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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-14
QUEST n IF OPAI.H
ON CHARTER CHANGES.
Mass Meeting To Condemn PROPOSE
ton to Remove Soutlis' lie Offices
to BE Held Tonight.
STRONG FIGHT Is PROMISED.
Number of Qualified Voters TO lie
Made Public To-day Calculated to
Make Petitioners Happy.

1t was said by q member OF the coun-
Gil committee on charter changes last
night that, so far as he Is concerned
the report as adopted by the commit
tee Thursday night, should go through
10th branches OF council without
change.
We worked hard on the report he
said, and had the advice and assist
ance of the city attorney. and we hope
the council will appreciate our efforts
to give the city what we think is
perfect form OF government"
President 2. L, Peters. member Of the
committee, Is very anxious that council
adopt the report as It comes from the
committee. He feels that the efforts
OF the selected committee should be
recognized and appreciated He will
call common council to meet sometime
this week. to act on the report
IL In possible that a Joint session Of
city council will be called the same
night to elect successor to City Clerk
August
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-14
S y G. A r

With o view to giving the public cor
rect understanding Of the sugar situation,
the following FACTS are presented:
Existing conditions world wide in their effect
local Any consideration OF the question Of
available supply must take into series Of
traordinary factors.
The immediate effect Of the declaration of the European
off from the worlds market the sugar the
Central Powers About one-trd Of the worlds total pro-
ducon formerly from within the present batelne Of
Europe The Western battlefront passes through the sugar
producing territory Of France and Of Belgium In
quence, England France and other foreign countries have
competed with the United States for Cubas sugar.
Not only did this advance in the price Of
refined sugar until competition was checked by the
recent agreement among the Allies il resulted i'm leenn9
the supply available to the people OF this country last fall
At the time. abundance of susar-hundreds OF
thousands Of tonhas been locked i'm faraway Java
owing to the lack of ships to transport it, 1t is
available than unmned gold To provide ships to bring this
sugar here-or to Europe-wouid withdraw them from the
important business Of carrying soldiers and their
supplies overseas. as Mr. Hoover has pointed out
The nationwide movement to the fruit crop last
greatly increased the Of sugar While the quantity
in the sugar bowl for this and other essened
this wisely stored food in preserved fruits jams
and ielies
Every jar Of fruit preserved adds that much in
of victory. adds that much hasten the of
this conflict
Of the increased demand sugar. sugar
has been planted in Cuba Porto Rico. Hawaii and
Louisiana the chief from which the United States
gets sugar.
The reports from Cuba and Porto Ico make the situation
favorable than month ago for supply to meet the
needs Of all who dependent this source-incud
ing this country soldiers abroad and the Allies
We buy sugar in the open market and refine IT,
To the extent Of ability cooperating with the
Government to insure fair distribution Of sugar.
stabilize the price to the and to prevent hoardnS
and waste We kept reneres working last fall long
there a ton Of raw sugar to be had
In order make output Of refined sugar widely
possible distribute Domino Cane Sugars in convenient
sze cartons and small cotton bags These smasize pack
ages make 1t for to limit sales actual needs
and to prevent boarding They help prevent in
the home. Housewives cooperate with this plan by
asking for these package sugars
1t will be necessary for grocers end watch
carefully their distribution and purchases during the ap-
preaching period Of readusment The reineries now
starting and supplies Of sugar coming forward
will take weeks. and possibly months. for the Of
normal conditions.
In wartime and at all times aim safeguard the
interests Of the public
american cuearRefining Compan
"s,eeten spfh Don,;no',
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
AustriaFaces
GraveEvents.
MadridHears
Burian Visits Berlin to Dis.
cuss the Tense Situation
With Germany

LONDON, June 15.-Reports of a
serious crisis in Austria are current to-
day. They come from various outside
sources, but there is no direct con-
firmatory news.
A news message from the semi-ofi- :
cial Fahra Agency Of Madrid says pri-
vate information from reliable sources
states that grave events are about to
occur in Austria, where the population
is demanding peace at any price.
Amsterdam messages say a rumor
was circulated on the Bourse yesterday
that rioting had begun in Vienna.
A dispatch from Amsterdam saws that
on the Bourse there the journey OF
Baron Burian, the Austro- Hungarian
Foreign Minister, to Berlin is connected
with the tension in Austro- German af-
fairs. 1t is believed that the tension
now has become more critical. Aus
trian exchange receded a full point on
the Bourse FRIDAY.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Inflamed
By euton Lies,
Say Labor Men
Powerful Press Campaign
Described by Returned
Delegates

ST. PAUL, June ia picture of the
enormous powerful press campaign
which Germany has organized in Mex
leo to prejudice the people against the
Allies, and America in particular, was
drawn by James Lord, just back from
Mexico on a mission for the American
Federation of Labor, reporting to the
federation convention here to-day.
Although the picture drawn is aston
ishing, it is generally believed here
that "the half has not been told" and
that the information later to be given
to the government will be of a grave
character
The mission. whose purpose was to
stimulate the organization of a Pan
American federation of labor, was "the
storm centre of most vicious cam
paign of German propaganda" from the
day it entered the country to the day
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
German Ship
Is Sheltered
By Holland
Britain Makes Vigorous Pro-
test to the Neither
lands

LONDON, June 5.-The direct
charge that the Dutch government shell
tered German vessel at a Dutch port
to save her from being captured by the
British is made in British dispatch
which has just been made public. The
case was that Of the Maria, 1000 tons,
which entered the harbor of Tandjong
Prick, Java, Dutch East Indies, in May,
1915. She was flying the German mer-
camille flag, but is believed to have
been a German auxiliary cruiser.
The correspondence between Great
Britain and Holland on the subject
contains some very sharp language.
The British Minister at the Hague in
letter to Jonkherr ]. Loudon, the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Look oUT FOR a FAKE PLATI
AROUND <HQUR END InAh

it left. All but handful of the in
fluential newspapers, Mr.. Lord reported,
are engaged in the pro-German cam
paign, which is absolutely unscrupulous
and mendacious, but which is not so
shrewd as it is INDUSTRIOUS The few
pro-Ally papers remaining, Mr.. Lord
reports, are lighting for their very ex-
istence."
Owned by Germans
"The leading paper of Mexico. 'El
Democratic the report asserts, "is
not pro- German, but German. 1t is
owned by group of Germans, and is
sold as the German paper The same
group get out an evening paper called
'Nacionale.'
1--WE were called strike breakers and
iinpoes. and were accused OH the front
pages and editorially of being there in
the interest Of the brutal Allies. and
our object was to force peace loving
Mexico to fight her good friend Ger
many, and on the side of the thief and
murderer, America The theft of
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona by the
United States is continually harped
upon in order to inflame Mexican pa
triotism against the United States"
The pro- German papers distorted the
utterances of the mission and the acts
of the American Federation of Labor
on every possible occasion. They par
ticularly sought to promote "syndical-
ism" as the best form of labor organ
ization in opposition to the trade
unionism of the American Federation.
Mr.. Lord did not deny that this prop
aganda had great influence among the
working population, but asserted that
the more intelligent workers were
alive to the true situation and well
coined the American delegation most
heartily.
One large labor meeting that had
been planned was delayed at the last
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs,


"The question does not stand alone
as an instance of the peculiar and un-
sound views adopted or invented by
the Netherlands government during
the present war in matters of interna-
tional law"
The Dutch government in replying
said it did not wish "to depart from
the courteous tones which should mark
diplomatic correspondence" and there
fore refrained from referring to the
strange remark, which, nevertheless,
caused the government the greatest
and most legitimate surprise.
The plea advanced by the Neither
lands government was that the Maria
was unseawortay and entered the port
for repairs. but, having failed to COM
plete the repairs within the given time,
was interned. The British, however,
contended that she had rcsorted to
Tandjong Prick to escape capture and
should have been compelled to leave or
be restored to her British owners, she
having been originally the British ship
Dacre Hill, which was detained at Ham
burg at the outbreak of the war.
In the final note, written in April,
1918, the British Foreign Office made
the accusation that Holland had delib-
erately protected the vessel, when the
observance of her own rule and prin-
ciple would have necessitated the ex-
puls!on of the ship from the harbor.
and added: "Great Britain must re-.
serve full rights in the matter and may
find it necessary to return to the sub
jcct at a future date
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Orlando Announces
Beginning Of Great
Austrian. Offensive

ROME, June 15.-The Austrians
began great offensive at z o'clock
this morning on the front from the
Asiago Plateau to the sea.
This announcement was made in
the Chamber of Deputies to-day by
Premier Orlando, who added:
"Our troops are everywhere resist
ing magnificently.
Nearly the whole Of our front is
engaged, as the offensive extends
with extreme violence from Astico to
the Brenta, from the Brenta to the
Piave and along the Piave every
where, involving the Astico Plateau.
the Mount Grappa sector and tho
plain"
Premier Orlando declared ths
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
America Has Sent
100000 to France,
Says Gen. March
BY G. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, June 15.-General
March, chief Of staff of the United
States army, to-day announced that this
country had passed the 100000 mark in
included those on the seas as we'll as
those who had already arrived abroad
and non-combatants as we'll as COM
batants. He said this country would
continue sending men at the present
rate, the only Limitation being that i'm
posed by shipping facilities.
The general said these things in the
course of what is to be a regular
weekly talk to the newspaper CORE
spondents here, the purpose of which
is to keep the country better informed
upon the war. General March reviewed
the whole German effort since the first
drive began on March 21 and indicated
the American army view Of it's pur-
poses.
This view is that the main object Of
the German efforts is to capture the
Channel ports. The secondary object
is the capture of Paris. The general
dismisses all of the other detectives
that have been frequently mentioned,
such as the taking of Amiens and the
separation of the French and British
armies.
One Blow at Britain,
Another at France
The German generals are aiming one
blow at England ard another blow at
France. The blow at England is the
more important, because if it succeeds
it will have an immense practical as
we'll as moral consequence. With Ger
many in possession of the Channel
ports England would be isolated. 1t
would take more ships to maintain her
army in France than it does and the
course of shipping between the two
countries would be more dangerous.
The effect of the loss OF Paris would
be moral and political, though General
March indicated that in some degree
it would be also practical.
The general discussed the all-impor-
tant man power question, and while
discrediting the reports from France
, that superiority of the Allies would be
resstablished in a month. declined to
predict when the balance would change
Apparently too little is known OF
Germany's resources in men for the
general to hazard q guess. He said
however. that England was sending
men to the front. And he indicated the
great Importance of man power by
pointing out that the Allies now had
to hold sixty-six more miles of front
Continued ON Page 6, Column 2
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

partment of Justice, as dangerous
German propagandist. He was ar
raigned before Captain Roger B. Hull,
Of the Enemy Alien Bureau, for a pre-
liminary hearing, and committed to
Ludlow Street Jail pending further in
vestigation.
Prior to Americas entrance into the
war, DR.. Ewers was frequent contrib
utor to the German-language press of
this city. He received official war
films from the German Foreign Office
and toured the country lecturing on
the power of Teutonic arms. He justi-
fed the declaration Of war as inevita-
BILE, and said that when it was over
an even stronger Germanic spirit would
be instilled into the people Of the
Central Powers.
DIR. Ewers was one of the leading
spirits in the German Neutrality
League, which was formed in the
United States early in 1915 by Ger
mans for the sole purpose of spread
ing propaganda which might assist in
keeping America NEUTRAL he lS re-
serve officer in the German army and
was intimate with many persons in
Berlin inner circles. George S. Viereck
was associated with DR.. Ewcrs in the
Neutrality League.
Actress Seized as Enemy Alien.
Margaret Wilkens. an actress. who
has been playing at the Irving Place
Theatre, and who lives at 377 Lexing-
ton Avenue, was taken before Captain
Hull yesterday by agents Of the Naval
Intelligence Service as dangerous
enemy alien.
Her arrest was brought about early
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Berlin Prepares
To Start Another
Peace Offensive

PARIS, June 15.-Berlin has not
abandoned hope of obtaining good"
German peace soon.
The press is following with curiosity
and interest the preparations for
peace offensive which seems to be
clearly outlined and about to pass
from the newspaper domain into official
circles.
The petit Journal" voicing the
unanimous opinion of its colleagues,
declares that German intrigue will
fail before the unshakable will of the
Allies. The only possible peace for
them is peace of justice and civiliz-
alton, it says.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Crowder Also Says Draft
Ages May Have To
Be Raised
100000 in France,
Gen. March Asserts
Daniels Asks Increase of
10000 Men in the
Navy Personnel

Just how big blow America is plan
ming to deal the enemy was visual
lied clearly yesterday by statistics
OF our military and naval partici-
patton in the war, made public in
Washington by Provost Marshal
General Crowder, General March.
Chief of Staff, and Secretary of
the Navy Daniels.
Three million Americans will be un-
der arms by next August 1, ac-
cording to General Crowder, who
told the Senate Military Commit
tee an extension Of the age limit
in the army draft might be neces-
sary to maintain this rate of mob
ilization.
More than 100000 of the three mill
ion are already in France, and the
expectation is that million will
be there by July l. This number.
according to General March, who
gave the figures, includes non-com-
Blatant units. The rate of overseas
movement, he said, was limited
only by the capacity of the ships
available.
Forty thousand men will have to be
added to the navy personnel to
man the great fleet Of American
warships which will be turned out
during the fiscal year. This in
crease in the navy was asked by
Secretary Daniels because war
ships are now being turned out
faster than they can be manned.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Orlando Says Enemy
Failed to Make Even
the Usual Prelim-
mary Gains
French Recapture
Two More Towns
Coeuvres and Mont
gobert Taken in In
fantry Advance on
2-Mile Front

The Austrlans at dawn yesterday
launched a tremendous offensive
on 100-mile front in Italy.
From the Asiago Plateau, west of
the Brenta River, to the Adriatic
Sea the Austrian guns suddenly
opened violent bombardment of
the Italian positions. After ter
rifle hammering, heavy infantry
attacks were made against the AL
lied lines.
The heavy artillery preparation be-
gan at o'clock. At infantry
attacks were launched against the
whole line. Everywhere the stub
born resistance of the defending
troops broke the force of the as.
saults, which netted results far be-
low the enemy's expectations.
Fighting OF extreme violence Is go
ing on along the whole front, Pre-
mier Orlando told the Italian
Chamber of Deputies. From As
tico to the Brenta River, from the
Brenta to the Piave, and along the
Piave from the mountains to the
sea, the enemy is attacking the
Allied lines in full force.
General Foch will have full control
of the armies meeting the new
menace, as his command now in
cudes all forces in Italy as we'll as
in France and Belgium. General
Diaz is commander in chief of the
Italian troops.
Suddenly swung from the plains Of
France, the main Teuton effort
may have been diverted to Italy
to satisfy growing unrest in Aus.
tria. A revolt and riots for peace
are rumored to have broken out
in Kaiser Karl's empire. No de-
tails of the uprising have been re-
ceived.
AS ~1ucII init DlUW llIiQS tIc A1i1e1
armies prepared.
French and British units thrown
onto that front in the last drive to
aid the Italian forces have
strengthened their defensive posi-
tions for the offensive drive which
has just been launched.
Reacting against the German effort
to push west from scissors toward
Compiegne, the French yesterday
drove the enemy back along a two.
mile front, recapturing the vii
lagos of Ceuvres and Montgobert
and taking 13o prisoners and ten
machine guns.
The artillery fire increased markedly
at several points, especially on the
flanks of the Champagne salient.
Between the Aisne and Chateau
Thierry and on the east side from
Champlat to Rheims the enemy
guns have kept up constant fire.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
John J. O'Leary, on
Trial Tomorrow, Is
Prepared to Fight

When the trial Of John J. OLeary is
resumed in the Federal District Court
tomorrow the defence will be prepared
TO fight to bitter end, despite the
startling revelations made by Earl
Barnes, Assistant United States Attor-
nncy, in his opening address to the
jurors on Friday.
Colonel Fielder made tnis point clear
Yesterday when he said there was not
TIE slightest halt in his preparations
70 80 on with the case. He added that
she Lyons developments would be
John J. O'Leary bought ticket to st. St.
Louis for his fugitive brother, Jere-
miah, and also the sending of tele-
grams to Jeremiah by John.
We will call fifty or scventy-iivc
rrs.Sss.ss. ~ xt ry
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Austrians Strike at Italy on 100 Mile Front
Peace ReD0h Reported in Dual Monarch
The Barrier Again Is Closed.
We Are Confident, Says Paris

PARIS June 15The following Official issued this
evening:
The third enemys great
ever since the third day.
When stops think that the electrified by their
the Marne overwhem
the road to Paris through Compegn which their obec
tive the Importance obliged STOP
be
For the able make progress the
offensive beginning Following
interrupted in the length of time On this the
who had let loose their give
the battle of
Our soldiers inferior in number
troops inflicted upon them terrible
again the gives
the
the Pardy prob
ably considered as
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Amsterdam, Hears
Revolt Has Begun
Throughout Austria
(Bp The United Press,

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-A revolt
has broken out in Austria, according
to reports received here to-day from
the German frontier
Serious rioting is said TO have oc-
Cured in Vienna No details have
been received.
"Stop fighting" meetings are said to
have been held in various parts of
Hungary
Austrian stocks have slumped on the
local exchange
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
DR.. Hans Heinz Ewers Is
Charged With Being
Active Propagandist
Woman Spoke in
Praise of Kaiser
Upbraided Brother for At
tempting to Become
American Citizen

DR.. Hans Heinz Ewers, president Of
the Society of German Authors, and
prolific writer of successful novels and
short stories, which have been trans
lated into many languages. was ar
rested yesterday by agents of the De-
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

On
Page Part Ill
How Hears-s-s-st tries to hide his coils-a right
about face by Kenneth MacGotuan.
Page B. Part Ill
"Nach Paris" Gern,anys second advenure by Fronk
II. Si1onds.
Page 5, Part Ill
Allied labor a unit for uctory.
Page g. Part ~
Children again prey of labor explo;fers, by Owen
LoOejoy secretary National Child Labor Committee
"Wth the Help Of God and Few Marines"
Page 5. Part
Victory Of Americans the Marne sfous value Of
brigading policy, by Hilaire Belloc.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

Hotel Harxravc, 72nd St. near Col. Ave-.
Trans. rates. 50 ard up. large. cool room
with b&th.--Advt,
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Drive Proves
ebay Verdun
orGern1ans
Frightful Losses Compel
Foe to Halt Before
Objectives Are Won
By Wilbur Forrest

Especial Cable to The T,Ibune)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, June 15.-The
sober military view of the situation
on the Western front to-day sees it
as the first real day of sunshine
after weeks of rain. The marvel
lous French army and the equally
marvellous leaders are not only mas
ters of the enemy hordes, which still
outnumber them, but they have in
flicted a six-day Verdun on the Ger
mans which will prove to be hard
blow to the enemy's future opera
tions.
The battle between Montdidier
and Noyon, beginning early in June
and ending to-day, because yester-
day and last night proved the
enemy's inability to carry on the
fighting in that sector, is one of the
bloodiest defeats for the Germans
since the six months struggle before
Verdun.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Bulgaria Faces
Crisis as the Result
OF Rusnaraiay, Peace

AMSTERDAM, June 15.-Attacks on
the Bulgarian Premier, VaseiI Radios
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New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
Allied Reserves Ready

The French are in possession of
the important strategic points that
lie in the line gained by counter at
tacks, and at this moment it may be
stated that Foch has the situation
so we'll in hand that he is prepared
to meet with his interallied forces
the enemy's next move, whatever or
wherever it may be.
The Allied reserves are ready for
the next stage of the great battle,
which Hindenburg is now forced to
continue like a gambler who plunges
to the end. Next to the Kaiser and
Hindenburg, the greatest insane
murderer in Germany to-day is Won
Hutier, the general who invented the
new German mass system of attack,
which was first attempted last fall
before Riga. 1t again gained con-
siderable success in the offensive of
March 81 ad against the British
in Flanders, though at heavy cost.
Its next success was in the surprise
attack between Scissors and Rheims,
where its losses may be said to have
compensated for the terrain won if
New-York tribune., 1918-06-16

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The Dermott news., 1918-05-02
Attention Board of Trade Members! Important
 Business Tonight.

This is day and age of activities Dermott must wake up. Other towns are grasplng every opportunity offered them during these years of prosperity and forging ahead with developments of various kinds
 Dermott is the center of Southeast Arkansas. and should be headquarters for all local travelling men making this territory.
 Dermott ought to become a jobbing center. the home of an ice plant. laun- dry. office buildings. big department stores and a city of ten thousand popu- lation.
 Our relatives are not going to leave Dermott such inheritances when they die We must raise these monuments ourselves We must work for it. and do it now Will you help? Will you come to the Board of Trade meetings? If you are not member. come anyway. and join tonight Every man and boy in Dermott ought to be a booster for our town. Will you
 w C. Ross, Sec'y