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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
GOVERNING BODIES
IN RUSSIAN UNION
Believe They Have Basis for
Stable Organization By
Excluding Bolsheviki.
WILL STAND BY ALLIES
Formal Announcement Made
Through Embassy at
Washington Five
Leaders 10 Rule.

Washington, Sept. 2s,--The Rus
sian embassy tonight received direct
advices of the formation OF a stable
government in Russia, uniting all the
independent governing bodies now
existing. and excluding the Boil
sheviki.
The news. whic., is SO cheerful in
the light OF the information of the
reign OF terror maintained by the Boil
sheviki. came direct from Ufa. whore
delegates are now gathered. At the
embassy here IL is believed Russia
viii be back in The fight in the spring
with million men under arms. The
dispatches said the Siberian govern
mcnt had 100000 trained men and
80 600 officers.
Tho committee OF the members
of the constituent, assembly at TIA
made the following declaration in an
nonncine-h ''unites all political par
ties which
Il. Remain loyal 10 the allies
&c Reject any idea OF a separate
peace.
80 DO not recognize the treaty of
Brest -Litovsk.
- Have decided TO continue the
war against the Bolsheviki and the
Germans in alliance with the Czecho-
Slovaks,'
The cahlceram, outlining other
features Of the session, continues.
The committee OF the members of
the constituent assembly. in its aim
to create an united and powerful gov
eminent. represents itself as the
source of authority and considers
itself as successor to the late pro-
visional government OF all Russia.
BEING deprived until lately of
means OF communicating with insti-
buttons abroad. the committee was
not able TO inform in time the gov
ernments Of Western Europe and OF
the East and America of it's forma-
ton and OF the development Of events
In Russia.
1T is in Ufa that takes place. at
present. state conference constt-
tuted---
II. OF members OF the constituent
assembly
-. OF delegates of organizations of
provincial authorities and of the Sibe-
rian government
%. OF representatives of the social
revolutionist and social democratic
parties.
-. or delegations of the Union of
Liberty of the People and The Group
of Renaissance
The state conference has SGT as its
aim to create a united government to
represent the one lawful authority
for all OF Russia The efforts of the
conference have attained success.
The sovereign authority has been in
vested with body OF five persons
responsible to the constituent assem-
bly, of all Russia. the convocation Of
which is deferred TO the first Of
January. 1919. on condition that $50
members will be present. The
supreme governing body Is formed of
the five following persons;
"Messrs Avksentien. Astrof. voio-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
VOTE ON SUFFRAGE
IN SENATE WATTS
UNTIL TOMORROW
Friends of F e d era |
Amendment. Unable
to Muster Strength
RESULT DOUBTFUL
Effect in South Occupies
Greater Part Of Days
Debate-Changes
Proposed.
RESULT DOUBTFUL

Washington. Sept 26.-The frat day
Of the great ueht in the senate for
woman suffrage ended in a drawn bat
tie, with the suffragists bringing UP
reinforce ruents
a decision in the shape of a hnal
vote is not expected TO be reached pc
fore Saturday and. despite the CLAIMS
OF both sides, the issue stilI ia in doubt
When the dght opened shortly Hr:er
the senate met at noon today with
galleries filled with women from all
parts of the country. it was found that
IN the large attendance on the door
the anti sunragists were represented
IN full strength. whereas four staunch
pro-suftrage senators were absent. I'M
avoida bly, delayed In their attempts to
reach the senate at the time the pro-
posed constitutional amendment was
called up for consideration and for
hnal disposition.
senator Gore, Of Oklahoma, arrived
IN the senate at 3 O'Clock In the after
noon and word came from senator
Johnson. Of California: Senator I<aFoA-
iettes of Wisconsin, and Senator Town
send. OF Michigan, that they were on
their way, but would he unable to be
present in the senate In time TO vote
before late in the day on Saturday.
Antf-sunragist. in Force.
The surprising fact that the anti
suHragists had been able 10 muster
their full strength, and that the suf-
fragists lacked three OF their full mum =
Der, caused quick change of front
on the part OF the leaders of the sui
fraEists. who had expected 10 bring
the amendment To d vote before ad-
jonrnnent today. The absence OF a
single anti-suffrage senator or the ar
rangement of suitable pairs for the alb
sent pTo-suffrage senator's would have
permitted decisive action today. but to
have forced a vote would have meant
almost sure defeat for the amendment.
with the strong support which Pres
ident Wilson has given to the passage
Of the amendment at this session Of the
senate, the leaders and the suffragists
who have conducted the night in Wash
ington are confident of victory, but the
vote viii he so close that the suHra ge
senators cannot permit the final vote
t. be taken until their full strength IN
present in the senate and ready to vote
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27

Paris Sept 26-Pershing boys on the go
The departing catching few last gimpses OF the
French and American armies smashing forward in power
full and far flung drive launched today in the dusty
and between the Agonne forest and the Cotes de
Lorraine the Americans miles ahead OF their line
of departure on front of twenty miles, with 5000 prisoners
counted
Montaucon Gercourt among the many places cap
tured by the Americans
Montaucon twelve miles northwest of Verdun Gercour
ten miles northwest of that fortress Gercour lies four and
half miles east Montfaucon Both lie in the Meuse valley
Operations are uurong satisfactorily the Office
tonight French advancing west OF the Argonne
attained certain points kometers from their starting
line
Unroling English for the picturesque French term
derouer used by the proaic communique writer only
whe nthings going extremely we'll
THE battle continues, the statement adds.
This means that the enemy, who drew back the
offensive started perhaps while the bombardment
still going has halted in his battle positions and there
one Of the greatest cobats of the is in progress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
yIRGINIA's HONOR ROLL

The list of casualties sent out
by the war department for publ
cation this morning includes the
following Virginians
v Private Henry Inglc; relative.
Mrs. Madic lnglr. Pounding Mill.
Va; killed I'm action.
nPrivntc James Reuben Samuel:
relative. Mrs. John samuel, BOX
1872. Woodford. Caroline county.
Va: killed in action.
,/Privntc Ralph Stambaugh: rel
afiyc, Mrs. Alice Stambaugh. Falls
Church. Va: killed in action.
xPrtvntc Ferral N. Suitcr: rel
ative, Mrs. Katherine Suitcr. Suth-
crland. Va: killed in action.
Sergeant in Marines Charles s.
Hichartison: relative Samuel T..
T3icharsison, Vrbanna, Va; killed
In. action.
xprivatc William II. Kunkel: rel
alive. william !. Hunkel. Lone
Fountain. Va: died of wounds re-
cetvcd in action.
,NnrT,oral CoIear T.. Dobnys: rel
ative. Mrs. Lola r, Dobyns. II. r..
d. =, Evington. Va: died Of
wounds received in action.
lLorpOrnl Peachy &. Sanders;
relative. Mrs. Rosa p. Sanders. X.
r. ID. 1, Dumbarton, Va: died OF
wounds received in action.
Private John II. Sloncv; rela-
tive, James Guni. X, +. D.. Mead
OwviIlc, Va; wounded severely.
Private John ID. Rosenbnum;
relative, Martin l.. Rosenbaum. II.
r. y. 1, Cripple Creek, Va;
,r,,uuflcd severely,
Sergeant Raymond ID. Wolfe;
relative, DR.. Clinton NJ. Wolfe.
Cneburn, Va: missing in action.
Private Charles b. Fcnton:
relative. Mrs. Ida j. Fenton. Box
/ Is, RosIyn. Va; missing In ac-
j. tlOn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
j. 5. WILL BUILD
MANY WAR ROADS
Plans Immediate Construction
Of Military Highways in
Eastern Virginia.
MAY SPEND MILLIONS
MAY SPEND MILLIONS
Necessity for Heavy Traffic
Army Requirements-An
Emergency for Substan-
tial Thoroughfares.

Highway Comm Ks oner Coleman
who has Just returned from Wash
:ngton reports thai the federal gov
ernra,ast -will soon begin TO construct
certain war roads IN Tidewater Nir-
ginia-
At the call OF the state council OF
defense various representatives from
many cities and counties in the east
ern part of Virginia Assem- bled in
conference July /, at the state capt
toll to discuss WAYS and means for
improving the roads in those sec
lions OF the state upon which great
burden had fallen by reason Of the
governments war activities
As result of this conference, a
committee was appointed to interview
the war department on July IL, for
the purpose of obtaining gov
ernment aid in restoring the badly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
CAPT. JAS DRAKE
DIES IN ENGLAND

Captain James II. Drake died in
England last Monday. September g.
His father James II. Drake. Sr. 120S
Floyd avenue. Richmond received a
from the war department
late yesterday apprising him of the
fact.
Captain Drake was IS years of age
and unmarried. He enlisted in the
British army in 1915, and six
months ago was injured in active
service in France. Flo was later taken
to England where he remained till
his death
He was Richmond lawyer Of con-
siderable prominence, graduating
about Ii years ago from the univer-
sity OF Virginia
His father j. H. Drake. Sa., Is gen.
eral freight agent for the Southern
Railway company -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Army Of
100000 Faces
Annihilation
Swift Allied Advance Toward Uskub
Threatens TO Cut on Ferdinands
Eorcc-Sofia in State of Siege.

wifi Allied Advance Toward Usku
Threatens 10 Cut on Ferdinand's
Forcc-Sofia in State of Siege.
London. Sept. 26.--The entire
Bulgarian army of 21o.ooo men
il i'm peril of humiliation.
West OF Prilcp, the Bulgars
have been cut off from the VAR
dar valley. and a new menace de-
yeIoped today with swift allied
advance toward Vcics (kopruiu).
If the allies succeed I'm reaching
Uskub, the big Bulgarian center
and base, nincty-fivc miles west
OF sofia. tho doom of tho main
forces of King Ferdinand Will nc
scaled.
Internal strife has broken out
in Bulgaria. sofia has been placed
in IA state of siege.
4 cabinet crisis has arisen. ana
there are rumors OF strong a@i-
tatiop for n separate peace.
Along the whole front the al
lies are pressing on. INC brit-
ish are. well across the Bulgarian
border and only six miles from
Struupitza. On their left the
serbs and French have taken Is
tin and Gradsko. The only ave
nue. of escape for the Buigarfans
H. toward Uskub, and II IS now
a race between them and the al
lies for that city.
In authoritative quarters IL Is
pointcd out that in view OF the
fact that the allies have no great
numerical superiority and owing
10 ten days continuous forced
marching across difficult hiilS
country. decisive results are not
TO he looked for with absolute
certainty, hut the prospects are
extremely favorable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Terrors Of Petrograd And Moscow
Surpass Most Dreadful Chronicles
Of History And End Is Not In Sight
Starved Dogs Devour Bodies of Former Officers.
Slain While Being Held as Hostages Capital
of Russia Like Vast Graveyard, an Awful Still
ness Brooding Over Corpse-Littered Streets

Washington Sept 26-The department today in
receipt of Information from Russia which paes into nsgn
canoe the dreadful chronicles of the French revolution
Mass murder is the order of the day in both Perogad and
MOSCOW Thousands of have been shot other thousands
are dying starvation in prisons being attacked
and outraged and neither city offers single place refuge
The latest rort dated September Is shows that
day the most violent elements of the Boshevk control
I'm Petrograd reign of terror had been instituted by
and their acts of fghulness such entire
population The entire city the report said like
graveyard only because the bodies dead but also
because of the awful stiffness that followed in the the
murders
Hundreds of persons arrested and vile as
lat the point of the bayonets of the guards Unknown
bers were being shot daily at Cronstadt alone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-27
Greatest Drive By Americans Starts
At Dawn After Heavy Smelling
Which Forces Germans To Retreat

Thrust May Be Aimed for Separation of linden
burg's Northern and Southern Armies as Well
as OutAankng St. Quentin and Laon, Strong
Bastions of His Main Defense-Captured Town
on Important Line of Communications
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
FILL BINS EARLY
GARFIELD'S ADVICE
Urges Householders to Buy a Normal
Supply Of Coal as Soon
as Possible

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-Fuel Adj
ninistrator Garfield yesterday advised
all houSeholders to buy their normal
supplies of coal for next winter in the
regular way as soon as the coal is avail
able.
DR.. Garfield denied that he had urged
people last year not to put in their nor
nal supply of coal for this winter S
use.
Regulations governing the distribu-
ton of coal for domestic purposes will
be formulated upon the return to Wash
ington of l.. A. Snead, federal fuSl dis
trlbutor, who is now visiting the state
administrators. These regulations NAV
provide for a rationing' system sim.
liar to those already adopted by some
local administrators
Dr.. Garfield indicated that the fuel
administration was giving serious con
slderation to the proposal that all street
railways be required to adopt the
skip stop system as a conservation
measure. Such an order. he added
would be welcomed by the street rail
way companies, many OF which have
difficulty in securing enough coal 10
keep running.
- AeNi VIII aO1Ounl e
decision on all applications for price
revlaors on coal now before it, prior to
April !, but may make other revisions
later. s@
THE fuel administration. said a
statement issued Yesterday. will make
SUCH further rcadjustments from time
to time as are necessary to keep prices
| on scale fair to the public, fair to
the coal industry and sufficiently high
to encourage production
Measures will be taken in the near
| future, 1t is announced. to enforce less
wasteful methods in mining. require the
sale of clean coal and to make a clear
definition of the different qualities of
coal as priced by the government
Means for supplying the eaetern rail
roads with about l70000,000 tons of
coal during 1918, which when decided
will have large effect on the CONNER.
clal coal situation, are To he discussed
here next Friday al a meeting between
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26

coal operators and railway officials
called By the fuel administration. 1t
will be decided whether the supply shall
be secured through the system of pre-
ferred mines or be pro-rated.
The fuel administration announced
last night il had amended the
bunker coal order of Dee. l3 to pro
vide that no coal shall be billed at the
special bunker coal price until it actu-
ally has been placed in foreign bound
vessels. The special price allows an
additional $l.35 ton on export and
bunker coal.
The amended order interprets "coal
Tor foreign purposes to mean coal put
into any vessel bound for a foreign
port. Coal for the army, navy and
government transports and coal shipped
to any dependencies or possession of
the United States for the account of
any government department does not
take the special price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
Durham Brothers Co.
such transfer was permissible, as is not

such transfer was permissible, as is not
the case.
Regarding the delivery of mail on
holidays 1t seems hardly reasonable for
any business man" (as the writer Of
the complaint claims to he4~ TO expect
the same service when the postoffice is
closed as when it is OPEN N07distribu-
tlon of mail is made on holidays except
to box holders, the carrier window
service having been abolished at all
poStoffces. Consequently | know of no
way in which mail can be secured at
any postotfice on such DAYS, as the let
lter carriers do not work. except
through a rented box. \ box can be
rented for as low price as % cents
per month, which does not seem an ex-
cessive price for any business man to
pay for the special service desired.
While | do not intend to enter into
any newspaper controversy in regard
to the alleged deficiencies in the postal
service or of the conduct of the local
postoffice, make an exception in this
case as 1t gives me an opportunity to eX-
plain some things Of interest to the
patrons Of this office
| thoroughly realize. however, that
honest criticism is helpful to any in
dividual or institution, and I will wei
come at any time personal visit or a
(signed) communication from any pa
tron with any complaint of service rem
dered or any suggestion for the better
ment of the work of the office.
NJ J.. MORAN,
Postmaster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
BAKERS MUST USE
FL ,It34jt
MORE SUBSTITUTES
Food Administration Raises Amount to
20 Per Cent-May Close Shops Of
Bakers Who Refuse.

ST. ALBANS. Feb. 26.-All bake,
are now required 10 use 20 per cent Of
substitutes i'm their bread and rolls,
according TO q statement issued from
the Office of the federal food admins
traitor for Vermont. The bakers had
been given permission to reach the
maximum use of the substitutes hv
easr stages mp 20 Fcb. -. 1t was sad
at the Office OF the federal food admin
iSttator that bakers who wilfully refuse
10 mix 20 per cent OF the substitutes
in their bread Will be compelled 10 close
their shops. The success of the ruiz
viii toe threatened If some baker, bake
victory bread while others na6y white
breaG in the same community and ;hn
I"Fa bakers must Ice given full protee-
tto" against unfair competition, il was
SAID. 1t was further said that baro4s
who are short of substitutes should i'm
mtdlJtciv make this fact known and
make an affidavit to that cffc,t and all
cases viii be given individual ,onsid-
Grafton.
There has been an important amend
"'ht 10 one Of the baking rules, l,ro-
ts'91i nov being made for tae bakinr
Of quarter pound loaf. Variance
oil three quarter of an ounce over aud
OF three-auarters OF an ounce under
are permitted in individual loavas. but
Inc average weight OF not less Than -
leaves shalt he not lesH than the pre-
eriJed wciglt The new ioaE may d.
baked sjugly or in twin. form. two in
= ban, aud It's manufacture is subject
to Abe slmc rules as all other bread.
Fh" new weight simply adds an addi-
ti"nal Loaf size and is not intended 70
d'splaec the onc-pound unit, and was
adopted rs wheat saving medslrc On
the showing that in some large cities
there are many families which require
less han one pound of bread a day. lis
rice should be- relatively lower than
hat of pound loaf, ii was said at the
office Of thc food administration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
DON'T BE BALD
How to Make Hair Grow Strong, Thick
and Lustrous on Thin Spots.

If your hair is falling out don't wait
another day but get from your druggist a
package of Partisan sage. the really eff
Gent hair invigorator. Don't say-"It's
the same old story-I have heard il he.
FORE but try bottle without risking a
penny.
Partisan sage is guaranteed to grow hair.
to stop, falling hair, cure dandruff and
scalp itch OF money refunded. It's scien-
tine, preparation that supplies all hair
needs; There is nothing better.
Partisan sage is in great demand bv dis.
eliminating women because it is delicatel,-
perfumed. not sticky or greasy. and
makes the hair soft. lustrous, and seem
twice as heavy and attractive.
II you want to save your hair and beau
tlfy 1t by all means use Partisan sage
you will not be disappointed.
"lifred +. Root will supply Won and
guarantee. money refunded il not SAT.
iSfied, 49, >s-ss.s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
POSTMASTER REPLIES.
No Distribution of Mail on Holiday;
Except to Box Holders.
BRATTLEBORO, Feb. %.


Editor Of The Reformer:-
While anonymous communications are
not, as rule, worthy of notice, / feel
that certain items mentioned in letter
published in Monday s Reformer under
the name of " A Male Man = might de-
serve attention so that others who are
interested and as uniformed regarding
the matters complained OF as the writer
OF that letter appears to be may be set
right
In regard to the absence of letter
boxes at the local railroad station, no
one regrets the lack of these boxes more
than the writer, who has made every
possible effort through the proper Off
Gals to get them replaced. All mail
boxes at railroad depots arc placed
there by the officials of the railway mail
service and are at all times under their
sole control. Postmasters or other post
ONCE employees have no authority over
them. City letter carriers have no ac-
cess to them, as the letter box keys
they use do not fit them
The delay in getting the boxes re-
PLACED Is due to a shortage of material
and the slowneSs of transportation, a
condition with which the post0ffice de-
partment as we'll as all other institu-
tons are obliged to contend at the pres
emf time.
The suggestion that mail boxes be re
moved from established locations in the
city delivery service TO replace those
lacking in the railway mail service Is
not worthy Of consideration. even if
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26
PASSENGERS SHAKEN.
Train on the Keene Branch Ran Into a
WaShout in Nashua, N H.

NASHUA, n. H., Feb. 26.-Passen-
gers on local train on the Keene
branch of the Boston & Maine railroad
were badly shaken up today when the
locomotive was derailed and overturned
by washout in this city. The cars re-
manned upright, but some of the passen-
gers were thrown from the seats as the
train came to sudden halt Frederick
Batchelder of Keene, engineer, did not
see that the track for distance of 80
feet had been swept away by the heavy
rams until he WIS at the edge of the
washout- After reversing the engine he
called to A. +. Mason. the fireman, and
both jumped. Batchelder was bruised
about the face and leg, ana Mason sus-
tanned hip bruises.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26

For some time the Bolshcvik elements
have been operating at various points
IN eastern Siberia and even Manchuria.
In December 1t was reported that Jap
ancsc had landed at Nladivostol, where
large quantities of stores for the Rus
SLAMS had congested and where :he
Bolsheviki were said to he gathering
preparatory To an attack with .he CD.
iect OF capturing these supplies. The
japanese minister of foreign affairs,
however, in an interview denied that
Japan was modelling or landing troops
iu Siberia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-26

The private sale of household goods
at the TenneT house, 10 Walnut street,
viii close Wednesday night. We have
q fine roll top desk, chamber suit and
many articles worth your notice. Are
YOU getting some of the bargains 4?
ADV. 30G-307*