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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-01

WASHINGToN. April Spokesman
OF organized scamen predicted Il great
shortage or sailors for the growing
American merchant marine at a joint
conference o-day OF the Shipping
Eoard. ship owners and Uuion officials.
The board WAS told that the army
draft was taking seancn and that in
;olcrablc" conditions aboard American
vessels checked the recruiting OF new
men.
wAsITiNGToN. April -" Rcorsan-
iZation OF the paper Industry OF tho
United States TO put ii on war con-
scrvation basis is planned by the gov
crnment. Curtailm"nt % certain of the
less essential paper manufacturers is
said TO be more than probable.
ADD IMPORTANT NEWS rand
NEW YORK. April 3o-Major Flu
gene Wilson Caldwell. NJ. d. noted in
Ncntor OF N-ray devices and whose
latest invention aids army surgeons
quickly TO locate bullets in soldiers
bodies. is seriously i'll here. 1t WAS
learned to-day.
CHICAGO. April %o-'rhc chicago
Examiner Will print the following am
nounccment tomorrow morning: ''Th.
Chicago Examiner announces that
there has been arranged u combination
OF the Chicago Examiner and Chicago
Herald"
WASHINCiTON, April 3O.--'rhc con-
;cmplated strike OF the organized te!c-
graph operators. which threatened To
tic up the lines of tho commercial
companies. was hold up tonight by the
National War Labor Board
BALTIMORE. April 3o-"unity. and
not mere hope OF success. should in
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BALTIMORE. April 3o.-"unity, and
not mere hone OF success. should in
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". GERMANS OUT
HSCUES THEY GAINED

q INCHES THEY GAINED
I'll 3r.-ln the sector Of
rnans in attacks today
advanced French trench
later were driven cut.
ch re-eStablisrcd jhei-
ng to ,thksonicial ,Iom-
sue D! the War /onice
inc region OF H.lnsard
= violent ombafdmcnt.
N OF inc Statement readf
region OF lanyard III ,.;o
day. course
luIas., j., r German at
~A tied engagement.
roops drove enemy from adj
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the aSSined col
you get suitable
the classified Dis
home. TO insert
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4 We aim and claim
to carry the biggest
and most finely diver
sitied c collie c tt o n of
fabrics in Richmond.
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Don't Put
Fabrics Before
craftsmanship
IT ailoring
Comes First
# Woolens are like
words - it isn't how
many have you got,
but how we'll can you
use them?

4 If this wasn't true,l
then a pocket edition
Of Webster would be
greater than Shake
Speare.
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VACATION HOMES.

BY advertising i'm I
umnS Of this paper
tenants: by reading
YOU find Il suitable
an adj phonc Randolph
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
GREAT FARM LABOR SHORTAGE
And is Reported to be Increasing, Due
to the Boys Being Called
u Into Training.

Des Moines, June Height federal
and state employment officers report
shortages. of farm labor attributed to
young men at war, men in war work,
and the extended rainy season when
no farm work could be done.
H. c. Pfund in charge of the Des
Moines office says the shortage is in
creasing. The increase is shown by the
combined business of the eight offices
for week ending May II and Jnrie s.
7 In the week ending May II, 1879 calls
We're received at the employment Of
fees. Ninety.one were supplied with
men, leaving SO calls untitled.
During the week ending June 8, 446
calls We're received. Only 2l5 were
supplied leaving 191 farmers without
the required help.
Wages in the state range from $50
to $65 month for single men with
board, room and wishing and slight.
ly higher rate for married men.
Majority of the calls are for men by
the. month, but employment agencies
anticipate opening of demands Tor day
4 laborers within three weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Lauahlna and Good BREEDING.

Valuable as a good laugh and u hap
by smile are for men and women in
every activity, there are and always
have been some stiffnecked, proper
folk who have been little suspicious
of the good breeding of hearty laugh,
asserts an exchange. We have all
heard women of the old school Of man
ners admit reluctantly that they had
to laugh" at play they went to see,
as If there were something too crude
for weil-bred folk in hearty laugh, and
If you could but face the audience in
stead. Of the stage during the performs
ance Of a taking comedy you would see
here and there prim, proper folk pull
ing their faces straight the moment the
curtain goes down and the lights go
up for fear some one might think they
had so far forgotten their manners as
to share in the general laughter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
HEATH HEAD or DIST. LEAGUE
ottumwa Pastor Elected President
At Convention-Dr. Grigsby of
oskaloosa Gave Fine Address.

Ottumwa, June 19.-The meeting
of the District Epworth League con
tinued today Yesterdays program
included pslendid address by DR..
Grigsby of Oskaloosa and "get-ac'
quainted" picnic at Riverside Park.
Officers were elected at the session
this morning. Rev. A. A. Heath, pas
tor of Main Street church, Ottumwa,
was elected to head the district or
ganiZation Following are the other
members of the cabinet chosen:
First Vice President, Miss Saunder-
son, Keosauqua; Second Vice-Pres.,
Miss Emma STICKY, Centerville: Third
Vice-Pres.. Mrs. Coburn f. Chapter,
Ottumwa; Fourth VicePres., Mrs.
Millisack, Ottumwa; Secretary-Treas'
urer, Vesta Mccoy, Agency; District
Board of Control: Rev. George Blagg
Abba, Rev. Jesse A. Monkman, Keo.
sauqua.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Volcanoes Are a Rlessinu.

For all their upheavals it would not
pay Central America to get rid of her
volcanoes If she could, for these up.
heavals have created the finest coffee
and sugar land in the world, notes a
correspondent. Usually there are
long, premonitory warnings and the
annual deaths due to this cause are
not equal to the number of persons
killed yearly in automobile accidents
around New York.
Neither words nor artists brush
could do justice to the wonderful at
mospheric effects of the mountain
lands. The changing lights and col
Ors, the purple mists, the vast white
banks of clouds, the cooling vapors
that assume the colors of the rainbow
at dawn and sunset, the mirages that
throw mountain lakes and lofty peaks
in the high heavens, resting, apparent
~, upon base of blue ether, all
these can never be described or for
gotten.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
IOLEARY PLEADS INNOCENCE
Brothers on Trial in Adjoining Rooms
for conspiring to Give Ger
many, Information

New York, June 19.--While in an
adjoining court chamber jeremiah A..
O'Leary, Sim Fein leader and brother
of the defendant was pleading inno-
cence to charges that he conspired
with alleged German agents to inform
the enemy of American war prepare
tions and former rebellion against
British rule in Ireland, Arthur l.. Ly'
ons, testifying at the trial 7uf John o.
Leary in federal court detailed events
leading up to the Irish sympathizers
flight. sa.s ..s ..
He said that he realized that attor-
neys were reluctant now to defend a
man charged with so serious an OF
| Tense
O'Leary was nervous and i'll at ease
while the indictment was being read,
and his voice broke several times
while he was answering the court.
When the reading of the Indictment
was finished Gertrude O'Leary sis
ter, attending the trial of John o.
Leary in an adjoining court, on the
! charges that he aided his brother
jeremiah to escape, from the federal
authorities came into the room, cry
ing.
Jerry, oh Jerry and threw hen
arms around his neck and chung &c
him until they were separated by
court attendants.
When O'Leary emerged from the
court room he was met by his father
and brother Aleris. None of the mem
bers of the O'Leary family knew any
thing of his arrival until they were
told that he was pleading in the ad
joining court.
The O'Leary brothers and Lyons
were jointly indicted for conspiring tc
remove the Sim Feiner from the
courts Jurisdiction when he was
about to go to trial for alleged viola
ton of the espionage act in published
articles counseling draft resistance II
the magazine Bull, of which he former
ly was editor
Lyons who was employed as con
idential investigator for a number o
years by jeremiah OLeary, accom-
panied his employer from New YorI
to st. Louis. On the eve of their de
parture, Lyons said, O'Leary had com
planned of being constantly bounded
by secret service agents, that he ha'
I talked about some Dutch woman be
ing dope fiend," that he expressed
ear that he would be framed up" il
connection with a German spy plot,
and declared political prisoners ha
10 chance"
| O'Leary, Lyons said, mentioned tn
lame "Victorica" said the woman wa
L drug user and that 'tshe would tel
I'll she knew" if deprived of her dope
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Seed Counter ServIceabIe.

! When testing seeds, 1t Is necessary
to count them and then space them
evenly on moist sheets Of plotting pa
per. A device has been developed
which does the work accurately and
quickly. 1t is used in conjunction with
a vacuum pump operated by exerting
pressure on foot pedal, and consists
of metal contrivance having square,
fiat surface with 100 small perfora-
tions. When this is brought In con-
tact with quantity Of grain and a
partial vacuum created, the suction
draws kennel over each Of the ORR
fees. BY then placing the instrument
Ion blotter and releasing the pres
sure, the seeds are deposited In regu-
lar order on the sheet.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
THINGS THAT WE LAUGH AT
lnanimate Objects, Because of Asso.
citation, Used by Comedians to
Cause People to Smile.

The intrinsic humor possessed by
lnanimate objects is study in itself.
A person has but to lift up string
Of sausages to make us smile. There
must be some curious association Of
IDEAS, writes Rob Wagner in the Sat-
Irday Evening Post, that has always
made of sausages favorite prop for
he comedian. The popularity of spag-
hetti as laugh provoker probably
les in the great difficulty of eating it
With dignity. Because of some strange
significance, lawnmowers and baby car
'iages are potential of much mirth.
inanimate objects are not the only
facetious things in life; among the
fruits and vegetables we find are COM
edians. We have complete fora and
fauna of comedy that every director
is supposed TO know. The edible props
Of pleasantly are the cabbage, prune
and onion; while among the animals,
the jackass and the mule get the long
est laughs, though I believe the goat
produces the strongest.
. We had a stupid director who
thought because Shetland pony Of
fered such tremendous contrast to
mule he could hitch the two to-
gether and get lot of laughs. 1t cost
bunch of money to convince this,
unanalytlcal chump that people regard,
these dlminutive horses much as they
do beautiful children; they are too
sweet and cute to be subjected to the
slightest indignity. Sheer beauty Isl
never funny.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
BRAZIL BUYS MUCH SHIPPING
Possesses Regular Lines of Steamers
With SaiIings Between Argentine
and Brazilian Ports.

Buenos Aires, June 1.-the Lloyd
Brazilian Steamship Co. has establish
ed another new line of boats between
Buenos Aires and Belem, Brazil with
callings at Montevideo, Rio Grande,
Santos, Bahia, Maceio, Recife (Pern'
|ambuco) and Ceara.
This new service was inaugurate by
the steamship Rio Janeiro, which sail
ed from this port recently with pas
sengers, mail and cargo.
In a short time thereafter other
boats were placed on this run. 1t is
believed that the new enterprise. has
been well planned and that its success
is assured The greater part of the
ships which once carried the traffic
between these ports belonged to Eu-
ropean companies and have since the
war been placed on transatlantic
routes
The Lloyd Brazilian company al
ready has established several lines
between Buenos Aires, Montevideo
and Chile. This Company instead OF
llliquidating its boats at the high prices
brought about by the war, has bought
all the available tonnage in Suoth
American waters for the purpose OF
enlarging its formerly small fleet.
Since the war began Argentina has
been selling off her boats, until today
she is practically without the sem
blanee of a merchant marine Brazil
on the other hand has been buying
boats as fast as Argentina sold them
and now possess several regular lines
of steamers with sailings between the
principal Argentina and Brazilian
The sailing of an Argentine boat
from Buenos Aires has become an un'
common sight The few ships that
remain under the Argentine flag are
destined at an early date to be sold
to foreign countries.
Brazilian companies have taken ad
vantage of Argentine's inclination to
realize Immediate. large profits from
the sale of Her boats, and has &C
quired. ships of every class.
Argentine is todayia great disad
vantage and entirely unable to com
pete with Brazil in shipping. II will be
many years before She is able to
overcome tie lead in shipping which
Brazil has acquired so rapidly
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Cracking Palm Nuts.

In Central America ten tonsG palm
nuts an hour are cracked by anachine
including a fast revolving drEh wheel
into which the nuts are FED frGl a hop
per. A force of 1900 poun9 is re-
qulred to crack the half-inch SalS, but
the drum-wheel, making 800 fevolu-
tons per minute, skaters cad bne in
to several pieces by hurting ltITo feet
on tangent against the breakr blocks
continuously lining the inner sfface Of
the main drum shaped casthe. The
wheel rotates on a vertical Spindle.
The blocks defect the fragmeIs down
ward intosa discharge pipe, and air
from blowers separates the sh1s from
the useful portion of the nuts. "
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Biggest Block of Jade Ever -ound.

A bowlder of jade, or nephre, is on
exhibition in the foyer of the NNv York
Museum of Natural History. rhls is
the largest block of Jade eve found !;
1t weighs 4,710 pounds, is seen feet
long, two feet wide and one fdt thlckI
The Scientific American SOS it is
large enough to have furnisPd mate
rial for all the prehistoric objects Of
nephrite that have been found in Eu-
rope.
As this huge block was dug from a
quarry in Germany, there is DO need
to suppose, as has been done, bat pre-
historic man 90, his jade frcn China
VI pui ihu' adf a. 1n,,nc t..t,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
WILL REPRESENT DEEMS.
County Food Agent Resigns To Be
come General Field Agent.

Dubuque. June 19.-Attorney Oil
yer Longueyille. county food agent
for Dubuque, has resigned that Of
fee and left Monday night to take up
his new work as general field agent
for the state food administration. He
was appointed to this post Monday by
State Administrator Deems Of Bur-
lington. He viii tour Iowa and or
ganize the counties for food conser
walton. His successor as Dubuque
agent is Lee McNeely. clerk of the
United States court for the northern
district OF Iowa
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Proper Care Of Pet Fish.

Fish are not hard to raise. The
greatest danger to which they are
subjected in disease is the Il ngOus
growth that attacks the fms add tail.
This can be detected by the irppping
off of bits Of the fins and alp, and
by the tiny red streaks that nab'k the
part that remains. To treat, gNe the
fish bath in a strong solution bf salt
water, letting him remain in ibis I'M
til he flOps over on his side. Repeat in
the course of day or two Will the
growth is checked. For NOR severe
cases, a weak solution Of penn ngan-
ate of potassium is used Ao wv the
fish to lie in this a minutedr two,
then replace in fresh water.-k Kansas
City Star.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
More Dire Threat.

There was trouble in the back yard.
Six-year-old Billy had thrown stone
at a, boy in the next yard, who was
making vociferous threats. IF you
throw another stone" he yelled. III
sick my dog on you'll" Huh" replied
Billy. IF you come into my yard I'll
sick my mother on you!"-Youth's
Companion.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
PUPILS WRITE ON FOOD.
To PopuIarize Idea of Food Restric.
tion and Emphasize Necessity.

Paris, June 19.--In order to popu-
larize the idea of food restrictions
and emphasize their necessity, school
children throughout France have been
told to write an essay on the subject
In this way. children of all ages and
walks in fife will be obliged to devote
their thoughts to the subject and in
discussing the question in their home
circles, will be carrying on the most
useful form of propaganda. Prizes
for posters on food economy have
been offered in drawing schools, and
the prize winners will be exhibited
throughout the country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
THREE MEN ARRESTED
As slaekers and Bound over To the
Federal Grand Jury.

Ottumwa, June 19.-John 0'Leary
was picked up by the federal officers
upon his failure to produce regis,
tration card. O'Leary says his home
is in New York, that he filed his ques.
tionnaire in Omaha and that he was
registered in Milwaukee. Investiga-
ton failed to disclose any record OF
his registration.
Two other alleged slackers were
bound over to the federal grand jury
along with 0'Leary. William Brown,
a member of the floating population,
was picked up at Centerville, and
Oscar Anderson Saturday at Wash.
ington. Cd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
WOMEN GOING MAD ALSO.
Unable To Stand Severe Mental and
Physical Strain.

Washington. June 19.-Women in
Moscow are going mad and commit
ting suicide because OF their inability
TO stand the severe mental and phys
zeal strain, according to word re-
ceiyed here today from Y. M. C. A.
worker. Food is getting scarcer and
women looking older and more
pinehed because OF the hardships they
have 20 endure.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Got His Answer.

He-"Why are you women always
going to bargain sales in the hope Of
getting something for nothing?" She
For the same reason you men are
always going to your poker clubs. -
Dallas News.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
~ 3UD 1850 6Rn
Prefers Homo Folks,

Mother, IL were to die, would God
let me take my Teddy bear up to
heaven to play within"
"In the first place, You are not go
ing to die" said mother, severely, and
in the next place. when yon go to
heaven you win have the angels to
play with"
"Then want to go where l can
have my Teddy bear. cause know him
better than the angels"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
The Real American.

America is the land of labor and by
no means what the English call Lub-
berland and the French Pays de Co
cagne. where the streets are said to be
paved with half peck loayes, the
houses tiled with pancakes and where
the fowls fly about ready roasted, cry
ing, "Come. eat me" Franklin.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
PAYS HEAVY FINE.
To J. F. Deems For Violation of the
Food Regulations.

Des MoineS, June ia contribu-
ion amounting to $4,269 was received
1t the state headquarters of the Red
Cross today from J. F. Deems, state
,ood administrator. The amount
was fines imposed upon the Elmer
Wood Co., of MouIton, for violttion If
the food regulation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
One Penalty Of Fame.

The victim-.Ptomaine poisoning,
Ell? Well, 1 surely was blame fool
to eat the stun The Doctor-"But
my dear sir. you can't establish your.
self as a recognized epicure without a
touch Of ptomaine now and then
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
IOWA puResRea RRE6oERs
--SJT- UUUft INV
In Session Urge Increase .lnr-Purebrec
Stock Production

Dies Moines, June 19.-The Iowa
Purebred Breeders association open
ed a meeting here today with County
Agent Kennedy the chief speaker. The
breeders discussed various means of
promoting better breeding OF stock
ana in ursiag all farmers OF the state
to increase their pure blood stool.
production.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
DEATH RATE DROPS.
only SIS Deaths Occurred During the
Month Of May.

Camp Dodge, June 49, Figures
compiled by the divisional surgeon
here show that the death rateais rap
idly decreasing During the month
OF April liz deaths were recorded.
while in May only S. soldiers died.
June to date has only recorded Is
deaths 1t lis also pointed out that
the division has as many soldiers now
as it has ever had at any previous
time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
WILL NOT EXCEED al.
Interest On Next Bond Issue To Be
Same As Third.

Washington, d. c., June ia
statement issued last night by the
treasury department indicated the
rate of interest for the next Liberty
loan would not be raised above Al
per cent. The tentative announce
ment made public Sunday night men
toned rate of Al per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
WAS BUCHANAN LOYAL.
Members Of Senate object to Building
Memorial.

Washington. June 19.-The senate
by a vote of 81 to II has adopted a
House resolution authorizing the erec-
ton in public park in this city of a
statue OF James Buchanan. Senators
opposing the resolution vigorously at
tackled the loyalty of the former presi-
dent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Many Italians in Reserve.

London, June 19.-The Italians
have large forces of reserves in STRAIT
egic points back of the battle front
to be flung into the offensive, it was
learned today.
In the Fossalata region the Italians
pushed the Austrians back to the Pi-
ave river line and captured Capodar-
CINE, thus cutting the AUSTRIAN forces
off about four miles to the west of
the river, but the Italian forces were
later. forced to fall back to the
Polante lane. 81
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Eartn,s unfor.unatss.

The most unfortunate man on earth
is the one who always breaks some
thing when he tries to be airy ana
nonchalant
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20

gS orut ,gkhaps IS aNa' ~ saunltno5
~ lli~ xtieaaq 9ievas : bad hshIlox4
Sd saissjS,2sI .ui ssnr ~ Is bsya7
pat ai'a sspf
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20


ern Italian front has been increased
to 10000. The gunsJeaRbFedy number
100. frdT &tnuoo sa3l.
No Pause us sGa6SleaJt
Rome June 1S.LThe italian war
office saws that from Fossalta to
Cane sile. on the lower Piave, the.
struggle ragged without pause. Ii
is in this region. that the enemy APP
pears to- have established himself, at
least temporarily, on the west bank
Referring to operations here the
Vienna report declares the battle in
Venetia is following its course" and
that Won Wurm's army has gained
ground at numerous points. Vienna
claims the Austrians have reached
the Fossalta canal, which is about six
miles long and nearly parallels the
Piaye at a distance of some three to
four miles to the west.
Near San Dona.
At the northern end of the canal
San Dona, where the Austrians forced
crossing of the river, is three miles
east. Capo Sile, where there has
been such bitter fighting, is about
four miles east of the lower end oil
the canal. If the enemy is able to
advance materially here, Venice will
be in gun range.
1t is not clear whether the enemy
has reached the canal in the neigh,
borhood of Capo Sile or west of San
Dona, or along it's entire length.
Unofficial reports indicate the enc.
my now occupies the west bank OF
the Piave for fifteen to twenty miles
all told north and south of Zenson
at San Dona, and at Capo Sile.
Halted in the North.
Further north the war Office state.
ment indicates the Italians are fight.
ing viciously to prevent the enemy
from getting across the river and are
counter attacking repeatedly, with
heavy casualties to the Austrians.
From Montello, at the headwaters
of the Piave, westward through the
mountain country, the Italians, French
and British have repeatedly crushed
attacks, while at some places they
have regained ground.
Manv Italians in Reserve
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
ITALIANS HOLD IN
MOUNTAIN POSTS
Continued from Page ~

prisoners taken by the Austro- Hnngar-
ians in their new drive in the north
ern Italian front has been increased
to 10000. The gunsijeaRtIEfedy number
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20

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on snoIs oseescoa
" Ter PSI
lN3NFE fn-NNhk. N
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-20
Eight Registered

Among those who are q years of
age, who registered under the recent
Government regulations were Earle
Dewitt, Verle Wolfe, Floyd Brown,
Vernon Fuller, Frank Storm. Charles
Storm and Lincoln Alderman.