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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
PLAN MILITARY RANK
FOR THE ARMY NURSES
Declares This, is Essential il Wound
cd Soldiers Are to Receive
Care Demanded.
SERIOUSLY CRIPPLED
Beclieved by National Association
Time Is Ripe When Those UNDER
standing Work and Needs Are
Granted Necessary Authority. 't'i.s ~
SERVICE SERIOUSLY CRIPPLED

WASHINGTON. October 20.-Passage
or the Levi s-ftaker biil. providing niiI-
itary rank for army nurses. was de-
clared to-day to be absolutely essen
t!al. il our wounded soldiers arc to re-
ccetve the care they should" by the ma
tonal committee to secure rank for
nurses.
The lack of such military rank is al.
aaisdot ;eSsd to be seriously erinpling the ef-
The bill would grant relative rank.
from seconn lieutenant to major. to
members Of the army nurse corps. in
NolvinS no increase in pay. no cOmmI.-
sion. but the right to wear officers N
sigma and possess officers authority
In hospital and sanitary mAttcrs Under
the direction of army doctors.
Women urging the passage OF the
hil! arc heads of nursing 'tnl other
S"v' rrment war work. incllh,ny Miss
JLrc Delano. director of the Red eros $
nur sing service; Miss Ann!n Goodr;>lt Il,
Federal inspector of military hospitals
and dean Of the army nurses training
school: DR.. Anna Howard Sadp'. chair
man OF the women's committee OF the
Council of National Defense; Miss ia
lin Lathrop, chief OF the Children's
inndcnt Of the army nurse corps Mrs.
chester Bolton. chairman OF tn. war
program committee OF the national OF
gani4ation of public health nursing.
and Miss Clara ID. Noyes. president OF
the American Nurses Associa ton Writ
ing from France to the national com
m!ttee here. the Superint cndcnt Of the
army nurse corps. Miss Thompson. avs
that doctors. dental surgeons. vntcrina-
rians, pay clerks have all been given
.nilitary rank. and that nurses alone
have no rank recognized. which means
tfat their authority to give orders to
.hc enlisted personnel of the hospitals
is often questioned
1t is my earnest belief" says Miss
Julia Lathrop, in a statement issued by
the committee to-day. that the nurse
in military service is seriously ham
percd in doing her best for :,,, i'm iure1
men OF the army and navy because OF
tho lack OF military rank. In the civil
ian hospital the nurse is in supreme
authority in medical direction ANY
other organization would be fatal The
same organization would appear to be
imperatively necessary in the emer-
Gcncr OF war
y hearing before the Senate commit
tee is cNDectcd soon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
BLACK BREAD AND SOUP
ONLY FOOD, SAYS PRISONER
Member OF Canadian Highlander. Tell,
thrilling story of Leap From Train
to Escape Huns,

\N ATLANTIC PORT. October 20
After ieaping from fast-moving Ger
tor 10 miles across Wt&tphalia to the
Dutch border. all tho while garbcd
gniy IN his British uniform, Private
madam Iiighlandcrs. arrived here to-
day on route 10 Vancouver. where he
enlisted carly in the war
l'atchclor's story OF how he with
seven others. was trapped thirty feet
underground by German mine. how
he escaped only to he taken prisoner
ard; hnaily, how. after losing nifty
Starvation he made periious leap for
freedom. rivals the story of I.icutcn-
ant Pat oBrien: American acc. who
Seventy Highlanders had been sent
out on sapping expedition under the
German lines. when an explosion set
The siighlanders who were operating
in the wings of their tunnel. Batchcior.
Win seven companions, was in the
head of the sap. and they were ,rap~
on retreat.
After waiting eight hours for help.
tteX found nd difficulty iy in breathing. so
themselves out. This they accom-
plishcd after many hours OF toll and
the weakened men crawled out into,
crs as fast IS they emerged. tho Ter
mans having advanced 5000 yards.
Taken TO prison camp at Dulmcn
hy way OF belgium where women and
children We're hrutally struck down
with rifle butts for trying to smugglc
food to the prisoners, Bachelor and
his companions were put on a diet OF
black bread and soup. Later at
Minden. where they were transferred
to work on the canals. they saw l5OOO
other prisoners, mostly Russians. Fc:
some reason the Russians were not
getting Red Cross packages and they
died like flies. Ratchclor said.
Then I was started for the mines
with other prisoners" the Canadian
continued. and found my oppor-
tunty. The guards were in another
compartment. so while another train
was passing, | opened the window and
jumped. landed on an cmba nkmcnt
rolled TO the bottom and found my
self unhurt except for bruises. My
ovcrcoat and Il mail bag. filled with
bread which had smugglcd, broke
the fall"
Batchelor covered the I25 miles in
eleven days and got through deep
marshes into Holland on the las, lay
of April, 1917.
"'rhc Dutch ,rca'cd nc wcll.' he
said to-day. II think ate thrcc
square meals in an hour and u half
and they would accept no money. When
was captured by the Germans
weighed IS pounds When made my
escape, nearly year later, ! weighed
13J
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
WAR DEPARTMENT PLANS
EXPANSION OF SCHOOLS
Children Of Munition Workers Arc 10
Bc Provided with Greater Edu-
rnfiouaI Advantages.

WtSHiNCTOS. October 20.-For the
expanding system of Federal schools
for children Of war workers in mu-
milton communities. in five OF which
schools already have hcen established,
the War Department has appointed the
Following advisory committees:
Or. George u. Strayer, chairman.
president OF the National Educational |
Association, and dean OF the Teachers
College, University OF Columbia; DIR.
j. y. G.. Chandler, superintendent, OF
schools at Richmond. Va; DR.. Henry
II. Jackson. special agent in commune
iiy organization of the Bureau OF
Education: Dr. Calvin y. Kendall. OF
Trenton. y. j.. commissioner OF cduca-
ton OF the state of New Jersey: DIR.
Dwight Il. Waldo. president OF the
Michigan Normal College. Kalamazoo,
Mich.
W. c. Coburn superintendent of
schools at Battle Creek. Mich. who
created tho Federal school system. will
administer il as director of schools.
There arc $4,000 children for whom
tho government must provide cduca-
ton in such great ammunition boom
towns as Old Hickory, at Nashville.
Tenn. and Nitro AT Charicstown. w.
Va. .ApproT imatcly 100000 has bccu
set ASIDE fer the erection and equip.
ment of school buildings. Five Of these
ordnance cities already ,iavc schools
and the schools in the other seven
communities are being hurried TO com-
DlctiUn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
TO HELP FIGHT DISEASE
Importance Of Fresh Air and Clean
illness Will Be Brought to
Public's Attention.
SPRAY THE NOSE AND THROAT
Doctors Also Advised to Give No
Medicine and Use No Treatment
Which May Dcpress the Vital
Forces, Especially Heart.
PRAY THE NOSE AND THROAT
fBS Associated Press

WASHINGTON. October eo--State
executives committees and county rep
rcsenta tivcs of the volunteer medical
service corps Of the Council OF Ma
tional Defense were urged to-day by
DIR. Edward p. Davis. president Of the
corps TO cooperate fully with local.
state and national boards OF health in
lighting the spread of the epidemic
They were advised particularly to do
no surgical opera tons unless neccs-
sary TO save life.
The were asked to impress upon
people the necessity for cleanliness tho
irportance 1T fresh air. the avoidance
OF chill and overhead and TO Eargle and
Ssnray the nose and throat with an al
kalinc antiseDtic fluid frequently.
Doctors also were urged to give no
medicine and use no treatment which
may ,deprcss. the vital forces, especially
the heart 6f the patient.
The Spanish influenza epidemic in
washington apparently has passed its
pesk pea New cases reported to-day were
deaths were fifty four. against sixty
six the day before. The total deaths
nneuman1a in Ma5hng,on now I. from Sol influenza and
Scattering reports from various sec
tions Of Alabama to-day. indicated that
lie inmmeGZ2 G,: r;i situation was improving.
reported. including those OF Privates
Eonert i1yGr; MohaTk. Tenn; Thomas
Nelsoh. 6rlSn Tenn., and Joe y.
Brown. Maharry, Tenn.
EenortS received by tho New York
+ 'nh department to-day showed de-
crease in the Number of new cases OF
Influenza Tho total for the twenty
four hours w-cs a.511, which was 300
-,ss than for the preceding day. \ re-
wort th7t the large number OF unbur-
id bodies in the cemeteries was he
coming menace 10 public health was
denied to-day by Health Commission
er Copeland.
81 have found that these stories arc
untrue said DIR. Copeland. THE gen
cral situation iS better to-day than yes
icrday. hut this rainy. damp. typical
pneumonia weather is very bad Our
doctors arc doing heroic, work. So are
the nurses
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
WAGE DEMAND OF WOMEN
Is PUT UP TO M'ADOO
Formal Protest by the brotherhood OF
Hnil.vny Clerks X Fitted With
Admin ist rut tiop.

WASHINGTON. October oa-Formal
nrotcsts by tho Brothe rhood Of Railway
clerks TO tho railroad adninistra ration
charging Discrimination against wo-
men employees by tho PENNSYLVANIA
baltimore and Ohio. Lchish Valley and
pirnctor-tienerai McAdoo for consid-
eration: i. J. Forester grand presi-
dent OF the brotherhood, is supporting
the charges with atildavits and prOfIcrs
OF evidence from the women affected
and liz receiving the support Of the
american Federation OF Labor in his
demands that rulings of the director
general against sucii DETERMINATIONS
be enforced.
we are cooperating with the rail
road administration to the fullest ey
tent to secure the enforcement OF these
orders" says MIR Forester, '.and are
putting conclusive evidence before its
labor division as rapidly as we can
secure it,"
The director general has ordered
that women receive the same wages as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
ADOPT NEW PLAN
TO GET OFFICERS
Branch Of General Staff
Announced.
WILL ESTABLISH AGENCIES
Expected to Quickly Fill Army's
Requirements by New
Method.

WASHINGTON. October @0.-Radi-
cal changes in the plan of procurement
Of officers for the army from civil life
was announced here today by the
chief of staff.
Capitalization in the personnel
branch of the general staff Of the func-
ton OF procuring officers is announced.
and the disconrinuance OF separate
corps
Hereafter all applications are 20 be
made through the recruiting subsection
oil the general branch of the staff and
II" application for commissions are to
DC made directly TO tEa quartcrmaster
~. -, pS. ordnahSe SANITARY corps or other
DIVISIONS or departments OF the army.
Agencies of the personnel brancn are
being established in various cities. and
co-operation has been assured by' y'sr.::e>
ni!itary training camps association and
local commercial and civic organiza-
tions tnroughout the country. Through
communicate to Washington TO nile APP
plications or obtain Information per-
tanning TO commissions. Full informa-
zion is TO be given out here for publ
cation III the local press everywhere.
through the new plan. II is expected
20 h!i the army's requirements without
iost motion, rs well as 10 AFFORD oppor-
tunity Tor applicants TO be placed in the
service in the most advantageous posi-
ton.
Applicants desiring to offer their SER
vice are requested by the chief OF STAFF
TO watch the standard announcement
OF needs for officers published period
nouncements Will come from one
source, the Washington headquarters
SShh Sh me recruiting subsection and will
duty TO be performed. When such an
~nounGement ~ Is made, The civilian who
tain complete information on how TO
apply from the nearest Office of the
..nilitarY training camps association. ii
ffah l., -
dard application for commission. which
Is TO be nlled out and returned 10
the military office. Later he Will be
interviewed and examined.
CIVILIANS MAY ACT
TO OBTAIN COMMISSIONS
civilian who thinks himself quail
ncu Tor 4 commission in any branch
OF tne army may, without waiting for
dennite statement Of a need for men
Of his qualifications make appii.
cation through the nearest association
he generally qualified TO be an officer
he, Will be recommended as an avail
able candidate for commission and
his application forwarded to the per-
soEnel branch, general staff, and there
classified and either applied on a cure
ren, rem need or held pending the develop
10 or write to Washington.
District headquarters Of the military
nounced as follows: New York. 10 West
Fortyfourth Street: Boston. Room $50,
81 state Street: Philadelphia IL Com
merc!al Trust BuldnC: Atlanta. IS
South Pryor Street: Chicago. Corsum-
ers Building: cleveland - Wade
Building: St Paul, 1913 Pioneer Build
ing: Dallas, 400 Interurban Ruildinc:
Kansas CITY. Now England National
Bank Building: Portland. Ore. Corbctt
Building; San Francisco. 1920 Mills
Building: Los Angeles. 30 West Sew
cnth Street: Washington. n. c. War
Service Exchange, St.,c. War and Navy
Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION
SUBSCRIBERS TO LOAN
IL May BE Two Weeks Before Re.
suits From Whole Country
Arc known.
INDIANS BUY S4,5OO,OOO WORTH
Officials Feel Confident S6,OOO,OOO,-
600 War Credit Has Been Over
Observation-Disclosures of Sub
scriptions Received by Banks.
INDIANS BUY s4,5oo,ooo WoRTH
b. Associated Press. !

ably 5000 900 or more indiyiduais
bought bonds Of the fourth Liberty
Washington. showing that Il large pro-
portion OF these filed their applications
during the last few days Of the cam
paiSn which ended last night
Consequently. 1t will he a task Of
many days actually TO count the num-
per o: pledges and to compile reports
ieunite figures and the total'subscrip-
here tonight. Local and district man
ayers tatigued with their a-duous
duties of the solicitation work, rested
today. and VIII not start until to-
morrow 10 figure UP the avalanche of
last minute purchasers. The only Off
Sial SIi, figures in hand here we're Of
oo1;oOo yet 10 be subscribed.
Despite this total lack of definite
Information. officials were confident
that the s6boo,0O0.o00 popular war
credit had been oversubscribed. This
belief was based on indications that
advance promises of large sums from
financial interests in. New York and
elsewhere would be found to be full
filled when tho final count is made
Eanks, have until next Thursday TO
tnbulate their subscriptions and re-
Treasury officials might declared II
might be as much as two weeks before
the results for the whole country are
known. particularly IL the number of
estimates
we are hopeful that every state
h"" met its quota. but it ia certain
That tho final REPORTS will show every
c'S,iIct over. aud the loan fully sub
srrihcd. said Frank X. Wilson IN
charge of the publicity department.
No figures from States or districts
we're received to-day. The hcadquar-
i"-e were closed.
Cato Sells. Commissioners of Indian
Ahalrs, announced to-day that Indians
had ~,
100000 20 the loan, making their total
holding OF Liberty bonds $4,000 600
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
Germany Would Save
Itself Humiliation

The average German. according to
Professor George u. Heron, IN mn
interesting discussion of the/ psy-
rhOiOEy of that nntiOn in Tho
Times-Djspntch To-day. is Jeternr-
tied not to be convinced by any
evidence that his country ts In amy
wise responsible for the war or for
Its continuation. u Is the MIN of
tho Prussi8n rerimc, by every
mrans IN IT'S power, to snVe itself
tho hum tfintton Of cOnsesaiOn and
repentance. The professor expresses
tho belief that there IN q mental
defect tn the mnkr-up Of the Ger
man rnr~ thnI makes 10 impossibIe
for it's members to scc and accent
the difference between right mud
wrong In. the same manner IA Other
nortnlR. The professor warns the
world against black peace pro-
cured through dIssembled repent
auce on the psrt Of tho enemy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
ENEMY CALCULATING
NOR7HERN BELGIUM
French Socialist Impression of President
Wilson's Conduct of Peace Parleys

uty. "Wc believe the German pco-
pic nrc sufficiently anxious for peace
tO force their government to reply
to President Wilson'S demands. Per-
sonnlttics nrc EcEliSible now.
Ut Prince Max hindcrs peace his
career ix ended. If the Kniser In
terfercs. he will cTnce himself, or,
better, he will he cTnccd."
"Do you believe the German peo-
pic or tho general stnf TO be behind
the peace prOposals:"
tally. becaune militnriIy the enemy
Is stronger than Internally, where
the food shortage TX serious.
'By shortening her line and mass
Ing nil her forccS, Germany could
resist heavy nlIicd ASSAULTS; but she
Is weakening inside"
do you expect revolution:"
IAN upheavul has already started.
Enormous changes hnvc been effect
ed recently. All revolutions begin
that wny. and, under the propulsion
"f Mr. Wilson'S messages, tho move
mcnt might lead very far.
.'Cntii last month, every German
officer sworc fenlty to the King OF
Prussia. Not the German Emperor,
but tho inaugural nddrcss of Prince
Max said that hereafter the army
viii depend upon the RcichstaE
alone. Tint IN most revolutionary.
when you consider that three months
before the kniscr bonstcd he would
defy the world with his German
idea
'.The net making 1t possible for
NcichStHE members, instend of the
kniser's chosen men. to become
members Is also revolutionary"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
R1 NABoTH IEBIN.

NSop! riSnt. 1910, DS InlNeTsai SerNlce.p
PARIS. October "O.-"Shut Is the
French Socialist Impression of Pres
idcnt Wilson's conduct of the peace
parlcya:" asked Marcel Cachin, So
cialixt Deputy. whom the recent na-
tioun1 Socialist cOnErcss elected d.
rector of Lliumnnitc, it's official or
gan, and who. therefore. Is qualified
ur n spokesman for the 100 Socialist
members of the French Parliament.
..The French Socialists consider
President Wilson the greatest moral
authority; they have unlimited con
ndcnce In his Judgment" replied VI.
Cachin. who iS member OF tho for
ctEn ufnirs committee of the Cham
her OF Deputies md who NpectnIfzcs
I'm diplomatic affairs.
"We feel President Wilson In nm
biased from imperlaiixtic and capi-
tniiStic points of view, though he fs
not n Socialist. We respect him ns
n true Democrat.
'.In France tho Socialists have
been hiS most sincere admirers from
tho beginning. His leadership helps
mnintnln our working classes 80
stcadfust."
Here VI. ,Cachin referred to the
French translation of Mr. Wilson's
speeches, which he called an new
charter of international morality"
adding that President Wilson nlso
Nns great historical figure.
'Do the Frcach Socialists desire
n continuation OF the peace couvcr-
sntions:" I asked.
'Bcyond doubt" replied the Dep
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
TAKES FIRMS LICENSE
Cur of Food SoIJ Above prcscrlbcd
Price Results In Drastic
Action.

'Sfii%1TrN. october 20.--Thc way
"f the Dr"titccr is hard when il runs
a'hWart the food administration. TO
''rove il. tho administration day an
nouncch that g. NJ. .tllen, Jr.. of Wins
tom salem. y. G., has hecn deprived of
his liccnse because he allowed q sales
man n sell car of feed above the
nrcscr'hed price. and that the !. G..
Nslr Milling Company. Lcavcnwortb.
EarS.. urwillinEiy contributed $4,000
70 tho Red Cross for trying to conceal
'"rge profits in Hour hY making gross.
" inaccurate reports"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
How Germans Repay
Kindness of French
tBy Associated Press,


WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES
IN FRANCE. Saturday. October 10.
Although Lc Cateau was not
systematically destroyed by tho
GcrDinns. there were Individual acts
Of lism. both there and in adj
Joining villages. Perhaps the whole
Wnr has not produced another net so
vile Ms that which In NOuchcJ for
by French ofhcini Investigators. In
MOntigny. due west OF Lc Cntcnu n
German officer lived eighteen mon In.
with French fnmiIy. lIr yyns n
picnsnnt fellow, taking his meals
with the family nnt. frequently per
forming on the piano for them.
Ono evening he fniied TO return
Tor dinner md n,c mbcrs of the
fnmi1y waited In vain for him, nnd
Mt midnight retired to bed. At :,
O'Clock In the morning tho house
was blown up by mine. Every
ono OF this fnmiIy was killed, with
the exception OF IN cight-month.-
old child. The fnmiiy consisted OF
several old people md women aud
children.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
GERMANS REPORTED
ENACUATING ANTWERP

LONDON. October 2o--The Germans
ere eVacuating Antwerp. the Daily Ex-
tress learns from it's Belgian frontier
correspondent.
HhtWcrpS warehouses arc being
stripped. Thirty 1--WE submarino. rs
heins shipped overland from the Elan
Gers coast 10 kiel or Wilhelnlshavcn.
.M,irnianes ~ are being sent to puessel-
respondent says the whole Flanders
coast from OStend to the Dutch borders
nrlhG sheiled and resembles a wall
-, names. Ihe Germans are blowing IN
me famous Solvay poison gas factory
ann enormous quantities OF ammunition
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
SPANISH SHIP ToRPEDo6D
steamer Epgnged In Carrying pho,-
Dhate 10 spain Attacked by
Submarine.
fRy Associatcd Prcss.

MADRID. October 20.---Thc steamer
Maria. which has bceu requisitIoncd
BY tho Spanish government. has been
ttorpedocd by German submarine. tho
in transporting phosphatcs to Spain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-21
INFLUENZA ON BOARD
Three Merchant Vessels Qunrnntin~d
in River I1atn by Sanitary
Officers.

by Associated Press
BtENOS AIRES. Saturday. October
la.-Three merchantmen arc Quaran-
tined in the River Plata because Sani-
tary officers found cases OF Spanish
influenza and hubonic plague on
board.