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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
He Is survived by

for over 40 years. He Is survived by
seven sons. william, Alfred. Joseph and
Nelson Sordin OF Burlington, Mederic Sor-
diff Of Holyoke, Mass. Frank and Peter
Sordiff Of Massachusetts, and by three
sisters and two brotheers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
william Weith

William Weith of So Battery place died
Tuesday morning at the Mary Fletcher
hospital. where he was taken a week
ago. He had been III for FIVE or six
months. and was a years of age. He is
survived by his wife, and his mother,
the latter of whom lives in Kansas City.
The funeral was held yesterday after
noon at 800 O'Clock. with burial In Lake
View cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
TALCUM AND TOILET
POWDERS.

TALCUM AND TOILET
POWDERS.
Marvis Talcum Powder 19c
Mennen's Borated Talcum 15c
Spooner's Honeymoon Tai
cum ............ 1Oc
Corylopsis of Japan Tai
cum ................ 15c
Squibbs' Violet and Carna-
ton Powder ........ .1Sc
Colgate's Monad Violet. .15c
Colgate's LaFrance Rose. .15c
Colgate's Dactylis Tale. .15c
Colgate's Eclat Tale. .15c
Colgate's Cashmere Bou-
quet 15c
Colgate's Florient Tale. Csc
Hudnut's Royal Hudnut-
uIC zoe
Spooner's Violet, glass
jars -. PIC
Spooner's Tea Rose, glass
Jars .............. 21c
Spooner's Lilac, glass jars 21c
Rivers Azurea Tale. ;. .28c
Djer-Kiss Talcum ...... SOC
Mary Garden Toilet Pow
der -. Csc
Dubarry Toilet Powder, $1.00
Hudnut's Rose of Omar
Toilet Powder ...... soc
Hudnut's Violet Sec Toilet
Powder .............. Csc
Bath-a-Sweet Toilet Pow
uer Z1c
Amolin Toilet Powder. Ice
FACE POWDERS.
Djer-Kiss Face Powder. Goo
Hudnut's Violet Sec. :. soc
LaBlanche Face Powder 39c
Woodbury's Face Powder 21c
Poudre Tokalon 5000. soc
Hudnut's Gardenia .$1.O0
Hudnut's Comfort Powder 35c
OTHER PREPARATIONS
Spooner's Bath Salts. :. .39c
Frostllla 19c
Mennen's Shaving Cream 19c
Emery Boards, IL for. Csc
Hudnut's Nailstic Csc
Colgate's Weekend pack
age DOC
Egyptian Deodorizers -. .15c
Dioxogen. &c and 39c
Listerine. .21c and 39c
Hudnut's Liquid Sham
poo 75c
Hudnut's Perfumes, many
Odors, OF. ............5 SOC
Hudnut's Sachets, or. T.. soc
Djer-Kiss Perfume, OF. .$1.35
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-23
First Sum mer Sole

TOILET SOAPS.
Palm Olive Soap, 8 for. Csc
Jergen's Violet Glycerine,
3 for .25c
Geranium Bath Soap. .10c
Carnation Bath Soap. loo
Colgate's Bath Soap. :. :. .1Oc
Pears Unscented Soap. :. .12c
Pears Scented Soap. :. .19c
Woodbury's Facial Soap. .19c
Parker's Tar Soap. :. :. .1Sc
Cuticura Soap .19c
Hundnut's Violet Sec Soap Csc
TOILET CREAMS.
Woodbury's Facial Cream 21c
Daggett & Ramsdell's
Same in jars. .35c and 45c
Elcaya Cream .45c
Hudnut's Violet Sec. Csc, SOC
Hudnut's Marvellous Cold
cream. 80. .25c and Soc
Pompeian Night Cream
21c, 35c and SOC
Kinds Honey and Almond
cream SOC
Creme Tokalon, jar. soc
Mum, a deodorant ......2 PIC
Hudnut'S Violet Sec tn.
VAOii 49,. QUO
Odorona, 25c size. .. .21e
DENTAL PREPARATIONS.
Pebeco Dental Cream. . ste
Kolynos Dental Cream. . .21c
Colgate's Dental Cream,
10c and zoe
Calox Dental Powder. Il. . lee
DR.. Lyons Dental Powder Ice.
Burill's Dental Cream. zoe
Pebeco Dental Cream. :. SIC
Colgate's Dental Powder 15c
TOILET WATERS.
Colgate's Violet Toilet
Water 80. Soc
Colgate's small size Toilet
Water Csc
Colgate's Carnation Toilet
Water .............. SOC
Colgate's LaFrance Rose
Toilet Water soc
Hudnut's Violet Sec Toilet
Water ............ $1.00
Hudnut's Extreme Violet
Toilet Water .$1.00
Hudnut's Lily-of-the-Val-
ley Toilet Water. .$1.00
Hudnut's Rose Of Omar
Toilet Water .$1.00
Hudnut's Headache Co.
logne soc
Djer-Kiss Vegetale ..$1.19
Djer-Kiss Toilet Water $1.50
Spooner's Toilet Waters
several odors soc
Hudnut's Soul of the Vio-
let $1.5O.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
sAMM|ES TO DECIDE
BATTLE OF P|CARDY
Such j. Statement OF Noted French
Diplomat Now in American
Capital.
TURN OF TIDE is REACHED
New Sacrifices Will Ec Demanded
OF People Here. and Those OF
Europe VIII Bc Forced TO Tighten
Belts Still More.

WASIiINGTON. April 5.-A,ncr.ca n
forces w:li decide the hattie CT rica rdy
Ii w!ii call for the utmost speed and
sacrifice aud devotion 10 get then,
there. Eut enough Of Americas de-
termination has ALREADY hecn revealed
TO warrant the belief On the part Of
the allies tnat the momentou.- decision
Of last week 20 sared our men has not
hccn taEen TOO iatc.
This Is the in!por;anrc alta .hcd to
the now war Plan hy a DIS ,ir su;s.cl
French diplomat hero this afternoon.
lie re-ochocs The sentiment expressed
yesterday hy an important English
official 1t in THIS:
The turn OF the tide has hecn
reached America must take the tide
81 the flood, no matter what the Incl
dental cost.
1T has been Your fight all along. of
course" lie said. "!ut now every man.
woman and child must realize that it
Is Your rght, as we Ia France realize
II and as England realizes K. aud il
has been scared into Italy"
New sacrifices Will he demanded of
tho European allies as Well as new
sacrifices in America. Frances store
OF food has heen depleted by the great
German offensive. Large stores OF
wheat and other foods had 10 bc
nurned close up TO the battle area. lest
they fail into the hands Of the ad-
rancinS Germans. Otrcr large stores
cannot b. drawn upon for the civil
population. because AL railways In
France to-day run in oaly one d.rec-
t!on-;o the front.
50 the priority given troop move
mcnts over the movemar: of foodstui:s
overseas Will require the French and
Italian people 10 take anoghe. h!;ch In
their already tightly drawn belts.
This viii he but temporary. As soon
as tho troops are over. the shipmen,
~ coodstufrs Will he resumed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
FIRE BADLY DAMAGES
GOVERNMENT BUILDING
Annex OF bureau OF Naval Construc-
tfon and Repnir C:utted by
Elnmca,

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Firc to-
night gated rour-story building oc-
cupled h% an annex OF the bureau OF
Naval Construction and repair. No
Important plans arc known TO have
been destroyed.
Police authorities were unable 10
substantiite reports that the fire was
OF inc.nd:ary origin.
The blaze was discovered about 1889
and by the time the fire department
arrived the entire building was ablazc
Ey' II o'clock. however, the nremcn
had succeeded in obtaining control
Ma jor-Ciensral Peyton c. March. acting
chief OF STAFF OF the army. and his
aids watched the fire from the War
Department building directly opposi:.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
SPEAR u FOJ ND GUILTY
OF THREATENING PRESIDENT

CHARLOTTE. y. g.. Apri 5.-Trie,l
in the Federal pis:-ic; Court here on
q charge of threatening the President.
Frank Spear. OF Charlotte. an admit :
ted native OF SaXory, Germany. and for
ti:fr three years u resident Of Amer
lea. day was declared guilty and
ccnditionaily allowed his freedom by
Judge lloyd that hc might provide for
his young wife and infant child. lie
was ordered 10 report to the judse
at the ucXt session of the court when
sentenced may lie imposed.
The Indictment against Spear, a
leather worker, alleged that lie de-
clar"d the president ought to h.
shot" that he proved traitor aud
,ha; the President ought to lie taken
gu: and his head chopped Off"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
WORK OR GO TO JAIL
That TX New Regulation in Cnnndn
That Hits Idle Rich aud
Aliens.

OTTAWA ONT, April 5.--id.c aliens
and the idle rich in Canada have oecn
made In" subject of government coa-
troll. The government to-day an
nounrcd an o-dcrin council directed
az these classes Of persons providing s
that every male shall be regularly en-
gagged in some useful occupation, with
tho exception of persons under sixteen
and over sixty. or physically UNFIT. or
student. or temporarily unemployed.
Violation of ;he provisions il punish
able Ny Il zine not exceeding 500 or.
in default % .mprisonmcmt with hard
labor not longer than six months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06

Missouri Senator said he WINS IN
sympathy with tho general purpose.
"f the Legislation, hut Thought 1t
should not he hastily considered.
When Srnntor O,crmnn stated that
the ttorne!-Gencrni Ind urged
pnssnge OF the bill t"-day because
its provisions would he needed dur
Ing tho Liberty loan cnmpniSn. SEN
a,or Hced said that was utter non
sense
senator Lodge introduced mn
amendment prohibiting trunsmlssion
through the mnilS of amy matter
printed In the Germnn language,
md senator Lewis offered one which
would forfeit tho citizenship and
property Of persons ndjudEcd dis
I"yni hy jury.
During tho discussion. the nttI-
tudc ri Victor BrrEcr. Socialist rnn-
di6Hte for the senate in tho rerrp.
Wisconsin election. WINS denounced
hy ScnntOrs uOrnh and Lodge M
di>lnSnl mud NerEinE on trcn~on.
senator Lodge. while urging the
death pcnnltr for spies md t;rrmnn
n=ents who deStrO! property In this
rountry. snid the bilrs rrktrictions
mpon free speech were ton brond.
and com1d he used to suppress. lcritI-
mnfc d'srussi"n. Scnntor fsnrdyyirIs
nuS-cstcd that they might prevent
pence tnEi later WHOM such discus
sion might he rrourr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
FORGER KILLS HIMSELF
AFTER ADMITTING GUILT
Former StrnoSruplcr Of Nr!ynuu Rant,
Accused ar obtaining
S:S.tKiU.

PROVIDENCE. Il. l.. April John
a. Frye. twenty. former steuogra3!ie.
or the Prescott State Bank of i'rea-
COZ. '.'z. sho: and Killed himsc!:
to-day when detectives sough. 10 ar
'est him on charge of victimizinS
.hr"e New York banks cor $3S,0o0.
Frye was alleged to have secured
th" money by presenting forged orders
f""m The Prcscot: b:.nI; 10 tho chase
Naiiona. Bank. lii" National Bank of
Hommc"c" and ;hc Mechanics ana
Metals Bank. lie registered "a; iha
y Al,in !io;el FebruaiS 70. hut dis
appeared three weeks later. lie was
traced through Il deposit for $4,000
made by him IN Providence bank
Nh'a confronted by the officers hc
ho"''t.'I his crime, produced ii pistol
md shoi himself through the head.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
FIVE NORFOLK ALIENS
ARE SENT TO CAMP
One Circulated Reports OF Disasters
on Land and Sea and in Mu-
milton Factories
FIND FRANK SPEAR GUILTY
North Carolina District Court. How
ever. Gives Him Freedom, That
lie May Provide for lis Young
Wife and Child.

NORFOLK. IA. April Five
.nemy "iien=. believed 10 he danger
ous. one OF whom posed cor several
weeks in 'his section as an .Associ
at"d rr",ss representative ana circu-
lated false reports or disasters nn land
and sea. were to-day stared on thei;'
i"@rncy - the alien detention camp
~ Io.: pSlcihoric, ia. MI cr the
'nrn were held on presidential wa:-
r..i.t'. The! are Herman Won Eorinc.
f",ind i'csin. :n Norfolk ami Newport
News: Frank Wilhelm. arrested in :,
barred zone in Newport News without
Dermit: tiustavc Hoffman. guilty rt
;rcasora bic uttcrauces; George e.. los,.
= German. cnught posing u French
man ~ The Hampton Roads naval base,
and William Schrnmm. arrested for
posing Cnrl Ncijlson. q Danish sub.
jcct on Il Norwegian steamer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
ALL ALLIED LEADERS
OBEY GENERAL F0CH
Tells Premier Clcmcnccau Every Ono
Must Recognize His Authority
Without Any Question.
Is FORMULATING STR.ATEGY
Surprise at Washington That Gen
cralissimo's Command Extends
From North Sea TO Macedonia.
Keeps Plans to himself

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Dip!onatic
dispatches received here today make
il plain tina; General Ferdinand Foch
Is in complete command OF the allied
forces. wherever located
In assuming this duty he is reported
TO have demanded that his authority
be without question. lie has not re-
vca!ed. and refuses 10 reveal. his p,ana
10 any one. lie Is reported TO have
told Premier Clomcuccau tina; If nc is
20 DC charged with the responsibility
ot allied victory or defeat, every one
must obey him without question.
TO this demand all allied leaders arc
reported 20 have agreed. General
!'och's attitude for tho present IS de-
scribed as one IN which he only seeks
Information. lie has demanded and re-
coivcd from all tho forces full iator.
nation as 10 their operations and pros
poets. lie has said that when he has
disestcd this information, he VIII make
| his plans without discussion. The first
announcement OF what General Foch
proposes - do vii! ~ contained Ia a
bulletin announcing that he has
done -.
some surprise was expressed here to-
olSnt at tnc TACT tAat FoclI : command
extends from the North Sea 20 The
Aa. sa,ic and 10 The shores of the
Aegean. But tho surprise was coupled
with expressions OF the hcart!cst salts
faction. Undc- this arrangement, the
allies for the first time possess more
unified control than does Germany with
ii!ndcnburs and Ludcndorr. The
opinion IS expressed here tonight that
the allies also excel the Genital po~'c.s
in the unanimity Of their political Inns
and policies
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
FRENCH IMPROVE,
THEIR POSITIONS
Senate Lays Aside Other Business to
Denounce Sedition and German Spies

w 4 SUI GTON. ApriI 5-Au
other bu,ines. mns mid aside by the
Sennt~ t"-sin. fur dcnunciatfor OF
disi"ynhy. srdIii"n. German apIes
and the ]. W. W.. and Discussion
or how the csniouare net should he
extended, 40 u> Z" "urh these evils
ami n.oid mob law. W ithout nbrids-
ing the fundamental liberties or
American citizens.
While tho senate dehnt~d the
pending scdttion bII,-cnrryiny .r-
rcrc penalties for disioyHl utter
nnrcs and nttcmPt. III Ubstruct the
draft or Liberty Iuan<-Prcsidcpt
W 'ISon and the cabinet Enyr at
trntton to reports of tho IypchinS
"f Itohcrt TraCcr. German. at COL
1t">'iilc. Il1.. last mi=ht. Member.
of thr tuhinct -nid uffcrMnrd the
dcpl"robic incident cmplaSix~d the
necessity for Immediate IeEi.lntion
that would cnnhlr tho government
{" deal with disIo!nIty nnd enemy
agitation. so that the people would
not be tempted tn tnI,c tho law Into
their own hands.
.dnin:strntiur leader. in the Sem
::tr hope to pns> tho srdItion hill
t"-Tnorr"w. tho anniycrsnry nr
t'nrrirRS rutrnnre into the war
.in 3Gr~~ment for vote ,o-nor-
row. sought t"-niEht by senator
va. blocked hy senator Reed. The
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
King Congratulates
Chambe er Of Commerce

NEW YORK;. .tprii 5.-Thc New
lOrk Chnmhcr of Commerce re-
"ci,cd n cong Erntuint"ry cnhIrErnm
from King t.cUrSr OF England to-
day while celebrating, its one hum
Jrcd and Rfticth anniversary. rhe
mcssngc. sent In reply {" ono from
g.. u. Ou,crbridEc. president OF thc
chamber. snid. In part:
''Ihc best resources of life and
treasure that your great nation has
pledged In tho cause OF civilization
must nssurcdl! lead us TO prevail
against our enemy. Your words OF
encouragement and admiration to
the lighting forces and peoples Of
tho IiritIsii empire will Ind n
worthy response In our hearts,"
The spcnkcra wcre Governor
whitman. Dr. Nicholas Murray But
Ter, OF Columbia Jni,crnity, aud
Governor Walter l.. Edge, Of New
Jersey.
The nnniNcrsnr! celebration wa.
attended by 500 members md
SucatN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
SECRETARY McADOO
SPEtkS HERE MONDAY

H;chrioud's campaign VIII not gain
momentum until Monday might, when
William G. NcAdoo. Secretary OF the
Treasury. will address II naass- meeting
in the City Auditorium. Secretary
Mc.>Loo will also make several oths!'
talks TO various organization while
in Richmond. lie will arrive shortly
after noon. and Will leave Richmond
on y tour Of the Souht shortly before
10 o'clock Tuesday night.
Banks will begin entering subscrip-
tons TO the third issue of Liberty
bonds which bear interest ut the rate
ot Ia per cent. payable semiannu-
ally and are nonconyertible. Rich
moud's committee, the central state
committee and the district committee
have all opened their headquarters
and viii! begin their work this morn
ing.
Fire Chief w. II. Joyncs announccd
that the fire bells OF the city would
sound the clarion call to "Buy Liberty
Loan Bonds' at noon to-day. Tie
first signal will be sounded promptly
NJ IL o'clock, and will be repeated for
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
ANNIE is FATAL TO FIVE
Vessel t.onded With Flour and Sugar
Nhich WAS Scattered over
Adjacent buildings.
iBy Associated prcssl

ELIZABETH CITY, y. c.. -Apri! s.
Five men were killed and wrcckasc
and cargo hurled over adjacent build
inEs when the steamer Annie blew up
At her dock here today just after ar
riviuS from Norfolk. The vessel was
loaded with -four and sugar and the
cause OF the explosion remained mys-
tory tonight.
sey. OF Norfolk: Assistant Engineer
James Nowdy. OF Edcnton, y. &, and
Two negro dcck hands. Two Other
jurcd. one OF them dying shortly after
the explosion.
The Annie. a small. coastwise steamer,
owned by the Peoples Navigation
Company. was virtually wrecked.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
KANSAS CITY BLAZE
STILL A DEEP MYSTERY
FLAMES Started in Many rnrts Of
Furniture Plant at About
same Timc.
ny Associated Press. !


KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 5.-Oni-
cials investigating the fire which last
night devastated three blocks in a
wholesale and manufacturing district
causing property loss estimated at
from S3,50C.ooo TO Sj.coo.ooo. were still
unable tonight IT. iiX the origin.
Officials were more strongly inclined
toward the incrndi:rism theory than
they were earlier in the day, as n
result. il WAS SAID OF statements OBJ
tYined from persons who Witnessed the
fire in its early stages and who d.
c,arcd the Alternately Furniture Com
riny's building. where the fire origin
ateG, apparent! Was abiazc OH ali
sides within few minutes. 1t also
was pointed out that other structures
some distance away burst into flames
almost simultaneously.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
The Truth About Life in Germany

h vii ~ >n Truth " %
q C
has
h ~ " n o fk% % ~~ alton
% IA man Of
o k
nyimpr,n @ prevail i tn, ramen these
B hg I
" c q ~ OF %
ont KnIers eboo% ia Hb % poor ofnd
ofh I cncp b eat m% know %xrty
Gcrmy to-day. this tory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
MOTHER-IN.LAW DEFINED
or Course. II Hequircd the Wit of au
lrishmnn to Definitely Fix
Status,

NEW YORK. April 5.-rhe exact
status Of a mothcr-in-la was brought
into question to-day by an IyShman.
He WAS sending a money order to
France. H. conformity with a new
regulation, the clerk asked him If the
moncy was destined to aid III. enemy
IN amy manner.
The Irishman scratched his head
is the addresscc an alien enemy
demanded the clerk.
DO jahcrs. ! don't know at all. at
all" was the reply. She's me mother
in law"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
APPRAISERS NAMED
yyuI Determine Compensation for
Property Taken over D.! Gov
crnmcnt and Draw Contracts.

WASHINGTON. April GA hoard OF
la appraisers for tho War Department. -
compensation FOR property
already taken over or To hc taken
over later by the government. aud 10
assist in the drawing up of War De
Dartment contracts MAS appointed to-
day by President Nilsson.
Lieutenant Colonel Jon :. Dean
and LicutcnantColonel Il. III. Mont
gomcry were named on the board. bu;
|it is provided that additional members
may be appointed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
Cos,n stcn Hccrn,,ine Army.

M.\NAGEA. NICARAGUA. April o
The government OF Costa Rca Is ac-
lively recruiting XII army TO comba; !;
the rcvolntionists in that country.
President Federico y. Tinoco has sent
10 Panama IA protest against permit
ting armed political exiles TO cross the
frontier.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
ALLIES HOLD FIRM
|. BEFORE ASSAULTS
OF ENEMY FORCES
General Pcrshing's Soldiers
Somewhere in Zone
of Big Battle.
HUNS CLAIM SUCCESSES
BOTH SIDES S0MME RIVER
Report Capture of 10000 Pris-
oncrs and 1900 Guns
10 Date.
ATTEMPT TO OuTFLANk ALLIES
Score Minor Success Southwest OF
Albert, Near Railroad
To .imicus.
HUNS CLAIM SUCCESSES
BOTH SIDES S0MME RIVER
,TTEM"T 10 ouwrLANK ALLIEs
Score Minor Success Southwest OF
.ilbcrt. Near Railroad
To .AmiouS.

The Ccrmuns did mo- rcs,,n,a tho;r
'''s ''o
COURSE ot tue uaE' Fehth troops nave,
bH vigorous countcra ttacks. succeeded
IN improving their positions at several
points, notably il the regions of
Mat''N-EameNal aad IantiSny, the
north and west outskirts of which
town arc in ,E"ir hands. says an OIL
cal Stat"mcu; issued ~ rars by tho
War Ohic".
Ia a iatt'e wt'rh has lasted since
Thursday. ard which probably is still
continuing with utmost fury, the Ger
mans have bcru hurlin" massed di-
visions against the Gri'ish and French
HhcS iEom ~" Tar h"rth OF Albert to
snort distance nor.h of Montdidier.
i'rooahiy 'hc"A il 80 not been more
sanguinar% battle t"Tsht since the he
ginning OF IA" Il" mi. offensive
NaFch i 'han ~ : which has for Its
ot,ectivs III" driving o, wedge be-
'"'en inc ir' i'H a'd French armies.
u" cnt''ns of the fW.s-Amicns ,ail-
road south OF A"'"ns an'i the capture
."t ihat city t't- in spite Of the
power OF the atiacN ana IL" desperate
H""S OF the lighting, ,hc "Htentc allieI
'esirHs have stood firm "N>r the most
- thelr front y or two points
h.'ve they h'en tor1'd zive srorn'l'
"''c t"eae Ssr"I ON thr nap 20 be
w." "'''' '..eS WIG" conparsa
III, ""'." NY
.A!h,r; IN. l:r,.isi. h.vr v.i,hdraw, /,
s!crt Gjs;au..c ard ma trcn,, have
gwen iir Inc village Of ,,,sicI wes, nf
Mc~eun. vaich h,s heen the storm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
Ohiiteratc German Signs.

JOPLIN. NO, Apri! "a committee
of citizens last night visited headqIar-
ters OF the Joplin Turnvercin Ger
mania and the joplin Liederkrant. So
c:ety, aud with black paint obii;croted
the names OF the clubs from the doors
of the building
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
ANOTHER HUGE GUN
Deadly Weapon Of Long, NnnCc Passes
Through Belgium on Way
10 Front.

AMSTERDAM. April 5.-AccordinS to
les Nouve.ies. OF Marstricht anoth r
'oaE-"an.e qua similar TO those al
ready homha:j!na rar:s. passed
though belgium from Essen on Mon.
da% The length OF the barrel IS from
twenty TO twenty-five meters and the
cnliher from twenty 10 twenty five CEN
tiiicters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
AVIATOR KILLED
tDnshcr Seriously Injured ns TnO
Machines Collide ia Midair
I,..v Hl,.,

KEY WEST, FLA. April 5.-Studort
Aviator Thomas W. Eden. of Wilmine-
ton. Del, was instantly Killed. and
student j. J. Mitchell, Jr.. was scri-
"us!y injured when machines in which
they were flying coll!ded about IGO feet
in the air At the naval training station
here to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
FAIL TO DETERMINE.
VICTIM WAS DISL0NAI

So tar,1as rapid be learned Tonight.
the action OF the mob WAS prcr!pitous
and no person as YET has stated con-
crete instances of d!sioyaity by Prager
I, Is known he registered a.; un'cnemy
alien In 81. Louis. June -. giving his
occrpat:on as baker. lie asked for
permit TO enter all barred zones 10
seek employment. The permit was
granted. II was also discovered that
ne registered 70" ;he army Graf, June
East. and tina; n April. 1917. he
caused tho arrest o. 81 man Oh dis
loyalty charge. Ills friends aSscr, lie
was rad!cal In his views on socialism,
but that when the United States en-
'ercd tho war he declared he was all
:or America"
The mob idea had i.s Inception. It
was said Tonight. in a saloon on the
outskirts Of ;he city. where miners
from Maryviile and CclliaSvi!le gath
cred. Many OF The men We're foreign
c-s who understood little English. and
= IS believed the remarks OF rraCer
were magnified with a tragic result:
rrager was unmarried. II. was born
IN Dresden. Germany. and came TO the
United states in 1913.