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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Madrid Is Quiet;
HunsSupport ''Red'';;
Drastic Steps Urged
Spanish Militia Repress Strik-
ers; French Demand "Thun-
derblow' to End Bolshevism

Washington. March --.--Th~ con
ditieas i'm Madrid ARE quiet. accord
ing to- state department dispatches
today. hut the military arm Of the
government In REFRESHING the strik-
erx with great severity on the
barcelona district.
In barcelona, Us elsewhere in
spain. the government "mobiIixcd~
the men thus attaching them to
the Spanish artillery. The state
department ndvices says
A large number of people in Bar
ceioua have been arrested by the
military authorities for refusing to
obey instructions in connection
with the strike. The army has
taken over private automabflea.
Many shops have been closed npd
in many homes tkr occupants have
heen >1thorixed by the government
to earn themselves to ensure tho
protection OF private property.
Food supplies nre rather difficult
to get. The government authori-
ties have required grocery stores.
as well as some of tho wine shops.
to. continue to do business
Ber5in. March @1.--@W~ prOmis
To support the Hungarian probe
tariat with all oar power and we
will mot rest unth f1naI victory of
socialism In NIL count wies has been
wcn.e says n conxratuiatory mes
sn&e from the Berlin workers and
soldiers council TO the Hungarian
central soviet. The message was
voted ON unaWimeusly MT paen-
airy session Of the council.
Paris. March c1.-The French cry
for military sctasa against sss,t4
skevism ts growing louder daily.
Today General Maileterrc urges in
lie Mntin ga thunderhlow to end
Hoish~visna. especially In Ger
many" He advocates that allied
troops he dispatched forthwith TO
Kfel. Berlin. Dresden. vienna and
Belgrade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28

chase price should he paid down.
the rem a inder falling due and pay
able In graded annual tnstsllments
over n period mot exceeding ten
years.
The government to take and hold
n mortgage for the unpaid balance.
charging interest mt the customary
commercial rate Of 1--WE Per cent.
On~~fifth Of the interest. the Diff
ference between the government
interest and CONNIE rcial interest, to
he paid into a merchant marine de-
v~Iopmeut fund.
The purchaser to insure with nu
American company his equity in
the vessel. the government to In
sure the portions of the ships us~
paid for. The government ran
carry TIE insurance at least one
rer cent lower than the open mar
ket rate. However. II II proposed
that the open market rntc be
charged and that the difference he
paid into thr merchant marine DE-
vclopment fund. The government
insurance would he carried for
purchasers account.
No transfer of n vessei to foreign
registration II to he permitted
wunHu SNpFehs pSFWfsshc" ~ th'
government.
Each purchaser who Wishes to
operate in the foreign trade To he
obliged to incorporate under fed
ernI charter. such charter to pro-
vide that no stock II to he ISSUED
sn excess of the money value nc
funIIy paid in ON weasel property.
No stock In to fall into alien hands.
One member OF the board OF di-
r~ctors of each company to he
named by the government, these
directors to meet periodically to
advise the shipping board.
The merchant marine development
FUND 10 he used to relieve sDch
financial difficulties ms may he en-
s-ounfered I'm the development Of
an adequate and weIl-baIanced
American merchant marine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Hungarian Events
Cast Their Shadows
ny yabotl, Hetain.

Parts. March c7.-with. both der-A
many and Russia on its stomach, ths
peace conference 10 suffering frcm
indigestion. II it were po0ib1e 10.
digest either It might be easier 70 ~
gest the other.
The Hungarian events have BLASTED
the plan to make a separate peaee
with Germany first and then settle tlso
Austrian and Balkan AFFAIRS, leaving.
Russia to be disposed of last Tbs
Bolshevfki and some Of the eaStern
nationalities will not stay ont.
All that can be- learned concefnlnI
the conclaves OF the big four -
that progress has been ana y bstN4
made. When you lock togethar snoA
energies a. those OF ClemsnceaN. VA
son. Lloyd George ana Oriand0S eltA@e
something must ~ dcnA al ssa
The impression preva11G -
NJ mitch prcgreGs actually
realiSed during the - 4
durl1g - eceeln4 49, y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
SECRETARY BAKER
TO FRANCE APRIL 6
Goes to Give Final Instruc-
tions in Closing Army Bust
ness Obligations
BACK FOR EXTRA SESSION
American Troops Not to Re-
turn from Nufthera Russia
Until Purpose Is Fully
Achieved

Washington. March 1T---Sccre-
fary Of War Baker announced
today that he would leave for
France about the sixth Of April
but would make very brief stay
abroad.
The purpose of Mr.. Bakers visit Is
to ssi~c final Instructions as to closing
the business obligations of the Amert-
can army In Europe. A. normally
this would require extended time. Mr..
Bakers decision TO return at an early
date is taken to indicate that AN ex-
ira session OF congress early in May
has been decided on by the president
the extra SESSION veouid demand tire
presence here of all the cabinet oti-
GERS and especially the chiefs of the
army and navy whose appropriation
bills will be considered first Under
the circumstances II win not be sur
prising IL the president and his two
war secretaries return on the same
vessel
In his talk today with the corre-
spondents Mr.. Baker stated that he
had no news from abroad indicating
whether or not the United States army
viii be used in checking revolution
AIRY troubles In central Europe On
the contrary he asserted there had
r.
trocps scheduled for return should
be held. He said that the shipments
for the month OF March would prob
ably be greater than those OF any
other month The authorities say
that about three hundred thousand
men must be kept in Europe until
peace Is signed
All others have been promised a
return TO the United States by July
IL. II IL thought by army men that
*. there had been any intention on
+ the part OF the president or the IN
ter-aiiied war council to demand tho
use OF American troops In Hungary
and vicinity the fact would have been
communicated here by this time.
There is no doubt, say these men that
the question of the use of allied troops
in central Europe has been under
serious discussion by the fnter-ailied
war council, of which General Tasker
Bliss Is the American member.
Statement made by Secretary
Baker Indicate that the 10000 Amer
lean troops in Siberia may be retained
there much longer than has generally
been understood. Mr.. Baker said that
ne has never announced that these
troops would be ordered home In the
spring. President Wilson has ordered
the return Of the American troops in
Northern Russia. The war depart
ment is OF the opinion that the pur-
poses for which ta'e United States
ARMY was sent to Siberia. namely the
protection of the Cxecho-Slavs. the
protection or property at Viadivostok
and the policing OF the trans-Siherian
railroad have not been achieved as yet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
REVISED PEACE COVENANT IS zA'*'>''
NOW PRACTICALLY FINISHED
AND READY FOR PUBLIC VIEW
NO BASKET CASES
OF U. $. SOLDIERS

Washington. March 2z.--Maior-
General Merrill w. Ireland, surgeon
general OF the army, issued an en-
phntic denial today of reports that
there arc basket cases" in Ameri~
can hospitals. these CAGES being
men who have lost both arms and
both legs and cannot he carried on
stretchcrs. General Ireland says:
Whether malicious or not, the
runners Of such mutiIations have
been persistent. IT comes from
passengers on trains. from strapg-
ers In hotel Hobbies. sfnd even from
war workers of known patriotism.
I have personally examined the
records and am able to say that
there Is not n single basket case
either on the side OF the water, or
among the soldiers OF the A. T.. T..
and there IL mo instance OF an
American soldier having been so
wounded during tho whole period
OF the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
JAPANESE DELEGATES
NOT AGREED TO MODIFY

Paris. March .7.--Contrary 10 re-
ports current al day that Japan had
definitely abandoned her insistence
oDon tho insertion of race equality
clause In the league of nations cove
nant. / am able to state, upon reli-
able information reaching me late to-
night that not only have the japan
csc delegates not agreed to modify
their original demands regarding this
clause. but are renewing them before
the league commission. The text OF
the clause urged by them follows:
Equality Of the nations being q
fundamental principle of the league
OF nations. the high contracting par
ties agree to accord equal and just
treatment as soon as possible to
aliens belonging to member nations OF
the league. undertaking no discrimi-
nation either In law or in fact. on ac-
count OF race or nationality ''''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
STATEMENT BY VIII son.

Paris, March 27.-Pre sident Wilson in a formal
statement today categoricay denied the charges
that the work the league of nations project has
been, and IS, delaying peace
he president said all sessions dealing with the
league have been held at time when they could d
no way interfere with other peace problems ar
that mo part of thte league conferences has ever in
terposed any form of delay
Simultaneously Mr. Wilson announced that
revised covenant is "now practically finished al sr
will almost Immediately be presented a seco I
time to the public
OF the criticisms to the original covenant e.
president said they had been fortunately dra,
OUT and taken advantage of" by the commissi u
of which he is the chairman. His statement follow
I'm view OF the very surprising impression whi
seems to exist In quarters that it is the dsc1
sions of the commission the league of natio ~
that delaying the final formulation of pea
| am very glad to take the opportunity of report
that the conclusions of this commission were
first to be laid before the plenary conference.
"They were reported ON February ID, and the
world has had full month In which to discuss
every feature Of the draft covenant then submitted.
During the last few days the commission has
been engaged in effort to take advantage of the
criticisms which the publication of the covenant has
fortunately drawn out.
"a committee of the commission also ha. the ad-
vantage of conference with representatives of the
neutral nations who evidencing very deep In
terest and practically unanimous desire to align
themselves with the league.
'The revised covenant is now practically FIN
shed 1t is in the hands of committee for the final
process Of drafting and will almost Immediately b
presented second time to the public.
"The conferences of the commission have inva-
riaby been held at times when they could not inter-
fere with the consultation of those who have under
taken to formulate the general conclusions Of the
conference with regard to the many other compi-
Gated problems of peace that the members OF the
AryIo fhA fact
that no part of their conferences has interpreted
any form OF delay"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
GOOD OLD DAYS

Do you remember old 4'aog
heaven" the summer night bath
ing place OF the sheep Hin rufrlc-
nccks? Ever been duckcd out
there?
How about Buck jones' tavern
on Brook turnpike, with the old
pump under the porch, the famous
rostrum for political spellbinders,
when rJackson Ward" speit some
thing?
RsSall BiIl RoynII's scrub dog.
Jack. thu undisputed lord Of TN.
post -ofYice block? Tor years no
unsuspccting ss.nine passed through
that zone. without ssgrtting his"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Coal Operators Break
With Federal Board
Charge Government Agencies
With Failure to Cooperate
in Honest Effort to Lower
Coal Prices.

Washington, March :T.--The BIZ
luminous coal operators OF the
country today broke OF relations
with the federal industrial hoard
which seeks to stabilize prices OF
staple commodities.
In taking this action the operators
charged the United States railroad
administration and other government
agencies which purchase coal. with
failure to cooperate withN them In
an honest effort to lower coal prices.
They declare they will not agree to
resume conferences until this support
and cooperation IL pledged and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
DTSTTfLTRS TO FIGHT
NATIONAL PROHIBITION

Chicago. March 27.--At the close
OF three days conference with Levy
Mayer, chief counsel for the distiil-
crs, a committee OF seventy five dis
tillers. representing the industry in
every part OF the country. announced
legal action will be taken in three
courts of the immediately looking to
multiplying or at least delaying enforce
ment of the nationwide wartime pro-
hibition act which otherwise would
become effective July L
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
WAYS AND MEANS To
BRING HOME DEAD
Gregory to Reach Understand
ing with French Officials at
Conference.
TO CONSULT RELATIVES
Many Missing" Soldiers Still
Unaccounted For--May In
crease Total Dead by About
$500.

Washington, March 1---For-
now i'm Europe Is TO discuss with
French Officials ways aud means
of bringing home the American
dead in France
Secretary OF War Baker. in making
this announcement today, however
said that there had been no decision
yet as to what disposition would be
made Of those buried In France. II
is understood the war department Is
making :anarai Inquiries of -rals tives
here ~ 70 their desires In the matter.
AS a matter OF course. 1t Is not known
how many of those reported as miss
ing are dead
In a cable 70 the war department
today. General pershing says:
mo accurate of unreported deaths
can be given. There are, however
approximately $500 missing to be ac-
counted for. all OF whom have been
reported to Washington as missing
This is especially true OF reburials OF
bodies originally buried by allied units
to which American troops were at
tached, Identification being either in
icompiete or imperfect registered ~
ipterment
Deaths OF American soldiers In
French hospitals OF which onJ
meager and often incorrect records
are likewise disclosed by reburiA OF
those bodies resulting in complete
Identification
ACCESS to sites Of prison camps in
Germany and to territory formerly
within enemy's lines Il leading to dis
covery of many American graves and
Identification of casualties previously
reported missing"
General Pershing notes that tho 9z-
tent Of terrain fought over and he
method Of warfare lent additional Diff
ficulty to discovery and burial of dead.
After further reviewing the diffcd-
| ties General Pershinx says;
| I'm this connection attention ii
called to the fact that In tho British
army there are 1s1,soo officers and
known. OF this number 1t is presume
! ed that $1,000 arc dead, leaving ST.
| 500 to be accounted for. The pre-
sumption of death In the case OF
British officers and soldiers rests en-
ltirely with the British war office. The
minimum period OF time allowed to
elapse is twenty-si weeks for Officers
and thirty weeks for enlisted men
land In practice considerable longer
period often elapses before death Is
presumed by the British war office.
TN the French army there are ap
iproximately 10000 still missing and
the French government has not al
yet determined what period of time
should elapse before an officer or soi-
der Is presumed dead" saya the re
port from General Pershing.
Il On the theory that the British cal
culations and deductions are ccrrec
1t Is probable that tine final list o.
American dead will be increased b.
about $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
new Fleet Fl FOR Benefit 81 reopie =.
and Not for Private Fortunes

View York. March Give want
the new feet used for the benefit
of the people of tho United states
and mot against their larger inter
est; we want ii used for the de-
velepment of the nation's COM
nsrrce. and not merely for the de-
veiopment of the private fortunes
of ship owners we want the initia-
tive and skill Of American shir
operators. but VIC want no wntercd
stock
Edward N. Hurley, chairman Of the
United states shipping heard, made
these decIarz lions tonight In out
lining before tho National Marine
ieHEue his proposed plan for the
ownership and operation of the
vessels.
III our pr~rent building program
he carried out he said. "therr will
he under the American flag next
year I6.7S:.700 lightweight tons of
ecean-E0ing steel cargo and pms
senE~r ships. This Meet win he
the equivalent Of inst half the
merchant tonnage that Pile. the
seas under the ings of all nations
combined The government will
own about seventy per cent of II.
~ am personally opposed to gov
eminent ownership except rs n last
resort. II this He~t, buiit mt gov
erHmeHf expense. were TO he used
now merely for the advantage OF
group. of ship operators with sur
fieient capital to purchase the ships
from tbr government. would IN
he~itntiuxfy advocate the reten-
tion OF the whole Meet by the gov
eminent"
Mr. Hurley In his plan of opera
lions of the ships proposed
shirs to be sold to assd operated
by Americans under no restrictions
ether than the terms of the bfll of
sale and the nxntian Of maximum
freight rates. The ship price TO
fairly reflect the ~uvrrnt world
market.
Twenty-Five Ter cent of the pur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
ny Men May Strike.

.~h;rasc, March 97--S. ]. Konen-
international president of the
s. ,rercial photographers union, to-
~, declared rapid and effective
Lr.ra lions were going ahead for a
I. of telcgraphers and telephone
tnrs for nationwide walkout
.cfive April az. Mr.. Konenkamp
I dtrted 90 per cent OF the workers
ma vote for nation-widc tie up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
ONE KILLED. is WOUNDED.
IN STREET CAR SMASH UF

Battle Creek March 2T.--One per4
son was killed and fifteen injured to-
night when an intcrurban on the
Camp Custer limo crashed into a light
er car near the camp station. Tho
injured included many women, en-
|ployes of the camp laundry. and some
soldiers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
british RaTIruads Yield.

London. March 27---The British
railway men have accepted the gov
ernments terms. j. III. Thomas. par
IamentaFy representative OF the
national uuion OF Railway Men. an
nounced late today. simultaneously
with this news the Star in a late
edition says that the Welsh miners
have revoitcd against the decision oi
their leaders to yield TO the govern
Iment and that 50. 900 already have
declared I strikA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Conv3ctg to Hold Electacu

Osslning. N. Y. March 27---Inmatss
of Sing Sing prison are jubilant. over
a message received today by prison
attaches saying the Mutual Welfare
league can again hold its semi-elec-
tion, forbidden By Warden william
Meyer In January, affair he leaves Of
xicA 81 Apri1 rs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
..vvcy,s, Tnan Br~ss-Iitov~k."

jNeimar. March 27,--fvia Berlin
p @xcndon. 1.-THE agreement OF
p 4 worse than the treaty OF
|~at- Il dtovsk, 1t shows that the al
have learned nothing from the
~ y,act." said Chancellor Philip
,.,ifsernarrl hrre today. The agree
" of Spa referred 10 by Scheide-
y II the one involving the delivery
|Sv1llan shipping 70 the allies and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
GOOD NEWS, IF TRUE"

Pars, March 27-The story printed in French after
noon paper today to the effect that sensational comun
cation Will be issued in day two by the big four and
Will probably herald immediate peace brought out this
non committal comment from the American delegation:
Good news, if true
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
TRY. T1,osc Rccponsihle Tor war.

Berlin, March 27.-The German
government has decided to establish a
state court to try all German person
ages involved In the responsibility for
the war, including General Luden-
dorff and cx-Chancellor Won Beth
mann. iollweg, according to the Wei
mar correspondent Of the Heriiner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
President Denies League of Nations Is
Delaying or Interposing Any Form
of Delay in the Problems of Peace

Commission Takes Advantage of Criticisms Which
Publication of the Covenant Has Drawn Out,
and Is Comforting With Neutrals Who Desire
to Align Themselves With the League
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
Han Fcarls,es OniCrr.

go W. e. Hall. q 7taSfaas Of the party
Of state prohibition inspectors alleged
to have been the cause Of the death OF
Raymond Shackelford. Of Petersburg.
"wednesday morning a4 Fishers Hill.
in Shenandoah county. In q native Of
Danville. where for q number OF years
he was member of the local police
force.
He has a spectacular career. Sew
eral years ago in effecting an arrest he
shot and killed a negro who had
slashed the officer with razor. and
ne was twice wounded himself He
resigned from the Danviile police force
to become a prohibition inspector. He
is kAown for his fearlcssness-
Several days ago. while in 'DanvfIie,
Hall predicted trouble between proht-
bition agents and bootiegxcrs. He
declared that tho dealers In contra
band whhskey werc daily Becoming
holder and often opened tirs on the
officers.
Halls wifs h . roeddent Of Dsn-
vile.
! shackeiford was FORMER Dsnvfiis
transfer driver.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28
WEATHER

Washington. March ~.
e -
--rNorccast for Virginia:
Fsir and colder Friday;
Saturday, fair aud warmer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28

Washington. March x7.--Sccre-
tary Of War Baker announced
today that he would leave for
France about the sixth Of April
but would make very brief stay
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
Answer Questions
and Pick Your Baby
Virginia Hospital Has 26
OF Them on Hand for
Distribution.

For the asking. YOU can secure red
headed babies. black -hcadcd babies
brown-eyed babies, fat babies. skinny
babies. pus-nosod babies. croSs-eyed
babies. brown babies. white babies and
black babies. and. what's more. they
are all healthy, kicking, sQuealing
laughing. Growing. real, live babies
When father S;ork X Co. Inc. made
out his way bills last year he made
some srievous mistakes. For instance
he left one baby in Il downtown hotel
another in basket in front OF n
house and one ne forgot and left in
the Main Street Station waiting room
But in the end. no matter where he
left them. they all wound up at the
Virginia Hospital
There are twcnty-siN of them all told
nine colored and seventeen white
Every baby has r name. Some OF
them are christened after nurses
others after policemen. And at times
the crowd relieves the monotony Will,
An anvil chorus or solo noted more
for volume than uualtiy.
Now the big trouble appears TO he
shortage of parents. one can adopt
question and taking his pick. All
one has 10 promise is that YOU won,
raise him up 10 be a Bolshcvist q
bank robber bootlcEGer.
What is puzZling authorities at the
hospital is how to dispose OF the sec
ond- hand children. Whether to hold
an auction or start a baby town APP
pears TO be the question
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT
Cass Address to BE Given by Rev. j
e. Brown, of Pcters-
burg.

Commencement at Virginia Union
University will take place Thursda J.
and Friday OF this week The class
day exercises Will DE held at 6 P. NJ
and the academy graduation a. SIS
r. NJ. Thursday. The class will be adj
dressed by Rev. j. p. Brown. OF Peters
burg, an aiumnus of the school. Com
nencement proper OF the college and
theological classes vii! be al S.l5 =.
-. Friday.
Rev. c. Baker Arendall, secretary Of
the Bapt!s: Council of Richmond, will
address the graduates. All of these
exercises are open 20 the public with
out tickets. The alumni and former
students will hold their business meet
iDE at $50 +. NJ. Friday. and their
banquet At = VI. the same DAY