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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

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fauraged roads to a condition Mt for
general utility,
The committee placed the details
Of the matter before the department
and investigation eusued az to what
roads were Immediately necessary tor
war work.
Thus far the government has only
covered a part of the ground, and.
of course those routes were lnvss-
tigated that need most immediate
construction
From Naval Base TO Norfolk
Beginning at the old exposition
grounds at Pine Beach. now a great
naval base. a concrete road Will be
built to Norfolk This road will
wooden bridge known as Tanner s
Creek bridge new erassas-- steel
bridge will be placed there to com
port with the characte Of the road
construction and to support heavy
traffic.
This route is about twelve miles
and the government will spend about
81 .so0.00o in It's construction.
From Old Point to Yorktown
From Old Point or Fortress Mon
roe ROAD will be built passin s
through hampton To Newport News
This road will -coYsra distance OF
approximately fifteen miles, and will
be OF rock foundation and concrete
surface,
From Newport News the road will
run westward to Camp Eustis and
thence to Yorktown.
This marks the beginning OF the
governments road building in Viz
ginia There are many moro ROADS
TO build and roads which the gov
eminent will upon Investigation find
II necessary to build owing 70 the ac-
tual necessities of war.
That this will lead to the federal
construction OF roads for which there
IL no present war demand is tho opin-
ion Of many, inasmuch as the war
conditions al this time ar" very diff
ferent from what would exist in case
OF invasion
The great Rankhead highway. for
instance lately projected from Wash
ington 10 Atlanta. Georgia must nc G.
essarily have it's tributaries and feed
Z &fs from the coastal ports and cities
The government VIII in due time find
il expedient to extend Its road con
etruetion through many 81 the dis
tricts Of Eastern virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
TERR0S Of PETR0GRAD
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, continued. was cndeavoring to obtain
Il safe conduct for the French cii-
Gems to go to the Danish consulate
and the English to the Swedish con-
'suIate. On September 8. however.
Mr. Lqckhart the British consul still
WIS imprisoned in the Kremlin. He
was arrested and thrown into a cell
/ on September 4 The soviet govern
ment had promised free departure to
British nationals except males from
the age of eighteen to forty.
. other allies. it was said, was free
to go without restriction.
EngIi~hmeB Imprisoned.
An idea of the horrible condition
in the prisons is given by dcscrlp-
ton Of the fate of forty-six English
men. imprisoned on an order fro
Moscow. in the fortress of Peter and
Paul 1t was charged that proof had
been found which implicated them
in the assassination of Uritshy. About
twenty French citizens were in the
same prison.
Conditions. the adyices point out
could not be worse. The prisoners
arc crowded i'm groups of fifteen or
twenty I'm small damp cells. where 1t
is impossible for more than three or
four to lie down at the same time,
They are permitted no exercise. the
air * foul, they are given hardly any
food and no bedding.
The Bolsheviki recently captured
forty four C2echo Slovak troops in an
attempt to escape to their comrades
+ in the allied armies to the north,
\ short time ago these men were dis
covered in an out f-the-way prison
They were truly starving to death
/ Fifteen have been removed to hos
pital in a dying condition. The In
I ternatioual Red Cross, acting on the
initiative of Americans, recently has
made conditions a little better for
prisoners By supplying them with
food and bedding
Throughout all Russia. where the
q Bolsheviki are trying 10 remain In
control the terror Of their atrocities
is daily assuming more frightful
sa testify TO this, and an account of
conditions is given in the Dagens
/ Nyheter OF Stockholm.
The state department this after
noon made public digest Of the
newspa per article, Briefly, it is this:
Terror ny Day and Night.
NO one is safe today in Petrogrsd.
Machine gun and rife shots are heard
night and DAY. Often the red guards
block streets and examine and plum
der people caught in that area They
enter street cars break into houses
/ and restaurants, examining people.
raNaging and destroying everything
in their way"
One returning Swede said he saw
a man. his wife and their seven-year-
o}d son dragged to the fortress OF
Peter and Paul.
Among the victims was an English
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
PHILADELPHIA MAYOR
UNDER TECHNICAL ARREST

Philadelphia Sept 26-MaYor
Smith is under technical arrest for
alleged misbs hay1or in office. Mag
istrate Carson issuel warrant for
his arrest late TODAY but sent word
TO the mayor that he would not be
subjected TO physical arrest 81 he
would guarantee 10 appear before
him in his office October z The
charge was made by Otto r, Mallory.
treasurer Of the play grounds assoc
citation who alleged Illegal wrong
fui and abusive" exercise OF his Of
hcial power In forcing the appoint =
ment OF Edward r. Gudehus. "en in
competent and unfit person" as So
pe ryfsor Of recreation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
SFRCTT. GLEN McItCGHLIN
DIES OF PNEUMONIA At CAMP

Following an Illness of only few
DAYS news comes ~ the death or
Sergeant Glen II, Mclaughlin Of
Richmond who was stricken with
rneumonie developing from jnfluen-
"a
He was forrnrrly 3 rn0nb"r or he
old Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
and saw service in Mexico
Only a few days ago his brother
Thomas Mclaughlin met sudden
death in railroad accident
Worlds Record III Ship Building
Washington. Sept pa new
worlds record in ship building mas
been made nv America IN construct
ing within the year ending today, a
total of is5S455 tons
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

'&AADEh
Gauraud. the man from whom they
culled their novel tactics and who Is
attacking them now may he -fa'Is ne
pended upon, critics here point our,
10 have foreseen the imitation ana
prepared new surprise
Famous Champagne
The Champagne, famous iof u
wines, though for four years PROP
.bly more blood has flowed there
than wine was ever produced by its
soil, was n powerful fendai state IN
the middle ages and was united 10
the crown Of France In 1871
The arxonne comprises the depart
ynent of the McuSe and ArdenNe' ana
lie. between the basins of the Aishe
ana the Meuse Its partly wooded
plateau stretches from Toul 10 Mezl-
erea
"a The French attacked west of the
Argonne, the Americans east OF ~,
with the two forces evidently joining
in the forest.
II In probable that the bulk OF the
American forces who won the hrn-
liant victory in Lorraine that wiped
out the St Mihiel salient were switch
ed northw eastward 10 the present at
lacking front.
Roughly. the scene 81 the often
sive lies between the Aisne-N esle
front and NerGun. fFonaHS ~ ~ ah
important railway not Indispensable
to German retention Of their LAon
Metz front and OF the contact between
their northern and southern armies.
Signs of Collapse,
The new attack hits the Germans
at a time when their home front
is showing signs a. collapse Scheide
mann leader Of the majority social
lists, has AZ last found the courage TO
say openly before the RelchstaE main
committee that I'VE must admit l'u-
dendorn. not Hertling. rules tie al =
tackled the Brest-LAtovsk peace and
the king making in the cast. Inc
socialists are demanding the resigna
ton of Hertling. who is also attacked
by his own party. the eentrists
Travellers just returning from Ger
many, according to swiss dispatches,
predict the empire will "crumbl" Just
Ike Russia
Ludendorff himself is issuing fran
tic furious appeals 10 the German
troops to desist from spreading peSs-
imisn bordering on high treason
He speaks in one Of these orders.
which has fallen into allied hands, Of
the war WEAKNESS and dependency
unfortunately 20 widely prevalent at
home"
In the center OF their west front
the Germans are hard pressed "a 81.
Quentin. The British tonight ar only
5000 yards from the city They have
gained between 900 and $500 yards
IN the last two DAYS and taken (5oo
prisoners The French are closing In
on ST. Quentin from the south,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

New York Sept 2e.---Charles +
Chapin, former city editor of The
New York Evening World. who shot
and killed his wife at the Cum Der
land hotel while she was sleeping.
today changed his plea of not guilty
e. one not guilty On grounds Of in
a2niU,-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Richmond Banker HOnOrcd

Chicago, Sept. 26.--Olived ].
Sands. president of the American Ma
tional bank of Richmond, Va. was
elected president of the national bank
section of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

FIVE full field armies are needed, so
that nearly five million are either on
the front or close up as. reserves.
All goes well, the staff says. today
in the Balkans, France. Russia ana
Palestine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Packages Reach War Prisoners

Paris, Sept 26.~-rhe Red Cross
announced tonight that Investigation
has established eighty five per cent
of the packages addressed to Ameri-
can prisoners, reach their destination.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
THE WEATHER
tInlted states Weather Burean.
Department of AEricuiture.)

Washington. Sept. 26-Forecasta
Nire inia~~rair Friday preceded by
showers in southeast portion. cooler:
fair,
North Carolina--Showers and cooler
Friday; Saturday fair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

south would be enfranchised than ne
Eroes
senator Jones referred to the petit
ttons that have reached the senate,
urging the passage of the amendment
at this session. as showing the wide
spread interest in this question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
GOVERNING BODIES
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godsky. Tschaikovsky and Lieutenant
General Boldiren."

---l---------------
From the makeup of the govern
ing body is seen the strength the new
government has at its outs 4. Avksen-
tiefr is head OF the Samara govern
ment, which takes in the Nologda re-
gion and he was minister OF agri-
culture under Kerensky; Astrof Is n
former mayor of MOSCOW, Noiogod-
sky is head of the siberian govern
mrut at Omsk; Tschaikovsky is the
head of the government of the North
at Archangel, and Lieutenant General
Boldireff was form erly professor in
the military academy Of Russia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Local Temperature Y~~terds


Rainfall last twelve hours .,-.......
Rainfall last tweuty-four hours
Excess in rainfall since March ! /
Excess In rainfall since January
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

M mastered the first part OF this
lesson. the real test OF their ADAPT
abiliey to this novel procedure IN
meeting an offensive is still now I'M
der 10y BSery indication is that theF
will not be able TO stand in their oat-
4 tie spoeitions--if, indeed, their front
i th0fV has not already been pierced OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
DRIVE To 0UTfLANk

Continued from Page One.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

GAuraud. the man from whom they
cul1ed their novel tactics and VINO Is
attacking them ncw,-fssas Ire -ta'iS ae-'
pended upon, critics here point out
10 have foreseen the imitation ana
nrpnared a new surprise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
]. 5. WILL BUILD

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Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
The Shipyards' Strike

The shpbulders' strike is tAe most serious ob- struction to preparation that could placed We need ships than need in the trenches guns. An obstruction placed in the way of the draft, the destruction by enemy alien of several munition plants would not at this time be serious as the dleness of very considerable number of men in our shpyards The government cannot and will not long permit such a strike to be maintained. It be ended by drastic methods if the ordinary methods of settling indus trial disputes unavaling
 The situation. though, is less serious now than it appeared at first to be- when it understood that the real object of the strike to force the government to a recognition of organized labor to close the shpyards to unorganized labor. Of course such a recognition would be impossible. The gov ernment would thereby dispense with the services of all carpenters who not members of the union and who far exceed in number the membership of the union. It could only bring them it's service by compelling them to join the union
 Mr. Hutcheson, head of the carpenters, however dsavows purpose to seek recognition of the union It is, he says. only matter of wages and of the holiday and ertime scale. The carpenters he says desire only closer approach the Pacific scale and the usual increases in pay for overtime Sundays and holidays
 This strike has taken place in yards where the work is being carried for the government by private contractors. Some complaint has been made by the men that their pay is not commensurate with the profits these contractors will receive Whether or that true, the situation dsposes of the suggestion that the be drafted service in the shpyards by strictly military methods. That of course. could not be done. when their work might if it did not contribute the profits of private citizens who happen to be engaged in building ships for the government.
 Such draft might be necessary in other cir cumstanees which the government could create such for instance undertaking itself the building of ships in its communicated yards or by letting the contracts low percentage above cost basis that the contractors could have no financial interest in the wages of the men. That would be matter of concern only to the men and the government
 In either of these circumstances the government would have moral right to draft men and force them into the shryards just it has right to force its citizens into any service of military necessity.
 The government should see to it. though that tho contractors any kind of work do not make exorbitant profits The effect is necessarily bad on labor It naturally results in depression of their patriotism. In the beginning of the war we ex- pressed the belief that man should be allowed to profit from which going to be a serious financial burden all. We aware it is true that profits could not in every be avoided for
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
News Made in Germany

We should not regard with too much qualification news of Germanys perpextes in Russia and the prospect of a with the Bolshevki. That is, our qualification should be allowed to rise to such height that later fall would be painful or that for instant would lead us let up in prepara- ton for a supreme struggle Inasmuch this new from German through German channels, we may properly regard it with suspicion We have not forgotten the stories of the mutiny of the German sailors the Austro- Hungarian revolt and the recent German strike. For time they all in filled us with comfort and then they disappeared into airy air" No doubt Germany has many troubles and many very serious ones. Of them do not hear, for Germany has means to keep them to itself. Its absolute control of the papers, the telegraph and the mails is guaranty that the world shall know nothing of Germanys woes that Germany does not want it to know.
 What has happened in Russia and in the cast has been for the most part behind a veil Now and then it las been lifted, permitting US glimpse. Also and theH fugitive has reached the west through Sweden but we could have no assurance of the reliability of it's origin Every great of the last twenty-five years has had it's fake news depot its Wei-Hai-Wei, it's Mole St. Nicholas These depots have been private enterprises of corre- spondents to supplement actual of the war, of which there was generally too little The Germans appear to have taken leaf from the book of the correspondents and set Mole St. Nicholas of their at Amsterdam and another at Lucerne.
 It is possible of course to evade the guard which the Germans keep upon the territory they occupy. The spy may get in and out. One may even find a way smugge news out of Berlin describing actual conditions in the empire, and in that way we may get glimpse of what is actually taking place. But when read of dispatch printed in Amster- dam from German source, when we read quota tons from the unfriendy Voerwarts from Maxi milan Harden's independent paper we may know that they were printed with the full knowledge and consent of the German government. And when we read anything from the less official organs of Berlin. Cologne Hamburg, however comforting it may be to us may know that are reading just what the German government wants us to read.
 We may with mental and material profit disregard all news good and bad, that comes from Germany News itself does not cut much of a figure. We should allow nothing to depress exalt us. This is not psychological war. It is going to be won only by hard fighting.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
TIDE O. THE YEAR

Bold is the wind and the leaves beat down Crumpled and wrinkled and sere and brown Cold is the night and the tall trees quake Culver and shiver sorrily shake;
 And the leaves seep down
 Wrinkled and brown. White is the night and the clouds hang low Far are the stars, and the snowflakes blow Shrouding the trees that drearily file Crashing and gaunt down the forest aisle
 And the leaves lie low
 Under the snow. Out of the reek of the sodden heap, Up through the roots of the trees asleep Surses and riots and flames breath Soul of the Spring that shall rise from death.
 With the leafbuds' sheen
 Swelling fair and green. Buried deep meath a p all of snow Slumbers a, Hope that yet shall know Perfect fulfillment-sunt hours Vocal with birds song. sweet with flowers,
 When the leaves begin
 Their hymn to Spring. Gertrude Robinson in the Peoples Home Jouhn
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18

trouble has been created by the chill dren of the neighborhood except the two boys of Mir. Walton, about thirteen and fourteen years of age. They live a block and a half from my residence but they have come in front of my place and have insuted my wife and have thrown stones at the house When she has remonstrated with them they have replied that she could not do any thing with them for their father was a lawyer
 Their conduct had become so un- bearable that on February IA, last Thursday, 1 went to Justice DeSouZa' s court and made complaint against them. So far as l know that is the only action that has been taken. We have stood this for three years and could do so no longer. It has been necessary to bring the matter to the attention of the juvenile court. As l have said, there are no other children in the neighborhood involved It is true that we have no children but both my wife and myself like chil- dren. Yours respectfully.
 CHARLES URBAN.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
IMPROVED UTENSILS
 FUR COTTON FARMERS

The past week was an active one with Pratt Gilbert Company with the new Avery Motor Cultivator. Orders have been placed with them for four of the motor tools by progressive farm CTS of the valley. l.. H. North of Mesa. Nelson X Frankenburg of the Pima Cotton Company, and Neeson X Bates being among those who have seen the machine in actual work in the field and who are awaiting delivery on ar rival of the companys carload soon to arrive. The latter people have con- tracted for two, being so well inn pressed with the new machine.
 Ernest q. Coan, advertising man. ager of 2ratt-Gilbert Company, sees in this machine '.one of the greatest assets the cotton farmer has in greater production and the solving of the la bor problem. When experienced farm CTS contract for from one to three machine on actual working merits with the statement, if it lasts only one season it will more than pay for itself it is the best thing I have seen to help HIS cotton farmers out in pro- ducing more and taking the place of an extra team and man, and like re- marks, it has a deeper meaning to us than the mere dollars and cents in Volved in the transaction knowing that sales are being made purely on the possibilities of the cultivator in aiding the farmer in greater production
 Pratt-Gilbert Company the past week delivered to Argus Copper and Gold Mining Company a 25-h. D. Foos hoist, Sullivan compressor, 10-h. D
 f'oos engine and complete pumping outfit, to be used in their property l located near Bouse. Yuma county l Truck to haul ore from the mine tc Rouse. The equipment was purchased by Ernest C. Lane, general manager of the company. The company is composed of Fort Worth. Texas, capi-
 talists. It will be shipping ore in 6(
 days on a pig scale. The copper prop
 erty is located in one of the best min.
 ing districts in the state.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
This Is the Last Day

Do not wait until night
 This is the last day for registration.
 Unless your name is placed the list today you cannot vote at the primary March 1, when mayor is to be elected
 There will be no other election of mayor for two years.
 It is also possible that one, and perhaps both of the commissioners will be elected March i. That will happen if one or two of them should get than half the votes cast there that day Then there will be general election.
 So this is very important registration, the most important held in Phoenix. Another why it is the most important is that Phoenix now is growing more rapidly than ever before. More changes will take place, the population will sweepnsy change within the next two years than within any years in the history of the town.
 You all want to have something to say in the way these new coming conditions to be met, but you can have nothing to say unless you vote and you not vote unless you register.
 Do neglect this last chance
 Register today!
 Register early today!
 There are now only about $500 voters registered. That is about half the voting population of Phoenix. It is not much heavier registration than we had a year ago.
 It will be physically impossible to register the other $500 or $500 voters who yet disqualified today, but by vigorous work many hundred may be added to the list. Let every friend of good govern nent lay aside all other work and get out those who nave not yet registered.
 The registering places
 The CITY HALL, recorders office
 The FIRE HOUSE, Eth and Van Ruren streets
 The FIVE POINTS FIRE HOUSE.
 The CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
Statement By Mr. Urban

10 Ihe EdltOr or The RepubIlcan.
 Regarding the story in The Republi- can yesterday morning that a warrant had been sworn out by Thomas F. Walton. for the arrest of Mrs. Urban on charge of disturbing the peace I have not yet been appraised of such warrant. As to the further state ment that the alleged disturbance con- sisted of expressive remarks to the l.iddies'' cf the heighborhcod. n,
Arizona republican., 1918-02-18

even under restrictions, some men would make money where other similarly situated, in the same service, with the same opportunities, would fall behind. That thing happens in everyday life. But it would be possible to prevent indecent profits
 And when that is done all who are working in any enterprise contributing part in the war Will feel that they working together for the country