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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
HESRICo TRANSFERS.

l2io acres land fro o i1 ~ T. feet cFas on
tne south side Williams hurg Road. be-
inS part or the tract conveyed 10 u
~ \. Lyme by deed from r. a. Heyer.
dated November II. 1894. recorded in
GGierK'S office of Henrico County in
1oisi book i+S-A. page $50. May Is.
Junius j. White ct TX TO a. ].
chewnins, Jr;, one-third interest in
Gilt acres land on the eastern linz ne :,
road leading from the Nine Mile Re-, 4
aa,cross the Southern Railroad to the
Williamsburg Road, a short d;s,,n ~. .
east Of Richmond. May %, 1915: ,ay
90 cents: $40. 'aA.
c. T.. Johnson ct ux. to r IT sto,,x
, two tracts land, containing, respee.
~ thhne ~; 10 and IL acres. fronting on
t NEW Wiilisnmsburg Road. about six miles
taY hiGG h October 25, 1917;
w HerDer5 c. schwoob ct ux. to :
Wesley Peyton. tract land co con 10 j:
SSi-5 acres. fronting 100 feet ga ~, :
Nine Mile Road. about two n,;,o az me
e, Richmond. May IS. 1918; tax san.
James p. Blanton ct NIX - w
i,,oNinE. foNl90 feet east line iihhio
nor,h at ITS intersection with The
nIa IN me Of Dahlia Lane being lot IL,
IiIa497S or Westview. April IL. 1915;
Fairheld Realty Corporation 70
bailey. 2oXll4 feet southern linz Eo, ~.
purn Street. 271-2 feet east of ne ",
Trersection with the eastern linz -,
lLwenty, seventh Street. known az i 10, OF
- pioGk ~ in the plan of lots ,node ~ =;
u, u, Crawford Redd & Bro. Nav % 10y Dp
LAX, % cents; $40 - i'iS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
MISS WILSON HONORS
MEN OF 9TH COMPANY
Confined to Their Quarters Resulted
In Entertainment for Their
Special benefit.

CAMP LEE. May 3l.-A very unusual
honor was accorded to the Twenty
seventh Company. Seventh Training
Battalion. one Hundred and Fifty-ftth
Depot Brigade, Camp Lee. Va. on Wed
nesday evening Miss MarEare, Will
son, daughter Of the President. sang in
tho mess hall of the company for the
pleasure OF the men. Hearing from
its comma ndinS officer that the TWEEN
ty-seventh Company was confined to
It's company area and could not at
tend her concert. Miss Wilson con-
scented to visit the company barracks.
AS Miss Wilson and her accompan-
list. Mrs. Davis. descended from the
car the men Of the Twenty-seventh
Company checrcd Miss Wilson FIRST
sang the dear old favorite. My Lad
die" encored with Dixie" At the
close Of Dixie" the first sergeant OF
the company, Juda Gofsteun. presented
to Miss Wilson bouquet of America n
Beauty roses. tied with an America n
ribbon. and To Mrs. Davis bouquet
of pink and white peonics. Miss Will
son then sang two more songs to ire
mendous applause. and then. by re-
quest. Garry Me Back to Old V!r-
Cinia."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
IMMATURE ALMANAC.
HONOR JEFFERSON DAVIS
Exercises to he Held on His birthday
Mt Monument Monday
AftcruuOu.

In honor to the memory OF Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis. OF the Confcd-
aracy, appropriate exercises will he
conducted a the Davis Monument on
Monument Avenue. Monday evening at
$50 o'clock. under the auspices Of the
kichmond Chapter. United Daughters
Oh the Confederacy. In event Of rain
the exercises will take place in Ran
doiph Hall at the Soldiers Home. All
veterans OF Confederate organizations
are invited TO take part, and grand
children of the Confcdcracy have been
requested TO bring flowers to decorate
the monument.
The following is the program ar
ranged by the committee composed Of
Mrs. Il. a. Blenncr, chairman; Mrs
Norman V. Randolph. Mrs. j. X Bow
man and Mrs. Samuel q. Dew: Open
ing prayer. Rev. James Power Smith.
ID. d.: address, Judge ID. G. Richard
son; poem (by Kate Langley Bosher),
read by Rev William L. Thompson,
d. D.: song. Bonnie Blue Flag" sung
by grandchildren OF the Confederacy.
led by Mrs. j. l.. Bowman. each child
carrying small flag OF the seeded
States.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
Real Estate Summary
cIiANcEIsY TRANSFERS.

-. j. White ct ux. 10 a. J. Chewing
Jr.. 3ON60 feet. known as 6O2 North
Ears, street. May -, 1915. Tax, 81;
$40. "
G. b Small ct ux. 10 A. ]. Chewing,
Jr.. "A 3-iXS5 feet. known as $500 II
Street. MAY 27, 1918; $500.
Max r. Ruhrmund 10 H. s. Waller
stein. "a feet IA inches by 100 feet,
K ,d,s as 1905 Moore street. May %
j. V. Griffin ct Tx. to ]. S. Word,
2ok'5 feet. known as 2soo East NJ
street May %, 1915: $1,000.
Jane c. Williamson TO T. D. Ford
,oMlS5 feet. known as 1912 Barton
Avenue. May l. 1918; tax. $500; $40
Lola \. Woodruff TO w. S. Rose
ieS'o feet north line James Street
o? 81 feet north of Washington Street.
May -, 1918; tax. so cents: $40.
a. j. Chewing, Jr, ct ux 10 ]. ].
White. - ga feet by So feet. known
as :5Q6 X Street. May IS. 1918; tax.
81; $40.
-. ID. Carneal. trustee. to r. L. OFT.
DUN l43 feet, known as 504 North Second
street; also 50xli9 feet. known as SOP
Norm Second Street. May II, 1918;
S4.150.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
GEORGE w. STEVENS NAMED
c. & 0. FEDERAL MANAGER
Former President of Great system
Represents Government I'm This
District.

Try AssocIa tco Press.
ROANOKE. VA, May 31-Ceorce w.
stevens, former president OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio. has been appointed
Federal manager of that road, it was
announced to-day. lie has accepted.
T. S. Davant. OF Roanoke, has been
chosen traffic assistant. and d. e.
Spangler. OF Roanoke. transportation
assistant to y. ID. Maher Federal d.
rector of the Pocahontas district.
At the same time it is announced
that the Virginia Carolina and the Now
River. HolSton and Western Railroads.
short lines in Southwest Virginia, have
been put under management OF A. c.
Needles. Federal manager OF the Nor
folk and Western.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
CHARGED WITH SEDITlON
Shopvorkcr at Reidsville Ys Said TO
HIVE Infnmcd Fellow
EmDlOyces

INVFIIdl TO IIIlVS nj
DANVILLE. VA, May 3l.-Daniel
Williamson has been arrested at Reds
VILE on a presidential warrant, chare-
ing him with sedition, according to a
special from the Carolina town. State
ments attributed to him of pro-Ger-
man nature have been admitted bv
the man. who says that he uttered
them only as an argument He was
employed at a cotton mill and so high
did feeling run that other employees
refused to work in the same place. In
default Of $1,000 bail. he is in jail.
A wife and several children are de-
pendent on his labor for a living.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
In Critical Condition.

Florence Decker, CT sol North Twen-
ty-ninth Street, who is in the Virginia
hospital as result of swallowing
bichioride OF mercury on account of
worry because her sweetheart was
called TO the army. is still in grave
danger. Physicians stated yesterday
that 1t would take several days TO
ascertain her true condition and
whether she would recover. The girl
look upwards of dozen tablets 1t
was stated at the hospital
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
BOY SCOUTS TO AID
VIII Cali on Automobile Owners To.
day to Do Their Part in
Thrift Drive

without any obligation whatever on
their part. automobile owners In this
city will be given an opportunity to
do their bit in helping along the thrift
and war savings campaign.
officials OF the society were unwilling
to divulge the nature Of this latest
drive. but that it is bound to prove
successful is evidenced by the fact that
the trick will be turned by tho local
organizations of Boy Scouts
a word 10 the wise is sufficient.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
MAKRIAGE LICENSES.

The me following marriage licenses We.
Hn uu Yesterday by the clerk OF the
Jonn Corhin Crafford. Lee HILL Va.
and Ada Elizabeth Fill. city. 80
RIenlamin Bowie Beadles and GLADYS
charles Edward Whitlow and Julia
Leadow Whitlow, city.
Spencer d. Powers and Sadie Martin.
city. I'LL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
CHARTER ISSUED.

The following charter was issued bv
the State Corporation Commission YES,
terday:
North and South Cooperation, Nor
folk. Capital stock, $4,000. Purposes:
real estate and building business. T.
S. Southgate. president; Hugh C. Davis,
secretary a9d tressurer-both of Nor
folk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
woMEN'S MEETINGS.

All the women ard girls OF tho First
Presbyterian Church Will hold an i'm
portant meeting Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock q, the church. where "A spec
ia! piece OF work Will be assigned 10
each one.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson has left
for Admission. Ala. to visit her son.
Corporal Thomas y. Price. OF the one
Hundred and Eleventh Field Artillery,
Battery A.
Word has been received here by Mr.
and Mrs. H. o. Williams announcing
the safe arrival Of their son. Lieuien-
ant Irvine A. Williams. overseas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
Summer Hours at Library.

State Librarian McIlwaine announces
that the schedule OF summer hours is
in effect at the library. which will,
from now till October /. be open from
Q to 8; except on Saturday. when 1t
will close at noon. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01

Tho Grandchildren OF the Confed-
eracy. Chapter No. !. are requested
TO meet at the jefferson Davis monu-
ment, on Monument Avenue. at $40
O'Clock this afternoon to practice for
the Davis ceremonies which Will be
held Monday afternoon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
Aufon for SnIe

If you are looking for good Sec
ond- hand automobile. consult the Want
Ada In this paper.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
Local Temperature Yesterday,
LOcnl RninfnII.
L.OcnI Observations

iSaln1all last twenty-four hours. Trace
Excess since March l........ 39S
-Nees" S'i'ce january i.... i.Ii
Local Observations mt T.. NJ
:, temperature, 81; humidity. 60: wind
direction, south: wind Velocity
miles; weather. cloudy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-01
The Weather
(Furnishcd by q. g. Weather I,urenuJ
(Fcderal Summer Time Uncd.)

Forecasts Virginia
Fair, CO n I n II e u
warm Saturday aud
probably Sunday.
North Carolina
Fair, CO n ( 1 n II c Il
warm Saturday and
sunday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15

wsinam- Honenzonern, the rormer
emperor of Germany, who began the
world war, and who abdicated when
he was convinced that Germany must
surrender to the victorious allies, has
arrived in Holland, and is now at the
town of Destleg, near Utretch. where
he hopes to escape further punish
ment at the hands of the nations he
has so griev0usiy wronged.
Desteeg is on the Guelders Yssel, an
arm of the Rhine river, about forty
miles east of Utrecht and twelve miles
from the German border. The chateau
Middachten, to which the former en-
peror is reported to be proceeding, be-
longs to Count William Frederick
Charles Henry Won Bentlnek He is a
member of the Prussian guards, and
before the war was attached to the
German embassy in London and a
member of the English Turf and Royal
Automobile clubs. He is SS years old.
He belongs to the famous Anglo-Duteh-
German house of Bentinck, the con-
tinental branch of the family of the
Duke of Portland.
Afiddachten castle dates back to the
year 1897.
The former German enlperor's party,
which Is believed to include Field Mar
shall won Hindenburg, arrived at Eys-
den, on the Dutch frontier, ut T:30
O'Clock Sunday morning, according to
Daily Mail advices,
Practically the whole German gen
eral staff accompanied the former em-
peror, and ten automobiles carried the
party. The automobiles were bristlIng
With rifles. and all the fugitiyes We're
armed
The ex-kalser was in uniform. He
alighted ut the Eysden station and
paced the platform, smoking a Gig
arctic.
Eysden lies about midway between
Llege and Manstaict on the Dutch
border.
Chatting with the members of the
staff, the former emperor the CORE
spondent says. did not look in the
least distressed, A few minutes later
an imperial train, including restaur'
lant and sleeping cars, ran into the
station Only servants We're aboard
A London dispatch announced that
members OF the hattleship Kaiser, al
kIel. had mutinled and hoisted the
red flag. Officers attempting to de
tend the German flag We're overpow
cred and two of them. including the
commander, were wounded, according
10 the Cologne Gazette.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15

hicatlon was announced November o,
has always Insisted upon making him
self the center 81 the debates in the
relchstag and among his people.
Born with lust Tor military life,
lmbued with an obsession OF arms, he
was vain theatrical youth, consumed
with desire To leap into the center
.uf things and win for Germany aud
himself a martial glory With full stage
effect His one great desire has been
to emulate the example OF Frederick
the Great, his ancestor, and carry
glory before him with u drawn sword,
Tie kaiser is man Of rapid lni-
pulses, aud these often came near in
y0iylng Germany Ia serious difficult
ties. Ills dream 81 world domination
plunged the world into war in 1911
Upon him and the tremendous milf
tary engine u destruction, OF witch
he was the embodiment, the exponent
and the leader rests The responsibility
Of deliberately planning aud bringing
about the greatest conflict the world
hRs ever seen
II did not matter 20 the world that
the empefurs share IA the swift events
Immediately preceding the war had
been obscured The world convicted
him ~ organizing. directing and main.
tanning NJ the top notch Of efficiency
the great German military machine, 1t
WIN be remembered that he signed the
order for the tierman mobilization, and
he stood sponsor for the terrorism and
brigandage which. under the EuiSe OF
warfare. rayished Belgium, laid waste
the cities Of France. depopulated and
devastated serfia aud sank the IaisI-
tania with the freight Of Women aud
children TO grave IN the Atlantic,
Civilization viii never forget that 4
was the mintons Of the former emperor
Who shot to death the English nurse
who heeriendcd the Releians in Brus,
sells.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
SOCIALIST LEADER
FORMS GOVERNMENT
FRIEDRICH EBERT ASSUMES
HEiNs AND OUTLINES PLANS
I'M PROCLAMATION
Declares That He Plans to Form PEG.
pies Government Which VIII
Bring About Speedy Settle
Fnent Of Problems.

Copenhagen. -Friedrich Ebert, the
Socialist leader, has been appointed
imperial chancellor. He has issued d
proclamation saying that he plans to
form a peoples government which viii
endeayor to bring about speedy peace.
Chancellor Ebert said he would en-
deavor to continue the freedom which
the people had won. He begged sup
port in the hard work ahead and APP
pealed for cooperation in the country
and cities in the problem of provis-
ioning.
Herr Ebert in his proclamation said
that Prince Macmillan of Baden had
transferred the chancellorship to him,
all the secretaries of state having
given their consent. The new govern
ment, he added, would be In agree.
ment with the various parties"
II is officially announced from Der
lin that the war ministry has placed
itself at the disposal of Friedrich
Ebert, whose appointment as imperial
chancellor was forecast Sunday by
the decree of Prince Macmillan. This
action was for the purpose of assuring
the provisioning Of the army and as
sisting in the solution of demobiIiza.
ton problems.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
KAISER WILLIAM ADVOCATES
WHEN HUNS MEET DEFEAT
German Emperor Vacates Throne and
Seeks Sanctuary in Holland When
Peace Terms Are Submitted.


PARIS The expected has happened
NlsIiAm Mohenspllern. German einpvr
~ and Hing ~ Prussia. has ahllcatesl
~ II new tn Holland. where be hopes
siiag he fnay b. safe from bis enemle,
and cscApr ff4e panlslxgfnt that III
justly deserves
The CROWN prince has renDunced she
thsne ARD 4 reReney win b. vel up.
TAis declaration II made Ia de-
cree issued n Perrin hy the German im-
psFlai chancellor Prince Ma2imiiIaH. 81
Baden.
Prince Macmillan win hold office
untll matters rogmericd with The ahdl.
cation ~ the emperor nrs settled. and
Friearish Eberi vfce president III the
Social Democratic party. VIII replace
him a. chancellor during f1ee regency.
Thirty years aud silnasf FIVE months
after Be assembled lhe liniarlai throne,
William Hohenxollern hts armies de.
feated 10 The field, forced 90 she far
armlstiec terms and the German people
Faslng 10 reyais, gives III. his power He
came inse authority With his country
At the threshold nf va era ~ peace
ard fnateflai progress be leaves Il torn
70 revolution and suffering from the
hafylAhsps ana sacrifices % more than
four Years ~ war virtually ruined.
ERNEST August Duke % brunswick,
sansln ln@ ~ HE emperor, aisa has ab-
tleased aud Fenonncea the rights ~
his heir
With The passing FROM power II VII,
iiam lIaheuxolIern. all the heads Of The
governments of the central powers
when theg entered the war have died
80 test their thrones Emperor Francis
Joseph and he sultan AZ Turkey died
before their countries agreed 10 aliled
afnlstiee terms and Ferdinand II Bui
garia aialicafed 10 ~ succeeded by Ills
son, wh0 gave VI the throne when his
people reese against him The other
European emperor Al the beginning Of
the war Nicholas Romanoff. Was de.
posed IN March, 1917, aud murdered ii
1pIS. 1918
The German Imperial chancellor
ptinee Max AZ Baden, issued the follow.
ing decree on November o.
"The kaiser And King has decided Is
xenonAss ssae tistane
1.-The Imperial chancellor WAN remain
10 office Until The situation connected
with The abdleatloR ~ the kaiser, The
renounciug by the German crown
prince II the ihroue ~ the German en-.
pire aud Of Prussia ana the setting up
- 4 regency have been settled.
sFer the regency he intends 10 ap.
paint Deputy Ebert ~ Imperial chan.
eeiioF aud he proposes thai bill shall
he brought N for the establishment ~
. law providing Cor the immediate pro.
mitigation ~ general suffrage and for d
constitutional German national assem-.
bly, which VIII settle Finally the future
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15

form o. government of the German ma.
lion and Or those people which might
BE- DESTROYS u coming within the em-
pire.e
Deputy Ebert who. according 70 the
German wireless message, Il 10 be APP
pointed imperial chancellor. il Fried
rich Ebert, vice president OF the main
cDmmlttee ~ the rechstag.
Eherls election 10 the latter offIee In
June o. This year was taken to mean ar
the time that the Socialist minority In
The relchstag had either been reclaimed
~ the military government or that the
Socialists had gained the ascendency.
Later events hive proved that the So
cialists were In the saddle.
Ebert quite recently declared Ia the
reichstng thar the German people would
no longer permit themselves to be with.
oat the right 10 decide their fate. 1t
WAS he who Informed the relchstag OF
the release Of DR. Liebknecht.
a telegram received from C0pcn-
hagen from Brunswick BY way Of Ber-
lin asserts that Emperor Williams son.
lnslaw, The Duke IL brunswick, and his
successor have abdicnted.
Unlike his grandfather. who shield.
"a himself behind his chancellor, the
former emperor ~ Germany, whose NIB
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15

kingless and throneless. The situation
In Saxony Is not clear from the dis
pitches. Germany's total population
Is. roughly, 70,000000.
The populations Of the three revolu-
tionized Kingdoms are Prussia, Al
100000; Bavaria, 100000; Wurttem-
berg, 100000; total, 51,O00O0O.
or the remaining inhabitants Of the
empire, II is safe to say, on the
strength Of all dispatches, that the ma
jority has joined the revolt
Late dispatches report the king of
saxony is also about to abdicate, If
he has not already done so. He is
Friedrich August II. whose personal
life was exposed some years ago by
his divorced wife, the Princess Louise
Of Tuscany.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-15
GERMANY SIGNS ARM|ST|CE
HOST|L|T|ES ENDING At ONCE
World War Ends When Teutons Admit
Defeat and Accept the Terms
Proposed by Allies.

Washington. Deserted by all hel
allies, her great military maehlne ii
process of destruction by onslaught.
Of the allies armies; her emperor q
fugitive In Holland. With his dream o.
world dominion rndely shattered
Germany has ut last conceded defeat
aud the world war which has ragged foi
folr years u NJ an end
The Huns have surrendered uncon-
ditionally 70 General Foch.
The war ended Monday morning. No
yember II. at o O'Clock, Washington
time, II o'clock Paris time. The arm
lstice WAS signed by the German eet-
resentatives nc 2 80 O'Clock Moneay
morning and flashed all over Tho coun-
try. The result was q demonstration
In every section OF America that was
continued for hours.
The terms Of the armistice, II was
announced, will not be made public
until later. Military men here, how
ever, regard II as certain they In
clude:
Immediate retirement OF the German
military forces from France, Belgium
and Alsace-Lorraine
Dlsarming and rehabilitation of the
German armies.
Occupation by the allied and Amer
lean forces Of such strategic points In
Germany 40 viii make impossible re
newni Of hostillties.
Delivery OF part OF the German high
seas fleet and a certain number Of sub
marines to the allied and American
naval forces.
Disarmament Of all other German
warships under supervision of the al
lied and American navies, which VIII
guard them.
Occupation of the principal German
naval buses by sea forces of the vic
torlous nations,
Release Of allied and American sol
diers, sailors and civilians held pris-
oners in Germany without such recip-
rocal action by the associated govern
There was no information as to the
circumstances under which the armis-
INV WftS biSbcNis hut SttlNt .Attt NAtIIhttii |
did not reach German military
heaaaunrtern wutn 10 o'esces SUNDAY
mornin, French time. 1t was gen
emily assumed here that the German
ENJOYS within the French lines had
been instructed by wireless to sign the
terms
Ieorty-seven hours had been required
for the courier TO reach German head
quarters, and unquestlonably several
hours were necessary for the exami-
nation of the terms and decision. II
was regarded MS possible, however,
that the decision may have been made
at Berlin and Instructions trans
mIttcd from there by the new German
government
Up 70 Sunday there were four king
doms IN the German empire. namely,
Prussia, Bavaria, Snxony and
wurttemberg. All but Saxony are now