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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12

the leading stars of the film firma-
ment viii attend Mayor Ainslie will
also have one OF the visiting farorites
as his partner in the dancing. open
ing night Thursday has been desig
mated as Marguerite Snow and King
Baegot night. a Jazz band of fifteen
pieces viii furnish the music and dane
ing viii he enjoyed by every one pres
emit each night from $50 to midnight.
There viii he souvenirs for all and
% variety Cf meritorious entertain
ment viii serve to attract large
crowds. the milk fund for the sick
babies of Richmond profiting through
the generosity of the exhibitors, who
are giving part of the proceeds 70
this worthy local charity,
Among the stars who will be here
are June Elvidge, Lillian Walker
Carlyle Blackwell, King Baggot
Marguerite Snow. Marguerite Courtot
Airline Pretty. famous IS the leading
woman for Douglas Fairbanks, and
'many others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
NORFOLK WILL SOON HAVE
10000 TELEPHONES IN CITY

Norfolk. Va, June 1l.--Teu thous-
and new telephones viii be installed
by the Cheaa peake and Potomac Tele-
phone company AT an early date. II
was stated by c. Fred Bonney district
manager OF the company yesterday
that it is planned TO install telephone
equipment sufficient 10 double the
present capacity of the main Norfolk
exchange. on Plume street, which now
takes care Of about ten thousand tele-
phones or stations When the con-
templated extensions and enlarge
ments have been made the main ex-
change will be equipped TO meet the
requirements Of twenty thousand tele-
phones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
ICE FAMINE NARROWLY
ANERTED IN ROANOKE

Roanoke, Va. June 11.~-An ice
famine in Roanoke was narrowly
averted last night when a clamor that
would not down reached the officials
OF the local producing and delivering
companies
Hundreds of people who could not
get ice yesterday afternoon and last
night and who were told by the local
delivery company that there was no
fcs 10 deliver VIII be supplied early
this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
WIIIDUGHBY BEACH PLANS
FOR PERMANENT ROADN "

Norfolk Va. June ll.--Property
owners and residents of WllloughhY
Beach are planning to construct "a
permanent roadway along the entire
length Of WiHouFhby Beach \ meet
ing Of those Interested viii he held
this afternoon in the club rooms Of
the Norfolk chamber of commerce
board of trade. Ways and means Of
effecting the construction Of the road
will be discussed and such action taken
as may seem eXpedient toward secur-
ing the necessary action Of the county
road board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
TWO LITTLE BOYS KNOCKED
Down AND HURT BY AUTOS

Alexandria Va. June ii.--Late Sat
urday afternoon a little son OF Gordon
Phillips was knocked down by an
automobile at the intersection OF
Prince and Lee streets. The youngster
was playing in the street at the time
and failed to see the approaching ma
chine. The boy was taken to the
Alexandria hospital
Early yesterday afternoon Lewis
the little son Of Frank Pettey, was
struck hv an automobile on King
street near Washington. The boy
was picked up by officer Massey and
hurried to his home. on South Lee
street. where he later received surgi-
cal attention.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
DANVILLE GIVES OVER 5000 TO
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY

Danvilie. Va. June 1.-THE canvass
for funds for the Children's Home
Society of Virginia. which has been in
progress In Dauviile during the past
week. came TO gratifying conclusion
last night when it was discovered that
s9|5.06 had been collected. 1T was
said last snight that before the final
returns are made the SUM will have
reached three figures. SO late as
Thursday. 1t was feared that Dan
ville's contribution would not greatly
exceed $500 but during the last two
days. including yesterday. which was
tag day the sum increased greatly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12

Staunt0n, Va, June II.-~LhafIeN
ShulI early during the morning killed
"A big bear at his place near Buckhorn
Tavern. The hear had killed lamb
for him on Thursday night. and on
Friday night Mr.. Shull set bear
trap near the carcass. and when he
went out to the trap he found the
bear caught by one foot. which he had
gnawed off. all except the ligaments,
and To prevent the bears escape he
AT once shot bruin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
STANTON GIVES 500 TO
CHILDRt.N'S HOME SOCIETY

Staunton. Va. june tf.-Staunton
has again supported worthy cause.
This time II was the cause OF the
Chldren's Home Society Of Virginia.
with headquarters in Richmond.
stanton did not contribute $40 or
SEQ. or even SIS. but gave and gave
freely the sum of S400.7S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-12
TWO LITTLE BOYS KILLED
USING KEROSENE on FIRE

Fredericksburg. Va. June 1.-The
two small sons Of F.. VI Jorcon, OF
Cherry Grove farm. Port Conway.
King George county. are dead AZ tina
result OF tht explosion Of a can of
kerosene oil. with which they attempt
ed 10 kindle a FIRE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
LIZARDS AID SUGAR GROWERS
Small Reptiles Most important Hell
In the Destruction Of Parasites
In West Indies.

Lizard farming and fungus cultivs
ton are means adopted In the Yves;
Indies to protect the sugar industry
1t has been discovered that the frog
hopper, so-called on account of IT
great leapIng powers, Is the creates
pest Of the sugar cane, and that II muk
tlplles By thousands on single plants
sucking the sap from roots and leaves.
In the last three or four years two
remedies have been developed. r. W,
Urich. a West Indian entomoogist, has
demonstrated that lizards devour great
quantities Of the immature hoppersl
and ]. r. Roarer, a United States my.
cologIst. has shown that spores of the
fungus known MS "green muscnrdine'
are peculiarly fatal to the adults. Ar
part Of the work to save the cane, war
has been begun In Trinidad, where the
investigation has been made, against
the rapacious mongoos, which has
made lizards scarce. In addition, hun.
dreds Of lizards are collected In a pro
tectlve enclosure, and are encouraged
to multiply under favoring conditions
Of sand banks for burrows, with &C
abundance Of food and water. The
fungus Is grown In test-tube cabinets
which produce spores that are busted
over the cane fields by special dis
tributing machines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
WORkOF CENSORS
FULL OF THRILLS
Women Of England Find in It a
Most Attractive and Lucra.
tive Professor.
HELP DRAW NET ON SPIES
System 10 Perfect; One MarveIs How
German Secret Agent Can Slip
Through, but Slip Through
He Does.

London.-The latest and, to a WON.
an, the most attractive profession Is
that of postal censor. To the well.
educated woman In her service, the
postal CENSORSHIP. offers opportunities
for advancement not to be found else
where. The pay ranges from 1925 n
week while learning. rising by incre-
ments OF 81 to SIS n week, the maxi.
mum for IN examiner, with additional
war bonus. There are at least fifty
women earning more than $1,000 a
year, supervising thirty OF forty exam.
liners each. They have all risen from
the ranks.
Now they hold the proud title Of D.
A. c. deputy Assistant Censor), to
which they have been elevated not so
much for their languages rs for their
general capacity. One girl Of nine
teen, engaged two years ago as a
typist at S. q week, rose to SIS with.
In six months. Another, beginning at
$40, drew so within eight weeks.
Yet the plant Of the deputy chief
censor Is that 1--WE cannot get enough
Of the right kind Of women to be cen.
sors." The latter Is the executive
head Of that vast machine, created
mainly for restrictive measures. which
yet feeds with valuable information
not merely the war Office. Of which 1t
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Twelve Observers in One Day
Trust to Parachutes In
Leaps for Life.
PERIL N BURNING GAS BAGS
Flames Likely to overtake the De-
seendins observers-Many Mar
row Escapes From Death-one
Relates Experiences

BEHIND the British Lines In France.
Leaps for life from burning observa.
ton balloons when attacked by Ger
maj airplanes were described by OBJ
servers Of the British Royal Flying
corps to an Associated Press corre-
spondent when he visited n of their
camps behind the lines a few days ago.
A balloon ascent at the front Is new
er a light undertaking. and IN n day
recently when the correspondent Wis
tied n station in n fairly inactive Part
Of the line six balloons containing y
men were shot down by German air
planes. all within sight Of n another.
One Of the IL officers who were com
PEELED to reach terra frma by the para
chute route told the story of his trip.
1--WE were perched at $500 feet" he
said. "and had been up only half an
hour when a column Of smoke two
miles southwark attracted our notice.
"There goes No. l6." said my observer.
1.-Two white hecks floating earthward
told us that the two passengers Of the
balloon had got clear In time. Just
then two similar specks appeared sud
denly from under. another balloon
warning us that the Boche was out for
a wholesale killing this. time. Six
more white specks now appeared, and.
since 1t was evident that the entire
line was being attacked. I gave the
order to haul down.
Sudden Attack by Alrplane.
"At 1000 feet, / ordered the winch
stopped. No more balloons had been at
tackled, and although ours was now
the only n up, l could see British
nghting planes ascending from the air.
dromes behind us to chase away the
enemy. So decided to venture up
again. We assembled to 1900 feet this
time. and soon were Mt work again.
"Then suddenly something happen
cd. 1t happened swiftly as in n dream.
We didn't eve see the German Alba
tross approaching, but our ground Off
c. and his scouts gave US the alarm
Just a second or two before the hawk
was on us. l heard my observer. at
the telephone, say suddenly. Whats
that? Stand by! Good Heavens
Then he turned calmly to me and said
with a smile, Sorry. old man, we must
get out at once He helped me over
the side first.
II dropped and heard a 'wumph' MS
the parachute left its case. This a
the last sensation I attempted to ana.
lyze ms fell like a stone for 400 feet.
l saw the balloon shoot violently up.
ward, and then my view was blotted
out by a large white umbrella which
suddenly appeared above my head. and
/ realized that the parachute had open
ed. ! didn't look down. as l felt my
body swaying easily in the breeze. The
roar above told me that the Albatross
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Work Women Can Do.

Women and girls who wish to help
the farms produce more food can be Of
immediate service in the lighter farm
tasks such as fruit and berry picking,
sorting and packing. They can help
over-busy farm women in their house.
hold tasks, especially In preparing the
large amount Of food needed for har.
vesting crews.
Indirectly they car help the farmers
with their heavy work by taking the
place Of their men folks who perform
lighter tasks In Office, store, or factory,
thereby relieving these men at critical
times to 70 out to the farms and helI
with the heavy work unsulted to WON
ems physical strength.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Men and Boys Firstl

The farmers will need human he'll
10 handle and harvest the vast acr,
ages needed to produce enough bres
for the nation and the allies. Tn
work calls for Drawn, muscle. physlt a
endurance. Time to think Of womer
at heavy work In the fields when there
are no American men and boys to b.
spared from store, Office or factory.
No business save fighting and pro
viding the things fighters must have Il
win battles Is more Important than pro
ducIng enough food. Give your atten
ton to food production on some farm
Help your employees to get out to thu
farms Mt harvest and other critica
seasons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Towns Can Help Farmers.

There Is an opportunity now for ur-
ban people sympatheticalIy and con-
%structively to study the farm-labor sit
nation and to render assistance, said
David F. Houston, secretary Of agri-
culture, In a recent statement. In
many towns and cities there are men
who have had farming experience. who
are a%ble-bodled and who doubtless
would be willing to serve the nation
In the field OF agriculture at this time.
Especially for the seasonal strains Of
planting, c%ultivating and harvesting, 1t
will not be too much to ask such men
to aid the farmers In the necessary un.
dertaklng Of maintaining and, If posi-.
BILE. experimenting, the food supply in
order to feed the armies and to sustain
the civilian population behind them.
II 1t appears that the farmers Of n
community or region are not able to
secure the necessary labor by the usual
methods, then the leaders In the town
or city Immediately dependent upon
that region should organize, establish
touch with representative farm lead.
ers, and e II they cannot assist IN
solving the problem. The department
Of agriculture and labor will render
every possible aid, but each community
knows Its own problems, and urban
people, especially business men, could
cooperate effectively with the farmer
and also render much assistance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
GIVE BOMBS TO TOTS
Soldier Tells Of Inhuman Acts
Practiced by Boches.
Deadly Missiles Disguised a. Toys and
Set to Explode At Certain
Time.

Chicago.-The thrilling story Of his
experiences against the Huns in
France was told by Sergt. Christopher
Jones OF the Royal British Field Ar.
tillery, In the psychopathic court here.
Three times he was wounded and
I'VE times he went through the hor.
rors Of being gassed "oyer there"
He has been doing duty at the Brit.
ish recruiting Office here since his
discharge In 1917. He still carries q
piecs Of shrapnel in bis skull, re-
ceived at the Battle Of Ypres. when
for i've days he lny In a shell hole,
without food or drink, until q hospital
dog rescued him.
Jones was In the fighting at Albert
when that city was attacked and the
cathedral destroyed.
That was where the Bochcs gave
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

plane swooped down on them. Its No.
chine gun In full play. One II the ON
Gers Was killed. and. although the cfh-
er escaped. his parachute vas torn, By
q bullet
The balloon ccumandce told the
story Of nm officer who had gone up
alone and whose balloon was shellesi
when flying at 1000 feet. On these Oc-
casions II Is dangerous to haul down.
for the position of the winch Is thereby
given away TO the enemy gunners. At
last. after a cloud Of ~shrnrnel smoke
had appeared almost under tho basket
and no response came down the tele-
phone wire to inquiries rs ia whether
everything was all right. the ground
officer gave the order to haul down.
Ten minutes later the rar touched the
ground. and the observer was found
lying at the bottom Of the basket. I'M.
conscious hut unhurt. II was n had
case of shell shock. from which 'he
officer was several months IN recov-
ering.
a few days ago. nj a :earhy station.
n balloon suddenly caught fire, for no
apparent reason. The two observers
tried to escape In their parachutes, bGt
the blazing balloon overlook them, and
they We're killed. Theories as to the
cause Of the disaster were numerous,
but the n most generally accepted
was that the balloon had been fired by
an electric spark from a thunder cloud,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

bombs to the children. bombs PAINTED
like toys and set to explode In a few
minutes" said Jones. 1.-THE pOor kids,
they had a chance. Yes, I saw
some OF these explosions. And I saw
Old women given the bnyOnet.
I'VE charged them, but our officers
wouldn't let US kill them. We had
to take them prisoners when they hol.
Tered 'Kamerad.'
when l was captured the Boches
threw me into a 40-foot pit with q lot
OF other prisoners. They told me I
could get out II I worked In the mt.
milton factories. l told them to 20 to
h. and stayed In the pit.
Zone night two Of us overpowered
a guard, climbed upon the rope which
they used to let water down to u.s., and
escaped. We went through woods and
swan rivers until we got to the sea.
We got on q fishing boat and woke 10
on the coast Of France"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

headaches disappeared. gained in
weight and feel fine, 90 a honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Ver:.
table Compound to any woman who ID
suffering e I was. - Mrs. ADELNE r
LYNCH, 100 Plain St., Providence, RI.
Backache and nervousness are symu.
toms or natures warnings, which in.
dicate Q functional disturbance or A
unhealthy condition which often deveL
ops into . more serious ailment
Women In this condition should not
continue 70 drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
Try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkhsm Med. Co, Lynn, Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
GERMANS SHOOT
DOWN E

had done IFS work and the balloon WIS.,
afre. You cnnnot. Of course. maneuveI
a parachute. md there Is always the
possibility of the burning balloon over
taking you and burning your only
means Of escape.
"Rnt before I reached the ground !
saw far In front the Aihaiross crash
Ing to earth minus n wing. She Ind
been hit by . cluster Of antiaircraft
shells.
"The next thing 7 knew was that
VA lying In the middle Of a plowed
field. while a short distance on ! saw
my observer coming across toward
me-"
Narrow Escape From Death.
All II Of the officers of the wrecked
balloons escaped safely on this Occa-
sion. They are not always so fortu-
nate. At this same station n few days
before an o.icer was sho, and killed
when dropping in his parachute. His
balloon had been set afire by n Ger
man nirplane. and. as usual. he and
his companion took to their para.
chutes. They had hardly got clear Of
the balloon when the attacking air.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

now forms IN integral part, but the ad.
miralty. the foreign office with its off.
shoots. the propaganda department,
contraband committee. and on which
the whole Of our blockade activities
are based.
Is there enough Of the right kind Of
w"lnen anywhere? The right kind Of
woman has many avenues open to her,
Some offer service in France-adven.
tnre, romance, the making Of history.
the glamor Of the uniform and a
chance OF honor and glory. But the
woman censor, catch spies though she
may, gets but little lImelight.
Aeroines In Bureau.
There are women in the censorship
today with three or more years service
who are % least among the heroines
of a They work In secret and In
silence. behind closed doors, and thvr
successes are hidden. They will not
even tell their friends where they
work. let alone what they do. AL.
though the women examiners OF mails
number some 1000. against some COG
male examiners, there has been little
mention of the women. The recent
decision Of the authorities TO remove
some Of the secrecy which shrouds the
woman censor will lead the right won.
en- to apply for the work. though nat.
urally there will be no disclosure which
can possibly be Of use to the enemy
and the discipline habit Of calling ev.
erythIng confidential will continue
The necessary qualifications are not
merely languages, and what they do 10
not just to read other peoples dull let.
tiers, as seems the general Impression ;
1t Is much more interesting than that
There are ON there who know no
tongue but their own; they have been
chosen for their Judgment and their
unquestionable discretion besides their
education and general knowledge. One
would emphasize the value Of juds-
ment and the opportunities for exer.
clsing 1t It Is a question OF weighing
up facts and coming to wise and rea.
sonnble decisions the whole time. To
women with a happy blend Of imagt.
nation and common sense the work 10
absorbing, ut times thrilling.
1t Is an experience and IN educa-
ton, a privilege to be part of this won.
dcrful mechanism. even as the hum.
blest cog in its wheel of progress; to
observe the details Of Its construction
and to watch II expand week by week.
Censor T%iohtens Net.
For as the war widens the censor
throws his net still further overseas,
tightening It until one marvels how the
German secret service agent can slip
through its manifold meshes. Sin
through them he does, and that Ia why
the country needs her daughters to
help to outwit him.
In the women's army or navy the
average pay Of officers Is SG25 to $S75.
with free quarters. They must leave
their homes, and to the woman who IL
settled In London this is a difficulty.
But II the London dwellcr has not the
robust health that enables her all day
to stand on her feet, though she ran do
a good days work ION her head" II her
family filters at the thought OF France.
let her come forward to the censorship
and stay In England. Here, as nm or.
binary censor or examiner Of mails,
she will have responsibility, with scope
for individuality and the great chance
Of bringing a spy to book by her keen.
ness In drawing close tho not
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

eCnoo, my back
ached all the time.
l was tired and tSd
no ambition forany.
thing. ! had taken
. number Of medi-
cines which did me
no good. One day
read about Lydis
z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compounds and
what It had done for
women, 80 | tried
It. My nervousness
and honkA~l- -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
THE RED SACRAMENT

BY Amelia Josephine Burr Of the
Vi0ilantea
A comrades blood had stained their
ration red;
The very wine Of life was In their
brend
And yet on that grim sacrament they
And rose up strengthened to fulHll tho
task
The dead man left undone.
o God. We ask
That we by sorrow may be douh,,
strong
To fight thy war against imner,.,
wrong >
Until the d~ragon--or ourselves-hs
dead.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.

E<lSiuuu > SApeIitlte III tIuiu-
Ing more than 100000 women to
help make up the deficiency In
man power on her farms will be
valuable to workers In this coun.
try should 1t become necessary
under labor stringencies In err
tain sections to enlist women
farm workers. At this time It
is not apparent to officials Of the
United States department of
agriculture that the farm labor
needs will require the services of
women In other than the lighter
tasks 20 which they already are
accustomed. But In order that
food production plans for this
year shall not fall down, the de-
partment has advised it's field
representatives to be prepared
to encourage women to perform
farm labor II the situation de-
mands It.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
GOVERNMENT BULLETINS

It costs you nothing to get
government bulletins from the
department Of agriculture at
Washington, giving results Of
experiments made BY poultry
experts. These bulletins con.
tain Information on all phases
Of poultry raising. from proper
building facilities to the brood.
Ing Of early Matched chicks.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Loan Sharks Busy In Army.

Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala
10 nm order from the war department
officers are warned to keep O sharp
lookout for loan sharks, many Of whom
have been reported operating In Nv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02

tional Guard and National army
camps. The order states that many OF
the money lenders have been taking
500 $75 and 500 Liberty bonds, fire..
quently charging rs much as 10 DER
cent interest on short time loans.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
serat

"What are you doing there?"
making v e an old waist. Wal
work. 1t is a sin to lose n pin +: It IL
bad taste to waste a waist."-Loul$
vile Courier-JOurnal.