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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
Mosquito Fleet Ran Into Big
German Ships apd Were
Badly Peppered
Three Ships Sunk
By German Mines
Enlistment Greatly Stimulated
In England. Whole Country
Rising for Defense Hum
bred Dead, 300 Wounded

London, Dec. f5.-~A short,
fierce baltic was fought in the fog
Oft the York shire coast Yesterday
morning between a mosquito feet
of British desiroSers and the pow
crfui squadron of the German
hi2ii-sca lcet, which was fleeing
from The wrecked cities of Har-
tlcpooi. Scarborough and Whitby.
Racing To tho coast ia response In
the fervent wireless appeals that wero
flung s,3t from the bombarjed cities
to every l}"ttish warship' and depot.
the deatroyers encountered the Ger>
man battle cruisers before their naaFs
ness WIS realized. In the mist that
4oied the sea tine Tyne fiotills fairly
biunderpd on 10 the Germans and DID
their best to delay the hight until tho
British battle cruisers and dread
uaughts could come up They were
not successful and they suffered
heavy punishment from the large long
range guns OF the German cruisers,
but they made plucky fight.
F1otilia Is Punished.
Seven wounded men have been
landed at South shields from one uf
thc destroyers Of the Tyne fiotilla--a
lieutenant and six sailors. and accom-
modations have been prepared at Gro
marty for ffty wounded. The extent
of the British casualties in fight
wherein they were hopelessly OUT
olassed is not yet known, and Is only
limited at in the news from South
Shields and Cromarty. In these towns
it il said that the Tyne fiotilla was at
tackled 10y three German cruisers and
four destroyers, and that the lieuten-
ant ami sailors landed at South Shields
were injured by Il shell which ex-
ploded OH their vessel Another Brit
ish destroyer escap ped, but with a dam
aged hull In addition to the seven
now al South Shields, others were
wounded but less seriously.
1t is assumed here that the British
iestroyers made such fast time in ap-
proac hing the Yorkshire coast after
the wireless had given the alarm OF
L. t.arE1 q la
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18

LOCAL AID CLUB ACTS
PRESIDENT CONE AUTHORIZED TO
NAME COMMITTEE TO to-oFE-
RATE WITH OTHERS ON MADEs-
IN-RICuMoSD SHoW.

The second Of the series Of visits by
and colleges 30 the Richmond
Manufacturers ENhiuit during the
winter viii be made by Smithdeai
Business College ii o'clock this
afternoon, when the faculty and stu
dent body will see The tMade-in-R Rich
mond' show on the second. third and
fourth floors OF the Chamber of Com
merce building.
Manager Horace 4. Smith. ot the
exhibit, viii go TO the Smithdeat col
Iege at noon today and al f2:f5 Will
make brief address tn IN" students
on The purposes of the Manufactures
Exhibit and will explain The operation
.of the ''Made-iu- Richmond show
Every student viii be urged to Yl7it
the exhibit AT O'Clock.
Several of the manufacturers VINO
have displays in the exhibit vii! ne or
hand or will have Representatives pres
ent at their booths. Souvenirs and
samples Of goods manufactured in
this city will he distributed among the
visitors, and demonst rations OF Eicn-
rnond made goods Will he made w4th
a view 10 stimulating She buy Rich
f-.r,, Esi-a+ Fpa.sa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
DEATH ROLL MUCH INCREASED
KINGDOM PREPARES FOR VIGOROUS DEFENSE
ONLY ONE. VIOLATION
OF NEUTRALITY KNOWN

Washington Dec. ia further
dispatch from Colonel Goetha.s ln eN-
PLANTATION of his request for destroyets
to enforce neutrality rules Of the
canal was received by Secretary Of
War Garrison today.
The colonel reported tn8t e-r
n. one British collier the radio ap-
baratus Of which was disrnantleo by
the United States authorities, no other
vocation OF the neutrality rulcs had
occurred 80 fsf az was known lie
added, however. that under certain
circumstances the rules of neutrality
might be- violated without detection
re proof Of violation unless there were
etip3 at hand suitable for use IN mag
lag Investigations
It ts tho belief % the adninlsira-
ton otlie'ass that the question has
been satisfactorily disposed of by the
orders % }S- Tacoma 70 proceed 70
faHa MA, o,tacT ships vii hs sent TO
llic Canal Zone Il necessity arises.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18

cause 10 murmur when, after Decem-
Der IS, :he votes ON subscriptions will
be again reduced. as every candidate
has had II impressed that this is the
best time TO make subscriptions
count.
At the end OF Opportunity Period
the candidate who has the most votes
will, in all probabilities. be found to
be the winner of the Grand Prize
Overland when the final count Is
made.
There is still plenty of time for all
70 get busy and make the vote secured
by them equal or exceed any sahdi-4
sfntc's WHOSE name appears on the
list.
Are YOU going to be one of the
twenty-five candidates TO win vaIu-
able prize? Then get busy until the
close of Opportunity Period.
DISTRICT 1.
Votes.
H.. II. Adams Eastville ,,s...s15.900
". n. Broaddus, West Point, 1890
Mics Frances r. Bellows, White
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
AUSIRIANS ATTACK
|. RUSSIANS On TWO
! SIDES NEAR CRACOV
Berlin Declares Gar s Forces
Are Being Pressed North
ward Upon Their Troops in
Western Poland

Berlin. Dec. t-.--tBy wirel - ia
Say,ilfc, l.. I.l-Dtspatches from
tlAt. Eastern front indicate that
the Austrians have attacked The
Ikussiasas fran TWO sides I'm West
ern (saiitis, one offensive oIserat-
ing from east of Cracnsv and the
other, attacking the Russian left
from the south.
i Military observers point out that the
exports that the Austrians are follow
mr. up the retreating Russians from
he south shows that the Russians are
srinx forced nothward upon their
fppps in Western Poland. The OBJ
ixryers befteye tfTat the events 0r the
rext few DAYS viii show whether the
retirement will extend to the
Russians massad ~ the north &C i'io-
rokow.
I The Russians. a. the report Of the
az the German column
vhtca had advanced through Mlawh,
II Northern Poland sceaaa 10 indicate,
the menacs 10 their riSht
,ank in time. fshe .i@-fnans In ,rfs
listrict have resaTles Es+Sir strongly
'ortified positions, wh-ea, x ~ he-
ieved, shay car hold sor z sonT time
wen against greatly superior Force.
Reports from tne North Polish iroh-
Ter Indicate THAI the German ofren-
I've ia that region " proceeding ac+
.nrding to program without disar-
Of German plans by the
ncfny.
Il The evacuation of Belgrade BY the
kustrians is attributed to the advance
sf#xY,- unexpectedly ssreUg force sssstsi
Iisn to the Withdrawal OF troops for
ervice in West Galic.a. the Austrian
general stan trusting to chance shat
~ Eervians were incapahts x .ur-
har decide offensive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
FINED 70. HUNTING. ON
RICHMOND COLLEGE LAND

Tn harses OF hunting on properly
hc.,nE.ng 10 tine Richmond College,
at Northampton, s 5. and w. c
EDWARDS were each find $3.50 and
eests Yesterday afternoon by Magis-
rate Harry : Sunday Ia Herrico Cir
ru4t Court. The men were arrested
hy Special Policeman t;ooisby
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
{ >1I4iU MEETING COMMON
COUNCIL TONIGHT

t,Unsi coHnell will erect AT
.[stDca I jGir 50 act }ip3n the
H4e~ SEED resolution apprnnrist.ng
81 2a "1e faH- the relief Of tire ruen aus
nf sa-ul9Tu4t.t. There IS NJ dor, bt -
she sraF" nj the measure. THE biz
VIII 1ae2 go tn the mayor. aud = Is
aetfs. that hv Monday morning
aunbrV IF uen will he NJ work under
lie resolution
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18

The Times spende1t AZ Fetro-
krad understand tnat three more
krnav corps have been tFkcn fren2 this
resterei front aud havr Joined the
|;erran armies against the Russia ms,
|uaksaS tctaf Of nine army corps
Witch have been s@gt 10 retmforce
|5ene.al Ven HtadeuhNc@s array with
In u month ON thc arTival # TINS
kddstionai strength, the correspond
Int SAYS. two corps wer4 sent 10
-.-- $50
1f.nntirueh on Second PsgH.1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18

HOUND 1NIP C5sHtss'atzss Tith ITS
Via Norfoik and " '.sae1a hsir~r.@
Viii sa cn sale is'11n new unss- eslit3st-.
|aks Day, ineiast-s. FinEi lsS.st Jan
tnrr 1. 1915. $3.a5 Norfolk, sJo5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
THREE YEARS To
PREPARE TO FIGHT
COULD NOT GO UP AGAINST GER
MAN NAVY IN LESS TIME,
SAYS FIskE-
NOT READY FOR WAR
No COOPERATION, DECLARES AD-
MraAL, BETWEEN sTRATEGIsTs
AND FLEET--NAvAL sYs-
TEN AT FAULT.
NOT READY FOR WAR

Washington. Dec. 1-s---Admiras
Bradley Flake today told rhe House
Committee on Naval Affairs that IL
would take from three to fivc years
to whip the American navy into
shape "to make effective warfare''
against certain first class power.
II was well understood by every
ono present that Germany ~ the
''first class power" that Admiral
tiske had i'm rutad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18
PETERSBURG ORDERS
VICE OtNS To MOVE
INMATES ARE GIVEN UNTIL
JUNE TO ARRANGE THEIR
AFFAIRS TO quit CITY.
CAMPAIGN QUIET ONE
WITH No BLAST OF RuNpETs ro-
LiCU cos1tsso>ERs DECIDE
LAW on STATE MUST Nv
UPHELD.
CAMPAIGN QUIET ONE

Petersburg. Va. Dec. IL
Tho Board of Police Commission
srS OF Petersburg, composed OF
Mcs@rS. Thomas II. Maclin, II. Il
Jones and W. n. Camp, has issued
orders to Chief Of Police Reuben
T.. Ragiand. of this city. to serve
notice upon Al keepers of houses
II Ill fame To cicse up their places
ard leave the city by June t. next.
Tao question q. dealing with the
Keepers OF these Places watch have
seen segregated III the lower sct'on
II the city for tho past several years
ms been quietly agitated ard while
here was no reason TO anticipate the
lclion of the poisce commissioners at
mis- time ii was not surprising.
Airs Barrett, superintendent of the
rrIttenden Home, was among those
y no appeared before the Police Com.
nj ssioners and urEed the closing 81
hese places The board deemed 1t
sest ~ give the occupants Of these
lt3ises time to arrange to close up and
save the city.
Tsle matter Of the Police Commits
s'oners orders being enforced gives
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The witness told a story of UMPIRE
paredneEs ON the part of the American
navy that made strong Impression
On his hearers 1t was doGbiy i'm
pressive iii view of the fact that il
came from the iips of the naval officer
occupying what is regarded as the
most important post in the naval SER
vice As the naval aide for opera tions
II Ia the duty of Admiral Fiske to keep
the battleship feet in a state of pre-
paredness for any emergency. lie gave
IL as his opinion that taking tho navy
as whole it is not prepared for war.
that the organization OF the service IL
defective fundamentals. and that In
order to get the results that have been
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vIRGINyAy
WANT
ADS
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-07-08
To Our Friends:

We wi sh to take this opportuni ty to thank you
each and everyone for share of your patronage
we appreciate it. large or small--and remember
We stand behind word, and our merchandise
You always welcome at thi store whe Their you
buy or not. These hot days you will always
11nd our cooler full of ice water--help yourself.
Yours very truly,
R. C. H. Covington Co.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
GOOD SUGGESTIONS
FOR TRANSATLANTIC
Great Deal of Care Is Essential
in Observing Few important
Though Simple Rules.

In order to successfully transplant.
a great deal of care is necessary in
observing a few important, though
simple rules.
If possible, choose a cloudy day for
this work. or do it in the evening.
Water the plants so that the soil is
thoroughly saturated; then lift the
seedlings carefully with plenty OF soil,
and gently separate the plants.
With a sharp knife, remove about
two-thirds of the leaves and stems,
and then puddle the roots. On no
account should the wind or sun reach
the roots, even for moment.
The holes should be ready to re-
ceive the plants. Fill them with wa
ter. and set the plants firmly into the
soil, pressing the soil carefully about
the plants, drawing dry soil on top of
the wet soil
II the sun shines, shade the plants
for few days.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23

Every farmer and all others who
have the room should raise some small
fruits for the family. There Is moth
ing more healthful Very little care
is needed after the plants are once
started. Gooseberries and currants
are also excellent for the table, and
do not require as much attention as
strawberries.
II new strawberry bed Is to be
set out this spring, select ground that
has been one year in corn, and one
year in potatoes, which has been heav-
lily dressed with barn-yard manure and
is deep and well pulveriZed-such land
is free Of weeds and is infested with
the white grub, or with wire and cut
worms.
Land that has been dressed with
manure last year will not need manur-
ing this spring. Have ground plowed
when dry enough to work and thor
oughly narrowed. Mark off the rows
four feet apart, spread one large hand
full of some good bone phosphite in
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
Airbrake for Motor Trucks.

An airbrake, so called, has been add
ed by the manufacturers Of French
motor truck as part of the regular
equipment. The device Is not what Is
generally understood as an airbrake
in this country. 1t is more of a dyna-
mometric fan, or fan brake, similar
to the mechanism employed In strik'
ing clocks. When the motor truck is
on a long down grade on which con-
tinued application of hand or emer-
gency brakes would burn the brake
lining, the driver pulls the "airbrake"
lever. The revolving shaft acts by
means Of a bevel gear upon wide
bladed, large fan mounted horizontally
below the body of the truck. The re-
sistance of the atmosphere to the for
ward motion of the fan blades retards
the shaft revolutions sufficiently to
brake the truck. Objection to the de
vice has been raised because of the
great tendency to whirl dust upward
against the truck.-Scientific Ameri
can.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
MAKE BOUDOIR OF CAR
PARIsIANs GO TO EXTREMES IN
LUXURIOUS APPOINTMENTS.
Machines Fitted Up With Armehairs
and Book Cases and Adorned
With Paintings.

The drawing-room car-from Paris
of course-is doing It's best to become
popular on the other side OF the At
lantic. It hasn't made much OF an I'M
preston over here, however, first, be-
cause it weighs something over three
tons, and, second, because 1t costs
fifteen times as much as the ordinary
machine. Weight means many new
tires and surely the time hasn't come
when one must receive in a motor car.
A walk in the Bois-still In Paris
Is enough to show one dozen such
cars. painted In such unusual shades
as heliotrope or lilac. The windows
of the car are draped with tiny SILK
curtains and dainty lace blinds. In
stead Of the ordinary leather seats
there are gilded armchairs OF SILK tap
estry. Brackets for scent bottles, pow
der, lead pencils and other necessities
line the walls of the car.
Flower baskets are everywhere and
dainty bookcase holds a miniature
set of leather-bound volumes OF light
novels. There are footstools to match
the chairs. Oil paintings also help TO
change the Parisians' vehicle from a
motor car to a boudoir on wheels.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
DispIaclno Spark PLUG.

When using a spark plug pump re-
member to place the removed spark
plug on some part of the motor or
frame before starting engine. Or if
the secondary wire is removed from
the plug, ground it on the engine or
frame The object is to provide an
escape for the high-tension current,
and thus prevent damage to the coil
or magnetic. In case double ignition
is used, with two spark plugs, be sure
to disconnect the secondary wire from
the spark plug left in the cylinder, or
otherwise the cylinder will fire and
perhaps injure the pump.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23

It. Plant the varieties that succeed
best in your neighborhood.
Currants and gooseberries become
wormy by the maggot of a small fly.
The fly pierces through the skin OF
the young fruit and injects an egg.
When the currants are fully ripe the
maggots drop out and enter the
ground, where they pass the winter.
From the nature of the attack 1t Ia
impossible to cope with this pest by
any spray. The only vulnerable pr
Rod in the life history OF the currans
maggot Is when the insect has entered
the ground. A light cultivation of the
soil during the late fall will tend TO
mash some of the worms In the ground
and will help In protecting next years
crop. However, since these plants
have very shallow roots, care must be
taken not to injure the root system
of the bushes.
Chickens do considerable good II
allowed TO scratch out the maggots
at the base of the plants. 1t might
be we'll to pick the entire crop early
before any of the maggots escape.
The fruit could be used for jellies and
the presence of the worms does not
impair the quality of the preserves.
AS il is, a good many worms in cur
rants are unconsciously used by every
housewife.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
To Prevent skIddlno.

. Motorists who happen to get caught
out Unexpectedly in snowstorms at
this season Of the year, by purchasing
ten cents worth of clothes rope and
wrapping 1t around the rear tires will
find 1t an excellent remedy in emer-
gency cases to prevent the skidding
,of the machine A number OF motor
lists tried this stunt" during the re-
cent snowstorms and were enabled to
reach home In safety.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
must Be IN UNISON
Necessity That All Parts OF Ma
chinery of Auto Should Work
Together.
SECRET OF MOTORS POWER
Proper Action Of Piston Rings One OF
the Most Important Points In This
nneetlon-Purpose Is to Make
Sure of the Proper Com
preston.

| Power depends upon a thorough
state OF efficiency in every component
part of the engine-whenever or
wherever any part is weak or inefh-
,cient power production is inevitably
reduced. In the case of piston rings
this Is particularly true. Piston rings
must perform the particular service
for which they are installed in the
lmotor-that Of securing proper COM
Ipression, or full and sustained produc-
!tion of power is impossible. There is
mo evading the consequences should
they prove deficient in this respect.
Compression is essential to operation,
and piston rings are used for the
'single purpose of making perfect COM
lpression possible, by sealing up the
combustion chamber of the cylinder
against gas leakage They fit around
the piston head and by means Of their
,spring close the space between pis-
ton head and cylinder wall. A thin
film of oil serves to make them ef-
ifectually gas tight.
Now when power shortage is ap-
parent, it is the piston rings that
should always come In for examina'
ton. The usual type OF one-piece
ring found In most engines develops
faults very easily-in fact, after
short period Of service It can no long
Ier be considered efficient at all
The reason is this-the one-piece
ring has only one opening or point OF
expansion and this results in un'
equal bearing on the cylinder wall
When slightly worn this condition be-
comes quickly aggravated. Then the
opening of the ring furnishes an op
.portunity at all times for the gas &c
blow down, and when these openings
iOn a set of piston rings work into
alignment around the piston head, as
they often do, there is absolutely free
passage for escape.
A great proportion of power trou
ibles are directly the fault of such con
dition in piston rings.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
Noises on Brakes.

Yoke ends on brake and control
rods often become loose through hav-
ing to transmit motion at bad angles
When loose they cause annoying rat
ties. If the wear is sufficient, the
noise may be stopped by placing a
thin brass or tin washer in the yoke.
In the case of control rods, If the
holes are badly worn, drill may be
run through and then bushing made
of sheet tin or brass bent to the
proper shape. This is not, of course,
what might be called an engineering
job, but will do, since the rods do not
pcarry much stress, and will likely last
for a year, saving the considerable
cost of roaming out the holes and fit.
ting new pins, as the garageman
would do.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
CLERGY. OBJECT TO PARsIFAL
Catholic Prelates Refuse to Attend
Performance Of opera Given In
Their Honor In Prague.

Berlin. - Higher Roman Catholic
clergy Of Bohemia and Moravia have
placed Wagner's opera, "Parsifal," un-
der a ban. While bishops from these
two countries we're holding their re-
cent eucharistic congress at Prague,
Austria, the National theater proposed
a gala performance of "Parsifap in
honor of the visiting prelates. The
latter voted not to accept the invita-
ton on the ground that certain scenes
in the opera we're immora, and often
sive to Roman Catholics.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23

every three feet Of row-this will be
at the rate of 400 pounds of fertilizer
to the acre. Set the plants 15 inches
apart in the row, being careful to
keep the heart of plant above ground.
The best method of planting is to run
a shallow furrow with the one-horse
pillow for the large garden or with the
hand pillow for the small garden, then
dip the roots of the plant in mixture
of COW manure and fine SOIL spread
out the roots and cover with the fine
soil. By having the roots spread out
the plants will take root quickly, max
ing a strong, healthy growth. When
plants are put in with the dibble, the
roots are crowded into narrow space
and they never make as large, stocky
plants as those planted as described
above. Il takes little longer to set
plants by this pillow, but it pays to do
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-04-23
FOX HUNT "QUEERS" JOHN L.
He Shoots Trees, Weather Vane and
Auto Tire; But Gun Hits Back
Fox Scared.

Abington.-John l.. Sullivan always
was a great marksman with his two
fists-as many would-be champion box
ers can and would attest-but he
needs considerable practise with
gun before he becomes an expert.
John LIS" latest diversion is fox
hunting, but after one attempt, when
he shot a number of trees, a weather
vane and an automobile tire, and sue
ceeded merely in frightening horribly
a young fox, he has declared Never
again"
The hunt was in the vicinity OF
Great Pound, the source Of the Wey-
mouth water supply. and John l.. took
part in it only after long exhortation
by his friends. He was near Pond
Plain cemetery when a fox, pursued
by the hounds, broke from cover.
John l.. braced himself and took
careful" aim. Far less familiar with
magazine guns than with boxing
gloves, however, he continued to press
on the trigger until all the bullets in
the magazine were discharged. Their
discharge unsettled the big fellows
aim and his target became increas'
ingly general.
When the hunters reached the
scene, John L. had subsidized to a
bed of moss from the force OF the
guns kicks" and we'll nigh every
thing In the neighborhood except the
fox had been injured. Then 1t was
that John L. retired from the list Of
hunters-not to return.