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Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
BLANCHE SWEET AT
 THE EMPRESS THURSDAY

The popular photoplay star Blanche Sweet. will appear at the Empress to- morrow night in "The Ragamufan" preceded by Q reel of beautiful scenic pictures. Sunday. Virginia Pearson in Kate"
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
RUSSIAN TROORS
 ARE WITHDRAWN ,sector in Macedonia Abandoned by Slav TroOps-Almistice Works
 to Detriment.

BERLIN, Jan. 9.-The withdraw al of a large body of Russian troops from the sector embracing Macedonia is announced today by the war office. The armistice recently entered into has resulted in the shifting about of a large body of troops on the Russian and Greek fronts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
PEACE SETTINGS
 BE RESUMED
Russian and Central Powers Delegates Will Discuss Separate Propos-
 als at Brest-LitOvSk

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9.-The dele gates from the Central Powers and inc Bolsheviki government held a conference today and decided to re- sume the plenary sittings, and will again hold the meetings at Brest- LitovSk
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
Trains Delayed

SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-As the result of storms in the Cascades, trains from the East are running many hours late and eastern mail for Seattle is from twenty-four to forty-eight hours be- hind schedule. Trains are being re- routed to facilitate their movements.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
DAD" INGRAM ON
 WAY TO INTERIOR

Dad" Ingram, formerly of Valdez. is a passenger on the steamship AL aska. He represents Allen & Lewis of Portland. After a week in Seward he will return to Cordova and go to Fairbanks and down the Yukon to St. Michael and Nome.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
"SLbe'S0 0l Banker Resigns

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan, 9.-P. M. Kerst, chief national bank examiner of the Ninth federal reserve district, today announced his resignation. ef- fective January 1. He will be succeed ed by Fred Brown of San Francisco, hank examiner in the Twelfth federal reserve district.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
SEWARD BOOTLEGGER
 SENTENCED AND FINED

John Olson, who was arrested re- gently at Seward on the charge of bootlegging. was tried yesterday by Commissioner Whittlesey. at that place and was sentenced to one year in the federal jail at Valdez and fined one hundred dollars
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
Says Declaration Clear

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The Presi- dents declaration is so clear and de- finite that it should have great effect m Germany, said former Ambassador Gerard today. It will force a direct and concrete statement of purposes from the German nation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
OFFICIALS PLOT
 MEXICAN REVOLT Arms and Munitions Stored in Los Angeles Offered For Sale to
 Start Revolution

LOS AVG ELES, Jan. 9.-Arms and ammunition valued at $285,000 stor- ed in the federal building here were offered for sale by federal officials forthe purpose of starting revolu- tion in Mexico. it is asserted by the army intelligence officials.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
CAPT. O BRIEN OFF
 FOR EUROPEAN PORT

Capt. c. J. O'Brien formerly mas ter of the steamship Mariposa. left Seattle on January 2, in command of the steamship Westhaven for a port in Europe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
FIRST STATE
 RA1|F|ES DRY LAW
Mississippi Legislature Endorses Pro- hibition Amendment to Federal
 Constitution

JACKSON. Miss. Jan. 9.-The state legislature has ratified the pro hibition amendment to the federal constitution. the first state in the un- ion to endorse the national dry law.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
PCRSER BILL HARRIS SHIPS ON SKAGWAY

Bill" Harris, formerly purser on the steamship Alaska, asked for a change from passenger service to a freight vessel and is now purser on the steamship Skagway in place of Mir. Davidson who is purser on the steamship Jefferson.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
10000 MEMBERS
 FOR RED CROSS
Chairman of Alaskan Committee Es- inmates That Large Membership
 Has Been Added

SEATTLE. Jan. g. Chairman Stewart estimates that the Alaskan campaign has added over 10000 Red Cross members to the national organi- zation. Nearly every man, woman and child in the territory have taken membership.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

Mrs. J. Miller. the Slate creek op- orator. arrived in town today from tho States on the steamship Alaska, and will send a crew of men out to her property under charge of Supt. Chas. Kraemer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
FOUR PRISONERS
 ESCAPE SEATTLE
Puget Sound Metropolis Experience Fourth Jail-break Within Month
 investigation Demanded

SEATTLE, Jan. 9.-Four prisoners escaped from the jail here this morn- ing, the fourth jail-break within the past month. An investigation is being made by Chief Warren.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
M'AHO NOW ADVOCATES
 VOTES FOR WOMEN

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. g. Secretary McAdoo, following in the footsteps of President Wilson. came out today advocating the passage of 2 bill for national woman suffrage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
INCENDIARIST GETS IN
 WORK AT SHIPYARDS

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 9.-The ship yard of Charles Rhode & Sons company of Canton was threatened with destruction when the drydock. the tug Irene and a scow were badly damaged by fire last night. That the blaze was of incendiary origin seems certain.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
kar.ger Heads PresSmen

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan, g. Gus J. Karger of the Cincinnati Times tonight was elected president of the National Press Club
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

Gus Dgarf, the man who could move the world if he could get pur- chase on it. came up from Ellamar on the Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
POPULAR PURSER IS
 FEN ROUTE TO EUROPE

Harry Duke. who is known to many Alaskans as the steward on the steam ship Portland and the steamship Al Xii, is steward on the steamship Vest ham en route to Euorpe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
NEW SECOND FREIGHT CLERK
 ON STEAMSHIP ALASKA

C. P. Evans. second freight clerk on the steamship Alaska, has been succeeded by Clarence Wiring. of Min nesOta.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
 THREE ARE DROWNED

LONDON. Jan. 9.--The hospital ship Rewa was torpedoed in the Bris- tol Channel today with three casual ties
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

The Q. ". Department received . large consignment of eeeuAt on tho AlAskA,
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

George Reinke and Guy Cameron were passengers on the Alaska to La touche on business trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

Judge w. A. Munly and Marshal Brenneman were passengers on the Alaska for LatOuche.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09

Fabian and Henry Miller were pas sengers on the Alaska for the west ward.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-01-09
THEATRE FIRE
 KILLS F|REMEN
Nour Meet Death In Fire in Motion Picture Show in City of
 Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Four firemen were killed and four injured probably fatally today when the walls of a mov- ing picture theatre which was burn ing collapsed without warning.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
LABOR DAY PICNIC.

Stop, look, listen! Are you going?
Going whore? TO Lecost, Midlothian
W., tho new Fish Pond and Picnic
Ground for Col0rcd People. There
will be a large picnic given there for
tho benefit OF the now Help Ono An
other Club and wo arc asking every
colored man, woman and child to meet
us at Leeco on Labor Day, Monday,
September 2. 1918. All persons from
lIopcwell will start from Dreamland
Park.
We also ask every colorcd man or
woman who has an automobile to help
us on that day There will be some
OF tho best men and women Of the
race to speak to you on that day.
Edward MalGlvenc. Proprietor, ad
dress Box ZIG, City Point, Va. or Box
4 Midlothian, Va The boy with tho
Yellow Hudson Car.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
MT. PLEASANT NEWS

Rev. Drivers made dying trip
to Iopdale last week.
Mrs. c. II. a. Skinner is indis-
posed.
Mrs. Ella Parker and Mrs. Emma
Lindsey visited their sister, Mrs
Henrietta Skinner, Of Emerson, on
the 5th.
There will be n water melon and
chicken supper given at the resi-
dence OF Rev. Harvey on the 10TH
at Mt. Pleasant, 0.
Quarterly conference was held at
the Clarks NJ. e. church on the 18th.
Sacrament will be administered
by Rev. Drivers, ID. d., at Clark NJ
lG. church,, Sunday morning.
Earl Skinner and Harry Miller,
formerly OF Emerson, left on the 9Th,
for training camp in Michigan.
from Wheeling, w. Va.
Mrs. Henrietta Skinner. Of Emer-
son, received a letter on the 6th
from her youngest son, William Rob-
ert Skinner, who is somewhere in
France.
Mr.. Marshal Stewart, OF Pitts
burgh, is visiting his grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Londcr, of Emerson.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
DIR. SHEPARD'S L4lIsORS
,(By n. Barnett Dobsun)

Now York, August 10.-Dr. James
e. Shepard, president of the Nation
al Training School at Durham, N. c.,
was here a few hours today looking
after important business matters in
the interest Of his school. The doe
tor was en- route to Saratoga Springs,
N. Y, where he will remain for Il
brief vacation. He is one OF the
nost diligent, we'll equipped and on
tnusiaStic educators the race has. He
has foregone the leisure due him and
has been at his desk at tho training
school constantly since the com
mcnccmcnt season closed the latter
part of May.
In an interview with the Hcrald's
correspondent before leaving for
Saratoga, DR.. Shepard said: "rhe
National Training School is clear Of
debt. We now, working for n larger
endowment fund and to increase the
dorJnitory accomm odations for both
sex in order to meet the large and
constantly increasing demand of ap-
plicants. Ours is an interdcnomina-
tional Institution for The training in
all educational lines of service the
youth OF the race. It's courses Of
SlHhS are puIlcu, embracing All SUD
ejcst that go to make up a liberal
education.
Though it is young in history, the
institution feels just pride in the
work thus far accomplished. It's
graduates are already filling many
responsible positions, thus demon
strating the aim of the school to
train men and women for useful citi
ZcnsEip. Our faculty and students
responded nobly to the nations call
for war work. They bought Liberty
Bonds, War Savings Stamps and
others responded to the colors at
training camps and Y. M. c.. A. war
service. The future Of the school
is indeed bright. The fall term
opens on Tuesday, October 1st.
have not the time for long vacations,
there is too much genuine construc-
tive work to be done. I must there
fore, heed the call of youth for larger
and better facilities for education"
The special help and encourage
ment held out to young men fitting
themselves for the ministry, the now
department OF social service and the
able faculty employed and paid,
make the National Training school
an ideal institution for self help and
steady advancement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
fUNARMED STEAMER MEIsAK
Isl EALED BY HUN u-BOAr
Grow Says Forty Shots Were Fired
and They Were Forced to
Abandon Ship

Washington, August S-Within
less than twcnty-four hours after the
! Diamond Shoal lightship OFF Cane
Hatteras, North Carolina had been
destroyed by shell fire, the small
American unarmed steam Merak was
shelled, torpedoed anu sunk by a
German submarine near the North
Carolina coast Tuesday afternoon.
Announcement OF the destruction Of
the ship-the third sent down in
that Vicinity since last Sunday-was
made aoday by the Navy Department.
The Merak's crew OF forty-three men
got away in small boats and were
landed safely, twenty-three at Nor
folk and the remainder III Elizabeth
City, N. c. Complete details of the
sinking OF the ship were hacking to-
night.
Naval officials feel certain that tho
submarine which accounted for the
Merak was the same that sank the
tank steamer O. b. Jennings Sunday,
off the Virginia capcs and Diamond
;Shoal lightship Monday afternoon.
In some quarters surprise was ex-
pressed that the submarine would
have fingered near the spot where
the lightship was sent down.
Secretary Daniels said today that
he had nothing to add TO his former
opinion as to the operations of the
raiders on this side OF the Atlantic,
that they are instructed to hinder
commerce as much as possible with
out exposing themselves to danger.
Mr. Daniels said other sinkings pro-
baby would follow.
According to the story told by
members OF the Mcrak crew, forty
warming shots were fired at the
steamer before they took to their
boats. The Merak sank within ten
minutes attire she was abandoned.
She was bound from New York to a
bouthern American port.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17

PorpaGe OFF the coast Of France.
Three members OF the crow are re-
ported missing. The announcement
reads:
"Thc steamer Porpagc Is reported
sunk ty submarine off tho coast OF
France. The vessel was hit by 4 tor
pcdo on tho port side amidships, and
sank in an hour and forty-ivc min
ulcS.
"All members OF the armed guard
are reported safely landed. Three
members Of the merchant crow arc
reported missing. They are w. Sup
pom, chief oiler; j. Banks. second on
gineer, and ID. p. Mcdonald, fire
mar"
No report was issued to show
whether the vessel was bound to or
from France.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
STEAMER BEIsWIND SUNK

New York, August S.--Thc steam
ar Berwind, announced as having
con sunk on August 3 off the
French coast. is the American steam
nip BcrWind, not a British steam
hip, it was announced here today.
The Berwind, 1850 tons gross,
wned by the New York and Porto
leo Steamship Company, and for
(erly engaged in the sugar-carrying
fade between Porto Rico and New
FORK, was requisitioned by the Ship
ing Board last September and con-
gned to the use Of the American
my in France.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
Administrators Notice.

tor OF tho estate Of Jesse Scruggs no
tice Is hereby given to all persons
who have claims against his estate to
present the same to mo ut my office
G13-A N. Second Street and anybody
who may owe anything to tho estate
will likewise make payment to mo.
j. THOMAS HEWIN, Administrator
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-08-17
STEAMER PORPAGE
is SUNK OFF FRENCH COAST

Washington, August S---The Navy
fpartment tonight announced the
liking Of tho American steamer
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
American W.A.A.C.S.
In Armed Service
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESSD

Behind the Lines, France, Sept l.
tCorres spondence "f Associated Pres ---
iWthin one month one thousand mem
hers OF the Woman'~ Army Auxiliary
Corps. vii Be enrolled III the United States
Army ServiceCorp~. Three hundred are
already at work here in the offices, laun-
dries and service IF the American EX-
reditionarv Force.
They will supplant m equal number ~
able-bodied youths who will leave e
take their places in the fighting UNITS
The valiant service that these "Naac~'
have given in the British army recon-
menaed their adoption BY the United Stat
- staff. and aS many a can he spare'
are heing transferred 70 the United
STATES service To relieve some men To-
dutv nearer the actual combat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss)

WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY AT
TIE NESLE.-Menaces by salient are in
creasing in danger. The Germans are to-
day beginning to withdraw from the YES
le Valley to the right Of the Americans.
ON the west flank the Americans held
firmly while the French exerted sharp
pressure on the rear. The Germans are
fighting hard, but are continuing to give
way.
The struggle 10 the American right sub
iects them To O heavy enfilade by artiI-
lery. but despite the resistance the Ameri-
cans swung the line forward to a junction
with the French where the most deter
mined resistance was encountered. The
Americans faced deadly barrage while
barriers of gas rise in every ravine.
| The Americans have advanced steadily
with equally destructive artillery res
pon~e. Prisoners statements leave no
doubt but that the Germans will estab-
li~h themselves Oh the Chemlp Des- Danes
lines
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
Say Foch Copied Ven
Hindenburg's Methods
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESSD

NEW YORK SEPT Marshal Foch j.
credited bv some Of the German new~pa-
per~ with adopting ''new method of de-
fenSe learned from liindenberg." The Al
lied commander les said by the German
correspondent of the Berlin Norwacrt~ to
have applied the methods Of defensive
fighting Just before the great Allied Of
fenSive began nj the Marine salient in the
latter part of July.
The method j. described a. withdraw
nj of troops from the first line and plac-
ing the main force on the second line
This weakened the effect Of the German
artillery fire.
Enemy batteries were IN such deep fol
maton'' writes the Borwaerls' correspon.
dent "that ther barrage struck the Ger
man attack not n front of the first Inc
bn only from of he secod lecmfwyp cm
but ovly in front of the second line. Thi
defensive action, learned from Hinden
berg. naturally demands a new metho
of attack which will not be long in com
ing"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
MUT|NY ADDED
GERmANY'S
DIFFICULTY
WESTERN
FRONT
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.)

LONDON. SEPT IA general demor-
alzation of the German population Is
widespread and growing. Dissatisfaction
with the German army. accompanied by
muinie~ and de~ertion~ are reported in
Amsterdam dispatches.
The correspondents say the army i fill
ed with deSpondcncy and alarming ont
breaks have occurred in several units. On
the Arra- front a whole BaVarlan division
L reported "a have been di~armed an"
transported to q prison camp. MniinN ~
a Silesian regiment resulted in nearly loo
axacutionS Connivance Of the working
classes l. preventing the trailing 81 de-
serterS. of which 10000 are reported a.
hiding IN Berlin alone.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
Austrian Citizens
Beg For Bread

PARIS. SEPT. IL Correspondence OF
The Associated Press l-llundred~ oi
starving AuSirians in the capital city Of
Vienna recently surrounded n tram on
which party Of RoumnnianS were ira
Yelling 10 France and begged plteouSly Tor
bread. according To the Roumanian- who
have now arrived in France.
The party asking for food gathered an
about the train in the lIitzig quarter OF
Neena where some Of the well to do peo-
pie of the city live. said Captain r. koS-
Setti Of the Roumanian army they toid
the RoumanianS that turnip~, heei~ ana
potatoe. constitute almost the daily food
Of large part of the population
There were more than 300 men, women
and children in the party that surround
ed the train. said Captain Ros>etti. and
almost everyone expressed horror AT the
continuance of the war and bitterly re-
preached Germany for the desperate sli-
nation in whcvh they found themselves
Their faces were pnched with hunger
they were pale and showed unmi~takablN
that they had horne intense privation'
and suffering. Several among the mum
her declared there must soon he wide
spread revolution in Austria il steps were
mot taiken to feed the population.
n Captain Ro~~ctt offered one OF tho~
who sought help ten crowns. The none.
was declined on the ground that no foo
could be bought for il. The Austrian
who in peace times was proSperou
, store keeper pleaded for bread for hl
children. whom he said had nothing to ea
r for three weeks except turnIp> and beet
The German colonel in charge OF tn
: train was 80 annoyed at the cries OF tn
.. hungry crowd that he gave orders to hav
4 the train moved forward at once to an
i other part of the city.
! All passengers on the train had to sui
a nit to rigid search by the Austrian al
i thorities and no one was permitted to cal
ry single scrap of paper. A@--
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
No Time For Drones
Says General Townes

AUSTIN. TEXAS. SEPT. This j.
no time for drones and consumers who
fail to produce" said Major J. c. Townes
in charge Of the ~elective service in Texas
at a recent meeting OF the State Council
of Defence held here. lie was explaining
10 the members of the Council the terms
Of the 'work or fight order.
'I want to make this clear to you.
said Major Towne~. ~that no person will
oppose the wotS or fight order without
sympathetic support from the community
in which he lives
He urged the members Of the Council
to help the local draft boards in entorc-
inc the work or fight order. stating that
the local boards have 10 enforce the order
since 1t falls upon them I'd determine VIII,
, the idlers or those non essentially en-
ployed are The state board will render
III assistance possible, he said. addin.
that 'there will be raids conducted in va
rious cities Of the state to round up tn
idlerS."
lie said II was the duty Of the loca
boards 10 ask idler> for their excuse fo
not working or Joining the army. II III
excuse i sickness and cannot he prove
or il the idle person has any other goo
cause he will not be mole>ted. but III tn
proper explanations are not Forthcoming
''send him Ia the army whether he j. ]
class /. ,. B. or L.
'TexaS has furnished one-twcntieth. o
five per cent Of all the men IN the arm
al the present time, said the Major, an
added that il j. proposed that those Nc
in the service shall do their part al hom
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-09-07
SITUATION is
BRIGHTEST
GEN. MARCH
INFORMS
SENATE

WASHINGTON. d. c.. SEPT. The
situation on the western front j. more
satisfactory today than for months. Gen
eral March today told the Senate Commit
tee Good progress j. being made.
At no point on the battle front are the
Allies over ten miles from the linden
berg line, while the upper part of the line
has been nierced bv the British troops.
lie said that between ninety and one
hundred thousand Americans are now
with the British forces.
General March characterizes the Ger
man movement a a general retreat on a
lO0-mile front. from Arras To near the
city of Rheims. lie pointed out that The
German line Is now sixty miles from the
French capital 1T the nearest point, com
pared with forty on July II.
General March said that the organH-
alton of the first American field army
was progressing 80 rapidly that % per
cent of the American troops bricaded
with the French and British have been
Withdrawn and assembled at an unde~ig
mated point
The enemy's retreat, General March
said, was forced by two operation~-the
first by the British al Arras and Pcrrone
and the second the advance OF the Franco
American troops across the SoIssons pIa-
teau. The Hindenberg line i now only
ten miles from the Allies at the fartheSi
sector.
General Pershing has sent report on
minor casualties heretofore unreported
because of the trivial character Mos
Of the men have been returned 10 th,
ranks within few days. The repor
brings the total casualties 90 10000.
General March said that the improve
ment in transportation facilities contin
ues. The number of ships in use j. De
ing increased the ''tum round" beng cu
down Transport ships are now being un
loaded IN French ports IN from three 4
four davS and cargo carriers in from tel
10 fifteen.
Because Of the gradual withdrawal Q
American troops which were brlgade
with the French and British. only on
division. the 32nd. i engaged in the pres
ent battle.
General March would not discuss ia
report that plans were being made Ia
the bringing 70 the United states of Ger
man prisoners eIISaid the matter woul
be discussed mt convention soon to NEE
at Berne. Switzerland