The Daily News Leader from Staunton, Virginia • 1

Place Your Advertising: in An A. B. 0. The Le ader Papers have the Distinction of -being the Only papers of Absolutely Proved Circulation Within a Radius of 75 Miles From Staunton THE WL ml mm -f-W i mtCf VOLUME NO. 26, NO.

336. io STAUNTON. VA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 Mrmbrr A. II.

C. Had Aaaoclatrd Prraa. PRICE TWO CENTS EVENING SENDS COUNTY ARTILLERY Fl I I KEREN SKY, DESERTED BY MEN AND OFFICERS, NOW FLEEING; THOUSANDS DEAD IN MOSCOW FAMILIES TO GET PART OF B'lH HEALTH CANVASS 11 STAUNTON IS ABOUTFNiSHED The health survey and food Btore GEliS AUSTRO HAVING IN TIKE 111 01 DEPENDENTS Premier "Was About to Surrender to Bolsheviki When lie Disappeared. ARMY MET DEFEAT AT TSARSKOE-SELO No Sympathy For Keren-sky; People Want Leader. PRISONERS 13 TO CAMP LEE Thirteen! negro men left here this 'morning, at 10:45 a.

represent tag the aelcond contingent of Staun ton andi Augusta county col'Mcd drafted men to depart for Camp Lee. The men were- given as liberal a Rend-off this morning as any pf their predeceorors have received, there being a big crowd at the court hauise and Oherupeake andi Oh'Jo station to see them off. Leaving for Camp Lee were Kemper M. Jamefi, Robert Ven-able, Robert Harris, Charley Braek-enridge, Gaxfield Wells, Richard A. Dodson, J.

Wallace Nappier, William I. Moton, George L. Yancey, Elmer Brown1, Leskey Rose, Robert M. Gaintte and Harvey B. Stroth-er.

Five colored men summoned to appear at the- courthouse at 10 o'clock did not appear. Walter O. Lee, who. is to Pennsylvania, did' not receive his summons in time to report here. John James, Juliuv V.

Dimes, Wallace Evans and Wallace Nicholas did not appear, but the local board Hunks they alat did not rereive their summers in time to report. From the court house steps shortly after 10 o'clock Attorney James M. Morris and Rev. J. A.

Brown made patriotic for the fulfillment, by the men called to bear arms, of the heroic deeds and noble liver? their before th.e(m had' displayed, at this time when called on defend the flag and the rights' of men. The simple, but impressive exercise, was closed with a prayer by the colored minasbelr. Beftoro the court house, the men were each a 'housewife," made the Art Study Club, which Ira's supplied every man leaving for the army service with one of these useful little packets, and cigaretts tobaooa donated by Charles Catlett. The Staunton Colored band furnished music for the occasion. o- FAMOUS SCULPTOR HAS PASSED AWAY iny The( Anrlard l'rrl Paris, Nov.

17. Augusts Rodin, the famous sculptor is dead. He was seventy-eleven years of age. M. Rodin was known as "the Michael An-gelolof the moderc world." lie w.i born la Paris in 1840.

l'ASS RESOLUTIONS At a recent meeting cf the Staunton Teachers' Association held here resolutions werqf passed' on the death- of the late Major, Francis H. Smith, a former superintendent of the Stauimton Public Schools. The committee drafting the reoclutions were Miss E. Shanho'ltzcr, Mls M'. M.

Atki'nson and Miss E. E. Gcode. The resolutions are published in another column of the Leader. VOLLEY TONIGHT There will be a volley lxill ganto at the Y.

M. tonight at 8 o'clock, the contestants being the busilniesa mem vs. the profeifjonal men. Samuel Lapsley captain of the business mon, while Prof. O.

Adir Ifarrell is at tho helm of the proftwwliamal men. There will be t.o admission charged. NEGRO ON U.S. SECTOR Shrapnel Wounding Men lias Caused Further Casualties. CONGRESSMEN HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE Visiting Belgian War Zone When Germans Opened Fire.

lly Tbr AjMOFintril Prrfml With The American Army In France, Nov. Delay Artillery fighting in the sector held by Americano has becomn iivcie lively. There have been further casualties, shrapnel wounding some men In the trenches. An enemy shell hit an American gun today, causing canmltiEl-. Some wounded widhin' the last two days' have died.

Have Narrow Escape British Front In Belgium. Nov. 16. (Delayed) Five member of the jtaiiy of American Congrefs men' and private citizras, who spent yesterday and today vi'ting the Belgian war zone, had a narrow escape from death or injury this morning, when they were caught in a sudden burst of German machine gun fire while iapEl-ting the front line trenches near Dixniudo. Nobody was hit, hut it was a break which soldiers call luck because the shots came in showers.

The party Included Representatives Dill, Miller, Johnon, of Washington; and Timbferla'ke, of Colorado. There were ntSoutherncis. GIFTS-TOT Announcements fiom the head-quarters of the local war work council of the Y. M. ('.

A. during the afternoon show that Interest in the campaign, instead of waning, is becoming more enthusiastio. It was the intention of the workers, when they began solicitation, to approach only those people whose circumstances are comfortable. It was announced that all contributions would bo appreciated; and an effort was made to present to the whole people the necessity of the work. As a result cf his publi city hundreds: of cash contributions cf various havet been re ceived at the Y.

M. C. A. from perv pie not subject to solicitation. In th ecounty the drive is being carried on undor the same plan, aind there the plan is meeting with equal success.

No actual figures are available as to the results of tho county campaign, hut indications are that the $5,000 set to be raised in Augusta will be easily reached, and in every quarter the people wh have given in the first campaign are prepared to givo more if a recon begun. National Valley Bank Resources I I WORK VOLUNTARY inspection, which nasi been in pi'. in Staunton for Borne time, is nearlng completion. Mra.V; E. Hamlin and her assistants, in the store inspection, thoso in charge of the house-to-house canvass and the colored people are on the last lap of the investigation ty make Staunton a healthier community.

Mia N. J. the field who is completing the vital (Statistics, is much pleased' with the cooperation shown by the people of Stauntcmi. She very anxious, however, to learn the whereabouts of the babies bora and registered' here during 1916, less the number who die! d'uring that year. Miss Lackland says: "Surely micet cf them have not left Staunton, as our present re-j turns would make us believe.

We want to know how many there are here now, in order to complete our statistics and give credit to the towmi for as many babies as possible during that year. "Will all parentsJielp ua im the census of -babies born during 1916. These born elsewhere alsto just so they are here now. Those who have net been approached on this subject by the local representatives of the survey will please send1 in this data also. Let us know, by card, at once, aa this data is duo Dr.

Terry early next week. "Send' the name, age, sex and ad- dresia of your baby and whether born alive, and whether the birth attendant was a physicianor midwife. This is the form used by the U. S. government and by cur physicians here.

Send: this tfnf ormationt to Miss N. J. Lucklandi, 222 Kalo-rama street, by Monday, if possible." Ass'tting in' the tabulation of the results ef the health survey are W. L. Boggs, of the Y.

M. C. and the office force cf W. S. Bryan.

REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR FAILS i Ily Thr Anaorlntrd rrraal Guayaquil, Ecuador, Nov. 17. The revolution which broke out several days ago Is a. small one and is eclnflned to several unimportant villages. The government announced today that it will t.ke immediate stepa crush the revolt.

SIXTH BODY KEOOVEUED (Br Tbe Aaaoclatrd Pre Adievnlle, N. Nov. 17. The sixth bedy was recovered1 today from the ruins of the negro school which burned here yesterday. Three children are still mtising.

One child, believed lest, was found last night at a friendt's home. The origin of the fire isi unexplained. i WANT SUITS RELEASED fBj- The Aodrcd rrci Richmond, Nov. petition for habeas corpus for the! release of the thirty-one suffrage pickets ar-rejtei in was presented Judge Waddlll, of the United States Court, here lUifi) afternoon. RKCKITIOV IX)STIONED The reception for the young per-ple of the First Presbyterian church, which was announced for tonight, has boon Indefinitely postponed.

BIG SALE" of used; cars AT THE Percent 'of Soldiers' Salaries Will be Sent Home Each $15 MINIMUM MONTHLY SUM Many Passes Will be Granted Camp Lee Men At Christmas. C3mp Lee, Nov. government's provision to asroire the faml- lies cf National Army men from be-! ing lni want during' the period of service of the goes Into effect this month, andi the) men of the divisicm were Thursday notified t.h rough their company commanders that compulsory allotments for their people would be deducted1 from the pay they will receive at the etnd of the month. Under the provisions of the war iti-ik. insurance Isw each man will he required to allot a spp ci-fl? amount mcnthly, en the size of his family, but in no ca shall it be lesa than $15.

Protects Families Thli? has been, done to make it impossible that want and distress ehall come the wives, children or wMowed mothers of the troops. Not only will the relatives of the soldiers receive the allotment made by them, but fund hai5 been set a-elde by the government from whih It will pay to the families an or mount equal to that which i3 allotted to them. TKs will bring them a (Continued on Page Six.) AUBREY BARRETT ESCAPES DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR Richmond, Nov. 17. Aubrey Barrett, the negro youth from Charliritte countyC will aiot go to the death chair.

Governor Stuart Friday commuting the sentence to life imprisonment. This case became one of the most celebrated im the criminal annals fcr several years. Aubrey Darrett, ageii about eighteen, was charged) wj'th participatl: in the mutdor of W. T. Roach.

Mr. Roach had lost wheat from his field and while watching for the thieves detected Albert Barrett and hto con Au brey moving the wheat from.tha field. A fight followed, in the course of which Roach was killed. Albert Barrett wasi convicted and' has been executed. Many persons took up the matter of thei youth, holding that he was not wholly blamable in the matter, hte father being engaged in to fight.

He did not have counsel, was tried without a jury, and In this way his rights may have suffered by reason of lack cf professional advice and his Ignorance of court proced-ure. He was respited! Eeveral weeks agoi and' was to have dleii'one week from today, but) the order of the governor places him behinH the bars for the ro.st of his life. Because of the lack of a record in the; trial court, tho supreme owirt could not review the came of Aubrey Barrett. We desire to notify the purchasers of 3 per cent Liberty Loan Jlonds who wlxhel them converted into 4 per cent bonds that we have requested "JE FEDERAL RESERVE RANK XV -10 mnko such conversion and forward them to us as soon ns possible. I lly The ANMiM'Intril I'rraul Washington, Nr.

v. 17. Men of draft atio with dependents have been placed in a more secure position under inew regulations inai.it public today by Provost Marsh.d General Ci'owder. The-o is no way in TIioiji ia nifw wav In whicli mpn with dependenUi can be called out of their turn, although, deferred classification may be revoked when Slanted for any other cause. In effect the regulations are rlore the army, navy a nd marine corps absolutely to men between and' thirty-one) having dependents who- would suffer.

STAUNTON HIGH SCHOOL PLANS RED CROSS BENEFIT The f'tinlH'uvts of the Staunton High School have already subscribed sufficient funds to organize a Junior Rod Citcs Chapter, but, not being content with mc'rely "doing heir bit," 'they are planning to be of greater iservi. to the older Red1 Cross: Chapter by giving a benefit on-tertainment In the New Theatre ou Weillnip-day, November 28. The two literary societies of the fchaol are lmving patriotic programs ridercd at and, having undertaken to arrange the program fen- the benefit, will select the belt from the two programs for this purpose. It is likely that both a matinee -aind (veiling performance will be given. The picture for the day will be "Tlio Adopted Son" with Bushman and Bayno starring in It.

The entire net procerlU will be donated by the schocl to the Staunton Hed 0ros-. PHOENIX LITERARY SOCIETY MEETS An and interest luff program was rendered by the Phoenix Literary Soci.j'y, Friday afternoon i-j-, iw assembly hall of tho Staunton HiKh School The program was as follows: Star Spangled Banner Chorus. The Proclamation -Irvln Hunger. llecltaticn Gladys Coiner. "Why We Went to War" Vivipn Perry.

"Battle of thej Nations" Vint roll! Recitation Elizabeth Merrlken lVays were road on what Bus la Belgium, Italy, Knglaimd, France and America had d'ene during the war. The wore followed: by a tableaux rf lproent.lng tho foiintrlos iiicntl ined above. ANOTIIKIt M)W IHICOltD My Thr Aaaot'latril Prraia New York. Nov. 17.

Liberty Bond fours d'tMlned to a new low record: of 08.10 today, while threes and a hair advanced to 99.58. WHILE IT LASTS We had about 100 gallons of Extract of Vanilla 1 made up before the advance of Alcohol, which we will sell at $1.00 Pint as long as it lasts. This is the very highest quality with delightful flavor. sfcun llr Tbr Autui-latril Prriml London, Nov. 17.

Defeated In battle by the Bolsheviki and deserted by ni(t of hUs own officers: and men. Kerensky is In, flight and his whereabouts are unknown la Petro-grad. lie was about to surrender to the Maxamillsts under coercion when hei disappeared. In Moscow the Bolsheviki is in control of the ancient Russian cap-Itol, with the forces of the provisional government beseiged in the Kremlin. Between two and five thousand persons have been killed in Moscow since the outbreak of the revolt.

Piior to the sudden flight of Kerensky he saw his forces defeated near Tsarskoe-Selo'. The Bolsheviki troops were commanded by members of the old aristocracy andi Cjt-mer army officers'. A traveller from the Caucasus reports tli i while conditions in most provinces are not abnormal, there is no sympathy for Kerensky. He believer thel Russians! want a leader who will maintain authority and order. Fate Of Women Unknown wosrad, Jiovr Dolayed') The fate of the womrjn soldiers captured at the winter palace is arousing speculation.

It is sin id! they have been transferred to Liavoshzva, Finland, where, it is reported, they have been treated harshly. Three are said to have disappeared. The British has made futile effoirts to asr-certain the conditions under which they are held. TO FIGHT TrULRCCLOSlS (ny Thr I'l-ran San Rico, November 17. The s-iim cf $100,000 will be set aide by the jjovernment to fight tuberculois and to build two hospitals fjr the treatment of that dl-ffiaee, If the joint resolution introduced by Susoni and Sein Is enacted.

In the pieamble to the residul Ion it Is staled that tuberculosis Is spreading to an alarming extent throughout the Hand. The resolution proposes that the Superior Board of Health should adopt Ironclad regulations dealing with the segregation and rare of all tubercular patients, rich and poor alike, along the lines of the regulations for smallpo'X patients, lepers, and others, suffering from infectious or contag ious diseases. RIBBON DKCOBATIO London, November 17. A ribbon decoration for nurses and' woman hospital workers Is to be awarded shortly by the British military authorities'. IMPORTANT It is very important that alt parties subscribing for Liberty Bonds through the Boy Scouts, or otherwise, call at once and com--plete the transaction.

ffly Tbr AMiilct'il Irrm) Berlin, Nov. 17. forces invading Italy yesterday stormed Monte Pressola, between the IlrtKta and Piave rivers, tak- ing hundred Italian, prison- era, is an oflH ial statement today, i liv liritivii London, Nov. 17. Further progress was made yesterdiy by ho British troops in the main ridge in the vicinity of Pa'-chcndaele, on the Belgian front, it.

is officially an- nounced today. Light Naval Forces Engaged Londcm, Nov. 17. British light naval forces today engaged German light cruisers off llelgclamd, the Britiyh admiralty announced' today. The German warships retirell and the Brilihh are now (hashing thorn.

BOYS MEETING AT SUNDAY Following -the mens' meeting fit. tho Y. M. C. A.

last Sundny afternoon, the Secretary announced din I ing the afternoon that a hoya' ser vice will be held Sunday at 2: ISO p. m. Rev. M. 1).

Mitchell, a force- Weaker, part-fcularly in hoyr'i wea will make a. talk, and arrangements for sp'efcial mtilc- bavtr be'en, mAde. Tho Straggler. will sing and a number of Inn are also en the program. It Li tho in'entlon of Secrefniy Kigler, who las charge of th meetings, to alternate each Sunday afternoon, between mens' and boys' meetings, the one on Sunday to be for men.

A number of interesting speakers have been engaged for thcM meetings, and tho association promises that oath one will be o-ting. All of tho city Sunday School superintendents have askedjo o-operafe iin tlie work. NKKYK'K AT BAPTIST Rev. J. W.

Michaels, eaf, nr. sionary to the deaf of the South, will hold religious (services in tho lecture nrom cf tho Baptist church at 11 a. m. Sunday. All the deaf of the city nnd vlrin'ity and those who are interested in the deaf mo cordially invited' ta attend.

WOMAN'S' ril.WLIt MEETING ThV VV'omans' Interdenominatlnn-al Prayer Meeting will be held In Emmanuel Episcopal church Sunday afternoon fit. 4 o'clofk. Miss Oira i Hopkins will be tho leader. She is well known ns a minion worker nn.l Bible teacher. All women are In- i vile! DliMAND l'OU INSl ltANCK Illy Thr Am'lnleil I'pi-mI WfWhlngtnn, Nov.

17. Appllcn-Hons fw more than five hundred and fifty-two' million In lire Insurance under the War Insurance Act has1 been received by the Treasury. AT NEW THEATRE "TIIK FATAL Itl" Willi IVnrl Wblte. "Tin; boy win) yoM--" KrilMin llcJur "IILIt NATl'ltM ('omwly Prices (I nnd 1 1 cent Wur Tux lnrludel i I 'AVO I III BEVERLEY Over National Valley Bank Augusta National Bank Staunton, Va. Farmers Merchants Sraunton Virginia A good cigar to know nbnut is one that linn given satisfaction to millions of smokers for yearn, lie straight.

WILLSON BROS. Come and Inspect Them THOS. HOGSHEAD. -QVAUTI COUNTS,".