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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12
WHAT or THE FRENCH
WHEN WILSON ARRIVES

Paris. Dec. l1.--How viii ff1Gt1Snt
Wilson find the French whsa ~ ~.
rives Friday? What current o. liGA
runs here. What personal tnaptaa-
sions wilt the American execu41v0 9Nt,
coming for the first time to tha eouas-
try which bore the bruut Of fuux y1aF1
Of error? sa*se
In the thousands Of words oaA1o1 ~
America since the signing Of ~ ~.
mistice. dealing with the revufuo4eGe
in the Teutontc lands. the III ~
Kings and emperors and the 00an3a-
ton Of the ''lost provinces oeF4pe-
pondents have perhaps overlo6hN1FAM
obvious, yet unspectular eleNleHk
which must appeal to Mr.. WIlo9QsS
keen character reading. -
How beats the heart Of the Ffeneh
nation in this hour Of triumph, tlttn
hour Of grave decisions for the Vutl1sb
future? 1t u safe to say that the
answer to this question will tn1W4Nce
the activities Of the psacc-malgeN 40
much as will the opinion OF pottt faaAna
which do not always reflect natton1e
heartbeat. n.
The Mirror % France.
pn ~ .xAt a. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12
hree Choices In
Railroad Control
Prompt Return to Owners, Extension
Of Time, Operation for Limited
Period, Says McAdoo.

'roTnpt Return to Owners, Extensio
OF Time, Operation for Limited
Period, Says McAdoo.
Washington, Dec. 1I.-Exten-
sion Of the time Of federal con-
troll over railroads to Ave years
or very carly return OF the prop
critics to their owners was de-
elarcd necessary today by Dircc-
tor-General OF Railroads Nc
Adoo. In letter to the chair
men Of the two interstate conn
naerce committees Of congress Mr..
McAdoo pointed ont that there
arc only three possible courses to
follow NJ the present time with
respect 10 the railroads, asserting
that II II manifestly impossible TO
frame any comprehensive rail-
road legislation at this session Of
congress-
The iirst course. he said, Il to
operate the reads for the twenty
one months following dtNlaratton
Of peace. which. Nc estimated.
wOulA nol be lsa0rc than two
ySA4& 0EDkA A&AANX nNutAAkN4ks
41se next couFsr n tho prompt
return Of the roads to tlsnlr own
era.
\ The Lass d extension OF the
period Of federal tOntrOl 10 flve
Z yeays. Asszs rs r s'' " : = =
The lrra course Il rapidly be-
The WhO2c personnel Of tho roads
In k>sas,SAsrnSvN~. 4fAn rxsx,.
posed change Of control.
He, therefore, reduces the situ-
ntion To = cls0ise between return
Of thc roads prpmptly 10 private
sut1trnl. with nh existing legal
tlllIlcu1itc&- or m ex1es.siSn az slmr
,FsfAllir Efxf1tetf. .-s ave
The issue liz made clear that unles
ongress grants the extensio
the roads will be returne,
, their owners without awaiting tn
apse of the twenty-one months.
MIR, .McAdoo strongly urges upo
,ngreas that the extension he orderel
, that a test Of unified raIlroa
peration under proper privisions o
W. may be had
This course. he says. will take tn
abroad question out of politics
resident Wilson. MIR. McAdoo says
rs given him permission to say tina
Q In In accord with this view.
In my opinion" he says. ''it is TN
My practicable and REASONABLY
Iethod Of determining the right soIu
on OF this grave economic problem
The report was addressed to Hon
w. Sims. chairman OF the inter
ate and foreign commerce commit
e. house Of representatives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12
nesna ntis nf Enncc.

Demands NJ France.
Taris, Dec. 11.-~France intends 10
demand at the peace conference tho
permanent incorporation. without
nlebiscite. of Alsace and Lorraine.
with the frontiers rs they existed In
1914, before the Vienna congress
trimmed down the French borders
after Napoieon's fall.
Next France proposes to demand
military occupation OF the left bank
OF the Rhine until Germany h~- -~''
the war damages. which il
tn take her considerable
time.
Thirdly France win AK
military guarantees against
using the left bank OF the f
concentration of troops -e-...-~
France
Many Frenchmen indeed, regard
the Rhine as the real frontier against
Germany along the rivers entire
length. but there is little public senti-
ment for permanent annexation q the
Palatinate. though II has heen =
Fysaseh national streana for many esnr
~ 81 ~ II
The creation of neutral buffer"
state has been discussed. but II Il an !.
derstood that plan has been prActi-
cally abandoned since Belgium desires
the Incorporation Of the WAllOon Dir
etrfcts. and possibly Luxembourg With
the view to forming continuous har~
rfer against Germany.
There is growing sentiment In
France for the idea OF stipu1AAlng at
the peace conference that 40 GoFSnen
soldier ever be allowed to HUo kf tho
Rhine again in uniform A2A arnAn.
Thus. it is believed. Paris NOuId ~
permanently safe guarded against
German attacks.
The general feeling appears "a b
that until Germany gives perJnnnep&
proof that she has under0Dne q
change or heart. military guarantees
against German aggression axe aheo-
tutely necessary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

responsible for tas far as the Eupo-
pean allies are cOncerned--and
hope that America will take the same
View when President Wilson arrives.
a. TO the demand that will be put sor-
ward on the part of all European al
lies TO make the Kaiser and his ac-
crime"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE ministry Of
foreign Affairs announced late 20 day
that France and Great Britain have
Agreed that Syria and other Turkish
territories conquered during the war
lHAnM enjoy, territorial integrity. frea-
don, and M government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

London. DEC. is-{Thursday,---
/ viscount Ml1ner win resign shortly
4 ~ var ualnlstex, the Daily Express
Ssn0v 4 leoy1A ~ yss ~ n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

The Mirror ~ France.
Paris, which - the mirror &c N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-12

CONTINUED on pags Two.)I
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
TOMMY" FINE FIGHTER
americans Admire the Spirit Of
British Army.
Entirely New Feeling Growing Up Be.
tween Two kindred nations
In Arms.

London. military correspond
ent Of the London Times, writing from
France, says: .
In France we have suddenly dlscov-
cred America, and America has discov-
cred us, How different we both are
from our preconccived notions Of each
other We did not know what q high
ly educated, professional and modest
gentleman the American regular officer
was, nor did we quite realize what
splendid body OF active fighting men
he was going to bring over with him.
1--WE are great deal more enthu-
sinstic about the Americans, and. IL
may say so, more proud Of them. than
we show on the surface. How can we
not regard as men of our own flesh and
blood the relays Of American soldiers
OF all grades who come to us, who
speak our own language and bear our
own names, who understand us In a
fash of time, and whose point of view
on almost every conceivable subject
under heaven Is our ownf
"These sentiments are, hope, mu-
tual. The Americans did not know
what our armies were, nor what they
had done or are doing. Many of them
know now. They witnesses under fire
our grand attacks and our raids. They
observe with nstonishment the terrific
power of our modern artillery and the
glorious activities Of our splendid air
men.
"They see the spirit, the discipline and
the emulation OF our infantry, and
they are profoundly impressed by
them. l hope that the pride which we
feel, without venturing to express II,
In the Americans is n little reciprocat-
ed by them. ! can only soy that every
American soldier who has told me of
his experiences on the British front
has spoken with enthusiastic admira-
tion Of our men, and that an entirely
new feeling, the. consequences oe which
may be immense is growing up be-
tween the two kindred nations In
arms"
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
THINK "ST0NEWALL"
JACKSON BEST LEADER

Washington.--Which Of all
the American generals is II that
has given European strategists
most food for thoughtf Give
a guess, or two, or three. And
then you will be wrong. accord.
ing to a prominent Southern
congressman, who says II Is not
Washington or Sherman or
Grant or Robert r. Lee.
"Stonewall Jackson Is the
man," this congressman de-
clared. II was, surprised re-
Gently ID talking TO British army
officers to learn that they have
made 1t n point to study oil of
Jackson's campaigns. It seems
they regard him as the oleverest
OF all the American generals,
and the most capable In maneu-
verlng agninst odds.
zone British officer told me
that he personally, with a staff
of subordlnates, had gone on
foot over all the ground covered
by General Jackson In his great
raids during the Civil wor. lie
said Il was as fine study In
tactics as could be found any
where"
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18

T.a
The greatest living poet. the greatest
living playwright of great and talent.
ed people, is now acknowledged Its
greatest living warrior of the air.
Fifty-three years seems an approprl-
ate age at which to attain distinction
in literature or art, but the greatest
flyers OF other nations are men la their
twenties. Mature age is supposed to
have unsteadied the nerves and so
cooled the enthusiasm as to unfit a
man. In large measure. for brilliant
work above the clouds. D'Annunzio
has disproved this theory.
: Shows Talent as Statesman.
In addition to his triumphs as an
author and aviator, D'Annunzio has
shown marked ability as a politician.
I The career OF this remarkable man
began In his fifteenth year. While he
was studying at Prado he published
volume Of poems In which he display
ed such marked ability that he attract
ed the. attention Of literary critics
throughout Europe.
II is upon the "spicyness" of his
themes that D'Annunzio's enemies base
their most severe criticisms. but the
esteem In which he Is held by the Ital.
ian public was shown vividly In the un-
certain days Of 1915. At this time
Glolitti. the italian ex-premier, was the
leader Of the pro-German element in
Italy.
h At critical time Glolitti visited
Rome and attempted a coup which
would have committed the nation to
active participation In the war on be-
half Of the nations with which she Is
now locked In d life and death strug-
gle. D'Annunxlo's voice, which was
the real voice Of Italy, was raised
against such move and so Stirred
were the people in his audience that
they rushed enraged to the streets and
threw up barricades behind which they
fought for the preservation Of the
country's honor against those who
would betray them to the kaiser and
his intriguers-
Cries "Always Forward
/ On May 10. 1915, the Italian parIia-
ment declared war and the next day
D'Annunzio Issued an impassioned
statement declaring that This day the
people Of Italy have once more become
healthy; they have recovered their
strength and their liberty. BE they
few or be they many. one against one.
one against four or one against ten---
forward. Always forward to the
charge. Victory Is only to those who
believe In victory, who swear BY vic
tory"
D'Annunxio was among the first to
manifest an intense interest in asia-
tlon. When the Wright brothers were
ii Europe he passed i great deal of
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
WHY THE NAVY
rs THE PLACE
FOR YOUR BOY.

= Here are 10 reasons why
= service In the Navy ought to
appeal to the young men Of is
= to rs years:
Z !. Il enrolls only men Of
= honorable pcrsonai character
and splendid physical condition.
y 2. II does not take its men
= away from comfortable living
= quarters, from certain and reg
= ular shelter and food and out Of
? reach Of good medical atten-
= tion.
= 8. II offers easy and rapid
= advancement, with a constantly
Z increasing scale Of pay and an
y assurance Of protection IN the
7 case of physical disability, and
y provides for retirement pay
y when age makes active service
= no longer desirable.
y 4. Il offers exceptional op-
Y portunities for recreation, both
= afloat and ashore, with facili-
y ties for athletics.
= 5. 1t provides schools both
2 for classical and technical edu-
Y cation, teaching many trades
= and offering extra pay for men
= who qualify for special service
= Tn these trades.
= s. 1t offers to enlisted men
= OF one years service by the
= time they have reached 20 an :
Z opportunity to enter the Anap-
' oils Naval Academy through !
= competitive examinations and
' these men enter on exactly the
Y same basis as those appointed I
= by members Of Congress from I
= civilian life.
= 7. 1t provides long cruises to !
' all parts of the world and il :
= alternates time afloat and time
= ashore sufficiently to prevent
' the life from becoming mono I
Z tonous.
: 8. 1t prepares a man to take I
= care of himself in any walk of !
= life and inculcates In him a
: spirit of Independence and self I
= reliance that make his future :
' secure.
= 9. In wartime II Is fully as
= safe If not safer than land serv-
y ice and its percentage Of losses
= In actual battle are low enough
Y to compare favorably with
= those of ordinary time In
Y dustries.
Y 10, AT this PARTICULAR time II
= Offers the individual an oppor-
: tunity to render a service to
= his country without which all
: our most carefully worked out
7 campaign plans would be bound
= to fail.
A a .
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
TRAINS RECRUITS FOR WAR
Great Lakes School Turning Out High.
Class Specialists by
Thousands.

Fifteen thousand youths are in
training at the Great Lakes naval
training station, in nine instruction
schools. The daily classes are at
tended by 5000 men. The length OF
the courses varies and many bright
students qualify in fraction OF the
allotted time.
To the student rookie one of the
most attractive branches Is the radio
school. Two towers. 400 feet high.
with power to receive and transmit
messages as far as the Panama Canal,
enable the students to get practical
experience In wireless telegraphy.
Three hundred students are gradual
ed every three months In radio.
One thousand students are attend.
ing classes In the hospital school.
learning to care for the sick and
wounded, Many of the students arc
university graduates and several are
registered physicians. In the medical
branch instruction is given in phar-
macy, botany. bacteriology, anatomy
and first aid to the injured 1t is
planned to graduate $500 students al
year.
Another interesting department oil
the big training depot Is the gunneryI
school. Youths who show aptitude forI
this highly essential arm of the serv-
Ice are entered for two monthsl
training course. Before they are ratedl
and sent to sea they mast be able tel
take apart and replace guns of every!
callber used In the fleet,
Uncle Sam viii be furnished 1,200I
quartermasters each IL months by thel
Great Lakes station. There is no con.
nectlon between a Quartermaster inI
the navy and man Of the same titlel
In the army. The navy man has
charge Of the steering OF the ship and
also Of signals. This course lasts
eight months.
Before July next year 1900 cox
SWANS VIII have been graduated from
the schosl for the petty officers in
charge OF small boats, The coxswains'
school also gives advanced courses in
artillery. signaling. deck and marlin
spike seamanship.
As everything depends upon the pro-
ficiency, vision and speed Of the men
who signal Ia the navy, only excep-
a I
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18

Z , : = > = . = . = = > = > 7
YOUR NAVY NEEDS YOU 4
; NOW.
} Ask your postmaster today. 4
iie knows.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18

time with them. and II was through his
Influence largely that the italian gov
eminent consented to consider serious
INV what until then had been regarded
hs fantastic dream. The airplane at
that time was an unstable and peril
Gus machine. Nobody knew this bet
ter than the inventors, and It was only
with the, greatest reluctance that Or
VILE Wight one day consented to
tiike the poet with him In a short flight.
The flyer and his passenger mounted
only a short distance above the ground
but the sensation was sufficient to
leave D'Annunsio an aviation enthusi-
ask
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
POET HAILED AS
HERO OF ITALY.
D'Annunzio Is Decorated by Two
Kings for Deeds Of
Bravery.
GREATEST WARRIOR or AIR
In Addition to Trlumphs as an Author
and Aviator, p'Annunxio Has
Shown Marked Ability as
Statesman and Politician.

Rome.--Two rulers, the kings re-
spectiveiy Of Great Britain and Mon
tenegro, have conferred medals on Ga.
brielle D'Annunzlo.
Without the history of this mans re-
markable career fresh in, mind the
reader Of this news is hardly likely to
realize the fact that In D'Annunzio
Is embodied probably the highest type
Of contrasting versatility now living.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
WHITE PLAGUE FIGHT IS ON
Red Cross to Care for French
Women andschIIdren In
France.

Paris.-The bureau Of tuberculosis
Of the American Red Cross in Paris
Is conferring with the French authori-
ties concerning the care Of women and
children In France affected with tu
berculosIs. 1t Is expected that the
American tuberculosis bureau shortly
viii begin work, on a special institu-
tion. where 1t win take care Of GER
tain number OF these cases.
s The Edith Wharton Sanltarium for
Tuberculosis Patients. which is sep
arate Institution, will be ready for
patients November Is.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18

'ROUNDABOUTTHE STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste 'Pot--Some Origi-
nal Some Credited. and Some Stolen.
but Nearly All interesting Reading
Ixsssss*sss.ysY9 9*sysssss*s

cVuHty agent anu Y cuunty Iarth
bureau Of 450 members.
Siksston claims to be the great
est market for agricultural imple-
ments in Southeast Missouri.
Mississippi county had the
largest peanut crop in its history
and II has all been garnered and
saffly stored.
A big revival meeting will be.
gin at Cape Girardeau this month
under the leadership Of Rev. Lin
coin Mcconnell.
Albert j. Walden, of Sikeston,
recently received dict for
S43, ,336s70 in ST. Louis for the
loss Of a hand in an accident in a
lumber company's plant.
Preliminary reports Of the Stale
Tax Commission indicate that the
total of Missouri real estate and
personal assessments for 1917 will
be approximately S6,500,000, 900.
Frank H. Sterrett, OF Scott
". d .
county, raised thirty acres Of COW
peas the past year, and sold the
hay at S18 per ton. The crop
broughthim s2,490, or $50 per
acre.
A negrounder arrest at garuth-
ersvilI, recently, attacked the Of
fieer withsa knife; sIastiug him
across she face, making ugly
wounds, and then made his es-
cape. "
Il. C. Schutt, pastor Of a Luth-
ern church near Cape Girardeau,
has been arrested on charge Of
making dislpyal statements about
the government, in violation -of
the espionage law.
When the Lection Jail was de-
stroyed by fire one night recently
it is known that large number
,of lives were lost, although there
had been no prisoners confined in |
it for a long time past.
Butler couutywill keep it's farm
adviser. The county court re-
Gently decided to discontinue the
experts services, but protests
from farmers made the judges
change their minds again.
Citizens Of Carroll county have
made an offer to the State Board
of Agriculture to fatten 5000 |
head of cattle and the samenum-
ber of hogs for The use OF the
United States government.
A neighboring exchange ex-
presses the opinion that one OF
its subscribers is wanting it bar
red from the mails, as the subscri.
Der has asked the editor to pub
lish his individuaf opinion Of the
Kaiser.
Walter cassell, from Theoiosia,
Ozark county, recently walked
with his father 40miles % Spring.
] field to enlistin the coast artillery. !
Those are the kind of American
boys that will make The Kaiser's
people set up and take notice.
H. L. Smith, who resides near
Brusb Hill, Audrain county, and
who established a black silver fox
farm there several years ago. /
when he paid $1,000 Tor pair Of
Canadian foxes, recently con-
tracted 70 sell pair Of bis rais-
ing for tho same sum, and this
pair will 60 to Michigan.
A Texas buyer who visited Me- /
vada to buy 10000 bushels Of
corn for the drouth stricken sec
ton Of Texas, whore he resides,
frankly admitted that he found
that Missouri corn usually CAR
ried one-third more fattening
qualities for liyestock Than Texas
eurn, BENG lhas Iauch stronger.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-01-18
'sv$svs*Sstsy tsysSs4sS$ySSS9S

IToplar biull uid SJ,UUU worth oil
business during Christmas week.
The sales Of the other dozen or 80
saloons in the town are not re-
ported. One merchant Is quoted
as saying that his house sold
about $500 worth Of grips and
suit cases during the week and he
was satisfied that 80 per cent Of
them had been bought for the
purpose Of carrying liquor to
Arkansas in them. --Ironton Reg
lister.
While driving under a shed with
q load of hay, a few days ago,
Walter Reed, a young man who
lived on his fathers farm, near
Charlottesville, got his back broke
by being caught under The roof Of
the shed, which was not high
enough to permit him TO pass
through without being caught.
The unfortunate young man was
taken to Memphis for treatment.
The Carter County Calf Club
held its first anction sale Of calves
at Hunter ON the 1st instant, and
a profit OF 100 per cent. is report
ed on the sales, Notwithstanding
the Club had been organized but
nine months. Thirty-four Hol-
stems were. auctioned and the
prize winning calf brought Sl75.
The entire bunch sold for 50, $50.
Near BrookfisId rs located j
skunk farm. A few nights ago
lhlrty-one OF the pretty little an
iinals dug their way to freedom
and scattered about over the town
and neighborhood. The report
didn't mention 1t, but it is to be
presumed that the local commit.
tea for National Defense and the
Fo1r Minute Man were called out.
Five soldier boys spent Christ
mas IN the Jail at Charlottesville.
They failed to obtain furlouehs
and went home, anyway. -Four
OF them are members Of Company
b, 139th regiment, at Camp Don.
iphan, and on was from Camp
Funston. The sheriff took them
10 charge on arrival under in
Htruc'ions from their captains.
&
There are now six women audi
tcrs running on the Cape Girar.
dean- Hoxie branch 6f the Frisco.
All the Frisco trains in Southeast
Missouri are to. have women au-
ditors and il is said that il the
experiment pans out all right they
W.T. be put on all The passenger
trains on the entire System.
Recently q stock ranch in oneI
Of the Ozark counties to the west
OF US sold for $4,000. The pur.
chase price included 1000 acres of
land, 200 head Of high grade cat
tie, 80 head Of hogs and farm i'm
plements. Geo. H. Bunton, oil
Atlanta, Iowa. was the purchaser.
DR.. Samuel A. johnson, head
Of a private sanitsrium at Noun.
tain Grove, was killed by a pa
tient, one day last week, who hit
him on The head with an axe,
crushing his skull. The man who
committed the deed is 72 years
old and Is in jail now.
Two pure-bred Plymouth Rock
roosters were auetioned off BY !
the Red Cross Society at Oran, q |
short time ago, for which they
received a total Of 5000. Thus
even the roosters ol the realm are
helping to boost the Red Cross
funds.
Lawrence Wheaton. who lives
near Essex, 10 Stoddard county,,
has been arrested for The murder
q his mother. which occurred on
August a0tll, lasI. |
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-05
Builders and Contractors Directory

vsr ups feature new umbrella
tees, which their inventor claims will
/ prevent an umbrella from being blown
inside out.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-05
tn. Life Of John Buckley.

It wal ancient history to some that
the life Story of John Buckley" ed.
tied by the well-known J. @. Buck
master of the South Kensington mu-
scum, London, was really the story of
its editors life. 1t was n Of the
books of its season in 1907, one of the
best bits of biography we have in fact,
and I am not surprised to find that the
question of its authorship has bobbed
up once again In the old country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-05
British Empire.

Crest Britain comprises England.
Scotland and Wales, all parts of one
island. and the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland includes Ire
land as an addition. The British en-
pire consists Of all these and India, the
colonies, other ISLANDS. protectorates
and dependencies.