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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
WAR CONTRACTS TO
Be SOON SETTLED

Washington, Dec. i.--Settlement of
war contracts within many cases were
abruptly halted by the signing of the
armistice will be worked out a de-
Capitalization plan, Director of NUM-
lions Benedict Crowell announced to-
night, All contractors will submit es-
Inmates of work done, articles COM
pleted. raw materials on hand. ex-
penses incurred, etc, and after the esti-
mates have been examined by war de-
partment experts immediate settlement
will be made. Owing to the delay
which would result from handling the
settlement Of all war department con-
tracts in Washington district boards
will be established at various cities in
centers of production such as Boston.
Bridgeport. New York. Rochester. Chi
cago. Pittsburg. Detroit and others.
The great problem. says Mr.. Crowell.
will be determination of the amount
due the contractor as result of work
being reduced or the termination OF
contract. The department must deter
mine. he points out whether contracts
shall be completed and whether produc
tiou can be reduced so as to enable the
manufacturer to gradually get into his
pre-war stride.
The new local boards will take up
the matter of settlement for concerns
in their respective districts which will
eliminate the necessity of appeals In
many cases, the department believes
The department intends to expedite
the work of settlement. declares Mr..
Crowell. in order to enable the con,
tractors to secure almost imm ediately
a very substantial part of their work
ing capital for use in switching back
/ to commercial work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
BRIDES YES. SPOKEN
THROUGH RANDAGFS

Pittsburgh, Dec. What might
appear to a casual observer as a
scene behind the lines in battle scar =
red France was enacted here recently
when. with her face and head swathed
in bandages. Miss Grace Wilson,
twenty two. became the bride of Will
liam Clayton. twenty-four. of Pauls-
boro, \. J., after the couple had been
injured in an automobile accident.
The parents of the bride were also
injured
The wedding party left the Wilson
home in n taxicab for the New Jeru-
salem church on the north side.
While running along Baum boulevard
a large coal truck collided with the
taxicab, injuring the occupants. a
passing automobile stopped and the
members of the party were taken to
the Homeopathic hospital. After re-
ceiving medical attention the bride
insisted that the plans for the cere-
,mony be carried out Accordingly.
another cab was SUNNI oned. The party
was nalsen to the church and the cere.
mony was performed,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
GERMARY'S ENORMOUS
WAR OBLIGATIONS

london. tee t--Dr. Ellis r, Powell,
editor of the Financial News. writing
IA Tie pauv Express on the subject of
Germany's ability 70 pay for the dam
age wrought by her armies and G-boats
ANA the defeated nations, general imam
cIAl position said ia part
Precision. or anything approach hing
precision, Is nnattatna BILE in an attempt
10 estimate the financial position Of
Germany At TINS moment. German war
Joaus total about $5b.oo6960o.ob In
tere8t on this sum at tlve per cent would
be {l.150. 100000 per annum. II We add
= sinking fund Of one per cent an extra
$35,06O.60a must he provided and the
annual prov lsion rises to $2,tQ0, geo, GOO.
Ia 1919 the German imperial reFe-
nue. was ss4G,112.725. Assuming that
This whole amount WAS diverted to in
terest~ and sinking fund payments
there would be an annual deficit OF
81 ,250. 000 600 arising from war debt
disbursements alone. and without max
4ltee AZ pte r4ssis% .tif prSeYss.en9 for ~ :
1iuary admir- $tt7zt i've <ex pegsd lures,
much less for the reconstructive out
, lay h}ch viii be essential to restore
NE awful waste OF the last four years
! If wc take this extraordinary ex-
I penditure on rehabilitation at such a
mea4re figure as $500 GOO 600 per annum
over the next ten years. we can frame
q rough German budget total so far
as the expenditure is concerned of
! So 900 600 600 per annum.
This means GerTa..ny exhausted
aud impoverished hy the war must
raise a revenue Of four times pre-war
magnitude in order TO deal with her
uvn internal obligations and without
prov lding a solitary pfennie for the
colossal claims which she has TO meet
outside her own frontiers.
what Is the aggregate OF Germanys
external ohiicattous9 Exactitude is
impossible; but the money required to
make good all the Outstanding claims
Ter expenditures incufrs by the allies
without assessing irrcparatle damage
Ia loss OF priceless livesl may be as
sessod al about 81 .250. 600 one. 600.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

GOVERNMENT STOPS
INSTRUMENTATION

Washington, Dec. IA. B. Rich
ards. general superintendent of the
Postal Telegraph company for the
Pacific division has been discharged
by Postmaster General Burieson for
insu bordination The Postal depart
ment refuses to comment on the ac-
ton,
"No announcement is ever made in
connection with the DISMISSAL OF an
employee said J. c. Rooms. first as
sistant postmaster general. but II is
understood here that Mr.. Richards
has sent an open letter to other postal
superintendents opposing government
ownership and operation of the tele-
graph wires
The message of discharge was per-
sonally signed by Mr. Burleson and
was brief notice of discharge and
order to turn over his office to his
next in rank. An immediate acknowl-
cdgement was received by the post
master general and statement that
the order had been complied with.
This is the first drastic step on the
part of the postofiice department to
end the agitation within the wire
companies against government con-
troll,
Tho Pacific division of the postal
company includes all its wires within
the states of Utah, Idaho, Nevada.
Oregon, Washington, California, Ari-
zona and New Mexico.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
DISCHARGE Of MARINES

Washington, Dec. Announce
ment of marine corps headquarters TO
assist those who wish to leave the
service OF the marine corps. The an
nouncement affects these three
classes:
/. Those who enlisted for the du-
ration of the war.
?. Those who Joined the corps
through the draft.
g. Those who voluntarily enlisted
for four years with the stipulation
that it he only for the national emer-
gency or during the war.
Secretary Daniels states in the cir
cuiar of instructions that war will
not he officially ended until a peace
treaty has been signed and ratified
and that the emergency will not cease
until so declared by proclamation OF
the president. There will be therefore
no general rehabilitation of tho ma
rine corps.
Requests for separation however
will be received from such men as
those who desire to complete their
education: married men with depend
ent families where II is shown that
their financial condition will be ma
terially bettered by their DISCHARGE
( and men who wish to return to bust
ness which they gave up TO enter the
service.
Marines who wish to avail them
selves OF these exceptions must sigr
| their applications personally. giving
reasons for wishing discharge wher-
ever practicable with the evidence as
to the validity of the reasoEs ~ the
! application. The commanding officers
Will forward these applications with
| out DELAY to the mandant OF tbs
marine corps at Washington
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
CLEVER SIDE LIGHT
ON E|SMER'S LIFE

London. Dec. IA British diplo-
mat of the old school gives universal
service a clever side light on the new
est commanding figure amid the
wreckage OF the German empire
Kurt Eisner, the .Bavarian prime min
lister. I'm Chicago" said my inform
ant. "Eisner had brother or cousin
who bore a close facial resemblance
to Hindenburg. He was once chief
wine steward at the most aristocratic
club in Berlin, where he iced cham
payne for Won Moltke and served
Kirschwaser for Bismarck prior to
emigrating to the United States.
But the new strong man of Ba-
varfa is quite a different type. He Is
red headed. dishevelled looking So
cialist of extreme views OF great per-
sonal courage gifted with keenly
critical mind. AS journalist and pub
lie speaker in years gone by he won
fame through his caustic comments
and contempt for the divine right
of kings and keen witticisms about
the famous Me und Gott' stun.
For many years he was n familiar
figure as an impassioned speaker in
the Bohemian cafes of Munich, where
such a man is always sure OF an ap-
preciative audience.
anti TO the core, he
was imprisoned during the war for
able criticisms of the kaiser. the
crown prince and ex-Chancellor Won
-Holfweg. for the latter's
misjudgment OF other nations. partic.
ulariy America.
"Eisner hates kaiserism and more
than twenty years ago he was i'm
prisoned for ten months for lese ma
jeste contained In an attack on the
kaiser published by the Frankfurter
Zeitung.
He has never forgiven the imper-
ialists for that. and in the days when
mplicissinlus used to deride Will
helm Hohenzollerh Eisner was gem
orally understood to be inspiring
many of these attacks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
brewery WORKERS
Seeking EMPLOYMENT

Milwaukee. wis, Dec. 1.--Approxi-
mateiy $4,000 brewery workers OF the
Middle West will be seeking other en-
ployment Monday morning as result
of brew cries closing in compliance with
the presidents proclamation prohibiting
the manufacture OF beer after Decem-
Der /.
In the big brewery centers--Milwau -
kee, Chicago. st. Louis. Cincinnati and
Kansas City--hope is entertained that
eventually the governments order will
be modified so as to permit the re-
sumption of brewing at least on lin
tied scale. For that reason most or
the breweries are keeping their work :
ing forces intact for the present 81
Louis reports 10000 men thrown out of
work: Chicago, 1900; Cincinnati $500.
and Milwaukee from 1900 to 2.ooo.
Chicago brewers have made An agree
mont with the Brewery orkers' union
whereby the men will be laid off In
squads a week at Il time. these squads
being rotated SO that. pending tina
decision on the fate Of beer the work
ing force will not be entirely disor-
ga nfzed
Beer in storage in the four Middle
West cities will supply the demand
from three to four months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
MAY Be NO MORE
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

New York Dec. From the pres
ent outlook there will be no more
campaigns for Red Cross funds after
December Henry z. Davidson, chair
man of the war council of the Amer
lean Red Cross announced today.
However the needs Of France, Bel
GUM, Italy and Russia will not ter
inmate with the declaration OF peace
Mr. Davidson said, and the voluntary
relief organizations will be unable to
handle the situation.
Governments themselves must
bear the chief burden" he said, land
am confident that the cooperation
between the governments may be re-
lied upon in an endeavor to meet this
wholesale work of relief which Will
be needed. There Will be an appealing
cry of humanity from all over the
world.
Mr.. Davidson announced that with
in a period of eleven months more
than 1900, 900 American people had
subscribed $4,000 600 to the Red
Cross and had contributed manufac-
tured goods worth s44,oo0,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Always Rainfall With Cyclone.

Cyclones are always accompanied
with rain. generally so violent as to be
called "cloud-burst" When the air
Is completely saturated with moisture,
and "whiri" is formed, the heated
stratum is not carried TO SO great a
height. The upward currents being
strong, vast mass Of partially con-
densed yapor is accumulated in the
upper end Of the funnel. so to speak.
until If finally breaks Of Its own
weight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Great Writers LAZY.

Shelley had an indolent vein. He
was very fond of the water. and many
of his finest poems were composed as
he idIed at his ease In a boat. He
made the best Of his short life, how
ridge. who seemed to be afflicted win
that lack Of will to work which some
people call laziness. He had one Of
the greatest minds. but he left even
his finest poems mere fragments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Music for Germans.

London. Dec. .-- Eegimental bands
are being recruited TO fun strength
aud are equipped to he sent to the
armies of Generals riumer and EaWl-
inson 10 impress the Germans during
the triumphant entry Of the British
armies into the cities and towns Of
the Rhineland. The purpose. is to
drive home 10 the Germans a sense
Of their dNfcat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

The growing child frankly finds him.
self the most interesting person In the
world and we forgive him to some ex-
tent and attempt to show him that he
must conceal his personal liking for
himself. Some of us may recall, the
STORY taf 'fae uftle hoy, n .so had been a
delightful listener white his mother
(real bore) told the neighbors Of his
cute little manners and ways.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Great Lakes Tonnage.

Washington. Dec. 1.--Great Lakes
shipyards sent feet of ISL steel ves-
sells. aggregating 6l1-9S5 tons dead
weight, to the seaboard between Au
gust and November /, it was an
nounced by the shipping board today.
This exceeds the entire output OF all
American shipyards for any one Of the
pre-war years In 1915 the Great
Lakes yards produced only thirty
eight vessels of 1856 tons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
German Folk Dancing.

London, Dec IA party OF Amer
lean soldiers on Thanksgiving leave
compelled band of German pris-
oners at Marlborough. near London
to participate in an "whooping up
celebration Thursday The German
captves were engaged in road con
structton. using great quantities OF
tar and gravel Making a huge bon
fire with barrels OF tar and singiny
patriotic songs, the Americans en-
circled the Germans and scared them
into entertain the Yankees with fan
tastic folk dancing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Carry Their Own Fodder

Paris, Dec. 1.-The British peac.
delegation which with the cieriea
and technical STATS will include nearl,
500 persons. who win occupy two
entire hotels, will bring their own food
along from England except vegetables
They will have their own servants
except the chefs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
"Nerves" Easily Explained.

What Is eccentricity In one stage OF
experience is natural In another. and
many a state the average physician
calls NERVES" Is really the movement
perception, expression and, perhaps,
realization.--Ge Caran Whitney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
rhree.Dotiar Gold Pieces.

The coinage OF So gold pieces was
authorized February 81, 1853. and the
act disseminating 1t was passed Sep
temher 90 1890. Between the years
1851 and 1889 inclusive $780, 100 pieces
were coined. Those still in existence
are practically Ill in the hands Of coli
lcctors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Take Confidential Papers

Christiania, Dec 1.-The Aften-
poster says the Boisheyiki have raid
ed the Norwegian legation at petro-
grad and stolen confidential papers
belonging to the Norwegian and Swiss
Governments
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Military for Sports.

Ithaca. n. Y. Dec. President
Jacob Gould Schurman, of Cornell
university sprung surprise. IT was
revealed today. by advocating in his
annual report TO the trustees the dis
placement of intercollegiate athletics
hy system of military training and
intercollegiate sports.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
.SCR|BBLERS SET SAIL
TO GATHER THE NEWS

Washington, Dee. THE army
transport orizsb a, carefully Quilted
for The use of several score American
correspondents acting as outrider for
the presidential tour to France was
intentionally overcrowded when II
set sail from New York this morning
according to reports received here to-
ttEi1f
Trained investigators Of the party
stated that former tenants fiatly re-
fused to give up their quarters and
that the voyage as arranged by the
government will bring home to every
writer The horrors of war almost from
the hour OF departure. Reports differ
in details hut all agree that no vessel
ever scr 10 sea with a more diverse
list Of passengers.
II is stated that partial and hur-
Tied census showed that members of
every branch and generation of the
insect family who trace their ancestry
so. tho construction of almost every
famous trench in France arc register
ed Among the ar4tocrats mentioned
as The moro dis9rrecahlc were the
cootles Of Flanders, thu erayhacks Of
Arcanne and the crimson ramblers
- The exclusive Ficardy set
Jeflty wireless messages picked up
here from the Orizoba are for the
most part orders t0 London tallOrs
for complete clothing outfits,
New York. Dec. THE Vanguard
~ the American party which viii be
In Paris during the sessions Of the
peace conference sailed from New
YORK today ON The new Amarlcan
steamship Orizaba.
Tho members Of the party tnclud.
ga more than Il hundred newspaper
correspondents and those who viii
act Ia q, secretarial and clerical capa-
city TO members of the peace com
ln jsssion The DrizHba being a slower
boat than the George Washington
needs two DAYS extra steamingito ar
rive AT Brc-t at the same time as the
presidential party.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Hun Inquiry.

Amsterdam. Dec 1.-THE German
government has begun an inquiry into
German atrocities in Belgium. accord
ms to a Berlin dispatch tonight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02
Death of Major Straight.

Paris, Dee 1.-Major Willard u,
Straight died here today. He had
been i'll with pneumonia for some
days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

American casualties In the war lately
totaled 1885. including 1905 killed
ln action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

EtAf0ugh government operation
ntfnvcd security 10 holders OF
sStorkg and bonds with pro-
= 4Or future successful nnaNe-
80 understood 10 he basic con
&8tCns which the president VIII
upun congress IN connection
-&ng proposed teEtssr-fcTr
~ issue with respect TO STATE Ner-
4odcral control of rates ana prac-
1A1 not known to he drawn direct
80 the plain inference undoubtedly
be drawn that the period Tor
important interference witt tffe
"a national system lay state Jaw
1eulGsiou has psSsed for all time
HAT the states viii he expected
ark strictly upon local matters. that
1lcN hamper the efficiency q me
f4tate system
khile the president is not expected
- At this time into much detail
Ahfe suggestions to congress ABOUT
future OF the railroads, II is an
104ood that the incorporation NJ the
11onf features Of his reccmmcndf-
- must result in some scheme ef
x11fxs though not necessarily complex
Nefnsnent financing
H This scheme might take the FORM
government guaranteed st"chs an"
Gnde. II is explained. The ra3iToHd@
t0uyd be told that the concern If the
B0vernment is to see that thF public
&xAtA the best possible service AT INC
NAnt. possible cost
E Durfng the war the president ~ IN"
#MAfutood to be able to show that EaN-
|Senment operation produced the BEST
E00ndhie service Costs were "a seeoh-
Try consideration in war time, In
E51oAee time however, costs become
Actor OF equal Importance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

You can tell turkeys age by the
teeth---your teeth, not the turkeys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-02

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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
srRvlcE FLAG DEDICATED
Methodist Church Scene of Dedica-
tory Services Sunday, When Flag
is Dedicated-Fifty-one Stars

On Sunday evening at the Methodist
Episcopal church occurred the dedica-
tion of a new honor roll containing the
names of fifty-one young men from
that church, and Sunday school who
are now in the service Of their coun-
try. After the singing of a. number
of patriotic hymns the honor roll,
which had been draped with a large
American flag, was unveiled by John
Helsley, who called the names OF the
boys, and their present addresses
were given by Mrs. Frank Woolston.
The roll is the work Of Carl G. Cas-
we'll and is beautiful emblem, and is
worthy tribute to the young men
who are making such noble sacrl-
fee for their country. Following this,
Rev. Boyd gave an interesting talk
on his work and experiences while
doing religious work at Camp Dodge
a few weeks ago. The pastor express
ed himself as being very much pleas
ed with conditions at this large can
tonment, and that the morale OF the
young men was very good. He stated
that the young manhood of this coun-
try was being given every possible
opportunity to make good at the var
ious cantonments and with but very
few exceptions they were availlng
themselves of these opportunities IN
a creditable manner.
The service closed with the singing
of the Battle Hymn Of the Republic
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21
WEDDING GREAT I.
SURPRISE TO ALL
Lieut.. Frank r. .Menagh and Miss
Mabel Mummert Married on
Thursday, August 18th.
BRIDE NATIVE Pennsylvania
Daughter Of Prominent Business Man
Of York, Penn.-An Accomplished
g and Attractive Young Lady

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Menagh, of this city, was the scene Of
very quiet wedding on Thursday
morning, August 18th, when their
son, Lieut., Frank r. Menagh, and
Miss Mabel Mummert, of York, Penn,
were united in marriage. The cere-a
mony took place at 9 o'clock, Rev. J.
l.. Boyd, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, officiating. The
parents of the groom were the only
witnesses, the ceremony being un--
usually quiet on account of the i'll
ness. of the. groom's sister, Miss Vera
Menagh.
The parlor was prettily decorated
with bowls of roses and ferns, and q
large American flag formed the
background where the young couple
stood. The bride wore a becoming
travelling suit of dark blue with 4
white blouse, and the groom wore his.
military uniform.
/ The affair came as great surprise
to their many friends as it was not
expected to take place until some
months later, but on account of the
groom expecting overseas orders at
any time, it was decided to hasten
the plans.
Mrs. Menagh is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Mummert, of York,
Penn, her father being the president
of the Safe and Lock Works at that
place. She is graduate Of Columbia
university and of the nurses school
at Johns Hopkins university, where
she held the position of head nurse
in the Grady building at that insti-
tuition for the past year. She Is q
most attractive and accomplished
young lady. The wedding is the cul-
mination of an acquaintance which
began at the university where Lieut..
Menagh also received his doctors de-
gree. The groom needs no introduce
|tion to Denison friends, for practical
lily all his life has been spent in this
lefty, and his upright character, and
pleasing personality have made for
him hosts of friends. He is a gradu-
late Of the Denison high school, and
later attended the Johns Hopkins uni:
Iversity, where he enlisted in the med
}ica1 reserve, receiving his commits
sion as first lieutenant. After grad
|uation he went to Detroit, Mich..s
where he has been connected with the
Ford hospital. He expects to receive
orders to- entrain for overseas duty
very soon and will no doubt be in
France by fall.
Lieut. and Mrs. Menagh left on the
Afternoon train for Ashton, S. D.,
where they will visit for couple Of
weeks with relatives on ranch near
that place.
On their return they expect to visit
with relatives in the east until Lieu
tenant Menagh leaves for France.
The Review joins with their many
friends in extending congratulations
to this worthy young couple, and in
wishing them many years Of happi-
ness.