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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
THE CZECHs: FROM WAR TO WAR AROUND THE
WORLD"

against their oppressors and tradi-
tional foes.
When met them in mid-April
Of last year, their rs trains were
strung out from the. Ukraine to Lake
Baikal, all moving toward the port
of Vladivostock.
"LRnine and Trotxky. fearing these
stalwart defenders of law and order.
adopted n policy OF Good riddance.'
although not ever their worst enc
mics have ever accused the Czcchs
of being bad rubbish. For a. time
the Czechs advanced. carload after
ca.load rolling generously across the
many wide bridges from the Volga
to the Ussuri.
a this time the Red Guards Of
Siberia. which contained many Ger
man and Austrian prisoners Of war.
was organizing for an attack on Seme-
non. who with his band OF ruffians and
m~ercenaries was driving west along
the Chinese Eastern railway from
Hardin toward the junction of the
Anlur River railway and the main
line of the Trans-Siberia at karuims-
kaya. ~
The Czech general staff train on
which l was riding was halted at
On,sk. where both Czechs and Red
Guards had recruiting stations. The
I'll VI Nv WV IdStitIfS StOOQ sac
] by side in h railway yards. On May
Day, 1918. the Siberian Red Guard,
or International ProIetariat army. as
1t wns called In OmSk. entrained for
the Tchita district. and 500 pulled
q u tor the east. which at that time
was the end of the Czech rainbow.
TO have allowed determined
Czcchs to roll into the melee which
the arrival Of these Red Guard trails
in Seinenof's vicinity was sure to
cause. was to endanger thu. success
o. the mercenaries OF the Reds in
combat with the mercenaries Of
Semenon. Hence the Czch trains
along IA six thousand mile track were
stopped by orders from Moscow.
Most OF the Czch arms had bcs,n
seized by the Reds. who explained
1 that in france they would be issued
new rifles and that Russia had need
OF all the guns they could obtain. But
H.. Czchs had additional arms con-
cealcd in their train homes and werc
more ready than was then SUSPECTED
to accomplish the miracle Of a con-
! quered Siberia
The Bolsheviki walked into astrau
wiich they themselves had prepared.
Tor had they lived up 10 their prom
Uses. the Czechs would have all been
In Vladivostock by July. When the
Reds attempted to disarm the Czecho-
Slovak expedition. the Bohemians re-
fused to be as meek as the anti-Bol-
sheviks usually were then and the
result was a continent saved for de-
m scracy while the world was hunting
through Its atlas to ind out who
these nghting men with the strange
name really was and what they were
doing so far from home.
With Gaida's whIriwind campaign
around the end Of Lake Baikal and
the Illustration Of the Reds attempt
to cut the life Of steel that forms
thu backbone OF settled Siberia, the
Cxechs accomplished the most miracu-
lous success Of the war. The 2S-year-
old leader. Caida. forgot red tape and
dill his duty before having his plans
@. KID by Paris. London or Rome.
and thus saved Siberia until the allied
armies from the Pacific could come
and add The q. r. q. sign to the
Cnach a-nhiNyemant-~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
COl0RE0 BAPTISIS
OPEN CELEBRATION
Tcr.Scntcuar, to DC Observed with
Prominent Negro Workers from
State Present.

The reunion and ~ter-centenary
celebration of the negro Baptists OF
Virginia which opens this morning
at $3.50 O'Clock in the. First BAPTIST
church. Fifteenth and Broad streets,
DIR. w. T. johnson. pastor. brings 10
ehmond some Of the most noted
negro men and oIn OF the state
and d large number Of visitors from
other states. II viii be the twenty
first annual session Of the Baptist
General association: nineteenth an
nual session Of the Woinan's Baptist
Missionary and Educational eonvcn-
tion fifteenth anEua session OF the
Virginia Baptist Sunday School con
vcniion. and the twcnty-fourth an
nual session OF the Baptist Young
: npie's union.
The progress made by the negroes
ST. &c the landing of the first in
jamestown in 1919 to the present time
will be demonstrated, and c~onscrva-
tive men and women will make spe-
cial addresses. AT the opening this
morning DIR. q. f. Reed will preside
and the religious opening exercises
will be conducted by Rev. Anthony
J cane. Of W%arrcnton; w. Il Stokes.
van Pays. Richmond: Laura q.
King, South Richmond.
Following the opening addresses OF
welcome will be delivered by DIR. w.
v Johnson, representing the Baptist
churches and the auxiliaries; Rev.
Evans Payne. representing the Bap-
list ministry, of the city; A. F.. Black
we'll, representing the women of the
city: DR.. NJ. L. Davis. representing
tho ministerial alliance: Mildred
Jackson, representing the Baptist
Young Peoples unions OF Richmond.
and the city Sunday schools will be
represented by w. $. Morgan. The
addresses will be responded to by
L-G. Jacnx and Mrs.IP- NJ h. Hodge.
These addresses will he followed by
the annual addresses from President
z. D.. Lewis. OF the General associa :
ton; President ". T. Johnson, of the
Wuman's Baptist Missionary associa-
ton: w. =. Epps, OF the Sunday
School conventions: and w. +. Rid
d ok. of the i, Y. P. L.
At the meeting tonight which will
be presided over by DIR. Il. y. Lewis,
a chorus Of 500 voices will furnish
music. 1t will be Mt the city audito-
rum. Mayor Ainslie and Governor
Westmoreland Davis will deliver ad-
dresses of welcome. and responses
will be made by G. NJ. Long. B. D.,
and Amelia FELTON,. DR.. A. A. Gra-
ham. of Phoebus. will deliver an adj
dress on Three Hundredth Ami
versary of the American Negro
All the night sessions will be held
in the auditorium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

1t became Mr.. Billikopf's task 81
going back TO his old home city. -
makc out D. budget for the American
Jewish Relief committee that wUuld
save wilma from starvation Tor
month. He decided upon a million
mark "a mark Is now about eight
rents,. ~ sufficient to Supply sne
primitive needs Of the Survivors. The
sum will not be enough for more than
the food and medicine vitality neces.
sary.
The first thing to do Is to 4avA
Wilma from starving" Mr.. Billikonf
said, Later, we can look afteS
other things. Bread and. soup--and
milk for the children and medicine
for the sick arc all that we can think
about now. In fifteen years of social
work In America / thought hat Il
had earned what suffering was. But
in all that time I did not see so much
woe as / saw In one hour in Wilma
where ! was born. And wilma 10 typi-
cal of every city in Poland"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
FELLOWSH|PS FOR
AMERICAN STUDENTS

Twenty-Five fellowships at French
universities will be available in 1919
20 for American students, according
TO an announcement OF the Society
for American Fellowships. $40 5th
avenue. New York city, just published
Ey the bureau of education, depart
ment CT the interior.
~ne feilowships will be OF the value
of st,00c a year for two years and
will be open to properly qualified
American citizens whether college
graduates or with experience in tn
dustrial establishments in work re-
curing high technical skill. Appli-
cations ust be sent In by September
l, and the awards Will be made hort
ly after that date.
The official OF the
society states that it has been organ-
lied by friends of French science and
learning to assist in establishing. In
its proper place OF eminence In the
min1 OF the American public. the
standing and repute of French
scholarship"
Tn order to readjust the true bal
ance, which, for various reasons has
long existed In this country in favor
OF the German universities. it is
proposed to the develop
ment of a body OF university scholars
who by personal acquaintance with
French achievements will be in a
position to restore in all branches of
American public opinion that juse
status Of French science and learn
ing and a better appreciation OF the
place of France in the leadership of
the world. 1t Is hoped by such means
that those peoples of the world who
cherish TIE same ideals of democracy,
justice. and liberty will come to know
each othe- better. and to cooperate
more and more in the realization OF
their common hopes and ambitions"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

Washington, d. c., July 26.--"Ar-
rival Of more than a thousand fighting
Czechs in this country en- route to their
homes In Central Europe marks the
beginning of the end of a sacrihcial
pilgrimage to the shrine OF liberty"
says a bulletin from he National
Geographic society.
Seventeen months ago these in
trepid warriors started out from the
kiev district OF Western Russia in
railway cars some of which decorated
with the slogan. From War TO War
Around the World"
AT that time It looked as though
the summer of 1918 would find them
In Champagne or the Argonne. Joined
with the thousands of their compa-
|triots who were already fghting in the
allied armies to down the Hun.
But a strange combination Of cir
cum sta noes delayed them in Siberia
through the short summe Of long
days and the long winter Of little sun
shine while in Europe armistice gave
way to peace treaty"
The bulletin quotes from a com
munication of Maynard Owen Will
liams. first American correspondent
with the spectacular anabasis of the
Czecho-Slovaks across Siberia. as fol-
lows:
"Xenophop had a fine trip. II one
is TO judge from the accounts Of his
favorite press agent. and Napoleon
and Sherman have made famous ~
cuEsions, hut when it comes to the
world enclrcling vision OF the Tourist
Bureau writer and the doggedness OF
death, the wonderful Czcchs take the
palm.
The war found them about as en-
lthusiastic In their friendship for vii
liam Hohenzollern and his Potsdam
~confederates as they were for the
Hapsburg House that betrayed them
centuries ago. after they magnani-
mously joined the Austrians In the re-
pulse of the hordes from Asia that
then threatened Europe.
Their going over to the enemy was
one OF the reasons why Germany's
southern neighbor failed to pick up
rapidly amid the heavy traffic that
resulted from the mobilization Of Eu-
rope.
Bohemia formed the foremost sa-
lient thrust northward from Austria
Hungary toward the heart OF Germany
to the utmost GermanizatiOn meas
urcs. But the stout-heartcd Czechs.
who lost their independence the same
year the Plymouth Pilgrims landed,
did not lose their spirit OF independ-
cnce and 1914 was the date they had
long awaited.
Whole regiments OF them went
over to the foe. Other thousands were
shot down by their Austrian compan-
ions In arms and all their organiza-
tions were heavily ofncered by the
Germans or Magyars, whose methods
n aims they hated. Thousands Of
them escaped to Russia, where they
were sent to the cold of Siberia or the
malaria Of the Tashkcnt region as
prisoners of war.
MANY OF them entered the Russian
army under Kerensky but with the
signing OF the -Litovsk treaty.
they lost faith in their Russian COM
panions in arms and with a spirit OF
loyalty to the cause OF freedom that
no other group surpassed. they set
out from Russia to cross Siberia. the
Pacific. America. the Atlantic and
Trance. 70 hurl themselves onnA1 morn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
Camp Lee

Camp Lee, Va. July 29.-Building
272l at Camp Lee Is buzzing with
typewriters and the rustic of paper
as long lines OF men await their
turns to enlist, Though Tuesday
probably was the hottest day in Camp
this summer. there was no cessation
in the recruiting ONCE and the grand
total continued to swell toward the
1000 mark said the perspiring per-
some and applicants. In spite OF
numerous electro fans and a hand
kerchief every now and then gliding
over "A wet brow, there did not seem
to be = dry thread on any member
Der OF the force except the colonel.
Ut is said that he has a secret pre-
scription for keeping cool regardless
of thermometers and other instru-
ments of torture.)
An important telegram was received
Tuesday afternoon. calling attention to
the many newspaper rumors afioat.
to the effect that enlisted mems pay
is to be cut down to the pre-war
status after the termination of the
emergency. The above umor in
whatever form are officially state to
be incorrect. Some of them may g
anti-American propaganda and others
i%nnocently published, though ex-
NiiCt ioAS w AtS V t1C.
The telegram gives the information
hat the appropriation bill for the fis-
cal year 1920 provides that the pro-
visions of al act approved May is.
1917. In so far as 1t increased the pay
OF. enlisted me of the army, are to
continue in force and In effect from
and. after the date of approval of this
appropriation act OF 1920. The tele-
gram urgently appeals to all con-
cerned to give wide publicity to the
fact that the present army scale of
pay will continue in force indefinitely.
Every civilian Is well as soldier
should help to quell any injurious
rumors that may hurt the army at
this time. A tremendous effort IL
being made and has been for some
time, TO discharge the drafted men
quickly and. due to the speed with
which rehabilitation is taking place.
there are many vacancies that must
be filled at once. This is difficult only
because Of the sudden decrease in
personnel caused by the rapid de-
m mobilization and every American can
assist the army to function without
hindrance by keeping down all un-
true and injurious loose talk. It Is
his duty as well as his privilege to
keep well informed with true facts and
to others to do likewise.
II the real advantages OF army service
would be made 30 public that every
young man could be fully informed.
enlistmenta would he doNhled
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
GR|Ev0uS
SKIN TROUBLE
NEEDS P0SlAN

Treatment OF your skin with Poslam
will at once discourage and lessen the
hold Of that cruptional disorder. The
trouble should annoy you very uttls
now and soon you may contemplate
with satisfaction the clear, smooth
spot where 1t used to be
Poslam prevents oncoming erup.
tons. speedily reduces rcdness Of the
nose or complexion. Removes infam-
nation. soreness and o~utbreakings due
to prickly heat. pimples, hives alta
lions and is prompt I O heal ecsema
and other annoying skin trcubleG
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, "a
West 47th St. New York City.
Poslam Soap Is a daily treat to ten
der kin. Contains Poslam.-adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
Three Hundred Years Ago Marked the
Beginning of Self-government in y. S.
On July 80, 1919, at jamestown, Va, the House of Burgesses
Met for the First Time, the First Elected and Representative
BODY of the New World.

day when It's elected representatives
first met to govern themselves has Il
peculiar significance.
On that day seif~government was
born in America. and since that day.
through trials innumerable. through
two civil wars. n through the great
est war the world has seen. the in
heritors of that precious gift have
struggled to the END that government
of the people. by the people, for the
people, shall not perish from the
earth To maintain that liberty of
self-Eovernment II was necessary to
sever the tie that bound us to the
mother country, and the day OF which
step was lake must always have
a deep historical significance. but no
less the day upon which. in America,
self-government itself vas born.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

ordinary bow. and put eight ounce OF
permanganatc of potash in the bottom
and pour over II quickly the entire
bottle {16 ounces) Of formaldehyde
solution. This will hberatc the gas
very rapidly and the operator will have
to scoot because the fumes will make
very difficult breathing and make his
eyes smart. "
He must close the door after him
and seal all cracks. Leave the cellar
closed for "a hours, then open it up to
get as much sun into 1t as possible,
ventilate 1t thoroughly and he will
have materially reduced the danger to
his storage crop.
II is best to spray the cellar around
the windows and into all oriices with
as strong n solution Of formaldehyde
as the operator can withstand. The
stronger the solution, the better will
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
To Show Safety Film.

The Seaboard Air Line railway
company's safety department has
made arrangements with the Railroad
Y. M. G. A.. to show the safety pic
ture. The Hous hat Jack Built" in
the auditorium of the Railroad Y. NJ.
G. A. tomorrow evening at $50
O'Clock. Tho picture shows how ac-
cidents occur through carelessness and
presents q $4,000 train wreck. There
will be no admission charge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
win Resume Law Practice.

Lieutenant william c. Colburne. Of
this city. recently returned from
rance. where he served with the
twentieth division for several months.
expects to b released from the SER
vice soon and will his law
practice here az 4 member OF the
arm Of Kelly and CouibournA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
Postpone Finance Committee Meeting

Owing to the impossiblity OF obtain
ing a quorum. the meeting OF the A.
nance committee of the city council has
been called off. The meeting was orig
inally scheduled for last night and
then postponed to Thursday. but IL
has since developed that several mem
bers are out OF the city and II will
i've impossible to hold the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
~ LOSE more potatoes after
they are grown than We do

tney are grown tnan VIC ~
Ia the feld. The reason OF
kScause We do not know how to
ere OF them after they are har-
Many Of the potatoes IN the
decay before spring due to stor-
ND : cnnditions. These decay organisms
carried into the cellar In the fail
s3T I few viii co1taminate and ruin
entire lot
Many people think that the old fla
dn11tar cellar smell Is necessary. 1t IS
.n0fhing more or less than decaying
Seeetnfion. and before potatoes or 9th
N vegetables are stored the cellar
lAenS should he thoroughly cleaned out
~ all rubbish. earth, wet boards, old
&nck~ and everything. The snrest ana
'MtSt way to get the cellars ready for
'~stnfccs while empty Is to close all OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30
Same As Scrap OF Paper.

The former kaiser's word Of honor
not TO escape ought to be worth q
lot 10 the Dutch government.-India-
napolis News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

profits.
Healthy pullcts Matched at the right
time In the spring. depending on the
creed, and properly handled ought to
begin Smelling u the egss when the
prices 60. up and keep doing It right
through. How to do IT. There ia ho
royal road to success but there arc a
few fundamentals that should he oh
served. As much range n possible, an
abundance OF clean, cool water. md q
we'll balanced ration are the prime o.
sentials.
Never let your hens 80 9 bed hum
gry. Keep i varied scratch feed be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

Today was the hottest day OF the
: inner At o the thermometer
had climbed to 101 and was still ris-
ing. This was In the shade, while in
the sun the mercury went several de-
grees above 100.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-30

Ruth Irene Legs. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. H.. Legs. died last evening
in her home on Mckenzie street. Her
funeral will take place from the home
tomorrow at 10 o'clock and the inter
ment will be in Blandford.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-07
yATERMELON PRESERVES.
THE TOWN CRIER.

Rev. DIR. John r.. Edwards and
Bishop John W. Hamilton will be
the speakers at the Washington
Grove camp meeting today.
Odd Fellows from Washington
and Maryland will join members of
Forest Lodge of Odd Fellows of
FOrestville, Md. in an outing today
at Chesapeake Beach.
The Columbus Country Club will
give a dinner party for members
and guests this evening at the club
house. Fort Berry, Va.
Capt. Arthur W. Beer, Judge Ad-
voCate Generals Department, in
jured in the recent street car aCci-
dent at Second and r streets north
east, is still at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
Catholic women's Service Club
meets tonight at o'clock at COL f
street northwest.
U. =. Grant Circle, Ladies' of the
G. A. R., will hold its regular meet
ing August IL in the G. A. r. Hall.
Crescent Benevolent Association
will give an excursion to Chesa-
peake Beach tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-07
ENGLISH WANT
BETTER HOMES

Consideration for the comfort and
health Of English housewives as well
as those women employed in indus
trial plants is evidenced in the rec
concentrations for better housing
made by the women's housing sub
committee in Its report to the newly
established British Ministry of Re-
construction.
Ihe badly arranged homes avail
able to workmens families, most of
which have been built. according to
the report. with no thought of con-
Venience. and innocent of labor-say-
ing devices" are held responsible for
much of the existing overburdening
OF the average house-mother. Lack
of proper supply Of hot water. cOu-
pied with the waste of time brought
about by the lack of Iabor-savine
household devices. produces an ex-
ira strain on the woman's strength
which leaves her without either the
opportunity or the energy to attend
to other household tasks. or to Sc
cure, recreation for herself"
More frontage, a minimum six
room house-one room to be a liv-
ing room-a bathroom and hot water
supply" are among the demands
made by the women's subcommittee
according to the information reach
ing the Department of Labor here.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-07
HOROSCOPE.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919

(Copyrght, 1872
Mercury and Saturn rule strongly
for good today. according to astrol-
ogy. Venus. Neptune and the Sun are
adverse
Secretaries and clerks have the
forecast OF good luck during this con-
figuration.
Saturn seems to promise large
profits to owners of real estate and
the signs are propitious for building
enterprises.
Agriculture is subject to the best
direction. Organizations of farmers
and stock raisers will benefit during
the autumn.
Food again will be much discussed
and agitation concerning high prices
will be caused by some new economic
development.
Colleges and places OF higher educa-
ton have a most fortunate govern
ment of the stars, making for prac-
teal attainment and preparation for
good citizenship.
The star that is supposed to in
crease curiosity and encourage re-
search may affect the public mind SO
that investigations and inquiries re-
garding matters pertaining to the
public welfare will multiply greatly.
Politics will occupy increased at
tention and partisan rivalries will
lead to sensational incidents, the
seers declare. Congress will be sub
tect to the influence of the planetary
government that encourages bitter
debate and sharp personal criticisms.
Sensational disclosures concerning
the activities of writers and collegians
who sympathize with radical views
are prognosticated.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of business success dur
ing the year. Those who are employ
ed should be careful.
Children born on this day are like
ly to be very bright, clever and orig
inal. These subjects of Leo may be
inclined to be careless about their
dress.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-07
CALOMEL IS NOW
DELIGHTFUL
No Taste, No Nausea, No Gripping,
No Salts-Nausealess Tablet
Called "Calotabs."

One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time. with a swallow of water
that's all. No taste. no nausea, no
gripping, no salts. You wake up in
the morning feeling fine, your liver
active, your system thoroughly pur-
ified and with a hearty appetite for
breakfast. Eat what you please
no danger. You feel bright, cheer
full. clearheaded, energetic ana
strong.
You can now take your calomel
without the slightest fear of un-
pleasantness, for Calotabs retain all
of the liver-cleansing and system
purifying qualities of the old-styIe
calomel without the Objectionable
qualities. Sold only in original,
sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist has authority
to refund the price as a guarantee
of your perfect satisfaction.-Adv