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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
PEOPLE DYING FROM
HUNGER N RUSSIA

Washington, Dec. 6.-Reports from
Swedish sources. received today At the
state department ampliied previous re-
ports Of the terrible conditions Of
health In Petrograd. 1t was announced
that there IL every reason to believe
that the Russians are undergoing
greater privations than those suffered
by any nation since the close Of hostiii-
ties. Food is at a premium and with
the coming of winter. the under-nour-
ished population is dying by scores.
The cables state that there are now
an average Of one hundred burials In
retrokrad every day and that there IL
no relief In sight The population In
said to have dwlndfed to one-half what
1t was when the peace treaty with
Germany was signed.
AS yet. no allied effort has been put
forth to transport supplies to the
stricken people. 1t Is thought, however
that In this work America must take a
leading part. President Wilson has
always felt that the collapse Of Rue
STA could have been avoided had the
Red Cross and other agencies been in
position to aid the people whose
morale was shattered when famine ap-
preached. 1t Is believed that presi-
dent Wilson will direct that eveky kten,
possible be taken to aid the Russians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07

ton. His collaboration with Ciemen- :
ceau, Lloyd-George and Orlando Will
assure what our premier calls "a legi-
innate daughter of such a victory"
Marcel Cachin, editor of LHumani-
ten, the Socialist organ, puts the situa-
ton more brutally:
The allied governments are forget
ting. now that victory has been won,
the assurances repeated Il thousandfold.
that the peoples wers sacrificing Lhem-
salyas noblSv- for an ideal. .s.-.s
we are sliding towards a peace Of
conquest, annexation, and Imperialism.
Each day brings new proofs OF this.
reactionary political congress like
that of Vienna is being prepared under
our eyes.
"But Wilson Ia coming to Europe.
and II Is impossible to sthe all the
protesting voices here"
President Wilson must decide other
Socialist organs say, between n Bis
MARKHAM peace and peace of human
Observation-Disclosures idealistic and
realistic policies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
FREE |NTERAEO ALIEN
ENEMIES IN SUMMER

Washington. Dec. 6.--Officials
stated that there is no reason to be
lieve that enemy aliens informed In
the United States will be realeased
before the ratification by the United
states senate of the peace terms. Well
informed observers do not expect such
action before May or June.
Ii is understood that there are ap-
proximately five thousand enemy
aliens held at camps In Georgia,
North Carolina and Utah. Many of
them have been given an opportunity
To do farm work and have been self
supporting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
B0RAH ATTACKS
CONTINUED from page one. J

-
certain territory, 1t has been stated by
3me eminent historians that there
was much justice in our attacking Mex
leo and taking that territory away
from her Suppose We had been in a
league at that time. We would have
been in the position of having invited
all tho nations OF Europe to attack us
for having attacked Mexico
Are you willing to leave the coun-
try in the position where 1t could
make another such territorial grab az
that? DO ! understand that to be the
senator's POSITION" inquired Senator
Walsh OF Montana.
Well II the senator understood me
that way. he understood me just about
right" replied Senator Borah. II am
willing this country's policies should be
determined by the great mass Of the
American people. I would rather trust
them. their wisdom and judgment than
] would any superinternational court.
DO Americans want their interests de-
terrnined by persons coming from Tur-
key or from the Balkan states or from
Asia. or do they prefer to do busine ss
on the plan outlined by the father Of
his country in his farewell address; not
to have any entangling alliances with
any OF these nations? II IT becomes a
question Of leaving such matters to a
league Of such nations or to the judy
ment Of the people Of the United States,
Il prefer to leave the settlement to the
American pople.
"Thre are questions connected with
every people and every nation which,
when the tune comes, they submit to-
no tribunal but themselves, and they
would be but lit for slaves II they did
otherwise. | am opposed to the whole
idea. ] am not in favor Of anything
that means the abandonment OF the
night Of the American people 80 settle
Their own affairs In their own way"
senator Lewis, Of Illinois. spoke in
support Of the league OF nations prin-
eiple.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
APPOINT
DELEGATES TO REUNION
~ Camp VIII BE Well RcprSc~cn'c"
nj Neutrality-suspicious. OF World
War Addressed Meeting

\ re.nrades eff Ice Camp Confeder-
4 Veterans held their regular meet
last night and completed srrSnkv-
ents for the delegates attending inc
suniun OF the Grand Camp or on .
sscrate Veterans, which viii he helu
I,ynchhurg December 10, IL anu
~, At the same time ARA ngemeh's
,re made for the representatives 70
epd The meeting of the Virginia
vision United Confederate Veterans.
,ich will he held in Lynchhurg on
same date.
Pas, commanders OF the local camp
hfch includes General J. Thomp-
:, Brown. Captain John Lam ..
lionel w s Archer. Colonel Boyi
aifh. Mickey Evans and General W.
Freeman by virtue of their past
sitfons have been appointed dele
les in addition to the regular dele
ties. General Freeman will cont
ana the delegates to the Grand
mn of Virginia Confederates in al :
zion to being listed among the pas,
,mmanders OF the camp.
Those who will represent the local
gan,xation at both meetings arr
,hn Adams Calvin Wilson, Philip r.
Town, j. W. .. Farrar. X w
nom pson, Charles A. Herman, An
A~ew Crouch, and r. p. jenkins. ana
.saionel ". p. Freeman The dele
atom will leave Monday morning Tor
Major Landon Mason, a veteran o,
go Cruelling campaign OF General
: lenby who commanded the British
arsnv in Palestine. addressed the vet
ans last night and pictured 10 them
SO hardships encountered by !he
! gly Land. Major Mason paid hiSh
Iritute OF respect to his commanding
/ sYnral and stated that he was OF the
7tonewau' Jackson type. he asNeo
vice of no one gave no advice &c
anded that orders ne carried OUT
nd acted as he thought best Major
ssason stated that General Allenhy
vas a good mixer and was looking
sat for the comfort of his men at All
mes
Some OF the stirring incidents OF
tne great campaign In Palestine were
ctured wildly by the officer. who
fought out the characteristics OF the
q~b,ers. He was impressed wonder
,lly with the nghting ability of the
,otch divisions They ask no quar-
ter in fighting and give none and ii
Is eaid that they never take pris-
r1er their aim being to kill He i'm
,hasizcd the fact that this was the
/ aly safe method in dealing with the
Guns. He also praised the work oil
he Australians and the British IN,
fantry Major Mason was atillateo
with the cavalry but gave the inlan'
try all the credit It was due.
During his address he brought ou'
The marked contrast between thf
German army and that of It's allies
lie stated that he had never seen 2
G erman soldier unless he was spich
and span and with the best equip,
faent. while Austria. Bulgaria, anf
equipped their army as bes'
i,ev could. The fact that the armies
IF her allies were badly equipped
brought on the signing of the arms
,ice by the Germans was the opinion
OF the major.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
ANNUAL REPORT OF
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE

The annual report of the commits
sfouer of lighthouses to the secretary
az commerce for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1913. has been published,
The past year has been an unusually
eyentful and active one In the history
ssf the lighthouse service. Unoer the
executive order issued shortly after the
entering Of the United States into the
war nearly all of the lighthouse ten
tIars. and number of other units. with
q total of 1872 persons, have been serV-
fng with the navy department ana AT
tne same time continuing the work or
maintaining the aids to navigation.
she general lighthouse act passed IN
IaAne, 1919 provides = retirement
3ssgssfsn Tor the field force 81 Nahe ffant-
rouse service. and more adequate com
pensation for the lightkeepers and dis
.rict officers. The important new
lighthouse on Navassa Island In the
west Indies. was completed in October
1917. 1t shows a double white flashing
light every thirty seconds. visible TWEEN
tv-seven nautical miles. and is espe-
csally valuable as AN aid TO Fesseis
hound TO and from the Panama canal.
The United States lighthouse service
imaintainF aids to navigation on an
coasts under the Jurisdiction or the
Trntted States, except the Philippine
Islands and Panama. and also on the
PRINCIPAL interior rivers This service
ia charged with the maintenance of aids
a. navigation along 1890 statute miles
al coast line and river channel.
ON June 30. 1918, there were $3.50
persons employed In the lighthouse ser
vice
: During the fiscal year there was n
nat increase Of 446 in the total number
rf aids maintained, the total at the
end OF the year being 1858. OF these
E.545 are lights Of all classes and oS1
are fog signals. The number OF aids
In Alaska ~ 49,, including ies lights.
By decision Of the bureau OF war
risk insurance the personnel of light
s~-a~ sA-vicA transferred TO the SER
vice and jurisdiction of the war and
navy departments are within the terms
Of the war risk Insurance act OF Octo-
her s, 1917
The employees of the lighthouse SER
Nice have subscribed literally to the
four liberty loans and the war savings
stamps issue They have also displayed
resnmendable activity in the food con-
rcrvation campaign. and much work
has been done IN the way OF raising
Vegetables. canning FISH. and In similar
activities
During the fiscal year 1918. services
~ saving life and poreptry were rem
slered and acts Of heroism performed
hy employees OF the lighthouse service
ON i5s occssions
The general lighthouse act approved
June ~. 1918. contains provisions OF
much Importance to the lighthouse SER
vice, including . retirement system for
the held force, need for which has
p been pointed out from the FIRST annual
report OF the commissioner OF light
houses In 1911. and emphasized In each
succeeding report. Other important fes-
iures of this act included more equit-
Y able compensation for the officers in
III ~ yva ri yh dfufrirts Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
CHILE ASKS RETURN
0F TWO OREADMOUGHTS

Santiago, Chile. Dec. 6.--A suEges-
ton that Great Britain he asked to
return to Chile the dreadnaughts Al
mirante Cochrnne and Almirante La
Tore, which were requisitioned at
the beginning Of the war, WIS made
to the government today BY the min
istry of war.
A popular demonstration in favor
Of Colombia Is being planned in re-
spouse to the great pro-Chilean dem
onstration which took place In Bog
ota.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
VARS MR0ADS on
MERCHANT SHIPPING

London, Dec. WARS inrnsds
upon the merchant shipping OF the
United Kingdom and of the world arnI
shown In a parliamentary note issurt3
yesterday. The worlds net loss UP III
October 81, was t,s1l.5S4 gross tons
The following table summarizes thu
position of the worlds tonnage on
October 81:
Gross tons
Losses =. ........ 15.o53,7S
Gains by new construction t0s19,5.7s
Gains by enemy tonnage
captured -. -. 80. o232Ss7l
Total gains ....... 13,244.003
Net loss ......... 1.S11,1f5A
The British tonnage position on
October 8 is summarized as follows.
Losses exclusive of trans
fers from British flag. ?,o3f.S2s
Total gains .......... 5,5ss.S1s
Net loss .......... 3,44s.oo2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
Halo in Denial.

New York Dec. s.-William Bay
ard Hale said over the telephone to-
night. while In Central Europe,
up to April. 1917. | discharged the
ordinary duties Of foreign corre-
sponts~r,t "a, the t,esi~~-ef nay fs.ser
ability. The allegation that was
at that time under contract with any
body on earth. German. Turk or Hot
tentot, except with the New York
Americas in \ piece of vivid imagi-
nation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
says Allies Forced War.

Amsterdam, Dec. S.-Dr. Theobaid
Won Be,hman- Hollweg. former Ger
man chancellor. has issued a state
ment in which he charges the allies
for years fostered plans to force war
on Germany. He demands an impair
tial tribunal to be composed of rep
resentatives of-both groups OF bellig-
erents to which all material bearing
on the circumstances leading up to
and surrounding the outbreak OF the
war should be submitted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
TIE Sou- steaier.

Procrastination. as the thief of time.
wouldnt~ De. near! > so bad n he didn't
sfea' any tine but thar Of the procras-
unator. But dawdling by one means
delay for somebody else. and often, for
many.--Buffalo Timas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
Muscular Activity and Heat.

Owls and other birds which are active
III night show Il rise of temperature
Turing the day. This is 9 result of the
Hcll-knoWn fact that muscular activity
means an increased production of
3eat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
SENATE GETS REVENUE
CONTINUED from page one.)

a. ~''i f'''t-@ ''N'y
beverage atX s450.000 900; tobacco,
$240 500, 900 admissions and dues
s54, 900; excise taxes. s123,0oO.-
600. special taxes. s73 100000; stamp
taxes. $1,000. 600, 600: floor taxes.
100000 900
The totals of these sums Is 1886,
900. as against sS.ls2. i92 900. which
was estimated as the total of the
bill when it was passed by the house
last September
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07

---~'1 1fr mnn or intelligence who lacks
@nOras force remains always follower {:
~ never becomes leader. for he Is
a1pt6am master Of his own conGuc..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
INNER WORKINGS
Continued from page -

STATIONS might involve the United
States with Japan. thereby forcing
America to become an ally OF Ger
many. Similar efforts were to be
made to create pro-German sentiment
among the Jewish and Irish people,
the testimony showed.
The employment of CASTOR r.
Means. who figured in a recent case
tried in North Carolina, as a German
agent, was dweit upon by Bielaski'
who said that Means undertook to
obtain evidence to show that British
vessels off the Atlantic coast were
being supplied with stores and pro-
Visions from this country, Means
posed as q wealthy Canadian. Bielaski
said, and tried to get affidavits from
ttugboat captains to the effect that
they were engaged in this enterprise.
From the diary OF DR.. F'uehr, KEEL
aski read notes of conferences between
DR.. Hale and Won Bernstorn 1t was
shown that accompanying DIR. Hale
was Louis u. Edwards, who was sent
as a correspondent by Mr.. Hearst ana
who discovered, after reaching Ger
many. Bielaski said, that Hale was IN
the nav of the foreign office.
us there any evidence to shoW-tha
Mr. Hearst knew DIT. Hale had "A con :
tract with the German e, 'ernment!
Senator Overman asked.
mo. on the contrary, Ambassador
Bernstorff's diary says Hearst did not
know" replied Bielask.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
H~ndS of Colleges Named.

The diary of DR.. Kari A tuehe.
German agent brought to America by
Won Bernstorff contained paper. Ia
heled Important List of Names, (which
Mr.. Bielaski said. contains practically
all who were actively pro-German prior
to the entrance in the war and few
who were active afterward.' The list
follows:
Professor William r. Sheprerd. CO.
lumbia university; Professor Hugo
Muensterhurg. Harvard university; Pro
fessor William NJ. Sloane. Columbia uni
versity: Or Edmund Won Mach, Cam
bridge Mass; Or. Auth Won Briesen'
New York: Professor John w. Burgess,
ENewport r. L.: Professor Eugene
Smith, Columbia university; Professor
III. C. Sanborn. Vanderbilt university
Professor J. @. Mcdonald. University OF
Indiana: Professor Ferdinand SCHULZ
University of Chicago: r. c. Richard
son. Princeton university; Professor
Kuno F'rancke. Harvard university
Professor George h. Mcclellan, Prince
ton university; Professor A. Is. Frost.
Cornell university. Professor Morris
Jastrow, Jr.. University OF Wisconsin
Dr. Walter S. Mcneil. Richmond; DR.
David starr Jordan. Rerkley. Cal; Peter
Ia Grosscup. United States federal
,udre, Highland Park. Ill: Richard
Bartholt. St Louis: Professor Albert
Bushnell Hart. Harvard university: Or.
'C. ]. Hexamer. Philadelphta: Charles
Nagel. st. Louis; Oswald Garrison VII
lard. New York Evening Post: William
Randolph Hearst, New York American
Bernard Ridder. New York Stats Zei-
tung: Edward A. Rumeley. New YORK
Evening Mail; Frederick A. Sehrader.
New York: Frank Harris, New York
Robert T. Ford. Freeman's journal.
New York. Rev, Father Thirney.
American Catholic Weekly. New York;
Max A. Helm, New York: George S.
Viereck. New York
Besides this list, Mr.. Bielaskt also
pre- sented supplemental list OF about
thirty names OF others to whom he
said German propaganda matter was
mailed, but who were not believed to
be friendly to the cause. This list. the
commission decided to withhold from
the record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
WARNS WILSON

Continued from page one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
THE RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nEcEMBER 1918

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07

First National Bank
American National Bank
Merchants National Bank
National State & City Bank
Planters National Bank
Central National Bank
Broadway National Bank
Broad Street Bank
Richmond Tru
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-03
nEWLETT. WEsT VA

Several from this place attended the
Sunday school at Catalpa. KY Sunday
Afternoon
Mrs. George Crum and Mrs Ransom
Mullins were shopping in Louisa on
Monday.
Miss Maggie Hewlett, OF Huntington,
w. Va, came up Sunday to visit rel
affves and returned Monday
Lizzie Alxers came home Saturday
from Louisa to work her war garden
John McComas was shopping at Full
lers Tuesday.
Several OF the people of this place
were out fishing Tuesday
Mrs. Martha Lane and daughter,
Miss Ethel. were In Louisville. KY,
last week attending the K E A. They
also visited Camp Taylor.
Miss Gladys McComas spent Satur-
daF evening with Miss Ida Lester
Florence Loar was visiting her sister
Mrs Oracle SturgiIl Sunday
Mrs Elijah B. Brown, of Henrietta.
KY, is visiting her home folks here
this week.
Misses Ethel and Clara Layne were
aching on Shirley Hensley-
Goodwin Hickman, it is reported. has
a severe case of small pox. and several
of the folks have been vaccinated.
Mrs. Sadie Mullins visited relatives
in Kentucky Sunday afternoon
Miss Shirley Hensley attended the
funeral OF Mrs. L d. Jones at Louisa
apple Blossom"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-03

immune from It but our steps were to
protect the honest. sober. good heart
the people Of Elliott county.
II IL sad for father or mother to
be taken from their children II Is
very unfortunate for q father to lose
his children or their mother. This is
sometimes the result OF small pox- At
any rate It produces hardships on
them TO lay out OF their daily work be-
sides the punishment and designation
that occurs. Under the great war the
drastic MEASURES to keep our part Of 1t
up il all the mountain people can do
to earn a livelihood and protect their
country. II is a heartbreaking condi-
ton; and then to think that an Of
ficial would crowd our people together
over the protest OF the Board of Health
of Elliott county, force them 10 assem-
BILE. when science and horse sense pro-
hibit / have tried to do my duty as
a Health Officer OF Elliott county for
nearly six years. l have met with
many obstacles because it deals with
science and does not recognize meas
ures for personal benefit but the great
est obstacle that have ever met Is
Ignorance and bullheadedness- Cisco
refused to obey an entirely rational er-
der of the Board of Health. whose
chairman. DR.. S. @. Hunter. OF Sandy
Ho5k, KY. and whose medical career
In unparalleled by any man in Eastern
Kentucky. A man who has visited ev-
cry home in Elliott county and admin
isfened TO the sick and cons0led the
families in death for nearly one half
century. These people are as dear 10
him as his own family. and when the
County Board OF Health met he said.
Gentlemen, have been on this board
practically all my medical life.
know these people and am aware az
the conditions existing and they are
dear TO me. Therefore deem 1t proper
to stop all gathering until this cpl
demic Is controlled" The motion was
made, seconded. and we voted to sup
port the measure. We notified the
public mot TO have gatherings Of any
kind
When we notified Cisco in writing.
which was signed by the secretary and
and chairman. he refused to obey but
threatened to place the Elliott County
Board OF Health in Jail He talked
with a man at the. hotel who had broke
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-03
NOTCH.

To all Sunday school workers o. thizs
Magesterial District composed 81
Lower Louisa, BusseyviIle and Twin
Branch voting precincts
Where you have mot rot Sunday
schools please organize It once, ~
get ready for 60 to Sunday 8c1ocl
Day, May the 9Th. 1913. Let ~ an
work to make this great day for t1e
Sunday school and church. Let -
work and pray that we may have more
schools and better schools. More good
accomplished than ever before ~ AM
one year. Elijah prayed and Il rainpo
not for three years and SIX months h
prayed for rain and the Lord sent ~
rain Elijah was a man subject -
like passions a. We are now, as ne are
in this great world Let US pray uo1e
that Kaiserism be plotted out Of exi1,-
ence; all people be made free 49,
equal that peace may be soon decIop-
ed. Peace. prosperity and hapDinerg
may rule and reign. instead Of trouble
and sorrow. and our soldier boys may
return home to their broken hearte4
parents and friends.
JAMES p PRINCE
District PFesid1n1-
Trad. Kentucky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-03

quarantine and appeared at court and
he asked the man a few questions rel
alive 70 small pox- Pronounced him
all right and told him to go where he
pleased. No thought Of personal SUI
premacy and to destroy rational re-
quest by a board Of science would
have been concocted by any other per-
son unless IT would have been the
Kaiser of Germany.
Now. in closing. viii say that am
for the people of Elliott county and
win fight to the bitter end for their
protection and will never stand back
and see them trampled on or the flag
OF my country dragged to the ground
Very truly yours,
A NJ. LYON
County Health officer of Elliott coun-
~. Kentucky. adv