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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
Work Done By
american Spies
Once Obscure MilsOastkee
Music Teacher PROBES
Herself Heroine.
az RORERT WELLS RIrcIiIr,.

PARIS. january 3.-1t Is possible
to reveal now ono OF the most drama
war spy activity Whereby the deemissnnn
Austrian food administrator WAS Near
d ~ % ShS .n,,r iast winter By almost
culatcd in the central empires
The story was, told to me in Client
early in November by a secret-ser-
plot which cost the lives OF two Amert-
can patriots.
Early. in January. 1918. five AmerI-
can can spies. one woman. bohemian
from Holland and from Switzerland
With counterfeit tickets printed In
Working with confederates among
corruptiblc food administration officials
In In Presden' MUNICH. Frankfort. Ber-
IN Pr az, e,h and Vienna they succeed,
tickets. Then all five escaped 10 neu
tral countries. Again in April. a SEQ
ond attempt was made through tho
tickets were distflbuted Def before sVO the
German secret service. seeking the
cause OF The nnprecedented decrease
up the trail Of tho Bohemian woman
spy and of another
Realizing they were discovered, the
neutral countries. but the woman and
one OF the men were cauBhti
n mosa hit1 sa,a; is the namo OF this
Prague, together with her companion.
whose name is not known.
Rosa was formerly an Obscure music
teacher AZ Milwaukee. She had vol
as soon as America entered the war.
This .Girl died, not knowing that
she had helped to create more havoc
than a division Of American troops
could have caused, for tho food Of
100000 spurious tickets cireula ed
bread stocks that the Teuton food aa.
rnintstrations were forced to reorkatii.e
their entire system OF flour disiribu-
Somewhere In the archives OF me
secret service at washington 10 the
word missing" after a Certain mum
Rosa Litzenauer and her comuanion
That word is the sole epitaph OF
the heroism and devotion of these
unheralded companions OF Nathan Hale.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
SINN FEINERS PLAN
BIG DEMONSTRATION
Leaders Hope to Keep IrIah Agitation
In Forefront or world'a
News,

DUBLIN. January "A nation wide
demonstration is being planned by the
Sim Fein leaders for Sunday, when
ma meetings will be held in every
town. village and hamlet OF the island
20 demand the Immediate release of all
irish political prisoners arrested und or
the defense OF the realm act.
Hints from several leaders Indicate
mat secret plans are afoot for a CON
slant agitation TO keep, Ireland In the
toresround Of the worlds interest until
the peace conference IL ended.
me SIM Feiners. armed with an
voters. consider themselves INA stra-
tesic position and propose to make the
best OF IT. They believe the British
government is most anxious to keen The
irish situation quiet during the period
or the peace negotiations. They con.
sider 1t better propaganda to pursue a
course OF constantly Irritating the gov.
eminent and keeping their cause be-
toore me public than outright declara-
non or Independence, which would fur.
Their ALLEVIATE foreign sympathy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
HEAD OF BAR ASSOCIATION
.CRITlClZES MILITARY JUSTICE
Declares Outrageous Punish naents Are
Melted Ont for SLIGHT
Breaches.
LBy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jnn6ary 3-AdminIs-
lration OF military Justice in the Uni ed
States Army will DO ono or the SUB.
lects considered at the annual meeting
OF the American Bar Associatl ton. The
executive committee OF the association,
at meeting here to-day, decided II is
subject which requires consideration,
anu probably some reformation."
In making the announcement, PrcsI-
dent George T. Page, OF Peoria, Ill.
gave out a statement In which hc de
clared that the war has demonstrated
that our military laws and our sys-
TEN Of administering military Justice
are unworthy OF the name OF law or
Justice" The United States, no said,
still is following rules copied from
ENGLAND in 1874. but which were aband-
oned long ago by Great Britain, and
which were better suited ito tho armies
OF feudel times than to the citizen
armies OF a modern republic"
My Interest in this matter was
aroused some time ago." he said; ''by
stories Of the outrageous punishment 8
meted out by our courts for
comparatively slight breaches of mil
itary discipline. NPunishments are not
only grossly harsh. as compared with
tho penalties imposed for like offenses
by our criminal courts. but they aIso
differ 30 widely that we find the same
oHehse punished In one court martial
by twenty-five years In the penitentiary
and In another by six months punish
ment In disciplinary barracks"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
BARGAINING SETTLEMENT
WILLNOT SATISFYWORLD
President Wilson Tells Italian Journalists Principles
Upon Which Peace Will Be Established
Ought to Be Indsputable.

RME, January 3.-"What is hap.
pening now is that the soul Of one
people is crying u tho soul Of another,
and no people In the world with whose
sentiments ] am acquainted will DC
satisfied with a bargaining settlement"
said President Wilson In an address
TO a. delegation OF Italian Journalists
ut the Quirinal this afternoon.
II am not foolish enough to sup
pose" said Mr.. Wilson. that our de-
cisions. Will be easy 10 arrive at. but
the principles upon which they are to
be arrived at ought to be indisputable."
Tho speech was delivered at a re-
ception of representatives of tho Ital-
ian press. The editors-i in chief Of
thirty leading papers published in va
rious parts of Italy and covering the
whole range OF Italian journalism
were present.
PRESIDENT OF ASSOCIATION
DELIVERS ADDRESS OF WELCOME
SiSnor Tore, president Of the italian
Press Association, delivered the adj
dress OF greeting. lie emphasized tile
necessity for a league of nations and
Tor settlement OF all disputes on
national or racial basis.
Tho President, responding to tho ad-
dress of greeting, said:
Let me thank you, gentlemen. very
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
LARGE PART OF "SUNSET"
DIVISION is ORDERED HOME
More Than 500 OHncers and $1,000 Men
OF Western Command Designated
for lteturn.
(By Associated press.1

WASHINGTON. January 3.-Practi-
cally the entire Forty-nrst (SunscO
Division was included in n list Of units
announced to-day by the War Depart
ment as assigned for early convoy
from France.
The list shows the headquarters and
Headquarters troop of the Forty first,
the One Hundred and Sixty-frst Regi-
meni complete, One Hundred and Six
ty- third complete, the One Hundred
and SiNty-fourth complete and One
Hundred and- Sixty-second. less Second
Battalion.
In ali. more than 500 officers and
5000 men of the Sunset Division, COM
prisinS troops from Washington. Ore
gon. Montana. Idaho and Wyoming
were ordered home. Other units of the
Eighty-frst and One Hundred and
Eighty second Infantry brigades head
quarters. One Hundred and Forty-siXth
one Hundred and Forty-seventh and
One Hundred and Forty eighth Ma
chine Gun Battalions. One Hundred and
sixteenth Ammunition Train One Hun
dred and sixteenth Supply Train. One
Hundred and Sixteenth Sanitary Train
the One Hundred and SiNty-fourth Am
bulancc Train.
To-day's list also includes the Sixth,
One Hundred and First. One Hundred
and Fourth. Three Hundred and Fourth.
Three Hundred and Sixth Trench Nor,
tar Batteries; Three Hundred and First
Water Tank Train and One Hundred
and Forty-second Aero Squadron.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
OCCUPATION BY BRITISH
BOON. FOR FRENCH DOGS
Animals Which Seek Shelter i,
Camps Never Turned Away
by Soldiers.
FAUNA or BATTLE FRONT
Cats Remain in Abandoned Villages
After All Human Inhabitants
Have Fied--PIgeons Not Greatly
Disturbed by War.
ny KENNETH INGRAM.

FRANCE, January s.-Nobody has
benefited moro by the British occupa-
ton OF North Franco than tho canine
tribe. It Is wonderful how mahy dogs
will wander into camp, and adopt 1t
as their home. 1t ig also wonderful
to hoto how tho soldiers generosity to
dogs Is unlimited. No dogs art turned
away. And gradually they become
well developed and sleek and rather
Cats are iess civilized animals. The
% S,s tho e,, houscheid ought to pay
traces 81 him, have diaappcared. the
clear. The cat loves tho home. not the
person.
A9 aesss s.s ,S haze '1 s.! he S:s
period. reme@ ber ui passing e The Tains
R.os o oaio on spS eee whes Mss any
syIllsatioS had long dIepaftsd went
psssy Re and ,h eu ffe s0% Of
sn ss p etS 4ssSs aA se s0 nns
out of the debris. Pusb came. She had
reverted very much to the tiger stage.
pssred in. 9a Wild Wilderness. Tha, cat
In town which had been evacuated
Tor year I cams ACROSS % a cat In =
genuinely pleased to hear a human
took me Ten minutes TO eSt,ce her 70
headlons, in retreat. However. she
o% s # Rad n na ness sno% 70 Nor
easaed. / noticed sho had acquired the
aser the other. as though hS she he coS H
not bear to stand on all four at once.
was '9 nesr ser c s0 On S he 0 VAT e4 l
progress through the air. made her
confident that l was person to be
Saucer of milk altered Inc situation.
billet game to take over. tho cat was
by the war. The tsmnan,s Of what
now situated less I than 0 1000 yards
roof and turret. Here some OF the
At f.fst the sStRorities "' were su sIhen
s Of bs ssrS s paass"sf breed 70 the
to be known az harmless.
Other birds remain much AZ usual.
shell IS discharged IN their direction.
as II they have been hit. but soon re-
We we're stationed near wood and The
ths wss MAZE hdsEus With
planes. and the discharge OF bombs,
o ohe s0ns of dnigh,ingass He Wis
In q dugout. It brought wildly TO
9oRR$s mind the words e an eld hymn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
FUNDS GIVEN RAILROADS
Director McAdoo Issues Report show
ing They Received S6S0,O34,758
During Yenr.
rBy Associated Press.t

WASHINGTON. January 3.-Rail-
roads under Federal control received
advances totallng sss9.oS4,759 from the
railroad administration during the first
Tear OF government operation ending
Decembcr 81, said an announcement TO
night by Director-Gencral McAdoo.
" fhlS sum St53,4Sl,310 came from
inc SbO0, 100000 revolving fund voted
ooy Congress. The remainder, S235,5T9,-
94a, came from surplus operating re-
ceipts of certain railroads and from
receipts from the express companicsN
a., me total amount deposited with tho
uIrector-Eeneral up to December AZ
from surplus receipts OF ali railroads
ana transportation companies under
rederai control was S270,524.as1, in
cIudlnB Y46.9l6,416 from express com
panies. Only fourteen roads have
made deposits OF sums aggregatinc an
much as 100000 in excess OF tho
amounts aan returned to them by the d.
The funds advanced to tho roads
were on account of condensation cir
rent needs. operating requirements and
motives 49, ioSo-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
ASKS VOLUNTEERS TAKE
PLACE OF WAR FORCES
Acquisition of Sixteen National Army
Cantonments' Advocated by
Secretary Of War.
ARTILLERY TRAINING CAMPS
Their Establishment on Permanent
Basis Also Held Essential-No DE.
cision Regarding Universal Train
ing Has Been Reached.

WASHINGTON. January 3.-Creation
OF volunteer army OF 100000 to tenn
organized for the period of tho war,
establishment of three permanent ar
tillery ira lining camps and maneuver-
Ing grounds, acquisition of the sixteen
National Army environments and prob.
ably some of tho National Guard camp
sites, were advocated by Secretary
Baker before tho House Military AZ
fairs Committee to-day.
Plans for permanent reorganization
OF the army and the Administrations
policy with regard to universal military
training VIII not be determined until
after tho details Of the pcacA treaty are
agreed upon. Recommendations for
permanent reorganization OF tho stafr
corps, however. will be made at this
When asked whether It would be
necessary to keep large force in
Europe for at least two years. the sec
I'VE hope that Is not true: we are not
planning for it,"
lilo said 100000 men had been dis
charged from the army since the armis-
tice was signed. and that another 1.OoO.-
600 men would be discharged within
tho next five weeks.
Mr.. Baker gave notice that bill
men to be. raised by voluntary enlist.
ment would shortly be submitted to
Congress. together with estimates for
a was p the This army he said
itary establishment described as a
stop-gap army" which would tide
over the period until peace is re-
established.
SEEKS DECISION AS
TO PURCHASE OF CAMP SITES
The secrctarys statement was mads
during conference he sought with tho
committee In order to lay before It the
question OF disposition to be made Of
In, me, ar.iilery training camps ut Fayette-
Hiiie, A.; G., Columbus. Ga. and West
Point, Ky. lie said 1t was necessary
tnat decision he reached as to whether
these sites were to be purchased for
permanent camps and he was unwilling
10 proceed without the advice OF Con.
In regard to keeping the sixteen Ma.
me National Guard camp sites, Mr.
baker said 1t was his personal judg.
nheni inc cantonment sites should all be
,rn,.. TO bel held for divisional
, ,raininS centers for whatever army
Universal military training was
brought up by Representative Kahn. Of
california. who will be chairman NJ
tue committee when tho Republicans or
game The next House. Mr.. Kahn said
.ne whole question of the future OF the
vaIvoa ,,, seemed TO him to be In
policy. ''iiitary
rs It the policy OF the War Den.rt-
m .iin!, ne asked. ito favor universal
military trainins?"
Ihe War Department" Seeretarv
snb ne rep Pardc has no policy on that
would be wise TO attempt to settin ,he ~
question of our permanent army noIfny
INV or before the peace conferences has
arrived arts conclusions"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
less than it was in the year 1918"

Wage advances to railroad en-
rolls. Mr.. McAdoo testified. In adj,
tion the coal bill was Sl4O, 0o0, 600 high
or for the ten months OF 1918 ending
November i, than in the same period OF
1917. and the cost of crcss-ties and
lumber increased sGe,O0o.Ooo.
Many economies brought about I'M
der unified management, such as re-
routing. common use of terminals ami
equipment, heavier londiug and ell
lni,ado of useless competition. Mr.;
until this year. Nevertheless, he said,
reports from five of the seven operat-
inE regions ns,n show that on group Of
savings totaling $S5,576.000 have been
effected.
MANY CHANGES OF
PERMANENT VALUE
Many changes in railroad operation
inaugurated during last year the di
rector-general testified, should prove
OF permanent value and should con-
form of control Is decided upon for
the railroads. Such reforms include:
main tenance Of the permit system, so
maintenance of heavy loads for cars,
pooling of repair shops, elimination
of clrcuitous routes. unihcation OF
terminals. maintenance of the sailing
day PLAN. consolidation of ticket of
fees, utilization OF universal mileage
tickets. Standardization Of equipment,
maintenance Of the uniform freight
classification introduced by the rail
road administration. maintenance of
common common time tables between important
rage rates and uniform rules, establish
ment OF through waybilling freight
pGn Of Of or aG to diestIasion
ing in mileage or per diem rental for
the use OF freight or passenger. cars
nj
ing interline passenger revenue, and
utilization of water routes for the
relief of crowded rail lines"
Competition and sclf-interest OF in
rying out OF, many Of these reforms
agement. declared Mr.. McAdoo.
"Priyate carriers" he said, in en-
phasizing this point. may not enforce
about efficiency and economy. might
drive business away from their lines.
Al The waste resulting from these
Is paid for by the public in the form
OF increased rates"
TELLS OF GREAT WORK
DONE by RAILROADS
The retiring director general told
the Senators how the government, taxi
Ing over the railroads the first Of last
year at time when they were threat
down. had ,righted conditions gradm-
ally. moved G.496,000 troops. hauled
great quantities of food at critical
cess of the war depended on tho food
situation, and had hauled 37.0S3,00O
more tons OF bituminous coal during
the ten months ending October 81 than
in the same period OF the year before.
Whatever inconveniences may have
resulted to civilian travellers. he as
serted. are due entirely TO war con-
ditions and are in no way related TO
tho fact that the railroads were under
government control"
The director-general went at length
into the necessity for pooling terminal
gram cannot be carried out, however,
he. said. except under some form of
unihed control extending over a num-
Der of years.
He emphasized that waterways
should be used more extensively in cor
ordination with railroads. but eX-
pressed doubt whether this would be
done IL the roads went back No COM
petitiNe private MANAGEMENT.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
NO SOLDIER NEED DEPART
WITHOUT RECEIVING PAY
aunrtcrninster's Department Has Made
Arrangements for Paying on
Veterans OF War.
IDy Associated pre.a1

WASHINGTON. January 3.-Despite
serious difficulties due to lost records
una insufficient data, payments are bo-
ing made to troops as they arrive from
overseas, and mo casual or other en-
iisteI man from overseas who has n
legitimate claim for pay neod go With
OUT FUNDS, said a statement Tonight.
ny the hnanca division OF the quarter
master corps. 1t has been charged in
Etongress that soldiers were being re-
turned TO this country and discharged
without a,t having been given their pay.
,,,o finance officers arc available. said
me statement, at every port of de-
nn,, . at every cantonmcnt. camp
, ,,,, headquarters and at every hos
pltoI. and instructions are explicit and
comprehensive 20 ny r.: that II soldier has no
i,,n", Tic Us to be given partial pay
nlent on his own statement and ftn.,;
payment y on his affidavit"
me division announced that. to date,
totnl Of s1.69i.11i,s6O has been maid
It, 10 9aiicers. soldiers and soldiers de-
The e,i,.i. since me declaration OF war
cure Sl,s57oil.o 900 TO pay officers ami
rent fiscal year. e cur
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
RELEASED AMERICAN
PRISONERS IN FRANCE
Names of Several virgInians ON List
Made Public by War
Department..
(By Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON. January "a list Of
arrived in France after having been
released from tho prison camps at
Rnstaau. Germany. was announced 70
night by the War Department The
list includes the following enlisted men:
Hugh Dial. Ida. La; Herschell X
D., Hickory n. G.: Kimsey Dyer, ELI
Jay. Ga: Abner G. English. Tailaha ssse,
Fla; Milton S. McSwain. Pell City, Ala. |;
Thurston Meswain, r; F. D.. Blacks.
bmrg. S. c.; Sidney e. Brown. Marthas.
vine. La; Richard D. Hadaway, Lanett.
Ala; ARCHIE B. Allen, Blackshear. Ga;
Joseph Blankenship Drill. Va: Henry
more, Atlanta. Ca; Charles Adcock.
Limestone, Fla; Milton brewer. socis
Va; r; II. Holeombe. Route 4. Coulder.
Henry Jernigan. r. F. D., Buekhorn,
va; THOMAS l. South. Paden. Miss:
Alonzo y, Boyd. Aron. Tenn: William
G; striplin. Helm. Ala: Robert L.
ss paI,s,y Ne Me ewhey Fla; Grover c.
STICKY, Ga. '
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
VALUATION OF CONTRACTS
SOUGHT BY MANUFACTURERS
es a,,ts That Unless Payment. Arr
n"'hori1ed Serious Business DIG.
turbnnce VIII Result.
IBY Associainap.A.a

-. LEY IcLAND, January 3Nora
than 200 war material manufoot,'nore
rom an parts of the country orKanise5
Wa War NMSs s3cr;tjo Of Manufacturers OF
concerted effort to ask Conr yieW 70 70
enact enact legislation which will hermit
p pa,inen 6y tho government OF obi.
t na[tuns eriSlhE from informal con-
war conditions VI
unless Unless speedy discharge Of these OBJ
naG ;s -, aggregating over $500, 006,-
49, Ia IMAGE possible, serious disturb
die Oh the country's industrial con-
ditlons was predicted W."
,rtt me manufacturers adopted a. reso.
tution recommending the immediato
passage Of the Dent bill, with neces.
t thy n aslt,nlI to meet the aitua-
~ nsking Secretary of War Baker
claims O. of subscriptions and urging i lne
!!!.eu,ate payment OF such amounts "a
may clearly appear TO be due" 20 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
GERMANY HAS ENOUGH
FOOD; is SHORT OF FATS
administrator Hoover Issues Renor,
on Conditions In Various
Provinces.

Of PtA insn;ss January s,-,The population
food for sometime Win ,b mas ex enough
Sued eu da tad neeGhrding to statement is,
Is to have charge Of the worlds Wieo
tueei nlngo IN IN T., tho postwar period.
Ned governments. Mr.. Hoover has hee.
tIeaarEfy in tb ,he food situation
Speaking of the German situat,o,
t mp; a9oy tSpt declares that the popula.
some conditions OF disease and a grnaf
zeal or social discomfort"
me determination Of conditions and
measures necessary to relieve the iib-
GRATED territories: however must be
tinues. Soh
Indicating the extent of the inves-
trlssiation. the statement goes on to say:
These territories comprise Belgium.
S Sin sI France, the Trentino. Ser
Slovakia: Jugo- Slavia. Poland, Finland.
She Baltic States, Russia, Armenia and
Syria, comprising altogether popuIa-
tions ascregatins 125,o00,000 people"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
DENIES RATE APPEAL
New York Board Of Extsuaate R.ru,o,
interborouEh's Plea for
Advance.

NEW YORK. January 3.-The scent
T rae app cal, OF the marlborough Rapid
an executive session Of the board 81
estimate to-day. The board also re-.
FUSED the application of the New Yorl;
Railways Company for permission to
charge cents for a transfer.
a, Controller Craig later declaed thu
New York Railways Company troubles
were due in part to excessive rentals
paid to subsidiary companies. instsnc.
Ing the 100000 rental paid for the
Fourth Avenue franchise below Forty.
second Street. II these rentals were
reasonable the. company could operate
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-04
BERGER SAYS WILSON
OFTEN CHANGED FRONT
soriniist Declares THAT Is Why lie
Could Not support Presidents
Wnr Policy.
iDy Axsocia,qd press.l

CHICAGO. January S.-victor T..
bcrGcf. SOCIALIST Congressman elect. to-
day finished his third dav OF Testimony
IN defense OF himself and four CO.
n'iendanta. charged with conspiracy to
violate the espionage net. Under cross
examination. he said he did not feel the
United States had a war rriovnnrc
against Germany, and he had not been
anie 10 support the Presidents war
s'hthde because Of what he termed
executive. wv
BcrS"r said Socialists were not on
nnSeo 10 war for self defense. In en-
planning MS statement In a speech that
49, ~, uaso OF war with Japan tho So
last ditch ~" " TUG
The witness told Of speech de-