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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02

Paris, sept LIT II noteworthy
how eeldom President PoincaEes
name Il mentioned In the news- The
actlvo war seems to obliterate the
president. Except - presiding 1t
cabinet meetings. his visit to the
wounded ct the Recoliets military
hospital yesterday was the frsf oc-
caAaon on which his personality has
figured In the public sye since the
was only apparent. 40 President Poin-
care has been playing most Inn
portAnt rolo. notably In the recent
reconstruction Of the cabinet.
The Matin. referring 70 the differ
encss OF conditions In 1870 and 1914,
points out that Tho forts surrounding
Paris are now seven and eight nli1ea
from tho outer walls. - that no Ger
man she'll can reach tbs public monu-
meats. The Germans IN 1870 held
the railroad bstwe4n CtfAssburE and
peris. but IN 1914 they ars compelled
q provision their army through Bel
GUM. II they invest FariA
The Comte De Nun In similar
oosnpafison In the Echo Do Paris
sAyS:
II hear people say tn lS1o over
aunln. but there n no comparison,
In ia70. altar Two battles fought on
the sams day. oas Of our arniss was
frontier - ChalonA The othef army
ratYeated 70 NstK ana amer horny.
Rexenvilla ana 1aInt privat. shut ~
eelf up ana hAnoefeSth 80 neeleeA
BaAaa followed fouxeeNn DAYS lAter.
The war bStwe>n tn hattie " Wis
eomb0usg and thla oalamlty had last
"a twenty-nine dayA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02
Allies Fall Back !
On Left To Avoid
Being Surrounded
Germans Now Within Less Than Fifty
Miles Of Paris. But Allies Claim They
Are in Better Position Than They Have
Yet Occupied--Decided To Call Gu
All Remaining Reservists In France n

LONDON 1.-The avd -
according
his 9a3
"The AngoFrenoh
ken sAsoug
E,enins
bury ssVx
nnies 1
of iast week.
nossasass hAvs -
district Rr1aeA indies sedaa.
q Frcach fosty-ss~r S sS
unlane Ass
already ssSs
ahouid fam battles
$4,000
fonowing =
tonight: N4s
1Confinu Pare 6re0J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02
ssaitiizens Of Durham
Resent The SANDERS
OF Wet Newspapers
/ Indignation Mass-Meeting. More Than
Two Hundred Representive Citizens
Adopt Resolutions Repudiating the
Misrepresentations Of the Richmond
Evening Journal and Calling on Virginia
To Enact Prohibition Law

maintain the goo< name Of Durham.
Preh1hatien Great raetsr.
The name Of the town 10 worth de-
Tending. IT has not grown entirely
from prohibition, but from SRorts Of
progressive cftissns. However, say
and believe. every fair-thinkin9 citi-
zen will say that prohibition has been
n great factor In making Durham what
II In In m effort 70 preserve local
option the WET people Of Virginia
have sent representatives os papers
here to ret facts. Facts ars mot the
truth unless evdfy relation to them
10 brought out. We are meeting here
to relate the truth with facts and to
show the things printed In this paper
we're lies. This paper says the ak
press once OF Durham had TO be en-
1at1sd. n did have g ~ sAlasgsd, but
GAke into confederation the faet that
Durham has doubled since prohibition
went into effect. and that naturally
the size Of tho once had 10 10 In
creased. They also say our Jail was
doubled. II has been enlarged. but
now Jaiier Beivin states that there
are less prisoners In Ii than before
prohibition went into effect. Inter-
views in this paper have caused the
good word Of Mayor Brogden, and
other prominent citizens to Be harmed.
they are accused OF saying. but vir-
siniA people don't know. And II In for
the purpose Of informing them that we
are meeting.
The CITY slasAereA.
They have siandersd Durham. II
they had called one OF our citizens =
lie. he could have Knocked him down.
but they have accused ~ Of anarchy.
and we have gathered to protest"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02

tell OF what will
steadily pounding their
to
sides battle line that ngsagged north
wounded It i'm
bloode yesterday September J.
the annversa Of edan
several has
in
IN a complete arine the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02
Bloodliiest Battle in i
The Worlds History
Triumph For Germans

Most Stupendous Defeat Administered To An Enemys Force
Since Surrender Of Metz to Prussians in l870-Ot6cia
Account Received at German Embassy Includes Two Com
handing Generals and 800 Other Officers Among the
10000 Prisoners-Compee Artillery Of Russians Also Said
to Have Been Captured-Decisive Victories Over Allied
Armies Camed-Three Million Men in Battle Line 4Oc
Miles Long
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02
COMPARISON and CONTRAST
The Latest Ne,os From Bleeding Kansas

he Latest NelDS FROM bleeding ~ Kansas
campaign both in the speech Of Mr. Royal
Cabe and other about bleeding Kansas and
the
Hodges writes:
STATE OF KANSAS
George Hodges, Governor
TOPEKA
August g. 1914
Oannon i,
Rchnond Va
Bhon August q, to law. the political
parties Kansas Topeka their party patforms
principal parties The
puhoans and tho progsivss plank declaring them
selves q naona prohibitions d the liquor tamc
Kansas answer 70 shs thinks Of prohibition
Il has force for genNaion n tho sate
vay truly yours
GEORGE Il. HoDGTs
Governor.
Democrats Republicans Progressives represent practically
al Of the and all TIRES pa seeing beneficial
Statewide prohh Ii fat State declared in favor ct naoWdc
phon Goynor Hdss' ons and e the point e sys:
y fcgrs ~ geneEsaaon Il ~ 1tats 'ss
Virginia gnidsd h
Edde
viii they d the tried
hhiton those yodesd pans n the
patfos 81 tho Repuhhcan
practically The entire vodns stzsngth ofthe Gassi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-02

General Carr then appointed Q
ommittec on resolutions, composed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
BENEFICIARY REJECTS $ll2.s5O.
Publishing Company Insists on Pay
Ing Notes Made TO Founder.

Albert l. Burt. founder and president
Of the 4 l.. Burt Company. publishers,
left an estate Of s2O6,1o5.7l which would
have been depleted by 1880 II the
second paragraph OF his will had been
accepted by those II was meant to beHe-
IT. That the beneficiary rejected 1t is
revealed In an appraisers report hleC
yesterday IN brooklyn
The will provided for the destruction
OF ten notes for $4,000 each. with in
terest, and one for $500. all made by
the A. l.. Burt Company, but the company.
the appraiser reports. notified the ex-
ecutors In writing on May last that they
rejected and renowned such forgiveness"
In other words the firm insisted on pay
ing the notes in spite of the testator.
As a result the widow. Mrs. Sarah II.
Burt. instead OF merely getting "A house
at l7S Brooklyn avenue worth sl4,500
and a residuary estate OF a few thousand
dollars will receive a total OF $40. 1905. II.
Each OF the three sons. Frederick A., Ed
ward +. and Harry r. Burt. gets 100
shares of capital stock In the A. l.. Burt
Company. The $40 shares are valued at
Sbl 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
Mexico President Backs
Down as L. s. Interfcres
at TampicO.
WASHINGTON PLEASED
AT TURN or EVENTS
Relieve Huerta Is TOttcring-
Gen. villa Orders Attack
on Zacatecas.

Two steps toward peace were taken
Yesterday in the Mexican situation.
President Huerta backed down on his
plan to blockade Tampico and recalled
the order to his gunboats.
The United States Government sub
United q new proposal to the mcdators.
which. It is expected, will, admit Gen
Csrranza to the conference without an
armstice.
officials at Washington are overjoyed
o. Hucrta's withdrawal of the blockade
order and say his regime is lettering.
II is thought that he realizes his
only hope is in mediation.
u ls said the War Depa tment Is try
ing 20 md means to stop the Antilla,
with munitions for the rebels.
Gen. villa ordered his rebel forces tn
take tho field at once for the attack on
Isoatecas.
Gov. Mayorena has oustcG his rivals
4fo- the control of Sonora.
Gen. Carranza entered Saltiilo in tri-
umph and will soon declare himself
Provisional President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
GUY H. SCULL WEEDS,
SURPRISES FRIENDS
Police Commissioner WOOds's
Secretary Married to
Miss whitman.

Guy n. Scull. secretary 10 Police Conn
afternoon TO Miss Nancy whitman, n
daughter of Mrs Matthew Calbraith But
Ter OF sc East Sixty-sevtnih street Few
of Mr. SOULS friends knew OF the we'd
ding. and most of those who attended
were relatives of the couple.
The wedding took place in the Church
OF the Heavenly Rest. 551 Fifth ave-
nue.. and the Rev II arbert Shipman.
pastor OF the church performed the cere-
mony. Phnip Curtis. a cousin OF the
bridegroom. was the best man Police
Commissioner Woods was present.
No preliminary announcements had been
made, and when the ceremony WAS over
Mr. Soul told Commissioner Woods that
he would be at Police Headquarters to-
day as usual.
III YOU are III FIRE YOU" said the
Commissioner but he still believes that
scull will be on hand. and he doesn't
want to make good on his threat.
The brides father was Charles Sidney
whitman. a Washington lawyer. who died
when she was child IN 1905 her
mother was married to Gen. Matthew
c. Butler. ex-United States Senator
from South Carolina and one OF the
richest cotton planters in the South
Mr. sculrs career has been one OF ad.
venture A Harvard graduate he Joined
Col. Roosevelts Rough Riders and saw
service in the Spanish American War.
Afterward he went TO South Africa and
was a newspaper correspondent in the
Boer war.
When peace came in South Afnsa. Mr..
Scull longed for some real excitement,
so he went to China. was there during the
Boxer troubles, covered the Russo Japa-
nese War for an American newspaper and
then jumped back TO the Western Hemis-
phere became chief OF police OF Nicaragua.
had many adventures there, and returned
TO the United States to Join the secret
service. He was assigned 10 duty along
the Texas border, and part OF his duty
was to drive marauding Mexicans back
into their own country.
Then he had his big idea, He and
some Harvard friends heard that an old
Spanish treasure ship had been sunk a
few hundred years ago near some islands
off the coast OF South America. They
bought an old ship, fitted her out. and
went searching for doubloons and pieces
Of eight But their vessel was wrecked,
and Scull and his friends got back to New
NJ ~ hot alal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
FEDERAL RATE CONTROL SUPREME OYER STATE:
RAILROADS GAIN VICTORY IN SHREVEPORT CASE
What Supreme
Court Decides

From the decision handed down
by Justice Hughes:
wherever the interstate and in
trastate transactions OF carriers are
20 related that the government of
the one involves the control Of the
other 1t is Congress that Is entitled
10 prescribe the final and dominant
rule. for otherwise Congress would
be denied the exercise Of its con.
stitutional authority, and the State
and not the nation would he supreme
within the national field"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
KIDS PLEAS TOUCH COP:
GARDEN PRIZES VANISH
Dog Has Right Hunch
Watches Missed When
Boys Go.

Charles Decker, Waterman at Madison
Square Garden. heard his dog barking In
the corridor outside the storeroom at Z
o CLOCK Yesterday afternoon He ran up
there ana round that faithful Jack had a
ooE OF IL years by the trousers, while
announcer ooy was trying 10 persuade Jack
10 Jet GO
decker called FOR a policeman and
'urh'n the ooFs over TO him. But they
'o'u su'h sad story OF having no home
ana stealing INTO the Garden to find a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
RACE FAvoRrTIsM PROHIBITED.
Carmody Issues
Warming to Hotel Men.

ALBANY. June s.-Attorney- General Car
mody issued a warning to-day to hotel
proprietors against advertising that only
certain races will be admitted to their
hotels. The warning followed the publi-
cation OF an advertisement of a hotel In
the metropolitan district that only tho
patronage of Gentiles was desired.
Under the equal rights law passed by
the LEGISLATURE last year. advertisements
indicating that certain classes and races
will be excluded constitutes the same
crime as the actual exclusion.
The Attorney-General declared that he
would turn over every case OF exclusion
or advertisement indicating that certain
races will he excluded to the District
Attorneys OF the counties where the hotels
violating the law in this matter are
located
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
DYING, CRIES FOR HER BABY.
Young woman Swallows Poison ou
a Tube Train.

Dying from bichloride of mercury
poisoning and constantly calling Where
is my baby where Is my baby good
looking woman of 80 years is lying in
st. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken. She was
riding on a tube train from Cortlandt
street to Hoboken when she swallowed the
poison. Her clothes are costly and well
made and in her conscious moments she
mutters name and address which
sounds like Barbara Hand OF East New
York
The only clue to her identity IL a
photograph OF a two-year-od boy which
was found clasped in her arms on the
back of this photo lie written sweetheart
Clark"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
HEAT and LIGHTNING
CAUSE FOUR DEATHS
Mercury 33 in City-Spring-
field. H.. Holds Rec
ord With 80.

Two men were killed by lightning and
heat and humidity were responsible for
the deaths of two others yesterday.
Santa Fargara. Il teamstcr, OF l4g Oak
street. Yonkers. was hit by a bolt and
instantly killed as he was driving "A team
for the Valley Farms Company In a field
near Peckham's Lake, Dunwood!e. The
top OF his hat was burned off. steel wire
In the brim acting as conductor. one
OF the horses was stunned.
Paul Ulericht. a laborer. walking with
John Nelson and Felix Dyeck in Limo
loumville. Staten Island. was struck bv
lightning and dropped dead in his tracks.
Nelson and Dyeck were stunned. They
were taken to St. vincent's Hospital.
F. Svarich, deckhand on the Yves,
Shore ferryboat Oswego, was overcome
by the heat and died as he was helping
to make the boat fast in her slip at West
Forty-second street.
Joseph Finley was knocked out BY the
heat In Fifty-second street and fell or
the curb in front OF a truck. He was
killed by the wheels.
Humidity far above the normal created
an impression hereabout yesterday that
the temperature was away up in the nine
ties, and folks who sought thermometers
wondered II the mercury were taking.
The best effort OF the official Their
mometer. more than 400 feet aloft. wooed
by all sorts OF breezes, was SO at o'clock
in the afternoon. Then a storm forming
in the west began to make It's influence
felt here and the temperature fell several
degrees.
The storm was one OF a chain that
spilled only little OF it's refreshment In
Manhattan, but played the dickens In New
Jersey and along the Jersey coast,
stretching it's electrical claws all the way
10 Staten Island.
Two thousand persons who were In a
big pavilion In Steeplechase Park. At
lantlc City, watching the eccentricities OF
the lightning on the sea were startled
by shaft that hit an end Of the pa
vllion setting fire TO it. Park employees
put out the blaze and aueted the fright
ened women and children, some of whom
had rushed out into the storm. The rain
was torrental for short time. Nobody
was seriously hurt in the pavilion.
Lightning struck the hagpole in front
OF Public School 80 in SIP avenue Jersey
City, twice, the first fash partly dsmol-
shing and the second SCATTERING the pole.
The flashes near the school frightened
the children and Miss Maria Outwater,
the principal. had difficulty keeping the
teachers calm and preserving order.
School was dismissed an hour ahead OF the
regular time.
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BLOCKADE IS CALLED OFF.
yucr,a said 10 Have Been Guided
b, Word From Peace Delegates.
>repa' cate Despatch to TIE 81


MEXICO CRY. June s.-Gen. Aureliano
Blanquct. Minister of War. formally an
nounccd this afternoon that the order for
the bloclading Of Tampico has been coun-
t.rmanded. Notification to that enec'
has been sent to the Mexican warshlps
now proceeding TO that point. III I'M
possible to communicate with them d.
rect an effort will be made to forward
IN. necessary orders through the war
ships OF friendly nations.
Without saying 30 officially. It was in
iimated that President Huerta was guided
IN his action by word received from Nj
sgara Falls. TIE Mexican delegates
cabled At first that II would end tho
B c mediation plans. and later came
the cable despatch from the Spanish Min
,rer at Washington that the United
States would not permit the blockade,
Tie Minister of War announced also
that Gen joaquin Mass has begun to
: take the offensive at san Luis Potosi and
has met the rebels In several successful
engagements. Cuernavaca, which was at
tackled last week, was reported free from
rebels, with the surrounding country
clear
Gen Zaragoza was expected to arrive
from the direction of Tampico this morn
Ing. but did not put in an appearance.
Bank bills for so cents are now in
circulation while the mint Is issuing 20
and 10 cent pieces. This relieves tho
s,ringency In business due to the hoard
Ing OF small coins by the poor.
III sol In late edition says that the
American mediators announced they
would withdraw from the conference al
Niagara Falls II the blockade was en-
forced. and President Huerta rather than
inperl the chances for peace r,scinded
his order
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How a Railroad
President Sees 1t

r. II. Underwood, president Of
the Erie Railroad. said last night:
st isn't the greatest decision that
has ever been handed down. but 1t Is
great decision. II does not en-
hance our railroad income. but Il
simplifies matters. II does not take
away from us. hut IT lets us settle
with one educated. experienced tri-
bunal. as against. a mass of politi.
clans and ignoramuses that get into
State comm ssions as rule"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
BIPLANE FALLS so FEET.
Knox Morton Only slightly Hurt,
hut Machine Is Smashed,

MINEoLA, l., l., June s.-Knox Morton
20 years old, medical student from Bal
timore, Md. fell fifty feet with his hi
plane at Hampstead Plains this afternoon.
He was only slightly hurt. but the ma
chine was demolished and the debris
caught fire.
Morton's fan might be said to have
started from a height OF 900 feet. for he
was flying that high when one of the
wires suddenly collapsed and a wing
dropped He lost control and the biplane
fell "A little way. then sailed like y bird,
plunged. sailed off again, and so on until
he made a landing that came after a
s;ra!gh. fall Of only fifty feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
MISS WILSON HAS OPERATION.
Presidents Daughter In Philad.i-
phia for Throat Trouble.

PHILADELPHIA, June s.-Miss Margaret
Wilson came to Philadelphia to-day with
Mrs. Wilson to undergo a minor operation
OF the throat. Tho affiiction has inter-
fered seriously with her singing, her talent
for which has been the subject OF high
praise.
Miss Wilson went Immediately to the
Office of her physician. DR.. ID. Bradon
Kyle. 1917 Walnut street. After the
operation the Presidents daughter was
hastily escorted through hall to wait
ing limousine. She spent the afternoon
and night visiting Philadelphia friends.
A post-operative examination of the
throat will be made Tuesday by Dr.
Kyle after which Miss Wilson will return
to the capital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
STEAMER GOES THROUGH CANAL.
Electric Locomotives which handle
vessels Are Tested.

PANAMA. June s.--The Panama Railroad
steamship Alliance OF 1000 tons burden
Is the first ocesngoins ship to pass through
the Gatun locks. She was sent through
to-day in the presence Of g large crowd
OF spectators. who cheered Gov. Goethals.
who was present. after 1t was over.
The trip through was not to test the
locks. but to try out the electric locomo-
tives which handle the vessels through the
locks. They carried the big ship through
without a hitch In an hour and half.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
sUFFRAGETTE A SUICIDES
Young Hunger striker Found Dead
-veronsI Bottles Near BY.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tpr suS.

Special Gable Despatch TO THE srS
LONDON. June s.--A young woman who
was known as Laura Grey died at nat
in Jermyn street. where she was en-.
ployed as a scrubwoman. She was found
Unconscious and several empty bottles
which had contained veronal were dts
covered in the room.
Inquiries revealed the fact that the
dead woman was really Lavender Guth-
RE, prominent sunragette hunger
striker. who held medal Of tn Wom-
ems Social and Political Union for valor."
She was a daughter OF Mrs. Balllie Guth-
rie, a leading member OF the Lyceum
Club
An inquest will be held on June II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
MARCONI TALKS 600 MILES.
Operates wireless Telephone Fror.
London to Berlin.
Special cable Despatch TO Tus s,S

NpTc'dT IubTe Uesp0TcN 70 TIE sIN-
LONDON, June s.-Gugllelmo Marconi
talked over his wireless telephone between
here and Berlin, a distance OF 800 miles,
to-day. He said afterward:
II could not hear all the words. but the
test was most promising. considering the
distance"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
U. S. OFFERS COMPROMISE.
New Plan VIII Bring Carrsnxa Into
Conference, II Is Expected.

~ II STAT Correspondent OF THE Sun.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ontario. June S.-The
three mcdiators have in their possession
"nght new and complete plan for the
settlement Of the McXican situation which
Was submitted TO them to-day by the
'"aga'cs Of the United States. They have
eten carefully perusng this plan during
NE greater part OF the day and II will
PROBABLY occupy most OF their time 10.
norrov
The GcN plan q a comprehensive review
all tho vital points In the Mexican prob
ZEN u contains not only all the points
Nlpon w0ich an agreement has been
reached but also a series OF new sug-
sessions
Though nothing Officially has been given
o. iegird.as this new note II was learned
~'"-hi mat tn" plan which the American
ee'sai's have submitted contains a com.
po'ns' offer through which it is expected
W.og Gen Carrau2F into the conference,
-" IS said on the best authority that
Washington Is determined to do everything
"'N'n ~ power TO induce the rebel leader
." HaT' ''pnto in the mediation proceedings
Must Admit Carranxa.
I'et.iew Wilson IL more than over Of
3 /" op'n'o that no successful plan for the
."ldtpn %! Mexico can be formulated
''u' tde cooperation Of Carranza and
spar" no effort to arrive at THIS end.
no time has the matter OF the pro-
''' blockade at Tampico threatened to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09

GREEN STRIFE sCOTcH
Ask for the Non -yAniiabe Bottle with ~
os.ss stripe AneS U'A''A Co. edinburgh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09

Kryptok Toric Eyeglasses. SET In stylish
Az,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
Must tdn,it CarranEa.

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