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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
City Auditorium
Even Lacks Room
For Sunday Sing
More Than 1000 Crowd Into
Big Building for Afternoon
Service-Seventh In Series
Under Auspices Of Training
Camp Commission.

Packing the City Auditorium to its
capacity. more than 1900 people were
present yesterday at the seventh sun
day sing held here, and each and every
one from en-ycar-oid children to the
Confederate veteran entered int5 the
Spirit OF the afternoon with a verve
and enthusiasm that made It a red let
ter day on the calendar Of the Rich
mono commission on training camp
activities.
Finding the seating capacity at the
auditorium of the John Marshall High
sch oil entirely inadequate for tho
great throngs that flock to tho grow
ins and popular innovation. the sun
day sing. the commission was forced
to secure tho large City Auditorium.
and from the numbers that were COM
pelled to stand in the rear OF that
large building yesterday 1t may be
necessary to Use William BYRD park
or iease the BelIwood fam In order
that tho entire city may join in the
services.
Rapidly Growing.
Never In the history of the city has
any institution of a similar character
obtained such wild-are popularity.
With small crowd a Few weeks ago
At the John Marshall auditor ium. It
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
CHARTER ORDINANCE
To Be RECOMMENDED
PEOPLE DECIDE TO ACT
Request Election Of Charter Commits
sioners to Draw Up Form OF City
Government Acceptable 20 All and
Not Amy Particular Class.

Prompted by public demand. repre-
serted by the names OF nearly 5000
voters the council committee on ordt-
nances will this evening at o'clock
meet to act upon the petition of the
voters calling for an election on the
question OF charter changes and the
election Of a charter commission OF
seven citixsns TO frame such form
OF government as may appear de-
sirable.
The committee reached this con-
ciusion Saturday. after Councilman
English had spread the news that he
did not wish the public to feel that
tire committee was side-Stepping or
lodging the issue. sprung by nearly
5000 voters.
The number of signatures to the Pc
tition reaches about half. II not \
majority. of the number of votes
usually cast at an election in Rich
naond. This petition was signed by
citizens representing all classes. and
Is not made up entirely Of interested
city employees. as has been asserted by
psrtisans.
No Interior Motive.
There is no reason to suspect that
the signers of the petition were actu-
ated in their motive by any particular
desire to either abolish or retain the
administrative board. They felt. now
ever. that II there Is to be q charter
change the plan. or form. should be
drawn up by entirely disinterested
parties. and not by the city council.
or any other group of city employees.
Such a group. It In pointed out.
would but be partial to themselves.
human nature Debating such 4 course.
1t is pointed out. by innocent by
ISLANDERS and disinterested persons.
lature to give them permission to pcr-
retuate themselves. and to give them
powers which are now controlled by
the administrative board.
These points were brought out In
discussion OF the paper yesterday
by several well-posted men.
Board Not Complete SUCCESS.
These men were not favorable to
the retention OF the administrative
board. On the contrary they felt that
the board had not proven as much Of
a success as It had been expected to
be.
But" said one Of the men. I'VE
should not throw the board overheard
until we ind something better to put
In Its place. Our ship Of state must
have ballast. and we cannot destroy
the board suddenly. and thrust
theoretical form OF government. the
cost Of which II absolutely beyond
estimate. into Its place. We must 70
slow. and IL the citizens commission
can show us better form than that
now In existence. It should be given
chance"
Many OF those who signed the petit
tfon of nearly 5000 have expressed
themselves an being unfavorable to the
administrative board. but they want
something better In its place.
May. Adopt Mills Ordinance.
At the meeting OF the ordinance
committee tonight. 1t II probable the
ordinances introduced In council BY
Captain Morgan r. Mffis. written by
tho city attorney. viii be rsccmuasnd-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
WOUNDED SOLDIER
yEARMS FOR FRONT
Man Who Breaks Leg in jackson
Ward Melee Now Wants To
Fight Kaiser.

Bemoaning his fate and regretting
his inability to get back to camp to
prepare to get into the trenches. Frank
Burnett, n coiored soldier from Camp
Lee. Is At Memorial hospital. under
treatment for a broken leg. which he
recsived in ''mix-up' Saturday night
at Brook avenue and Leigh streets.
Burnett was enjoying his week END
leave of absence, and was the center
of an admiring group of Jackson ward
denisens. when a row started. Being
the only man In uniform In the crowd
Burnett felt inpelled to quell the dis
turbance. He ouelled 1t all right. ac-
cording to eye-witnesses, and sent the
beiligerents to the four winds OF the
ward. Tho ambulance took him to the
Memorial hospital No one knows
what became of the other wounded
ones.
Err certny am sorry or cyant hit
back ter camp" moaned Burnett last
night. But err hopes or git outer this
yere In time to slam err few er them
Germans err roun."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
President Ia Confident.

From sources close to the White
Eouse IL is said that the chief execu-
tive is confident that present strike ID
one that should admit of easy ad-
ju.tment without arousins national
unrest. 1t should have been settled
with no trouble. There Is tho broad
hint in the presidents message that
n the mon are not willing to meet
The government in the mood they
should. drastic action will be taken
Gossip of taking over the shipyards
bv the government Is very strong.
Samuel Gompers has given assur'
ar,ces to the president that labor VIII
stand behind the government. and
almost unanimously II has done so,
TIE president OF the American Fed
Grafton of Labor had half hours
conference with the president last
night, and while no announcement
was made of the deliberations, It Is
understood Mr.. Gompers again as
sured President Wilson that labor Was
behind the government to win the
war.
The presidents telegram was sent
to Hutchinson this morning. Later in
tie day Mr.. Hutcheson telephoned
! from New York to Washington and
had a long preservation with one OF
the officials of the shipbuilding wage
adjustment board. Although pre-
vious telephone conference last night
before the head of the striking car
penters knew what peremptory atti-
tide the president. would take. had
felt the adjustment board ofhcials
without definite expectations OF Z
quick end to the strike. there was pro-
nounced optimism tonight
No oficial of the board would dis
cuss Mr.. Hutcheson's telephone call
today. but II is understood that the
presidents telegram had an imme-
diately salutary effect.
No Danger Of Spreading.
Confidential reports OF the boards
agents In New York and Baltimore,
where the shiDyard carpenters struck.
convinced the board. Il was said, that,
whatever the attitude Of AR, Hutchs-
con or the strikess there was NO dan
eer of the waikout sprpedfng. Iharo
fC0nf1nuod A 5000 - A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
SOLDIERS INSURANCE
IS $S,879,104,000


Washington. Feb. iY.--Ths Americas
army is 90 per cent insured. Secretary
McAdoo announced tonight.
No camp has reported less than %
per cent Of It's personnsi insured.
Eight camps out Of thirty-two are -
per cent or better.
The campaign to have every soldier
insured by the government was to
have closed February IL. The limit
has been extended. Reports from all
the camps are still on the way. 20 the
figures may DO even higher. especially
when the navy and the expedftionary
force are heard from.
The total amount Of Insurance on
the books IL Ss.s7s.104.0o0. represent.
eng 1.os3.0ss applications died.
Camp Devens, Mass, leads in the
average amount per man. Camp Lo-
gan. Texas. leads in the total insur.
ance written. and Camp Dodge, Iowa,
leads In the percentage of personnel
insured. approximately 100 per cent.
The standing Of the camps. on Febru-
airy IL. follows:
Logan. ssis.ooo.Sce: Greene, ssis.-
$4,000: Upton. sass.oss.soo: sherman.
t3ss.1l1.5oo: Lewis. s2s4.sl7.Soo: Lea.
sss7.ss7.ooo: Travis. saso.ss7.6oo: Dow
s ems oo s.|saSoo wrdsworsn sss:
$34o.s4s.koo: Funston. $337.47S, 600;
Pike. s3ss,ss7.oeo: DIX. t1aS.a47.oo
Grant s3ss.7os.ooQ: Sewer. 333o.s3s.-
600: Doniphan. s2so.47o.5oo: Meade,
&31s.ooi.seo; Hancock. s71s.o7s.soo:
Custer. sa3s,33s.5oo: Bowie. ssis.elk-
900: Kearney. s3l&47&.s0o: Sheridan
S7lo.1S7.o 900; Gordon. y3os. 200. 600: Nsr-
rift. l1eS.sss.6oo: Taylor. sfsl.Ese.SOo;
BeaursgArd. s1s2.ooo.ooo; Wheeler.
tlSi.2ss.ooo: Dodge, ti6s.53s.so0: jack
son. tIs7.73s.oo0 Mcclellan, si4A333,-
SEQ: Macarthur. s47.ss7.eOo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

New York, Feb. 17.-Colonei Roose-
Welt is progressing 30 we'll In Roose-
Walt hospital that today for the drst
time his attending physicians respond
ed to his frequent demands to have
time fixed when he may leave the
institution. They were not desintts In
their reply, but assured him that II
his Improvement continues steadily he
may be able 20 leave the hospital and
no to q hotel by the end Of the month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Sends Sharp Telegram to Chief
of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood
STRIKE ENDS WHEN
APPEAL is MADE TO
THEIR PATRIOTISM
No Body of Men Have Moral
Right to Quit Until Every
Method of Adjustment Has
Been Tried. 10 Message

Strike In Called Or.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE strike
In tho shipynrds In this vicinity
was called of tonight on receipt
of a telegram from President VIII
son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

Boston. Feb. IA mysterious IRE
drove over 100 women. children and
men out into the streets during storm
to-day. q Dorchester. Two buildiurs
wsrs destroyed. one uG1d for the man )
ufaeture * rum carriaGea the uthorl
~ e11etr1cn1 rsachlnea. AM m
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

Toledo. o. Feb. i7.-Fo9r persons
wers killed when an automebiie was
struck ~ . train hers tontgAG TO
snors axs fsnerted aytnS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

Camp Upton. N, r. Feb. l7.-Three
volumes ciassed a. German propa-
ganda were discovered among = con-
signment Of books received here from
the state library It Albany, and were
excluded from circulation, IL was an
nounced today. The books, whose
titles were not divuigsd. were writ
ten by Captain Paul Koenig, Count
Reventiow and Adolf Won DEWITT,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18

tcoatinued ~ Pass xhrse,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-18
Attack VIII Fail No Matter
Where 1t Strikes. Declares
French General
HUN CROWN PRINCE
WILL LEAD HOST,
CHERFlLS STATES
This Action imperative For
Dynastic Reasons, he AS
serts. in Discussing All
Phases of Blow on Allies

The French war Office, In Its daily
bulletin on operations In the West has
revealed for the nrst time that
American artillery In stationed In O.
rone line sector In the Champa ene.
one OF the vital fronts between the
North sea and Switzerland. Their
hre' the statement. had effectively
paved the path for the French ir,.,.
try In a big and successful raid that
carried the poilus into the German
third line.
Ahe suoJotned article Just receiyea
rom Paris 10 OF timely interest In
connection with the French official
announcement
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Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
WOMEN'S HAIR FOR
 MILITARY PURPOSES

Copenhagen, Dec. 1.-The use of hair by the Germans for military pur- poses is revealed in the following ar ticle in copy of the Lubeck Folks- bote, which has reached here:
 "All Lubeck women, girls and boys are requested to attend at the War Office Collection Bureau on Saturday, and deliver to the authorities the wo- mems hair, which is urgently needed for military purposes
 Every lad bringing quantity of his mOther's or sisters hair will be pre- sented with voucher emitting him to fire three shots free of charge in the newly erected shooting booth.
 "Girls delivering part of their tresses will be allowed six turns gratis at the wheel of fortune,' with the chauce or winning a pretty prize. Specimens of these charming gifts are now on view in the show windows of the War Office Collection Department at the corner of the Breite Strasse and the Beckergrube.
 "Women and girls who arc unable to bring their hair are requested to forward their addresses to the depart ment, when a messenger will be dis patched to their homes to fetch the hair"
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
Language of Patches

A lady advertised for man to work in her garden and two men applied for the job, While she was interviewing them she noticed that her mother on the piazza was making signs to her to choose the shorter of the two men, which she finally did. When the ladies were alone the daughter said "Why did you signal to chose the shorter man, mother? The other had a much better face" "Facen returned the old lady. When you pick out a man to work in your garden you want to go by his overalls. If they're patched on the knees you want him. If they're patched on the seat, you don't"
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
BIG THE DISCOVERY

The guests in attendance at the dance and supper given last Saturday night at Joe k. Riley's messhouse on Otter creek not only enjoyed a very pleasant evening, but the event was the means of nice contribution to- wards the Red Gross fund--something over $40 being quickly gathered in. Mrs. Margaret Mckenzie, the mess house "boss,' provided fine lunch for the dancers and received much deserved praise for her efforts. Both Iditarod and Flat creek were well represented at the affair.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
GERMANAMERICAn LOYALTY
BY C. kOTZNABE


 E1Y emotions tell thing at this awful me but El reason tells another As German by birth it is ~ horrible calamity that may have to fight Germans. That is natural is not? But American by preference, can see no other course open.
 For .25 years Germany has shown dislike the United Stateshe Samoan affair, the Hongkong conretemps the Manila Bay incident the unquarded words of the kaiser him self and lastly, the Haitian in 1914 And has not been from commercial diplomatic friction. It is because their ideals of government absolutely oppO site One the other must down It for which it shall be.
 Because birth feelings beyond have particular love for the French less for the British But by strange irony of fate see those nations giving their blood for principles which hold dear against the principles ot people individually love It is very unhappy paradox, but one can not do not want the Allies tri umph the land Of birth But very much the triumph of the ideas they fight for
 1t slcken soul to think of this nation going forth to help destroy people many whom cal operation The laristic, undemocratic demon which rules Germany must be cast out It for do itnow have tried to tell myself that it not affair that should have contented ourselves with of defense and armed neutrality. But know that is The mailed fist has been shaken under before If Prusansm trumphs in this the fist will continue shake. We shall be in real peril and those ideas for which much of the worlds best blood has been spilled through the will be danger of extinction It to that we begin defense by immediate attack when the demon occupied and when command assistance.
 There is much talk of what people like will do, and fear of the hyphen No such thing exists The German American staunch the American of adoption of other land and perhaps Let make upon Germany not from revenge, not uphold harspttng qubbes of nterna all strength because Germany worshp god and another and because the lion and the lamb lie down gether One or the other must perish.
 Let make the Germany of the Junkerthum the Germany of fightfunes the Germany arrogance and shness and let not to make until the Imperial German government is the sovereign German people.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
THE FIGHTER

Our Uncle Sam is slow to fight, no warliko bluff he tenders; he first makes sure that he is right, then he busts his best suspenders. So loath is he to mix in scraps, he is so mild fellow that Bill and other bonehead chaps i'm. agired he is yellow. "We'll sink his ships" said Kaiser Bill, "weIl drown his gents and ladies; he is too ladylike to kill or start in raising hadies." But when Uncle sees that peace won't dove tail well with glory, he shaleens his Lrusty creese, and things are looking gory, Since first our starry flag arose, by war-wOrn soldiers greeted, our Un- cle's met all kinds of foes, and never been defeated For when he draws bis shining blade, defeat must never dim it, and through in carnage he may wade, he'll always go the limit. That's what his shining sword is for, to knock foeman silly, and this will be no wristtap war; write that down, Kaiser Willie. Oh, there'Il be grief in Ger man lands. and dark and gloomy weather now Uncle Sam splts on his hands, and cracks his heels together.
 -Walt Mason.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
Ha psbuTqS and
 Hohenx0IieTnS

On August 23, l866 the treaty of peace was signed at Prague, which l brought to an end the brief but deCi-
 sve war between two countries.
 Within the brief space of seven weeks ! Prussia had completely tr;umphed over Austria and her allies among the i German states. By that treaty the house of Hapsburg, long dominant in Central Europe, was reduced to play ing the second tidlle to the Hohenzol- ferns. At the present time. even their second Adding is very weak. It needed only another victorious war, with France as the victim, to raise tha HohenZollerns 10 the imperial heights from which the Hapsbulgs had been cast.
 In dealing with her vanquished foe Prussia should no disposition to be len ient. By the treaty signed at Prague, Austria recognized her exclusion from Germany, consented to the breaking up of the Germanic confederation, and to the annexation by Prussia of Han over, Nassau. Hesse-Cassel and Frank fort; gave up her claims to Schleswig Holstein. and her political influence in North Germany; left Prussia free to organize Germany as she pleased, and
 agreed to pay an indemnity of 20,O00, 900 thalers. Great Britian protested. but in vain, against PrusSian annexa- tion of territory, Having settled with Austria and broken once for all the German power of the Hapsburgs, Prus 1 sia imposed upon Bavaria. Wurttemburg and Baden secret treaties, of offensive and defensive alliances. and was guar anteed the control of their armies in
 case of war,
 ] Bismarck, who had wrought the 1 downfall of the Hapsburgs, had no
 sooner finished with France in 1871,
 than he began to plan an alliance with
 Austria. It was the latter's fear of
 Russia which finally drove her into the
 arms of the conqueror. After the
 Russo Turkish conflict in 1877 1878, as
 a result of which Austria secured Bos-
 nia and Herzegovina, Francis Joseph
 was smitten with fear of his powerful
 neighbor to the north. The Russian
 bear loomed large in his imagination.
 Bismarck seized the opportunity and
 negotiated with Austria a secret treaty
 which provided an alliance flor peace
 and mutal defence" This document
 though signed in 1879, was not made
 known to the world until 1888. Italy's
 signature to the secret pact in 1882
 brought into being the Dreibund, or
 Triple Alliance, which stood until put
 to the test of great war.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
THE LOYAL LEAGUE

Although triile tardy in get ting started, the organization at Flat City on the night of January IS of a local branch of the Alaska Loyal League was a splendid move in the right direction, and will have a greater prestige in the matter of clarifying affairs locally relative to the world wide
 agony of nations than any agency as yet put in motion.
 The large attendance at the gathering and the wholesome unanlmity with which the busi- ness was transacted, as we'll as the quiet eagerness displayed in the matter of signing the mem bership list, was good to look upon.
 The entire proceedings showed clearly that the people of Alaska, and of this community in partic- ular, were solidly with your Uncle Sam'l in this horrible war
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

In discussing the suggestion that the British have been saving their troops and leaving the French and the Dominions to do the bulk of the fighting, a sug- gestiOn that was invented in Ger many, the New York Times re- marks that the Coldstreams Guards have been wiped out and reconstituted no fewer than 2l times since the beginning of the
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
ALIEN ENEMIES

When war was declared by the United States upon Austria it was a f0regone conclusion that Austrians must legally be classed with the Germans, and now the local board have definite instruc- tions that 'both Germans and Aus trians without regard to declaration of intention are classed asa alien enemies, " and, of course, will neither be drafted nor allowed to serve in the army.
 Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

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Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

Russian soldiers by trading machine guns for decks of play. ing cards shows plainly that they are game" and are trying to i-eeD in 1t somehow.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

The word "BolshevilSi' trans lated into plain United States is the men who want more. ' From the present outlook Brest Litovsn is a very unlikely place to get 1t,
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26

of frightfulness until lasting, beneficial, humane and demo, cratic peace is an assured fact. And there you are!
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-01-26
OH, ELMER, WHAT A GREAT FIND

Thirty-six cases of whiskey of pop ular brand was recently discovered in a cabin 8 few miles east of Anchorage on Ship creek.