davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28
INQUEST WILL Be HELD
TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY
killing of Orlando Edwards by Street
Car Believed to Have Been
Purely Accidental.
TAKES PLACE ON STEEP GRADE
Body Dragged Under Wheels OF Car
and Terribly Manglcd-Biind
Tiger Raided by Police and Liquor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in Battle.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. J


PETERSBURG. VA. September 81
race Avenue. Blandford. was crushed
to death by an electric car on Wythe
Street last night shortly before IL
o'clock. The car. In charge of Motor
man Il. o. Clarke, was running down
the steep grade on Wythc Street on it's
trip to Blandford at the time. and was
going at Il pretty brisk speed. 1t is
said that l2dwayds either attempted TO
cross the track IN front OF or attempted
10 board the car lie fell or was
knocked down. ana was caurht under
the car and was dragged for some dis
lance, though the motormaf stopped
"a quickly as possible.
1t WAS some time before the body
could be gotten from under the ear
II was found TO hc terribly manglcd
with arms and legs crushed. Death
must have been instantaneous. The
fatal occurrence was purely accidental.
and no blame ~ attached To the motor
man. .in Inquest. however. viii be held
TO inquire into all the circumstances.
The decedcnt WAS about thirty-hve
years old and unmarried, was 4 printer
by trade, but had recently been en-
ploycd In - trunk factory. He is SUR
Nived by several brothers and numerous
friends. among whom he was Familiarity
known az ''I.andY."
Check cut Open.
In a difficulty last night between
groes. on Halifax street, the former
had his right cheek cut open from the
mouth to the ear. The aSSa;lant made
his escape and has not yet been caught;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28

gcst Show of
Horses. cattle. Sheep
and Swine on the At
hlntic Scaboard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28
Ring Show.

Ring Show.
Live Stock Judged in
the grand exhibition
ring in front OF grand
stand, seating 1000.
Seats free.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28

Farm Products BldE.
Exclusively devoted to
exhibits grown on Nir-
gin!a farms in 1914, with
liberal cash premiums
In all classes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28
Six Days and Nights Of Entertainment and Recreation
FIREWORKS EVERY MIGHT

'ERUPIION OF MT. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
LIEGE"-LAYISH AND BEAUTIFUL PYROTECHNICS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-28

Buildings Are Packed With Wonderful Attractive
OF the Products OF Farm and FactOry-A Splendid
Exposition OF Virginas Resources and Progress
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

Those persons who see in the sub
marine the solution Of the problem Of
national defence upon the sea should
read what Admiral Fletcher has to say
about the undersea boat and It's prime
weapon OF attack, the torpe 10.
Every new weapon Of this charac-
ter when 1t nrst appears appeas
- eur Imagination, and we are
apt - gay that y changes the
character OF warfare. twenty ave
years ago rsi some ip"-ntor said
I have her" weapon that viii
run beneath The surface ~ the
water az a speed - twenty-five miles
an hour for 5000 ar 10000 yards
which viii carry 200 pounds Of dyna-
mite, and whom pointed N the direction
NJ battlcsh'p VIII GO I'm an absolutely
straight line s'cered by gyroscope to
the point aimed at everybody would
have been tempted 20 say. That ends
the day OF the bat;loshlp.' hut to-day
every navy IN he world has weapon
OF that character, and yet We s'll have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Continued rom FSrsf Puce


has nor. nor ever VIII forgive you -
And again he was lef, alone. stu
hoping, still dreaming. that he nigh;
spend the last days OF his life In tbs
land where he was born and had SUI
fered
libertarian,, Gorky became q prey OF
!iberatar!ans. Gorly became . prey ~
the Government as soon as he dared
10 speak the truth about his oppressed
country. His revolutionary ideas found
an echo within the hearts OF the grea,
Russian populaCe. He had q MESSAGE
for them for which they had been walt
Ing long. ana instantly he became their
idol The Government realized that
Gorky's pen was miGhtler than hsyonets
and bullets. He was dangerous and
must he removed. A systematic per
secution followed
In 1900 Gorky was driven out OF hls
native city, Nizhni Novgorod. lie was
/ bounded from place 10 place. For n
year he lived in hiding on barge. pro
teCted by rugged Nolga s~amen. Finally
one day as he reached Riga, he wa. ~
rested and put IN the fsmou. fortrsss
~ that city. Charges OF treason and
basphemY were brought against him
but ne was released after a year II
was while In the dungeon OF the fortress
/ that he contracted tuberculosis Til .
combined with the constant bounding
made life for him In Russia Impossible
In Italy Gorky continued to write VI
| his beloved Russia. lie could not for
get his native land. The bitter lot OF
| his colintrymen haunt ed him apd nj. p.
oe""ous spirit constantly sought nsv
means ior 'heir liberation But soon
meiahchoha oNercame MN The happy
ltahans ana 'he'r sunny lana caused
MS heart 20 acne more keenly as he com
pared II 10 MS own poverty stricken
country HIS WORK too seemed 10 lach
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Panoramic History of Navy at Naval Exhibit at EXPOSITION

type ~ vessel In the navy The show
VIII begin with the Constitution and
types ~ that dino and then Will come
ships ~ the civil war period including
tho Hartford, the kcarsarCe OF Ala .
hama fame, tn" Monitor and Merrl-
mae. Next VII follow the white
squadron. including the Atlanta Ro.-
ton, Chicago and others gradually
leading up 70 ard includ ne every type
~ vessel TO tho present year.
The panorama IS So arranged a. 70
convey 20 the spectator me impression
~ being between decks ~ a hattleship
,nd boxing ont ~ a port toward the
open sea AZ hundreds % vessels pass
Ing IN review The scenic effect with
- changing lights from daylight 70
night has been wonderfully well car
/ ried OUT, Upward OF $50 spectators will
ne able to witness The panoramic naval
/ review at one time.
! When Mr.. boucher Of the II. f.
Boucher Manufacturing Company was
placed In charge Of planning the eI-
hihit he was asked to suggest some
iev!c. which would y. both attractive
and ont ~ tho ordinary; hence N.
naval panorama which he designed.
TIE Navy Department exhibit in ad-
d'tiou to the models of vessels. the
panorama. Sc in the buildings. vii
also include The hattlrsh!pS Oregon and
Olympia moorcd at the dock and a.
cess'hl" 10 visitors A submarine VIII
give exhibitions ~ diving az stated Pc
RODS and navy aeroplane WI add a
the general interest lay making several
rights daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

three ruble. per month. 81 - N 49,.
lean money
Many year. later Gorkv immo-.s 80
that d!ngy shop, with II. aerv '-s IS
leap'ng from the bake oven. rH"e o..
sweating bakers to!.rd c.a.-,e-,'v. I -
famuu. short story, Twenty SIX ,-t
one"
But even poverty could no, o-s,
Gorky 20 The miserable h.ke.hop ~
he sacks " -four and the crude " -.o
bakers He lad heard ~ the crime. 4
the great city ~ T'tiis ans e.. s-r,-ts'
barrie people His inaE,rsH'n va
sslov with fantastic pictures ~
b. decided 70 60, ami ore rorr.r s'
disappeared from the hakes~op W. sI'
even collecting the ''t:le tNs' vas d..
- him.
He reached TIT. in 1881 sni .so,
round work n railroad she's ss
ws' written nj. hrst .hor, soy MAX
Chudra.' Late one evening e ~ ~
tered the editorial ONCE o. ha' "a IL
asked fnr the editor, The c'cs vss 'sr'
,nbsn except for an ole man v"t-'S
looked suspicously a. "a. ,rhes'
stranger and said. IT am - 'H
what do you want" Auk-sri !.
youth pulled manuscript ~ ~
pocket and handed It % no r.. p.As
VINO, seeing the dir-denc. " Go-sv Nst
rs this yours; DID you w-''. Ne
toddsd IN reply.
THO EDITORS curiosity vas srs-'A
He read the manuscript and sa', s1Ni
nat he woud use It, prs!.lsE ne ser
h.EhIy Gorky was de,tshtsdsst arsN
20 leave, when tho editor 90 - n
back. "Rnt you havs NO. sggst B.
see" ne said
You may sr'r tho nam. ys--";
GSrky, Maxim Gorky"
/ oh that II your name, (, 80
No. Il - not" Gorky rep - bi'
VIII do for q signature 90 49, H,t'
nv real namo to appear"
This marked Gorky's embraces O."
world OF literature. How.,-- va
not TIL several years later, s'er 90
met Vladimir Korol-nkO. g., mrs =
Russian writer. that Gorky -eor
his best work Under the Ire So
~" master he learned muc. 81.
and Literature
lni,k" mos Russian wr.'cr' ~
was instantly received nv '.r
with great enthusiasm. HSr So
an echo within the hearts = 80 Aig''
, md't!tudes. HIS rise was NEE
only In Russia but all over 80 No
ms work met with approla
hut now the Russian. a. w. 80 PEE
PIC the world over. are w.fo.'.r
deep concern the developments n -
new rnse aEains' their believe. ''''
is he to spend the last days - %
sumptiVe life IN the duncsnu nv
fortress, or IL he to a." ''sas'o %
frozen siberia" What punl+hn""
b" visited upon him wat
RUSSIAN autocraCy do 10 h.'r'
! But fOrky seems ln,s' r.r,"-rHl e.
all ON the forsaken estate. ''|Hr' -.
rounded hy police, hs Is Slows 'F~
happy, in spite Of al. to be IN 80 sat"
iAAd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

/, cial opening Of the Panama Canal, and
the trip around to San Francisco. All
told this will give us a month or more
Of joint manGuvreS together with the
work which we shall have at Guanta-
namo, and the target practice that will
take place before the ceremonies at
Panama. In that interval | expect to
have the fleet whipped into first class
shape and to round out its team work
to high state OF proficiency.
80 much for the ships as they stand
to-day, but this does not answer the
popular question as to the adequacy
Of the navy In time Of strife. People
want to know how far we can defend
ourselves in the hour OF need. 1t has
been declared that We might be I'M
able to meet the situation.
THE general question regarding our
inability Ia defend ourselves involves
so much in reply. and so many con-
structions can he put upon it that II
would be necessary to specify the kind
of attack against which we would have
to defend ourselves" said Admiral
Fletcher on this point. II might say
that under certain conditions we will
not be able to defend our commerce upon
the ocean. We will have to cali II all
in and stop trading with other nations:
our ports may be blockaded or our grea,
coastwise commerce be destroyed and
We would be unable TO defend ourselves
in such matters. and yet at the Same
time we might be able to defend our
selves against an invasion.
ut all hinges upon the control OF the
There Al q
in existence against which our own
fleet could not effectively defend Itself.
We have a striking example of the
benefits OF sea power before ia to-day
in the work accomplished by the Eng
lish and the French fleets. They SCI
out TO drive Germany off the sea and
they have gained control of the sea.
The Allies commerce and all their mer-
chant vessels come and go freely. while
the Germans are tied up. many OF them
at our docks in New York and Ralti-
more and other places.
This has not been achieved BY keep
ing the British ships close 10 the shores
OF the British Isles. The English squad
rons have gone forth over the several
oceans and have pretty effectively
guarded the princpa trade routes
while incidentally massing themselves
at strategic points where they could IN
effect virtually blockade the North Sea
ports of Germany
Broadly speaking. this il a strikinr
example Of defensive warfare in its
larger meaning. In the same way. our
battleships must go afar from our
shores similarly to protect our maritime
commerce II that trade he vital to our
national well being"
The public generally understands
coast defence in "A more restricted sense
and this view is persistent.y maintained
by some Of the members Of Congress
who have much 10 do IN regulating the
annual expenditures for the upbuildnc
and the maintenance OF the navy. Con-
corning this matter some en,!chteninr
testimony vas siV-n bN admiral
Fletcher during a recent hearing before
'he committee OF Congress Some 81
ii was as follows:
Congressman Witherspoon- Just one
thing, Admiral You stated. | believe
that in case We had a war. our policy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
Commander of Atlantic Battle Fleet
Tells What the Navy Represents in
Way of Readiness and Capacity
to Meet a Crisis

commercial interests. The enemy would
wish to drive our commerce off the
ocean. our defence against that would
he to put feet out there that would
meet the enemy's fleet.
"ln one sense, that would be defensive
warfare. In another way. II they at
tempted tn come to this country and
land an army. defensive warfare would
mean imply to rcpel the attack" In
short. this means that even though
on" cause was "A defensive one our OPP
erati' ms, I" answer the purpose lifting
ly. might he essentially offensive.
THE purpose of our big ships is 70
protect our interests. and most proba-
bly, our commercial interests on the
seas. However. I think you can safely
say that we are not prepared for the
worst emergency that can arise, or Ia
repel or protect ourselves against the
greatest force available.
Yes the only single nation that is
to-day capable OF representing this
worst emergency Is England. but with
that country we have no conflicting in
terests at present that would cndanger
our peaceful relations al far as know
Admiral Fletcher would not expire IS
himself more specifically. II may be
presumed, however that he implied by
his very reservation that the moment
our oversee trade becomes n formidab bic
rival to that OF any other commercially
aggressive Power. particularly II that
shiphorne business he Of vital national
concern. then out Of that intense COM
petition may grow friction leading 70
animosities which, in turn. may breed
overt acts melting war. Az Admiral
Fletcher put it:
Preparation alone will meet such a
contingency. As you know. in recent
years wars have come on very sud
denly. After relations have become
strained you cannot even move your
naval and military forces without IT'S
being regarded as a hostile act, and
when war does come II is possible that
YOU may have 10 fight gust as you stand
BY reason ~ the very nature OF modern
fleets battle craft cannot be built has
tily.
Yes, ! know that good deal OF
criticism has been aimed at the navy
Of late, hut there has been much exagger-
aied misrepresentation about the fight
ing fitness Of the battle fleet. II has been
said that the presence Of our vessels IN
Mexican waters interfered with regular
practice work This is not correct in
the measure assumed
Individually the work Of the ship.
did not suffer The routine drills and
all the exercises were kept up as be-
fore. and all their individual prepare
ton for target practice was as good
II not better than under normal con-
ditions The only exceptions TO this
are fleet exercises. Otherwise tho ships
are In az high state OF efficiency as
they have ever been.
This lack of combined operations
will soon ne remedicd by the special
cruise which will commence about tho
18th Of January preparatory to the ON
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

the battleship larger and stronger han
ever.
The submarine is the latest wea7l..
and the defence against Il ga no. .r
fully developed but in the material
progress OF all such development -
submarine viii take It's place a..'--
side the automobile torpedo and every
other auxiliary weapon of tnat crar-
acter. II will be able to delay, obs.ruc'
and hamper the movements - ne
main force. but Il will not win ha''les.
The defence against submarines .
probably employ some additional mean.
but the defence * sure 20 com, go
Ike Il Ia. aEa'us. every other weapon
OF that character. Strictly speaking
the submarine is essentially i,fav- v.
instrument OF naval warfare
THE work ~ our navy ~ Co.'S r..
With foreign Power VIII 20 or ..
sea. II We lose upon the sAa w" "."
Ice ON tho defensive. and no i.'.r
can force an enemy to our 'o-re =
peace"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

would be not to keep our fleet in port,
but to send it out on the ocean to
meet the enemy's ships. and therefore
our submarines and mines would not
amount to very much after all. Sup
pose we were to do that. and II We were
to DESTROY the other feet. We would not
then have any use, or not much use, for
our submarines and mines?
Admiral Fictcher-No. not much.
Mr.. Witherspoon-But suppose the
enemy were to destroy our fleet. what
about the value OF the submarines and
mines then in keeping the ships OF
the enemy from landing at our ports?
Admiral Fletcher-They would he
very valuable.
mfr. Witherspoon-1f the enemys
ilort In this battle with our fleet. even
though it had been victorious. had been
great, crippled, and large part of its
ships had bccn destroyed. It would have
rrcn then "a question whether the rem
nant OF their ruined fleet could get
through all these submarines and de-
stroy ours. would 1t not?
Admiral F1etcher--Yes: and pr'oba-
bly, they would not attempt IT, being left
in control Of the sea, with ell thar such
control means.
THE Chairman--They would control
the sea and destroy our commerce and
bottle II up?
Admiral F1etcSr-Yes, sir.
The Chairman-And the submarines
and mines would not have any effect
/ with reference TO the bottling up OF our
commerce?
Admiral Fletcher No, sir: not much.
Mr.. Witherspoon.--Nuw Admiral in
'nr contingency that our fleet should be
destroyed in a naval battle with hos
tile fleet Il Is altogether probable that
,he hostile fleet would he much weaker
than II was before Il entered into bat
&c with NJ, would It not?
"Aimira Flc.chcr-Yes. sir.
Mr. Witherspoou--Then with .
remnant oc their fleet the question
would be for them 20 overcome our sub
marines and mines and Notifications
before they could land an army. would
y not?
Admiral Fletcher-ye. siS. provided
thcy wished 10 land where mines and
forts are located. After our ships are
destroyed the enemy would not have
much 70 fear from mines or even sub
marines. eXcep; under ;he guns o. our
forts
Nr. w thtTSpoOn-WhyH
Admiral Fletcher They would have.
IN that case. nothing Else 70 haiass cr
endanger their operation, and they could
uevotr al thcir attention to sweeping
the sea clear Of he mines and clearing
their landing places and taking all pre-
cautions against submarines. surround
ing themselves with proper precautions
against an approach Of any cha racter
and as long as they are not much ha.
raised by big guns or forts they can dc
that with IMMUNITY. In smooth water
and fine weather the enemy could land
almost any place as we did from the
open sea at Santiago. They would and
troops from transports and theso would
be guarded by their fleet. II would not
he necessary for them 20 attempt This at
"a point within reach OF our seacoa At
batteries"
l'ut the feet az Il stands to-day Is
not what tho naval tables might seen,
- Indicate. We have no. enough men
10 put m all our ships. and this is what
ADMIRAL Fletcher has 70 say about the
shortage:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

M a aUtVUHTC navy depFTNs upon
II what you call adequate and
I \ that is much involved in the
policy OF our country and
our interests"
In this fashion Rear Admiral Frank
Friday Fletcher. commanding tho At
lantic battle flcct, expressed himself in
his quiet. measured way. The public Is
especially anxious at present to know
just what tn navy represents ii the
way Of readiness and capacity to meet
a crisis arising from friction with an
other maritime Power. and Admiral
Fletcher is well fitted to throw light on
the subject.
II think" he went on. "that the feet
We have to-day Is In general in a very
satisfactory condition. that the material
10 kept in good repair and that all the
different types OF vessels that compose
the naval force are OF their kind as
good az those Of any other navy. In a
general way. II has been our policy 70
build ships heavier than the ships OF
foreign countries, ship for ship. our
vessels are the equal of similar craft in
foreign services. But that, in itself
does not necessarily constitute adequacy
under certain circumstances
THE nature Of conflicting interest.
must determine the adequacy or made
duacy OF our fighting hcet. You make
provision for your defence in accord
ance with the value Of your interests AT
stake and the probabilities of danger to
them. Otherwise. the only solution Is
to build navy so large that I; can
contend against the world
.,,t, unn ,.nt, ,n,,nor ouci,
conclusions by consideration Of the pol
icy OF the country ard judEmen; as 20
what the future may bring forth. To
Il very large extent commercial inter
ests over seas vii regulate the require
ments Of battle fleet"
Much has been said about the benefit.
TO accrue to the United states by reason
Of the Panama Canal In answer to
the question, DO you not think ou,
Efforts to get South American trade are
going 10 make Il more imperative that
We should have a strong navy" Ad-
miral Fletcher said. "If YOU wish To
build up a large merchant marine. Il
should be given protection"
The man In the street has been more
or less confused Of late by the terms
offensive" and defensive" in connec-
ZION with a national policy in the up
building OF the army and the navy and
there Is a fairly widespread ro,ion that
Initiative on the part of the American
battle fleet would be tantamount TO ag-
erosion and hunting for trouble. The
peace loving layman may. therefore. he
glad TO know what defensive warfare
would embrace in the opinion OF Ad-
miral Fletcher in case our coasts should
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27
The feature of Navy Departments exhibit
Education Keynote of Novel Feature at the San
Francisco Fair Scenic Effect Well
Carried Out
Carried Out

~ sect.Onal models OF guns showing
the progress in the manufacture OF ord
nance from l775 10 1884. the improve
VIII be displayed on hattleships. In
his space will also appear portraits OF
secretaries OF the Navy and prominent
naval officers.
Tho spaces IN the Palace or Ma
chinery will be easily distinguished as
naval exhibit from similar spaces de-
voted to other Government exhibitions
by gigantic anchors forming arChways
At the entrances. The spaces them
selves will he utilized to show about
hlrty models of different ships OF the
navy commencing with the old type
white squadron period and coming up
O the present day, including models OF
, The Oklahoma and Utah. There will
$50 be shown the different types Of
wireless outfits, the latest styles OF
gyroscope compass adopted by the
navy, srmaphorcS, range finders. en-
cine tcegrophS sounding machines
and complete SET OF the different
types OF ammunition from that used
"a small arms to the largest shell
There viii h" models ~ dry docks tor
pedOes, pcrlscupcS, 81.
Tho new feature, however which il
- expected Will attract unusual atten-
ton, is a revolving naval panorama.
Tho panorama consists OF Il iurntabis
on which will be mounted in proper
chronological order and in their proper
proportions reproductions Of every
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-27

- A n adequate navy depends upon
II what you call adequate, and
I \ that is much involved in the