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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
.YiNkS CAN ADVANCE.
TILL NOVEMBER 1,
SAYS WEATHER NJ

Chicago. Oct. on-Professor Hes
y. Cox, chief OF the Chicago efistr
deather bureau, declares the a lilies 4
keep driving on toward Berlin w
November /. The United States FRI
he says. will he the last in Fra
closed by winter
Generally speaking, operations
the western front frc.r, the Norft,
10 Switzerland NAV continue 10 ali.
November r.. sasd Professor e
Our only basis for weather forces
for thar district are the ayer.l
weather tables, which shows the no
will he The tn.ldest although IN
the heavy fall and winter rains III
TIE place Of The colder weather Z
Their south. From Belgium IN
Quentin the weather Nil he mite
hu' II viii he rainv. and these "a
viii begin about October 80 FIR
st. ouentine IN Rheims il will no co
or. with less rain and from Rhri
70 Ner6un IS 70 district thar viii
omen the LONGEST From ver,lun
Sr,itZerla ~ ,-isa tfta A-f4-st-s iix- r.
there IS heavy snow bout the Fl
we"b in recerlNes-. with cold com
IN aho4lt No1 efeYirf. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
POLISH NATION ASKS
FOR UNITED POLAND
m wavcring Attitude But tnani-
nous Sentiment Among the
MHnlhrrs Of arlinmcntnrN Quo.

New York, Oct 2o--Polish mem
hers Of the Austrian reichstag have
demanded unity for Poland and a free
access 10 the sea, according 10 ca
hlogram received today by the Polish
national committee OF the United
States.
The cahlecram. which came by way
of Paris, said
The Polish nation unanimously de-
mands united Poland with is own
free coast. This demand il forming
part of the program of the inter
party alliance and of the parties Of
the left as recently adopted by the
regency council by special proclama :
ton.
Those few of the members Of the
Polish parliamentary club in Vienna
who had until recently preserved the
wavcrine attitude have now Joined the
independent Polish members of the
Austrian reichstag, together With
whom they have entered a motion dc (
harding & united Poland eaNsE- sEeee
access to the sra.
The Polish parliamentary club Is
said to have placed the central pow
ers in position regarded as despcr-
ate. inasmuch as IL insists upon Ger
many's compliance with President
Wilson's terms
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
THREE MORE BANKS IN
AUGUSTA OVER THE TOP

Stanton, Va. Oct 20.--Three more
banks in Augusta county reported to
County Chairman Joseph A. Glasgow
yesterday that they had sold bonds
in excess of their allotment for the
Fighting Fourth Liberty loan. First
n6ws of the days success came from
the Bank OF Mt Scion. which report
ed subscriptions 10 the amount of
$4,000 which Is $4,000 over its
quota. The sales continue at the bank
and a still larger return is expected
Then from Waynesboro came an
other good telegram. 1t said that
the First National Rank Of Waynes-
boro, with an allotment OF $4,000,
had received pledges in excess OF the
amount. and the bank was credited
with ''over the top"
From the busy little town Of Green
Vile where the Bank OF Riverheads
does business six days out OF the
week there came this news! "Our
allotment was s17.1o0. We have sub
scriptions totaIling $17.300," and the
report indicated that the remaining
day OF the loan drive would not be
an idle one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
KEY MEN ASK NEW
SCALE Of WAGES
Minimum of s. DAY Asked forTeie-
graph OpcratorS-Grievan
Against Western Union to
BE Aired.

Washington. Oct. 20.--The Com
m ercial photographers Union Of Amer
lea has completed It's new wage scale
for prosecution to the telegraph COM
panies. the Burleson wire control
committee and the national war labor
board. \ subcommittee now is sit
ting in Washington and will take final
action this week.
The scale calls Of minimum wage
OF So a day and maximum of IS.
1t also provides for the abolition of
the bonus system.
A grievance committee also will
present to the wire control commit
tee or the war labor board liet Of
EN- ployes-of the Western Union who
have been discharged for mem be rship
in the union and. contrary to the
order of the postulaster-gen have
not been reinstate1 Some of these
discharged are as recent as. last week.
A decision as to appeal to the post
master general or to the war labor
board will be reached tomorrow. The
wire control committee is on record
as refusing to t.eat with the commit
tees AS union committees, but as be-
ing willing TO talk with them as in
dlviduals and employees, This atti-
tude may lead the Union to reopen it's
grievance before the Walsh
board
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
SCOTLAND BEGINS
PROHIBITION DRIVE
Temperance Association tn Hold Mect=
inRs I'm Fifty-two Cfttes---Labcr
Gfsea Assiatance.

I Glasgow, Scotland. Oct. 20.--The
Scottish permissive bill and temper
arce association, which celebrates its
diamond jubilee in October. has planned
a great prohibition educational cam
paign to suitably mark the occasion.
The meetings start at Dalkeith on Oc-
teher 10. and from that day onward a
meeting or conference will be held
each day In some town In Scotland
i until the first part OF the campaign
closes at meeting in ktlmarnock on
, december "a. During the three months
campaign the length and breadth of
Scotlan will be covered. from the bor-
ttier- towns In the extreme south, to
| Thurso In the extreme north, Fifty
! two towns in AL will be visited and in
the larger olaces. such as Forth, Dun
dee and lSlnfarH@t-h. meetings viii be
held on two or even three successive
days. This tremendous program is only
to usher in campaign which the assoc
citation intends to continue without ces-
sation until 1920, the year when the
temperance tScotland) act comes into
operation.
At the first meetings Of the prohibit
ton educational campaign. Mr.. VII
liam r. Johnson. Ohio, of the AiueTi-
can Issue Publishing company. 10 to
be the principal speaker. He viii ne
followed by the Rev. Clarence T. VIII
son. the REV. A0aTteS sSteLkies fTtttSSoi
! J. A. Nichols. the Rev. DR.. Sheldon. OF
the United States; Ben n. Spence and
James Simpson, OF Canada. Prominent
members of parliament and others In
terested in the tempera nee question are
also pledging their support to the
campaign.
The vigorous attack that Scotland IS
conducting against the drink trade ts
further evidenced by the decision OF
the executive of the Scottish labor party
Ia place upon their program. for the
forthcoming conference, proposal for
the prohibition of liquor as beverage
X this proposal is adopted II Will mean
that Scottish labor has definitely COM
miitad itself to the abolition or the
liquor trade. IN
This year. for the first time during
the Glasgow fair fortnight. the pubic
houses in Glasgow were closed for tire
whole period ~ the fair. with the
most remarkable result. a sober city.
Those in favor of prohibition are en- :
couraged by the knowledge that X
Glasgow could dispense with tntoNicat-
ing liduor for fortnight there is every
reason to believe that il could well
dispense with drink altogether
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
BOXERS Of ALLIES
To MEET IN LONDON

Newport, r l., Oct, 20 The best
boxers from Fly 10 heaVyweights in
The Tinted states navy wall take part
in the fistic battle for the king s
trophy in London, Deeemhe IL and
IL, according 10 announcement made
here tonight.
Admiral Sims, who commands the
United States naval forces in Eu-
ropean wGters, has asked the navy to
send tha very best il has and general
instructions governing the selection of
men to compete vii he issued short
y. The contest viii he open to all
men OF the allied armies and navies
and the French and English have al
ready signifed their intention of he
ing represented
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
RETAIN GERMAN
COLONIES, ALLIES
ARE URGED
(By William J. Butler.

~
1891 saI ~, ~.
unuon' oc'. -or ~ '.u, s.oI ies .
OIL herman oePravuF' oiooosneo anu
uaI uarism IN sou'nwes' Alrica' UT
nishlng upanes,,onnois reasons why
'ne aties shouio retain German COLO
I'ies' are orousn' 10 hsh. 'h pa ma
'is NJ, paper luS1 ISSUED.
IN, me great neFeTe anu ioe'ehtot res
peiiio's OF lso4 ana iso were ne OUT .
come OF t"enty-hVe years OF oru.ai
Ierihah government during "hlcn
p'euses 20 naive chleis were onis
scraps or paper
Lana ana ca,tie We're seized the
people were reduced almost 10 slaV-
erF' ne women were maitreateo pV
INC - mans VINO TOOK them INTO
iorcnd concuolnase
Wnen Ihe renelhon broke out CEN
erai Won 1rotha issued an "extermina-
ioh o.oe' ny winch no man. woman
or chiid was TO receive mercy or quar-
ter,
kiil every one or them he said,
nd take no prisoners, The hendish
oroer was faithfuliy obeyed; the two
tribes were cailousiy massacred, and
pracncaiiy wiped out.
There Is story of native ex-
groom to Trotha. who describes how
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
STANTON RECOMMENDED
FOR MOTOR TRAINING CAMP

stanton, va. Oct. 20.---lt was
good news that came TO Staunton yes
'terday morning when a letter from
Representative Hal d. Flood to Colo
mel Rudolph Bumgardner announced
that stanton had been recommended
by the motor transport corps OF the
war department as a site for the
motor training camp, and a welcome
surprise in the letter was the state
ment that Basic was recommended
also for similar camp. This is taken
to mean that both stanton and Basic
will be the locations for the training
camps. which are expected 10 have
from 5000 to 10000 men in attend
ance while the training schools are
in progress.
Details of the construction OF the
camps are not available. but il is
known that $4,000, 0cO has been esti-
mated as the appropriation necessary
to carry~on the project
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

C. A. follow to the front line. Boys
who come out OF the front line.
cold and dead-tired. meet a CHEEKY
smile and get a smoke and cup Of
hot chocolate. That is the nearest
approach to home that ma. in the
trenches finds.
Even to the prison-camps the sec
retaries 60, taking what cheer and
comfort they can to the thousands
OF boys who are interned-both AL
lied and German
Make Women Comfortable
The Y. w. c. A. has it's huts for
milton workers. in addition to the
Hostess Houses which are replicas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

Of the Hostess Houses in camps =
home
More than $500 separate ns:t'''.
ings have been erected or rer'4,'
More than i5,o00 uniformed wo, :
ers are in service on both sides %
the Atlantic More than 500 tons
Ct supplies go TO France eve:
week for the ORGANIZATIONS to dis.
tribute to the bows More thar
Is miles of motor picture film
goes to France each week for the
bows entertainment Nrh erever a
soldier or sailor or marine goes
HOME goes with him through the
~ ediuni IF one or the other -
these se~en great cooperating or
ganizat.ons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
RED Cross
ON JOB IN nUSl


London. Oct. 2o,--Rruce fsatx MI
Formerly British representative VI
Moscow who reached London Ccff5
II in an interview with representafsa
oil the press on his experiences IL
prisoner IN Russia, says that his arr
was quite unexpected y N
In speaking OF his detention he n
that he was Immediately taken to II
mouse or the executive IN charge II
combating the counter revoluion
After being held prisoner for IL
Gays ne was taken To kremiin WI
he was detained for three weeks. r$
ing this time he says he was treaf
decentlN, was given apartments Fl
himself. was allowed 20 take rxer.s
ana was finaliF gwen his liberty,
fCori what ] learned OF the sofss
-lhgS- Of those detained in ord nary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
Food profiteers Punished.

Washington. Oct. 20.--The way of
the profiteer is hard when II runs
athwart the food administration. To
prove 1t, the admin istration today an
nounced that G. VI. Allen. Jr.. OF
Winston Salem. N. C.. had been de-
prived OF his license because he al
lowed a salesman 20 sell car OF feed
above the prescribed price. and that
j. c, Lysle Milling company. Leaven-
worth. kas.. unwillingly contributed
$4,000 to the Red Cross for trying
to conceal large profits In -four by
making grossly inaccurate reports."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
Seven Big War Work Agencies United In Relief Army,
Take Care of Our Boys From Home Camps To Trenches
Activities Of Organization
Which Have Joined In Drive
For $l70,500. 900 So Varied
That Uncle Sans Fighting
Men Can Find Clean. Whole
some Amusement In Every
Camp and ut the Front -
What Your Money Is Doing.

TOME follows the soldier wher-
ever he goes through the
seven great organizations that
Join hands to help every boy VINO
leaves home behind
His frst ride to camp from nome
is in a troop-train where \. NJ
G A. secretary always abroad. al
ws-s cheering lonely, homesick
boys.
As soon ~ he gets to camp ne
nnds that the Y. NJ. C. A., the 4 OF
c.. the Jewish Welfare Board. or
the Salvation Army have the "huts'
that have made them famous
There he can write letters homo,
play games, see motion picture
shows. hear lectures, attend reiis'
tous services, and keep up his
studies In classes conducted regu-
larry under the best OF teachers and
professors.
Can Msst His Friends
There, too, he finds the Hostess
House of the Y. w. c. A, where
his mother or sweetheart or his sis
ter may come to see him, and the
branch of the American Library AS
sociation where he can borrow
books to read
When the boy has few days
leave and goes into strange city
to spend it, he finds there the War
Camp Community Service, ready
and willing to direct him about the
city, to tell him OF the amusements
and accommodations he will find.
When the time comes to star
over there, the boy finds 4. M
c A secretary on the troopship
He supplies writing paper, organ
ICES games for the idle hours, ant
usually has moving pictures which
help out the evenings The boy Il
sorry TO leave him when they dock
but the first person he meets OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
JAP INTRODUCE JUDO
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Chicago Oct. Pa com plicated
system OF defense is being developed
by the University Of Chicago football
eleven through the presence OF B.
Otani, champion judo wrestler OF ia
pan, who is trying for the varsity
Otani was sent TO the university by
the Japanese government TO study
athletics and fit himself to teach
sports at the Tokyo Tighter normal
school. of whose faculty he is mem
Der.
When Coach A. A, Stage sounded
the scalI for football candidates re-
Gently. the Jap was right on the job
He had PLAYED soccer at home and
thought he would be familiar with
the great American fall game. But
he registered great SUNRISE when he
found the football candidates attired
in "armor" Now he's an enthusias:
markahle adaptibility. He plans TO
instruct Tokyo students in the mys-
teres OF the game and believes Amer
lean rugby will surplant association
football in the east .
Otani is using Judo wrestling tao
tics in football play, particularly in
tackling, Judo, from his description
is creased lightning catch as-catch-
can. In judo matches. the two op-
ponents face each Other, crouching,
The hands extended and clenched. At
a signal the two go to grips and in a
jiffy one or the other is sent hurting
through the air. Even when shooting
over a rivals back, e judo expert does
not despair of victory. for in exhibit
lions here. Otani has hooked his foot
around a Players neck while being
tackled, banging the foe to the ground.
The Jap is familiar with baseball,
He says the sport is gaining favor
daily. but as yet has not reached the
professional STAGE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

French soil is another secretary,
K OF c.. or Y. M. C. A.. or J. w. B.,
who tells him where hs can 60 and
what he can do In foreign city.
Go Right to tho Front
At the front, perhaps. the great
est work is done. Here a real taste
of HOME, the thing the boy Graves
more than any other one thing,
comes with the hut erected by the
friendly helpers. Here when there
is no warm. dry spot in camp, he
finds warmth and cheer. smiles,
songs, place to rest. writing
paper, hot drinks, cigarettes.
In the trenches. the Salvation
Army, the X. of c., and the Y. M.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

the soldiers heaped branches on top
of the prisoners.
Lamp oil was sprinkled on the
heap and it was set on fire. The pris-
oners were burned to a cinder The
Germans said We should burn all
these dogs and balloons in this fash
ion"
Beatins to death was not regarded
a murder. The German master was
looked on as being a kind of a parent
10 the chldlike native, and could
Thrash him whenever he wished with
out fear Of punishment or assault
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

true when they are going in. When
they are coming out there Is apt to
he more conversation. The tension is
relaxed. Besides they are returning to
somthing to cat. dry clothes and warm
beds, The saddest part in the coming
out is the reduced number of the
marching of men. So it goes on day
after day So it has gone on for
twenty-one days.
Out of this sculiery OF war the
American infantrymau il emerging as
the greatest fighter the world has ever
seen,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
AMBULANCE UNIT
BOMBING REPORTED
BY VAN SHACK

London, Oct. 20.-Maior John Van
Schaick+ deputy com n1issinnsr ~ the
American Red Cross for Belgium, has
forwarded to London the following
report of the bombing OF the Ameri-
can Friends Ambulance unit by Ger
man airmen. Major Van Schaick is
New York banker and eldest son of
the late Jenkins Van Setback. a for
mer mayor OF New York
The headquarters OF the Friends
Ambulance unit. which is affiliated
with the American Red Cross w,s
in the Hotel which was built
in two parts, one more recent than
the other. The new part was de-
stroyed. Two bombs fell in the court
yard back of the building, blowing
out the whole first story and causing
the structure to collapse.
The two men VINO were killed were
sleeping on the fourth floor A chin :
ney fell on one. Falling beams crash
ed the life out of the other. A work
-er whom we had placed with the unit
was sleeping in the room with one
OF those who was killed. He was not
injured. He described his experiences
as follows:
81 was awake when the hon1 hs
fell. I had been out to see one of our
planes make a landing. I had just
got hack into bed, as | thought The
raid was at some distant point | had
no idea II was near Us until the plas-
ter started down In sheets. caused by
a bomb falling across The street. Then
the two fell which brought us down.
l don't remember much noise. only
the motion. The whole room seemed
to lurch back toward where the
bombs fell. and then went down. My
AN-5 49,
across the room. The cupola OF the
adjoining building fell where my bed
stood,
THE head of The unit was buried
under the debris for three hours. A
large oak chest held beam off his
neck. They had to tunnel through
the debris to get him out. He was
conscious part Of tho time and directed
the rescuers in their work Lie MAS
bruised, but nor seriously nurt.
II visited the wrecked building This
afternoon y Some of the men had lost
their belongings and kits. and or
dered furniture for the new headquar-
ters. Then ! went TO the hospital to
see the men who were hurt. I found
that the king of England, who hap
pened to be l., the neigh borh ood. had
already been there to extend his SYM
pathy There we're three wounded
American aviators in the same ward.
whom the king ais, saw.
This disaster illustrates he dam
ger surrounding the daily life of these
men. The town of has been
bombed more than 400 times and
shelled repeatedly from sea and land.
The Friends unit ia now moving into
building next to one that already
has been hit from the sea, from the
sky and by long-range gun IRE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

Proud Mother-My son writes he
has been given ths<p $. O.
Second pitto@sfnas's srisndid oar
boys are doing fine Mine writes that
he has been appointed X. T.
Small Boy toverhearins)~Ah what
terEer think * r. is a king pin or
sumpin' That means Kitchen police,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

Wife. Don't drink out Of vour 81
Ger Drink out Of Tho cup
Husband: ia try It, but I
srlne,i, snen rn1 mo IN .hn 40
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

The more women see of the other
women the better they like their mir
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21
YANKEE IhFANTRYnAN
IS GREATEST FIGHTER
No Sueh Fighting ~ Has Been Done
by Pcrshings First Army Has
Ever Been Recorded.
ADVANCE AND DIG IN

Besides Campaign on Argonnc Front.
Chateau Thierry and st. Mihjci Sal
lent We're Mere Incidents, Says Da-
mon Ruhyan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

The weigh of the transgressinE gro
rer is hard-on his customers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-21

The soldier gets out OF fox holes"
in the morning. picks up his life and
goes 10 fighting methodicaily as II
working man back home picks up his
dinner pail "a nd starts for his daily job
Both knock off at nightfail. Instead
Of "A warm dinner. however. the SOL
der cra~ls into another reeking fox
hole"
That is. unless he is dead and buried
on some damp hillside Of France or
wounded and on the way back TO the
hospital in a jogging truck,
A man may pU, in several DAYS at
the very front line. Then he goes back
for a short rest. Fresh divisions are
always moving in while worn divisions
are coming out. The Americans have
no perfected the machinery OF war for
this drive that everything moves auto
maticaliy.
Long lines of ghostly heln1eted men
suddenly appear out OF the mist on the
roads which feed the battle front ana
~ suddenly disappear again
They march silently. Their heads
are bent forward against the rain Oc-
cssionalIy an officer mutters a low
command, but there is little talking
among the men. This is especially
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-06-20

B. j. Pinckney made business trip
to Seattle this week.
E. M. Sly and C. E. Johnson made
a business trip to Prosser yesterday.
C. F. Winkenwerder returned Sun
day from business trip to Spokane.
Mrs. Geo. Mounsey is spending the
summer with her mother at Portland
Mrs. H. c. st. John and sons left
the last of the week for the summer.
Mrs. A. r. Compton and children at
tended the circus in Pasco Wednesday.
Mrs. r. H. Anderson and Gladys
visited the first Of the week with Mrs
Byrd Lott in Pasco.
MRS. Allen D. Abbott and little
daughter, of Portland are visiting at
the JOS. Olbrich home.
Lynn Taylor left Monday to join
Stanley Randolph at the Y. M. C. A
in Seattle for the summer.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Congrega-
tional church met this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. E. M. Sly.
Mrs. C. Staser, who has spent the
past ten days with her daughter: Mrs.
Parker Gould, at Prosser, is expected
home tomorrow.
Miss Shirley Holmes, who has beer
teaching at the State College. is spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Holmes.
Miss Alice Ryan, who has been Wis.
iting the past two weeks at the home
of Mrs. Thos. McKain, left Saturday
to spend the summer on the Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willett and daughter
Marjorie, of Seattle, visited Tuesday
at the H. Fyfe home. The Willetts
were enroute home from Spokane in
their car. asl.. sssst
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles CARRIER and lit.
tie. SON., accompanied by Miss Rose
Wagner, of Reardan, arrived the last
Of the week in their car to spend few
weeks at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs G.
CARRIER of this city.