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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Happy New Year
Apparent to All
Strangers and Housefu1ks yf1ngle vim
Merry Throng ~ Hundred
GATHERINGS.

New Years day w. observed pretty
much as was Christmas day~-saneiy
and soberiy. There was perhaps less
of a cessation Of business activities
yesterday than on the first OF the yule-
tide holidays.
New Years, as was Christnaa as was
ushered in with rain, which continued
pretty. much throughout yesterday,
whereas Christmas day dawned bright
and clear and the weather WAS more
conducive to an outdoor observance
and open-air celebrations.
Notwithstanding the unit W ar d
weather conditions, more people were
on the streets yesterday than on
Christmas day, which circumstances
probably was due to the fact that
more people were at work yesterday
than these were the same day last
week.
Then. again. there were more visit
ing soldiers on the streets yesterday
than on Christmas day. when hum
dreds OF the boys in blue and KHAKI
were entertained in the homes of
Richmond's citizens. There was not SO
much OF this yesterday. although
similar entertainment. OH more re-
stricted scale, obtained in many homes
Tho fnhux OF returned overseas
hEhiers and embryo warriors from
nearby camps manifested itself on
the streets, in restaurants, theaters:
railway stations. IN the several sol
dtcrs" and sailors clubs, in armories
AEl =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
CURE OUT COSTS
h GERMANY FOR
lI|R's AWFUL TOLL
hHicers American In
aineering Corps Busy
on Job.
bill OF DAMAGES.
|3tal May Exceed Entire
Wealth of the For
mer Empire. it Is
J Believed.

{sar12. IAN. 1.-The biggest as
t@NanemS lob ever undertaken is
MT which the American officers
Hlnce41nx corps. Rrfgndier
t(nsal G. n. McKinstry. com
1fng, n peepsrisK 20 accom-
f(I6h for Information TO be placed
m else disposal Of the American
1Ce commission.
91Aear task h. nothing less than
fI1A1 Osv estimating = bill Of dam
r6A ~ he prevented to Germany
Il NJ tlse havoc wrought In France.
81 I'M Belgium. In comparison
I'M ahta tremendous effort the
Salumlry Into the Standard OIL or
lsnaM merger In America was
sss psay.
4 3Acf1riaily France. Britain ans
1lJan3 have announced in rouns
ylFeN the damages which they cx
sa6I 10 c0ilect from Germany. Th'
A$al 0f these billions staKgers com
I'M 1enalOr and IL reported TO excess
m enttre wealth Of the former EN-
The American .commissir<s Will
as questioning theee unof1lcta1 Ag
lfeM wishes " ~ IN = position q
lltnN from its o&n experts approx
IakeH ne total damage wrought Of
m w'xst front before The mail stage
1ahs ennfererce set In 1t therefor,
~ IN picked corps IL engineers Il
/ naserate With the F.rench, British
III Belgian engineers IN arriving 4
fvfAnd total
sA4 headQuartexg- ~ McKsnatry.
f-re st So avenue MontaiRne. Is be
kntns = vast depository OF reports
statA Oh, tlsts NAan<& Of the sde
fner production Of the dsstroye'
] ,ries, railroad stock and Goa
81, notably af Lens and Cam
h. where two years will be re
red to resume operation Of tn
hes because OF the sfcoding sn'
Iamtting BY the Germans.
kxx assessment lists OF town
II ~ ypres. rsrdun and Rheim
[ the only eiueI n the virtues o
MI \ ~rsy which has been Totally OBJ
tsted. The owners OF the grea
works OF northern France ar
hitting valuations.
Lie French government alYead'
advanced 3s.eA,o oa8Qn franc
fxinst Tho claims OF needy residents
/ the devastated regions. and this Il
kfy the smallest fraction of tn
hole bill Germany viii get.
tlfajor Odds. who is aide to Gen
III. McKinx$ry said to the CORE
Sonaent today:
rNokhfnx may be said concerning
r. work. We are busy organizing
|lfe4s and coliatinE material. Its |
|Sstty biz lob. but not impossible
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Huns Destructive
to the Very, Last
Devastation Wrought by Retiring
German Horde Becgars Dcscrip-
tt0n, says Herbert Hoover 77T-1

Washington, Jan. ACTUAL desti-
tuition exists among fully so per cent
of the population of Northern France
as result of the devastation by the
Germans, reports Herbert Hoover in
Il cable message made public today.
Ire destruction wrought by the de-
feated and desperate armies upon
their retirement from French soil was
SO com plete that the commission for
relief in Belgium feels compelled, at
tho request OF the French govern
ment, 10 greatly enlarge its organ MIA :
ton. in order to continue the task of
rehabilitation.
The work planned will not only in
clude the distribution of food and
clothing, but the housing of homeless
inhabitants over a considerable area.
General Pershing has released from
military service duty at least twenty
Americans formerly connected with
the commission. in order tha- they
may take up the work in Northern
France where It was left off upon the
entry of the United States into the
war.
Thirty million pounds of foodstuifs
monthly from the United States are
required to meet the situation At
present, Mr.. Hoover reports total
monthly shipments for Belgium and
Northern France from America
amount in value to more than
$50. 100000.
Depicts Pitiablc State.
Mr.. Hoover's cable depicts the
pttiable conditions prevailing and in
part is rs follows:
The people today are dependent
upon ration issued directly TO them
just as before the German evacuation.
The population OF this area. at the
moment OF the retreat. was about
I sec ,6in, there being also about
800. 900 refugees in Belgium, who are
returning and some 500, 900 refugees
in advance. all of whom are anxious
10. ratGEsa 10 their -natiye. soil. ....ssys, !.
tine destruction of some twenty
pranaip9, towns and literally hmm
dreds oG villages, renders the return
of these refugees a stupendous prob
lem, Every effort is being made to
rast-asIs tEen. from going back until
some systematic provision for shelter
can be completed. bus they evade AL
official urgings, ard the roads are a
continuous procession OF thess pitt-
able bodies, Thousands OF them each
their Villages to find every. ~esftge Of
shelter aes royed, and finally. wander
into the villages further back from
the acu = battle area which are
themselves Already overerowded to- a
heari-bresaslrg extent
Industrial Lite Destroyed.
The entire industrial life OF the
region has been destroyed by the
Germans. There Ii scarcely a single
factory thai can he operated without
a very Ia We portion Of new equip
ment. The coal mines are totally de-
stroyed and the network Of railways
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
TRANSPORT
STRIKES SAND BAR.

S<sV Iogk. Jan THE American
09e ystAGRA Pacific. with 4
N 1nasan 410lsht 1.s7l SOL
[a xnuY u them wounded, 10
41nA J. Whips Graveyard" on
~ l1eaAe tnnight. the plaything OF
Sass aEUGt ship l. not considered to
LII ony immediate danger and no
Knit viii be made before tomorrow
= rem0va her crew and passengers.
~ 81 only 500 yards on shore and at
|4naewn tonight only showed = slight
| q n star board.
EFo lines have been placed aboard
+ III ship and Arrangements have been
)6NAA to remove the passengers and
9&&W Ii = brooches buoy should de-
Ind arise. SIX destroyers and q
1&aeooft Of the United States navy
NRanding BY to meet any emer-
!2sI ~ apprehension for the safety of
veil and wounded troops on
xA the ship was entertained by
1{&Y of5icials tonight. although the
1S1em WAS expressed. that It would
t1SAe6ly Dc Impossible to fioat the
xaaset within the next three or
HIM Northern Pacific IL 500 feet
~ and. has = carrying capacity Of
ltt tons. she was built n the
nNAp shipyArds In Philadelphia In
&33S1 6e tha Northern Pacific Steam
company for use on the Pacific
\ lk69 west coast and Orient trade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02


Lesa0n, Jan. 1.-the MaAches-
ter &iHaraian. the most liberal and
progressive newsDaper In Great
nr.,asn, says cdiaSFiaiiy,
.rhe debate In the French cham
her Of deputies shows that Gle
mae nceau and Eichsn are directly
and avoweaiy opposed to the very
prinrtples On which President Will
son's pelicy II based ana upoa
which depend the prespects Of
issropean peace.
sPFesadeat Wilson might ask
PfeAom tFrench foreixn nainisfer),
. .Is France prepared 10 70 back
On che agreement apon the faith
Of which Americs assented to the
arwtstice SD Germany laid down
her arnsvr
The Guaxaian adds that the Will
son formula for the preservation
of p~a~e Ii Afaiczit, hist that ifn
appafcs ton mast he essayed, since
NO other solution has been offered
that no. ~ even n prospect Of es-
Gaping from the ancient evils and
menaces that have become tntoler-
able.
at IL the policy OF America
coarluaes tho paper. at In we are
we'll assured. the policy Of this
rountry. and " our friends and al
lies reject it-Nwell. they will have
10 make their own peace and dis
pens~ with our assistance"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
FAIL To IDENTIFY
BODY Of WOMAN AT
NELSEN'S M0RGUE
Remains Viewed by Per-
sons in Search Of
Missing Ones,
ANOTHER MYSTERY.
Holbrooks, Of Washing
ton, Institute Hunt For
Dung Woman Last
Heard From Here.
ANOTHER MYSTERY

Con,plis.atious arose yesterday .
in the mystery of the dead Wo-r
man. found several days ago in
James river near Wcstlam. when
W. r. HoIbrook, OF Washington.
came to Richmond in an effort 10
locate his missing sister. He
feared that she night have met
with foul play, and that he wonid
identify the corpse in NeiSen's
ruorgue. but on viewing tho dead
body he declared he recognized
no feature OF the unfortunate wo-
man. and added his SISTERS name
10 the growing list Of young Uo-
men whose absence from home
has not been accounted for.
Miss Holhrook, who has tcen
living with her sister in Wash
inrton. left for Richmond De
eember IL. according to her
brother, and was supposed In
have been stopping with some
friends I'm this city. On former
trips from home she had always
written frequently and rcgu-
Iariy 10 her family, but this time
no word came from her until
December 30, when her sister re-
Cciyeti n letter which WAS dated
DcxEmt3es. Is. and gave no other
nsyfsscsx 0aaa 4Hleksasssssd. Nns She
stated she had beeh IN, threat
csac<i with pneuRnonia. but that
she MAS better and was being
we'll cared for.
The nature OF this letter struck
her people MS peculiar. and they
were much alarmed upon hear
Ing 81 the discovery Of the body
OF IN unknown young wunan In
the river here, thtnkinE II might
y ~ a111A, Her lx< her f1kHiex1tatciy
viewing the corpse In the usorEnc
friends, with whom she stayed ON
= former visit, 10 RfchmOnd.
Finding she had not been there,
he instituted q search for her.
hut his efforts have proven un-
scribcxl his sister aa7 wcnty-thrcc
-scars old. wcighi1 about 1855
pounds. She was about FIVE feet
nine inches tall. dark, haired. with
brown eyes and fair complexion.
She wore. when she left. n purple
hat. blue taffeta dress. green coat
and tan shoes. Her family can
otter no suggestion as to the
cause of her unusual conduct.
and are gravely concerned over
her absence.
Still Mystery.
Detectives and other officials work
ng on the case of the dead woma
I the river have thrown no ligi
pom the mystery UP to this time. bl
is understood that county polio.
1en and others are working o
efinite clues which may lead to
oiution of the case. II is the opinio
( all officers concerned with = tn
flair that the young woman ws
murdered Al the coroner's inques
cid yesterday morning in the estat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

Copenhagen, Ian. .I.--1gnace Pade-
rewski. the famous uDanist, is lead
Ing Poles in hghting Germans in
Posen. Prussian Poland, according to
the Berliner Tageblatt.
Paderewski has been frequently
mentioned in recent cable dispatches
as likely to, become the first, president
of an independent Poland.
90 I1ondon, Jan L. bcisEevkSi troops
have entered Riga snd wilma aided
by Germans. the Defy EXPRESS learns
from itg Geneva correspondents. The
news is corroborated by Stockholm
dispatches quoting Swedish news
reports. 53....gs.s.
sanguinary battles are expected. as
the Germans are re-armifk demobil-
ICED troops.
1t is considered likely the Poles will
reach Berlin because many German
soldiers refuse to serve. The Ger
man railways are badly organized,
A Copenhagen dispatch says the
Russian dreadncughts Poiataya and
Sebastopol with squadron of
cruisers, attempted to put 10 sea from
but dissension aboard the warships
resulted In their returning TO port,
London. Jan. l.-Bolshevik troops
yesterday captured Ufa. capital of
the white guards. according TO an Of
nciai Russian wireless message.
Sterlitamek also fell into their hands.
The Lithuanian government has left
wilma for Kovno.
Copenhagen, Jan. Italian troops
have been concentrated NJ Inns
bruck to advance on Munich. capital
Of vnyaria, and enter Germany en-
masse in case IL Rolshevik distur-
Dances. according to \ mekssge from
Rome by way OF Switzerland. xe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Twelve Thousand United States
Troops Are Stationed in
Siberia and Russia.
CONTAMINATION BAD.
War Department Does Not
: Place Credence in Reports
That Forces Are Cut Off
BY Bolshevik Armies.

Washington. Jan. 1-Informa ton
gained from stan officials today shows
that there are $4,000 American SOL
diers in Siberia and Russia.
There are 5000 under Major-Gen-
eral w. S. Graves. who commands the
evolutionary force sent to Siberia.
This brigade has not advanced much
beyond Vladivostok.
There are some detachments at
nearby towns along the trans-Si-
beriAn railway, Japanese and some
English troops have advanced into the
interior and are near Omsk.
The troops in Russia proper are
under command OF Colonel George
Stewart. \ regular army officer. They
consist Of one regiment. with hos
pital and transportation units from
the 3stht division, in AL, 1000 men.
Communication with the troops in
Russia who landed at Archangel is
said by the stan to be very difficult.
Their headquarters are at ArchanEel.
but some Of them went south early in
the season along the Archangel-Vol-
osda railway to a point estimated at
about sixty miles from the base.
They are satd to be in winter quar-
ters with certain British and Fxench
attachments OF infantry. sailors and
marines The war department does
not believe any Of the reports that
they may be cut on by Bolshevtk
troops,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

URGES CLOSER CO-0PERA4lG@
Paris Jan.sE President < n
upset the American peace colsllI I
ers' program this afternoon. wh&o III
Hotel Orillon. Mr.. Wilson Oon12SXS +
personally with Colonel HOUSE, se Z
tary Of StnkN Lansing And
White. the deliberations la1k el IA Y
hour and a quarter. 81 I'M In
Colonel House il understood III Z
itr~counted TO the president ~
or his intaYvicw with Eof~lo :
tcrs saffcsIr. Fire pEclltsea!
fellow delegates also delv00sHqtn~
into the full text OF Prsutef S
ceau's speech before the 4k1
Sunday, which was forwarded th n IN
president at London. but FUk1
there after he had left a
Tho president. II is UNDERWOOD, NIES
pressed upon the commissioners ~
necessity of closer corporation. ssz 81
CoNFERs WITH CORNERSTONE y
Paris, Dec. 81 delayed .--JI n
diately upon his return to Paris -
ident Wilson visited the A4&N@
peace commission and laid befok1 q
American delegates the results ~ Y
visit to England. He icft 0Arly IN
make ready for his trip to NaIy.
American commissioners War4 NJ SsS
fiyIIX II
son told them. sSg'gsa
Rumors Of friction. ene9oG 8
Premier Clemenceau's htAto y
the freedom Of the seas and = - W :
ropean feat. arc NOT bofn4 0Mf
attitude Of Colonel NdwArd S
and others, who stayed IN rfon9M
the president went to En9aaM6
1t Is confidently said thA& mG
definite regarding the Amsx3e
|tude that has not already g.
will be made known until ~.
returns from italy Al Z
Presadent TO En6D u. *
Admiral Grayson. the pf@o
physician, has ordered him -
up. for the present. 50 1t. $780,
will try to rest during hiG 1tallo34 &
though this win not be easr, fsA
of the difficult conditions Of 1ut1
train service. e.
The whole situation Ii stifI NM
president The attitude OF the
States senate will have sOnAeAy
among the Eurcfeah pOli3ic9a
In the last analysts, they Nt1k
President Wilson's word for thMa
tude OF the American peupte
49,. The French, now. Afe np&
glad the president has oh(4a&
insight into the .,Epgtieh
and that he to about to set tn
views as well They viii sJoco
to settle small disputea. sssAs
The real work will beG1M
presidents return to Par48
then be kept UP TIL II
the exception of brisx -
belgium and the hattIo frQn
American COnAsntm3gm &4
The American ccntni11
pleted its organizing W
shsence and n now reAA8
iness Of the peace cAh1
sup TO its last stagess VIM Sf
The QUA. D'Crsay filoAAA M
Foreign Office and o&he R&2
Place de In C0ncOrd
Premier CIemeRo4aU fs
brief vacation. Nv IN
reacs work MIL S3J
Mr. Wilson'S I
Are looked fnrWm
hecause of TN
pootsd. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

Rome, Jan 1On the of President Wilson arrival
here the cabinet crisis has been settled An official statement
issued assuring the people of Italy that the
policy remains unmodied pursuing the democratic princ
Piles which inspired our entrance into the war
This taken the swinging in line of the last of
the bg four governments which will play leading ro1e
in framing world peace
The Orlando Sonnino cabinet has emerged from serious
crisis with flying color It has scored victory similar that
of Premier Cemenceau the French chamber and that
Premier LLOYD George in the British elections The socaag
and Reforists who had opposed the with a
equal with which the French radicals and Sociai
fought the tiger and to that of the Hendesones aga
Lloyd George converted in the eleventh hour and N
now harmony ss2g
The portfolio of Minister Bissolati who resigned st ~
Of differences Of opinion with Foreign Mln1t
Baron Sonnno will not be filled for the present the
having taken functions of Bissoas office
Berenin reorms remains in the cabinet though n
threatened resign Sgnor Benon Independent rsplao
the conservative Minister Dari in the portfolio Of public
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Pe.ne raricy Aeain Postponed.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Daily Mail
announces that President Wilson's
trip to Italy has necessitated 4 post
ponement to January Is OF the inter-
allied reace conference. According
to the pGper, details Of the conference
were arranged today by Foreign Sec
rotary Balfour and Colonel House at
their meeting In Paris, which was an
outsroyth OF the presidents confer
ences hire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
ITALIAN CABINET IRONS OUT ALL DIFFERENCES AND
NATION READY TO TAKE ITS PLACE AT PEACE TABLE,
APPALLING BILL FOR DAMAGES TO CONFRONT THE HUI
SUGGESTION MADE THAT
FRANCE MAY DISAGREE

tNote-The following excerpts
frsm an editorial In the MAnchess
ter Guardian may be significant In
view Of tAe tact that President
Miisoa while In Manchester Mon
day had q long cenfcrence with
las edit0r.b
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
.PADEREWEsKI LEADER
AGAINST GERMANS
Great Pianist Likely to Be
Head of Independent
Poland.
GERMANS MASS TROOPS.
GERMANS MASS TROOPS.
Poles May Reach Berlin. While
Russian Ships Threaten
British Fleet - Italians
Ready to Advance.

Geneva, Jan. Between So
600 and 10000 Polish infantry
men. well supported by artillery
and yacalry. are marching on Bcr-
lin. the Polish news agency at
Lausanne learns from Posen.
Polish cavalry have entered
Frankfort -on- Odor and Posen
the report states.
One dispatch says that Ignace
PadeFcwsh, the famous pianist.
Is leading his countrymen in street
fighting In Posen.
Polish infantry have occupied
the railway centers of Gncsen,
Bcauthen and Bromberg, captur-
booty. They met NO resistance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Eve. Of Wilson's Visit Finds Rumored
Crisis Settled; All Now Is HARMONY
Orlando Sonnino Group Is Victorious

Official Statement Assures People Gov
ernment's Policy Remains Unmodified
Pursuing Democratic Principles Which
Inspired Italy's Entrance Into War.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

Last of big Four" Governments Which VIII Play
Leading Role in Framing a, Secure World Peaees
Swings Into Line-European Politicians Will
Take Presidents Word For Attitude of Ameri-a
can People. Do
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

Aaerfean sAips In Balttc.
CopenhaEen, Jan. IA Franco
American squadron has passed the
Skpw thear Skagerak) en- route for
Baltic waters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

tcon.tnaed on Page Two.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02

coAsinGsd on Psss Two,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
Still a Mystery.

Continued From Page one)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
New Elixir, Called Aspironal,
Medicated With --latest
Scientific Remedies, Used
and Endorsed by European
and American Army Sur
geons to Cut Short a Cold
and Prevent Complications.
Every Druggist in U. s. In
structed to Refund Price
While You Wait at Counter
If Relief Does Not Come
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm Up.

The sensation of the year in the drug
trade is Aspironal, the two-minute cold
and cough reliever, authoritatively
guaranteed by the laboratories; test
ed, approved and most enthusiastically
endorsed by the highest authorities,
n proclaimed by the common people
as ten times as quick and effective as
whiskey, rock and rye, or any other cold
and cough remedy they have ever tried.
All drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir, so an
you have to do to get rid of that cold
is to step into the nearest drug store,
hand the clerk half a dollar for a bot.
tie Of Aspironal and tell him to serve
you two ~teaspoonfuls With four tea
~spoonfuls Of water In a glass. With
your watch In your hand, take the
drink at one swallow and call for
your money back in two minutes II
you ann feel your cold fadin4S way
like a dream within the time limit
Don't be bashful, for all druggists in
vite you and expect you 10 try it. Ey.
e~rybody's DONG Il.
When your cold or cough Is relieved
take the remainder of the bottle hon
to your wife and babies, for Aspirona
is by far the safest me most effective
the easiest to take and the most agree
able cold and cough remedy for in.
fants and chiidren adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
WARREN COUNTY LEADS
IN V0CATI0NAE WORK

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. IL. CspL)-
That Warren county, Mississippi, is the
only county In the United States where
free vocational education Is in the
reach OF every white child ia the claim
OF ]. T. Calhoun, state rural school su-
pervisor. who has completed an investi-
cation of the educational system OF the
county of which Vicksburg Is the county
seat,
There are five consolidated schools in
the county, replacing so ~one-teacher
schools sinceF 1912. In all, agriculture,
home science, and music are taught
In the high school department by we'll
trained, highly paid teachers.
The smallest salary paid in 1919-1920
Is $50. Principals receive $4,000 a year
and their homes. All schools run 9
months, and the county recently voted
$5O,0 900 for their support. to be added
to the state school fund. Only seven
votes were cast In the entire county
against this appropriation,
]. II. Culkin Is superintendent. All
schoolhouses are new. modern and well
equipped, and each has a teachers home
nearby.