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v BOAiy) INDORSES 1NCRKASK
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-Council Finnnce Committee Is Askrd
to IncreuM? by $1:18.000 Allow
ance for Schools, Making Total
Cost, to City for Ycnr $7*>8,000.
Surrounded by nearly 1">0 men and
>? vromen teachers, principals and assist
. ant principals of the schools of Rich
?'~mond. all of whom looked determined
and desirous of seeing their petition
acted upon favorably, the Finance
Committee of the Oily Council was
?presented with logical arguments last
,'il night by the men and women who rep
j? resented the different schools of the
?i* city for the purpose of requesting
! thut their salaries he Increased, so that
'J1, they could earn n sufheient amount of
*?' money partially to meet the increased
ijt cost of livinp. The sum total of the
If argument of the representatives of the
teaching force of the city schools was
j?j to the < fleet that living had Increased
over r>0 per cent In the last three
J?, years, and that the Hoiijr 1911 was
worth about r?7 cents to-day. when it
? is used' for buying the necessities of
'??? life.
W, M. Adams spoke first for the ?
principals, the assistant principals and '
'<? the coloreii teaehers of the city, and
he Impressed upon the committee the
"J^ fact that the teachers in this city'
JJi received smaller remuneration for
their services than teachers in cities
I"' and schools that arc in the same class
... as the Richmond schools. lie asked
fur a J I) per cent increase for the
principnls and assistant principals, and
- for a ln per i-ent increase for the' col
ored teachers of the city schools, and .
12 per cent increase beginning with
,)? the next session in September. RMS.
thus making an increase of L' p^r cent
.'ti more for the next year if the 10 per ?
'((? cent is granted for this year. lie
5" plated that the Council had already'
?;> granted a temporary increase to the
"? teaching force of 10 per cent, which
increase took effect in October. 1017.
?J; and is to be discontinued February t
*?', 1. IMS. He asked for a continuance;
?r of the. 1ft per cent increase for the
remainder of this year, with an added
?J tier cent for next year.
school. no\ni> iNnonsr.s
VKTITIOX KOH ISCllEAHH
Mr. Stubbr apnesired for the hich ?
K school teachers, and nminded the com-;
mittee that the school system had lost;
{',* many good teachers because they re
<;? e.elved higher salaries in another pro
fession or in another school. He ar- ;
gtied that the school system would he
Impaired if the salaries were not in-f
j'f creased. He requested a 1 5 per cent,
'j? increase for the high school teachers.
Ill Miss Henderson appeared for the,
'!? Junior high school teachers, and Miss!
IJI Adair appeared for the elementary j
school teachers, and both of these.
? women stressed the point that the cost
of living had doubled ami their sal
aries had remained the same. They j
j';| asked for a 15 per cent increase.
The School Hoard. through its
?t! chairman. W. Floyd Reams, indorsed
?U the petition of the teaching force j
for an increase in salary. Mr. Reams,
stated that the increase must be made j
'i! for -the sake of continuing the efll
ciency of the school system.
According to the petition of the
school-teachers, a Hat 15 per cent in
" creased is asked for for all school
employees, excepting principals, assist-'
ant principals, and colored teachers.
?n4 a 10 per cent ircreaso for those
excepted in the first list.
The budget presented by Supcrill
>i tendent J. A. C. Chandler called for an
'j tne.rcase of $138,COM, thtis making the'
lj school budget total 5758.000, th'1
'? s mount asked by School Hoard from the
!. city, In addition to its State funds, j
" Tho expenditures of last year amount-|
ed to Jfi?o.nn0.
DR. CIIAMH.KH MVS
IM'BKASH I*> NKCEMSAnY
Following the presentation of the
school budget. l*?r. Chandler called j
upon the board to reeopnize the fact
that the cost of living had increased i
B0 per ccnt. and that the school teacher
could not live to-day on a wage scale '
computed according to the cost of liv- '
irig before the war. "If wc do not get
j| a reasonable increase," he said, "the
?? efficiency of the. system will be im
?!? paired. Tho Increase that is asked will
!{'. about put tl>c, Richpiond schools on the
' average tl>at .??!:ies in tho same class
n pay their teachers." He called upon
the committee to consider the eflicicnoy
and, therefore, to grant the increase
~ for the sake of the future cltiv.ens of
Illchmond.
The T ravelers' Aid Society, through
Captain A. H. Guigon, attorney and
treasurer, asked the committee to rec
ommend an appropriation of Sl.ooft,
?which i* 5"0 more than was appro
v! priated last year.
Thr- Sheltering Arms Hospital.
?{ through Mrs. King asked for an np
?J proprlatlon of !M.ooo. th^ same amount
allowed by the Council last year.
Captain Ouipon, speaking for the So
7* ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.- asked lor an appropriation of
$500, the same a:; was appropriated last
yea r.
The last petition for an appropria
tion was from th.f Mechanics' Instl
tute, which asked for *11.500. just $!.
TjOO more than ? appropriated last
Jtar
? After giving attention to all peti
ia* tions for appropriations and increased
*-f salaries, the Finatiee )C.'ommlttee went
" into executive session.
P RICHMOND MEN NAMED
FOR OFFICERS' SCHOOL
'Continued from Fir*t Paee.i
*?' Corpora 1 .J. N. K;.rly Jr.
^ Company Jv.?SorBcant "VV. <\. Worth,
j.; Sergeant F. J King. Sergeant 1 Kob
r.rltnn. First Sergeant 1 O. Kyi", ,^r
~ gcanl .1. T. Rosenberger.
Company !?*.?-Cr>rf?or.il !. P Schwab.
Sergeant 12. F. Jordan S'igeant M, CI.
^ 2jcvr\f.
Company r,.?Firft Sergeant T J.
* Cojlint, Sergeant J. A. Mustoe. Ser
y: geant R. C. Brown. Sergeant .1. H.
1 ? Campbell. Serceant I". A. Amic.k. (lor
poral ly. Tj. Wlshtman. Sergeant J 1>
_j Brooks. Sergeant C?. HUck.
Company II.? First Sergeant A. Tt
J >loore. Sergeant <?. O. MeConnell. Scr
n pre&nt 12. R. Kee^ling. Sergeant 11. A.
i? l'rlljaman.
% Company T ?Sergeant 1".. S. i^iarV.
Company K.?f rivat? 1. Cote. Cor
S poral O. R RtJ<a.', l-'ir.t Sergeant C.
g L>- Woody.
Company R.?S? rsear.t II Walthall,
jg Company M.?Sergeant 1' I,. <"ule.
Corporal W. I'. Rrown. sergeant O, li.
ih? Vbc.k, Sergeant J. <\ Aaron.
THREE HlMini'D AM)
KifiHTKF.vrn ixta N'rni
Supply Company.?First Serg-ant J.
Purnell. Fvcgitncnlal Supply Sergeant
1^. Ii. Pratt.
Headquarters Company.?Sergeant F.
31. Cox', Sergeant !?:. A. Randolph. Ser
ge.s nt E. R- Klliott. Corporal 12
Pparkman, Sergeant \\". . Smith. Cor
poral H. R. Jordan, Rerg'-:,nt O. i:.
T'olnlty. Sergeant 1!. N*. Jarman.
Machlne.-Ggn Company.?Sergeant ,T.
H. Fowlfl.
Company A.?First Sergeant S. P.
Powers, Sergeant E. R. Wall, Sergeant
i n. G. Howell, Sergeant R. .It. Corr.
j Company 1>.?Sergeant S. C. Atkin
son. Sergeant H. L. Klapp, Sergeant
R. L. lloneycutt.
Company C.?Sergeant \V. D. Jones,
j Sergeant A. F. Kllmore. Sergeant J.
I W. mil. Corporal B. Stricklcr. Ser
i geant K. Dfan, Sergeant W. T. Berry,
| Sergeant H. L. Cumminjrs.
Company D.?Sergeant H. C. Buck
, ley. Sergeant J. P. Lynch, First Ser
! geant K. I,. Bearden. Sergeant B. Keith,
Sergoant T. A. Joynes. Sergeant C. Bit
tie. Sergeant A. C. Murdock.
Company B.?First Sergeant W. J.
, Scott. Sergeant It. F. Coates, Corporal!
. F. B. Johnson, Sergeant F. M. Barnes, j
Sergeant F. II. Crops'.
Company F.?First Sergeant A. N. |
Hanson, Sergeant J. P. Bethany.'
Company II.?Sergeant K. L. McCor- ]
' m4ck. Sergeant F. Waidley, Sergeant
tr. 11. Wilder.
Company K.?Sergeant G. C. Howard, i
Corporal 1>. M. Zirklc. Sergeant T. W. ,
Stephens. I
Company L.?Sergeant H. M. Painter. '
I Company M.?Sergeant W. P. Bind- ;
soy.
rif?n:i: viikumaxs im:
PIIOM NATI'RAVt CAI'SRSj
Three Virginians died here to-day j
from natural causes. They were: Pri- !
vales Kugene Addison. Company At, ?
Book Hell; Amos Marshall, Company!
M, Sylvatus. and .lames H. Seay. Com
pany A. Holmhead, all of the. Thirty-j
ilrst Regiment. I
HOW D. C. M. IS WON
BY BRITISH TOMMIES
IN THE CAUSE OF ALLIES:
11 'nnt inued from First Page.J
yards from tho German*. This sure
was a 'hot* section of the line. We
were against the Prussians, and it was 1
a case, at night, of keeping your ears j
nnd eyes open. 'No inan'? land' was ,
full of their patrols and ours, and many
fights took place between them.
"One night we would send over a
trench-raiding party, and the next :
niglu over would rom<? Frit*.
"There was a certain part of our
trench nicknamed Death Allfty, and the [
company which held it were sure to ,
? ?lick it hard in casualties. In five ;
nights 'in' 1 clicked for three recon- !
noitcring pat role.
"John Frcndh?he was a lance cor- '
poral then?was in charge of otir sec
tion. This was before 1 went to ma- i
chlno gunners'* school and transferred!
to this outfit. This French certainly!
wa? an artist when it came to scout- '
ing in 'no man's land.' lie knew every f
inch of the ground out in front, and ;
was like a cat?he could see in the :
da rk.
"On the night that he won his D. .
M. he had been out in front with a '
patrol for iwn hours, and had just'
returned to tho fire trench. A sentry j
down on the right of Death Alley re- j
ported a suspicious noise out in front. '
and our captain gavo order* for an- .
other patrol to go out and investigate, j
"Corporal Hawkins was nest on the |
list for the Joh. hut. hlline me. he sure j
had the wind up, and was shaking and
trembling like a dish of Jelly.
All iirt "ShnUea" Some Timr.
"A new leftenant. Newall by name, j
had just come out from Blighty, and
a pretty fine officer, too. Now. don't i
you chaps think because this chap was
killed that I say he was a good officer. '
because, dead or alive, you would have '
to fco a hloomin' long way to get un- !
other man like Newall. But this young !
leftenant was all eagerness to get out
in fr<?nt. Vou see, it nas his firet
time over the top. He noticed that;
1 lawkins was shaky, and so did French.
French went up to the officer and said: !
'"Sir. Corporal Hawkins has been;
feeling queer for the last couple of 1
days, and 1 certainly would deem It a
fuvor if I could go in his place.'
"Now. don't think that Hawkins was
a coward, because he was not, for the
best of us are liable to get the 'shakes'
at limes. You know, Hawkins wae
killed at l.a Basse a couple of months
ago?killed while going over the top.
"There were seven in this patrol? j
Bef tenant Newall. Corporal French. !
myself and four more from B Company. '
"About sixty yard* from Fritz's 1
trench an old ditch?must have been I
the bed of a creek, but at that time
was dry?ran parallel with the Ger- j
man barbed wire. Lining the edge of !
this ditch was a scrubby sort of hedge, !
which made a fine hiding place for a
patrol. Why Fritz had not sent out
a working party and done away with
this screen whs a mystery to us.
French leading, followed by Beften- '
ant Newall. m ye elf third, and the reat
trailing behind, crawled through a sap ;
under our barbed wire leading but to |
a listening post In 'no man's land.'
We each had three bombs. Newall
carried a revolver?one of those Yankee
Colts?and his cane. B'.ime me, I be. ;
li-svo that otllcer slept with that cane.
Ho never went without it. The rest i
of u*. were armed with bomlxs and '
rifles, bayonets fixed. We had pre
viously blackened our bayonets so they
1 wouldwnot shine in the glare of n
? star shell.
I^achinf; the listening post. Krcnch
told u? to wait about tlve minutes un
til h?i returned from e. little scouting
trip on his own. When he left, ive, ,
with every nerve tense, listened for
his coming back. We could almost hear
each other's hearts pumping, but not
a sound around the listening post.
Suddenly a voice, about ?ix feet on my
right, whispered: 'All right, tho way
clear: follow mo and carry on.'
"My blood fro?.* in my veins. It i
was uncanny the way French ap- j
proached us without being heard.
'Then, with backs bending low. out
of th" listening post we went, in tho
direction of tho ditch in tront of the.
German barbed wire We reached the i
scrubbj hedge and lay down, about :;lx
f''t a part, to listen. French and the
officer were on the right of our lino.
"About twenty jninutr? had elapsed,
when suddenly, directly tn front of tthe .
German wire we could see dnrk.
shadowy forms rise from the ground
and move along the wire. Silhouetted
against the skyline these forms looked
like huge slants, and took on horrible
shape*.. Mv heart almos-t stopped beat
ing. I counted sixty-two in all. as
ihe last form faded into the blackness
on my h ft.
"A whisper < anie to my ear*: 'Don't
mow r.r make a sound, a strong Her
man raiding p.irt\ i. going a.toss.'
It ?*?.?. I* roneli ^ voice I d.d not bear
bini approach me nor Yank
he must have got his training villi the
Indians on your gr?at plain;, of
Arnerf ?.
"I could hear a slight scraping noise
or my right and left. Prttty : oon the
whole reconnotterlng patrol wa-> tvmg
in a circle, heads in. French had. in
his noij-eicNs way. ,given orders for
them to cjo.ca in ..n me. and .iuhii in
m ruct i'.iis.
'Be ft ina nt Newall* voice, in a \ t rv
low whisper, mm* to u?j:
'"B'.js. the men in our trenches h.ive
received order* not to fire r,n account
of our re.connoltering patrol bring out
in front. A strong German raiding
party has Just circled our left, and is
making for our trench. It's up to us to ,
send word back. We can't all so. be
cause we might make too much noise. ,
anil warn the German party, so It's up
to one of us to carry tho news back
to the trench that the raiding party
is or Its way. With this information.
it will be qutlo easy for our boys to
wipe them out. But It's up to the rest
of us to stick out here, anil if we go
west we have done our duty in a noble
cause. Corporal French, you had bet- j
ter take the news hack, because you j
arc toe valuable a man to sacrifice.'
In Trnn Drltiah F*?i?hlon.
"French. under his breath, answered:
" 'Sir, I've been out since Mons. and
this Is the first time that I've ever been
Insulted by an officer. If this patrol
is going to click it. I'm going to click
it too. If we come out of this you can j
try tne for disobedience of orders, but
here 1 stick. and I'll be damned if I
go in, officer or no officer.'
"Newall, In a voico husky with
emotion, answered:
?' 'French, it's men like you that make
it possible tor "our Little Island" to J
withstand trie world. Vou are a true j
Briton, and I'm proud of you.'
"I was hoping that he would detail !
me to go back, but he didn't. Hen
derson was picked for the job. When
Henderson left Newall shook hands all
around. 1 felt queer and lonely. (
"You see. fellows, it was this way: I
Henderson was to tell the men in the
trench that we had returned, and that j
it was all right for them to turn loose
on the raiding: party with thoir ritle
and machine-gun fire, without us click- j
ing their fire. Leftenant Newall sure
was a lad, not 'arf ho weren't.
"That next twenty minutes of wait
in was hell. Then, from out of the |
blackness, over towards our trench. '
rang that old familiar. "Alt. who poos
there?' We hugged the ground. We
knew what was coming. Then a vol- j
ley from our trench, and four 'type- !
writers' (machine puns) turned loose, j
Bullets cracked right over our heads, j
One hit the ground about a foot from j
me, ricochetcd. and went moaning anil
sighing over the German litter.
"L,eftr.nunt Newall sobbed under his <
brc eth:
" 'God. we're in direct line of our .
own fire. The trench-raiding party
must have circled us.' : I
"Our boys in our trench sura were l
doing themselves proud. Tho bullets j
were cracking and biting th? ground j
all around up.
"In between our trench and our party ;
curses rung out in German, as tho .
Boch'-s clicked the. fire from the Kng? |
llsh trench. Star shells were shooting I
into the air and dropping In "no man's !
land.' It was a great, but terrible, j
sight which met our eyes. Fritz's raid
ing party was sure being wiped out. ,
MkIiIk do I'n nnd Hell I.ets l<oone.
"Ten or fifteen dark forms, tho rem- j
nnnts of the German raiding party,
dashed past us in the direction of the j
German trench. Wc hugged the ground, j
It wan our only chance. Wo knpw j
It would only bo a few seconds before j
Frit* turned loose. If wo hod lagged !
it !or our trench we would have been j
wiped out by our own fire. Yot? see. I
our boys thought we were safely in.
"Then, up went Fritz'** star lights, j
tur litis: night into day. mi l hell cut j
loo.-vi. Their bullets were snipping j
twigs !nm the hedge over our heads.
"Sudd'n?~ tho fellow >n my lc:t. ,
MacCau ey ?y name, emitted a muffled
groan, and started kicking lit* eraunrt;
then s:.cwc. Ho had gone west. A I
I u let through the napper. I suppose. '
There were now flvn of im left.
'S-judenly Leftenant Nswall. in a
famt choking voice, exclaimed:
" 'They've got me.' Kronen. 't h ,
through th? lung,' and then faint.tr?.
'You're in command. He* that .' j
II i ?s vnica died away. Bret'y soon he!
started moaning loudly. lh" Germans '
must have beard ttieso moans, because'
they immediately turned their firo on ,
us. French called to me:
"'Honney, come here, my lad, ourl
iTir.er Itr clicked it."
"I crawled over to him. T-Ie was sit
ting on the ground with the lefte.nant's
bead testing in his lap. nn.1 was get
ting out his first-aid packet. I told
him to get low or he would click it.
'le r.nswcred:
"Since, when does a blooming lance
eorp? ral tak?! c-tiers from a bloody i
private? You tell the rest of the hoys,
if they've not a.s yet gone west, to 'eg |
it back to our trench at the double and
get a stretcher. and you go with them. '
This lad of ours has got to get medical
attention, and damned quick, too, if
we want to stop this bleeding.'
"Just then a German star shell landed
about ten feet from us. and, in its
white ghostly light, 1 could see. French
silling like a blooinin' statue, his hands
covered with blood, trying to make a
tourniquet out of a bandage and his
bayonet.
"I told the rest to get in and get
the stretcher. They needed no second
urging, and soon French was left there
alone, witting on the ground, holding
his dying officer's head In his lap. A
pretty picture. I call it. He. sure was
a man, was French?with the bullets
cracking overhead and kicking up the;
dirt around him."
.fust then Happy buttfd in with:
"Were, you one of the men who went
in for the. stretcher?"
I key answered: "None of your
damned business. If you blokes want
to hear this story through, don't in- ,
terrupt."
Happy vouchsafed no answer.
Carried Officer Through Fire.
"About ten minutes after the, fel- 1
lows left for the stretchcr. French got
a bullet through the left arm."
Sailor Bill Interrupted here;
"How do you know it was ten ,
minutes?"
Ikey blushed and answered:
"French told me. when he got back
to the trench. You see, he carried 1
the officer hack through that fire, be
cause the stretcher bearers took too '
long in coming out."
1 asked !kcy how Corporal French,
being wounded himself, could carry,
I.eftenar.t Newall in. because I knew :
I."ftena tit Newall to be a six-footer
and no lightweight. You sec. he had ;
at one time been in command of rny .
platoon at tho training depot in Kng- 1
land. I
Ikey answered:
"Welt, vou bloke;; give me the proper
pip. and you can till hloomin' well go ;
to "ell." and lie s'put up like a ilnm.
Hungry Foxcroft got itp ami silently
withdrew from our circle. In about
tea minutes he returned, followed by
a tall, fair-haired corporal, who wore
a little strip of gold braid on fho left
fleeve of his tunic, denoting that he
had been once wounded, anil also wore
a little blue and red ribbon on the
left l>reast of his tunic, the field in
signia of the Distinguished Conduct
Medal.
Hungry. In triumph, brought him into
our cir> le :ind handed him a fag, which
be lighted in the flame from the candle
on the rues*, tin. and then Hungry ln
lreduced him to uj-:
"Roys, l want you to meet Corporal
Fren.-li, '
lie shook hands all around.
Ikey got red and was trying to ease
out of the candle, light, when Sailor
Hill grabbed him by the. tunic and held
liini.
Then Hungry Foscroft carried on:
"French, I'm going to ask you a
mighty personal question, and I know
you'll answer it. How in hell did you,
lnt in the left arm, bring Lc'.ften *r.t
Newjill back from that rcconnoit*rlir
patrol
French grew a little red, and an
swered:
"Well, you sec, boys, it was this way
TTonney and I etuck out there with .
him. and. taking: the slings from our j
rifles. llonney made a sort of rope. I
which he put around my shoulder and 1
undt*r the arm of tho Icftonunt. and j
Honney. setting the leftenant by tho |
legs, wo managed to set him into the j
trench. You know, I cot a 1>. C. M.
out of the affair, bccauso I was tho cor
poral In charge. Damned unfair. I
call it. because they only handed
Honney the Military Medal, but if the
true facts were known, ho was the
bloko who doeerved. not a I). C. M.. but
? V. C. (Victoria Cross)."
Wo all turned in Honney's dircc- .
tion. Bill, In his interest, had re- j
leased his hold on Honney's tunic, and I
Honney had disappeared.
Happy asked French if the leftcnant j
had died in "no man's land."
French, with tears in his eyes, an-.}
swered: i
"No, but the poor lad went west I
after we got him to the first-aid dress- i
his station, and next day we buried i
him in the little cemetery at Fromelles. !
He sure done his bit, all right, bllmo ,
me, and here 1 am, bloomln* well '
6wankin" with a ribbon on my chest."
A dead eilonce fell on tho crowd. (
Each one of us was admiring- the mod- j
osty of those two real men. French and 1
llonney.
Hut such is the way In tho English :
army?the man who wins the medal al- j
ways says t,hat the other fellow de- j
served It.
And Germany is still wondering why |
they cannot smash through the Ens- !
lish liners.
MARSH MAJOR-GENERAL
rrnldent Wilson AdTinrrn Many Mill- i
tary Men to Higher Raoka by
Special Act.
IBv Associated Tress. 1
WASHINGTON. January 4.?Briga- ,
dicr-General Peyton C. March, a major- ?
general in the National Army, was to- '
day nominated by President Wilson a
major-general in the regular army.
Brigadier-General Edwin B. Bah- j
bltt. of t.hc ordnance department, was
named to be a brigadier-general in ,
the regular army, and the following
were nominated to he major-generals in ;
the National Army:
Brigadier-generals: William C. l.ang
fitt, John E. McMahon and William G.
Ilaan. ,
Tho following colonels were nomi- j
iiated to bo brigadier-generals in the!
National Army: John R. McDonald, ,
cavalry: Edward A. Miller, field artil- j
lory; De Rosey C. Cabell, cavalry; ;
Thomas H. Kecs. corps of engineers; |
George W. Gatchell. coast artillery; j
P. D. Eoehridge, cavalry; Samuel F.
McClure, cavalry: Peter C. Harris, in- ;
fantry; Munrne McFarland. infantry; !
William It. Sample, infnntrv; Eli A. j
Helnnick. infantry; John S. Winn, cav- j
airy; Robert L?. Howzr. cavalry: Cle- ;
inent A. F. Flagler, corps of engineers; ,
Charles D. Rhodes, cavalry; William W. ;
Harts, corps of engineers; Charles'
Crawford, infantry; William P. Grave*. I
infantry; Frank 1>. Webster, infantry;
Joseph D. l.eitch, Infantry; Robertl
Alexander, infantry: William C. Davis,
coast artillery corps; Francis C. Mar
shall, cavalry; Edgar Jadwln, engi
neers, National Army; James A. Ryan. <
cavalry; Fred W. Sladen. infantry;
Harry II. Baijdholz, infantry. National
Army: Peter /Murray, infantry; Paul A.1
Wolf. Infantry; Tiemann N. Horn. Held
artillery; Palmer E. Pierce, infantry:
William Chamberlaine, coast artillery
corp.*.
BIG TONNAGE LOSS
Three Hundred and Sixty-Seven Nor
wegian Veaaela Sunk Daring
Pant Tear. |
LONDON. January 4.?East year 367 1
Norwegian vessels, with an aggregate ,
tonnage of 566.000, were sunk, an Ex- ;
change Telegraph dispatch from Cnpen- '
liagen reports.
Since the beginning of the war 215
Danish ?hips, with a total tonnage of
224,000. have been sunk, and 234 Danes
have been killed.
Grant German PsMport,
BUENOS AIRES. January 4.?The
lioad of tho German hospital to-day
filed a request with the foreign gov- !
ernments to obtain a ?afc. conduct
from the allied governments for Count
Karl von En Tourer, dismissed German
charge d'affaires. who is co jfincd in
the institution. The count, v ho some
days ago was adjudged insane by a
medical examining board, is in a pre- 1
carious physical and mental condition.
Wreck Catches Fire.
KINS'fON, N. C., January 4.?One
man was badly burned and another ?
cut, but not seriously, and about eigh
teen other passengers slightly burned
or hurt this afternoon when the rear
car of a Kinston Carolina Railroad'
train left the track and turned over a
short distance l'rom here. The car
caught fire, which was soon extin- i
guished.
Want* Ireland Recognized.
WASHINGTON. January 4.?A joint
resolution that this government "rccog- i
nizes the right of Ireland to political
independence and that wo count Ire- j
land among those countries for whoso
freedom and democracy we arc tight- i
ing." was introduced to-day by Rep re- !
sentative Jeannctte Rankin, of Mon- t
tana. i
.Vfw York lln? Illaze.
NEW YORK, January 4.?The over
worked lire department of New York
City fought another four alarm tire to- !
night in the mercantile district in
freezing weather. A live-story build- 1
ing was putted, the damage IxMng'e-stl- |
mated at $100,000. j
Four Deaths in Camp.
CI!AREOTTE, N. C.. January 4.?An- |
nounccment was made to-day of four]
deaths, due to pneumonia, among the |
soldiers at Camp Greene during the j
past twenty-four hours, bringing the j
number of deaths at the camp for the!
week up to fifteen. Thirty-two deaths!
have occurred at the camp since it was >
established.
Two Pleaded Guilty.
NEW YORK, January t.?An aged j
woman and her son by a former mar
riage, were to-day given prison
sentences by Federal Judge Hand for
conspiring to enable the son to evade
service in the American army. The
prisoners, who pleaded guilty, were
Mm. Anna Lichterman, sixty, and
Nathan Haase, twenty-seven.
, i
Seoul I.eader llead.
SYRACUSE, N. V., January 4.? Miss .
Aria .loslyn. nationally known as a i
worker among girls, and until lately,
director of the P.osjon Girl Scout move
ment, died here to-day, after being ill 1
four days of pneumonia.
MRS. ELLYSON AGAIN
PUT AT HEAD OF A. P. V. A.
Inlrrrntlnt; lleporta Are Head at An
nual Mrrtlnic oa 1'reserration of
Landmark!.
At the annual meeting for tho elec
tion <>r officers of the Association for j
the Preservation of Virginia Antiqui
ties at John Marshall House yesterday
afternoon, the president, Mrs. J. Taylor
VJllyaon, being unable to attend on ac
count of illness, Mrsr William Kullln
Cox presided. A most Interesting re
port of the work accomplished by the!
Associalon for tho Preservation of Vir-|
uinia Antiquities in 101" was read Uy j
the secretary, Mrs. 13. D. Washburn, i
.and the treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Bentley.
also read her report for the past year.'
Mrs. .1. tenders Robinson's report was I
read by Mrs. Granville G. Valentine, j
and Mrs. Henry Taylor read the report!
of Mrs. J. H. Llghtfoot, who Is chair
man of the Jamestown committee.
Apropos of this report, Austin Cabell,
a member of the advisory board, who .
was present, made a motion that / a j
committee of three members l?e ap-'
pointed to appear before the General j
AssGlnhly and ask for an appropriation I
to further the plans of this committee, j
Mrs. John Dunn, chairman of the j
house committee, reported an unusual-j
ly small number of visitors during j
1917. but that tlie list of visitors cov
ered a wide expanse of territory, which [
even included Japan. Mrs. Bcntlcy re- (
ported that the necessary improve
ments on the "Old Stone House," at
Twentieth and Main, known as Wash
ington's headquarters,, and one of the
famous landmarks of lllchmond, would J
be made during 10IS. The report of
the Norfolk branch, of which Mrs.
John D. Letcher is director, was read,
as woll as the splendid report of the
Fredericksburg Chapter, of which Mrs.!
U. D. Wheeler is director. Mrs. Valen-j
tinw, chairman of landmark commit- ?
tee. reported that the tablet to Edmund
Randolph was now ready, nnd would
soon be placed with appropriate cere
monies 1n the City Hall. Mrs. B. O.
James, chairman of the membership
committee, reported twenty-four lifo
members for the year 1917, and twen
ty-nine annual members. Mrs-. J. |
Southa.ll, chairman of the membership j
committee, also made her report.
The following ollicers were elected
for 1018: |
President. Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson; |
tirst vice-president. Mrs. E. V Valen
line: second vice-present, Mr?. William
Uufrin Cox: third vice-president, Mrs.
Joseph E. Wlllard: fourth vice-presi
dent. Miss Emily llarvie: fifth vice
presldent. Mrs. S. 11. Huwes; sixth
vice-president, Mrs. J. n. Light foot; j
recording secretary. Mr?. E. D. Wash
burn: corresponding secretary, Mrs. J.
lenders Robinson; treasurer Miss Alice
Blair.
The hoard of directors includes Mrs.
George Alnslle. Mrs. St. George Bryan, j
Mrs. J. Alston Cabell. Mrs. J. Ca?kic |
Cabell. Mrs. llunsdoti < arv, Mrs. Walter
Christian; Mrs. Beverly T. Crump, Mrs. j
John Dunn. Miss Mattie P. Harris. Mrs. i
B. O. James. Mrs. J. Arthur Lefroy. |
Mrs. John K. Mauon. Mrs. 10. 1*1. Motlltt. I
Mrs. Christopher Tompkins, Mrs. <?. ?J. i
Valentine. Mrs. A. P. Wllmer. Mrs. S. I
l{. Vonpr>, Mrs. Frank D. Williams, j
Mrs. 1%. P.. Williams. Miss Ellen Bagby. j
Mrs. J. G. A. Montague, Mrs. Preston}
W. Noland. Mr*-:. W. T. Robins, Mrs. ,
N. It. Savage. Miss Frances B Scott, j
Mrs. John Southoll. Mr.;. R. West Tabb, I
Mrs. Henry Taylor, Jr., Mrs. W. D. j
Thomas.
Composing the advisory board arc ,
the following:
1*. V. Valentine. Bishop P.. A. Gib
son. Bishop A. M. Randolph. George i
Bryan. W. G. Stanard. S. II. Vonge, j
llutisdon Cary, Bishop L?. J. O'Conncll, i
John Stewart Bryan. J. Alston Cabell.
Il'-n.y S. Hutzler. R. A. Lancaster, J. i
Taylor Ellyson, Rev. T. Cary Johnson, i
II. St. George Tucker, Eppa iluuton, j
Governor Henry Carter Stuart. Murray j
M. McGuire. Morgan P. Robinson. Dr.!
John Dunn and Henry Taylor, Jr.
FUNERAL OF JUDGE "KEITH ;
SerrIrr? AA i 11 T I'larr To.Day nt 1
?Neon nt M. > anl'i I'.plump aI
I hurt-It.
The funeral services for Judge James,
Keith, who died at his home. 110 Ca
thedral Place, early Wednesday morn- ,
ing. will be held at noon to-d*y at St. j
Paul's Episcopal Church. The services'
were postponed from Friday until to- |
day in order that Judge Keith's son.!
Lieutenant Arthur Alexander Morson
Keith, who is stationed In Texas with ;
the aviation corp.-. United States Army.,
might reach Richmond in time to at- i
tend the funeral.
The active pallbearers will me*t at
the home place. 110 Cathedral Place,
this morning at 11:20 o'clock: the hon-j
orary pallbearers will meet at ,<i. Paul's
Episcopal Church at 11:43, Burial will ,
he In Hollywood Cemetery. Rev. Rus-'
sell W. Bowie, D. D., will conduct the i
services. Members of the Iv.r from all
the State, judges and Stale officials will
attend.
WILL PROBE NORFOLK FIRE
Judjje Martin IV. Wllllnmn, Aanig-ned <
to the Work in Special Wash
ington Order.
f By Associated Pre5?.}
NORFOLK. VA? January 4.?Judge j
Mart:n W. \\ illlams. l'ederal Inspector'
of explosives, arrived in Norfolk this!
afternoon from Anniston. Ala., to in-'
stitule an investigation into the origin '
of the fires which swept lower Granbv j
Street Tuesday. He came here on !
telegraphic orders from Washington.1
He Immediately held a conference with '
Major C. G. Kisser, chief of police.
Norfolk's death roll, ns a result of
Tuesday's fire, was increased to three '
by the death of Fireman W. H. Nelson, '
to-night, .whose, skull was crushed by j
the falling of a wall of tho Lenox 1
building. Fireman John R, West died i
earlier in the day. f
Army Death* I)ecr'ea*c.
WASHINGTON, January 4.?Lower J
death rates in both the National Guard
and National Army divisions in this
country during the week ending De
cember -S arc shown by I ho weekly
report of the division of field sanita
tion. Jn the guard there were IUS
deaths, as against 120 the previous
week, and in tho National Army there
wero ninety-eight, compared with lis
the week before.
Slight improvement in general health
conditions h> the camps is shown, there
being a marked abatement of menin
gitis epidemics in several camps. Pncu- j
monia epidemics also have improved i
somewhat, but seventy-three deaths
among the guardsmen and sixty-six
among the National Army men were
from that dlsense.
Melville Stone, Jr.. Bend.
PASADENA, CAL., January 4.?Mel
ville IS. Stone. Jr., died hero to-day.
Mr. Stone, who was graduated from
Harvard in 1807. was in the publishing
business until his health forced his
retirement. During the last two years
he had lived in California with his
mother and sister. Ills only brother.
Herbert S. Stono, was drowned on the
Lusltanla,
DfiMT SCHEDULE MOM
JOHNSON AND DREYFUSS TO
MEET IN DOVER HALL, GA.
<.rorge Tyler Traded to Chienso Cuba
for Doyle, Wllion and
?ir.,ooo.
CHICAGO. January 4.?Tlie ll'is
schedules of the two major leagues will
bo drawn uji ill Dover Hall, (In.,
by ('resident Johnson, of tlio ?'American
lieasue, and Barney Dreyfuas, of tin;
j'ittsburRh Nationals, it wan announc
ed to-day. Johnson and Drcyfuss will
ko to Dover Hull Immediately after I
the meeting: of tho National Comnils-.
Klon In Cincinnati next Monday.
IiUKTUANDKIt TYI.KIl CENTItAl.
FKUItK IN IIASlSUAIiL. DICAl. 1
CHICAGO, January 4.?George Tyler. 1
lefthander of Hoston Nationals, was j
traded to the Chicago Nationals to- t
nipht for Larry Doyle, the veteran sec-I
ond baseman, and Arthur Wilson, a'
catcher.
In addition President Weephman is j
reported to have added a check for:
$ 15.D00. ?> j I
YAM vines and nnowxs
CAM, OKI'' AM. DKAI.S
NEW YORK. January <.?All pend
ing deals between the New York Yan
kees and the St. Louis Drowns were
??ailed off to-day by Miller Muggins,
ihe new manager, after conferring with
President Huppert.
"We were unablo to meet on common
prouiul in regard to bringing Pratt
here," said lluggliin. "St. I.onls want- i
ed Peckinpaugh in this deal, which we. i
could not consider."
The Yankee baltcrymen will start
training in Macon on March S, and the
regulars on March IS. Thirty players)
will be taken, on the training trip.
tiihkl; or giants si<;.\
COVUIACTS I'Ull SKASOX ;
'NEW YORK. January 4.?Ferdinand j
Schupp, the left-hand pitcher of the
Giants. Adam Swlgler, a youns pitcher J
from the University of Pennsylvania. ?
and Schepner. a young third baseman
from Rochester, feigned their contracts !
to-day.
President Hempstead announced that)
no trade for Charlie Ilerzog was uitder i
consideration at the present time. j
HAVANA RESULTS
first race-live and a half furious*? Ora- I
nado. vu (Hull). even. 2 lo a anil 1 to 4.,
won: IllRhway. 95 (l.*nci. 15 to 1. <> to I i
Mini o to I. tccond: biltln Wonder. W i Wwa- j
let). 3 to 2, even and ^ to 0. thlr<l. Time. I
l Snip, lirnbeck. Mtas Primlty. ijet ?
Pp. K? atlu-r Du.-lrr also ran.
Svvond run?tl\e ami n half furlonc*?
Uuiii, lie i ninth* ). C to ft. :i to and 1 to 4
won; Drown Hay. 10) (W-'mIt), 2 to 1. V to ,
JO antl 1 lo .1. etvond: < anon. lit (Tliub'n.
6 to 1. - to 1 and even, third. Time. 1:13 2-5.
I'reshet. Anna Rose, OucIicm of l.toweil and
U.i.-li also tan.
'I lurd race- live nnd a half furloncti?
Golden 1,1ft. 107 (Humphries. I. 4 to I. i jW
!? and 7 to I1', won. Twinkle Toes. KM
(Smith). x to I. 4 t'> i ami J lo 3. second: j
Pauitou. 101 (Luilslord I. S to I. ." to 1 and .
fc to third TItne, 1:11 1-5. Han .Ion. I
Muwtili. I'arlor Ho>, Vacation and Nipper
Tandy abo ran.
Fourth rar?--llv? and a. half furlonc-v
Mie* ?',ov?\ Ill (Murphy). - to 1. I to lu and
1 to*;:, won; ICi. icrn Prln? eh.s. lit (Tanliii). )
2 to I. I to 3 and 1 to r?, aei-ond; Pretty
Haby. Ill illunli. 2 to 1, 4 to 6 ami 2 to ft. '
third, 'lime, 1:12 1-5. bockwood. Laudator.
/.u/.u. Ukuelu and Kbahhta al.io ran.
Fifth r.?i< t lirp"-ouart<.rr< of ? trills? :
Rcpton. II, (Howard'. '? to s. 1 to 2 and
1 to t. won; Kiiik Stalwart. II'1 iT-tplli, i.
k to f., I to J nad 1 t?i 1. *?-coiid: World's
W?i?d*r, til i I.uiul<?rd >. .1 to I, oven nnd 1
l .. third. Time. l:lis<i. Franscuelo. I
S U. Alfjer. i-cbcabibble and Jtuiser ali-o
i.i n.
Ss\th rare?one mile?Lady Row ena, !>3
(Smith). ?) to J. rvin and 1 to 2. won. Chief
Brown, II.' (Crump), 5 to I, 2 to 1 and iivi-n,
i-ci nni!; Mlm Kannie, K>S (buneford;. 2 to I
t i?. .. and 2 to i>. third Tinto. 1:45 ">-??.
wuion Marcot. Tito. J'rlnc? I'hall.^thurpt
al.-o ran.
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS
Kirs-t ra<~?-tb?* and a half fiirlonc-"?J
?fanita. 10) l.Mooney). h to I. i to and >> lo ?
won: I'ltra ??old. K?". (.lohn--on>. 4 to 1.
7 lo i. and 7 to 1". second: Paula V.. 1W
(Poolct. lo 1 JO to 1 and 5 to 1. third
Tlinc. 1:07" I. Sayeth. I'o.x'h ("hidce, lllll
llunley. Acheron, nabrctash. Jbimn-K. Lads
Small. Waco Hoy and Pa.?s?r a I!,o ran.
Second rare?*ix furlonc:<?lina Kay. 100
f.lol-.nxon'? 3 to 2. 3 to <*. and 1 in (. won:
Mali. I&j (Mootiey). S to I. 3 to l and S to -..
c?cund; Hovivonlr. 1W (Sl?rlinK l. t lo 1. ,
7 to 6 and Z to i. lhlr?t. 'I'lmr. l:ni-i. Tom
faro, K. t*. Coin. Pornn. J. C. tt>!nh Shad
ra> h. Oi^nern. K.ln.i. p.. Hazelnut and This
ti<- tirron bIko ran.
Th:rd race?mile and a sixteenth?Bin''
Thli?tle. Ill (Robinson). 9 to 0. 7 to 10 and
1 10 3. won: Little ?"ottac. 114 (Dunkin
K?-n).to 1. :: to 1 and 7 to ft. second: llarv i
Warren. \'r> (.lohnnoti). 7 to 1. 2 to 1 and
e\-n. third. Time. 1:46 4-1. Sir Raymond.
Kllin?r Uilb- Oliver. S. a Urchin. Arbitrator
and I'ostumT ?l?o ran.
Kourth race.-t hree. quarter? of a mile ?
Kmden. 112 (llobin.son). 'J lo 2. I to 2 and
1 to C. won; St. I>ador. 120 (Rowan). * lo 1.
3 to 1 and >? to i. seiond: HrliiBhursjt. 12J
(Nottcr). 3 to 1. even and 2 to I. third.
Tirn". 1:114-5. Asmrn', l>ady llolbcrt, I
|fnru^. Hlaekle Uaw, Masqueruder aHo ran.
Klfth race?mile and a tdxteenth?Senator \
James, lie (Poole). 2 to I. 4 to a and 2 to 3. I
won: Irish Ucntleman. Ill (Hoblruon), 2 to
1. 4 to 3 and 2 to second; Thornwood. HI
(Clarner). 9 to 2. K to a and 4 to ;>. third
Time. 1:454-5. Krln. Amphion. Rtxres>o and!
Vlncinla W. also ran.
Sixth race?mile and a sixteenth ?P?r
tietuhi. lit! (Wsrrinclon >. 5 to I. S to 5 and
:: to 5. won; Haby Lvnch. l'.?. (Robinson l. 1
S t <> A. to ". and 1 to 5. second. Ride
ShootiT. Ill t.Mink). 2 tr, 1. 2. to 1 and 1 to 5,
third. Titnf. 1:(7 W. \V. < 'I a rk. Naooleon.
llarwood, Bermuda and Atda also ran
Canada Wnntn C'onl Corn.
MONTREAL, January 4.?The Cana
dian railway war board met to-day
and made several far-reaching de- J
cisions affeofing traflic condiiiotiF in I
Canada. The authority of th<* govern-I
tnent of Canada will be asked to bac.H i
up the Canadian railways in their ef-f
fort to Ret back from the United State?
the 22.000 freight cars now overdue;
from the Arcmican roads.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes j
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
MAS l-KKI.IN(i AM, It UN DOWN
Symptoms o! on-comlnc kidney troubls
ileserve prompt attention, for neRlect In
vites stIou*. illnest. bonis Uuekncr. Som
?r:ict, Va.. writes: "I was feellup all run
down: tired, with pains In my back. After
taking Foley Kidney Pills 1 felt like a n* .c
man. ilacktichc. rhruniati<- pains, stiff |
Joint-*, sore inuhcle?. swollen anklet), pufll- i
ne.?s un>ler eyes, and ^leen-dlslurllins blad- j
der allin'-ntH yield quickly to ihb lime- I
trletl remedy. boon to middle-axed men
and women. Sold everywhere.?ct'lv.
iia?i?~_- ? ?- -
AMUSEMENTS
Will Tell \Var Kiperlcnoci.
Captain David Fallon, who will de
scribe his own experiences at Galllpoll
and In tho French and IlclRlan tronchoa
at I In* Acadoiiiy of Music to-night
calls war "hell \*lth tho lid off."
and i his suggests tho character
of the realistic story of life in tho
trenches and the l>atiles In "So Man's
Land," which lie calls "lighting through
hell." Captain Kulloti will rclato hln
own thrilling experiences In tho Aus
tralian contingent at Uallipoli. and alao
as an ollleer of the Oxford and Bucks
Light Infantry on the Homme front. His
story of tho ILun barbarities that eaino
under his personal observation holds
his audiences spellbound, and accen
tuates the necessity for allied victory
in the great conflict.
'?Toot?Toot!"
"Toot?Toot'." a new musical comedy,
will be offered by Henry \V. Savago
at the Academy, next Monday and Tues
day. The book is by Allan Woolf,
adapted from Rupert Hughes's amusing
farce. "Kxcuse Me": lyrics by Berton
Braley and the music by Jerome Kern.
The offering promises to be an event
ful one of the season, not alone be
cause of the merits of the. production,
hut because it comes hero just previous
to its New York season.
"Toot?Toot!" scenlcally Introduces
a Pullman car en route from the. far
West to the Kast, a railroad terminal,
atmospheric, alive with people about
to go aboard the train, and an open
country with the great Hockies for its
skyline. With this auiplo locale,
typically American, with a Pullman
car as the pivotal feature, a musical
story of humor an 1 pietureHqucncES and
touches of romance is sung arid told.
With this background comes a chorus
of youth and brilliancy including U. S.
soldiers and oflicers In Ithaki, and
Ciroclan dancing girls In costumes of
the period accentuating their beauty
and grace.
Report* Theft of Coal.
C. A. Taylor, Janitor of the school
at S"r> Louisiana Street, yesterday re
ported to the police, that one-half ton
of coal and a quantify of wood had
been stolen from the building.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE
TRAVELING PUBLIC
Chance* In Schedule It., 1". ?t P. R. R.
Effective Sunday, January r., 1918,
through train for New York
Pcnna. It. It) will leave Byrd Street
Station, Richmond. 11:LT> A.* M. dally
instead of 12:01 noon. This train will
carry coache;. and only one. parlor car,
seats in which will be sold to Wash
ington; also :i very limited number to
points beyond Washington.
Leave Byrtl Street Station l:5f> P. M.
dally, instead of 'J.00 P. M.. for Wash
ington and licyond Equipment termi
nating at Washington.
Leave ICIh.i Station :v 10 P. M. week
days. Instead of 1:50 P. M.. local for
Washington.
There will be some slight rhtnf;c<5 in
the arrival times of certain trains from
the North.
Effective Thursday, January 11, new
all-Pullman tr.?|n.-i will leave Byrd
Street Station 7 A. >1. daily and Main
Street Station 3:55 A M. daily for
Washington and beyond. Equipment
terminating at Washington.
ChattRcs in the schedules of certain
trains from the South will become ef
fective January 13. 1!MS. and will be
announced later.
W P. TAYLOR.
Trafllc .M inagcr
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A. Vol lit prcpu-ktioa ? t n.rrI*.
Hilpi to r*A<Vc*i* dMiaruC.
For Rostoriao Color ?nd
Bncuty toCrnyorFidcd Hmir.
,Ttf"'1 r. t'Trr^pl*.
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Subwar iits'ton nf SGth ?t. comer,
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Largr.it and
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Trait stent
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t*
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TRANSIENT RATES
I-'or Hither One ??r Tito P?r?niu.
Itooin nnd I'rlvntf lluth,
to 91 I'er l>ny.
r?rlor. nrdrnnm. Ruth, ??! lo $7.r,0 Prr Day
Special Raton Week. Seagull or Year.
KESTACUANT OP llKllir.ST
Kf AN*DA HO AT A TTK ACTIVK PU1CBS
Big-gs
Colonial
Mahogany
Furniture
Is Worth While
LA DIES' BA LLET SLI I'VE RS
In Black and IVJiite,
For Dancing.
Albert Stein
Fifth and Broad Streets.
Itnn. 40-. ~ nnn.'-ioa
IS,
Richmond Motor Co., Inc.
Tenth nni) Broad Streets.
Heating Boilers
Radiators and
Repair Parts
FROM OUR WAREHOUSE STOCK
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Heating Co.'
Randolph 280fl 41 fl East Main Street
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