet been de-
vsloptd4as se ~
fl1A .AerfdEnt occurred nssT -Four,
tenth and Main streets when the
twn MoTsnn. together with Mrs. Harry
AtrUfTc #snty-eight years old. of
tAe4at os-s. ,afeet. and Miss Ttlly Lab :
rs0uss@s 80 .er OF Mrs. Stroud and q
stsy ~ Mizs Dressier, had Just
Ais. SIN . Hull street car at
tht5; IN their way from South
Nfe fsssa 10 the British American
Toba.s. ,t.ipany. whore they are ersa~
ployed.
Mise La hmon was walking besidcs
Mrs. NHber and escaped injury alto
R&thNe. Mrs. Weber and Miss Dress
lax wAFN sknockedt unconscious
Miss- Drasaicr II thirty-six years
6fsaK4 and lives at 1914 Hull street.
Mrs. webcr In twenty years old and
her home In at 172o Everett street.
The car, driven by NJ. o Agee,
h me uncomfortable at Twelfth and
= streets and dashed down the
IT. striking the three women at
Fo zenith street. II was finally got
ten under control near the Railway
Youne Mems Christian association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

bees are destroyed annually by this
practice. Mr.. Rea found one man about
method, but he managed to save the
bees by having them purchased BY a
beekeeping specialist.
special feature of the summer 4
work was u series OF beekeepeF's field
meetings held In more than one-half
OF the counties of the state. In these
meetings methods of honey production,
requeening, transferring. winter pack
ing and almost everything pertai niI q
to modern beekeeping was demoustrat-
ed. Several county meetings were also
held and the seven organizations
formed Will ask for recognition by the
Pennsylvania state Beekeepers' asso-
citation at the annual meeting Of that
body this winter.--Pittshurg Gazett-
Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

ness makes the happiest ssweethekrt
days. and the marriage that 10 Iive1
alone Yields the links of love the
tighter.
There are too many relatives and
friends these days who interrupt the
home life Of young people. and that
Is what cas@as so many divorces"
These are the sentiments voiced BY
Mr.. and Mrs William f. Grisabach.
who recently celebrated their sixty
third weddinR Anniversary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

TN HERES o Lot Of Chatter.
these days. about Csmou-
FACET When your UncSs Bill
arst Harkened to the Word, he
thought IL was a New French Dish.
probably Cooked In 9 Casserole
ana. being the Kind Of Gee1er who
will Try Anything Once in the Line
of Eats, he came Pretty near Order
ing Il from the Dinge in the Diner.
But Cannoufage Is not that Sort
Of Thing. 1t Seems.
II Is the Military Art OF Kidding
the Enemy--of making things Look
like What they AinT. 30 to speak
Tue French Rig Up an old Tree
10 Pass for a Cannon, and let Frits
waste his Ammunition on This,
vhile Little Way down the Lima.
the Real ssvvnty-fve ia blazing
Away from what Appeern to be an
Innocent Domictle.
They can even Paint a Dummy
Bridge on Canvas and Stretch II
ACROSS the River. and Fake a Rip
ping Stream to cover the Real
Bridge and Bunk the Flyers who
Lamp, 1t from Above.
As Military Art, Cauaoafisge Ia
o great thing
But there is altogether Too Much
CsrnouGaging being done in Ordl.
nary Life The Dame that Sails
down the Boulevard in q Get-ur
which Is the Last Hoi1er IN Vogue
and nj the Same Time is Skinnine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
ENJOYS GASLESS DAY; FEELING
SAME As IN RICHMOND

Berkeley. Va, March 30-~There
was no gas on in Berkley yesterday
for the patrons OF the company, and
hundreds were compelled to depend
on some other source for preparing
their meals.
There are several hundred naval
service men and families on this side
of the liver who are doing light
housekeeping and depend on gas for
cooking. as the size OF the apart
ments will not permit n wood or coal
range in addition, and il is there who
are perhaps. the greatest sufferers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
WAS HE ENEMY ALIEN
NO. NEEDED \ SHAVE

Portland. Ore. March. 3o-~-Hani
Belize escaped being informed as Ear
enemy alien by a close shave. Whef
he came out of a logging camp led
eral officers picked him up, chiefly be
cause of his Bolshevtk- like whskers
In the county jail he borrowed a razor
and when he got through he was re
vealed as an eighteen -year-oid youth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
SAYS HE GOT RELIGION
AND THEATER SHOCKS HIM

Columbus. O., March 30.---That her
husband got religion" shortly after
their marriage and now calls himself
"a child OF God" are charges in suit
for divorce filed here by Mrs. Eva l..
Parks against Charles f. Parks, a rati-
roader. Mrs. Parks asserts her husband
turns his head when parade passes
and throws up his hands in horror at
the mention of a theater.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
rHr RIoHMoNp NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MARCH 81 1918
Import Laborcrs
for Belvoir Camp

Washington, March 30.--More than
400 laborers were brought from an
eastern city several hundred miles
away and put to work today on the
Camp Humphrey cantonment, Belvoir.
Va, within twenty-four hours, through
the labor department employment SER
vice.
Labor department heads said 1t was
a record performance of it's kind Tho
men were without employment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
DOGS WITH RABIES BITE
AND KILL MANY CATTLE,

Leesburg, Va, March zs.--For some
time past there has been quite scare
and some damage done to stock In
and around Middleburg on account
OF dogs affected with rabies having
bitten two cattle and one horse be-
longing to Mrs. Rumsey. Webb
Monroe. of Unison. had one hog Bit
ten and F1ave Phiiips, of the same
neighbor4ood, had two. All the stock
died ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
SPELLING STENOGRAPHERS
LATEST DENVER WRINKLE

Denver, Col. March 3o.-Oppor-
tunity school. of this city. has
launched a~brand new kind OF society.
II is the s. P. s. w. c. s.. meaning
81 ciety For the Production of stcn0g
rsphers Who Can Spell.
To accomplish its aims the society
ia conducting oidfashionsd spelling
bees"
Denver business nren are onooura 4
ing the plan by donating prizes for
winners at the spelling contests,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

first was reported to have been lost
on the Tuscania, was rescued by a
British steamer and taken to Eng.
land In letter to his parents In
this city. Camp says that he lost ali
his belongings when the transport was
torpedoed. but what he needs most
right now is smokes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Famous Woman spv Dead

New York, March 3o.--Mme. De-
pima Davidovitch Storch, held at n
lis Island by federal authorities ~ .
SUSPECTED German spy, died today
Rumor that shs had committed sus-
eide WAS denied and n was stated
she ruccumbed 70 pneumonia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

5ARkSDALE.--Died. Saturday, March
3oth, EDMONTA c. BARRsDALB.
widow of George A. Barksdale, and
daughter of the Rev. Pike and Leila
Skipwith Harrison Powers. in the
seventT-second year OF her age.
Funeral from st. Paurs church,
TOMORROW (Monday) AFTERNOON,
April LIST, at 3 o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
TTSCANIA VICTIM ASKS
FOE SUPPLY OF SMOKES

Fond du Lac, Wis, March z5.--
After being in the icy waters of the
Atlantic for an hour and half
Richard Camp. of this city. who at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
] .oeai Observation mt Is T.. VI. Sests


a petition In bankruptcy was Sled
Yesterday in the United states district
court by Edgar b. English, attorney
for Joe q. Tanner. the petitioner, alleg-
ing the liabilities TO be s1,s4S. There
are no assets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

Macon. Ea.. March 2e.--Manager
Higgins spent most of the day with
Ray Caldwell. hts only veteran pitcher
left, instructing some hurting recruits
The loss Of shawksy has greatly weak
ened his pitchinR etan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
THE WEATHER
United States Weather Bureau
Department Of Agricultural

Washington. March 30--Forecast;
yirginta--Fair sunday. warmer near
she coast; Monday, fair.
North chrolina--Fair Sunday. warm
err In the south and west; Monday. fair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
OF HAPPINESS
EXPLAINED By AGED PAIR

ST. Louis, Mo. March Gloom.
partnership that springs from loneH.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
The Art of Camouflage
BY BILLY SUNDAY
(Faznous Evangelfaa

wppyrsxss. rsr7, BY me Bell Syndicate, Inc,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31
Local Ten,prrnture Yc~terda,


Rainfall last twelve hours -...-.
Rainfall last twenty-four hours
Excess in rainfall since March !
Excess In rainfall since January Z /
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
Huns Launch New Attacks
In MOntdidier Sector

PARIS, April 1.-The battle conIlnueu
with extreme violence last night In
the sector north of Montdidier, large
bodies of troops being thrown in by
the Germans the war office announces
The French and British troops broke up
the assaulting waves.
Further south the fighting was no
less violent. the Germans making in
cessant attacks in an effort to capture
Grivesnes. The French retained poses
sion Of the town and inflicted heavy
losses on the Germans.
The statement follows:
Yesterday and last night the battle
continued with extreme violence north
Of Montdidier. The enemy directed his
efforts in particular along the front be-
tween Montdidier and the Peronne-
Amiens road and threw forward i'm
portant forces with the peculiar object
of enlarging his gains west of Hangard-
En-Santerre, Franco-Brltish troops
broke up the assaulting waves. which
were not able to debouch. A brilliant
counter attack in which our allies gave
proof of their valor, enabled the French
to throw back the enemy completely
and recapture the village.
The fighting further south was no
less violent Grievnes was the obJec-
tive of powerful attacks which were re-
newed necessarily, leading to hand-to-
hand fighting. This town remained in
the hands OF the French who inflicted
considerable losses on the Germans.
Between Montdidier and Lassigny
there is nothing to report"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
INSTRUCTOR HAD
To RESIGN PLACE
Suffered Twenty Years-Says
Tanlac Made Him Feel Like
a New Man-Thinks 1t a
Duty to Tell Others About 1t

Prof. e. A. Lowry, Of 412 Woodland
Ave, Chattanooga, Tenn, who has been
identified with some of the leading
business colleges of the south, declares
that he feels it his duty to give out a
statement about. the wonderful benefits
he has derived from Tanlac. His state
ment follows:
81 have been in the teaching profess
sion about thirty years, and for twenty
years have been afflicted with indiges-
ton or acidity of the stomach. 1 have
have been and they have given me med
icine of various kinds with no perma-
nent benefit.
81 accepted a position in the Chatta-
nooga Business College several weeks
ago, but had to resign on account Of
my stomach trouble getting worse.
About a month ago a friend of mine
in a neighboring city, where I was visi i
ing on business, recommended Tanlac
1 have taken two bottles of 1t, and the
results are marvellous, for before l be-
gan taking it / was not able to lift.
carry or even walk for any great dis
lance without becoming sick. Now, 7
feel as if / am a new man. / can carryl
loads lift, haul and find that so far q
am feeling like my stomach trouble had
disappeared. My appetite is enormous
l sleep well and am a great deal less
nervous than / was"
Tanlac is sold by one regular estso-
lished agency in every town.-CAdv
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
Woman Kills Officer,
Then Stays Herself

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March %
Second Lieutenant Samuel J. Dickson,
of Los Angeles, Cal, attached 10 Camp
Joseph E. Johnston, according to the
police, was shot and killed last night
in a local hotel by Mrs. Louise Biegert,
of Girard, Pa, who after commit
ting the crime rushed to her own room
and is alleged to have turned the re-
volver to her head and sent a bullet
through her brain, dying in few min
utes. Lieutenant Dickson was assign
cd to Camp Johnston on November 81,
and had just completed his training
here. Mrs. Biegert had been a visitor
here for several months. No cause IS
given for the crime, but Mrs. Biesert
is alleged to have left short note CIV
ing instructions to ship her body to her
brother, Daniel Bender, at Girard, Pa.
Mrs. Biegert had been employed at
the base hospital at Camp Johnston and
was about forty years of age, while
Lieutenant Dickson was about %. Lieu
tenant Dickson is understood to have
paid Mrs. Biegert considerable atten-
ton. Mrs. Biegert, it was stated to-
night, has a son in training ut Camp
Meade, Laurel, Md.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02

sisted in his attempts to advance along
the Luce and Ayre valleys but MADE
little progress.
The number of machine guns taken
by the British in their attack near
Serre on Saturday was 1919.
Following is the official communlca-
ton:
1.-THE enemy twice attacked our po-
sitions in the western outskirts Of Al
bert yesterday evening. Both attacks
were repulSed.
South of the Somme the enemy is
persisting in his attempts to advance
along the valleys of the rivers Luce
and Avre, but has made little progress.
Attacks and counter attacks followed
each other in this sector throughout
yesterday afternoon and evening with
varying success and the fighting is ex-
pected to continue.
In the local operation in the neigh
borhood of Serre, which was reported
in yesterday mornings communique, the
total number of machine guns taken
was 109"
The latest official reports from the
battle front, contained in Sunday nights
war office communiques, showed the al
lies had pushed forward at four wide
IL separated points, while holding the
Germans in check elsewhere.
The most important of all allied sue
cesses was the recapture of Moreuil
ten miles north and west of Montdidier
and only an equal distance southeast OF
the vital center of Amiens. Moreui
was taken by British and French troops
operating jointly. With it they captured
the dense wood to the north of that
city. Canadian cavalry participated ir
these actions.
Next in importance was FORWARD
thrust by the French on A line from d
point south of Montdidier to a poin'
east of Lassigny, in which several viii
lagos" lost by the French Saturday
were retaken.
Demuin. five miles northeast of Mo
reuiI, was also won back by the British
On the northern flank the British coun
ter attacked south Of the Scarpe and ad
vanced their line to the east of Feuchy
two and a half miles due east of Arras
thus relieving the enemy pressure
against this important city Haig's mer
held this gain, despite desperate at
tempts to retake it.
The French war office reported the
defamation of a German battalion which
crossed the Disc near Chauny..
The Berlin night report merely de
scribed local successful battles be-
tween Luce and the Avre," and declared
French counter attacks west and south
west of Nontdidier, failed with heavy
| Losses"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02

are reported as anxious to get into the
fight
The most intense fighting is pro-
crossing south of the Somme where
attan,pt after attempt is being made
BY the Germans to break the inoomlt-
able Franco-British defense and reach
the Paris-Amiens railway line or Amien5
itself. Unable TO make gains astride
the Somme the enemy has made heavy
attacks at other points, but with no
success. Moreuil, the center of the
fighting south of the Somme, is re-
ported to have changed hands four
times and is now held by the British,
Canadian and French troops.
Around Montdidier, where the bat
tie line curves northward the French
have reclaimed Ayencourt and Monchel.
Further east toward Lassigny in the
direction OF Noyon, the Germans have
been pressed back and a salient driven
into the enemy lines. 1t is in this region
that the Germans are now digging in.
German attempts to force a passage
OF the Disc at Chauny were crushed
by the French who wiped out an enemy
force which tried to establish a bridge
head on the southern bank of the
river.
North of the Somrne where the Ger
mans were thrown back with severe
losses by the British Saturday the
enemy made no further attempts Sun
day and the fighting activity has been
moderate.
If Field Marshal Won Hindenburg in
tended 10 spend April ] in Paris he
must have meant some other year han
1918. His troops are still more than
fifty miles from the French capital and
in eleven days of lighting and under
tremendous losses they have not even
reached the Paris-Amiens railway, the
principal route from northern France
TO Paris.
Indeed they are getting ready to de-
fend themselves against the Anglo
Franco-American forces under General
Foch. The boastful utterances of the
German leaders much in evidence in
the early days OF the present campaign
also have ceased. In northern Italy the
artillery firing is increasing in intensity
and patrol actions are more numerous
but there has been no infantry action
on a large scale.
American patrols continue active
northwest Of Toul The German lines
are under heavy bombardment. Marked
activity behind the enemy lines shows
no sign of letting up, but the Ger
mans have not attempted any attacks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
CAN TELL Thu pE OpLE &9a
TWO HAVE IRON IN. THER BLOOD
PPSTnONG, liz AITHY, VIGOROUS FOLKS{

taking iron in the proper form. And
this, after they had in some cases been
going on for months without getting
benfit from anything.
If you are not strong or well you
owe il to yourself to make the follow
ing test: See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without be-
coming tired. Next take two five-grain
tablets Of Nuxated iron three times
per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and see
for yourself how much you have gained.
There is nothing like good old iron to
help put color in your cheeks and sound,
hea thy flesh on your bones. But you
must take iron in a form that can be
easily absorbed and aSSimilated like
Nuxated Iron if you want it to do you
any good. otherwise il may prove worse
than useless.
Manufacturer Note: NuIsted Iron recommended
above is one Of the newer organic iron compounds.
Unlike the older inorganic products il is easily as
simated does not iniurs the testh make them black
nor unset the stomach. The manufacturers guarantee
successful and entirely satisfactory results
chaser or they will refund your money Il is dis
ensed In this city By al good druggistS-(AdTt9
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-02
GAMBLER DECLINES TO
ANNOUNCE At PRESENT
Says Time Is Inopportune to
Burden Busy Farmers
With Campaign

In statement on the senatorial stu
ton given out yesterday, c. Murphey
Gambler, chairman of the state railroad
commission, announces that he will not
become a candidate at this time, but
leaves the very clear impression that
he still has the matter under considera-
ton and may announce at a later date
He expresses the opinion that the
farmers are too busy planting their
crops and the people generally too busy
with war activities of the moment, to
give attendance at this time to an ac-
tive political campaign, but significantly
adds that IF they are content to make
their choic from the present field OF
candidates they will so indicate in due
season and in a manner not to be mis-
taken"
He reiterates the opinion, which ne
expressed in letters to numerous friends
last November, that the issue of loyalty
to the country and support Of the gov
eminent should be sharply drawn, and
that those who stand with the govern
ment should put forward their strong
est man and stand unitedly behind
him"
A number of matters are pending be-
fore the railroad commission which re-
quire Mr.. Gamblers attention before they
are disposed of. among them being tbs
final opinion of the commission in the
| Georgia freight rate case, and in addi-
tion to this Mr.. Gambler must take part
shortly in preparing the report of the
Western and Atlantic leasing commits
sion, of which he is chairman, TO the
Legislature.
Although he makes no mention OF
these matters in his statement, it is
known that Mr.. Gambler prefers to ge!
! them out of the way, if possible, before
making a final decision.
Mr.. Gambler has received a great many
! urgent calls from all sections of the
state 10 become a candidate for th&
senate. His statement follows:
In numerous letters to friends
! throughout the state, written by me
| last November concerning the Sc
lection of a Democratic candidate
/ for the senate, / stated that, in my
! opinion, the issue of loyalty TO the
country and support Of its govern
ment should be sharply drawn and
that those who stood with the gov
eminent should put forward their
/ strongest man and stand uUitedly
behind him.
The necessity for such action seems
| stronger today than ever.
No individual ambition or selfish
interest should be taken into con-
sideration.
The people are able to choose
! their own senator.
If they are content to make their
choice from the present field of
candidates, they will so indicate in
due season and in manner not to
I be mistaken.
Just now they are deeply con-
cerne1 with earnest consideration of
3 and active efforts to meet the many
duties and responsibilities placed
upon them by the country's needs.
Farmers particularly are engaged
in pitching their crops and deeply
concerned over labor problems.
They are not ready yet 20 attend
upon active political campaign nor
: give their attention to individual
candidates..
Under existing conditions ! con-
slider il inadvisab BILE for me TO be-
come a candidate at this time.
c. NJ GAMBLER.