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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
AISACE AND LORRAINE.

The president has not hesstated 10
declare that the provinces of Aisacs
ard Lorraine should be returned to
France. Nor can there ever be
inst peace untfl that is done. No
greater national crime was ever COM
ur.teed than when France Was de-
snotled of her lands along the Rhine,
These communities were the frst to
annouss me cause OF the revolution
that freed the French from thu feu-
daissrn and curse Of monarchy
The people Of these states were
str~rsere to the German nature, I'm
Ger the feudal system which obtained
IN France in the early days. "A few
German harons had acquired feudRl
xovn.ntor, N. Alsace and lorraine, and
4 was To ree%ore the power Of these
,osstHrs that Germany. after crush
mr. France, required the annexation
of thees liberty loving people, and
fnreed them back under the old doni-
nation.
Alsace and Lorraine have been pre-
e.os,s 10 the Frenchmen for a thou
<and years. This lana fell 10 the Ms
tim as a Gallo Inheritance IN the
early days of The Holy Roman empire.
ana stn ueople and its ideals were
French in the purest and strongest
! type Lorraine wac the cradle~@f
loan OF Arc. and every spot OF soil
that bears the name Lorraine is
sacred to the heart OF France.
when Germany levied that mon
atrous indemnity against her dis
tr>ssed victim. she inflicted wound
only tenth 90 great as that which
vns inflicted by the ravighrnent OF th'
lands 10 priceless 10 France. since
! that awful day, the curses and ha'
tired OF british rulers have made ths
burden Of life In these once fair ant
happy places too hard for human en-
\ Aursnes. Thousands upon thousand
~sre compelled to desert their homes
- - for peace and security. either
1kanos OF ~pthsr natinns- Thos'
- y 49,. s-.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

Ter. the liquor dealer. the common
pander and bootleRger IN a league Of
comfort and help, ngbody need be
surprised If those elements from the
neither world should again and again
assert themselves.
And those Of. us who have been
through the fight for Righteousness in
old Virginia know perfectly we'll that
there has been maintained constant
and powerful league of friendship
and support between the seeming
diverse elements / have mentioned.
| So strong and sure has been the
alliance between the would be upper5
and sure to-be- lowers that at no time
have the righteous elements been
able to command a majority at the
| polls or elect an administration
| friendly TO the great reforms,
! Like Israel Of Old, Richmond has
sown To the wind and is reaping the
| whirlwind
| Last summer when we in Virginia
were in the throSe Of a bitter guber-
material campaign, an intelligence and
honest comm Onwealth's attorney said
/ In effect to this writer; IF man is
/ elected as governor OF known un-
! friendliness To our prohibition laws
no matter how loyal he may profess
to be. or may be for that matter the
/ effect will he sure to be felt all over
the state in the attitude of courts and
| turies when cases of violation are
| brought up for trial" However esti-
mahle. personally may be the gentle
imam who was elected to be governor
the fact of his known sympathy fer
the elements opposed to prohibition
In Virginia, has had a tremendously
heartening effect upon the enterpris-
ling denizons Of the under world.
A vast deal OF abuse was heapec
upon the men, one in particular, wnc
tried to avert the calamity. But The
event demonstrates anew the far
sightedness Of those who tried to i.av'
a clear-cut contest before the electo
rate Of Virginia
Today Virginia is rtlloried before
the world as the breeding place q
disease born of shame. among thu
cause. after she had made a grea
forward stride in moral legislation
she committed the colossal blunder O
leaving the administration of he
moral legislation in unfriendly or IN
different hands.
Let there he q great ana insisten
! demand from all over the state 70
a dissolution OF the too patent part
nership between the politician In OF
lice. from the highest TO the lowest
and that trinity of evils liquor. lewd
mess and gambling.
and let Virginia lock 10 future cleo
itions. Let no man who has bstraye'
iher ever be honored again. Put onl,
linen of aggressive morality on guar'
in every city. county and court IL
]. II. LIGHT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
WELCOME TO SWANSON
Roanoke World News

When Swanson comes TO town there
is always a raeliowness in the political
atmosp here--something friendly,
fellow feeling. with all the harsh
angles tonned down. and the raspfng
noises ouieted. There is a gathering
of the clans. much handwriting and
slapping on the back. Old friends call
him Claude" and are sincerely fanll-
iar-no affection there. The people
here In Roanoke who came from the
old Fifth district know Swanson--ev-
cry one of them. They have numer-
Gus incidents to relate of his youthful
struggles. his political battles and VIC
tories, his visits from house to house
his helpfu1ness and above all MS
promptness in looking after the little
requests as well as the big demands
of his constituents. All these things
people from Franklin. Henry, Pat
rich. Pittsylvania, Carroll and Gray
son never forget him.
Here in Roanoke the senator has
always been a favorite In SHINE OF
the big battles he has been d loser
but a good one, He has fought on
never compromising himself, always
rewarding sand remeh bering his
friends, until finally many, II not al
most all of his old antagonists have
gone over to him and lined up with
his ever-increasing army of followers
The World News welcomes the
senator today. 1t feels proud of him
in the greatest legislative body in the
world. There lis never any doubt about
how he stands on question. The
safe and conservative side of democ'
racy can always count on him Roa'
noke will he honored with his pres
ence today and his old-time follow
ers will see the glints and CLEANS o.
the fighting elements that rallied then
in the days gone BY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
What Unc 10 Sam SdNr..

A complete reversal Of thrift
methods of our grandmothers' time
In matter Of household buying, one
designed TO check food boarding in
family larders. will undergo public
test in Washington soon. Right un-
der the observation Of Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover, who asserted
that "the food hoarder is working
against the common good and even
against the very safety of the eoun-
try a number of public pantries on
the "piegly wiggly" plan will be
opened to demonstrate that one Of
the wasteful ways of the housewife
is the purchase Of quantities Of
groceries.
However much of shock it might
be to our ancestors who were wont
to lay in stocks of sugars. soaps.
-four and other groceries In quaint
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

ties, for which the mice and weevit
would compete, the new Hoove
dicta have called for and found
plan to lessen waste of food through
overstock on private pantry shelves
The public pantry plan. with piggly
wiggly aisles lis said 30 reduce ths
cost a fifth at least below the tim,
honored general grocery" reduce
the time required in market baske'
buying according to the govern
ment's fishes, and particularly re-
duce the wasteful boarding and &C
emulation of things and individual
investment in groceries to an entire
ly new level. Thanks for this arr,
due an unorthodox grocer of Mem
phis, Tennessee, Clarence Saunders
who organized the new plan and hai
proved it in many cities to be {
notable success.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

The reactionary Baltimore Amert-
can. In an editorial of June Is, says;
.-rne days Of states rights are gone
forever
Yf a murder were 20 be committed
- +roy, NJ the Offices Of the Baiti-
more American. and the state ri
MARYLAND declined to prosecute the
criminal, II may ne doubted whether
the author Of such a statement Ia
aware that the federal government
would not dare put It's hands upon
the murderer.
That such statement regarding
tha relation that exists between the
states and the federal government
could be the editorial expression of 2
great daily of the country ts scarce
" within reasonable belief, Certain
w, such q thought IS In utter disre-
xard of the existence OF the fedora
constitution and the. principle upor
which the states brought It into be
ing,
Strange that the supreme court Of
the United States the other day coult
have. annuiled an act Of congress fol
tranecending the federal powers and
irnpinging upon the rights of th'
states. yet the Baltimor American
not to have heard OF It The congress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

draftees called before the FayotfA
county draft board, Of which DR.. Hogg
is chairman. The woman writes:
Dear United States:
MY husband asst me to write you
a Recommend that he support me ana
his family.
He cannot read. so don't tell him:
Just take him. He amt no good to-
ME-. He amt done nothing but drink
lennon essense and play the fiddle
since I married him eight years ago,
and gotta feed seven kids Of hissn. N
Maybe you canSget hinr to carry
gun. He's good on sQuirrels and
eatin' Take him ard welcum; nAods
the grub and his bed tor The ki4n a %.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
HUSBAND CANNOT READ;
SHE WANTS HIM IN ARMY

DR.. Cory Hogg, former candidate
for governor. received very inter-.
esting and amusing letter few days
ago from the wife Of one Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20
LATE SEED POTATOES

LATE SEED POTATOES
Green Mt. 10-pk. bag, per H., &c.
Peerless, 1O-pk. bag, per HI, 25So.
Rurals. 10-pk. bag, per H., 2Hc.
McCormic, 10-pk. bag, per h.. 23<o
Peach Blow, 10-pk. bag, per H.. 21xc.
Me. Grown Cob, 1O-pk. bAg. per H., Sc.
Early Rose. 10-pk. bag. per h., SC.
Plant Maine Grown Cobblers and
Rose and raise your seed for ncxt
spring.
J. A. HEIsLER's SONS.
1924 e. Cary st. Richmond. Vs.
U. S. F. A. License No. G-O2S7S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

Hinton, W va
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
UNITED NAVAL STRATEGY
WILL DEFEAT .U-BOATS
Navy Department Officials Are
Gratified at Appreciative
Words British Admiral.
ASSOCIATED P'ress.)

Washington, June 15.-Benefits de-
rived from united naval strategy by
the United States and Great Britain
were pointed out here today by the
navy department officials, who read
with interest the views Of Vice-Ad-
miral wemyss on the operation OF
German submarines off the American
coast.
THE navy is naturally much graf
flied at the appreciative words of Ad-
rniral Wemyss in regard to naval CO.
operation in Europeaa waters. said
Acting Secretary Roosevelt. The
keynote of our naval policy from the
very beginning was been a united
strategy. 1t would have been easy TO
fall into the error of assigning sep
arate zones Of operation to the various
navies, but 1t was evident from the
first, as Admiral Wemyss points out,
that the principal naval forces must
be concentrated in the decisive area OF
the narrow seas around England and
France"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
100000 TROOPS
NOW IN FRANCE
Gen. March, Chief of Staff,
Says Only Ships Limit
Transportation.
ALLIED LINE is EXTENDED
And So Increases Importance
of Getting Americans
Abroad Quickly.
ALLIED LINE IS EXTENDED
(Associated Press.)

Washington, June 15-American
troops sent to France now number
more than 100000. Gen. March, chief OF
staff, announced today.
The number of troops now being
transported, Gen. March said, is lin
tied only by the capacity of the ships
available to carry them. And we Will
continue to ship them along this line''
he added.
All Branches Included.
The 100000 figure includes ak
branches of the service necessary TO
make up complete army, both COM
batant and nohcombatant units, Gen.
March said All war department hg-
ures regarding troops sent across VIII
be given on this basis Gen. March
said that the four German drives SO
far made were "all part of common
scheme of offensive" UP to this time,
he added, the extension OF the allied
front from Rheims to the sea mad
reached to sixty-six miles. To hold
that added line, he said, additional
troops were necessary and the tmpor-
tance of getting American troops over
quickly became paramount.
Gen. March said:
"The obvious objective Of the Ger
man advance is, first, the channel
ports, the capture of which would
make it necessary foA England, in
shipping troops, to go further up the
sea, slowing up and making transpor-
tation more dangerous. and, second,
Paris, which is of great strategic i'm
portance, as well as of Importance to
the people of France"
Just Strengthening Line.
The chief of staff viewed the present
offensive more as an endeaVor to
straighten out the German line rather
than advance with a definite object
"like Paris" The salient between the
Oise and the Aisne offensives he de-
scribed as a "re-entrant angle"
"The most desirable thing the Ger
mans could have now" Gen. March
added. would be a Strengthening out
that they are still attacking that line
west Of Soissons.'' ...
Gen. March told the senate military
committee the situation of the allies
lis now more favorable than it has
been for many months"
American military experts are
agreed. senators said, after the con-
ference, that 4 the present German
drive has been stopped, for the pres
ent at least, but it's renewal. possibly
with its force directed more largely
against positions held by the Ameri-
cans. is expected.
The enemy's recent successes, the
senators were told, was due largely to
new. uses of gas. The allies, it was
said, soon will. be ready to cope with
new forms of gas. Gas masks now in
use, the senators were told, admit
tedly are not useful against some
forms of German gas, particularly
mustard gas. A special tear" gas.
for use against artillery. the senator's
were told, has been developed by the
Germans.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
HUNS TURN GUNS
ON COMPlECNE
Hammer Blows of Enemy Gain
Certain Successes South
of Montdidier.
SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES
French Front Lines Deluged
With Shells-Drum Fire
Drenches Rear.
SUFFER SEVERE LOSSES
(By Gordon Knox.)

with the French Army, June a.
| might. .)-Compiegn is now being
shelled by the Germans.
(Compiegne Is the great French
base, forty-five miles northeast Of
Paris, which the Germans set out to
capture in their latest dash which be-
gan last Sunday morning. 1t Is a
town of high strategic Importance on
the Aisne river. being the juncture of
railway lines leading to Paris and
also numerous highways)
The enemy's first blow with few
electives failed, but the main ham,
mer stroke gained certain success.
(Mr Knox is referring to the fight
Ing on the front lying from the south
Of Montdidier to tie Disc river, over
which the Germans began their latest
offensive.)
The losses of the Germans have
been appalling. In contrast with the
position of the Germans Is the ex-
cellent high morale of the French SOL
diers. Eack Frenchman is confident
that the Germans will not be able to
reach his chief local objective-Com-
piegne.
The German attack in the sector of
Carlepont wood is typical OF the in
tensty of the entire new battle, which
ragged from Sunday morning until
Thursday afternoon.
Starting shortly after 5 o'clock,
amidst hail of gas and smoke shells,
the hattie continued until Y in tho
evening. The French front lines and
the roads in the rear were deluged with
shells. this being followed by drum
fire which drenched the rear.
The Germans threw down a severe
barrage fire just before the infantry
waves swept forward. The main at
tack was delivered between Sem
pigny and the Oise river.
The Germans concentrated heavy
pressure against the right wing of
the allied fighting front and there a
furious fight ensued amidst thunder
and tumult and smoke Of the battle.
and the enemy was held.
No better propaganda against Ger
many is feasible than the situation
now existing on the western front.
The fact that Americans are every
where behind the firing line must be
an object lesson to the enemy.
The new American army Is rapidly
coming into the firing line. It is no
exaggeration to say that every Ger
man put out of action for a fresh
American is added.
1t Is conceivable that Compiegne
will suffer like Rheims and other
martyred cities, but in spite of this
suffering there is certain satisfac-
tion in knowing that the Germans are
face to face with another Verdun.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
HAIL FROM OGALALLA
BUT FATE IS SO JNKIND

viii Eden and Robert Partin. mere
youths, hail from Ogalalla. Neb., which
is a considerable distance from Chatta-
nooga. Yet. after coming all the way
from town that is named for famous
Indian chief. they met with a cold re-
ception in the Dynamo of Dixie-were
actually arrested and subjected to the
humiliation of being incarcerated in a
prison cell.
There is another chapter to the story,
and this accounts for the harsh treat
ment that the Nebraska youths have re-
ceived in Chattanooga. They are wanted
at Ogalalla on charges of larceny and are
registered at police headquarters as fugi-
tives. They are alleged to have made
away with some sweaters and raincoats.
Detectives Marion Perkins, W. c. Smith.
Robert Peace and Joe Paradise were
credited with The Arrests.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
CUNFIRE MARKED
WEST OF RHEIMS
And South of Aisne-ArtilIery
Only Active Between Mont
a didier and Disc. /
(Associated Press

Paris, June Is. = The artillery
on both sides was active last night
on the front between Montdidier
and the river Oise, the war office
announced today.
The gunfre was also rather
marked i'll the region south of the
Aisne and west of Rheims in the
Champlet-Bligny sector. No ir-
fantry actions occurred.
The statement says:
During the night there was great
activity between the opposing -artll-
Iery between Montdidier and the Disc,
south of the Aisne and also west OF
the Rheims in the region Of Cham
plat and Bligny.
French patrols operating in the
Champagne sector captured prisoners.
1.-THE night was calm on the other
portions of the front"
Loudon, June 15.-A successful To-
cal operation was carried out last
night by British and Scottish battal-
ions north of Bethune on the Flan-
ders front, and over sixty prisoners
were taken, according to the state
ment issued by the war Office today.
The statement lays:
"a successful local operation was
carried out last night by English and
Scottish battalions north of Bethune
More than sixty prisoners were taken
A few prisoners and three machine
guns were captured by us during the
night as the result of the successful
raids in the Villers- -Bretonneux sec
tor.
"A raid attempted by the enemy
upC.i one of oYr posts in Avelny wood
was repulsed. Local fighting took
place curing the night about certain
of our posts east of Nieppe forest.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
international News service.)

International News Service.)
Washington, June 15.-If Ger.
many changes her plans of naval
operations the United States faces
probable defeat, unless the num-
Der of high commanding officers
in the American navy is imnedt-
ately increased, Rear Admiral L. :
c. Palmer, told Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels in letter, dated
June 7, and made public this aft
ernoon.
"For instance" Palmer continued,
"shoud we be forced to change our
present operating plan to meet an en-
emy attack by sea our cruiser force
is not ready to operate as scout force
since the commander Of the cruiser
force also commands the transport
force.
Become Squadrons.
an the same way the destroyer and
submarine forces are not organized
to operate should their mission be
changed from fighting enemy subma
rines TO fighting enemy surface craft.
The operating units of destroyers are
squadrons of thirty six destroyers. In
order that destroyers may be used for
scouting, for night search and attack
or for support in the battle, they must
be organized into squadrons. The or
ganization of our destroyers is made
out on paper. but there is not one
squadron commander or force COM
mander in the flotilla, simply be-
cause we have no flag officers to send
We have two squadrons abroad now,
neither with designated commander
other than the British officer, Admiral
Bayley. We are planning to send five
more squadrons abroad within year
and haven't commander for any Of
them. We can chase submarines with
them. but beyond that they are prac-
tically useless. because they have no
head. A similar condition exists with
the submarines. We need three rear
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN ITALY.

Rome, June 15.-There is intense artillery
fighting from the Lagarina valley to tn esea ac-
cording to the statement issued by the war Office
today. The statement reads
''The artillery fire between the Lagarina val
ley and the sea has grown in intensity. It has
been extremely violent east of the Brenta river
and in the middle Piave region
"Our patrols captured 1856 prisoners in the
Tonale region and took sixteen Austrians captive
and war material at Gavazuccherina."
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-06-15
GERMANS GIVEN
OWN MEDICINE
Squadron Of All Americans Fly
Over Lines and Bombard !
Towns in Rear.
FIRST INDEPENDENT RAID
British Officer Expresses Hope
They Will Soon Be Going
over in Great Droves.
FIRST INDEPENDENT RAID

With the American Army in France
June IA (night).-A highly experienced
American flyer who formerly was in
the French army led the first party OF
all Americans who flew over the Ger
man lines and bombarded towns in the
rear. There was big jollification
dinner at the flyers headquarters to-
night over the success of the first real
American air raid on German terri
tory and the flyers who took part and
all returned safely at dusk were given
great ovation.
A large group of American, French
and British officers attached to day
light bombing squadrons, including
some daring British flyers who have
been raiding Rhine valley towns, saw
our first bombing planes get away in
their first flight.
"This is the first said one of the
British officers, "but l hope before
long the Americans will be going over
in great droves. showing the boche
what real bombing is like"
The huge bombing planes were
wheeled out into the sunlight on q
grassy plateau. The observers crawled
underneath and fastened the bombs on,
Then they climbed into their seats and
gave their machine guns final test
Many of these observers had made
flights with British and French avta-
tors over the, German lines on bomb
ing expeditions
The pilots took their places, me-
chanics gave the propeflers a whirl
and the machines, with the commander
of the unit leading. rolled around into
formation and looked just like so
many sprinters toeing the mark and
waiting for the starters pistol.
Suddenly motor farthest over be-
gan to sound louder than the rest and
some one cried:
They're Off"
And they were The first machine,
the turf and tilted it's nose upwards
and was off for the Hun lines.
The others went at short intervals,
keeping the formation that had been
decided upon.
1t was late In the afternoon when
the machines passed over the German
lines and they drew only desultory f1re
from the German anti-aircraft guns.
But when they approached the railway
junction which was their objective, the
German guns began plastering the sky
with shrapnel.
Unmindful of the bombardment, cur
bonlbers slid down a few hundred me-
ters, retaining the same formation they
had started with. The commander, in
the lead, sighted the railway station
first. He fred a pistol as a signal and
then the first bomb went from his
machine to its destination below.
Others followed in rapid succession
and soon the railway junction was
shrouded with a smoke screen where
the bombs were bursting on their OBJ
jectives.
The American machines then cifcled
and headed for their own lines. A
large bunch of German flyers appeared
and several attempts were made to cut
off some Of our hombers. The attempts
all failed and all returned safely.