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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11

New York. Jan lo.--The italian
merchant steamship Milezxo was aunk
In the Mediterranean sea about two
weeks ago. according to word received
on the hsor of the MARITIME exc lange
here today.
The MiieEzc was the newest and
largest merchant ship flying the italian
nag, She. was built In 1915 b. the Gem
srar Navigation Co. About wear $50
was damaged In nGht with . sub
marine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11

Councilman Mills presented n paper,
similar to lhe prevailing charter. ex-
capt that II asks the legislature for
power to hold an election at any time
to determine the sense of the people
az to whether they wish q change In
form OF government and the election OF
a charter commission of Ave. who are
to prepare within ore year a cnarter
10 be submitted to the people AND rsti-
asd by the legislature.
Mr. Mills offered this paper after
test vote had disclosed the fact that
there was a close division among the
committeeman. This vote WAS re-
vealed when Mr. workman's mend
ment retaining the Sourhsiie courts
and ofaeiais was defeated. by he same
vote that adopted the ordinance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11

Feeling that the committee was SIM
ply wasting time. IL having bear stated
by Commissioner Mccarthy that those
In charge OF the circulation o. petit
tions for calling an election. had suf-
acient number. and would present the
petition to council. Mr., Mills offered
his paper. which proved to be simpler
than the present charter provides-Efv-
Ing the people the right to ask for an
election at any time. without being
required to present petitions signed by
any specified number.
He said that ne saw the committee
simply wasting time. as the Jaw pro-
vides that whenever petition signed
by twenty-five per cent OF the quail
FED vote is presented council asking
that an election be called. the re-
quest liz mandatory, and such an
election must be called
Then why waste our valuable
timer" asked Mr.. Mills. I'VE are
lust working here for nothing. II
this paper is 10 be presented. all this
work will have been for rausht, for
the election will have TO be called.
and the whole thing gone over again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11
SWISS AND DUTCH
BORDERS CL,S-O;; MAY
MAJ NEW offensive
Snow Reinforccs Italians Defensea
Against Invaders and They Make
Local Gains.
PRESIDENT MAY EIUCIDATE
WAR AIMS ADDRESS
Complete Failure of Further German
Peace Orensiyves Predicted-Ger-
nlany's Next Move L. Expected
Through Sweden.
WAR NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

Russia and Bulgaria conclude
separate peace, Berne reports.
Bulgarian premier In quoted as say"
ing central allice consented.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11
All Virginia
Smiles

rNesv Sunday morning
over 'Ie Byrdtowne Cos
sip, a page of cartoon
comment on current events
orawn by Russell 9. Hem
derson for THE HCH.
AOND vTRGINIAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11
Richwcni
Fraternities

Az" u=eful'y active In many
lines Of humanitarian
work Rad 40 shout tha7i
In the Sunday Tattio's
OF TIE RiCHaIOSp IR-
tsiNlAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11

election must De caiieu
Then why waste our valuable
timer" asked Mr.. Mills We are
lust working here for nothing. II
int. paper 10 10 be presented, all this
work will have been for rausht, for
the election will have TO be called.
and the whole thing gone over again"
| One-Mnn Government.
When his amendment was put to a
vote II was defeated by the vote OF
four 10 three, those I'm the afyirma :
tive being Mfr. Mills and Messrs
Adams ana Workman. lyon the
amendment. Mr.. Mills requested that
he be recorded in the negative on
anything that came mp, as he could
not see that there was occasion for
such action. which. he said tended TO
one-man government. and which took
everything away from the people
..vhere is no use going anv further
In this question" said Mr.. NILS, Tets
vote ON the paper as a whole and
set rid OF IT,"
| rsner an endmerts were offered.
/ however, by Meesrs Workman
| Adams Rose. Fuller and Powen, ana
then the paner was votes on as
Il2:9S p. NJ. today.
| Ffght to the Finish.
| Both Alderman Workman and coun-
cflyrau Mills announced that thew
would nrht the paper when got
to the moor OF council. and would
use their influence IN its defeat, Mr.
workman declared that the abortion
of such q paper would show a breach
] OF faith on the part Of tho ct'" In re-
| i,svfnv old Manchester of TIE courts
and of9sces which were promised II
! whom the annexation asre~srent was
| signed. ana Mr.. Mills repeated his
statement that the people should be
consulted first in such a matter as
provided by the charter now in exist.
ence.
Commissioner Mccarthy was gfver
the floor AZ the opening to discuss the
attitude Of the administrative s'rd
ana he sndeavored to show that ne
hoard had done many things tvs IL
savfnx money and establishing EN-
cheney In the departments.
+, He said that an entire force rr6 beer
removed from the city engineers offics
70 save money. and that q number OF
men had heen dismissed from the wate'
department for similar purrcs~ 'Tht
Aeard. hs said. hAd been charged with
(Continusd On sixth PAgA9
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
snorLD rRrNcH M TNUGur

kHON LID ftthtNA ~ bl lNAhHA
In scores OF American elites The
teaching OF German Ia the public
schools has been curtaiied or entirely
abandoned Tho reason generally
given by school boards is that u iH
difficult. II not Impossible, To- sep
srate propaganda from the teaching
Of tho language In particular n IL
pointed out that a majority of Ger
man teachers are strongly pro-ucr-
man In their sympathies, and II per-
ml,ted 20 continue teaching the lan-
guage they would keen right on tryc
ing 10 instill their Views In the mlnds
OF their pupils
Certainly II is reason cnought 20
discourage the teaching ~ German
because the study of tho language
means also tho dissemination Of
enemy propaganda In THIS country
the German language should be
taught only bv thorough going
Americans. and tho text books used
should he utterly free or tho poison
xhlch made them dangerous during
thNlenr years before we awoko 20
OermEsy,s sinister ambitions II the
language >rdunot he purht under
thsse conditions % SHOULD not be
TAUGHT az all
Hut mark what many schools have
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
The Woman Who Changed
ny JAS PHELPS

Tho blank amazement In Mrs Col
Inns face told me had hit home.
and gave me ouch courage as had
never felt sincN my marriage.
'One would think George a Me-
hulel5h. and his friends the same
age. Go hear YOU talk
"No--Mr Howard IS quite a young
man, and Of course his friends are
quite young also. But. as I said. he
had known them all long before ne
knew me; and hc evidently preferred
a woman much younger than one hb
own age. or a trifle older" / had an
Idea that Julia Collins was n little
older than she Acknowledged, and
when she flushed Ongrily / was pes-
tive that l was right
You are 20 be conEratulat,s u
having such entire raitn IN yoo.N .N,en
attractions" she said. iust be
waiter brought me my check. Weu
she added on haven't thankpme
for MOI giving YOU away last nisht
4 l." nothing ~ thank you tor
Mr Howard knows you saw me l
told H.r Htru'hfully hut feeling no
regret rtf ! had prcvaricated.
ITuunrr.w Helen rcIs Her Hus-
band -Hr saw the supper Party)
.Gors-r.t l1l- Georrs Matthew AdAm,)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

Another trick ot the best election
law ever adopted Ia the provision ro-
qulriug repatriation n you urc "a
loyal voter IN July and are not alb.
sent from home or physically inca
racItnted and JAN to rcgister you
cannot vote at tho hll elections SO
Democrat ever falls ln this require
mcnt, for " he ovcrlooks 3D.. every
watchfu Democratic registrunt VIII
make out his certificate and mail Il
Co him No 30 v the voter belongs
"a some other party Ito must look
out for himself n he uoglcgts a. he
ls distrnnchiscd So do NOT fail TO
register this week
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
EUergddy Wisdom

Ry Don Hcrold.


s vegetarian Is a person who
won't wear bird on his hat
Ur will cat young onions and bite
l.- holes Ia potatoes ana chew art'-
ulukns and swallow marshmnllows
and other plants and grasses, hut
vBan he thinks of dumb animals
Doe s Kind and gentle
lie thinks that COWS oughtnt n
ho bothered or disturbed or embar-
resaed by being sent 10 Chicago
when they would rather remain
under % shady tree.
lie viii not have a tiger skin on
Nis ptrlor floor. and when he tray
,'a ho takes straw suitcase instead
a n leather suitcase. He does not
believe I'm shooting anything that
walks or hrcathes. either with a bow
and arrow or with a sledge hammer
hut he will pull up a carrot and
never quiver.
Docs the vegetarian not know
that beets and radishes have feeling
and hate to leave their families
Does his conscience not ache when
he separates the apricot from ltA
parent BUSH
II ia hard TO tell Wn'It i" tSa
being sentimental and start ne'F
practical In this life. -. nv
oh. when we stop and thinN'
81 very pu2Zllng 40 q
About the hest thing We tns, go
not TO stop and think uoss,bIe 10
along being as kind ~ ,.sIches tp
roes. becf. 10 ham "a 20 our
flowers. 20 garden trucs' - aTg practleai.
fellow men1as -.a FAR as m,,,s,~ !, n " GdsmU
tron,rlrbt 1918 George 49,,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
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uy pointed 20 tho cotL/
WHY that's our unkuuWu. An.
.fH more. I see trouble Iu your
..,. Trl me-"
TH,Irs not much 90 t.H' said
a..N rTutotul HII rhr same for hls
u....unr and the sympathy and
..r.rafu hp rtdIuicI 'Nr.s some
.ra used to knuv Some one from
...t homo our town pr Rolf s.
anal m.uo lIr can't live
Itnr.r spaTUhct hor face
.I#ou. Little Mother" he said.
...#' fr.I nue. This one tning. rs n
everything to you whether he lives
.. rnt' mean 10 hc your hnppi-
nraH
sv looked down at the figure on
'.. H"I. chem back into Rogers vcrl
earnest rtug
ESQ.," sine answered steadily
.nuco I Thought So hut now hos
just ono NJ my wounded soldiers.
didn't want him 10 go--alonc That's
u,l
10 WAS no time 10 say what Roger
'.ur.I fn stv with a quick clasp or
ttI.NH hands he turned TO 40.
.lf EnI should need mc-tor any
ching Iu be out there
"ThlukH" hreathed Sally CRATE
n'Iv. ana felt less lonely
shc sat down again to watch and
wait and tend She forced herself iu
hiuk aof stephen as she had ~ the
tho boy from Aigiers and the others
She tried hard 90 he Just the nurse.
Iut when he muttercd and h1lf woke
from the siupor that was dragging
him out OF life she slipped Iu arm
under his pillow and drew him over
4o slightly. ever so tondorly against
her. a. mother would sleeping
baby
shc kept her fingers on hls wrist
fearing momontarUy to feel the
pulse stop. keeping the heart rmg-
lant close iu reach and wondering
vaguely II there would hr wu-
mtnTs consciousness before the end
Ito Re Continued
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

r,,,,..n I'm his life or Lyeurgus'
Plutarcn Tor the quaint express
r. AUTHORITY hrIck" The legend
zion ue cotrtIy ambassador from
goes Ine elsltlng Iycurgus was shown
Eplrus city Of sparta. and mar
over nat no walls were built for
veieo lie spoke OF this TO tho
aSI ,tIg and asked the reason
a~oue with me tomorrow morn.
nd thou 'shalt soc the walls OF
, e,,'artn." said the king.
ON the following morning Lycur-
,.,s led his guest ont upon the plans.
,,,beve his army WAS drawn up IN
hattie array and pointing proudly
40 the serrlcd host, he said. There
thou bchoidcst the walls ~ sparta
and every man brick
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
PHONES
Political Announcement

hsreby announce nv randidssy fof ths
sifrs 81 Inifs Of the Supsuof O0pri 'I
TulGa county subject 10 tho acilor OF Ih'
DsmocrAue primAty, August o, lpls
LtE rAhllI
. I hereby sunounrc mYts'i candidate iof
70 election a. County trt subject 4" 'H,
ieaa LTNIN CLINE
hsrrby announce myself candidate i'f
County tommlHfiuUrr Nu. subject q WOO
desltipq.. Of thr Democratic pr.WaU. AHE
ust Az Tn uAlTON
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
An Awkward Enconntcr.

CHAPTER CNNNIil
u iua, met George. and he said
you were Iu here alone. and, as !
have haI no luncheon. told him ]
should fu.H YOU. sN, said. with an
alr uf surety that amazed me. She
knew iId not like hcr.#tunt ] never
willingly went whore a-lo was shat
[ had. on Uore than one occasion
shown my dislike 30 plainly she
could not heip but see 20, yet she
had the audaclty 90 force herself
upon me
81 am nearly nnishen, myself
told her. aa cnldly as / could speak
Mr. Howard was fln's'.ed when
came In. 90 l ordered very little.
did not breakfast until nearly 10.
She gave the walter her order
then turned 20 me Snc asked;
"Whv didn't you join us las'
night2"
81 have been very ill. and have
not been sitting up late
"Oh. bur YOU were upi / saw YOU
looking in az the grin room door.
I. ntver hal been SO absolutely
nonpusscd In my lie How / hated
this woman Bcfofe I could frame
ar answer she went on In a maekinr
voice.
81 didn't tell on you. so don't look
90 distressed. '
Helen Regains her '"o."'''''
Tell on me? l do not understand
Mrs Collins" / said calmly
"Oh. don't pretenr you didn't run
30 thA' 'eo'hu ""u'au go. ,t.-
was u ne'"u7o l"" al, g.
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heard or tho 'last straw "o"s
George leaving me alone WINE ne
spent hs time with her on the h'EnI
before. ana now her insulting ""iU7
and manner. were the last straw
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
Daily Food


JULY 2a. 1918
God sent not hls son into tho world
N condemn tho world bot thai ihf vof.d
throuFt him might be- saved luhG ~
Jesus our great High priest
Haa luI htonemrnt made
We woafy spirits reN
Ye mournl1l souls be- clad
This is his comma dneot that We should
bshrve on the name Of bis Hnn jesus thri'i
and love one smother. John -.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
tho Spur;
aHAeNOrnont

IT somebody Will get out a magu-
zinc without a picture or A heaut-
fui but inglpii looking young woman
on the cover We Will bc tho, first to
suhscrihc 60 IL Tor five years. rc-
gatol,ss of the contents.
Iunkcrg aro tho landed arstoc-
pry uf Prussia ~ is q suggestive
fact that th,y are noted for thleNing
ana carrying or am tho junk they
can got their hands on. Hence the
term
II has been noted that most of tho
negro soldiers Roing TO France use
the old fwhloncd razors and not
sntctics Good sign.
~ am master hy divine right and
I rule the world '-. Kaiser Wilhelm
That's his story ana he's going to
stick To- a.
Young hclrcrs student AZ am east
crn college. claiming that She cannot
liyv ON Sl2,5OO yearly ON account of
the war. petitions rho court fDr uu
increase iu her income e. t2O.S5O.
There iH really some terrible suffer
ing lr tbs country let us pass the
bat Tor the Young lady lu distrrsS
4 aHhugtou citizen uHycrflscs
tu the effect that NE viii Doe rcspon-
-ihln uuN fur n.- own debit, He's
lucky llra uuty A lot uf us can [
Hu oven aa Gar Ua that
The American Museum ot NaAhl
History r.da attention Co "A ncw-cN-
@. ..N
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

The American Museum ot Na$h
nIN0t off beneficial insects suppose
hHri working married ones with
large .uu,. como under tina. head.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

I....Is ttN Tine g.rwHn army H
.f'.ue from Influence THAT ..mr.
uu|,s comes from fuitnW cold f.ut
NNFh. rs onN lgn'ueur7. after
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

hugtuu citizen u3yorfisos
tu the effect that hc viii Doe rcspon-
HNln UuN fur u.e own debit, He's
lucky llra uutN A lot of us can't
HU oven aa Gar us that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
The Daily Horoscope


mo ETIT7 TUcIIno- Ihut 10 no
compel"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23

Young hclrcss student AZ an east
crn college. claiming that she cannot
llyv ON Sl2,5nO yearly on account OF
the war, petitions rho court fpr up
Increase iu her income e. t2O.S5O.
There iB really some terrible suffer
Iug lr tNs country let us pass the
bat Tor the young lady nm distress.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-23
Oklahoma Ouibursis

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JNr pFmulr"" prmoDrat very tp.
ufUufnf'5 Iolcgs 90 h.W fh lHr
clown prince
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
SALARY RAISES ARE
 STILL BEING ASKED
Water Commissioners Recommend Raise of from $2 ,OOO to $2,5OO
 for Supt. James Towers.

Another recommendation of sal ary raise will be received by the coun- cil when the water commissioners recommend that the salary of Super intendent James Towers, which is now $2,000, be increased to $2,50O. This action was taken at the meeting of the board of water commissioners last night.
 The missioners discussed the present water supply and voted to fol- low out recommendation of the fire insurance underwriters which will ne- cessitate immediate work on the pro- posed Burlington tunnel. The chair man, clerk and city engineer will draft resolution to this end. Bills amounting to $2,S71~15 were ordered paid and it was voted to purchase a quantity of pipe from the Warren Foundry and Machine company of New Jersey" whose bid+was the lowest of the four received. The commits sioners also voted to dispense with one of the guards who at present pro- tects the water supply. His services will cease on February 1.
 A previous agreement wherby Harry Vessels and Howard Timbrell were given a lease on the High Rock Noun tain Orchards property was ratified.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
APPOINTMENTS MADE.

Officers of Phenix lodge, I. o. O.. F., were installed last night by Dis trict Deputy Grand Master A G. Breckenridge after which the follow ing appointm ents were made: Right supporter, noble grand, Edward Dan- burg; left supporter, noble grand, Michael Miner; warden, Fred Cobbs; conductor, William Voight; chaplain, Samuel White; right scene supporter, Edward Beach, left scene supporter, Judson Langdon; inside guard, Theo- dore Swanson7 outside guard, Charles Nettleton; right supporter, vice-grand, Henry Zwick; left supporter, vice. grand, Edward McWiniams.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
JUDGMENT AGAINST MCMAHON.
A. F. Corbin Wins ,Suit-Another Ac
 tion Against F. S. Heard Today.

Judge D. E. Markham in the court of common pleas yesterday awarded judgment of $357.94 and costs of s26.S0 to A. F. Corbin in his suit against P. s. McMahon. The action was the result of a note which Me- Mahon endorsed for a garage man named Balch and which the latter failed to pay. K1ett &, filling ap- peared for the plaintiff.
 Today the case of c. F. Lewis, tax collector for the town of Berlin against McMahon and Michael Gins berg was heard in the superior court It was claimed that McMahon pur- chased a piece of property from Gins berg, agreeing to assume back taxes of $20O. The charge IS that McMahon failed to pay these taxes. Lawyer M D. Sake appears for Ginsberg and Klett & filling for the Berlin official
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
WILLIAM LAMB TO SPEAK.
Driver to Address Y. IF. $.
 c. E. of Baptist Church.

William Lamb, who has served as ambulance driver in France will re- late his experiences Sunday evening at the Y. P. $. c. E. service in the chapel of the First Baptist church. MT. Lamb has returned to resume his studies at Syracuse University and while in France was in the thick of the fight ing.
 George F. Morton, 'cellist, of Hart ford, will furnish special music. Service begins at ' o'clock.
 The monthly business meeting and social of the society will be held in the chapel tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock.
 The chorus composed of about 25 members of the society, under the direction of Rev. Dr. Earl B. Cross, will sing each week beginning Sunday, January 20.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10
TO ENFORCE LAW.

Chief W. J. Rawlings has take1 steps for the strict enforcement q the new law concerning the lighti0 of railways and entrances to all ten ement houses and lodging and board ing houses in this city, and as the pa trolmen went on duty last evening copy of the law was read to them The board of health has asked tha the number of places lighted and the location and places that should b lighted and are not, be secured ant turned o"er to the board
New Britain herald., 1918-01-10

stantially supplied. The techeica corps have been expanded and re ,! organized upon industrial and efficientl lines.
 The coordination of ally needs) will be our own, after purchases haveI been affected. An agency exists tol prevent conflicts and to adjust thesa] which cannot be prevented" l
 Secretary Baker, concluding .his ! prepared statement, said he would b91 ''very happy to answer questions. Chairman Chamberlain took up thel subject of rifles.
 Abandonment of the Springfield rifle and adoption of a modified En} field, he said, had been muc1 criticised. .#
 II think the delay was due to .thd action of the ordnance bureaN irE changing the time" said the secre. tary.
 q personally approved that delay. I think the bureau acted right, adding that the delay operated tG furnish a larger supply later ofsarH improved article.
 Tt isn't ineficiency to change tyoull mind if a greater supply of a better artlcIe IS secured, ne Sa1d, adding that all men sent to Europe had ample rifles, and now all men in train.1 ing are well supplied. !
 Turning to criticism of the machine1 gun situation Senator Chamberlain said there was delay in ordering Lewis guns that had been used sue cessfully by England.
 There was no delay after lasl April,' replied Secretary Baker.
 ''Yes there was" retorted tn senator.
 Secretary Baker continued by dis cussing the machine gun controve esyI that existed when he became sedr tary
 Senator McKelway thought the da lay was unreasonable.
 Well, it's a matter of judgment. said MT. Baker.