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Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
THE RAILROAD
BILL NOW LAW
President Signs Measure Pro-
viding For Federal Control.
RESTRICT EXPENDITURES
McAdoo Issues Orders Requiring All
Construction Work To Be Ap-
proved BY His Office-Lovctt
To Direct.

Washingtoa.-The first act of Di-
rector-General McAdoo after President
Wilson signed the Railroad bill, which
provides $50O,O00,000 revolving fund
and prescribes a basis of compensa-
ton to the owners during Federal op-
Grafton, was to issue an order restrict
ing railroads capital expenditures to
extensions and betterments absolutely
essential under war conditions. mas
much as the Government has now
undertaken largely the financing OF
improvements and purchase of new
equipment, the order will serve as
safeguard to the big working fund.
The signing OF the bill opens the
way for the Railroad Administration
to proceed with necessary extensions,
with the negotiations Of agreements
on compensation, and with other forms
of financial assistance to the COM
panies.
One of the first results probably will
be the conclusion of an arrangement
by which the Government will partici-
pate to some degree in the meeting
of $43,OOO,OOO notes of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railway, due
April Is. An announcement on this
subject may be made this week.
Without waiting for the Railroad
bill to pass the final stage of the Pres
iGrnt's approval. Mr.. McAdoo had
created in the Railroad Administration
a division of capital expenditures,
headed by Rboert S. Lovett, former
director of priorities for the War In
dustries Board, to supervise the regu-
lation of additions and betterments.
This division will scan all requests
for the building of new terminals, ex-
tension OF lines, purchase of locomo-
tives, cars and other equipment, and
all other enterprises requiring expen-
diture of capital Engineers of the
Railroad Administrator will report on
the physical necessity of proposed
betterments before these are consid-
cred by higher officials. After being
approved by Mr.. Lovett and the Di-
rector-General, proposals involving
capital expenditures will go to the
Division of Finance and Purchasers.
headed b. John Shelton Williams, for
execution.
In his order. Mr. McAdoo asked
railroads considering extensions to be
guided by the wartime necessity for
conserving capital, labor and material,
and by the idea that enterprises which
might be meritorious from the stand
point of an individual railway may
not be desirable now that the railway
systems have been unified under Gov.
eminent control. He specified that
construction of new lines or branches
and purchase OF locomotives or cars
should not be undertaken without his
approval.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
HOLLAND REFUSES
HER SHIPS SEIZED
America Adds 100000 Tons at
a Clip.
BRITAIN ACTS AT SAME TIME
Refusal Of Holland Is Caused BY Ger.
man Pressure-Naval Guards Go
Aboard II Merchantmen Ly-
ina In American Waters.

Washington.-Upon Hollands re-
fusal in the face OF German threats,
to put into effect her voluntary agree.
ment for restoring her merchant ma
rine to normal activity, the United
States Government reqnisitioned all
Dutch ships in American waters. At
the same time Great Britain was TAX
ing over Dutch vessels in British
ports.
A total of II ships, of probably $780,
900 tons, were added to the American
Merchant Marine by the requisition-
ing. Another 100000 tons are put
into the Allied service by Great Brit
aims action. Most of them will be
used in the food-carrying trade be-
tween the United States and Europe.
President Wilson's proclamation
taking over the ships was issued
only after word finally came from
London that Hollands delayed reply
was a rejection of the British-Amer-
lean demand. The Government had
waited more than 48 hours beyon the
time when Holland had been request
ed to make decision as to whether
she would carry out the original pact
or submit to requisitioning. Every
effort was made to avoid drastic ac-
ton, as transfer by agreement was
sought, rather than by seizure. al
thought the latter sa nexercise of
sovereign rights justified in interna.
tional law, and practiced by all ma
TONS
In statement outlining the nego-
tiations which preceded the reQuisi-
tioning, President Wilson pointed out
that the permanent agreement with
the Dutch Government had been
blocked by Germany despite the little
Kingdoms acute need of foodstuffs,
for which the agreement provided. A
temporary agreement then was nego-
tiated to tide over the emergency and
that, too, was held up by Prussian
diplomacy.
ALTHOUGH the reason never was for.
mally expressed" the President said,
sit was generally known that the
Dutch shipowners feared lest their
ships should be destroyed by German
submarines. That this fear was not
wholly unjustified has unhappily been
shown by the recent act OF the German
Government in sinking the Spanish
ship Sardinero outside the danger
zone, when carrying cargo of grain
for Switzerland, and after the sub
marine commander had ascertained
this fact by an inspection of the ships
papers"
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
1900 KILLED AT HALIFAX.
Official Report Made On Explosion
Of Munition Ship.

Halifax, N. S.-The number of per-
sons who lost their lives in the dis
aster of December due to the ex-
plosion of a munition ship was off,
cially placed at 1900. The chairman
of the mortuary committee announced
that thu official list contained 1850
names and that the number of person.
known to be missing brought the tota!
of dead to 1900.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30

India office announces that the attitude
of the MariS in Baluchistan. which had
been unsatisfactory for some time, re-
Gently eliminated in series OF out
RACES They organized and carried out
attacks in force on our posts ut Gum
baZ and Fort Munro, where they were
completely repulsed. They suffered
many casualties.
"Ther attitude. however, is still de-
faint. Punitive measures are being I'M
dertaken against them. Our airplanes
on two occasions recent)r bombed
tribal concentrations with erect"
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30

BaluchiStan is situated on the Ara
bian sea, bounded on the west by Per
STA and the north by Afghanistan. In
the main it occupies the position of a
British protectorate, and part Of it is
directly subject to Britain.
There have been several disturbances
in the outlying portions of the Indian
empire during the war, although none
of them previously reported has been
of Importance. The Germans have
gone to great lengths with propaganda
and copspiracies in attempts to stir up
disaffectiOn in India.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
SOLDIERS LOSE THEIR VOTE.
No Feasible Way Of Taking Their
Ballots In France.

Washington.-A formal recommen-
dalton against any attempt to record
the soldier vote in France for elections
held during the war has been prepared
by the War Department. After Sc
curing opinions of General Pershing
and his staff, and of department Off.
Gals on this side, it was learned the
department had determined that no
practical method of taking the votes
of members of the eXpeditiOnary
forces can be devised
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
REPORT TROUBLE IN INDIA
Natives in Bs:uchstan Attack British
Posts, Is Official Statement Given
Out at London.

Furnishings on the part of natives in
Ealuch stan recently resulted in light
jny in which many casualties were in
flicted, the India Office announces. The
natives attacked British posts ana
were lrpllscd completely. Punitive
measures are being undertaken. The
.>iIicial Ma.ement is as follows: The
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
Famous Alonu Two Line.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a doc
tor before he became famous rs the
creator of Sherlock Holmes. He FOL.
lowed his profession at Southsea in
the eighties. and for his services as
commandant of field hospital in the
Boer war he received the thanks Of the
government.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30

The character which you are con-
Structing is not your own. 1t is the
building material out of which other
generations will quarry stones for the
temple of life. See to it. therefore,
hat it be granite and not shale.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
WOULD BAR GERMAN PAPERS.
cIeveIanders Send Resolution To
President.

Cleveland of all Ger
man language newspapers in this
country and particularly a Cleveland
German daily newspaper, as a dan
gerous organ of German propaganda,
was recommended in resolution
signed by 66 prominent Clevelanders
and sent to President Wilson. The
resolution grew out of patriotic utter
ances at a smoker and reception
given at the University Club.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
Famous Writer Poor Physician

Schiller. the author of civilian
Tell" was medical officer in the Prus-
sian guard before he found his profess
sion irksome. He proved to be a very
incompetent physician and was ex.
PEELED from his regiment.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
RAISE FOR RURAL CARRIERS

House Amendment Provides For 20
Per Cent Increase.
Washington.-Rural letter carriers
receiving $1,000 a year or less are
grained an increase of 20 per cent by
an amendment tentatively added to
the Postal Increase bill by the House.
Rural carriers whose routes are more
than 20 miles in length also would
receive additional compensation of $24
a year for each mile more than 20
that they are required to travel each
day.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
Wires in London

London's telegraph and telephone
wires. it is estimated. extend 1880
miles overhead and 9o1 .OOh miles I'm.
foreground.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
INFORMATION WANTED.

Many Noncombatant Objects Recent
!y Commissioned.
on the War Department for informa-
ton regarding the number of noncom.
Blatant officers Of draft age commits
stoned since Americas entrance into
by Senator Thomas, of Colorado. The
Senator sold he had seen reports stat
ing that 6cCC0 nor~c--hat tint officers
had hco~ cn",r>ier o. md he de-
sired to know If that were true
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
CURFEW IN ENGLAND.

All Amusement Places And Shops
Close At $50.
London.-The curfew hour has been
fixed for London and the southern
counties of England at 1890 o'clock at
night. At that hour all places of
amusement must be closed, and they
must remain closed until o'clock the
following afternoon. There will be
no lights for shop windows, and the
hotels, clubs, restaurants and various
other designated places must cease
serving hot meals from $50 at night
until o'clock in the morning.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
FORMER JUDGE IMPEAcHED.
:. L. crum Charged With DisIoya'ty
and Sedition.

Helena, Mont.-Charles L. Crum.
former judge of the Fifteenth Judicial
district, was impeached by the Senate
on all six articles of impeachment.
there being a few dissenting votes on
only one or two minor articles. The
Senate is to pronounce Judgment later.
Judge Crum was charged with dis.
oyalty and sedition.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
DUTCH DISPLEASE HUNS.
Germany Considers Relations Altered
Following Seizure Of Ships.

Following Seizure Of Ships.
London. - Dispatches from The
Hague report that local news agency
says that Germany considers her rela-
tons with Holland altered by the at
titude of the Dutch Government to-
ward the Entente and the United
States, and published report that
the abandonment by the Dutch Gov
eminent of the remaining restrictive
clauses in it's shipping loan terms
would be regarded by Germany as
cause for war.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
True Responsibility.
Build Character Firmlv

Having the courage to live within
ones means is responsibility.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30
CELEBRATED TUscANIA's LOSS.

And cat-O'Nine Tails, Tar And Feath-
ers' Are The Result.
Reno, Nev.-Elmer White, who
boasted that he helped to celebrate
the sinking of the Tuscania, at Gard
nerville. New. several weeks ago, was
dashed 10 stake and whipped with an
iron cat-o'nine-tails at Yerington,
New, By a citizens committee. He
was then coated with tar and feathers
and ordered out of town.
Middletown transcript., 1918-03-30

There was no material change in the
situation in the far East. but the oppo-
sition to Japan's plan to occupy Niadl-
voStok seemed to increase because OF
the persistent distrust of the island en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
HORSES AND MUSIC
FEATURES At FAIR
Running Races and Joe KesSnich'a
Band But Two of the Attrac-
tions Mex Month.

We have received a number Of
cornimendatory letters" said Manager
Saunders at state fair headquarters
yesterday. because we have deter
mined to have none but running races
at the fair this year. There will be
no harness events, so hat the laynlan
who knows nothing about the fine
points OF Il race on heats. can enjoy
himself to his hearts content.
When a race is once run, ii Is over
With There Will he nc tedious waits
between heats. And let me tell Won.
there is going TO be some good ponies
on the grounds. The secretary Is now
arranging for a large number OF sta
hles from the big tracks, and you will
see ON exciting finishes"
Professor Joe kessnich stated last
night mat he was getting together
some of the most popular of the pa
triotic n jazz music OF the year, and
that his band OF soloists would give
the people the very latest and most
u~p-to-date line of tunes tina could be
mad In the country. He will
the band by the addition of several ia
nous soloists from the ranks Of the
international association in New York.
Members of the band are all over
n draft age" said Professor Kess-
nieh. Many of them want to ioin the
colors, but the head men in Washing
ton won't let them go just now. But
my. how they can play tunes. They
can eat music up. and The Star
Spangled Banner" played by that
bunch somewhere along the ridge OF
the blue Alsatian mountains would set
Europe on fire."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
PARADE TODAY Of
WEST VRGIN|ANS
Governor Davis VIII Review West
Virginia Soldiers from tho Fair
Grounds at Old Ford Lot.

Richmond will bid farewell to the
attending the United States army
training schools at the State a
Grounds. this afternoon when the
entire body OF men will parade down
Broad street and will be reviewed by
Governor Westmore,and Davis from
a platform erected on the old Ford LOT
across from the city hall. Captain
Alcott Farrar Elwell Is the command
ing officer. The big military band will
precede the troops in the march.
The parade will leave the fair
at 4:45, coming in the Hermitage road
10 Meadow street and thence 70 Monu-
ment avenue. where the formation
will change from a column OF squads
into a column Of %platoons: down
Franklin to B~elvidere to Broad street.
down Broad TO Twelfth street: across
Twelfth street to Capital; up Capita
avenue to Ninth street. along-Sinth
street to Grace street and out Grace
street to Meadow street and Jack to
the fair grounds The parade will,
in all probability. pass before the re-
viewing stand at $50 p. NJ.
The detachment will be under com
mand OF Captain Elwell and his ad-
jutant lieutenant. Charles G. Hopkins
Following the band will come Com
pany A. under command OF I+feuten-
ant Donald d. Mulhern: then in the
order named will come Company r
uYder command OF Ii~eutenants Car.
Helm and Walter r. Pennington;
Company c, under command of Lieu
tenants Earl c. Wettengel and New
ton Fl. Ness. and Company d. under
command of Lieutenants Benjamin y
Winner and Lionel f.. Phillips.
With the governor in the reviewing
stand will be the members of his staff
Senator Howard Sutherland, Of West
Virginia. the guest of honor; DIR
J. A. c. Chandler and W. c. Locker
manager of the school, and all mem
bers Of the city school board.
Given Farewell Dinners.
FarewaN dinners were enjoyed by
the men at the air grounds Monday
Company r was entertained at the
business Mems club by Manager
Maxine Ducharme.
Company y and the headquarters
company. including the band of the
detachment, held their dinner in tht
armory OF the Blues.
Artists who entertained the com
panies at their b%anduets included Miss
Marjorie Harcum and her sister. Miss
Adrienne Harcum. Mrs. r. 7. Grant
Miss Emorette Allen and r. f. Nor
rison, the Y. NJ. c. A. representatives
at the fair grounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
PLAN FOR VETERANS
TO Go TO TULSA

1t a meeting to be held this morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock in Lee Camp han
FALL citizens who are interested in see
a large number of the veterans OF
the Confederacy go to the reunion at
Tulsa, Okla. next week. are asked 10
be present. Mrs. Norman V. Randolph
will preside and final efforts will. be
made to raise funds to send those vet
Grams who are able to make the trip
to what may be their last meeting
with their comrades of '61-65.
The state convention of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy will come to
Richmond on October "a and will
hold its sessions in the Jefferson hotel
auditorium. Mrs. Norman V, Ran
dolph. president of the Richmond
chapter. L. u. C., is general chairman
of the state convention. Richmond
chapter will meet this morning at II
O'Clock in lee Camp hall 10 make
plans for this convention and to APP
point delegates.
Miss Katherine Wales. of Norfolk,
and Miss Juliette &. Kyle, of Staun-
ton. have been appointed pages from
Virginia by Mrs. william Cabell Flour
noy, president Of the Virginia Divi-
sion. United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy, to attend the geperal I. ID.
C. convention to be held AT Louisville,
November 1916.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
BIG WAR STAMP DRIVE
PLANNED FOR RICHMOND

The big war savings stamp drive
which was to have started next week
has been postponed until November
on account of the nearness of the next
Liberty Loan drive. The campaign
was to have been for n million dol
lars worth OF stamps. 1t is expected
that because of the delay. plans will be
so well made that~two million will be
sold. Henry Schwartzchild, assistant
city campaign director, is arranging to
have a house to house canvass, a can
Vass of the business section, and to
have booths erected at every available
point.
The following organizations will
be asked to assist in the sales and each
member of one of the following asgap-
izations will be asked TO give a certain
amount OF time in the campaign week
TO the pushing of the sales:
Rotary club, the Travellers Protec-
tive association, the Richmond Adver-
tisers' club, the Automobile Dealers
association, the United Commercial
Travellers, the Retail Merchants asso-
citation. and others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11

The laws of attachment when ex-
@fsnded through gsrnishment Of a
p42Yed 10 us as a ristinct abuse There
be no question tina attachments
many cases AFFORD the only agencies
Tor the accomplishment Of ends
IL Justice. but certainly abuses more
often enter "a % easo@ AZ esrnishment
han through any other form Of levy
Many = coed worker has been driven
from his place Of employment because
Hnome anxious or interruptions credi-
dor would no. permit hin 70 draw the
wages FOR Witch ne ,abored. The en-
4.aoyer f-raau.ut,s- alaAA- himself sersed
with writs 10 withhold the pitifui
pAfary thai is set aside FOR the work
~ nj the end OF the week And when,
1tr<d n f~oot-sore. the man appears
II the line on saturday 10 receive his
snvelope, he is told mat ne can get
ns&hin gthat his money is tied up
III court,
Poor encouragement Is j. for him
~ resume work the next week with
no4nang upon which 10 live. and to
|elace the same condition IN all hkel-
hsod on the next payday The
ehances are he quits hrs job. The EN-
spheysr loses worker, and the worker
En- driven 20 idieness.
Should he change TO another en-
FGOyer, the fact is soon reported to
80 creditor who purs,les relentless)y
k1kaa another writ. This work is the
Toc1alty OF certain collection agen.
SenW who follow the debtor about
nOugh their various branches
u matters very little II the mar
I dependent. wife and children
writ may issue Just the same, The
10s may be earnished just The
S2neA. The pay enTelop can be re-
n1ned and the uaan be deprived o.
earnings just tbs same. True, he
- appear at some later day, hxed
"a the creditor in the writ, and de.
"a the ground Of exemption a.
U&HfSA&HN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
LIMIT HUNT SEASON
TO PROTECT GAME
County Supervisors Asked to CO.
Operate With Game Wardcns In
- Conserving Animal Life.

Communications have gone out
from the state department of game
and inland fisheries. +. Nash Bilisoly
Portsmouth, commissioner, to boards
of supervisors in counties west of the
Blue Ridge mountains and adjacent
counties in the foothills to 1.-THE east,
suggesting that in counties in which
game suffered heavily from the rigors
of the past winter. the f9f8-f9f9 open
shooting season be limited to a few
days each week during the season. and
that a small bag limit be designated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
WORLD CONFERENCE IS CALLED TO AID
IN WAR AND DETERMINATION Of LIQUOR
TRAFFIC IN EVERY COUNTRY ON GLOBE
Anti Saloon League of America in international Conference to
Devise Methods and Machinery to Garry Temperance Strug
Gle Into Every Nation-To Prepare for Action.

war, and also the neutral nations,
have been requested to have delegates
present together with the leaders of
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
the officers and agents OF the various
state A~nti-Saloon League and admin
~istrative f~unctionares. the result of
which il expected t. lay the founda-
ttion for worldwide determination of
the beverage liquor traffic.
The international phase of this issue
was first given wide active consider
lation AT the national convention of
the Anti-Sa1oon League of America
in Indianapolis in 1916. There it was
first emphasized as a matter of high
importance hat proper representation
be made before the peace commission
sitting in the peace negotiations at the
! close of the war 10 have written into
the peace agreements the feature of
prohibition. Also at this time sug-
g~estions were set forth regarding plans
for inauguration of the world wide
anti-alcohol movement. The national
officers OF the A~nti-Saloon League were
instructed TO proceed. In pursuance
Of which instructions, com munications
were directed to every known tenn
perance and reform agency through
out the allied and neutral countries,
Replies have beer unanimously in
favor of holding a meeting out or
which there has grown THE confer
ence set for the month of November.
There is every reason to believe that
there Will be present at his confer
ence an array of delegates from such
a number of the allied and neutral ma
long and successful experience of the
est meeting of the kind ever held
within tho h'eto~. AT thte temperance
reform.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11
REGISTER

exenption. The rovernment eN.
empts no man fer any reason Inc
government simply eliminates TINS OF
,nat ono because he is for n or an
,,.nsr rea son disqualified 70 enter the
ans,tr~ service. The very word "ex-
cmpuone is contrary to the "hoas
sp,rit Of responsibility Of the moi
viaual citizen. It has a meaning ma
+. ars no relation 10 h actual fact
n draft enlistz every mar within
IN. limitations prescribed IN the war
service. It is sclective In that IL
a~frerentiatts those who are Ht-for one
service from those .ited to another.
BECAUSE a man cannot go to the hal
tie lines afford, him no exemption from
s,,,b other duties as MS country may
and him qualified TO perform
thirteen millions VIII register To-
morrow. out of that number, over
.uo million will be required 10 furnish
The necessary number for actual ser
yic, in the army. The others VIII be
nl,coa in deferred c~lassiheauons to
avail, thc further call of the govern
men, either ae soldiers or for other
forms Of service pertaining to the war
regtsuation is the drst duty. Al
patriots will regtster-others must