davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
SOLDIERS OF VIRGINIA
LAND At NEWPORT NEWS
Many Returning Troops Sustain
Fractures in Battle With
Angry Seas.
MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE
Chicago AIultimilIionaire Command
er Declares Voyage Homo Was
Stircst Fight OF Whole War-Ves-
sci Four Days Overdue.
osT HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Feb. 2s.-
virginia warriors who distinguished
ahd we're Afsanns among ane ,ne
first to walk into the ST. Miiiei val.
ley when the boche was beaten back.
ginia and Rhode Island. which docked
this morning. The ships were sixteen
days from Bres,. four days overdue.
many men by. blowing them against
the fixtures of the ship, several SOL
diers had their legs fractured and the
bones shattered 10 pulp in what they
declared was the moot horrible expert
ence Of the war.
Veteran units were the First Bat
in. Inc line. with fxe battles to it's
credit, and the Three Hundred and
Fifth Trench Mortar Battery. also five
SSs.,tes, Ssa,t Gc3.hmtmanded c.htdn BY Gaptain r. y.
pronounced the voyage across night
mare" and declared it was the stiffest
| fight of the whole war.
Among Virginia troops on board the
| thode Island were Sergeant Frank +.
Arnoll. 500 East Grace Street, Rich
mond; Lieutenant Charles p; Town
Air Service, Eighteenth Strest. Nor
| folk: Guy II. Burton, Scdley: Harry C.
knight. Laban; George W. Keffsr, Lay
andria: George c. BYRD. 1lO4 East Main
Street, Norfolk, all OF the above, ex-
cept Lieutenant Townsend and Ser
one Hundred and Forty seventh Ma
chine-Gun 'Ba ttalion. ~
| Nirxinians on the yirginia fncluded
! Sergeant Frank Shepherd. Swaynes-
| boro. Four Hundred and Eighth A Gro
squadron. First Trench Artillery Bat
talon: Samuel w. Palmore, provost;
Jesse Casbon. 20 Thirty-frsts Street.
| Newport News; Robert Fl. Lee, En-
boria; Oakley w. Bundick. Fredericks-
burg; Corporal James NJ. Bear. Church :
| Vile; Charles G. Akers. Riner: Charles
Smith, Dcerfeld: Alfred. Strong Fred
! ericks Hall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
AlRPLANE FIXES SPEED
AND CLIMBING RECORDS
American Machine Travels Over 1G3
Miles an Hour In First
Tests.
IBv Asseciated pres..l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Establish ;
ment by an American built and de-
signed airplane of what officials be-
lieve are new worlds records for speed
and climbing ability was disclosed to-
day with receipt by the War Depart
ment of results Of preliminary tests
OF a machine constructed at Ithaca.
~. Y, In the tests the plane attained
an officially timed speed of 1iS ga miles
an hour and climbed 10000 feet in
four minutes and ifty-two seconds.
Tho best previous climbing perform-
ance, according to War Department.
than six minutes. Reliable. statistics
covering the best speed made by late
models of foreign planes are not avail
able, but officers of the air service
were confident that the rate of err
miles minute made by the American
machine set a new record.
The new plane. except for diminished
wing SPAN was described as not dif-
fering widely from the common tyne
Of single-seated biplane. The wings
measure only twenty-five feet. or six
feet less than the small spad ma :
chine. The motive power is. n 200
horse power Hispano-SuiZa engine. The
machine. full loaded, weighs 1850
pounds and has q full speed operating
period OF three hours.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
THREE SOLDIERS FREED
FROM DEATH PENALT|
President Wilson Restores Two Men
to Duty and Reduces Term
OF the Thirds.
REFUSED TO WEAR UNIFORMS
Variety OF Punishmcnts, Although
Offcnses Arc OF Same Order.
Courts-Martia1 Decrced Two BE
Shot for Failure TO Obey.
REFUSED TO WEAR UNIFORM
rRy Assoclatcd Press. !

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Threc ad-
ditional cases OF soldiers in this coun-
try sentenced TO be shot by courts
martial for military offenses, and whose
sentences were either rcmitted or COM
muted by President Wilson, were made
public today by the War Department.
Private Nicholas Locasslc. Of the
Fourth Training Battalion. replace
ment group. medical department, Camp
Greenleaf.H Ca, was convicted on
charges OF having refused to put on
the prescribed, military uniform, and
two-thiras the members OF the cour,
. .concurrcd in the death sentence
Major General Sharpe, commanding
the Southe es stern Department., recon
mended that sentence be commuted to
d;shonorable discharge and twenty
hve years 'imprisonment.t The Presi-
dent reduced the prison term to fifteen
years.
Privates Benjamin Breser and Her
man d. Kaplan. of the quartermasters
corps, Camp Funston, were charged
with refusing TO put on the uniform
and also with having refused to do
noncombatant military service of any
liind In each case the necessary two
thirds of the members of the court
concurred in the death sentence.
GENERAL RECOMMENDS
h
In forwarding these cases Major
General Leonard Wood, commanding 6
at Camp Funston. recommended the
sentences be commuted TO dishonorablG
discharge from the service, forfeiture
OF all pay and allowances, due or 10
become due. and confinement at hard
labor for twenty FIVE years. The Prcsi-
dent disapproved both inuines and sen
tences. and ordered the soldiers re-
stored to duty.
Secretary Bakers attention was
called today to the fact that although
tried on very similar charges. the final
action was to restore the two Funs-
ton men TO duty, while Locasslc was
given fifteen-year prison term and
dishonorably discharged.
The secretary had no recollection
OF the details of the cases. Each had
been reviewed by the judge-advocate-
generals Office, he said, ON its merits
and the action taken undoubtedly was
in accord with the views of the judge
acknowledgements office. headed by
Brfgadier General Anscll. Tho case nj
Locassle, he indicated. probably was in
that group of cases which needed still
further attention by the reviewing
authorities. and il was probable tho
fifteen-year sentence ultimately would
be greatly reduced.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
BLIZZARD NOW RAGlNG;.
PROMISE ZERO WEATHER
Minnesota Stock Trnin. stalled in
Snow, Struck by Passenger, XIII
ing Two People.
NV Associated Press.l

CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.--Blizzards were
reported today in Minnesota. Iowa,
Missouri Oklahoma. Kansas, Nebraska
and Southern South Dakota. The storm
was working eastward and tho Wealth
er Bureau predicted zero weather for
Chicago tonight or tomorrow.
In Minnesota. n stock train stalled
In the snow was struck by pas
scnGer traln, two persons being killed
and a nun'0er injured. Near Wausau.
Ncb., q passenger train with twenty.
Ave persons aboard, was stalled In the
ported huge drifts, with train service
Delayed. In Nsoraska the temperature
ranged from 3 below zero at Omaha
and ripcoln.t to 10 below at Valentine.
LittlGN Rock. Ark, reported drop
of twcpty,six degrees. to twenty eight
above zero with a further drop OF ten
degreesI Iforcacast. N
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
LONDON BUSINESS MEN s,a..
VOTE AGAINST EMBARGO,
Chamber OF Commerce Cali. IJpDn
Government to Remove Trsde ~
Restrictions.
HY wILLIAM j. nuTI,En.

LONDON. Feb. 2s.-The first La.
cation of the crumblng of the Brttis3
embargo wall against American pro-,
ducts came today with a unanimous
resolution passed by the London CHAINS;
Der or Commerce. representing thee
greatest British industries. calling
upon the government immediately To-
remove the import and export restric-S
tions especially from all allied conr-s
tries. The resolution was moved BY
II. L. Symonds. It demands that 9eS.,
ports and Imports from all allied and
other countries should be freed from
all government. control and restria-
tions, except in the case of any food :.
stuffs, OF which there Is nronounceds
scarcity In the United Elngdorn. :" G! ~
Another resolution adopted calls for
the removal of all restrictions, on sfrnL3
norts and EXPORTS between the United
Kingdom and the British doninions,i
and demands that trade be condIctad,
with the same freedom, as before the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
CLAIM SECRETARY
| PAID ABOVE VALUE
|NLANDPURCBkS
House Committee Alleges
Chief of Commerce mis-
informed Congr9ss.
ESTIMATE GOVERNMENT
LOST MORE THAN $4,000
Cost Was $s1.5oo, or Approxi-
mately $3.50 Per Acre, Fig s
urcs on Sale Reveal.
ONCE OFFERED FOR s47.5oo
Asserted That Property Also In
cludes Highway, Which Cannot ~
BE Used by Officials.
ONCE OFFERED FOR sa7.5oo
Asserted That Property Also In.
cludes Highway, Which Cannot
BE Used by Officials.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-charEes
that Secretary Redfield purcha sed iri5
December. 1917, n tract Of land in
Washington for the Bureau of, Stand x
ards at price greatly In excess o Il
its real value and later misinformed
Congress In regard to facts, were made
in IL report OF the House District ofs
Columbia Committee. offered tonight
by Chairman Johnson.
The report also charges that included
in the land for which the COMMITTEES
finds the Cabinet officer paid an eS q
orpitant price was part OLA public
highway not owned by the company
making the sale and unavailableS for
use because OF 4 statute preventing Its I
occupancy, or building thereon.
ACCUSE SECRETARY
OF MANY EVAsIONs@
The secretary Is furthtr accused OF
eNading questions of tile committee girs
an attempt to excuse the price paid
Tor the land. The suhordinateI n Dr.
Ed ward b. Rosa. chief physicist OF tn Y
bureau. to whom the eRotiations were
assigned, tho report declared, .clearly,s
was more anxious" that tho land com
pany rshould set %full value 81 Il til 4
land he was assisting lin purchas Ing for
the government than he was TIM thas
government get q bargain. = 81 - e 49,
The. land in1question comprised 1910
Department of Cohmerce was ss1 SON..
or approximately $3.50 an acre. nj r.s
Johnson said that shortly before the
purchase the owners had told the ns So
SCISSORS aess f they would take, s3,15o an
Rediield for approving and acceptiHsT
responsibility for q sinvolvinEs
such large sum OF money. which was
made by subordinates without Spropors
investigation. [5-{7 y - 80,
NO INQUIRIES AS ,,l WI
TO LANDS ASsEsSMENr]
No inquiry WAS made by Mr.. Rod =
nelds department at the assessor's Of f-4
me property, it was charged, although
this had been the practice OF all the
governmental departments. The re-
port of the committee. which held hear
lnSs on the subject says: 80
according to the ndsputable effect;
whole. Mr.. Redfield paid at the very.
least $4,000 more than the property;
was worth and s4150G more than the
Chevy Chase Lard Company $offeredatos
accept for 1T in the statcmentgflleSf
with the board of equalization al
review In July, 1917. In addifnS
this he paid $4,000 for the part1oS
Redfieid paid anywhere from $s7,O0S
fS32.000 plus $4.0nnl to si7S0n !n,ns1T
for the land than he should have paid,
Still he says he would do the Same
thing again. Judging the future by
the recklessness which accompanied
the transaction in question, the COM
upon. his Willingness to repeat such a
transaction." % - ~; ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
.SA YREDFZEL - ALLOWED
NATION TO BE FL EECEDI
Board Up Holes in Wall About Garden
Where Former Kaiser Spends His Days

it's guest from the public snze. The
rallied openings In the wall about
the garden have been thickly
boarded and topped with barbcd
wire.
While the cx-Emperor perform.
his daily task OF saving wood for
three hours, his wife strolis about
the grounds, mostly alone. The
former ruler Is ntiil engaged after
noons in replying personally to
thousands of letters OF greetings
received on the occasion of his re-
cent birthday. 1t In reported sev-
crnl efforts have bccn made by his
supporters to induce him to return
to Germany, hut without success.
The German government Rp-
pnrenly continues TO pny the
sniHrIes of the former kuiScr's scr-
wants md even mukca arrangements
for them to be relieved mt regular
intervals. although his stnH iS much
smnl1er thnn hitherto. Court Cham
bcrlnln Won Gontnrd continues HIS
functions. stt!l remaining stnte
official under the orders of the
"Honmarschnllamt, or lord cham
bcrlatq's office, in Berlin.
General Won E;storH, who Inns
bcen In attendance upon his former
im1erlnl master, left today for n
visit TO Germany, accompanied by
the younger Won Bentfnck. who
WINS formerly I'm the German nnvy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
tpy Assoclated Preas. ]


AMERONGIsN, Feb. 2S.-The Dutch
governor of Utrecht, who has sur
veilInnce over the former German
Emperor, visited the castle of
Count Won Bentinck Inst night, sup
posediy In connection with tho, re-
cent activities Of William Hohen-
xollcrn md German officials who
have visited him. Since tho pubIi-
cntion In Holland of dispatches tell
Ing of theNe visits. the officials have
ccused TO come here.
The former monarch has not gone
beyond the cnstie grounds In the
past nine weeks, and apparently has
no intention OF moving to another
location, although many reports
have been current regarding the
lensinE OF n castle at HardenGroek,
near Doom. which belongs to an
other member Of the Order of 81.
John of Jerusalem. The correHpon-
dent visited Hardenbroek and
found the cnstle mentioned to he
almost entirely unfurnIshed. The
only point I'm its favor is its lonely
position, mile from amy other
habitntlon.
Herr HohenEollern's attendant.
Also deny any intention of moving,
and this II strengthened by further
precautions recently taken around
the Won Bentinck castle to shield
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
FINGER PRINTS ON BOOZE
BOTTLE ONLY MURDER CLUE
Wife of DR.. Waiter wilkins Slain In
Her Home at Long Beach.
n. u.

LONG BEACH. N. Y, Feb. 2S-Fond-
ness for brandy will probably be the
indirect agency that will lead to the ar
rest OF the three robbers who last night
and assaulted her husband. Dr. Wal
ter wilkins in. their home here. 1t
was announced. today by the Nassau
County police.
Many clear fingerprints were OBJ
tanned from an empty brandy fash
and three glasses that were left in tho
The big house was thoroughly
searched
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
On Billy Sundays Trail
TODAY.


10:O0--ROdchcaver nnd Matthews
Will conduct II meeting mt the
Laurel ltcfOrn,ntOry. They will
probably conduct n short service Mt
tho city. poOrhotre Inter, and at ono
OF thc nrc stations mt $3.50 o'clock.
- II 1tIO-Ldnchcon mt Miller ,tc
IthOnds.
1H5-ChIIdren will begin TO sinE
from the platform for the afternoon
servicc mt 200 o'clock, when Mr..
Sunday will prcnch.
7.3O-NIght service ut the Audi
foriun.
While the closed churches will
have tickets for the morning SER
Vice tomorrow. there will he no
reservations granted tonight, and
tho kcrSfcea tomorrow, except the
mOrninE service, will be free to
everybody. Congregations of tho
cioscd churches must present their
tickets not minute later thnn
1910, Otherwisc they will not be
valid.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
GOLD AND PLATINUM
NINE REPORTED FOUND
NEAR VIRGINIA LINE
Plant 10 BE Erecicd at Rujyin,
n. C.. 10 Test Ore
Located.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.l ]

: TSpeClaI 70 I he TIlneS-DIsDd tCH'J
DANVILLE, VA. Feb. 2S.-Accord-
from Ruiiin. y. c., nearby town. 81
gold and platinum mine will be in
operation at that point within thirty
Who's whose names arc given as Messrs.
Hampton and White. have just re-
turned to their homes in Philadelphia,
after visiting the property Of John
Lord, where. 1t is said. valuable vein
of gold and platinum was found. a
plant is to be Immediately built and the
mineral exploited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
MANNHEIM EVACUATED
French Troops Lenye German Citles
Because Of Possible Disorders
:. In Vicinity. y
tRy Assoeiated pre.,.l

'LONDON Feb 2o.-Ths French
troops unexpectedly evacuated Mann
helm Wednesday, according to Rer-s
line dispatch forwarded by tle Central
News correspondent at Copenhagen.S
They also withdrew from KhrIsruiiaI
Rhine, the message adds The occiipa q
tion was apparently planned because
Of the disorders In Mannheim and NJ
cinity. which threatened TO AFFECT the
tion ~ ~ y G -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
VIRGINIA PEARSON HURT
Moving Picture Star Us Injured When
s Limousine SkIds and Then
IL $3.50 - OyerturnS. y ssEH ilaN

NEW ROCHELLE, X. ", Feb. es.--
star. was injured today when her lim-
CUISINE. driven hy chauffeur, skidded
and overturned In Main Street. Miss
and neck, from which she maybe per-
manently ,disfigured. q
Tho chauffeur and the actress maid.
Viola Kelly wore also cut by flying
! glass, but loss seriously. * s ,SS l.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
Clcmencenn ntEwark.,

PARIS, FEB. 2S.--Premiara ,CiemsIi "a
and appeared ITO be completely res sS
stored to health. Ho arrived AT tiie 4
Ministry OF War at $40 A, NJ, and con w
ferred with Foreign Minister fPfchors81
N. Leygues. Minister OF Marine. and
laoucheur, Minister OF Reconstruci
Afterward he received tho sYnembey
the Superior Council OF AisapA
rainc. i5, 50 = a. fs s SSssil
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
POLICE FIND MUNITIONS
HIDDEN. AWAY IN CELLARS
Rifles md HIND Grenades Found
In BuillinE With DOorways
Sealed In,

WARSAW. Feb. 2S.-Since noon
yesterday Warsaw has been without
sas. owing to the refusal Of tha
C"echs to send coal from Teschen. ~.
.ther sources of coal also are cut off
he1cc the gas works arc shut down.
The city probably will be without gas
for at least a week 81
The police of Cracow have discov-
cred enormous stores of munitions,
rifles and hand grenades the only ac-
cess being through cieverly construct
ed passages under the floors.
The Cracow authorities assert these
arms belong to Bolshevist- cummun-
ist organization composed exclusively
of Jews.
From Poscn comes report that the
German Socialist party is demanding
an Investigation into the policy of the
former German military government
of Poland, General Besseler, and civil
Governor Kreiss. during the German
occupation. 1t Is charged the great
hatred by the Poles for everything
German is due to tho policy pursued
by these men.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01

StcnMcr Caught In Tee Jnm, -,77-7
stEALIFAN, Feb 2S.--The Furness
/, Line st steamer g oTaciana Ssp9rted by
Ice Jam twoI miles Oft Cane lSace. The
Grai,iana lett hero Z last Saturday, for,
st, Johns, N. F., and Liverpool,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01

Office Building mt Albany. Ga, Burns.
ALBANY. GA. Feb. 2s.-The Davis
Exchange Bank Office building was de-
stroycd bys fire early today. THE fire
was still burning ats o'clock, but was
under control. The structure was the
largest ofiico building here. s5
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01
COULD NOT PUNISH
BORDER DEPREDATION

) incident occurred when senator
:. lin a digression, declared that
the league in operation the
h States could not punish Mex
lborder depreda dation until after
months deliberation by the
A's council and it's decision. re-
.Within reasonable time.
or Reed remarked that the de-
might be deferred thirty years
border depreciation, and SEN
spectators broke into laugh
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-01

Santa Claus got mixed up in his
Gates this year. for the last week has
seen continual giving of gifts to Billy
snu Ma Sunday and members of their
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
HEAD OFF THE RUSH.

Anarchists, bolshevists, agitators and scalawags generally in Europe are preparing for a grand rush to the United States as soon as the wartime restrictions on immigra- tion are lifted.
 Pickings on the other side are slim and anything but juicy, and the outlook over here seems bright and enticing to the hungry horde of reds.
 America to them is land flow ing with milk and honey, and they would gorge themselves to repletion.
 But the government should keep up the bars and head of the rush of undesirables, and those who have already found lodgment here should be sent back to the shores from whence they came.
 We have room in this county for all who would come with the sincere intention of becoming good citizens and living in amity and in accord ance with our established system ef government.
 But there is no room and no well come for the agitator and the de- sfroyer.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
FLIRTING WITH DEATH.

One of the most pathetic poison ing cases in the history of the country has just been brought to a happy close by the recovery of the innocent victims.
 A Detroit mother, in a moment of insanity or otherwise, admins tered deadly mercury to her two little daughters with the intention ef ending their existence.
 They were saved, however, by the prompt action and heroic ef- forts of physician-and are now calling for the mother who is be- &ind iron bars.
 The lesson is one which should be taken into every hmoe.
 There is entirely too much free dom in the manner in which people are permitted to purchase drugs of a poisonous nature.
 In a majority of homes you can ind these poisons standing on pantry shelves, in bath rooms, or in other places.
 reach of children who know not that death turks in those innocent looking bottles.
 It is the acme of carelessness, and comes dangerously near to criminality.
 Death dealing drugs should not be purchased at will. They should be accessible only through the me- dium of practicing physician, and then should be kept under lock and key.
 The person who employs these
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

twilight, Is called dawn. Dawn begins and twilight ends when the sun is about IS degrees below the horizon. and consequently their duration varies with the latitude and with the season of the year. The higher the latitude the smaller the angle at which the suns path meets the horizon, and hence the longer 1t takes the sun to sink to . distance of IS degrees below the horizon. In the tropics twilight rarely lasts longer than 30 minutes, while in the latitude of north Scotland it lasts so long that about midsummer there are several nights on which 1t fills the entire interval between sunset and sunrise.s t.s"
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Difference Between Dawn
 and Twilight; Ending and
 Beginning Of Phenomet,pn

Twilight is the diffused- illumination of the sky which immediately precedes sunrise and follows sunset. When the sun sets below our horizon, we are not at once plunged into the darkness of night. There is an Intermediate DC riod of partial and slowly increasing darkness which we call twilight. It is caused by the reflection of the sunlight by dust and particles of water vapor in tho upper atmosphere. The same phenomenon occurs just before sunrise and, to distinguish 1t from the evening