Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 293, 20 October 1914 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY. OCT. 20, 1914

BELGIAN ARMY TRIES TO HOLD - GERMANS BACK Paris Report Claims King Albert's Force Retards March of Teutons Toward Dunkirk, France.

Belgians Overcoming Huge German Obstacles

BATTLE ALONG YSER

Meuse Attack of Kaiser's Force Is Repulsed, While Allies Fight Hard in Battle at Lille. BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICK, Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. PARIS, Oct. 20. The German forces In Belgian are making sharp attacks. but the Belgian army has succeeded In maintaining its line along the river Yser, according to an official statement issued here this afternoon. The allies in Belgium are fighting with the Germans in the region about Ypres, while the Germans are making sharp attacks against the allies' left wing from Lille. The official statement follows: "In Belgium, despite violent attacks, the Belgian army maintains its position on the line of the Yser. Other engagements are taking place in the region of Ypres between the allies' forces operating there and some forces of the enemy. Germans Advance. "On our left wing the Germans continue their strong advances from Lille in the direction of Armentieres, Fournes and Labassee. "On the Meuse, the enemy has attempted in vain to repulse that part of our troops which debouched on the right bank in the peninsula in camp Des Roumains. "In the Russian theatre of war In East Prussia and on the Vistula, the situation is unchanged. Attempts by the Austrians to cross the San have been repulsed. The battle continues at the south of Przemysl under conditions that are good for the Russians." STATE'S CHARITIES HONOR MELPOLDER Among persons from Richmond taking a prominent part in the state conference of charities and corrections at Madison are Frederick G. White, C. V. Jordan and S. E. Smith. John Melpolder, managing secretary of the Central Bureau of Charities and Social Service, was elected first assistant secretary of the conference, although he was unable to attend the meeting. Fred D. Loomis was elected secretary. No word was received here today as to the vote of the conference on next year's meeting place. C. W. Jordan attended the conference for the purpose of inviting the 1915 conference. This matter was expected to come up this afternoon. Frederick G. White acted as chairman of a round-table on city and townehip charities. John L. Rupe, who is a member of the prisons and courts committee, was not present. S. E. Smith was scheduled to make an address. NOHR TO TEACH ART OF FENCING A fencing class of six members will be organized at the high school by Physical Director Robert Nohr today, and the first Instruction will be given this evening. The boys will purchase their own equipment, consisting of foils, masks and gloves. Mr. Nohr said today, "Fenoing undoubtedly is the best exercise for developing the smaller and more sensitive muscles of the arm and wrist." REPORT SEA FIGHT LONDON, Oct. 20. Reports of a naval battle in Black Sea were revived today by the following dispatch to the Central News Agency from Copenhagen: "A Bucharest dispatch to the Berlin Tageblatt says evidently a big RussoTurklsh naval battle has taken place in the Black Sea. Exceedingly heavy firing lasting a considerable time Is reported." FATE OF HOSTAGE HANGS IN BALANCE Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin, held captive by the Belgians, in whose welfare the Kaiser has shown marked interest. In a recent note to the King of Belgium the Kaiser threatened to destroy Brussels if one hair of the head of the captured duke were hurt. The King's reply in his own handwriting said that if Brussels were destroyed he would shoot the Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin with his own bands.

One of the bridges destroyed by the soldiers of the Kaiser, Note how thorough the Germans were in their destruction of it.

DEMOCRATS SEND FLYING T n I! Speakers Visit Small Towns and Address Voters in Fight for Election of State Ticket. An active campaign is being waged by Wayne county Democrats. A flying squadron composed of Joshua Allen, Walter Lewis, John Lontz, Benjamin Hill, Charles Shank, George Bayer, Henry Farwig, O. N. Garriolt, Allen Mason, William Seaney, Robert Boren, J. O. Burris and James Harris is visiting the small towns. Last night, Bayer, Farwig, Shank, Mason and Garriott met with workers from Washington, Center and Jeffer-i son townships, at Greensfork. Short! talks were given by Shank, Farwig! and Bayer. At Boston, Allen, Lewis, Lontz, A. J. Feeger, Jr., and Hill met the voters, Allen, Lewis and Lontz speaking. Program for Week. Tonight Allen, Lewis and Mason will speak at Williamsburg with delegates from Center, New Garden and Webster townships attending. Bertsch Wheeler, Drischol and Hunt will go to Economy with delegates from Jackson and Dalton townships. On Wednesday, Wheeler, Lontz, Littel, Drischol, Seaney and Boren will go to Hargerstown with workers from Jackson and ClaV townships. Green, Frankline and Perry towship voters will meet at Fountain City with Kelley, Bayer, Burris, Harris, Mason and Bertsch. At Centerville, Allen, Shank, Lewis, Hunt and Lontz will speak to men from Abington and Washington townships. On Thursday Cambridge City and Washington ' township Democrats will meet to hear Mason, Shank and Burris. In Abington, Wayne and Boston township Lewis, Allen, Boren, Kelley, Seaney and Harris will speak. The series of meetings will end Friday with Mason, Seaney and Boren speaking at Milton. Harris, Bertsch and Wissler will be at Jacksonburg. Allen, Lewis, Burris, Kelley and Boren will speak at Whitewater. LYNCH ADDRESSES VOTERS OF COUNTY Patrick J. Lnych, Republican candidate for Sixth district congressman, spoke to several hundred Wayne county voters yesterday and today. The meeting held at the Wayne Works at noon today brought out a fair-sized crowd which listened to a repetition of the tariff speech Lynch has delivered in various parts of the country. After holding the Starr piano meeting yesterday Mr. Lynch and a number of members of the central committee, including the county chairman, went to MIddleboro, where a meeting of seventy-five persons was addressed. A similar meeting was held at Whitewater. At Bethel about 125 persons heard the closing speech of the day. Mr. Lynch left Richmond today for a short trip out of the county. He will return immediately, however, to complete his itinerary here. s. s. i. aTopposes NEW BRIDGE SITE "Members of the South Side Improvement Association will continue their fight against locating the proposed south side bridge at South E Btreet," said B. A. Kennpohl secretary i iisswmuon, today. Residents of the south side, who are members of the S. S. I. A are highly indignant over the efforts being made by other civic organizations to have the bridge located at South E street. Action will be taken at the meeting of the association tonight to make a fight against tfce other organizations that are petitioning for the E street location. There are now 1,248,427 acres of land in various counties of California pen for entry. Only 53,587 of the total number of acres have not been surveyed.

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Prosecution Directs Batteries Against Husband, Claiming Doctor Knew Wife Fired Shot That Killed Woman Jurors Selected and First Witnesses Take the Stand To Convict Accused.

BY ROBERT SCRANTON, Staff Correspondent for International News Service. MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 20. Mrs. Florence C. Carman will take the witness stand in her own behalf at her trial on the charge of murdering Mrs. Louise Bailey. This positive statement was made today to the International News Service by a member of the legal staff that is now serving as her counsel. Mrs. Carman, he said, will tell her own story to refute that of Celia Coleman, the colored maid who is chief reliance of the prosecution. She will tell how she became jealous of her husband, Dr. Carman, how she spied upon his actions and how she passed M'AFEE GETS HIGH NUMBER OF POINTS nC IIP ul I Captain Leads Winning Team in Contest to Secure New Members in the State Cup Race. The team captained by J. H. McAfee made the best record in the Y. M. C. A. membership campaign, scoring 374 points. Mr. McAfee led all the other workers in point getting, scoring 245 points, and securing 18 new members. The team led by John Ulrich secured 39 new members, leading in this respect. John Taggart of this team signed 13 new members by his own efforts. Of the total number of points scored, 393 are credited to the office of the Y. M. C. A. The standing of the teams according to the number of points made is: J. H. McAffe 374, Carl Cutter 187, John Ulrich 141, George Brehm 121, William Jenkins 104, Harold Clements 93, Paul Schepman 58, Ray Brunton 24, E. H. Scott 20, Roy Porter 5, Y. M. C. A. office 393. Me ran da Leads Boys. In the boys' teams the standing was as follows: Warren Meranda 58, Clarence Porter 37, Ray Kinder, 34, Don Warfel 32, Ewart Bavis 24, Al Lanning 17, Logan Keelor 15V6, Edgar Loehr 10. The Y. M. C. A. will give a banquet to the winning teams of the men's and boys' sections: Secretary Learner said today: "About fifty per cent of the new members secured in the campaign were from the shops and factories, and that is just exactly what we wanted. We believe the association has much to offer these men." The Y. M. C. A. will pursue the same policy as last year in offering the privileges of the Y to the factory men. Open house will be held, and the men will be given the use of the gymnasium as much as possible. Mr. Learner said, "The present financial conditions will have some effect this year as many of the factories will not feel able to contribute to this work. Last year the American Seeding Machine company spent $250 for athletics and festivities for their employes." CLASS OF SIXTY TO STUDY BIBLE Sixty persons have enrolled in a Bible class under the direction of Rev. E. G. Howard, pastor of the First English Lutheran church, which will begin study Thursday night. Members of the class will take up a detailed study of the Bible, and will include teachers and other members of the church and Sunday school.

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the evening on which Mrs. Bailey was shot to death in the physicians office. It became known today that the batteries of the prosecution would be directed against Dr. Carman as well as against his wife during the trial. District Attorney Lewis J. Smith of Nassau county announced that he was prepared to prove that Dr. Carman knew his wife had fired the shot that killed Mrs. Bailey. Mr. Smith declared he was prepared to show that Dr. Carman failed to notify the authorities of the crime until three quarters of an hour after it occurred and that the physician made every effort to cover up the tragedy of the woman whom he knew to be guilty of the crime. MORE ISLANDS FALL INTO JAP CONTROL Admiralty Claims Recent Seizures Necessary to Check German Cruisers. BY LEASED WIRE. TOKIO, 'Oct. 20. The admiralty announced today that islands of strategic importance in the Marshall, Ladrone, East Caroline and West Caroline archi pelago had been seized by Japanese forces. In making this announcement, the admiralty stated that the occupation of these islands was for military purposes, as they would prove highly valuable in the campaign against the German cruisers that are attacking shipping of the allies. The Caroline islands, or the New Philippines, lie southeast of Japan in the Pacific. They were sold bv Spain to Germany in 1899. The Marshall islands comprise the Radeeck and Ralick chains. The interior group have belonged to Germany since 1885. ALLIES WILL FIGHT WITH DESPAIR TO PRESERVE DUNKIRK BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Oct. 20. It was admitted at the war office today that although the allies had gained a temporary advantage over the Germans in the drive upon the coast, it was still too early to claim that any great victory had been won. At the Belgian legation it was stated that there was no confirmation of the report that Ostend had been re-captured by the allies. It is possible to state that no effort will be spared to keep the Germans from Dunkirk. This part is of great importance to the allies for obvious reasons, and, if the Germans succeed! in reaching it, they will first have to defeat all the forces that the allies can muster without weakening other parts of the battle front. POLICE HOLD HORSES Two stray horses were taken in tow last night by citizens who reported them to the police but have found no owners as yet. A sorrel horse is at a livery barn opposite police headquarters. It was brought to the police about 6 o'clock last night. Later in the night Dr. Ed Fuson found a black horse evidently without owner. He has the animal in his barp awaiting the appearance of the owne

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RUMELY DIRECTORS D0NATEPM SITE Officers Inform City of Willingness to Convey Ground on Dump. Special council committees reported last night on the investigations for the South B street tunnel and the West Richmond park. Council was pleased to learn that the M. Rumely company is willing to convey to the city a strip of ground 225 by 250 feet on the dump to be used for park purposes. Councilman Waidele presented a letter from the company which contained the information. Mr. Waidele is corresponding with one of the property holders of dump ground relative to the price of his land. The man lives in Indianapolis. It was reported that the C. & O. railroad is not inclined to build a tunnel under the road bed at South B street to accommodate Starr Piano company employes. The request which the city sent to the railroad some time ago for the construction of the tunnel is still going through railroad channels and no official refusal has been received. Leghorn's specialty is manufacturing candied fruits.

Just Now Our Showing of Bedroom Fy tod fly re Is Easily the Best we Have Ever Shown. Quite a number of new designs have been added to our display in Circassian Walnut, Mahogany and Oak, and also the new Ameir,Daini aDonyti made after the Colonial and Adam style. Having called attention to the "quality" often it is needless to say that the new goods are fully up to the standard. Go to the larger cities if you wish, it's your right, and privilege to do so, and you'll come back here, as many others have done, satisfied that we have the right things at lower prices. There are no better factories than those represented on our floors and no stores that undersell us. If the children could select what you wanted they would be as safe here as you yourself, for everything in the house is marked in plain figures and one price.

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JAPS DESTROY GERMAN BOAT BY LEASED WIRE-1 TOKIO, Oct. 20. Destruction of the German torpedo destroyer S-90 is an-J nounced in an official statement j issued by the Japanese admiralty this; afternoon. The German boat, escap-i ing from Esing-Tao under cover of; darkness, ran aground sixty miles south of Kiao-Chau Bay. Pursuing: Japanese destroyers shelled the S-90: I as it lay stranded, and destroyed it. RED MEN LEAVE FOR STATE CAMP Eight delegates from the Richmond lodges of the Improved Order of Red Men, went to Indianapolis last night to attend the forty-sixth annual con vention of the Great Council of the J order, which opened in Tomlinson hall j today. One of the most iportant matters which will come before the convention is the proposal to erect a $200,000 Red Men's hotel at Market street and Capital avenue. Local delegates are expected to favor the issuing of preferred stock as a means of raising money for the venture. Palladium Want Ads Pay

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TRINITY LUTHERANS PLAN TO ENTERTAIN PERSONHT SYNOD Chorus and Visiting Ministers Will Repeal Jubilee Exercises in Honor of Rev. Joseph Beck. Arrangements are being made by members of the Trinity Lutheran and St. John's Lutheran churches of Richmond to entertain more than 100 delegates who will arrive tomorrow to attend the meeting of the First English District joint synod of the Thirteenth district. Tomorrow night. Rev. Mr. Shillinger will preach the opening sermon. This will be at the Trinity Lutheran church. The business sessions will be held Thursday morning and afternoon and Friday morning and afternoon. Thursday evening there will be a sacred concert with communion services Friday evening. In honor of Rev. Joseph Beck, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church.

August 28, in recognition of his fif tieth year of service as a Lutheran minister, will be repeated Sunday. Rev. R. E. Galloway of Columbus, O., will deliver a special sermon as in the case of the first celebration. GIVE SYNOD REPORT. A full report of the Olive Branch Synod convention which was held in Richmond last week, will be head at the meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood at the First English Lutheran church tonight. Matters pertaining to the business of the brotherhood will also be transacted. If you need Bifocal Lenses you ought to get the best. Let me show you samples of one-piece Bifocal Lenses, also Kryptok Bifocal Lenses. I handle both kinds and guarantee a perfect fit. OPTOMETRIST. 10 North Ninth Street. Phone 2765. EDITH MANSFIELD 1135 Main St. Phone 1073 Curtis Publishing Company representative. Home hours 6 to 8, 11 to 2 and after 5 P. M. if