Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 106, 21 March 1916 — Page 1

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The stage is set and the curtain ready to raise on the first annual Richmond Automobile show. Decorators will be busy this evening giving final touches to transformation of the large Gaar-Scott building into a garden of color. Nothing will be left undone in the effort to make the first automobile show in Richmond comparable with the shows in the larger cities. The decorations alone have cost approximately $1,500.

Despite the beautiful work of Beck$- & Company, decorators from Cincinnati, In decorating the building, re Kults of long hours of planning and figuring by automobile designers will make a distinct impression. Sixty-five different models of cars will be on display involving a valuation of approximately $125,000. , Committees having charge of the nhow, which throws Its doors open to the public at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday nfternoon. have succeeded In making It more than a mere automobile show and have arranged for elaborate musical programs. Concerts will be given by the Richmond Concert band, the Itichmond High ' school orchestra, Runge's orchestra, Weisbrod's orchestra. The Pixon Quartette. Several cf the leading soloists of the city will ulso appear on the program. Lights Blaze Way. Colonades of ornamental lights have been erected on Washington avenue, leading from Eighth' and K streets to the entrance of the building. Strings Continued on Page Twelve

COUNCIL ORDERS PAVING FOR RICHMOND AVENUE: FORT WAYNE BILL DIES

One of tho worst streets in the city and on which traffic is unusually heavy. Is to be paved this year Richmond avenue from the Doran bridge to West Fifth street This improvement was ordered by council last night : When the board adopted the resolution for the paving of this street, property owners living east of West Fifth street demanded that the improvement be extended to West Seventh street.' The board refused and a successful remonstrance was filed. Forty-live resident property owners binned the remonstrance. Thirty-

Machine Gun Squad on Guard on DEALERS BACK OF FIRST SHOW Dealers who have made the 1916 Richmond auto show possible: J. W. Carnahan, Richmond, Buick. Frank Marson, Cambridge City, Buick. The McConaha company. Maxwell and Studebaker. Taube Sales company, Chalmers and Pullman.Richmond Electric company Milburn Electric. Seaney & Brown, Oakland. Pilot Motor Car company, Pilot. Quaker City Garage, Lexington. Wayne Works, Richmond. International Harverster company, International. Waking & Co., Indian Motor Cycle. Continued on Page Twelve four did not sign. The board referred me improvement to council over a month ago. 4 Ordinance Is Passed. An ordinance authorizing the pave ment of Richmond avenue came up for final reading last night , and was passed without opposition. No property owners were present to enter protests. An ordinance providing for the pavement of Fort Wayne avenue from Main to North D street was defeated. Two weeks ago this ordinance "was . Continued on Page Twelve

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When March 22, 23, 24 and 25, afternoon and night. Where Gaar-Scott building, Washington avenue. Exhibitors Thirty-seven dealers and Manufacturers. Cars Displayed Sixty-five. Value of Exhibits $125,000. Lighting 2,500 incandescant lights. Music Weisbrod's orchestra, Richmond Concert band, Runge's orchestra, High School orchestra. Committee Omer Whelan, A. N. Chamness, William Bailey, Ray. mond Mather, Samuel Fred, George Dilks, Horace Kramer, Paul Comstock and George Seldel. The musical program has been arranged as follows: Wednesday afternoon Weisbrod Orchestra Wednesday night Richmond Concert Band Thursday afternoon Runge's Orchestra Thursday night ..Dixon Quartet With Singer Friday afternoon Weisbrod Orchestra Friday night High School Orchestra Saturday afternoon Richmond Concert Band Saturday night Richmond Concert Band

CARRANZA SOLDIERS WHIP VILLA BANDS TRYING TO ESCAPE

EL PASO, March 21. Twice defeated In one day by Carranza soldiers. Francisco Villa was reported today as marching toward the northwest from Namiquipa. , If he continues' along this' route he will come into the jaws of the trap formed by three' Columns bf American cavalry. Unless Villa, by one of the dashing manouvers, for which he Is famous, doubles on his trail and es capes between the American and Car ranza soldiers who hem him . in, it Is expected that he will be making his last fight soon. The International News . Service announced Monday that Villa had divided his followers Into two bands. This was officially confirmed later by the reports received from General Gavira. One of the bands was defeated at Las Crucest Monday .morning by the Carranzistas. The other was whipped at Namiquipa in the late afternoon. During the night, according to the Carranza reports of the engagements, the bandits vanquished at Las Cruces effected a junction with the losers af the Namiquipa conflict to the northwest of Namiquipa only twenty-eight

Attacks by Snipers. miles from the leading American column. ; - . The Villistas defeated at Las Cruces were led by the bandit chieftain in person. . They were opposed by nine hundred Carranzistas. y The battle was fought on the banks of the Santa Maria river, which Villa was attempting to cross. ; ' : .The American soldiers headed for the Villa country are in three detachments, but they are co-operating closely. One of these started for the Lake Babicora district. The other Btarted in one column from Casas Grandes and divided at Galeana, southeast of Casas Grandes. One detachuent pressed forward to Las Cruces, the other branched off and covered the trail from Las Cruces to Babicora. REWARD FOR MURDERER. BEDFORD, lnd March 21. A $500 reward today was offered for the apprehension of the slayer of Ora Anderson, a farmer, whose ,hody was found on the floor of his lonely home several uays ago. .

HOSTILE DESTROYERS FIGHT IN NORTH SEA; NEITHER LOSES SHIP

BULLETIN BERLIN, March 21. German destroyers defeated British destroyers in a naval battle off the coast of Belgium yesterday, the admiralty announced today. After several direct hits by German gunners, the enemy withdrew from the engagement, the official state- -ment says. LONDON, March; 21. Three German torpedo boat destroyers were defeated in a running battle with four British vessels of the same type off the Belgian coast on Monday. Official announcement of the battle, the first sea clash in the North Sea for

ADSTRIANS EVACUATE

ESTER AFTER VIENNA, March 21 (via Wireless) After a gallant defense of six months by Austro-Hungarian troops, Uscieczko, on the Dniester river, north of Czernowitz, has been captured by the Russians, it was admitted today by the Austrian war office. The Rus sians have also gained a crossing of the Dneister at that point. The official report follows: "East Front Yesterday, after six months of brave defense, the bridge and fortifications northeast of Uscieczko were evacuated, having been changed into a heap of ruins by the Russian artillery. "The Russians had already succeeded in blasting a breach three hundred yards wide in the bridge. Our soldiers, outnumbered eight to one, withstood the Russian atack for seven hours. "At 5 o'clock in the afternoon CoL Plansch decided to evacuate the trenches. "Small detachments, carrying their wounded with them, succeeded in reaching the south bank of the Dneis ter in boats, but the artillery fire of the enemy was then concentrated on the stream, and it was impossible for any more boats to cross. "The emperor's dragoons and sappers, refusing to surrender, decided to FRENCH LOSE NORTHWEST OF VERDUN FORT PARIS. March 21. The terrific at tack of the Germans against the French possession in Mallanzourt woods, northwest of Verdun was continued i through the night from their new positions in the eastern part of the woods. The Germans launched a violent assault- against the French lines in the southeast part known as Avoport woods,, which , they, finally succeeded in taking. AERIAL RAIDERS RETURN TO BASE BERLIN, March 21. All aeroplanes that took part in the raid over the southeast coast of England returned safely to their base, according to an official statement issued today by the German admiralty. - Military establishments at Dover, Deal and Ramgaterwere shelled with good effect it was stated. HORSE FALLS; SUES CITY MADISON, Ind., March 21 When James Brooks' horse stumbled in a mudhole on the city streets in September, 1914, he was injured. ' He has sued the city for $3,000 damages.

many months was issued by the admiralty today. . The German destroyers fled to the German naval base established at Zeebrugge, but two of them were hit by shots from the pursuing British vessels. Four British sailors were wounded. The admiralty's statement follows: "Yesterday morning four British destroyers sighted three German destroyers off the Belgian coast. The Germans immediately turned and ranj

for Zeebrugge, chased by us. Shots were exchanged during a running fight. Two of the enemy's boats were hit.- Our casualties were four wound ed." FORTRESS HARD DEFENSE fight their way from their fortifications through the town of Uscieczko, which was strongly held by Russians. The march through the enemy's lines succeeded." FEDERAL FACTORIES PRODUCE BAD ARMS DECLARES HARDING WASHINGTON, March 21. Senator Warren T. Harding of Ohio, in a sensational attack on the Tillman Armor plate bill in the senate today charged that ammunition manufactured by the government had been show by actual tests to be greatly Inferior to private ly produced cartridges. "The machine guns which failed to work at Columbus, N. M., were of federal adoption and manufacture a-1! had displaced arms which were produced by private enterprise," declared Senator Harding. - VILLA IS STILL ALIVE JUAREZ, March , 21. Communication with the Carranzlsta - forces facing Villa was cut off early today. At the headquarters of General Cacira, the Carranza commander, a staff officer denied that Villa had been captured or killed. There was no explanation of the severance of communication. . ; ." PROPOSES MEASURE TO GIVE PRESIDENT GREATER POWERS WASHINGTON, March 21. With-1 - out objection - from Representative : Hay. chairman of the military affairs committee, the house adopted without j debate au.amendment to tue army dui proposed by Representative Kahn of California, giving the president the right at any time to call into active service the sixty thousand -reserves which will" be -formed In four years under the proposed law. ,- The bill provided that the men were to be called into active service r,y the president only when war was Imminent. Under; the amendment !e president can increase the army at will by 60,000 men .without." seeking further authority from congress. FACTORY BLOWN UP. BLUE RIDGE, Ga, March 21. The big explosive factory at Copper Hill was completely destroyed this morn ing by an explosion . which was fol lowed by fire. The detonation was heard for miles. ' It Is reported several persons were injured.

SERVICES ARE MODEST

Friends From Distant Cities Unable to Attend Send Floral Offerings to Show Their Regret Col. John Ford Miller, one of America's most famous railroad men and one of Richmond's most revered citizens, was laid to rest this afternoon at Earlham cemetery. The funeral services, which were conducted at the Miller, residence, 222 North Tenth street, were impressive in their simplicity. At the bier of this railroad genius stood most of the higher officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, paying a last tribute to a master of ( their craft Seven special cars bore A 1 MaImI. . D I ..1. Ala morning. ' A real lover of the beauties of nature throughout his long life. It was befitting that Col. ' Miller's casket as it was borne to his last resting place, should be laden with flowers of every description. The room in which Col. Miller's body laid in state this forenoon was so filled with floral offerings that entrance was almost Impossible. At the foot of the casket reposed a single American Beauty rose, full blown and of rare beauty. It was the offering of Louis. Willis, a colored man, who frtr tnnnv vonra nraa atavsril rf Mr. Miller's private car. Willis is p Florida and . could r not attend the funeral. , Over a ; year ago - Willis went to a -close-friend of CoL Miller. with the re-' quest that when the man he lovd on urell nxniiPi) hovrmri that nn American Beauty be placed in the casket for him. "Just one; no more," Willis said. The bower of flowers In which Co!. Miller reposed at his home today came from friends in every section of the country. Men who worked for him in the railroad yards, on locomotives and In the offices of the great railroad system he directed so many years, sent their modest floral tributes and many of these veterans of the steel rails called at the home yesterday and today to gaze for the last time upon him who was their good friend. As the casket was taken from the Continued On Page Fourteen. , HEITHAUS DIES AT AGE OF 92: PIONEER IN CITY Bernhardt H. Heithads, 92. 4.1J South Seventh street, the oldest German resident in Richmond and probably the oldest one in the county, died at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon of general debility. ; Until he expired he maintained thJ same mental strength which he had shown throughout his life. He was bedfast for about four. weeks occaContinued On Page Eight. BLAZE PUT OUT l BY SCHOOL BOYS HAGERSTOWN, Ind., March 21.. Fire caught in the kitchen roof from a chimney at the White home here yesterday and the fire department wan called. Before the department arrived the school boys responded to a call from the superintendent, Prof. Kercbeval, and ' extinguished the flamea with water. . The Whites live in the Murray house near the school building. Weather Forecast United States Report Unsettled tonight and . Wednesday. Warmer tonight. - Yesterday. Noon 52 TEMPERATURE Maximum Minimum 40 25 For Richmond Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Continued mild. , . General Conditions The western storm crossing the Great Lakes last night caused light rains in Indiana; Ohio and Illinois. An area of low barometric pressure in the west will cause continued mild weather for the next 24 hours. Severe droughts prevail in Texas and Oklahoma. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.