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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
GENERAL STAFF OFFICIALS
DISCUSS ARMY COALITION
Doubt IL Exprcssed Tint There WI,
BE Call for American
Soldiers.
fBy Associated pr...1

WASHINGTON. Oct. 12-The une1-
pscted coalition Of the German army
Batic provinces with the Russians of
The Western Russian provinces under
GENERA! lud!nck was discussed seri-
ously today from two standpoints by
army staff
These officers say that the junction
ana cooperation Of such elements
mean:
First. that the peace treaty did not
anticipate this new war and 10 thai
extent the treaty fails in the essential
effect Of pacifying Europe by rough
and ready plans:
were threatening Germany with the
direst consequences If Won der Goltz
were not recalled out of tho Baltic
provinces. the allies obviously are not
a party to the coalition.
:, Third. that neither England nor
France Is III position to interfere,
considering the strong military forces
that would be necessary 10 combat the
russian German armies.
Fourth, that the United States is
clearly and definitely out of the affair
unless the most extraordinary thing
should happen. namely. that Congress
Immediately OF not less than 100000
men"
Recent army estimates show the
amount OF military food on which the
new military combination cou.d con-
tnuc 10 exist.
AT the time Germany was casting
about for reserves the STAFF here figured
that there were enough Germans and
rnces TO give Germany 100000 re-
serves.
The sum total in sight. therefore.
would be $4,000 Germans already under
estimated reserves OF probably 100000
Germans in the Baltic provinces.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
RATIFICATION OF TREATY
TRIUMPH FOR CLEMENCEAU
Action OF French Senate Unanimous
but for Senator Who Did
Not Vote.

PARIS. Oct. Qualification OF the
treaty of Versailles by the French
Senate last night was Il veritable
triumph for Premier Clemenceau. who
spoke at length before the final vote
was taken, and whose remarks were
heartily applauded.
Only one voice was lacking to make
the ratification nnanimous-that Of
Senator De La Haye. He abstained
from voting.
The aged Premier's attitude was in
striking contrast with his recent de-
fiant posture in tho Chamber Of Depu-
1t was evident the "Tiger" was in
the midst of affcctionatc intimates, not
confronted with partly hostile audi
e ence as was the case in the Chamber.
sion of the unfavorable aspects OF the
Tho completed work is not perfect"
he said. at could not be, for we are
no workers Of miracles.
1T is vain In any case to lay down
rules Jof conduct for mankind, how
ever perfect, unless mankind Is ready
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
Secretary Of Labor Wilson to Officially
Open International Labor Conference

conference, the treaty I'm. become
effective through ratification by the
requisite number OF powers and
League OF nations tx I'm existence
und properly authorized represent
tatives OF any members OF such
iehSuc nrc present mt the time OF
the opening OF the conference, tho
Secretary OF Lnbor will proceed to
call such conference to- order and
organize II. 1t will then he within
the province and power OF the duly
qualified representatives then and
there present to- take such adjourn
ment, II amy, mn they may deem
Wine, In order thnt, before proceed
Ing with the nEcnda, n more COM
plete membership OF the league
may be secured.
"3. II the treaty Inns not become
effective by October 70, or, II IL hns
no qualified representatives OF menu
bers present, the government of the
United Stntes Will adjourn further
steps I'm the organization OF the
conference until Il date when 1T mny
be expected TINT sufficient duly
qualified representatives, OF mem
bers can be present that the
organization OF the conference may
be perfected,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
PLAN ATTACK ON BUDAPEST
Is NEWS FROM VIENNA
Declared Tint Former Austrian EN-
peror VIII Join Admiral ShortIy's
Forces for Invasion.
IBy Universal Service,

PARIS, Oct. 12-"It is reported here
by trustworthy source that a white
army OF Magyars. headed by the Aus
trian Admiral Shortly. is marching on
Budapest to drive out the Rouman-
ians." says a Vienna dispatch to LIE
Petit Parisen.
admiral Shortly has issued the fol-
lowing manifesto:
Magyars,-After year of disor-
ganization the Hungarian army ia
finally reorEaniZed. thanks to the aid
Of the noble trans-Danubians. We are
now advancing rapidly to the relief OF
Budapest
ut IS further persistently rumored
joined Admiral Shortlys forces and will
lead them 'triumphantly' into Buda-
nest 4"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
SINN FEINERS HANDCUFFED
Headquarters of Faction Announces
Thirty-Ninc Are still in SoIf-
tary Confinement.
TBy Universal Serv,ca1

DUBLIN. Oct. 12.-Thirty-riine of the
Sim Fein prisoners in Mountjoy
prison are still handcuffed and in soli-
tary confinement. IT was announced at
Sim Fein headquarters here today
OKeefc. the member of Parliament, has
just been sentenced to eighteen months
Imprisonment for q speech he delivered
six months ago In the constituency. He
also is manacled.
This, according to the announcement.
ent in Mountjoy except three or four
who are in the hospital, in handouts
and solitary confinement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
PISTOL WOUND FATAL
Dying Father Asserts Fellow shopman
1nsulted One Of His Five
Daughters.
IBy Associated Press

MACON, GA, Oct. 12.-W. c. Glance,
railroad shopman, and brother of City
Detective j. T. Glance. is in u hospital
here In dying condition from pistol
during a fight in front OF his home.
Glance has NV daughters, and he al
leges that j. Fl Sheppard, fellow shop
man, insultcd one of them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
OPPOSE HOSPITAL LOCATION
AsheviIIe Citizens Sign Petition Pro-
testing Against Locating Public
Health Service There.
TBy Associated Press.1

ASIIEVILLE, N. c., Oct. 12.-Armed
with petitions containing names OF over
500 citizens OF Asheville, representing
CARNATIONS, Mayor Gallatin Roberts
Left here this afternoon for Washing
ton. where he goes to protest against
the action OF the government in taking
over Kcnilworth Hospital here for O
public health service institution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
JOHNSON COMING EAST
Senator VIII Address Gathering in
Madison Square Garden Next
Saturday Night.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1e,-Scnato,
Hiram johnson. OF California, now en-
route back to Washington to support
equalizng the votes OF the United
States in tho league of nations with
Great Britain will address mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden.
New York, next Saturday night, il was
announced tonight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
Bowels Act Human

function gently but firmly without
the violence Of purgatives-when you
treat them with DR.. Kings New Life
pills. smooth acting laxative that
gets right down to business and graft
Tying results. All druggists-25c a
bottlc.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
Rheumatism

Is completely washed out of tho sys.
tenn by tho celebrated ShIvar Mineral
Water. Positively guaranteed by
Inoney-back offer. Tastes fine; costs a
ITilie. Delivered anywhere by our
EIchmond agents-Spence-Nu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13
PRAYER OF OLD MINISTER
BRINGS BURNING OF STILL
Suffolk Man Tells OF Several In.
stances of Quick Answers
by Lord.
"T. N. G." is TAKEN TO TASK
hclicver Says Denial OF Efficacy of
ouppiication to God Is Declaration,
mat lie Is But Myth-Divinfty
Student Makes Statement

more and more Times DisDatcb ro,d-
oue-y are becoming interested in the
mas asked for some personal nrn mno
u ,,,'. as TO the efficacy OF prayer. Nh
iherous persons have alreadv rani;oa
onco nc query telling of their expert-
on,, many or which are interestin,
NO M reveal rather unusual answers -
;tt Suppiications to God The Tirnos
iD!spatch is publishing several Of thesa
,hnsa aai!y. among the replies being
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-13

WINGED his arguments are unanswcr-
able. many r Christian will find In the
article parallel to his experiences.
Yours truly.
Suffolk. Va. October 10. 1919.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ELECTION

P Ul ONC in two years do the people of this city have % opportunity to actively and certainly nature and quality of the city government.
 The individuals who compose the government being chosen may do about they please for 73O days the terms expire Two years is long time. hirtv-ffh o inc Scrptural life of But actively interested ln public affairs rue before they old and two years is twenty-fh political life of a 
 The individual has only limited number opportunities to set things right in the city government they 20 wrong He has only few chances to aid in keeping things right if they right
 the oy of Bridgeport with it's 175OOO citizens is important part of the United States one 7Oh part of thls country in population. and than that in wealth. productivity and industrial importance
 If Bridgeport lapses into state of gross msmanagenent and dishonesty if ideas of public honor here in this city political activity degenerates system false hood and theft to considerable degree must the United States be corrupted and dishonored piled and all its social questions made settle Inent
 The High Cost of Living is composed many elements among which, Is the cost of city government.
 By habit of thinking, which many practice the cost of city government gets less attention class of c zens than it ought to have People have
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
VERY DESINGENUOUS

A TToRNEY BEERS whose family is the backbone the lighting monopoly in Bridgeport took up the defence of the Warrenite contracts last night with the of the truth Warrene patented combination and asphalt but the patent does estop production other sorts of btumnous concrete which mixtures stone and asphalt
 Highway Commissioner Bennett of such pavements So does New Haven, do other cities.
 When is said that Bridgeport pays twice much bltuminous pavements what is MT. others put down the type of pavement ignoring the patented Warrenie, for about half the cost of Warrenite
 The Warrente people, charging high price for their duct obtain strange influence the city officials in many thor entar Sometimes their stay short sometimes is long. but nearly always it is odorous.
 Mir. has respect for intellectual honesty, will explain why the administration prefers buy patent pavement which the state highway will not unless bids in low any other bidder for bu minous pavements.
 It is very simple matter to deceive people who not well informed upon the matter The people we'll inform
 the Warrenite question: and day they why it Warren Bros have been able to dollars out of the city treasury without having to pete with other pavement concerns.
 Bridgeport shameful scandal many bitu- pavemens the city should have for the money has spent.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
BHD TIHE FOR
 GE:RA!1EN WOElIEE1
 10 GET E1IARRIIED

Berlin, Oct. 4-(By The Associated Press) The war has left Prussia with q surplus of women over men, there being now, it is estimated, l. 101 females for every thousand males This, it would be generally assumed, correspondingly dIlninishes women's matrimonial prospects in Prussia.
 Dr. Robert Behla, government expert on vital statistics, expects, However, an increase over the normal percentages of marriages n Germany, con ending hat such increase is a a na ural consequence of all wars. He says that wage earners generally m2--g n =" $, II han 60 ... e,s l. ter the way because of the improve men in n ir economic condition due to ;heir increased wages.
 TIte number Of marriages in Prus- sia las year was about 100000 less than ,ootz place in the last peace year when ts2~r" UGs q surplus of only five women Q every thousand men.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
SAW P0PE IN
 DRESS 0F X. OF
 G l,'s2 .z90rVE-E)

Miss Gladys Sheridan of New York city, who served with the legal de- parlment of ,he Knigh;s of CoIum- bus in France recently had unique experience while visi ing he Vatican at Rome. Miss Sheridan, with group of other visitors sought an au- dEence wi,h Pope Benedict She observed that all of the women in the party wore manJilIas. It has long been the cus,Om for women to wear veiis when being received at the Vat ican. Miss Sheridan was dressed in her Knights of Columbus uniform One of the Swiss guard, seeing that sine wore no manila and was about to be refused allowed her to pass, assuring her that the K of C. ul.i- form was recognized at the Vatican "as formal dress for an audience"
 Miss Sheridan brought home three medallions of the Order of the Knight of St. Gregory, a papal rank of dis ttnction which has been conferred on William P. Larkin, Overseas Director of the Knights of Columbus; James A Flaherty, of Philadelphia, the Supreme Knight, and Joseph c. Pei letter of Boston. the Supreme Advo- ca.e of the Order.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
STRANGERS HAVE TOUCH TIME IN
 AUSTRIAN CITY
Conditions Tn Budapest Very Bad Says Report
 From Berlin

Berlin. Oct. 28-(By The Asso- ciated Press) has the train reached the East Station than one notices that Budapest is an oc- cupied city, writes the Tageblatt's special Budapest correspondent. The chief of station is a Rumanian offi- cer, the station guard is composed O. Eumanian soldiers. the arriving pass engers are requested with friendly blows from clubs to stand in Ions line and give the commanding Ru- Tl2aEian officer the travel pass
 The baggage is m3nuJely searched and it is more than an hour before it is possible to leave the station. IL is almost impossible to get a cab. and if one does find one, the coach man immediately asks if one has blue money the old Austro-Hun- garian bills in contradistincuion to the white" money of the soviet re- gime.
 If one has the blue money the ride throughout the entire city be- gins, for lodging in a hotel is almost impossible to find, since nearly all are taken over by the Entente nnis- s3ons and the Rumanian officers T. frequently happens that strangers spend days without a place to sleep , m Budapest.
 Everywhere there are Rumanian patrols, including cavalry with lances , and the Rumanian flag. The streets at night are absolutely empty. since no one without a special pass -.ay be abroad after II o'clock Only Rou- manian soldiers are to be seen and with Hungarian troopers may be hunting an occasional Bolshevik. ! "In the daytime automobiles tear . through the streets carrying Eng fish, American, Italian and Rumanian officers From the official hotels military guard
 i Life IS Iivaliest in the Hotel Ritz l where lives the American commission, wh ch made itself particularly popu- 1 lar by it's attitude during the Jewish pogroms.
 An official declaration regarding the pogroms gives twelve dead and ! 400 wounded, one-third of whom, i however, are not Jews. The anti semitic movement is beginning to in !! crease and has taken hold of the schools. In the university, Prof. Jo-
 ham Ritook, one of the unknown
 great ones of the Hungarian scientific world has started an anti-semitic as
 sociltion which has as its task the
 clearing of the university of Jews. 4
 whole list of European professors has been called upon to resign their
 chairs, and Jewish students are not
 to be allowed at the university in
 future. Even in grammar schools
 the anti-sennitic agitation is strong,
 and several high schools have decided
 to accept no Jewish pupils
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31

impede production of necessity Punishment may be fine and not than two years imprisonment.
 he statute provides that the President may take and operate mines by such the government chooses to employ.
 This will be resorted too if nothing else will save country sufferngs the fuel inc in mdwiner.
 Those who assert that the over take a shallow of the conditions War is not until is signed. The consequences present The country needs much disastrous delays any other produced evil great panic injurious than battle An entire suspension of the production coal surely result in disaster This disorder Mr. Wilson will avert if he has to operate the mines himself
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
BICYCLE MAY
 FIND WAY TO
 FAVOR AGAIN

The bicycle. once much in evidence on the streets, but lately on the shelf, may play a return engagement, wheel riding coming into vogue again with those whose homes and places of business are in different trolley zones. Unusual activity has been seen in the bicycle market given the announce ment of increased fares by the Con- necticut Company.
 Many su@uranites it is said have hit lpon the bicycle CT bicycle with mo-
 or attachment, as a solution and of- increased cost of travel problem. One of the principal dealers reported "a e,Ihatential ianrAasA in eAl@s
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
FAMOUS RHEIMS
 CATHEDRAL NOT
 BADLY DAMAGED
Old Building Is to Be Re stored to Its Former
 Grandeur

Paris, Oct. 2S-(By the Associated Press)-After all, the Rheims cathe- dral has not suffered from German bombardments and fire so much as was at first supposed, Cardinal Lu- con has told a representative of the Paris Intransigeant. The Cardinal an nounced that divine service would be resumed in the cathedral from Nov. l. but the holy office will be restrict ed to the altar of the Virgin and the ambulatory around it. These will accommodate only about 1,500 per sons.
 met the cardinal at Rheims in q simply furnished apartment of the arch:episcopa1 palace, with a shell hole in the wall. Cardinal Lucon. despite his TT years, is still hale and alert, and he is an optimist.
 Destroyed, my cathedral? Why, mo-" he said. The damage is much more easily repairable than is gener- ally believed. A few ancient parts, 1t is true, cannot be replaced; but the beauty of the cathedral lay, first, in its stained glass; secondly, in its sculptures and thirdly in it's statu- ary.
 of the stained glass, nine-tenths 1aS Deen SdNeu anu brought 10 The remaining tenth can be restored by specialists, with the aid of much patience and greata number of col ored photographs we have. As re- gards the sculptures, we shall use the numerous holdings we have of them. Many have had to be restored any way in the course of centuries, such as for instance, the large piece rep resenting the Assumption. That was restored in 1875.
 "As for the statuary, we have so many moldings that it will be easy to reproduce the damaged parts. The pillars, with their ornamented capi- tals, have suffered little; only the two side doorways have been badly dam aged by fire"
 Was there not some talk of leav- ing the cathedral as it was?" the re- porter asked
 If the evidence of Teutonic bar parity have to be preserved, let them be kept in a private museum re- piled the Cardinal gravely-
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
IgINISTER HTS
 WOMAN BREAKS
 ONE OF HER RIBS

Rev. Leslie B. Briggs, pastor of the Methodist church, Milford, while driv- ing his automobile through College street, New Haven, last night at Il o'clock ran into Mrs. Alice Steward of S6 Cottage street as she was crossing the street to her apartments. A mum ber of persons witnessed the accident and went to the aid of the stricken woman Dr. Carol was called and ordered her % be taken to Grace Hos pital where it was found that she had sustained a fractured rib and a num- ber of bruises. At the time of the accident Rev. MT. Briggs was return ing to his home in Milford with his wife, after visiting friends in New Haven and he was proceeding at a reasonable speed. MT. Briggs says that he did not see the woman until she was within a few feet of him.
 Tt seemed as though the unfortu- nate woman came right out of the earth" he said. He was greatly dis turbed over the affair and this was intensified by his being without his license, which he had left home A charge of driving without a license was made against him and he was re- leased on bonds of $500, furnished by Frederick NJ. Ward of this city. @
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
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 2'r. C:.A- Ioand around he state a.aia% ya..u !,istaTes Of the former "at-:. s.E a1:1'.;-h9pa in all the yer a-t!..os au5 pucpIs of their robes. In -la g .t.-a.- -ht-an-r was a great trs.r. annge wL:Ch hang a large s5.& 5. -e1di2 roE ait cf Pope Rene Ulc' M. In the pig recep p.lun rooms .';.3i-,r of fro" i5. he discovered a Iot of North American Indians dis pur,ing themselves all over a set of priceless Gobe3in tapestries, with here and there an ear-ringed negro slave.
 It seems that the GobsEns had or i.inal!y been ordered and delivered to the then Empress Maria-Tneresa of Austria They were sent to Prague C. o. D., and the price of the bill staggered even her imperial majesty Being somewhat short of funds, she was about to send them back, when the hen Cardinal Archbishop. being a noble of ample private means. offer ed to take them off her hands. The empress gladly assented and the Gobelins have remained a part of the furnishings of the handsome old house.
 So the United States minister re- ceives his guests and gives his inter views with the eighteenth century French conceptions of the "oris s.na Americans" looking down upon him from the walls.
Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
CEOES WILL BE
 ABOUT NORMAL

The October crop report of the Department of Agriculture forecasts a yield of 2,900. .511.0O0 bushels of corn. This indicated production com pares with 2,5S2,314, 900 bushels har- vested in 1918, and 3,965, ,233, 900 bushels in 1917.
 The indicated production of spring wheat this year Is 203,170. 600 bushels. compared with 35S,651, 900 bushels in 1918, and 223.754, 900 bushels in 1917. The preliminary yield of winter wheat this year is 715, ,301, 900 bushels, com pared with 55s,44e,000 bushels in 1918, and 12,901,000 bushels in 1917.
 The indicated production of all wheat this year is given as SIS, ,471,- 900 bushels, against 917 100, 900 bushels in 1918, and 6s6, ,655, 900 bush els in 1917.
 Following are other Government crop estimates: Rye, S4,552,000 bush els, against 9O,1s3,O00 bushels last year; rice, 44.261,OOO bushels, against 4O,424, 900 bushels last year; peaches, 51,327 900 bushels, against 34 900 bushels last year; pears, 13,6S7 900 bushels, against 1o,342,000 bushels last year; tame hay, S6, 900 tons against 66.069,00 tons last year; wild hay, 16,S21,0 900 tons, against 14,374,- 900 tons last year; sugar beets, IT, 3O3,O00 tons, against 5,09O,OoO tons last year.