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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-11
August 20 the Crucial Day.

During the fighting on the cath and
Goth the cavalry became u good deal
scattered. but BY early morning OF the
10th Gen. Allenby had succeeded in con.
centratlng two brigados to the south of
Cambria The fourth division was placed
under the orders Of the general officer
commanding tha Second Army Corps.
ION the 2Ith the French cavalry corps,
consisting % three divisions, under Gen.
Sordct had been in bllcts north OF
Avesnes. ON my way back from Vavay.
which was my postc de commandments
during the fighting Of the 23d and the
2ith, | visited Gen Sordet and earnestly
requested his cooperation and support.
He promised to obtain sanction from his
army commander TO act on my left flank.
but said that his horses were too tired
to move before the next day. Although
he rendered me valuable assistance later
on in the course of the retirement. he was
unable. for the reasons given, to afford
mo any support on the most critical day
OF all. namely, the 26th.
AT daybreak IL became apparent that
the enemy was throwing the bulk OF his
strength against the left of the position
occupied by the Second Corps and the
fourth division At this time the guns
OF four German army corps were in no
sition against them and Sir Horace
Smith-porrien reported to me that he
Judged II impossible to continue his re-
tirement at daybreak as ordered. in the
face of such an attack
II sent him orders 10 use his u,n,o.,
endeavors to break or the action and
retire at the earliest possible moment as
II was impossible for me to send him
support. the First Corps being at the mo-
ment incapable Of movement
THE French cavalry corps under Gen
Sordet was coming up on our lcf, roar
early In the morning and | sent him nm
urgent message to do his utmost to come
w and support the retirement of nv ,eft
HANK. hut owing to the fatigue Of his
horses he found himself unable to in.
tervene in any way.
There had been no time 10 in,reroh
the position properly. bu, the troops
showed magnificent, front TO the ter.
rlble fire which confronted them. Tho
artillery although outmatched by at
least four to one. made a splendid sv,,
and inflicted heavy losses on their nm.
ponents
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-11
FRANCE DENIES CHARGE.
ssys ksiser's Message tn Wilson IL
Trick.
Special cobie Despafch 10 TEE srs.

NP1o'n V0OI1 UespdIcN 70 TEE SrN
BORDEAUX, September TO-
Tho French Government has Issued
formal denial of the charge made by the
Kaiser in his telegram TO President VII.
son that the allies are using dumdum
bullets The Government says the charge
made by the Kaiser Is only a mannuvre
10 JUSTIFY the employment OF dumdum
bullets by German troops and mitigate
the Impression created IN America by the
reports OF Germsn atrocities In France
and Belgium.
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Not Moment to Re- Lost.

\ teit that not a moment mus, be
lost IN retiring to another position. had
every reason to believe that the enemy.
FORCES "er" somewhat exhausted. and
knew that they had suffered heavy losses
hoped therefore that his pursuit Womb
not he too vigorous To prevent me enec,.
ing m! object The operation. however
was tuii OF danger and difficulty, not only
owing to the very superior forces in my
front. but also TO the exhaustion of tho
troops.
me retirement was recommended in
the early morning Of the 25th TO a posi-.
'on IN tho neighborhood OF lie Cateau.
and the rear guard were ordered TO be
clear OF Maubeugc and Bavay by 80
A. NJ. Two cavalry brigades with the
divisional cavalry OF the Second Corps.
covered the movement OF the Second
Corps, and the remainder OF the cavalry
division with the Nineteenth Brigade, the
whole under command OF Gen. Allcnby,
covered the west flank.
The fourth division commenced its de-
rainment at lie Cateau on Sunday, the
"'"' "'H w NV HlornliB OF the -oth
eleven hattalions and a brigade OF artil-
lery, with the divisional stan. were avail
able for service. I ordered Gen Snow 20
move out TO take up a position with
his right south Of Solesmes. his left rest
ing on the Cambrai-Le Cateau road,
south Of La Chapriz. In this position
the division rendered great help TO the
effective retirement of the second and
First Corps to new positions.
although the troops had been ordered
to occupy the Cambrai-Le Cateau-Lan-
drecies position. and ground had. dur
ing the 25th. been partially prepared and
intrenched, I had grave doubts-owing
to information ] mad received as to the
accommodating strength OF the enemy
against meas to the wisdom of stand
ing there to fight.
Having regard IN the continued retire
ment OF the French on my right, my ex-
posed left nank. the tendency OF the
enemys western corps TO envelop me-
and moro than all the exhausted con-
dition OF the troops. determined to
make great effort to continue the
retreat til could put some substantial
obstacle such as the Somme or the Oise
between my troops and the enemy and
afford the former some opportunity for
rest and reorganization.
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Gives Detail of Desperate
Fighting During
Long Retreat.
GEN. SMITH-DORRIEN
ON LEFT SAVED ARMY
Germans Pressed So Hard
Force Was Often Near
Annihilation.

| LONDON, sept. fdelayed) .-rielt
Marshal Sir John French. command.
ing the British troops on the Con.
tinent. has made report to Ear
Kitchener. Secretary for War. covering
the operations Of the British forces
since their landing. This report. made
public to-day In the Gazette, the official
organ, follows:
The transportation OF the troops from
1 England by rail and sea was effected in
the best order and without a check Con.
centrstlon was practically completed on
the evening Of Friday. August q. and I
was able to make dispositions to move the
force during Saturday TO positions con-
sidered most favorable from which to
commence the operations which Gen.
Jofrre requested me to undertake. The
line extended along the line of the canal
from Condo on the west, through Mons
and Binche on the east
During August 90 and 90 the advance
squadrons did some excellent work. some
OF them penetrating as far as Soignies
"a town Of Belgium. ten miles northeast
OF Mons). and several encounters took
place In which our troops showed to
great advantage.
con Sunday tho ,ad r,nor,s hoyar "a
come in 10 tho ensc, tha, tho .remv va.
commencing a, attack nm ,ha Mons ,,,o
appsrer,,v In SOM. s,,s,v,h M, thu, On.
right Of IN. position from Mons was he
Ing PARTICULARLY threatened TIL. com.
uander ~ tho 6r., oorns had nu.h.d vi.
aank back m sors b,vh yro,,a .o,,,, =,
Rrav and IN. ri,,h cavalry .v,c,.,,d
R,nchc moving sI,rbtIy .ou,h Tho .no,,,
,be-eunor ,cc,,ni.d p,r.ho
Tine rich, n, tho mid d,,.,s,,, u,ao-
Con Hamilton mas a, No,, u,,oh ,orr,od
a .on.rhst aapyarou. .sr,.,, on,
d,r.,,.a ,ho oor,m.r,.r =, ~. 60
corn. 1, ,h,sa,er.d ,.,,o,.,y % 49,.
hack the c.ntr. bch,nd Nor. Tb,, ,y..
do,. h.,or. d.,L
Germ.ns Start Flank Noxem.n,
In the meantime about In the
AFTERNOON received most unexpected
'"es'"s' ii''i' ''''' ''"'e ~ te'es'aph
corps we're moving on my position in
:.
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I" position south OF Quarouble to sup
port the left flank Of the second corps
with the assistance Of cavalry Sir Hor-
ace Smith-Dorrien was enabled to effect
ms retreat to new position, although
having two corps of the enemy on his
front and one threatening his flank. He
suffered great losses in doing so.
AZ nightfall position was occupied by
the second corps TO the west OF Ravay, the
nrst corps to the right. The right was
protected by the fortress OF Maubeuge. tho
len by the Nineteenth Brigade. in po-
sltion between Jenla and Bruay. and cav
airy on the outer flank. The French were
sum retiring. and had no support cxcept
such as was afforded by the fortress NJ
Msubeuge. and determined efforts ~ the
enemy To get around my flank assured me
nat was his intention TO hem m.
against that place and surround me.
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difficult position In the darkness OF night
they werc able at dawn to resume their
march toward wassigny and Ggise.
'Ry about 6 In the afternoon the
Second Corps had got into position with
their right on lie Catcau. their left in the
neighhorhood OF Caudry. and the line OF
defence was continued thence by the
fourth diviso on toward Seranvillers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
AUTHOR Of ''f[AGe's
FLATS" IN COURT
WILL ACT AS OWN LAWYER. DE-
PENDING HIMSELF ON swIND-
LING CHARGE.

New York. Oct 1a.--Jared F1agg.
author OF Flags Flats" and origina-
tor OF a So per cent a year margin in-
vestment scheme which got him into
trouble with tho Federal authorities.
will appear In a third role for the
next few weeks, BY permission OF
Judge Rudkin. Flagg will argue his
own case In the United States District
Court. where he is on trial for using
the mails TO defraud In the promotion
of his brokerage scheme. His present
attorney. Robert G. Beatty. win act ~
counsel of record.
When the case was called today At
torney Beatty moved for dismissal
of the indictment. on the grounds that
two Of the members OF the Federal
grand Jury which had handed down the
true bill, were professional 3urymen.
and one OF them, Michael Kehoe. was
likewise "self-confessed" gambler.
Attorney Beatty also called attsn-
ton to the fact that william G. Free
man. convicted with Julian Hawthorne
and DR.. Morton. had secured . retrial
on the strength of the fact that Kehoe
was on the jury which convicted the
men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
LITTLE NEGRO BOY
KILLED IN STREET
GEORGE WILLIAM DAVIS is SHOT
WHILE IN HIS HOME IN
BARTON HEIGHTS.

Failing a victim to a bullet said to
have been fired into the air by Aaron
Tyler, negro. George William Davis,
a six-year- coiored boy. fell in his
tracks late yesterday afternoon at st
James and Fritz Streets, near Barton
Heights, and died before medical aid
could reach him.
The little negro is said to have been
going towards his home. 25 Fritz
Street, when a pistol shot rent the air
and he was seen to thow his hands to
the rear of his head and then fall to
the ground. The ball took a. down
ward course and penetrated the brain.
causing death almost instantly.
Tyler. the negro who is believed to
have fired the fatal shot, was found at
his home, | Sell Street. last night and
placed under arrest by Henrico County
Policeman G.. w. Campbell. He was
lodged in Henrico County Jail, where
he will be held without bail until after
the conorr<.'s inquest is held. The
negro refused to either deny or con-
firm the fact that he had discharged
the weapon in the street, and what MS
motive was Is entirely unknown.
Coroner j. FuImer Bright will i'm
panel a jury this morning and investi
gate the shooting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
TAKE A GLASS OF SALTS IF YOUR
BACK HURTS OR BLADDER
TROUBLES YOU.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make q mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which excites the kidneys,
they become overworked from the
strain. get sluggish and fail to filter
the waste poisons from the blood, then
We get sick, Nearly all rheumatism,
headaches. liver trouble, nervousness,
dizziness, sleeplessness and urinary dis
orders come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache in
the kidneys, or your back hurts. or II
the urine Is cloudy, Offensive, full OF
sediment. irregular Of passage, or at
tended by sensation of scalding. stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
OF Jad Salts from any pharmacy; take
a tablespoonful in a glass OF water be-
fore bre akfast and in a few days yoar
l<idnAys will act fine. This famous
salts Is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon Juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush and stimulate the kidneys, also
to neutralize the acids in urine so 1t
no longer causes irritation, thus end
ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive and cannot
injure; makes a delightful effervescent
drink which everyone
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
toux--Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
MISSIONER OWNER
IN COURT TODAY
HARRISON DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST
MRS. RAMSEY IN CHARLES
CITY COUNTY.

A large attendance is expected at
today's session of the Circuit Court
of Charles City County. when the now
famous damage suit OF Hugh Harrison.
of Charles City County. against Mrs
Charles Sears Ramsey. owner of West
over, begins
Mr.. Harrison sues for $4,000 for al
legged defamation of character. growing
out of correspondence over q dispute
about tho postoffice at Vest ,7er. then
In charge Of Mrs. Ramsey. Strong Ian
guage Is alleged to have been Used
by the defendant In some Of her Of
fetal letters and Mr.. harrison insti-
tuted suit.
Mrs. Ramsey IL represented by Rich
ard e. Byrd, Of Richmond: NJ D Nance,
Commemorative Attorney for Cha: les
City County. and n. l. Henley. of Will
liemsburg. Mr.. Harrison has employed
Harry M. Smith. Jr.. and irving Camp
bell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

churches; the synod are as follows:
Minister'S, 322; contiguous Presbyteries
aud the general assembly. It's highest
court. having Jurisdiction over tho
whole church.
The Synod OF Virginia Is composed
o< the churches connected with the
Southern Assembly. located in Virginia
West NirgiL~, Maryland and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. The statistics of the
synod are az followers: Ministers,
3322; candidates. 62: churches 517;
ruling elders, 1870; deacons, $685.;
added last year on examinations 3,0T2;
added by letter 1.77e, whole number
members. 56317; adult baptisms,
t.43a infant baptisms, 900 Sunday
Schoo! enrolment, 56,59s: contrihl-
tons: foreign missions, sa2,6s5 as
sembly's home missions, sci. lot; local
home missions. s5a.5s7. Bible class,
s1,997: orphans homes. s9.la0; pas
tors salaries S233.667: congregational
and Presbyterial expenses. s2S394S;
miscellaneous, s54,973,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
SCHOOL BOARD CASE
DECISION TOMORROW
JUDGE SCOTT WILL PASS ON IN
JUNCTION AGAINST ALLEGED
ExTRAvAGANCE.

In Henrico Court Wednesday morn
ing Judge r.. Carter Scott will pass
upon the petition of r. A. Smith and
other county citizens, who are asking
that an INDUCTION to made perma-
nent, restraining the School Board
from paying out county funds for Of
flee rent in the Chamber of Commerce
building and for the upkeep Of En
automobile purchased for Superinten-
dent Arthur d. Wright.
Several weeks ago a temporary in
junction was secured against the
School Board and the petitioners are
now asking that it be made perma-
nent.
Many of the Henrico County citizens
believe that Superintendent Wright
should be allowed to retain the car
and that the county should appropriate
a certain sum for its upkeep. The
outcome of these proceedings are
eagerly looked forward II people
throughout Henrico.
This is the only case of importance
that will be taken up in the court
this week, the other cases scheduled
being minor ones OF little interest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

eral charge Of this feature of the
work and has proven most capable
assistant to the board.
Success Most Frequent.
The proportion of successes to
failures is most encouraging" said
DIR. Mastin yesterday. Forty out of
800 is doing splendidly. In Washing
ton the Board of Children's Guardians
accounts itself fortunate In any year
1t does not have at least twenty per
cent of its cases prove failures. Forty
out of 500 is a much smaller percent
age"
White children also are cared for
In this manner, but the need is less
IN this case. as the State institutions
are Droportionately of more ample ac-
commodations and tho number of de-
linquent white children is smaller.
Children. white and colored. are re-
ceived from all over the State. The
police justices and Juvenile courts are
finding it more expedient to turn the
delinquent cases over to the Board OF
Charities than to hold them for COM
mitment to institutions upon the
boards approval. Cases are received
by Secretary Mastin from all parts OF
the State. Last week there were sew
eral from Wise and other points in the
far Southwest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20

starts ON a high plane. and II
destined to achieve big results, such as
have been accomplished by similar
organizations Of other business inter-
ests In the United States.
"A call Jas been issued for gen
eral meeting of.the real estate men CT
Virginia to be held in the virginian
Hotel In Lynchburg. at p. III. en-
Monday. October 20. 1914. and all In
terested real estate dealers are in
vited to attend this organization meet
ing.
This proposed association of men
with = common purpose Is in line with
modern Industrial DEVELOPMENT and
the leaders Of this movement feel con-
f1dent that an association OF 100 CT
more real estate agents working to-
gether in Virginia can and will ac-
complish big things for the Common
wealth" /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
CRITTENDEN CASE WAS
PUZZLE TO JURY

A coroner's jury. which yesterday
investigated the death OF John Crit
tenden, Of 6SI Mosby Street. was UNI
abls to decide whether tho man came
to his death by accident or other.
WISE Crittenden died In the virginia
Hospital with fractured skull. He
was found lying In Jefferson Park in
a semi-conscious condition ana taken
to that institution.
Crittenden told detectives that he
was struck by two mon when no 70.
fused to give them q drink Of whiskey.
Investigation of tho statement led to
the discovery that ono Of the men
whom he claimed had struck him was
confined in the city jail 1t the time
and the other proved. It seems beyond
q doubt, that he was At home in bed,
Tho police are inclined to believe that
Crittenden was intoxicated and fell
fracturing his skull.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
FINDS HOMES FOR
MANY DEl|NQUEN1S
SECRETARY MASTTN ETING
WITH GREAT SUCCESS IN
PLACING JUVENILES.


Delinquent children are being
placed in good homes at the rate OF
several day by the State Board OF
Charities and Corrections. acting
under the provisions OF the law as
amended by the lest session OF the
General Assembly, according to Rev.
j. T. Mastin. the secretary.
I'VE received and disposed OF near
ly score last week" said Dr. Mastin
yesterday. Altogether we have
placed about three hundred colored
children since the law went into ef-
feet and OF the number comparatively
few have proven failures"
The last Legislature amended the
law so as to give to the Board OF
Charities the control and disposition
of delinquent cases. Under the
amended law the court can commit to
the care Of the board all juvenile cases
or commit the youngsters to reforma-
tories or institutions approved by the
board. The board Is given authority
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
LAND MEN WILL
ORGANIZE MONDAY
STATE GATHERING OF REAL
ESTATE AGENTS WILL CON-
WE'VE IN LYNCHBURG.

A number of Richmond land agents
will attend the meeting OF tho States
real estate men to be held at the
virginian Hotel, LynchDurg. at
O'Clock Monday afternoon, October rs.
for the purpose of forming a permA-
nent organization of virginia land
dealers. A temporary organization
was formed at a meeting held In this
city on October 8. at which time n.
NJ. Magic. Of Waynesboro, was chosen
temporary chairman. and D. T. Ken
nedy. of enbridge. temporary secretary.
The call for next Mondays meeting %
issued by the committee APPOINTED At
the meeting of October s.
One OF the objects or the proposed
orga nization will be to remedy the
abuses which may be found to have
crcpt into the business. thereby raising
the standard of the business.
Then 1t is believed that such an
organization can inaugurate a public
ity campaign for immigration such as
has not been possible heretofore.
In the call for the meeting tho fol-
lowing facts are set out:
THE growing needs of Virginia in
finding homes, farms. orchards and
investments in general for home
seekers from other States today call
for the getting together OF Virginia
real estate agents into working as
ISOLATION to facilitate the buHness CT
locating home-seekers and in general
the development OF Virginia's agr-
cultural horticultural. live stock.
dairyng and other Industrial enter
prdses. 1t is thought among the agents
that thsough this association and only
this association can wrongs
be rig31ted and the standard OF the
real estate bh4nRe raised.
Tn the 100 cnGnties and fifteen
cities Of Virginia are several hundred
Intelligent. energetic. dependable men
engaged In selling real estate. These
men are today doing . large part in
ard Developing the COM
n,onweaAth& 4StvRn do moro ana bet
ter work 80 pcr,eese their usefulness
and inkteQ eheir p9ofits by co-operA-
tion brou9ht abou< by an association
with the Tmrpose Of further Develop
ing their business.
Such an association IL contemplated
and Is already underway. two meet
ings having been held with - fair
present. Ways and
means were discussed and 0pportuni-
ties pointed out aud this movement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
.COLORED CHAUFFEUR
IS HEAVILY FINED

Percy Wyatt colored chauffeur for
+. D. Beveridge, OF $500 Monument
Avenue, was fined 500 In Police Court
yesterday for speeding. Mr.. Bever-
idee and other members Of his family
were in the car at the time OF the
arrest which was made late Sunday
afternoon Patrolman Samuels testi-
fed that Wyatt was going at least
twenty-five miles an hour and that he
followed him from Third and Grace
Streets to Allison and Monument Az
enues a distance of about n mile. An
appeal TO Husting Court was noted
from Justice Crutchfield's decision.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-20
Willie Dawkins Is
Put Under Bonds

Willie Dawkins, eolored, we'll known
in police circles, was acquitted in
Hastings Court yesterday. on the
charge OF selling liquor without a
license at 1901 East Marshall Street
The case came from the Police Court
on appeal. -.
Despite the acquittal, Judge Rich
ardson took the matter in his own
hands, and placed the woman under
bonds in the sum of $500, for her good
behavior for twelve months The
bond was given by Robert J. Brown,
colored. who swore he owned property
in Barton Heights. worth $4,000.