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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Balloons Gioe Huns
Mews> of Slaughte,
Maps Win Red Lines Shouting
Capture of ST. Mihici Sent
Into Encny's Lines

AT 'BHE BRITISH FRONT. Scptem-
Der 2l.--Graphic maps OF the Toul sec
tor. showing In red lines the capture
by the Americans OF the ST. Mihiei
salient in the brief space OF thirty-six
hours were sent by the thousands int n
the enemy lines by British propaganda
balloons yesterday and to-day.
The Americans were pleased and
telligence department went to this ex
pense and trouble to proclaim the
American victory. The maps are print
ed in German and French and illustrate
German pocket on the first day and adj
vanccd on the two succeeding DAYS.
In the right-hand corner in blazing
req letters, under the heading. The
the Yankees captured on September -
5000 prisoners and ninety guns. and
hr, mt the total up to 1880 prisoners
ana ia9 guns the next day. while by
september IA the totals had bonn
brought up to $1,000 prisoners and 200
guns. wv
The British showered the enemy
lines with these maps because hnns.
dreds of prisoners captured by the
british units since the ST. Mihiel vino
tory claimed they had not heard ~
h hn SSeh ing, except that the Americans
driven back with great losses
The motto of the British balloon
n pro asa service is never stretch
ihelr ambition has been. and is m
esia biish veracity AS their chic. asset
Is learned on the highest AUTHORITY
propaganda was collected by the Cor.
man army commanders, the rest he.
ing carried home By the soldicrs IN
when II reaches home. that is openins
me eyes or the German people, and I,
was CHIEFLY responsible for linden,
"trcachery." o''s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
REQUESTS SUSPENSION
OF NEW PUBLICATION
Wnr Industries hoard Asks Hunting
;on Evening journal to Quit
for War Period.
TDy Asscciuted Pressl


fBy Associated Pressl
HUNTINGTON. w. VA. September
2l.-lIutinGton's youngest news
paper. the E"aninS Journal, to-day
was requested by Thomas b. Donnelly,
chief OF the pulp and paper section or
the War Industries Board. 20 susncnd
publication for the duration or tho
war. The Evening Journal is owned
by the publishers OF tho Herald-Dis-
patch.
The paper was first issued on June
2. Since that time it has attained a
circulation of approximately 1000
:. In his letter to the Herald Company.
Mr.. Donnelly said: On August "a we
issued regulations that newspapers
could not be started during the period
of the war. but IL you were established
prior to that period. technically you
nave the right TO continue your publi-
cation. Tho print paper situation
however. is becoming more and moro
acute on account of the lack of coal
and shortage Of transportation. and IL
il necessary for the war industries
hoard TO curtail it's use in every pos
sibie respect.
.'If it would be possible for you to
suspend publication of your Evening
Journal. YOU would be doing a patriotic
act both to the public and newspaper
interests"
The company indicated that 1t would
comply with the request.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
LION ESCAPES FROM CAGE
AND CREATES WILD PANIC
Two Horses Arc BADLY Mnn-Ied Before
Brnst Is Captured mt Bristol,

fBy Associated Press.1

BRISTOL. VA. September ell
sultan. the big lion with circus
showing here, to-day escaped from his
cage at the noon hour, created q panic
on the show grounds and mangled two
horses before he was captured and re-
turned to his prison.
scores OF people on the ground ned
when they saw the animal dart from
his cage toward a small tent to one side
on ihe grounds Some fled across the
fields. others climbed tent poles ana
some left the spot In automobiles. After
ciawing two circus horses and runnin o.
eIeryone from the scene, the bea ST
down. eae
Organized by the animal trainer. n
Eroup OF showmen approached him
WIN nets ana ropes, and after a brief
struggle made him prisoner
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Belgians Are Still Cruelty
Treated by kaiser's Men

Those who think TINT the horror
expressed by the civilized world hns
caused the Germans to abandon the
cruel trcntmenf which they have
visited on the people of Belgium will
find from nm article appearing In this
issue.
The writer relates the recent mr.
rival OF trnfnlOnd OF children Mt
Basel. These little ones suffered
scvcrcly from the cold. md their
condition WINS indcscribnbly filthy.
the children were Ia, exclaimed:
"rhc curve of God he upon tho
kniker."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Won BURIAN's OBJECT
iunEnrinn Opposition Leader Snys For
eish Minister Seeks to Strength
en- Ills Position
Ipy Northumberland,

10y Associated Press
WASHINGTON, September o1-Cor,.
Michael karolyi, leader of tho opposi.
tion ia hungary. according TO an ofIi
eiai dispatch from Switzerland to-day
by Count Burian, Austrian Minister NJ
Foreign Affairs. with the sole aiin nj
STRENGTHENING his insecure position
Count kArolyi is alleged to have said
in part:
we know the demands of the enten
re. President Wilson has defined them
in fourteen articles. AS for the Ger.
man aims, wee Chancellor Won Payer.
who was certainly aware OF the imn,i
nent danger of the Ballplatz, elaborated
them In his speech at Stuttgart. and
his speech makes void in advance any
TWO groups"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
"MARKED" GAS USERS
Ronnoke Boys Place Yellow Streak
on Cars OF GnHIess Sunday
piculCcrS.
Patriotic Youngsters

Patr1Ollc youngsters, forming q
vigilant organization OF their own,
definitely marked several violators of
Roanoke. Va. last Sunday, according
to story told i'm Richmond by George
j. Benson.
These motor owners climbed into
their cars and went out into tho coun-
try on picnic. Several boys watched
them In their picnic capers and then
rounded up can Of yellow paint.
When the picnicers returned to their
cars along the road they found them
encircled by light yellow band. Their
trip home was after dark. according
TO reports.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Mrs. G. ". Aberno,h,

\, pEIERSBuRG, VA. September 21.--
MIS- MIS-. Caidonia Abernathy, widow of
G inm ae w, w: Ahbernathy, died this mo n
In her sixty-fifth year, and is Survi, ID
by tho following children: j. r. and
M ". w u Aneirna tny. of South Richmond:
Thomas. of Chesterfield County. Mrs
NJ. NJ: Blankcnship, Mrs. 10. c. Ander
son, T. J. and J. J. Alternately Of Eft
tricks. and Mrs. l.. l.. Hicks OF Pc
tersburg. Funeral Monday afternoon
and the burial will be in Maury Gene
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
LIMITED SERVICE CALL
virginia Asked to Send 100 White Men
to Columbus Bar
rQcks.
rBy Associated Press. I

WASHINGTON. September 21.--Pro-
sent out calls to the governors OF
thirty-four States and the draft exc
cutives of the District OF Columbia
for 1900 white men qualified for
limited military service to be sent to
camp between September 80 and Octo-
Der 4.
The Southern States quotas and
camps designated in the call for limited
service men follow:
, Alabama. 20, Fort NThomas. Ky.:
Arkansas. 140. Jefferson Barracks. Mo. /;
Georgia. $50. Fort Thomas. KY; Louisi-
ana, is. Fort Thomas. Ky; North
Carolina, 40. Fort Thomas. Ky: Texas,
70. Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; Virginia.
100. Columbus Barracks. w Va, West
Virginia. So. Columbus Barracks, w.
Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Lieutennntn Funston. Here.

Lieutenants Landon r. and Herbert
O. Funston. both recently commissioned
at Plattsburg. are here to visit rela-
tivcs. They are twins and were attend
ing the University Of Virginia when
they determined to enlist in the officers
reserve corps. They will leave Tues-
day. the former going TO Dartmouth
College ard the latter to Amherst on
active duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22

PETERSBURG. VA, September 2t.--
Miss Emily j; Whitby. aged nineteen
years. OF Harding Street. died last eve
was the second grown daughter of Mir
and Mrs. Whitby TO die within a few
weeks. Resides her parents, she is
survived by four Sisters-Mrs B. J
Finch. OF Lawrenceville and Mrs
Henry Doyle and Misses Virginia and
Mabel Whitby. OF this city. and one
brother. now with the American army
in France. The remains will be taken
TO Brunswick County on Sunday for
burial.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
FLASH POWDER EXPLODEs
Two Soldiers mt balloon School In Cou.
fornin Killed md Three
Injured.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, September 81
-Two soldiers OF the Arcadia Balloon
School. near here, were instantly Killed
and three others were injured one
seriously. when quantity of fash
powder exploded late yesterday. il be-
came known to-day. The dead ar.
Privates Guy Wcyiand. of Nebraska.
and Bailey Thompson, of New York
The names of the injured were with
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Mrs. GertIe Hnssfnrd

,INhEISUNBUItG, VA, September .,
Mrs. Gertie Bassford. wife of Can.
ia lam GeoSse Bassford. died last night
following an operation performed Wsd
n nesGaS afternoon. She was ffIy-nlne
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
WILL BEGIN RECASTlNG
REVENUE BILL TUESDAY
Several Weeks MT Least VIII DO Re-
quired by Senate to Com
pletc Work.

WASHINGTON. September 2I.-rhe
$4,000. 100000 war revenue bill. passed
yesterday by the House. was to-day
transmitted to the Senate and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee which
will begin It's work OF revision next
Tuesday.
That Several weeks at last" will
be required for revision was stated to-
day by Senator Simmons. OF North
Carolina. chairman OF tho Finance
Committee. He definitely disposed or
House agitation for adjournment OF
Congress until the December session
because OF time needed for the huge
tax measure declaring that the Senate
that the Senate and House might take
three-day recesses, when legislative
calendars are crca.SA-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
SfIxS NIoiIie n..Iot,ic,

MISS Mo!!ie b. Lottier. aged sixty
one years. died last night M s:l5 o,cIocL
AZ the residence OF her niece. Mrs
Robert S. Christian, Jr. 324 North Har.
Iisoh street Funeral arrangements
Will be announced later.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
John Cnry Jenka

FUNERAL services for John Cary jerks.
VINO DIED Friday al his residence, i40S
aoSr,er street, will be conducted this
survived by his wife. who was Miss
Anmie e Duval. and four Children
Ga arr",a vii be; 4. D. Hall G. NJ
b. DaVie. Il: II. Guy. J. IL Burton
and 5. Il. Craig. 'o''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Mrs. Jane. J..or.,

HAREiSONBURG. VA. September 81
EMrs. lanes Leavel died at her home
IN IN, the Timber Ridge section THURSDAY
She is survived by four sons Csera D.
zoe Floyd and Nallie Leavel ali n;
the same neighborhood. al %
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Miss Anne DIcncn,.r,.

;WlNCH ESTER. VA, September o1
h beE 81 anne me Ma Maria Dierenderfer. mem
died Thursday night of para,v taii.'iiy.
an advanced age SIS at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
Joshua Grim.

MANCHESTER VA, September .,
aosuna Grim. serenty-seven years old
retired farmer. died at his home near
hioihgs chapel of complications.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22

Now In the time to buy n good used
automobile cheap. Look Mt the "Aut0
for Salcr columns, and IL you fail to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22

Good used furniture II In great de-
mnnd. DON'T sell yours to the funk
man. some individual Will pay you n
inrHer price. Use ch
Wnnt Ad to sell 1t.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22

II you have not tried Times-DIspatch
Wnnt Ads you have missed the most
fertile field In Richmond. They serve
every
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
In Canndian Community List.

OTTAWA. September 21.--J. Gerace,
Norfolk. Va, Is listed among the
wounded In the overseas casualty list
Issued to-day.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
PHILADELPHIA
WEEK FOR CLEANUP
Secretary Daniels Allows Mayor
Seven Days to Close Resorts.

Philadelphia, April 4.-Josephus Dan
iels. Secretary OF the Navy. has given
Mayor Smith one week in which to
drive commercialized vice from Phila-
delphia.
Brought face to face with the ma
tional government, Mayor Smith aban-
doned all previous denials OF the ex-
istence OF vice and gave a pledge of
immediate and drastic action to clean
up Philadelphia.
The pledge was given to Col. Charles
B. Hatch, of the Marine Corps, who
announced that Mr.. Daniels had placed
him in command here in the matter
OF eliminating vice.
Instead of sixty-nine resorts in the
original list communicated to the
mayor by the Daniels Fosdick report,
Col. Hatch informed the mayor that
the Secretary of the Navy had a list
Of 600 places.
new policy. as outlined by Col. Hatch
to Mayor Smith, detachments OF
armed soldiers and marines are pa
trolling many sections of the city in
addition to and independent of the
local police.
A strong provost guard entirely sur
rounded that part Of the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards known as the
"tenderloin" and no uniformed man
was permitted to go further north
than Filbert street without a special
pass.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
%. S. DISCOVERS
POISONED FOOD
RUMORS FALSE
Probe Of Department Of JUS.
tice Proves Spy Stories
Largely Fiction.

Attorney General Thomas Watt
Gregory declared unfounded most
Of the reports OF glass in food, pois-
oned water, and tetanus germs
courtplaster, in a letter TO Repre-
sentative James A. Frear, made
public yesterday.
The Department OF Justice has
received numerous complaints of
presence Of broken glass in food
substances, but a most thorough in
vesttgation has failed to establish a
single case in which glass has been
maliciously placed therein" Mr..
Gregory said.
Bits of flint. sand. etc. gathered
through careless handling. account
for most Of such cases, he said.
Where broken glass was found in
some instances. it was clearly acci-
dental Tetanus germs have been
discovered in court plaster, he said,
but had been found to be done
through faulty manufacturing. Mr..
Gregory said that no reports of
poisoned waters had come to the
department either through COM
plant or otherwise.
One instance where bichloride of
mercury was found in a horse
trough in West Virginia has not yet
been clearly explained, but no gov
| ernment animals were endangered.
the Attorney General concluded.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15

time that Mr.. Roosevelt came tc
Washington early this year.
1t was charged at the time that
Postmaster General Burleson repre-.
senting the administration asked Sen.
But the Senator and Burleson denied
this.
As chairman Of the important Sen.
Senator Stone exercised great in
fiuence.
Former Governor Of Missouri.
He would have been 40 years old
May Z, and was born in Madison
County. kentucky. After graduatinG
from Missouri University. he became
a lawyer and was admitted to tn,
bar in 1863. He was prosecuting at
torney OF Vernon County. Missouri
1873 and 1874.
He was elected to the Forty-ninth
Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses
and was governor Of Missouri from
1872 to 1897.
Always a strong figure in Dem
ocratic politics, he represented his
State on the Democratic Nationa
Committee from 1896 to 1904, and wa,
vice chairman four years of that time
In 1908, he came to the Senate sue
ceeding Senator Vest. In 1879. he wa.
reelected. and again in 1914. to serve
until 1921.
The dead Senator was formerly :
fine-looking, tall man. But in latte
years, his frame had broken and h
was shrunken and thin. and walked
with bowed head and stopped should
ers. Usually, he talked upon tbs
Senate floor with a drawl anC
very slowly, but when fired by In
dignation or enthusiasm. the word:
flashed fast and distinct from his lips
He was a past master of invectiv'
and sarcasm, and was always char,
acterized as a Fighter"
The Senator had apparently beer
improving slightly for the last two
days although his condition was eX'
tremely critical.
But this morning at O'Clock, hi
suffered a continuation OF the
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
CAPT. JOHN R. PITNEY
| WOUNDED in FRANCE
Nephew of Supreme Court Judge
Slightly Injured.

Capt. John r. Pitney. now in
France, a nephew of Justice Mahlon
Pitney of the Supreme Court of the
United States has been reported
slightly wounded by the War De-
partment.
Capt. Pitney. a lawyer. took the
civilian examination for a commits
| sion in the army prior to the es-
tablishment of officers training
camps throughout the country. He
was commissioned as a second lieuten-
ant in the regular army in 1911 and
was serving with his command. the
Third Field Artillery. at Eagle Pass,
Tex. before his departure for France.
He married Miss Francis Will
Jams, youngest daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Williams. of 1929 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. Mrs. Pitncy is
a sister of Mrs. Joseph Letter and
Mrs. William b McCombs, chairman
Of the Democratic national COM
mittee
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
FLAYS
MIGHT MAKES
RIGHT POLICY
Rev. J. L.. Gordon Stigma.
ties Frederick the Great
as Author of War.

II hope we shall have in the pulpit
! men strong enough to condemn the
policy that might makes right. We
would not have to battle on the
blood-stained fields Of Europe today
were It not for that mottoI'
Such was the declaration last night
OF Rev. James L Gordon, pastor of
the First Congregational Church, in
his sermon on Frederick the Great,
the Father OF Kaiserism."
influence Wicked.
Taking for his text. Nevertheless he
cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the
son OF Nebat, which made Israel TO
sin; he departed not therefrom," DR..
Gordon proceeded upon the theory
that the influence of one man often
times exercises the most profound
stimulant for good or evil. as the case
may be, and Frederick the Great was
cited as the one man whose wicked
influence on the destinies Of q great
nation was very largely responsible
for the present crisis in the worlds s
affairs.
Incidentally. DR.. Gordon INDUCED
in retrospect, because it was the
ffty-third anniversary OF the assassi-
nation OF President Lincoln within a
block and a half from where the
preacher stood; and 1t was the sixth
anniversary of the sinking OF the IT.
tanic.
Then he told about Napoleon stand
ing at the tomb OF Frederick the
Great in Berlin after conquering Prus-
sia, and writing his name with his
sword in the dust on his coffin, with
IL I'll g.
would not be standing hereH'
Ever since the days of Frederick
the Great the policy Of might makes
right has been the policy OF Prus-
sianism, according to DR.. Gordon.
The principle that might makes
right was an old doctrine, he con-
| nies OF every ruler since Xerxes or
would crown one in the morning and
cruelty one at night.
After citing numerous authorities
/ in his indictment OF the idea that
might makes right. and to sustain
the theory OF one-man influence,
DR.. Gordon proceeded to argue that
moral movements are mightier than
military combinations.
Under the Kaiser's reign ten mill
ion men will be dead before the
war Is over; ten million wounded,
and there will be a hundred million
broken hearts. was DR.. Gordon's
prediction.
Then the preacher turned his at
tention to the moral effects Of one
man influence. and cited the names
of the three martyred Presidents
Lincoln, Garfield and McKinley-to
sustain this point. Spurgeon, Wes-
ley. and other eminent divines
, were also arrayed in line with the
idea that the influence of a noble
character is something inspiring
from a moral standpoint.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
Father-in-Law of
Pershng Optimist

Pershing's father-in-law Is by
no means pessimistic over the out
come Of the great battle now going
on in France. The man in question
is Senator Warren. of Wyoming,
for many years ranking Republic
an member Of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee.
1T is very severe just now,"
he said yesterday afternoon, but
1 believe we will hold the Ger
mans. This is not all optimism.
Il think our chances are better
than flfty-flfty-I do not mean, to
defeat the Germans in this par
ticular battle, but TO hold them
and check their drive.
"A look at the map will show
that the Germans are not as far
advanced in France as they were
before the battle OF the Marne.
They have advanced in the north
during this recent drive. but south
Of La Fere, the battle line is far
east OF that of 1916"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
Master Mind, Play
For Volunteer Guard

The Master Mind" showing. at the
Howard Theater all this week, will
give a special performance for the
benefit Of the Volunteer Guard Dr.
vision Of the Home Defense League
Of the District of Columbia Friday
afternoon. The Volunteer Guard is
composed Of colored residents of the
District.
Thursday evening the regular drill
and rifle practice Of the division will
take place in the armory of the Dun
bar High School. Tickets for the fol-
lowing days matinee will be on sale
and win be distributed to members of
the division.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
rent PROFITEERS
SCORED BY PASTOR
Those Trading Unjusti6abIy on War
Rouse Rev. G. G. johnson.

Profteers, particularly real estate
dealers and owners OF property who
raise rents without justification,
were scored by Rev. Cove Griffith
Johnson, pastor of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church in his sermon yes
terdady.
The large number OF abnormal
opportunities for someone to take
advantage of others is our peril
of today" he declared.
Industry and capital, for the
most part nobly unselfish, are in
exceptional cases Joined together
in greedy grabbing for the pile.
Real estate men and property own
ers are for the most part honest
men, yet some are raising rents
and saying Buy or Get Out!
"A pitiful display of greed, while
not universal is saying get all you
can out of the government, out of
the people"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
SOLDIERS BECOMING
EXPERTS With rifle
International Match Victors Select
ed as Training Camp Instructors.

The national army and other
branches Of the military forces are
becoming experts with the new Unit
ed States rifle under the instruction
of picked rife shots from every part
Of the country, the Ordnance De-
partment announced yesterday.
Expert and veteran rifle shots picked
from international match victors are
at the various camps engaged in
imparting their craft to the men who
will face the Huns.
Recently officers under instruction
at Camp Devens. Aver, Mass, dis
mounted and reassembled the new
rife while blindfolded. in record time.
This trains them to care for their
rifles even at night. Reports from
Camp Sherman, Ohio, and Camp
jackson. Columbia, S. c.. show re-
markable scores by the troops.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-15
WAR TRADE BOARD
MAKES new RULING
Licenses Collections from Alien
Property Custodians in Allied
Countries.

The War Trade Board announced
today that 1t had issued a general Ii
cense authorizing dealers in the Unit
ed States to collect securities or cou-
pons held by official custodians Of the
property OF alien enemies in France
and Great Britain. They may do this
without requiring, in connection with
such collection, the forms of declara-
ton of no enemy interests required
by the Presidents order Of January
g. In lieu of such declaration.
though, it is directed that there be
filed a declaration to the effect that
the said securities are in the official
custody of the official custodians of
France or Great Britain. and this
must be fled either by the dealer in
the United States or by a correspon-
dent in France or Great Britain.