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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
TWO NATIONS PROTEST
AGAINST ANT|AL|EN. LAW
Great Britain and Italy Join In At
tack on Arizona's New EN-
ployment Measure.
TAKE UP MATTER WITH BRYAN
Message From Governor Hunt An
nounces His Decision to Postpone
Proclamation of Statute Pending
Further Communications.

| WASHINGTON, December SIN tho
absence of official advices, Secretary
Bryan tonight refused to comment on
message from Governor Hunt, an
nouncing his decision to postpons tho
proclamation Of Arizona's new anti
alien employment law. pending further
communications from tho State De-
partment. Formal protests against the
law were lodged to-day by the British
and Italian ambassadors and n mes
sage was, sent to Governor Hunt ask-
Ing IL he had authority to postpone
action. Mr.. Bryan listened with in
terest to the Governors reply as cnr-
ried in Associated Press dispatches. bur
would not discuss the matter
| The department Is not advised as to
the full scope of the law, but 1t is
known 1t requires minimum of so
per cent OF the employees OF any per-
son or corporation in the State to be
citizens OF the United States Cover
nor Hunt also was asked to transmit
the full text of the law
| me british protest attacks the law
as In violation of the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
states, which provides that no State
shall deny to any person within It's
laws"
ITALIAN PROTEST. CITES
| COMMERCIAL. TREATY
The Italian protest citos the commer-
cial treaty between Italy and the
United States. ratified In 1871, which
I provides that citizens OF each nation
resident In the other shall have liberty
TO carry on trade, Wholesale and re-
tail; to hire and occupy houses and
warehouses;; to employ agents OF their
own choice, and generally to do any
thing Incident or necessary for trade
upon the same torms as natives OF tho
country. submitting themselves to the
laws there established"
The note presented by the British
ambassador sought Information as to
tho exact status OF British residents
| In Arizona under the law. 1t was
stated that British consuls there had
sent word that suits to test the Ie-
gality OF the act were contemplated by
British residents.
| In reply the state Department noti-
fed both embassies II had taken steps
to obtain complete information as to
| the antialien act, and expected soon to
lie able to furnish the desired informa-
| tion. AS soon as the text OF the ArI-
zona law Is available 1t will be sub
jected to study by tho departments
legal advisers, who Will also look up
court decisions based on antialicn en-
actment Of other States, such as Call
fornia, oregon and New York
1
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
FUND OF $4,000
FOR UNEMPLOYED
GREATLY NEEDED
Associated Charities Asks
Aid Of The Times-Dis-
patch in Raising Cash.
5000 WAGE-EARNERS
ARE NOW OUT OF WORK
Many Are Skilled Mechanics,
Who Never Before Sought
Public Assistance.
WILL RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Checks May BE Sent to This Office
and VIII BE AcknowI-
edged.
WILL RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Checks May BE Sent to This Office
and VIII BE Acknowl-
edged.
The Dispatch Will
Receive Contributions

Contributions for support of the
special bureau of the Associated
Charities, which will undertake to
support the families of the unem-
ploycd OF RichInond during this
winter, mny he sent to T'he Times-
Dispatch, md Will be promptly nc
knovledged. This money will be
used exclusively for the support OF
the families OF Richmond working
men who, hecHHsc of present eco
nomtc conditions, are unable to oh
tain employ ment, md whose de-
pendent ones nrc I'm actual want.
The work Will be supervised by a
committee OF cltlzens, and no pub
lirity- VIII he given 10 my fndivid-
uni cnHc helped. a fund OF $4,000
IN fnim ediatcly needed that there
mny he no Immediate want among
respectable working class of Rich
mond people not accustomed to call
npOn charity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
DIRECT OFFER OF BRIDE
TO FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Miss Cope Promised $3.50 for Aid
I'm Blackmail Scheme. Against
Colonel Alexander.
UNDER ARREST IN CHICAGO
According to Assistant District At
torney Igoe, Woman Formulated
Proposition in Her Own Hand
writing, Setting Forth Agreement.

CHICAGO. December 5.-Miss Jessie
Il. Cope, accuser Of Colonel Charles
Alexander, Providence r. l., mil
lionairc. under the white slave act. was
arrested her to-day charged with at
tempting to bribe government officials
in Chicago to mid her to blackmail
Alexander out OF $4,000. Alexander,
siXty-ive years old and married, was
arrested at Providence yesterday.
The public had its first view of the
woman when she was arraigned before
United. States Commissioner Mason.
who held her on the bribery charge.
and also as witness against Alex
ander She is thirty-two years old,
and was described by one OF the gov
ernment agents who resisted the al
legged brlbe offer, as brilliant bru-
nette beauty" She is of medium height
and weight and handsomely gowned.
District Attorney Charles Il. CIyne,
Michael. L. Igoe, his first assistant
Hinton G. Clabaugh, head OF the local
division OF the Department. of Justice,
and Lucien G. Wheeler. an agent work
ing under Clabaugh, manifested studied
reluctance to accept the case when
Miss Cope first brought before them
her accusation against Alexander Ii
was stated to-day In. the district attor-
ney's office.
FORMULATED PROPOSAL.
IN WRITTEN AGREEMENT
In the end, according to a formal
statement issued by Igoe, she pro-
posed. and formulated the proposal in
written agreement that IL the gov
ernment officials would assist her In
eXtortlng $4,000 from Alexander she
would give them half OF 1t to be split
among them. The other half OF the
sum she said she would keep, and out
OF 1t she must pay her attorneys she
said. according to Igoe. Igoe said that
her attorney at Los Angeles was named
Terrell and her other lawyer, in Provi-
dence, named Thomly. He did not
know their other names
Igoe's statement follows:
"On tho arrest OF Colonel Charles
Alexander at Providence yesterday tho
press reports declars that both he
and his attorney charged the COM
plainant, Miss Cope, with attempted
tlackmail. Hinton G. Clabaugh, divi-
sion superintendent OF the Department
of Justice, to-day has wired the nt-
torney for Mr.. Alexander. requesting
any and all information to support his
alleged charge. During the investiga-
ton of tho complaint OF Miss Cope by
Federal officials at Chicago. suspicion
as to, her good faith In the matter
existed.
OFFERED TO PAY $4,000
N.E FOR AID OF, OFFICIALS
Miss Cope had many conferences
with Mr.. Igoe as we'll as with Mr.
Clabaugh. Finally she made the bold
proposition that the government Of
ficials should aid her in obtaining $780,
900 from Colonel Alexander for her In
jured innocence. Miss Cope went much
tcontInued on Firth Page;) a =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
jIMlNEz TAKES OATH
Election Declared Valid, and fJe4 Be
comes President of Santo Domingo.
Especial TO The r!mes-Dtspatch

tSpeclal TO The Times-Die patch.]
WASHINGTON, December 5.-The
seating OF General Jiminez in the
presidential chair of Santo Domingo
took place to-day, amid the booming
OF cannon In the capital city, accord
Ing 10 official dispatches to the State
Department to-day. The Supreme
Court OF Santo Domingo previously met
and declared the election valid. where
upon the oath of Office was admin
istered to Jiminez
Watchful waiting has won there
Also remarked Secretary OF State
Bryan when he announced the cleo
tion. which had been largely super
vised by agents OF the state Depart
ment.
As to whether the American forces
would be Immediately withdrawn, the
secretary replied. mot precipitateiy."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
STRONG HOPE FOR scHERER
Physicians md Relatives Think Symp-
toms Favorable to Recovery.
tspecial to The Timesn,sna,o,,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
CLIFTON FORGE. VA. December 5.
Il. l.. Scherer, general claim agent
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
who is under treatment in the hospi
tai here. was reported sleeping pence
fully at $3.50 o'clock tonight. Through
out the day his symptoms were fa-
vorable. and the physicians and others
at his bedside are now more hopeful
over his recovery than at any time
since Mr. Scherer was shot on Thurs
day morning by an unknown man
while investigating car robberies.
Rev. j. j. Scherer, of Richmond, who
is here, said late to-day that the in
jured man is doing better than he
had reason to hope for. No further
arrests have been made. though sew
eral secret service men are contin-
ually at work on tho case
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

LONDON, December 5 (s:45 P. Af.).--
There have been no material changes
In the positions OF the belligerents on
either the eastern OF western fronts
during tho last twenty-four hours.
Fighting has continued, but 1t would
seem as though on both fronts the
vast armies have been engaged largely
In making preparations for new bait
ties.
Here and there heavy cannonadess or
infantry attacks have occurred, all OF
which. however, were more In the ma
ture OF feelers than serious design
in the way of an offensive or for the
purpose OF an advance.
In Poland. the Germans, whose dar-
ing stroke to penetrate tho Russian
centre apparently has failed with heavy
losses, according to Petrograd reports.
are forming a new line. extending
roughly from Kutno. in the north, to
Cracow, in the south. The right, or
southern wing OF this army, which
rests on Cracow, is commanded by
General Dankl. He Is supported on
the north by General Hetzendorf,
whose army Is based on Czenstochowa,
while the new army sent from the west
fills the gap between this force and
General Mackensens army. which. after
eXtricating itself from the Russian
meshes. now is in n new position ex-;
tending from Kutno southwark. The
Eighth East Prussian Army presum-
ably has taken up the northern part
of the line T..
ENTIRELY NEW BATsrLE
ABOUT TO BE FOUGHT
Thus it willlbe seen that an entirely
new battle is about to be fought for
the Germans are determined at all costs
to keep tho Russians out of their ter.A
ritory. The English correspondents
are combining themselves TO reports Of
the previous battle around Lods,a dez
scribed as the most sanguinary Of the
war.
On the western front interest shiftn
from Flanders to Lorraine and upper
.Alsace. There has been little fighting
in that part of Belgium still held bY
the allies, and the French have taken
some old German trenches, which has
given rise to a belief thatsthe Germans
will fall back to new positions ~
Operations OF more serious import
are taking place on the borders ofsAff.s
sace-Lorraine. In upper Alsace, the
French apparently have made constd-
Ing desperate efforts to sever commu-.
nications of the German force hoidinEt
st. Mihie1. on; the Mouse. ii; *
Everywhere, however, siege warfarEs
prevails. and for the most part gainxs
extend hardly more than 100 yards. 81 4. 4.
In the Near East similar condittntiS
prevail, and nothing has ocrufredS
which might be,3ermed a battle. S:ts
Naval Warfare so far as kf,owrs " eS,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
AT WORK ON TRADING PLANS
Stock Exchange Committee Not Ready
for Resumption.

Stock Exchange Committee Not Ready
for Resumption.
NEW YORK. December 5.-Omcial
denial was made to-day Of the report
that n meeting had been called for next
Monday Of governors of the New York
stock Exchange to ratlfy plans for the
early resumption of trading In stocks
on the floor Of the exchange.
The denial was issued by the ex-
changes committee OF five, which has
peen at work for some time past on
plans looking to the gradual revival Of
dealings In stocks. Publication OF re-
ports to the effect that the committee
had nearly perfected such a plan, II
was said, was premature
The plans of the committee of five
TO resume dealings In stocks on the
floor OF the exchange have not vet been
consummated." reads the announce
ment. No meeting OF the board of
governors has been called. and none
VIII be called until the plan is per-
fccted.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
TO SAFEGUARD COTTON
Smith Suggests Shipments with Non
cOntrnbnnd Goods nv Ballast.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-Sena
tor Hoke Smith conferred with Coun-
sellor Robert Lansing ut the State
Department to-day on the difficulties
in shipment of cotton with copper
and contraband articles.
~ am going to recommend to our
shippers" said the Senator after
ward. that there be an organized
shipment of cotton from Galveston,
New Orleans and Savannah in neutral
ships, with turpentine and rosin as
their ballast If the shipments are
made through Holland, there will be
no difficulty in reaching Germany and
Austria, where there is great de-
mand for cotton. / think our cotton
men should be particularly careful
not to load their ships with any con-
traband whatsoever, and controversy
will be ayofded."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
HAVOC WROUGHT BY STORM
Hundreds Of Boats Sunk or Washed
Ashore-Old Point Flooded.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. December 3.
Hundreds of small boats have been
sunk or washed ashore. pleasure piers
carried away. streets flooded and
number of large vessels damaged by
the storm that swept over Chesapeake
Bay and this section last night and
to-day. The gale from the east has
caused n high tide unequalcd since
1883. To-day tho water rose over the
wharf at Old Point and flooded the
streets to the depth of foot or more
Street car traffic to Old Point and Fort
Monroe was made impossible by tho
water. which covered the Mill Creek
trcstle. Along the water front In
Hampton and Phoebus the streets were
boats werc necessary in order to trans
port people from one section to an
other. The basement Mt the Chamber
lin Hotel at Old Point was Hooded and
the park in front or the hotel was
completely submerged.
In attempting to dock at Old Point
this morning tho New York, Philadel-
Dhia and Norfolk steamer PENNSYLVANIA
crashed into the pier and sustained
considerable damage to her bow. She
proceeded ON her voyage to Cape
Charles this evening.
Hundreds of small boats have been
tossed high and dry on, the embahk-
mcnts, while others were sent to the
bottom. u large number of pleasure
piers along the beach from this city to
Buckroe Beach have been swept away
or badly damaged. while the big pier
at Buckroe was damaged. as were n
number of summer cottages.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
MORE SHIPS GIVEN REGISTRY
Navigation nureau Announces Total of
ElxhfY-One In NoYemhcr.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-A total
of eighty-one vessels, seventy-one OF
them new American craft and ten for
eign-built. were given registry in No
vember, according to figures given out
to-day by the Navigation Bureau. The
total tonnage of tho American ships
was 1865. The foreign ships totaled
31221 tons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
HIGH-GRADE MECHANICS
ARE FACING WANT

ARE FACING WANT
How really great the need is. said
Secretary buchanan yesterday. may be
attested by the fact that railroad men,
mechanics, machinlstS and other trades
workers, who in ordinary times earn
SO = day and more, are now reduced
to penury They want work; they are
willing to work, but there is no work
for them to do Even the Associated
Charities. one of the main duties of
which it is to find work for the unem-
ployed who want work. can find no
employment for those upon whom wives
and families are dependent for their
daily bread. TO meet the Increased
demand at least $4,000 is needed. so
that in Richmond no man may starve
or any little child go hungry and un-
clothed. In circular letter addressed
TO the friends of charity by the Asso-
ciatcd Charities. 1t is said:
I'VE all sympathiZe with the inno-
cent sufferers caused by the horrors OF
war. and we are doing what we can
to help them. This very fact, however
will make it more difficult for the As
sociatcd Charities to provide for the
destitute and sufferers among our own
people this winter. The Associated
Charities has made the work effective
professional begging has been dis
couraged. struggling men and women
have been helped to help themselves; /;
kept together. Let us by all means
help suffering everywhere; but let us
not forget to provide for our own
household" Tho signers Of the letter
are: Henry Lee Valentine, John Stew
art Bryan and Milton j. Straus.
NEW BUREAU OPENED
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
When the situation became serious
the Associated Charities opened all it's
avenues Of aid. so that an attempt
might be made to reach every man,
every head of a household whose means
of livelihood have been taken from
him by an economic situation which he
is as unable to avoid as he was to
prevent. The difficulty Of knowing
whom to help and of how TO reach
them is made vastly greater by the
fact that men who once lived, at least
in comfort, and with an ordinary
measure of happiness, are slow and un-
willing to make known their needs
The painful embarrassment of seeking
aid prevents many from seeking as
sistance until the desperation OF facing
worn and tired wife and gaunt checks
OF little children drive them to make
appeal. During the last week twenty
at the Associated Charities, and were
hour. These were mon who formerly
the needy out of their own fulness In
plenty. During the week wood has
been sawed for 400 hours, The wood
Continued on Eighth Page.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

NORFOLK, December 5.--Tidewater
Virginia to-day experienced what is
said to have been tho scverest north
east storm and highest tide since 1888.
In this city the wind attained velocity
OF forty-two miles an hour. and q num-
ber of streets near the water front
were inundated. In one street row.
boats were used to transport citizens.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
CARDINAL DI PlETRo DEAD

Away IN Rome.
LONDON, DECEMBER 5.-The Central
News has received Il dispatch from It's
Rome correspondent, saying that Car
dinal Angelo di Pietro, doyen of the
Sacred College. died this morning.
Cardinal di Pietro was horn May &c,
1928. He was papal nuncio at Madrid
In 1887. and he was created and pro-
claimed cardinal priest In 1893.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

From vIenna come official reports.
OF small engagcments I'm West
Gnlicin, In which the Austrtans were
successful. In the tCarpathlans and
in South Poland the situation In snld
to remain without modification.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

The ITALIAN Chandler of Deputies,
BY n ;voteSof Alb to 40, han expreHsed
follows the pronouncemcnt. by Pres
inter Salnndfa of ItnIy's pf..scy,
which LIS directed toward inanfntnfnss
ing "armed and watchful neutraI-i
ity.v ~,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

AND ENJOYABLE TRIP.
To Baltimore via York River I.ne, $40 p.
NJ except Sundays. ssSo one way. $40
round trip, ~ wv Y 80 q n D
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

pnrinE to remove from bordeaux to
Paris. One minister already has left
bordeaux for the old capital. and
others will follow within q day. or,
two.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

The Servian Cabinet has resigned.
Ex-Premier Pnchitch has undertaken
the task of organizing a new min-
Sstry, SIS tsS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

King Georges after several days
spent with tho British expedftfonary
forces In France han returned tc
buckingham Palace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

are forming. after their attempt
against the Russian centre. htretchea
from Ikutno, on the. north. to Cra-
cow, on the south. Here another
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

In tho western arena there is COM
pnrative quiet. although the French
fGsp1Tf and Is
upper AlSace. (;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

In view of the extraordinary situa-
tion presented by tho small army OF
unemployed IN Richmond and of the i'm
mediate and pressing need that n con-
dition unparalleled I'm the economic
history OF the city should be relieved.
Or. James Buchanan. general secretary
OF the Associated Charities, asks the
aid of The Times Dispatch in meeting
the demand, In the following letter:
BUCHANAN ASKS AID
OF THE rIMES-DISPATCH
"Richmond. Va, December S, 1914.
The Times s-Dlspatch, City:
I'VE need $4,000 for ~our regular
budget. Our treasury is empty. Here
tofore the generous public has always
enabled us to meet the needs of the
situation as developed.
This year we are confronted with
an unusual situation. AT least 5000
heads of families are unemployed in tn.
city OF Richmond. These men are will
Ing to work, but there is no work to
be secured. Many come to the central
office of the Associated Charities every
day telling the same sad story of mo
work. no bread. and no way OF securing
money to pay rent" These men are
not shirkers in any sense. They de-
sire to meet their responsibilities as
sons. brothers. husbands and fathers.
They are helpless. The economic sys-
TEN upon which they are dependent for
their daily toll has broken down. How
is this situation to be met?
The Associated Charities during the
last two weeks has opened n special
bureau for the unemployed. We are
determined to meet the special need by
furnishing food for all the families when
the waBe-earner is thrown out of en-
ployment. We need special fund of
at least $4,000 for this purpose. Can
YOU not use the columns Of your valua-
BILE paper to aid In this undertaking?
Sincerely,
(Sgned) JAMES BUCHANAN,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

The Siberian troops are ahewfaE
tireleSs aEgression. chsrEing bnt-.
hand-to-hnnd lighting. yillagesy
have hcen burned and the country
side is reported atrewn with the
bodies of dead and wounded. Losses
hnve been great. isfl }f g
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
ARMIES ENGAGED
IN PREPARATIONS
F0RNEW BATTLES
No Material Changes in Po-
sitions During Last
"a Hours.
ATTACKS THAT OCCUR
IN NATURE OF FEELERS
Petrograd Reports Germans as
Forming New Line in
Poland.
NAVAL WARFARE PosTpoNED
Operations Of Serious Import on
Borders Of Alsace.
Lorraine. =
Germans and Russian.
in a Mighty Battle

GERMANs ana Ru.sinn. are en-
gagged In a mighty battle south
of Lodx, In Russian Poland and
along n line from GIosvao, NORTH
east of Lods. to the ylstula River
Atty miles, md probably close to.
half million men are taking part
In the desperate encounters which
MT somc places arc mt the hsyonct'sI
point.