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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Congratulations

Modesty and saney, but comprehensvey, the Richmond
Vrgnan has presented the of the through the
since actually became engaged in the fighting
in such way to command the respect of the intelligent
people of Vrgnias capital.
Without resort to sensational extras and specials,
the Vgnan has kept before its readers the real of
the greatest struggle humanity has known presented
always attractive FORM readily undersoodiust right for
busy people And everybody worth while has been busy.
The Vrginan thus found unusual satisfaction in giving
to Richmond Yesterday morning the first of the signing
of the armisticc which the end Of the With
complete statement Of all the announced facts with regard
the amistce ITSELF and the effect which the armisce will
have upon the military plans of the United States the Vir
gnian went on the streets with its first Extra since the
beginning Of the war
People had been msled by ''extras" and Specials
about important matters related to the war They had
come to rely the Vrginian authority accom-
plished events.
Consequently when the many thousands who bought
Virgnian cxras in the dawn of yesterday long before
other newspaper the Streets they dn need to
wait for conrmationthey KNEW that the great hour had
come.
The Yirgnian congratulates its readers having
ceved first through the coumSs Of their avorte newspaper
the most welcome which could possibly be brought to
the American people
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Transportation
Is to Continue

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE war
department In not yet prepared 10
make official statements as to when
there will be u cessation Of trans
pOrtntiOn Of troops ACROSS seas,
or when the men in environments
and those ACROSS seas shall bo
mustered out OF the army.
The niHStes-in.: out, It II stated
BY officials. will not take place till
after tho signing Of the treaty of
peace, nnd there has yet been NO
announcement when tho peace
congress will assemble. The mus
tering out for both army and navy
will Ake place within ~ few
months" after the signing Of the
peace treaty.
when that has been done. Secre-
tary of War Baker eaid today there
will he new legislation necessary for
the creation OF a new army. The mus
toring out processes. he said, will not
AFFECT tho regular army officers. They
are carried on special roll OF their
0wn.
It In certain that some OF the ships
now In port with military men on
hoard will 60 across seas. but those
now about to sail have probably very
few combat troops"
There will be no let-up in the SAIL
ing Of cargo ships according to army
authorities, there will be an Increased
necessity for such commerce. and as
pointed out by General March. chief
az staffS whether there IL peace or no
Deace. The America.n forces abroad
lelt ~ fed ana taken care az till
nw - bgoaeh AZ hosAos ssssssFgi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
DRAFT MACHINERY
COMES ALMOST
TO A STANDST|LL
Secretary Baker Issues
Orders Which Slows.
Down Operations.
REMAIN AT HOME
Men Directed to Entrain
Today Are to Hold
In Readiness for
Future Action.
REMAIN AT HOME

Washington, Nov. lily order
Of Secretary Of War Baker today
the draft machinery for the In
crease Of the army wnS slowed
down almost To II stop The ma
chincry. however. Is not strapped,
and can be pnt In motion again
at an hours notice.
The situation Of men enrolled
for the draft tonight is M follows:
All men In camps will hc held
pending the .oprse OF events III
the next thirty days No general
issuance of Burroughs will take
place.
No more men will ir called To
the coIors, except those WHO have
stated that they preferred service
tn the navy or marines.
M more men will h. taken into
the navy for The present except
those Of special or technical train
Ing. wireless operators. etc.
The 292.00o ordered To entratn
for camps beginning to-day will rc-
main at home awaiting further or
dcrs. Those who cntrnincd today
wer, ordered halted by messages
erni omt by the railroad admins
i~tration and were returned 10
their homes. Those wlss reached
camps also were ordered to h'
returned and discharged They
win le paid for their short SER
vice later.
Continue Examinations.
Draft boards were ordered 10 con
finue the examination of all men wht
'sr 10 TIE last FssfFa<tsas.oa d@ss sap
sesnssr ~. we're m Older ess.aEn 81
years
All work on classification OF mer
" no were from 81 to 4s years cid OF
81 ptemeer - III stopped.
QuestionnAirew are to he semi TO al
men not previously covered who as
from IS to ~ years of age.
The quick action Of Presider' VIII
son and Secretary Baker In brin ginI
70 q halt the drafting Of men came a
a strprise. but it brought great Jo.
10 the friends Ut the $4,000 calle'
for Immediate servica arS to other
who expected to be taken from civil
life In the proposed calls for 09.00'
later in Novembrr. The suspension
Of the draft activities. however. bring
no Joy to delinquenta and deserter
for whom the officers are still search
ing and who must face prosecution.
The order of Secretary OF Wa
Baker as sent out by Provost Marshal
General Crowder to the draft board
shows plainly that the Administrative
feels that the time il not far distan
when sthe draft machinery can b
halted for all time. The order con
rludes with statements praising tn
truly great achievements" and thank
for loyalty patriotism and devotion,
and referx to the order as what ap
pears to be the final work OF thi
character to be done by the selectiv
service system"
Tho navy. OF which the marines ar
q unit. has not as yet defined wha
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
DAWN OF PEACE IS
FITTINGLY OBSERVED
Cessation of Business, Mammoth Parade and Ora
tory Incidents of Most Stupendous Celebration
In Entire History of City-An of Richmond Par
ticipates.

not. Nobody wanted anybody else TO
work.
It was all play, ana Richmond was
out for good game.
Had the boys over there seen their
elder brothers. their mothers, their
fathers, their sisters and sweethearts,
not to say their gray haired fathers,
they would have given just one more
swat at the Hun, peace negotiations
Notwithstanding.
There was music, and there was
near-music Nobody cared.
1t was Christmas Eve, New Years,
Thanksgiving Day, Labor Day. the
Fourth of July and Halloween all in
a bunch.
Nobody could have described the
great celebration. anymore than an
amateur writer couid describe a foot
bali game.
Aside from the unanimous display
OF enthusiasm there were signs and
serious, sincere signs OF devout
Thanksgiving.
This was most solemnly demonstra-
ted when at the meeting of city coun-
Gil. Alderman Ordway Fuller. asked
that all present join him in a few
minutes silent prayer Old men like
Col Barton II. Grundy bowed their
heads with young men Ike Fred II.
Powell and silently thanked the One
who was responsible for the great
victory for humanity.
Richmond began 10 celebrate the
signing of the armistice at O'Clock
yesterday morning ana was still cel@-
brating at midnight last night. Never
before in the history of the city has
an event of any kind been observed
on as gigantic a scale as was cessation
of hostilities between the vanquished
Germans and the victorious allies.
News OF the capitulation Of the
HUNS. which WAS received in Rich
mor,d shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
morning, was flashed to every part of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
ZINC yi1torv was duly Celebrated.

The victory was duly celebrated.
Our dear old lady with three sons
at the 'front.' and grandson In the
navy, wearing the stars and stripes
around her shoulders and waving an
other EN- hlem of ire edom In the air,
fairly wept as she tried to shout her
JOY toward detachment or infantry
just passing through"
A kiddie of six, who hardly knew
what i, was all about, but who did
know that IL meant something grand
and glorious tugged al a string attach
ed to a well-tiila pidated tin can, which
had at one time or another contained
some of Mr.. Hoover's war food He
carried a flag and waved it ruanfuiiy
ut a group. OF sailor boys standing In
the crowd.
4 sweet young thing. whose sweet
heart Is somewhere in France, per-
mitted the tears OF joy TO wander down
her pink cheeks, as she, too. waved
and cried out 10 the boys in khaki as
they marched by.
And the old men whose memories
went hack to a different kin1 or c@le-
bration, traveIy shouted in magnih-
cent accord with tho youngsters and
the women whose beloved ones had
helped make this celebration posi-
BILE
There was no order Every little
crowd that got together made up
n line OF march OF it~ own. That little
crowd WAS quickly augmented. Every
human Icing that had a voice joined
in. and noise was supreme. IL was
the noise that comcs from a well-fill-
ed and we'll satisfied heart. 1t had no
special meaning in itself. but 1t con-
veyed the meaning Ior which II was
designetf--that something had occur
ed that would mahe the world so
much pet,er TO live n and that would
give TO everyone the better oppor-
-tunities Of life s sgss&
And Il meant victory for the Amer
icap Arms
Nobody worked Yesterday Nobody
cared whether anybody worked or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Like Stonewan
Jackson's Days
Old Virginia Military Institute He!s
DO the Work nj the Taking of
sedan.
BY JAMES RUNYON.

by JAMES RUNYOS.
With the American First Army.
Nov. s-tDelayedb-The shade of
old Stenewnll jackson must have
aaEeA down ON the burning town
of sedaa Tonight with grim satis-
faction.
The MILITARY tactics evolved by
the bull dog of the Confederacy
and passed ON ~ him through the
Virginia Military Institute to this
generation of American lighting
men have brought the mud-eaked
douGAbOys from Coda country, to
the outaktrts Of the ancient tOvvn.
Even N the German agents were
hurrying from neriin with their
white dag. LIxKett's iron brtxades
were tramplinx trium pAantly over
the old battle Aeia of Sedan. clutch-
ing eagerly at the historic city
itself.
Now they lie In Sedan. awaiting an
'ther dawn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Transformation
to Peace Status

Washington, Nov. 1t.-Before
the announcement OF the armis-
tice WAS six hours old In WASH
ington tho government Was being
transferred to n peace basts and
working full speed to prepare TOR
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Kaiser .Interned
In Chateau

London. Nov. 13.-T1le Kaiser
has bccn intcrncd by hoifnnd In
a dutch chateau. the Daily Mail
learns from it's Amsterdam corr
respondent.
Prince Joachim, the kaiscr~ yotn- 5
gest son and SO other persons ac-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Doughboy Keeps
After Hun toLast
Make sharp Aassnee North Of 'erd""
As White Flag of Defeat
Approaches.
AMERICAS WAY.

London. Nov. 1.-THE feeling Of
wounded American soldiers In hos
pitfalls here WINS ePftomAeA today
by First Lieutenant Charles Rich
ards, OF Memphis. Team. who was
wounded three times In the great
battle nj HoAaiR.
<Its the greatest day for the
aiiies.- said he. "ESery man In and
oat Of the trenches II happy. 1
feel sorry for the Germans that
were caught this morning before
the signing of the armistice was
known.
"Id like to he in front ine
trench to see tho end"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
Lansing May Head
Peace Delegation

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE who,
when and whore the peace een--
ference is tonight the subject of lauch
speculation in official quarters here.
II il generally believed that Secre-
tary OF State lansing will head the
American delegation. which. with at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-12
WILSON EXPLAINS
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
Of ALLIES PLANS
Not Now Possible to AS
sess Full Value of
Our Victory.
ALL WORLD SAFE
Weak as Well as Strong
Peoples to Be Pro-
tected In Their
Rights.


Washington, Nov. 1.-THE
war thus comes to an end"
At exactly 1:21 o'clock this
afternoon President Wilson ut
tered these words in the hall OF !.
the house of representatives to
| the Joint session of the senate
and house.
1t was his official announce-
ment of the ending Of the war.
| It was his declaration to the
congress which had authorized
the call to arms that the aims
and hopes and aspirations Of
the enemies of militarism and
lautocracy had been fully and
definitely achieved.
! Pandemonium broke loose
with the announcement. .Sana
tors and representatives leaped
to their feet with mighty
| shout of enthusiasm. They
clapped their hands and
cheered the president as they
never cheered him on any Of:
the previous, occasions when her
addressed them. The whole
congress, Republicans and
Democrats alike, was united in !
that cutburst of applause and
! approval.
After reading the armistice
terms and announcing that the
war is at an end, the president
said:
TT is not now possible to assess IL
consequences of this great consumx NJ
ton. We know only that this tragioAla
war, whose consuming flames wenSsl
from one nation to another until al
the world was on FIRE. is at an endsEs
and that It was the privilege Of our
own people to enter It at Its most cT1f1~
cal juncture in such fashion and 3nsa
such force as TO contribute N $3.50
OF which We are all deeply PROUD
Fthe great result we KNOW. TOO. tnAk
the op9ect OF the war 10 delalHou, tA@sll
oooecs upon when al 0a 49,
eh3ir nea' y a.u
ing "AAA>-A4 ''s'4 ~ 4 q q
we 90 n't fe"o
Armed imperialism, such - me
men conceived who were but ys.eee-
day the masters OF Germany. y o IN
end, its Illicit ambitions engunsd -
black disaster. Who VIII now se0k -
revive II! The arbitrary power OF tho
military caste OF Germany which ones
could secretly and OF ~ own san9!e
choice disturb the peace OF inc Wosio
Is discredited and destroyed AndA
more than that-much more than tnAk
has been accomplished. Tne ere99N
nations which associated themselves -
destroy II have now oennitey unsIsa
IN the common purpose 20 set Up snenss
a peace as VIII SATISFY the longing 20
the whole world for disinterested 3u.-
ttce. embodied In settlements wnaeh
are based upon something much Oeteers
and much more lasting than the selfish
competitive interests OF poweffut
states. There Is no longer conjec1uso
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WEATHER

Washington, Nov. IL
Forecast for Virginia and
North Carolina: Fair
Tuesday and Wednesday;
warmer Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

"The New York World" and one of
the best known American newspaper
men in Mexico. When it was de-
termined to take steps to properly in
form Mexicans of the attitude of the
United States in the war and thus at
tack the German propaganda in Mex
ico. which for months has been de-
scribed as rampant, Murray was
selected by the Committee on Public
Information to carry on its work. An
order for his expulsion is taken to
substantiate recent reports that the
German propaganda had again gained
the upperhand in Mexican official
circles.
The State Department was without
official advices to-day from Ambas
sador Fletcher, but had received the
report unofficially. Other sources OF
information here in touch with Mexi-
can affairs heard the same report.
The last definite information OF
Murray and Weigand was received
here more than two weeks ago. when
news came that both had, at the order
of President Carranza, been called be-
fore a military court and that their
depOrtation was expected.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

the committee, strongly urged that the
sessions be open, on the theory that the
secrecy pursued by the Signal Corps
has already confused the public mind
to such an extent that clear exposi-
tion of the whole question was neces-
sary. Other members of the committee,
however, assert that open sessions,
would result in valuable information
reaching the enemy and might seri-
ously embarrass the government in
possible criminal prosecutions.
In the meantime the Department of
Justice inquiry is getting under way
William l.. Frierson, Assistant At
torney General, selected to make the
inquiry ordered by the President,
called upon all branches of the gov
ernment to-day to cooperate in the
fullest measure. He has requested a
copy of the full report made by Gut
zon Borglum. the sculptor, who con-
Quoted an independent investigation of
aircraft production. A request also
has been made for the preliminary re-
port made by the committee headed by
H. Snowden Marshall.
Following decision by the Senate
Military Affairs Committee on the mode
OF procedure, committee will be
appointed to handle the investigation,
Senator Reed, of Missouri, is likely to
De made chairman of this committee.
The proponents of the open session
plan argue that thorough nvestiga-
ton of the aircraft situation can be
accomplished only by their form of pro-
cedure. In support of this they point
to the revelations last winter in the
quartermaster corps and ordnance de-
partment.
The public wants the truth about
our aircraft progress" said a member
OF the Senate Military Committee to-
day. The only way this is possible is
through an investigation conducted in
the open, with every one being given
an opportunity to present their charges
OF .so-called misconduct and failures.
Germany knows that we have no air
planes in France, and nothing will be
served by further confusing the public
mind by conducting our inquiry behind
closed doors, with a majority and mi
nority report of conflicting statements
resulting.
eff culpability is shown, the state
ments made before the committee will
have more weight in a court of Justice
If made in open session than behind
closed doors. There certainly should
be no whitewashing in the investiga-
ton planned"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
The Weather Report

WASHINGTON. May S--The northern disturb
ance Of the last few days Is central tonight over
New Brunswick with decreased intensity. and the
attendant rain within tie last twenty iour
hours covered NsW % England a,, the middle Atano naa
see. the Carclinas and the north portions OF the
east Gulf states more substantially. Another well
defined disturbance Is central over Colorado. with
rapidly rising pressure to the northward. and from
this general rain resulted west OF the Rocky Noun
tains. with some snow In extreme Western Mon
tana There were also showers IN the upper Mis-
sssippi Valley and the Northwest.
II Is considerably cooler from Lake Huron cast
Vest Vest. " while in the lower ~ Missouri @ Valley the
plains states and the Southwest temperatures arc
very high for the season. with a maximum of 96
degrees in Oklahoma the highest reading for May
There will be showers Thursday In the upper
lake region. continuing Friday. and extending into
the lower lake reson the One VALLEY Tennessee
and Western New England In the south Atlantic
aud Gulf states the weather will bc generally fair
Thursday and Friday.
Forecasts for Special LooaIites.--Eastern New
York--Fair Thursday. cooler extreme south por-
showers In the interior
New Jcrsey-Fair Thursday cooler on the coast
Friday warmer and fair. except probably showers
Eastern Pentsylva1sa-Fair Thursday: Friday
partly cloudy and warmer. probably showers In
southern New England. fair Thursday: Friday
partly cloudy probably showers In Western Massa-
'ssss ssfss Ssw Z sssa nsf0r fair Thursday cooler
near the coast: Friday fair. except showers in
Vermont: warmer ip interior.
Western New York. fair Thursday: showers at
Western Pennsylvania. increasing cloudlness and
warmer Thursday; showers at night or Friday:
Local 0nhclal Record.-The following Official rec
during the last twenty-four hours in conparisof
sith the corresponding date u last year:
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Robert Murray, of Creel's
Bureau, and Associated
Press Man Deported
German Influence
Seen Back of Move
Carranza Had Called Both
Men Before a Mill
tary Court

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Unoficial
advices received here tell of an order
for the expulsion from Mexico by the
Carranza government of Robert -.
Murray, the representative of the Com
mittee on Public Information in Mex
leo City, who has been in charge of
the work conducted by the American
government to Offset German propa-
ganda.
At the same time, the unofficial ad-
vices say, one of the correspondents of
the Associated Press in Mexico City,
w. E. Weigand, also was ordered to
leave.
The expulsion of both men, it is
said, was ordered under the thirty
third section Of the Mexican constitu-
ton, which provides for the summary
deportation Of "pernicious foreigners
without trial or hearing. Some of the
experiences Of Americans expelled
from Mexico under that section have
been described as narrowing.
MURRAY was the correspondent o.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Protege of Kaiser
Robs War Widows
Special Disprtch to The Trihnn


WASHINGTON, May S.-Diplomatic
aaV'ces from Scandinavia to-day dis
e.oseo details of great scandal in the
"erman imperial household, affecting
voi' hehr-Pinnows, Chamberlain to the
empress and chairman of the Auguste
sic'oria Society, charitable institu
t'on named in honor of the EMPRESS
ana which has been organized to pro-
tect the poor widows of soldiers and TO
PROVIDE remunerative employment for
them.
Contributions to the society amount
~ several million marks, and it was
te:lred to give beneficiary widows
.wlce the amount of the commercial
! pay Tor sewing sacks for the army,
wnlch u,,. was 42 pfennigs, or about ten
cehts per sack. Won Behr- Pinnows, in
s!ead OF giving to the women the addi-
.lonal pay, appropriated it himself,
ieai1zing [ea ~ e sum of 5,5O0O00 marks
'@I,1 o,oo0) in a few months.
, Wnen the crime was discovered. Won
nhenr-flnnows th attempted to smother
tne charge, and the law courts would
not act against him because of his
prominence and the protection of the
emperor. Public opinion in Germany.
alter the scandal became Generally
SnoWn' however, forced the higher
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Separatists Plan
State of MoruuiQ
In Austria-Hungary

LONDON, May 8.-The latest sep
aratlst programme in Austria, accord
ing to dispatch to "The Daily Mail'
from The Hague, quoting advices from
Vienna, is to create state to be named
Greater Moravia, which would include
Silesia and the Slovene districts of
Hungary, with the capital at Olmutz.
Vienna newspapers of Saturday re-
ceived at The Hague, it is added, show
that the internal situation in Austria
Hungary is greatly strained. The So
calist "Arbeiter zeitung," whose cir
culation in Germany has been stopped,
declares that the government cannot
be aware of actual conditions in Aus
tria, or otherwise it would not play
with fire. 1t says that the adjournment
Of Parliament screwed down the last
safety valve at moment when an
explosion of popular feeling was likely
to be provoked by extreme economic
pressure.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
British Capture Town
80 Miles From Mosul

LONDON, May 8.-British troops on
May 7 entered the Turkish town of
Kerkuk, eighty miles southeast of Mo-
sui, in Mesopotamia, the British War
Office announced to-day. The British
met with no opposition. The Turks
on retiring left 600 men in the Ker-
kuk Hospital. The text of the state
ment reads:
"MESOPOTAMIA.- portion of our
troops entered Kerkuk on May with
out opposition. The Turks, who re-
tired toward the Lesser Zab River, left
600 men in hospital in the town. They
also abandoned three damaged air
planes. A heavy rain has fallen"
Mosul is the objective of the Brit
ish drive in Mesopotamia. If the city
is occupied General Marshall gains
complete security for his right flank
and the Turks will be deprived of
their last remaining great base south
of the great mountain chains which
run through Armenia.