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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
DAYS FINANCIAL
DOINGS.
Bank C1earanees.
January 81. $5,9s0,102.
Litchf0rd Hms New Assistant.

RichNond, January 81. $0,9S0, l02.
Litchferd Has New Assistant.
Because Morton G.. Thalhiine err, one
OF Director Henry Litchford's Assis-
tants at war savings stamp h~eadquar-
ters, has entered the service a vacan-
cy was left. which II was hard to have
Allied by as energetic a young man
as Thalhimer.
But the director looked around, ana
soon found a young man bearing tho
same>name. and being from the same
family. calculated by those at head
quarters as being eminently fitted to
try at least to all Morton Thalhi-
mer's place. And william B. Thai
himer went TO work yesterday.
Reports from outlying districts are
to the effect that many farm
are being lifted. This liz accounted
for by the great amour of money be-
ing turned loose not only by the gov
eminent, but by the capitalists, who
are turning lots Of money into gov
eminent securities, which in turn is
handed out to the vast army OF work
ingmen who are gag on govern
mont construction work.
The farmer is at last coming into
his own. n is Fronting thereby, say
the men along bankers row. This is
evidenced by the increased returns
from luS GouNlIy odnkst WnGrS the
farmers plant their savings. and the
payment of the old mortgage is an
other indication of the general proc
| perity of the mar behind the pillow,
even with the price of things soar
ing.
That Is another good thing for the
farmer, said a man standing In First
National lobby yesterday. The high
- 800
much with him, for he gets his, as
witness the prices of eggs and butter
! and vegetables He has TO give some
of it back. however. In paying for
his sugar and his shoes and his -four.
Bank ciearings for the month ngurs
a total of s1e4. $50, es6. which Is "A
| wonderful thing, according to the men
who know. This figure goes January
of last year better by about s63,oo0.0 goo.
and that lie looked upon as a re-
markable showing. 1t is believed by
some that the figures for the short
month of February viii make even
a better comparative showing.
THE idea that savings stamps are
designed for children merely. is a de-
luaive one said Thomas X. McAdams
yesterday. w have TO sall $3,25O, 600
worth in Richmond. which 70 about
$50 to every map. woman aud child
In the city. The Children cannot take
care of that, nor can the women. It's
a mans job. and a good man at that.
What We want to do is 10 inst!ll into
the minds of the men that they are
the ones who are 10 corne across In
the purchase Of the stamps. There
are many who are buying thera;s some
a large amount, some very few, d
some, who can afford to buy, are side
stepping. This latter class is the o e
we want to get in touch WITH. We
want to show him where ne maxi s
money BY investing I'm stamps
Monthly statements from tAe banks
today will show that finances are
high amonR the stable things OF TIE
time. and the fact that there is plenty
OF money afoat will help infusG en-
th~usinsrn In the ranks Of the boosters
when the next liberty bond campaign
starts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
fluctuations by Miller Il Co. Member
CaicaGo Board ~ Tradr.t
CrRR STOCKS.

New York. Jan, si.-~Decided strength
was shown throughout nearly the en-
tire list on the curb today due 10
the influence Of the other security
sssar kets, which also showed higher
prices and good demand FOR securities.
The motor stocks were again in
good eem&nd Independent oil stocks
we're more or less neglected. The
Law prices issues we're heavy. Mine
etock were active and were Gavorabiy
Influenced by peace talk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
POTATO PROFTTFERS HIT
HARD BY COLD WEATHEI

P~arkersburg, w. Va. Jan. 3f.-Po1
tf.to profteers in this section haye
been badly hit by the recent extreme
cold. thousands OF bushels having been,
lost by freezing. While the farmers
held their spuds for higher prices
Parkershurg people were forced tq
send to Wisconsin for their supply.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
Railroad Brll Compromise.

washington, Jan. 31.-The admin
s.-etiol. came to the reaIiza tion to-
day that its RAILROAD bill In it's pres
ent form, cannot pass In congress-
Steps were taken TO affect a csmpro-
mise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-01
Court News
Supreme Court of Appeals.

Proceedings in the supreme court
No. As. Morrisette V. Cook-Bern-
hefner company ct ais. Argued by
N. I. Green for the plaintiff and by
G.. NJ. billiard for the defendant and
submitted.
No. ~. Walker v. Penick's Exor.
Argued by Henry c. RELY for the APP
pellant and by John Martin for the
appellee and submitted.
No. 30. Norfolk southern r. r.
Co. ". The Greenwich corporation.
Argued by James G. Martin for the
plaintiff in error and submitted
No. 81. Martin ct al. V. Industrial
Feed company. Dismissed.
Next cases TO be called:
No. So. The c. j. Lysle Milling
company V. s. w. Holt a Co.
No. SO, ITO be dismlssed.)
No. 81. Torbert v. A. c, L r. +,
company.
No. So. Friedlin Y. Crocklin ct ais,
No. So, Stewart ct al, Y. Stewart
ct ais.
(Court will not sit today but will
sit Saturday,
Z. =. Circuit Court OF Appeals.
The United States circuit court of
appeals reconvened yesterday, with
the following Judges and officials in
attendance: Circuit Judges Pritchard,
Knapp and Woods. Clerk Claude NJ.
Dean. u. s. Marshal John @. Saunders.
Case argued yesterday:
No. 1898. Eastern Transportation
company, appellant. We. United States
of America. appellee; appeal from the
district court of the United States for
the district OF Maryland. at Baltimore.
Argued by John II. Skesn. OF Balti-
more, Mi.. for the appellant. and by
Samuel X. Dennis. L. q. attorney. of
Baltimore, Nd, for the appellee, and
submitted.
Case In call today:
No. 1899. Jasper Vance and Carrie
Davis. plaintiffs in error. va. Herbert
/" Clark ct al. defendants in error;
error to the district court of the Uni
ted States for the Southern district
OF West Virginia. at Huntington. To
be continued per stipulation of coun.
sci.
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
BITTER PArRIor1sM-APPLnl
Director Of Publicity, Third Liberty
Loan, Seventh Federal Reserve
pistrict
By wilbur D. Nsssit

1t is not enough to buy q Liberty
Bond.
The war is with us; it is at our doors
Being at war, we must be "bitterly
patriotic" and we must apply that
bitter patriotism eOnstructivsly here as
We would apply it destructively "over
there.o
When we buy Liberty Bonds we pay
out our hard earned money for them.
The more intensely we realize what the
war is and what It means and might
mean to us, the more money we lend
our government
In every day business we spend our
money 80 far as possible with those who
spend their money with us.
1t is just the same in this great bust,
ness Of backing up our government
which means nothing more nor less than
backing up ourselves.
The business house that has q Lib
erty Loan honor flag in the window is
with us, and that is the store in which
we should spend our money.
If We do that, We help that dealer
to put more money into more Liberty
Bonds.
che who is not with us is against
us.
A Liberty Bond button ON the lapel
Of the coat of friend shows where he
stands.
A Liberty Loan editorial or news
story in a Newspaper shows where that
publication stands-and the hne part
Of it all is that there is not publiea-
tion in this whole district which is not
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
WRITING FOE THE NEWSPAPER

Many people do not get their u
tieles for the following reasons:
1. The articles are SO poorly Writta
that the editors cannot read them.
2. They are too long.
8. They do not interest anybody but
the writers themselves. People are not
as q rule interested in long persona
articles.
The best way to get into a paper s
to write about something that every
body Is interested in, then to write On
one side of the paper, in a good even
hand or still better on q typewritsr;
see that the words are spelled correctly
that capital letters and punetuati0'
marks are in their proper place. Sui
above all, Be Brief. Next to receiving
postal money order or a check tie
average newspaper editor likes to ss''
more than anything else, short, well
written article.
The broad ax., 1918-04-27


During the last eight weeks before
the baby comes the mother should Is
far as possible be spared all forms OF
heavy and taxing labor, IN orasr that
hef ssrehg.h may % ouns Wy -
patton OF tine coming demand upon ~
me oaDy = proper asss''pEsh' sse .s
penas iAieeiy upon 'se n''. lei
tion At TINS tine' since me oAoy gan.
nam mas "eight IN the i.s' eisa. aee.s
OF pregnancy. me mo.ne.s aolniy 70
nurse ner oaoy oepenos iArsely upoA
me care sne has ouills 'hess LAST seeAs
ana lnnediAtely after eonnnemen'
The mother should be under the care
Of q good doctor rs long before the birth
q possible IN ofoel 'has Ne - wA'en
ior ana eofree' any an'eN.te ylP.on'
ina. may aIse !. = 1ssss y
portaa. shal sne sl.nen's y Ples1.As
De deait with IN the beginning pe1ors
they asyefop INTO more serious n-.se,''
AZ me mat appeelanee OK s9cAen h-les
sha 1eet, ol Pers'en. s-e-shs vi pa. =
IN any pAs1' 81 henol,n.ss' % o. -
ee1o.s 'he e'es' : s0'a ao'''i sA'a
u = naeh easier ana isr enesPef 70
sse in.' no1seI ana oAoy ave .he
Iient k,ho VI tooo eno proper eAie our-
The broad ax., 1918-04-27

;, The svsning YES ysry drsszy. The
rain beat dismal TATTOO on the window
panss. Just how long I had been study
mo my literature lesson I eannot ten,
but my sysHds grew very heavy and I
could not resist the wooing Of Morpheus
Suddenly I seemed 70 be standing be-
fore q dream palace. A waning sun
east its rays Of elm spld on the wide
marble stairs. Lifting NY eyes 70 the
inscription over the entrance ! saw the
words: THE wozLD's LITERA-
TURE BUILDING.
Traversing the brilliantly lighted
hallway I stood on the Threshold of q
spacious, high-ysulsed room opening
into similar ones beyond. Twas greeted
by q group of friendly persons who
volunteered to escort me through this
.wondsrfal building, The first room thst
we visited was Historians Hall.
In this interesting apartment there
we're naglifeent paintings Of the
worlds great historians. ! was sur
prised by seeing 50 many black faces
- Who are those distinguished hooking
black men wearing turbansf" I asked.
"The first is Mohaman Koti, an emin-
ent Negro writer born IN the year Of
A. D. 1860, in . little sudaness village. |"
His life and works date from the third
quarter Of the 18th esntssy 70 the year
1850. His most celebrated work,
is q history Of the kingdoms
Of Ganata, songhai, and the City Of
TinbuctOO, the Queen of the Sudan
The second painting was that Of All
men Bahia, called "ths unique Pearl of
his time" This great man was born
in Arawah, Africa, . city Of the Sudan,
in the year 1855. He is the author of
twenty known books; dealing with
philosophy, Law, ethics, traditions, the
ology, rhetoric, and astronomy. His
text books were used in such noted
universities as those Of Fez, Ipnis, San
kOre, and Cairo. NJ. Dubois, . eels-
brated French scholar and African
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
NEGRO AUTHORS
THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO
|THEWoRLD'SLITERATURE
copYRIcrsTED isls By IRENE mccoy GAMES
ss27 WENTWORTH AVENUE

traveller, was % Impressed With the
writings and scholarship Of the Sad.
aasss Negroes, that he spoke Of then
in these words Of praise:
: nTks learning and scholarship OF the
Esudansse Blacks were genuine and 50
thorough that; during their scjOurns IN
foreign universities they astOunded the
most learned men of Islam By. their
srudition. That thsss Negroes were on
the level with the. Arabian sayants,
their teachers, is proved BY the fact
that they were Installed g professOr'
IN Morocco and Cairo"
By. the 10th century these black
scholars became 90 learned that they
were regarded As dangerous and IL was
this that brought upon them the Moor
ish exile in Morocco. While there our
,iistinguishsd sathOr, Ahnsa Babe,
taught rhetoric, law, and theology. his
decisions in the courts were regarded as
final After some years he was allowed
to retarn 20 his beloved country where
he died in 1897. Among his works we
ipa M. Astronomical treatise written in
verse. MIRAZ, q work written by Babs
while in exile, is . wonderful deserip-
ton Of the eruaitiOn Of the Negfaic
peoples residing in the very heart Of
Africa By this work the attention Of
Morocco and the whole Of nosthern
Africa was called to the culture and
scholarship of the Sudan Negro, On
account Of Ell IBITIHADJ, his large
biographical dictionary Of the Mussul-
man doctors Of the Malekite sect (com-
pleted in 1890, 1t has been possible to
reconstruct the intellectual past of
Timbuetoo, showing the culture and
civilization of our race in the Sudan,
Africa; for this reason the name Of
Ahmen Bahia should be held in pious
memory by every lover Of the race. His
great, great, grandchildren are now Nv
ing in TimbuetOO, near the mosque of
sankore.
Go be eOntinnsd.)
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
WHEN TO szam TIDE oAzz OF 4
1ABy.


fThis Is the second Of series Of
weekly articles On how mothers can
help IN Children,s Year,
Mothers are just beginning to realize
that the better care which babies must
have IL 100, 900 Of them are to be saved
during Childrsnss Year should COM
nenee before the baby is born Every
year three times that number Of chill
The broad ax., 1918-04-27

whole-heartedly supporting every GOV
ernmental movement.
A Liberty Loan flag in the window d
a store spells Amerieanism. 1t ar
."This dealer knows the resources nj
the security behind the promises 4
our government, and Furthermore he =
lending a hand to our boys 'OVE
there and 'over here
It is our duty to stand shoulder b
shoulder in business, as our boys in tie
ranks are standing shoulder to shoulder
in war.
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
Go be sOntinnsd.)

Health Departments do not practice
medicine. 1t Is their function to ex-
anime the child in the school room and
to notify the parents of defects found
and to urge that medical treatment be
given. This is q public service for
which the people pay; and in order to
obtain its fun and lasting benefits, the
parents must do their part. 1t is good
work and good money wasted, unless
they do. Examining the children, find
ing the defects and notifying the par
ents are all important phases Of the
service rendered. It is essential, too,
that this work be wen and faithfully
performed. But 1t is far more essential
for the ehild's good, that the advice and
suggestions of the, medical school ofheer
be acted upon and the correction Sc
cured without delay. And this part Of
the work must be done by the parents,
to the end that the boys and girls Of
today win be the strong, vigorous and
healthy men and women Of tomorrow
It doem' \ cost Jon anything to stand
straight, walk erect and breathe 70 th'
bottom Of your lungs.
It costs prastieaIly nothing to brusl
| your teeth twice day. As . natter o
fact, Ii win save you money in the shap'
Of dentists Bills
You can save both your money an
your health by not buying and usin'
patsnt medicines
Don't let that nearby vacant piec
/ Of ground lie idls thi, summer. Il :
mighty poor piece Of land hat eanno
be made 70 grow sousthing that is goo
for bunaa food
Il p"
The broad ax., 1918-04-27

You can save both your money and
your health BY not buying and using
patsnt medicines
The broad ax., 1918-04-27

take their children for expert examine
ton they can help in work that is Of
vital importance to the purpose Of
Childrenis Year, to "get q square deal
for children, and save loo, 900 babies"
The broad ax., 1918-04-27
THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY.

On Sunday, April ssth, the regular
meeting of the University Society vii
be dispensed with in order to attend
en- masse, the public meeting Of the n
A. A. Q. P. at Lincoln Center.
The broad ax., 1918-04-27

It costs prastieslly nothing to brush
your teeth twice q day. As q matter Of
fact, Ii win save you money in the shape
Of dentists bills
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
CAPTURED 10000.
Prisoners Taken by Yanks
Placed at That Figure.
Exact Figures Have Not Yet
Been Given Out.
HUN LOSSES HALF MILLION
Casualties Since July First
Have Been Heavy.
German Prisoners May Be
Brought to u. s.
HUN LOSSES HALF MILLION

Washington, Aug. ga Twenty
thousand German prisoners probably
constitute Americas portion eft the
great allied haul Of 10000 captives
since July 1.
These figures are based on careful
estimates of important war depart
ment' officials today. The last Off
cial figures on American totals were
1900, towards the end of the
Scissors Rheims struggle. After that
time several sizeable bags were made.
And, the Americans have continued to
take prisoners ever since the main
fighting died down.
What ratio the prisoners bear to
the dead and wounded is somewhat
doubtful. One high officer estimated
that the Teuton dead and wounded
certainly run more than three times
the captures.
On the whole there is an inclins-
ton to believe that the German cas-
ualties, including prisoners, run q
half million or more since July /.
Germany was reported in March
men to accomplish her aims. The
than ever. Officers say this is
proved by the increasingly large num-
Der of prisoners the British have
taken.
Many of these have shown re-
markable Willingness to be taken.
Whether some plan will be made
Cor bringing German prisoners to
America is a subject the war depart
ment authorities decline to >discuss
1t is known, however, that the matter
has been under serious discussion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
WEATHER JUST RIGHT

Continued from Page one.l
Neither will it get very warm nor very
cool.
Light showers, widely scattered, fell
in Kansas in the last twenty-four
hours In the next twenty-four hours
according to Flora, there are no pros
poets of rain
The highest temperature Wednesday
was 90 at o'clock. At o'clock this
morning the mercury went down as
far as 10. For tomorrow afternoon o.
temperature of S5 is predicted. This
afternoon, says Flora, the tempera-
ture will not go much above IS.
Sedan stepped back into the place
it has maintained nearly all summer
of being the hottest place in Kansas,
with a temperature of 100. The glory,
however, was divided with Coldwater
which also rolled 100. Phoenix. Ariz.,
raised them six points and took the
heat record for the country on We'd
nesday with los.
The hottest day on record for this
date was 90 in 1898. The coolest was
so in 1893. The wind at 10 o'clock
this morning was blowing 20 miles an
hour from the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
sTIRS SUBJECT RACES

British Recognition of Czecho-Slorak
Nation Causes Unrest in Austria.
Amsterdam. Aug. 29.--As q result
OF British recognition Of the Czechs.
something like general mobilization is
proceeding in the Polish, Czech and
southern slay districts, according to q
Vienna dispatch to the Weser zeitung.
Hostilities between these people and
the government are expected shortly.
II Is believed British recognition made
possible the coordination of these
elements.
I'VE must reckon with an organiza-
ton comprising all the southern Slav
districts" declared the Weser zeitung.
Serious things are being prepared
in Bohemia. It is significant that
simultaneously with recognition the
Czech national council appealed to the
population that 1t was time they
should pass from words TO deeds. The
meetings at Laibach can be inter-
preted as a manifestation of Slav COM
munity interests"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
Allies Have Taken Two-Thirds
of Ground Lost in March.
Huns Won by Overwhelming
Force, Allies by Strategy.
PLACING GERMANS IN TRAPS
FOch Has, in This Way, Forced
Most Costly Retreats.
Allies Now Near Defenses Built
Up Several Years Ago.

Paris, Aug. 2s.-The allies now
Shave won back more than two-thirds
of the ground lost since the beginning
of the German offensive in March.
1t was wrung from them by an over
whelming effort of force and they
have regained 1t by the brilliant gen
eralship of their leaders and the skill
full maneuvering of their troops.
The working out of Marshal Foch's
strategy. according to opinion here,
shows that every movement in each
section of the long battle line has been
carefully thought out in its relation to
the whole. Thus the British advance
toward Peronne August &c had its i'm
mediate effect on the sections farther
south and for a second time General
Won Hutier was in danger of being
caught in a trap if he hung on another
instant AS a result he was obliged to
abandon Roye and Nesle and retire be-
hind the Somme with the French close
at his heels.
Up Against Strong Positions.
Immediate interest in the battle is
IN the operations on the wings. Gen
sral Mangin is fighting hard on the
right. in the region of Juvigny and
Chavigny. The terrain is difficult
there because Juvigny is level with
Laffaux and the Chemin-des-Dames.
Also the German Seventh army still
elings to the line of the Vesle.
On the left the British, east of Ar
ras. have overrun the powerful de-
lenses which have encircled Arras and
are getting dangerously near the
formidable positions prepared several
years ago to protect Douai and Cam
brai- These towns are important rail-
road centers and vital to the German
position, so that a fierce struggle may
be looked for before the allies reach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-29
MUST BE CLAIMED

VsOntluu6u from rage O6A.B
piished and. victory is to be achieved
next year. And if the government
has to examine into all questionnaires
and determine exemption itself, the
1919 victory is likely to be delayed.
In the first place Crowder's system
makes it certain that a vast number
or men for class THAT is men not
claiming exemption and not in vital
industries-will be Immediately avail
able for service.
For those who claim exemption II
Will be necessary only to examine one
phase OF the Questionnaire-the regis
trants grounds for exemption claim.
On the other hand. If the govern
ment had to determine the exemption,
1T would amount to examining all the
statements of all the registrsnts, a
task of unusually vast proportions
mat would necessarily defeat the
speed element in the blk
Crowder Works Against Amendment
Crowder and his friends worked
nard all day yesterday to have the
amendment killed. Today he took the
fight direct to the conference and it
appeared likely that the amendment
would die. In any case there was no
danger that this question would delay
presentation of the bill to the house
and senate soon after they meet to-
day.
XIII ''Work or Fight" Clause.
Inc WOfk OF IlSnt amendment is
not in the bill. House conferees abso-
lutely refused to accept it. Senate
ccuferees yielded for two reasons
because they did net want to delay
the army program and because the
present draft law contains a provision
that no mans exemption shall con-
tinue after the cause for which it was
granted no longer exists. That, con-
ferees agreed, is clearly a work or
fight provision.
Uniforms at Cost to Officers.
An amendment was agreed to pro-
viding that the government must fur
nish officers uniforms at cost, IL Of
ficers request 1t.
The Treadway amendment, proyid-
ing for recombing of deferred classes
was stricken out on the ground that
it might embarrass General Crowder' s
plans.
The house amendment on vocational
training was substituted for the senate
provision. The difference is that the
house amendment makes the training
effective now while the senate plan
was to begin it when the men below
81 who are drafted return to this
country