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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22

Two local trunk factories. the Sew
ard Trunk and Bag company, and the
Petersburg Trunk and Bag company.
were fined $500 each in police court
this morning on the charge Of viola
ton of the state child labor law. Two
other similar charges against the Sew
ard company were dismissed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22

An exclusive Universal Service
dispatch Tuesday night limited
that the crown prince has been
relieved OF his command because
Of his fiasco on the Marine which.
coupled with the fcrdun disaster,
earned him the cpgnomen OF
thigh jinx" of the German army.
Grown Prince kupprecnt or
Bavaria likewise Is taking a '.rest'
In hts homo town, Munich. He
commanded the German northern
armies, including the one taken
By surprise In Picardy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22
Snfc Arrival ONcrscns-

c r. Ridenour, a well-known drug
eist of this city, has received a card
the safe arrival in France
of his son. Corporal Cyrus T. Ride
nour. Jr who is attached TO the mo-
tor mechanics, aviation section. He
reported a pleasant trip over and the
best of care and treatment to the men.
In a letter to his mother, Mrs. / +,
Bailey. 92l Hinton street. Grover c.
Bailey announces his safe arrival
over there"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22
WILLIAM GETS
MUCH NEEDED VACATION

Zurich, Via Paris, Aug 2f.--
Yielding at last to the public agi-
tation against the iH-starrcd
crown prince cominandeF, the
kaiser, according to Berlin dis
patches today has granted
Frederick william six months
ssyacatioD''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22
1000 PRISONERS ARE
TAKEN ON ANCRE

AT the British Front. Aug Iii
Reports nj noon show that the
British third arniy'S drive on the
Ancrc H. progressing with good
results. II Is estimated that
more than 1000 prisoners have
been taken.
The fall OF Conrvelles and
Achiet. Ie-Pctit and of the sector
Of the Albert Arras railway be-
tween these villages appears Ger
tain
British troops are advancing
toward achict- Le- Grand, three
and one half miles northwest of
Rapnumc; this village has since
been reported TO have been reach
ed by Byng's forces,
Tho hghting spread over front
of ten kiIometcrs t~iN and one
half miles,.
The early morning fog was 50
dense and prolonged il seemed like a
smoke barrage, and though II greatly
favored the attack generally II proved
a handicap to some units The enemy
heard the tanks rumhliug on through
the mist and promptly opened a
heavy rifle. machine gun and anti
tank fire. He has been massing anti
1AnK guns 48NtStltN ~ 81 SlittE INV SUI
cess OF RawIinson's fourth army in
the sector eaEt of Amiens
Enemy Artillery Moves.
The fret attacking infantry wave
was hit harder than the following
waves The British artillery support
was widespread and effective. The
enemy replied largely with shrapnel
and machine guns He had moved
his heavy artillery away days ago,
1t lis believed the main purpose Of
fosiayss drive IL 10 clear the Germans
out of their high sahents In the vic
Unity of Bapaume before the line Is
stabilized at selected points prepara-
tory to establishing the winter front
The prisoners taken in todaYs at
tack are rougher than those taken
last week in the Picardy drive by the
fourth army. but they are pleased to
be captured and to have no further
nghting TO do.
Last night during drizzle the
British swept the enemy lines with
shells and gas and at dawn today the
Germans were caught unawares. II
was a common sight throughout the
day to see one tired Tommy guard
ing half a dozen disgruntled Germans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22

Tuesday evening at $3.50 o'clock at
the home OF the officiating minister,
Rev. A. r, Love. Mrs Frances Harris
was united in marriage Ia Charles
Earle Wrcnn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22

Rainfall last twelve hours, .,....
Rainfall last twenty four hours.
Excess in rainfall since March l..
Excess in rainfall since January
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22
THE WEATHER
Omitted Etates Weather Bureau
Department OF Agricultural

For Vtrginia-Falr Thursday and
Friday: not much change In tempera-
ture,
For North Carolina-Fair Thurs
day and Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-22
COMMITTEE ADOPTS

CONTINUED from First Page)
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
THINGS THAT WE LAUGH AT
lnanimate Objects, Because of Asso,
citation, Used by Comedians to
Cause People to Smile.

The Intrinsic hu,nor possessed 10y
iI.auiu:Ite objects j. n study in Itself.
\ person hu~ hut Ia lift UP {" string
of ~au~a-r> to make u> smile. Their"
must br some curious association OF
ideas. writes Rob Wagner in III" Sat
urday Evening Post, that has always
made of Sall>ages Il faVorite prop for
the comedian. The popularity of Spag-
hetti H. Il laugh provoker probably
lies in the great difficulty of eating II
with dignity Because OF some strange
significance. IawnmoWrrs and baby car
riageS are potential of much mirth.
Inanimatc objects are not the only
facetiouS things in life; among the
fruits and vegetables we lind are COM
et!ians. We have complete flora and
fauna of comedy that every director
is supposed IL know. The edible props
of pleasantly are the cabbage, prune
and onion; while among the animals,
the iackaSS and the mule get the long
est laughs. though | believe the goat
produces the strongest.
We had stupid director who
thought because q Shetland pony Of
fered such a tremendous contrast to
a mule he could hitch the two to-
gether and get lot of laughs. 1t cost
a bunch of money TO convince this
unanalytical chump that people regard
these diminutive horses much as they
do beautiful children; they are too
sweet and cute to be subjected to the
slightest indignity. Sheer beauty is
never funny.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Kiss Under the Mistletoe.

The mistletoe was held in great
reverence by the Druids. 1t was be-
lieved to be particularly and divine
ly healing; in fact, 1t was given this
attribute for centuries. 1t had special
significance as the cause of the death
of Bladder, the Morse Apollo, who was
killed by an arrow made from its
branches.
Subsequently Balder was restored to
life, the mistletoe tree was placed I'M
der the care of Frigga, and from that
time until 1t touched the earth was
never again to be an instrument of
evil.
The present custom of kissing I'M
der the mistletoe is the outcome of an
old practice of the Druids. Persons Of
opposite sexes passed under the sus-
pended vine and gave each other the
kiss of love and peace, in full assur-
ance that, though it had caused Bal
der's death, II had lost all its power
If doing harm since his restoration.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
AS THEY SHOP IN GUATEMALA
Visiting Is Principal Feature of Buy.
ing Expeditions, Business Later
Consideration.

"Our own way is always the best
stood human nature. and Why every
body else does not go our way is II
cause of constant surprise. For in
stance, in shopping.
How would you like to shop in
Guatemala: They are a very polite
people. and on coming into the store,
will pass some remark about the
weather, and ask how business is. Then
comes a string Of questions about the
health of the proprietor and all his re-
questions are asked, the proprietor
turns around and asks the same ques-
tions of you. Then the proprietor
gets down to business, and takes down
al his stock. which is all examined and
priced, and then you say you will go
home and think about it.
The next day, you return with the
whole family-men, women, children
and visitors-all the salutations are re-
peated, and all the stock displayed
again. After two or three hours of
this sort of thing, you buy perhaps a
yard Of muslin. and have it charged on
30 or go days time. This so delights
the proprietor, that he follows you 10
the door, and asks all the questions of
your health all over again. 1t is need
less to say that Guatemalan merchants
were never known to get rich.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
OLD CHURCH WITH A HISTORY
St. Observation-Disclosures Has Pews
Permanently Reserved for
Sovereign and Prince.

There are many interesting associa-
lions with royalty attaching 10 the
historic church of st. Martin S-in-the-
Fields. where the king and queen re-
Gently attended a special service. 1t
is not generally known, states 4 Lon
don correspondent. that pews are per
manently reserbed there for the SOY
ereign and the prince of Wales owing
to the fact that it is the mother church
of all the royal parishes and the parish
church for buckingham palace.
Henry VIII built the first church to
prevent funerals passing his palace III
Whitehall. The present editice dates
from 1726 and its chief claim To ar
chitectural distinction is that ii pos
$eSScS the only perfect example of !!
Grecian portico in London. In the
older church some OF the children OF
Charles II were chriStened.
George l presented it with an organ
on which Handel frequently played
Nell Gwynne and Jack Sheppard were
buried in the ancient vaults. 1t was
opposite the present st. Martins
where the National Portrait Gallery
now stands. that the Merry Monarch
on his way to Drury Lane theater
caught his first glimpse of the famous
beauty rs she was selling her oranges
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
WHAT THUMBS ARE WORTH
Digit Is Estimated to Represent Fully
One-Third of the Total Value
of the Hand.

one has only to grasp u pen or a
tool of some sort to realize that the
different fingers are far from having
the same value in regard To- their use
fulness in performing Work. The most
important, states a wrisHr, IS the
thumb, for without it Selling or hold
ing would be very imperfect. The
hand is no longer pincers, but merely
Il claw, when deprived of the thumb.
1t may be estimated that the thumb
represents fully n third of The total
value of the hand. The total loss of
the thumb is estimated by competent
authorities as Is to 80 per cent for the
right and 10 to 10 per cent for the left
hand, except for workers in art, when
40 to so for the right and % to 40
per cent for the left hand comes near
er the value.
The total loss of the index finger
causes an incapacity estimated at from
10 to rs per cent for the right hand
and 10 to Is per cent for the left.
The middle finger is less important
than the index. The ring finger is
least important, and the little finger
may be compared to Its neighbor. EN-
cept in the professions in which 1T
serves as a point of support for the
hand.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Scaled Mount Ararat.

Mount Ararat in Armenia is now
generally believed to have been the
spot where Noah left the ark. Not
until 1929 did mountain climber sue
coed in scaling its steep assent. Doc
tor Parrot, an Englishman, achieved
that distinction. For centuries the
mountain had defied the efforts OF
mountain climbers, and the Christian
eccleSiactlcs of Armenia asserted, as
On article of faith, that Jehovah had
made the peak his earthly home, and
that no human could possibly reach the
top and escape divine vengeance. When
Doctor Parrot declared that he had &C
complished the ascent the priests re,
fused to believe him and they cling tC
this attitude of skepticism in spite OF
The fact that dozens of explorers since
have stood on the top of the Greater
Ararat and gazed out over Armenia
from ar altitude cH 1900 feet.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
"Church Of Gold"

There is no structure just like St.
Marks, in Venice, In the world. notes
the Kansas City Journal. Its bulb
shaped domes and minaretlike BELT
ries remind the visitor of the Orient.
1t seems more like a MOhammedan
than a Christian temple. In the facade
are scores Of variously colored marble
columns, each one a monol!th and all
possessing an eventful history. Some
are from Ephesus, others from Symr-
ma, others from Constantinople and
more than one even from Jerusalem.
st. Marks Is the treasure house Of
Venice, a place Of pride as we'll as
prayer. The work Of identifying this
old church was carried on for five CEN
turtles, and each generation tried to
Guido all that had preceded it. The
walls and roof are so prOfusely COW
cred with mosaics and precious mar
bles that 1t is easy to understand why
st. Marks has been called the Church
Of Gold"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Churches in Queer Places.

People ut Tunbridge Wells, England.
rarely say that 1t Is impossible to be
in two places at one time, because II
they enter the beautiful old chapel of
case in their town they can stand In
two counties and three parishes. This
chapel stands partly in Kent and part
" in Sussex. This Is how the prob
lem is worked out. When the clergy
man leaves the veStry he comes out
OF the parish of Frant, In Sussex. If
he Is going TO ofiiciate at the altar he
walks into the parish of Tunbridge, in
Kent. If. on the other hand, he Is GO
ing to preach the sermon, he walks
from the parish of Frant to the parish
of Speldhurst on the way to the pulpit.
In half a minute he can enter the two
counties and the three parishes named.
The members of the congregation,
however, have to content themselves
by sitting In one county and one par
ish like ordinary folk.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Effects of the Sun,

City jewellers and those who do not
lead a constant outdoor life should
avoid exposing unclothed portions OF
their bodies to the bright sunlight for
a prolonged period. According to the
Journal of the American Medical Asso-
citation, German specialists who have
rrTv 7=ti "a I'd the subject say that the
damage that frequently follows the
popular pastime of lying for hours In
The sun on the sand at German beach
eS is not merely sunburn. but head
ache and often meningitis. Those who
are inclined to be nervous are more
quickly affected by undue exposure to
the rays of the sun, and the anemic
and nervously predisposed city indoor
workers are the very persons who are
most fond of sun baths. A tanned and
vascular skin offers q better protection
against the suns rays, but the city
dweller's skin is neither augmented nor
vascular Instead of being benefited
the nervous are rendered more nerv-
Gus and when the summer is over they
are tanned. but otherwise in poorer
condition than in the spring.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Announcement

Having volunteered in the Naval
Force of the United States, for the
duration of the war, it has become
necessary for me to have someone
look after my Insurance Business
during my absence. | have, there
fore, made arrangements with Mr..
Earle w Orem, whereby he is to
take charge of my business and con-
duet it during my absence, for our
joint benefit Under his manage
ment the interest of all my policy
holders will be fully protected.
I take this occasion to thank my
clients for their patronage in the
past, and to solicit continuation Of
their business during the time l am
in the service of our Government,
assuring them that their interests
will be as carefully guarded and
protected by Mr.. Orem as though l
was personally conducting the bust
ness. ]. RICHARD SMITH.
Adv. 103t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Gold in Montana.

The first discovery of gold in Mon
tana is accredited to a halfbreed In.
dian, who in 1852 found "colors' in
gravel near the mouth of Col creek
a small stream that rises in the north
east corner of the Philipsburg quad
rangle, and the first workable places
discovered in Montana were found on
this creek in 1862, recites the Geologi-
cal Press Survey Bulletin. A small
quantity OF gold was taken out of
these gravels by means of sluice boxes
on the creek near the present site OF
Pioneer. The deposit afterward ex
plotted by the Hope mine was discov'
cred in December, 1864, and in 1865
Philipsburg was founded just south
of the mine. Since that time the Phil
ipsburg district has produced about
100000 in gold and silver.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11

dog and should be an important item
In the sporting dogs diet, observes
Outing. SO long as it is untainted it
makes little difference whether it is
horse, beef or mutton, but pork is not
so good, and any quantities of fat
best to cook the meat in sort of
stew with vegetables mixed, but occa-
sionally a dinner of raw lean meat is
a welcome change and serves as a
tonic and mild laxative. During the
hunting season it is a mighty good
sanday dinner for the shooting dog.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Pioured on a Biz Scare.

akanma, didn't you say last week
ysu wanted the carving-knife and the
chopper sharpened?"
Mrs.. 6uburb-Indeed l did. Bless
ysur little heart! How thoughtful you
anil They are both so blunt as to be
U11fe0L
oWell. I'll take m round to the cut
kSs for you"
How sweet of you to offer to do
GAeh things for your mamma, my little
cAefub! I'll wrap them up"
mo, don't wrap them up. 1 want
them to show. There's boy out there
waiting to lick me; but / fancy when
he sees me coming he'll go home."
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Rats Enemies OF Birds.

The number of useful insect-eating
birds nesting on the ground or in low
bushes which fall viAeims to rats IS ex-
tremely large and Is one of the many
kinds of injury done by these pernl-
cious animals which cannot be COM
puted, writes E. w. Nelson In the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine. Proba-
bly, few frequenters of the countryside
have returned to look into birds nest
to observe It's condition without many
times finding 1t destroyed and frag-
ments of egg shells lying about Tn
questionably large percentage of
such nests located in the neighborhood
of buildings have been raided by rats.
On one of the small Danish islands
1t has been automatically recorded that
the progeny Of single pair Of rats,
which escaped from captivity, In two
years time exterminated great colo
ny of birds for which the island had
been noted
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
HOUSE EMPLOYEES
List Completed by The Organization
Committee.

State House, Annapolis. Jan. 10.
The House Organization Commit
tee today submitted its report, CIV
ing q list of Republicans selected
ter minor positions. Albert J. Al
money, of Montgomery, Is the only
Democrat. He is clerk OF the Cur
rency Committee, OF which CarEllle
p. Benson is chairman. This com
Rittse was assigned to the Demo-
Gratis, who will lhave a committee
room. AS far as possible, each Re
publican member was permitted 10
name an employe. On the list are
two colored men, one from Freder-
tck and one from Baltimore city.
The following is the list Of en-
Rioyes:
Chief Engrossing Clerk-Geo. H.
Willing.
Postmaster-Jacob Breithaupt.
Chief Page-Edward Styles.
Assistant Chief Page-John j.
Assistant Chief Clerk Arthur
Lawton.
Assistant Journal Clerk Jess
Laupheimer.
Proofreading Clerks-Everett c.
Kelley, Louis Harris, 7. NJ. Wastler,
Wilson Welsh.
Chief BiIlroom Clerk-James n.
Nsel
Billroom Clerks-Jas. B. Frantz,
James Major.
Calendar Clerk-Chas. R. Ruark.
Clerk to Claims Committee-Adol-
pA Schuch.
Assistant Clerk to Claims Com
nittee- Mayer.
Clerk to Ways and Means Com
Rittee-C. NJ. Dunn.
Clerk to Judiciary Committee
Charles Kuebler.
Clerk to Corporations Committee
Toward Henze.
Clerk to City Delegation-Charles
F. Mules.
Clerk to Chesapeake Bay and
Tributaries Committee. Hartman
Clerk to Temperance Committee
Leslie Yutzy.
Clerk to Elections Committee
Andrew Filings.
Messenger to Minority Members
Albert J. Almoney.
Messenger to Temperance Commit
ten. W. Routson.
Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms- Al
bort T. Stevens, Samuel U. Gregg.
Stenographers to Ways and Means
Committee-Harry Gilbert.
Stenographer to Judiciary-L. Fl.
Edmondson.
stenographer to City Delegation
Arthur Briscoe.
Stenographer to Currency Com
mittee-not appointed.
Stenographer to Chief Clerk-H
A. Repsen.
Stenographer to Speaker-Miss
Nellie Wooden.
neutrality-suspicious. Spence, Alon-
20 Meredith, Elmer McAllister, Ben
5amin T. Rawlings, Harry Barnes
DR.. C. H. Posey.
Pages-Roland Ryon, 1. W. Wind
sen. Clarence Massey, L. H. Kuhn,
Grason Newcomer.
m-keepers-Gilmore Wal
ker, Del Z. Lawson.
latron to Ladies Room-Not ap-
1sints1
6f6bi&1n5FNot appointed.
General Stenographers-Mrs Mich
Slas. Bruce N. Cost, William H.
Burns. George Pfeiffer, H. Young, =.
u. Butt, Albert Wise, C. Brimlow.
Doorkeeper to speaker, secretary
to speaker and messenger to speaker
will be hereafter named by tn
speaker.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.

All persons are hereby notified and
forewarned not to trespass with dog
or gun, or in any other manner. upon
any of my lands, woods. branch and
cleared. in Cambridge and Bucktown
districts. Any and all persons disre-
garding this notice will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
VIM L. ROBINSON.
I-T-1m L 1-T-ow
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
ALWAYS Unusual.

glow do you account for the re-
narkable weather"
'Haven't tried. To be perfectly
ffank, I don't believe ( recall more
than a few months in the past ten or
fifteen years when the weather wasn't
being described as remarkable"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
YOUNG WOMEN
AND men
PREPARE FOR GOOD GOVERN.
MENT POSITIONS.
$1,000 TO $4,000 A YEAR.

Short hours and long vacations.
Clerkships, departmental clerks, post
office, railway mail and stenograph1c
positions. For full Information ad-
dress P. o. Box 90, Cambridge, Md.
ADV. 12-1S-1m.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Henry L. johnson, Solicitor.
Assiignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate


Under and by virtue of a power off
sale contained in a mortgage executed
by William w. Aackett and Mary r.
Hackett. his wife. dated the fifth day
of March, A. D., 1910, and now of rec-
ord among the Mortgage Records of
Dorchester county, in Liber w. l.. RI
No l. folio 439. etc, default having
been made in complying with the terms
thereof. the undersigned. assignee of
said mortgage. will offer at public
sale. to the highest bidder at the
Court House door Cambridge. Nd. on
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Saturday, Jan. Il, 1918

beginning at l o'clock p. IN.
All the stock of merchandise of the
said c. j. Webb & Co, all Of which is
locked in the storehouse, formerly oc-
cupied by c. ]. Webb & Co, situated
on the corner of Muir and Pine SITS.
The stock consists of an up-to-date
and full line of groceries and general
merchandise. One set of computing
scales. one refrigerator, four show
ca SeS, one stove.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
STEAMER SERVICE, CHOPTANK
RIVER ROUTE

Steam leave Pier Light St. Wharf. weather
permitting
SIP. ii. daily, except Sunday for TIghmsn ISL
Easton, Oxford. Cambridge and landings to
Windy Hn.6 p. N.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
Trustees Sale
of Stock of
Merchandise

Under and by virtue of power of
deed of trust executed on the 9th da,
of November A D., 1917, by Charles J..
Webb and George Stanley. partners
trading under the firm name of c. J:
Webb x Co, unto the undersigned
trustee, for the benefit of his creditors,
will offer at private sale. in parcels,
or as whole. and if not SO sold. at
public sale, to the highest bidder. on
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11

Try load of our nice seasoned
oak and pine wood. P. A. Johnson,
phone 64-Adv. 10-2t
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11
REPORT OF The CONDITION OF
The Peoples Loan, Savings
and Deposit Bank
RESOURCES

q Cambridge, in the State of Maryland, al
the close of business Dec. 81, 1917
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11

TERMS OF SALE-One- half cash on
day Of sale; balance on final ratiflca-I
ton of sale; or all cash, at option of
purchaser: deferred portions to bear
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-11

interest from the day of sale. and to
be secured by the notes of the pur-
chaser. with surety to be approved by
the undersigned. Title papers at the
expense of the purchasers.
HENRY l.. JOHNSON,
Assignee of Mortgage