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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03


ldos in the Newark Public
sehools have been announced this
"ooL bv Principal Robert Philip
Koeher as follows:
Promoted to Ia
EARLE Grove, Nuttle Dill, Will
lard Gresham, James Johnson,
Trancis Mayer, Raymond Widdoes,
rdna McVey, Sophia Wilson; Pro
n,otpd to IA (Conditionally), Ed
win McCully, James Taylor.
Promoted to 2B
Denver Roberts, William Taylor,
lanes Campbell, Ellen McClelland,
JIovd Difendaffer, Elizabeth Kee-
", Nora Lyndall, Bernard Short,
Emerson Smith, Roberta Leek, Mel
vile Aspley, Edward Johnston,
leonard Moore, William Scorah,
Mary Hopkins, Elizabeth Porter,
Mary Alley, Jennie Slack, Nathan
Davis: Promoted to 2B Condition
ally). John P. Cam.
Promoted to "a
Victor Widdoes, Preston Demp-
sew, Ann Chalmers, Clifford Denny,
Anna Cannon, Herman Messick,
Ethel Sullivan, Irwin Durnell,
Mary Doordan, Mary Williams,
Mildred Davis, Melissa Egan, Abby
Kuhn, John Holloway, Tommy
Manns, Curtis Potts, Pauline
Moore, Dorothy McVey, Helen Will
son, Dorothy Bell, Hubert Price,
Elizabeth Clyde.
Promoted to 3rd Grade
Everett Adkins, David Cole,
Herman Handloff, Harry William
son, Anthony Merlozzi, George
Cravenor, Dorothy Armstrong,
Beulah Bryson, Elizabeth Cham
bers, Katherine Colmery, Eliza
beth Campbell, Erma Durnell,
Anna Fraser, Jennie Hoffman, Bes-
sic Jones, Ruthanna Lamb, Dor
Othea Rose, Elma Smith, Dorothy
Stoll, Katherine Wollaston, Dick
Thomas; Promoted to 3rd Grade
Conditionally), Chester Emeigl,
William Laramore, George Morri-
son, Horace Wanamaker, Vincent
Mayer, Vernon Love, Henrietta
Brown, Hazel Cannon, Margaret
Fulton, Esther Henning, Pauline
Robinson, Audrey Tweed; Not Pro-
noted, Ralph Bryson, Samuel Full
ton, Thomas Johnson, John John
son, Benjamin Kemble.
Promoted to 4th Grade
Ralph Cage, David Denny, Kurt
Grothen, Joseph Johnson, Harry
Jones, Paul Jaquette, George Keel
ey, Oscar Morris, Joseph Rupp
Tony Sanborn, Vernon Steele, Gay,
lord Tweed, Raymond Clyde, Pas,
quale Malozzi, Samuel Carr, Eliza
beth Eubanks, Ruth Herdman
Myrtle Holton, Mary Johnston
Florence Krapf, Agnes Miller
Edna Moore, Gladys Morrison
Edith Rose, Margaret Vinsinger
Emily Walls, Mary Jane Wollas
ton, Josephine Hossinger, Alvls
Atkinson, Beatrice Written; Pro
noted to 4th Grade Conditional
ly), Albert Miller, Wilmer Riley
Joseph Schorah, Lee Willoughby
Rose Becker, Madeline Craig
Elizabeth Schaen.
Promoted to 5th Grade
Malcolm Armstrong, Wilkins
Cooch, George Chalmers, Leonard
Eubanks, Joseph Gregg, William
Doordan, Edward Keely, Richard
MAINS, William Morrison, James
Malone, Leon Potts, Justin Steele
Robert Strahorn, Marion Roberts
John Williams, William Schaen
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
PRINCIPAL KOEHLER
ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS
Rovs and Girls who Complete years Work Successful,
Moued on to Higher Grades

Eugene Thomas, Sranlev Wilson
Gatnerlne Green, Pearl Pilnick
EVelln Shew, Annie Simmons
Frances Thompson, Ruth Vinsin,
ger, Alice Williamson, Beatrice
Crow, Rebecca Cam, Dorothy
hayes, Blanche COLON, Sarah
Darnall, Eva Davis, Frances An
derson, Manola Frompton, Reba
Fulton, Elsie Hubert, Ida Leek
Bertha Love, Frances Moore, AL
media McCully, Jane Miller, Marv
Porter, Florence Riley.
Promoted to 9Th Grade
Irwin Chalmers, William Clancy,
Leoring Cordrey, Dowing Carroll
George Getty, William Hayes,
James Jacquette, Joseph Luton,
Horace Patchell, Lyman Reed,
Francis Richards, John Singles,
James Thompson, Charles Vickers,
James Watson, Robert Grantham,
Bayard Widdoes, Roy Nichols
Edwin Conrad, Martin Doordan.
Wesley Dempsey, William Doyle
Ferdinand, Finekrnagle, Frank
Green, Arthur Hill, Abraham Hoff-
man, Clifford Moore, Harold Grant,
Mary Campbell, Lydia Cox, Ellis
Evans, Annie Fulton, Agnes Fraz-
er, Mildred Jackson, Mildred Mil
Ter, Reba McConaughey, Charlotte
Rohrer, Mary Rose, Elma Robin
son, Lillian Snyder, Lidie Towson,
Sarah Walraven, Jessie Kinch,
Catherine Townsend, Erika Groth-
en-, Anna Johnston, Emily Kailig
Beatrice Merolozzi, Hattie Lewis,
John McCue, Otis Gregg, Catherine
Hotfecker.
Promoted to 7th Grade from 9th
Grade Overflow
| Reginald Rose, John Tweed, Will
liam Wollaston, Amos Collins
George Townsend, Dorothy Nc
Neal, Laura Perkins, Annie Sea.
man, Elisabeth Worrall, Evelyn
Worrall, Frona Willoughby, Edna
Walraven, Pauline Widdoes; Pro-
motions from the 9Th Grage Greg.
ular) to 7th Grade-not yet re.
ported.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Promoted to 7th Grade from GIL
Grade Overflow
Promoted to Sth Grade

Barclay Armstrong, William
Cole, Bieford Denny, Frank Dun
levy, Charles Bryson, Lewis
Greene, Charles Hopkins, Sydney
Hoffman, Floyd Hubert, Albert
Lewis, Bayard Lindell, Marshall,
Manns, Arthur Mayer, Charles
Mercer, Earl Mote, George Powell,
Raymond Russell, William Rupp,
George Tweed, Alvin Wakeland,
Penrose Wilson, Frank Durnall,
Albert Strahorn, Ethel Anderson,
Alice Charsha, Gladys Clark, Mil
dred Cox, Elizabeth Cook, Mollie
Getty, Mary Groffith, Edna Holton,
Katherine Hubert, Alma Johnson,
Mary Kelley, Jennie Napier,
Gladys Rose, Violet Rowan, Mil
dred Richards, Mary Stroud, Bes-
sic Shew, Alice Williams, Lydia
Young, Lille Willis, Margaret
Mackey, Evelyn Stoll.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-07-03
Promoted to the 9Th Grade

Robert Cook, Leonard Fossett,
Edward Hahn, Robert Hayes,
CORTLAND Houghton, Robert Ma
ior, Henry Seamon, Henry Towns
end, Daniel Walton, Jessie Conner,
Isabelle Dobson, Florence Gray,
Annabel Jarmon, Delena Leek,
Hannah Lindell, Emma Lovett,
Mildred Major, Rose Pilmick, Olive
Porter, Ruth Richards, Naomi
Riley; Promoted to the 9th Grade
(Conditiona1ly), Archibald Rowan,
George Jackson, Gertrude Brown,
Ethel Lovett, MajorIe Rose, Sara
Steele, Ida McConaughey.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
Sealing Of Vault
Halts Packer Probe
f.v Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jnuuar, 3O.-
ltendiuE of letters and documents
from the confIdrntinI HIcs of the
thicnEO packers into the record of
the Federal Trndc Commissfon'S =
meat DnckinE hearings cnme to n
sudden halt late to-dny ~ permit
Francis j. iIcncy. special counsel. TO
return to Chicago and direct the
scurch for further material.
Henry IccJcr's ynuIt. continuing
the correspondence Of the lawyer
who wns characterized by Mr.
Hcn-! us the "clenrinE house" for
the joint oPera tions Of tho packers.
has bcrn scnIcd by Hugh Mcisaar.
the comm ission's examiner, who
obtnIncd most Of the DOCUMENTARY
evidence already Introduced. Unics.
Necdcr rrconsidcrs his refusal to
permit the examination Of his
papers to continue. court notion will
bc tnkcn.
Methods pursued by tho big pack
rrs In competing With smaller frms,
which Mr. Hrncy declared NirtunIi.
had driven mnny OF the Inter out
OF busincss. and the activities of
Colin ~. livingstone. Warrington
Representative Of Armour IL Co.,
were described in dorument. nut
Into the record to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
SCHOONER GOES DOWN
{ rev Re~rucd and brought 4" Norfolk
After Thrilling Battle
With Sen
ny As.ociatcd Press.


NORFOLK. VA. January @Q.--The
four-mas,ed schooner George ". Elzev,
Jr, its bow cut through b. an ice
pack. sunk carly to-day In The Chcsa-
pcakc Bay. off Thmbic Shoals light
The Srcw or five. darirSiy rescued b.
tho tug :7ybil. Captain Joseph l.. Eric =
berger il command. wcrc landed thl.
afternoon "a Norfolk. .hc rcscuing tug
Is owned by George r. Dil,cs & %.
Tho E.zlcy was outward bound from
Norfolk for another Atlantic port with
= cargo Of cement. CauSh, IN tic ;cc
and tho boH crushed. the schooner rap
tiIy began % siuE. The SyDil picked
UP The signals Of distress while en-
route down tho East River TO the has.
Cap.ain FricbcrScr realized tia; tho
shin Was in danSo! o: going down q,
any moment. aad With ful1 head o,
steam. darin='y smashed his way
through the Toes TO the ships side.
The crcw had hard.c reached the deck
ot the Syh.i "hcu - f:Hlcy took hcr
last plunge. suN a+., 2nd lisa .,pcarcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
WAsHOUTS CUT OFF MUCH
OF STATES, COAL SUPPLY
Appalachian Division OF Southern
BADLY Crippled as Result
Of High Water.
DIVERTED TO NORTH CAROLINA
Over Protest of Administrator Byrd,
100 Carloads, Consigned To I'M
portant Virginia Industries, Arc
Sent Elsewhere.

Washouts on the Appalachian di-
vision of tho Southern Hallway in
Southwest Virginia. officially reported
to state Fuel Administrator Harry
Flood Byrd yesterday. have caused the
stoppaSc of innumcrahc mines To-
Gated on its branches. NrGiniaS prin-
cipal source oT supply for soft coal.
Upwards OF l5.0oU tons daily will he
lost. about % per cent of which rcgu-
iariy enters Virginia for consumption.
Besides this, hundreds OF ears are al
ready blocked. unable 10 move what
has been taken from tho mines.
Notification OF the washouts was re-
ccivcd at the Office Of Mr.. Byrd ycStcr-
day. and At tho same time it was an
nounccd that as one immediate result
the Southern Railway would once more
resort To coniscatinS all coal on its
tracks Tho unnlistakable significance
Of this action is all too plain. Serious
Inconvenience viii have to hc put up
with by thousands Of consumers sta
toned "a; points along the Southern
road
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
FOUR DEAD IN TRAIN WRECK
Memphis Special aud Freight Train in
Iicnd-On Collision on Norfolk
and Western.
fBy Associated Press.

ROANOKE, VA. January 30.-Four
mon were killed. two trainmen injured
and several passengers shaken up in
a llcad-on collision between the Mem
phis Special and a westbound Norfolk
,-nd western freight train. ten miles
.-cSt OF 1iadford tonight about 1880
o'clock. according to Information given
out at the Norfolk and Western di-
Vision Office here.
| Tho wreck is said TO have been
tauscd BY failure of the freight cnsi-
ncer to observe instructions.
The dead reported arc: Engineer
J. II. Smith, of the Memphis Special.
Of Bristol. Va: Freight Engineer &. A.
Jacobson, OF Roanoke. Va: Freight
Fireman II. G. Iloyle, of Roanoke. Va;
Elbcrt Taylor, colorcd, brak cman. OF
Rristol, Va.
]. Il. Mason, engineer on the Sec
ond engine OF the Memphis Special,
WAS injured by getting the toes OH one
1T his feet cut Off. 4 fireman, whose
name could not bc learned, was scaldcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
ANARCHISTS THREATEN
Declare rhcy VIII Hold American AM
hn<sndor for Safety Of Bcrk-
and Goldman.
Z r. 4 ssociatcd Pres

WASHINGTON, January 3o.--.impas-
sadcr Francis a; rctrograd. ca abled the
state Department to-day that a group
Of Russian anarchists had notified him
lie would be held personally RESPONSE
bic Tor the safety Of Alexander Dcrh
man and Emma Goldman, under prison
sentence in tho United States for vio-
latinS the draf; law.
No Indication a 10 the probable
power OF the threatening anarchists 5
TO make trouble for him was given by
the ambassador State Department Of
iicials think he did no: take the mat
ter very seriously. and apparently little
alarm is felt here
Unless further adyiccs make II,
necessary, no instructions will be
given MIR. Francis
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
SLAsHES PRICES ASKED
FOR NAVAL BASE SITE
Board Of Awards Allows SI.i22,D35
Where Owners Valued Land
at S3,061 $50.
PINE BEACH FIGURES ARE CUT
Land Offered at S1,o51..DSS. Uncle
Sam Is Ready to Take Over at
s5:S1 ,:s05- State Buildings Dring
SIT 900.
lSpccinl to Inc Tiines. pisnatrl,l

Especial TO The Times Dispa tvilD
WASHINGTON, January 30.--rhc
Federal government, in taking over
land and buildings at Pine Beach and
OH til" old jamestown Exposition site
for the Hampton Roads naval base.
used the pruning knife right and left
in fixing the value Of the property it
acquired. The prices nNcd by the
property owners were cut in half
The reports made by the board OF
awards appointed hy President Wilson
To iiN the value of the property wanted
by the government for its naval base,
shows that the property owners ask cd
an uggrcgatc Of s3.067,G35 and were
awarded $ii.:.a35 The jamestown
Exposition property owners fixed !,
price Of sl,9oe.c47 on their land and
buildings. The board cut this cst!-
mate to sss5,63o. The Pine Reach
property. owners fixed their price at
SLo57.9sS. which The board cut to
si37,3o5.
owners prices on the row Of state
buildings on the old exposition grounds
and on the Pine Beach Hotel. located
just outside the grounds. suffered
heavily in the boards awards. The
sum OF $3C2,.36 was asked for the
hotel and the board awarded only
Sioi, .0o. The State building, which
represented Virginia at the exposition.
and which cost about Sl5o,O00 to con-
Struct in the exposition days. had it's
value reduced To $4,000
The cut in tho value Of tho Virginia
state building was typical Of the re-
maindcr uf these structures which
lined tho water front. During the
exposition days. when labor and ma
tcrial were higher than the present
day war prices. this group of State
buildings cost the commonw calths
more than Si.6oo,0 600. rhc value placed
on them 10y tho naval board OF awards
after they had gone through ten wears
OF wear and tear. totaled about $780,
900. which i less than tho bid OF the
contractor for the Virginia building
alone. These State buildings were
bought by Norfolk people after tile
exposition and used as private resi-
dcnccs. number OF them notably
the Nirginia and North Carolina build
ings. had been greatly improved by
their occupants
The old state buildings at tho cx-
position. tile price asked BY their pres
cnt owners and the price fixed by tho
board OF awards, arc rs follows:
Delaware building. price asked $1,000.
amount awarded Sio,25o; New IIanp-
SHIRE building. price asked Sij,uOo
amount awarded $500: North Caro-
lima building, price asked S.S.lGS.
amount awarded $4,000: Connecticut
building price asked So. zoe amount
awarded $ii,500; Aichigan building,
price asked $500. amount awarded
s7,loo: Rhode Island building. price
asked $4,000 amount awarded So
700: Illinois building, price asked
sli,5i2. amount awarded $4,000:
massachusetts building. price asked
SiL0Go. amount awarded $500: Vc.-
mont building, price asked si295o,
amount awarded Si2.loO; Richmond
1Ccntiuucd on Third PascD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
NEW YORK GETS SCARE
American DirlSibIc balloon Mistaken
by Mnny for Ono of Zep-
pelin Raiders,

NEW YORK. January 30--New York
had its first Zeppelin scare late to- day
when an American dirigi iblc balloon had
a try-out above tho city. Excitement
WAS caused in the streets when ii was
sighted coming from the north about
l.500 feet p.and sailed down over Man
haitian to Governors Island
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
BattIc.hip or Snnd Bar.

AN ATLANTIC PORT, January 30
While breaking ice in channel near
here to-day. II battleship Of the pre-
Dreadnaught type went aground on a
sand bar and tonight was still fast.
She was said to be resting easily and
officers expected to noat her undam-
aged at the next high tide.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
COAL CONSIGNED 'rO VIRGINIA
DIVERTED no NORTH CAROLYN \

Coupled with this situation came the
announcement that i50 carloads Of coal
consigned 10 Virginia industries had
been ordered diverted into the state
81 North Carolina 10 industries there.
This order was made at the request
OF the Federal fuel administrator of
North Carolina without amy cousulta-
ton with Administrator byrd.
Complaints from all affected indus
tries, many being in the excepted
class, almost instantancously poured
into Mr.. Eyrds office. asking tina.
modification of the order hc sought
10 enable them 10 continue operations.
Highly inccnscd nj the injustice done
to the Virginia industries, Mr. Byrd
'at once got into communication with
the Washington authorities. asking
for the reason why tho fuel admins
traitor OF North Carolina did not seize
coal in his own state to supply those
industrial plants, also stating that the
situation already was 80 ucutc in Nir-
cinia that such i measure would only
hasten the closing down Of many Of her
Industries.
No satisfaction whatsoever could be
obtained from Washington. tho au
thoritics refusing to rcSciud tic order
or to make amy notifications
HsRD FEARS MOST
SERIOUS RESULTS
Mi Eyrd said last night that both tho
washouiS and the order OF diversion
VIII oi necessity have their effects. and
he thought they would prove mos, dis.
astrous. Nevertheless he said tina, do
nestle consumers would hc supplied
coal sufficiently TO prevent amy actual
suffering.
Officials of the Norfolk and Western
Railway inquired OF Mr.. Eyrd TO as
certain whether it was possible for
the southern empty coal ears 10 DO
transferred TO the Norfolk and West
ern tracks TO be used to transport, coal
Tor their own consumption. This ac-
Continued on Third Pasc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
TO PROBE BIG FOUR
! -chtucky Legislature Asked TO BcSin
inquiry rs To Whether Combine
Exists.

LEXINGTON, Ky, January 3o-To-
nacco companies known as the big
four" viii probably be investigated
by the Legislature at the bchest of
Louisville buyers. dealers and grow
ers The complainants say that the
companies combined to buy $4,000. 600
TO 2o.oOo.oo0 pounds OF tobacco and
kept 1t from going on the open mar
kcf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
DEMAND PEACE WITHOUT
ISDEMNITIES or ASNEyATIOSs

ZURICH. January 3o.-The Socialist
paper, Norwacrts. announces that the
Berlin strikers have now become mora
numerous and threatening. They hav.
addressed TO the government an uit!-
matmm, Of which tho following arc the
principal demands:
First. accelerated conclusions ot
general peace without indcmnities or
anneNatiouS. :
Second. participation Of workmen's
delegates OF al! the countries in the
peace pourparlcrs.
Third. amelioration of the-food situs-
ton hy better distribution.
Fourth. immediate abolition OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
CAMP LEE BOYS
WELL CARED FOR
Stories Of Lack of Medical
Equipment at Cantonmcnt
Arc Unfounded.
ONLY III DEATHS so FAR
Nine Of Twenty-Scven Cases Of
Meningitis Have Ended
Fatally to Date.
ONLY III DEATHS so FAR
lsp....A ~ s,an cerse.ponaea..l

CAMP LEE VA. January CIV e
welcome the fullest publicity relative
to conditions at Camp Lee If there
arc amy weak places in its management
shall he indeed happy 10 have them
pointed out. and am glad to place
every facility al your disposal that you
may make the most complete invcs;t-
CATION Of the camp. We have nothing
10 conceal.
These were tho words used b. Brisa-
d;cr General l. NJ. Brett. in command
of the great army Thinning camp near
Petersburg. on Tuesday in cordially
greeting Il staff representative Of the
E!ch!Houl dispatch. assigned tic
dnty of preparing AN article giving
iirst-iand Information as 10 health con
ditl1us at CanH i.cc.
Fully living up 70 his tender oe CO.
operation. General Brct, placed the
newspaper man IN tho care Of Colonel
". II. Waldron. chief OF e.an. and Coli
oucl r. H. Ehoads tho division sur
seon and chief medical officer Of tho
camp. These officers spent virtually
the entire day on a tour OF inspection
Of the camp with Tie Times Dispatch
representative. giving him access as
well TO reports and statistics essential
10 the transmitting !" the public of the
facta relating To the health OF the
camp. and tn" facilities for caring for
the sick therein.
From the facts and figures furnished.
hereinafter given in detail il may wcll
l." doubted that any government in amy
war ever TOOK 50 elaborate steps 10
care for is soldiers At q ,aobilizatiou
point or 10 give such a fell i'll tho
benefit Of tho best medical attention.
Tho report frequently heard on the
streets, and often made the subject of
inquiry in letters to tho cwspspcrS 10y
anxious parents Of soldiers. that there
IL lack OF medical equipment and
attention Al the camp. is shown 10 he
withou. foundation. y report heard in
many quarters that there arc dozen
or more deaths :, day in Camp Lee is
shown To hn prepostcrous. while actual
stntistics show that stories OF an cpl
dcmic OF ccrebro- spinal meningitis have
been greatly exaggerated, and that the
outbreak or the disease in Camp Lee
has bcrr splcndidly handled. Deaths
from all causes since tho opening o:
tn" camp have averaged less than ono
A da..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
NEW ENGLAND AND STATE
OF PENNSYLVANIA ARE HIT
Industries in Atlantic Scaboard
District in Worse Condi-
ton Than Ever.
Floods Still Prevent Empty Cars BE-
ing Delivered TO Mines in
West Virginia.
~ Aaaocia,ed rrcs.

\y.sl;rxcrr,X I,,',,-y .o--l.r-c
40 - '''' i-'''
N'ln'N INC next ic" days as result
u further hampcr.u- Of railroad trans
,,or,n,lon IL. ,o.a.y.z snow ana ice
'''' i go 80 ''''
"nd !ucl administrations tonight
showed New England, parts OF Fem
gyIyanl, ,r1 di.,-ic,. ,,n,~ ,hc A..
.S"'.S sca"oi' ~ :" "'Sc go" .s'P''' "'''
-" ''''S ''''! -
"4s'' "ou'' oe 'o' s." - S''i' o'c'
10. ~" a'!a 'os 'aeN - '"e!
20 '''' '"" ''''i ~ = ''''''
- p'ss'",' - .'Se- .''
-'"es' y ""H S'su' """ uGNc'oP"ch'7
"hA' depend Almost "htirc.E on weather
sohd'i!on* Forecasts "i these gave 10
h~sia al nope. for sho" was promised
i"T most "i t'r country cas-; oi the
mississippi tomorrow.
80 NC" orders Tor . general indus
Tial shutdown arc planned By The fae}
aahiAls'T"io'' hui the preferential
treatment OF coal shipments for dones-
'te consumption, for ships and cs4cntia!
'ndGa'rics VIII continue. IN extension
~ INC 'r'iSht embargo might =" con-
s."'''a hS '"s f"t'f""d administration
!" assist fal'Fcads 7" i""Fe coal y Wa
'Np'"iheH' c"c"rt Tor 't: Tact ihat very
1s''" genera 'r''ih, ~ nov Icing ac'
''h-'" '"' vta' N"tH movement ~ any
TOR" !" ''I'''SNf ''"e'"i ASN!'"
L"''at'i mat me west-oound move
.H'a- - lFclS ~ TO DAY NaS N"AT.E ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
THREE TnnuSANr CASES
OF MEASLES AND MtMPs

Il j. true that there has been a large
amount Of sickness among the soldiers.
tho bulk OF r." eases coming from the
Three Hundred and Seventeenth and
Three iiIndrc aud Eighteenth EcGi-
ments. made .uc largely of men drawn
from the rural sections Of Nirgini;, and
West Virginia. IN c.Nil life these men
had not been exposed to diseases such
as measles ano mumpc, usually regard
ed Is childreu's ailments and gotten
through with ca'!y IN life by the aver
age dwcl,rr in thick,y settled COM
munities and cities. There have been
l,oi7 eases Of measles and 1852 cases
Of mumps In can y. the larger part OF
which were from the two regiments
named. Measles nr >disposcs To pncu-
monia, and these two diseases. pncu-
monia and measles. have together
cau1cd somo sixty death: # tho total
Of II: since tho cstab isi,mcnt Of The
camp.
Under a system which has been in
stalled by the medical authorities OK
the camp il is not believed there will
be as many cases Of pneumonia fol-
lowing measles as heretofore. Men
who have recovered from measles arc
now no, at once sent back 10 their
commands. but arc housed in barracks
especially set apart Tor convalcsccnts
aud arc not pcrni,tnl TO expose them
selves, their only military duty being
To get themselves completely fit as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
~ SAM PREPARES ~
BiG WAY TO CARE FOR MEN

Not until one attempts to traverse
the great base hospital does he fully
appreciate the completeness or the
governments prcpara tions for caring
for its sick soldiers. Before he gets
well into the hospital the report which
may have taken hold upon his imagi-
nation that somewhere somebody had
fallen down on the job of medical pre-.
parcdncss ranishcs into thin air
Camp Lees base hospital has thirty
seven wards. OF these thirty-fve arc
occupied hy patients and two by the
nurses. Of nom. contrary 10 report,
there * full quota. More than two.
miles Of closed corridors connect tho
several wards of the hospital, which
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