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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
Louise Is Responsible
for Death of Million
IBy Associated Press. |

BY Associated PreSs.l
LONDON, JnEinry 2.-Of the In
sectx reSponsible for the denth or
diHnhlement of hundreds of thou
sands In the war Ronc, the iouse
In declared nuthoritntiveiy to have
been one of the mont dendly md
to have accounted for mt least n
million persons.
That, however, IL only . rough
estimate. and the proba hfIity in that
the toll was Infinitely higher, for In
Serbia nione typhus, n lousc- -bornc
disease, infected nearly 100000
persons, and killed 500 n day In
JaEsy, while 200 OF the 200 medical
officers In the country, died from
the disease. This disease spread
over Russia. Austria, Germany md
the Halknns generally.
TheAe figures are vouched for In
publication prepared by Lieu
tenant Lloyd, who yvas chief entomo-
loEist in Northern Rhodesia. He
sRysi
'.Typhus, ono OF the most dYcad-
ed epidemic diseases OF man, f. en-
tireiy due TO the activities of lice.
The same remark apple. to re-
lspslnE fever over the greater por-
fion Of the world.
"Sti1l third disense, trench fe-
yer, has been placed to the credit
Of the louise, and posxibly even now
the full extent of its guilt Is not
known"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03

up In connection with the peace con-
grcas to consider and report upon
menaurcn To he taken for tho pro-
motion OF an international minimum
stnndnrd of labor conditions, and
VIC mny hone that this h0dy Will
serve the purpOnc of IinisOn be-
tween Paris and Lausanne.
"LnbOr's view In that tho ndop-
tion OF charter OF international
inbor Legislation, which II will he
the tnsk OF tho Lausanne confer
ence 10 formulate, is one. OF the
necessary snfcgunrds of future
peace.
"In addition. the labor and So
cinlist forces of allied countries will
seek, through the Lausanne con-
ference. to influence the pienipo-
tentlnries OF several countries in
order to secure tho immediate en-
tnbiishment of Il league of nations.
We reEurd tho league of nations RS
the keystone of the whole structure
and wc nre exceedingly anxious
that the peace conference should
mnkc the establishment OF the
leaEue It's first concern
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
BRITISH AND AMERICAN u
VIEWS BELIEVED ALIK u
TBy Associated Prcss.l


PARIS, January 2.-The view is now
held In American official quarters that
the attitude of the British leaders
shows such coordination with the,
mutual agreement before the poace,
congress. After the close Of the Nrc-
cent conferences and the public demon
strations attending President Wilson'S
visit to London. one OF the foremost
British statesman summed up the situ-
alton by saying:
Il would not think of having the
peace congress close until 4: had cs.
tabltshed league of nations as outlined
by President Wilson. as the British ma
tion has clearly shown that it expects
that TO be done" 5ii5
British Foreign Secretary Balfo,ir
after his conferences here. has proceeds
cd to Cannes. where he will remain
until the middle of next week. lie and
Italy. ~
1t IS then that the real work OF the
interi lied conference will begi This
will not be by any formai meeting
around the table at the outset. as cons
paratively few delegates will be, i'm
Paris at that time. But the Informal
portant from then on, as the Informal
conferences Will merge into the formal
lnteraiiied conference. and that will
gradually merge into the peace con-
Eress, without any exact delimitation Of
dates. q Sd
II is understood a special committee
Will be designated to formulate a plan
for society of nations. on which the
French member will probably be Leon
Bourgeois, and the English member
Lord Robert Cecil. &
IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
RUSSIAN POLICY
With Russia cut off from the world
and chaotic conditions existing, the
American commissioners have been In
receipt OF most meager news. In which
they have been unable TO place reli-Y
ance. AS a result it is pointed out as
futile to attempt to formulate a dos
finite policy. either economic or miIj-st
tary, by which the United States would
stand e555ssesTsss \ \
The attitude OF the commission Il:
regards Russia Is understood to be-
that the man in the street knows as
much regarding the outcome of terror
ism In that country as all tho alltedfs
statesmen together. .gstgs
The only thing approaching definite
policy on the part of the allies Is thu II
declaration by the French ForetgnsMtn
lister, Stephen Pichon, for auaranttIie,
The American deleSates are silent on X;
this 'proposItton, though 1t is not be. y
Heved, the President would ent ito N
such plan as fur as the United stats5
is concerned. w S3 3 : 'tiS 'f4
The American delegates appa reY,tiy Y
do not consider that France End ttnxs b
land either have outlined a1 deHhitk$s
policy toward Russia. In fhJys TUissS
nection u may be stated @hAt t,orSl3yt {
Minister Pichon's statemo1t 2HSSs
erect tnat France favored defeitAiy$s,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
MUST TELL THE TRUTH
Secretary Glass Presents Federal "BIue
Sky" Bill Providing Supervision
Of stock Promotions.
Try Associated Press. !

WASHINGTON, January 2.--Fcderal
blue sky" legislation drafted by the
Capital Issues Committee and awaiting
approval of Secretary Glass before be-
plan of government supervision OF
stock promotion proSpectuses to insure
accuracy and completeness Of their
statements, rather than on any attempt
Administration of this system would be
left to some Treasury agency working
through the Federal Reserve Boards
machinery. n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
Forcing Ocean to Yield Up
Victims Of German U-Boats


When the Hun sent his pirnticaI
U-bonts forth with order. to de-
.troy EnRlnnd's shipping md bring
thnt hated enemy 10 ttk Sncca. he
expected the destruction to be nI,-
soiutc. Hardly had the first vessel
been sent 10 the bottom thnn rho
work OF sElvaEc was under way.
Now the anlvnEe companies arc
Snatchins its prey from the deep
nnd the total ioSs resulting from
the war Is being cut down by hum
dreds OF milfiona OF dollars. Al
ready more thnn 500 ships hive
been waved from the 1ea rnnd re-
stored. These alone nre valued ut
more, thnn SfOO.O00,OOO. The cnr-
goes thus xnivaBed smount to MT
least $50,0O0,000, and the tnak has
hardly begun. In m Interesting AR
ticle written for The Tfnies-Dispatrh
Clair Price tells how these ships nrc
being sa1vnEed and how the oceans
bottom 81 heInE searched and mnde
10 Yield mp itn Treasures. II will he
printed on Saturday. Jnnuary Z.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
PLAN TO BUY CANToNMENTs
Secretary of War Baker Estimate,
Cost OF sites Would Rench
$4,000, ,nGn.
lBy Associated pcess.l

WASHINGTON. JANUARY o.-Secre-
tary Baker said to-day he intended to
seek the views of Congress on the
question of purchasing the land on
which army cantonments are located.
He said the War Department thought
some of these camps should be made
permanent and that ii would cost about
S12.O00.000 TO acquire the sites already
approved for this purpose. The mat
ter Will be brought up by the secre-
tary when he appears tomorrow before
the Rouse Military Committee.
Secretary Baker would not disclose
what training camp sites had been
recommended by the general staff for
permanent retention.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
AVIATOR WHO WRECKED
ROOSEKELT,S ALRPLANE
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
Machine Crashes TO Me Earth
During Testing Trip, Bury
ing VOn Hauscr.

OCCUPATION. January 2--Lieutenant
Won iIauser. the diminutive German
aviator. who claimed that 1t was he
who brought down Quentin Roosevelt.
resulting In the latter's DEATH was
seriously. perhaps .mortally. injured
yesterday when his machine crashed TO
earth while he was testing German
pianes preparatory to surrendering
them TO the Americans under the terms
OF the armistice. Owing to faulty land
Ing. the machine was wrecked Won
HauSer being buried under the debris.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
Hiring Insurance Records.

WASHINGTON. January a.---Records
representing. sl.so0,o0o,oOO Of govern
ment Insurance. written on American
soldiers abroad and weighing twenty
sin tons. reached Washington to-day
from France. THIS mass OF documents
In charge OF five officers and twenty
four men, left Tours December 90. and
war risk Insurance bureau here now
has papers covering $4,000. 600. 900 OF
insurance. fl7ss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
SCORE OF GIRLS BURNED
Gasoline Tank OF 10000 Gallons Ca
pacity Sets Fire to Factory
building.

RAfoNNE. \. j.. January "A score
of girls were badly burned at the Con
Company to-day when the explosion OF
10000 gallon gasoline tank car set
fire to n building In which they were
al work with thirty other girls and
ffty men. All rushed panic stricken to
the yard. but were obliged to pass
through furnace OF flame. to which
spattcred gasoline added fuel. The in
Jured were removed to the Bayonnc
hospital.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
KECESSARLES OLLIE
HAVE ALL DISAPPEARED
UNDER BOLSHEHLK RULE
Populdce of Pefrogrdd or Verge
of Outbreak Because Of
No Food.

LONDON. January 2.-Dissat tisfa elton
and desperation in Petrograd, caused
by the almost complete disappearance
OF the necessarics OF life and the sys-
shevik rule, are so widespread that the
populacc is on the verge of an out
break, according to Danish business
man who has returned from Russia.
Conditions in Petrograd are eS-
ceedingly depressing" he says "EX-
cept for the Red Guard and its agents,
the whole population is in direst need
Petrograd is face to face with COM
nj ete starvation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
TO PAY SOLDIERS PROMPTLY Y
Army Director Of Finance Issue. order,
for Men Landing nt New
port News.
LBy Associated rreas.l

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, January -
General u. NJ. Lord. army director OF
finance, all overseas soldiers landing at
this port arc receiving their back nav
promptly. Colonel j. q. =. Brett zone
iinancc officer, with headquarters here,
announced to-day that usual formali-
ties have been suspended and the men
arc paid now simply on their sworn
statement of the money due.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
USES HIS WOODEN LEG
IN BATTLE FOR FREEDOM
Batters Hole In Jail wnu Lnrr.
Enough to Escape and Uses
.ttt.f s Rope OF Cloth,
ONO

STEUBENVILLE. OHIO, January ..
Using his wooden leg. prisoner in
Jenerson County Jail here pounded his
prisoners followed him. John Bonnie.
Roberts, OF local fame, is blamed for
the delivery. Roberts took his wooden
Ies ana pounded the wall. which is
made a hole large enough TO allow
himself and the two other prisoners
TO sscape Pieces of clothing were
used as rope, with which the 'pris-
oners lowered themselves to the gror,,d
from the second floor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03

has taught the lesson that those who
make the best citizens. in time OF peace
make the best soldiers in time Of war"
said William Jennings Bryan tonight
made fervent appeal TO the men in
uniform to serve their country as we'll
IL peace as in war. He indorsed Pres
idcn: Wilson's trip abroad. and praised
the victory won for American ideals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
Heavy Rains mt kno.yI,,r,

NNUNNIl.IIE, TENN, January p
fesulting from the heavy rainfall in
the mountainous sections OF East Ten
nessee. Southwest Virginia and West
crn North Carolina. rivers are rising
rapidly and tho tributaries TO tho
Tennessee at somo points In the district
have reached flood stages,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03

Through the !Adverttslng Columns
u the modern newspaper you can send
your sales message to thousands that
otherwise you would be unable 10
reach. Now Is the time to consider
your 1919 advertising plans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-03
Cold wave warning.

N N. .W.3Sf1!NlITON, JanuAry 2-Cold
= wave warnings have heen ssued for
North Carolina, South Carolina, south
+ and central portions of Georgia, north
an2 central portions OF Florida penin-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

"Ho! Ho Ho! The joke is on you,
he cried. You think you are topsy
turvy because you are looking at the
bottom side of the forest instead OF
the top side. Don't you know that
things growing in the ground live down
stairs as well as upstairs? There ar,
the trees of Birdland.
Peggy and Billy stood up, feeling a
bit foolish over being so muddled. They
could see now that they were looking
at a forest of tree roots instead of at
tree trunks and limbs. But Judge Owl
couldn't understand it at all.
Hoo Hoo! know every tree in
Birdland, and ] don't know these
trees" he hooted. 'If this is Bird
land, where are the birds?"
THE upstairs birds have gone south
1or the winter" snickered Tickle Toe
Ilmmy, land the downstairs birds
the moles, the gophers and other I'm
foreground toiks-ought to be snugly
asleep here in the earth, but Just now
Iuey are mad as March hares because
The trees all seem to be asleep i"
Mnlspereu feggy, who noticed how
qu.eG inc underground forest was.
'Of course they are. The Troo
~ "it tupNSu UOWDStalrS ont
of the cold, and have brought their con
the lifeblood of the trees-down With
them so Old Man Winter can't freeze
it up with his icy blasts. The Tree
Spirits are all soundly asleep amid these
roots, and the Shrub Spirits and the
Flower Spirits are asleep, too. We're
going to wake them up in our tickling
spree. We're going to make them think
spring has come. My, but they'll have
fit of the shivers when they lind Old
Winter is still raging"
The elf plucked long feathers from
his coat of fur and feathers and handed
one each to Billy and Peggy. "Tickle
the trees hard" he snickered, ''but
keep away from Mother Nature. Don't
you dare wake her up, for if she finds
us teasing her slumbering children she
,s sure to give us an awful spanking. I"
(Tomoryoo olfeke told hoo nc
Underground fores aaoakens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

MOT very far from the Pekip, and
" not far from the Criminal Courts
Building, and not far from the City
Hall where the formalities relative to
such items as public contracts are con
Quoted, there stood and still stands a
grimy. uupretentious brick building hav-
ing upon the plate glass of its first floor
the tarnished gilt sign of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
The Up. Side Down Trees

The Up Side Down trees
I<DO YOU youngsters like fun|'
~ asked Tickle Toe Timmy of Billy,
Peggy and Judge Owl, as he slammed
the door of his hole shut in the faces
of the muttering Underground Folks.
"Of course, we like fun" chuckled
Billy. "It was very funny the way
Father Rabbit kicked you"
"Aw, that wasn't so funny-that
hurt!'' snickered Tickle Toe Timmy,
rrinning uncomfortably and rubbing his
shins. ~ mean do you like having fun
playing jokes on other folks. If you
do. come with me on tickling spree. /,
on the door. 1t was the Underground
INV for waking them out of their winter
nap. my, those sleepy heads are cross
ECome away before they catch u.s."
Tickle Toe Timmy led the way
through dark tunnel which soon
brought them to what appeared to be a
forest. But it was the dueerest forest
Peggy aud Billy had ever seen. The
trees instead of growing up from, the
ground. seemed to be growing down
III Jimmy crickets We've been turned
ibopsy turvy" exclaimed Billy Bel
GUM, and quick as a wink he stood on
his head so as to be right side up.
Peggy Just as quickly lay on her back
for she didnt know whether her feet
ought to be up or down and thought
tnat the safest way was to keep them
neither up nor down. As for Judge
Owl. be turned somersaults in the air
and kepl on, turning them because he
didn't know on which end to stop--his
tret ur his head Tickle Toe I'immy
looked at tho three Ia surprise and then
burst Ito iit Of laughters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

(Tomorro,o WiItpbe told ho,o nc
Underground fores as0akens,J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
DREAWLAND ADVENTURES

TICKLE TOE TIlMMY"

(Peggy, Billy aud Judge O,0l, made
tim as mice by going through a
megaphone, are carried TO the Un-
derground City, tckere they find tho
: Underground Folks in q hubbub be
.cGuse they haze been G'oakened from
Their tointer sleep By Tickle Toe
Tiutny, an elf.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23
Harry Edwards Learns the News

Yes, I think it WILL" Jennie agreed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-23

The young lady across the way
says She loves to go down to the
swimming pool, get into her bath
ing suit and indulge in little dip
somania for half or three quarters
of an hour.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
CHANGE WOULD be COSTLY
Why General Adoption Of the Metric
system t. LIKELY to BE De-
iayed for Some Years.

The great objection to-, the adoption
Of the metric system is well stated by
T. 8. Mummert in a letter to Scien-
tiilc American. He says: L
There are in the United States and
Great Britain and other English speak
Ing countries millions II not billions
of dollars worth of machine tools and
gauges built and graduated on
the inch basis, and more millions Of
dollars worth of jigs and special fix
lures in machine-tool and tool build
ers' factories used to build standard
tools to inch standards. These will
all wear out some day and have to be
replaced; and II 1t were possible to
replace them thus gradually with
metric system equipment the proposed
change would not be so bad. But moth
ing of the sort Is possible; you
cannot 60 over to the metric system
q little at time, you must 60 over all
at once. This would involve the alb
solute abandonment of all this equip
ment; 1t would be tremendous loss
and most impractical thing to do"
Mr.. Mummert suggests that we
adopt the inch as our standard and
decimalize 1t up and down. But the
editor of Scientific American points
out that 1t would not bring us nearer
to international uniformity.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03

For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
s,s. Signal. &: ., &&AzzzSx
Notice OF Taking Street Into County
Road System.

Notice OF Taking Street Into County
Road System.
At meeting of the Board of County
Road Commissioners of Shiawassee
County held at the Court House in tho
City of Corunna on Friday, May 20,
1919.
Present. Commissioner Parmentsr,
Cline and Bailey. e.
On motion Of Commissioner Cline the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, by the Board of County
Road Commissioners of Shiswassce
County that the. following described
road be and is hereby taken over into
the County Road System for construc-
tion and maintenance. ...s,
Commencing o. the west corporation
line of the City of Corunna, thence
southeasterly on Lombard Avenue to
Frazier Street, thence east on Frazier
Street to the intersection of Frazier
Street and Shiawassee Avenue, thence
south on Shiawassee Avenue to the in
tersection of Mcneil Street and Shia-
wassee Avenue, thence east on Mcneil
Street to the east city limits of the said
City of Corunna.
AMOS PARMENTER,
VIM. II. CLINE,
ROY G. BAILEY,
Board of County Road Commissioners,
Shiawassee County, Michigan. 1928
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
How to Remove Dents

If sufficient care be exercised, 1t is
possible to make a good repair job of
the dents and disfiguring depressions
which mar the surfaces Of automobile
bodies and tenders. FIJI sack made
Of heavy canvas with builders sand,
and fasten q board on one side Of 1t,
80 that one side of the bag is soft and
one rigid. Place the soft side against
the cavity In the sheet metal, and
hammer the ridge which corresponds
to cavity on the other side of the
metal. Use a rubber-faced or lockwood
mallet, to avoid cracking the material,
and strike light blows in circles around
the damaged part, narrowing the cir
cles gradually until the center Is
reached. In this way the material will
be restored to its original shape, and
II the blows be not too violent, there
Is no danger of making bulge in the
opposite direction, as the sand offers
sufficient resistance to keep the sur
face fiat. The method of holding the
sack In position win depend on the
conditions governing each case, but IL
the car Is placed near wall, the mat
ter will not be difficult.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
Why Ones Temperature n,sea

A persons normal temperature va
ries according to the hour Of the day.
the work he is doing. the food he is
taking and other causes. One who
plays several games Of tennis In the
hot sun will find that his temperature
goes up to 102 #. But the reaction
speedily sends 1t back to or even be-
low normal.
DIR. Frank II. Wunne of indianapolis
described to the members of the Amer
lean Medical association the effect Of
physical examination on the tempera-
ture of men called up in the draft. In
324 men fear and suspense sent their
temperature up to 1913 f. (average for
ally; of these IL per cent were normal
(9S.6), 16 per cent were subnormal. 81
per cent were higher than normal. and
Is per cent were above 100 II.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
chiId,s Marvellous Escape.

A child fell out of the Aberdeen ex-
press when 1t was travelling at full
speed the other day near Drumlithie,
Scotland. A Port-Glasgow family
named Crobie, grandmother, mother,
and two little girls, travelled in the
train. One Of the children stumbled
against the carriage door, which open
ed, and she fell out. The frantic
mother pulled the communication cord,
and the train was stopped. Two pas
sengers and the grandmother and
mother got out and ran along the line
a considerable distance. Great was
the surprise and relief Of all when
they met the child running along the
track after the train, cut and bruised
about the face and legs, but not Sc
riously injured.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-03
- The -
Scrap Book
GOOD WHEN ICE is SCARCE
Refrigerator That Will Keep Food
From Spelling May Be constructed
at Small Cost.

An iceless icebox that anyone may
set up I'm his cellar has been perfected
at the Syracuse Kitchen as a result
of experiments at the New York
State College of Agriculture at Ithaca.
1t Is estimated that II will cost $11 II
made by a carpenter and about 1878
II made at home by one handy with
tools.
A. r. Mann, director of the college.
describes the homemade refrigerator
as follows:
1.-THE iceless refrigerator depends
on the principle that evaporating wa
ter has a cooling effect. 1t Is simply
an open framework of shelves sur
rounded by wet cloth. 1t should be
kept in shady place where air Is in
motion. The shelves, the bottom and
the four supporting posts should form
an open framework covered with wire
screen. The top is solid wood and
supports an enameled pan. The whole
rests on the four short legs of the
framework in another similar pan. The
front is hinged as door.
"All four screened sides are covered
with Canton flannel, smooth side out,
buttoned on. The buttons are sewn
on tape which is tackled to the frame
so as to engage the buttOnhOles In the
cloth. This plan of buttoning per-
mits the use of duplicate cover and
allows for a weekly washing. Fas-
tened around the top are four flaps Of
cloth which extend up over the top
into the upper pan of water. They
serve as wicks or siphons to keep the
Canton flannel cover moist.
IL practicable, the whole affair
should be white, as that refracts heat
and light. The screening should be
Of n0n-rusting wire. such as copper
or zinc" 5
For 4 size Of 4 feet 8 inches high and
2 feet square, with shelves IL inches
apart, the following materials are re-
quired. .".y
Three yards Of 24-inch wide screen,
one pint Of white paint for first coat
and one pint Of white enamel. 80 lin
ear feet Of three-quarter by three-inch
STUFF for framework, 10 feet Of One-inch