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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
( t1ERTI TIINGEXPI AIMS
TERMSOF GERMANY
Confidential Testimony Regarding Army
Affairs Disclosed by Probe Committee

resentatire abroad. and that high
officers In General pcrshipE's com
u,and urged that Major Generni
Crozier. chief OF ordnance, and
Qunrt~rmastcr General Shurpc be
Hupcrsedcd.
In his confidential testimony he
defended Gcncrni Shnrpe's proposal
for scndinS General PcrshinS to
Frnnc~ sooner thnp provided for. lie
snid he knew and notified Secre-
tnry Baker that clothing shortages
would be met. but IL was suGScstcd
ns many mer az possible he SUM
mon~d for the enect upon tho Ger
nnns. some Of the statements In
srcrct se<siop of Mnjor Generals
Gr~blc. OInynr md Wright. after
their return from tho French front,
niso were mnde public. Gcn~rnt
Gr~hlc snid that In October the
nfIied artillery WAS unquestionnb,y
superior I'm effect 70 tho Germun.
General FcrshtnG's men were well
equipped Hnd clothed. All the tcs-
timony of General Crorfer was kept
confidential.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
TO ABOLISH HOUSE
Labor Conference in England Asked to
Vote on Abolition or House
&C Lords.
IRv A..nciated pr..s. !

NOTTINGHAM, Enc. January 20
> resolution Tor tho abolition OF tn.
House of Lor'ls and against any form
OF second chamber was reported to-
day 70 tho labor conference. IN annual
session here.
The conference unanimously adopted
. resolution for the conScrip;ion of
wealth for the payment Of the war
casts.
\ British delegate asserted that the
American 'mea: trust" controls thc
Hiii"s supply and fixes the prices which
procedure lett the market bare at home
and forced the people to buy meat from
the trust. John Robert Clvmcs parlia.
mcntar: secretary to the food control,
department. denied that his department.,
WAS ~ the mercy Of a meat trust. or
that rationinS had been delayed throus
political Influences.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
BY Associated Press. I

WA y hin GToN, Jununry :5.-
Some iutcrcstinE disclosures regard
Ing American army affairs at home
aud abroad were made to-day
through publication or confidential
testimony given recently before the
senate Military Committee In cneru-
tive session.
Statements OF nearly all the wit
ncsscs heard behind closed doors.
except MaJor-Generai Crozier. chief
ef ordnance, were given In the usual
printed report Of tho committee pro-
rcedinSs. One that created some-
thing of stir nmonE members OF
Congress Nns that of UePrrsentn-
tive McCormick. OF Illinois. who,
bncL from visit TO the allied bat
tie fronts. told tho committee allied
VmcInls were npprehen<iNe regard
lug ro-ordination of American war
management: that Premier Lloyd
George earnestly suEErstcd Major
Genrrni Leonard Woods appoint
neut nS the American military rep
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
HEART SINKS 10 ZERO
As SCENI: FLASHES TO MIND

>'y heart sank 10 zero. nud had a
smSing sensation ~ the region Of nay
stomach. aud on The par@hos in front
OF mc, !ikc moving picture On a
screen, Mashed cemetery. dotted all
over with litt!c wooden crosses. fell
queer and uneasy.
Curly Wallace, in low, half
frightened voice. exclaimed:
''Slimc me. tha, was 'Aunted .Icrryrs
br6thcr. the one VII" clicked IL by the
Old lone tree. Ii YOU Oiokes want to
got the creepS You ought to ear i'm
talk. Some O the fellows claim that
its unlucky 10 Get i'm starinfl. They
sc that one q IS carers Is sure to
click il within, a feH days time. hut
IL you fellows want to tykc the chance.
I'll go over 10 is section. which is oc-
cupyins the second frebay on our left
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
PREDICTS COMRADEsH!P
OF NATIONS AFTER WAR
Sir Walter Lawrence. in Address
Hero, Stresses Bond Between
England and america.
THAMrLE FORCES or MIGHT
Quotes Sir Julian Byn- rs Saving
lie Would lie Proud to BE an
American, and Praises Work OF
United States Troops Abroad.

Sir Waiter Roper Lawrence re-
rowncd british scholar and soldier. who
Is makins tour ot the United states
in behalf OF the Bureau Of Public In
formation. delivered !" most stirring
address last evening before an cntnusi-
astic audience At the University Clun.
The speaker. who is possessed al q
genial and most pleasing address. hid
he audience with him from tho mo.
r"ai of his appearance. AND Nj '~nrcrs
we're lca'h to believe 'hat his, talk
had reached its concluSiou "-hrn Sir
Walter bowed and steppnd ASIDE lie
has an immense fund Of ma.crt1' aud
personal cNp"rirnces unom whicl 10
draw, and ss II" IS on jntina,e terms
with tho foremost mon ~ many ma
'ions aud haa been engaged in mis-
sions % various natures from India 10
tn" United states. il can easily hc un-
derstood that in a talk delivered in the
spacc Of ono short irour il was ucccs-
sary tina: he mako cvc-v word toll
lie empha sized The unity Of spirit
existing between tho mon who arc
lighting on the sides Of tn" ailicS and
pointed out that /; VIII be through the
hiGh quality oc this Very spirit; that
iac downfall of kascrism and tho
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eyes Of q people bowed nv sorrow ana
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
SECRETARY Hti,EU SAYS
HE'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS

lie added ,E+;. for his ar. ,c would
be glad ,o answer anv questions u.l,t,,,
tho committee approved yhc,bor .ro,,
members or Tho committee az fro,, 49,.
other person who mi-h. hc n-cso,,
Tho War Department took !; e;sn a.
day regarded by. some observers A. foro.
stallinE the senate committees pro.
posed Hesitation fer a u,unI,ton dtrcr-
tor by appointing Edward r. S,.,.iniu-
O. New York surveyor general of au
War Department purchases Mr. S;oi
tinius will aeaunc his duties a, once
under Colonel ralrncr u. Fierce. d!-cc
tor Of purchases, ami lend the weigh,
Of his wide experience a. supcryisor OF
purchasing -" tic allies iu the United.
States 10 the ,aSk ot co-nr,!li.atinc tho
production ANA uro.,:rcnlout ri war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
south carolina Vote. prr.

COLUMfIA. :. =, January .5.--.A
"bomc-dry" prohibition bill was passed
hy the lower housc of tho South Caro-
Ina General Assembly tonight without
material opposition. An amendment
was added allowing the manufacture
annually Of as much as five gallons of
vino for sacramcntal purposes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
FIRE ON MEXICANS
RaIdcrx Cross Border south Of Tel
Paso, Tex, and ono Mnu Is
shot Down.

Ell P.iSo. TEN. January o,.---Forty
armed McNicans crossed the rio Grandc
in thc southern part Of l.! Paso. to-
right. soldiers and policemen armed
with rifles were rushed to the scene.
Fifteen minutes later firing was still
in progress. Private Linn. on outpost
duty, was brought in with bullet
wound in his body.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
Baseball Season Omen. Arri, g.

rITTsBrRr;H, January .i.--Thc
baseball season of 1915 for the National
and American Leagues Will open on
April 10, 1t was announced tonight at
the close Of the three-day session OF
the major league schedule -dra fling
committee!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
VARIOUS OBJECTIONS TO
ELECTION OF SCHOOL STEEs

Opposition TO the election bill seemed
10 be for 10 SPECIFIC reason other than
that il called for change from the
usual Some contcndcd that IL was un-
constitutional: others that II was not
ccononical: each seemed 10 haze a
special around for opposition.
Motion 10 reconsider was defeated on
the election bill. but not on tho o.h-r.
Argument over them consumed prac-
tically al OF the session, leaving tn :
Dig House calendar with scventy-iive
bills still uncoi.sidcrcd.
10 cffor, was made yesterday 10 ad-
va7c. the resolution asking the Gen
crsi Assembly to mcn.orializc Nir-
ginis'., Representatives III the Cnited
states Senate TO support the woman
suffrage amendment. l. WAS expected
that tho matter would be argued be
fore 4 joint session OF thc TWO Commit
toes on Privileges and Elections. Al
the last moment. however. the women
lobbying for the measure developed
cold feet, and tho hearing Was post
,aon~d indefinitely. 1T is. undefatood
thu: tho women eSpcc: the resolution
70 pass tho Senate. where they have
many friends. II is the House that
arc many m@Inhers there who arc pre-
pared 10 sit rather hcavi!y Lpon wont
aus lopc Tor the ballot. IL was BE-
cause OF the weakHcs, OF ;h.!r cause
N tEs lower body. il - said. that the
supporters OF the measure asked for
po:.tponcmcat.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
I.LAN TO CREATE FUEL.
RESERVES DURING. SUMMER

TO proven, situation arising next
winter similar TO the ono that has jus {
forced shutdown OF Industries. fucI
administration officials plan Ia create
ia the summer re"crvcs i'll every con
Suinln= center. These would not be
touched except III cases Of emergency.
ond would be replaced when the cmcr-
.oncy passed.
Early reports today Indicated that
rising temperature had brought con-
siderable Improvement in tho coal
transportation situation in the East.
but snow and high winds deyclopeC1
later. ani \. II. Smith. regional dircc.
to- for the East, tonight reported al
rl"Si no Fcrceptihlc decrease or tho
freight accommodations. Hundreds OF
cars OF coal were tied M along with
other traffic, and the shortage of en-
SincS was declared even. worse than
on previous days. Reports tonight;
told Of :he beginning of Cow of traffic
originally destined for tho East over
the cmbarsocd pennsylvania. Baltimore
and Ohio or Philadelphia and Reading.
diverted to other trunk lines.
The movement Was said 10 be par
;icularly pronounced OH the Southern
from Memphis. the Chesapeake and
ohio and the New York Central. C'rca-
;i"n Of a zone system on tho Atlantic
scahoard for handling frcign: 10 sea-
ports was pronoSed to Director General
McAdoo by Representative scott. al
Pennsylvania. a means of relieving
freight congestion in the East. Mr.
Scott would have base por. within
each district 10 handle the export
freight from that section. Present con-
ditions. Mr. Scott said, had resulted
from an attempt to handle nearly all
export freight through New York
while other ports were left idle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
Moon Reflects From
Helmet and Then Hun
Bullets ear Up urt
Being the Story of Lone
Sentinel or Ghosts
on the Firing
Line.
Rl ARTHUR GUY EMPES.
Author Of "0Yer tho Top" "First
CALL Etc.


copyright. 1918. Mcclure Newspaper
Syndica,e.)
ouc suaa: afternoon cur guns crew
was sitting on the fire step of \ 'front.'
line trench, just in front OF Geminc-
conr: wood.
Happy Houshton was busi!y enga scd
n rigging up flash screen TO hide the
t,arc az our gun. which We were TO
mount on the parapct that nisht.
S.i.pr Bill was sewing a piece Of
hhak: cloth over his tin hat. because
the nigh, previous. while on sentry go.
standing m the moonlight. with his
head over the top. the rays from the
moon had reflected from his steel he'll
net and couple OF German bullets
had knocked up tho dir, within 4 few
feet cr lii, head. A. Wa usual with
him, Hungry FoHcrot WAS wrestling
with tin II bully beef. while Curly"
Wallace Wis hunting for cooiics.
N,ey !lcuncy. wita our mascot. Jim
was s'ttin- on tho iirc step. his back
leaning aGsins; tho traverse OF the
a"'baH. picking: mu.l out OF his har-
monica with a silver OF wood Jim
seemed happy and coutcntcd. NOT know
ing the tate in store for him. Two
da%s later poor .iin was killed by a
German bullet and wc buried him be
hind the lines. placing little woodcn
cross II tho head "f his grave. After
working few minutes - the har-
monica. Ikcy would pause. put il to
hi ir', and blow into u: a squeaky,
rart!y noise rcamltinG. Th"n. with a
deep sigh. nc would resume thc nick
ing process.
had just finished a litter homo.
aud was signing for tho ,irne to como
when "n"c again would he able to
say ''itciin" I" the old rirl with ,hc
iamn IN hcr right hand. Guarding New
York harhor.
Although il w.@ warm and sunny.
siill the nocr Of tho trench was abou,
three inches deep in soft; sticky mud
IN my ritll, heard u low nu,trr-
n- and spiashins in tho mud. ana
around the traverse. into our archay
carrying box of ammunition on his
shoulder, cane tho most weird look IL :,
soldier ! had oN-y seen. AZ hc l,aSscd
in front of me nc turned his gaze ia
my direction. aud II cold Shivnr seemed
20 run m and down ms spine as /
looked into his cy"s. They were un-
cauny; u sort OF vacant stare. as IL
In" owner "f them was loo.Ans into
tHc 'Irrat b.ScNn. SS ihiS soldier
staggered through the hrcnay. almost
bending double under tho weight of
the ammunition. and passed from view
around III" ncNi traverse. il seemed
10 mo =. i thu Grim Reaper had
stalled through.
:7uddcrims 4 little. | instinetivcly
turned my eyes in the direction OF the
rest Of the crew. They were also star
rE ~ thc traverse around which the
gloomy LOOKING, soldier had d!sap-
pcarcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
PROGRAM SATISFIES
WIT H LIMITATIONS
Will Never Give Up AIsacc-
Lorraine. Declares I'M
pcrial Chancellor.
ANNEXATION OF BELGIUM
NEVER GERMANY'S POLICY
Thinks He Secs Hope in Amer
lean Presidents New
Attitude.
LIKES FREEDOM or THE SEA
I Declares That Question uf Evacuat-
ing Russian Territory Concerns
No One Hut Russia.
LIKES FREEDOM or THE SEA
Declares That Question uf Eyacuat-
ing Russian Territory Concerns
No One But Russia.

fIv Associated PrrSs.l
ANS hspAN. January 23.-In his
address before the EcichStas main
committee yesterday Chancellor Won
Icrtl!"S referred 10 tho negotiations
with the Russians a, Ercst Litovsk.
saying he held fast 10 the hope that a
good conclusion would bc arrived at.
lie continued:
our negotiations with the Ukrainian
representatives are III "a moro favorable
position. Here. :"u. ,.iGi,uitirs have
yct TO be overcome. hit tho prospects
are favorable. Wc hope shortly to
reach conclusions with Ukraine, which
vii be in the interests OF both parties,
and also economically advantageous.
"onr result. gentlemen. might be
recorded. Us YOU al know. the Rus
slams last month prnros"d to. issue an
invitation TO All the bc!liCercnts to
participate in tho NEGOTIATIONS. Russia
submitted certain proposals Of very
general character. At that time VIC
accented the proposal {" invite the bel
hSercntS 10 take part in the ne.o,ia-
iionS. on thc condition. however that
the invitation should have Il definite
period for its acceptance. At 10 o'clock
on the evening of January the periou
cNpircd y" answer had come, and as
result We we're no longer under oh
LEGATIONS. and had free hand for sem
hraic peace negotiations with Russia.
Neither were We longer bound OF
course. hy the general peace proposals.
submitted 10 us by the Russian dele
.,,tiou'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
JUDGES SALARIES
TO GET NO BOOST
House Declines to Concur in
Measure Already Passed
by Senate.
OPPOSES POPULAR ELECTION
Measure as to Choice Of School
Trustees Is Also Defeated.
SuRragists Seek Delay.
OPPOSES POPULAR ELECTION

The bills 70 increase salaries OF Cir
cult Court judges from $500 10 $1,000.
and that 20 permit election OF school
supervisors By popular vote. were de-
fcsted in the House Of Delegates yes
,crday. Eoth had passed the Senate
and were up for the third reading in
the Iiousc. on the salary increase bill
"a fourfitths ma iority was needed. The
vote resulted in 6. TO q for its pass
age Fifty ono votes wctc needed for
tho election bil!. Forty-hyc members
voted for, AMI forty against, il.
Opposition to the salary increase was
led BY Lindsey Gordon, who though;
the present no time 10 increase sal.
aries. despite the plea that judges were
pa Id barely enough for actual iivin.
expenses. Mr.. Gordon eontendcd :hat
the high cost OF Twin. affected those
no. upon the State pay roll just Is
seriously as i, did those who were. lie
could sec no reason Why tho 1urists
should not make personal sacrifices
equal TO those required OF cvcrybod?
~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
COAL MINES PUT /.
INTO TWENTY ZONES
Fuel Administration Institutes
District System for Princi-
pal Bitunlinous Areas.
ADOPTS ENGLISH PRACTICE
Officials Say That New Arrange
mcnt Will Prevent Cross
Hauling of Freight.
ADOPTS ENGLISH PRACTICE
rRv \ Associatet rre.s !

WASIIINGroN. January 25.--DiyiSton
oC the country's hi;uminous coal fields
into twenty districts as the iirSt step
towards institutins zone system Of
coal distribution is under way b. the
fuel administration. boundaries for
s.ven Of the districts already have
been established. and Fuel Ainiinis,ra-
tor Garfield has named u representative
in each With the aid OF the railroad
administrati tho fuel administration
neXi Will define CONSUMING districts.
each TO h supplied from one o. The
producing districts. y joint committee
working on tho problem probably will
announce a definite conc plan Within a
tow days. Distribution ~ %'=on.a has
hocn succcSstu,ly tried ont in EuSland.
Fuel administration officials say il viii
work just as VOL everywhere. saving
thousands Of miles OF transportation
and insuri5. the specdicst possible
tho consumer. 1t w.l eliminate 10
great extent cross-iIaulinS.
The producing districts already cstah-
lshcd and the fuel ADMINISTRATORS
representatives there include:
Southeastern Kentucky. Georgia ard
Ienncssec--l: K. Clayton, or Harlan
Ky
Gsulcy fields ot West Virginia on
the Chesapeake and Ohio and part OF
tn" Norfolk and Western icld in
West Nirgnia-.A. II. Land. of Hunt
nston, W. Va.
The district representatives in every
instance viii b. operators or men ia
'nilaT with coal production. They VIII
allot all orders received from state
fue! adninistraio and viii hc made
responsible for the prompt movement;
o: coal out OF the producing ns!ds. All
demands for emergency coal Viii so
direcil" 10 them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
LITTLE HOPE ron aFw
CODE Al THIS SESSION

Practically all horc tina: the pro-
posed code rcyisal would bc adcntcd
~ this session was I'v,n up ycs,e.-
da" afternoon when petition from
the state Tar Association. asking that
action ho deferred unit; !a@o. was rrc-
."nt"d TO the Comr,ittcc on General
Laws o! tho House and senate and
joint session. +. r. Hutton samuel
=. Anderson and Judge ". T. iSurk-
forming tho commission which did tho
revising. sa with tho committee. There
gentlemen undertook 20 explain 10 the
'aGuis,t!vc Just what changes were
contemplated A. II. Guisou and Will
liam & McIlwaine. counsc. for pub
lic service corporations. w,i. present
10 ask the committee to deer action.
because. they said. II was a nh.sica |
imFnS.ibil:ty for any member Of ,he
Legislature intel!iSenti. "a inform
himself as to what was ~ the rc-v
code unless he was given much mo-e
time than he could set du.iaE this
session.
Senator NendenburS suggested ihn.
The Joint committees meet il executive
session Monday morning for fiaal lt.-
po"iticn Of the matte.
The General, Assembly vii! hold it's
uSnal session to- ciay
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
PROTECT RECORDS or
HtREAL OS ISSlRANCI

The Senate bill providing that when
criH1i!Ia! proceedings in ans cas-. arc
threatened or pending tho records kep,
IN tnc iureau of Insurance relating 10
Inc facts and circumstances o: a fire
suspicioncd 10 be .rccnGiary shall no;
he open 10 public inspection until such
Grim proceedings shall have been
iiraHH disposed OF was passed bv the
senate yesterday by vote OF SS 10 |.
senator Allen, of Luncnburs. being the
single disScntcr. Those active in sun
port OF the bill besides its patron. Sen
ator West. were Senator's Cannon.
walker. Conrad an. Eison.
senator Cannon said that when 4
case was worked up against an Of
fender. all n. had to do was 10 y;si:
the T'ureau of Insurance, get the facts.
and then either suborn the wit
ncsscs or buy rchut:al testimony. Sen
ator Allen opposed on the ground tina,
the hiil made the bureau an arm OF
tho States attorney.
senate joint resolution requesting tho
senators and congressman OF Virginia
III Washington 10 introduce OF. support
Federal stay law during the con
tinuation OF the war 10 prevent the
foreclosure OF mortgages and deeds Of
trust and judicial proceedings i'm gen
cral in the cases of American soldiers
IN the service was adopted by the Sem
ate and sent TO the House for concur
renee. The Constitution OF Virginia
prevents this State from cnac,ing such
a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-26
EEI'i.Rs TO trI:MENTS or
PRESIDENT WILSON AND PREMIER

PRESIDENT WILSON AND PREMIER
"!astcad "l the rcnly which was cx-
'"ct'd but ~ = Was not torthcominG."
thaa""l'or ron llcrt!ius continued
two declarations were made by enemy
statesmen Premier Lloyd Georges
spc srh aud President Wi!sol's speech
! willingly admit TIA. Lloyd George al
tered his tone. lie no longer INDUCES
IN abuse and appears dcsirous of DEM
/ CORA t.HinS his ability as ncgotiator
whrh hal {, rrrer!y doubted / cam
not Z" a. far, however as many opinions
Mhich have been cNi.r,sscd in neutral
coa"t".c. whIeh Wo.!d read in this
speech OF LLOYD George a serious desire
for peace. aud even friendly dispo-
ston. It is tric. hc declares lie does
not >Sirc 10 destroy Germany and
never desired to dos troS hcr. lie even
has words OF respect for our political
economic aud cultural position. But
other ui;cranccs also arc not lacking.
hud tho idea con ttj, ig comes 10 the
surface thtt hr has t. pronounce judc-
mcut on ,;crmnu$ - ,,eiu-- her with
being guilty Of All ssstplc crimes
That IS an ai;t,td" wiiA y hich We can
nave nothing i" do, u In which we
can dlscorcr no trace .. serious pur-
pose 10 attain pcac.. We are to lie
The guilty oucs. oHyr whom the en-
icutc = now sitting in Judgment That
compclS mc 1" 4,vc short review Of
the sltua ion and the cycn'. preceding
The war IL the ris& Of repeating what
long ago was said"
''rhc :rishmcut o. No German
empire II ,hc year 1891 mad, an end OF
Si.mrmhermcut. iy the union OF its
tribes the German empire IN Euro7e
acquired Il position corresponding 10 its