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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
RURAL. LIFE WORK
DISCUSSION THEME

Whether or not Latin and higher
mathematics should be required of a
high school student throughout his
course was freely discussed yesterday
afternoon at the National Committee
on Agricultural Education meeting
yesterday afternoon in the annex OF
Seventh Street Christian church.
Other questions Of vital interest were
discussed.
The session ended with a confer
ence OF workers in farm life schools.
district agricultural schools, rural
high schools and all high schools In
terested In rural life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
EDUCATIONAL PRESS
ASSOCIATION DINNER

Questions relating to educational
Journalism were discussed last night
in the auditorium of Murph's hotel by
members Of the Educational Press AS
ISOLATION of America
This discussion followed dinner and
practically every member took some
part. The discussion involved many
important questions. After these talks
the members adjourned to the hotel
auditorium, where a closed meeting
was held.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
IOWA EDUCATORS
MEET AT DINNER

Delegates to the National Education
association from different parts of the
state of Iowa met in Murphy's hotel
last evening for a get-togcther din
ner z. e. Throckbergeu presided
over the fifty-two Iowans. and led
in the merrymaking. He made a short
speech and several of those present
responded to toasts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
Naming of Consul at Galveston
to Investigate Killing Not
Meant as Doubt of American
Thoroughness.
Urging Villa To
Deliver Corpse
Heavy Pressure Brought to
Bear on Constitutionalist
Leader to Permit American
Authorities to See Benton S
Body.

LONDON. Feb. 25.--Extreme salts
faction is expressed in 9th ,ial circles
at the promptness with which the
United States is acting in the BEN
ton affair. and ia furnishing constant
Information TO the foreign office. The
statement of Francis Dyke Acland.
under secretary for foreign affairs in
the house of commons. on Monday.
formed the basis Of "a conversation
between your correspondent and an
official or the foreign office today.
from which ii may he inferred. al
though it was not admitted. that there
lis Il feeling that 10 ask assurances
for The safety of the British investi-
gators life would be tantamouut 10
a recognition OF the heiligcrency of
Villa. There il no doubt. however,
that If such assurances came through
the United states from Villa, they
would ne acce ptable.
At the same time it is pointed out
IN independent quarters that this re-
quest would place responsibility for
the safety of MIR. Percival, the Brit
ish consul at Galveston. who is TO
make the investigation. directly on
the shoulders of the United States.
The appointment of a British con-
sui To investigate the death OF Ben
ton, according 10 the officials, must
not he taken as casting any doubt on
Tho thoroughness and lmpartiality OF
the American investigation. but there
IL q feeling that ii would be hardly
the right thing to place the investsga-
ton into the killing OF a British sub
tect nthe hands of another country,
no matter how friendly that country
might be. The domestic effect OF
such action would be feared here
where any move to embarrass the
government is heartily welcomed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
Americans Held By Brigands.

VIENNA, Feb, 25.--There IS an I'M
confirmed report here from Albania
that two Americans have. been carried
or 10 the mountains from Elbassan by
brigands. The act OF the brigands is
attributed to enemies of Hakim Pasha,
the governor of Elbassan, who instigat
ed 1t for the purpose Of discrediting
him before the internal control COM
mission.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
Urge villa to show BODY.

FL. PASO, TENAS. Feb. 25.--That
heavy pressure Is being brought 20
bear on Pancho villa 10 induce him
to deliver the body OF william s. Ben
Aon to the widow in Eel Paso. or at
least TO allow American authorities TO
view the remains. was evidenced by
the departure from Juarez- on a
special train. Of two commissioners,
prominent MeSicans. who will lay the
case before villa and urge him to re-
consider his decision to hold the
corpse.
They went last night, but their GO
ing only became known today. Repre-
sensations made Tuesday by the
American government, through
American. consular agents to consti-
tutionalist authorities in Juarez. re-
suited in the departure for Chihuahua
of the rebel commanders
The identity of the commissioners
has not been disclosed. but the sup
position is that they were Adrian A.
Benavides and Louis Cabrera, at
torneys who have been acting as the
legal advisers to the rebel cause.
1t Is said that they will explain to
villa that false impressions have been
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
Nr. Shack ford SsIcnka,

DIR. Bowman. He spoke with 4K1
force and clearness. Efforts
remedy by segregation were
He said that In Seattle there pay
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
TINE WEATHER.

Snow todayJ Friday I'M
settled.
Fun report On Second
Pase.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
FORTS AT ANTWERP
SHELLED BY GERMANS

Antwerp, Sept 29.-The Germans
are shelling the outer Notifications of
Antwerp with heavy guns.
Already they have caused damage
to Forts Valheim and Wavre and to
the chain of forthcations which con-
meet them, it is reported
The forts are responding vigorously
to the fire. The guns being used are
those with which the Germans Sunday
bombarded Malines, killing many
worshipers, according to reports, as
they left church and setting fire to
many buildings, including the hos
pital of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Fort Strembaut Is reported to have
been practically destroyed by the Ger
man shells.
So far as the bombardment of the
defenses of Antwerp is concerned 1t
is believed the present action is in
tended to keep the Belgian army in
side the Notifications.
The guns used are OF the heavy
ordnance siege type and not the cater
pliers that caused the loss of Liege
and Namur.
Antwerp is quiet and the general
staff shows no concern over the latest
developments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
GERMAN ASSAULTS
FAIL, FRENCH SAY

Paris, Sept. 29.-Directed by mill.
tary aviators, who are seeking to spy
out the weak spots in the French line,
the Germans continued their assaults
in force on the extreme west and on
the center Of the allied lines.
The military headquarters here de.
clares that in every case they were
repulsed. In addition 1t was announc.
ed there have been gains on the left,
but because of the new ruling regard.
ing news from the front exact loca.
tion of these points Is withheld for
the present
II is rumored here that the Ger
mans have made gains along the
Meuse line and that they are now In
strong force on the west bank of the
river, near st. Mihiel.
Military headquarters In contradic.
ton of this simply says st. Mihiel is
still held by the French, but gives no
details.
The right center French armies are
under constant pressure in the terri.
tory east of Rheims, where the crack
German regiments continue to try to
break through the lines. Wounded of.
flcers who have come back from there
declare the fight is like the pendulum
of clock, first one side having the
advantage and then the other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
SUCCEEDS PRINCE WILLIAM
Abdul Hamid's Son Is Made Ruler o'
Albania.

London, Sept. ga dispatch to
the Central News from Rome says
that a message received there from
Durazzo, Albania, announces that the
Albanian senate has elected Prince
Burhan-Edin. son of the former sui
tan, Abdul Hamid. prince of Albania,
In succession to Prince William of
Wied, who left his kingdom some
days ago and subsequently renounced
his throne. retiring to Switzerland.
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
ARMIES CLOSING IN
ALONG THE FRONT

London, Sept. 29.-Telegraphing
from Bordeaux the Times correspond
ent says:
THE rival armies are now close TO
each other. A few hundred yards
separate the trenches. Everywhere
the German fury is unavailing and
the allies left is reaching up still
further north.
THE battle has become to some ex-
tent race between this movement
on the left and the enemy's offensive
against the center and the right The
failure of the enemy to shake off the
tightening grip of the allies on the
Disc and north Of the Somme was
accompanied by renewed attempts
to smash the center. Here was mass
ed the flower of the army--the Prus-
sian guard, which distinguished itself
from the outset Of the campaign by
its ability to give and take hard
knocks"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
SERvIANS NEAR SARAJEVO
Reported to Have Occupied Roumania
Mountain.

Paris, Sept. ga dispatch from
Nish to the Havas agency says:
The Servian troops advancing in
Bosnia have occupied Roumania
mountain near Sarajevo
'"The Servian troops from Belgrade
drove the enemy from Ada Tzignlia
and from Ada Mala.
THE Austrians are redoubling
their efforts more to the north to
cross the Save and the Danube. The
last attempt to pass into Servia near
Belgrade cost them some hundreds OF
dead, among them number of Off
GERS.
otherwise there Is practically no
change In the situation on the vari-
Gus fronts"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
kAiSER'S DEATH Is DUE,
SAYS sEERESs.

!. Paris, Sept. 29.-The famous
+ Paris prophecies, Nine. de
+ Thebes, added enormously to
!. her reputation by the predic-
+ tions In her almanac publish
7 ed in January that a European
|. war would break about the
!. middle OF the year; that the
!. pope would die soon after hos
+ tilities had begun and that the
!. Germans would get near Paris
!. without taking It, This natural
l ly warrants the tremendous
+ interest which Paris is giving
+ to her subsequent prophesies
!. that the German emperor will
!. be killed Sept. 20; that the
!. French will enter Germany
!. Oct 20, and that the war will
|. end Nov. Z.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-09-29
RUSSIAN FORCES SEEM
To Be CONCENTRATING
Coming Struggle With Germans
and AuStrianS VIII Seal
Fate OF GaIiCia.

London, Sept. 29-The hour for the
battle which will determine whether
the Russians will make their pro-
posed invasion of Germany with Ber-
lin as the final objective appears to
be drawing near.
Official and unofficial advices indi-
cate a struggle in Russian Poland
rivaling in desperation and possibly
in the numbers engaged the battles
of the Marne and Aisne.
The main body of the Russians is
moving toward the Posen frontier.
On its right another army is sup
posed to be attempting to protect the
larger body by stemming the rush
southwark of the German force that
drove the Russian invaders from East
Prussia and now seeks to halt the
westward movement.
At the same time the Russian army
in Galicia Is pushing its successes
against the Austrians and moving
westward with the expectation of
meeting the combined Austrian and
German forces, concentrating at Cra-
COW, on the Galician frontier, in a
battle that, if successful. will COM
plete their campaign in Galicia. The
Germans are reported in strong force
on the line from Kalisz to Cracow,
where they are said to be we'll en-
trenched. There is every reason to
believe that the real test of the Rus
sian aggressive strength will not long
be delayed
Russians Enter Hungary.
Again the report that the Russians
have crossed the Carpathian range
and entered Hungary, capturing
Uzsok, is repeated. Uzsok lies In a
line extending from Lemberg, the cap
ital of Galicia, southwest to Budapest.
There is nothing to indicate that the
Russian diversion into Hungary is
any very important factor In their
general strategy. Earlier reports
that the Russians in Galicia had oc-
supied a part of Przemysl on their
march to Cracow have not been con-
firmed.
Official advices made public in Pc
trograd show that the Germans have
moved toward the Nieman river more
than twenty-five miles in two days,
but according to the latest news their
advance has been checked. Their
front Is said to extend only fifteen
miles in length, owing to their rapid
movement, and General Rennen-
kampf has not had to deal with a
movement Of first rate Importance.
Petrograd advices indicate this
German advance is a demonstration
to cover a more important action else,
where, probably in the direction of
the line from Kalisz to Cracow. The
Times correspondent at Petrograd
says a majority of German troops on
the Russian border are veterans
places in France and Belgium have
been taken by the reserves. The
Times correspondent says the Ger
man emperor is believed to be in East
Prussia directing the movements
against Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
DIR. OGDEN THINKS
 WELL OF BIRMINGHAM
"Bad Birmingham" a Misnomer, He Says-Gratified at Interest Shown
 in Revival Meetings

Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of Atlanta, fs assisting Dr. John s. Foster, pastor of the First Presbyterian church here, in conducting revival Dr. ogden has been the recipient of many attentions, and is the guest of J. Frank Rushton. He has wide reputation as a preacher and al- ready is attracting much attention in Bir- mingham. The interest in the revival meetings at the First church is growing, and there are large audiences at both services daily.
 Dr. ogden yesterday said that he was very much pleased with Birmingham. He said that he did not believe 1t was bad Birmingham," as some seem to think, but that 1t was good place in which to live.
 Dr. Ogden said he had soon the entire city from tho topmost point out on Alta mont road, az well as from tho News- paper club. He said 1t was ono of the most beautiful he had seen.
 II think thsre 10 fine spirit being mani. tested in tho revival meetings.' said Dr.. ogden yesterday. ''The business men seem to Do taking an interest In the monday meeting and the attendance is ahowing up well"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
TENNESSEE co. DECLARES
 DIVIDEND ON COMMON STOCK

Since being taken over by the Steel corporation in 1907 the local officials have been building up the properties at very heavy cost. installing welfare divisions. placing modern equipment at all plants and doing such other work as would place the local operations in a class with the older operations of the Steel cor poration That work has required heavy expenditures and. therefore. the absence of the usual dividends
 The announcement as to the dividend follows
 The Tennessee CoA., Iron and Rail- road company. subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation, has declared a dividend of l per cent on common stock payable May l. This is the first dividend paid since the panic of l9o1
 Dividends of 1 per eens quarterly were paid on the common etock May l, 1905, 10 November l, 1907. Pryor to 1905 no com mon dividends had been paid since 1887, except in 1900, when three dividends of 3 per cent each were paid. It was at that time that the per cent back dividends on the preferred stock were wiped out by the plan involving the retirement of the preferred stock by additional com mon stock. At present there is sl24,- Wo preferred stock outstanding which pays per cent annually"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
FA|RLEY GOES ID
 WASHINGTON TODAY
Aid Is Asked by Secretary Wilson in Settling Miners
 Strike in Colorado

William R. F'airley. national organizer for the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, having been summoned to Washing the department of labor will leave this morning for Washington
 He will be asked to visit Colorado, where the coal miners are striking, and assist the national administration in set ting the controversy there between the strikers and the mine operators. MT. Fairley was requested yesterday by tel egraph to come to Washington immedi- ately and go with a committee to the trouble zone and try and arrange an ami cable adjustment of the strife.
 Mir Farley said last night that his instructions from the Secretary of Labor were very meager, simply asking that he proceed to Washington without delay and come prepared to visit Colorado. MT. Fairley said in pursuance of those in- structions he would leave this morning on the 93O o'clock train.
 The summons to MT. Fairley comes after the national administration has is- sued an appeal to the citizens of Colorado to put an end to the trouble there and after the Washington officials have or dered troops from the nearest army post to go to that zone and effect the estab- lishment of peace.
 MT. Fairley, whose advice has been asked, is widely known in national mine circles He is leader of the Mine Work CTS of America has been on the national executive board for years. and is now the national organizer of the Mine Workers MT. Fairley was president of the state association for some years. He is also a personal friend of Secretary Wilson of the bureau of labor, a cabinet position created during President Woodrow Will sons administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
.SH|NN ARRESTEDON
 BURGLARY CHARGE Police Allege He Entered Home of Marc Link.
 Property Identified

J. T. Shinn, young insurance solicitor, said to be employed by the Jefferson In- surance company, was arrested yesterday afternoon after hard chase by Officers Saunders, Patton and Randall and placed in the city jail on the cnarge of burglary and grand larceny. Shinn resides at 4706 Twelfth avenue, north.
 According to Officer Saunders. it ap- pears that Shnn went to the residence of Marc Linx, the well known clothier at 1731 Twenty-frst street. south, about 3:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon and once inside the Link residence, cut the tele- phone wires and threatened to kill negro maid should she attempt to give the alarm. It was while Shinn was rifing the Link home that the maid managed to slip out and call ths police.
 When officers Saundess and Patton and Patrol Driver Randall arrived Shinn had left the residence. but alarmed neighbors and children pointed out the direction in which he had gone and in few moments he was surrounded by the off cers, about block away Shinn attempt ed to run by the officers but after Offi- cers Randall and Patton had fired sev- eral shots at him he surrendered
 When searched by the officers several razors and other articles were found on him. These articles were immediately Identified by MT. LinN as his property and the young man was then brought to the city jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
WOODLAND CITIZENS AROUSED BY DUST.
Mass Meeting Will Be Held This Afternoon to Dis
 cuss Problem

Aroused over the terrible dust which within the past few days they state has been suffocating them slowly but surely, the citizens of Woodlawn have called mass meeting for this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the city hall in that suburb to consider what can be done.
 No plan of action has been laid out. 1t is said, but something will be done at the meeting. The dust for the past few days, as the ground has been drying out, has been hanging over the homes of Woodawn in clouds it is claimed, and the housewives particularly have stated they will endure it no longer. The pur- pose of the meeting. it Is stated, will be merely to discuss what will be the best means of getting rid of the nuisance sprinl1ing. paving, oiling or something else. Everybody interested Is invited to attend the meeting and offer suggestions.
 Resolutions embodying whatever &C., ton is decided upon at the meeting will probably be drafted and sent to the city commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30
MUSIC FESTIVAL
 WEEK FROM TODAY
Orchestra Concert in After noon and Paradise
 LOst' at Night

The festival concerts-matinee and night-will be given at the Biiou week from today. In the afternoon the St. Louis Symphony orchestra will be heard in an exceptionally fine programme. and at night Dubois great oratorio, Para disc Lost" will be rendered in Birming- ham for the first time. For the oratorio concert there will be thoroughly trained chorus of ITO voices under Rienzi Thomas As the orchestration for Par adlse Lost is modern and rich in color, the St Louis organization will have a very important part in the night per formanee
 The seat sale Is in progress at the Cable company piano store. There has been large demand for tickets and this is one of tho times when a festival will come out financially ahead instead of with a deficit.
 Max Zach Is the conductor of the St. Louis orchestra. He is musician of worldwide distinction. having filled prom
  try before accepting the baton in St, Louis He was for several years first viola and subconduetor of the Boston symphony orchestra. MT. Zach has arranged singularly attractive matinee programme. Mrs. Franklyn Knight. the contralto artist of the quartet, will be heard in lovely selection, and Hugo Ok. solo violinist, will he heard in a large work on that occasion Here Is the programme in full:
 Franek-Symphony in D Minor. ta) Lento--Aliegro non trnppo. thl Ale grette, Co Allegro non troppo.
 Bruch-Aria. Penelope oin Gewand Wirkend. ," from "Odysseus. Mrs. Knight,
 Liszt- Symphonic poem, "Les Preludes
 Saint t-Saens-Coneerto in B Minor for violin and orchestra, No. 3 opus e1. (a) Allegro non troppn. (b) Andantine Quasi Co Motto Moderato-Allegro non troppo, MT. Ok.
 Weber-Overture to "Oberon.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-30

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