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REDS HOLD AMERICANS
PRISONERS IN MOSCOW
Thousand Foreigners ut Soviet Cap
itM Await Action of Their
Governments.
thy Associated Press. ]

TERIJokI. FINLAND, RUSSIAN
FRONTIER. August "a thousand
l foreigners including thirty.ay
ing for action by their governments
to get them out of Russia before win
ter sets in. They include. besides the
Americans, 700 French, 100 British
and 100 Scandinavians.
Aside from the thirty-1vo of un-
doubted American citizenship. there
are large number claiming Ameri-
from all parts or Russia because OF
the impossible living conditions and
who are waiting Bolshevist permits
sion to leave. They are the last OF
Russia's pre-war foreign population.
The Americans In Moscow say their
status is worse than that OF the citl-
zens of any other country. They are
held virtually as hostages while tho
Soviet tries to force Washington to
the Bolshevist agents.
The officials of the Bolshcvist for
eisn Office consider the United States
tons in her attitude toward the So
Wet. although not as an antagonist
as the British or French.
Five Americans are known to be
imprisoned in Moscow. Among them
are DR.. a. w. Stickney. geologist, and
his wife. who recently arrived in
Moscow from Siberia. The others are
Royal c. kcely. Il man named La
mark and IL naturatizad american
Greek named Calimidianov. who has
been Imprisoned for one year and a
half charged with being 4 spy.
The prisoners arc inaccessible and
little known OF their condition. II.
ID. I. Reynolds. an American mining
engineer. is not permitted TO leave
Scmipalatinsk. Siberia, the Bolshe-
visit demanding his services thcre. A
half dozen other americans have been
imprisoned in Moscow at different
times the last two years.
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SENATOR HARDING STICKS
ITO HIS FRONT PORCH PLAN
Conference of G. O. u. Chiefs Adds
Two Marion Engagements to
Speaking List.
REFUSES OUTSIDE REQUESTS
Candidates Labor-Day Address ut
His Insistcnt Wish Will BE De-
Iivcrcd Mt Home to Central Work.
crs' Delegation.

2 MARION, OHIO. August IA con-
ference of Republican party chiefs.
convened hero today to shape IL speak
ing schedule for Senator Harding ad-
1ournea after session OF several
hours without setting time for An
other meeting.
requests from various parts of the
speaking trips away from Marion
We're discussed with plans Tor the re-
ception here of fTont-porch delega-
tons, but no out-of-town invitation
was accepted, and only two dates
were added 20 the list of front-porcn
engagements
Viii II. Hays, the national chair
man. announced that at Senator
HardlnG's personal. very !nsistent
wish" tho candidates Labor Day
speech would be delivered from the
front porch to 4 meeting arranged by
the Central Labor Union. The chair
man said the Senator was anxious 70
speak on labor issues here among
people who knew his labor record"
and that for tina; reason invitations
TO other cities for that day had been
turned down. The other front-rorch
date announced WAS September 4.
when the nominee will receive the
various Republican State ways and
means chGrmcn.
II was announced that there would
be an elaboration of his position on
the league OF nations in the speech
he will make here August IS to n
delegation from indianapolis. 1t Is
expected the address Will be devoted
almost exclusively TO foreign affairs
and will help to bring the league is
sue more, prominently to the fore OF
tho Republican campaign.
BESIDES MIR Hays and Senator
Harding, those present mt the all-day
conference were Senator Harry =.
New. OF Indiana. head Of the party's
erty, Of Ohio; Henry Wallace, OF Iowa,
publisher OF farm periodicals; Al
bert Lasker, of Chicago. connected
with the publicity department, and
Carmi 5 Thompson. OF Ohio, an OIL
cial of the speakers bureau.
AT the opening OF the meeting Mr..
Hays announced that the purpose was
10 make UP complete schedule Of
dates for tho nominee up TO October
i. and TO consider various related
program for presentation OF issues.
lie said no change in policy was 10
bc worked out and he exhibited 4
stack OF letters n foo; thick asking
for speaking appointments here and
in other cities.
What took place at the session was
described by Senator New. ''as just n
general discussion without reaching
any decisions except tentatively"
Chairman Hays said there had been
mo hitch in the proceedings, but that
the work had been found very Ia
i,orious."
All those in the conference were
c mphatic in declaring they expected
no modification in the princ!ftc OF the
frontpo-ch campaign. They all said,
however. that "a number Of speeches
probably would be made IN other
cities, adding that such trips had
been \ part OF the plan from the be-
ginning. The only points 10 be set
2 led said tho hl
dates and places of out-of-town
5 peaches.
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ADJOURNMENT BRINGS
SETTLING EXCITEMENT
Lenders in Fight for Suffrage In
tenscly Disappointed by delay
in Vote

NASHVILLE. TENN, August IT.
unexpected Adjournment of tho lower
house Of the Tennessee legislature
today, after debate had been IN pro-
Sress more than three hours pre-
vented final action on the FEDERAL
suffrage amendment. When suffrage
opponents sudlcnly moved for ad-
journmcnt until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning on the plea that members
should have moro time 10 deliberate
on matter Of such importance; the
Honse fairly secthrd wiki excitement.
Efforts to hold the body in session.
however, %crc uuayail!ug ana .he
motion carried 10 TO Al
Opposition leaders said the vote
was virtually correct Indication Of
the Strength, If the two forces. hut
the sunrdg.sts declared no iinDoc-
lance should he attached TO IT,
vote tomorrow was regarded in
ali quarters as almost certain 40 tho
principal speeches were delivered To-
day; IL was said othrr addrcsacs;
might be cNpcctoi 10 he br!ef and
largely cNtcruporaUcous
Some members took exception Ia
the presence Of scores OF workers CIR
culating about and seated within tho
bar Of the House. When the body was
called TO order. motion ina; il
DO cleared brought forth howl OF
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LAKE FRANCES ON
HER RETURN TRIP
HAS FULL CARGO

CONTINUED From First Page.)
work that is being accomplished by
the people OF Richmond and this sec
ton in the establishment of It's river
and OCEAN line and that it's officials
stand ready to give any aid that may
be necessary to guarantee entire sue
cess.
George Wyatt, who has been made
agent for the company and who Is in
charge Of the dock and warehouses
on the river. said yesterday that the
work of unloading and loading, of
the Lake Frances. moved forward
yesterday without difficulty, and that
the reloading would BIO completed
somo time today ready for tho re-
turn trip tomorrow.
Captain w. a. Ladd. master Of tn,
ship. said that freight had been
handled with extraordinary dispatch
and ease. lie expects to get away
on the return trip in fine shape ana
anticipates a pleasant and success
full voyage back to Now York, com
plotting the first round trip OF the
Lake Frances.
Dock Agent Wyatt said that the
receiving warehouse at the dock was
filed with freight consigned &c the
Lake Frances during Monday and
that considerable moro had been de-
livcrcd yesterday. Tie said that ne
estimated that the cargo to be taken
on here and ut City Point tomorrow,
will be moro than sufficient to pay
the operating expenses OF the trip.
which is considerably better than had
been hoped for by officials and others
Interested in the enterprise
Assured Line VIII Pay.
1t is felt certain now that the line
will pay from its very beginning.
BY the time the Lake Sterling IS
in the service. in about ten days or
two weeks. all problems OF lighter
age ut New York and switching
charges at Richmond will have been
adjusted satisfactorily and II IS cn-
pected that both ships can be- on
Grated twice-a-weck schedules.
and carry full cargoes with every
trip.
Hundreds OF people visited the ship
and inspected its equipment Monday
night and during yesterday. Short
ly after the ship was locked Nor
day night. the ganEway was let down
aboard for inspection. It was al
most midnight before the last visitor
left
The line started again early yes
'torGay morning and continued all
day. Much praise is being given
Captain I,add and First Mate White
hurst for their uniform courtesy IN
showing the people over the boat and
explaining it's wonderful mechanism
and appointments.
The customs bond for common car
rie.s executed by the Richmond New
York Steamship Company was ap-
proved yesterday by the United States
Treasury Department and notice was
given to Chief Customs officer w.
Gay Smith ut Richmond port. No.i-
flcation came to Mr.. Smith by wire.
Bonded merchandise can now be
received at Richmond or New York
for transportation. The amount of
the bond is 100000. 1t is n standard
bond required of all common car
riers. being designed to protect the
Federal government against possible
losses OF bonded goods in tran SIT.
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Moscow Wireless. silent.

PARIS. August 1T.-Warsaw is
holding out WELL. according to the
latest neEs received here tonight.
The Poles. who were beginning to
repeat their old despairing cry OF
1891, God is too high and France
100 far. fortified by the counsel of
Frances expert soldiers. have now
paucked Up spirits with Immediate
While It Is too soon to forecast
the favorable Issue OF the great bat
TO now raging under the walls Of
the initiative they took Saturday.
and continue to hold tho Bolshovists
In check In the southeast. on the
western Dug. they have scored
notable success. Nevertheless the
situation. with Warsaw threatened
from three sides undoubtedly re-
mains serious. and everything de-
pcnds on tho ability Of the Poles to
Keep up their aggressive tactics.
1t Is considered significant in mill
tary circles that the Moscow wireless
has been unusually silent today.
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protests The motion at first was
interpreted to mean that only mem-
bers OF the Senate and newspaper
men would be permitted TO remain
in the chamber.
Orders Floor Cleared.
Speaker Walker ruled the motion
out Of order, declaring House rule
provided for such 4 contingency and
instructed the scrgeant-at-arrn TO
clear tho floor after motion to sus-
pond the rules had failed to poll a
swo- thirds majority. The floor Gle tred.
= motion that newspaper men be or
dcrcd TO vacate the press table be-
fore the Speakers stand and move
INTO the galleries or TO the, promo
made 1T the rear OF tho chamber. was
overw hclmingly defeated.
De Bate on the motion that the
House concur in the action OF the
Seu"te in ratifyinS the amendment
that this Legislature had no right to
act on ratification. AS a clause OF the
state Constitution provides that Leg
stature TO pass on proposed amend
the submission OF the amendment to
the states by Congress.
Speakers who held that the Legis-
laturc could act legally. pointed to
son. solicitor-general Of the United
States, and Acknowledgement Thomp-
son. OF Tennessee, that 4 decision OF
tho Supreme Court OF the United
states holding void n clause In the
Ohio Constitution relating to ratiii-
cation OF Federal amendments also
nulliiicd the clause in the Tennessee
Constitution.
In this connection Speaker Walker.
opposition leader. read Il letter writ
ten recently by Mr.. Frierson. In
that he had not advised any one that
1t would be entirely proper for the
present LEGISLATURE to act
The question as 10 ahethcr. hav-
propriety do 50 in view OF the pro-
visions OF the Tennessee Consti;u-
ton, wrote Mr.. Frierson, is 4 wholly
different question. and one as 10
which ! have expressed no opinion"
IT was the first time the letter had
been made public.
The race question as relates to uni
verSal suffrage. the part women have
played In history and every known
argument in favor OF and in opposi-
ton TO ratification were discussed by
the various speakers.
Tcnncssce Last Hope.
IT was conceded by many eufrra-
E'sts that whether women OF the ma
ton would vote in the general cleo
lions in November depended upon
Tennessee. Favorable action by
Florida was said 10 be out OF the
the Governors OF Vermont and Con
ncctiCut TO call the Legislatures OF
those States In special session have
met with failure. Thirty-ive States
have ratified the amendment. eight
have rejected II and North Carolina
has postponed action until next
year. This. II was said. leaves Ten
nessee virtually the last hope.
:. Standing room was at premium
when the body met. An hour before
the session was called to order gall
leries ware packed. and spectators
fairly fought 10 obtain points OF
vantage. Corridors of che capital
were crowsed with those who arrived
too late 10 sQuirm their way Into the
cha II Der.
The thousands OF yellow and
crimson roses worn by the suffragists
ard their antagonists and flowers of
similar hue displayed throughout the
chamber and on the desks OF the
members, put 4 touch OF color 10 the
scene IL was second war of roses"
as one suTraGist expressed It.
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Virgin Islands Only Oasis
Now Under American Flag
my Associated I,re.s1

SAN JUAN. 4. r., August IL
Probably the only place under the
American nag where prohibition In
not now I'm force II in the Virgin
Islands where. until Congress- en-
acts new laws. the old Danish
laws remain In force.
The Colonial Council OF st. Croix
has JUST passed n bill repeating
former local leElslnion for that
island which provided for locnl
prohibition until n specified period
after tho ending of the war. SINH
lar Legislation is pending In the
Colonial Council for the fslnnds of
st. Thomns md st. John.
The trenty OF sale by which the
islands were transferred from
Denmark TO the United states pro-
vidcd thnt laws In force mt the
time OF the transfer should re-
main In full force md effect until
Congress cnnctrd special 1cEfslR-
ton for the islands. This hns not
yet becu done. In the meantime
the Constitution OF the United
states, In nil OF its provisions, is
not applicable to- the islands und
the eighteenth amendment has no
meaning there.
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Continued from First Page)
in order 10 make the necessary
changes in election laws so women
could vote.
Common IL Challenged
He was challenged time and again
by Senator Scales, who finally In
uuired whether Common desired the
United States 20 stand with China
and nations OF Mohanmedan rel!g 10 n"
In denying women the hight TO vote.
Senator Conner charged that Pres!
Dent Wilson had vaciiiated and that
No was elected on n platform in 1916
declaring for equal suffrage by States
WAS met by senator Scales. who said
1T is true President Wilson was
' elected on platform piedging woman
suffrage through State action. bu,
WAS nc not also elaeted on 4 platform
Of pcacc?" ;.
Amid scenes which the state House
has never Witnessed since the days
Of the Civil War, the Legislature be :
gan the consideration OF the amend
lnent ne flag bcdcckcd gallery.
set aside for the suffra gists. broke
into prolonged cheering when the
senate clerk began reading the rat
!ncat!on resolution. IL was rem" wed
when Senator Carr was recognized
and rose 10 SPEAK.
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C0UNTERATTACK
ON RUSSIANS Is
IN FULL SWING

Continued from First Paec.)
invading Bolshcvists have resulted
in the capture of important strategic
positions. Three days ago the Polish
forces faced an extremely critical
situation, wit hthe Reds centcr v!r-
tually reaching the outer forts Of
the capital. On the right wing the
Soviet troops had captured tho Pull
tusk-Serock bridgehead. driving the
Poles from the fork where the Ma
rev joins the Bug.
On Sunday. however. the Poles
launched counter-oGensive from
Nevo Georgievsk. clearing the north
bank OF the Narrow. and yesterday
they recapturcd tho Serocle bridge
head before the Bolshevists had time
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Repeats First slarne victory.
by Associated Press..


LONDON. August 17.-Thc Poles at
Warsaw are on the edge, 1t seemed
today, OF duplicating tho first oattlc
OF the Marne, in which Paris and
France wero saved early in Septcm-
her, 1914.
Late reports tell OF fighting at
many spots. frequently with baycn-
cts. At points here and there, there
have been Russian successes. out the
big successes have gone with the
Poles. who seem to have definitely
checked the mighty sweep OF the Boil
shcvist nrmicr.
The situation today carried many
reminders of the Marine battle, at
which the French under Joffre and
Foch. aided by the small English
army under Sir John French, turned
the tide. On that occasion, Uhlans
had reached the outskirts of Paris
Saturday, Red cavalry crossed The
Visual River and got within eight
and onc-half miles of tho Polish cap
ita1.
Close OF General Pilsudski, Is Gen
eral Maxine Wcygand, chief of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-18
Reds in Panic mt Panic ut PuItusk.
by LUCIEN JONES.


WARSAW, August 17.-Tho tide la
turning. Tho signs OF victory are
beginning to show. The Poles arc
nghting or the invaders. The civilian
Inhabitants Of ltadzymin, which has
changed hands five times, are return
Ing to their homes. The Poles have
pushed tho Rcd forces back six miles
along this section. Monday tho Poles
continued their attack. Their guns
could be heard pounding the Rods
along the Radzymin-W yskoT road.
Soviet prisoners told me that they
had been forced to advance under
threat OF being fired on with machine
guns from their own rear. Most OF
the prisoners were In rags Some de-
clared they had been without shoes
since leaving Bercsina (about 600
miles east of Wursaw).
uAll OF the Reds SO far taken on
this front declared that they had
been told by their officers that they
would have to advance only Us far
as the German frontier. where they
would be met by friends. Airplane
observers have reported that the Reds
are in 4 panic near Pultusk. and that
the roads are chokod with their re-
treating transport trucks and
wagons s..-. A3dssksxsnsa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-18
BRITISH NEVER PLANNED
TO ENCOURAGE WRANGEL
There Was No Intention to Det.ch
Crimca From RuAsin Says
Lloyd George.
Y Associated Preas.1

LONDON, August 1Z-Premier Lloyd
George in detailed reply to the re-
quest OF Leo Kamenen Of the Russian
mission in London. for an exact def
milton OF Great Brftafn's attitude to-
ward General Baron Wrangcl. anti
Bolsheyist leader in South RUSSIA,
says that the British government
never had the intention to detach the
Crimea from Russia. or secure it's
possession to General Wrnngel or en-
courage Wrangol in his Offensive
Tho British government, adds tho
Premier. &c only concerned with In
surfing the safety of troops and refu-
gees under Wrangcl, who. Lloyd
George says. has been warned that
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to establish themselves. Operations
are now proceeding against the Pull
tusk forts.
The Bolshevists in thcir retreat
abandoned considerable booty which
has not yet been inrentoried. OPP
erations by the Polish right against
the Vieprz and the middle Bug con-
tinue according to plans.
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ROOSEVELT ASKS G. o. P.
TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS
Launches Attack OH Leaders Who Dc.
cided Republican Nomination
In ChIcatrn

BILLINGS. MONTANA. August IL
Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Democratic
vice-prcsidential nominee. in an al
dress here tonight. appealed to Re
publicans to vote the Democratic
ticket this year and thus "ropudiat.
the actions of Republican leaders at
the Chicago convention"
He declared he did not attack the
Republican party. but those leaders
who, he said, decided the nomination
in the back room Of hotel"
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french mission to Poland. General
Woygand was tho adjutant and right
latter was .generalissimo OF the allied
armies Like his chief. no believes
that tho chief morale can best DO
sustained by attack. as the reorYan-
lied Poles are doing.
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DELIGHTFULLY."- REFRESHING.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate in hos
water. n teaspoonful in water. sweet
cncd to taste. Is most rcfrcshing.-Adv
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tho British VIM decline oil RESPONSE
bniey II he undertakes an offensive.
Lloyd George then explains that tho
British government would only feel
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bound to reconsider this attit,,,a
event of the Soviet proposing fer
infringing upon tho independence
Poiad.
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Investing in Richmond,s Future
Is NOT A GAMBLE.
Sydnor's Message
Richmond Dry Goods Coz
His FellOw-CitiZens:
Can you imagine any investment better thar
this one Of $8O0,000 which brings to Richmond
net returns of So, 100000 a year? ICANNOT-
100000 is all that the Richmond New YORK;
Boat Line is asking fora transportation ser
vice which will save for the merchants and bust
ness men of Richmond 100000 in freight TCI
AND FROM THE EAST ALONE!
"Due to the established prices of competitorsl
any advance in freight rates would have to bel
taken right out of the net profits Of Richmond
business houses.
"In our business this would mean $4,000 to 81
600, which saving, due to the Line, consider al
good return on investment, NOT COUNT
ING the DIRECT RETURNS from this stock.
II FdchnOrldS business houses Will only look at
this proposition in this light, and agree to invest
small part Of the money they can expect to
save or make, due to the various benefits Of the
Boat Line THERE SHOULD BE NO DOUBT
AS TO SPEEDY 10000 SUBSCRIPTION OF
THE 100000 NEEDED 4
Will You Invest
I'm RichmOnd's Future?
Every man is expected to- do
his share. You can't go wrong.
Bank First National Bank
ChurchH echanicsa Merchants Bank
National State and City Bank Richmond Trust Company
CO. Union Bank OF Richmond
Bank Virginia TRUSTEE
yg S Unof ponf Z 80
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CAUSE DEFEATED IN
OLD NORTH STATE
BY NARROW MARGIN

Continued from First Page.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-05
ONLY THREE LEFT

THE funeral Of former Governor Will
l. liam A. Stone yesterday reminds one
that there are only three men still living
who have held the office.
They are Edwin S. Stuart. John K.
Tener and Martin G. Brumbaugh.
The immediate predecessor of Mr.
Stuart, Samuel W. Pennypacker, died in
September, 1916 James A. Beaver,
whose term expired in 1891, survived un-
til August, 1914, and Daniel H. Hastings,
who preceded Mr., Stone in office, went to
his grave in 1909, seventeen years before
Mr.. Stone died.
1t has seldom happened that there are
more than three former Governors alive
at any time. There were four when Gov
ernor Sprou was inaugurated. But there
were only two still alive when Governor
Pattison took the oath. They were Hoyt
and Hartranft.
If we elected yourger men to the office
there would always be a longer list of
graduates from the executive mansion in
Harrisburg. The present gubernatoriaI
alumni association is likely to be in
creased to four when Mr.. Sproul retres
for the other three are in good health
with a reasonable assurance of many
more years of activity.