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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
KILLS 15-YEAR-OLD WIFE,
| THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
John Newton. Mudler ON Dredging
Scow, Principal in Double Trag-
cdy ut Lanlbert'S Point.
SHOOTS WITHOUT WARNING
Told One or Two Young Men on Way
Home of Intention to Commit
Murder, but story Was Not BE-
lieved-l.iquor Given as Cause.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.


NORFOLK. VA. December lS.--Art"r
Il Christmas present. and playtully pat
ting his brother on the shoulder. John
Newton. muddcr on dredging scow.
to-day staggered drunkenly up the
stairs TO the room where ola May
Newton. his fiitcen-year old Wife Of
five months, was dressing. 5cfnrc she
had time to realize he intended to Ito
more than kiss her as he had done on
leaving home the night before to 20
to work. Newton fired the first OF four
pistol bullets that ended both tlcir
lives in less than ten minutes.
Mrs. Ethel Cocker. lodRcr at the
home OF J. y. Turley. III Lambcrts
Point. where the murder and suicide
occurred this morning about 1899
o'clock, was the only eyewitness of
the shooting. and she saw only part
of IL. She said when Newton entered
his wifc's room she was sitting ON
the bed. half dressed. She heard Mrs
Newton say. John. now behave your
SELF y second or two later shot
was fred. Mrs. cocker said she ran
downstairs. AS she passed the room
sh" saw Newton sitting on the edge OF
tho bed. his wife crumplcd at his feet,
blood pouring from II wound in her
neck. She saw Newton leaning over
the body. pointing the pistol in his
wifc's face.
chen two other shots were fired AS
Mrs Cocker stood trembling with fear
in the hall. Mrs. Newton came out, half
falling down the steps. AS She reached
the foot of the stairs she fell. Then
Mrs rcner saw Newton lurchinE down
the stairs with the pistol III his hand.
'Ola. my wife, ! will not let YOU
suffer" y pistol shot followed. Then
q few minutes of quiet, broken only
by gasps out In the hall. When she
opened tho door Newton WAS lying by
the side of his wife, a bullet hole
through the roof Of his mouth. He died
almost instantly. Mrs. Newton lived
tve or ten minutes. though she never
reEained consciousness.
Hard drinking for tho past three
days il given by members OF the girls
family and ncEhbors rs the cause of
the tragedy. Newton, who WAS about
twenty six years old, and employed on
the drcdge barge Gray Eagle. OF the
w. II. French Co. is said TO have
threatened to XIII his wife early yes
terday morning before he reached home.
He told one or two young men he met
OF the way he meant TO do it, but they
did not believe him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
U. S. WILL MAKE NO, PROTEST
OVER GERMAN NAVAL RAID
President Wilson Determined That This
Nation Shuli Continue Uninvolved
In

WASHINGTON. December 1S.-Detcr-
mined that the United states shall con-
;inuc untnvolved IN controversies that
have arisen between European eiiiSer-
cnis over alleged violations OF The
Hague conventions. President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan Will make no rep
reservations to Germany concerning the
German naval raid on the English
coast.
that the United States should protest
ton OF an article OF The Hague conven-
lions which prohibits naval lombard
mcnt OF "undcfcnded towns" has met
with no response from Washington. No
formal communication has come from
Great Britain, bat suggestions In the
press developed an informal discus
sion among high officials here as to
the American governments course, az
ter which the President ana Secretary
Bryan renewed their determination not
20 interfere.
The fact that German officials have
already taken issue with the British
contention that the English coast
towns hombarded were undcfcnled has
emphasized 10 officials here the con-
tTovcrsial nature Of the case.
While the attitude al the Washington
government is chiefly due 20 a desire
20 keep from entanEl"ment in the wars
controversies, its course also has been
during tho conflict protests from even
neutral powers are OF little avail
though they Will De taken into full
account when a final reckoning Is made
1T the conference OF powers I" discuss
pence terms
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
Favor Fourteenth Street.

Resolutions approving the Four
tecnth Street route as the approach to
the Mayo Bridge. rs adopted by the
Joint committee of both branches OF the
Council, and requesting the ward rep
fescntative to vote on this plan, were
passed by tho club. The resolutions
were presented by Charles u. Meehan,
chairman OF tho Bridge Approach Com
mlttce. They arc as follows:
Interested III the speedy settlement OF
the Widening OF the approach to the
Mayo Bridge. and the plan suggested by
IL. 5. Rose and associates having been
approved by Joint street Committee Of
both branches of the City Council Of
tho city: and, whereas. by the adoption
OF this plan this matter Will be more
quickly accomplished and at less
cost to the city than the adoption OF
any other plan;
Therefore. be it resolved. That We.
the members of the South Richmond
Democratic club. do hereby request
for the adoptlom Of such plan. and to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
tTSTRItNS ARE PURSUING.
BEATEN RUSSIAN FORCES

VIENNA. December | s tVi2 London.
1905 i. M).--Thc following Austrian
official statement was made public to-
day:
The beaten Russian main forces are
being pursued on the entire battle
front 400 Kilometres wide tabout $50
miles, from Krosno iGalicia) 10 the
mouth OF the Bzura River Gin Poland),
where * e!,lpties into the Nistula.
Tho enemy YESTERDAY was driven
from MS positions north Of The Car
pa;hians between hrosno and Zah-
iiczyn On ;he lower Douatec Rive,
n-e and our allies are doing battle with
tho eaery's rear guard
In South Poland Guy advance SO
FAX has been mad. without .n,portan,
fighting. Diot!kov. day before yester
ds%. and P-zdbo-z yesterday, were
stc-Ded
The heroic garrison ~ Przenysl
has oon;.1Lel further fighting in front
o. me fortress w!,h success
The situation in the Ca-pathiaus
aas not e, subs iAatially changed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

the front has replaced the attacks
made by the enemy in tho course OF
tho past few days. All of these attacks
We're repuisod.
In connection with tho advance OF
part of our troops toward tho Bzura
River tRussian poland). and I'm Wow
OF the fact that the Austrians are con-
tnually receiving reiuforcenleutS in the
CarpHthians. we have thought fit to re-
arrange the POSITIONS OF some OF our
armies.
enemy yesterday in Western Galicia
ON the front between Sanck and Lisko
we have succeeded IN our offensive. and
HAY" captured 5000 prisoners. several
guns and mitrailleuses''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
EVERY COUNTERATrACK
OF ENEMY IL FAILURE

PARIS December is C2:i7 u. Nh
,rfie French War Office THIS afternoon
gave out an official communication IS
r6tfows:
Tho day OF December - was
marked as we said yesterday. By an
advance on our part in Belgium. where
every counteratyack undertaken by the
enemy failed.
I'm the region OF Arras Il vigorous
offensive made US masters of several
trenches These are located ut -Auchy.
Labass 81. Laurent and Elanry. y;
THIS aforementioned place we occupied
q front moro than one kilomctr" long,
almost all the first line trenches 81
the enemy.
On the region OF Tracy lie Val. on
Tho Aisnc. and in Champagne our
heavy artillery Won distinc; advan-
tagcs
In the Arcoune the Germans blew
up one OF our trenches 20 the north
OF Four De Paris, ana endeavor.d to
move out from their position with
three battalions Of troops. This in
fartry attack. as wcll rs the one they
undertook at 81. Hubert. WAS repulsed.
TO the cast or the Mouse and in
the Nosrcs there is nothing TO report"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
FIGHTING ~ NIEUr0RT
CONTINUES E'ANOISX Il

BERLIN. December = via London.
as r Ml.-rho German War Oiticc
this afternoon gave out :,n official COM
:nunicaiion as follows:
The lighting in Newport continues
favorable, but no decision yet has been
reached
THE French attacks between La
b9ssc" and Arras and ON both sides of
; the Rive" Sonnc have resulted I'm fail
urc with severe losses to the enemy.
ON the Sonme the French lost loo
men in prisoners and At least l.No0
In dead our ON losses were undo,
700.
In the Arconrc torcs; our success
fui attacl: resulted ia the capture OF
some 900 prisoners. i'll addition to
war material. There have been no i'm
pQrtaat developments elsewhere OK the
western front.
ION tho frontiers OF East ana West
Prussia. the situation is UNCHANGED.
In Poland wc continue to pursue
the rctTeatinE cncmy'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
Kipling's Thrilling Story
in Sundays Paper

=, The Hrst of a series OF articles by
Rudyard kipIinE on "The Making OF
nn Army" will appear in The Ttmcs-
Dispatch OF sunday. II In II thrilling
eyewitness story, written after IL
Visit to the principal camps OF Grent
britain. ami .rcprOduces with the
vivid force OF which he Is muster
the stirring scenes hcinE enacted
throughout the nntIon.
The SECOND OF these articles will
appear on the morninE of Thurs
dny. December -, md then on the
following sundays. In succession.
until thc end of the series.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

eighteen torpedo boats. five subr,a-
rines. and perhaps a dozen mscella-
neous fighting ships kept in cold stor-
age' with the battleships. Eighty
lighting vessels of our modes, navy
are not available for battle in an
emergency.
FURTHER SHORTAGE
OF $4,000 IN SIGHT
II charge that our navy IS $4,000
men short. and further shortage OF
10000 .ncn is In sight The general
war plans. estimates the enlisted force
Of the navy as between 10000 and 50.-
600 men short for WAR. II any attcn-
ton had been paid 10 the general
boards emphatic appeals for our ma
;ional safety. instead OF only twenty
seven battleships built and building
ana authorized. we should now have
forty seven hattleships built building
and authorized: instead OF sixty-eisht
dcstroycrs. We should now have 1877
destroycrs. Tf we needed the advice
of the general board we should have
a fleet OF fast scouts to-day. How
many do YOU think we actually hove
got? Just three. and those were au-
thorizcd over ten years ago.
You know that we have nfty-six
slibma rincs in all. built aud building.
good. bad and Indifferent. Now comes
Secretary Daniels and I'm few. sooth-
ing words, recommends submarines to
the paltry number OF eight or so.
we have just dozen aeroplanes in
the navy. Last year the aeroplane
board recommended an appropriation
OF sl.So0.o3o. Instead OF that sum, ac-
covding to Captain Bristol we let the
aviation service spend only $4,000
OK 100000. The general naval board.
IN It's current report. says that we must
spend s5.o00,0o0 on aircraft. Secretary
Daniels recommends no regular sepcitic
appropriation a; all. but he tells us
about a volunteer aircraft force. Cap
tain Bristol says that that volunteer
force doesn't amount to Hannah Cook.
Rear ADMIRAL Straus tells US that all
battleships IN commission now. or
which Will be in commission before the
pleted. ARE equipped with a short
range torpedo which may be consid-
cred obsolete for the battle feet
DENIES THAT OUR NAVY
Is AHEAD OF GERMANS
Some persons have quoted Rear
Admiral Fletcher as saying the Amer
lean Navy ranks ahead OF that OF
mirars evidence. and find that ne said
nothing Of the sort. don't believe
that any well-inforned man believes
our feet TO be superior 10 that OF Ger
many y year ago Rear Admiral c. II.
VreclanG testified that We arc third
in the race, and, moreover, that we
are a pretty bad third. for he said
that we should still be third in 1929.
even II We adopted the building pro-
gram Of the general board.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
FRENCH CALM GAINS
or HUNDREDS OF YARDS

\NiSHi%GTCN. December iS.-Addi-
tlona! details nj inc French advance in
Flanders ana Northern France. an
bounced To-day 10y rGc Paris War Oficc
Embassy here The message said
We have ;,is ROAD from Tombacrtzy
Les ba!ns - ~. east OF Streenstraate
We have cnptured. tl!c "ucmy's trenches.
gained $50 yards made 100 prisoners
ana taken three mitra!ilcuses In the
region OF hiHschoo,e wc have gained
500 yards, made eighty prisoners ana
taken three mitrailleuses TO the
north OF Notrc Dame de Consolation
our progress has been about 500 yards
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
ALLIES GAIN SOME GROUND
NORTIiEtST or NIEl'I'Ol

PARIS. December IS ,l0:4S l.. Nj
The following official communication
was issued tonight:
we have gained some ground along
tho downs at the northeast OF Nieu-
port. We have rcpuiscd two strong
countcrattnohs by the enemy At tho
north OF the road between Ypres and
Meuin.
The British troops have advanced
slightly in the region of ArTcniieres
Our artillery has destroyed two
heavy batteries il, tho region OF Yer
dun.
There is nothing Of Importance to
report from he other parts OF the
'front.'.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
OBITUARY
Mr.. u. y. Itn-I,,.

Airs w. z. Eapby. widow or pr.
G"o9sr |rauiliu l!aghv, died ~ the
nom. OF her daughter, Mrs \ y l:udd.
'"' >irRInH Ay.nuc. I:artnn Heights
.S h.la az Burlington king and queen
D""nty, to-morow She was eighty
enc years old last Tuesday. ana is sur
WED By ~" following children: T.. H.
Ragay. Of TEXAS r. q Eagby, Of Ntis.
souri, Rev ~ y EaGbv ur south CARO-.
iiEa, Pr G.orrc T. Bagby. CovinGton.
i:cV; =. i iagny, OF Kentucky: j. II
lia@by and Mrs. \ 4 Eudd. 0f Eich.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
DISLIKES INITIATION
n u ~ = L

Mr.. Gardner read u newspaper article
which said i, was imtimated At the
White Hous. that the movement came
from people allied wiki producers OF
war materials.
Nov" he said. Il am tired az this
kind Of talk. II any admiral or gen
eral tells tho country what YOU need
and ought TO get. YOU say. You -
- d--n rascal. you are trying TO
raise your standing by advocating this
thing Then II any private citizen
gets Up the" say. You are bought by
The man who has material FOR sale
Il any Congressman gets UP YOU say.
''Tha, is politics, I'm tired o: il. Get
~. Mr. Cray. AID prove your facts"
Il have nothing further to say" re-
piled Ny. Gray
Then" said MI Gardner, y am
through. unless there is somebody who
has something 20 say"
Representative Garr!ne! read q long
statement in supper, OF his proposal
for Investigation 0! the national de-
lenses b!- q special commission.
II an here 10 ask you 20 appropriate
.or the FULL number OF new ships rec.
commended by the general naval board
:or this year's construction" he said.
i am soFr% 10 say tina, Secretary
Daniels. IN his Recommendations TO
Congress, has GU; the naval boards
building program for this year almost
exactly in Two
~: YOU gentlemen had permitted ne
% present as witnesses "a few recently
retired officers, In a single dav tn.
country would have learned OF our
Icuer.red policy Of building warsnips
for cold storage Out Of thi:tr com =
p!rted hat,lssh!ps, Go YOU know ;hnt
twelve OF thel0 are unavailghl" with :
( out a long dc!;.y on account ~ or. re-
I fusal 10 pay the bills for manning
\ them?
If We had gone TO war with the
rest 90 tie FIRST class powers carly i'm
August. do you realize that no less
than nine OF our battits.iips would not
have been ready 10 nght" We have
fifteen cruisers. twenty-five destrovers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

~ INCHES Titk VA. Decent Der IS
anton G. SiHymaH aged eighty, native
"I tiHSl,, "a, and for many years
agent Of tic Baltimore and ohio I:nii-
road a. kcruStVwu. died Of Gright'e die
.aS' n"f' TODAY al the hone OF lis
dauShter MIS- loving 4. Cover a.,
raves auo,h,r daughter Mrs. Kai!f-
mam, VIE OF superior Cour; INDIA
ralph Kaufman, lilcusburE. WASH .
Two soIa. John. OF Ncnunud ana
Frank T. Stayman, az Middlctown. pa
ana = slstcr. Mrs. Catherine collins.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
SOUTH RICHMOND
S0UTHS|DE DEMOCRATS
OPPOSE FRANCHISE
tons, and Namc Committee
Approve Spirit of East End ReSolu-
to Draw Up Paper.
FAVOR FOURTEENTH STREET
resolutions Adopted Approving Plan
Tor Bridge Approaches Favored by
street Committce-trame DWELL
ing Burned.

v.n Mh'ir not adopting tn" resolutions
Whlci nave been passed by the East
Mmu Citizens Association and other
chise asked for by the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company. the south
richmond Democratic Club unanimous
~ endorsed the spirit of the DaDcr last
night. and will draft 4 similar set of
resolutions emhodying the special needs
OF me Southside, a committees of i've
SAMPSON, G. T. Morris. John w Moore
aud Allen y. Pcttigrcw. was appointed
TO draw them. y special meeting of
dent before the meeting Of the Street
Committee of the Council on January
IL, Tor the purpose Of taking action on
the resolutions.
orson, of the East End who smoke
against the thirty-ycar franchise re-
be unfair 10 the future generation. and
that the Council had no moral right
to grant It, The company is jug
CLING its securities, he charged. pay
Ing dividends Oh watered stock. II
We surrender our right for thirty years
!, will grow TO be a graspins monopoly.
detrimental to the people"
Mr.. DicSerson also endorsed the plan
FOR municipal ownership OF an cleo
irical power plant. and said he be-
licved IL would greatly aid the pros
pcritE OF the city III bringing indus
tries here.
Others who made speeches against
the railway comuany's petition were
Toncy Lucas, of Church IIill. Mr.. An
dcrson, who presented the resolutions.
and Rev; w: \. Cooper, pastor Of Cen.
municipal ownership OF public utili-
ties. Mr.. Cooper also recommended
Carter {. Jones for his effort in having
the Sl26,OOo resolution passed for the
aid OF working people out Of employ
mcnt..
In response to an invitation from tho
WorliinEmcn's Protective Associations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

a small frame dwelling occupied by.
negroes ut Nineteenth and Wall Streets
was destroyed by fire early ycstcrdu \.
morning The ilameS gained hcndwry
WhIle inc chemical wagon sent from
me south ItichmODd Fire Department,
WAS going TO Twentieth and Balnbridro
streets. from which point some one tni, :
Phoncu an alarm. The bremen suc-
c,reded In preventing the spread OF th.
D';t"c TO the other buildings. however
an alarm was sounded shortly nj
!rrWhrd. ana the whole dcDartmrn,
turned out. The ilames were pr:,cti :
calIy out before the ircmen nrrivcd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
ECHOLS HAS LUCID MOMENT

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
STAUNTON. VA, December lS.--Sen-
atoc Echols showed slight signs OF i'm
provemcnt to-day, and for Il few mo-
mcnts about noon had 4 lucid period.
His general condition. however, shows
no Improvement. and the course OF the
disease is nrnCtically Mnintcrrmptcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
ADMIRALTY DENIES
LOSS or Any WARSHIPS

The admiralty nas issued & statement
denying TIA, aUr British warst.lTs w-r.:
lost during the recent raid by Ger
man squadron on the easr coas. o,
England
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

u committee OF 1--WE was appoiptcd to
attend the meeting OF tho Organization
on Sunday afternoon at Fifth and
Marshall Streets, when the franchise
matter will be discussed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
ALMOST COMPLETE LULL
on LEFT BANK or SISTI-I A

PETROGRAD December Is-The
following statemcn; from the general
STAFF OF Tho Russiai army was made
public tonight.
"pn the Lott nanH OF the vistula an
almost cOMHlct. mn Oh Mnnrl. I'll Of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

whom continue to grow. as injured per-
sous succurpb to their wounds.
As result OF the bonn bar dment. tho
Kingdom has been flooded with posters
reading: "AvSnSe Scarborough Up
and NJ ON now"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

i2st night on the charge of stealin,.
chickens from the home Of Mrs Bnrks,
Cale. In Swansboro. They gave thci,
names as Mack Brown. Sam Kelly
Kelly, Pris Jones and Fred Jenkins. III,
raiu on Mrs. Barkstlaic's roost yns
made on Thursday night, and the DO.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
GARDNER GETS ANGRY
AT COMMITTEE HEARING
lContinued fron First FareN

do YOU mean to say. Am in alli-
ance with the manufacturers OF ma
teriais? am paying every cent my
self
Didn't you write letters 10 thosc
organizations asking them to write 20
their Senators and Congressmcu'"
do YOU assert that ] did, shouted
Mr. Gardner.
II don't assert anything" replied SIR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19
Piles Cured in g to II DAYS.

Druggists refund money ~ PAZO ONT
MENr fails TO cure Itching, Rlind Bleedins
or Fro;rudi.g Piles First application give
relief. b1c.-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-19

give their individual influence and
earnest support TO the speedy passage
OF tho resolution now before tn. civ
Council ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
mitchell TO PROBE
POWER TRUST PLAN
Continued from page 1

If granted. would enable these com
paries 10 do a large business
throughout Westchester and Putnam
counties and at the same time tie the
,itv down TO one company for a pc.
Rod of afty years for its supply or
electric current for use along the
aQueduct. 1900,
In this connection would call your
attention 10 Section $50 OF the char
ter. which limits the Commissioner
of Water supply. Gas and Electricity
10 the period of one year in making
contracts for electric service. me
petition before you proposes a nfty-
wear contract with the city. with no
relief except the readJustment Oh
rates after twenty-five years.
Would il not be more advantage
Gus for the city to pay Tor suon cleo
tric current as II needs from time 20
time upon such basis as may ne
euuitable at the time. and. on the
other hand. 10 charge the companies
a reasonable amount for the use or
the aqueduct lands for transmitting
current for commercial purposes
The price and possibly the use OF
electricity for the next twenty-five
wears will decrease rather than IN
crease. while. on the other hand. the
value OF the commercial franchise 10
the companies will obviously increase
during thnt time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
Will Give Dinner for Hartigan.

The friends OF Joseph Hartigan. recent
~ appointed Commissioned Of Weights
and Measures. will give dinner in his
honor at the. Hotel Majestic Wednesday
evening. From the number OF applca-
tons for tickets already received, 1t
seems certain that the dinner will be
attended by all Mr.. lIartigar's friends in
the city or within reaching distance. Nj.
Hartigan took an active part in behalf OF
John Purroy Mitchell in the last munich
pal campaign. John Kuhn Is CHAIRMAN
Richard Best vice-chairman Fl. NJ V.
Connolly, III Broadway, treasurer. and
Edward J. Morris secretary OF the dinner
committee.