Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 292, 19 October 1914 — Page 6

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AMD SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, OCT. i5, 1914

FALL WEATHER

AIDS GERMAN SEA ACTIVITY

Short Days and Thick Weather on North Sea Improve Teuton Chances to Operate Submarines.

TRANSFER VESSELS

Unofficial Report Claims Kaiser's Troops Approach Dunkirk, Fortified Seaport of France. BY HERBERT TEMPLE European Manager of The Internatlonsi News Service LONDON, Oct. 19 Hope's that had been raised high by the announcement of the British press bureau that the Germans in France had been driven back thirty miles were dashed today In an unofficial report that the Kaiser's troops were approaching Dunkirk, the great fortified seaport of Franca across the channel from England. This report came in a Rotterdam dispatch from a correspondent of The Daily Mail, who said: "A message just received from a German source reports that the Germans have crossed the Belgian border onto the coast of France and are now only a few miles from Dunkirk." Press Bureau Silent. It was stated at the press bureau that no official confirmation of this report could be given, but its transmission and publication were permitted. News of the arrival of Admiral von Tlrpitz, head of the navy, is taken here as confirmation of the theory that Germany Intends to make an attack on England as soon as practicable. There are rumors that German submarines have been transported by rail to Belgium and that these will be put Into the waters of the channel as soon as the Germans are in undisputed

possession of the coast. A news agency dispatch from Berlin says: "The shortening days and the thickening weather on the North Sea are steadily improving conditions for the operation of submarines and torpedoboats. Marine experts expect that henceforth there will be Intense activity throughout the North Sea." Shell Lightship. The Belgian lightship off Zee Brugge, the port of Bruges, has been shelled by a German battery from the shore, and the crew has been forced to flee. This also is confirmatory of the belief that the German intend to be active at the southern end of the North Sea.

Luncheon Under Fire

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This picture shows one of the most remarkable of all the wonders of the German military equipment and preparedness. These German officers are having luncheon served on a tray in china cups and glasses, in the height of battle. This shelter is set amid the trenches, where shells are falling thickest. Guns and ammunition are no more important in modern, long drawn out war than is the soldier's food. The German kitchens keep right on the job, no matter what happens.

U. S. MARINES LAND

AT PORT AU PRINCE

TO UPHOLD ORDERS

BY LEASED WIRE.l WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Confirma

tion of the landing of a force of 100 marines from the gunboat Tacoma at

Port Au Prince, Hiati, was contained

in a wireless to the navy department today.

The Tacoma was summoned from

Cape Haytin last night from Port Au Prince by a wireless message stating that rebels had attacked the city and that American marines were needed

to preserve order.

The Tacoma hurried to the Haitien

sapital. The marines were landed early todoy.

TWO REFUGEE TRAINS

CRASH NEAR HAVRE

BY LEASED WIRE. HAVRE, France, Oct. 19. Two

trains carrying refugees south from

the zone of fighting along the cost.

collided in a heavy fog near Boulogne early today. The first report of the disaster received here stated that thirty-two women and children had been killed and more than eighty injured.

START DRAMA STUDY

Organization of. the local branch of the Drama League of America will be perfected tonight at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. The chief purpose of the new society is to secure the production of a higher class of play In Richmond theatres. Mrs. A. Starr Best of Chicago, will speak on the general work of the league.

Checks were received recently by old law firms in Morristown, N. J., and

their successors paying 10 per cent, dividend in a bankruptcy case forty years ago. Some of the lawyers have been puzzled about who should receive the dividend.

ADMIRALTY COURT TO SETTLE SEIZING OF TANK STEAMER

BY LEASED WIRE.l HALIFAX. N. S.. Oct 19. The Standard Oil tank steamer Biindllla lay at anchor here today, with the American flag flying from her mast while Captain Petersen, her commander, awaited the session of the admiralty court that was to decide her dieposition following her capture by a British cruiser off New York. Three members of the crew were taken ashore early today, and lodged in the military prison. They are believed to be Germans. The officers, and other members of the crew are aU naturalized Americans. When the war broke out, the Biindllla was the Washington and was under German register. A few weeks ago her register was changed to American. It is expected that the arrest of this ship will be used by the British government as a test case to established its position In relation to the transfer of German ships to the' American flag. Captain Petersen refused to navigate the tanker to Halifax because be was refused permission to communicate with his employers at New York. The last part of her journey here was made under two by the Cartfhla because a members of the steamer's crew had tried to scuttle her.

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TWO RIGS COLLIDE; OCCUPANTS SAFE A collision of two buggies on North West Fifth street Saturday night, wrecked both vehicles. Thomas Drake, a farm hand who works for Oliver M. Pollard on the Union Pike collided with a surrey in which was a man. said to be named Owens, from Williamsburg, with his wife and two children. The front wheels were broken from both rigs, and Drake's buggy was overturned throwing him Into a pool of mud and water. The Owen's horse ran away dragging the wrecked surrey for some distance, but all the occupants escaped Injury.

WAGON WRECKED ON MAIN STREET

A large farm wagon loaded with oats, collapsed at Eighth and Main streets this morning. The front axle snapped and one front wheel gave way, leaving the wagon in a diagonal position, blocking the traffic on the north side ct the street. The wrecked wagon cleared the car tracks by about a foot.

SMITH LOW BIDDER

After being unable to ascertain for what reason the Indiana Bridge company failed to secure complete plans for the construction of the Smith bridge, southeast of Richmond, the county commissioners gave the contract to Isaac Smith at $2,000, and decided not to re-advertise for bids. The Indiana Bridge company bid only on the superstructure of the seventyfive foot span.

The temperature of the air in which they live effects the color of butterflies.

"AllieV Dope KARL ALLISON

WOLVERINES TAKE HEART. A ray of hope entered into the gloomy Wolverine football camp today, when it became known that there was a small chance of Hughitt playing in the Harvard game. Saturday reports were to the effect that the star quarter-back would never again play because of his dislocated left elbow.

WAR ON FEDERALS. Garry Herrman stated today without reserve that no negotiations looking toward peace with the Federal league are under way. The report came from Chicago that Herrmann, acting as spokesman for the powers of organized baseball, has submitted a definite offer of peace to the Federals. The offer was said to have been made in New York last week to Charles Weeghman of the Chicago Federals. WANTS JACKSON BOUT. Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard, will leave Chicago today for New York, and on Thursday will sail for London in the hope of clinching a twenty-round or finish championship battle between Lamed and Jack Johnson. BILLI ARDIST8 LEAVE. Willie Hoppe and Melbourne Inman left Chicago Sunday for Montreal, where on Wednesday, they will start play in the third series of the International billiard match.

LONDON

MOBS

SMASH SHOPS

OF

GERMANS

When a survey was made of the wilds of Bolivia, all longitude was figured by the aid of time signals sent by wireless from a station 120 miles from the base of the operations.

BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Oct. 19 After fighting for more than ten hours, a heavy force of police were able early today to subdue a mob of 5,000 people who had attacked a number of German stores in Depot Ford. More than a score of prisoners were taken. Both women and men, were taken. The prisoners were arraigned before noon, and all but one woman were remanded In custody for future examination. The rioting in south London broke out early last night, but was checked. After midnight it was renewed with more violence than ever. The police fought valiantly to protect the property owned by citizens of a hostile nation, but they found the rioters in an extremely dangerous frame of mind. Many were hurt in the clashes and had to be taken to hospitals for treatment. The immediate cause of the outbreak was the arrival of 800 belgians in the neighborhood. Dockworkers precipitated the trouble and soon High street, the center of the zone of disorder, was a mass of straggling humanity. A handful of troops assisted the police in clearing the streets after the riots had been quelled. These were the first war riots in London. -

WILL FIGHT FOR

"TEACHER-MOTHERS"

Allies Battle Line, and Lines Of Communication of Armies

The main object of the allies is to cut the lines of communication by which the Germans bring up supplies and reinforcements. The purpose of the Germans is to cut the railroad that supplies the Allies' left wing. No. 1 Railroad from Paris through Amiens and Lille, main line of communication for allies, parallel to their battle front. No. 2 Railroad that supplies extreme right of German army. St. Quentin, Maubege and Namur are pivotal points for supplies. There is also the line from Brussels and Valenciennes to St. Quentin. No. 3 Line of communication from Tengnier, Vernins and Laon, Vervins to Givet and Namur. A Position of cavalry thrown out by Germans to cut railroad between Lille and Ghent. B German column moving on French line of ,cornmunication. C Where French and Germans claim alternate advances and retreats. D fTreaohM north of Soissons, where French and British claim to have gained ground.

Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw, one of the women most active in the newly formed League for Civil Service Reform, which will enter a vigorous protest with the board of education of the city of New York against the ousting of teachers who have become mothers while in the service. The league will move for an amendment to the bylaws providing that teacher-mothers ehall not be dismissed and, failing in this, thep propose to carry the fight to the legislature.

DENIES ASSAULT Cecil Rhodes, colored, today entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of assault and battery on Ianlo Thomas, colored, an extra member of the police department. It is said by Rhodes that Thomas dared him to give him a "slapping" and he met the dare. GET DIVORCES Treva Z. Evans was today granted a divorce from Walter Evans in circuit court. The plaintiff charged cruel and Inhuman treatment. Mrs. Evans was given the custdy of a three-year-old child. Ethel Patterson, colored was granted a divorce from her husband William H. Patterson on grounds of infidelity. WRITER ISDEAD fBY LEASED WIRE.l LONDON. 'Oct. 19. Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson, former private chamberlain to Pope Pius X and one of the ablest writers of the Roman , Catholic church, died today at Salford.'aged 43 He was a son of the late Archbishop Benson.

AUCTION OF ROUTES RAISES OBJECTIONS BY RURALCARRIERS Beck Says Immediate Operation of Burleson's Proposal Unlikely, Because of Efficient Work Here. That Postmaster General Burleson did not intend to put into operation soon the much agitated plan of placing rural route deliveries on contract, but that he spoke of it as a future possibility unless the civil service department of the United States changes its policy, is the belief of Postmaster Beck. The reasons can be seen in reviewing the history of rural routes, said Mr. Beck. In the establishment of the plan, the efficiency of the carriers was not questioned as the salary was $300 a year. As rural service grew and the office had a salary attached to it, the qualifications became rigid and a more educated class of men was employed. Under the civil service laws, however, the men who started years ago without passing any examinations or filling any qualifications,

cannot be released.

The Richmond office does not suf

fer from this condition, according to

Mr. Beck, who says that almost all

menmona post oince employes are

above the average in intelligence and

desire to better the service. Mr. Beck believes that the postmas

ter general has taken up the contract rural service plan more to bring the civil service department to take a stand for the elimination of "weak

lings" from the department, than with

any intention of operating it in the

near future.

The announcement that Burleson was contemplating such an action brought a storm of protest from rural route carriers who saw possibilities of

their salaries being cut from 11,200 a

year to f 6e or f70 a year.

President Yuan Shih Kai Fears

-9 A.

Territorial Aggression of Japs

BEST SOIL FOR RYE

Rye does not withdraw from the soil an unusual amount of plant food. It, however, is able to a greater extent than most crops to draw its food from

the natural resources of the soil. It

does not, therefore, equally require

rich soil or application of manure or

fertilizers. This being the case, it is

often put on rather psor soil and nat

urally it leaves that soil in a very low condition of fertility. This is not, how

ever, because it has taken more nitro

gen, phosphoric and potash, etc., than

other crops, but because it has taken

what is needed of these out of a stock already slender.

FODDER FOR SHEEP

KICKS WRONG DOOR. Harry Grimes ended a long debauch Sunday by trying to kick in the door of a house occupied by a woman friend of his and was arrested. He drew a fine of $25 and costs.

HENDRICKS BIDS LOW.

W. F. Hendricks today agreed to accept the contract for the construction of a transformer house at the city plant for the estimated cost, $723, and the board ordered the contract given to him. He was the lowest of three bidders, all of whom submitted bids over the estimate.

Japan's efforts to encourage the cultivation of cotton In Formond ahve so far ended In failmre.

The average 100 pounds of sheep will consume about four pounds of fodder corn or millet daily. Fodder corn is a heavier producer than millet, but from two of the latter to three or four tons of the former are reasonably safe yields to expect per acre. The amount required for generous feeding of the flock may easily be determined. It Is better to buy the other fellow's stock in order to dispose of the feed than to be short of feed and be forced to sell one's stock.

The ostrich has the distinction of laying the largest egg. The egg, which weighs about three pounds, is considered equal in contents to twenty-four hen eggs.

European pattern umbrellas were ex

ported form Japan to the value oft

$560,000 during the first four months of 1914 or just double the amount Is a like period in 1912. Insects in the Philippines show distinct appetites for insulating material, as is proved by the ravages of ants and cockroaches on Insulated wire and similar substances.

These are trying days for the proud spirit of President Yuan

Shih Kai. If he consulted his heart he would fling the Chinese troops at the Japanese on the Shangtung peninsula, but his head tells him this would only bring upon his people the wrath of Rus

sia and Great Britain.

The president is believed to be unconvinced by the assurances

of Japan that her aggressions are merely temporary, and prompted by military, necessity, and that she will turn Kiao Chow over to the Chinese as soon as the Germans are ousted.

Yuan fears that Japan will take her place with Europetn na

tions as permanent and rather unwelcome "lessees" of choice

Chinese trading point, . i