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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Hold Liberty Bonds
To Aid Government

Washington. Nov. 23.-Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo today gave
Universal service the following state
ment:
"On n number of occasions I have
urged the people Of the country to
hold their liberty bonds. and to part
with them only under the pressure of
necessity. There has been a tendency
on the part of some to exchange their
bonds for merchandise, and others
have been persuaded TO part. with
these investments In an exchange for
securities OF doubtful value.
The approach of peace has led
many persons to believe that their
obligation to hold their liberty bonds
ia at an end. This Is far from the
fact So long as the government must
borrow, 1t Is evident that those who
have already lent their money to the
government, must not except in cases
OF necessity. cancel their loans by
selling the bonds.
The American people have a
reputation for carrying out the under
takings upon which they embark, and
this war for the freedom of the world
will not have been finished until our
heroes have been returned to their
homes, and the debts incurred for all
war purposes have been cared for.
II appal to the people of America
to hold their liberty bonds, to continue
to invest in war savings stamps and
to save In anticipation of the future
needs OF the government"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
PLENTY OF FOOD IN
THE "FATHERLANDn

London. Nov give are better
off for food this year than 1915
There il plenty OF grain and potatoes.
so there will be no food shortage"
writes a neutral correspondent at KfeI
to the Morning Post. which adds the
following comment:
This only confirms the belief held
in authoritative quarters here that
con ditions advertised in Germanys4l
daily whine about the armistice com
ditions do not in fact exist. Out Of
their own mouths or these of their
lapse the Germans can be shown To-
have had enough supplies to carry
them through the winter. With their
harvest Just gathered there cannot
be that menace of an Immediate
shortage which is now represented ~
appeals to the allies and neutralA.
There is another thing to be COM
sidered OF DR.. Solf's lamentations. Az
careful study of these reveal -
urgent concern about the food Of ~.
turning troops. on which he spocit.'
cally lays stress. The first line ration
was something every different froM1'
The German home ration. Soils coMss
Germ in, this matter doubtless IL IN
result of the temper Of his frSt-lln9l
troops When arriving back hons.
they find themselves put on AZ short
rations as their fellow citizens hATos
to put up with, and can put up with.
His appeal, Interpreted truly, IS for
the same liberal ration for his SOL
d!ers at home that they enjoyed IA
the field" ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
MOONEY TTFENnER ~,
LOOKS FOR BIG STRIKE

New York. Nov. e3.-Deciaring that
all legal limits have been reached ana
labor now taxes the battle for Thomas
J. MONEYS life entirely into III own
hands. w. b. Patterson. of tho Mooney
labor defense. tonight said America ~
on the verge OF the biggest general
strike in her history. - -- -
Appeals have also been mAda ~
British and Canadian labor leaders and
the strike may become interrationAas
in its scope. II Is said. In u statemeHe
issued tonight Patterson said: WIN
THE call for a nationwide stri8&s
has been issued and Is being respon4Ns
ed to by organized labor thr0ughOM&s
the nation. America IL soon to wft~8
ness the greatest strike in the nati0ulma
history unless justice h immcdiAtA1XA
secured For more than two years tNAs
labor defense organised In behalf a
Thomas ]. Mooney and his co-deteuASs
ants, has sought plain common tn9tt1&
in the courts Of California and t14a
highest court OF the nation Our E95SSs
forts have met with defeat" sss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Tried To Wreck
Armistice Plans
Ludendorn and Junkerist Miiitarists
Made Desperate Eieyenth-Houf
Attempt to Thwart Negotiations.

Paris. Nov. 23.--Details are begin
ming to come out OF Germany about
the arnistice negotiations at Foch's
Headquarters showing that. in the
eleventh hour, Ludendorfr and his
Tunkerist militarist friends tried des-
perately to wreck them. DIR. Matthias
Erzberger, the Centrist leader and
civilian head of the German armistic
commission, 1t now appears, assumed
fun responsibility for Germanys
acceptance Of Foch's terms and refus-
ed to let the general butt In"
The Petit Parisien learns from It's
Zurich correspondent that Er1berger
in a speech TO the Centrist party COM
mittee said.
..The result of our negotiations
with Foch resulted as favoraoly Tor
Germany as could be expected
He added, the dispatch says that
he refused to submit the terms TO
General Won Gundel for final sanction.
.sas L.uaendorff wished me to do" In
stead. ErzbergerN said he claimed full
powers for himself upon HindennurG
authority.
The field marshal later congratu-
lated Ezberger on his course. the
Centrist leader state
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
REIGN Of TERROR
HOLDS SWAY IN
RUSSIAN CAPITAL
Threat Of Bolsheviki
Appears to Have Been
Fulfilled.
GREAT MASSACRE
Five Hundred Former
Army Officers Said to
Have Been Murdered.
Huns Starve.
GREAT MASSACRE

Washington. Nov. sS,-~Dispatches
to the state department late today
from Stockholm. stated that the
swedish newspaper at HelSlngfors
had received a dispatch from Petro-
grad, saying that the Bolshevist ele-
ments are conducting n reign of terror
and have murdered 500 former army
officers. 1t is stated that the informed
foreigners In Petrograd are I'm a pre-
carious situation. No Americans are
in Petrograd. according to United
States officials here.
The advices relating to the whole
sale massacres in the streets of Petro-
grad were forwarded by the Petrograd
correspondent of the newspaper Thrun
Sanomat, published at Helsingfors Ii
is indicated that affairs are going from
bad to worse and that chaos is near.
Another dispatch received by the
state department from Riga, and
dated November Is. stated that 1850
German soldiers. including forty-five
officers, are In danger of starvation
at Moscow. These men were formerly
prisoners. who have been released
without means Of subsistence and with
no provision for their return to Ger
many. The Russian government is
unable to provide them with food. as
1t is feared that the working classes
would rise against officials who might
provide aid.
Gable dispatches from Petrograd
and Moscow late in October stated
that the great massacre had been
set for November 10. The Russian
calendar being thirteen days behind
that of the rest of the world, today.
November %, IL the date of actual
time and the Bolsheviki appear 10
have carried out their announced
program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
LIQUOR Is TAKEN II
Parking STAND RAID

II. f. sweet. Jr., son OF Harry
Sweet, formerly of the Richmond
Police force. was arrested last night
in e raid made Of, the Hacking stand
opposite the Capitol Square ca Capitol
street by police officers from the first
police. Sweet, who is only seventeen
wears of age was taken into custody
on a warrant charging him with nav
ing in his possession ardent spirits
for sale in violation of the state pro-
hihition laws At the time the raid
was made two pints of wh!skey were
found in an automobile. Wnlch sweet
was "chaufrering."
According TO information last night
Sweet was driving n car belonging 10
a woman, whose name was not
divulged The car was taken TO the
first police station pending hearing
of the case in police court
The officers also found two quarts
OF whiskey in another car. which Nat
the time the raid was made was with :
out a chauffeur. This car also was
taken to the first precinct station
pending a further hearing OF the case.
Patrolmen r. A. Neiz. w. l. Brad
lev. G.. l. williams. and r. w. Grafton
participated in the raid.
Information in police circles was 70
The effect that the hacking sta
has been a mecca for bootleggers Tor
sometime and the police department
is determined to break up the Illicit
selling of whiskey there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
RAILROAD MEN
STILL GET RAISES

Washington, Nov. 23.-Secretary
of The Treasury and Director Gener-
al of Railroads McAcoo today showed
no signs of entering upon the three
months rest he promised himself when
he announced his resignation yester-
day.
Hundreds Il kilograms were deliv-
cred to his office at the treasury which
he found no time to read but took
home tonight to go over before board
ing train late tonight for Atlanta.
Upon tho eve OF his departure Mr..
McAdoo announced further wage in
ereases for railroad employees and ex-
pressed his determination to keep on
the railroad Job without respite until
his successor can take hold.
MIR. McAdoo expects to spend the
next week going over number of
railroad matters In the south. He Ia
to meet the director general OF the
sou,h ern region IN Atlanta Monday
and he intimated that his study Of the
questions presented there might en-
able him to make important traffic
changes 1T an early DATE IN that re-
gion.
While Mr.. McAdoo had found time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
LANMEA'S MISSIONARY
MEETING HERE TODAY
Prominent Speakers to Take Part in
Exercises at City Auditorium at
$50 csC1eck. =

The first meeting to lie held in the
South under auspices Of the new
southern divisional mittee OF the
Laymen's Missionary Movement of
the United States and Canada, O. J.
Sands, chairman and r.. c. Cronk,
divisional secretary, will he at 3:3o
O'Clock this afternoon at the city
auditorium
Samuel Zwemer, OF Cairo Egypt.
and F.. NJ. Poteat, OF Boston. will be
the speakers.
Samuel zwemer is an American OF
the Americans, having resided for
twenty-five years in Egypt and
as the worlds highest au hority. on
Islam and is editor Of The Moslem
World" and author of Ara bia.
Cradle of Islam" ''Topsy Turvey
Land" "Moslem Doctrine OF God"
Islam. Challenge to Faith" and
many other books.
He has travelled extensively through
the unoccupied portions OF Arabia,
where no white missionary has been;
crossed the Oman peninsula and visit
ed Sanaa in Yemen ,wice during the
Arab rebellion iS92-1s04, and with
his wife has had an important part
in establishing educational system for
the yelled women Of Nohammedan-
ism. He has just returned from
slx-yearS stay IN CalFo, Egypt, WHeTe
he has done conspicuously successful
work. He is member OF the Royal
Asiatic Society, fellow Royal Geo
graphic Society and Victoria Institute.
DIR. E. NJ. Poteat is a ''Southerner
from Boston," president of Furman
university. His remarkable power as
, master OF assemblies and a speaker
With a dynamic message to men at
sracted the attention of the National
Laymens Missionary Movement.
which Is giving a nationwide scope
Of his ability by securing him for
speaking tour covering the North and
West
The meeting this afternoon will be
open to both men asd women. There
will be no tickets and reserved seats.
Colored people are invited TO seats in
the balcony. a tifteenmlnute song
service will be led by Howard ID.
Bryant beginning at SIS o'clock.
with Kirk Matthews pianist
The committee in charge of the
meeting embraces j. p. Jones. r. r.
. Gaines. S. X. Mckee and r. NJ.
Kent. Jr.
oliver J. Sands. chairman of the
southern division committee OF the
Iaymen.s Missionary Movement, will
preside.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
FRANTIC APPEAL
FOR SUPPRESSION
OF B0lSHEV|l
Russia Seeks Aid of
United States and j
Allies.
BIG STRIKE, MAYBE
Is Shown That Germany
Has Plenty F ood-Re-
construction in Great
Britain.
BIC STRIKE, MAYBE

Washington, Nov. 23.-Princo If
LyoT. the first prime minister OF
Russia after the overthrow Of the
car, today appealed for allied and Il
American intervention In Russia
on scale large enough 70 crush
Bolshcvisnl. He asked for inime-
diate mid and hc also requested W
the entente governments and thia
nation to designate native born NJ
Russians to look after the coun>
try's interests at the ncacc table.
The prince give a detailed de-
scription Of Holshevfsm and the II
misery 1t has left In Its wake. He rs
Pictured starving people eager
for assistance frHm the civilized n
world so ns to cast ont from their
nation the men that have ruined 4
ii.
-. am convinced" said the primes,
that 1t Is still possible to help Rus,
STA with comparatively small force
of men and means, and that with
every day of delay 1t will require more
and more forces and means and thai
in the end the allies will come to the.
conclusion that friendly Intervention
and assistance canro IT be withheld.
THE Bolshevtki are indulging In =
revolution. Their aim b q
universal social eruption. They are
in Russia chiefly as ii
hearth where they may keep up by All
means the fire of world CONGREGATION.
I'm Siberia and Ukraine there are
large amounts of grain. not only o.
the last crop. but also from previous
crops Never heless the Bolsheviks are
una biz to feed their subjects either
with this grain or with thar on hand
in the limits Of thei- domain. The ai-
lies have decided to feed the van
quished foes Can they let Russia dfe
of starvation? Can they tolerate I'M
nest of anarchy In Russia, the domingo
ton Of the Bolsheviki who are Aims
ing to kindle class hatred and tn
stru -gle with the arms OF the pfU5a
tariat against Other groups Of ~
population? g
The Russian army Is In need al
munitions and artillery. The nF4t
neers of Russia consist In additional
man power for the Czecho-Sla and
in supplies for the Russian army. II
Russia might have had sufficient and
timely support OF sl.h kind she would
have settlad 4aer inner affairs long ana.
81 eslnse here to say that further
delay in helping Russia is ffnposslblea
The termination of the war has raised
the question Of the peace conferences.
think tha1 a sense of duty and jus-
tice dict ates TO the allies the necessity
of organizing in Versailles the defence
of Russian interests"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
RUMoRs OF MADoo's PLANS.

New York, Nov. 23.--Secretary
Of the Treasury McAdoo's rVigna-
ton caused the revival today in
financial circles here OF rumors,
that Benjamin Strong will soon re-
tire as governor of the second dts
trict, federal reserve bank. and that
Mr.. McAdoo will succeed him. Mr..
McAdoo's frankly stated reason
that he needs to make more money
than the $4,000 salary he receives
as secretary OF the treasury, lent
color to the rumor, as Mr.. Strong's
salary is $4,000.
Another report circulated tod1y,
respecting Mr.. McAdoo's future
plans, was that he will enter the
legal Arm Of Untermyer and Mar
shall, OF which Samuel Untermyer
and Louis Marshall are members.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Not Like His Father.

Madrid. Nov. 23.-FOllOwing the
announcement that the Croix de
Guerre had been conferred upon Cap
tain Don Alphonso Bozo, of the Span
ish army. it has been discovered that
Bozo's real name Is Bazaine. and that
he is the only living son OF Marshal
Bazaine. who surrendered Metz to the
Germans in 1871. and subsequently
was tried for high treason.
Captain Boze. who Is a godson of
King Alfonso, entered the French ser
vice soon after the outbreak OF the
war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Continue Amcrtcnn R.s~

London, Nov 23.--The naval sta
ton at the America: base at Queens
town will not be dis:nantled. but will
DO used for a transatlantic cable
and aerial mail service in the near
future. This service will be estab-
lished as soon as 1t can be inaugu-
rated.
Exclusive information to this effect
was obtained by Universal service
today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
The Radical Element In Germany
Seems To Be Gaining Ascendency

TONED Berlin dispatches
Republican
II founded radical
the foremost
poth Liebknecht in the
ousted by VIC"
and Bolshevisn
IT they government 1t Is oeleVed inv
power
a
merely form Of camoufaged
princes command had surrendered as prisoners
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Leaders AIRS Alarmed,

Zurich, via London, Nov. 23.-The
Austrian Republican leaders are
alarmed over the Conservatives pro-
paganda aimed at restoring ex- EN-
peror Karl on the throne. Efforts also
are reported under way In the provin-
cial towns to form Anti Republican
White guards.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
HIGH COST OF LIVING
IN AUSTRIA-HUNGAR

Paris. Nov 23.-The gravity of the
food shortage in Austria Hungary
may be seen from the fact that. in
eastern Galicia. a pound OF meat costs
1000 crowns, while meal consist
ing cheese, bread and acorn coffee
may be had at $500 crowns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Ran on ChrI.tmn. shop1gur.

Washington, Nov. 23.--The ban upon
Christmas shopping was lifted today by
the council OF national defense. Re-
strictions upon the sale OF Christmas
goods agreed on by representatives Of
and the retail trade with
the council are entirely removed. The
result Is expected to be great slim
ulation In the holiday trade from this
time until. Christmas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Blancs Sim Fcin.

London. Nov. 23.--John Dillon, the
Irish nationalist leader, in a letter
addressed to the Cork nationa< is,
says his every effort to avoid intern
ecine strife is met by Sim Fein in
suits" He adds, that it is owing to
the Sim Fein th;x the Irish cause is
unpopular among the allied nations.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Hinilcnburp Makes Kick.

Copenhagen, Nov. 23.-Von Hinden-
burg. according to advices from Ber-
lin. has telegraphed the government
from headquarters the front. that the
allied armistice commissioners.
especially the French. are becoming
less courteous and making what he
considers. impossible demands. The
enemy, ne believes is anxious to re-
sumo hostilities. and he warned the
government that the German armies
arc In NO condition to resume fighting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24

Washington. Nov. 23.--Chief w. w.
Moran. of the United States secret SER
vice is completing arrangements for
the protection OF President Wilson dur
ing his projected visit to Europe. Prob
ably no American not excepting J. p.
the elder, was ever guarded
more closely than will be the chief
executive of the United States during
the time he is absent from America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
FRENCH TO POLICE
AUSTRIAN CAPITAL

Paris, Nov. 23.-From Budapest,
capital of Hungary, occupied by
the French two days ago. Frances
police force" Is expected TO pro-
coed to Vienna. the Austrian capt.
tai, 1t IS understood here In well in
formed quarters tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Add Many to He Present.

At a meeting in the hall OF the
house of delegates Saturday after
noon, Rev. Edward n. Caliseh will de-
liver an address
Secretary Dunlop. OF the chamber
Of commerce, has mailed all members
OF that organization tickets for the
luncheon on Monday. but any citizen
who has not received ticket may
send his $3.50 to Mr.. Dunlor. who
will be pleased to forward the ticket
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Difference OF Opinion.

London. Nov. 23.-The South Ger
man governments have resolved. &C
cording to a dispatch from Munich.
that the Berlin government shall not
be allowed to treat In their name at
the peace conference.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Royalty 70 Return.

Rotterdam, Nov. 23.--All members
OF the Hohenzollern family. includ-
ing the ex-kaiser.~ ara xhortly to return.
to Germany. says the Nieue Rotter-
damsche Courant. The paper adds.
the Berlin soldiers council has
promised to protect the returning
royalty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
Reduce Tax On
Cigar And Circus
Cuts In Revenue Bill show ELIMINATION
Of Two Cents on Bank Check.

of Two Cents on Bank Check.
Washington, Nov. 23.--+More cuts In
the tax rates previously agreed upon
for the revenue bill were made by the
senate finance committee today. The
committee lis going through the bill
section by section slashing the rates
wherever possible in order to bring the
total yield down to the s6.ooo.o0o,o0o
figure. i
Reductions made today included
cut In the tax on brokers from 800 to
$40. The tax ON customs house and
ship brokers was.cut from $50 to $40.
The circus tax Was cut from 5000 to
800 and the Ave per cent tax on cos
metics and perfumes was transferred
from the purchaser to the manufac-
turer. This charge alone. it is said,
will reduce the revenue from this
source by one-han.
The tax of two cents on each bank
check was eliminated entirely from
the bill. The committee has always
felt that this tax would prove unpopu-
lar and was not at all reluctant to
vote to remove this tax from the bill
Another change made by the COM
mittee was in the matter of the tax
of s24 Thousand on cigar manufac-
turers whose annual sales are between
aoo,oo0 and 100000 cigars year This
tax will be made to apply only to the
first 100000 In the business.
The controversy between the Repub-
lican and Democratic senators over the
proposal OF Secretary McAdoo that this
years bill should AK the. maximum for
next years bill AZ $4,000, 100000 re-
y Hing SapparSnt1ya aAxrse to bill
(which contafrS 4nph YfUvision upon
Fine ground -fisAt fS might handicap
them In their Legislation when they
take control OF congress. The oppo-
sition may even lead to failure TO
enact any bill at all at the short ses-
sion of congress so that an extra ses-
sion would have to be called in order
TO fix the rates for the 1919 collec-
.tions.----------
Some OF the Democratic senators say
they would not be Eat all SURPRISED IL
4. should be found Impossible to get
any Bill through at the short session.
Representative Huh, OF Tennessee.
who Is the house expert on all in
come tax matters, believes the Re-
publican senators who are blocking
Secretary McAdoo's plans easily mis-
understand the nature and purpose OF
Il. He issued a statement today IN
" hich he said that an adjustment Of
the tax rate so as to effect a reduction
TO s4.o1o, o0u GOO FOR the fiscal year end
ing January so. 1920, has mo re-
mote relaxation to the right and func-
tion of a new congress TO enact pro-
visions for the levy of taxes on any
and all business profits accruing dur
ing the entire calendar year 1870"
Mr. Hull has been visited by great
many business men who appear to
have the same misunderstanding of
the situation that the Republicans
have The confusion. he points out, is
due largely to the failure to keep in
mind the fact that income and war
profits taxes from which the revenues
are mainly derived are levied on profits
for calendar years and not ON govern
ment fiscal years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-24
LEFT THE OLD LAND
NEAER SUNSHIl(l

London, Nov. 33.--''It ID tho tAak &
the future to make britain = NJ 1o1f
try for heroea TO 1--we IN nat1 1se