Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-06

France was indicated to-day. when the
weekly war review heretofore issued
by the department.. failed to make its
appearance for the first time in some
months. In explanation. 1t was said,
that the new publicity policy was near.
ing completion and the old form OF
statement had been abandoned.
TARRYTOWN. y. Y. May 5.-Women
have banned German language news.
papers. to maintain 100 per cent pure
TINS historic American town. Mrs. Ros-
coe Conklin Hatch. Mrs. Harold Avery
and Mrs. kingsland Spencer. IA com.
mittce OF tho Civil League, reported
to-day they had succeeded in having
German newspapers excluded from
news stands.
Department. has received no report OF
the Smelling by submarine of an
American steamer equipped with non
sinkable devices. as WAS reported by
Il British steamer arriving yesterday
at gulf port.
! MOSCOW. Saturday. May 4-Nicholas
Nomanon, the former Emperor. to-
gether with the former Empress and
one OF their daughters, have been
transferred from Tobolsk 10 Ekaterin-
| burg.
THE HAGUE. May 5--Johnkhccr
| Loudon, Dutch Minister OF Foreign At
fairs. Informed the Chamber today
Germany was ended. He said that
Germany had agreed to limit the
amount OF sand and gravel transported
1 through Dutch waterways to maxi
mum OF 100000 tons per annum.
/ LONDON. May 6.-The Ukrain!an
ministers. who recently were arrested
/ by the German military authorities.
were shortly afterward set free, ac-
| cording 10 AN Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Moscow to-day.
ALLENToWN. PA. May 5-James
! iieavey. who fought in fifty-two Civil
, War battles and who Was the last sur
vivinE member Of Rankin Post. G. \.
r., of Brooklyn. died here to-day.
ZURICH. via London. May 5.-Dis-
patches from Kiev state that Odessa
the great Black Sea port city. has been
, the scene OF conflict night and day
every since the Austro German troops
entered II.
/ spruce wood TO the government have
jumped UP 30 per cent within the last
eight months. and the demand for the
air program is still great.
WASHINGTON. May 5-The War De-
partmcnt tonight issued a summary
o! the number OF aviators who have
lost their lives at American and Brit
ish training camps since April "a. 1917
The figures which include British and
American flyers show that TO- men
were Killed About 5000 men were in
training as avators at tho camps.
LEXINGTON. KY, May 5.-An estate
amounting TO between Sl3n,o0o.op0 and
$3.50 100000 was left by the last Mrs
Mary l.. Flagler Bingham. according
TO evidence submitted by the State in
heri,ancc tax collector. Previously the
estate had been valued at between $50.
100000 ana sso,00c, 900.
NEWEERN y. C.. May 5.-Capta.r
Albert l.. Barr. of the Unitcd state.
Army. who disappeared from Camp Sc,
vicr Grccnville. s. -, nvc weeks ago
was found in an abandoned hut in the
mountains. it was learned to-day. lI'
said something had snapped in his
head" just before he disappeared.
PARIS. May 5.-SerEcant Baylies, ar
American aviator, attached TO the
French air force, has brought down hi:
sixth enemy.
PARIS. May 5.-Gcorges An ne I
French novelist, died this morning.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard IIilles. OF Delaware,
suhragist and daughter OF the lat,
Thomas +. Bayard. ambassador I,
Great Britain under President Cleve
land. declared to-day that she ha
been happy during the first week sh,
has worked In a plant OF the Bethle
hem Steel Company at New Castle
i, helping with army orders.
MAN WHO LIVED NEAR
PRISON FOR YEARS GETS IN