Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 197, 31 July 1915 — Page 1

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'DEVtiacaAD ATTACK OH CARGOES FOR U. S, COMPLICATES SITUATION Seven Members of Leyland Liner, Iberian, Die After Submarine Fires Torpedoes -Official Circles Believe Tor

pedoing Shows Germany's tests from President Wilson.

WASHINGTON, July 31. News of the sinking of the Leyland liner, Iberian, was received with concern in official circles. It was recognized that the situation between the United States and Germany was complicated further by the fact that the Iberian carried a cargo for America. The report that Americans were aboard added to the tangle, it was stated, in view of the stand taken by this government against attacks on ships carrying citizens of this country. It was realized that should any of the Americans be among those reported killed or injured the gravity of the affair would be increased. It was suggested that this new line of German submarine activity against ships coming to this country might be taken to indicate that Germany did not propose to accede to the demands made by the U. S. The Leyland liner 1 Iberian which

was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland yesterday disregarded orders to stop according to a dispatch from Consel Frost at Queenstown. The dispatch also stated that an American Muletler, named While or Wile, died from the shock after receiving a superficial wound during the chase. . 8EVEN PERSONS DIE. LONDON, July 31. The Leyland liner Iberian, a ship of 6,223 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine. A Lloyd's dispatch, received at noon, stated that the survivors were being brought to land by a trawler. 'The Iberian hailed from Liverpool and flew the British flag. She was built at Sunderland In 1900 and was 437 fett long and 48 feet In the beam. ..fhetbM'deathiis ty-one members of the crew were landed BUSES PREPARE SCHEDULE CARD FOR NEW DEPOT Slij'jt r.icr'iffication lu the schedule? of the bus lines operating in and out of Richmond to conform with the new arrangements for a central station, may be made by the proprietors of the auto trucks after they have established headquarters in the ; room decided upon in the Palladium building. All buses will arrive and depart from the station on Monday. Secretary Haas on Monday will hold a conference with the operators and a schedule will be agreed upon. As soon as possible thereafter time tables showing the time of service of each line will be printed and cards will be placed conspicuously for the benefit of passengers. The room will not be completely furnished Monday when it opens. Seats will be place inside. The wholesale merchants will defray the cost of furnishing the room.

SPARE MORE TIME FROM GOLF TO ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES, LIGHTBOURN ASKS CONGREGATION

More moderation in Sunday recrea Jon during the hot months and more attention to one's spiritual well being is the plea of the Rev. John S. Lightbourn, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, in a circular letter received from him today by members of his congregation. In this letter be announces a course of sermons be Intends to deliver every Sunday morning during the month of August. "It may seem strange to you," he writes, "that I should plan any special 'work for any portion of the summer, but why should the summer be allowed to go to waste?" The letter contains the hint that members of the congregation would find a part of their time weir spent in the study of "St. Paul's wonderful prayer for the Ephesian Christians, and found in Chapter 3, verses 16 to 19, Inclusive." Suggests Good Verses. ,"I would strongly suggest that you read those verses over and over until you : become saturated with "their beauty and.strength," the letter reads. "Let me urge you, friends, to have a real, not a make-believe, 'share in this feast of heavenly thought. You will never regret it." - In urging moderation of Sabbath recreation the Rev. Lightbourn writes that he does not "plead for a gloomy,

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CITY DENIES LARGE GREW FOR TRUCK Large motor aerial ladder trucks are manned in practically every city where they are used by a crew of from eight to twelve firemen, but Mayor Robbins positively declared tday that the new aerial ladder truck which is to be added to the local fire department will be manned by only four men, the same number which now man the old borse ladder trucks r. -i- .:y-. -"When wwought the truck we-were told by fire: appliance manufacturing company representatives that four men would be enough to properly handle the truck, and there wiironly"be four men for its crew the mayor said today. Fire insurance representative? have demanded an increase of five members for the fire departmnt, and Chief Miller would like to have at least one more fireman to be used on the new truck. Would Raise Expense. ."Five new firemen would increase (he city's expenses $4,500 a year and to meet such an expense the tax rate would have to be increased thre cents upon each $100 valuation," Mayor Robbins declared. "Insurance men say that this Increase of the fire depart ment would mean an Insurance rate reduction, but such a reduction would be very small and would apply to only a few business bouses. It would not bring about a reduction in rates for residences or manufacturing plants We can get along with four men on the new truck. At least we are going to try to mighty hard." Under existing arrangements there are six hours every day when there are only two men available for duty on the ladder truck, from 6 to 8 a. m from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., and from 5 to 7 p. m. These are the meal hours, two men being off duty an hour each. In the event of a big fire during these hours the new ladder truck would be very much undermanned. Chief Miller expects the new truck to. arrive not later than the last of next week. morose Sunday. I plead only for a greater degree of moderation that your Sundays may be wisely used both for honoring God and recreating your bodies by reasonable relaxation." Asks for Moderation. Another paragraph of the letter reads: "Permit me to add here a word of kindly warning. I do not envy any of you your pleasure or the means which you possess to bring it to you. but it cannot be denied that the automobile, golf and baseball and countless other agencies are eating into the very vitals of Christian faith and life, absorbing the Christian's time, affections and thought, and producing an apalling indifference to the things that are of any real value. And this attitude on the part of the more highly favored is leading the less favored, in their more narrowed capacities to exactly the same thing. Can the Christian view with complacency the thought that he is pursuing a course which spells disaster for others as well as for himself? Reflect, I beseech ypu. "This will not do, friends. The day will come, be sure of it, that you will wish it had been otherwise. Familiarize yourself today with the things that contribute strength of character, so that there will be no pitiful breakdown when" the 'testing time arrives"'

COLORED SLATER SAVED FROM MOB

- MOUND CITY; ni- July 31 Joe Deberry, a negro, who was hurried out of Murphysboro, 111., to prevent his being taken by a mob, remained in. jail here for safe-keeping today. Deberry was accused of the brutal murder of Mrs. James H. Martin, wife of a leading attorney of Murphysboro. Mrs. Martin had obtained the negro's parole from the state reformatory, after he had been convicted of stealing a ring from her. CLUB HANTS 816 FACTORY in RICHMOND Haas Says $350,000 Would Induce Plant Employing About 5,000 Men to Locate in City. Renewed activity by the Commercial club to secure the establishment of one or more large factories in Richmond, has been begun, according to E. M. Haas, secretary, who today announced not a new but a more determined policy to be followed by that association during the following months. Mr. Haas declared that the club would do all in its power to solve the employment - problem here. Through the completion of the public work by the city government, many general laborers have been thrown out of employment and but few of these have anything in view for the fall and winter. Trained workmen and mechanics, Mr. Haas believes, will not want: for employment this winter and if the club is successful in following out the policy decided upon and one or more industries move to Richmond, other labor besides trained employes will be hired. The club has opened, negotiaticwith one large concern which throu,. : its agent, has .written to ..Secretary Haas. .This factory, be says, will -employ from three to five thousand men but will cost :the city about $30,000 for' It removal Mre.v The eretary declined to make -the - ftttfte of this firm or the conditidns of its offer public until more definite knowledge -of it, is learned. 1 Mr. Haas said that while the club is duly anxious to have factories come to Richmond, its members will use prudence in all its negotiations and arrangements for bringing them here. It is not the intention, he said, embodied in the re-asserted policy of the association, to permit of the establishment in this city of a concern heavily burdened with debts. Or, have the people pay an exhobltant sum to persons holding only a patent which chances for its success or failure equal. . Due precaution will be assumed, he said, to eliminate all possibility of the city losing on any proposition which holds favorable prospects. ' Mr. Haas expressed his ' opinion that the business men are optimistic, that they feel assured there is a definite trend in commercial circles toward prosperity and that the ..' fall and winter holds much in store for this city. GALLERY MAY GET PAINTINGS FROM FAIR Richmond people will probably be enabled to see in their own art gallery at the high school, some of the best pictures now on display in the art galleries of the San Francisco exposition. , Mrs. M. F. Johnston, who Is Senior Docent in the Fine Arts building at the exposition, is making, every effort to secure a good collection of paintings, including if possibly some of the world's masterpieces, for the local galleries. The exposition does not close until the last of the year so It is probable that some special exhibits will be arranged for by the local art associabe .5522 I"4, year but rk will tails f thTOD ln ,arranlng the eJohn E. Bundy, the local artist thTPnwed tbe Work o' cleaning the pictures now in the art gallerv Some of the pictures had not Wn" cleaned for'aeveral years. D SUES GILL SMITH. Three suits against J. , Gill Smith were dismissed by -Judge Fox in'cirsuit court this morning. All were mpi!rnt" on BOte8 aggregating $905.60.' The United ftuitv .nm "J wuipau van plaintlf in two of the complaints, and the White Swan Dfstilling company demanded $155.60 on note. Weather Forecast! United States f . Report Thundershowers this afternoon; generally fair tomgnt ana sunaay. - - .... - Temperature Yesterday Noon ' a 87 ... ....... 85 Minimum V. . . . .". .

MUTT AND JEFF

Welcome back, boys. ' "Mutt . and Jeff? , are coming again. :, " - After a long vacation these popular funmakers will again appear In The Palladium each evening after August 9." . Palladium readers who were sorely ? disappointed - when the artist quit drawing these comics several months ago, will be glad to know that he has again returned to his studio and is putting the old brand of fun in them. Remember to watch for the return of "Mutt and. Jeff" on August 9.' in The Palladium. PRESIDENT FAVORS PROTECTORATE PLAN CORNISH, N. H. July ' 31. President Wilson spent considerable time today over official dispatches relative to the killing of two. United States marines at Port Au Prince, and the chaotic conditions in Hayti. - It is expected that the president will support a policy that will practically make the island republic a protectorate of the United States. A customs receivership probably will be established similar to that in Santo Domingo. It is recognized that tbe marines and sailors now in Hayti can not be withdrawn for some time because of the revolutionary conditions prevailing there: OPEN PLATS FOR CAMPS IN TENT CITY With the re-plotting of the Chautauqua ground in Glen Miller park, which as . made today by E. K. Shera and Air. Davenport, .everything is in readiness for the opening of the lots to prospective campers on Monday morning. The headquarters of the Chautauqua sMttagexm'.wtll be epealad at tba-YV M. C. A. en that dayv'-v ' New blue prints were made of the sites, for tents. This was made necessary through the planting of trees some months ago. Regular patrons of the camp will be given first opportunity to choose lots on the ground. These in practically all instances select the lots they have had in previous seasons. . The choice of lots will be open to regular campers from Monday morning until Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning the remainder of the three hundred lots will be thrown open to the public in a first-come-first-served fashion. Between 275 and 300 tents will be erected this year. The number of persons who camp out this year during tbe Chautauqua is expected to be in excess of that of previous seasons, according to Mr. Shera, because of the everincreasing patronage of the Chautauqua by Richmond people. Although the office of the managers in the Y. M. C. A. will be open each day next week and thereafter until the close of the season, it will not be until the beginning of the second week the headquarters are open, that the office will taken on a business air. RUSSIA ORDERS TROOPS TO QUIT WARSAW FORTS BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY. PETROGRAD, July 31. Evacuation of -Warsaw by Russian troops, has been ordered as a military necessity, it was officially admitted at the war office today. The departure of the civilian population began Sunday, July 18, and immediately thereafter the garrison began the destruction of all property that might prove of " help to the Germans. It was stated at the war office that reports that Warsaw would be burned were untrue, Grand Duke Nicholas having ordered that property of no military value should be spared. It is. believed that all the fortress guns that the Russians could not take with them have been wrecked. .The government indicated special routes that the civil inhabitants should follow, and promised to indemnify them: for their losses. All crops are being burned. . The bridges have been destroyed and railroads torn up. A VIATORS DROP BOMBS ON BADEN ';' BERLIN, (Via Amsterdam), July 3L Hostile aviators have made another attack upon Freiburg, Baden, the war office, announced today. ' It stated that three;airmen dropped. J seven bombs upon i the ) city, ? kiHlng i a civilian.- but causing, no material property damage. "' .. BOWM ASTER" SEWED. Complaint has i been filed by Wil: liam Kiser against Martin Bowmaster of Cambridge - City, for - unlawful detention of real estate,. He .asks '.the. court. for $200 damages.'

BOARD TO MEET ON CLUB ISSUES

The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Commercial club will be held Monday evening. Probably the most important item to be considered by the board is the disposition to be made . of the M. Rumely company. There will be heard a report of the committee which was appointed to investigate the matter. A plan may be devised - to hold the buildings until some new factory can be located here. PENNY CLUB HELPS FUND FOR BATHS WHITEWATER FUND. The Palladium ...$ 5.00 The Penny Club 5.00 Total ..$10.00 Only fifteen dollars more is needed to complete the fund started for the purpose of raising $25 to install shower baths in the Whitewater school building. D. D. Ramsey, principal of the school is highly pleased at the result accomplished so far and is confident that the generous people of Richmond will come to the front and subscribe the necessary money. Send in your donation no matter how large or small it may be and its receipt will be promptly acknowledged. When these shower baths are Installed in the school it will bring happiness to over 200 children who live ln the vicinity of the building. It will mean that a place will be provided where the children can bathe and keep clean for there are not many of them that have bathing facilities in their homes. The benefit accrueing to the -children by the establishment of a bathing place at Whitewater cannot be im agined, so send along your donation at once. WILL EVERSUAri SUGGESTS C7;B FOR SOCIAL EVIL President of Police Board Tells How Many Could Be Prevented From "Going Wrong" Here. If Richmond had a segregated district so that effective police regulation of the social evil would be possible fifty per cent less Richmond girls would "go wrong" than under existing conditions. This assertion was made today by William Eversman, president of the metropolitan police board of this city. President Eversman keeps in active touch with the affairs of the police department, spending several hours every evening at headquarters, and he says that as a result of his personal investigation of conditions in Richmond he is convinced that it was a mistake ever to have done away with the regulation system. Eversman, it is understood, has no intention of putting forth any effort to regulate the social evil along the lines he advocates, apparently realizing that such an effort would result in a storm of adverse criticism. Among those who are opposed to such a plan is Mayor Robbins, who said today, when tbe question was discussed that he did not believe an effort to regulate tbe social evil would improve local conditions enough to warrant the experiment. Women Go Wrong. Eversman declares that at the present time there are quite a few women on tbe street in Richmond, and he says that girls are constantly going wrong, becoming the victims of unscrupulous men who meet them upon the streets or in public places. "It is the general impression," Eversman stated, "that there are no longer any resorts in Richmond. This is an erroneous opinion. There are quite a few places of this kind, and they are the worst' kind of dives because they are operated without police supervision and medical Inspection. Undoubtedly there are quite a few resorts our department has no knowledge of. There are other places which the police know are resorts but to put them out of business we have to have indisputable proof that immoral acts are committed in these places, and you may well believe It is very difficult to obtain such evidence because the keepers of these place take great pains to thwart the police. "I would favor the maintenance of a few such places in a prescribed district, the inmates being required to remain within tbe district and the places being under the constant supervision of the police, medical inspections being conducted by. city physicians." the police board president added. DIVORCE GRANTED. Two divorces were granted this morning by Judge Fox in circuit court J Ada jacKSOn was give -a aivorve irom Henry Jackson. She was also awarded, the custody of her . child. Lena. Hanning was - given a divorce from Fred Hanning on the charge of desertion, . .

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OF DEPEfJDEtlS OF TJAEiSflU German General Continues Relentless and Succeuful Dnre Against Polish Capital Latest Victory Gives Invading Teutons Strategic Positions Along Railway ( lines ; which Form Important Parts of the Defensive Organization of the Russian Array Move Aimed to Thwart Czar's Fbn to Withdraw to Brest Litowsk Fortification on Vistula.

(By Frederick Werner. I. N. S. Staff Correspondent) BERLIN, (via Amsterdam), July 31 Lublin, the large fortified railway center of Poland, ninety-five miles southeast of Warsaw, has been captured by the German troops, it was officially announced today. The war office stated that the city was occupied Friday. The capture of Lublin was a master stroke in the campaign of the Austro-Germans to cut off the retreat of the Russians defending Warsaw because of its important railway communications. Lublin lies upon the railway line running from Warsaw to Kiev and also upon a line running northeast to Siedlce. The captured city Is at the junction

RUSS ADMIT mum GAIN ON VISTULA BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY. International News Service Staff Correspondent. PETROGRAD, July 31. "German troops have forced crossings of the Vistula and Viepriz rivers. They are striking at the railway lines upon which the Russians depend for their retreat-from the Vistula front. At the same time large German forces are advancinjLQDpn.he Niemen. river fort ress oi kovuo. ..wnose tall would lay open to attack the railways running from Warsa w.to Petrograd. The successes of the enemy on the Vistula and on the Vieprz has pierced tbe Russian front at two points, the war office admitted today, but at the same time it was asserted that the main Russian armies bad reached positions that removed tfiem from any danger of an enveloping movement such as the Austro-German general staffs have apparently planned. The crossing of the Vistula was effected at its junction with the Radomka river, northeast of Ivangorod. Tbe German forces which crossed have been attacked by Russian forces who are attempting to prevent the bridging of the river for the passage of the enemy's main army. The Vieprz was crossed at Travniki, after that town had been taken by the enemy. CONNECTICUT SAILS WITH 500 MARINES PHILADELPHIA, July 31 The battleship Connecticut with 500 marines for Haiti, sailed from the Philadelphia navy yard at 9:30 o'clock this morning with her band playing. As she passed the battleship Minnesota and the cruisers Columbia and Brooklyn, the marines on these ships were drawn up at attention and' the bands were playing the "Star Spangled Ban-

COLORED W.1AH KNIFES OFFICER W. HIRSHFIELD

With two knife wounds in his right leg, one on the little finger of his right hand and teeth marks on his right forearm. Officer Hirsbfield told Mayor Robbins in city court this morning of the difficulty he encountered in arresting Bessie White, a very darkhued colored woman hailing from Virginia, after she had solicited several white men on South Fifth street last night. The officer said he finally succeeded in subduing the woman without using his mace or -fists, but only after a desperate fight. "Several white - men , stood around and watched the. fight but' only' one man offered to help me, and be did nothing until I had the woman- on her back on the sidewalk. I told them that the woman was knifing me and I asked their assistance. , I did not want to club her. Finally one man stepped forward and took the knife away from the woman -and I was then able to take her; to -the city building.'. Hirsbfield informed the court. "Who were' these brave men?" asked Prosecutor Reller. "I would like for you to mention their names so they can be published in the newspapers." Hirshfield said be did not know any of them. . , , ; ? Wounds Bled Profusely. The officer was bleeding profusely from- his three wounds - when he arrived at - police headquarters.,-The

of the Bystrzyca and Wleprz rivers. It has a population of approximately 60.000 and before the war was considered one of the most beautiful cities in Poland. The highest type of Russian architecture was displayed ln the town hall, the old palaces, the cathedral, the new military hospital and the. large technical schools situated there. Before hostilities cut off commercial activities Lublin enjoyed a considerable trade in tobacco and other commodities. For several weeks the Teutonic allies under Field Marshal von Mackensen of the German army, and Arch Duke Josef Ferdinand of the AustroHungarlan army, have been driving against tbe Cbolm-Lublin railway line, which In reality is but a section of the strategic railroad running from tho great fortress of Ivangorod to Brest Litowsk. According to preconceived notions, the Russians would be compelled to take refuge behind the great- fortress of Brest Utowsk.-scT Austro-Oerman strategy embraced the plan of cutting rail communiactions between the Russian amies lying on the Vistula front and Brest Litowsk. Following the official announcement that the Austro-German troops had broken through the Russian lines between Lublin and Cholm. thus cutting the Russian line of communication in that region, comes the announcement of the occupation of Lublin.

PARK DIRECTORS OPPOSE SALES Persons who persist in throwing their books and lines in the placid waters of Morton lake, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. There will be no lot sale this year, according to tbe decision reached by the board. In the opinion of the members of the board,, it would be impossible 'to realize anything off the sale of the lots this year. No further improvements will be made until next year. Tbe annual meeting of the stockholders will be held next Tuesday evening. At that time, annual reports from the committees of the board will be beard. - The financial reports of the treasurer will be read. It will show that the company is on a safe financial basis, said Secretary Haas this morning. woman fought him with a rusty-bladed penknife and City Physician Huffman was promptly summoned to treat his wounas to prevent Infection.' One wound between' tbe thigh and- knee was an inch and a half deep. The woman will have to serve ninety-five days in the woman's jail for her attack upon Hirshfield. She drew a fine of $25 and costs and a jail sentence of sixty days. ' "I got excited, sir, just excited, when this here man come up to me and grabbed me., I didn't know at first that he was a policeman, so I went right after him," the woman said. Hirshfield says she gave , him the worst battle he was ever in. "Before I tripped her." he said, "I pulled my revolver on her, thinking it might frighten her into submission. She said, 'Go ahead and shoot me,' and kept right on sticking at me with her knife. He said it was reported to police beadcolored t woman -was soliciting white men on-South Fifth street and walking down 'an-alley with -them. When the woman saw the officer approach" she valuted over a fence and fled; He met her' on South Sixth street ln the rear of tbe Ilif f store. . "They want me," Hirshfield said, when he approached her. "I am not going with you,"' she replied, pulling a knlf tad; ttacUns hint " , ; j