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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-08
South Rock Island Republicans.

Notice is hereby given that the
Republican party of South Rock
Island township will hold their
caucus at the town hall Center
station) on Monday evening, March
10, 1919 at $3.50 o'clock for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates to
be voted on at the annual township
election.
J. T. Campbell,
Chas. Guldenzoph,
II. A Clevenstine,
Committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
LAWYERS TO GATHER N
This CITY THURSDAY

The thir,ifth annual meeting Of the
Virginia State Rar association will be
held in the auditorium OF the JEFF
ferson hotel beginning e Thursday
morning at II o'clock. Norvell l.
Henley, Of Williamsburg, chairman of
the executive committee. will preside
over the opening session. President
Lucien II. Cooke will deliver the an
nual address. The morning session
will conclude with reports from COM
mittees, In the afternoon and even
ing delegates will be entertained with
automobile rides through the city and
with n banquet at the Country club.
Judge Martin p. Rurks. a member
OF the commission on the revision OF
the code. will rea n ape on Code
Revision Friday morning at 1880
o'clock.
A reception will be held at the John
Marshall home Ivy the association for
the preservation OF Virginia antiqui-
ties Friday afternoon and at night
DR.. Robert NJ. McEiroy will deliver an
address on study of the constitution.
The annual address will be delivered
Saturday morning by Frederick r.
Coudert. OF New York. who will dis
cnss Law Versus Diplomacy in the
Proposed Constitution q. the League
Of Nations" The annual dinner Sat
urday night will be addressed by
Judge Barton Payne. Lieutenant Tho
mas Skeihill and others.
\ report Of Harry ST. George Tucker
on the proposed constitution OF the
league OF nations will feature the an
nuai meeting his year. Mr.. Tucker
is chairman of the committee on inter
national arbitration. He will report
Friday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
70 RACE ALONG BATTLE
TERRAIN Of THE MARINE
Thirt y Mile Relay From C1auteau-
-f TyhteFry TO Paris Planned for Nc
mortal Day meet

New York. May IA thirty mile
relay race from the battlefield Of
Chauteau-Thierry to the Place de la
Concorde. Paris, is planned by the
knights OF Columbus as the principal
feature Of the athletic program OF the
"A. f.. r. on Memorial Day.
There has been "A great rush Of the
picked athletes OF P~ershingss army TO
enter for the big event n ESQ have
already signed up, according to a teie-
gram received ut X. of G. head
quarters here today from Lawrence O.
Murray. overseas commissioner of the
prga nization.
The race Is 10 start from the spot
= where the Marines rushed into the
heart Of the German advance. The
entrants are to be divided into cams
Of twenty-five e each team running
three miles.
One OF the generals who directed
operations in the Janus battle Will give
TO the first team a message 10 be de-
iivered 10 President Wilson and Gen
eral Pershing IN Paris
Mrs. Wilson is to place a wreath of
victory on the brow Of the wInner.
The route of the race viii he along
the battle terrain Of the Marine and
will be tined by thousands OF Ameri-
can hghting men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
SIXTEEN FARMER BOYS
JOIN TRACTOR SCHOOL

Sixteen Virginia farmer boys have
reported to the Universal Motor COM
pany for the first Fordson tractor
school ever held in the state. h
company considers this a pretty good
start in vinw of the fact that public
school duties and heavy work on the
farm kept a number of boys away.
The following list of names and ad-
dresses will show that interest in the
tractor school is not limited to any
one section of the state:
Forrest Cleek, Saalston. Alfred Pet
tit, Clarkton. Oden A. Breeder. Ma
nassas. Frank Lang. New Canton:
Far Scott, Chula: Carl Beard. Vienna;
Edward b. Faulkner, Richmond, r. r.
d. No. 2; Richard Edmunds, Hous-
ton: Clayton watkins. Emporia; John
A. Vaughan. Jr., Guinea: Brooke c.
Temple, Danville; Isaac Huff. Fleet:
Il. r. Faut. Roanoke; Hill Mallory.
Ashland: s. l. Bonham, Chilhowie;
Undrel Stipe, Purcellville.
The Fordson demonstration farm on
the Curtis Neck road was A busy scene
yesterday afternoon a few minutes af-
ter the above crowd landed there. Five
large tents arranged on a line through
the orchard will house the boys and
in IS minutes cots and mattresses had
been selected by them from, the pile
OU1S1n6 inc teNNS ana lnStalieQ IN Ine
tents. Tho boys seemed delighted with
the prospects of camping out for two
weeks.
A colored cook was busy preparing
supper as the boys put up their cots.
1t is safe TO say they had an appetite
by the time It was ready for them,
Col. Julien II Hill, who originated
the idea OF a Fordson tractor school.
IL right behind the proposition all tho
time and is leaving nothing undone to
make the schoo, both profitable and
pleasant to the boys. Baseball and vol,
ieyba1l equipment was sen down 70
the farm yesterday and during spare
time the boys will engage in these
sports.
The main burden OF schedules.
plans, etc, is failing on p. d. Winston.
manager Of the Fordson demonstrat-
ing farm, who is right on the job. Mr..
Winston will point out to the boys the
advantages OF tractor farming and
next week J. l. Collins. an expert on
the Fordson tractor, will explain all
the parts " the tractor and the care
Of the sama.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
ADVISED TO REGISTER

Of1cers and men who have been
in the army are requested TO call al
the local army recruiting station and
enter their and addresses on the
rmy register.
This is for convenience in getting
in touch with acquaintances and
friends met in the army and whose
present address are not known.
Recruiting officers have inquiries
daily for former soldiers which cannot
be supplied.
LIT will he ot great help to friends
in locating o and getting in touch
with you il all the Virginia soldiers
will drop in az any of the recruiting
stations and write their name in the
army register. They can be found al
S2n. East, Broad street, Richmond
Monticello Annex. Norfolk. Danyilie
Scott Building. Lynchburg: No. !
Campbell venue Roanoke; Abing-
don and Norton. Let's get together
Says Col John Mcbride, Jr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
What Germany Did TO Belgium.

1T is" an army officer said 10 me.
"as II Belgium has had the heart
beaten out OF her. II is as II the Poo
Pile of Belgium are bruised mentally.
morally. and physically, They no
longer SEEM to care"
For fou- wears Belgium has hcen
occupied by she German rny For
four years the people Of Belgium have
lied 10 the Germans. and cheated
them, ana Stolen from them. Now
they lie n cheat and steal as n
matter of course
"Ninety-five per cent ~ the working
classes are on the horderIand Of tu-
hevuiosts. TIE better classes are
run down TOO i ssn'i SO much
through poverty is because ~ OPP
preston that yhev are in this way
They are IN 4 different position from
any other nation. You ~ America.
YOU who ere developed hundreds Of
a psst Belgium cannot under
Stard-Aar-a-et z SanrSter In the
Christian herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
TAX FORMS ARE READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION

Blank forms required to be prepared
and filed hv all partnerships and per
sonal service corporations GOVERNS
income and profits for the year lFis
are now ready for distribution. ana
may be had upon application to me
Office If Collector OF Internal lseve-
pue Moncure. according to announce
rnent made by that office yesterday.
Returns are required by law 20 he -hted
not later than June IS, penalties being
provided for failure TO do so AFTER
that date.
While there will he no income tax
imposed upon partnerships and per
sonal service corporations as such,
since the tax upon profits derived
thercfrom is required to be reported
by the individual members Of such
partnerships or corporations, never
theless the duty devolves upon these
business concerns TO make their re-
turns in accordance with the law, so
II may he fully ascertained just
profits and Income thercfrom
have been reported by such
partners or stockholders.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
FRENCH THINK EVERY

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neve exists over here-a veritable
fountain Of gold The British. too,
who were never allowed to forget class
distinction. like II Democratic ideals
which they desire to live under.
Mr., Kelly said he saw a great deal
of the front lincf. being with a divi-
sion which participated in many bat
ties. widely. separated. Many times
they had 10 travel in trucks 10 keep
up with the fleeing Germans,
One OF he greatest difficulties the
officers had. he continued. was to keep
their men back when once they had
| gone over the top. To go beyond the
harrage was oftentirnes fatal.
The most wonderful sight he ever
saw was A continuous barrage put
down on tho Germans for six hours
before the great Argonne offensive.
The Heavens were abiaZe and the uni
verse seemed To roar with tn crash OF
guns Of all caitbre. AS a result, when
the Americans attacked. they were
met ny practically nothing hut dead
Huns. the ground being devastated
for many kilornttersf by the artillery
preparation. Later in the day. how
ever, there was stifT resistance. with
heavy Casualties.
One Of the countless deeds of hero
ism performed by the American
troops Was one he told about three
doughhoys who captured forty-six
Germans, c~ntrenched behind a ma
chine Il nest.
A remarkable accomplishment OF
his division, he said. was the fact that
in their several. offensives, every de-
tail Of their program was carried out
ia the letter. When orders read that
81 a certain hour on the preceding day
division headquarters would be at a
certain point On the map inside tho
enemy lines, IT was there, and the
same on down tho line TO regiments.
batsllions and companies.
Touching cen OF the return Of the
Bclriar refugees 70 their devastated
homes were told by the secretary who
was with the hrst American troops to
enter the occupied. area, Al every
step on their fifteen mile hike into
Belgium on the heels Of the retreat.
ING Germans, they were greeted with
cries of "NiVe La Anaertca'"
He was IN BRUSSELS when the king
and queen of belgium made their tri-
umnhal entry into their ca pitol. which
had been 80 the hands ~ its tempo
rary conquerors fpr four long years.
The Americans were entertained in
that city by high officials. who showed
them every courtesy,
In a Belgian house whore he was
CHARTERED -ha- said he was surprised
to notice that The little children who
could otherwise not speak a word Of
English. would say o m every occasion.
Thank you, Monsieur" He asked one
little girl who met him as a represen-
tatfve OF tho n'agnanimous America
which for several years had fed the
starving Belgian children, how she
learned this word.
Everybody in Belgium knows how
r. say Thank Sou,'" she replied, with
her most bewitching courtesy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
AT THE
THEATERS
Good Bill Al Lyric.

Patrons of light music found their
ideals in the Five Violin Misses. s.
headed by Miss Hattie Kitchener, that
the management OF the Lyric present
for the entertainment for the first
half of the week
Close second to these musical misses
came the Worth Wayten Four. What
Women Can Do" with Anna Vivian
and company, received much APP
plause by their distinct line of enter
tainment.
Lou and lean Archer. in a short ski,
of new songs and new dance steps
keep the house amused throughout
their little act. Rekoma, who was
booked as The Gentleman f,quili-
brist" rendered many old tricks OF
trade and some good new ones. Ton
ping OF the general program. which
to say the least, is about the best
that has shown locally for a long time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
VIRGINIA ARRIVALS.
The Lexington.

p. E. Tate, Newport News; r. 3
Hardy. Jr.. Lexington: w. T. Dallis
South Hill; w. p. Truce. Camp Eustis,
H Hotel Rucgcr.
e. L. Everett, Danville; S. S
Swayze. Kingston. j.. NJ. West, Vir-
ginia: Mr.. III Mrs, James Lemon
Norfolk ,~Allen Epes, Blackstone: l. S.
Hardly, Blackstone; N. r. Ferr. Blue
Mountain: D. Mayer. Virginia; M. w.
Lloyd. Virginia.
Hotel Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs II. S. Shores, Hope
T. T. Edwards, Alton: J. S. Hakhitt
and wife. Kenbridge.
Hotel Stumpf.
r. L. Rand. Norfolk; r. e. Fisher,
Norfolk; A. Parsons. Norfolk: NJ. Bon
ney. Norfolk: j. r. Timberlake: Nor
folk: f. b. williams and wife, Bybee;
J. Knowles Bishop. Norfolk: William
c. Barnes. Newport News; Geo. r
Geddy. Danville.
Jefferson.
George NJ. Reynolds and wife. Alex
andrfa; ". ]. stewart. Alexandria,; H.
H. Harlow, Alexandria: Guy T. Horner,
Norfolk; Mrs. r. A. Buckner; A. j.
Martin. Jr.. Norfolk: B. l. Creasey.
Roanoke; J. F. Trent and wife, Roa-
noke: r. s. Wilson. Roanoke: A. F.
Mayfield, Roanoke; r. M. Bunch and
wife, Lynchburg; Mrs. r. w. Callahan.
Lynchburg; O.. v. Hanger. Amherst
w. d. Hill. South Boston: Samuel
Hannah, Randolph: George W. Hill.
Norfolk: ]. T. Jones, Norfolk; T. J.
Kelly. Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
1E6ATEs LEAVE
FOR BAPTIST MEET
B6g1nta to BE Well Represented AZ
Atlanta Convention.

"a When reports are made at n an.
SEEnNal convention in Atlanta neN'
week by the foreign mission
Aoard OF the southern Baptist Con
+ SUntfon. with Headquarters IN f.icH-
n0nn. II will be shown that Virginia
EE9SeOutrihuted s14I.e Gee to the cause OF
&nmieutons- Contributions ron other
SstAfcs were 5000, 900 from Texas. thf
sASxest contributor. Ss2.2ef from
NN,0rth Carolina, $50. zoe from Ten
eeasee. The states OF Georgia, Ken
FOLLOWING are those who will at
tand the Atlanta meeting from ken
s Rev. DR.. J. r. Love. Rev. G Ashton
Senkins Calvary church: W~estfair
EsaanbridEe Street; c. Fl. ArendnIt'
secretary Baptist Council, Rev j. !.
Vcr4tS~ SUNDAY school secretary ot
virginia. Rev. Hugh A Ellis. OF ASH
band; Rev. j w, Can}mack' rev ~
III. Pitt. Of the Religious Herald; heN,
ri Clarett skinner. n, d pastor or
thc second church, the Rev George
". Mcdaniel, y. n, pastor OF me
First Baptist church; h Rev w. {.
James. u. u, pastor of Grcve-ANehue
church: the Rev. r. +. Ray. u. D
associate secretary OF foreign mis-
Sjons; II Rev. W c. Ltckliter, pastor
OF Stockton-Street church; the rev,
Thorburn Clark. pastor Of Fulton
church; the Rev. j. }. wicker CT
Leigh-Street, ana
next year in Washington.
The report viii reveal some OF the
facts ~ ssor
Churches on inc - "a
neld' sos. WIN 80 sra 40 -
oss. ihes'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
HIGHLAND PARK
CITIZENS MEET

At the annual meeting of the High
land Park Citizens association last
night the following officers were
elected: president, w. G. Carpenter.
vice-president. Il. l.. Tragic. G. l..
Beardsley, G.. Y. Jones; secretary
treasurer. NJ. X. Buckley; executive
committee-streets. S. l.. Manson; fire
and police, w. T. Johnson; water and
light, Davis Bottom; civic improve
ment. Rev. A, .. Boda; social and
educational. Rev. w. w. Il. Mcllwaine;
registration. A. G. Quarles.
Members OF the Mothers club and
the Womans' club were also present at
the meeting. which was largely at
tended. Following the business ses-
sion. a musical program was rem
dered, and refreshments served.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
NO MISG|v|NGS
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been completed. II being impossible
to arrive at any defnite decision until
II Is known when the bulk of the
troops will be available, The COM
mittee has discussed the question at
length and there Is a possibility of
arranging for two parades. 1t is
hoped. however, that the Virginia
units will arrive within a week or two
of each other and that n gigantic
parade can be held, in which the
Eightieth division, the Blues. Grays,
HowitZers and coast artillery com
panics Will be represented, as well as
all miscellaneous units in which
Richmonders enlisted.
The Jubilee week committee. both
OF the men and mt are going
steadily on with " their preparations
for the monstcr celebration TO be held
July 2. 4. 5 and 6. This WILL not con
fict in any way with any previous
parade or parades. The date has been
set some time in the future to in
sure the return home of as many men
as possible before the celebration is
held.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
BY Purifying the Blood.

Once you get you blood free from
impuri,ies-eleansed OF the catarrhal
poisons, which it is now = prey to
because Of its unhealthy state-then
you will be relieved Of Catafrh-the
dripping in the throat, hawking and
splitting. raw sores in the nostrils; and
the disagreeable bad breath. It vas
caused. in the first place. because your
impoverished blood was easily infected.
Possibly a slight cold'or contact with
someone who had a cold. But the
point is-don't suffer with Catarrh-
it is not. necessary. The remedy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
Best Treatment for Catarrh
SIS Removes the Cause

S. S. S. discovered over fifty years
ago. tested. true and tried. is obtain
able at any drug store. 1t has proven
its value in thousands Of cases It
will do so in your case. Get S. S. S.
at once and begin treatment. If yours
is 4 long standing case. be sure to
write for free expert medical advice.
We will tell you how this purely vege-
Table blood tonic ~cieanses the impuri-
ties from the blood By literally wash
ing il clean. We will prove to you
that thousands Of sufferers from Ca
tassh, after consistent treatment with
S. S. s. hsve been freed from the
trouble and all its d~isagreeab!e fea.
lures md restored to perfect health and
vigor. Don't delay the treatment. Ad-
dress Medical Director. 2S9 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
GRAND ENCAMPMENT

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will attend the state convention.
Considerable interest is centered in
the race for grand secretary. five can
d}datcs having announced themselves.
The members who are known 10 be
in the race for this honor are; T. WI
ley Davis, Jr, II Richmond: q, L.
Mason. Of Lynchburg: George r.
Jones. Of fredericksburg: X. II.
Bunch, Of Lynchbnrg. and 9. HAN
ger, of Amherst.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13

Officer f. I. Kidd last night ar
Richard CamoIi seventeen
years old. who is alleged 10 have
broken the jawbone of Daniel Bow
man in an assault on the said Bow
man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13

Il demanded a .momentous decision
Of this kind should be taken down in
writing are il should he tclophonod 10
the chancellor al Berlin. The kaiser
should see and sign the message. be-
fore II was TO he telephoned. There
upon. the kaiser ordered Won Hintzc,
Generals PIessen. Marshall and myself
TO draw up his formal ahdication.
While we were at this eNcellenry
Won WahnshaN. bureau chief At The
chanceliors office, called upon the tele-
phone. ! personally answered the cali.
He said. he must have the ~abdication
within a fcw minutes. replied So
monaentous a decision would have 10
he written out in proper form. The
kaiser had formed a decision. 7 said
but II would AXE sometime IN form
ulate IL properly Thr
would have 10 wait a little while. in'
about half an hour. after the deCistq9
was put down in black and white.
would be telephored 10 Berlin. Tho
ahdication, as written was as follows;
80. His majesty is ready To abdi-
cate AS German emperor. If hy doily
so. may he avoid hloodshed.
- His majesty wants to av"jt
civil war.
3. His majesty continues 10 be
King of Prussia and will lead his army
in. organized units back home
This abdication was signed by H.
majesty and al l;So o'clock 1t was
,~telephoned to the Chsnccllor's on
at Berlin by Won !lint2e. At sic in
the evening the. kaiser WAS informed
of the announcement made public ftv
Prince Max through Wolfc's Telegraph
bureau tthc official German new
agency. in which II was said tbs
kaiser had ahdicat"d as kaiser as we}}
as king His majesty sojcmniy took
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13
Thieves Enter Store

Thieves Enter Store.
Report was made to police head
quarters yesterday that Jones' Bros.
and Coils store was entered Sunday
night. Nothing is believed to have
stolen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13

vent any hasty action to be taken I
made this request very urgent n
added he should fight to h utmost
against the kaiser Indicating. as the
king OF Prussia. If the kaiser's abdi-
cation was absolutely necessary, he
should abdicate as the kaiser. but he
should never give up the throne of
Prussia.
Kaiser and Son.
THE kaiser and his son, t~hereupon,
had a private conversation. After a
while the kaiser called us and asked us
Il step up. Colonel Haye was asked
to repeat the report he had given to
the field marshal and General Groener
before. Colonel Haye stated. emphati-
cally all army commanders We're
against using the army against the
Germans. They had said the soldiers
would refuse to fight against their
brethren.
Then the kaiser motioncd TO me.
asking my opinion. | replied. there was
a big difference in for what purpose
the troops were to- be used, when it
came to the question of loyalty and
trustworthiness. There was no doubt.
! said, that some of the troops were
absolutely reliable. If the question
was put up to the soldiers. whether
they were going TO forget the oath
they had sworn and whether they
would desert their war lord. the army
would unquestionahlY stick To the
kaiser. There might be some excep-
tians, some d~isloyalty in spots. but
that the same sort of disloyalty had
been witnessed in open battle. The
bulk of the army, however, was true
blue. loyal TO the kaiser and obedient
In the hands of its leaders.
General Groener replied: Oath
and war lord arc mere words. These
words don't go any longer with the
army
Il told him to his face, he did not
know the ou1 and pulse Of the ARM
1t the front. In the trenches and un~
der heavy fire. ! said one Was bound
10 find out the real spirit and senit-
ment OF an army. The principal
books found il. the, possession of tn"
men were the Bible and The hylnn
book. The men were illeG with a
deep rooted serse OF duty. With them
discipline was their second religion
of course the men were now eX-
hausted and unnerved, but an army
hat had done its duty Tor four years
and a half permeated by the true
German spirit, could never he per
suaded Ia break their oaths and to-
desert their king.
al this moment his cxCcllcncv Won
Hintze appeared. Ne replied. he had
again heard from the chancellor. who
had said the situation in Ecrliu was
extremely critical. He WAS compelled
to resign and If the kaiser would NOT
resign Immediately. the monarchy
would be doomed beyond redemp-
ton.
Then the kaiser old Won Hintze
he shnmla1. te~Lepbnnes,to. Berlin thai be,
he kaiser, WIS ready to atrdlCste- II
by his abdication he should avoid the
shedding of German blood. hut he
still would be king OF Prussia and
wished to lead his army back homo.
He would never leave his army, he.
. fff II. sized -
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-13

p. f. Tate, Newport News; T. B
Hardy. Jr., Lexington: w. T. Dallis
South Hill; w. d. Truce. Camp Eustis,