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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Provides approximately Sf,O10,OoO,.
600 and an Increased
Enlistment.
1T5,OOO STRENGTH OF REGULARS
Chevrons Making Distinction Bctwcci
Soldiers WHO Served Overseas and
Those Kept at Home Will lie
Eliminated.
17o,ooo STRENGTH OF REGULARS

WASHlNGTON, Feb. IS.--The 1920
army appropriation bill passed the
House tonight By a viva voce vote
II now goes to the Senate. carrying
appropriations asGrcgating approXi-
nately sl,O7o.oOo.ooo.
The legislative rider providing for a
temporary army for 1920 of 2S,S7s
officers and 509.909 enlisted men wac
stricken from the bill on point oI
order. All other Legislative riders. cx.
cept the one prohibiting the uso o.
i'thncem essurfng devices on govern
ment work, suffered like fate. These
riders included:
/. Repeal OF the Overman act, SO ia,
as IL relates to the army and War
Department.
:. Continuation OF construction corps
field or tactical units. or other organi.
cations, as the President may deem
necessary.
,. Discrimination OF chevrons mai,
ing distinction between soldiers who
at home.
4. Promotion OF officers and enlist
ed men recommended for promotion
To meet the point OF order against
the section authorizing the raising of
a. temporary force of 100000 for 1920.
Committee reported out a special rule
giving right of way TO the Senate bill
restoring voluntary cnlistmcntS and
liking the strength of the regular
army AZ 10000, as provided for in the
national defense, act Of 1916.
After = heated partisan debate. the
rule was adopted on virtually n party
vote-lI2 TO l62. Then the fight was
renewed on, the bill itself, but after
adoption OF amendments giving the
men enlisted under this legislation the
emergency pay Of $50 a month. limit
ing the enlistment period TO one year,
and eliminating, the requirement that
the men be placed in the reserves
after the expiration of their active
enlistment. the bill was passed with
out a Dissenting vote.
The bill now goes 10 conference II
Il is allowed TO stand and no further
legislation is enacted. il will mean that
the peace-t time strength Of the United
states Army will be based upon $4,000
enlisted men OF the line. with other
units bringing 1t up TO something
more than 100000, the same as /. stood
before this country entered the war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
KROONLAKD ARRIVES
WITH 2,8O5 TROOPS
AT NEWPORT NEWS
Great Ship, With /, 900 Sick and
Wounded, Had Extremely
Rough Voyage
fRy Assoclatcd Pre,s.l

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Feb. lS.--
Bringing 2,S05 troops. more than 1000
of them sick and wounded, tho trans
port Kroonland arrived this afternoon
from st. Nazairc. The troops come
from practically all parts of the
however. Men arriving on the Kroon-
land say the trip across was one of
the roughest on record, the ship run
ming into severe storms.
The returning heroes were given n
rousing welcome by the citizens. Sew
eral of them found their wives. moth
ers OF SwcetheartS awaiting them
when they arrived. The Kroonland
brought the Forty-second Coast AR
tillery. with forty eight officers and
LOSS men; Casual Companies 14I, with
pennsylvania troops: 1so, composed OF
chusetts troops: Ono Thousand One
Hundred and Second Aero Replace
ment Squadron: the Nineteenth. Twcn-
tieth. Twenty.frst. Twenty SECOND.
Air Service: Thirty. eighth Coast AR
tillcry Brigade Headquarters. in
casual officers. eleven nurses. .dvo
civilians. five officers and thirty-four
men OF the medical detachment: ST.
Nazaire Convoy Detachment - total
oS0J
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
MEXICAN NEWSPAPER
I DECLARES PRESIDENT
WORLD,S RENEFACTOR
More Than Any Other lNan of
Al Times He Deserves Man
kinds Gratitude.
IBy Assncia..dpress1

AIE&IICO CITY, Feb 1S.-The Uni
rersal prints an editorial this morning
under the heading president Wilson
Evolves New World Politics." which
praises the ideals OF the league. OF
nations and asserts that Mexico will be
protected by it.
The newspaper declares shat prest-
dem Wilson more than any other
man Of all times. deserves the Gra;:-
tude OF mankind"
Territorial integrity. liberty and
prosperity the editorial says, are
guaranteed to peoples by tho league Of
nations, which. upon the conclusion OF
the war, will eliminate the useless
formula OF the baihnce OF power and
war. the recourse OF savages, but hy
arbitration, the recourse of civiliza :
tion.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
COMPTROLLER WILLIAMS
Is HEARD BY COMMITTEE
BuHnio Newspaper Correspondent Re-
ucrhtcs Charges Against Man
From tirc lnin.
fBy Assoc.a,ed Prc,s !

ton Williams, Comptroller OF the Cur
rency, and Wade Cooper, Washing
ton banker today continued their tes-
the Senate Banking Committee, in con-
nection with the reappointment OF Mr..
Wiliiams. Another witness was Nor
bonne Robinson. local correspondent
for Buffalo newspaper. who has
been charged by Mr.. Williams with
attempting to defeat the confirmation
OF his nomination. Mr.. Robinaoa was
understood to lave reiterated dcA!ais
OF the charges.
Senator Weeks. of ATassa chusetts. re.
appeared before tie committee in be-
hIlf Of his bill TO transfer the comp
trolier'E duties to tho Federal Re-
serve Board
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
How the Dogs Of War
Helped to Whip Germany

The wnr horse, honorcd In song
and story Utmost since the begin
ming. of lime, now Inns n comrndc-
in-arms. md his GiOricS. In camp
nnd on battle fields are being told
wherever soldiers gather. Honors
formerly devoted to the horse must
he shared with the faithful dog
which has played Such n prominent
role on the hSitinE ground OF Eu-
rope. No breed stnnds out pre-
emincntly. Some Of the cnnine
heroes are nionErels, some half
breeds. konie thorouEhhreds. some
were Communicated In the country
through whice the troops were
pnssiuRl nnd others { were carefully
trained for their duties, but ms n
whole they measured mp well to tho
rc1uircments. They had their ply
stcai and mental examinations junt
ms did the regular Soldiers, nnd In
other wars they had to qualify
|, for army tife. whoever loves n
dog shouid read tho story ". y.
Cummings has written for The Timen-
+ Dispatch. descriptive OF how they
hclped to lick Germany. II will he
H-Inted on to-morro,y.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
CHARLES V. SALE is NAMED
BELGIAN PURCHASING AGENT
Deputy Governor of Hudson Hay Com
pnny Appointed to Import
ant Position.
ny RonERT WELLEs RITCHIC.

LDNDON. Feb iS.-Charles Y. Sale
deputy governor OF the Hudson Bay
vas appointed exclusive purchasing
agent OF the belgian government lie
thus occupies the identical position
in representing the British govern
mcnt in America during the early years
OF the war
full weight of the Hudson Bay Com
pany behind him. and is able 10 draw
on one of the strongest reservoirs in
Britain.
Belgiums action is particularly in
terestinG in view OF the fact that al
ready more than 100000 private con-
machinery are in the hands OF Amer.
lean manufacturers.
The natural impulse of the Belgians
ort OF gratitude for Americas SER
vices in feeding the prostrated little
Kingdoms people for four years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
On Billy Sundays Trail
'rODA Y.

IobAb.
~ \. aI.-siiss Florence kinney
Mill conduct chapel exercises AT
Collegiate School for Girls.
q: M.-Mrx. william Asher will
sprnk 10 tho airls Mt Patterson
Brothers.
1::h5 u. MFRS. Asher will talk
TO the employees OF II. W. Wood &;
Sons.
1,i5 r. M.-Nrs. A.bcr viii talk
ut the Chesapeake aud Ohio onlces.
(. T.. 3I.--Dilly Sundny will preach
mt tue City AudItoriun, on "The
Enlne OF Prayer"
3 y. M-Ntss SAKE will conduct
her reEulnr Ribic, class ON the pIut-
form, OF the Auditorium.
r. M.-Miss SAKE will teach her
sperfai class for teachers from the
city schools.
3u5 j.. M.-dIss Kinney will speak
Church.
1880 r. M.-Biliy Sunday will
preach on "Whnt Must Do, to Ne
Saredf-
$ u. M.-,Iiss SAKE will conduct
her cin,s for the South Side at Balm
bridge Street Dupti>t Church.
y. M-.hrs. William Asher will
hpcnk at tho House OF Happiness.
ToMoRuow.
billy Sunday will preach "to men
only" for tho last time In Rich
Inond Mt the night service. In the
afternoon he Will preach on "So
Second Chnnce.-
Fridny, night will aEoiu he. "stu-
dent night
Friday afternoon Mr.. SUNDAY will
preach on "Job.7
Saturday Afternoon and saturday
night he will preach the only sermon
OF the entire series "to Nomcn n only,
sunday, the evangelist hopes to
BIC able 70 preach four times. Next
Monday, his crest day" he will go
Ia Philadelphia TO preach ia the
Mctropoiitnn Opera House.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
DLS7zLLERS TO SEEK
REFERENDUM VOTES
MFOUR7EEN STA TES
Attempt 10 Upset National Pro-
/hibition BY Claims Of I'm
fa,DJnt Ratification.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 1s.-Referenaum
elections Will be sought in fourteen
States OF the Union OF the Eede-a
prohibition amendment. according 10
an announcement made by the Nat!ona!
Association Of Distillers and Whole
sale Liquor Dealers here today.
The States are Arkansas Californio
Colorado, Idaho, Maine. Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Nevada. New Mexico.
ohio. oregon. Utah and Washington.
Leading distillers here state that they
believe that at least thirteen OF these
fourteen States will reject the amend :
ment and thus defeat national prohibi-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
"DIP" PROVES HIS LAST
Aviation Lieutenant Fails 1000 Fec,
while Flying ut Arcndln,
Ela.
tny Assoc:attd rrcaa.l

ARCADIA. FLA. Feb. iS-L.cutsn-
ant Daniel Crawford. of Columbia S.
g., was killed in an airplane fall at
Carlstrom Field today lie was max.
ihs "a dip" ot a height of about 1000
feet. when in some manner the bel,
by which ho was strapped TO the ma
chine became looScned and he fell out
lieutenant Crawford was abou,
twenty-five years old.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
CUT PRICE OF MEAT
British Food Controller Wii Slice -Four
Cents From Present
Schedule.

LONDON, Feb. IS.-Despi;c the al
legged club til, American beer ,rus. is
holding over the British government,
Food Controller q. H.. Roberts an
nounced today that ,hc prices OF all
beginning March !. and tia, tho gov
ernmcut would investigate all the mea,
trust activities IN England.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
EIGHT BILLION POUNDS
COST Of WAR TO BRITAIN
Chancellor or the Exchcqucr Makes
Official Announcement In Itcu.e
Of Commons.

pounds $4,000 600. 900, is The COS; os., %. OF
tho war - Great Britain. as ON ella lly
estimated by Premier Lloyd George
before the peace con:eroncc commits.
sion or reparation. Announcement 10
this effect was made in the Commons,
by Chancellor OF the Exchequer Bonar
Law late today
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
SHOOTING IN LISBON
Declared Boishevists /, snd Anarchists
Are Uniting to Overthrow
Government. 't,
poE1,TIGAI.

EIGO. IFOKTUGAI, Feb. IS tvia
radio via London).--Thc Portuguese
lsolshevists and tho anarchists In LIS
bon are uniting to overthrowSthe gov
erument in tho absence OF government
troops Promiscuous shooting Is going
on nightly at the capital, Z and the
number OF casualties is said TO be con-
,,f.. q An Z. I, i, VI =, i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
LIST OF WAR MATERIALS
SURRENDERED BY HUNS
Ilnys Given Up $500 IIem,y Guns, c,5oO
iicld Guns mud $4,000 Machine
Guns.
fpv 4 Assoclatcd Prcas. j

IONDON Feb. 1S.---iJl behalf OF the
.ovcrnman. ii has been announced in
lie House OF Commons in answer to n
question that the following equipment
VI the German armies had been sur
rendered TO the British up 10 February
Heavy guns. $500: field guns. $500:
machine guns. $4,000; trench mortars,
5000; airplanes, LOO; locomotives, A.
065: motor trucks, 1890.
Up 20 February IA the Germans had
surrendered to the British l26,so6
troight cars,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
uulfed sta,cs Nnilrond Administration.
Richmond, ,Fredcricitsburg and Potpna c
81, $3.50; EaIlrond. ,,G' ~

Effective Fcbruary Goth. parlor cur
will be operated to Washington daily
on train No. l6. leaving Broad street
station 500 P. M. Similar service will
he provided on No. S5 from Washing
ton. arririnG Main Street station $40
P.NM.--AdY. sillt ~ ~. ~. -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-19
200 CONVERTS HIT
TRAIL FOR SUNDAY
Forceful Sermon by Evangelist
Results in Harvest of
Souls.
BIG DELEGATIONS PRESENT
Over 900 Epworth Leaguers,
With Insurance Men, Have
Reservations at Night.

worth or Gods Way" viii be found
on page OF this issue OF The
Tincs-Dispntch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
SPORTING
HOT AIR CHAMPIONS.
Rutland Football Warriors Talk But
Ignore Facts.

RUTLAND footoall Warriors Talk But
Ignore Facts.
Problem:-If II young men in the
southeastern part of Vermont are iusti-
fed in claiming state championship after
playing two Vermont schools, would four
victories and one tie game with FIVE Yer
mont schools justify II young men in the
western part of the state in claiming the
worlds championship Brattleboro Re-
former please answer .-Rutland Herald.
Answer:-Mebby so. 1t sounds good
on paper anyhow; but one good game on
the field of play ought to be better than
10 or IL on paper. So why not get IT,
gether? It's the only way to settle the
argument. And don't forget, by the way.
that Brattleboro has very good reason
to yell championship as Brattleboro
trimmed Rutland for that honor in 1917
and Rutland has never beaten Brattle.
boro since or before, so why are we not
champions until We have been beaten.
Brattleboro has offered Rutland three diff
ferent dates, one OF which was of Rut-
lands own making, met her requests for
guarantee and everything else, yet Rut-
land has turned them all down. Better
think it over
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
PECK GOLDEN WEDDING.
Chicken Pie Dinner in Chester With
Covers Laid for "a.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. d. Peck of Weston
observed the 5oth anniversary Of their
marriage Oct. "a. Mr.. Peck was born
Dec. "a, 1S47 in Weston and spent the
greater part of his life in, that town. He
served the town as seleetman and lister,
On Oct. "a, 1869, he married Sophro-
MIA E. Graves of Mt, Holly. Mrs. Peek
was born in Mt. Holly June 3, 184S.
There were born to them nine chill
dren. six boys and three girls. all of
whom are living. They also have II
grandchildren. All of their children
were present. but one son g wife and
two grandchildren were unable to at
tend. The day was spent in receiving
friends and relatives, who came by au-
tomobile from New Jersey, Massachu-
settle, New Hampshire, Glen Sutton, p.
O., and Londonderry, Proctorsvilte,
Cavendish, Brattleboro, Chester, Mt.
Holly and Manchester ssss.sss 81
A chicken pie dinner was served. Gov
ers being laid for "A. In the evening
an entertainment of vaudeville, music
and dancing was enjoyed in the town
hall. The grand march was led by Mr..
and Mrs. Peck. They were also able
to dance the first quadrille. Gifts of
china, linen and money, inclnding gold,
were received.
Their nine children are Donnie D.
Peek of Springfield, Mass, Harry G.
Peck of Weston, Mrs. Lottie Davis Of
Londonderry, Mrs. Lora Coburn OF
Springfield, Mass, Jay NJ. Peck Of
Springfield, Mass, Guy Peck, of Lon
donderry, Oliver Peck of Springfield,
Mass, Gale Peck of Chester and Mrs
Frank Canning of Springfield, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
Sporting Notes.

Rutland high trimmed Burlington 20 TO
The Brattleboro high school football
team IS beginning to receive notice from
the sports writer's down the valley. Com
m1enting on the school teams status with
the season at the midway point, a writer
in the Springfield Union says: There
are now four teams which stand out as
being the class Of the lot, namely. Chico
pee, Sufheld, Brattleboro and Pittsield.".
Justin Moran stands at the head Of tho
table OF Individual scorers among the
school teamss with Austin and Il. Moran
IN second and third places = respectively.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-28
That's Right; Say l want
Celery King

Get a package tonight It's cheap
and you can brew lot of tea with one
package.
Take cup every other night to reg
ulate your bowels, to purify your blood
and make you strong SO you can with.
stand an attack of influenza if it hap
pens to come along this winter.
It's one great vegetable laxative,
and it won't cost you but few cents
to find it out.
Children like it, and there is nothing
better that you can give them when
they are ailing.--Adv.
The Washington times., 1919-01-04
NS49sS7 NS%4S99SsSS7 Auto Catechism for Children
LEARN HOW TO USE
YOUR SPARK CONTROL

Learn to use the spark control Tn
teliigently in driving your car. A
thorough understanding of the oper-
ations OF gas engine is essential 70
the proper handling Of the spark con-
troll and is something every driver
should acquire. II the spark Is re-
tarded just sufficiently when the en-
gine shows signs of laboring on a
hill. IL win relieve the strain on the
engine and increase its power at low
speed. When accelerating the speed.
the engine viii pick mp more rapidly
and with less tendency TO knock II
the spark Is slightly retarded.
Study out your spark position and
learn its most efficient point in diff
ferent situations and conditions
The Washington times., 1919-01-04
RETURN LOAD IDEA
MAKING PROGRESS

"Fostered by the highways trans
port committee Of the Council of Ma
tional Defense. the return loads idea.
store door deliveries, and other meth
DDS of bringing about more efficient
motor trucking. are rapidly gaining
headway," says c. r. Norton. general
sales manager of the Packard Motor
Car Company. "The nation is now
wide awake to the task ahead of the
public-spirited men on the committee
and thousands Of individuals and civic
organizations are swinging into line
behind them.
zone of the most important things
the highways transport committee Is
doing is the urging OF good Eoad
building. Mr.. Norton says: "Good
roads were at first regarded as need
ed only by Sunday night buggy rid
But gradually opinion has changed
until 90 per. cent Of our people see
that good roads are as necessary as
steam railroads and deeper rivers and
adequate artificial waterways.
SLOWLY but surely the network OF
good roads is spreading over the
country. They are wonderful time
savers both for the city dweller and
for the tiller Of the soil. The thous-
ands of trucks that roll over them
mean that thousands of men have
more time for other work or more
time to devote to their own work.
"In addition to being a great saw
er of man power" he declares, "the
motor truck today carries q tremen-
dous freight burden. II all that load
were thrown back on the railroads at
some ones order, the steam systems
of the country would be swamped
Every good motor truck is doing it's
share to- save a freight car for Uncle
Sam"
The Washington times., 1919-01-04
A CATECHISM
FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN

ouestion-what should you do be-
fore crossing q street, -
Answer should stop and look
both ways-hFst to the left. as from
this direction comes the most danger:
then to the right II street Is clear
for at least half a block. l will cross
quickly. g.
= o.-where is the proper place to
cross street?
AT the regular crossings. be-
cause drivers are more careful there
than between streets.
Q.-when playing in the street
what should you always remember
A.-That have chosen the most
dangerous place possible to play in:
that automobiles or carriages make
little noise and can be on me before
I know IL.
o-Why does your playing in the
street. make 1t harder for the auto
drivers and confuse them so that they
are likely to have an accident:
A.-Because my playing puzzles
them; they do not know which way
! am going to run and they are apt to
lose control Of their machine.
o.-What should you do IL caught
IN the middle of the street as a ma
chine comes near you?
A-Stsnd still and indicate to the
driver that / see him and will stay
There 1 am until he passes.
o.-What Is the great danger IN
stealing rides behind trucks or cars?
Am automobile coming from the
opposite direction cannot see me. nor
I ~ ana am very likely to jump off
and step right In front of the auto.
o-Why should you never fool
Win an automobile standing on the
A-Because am very liable to
The Washington times., 1919-01-04
RESUME BUILDING
OF AUT0R0ADS

From the reports constantly being
received from the various States, it
seems evident that there is going to
be a resumption OF road building on
a scale even greater than those in
closest touch with the situation had
dared to hope, says an editorial from
Good Roads, New York publication.
This is as it should be, of course, for
the great need Of the country today Is
and that can be had
only IL the highway systems OF the
States and the nation are developed to
their maximum capacity.
In two States, Illinois and Pennsyi-
vania, large bond issues have been
authorized by the voters. In other
States, notably South Dakota and
Iowa, the issuance OF bonds is being
agitated. and apparently has the
backing of Influential interests. There
is also considerable sentiment In favor
Of a bond issue in Minnesota and in
Michigan In many counties. too, the
issuing Of bonds for extensive road
building operations seems likely.
The 1919 road programs OF num-
Der Of States have been tentatively
drawn up. and in. most instances the
proposed expenditures are at least as
large as those Of previous years when
war did not interfere with internal
improvements. In some cases they
are considerably larger. The project
ed expenditures in Texas will amount
to about s25,O00,oo, while the pro-
posed expenditure In Minnesota
is about $4,000 900. In Louisiana, ac-
cording to recent report, more than
$4,500, 900 will be spent. and In Ohio
plans have been made for what is de-
scribed as the biggest good roads
year" in that States history. Work
under the supervision of the State in
Colorado will cost about $4,o00, 900, it
is predicted. E.-
Less definite plans have been an
nounced for many other States. Road
work has been held up everywhere
for a long time, and there Is a very
general disposition to make UP next
last While the Conclusion of the
armistice on the other side has not
removed all Of the, obstacles in the
way OF renewed activity in American
road work, the>way of the road build
er has been made much easier, and
there is every reason to be optimistic
in looking forward to next years
operations.