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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
EARLY RETURNS INDICATE
VARDAMiN IS DEFEATED
Fffty-Two Out of f.ighty-Two Coun
ties Give Harrison Ma
jOrity OF 10000.
SENATOR HOPES FOR BEST
Declares People OF Mississippi Have
Made Mistake, and That, IL be-
fcatcd, IL Will Only BE Temporary
and VIII BE Corrected
,ny As.ociatca I.rc..-l

JACKSON. MISS, August 2O.--Prac-
ticaliy complete returns from iifty-two
Of the eighty-two counties o. the State
give Congressman B. l.. Harrison a
majority OF more than 10000 votes
over Senator James *. Nardninan. and
former Governor r. r. Noel his op-
poncrts in the senatorial primary held
throughout mississippi to-day These
hfiy-two counties polIcd an aggregate
or $4,000 votes Should the prop 5rtfou
keep up in the remaining counties
Which scattering returns Indicate will
he the case. Harrison viii win by a
majority OF from 5000 10 1000. max
ing a second primary unnecessary.
Senator Vardaman left tonight for
Washington. but before leaving made
:hc following statement:
The reports so far. my friends have
been Very unfavorablc but We are not
yet defeated. 81; steady Ia the boa,
ana hope for the bes, My defeat il
am defeated. iN only temporary, and
u the people OF mississippi nave made
mistake. we viii bid, By il with
complete coiupcsurr. a: they Will un-
doubtcdly correct ihcir mistake. As
said before, II defeated. the Gccea,
VIII be ouly temporary / vant 10
thank my friends to- their ioya! sup
port
w. Calvin Wells. secretary Of the
Harrison campaign, gave out the fol-
towing statement tnquestionably
Mr.. Harrison hGs been nominated in
the first primary. Mississippi is vindi-
Gated in the eyes OF the world and her
loyalty can no longer be Questioned"
In the Sixth Congressional District
IL was evident a second primary would
be necessary To determine the winner
in the race for the seat vacated by
Congressman Harrison. Fourteen Of
the seventeen counties in the district
show Bilhoa. 3oa5: rDwcr, 2S3G. and
Johnson. 5.394
In jackson, Nardam.ns homo city.
complete returns showed Harrison. ssl;
Nardaman. lS2. and Noel 50. In Var
daman's ward the vote was Harrison.
I'll: Nardaman. % Kinds County.
carried las; time by Vardaman. showed
with :: few small precincts missing
Harrison, 1913: |ardanan. 5oJ. and
Noel. 1872.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
BELIEVE TWO SUBMARINES
SUNK IN ATLANTIC OCEAN
Navy Officials Confident U-Boafa
Have Been Definitely Put
Out of Commission.
ONE RAMlIED BY STEAMER
ONE RAMMED BY STEAMER
Another Destroyed by Depth Bombs.
Waters OF Virginia Coast Scene
of Destruction OF German Vessels.
Report to Department.

WASHINGTON, August o0.-Two Of
on this side OF the Atlantic have been
put out of commission. if a report to
the Navy Department this afternoon Is
fully verified.
Most of the navy officials believe that
one of the destroyers attacked sue
cessfuly submarine Off the Virginia
coast about ten days ago. The dis
charge of the depth bombs followed so
close in the wake OF the submerging
U-boat that nothing short of a miracle
could have saved the enemy.
To-day comes the report from very
reliable sources that three days ago an
American steamer rammed II submarine
off the same coast, and that the enemy
has probably been sunk. The official
report to the Navy Department says
The Navy Department is informed
that the captain of an American
steamer reports that his vessel rammed
II submarine about 9:30 T. NJ. August
II near WinterQuarter Shoals. off the
Virginia coast.
The captain stated that the subma- =
rine was struck on her port bow. bring
ing her alongside. The crew Of the
submarine hailed his ship. saying they
were friends. The voices. he said. had
"A strong German accent. Replying that
they were no friends OF his, the cap
tain says he left on his course. Tho
steamer Is now in port with n badly
damaged bow and quantity Of water
in her hold. The captain thinks he
sank the submarine"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
SPANISH PREMIER CALLS
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING
Tense Situation Exists, Due to German
Attacks on ships Owned by
Spnnin rds.

SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN, August 90.
Premier Dato to-day issued sud-
den call for an important cabinet
meeting. The situation Is tense The
German note in answer to Spain's pro-
test against Germany submarine at
iacks on Spanish shipping is TO be the
subject of the cabinet discussions.
The newspaper FL Sol prints an in
tcrvicw with an unnamed political
parsonage whom it quotes as saying
that in no circumstances would Spain
enter the war.
All the proally newspapers protest
vigorously against what they charnc-
tcrizc c.s the abuse OF the Spanish Cab
met by the pro-German press. declar-
ing that the people of Spain are more
attached to Madrid than to Berlin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
ASSISTANCE WILL REACH
CZECHO-SLOVAKS IN TIME
VIII be Able Z" Thwart Efforts of Boil
sheriki and Gcrman-Aus-
trian Prisoners.
lRy Associated Press.I

lRy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON. August 2o.-Informa-
tion reaching Washington to-day indi-
Gated that assistance being sent to the
Czecho -Slovaks in the Baikal retion
of Siberia will reach them in time 10
thwart the efforts of the Germau-Aus-
trian prisoners and the BoIsheyiki /
against whom they are fighting. IL
was learned to-day that the allies are
sending large quantities of arms and
ammunition to the Czechs, and that
heavy artillery is included in the sup
plies.
1t is not permitted, for military rea-
sons to disclose from what source
these supplies are being sent, but a high
official in the State Department said
that this was n part Of the bigger pro-
gram now being worked out in a prac-
, teal way TO furnish the necessary aid.
The program to re-cstablish the east
ern front with the aid Of hundreds Of
thousands of loyal Russians is pro-
crossing far more rapidly than was
expected at first The Trans Siberian
Railway will play an important part
in the re-establishment of this line.
That Germany appreciates the import
| ance OF the part that this line Is to
play Is shown in Il dispatch printed
in an Essen newspaper and report ed
from Amsterdam to-day, to the effect
that Soviet troops had blown up "thc
BaikaI tunnel"
1t was pointed out by officials ia
miliar with this railroad that there are
no less than thirty-rhree Baikal tun-
nels. all OF them hewn out Of solid
rock so that any attempts to blow up
one of them would simply delay trans
portation for short time until the
debris could be cleared away.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
BESSEMER, ALA, COMPANY
WAS ALMOST ANNIHIlATED
Twenty-Five Members Killed, 100
Wounded and Several Gasscd in
Severe Fighting

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. August 20
casualties OF the most severe nature
were sustained by Company ID. the Bcs-
se'ner' Ala, unit OF the One Hundred
ana SiSty-seventh Infantry, Rainbow
DIVISION in the fighting which accom-
Pahled the wipins out of the Soissons-
hhelrhs salient according TO letter
received from Captain Lacy Edmond
son ny his wife. twenty-five members
OF the company were killed. about 100
were wounded and several. including
captain Edmondson. were gassed. the
letter states. Only about seventy five
men were left in the company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
I'LL. .SUFFRAGETTES
GRANTED RELEASES
Many Are Supported Up the Jail
Steps Too Weak to
Stand Alone.
MANY ARE NEAR DEATH
Notwithstanding Their Condition
They Are Planning An
other Demonstration.
MANY ARE NEAR DEATH

WASHINGTON. August 2o-Support-
ed un the Jail steps by their friends.
toe weak to stand alone. the twenty
three suffragettes held under sentence
for park demonstrations were released
this afternoon. They were assisted TO
amhulances and waiting automobiles
and rushed TO the National Woman's
Party headquarters. where the twenty
hunger strikers of their number broke
their five-day fast under the care of
physicians.
Their release came as a surprise to
:he women. some OF whose sentences
ran for ten days longer. s, headquar-
ters it was whispered that it came as
the result of conference this after
noon of very high authorities in the
national administration. They were
released after the Police Court had
closed .and the records been locked
away. Judge Mcmahon. who had SEN
fenced them. said he had reduced the
sentences of all to five days. and that
this sentence was complete tonight
He refused to say If the prosecutors
Office had entered motion for the change
of punishment or if the action had
-
The condition of the women indi-
Gated. however. that if they had per
sisted in their selt-starvation another
DAY it might have become necessary
for the District authorities to feed
them forcibly, measure to which the
authorities were loath 10 resort. Their
release avoided this danger
Miss Julia Emory had been told bv
She could not live unless she broke her
strike. but had persisted and had then
been refused medical attention.
CARRIED FROM AMBULANCE
INTO SUFFRAGE HEADaUARTE,s
She. with Miss Alice Paul. their lead
err Miss Hazel Hunkins, the beautiful
Montana girl who has carried the
American flag at the head of their dem
onstrations. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis
seemed in the mos; serious condition
when they were carried from the am.
bulance into suffrage headquarters
MISS Clara Void, Of Portland, Oregon
also was unable TO walk
Earlier in the day Representatives.
/ Merritt and Lonergan. of Connecticut
from which State four OF the prisoners
came. and Senator Borah had visited
80 '"'i "Hu pSet pTolOunulS affected
by the condition OF the prisoners. who
were lying in the jail corridor In semi
stupor. Senator Jones had seen them
yesterday.
The first question Of the released
women was for the amendment on
which the Senate is soon TO vote and
the plans of the next demonstration.
1t is whispered about the District
hc
VIII be allowed to proceed without ar
rests. The authorities have met two
hunger strikes and two defeats at the
hands Of the sunragettes.
But the women. in bed to-nish, and
facing days of Illness ahead. are busy
planning for continuation of their
battle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
Clemenceau Sees War
Won Du ing Present Year
IUy Assnrin,c,l prc..-l

PARIS. August 3U.-n Is the be-
lief of Premier CIcmenccnu thnt %
complete triumph will be won dur
ing the present yenr by the arms of
the entente allies, mud TINT the war
will have ended before another year
hns pnsncd, according to the UNDER
standing reached by the United
states senator }. Hamilton Lewis,
OF Illinois. Of remarks OF the Pre-
mirr during n lengthy conversation
with him.
The Premier declared that the
work OF the American troops on the
battle field did more To trrrorizc
Germany than any other thing the
enemy has met. lie unid Frnnce hnd
every confidence now that this wnr
was on tho way 10 immediate VIC
tory.
senator Lewis said Premier Glenn
cnccau gave Him n ncssagr to prcs-
idcnt Wilson and the people or the
United states.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
is SELECTED MATRON
Mrs. George Brandnn. OF JACKSON
Tenn, Chosen for Confederate
Veteran Gathering.
[By Associated Press. /

NASHVILLE. TENN, August 60
Mrs George Brandan. OF Jackson. Tenn.
has been selected as matron Of honor
OF Tennessee for the Confederate Re-
union, which will be heidi Tulsa.
OKLA August 81. She was matron
of honor for the State at the Birming-
ham and Macon reunions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
P,n-German Are Buying
Many Teuton Newspapers

In this issue we nrc told by
special correspondent TINT the pun
Gerninns nrc not really numerous,
hut their power consists In three
things, they know whnt they want,
they nre absolutely interruptions
md they control unlimited funds.
In conjunction with the p,iIitnry
chiefs they rule Germany and they
nre pnstmnstcrs In the nrt of prop
uganda. Their MIN In threefold, to
control the home press. TO control
opinion in the army md finally to
influence opinion throughout the
world. In the 'furthernnce of these
idens they arc making n stnrt by
buying UP NIL the iniue ntini newx-
papers of Germnny. and they nre
beginning to secure control Of the
Austrian papers ns we'll.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
ARREST MILITARY POLICE
Thirteen Members Placed in Guard
house for Firing. Without Orders,
I'm Riot

NEW YORK. August 20.-Thirtccn
members OF the military police called
out to quell a riot at Camp Merritt.
y. j.. last Saturday night. in which
one negro soldier was killed and five
others wounded. have been placed in
the gucrdhouse pending investigation
OF report that they fired without
orders. according to information given
out here 10 day by officers directing the
inquiry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
CARUSO is MARRIED
Famous Tenor Makes Daughter OF
Prominent Lawyer His
Bride.

NEW YORK, August 20.-Enrico
Caruso. the famous tenor Of the Met
ropolitan Opera House. secured Il
license this afternoon to wed Miss
Dorothy Park Benjamin. daughter OF
Park BENJAMIN, leading lawyer and
naval expert, The wedding took place
at Marble Collegiate Church this oven
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
Aviator Killed, Plane nurn..

BELLEViILE. I'LL. August 2Q.-Al-
len B. Johnson. of Fort Allegheny. Pa,
was killed at Scott Field, near here.
when an airplane in which he was n.y.
ing. 5000 feet from the ground, caugh,
fire and fell to the earth.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
KIN. Three In twenty seconds

PARIS. August e0.-Lleutenant Rene
Fonck. the famous French aviator. who
shot down three German airplanes on
august II. as announced officially SUN
day. accounted for all three OF them
In the record breaking time OF twenty
seconds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21

The successful business man IS the
most consistent user of Tlm cs- Dispn tch
advertising, both classlhed md dis
piny. il produces results.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
sEEkS CONTRACT FORM
TO PREVENT LITIGATION

The railroad administration holds
that this is the first and virtually the
sole purpose of the contract and that
unless such Il provision Is incorpora, ed
ana agreed to by the contracting mar
ties. the contract Will be OF little value,
md that an open invitation will be
attended for endless litigation.
Direc,or-Genera! McAdoo holds that
mere ne"d be no litigation as result
II the government taking over control
nd operations Of the railroads If any
points of difference exist they can he
econciicd by form of contract en-
'"red int" by the government and the
railroad companies The law under
which the government took control of
the railroads provides that the owners
OF railroad property may seek redress
IN the courts for compensation or dam
age TO property.
II all points OF difference can be set
tied in advance by a contract II will
obviate the need for litigation of any
kind.
The railroad companies and the
stockholders hold their righ; TO refuse
10 enter into any contract and to take
'heir case TO court il they so desire
u is not mandatory that any company
snail sign any form OF contract eNcept
as voluntary act. For this reason
pifector-General McAdoo will exhaust
every effort to draw up form of con-
'act satisfactory TO all
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
KAHN LEADS FIGHT ron
ADMINISTRATIONS MEASURE

Sentiment in Congress against call
Ing youths found expression to-day in
the House committees amendment. Af-
ter a stormy session in which Repre-
sentative Kahn. OF California. led a
fight which he promised 10 renew on
the House floor. 10 retain the adm!nis-
tration measures provision giving the
President discretion TO fix the order
OF calls for all men within the new
draft limits. the committee voted to
: to write in an amendment offered by
Representative Mckenzie. OF Illinois
Republican. providing that all men
twenty years and above shall be called
before those of nineteen and eighteen
years. with the cightcen-ycar old
youths to be called last The amend
mcnt makes mandatory what Secretary
Baker has indicated will he the policy
Of the War Department.
The Mckenzie anne ndmcnt reads:
provided however. that registrants
Of the age OF nineteen years and not
over twenty shall be designated as
class nineteen, and shall b. drafted
subsequent to registrants OF the age
of twenty and over twenty years; and
rcgistrants OF the age OF eighteen years
and not over nineteen years shall be
designated as class eighteen and shall
be called for service last; those regis
trants above the age of twenty shall
be called prior TO those in the classes
hereby created"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
HOUSE COMMITTEE
WOULD Defer CALL
OF MEN UNDER 20
Votes to Make Mandatory
Announced Policy of
War Department.
EXPECT MEASURE WILL PASS
BOTH HOUSES BY SATURDAY
Organized Labor Enters Strong
Protest Against "Work-or
Fight" Provision.
DECLARES IT CONSCRIpTION
Indications Point to Elimination OF
Thomas Amendment in
Lower Branch.
EXPECT MEASURE WILL PASS
BOTH HOUSES BY SATURDAY
DECLARES IT coNscRIpTIoN
Indications Point to Elimination of
Thomas Amendment in
Lower Branch.
Try AssocIatcd rrr.

WASHINGTON. August eO.-Both
senate and House will begin considera-
i!on OF ;hc man-powcr bill. extending
'he army draft age limits TO eighteen
and forty-hvc years on Thursday. un-
der plans completed late to-day. in Il
race to complete the legislation as
soon as possible
with the bill ready for Senate de-
hate on Thursday, the House Committee
late to-day closed its hearings and viz
tua!iy completed the measure. The
bill. according to the committees plans.
VIII be reported TO the House to-inor-
ro"-~!th an amendment adopted late
to-day by a vote OF to TO defer
service Of youths eighteen and nine
teen years OF age until all others arc
Isilcd-and discussed In the House
Thursday. An agreement, with Speaker
Clark and with Representative Sims.
or Tennessee. in charge OF the pending
inan- power bill, To give the man power
measure right OF way OH Thursday Was
secured to-day by Chairman Dent. who
believes the draft bill can be passed in
single day.
Passage OF the bill by the House
Thursday and by The Senate by Satur-
day is planned by leaders. Vigorous
contests. however, are expected In both
branches. In the Senate sharp debate
is expected on the work or fight"
amendment. while In the House a con-
troversy Is brewing over the commit
tees amendment TO defer calling boys
Of eighteen and nineteen years a man
datory prov sion which Secretary
Baker. General March. chief o. stan.
and Provost tMarshal-Gcncial Crowder
have vigorously opposed Win both
Senate and House committees pledged
to lowering the minimum age 10 cigh-
teen years IL appeared the age limits
will he fixed recommended by The
War Department.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
.UNTERMYER FILES
. STOCKH0LDER BRIEF
Discusses the Tentative New
Form of Contract of
Administration.
OBJECT TO REDRESS CLAUSE
Railroad Owners Demand Right
to Begin Litigation if
Necessary.
OBJECT TO REDRESS CLAUSE

WASHINGTON. August 20.-A brief
Oh behalf Of the railroad stockholders
represented by The railroad stockhoid-
ers' committee was presented 10 Di-
rector-General McAdoo and the rail-
road administration to-day by Samuel
Unternyer. OF New York. member and
general counsel for the committee.
The brief discusses the tentative new
form of contract drawn by the legal
department Of the railroad administra-
tion after the first draft had been dis
carded as not satisfactory either to
tn. railroad administration or to the
executives and stockholders of the rail-
road companies.
There was liberal discussion in which
all parties Interested were represented
leforc the new form Of contract was
drawn. and IL vas hoped that II might
meet early approval. but II Is still un-
der discussion by the dircctor-gcncral
and his executive stan and by the ex-
ccutives OF the railroad companies, the
stockholders and their committee and
their legal advisers
After DircctorGeneral McAdoo has
gone over and revised the form of con-
tract with the advice OF his executive
staff. he viii call get together meet
inEs" with the railroad executives and
the stockholders committee in the hone
OF agreeing upon a form of contract
hat Will be acceptable TO the railroad
companies and stockholders or TO the
great majority interested
The brief presented by Mr.. Inter
mycr on behalf Of the stockholders
committee was held confidential by the
railroad administration, hut IT was
learned that the principal protest is
against the provision which pledges
tie contracting parties not to resort
to the courts after entering into the
agreement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
KAHN RESERVES RIGHT
TO OPPOSE AMENDMENT

Representative Kahn and those join
ing with him in support of the admin
istration vesting authority in the Pres
idcnt to establish the order of calls
reserved the right to oppose the Nc
kenZie amendment Oh the floor of the
House, and expressed the belief that
the amendment would be rejected
Chairman Dent and others of the com
mittee. who expressed themselves as
dissatisfied with Secretary Bakers
promise to make regulations for a sop
arate class for eighteen-year -old boys
and defer their call as long as possi-
bile, however, were confident Tonight
that the House would retain the amend
ment.
Work or fight" Legislation. Chair
man Dent said tonight, is not contem-
plated by the House committee. The
committee was said to take the posi-
ton that the legislation is Unnecessary
in that present draft regulations pro-
tee, the governments interest.
The House committee had hoped to
report out the bill to-day but the Nc
Kenzie and other amendments caused
tomorrow.
MAY GRANT COMMISSIONS
TO THOSE UNDER II YEARS OLD
Pending amendments include the
proposal Of Chairman Dent to remove
restrictions against granting commits
sions 10 youths under twenty-one years
of age and that of Representative Nc
Kcnzie to write into the law the ex-
listing draft regulations requiring SER
vice Of married men who do not sup
port their families.
Bitterly attacking the work or
fight" amendment Of Senator Thomas
OF Colorado, Incorporated In the bill
(Continued on Ninth Pagc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-21
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