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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
ANOTHER RICHMOND
Friands Of Oliver Andrews Propose
Him for Mayor.

There is persistant rumor about
the streets that the friends OF Capt.
Oliver b. Andrews will circulate a
petition requesting him to make the
race for mayor w. T. Brock was
called and asked regarding the petit
tion, and he stated that, while he
had not seen the petition, he
would most assuredly sign it If 1t
was brought to him. Other leading
business men when asked regarding
the rumor stated that they favored
Capt. Andrews and would tender
him their support and influence in
case he would allow his name to be
mentioned Capt. Andrews is now l.
France, and. Of course. knows moth
ing Of the effort of his friends in get
ting up the petition
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
JAMAICA GINGER PLAYS
HAVOC IN "DRYv STATE

C0hcord, N H.--I. N. S.J--JnmNlca gih-
ger is playing havoc IN this dry" state.
It's making the 'bonc-dr law farce.
Temperance advocates and cergymen, from
their pulpits, In all sections of the state. are
demanding that the incoming legislature pass
law prohibiting the sale OF jamaica ginger
in New Hampshire.
Police statistics show that two-thirds or
the arrests for drunkenness IN the state since
the 'bone-dry' law went into erect last May
have been due TO Jamaica ginger. when
''sweet cider time" arrived, the newly mn de
cider was mixed with Jamaica ginger. giving
It an added sast-
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
JOHN RATHMELL GASSED
Long Silence Broken by News OF His
Recuperaton.


Lieut.. John +. Rathmell, popular
young Chattanooga. who was gassed
lover there" is at convalcscent hospital
No. 80 in France. Letters received by
homefolks after an interval OF many
weeks indicated that he has almost re-
covered from the effects of the poison
Gus gas, but hinted that he has not al.
together recuperated from the strain OF
much continuous hard lighting.
Lieut.. Rathmell participated in n fierce
ngagement which lasted fourteen days
and nights. and for five days he had
but little food. His messages home
have contained thrilling accounts of the
fighting. 1t appears that during lulls
in battle he found a short space OF time
now and then to jot down parts of let
ters on scraps of paper. A deluSe Of
gas sent him to the hospital, and when
he had recovered sufficiently to write
he sent to homefolks accounts of the
engagements in which he took part
The young officer s with the first di-
vision of regulars Before entering n
training camp where he received sec
ond lieutenant's commission he was
secretary of the Lookout Paint and
Manufacturing COMPANY. He Is the son
of Mrs e. u. Rathmcll
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
ENGlAND-INDlA FLIGHT
Giant British Plane Starts on
Second Lap Of Trip.

Paris. Dec. 17.-CLondon
Times Phil. Ledger Cop. Ca
ble.)-Experts watched Mon
day the departure from Paris
of the giant British aeroplane
on the second stage of its jour-
ney from England to India.
The aeroplane was designed
for operations against Berlin.
1t measures 127 feet from wing
tip to wing. tip and weighs
with it's full complement of
passengers $4,000 pounds. 1t
has four Rolls-R Royce engines,
giving a speed OF 100 miles an
hour. and carries petrol sufii-
cient for sixteen hours of con-
tinuous flight. The stages are
intended to be: Paris to Mar
seilles, 450 miles; Otranto, $50
miles; Cairo, 1.170 miles; Bag
dad, 675 miles, Bandar Ahbas,
$40 miles; Karacht, G52 miles.
The total distance frome Eng
land to Delhi is $500 miles.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
GERMAN ''REDS'' SHARPLY DEFEATED
500 AMERICANS FOR EARLY CONVOY
HELD AS PRISONERS
ON DEUTSCHLAND

New York. Dee. i7.-After
being held prisoner aboard
the German submarine
Deutschland for forty-fivo
days, and freed when the un-
dersea craft was surrendered
TO the grand fleet Nov. ~.
Lieuts. Julius II. Fulcher. of
Frisco, n. C.. aud Frank L..
Muller, of Oakland. Cal, nr-
rived here today aboard the
Cunard liner Coronia, from
Liverpool
The two officers were taken
aboard the submarine follow
ing the sinking of tho Amerl-
can cargo ship Ticonderoga by
the Deutschland. Lieut.. Full
cher was wounded by shell
fire from the German raider
and Lieut.. Muller was rescued
from the sea by the German
crew.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
COBB ON HIS WAY
Noted Newspaper Man Passes
III Through Nashville. IL

n ~ iHlSuSu. Noo"ssp -. =. Z. !. .r-t<Ls. j.
Nashville, Dec. f7.-(Speciaf)--1r-
vim s. Cobb, journalist, war corre-
spondcnt and lecturer of note, passed
through Nashville this morning en-
route to Chattanooga. where he
speaks tonight. He will relate some
of his experiences on the battle
front. He said to n representative
of The News:
'T make no set talk. for If ] did
7 would have to memorize 1t. and of
all things ! detcst most il is to mem
orize something. Know it by heart,
as we used to say in our schoolboy
days. In my talks ! tell of what I
saw and experienced in a different
way every time I appear before an
audience, and I have such a vast
amount of material to draw upon I
could not well make a set speech
without doing violence to my theme.
7 will try to tell about our boys over
there and what I saw them do"
After his lecture in Chattanooga
tonight Mr.. Cobb will return TO
Nashville. where he will lecture
Wednesday evening.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
VILLATO TEST AMERICA
Would Know Attitude Toward New
Operations.

Washington. Dec H. - Information
has reached the American government
that Pancho villa. the Mexican revo-
lutionist. is planning a emonstration"
in northern Mexico, with n view to as
certaining what will be the attitude OF
the American government toward
renewal of his operations.
Ohlcials of the state department
would not say whether there was i'm
formation of the nature of the proposed
demonstration" but IL WAS understood
that Villa plans to attack Chihuahua
city or some other important town near
the American border. Government Off
cials have information that villa al
ready has collected large part of the
following which he had before Gen.
PeIshing's expeditionary force went
into Mexico in 1916 after Villas attack
on Columbus. New Mexico.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
"NO FOE HAS BEATEN YOU''
Ebert's Words Among Germans At.
ten1nts at Self Deceif

Christiania, Dec. Recommending on
Chancellor Ebert's welcome speech to
returning troops in Berlin. in which he
used the phrase mo enemy has beaten
YOU" the Dageladet, in an ironical ar
ticle. stigmatizes the German insipid
way of bcasting. Nobody envies the
Germans the poor pleasure of arranging
triumphal entries into Berlin which
were originally and unanimously in
tended and arranged for Paris. but the
phrases used are not so innocent be-
cause they betray spirit which ought
to be killed. THE above phrase is not
particularly happy. apart from being
itself an impudent lie'
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
BELGIUM PROTESTS

objects to Germans Retreatlng With
Material Across Dutch Border.
Brussels, Dec. 1.-THE Belgian gov
ernment has protested to Holland
against permitting Germans to retreat
with material across Dutch soil. while
frontier. IL was learned from an
authoritative source today. About 100.-
900 Germans were thus able to escape
capture
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
MRS. eRYAN AT HOSPITAL

Baltimore. Dec. 17.--Wifliam Jennings
Bryan brought Mrs. Bryan to Johns
Hopkins hospital Monday for CONSUL
tation with DIR. +. l.. Barker. They
came from their summer home at
Asheville, N. c. Mr.. Bryan said Mrs.
Bryan had been. ailing for six months,
and that he was here to find out II
she could get well
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
TIRES OF BASEBALL
Mighty Cobb Wants to Break Away
From National Sport.

From National Sport.
New York. Dec. 17--Capt. Tyrus
Raymond Cobb. U. S. A.. the Detroit
baseball star. announced today that he
is tired of BASEBALL and intends to
break away from II.
II am going down to my home In
Augusta. Ca. declared the famous
batsman. who has Just returned from
overseas service. "and rest up for sew
eral months, / intend to break away
from baseball. ] am tired of 1t. I've
had fifteen years of II. and want
to quit while | am stiii good.
sumo that the release that the man
ayers gave us last fall. with ten days
notice Is binding and that l have no
strings on me now. hope SO. at
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
Cloudy, Says Billy 'Possum.

hen the corn
Is in the suitcase
and the sleuth Is
Oh the trail, is a
modern situation
that is growing
rather stale, but
w h G II women
put on breeches
and initiate the
legs with booze,
as the days re-
ports inform US.
That. I claim. is
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
BERLIN GOES
DANCING MAD

Amsterdam, Dec. 17.-Berlf1&
has gone dancing mad.s Fif<V'
cabarets at least are runninsl \
in the city. said a traveller frogt
there today. They are &{k'
crowded through the afternoGH "
and until the closing hour
night. An edict will be issuo
soon allowing dance hsllIS< or
keep open all night.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
GERMAN SOVIET CONGRESS
VOTES FOR ASSE MBLY
Would Form National Body to Take Place of
Reichstag ag-Decision Sharp Defeat for
Spartacus Group Headed by DR..
Karl Liebknecht.

Berlin, via Copenhagen, Dec. 1.-THE German congress
today voted for the formation national assembly.
This will take the place of the reichstag.
The decision to form national assembly sharp de-
feat for the Spartacus extremist headed by Karl
Liebknccht and his radical ieutenants
The Independent socialists deserted their former allies,
the Spartacus group, and voted with the ajory socialists
for the first time.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17
DEMAND SOVIET
REMOVE EBERT
DR.. HaaSe Also U sr Fire.
Extremists WOul control
GoVernme :
STORMY HOURS : BERLIN
Boys and Girls : reaten to
Strike - Hund Is Thou d
sands Workmen Quit.
CRISIS AT ESSEN MINES
Liebknecht's Appeal for Strike
Maatipn Raenopea

Meeting Response.
The Hague, Dec. 15.-(De-
layed. d.)--Uondon Times-Phil.
Ledger Cop. Cable.)-Lieb-
knecht's appeal for a general
strike is meeting with more
response with many strikes in
big factories. Liebknecht him
, self, entering buildings, backed
by force, has persuaded work.
ers to quit.
The coal mines strike at Es-
sen has taken serious turn,
the miners trying to enforce
their demand by threats to de-
stroy the mines.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-17

news! The weather? Partly over
cast tonight; Wednesday unsettled; (;
not much change in temperature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21

carrying filled with messages filed
for transmission by telegraph.
Postal authorities have been in
vestigating reports that the tele-
graph company was sending night
letters and other messages by train
rather than by wire and delivering
them the following day with all the
marks Of Geographic transmission.
The practice was reported to have
extended to even some day mes
sages.
Owing to the extreme rush Of tele-
graph message business in recent
months, the company found it i'm
possible to transmit all messages
offered by wire, it is said, and re-
sorted to the messenger system.
The number of agents taken today
was not announced by the postofflce
department.
Buy w. S. s.
For state news, read The Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21
SbO1. tSn1eN Are
Held For Fires

San Francisco, Calf, June H.
Huntsmen and anglers are being ap-
pealed to by the various forestry
officials to be particularly careful
about their camp fires cigars, pipes,
cigarettes and any other agencies
from which there is danger OF fire.
According to these officials sports
men undoubtedly are responsible for
a proportion of the preventable fires,
and, in view Of the great war, they
are urged to use every effort to keep
destruction down to a minimum.
According to the local district for
ester, during 1917 enough wheat in
California alone was destroyed to RAJ
ton an army Of 10000 soldiers for a
whole year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21
SUITCASE ROUTE
FOR KILOGRAMS
Postal Authorities Arrest
Special Messengers
On Trains

Washington. June 2t.-Postal in
spectors today arrested number of
travelling agents Of the Western
Union Telegraph company on trains
between Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington
and seized suitcases they were
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21
W. S. S.

urday The nome guard band and the
Bow Scouts headed the procession,
and there were baby carriages and
handsomely decorated floats as well
as older children up to years of age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21

belonged to the state, nor could he
deny that it belonged to the state,
but simply held it pursuant TO such
instructions as the court might give
in its judgment.
THE court, you will notice, held
that we were entitled to the money;
that is, that the insurance company
was entitled to the money, which Is
certainly a most forcible approval
Of John Stems conduct in refusing
to pay the money to anybody until
the court should by decision indt-
cate who was entitled to 1t. The
Judgment, as stated, was entered
on November %, 1917, and at the
time the case was actually submit
ted, the present attorney generals
Office was in power and argued the
case in behalf Of the state. They let
the matter drift from the time that
the Judgment was entered until
uary, 1918, before they served 49, a
notice of appeal on us, appealing
the case to the supreme court.
"As the matter now stands, in any
event, Mr.. Steen has the decree of
the district court to the effect that
any claim on the part Of the state
to this money should have been re-
fused, and had he paid this money
over to the state, we would have
obtained a judgment against him on
his bond in favor Of the Insurance
company for so doing. In view of
the fact that we are against Mr..
Steen in that action, and are still
on the opposite side from him in the
supreme court, 1 G0e%t think that
any person would justly claim that
we were attempting in any manner
to shield him or protect him. We
are out to get this money for our
client, If there is any proper or
legal way to do so, but the demand
Of justice impels us to the statement
that any claims of any bad faith or
wrongful conduct in any manner
upon Mr.. Steen in connection with
this action are absolutely unbound
ed, and any state officer who would
reflect upon Mr.. Steen in connec-
ton with this matter does so either
from a lack of knowledge Of state
affairs, or with an Interior motive
that could hardly be approved"
Buy w. S. S.
The Mimic Journal is 81 years old.
During the entire SO years Of it's ex-
istence its present publisher. W. g.
Mitchell has been in charge of the
paper. That is the longest period Of
time any newspaper man in North
Dakota has been in charge Of one
publication.
Buy W. S. S.
Lisbon held a baby parade last Sat
urday. The nome guard band and the
Boy Scouts headed the procession,
and there were baby carriages and
handsomely decorated floats as well
as older children up to 6 years of age.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21
buy w. s. s.

The Mimic journal is 81 years old.
During the entire SO years Of it's ex-
Mitchell has been in charge of the
paper. That is the longest period Of
time any newspaper man in North
Dakota has been in charge OF one
publication.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-21

YET us keep your trucks on the
- 30. That's our business. And
we do it successfully because
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Saloon Now Fish Market,

The old barroom which did business
for many years on the north side of
Water street between 11th and 18th
streets has been remodeled into a fish
and sea food store, and recently the
new owner of the property transferred
his business there. Both sides Of Water
street are now devoted to the fish and
sea food business. a number of private
ly owned markets being on the north
side of the street and the big new
municipal market on the south side
When the new District-owned market
is completed Washington fish dealers
will have as fine market for sea food
as has any city in the country.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
WILL BEGIN JANUARY 21
Events by Home Defense. League
Rifles to Be Held at Union
Station Range.

The first annual small bore indoor
championship matches of the Home De-
fense League Rifles, open only to team
company members of the rifles, will be-
gin at the range of the Terminal Y. NJ
c. A. Union station, January 81. con-
tinuing to February %.
One record target will be shot by
each member Of company team each
week and each team will be limited to
ten shooting members each week. the
five high scores to count for the team
championship. 1t is permitted each
team to shoot less than ten men each
week, such as four, six or eight. All
scores made in the team match will
count In the individual matches wheth-
er among the first five or not.
Each record target must be certified
correct by the signature Of the con-
testant. and attested by the signature
Of a member of a team, company or
regiment. range officer or coach or
target will be submitted to Capt. AL
pheus Winter, inspector of rifle prac-
tice. by S o'clock Wednesday, follow
ing the week the score is made. The
grand aggregate of the five high scores
for the five consecutive weeks will de-
termine the team championship. The
contestant with the highest total score
for the five weekly shoots will be de-
clared the winner of the grand ag-
gregate individual match, and the con-
testants with the highest totals for the
Ave weekly shoots in the five defined
positions will be declared the winners
Of the remaining individual matches.
A championship trophy for annual
competition will be presented to the
winning team. medal properly en-
graved to indicate the honor attained
will be awarded to the five members of
the winning team having the five high
est aggregate scores. and to the indi-
vidual ranking first, second and third
in each of the individual matches.
Rifles and ammunition will be fur
nished at the range.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
Useless Expense.

Before the war I used to buy all
kinds of foolish traps; blew my
self for whiskers dye, sombreros,
spurs and chaps. Whenever l
went toddling home l packed a
lot of junk, setting hen, fine
tooth comb, Saratoga trunk. l
bought whatever things appeared
attractive to my gaze, including
tassels for my beard, pair of
calves to raise. But since the war
I have behaved like one whose
sense is keen, and countless
nickels l have saved-which go
for gasoline. I'm saving here, I'm
saving there, l simply can't be
beat; I'm saving on the things l
wear and on the things l eat. My
garments used to make a noise
like money thrown away, but now
I'm wearing corduroys of brindled
brown and gray. Cigars of high
imported grade alone for me had
charms, but now I'm smoking
stogies made on Kansas cabbage
farms. And thus the coin I'm
sailing down, by working helpful
wires; when I've a bunch / 60 to
town and buy some rubber tires.
We've lived in luxury so long, it's
hard to break away; but if your
grit is good and strong, you'll find
the road, l say. Quit buying
busts of Charles E. Hughes, to
idly fill a shelf; quit hiring men to
shine your shoes, and do the job
yourself. Quit spending coin for
useless trash, tin hats and teddy
bears; then you will always have
the cash for motor car repairs.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
THE ANAC0sTIA REGION.
A Neglected But Attractive Section
Of the District,

To the Editor OF The Star:
In commenting upon the recent police
census, The Star has suggested that the
southeast section Of the city should re-
ceive more attention in the way Of i'm
provements. 1t seems to me that II
the proper publicity were given to the
true conditions over here the result would
be that we would get the Improvements
we deserve and need.
Perhaps 1t is not generally known tina.
there are fifteen square miles of the Dis
trict Of Columbia situated on this side
OF the Anacostia river. Perhaps it is not
generally known that there are more than
$4,000 residents, not citizens, living on
those fifteen square miles.
Perhaps it Is not generally known tina /
twenty years ago. In 1895, Congress heard
the cry then made by our people over
here and granted a charter for a street
railway to run over the Pennsylvania
avenue bridge and out Pennsylvania ave-
nue. toward the District line, and that the
line was constructed for flve-eighths of
mile and stopped and is still stopped.
Perhaps it is not generally known that
there are 5000 people working in the navy
yard now. and will soon be 1900, who
to come over here and make their homes
all the way. Some Of them have pur-
chased lots over here and now cannot
build on the lots they bought because
they could not get home IT night without
taking the best part of tire right to make
the trip on foot.
Perhaps it is not generally known
that the elevation over here is 900 feet
and that Col. Hart, in his last annual
report. 1917. as superintendent of pub
lie buildings and grounds of the
United States. in referring to this Sec
ton of the District Of Columbia, says,
''the elevation provides a magnificent
view of the city" We have the finest
view in the District over here. We
have plenty of grounds. We have good
people here and no bad element.
We also have bad roads. 1t seems
unbelievable, but it is fact, that after
leaving the bridge over the Anacostia
river on Pennsylvania avenue the road
out along Pennsylvania avenue and
Alabama avenue is in fierce condition
for travel, but just so soon as you
cross the District line and strike the
road in Maryland. you find yourself on
a fine state road. as smooth as a con-
crete street in the city. All the other
roads over here in the District are in
the same bad condition.
There is a golden opportunity, as
every one knows, to make Washington
the center of everything, and If we are
given good roads and a car line SO we
can travel we will be the first to show
the world just how Washington can
grow and handle the people that come
to it. l.. A. DENNISON.
Evening star., 1918-01-15
WAR SAVINGS MESSAGE TO
REACH ALL HOUSEHOLDS
Secretary McAdoo to Send Post Cards
Asking Citizens to Sub
scribe to Stamps.

II write to ask you to help your
country; you can do SO and also help
yourself in a very simple manner"
This will be the preface to a war
savings message from Secretary Nc
Adoo of the Treasury Department
printed on a return postal card to be
delivered by mail to homes of the ma
tion. Approximately 25,o00,o00 post
cards will be sent out; this will es-
tablish a new record for mail delivery
of a single message.
The forwarding card is addressed to
the head of the house. and the return
post card to the local postmaster. The
recipient is asked to tear off the re-
turn card, fill in the order it carries
for delivery of war savings stamps
and thrift stamps and mail without
postage. The card carries the gov
ernment frank. Letter carriers con-
nected with local post offices will de-
liver the stamps and collect. The Sec
retary's message advertises PARTICULAR
ly the fact that every quarter lis
mighty power in winning the war, and
that even the humblest American citi-
zen can help by purchase of war saw
ings or thrift stamps.