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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
TEST OF PROHIBITION
Is DEMANDED BY WET
ELEMENT OF CHICAGO
Challenge Dry Leaders TO Enter
Campaign 10 Discuss .Neriis
Of Case.

CHICAGO. March "a real test of
prohibition sentiment in Chicago is de-
manded by the Trade Union Liberty
League, comprised of forty-three or
CARNATIONS connected with the manu-
Iacture or distribution of wine and
beer. The league today issued a chal-
ienge TO the Chicago Dry Federation
70 enter The campaign and make Il
cican-cut hSht on the issue.
Chicago n, will vote on prohibition
nounced that because OF the nearness
Or Federal prohibition no effort would
tion.
The beer and wine men contend
tnere is still IL chance these beverages
VIII be permitted 10 remain In the coun-
tr!. and they want the voice Of Chi
cago g 10 bo heard in the matter. If the
city votes vet after the dry league
mas made al active campaign, the beer
and wine men will use as their prin-
cipal argument that a majority of the
erages.
Il prohibition is adopted in the April
election Chicago will go dry May l.,
two months before the Federal prohi-
bition measure becomes operative
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
CHEER AND HISS TAFT'S
VIEW OF IRISH PROBLEM
Former President Snys Question Should
Not be Presented TO Pence
Conference.
Iny Associatcd press

NEW YORK. March 9.-Forner
President William IL. Taft was both
Missed and chcered here tonight when.
speaking at the weekly forum of the
church of the Ascension, he declared
that the Irish question should not be
Mr.. Taft had just stated that ono
problem facing the delegates was T.,
setting up several small nations, when
there came from the audience cries OF
low about Ireland?"
.,.;o." said Mr.. Taft. not loudly, but
ri tone which could be heard all
over the church.
Then broke out the kissing and
cheering, but the speaker retained
control Of the situation.
II don't consider it helpful to the
President or the conference 10 intro
ducc into conference domestic and In
tcrnal questions" he said. we must
90 one thing at u time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
JAPAN TO SEEK MONROE
DOCTRINE FOR FAR EAST
III America Requires Such Clause in
Lcnguc Covenant, Oricntals Will
Make Demand.
ny JUSTIN ,IcGnATu.

PARIS March Eff a clause is in
serted In the constitution Of tho treaty
OF peace giving specific recognition OF
the Monroe Doctrine, Japan is pre-
treaty shall also recognize Janan's
right 10 he consulted before any ma :
ton shall take any action Affecting
China or any of the other countries
nuencc. "
Japan takes the position tina, the
United States, through the Ishii-I.an-
sing agreement, already has recognized
tar East Therefore: if the league az
nations covenant which practically SUI
percedes all existing treaties. shall
guarantee tewtually that the Monroe
ooctrlnc is formally accepted by al!
parties to the covenant, .Iapan feels
she must have similar guarantee with
respect to recognition of Japan's right
20 superior control in Asia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
ANTI.CLARK MOVEMENT
LAUNCHED AT CAPITAL
Faction Accuses Missouri Man Of
Opposing League Of Nations Pisn
Of President.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The .in :.
surrectionist" faction of the Demo
cratic party in the House camc out
into the open today in its fight against
Champ Clark for minority leader.
In a statement issued by Represent
tatives James II. Mays, Of Utah. mem
Der of tho executive committee con-
Quoting the anti-Clark movement, 1t
Is said that friends of the adminfstra-
tion cannot support the former speak
er for the minority leadership because
he Is not In sympathy with tho Presi-
tagonism" to the league OF nations
Mr.. Maya charges tho speaker with
having said to group Of democratic
representatives: Wilson's league OF
sratl1ed asHyou have OF being Pope OF
Rome" ~ 8. "a ],
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
GOVERNMENT CRIPPLED
BY REPUBLICAN TACTICS
Chairman Cummings Charges Fill.
buster Staged to Embarrass
President.
HOSTILITY HELD RESPONSIBLE
Party Leaders Sought TO Prevent
Wilson's Return to Paris-Bakcr
Says Lack OF Appropriations Hold,
Up Dcmobilization.
HOSTILITY HELD RESPONSIBLE

WASHINGTON. March e-Respons!-
bii!ty for delaying and hampering The
governments reconstruction. plans and
the consequent impairment OF business
confidence. was charged against the
Republicans in statement issued to-
night by Homer s. Cummings. chair
man OF the Democratic National Com
mittee.
The Republican tilibuster in the SEN
ate. which defeated departmental ap-
Dropriations and important fiscal meas
urcs, MI. Cummings said, dealt "A serI-
GUS plo" TO the country's Industrial
and commercial interests just as they
were beginning 70 revive from the ef-
tectS Of the war.
The Republicans, therefore. sourb,
70 cripple the government" the state
mcnt said. force an extra session Of
SSngress and prevent the Presidents
return 10 Paris. solely that they might
promote their partisan purposes and
emoarSass the President.
HOSTILITY TO PRESIDENT
RESPONSIBLE FoR ACTIONS
Only ,his Republican hostility to
PRESIDENT Wilson personally and polit-
ica!ly-not sincere objection 10 the
!esisiation before them-could have
ernment OF authority and money re-
CURED to operate with the highest
eNnclcncy.
These Republican leaders have as
Eumcd heavy responsibility In pre-
venting the passage of appropriation
oiNs as we'll as those necessary recon
struction measures
Inc blocking Of the appropriations
Tor the War Department Secretary
Baker is quoted as saying. hindcrs his
plans for demobilizs ton OF the army
ana prevents the organization of :,
regular army TO replace men overseas
~ 10 further pointed out that The fli-
buster deprived the railroad adminis
tration OF funds for repairs and i'm
proTeinents and checked the employ
ment of labor and ;he absorption OF
materials in naval, military and gem
crai constructions
REPUBLICANS PREVENT REPEAL
OF TAX on CLOTHING
Another OF the results OF the Repub-
mean iii!buster against vital legisla-
tion: said Mr.. Cummings affects prac-
,icaliy every man and woman in the
United States. This is the continual
tion OF the tax Of 10 per cent on the
sale or ScmiluNuries such as wearing
apparel. etc. The Democrats attempt.
ed TO repeal this provision OF the reve
nue. act They put the repeal resolu-
ton through the House. but the fiji
buster blocked 1t in the Senate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
ALLEGED AGIZATORS
FOR REDS ARRESTED
IN RAID AT NORFOLK
Fifteen Men, Mostly Foreigners,
Charged With Plotting Up
heaUaIin This Country.
IRv Associated Press

NORFOLK, VA, March 9.-Eifteen
men, most Of them foreigners, we're
arrested by Department of Justice
on a house in Fenchurch Street. They
were locked UP 20 await preliminary
trial tomorrow on charges of violating
the espionage act.
According to the authorities, a large
quantity Of literature, having to do
with all kinds of lawless agitation.
was seiZed iii the raid. Among the
papers were advertisements of a bond
sale OF the Russian government" aud
giving the address of the American
oiicc IS No. J6 Wall Street New York
~ large quantity of literature. most
OF 1t printed in the Russian language,
althoush few pamphlets were In the
poiish tongue was seized by the po-
lice at the time of the raid. The po-
lice say, that the literature had 10 do
with all Kinds of lawless propaGanda.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
DOCTORS HERE BAFFLED
BY EPIDEMIC OF SLEEP
Mystified by Nature and Origin Of
Strange Malady Pcrmcat-
ing Country.
COMMITTEE MEETS TUESDAY
Physicians Gathering Data on Dis
ease, and Will Make Report This
Wcek-AIay Be Product OF World
Conflict.

Frankly admitting they are baflied
as 20 the nature or origin OF the
disease which they have. for the sake
of convenience. named epidemic SOM
nolence," Richmond physicians ap-
pointed BY Dr.. Roy *. Flanagan, OF
tho State Department of Health. will
lose no time in securing all available
information regarding the malady and
in determining what remedial steps
the situation demands.
The committee OF physicians os
which DIR. Beverly r. Tucker is chair
man. VIII meet tomorrow afternoon
for conference and for the formulation
of facts already in hand. DIR. Tucker
said last night that he knew moth
ing new in the situation. and that
there had come 10 him no reports or
new cases of the disease.
SITUATION is UNLIKELY
TO BECOME SERIOUS
While doctors here are frank TO say
that they know little or nothing Of
rants undue alarm. they say. and the
recent experience of other places
notably Illinois. leads them TO believe
that the situation Is not likely 10 be-
Because Of the fact tina, epidemic
somnolence"' is so much of a mystery
as never 10 nave nSen repOrtaDle
disease. the State Board of Health has
now little data 10 show the extent OF
the disease in Virginia, but, with the
once, it is believed that the NEXT few
days will show just how far it has
spread in the State
DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER
MALADY IS OLD OR NEW
we do no. even know" said DR..
Ernest G. Levy. a member of DR.
fuckers committee, last night.
whether we arc dealing with an old
impossible 10 say whether it is con-
taGious.
"All we know now is that the vic
tim simply sleeps-apparcntly with
any number of things
1T may be as old as the world o.
IT may be product OF the war All
TINS is entirely speculative We viii!
inquire into it and do all that is pos
sible TO find out something, about it,
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FAvoRs WORLD SOCIETY
Charles Edward Russell, snys Al Gey-
crnmcut VIII Be Ruined
Without League. ~.

NEW voRE, March 9.-The oyaft.
throw OF all government and c!viltza-
tion's collapse in Europe may respit
from failure to effect league of ma
stamp out the preaching OF BoIshe-
risrn. according to = statement Issued
today by Charles Edward Russeif upon
his return from France sn the Nieuw
Amsterdam. Short work can be made
OF Rolshevism. he declared. by the es-
Establishment of the league OF Nations
and resumption OF self-rationine
system In America In order that tws
Bolshevist elements in Russia would
re1uire only time TO arm them,eives
under y those conditions, is SAID M
stamp out Bolsheyast rule, St
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
AMERICAN TROOPS STAGE
BLOODY FIGHT IN LONDON
WITH SQUADS or POLICE
Food Needs in Europe Are Great
Enough to Demand Wheat Surplus

PARIS. March G.--Thcrc is no
prospect of lower prices for wheat
this scur. according to Iicrbcrt g..
Hoover, United states food admin
istrutor. if supply aud demand con-
tinuc In the present ratio. No CON
siderable reduction Of present prices
Of bread Is 10 be expected, either.
even IL tho government should de-
eide TO take loss by rcicnstnG
wheat TO mi1lcrs Mt less than the
guaranteed price of S2.:G Il bu>hci.
when asked today whether nc
thought tho billion dollars nppro-
printcd by Congress to support tho
guaranteed price for next years
whcnt crop would be n total loss,
Mr. Hoover hnid:
"InvcstiEutfon of tho food needs
OF Europe in tho past month indi-
cntc that there will DC no surplus
to carry over into tho 1919 crop.
The IndInn famine has proved 40 SC
rious that n large pnrt OF the Ans
trnifan wheut crop must go there
mt once. In addition. ~ large pro-
portion of tho Australian supply.
which has been piIinG UP for years,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
Ruined Town Sites
on Trail Of the Hun

Wherever the Hum act foot tm
Ernncc there he left destruction. In
that broad belt which stretches
across Northern France. where the
found many sites on which once
stood prosperous. happy towns and
villages. Now nothing remains to
remtnd ono OF their former exist.
cncc except IL he here nnd there q
few bricks or crushed stone. They
have disappeared completely. VIII
they ever he rcbuiItf That In n
question that hns not yet been an
swcred Some OF them undouhf-
cdiy Will bci others VIII remnin- as
they arc na everlasting reminders
of Hun frightfulncss. John steele
recently made n trip over this dew
antntcd region, and ho will describe
u for TImes-Disputcb readers on
Tuesday. KS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
Will Send Supplies
Into German Empire
~ JUSTIN M.GnAru.

PhHIs. March 0.-The allied
american nrnisticc comm issionc rs
arc speeding back to Spn, HcIEiun,,
10 notify the German com M missfon OF
begin Immediately 10 send food tnto
Germnny at the rate OF .5O.0OO tons
monthly until Auguat. This decision
WINS fakcn nftcr n SOur-honr session
!nte ycstsrdny. France finally yield
ing to the british and American
ricWpoint that Germany must he fed
! boinhctism is 10 be- kept out Of
generally.
Thc Grrnnns, In return, must inn
mcdintcly hnnd over u specified
number of big and little merchant
ships These Will be mnpucd by nj
lied crews, Will steam TO America
loaded with returning douEhboyn,
then return with food for tho Ger
NUNS.
u Is known that the fact TINT
women and oh hiIdren nrc starving in
GcrmBny was an Important fnrtOr
I'M forcing II dccisiou favorable 10
the Gcrmnn claims. Herbert e..
Hoover will superyIsc tho distrfbut-
Ing of the food.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10

has spoiled. The needs OF Europe
nrc greater than our previous csti-
mates.
"AItogctiier. tho balance Of sup
ply and dcmnnd for our present
wheat indicates that we might sec
wheat at Sa.5O buSbcl, aS Il ySas
In the spring of 1917, IL there WAS
"a free market.
"AS to tho In10 crop. IL Is too
early. Of course. 10 como TO my pre-
else conclusions, but the United
states crop is likely to be from 10 TO
20 per cent greater than last years.
Hussin, iRdia. bulgaria. Serbia and
Roumn mia, former exporters OF lnrEc
amounts of whcnt, will he import
crs for at 1cnst part OF next ycBr.
The Australian 1919 crop Is small,
and the Argentine crop Will be no
larger than TINT of Europe.
altogether IL looks ms if there
would be no brcnd to waste in amy
quarter of the world for the neat
Hrnr. md IL should he possible TO
market tho whole United states
crop for newt year without loss to
the governments"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
MIDDLE WEST HAS SNOW
More 'rhnn Foot OF II Cuyers the
Ground in Several
States.

. CHlCAGo; March 9:---chicago and
day digging out of snow that fell
Yesterday. More than Il foot of snow
Mississippi east to PENNSYLVANIA and
south to below the Ohio. 1t was the
heaviest snow of the winter. but melt
ed rapidly under q bright sun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
100000 TONS OF FOOD
DISTRIBUTED BY HOOVER
Review of Relief Work Since Signing
of Armistice Mndc Public by
Administration.

WASHINGTON. March "a review
OF the relief work conducted IN Europe
under the direction of Herbert Z.
Hoover since the signing OF the armis-
administration. 1t shows that $50. 600
been sent TO the distressed civilian
populations and that staffs TO deter
mine. needs and direct distribution OF
lcaliy all the countries in Central
E,urOnc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
GEN. WOOD ACCEPTS POST
VIII Recomr Chairman of Commits.
!" Charge Of Army Boxing
UOutS.

NEW YORK. March o.-AI.ior. Gov,
eral Leonard Wood. who was namcd
president of the army. navy and civilian
oosrd OF boxing control, and who de-
conference today with the ncorpora-
tors or that Organization. consented
the committee in charge of army box
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
|NCEND|ARY STARTS
DRUG STORE BLAZE:
Man Seen as Hc Applies Torch
to Main Street
Building.
COSTLY FIRE IS PREVENTED
Police Suspect Effort to Destroy
Large Part of Business
District.
COSTLY FIRE IS PREVENTED

Accidental detection cs an inccn-
oiaiy Just - nc was applying tho
torch TO tho back end Of the polk
Miller drug store. in Main Street. jus,
before 10 o'clock last night is believed
to have saved Richmond one OF the
mos; destructive fires OF recent years
As 1t was. slight damage beyond tina.
from water was done.
The drug sore. nestled Between old
structures of wood and brick, is located
at S3i East Main Street. |; extends 10
an alley connecting Ninth and Eighth
streets. Across the alley is the Rem
the Offices Of Charles y. Eurch. a pri-
;, Las, as; d; niEh, NJ. purch was working
20. the. side window This is on the
third hoor. As he looked downward
nc sa" q man. with bundle OF paper
unocr his arm. striking match. The
man applied the match TO the papc-
and thrust /, through the iron grating
which covers door. then ran west
pearcd.
WOULD HAVE SHOT MAN
HAD HE BEEN PREPARED
Mr. Burch says. he could easily have
shot the man had he realized what he
Was Was locked in desk, and he had no;
iine Inn, o TO- reach It after the incendary
hdu CIoppeQ inc bundle. When he
saw that he could not catch the mai.
Mr. Burch telephoned the Fire De-
PPiartment and then notified Police
scription OF the man, since i; was very
dark and he was three floors above
him.
Police officials think an effort was
made to burn the entire block, which
Is one OF the worst in Richmond. from
hreman's viewpoint. Nearly every
structure in it is old. and would, the
fremen say, burn like finder" with
such wind as was blowing last
night.
No member of the Polk Miller Com
pany would advance theory as TO
the identity OF the man seen by Mr..
QUANTITIES OF INFLAMMABLE
GOODS STORED IN BUILDING
Strengthening the police theory that
an effort was made to burn the block
Or perhaps a larger section of tho
business district, is5s.the fact lit lis
pointed out. that large quantities OF
chemicals. oils and explosive drugs are
stored in the drug store Had THE
names reached these il would have
eeen practically impossible for the
nremen TO work in the fumes. and the
IRE would have gained such headway
resulted. .. 40
All night the Police Department was
on the lookout for further attempts
to start fires about town. A stricI
watch Will be kept on aIicys In tho
business district until some clue is
found ,hat leads to the apprehension
OF the iHcendiary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
FLOOD DANGER INCREASES
River Rises over Thirteen
Feet In Alabama District
In Few Hours.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, AIahch o.
According. to information reaching
Weather Bureau officials here today,
on the lower Tennessee River, the
stream having risen SO rapidly as TO
alhrri many towns along the banks.
At Guntersvillc, Ala, the rise was thir-
;ccn and n half feet in sevcnty-two
hours, bringing the nood tide up 10
twcnty.onc feet and still rising, The
Florence, Ala w
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
REID APPOINTED RECEIVER
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Announces Inability to Coptinue
without Funds.

OTTAWA, March 0.-John j. d. Reid,
Minister OF Railways has been APP
pointed receiver of the Grand Trunk
night
The appointment followed onicial
notification BY the railway that IL
would be unable to SSatinue operations
funds. nElR ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
Korea Declares Inden.nd.n,.

SAN FIANCISCO, March 9.-Korca
March !, md has sent delegates 70
France TO plead recognition before the
Versailles peace conference. This am
management was made here today hy
the Korean National Association. fol-
lowing receipt OF a cabiegrs,m which
was Forwarded from Korea by way of
ShanEhia TO avoid the rigid Japanese
censorship. = 4 80 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-10
STRIKE is CALLED OFF
Men VIII Return to Work at Pacific
Coast Shipynrds Tues
day Morning.
Iav Associated Press.

y SEATTLE, WASH, March 9.-Thc
strike Of 10000 shipyard workers. in
effect since January 81, in Seattle. TIA.
coma and Aberdeen, was formally de-
clared off tonight by the strike leaders,
a Preferendunl taken during the last
three days. The men arc to return to
work Tuesday morning, under work.
ing conditions and wages prevailing
when tho strike was called. -!
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VIII Crente Volunteer Army. XXI
been completed for tho formation of 4
Hungarian army on n volunteer basis.
The Hungarian army hereafter will
comprise six divisions, e N n. ,s
The courier-index., 1919-10-10
MERELY A COINCIDENCE. SAYS EDITOR. WHEN AID
 IN PAPER BRINGS RAIN

Selbina, Mo.-Most of the people say 1t was merely coincidence and the editor of the newspaper in which the advertisements were inserted, says he agrees with the majority, but 1t Is fact that twice this year small ads were placed in the paper during dry spells, asking sor the rain. and the downpours came within few days after they appeared Some per- sons of this section say that that they believe something weightier than CO., incidence had something to do with 1t. During the dry spell last July an advertisement was placed in the newspaper, asking for good rain, and two days after t..is section was visited by veritable deluge In a re- cent issue of the newspaper. a similar ad appeared and several rains fol- lowed. farmer, who was in the newspaper office the other day. and speaking of the results of advertis- ing, said that the rains were due in great measure to the people of the county, whose sentiments were ex- pressed in the ad and who were hop ing that 1t would be answered.
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menced to move out. Belfort was filled with spies, so it was the very best point for such move Not one of our officers who moved down there was let in on the secret except one colonel, who carried the orders for the work and the general plans. He was stopping at hotel which was alive with spies, and one day. after the town had been thoroughly arous- ed and whispering of the Americans moving their advance headquarters there, this colonel left the house has tily leaving copy of his orders in his room. In fifteen minutes he re- tuned and found the orders had been stolen. He called in the maid ard told her of his plight and insisted that the orders must be found and raised Cain generally.
 Tn just two days three German divisions were moved away from St. Mihiel to Alsace and others were on the move. My headquarters were then moved from La Ferte to Neuf- chateau, and the St. Mihiel drive was launched according to schedule. And it was not until many weeks after ward that our officers realized that the Belfort headquarters were fak- ed"