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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
Obituary
WEll-KNOWh TRAVELLER
TAKES HIS LAST TRIP
Funeral Of Leonard Noel VIII take
Place This Afternoon at
. O'Clock.

The funeral Of Leonard Noel who
died in Minneapolis Mimi. Monday,
April 20 will be held this afternoon
at : o'clock from the home of his
cousin. Mrs J. Taylor Jobson. ll5
North Fifth street. Mr.. Noel was a
native of Richmond and was the son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Richard i.
Noel. and the grandson Of the late
f r. spence
Leonard Noel was a widely known
travelling salesman and popular among
a host of friends in many states. For
years he has represented Hershey and
company. Hershey Pa. with. head
quarters at Minneapolis. MINI. He
was as we'll known and as well liked
in that city as he was in his home
tow
#NE - there is hardly man In
&. country who had more friends
and admirers. Joviai, genial kind
hearted and with a keen sense OF
humor. he was always the leader IT
any move toward the betterment OF
humanity and always bore the stanr
of pure optnist. His god hum or
spread itself IKE the dew, and ms
presence was always as welcome a.
the dew upon a sumr ner's morning
His death is sincerely regretted ny
hundreds OF friends and acqusln
tauces here
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03

No candidates for the positions on the
school board have announced them
selves as yet, in view of the fact that
the candidates for the new council
have not vet bee- named. bur the
idea of having women on the board
is heartily approved by a number Of
the present members of the board.
Enlist i'm Navy.
The following enlisted in the United
states navy at the Richmond recruit
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
ALL PUBLIC CARRIERS
GIVEN RATE INCREASE
Corporation Commission Allows Ad-
ditionaI Is Per Cent on All
Glasses OF Freight.

The state corporation com m lssion
in pursuance OF a decision rendered
some weeks ago. has issued an order
extending TO The carrier corporations
III the state the privilege of increas-
ing the rates on all classes of freight
confined to intra-state traffic to the
minimum limit of 5 per cent.
This ruling is conformative with
the recent change promulgated by the
interstate CONNIE cree commission
which placed q like privilege within
the control of interstate carriers.
The state commission has been
aCtu5ted by the same conditions that
affected the ruling Of the national
commission. The extraordinary de-
pletion Of the labor supply the I'M
usual Increase in the prices of wages
the shortage of material and the
consequent advance in the market
price of every line of supplies, al
these things have appealed 10 the
omrission az an emergency which
in the interest of the public good
necessatated the enlargement of the
scale of rates.
It is scarcely to be supposed that
there will be any OF the carriers who
may not and II expedient to appro.
pirate fun advantage OF the privilege
which the commission has afforded
The companies that appeared before
the commission ard presented the
matter made il very plain that the
increase OF Is per cent could hardly
offset the enormous drain upon the
revenues OF the roads incident to the
present conditions.
In this phase OF the matter II wa
shown that labor and materials had
=
the extent Of 100 per cent, and tina
the companies could not hope 10 bs
relieved by reason OF tho increase ir
traffic. Tho increase in traffic very
largely compe nsates for the deficiency
that IN normal times would nc dis
/ astrous
The com mission has placed a ttns'
limitation upon the advanced scale!
OF rate charges, supposedly to cove'
the period of the war. Should the
ars- not have concluded ny the fxef
! limitation, tho old rates will auto
'naticaify GO into effect. unless add
tional petition is fled praying for ex
tension Of the time.
1 In the order Of tire commission per
hitting the present increase, th'
! new rates are not 70 become efec
tive until complete schedule OF th'
/ new rates are posted IN all OF tfl'
+ stations of the various com panies 70
/ at least ten days, and, hkewise, fiiet
! with the clerk OF the corporation
conn issiou
The direct effect that this adwanc'
4 Will have upon the prices ef ever.
product that finds it's way 20 the mar
] tets OF the country will be enor
/ nous A prominent citizen speaking
along this line stated fhst the Sigh
/ increase in the price Of each separat
article OF trade would he neTii g1h1e
i hut on the whole. IL would neces
sarily aggregate into the millions.
FeSides. as pointed ou' IN m
opinion in many eases tho roads wer
under the direct operation ri 4h
] government and II thev were TO
J self sustaining. the federal authort
/ 'I~s would b compelled 70 raise tn
deficit ~ expense ny taxation wh1c]
| would fall on everybody whethe
| shipper or not shipper
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
CONFIRMS TRAINING
OF SOLDIERS HERE
Provost Msrshnl-Gene~sI Crcwd~r Ia
strurts West Virginia Draft board
TO Choose Wen Specially Adapted.

Final authorization OF. the training
OF the two Quotas OF SEQ men each.
which will begin at the state fair
grounds on the 1ftcenth of this month,
was received in this city last night
from Provost MarshaI-GeneFai Crow
der.
The 500 men who viii reach here on
the nfteentn viii come from West Vir-
GINA. The communication stated that
the men who Will be sent for the
training viii have 10 be authorized by
the local draft boards Of that state.
The men chosen will be especially
adapted fer the training work that
will he given here. Those who have
had experience, either as automobile
mechanics. ehauffeurs and repairers
will receive frst choice
In the meantime preparations are
being made for the reception and
training of these men, which will be
under the supervision of the Rich
mond city school board Machinery
and living quarters are being arranged
and installed al the fair grounds The
shop work VIII be under the super
vision OF wallace Magee who is con-
nerted with the manual training de-
partment OF the schools W c.
Locker. principal Of the night high
school is the business manager.
John MaSshall High school will be
used rs the ReauQuarterS. although
only about eighty men VIII be brought
in from the fair grounds for training
there every day About forty men will
also be trained at the Mechanics in
stitutf at Eleventh and r o a d
streets
- cctrTiinE To The present planS- The
fair grounds will be vacated by the
men on September Is, to allow prepa-
rations for the 1915 state fair to begin.
The vacation OF the grounds on that
date will have allowed each of the
two quotas two months training.
However. If the government should
want to train more men here II is
believed that the fair association
would permit the continued use of the
grounds. The present contract with
the fair association calls for vaca
ton OF the grounds on the middle OF
Sepienber
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
YELLOW PAINT
FOR ALIEN WHO
REFUSED BOND

Buffalo. N Y, May 2.---Work in. the
null department of the Cnrtiss Aero
plane and Motor corporation In Austin
street was temporarily suspended Tor
two hours yesterday afternoon. in
order that coat of bright yellow
paint might be properly administered
TO a workman who declined 10 buy
liberty bond and who was alleged to
have said, II would not be a citizen of
the United States for $1,000. 600"
Mike Lismik. of 22S walnut street
or so tho timekeeper in that plant gave
his name and address. was working on
hulis Of flying boats. The liberty loan
drive was on in full force yesterday,
for the boys in each department had
started a rivalry to see which depart
ment would go over the top with the
highest amount.
Some one asked Llsrnik last Monday
to buy a bond, but he was said to have
evaded the purchase Yesterday big
workman went to him again.
'Lismik. buy a liberty bond" the i'm
promptu salesman said.
ITO he'll with the bond" was the al
legged reply.
Aren't you citizen Of tn. United
StatesT' was the next question
IT wouldn't be a citizen Of the United
states for 100000" was given as the
answer from the Austro-Hun-
BanE-wert the salesman INST De-
tween Ifsnik's eyes and many helpers
appeared instantly TO assist in drag
cling Iismik to the tank OF yellow
waterproof paint. used As filler for the
wood used in the bulls. Lismtk's cloth
ing was torn In the scramble, so II
was easy to daub him with yellow
paint down TO the waist line.
The first slap with the paint brush
RIFT IJsrnjk between the eyes and his
face and hair were completely "eoussd
with the bright yellow fluid Ills ciotn-
irr rot the next dose and his tool chest
was also given few touches
when cries Of string him MP were
beard from men who rushed - ire hul]
depar+ment as word OF the unratr'ote
utterances spread like wifdhre throusf
tho factory. Curtiss special polNce
-ush-d I.fsrnlk to the little police sts
ton in the plant yard
Some one telephoned to IAeut"nsn
wilson. who is In charge OF the Unitec
states navy DEPARTMENT here. That Of
eicer. with several assistants, rushed &c
the SCENE in an automobile ard sa~
that rlsroik was safely removed rrorr
the plant through about SO men VIC
stooS around asking for chance to
-r~t At MIN.
~oupIe ~ hours later an AusrT'ar
zs seen IN Firnwc avenue. Re was
,var5erfpr M and down side streets
With a large tool box. tdaubed here ane
there with fresh. yellow paint ne
fara was covered with the ssne stun
.ra +bsrs VAS stripe down tire hers
~ his coat, the width OF good-sizee
brush.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
STOCKTON STREET CHURCH H.Ss
PASTOR AFTER FIVE MONTHS

After going five months watnoue {
nsstor stockton Street Baptist cnuI ga
is conEratuiating itself upon nsr,I ~,
ser,,rcd the eervic~s Of the Rev. Bel
.on T, Averv,. who Ms been engaged
IN FNysrreIiStic work for the pas'
three wears The pastor formally an
nourced hts acceptance at the mo :
week prayer service wednesday, nignt,
He has been conducting the reFi.ai
verx.r-ee IN Stockton Street church Tor
the past several weeks. He Is a ma
tive Of Texas and his last charge war
In Atlanta Ga Mra%Ayers VIII as
sur7e Immediate charge. He and ms
wife are now living at 1877 baln :
bridge street. The Rev. henry -
Jordan the last pastor OF the church
accented a call to Lynchourg i've
months ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
WOULD HAVE GRADUATED
IN JUNE: DIES SUDDENLY

Miss Lethia wingheld. the Oldest
daughter Of Judge and Mrs Tnese
Wells. died Yesterday, after an Illness
of bniv four days IN her home, szz
Porter street Misc Wells was ciEn
teen wears old and IN the senior class
al N,9S Morris private school. She
was 20 have graduated in June. Nis7
wells developed pneumonia Wedres-
da,, afternoon and surcomhed At !
O'Clock yesterday morning.
The funeral will be conducted ms
afternoon At 4 O'Clock from Cen
trail Methodist church, the Rev. X.
NJ. Maxev assisted hy the Rev. II z.
r-feirer. former pastor OF the church
officiating. burial will be N MaurT
CEN etery.
BESIDES her father who is 3u6-e 81
hustinEs court, part :. and her mo
Their Mss Wells i4 survived by tvo
sisters Kathleen and Janis, and an
uncle r. Perdue, 1r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03

ting STATION yesterday. Charles NJ
Darneu THOMAS Y. Linthicaa. iusner
Pollard Henry L. Mccall. Jul.an
stevens, Jesse w. saunders, andA sSs1is'
liam, r. Dudier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
Nelson X. White.

Nelson X White. chief engineer AZ
the city penitentiary for many years
died Yesterday morning in his home
SIS South Pine street, after an ~
ness of five weeks He was seventy
| four years old and is survived by his
wife. Mrs Blanche Ransone White.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
Mira. C.. 4. NicfHarSs

Especial 20 The Richmond Eirs inian. J
Keyvviile Va, May 2-The body
Of Mrs G., A MiehaelS was taken to
Harrisonhurg on Tuesday for burial
Yesterday Mrs Nichaels died Mon
dsy. Newton Randolph accom- PANIED
the body ny train and her husband
and children Newton Michaels, Wick
Michaeis and Mrs. Newton Randolph
went across the country in automo-
niIes 10 attend the burial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
WaxcriN NnnnaTfy

THE funeral Of waverly Sunralfv.
who .fief suddenly Of heart failure, in
the railway wards ~ fourteenth
street Wednesday. wfli ne conducted
this afternoon. ~ : O'Clock. from TAc-
ratnr-S Street Methodist church. Mr.
%urnaliy who lived AZ 1908 Porter
street was car inspector in the South
Richmond yards of the Southern rat
way for over forty FIVE wears. lie Is
survived nv his wife. who vas Miss
Mary ! higgins; ore daughter, Mrs
T. G Wiiiiarsors one son W
Nunrallv, two hrotNer~- r. r. ard q
!. %unnaily and one sister. ArT.
Henrietta Kelley
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
T,iIA. Petition IN Bankruptcy.

Files Petition In Bankruptcy
Nathan Bowers, of Hopevell, yes
terdav filed bankruptcy petition "
the United states district court. al
leging his liabilities to be $5s4.so ana
his assets $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03

Memphis, Tenn. May 2.-To de-
terrsire whether negroes were If
Tennessee or Mississippi when they
were caught selling whiskey. "a survey
OF the state line near Memphis, is
being made II the negroes were ir
Tenn eeSee they viii be prosecuted tr
the local courts: il in Mississippi! they
will proba bfv escape prosecution
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
NORFOLK STARTS MOVE TO
PUT WOMEN on SCHOOL BOARD

Norfalk. Va. May . ~ move
ntent to have women represented on
the city school board. which Is allow
ed under the new charter. has been
started and unless the provision in
the charter allowing II IL unconstitu
tional it is practically certain that at
least one woman's name will be pre-
scented to the new council for APPROVAL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
Mrs. y. r. Wood

Especial 10 The Richmond V1rgir'an
Luray, Va May Mrs J. T.
Wood, a member of one OF the oldest
ard most widely known families IT
northern Virginia died Yesterday in
her home New Riley7lle." ten miles
north Of Luray Mrs Wood had been
in delicate health for number OF
years and her death was due to =
com riicatton NJ diseases. she WAS
seventy wears ~ age and is survived
by several children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-03
n DAYS OF BELOW ZERO
WEATHER WE'RE RECORDED

81. Johnsbury, Vt. May CHARLES
Butler Of this town, has kept the
weather record and snowfall in his
diaries for forty-four wears. and re-
ports and the past winter was the
coolest during that period. There
were seventy-two days during the
winter when the mercury registered
below xero.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
BRITISH ARE FORGED
 TO WITHDRAW FROM
 V|LLERS PERFORMED
GERMANS OWING TO CASUALTIES THAT, HAVE ACCRUED FROM MASSED FOR NATIONS GIVE UP THAT STYLE OF
 ATTACK LIGHTING IS INTENSE.
PARIS WAR BULLETIN.
Paris April 25-The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed this morning.

Yielding only slightly at the first shock of the Ger assault in the renewal of the drive in the great battle south of the Somme, the British and FrancoAmercan lines standing firmly against the desperate con- tnUing assaults of the Germans.
 On the 10 mile front south of the Somme, where the intensive force of the blow has been concentrated the British have lost Vlers Bretonnex and the French the village of Hangard Santerre Already Field Marshal ag forces have begun to react strongly in the vicinity of the former place. and they have reganed ground around it and considerably improved their general position.
 FRENCH SOIIDLY IN WAY
 Hangad had before been in German possession dur ing the Somme battle and changed hands twice in the pres en fighting before the French drew out of it and established themselves firmly it's western edge The Germans have repeated attempts to debouch from the place. but each time the French soldly in the way.
 The fighting continuing today with the Germans deper aey struggling to make the considerable headway they must If they to gain anything but relatively vaueless local ad Thus the decision in the renewal of the battle by no yet with either side.
 The meagre gains of the enemy, however after pause Hong enough for him to bring his heaviest artillery and when he must have been at the pinnacle of his strength well be compared with the sweeping achieved the be- ginning of the battle last month when he miles of ground la day and captured tens of thousands of prisoners. Continued Page 2
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
FIND MAN DEAD
 NEAR RAILROAD
 CROSSING TODAY

A man said to be Willard F. Davis, residing at Park View Terrace, was found dead near the railroad tracks on Sylvan avenue, shortly before ' o'clock this morning. Dr. Matthew Foley, of St. Vincent's hospital, was summoned and at first thought the man had been struck by a passing train, but examination of the body failed to reveal any marks Medical Examiner Dr. Samuel Garlick, after he had viewed the body, announced that dead was due to natural causes From what can be learned of Davis, it appears he was employed as g. chauffeur by John Field, of Brook lawn park, and had formerly lived at 63. Atwater street, but had moved out to Park View Terrace but a very short while ago, where he resided up to the time of his death with his mother and two brothers.
 | It is presumed by the medical authorities that the man was going
 to his work and suffered some shock
 or another when he reached the rail- road tracks, which caused a heart at tack. When Dr. Foley, reached the
 spot where the stricken man was Iy-
 ing he found that the deceased had been dead but a few minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
GIRL WHO LEFT TROY HOME
 ARRESTED HERE

At the request of the Troy, N. Y, police, the local authorities located and arrested Elsie Wright, 15, who, it is alleged, ran away from her home in company with another girl several weeks ago. After the Troy police had exhausted every clue trying to find the girl, they received report that she was seen in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
 Ten minutes after their wire to Captain Cronin, of the Detective Bureau, the girl was in custody as we'll as Dominick Washkallis, 19, of 146 Gilbert street, who is locked up on a serious charge.
 According to the information in the possession of the police, the | Wright girl in company with her gir friend, came to Norwalk from Troy and lived for several days with ar aunt. While in Norwalk she in com. pany with the other girl, went to . dance and there met Washkallis, whC is employed by the American Hard. ware Stores as a chauffeur. Wash kallis induced Elsie Wright to come to Bridgeport and they have beer living as man and wife for, the pas two weeks at the Gilbert street ad dreH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25

Charles Nolan alias Charles Mann, and George Ferris, who claims Provi- dence, R. l., as his home, were given 360 days in jail at hard labor, for be- ing professional beggars.
 But apparently his honor was only hitting his stride when he sentenced the two vagrants, for he immediately ordered that Unmore Germelo,, of 639 East Washington avenue, who was charged with carrying concealed weapons, should carry unconcealed weapons for Uncle Sam. He directed the prisoner to join the United States army and gave him until May 25 to shoulder a rifle.
 According to police officials, the above sentences are but the begin ming of what is to come. They pre- dict that Bridgeport is going to be the most uncomfortable spot on the face of the map for anyone who will not work, or who is addicted to carryin: concealed weapons.
 In the case of ,Germelo he was ar. rested by Special \Ofcer Ouch, ant i charged with carrying concealed a knife with an extra long blade. He | informI l the court that he<used the weapon for cutting dandelions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25

The paper published an article on
 Wednesday in which Dr. Won Kuehl-
 mann, the German foreign secretary, and Count CZernin, the former Aus trian foreign secretary, were attacked. The newspaper asserted that the two statesmen during the negotla- tions in Bucharest acted in a manner that abased their countries. Secre- tary Won Kuehlmann, it was repre-
 sented, was seen often with a well
 known member of the underworld
 while Count Czernin every evening visited a theatre where dancing girls
 were among the performers.
 The German Liberal newspapers, it i is added. sharply criticise the Deutsche zeitung, saying that Dr. Won Kuehlmann has not done any thing worse than is often witnessed by the Berlin population when the an- nual meetings of peasants are held in lthe German capital.
 1 The Vorwaerts says:
 '-The entire affair is like an in- 1 trigue at the court of Louis XIV. The plotters went with their accusations about pr. Won Kuehlmann's immor- tality' to very highly placed lady
 who is well known for her strict moral
 code, through whose influence they hoped to achieve their object"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
MEN WHO CHANCE POSITIONS MUST
 NOTIFY BOARDS

New Haven, April 25-A warning to registrants in the district was is sued by the Second Connecticut dis trict board today against a practice that has been detected of registrants who, having been given deferred classification because they have em- ployment in essential industries, are entering other lines of work. It is pointed out that registrant who de- liberately does this and fails to notify the board of the change is liable to punishment for misdemeanor.
 Action is to be taken soon against certain men who are known to be working at other non-essential indus tries and who have final classification cards issued by the respective boards on their persons, according to Patrick F. O'Meara, secretary of the board There are 55,000 registrants in the dis trict.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-25
Thrilling Incident of Zee brugge Raid is Told in
 Report of Raid. BLOCK SHIP CREWS SAVED UNDER FIRE Crews of Boats Suffered Casualties From Heavy
 Gun Fire of Huns.

Dover, Eng, April 25-(By the Associated Press)-One of the most thrilling incidents of the British naval raid on Zee- brugge last Tuesday was the rescue by two American built motor launches of nearly 200 members of the crew of two block ships sunk at the en- trance to the Bruges canal.
 The feat was accomplished under a heavy fire and the actual transfer was made in less than five minutes
 Two of three block ships which passed inside the mole reached their objective and swung b1oadside across the mouth of the channel Then, ac- cording to plans, two motor launches dashed in from the sea through the enemy barrage fire at express train speed and drew up alongside.
 Al the time shells were falling, some striking the block ships and causing numerous casualties, but the crews upheld their traditions for coolness.
 As the last of those who were able reached the launches, two muffled ex- plosions tore great holes in the bot toms of the blocking ships. The yes sells settled quickly. At the same mo- ment the heavily laden launches dashed seaward, and again they passed through a German barrage tc the waiting ldestroyers.
 One launch delivered 99 men to the destroyer. The clocklike precision es- sential to the success of the operation made it impossible to evacuate all the dead and wounded from the blocking ships but the participants declare the loss of personnel in, this feature ot the enterprise was remarkably small The casualties on the blocking shiI sunk at Ostend were still lighter Twelve men from the crew of one O. 1.-the Ostend block ships got off in { lifeboat and rowed IA hours befor' being rescued. For two hours of tha time they were under a heavy enem! fire, mainly that of machine guns, bu they sufferedl only one casualty.