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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
cARL'S THRONE TOTTERS
Austria Next in Line to
Be Completely Alb
sorbed by Huns. .
THEIR AIMS CLEAR
People Of Germany S
Ally Are Increasingly
Anxious for Peace
and Bread.

Rome. June 23.--CharIew 4. EN-
Perof of Austria and King of
hungary, looms large upon the
european horizon today a. the
newest candidate for the ea-mon-
archs' society. Unless unexpe~ted
events belle all present indias-
tions. his fate will he closely simI-
lar TO that of Nicholas Romanon.
There In one difference, The car
of all the Russians was an op~n
and sincere enemy of Germany.
and his country fought her with
all Its giant strength and heroic
sacrfnce until the dragon of
freach~ry and class war had
slapped Russia clean of red life
blood
Charles rules the allied nation
of the empire which may he about
to toppie him by means strikingIy
akin to those employed in bring
ing about tks Russian rulers
downfall.
Hut more important shsn the
personai future of rulers il the
fate of their nations. Again, um-
less all signs deceive the dual
monarchy il slated for the same
political. economic and m oral
slaughter that befeH Russia.
Austrla-hun&Ary. for four years,
and still today Germany's "vaIiant
ally will lie PROSTATE at Pots
dams feet, NOT only ready, hut
crying to he trampied upon. cut to
pieces and swallowed up---if only
she can have peace aud bread
To that abyss the Hapshure em~
pfre In fast steering at this very
hour, and Potsdnm In the pilot.
But there Is another difference, Tn
Ike Russia's armed forces which hay
o be deToralized TO eliminate 1t fror
he combat. Austria's armies. that /,
he bulk of their non-Siav and non
szech elements, must be. in Potsdan1'
interest. saved from collapse and pre-
'erved to fght--as part and parcel o
he Prussian machlne--against tn
foreign foe"
To that end potsdam has, or think
L has, already taken excellent meas
res; more are under preparation
Unity of command" on the Italia,
ront is one; "brigading" Of Austria,
With German units is another.
Austria. starving and defeated. o
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
AUSTRIANS IN DISORDERLY RETREAT ALONG PAVE;
LOSSES IN DRIVE 100000 AND STILL INCREASING;
FOOD RIOTS IN VIENNA BROKEN UP BY SOLDIERS
NORTHCLIFFE SAYS U. s.
COULD WHIP GERMANS

Paris, June 23.-'T have lived
both in Germany and in the
United States and I believe that
America alone could beat the Ger
mans"
Lord Northcliffe made this state
ment today In an article in the
Petit Parisien.
I have absolute confidence in
President Wilson," Lord Northcliffe
said. 1T Ia he who must decide
the Japanese Intervention question.
Il remember the president said
he had one-track mind. Last
month he sent $50, 900 soldiers to
Europe although he had promised
only half that number.
People say tnat President Will
son In slow to action but transport
ing with rush such a vast num-
Der of troops Is an enormous I'M
dertakfng. We understood the
Significance of the rus hand the
vast figures
Frankly. I would rather Presi-
cent Wilson should devote himself
to the transporting of men rather
Than to solve the Japanese prob
lem.
The president does one thing at
time, but IL Is wonderful how he
was able TO train one hundred mill
lions of citizens despite German
and antiallied propaganda and
many German Americans in the
population.
Germany" the British publicist
declared. is beginning to weak
en-. The British. American and
French blockade Is now much firm
err and is slowly strangling the
enemy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
Grand Jury Work
Completed Today
Said That Number Of Indictments VIII
Accompany volumtnous Recon-
mendation to Judge.

The grand Jury will hand in its re-
port today 1t may not be ready by
the time adjournment LIS taken for
dinner. but will. II is quite likely. be
ready early in the afternoon. The
Jury has been at work on the report
since Friday morning. The stenogra-
pher will probably have it ready
when the jury meets at 10 o'clock this
morning. The copy will than be gone
over by the investigators. and If pos
sible, it will be handed the Judge
when the body adjourns at noon.
The report will be voluminous. II
will contain many recommendations
and may suggest custer proceedings
against certain officials. 1t Is entirely
probable that many suggestions will
be made that may call for another
grand jury Investigations.
The report will embrace recommeYf~
dations in reference to liquor. vice
and gambling conditions in Rich
mond. and will be accompanied by
several indictments. less than a dozen
in number. probably seven or eight,
These indictments will refer mainly to
violations OF. the liquor laws.
1t is understood that no indictment
will be made. based on anything but
the liquor or Bookkeeping industry.
which II is evident has been conduct
ed TO a large extent here, unmolested
in great part by the police.
The recommendations, II Is under
stood will suggest changes in the or
ganization OF the police department,
and will urge stricter enforcement
OF the laws in reference to vice and
gambling
In its inquiry into the alleged con-
nection between policemen and boot
leggers. the grand Jury has examined
nearly hundred witnesses. Many of
them were called to corroborate the
evidence submitted by persons In whose
word alone the jury had little faith.
1t Is believed that among those to
be Indicted will be former Policeman
Frank Waller. whose tentative ad-
mission that he had business associa-
ton with those who operated the al
legged bootlegging plant on a Henrico
farm. may form the basis for the In
dictment.
Others. 1t is said. will be policemen
who received liquor and transported
1t through the streets TO the farm.
while still others 1t IL probable will be
those who have been charged with
being closely connected with the stor-
ing OF liquor at alleged speakeasies
In the city.
The belief is that the report will
Recommend that an investigation be
made into the gambling situation.
and that vice conditions be more fully
incurred into- :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

r. s. Christian. secretary treas
urer of the Virginia Baking COM
pany. stated last night that he
could give no accurate estimate
ms 10 the loss sustained by his
company. but placed the figures
approximately at about 5000, 600.
He said that IL was quite probable
the company would begin AT once
reconstruction of the plant.
and that the $50 employees would
he taken care OF rs quickly as pos
sible. Mr.. Christian had been out
OF the city and returned yesterday
afternoon in time to see the
smouIdcring ruins of his plant.
President Milton Cone. Of the
Spotless company Is ont Of the
city. 1t was said by officials con-
nected with the company that the
loss would probably reach $780,
600. A large part Of the stock
had recently been placed in the
warehouse. and II Is not known
whether the insurance covers this.
The company will resume op-
crniions ms soon as practicable.
The calm and quiet of a beautiful
Sunday was disturbed yesthrds y
morning shortly after o o'clock by
an alarm Of fire. which proved to bt
seen in Richmond for a long tim e
both the Spotless company's plant and
that Of the Virginia Baking company
at Eleventh and Canal streets, being
practically consumed
The first intimation of the fire
came over the telephone to headquar
ters from DIR. Lawrence T. Price. whc
noticed smoke from his window a
Fifth and Franklin streets, Thu
alarm WAS Immediately sent in. hui
SO quickly had the flames advanced
that before the units OF the depart
ment could get TO work great masses
of fame Jared up over the Spotlesi
building and spread across the stree
In raging glare.
Three sixes was sounded Tht.
brought out the entire department
with the exception of the reserves
which were moved in to relieve the
companies in business sections. Ths
responding, and which dit
valiant work IN preventing a holo-
caust. were Nos, ! to 10, inclusive
and truck companies Nos. ! and 2
The reserves embraced companies
Nos. il to II. inclusive. hose com
pany No. Is. and truck companies
Nos. and 4.
Fire Chief w H. Joynes and Police
Chief c, A. Sherry had personal
charge OF the fire. ably assisted by
Captain Charles w. Stole, OF the
United States balloon general supply
department. stationed here. Third
Assistant Chief Lonnie Jones assumed
charge of the reserves and esta blished
himself at headquarters to handle
cases.
Thousands of cisixens from every
quarter gathered at the scene, and
Il kept the police department busy
protecting the interest OF the fire
workers.
Uncle sam to Rescue
Seeing the danger of a spread of the
names. Captain Stolze. OF the balloon
depot. quickly grasped the situation
and called into service all the men at
his disposal. and. by communication
with Washington. had the leave OF
A bsence Of both sailors and soldiers
here for the day extended for twenty
four hours, so that they might assist
In preventing the spread OF the flames
into the congested manufacturing and
wholesale district
A brisk awind blew burning cinders
and brands all over that section OF
the city. and many incipient fires
were smothered at their birth. The
Imperial Coffee cor1pany's warehouse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
Another Henrico
Farm Is Raided
Large Quantity of Liquor Found Con-
cealed ON Farm OF p. A. RasiIc
In Henrico.

The farm Of p. A. Basile, commonly
known as "Wop" Basile, about twelve
milcs East OF Richmond. near tho
Williamsburg turnpike was raided
yesterday afternoon by County OfIicer
J. p. Shoemaker. Sergeant s. T. Colds
w. Patrolman NJ. J. Ware and Paul
ID. Beattie. The officers found several
cas1s Of whiskcy buried IN the ground
and under oak trees in the yard ana
found suttcases full OF liquor. appar-
ontly ready for transportation to some
othar place.
Hasile was brought to the Hsnrtco
jails whore he arranged to give bond.
This II the second time Rasile has
baAn arrested on charge OF violating
the prohibition law. the other case
betng IT this time on the docket Of
tho circuit court Of Henrico. ana viii
~ Aeard u the July term Of that
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

New York. June 23.-Speculation ~
to the fate Of It's possible occupants
was aroused today when the bask at
of q naval observation balloon was
washed ashore at econey Island 1t
four one-inch steel supporting cables
hich had apparently parted from
strain. There were no means of de-
tsrmining how long Il had been I'm
merDed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

81. Fatrfcku Catholic church, at
Twenty-hfth street near Broad. will
unfurl it's service nag this afternoon
at o'clock. The nag contains sixty
seven stars. Samuel J. Kelly and John
J. Blake win make addresses and the
rcAuArsn of the s0hcol viii 10 present
an1 slng patriotie songa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HELP F|REMEN
To PREVENT SPREAD Of FLAMES IN FIRE
Which CAUSED LOSS,OF MANY THOUSANDS

Flames Destroy Plants of Virginia Baking Company and the
Spotless Company, While Thousands Gather to Witness
Most Spectacular Condagration Seen in Richmond in
Years-ofcers of Destroyed Concerns Say Will Resume
Operations as Soon as Practicable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
IS "HUSSY"
CUSS WORD?

"All right, you hussy. I sup
pose that there are some people so
dirty they have to take a bath
every day." Mrs. Charles W..
Hughes, boarding house keeper, is
alleged to have said to Mrs. G..
w. Smith, her tenant. who was
monopOlizing the bathing facili-
ties Of the house.
So the irate bather dressed and
FASTENED to the court house and
there swore out a warrant for the
arrest of the landlady on the
charge OF using profane language.
There is the question-Is
"hussy" word of profanity
Judge Lihck, before whom the
case will be tried Tuesday after
noon, and Deputy Prosecuting At
torney Gordon, spent the greater
part OF Tuesday morning endeav-
oring to locate this little word in
the law books.
"The dictionary said it means a
worthless woman" said the judge,
mot bad, just worthless"
BY noon the status of "hussy''
still remained undetermined, while
the two court officials rummaged
thru long untouched law books.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
DRAWING
FOR 21'S
THURSDAY

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WASHINGTON, ID. c.,
June 25.-The draft lottery
for newly registered 2f-year-
old men will be conducted at
the senate office building at
9:3O O'Clock Thursday morn
ing Secretary Of War Baker
announced today.
At that time 100000 young
men will learn the order of their
call to military service.
All arrangements have been
completed for the event.
Approximately 1900 lottery
numbers will be placed in cap
sules and drawn from a huge
bowl.
The drawing will require about
two hours.
The first large call for men for
general military service for July
Is expected to be issued tomorrow
by the provost marshal general.
From the present indications
about 100000 men will be added
to class l thru the reclassification
OF deferred classes by local boards
1t was unofficially announced at
the provost marshal generals
office today.
In Washington, D. c., from
$500 to 5000 men have been add
ed to class / by local boards, out
OF an approximate population OF
100000, and 1t was stated the
same percentage would likely
hold for the rest of the nation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
NEW STAR
GETS Dim

Altho it is rapidly losing its
brilliance. Nova Quilas, the new
star which burst into such un-
usual prominence on June at
the time of the total eclipse Of
the sun, may still be seen from
Tacoma, according to Prof. F. W..
Hanawalt, professor OF astronomy
at the College of Puget Sound.
II observed the star Monday
evening"" said he Tuesday morn
ing, but since last Friday. when
last saw 1t, 1t has fallen from
a magnitude Of the second degree
to that Of the third. II It contin-
ues to fade at the same rate at
which 1t has recently been going,
should Judge that 1t will be visi-
BILE for at least two weeks more,
and possibly longer. The star
will be more clearly seen In a few
nights than It was Monday when
the moonlight Is not so bright. {"
According to Prof. Hanawalt,
in 1901 there appeared q star
which .shone~very brightly tor
three nights and th,n disappeared.
In the middle ales there burst
into brilliance q stag OF such
strength that Il. coul&> be clearly
seen IN the daytime ~ several
weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
HAFFER IS
CALLED; in
ARMY NOW

Paul Haffer, young Tacoma So
cialist who has served a year in
jail, in part for libeling the men,
DRY of George Washington and in
part for evading the draft, is
ready and willing to fight for
Uncle Sam.
This was learned Tuesday morn
ing when Haffer was called and
certified into service by county
draft board No. 1, following the
completion Of his Jail sentence.
Paul will go to Camp Lewis
without a guard, and has express
ed himself as ready to fall in line
with all the requirements of the
army.
Haffer's first Jail experience re-
suited from some foolish words
written in letter to Tacoma
paper about George Washington.
Because he said that Washington
drank, swore and owned slaves,
he was prosecuted on q criminal
libel charge by Albert Joab.
He was convicted and sentenc-
ed to six months in jail, and later
pardoned by Gov. Lister.
Soon after his pardon he was
arrested near Morton in the Big
Bottom country by Sheriff Berry
of Lewis county for draft evasion
and was given nine months in
Jail.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
GERMANS PREPARE
TWO new ATTACKS

the Austrians short Of a week, and
she can spare then only few.
Just where the new smash will
be attempted in France is not
indicated. But 1t will doubtless
be development of the major
plan of reaching Paris or the
channel ports.
As for the submarine offensive,
sinking of an inbound British
American transport off Bermuda
gives conclusive proof that Ger
man operations are still proceed
ing, and that big game, instead OF
coastal steamers, is being sought.
Warnings are out today along
the whole Atlantic seaboard and
in the vicinity Of Bermuda to be
on the watch for U-boats.
Unstinted praise is accorded the
Italians, French and British for
brilliant operations against the
Austrians and there Is firmer
outlook as to the future than at
any time since March 21.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
After Standing By Edwards Thru
Thick and Thin, Wife Asks Divorce

Just a year from the time her
husband, Glenn w. Edwards, dis
appeared with the divorced wife
of Il. T. Bates. Tacoma clothier,
and was arrested with her in a
st. Louis hotel, Mrs. Ida NJ. Ed
wards has filed a suit for divorce
against him in the superior court.
When Edwards was brot back
to Tacoma by Deputy Prosecutor
James Selden, his wife took him
back and protected him, appar-
emily for the sake OF their two
small daughters.
During all the trouble that Ed
wards faced here. including the
charges by local bank that he
had Incorporated funds from
the sale of drug stocks, Mrs. Ed
wards stood by him.
When he was severely teaten
by Bates and Waldo Breeze. bro
Their of Bates wife, in the Bates
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
ARCHOUkE
IN GRAVE
DILEMMA
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WITH THE ITALIAN AR.
MES IN THE FIELD, June
Fl. - (Night) - The Aus
TRAN retreat continues.
The importance and scope
Of the Italian success grows
hourly.
Ii is now reported that the
troops Of Archduke Joseph
and Gen. Won Wurm must
surrender or he annihilatel.
The Pave is choked with enc
my dead and the debris of their
equipment.
The attempt of the Austrian
war office to represent the retire
ment as voluntary is false. .-.
In only few scattered places
could the river be forded, and
these were under constant pound
ing by the Italian artillery and
allied airmen.
The handful OF bridges also
was pelted with shells and air
bombs.
Losses Enormous.
IL is positively established that
the enemy's losses are even
greater in the retreat than as a
direct result of the Italian coun-
ter offensive.
Allied cir forces were particu-
larly active in harrassing the Aus
trian retreat across the river At
Falsee after the enemy had been
swept from Monticello.
American aviators played q
prominent role in this work.
Thousands of Austrians have
been captured.
Other thousands have been
wiped out by artillery. machine
gun and rifle fire, by air bombs
and by drowning.
Cavalry in Pursuit.
Italian cavalry is pursuing the
enemy far beyond the Piave. Tho
horsemen are pushing forward to-
ward the line between Conegliano
and Oderzo.
The infantry has followed the
all dIl oSS anu
on the east bank at three points
on the 20-mile front between
Montello and Pont de Piave.
Gen. Diaz has made no an
nouncement as to the extent the
Italians will follow the retreat
ing enemy.
1t is known that the greater
part of the Austrian reserves are
concentrated in the mountain area
to the north which has now be-
come the Italian flank.
A considerable British force
penetrated the Austrian lines on
the Asiago plateau and returned
with a number of prisoners, who
may furnish valuable information
regarding the enemy's intentions
in this region.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
BIG CROWD
EXPECTED
ON FOURTH

LAY in great food stocks for
July 4'-that is the word sent
to Tacoma wholesale grocery
men, meat dealers, bakers and
restaurant proprietors by r. d.
Mcdonald, chairman of the gen.
eral executive committee of the
Western States Military tourna-
ment.
Thousands of visitors are ex-
pected in the city on that day to
view the military maneuvers at
the Stadium and they must be
fed and housed, and the general
committee wants to make sure
that ample stocks are on hand
before the throngs arrive.
Bakers especially are urged to
treble or quadruple the amount
Of bread they usually bake at the
holiday time. a..
There must be no shortage"
said Mr.. Mcdonald, because such
la condition certainly gives a
black eye to the city. Visitors
will not complain II there is some
delay in being served, but when
they are hungry they must be
fed
Rooms are being listed at the
Commercial club, Soldiers and
Sailors club, Y. w. c. A. and Y.
M. G. A., and 1t is urged that
every room available be listed be-
fore July /.
1t IL asked that no room be
listed with more than one office
for such action causes delay and
confusion. Every room must be
card indexed with its price and
other Information before the
crowds start to come. 81
New flags about town to i'm
prove the appearance of the
business district are generally
needed also, Gay the committee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25

The First U. 8. infantry, as has
been announced, Is now station
ed at Camp Murray, on the Camp
Lewis cantonment site.
Two other regiments OF "regs,'
II is said, will be transferred here
from the Hawaiian Islands, and
the 14th infantry, now scattered
thru the Northwest and Alaska,
also will come.
These units are still organized
under the old army plan Of 100
man companies and their COM
panies will be expanded to ESQ
men each in accordance with the
present regulations, drafted men,
IL Is presumed, being taken for
this purpose.
Already Coming.
Other regiments will be created
and a division susceptible OF rapid
training be thus brought into be-
ing. The second Camp Lewis divi-
sion will be patterned after the
91st.
Officers to command the new
units are beginning to pour in.
Eighty-three came Monday from
Camp Lee, Va. They are graduates
Of eastern training schools.
Also the select service incre-
ments are arriving in great num-
bers. More than 1000 were sched-
uled to reach camp Tuesday. Ia
coma will send $50, principally
Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25

$4,000 Are
Expected
at Lewis!

Camp Lewis soon will be city of $1,000 men and
the training ground for two complete army divisions
according to information received by The Times TO-
day thru Washington, D. Co. sources.
One division will be built up on nucleus of regu
lar army regiments, and the other made up entirely
of drafted men, the dispatch continued
While the present Camp Lewis headquarters either
had no information the subject did not care to
verify the report, it is considered authentic.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
Italians I'm
Mountain
Offensive!
UNITED Press Leased Wire,

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LONDON, June 25.-The Italians have started
counter offensive in the mountain region, it was
learned from authoritative source this afternoon
The Austrians are making strong resistance, but
the Italians have gained
British forces already have made an appreciate
gain on the Asiago plateau, in conjunction with
italian gains along the Piave.
Seemingly, Gen. Diaz, knowing the Austrians con-
templated renewal of their drive southwark from
the mountains, "beat them to the punch"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
WINNIPEG
WELCOMES
OUR 363D!
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)

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WINNIPEG, Man, June 25.-
A holiday was officially declared
here today when the city gave
an American regiment one of Of
the greatest ovations ever offered
a military force in Winnipeg.
The occasion was the arrival Of
the $3.50 regiment, U. 8. infantry,
the first armed force of the Unit
ed States which has been on west
ern Canadian soil since 1912.
The regiment spent the day
here and leaves at midnight for
the east.
The 363d is one of the 91st divi-
sion regiments that left Camp
evils q few days ago for "some-
where"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-25
CYCLOPS MEN
LISTED DEAD

OSHKOSH, Wis, June 25.-
That the navy department believes
the crew of the missing Cyclops
are dead was indicated in official
notification received here today
by John Ahrens. The message
said Albert George Ahrens, sail
or on the Cyclops, has been de-
clared officially dead, "as Of June
II, 1915"