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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
sunrfien Via Snnim.

Washington, March s.-The United
states and Spain have reached an
agreement whereby General PevshinE
is 10 get needed supplies from across
the. Pyrenees
Formal announcement of the com
pact was made tonight by the war
trade board, following the receipt by
me =tpte department today. Of advlces
from Ambassador willard at Madrid.
stating that Publications were ex-
changed there yesterday afternoon.
As announced the understanding
provides as follows:
Under the agreement Spain permits
free export to the allies Of pyrlties.
minerals and manufactured wool, n
concession of decided value to the en-
tente powers, and the export to the ex-
tent permitted by home requirements
Of various other comm ODDITIES in add
ton TO the specific licensing of the
supplies required by General Pershing.
In return the United States assures 10
Spain it's necessary supplies of cotton
and petroleum. the amount of the
monthly export OF these commodities
being fixed in the agreement at a fg-
ure which will cover the genuine
spanish requirements. but bar the pos
sibility of German agents In Spain Sc
cretly buying up and boarding a stock
~ cotton against the time OF the
conclusion of peace. Spain is granted
other supplies TO the extent that they
can be spared after satisfying home
requirements in the United States and
providing for the needs OF It's asso-
ciates in the war. As has already
been stated special concessions have
been made in regard 70 locomotives
ana railway material which are re-
quired TO increase the carrying capac-
ity Of the Spanish railway system--a
measure OF decided Importance 10
America and it's associates which are
driving supplies from Spanish terri
tory"
The successful outcome of the nego-
tiations were due in no small part ia
King Alfonso of Spain. who interviewed
when a hitch occurred which threat.
ened to break of the parleys Every
neutral country In Eu ops exceptins
Denmark, has reached agreements with
the United States concerning trade.
Not only. It was announced tonight
were the American representatives In
Guiding Ambassador Willard and Ma
Tor August Belmont able TO conclude
the agreement affecting the United
States, but we're able materially to as
sist the French government in secur-
ing a large credit In Spain for supplies
needed by the French army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
By tiNRRY WARD.

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= 'lS sGIoo' teaenefs OF me country
.fH act'nS unoar The authority con
se. ''9 upon nun oE that law, Presl-
utnl " 1iFoh mas euef upon them TO
Rf IN Ihis NtbF"ncous task. They
heve Responded 70 he number o.
I"O'Voo, ana ne work ot getting an
accurate account 40 the cNpabtlities
Of ten million young meu ls now I'M
dcl way,
1t ~ or paramount Importance TO
inc seleCttEe features OF the dra u
and to the effectiye employment OF
the man power Of The army that
every man be so placed III II as to
give the most advantage from his
particular qualifications. said Pro
Noyt Marshai-GeneraI CroHIer. in eN-
planning the work NOW being done in
classifying the men.
'"rue manifold activittes +b,, row,
nose Tho ,nn,le,r ann, ,,ru f,,.
yoost e,tene{,a ,-arict,.,,e a.,,'.,r,t,,r
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Amsterdam, March S.--The possihil-
ity Of the republic of Finland being
converted into "a constitutional mon
srchy. with Hohenzollern on the
throne. doomed large in today's dis
patches from Sweden. The kaiser's
NTH son, Prince oscar OF Prussia. was
mentioned As a candidate for the pro-
spective Finnish crown. Finland her
self, It was asserted. had requested
the Berlin government to consider this
proposal.
But throne or no throne the very
v1Ssaiage to which Russia's ireland
has heen reduced through tire treaty
OF peace just signed between her and
Germany, is regarded In Sweden as
we'll as IN the two other Scandinavian
Kingdoms with grave forebodings.
Wilheimstrasse. in drawing up the
stipulations which Finland Is to OBJ
serve shrewdly incorporated one
pledging the Helsingfors government
not to cede territory to any foreign
power without Cermnhy's consent
Tht~ was done, it Is not doubted here,
witty the object Of retaining an inval-
liable pawn in future dealings with
Sweden---the Aland isles. AS was
pointed out in these dispatches last
week, as long as the Germans hold
these isles, they can at any moment
bottle up the Finnish gulf and thereby
cut of the two northern thirds of
Sweden's east coast.
This menace. only speculated upon
a week ago, has meanwhile become an
actual fact, and II Is believed only a
matter Of time hefore Berlin shows her
full hand by making proposals to the
Stockholm government that may have
weighty influences upon the whole
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
STATISTICS BUG SAVES
MILLIONS OF DINNERS

Boston, March S.-No less than &c.
7o6,56o meals. or the ingredients
thereof. we're saved in the state of
Massachusetts, during the month %
December, 1917. according to Frank
C. Hall. of the food administration.
who IS possessed of statistical
mind
Mr. Hall obtained his figures after
the amounts OF beef, lamb.
pork. -four and sugar saved during
the aforementioned month.
In order. however, that no ore be-
come unduly elated by the stupendous
amount of food represented. he In
tects decided touch of misanthropy
by adding that this would feed one
million soldiers only four days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

to subordlnates. but reaches all classes
of business men and officials. He
continues:
The state Of things is serious. 1t
IS Impossible to accept the convenient
argument that everything win be all
right again with the return Of reKu-
lar peace conditions and the restora-
ton OF well proved officials to their
OFFICES. II We lot this evil spread We
have had times in front OF MS. The
risk is that the years after our most
hard won victory will be full of the
most revolving exploitation and quar-
1etng, that the homecoming con-
qLerors viii experience a terrible dis
appointment and that our children
will look back AT the time after 1918
SIS W. look back at the time after
fH71-tnat IL to say, rs a time of the
utmost cultural and moral desolation. -
The military defeat which will he
inflicted upon Germany will he even
legs distressing 10 the German people
than the after-ws~ period Of ferment
ord reimbursement The Huns arc IN
FOR a had time with themselves. both
~va,a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

upon the civil population as Well as
apon those who have worn the
faiser's uniform. The struggle for
existence has become more acute than
II haze ever been since Frederick estab-
iehea the economic system which has
made possible the modern Germany
Under such hard conditions It was
Inevitable that the teachings on be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Miss Julia NJ. uaYre,,

The funeral of Miss Julia NJ. Har-
rell. who died Wednesday Afternoon in
Amelia, Va, was conducted at that
place Thursday afternoon at O'Clock
by the Rev. III. L. Weston assisted
by the Rev. w. g. Bates. The inter
ment was in Hollywood cemetery the
following morning. Miss HarrelI Ia
survived by four nephews, VINO are all
members of the Virginia conference
the Rev. r. Fl. Potts, d. D.. who is
tie presiding elder OF Richmond. the
Rev. Il. A.. T. N. and Il. J. Potts;
also two great.nephews. J. n. and r.
a Potts. Of Amelia, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
REAprNc THE MORAL wH1RLw1ND.

Germany IS reaping the natural
1sarvest OF what it has industriousy
Ecwed for more than forty years.
Teaching that for the state. might
makes right. It prepared the people
of the empire for .the war of aggres-
sion which II began with unprecs
dented ruth,essness IN 1914. That
wax has sntailed tremendous hardships
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Hun .Asrmen Bomb Lines.

with the American Army In France
March SIS Iuadrohs OF German bonn
harding airplanes few over the Amerj-
can front north OF Toul nearly al,
night. departing and returning re.
peatedly and also rai6ing towns and
cities behind the Iines. They dropped
four or i've bombs on the Am erican
sector.
The enemy evidently was seeking tc
destroy our Ammunition dumps. hui
he failed to locate any. American
anti-aircraft gun hre was continual,
active In attacking the raiders.
The sky was overcast today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Washington. March S--No inforna.
ton OF atrocities precticed by the
Germans against American prisoners
has reached the war department THIS
was officially stated by Major General
Feyton T. March. chief-of-stan TO-
night.
General March said the my au-
thorlties are fully acquainted with the
treatment accorded American soldiers
captured by the enemy, THIS ipfor-
nation comes through tHa lied Cross
and other sources
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

The chief Rumanian oil wells are
at Prahova, Damvotiza. Bacau and
Buzau. RUmania's total output OF Pc
troleum in 1918 amounted TO 1873
lao metric tons, representing an in
crease OF 423,145 metric tons since
1900. Her exports in 1914 amounted
to 664.024 metric tons.
Rumania turned out In 1915, &C.
472.so3 bushels of wheat: 27,S51.sls
bushels OF barley. and 2S,l56,007 bush
els OF oats, She exported in 1913.
sSs.6s2.460 worth of grain and s2s,-
296,165 worth OF petroleum
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
OBITUARY
Henry j. Clark.

The funeral of Nenry ]. Clark, who
died Thursday. will be held this alter
noon at o'clock from st. Mark'e
Episcopal church. Mr.. Clark leaves
his wife, Mrs. Laura Virginia Clark
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
Emma knodle. OF this city; Mrs Mary
Chairman, of Baltimore; Edward Clark,
of this city. and James Clark, of Mar
ion, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
France, March OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

France. March T-Flam memwere-
fer" -throwers). the last re-
naming exhibit OF the enemy's cham
Der of horrors to be tried on the
Americans was introduced to them
when an unknown number OF read
ers attempted a liquid fire attadi1
today. It was broken up, ethe raiders
fleeing when the Americans refused
to be Mortified or even scared, mere
" blazing away at them with their
rifles aned machine guns.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Why WHEAT SAVING IS IMPERATIVE.

Wheat Is going 20 Re the s~srccs,
thing in the country in June and
jury.
Mr.. George A z&priskie rauona,
-four distributor has given this e. m
esf warning 70 the boxers Of Araer.
ioa and through thono 10 the Arne.i-
can Housewives Mr., 2abrlaiie says.
II know as well as anybody else
that it Is going worz hardship or
tise bakers bur know too. that M
les the bakers conserve 20 the fullest
extent there Isl rot going 20 be any
wheat -four in this country after the
seH three months or 30 It is IN
fortunate. but since we are faced by
th's condition the only thias for
bakers to do Is TO meet Il. II baker,
do not conserve row. IT viii rot BE- p
question of eighty and twenty per
cent. but one Of nry per cent"
Flour substitutes are expensive and
sometimes hard % get. Mr.. zanrlsk!e
calls attention 20 ways in which
teksrs can provide themselves with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Miss Annie brennan

The funeral of Miss Annie Brennan
will be held this morning at 10 O'Clock
from st. Peters Catholic church, Miss
Brennan died Thursday in her homo,
3l3 North Eleventh street. She was
the daughter OF the late Patrick and
Ann Brennan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
fannniiaccxi Idnnnr.

Springfield, III, March S.--Tea sold
by Charles. Sam. Springfield CHIP
suey proprietor, to two deputy
sheriffs had too much OF kick, Ia
it. Charlie and two other Celestiais
were given a berth in the county jail
on charge of hootiegging. The stun
was camoufiaged in regular tea potx
and looked innocent enough, the dap
utias said
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
A FANTASTIC ENTERPRISE.

Every little while few earnest re-
formers set. together with the idea IF
poolne their respective enterpris
aoa making the world perfect over
night The latest example Of tnis sort
Of thing is the effort 10 form 4 new
A4-.onai party at Chicago from diff
fsrcat seeding elements OF the So
tiaIist. Ruu Moose and Prohibition
tar as
The program r. these star gazing
frtoruers e most ambitious They
~iu not only abolish John nsrievcorn
IN ninety day' bat through co-opera-
ten e the different elements brought
together In this undertaking they will
put thc country on socialists basis
ard provide cure for every. economic,
.ocisl ard political tl. real and !tnag-
iaary. wl,a ohleh the American peo-
ple MAJ now or hereafter he afflicted
Naturally shar un3srts .dng ~ill
spend .tse2t m noise ard fireworks
The Socialist PARTY quite the most
undeneocratc Organization this couu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
HUN FORCES READY
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! his assurance seemed to be borne
-dsI GU ssm 9Isql 4eul aoeI atn IA ara
resentative OF the state department
present a, the cabinet meeting Rou.
tine matters, 1t was stated, were dts
cusSod there
AdTices from Russia ara still frag
montarr ard ireoinplste Here and
there Pre- Indications o. an awakened
interest am~ns the Slave in the atti-
t'Ge az the United states and signs
J. LItlply GO show that the great Rus
san conscience is becoming aroused
over the severe neace terms imposed
BY the German mailed fist, and the re.
lentless march u the German armies
toward PetrogrRd.
The outstanding faef from this end
is that the United States regardless
Of developments still glands ready TO
lend helping hand to Russia
Americans Face Liquid Fire
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Huns After on am, Grain

Amsterdam, March Sin their
peace agreement with Rumania, which
is not yet finally ratified. the central
powers took particular pains to make
sure of dominating In the future the
vast Rumanian grain and petroleum
resources
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
THE WEATHER
Omitted States Weather Bureau
Department OF Agrtculturo.)

Misunderstanding cloudiness AND
slightly warmer Saturday. rain at
might or Sunday.
North Carolin A---Fair, somewhat
warmer Saturday, Sunday. cloudy.
probably rain In west portion. warmer
n east portion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
WEEKEND MEDITATiONS

DO YOU hug yourself the deusiou absurd.
THAT you perfection is foundf
DO you thiuk yourself faultless7 You know you're
Their why pun the othef fellow down.
II Will keep quite busy safeguarding thoughts
without troubling what others do.
Nour that will knowing others will ask
What sort OF "a fellow YOU?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Rainfall last twelve hours .....
Rainfall last twenty-four hours. =.
Excess in rainfall since March
Excess in rainfall since January ! ]
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

try has ever Euo~n outside the Ger
man American alliance. has never
achieved anything directly. though 1t
hss served to dire, attention 70 Ger.
tain things that should done and
rave been done. The Prohibition party
as a party has made M progress IN
the last thirty years. II lacAs leader
ship ard vision and las never offered
az, workable plan on which prol,tbi-
tionists could get together The r..
"loose hasco was so recent that it car
not have been forgotten.
To combine .hese inharmonious and
even antaeon;stlc groups into an or
gauization which viii command Cub.
startial supper or even any great
respect, is an ur iertaking which onl,
= cnaries would attempt Even il
il commanded THE united supprvt Of
the three parties mentioned, thougr
actually it includes only. schis-natic
portion OF each Of those part IS. it,
utter tutlity must he apparent to al
hnt those directly engaged in the fan.
tastie enterprise
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

course of the war particularly as re-
CARDS naval warfare
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09

Americans Face Liquid Fire.
With the American Army II
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
In the
Editors Mail
Hotels Reply

EDITOR THE TIMES:
In response to the letter from
a soldier in your paper concern
ing the Bristol hotel, we wish to
vindicate ourselves.
There are sometimes two sides
to a story, and ours is one.
Now in the first place Private
Nick Melliehive claims he rented
a room and four boys paid one
dollar each and when they return
ed three other boys occupied the
same room, and that we charged
four dollars apiece.
This sounds ridiculous on the
face of it. Now we can't find on
our register where he at any time
stopped at our hotel. We wish he
would come and show us where he
at any time stopped with us.
He also says he had paid for a
rotten room. Now We have Mr..
Dolbys signature under a state
ment where he said this house is
in fine shape and is complying
with the laws strictly and also
Clulillcu tudt OUT HOuSt Was Oilb VI
the cleanest in the city, and that
he had told others our house was
model to go by.
The government inspector also
passed highly on 1t.
Now this is serious matter, as
we aren't looking for any news
paper notoriety.
We wish IL there is such a man
as Private Nick Milliehine he|
would show himself and prove
his assertions.
Now in regards to overcharg-
ing the soldier boys; I don't think
IL we were we could fill up our
hotel every Saturday with nearly
the same boys. They surely
wouldn't come back IL we did.
BY giving us space in your
paper for this article you will
surely confer a great favor to
MR.. AND MRS. j. w. ROECOE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
LITTLE TACOMANS
Scratch the Veneer Away.

The controversy now going on
about Putting Tacoma Business
Houses on a War Time Basis,
and the silly objections raised by
a group of "wilful merchants
against the plan reminds me Of the
man who went TO the furniture
store and because 1t was cheap
purchased a fine looking piece of
mahogany furniture. When he got
it home and took out his penknife
and scratched a little he discover
ed that it was piece of common
wood covered artifully with a thin
coating of veneer.
The objections raised by the So
called SPECIALITY MER-
CHANTS" against the request of
the Commercial Economy Board
look very much like this mans
piece of furniture-it is veneer Of
the thinest kind.
No stores in Tacoma are more
patriotic or more ready to sacrifice
for the war than the department
stores, and if there were amy truth
in the argument that soldiers and
shipyard workers would be Sc
riously Inconvenience by the 6
o'clock Saturday closing plan, then
surely for their own profit they
would remain open-but 1t is
veneer purely and simply which
covers up nicely from the public
eye the real reason Of the LIT
TIE TACOMANS," that reason is,
fear of Personal Loss in Profits or
Goods Sold.
Reverse the condition a little
and have the government demand
mot requesD that every store in
Tacoma sell the soldiers and ship
yard workers merchandise at 10
per cent above actual cost and
keep their places of business open
until 10 o'clock at night, purely
as an accommodation to those
workers as a patriotic duty, then
watch how quickly they would
clamor for the enforcement of
this plan, now requested by the
Commercial Economy Board.
Why? Because their pocketbooks
would be touched.
The whole question is not one
of service to the people, but OF
profit and loss.
LITTLE TACOMANS, scratch
the veneer away and maybe un-
derneath all the polish and fine
appearance of the top layer you
will discover, not the common
wood Of a mercenary type but
"Real Patriotism" such as other
communities are showing.
s. H. YOUENS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
mot ENOUGH
FOOD in JAIL"

Women inmates of the city Jail
sent q petition to Commissioner
Petit Thursday afternoon COM
planning that, they do not get
enough to eat. There are Is wom-
en- In Jail, and they all signed the
petition. Meals are served at q,
IL and 3 o'clock. From 3 in the
afternoon until 7 the next morn
ing is too long for the girls to
wait without food and they become
ravenous, according to the COM
plant.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
REPORT BILL
FOR DIRECTOR
OF MUNITIONS


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 13.
The senate military affairs COM
mittee today reported the Cham
berlain bill, providing for a direc-
tor of munitions.
This is to be followed by a meas
ure creating a war cabinet or coun-
ell to have complete control of the
entire war policy and program.
subject only to the presidents d.
rection.
Thetwo measures will constitute
the result for the present of the
committees investigation of the
military situation.
The munitions director under
the bill reported is to have con-
troll Of purchases for all depart
ments, including the war and
navy departments, shipping board
and the allies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
MAN SLUGGED

DR.. William r. Rose, 3511 7th.
notified the police at 1880 Friday
morning that his son, Fl years old,
had been slugged near his home a
few minutes earlier by a strange
man. The slugger knocked young
Rose to the sidewalk and then ran
away. No attempt at robbery was
made.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
LOOK. s2gb

VERY choice level lots. water and
mountain view, close to PIT. Defi-
ance ear line. good neighborhood.
Must be sold at once. Close to
biggest bargain ever offered in
lots. Complete abstract. No
taxes until 1919: $295 takes the 4
lots, or > lots for $3.50. terms. w.
II. opie & Co. Bankers Trust
Bldg. Main 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
STEEL COMPANY
WON'T PAY MEN

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.--The u.
s. Steel corporation probably will
not pay its thousands Of employees
for the time they will lose thru
the order issued by the coal adj
mfnistrator, according to n state
ment issued today by Judge ]. II.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
RENT HOUSES

with 1 acres cleared land, and
Waller road, 8 blocks from Hill
road, 81 month. Four miles from
18th str. Benson. Call Main
7S51-R5
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
Little Tacomans
EDITOR THE TIMES:

I
Kindly publish the following
letter in your columns as a de-
partment store protest against the
decision Of a certain group OF will
full merchants who are blocking
the plans OF the commercial econ
omy board to place the country's
business on a war time basis:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
Discuss Channel

The city and county engineers
met with Engineer w. ]. Roberts
of the intereounty Improvement
work Friday morning to discuss
the new $3.000.006 project for
the widening Of the Puyallup
river.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-01-18
TO EXCHANGE
REAL ESTATE
For Sale BY
Owner

well improved ranch, rs
miles from Tacoma, on a paved
state highway; about 100 acres in
civilizations; nearly all new build
ings; machinery all new; 20 head
of cattle, head of horses, 16 head
of hogs: turkeys, chickens, geese
and ducks; "a large general store.
ice cream parlor and lunch room;
555-gallon gasoline station; a
25-acre private lake, with its own
outlet. The best location in state
for chicken dinner inn and hotel;
also dance hall and garage. Sick
ness Is reason for selling. We
nation on request. 1t will pay
anyone looking for good ranch
and a paying business combined to
Investigate this before buying.
MIGHT consider some trade. Ad-
dress Box DIG, Times.