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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
OPTIMISM (U|Ck[NS
THE STOCK MARKET
~ BRoADAN WALL

New FORK. Jan e4.--Report was cur
lat early In the day rnst the money
&00HstttAe would yield to the general
peHuMN4 Of the financial and business
R0kIE that the arbitrary limitation OF
M4Ne be abandoned. The result was a
M1fek anfnE Of the stock market and q
0n4toN-vide growth of optimism.
H. .Sszr Isss,a i w. ~ w. ssax-sa
1hoy& interests. Mexican Petroleum.
HnX44sEtates steel. the Tobaccos, Cop
eqEAhd Tire stocks moved up easily
nut lie shorts had net really begun to
0yD8 when the day closed because so
An2y Of them refused 70 believe that
~ money committee would realty take
ny oxEtcial action. Another strong fea-
eafG NJ the days news Was the deci~
e1oA ~ United States court that
cock dividends are not taxable as in
AOnnA
ID Bethlehem, Steel was a strong feature
~ the market because according to
tA~tyt~wnoint ~ some traders moro sta
lNky had been given 10 the dividend by
EAn&fng IL sve per cent regular
vskh ave par cent extra instead of "a
pef eent quarterly as II the past with
put any guaranteed regularity As
natter of dollars and cents the divi
denA or Bethlehem has not been
changed for It is now paid al the rate
Of 10 per cent 3 year.
TIE strength cf Bethlehem found re-
necsion in United States Steel. Trad
erx Aygred that since dividends are paid
out Of past earnings United states steel
h liable 10 continue its dividend for
another quarter the same as Rethle-
hem.
Cotton maze a quick turn about
when the street heard that the money
e6snnatttee might give business square
deaf N the morning options broke
badly but In the afternoon they re- ,
covered just as RAPIDLY.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit sold At ls&
which IL within Ia points Of the low !
est price since the company was or 7
EAnixed There was only a slight re- (
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
HITCHCOCK OFFERS
DEFENSE FOR HOOVER

Washington. Jan. :3--A vieorous
defense OF Herbert G. Hoover by
Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska
featured today's debate in the senate
of the si00.ooo.ooo bin to supply food
TO the starving populations OF Europe
This was the NTH day OF debate on
the bill and the final vote Is not vet
in sight. II Is doubtful IL the measure
will he voted upon before Saturday.
Opponents of the measure are en-
tirely satisfied to have the debate pro-
longed as much as possible without
attempting an organized fiIibustor
against 1t. They claim that each days
postponement OF the vote adds e,3p-
porters to their cause. Administrn-
ton leaders, however. are confident
that the bill will be passed and arc
not willing to concede more than
twenty votes to the opposition.
Senator Hitchcock. in his defense or
Hoover. denied that the request for
the appropriation came as a result Of
plans formed in the United States by
agreement between Hoover and the
packers before Hoover went fo
Europe. He declared the plant WA
not even thought OF until the repre-
sentatives of the allied governments
sat down In the food conference and
decided upon plans to relieve the suf-
'er'ng people He characterised the
attack upon Hover as n stab in the
back. and said that Hoover had come
out OF the war with better recoEd
than any other government Official
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
COAL MINERS WIN
STRIKE IN ENGLAND

London, Jan. 2s.--The coal miners
have won their short, but serious.
strike. One hundred and fifty thou
sand strikers wifi resume work to-
morrow.
The miners are 20 have their snap
time"
1t was announced late tonight that
Sir Guy Calthropc. the coal controller
at conference With the striking mine
workers at Barnsley this evening. and
through him the government, con-
ceded the miners demand for ga
twenty minutes rest period in the
mornings in which 10 get to the sur
face and take refreshments.
The surface men were granted
meals at each winding shift
The coal controller promised ad-
Justment of the other grievances.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

Wants grow with satisfaction.
When the world finds that America.
and America alone. can supply its
necessities there will follow an
illimitable demand only to be met by
foreign trade" That is a famous
bankers prescription of tonic to
tone up our labor and capital to meet
the prostration of the wars waste.
Irving 7. Bush. president of the
great Bush Terminal Company which
operates the largest enterprise OF its
kind under private ownership in the
world. says:
"The end Of the war marks the
beginning OF a new era in world
trade. The opportunity now pre-
scented is so great and so tremendous
that the old narrow competition
spirit must give way to cooperation
and coordination. Permanent sue
cess can come only to thoss manu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
AMERICAN DELEGATION
LONG ON CEREMONIAL
'Silirt-Slecvc" Diplomacy to Which
Commission Might Resort at Home,
Give Way to Siceties of Euro
pean Customs.

Paris, Jan. 2S.--"Shirt sleeve"
diplomacy was once n boast of Ameri-
can statesmen. but times have
changed since its vogue. and nowhere
is this fact more apparent than in the
Hotel Crillon, the headquarters here
of the American commission to nego-
uate peace.
Rigid ceremony is the order OF the
day and it is made necessary by CEN
turIes of diplomatic etiquette III
Europe. If the American commits
sion were TO attempt to do business
in what people would think was an
old fashioned American way" polite
society in Paris might be apt to rise
in wrath and deliver "A snub more
crushing than the armisuce imposed
on the Germans. III is because of The
little niceties OF European life that
the American commission to negotiate
peace has a ceremonial department
in charge of Captain Henry J. White
house, of New York city. and it is the
ceremonial office that has to be on the
"qui vive" all the time
For one thing. the ceremonial Office
does not know the meaning of the
word No" Captain Whitehouse and
his assistant. Lieutenant Lydig Hoyt,
also of New York city. have not utter
SN tilt Noi u SiuNtA lneS TOOK up tnGF
duties. They never turn down a re-
quest; they always obtain information
and they do a hundred and one other
things which come up in the average
day of the American plenipotentiarie
Day of Ceremonial.
Take. for instance, an average day
an the life of the ceremonial office
Wnen the two army men reach their
office their mail is brought in 1t
may contain several hundred calling
cards left ut the hotel by visiting
officials of the French government or
by other allied officials in Paris The
cards arc separated, the names noted
and finally they are sent up to the
rooms of the various mmissioners
Then. as matter of politeness, the
American commissioners are supposed
to repay these courtesy calls. What
/ happens?
! That afternoon Lieutenant Hot
starts out In a motor; armed with
cards OF the American commissioners
and these are left at the home OF those
who paid their respects to our dele
gates. Unless an interview Is first ar
ranged-and arranged. by the way.
through the ceremonial office--neithet
the American commissioner nor his
foreign visitor may see one another.
yet the mere deposit of the card at the
hotel calls for n return call and il is
useless to fly into the face of conven-
ton that may have sprung into being
about the same time Columbus discov-
cred America
Sorint necrae
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25


New York. Jar - Tho Ia Us off
stttec removed all reFtricttons on Dor
wings this afternoon IN answer n
re sDeciic request 20 that effect m ado
- officials If the New YORK stock
xchange TIE Stock Exchange Off
ais made Their r@Guest as conces-
on tn the nationwide protest Of bus
ASS mn who Objected 10 the arSi-
aAry manner in which funds were be-
~ withheld from ordinary citizens at
sarre time that thew were being
sds available 70 bond svnd'cates and
sdiyiduais with banking Friendships
In removing the limit placed upon
1ys~~ IRE comm ittee acts In accordance
18th the wishes OF Secretary of the
reasurv Glars
A. a result Of the loan restriction
- banks have been accommodating
seh TO such an extent that II was be-
ming an err barrassment D~fation
the currency was proceeding at
see 30 rarid as TO threaten serious
sFNngemsnt of general business
IN the oninion Of nerrons best quail
n "a IN jDf~e, the niac'ng ~ fine loan
rit ..es n~ve- justified and has done
ssnd~+dS ~ rs'nions OF dollars dam
re- 10 the United States. Thanks to
eourageoDs action OF Secretary
sass this DANA re can now be largely
rsAired. II IL expected that not only
ia1 - stock market present mors
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

New York. Jan 23--Harry s. Hark~
ness, well known as an automobiles.
aviator. yachtsman and sports pro-
moter. died here tonight Of influenza
He was thirty-eight years old Mr..
darkness was president of the Sleeps
head Ray Motor speedway and major
legatee Of the SIS. Goa. 900 estate of his
father, Lamon V. Hardness third vice
president of the Standard Oil company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

cheerful aspect, but business in gen.
ersi will begin TO recover from the
depression into which II has been
thrown by the one colossal financial
blunde~ OF tho whole war
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
Nation Protests Treaty.


became known the whole Polish ma
ton protested against what was hut
another division OF I aoinetsnadifod
another division of Poland instead OF
the promised liberation. | then gave
orders to my command to break away
from the Austrians who surrounded
us They tried to stop us. hut we
fought them and crossed six lines of
trenches. from which the Russians
had already deserted out of my
brigade only 400 men got across, the
rest being made prisoners, but once
SAFE in Ukraine there came Poles
hooking to my Communicates from
the prison camps and those who had
been forced to serve in the Russian
armies. so that shortly | had again
about six thousand men under my
command
Russia being defeated. there was
the next best hated oppressor left to
be fought-Germany. During nearly
two months we held inmobiltzed an
entire German army corps. sent to
round us up. When | say l had 900,
that includes everything, There were
but 500 rifles. 500 sabres of cavalry
and forty-five cannon. The remainder
were auXiliaries. The German army
or about seven times as many as We,
were.
Forced 10 Surrender.
t'Hindenburg needed this army
corps AS reserves in the great battle
in the west. and gave orders to Mar
shall Won Eichorn. who then commend.
ed the German forces in Ukraine. to
finish us up at once. ] was chal-
lenged to surrender. which 7 refused
TO do, Then. having entirely sur
rounded u.s. thanks to superiority in
numbers. they attacked us In the
night OF May II. 1918. After two
DAYS fighting we had lost ninety killed
and 800 wounded. The proportion of
our losses told against lis, and we
had to surrender. though the Germans
lost 500"
But how did you get here. then ?"
II escaped. The Germans brought
up freight cars to carry us all toward
the prison camps, but as there was
more or less confusion at the railroad
station. l was able to escape across
country. I had disguised myself in
big fur coat and a civilian cap. and
thus walked right by the guard,
while my orderly, who followed me
with my sabre and military cap. was
captured"
number Of soldiers also escaped,
and once free they soon rallied to
their general again. reinforced by
more war prisoners and Polish de-
serters from the dissolving Russian
armies. Leaving his troops In the
various cities of southern Russian.
General Halter went to Moscow,
where ne came in contact with a Pol
fish council. and II was decided that,
as the Russians would fight no longer.
II would b batter = reinforce the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO. Jan 24-Thcre was a most
sensational nar'ret in the corn pit or
he Chicago board OF trade today.
croxinSs for the dav showed net losses
% ~ to s%c. with the January fu-
ture the weakest Of the list This
market was at least a partial refiec-
ton Of the conditions In Argentina, as
that country is now in direct compett-
tom with the markets OF the United
states
e Since the removal of the restrictions
against the bringing in NJ Argentine
,orn to the United States, enormous
hedeSng" sales have been made here
" London and Liverpool against the
movement Of this corn. These daily
.ales have beer fcIt In the matter Of
cwering values
The selling Of corn today was led
- some Of the large men 10 the East
rho have beer FIRST on nne side OF the
.orn market and then on the other. II
aems they were heavy holders when
~ session onened and they sold large
} Quantities OF January at range OF
fi32 down 20 sf.n During the last
cur OF the day there was 4 reaction
nd advances In January to SI25L2
ompared with a closing ~ ~ s2A on
thursday February ranged from
f2sN down - StIs'& March from
~ te ia: May from i25h to 1f7&
IA Juiv from ia% 20 i.I4S.
Oats sold At rev low levels for all
e1iveriex and net price losses for the
~ were s%14hc There was little
! the waw ~ news surrounding the
ats market soecialtsts in oats he
eve the market itself wili cell lower.
Future grain and provisions close:
rs Corn--~Ianuary, 1917: Ma rich. -2'i4
Fay. f.f7%.
Oats~Janua-y, $50: March. san
Jay. 90
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
greenble Result,


The door of his motor Is swung opcn
In jiffy, the revolving doors Of the
hotel carry him within and he loses
not second by using his own hands
for willing hands turn the door for
him. Once inside the secret service
man gives smile of recognition and
whoever the visitor may be. he cannot
in the entire hotel, beginning ut the
curb and ending at the door OF the
person with whom he has an appoint
ment, has full and complete knowledge
Of his Importance. his standing, his
long repute in the world. his dignity
and everything else. and the result Is
that he generally says;
MY, what splendid system the
Americans have in this hote1'"
The fact that his surprise is sincere
Is the greatest qualification that comes
to the ceremonial office. for II thus
knows il is do doing its bit in the big
drama OF peace.
Among >the hundred and one other
things that Captain Whitehouse looks
after are decorations In the hotel
proper, decorations In the rooms where
receptions are to he given. the prepa-
ration Of menus and the all important
task of seeing that different attaches
and officials are given their proper
places at dinners. banquets and festi-
walls, Captain Whtehousc. before as
signment as chief OF the ceremonial
office. was liaison officer for Andra
Tardieu, the French high commissions
to the United States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
RICHMOND GRAIN EXCHANGE.

Wholesale Quotations on 'Changel
Richmond, Va, Jan. "a, 1919
wHEAT--Car Lots:
No. Red twinter) 80. Prices
No. Red (soft winterl as
No. Red ......... regulated
Steamer -.............. by
Vtrginin, bag lots. . the
Va. bag iotr tfor seed government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

the American commission here is the
fact that henceforth all other delega-
tions from allied countries must call
first on it. That happens by reason
of the fact that we made the initial
appearance" on the scene In so do
ing. however. the American plenipo-
'tentiaries had TO fulfill one of society's
DEGREES by leaving their cards at every
allied embassy and legation in Paris
Another thing about which the cere-
monial office has to be ION its toes"
is visit to the Hotel Crillon by, say
the british ambassador to France or
some other high dignitary. or course,
the ceremonial office has wind of his
coming for it has arranged his APP
pointment. but the scenes in connec-
ton with his entree into the hotel form
a little study in psychology. First of
all. the secret service men at the door
are Informed. is the Gordon of SOL
diers who attend to arriving in auto
mobiles. The result OF all this care Is
n pretty little picture--all for the ben
eft OF the visiting lpotentiar ies--
but it makes his entrance a hale fell
low affair and his departure just as
agreeable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
Drilling Secretly.

Sometimes we did IL secretly, as
in the summer time We would so off
into the forests, carrying our weapons
hidden in farm wagons, coming by
hidden routes. in winter We would do
gymnastics and carry out military
drills in private. AT times our clubs
were dispersed. but before long they
would form again in other places and
under different names"
What happened when the war
broke out?"
AT first we decided to turn against
Russia, as being the greater enemy.
While the ear was on tho throne.
We fought him. but when the revo-
luton changed the regime. we Poles
declared we had done enough. Since
the new Russia recognized the Polish
right TO independence, we have won
our object. The Polish legions were
then on the front in Nolhnia, and as
they refused TO fight they were
brought back TO Warsaw to be de-
modified and informed"
How did you escape imprison-
mentg'
My brigade had been recruited in
Galicia. or the Austrian part OF Po-
land. and when the Austrian Emperor
Carl saw the Germans were about
to. intern ALI the Poles. he claimed
those from his provinces. Couse-
quently we were sent to the fortress
OF PrZemyl 10 be reorganized. Later
VIC were sent to the comparatively
quiet front in BeSsa abba
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
Foresaw War In i9f2-i3.

ut was during the Balkan wars OF
1912 and 1913 that We saw unmis-
taxable signs of the coming world
conflict" continued General Halter,
who speaks French huently. The
young men of Poland. all inspired by
the idea of liberation, understood that
in order to save their country in the
coming confiagratlon they must or
ganize militarily. Through enthnsi-
asm and devotion to the national
ideal, we were able to form gymnastic
societies and hunting clubs. which
were In reality military organixa tons,
Illegal and irregular, but inspired by
the highest motives"
How were you able to drill with
out consent froh the existing authori-
ties?" was asked
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25
IDEALISM TO
CARRY HER TO FREEDOM
And the Way May Lead Through
Hire and Blood and
Pain.
GENERAL HAI4IiER,
Commander in Chief of the Polish
Armies, Interviewed by
NABOTH HEDIN

Paris Dec. l5.--S(By Mail, Delayed,)
A - mas week. nr >arste '>k~<.--ts
binary career during the war than
that of General Joseph Halter, chief
commander of the Polish army; and
no officer heading national force
has a more unusual command. AL
though located in Paris. working in
closest conjunction with the allied
high command. General Halter is by
training an officer in the Austrian
army. and during the first three years
of tho war he fought against Russia,
which was then one OF the allies.
Later he fought with the Russians
against the Germans and then against
the Bolsheviki; and towards the end
of the war he was chosen commander
n-chief of the Polish army in France
which took part in the final assault
against Germanism.
His armies are now scattered from
Canada to Siberia. from the Mour-
man coast to Italy. And yet he rep
resents the idea OF Polish unity. and
his men. whether in Siberia or in
LON hardy. are all animated by one
desire--the reconstruction of Poland.
the country that was split among
three empires. each one of which
now lies in the dust--Russia, Austria
and Germany.
only a world war could have
liberated u.s." said General Halter to
the Universal Service correspondent.
"A war between any two of the states
that had divided our land would have
availed us nothing. Though Germany
and Russia fought each other, they
were of a common mind when II came
to robbing us.
We might have rebelled after the
Russo japanese war, when Russia
was weak. but we saw that Germany.
like vulture waiting for carbon,
WAS ready to pounce upon whatever
We could wrench from Russia,
Though Austria and Russia were OPP
posing each other in their Balkan in
trigues. they were like two sisters
when il came to keeping Poland
under the yoke.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-25

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-29

tended to the Circle TO hold IA all
Gay outing at the Hannaford cottage
On the east shore of Lake Annabessa-
cook. Thursday. June 18th. A picnic
dinner VIII be Starved.
An able demonstration af the pTac-
icai working Of = tractor was given
Wednesday afternoon by Hall BROTH
ers. Henry and Gesalde at their
farm at Monmouth. This place has
recently been purchased by them and
they intend to go into stock raising,
making a specially of HerefoFds. At
TINS demonstration one would have
supposed that Mr.. Hall had had con-
siderable experience IN handling the
tractor. but in reality il has only
been since last Friday that he has
been driving il. Mr.. Hail. however.
is graduate Of the University Of
Michigan At Ann Arbor. and while
there he made special study OF gas
oline engines, graduating from the
Engineering Department. which
makes him very proficient IN that
line. Mr.. Halls farm is also nicely
adapted 10 a tractor
Mrs IL A Hewett is the guest Of
Ter sister. Mrs. E. c. Leighton. Mrs
EeweIt. who has been passing the
winter at St Petersburg, Fla, has j
summer home at kennebunk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-29
WINTHROP

A splendid program will be given
Memorial evening at the Town Hall
under the direction of Mrs. Lottie Z.
York. The High School students are
10 give a three act drama Some
where n France" with solos bet ween
the acts by Miss Dorothy Eannaford
and Winthrop Webb. The play will
be preceded by a concert by the
pupils OF the grade schools. includ-
ing solos. duets and a chorus of 90
voices. 1t promises to be one of the
best Memorial Day program ever pre-
sented
The Foreign Missionary Society
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
tlorene Davies al her home on High
street. A feature of the afternoon
was the making of little Helen Eos
ter. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E.
Foster a life member of the society
The little son, lawrence. mas also
been made a member previously
Members of Patience Stanley Chap
ter, .. a. r. VIII erect marker al
the grave of one of their members.
Mrs. Mary M :. Cover. in Maple
Gem etery, Thursday afternoon al 8
O'Clock. and all Daughters are re-
quested TO he present
M. and Mrs. H T Foster and fam
ily were IN Lewiston Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Friedman Gale of
kent's Hill were in town Wednesday,.
Mrs. Guy LongteIlow and two chill
dren of Augusta are guests Of Nh
and Mrs. c. G.. LongteIlow.
Mr. and Mrs. I. z. Jones and Mrs.
). II. WeIlman ara attending the
Grand Council Of the Eastern Star al
Portland this week.
A special meeting of the Ladies
Social Circle of the Congregational
church was held Monday afternoon at
the home Of the president. Mrs Clara
HannAford. An invitation was ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-29

oor0nH

Capital Grange held its second
meeting of the month Saturday eve
ming, May "A. at Grand ARMY hall. At
the completion of the Grange bust
ness the First and Seconu degrees
were conferred upon a class of five
candidates. After the degree work
time permitted Of only the .lu1,cwing
short program:
Piano solo.>Inez Morton: recitation.
Mildred LaPlane: vocal solo. Louise
Mason, reading, Mabel Gushing. Dis
cussion: Should oieo or butter sub
sritute ever be found on farmer s
table," Opened by the worthy over
seer. Benz. Mason. followed by vari-
Gus members of the Grange.
The Third and Fourth deCreas VIII
be worked the first meeting in Jcne.