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BRITISH SHELLS FAIL TO CHECK GERMANS ON BELGIAN COAST

BY HERBERT TEMPLE European Manager of the International News Service. LONDON. Nov. 30. The official announcement from Berlin that 65,000 Russians had been captured in the battle of Kutno and that Emperor William had gone to the eastern theatre f war, coupled -with the official Petograd announcements showing that German forces were occupying positions from which they had been driven a week ago, were taken by military experts here today to mean that the conflict in Poland is the most terrific that has even been waged by modern armies. Neither Berlin, Petrograd nor Vienna, however claims that any decisive Tictory has been won. The military experts, while agreeing that the Germans have been foiled In their attempt to reach the French coast through Flanders, expect a resumption as sopn as the Germans can get to the front all the troops she Is moving through Belgium. This theory is upheld by a dispatch received from Copenhagen today. It says 8 HAVEN DIRECTORS SEEK EVASION OF U, S, COURT TRIALS Lawyers Ask Federal Judge to Quash Indictment Against W. Rockefeller Crowd. BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK. Nov. 30 Ettorts of nine directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway to escape trial on indictments charging tham with violation of the Sherman anti-trust law were vigorously opposed today before Federal Judge Sessions In arguments presented by Deputy Attorney General F. W. Swacker. The New Haven directors in question had entered a plea In abatement to the effect that the indictments were illegal. These directors are: William Rockefeller, Chaa.F. Rrooker, William Skinner, D. Newton Barney, Robert W. Taft, J. E. Elton, Frederick F. Brewster, George F. Baker and Henry McHarg. Counsel for the nine men had asked that the indictments be quashed on the ground that the powers of the grand jury that Indicted the men had expired before the indictments wero handed down. Big Lawyers Argue. The New Haven directors Involved In today's proceedings were represented by some of the foremost lawyers In the country, including Alton B. Parker, Richard V. Llndsbury, John C. Spooner, C. M. Rosencrantz, W. W. Miller and Thomas Thatcher. After Mr. Swacker had presented the government's arguments he was followed by Assistant United States District Attorney Stevenson, who epoke briefly, upholding the validity of the Indictments. Mr. Thatcher followed, presenting arguments in behalf of the plea that the indlctmenta be quashed. His chief grounds were these: 1. That the indictments had been returned after the legal life of the federal grand Jury had expired. 2 That Alexander Gilchrist, clerk of the court, was absent when the federal grand Jury inquisition was drawn; and 3 That two outsiders were in the grand jury room during the deliberations. REPULSE AUSTRIANS LONDON, Nov. 30. The consul general of Montenegro today made public an official dispatch from Cettinje stating that Montenegrin troops had repulsed 10,000 Austrian in a four days' battle at the Vishregad Passes, and had taken a number of prisoners.

PETROGftAD PERSISTS IN CLAIMS OF BIG VICTORY OVER GERMANS

KAISER'S LEFT WING BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY, Staff Correspondent for International News Service. PETROGRAD. Nov. 80. Tho left ving of the Germans in Poland is in flight toward Thorn from the region of Combing, according to the officHl report of the Army Messenger. It declares that the reverses suffered by the Germans at Lojlz rivals the worst defeats inflicted upon them during the Napoleonic wars. The Army Messenger gives to General Russoki, hero of the opening campaign in Galieia, the credit for ti; success upon the Bzura and in the Gombin-Lowicz district, revealing for the tirst time that the Russian commanders have been shllted since the Germans began their second drive into Poland. "General RiiHsekl," it says, "has again displayed wonderful strategical genius. The rapidity with whlcfli he struck and drove the German left wing from its main positions was wonderful, and he Is in pursuit of the retreating enemy with the same vigor that he displayed in pursuing the beatin Austrians in Galieia.' According to the same official organ, the German left wing contains

"Private advices from Berlin state that within a very short time new and

important events may be looked for on the Belgian battlefield. The Germans evidently anticipate a very powerful offensive by their troops in this region for the purpose of breaking the allies lines and reaching Calais." An Amsterdam message indicates that the British naval bombardment of the Belgian coast with the aim of wrecking plans made for an Invasion of England has thus far failed. GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE PARIS, Nov. 30. The Germans are now on th defensive in Belgium according to an official statement issued here this afternoon. Their artillery fire has become weaker and the French have made progress at some points. An intermittent bombardment against Sol b sons is being kept up by the Germans. The French have re pulsed a number of attacks In the Argonne region. The French troops in the foreBt of Apremont have been bombarded by the GermanB without success. There is a thick fog on the heights of the Meuse. KNUCKS AND GUNS BRING STIFF FINES There was trouble in the north end foreign oolony Saturday night. Mike Kovach, a Hungarian, was arrested while hunting for a fellow countryman with two pairs of iron "knucks." He entered a plea of guilty but said he was merely going to see what the man he was looking for was "mad about." He drew a fine of $15 and costs and a lecture from Mayor Robbins, who said that gun, knife and "knucks" toting in the north end had to stop. Dotnono Cavilia, an Italian, while intoxicated drew a revolver and without any provocation fired three times at a friend, who jumped into a house, nearly fainting, and causing one of its inmates to depart by a rear window, taking the sash with him. After he sobered up Cavilia had no recolleotion of the occurrence. He drew $10 and costs. MAN ASKS CHARITY TO COLLECT WAGES Victim of Flood Appeals to Bureau for Aid Instead of Relief. A man who said his wife, two chil dren and brother were lost in the 1913 flood in Hamilton, asked the Central Charities bureau to act as a collecting agency for him and prevent him from seeking charity. The man, who is a foreigner, has worked only three and one-half dayB in several weeks. The man for whom he worked refused to pay him. Yesterday his money ran out, and he applied to a Justice of the peace court, where he found no action could be taken until Friday. He said that rather than ask for aid he would seek help in collecting his money and go to Hamilton this afternoon, where he has fr'ends who will keep him. The secretary of the bureau is investigating the case arid expects to be able to send the man his money. EXPLORER'S SHIP HALTED BY STRIKE BY LEASED WIRE. SIDNEY, N. S., Nov. 30. The departure of the exploration ship Aurora, bearing the Antarctic expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton, may be delayed until next year by a strike in the dock yards. Captain Mcintosh of the Aurora declared today that it might be unsafe for the party to leave now as the t-trike has interfered with the preparations of the southern voyage. DRIVEN FROM POSITIONS six army corps, 240,000 men, commanded by General Mackenzin. These troops fought the Russian advance with great obstinacy, but were finally compelled to give ground before the Russians' determined attacks. The Austrian forces iu Western Galieia between Przemysl and Cracow are completely shattered, according to dispatches received here from Lemberg today. They state that Cracow will soon be invested, unless the Austrian troops decide not to defend the fortresses there. An official report from the Russian commander in Trans-Caucasia announces that the strong posiUons at Kanrikoi in Turkish Armenia have ' . ' .... i ,....,. ,j . i . n.i troops, and that the latter are fleeing in disorder to Erzerum, with the Russians in close pursuit and Inflicting heavy losses on the fugitives. Correspondents at Warsaw report that the German aviators are maintaining their,' activity. Within the last forty-eight houXB hey have dropped bombs ui.on Sgierz, Lowicz, Plock and Warsow.- More than twenty persons have been killed and doable that num - ber wounded, the correspondent says,

Investigate Latest British Naval Smash m .' 1 1 : . . . t . I t-n : . . 4irK -sag . h Jz. I

A vigorous investigation is Bulwark, which was destroyed with submarines is not given credence man spy on board the boat. STAMP DELAYS WILL SUSPEND LOCAL TRADING Bankers Complain When Seals for Documents Required Dec. 1 Fail to Arrive Affects Business. Tomorrow the tax imposed by the

federal government to meet the defi-! of theatres, bowling alleys and other tee of the Commercial club. Its memciency in revenue resulting from the 1 p.laces of amusement and sellers of bers are Clem A. Gear, Ed A. Feltman,

falling off of European imports since the beginning of the war, becomes effective and Richmond business m"n and bankers were considerably worried today because none of the tax stamps had arrived in this city. "If no stamps are received tomorrow it will mean the suspension of a considerable amount of business," lo- J cal bankers explained today. "Under the law a one cent stamp is required on each freight and express bill of lading where the charge exceeds 5 cents. The railroads, traction lines and express companies will not handle any shipments out of Richmond tomorrow if they have no stamps to place on bills of lading, and this business congestion will continue until the stamps arrive." One bank two weeks ago ordered $200 worth of tax stamps and another ordered the same amount. Affects Local Banks. Under the law the banks are not greatly affected, although stamps are required on promissory notes at the rate of 2 cents for $100 or part of $100. On legal conveyances of all kinds a 50 cents tax is required on values from $100 to $500 and 50 cents for each additional $500 value. A 10 cent stamp is required on every contract and a tax of one-half of one cent on each dollar of premium is charged on insurance policies. It will be seen that if the tax stamps fail to arrive tomorrow legal business I in the city will be practically paralyzed. Drug stores will also be considerably affected, as the law provides stamps on every bottle of perfumery, cosmetics and various other things. Non-arrival of the stamps tomorrow will also give many inveterate chewing gum experts a chance to rest their jaws, unless they have a stock on hand because a 4 cent stamp must be affixed to each box of gum. Then the champagne drinkers are looking forward to tomorrow with ap prehension, for stamps must be placed on all bottles of this wine as follows: One-half pint, 5 cents; one pint, 10 cents; one quarter, 20 cents. SMITH GETS FINE FOR FAST DRIVING Robert Smith who while driving his automobile one night over a month ago, wrecked a rig driven by Alvin Threewitts, a farmer, then collided with the railing on the Main street bridge, tfce collision throwing him into the river valley, Saturday afternoon, on the advice of his attorney, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $5 and costs by Special Judge L. C. Abbott in city court. Fast driving was the charge against him. Friday Smith entered a plea of not guilty. He said that a street lamp at the bridge entrance was out and that he did not see the Threewitts' rig until he was right upon it, then Threewitts turned directly in front of him. He threatened at that time to bring suit for damages against the city. INDIANA Rain tonight. Colder in extreme ' north portion. Tuesday fair and colder. Temperature. Yesterday. Noon 57 Maximum 55 Minimum , 45 LOCAL CONDITIONS Rain tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy and colder followed by fair. GENERAL CONDITIONS Rain has been general over Ae central portion of the United States within the past 36 hours and snow is now In the far 1 northwest.

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being made by agents of the British admiralty to definitely fix the cause for the blowing up of the dreadnought all on board by the exploding of her magazine on the Thames. The report that the big ship was the victim of by the Admiralty and the "man in the street" Is firmly convinced that the terrible tragedy was the work of a Ger

How War Tax Hits Everyone BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. The war tax will hit you. If you ship a package you must pay one cent. If you telephone, and the call costs fiflteen cents you must pay one cent extra. If you get your life insured you must pay one-half a cent for each dollar of the premium, if the company agent does not pay it. For Instance: The manufacturer will pay four cents on every one hundred sticks or chewing gum, the proprietors liquors, cigars and .tobaco, perfumes and other luxuries must pay a tax for each $1,000 of capital invested, and the Pullman company will pay one cent for each birth ticket sold. PREACHER'S ADVICE OF ECONOMY STICKS AS NAME OF T Charles Osborn, Early Settler, Gave Wayne Village It's Title Descendants Hold Family Dinner. "If we move Nantuckett to the top of the hill, I believe it will be economy from a health standpoint," wisely counseled Charles Osborn, horticulturalist and Friends preacher who walked from North Carolina to Wayne county in 1819 and claimed much of the land now making up Perry township. Accordingly in 1825, Nantuckett was moved from the valley or rather the residents abandoned their log cabins there and rebuilt on top of the hill where Mr. Osborn donated 160 acres of land for a town site. It was found to be economy to have the town on i vjj xjk. mc li in a iiu suxzuiiuixiy blucb. as a name. j The surviving descendants of the old Quaker preacher are Mr. and Mrs. Elim Osborn respectively seventy-six j and seventy-seven years old who were j born and reared in Economy, Mr. Os-1 born within 100 feet of where he now ' lives. Nine of their eleven children are still living and with their children, grandchildren and others, the family is composed of fifty persons. Hold Family Dinner. On Thanksgiving day, Mr. and Mrs. Osborn and their nine children, several of whom are grandparents, met at dinner. It was the first time in thirty years that the children have been assembled at one time, even the golden wedding anniversary three years ago. failing to bring them. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn sat at the head and the foot of the table and the "children" occupied the same places as they did thirty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Osborn possess valuable historical information. After the Thanksgiving meal they gathered their children around them and told stories of the founding of Wayne county and particularly Perry township. The founder of Economy was born in Nantuckett, N. C, where he become a preacher and studied the culture of fruit trees. After becoming a horticulturalist, he decided to bring his cultivated trees to unsettled territory. He made up a pack of pear sprouts and apple seeds and started out to walk north. He settled on top of the hill where Economy is now located. The mother of Mrs. Elim Osborn, wife of the oldest direct descendent of the founder of Economy was ' Mrs. Jane Patterson who died last year at the age of ninety-six. She lived to see the celebration of her daughter's golden wedding anniversary three years ago. In the Osborn family, there has not been a death except the two children who died when they were infants. PARENTS LOSE SUIT BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. A suit brought under the employers liability act for $50,000 damages to be paid to the mother and father of T. W. Lewis Jr., a trainman of Paris, Tenn., killed in a train accident on the Louisville & Nashville railroad was dismissed today by the United States supreme court. Lower federal courts held that the mother and father could not recover damages for the suffering Lewis endured before his death and there was no evidence of loss sustained by the bene-

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DEALERS WELCOME MERCHANTS TO CITY Commercial Club Forms Com mittee to Greet New Business Men.

The "welcome committee" performed its first duties last week. The "welcome committee" 1b to be- ! come, an institution in Richmond, the memners say. it ib a euD-committeo appointed bv the membeishiD commitAtwood Jenkins, Jesse A. Bailey and G. O. Ballinger. Last year the committee called on seven business men and merchants who have located in Richmond in tho past year and found two others which the Commercial olub did not have listed. These men were invited to meet other merchants and to affiliate with organizations such as the merchants' section and the Commercial club. "The committee approves, of tiis hearfily," Mr. Gaar, the chairman, said today. "Newcomers often complain that a town is 'chilly and that conditions are not good. Such things are discouraging. We expect to keep in close touch with newcomers and make then feel like old residents, who are a jfart of everything in Richmond.". . The committee members said they enjoyed making the visits. They will make their first written report at the directors' meeting next Monday night and another at the general meeting the following Monday night. SOL MEREDITH POST HOLDS NOMINATIONS G. A. R. Makes First Choice of Candidates for Office Next Year. The first nominating meeting of Sol ' Meredith post G. a. r., wa8 held Saturday afternoon. Nominations will also be made at the meeting Thursday night. The nominees for the offices follow: Commander, John Elliott; senior vice commander, Ralph Weller and James A. Taylor; junior vice commander, George Bymaster and Benjamin D. Duke; quartermaster, Jolmj Lancaster; surgeon John Ward; chaplain, W. K. Young; officer of the da. L. M. White; officer of the guardt Isaac Newby; trustee, Lafayette Larsh. The final nominations will be made on the same offices listed above. The election will be held at the second meeting in December and the officers will be installed the first meeting in January. PARKER ADDRESSES PRISONER AT JAIL Minister Tells How to Make Best of Adverse Circumstances. Rev. Addison Parker talked to the men in the county jail yesterday on "Making Possibilities out of Things That Seem Impossibilities." Mr. Parker made no attempt to deliver a formal sermon. "There are some things that seem to change a man's character, that seem impossible," he said, "but are in reality quite possible. It is a mistake to think that fundamental changes in a man's character require a long process. It took God only one minute to change the whole character and life of Paul." In explaining the nature of religion, Dr. Parker told the men that it was every man's duty to feel right and act right toward God and man. "God Is not a far away thing," he said, "and every man can have his chance it he will put forth the effort" CUTS JUGLAR VEEN ? BY L CASED WIRE. HAMMOND, Ind., Nov. 30. Paul Dresker. 30, was stabbed to death at Michigan City In & street fight last night and Harry Bwarsleok, 18, was arrested today. Dresker's juglar vein was severad. The fight was the outcome of an argument oyer the ure

GILES PROPOSES HISTORICAL FETE FOR ENTIRE CITY Superintendent Outlines Elab orate Festival to Depict Early Days of Richmond and County. If the plans of Superintendent J. T. Giles materialize, a histcrlcal pageant may be presented by the school children, assisted by the clubs of the city, at Glen Miller park some time next year. "I have been working on this M?a for some time," said Mr. Giles today, "but hesitated to attempt to do anything this year, being a new man In the city. I have talked it over with

members of the Commercial club and the Federated clubs of the city and with school officials, and I believe the idea haB met with general favor. "It would take about a year to work the project up, and I would like to have the subject selected, and then center the historical work of school children around the events that would be depicted. It would lend interest to the studies of the children, and would "prepare them to take an Intelligent part in the event." Mr. Giles said he expected to bring the matter up for discussion soon, and if a definite action was taken, he would suggest that a date be set sotne time late next summer in order that the various events in connection with the centennial celebration in 1916 would not conflict with the project. "I believe that the people of Richmond would appreciate and support a pageant, and with the natural stage setting offered by Glen Miller park, it would be a great succees," said Mr. Giles. BOERS STILL WORRY BRITISH IN AFRICA BY LEASED WIRE. CAPE TOWN. South Africa, Nov. 30. An official dispatch from Pretoria says that a British force under Colonel Dirk Vandeventer, after a long march through heavy storms, came upon a force of rebels near Edenville, east of Kroonstad, in the northern part of tho Orange river colony. After a skirmish the rebels fled. The Loyalist casualties were a lieutenant and a trooper wounded. The dispatch addt; that fifty-four Boers were taken prisoners by the Loyalist forces, among them Colonel Lerouz, of the Eleventh dismounted rifles. INSURANCE EXPERT DIES AT WINCHESTER BY LEASED WIPE. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Charles J. Kavauagh, a member of the National Fraternal Congress of America and a national authority on fraternal insurance, died Sunday at his home in Winetaka. He was born in Joliet.

FRESH TROOPS HEARTEN ALLIES ON FRONT IN NOTHERN FRANCE

RELEASE VIGOROUS (BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.) Staff Correspondent the International News Service. PARIS, Nov. 30. The heavy detachments of fresh British troops at West Flanders has been the signal for a determined offensive movement by the allies. Stiffened by British territorials, fresh from England and by French reserves, the allies have released vigorous pressure against the Germans near Pyres, along the Bomme river, north of the Aitne, between Vallly and Berry-Au-Bac and at points In the Argnnoe region and the Vosges. Between Arras and Bethune, the conflict has developed Into a fierce artillery dual with the big guns thundering night and day. Between Rosaieres and Peronne, the allies have attacked some of the enemies trenches driving out the invaders. These victories have been costly however, as the attacking forces were subject to terrific machine gun Mr- , The arrival of new trocve from

AGENT IfJ CITY

DESCRIBES WAR AS HE SAW IT Representative of American Seeding: Machine Company Brings First Story of Ac tual Scenes. GERMANS WILL LOSE James Pauley Says Allies Will Drive Foe Into Own Country but No Further Business is Dead. James Pauley, European agent for the International Harvester company, formerly purchasing agent for the Am erican Seeding Machine company, was in Richmond Friday and Saturday of last week, and was the first persoa who has seen actual fighting to arrive in Richmond since the European war began four months ago. "Scenes in Belgium can not he ret lated there are no wort's in our language which can describe them. Belgium is a barren waste, and the suffering of its people is far far worse than our newspapers have announced," Mr. Pauley said when the entire office force of the American Seeding Machine company gathered about him to hear him tell of his war experieneea. Discredits Atrocities. "The 6tories of atrocities on the part of the German troops are almost entirely false. In London I hear! these tales, so when I went to Belgium I took the trouble to investigate several of them, to find that they wero lies, pure and simple," he continued. "From the information I gained in Belgium, I have reached the conclusion that the war can not possibly last more than a year longer, and it i!l be brought to a close without any decisive result. No country engaged in war has the funds to continue hostilities for more than a year. It will be impossible for the Germans to advance their lines any farther than they are now, and I think the allies will succeed in driving the Germans back oa their own soil, but when the advance of the allies will come to a permanent halt because Germany is so fortified that to drive them back into Berlin will be an impossibility." Mr. Pauley was In Lille, France, when it was bombarded by the Germans, and he said the stench of the dead bodies in the streets was Intolerable. No one, he said, could adequately describe his sensations when under shell fire. Business la Dead. Business in the European countries new at war is almost at a standstill, Mr. Pauley said, and it is useless now for American business interests, ex cept those which can supply the demands of the various governments for necessities, to seek a market for their products. Mr. Pauley believes, however, that a wonderful era of prosperity Is soon, to dawn in the United States by the opening of other world markets to American business. Speaking of the great battle now raging in the eastern theatre of war between the Russians and Germans, Mr. Pauley said there was no chance for a successful invasion of Russia. The Russians were placing so many millions of soldiers in the field that the loss of one-half million men in a single engagement would scarcely be noticed, he saidMr. Pauley told of meeting Richard Harding Davis, the famous American war correspondent, after he had been driven from the German army on a threat of being shot as a spy. "He was given only a few hours to travel about fifty miles and get to the American legation at Brussels, but he got there," Mr. Pauley said. Mr. Pauley was sent to Europe several years ago, and is one of the International's most competent men. It is understood that some time ago he was , naturalized as a French citiien. GIRL FROM INDIANA TELLS WHEREABOUTS CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Miss Eunice Goodrich, who left her home in Indianapolis November 7 and was sought by the police here in the fear she had been kidnapped or slain appeared at a south side police station early today, with a husband. She introduced herself as Mrs. Chas. McKenna, presented McKenna, who blushed, and said that her parents need not worry about her any more. PRESSURE NEAR YPRES troops on the firing line. A message from Stonier says that the arrival of the first contingent of British territorials at the trenches near Armentires and Ypres was the signal for a tremendous demonstration. - There is evidence at hand to support the belief that Field Marshal Sir John French and General Joffre. the French commander-in-chief, believe that these fresh troops, together with the French reserves that were moved forward last week, will be sufficient to turn the tide of battle in the north. Among the reinforcements are thousands of cavalry men. who have been detailed to Infantry duty for the time being. It is reported from Faroes that French and Indian troops are increasing their pressure against the German lines between Dixmude and .Ypres. They have had to encounteaflerce arhave all their trendies supported fen