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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Specfnl
trains carrying food and supplies
consigned to the French. British
and italian governments were or
derod tonight to be rushed To the
Atlantic seaboard.
Director General McAdoo is-
sued instructions that these trains
be run in solid groups.
Most OF these trains originate
In Chicago, st. Louis and the TN
mediate terminals.
Thousands of tons OF munitions
and supplies mus reach the sea-
board at once. The director gem
eral plans to move The greater
part of these shipments even
ahead OF the other neceSsarics
that have received preference,
Coal and fuel VIII be practically
the only commodities pushed
ahead
Dfrector-GeneraI McAdoo's in
strucfions were contained in the
following order, No. Z:
1.-THE director general has IN
structed. in the matter Of eu1bar-
go ON the Pennsylvania lines east
OF Pfttsburg, the Baltimore and
Ohio cast OF the Ohio river, and
the Philadelphia and Reading
road, thnt the following excep-
tions be made:
flood for animals
'B-MatertnIs used In the op-
GRAFTON and upkoep of coal mtnes.
ITO provide for the rail move
ment Of food and supplies con-
signed to French, British and
Italian governments for ports ON
the North Atlantic seaboard al
ready accepted or under permit,
arrangements have been made to
consolidate these shipments and
move them In solid trains or
groups OF CARS each fsom Chicago.
st. Louis and immediate teTTnI-
nails
The order goes into effect al
once.
With this great movement, the
railroad administration tonight
faced the worst situation since IL
took hold OF the roads. Floods
are now nenacAng the roads and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Half-Billion-Dollar Corporation
Controlled by Government
Is Proposed
PUBLIC MAY HOLD
SHARES OF STOCK
Proposal Includes Licenses for
All Securities Issues of More
Than 100000 Until Restor-
alton of Peace

Washington. Jan. 2S.--Secretary Of
tina Treasury McAdoo tonight an
nounced that he would ask Congress
to authorize war finance corpora
ton" TO provide credits for enterprise
necessary to the prosecution OF the
war. The proposed measure carries
also provision 10 control by license
ell securities issues Of more than
s1oo.o00 for capital purposes.
A copy Of the proposed act provides
capital stock for the corporation of
800 0o0. geo, all Of which shall be sub
scribed by thu United States Of Ameri-
ca" Subscriptions may be offered to
the public as stock in the corpora
ton.
The corporation is to be managed
by the secretary of the treasury and
four other directors TO be appointed
hv him with the approval of the preai-
dent. Their salaries are not TO exceed
that OF the head OF any executive de
paTmaut and they must sever rela-
lions with private enterprises.
Ths act would perrnit the corpora
lions to advance money 80 banks or
trust companies that have outstanding
any loans made 10 enterprises neces-
cary Or contributory 60 war purposes.
These loans are 10 be secured by the
nctes Of the banks in addition to the
securities held by the banks for their
dis bur ensat TO the borrower.
Further. the corporation retains
power 20 require additional collateral
security at any time.
Advances directly TO any psxsonA
flru or assocta tton engaged In war
work nay be made in exceptional
cases
The BIN provides also that the cor
poratton may deal In securities Of the
United States.
The corporations stock VIII ha on
a level with United States securities
for hank practice. except that when
Continued on Second Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Strenuous efrcxta on the part OF
Councilman Morgan r Mills, aided
ana ahstteea bv other r@efevpon Ward
ccwrc&fr7len. failed - stay the tide
againrs the admiufss rstirs board, ana
by the vote of 70 4 that portion OF
the report OF the charter changes
committee was adopted nv ths conn
mon council at 12:sh O'Clock this
morning.
This part of the report. and the
naming bs the mayor OF directors OF
four departments. and the naming or
the heads OF two departm ents by the
city council. together with the aboif-
ton OF the fre board, embraced shout
all that remained OF the report of
the committee. hut the main tight
for change in government. the aboN-
ton OF the administrative board, was
won. ro far as council Is concerned.
BY numerous amendments offered
by various members OF the council.
and opposed by Chairman Rose OF
the charter changes COMMITTEES. and
Chairman Powell OF the subcomnnft-
toe. the original report Was badly
damaged. The sections regarding
the South Richmond courts and tAe
deputy city officials located in that
section, were all wiped out, and the
svpulatSlIe TsiiflE NAAp A10~rA
stron unscathed.
High Constable stands Pat.
Efforts to place the office OF high
constable on different basis, were
also defeated. and that office remains
as IL did before the COMMITTEES ought
to cut Off some of It's revenue.
These were the main points In the
report The result was looked upon
by the gallery and by members of
council as a fifty-fifty victory, with the
friends OF the administrative board
acting as ting under dog.
Councilman Mills sought many
times to inject what he termed the
voice of the people into the discus
sion. He said the placing of the pow
err TO name four heads of departments
in the hands of the mayor would mean
one-man power of the rankest kind
and the people would be entirely
ignored. And, then, said the Jefrer-
son ward councilman, the very idea
IL repugnant to democratic principles
Continued on Second Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Governors Asked
to Start War on
Moonshiners

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Washington. Jan. 28.-Comn mis-
sioner of Internal Revenue Roper has
made a call on the governors OF the
various states to see that local OF =
ficers aid the federal authorities in
STAN ping out Illicit distilling which,
the comm issioner says, is threaten
ing the morale OF army camps.
According 20 the internal revenue
report for the last fiscal year. the
prosecution OF Illicit disttlling was
decreased by the internal revenue bu-
reau, due to the cost OF prosecutions
Of the cases, many OF which were mi
nor ones. This cessation of activity
on the part OF the governm ent is
supposed to have resulted In increas-
ed activity on the part of nnoonsafn-
ers, especially In localities where ar
my camps offer Inducements to
the latter to ply their calling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Washington. Jan. es.--President
Wilson did not receive any advance
copy OF the peace speech OF Count
Cxernin the Austrian premier. Colonel
Edward NJ. House. the presidents spe-
ciai emissary. will not return to Eu-
rope for the present.
These statements were authorita-
lively made at the White House to-
DAY accom- panied by the plain init
melton that had the Austrian premier
offered the president "fraternal
kiss" as charged by the Cologne Ga
zetts, his offer would have met with
startling rebuff.
There can be no peace by compro-
mise, according to a sketch of the
presidents attitude coming from one
of the cabinet officers today. He Is
reported to believe that little short OF
revolution in Germany can satisfy
his first condition for peace discus
sion--a German government respon-
sible to the re;ehstag majority. With
America ready to strike, the admins
tration, Il is indicated. feels that revo-
luton In Germany is already in the
making.
These disclosures were made coin
cident with the statement of Secre.
tary Baker as to the forwardness OF
the war preparations and coincideni
with statement by Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels that the navy is pre-
pared In adequate safety to transport
to Europe all the troops the war de-
pArtment may decide to send.
They were made available follow
ing a lengthy conference at the White
House between the president and
Colonel House. Following the con
ference Colonel House declared thai
he will not return for the present to
Europe. He refused to tel of what
Continued on Third Page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
DRY COMMISSIONER
WINS FIRST ROUND
IN HOUSE CONTEST
Committee REPORTS Adversely Dele
gate Gowdonts Bin 30 Abolish
Pottery: Once.
PATRON RELUCTANT
TO OFFER ARGUMENT
When He FINALLY Does, His sugges-
ft0ns Are Observation-Disclosures OF
w. G. II. e. Urges -Axatn~t Change.

The Gordon bill aooliShAng the Of
Ace OF missioner OF prohibition
was reported out with reoommsnda-
tioa that IT ought not to pass by the
house committee on moral and social
welfare yesterday. the vote being
unanimous.
The same committee by q unani-
nous vote reported out the ball in
tro6uced by Delegate Jones o< Rich
moad providing for a board 81 Nov
ing picture censors with recornmenda-
uoa that Il ought 10 pass, The bill
follows tho lnse OF the senate ban
on this subject which WAS given q
hearing before he joint session Of
the senate and house moral welfare
committee I'm ths senate chamber
last FRIDAY There was no opposi-
tion. Delegate Wright unsuccessful
ly attempted TO amend the bin by
reducing the membership OF the
board TO two members instead OF
three and providing an expense AL
iowance OF So, 900 instead Of t1s.-
900 as provided In the bill
Gordon Is Unhopeful.
Delegate Lindsay Gordon appear
ed for his bill aboiishing the prohi-
hftion commissioners ONCE and was
understood by the COMMITTEES and
IN Csc appear ing IN opposition 10 the
bill to say that iuasmuoh as the
COMMITTEES world probably vote
agNinst the measure and that II wHs
unlikely TO run the gauntlet of the
house. ne would not attempf 10 nd
vance reasons for favorable report
By the COMMITTEES. but would a&ix that
O vote hs taken
Prohibition Commissioners PETERS
addressed the committee stating that
ina sruuch IS he was the individual
marked for slaughter by the measure
introduced By Mr.. Gordon he desired
to he heard II am disappointed"
said Mr. Peters, that the proponen:
CONTINUED on Second PRge.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
HALF MILLION AMERICAN SOLDIERS
WILL BE IN FRANCE EARLY THIS YEAR,
SAYS BAKER IN DEFENSE Of RECORD
HIGH SPOTS IN BAKER
TESTIMONY

Washington, Jan 2S--T1scre
will be a half million men In
France early In 1918.
There will he million and N
half ready to so To France in
1919.
The American people win soon
demonstrate upon the battlefelds
of Europe, side by side with vet
Grams, our determination 10 win
the war.
We are I'm the war tn win. we
are TN IT. TO hit and to hit hard.
The ordnance bureau has been
letting contracts at the rate of
twenty a day.
There are delays and can
make no color of prophecy when
they will he removed. although
every effort is being made to re-
move them.
We could not delay sending
nien to the cantonnlents until the
last button was on the last coat.
Major General Leonard Wood
advised me TO send the men to
the camps, saying they would have
lots TO learn before they would
have need for rifles.
ht rtP' vi piVk%NA "AhfA Will TX
shown as n tremendous response
to n tremendous responsibility.
The German government Is stiTl
unaware of the number Of men
we have in France,
1t was not for as to decide the
theatcr of the war. Tho theatcr
was France. 1t was not for us
to decide the line of co5nTnunica-
o ~
Atlantic ocean. with one end in
tested by submarines Our enemy
was on the side OF no mans land
and our problem WAS TO get over
there and get him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
EASTERN SEABOARD
SHROUDED IN MIST

New York, Jan. as.--The whole East
ern seaboard, from Portland Maine, e.
Hampton roads is tonight shrouaed
in cloud of mist. The weather bu-
reau tonight reported falling temper
allure in practically the whole sec
ton east of Pittsburg. In some places
II Is showing. but at many points rain
Is falling.
Peculiar atmospheric conditions will
account for the coating of Toe that
Is expected to cover the ground in the
Middle Atlantic some OF the New
England states tomorrow morning
The air higher from the earth's sur
face Is warm, which Ia said to account
for the falling mist A sudden drep
in temperature 10 forecast
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
RICHMOND OBSERVES
HEATLESS MONDAY
RrnvlnE stormy Weather, Thousands
Visit Vaudeville ana Movie Honsess
Groceries Have Observation-Disclosures.

Visit nudfffiE ANA AAoStS HOUSES
Groceries Have MISUNDERSTANDING.
Richmond RELAXED into it's second
hsatless Monday yesterday and went
the limit OF the fsef order. In fkcs.
some of the grocery stores more than
obeyed the letter of the ulttmAtum
and closed st noon. when permission
had ben given them TO remain open
ithroughout the day The order at the
beginning read that all food stores
could remain open until noon with
heat and IN the afternoon to III such
orders as were deemed necessary.
Some misunderstanding IN the part
OF the merchants caused many OF them
to close their doors at noon yesterday.
The fuel administration decided that
nothing could be- done for the Gay.
but thai both food and fuel officials
would get together this week and def
nitely decide on the matter before the
next Monday holiday.
Drawing the icy sleet that covered
the streets yesterday. thousands OF the
people who were given day of be-
cause OF the closing of the larger In
dustries visited the vaudeville ana
movie houses. crowding those places
OF amusement to their limit at all
hours of the day. The Lyric manage
ment took care of IA large number Of
them by putting on double matinee
in the afternoon, both OF which were
attended by full seating capacity.
As was the case last Monday, all
the large downtown Office buildings
were cold and deserted. Only one ele-
ator In each building was running, and
that only at irregular intervals. Fuel
men did a rushing business as~well as
the local fuel officials. The scarcity Of
anthracite has become acute. At the
present rate of consumption ell will
be exhausted in a few days, and II the
present blizzard continues not little
suffering may be expected.
The soft coal situation still contin-
ues to be adequate for all demands.
raEd as long as 1t may be obtained
there is no need for worry, because
facilities can be installed. This pro-
eedure is advocated by Chairman A.
Beirne Blair at the earliest moment.
1t was understood yesterday that
the Old Dominion Metal company had
secured governmental exemption from
the heatless Monday order because of
q contract with thevwar department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
COMPROMISE PEACE
WILL NOT SATISFY
AMERICAS DEMANDS
President Heaieves That Signs Point
Toward Revolutions in
Central Empires.
OFFICIALS ARE CHEERFD
BY BAKER'S REVELATIONS
Formal Denial Is Made of Statement
That Advance Copy of Czerniu's
Speech Was Received at the White
House.
WAR NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.


German annexationists violently
attack Count Czernin for peace
hint to America Austrian foreign
minister quoted as sRying he sent
copies of his speech to President
Wilson beforehand.
All Germany baff1ed hy question:
Ix Austria deserving or playing
shrewd game inspired by Wilhelm
eer2Sse2
Jurkertst organ, seeing kaiser's
surrender to Socialists, refers to
@hangnan OF Germany"
Czenntn gets confidence vote from
reichrath foreign relations commit
tee, IL TO Z.
Widespread unrest reported In
both empires. Riots i'm Rhs-pish
munitions cities. Machine guns dis
trtbuted for use against motss.
Kuhimann denounces TrosEly
and attacks Bolsheyfkf's brute
force regime but goes back TO
Brest- Iitovak, where the pariey ID
10 be resumed.
Cunaxder Andaxsia and British
steamship Cork sunk by torpesaoes.
Sevcn lives lost,
SHARP German rHaiiaS activity In
west big duets ON italian mountain
front.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD
WIPED OUT BY council
Chatter Changes Report Ts Adopted
by Large Majority and Now
Coos to Aldermen.
soUrrTEsIDE WINS VICTORY.
fire Board Ia Eliminated and OfTew
Of High Constable TO Pay Expenses
of Civil Court Turned Down.
What Rrport E,~ypoeaea.

What Report Proposes.
Ahol.sfses administrative board.
Aboltafses fir. board
Eliminates city treaslrva'.
ks<gss Southside courts and
ofFic@a intact.
Makes no change In once of
high constable.
Vote on fnal passage: Ayes
Atkinson, Batsxtns, Butler. Cheat
wood, English. Uadd1su~ deter,
Jones, Ladd, Moore, Powell. RcS-
ZEN, Ro@e, Seatnn, Ungiauf, Pc
ter~--i6. Noe@--tsr'fsaes. NtIls,
Powers fJefT), Sullivan,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
All Virginia Smiles

Every Sunday morning over
"Ye Byrdtowne Gossip" A
page of cartoon-comment on
current events drawn by Rus
sell s. Henderson for Tho
Richmond Virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

Junkertst organ. seeing kasser's
surrender to Socialists, refers to
"hangman Of Germany"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

C3erntn gets confidence vote from
reichrath foreign relations commit
tee, IL TO Z.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29
Richmond Fraternitiss

Are usefully active in manv
lines OF humanitarian WORK
Read all about them In tie
Sunday Edition of The Rich
mond Virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-29

CunaxSfer Andaria and British
steamship Cork sunk by torpesaocs-
Sevcn lives lost
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17

Consider the poor hotel man. For d generation he
been called upon by imperative and fastidiOus
public load tables with the choicest products of
all and all lands He has been compelled squand
his profits upon high priced cooks and express bills
cold storage He has been ordered garnish his
dishes with every wonderful and salad and
that epcuren palses and pampered stomachS could
conjure up and call for Then. just he going fu
blast and had established communications with ali the
hills and valleys and forests Of and the of all
the seas he is brought Up with a sudden shock and
ordered by government and called upon by his par
otto patrons right about practice economy of the
most rigid kind His and his pastries and his
decacies he forget His cooks he must ohde His
walters must watch. His meats and his wheats he
must Danish upon certain days. His extras he must
sponge from the bill Of fare. simple board frugal
fare and economy all things. Thus do energy
for the machine. And with pride be it noted, mine
host Of American and hostel and quick lunch
is generally loyal, unselfish and true He suffers
from the but he is standing right
up to gaff with game grin upon his face and few
sore bosrders his hands.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17

Last winter the British and French soldiers the
western front lived fought and died in the slush
and snow and Of the low ground. while the Ger
mans occupied elaborate trenches lookout systems
on high ground their what called in the
vernacular Of present day slang "a dogs life" This
year is different vastly different With the excep-
ton Of sectors the allies hold all the high ground
Switzerland which is about four hundred
and fifty miles All through the fall the Germans
tried at desperate cost the Chemn des Danes
from the French And while they trying thusly
their brethren northward being driven by the
British from the ridges Flanders the and mud
beyond The German is great fighter when he has the
advantage; no one disputes that. and he is pretty
good fighter under any circumstances. But one thing
sure as fate he SQUAT in the mud and slush all
through this winter and submit to ncessant hammer
the hands of the allied artillery from the hills and
ridges suffer hardships he known be-
fore And he must do this inferior and bedding
and blankets and general supplies. How he will
through the winter only be conjectured but it is not
likely ne viii through hilarously and jauntily and
joyously He will all his reinforcemens from the
eastern front The fighting early spring VIII
tell the tale of how the summer campaign ~ 1918 is
apt to go.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17
IF THE sLAv COULD ONLY BE MADE TO SEE.

Lloyd George the ablest developed
countrys interests the
new and old world enable to gaze more deeply
the depths of the than probably any His
courage and patriotism have never been questioned
Therefore when he speaks in that marveously gifted
tongue on great events should carry
Gus weight with every thinking every land Here
is what he says the German designs upon Russia:
NO who knows Prussia and her designs upon
Russia for doubt her ultimate intention.
Whatever phrases she may deude Russia, she
cities of Russia occupied by forces. Under
one name or another land the name hardly msttersl
Russian provinces will henceforth be in reality
part the domnions of Prussia They viii ruled ny
the Prussian in the interests Of the Prussan
autocracy the the people RussA viii be
partly enced by specous phrases and partly buied by
the threat of continued against mpotent army
into condition of complete economic politi
cal enslavement to Germany
I'VE all depIore the prospect The democracy of this
France and Italy and all other allies We shall he
proud to stand by by new democracy
sia- So viii America and will France Italy. But
if the present rulers Russia take action which is
independent of their allies have no means of inter
vening the catastrophe which is assuredy
falling country Russia only be saved by her
own people"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17

The business and property owner of the Warren
District the report of the president and sec
rotary the Commercial club published in The Review
this week with both pride and satisfaction The work
done by such organization generally unhonored and
public spirited business who gives his time and ef
fort to this work Nevertheless the activities live
club of this kind invaluable community 1t is
depended upon keep city abreast of progress and
the times 1t must do a hundred things every year.
which if undone hamper and hurt the growth and repu
Of the district Our club in sound and healthy
condition and point to much good work done in
most able manner.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17
sAR ON PIE.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Jan. i6.-tBy the Associated
Press)-An order issued for a certain
division prohibits the purchase OF PIE
nom civilians. Real American pie Is
hard too btain in this ection Of France.
But one day recently nice pies made
Of excellent pastry appeared The
price OF single pie in some cases was
seventeen francs.
The pie-hungry soldiers eheerful'y
paid the price until abe officers. SUI
speeding that white flour, in some un-
known way. was being furnished TO
the makers hy a far-sighted soldier
nut on the prohibition. An inveStigS-
ticn is being made to determine the
source Of the flour used.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-17

the drug frcm Globe 70 LOrdsburg that
narrowly missed placing a local mer-
chant innOcently in the position of an
0ccomplice To the smuggiers. Deputy
United States Marshal Frank Haynes.
members Of the sherifrs office anG tie
city police are seeking a Chinese fugi-
tive who. it is believed. holds the KEY
20 the whole conspiracy. One can OF
opium was seized after il had been
placed in the hands of =. a. E5senaOur
70 whom il was represented as being &
package CT jewelry. Mr.. Eisenhour's
suspicious were aroused BY the Pc
culisr actions Of the smusgler; he in
vestigated the contents Of the parcel.
discovered that il was opium and
promptly notified Mr.. Haynes.
Residing in Arizona for Al years.
during the early part OF which resi-
denoe ne was treighter from Pres
Cott south to the salt River valley.
James r. Paddock. aged 81 years. pass
ed up the last long trail Saturday
evening at a hospital Death came as
the result of complications due to old
age.
Mr. Paddock was a veteran of the
Civil War and. so Tar as known. leaves
no close relatives IN this state.
While he had resided in Arizona for
four-fifths Of n half century. little was
known about his life before he came
TO this state, where the last half OF his
life was spent That ne took part in
many thrilling events in the early his
tory OF the territory Is a matter OF
record