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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
AMPLE NOTICE

In giving notice that he would ask for reconsideration, Senator Jones said he did not intend to request another vote in the near future. Ills purpose, hs said, was to keep the resolution on the calendar so that if there should be 2 change in favor of it before March {. when the present Congress expires, he other vote. He added that ample notice will he given the Senate before an- other vote Is requested.
 When the same resolution. the draft susan B. Anthony first advanced 40 years ago. was last before the Senate, March 19 1914. it also was defeated, 35 voting for its adoption and 34 in expedition. Senators Gore. Johnson of South Dakota, McCumber of North Dakota. Page Of Vermont. Pittman of Nevada and Ward. aman of Mississippi. then voted against 1t. but today they supported 1t. On the former vote it also was announced that in its support. Also on the 1914 vote it was announced that Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who was absent, favored adoption, while today he voted in the negative.
 DEBATE GROWS HOT
 The vote today came just before O clock. after one of the most bitter ana spectacular contests in the Senate in years. Today charges and counter charges of responsibility for the result were hurled back and forth with partisan politics again an issue.
 As last effort to win over democrats opposing the measure. following his ad- dress 10 the Senate yesterday. President
 tContinued on Pare seven)
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WY FIGHTING ON CAMBRIA SECTOR

severely engaged throughout the morn ing in attack and counter attack with fresh hostile forces brought up to the battlefield. Notwithstanding. we made progress east of Til1oy and in the neiShborhood of Bleicourt.
 During the four days fighting, from September 27 on the St Quentin Cambrai battle front, we engaged and defeated with heavy losses 36 German divisions Approximately 432,U00 men).
 "Dnring the month of Sep. ne British furces captured 6e,300 prison- CTS, including 1900 officers, and also 700 gans of all ci,iLres and some thousands of machine guns. During tho mouths of August ard September tEa total captured by the British amounted to l2e.61S ar:soners, including 2I83 eff cGrS ard al out 400 eunsp
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The text of the statement reads:
 "The operations continued satisfac- tory today on the s. 0uentin- -Cambrai battle front. On our extreme right, northwest of St. Quentin, we made con- siderable advance eastward on the high ground east of Levergies
 Further north we gained footing in Joncourt. stormed the defenses of the village of Estrees and cleared the enemy from the high ground south of LeCatelet.
 Tn the center fighting of a severe nature is taking pface in the villages of C-evecour4end Rumilly and on the rising ground north and east of these places.
 "On the left. between Cambrai and the River Sensee. our troops have been
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into account. Up to noon today the Can aulans had taken $500 prisoners. includ- ing onicers of high rank, and 14O guns.
 me enemy has always done the Cam auian corps the special honor of massing his best troops against it. He did this at Amiens and at Arras, and he is doing 1t today Prussian Guardsmen are being used against us. This has been the more easy because captured documents show that w only anticipated by four hours last Friday prepared offensive by the
 tContinued on Page Eightb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
New Mexico Dry

Albequerque, N. M, September 20. New Mexico entered the dry column last night when the statewide pro- hibition law. adopted by the voters last November. became operative
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
CANADIANS TAKE $500

With the Canadian Forces in France, Sunday. September s.-(By the Canadian Prcss) s)-The Canadian forces attacking in the present offensive from the west erly side of the Canal Du Nord have been engaged in exceedingly bitter fight ing from the very start. although at the outset great drive was made, with the help of wonderful artillery barrage and the element of surprise. with relatively small losses, when the captures are taken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-02
Violent Explosions Obserued
 h St. Quentin AHDuring Day
Included in Booty Captured By French East of Rheims Are 200 Narrow Gauge Railroad CarsLarge Number of Additional
 Prisoners and Many Guns Taken
FRENCH HAVE ENTERED ST. QUE

 French Associated Pess)Frenh in in beginnnga force to the enoh  Urviles mei Rheims g O t in in ton Marvauk Azure 10 o h Q ma a norhw o Rheims called the the old French n d m east in terry heims
  have everywhere advanced ReviIon
 BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR SEPTEMBER 94,9  d o woundsoff fcer s99 14919 Wounded missing officers 557,
 BELGIAN CAVALRY IN ACTION  in Ina in of 
 ALL HUN SECRETARIES OF STATE QUIT hhas recev here 5000 PRISONERS CAPTURED FRENCH
  them Rheims and nthward
 HEAVY FIGHTING ON CAMBRIA SECTOR in the to Marshal
 
  the 700 During months 40Ours -
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SOLE MAY SUCCEED HERTLING

Paris, October 1-( (Havas.)-Dr w. S. Solf the German minister of colonies mentioned first in Berlin political circles as the successor to Count Von Hertg the retiring imperial chancellor according dispatch from Zurich to M Journal 'ne ne tof
 
 
 
 l'enmak count the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07
PREPARING FOR NEW
ARMY REGISTRATION
onEress Acts Promptly Men May
hc Listed for National Service
on September D.

Ihat the War Department has M
worry abou; the passage Of The hi, !,
creasinE the draft limits is demon. .
strated by long telegram received
yesterday by Adjutant- Gcacral Stern
from Provost Marshal-Gcne-al Crowd
er telling the Adjutant- to have
the local boards over the entire State
ready as soon as the bill passes 70
nave the registration early in Septem
Der IT is understood that September
mas been determined as the day for
giving to the United States the names
ana addresses of 1900 600 men from
eighteen TO forty-fve from which to
sclcct the next quotas of the army.
The telegram will be bullentinizcd
and sent at once to the local boa rds
The registration will be held at the
usual voting precincts in the counties
ana cities. Volunteers for clerical aid
in performing the registration will
be needed. Where the services are moi
gratuitous the government will. of
course. pay for this help In counties
and cities having as many as two local
boards central registration commit
tee Will be formed OF members OF the
various boards for the perfection Of
the plans of registration
The Governor Of the State will bend
the registration machinery. He will be
assisted by tho Adjutant- General and
those others prominently connected
with the administration RI the central
organization OF the draft Councils OF
Defense and committees Of public
safety and the like will ne asked TO
assist in the registration
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07
THREE MONTHS FURLOUGH
FOR THOSE IN THE RESERVE
Farmers Joining Naval Reserve Will
Have Chance to HnrEcst This
Years Crops.

| Authorization was yesterday received
| by the Richmond Navy Recruiting Sta
ton from the navy department OF the
! Bureau of Navigation. in Washington.
| To grant Il three months furloush TO
farmers applying for service in the
! United states naval reserve force This
treasure was taken by the Federal au-
th"rtttcs in order that the farmers
might be able TO harvest their crops
before they are called for active duty.
and II is hoped by the local office that
the cnliStmcnts will be materially in
creased thereby.
! Those cniis,inE with the naval re-
serves yesterday follow:
H. NJ Walnc, Fork Union. apprcn-
ucc seaman j. NJ. Osborne. Keysvillc
ycoman: G.. w. Falwcll. Lynchburr. an
prentice seaman; Benus Hitc. Ford
town. Icnn.. apprentice seaman: VAL
cntine Ripley. Hendcrsonville. n. C..
apprentice seaman.
roiIowing arc the names OF the can
cidatrs for immediate service in the
navy who enlisted yesterday:
tarrol DickerSon Richmond anprcn-
'ice seaman; y. ID. wilkins Charlottcs-
vile landsman for baker: Il: \. But
ier, fsmont thirdclass fireman: D. g.
AuN'hS. pahviile. apprentice seaman:
h!ie Kcah. Staunton. apprentice seq
man; y. w. Paxton. New Caw,lc. an
prentice seaman; w. r Corcoran.
t.Enchourg. landsman ycoman: w q.
.'rlrker' Fishersvilic. apprentice sea
man Nathan Scrgent. Hagan. apprcn-
''re seaman; j. II. Roark Hroollncal.
apprentice seaman: j. H. Myers. Eoa-
nee apprentice seaman: H. X. John
Sloh. salem. machiniSt mate second
class: q. w. Slaughter. Bristol. arprcn-
'ice seaman: III. G. Crees Appalachio
| IIrpren'ice seaman; +. NJ Nicholas.
i'iriSohourg apprentice seaman.
iiuoard Raird. Garrett third-class fire
man; I. NJ Rittenour. Richmond. an
prentice seaman
Harrison Moore Wilkesboro X O..
oui'ah "A. Spears. Midlothian. and sam
uei a. Hiei'nan. Rockbridge Baths. YES
! leraay volunteered for service in the
army. VIZ
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KILLED IN BATTLE
scrcennt Frank l.. 1IEnor, OF Rich
mond. Gives Life for His
Country.

Sergeant Frank Leslie TiEnor. son OF
Mrs. Margaret Tignor, Of 80 Sycamore
street, whose name was In the casualty
list yesterday. was the second Rich
mond marine 10 be killed In France.
The first was Sergeant Richard A.
Evans Of substation No. . Sergeant
T!gnor was night foreman OF the Broad
street Garage. He enl,-,ed the day af-
t.r President Wilson asked for a
declaration OF war against Germany.
Major -General George Barnett tc!c-
grained Mrs. Tignor his deepest sym
pa;hics and said Your son nobly gave
his life for his country"
Augustus Frederick Bromm. OF 1900
Floyd Avenue. was wounded July 10.
but tho extent of the injury has not
oecn learned. Bromm enlisted soon
after the war began and trained at
Paris Island, s. G.. and at Quantico
Va.
Corporal Fitzwiison. OF Goshen, who
died Of wounds on July II, has rela-
t!ves in this city.
Lieutenant W. g. Huntington. Jr
Of farnville. who was reported as
severely wounded in yesterdays
casually list, is well known in Rich
mond He is a graduate OF Harnpden
sidney Colleg" and the University oi
Virginia.
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HONOR ROLL OF ITS DEAD
Memorial Exercises Held hy Richmond
Court, Tribe of Ben
Hnr

Richmond Court 80 10. tribe # Ben
Hur, held an impressive memorial ser
vice on Monday..n.eht ~ It's lodge room
i'll r. Z. Lee I{al. :"
The State ihanage.~ Z: Palmer Of
Roanoke, was present for the occasion.
and presided over brief business ses-
sion. al which the city deputy. Mrs.
Gertrude y Boss, presented the names
OF twenty applicants for admission.
The address OF tn eevcuiug was made
by John i welch Il, was nt,5nr
memorial OF members II IN, tribe
who have died Within the pa, year.
on The memorial rou appear the toll
lowing names 9. II Fulups + "
Miltz o. u. Howard. Jr.. II + Bur
son isaac Held, " y Wilhelm and
Thomas } Dance. REPRESENTATIVES IF
me families Of The dead members were
B99rrls and g Burns made short
addresses
The next regular meeting Of the
brotherhood Is TO be held u Lee HalI
on Monday
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NAMED AS LIEUTENANT
Alfred Is. Williams. Jr.. Receiver TnsO.
icncd Honor While serving
In France.

Aifr"d T. Williams. Jr.. :,,mtry ~
this city. has been appointed ntst lieu
i"nan, "lth the American skpeai,lrn-
a-y force In srance. hts comin,agipn
dating from July l. Th!g liz HIS third
promotion since his arrival in Franco
in July, 1917 He vent over AZ ser
i+an', having come on from Texas and
enlisted AZ Washington. His appoint
hent az lieutenant was pronered TO
h!m without application. presumably as
recognition OF his services and in face
o! hts request to be reduced to private
and scat to the present front as part of
me Ighting line.
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ARRIVALS IN FRANCE
RichpiOn
kichniond Relatives Are Notified a.,
safe Journeys over

James l.. Turner, OF 1923 west Main
Street. has just received word from his
SON Julian + Turner, announcing his
safe a-I!"a .Ncrscas
C. c. walker OF Richmond. has re-.
ceived word % the safe arrival over
seas Of his son. Lieu can't C. c. Waln.r.
Jr.
Mrs. Harry G. trout, OF 1902 Dela.
ware Avenue. Highland Park. has re-
ceived word Of the safe arrival over
seas OF her husband. Sergean, Harry
t. Prout.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Plageman. sr..
have received a card announcing the
safe arrival overseas OF their son, Cor
poral Edward +. Plagcnan
MIR. and Mrs. J. VI. Farrar. have re-
ceived word OF the safe arrival over
seas OF their son. James r. Farrar. who
was formerly stationed at Camp Lee
w. w. Williams, OF 30s East Main
Street has received word Of tho safe
arrival overseas Of his son, Corporal
Claude G. Williams
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ADOPT SUNDAY HOURS
Retail Druggists Name Committee Il
Wait on Mayor In Regard to
Sunday Observance.

The druggists branch OF the Re-
ia!l Merchants Association yesterday
hcid largely attended meeting. and
nc following resolutions In regard TO
sunday observance were approved AMI
Gnan imously nasscd
Feeling that "a large number of the
retail druggists Of Richmond would
Ike 10 observe Sunday hours so that
thry would be In "A position to give
'h"i- en- pIpyceS AT least a part of n
iny'H rest, ~ we'll as observe tho In VS.
~ the state and OF Cod but feeling
'na, they cannot do same on account
~ the lax enforcement by our police
d"prrthent ~ the Sunday closing law,
jn thr' Inc restaurants. cigar and con :
'"c'i"nrry stores practically all keep
rpen All day and sell everything: be
y '"rcl"ch hy the retail drug Branch
y! ~" Retail Merchants Association.
= mt we appoint a committee Of
'nrc" 10 rat on tho Mayor ana insist
day clnsing law:
"Z That We the retail druggists OF
Richmond. VIII give our support to this
more and viii rot sell on sunday
While Nc are open, anything cxcep,
strictly drugs and sick room rcccasi-
:!cp"
The druggists also unanimously dc.
cided 10 keep open only six hours on
Sunday. beginning next Sunday The
hours win nc advertised in the news
papers next Friday.
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Omcern for nrnnch Lines

The following bulletin was issued
yesterday by George w Stevens. Fed
erai manage. OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio lines
The Jurisdiction OF the general Of
fccrs OF the Chesapeake and ohio RAIL
way Is extended over the Ashland Coal
and Iron Railway, the Sandy VALLEY
and Elkhorn hallway and the Long
Fork Railway.
The following appointments are eff
fective this date W. g. ErUbeck, super
intepdent OF the Ashland Goa! and Iron
Railway. with jurisdiction over all
Anhiand termonals. office al Ashland
KY. III. r. Laughlin. superintendent, O.
the Sandy valley and Elkhorp and Long
Fork Railways, Office at jenkins, XIV.
3Ycporting TO the general superintendent,
ut Huntington. w. Va.
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FOR DAY NURSERY
Sunnysidc Institution Appeals for
Funds 10 Care for Chill
drcn.

The Sunnysidc Day Nursery. al
ll0l-A Cary Street. takes care Of
twenty-five children whose mothers
work during the day. The nursery Is
supported entirely ny contributions. 1t
IL requested by those in charge of this
philanthropic venture that any gar
dencrS having surplus OF vegetables
Will send any which will not be used
or sold to the nursery TO help feed
these children. who arc given three
meals each day.
Last year. many contributions OF this
character were sent TO the nursery.
and the matron canned and preserved
what was not Immediately used. but
this season the cXiSencicS Of war have
caused the nursery and it's needs to
be forgotten, as we'll as the paramount
need of conserving childhood for future
citizenship.
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SEEKS VOLUNTEERS FOR
Y. M. c. A. WORK OVERSEAS
Who Have Offered
To-Day.
TRUCK DRIVERS ARE NEEDED
Unit Composed OF Automobile Nc
chaniCs TO Embark Some Time in
Observation-Disclosures Arc BE-
ing Received Here.

John Garland Pollard, who is direct
ms tho work of securing Virginia
quota for Y. NJ G. \ work overseas,
Will confne his efforts TO Richmond
this Week Richmoud's quota of fifty
Is lacking by Just twcnty-cicht, the
remainder having already been selected
from among tho volunteers TIE TWEEN
iy-eieht must be secured this week in
order that all arrangements may be per
fected for passports in time to sail on
September i
NirGinia's quota IS 100 men, ten bust
ness women ana thirty cantcen women.
The can;oon workers Will he chosen by
committee OF women with Mrs. Kate
PieaSan's Minor. chairman.
NJ Pollard, together with L. l..
kemiSs chairman OF the city commit
tee, and r NJ. Darlington or the state
committee. viii hold daily meetings in
The Offices O the Richmond Trust and
Savings Company. John I. Mcclure Is
secretary MIR. Pollard represents the
na;iona. war personnel board Of New
York
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07

CharEod with iho murdDr OF r.,
husband on August l. Mrs. Annic Y
Johnson was yesterday acquitted :,
the Police Court without delay In
making his decision Justice Cru,ci,hcIt
said chat the case was one of THO
dearest cases OF scIf-dcccnsc tina, nc
ever heard
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AZ Union prn,cr s.,,,,.

Rev. j. O. Glenn, pastor OF 81. paurs
Lutheran Church. Scot,dalc. Pa Will
be INC speaker at the Union prayer ser
VICE at the First Eyancel!Cal Lutbc-
ran Church This evening at $50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07
SAFEGUARD TO CIT,

The next most important recommcn-
dat!on IN the report OF the experts was
the adoption OF the budget system as a
safeguard on the citys finances The
city comptroller, as the City Audi
tor is called in tho amendments. is
elected BY the City Council. as at pres
cnt: 80 Is the director OF law who is
the same as the City Attorney
the amendments attempt to provide
fo- the selection OF suitable men as
heads Of The departments TO form the
Mayors advisory board. by requiring
the Mayor TO select such nen-suitable
ny reason OF education and experience
ana TO nominate them 10 the Council.
whose duty ii is 70 confirm or reject
tEe nomination within the following
ten days. II no confirmation is made
within ten days following nomination by
Tho Mayor, that absence OF action is the
same thing as refusal TO confirm
whereupon tho Mayor mus, suggest
ne City Auditor are, however elected
nations from the Mayor
The cooperation Of the dineren; de-
partments is tho object OF the reor-
which is 10 made Inc Administrative
Board unnecessary. will be sort Of
cabinet with the Mayor, as its chair
man, as is the case n The Federal gov
eminent THIS, IL IS hoped. Will result
in the mutua! knowledge OF the de-
pa-:ment heads Of important mat
'eTs, so that responsibility for lack
Of cooperation can be placed on the
proper shoulders
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07

fon hnve lot of furniture you do
not want TO move Into the new home
WHY not let rimeS-Dispntch Want Ad
scll IL for youf
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POLLARD CALLS MEETING
OF ALI. WOLF N'rE.ERS

Mr.. Pollard requests all who have
been selected for overseas work 10
mce; him this morning at 10 o'clock
in the auditorium of the Chamber OF
Commerce
The meeting is for the purpose Of
getting better acquainted and 10 dis
cuss details III connection with the
work. The appoin;ees TO date are:
w. y Pcnnypacker. Il. +. Adam. W.
A. Hopkins. T NJ. Deitrick. II. II.
Rucker. Il. l. Piper, L. a. Smith r.
s Wherry, L. w. TNler, ]. +. DECKER
son, DIR. w G Moomaw. W. y. Me-
hagen, ]. c. Blackwell, *. NJ. Mears.
H. &. vindic J. II. Callahan. w y.
Watkins. J. : Ramos. Rev. J. I Haley.
w. J. II Page.
Miss Emma Day, of 500 Yves,
Thirty-frst street. who has been
stenogranhor for Rev. George w. Nc
Daniel II. -. was accepted yesterday
for overseas duty.
TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED
FOR WORK OVERSEAS
While an active campaign is in prog
ress for the recruiting OF volunteers
for Y NJ. c. y. service overseas as
secretaries. unit composed OF auto
mobile mechanics TO embark with the
secretaries sometime in September is
now being organized by J. s West
brook, manager o. the Hopewell Motor
Company, at Hopewell. This announce
mcnt was made yesterday by T. l..
Beniss, chairman of the Richmond re-
cruiting committee.
Applications to join the motor unit
should be made Immediately 10 Mr.
Westhrook, as the campaign is not ex-
1cctcd TO ec continued long. lntorma-
ton in person can be obtained from
John j. Mcguire. secretary OF the local
committee on the recruiting o. work
crs for the Richmond unit Mr. Nc
CURE can be seen at the local head
quarters in the building OF the Rich
mond Trust and Savings Company.
corner OF Seventh and Main Streets
Motor mechanics are urgently in
France, especially rs transportation is
pra ctically dependent upon the motor
truck. The work OF secretaries among
the troops is seriously Handicapped
tor the lack OF truck drivers 10 oper-
ate the machines from the ports on tho
coast 10 the ~" stations near the
front.
The mechanics will be recruited re-
gardiess OF number and will sail for
France with the John Garland Pollard
unit early next month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-07

TimeS-Dlspntch Want Ada nrc the
ilvest catalogue of the needs Of Rich |
J mOnd people. Read them md tIi I'm.
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The Valentine Museum,

ELEVENTH AND CLA- STREETS. -
Hours ID A ii. to p. 81. Admission csc,
FREQ on Saturdays. .