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The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02
LARGE SUM ENTRUSTED TO BAR
UGH.

washington-Freside Wilson has
placed $15O,OOO at the disposal Of Bar
nard NJ. Baruch, to he spent as he
may find necessary" as technical ad-
wiser of the Peace Commission at
Paris.
The money was allotted from the Ma
tional Security nnd Defense Fund OF
500, 100000, which was placed Mt the
disposal of the President by Congress
in April, 1917. The Sundry Civil act.
making appropriations for the fiscal
year of 1910, also made $5O.0oO,ND
available for national security and de-
fense. to be spent on order of ihc
President.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02
ISROEL" PLAN Tall
MUDIC ACADEMY IN JERl SA-
LEM.
(By ]. j. T.. b.

London-Agudath Isrocl, thru their
rccently-opencd Bureau at Zurich
Switzerland, which was a result of
the Congress of Orthodox Jews, has
resolved to found n Talmudic Academy
ut Jerusalem. The aim will be to get
The most highly equipped Rabbis of
the day, as teachers for the Academy ::
and 1t is hoped this Academy will be-
come, in time, the most Important
Rabbinical Seminary in the World.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02

:, very unusual occasion in the af'
fairs of Jewish congregational life OF
New York City was the special Ser
vice of Welcome held by the New
s,ynagog, Broadway and Seventy-sixth
street to greet the hundred new mem
hers and their families who Joined the
congregation within the preceding SIX
weeks. The New synagog was or
ganized by Rabbi Ephrajm Frfsch In
June, 1915. with n nucleus of ten lay
men.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02
ORTHODOX JEWS HAVE CHIEF
RABBI AFTER IL YEARS.

. New York-Thc orthodox Jewish
congregations of the United States.
utter being nearly seventeen years
without a chief rabbi, again have an
stallation Tuesday night of DIR. Ahrn
ham Aaron Judelowvitch. formerly OF
Boston. The ceremony of installation
was witnessed by nearly 1000 rabbis
from all parts of the United States
ut the Synagog Schaari ShamOyim.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02
Wednesday, April 2, 1919
COMaIEMORATION ODE
On the One Hundredth Anniversary
Of the Birth of Isaac NJ. Wise.

Master. thy disciples send
This soul-mcssage TO their Friend:
We are come from far aud near.
Just to say we hold thee dear.
I:ut the pilgrimage we make
TO the tomb for thy sweet sake
Is not merely TO attest
How our love of thee is blest:
Nor to chant the Kaddish quaint.
For our Rabbi-PatroIrS Saint. ..
And the Hallel to intOne
Are we at thy headstonc prone;
For the plighted faith we preSt
When we bedded thee 10 rest
ON thy pallid lips we would
Ieaffirm in rev'rent mood.
With uplifted hands We swear
That thy standard still We bear:
THAT undimmcd thy spirit shines
Ger a thousand puipit-shrines
That unfalt'ringly we Piled
Toward the altar-stairs Of God;
That we feel thy presence near,
When assailed by doubt and fear.
AS bar of cloud, by uay,
Thou still leadest us our way:
rs bar of flame. by night,
Thou art still our beacon light -
4 new Moses, thy commands
All thy people understands.
.>wed by thy transfig'tred face,
i.riests and Levites pray Tor grace;
I,azzlcd by seraphic' glow.
Yet they venture near To go
And the Tablet Twain they take
Eut to cherish, not to break.
With Gods finger thou didst write
For the modern Israelitc ..
A New Version Of the Greed
That has served his erstwhile need.
Keen-eyed Prophet that thou vast,
None of thy behests src lost:
TO this glorious promised land
Thou didst guide our Pilgrim band;
Read the Ancient Code anew:
Flash its precepts clear to view:
Preach like Ezra to disdain
Foreign Loves" that made, us vain;
ma coinpiete diitSiaNt give
To the State wherein We live!
Inllowcd by thy spirit still.
We are pledged to d0- Thy will;
Hear alOft the torch wtich fell '7
from thy grasp Gumaliel. ~
Kindle each Hebraic soul -p'i
To its GOd-appOinted goal.
That the Flag of Faith may fly
Proudly in American sky!
Visioned In our dreams. thou art
Nearer to our yearning heart.
I.O! our mystic ear has caught
Bath-Kol whispers of thy thought;
.Ihd our spirit-fawy brings
Messages on Gossamer-winss. H..
In the cadcnces of prayer
wistfully we sense thee there;
ger the rrnes of cryptic lore
Still we see thee bend and pore; s-
And we hear thy voice; IL s~ays
I'll. thru these -CentRnnial. Days;
And we, feel the dear caress
OF thy hand appraised to bless:
And we know that all Is well.
Wise lives on in Israel!
George Alexander Kohnt In Amerl
can Israclite.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02

immediate method of securing and
safeguarding this home of culture ami
of aspiration. l have been interested
in ZiOnism for many years. hut dur
ing the last four years my attention
has been given particularly 10 the
the wOrhi war, and during those foHr
years have been discussing IL with
influential Jews and nOn-Jews in dtf-
ftrent countries. 1t seems to me per
fectly apparent that the safety " the
Palestine State and its ability to de-
velOp in its own way depend on the
creation of Il successful League of Nh
tiOns. II depends oil the harmony OF
man This Is true of all small cOtin-
tries. and indeed of all countries.
great and small. If the coin-
tries are to put their energy into
thinking about how they can protect
themselves from Onslaughts of force,
they are not going to turn their prin-
cirml energies to developing what Is
inost beautiful and original in their
intellectual and spiritual possibilities.
IL we have II League of Nations sue
ccssful enough to remove this fear
from mankind, we may expect ex-
trcmely interesting growths in art,
literature. economies. religion. ethics,
and political welfare In many differ
ent countries taking many different
NJ. t., Of hn IL
er states will this he more true than
in Palestine. If Asia Minor is going
TO he football of cOntending ambi-
tions the ideal side of the Zionist
movement is likely to he mostly
swamped in complications that no one
can foresee. If. however. the world
proves equal to the task of fntroduc-
ing cooperation in place of fear and
hate. then, under the protection of
such cooperation. we may well hope
for renaissance of the human mind:
with the vigor and variety implied in
that word renaissance. Every Jew,
therefore. who is Jew in his ideal
ism as well as in his race, should be
one OF tne most Intense WoTkcTS iVi
the success of the League. He ought
rot to he satisfied with mere nega-
tive adherence. He ought to see that
Jewish societies take an active part
in the attempt to break down the
ractious oppoSitim on the part Of
some members of the United States
Senate. He ought to do his part TO
see that the outcome is one that will
allow the highest hope for the nohlcst
elements that, have thru the centuries
marked his race.-The Maccabaean.
In an article published in the Cana
dian Eagle (Yiddish). DIR. 4. Brag-
man. speaks of legend that makes of
the Japanese direct descendants Of
one of the ten lost Tribes of Israel.
which by the way. were never lost
at all. He also speaks of largely
increased Jewish community In ia
psn. composed mainly Of refugees
from Russia. He also speaks Of the
splendid work done among the Jewish
immigrants in Japan by Samuel
Mason. the representative of the I'M
migrant Aid Socity of New York.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02

One loose cord loosens many.-Tal-
mud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-02
SCIENTIST DIES.

Science in France has sustained
great loss by the death of DR.. Hippo
lyte Bernheim. Honorary Professor AT
the Faculty of Medicine of Nancy,
and Officer of the Legion Of Honour.
Professor Bernheim was celebrated
thruOut the world by his studies on
hypnotism: he was the founder OF the
Psychological school at Nancy and the
creator. in France. Of psychiatry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07

RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
by McComb & Block)
Market changes each Monday
49, Richmond. Va. Dec. 6. 1919.
There was fair supply OF cattle here
Very little change in the market
Hogs. lower than last Monday. but higher
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I.ort movement:
New York--Niddling. SIS; expor,s 700
bales: stock. Ga.il2 bales
Total today-Rcceipis. 49, rs? bales: exports.
'.l5i bales: stock. l.F&2.6iI bales
Iota! i9r week-teccipts 1879 bales: e1-
Iotal Tor SraSon-RccciptS. 3nl5.l3l bales:
cXpOrts. "l27.s3l balcS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
STOCK MARKET SHOWS
DECIDED |RRECuLAR|TY
Sugar and Tobaccos Go Strong ana
Steel Closes at Top
Price.
OIL SECURITIES HIT SNAG
3 Candy Companies Earning Money at
T.. Fabulous Sugar Prices Regarded rs
Prospective BonanZaS When Prices
Go TO Normal
ny BnotDAN WALL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-S,ocks closed
irregular today. with the Sugar and
Tobacco shares displaying great
strength throughout the whole scs-
sion. United states Steel closed at the
top price, but business in that issue
WAS small.
announcement that the Great Casino.
40. I, We'll was maknS salt water.
Mexican Petroleum closed a; the bot
tom after an abrupt break OF i points.
Ihc Tobaccos and sugars closed at
the top In all other departments OF
:ho inaFNct there WAS rreSularity and
oil stocks Strike Snnr.
Oil stocks We're also hurt by an
nounCcmCnt that the government;
MOULD INVESTIGATE prniiteerin2 report
Cd in Kansas. where fuel OIL has been
~"iu up i:on 81 4 barrel to Si.5o.
sugar stocks are being doomed by
nla;tvc purchase. but not. for invest
meni. They all advanced from to
4 points today.
Now is good time TO buy stocks
III the candy companies. because tie
Hih'N companies are now at the very
W":s@ phase OF the industry sugar.
- scarce and costing fabulous prices.
Candy companies that can make money
TOW WI! DE bonanza carncrs when the
p'lce OF sugar fails to normal
situation StiIl Criticnl.
wall Street is not overlooking the
80 tnat the Mexican situation is still!
critical! If reports are true th,t lon.
VIII. that means that the Mexican gov
crnment has not given an inch to the
american government. and that Tho
"4tiihatum is still held in contcmDt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
NEW YORK BOND MARKET

m Tai 80 r NV 20. richmond Onice.>
AM, tai nnt IT,; c9nS. os................ 9SE
yfnn-ica,, - uep' es................ &c
In,a;aeonda COPPER Co. ss........... 81
paciT la ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SsS
,antrai Arcen,Vro s .'''.................. 9siI
nitaEo Great Western Is .......... -
Sn ,et'e Ha;nnd Electric illuminating Ss... 70
NJ III M. and ST. Paul 4fas........... 50
y cIn-a, H., ~ tF,s ............... IS
JS.dnrni -. i'"in ftss.-................ 1o1tL
~: cent. Railway coll trust SIS al
! n.t,.IrporouGh Rapid Transit 5s-.. II
?s;i
Sea hos "a A. H1'i,.W'y zen os........... 9oi4
i'Ihe cons. 6s.............. 20
-nion p, III way gen. Observation-Disclosures. co
,rr;,,,a VV os lac+.
' ''@'' halfway bS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
WhoIcsnle Du,fat;o,.

tsS Woodson-CraiG Co.. Inc. Richnond Va)
u - ROOD administration License No G nI,t0
Richmond. Va. Dec 3 1914
Butter
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COTTON MARKETS.

''te.N NV ftIRk: Dec, b.-Prcssure from wall
sStreet and the South forced the cotton
~ Most o, The news was bcarsh. Business
-noted that a distinctly conservatives tone
-.-lnarked the letters Of commission houses 10
y. rents VINO were advised to be cautious ir1
?. NE ~ MAILING OF commitments. Weekly re.
=, Initial quotations were uncha ngcd tm ~
< points higher, helped by n demand from
- ali street and LIVERPOOL. Spot Arms
s Il S near and sold later positions After
eemonth demand fcll off and last prices ,yere
casy. net unchanged TO 30 points lower
- SPOT mere was steady and unchanged al
sr.'9;sc; there wcrc sales.
So Spnt at New orleans Quiet with mid.
&dlinG unchanged at 4cc sales were 70,
shales $500 WITT ~
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RIcHMoND sTocK MAnKEr.
lsy Ciskte @; Burch { CO..

Richmond. Va. Dec. c. 1919
Virginia 3s. Old c. and r.. 1897. Ss,i -.
Virginia Centuries. 1891 .......... k9I,
CITY SECURITIES. "
Rich. City As. G.. and r. is5y-lsis 81
RAILROAD BONDS
s Sci Adjustment Is; 1s4s........ % =.
So: X. Dcv. and C. NJ Is. lS5s COZ.
STREET RAILWAY BONDS
Nor. and Ports T. Co 6s 1885. 70
Va. Ry. and Pow. Co. ts. ly3i.... rs
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RICHMOND HAY MARKET

Continued on Eleventh Pagc.1
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SHORT TEn,I MOTIFS

IN Tobacco Is. Nov l. leeS. "A,
->nEio- French as. Oct. 10 1920 '' % d.
Armour and Co. Is. June IS 10; $1,000 a. as
British 5Ls. Nov l. 1919 ''''-'''''' ~
british 5i1s. Nov J. 1921 '''''''''''''' go
f,,,d. n" 70, - "oint s. July ]. l921...... eu.
JIorJIEr WI u - IS July 10. ls.S..... 1917
l.cnh r. - n ~. ,ol; IT os. Nor. |. 1924 ~
Jacon Doi1 pIackins 60 a. Nov. II. 1872 looa:
IjrDo,t 10 i,aaonInE 60 as. Nov. II. ls?2 lolL,
MoIirn Iin'r -,SeFs Us Dec !. 1871 ....... 9aS.
Noi;no DIV 20 IS sept !, 1921 ........ lol
Ntonnp,a BOY. 20 8. sent l. 1923 800. 1919
p. July l. 1923 .................'.... 50
pr0ctor an 9 Sambie IS Mar. J. 1871. lnIi
Ssontbn -, an SHnpI" ~: Mar. !. 1923. -. 1917
$50, IVA Us. March J. la22...... GAL.
westinrhn,,.oo' sS, avg. 10 1s2l. sax
lHE Gs. Feb l. 1920 nm,
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. G.--rhe trend was
lower In a moderate way today in cotton,
c!osinE prices being at the lowest. except
on december. which was ~ points up from
{hr noitom Last prices At a ne,
loss OF Il to - points. Fluctuat lions OF tho
session carried the market up for small net
Sains ~ times and down for small ne;
!nssrS 81 others with sufficient selling to-
Ward, the end 10 cause the net rcSuta for
the dav to be losses
, Around the openinE the near months were
= 10 I POINTS down after which the lnarkc I
novel up to net advances better i'm
mrcsSlon concerning the Mexican situa ton
ne reoor,S concerning the condition OF
tircsldrnt wilson also seemed to helm va lucs
Tor q while. nut at the highest tn. m. rkct
stSod ii at net sains Of only Is :" ponts
pearcd to hc due to bcsrish cxrectat!nns
concerning tho census bureau report ON gin
nine dh" the first thing Monday morning
spots were unchanged al 20 cents for mid.
u!inc' wh.ch compared with the closing
January. 1870 "'''' Aoi
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saved my rleht limb. The doctors
soon had It under control and by per
sistent application succeeded in re.
storing it TO its normal state.
The year of our Lord 1915 was
ushered i'm while I lay in the hos.
pital. Almost Immediately upon my
release our company was sent TO the
rear for months rest i'm Beloye, a
village some distance back of the fight.
Ing line. We we're billeted with the
peasants in their homes. There we
enjoyed the use OF bathhouse and
slept on the peasants ovens, In true
home fashion, We even had the op.
portunity to see motion pictures, the
apparatus being carried from base 70
base in an automobile of the Union OF
Zemstvos. We also established our
own theatre and staged play, written
by one OF our artillery officers. There
we're two women characters in the
drama. and was chosen for the lead
ing role Tho other feminine role was
played by young officer. 1t was WITH
great reluctance that | consented 10
take the part. only after the uTsen.
anpesIs Of the commander | did not
believe myself capable Of performing,
and even the thunderous applause |
von on that occasion has not chanSeo
my belief
At Beloye many of the soldiers ana
officers we're visited by their wives:
I made many acquaintances there ana
some fast friendships. one or the
latter was the wife OF stretcner'
bearer with whom had worked. Sne
was a young, pretty and very IoNapIe
woman, and her husband adored her.
When the month Of our rest was aoou'
TO expire and the order came FOR th'
women to leave the sanitar tstretcher'
bearer borrowed the commander
horses to drive his wife to the station.
on his way back he suffered IA stroke
of apopleXy and died immedisteiy. re
received military funeral, ana maze
and placed a wreath on his bier.
As we lowered his coffin into the
grave the thought inevitably suggested
itself to me whether I would be buried
like this or my body lost and blown
10 the winds in No Mans Land. The
same thought must have run through
many mind
Another friend, made at the same
time. was the wife of Lieutenant
Botrov the former school teacher
Both of them helped me 10 learn to
write and improve my reading. The
peasant women of the locality were
so poor and ignorant that ] devoted
part of my time to aiding them. Many
of them were suffering from minor
ills that were neglected. One evening
I was even called to attend a woman
in childbirth. my first experience in
midwifery. Another time was asked
TO visit a very bad case OF fever.
Then came the trenches again
Again intense cold, again eterna
watchfulness and irritating inactivity
But there were great expectations ir
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the air. As the winter drew to it's
close runors Of a gigantic spring Of
fensive grew thicker and thicker.
Surely the war can't end without a
general battle, the men argued. Ana
so when. toward the end of February,
we were again taken for "A two weeks
rest, it was clear that we were 10 be
prepared for an offensive. We re.
ceived new outfits and equipment. on
March the commander of the
regiment addressed us. He spoke OF
the coming battle and appealed TO us
to be brave and win n great victory.
He told us that the enemy's defenses
were enormous and that 1t would re.
quire a powerful effort 10 surmount
them.
Then We started for the front. The
slush and mud we're unimaginab!e. We
walked deep I'm water, mixed with ice.
On the road we met many wounded
being carried to the hospital. We also
passed by a fraternal cemetery where
the soldiers fallen in our lines were
being buried in one huge grave. We
were kept in the rear for the night
as reserves, and were told to await
orders tomorrow to proceed TO the
trenches.
on March 8 we began an unprece.
dented bombardment. The Germa MS
replied intensively, and the earth
fairly shook. The cannonade lasted
several hours. Then an order came
for us to form ranks and march into
the trenches. We knew that 1t meant
participation in the offensive.
Lieutenant Bobrov came up to me
Unexpectedly with these words:
"Yashka take this and deliver IL to
nv wife after the attack. I have had
a premonition for three days that
would not survive this battle" He
handed me a letter and a ring.
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AND HERE 1T CONTINUES

TT WAS showing when we returned
l. 10 the front line our position was
now at Ferdinandovi Nos. between
Lake Narotch and Barauovitchi The
first night the commander of the com.
pany issued a call for thirty rolun.
teers to go scouting and investigate
the strength and position OF tho
enemy. 7 was among the thirty.
We started out in single file, moving
forward stealthily and as nolselessly as
possible. We passed by some woods,
in which an enemy patrol, upon hear.
ing the cracking OF the snow be
meath some of our soldiers boots, had
hidden. We crawled on TO the enemy
trenches and lay in front OF his barbed
wire. Our chests were fattened against
the snowdrifts. We were rather I'M
easy, as our presence seemed strangely
unnoticed. Our officer. Lieutenant
pobrov. a former school teacher, but
a lighting man Of the first order, sud.
denly caught a noise in our rear.
There lie something on he whis'
pered to US.
We pricked up our ears, but scarcely
had we time to look around when we
found ourselves surrounded by an
enemy force larger than our own. II
was too late 10 shoot. We resorted TO
our bayonets, and IL was prie1 out
savage scrap.
found myself confronted by a Ger
man, who lowered far above me.
There was not an instant to lose. Life
and death hung in the balance.
rushed at the German before he
had time to move and ran him in the
stomach with the bayonet. II stuck.
The man fell. A stream OF blood
gushed forth. I made an effort TO
pull the bayonet out. but failed. 1t
was the first man that I had bay
oneted. 1t was all so lightning quick.
fed. pursued by German, toward
our trenches, falling several times,
rising always to go on. Our wire en-
tanglements were zlgzagged. and was
unable to find quickly our positions.
Ny situation was getting critical. when
/ discovered that I had some hand
grenades with me. I threw them at
my pursuer. falling TO the ground to
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other arm OF warfare, and 80 they
gave way and took 10 their heels. We
pursued them into their trenches, and
there followed a hot scramble, Many
of the Germans raised their hands in
sign OF surrender. They well under
stood that we were In fierce. exas-
perated mood. Others fought to the
end, and all this time German machine
guns swept their own trenches, where
Teuton and Slav were mixed In com
bat We rushed the machine-gun
nests.
Our regiment captured in that at
tack 2500 Germans and thirty machine
guns. escaped only with slight
bruise In the right leg and did not
leave the ranks. Elated by our VIC
tory over the strong defenses OF the
| first line. we swept on toward the
enemy's second line. His fire slack
ened considerably. A great triumph
was in prospect, as behind the weak
second and third lines there was an
open stretch of undefended territory
/ for many versts.
Our advance line was within seventy
! feet Of the enemy's trenches when an
order came from General Walter to
halt and return to our positions. Men
and officers alike were terribly
J.
general on the field telephone. ex-
planning to him the situation The
general was obdurate All of us were
so ;incensed at this treacherous order
that, had any one Of us taken charge
at the moment. we would undoubtedly
have snatched a great victory, as the
breach in the German defenses was
complete. 49,.
The conversation between the colo.
mel and general ended in q quarrel.
The general had not, apparently, ex-
pected US to break through the first
German line. So many waves of Rus
san soldiers had beaten In vain against
II, and with such terrific losses. As
OUR men saw II then, II was the gen.
erals traitorous program to have as
many of us slaughtered as possible.
But discipline was rigid. and orders
were orders. We had to go back. We
we're so exhausted that our bodies
welcomed a rest. In those two days,
the eth and Sth of August, our ranks
were reflled., four times with fresh
drafts. Our casualties We're number.
less. Like mushrooms after a rain
the corpses lay thick everywhere, and
there was no count to the wounded.
One could not make a step in No
Mans Land without striking a Rus
sian or German dead body Bloody
feet, hands, sometimes heads, lay scat
tered in the mud
That was the most terrible offensive
In which participated. II went down
into history as the Battle OF Postovy.
We spent the first night in the Ger
man trenches we had captured. 1t wa $
night OF unforgettable horrors
| Darkness was impenetrabie. The
stencil was suffocating. The ground
was full of mud.holes Some of us sat
on corpses. Others rested their fee,
on dead men. One could nor stretch q
hand without touching a lifeless body
We were hungry. We were cold. Our