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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

III Among the other counts against
fArmany which must be settled after
~ surrender that is coming is the
|s3a xtrea,ment OF native tribes IN Ger
III noasted and loudly
ploniaI ex-possessions.
story OF the Hun in south west
africa Is the story naturahE
1900 NJ the Hun now departing
| haste from France and Belgium
;nring a quarter OF century the ma
1900 were systematically robbeo' lo'-
Ysred. murdered, until the entire pop
~. ttnr lost courage and dwelt in con-
1ant fear: that is. such population
ns left. For wholesale massacres
1870 organized apparently from no
1skSr motives than bloodlust, unti'
German farmers set. up a cry
nfnst the destruction of labor
D0f4upoH, Lac III H1NNfT
11e suspended. and only such oc-
S1onal killings were. INDUCED as
y fsrrners fe1 disposed for in view
heir need for laborers and their
80 OF enforcing discipline among
7fsniA reduced 10 actual and abject
sry.
A cowed had the natives become
after the British had taken pos
ION of the colony the blacks could
understand why the conquerors
khe Germans should not do as the
nnns had done Much time has
required TO bring the Hereros
understand that the British are
II their dealings with The ma
I: that crime is promptly punished
the innocen, protected, that
ears are fairly and promptly paid
{oAiiy, the oppressed people are
fng, but the influence OF years
Srr0Sism is not easy to overcome.
1en yet the German coionists make
lille shout the natives The Brit
nspresen,ative. r. n. l., c;orges.
(glM this connection:
6 been frequently and openly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
INTERNATIONAL BUT SATISFACTORY TRUTH

sonaI possibilities which might event
uate from the discovery of some
wholesale c~ookedness He received
carte blanche He was to have every
thine he wanted in the way of in
formation. whenever he wanted ii and
from anybody The famous sculptor
came in and told his yarn, whatever
II was. then departed into unscuip-
tured oblivion. Others who knew a
lot came. said Their say and depart
cd. Judge Hughes detved long and
deeply Then he labared long over his
exhaustive report
Well, the report throws light on the
subject 1t happens that we haven't
spent a fourth Of that $500 600 goo
vet. and we have some thousands of
airplanes and more thousands of en-
gtnes overseas and in this country;
there has been a little. ridiculously
little, real grating Of Kind amount
ing 20 petty larceny compared with
what might have been. difficulties OF
organization and administration have
been largely overcome and work pro-
ceeds right along in satisfactory vol
ume and kind
/ Pretty tame, compared with what
the subcommittee Of The senate mill
itary affairs committee was trying to
tell the world in raueous tones about
the ides of March
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
|KERENSKY DESCRIBES
THRILLING ESCAPE
Makes Get Away Ten Minutes Before
Arrival OF His
Betrayers.

London, oct. 30-Ex -Premi er
Kerensky in giving for the first time
details of his sensational escape from
Russia. today denied the charges that
the Rolsheviki helped him in his get
away.
MY escape" said he, was quite ac-
cidental and it Is a mircale I was not
put to death by the Bolsheviki
"At the time Of the Bolshevist coup
d'etat last November. l succeeded in
getting to the frontier of Petrograd
wearing a false beard and otherwise
disguised. I returned with company
of Cossacks to the outskirts of the
city to fight the Bolsheviki
During a fight near CATCHING, in
a moment of the utmost depression,
the Cossacks, unable to resist tempta-
ton agreed to hand me over immcdi-
ately to band of sailors.
tThis treacherous agreement came
to my knowledge on the morning of
November IA. ten minutes before the
sailors, accompanied by Cossacks.
burst into my room. When they came
had been taken out forcefully by
officers and soldiers faithful to me.
These men to whom | owe my life
are unknown to me to this day"
Kerensky added that he then went
to Archangel where he lived for
months In disguise before coming to
England.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Fairmount-The official board OF
Farm cunt Methodist church calls
the attention of her membership to
the reopening OF the church next
Sunday and the approaching end OF
, the conference year. The conference
session has been postponed. but we
must close our report by November
10 to prevent running over on the
time that properly belongs to the next
conference year. Every member is
urged TO bring or send all back dues
next Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Petersburg Boy Wounded.

S. A Cousins. of this city, has re-
ceived word from his son, AZor r.
Cousins. of Company B. 31sth regi-
ment, that he has been confined in a
hospital in France since October 4
suffering with wound in his right
side received from n machine gun.
Private Cousins stated that there
was some battle on October 4, and
expressed regret that his wound put
him out of action SO soon in tn ) drive.
He said he is anxious to get back in
the firing line, like all of the other
wounded Americans
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Third Christian-The pastor. James
10 Helsa heck. will occupy the pulpit
both morning and evening. Bible
school at $40 Christian Endeavor
at 7 O'Clock Prayer meeting We'd
nesday evening at 8 o'clock. Il was
glad when they said unto me. let us
o-ttnto the house the Lord"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
ANNIVERSARY SERVICES
AT. COIORED Y. VI. c. A

The Colored Y. M c. A. will hold
its twenty ninth anniversary exercises
Sunday at $50 p. NJ. at the Moore
Street Baptist church. Rev. r. A.
Jackson, pastor of the St. Philips
p. T.. church, will preach the annual
sermon. Music by the Junior choir
of the church. Women and men are
invited to come and bring a friend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
IL the ban liz lifted tonight on
meetings the following services
VIII be held In the churches to-
,urrnN.
Methodist.

Park Place-Regular services sun
day. Preaching and communion SER
vice at II *. M, conducted by Kew
J r Mastin, who will also preach al
the =. NJ. hour. Sunday school ana
Mems Bible class at $3.50 a M Ep-
worth League at 7:15 p. M, lndl-
viamal& communion cups are used by
this congregation. 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

At the suggestion OF Bert Niehoff,
$2,234 In cash and liberty bonds which
was in the treasury OF the baseball
players fraternity when that organi-
zation passed out of existence, will be
evenly divided between the Y. M. c. A.
and the Clark Griffith bat and ball
fund. Each of these organizations will
essh The funds 0Inss nna p.e
by members OF the fraternity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Presbyterian.

Third Preshyterian-The pastor,
Rev. H J. Williams. will preach at
II A. NJ and at p. NJ. Sunday
school at $50. brotherhood Bible
class meets at 10 A. NJ Prayer meet
ing Wednesday at p. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

off with him in his dash from the
Jail $40 in currency. two cheap
watches and a SEQ gold-piece watch
charm, all the savings and property of
B., f, Steve MS, a trusty. n
The escaped prisoner WAS Afsn rrd!
the liberty of the corridors and while
Stevens and another trusty were
sweeping the floor of the corridor
early yesterday morning he made a
dash through ioor that had been
left open by the men
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Organize school Garden AMY.

Assistant Regional Director OF the
United States School Garden Army.
Roy B. Bowers, representing the de-
partment of the interior and the
bureau of education, last night ad-
dressed the local school board on the
organization of school garden army
in this city. The plan was approved
by members OF the board and further
steps to put the plan into action were
taken.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Christian.

Cowardin Avenue--Rev. John A
Tate. who has entered Y. NJ. c. A. war
work, will return TO conduct his final
services with this congregation.
Morning subject, Enduring Love.
Evening subject. The Christians Re-
ward"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

The Angio-American baseball leasue
games among American troops in the
cities of England last summer netted
"a profit OF 81 900. 1t will be used to
buy enauipment for the members of
tho teams
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Starvation afIsiH.

Meeting will be held in Byrd Park
Sunday afternoon at 3:15 p. M,
weather permitting. Commandant
and Mrs, l.. Grimshaw, assisted by
other local members will conduct
this service, In the afternoon Sun
day school Will be held at 80 o'clock,
Street meeting will be held at Seventh
and Broad streets Sunday at 1880
p. NJ. after which services will be
held in the Salvation Army audito-
rum at Sis. conducted by the Of
ficars in charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
ONCE HUN, ALWAYs-AND EVERYWHERE

stated by German farmers that the
permanent stay of the British In the
country might prove tolerable were
our native policy altered to suit their
views. They bitterly resent any cur
tailment of the rights they formerly
exercised TO punish how and when
they pleased For some months after
the close of the campaign constant
Applications were received from Ger
mans for the return to them of the
firearms they had surrendered in
order TO afford them protection from
The natives About November. 1915,
alarming rumors were set In circu-
iation by Germans that a rising by
the natives was imminent and that
no Europeans life would be safe. We
were besought on all sides to provide
protection. Confidential inquiries which
were set on foot showed not a shadow
Of substance for these reports" Mr..
Gorges concludes this section of his
report by saying: II declined to move,
az | was certain that these stories
were deliberately spread for the pur-
pose of coercing me into allowing the
farming population to have firearms
with which again to menace their ma
live servants"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Victim Of Soon" Sharps.


Charged with the theft OF a suit of
clothes from white citizen, John
Harriss (colored) was sentenced to
thirty days in Jail in police court this
morning.
AS yet. the local police have been
unable TO locate the two we'll dressed
strangers who yesterday relieved the
proprietor OF local Greek restaurant
of $500 in the time worn "confidencA
game" The strangers became ac-
auainted with the Greek and, after
gaining his confidence, offered to go
into the restaurant business with him
They looked over several riaces in this
city and then - Richmond
finely deciding on place. ~N
The men put $1,000 currency in
tin strong-box and the Greek put
800 in it. In some manner the
strangers took the box with tn money
in it and left in its place a box with a
bag of salt in II. The unsuspecting
Greek came back to this city to await
the coming of the two strangers. but
they failec to appear. He became
suspicious and. upon opening the box
found the bag of salt instead OF his
5000.
The matter was reported to the
local and Richmond police, but as
yet the men. have not been CAPTURED
Funeral OF James w. Jackson.
The funeral of James w. Jackson
took place yesterday afternoon from
ST. Johns Episcopal church. City
Point. The following acted as pail
bearers A. l.. Brady, J. r. Cousins.
G. w blanchard. A. F. Wis sman.
I. A. Munt and Mr.. Stevens
Interment was made in the st
Johns churchyard
Heelan Succeeds Jefferson.
Deputy City Sergeant w. W. Jeffer-
son today resigned his position to ac-
cept that of special agent with the
du Pont police department at the
Hopewell works. He has severed his
connection with the local Jail and
viii take up his duties under Reuben
F. Ragland. former chief Of police Of
this city. who Is nov head OF the de-
tec'ive force OF the du Point depart
ment
John j. Heelan. former detective OF
the. local police department, has been
appointed by City Sergeant Andrews
to succeed Mr.. Jefferson.
Mr.. Heclan was for many years
member of the local police depart
ment. resigning some time ago to go
into business for himself He was at
one time member OF the Pinkerton
agency and his knowledge OF police
lore well fits him for the new position.
Mr.. Jefferson, the retiring deputy.
has made an excellent official and as.
slstant to Sergeant Andrews.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Those Arctic explorers don't know
now lucky they are when they don't
have TO read all the war bulletins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Observation-Disclosures

every one be on time, in their place
with a studied lesson and a heart to
work. Morning hour of worship, ii
o'clock. Theme, "A Community With
out Church" Evening worship. 5
o'clock. Theme. "A Break in the
Clouds. The pastor makes an APP
peal for a large attendance in orde,
to make up for lost time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

West End-Services conducted by
the pastor, Rev. A. l.. Carson both
morning and night; II A. Nj. sermon
followed with the holy communion;
7:45 T.. Nj. special sermon. Sunday
school $50 A. NJ. Epworth League,
r. NJ There will be special music
at each service led by j, S. Renner
and his trained choir
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Officials Of the Absarokee Gun club
Crow Agency, Mont, will hold 81 900
liberty bond shoot that will be a shoot
Tor shooters" November 3 and 1.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Grace Soldiers Home Chapel
Preaching at II A. NJ. by the Rev.
J. w. Dixon and sis p. NJ. by the
Rev L. s. Flourney. Sunday school,
$40 A. NJ, and Epworth League at
T:i5 i. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

So tar. the local police have been
unsuccessful in their efforts to locate
Hazel Brown, a negro man. who made
his escape from the local Jail after
robbing trusty prisoner. The negro,
who was under sentence Of ninety
days for robbery and assault. CART ID
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Baptist.

Calvary--The pastor. Rev. Garter
Ashton Ienkens. will preach al both
services, as follows: Morning. Moses
and Elias" Evening, THE Angels
the first in the series of sermons on
the last Things" At this service
the question; Does each person have
a guardian angel, will be considered.
w wv P"ssell will sing solos and
conduct the singing at each OF the
evening services during this series of
nine sermons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Weekend Meditahons
C. W. K.

While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread
Re Thou my guide;
Sid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrows tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

roughly about As per cent Of the tota,
income. For men receiving 1880 a
year the expenditures for food were
cut to 36.s per cent. Within the linn
its. $500 and 1889, expenditures for
clothing, according to this table. in
creased from ia to 1S.S per cent,
rent went down from 2s.s to 1874 per
cent; fuel down from to Al per cent,
The banks figures were made to in.
ciude salaries as high as $4,000. and
look into consideration the standards
OF living required of bank clerks. in
respect to clothing. etc. Its investira-
ton showed that such clerks spend
roughly As per cent Of their income
for food. to about ,3ss a year. From
that figure the expenditures for food
declined until they amounted to
about IS per cent for men receiving
$4,000.
Rents took IS per cent Of the saIs-
ries OF the less highly paid men. ana
about 20 per cent for the men re-
ceivlng $2,b00 year. Clothing. how
ever. took only 1874 per cent OF the
pay or the iower-salaried men and 20
per cent Of the s2.500 men. ~
Increased compensation allowance.
were based on the increases "a food
and other essentials as shown hy Az
ufes obtained by Dun's, Bradstreet'a.
the department of labor. and the An
nuaiist. These showed general In.
creases in the cost OF commodities.
ranging from 1871 to 921 Der cent IN
the three years from 1915 to 1915.
In the final development OF the in
creased compensation plan the bank
OFFICIALS based their work on the evil
dence which indicated that Increased
hving costs bore most heavily on men
receiving from $l,100 to 1899 a wear
TO men In these classes increases.
amounting to 40 per cent were given.
clerk receiving 1920 would get s4sn
as his increase. The rate OF increa.e
dechned gradually to 80 per cent Il
the case Of the $4,000 men. En-
ployees receiving more than a2soO
We're paid $3.50. the same al fha
*Naoo men. II they had been em-
ployed by the bank a sufficient tins
70 receive the maximum allowance
The Guy That Wakes the Rnrae- ~.
Camp Upton, N. T., Nov. I-There
y q mule at camp here that nov nce-
sesses the name OF "Reveille." IT..
given to him by one Of the secreta r,~s
OF the Z. M. c. A., one Of the 1890,
Of the United Wa 49,
campaign. who sIeeps-or tr,s. :.
sleep-in his hut near the stable. one
81 them accuses. the mule OF being
the guy that wakes the buglcr M"
they are trying to figure out 4 wav
to set him q half-hour later. IS they
VIII Be snoring when the first metz
81 the morning bagle sound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Christian Science.

Regular services will be held in
First church OF Christ Scientist, cor
ner Park avenue and Meadow street,
tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Subject, Everlasting Punishment"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

kid" Shaw (colored). who was
arrested by local police on an incom-
ing Coast Line train as a fugitive from
justice, had his case continued in po-
lice court. Shaw. who is reported az
being a bad man." Is also wanted in
this city on the charge of breaking
into the jewelry store of w. II. Witt.
on Washington street and stealing
jewelry to the value OF more than
5000. He will be tired here on this
charge.
The local authorities were notified
that Shaw was on his way to this
city and. upon arrival OF the train.
he was taken into custody, The negro
had posed as a detective in Rocky
Mount, n. c.. and had robbed a negro
there. When arrested he carried a
large caiibre revolver and part OF the
jewelry stolen from the local mer-
chant was also found on his person.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Three pounds of sugar never looked
so large.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Ready for Stamp Drive.

Petersburg finished organization for
the coming war savings stamps
drive" tonight, when an enthusiastic
meeting was held liz the chamber OF
commerce. The meeting was presided
over by J, H. Cook, local superinten-
dent OF the Metropolitan Insurance
company, and assistant director of the
local campaign. Director w B. Nc
Ilwaine is Ill and was unable to at
tend. Final arrangements for the
drive" which will start next Tues
day, were made tonight and those in
charge are confident that Petersburg
will raise it's allotment
This city has been allotted $500. 900.
and up to date has secured only
s25o,000. Nothing will be left UNI
done to secure the needed amount in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

When the doctors disagree. it's time
10 use common. sense
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Escaped Convict Captured.

Joe Small, an escaped negro con-
Wet from Pee Dee. S. c.. who was ar
rested in this city, has been carried
back to that city
The negro was arrested by local de-
tectives in a. local railroad yard and
Tailed to several descriptions of me-
groes wanted for murder. He asca ped
last week from the convict road force
in South Carolina after he had served
short time of his five-year term for
robbery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02
Ettrfck School to Reopen.

The public school of Ettrick will
open on Monday. November 4, the
county officials believing that tho
danger of(the epidemic having passed
to permit the opening Of
the schools
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Fulion-Rev. w. Thorburn Clark,
pastor. Preaching morning and even
ng by the pastor. Morning subject,
And the Plague was Stayed from
Isreal," Sunday school $50 A. NJ,
w. G. Nuckols. superintendent. Senior
and Junior 3. Y. r. IT,, o'clock p. M.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-02

Rainbridee Street,. Judson West
fall. pastor Bible school. $50 A. NJ,
G. w. Payne, superintendent At
this time his brief message to every
one would be: Let there be no doubt
Of your loyalty to the school: let
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14

close friend. At the Meyers mauso-
ieum In the old Harrisburg Cemetery
MT Sawyer conducted brief services
ana then the Masonic ritual was
given by delegations from Persevtr-
ance Lodge. other Masonic bodies be-
ting represented.
Inc active pallbearers were Will
liam T: Hildrup, Jr. City Commits
s,oner Z. 2. Gross. Postmaster Frank
=: S,tes. Frank b. Musser, president
OF the Harrisburg Railways system.
OF winch Mr.. Meyers was vice-presi-
oent Tor years; A. Boyd Hamilton
ana V. Hummel Berghaus. Jr., both
OF whom had been connected with
Mr. Meyers management of the old
star Independent. The honorary pail
bearers included:
j; Murray Africa, Edward Bailey.
Z. irwin Beatty. C. H. Bergner. B.
+. Burns. Casper Dull, w. M. Dom
aldson, Bishop James Henry Darling
ton, DR.. V. H. Eager. ]. r. Fletcher,
spencer c. Gilbert, DR.. George A.
eiorgas, W. L. Gorgas, H. e. Hershey
Lane s. Hart, George d. Herbert
Daniel c. Herr. DIR. Hugh Hamilton,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ITEMS
HOLD LAWN FETE
FOR RED CROSS
Riverside Residents Plan Fete
For Friday; Harrisburg
Reserves to Drill


The residents of Riverside will
give a fete for the benefit of the
Red Cross, Friday, from 4.S0 to 1880
o'clock on the Academy campus.
All are invited to come and be
prepared to do your marketing at the
farm produce booth, which will be
stocked with produce raised by the
people of the community on their
summer war gardens" The dellca-
lessen booth will have all sorts of
tempting homemade cakes, cookies,
salads. etc. for sale. Pretty little
girls will mingle among the crowd.
selling flowers and confections. Peo-
pie who delight in fishing will be at
their hearts content at the fish pond
where one can always be sure OF q
catch"
In the evening special features
have been planned. The Harrisburg
Reserves will drill on the campus at
7.S0 o'clock.
Community singing will follow,
led by Abner w. Hartman, accom-
panied by Newell Albright. Other
prominent Harrisburg soloists VIII
help on the program, Miss Belle P.
Middaugh, Miss Mary E. Worley and
Clarence Seigler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-14

First Lieutenant Harry F. Broude,
is now serving the Army overseas.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs Phillip
Broude, of 1907 Capital street were
informed OF his safe arrival Monday
when they received his overseas
in safety" card.
Lieutenant Broude enlisted in
military service over a year ago
and since that time has been locat-
ed at Camp Meade, Md. He is at
tached to the Three Hundred and
Eleventh Field Artillery in the
Seventy Ninth Division.
Prior to his enlistment he was a
prominent veterinarian in this city
He is an alumpus of the Harrisburg
High School and of the University
of Pennsylvania. where he was pop
ular in various school clubs and the
college frat He is well known
here where he has wide circle of
friends