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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

a corruption of the word rottins-of
the Courtrai fax. its waters possessing
certain chemical qualities which acted
on the straw OF the plant Ideally with
out harmins the flax hber in tho CEN
ter.
When the German occupation of Bel
gium and Northern France cut off
those two sources Of supply from the
allies, the flax industry in Russia was
developed. and efforts made to produce
higher grade OF linen there. The
north or Moscow and east OF Brest
L!tovsk. An enormous amount Of acre.
age was put in flax in 1915 and 1915.
and important steps were taken toward
the cultivation OF hiGh-grade fax.
But with the overrunning OF certain of
tho hax-g,rowing districts by the Ger
mans later and then the Bolsheyik
peace. this important supply from RUS
STA has been cut off
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
THREAD CARDS MAY soon
Be ADOPTED BY ALLIES
Already in France and England 1t
Is Difficult to Secure
Needed Article.
CURTAILMENT FOR AMERICA
Our Own Failure to Produce Flax Is
Cause for Belief That Scarcity
May Develop in United States Be-
fore Long.

PARIS. August 10-Thread cards
may soon be adopted throughout the
allied countries. owing to the scarcity
or max and the consequent lack OF linen.
Already in France and England II is
difficult to find linen thread, and when
the present retail stocks are exhausted
spools OF such thread will be sold only
to persons having orders or cards
showing that 1t is to be used on war
work
Since tho United States produces
practically no fax. bu. obtains most
OF It's linen from Great Britain, It Is
believed that there will soon be n strin-
gent curtailmcnt OH the amount Of
linen allotted for use in America. and
that when existing supplies are reduced
II will be necessary to institute card
systems there also.
Although the available SUNNY OF fax
has diminished by more than SO per
cent. the demand for linen has in
creased consistently. II is only recent
ly, when the lack OF linen thread has
manifested Itself in the manufactures
OF shoes. boots and other leather equip
ment for the allied armies and in the
construction of airp!anes. that the
serious shortage in fax has been real
lied by the authorities
Before the war the entire world OH
tained large amounts Of flax from Hol-
land. Belgium and the north OF Franco
1t has become more and more difficult
to obtain shipments of iceland fax,
which is not OF tn best quality. from
the Netherlands. owing to the shippin z
situation and German pressure on the
Dutch authorities. The Belgian fax
fields and those OF the north OF France
notably the Courtra region-are in
the hands Of the invader. The Lys
River, the scene OF The German often
sive toward Armentieres in April last
has long been rsed fnr The ..ra.4 iasz.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
FIR &c S
Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re-
move Them With Othine-Double
Strength

This preparation for the removal
of freckles is usually so successful in
removing freckles and giving a clear
beautiful complexion that il is sold
by any druggist under guarantee to
refund the money If it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get an ounce OF Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few ap-
plications should show a wonderful
improvement, some Of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine; it is this
thatis sold on the money-back guar
ante.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
MAN IN MUFTI SUSPECTED
II He Has Not Discharge LapeI.
hrtttsh Women Treat Him In
FrfSid Manner,

LONDON, August 1o.-When a young
man in mufti-civilian dress-boards
an auto-bus. tram or subway train he
stratghtway Is sized up. especially by
the women. for discharge badge,
WORN on the coat lapel by all men no
longer OF use to the army. II tho
young man has none the atmosphere
becomes decidedly frigid. Such men. II
they are English are known as con
chics. a corruption OF conscientious
directors" who do not have to fight.
and as "cuthberts." men who have
escaped war service by sheltered gov
"rnment position.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
Doctors Say: ''7ake Iron"

For building weak people, doctors
scribe iron 1t is the greatest blood purifier and strengthened
known and taken quantities. it builds the body like
nothing else But the iron preparations before the
public contain too little them 10
25 alcohol the efficiency
iron
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
CENTENARIAN CELEBRATES
Nnn Who Conducted Hotel mt Washing
ton During Civil Wnr Rounds
Out His Century,

BELoIT. WIS. August 1o.-Although
confined to n wheel chair. George z.
Dyer who conducted n hotel at Wash
lngton. D. c., during the War Between
the States, and who had a personal
acquaintance with most of the promi-
nent officials and politicians during tn :
sixties. recently celebrated his one
hundredth birthday at his home here.
He came to this city in 1893. and until
ten years ago had operated a small
farm in this vicinity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
NEWsIE OF rs CELEBRATES
With His Silk Hat lie Visited Rotten
Row md WINS Spoken to
by Nobility.

LONDON. August 1o-Europes oldest
"newsie." David Stephens. KinGstown.
ireland. recently celebrated his seventy
fifth birthday In London With his
silk hat he visited Rotten Row and
was spoken to by a number of titled
people.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

- 1t isn't for sale II 1t Isn't listed In
Tines ID lnpntch Want AdS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
FROM GENERAL TO PORTER
Russian Official Now Employed in One
OF New Government Offices In
Pctrocrad.

LONDON. August 1o.-Fron. general
to hall porter is the path Travelled BY
General Sukhomltnor. according to club
circles in London. where the 4 ussian
general was once well known
The Russian shake-up took all the
estates Of the organizer of the Russian
mobilization and threw him into the
drivers box OF cab. He is now said
to be employed as hall porter in one
OF the new government Offices in Petro-
grad
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

y You have not read all the news until
|: you read every Want Ad In this paper.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

Others starting the short STHDEAL course others are
preparing do their ALL tenogaphers Secretaries or Book
keepers
What are YOU doing to help win the war?
Others preparing sTHDEALs to accept positions pay
ing $50 to $3.50 to start
Why YOU?
From month to month hear of positions
through our Employment Department. Right not
filling oneenth Of these places. YOU
will prepare take of these positons-one
the places left by fighting in France
Monday is the tme Others going Monday! Come
along and make then Daily begins NJ
Office second floor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
KiNDERGARTEN PR0-GERMAN
eorin School Inspectors Change Term
to Plain EnEl:nh OF "Bcginners'
GrGNc.n

PEORIA. ILL. August 10-The local
school inspectors have voted to elm
fnate tho German word 'kindersarten''
from usage. Hereafter, the first steps
In learning will be taken under the
title "beginners's grade"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11

Richmond Concern Gets Contract.
HAMPTON ROADS. VA. August 10
Richmond concern. the Wise Gran
lite and Construction Company. has OBJ
tanned the contract for building the
extension to the naval operating base.
The extension is to cost about $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-11
Acid Iron Mineral

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

one woman, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn,
returned by the September, 1917 grand
jury charged the practice of sabotage
including the slowing down of produc-
ton and wanton spoilage of material,
propaganda for strikes to delay the
output Of war munitions and covert in
trigue against military service.
Forty of the indicted leaders, sens
ing the governments intentions after
q sensational nation wide raid and con-
fiscation Of records September 5, pre-
ccding the indictment. fed from the
country or went into hiding and escaped
capture. Miss Flynn and two other
defendants were granted separate
trials, and the charges against others
were dismissed for lack of evidence.
The five counts in the Indictment
specifically charged violation OF the
espionage act. the section of the crimi-
nal code prohibiting interference with
the civil rights Of citizens, the selective
service act. the conspiracy statute and
the postal laws. The maximum pen
atty for conviction on all five counts
Is thlrty-one years in prison and $780,
600 fine.
From the first day, when the group
OF defendants, some wearing long
boards, the flowing tie of the poet or
sporting" fancy waistcoats. filed into
court under heavy guard. until final
summing up Of the iurv' the defence
laid special stress on the contention
that the !. w. w. had no interest what
ever in the war
"Our social system 10 on trial." as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Court Allows Father
To Exhume Sons BODY

Edmond J. Copeland, who alleges
that his young son, Edmond F., was
secreted from him during life by his
wife, who likewise kept from Mr.. Cope
land the knowledge of his sons death
and burial, obtained an order yester-
day from Justice GoH in the Supreme
Court to exhume the body, that he
might see the boys features again, IL
the Health Department does not OBJ
ject.
Tho boy. eleven years old, died July
20 from meningitis and was buried in
Calvary Cemetery. Mr.. Copeland de-
clared that he learned of his death
on July 80.
Mr.. Copeland and his wife, Mrs. Mar
celle Copeland, have been living apart
since 1918, and she now is suing for a
separation. The court decided in
habeas corpus proceedings that Mr..
Copeland should have custody of the
boy, and Mrs. Copeland was permitted
70 see him three days a month. Not.
withstanding that, Mr.. Copeland al
legged, Mrs. Copeland took Edmond
away in August, 1914, and he never
saw the boy again.
Mrs. Copeland could not notify Mr..
Copeland Of the death, she said, be-
cause she did not know her husbands
address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Publication of
"Puck," a Hearst
Weekly, Is Ended

William Randolph Hearst's comic
weekly, puck" has suspended publica
ton. The cause of its demise is said
to be a withered circulation.
When the last issue was distributed
August The newsdealers were told it
would be the final number. In reply to
their queries the Hearst circulation
men spoke Of the difficulties Of getting
print paper.
Since it's founding in 1876 by Joseph
keppler and Adolph Schwartzmann
"Puck's" motto has been, What fools
these mortals be-"
This is the second of the Hearst
publications to suspend this year. The
New York Dcutsches Journal" also
Hearst owned, suspended publication
last April. The Hearst announcement
stated that this was patriotic sacri-
fee.
Julian Gerard, brother Of the former
is treasurer Of "Puck" and most of the
Hearst publications. Asked about the
suspension of "Puck" Mr.. Gerard said:
II don't know thing about it. Why
don't you call up Hearst. He's the
president"
All the other officials and editors of
"Puck" went to the country when it
was decided to stop publishing. This
decision was reached by board which
from time to time reviews the money
making capacities of the various Hearst
organs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Spanish Grip Is
Found on Another
Ship From Europe
Five Deaths Are Reported
on Holland Steamship
on Arrival Here

The Nieuw Amsterdam, a Holland
port yesterday, having escaped the
peril of floating mines only to be swept
by Spanish influenza. which caused the
death of five of the 542 passengers
during the voyage.
The victims, all negro seamen return
ing in the Storage, were buried at sea,
while three other negroes were taken
to hospital when the ship reached its
cock. Practically all of the liners
passengers were affected by the dis
ease. but had recovered before the ship
reached this country.
unusual precautions were taken in
the medical and military examination
CT the passengers of the Nieuw Amster-
dam, which is the third vessel to arrive
recently bringing cases of influenza.
The Inner was examined twice be-
tween the time she left Rotterdam. Au-
gust 8, until she was eased into her
berth. German submarine was the
first to stop her, for an hour, while
her papers were glanced over. and
American health authorities halted the
inner the second time, giving a clean
pm vi Heaitn only a1ter tWenty-fOur-
hour quiz.
After the ship sailed influenza broke
out among the second and third class
passengers, spreading rapidly over the
ship. Many Of those coming from Hol-
land had been insufficiently fed for q
long time. while the five negroes, who
succumbed, were also pneumonia vic
Tins. Four days ago all except one
hundred of the passengers had recov-
cred.
William F. Enck, a planter Of Sum-
atra, brought in his own person strik-
ing evidence OF the. effects of food
shortage in Holland He declared that
he had lost sixty pounds during three
months he had spent there. Wheat
was unobtainable, he said, and the
bread Of bad quality. Gasolene and
coal are an unknown quantity, and the
port of Rotterdam has been closed
practically because of lack of coal.
other passengers said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Motor Bandits Rob
Messenger of $500

BAYONNE, N. j. Aug. 17.-Three
hold-up men assaulted and then robbed
Nathan Grapsae. messenger employed
by the Oil Seeds Company, Of Second
Street, Of $500 to-day. The money
was to have been used for tho com
pany's weekly payroll.
Accompanied by an Office boy, Crap
sac vas walking toward the oil plant,
when an automobile, in which two men
besides the driver were riding, drew up
near him. Two Of the men jumped out
of the machine and with drawn revol-
vers ordered Grapsse to hand over the
satchel containing the money.
Instead the messenger started to
run.
One Of the robbers caught up with
him and struck him over the head with
= blackjack, and as he fell the othez
grabbed the satchel. Then the two
rushed TO the machine and dashed
away. Grapsae's head was severely
cut by the blow he received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Woman Is Arrested
For German Boasts

Paula Mitteadorf was committed to
Waverly House yesterday by United
States Commissioner Hitchcock, before
whom she was arraigned, charged with
having talked Of the possibility of see
ing the German flag flying at Washing
ton and "Die Yacht am Rhine" made
the national anthem. She left telling
the officials that she was proud to be
German"
Steve Gibla, an Austrian miner from
the Pennsylvania coal fields, who hao
come to New York to have good
time" and had been robbed and ar
rested, was sent home after he had
been properly classified under the draft
act.
Hugo Irwin Bauer, manager and
treasurer Of the Royal Pattern Com
pnny' vas locked up an an enemy
alien: He said that he thought he was
citizen because he had taken out his
first papers.
John Frederick Anton siegfried. a
labor contractor of Ridgefeid, ". j.,
also was sent to Jail as an enemy alien
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Widow Denies Plan
To Help Deserter

Mrs. Rebecca Carleton, who is accuse
of having aided an alleged deserter in
an attempt to escape, was yesterday
released in $4,000 bail by United States
Commissioner Hitchcock for a hearing
next Friday. Walter A. Gulden, the
soldier who leaped from Mrs. Garlic
tons automo bile Friday, surrendered
himself at the Simpson Street police
station. Mrs. Carleton, he declared.
was innocent of the charge against her.
According to the story which Mrs
Carleton told. Gulden had told her that
he was back from France on sick leave.
staying with friends at Hastings-on-
Hudson, and wanted to 90 to 143d
Street to see his mother before return
ing to Hastings. Mrs. Carleton, who
was on the way to her own country
place at New Rochelle, volunteered to
drive him first to his mothers and then
on to Hastings. AS they were starting,
though, she says, Patrolman Rosenfeld
arrested the soldier.
Mrs. Carleton said that when she was
informed Gulden was a deserter she
started to drive to the Simpson Street
police station and give him up. On the
way, Gulden jumped from the car and
disappeared. The policeman then put
Mrs. Carleton under arrest as an &C
complete.
Samuel Herschenstcin, Mrs. Garlic
toms attorney, added that Mrs. Garlic
toms sister, Miss Loretta Muriel, of 1874
West Scventy-second Street, was really
responsible for Gulden's arrest After
making GOOD his escape, Mr.. Herschen-
stein said, Gulden telephoned to Miss
Muriel to find out if all was we'll with
the woman he had SO abruptly left. Mr..
Herschenstein declares Miss Muriel
urged Gulden to call at the house, and
then got into communication with the
nOlice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
z Killed, II Hurt, il,
Day of Accidents
Throughout City
One Victim Misses Death
by Inches in Falling I'm
der Subway Train

Nine persons injured and one dead
rs result Of traffic and building acct
dents, five overcome by ammonia fumes
in an ice plant explosion, one man
killed by gas from motorboat engine,
were included in yesterdays police
report of greater New York casualties:
Mrs. Nancy Shanks, wife of General
Shanks, head Of troop transportation at
Hoboken, was taken to New York
hospital suffering from minor injuries
after her automobile was sideswiped at
Ninth Avenue and Twenty-third Street
by an auto truck owned by the Star
Trucking Company, 50 Vestry Street.
Charles Gerlack, the truck driver, was
held on technical charge Of assault.
over Benjamin Pincus, 1853 Third Ave-
nue., when he fell from the platform at
the Twenty-eighth Street station be-
tween the wheels. The trucks did not
touch him. He was taken to Bellevue
Hospital to recover from shock.
Five-year-o Thomas Mullens, sac
Eleventh Avenue, was struck by taxi
cab near his home and fatally hurt.
He died on his way to the Polytechnic
Hospital. Dominick Maffer, the cab
driver, 17e West Houston Street, was
arrested on a charge of homicide:
Three persons were injured when a
motor bus. operated by Arthur Lacour,
401 East 151st Street, overturned on
Pelham Parkway near Eastern Boule-
ward. They we're Henrietta Beattie,
G3l King Street City Island; Katherine
Dittmann, $50 East 14tth Street, and
Patrick Grady, policeman attached to
the City Island Station. The three
were able to go home.
In trying to leave a moving truck at
Fifty-eighth Street and Fourth Avenue
Tony Bonachi, five years old, $40 Fifty
eighth Street, was run over by two
passing wagons. He suffered lacera-
tions.
Three painters were injured when a
scatfold collapsed at Public School 16
Bedford Avenue and Wilson Street
Brooklyn. They fell thirty feet. The
victims were Abraham Werner, 4 East
l23d Street; Maurice Werner, 31S East
122d Street, and Harry Kaufman, 1923
Homestead Street. None was fatally
hurt.
A bursting pipe in the engine room
of the Sheffield Farms Milk Company
1894 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, started a
re in the plant and drove neighboring
residents from their homes. Five of
the engine crew succumbed to the am
monia fumes, but were later revived
Policemen and firemen entered the
building wearing gas masks
The body Of Henry Mitchell, 144
Twenty-third street. Brooklyn, was
found in drifting motor boat off
Governors Island by Captain H. w
Trutt, of the tug Susan Moran. Police
surgeons said the man probably was
killed by gas from q defective engine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Agents of Publisher Ar
rested for Operating News
stands Without Permits
All Plead Not Guilty
Citizens Indignant Because
More Dealers Are Not
Taken Into Custody

MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. Aug. Ii
Three arrests resulted to-day from
William Randolph Hearst's attempt to
maintain circulation in this town
after all the local newsdealers had re-
fused to handle his papers, in obedi-
cnce to the Mount Vernon ordinance
prohibiting the sale of disloyal news
papers in this city.
The three Hearst agents who sought
to sell Hearst's "New York Journal
and "Americ in defiance of Mount
Vcrnons edict concerning those da1lies
were arrested for operating news
stands without permits.
Those arrested were Lee Marcel and
James Doyle, both local residents, and
Sam Perlstein. of 467 Marcy Avenue,
Brooklyn. In court this morning all
entered pleas of not guilty and their
cases were continued to Wednesday.
The first two we're arrested on COM
First Street, Mount Vernon, who has
been distributing the IL Do Not Read
Hearst Papers" coat lapel buttons in
this city.
These two Hearst agents had their
wares piled on box in front of
store at Fourth Avenue and First
Street Mr.. Loveland demanded their
arrest on the ground they were oper-
ating a newsstand without a permit.
The other arrest was caused by Mrs.
r. Krin, of 23 East Third Street. She
is a newsdealer who obeyed the ordi-
nance barring un-American papers.
She protested when a Hearst agent
opened a stand next door to NEr es
Enlistment.
The three arrests were made under
an old ordinance which provides that
every newsstand must have license.
The Hearst agents selling papers in
this city to-day were, as a group, i'm
mune from arrest, because city Of
them under the recently passed anti
disloyal newspapers ordinance, but to
wait and proceed against them under
new ordinance which will provide that
all persons selling newspapers must
have license.
Many citizens to-day were indignant
because city officials did not arrest
all Hearst agents under the ordinance
already passed. Attorney Willis H..
Chase insisted that policeman arrest
a Hearst man who tried to sell him al
"Ame rcan" at the New Haven Rail
road station. The policeman refused
on the plea that Corporation Counsel
Esser had instructed the police not to
make arrests under the ordinance
passed to exclude disloyal papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

serted George T. Vanderveer, chief
counsel for the defence. "The I. W. W.
is concerned wholly in one aim-the bet
terment Of social conditions. This aim
is sought by industrial instead of po-
ltcal methods"
From all corners of America the gov
eminent summoned witnesses to sub
stantiate charges that the I. W. W.
created reign of terror in every sec
ton where the organization boosted
strength. that the members were under
pledge TO wreck industries through the
practise of sabotage, that the estab-
lished laws were over-ridden and that
after America began war on Germany
country's war plans was entered into.
"The l. w. w. was, in fact, gov
eminent within government and was
ruled over by its swivel-chair king,
William D. Haywood, general secre-
tary said Frank K. Nebeker,
chief prosecutor, in addressing the
"The I. W W. red flag Of industrial
freedom is only mask for the red flag
of lawlessness. Their own members
have testified that the organizations
policy is to continue waging war on in
dustries until the employers throw up
their arms in despair. Then will the
l. W. W. rise up, according to their
plans as outlined by witnesses, take
possession of the earth and it's ma
chine,y and thereafter rule the world"
With witnesses and correspondents
Mr.. Nebeker sought to show that dur
ing the early months of the war Hay
wood and other leaders directed cam
paign against the selcctive service act
and other war measures from the Chi
cago general headquarters.
Special attention was given the sub
ject of sabotage, or direct action, and
for nearly month Claude +. Porter,
special prosecutor. and Mr.. Ncbeker
read into the records I. w. w. printed
matter and correspondence for the
guidance of all workers, from the hum
blest servant to the plant superin
tendent