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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
New Real Estate co.

A new real estate firm, composed r.
Edgar Allan. Jr.. former postmas<o
of Richmond. Robert l.. Savfllc, t.
the last ten years actively engaged G.
the realty business, and George r.
Snead, for nine years with the firm e.
Chewning e. Boxley, and who recently
resigned as secretary OF the Real -
tate Exchange has been form cd o.
der the name of Allan. Savsiie Z
Snead, Inc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Mrs Mary f. Nnrycn

Mrs Mary r Norvell. widow q
Thomas r NorveiI. Of BuckingherI
county. died Friday at Hatton, Al
eemarle county. Her funeral took
place yesterday morning from her old
home in Buekinghom county, Mrs
Norven was formerly Miss Mary r
Miller. She Is survived by several
daughters and sons. She was" the
mother Of Mrs w Reginald walker
Mrs. Fletcher w Tindall and Bernard
NJ. Norvell. OF this city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Mrs. N Y SxIresf..r

Funeral services for Mrs Rosa Svi-
vester. 80 years old. wife Of Nick
Sylvester. will be conducted this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock In St Anthem y
Syrian church Marionette church. The
lnterment viii be In Mount Calvary
Cemetery. Mrs. Sylvester died In
Stuart Circle hospital Besides her
husband. she is survived by her moth
ar, two sisters. two brothers and three
children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Mrs. AIfcr Y. Henley

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice v.
Henley. who died Friday morning in
the home of her brother Lawrence
NJ Foster. 284 North Meadow street
win be conducted this morning at
$50 o'clock at the grave in Hollv-
wood. Mrs. Henley was the daughter
of the late James r. and Mrs Sallie
Foster. She is survived by one broth
err, Lawrence NJ. Foster
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

Lynchburg. $3.50 Newport News,
s123S; Norfolk. s11.92; Petersburg.
s10.a6; Portsmouth. slice; Roanoke,
$3.50, Suffolk. st1.ss. and West Point,
s11.76.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Fined For Reckless Driving.

On a charge of reckless and care
less driving X. l.. I.izer was fined sic
and costs and put under a peace
bond OF 500 for thirty days In police
court yestar day.
Herbert Bates WAS fined SIS Tor
speeding his machine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Law and Equity Term

Jurfes for the law and equity court
have been summoned to appear Mon
day morning at II O'Clock. when the
Septem Der docket win be started on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
May Decide To-day,

It Is expected that Rev. DIR. Finley
r. Gibson. pastor of Grace-Street
Baptist church, will this morning an
aounce his decision on the call to
louisville.
1 Il was stated last night that DR..
Gibson had determinedlto accept the
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New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Pershing Men Tax Exempt
~ 70 5--.... tt.~ t.. 1
French Lift ALI Customs and
Luxury PAYMENTS

PARIS, Jan. 11.-Thc French ,,ov-
ernmcnt, through its Commission for
franco American affairs. announced
tonight that officers and men Of the
American Expeditonary Force wou,o
be exempted from customs duties and
registry, liquor, wine and luxury taxes.
For the officers, the exemption amounts
to 243 francs month for period OF
four months. In the same period, ex-
cmption' fdr the men is Sd francs q
month. AT the conclusion of the per-
iod, an officer may be exempted for, n
total of 972 francs and an enlisted man
for PIG francs.
Each officer and enlisted man will
be provided with book of coupons ar
gregating the amount of the cXomn-
tlons. Merchants will accept the co1-
pons in lieu of the payment of ,axes
Majo General Harbord, head of the
Service Of Supply, in acknowledging the
French Governments act for the Amer
ican forces, said;
81 am sure that the two million men
in the American EXDeditionary+ Forces
will properly rega,d this action as an
other manifestation of our mutual
goodwill and esteem"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Paderewski Wins Dictator
To Polish Coalition Idea
Government Headed by Pilsud-
ski May Be Rebuilt; Die,
To Be Elected JAN. 90
NeW York Tribune.
WushinqtOn Bureau

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Ignacc Jan
PadercwsN has won his first political
victory in Poland, official advices re-
ceived here to-day indicate, by con-
vincing General Pilsudski, Socialistc
dictator of the Polish government, that
coalition government in Poland is
necessary 10 save the country from
civil war and the growing advance of
the Russian Bolsheviki. Az result
Mr.. Padcrewski is now back in War
say, at the Invitation Of General Pill
sudski, and has taken up with him
plans for the formation Of coalition
provisional government.
An official telegram received here to-
day says:
"Ths proposal laid before General
Ptlsudski, head of the Polish, govern
ment at Warsaw, by Ignace Jan Paderr
cwski is that " national coalition gov
crnment should be formed, comprising
eight representatives Of the ancient
Kingdom Of Poland, three Of whom
would be Socialists and five members or
other parties. -Four OF the ministers
under such an arrangement would rep
resent what was Austrian Poland and
four German Poland"
There Is now being discussed AL War,
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
PadereaUski Is
Shot BY "Red, .
Slightly Hurt
Continued from page 1

upon General Pilsudski, the Socialist
dictator of Poland, the necessity of
forming a coalition Of Socialists and
democ ratio bourgeois clements, there
could be nothing in common between
him and the Bolshevik elements that
are now conducting vigorous agita-
tion in Poland, not only against the
elements represented by Paderewski.
btu against Pilsudsk and his party as
we'll.
Paderewski's idea of the new Poland
is state based not upon class but ma
tional policies. He stands for demo-
cratic Polish republic, and insists that
the new Poland shape its institutions
not in accordance with extremist fads.
but in line wits its own constitutional
traditions and the experience of the
democratic countries of Western Eu-
rope.
Paderewski's Policy
In an Interview he gave to Elias
Tobenkin, the Tribune correspondent,
on board the Megantic, on which nc
crossed recently from the United States
to Europe, Paderewski said:
ut is my advice that after Poland
has been resurrected, has been given a
new lease of life. it shall have a gov
tilHiSut slutldf w tudt Vi us uSiSD-
boring countries If Russia and Ger
many are republican, let Poland be re-
publican. If Russia and Germany go
back 20 monarchy, then Poland had
better have a monarchy. Our trouble
in the past has been that Poland was
in advance Of the governments of the
neighboring states.
''For 400 years Poland has been self
governing. A king never meant much
TO us; the Diet ruled, and her very
progressivencss was the cause of our
country's downfall. While Russia was
stepped in Byzantsm, Poland was fol-
lowing the civilization of the West.
She was ahead of her neighbors in hu-
manistic ideals. This liberalstc ten
dency set Russia, Germany and Aus
tria dead against her, nd ultimately
broke the Polish kingdom into frag-
ments. We want for Poland a steady.
normal existence. And such an exist
ence can be best attained by not adopt-
ing mode of government that will be
the antipodes of that of its neighbors.
She must not strive to be an exception.
but go with the crowd and at an equal
pace"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Insurance Clause Cut
From New Revenue Bill
Concession: Made to House to
Fortify Senate Position ON
Excess Profits
Ne1c York Tribune
WlShiM1ton BMrenu

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The Senate
conferrees on the revenue bill were
compelled to-day to sacrifice one of the
finance committees pet improvements
in the measure when-it was decided to
abandon every amendment. the Senate
made in regard to insurance. This
means that the whole of Part ~ on
the income title of the bill, which was
added by the Senate, goes overheard,
and the new sections, 5O4, sos and sos,
relating to the taxation of insurance
premiums, are stricken out, leaving
this subject as dealt with by the HoNse
in its Sections 503 and 504.
1t also makes insurance companies
subject to the special tax levied on cor
porations of 81 for each 81 900 Of net
assets in excess of $4,000, the Senate
having excepted them from this tax.
The conferrees also took up the ques-
tion Of consolidated returns and war
excess profits, but arrived at no coz
ciusion. Mr.. Kitchin held the floor
during. the greater part of the day with
arguments in favor Of the House posi-
tions on these subjects.
The House bill treated insurance
companies with respect to the income
tax the same as other companies, but
the Senate was much impressed with
arguments presented to it showing that
from the very nature of their busineas
they required separate treatment so
there would be no room for admin
istrntivo injustice i'll determining VIII
is gross income and net income Of IN
surancc companies for purposes of tax
alton.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Fine Books and
Fine Bindings
at
Reduced Prices
Through January at
BUTTONS
68l Fifth Avenue, near 54th St.

hclals are calloused to the sufferings
OF hunger and disease.
conditions have grown worse from
week to week. Food has become scarcer.
Coal and oil are not obtainable. Span
lsh sickness has intensified the disor-
ganlzation Premier Lenine has issued
orders to border soviets that they must
better physical conditions for the re-
turning soldiers, but the food supply
is so limited and the conditions are so
hard for all the population in Central
Russia that even if officials were in
clined to heed the mandates of the Boil
shevlk Premier they probably would be
helpless because of the utter lack of
supplies and Indifference of the great
mass of red supporters.
For months the American Young
Mems Christian Association and the
American Red Cross attempted to
soften the return of Russian prisoners
to their devastated homeland. Receiv-
ing camps were made sanitary by
these organizations. Simple foods were
provided. Workers were placed on
hospital trains to clean them up, and
cigarettes and games were supplied to
the patients who were able to sit up.
Teachers were also placed in many of
the receiving hospitals in Moscow.
who offered instruction in industrial
lines and taught illiterate prisoners to
read.
~ But the Bolshevik government him
dered this work Systematically and
finally stopped it entirely. Officers of
the Young Mems Christian association
were arrested and imprisoned Some
of the prominent Bolsheviki objected
violently TO the association because it
had "Christian" in its name. Others
held that both the American Red Cross
and the American Young Mems Chris
tion Association should be prevented
from doing anything which might win
favor for the United States among
RueSians
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
BOlsheyiki Allow
Repatriated Men
To Die Of Neglect

LONDON, Nov. 27 Correspondence
of The Associated Press -England's
welcome. to her starved and ailing
prisoners returning from Germany is
in striking contrast to the Indifference
with which Soviet Russia receives the
hundreds of thousands OF emaciated,
forlorn soldiers of the Russian army
who are struggling back into their
ruined homeland which is practically
1foodless and fualless. .snowbound and
in the throes of zero weather tempered
by only four or five hours of sun
shine
r,ngland's King and Queen have
greeted many of the returning prison
ers. Hundreds of patriotic societies
have committees of women on the
docks where the exiles land to provide
them with warm drinks and food and
express the gratitude of the nation for
their selfsacrifice. Bands play the
familiar airs of the homeland as the
victims of German prison hardships
again set their feet on British soil
Flags line the streets and grateful citi-
zens cheer the returning heroes.
Different In Russia
But it's far different picture in dis
organized R ssia. Dispatches from the
Russo German boundary announce that
thousands of the consumptive and dis
abled Russians released by the Ger
mans. insuficiently clothed and with
out food, are dying along the high
ways of the once great empire of the
Romanoffs.
The red flag has replaced the emblem
of red, white and blue stripes under
which the prisoners marched to battle.
The cause for which they fought has
been disavowed by the Bolsheviki. Of
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13

elgn Office committee along with Kaut-
sky and Quarck.
Bitter Fight Over Documents
AS result of Leopold's persistent
urging, thorough search was made for
the documents and they were seized
wherever found Opposition of the
most violent sort was met in Baron Won
der Lanken, chief Of the German Politi-
cal Department in Brussels. He doubt
less had excellent reasons for opposing
too close scrutiny of the Documents
When their contents become known
they will lift the veil on the most
dastardly system of oppression and
humiliation ever imposed by an in
glorious conqueror on his subjected
victims.
have had long conversation with
Leopold on these. matters. on which.
manlfestly, he feels - very STRONGLY.
Unfortunately, when her was appoint
ed TO the committee upon inquiry, pre-
ceouNon was taken to make him formal
ly an official of the Foreign Office. and
as such Dr.. Solf Immediately forced
him to pledge secrecy.
| have heard enough, however, to
warrant the statement that the atroci-
ties committed by the German military
and civilian authorities in Belgium and
Northern France. particu larly- bv GER
tain highly placed military officials,
are worse Than anything hitherto sus-
pected in Allied countries.
New Facts Summarized
Although little more than collection
and classification of the documents
has resnlted so far. it is possible to
arrange. th e. mat teralv somewhat under
the following heads.
Clearing up question of political
atrocities, economic atrocities. levying
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13

many, in connection with the extension
of the armistice These, it is thought
here, may include the further extern
sion of the area of territory to be oc~
cupied by Allied troops.
Consideration of these question pre-
supposes the presence at to- days con-
ference of Foch, whose duty<it Will be
to communicate the new conditions to
the German plenipotentiaries at a
at Treves, about January IL or is.
With the question of tho. armistice
extension disposed of'~the rest OF to-
days meeting will be devoted to settl
ing the order of procedure to be fol-
lowed by the Peace Congress proper,
which is TO begin its sfttings to-
morrow. '.'f' nt'-+'.>.
Farley Opens~To-day ,~e,.....
Mondays sitting wiil-be~ the first
meeting of all the delegates of
America, France, Great Britain and
Italy. These alone, it was understood
tonight, will participate IN the open
ing sessions of the conference. 1t is
possible however. that this decision
may be modified during the next TWEEN
ty-four hours, and that at the first
formal sitting of the conference the
delegates of all the Allied and asso-
ciated powers may attend to mark the
actual opening of the congress and
then retire. leaving the representatives
of the four great powersi TO begin the
work of the conference. ~<sss,s 'Q.s *,
The language of the cohfsEsnce Will
be French. although this wNk~not .ex-.
clude speeches in English Or any other,
language 1t is highly probable that
as much English will be heard as
French. as this is the native language
of two of the four great powers repre-
sented and at last three or the hve
French delegates, Clemenceau, Cambon
and Tardic1, speak English fluently,
and Pinchon and Klotz q. little. On
the other hand, only one Of the Arreri-
can delegates. Mr.. White speaks
Procedure First Question
The first three or four days OF the
sittings are expected to be DEVOTED 10
organizing the procedure OF the con-
gresS to follow.
= IS possible hat the final meeting
for TIE formal signature OF the pre-
liminary treaty Of peace Will take place
at Versailles, in the historic palace OF
the French monarchs, only tor the
sentimental reason that 1t was there
that the Germans proclaimed their en-
pire in 1871 upon the ruins of defeated
France and compelled her TO sign pre-
limiaary peace conditions requiring tne
paymcnt of a thousand million dollars,
the acceptance OF German Occupation ol
large part of her territory until the
money was paid and the handing over
of Alsace and Lorraine TO the con-
Queror.
Poetic justice and French sentiment
alike demand. now that the boot is on
the German foot. that victorious France
should wine out the stain of half
century ago by formally imposing her
will upon defeated Germany in the
same halls that witnessed the triumph
of the insolent Teutons.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13


saw the question whether the Cabinet
snail be reconstructed now, a coalition
ministry be installed, or the existing
government be maintained until the
convenlng of the national diet, which
is to be elected on January 26. Pad
erewski, dispatch from Warsaw
states, is urging that coalition min
istry be Immediately formed and an
ELECTION held for an emergency diet.
Paderewski is understood to be de-
manding that Poles from Posen and
GalIcla, as we'll as from Russian Po-
land, be admitted to the Cabinet, and
tnat the Socialist ministers consent to
yield their places to members of other
parties. Paderewski has the support of
the Polish committee in Paris and it is
believed the Allied governments and
America have assured him of their in
terest and sympathy.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
New Yorker Is Among First
Americans to Leave Ausrt;a

PARIS, Jan. 1o.~-Thc first convoy Of
American repasriates frpra Auatrsa arr
rived IN Paris to-da.> On their way to
the United States. All Of them are
finding difficulty in exchanging Aus
trlan money.
Louis Eckerty Of New York City, who
j. trsyelling with his four children, cz.
planned fhey we're able. 10 obtain only
cHe.third of tn face. 2aIue. ...o....i.,' .,'.1. :.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
ply of Bolshevik propaganda and hand

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grenades.
The City Hall at Spandsv, which was
vacated Monday, was the scene this
morning of heavy fighting between gov
ernment troops and the Spartacides.
The building was attacked with light
artillery. and machine gun fire at 7
O'Clock and then stormed, The Sparta
c1des offered stubborn resistance, but
after heavy hand grenade lombard
leaders captured.
Red Leader Is Executed
Herr Pieser, who was the ringleader
Of the Liebknecht forces in Spandau,
was summarily executed in the court
II the post office building. Numerous
,sher Spartacides were thrown into
the cellar of the jail
Spandau. is the site of great army
artillery depots and its inha bitants are
considered the most turbulent and
radical workmen living in any of the
Berlin suburbs. While it was in the
possession of the Spartacides. they ar
rested various leaders of the maiority
ssoclaists and in retaliation the social
ISIS withdrew from the Soldiers and
Workmen's Council.
", The opposing factions engaged
Wednesday in street fighting. in which
two were killed and six wounded. All
the INDUSTRIAL plants in the suburb have
been idle
AT public meeting last night a
opartlcus League speaker declared that
"hlle propaganda among government
troops: had proved a failure. armed
Spart'cus guards from all sections of
Germany We're on their way to Berlin.
On the other hand, the government
received advices from Kiel that the so-
called =" Iron Division," comprising two
Of volunteers from the army
ana a1d navy. recently organized by Herr
Noske. who now is in charge of the gov
.rnment forces in Berlin, was leaving
for the capital. 'e"V'"s
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Barnes Opposed
AS Peace Envoy
BY British Labor
Workers Declare He Is I'm
qualified to Represent
Them, but Government
Backs Up sAppointment
By Chester M. Wright
Neao Yorlc Tribune
.SDeciUL Cn6Lc .Serulcc


Copyright, 1919 New York Tribune Inc)
LONDON, Jan 12.-Imme ediately up
on the announcement of the govern
ment to-day that George n. Barnes
had been named as the labor member
of the British peace delegation the
labor party entered a protest. contend
ing labor delegate should have been
selected from the official labor party
The party does not regard Barnes nor
any one else who has agreed to accept
as being longer ore Of its members.
The party asserts when it agreed to
Join the first coalition Cabinet it was
with the promise that member of the
party should be selected for the peace
commission. The government replies as
regards Barnes that he is qualified to
represent labor, and since the party
has declined the invitation to join the
new government and is in opposition to
it, it is not entitled to a place for a
party member.
Blow to Labor Congress
This is the first overt act fore
shadowing the relation of the labor
party to. the coalition government, and
is important in another connection.
When the Socialist Labor Congress
meets at Lusanne it was planned to
have the recommendation of the cou-
gress transmitted to Paris, each dele
gate being identified with the official
peace delegation of his own country at
Paris.
The British delegates at Lausanne
will take the recommended tions to the
. off al Io1o TO-, d.
der that plan. ...., ~.t..r ..
Now the Labor party so definitely has
cast Barnes aside it is at least an
open uestion whether the chances of
the Socialist Labor Congress for favor
able hearing before the British official
peace delegation at Paris will not be
materially lessened. 1t is believed, on
the other hand, the General Federation,
OF Trade Unions would welcome the ap-
pointment of Barnes to the peace dele
CATION as a distinct advantage as in
inc event OF a separate trade union
congress being held, as now seems cer-
tain, the federation will work through
barnes IN reaching the official peace
congress, thus apparently securing for
the federation tactical advantage
over the Labor party in appealing to
Paris.
Unions Ready to Consult
The federation has agreed to partici-
pate IN purely trade union congress
such as has been called by Jouhaux,
the secretary OF the French organiza-
ton. A report from Amsterdam to- day
says the invitation has been accepted
by unions in Denmark, Holland.
Sweden, Switzerland Germany and
hungary. Jouhaux, of course. wishes
the meeting held at Lausanne simul-
ttaneously with the Henderson-Th Thomas
Vandervelde- Branting labor socialist
congress-; But it is by no means sure
that Will be the scene of the trade
union meeting.
Al plans may be upset. as far as the
trade unions are concerned, bv. the ar
fav-ai irFS Of Samuel Gompers, whose con-
the several divisions Of the labor mnve-
ment' some of whom seem to wish to
see nov lar he may interfere and how
mhcn they can checkmatc him. while
otners look to him as a reinforcement
to their division.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13

contributions on conquered population,
acquisitions, executions for political
reasons, EXECUTIONS for religious rea-
sons. whoesa deportations of young
Belgian workmsn. dismantling Belgian
industrial establishments and carrying
away 4pachinery.
Documents throwing complete light
on Miss Cavell's murder, l believe l
am right in saying, are in the hands
Of the committee. as we'll as records
of less notorious cases of shooting al
legged spies.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
France and Britain
Said To Be in accord
On Russian Question

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The British Gov
ernment, the Sunday Express" under
stands, has proposed that all the diff
Ierent parties in Russia, including the
boisneyiki, should present their pro-
granmes to the Peace Congress- in or-
der to ascertain if it In possible to
come to any understanding with anv
responsible authority in Russia. The
paper adds: sr''
The French Government is not hos
tile to this suggestion. There is no dif.
ference OF opinion between the British
and the French Governments and tber.
mas been no idea on the part Of the
brltish Government to invite delegate 3
from Russia to attend. the Peace Con
ference"