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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-30

The national game, baseball, is
following the flag to the war zones
of Europe-and the American Red
Cross is doing all in its power to
supply equipment to keep the game
going.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
HARVEST Of BOOKS FOR
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
htgh school Student. Canvas City for
10000 Volumes of Literature
for Array.

In complete canvas OF the city,
/ pupils OF the John Marshall High
school. Binford Bellevue and Balm
bridge Junior High schools have been
collecting books for the American SOL
diers in France. In resporee to the
appeal made By General Pershing for
q large supply OF books for his men,
the junior high schools and tie high
school took up the campaign this week
for 10000 volumes and when the books
are all turned In and counted 1t Is
expected that the number viii ex-
coed this goal.
Two thousand volumes were brought
Into the John Marshall High school
yestarday morning in spite Of the re-
quest that all books were TO be brought
in late yesterday afternoon or this
morning one little girl brought in
ninety five books obtained through her
own efforts from the homes in her
neishborhood.
James c. Harwood. principal of John
Marshall. expressed his pleasure at the
character OF the books people had
given to, the cause. He stated that
thssr were no old. out date, or
ragged volumes in the lot but all were
fresh, clean, good literature and IN
q majority Of eases the books that
cell at a dollar and a half large
number Of tho books ware new.
Tbs soldiers In France crave books
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
HAVE ENOUGH STEEL
ON HAND FOR SHIPS
Chairman Hurley. of Shipping Board.
Assures President Wilson Sup
ply II Adequate.

washington, April There is an
adequate supply OF steel for ships,
and from now on yards in different
parts OF the country will receive it
in eyer-increasing volume
Senator Fletcher, chairman OF the
senate commerce committee, and
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, called on President Wilson this
afternoon. Progress of shipbuildine.
with special reference to the need of
steel was discussed.
There will be no presidential acA
ton. however. rs the result of the
complaint made before the senate
committee several days ago by George
J. Baldwin, vice president Of the
American International corporation.
that the need OF steel was retarding
construction work at Hog island. The
president # is understood. is content
to allow the war industries and the
shipping boards to work out the mat
ter.
The two boards" said Mr. Hurley,
a she left the White House are
working as close as any two boards
may work"
Immediately after the conference
With the president, Mfr. Hurley and
Senator Fletcher conferred wit h
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
FREEZING NOTES.

Especial 70 The Richmond VIrginianD
Freeing. Va. April jackson
Bryant. OF Norlaud. is visiting friends
at this place.
Cornelius J. Vanover. OF short, is
visiting his brother, Noah l. Hanover,
OF Freezing.
Jonah +. Beverly. OF Baden. visited
relatives here during the week.
r. X. Moore. Of Osboru's Gap. was
at Freezing during the week.
Mrs Julia w. Hanover. who has been
quite sick for some time, Is slightly
Improving.
Randolph vanover. OF Jenkins, KY.
visited his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley y. Hanover. of this place, dur
ing the week.
Columbus Phpps, who has been at
Shelby Gay. Ky, for some time. mas
returned to Freezing
Eddie stallard. OF Isom. WAS at
Freezing during the week.
Mrs Ruth Stanley was visiting
friends at Norland during the week
G, C. Vanover, OF Sk9etrock. was
visiting hts parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
l.. Hanover during the week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
HANOVER COUNTY
SUBSCRIBED QUOTA
Der List, Report Received inf
Washington State.

Washington. April Treasury
officials last night said they expect to
have officials figures on the total sub
seription for the first day by Monday
at the latest. Figures will come
through the federal reserve centers.
Opening the liberty loan drive. con-
esessmen gathered on the Capitol
steps today, heard brief speeches by
Speaker Clark and Douglas Fair
banks. Mary Pickford, Marie Dressler
and Charlie Chaplin, motion picture
artists and bought quantity of bonds
themselves.
Speaker Clark said:
Arguments as to why we got into
this. war or how we got in are OBJ
solete. The great fact Is that we are
In and being in, we want to get out
successfully. Victory is the habit of
the American people and they will
not be satisfied without closing this
war VIGOROUSLY.
"In the beginning we pledged all Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
-
RADFORD NORMAL NOTES.

(Special TO The Richmond Vtrginians)
East Radford, Va, April 7.--On
Thursday a meeting OF division super
intendentH, called by Hon Harris Hart.
state superintendent of public instruo-
tlon, convened at the normal school
for two days session. This Is one
of series OF conferences OF division
superintendent to he held under the
direction Of the state superintendent
Of public instruction Hon. Harris
Hart, and DR.. W r. Smithey. secre-
tsry of the state board Of education,
conducted the discussions, which were
OF round table character.
There is a probability that there
win be very serious shortage OF
teachers in Virginia This fall Special
provisions viii be made In the sum
mer normals In Virginia this season
for the training OF teachers TO meet
this shortage.
In addition 10 the regular normal.
professional and academic courses us
ually offered In this institution during
the summer quarter. a great number
and variety of special courses for the
training of teachers and for the re-
ncwal and extension of certificates
VIII be offered during the quarter
opening June IT, The first term will
be six weeks long
To provide training for additional
teachers. a second term or six weeks.
opening July %. Will offer all kinds
Of professional courses. academic
courses, and courses for the renewal
or extension Of certificates. but will
not offer review courses for those wish
ing To prepare for the examinations for
the first and second grade certificates
Candidates Tor first or second grade
( certificates should enter during the
trst term. opening June II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
BONDS FOR CONTRACTS
give BOARD TROUBLE
Cannot Alwayp Enforce Provisions as
BROAD Street Paving illustrates,
Says Chairman.
MAY COST CITY MONEY
Commissioner HIrS,hberg says lie
Prefers Real Estate Security Which
Can he Sold OF Necessary. TO kcifn-
hurae Government for Breach.

Chairman John HirschberG of the
administrative board saya that the
matter OF bonding contractors go tnat
they will live up to their agreements
is something which has given the
board considerable trouble.
We have tried all methods said
Commissioner Htrschberg. and we
have decided that when man oHeTs
70 put up = piece Of real estate Tor
q bond that will sell for more than
his contract calls for. the board Is
amply justified in accepting such &C.
curity.
'rTaks th~ csae of weinburn and
Relley. for instance. The board has
bad trouble with bonding com panies
and decided 20 accept the offer or
Mr.. Wsiubrun to put up piece OF
property rs security. II was worth as
much na his contract. and In my
mind would bring more than the con
tract price ~ sold at auction. The
board saved Mr. Weinoruu $500 and
the city $500 by accepting this Sc
curity. The contract is perfectly pro-
tected-
'on the other hand Tire city has a
bond which guarantees that the
washington Asphalf Block Paving
com pany perfect the pavement Of
INFcNu PtFESt from &lis ~ w ANtANh
street, the understanding being that
the pavement would lsst for Ave years
without deterioratlnE The city was
supplied with blocks OF inferior quail
ity. They have not lasted FIVE years
and the board has been endeoysring
10 force tina company to keep its
agreement
And it can't even Re collected on
the bond which WAS pronounced per
fectly good Roy the city attorney put
in Commissioner Hob@on. TT NC had
a guarantee IN the shape OF some
good real estate security such ar VIC
have IN the Weinhrun com pany case
We could sell il and get enough to
repave Broad street Now We'll be
lucky n we do not have 10 repave the
street at our own expense. and with
different material"
That's about the sige OF it, added
chairman Hirschbers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
FARMVILLE NOTES
Cspscia, TO The Richmond v1rginian.

Especial 60 The Richmond virginian)
F>srmvflla. va. April Professor
~ p Coyner Will leave tonight to take
up his work In the Psychological divi-
sion ct Fort Osiethrope Ills loss is
felt very deeply by the faculty and stu
dents who feel that his place cannot
be taken by another
hiss rnga Scheie, ~ williamsburg
has accepted the position OF home de
monstrstnr for Appomattox county.
Mss schsie entered the frnt profess
sionsl class In September, 1917. She
has taken a prominent part In the
school life while she has been here
and she regrets very much TO leave but
the great need OF her country is the
first consideration. Judging from her
work AT Farmville she IL well qualified
TO MI her new position with credit
The following officers were elected
for the student government: presi-
dent, Miss Ruth Gregory. OF Norfolk
| senior vice president. Miss Mildred
Holmes. Of Boydton; Junior vice-presi-
dents. Misses Sue Jones OF Lynch
burg, and Mary Moore, of Pulaski;
secretary. Marian Quinn.
Tho Y. ". G. A. cabinet Including
Misses Myrtle Bcveiey. Catherine
Shields. Janet Peek. Ina White, Zoe
tof plhss KUN gregory. Mary Hey-
noids and Elvira, Jones are at West
hampton college for cabinet train
ing. On their return they will stop al
Petersburg TO Wait Camp Lee and Y.
Hut so. which was adopted by the as
ISOLATION
The Glee club will give it's annual
opera April IL. under the direction of
Miss Christine r.. Munox The opera
VIII be especially good this year as IL
illustrates the story OF Eapunzel, one
OF Crimms fairy tales. Ninety girls
in costume VIII take part in the opera
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

and General Pershing has asked for
fiction, books Of travel, poetry and
history. not too deep. but interesting.
The school children have been delight
ed with their canvaSsin@ and have
shown their understanding OF the sol
diers needs By the nature OF the books
they have turned in. The map OF the
city was cut UP into sections on We'd
nesday Of this week and each section
pasted on slim OF paper and turned
over to the leader OF g committee of
boys and girls who were thus. saved
all confusion in locating their dis
tricts and were certain Of covering the
entire city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
GOVERNMENT CALLS
FOR C0LORED SOLDIERS

SATURDAY there came call. uron
the sdjutant-general OF virginia for
LOGS men al coiored. to be taken from
class one OF drafted enlistments. and
ordered 10 report b. April IS at Camp
Lee.
This call comes from the FIRST draft
and constitutes g per cent OF that
quota, and the men will be assigned
FOR Immediate training at the camp.
The call for eoiored reEistrants have
not been exercised go frequently as
have been for white ren This is
largely owing 10 the inequality in
ply steal preparedness. The last call
for white men covered 10 per cent
~ the DRAG In the state Richmond
furnishing as her portion Iaz men,
while the present call will take less
than one hundred as Itiohmonds share
VI the ~coiores contingent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

our resources in men and money
There is no disposition either In the
administration or in congress to turn
back. having put their ha;has to the
pillow.
The two great essentials in war are
men and money. Now we are to have
the third liberty loan. IL is essential
that 1t be subscribed for and sub
scribed for promptly
Among the communities reporting
that they had subscribed or over
subscribed their quotas were;
Alabama--Cuba. Samson. Pell City
Montevallo. De Catur.
Florida--Oldmar Passagrille. Ex.
Gambia county. Perry. High Springs.
Jefferson county, Haines city, Bran
den town.
Georgia--LaGrange. Charlton coun-
West Point, Root Mart, Glass Cooke
county, Pelham, Thomaston, Milan.
Chattanooga county. Moultrie, Will
kinson county, Trion district
Louisiana--WestF elinciana county,
Patterson. Washington county, Slid
ellie. White Castle, Morgan City, Bald
win, Iberville. Bogalusa, Oakdale.
isstsslppi--Clinton. Learned. Jact-
son county, Canton. Mount Olive,
Franklin county. Edwards, Fayette,
Jefferson county.
New Jersey---Far Hills Mendham,
Newton, Woodbridge. Penns" Grove.
Berna rdsvilla. Canford, Elmer. Ahse-
con. Pittman, fortress county, Lodi.
North Caroiina-Clayton.
South northumberland.
Tennessee--Huntsvil SrnithvilIe
Tuliahema. Erin. Ooltewah, Unicai
county, Crossvtlle, Oakdale.
Texas-wilbager county.
Virgfnia-Hanover county.
West VirgtniaN- White Sulphur
Springs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

Parents should that their children prepared
they fully equipped to enter the battle of life
Every man, woman and child who reads this paper
should act at once and reap the benefits Of this un
usual educational offer
The Best Dictionary in the World For the Money.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08
The Richmond
Vmgiiniian
Offers the New Universities Die
tionary for Six Daily Coupons,
One Sunday Coupon
and SO Cents

This paper, devoted to public welfare, fighting for
better education seeking to give men and women,
urges its readers to hurry each will get copy of
the New Universities Dictionary while they last,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

q Eorscass for The period April S 20
pFli ia. Inclusive.
North Atlantic and Middle Atlantic
mteA4 Including NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
&9 favorable for rain in the noytn
6rtt0n Of the state. with warmer
atner the nrst part OF the week, foi-
&x4 NV cooler weather on Thursdav.
:! A. ~ 80 Of the week will ne fair. w4tti
~ fempersture.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-08

bernard Baruch, chairman OF the
war industries board.
Mr.. Hurley gave MIR. Baruch a de-
tailed list of the steel needs OF every
ship yard which will expedite the
transportation to individual yards,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
A GREAT NATION A.STRADDLE THE
FENCE.

The straddle.the fence attitude taken
by the Bolshevik government in Petro.
grad as regards the war is a confession
of weakness on the part of the men now
| in control of affairs, while at the same
time it is revelation that the Bolshe
wiki hope to play one side against the
other. On the one hand the Bolsheviki
confess themselves unable to carry on
war against the central powers and
through sheer weakness they are hoping
that Germany will not punish them too
severely cringing and skulking like a
whipped domestic animal. They say to
Germany that they will not wage war
and they will not sign treaty of peace,
which would strip them of some of their
lands, knowing all the time that Ger
many could come over and take those
lands and about everything else in north
ern Russia On the other hand, the Boil
sheviki are counting favor with the erst
while allies of Russia by refusing to sign
treaty of peace--a formal treaty-with
the central powers, thereby hoping to
get some satisfactory division of the
spoils should it turn out that the entente |
allies win the war, or at least to be |
treated with some consideration in the |
read justment that would follow such
victory.
Thus we see a once great nation sit
ting astride the fence, really impotent as
far as the ability to- wage war is con
eerned and striving by an appearance of
to find favor with one side
or the other. To the one side the Bolshe-
Wiki declare: I'VE win not wage war
against YOU and we will not publicly at
least sign treaty of peace with YOU;
and to the other side they imply Look
at us: we have withdrawn from the war
but we have not deserted you to the ex
tent of signing separate peace with Ger
many and the central powers" 1t is a
shameful position for the nation to take,
the position of fawning first on one side
and then on the other, and hoping to
Keep it up successfully, playing one side
against the other, until the war wears it
self out to the weary end Russia will
nave black record to live down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
CURRENT COMMENT
Examining the Cellars.

Barre has set an example in its con.
duct of the coal shortage that should be
followed in Rutland and in every other
city. A municipal inspector will be in
structed to examine all cellars to which
are being consigned coal The effort will
be made to search out all those who have
been seqiiestering coal in quantities that
are unnecessary, and to prevent further
boarding of it. There is no doubt that
the tendency to hog coal is shown in
other cities besides Rutland. There is no
question but what there is ample coal
in all of the larger Vermont towns, if
it were possible to equitably distrib-
ute it. The inspection Of cellars will be
a considerable factor to this end. '-Rut-
land News.
If it were declared to be the policy
of local fuel committee that all cell
lars should be examined, there proba-
bly, would be no very strenuous objec-
ton. Such a step would be only pre-
cautionary to insure that no one should
accumulate an undue amount of fuel
while Others were going without, and
those who were not seeking to hoard
would have no objection to a visit from
an Inspector, knowing that the upshot
of the whole transaction would be to
protect those who were getting along on
the least possible amount from those
who in their greed are willing to take
more than their share and all that they
can get. It strikes The Messenger that
such visitation would be good thing
and would be welcomed by all except
those who had reason for fear of dis
Adams Messenger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

Little faith should be put in any m.
NOR that the kaiser Is in bad state Of
health. Every now and then the report
springs from nowhere, apparently, that
the kaiser's health Is precariousi and the
result has been that certain degree OF
lessening Of activity against him Is mani
fest through the belief that the kaiser
was going 20 die and that with him the
German war strength would collapse.
Ever since the war started the world has
been fed upon such vague rumors until
il has come 10 be a somewhat general be-.
lief that the rumors are of German
origin and are merely part of the Ger.
man program of devitalizing the activity
of the kaisers enemies. So we may take
il that the present report of the bad con.
dition Of the kaiser's health is clever
calculated to slow up the war
activities of the allies through the belief
that such efforts will not be necessary
because the kaiser. the backbone of the
central powers. was about to shuttle Off
this mortal coil and leave the opposition
destitute. II makes interesting readings
that's ALL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
Wilson Answers Hertling.

IL this war could be won by argument
there would be little doubt as 10 the is.
sue. President Wilson, in his address TO
Congress yesterday, made merciless ex
posture of the hollowness of Count Won
liertling's professions. Germany desires
10 have everything arranged to suit her
self. After that, she will be prepared to
lend favorable ear 10 the proposal of a
league of nations. She will also be dis
posed to consider favorably a general re-
duction of ornaments, more particularly
since economic conditions will make such
reduction unavoidable.
Mr. Wilson strikes another quiet but
effective blow at the fabric Of German
autocraey and imperialism. Is il pos
sible, he asks, that Count Won Hertling
does not see that we cannot go back to
the methods OF the congress of Vienna;
that he is, in fact, living in his thought
in a world dead and gone? Has he ut.
terly forgotten the Reichstag resolutions
Of the 10Th of July, or does he deliberate
~ ignore themg
These are questions which will soon be
repeated by the German people, and
which the German chancellor, tool of the
Junker party, will find il difficult and
awkward to answer Thus the leaven
will work. One goal of Mr.. Wilson's eff
forts is the opening of the eyes of the
kaiser's subjects.
The suggestion that Count Czernin,
the Austrian foreign minister, has al \
ready come long way in the direction
of meeting our views, and would come
still nearer but for Austria's obligations
to her ally, is put forward with consum
mate tact and skill. 1t is step toward !
another of President Wilson's goals
that Of creating division between Aus
tria and Germany. Here also the leaven
will work.
But able pleading of the cause OF free
dom, though desirable and of great serv
ice, is not enough. Most Americans will Il
echo the concluding passages of Mr.. Will
sons address. We entered this war upon
no small occasion, and we can never turn
back from course chosen upon prin
niple. Our armies are rapidly going to
the fighting front and win go more rap
idly. Our whole strength will be put
into this war. of emancipation. We are
in our power of independent
action. and can in no circumstances con-
sent to live in a world governed by in
triglle and force. Having set our hand
TO the task, we shall not turn back.
To borrow from a recent address by
he president. we must win, therefore, we
shall win.--Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
A Reply 70 Militarism.

President Wilson, in his address TO
Congress yesterday, gave the obvious,
the logical, and the only possible Amer
lean answer To the recent peace
speeches of the German chancellor and
the Austro-IIungarian foreign minister.
He employed the plainest of terms, and
employed them so definitely that ''the
wayfaring man. though fool, need not
err therein" He frankly expressed the
American attitude toward the cunningly
equivocal propositions advanced by Won
Hertling. and he declared quite as frank
~ that the Austrian foreign office, al
belt perhaps more sincerely disposed
than that Of Germany. cannot hope to
win the confidence Of Americans. so long
a. il permits itself to remain under the
domination Of HohenzOllernism. He en-
phasized the fact that peace can be dis
cussed only on the basis Of permanently
and essential Justice. and he made no
bones Of assuring the central powers
that this country has Just begun to fight.
Il was a grimly uneompromising mes
sage. and precisely she message which
any loyal American would have issued
If questioned about possible American
terms 81 peace.
Inspiring a. the message = 10 Amer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13

leans, il cannot fail 10 be equally or
more 50 60 our allies overseas. Ruma.
MIA, may he forced against her will into
signing separate peace, Russia may 60
TO grass the fixed determination of the
United States Is To see established and
faithfully recognized the tremendous
principle In defense of which this eoun.
try entered the war. Nothing short Of
that realization can induce this country
To consider peace, and no peace save
that defined by President Wilson In yes.
terday's message can be even discussed
"our resources are in part modified"
said the president, "and we shall not
pause until they are modified in their
entirety"i and he added, with the spirit
which animates this country from coast
To coast;
"Our armies are rapidly going to the
fighting front and will go more and more
rapidly. Our whole strength will be put
into this war of emancipation enamel.
patton from the threat and attempted
mastery Of selfish groups of autocratic
rulers whatever the difficulties and par.
tial delays. We are indomitable in our
power of independent action and can in
no circumstances consent TO live in
world governed by intrigue and force. -
Manchester Union.