Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 38, 26 December 1917 — Page 7
THE KiCHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26, 1917.
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LINEUP GIVEN OUT FOR ALUMNI BASKETBALL GO Old Stars Hold One Practice High School to Lose Two. An intresting setto of basketball will be played Wednesday night at the Coliseum for the benefit of the Red Cross, between -the Richmond high school five and the R. H. S. alumni quintet. The alumni five-are In tjood shape for the game and will prova u match for the high school squad. Only one practice has been held for the alumni five but at that time it shoved that it had' not lost out any, even though not playing together for a year. The lineup of the alumni squad will be as follows: Brown and Porter, forwards. Brown will probably go out the second half to make room for Jessup; Parker, center; Meranda and Pitts, guards : with Dollins' on the bench to play either guard or center. H. S. Team Practices The High school five held a practice Monday afternoon at the high school gym. No new plays were taken up. The prtonel of the Richmond high school five will be broken up, says Captain Simmons, by the leaving of Harding and Van Allen who will probably go to Harding's home Cincinnati. The high school lineup probably will be Robinson and Gardner, forwards: Simmons, center; Stegman and Graffis, guards: with Lahrman and Rolands as subs. The game will start immediately at 7:30 as it is to be followed by a skate.
All proceeds are for the benefit of the Red Cross after the expenses are paid. -Set 'Em Up OnThe Other Alley In the K. of C. circuit on the Twigg bowling alley. King leads in the highest individual average, rolling in ?,?, games and taking 6.106 pins. Following is the individual standing for the month of December: Games Pins Average King 33 6106 185 Tomlinson 33 5971 181 It. Liehtenfels 33 5921 180 Krk 30 4 2X1 17t Mayors Z'l bW 175 Morrell 12 208 1" 174 Rennet t 33 5731 174 Youngfiesh 33 56BS 172 Kulner 33 5661 172 firotfendick 9 1537 171 Uroderick .'. 30 5111 170 Merturio 27 457! 170 Thcmpaon 33 So:'. 169 Wood 24 452i 16S Oiitnlivin 32 53;"D 167 Jones 17 3845 167 Rlonieycr 30 49S3 166 KM'i 12 1991 16'' f-lfide 33 5426 164 .'rcen 33 54'J'i 164 Pooler 2 4381 164 Todd 30 481':: 161 ' ahruian 15 2 4 1':' 161 Father Duffy 22 3513 161 Dennis 33 5217 158 Schneider 30 4752 15S Malsby 29 45S3 158 Faines 6 946 158 Manor 9 1413 157 We'ivrr S 1254 157 .1 Schmedinghof . . 21 322 154 Sherer 10 15t.5 151 11 ill 20 2913 146 U. S. Will be Dry Within Seven Years WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.The prohibition amendment to the constitution will be ratified by three-fourths of the states in less than seven years, Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the Anti-Saloon league of America, predicted in a statement today. He asserted that the downfall of the liquor business is due to the blunders of it3 friend;?, Mr. Wheeler said: "The liquor traffic is dad. It has died in the house of its friends. It refused to be regulated, and it had to be destroyed. Its disloyalty to the government in the country's hour of greatest peril hastened its overthrow. I "While patriots were saving food by the crumb greedy brewers were destroying it by the ton. While loyal citizens who had given their sons to (be nation were shivering for want of coal, brewers used it by the tralnload io manufacture beer, so they could mike an easy living out of the weaknesses of their fellowmen. "Seven years are given the st.ites to ratify the amendment. The legislatures of Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts. Mississippi, New York. New Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia meet in January. The iegislatures of other states will be called in special session. Tt will not take seven years to complete ratification by thirty-six states."
Christmas Mail Rusk in New York Is Greatest in History of Office NEW YORK. Dec. 26. The Chrlstmus rush of mail In the Xew York l.'ostoffice has broken all records, according to Postmaster Thomas G. Patten, who says that nearly 42 percent more mail has been handled this yrar than ever before. A thousand extra clerks re assisting the regular staff. The soldier mail accounts for the Increase, Mr. Patten believes. While every branch office in the city was choked with mail today, Mr, Patten said he hoped to have every piece delivered tonight. The railroads have been overtaxed in handling an unprecedented rush of travel. Special trains from the army cantonments brought in thousands of happy, khakl-clad men yesterday and today. It is estimated that more than 600,000 persons passed through the city's two principal railroad stations yesterday and railroad officials said the rush was even greater today. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
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LET ALL SWEAR Frederick J. Collier, writing in "The Outlook." presents a new thought on war support. It is- that all citizen?, should be forced to take an oath of allegiance to the government similar to that taken by the soldiers. His article follows: LET ALL SWEAR ALLEGIANCE Every soldier and sailor upon enlisting in the service of his country i3 obliged to take an oath of which the following sentence is a pai-t, viz.: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm)that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America: that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever." Why should not all citizens, while our pountry is at war, also be obligated to take a similar oath? Very few of our citizenry excepting our soldiers and sailors have ever been J obliged to swear allegiance to the j Government, or even know the con tents of the oath. j Why discriminate against our brave j boys who have enlisted? If an oath, of allegiance is thought necessary for j them, it is certainly far mere neces-i sary in times of war for the civilians' who do not wear the uniform, which ' in itself is a constant reminder to its wearer of his oath and the respor-j sibilities that oath imposes. Every American citizen is enlisted in this war, if not in the army or navy, at least "back of the firing line," and "is j expected to do his duty" thtre, and. j being so enlisted, there seems no good reason why he should not be made i to realize his duty and obligation to j his Government just as the soldier and ; sailor are made to realize it when they take the oath upon enlistment. moreover, it would be the means of j "lining up" all those who are now giving little or no support io the Gov- j eminent in this titanic struggle for freedom, and compel them to take a decided stand; and if they c-hould refuse to take the oath of allegiance, we would know at once how to deal with them; and if, having been German sympathizers, they did take the oath, most of them, at least, would ; realize as never before that they werej
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In this picture Mr. Fairbanks has the time of his life. After paying large depoists for antique furniture, most of it is broken in one of the most thrilling hand to hand fights ever staged for a motion picture camera. He battles with si Italians, throws his opponents against vases, oil paintings, walls, out of windows, and left a sorry looking Throne Room after he cleaned up the gang. The thrills are well spaced between episodes of romance, comedv and drama. Mr. Fair-, banks is supported by a distinguished cast, including Baron Monsceur, envoy extraordinary to the King of Belgium and Hon. James Whitely of the Belgium Diplomatic Service.
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ALLEGIANCE! now a part of a great army of patriotic Ameircan citizens, bound by a solemn oath to defend their country, of which the insignia hereafter referred to would be a constant reminder. Again the patriotic spirit of our ioyal citizens would be aroused as they march ed to the places designated to take the oath, subscribed then- names thereto, and received an appropriately designed insignia indicating ihatthey had enlisted in the service of their country and had sworn allegiance to it. this insignia to be worn until the end of the war. Requiring a citizen on arriving of age to subscribe to an oath of allegiance, which is of course included in the above suggestion, would in itself be of inestimable value; anrl if the powers of Congress need be invoked to enforce these suggestions, by all means let us invoke them. The above suggestions are made in the hope that discussion will follow, and good result therefrom. FREDERICK J. COLLIER. Hudson, New York. BUCKEYES OF DAYTON WANTGAMES HERE The Buckeye basketball team composed of some of the best basketball material in Dayton wishes to schedule a game with any first-class team cf Richmond and vicinity. The manager of the Buckeye basket-j ball team says that any team can rest! assured of clean and fast basketball, j Address Marion Case, Manager, "Cj Cass street, Dayton, Ohio. WARFEL IS TRANSFERRED A telegram received by Mrs. Millard Warfel Wednesday, informed her that her son, Don, former Richmond newspaper man, had been transferred from the camp at San Antonio, Tex., to Waco, Tex. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
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Al Baird. .-vi DdllU, iuo JUUUg UIUJIJ 11-1 1 1 c I VI" i ai r : j 1-,,-, ,-n,,nr ,;i;,. ttiA of the New York Giants; has enlisted in the signal corps of the naval re serve. Baird has been playing base-1 ball chiefly for amusement, as he is possessed of considerable means and is the son of a well-to-do southern j family. While with the Giants he I showed promise of developing into a j valuable player, as he was fast in the field and a fairly hard hitter. VISITS HIS PARENTS Sergeant William Selden Phillips of the Forty-second Aero squadron, Wilbur Wright Field. Dayton, O., is spending Christmas with his parents. x Evening dress is not abolished -in London, but it is becoming much less customary in theatres and restaurants. Stiff white collars are disappearing, j and the soft collar is worn by all classes. '
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Friday, Dec. 21. Virtually all the officers attached to the recently arrived divisions composed of former national guards today watched a French division carry out an intricate theoretical attack over hills covered with snow. The officers' attendance was for instruction purposes, and they gained much valuable information. Later French and American generals, including Gen! Castelnau, entertained at luncheon at the FrancoAmerican Officers club in a nearby village, where a unit of guardsmen is billeted. In another section of the American zone. United States troops began maneuvers involving the theoretical defense of an important rail head and junction against greatly superior forces of an advancing enemy. Field artillery and airplanes participated, "enmy planes" being distinguished by long black streamers. After spending a day locating the "enemy" the Americans spread out along the line and made all preparations to meet-them when they arrived. The weather is very cold, the roads covered with ice, and the. ground .with snow, but the troops have become so hardened none seems to mind the. condition. RED TAPE Continued From Page One, to get since he went to camp had been sent from home. Resume Inquiry Wednesday. The military committee resumed Its inquiry Wednesday with Gen. Sharpe again before it. -Last week the shortcornings of the department in the furnishing of clothing for the soldiers had only begun to be disclosed. As soon as the facts in the clothing situation have been revealed, the committee will then call Surgeon General Gorgas and other officers of the medical corps to learn the reasons for insanitary conditions that have resulted in hundreds of deaths in the camps. In order to find out more regarding equipment of the troops abroad and also of conditions in the camps the committee has summoned three major generals in command of the camps, all of whom have been abroad. They are Generals O'Ryan of Camp Wadsworth, Greble of Camp Bowie, Tex., and Wright of Camp Doniphan, Okla. 'Other camp commanders will be called later. In fact, it is the pur
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TRIANGLE COMEDY MUTUAL WEEKLY x e RUNGE ORCHESTRA Matinee and Night. Clarence Runge, director. Overture for today. "Morning, Noon and Night. MRS. CHAS. IGELMAN, Soprano.renders "I Hear A Thrush at Eve," and "Gray Days." MATINEE 2:00 and 4:00 p. m. ADULTS, 10c. CHILDREN, 6c. EVENING 7:00 and 9:00 p. m. ADULTS, 15c; CHILDREN, 5c We pay the war tax.
It sounds impossible, doesn't it? Well, maybe it is and maybe it isn't. We have all of us at one time or another endeavored to attain the impossible at least the seemingly impossible. Some of us have succeeded when we least expected to and then, after we did succeed, found we didn't want what we had attained. This is 'very much the way it works out in "REACHING FOR THE MOON," a new photoplay from the pens of Anita Loos and John Emerson. It is Douglas Fairbanks' latest effort and take it from us, Douglas bas the time of his life. - .
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pose of the committee to get a complete Insight Into 'conditions In every camp with a view to remedying exists ing evils everywhere. Will Reply to Lewis., Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the committee on military affairs, has announced that Maj. Gen. William Crozier, chief of ordnance will again appear before the senate committee in reply to statements made by Col. Isaac N. Lewie. ' YVe were' glad to have Col. Lewie testify before our committee," said Senator Chamberlain. "Col. Lewis is obsessed with the subject of his gun and has been for years. He is like many men who have come before our committee full of a single idea and feeling, that he has been mistreated, but in his testimony there were some rich nuggets and good suggestions. "No doubt Gen. Crozler and other army officers will desire to come back and make answer to Col. Lewis. We shall hear Gen. Crozier and others in reply to Col. Lewis." Lewis' Charges Old. When asked what impression Col. Lewis' testimony had made in army circles, a general army officer who never has had anything to do with ordnance work said: "The testimony of Col. Lewis did not cause so much as a ripple in army circles. It was principaly a rehash of the old Lewis machine gun controversy, which already has been worn threadbare." Like many other officers of 'high rank, this general officer expressed indignation over the declaration of Col. Lewis that the equipment of the American expeditionary force in France is a disgrace to the nation. On this point he said:. 'Every newspaper in the country
! has published the fact that Gen. Persh ing has five rifles for every man who uses a rifle. Therefore, when Col. Lewis told the committee that Gen. Per6hing's boys lacked rifles he did not even tell the truth. No Machine Gun Shortage. "The colonel also said the expeditionary force is short of machine guns. Here again he was wrong. "As for heavy and mobile artillery, it was frankly stated by Secretary Surest Cough Remedy Made from Globe Pine Easily Made at Home. Very Economical Especially Good for Children Proehrs two ounces of ghcerine and a half ounce of Globe Pine Compound (Concentrated Pine) from your druggist. Mix these with sue ceapinsr tablespoonfuls o f granulated euzar in half a glass of water. Take a teaepoonful as often as necessary to gtve relief. Be sure to - get Globe Pine Compound . (Concentrated Pine). No other will answer the purpose in this formula which cotnes from eminent (medical source and makes the jmost effective, pleasant and prompt-acting remedy for couchs and colds affecting the bronchial tubes or throat. As can be seen it contains no harmful drugs and may he used freely. Tbris Rheumatism Treatment Gives Prompt, Lasting- Results Mix together one ounce of Torls Compound ; one ounce of Syrup of Sarsaparilla ; half pint of Simple Elixir. Take a tablespoonful four times daily. Adv.
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The popular "Two-gun Man" of the screen Wmnio . HanFtt In a story of a man who was saved by the girl he condemned "The Primal Lure"
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.Baker and other officials when the first troops -went across that we were rfhort of artillerv. The troons were
Sent across at the urgent request of fine French government and people aid against the best judgment of our general staff. "The President consented to let them so with, the distinct understandlnjr that France would furnish gruns unaJl the new supply of American artillery becomes available. We are sending the raw material from which the French make guns1 to replace those purchased by us for Gen. Pershing. "We have borrowed nothing from FrsBce, as stated by Col. Lewis. In view of the known facts; it is little short of absurd for a man of Co'. Lewi Intelligence to charge that the equipment of Gen. Pershing's force is Inadequate or is a disgrace." Muneiie TODAY AND THURSDAY Margery Wilson Inta play of the Canadian Northwest. "Wild A girl1 so called because 6he was as untrained and un guided in her wCd growth as her kindred spirit, the antelope. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY JACK GARDENER in "THE MEN OF THE DESERT" ADULTS, 10. CHILDREN 5c Thursday j nna K4 99 Children 5c
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