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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

WASHINGTON, May ao,-The
eclipse OF the sun on August 2lst,
next---total In part Of Europe and
Asia and partial in northeastern
Americas attracting the wide
spread attention Of astronomers and
scientists, various expeditions being
arranged TO witness this phenomena.
In view of the public interest in the
event, Professor c. G. Abbott, head
of the astronomical branch of the
Smithsonian institute and a recogniz-
ed authority on solar phenomena.
gives the following popular account
of the eclipse and the scientific re-
suits sought from such events
On August IT, l91+, the moon will
pass exactly between the earth and
the sun, and there will be a total
solar eclipse It will not be observed
in America, except as "a small partial
eclipse at sunrise In the northern
States and Canada. but In Persia,
Russia and Scandinavia the full effect
will be seen.
Although the moon looks about the
same size as tho sun, it is very much
smaller amt nearer he sun is $685.
600 miles in diameter and 93,0o0,noo
miles away ON account IF the mo
miles away while the moon IS 2,16S
miles in diameter and 239, 600 miles
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small size compared with the sun the
shadow cast ny the moon Is cone,
and the point Of this cone Just barely
rea ches the earth.
In the August eclipse the diameter
Of the cone at the earths surface Is
only about eighty-fve miles. so that
the eclipse is Visible as total only
in a belt about eighty-five miles wide
81 rafching over the ruuutrie ma med
above The important cities of Bit
liz. Trebizond Kief. Minsk and Rigla
lie near the center OF this belt IT
passes about 100 miles north Of Stock
holm and Trondheim. The eclipse
will he seen as partial only over a
very wide area. including northeast
ern America Greenland. Europe, half
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

the gas. having absorbed this heat
carries 1t along the retort to meet the
incoming fuel
At the same time II forces the oil
vapors as they are formed to cooler
zones, until they are finally condens-
ed a the charging end in passing
through the cold fuel which Is con-
tinuously and automatically passing
from charging e1d--AS tha- a1!s
continue TO distil at all temperatures
between forty degrees Gentigrade and
$50 degrees Centigrade. they are.
therefore. in the Del Monte system,
always passing 10 a zone Of lower
temperature than that al which they
are formed.
This is the essential of successful
dlstillatfon Of carbonaceous material
when the maximum yield OF oil -
sought, the cardinal principle being
that the vapors must not be subjected
st any moment after their formation
TO a temperature higher than, or equal
TO- that al which they have been
formed
As every hydro-carhou evolved il
brought into cooler region within
the retort and condensed by CON-
stantiy meeting and passing through
the cold material at the front end.
il will he understood thar the Del
Monte system does not require con-
aeHsers. al item Of considerable
importance in the first cost OF running
Of a plant
Neither heavy tars, nor light fars.
hitherto formed at low temperatures
processes, are produced, the liquid
condensate obtained being a true Pc
troleum Of the paraftinoid group, iden4t
teal with that produced from the
PENNSYLVANIA oil fields.
Upon Cracking these oils. a motor
spirit Of .759 gravity is obtained.
which is said To be equal. Il not gu
perior, TO petrol OF the highest grade
from other countries The crude oil
flows to tanks al the front end of tho
retorts the lighter fractions being
recovered In the scrubher by washing
the gas n the usual manner.
The yield Of oil varies with the
material being treated, being from
thirty gallons per Ton Of coal to~13
in the case Of some of the cannelA
Tests conducted. by Mr.. Butterf1eid.
run upon some weathered outcrop
camel obtained from Ireland. yielded
Hfty-eigtat end one half gallons per
ton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
BAR WOMEN SMOKERS
Two Big New York Hotels Drive Gus
tom Away by Rules

Two widely known uptown hotels
have lost three patrons in the last
few days because of their enforce
ment of the rule forbidding women to
smoke. which in the last three years
or so--or ever since the Ritz-Carl-
ton took the stand that women might
smoke in that hotel or not, as they
pleased--has been much honored in
the breach of number of hotels
and restaurants which used to en-
force it, says the New York Times.
In one hotel man who had been
a patron of the esta blishment for
many years, was approached at din
ner a few nights ago by the head
walter with an intimation that ii was
against the rules of the house for
women to puff away in the dining
room during dinner and would he
mind asking his wife to lay aside
the cigarette which she was evidently
enjoying.
The man became angry. Going out
side he sought the manager and de-
livered a forcible sentiment on the
subject
But" said the manager, the
great majority of our patrons object
to seeing women smoke in public"
'Ill not stay in any place where
my wife can't do just as / am allowed
to do" insisted the irate visitor.
I'VE are sorry" said the manager.
but we have our rules"
And the man and hts wife went
elsewhere the next day.
The other case that OF an Eng
lish woman who was stopping at
hotel in Forty-second street. She
took good humoredly the protest of
the manager when he saw her smok-
ing in the tea room and asked II
there were not some hotel where she
could go and enjoy the liberty to
which she was used at home. He
suggested one. Forthwith. she pack
ed her luggage and started for that
hotel. only to be ted when she asked
to be shown rooms that the hotel
was filled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
New System for Distilling
Coal for Oil Tried in England
Del Monte Process Said Be Success After Several Months
of Trial in Fu-Sized Plant.

London. June 6.--An interesting de-
monstration of what is known as the
Del Monte process for the distillation
OF coal, camel, shale and other car
bonaceous materials for the produce
ton of motor spirit and heavy fuel
oil was given at Chiswick recently
The Del Monte system of retorting
has been the subject of considerable
CONTROVERSY in the press-during- the
last two years The system has. 1t
Is understood. been working in a full
sized plant on a commercial scale
since the beginning of this year with
good results, which have been testified
TO by W. J. Butterfield and Sir Bo-
verton Redwood. two well known au-
thorities in Great Britain
One OF The officials connected with
the process explained that the Del
Monte process cannot be character
lied as pertaining to the high tenn
perature or low temperature distilla
ton process. as It consists of a com
bination of the two, the temperature
being graduated from thirty degrees
centigrade at the charging end of the
retort to $50 degrees Centigrade at a
point ahuot two-thirds OF its length.
where full distiIlation takes place,
by which arrangement every fraction
of hydro-carhon is distilled at the
precise temperature at which the va
por Is given of.
-Four Retorts Erected
The plant consists of battery OF
four retorts erected at slight angle
from the horizontal. and these work
in unison. The coal or other carbon
aceous material is elevated to a spe-
cial feed hopper, whence II passes
through a valve designed to exclude
any air that might otherwise pass
through
The retorts, made OF steel are
twenty feet long and fourteen inches
in diameter. each being furnished
with an Archimedean screw conveyor,
which forces the material along the
retort 10 the higher and discharginR
end. the screw conveyor being ope-
rated by hydraulic gear can be al :
insted at any rate Of feed TO suit
the class of material being put
through. the time OF operation vary
ing wltff-tte1 character or the fuel.
from forty Ave to seventy-fye min
utes.
The retorts are surrounded by a
fire brick construction, in which space
--Lhe- snrplua- gas penetrated during dis
tiliation Is burnt in number Of sre-
eIal burners well under control The
Interior heating Of the retort Is par
TALLY secured by forcing through the
material the surplus uncomfortable
gas. which, starting from the dis
charging end through the hot coke.
serves two purposes; the expensive
and wastefui operation Of quenchin &
the coke with water liz avoided. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

something like the Aurora Borealis
seen in northern countries
The corona extends from one to
three solar diameters away from the
sun. Its form changes from year to
year in connection with the number Of
sun spots which prevail. AS the pres
ent year will be one of comparatively
few sun spots the corona is expected
to have short. but well marked, po-
lar rays and long equatorial stream
ers. In 1918 a total eclipse viii be
visible in the United States and as
the sun spots will then be numerous
the corona will probably extend near
ly equally in all directions
Formerly 1t was believed probable
that one or more planets of the solar
system exist nearer the sun than Mer-
curry, and 1t was hoped to discover
these during total solar eclipses. But
the sky has been so carefully seached
that no objects large enough to be
worth counting exists
Formerly, also. 1t was regarded as
necessary to wait for eclipses and 70
see and study the beautiful rosy
flames Of hydrogen and other gases.
called prominences. which sur. ound
the sun. But these may now be OBJ
served at any time by means OF a
special apparatus. While value OF
totdl eCllpSeS mas, therefore, uHtiiIiiSii-
ed. there still remain many studies
which are confined to them.
Astron omers make very careful
preparations and rehearse all details
Of their programs lest some Of the
precious time should be wasted. They
observe with the eye and the photo
graphic plate to determine the exact
times Of totally and the form and ex-
tension of the corona. They photo
graph the spectrum Of the corona,
and also that Of the bright colored
ring Of light which lies at its base
Just on the edge Of the sun They
measure the brightness of the sky
and Of the corona, and make many
other observations useful in learning
about the nature of the sun.
European = F4tl-A fsaastesf n r
ties propose to observe the coming
eclipse. Russians and Scandinavians
being on the ground will be most
numerous, but all the other principal
European nations will furnish both
government and private observing
parties No official expedition is pro-
posed to represent the United States
government The Lick observatory
of California. will send an expedition
in charge of Director w w. Camp
bell TO Russia. and Professor Todd,
director Of the Amherst college OBJ
servatory, proposes to observe in Per-
sia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
Az Craze Scott Eijou.

Manager Dewitt NewinR, OF the
srayce scott players. viii offer anoth-
sr premier at the Bijou this week
hen What Happened 10 Mary"
aramatizei from the immensely popu-
lar Mary stories published I'm the
ladies Home Journal What Hap
Yemen to Mary has never been pro-
scnted 70 a Richmond audience.
houxh practically every person
nen. women and ehildren--ls familiar
With the stories,
Mary has nothing II not checker
ID career Taken from her mother
While still an infant and isolated upon
II. leland IN ChesA peake bay. made 10
se!leve that she is The daughter Of tho
{;fte-ate rnaa in whose house hold
she IS reared her mother believing
ae~ dead. her wauderings and ult-
tnate happiness form the basis for
story 81 once interesting, pathetic and
aurh provoking
Fortunately the author has lost
4ore Of the airtness Of the r.tcn
story Re has taken the dialogue,
wn'ch formed the real attractiNenesS
= tne srinal stories ana put 4 in'o
he MOUTHS Of the characters There
fun. ard frnIlr pathos and tears.
badness and sorrow for the waif who
Rnaity comes into her own after suf
serfnr Ear beyond the usual girl ~
her wears
pebel1.nr st her 1ife m the island,
Nary L offered = position ir New
Fa-k ~ Henry craig, the man who
- benefit e Mary IS Pat out Of
he wa Tnsuspee ttng. the girl goes
u IL n.S c1tv and is directed 20 q
Nonsa IF rather unsav0rv
Fortunately she 70 res
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

WOODEN blankets should never be
put away soiled If they are not
properly washed and dried 1t matters
not how fine they are, they Will be
harsh and shrunken and will never
regain their softness. writes Mary Fl,
Talbot, in the Country Gentleman.
Many people wash their blankets az
they do their muslins, using hot wa
ter and rubbing on the soap. Moth
ing but lukewarm water should be
put on them, hot water being inju-
rious to the flbers If any spot is
particularly soiled it may be rubbed
with a brush. 1t is wise to look over
blankets before wetting them, ana
any place showing the need of special
care may then he surrounded with a
piece Of white thread, never coloreo
for it might streak the blanket. An
other preliminary is to shake the
blankets well in the open air to.
free them from much dust and dirt
Have ready two tubs of lukeWarm
soapy water. rainwater if possible,
about ITO degrees Fahrenheit, allow
ing half pound of white soap, shaw
ed and boiled. to four gallons of wa
ter This is the allowance for each
blanket. If the blanket is very soil
ed ammonia in the proportion of two
tablespoonfuls to every gallon of wa
ter may be added Wash the blankets
one Mt time, pressing and kneading
them against the sides of the tub.
Never rub them this tends to en-
tangle the surface fibers and is one
Of The causes of harshness. Put them
through a wringer very loosely adj
i,,Sted so thar il merely presses out
the water but does not crush the fl
Der. t,.en immense In the second tub
Of soapv water and repeat the pro-
cess,
Blankets must be rinsed in plenty
Of clean water of the same Temporal
ture as the water in which they were
washed The fiber of the wool is
series of small irregular sheaths with
serrated edges all running in the same
direction. With heat these minute
sheaths expand and reach out over
one another. but with sudden expos
ure To q lower temperature they con-
tract catching and knotting and pull
ing on each other, thus producing
rough effect. To the last water
little hluing may be added.
A curtain stretcher is ideal for
drying blankets. They should be
measured before they are wet and the
curtain frame adjusted to those meas
urements. If the blankets are double
they must be dried folded. If stretch
ers are unavaila BILE, be careful to
hang the blankets very straight on
the line. which should be very taut
and clean. and peg them we'll so there
will be no chance of their getting out
OF alignment. As they are drying
they should be brushed with whisk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
"BELLHoP" CAPS FOR REBELS
General villa Orders Supply From
Philadelphia House.

PHILADELPHIA, June s--Should
General Villa and his rebel army
make a triumphat entry into the Mex
lean capital within the next tive
weeks the Inhabitants Will be surpris-
ed 10 see the rebels wearing "belIhop'
APPS.
Upward of 1000 "hellhop" caps
respondent in gold braid and but
tons. are now being prepared for
shipment to the rebel leader oy a
local manufa cturer, to be followed by
n second order for 5000 caps. which
might be worn by policemen. fremen
drum majors, trolleymen or railroa
conductors. Upon receipt of the sec
ond order Villa was asked to specify
the Kind OF caps he wanted. This
reply came:
q Anything at all, just so II looks
like a soldier hat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07


Instead o. running the entire week
20 feature photo dramas now being
ssawn Al z T. KsIth's Lyric will be
r,r-f Cam IA ar q, :,
ssAs6ay ard "Wednesday the offering
e8'3 Re THE Daughters of Men"
,aopted as photo play from Charles
s,}elns famous success n the same
are
Thursday. FRIDAY and saturday an
her Charles Klein success THE
af1hfers@ will be the attraction, In
TIRE Daughters Of Men" the author has
srdled an old subject in new and
aasual manner CAPITAL versus labor
rms the theme and Charles Klein has
wen US stirring story Of strik-
worIemen- and grasping capitalists.
e re photo PLAY knowing no limitations
scenery and effects has added the
sqaared punch"
The story concerns Richard Milhank
al Daniel Crosby. brothers -tn-law.
M who are the heads Of the Fcde-
ated Iron. coal and Transportation
sr1rantas Th8g- iEz1Ena.Gas-. ear f.ars.t+aE
rnploys thousands Of w0rkmen. CroS-
& dies and Milbank retires. Crosby''
aest son, Mathew, becomes presfdeu
r the corporation. while Reginald. tn,
--aungar4 Ii nla4e a director Militant
represented hy James Thedford
hen7 ne makes vice president. This
eaves the management In the hand,
Young men. They soon become In
alved in labor difficulties. The com
amy assumes an arrogant attitude ant
sfusea 10 recognize the brotherhood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
GIFT BOX FOR QUEEN
Bulgarian Women and Children Pre-.
pairing II for Eleanora.

NEW YORK. June 6.-BuIgarian
women and children living in this
country are preparing a gift box for
Queen Eleanora. The box was de-
signed originally to contain candy.
but when a woman suggested that
sweets in such quantity might make
the queen i'll. it was decided to re-
place the candy with gifts of various
sorts. many of them the handiwork
Of the children
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

The Dutch government has agreed
to provide part Of the funds necessary
for the erection OF a hospital at Seer
ahaya lava. In view Of this, the
board Of foreign missions OF the Meth
odst Episcopal Church has author
lied the finance committee Of Java
district to contribute its share 10 the
enterprise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-15
"DICK" TOWNSEND WILL
LEAVE OLIVER HOTEL

Dick Townsend. manager and part
owner of the Oliver hotel. has dis
posed of his fourth interest in the
Oliver Hotel Co. and resigned as
manager of the hosiery. The deal
was contaminated Monday after
noon and Mr. Townsend will leave
South Bend sometime during the
present week
No announcement as to who will
take charge of the hotel when Mr.
Townsend leaves has been made but
In all probability his name Will be
given out when the stockholders meet
here Wednesday afternoon.
What his plans for the future are
were not revealed by Mr.. Townsend
but he stated that he has propo-
sition which will develop i'm the near
future Dc having been under consid-
GRAFTON for sometime Mr.. Townsend
came 10 South Bend but a few weeks
ago and during that time has made
may friends
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-15
CARS MEN VICT0RS
IN TEN HOUR BATTLE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
task by burning all the military
equipment that they could find ashore.
Having accomplished their task the
cossacks again swan the river and
reioined the Russian army They
lost only five men in the daring raid.
The blow struck at the Austrians by
the cossacks is expected to have tire
mendous effect.
Among the supplies destroyed was
a great quantity of ammunition, as
well as food.
Russians Repair Railroad.
AS fast as the Russian army adj
vanced in GaIicia 1T repaired the rail-
roads and uses them for artillery pur-
poses. in railroad construction work
alone 40, 600 Russians are employed.
AS fast as the lines are put in Oper-
alton the guns captured from the
Austrians are taken to the new battle
front and there turned against their
former possessors.
Gen. Ruislxi has reported to the war
office that among the troops retiring
upon Przemysl are about $4,000 Ger
mans who were sent to help the Aus
trians. He declares that they will be
unable to take active part in the fight
ing after entering PrZemysl as he viii
completely invest that stronghold and
prevent any sortie.
Berlin Is Objective.
As result of rumOrs that the Rus
sian cam paign called for the capture
of Budapest and Vienna as we'll as
Berlin. the following statement was
made by Minister of War Sukholni-
noff today:
"Our objective is Berlin. We have
no intention of taking either Vienna
or Rudanest II was our plan to re-
move the Austrians as a source of
danger.
"Buckinava Is completely In our
hands Galicia will be also soon as
the Austrian army is routed. Galicia
has not been proclaimed a Russian
province. We are administering the
laws there as fast as we occupy ter
ritory. but no step has been taken to
claim part Of the Austrian empire"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-15

into touch with reinfOrcements which
had been hurried forward.
Even IL the allies should be checked
and the Germans should launch a gem
eral defensive movement the invaders
would be handicapped by the worn
/ out condition of their right wing. The
troops OF Gen. Won Kluk have been
marching and lighting every day for
nearly six weeks. and they are hardly
in any condition to swing forward
upon another encircling movement
which would mean continuous fighting
and forced marching day and night.
Many of the Germans have been
forced 10 march under conditions that
the soles are gone from their boots,
and their feet are raw and bleeding.
Germans Tired Out.
If the crown princes army should
be able TO stand firm and the Germans
would attempt ii forward movement.
Won Kluk's men would be in the pO-
sitiOn of outside running such as that
at the bend Of a race track and they
are so tired that they probably would
not be able TO get there in time.
About the only recourse under such
circumstances would be for the Ger
mans TO mass fresh troops on their
right and give the worn out veterans
a chance for less arduous work.
Being forced back from their pres
che Germans could make stand is
that running through st. Quentin,
Vervins and MeZieres which would
give them a line Of retreat through
Luxembourg in case of defeat.
In the list of casualties just made
public is the name of Gen. ROques,
who was killed by being struck by
bullet near Barbecue and that of
Capt Raoul Ducouedic De Kergouler.
The latter was a grandson of Gen. De
MOntholon and great grandson of
Brave" DucOuedic, a celebrated
Breton sailor who commanded La Sur
VIGILANCE in 1899 in the famous fight
with the British ship Quebec.
Booty Brought to Paris.
Gen. ROques had just been pro-
NOTED on the field TO be a general of
division when he was killed.
Twenty-one train loads of booty col
lected on the battlefield along the
Marine valley have been brought into
Paris since Sunday. The spoils in
clude II guns, seven motor wagons.
ammunition for four mitraileuses,
three aeroplanes, two wagons full Of
helmets, rifles, swords, cartridges and
commissariat equipment and supplies.
The work of burying German dead,
that were left behind in the wake OF
the invading army. is going on rapid
". Two thousand laborers were sent
out from Paris to 10 this work, but
many sickened of the grewsome task
and had TO return.
Thousands of horses lay unburied
around MauX and in the Marine val
leys