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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12

EVENTS IN WORLD WAR.

BoiwhevftVs declare state of way
with central powers at end and
order rehabilitation of all armed
forces. No formal peace treaty In
an yet signed, However. ArmIstice
was to expire tomorrow.
Teuton peace pact with Ukraine
believed to have forced Lemtne.
TNrotSAy regime Into yielding TO
Teuton uItimatums Runania ex-
pected TO follow puis. Berlin mnd
Vienna proceed swiftly TO exploit
economic advantages of peace with
Ukraine.
Ex-saltan Abdul Aamf6. once ty~
rant of f10.0O0t0o6 people. dies
frfendIcam I'm Turkish prison. aged
aewenty-six.
sharp local enterprises an West
front; artillery actions in Italy.
Finnish white guards win upper
hand ever terroS@f reds.
Kaiser insists or recognition of
German victory before peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
DEMOCRATS URGE
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
National Committee supports Pending
Amendment IS 10 IL. With SIX
stu 20 be Heard From.

Washington. Feb. l1.--By vote of
to z. the executive committee of the
Democratic national committee this
evening. formally endorsed the woman
suffrage constitutional amendment and
agreed to urge it's prompt passage by
the senate. 1t has passed the house
The vote of the subcommittee followed
referendum of the total membership
or the national committee. representing
forty-sight states The vote of the
entire committee wac twenty-eight to
fourteen in favor OF the amendment.
with six still to be heard from.
Those supporting the resolution were
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman; Homer
$. CuW rines. Connecticut, vice. chair
man; A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsylvania !;
Senator A. A. Jones. New Mexico, and
Isidore n Dockweiler. California.
Those opposing were Representatives
Glass. OF Virginia. and Hull. Of Ten
nsssee ----.-----A4--@sss,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
UNITED STATES AND
UNITED STAMPS

One bullet can harm only enc of
the enemy. But N million bullets
caR harm thousands of tlsem. and
thereby decide important battles.
That fs the answer 10 the one
who s@km, ''Ahet good would suy
%z-l3 bef~
One person could buy TO the
limit. but hfs whole contribution
would effect nothing,
Bat one hundred million persons
inv estinG weuId kaNteu the wars
conclusion.
JUST do your share and watch the
others do theirs.
Hay and hoo@t war savings
stamps.
let uS give up eur Injuries and
Kaiser Bau will give up htA ANS BIZ
items.
rat the money in war savings
stamps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12

Amsterdam, Feb 1.-THE war be-
tween the central powers and Russia
Is over. but no formal treaty of peace
has as yet been signed.
The Bolshev kI. while holding Off
in the matter ~ signing a pact. have
declared the state of war with Ger
many Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
at an end and have ordered the de-
mobilization a. all OF Russia's armed
forces
This happened at Rrest rAtovsk yes
terday Tomorrow the armtstIce IN
the east. prolonged one moath on
January -. would have expired.
Not a word had come through d..
rect from petrogTad up to this even
Ing confirming the Boishevist Hurren-
der All the news at hand came from
Brest LAtovsk. frat over The direct
wire to Berlin, and then piecemeai
from the German capital
Rumania's status 10 still prohlematt-
cal! There was nothing In todays
news to indicate what action she has
taken toward Field Marshal Won
Continued on Second pawmA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
Dangerous Break
In Big Flume at
Settling Basin
Commissioner Hobson Heads
OFF What Might Have Been
Catastrophe at City Water
Plant.

A dangerous looking little break in
the huma at the settling basin last
night sent a thrill of alarm through
every man connected with the water
department.
The break was noticed Just before
dark by one OF the watchmen or duty
at the settling basin. The high water
in the river, caused by the rapidly
melting snow and ice from up the
valley. almost concealed the break
But the sharp eyes of the Waterman
caught the dangerous looking bubble
and ne found that a hole about two
by three inches had worked itself into
the masonry OF the massive hurne. He
recalled the great break ten years ago
and he made up his mind that such
another catastrophe should not occur,
Danger signals were displayed and
r. watch was placed TO prevent en-
largement OF the hole. Every pre-
caution known to the men who work
at the settling basin and on the hume
was taken and arrangements were
made to have a large force OF men on
hand by daylight to make a thorough
examination of the break and OF the
entire structure.
missioner Hobson was notified
SIS soon as the break was discovered
and he directed the workn@n to take
every necessary step to avert n further
break and to proceed at once to the
closing OF. the gap. He Will be at
the spot at daybreak this morning.
News fom Columbia late yesterday
evening was encouraging. 1t was re-
ported from that weather cock" that
while the river was higher than nor
NAL. and would probably grow higher,
there was no reason for apprehension,
as the ice was breaking and softening
and floating down in small blocks.
II sudden rise In the water
should occur, the water department
will have trouble in getting at the
break In the fiume. and while there is
no reason to expect A catastrophe, it
altogether with the river.
When asked about the matter last
night. Commissioner Hobson. who has
the direction of the water department
in hand, said he did not think the
small break would result in serious
trouble and that as soon as daylight
came the workmen would he able to
repair the break and make a compIete
survey of the fiume.
The Old Dominion wharf weather
man said last night that he saw no
reason for alarm over the river stu
alton. III the ice does not bank up
at Dutch Gap" he said, "ali will be
we'll"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
CHARTER CHANGES UP
To ATTORNEY GEAERAL
House OF Delegates Adopts Resolu-
ton Making Pertinent Inquiries
ON Form OF Government.
HORSON PLEASED
Councilman Mills Hopes legislature
VIII Not Take From People Their
Rights AS Council Has Done.

Disregarding the apparent eager
ness OF over2eaious friends OF the
proposed charter changes ordinance
recently passed by council. that the
legislature make all haste In dtspos-
ing OF the proposition. that body yea
terday indicated that 1t felt the ques-
ton one OF too much Importance to
be railroaded through the legisla-
ture.
On motion of Floor Leader Willis.
resolution was adopted calling
upon the attorney general for an
opinion as to the legality OF the meas
ure, and that official will. II was said
last night, within not an unreason-
ably short time hand In his opinion.
The administrative board. at which
body the proposed charter amend
rnant Is aimed. recently forwarded to
the legislature a memorial calling at
tention to the statutes and ordinances
controlling the charter OF the city OF
Richmond. and pointing out that
the charter provides spectaca ily for
certain things to which the people
are entitled. and requesting the iegiR-
iature to proceed carefully In the
disposition OF the matter.
1t was said yesterday that this ms
mortal had probably Influenced Mfr.
Willis TO some extent, by at least
calling his attention to the Importance
of the question.
Commissioner Hoh@on said last
night that he was in no wise sur
prised at the action of Mr.. Willis, nor
would he have been had any other
member OF the legislature taken the
step, for. he said. the general assem-
bly, was not in the habit of doing
things by halves. and at the behest
of interested parties without giving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
WILSON GIVES AUSTRIA CHANCE To QUIT
BY BREAKING WITH GERMANY, BUT MAKES
CLEAR WAR MUST PRODUCE JUST PEACE
American Demands in War Summarized Under -Four Prin
cpes Justice in Each Case Peoples Not to Be Battered
Right of Self Determination Permanent End of Hosti
tes-Sentments Warmly Applauded

to
In
latest uterances ot the rulers
in
poyed
he which Amer
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s. the ing
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and ad-
usnens will
ScEoud-That people mott 10
If chfeIs
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in his
q the ton
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and,
natl onaI asrira shan
corded the lemw
of
onisn that would hC likely
@ the world.
cheered, WE HAVE NO -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
ADMINISTRATOR BYRD
BREAKS COAL CRISIS
secures Shipment OF Thirty Cars
Lump and Anthracite for Con-
sumption I'm Richmond

AT last the fuel crisis which has
sripped Richmond for more than two
months has passed safely, and al
though conditions have not reached
their normal state. no serious obata-
cles In supplying future demands are
expected. For the first time In weeks
anthracite may be found In the yards
of the local dealers However. 1t 10
the Virginia anthracite. which does
or the Pennsylvania variety. but In T.
eeilentiy adapted to use In the la
trohes and other facilities which will
not consume the hituminous
Through the efforts OF State Fuel
Administrator Harry Flood Byrd
twenty Ave cars OF lump coal and Ave
cars OF Virginia anthracite arrived in
the city yesterday and was assigned
TO the coal dealers In the different
sections for Immediate distribution.
The cars we're ordered several days
ago. but were not expected to arrive
until about the middle OF the wsek
The clarifying of the congestion
along the principal railroads of the
state made this prompt delivery pos
sloie. and came as a blessing to Rich
mond- The hard coal situation has
neen acute for weeks, and lump Was
only dealt out for emergency Cases
LAST week several orders for fuel
FOR this city that should have been
received failed to show up and 1t was
feared that another critical shortage
would develop. Only a SINAI: amount
OF the run of mine remained Ii. the
YARDS and several desperate EFFORTS
were made for immediate shipment.
The orders placed by Mr.. Byrd were
with the Kanawha Consolidated and
The Southwest Virginia Anthracite
concerns and resulted in tbs shipment
of the thirty cars that were received
yesterday.
The weather situation having
cleared, the dealers are not expert
encing any difficulty In making de-
lfveries- The snowdrifts in the streets
made the running of the trucks prac-
ticaliy impossible for several days
while the blizzard was at Its worst.
The sailing is now smooth, and with
discontinuance of the heatless Mon
day, the conditions with regard to fuei
will have the normal trend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
IDLE MALES NENACED
BY DRASTIC MEASURE
Delegate Omps Would Make Every
Able Bodied Masculine Person
Work Every week.
But THAT ISN'T THE WORST
Individual Who Doesn't Earn l4nouGh
to Support Himself and Dependents
Is Also Liable to Peel Clutches of
Law,

/ Idle male persons. with or without
Income, are In danger OF being hailed
TO court. fined S204 and made to work
on the public roads or streets for TIVE
hundred and forty days for every
month OF idleness during and for one
year after the termination Of the pres
emit war
This is the purport of bin intro
duced az war measure by Mr.. Omps
in the house OF delegates yesterday.
and which has been referred to COM
mttsee.
Those coming within the ages of
eighteen and sixty are included In the
operation OF the bill, and any male
person found in the state shall he
deemed resident; proof that the ac-
cused habitually loiters in stores or
other places. or that he is habitualiy
Intoxicated, addicted to narcotic drugs
or Is supported in whole or in part by
any woman or child, shall be prtms
faeia evidence of vagraney. which lat
ter automatically places the culpris
under the provisions OF the proposed
law.
1t goes without saying that the bill
does not apply to invaltds. and the bin
stipuiatss that 1t is aimed at able
bodied males"
The Gns for the frst week of idle
ness In not less than atty dollars. and
the enforced labor on public roads or
streets for not less than sixty days
how much more is not even limited at
in the bill. 1t does, however. provide
that each week OF idleneSs shall con-
stttute IA separate ofTense. Hence. by
little arithmetic. Ii Is found that
one months idleness would involve the
penalties AS stated above.
The only loophole by which the idle
rich, remittance men and those who
fsxsa Ax - af afh ar
may avoid this dire punishment Is
that In the event of their having mo-
tilted the state council OF defense of
inability to obtain any old kind of
job. and tho said council of defense
failing to supply said job. said culprit
10 not ipso facto a vagrant--and un-
less no be adjudged vagrant he can
not be forced to toll.
Section of the bill tells the essen
tial part OF the sad. sad story. in the
language:
From the time this act becomes ef-
fective until one year after the termi-
nation OF the present war between the
United states and the Imperial Ger
man government and the government
of Austria Hungary. every able-bodied
male resident of this state between
bona fide students during school term,
who shall fail or refuse TO engage reg
uiArly and steadily for at least forty
two hours per week, In some lawful
useful and recognized business. profess
sion or occupation whereby he may
produce income sufficient TO support
himself and those legally dependent
upon him. shall be held to be va
grant. within the meaning and effect
of this act, and shall be guilty of
and upon conviction
.---- 49, -. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
PETITION
UP TO THE ALDERMEN
Upper Branch of Council to BE Asked
To Submit Charter Question
TO People.

The board of aldermen viii he con-
fronted with n report from the COM
n1fttee on ordinances tonight AZ to
the disposition of the petition of four
thousand voters and an accompany
ing ordinance providing for an cleo
ton to be held on April End. on the
question of charter changes. 1t Is
quite likely that the report OF the
committee will be adopted without
debate, rs the law is mandatory
The board will have a number of
papers to dispose OF, but nothing OF
sensational ma ture IL expected to crop
Up, unless some alderman starts
something" In reference to the peti-
ton !,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12
Superintendent of Public In
struction Outlines Plan APP
proved by Education Board
REDUCES NUMBER FROM
ABOUT THIRTY TO SIX
Long Step In Direction of Sim
plifying Tangled Conditions.
Standards for Each Certi6-
cate Clearly Defined

Salient points IN new plan OF
certifcation as approved by the
state board Of education.
l. Number OF certificates re-
duced from abou. thirty to One
half SsnZeu. Standards for each
certificate clearly defined.
2. Regulations viii not affect
any credits teachers have already
made.
; Added requirements to be
PUT into effect gradually In order
that teachers may accommodate
themselves TO the change.
4, Long stride IN the direction
of simplifying the whole matter Of
teachers certificates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-12

Philadelphia. IA. Feb. I1-Charies
E. Clark. veteran iife-saver at the At
lantic City bathing beach. died here
tonight. He had a record OF having
saved 7o4 persons from drowning. He
also served as an Indian tighter in
the Sioux war and Was decorated for
hraSaxy
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The collegiate certificate Ia issued
70 graduates OF standard universities
colleges and technical institutions OF
concFe grade. Credit toward a col
iegiate certificate may be secured
through the summer courses of any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
Local Boy, Victim
OF Shell Shock, Is
Hero OF Articles

Capt. Frank II. Strickland. OF Ne
shoba. now with the Seventh infantry,
third division. was injured in battle
Oct. 10, according to a cablegrsm re-
ceived Thursday night by his mother,
Mrs. O.. X, Strickland. Of Neshoba,
Capt. Strickland cabled that he had
suffered from shell shock and concus-
sion. and had seized the first oppor-
tunity to advise his family after re-
covering consciousness. He also said
that he would be in the hospital for
about two weeks more. thus indicating
that his injuries had been serious.
Capt. strickland was formerly book
keeper for the Peoples Savings Bank
and Trust company, of Memphis, and
was graduated from the second officers
training camp Of Fort Oglethorpe with
the rank OF first lieutenant. In July he
suffered Q broken ankle in going over
the top and while recovering from
this injury was much mentioned In a
Evening Post entitled Behind Chateau
Thierry.' Later he participated in some
OF the heaviest fighting on the western
front, and was promoted to II captaincy
for meritorious performance, At this
time he Is believed 10 be In the neigh
borhood OF verdun or Metz.
Friends OF Capt. Strickland will be
amused when they know that he Is the
young, lieutenant from Memphis, Ten
The author, a lady, made the mistake
OF many Eastern writer's OF making all
Southerners speak r. dialect similar TO
that Of the antebellum darby. Capt.
Strickland speaks the queens" Eng
fish.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
DEMOCRATS Plan
SWIFT THREE-DAY
| CAMPAIGN HERE
Everything Possible Will Be
Done to Insure Election Of
Shields and Roberts Over
Republicans.

Beginning Friday, Democrats OF Shell
by county. represented by the campaign
committee, will ~inaugurate n three-day
whirlwlnd campaign for Democratic
nominees.
Every Democratic voter In the coun-
ty will be approached and every vote
will be brought out II possible,
Friday night the hest speakers In
Memphis will make short talks at MI
the theaters and motion picture houses,
which will reopen following the lifting
Of the quarantine due to Influenza epl-
demic. Saturday nigh scpeeches vii
be made In the same places of amuse-
ment.
Saturday afternoon n corps of speak
ers will invade county districts, and the
message back up President Wilson by
polling a large majority for Senator
Shields and Judge Roberts" will be de-
livered to country voters.
In addition prominent Democrats In
all city wards and county voting pre-
cincts have been selected to visit vot.
ers and importune them not to fail to
vote.
Republicans In this section are openly
boasting they will elect a R%epublical
senator and governors next Tuesday.
John y, Martin, member OF the state
Rice, candidate for the state senate
and Ernest Bell, nominee for the lower
house Of the legislature, are conducting
the campaign from committee head
quarters In Mr.. Bells office In the Elk.
| change building.
The election will be held next Tues
day. Poll tax receipts and registration
papers used In the last county election
are necessary to qualify for voting,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
War Lords Must
Pay For Crimes,
Says "Ag'' Expert

A large portion Of the in
demnity that Germany must pay as the
cost OF pluuging the world into war and
devastating half OF Europe, can be paid
out OF the natural OF the
country and will In reality saddle the
payment largely where 1t hclongs-upon
the Junker class of Germany.
This Is the opinion OF II, NJ. Cot
trell. AGRICULTURAL expert for the farm
development bureau Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, who declares that II the
vast hunting preserves and forests re-
tanned by the Teutonic aristocracy were
conftscated, the lumber sold and tho
land converted To agricultural purposes,
the war lords would In reality pay most
OF the cost Of conflict.
For centuries these vast tracts have
laid idle except for the pleasure Of the
ruling class of Germany" Cottrell
stated The land beyond the Rhine
has for many years employed n sys-
tenn OF intensive agriculture necessi-
tated by the small amount of land
| available for farming. For this reason
It would he impossible to send many
persons 20 Germany 20 take up farm
Ing But II the estates were taken over,
thousands OF Frenchmcn. Belgians,
Italians, Poles. Russians, whose coun.
tries have been overrun by the Hun
war lords armies could be accommo
dated at the expense of these same wal
lords. Maybe Germany would then find
that there is such a thing as retribu.
' tive Justice sttll abroad In the uni.
| verse"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
CUT OUT B0NFIRES;
SAVE FALLEN LEAVES

The autumn bonfire hat for untold
years has been the reward of the small
boy for raking fallen leaves from the
family lawn will become a thing of
the past If householders follow the ad-
vice of H. NJ. Cottreii. agricultural ex-
pert for the Chamber of Commerce.
In urging the discarding of bonflres and
the conservation Of leaves Cottrell
states:
"A o OF dry leaves from trees IN
worth more, as a fertilizer, than q ton
of stable manure, A ton OF dry leaves
contains fertiliSing material worth from
S. to $40.
Leaves. after they decay in the soil,
not only add plant FOOD to II, but make
the soil more mellow ana enable IL to
hold moisture like a sponge, collecting
the moisture during wet weather and
holding II for the plants to use in time
Of drought. Soil filled with we'll rotted
leaves can be WORKED earlier In the
spring and quicker after a heavy rain.
The soil filled with decayed leaves Is
warmer and the plants grow faster.
1T would be n good thing II every
garden could be covered a foot deem
with leaves and the leaves ployed un-
der and thoroughly mixed with the
soil this fall.
Leaves make good bedding for GOVT,
horses and mules nj one or the best
materials TO spread on the floors Of
peultry houses and sc%ratcning pens"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01
OFFICER IS
COMING TO NE MPHIS

Capt, Arturo Hampagiioni, OF the Ital-
ian army. stationed at New Orleans and
To- a member of the four.minute mems
division of the committee on public In
formation. win visit Memphis Saturday
and Sunday, Nov, . and 10. He will be
brought here by the AmericaniEation
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
and will make two addresses while In
Memphis. Since he speaks only Italian,
he win speak through an Interpreter
at a luncheon given by the committee
at the Chamber OF Commerce Saturday
noon. His second address will be at an
Italian mass meeting at Italian hail at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The meeting has been called by John
Galella, chairman Of the Italian sub
committee of the Am~cricanization cont
mtttee, Miss Mary Solart, George Ca
male and Hardwig 'Peres, chairman .,
the general committee, viii also speal.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-01

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