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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
Committee Tells Gen
cral Conference Error
Made in Address.
DEBATE is AVOIDED
Issue Arises Over AL
legged Effort to Change
Mission Boundaries
Without Authority,

Atlanta MAY IA sharp dispute
was brought up at the Methodist gem
ev5t conference today ahtn the com
nittea on missions attacked state
pleut lay the college of bishops ~ the
frst das episcopal address Til" mis-
e.on committee said, in part:
The statement IN the episcopal ad-
dress eyAs not IN accordance with the
records " hen II ia said that Al a called
session Of the beard ~ June, 1915, II.
the hoard ashamed the responsihilNN
Of appointing delegates 10 joint meet
ing Of various boards TO he held 'n
Cincinnati Tire episcopal address
t4rcrleo4,l lt4 facts again - hen il said
thai not untjI september. 1@lt. had the
bishops been consulted as 10 To" pro
posed plain 10 unite RitT ether churches
iH aetu4 tne ~test work "a Mexico.
Thc ysaajuu Of the tenort rroyok ed
. srH-tttoo. strenuous debate was
avoided oul, h> IL HwtlN mott"us made
~ tsdge ~ T lawson. 81 ~ ssoGr'.
THAT the report be sent "a record with
n4t discussion
Ia The episcopal address. which was
subjected to attack TO-DAY. the eo'ie&"
A. hlsbot.- stated that tn" board ~
ntssions had exceeded is authority ~
learrauG boundaries ~ southern
Methodist missions, vEthoG' censutfA-
1l.s with the COLLEGE % bishops or sC-
tIon te general conference. Action Pos
fae general conference % arrest 5lle
gal and constitutional act~ by Church
boards was suggested BY the bishops
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
Final Touches Added to Parade
To 'naugurate Red Cross Drive
Chairman Branch Stirs Enthusiasm Workers Who Will
Handle Details of Campaign-Great Demonstration
Scheduled to Start From Capitol spuare-Pace for
Everybody Will Be Found in Line.

Al a meeting attended by promin-
ent business men in the auditorium
Of the chamber of commerce yester-
day afternoon, plans were outlined
for the Richmond drive in the second
100000 900 Red Cross war fund
campaign. which starts next Monday
and asts for one week.
The meeting was presided over by
Coleman WORKMAN. chairman of the
Richmond chapter of the Red Cross.
F.. milford Cru,chield, who is as
sisting H. Carl Boschen in the man
agement Of the monster Red Cross
parade. which will be held Sunday
afternoon. and John X Branch, chair
n~n of the finance committee. of the
local Red Cross chapter. addressed
tine meeting in addition TO Mr..
Workman
Mr.. Workman emphasized the fact
that the need for money for the Red
Cross is greater now than when the
organization raised its nrsr 90, 600. :
600 war fund by a nationwide drive
last June. He said:
1T will not be long before Rich
mond boys who have been wounded
begin to come bact,--hoys that we
all know. We who cannot 20 to the
front must take care of those who
are there.
I'm the coming drive ! should like
to feel that the Red Cross has the
hearty cooperation of the Richmond
public. and ! believe we will have II.
The need for money for this admir-
able cause ought to make such an
impression on the hearts of every
pc <son in this city that they will come
to you, begging you to take their
money, instead Of forcing YOU to go
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18

to them seeking it"
Mr.. Workman obtained a promise
from each man present. while dis
cussing the details of canvassing the
city for funds. TO head committee
organized for this purpose. Each man
agreed TO appoint committee OF
three. and wrote his name on a card
which will be placed on Ale. The
names of those to he solicited and
other information will he furnished
the members OF these committees
when they report daily at campaign
headquarters. SIS East Main street.
Cantecn Committee On the doh.
A. p. Wilmer. chairman OF the can
teen com mittee of the Richmond
chapter. was not present. and in ex-
planning his absence Mr.. Workman
read the following letter, written by
Mr. Wilmer:
II am sorry that ! shall not be able
to be at the Red Cross meeting at 5
o'clock today
AT that hour the Richmond can
teen committee will be looking after
the comfort OF number OF our
wounded soldiers who have returned
to this country, and are now on their
way to hospitals We have already
looked after two eonsignments Of
these men. and no more convincing
testimony can be found than what
these returned wounded soldiers have
to say about the American Red
Cross.
They say 1t lis the greatest COM
fort to them at all times at the front
to know that the Red Cross is not
only present among them. but is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18

Glasgow May tT.-"1f the last
English soldier were driven from
France. Germany would not win, be-
cause she must win both on land at
sea Her position is the same as that
OF Napoleon The situation will be full
of the greatest anxiety for many DAYS,
but the enemy cannot win for his
cause is wrong. and we must and viii
win because our cause is right"
General Christian Smuts, the famous
Boer leader, now member OF the
British war council and looked upon
In the allied countries as one OF the
foremost British soldier-statesmen.
thus summed up the war situation in
a speech here today before a gathering
said, made the allies ultimate victory
absolutely certain.
The enemy" began General sr,Hs
lis no stronger than We are in actual
numbers Heretofore the unity OF hts
command and the absence Of h on the
allies side have led to the disstpati
Of our forces. Now our unity of corn
mand. for which the country Ia In
debted TO Premier Lloyd George, will
prove valuable"
Here tn. speaker interpossd some
remarks of high praise for the prime
minister. Mr.. lloyd George had fauita,
he said, bot they were the faults Of
genius. He continued;
Natfon Not YET seeupe.
We'll stand the breaks Let the
enemy knock himself to pieces against
our ston. wall Ludendorf's offensive
came like a binding nash of lightning
In dark night. showing US where
the danger was II has shown us that
this nation 10 by no means secure yet.
Germany Ia lighting for victory. She
10 not going to saertfce hundreds At
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
{ consignment of Seven Unload
cd From Cars at G. < O.
Siding.
TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION


The nrNt Of the two hundred Ford
sou tractors 10 ne shipped To Virginia
from the Henry Ford company. De
trout, reached Richmond Yesterday and
were unIoaded At the Chesapeake and
GFjo railway yards at Ninth and Cary
streets
Seven IN number they were rolled
eat Of the freight cars and into the
- rect amidst large numb Der Of inter
ssted spectators Among these were
colonel Julien II. Hl and Commls-
etoner ~ Agriculture Koiner
The seven machines were paraded
N Nam street and then to Bros i
street 10 the Universal Motor corr .
uanYs garage, where they ~iil he
kept for Inspection and demonstration,
They wH} remain there until carly
usAt week. when they viii be taken
out to farm nfer Richmond for prac-
ftc,A demonstration
S itEht. hlRrk cover surrounded each
ct tine tractors when they were showed
out of tire car On these covers were
The following words From the Henry
Ford COMPANY TIA tho Virginia State
Council Of Defense For Greater Food
Production
IL WAS S'AIFf mat tEENf FoF0SGr
tractors are being sent 70 Virginia
without ANY distributors profit Each
tractor via cost $3.50, plus the freight.
" hish viii he about SEQ
These Fordsou tractors WI be
equally distributed throughout the
state The two hundred tractors VIII
g 20 so eVery section, and no county " III
receive more than two untN every
section has ksFn taken care of. II IS
80
tractors will he sent directly 10 Rich RI
m ond As the next shipments will go
stra ght To the railroad Sidins of the
purchasing tarmeF.
The tractors ar low heavy, power
fuj. gray machines. Their every move
ruent shows strength There is an ar
rsngemcnt on the rear for the attach
p1cnt Of 4 pillow. and on the side Is a
shaft for he't to he used in wood
wing wheat threshing, and nearly
everything that is done on the farm
that requires power.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
Deserters From National Army
Tell Of Crime Near
Alexandria.
HELD IN RIG OND
Identity of Woman in Case
Not Yet Disclosed-M ar
rants Sworn Out By
Detectives.

Se3f-confesged murderers Samuel
A. Gamble. Of Pennsylvania. and Rob
ert Lafayette Newman. Of Texas, de-
serters from the national army forces
at Camp Glenhurnie, Md, are held
at First police station on warrants
charging them with being fugitiVes
from Alexandria county,
John & Werres. a chauffeur, Of
Washington, u. G., was murdered nv
the two solalerS. while the trio were
in company with a woman whose
identity is not disclosed. His body
was thrown into the bushes on the
side of the road, lsading out from
WASHINGTON. near the city of Alexan-
dria. Va The murder occurred last
Friday evening. News of his dlsap-
pearance was reported exclusively IN
The Virginian yesterday
Early Friday, Gamble and Newman,
having supplied themselves with
citizens clothes, hired Werres 10 take
them in ,<smpany with Ahe woman 10
Alexandria After driving about
Washington for some time, the party
crossed Long bridge and came down
into Virginia About three miles
south of Washington. the chauffeur
stated that he wanted to return to
Washington
An argument ensued, according to
the confession, and he was struck
over the head with an empty bottle.
and .momentarily dazed. As he was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
HUNS FORCE FUEL
CRISIS ON SWISS
BY GREEDY DEMANDS

Paris, May f7.--An intense crt-
sis has arisen between Germany
and Switzerland. similar to the re-
cent Dutch crisis.
Following the German threat to
stop sending coal to Switzerland
altogether. the directors Of the
Swiss federated railroads demand.
cd the return OF 1000 Swiss
freight ears now in Germany. The
Germans are holding theee oars as
n means of pressure. France has
offered to furnish Switzerland 65.-
OOO IONS Of coal monthly. but
Switzerland must furnish the cars.
Germany proposes that Switzer-
land take only $4,000 tons monthly
from France and guarantee to take
all that Germany supplies At be-
tween san and 50 T~r ton. II
the Swiss refuse. Germany threat
90 a. stop all shipments.
This situation opens up n pms
81 Of intense suffering in Swift
zerland during tho coming winter.
An economic convention was
Just about to he signed between
the two countries when this new
crisis arose. The agreement Ia
still unsigned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
BAPT|STS HEAR OF
PREACHERS TASK
At PRESENT TINE
DR.. Mullins in Address
Says Ours Is a Demo-
cratic God.
CALLS kULTUR LIE
Compares German Civil
lization With Paul's
Fourfold Platform
of Truth.
CALLS KULTUR LIE

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Hot Spring. Ark. May 1.-THE
feature OF the morning session of the
southern Baptist convention today was
a remarkable address by President T..
Y Mullins, OF the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary. The interests
of that institution were under con-
sideration when President Mullins
spoke on the vision and task of the
preacher He declared that our God
vas Democratic God. whose in
finite power of good was unlimited
that man by repentance. belief and
o6ed isnC. might have a part in fash
oning his own destiny. German "kui-
tur" was hown to be the incarna
ton OF the doctrine of total deprayity
and German civilization was declared
TO be built upon a four-fold lie. This
auadrilattral Of falsehood was set
forth as follows;
First--Germany is foreordained TO
rule the world.
Second--The state is foreordained to
crush the individual.
Third--The will to power rs the
foreordained law Of the universe.
Fourth--The divine right OF kings.
over against this was placed Paul's
fourfold platform OF truth
Ftrst--"AH have sinned. and fall
short OF the glory of God
Second-"M Man is justified by faith. "
Trtrd--"B Being justified by faith. we
have peace with God through Lord
Christ"
Fourth-"Al things are of God who
recouclled Us 10 Himself through
Christ, and gave unto us the ministry
of reconciliation
says We WIN Win
We are going to win this war, II II
takes half century to do it, said
Dr Mullins but after snat the
preacher muSt see the vision of the
gospel or reconciliation. Il MAY he
hard 10 love the Germans. bat we must
say with Paul, 7 can do all things
through Christ who strengt hen ed
me-
The story was told OF an English
aviator boy who brought down a Ger
man a3rplane. Discovering the body
of The German boy lying amid the
tangie Of his wreCn machine he felt
10 see n his hear sill beat, and found
over IL tho picture o. an aged woman
Written btneath this picture were the
words Meme Mutter
To overcome this sorrow and re
eret the English hoy sought out the
mothers address and wrote TO her ex.
pressing his regret that his duty as a
soldier had made It necessary, to Kill
her hor In order to prevent him
from bringing about the death of this
writer's comrades the mothers re-
Spouse which moved the great audi
euce 10 tears was fun Of the spirit OF
forgiveness The remainder Of the
day was given 10 foreign missions A
the afternoon session there were ad
dresses by the following missionaries
from China Rev Frank Narrs r r
Tatum e. . Msrrigg r r, McRae
" NJ. Harris and r, +. Roach and by
Rev. : q Pinneck. OF Africa. Tht
addresses were of unusually high or
der and At their conclusion a grouI
OF women missionaries was presented
the audience rising to greet them, asd
singing with them, Blessed he the
file - AZ night foreign mission was
/ gain the theme and a hum Der of in.
spirational addresses We're delivered
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
POLICEMAN SWEET
RETIRES FROM FORCE

Policeman Harry Sweet yesterday
rendered his resignation AS 4 member
of the police force ana the paper will
be acted upon today. 1t was under
stood Last night that the action on the
part Of Officer Sweet would be nnal
II ia said he IL going into tho autc-for-
hire business for himself and will de-
vote his time to that business.
II am sorry Sweat ,s going to leave
the department" said Major Soweil last
night He IL one OF the best officers
! know Of and the department Will
lose a good man when he retires.
regret that he has determined upon
this step" Z
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
AIR CAVALRY
FIGHTS HARD
TO BLIND FOE
ALLIES AvIATOR~
DELAY TTTToy DRIVE

London. Ma" 1.-THE allies avfa
tors arc holding M Hirdenburg
offensive. II la not the suenrY'a
losses. nor the need to reform his
divisions, reSroup his units, recon
struct his units, reconstruct his
roads and railways. and bring IN
artillery. munitions and supplies
that is postponinE day after day.
week after week, the recommending
of his drive.
It ~ the allied born Ia riding
sToadrons, raidinE day and night,
and the photograrhing escadriiles.
swapping pictures Of everything the
enemy does. 1t is the flying artii-
lery regulators, directing the allies
battery work. and. finally. II is the
wonderful allied single -sester night
ing planes which practically prevent
the enemy from crossing their lines
and observing their dispositions
these various branches of the allied
air service hold the real answer TO
the question why doesn't linden
burg strike
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
SEVENTEEN MILLION
AMERICANS HE1 PED
OVERSUBSCRIBF LOAN

Washington, May 17.-America's
third Hfsety loan has been over
subscribed by &l.17O.0fS,e50, the
treasury department announced
tonight.
This result not only exceeds
every other government loan IN
proving the patriotism Of the peo-
pic. according tn department on
cials tonight, hut exceeds "a well
the response OF the people Of any
other nation tn the war. including
Germany.
Approximately 1900. 900 per-
SONS sr-berrfbed. almost twice as
mary as in the second loan and
more than four times as many as
in the first. showing an increasing
interest among the people and de-
sire To sacrifice for the American
cause.
Secretary McAdoo tonight said:
This great result WAS achieved.
notwithsta nding the fact that tho
country has been called upon tn
pay. since the second liberty loan
and TO and including the month Of
June. income and excess profits
taxcs to the amount OF approx
mateIy $4,000. 600. 900. which will
make a total amount turned into
the treasury Of the United States
from such Ia xee and the third lib
crty loan OF about 81 1000. 600 600.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
POLICEMEN ENTER
UNCLE SAWS ARMY

Policeman w II Hembrey and Fo-
liceman ". NJ. owen. of the First no
lice district. have retired from the
force TO enter the nationaI army. Hem
trsr has gone to North Carolina To re-
roft for duty. and owen. will go to
Camp Lee within the next few DAYS,
This wlll make eight men from the
rolice department who have entered
ihe service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
Famous Boer Leader Says Germans
Can't Win Because They Are Wrong
Liberty Freedom and the Rights of All Nations Are Sought
By Allies Declares General SHUTS and These Vital
Things Must Be Guaranteed BY a Just and Firmly AS
sured Peace,

thousands. PERHAPS millions of lives
without securing dehnite objective.
The enemy might come within an ace
OF victory. but he viii mot secure II be-
cause his cause is wrong"
General SHUTS then summed up the
ailies war aims
We do not want an indemnify, we
want no countries, no annexations we
are lighting for the liberty, freedom
and rights of the nations large and
small.
We do not want 20 abolish Germany
or exact an indemnity from her
But we want to see these results
liberty. freedom, and the rights of all
Northumberland nv lasting
peace. 30 institutions will he created
that will guarantee peace in the flu
ture.
II any one wants to know what
Germany Is after, let him look at the
Russian peace. l think il is one OF the
most dangerous things to go to u
peace conference before you know that
your principal terms will be consid-
cred The conference that will yet I'LL
timatelv be called will be one that
will settle the details after the nrin :
cipal com batants have agreed upon
the main issues. For the sake of tn.
future peace of the world we cannot
allow a state of affairs such as exists
In Russia today.
AdwantxEe In Reverses.
I'm . certain sense. reverses are
good for us. We talked a lot of non
sense about defeating the boches and
has now Knocked this kind OF damnA BILE
nonsense out OF us. We feel today
that we are in 1t to our very nacks. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18
Thieves Rob store.

Thieves broke rear window in the
store of S Spigle. 2o1I East Main street
Yesterday. and made off with three
brass candlestieks valued at sl2. and
about SIS worth of candy and cakes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18

London, May 1.-THE British ad-
miralty has picked up wireless
note from the Russian foreign minis-
ter. NJ Tchiteherih. ordering the Rus
sian ambassador at Berlin. NJ Ioffe 70
protest aga inst the capture by the Gar.
mans of Rostoff on the Don. pointing
out that il vas a violation Of this
brest Litovsk treaty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-18

Dublin, Nav 1r.--.-hief Secretary
Short tonight tssu.d proclamation
saying that certain persons had cous.
munteatea With Germany. ara that
their action reelected upon ths fair
name OF ireland. He urged voluntary
recruiting TO avoid eompuiaian.
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AdvantzEe IN Reveryes.

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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

The pro-GeEman ISLANDERS against our
troops in France have now reached
Alaska. There, the people are being
told that american soldiers on leave
from trenches are permitted to con-
tract 'morganatic marriages with
French girls, which are automatically
dissolved upon the soldier being call
ed back to the front. so that on his
next leave he Is permitted to enter in
to another such contract with another
girl" The War Department reports;
This is t!crought-going falsehood.
A great many fantastic stories come
to us each day For authoritative denial.
but there is scarcely any so totally
lacking in foundation as this one con-
corning 'morganatic marriages The
Red Cross andy. NJ. c. A. agents re-
turning from France are continually
bearing .witness to the good moral
cadditions among our troops in France,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05
TIN lN WAR

! Trash heaps in England. which have
given up thousany of dollars worth Of
waste fats for use in making muniti-
ons. now are being robbed OF their
picturesque adornment lof tin eaos
which likewise win do their bit toward
putting the German Army back where
it belongs.
Necessary for conserving Metal
absolutely indiseeable to the conuct of
war virtually has eliminated the use
Of new tin from civilian pursuits
Its place being taken by salvaged tin.
gathered in the dumps and alley of the
cities. and by various substitutes. such
as paper and cloth containers.
Figures supplied by the British For
eign Office to official sources here
attest the great saving effected in
the use of tin plate. In 1918. the biscuit
trade used II. 900 tons of tin, This
year year that trade has had sis
tons and viii get more Old tin will
be utilized or the trade win do with
out. Boot polish manufactures have
received no new tin whatever, as
compared with 5000 tens annually
before the war, Soap sent back from
the front in France is being work-
ed up.
Domestic tinware. the housewives
pride, is receiving $50 tons aquarter
where 5000 tons were used in 1913.
Printing ink has received 81 tons this
year compared with 237 tons in 1913.
No tin tas been allotted for the civil
lain tobacco tradeb but the army is be-
ing taken care of.
=
While censoring war news it might
be well to look after some of the
scare head" intellects about us.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

The Northwestern States are hear
ing that lin Canada they use all the
wheat and white bread they want, as
there are no restrictions there on the
use Of wheat" This is one of the daily
German lies that are being put out
to hamper the Food Administration
The Canadian Food Board is enforc-
ing in Canada the same measures OF
food control that are being enforced in
this country. The Canadians have
even gone further than we in licen-
sing retail grocers hotel, restaurants
and eating places, and in prescribing
the quality and amount of food that
may be served at restaurant meal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

ton through the subsection of his gros-
ser impulses. and sei>resSraint, the
great lesson of life even among the
civilized, may be achieved outwardly
when increased intelligence dictates
it as wise. even when there is little
or no fundamental moral reform.
Education without moral reform is
not genuine. out increased intelli-
gence terds TIC make men wiser and
thus better tit.zens
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-05

The New York World notes three
lawless outbreaks in the country on
the day of President Wilson's address
condemning mob violence, One OF
these was at Oyster Bay. another was
a race riot in Philadelphia. and the
third in Chicago, headed by Pat Walsh.
Good for us thar neither Of them were
IN the Scuth.-Tifton Gazette.