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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
LEARNS Of DYNAMITE
HID ON HOG ISLAND
senate Committee Hears 245 Pounds
Was Strewn About Slipyar1.
Aliens Employed There.

! Washington. March 14-Secret SER
vice agents are probing NJ the great
Hog Island shlpyards to md out who
Fhid 245 pounds of dynamite there.
This was made known today at the
hearing Of the senate commerce com
mite.
There are plenty OF aliens upon
the island, Italians and Russians. but
/ no Germaus or Austrians
u. x, kennedy, the manager of the
industrial relations department at the
ship yard. let the cat out of the bag.
He Was explaining an Item for the
pay Of guards.
Recently he said. we have un-
covered total OF 245 pounds OF dy-
Mantle sufficient to destroy the great
or part Of the plant. The stun was
scattered throughout the yard and
hidden under piles of materials, and
in several Instances buried In one
place we found twenty pounds Sc
GREETED under a pile Of materials
Who did it," exclaimed Senator
Nelson.
We don't know" replied the wit
ness. We know the secret service
is investigating now. better not say
any more about il +"
Walter Goodenough general man
ager Of the plant, WAS asked If he
wished to make a statepeut regard
ing the critfcism of his $25, goo salary.
There are two questions" he an
swered One isis the position
worth that money? The other Is
is the present incumbent suita ble7
The work and responsibility are fully
worth the money. Whether ! am SUIT
able ts for some one else to say"
/ Goodenough received $4,000 an
Inually from Stone and Webster be-
fore he went to Hog Island.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
HE LAMENTS PASSING
Of BARREL ORGAN
Joseph Molinari Has Closed Hts shop
and Famous Musical Instru-
ment IN No More.

There's n barrel organ carolling way
down a golden street,
In the city when the sun sinks low"
Anybody who has read that truly
wonderful masterpiece of Alfred
Noyes. will feel wrench at the news
that the old barrel organ, the kind
that the curly haired, black-eyed son
of the South wears picturesQuely slung
across his shoulder is going. going
Just as surely as time will wear ont
those few that are now in existence
For, old Joseph Molinari, the last or
that tribe, which is even more select
than the Mohicans has stopped ms
work of bringing tuneful life into tho
cold sides of bright brass cylinders
He has closed his little shop and with
wave of his hand and a touch OF
his hat he has fled. Nobody knows
where. nobody can tell where, but he
has left numbers of hearts desolate.
Within a few years all the old barrel
organs with their queer little mon
keys which we now occasionally near
and at which we sometimes stop and
smile whimsically. Will begin 10
wheexe and crack and sigh, and the
lifting tunes of the turning crank
will be no more. The sight of mon
key in a red cap capering about a.
the end of a chain will be obsolete ana
the species will lose its glamour TOT
US. For q monkey without grinder
and an organ, and barrel organ at
that, has as much right TO be seen
and enjoyed as Punch without his ar"
fsctionate Judy.
IT is true we shall still have with
us the big piano organs which are
pulled around on wheels. but they are
as much a part of the adventuresome
life of q strolling troubadour as an
automobile is q part of a caravan VI
the desert of Sahara.
They say-those who try to fnd a
reason for the departure OF old MoH-
nari-that he left because ne couldn't
make any money ut his work. They
saw that his countryrnen no longer
came to buy his little organs because
Amsrica could offer them better things
in the way OF making money. There
were streets to be paved and subways
to be laid and the generosity Of the
man with the blueprint was great. But
we know better. Moiinari Is gone to
the land where the dead dreams CO."
Maybe It is Italy. maybe II is some
other place, but Monnari couldn't
bear the life of the present. He want
ed to sing tunes into the hearts OF the
little boxes but the songs wouldn't
come Tears came instead. There
was a world suffering from a war the
Hike OF which had never been seen and
the little organs that sang refused to
he born. What's more. Molinari
couldn't hnd italian boys that could
pass the test that led to the member
ship of the Knights of the Singing
Road. Yes indeed. there was test
He had to be gay of heart and biithe
OF spirit with a song in his heart and
a love for the open road and eager
land anxious to see life. There were
very few who could boast OF those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
CLAY WARD VOTERS
TO HEAR CANDIDATES
High School Auditorium Next
Thursday Night

A mass meeting is being arranged
In the auditorium OF Binford Junior
High school next Thursday night.
Candidates have been invited, and It
IS expected that the meeting Will be
largely attended.
In to last night 1t had been ex-
pected that the canvass would close
without n public meeting in Clay
ward, bur this aston on the
part of tho voters OF Clay ward in
the section west Of Harrison street.
has aroused interest, and 1t is said
the Clay ward acttves will probably
arrange for a. meeting In the Madison
school auditorium for the benefit of
the voters of the lower end of tho
ward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

with the American Army IN France,
March "a Here Is the official French
order OF the dBE whirh accompanied
rha bestowed .f THE Crclz dc Guerrc
upon Captain hretIe Roosevelt. at a
certain .fe11 hospital behind the
American Toui front
Captain Roosevelt was twice
wounded whHc iu puEs4it or ht@ du-
k3es. showing uncxce}lcd bravery with
his TROOPS whsle awaiting the order
20 go forward 80 p surnrise attack
tnto the enemy lines captain Roose-
Nei1 has shown himself yalorous and
worthy ~ specific meDt}on
Tire order was issued to The army
corps 70 winch Captain Roosevelt Is
attached Since the war cross WAS be
allowed upon hIp, General ralo has
attached the famous ribbon 20 it,
Archie Roosevelt as With q platoon
of raidinE troops Ia communication
srench awaiting the completion ot
she work Of the American batteries
tn the preliminary hombardment Last
TUESDAY morning preceding the Amer
Jean raid when q KrHpp she'll burst
near him One fragment wounded hlm
sn The left arm. lnHlctlng q compound
fracture while anotlfcr fragment on
tered the right kneocap lie sufer
other minor COMMISSIONS about the head
ara body
Only near relatives hsve been per.
snitteG 20 visit him SO far.
The French corps commander called
~ the hospital I'm person and pinned
Rhs army cross on Captain Roosevelt's
BAHAMA jacket.
Arehie's wounds have since beer
khorough1y examined by &-rays. Tn'
katiant - resting quietly, according
L. last word from the hospital
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
DR.. MARY r. NOBLE
TO MAKE ADDRESSES

Or Mary Riggs Noble viii speak
Saturday morning to Colored women
school teachers and leaders of girls in
the Armstrong High school Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Dr. Noble will
speak TO women Sunday school teach
ers at the Presbyterian Publishing
house. North Sixth street. Sunday.
at r. NJ, an address will be made
to girl members OF the Patriotic
league and to the Junior Council Of
Jewish Women in the auditorium OF
the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation. North Fifth street The title
OF the talk to girls is what America
Expects of Her Girls"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
pRo-GERMAN NEST wREoKLD.
Illinois Citizens Wreck Saloon Where
Pro- Germans Con, regated--Kai-
Scrs Friend Made to
KISs the, Flag

. A crowd of citizens at Mount Olive,
III. a few miles from stanton. where
two men were tarred aud featherred
a short time ago, last week rounded
up disloyalists and German sympa-
thixers One German Socialist was
forced to get out Of bed and, attired
only in his night clothes, was made
to kiss each of the forty eight stars
In the American flag. The citizens
then went 10 saloon where German
synpat hizers were known to congre-
gate. demolished the tables and chairs
and xtures OF the poison dispensary,
thrashed two men and warned near
ly score more that II they did not
desist IN expressing sympathy for Ger
many they would be driven out of
town. These citizens were led by
some of the -best-known business men
Of the town, and no effort was made
by the police to interfere with their
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
APPEAL TO STUDENTS TO
BUY SAVINGS STAMPS

Directly appealing to the children
OF the city, twenty seven speakers
viii bring the subject OF buying war
savings stamps before them in the
city schools this mor~ng. All the
children OF the city will be urged to
save and buy at least one OF the
baby bonds"
The most prominent men of the
city in business and civic affairs will
mako the appeal The addresses will
be msdeo before the rgular Friday
morning ASSEMBLIES as fosows:
Nathaniel Bacon. Henry Schware-
child: Bellevue. John Stewart Brya n !;
cambridge Augustine A Royal;
Ruffner, Jacob Umlauf; Barton
Heights, D. c, O.Flaherty: Grace
Arents. NJ. T. Fulton; Randolph. T,
NJ Darlington; Cary. Hill Montague:
Blnford, f NJ. rutchheld: Springfield.
w. Ii. Adams; Vocational. ]. T. Law
renee Franklin. John Munce: Fair
mount, e l.. .BenlSss, Madison, G. r.
Davenport; Highland Park, Jesse
Duke; Fulton. H. T. Colvin; Chin bo-
rszo, Henry Miller: Ginter Park,
Christopher Garnett Elha- Wynd-
han, Meredith: Fox. n. D. Sitl1: Pow
hatan, John b Lightfoot; Oak Grove,
". G.. Blakey; John Marshall DR..
Douglass Freeman.
Coiored.
Buchanan. s. P. B. Steward; Arm
strong, Rev. w. Il. Johnson; Dunn
bar. Rev. NJ. e. Davis; Moore, scoot
c. Burrell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
TOWN IN VALLEY OF OHIO
THREATENED BY FLOOD

Cincinnati, March l4.-Towns in
the Ohio river valley are menaced by
the third food in four months.
Heavy rains and consequent high
water have tied up railroad traffic
IN parts Of West Virginia and South
ern Ohio. and in some instances
landslides cover the tracks for sNy
eral feet
The Little Kanawha river is rising
rapidly and p nmber Of railroad
bridges have been swept away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

reviving~ the prediction of Turco-
Teuton drive against The British in
Palestine and Mesopotsnlia- Dis
patches today told OF the return from
Aleoppo Of General TAnman Won sam
ders. who conducted the Turkish de-
Tense in the Dardaneiles and has
since been reoTganizing the Turkish
army and It is believed mappft<S out
a plan OF campaign to wrest from the
British their Paiestintan and MeSopo-
tan1ian gains. He is now said to be at
German army headquarters, presum-
ably comforting with Htndcnhnrg and
Ludendorn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
Adopt Fr~ncl. War Orphans

The hesterield e. y. c.. at its
meeting last THURSDAY afternoon.
voted to adopt a French war orphan,
aud Mrs. j. r. Eiyson has been put
N charge OF the fund for this pur-
pose. The meeting, which was held
in the Chesterfield school. wa s pre-
sided over by Mrs. II. J. Hurt. Must
cal selections were rendered by Mrs
r. H Cloves. Mrs Hurt introduced
Mrs Cabell Flourney, who reported
on the work that the state organi-
cation is doing in Virginia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
BOXING GAME TRIES
COMEBACK AT ALBANY

Albany. March 14,--Boxing tried 70
stage a come back today before the
assembly judiciary committee at a
hearing onNs bill by Assem- blynna n
MeCue. former boxer who would
bring the sport within the pale Of the
Law again, though It was driven out
only last year by the Legislature
AT the conclusion Of the hearing
there were Indications that the sport
had won partial success and that
the committee will report the bill 10
the assembly following an executive
session tomorrow morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
DIR, MUCK AND HIS MEN
PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM

New York, March 1.-The STAR
SpaDgled Banner WAS played by Dra
Carl Muck and the Boston symphony
orchestra at the beginning Of their
concert tonight IN Carnegie hall
Many police guarded the hall and
there was a big sprinkling of detec-
tives in the crowd which filled the
house. owing 10 suggestions of trou-
hle arising over DR. sMuck's previous
difficulties regarding the national
anthem and the question of his Ger
man citizenship.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
snrrarists Need Senate Votes.

Washington. March 1.-THE fate OF
suffrage hangs on only few votes in
the senate. A poll taken today shows
that the suffragists claim sixty-two
votes. Two-thirds of the normal
ninety six votes In the senate or sixty
four. are necessary to pass the amend
ment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
Americans Cut on In Finland.

Washington. March IA party Of
twenty-five Americans are unable to
escape from Finland on account of the
battle line drawn between the White
Guard and the Red Guard. General
Mannheim. commander of the Red
Guard, according to advices received
by tho state department from Ambas.
sador Morris al Stockholm today. re-
fuses to agree to an armistfce.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

London, March 14--On the Britiet
front iu The West there has been .
marked let-up IN the infantry fighting
turinz the last tweDty-f0ur hours
though the raiding and aerial acti-
stties continue uaabated The Paris
Gar office was able today 90 report
The defeat Of three determined Ger
aan surprise attacks ~ TIRE sectors ~
Gaisons De Champagne, yaBquots. AVID
Hoenville The French harrARe com
eletsiv frustrated the German at
sempts TO penetrate the French lines
n these sectors
Along the entire French front the
big gun duelS continue. The Ger
saans failed in an effort 20 enter the
British lines on the Ypres-Staden rail-
Ray In West Flanders. while the Brit
kh carried out a. successful raid nea.
Epehy, between Cambria snd 50. Quen-
IN German artillery activity was
violent 81 Cambria, Eeuve Chapelis
Ind Fanqaissart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
Casualty Lists Compronlse

A compromise In the battle between
khe war depart ment and the com
kittee on public information over the
partial deletion IN the casualty lets
HON General Pershlng. probably Will
hollow the receipt today Of a letter
Rom President Wilson 20 Acting Sec
fefary OF War Crowel
Secretary Baker viii he asked 10
Make UP the matter personally with
General Pershinr
Publication or com plefc lists with
,ext Of kin al greater intervals may
be tried.
This scheme would tnvsHdate by
nheir delay any value that they might
aherwise be 10 the enemy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
FIRE BELLS TO RING


u3*a invited TO participate in the pa
rsde
Flsyor AInsite yesterday granted a
special signal 6 (which will be
rung by the fire bells between and
5 O'Clock on the day of the parade.
and viii mean Buy War Savings
Stamps This instruction was given
to the fire chiefs and will be added
1C the signals Of the fire department
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
Three Naval Enl,stments.

Three enlistments were ADDED to
the naval reserves yesterday. They
were: Edward 7. SnelI and William
H. Holpin, OF Richmond, and William
A. Meredith. OF Petersburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

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good to you and Sis and ms Ill the
time. Tell Nom to send her photo
graph and tell her not to worry, all
viii he ali right
Today Mrs Adkins received a brief
message from the war department
we deeply regret to inform YOU thai
Private George 4 Adkins is ofticially
reported KILLED in action March
Private Adkins last letter urging
Bill 70 he goo8 to Morn had arrived
On March : the DAY he Welded up
his life for civilization.
George has gone home he hasn't
come home" said the mother, tears
coursing down her checks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

=
No one would object to letting n
woman have the last word. If she
didn't want all those preceding il.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

The saloonkeepsrs HAYS been .
srcat aid In making sentiment for a
dry nation Thanks, gentlemen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

wf. ffarrarr7 and rls0A wfTN
.r-es4 ouy on the large conference
49, .A,vct,- fre status 81 the IT one
- France Informal talks were m~te
49,. ~s..ern4u ar4 bq the senators.
- v.vi7r frankly what they
So. ~ ire conditions Of the %arI-
ors h-s,rhps ~ aha service Catie-
grams f~apa General PershinE were
~.sh r. make clearer to thu senators
ne various points brought out IN the
ecrf.renoe
various phases - The problems 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

Thee kaiser will continue 20 think
A nerica infflcient until We realize
that we have a r %verfuI enemy to
fight and get down to "brass tacks"
in this war and become efficient and
Cmlose the hreweries and save our
rood and cur fuel and make all the
men work and all the women help in
some way. We ought to do these
things now.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

Bakersfield, Cal. Is getting pa
ttiotlc ana viii likely close its eighty
i've liquor joints. It's just splendid.
and 1t means a bit more food 10 win
tine with. too
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

Hun Drive in Palestine.
Amsterdam. March is.--G~rn1an
sAvicss In the lsst few days have been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

There are just two kinds OF Amer
leans now--trose who are doing
something TO help win the war. and
those who are doing nothing As the
liquor dealers are in the do moth
ing" class they ought to be changed
into the do something class
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
CORkS AND BULLETS
By I'll. p. RISING.

MERGED. Cal, is going to close lis
eight saloons Another white spot
on the map of California. There are
gong to be others, too
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

The average citizen is willing to
so the limit to win the war" The
brewer should be forced TO go the
limit - win thee war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

DO something for the youth of the
nation. reader. and become an excit-
ed person over this liquor question!
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15
TWO

~as at the request OF the acting sec
Rotary of war
The house military affairs commit
tee WILL have similar session tomor-
row afternoon.
This marks the FIRST OF & series of
general conferences To be conducted
weekly throughout the hrst tang bic
move to brIng the efforts OF congress
and OF the administration together for
a successful prosecution OF the war
The harmonious cooperation OF the
civil and military forces VIII meet
more than half those critics OF tue
administration who have been active
IN demanding a congressional commit.
tee for the supervision 81 the war,
Frankly and blunfly the superwar
council laid It's cards on the table Tho
members told where the army was
ahead. where II was behind and Just
the requirements IN the Geld In France
today They freely admitted that the
country wss far behind in It's avia-
tom program.
They showed that it was making
satisfactory progress In shipping pro-
gram, although that had been some'
what delayed In the start
Secretary C-oweu ana the o'he-
mem bers Of the superwar council. eN-
r~rt General Crozier. were present In
Guiding Generals March. chief~of star
r@oethals. Weaver Crovder and sharp
ard Edward r Stcttinius wh6 rece g.
}v has benr given The task of pnr-
chasing tor The army senator chan
h.rgafn. chairman az the senate mil.
tary affairs committee, was not pres
~nt owing - Illness. Senator Hlt''-
cock srteA as chairman and vtth him
we're Senators Myers, Thomas, Nickel
A. warren Wa9EwrrtE. SN'htf i3Hd.
~ - r~v.f4rEbnVse~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-15

Az Ohio fueel administrator has
found out what saloon is He says
1t is a place OF Amusement" But
there is no fun n II for the wives
OF the drunkards'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-28
The Jewish Relief Fund.

It is called to our attention that the
lavish war relief fund, for which the
drive is to end this week, is liable to
tall $500 shy of the quota for Augusta
and Gardiner Of $4,000 For so small
an amount it would appeal to us as
lttle less than a blot on our other
wise handsome, over-the- top score
in every other war fund.
None have suffered more than the
jewish people at the hands of au-
tocracy They are loyal to the allied
cause to the last drop OF blood, they
have given freely Of blood and treas
ure to the cause. Let US show our
appreciation and put this little war
fund over the top. A contribution
sent to Mr. Sosberg, chairman of the
Relief Association, will receive
prompt acknowledgement, and uphold
Kennebec's reputation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-28
CHINA

SOUTH Norman Jones and
tIyan Bruce Of the Naval Reserves
were home on a 4s hours furlough
returning to camp at pumpkin
Island, Boston harbor, on Sunday
night.
Mrs. Olive Clark, a lifelong resi-
cent of this town. aged SO, passed
away Saturday, Aug. "a She leaves
al only daughter, Mrs. Alma Clark.
The Red Cross meeting will be at
the Library on Wednesday instead Of
Thursday of this week. Mrs. Lizzie
AMI Abbe Mosher will entertain.
Please bring in all finished articles.
Tho amount Of the offering at the re-
sum of s107.46.
a very large number attended the
class of Prof. Rufus Jones Of Haver-
frrd, Pa, in the library on Sunday
He spoke to them of George Fox, the
founder of the Friends society.
These talks. of which this was the
last, have been very interesting and
instructive.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Walenta and
family left on Monday for their home
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jones are re-
-ocing over the arrival Of a little
daughter Miriam Elizabeth
Mrs. Ernest Starrett and children
left for their home in Athoi, Mass. on
Thursday.
Mrs. Idella Chadwick is in town for
a few days.