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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
He Pipes to Empty Pipe Bowls,

Admiral Bowles announced that he
had issued an order to stop all smok
ing at the Hog island shipyard. He
did this, he said, for two reasons--to
prevent fire, and besides, he said. the
men didn't need to smoke anyway.
They do better work without"
ventured the admiral, so I've ordered
it stopped"
. AS the admiral uttered this remark
his fingers significantly or absently
thrummed the stem of a bulldog pipe
that lay idly on the desk where the
big chieftian of Hog island does his
work on the fourteenth floor of the
Medical Arts building.
This non -smoking order also will 60
into effect at Bristol and Newark. at
the two other shipyards under the d.
|rectton of the admiral. But there In
balm In Gilead. however: the men will
have smoking zones to which they
may go at noon and puff away until
whistle puts their pipes out.--PhilA-
deiphia Public Ledger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
IN NEED Of CLERKS
A rpIicants Not Required 10 Report
for Examination. Hut Graded on
Education "a md Fitness for Job,

The ordnance department has sd j.
Vised w. Il. Dabney, executive secre-
tary of the Richmond chamber of com =
merce, that they are IN need OF numer-
GUS clerks in plants throughout the
country. and has asked that he assist
in recruiting enough 10 MI the de-
Ynand
Clerks are needed in steel plants.
machinery plants, munttton loading
plants and powder p!ants. and their
duties win be to maintain the records
necessary in the offices OF the various
inspectors Of these plants. aud in
handling the genera correspondence
Of those departments and to supervise
tho OFF zoe work.
The applicants will not be required
TO report for examination at any point,
but VIII be rated 40 per cent on edu-
cation and preliminary training, and
SO per cent on responsible experience
and dtnese. Each applicant must be
q graduate of a standard high school.
and backed by three years experiences
in keeping records ard handling cor
respondence for large manufacturing
plants and the last six months 10
have been spent In actual experience
in this limo
Photographs must be sent in at the
same time with the application and
thew must have been taken within tho
last two years Those working for
a manufacturing concern that has a
government contract need not apply.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
engine of mischief and Of German

engine of mischief and OF German
propaganda.
The appalling shortcomings OF
German ideals. founded as they are
on the murderous and bloody legends
u German mythology which have
dominated the inspirational develop
ment Of that country. have been now
exhibited clearly before our eyes. Amy
association intended to perpetuate
German ideals among the free people
| Of America Is a menace TO the life OF
the republic.
The country welcomes all who de-
sire to become Americans. The Ger
! nnan-American alliance welcomes all
y no desire to remain Germans. The
republic and it's ideals and the Ger
man American alliance and Its ideals
cannot exist together within the
United States of America.
The Gerrnan-American alliance Ia
openly an alliance among Germans as
such in America. Its actual ultimate
aim is to subordinate the welfare OF
the republic TO the am bitions OF the
| emperor of Germany.
We ask your vote for a free Amer
| ica--one step toward the preservation
of which is the destruction Of alien
political societies within the United
States"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
Defense Society Fights
German-American Alliance

The American Defense Hoctatv puts
itself squarely on record behind Mir.
Gustav ohiinEer, president Of the To
iedo chamber of commerce, In asking
that the charter az tne German Am @r-
lean alliance be revoked In a letter
sent 10 every q, s. senator and con
gressmsu, Richard M turd president
OF the board of trustees Henry -
Quinhy, chairman OF the executive
committee, and n, y. Craig. secretary,
speak for tho defense society Ia main
tanning that the German American al
lance h NJ been a powerful. engine OF
mischief and OF German propaganda
The American Defense society holds
that the ideals Of the German Ameri
can alliance and the republic OF the
United States are Incompatible The
text 81 the letter says.
The American Defense society ra-
spectfully urges upon your co-opera.
tion IN pnillfying the wrong 10 Ameri.
can citizenship unconsciously doae in
the granting cat a time when the ma
Isvolent designs Of Pruss we're un-
suspected) of a special national char
ter 10 the Germ n = American alliance
TO the now aroused comprehensive
~ the nation the disinteRrattng effect
on American citizenship or the bind,
ing together of immigrants of par
ticulsr nationality whereby race pref
udices are intensified and continued
has become stsrtlingly apparent.
The. German american alliance
armed with a special national charter
az II II were accredited to the country
by congress itself has been q powerful
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

The "Rainhow division Is In
France. 1t has been there ror some
time, but only now does the news
come through From ohio, Mime
sofa. New York, Indiana Pennsyi-
vania, Oklahoma, Illinois. Iowa. KAN
sas. Michigan. Wisconsin. Missouri.
Colorado. Oregon, California, I-ouisi-
ana, North Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Alabama. Texas. Tennessee,
Maryland and Virginia nave been
gathered select units from among the
former national guards of these
states, ard to these soldiers has been
given the honor of being the first
Americans TO follow the old regular
army to the trenches.
Pershing's men, who have hither :
to been training in France, were
trained sold ers AT the outbreak OF
the war Their additional training
has been for the purpose of teaching
them the new tricks of the great con-
fiict These men are now about ready
to assume their part in the actual
fighting. They have. indeed. already
occupied a sector OF the French
trenches, have participated in several
skirmishes and have shed their blood
IN the common cause. The former
militiamen of the Rainbow division
We're also trained soldiers prior to the
outbreak OF the war, many of whom
saw service on the Mexican frontier
It Is matter Tor congratulated tina
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
Virginia Takes the Lead.

\ bin has been introduced In The
Virginia general assembly, by Repre-
sentative J. r. Jones, Ito puruify and
elevate the standards Of the photo
play" This should be a hint 10 pro-
ducers. mnny of whom curtailed or
suspended production when the false
alarm began TO sound. There is no
occasion for panic. Motion pictures
are n permanent institution: they are
part OF life. But they are badly In
need of improvement BY securing
the operation Of able writer's, 1t
would be possible to get real plays.
the kind which truly present the In
teresting aspects of the actual life or
the fine. clean, fit, progressive Ameri-
can people. Such plays would be
worthy OF the exquisite CRAFTSMAN.
ship to which the mechanical side o.
the pictures has attained. But this
CO. operation must he skillfully wooed
before II can be won, because writers
throughout the land are loud in de-
nunciation of prevailing conditions. A
thorough reconstruction and the ar-
plication OF recognized business prin-
cipies is what viii he the salvation
at this time OF those producers who
heed the handwriting on the wall
Film FUN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

TN" recent action OF me p' 77'-
dent IN A&inE me price OF @'1'''' u u IA
ea'ls attention % the rapid grown "'
the industry '0 the = '''s' S'-''S
whicn has No" become the 'e7''''F
world rrooaesr 81 Aluminium -
computation ny the .'''''"' NV
Bank p N"7 'rN SHOWS nal ''''
production Of aluminium IN me '-''''' u
States haF gro" rom "'to0' p'''''''f
IN 1880 - 100000 IN ''oo' fs''''
soo In '7''. l'',o'''''V ~ - o. w
oeo roo IN 1919 ana appfo~''''a 'e''
1So9ee.''' n lF'+. 'neSe ''R'''ss ''''' :
~ Feis t'"'4
psoduct which S'n94o'e' 70 Il ~o'p''
~ million dollars IN ''"' vas
teen millions m l+l'. ana "'pr'''
HAate' foT'T-s'1 F'''''io'1 ~ if
THIS ra''o increase ." OUT p '' ''
ton r 'n's ne F'a'''s ''' '''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

the fact that while This country pro
duces no TN. and sends tarS" sums OF
money. abroad FOR that article 1t IS
70" me ""r'7s largest producer OF
aluminium S'd able to increase 'ndeh-
0itely US OUTPUT. Practically all Of the
si<tT five million dollars worth Of tin
imported MO ~" 1nl'"d states IN
W came from me M@'ayAn PENN
@n'a. the Dutch East indies and 'dr
9ont7 American neiEn0of' bo'1V'e' ana
while most Of our aluminium produc
tion at present AZ FOR use IN aero
planes HomooI'es. helmets and cart
ridges IN POSSIBILITY that It may ne
f"p7o an aoeep's2 SUBSTITUTE Tor TN
TOY eeFtAih general industries ana TINS
reduce our dependence upon foreign
countries aces Importance TO the
raf'd deNeiopnenf OF the aluminium
INDUSTRY IN the Cnited States non
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
Children 8 Health
and Education


/ Nathan ,ho r,,~a, mia uor -. Ia.
INN" ''aS any advantage over the
oth3r IN the matter OF health &C
( C0rdinz To the February child LABOR
huljettr r,tbrsbet -, Tho national
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"a go ~ 9,'t ~ 10Y
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EuC'e oy A. +. McketwaT ON Fed
era Ala 70 elementary Education
, ~hIch announces that at the request
OF the committee on national aid To
eau'auon- or which Professor John
r .IVM9y W. .n l''5.lall tne hauon-i
~, 'A' '.'','' 80 i'aS 'ahe" over
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

From the moment Of his arrival 10
France. Secretary Of War Baker has
been the center CT attention IN tnai
rspubl.e And the man al the head
~ our great wa machine has car
--p-~~----sS
risd hirnseh well.
saiuted ~ the French press as ne
Organizer q victory re has been
easy making himself acquainted wi.h
the nsla ard supply problem. which
rus, Re solved rom day II day in
oydsr - make victory secure But
the best thing he has done SO far as
,n.~ h.d been re7 ,rted last night
was IN issue statement showing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
'ennessoe and North Carolina.

Tennessee and North Carolina.
The prices Of aluminium have great
" decreased with the enormous In
crease I'm production, falling from
s12 per pound In 1870 to 81 in 1889,
and ranging thence downward to an
average Of thlrty-three cents, and then
down TO about twenty cents in the
year preceding the war, With the
greatly increased demand and increas-
ed cost OF production the average
price In 1861 was about thirty
three cents per pouna, the presidents
recent order having fixed the price for
the period ending June I. 1918. At
'thlrty-two cents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
swCRrTARY BAKER DELIGHTS FRENCH FEUPLt

hrsL that his presence has nothinf
20 do with peace negotiations. hut Is
concerned solely with carrying on the
war. and declaring that Americans
are committed with OH our resources
to the winning Of the war"
In these declarations the Ameri-
can people. toe. viii ind satIsfao' on.
This is no time to talk Of peace. It
must zoe won on the battlefield War,
thus. is our one business until vic
tory crowns our efforts and brings
f supreme reward TO our associates
in the wa. who have already given
themselves wholly TO the cause Of
democracy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

Here is an interesting fact called
attention 20 by Emperor Williams
American dentist: mot since the
war started a single overt act been
charged against an American I'm Ger
many. whereas here in the United
States we have had to put up with all
sorts OF admitted crimes OF German
residents '-SDukfh4o Express.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14

after and were signed by the presi-
dent Of the senate at 0 o'clock yes
terday morning and were Immediate
ly carried to the governor. Under any
circumstances these bills would not
have reached the governor until late
Tuesday afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-14
NV YORK AND RATIFICATION.

comments Of tho wet New y ork news
pa pers indicates cutie clearly that the
referendum is a wet suhterfuge, plan
ned and conceived with, the purpose
Of delaying decision and r possible be-
cloudlnr the Issue
Tire change Of attitude In one re-
speat however. is quite notable. For
years the New York vets have CON
slstently refused to listen 10 any suE-
gestlon that tho people outside of
the rural sections, be allowed 10 have
any voice whatever in deciding wheth-
err the liquor business should he car,
rIed on in cities and towns Thus
the. were able TO perpetuste the
booze business, Now. with certain u1
innate defeat staring them In The
face. they appeal n those same PEG
pie not because they care what The
people want bat because they hop'
thus TO poytpone the coming of tht
! inevitable.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-07-05

The tax roll is now ready for col
lection of taxes which are now due
and payable during the month of
July. MILTON f. GROVE,
Adv. City Treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
HOLD UP CLUB IN
Wild WEST STYLE

NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-Forty mem
bers of the Five Points Democratic
Club were held up in their clubroom
at &c Church avenue. Brooklyn, in
true wild Western" style. The mem
bers were playing pool and billiards
when five men entered. Two of the
men drew revolvers and ordered the
members to hold up their hands and
face the walls They did so without
protest. Three other men produced
gunnysacks and proceeded to fill
them up with money and jeweIry.
IF anyone moves I'll let go with
this gum" said one Of the hold-up
men. Not one OF the forty stirred.
When a complete cleanup had beeA
made the five men backed out through
the door and ran to an automobile in
which three other men were waiting.
All made their escape.
During a half hours recapitulation
the forty members at last figured that
the haul netted the men about 81 900.
Then they notified the police. A gen.
eral alarm was sent out for the rob-
oers. The only clue the police have
Is that one OF the band has a deep
scar on one cheek. This talIies with
the description of a man who has
been the central figure in several re-
cent hold-ups.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
DIRECTORS FAITH
WINS HIM FREEDOM

CAMP MEADE, Md, Dec. 6.-Found
guilty OF refusing to put on the uni
form of the United States army and
found unwilling to testify under oath
or TO stand crosS-questioning. Private
Samuel Barkdoll. of the remount de-
pot, has been saved from a twenty
five-year sentence at hard labor by
the reviewing authorities who have
ordered him restored to duty because
he was a Mennonite and a conscien-
tions obJector.
At the time he is going back to
duty at the remount depot seventeen
sother directors who did not make out
a case arc on their way to Fort Leav-
enwOrth, Kan, TO serve prison terms
at hard labor.
The Barkdor action is in itself a
lengthy document and begins by re-
ferring to the fact that the War De-
partment. July 30. 1915, decided that
no selected Mennonite be compelled
10 wear the uniform OF the army be-
fore or after assignment to non
combatant service and that refusal
10 obey the order was not a violation
of the siXty-fourth article OF war.
1t might be mentioned that 11G
other directors here made out cases
for themselves and thereby obtained
furlouEhs to work on farms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
WORK GUSTS RED TAPE
IN ADJ. GENERALS OFFICE

Emerging from a red-taped "obso-
lete and unnecessary" system OF
clerical work to enter upon the duties
Of an efficient organization, ut to
keep pace with the American Ex-
peditionary Forces and the great
American war machine, was the diff
cult job OF. the adjutant generals
branch OF the War Department in
dictated in the annual report OF that
official made public today.
Up to the close of the fiscal year.
the report states, the adjutant gen.
erals department was handling some
75, 900 cases daily.
Records Of prisoners OF war show
the total number of enemy alieDsAnd
prisoners held IN this country on
June 30, OF this year, was 5,o57. The
number Of prisoners taken on the
west front was not known at the
time the report was made
The report makes mention Of the
amount OF work involved in
The handling OF queries as to locations
Of soldiers by relatives In this coun-
Try and concludes with the statement
that by June 80, the close of the fiscal
year, some 1850 civilian employees
we're engaged by the adjutaht gen
sraL To date the complete records
of more than 1000, 900 enlisted men
have been docketed and filed ready
'or instant reference, the report says.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
GET 10 YEARSFOR
TRYING TO ESCAPE

CAMP MEADE, Md, Dec. 6.-Four
prisoners. found guilty OF an attempt
to dig their way out OF the stockade
grounds, have been given heavy sen.
fences by court martial. The men
and the terms they will serve follow:
Private Earl W. Carlson. 1--WE years:
James Richardson. ten years;William
1senberg, ten years, and John T.. Hur-
ley, ten years The men who re-
ceived ten years had previous convic-
lions against their army records.
The stockade Is surrounded by a
high barbed wire fence and there arc
guards on duty night and day. The
prisoners, however. hit upon q scheme
that came near giving them their
liberty and permitting others to get
away at the same. time.
By working, quietly at night the
men succeeded In digging an under
ground passage of considerable length
before the guards saw what they were
trying to do. Within a few hours the
way would have been open and the
four men would have been at liberty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
CHILD SETS BLAZE, GIVES
ALARM, FIGHTS FLAMES

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec 6-Al.
though his face and back were badly
burned when gasoline be used to star:
a fire exploded this morning, Harry
Phillips. nine years old, 173s Orleans
street. ran to q nearby alarm box and
called the FIRE apparatus. Then be
returned home and firemen found him
throwing water on the blaze
The child's father, Morris Phillips.
was at home, but his mother was
away and Harry planned to light the
kitchen fire. When the gasoline Jared
up he was caught in the flash of
flame Firemen sent the boy TO He
brew Hospital for treatment, but later
he returned home.
Little damage was done TO the room
by the blaze
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
QUAKER CITY GREENHOUSES
RAIDED BY STRANGE DEER
BY JEAN KNOTT

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6-Two deer
paid a visit to the greenhouses OF
Mrs Mary Alburger, Ridge avenue
and Huntingdon street. and before
they finished smashing. one pane of
glass after another, one OF them was
injured so badly that it had to be shot
Several thousand dollars worth OF
property was destroyed before the ami
mails were captured.
Inquiry at the Geological Gardens
brought the report that they had no
deer missing, and where they came
from remains a mystery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
CHILD NEAR DEATH, HIT
BY R0cKEFELLER'S AUTO

TARRYTowN. y. Y, Dec. 6.-John
d. Rockefeller's automobile ran down
Patsy Contillo, six years old. and the
little fellow lies at the point OF death
in the hospital. suffering from a frac-
ture at the base OF the skull.
Mr.. Rockefeller was not in the car
at the time. but when he learned OF
the accident he telegraphed to the hos
pital to spare no expense TO save the
boys life.
An x-ray picture has been taken OF
the injury, and all medical skill is be-
ing employed to pull the little chap
through.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
Forces His Fiancee to
Sign Over Her Bank
Account to His Credit

DETROIT, Dec. 6.-Nick Zcris
was arrested in a downtown bank
yesterday on the plea Of Mrs.
Anna Bouein.
The woman told the police zaris
had forced her under threat OF
death to accompany him to the
bank and there sign over her
bank account to his credit. She
wrote a note TO the teller asking
him to notify the police
Zaris told the police he and the
woman were to be married. and
he wished their accounts consoii-
dated. He is held on charge of
grand larceny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
BOSTON HAS HEAVY SNOW.

BOSTON, Dee. shipping. trolley,
and railroad traffic was hampered to-
day by the first severe snowstorm OF
the winter. The snow started falling
at midnight, and by o'clock today
there had been a fall Of three inches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-06
CLASSIC.

Did the band play any classic
music last night. JohnT asked Mrs.
Hick.
mo" replied John. Every piece
they played had q tune to IT,"