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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04

HUNS ARE NATIONS GUESTS
Grand Jury at Atinnto Reports on the
Treatment Accorded Gcrmnn
Prisoners in Camp.
iRv Assncia,nd prc.s.l

ATLANTA. May 3.-'rhe "Euest-lik.
treatment accorded German prisoners
at Fort Mcrherson." was made the
subject OF a special report OF the Full
ton county grand jury to-day in a pre-
sentiment to Judge Ben Iiil:, of the
County Superior Court
AVcrrirg that the military autho-!-
ties at the post permitted the play!ns
Of the German national air by Ger
man bands, the srahd jury'S report en-
tered a vigorous protest against the
manner in which $fe prisoners from
the submarines were received at the
camp some thirty days ago. At which;
time, said prisoners were greeted hv
their compa triots quartersd there as
viciors." 1t was charged in the re-
port that as 1t now is. the prison
crs are in Il large measure guests OF
tho nation. for they do no manual Ia
Dor. they are we'll fed, we'll housed
well clothed and are permitted To lead
II lazy. indolent life
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
TURNS OVER ALL PROPERTY
George t,hrct. Jr.. Conveys to Govern
nient HOLDINGS NniucS nj
$4,000, 400.

WASHINGTON. May 3.--Upon receipt
Of information from the State Depart
neut that his father had been living
In Berlin since the declaration OF war.
George Ehret. Jr.. of New York city.
has reported oil of his fathers property
as OF enemy character and has an-
nC :r'ci his readihcsi to .'ir:i "V-r 10
the custody of the government real
estate amounting to S2i.000.000 and per-
sonal property amounting to $I6.000.-
r0n. tr S40.0U0,tGL in ali. This am
pai,nceineut was made hers to-day by
y Mitchell, Palmer. alien property GUS
tod'Gn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
PRESIDENT PROMISES AID
TO U. S. LlTHUANiANS
IIc l. Told :.OOO.0H0 InhHhitnuts In
Europe Arc Ready to
Revolt.
fRv Assnciatcd rrc.sl

WASHINGTON. May 3-Prcsident
Wilson today promised TO support the
movcmcn; started i'm Lithuania to
establish a sovereign state entirely fire.
from domination by Germany or any
other power.
Tho assurance was given in reply to
an appeal from a delegation represent
ing the l.ithuaua National Council.
This body went to the White House
70 urge recognition for an independent
L.thuaiia.
The President was told there are
100000 l.ithuanians in the United
States. More than 25.OOo of the num-
Der have entered the military service
The two million inhabitants OF
l.ithuania were declared to he ready to
revolt against the plans OF the German
Kaiser and 10 make them subjects of IA
Saxon King.
l.ithuania is one Of the states recently
torn away from Russia by Germany
and covers an area OF 10000 square
miles. ht the Brcst Litovsk peace
conference announcement was made
that an independent government would
be organized.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
INVESTIGATE CHARGE
district Attorney and Department Of
Justice Interested In Concord
Murder Case.
Iiiy Assoc!atcd Press. |

CONCORD, \. g. May sit was
learned from official sources to day that
District Attorney w. g. Harpmer and
agents Of the reparimen; OF Justice are
Investigating the charge made in a
state warrant Issued last week TO the
effect that Z. Il. Ambrose falsely rem
resented himself as an agent OF the de.
rartmcnt. aud thereby perpetrated Il
fraud upon the state in working up the
case aSainS; CASTOR r. Means last fall.
IL which the latter was charged with
the murder OF Mrs. Maud A. King and
acquitted after notable three weeks
trial.
Otto Schumann. enemy alien now in
an internmcnt camp. was charged with
the murder OF Mrs. King in State
warrant issued last week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04

Military Operations on Western Front
Are Reviewed by English Experts

ty-fve fresh divisions. besides the
nine divisions already there.
"rhe effect OF the operations In
the north will he to reduce matert-
niiy tho number Of fresh divisions
the Germans have available.
"ts TO the future, tho Grrmaus
have large numbers of divisions re-
covering, which can ~. used shortly.
"a IL difficult &" makc M eNart conn
pnriaon &c the staying powers OF the
two ARMIES. bur the fnrts shown
arc in our favor. Tf the enemy con-
tinurs his offensive in the north, he
must impair his chances Of success
in The south.
"'Thc main nim IN ~ scrnrntc the
tncI"-Frcnch armies In the south,
and " the enemy continues the cam-
paiSn In the north without Import
ant results. he Is using up hts forces
to NO purpose"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
NO INFANTRY ACTION ON
ANY PANT or FRENCH FRON'T

PARIS. May S.-Therr WAS no infan-s'
try action on my part OF the French
front to-day, the onlcia! night COM
munique says Artillery -dpels -rags3s
north and d-syuth. of:thsa A"re. soptheasts
OF Amien s$s'ao aod cis9. u lersSHst
ncus. and fon> the risstss
Meuse tVerGun). The. tsn{~of tn e sSSIs
ment follows: & ssssssesa go
There was no infantry action duriag
the da.'
Fairy great activity was dispiayeds
by both artiieries in tine region norttr@
and south OF The Avre. -
our batteries caught under their Are
and dispersed enemy concentrations
south OF vilers Bretonneua towards
Ca.tel. &
Artillery action was fairly liyetyfon
the rish, bank u: the Meuse. The day
War calm Ell: ewhere." s33 "a
FRENCH AVIATORS DROP
'rWENTY-sEvEN TONS OF BOMDh
aviation: twenty-seven tons
bombs we're dropped by our aviator
on the stations of Ham, Nesie RoyS NJ
Chauines. ST. Quentin and Jusxys sasx saa
we'll as on the bivouscs and eat,tan &
msnts In these regions. Eiirht tohs 5j
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
tals ....... $2.Y40.64i,4 s3.oo0. o0o 0l
SOUTH CAROLINA CLIMRING
AWAY FROM rtIE BO1'TON:

While South Carolina was behind
somewhat in subscriptions the cam
paign In many sections nf the State
was not started until the drive in
other sections of the country was we'll
underway. In Charleston the actual
drive was started only on April &c.
and the reserve bank was advised un-
Officially yesterday that s2.0OU.o0u had
i.t=i raised IN chat city. Official re-
10. IS. however show only s5o1,00O re-
!. hrted to Richmond. Had tbs entire
subscription been reported. the district
would have practically gone over :hc
top" yesterday.
Advices that Baltimore and Mary
land had exceeded their aliot.ncnts
were received with much pleasure in
financial circles last night, The on'r
"hy in the Ointment was the fact
that the subscriptions had not been
reported officially to the reserve bank,
for tho Fifth District would have pass
cd its allotment. As it was, at the
close of business there was a short
age OF slightly less than $4,000. 600. de
spite a gnin OF S7950000 during ihn
day.
Approximately si500OO00 in cash
sales have already been made over tho
counters I'm the third loan. Governor
Seay said last night. Rcuorts show .
ing this subscription have been made
to the reserve bank. and officers he
substantially larger am ount. AT the
close Of business yesterday. SAT cities
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
IRy A .sncLat,d rrsss.l

LONDON, Way "a representative
OF General tndciiUc. director Of mii-
itary operations at the wa- Office.
to-day summch un tho military sit
nntion Om the wcsirrn front ns fol-
lows;
.'Iu the north, while the t.s mans
fniied in their main oEjc, tiNt. they
made their right flank secure by
tho capture of NcnimcI. but We must
regard the operation from tho view
point Of economy nf mcn, and they
used up five divisions from tho gem
rral reserve besides srNcu 0r eight
divisions prc.ioUsIy "mpi"?cd.
"ihr results Of tho past wcrk, On
tho whole, were satiAfnct"ry. br-
rnusr the enemy used up \ larger
number of fresh divisions than the
allies. without strntcEir result. In
NIL, nc uncd ON tho north front thir-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
Attack Hospital Ships
Believed German Plan
lnv Ahsoola,cd press. /


WASHINGTON, May 3.-Gcrman
crossing to- Europe ns member. OF
the itcd Cross on hospital ship. were
officially denied to-day by the state
Department. mud proof Of the nile
cation MAS demanded OF the t.cr-
nnn government through Spain.
The tact that the state Depart
mcnt tOOS notice of the diSpntch
sent out d.. the German wircIcS.
WAS taken In Official quarters ;ix In
dicntinE the scriousncss with which
the department regards tho apparent
intention OF the German government
TO pave tho way for attacking Amer
icnn hospital ships, In violation of
the Cencvn md Hague cunNcnti"nS.
In explanation OF the Gcrmun
statement TIM, an American aviutor
brought down I'm the region Of tho
army OF General Won Iiuticr cnrricd
pass which referred 10 him ~ n
member Of the American ambulance
service for France. 10 WINS t.cInrcd
that this miSht bc true. nnd n the
same time perfectly proper. Uc-
fore tho United Statrx entered tho
war. n nun,htS of ynnng Americans
went 10 France and entered the hos
pitni mud ambulance branches OF the
allied armies. rendering splendid
service. for which man! of them re-
~ciNcd decorations from tho French
nno british governments.
After .tn~rirn'. entry into the
conflict. some Of the men Joined
capacity "f fighting men, which
tho. hnd n" idea OF dnir:s at tho
time the. cror>cd tho Atlantic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
BABY-HATiNG LANDLORDS
WILL PAY EXTRA TAXEe
jersey civ Act. when Numerous Fam
iica Are Ordered to Move He
cause or Little Onrs.

Jersey CITY, N j.. May 3.-'Eaby.
hating landlords will have to pay more
taxes" declared James e. Cannon. di-
rector of revenue and finance. day.
He had been Informed by numerous
families ;Hat they had heen ordered
to move because they had babies. II.
families are to be annoyed because
they have children" said Cannon, the
city administration will adopt rctalia
tor% measure. shall raise the I'm
""lrat:ons OF such landlords 10 tho
,imit."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
BROTHERS MEET IN FRENCH
TRENCH AFTER SEPARATION
One Volunteers From, Petersburg, While
the Other HnIted From Pitts
burEh District.

LNNCHBURG. VA, My 3.--John and
Edward Crump. brothers, from Lynch
burg, who had not seen each other
In two years recently met in France.
When warEswus declared the brothers
voldnteered. j dim Joining the naval
ariationSbfan.h from sPetersburp:., ans!
Edward became Iieutenant. l,i,awins
been commissioned from Pittsburgh,
wheresnc had been living several years.
y letter TO their parents mere. Mr.. and
Mrs Il. Crump. brought news of their
recent reunion. %ls
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
ORDNANCE PLANS WILL
M EXPLAINED MONDAY

ordnance plans will be explained TO
the committee Monday. and aviation
exports Will testify Tuesday The com.
mittcc ASKED General March to-day 20
have witnesses ready TO exp!3 in what
has bcen dom with the sGi0.0On. 600
appropriated in lump sum for tho
army aviation work at The last :cs-
sion of Congress.
The apportionmcnt AR onr the States
Of the men called to-day includes: Ala
bama, $50. to Camp Sewer. North
Carolina. Sll4. to Camp Jackson. :. c.
Pennsylvania. 100. Camp Meade, Md:
1000, Camp Lee. Va: 5000. Ctmp
Humphreys. Va: 292S. Camp Grccrlcar.
S. c. South Carolina, 300 Camp Jack
son. s. G. 2SS, Camp Wadsworth. s.
G. Tennessee. $780, Camp pike. Ark.
Virginia, 6.ij5. Camp Lee, Va West
Virginia. 47a7 Camp Lee Va. Nc:v
York $500. Camp Dix. y. J.: $50.
Camp Hancock. Ga. 7.6on. Camp Tn
ton, y Y: 900. Camp Wadsworih $.
c.: l.3>0. Camp SEWER S. c.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
WILL LET SOLDIERS SWIM
Spcrini isnthiEE Suits VIII Itc Provided
for Army nnd Navy Mcu nn
EurlOugh.

NEW YORK. May 3.-So!diers aud
sailors on leave from camp or ship
are not to BIO deprived OF bathing priv
ilegcs this summer IL the New York
War Camp Community Service can
prevent. Tn" organization announced
to-day that special bathing suits for
soldiers and sailors are TO have u, s."
In large letters on the breast. so that
cafes aDd hotels will offer them no
liquor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
Acquitted OF Kidnapping.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May 3.-Mrs.
Daisy Levine was to-day acquitted OF
the charge OF kidnapping Baby Dorothy
Martin. The jury was out but thirteen
minutes. The defendant swooncd when
tho verdict was announced.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
State Goes Over the Top, and
Will Exceed Apportion-
mcnt by $4,000, 1000.
FIFTH DISTRICT Is ALSO
IN SIGHT OF ITS GOAL
Maryland, North Carolina and
District of Columbia Raise
Apportionmcnt.
RICHMOND IS NOW FAR AHEAD
Big Drive Closes Tonight. With
Every Indication of Success in
ALI Parts OF the Country.

Virginia officially passed ats uIot-
ment In the thi1 Liberty loan drive
yesterday. with subscriptions rcportcd
to the Federal Reserve Bank aESrc-
eating s3o.7ol.5co. willie adviccs re
ceived by the central committee de-
clars that the State had passed i,s ap.
portionment by approximately t3.oOO.-
900. Onicials Of the Treasury Dc1art-
ment In Washington were advised OF
this fact at noon torty-scvcn coun.
ties in the state have raised tr.i.
quotas. and many others are nearing
tho goal and expect to "E" over nc.
fore the campaign closes to-aish,.
North Carolina likewise exceeded It's
quota yesterday. with subscriptions
amounting to .lc.GG7 300 against it,
apportionmcni OF Si..ooo.Goo. Tho Dis
trict of Columbia went .'ovcr" several
days ago. and has now increased Tvs
oversubscription by nearly $4,000 900
Bankers OF Washington have ye, ny
their goal tho doubling OF the appor-
tionment. whicn would make q total
OF 32s.ooo,oco. West Virginia continued
behind. having subscribed slightly lass
than $4,000. coO OF its slG.00o. ooo allo,-
little more than $4,000 600 behind it,
goal.
RICHMOND CONTINUES TO
PILE UP HIG ENCESs
In Richmond tEe campaign continued
but there was Il slight lct-up in &C.
tivity because of the fact that tho
demonstration planned for the day was
abandoned because of it's accornpa yiug
danger. Encouraging reports were
made TO the committee. however, by
tho bankers. and by the close of the
drive tonight this city is expected to
rafze $l3,0060Co Richmond was al
lotted $s.25l 900. and passed It's quota
moro than week ago. Probably the
moet gratifying feature OF the drive
here is the great number OF subscrib-
for 10000 purchasers.
Governor George J. Seay, OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank. was advised las,
night over the long ID istance te!cphon..
that both the city OF Baltimore ard tho
state OF Maryland had passed their al
lotments. This information came di-
rectly from the city and State commit
tees, but subscriptions had not been
officially received by the Federal Re
serve Bank. and were not Included
In the banks total for tho day II is
expected that these subscriptions VIII
be received to-day
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
FROM RESERVE BANK
Subscriptions received By the re
serve bank through the close Of husi.
ness yesterday were announced las,
night by Governor Scay. as follows:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
FLYING CADET KILLED
hirpinnr Falls From nm Altitude of
thaut $50 Feet NJ San
Diego.
iBy Associated Press J

SAN DIEGO. CAL. May 3.-Flying
Cadet Nicholas Heaiy was instantly
killed and Cadet OtlanIcy sustained II
broken ankle as Il result of an air
plane accident to-day at La Jolia. near
here Their airplane fell from an alti.
tude Of about 500 feet. O'Hanleys
home Is in Garden City. l.. |.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
MUCH SENTIMENT FOR
REMOVAL NIH EIMI- LIN:II

Memorials asking for the removal OF
Der OF conferences. including the small
~ bodies in the church.
The measure calling for better care
~ supcraunuated ministers and the
wives and children of deceased minis
tors aroused considerable discussion.
Charges were MADE that the church is
negligent in dealing with its worn.
Gut clrrg yinvn. and the conference was
asked - make the question one OF III.
leading issues Of this years session.
To-day's session was presided over
by Bishop Warren y. Gambler, Of Al
ianta.
Announcement was made that al!
committees, with the exception of the
i:pw orth League and publishing inter
csts. had rnet :ud organized. Rev. y
!. Lamar. OF Nashville. was chosen
chairman OF the committee on cpiscc-
pacy. Rev James Cannon. Jr. OF Rich
mond was made char,n9n II of the COM
mi'teC on church relations.
The report OF the general conference
committee on the representative church
N Washington, II. e.. as presented
showed that the building is nearing
conpletion In round numbers, s4ll-
$40 in cash and pledges have been So.
cured from all sources. OF this amount
s225.2is has been collected up 10 April
30 IF this year. A report OF Dr. George
:. Sexton. OF Shreveport. showed that
it viii require $4,000 TO pay the bal
ancc duo on lot and when the building
IS completed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04

The Treasury Department in Wash
ington yesterday announced that the
total subscription up to yesterday was
S2,940,G44,40o, subscribed ny the twelve
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
METHODIST WOMEN
ASK EQUAL RIGHTS
Declare They Should Be Allowed
Same Church Privileges
as Men.
MORE POWER FOR LAYMEM
General Conference at Atlanta
Memorialized for Much Demo
cratic Legislation.
fBy Associated Press I

ATl ,>:-rA GA M,v ,lr.roInc.i,t,
''''' '''
Instruct conferences Gazing Tor import
ant changes in tho laws Of the church
featured the second days session Of
tho general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South i,"r. to-day.
Several OF these proposed measures.
especially those asking laity rights for
women. enlarged powers OF Iaymen. the
removal az TIA" time limit on prcacher
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-04
FROM RESERVE HAx,>

subscriptions received By the re
serve bank through the close OF hu4i.
ness yesterday were announced ias,
night by Governor Seay. as follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
DIVIDENDS NOT INCOME

The Supreme Court adopts the
homely analogy of Mr.. Hughes in
his argument against the taxation of
stock dividend as income. Mr..
Hughes said that the recapitalization
process was like changing a SO bill
for two 81 bills. The property rep
resented was not changed by the
words on the bills. Justice Holmes
way of stating the same thing is this:
"A stock dividend really takes
nothing from the property of the
corporation and adds nothing to the
interest of the shareholders. Its
property is not diminished and their
interests are not increased. In
short, the corporation is no poorer
and the stockholder is no richer than
they were before"
That is important regarding the
tax payment, but is more important
in other relations. Some 500, ,000,-
600 of capital is freed from the tax,
but that concerns nobody with in
come below 100000, the minimum
paying the tax. The broader appli-
cation of the decision lies in its bear
ing upon pricemaking. 1t ought to
end the notion held by many people
and some officials that printing
shares of stock gives power of ex-
tortion to corporations.-New York
Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
ENGLAND ON RATIONS
(Kansas City Timesl

Some persons think they are asked
to be really self-sacrificing when
they are called on to observe one
wheatless day a week, one meatless
day, one porkless day, and to save
fats and sugar. And yet they have
plenty to eat. The observance of
the suggestions of the Food Ad-
mipistration is merely a matter of
bookkeeping, of buying this thing
instead of that.
Oatmeal bread and corn bread are
just as good as wheat bread, and as
nourishing. Fish offers a substitute
for meat, and so does skim milk, for
that matter. Molasses and honey
can be substituted for sugar, and If
person is famishing for candy she
can fall back on molasses taffy.
But now England is going on ra-
tions-not a simple little game of
substitution like ours, but real ra-
tions. So much of this, so much of
that, can be had per person, and no
more America is in the same boat
with England. But America hasn't
yet begun to feel the pinch.
Under the circumstances the Am
erican who refuses to live up to the
requests of the Food Administration
is q Stacker and cad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
NONE GENUINE, UNLESS

THE report that the next issue of
Liberty Bonds will be $4,000, 600, 900
at four and one-half per cent. and
on March Is, 1918. is wholly un-
founded" says Secretary McAdoo.
when a decision has been reached
about the next Liberty loan it will
be officially announced"
The Government is embarrassed d
by the dissemination of unauthoriz-
ed information in reference to the
next issue of popular war bonds. 1t
asks the public not to accept any
statement in relation to such an is
sue as authentic unless it is made
officially.
1t will be readily perceived that
the dates and amounts of future
Liberty Bond issues have an impor-
tant influence on other financing,
private and public. The Govern
ment has sought in the past, and
will continue to seek, to make its
appeals for war funds at such times
as least to interfere with other le-
gitimate financial and business ac-
tivities. 1t is, therefore, important
from the. standpoint both of the
Government and of other private
and public enterprises not to have
false reports circulated relative to
future Liberty loans. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11
THE SERVICE FLAG

Border of red for a courage high
Courage that's stanch and true.
With a field of white for purity,
Where the name-stars glimmer
Blue for the man who lives and
serves,
Where echo the fierce war cries,
But gold for the one who gives his
And dies as a hero dies.
In windows of shops whence the men
went out,
The signal is flung to fate.
In windows of homes whence the
sons went forth,
And the mothers who gave them
wait
Sired of the nations Stars and
Stripes,
It tells how a man may fight
And give his blood and his life, per-
chance,
For the things that are true and
right.
Border of red for a courage high
Courage that's stanch and true,
With a field of white for purity
Where the name-stars glimmer
blue
God grant that our men come home
again
Out of wars furious hold:
God grant that the blue stars on the
flag
Change not to the stars of goidl
BY Sara Beaumont Kennedy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-11

rately, was unquestionahly assumed
for political reasons. He saw Re-
publican Congressman lined up al
most solidly for the suffrage amend
ment while his own pet Southern
Democrats opposed to it. He knew
this spelled the loss of suffrage votes
to the Democratic party in States
where women already have the bal
lot and to offset it he turned in at
the last minute for the measure.
But the fact remains. nevertheless,
that had not Republican Leader
Mann dragged himself from o bed
in Baltimore hospital, where he
had been for several months, to vote
for the resolution it would have been
defeated, so that, while Democrats
followed the Presidents lead and
many of. them voted for it, Repub-
lican votes carried the measure to
victory.