Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 36, 23 December 1914 — Page 12

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PAGE TWELVE THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23, 1914

OFFICERS SEPARATE BELLIGERENT MEN AT MAYOR'S COURT Mike Meagan,. and Henry Schell Trade Epithets and Then Make Futile Passes With Fists. An ancient fued between two wellknown men, Mike Meagan, a Pennsylvania passenger conductor, and Henry Schell, a north end saloonkeeper, was given an airing this morning, when

Meagan was arraigned on a charge of

carrying a concealed weapon, filed by

Schell, and it nearly ended in a fist light in city court under the nose of

Mayor Robbins.

A police officer seized Meagan, who is hobbling about with a cane as a result of a long illness, and shoved

him into a chair, while another officer shoved Schell out o fist range. Al

though no blows were struck there was a war of words and the mayor nearly wore his gavel out rapping for order. The debate was finally con

cluded when the court angerly threatened to impose heavy lines on both men for contempt of court. How War Started. After giving his version of the row, which took place in an uptown saloon yesterday afternoon, Schell frankly stated that in his opinion Meagan was a bully and a strikebreaker. Whereupon Meagan interrupted Schell's discourse by announcing that in his opinion Schell was a man upon whom no dependance could be placed. "You wouldn't prove me a scab in a century," he said. Schull flushed angerly and rushed toward Meagan, who arose to meet his attack but before hostilities could be started police officers seized the two men. By this time the court room was in an uproar. When order had been obtained Mayor Robbins fined Meagan $15 and costs. Meagan, who has been ill at his home for several weeks, came uptown yesterday to draw some money from a bank to go to Chicago to enter a hospital. After entering a saloon Schell

came in and Ileagan offered to buy him a drink or a cigar. Schell refused both and Meagan, Schell says, cursed him. Schell Calls Police. Schells says Meagan attacked him with a cane and then reached for his hip pocket. Believing Meagan had a gun Schell telephoned for the police. When they searched Meagan they found he had a blackjack in his hip pocket, which he carries when working for the railroad. Schell asserted that Meagan a few months ago assaulted a traveling man at the Pennsylvania, station whom he had mistaken for a man he had a grudge against. Meagan had his fine stayed. "I've only got a quarter on me," he said, "but I own four pieces of property and two lots, not one of which I can sell now, however."

J. COFFROTH RANKS FITZSIMMONS FIRST AMONG RING CHAMPS OF ALL WEIGHTS

BRITISH SHIPS FIRE GERMANS POSITION

BY LEASED WIRE. ROTTERDAM, Dec. 23. British warships have been keeping up a bombardment of German positions along the Belgian coast for thirty-six hours. At the outset of the bombardment

German batteries replied briskly, but

their fire had slackened today, according to a dispatch from Shluis, and it is believed that most of them have been silenced. Aviators of the allies are resuming their activities and it is reported here that they have bombarded and burned the Zeppelin sheds erected by the Germans at Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels. They flew from Dunkirk and dropped twelve bombs upon the sheds, escaping without damage. On their return journey the aerial raiders also dropped bombs upon Thielt, but with what succes is not known.

VOTE ON SUFFRAGE BILL IS POSTPONED

GRANDMOTHER DIES DECORATING TREE

ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 23. Mrs. Caroline Grazer, 64, died at her home here last night while decorating a Christmas tree for her grandchild. She was stricken with heart disease.

BY. LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Chairman Henry of the House Rules committee today announced that the woman suffrage resolution would not be voted on in the House before about the middle of January. Opponents of the resolution will combat it on the same ground upon which prohibition was defeated that both suffrage and prohibition are matters to be decided by the states and

not the federal government.

FRENCH DEPUTIES VOTE WAR BUDGET

U, S. TROOPS TO LEAVE COLORADO DISTRICT

SY LEASED WIRE.1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. It is now certain the federal troops will be withdrawn from Colorado, but the withdrawal will take place gradually. This was the result of a conference held today between President Wilson, Governor Ammons of Colorado, Governorelect Carlson and Senator Shafroth of Colorado. A further conference will be held with Secretary of War Gar

rison by the representatives of Colorado relative to the details of the withdrawal.

TRACE MURDERER 1 WITH BLOODHOUNDS

BY LEASED WIRE NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, Dec 23. Bloodhounds were put on the trail today of the bandits who last night killed Charles Seacord, a wealthy farmer in the town of Eastchester. The authorities believe that robbery was the motive of the crime.

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BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Dec. 23. The French chamber of deputies today adopted the budget providing for $1,700,000,000 to carry on the war against Germany. This sum is to cover the first half of 1915.

Bob Fitzsimmons (left) sparring with his son Bob, Jr. "I consider Bob Fitzsimmons the greatest fighter of all time," recently! declared Promoter James Coffroth. "Why? Because he was the besti midd'eweigVit, the best light-heavyweight, and the best heavyweight thatj ever drew on a glove." , . . , '

FRENCH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FIRES 24 OF HIS GENERALS

AUTO PLUNGE FATAL.

By Leased W're. ! NEW YORK. Dec. 23. One man; aaa instantly killed and another prob-1 ably fatally injured when their auto- j mobile plunged over a thirty-foot em-1

bankment on union turnpike, Jamaica early today.

BY FRANKLIN MERRICK, Staff Correspondent The International News Service. PARIS, Dec. 23. Since the allies assumed the offensive all along the battle front in France, Belgium and Al-eace-Lorraine they have made the following approximate gains. On the Nieuport-St. Georges-Dlx-mude line the Franco-Belgian forces have advanced about four miles to a point slightly east of Lonibartzyde. At x pres. the Franco-British forces have gained between two and three miles on the Bixsohoote-Passchendaele -Gheluvelt-Holebeke. On the Arras-La. Bassee line the Franco-British forces have advanced five miles, taking practically all the Germans first line trenches. Argonne Advance. In the Argonne and between the Argonne and the Meuse the French have pushed forward thsir lines about three and a half miles taking a number of trenches and occupying stragetic roadways. West of Milhauvn, in Alsace, the French have advanl about ten miles. Slight gains of Importance have been made by the allies on the Ba-paume-Albert-Roye-Noyon line, at Tra-cy-Le-Val and on the heights of the Mouse as well as in the Woevrc district. At only one point have the counterattacks of the Germans resulted in a gain for them. This is east of Rheims,

between the Nesle and the Alsne river in the district near Betheniville and Suippes. Although the allies have been pursuing their offensive for more than

a fortnight with varying degrees of pressure along the line, the German front at no point has suffered seriously. This can be attributed to the great strength of the Germans fortified positions. At points where they have fallen back they have retired to previously constructed trenches. The Germans fortified positions. At points where they have fallen back they have re-

j tired to previously constructed trenchi es. The Germans have lost but little I artillery and the French war office has

now got to the point where it credits officially the capture of such small batches of prisoners as one hundred or three hundred. That General Joffre,

I the French commander-in-chief is not i entirely satisfied with the way things i have been going at some points on the three hundred mile battle line is j shown by the fact that he has recently retired 24 French generals.

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By Leased Wire. JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 23. Ten houses were burned at MacDonaldton, a mining town, today, and one hundred persons are homeless. The water supply gave out, and the miers fought the flames by shoveling snow on the buildings.

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