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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10

he tool, 10 10 Tie bank ana cashed IT,
j did MOI say anything 10 him at that
zine as 10 when | got ,he check. At
this first reading ala NOT say any
thing To her about money over and
above my regular charge at $500
The next time she wanted to know
If there was any way could &c. this
friend told her no, if She would
bring a good friend with her could
get n for her So she brought the
money 10 me and she was under the
Impression would give il back To her
and / offered II back to her three
times and every time she told me- She
didn't want il back. should take it
and do whatever wanted 10 With II
She, came to See me ahou. a dozen
times covering a period of week
or ten days.
We LEFT Ottawa about June aud
went 10 Blue Island think | had
the money in my possession about ten
days before | Went 20 Blue Island
witness denied she told Mrs
Meagher il was necessary TO put some
money in planet in order 20 get hel
husband to stop drinking or for any
purpose
offered to give her the money bach
first ;he second day sh came TO SET
me. and the first day She brought The
money and three times after that
The last time was on Saturday lef
Ottawa Sunday. took the key. and tolC
Mrs Duckworth we would be back
We we're al Blue Island about .el
days with my mother, gave the mann
Of Boswell and did not conceal on
IDENTIFY.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
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WANTED -Handironers for steady
work starting next week Apply
Saturday Bradford's Laundry
WANTED Starch girls for laundry
work starting next week Apply
Saturday Bradford's Laundry
WANTED Markers and sorters for
steady work starting next week
Apply Saturday I}radford's Laundry.
WANTED BodyironerS for steady
work starting next week Apply
Saturday. Bradford's Laundry
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
PROMINENT UTICA
GIRL DIES TODAY

Miss Darlene Sykes, a wei, known
Utica girl. nineteen years old died
his morning at 10 O'Clock at her home
on Canal street. in Utica. after an i'll
ness lasting several months from
throat trouble
Miss Sykes attended ST. Mary
academy at Utica and graduated from
there. For several years she was
employed at the Utica telephone ex-
'hange. as an operator.
Surviving she leaves her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sykes. four sis
tiers, Nettie. Helen. Franci and vii
helmina. and three brothers. Eugene
James ana John.
The funeral arrangements will b.
announced later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
SOCIETY NOTES

= e. =
The ladies OF the 81. Francis parish
held a very pleasant all day meeting
Yesterday afternoon AT the home OF
Mrs. Catherine Brown, on Norris
street 4 large number OF ladies al
tended and spent very profitable day
sewing for the Red Cross. A delicious
picnic luncheon was served Al noon
An all day meeting of the ladies Of
the parish will be held on next Thurs
day at the home OF Mrs Louise Metz
ger, 907 Walnut street.
= &, =
The card party and dance given
last evening at Schaefer's hall. by the
members OF the ST Francis Dramatic
and Athletic clubs was one OF the
most enjoyable and successful parties
Of the season Three hundred people
attended A large number OF tables
were filled at the euchre party which
was held from until 10 o'clock, al
which time the hall was cleared fol
dancing. IIentricns five piece or
chestra furnished music during the
evening. The committee in charge Of
the party waS Milton Vallar. William
veirh. Jr, Kelly Magounah. JOSEPH
Maierhoier and Henry Schingens.
I Mrs Charles Mcclellan entertained
! the members Of her 500 club yester
/ day afternoon al the home of he
/ mother, Mrs. Henry Walking, 9r
! on West Main street Twelve guest
/ were present. The Young ladies spen
I 4 very pleasant afternoon playinI
cards, the fayors being presented Il
I Mrs Vera Walking. Mrs. Ward COnd
! and Miss Myrtle Stadden, Deliciou
( refreshments were served BIZ Mrs. Nj
F., tlellan. The next meeting Of the clu
! will he held in two weeks at the HON
+ pi Mrs. George c. Walking. 1901 "
Main street
q ~ A
Mrs. L.. T. Randall NEE Lillia
Markesonl OF Iowa City. Ia. Is WISH
ing friends in this city for ten days.
Rev. and Mrs, Stackman and Mis-
Vera Watson motorcd 10 Strcator las
night
About 80 ladies' attended The all da
knitting party Of the Woman's Relic
Corps. yesteray al the home Of Mr.
w, B. Pussy. on Van Buren, stree
The day was very proiitablly spent /
working for the soldiers. and pi,
mic luncheon was served at noon. |
the afternoon very excellent prt
gram was given Miss Helen Hawke
and Miss Mabelle Todd each san
several solos Mrs Arneta Calkin
Ward played several solos and Harr
and William Pussy played a plan
! Duet William Zwanzlg gave nun
Der of readings which were enthu
iastically applauded.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
Mares Wanted.

We have an order Tor a load OF
draft mares to weigh from twelve to
fifteen hundred pounds each Age
three to ten years old Mares with
some blemshes can be used. Prices
must be reasonable. Call us up and
tell N what You have
w PRlCHARD a SONS.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
ILLINOIS QUOTA FOR
NEXT DRAFT GIVEN AS
52,035 BY GEN. CROWDER

Washington. May 10 State quotas
in the second draft OF 500 900 men
were announced by the Provost Mar
shall today. The draft will take 80 .13l
per cent OF the total number OF men
N Glass in each district The whole
number in Gloss | now is 2b42l,4so.
Illinois is to furnish - 30.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
Suicide Statistics.

study ~ suicide among wage
esrMrrx in HE United States 10y life
Insurance conpsn, has brought out
the. fact that there are more suicides
slaonx urn than among women. and
fewer negroes Se-k death Ia end their
troubles Than white persons. The sur
vey shows also that there has been II
marked decrease in The deslh rate
from suicide ia the last few years
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
Hesser Club

Dance tonight. Commercial hall
dancing Q to | Admission 1jc Public
invited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
OPENS SEASON SATURDAY.
TECH AND ROANOKE COLLEGE
WILL MEET ON MILES FIELD
Aero Team OF Richmond May Play ".
i. I. on Octuber 2J-Other
Games Scheduled.
Especial to Tho T!mcs-Dispatch.I

Especial to Tho T!mcs-Dispatch.I
BLhCkSBURG. VA. October Is
The Virginia Polytechnic grid team
will open It's season hero Saturday With
Roanoke College. he new war De-
partment ruling and the FLU" have up
set the Tech football plans materially.
but. beginning with Roanoke College.
the football management hopes to stage
n game each Saturday throughout tho
season. Belmont Athletic Club. OF
Roanoke. will engage the second team
here Saturday. Double headers in
WAS decided upon because OF the can
collation. OF previous games and 10 give
the scrubs a much-nccdcd tryout. The
second-string men, vino have been in
charge OF Lieutenant Dick Harlow. for
the past six years head coach at Penn
state, should make crcditablc show
ing against Belmont, as Harlow has
given q great amount of attention to-
machine.
October 20 is an open date on the
Techs schedule. and Coach I5srnier has
about landed the aero squadron team
Field ut that time. The game with
Georgia Tech. which was to have been
played on November 2. had to be can
ceicd owing to the time allowance by
the govHrnment for all November
Universty of North Carolina. the Navy
and maryland state. Tho MARYLAND
State game WAS scheduled originally
for October rs, Wake Forest has
wired that 1t Will certainly ba here on
November 8. and November i6 is as
sured with North Carolina state In Nor
folk. November % Is still open, aud
the graduate manager Is Still! trying
I" arrange game with some big team
their season on November IS with v.
NJ l. at Roanoke.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
WESTHAMPTON GIRLS AID
IN LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
Students and Fncuify OF College Are
to Have Ro0th Here
Sn{urtl:fS

Miss Susan NJ. Tough. associate pro-
fessor Of history at WcsthamptOn Col
lcge. will be chairman Of the Liberty
loan booth at MosbyS store on Satur-
day. Tn" booth that day being in charge
OF the Equal Suffrage League OF West
hampton College Miss Elizabeth
and Miss LouGh Will be assisted by
Miss Janet Wyatt, chairman OF the
senior class; Miss Jcfrrcss Heinrich.
chairman "f the Junior class Miss Eva
Jennings, chairman Of the SoDhoCiore
class, aad Miss Thciina Ilill. chairman
Of the freshman class
Great cnth,,sias,r. Ia being SHOWN in
the Liberty loan drive by these young
college women, in spite OF the de-
pressing conditions caused by the IN
fuenza epidemic. but patriotic cn
thusiasm is TO bc expected OF tho col
lcgc girls. who have already shown
such splendid spirit in chscrfuily Civ
ing UP their beautiful. WeSthamnton
surroundings for the sake Of tho SOL
dicrs.
The EQUAL Suffrage League OF West :
hampton was formed Il couple Of years
ago, and is regarded US vsr% I'M .
portant branch OF the Equal Suffrage
League oi IIicNmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
WantsMation sDead
HonoredinRichmond
Many Bodies Of Tictims No,o
Passing Unnoticed Through
City on Way Home

Chance-y Clerk Charlie, O. SavilIe
stated yesterday that he thought tho
citizens OF Richmond should do honor
to The soldiers whose dead bodies pass
through the city Mr.. Savi,le said that
he vas recently at the Main Street de-
pot and noticed there about twelve
collins. which bore the bodies of men
who had died in the camps south OF
Richlnond. There WAS no one to re-
eeive these bodies. and no especial at
tention was paid to them
MI. SaVillc suggests that n committee
oe appointed 10 attend to this matter.
lie thinks that some member or mem4
Ders OF the c9,nmittec could be at the
stations at all necessary time: and
meet the bodies that come in rhe
collins could be put In some place where
nag was 1T half mast and the MEM
bcrs OF the committee could see that
The dead soldiers were placed on the
proper trains. MIR Savillc thinks thn,
these little acts Of courtesy would DO
appreciated by the friends and rcia-
lives of tho departed ones, and tina,
This honor Is certainly due those VINO
gave their all. and yet did not have the
glory OF dying on Il battle field
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
GOVERNOR TAKES STUMP
FOR LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
icis Tredcgar Workmcn How Vital
victory Is TO Welfare OF
American Labor.
Will MAKE OTHER spEECIlEs
Under Auspices OF State Council OF
Defense, Hc Will Work All Week
for Success OF Bond Campaign In
Virginia.

"Autocracv In Europe stands for
caste without opportunitv aud low
wages. opposed to the wide folds OF
opportunity offered in America. where
the worS inEman OF to-day is the great
ninnutacturer or leader OF tomorrow,
declared Governor Wcstmorcland Davis
IN an address IN behalf Of the fourth
Liberty loan yestcrdayAnoon to the en-
picEccs of tho TredeEar Iron Works.
Governor Davis is dCrotin2 every
possible moment of this week TO the
of the campaign being voluntary aud
unsolicited. He is expected TO max.
several other addresses in Richmond.
ana perhaps in other parts of Virginia.
before the close OF the campaign
More than 1.1G0 employees of ill.,,
TredeGnr Iron Works heard the Gov
ernc"s address yesterday The meet
ing VAS held during the noon lunch
hour under the auspices OF the state
Council or Defense. The Governor was
accompanied TO the plant by Colonel G.
Virginia Council or nct"nsc. ana was
cordially received at the works by Col
on"l Anderson. president OF the COM
panr. and Reed Hohsoi.
This is not a rich ,lan's war Il is
workingnan's work." assorted Gov
c-nor Davis during his address He
pointed out that the 2utocratic system
OF ierHany puts tho workman under
loot ana places control with a small
majority. decreasing wages and liberty
There are two phases of the war"
he SAID. One is the cunduc. OF our
sr!endid army. with victory in sight.
Trcn which the success OF this army
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Herbert l.. DidlaLc.

. I.fsSrts are bc!nS made q hlvc The
Eod!Lof Herbert J.. Didlakc. twcnty-six
years old. son nc Ccylon IL. Didlakr. OF
lles North Twcnty-sixih street bruugh,
TO Iachmond for burial Young Did
lnkc" dIcd of pneumonia several days
ago Sn board the hospital Ship Mercy
after. Il snort illness. lie had been In
the laval service about fifteen months
which, ,!nc he served aboard tho United
Stat4s steamship .\lanama. Bc.i des
his {a'hcr who for many years has
lecnt nmploycd n the Richmond Cedar
Works. young Didiakc il survived by
his Ipoth"r, four sisters. Mrs. Il. y. Nor
ris. Ars. g. :. Taylor and Misses Thcl-
ma ;Gad Helen lJidlakc. and one brother,
tANllSw b.l!Akc. all 20 thiA. city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
INQUIRY WILL Be GENERAL
Probe az Brewers Activities MnS De-
vclop Into General itunt for
Hun prOpaEnNdists.
Bv Associated ttcSS.
L. GIL IN-(NtEnN Ilnt NIX. u -

nv AssoClaItu t't"N..I
WASHINGTON. October lo.--lnNcsti-
CATION BY the Senate Judiciary sub
committee into the purchase OF the
Washington Tircs Ivy Arthur brisbane,
with the aid Of money advanced ny
brewers, very likely Will devotion intc
y general inquiry into .he activities o.
German propaGardists in this country.
This was indicated to-day by inrN-
bers Of the committee after !nforina-
tion obtained by the army intelligence
service had been submitted to the com
,ni,tee in executive session. senator's
declined TO discuss the information but
announcement MAS made that captain
G; y. Lester. OF the army intelligence
service had been Srbpoenaed TO appear
next Tuesday. when the inquiry VIII
i(..rin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Joseph 4, Oycrmnnn.

Funeral services for Joseph y. Over
mann. who died after q brief illness
yesterday morning at his residence,
500 Hanover Avenue. will he held at
4 o'clock this afternoon from the res
idence. Burial will he in St. Mary's
Cemetery. MIR. orermann was asSo-
ciatcd with the Stupcs-Grymes grocery
company for about fifteen years. and
was held in high esteem, by his many
friends aud acQuaintanccs. lie leaves
Il wifc, who was Miss Valerie Wolty.
OF Emr1ittSOurs, Nd. All infant child:
his tathcr and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank orcrmann: two brothers. Henry
and Fred. the latter now in service in
France. three sisters, Mrs. Fred T..
Eernhardt. Mrs. q. T.. ZaCnurins and
Mrs Joseph 4. Myers. Jr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16

= CnEfY FrarciS Millcr, twenty fOur
SearS, old. of Rridgewatcr, died in the
Navel Base n cSpiial Hampton Roads.
MonSSy OF pneumonia, following ini!u
eG2aSt
lie had many friends here, whom he
maddi while Il student 1T the Medical
sCull,fsc OF Virginia. where I've Eradu
Hs.ted .sI pharmacy in June, 1918.
~ Inn? cdiateiy after his graduation lie
:enl!sitd in the navy as hospital APP
prentice. and was called September :.
and sent 10 Hampton 10 serve during
the Sppdein;c III influenza. There he
served faithfully in the Naval Base
HosN;ai un;il lac himself contracted
the aiseaSe.
HS- is survived by lis father and
mot nr:. who We're at his bedside when
he Tal. and four sisters ard three
hrotTers, one OF whom is now la France.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16

Corporal L., Lynwood Luchcnhurg.
Twenty-Five years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph I4uchenburg, CTS South
Pine Street, died Sunday at Fort Adams.
H. |. He ~ survived by his wife, who
MAS Miss Anita Mclough!in. Philadel-
phia; his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
l.ucheneurG; two brothers. Joseph
iuchenourg. j.. lriied States Navy.
and Stuart Iuclenburg. CTS South Pine
street. Richmond. Tho funeral viii
DO conducted this afternoon ut O'Clock
at the grave in Rivervicw Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16

the university because he Is over the
wenty-onc-ycar ago limit. Hobart
Light ono OF the greatest baclss that
pcnnsylvania has hnd in recent years,
is not coming back to the Quaker dem
tai school "Roughhouso" Kraus. an
othor star OF tho backneld. has received
an appointment to central officers:
training camp.
Coach BIN lIollcnbcck put the squad
through long drill. topping or tho
day with light scrimmagc Head
Coach Bob Folweli, who haa been III
with influenza for two weeks. is now
threat cncl with unenmonia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Alfrcd Moorc scn,cs. DR..

Alfred Moore Scales. Jr. twenty
years old. forInet Richmond Academy
student ana wcii-known athlete. l..
dead at brooklyn, y. y. The young
man had enlisted i'll the navy. and his
death resulted from pneumonia. His
home was in Grceurille. y. c. During
his stay in Richmond he lived at the
homes OF his aunis. Mrs. Charles Eor-
cen us Shaicr street, and Mrs. III.
Wellington Cobb, elS Park Avenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
James 4. Young,

lSrtc!al To The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, October H.
lanes y. Young. one OF the most promi-
0cMt citizens OF Dispulanta, died on
Friday al pneumonia. lie was sixty
eight years old ana is survived by his
wife and seven children. DIR. Edgar
Young, ot Camp Lee: i. j. Young
OF Disputant.l. Albert; Of Prince George:
Mrs. Nora Rogers. Mrs. SAIL. higgins
ana Mrs. Mamie McGcc, or Petersburg:
Airs. Florence Inman, OF Sussex. and
Miss Blanche Young Of Washingt on
Iit was an aggressive WORKER for good
iN the community.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16

Mrs. Nirginia Floyd Lewis. widow OF
the late John W. Lewis. died yesterday
a hc- home. 1914 Hanover Avcnnc She
is survived by three sons, J. G.. Lewis
and T. II. Lewis. OF Richmond. and j.
l.. Lewis, OF Toronto Canada. and two
daughters, Mrs. w. y. Dutcheson and
Mrs. Non NJ. Davis. Funeral services
Will hc held ~ II o'clock Thursday
morning at Oakwood Cemetery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
TO Discuss rroro.cd Canal.

ATLANTA. GA. October l5.-Renrc-
exporting and banking
interests of tho south win meet ~ Az
lanta October 30 ut the call OF the
cuss the proposed 81. Mary's Cacai from
the Atlantic coast o. Southeast g. o.
gia to the Gulf coast Of Northern Flor
ida The plans worked out at tho AZ
lanta meeting IL is announced. will be
presented To the annual meeting OF the
Southern Commercial Congress at Ba.-
timore on December s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
wOWlSafES DRIVE
TNO RlNlGCS LOH kRIpI"S ONE

"For every rivet that is driven at
NE i;:eat l\rupr plant in Essen. our
american workmen, doing their full
dU!%. VII, drive two hc assorted. Tor
every ton of coal mined by German
miners our American miners must. in
ter.
fhi. is tho spirit of the war as CON
Quoted by our American worl:inrmrn
Governor Davis appealed to tho men
70 subscribe TO their limit to the fourth
Liberty loan as the one means Of
oFimEinG tho war to ;,n early end
IN order to supply our allies with
grain and shells and other munitions
OF war we must buy these bonds.
so Tint the Treasury OF In. govern, ,
niehl may be filled and able TO re-
Spond TO the drain caused by our mil
itAry activities" ne declared
ne ht ; war viii soon be over If we
ia tca!iE support our army. Il will
nc JOY to us to feel when the bows
arn returning that wc have done our
,uii snare in shouidering the burdens
icauinE 10 victory with those who nave
fiskcd their lives for the cause"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
W. /. Putnam.

VUNerAI aCEI ices wore ,.DnIuclcN Al
the grave Ia OAK Cemetery at 1
"'clock yesterday afternoon for ". l.
human. thirt:-!ivc years old. of 10
Son:a Lbmbardy street. who died Mon.
Gay ht;er b-ic, illness from Spanish
:nhueuza. NJ. Putnam was well known
II EAchrnnnd theat"ic'.l circles having
pten 4 Hru.nner in local the:.tcr or
survtNsd by his Wife ahd SIX children.
Mrs S'utnan IS recovering from inhu-
enzae ana al of me chi!drcm ar. III!
w!thAlhc disease,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Frank II. Caldwell.

FrSnk u. Caldwell died yesterday OF
si:aon5nonia, resulting from Spanish in
uuenza in his home IN Bristol. Mr..
Cald yell had been III only a few days.
lie Dad been recently engaged in di-
.rectihg The rr-i,!Goying of record books
s.l' tEe Chanc."y Cour; here.
He married Miss Elizabeth Dorn!n.
OF Ly!!chhurs. and leaves his wife and
thres, ch!iurcn---tWo boys and u girl
Neo was commercial traveller for
ssev-lral years. and Was an unusually
pheasant and Hifahlc man, who had
sInanS friends here
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Hold Meeting Mt Charles City.

especial % TIC Tim Dlspntcn.l
WILLt.AMSBURG. VA. October ID
Ncrvell i. Henley. chairman OF the Lib
erty loan committee for Charles City
County, announces tina, there Will he
Il reunion of Confederate veterans 1T
Charles City Courthouse on Thursday.
oct ODER II. 4 number OF wcll-known
sneakers will he NrrN"nt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Henry N-nrden.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VA, octoDcr
l5.-Hcnry Warden. prominent citizen
passed away At his home, Hazel Iiill.
aged sixty years. lie had heen out rid
ing. apparently in his usual health, and
after the evening meal complained Of
feeling badly. Lying down OH a couch
he dropped into a stupor. and died be
foro Physicians reached him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Nn,y to Mect Marincs.

ANNAI'UI.IS, MD, October I5-An.
other date was added to tho Midship-
mems football schedule to-day, the
philadelphia Marines agreeing to play
the influenza patients have 30 far 70.
covered that they wero able TO appcar
Tor practice this afternoon. the SQUAD
IL not In prime shape by any means.
the field on account Of bad ankle.
Captain ingram Is Ill at his home, and
kobert5 has been added to the sick list
because OF a bad kuen
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
.lNacMIi lIui.l,e.

!ETERSRERC;, VA. October ID
Joseph Burke. aged about twenty-six
years son of Dr, and Mrs. !. NJ. Burke
died this morning at the home OF his
PARENTS in Washington street, OF in
tlu.nHa. after an illness OF several days
BESIDES his parents, he is survived by
several sisters and brothers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
LnI,n Arn,sfrnnr.

CHARACTERISTICS. VA. October
l5.--Word has been received here OF
the death at Fort AicHcnrv. Md. of
Private John Armstrong. OF the Thir-
tcenth Coast Artillery. youngest son OF
Dr. James y. Armstrong. oC Union Mills,
this county. MIR. Armstrong was
twenty one years of age.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
.Jn.rnh NIiIliau. chn,,

IIININNTON, KY, October Is
Joseph Williams Chalmers. who came
ncre from Houston, Halifax County,
Va, 10 visit relatives. died Tonight
at the age of scvcnty-four years De.
ceased WAS Il wcll-known teacher and
farmer OF IiAlifAN County
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Captain Howard GIL.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, October ID
Captain Howard Gill, aged twenty-five
years, of the Coast Defense. son OF Mr..
and AIRS. John y. Gill. Of this city, died
last night of pneumonia at Fortress
Monroe. 10 which place he had recently
been transferred from Panama. He
was 4 young man Of splendid character,
and very popular among n large circle
Of friends and aCluaintancps
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
Mrs. Ucuheu Shumnker

MrS. Rcubcn Shumakcr died yestcr-
day III her homo. 1ll6 North Twenty
ihird street. a victim OF pneumonia
developing from Spanish Influenza Her
husband. {. mounted man in the First
Police District. is reported to be iii
With tho same disease. She is survived
by tour children
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-16
do Not A.,r I:xe,un,lou.

any mail carriers In the next draft, ac-
c"ruinc to statement from Postinas-
ter Thornton. Although twenty-five
postmaster Will put In no claim for
their exemption. Departments in sew
cral larger cities have asked that their
men be put in deferred classification