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Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
&ii DENT .iRNN TRAINING CORI'.
At VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY

"lIow can render the most val
uah'c service To my country during
tho period of the war;" Every
Young man Ovcr eighteen is asking
himself this question.
The War Department hes tust Of
i"rri 4 BOW answer 10 the question.
Th"y say: "Eatcr college If You are
Gt"d to do so. or return 10 cpllngc
Il YOU ~" already enrolled. and on
list in the student Army Training
Corps.
BY cnlistinE in tho Student Army
Training Corps YOU viii become Il
m"mhC" of tho United States Army.
Iou vii receive Il uniform and bc
given military drill under officers lie
tailed hy the War Department. Dur
irE til" early part OF tn" course You
Will r""iv" ten hours OF military in
StructiOn week, six OF which will
b" drill rifle practice and other out.
dorr training, and four of which will
hr ac"trmic work, for which mill
t1ry credit is Givcn, such us Nathr-
r'2ii"", English. Foreign LaNgungo.
t'$'orN. Science, etc. You will lr
carefully rated ho;h Ivy the college
authorities and by the military of.
GERS who viii hrlp y0u to discover
special line of military service for
"A,'h You nave IN" SrrHt"$t capacity
""n b'',|rrh'c. Later III your course
20" Wi!' nave an opportunity TO
&c ~ p'2li'h on 'ralnInS de
signed 10 fit you TO become an of.
n'' VI .'i" "F'ili'rF' m"01cAi or en-
''"',' "''''i' Hn oAp"Fl III some teen
"',%i VI H','h''hc SERVICE ana SO ON.
va ic"'"liH 'no az" oI twenty
"''I 80" H'"", register with your 10
"l ''V"'u 10" may fomaln III col
Nv "',''l your eau Is rcach"d under
',:,G "'t l'H law: At that
,:;I,' ;,, - VII ne "'clord whether YOU
WIZ " ''ti'" immediately 10 active
.''' - M""'hor YOU should re
- '-'''.'.' !" '"'i'@c 10 complete the
'';'' ,""'"' ~" az" '"F5alhS Tho dcci-
~'D,,. ~ "''' Nr''!" oN iAc h"eu& OF The
- WY "nu upon your arhIrNomcnts
- ~ H'''', ''H WORK ana in your
"'"'', a. "ololiilo"a by the mill
~ |I"''" :, ING coH@&t &Nd by
NV '"!''te" a|'hcFltlcS.
,h ~ ',h IN" summer Nou Will have
''' "Pl''' '""''t /" "'t'hd Il summer
,.n ''' I'. "S'N' hi'itary training.
."' ''Hs7 tAp'hScS 10 ana from
WA "' p'ld ana YOU Will b."
W. "''NI "H'| Nh"cE pay ana sub
"'H,'"'' ny lhc war Department.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mrs. Mary Payne Crump takes
this method OF thanking her many
friends, acquaintanccs for the many
acts OF kindness shown her during
the recent illness OF her beloved hus-
band, Col. Thos. NJ. Crump, also for
flowers, fruits and the many PRAYERS
that were offered up for him.
would like also to thank DR.. e. r.
Jefferson, who raised him from Il
helpless invalid, to bo able to walk
once more. Funeral Director A. D.
Price. for going so quickly to Staun-
ton and bringing his remains back
to Richmond. and tho nice way in
which he conducted the funeral
exercises. TO Hon. John Mitchell
Jr., for the heavy burden laid upon
him and experimenting all arrange
mcnts for his widow. May Gods
richest blessings rest upon each ono
and may they all find peace and hap
piness in the City OF tho Unsetting
Sun. His devoted and lonely widow,
Mrs. THOS. NJ. CRUMP.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

public way Of all htc details Of nv
acts in developing my defense. And
! can assure you and all intcrcstc ed
friends thsH ! shall not hesitate to
do this whom the proper time comes.
! shall leave much to say latter, but
FOR the present ! must refuse to he
turned aside from my paramount
duty in preparing my defense.
| sincerely wish to thank YOU, the
officers and members of your asso.
ciation for any and every thing that
YOU may have done TO help me and
offer my incXprcGSihlc thanks to the
many other friends and particularly
tho organiHatiOn Of Illinois and Mis-.
souri, for the cXtraOrainarv aid and
GOOD VIII shown me in my pcrilous
hour.
Yours.
l.. NJ. BUNDN.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
VIRGINIA GIRL FOUND MUIR
BERED ~ WOODS

Washingt on, August S.-Eva Roy,
Gftccn-ycar- girl. OF Burke, Fair
fax County. Va, was assaulted and
murdered Tuesday, near her home,
and Lou Hall was arrested yesterday
charged With the crime, after a hunt
with bloodhOunds. The body OF the
girl badly bruised. was found tidcd
to u truce near her home after a
twcnty-four hour search. Hall was
given preliminary hearing before
II magistrate at Fairfax Courthouse,
and WAS held without bail
The girl left home Tuesday morn
ing to bring in the COWS, and when
she had not returned ut p. m,
searching parties were organized.
The body was found about half u
mile from Halls home, and appear
cd to have been dragged through the
open fields to the woods.
Aided by bloodhounas. the posse
took up the chase for the slayer.
The hounds led the party to Acco-
fink, ten miles away. and pounccd
upon Han. who was standing in Il
group OF men. He was Immediately
arrested.
The girl was q Sunday school
teacher and village favorite.
Hall, wood cutter, lived with his
wife and two children about Il mile
from the Roy homestead. He denies
the charge.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
INDlNlDUAL INSTANCES or
MEMS BRAVERY

Thcrc were instances Of individual
bravery during The action. Private
Howard Gaillard with Il small rapid
fire piece was unable from his posi-
tion to get good fire to bear upon
the advancing enemy groups, so he
coolly ana with cntric disregard OF
danger mounted tho parapct, and
while enemy bullets were flying
around him, tircd his rapidiirc piece
from the hip, first at ono group and
'thcn n the other. privatcs Smith.
field ones and George Woods are
especially mentioned for their cool
rrS% in the face Of violent Shcllinw
Whom they di$m0untcd the machine
Guns unl then rcuSScmhlcd them and
'OuttnucG iirinE until the close of
the action. Lieutenant T.. {. Gramc
WIS IN command Of thc group which
received the hrunt Of the enemy ilrc
which. besides the barraEc. added 4
heavy fire OF large mncnwcrfcrS.
Ttcr" was no tlinching: the groups
always worked under perfect con
troll. keeping all combat posts mann.
cd though three mon were knocked
down Ivy the explosion Of @hclls.
others commended for courage in
thc face of fire. arc Corporal Frank
Nurdon. privatC II. y. brown, Cor
nora' Bcar. ScrEc2nt G.. \. Morton,
and Private Sanders.
From the elaborate artillery pre-
payuiion, tho size Of the box harrarc,
and the extensive front occupied, the
coun do main attempted by the On
envy WAS clearly intended to be on Il
rather extensive scale.
Whatever may have been the oh
irct of the attack it WAS successfully
frustrated. No enemy party sue
c"rdcd in getting within aSSaulting
distance on amy part OF the line c,;.
, Crpt at one point and here they were
quickly pressed back and then driven
off. The Shcll-torn condition Of the
ground tells OF the iicrccncSS Of the
action.
That the enemy suffered considers
ably in casualties is not doubted, as
some Of their groups pushed close
into the machine gun fire, but AZ
their men fell thyc were carried off.
The casualties on our side were
small and none Of them serious.
The chief importance Of the action
was in bringing this American unit
for the first time under fire and de.
monStraling the stcadincSS and fight
inG ability OF the men.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
I,!TItt% WIFE, H'iYl,T BRANCH
I. W. &. 4.
l.. NJ. BU,NDY.

We are sorry 10 note That tho
chairman Of the Y. ". c. 4. CON
in@r% ~ - h"r home on T.. l.ciru
and st. James streets.
Mrs. j. II. Coleman, vicc.charmnn
is also sick in the Richmond Hos
VITAL II j. l1" nray"r OF I'll tho
friends "Hi members Of the as0scia-
zion that the vccoVcry o. 1&car two
women hc &Dncdy.
Miss Madrcr rc,j', secretary OF
Girls Work. left Saturday morning
Toy her homo in Omaha, Ncb. Sho
expects 10 return about the middle
q September.
The traZyOla Concert given by the
= Cheer Girls was the best Of its
Kind ever witnessed by those present
We hope to hear the jazz band again
Miss Adele l.. Rutin expects 10
l." with Us again on the 25th Of this
Month. On this occasion she will
conduct the Ne&Dcr Services. Miss
lsutiin always has many good things
ot tell us aftcr her return from these
extended trips, so let us come out in
large numbers and hear what she
has in store for us.
Miss annie Augustus has returned
from New York. where she has been
Tor six weeks attending the Train
ing School for \. w. &. =. workers
In spite of the storm which came
at the hour the services were to be-
%i0, ? Enodly number listened TO Il
very inspiring address delivered by
DR.. Il. G. Brwon, last Sunday at YES.
per.
On August 1StSh, at vcspcr ser
vices. s p. m, we will have an al
dress by Rev. Geo. S. Bragg, pastor
OF st. James Episcopal church, Bal
timoro, Md.
On this occasion We will havo with
rs agian the Barrett Brothers Or
chcstra. Miss Louise p. Baker will
favor us with n solo.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
KNOWS HOW TO END THE WAR

Midlothian, Va, Box {,
August IA, 1918.
Hon. Emmett ]. Scott.
Special Asst. Secretary of War,
Washington, d. G.
Dear Sir
| feel it my duty as an American
citizen to make public the fact that
| know way by which we can stoD
this war. | am asking your CO.
operation in getting this matter
before the world. would like to
have an opportunity to lay before
You personally this plan. In order
TO do so, | will come to Washington
at any time you may suggest.
Awaiting your early reply, am,
Very respectfully,
EDWARD McELNENE.
"Thc happiness Of love is i'm
actions, and its test is what one IS
willing to do for others. ben Uur.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

high degree Of skill with their wCa-
pOnS and cOOlnCES and courage. Each
machine gun damned three times.
WIS partly disaS>cmhlrd and clr2ucl
under fire. continuing in action
throughout the engagement.
One team fired fourteen clips when
tn" gun iammcd. Reporting This to
Lieutenant Shaw they were ordered
to clean the jam. While under in.
tense fire of artillery and machine
gums they CO0lly diSmouutcd the
gun. rcmNunt"d it and continued fir
i'm until ordered to cease. The fire
of this machine Gun section wag
doubtless wholly unexpected by Tho
enemy. and this fact coupled with
the effective fire laid down was
chiefly instrumental in causing Tho
Withdrawal Of the enemy
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
DEATH OF MRS. MARION TAYIOI;

The funeral Of Mrs. Marion Jones
Talyor. who dcparcd this life August
Sth, 1918, was held at her resi-
dencc, S02 N. ith street, Saturday,
August 10th, at 3 D. m. Owing to
the absence Of DR.. King, the pastor
OF Mrs. Taylor, DR.. w. II. Johnson
preached very touching sermon
upon tho Christian character Of the
deceased. After which Mrs. Mildrel
\. Cross sang a most feeling solo,
assistdc by Mrs. N. O. Cobbs. Mrs.
TaylCr leaves to mourn their loss a
husband, two children. 4 mother and
father and host OF relatives ami
friends.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
MONUMENT FOR PRO-
GREGORY HAYES
PROF.
232 s. Main ST., Danvillc, Va,
hnpnct 101S


August s, 1918
Dear Co.LabOrcrS in Christ and the
BAPTIST Cause. Grccting:--
during the sweeping ages OF on
HEEtcncd mankind. the earnest, lib
crai and far sighted people of earth
nave always erected shafts and mon
uncnts in honor Of their distinguish
CT and heroic dead. Thoy have thus
done as an expression Of mcritorionS
appreciation and rs Il means of in
Spring the young to greater darings
and achievements. And so prevail
ont is this idea. if all the mouu.
mcnt@ OF the earth we're gathered
'nto one huge heap. il would br :,
'nllo&al mountain OF marble and
#rahitc. measured by miles, to which
TN" contribution OF the Negro race
in modern times, would he comDar.
3tiV"ly small. But in this day of in
t"ilrctual illumination our peoplc are
rapidly breathing the atmosphere of
the most enlightened and refined
'icl;cG ut It's last meeting. the Alum
III Association OF the Virginia Thco-
ioE'cHl Seminary adm College dccid-
cd 10 erect monument in honor Of
orr beloved chicftain, the late Prof,
'fc%of' Willis Hayes, on the school
campus, 10 lC unveiled on the nrxt
Alumni Day. the latter part Of MAY.
1919.
Bat this iaudublc object cannai bc
accomplished without the generous
cooperation of the friends and sun.
portcrs Of OUR WORK, in Nircini,
ana elsewhere. Thus the under
signed persons have been authorized
Is 4 cCmmittcc on ways and means
l1r the object herein set forth
We. therefore ask and urge indi.
Ni!Ual friends TO donate from ono
to five dollars, graduates ana UNDER
graduates to donate from five to ten
dollars, and churches to give from,
liNe to twenty-five dollars for the
monument herein referred to. Ai
any rate, give something.
We ask that all the churches and
Sunday schools Of our convention
f"""&EiZ" and observe the Second
sunday Ill October rs "Monumcnt
i'aE On which, or the nearest sun
DAY thereto. the final collections of
'htSc donations will be made.
W hcroVcr it is practicahlc We Sug-
%'"t' 'iiay"S Memorial" services ON
TINS "Monumcnt Day. Every Ban.
liSt Is asked for Il donation.
t'E November the lSt, we homo tc
nave in hand at least five hnudrcl
t"ilhrS. thereby allowing ample timr
lor ordering and preparing the COMO
iaph Tor the date designated for the
"nnvciling."
christian friends. you cannot af
1ord to consign yourselves to the
most rejected class Of human beings
the class of ingratcs, by casting
aside this appeal mad refusing its
petition.
ileaSc send monumnct money 10
Mrs. Willie a. Moore, Treasurer. or
to A. a. Calvin, Chairman of the
Committee.
Yours for the Hayes Monument.
with thanks in advance,
Monument Committee
a. a. CALVIN, Chr,
2"2 ). Main ST., Danvillc. Va.
Mrs. WILLIE \. MOORE.
Treasurer,
LOG 3rd Ave, N. W., Roanoke.
A. L. SPENCER,
1ynchburg, Va.
II. j. KING,
Richmond, Va.
r. TT. BOWLING,
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. l.. b. STEWART.
Lynchburg, Va.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

TWO persons dead under one roof
was the startling experience at II T.,
mn street, this city. Mrs Missouri
Davis, who is the mother OF three
children, died there Friday evening
at $50. August 9th. She had been
allinE with the asthma. While the
family was mourning, Mrs. Eliza
robinson. the mother, died at 1:"u
Sunday evening, August llth. frum
paralysis. Mrs. Missouri Davis wa4
sister OF Mr.. Eddie Robinson, 1872
Arctic avenue, Atlantci City. n. :.
lie was in the city arranging for the
funeral. The remains were convey
ed TO Chester, Va, for intcrmcnt.
Funreal Director a. d. Price oilici-
atcd.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
DAUGHTER AND son KILLED BN
\ BOLT OF LIGHTNING

Warrenton, Va, August S.--Dur-
ing severe storm here Wednesday
evening. Miss Sarah White and Ro-
bert White. daughter and son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John j. White. who live
near WarrcntOn, were instantly kill
ed in their home by bolt Of light
ming. Frank Dowcll, n visitor, was
knocked unconscious for thirty min
utcs and was badly burned about the
face, arms and body. Tho rest OF
the family. although sitting I'm the
same room and tho adjoining room,
suffered no injury except terrible
shock from tho concussion.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
Hy II. II. Boyd

Fully thousand letters, if not
moro, nave como to me personally
asking me for statement, mono of
Nhlch | have given Il personal an
"Wor. The only personal statement
nat | have made was on the after
"oon of the last day of the meeting
- the Executive Committee at Alex.
Andria. La. When htc argument had
finished pro and con and tho vote
was about to be taken. | arose TO u
prosonal privilege question and on
l"half OF the Publishing; Board
"pnk" between thirty and forty min
ltont!'lucd On Fifth Pueo.)
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
PRICE, FIVE, CENTS
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.


Mr.. Jamos c. SaitA, of North First
sect is i,UDrovirE.
Mrs Jcmima Moss 40 W. Duval
street IL Still C0uiinch - her home.
Mrs. Earnest Johnson. OF l2ll
IaEI0r street, left the city Sunday.
Angus, llth. to join her husband,
Mr. Earnest johnson. who is now
Residing in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Florence Harris and Miss
NoZ"l NJ. Robinson. Of So. Richmond
lrit Che city today Saturday for
phil&dclphia.
Mrs. otolia Owens, %Ol +. 18TH ST.,
). Richmond, left the city Tuesday
morning for JarrattS, Va. to sppnd
ihror weeks visiting friends. She
was accompanied by hcr daughter,
Minnie.
Mr.. Joseph Robinson arrived in
In" city last Sunday from rcnnsyl-
vania.
Mrs. Mary +. Johnson. of 1921
Decatur street, who has boon sick
Tor some time, is out again
MRS. hcrthcl Q. }arhcc and her
, little son. Atlas, .lr. returned to the
; CT! '"'" week from l'urham' \. {.
DR.. +. V. Bacchus. proprietor of The
Piedmont Pharmacy. Of l.nychburg.
, Va. is visiting the city this week.
: .
) u,, ',, ,,,'," ~, r""' ~, 'hicc m"nths.
or con OF ~. y. y. Price is enjoying
: I"'h' "i IT'S Hioihc".
MfS' Charles II. Gibson. Of Tuskc-
gee IE>. ,ut" Alabama hes steadily
Il'% '1E under medical t"oa;mclt
, ~,
! n;.irE M'5, '.'"%'r IiarWood and son, of
fl'tSnufSh. Pa, Mrs. Nrtta Walker,
,|1N' Ci t1e Hines IF ji:"ir mo her.
N''N' ''l.lr -. Brown, 5l2 North Third
"'Icot. Ihc latter is c0nva!rsciug.
'l' Hom" oI her parents, Ncv. and
,'"" Mrs j. Andrew Bowler. Her
"">"'"" Is at camp Upton, \. v
,
MIS- JrHcrS"n NJ. Beard is spending
!n' ,'"n'i OF August with her parents
ia 'hhrrht"n. Md. She is ;lcrompan.
h''ro'
> MISS q. Louise Carter. of 700 North
. New York to be the guest Of Lcr bro,h-
crS' McSSrS. +. Ran. Carter. .Ir. and
J NFhdham NJ. Carter.
!
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Danvillc. Va, August 2.-Mr. and
Mrs. D. Collins Dc}osc. of Abingdon,
Va. desire to announce the marriage
OF their daughter, Mamie Byrd to
Rev. j. Alexander Valentine, S. ~. D.,
oi Richmond, Va. 1917.
At. home: 32l Chestnut street, Dan
Vile. Va.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
UPTON COLORED MEN REVIEWED.
Men Expected to Meet Standard Set
by Those Now Fighting

Camp Upton, Aug. 13.-Iieut-Col.
Cyrus Adolph this afternoon review
cd 5000 uniformed colorcd men
who have been here only two weeks.
THOR work in the manoouvrcs was
so commendablo that high canton
ment officers remarked favorably on
them as fighting material to uphold
the standard set on tho western
front by other Now York colored
mon trained here.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

A Missionary Sectional Rally will
be held by the Fifth Street Baptist
Young Peoples Union, Sunday evening
at six-thirty o'clock at the Fifth ST.
Baptist Church. y special program
vii. be rendered. Rev. w. b. Ball will
deliver the address. Proceeds for the
benefit Of State and Foreign Missions
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
COME, YOU CAN'T MISS IT

Prof. Edward Brigham, Of New
York City, the world dramatic basso
profundo, reader and pianist, will
give one OF his best and brightest
entertainments at Bethel, Third St.
y. NJ. E. church, Monday night, Aug
ust 10, 1918, at $50 p. m.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

August 9th, 1918

August 9th, 1918.
Enclosed is Il copy Of an oDcn
letter 10 McssrS. Studin and Shilladv,
OF the =. y. y. G. p. in answer to
ihc statement of the withdrawal OF
IN" association from my case. Ii ia
h'&hl\ proper and right that the pnb-
ne "hurld know thc truth. Hrnrc.
injustice TO me, the man that's down.
earnestly request that tho en-
closed open lCttcr will be published
N lis entirety by your paper. THANK;
ing you in advance for this favor
and for many past kinGncSsc&, be-,
10 remain yours,
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

WANTED.-Oneo or two ladies for
a nice furnished room, with or
without board. Apply S12 St. James
street, Mrs. r.. e. Watson.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
TO N"a&rS. Studin and Shillady,
\. y. \. c. T., 70 Fifth Ave.
New York, n. Y.

Gentlemen:
1t il with great pain and heart
icll regret that | read your pub.
li&hrd statement which miSrcprcscnt
Ell me and threatened To do damagc
TO my great and sacred cause For
the life of me | could see no iustifi-
cation OF your unkindly act. What
puzzled me more ii was difficult for
M" 10 discover your motive
FIRST. either Intentionally or un-
intentionally Il sincerely hope the
lattrr) You greatly miscrcprcscntcti
me and conveyed to the genera!
public. upon which | am much de
pendent at this time, Il false notion
rs 10 my conduct, inserting state
mcnts which | did not make to YOU
or anybody lcsc. While your public
statement contained some OF my
words, as Il whole it seriously mis-
represented me.
Second, You accuse me OF not DrO-
pcrly reporting to you us rcprcScn-
,atiycS OF the n. \. \. G. p. on one
hnad and on the other hand, | claim
cd to YOU and claim now that | was
under no obligations to report to
You. however true il might be that
| should report to those under whom
| operated. l am certainly grateful
to the n. A. \. &. p. for whatever
interest it took in me and whatever
help il afforded me I am persuaded
that your association did aid me to
Il good dcgrcc) but | know as we'll
as YOU know that at n most critical
time in my case while | was still in
prison there arose in my Judgment
critical moment, a vcritablc crisis
in my affairs. when in my judgment
very rapid and formidable action was
necessary, which rapid action was
not being taken by your organiZa-
tion. and after repeated appeals to
officials OF your association which
brought me no response, | deemed
il absolutely necessary to seek aid
elsewhere. | found group OF
friendly spirits in the State OF Ili-
nois and Missouri, to whom I COM
mittcd my interest and there met
with speedy and ready response,
whom to tho day OF my death | shall
always appreciate. For it is entirely
due to this group Of friends that
enjoy my temporary liberty. From
that time until this have been opcr-
ating under those auspices OF newly
that time until hits have been oper-
organized friends to whom | have
been reporting and shall in the flu
turc report.
1t was this group Of friends that
arose to the measure OF my neccs-
stiles in this crisis. If the condi-
tions, circumstances and crisis,
through which I am now passing and
must soon pass permitted. would be
glad to 80 into all the details at
tending the development OF my case
and explain to the fullest my every
movement. Every dictation of com
mon sonso demands that for the time
being I forego this pleasure and
await the opportune moment, which
| hope is not far distant, when
can mako full breast in the most
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mr.. J2mos G. Sl!it.l. Of North First
"cct is Improving.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mr&. Florence Harris and Miss
Noz"l NJ. Robinson. Of So. Richmond,
lrit "a" city today Saturday for
Phil&dclphia.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mrs. Otclia Owens, sol +. 18th St.
). Richmond, left the city Tuesday
morning for JarrattS, Va. to spend
thrcr weeks visiting friends. She
was accompanied by hcr daughter,
Minnie.
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17
THE MEN STUCK no THEIl
WORK WE'LL

Under this violent onslaught the
men stuck to their posts, carried out
every order without hesitation, often
under CALLING fire, and showed q
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

lCont!nncd On Fit,h Paeo.D
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mrs. Earnest Johnson. Of l2ll
iaElor street, loft the city. Sunday.
August lth, TO join her husband,
.dr. t&r1"&t johnson, vino is now
residing in Baltimore, Md
Richmond planet., 1918-08-17

Mrs. Mary T.. Johnson. of 1921
Decatur street. who has boon sick
Tor some time, is out again
Douglas Island news., 1918-02-08
FATHER WANTS HIS SON

"I have a boy somewhere in AL aska that ] haven't heard from m eight years, and that l haven't seen in l7 or IS years. My wife and ! are growing old and feeble and she worries about him a great deal.
 Irs part Of che many letters which flood into newspaper offices in Alas ka-the story of home dorkoncd by Che absence of a beloved son. The police and other officials Of an Alaskan towns have constantly ap- peals Co "hclp find my boy
 This inquiry is for Claud M. Wag- uer. who is described by his father George W. Wagner, of l42l Nine tcenth st,cct, Bakcrsacld Cal. as being 'six feet tall, weigh about ITO pounds. is dark and has a scar just under the edge of his hair; about 3l years old" Can any one send tho anxious mother news of her boy?