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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
Use Airplanes to Escape
From War-Burdened Berlin
BY Associated Press

Copenhagen, June 21.-Four resi-
dents of Berlin attempted to escape
from Germany Thursday in two air.
planes. One succeeded in landing
in Denmark, but the other was
brought down in the Baltic Sea by
German guardships. The machine
which landed in Denmark had two
occupants, one of whom, a reserve
officer, is professor In the Univer-
sity of Berlin. They say they fled
from Berlin because of the condi-
tions there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
AUSTRIAN ARMY NOW
HELD ON DEFENSIVE
Germans Preparing For
Mem Assault on British
Positions in Flanders
STARVATION IN
FOOD RATION
London, June 81

LOnuOn, June II.
NHE weekly food ration In
Austria. the Daily Mail corre-
spondent at The Hague quotes
the Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna as
reporting, is as follows:
twenty-five ounces of bread;
one pound of potatoes, of which
half cannot be eaten; one ounce
of black bran mash; one ounce of
another mill produce; an ounce
and a half of fat; six and one-half
ounces of sugar; one egg; seven
ounces of meat and little Jam
and coffee substitutes.
The Vienna newspaper says that
the meat allowance is obtained
IF the applicant waits all night
for it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
Z . ! 3 !. Z &,

z YANKEE GRIP ON So MILES OF FRONT
8s ngton-Amercan soldiers are now holding the
= fighting line for distance Of SO miles on the western
ess trout according to information given mernber Of the
Z House Military Committee to-day at the weekly con
= ference with Secretary Baker and General March chief
! of-staf,
I" DRY" RIDER HALTs FOR HEARINGS
= Washington-The Senate Agriculture committee to-
day decided to postpone action on Jones prohibition rider
to agricultural appropriation bill and to reopen hearings
= cHURcHILL TO BE CHIEF CENSOR
Ts WashingtonArny censorship to be placed directly
s under the military intelligence section Of the general staff
= with Colonel Marlborough Churchill chief
!, NEW GERMAN ATTACK IMPENDING
!. Paris-Grave events are impending on the British
s front according military experts who see the inen-
= siy of the German cannonading at various points the
= preliminary steps Of new German attack.
= CzECHO-sLOvAKs CONTROL RAILWAY
j. Mosoow-Czeehoslovak control Of sections Of the
: Trarssberan railway has completely cut all rail and
: wire communications between Siberia and Russia and has
resulted in depryng Russia Of the Siberian grain supply
-
E RUssELLITEs GET 20 YEARS :
j. New Yorb-Joseph F. Rutherford, successor to !
8. PASTOR Russell the international Bible Stu
= dents Association and six of his to-day
sentenced to twenty years Imprisonment for conspiracy
= violate the espionage law
-ss TWO KILLED WHEN BOMB EXPLoDES 3
s Baltmore-Two soldiers killed and third !
= severely injured by the premature explosion Of trench
= mortar bomb at the army proving grounds at Aberdeen
g Md, yesterday Secretary Baker and several ordnance
+ officers standing less than 800 yards away. i
E 4;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Philip Bryan Harrisburg. Ed
ward Hurley Neville md Eyh ~
NJ. Kremer Rnt,vn"re
Harrisburg. N' --S.S'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
MExICaNS To HARVEST RICE: ~
PORTO RICANS TO WORK HERE

Mexican labor. which may now as
war emergency measure enter the
United States, through the action OF
the secretary Of labor Will have an
important task in the harvest of the
rice crop in the Southern states--a
crop that is said 10 he the largest ever
known.
According TO information received
from many sections in the South, the
labor situation SO far as the rice crop
Is concerned. makes the advent OF the
Mexicans most welcome. In some
places so many men have ben called
to the coiors or have enlisted Nolun-
tarily. that without Mexican labor IL
Is feared much Of the crop might be
lost.
The department OF labor has per-
mitted the coming OF Mexicans TO
ports along the Gulf and to Atlantic
ports as far north as Charleston.
They are men who are familiar with
farming conditions in semitropical
districts and will be the most salts
factory labor supply that could be
found for the South. in the opinion of
men from that section Of the country
Next season 1t is expected that the
Mexicans will be given larger share
in the agriculture of the country. for
they will be available for all next sea
sons farm crops in the South. Porto
Rleans Will also be brought to this
country as will natives of the Bahia
mas, but these inlanders will be used
principally in shipyards or on sugar
plantations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
WORLDWIDE DRIVE
FOR NUTSHtlLS ON
Government Needs Them For Gas Mask
Charcoal and other Valuable
By-pxoductk.

Washington. Sept. ls.---A really ma
tional campaign for gas mask charcoal
from nutsheIis and fruit pits is on.
with the entire American army at home
added TO civilian efforts, and a drive is
10 be made in Hawaii the Philippines,
Guam. Samoa West Indies and other
nsular possessions and IN Africa.
One hundred collecting stations for
assembling the material already have
teen esta hIished by the Red Cross for
collection from CIVILIAN sources, and
two hundred others have peen desig-
mated
Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts. drug stores.
grocery stores, fruit stores and other
mediums have been enlisted as collec-
ton ecnters also, California is expect
ed To furnish large quantity of the
reclamation Of nutshelis and fruit pits,
is conservation OF fruit pits there al
ready is an established practice com 4.
mercially for the extraction Of oil fbt
commercial domestic FISH cooking and
packing,
But the main sources in the states
for the collection of this newly discov-
cred national wealth is an ohscur 4
valuable by-product. heretofore thrown
away. will be the American army IN
training Every camp and cantonmen {
In the United States has been ordered
to save the shells- Of brazil and hickory
nuts, cocoanuts. wainuts and butter e
nuts, and the seeds of peaches. april
cots. prunes, olives. dates. cherries and
plums- This material viii be col}ects
systematically from all messes, Will be
dried and bagged and shipped twice a
month to central depots for conversion
into charcoal by the gas defense divi-
sion OF the chemical warfare service OF
the army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
MODERN CINDERELLA
HAD 4 FOOT TO FIT

Manchester, Sept. ] {By MaiD -
/ The different sizes chosen for the
standard boots for women do not APP
parently include size one, which
raises an interesting point Some
I little time ago an old curiosity shop
in a country town showed In its
window a woman's shoe of ancient
: date IT was made of greyblue
ibrocaded silk, with large square-cut
tongue and fastened with buckle
The heel was very high, made of
wood and covered with red-brown
leather. II was beautiful shoe, and
might have belonged to lady of
Marie Antoinette's court. or even
have trodden dances in the time of
our Merry Monarch. But ii was so
extraordinarily small that s99 wmen
would have failed to get II on.
The thousandth happened to see Il.
WAS fascinated by its appearance, and
asked fshe might try it on. II fitted
exactly.
Was the normal size foot of that
age the abnormal one of this? one
wonders. And have women's hands,
feet and waists developed to suit the
work which nowadays they have to
do?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
RICHMOND STARS
ALMOST WIN GAME
Camp Lee Professionals Had Hands
Full in Defeating Locals in Ten
Innings.

After playing stellar bali and tie
Ing the score in the eighth inning, a
local club was defeated in ten innings
of play b. Camp Lees all-star team
at Boulevard field yesterday after
noon. Thirty-fve hundred people
witnessed the game and Norman
johnson, who has always been a warm
booster. mpired.
Waidhauer hurled Tasterfui
game and really should have been the
victor He famed nine and gave
only one base on balls. Joe Boehing
was struck out four times by the tall
right handler, who had a barrel of
stuff and whom Cheesie Liebs re-
ceIved in grand style.
Rlchmond's defense cracked in the
tenth frame and Camp Lee scored
three runs. winning by q So score.
Steinbrenner single, scoring two
runs, won the game for Camp Lee.
Billings. shortstop, made some Won
derful plays and also cracked out
two hits
When Molly Craft, of the Wash
ington Americans, left the hdh in the
eighth inning the score was III in
favor of the soldiers. Rose. Inter
national league southpaw, succeeded
him Harper hit the first bali pitched
to deep center for triple and scored
q moment later on a wild pitch.
Charley Strain made three hits and
played a. great game at shortstop for
Richmond. while Eddie Iowery con-
tributed two hits in four trials, as did
Harper. who scored both OF the local
teams runs.
II was 4 great game and the large
crowd showed they favor Sunday
baseball when soldiers are playing. A
good sum was collected for the benefit
of the Camp Lee club.
Richmond deserves d barrel OF
credit for the game they put up
against the Camp Lee aggregation,
every member Of which is a former
professional player Wakhauer prob
ably hurled the best game he has ever
pitched in this city, despite the nine
hingles secured off his delivery. He
( was not pitching against amateurs
but against seasoned big league and
minor league stars, Haggerty Camp
Lee catcher. showed terrific wing
Outfelder Wilson. for Camp Lee. had
two assists to his credit. and Dutch
Klein contributed a sparkling catch.
Pandemonium reigned when Rich
mond tied the count in the eighth in
ming with defeat starring them in the
face.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
HOME CENTER FOR
MUN|T|ON WORKERS

THE Young Womea's Christian as
,sociation has play lady in France. "
said Miss Lucye Terrell, director of
the Virginia war work council of the
Y w. c. A., yesterday afternoon.
she is the woman who leads the re-
creation for munltion workers behind
the lines
SO stern has been the demand made
upon the women Of France that wo-
men in this country were asked by
the French government to come and
help them IN teaching the women
back cf the battle lines 10 smile again.
Ut was not an easy thing to do. For
three years there had been no joy in
the lives Of these women Some OF
them were refugees and had lost every
thing in the war Some were separated
from their families, and everywhere
there was the bereavement of men
killed in battle.
In spite Of all the hopiessness Of
the future. as some Of these women
saw it with tired eyes. the Y. W. G, A.
came with recreation buildings, social
rooms and big open spaces given them
by the French government that wo-
men could play. Every one az these
foyers or social rooms has bright cur
tains. deep easy chairs, and nil the
necessities that a woman needs, such
as ironing boards and sewing ma
chimes. All the new magazines from
England and America, and the few
little ones published in France are
there with reading and writing tables.
These centers have gradually turn
ed out 10 be girls homes when the
girls are not at work. Entertain
rsents are given and hundreds OF wo-
men working in factories go TO these
centers every day. The y. W. G.. A.
has not only brought to these girls
their play lady recreanonal centers,
but II has also given them courses
in English, shorthand and dressmak
ing,
The MAY lady has seen that therc
are recreational fields and some OF
the foSars have cafetsriaS for the girls,
where they may get tea in the after
Moons. There are hundreds OF Y. w
&c. A. women from America bringing
this Indispensable comfort TO the wo-
men in France
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
CITY PREPARES TO
WELCOME COUSINS
Manager Saunders Gets Letters of In.
curry From Farmers About the
State Fair

Information received at state fair
headquarters In the Mutual building
Ninth and Main streets. is to the effect
that the people of the country are
deeply interested in this years ex-
position, The year has been good
one with tie farmers, and they hope
10 be able 20 take their annual res,
and trip to the fai. In goodly mum bers
The fair this year will appeal par
ucularly to country people. for the
government exhibit will prove a won
! derful object lesson and school OF
technique. Many demonstrations OF
| what may be done with farm
through systematic and scientific
handling, will be shown. and the gov.
eminent exhibit from the department
ief agriculture will be well worth a
trip to the fair. In itself.
Those who expect to stop at the
hotels are already making their re-
servations, and the boarding houses
are making preparations for handlins
the crowds That the city will be
fully able 10 take care of the thou
sands of visitors goes without saying
for some of the largest Of crowds have
been we'll handled here
Manager Saunders has received a
number of inquiries from prospective
visitors asking how far Camp Lee is
from the city. and indicating that
they will make two trips in one, -
that of visiting relatives at the cam
and taking in the great exposition al
the same time.
This opportunity Of being able 10
visit sons and brothers in canp before
they leave for the front and at the
same time see the wonders at the fair
/ the week of October : will be taken
advantage Of by thousands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
IS. A. |. TRAINS ENTER
| NEW STATION NOV. /
McAdoo's Order Effective on Compile
ton of Broad-Street Station
In West End.

seaboard Air Line trains coming into
Richmond through the Main-sreet
station will be switched to the r. f.
/ g. P. passenger station, now in course
of construction in West Broad street,
upon completion of the structure. The
order will be issued by Secretary of the
Treasury william @. McAdoo director
general of railroads, here for short
while Saturday night Secretary Nc
'Adoo arrived in the city from Norfolk.
in which city he inspected the railroad
j that day, ever the Chesapeake and
| Ohio. and observed the congestion In
the Main street sta ton.
/ From Comptroller of the Currency
John SHELTON Williams. at his home,
Paxton" on the Cary street road, who
entertained the secretary at an intor-
NAL dinner at the Jefferson hotel Sat-
iurday night. ii was learned by The Vir-
ginian that the order would become eff
fective upon completion Of the new
station.
The Broad street station will prob
ably be completed about November /.
W. D. Duke. regional director OF the
r. r & P, said to The Virginian last
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
SALARY INCREASES
BEFORE COMMITTEE
FfnAncterg to Tackle Serious ITO
position Which Now Confronts
the City,

The finance committee OF city coun-
ell will meet tomorrow night at <
O'clock for it's first business meeting
since the reorganization OF council
The committee already has "A num-
Der Of Important measure before it.
some of them coming over from the
former council and some or them
new
Included in the batch of papers are
two asking for increases in salaries OF
members OF both the fire ana police
departments.
There is also "A request from the
street cleaning department for more
pay, 1...:.
Hail that If the increases are not
forthcoming the several departing nts
viii he still further depleted. RS ire
men claim they cannot live dcc"ntty
on the pay they are receiving, Many
of them have under consideration
offers from indie pendent sources pre-
sensing attractive financial bait Inc
majority Of the men prefer remaining
in Richmond and in the service OF
the city, but declare that they cannot
exist on the low salaries they are re-
ceivinx.
The street cleaning department is
now short about 100 men. the hrs DE-
partment more than nifty. and the
police department several
In addition TO this demand Tor
higher wages. many or the city EN-
plnyes are preparing to seek places
elsewhere. because Of the douotfu'
stability of the places under the ne"
charter arrangements.
The committee viii also he asked
10 make an appropriation for ex'en ,
sion OF water mains out the 5ouieFafu
~ connect with the LOGON olive WORKS
the Kline plant and the sea ooard MI
| y s,.s rornshasIse The administrative
koard asked for such an aipropria
ton several months = 60 ana afsA mat
ter has been hanging fire e'er since
IN the meantime the Interested pants
are anxious to have the connsctlons
made. as they are seriously handi-
capped under the present arrange
nents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
Martfn--Giliet.
ENGLISH ON VACATION
CARRY THEIR OWN TEA

London, Sept. 1S---The holiday
makers throughout Great Britain
were never so numerous as now.
owing 10 the great prosperity among
the munitions workers. and despite
the greatly restricted train services 10
the seashore resorts. The greatest
difticulty was in being compelled TO
carry food cards. that they might get
meat, bread and vegetables. ffuf as
ta-tea, The great standby Of the
Briton. the ministry of food advised
the vacationists before leaving home
TO procure supplies Of tea from the
retailers with whom they are regis
tered. or TO arrange for such supplies
TO be forwarded BY special arrange
mant retailers are permitted to sell at
one time four weeks. supply of tea
provided their supplies permit them
to do this without injustice to other
registered customers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
JUDGE WELLS MAKES
PATRIOTIC ADDRESS
Service Flag Raising in South Rich
mond Draws Large Crowd of En-
thusiasiic Citizens.

Several thousand people heard
Judge Wells make an enthusiastic
speech at Cowardin avenue and Hull
street yesterday afternoon at the ser
vice flag raising in honor of about zoo
young patriots OF the Seventh Madi-
son ward precinct who ara now with
the colors-
The speaker was introduced by
Councilman John W. Moore, who is
something OF a patriotic speaker him
self being one of the -four minute
men" The Judge worked the crowd
up to a great pitch OF enthusiasm,
and the Camp Lee band played a
number OF national airs.
Since the flag has been completed
"a number of additional youngsters
from that section have gone into the
fray, and the requisite number of
stars will be added to the flag.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
PRAISE FOR SENATOR BYRD

In accepting the resignation of
Senator Harry Byrd. as state fuel
administrator, DR., Garfield. writ
ing from Washington. sends the
following:
My Dear Mr.. Byrd:
Your letter of resignation of the
END inst. is before me. and I arm
Very sorry that you feel constrained
to give up your position as state
fuel administrator. You were kind
enough in June to reconsider your
resignation because of the prob
lens in connection with the coal
for Virginia that you are helping
to solve. I realize that it WIS AT
considerable sacrifice on your part
that you continued TO serve the fuel
administration
Your desire TO enter the MILL
tary service is patriotic. and pre-
sents an argument for your resig-
nation at this time which / cannot
refute. | realize that at this time
the war department needs the SER
vices OF men as never before, and
that every patriotic man OF mill
tary age feels that he must heed
the call. 1t is for this reason.
tnOuSh assuIS you THAT IL Is with
great reluctance, that | am con-
strained to accept your resignation.
At the same time ] wish to express
To you my deep appreciation of your
devotion to your duties as federal
fuel administrator for Virginia. and
to thank you for your co-opera-
ton in the service that we are try
ing to render to the government
at this time.
with best wishes for your con-
tinued success in whatever duties
may fall TO your lot, am.
Very sincerely yours.
(SiEned) Fl. A. GARFIELD,
United states Fuei administrator. !"
Senator Byrd was appointed fuel
administrator for Virginia in No
vember. 1917
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
MERCHANTS ADVISED TO
SYSTEMIzE ACCOUNTS

Washington, p. c.. September l5--
Through the medium of the S'retaif
credit jobbers, Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue Daniel c. Roper is send
ing to the retail merchants OF the
country a personal letter urging the
necessity for maintaining an accurate
system of accounts,
The $4,000, 900. 900 revenue bill now
pending in congress means an average
tax Of SIS for every man. woman and
child in America, In many bust
nesses.' says Commissioner Roper,
taxes will be one of the largest items
OF expense 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance. therefore. that every con-
Germ. large or small, whether corpo-
ration, partnership or individual. shall
maintain an exact record OF its re-
ceipts and expenses; in other words
keep accurate accounts. Taxes should
be considered as an expense for the
year for which they are assessed rath-
err than for the year in which they are
actually paid, and the necessary re-
serves should be provided at once.
Persons. corporations partnerships
and associations liable to any tax i'm
posed by the war revenue act are re-
quired to keep such records and rem
der under oath such statement OF
their accounts as the commissioner OF
internal revenue may prescribe.
BY adopting and maintaining an ac-
curate system OF accounting. the mer-
chant. II Is pointed out by Commits
sioner Roper, will be able to place be-
fore the internal revenue inspector
book records showing how he arrived
at his statement of net income, thus
saving himself annoyance and expense
and at the same time facilitating the
governments task OF collecting the
war revenues
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
HUNTERS MUST Be
POSTED ON THE LAW

In making their plans 70 shoot
migratory water fowl, hunters will do
well to note the dates OF open seasons
under both federal and state laws. This
caution by the United States depart
meut Of agriculture results from evil
dence Of confusion in the minds Of
some sportsmen In regard TO the open
ing of the season when the dates con-
ilct under state and federal laws
The federal Law and regula tons limit
the seasons before and after which no
one may shoot these birds. If state
law opens the season later or closes 1t
earlier than the dates prescribed by
the federal regulations. the season in
that state is Just SO much further
shortened Special attention is called
to thu fact that the federal regulations
do not authorize any one TO hunt or
ktH migratory birds contrary to the
state law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-16
RICHMOND PRINTERS
LOOK AFTER TROOPERS
Adopt Resolution Providing for Re-
lief to Men Now With Bows At
the Front.

A. The meeting OF the Richmond
Typogra phical Union, No. so. yester-
day afternoon which was well-at-
tended a resolution was adopted, pro-
vlding for relief to mem bers who are
called 70 the colors The union pledges
itself 10 pay the dues OF all members
who are fighting fer Old Glory to
keep them in good standing.
The resolution was adopted amid
much display of enthusiasm, II is
quite likely that the union vii go
even further if the occasion demands
in looking after families OF men who
are away.
There are quite number of typos
in the army and navy and the boys
at home expect TO hear great things
from Them at the front