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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1914-05-26
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Sihtlib iiberruiht elltfaltete De,
. iunge Mann bic Sotifaft.
! User mag ea mohl fir not6pcnOiQ
erad,telt, mir 5t lolfer Stlnloc einl
t. Srobtnofrid)t 81 ieloet? Sas fltoe
i'd E1crfDilr0ig."
y8emib Elm Sclcgrnmm, DuS Gtr
Die Illfunft zines Slfela aus Inle-
rita melbct!"
Sod nidt. Giclmebr cin Selc-
i aramm Don @crrn Scnpit, ober bel
! fer geiugt, bon jclnonoem, Der IN lei
! mem Nlurftrngc ocpcid)icrt. Sore mlr."
llnO er los nit e]rbobcncr Stimme:
,Serrn 8cbeon ga SuItloe, Gafe
!, &c la Mtairie, Hl,c Sronot, Toris.-
!, Scrr 9enpit, crlritlid, erfranft, bat
, s5bnen b0fit @iftiges mit5lltbcilen.
; Gilcn Sic. Morgcll 81 ipat.-Sile
, Soiielin."
, yGrnltlid) %erfronft. 3, Der nrrle
: Mann! "a muBt Oh bil!geben-jett
slei6 b%iugcbcn!" iogtc @alinloro.
I ,Gr bat mir 0inge Don b0d)Iter
@id)tigfeit mit6lltbeilen! Gas lit lclt-
! fam. gSir bnben ia INNER gut 5ll ein-
onoer g%eitulOen; OoS lit aber ard)
5 oQes."
; Gin 8runo mtcbr, BOB iii Gid
baeiiit. Oh Ourfit nidt 50gernl Nber
mte lit boS nit Der llntcrIhrift: Slie
, Soiielin? aemnlt Glt ben Namcn?"
u@nu5 ltnO gar nift."
y9ieQeift bat Die &ronfc1Idme-
fer, ooer Serrn Seupita N~oltsb0ltcs
rim oos Selegrnmm n~bgeionot!"
nIas lit moglif. IS fon1nlt a6er
hurdalrs niht Oarallf an. Die
@uuptiof,e Der Nufioroerung 10
balo OILS m6Slih 81 folgen," iagtc Csc.
rcon uto grtff nafl ieinem lle6er-
5:eber.
oSir per6en Gid be9leiten!" per-
fiferten Die beioen anbern.
Ser Heporter beiobltc Die 3ede,
aab Dem aelncr Den 9lltitrng, cinen
GinlpGnner berbcl5ubolcn mo id)on
naf melligen Winlttcn rollte Ous Srio
Der Glc DC Sangiraro 5u.
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1914-05-26

in ieinem Snncrn; er fiibItc iid) mic
be5dllbcrt.
IS erid)ien ibm 10 ritterlidl 10
berrlidl lein 2eben ein5uleBcn fir
cinen Srcllnb, Den Der 600 bc5mallg,
fiir Elm ilungcs M1oher, ouS in mcni,
gen Stlrnoen pieleidt idon gang
allein ga ltehcn ipate in ser @elt.
llnb mie III plotlid)em Glttidluiic
reihtc er Soliclin Die Sollo bin.
rHednen Sic ullf mid" lagte er III
feierlid)em Conc.
rGeriprchen Sic mir, Sbrcm hcli.
tieen Gntihluiie treu 5u blciben?"
sd pcripred)e es Sbnen."
Cine lange Enuic trat cin, nab.
REM meld)er man nidts hDrte, ala Die
felldenoen NltbemSiigc oes arnnfcn
llno oas leiie Sd)llld)5en iciiler
Spf)tcr.
@eoeon Ga 9aitioc mar bis SIT
Sbrunen geriibrt.
sd nebmc SIR %eripredcn on
illlo TRACE es nit mir biniiber in Die
Gmigfeit," fuhr Soiielin INNER
idJpoder meroenb tort. r@eben Sic
iid) MIR feincr S~Gilidung bin. Gas
@erf, bos Sic 5ll mntcrllcbmell lid
entihloiicn hoben, lit nit tullienoer-
lei @efabren perfniipit. &ie leid)t
mGre es moglif, DOB Sic alein Sbrer
Iuigabe nidt geruadien muren.
Sollte eS Oa nid)t better lein, Sic So
gen einen ooer 5mei Treunoe, auf Die
Sic Iih perlaiien fonnell, ms Ser
trauen?"
,Sas miirbc ieoenfnas rniere 9llts-
iihten allf grfplg beoelitero bebenl
sd CLAUDE ouf Die WitbiIfe 5meier
b~elu1brter Srcunoe rehlten I'll biirien.
Grinncrn Sic iid) bes S6riftitcllers
Gugen 8nlimaro unO ltnlcres Same
ruben MriitiDes 2npigliettc?"
y8emiB, ih fennr iie-beioe trell
mic 0olo. @crocn Iic belfen mol
len?"
sd i%ibernebme es, lie oorrlm SIT
bitten."
Splielin lG6elte befriebigt.
Hloslid) rid)tete er iid in ieinell
&iiien auf.
,Serr Ga Saitioe! @as and font
men mag, pahen Sic iiber ben
Elan! 2aiien Sic i'm feinet Nllgen.
blif auber a6t, oanlit er nift lnic-
rem fSeinoen IN Die SGnoe falle."
@ie e%ntleelt lonf er 5uriif.
,Yapa lit obnmGhtig!" iogte
6rdillcin 9iie beItiir5t. nGos lit NM
idon 5ilm Oritten Mnle ieit beiltc
Wcrgen."
ltnO tic CAB 9efcb(, 5uim Ir5te 5rl
ififen, Ser gliidlifer1peiie IN Der
Hdbe ipobnte ilno nidt lange allf iih
parten lieB.
gr manbte sic erioroerli6en Mit.
tel an, ben &ranfen ms 9epuBtiein
su%riid5urufen uno bate balo oarallf
Die @enugtblulng, i'm in rubigcn
S6lnf pvrfnllen 81 ieben.
Die gtbmllng mar fat mieoer regel-
m1Big gemoroen.
% nGberte Serr Ga Soitioe iid
6rdulein Soiielin.
y@naoiges 6r1ulein, perfiigen Sic
iiber mid, menn if SSbnen IN irgeno
elmer @eiie bebilflih iein fann."
sd bunfe SDnen, Serr ga @n-
itioe. Eamela unterltiitt mid binrci,
fenO. IN Der Tflege nnlcres tbenren
STANDARDIZATION Sic inns morgell
nod einmal beillfen?"
Ser 9ilobauer pcrlpraf es.
Gbrerbietig fiiBte err Die Sono bes
jungen Md06ens uno perlieB Damn
in bodlter slufregung oas aranfen-
simmer unO Die @obnlrng, llm' lid
brauben leinen i'm iebnlifIt eripar-
tcnoea Sreunoen mieoer all5il-
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1914-05-26
2. &apitcl.

= Us mar tdlt ldon eli llbr Iben0s,
! oils @eocon Ga Suitioe ieine Srcunoe
I an Der Gingnngstbiir zines III Der
/ Wfitte Der Hlc De GangirarO geleges
{ zen groBen Salrles ~5uriiflieB mo iif)
/ ouf Die 5meite Gtage CUR @Obnung
I bes @errn 9enpit begab.
: 9el6ei0cn oriifte er nuf ben elef,
/ triiden Gnopf, utb gleid) oarauf err
Sihien 81 oeS @ilObnllerS groBter
, lteberraidung cine Negerin, Inn 5lt
Soffnen.
/ nSerr 9enpit?"
I n@emiB, Der mobnt bicr!" iogte Die
sTrau in gebro6enem Tron50iiid mo
I fibrte elm groBes foriertes SaIdens
tuh an Die bon @einen guns ge-
II ifnpoaenen Sllger. SER @enuit lit
! iebr franf," iiigte iic bin5uL naber
Sic iinO gemiB Serr @eOcon. Sreten
: Sie elm; id mcrOe SrGulcin Siie rll-
5 fen"
. Sbue Elm @ort 81 erlpioern. iplgte
{ Der jrunge Moun Ser Ncgerir, Die i'm
I IN eincn geihmofpoQ eingeri6tetcn
%elegonten Solou fiibrte.
8 Is Dergingen einlge Minltten.
! Gam b0rte @eocon I'M ~benad6nr-
ten Hounle Oo5 Horihen zines @e-
T., DalOcs unb Den leid)ten S6ritt elmer
{ Game.
> Sie Shiir 6finctc iidl.
/ Ser SiIObnller mltBtc nidt, mie
I linn murOe.
I Solte er oenn bclttc glben0 ans
Den Acknowledgement gar nidt Der.
alisfpmmen?
7 Statt Der crmarteten SauShdltcrir
6efnnb or iid eincm jl1llgen MtGo6er
: 9egenii6er, mie cr rci5cnOcr lnO licb.
Z lider nod tcines geieben bate.
{ Die &leine fonlte b06Iten5 5luull
/ gig Sabre alt Iein.
s Sic NOR ihlant gcmod)lcn. "a:
{ 6i6te Slouobaar lunr in eillen letter
s anotel geidlungen mo Die bon Ian
! gen, iciOcnmciden @impcrn bcidlot
teteu groBen 9lltgcn blidten Oell BE
lrlfer trourig an.
= sic mar IN i6rcm ticicn Sum
) mer Die lcbenoe Serforperung Oc.
SdJmer6es.
8 Ger S~ilbbnllcr mar goI5 bin0crii
len BON ibrcr SG0nbcit. Gr iono ii
l bewunocruugamiirOiQcr ais oQeS
mas iemulS inter ieincn gcidyidtcl
6 Giinitlcr6dnoen 8eitalt mo Sebel
angclrommen bate.
yScien Sic miQfommcn, @crr g,
@oitibc," iaqte Die jul9e Came mi
leiier Gimme; .ieien Sic miNfunl
men in unicren idlmer6eriilatcn GGll
, men ,lnb boben Sic Cant, Dab 81
5 bic @ittc cines Ster6enOen erbOren.
{ @eocon perneigte lid.
6 ,GineS Ster6enben? SEER @enui
| III bod nidt-"
Md. SEER Ga 9nitiOc, er bat iit
! cine Grfdltung 5nae5ogen. vi
alau6ten, oaS ~llnpObliein miiroe wlc
Der Dorii6ergc6ell, aber iein 3ltitarti
bot ii6 Don Gag 5u Gag perid)linl
inert ulb belltc lit jeoe @oiimrlg ans
seidloiien."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1914-05-26
Bite, bite, belft llls bod!

! Die Niiiiiunare nnb armen Neu.
~6cfcbrten in Snbien bitten quito
! Srennbc bemiitbig nm cine frommc
! Uabe sur ltnteritiitnng Der fatbD-
| iiidem Notwithstanding. GS
! iuirh bier fir lebenbe unb abges
! itDrbenc @Dbltbdtcr tiglid gebetet.
I @cr einen Dollar uher mebr
cinicnoet, erbalt als beiheibenen
I Sanf cine bibihe IbDtp.
! grapbte aus Ben Wiifio.
! II c anf einrr T%pifartc sngeianbt.
! 5rumme 0aben bittet man 81
abrciEeren an 0pn,;er SrpS.,
I Submauc, Su,ua, gmerifa, Dber
! brett an
REV. FIR. PAULUS,
Superior at Khandwa,
British East India.
! 9itte ictcr @abe bci5uiigen:
I Sir 9banbipa ~ Snbien).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
WANT MORE MONEY .
FOR JAMES RIVER

The Finance COMMITTEES last night
heard many citizens on various top.
les, but no definite action was taken
by the committee. The committee
adjourned, shortly before midnight.
to meet at s O'Clock Monday night
In executive session. to consider mat
ters of moment which are now before
the committee.
Citizens last night spoke on the
proposition of purchasing property
Tor Fairgrounds on Church HILL the
sentiment seemed to favor the pres
emit Church Civic grounds. although
there were advocates Of another lot
several blocks away.
Advocates OF large appropriation
for the propa gation OF the James River
proposition were numer-
GUS. Among them were Manager w, r.
Dabney, former president +. G, Wti-
liams Of the Chamber OF Commerce,
and Secretary Dunlop. Of the Chamber.
Superintendent Chandler spoke for A
new schoolstn Fulton He was backed
up by Councilman Rogers, Alderman
Nielsen and others.
After hearing these gentlemen. the
board adjourned 70 next MoridAy
nfkWS 5.7e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
SOUTHAMPTON Man
KILLED By TRAIN
4. e. BELL. A MERCHANT OF
zUNI, WAS CROSSING TRACK
WHEN STRUCK.

Petersburg, Va, Dec. 22.-Tnfor-
nation was received here this after
noon of the tragic death Of A. e. Bell.
a prominent and progressive mer-
chant of Zuni. Southampton County,
which occurred shortly before 10
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Bell. according to the opinion
of those VINO picked UP his mangled
body, had left his store to put mail
on east-bound train No. 10, which had
just arrived at that place. Two let
tiers were found in his hand when he
was picked up, as evidence of his In
tentions. 1t is not believed that he
saw or heard the rapidly approaching
west-bound Cannon Bali train. His
boay was hurled some distance, death
resulting almost Immediately.
The unfortunate man was the pro-
prietor of the Bell Mercantile Com
pary of Zuni. and enjoyed the conf
dence and patronage OF large num-
Der of friends In Southampton and
Isle of Wight Counties. He was about
sixty years of age and Is survived by
his widow, one child, Mrs. r. NJ
Doles, of Tvor, and three grandchil-
dren.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
EQRGERS DUPLICATE
Continued from rfrsr rage.

CONTINUED from first Page.)
fear that Ridhmond merchants have
been 'fieeced of large sums. 1t Is
probable that when the bank opens
its doors this morning other forged
checks vii be presented for payment,
or will come TO them through the
clearing house. The fact that Rich
mond merchants have been victim
lied, is not all. according to the
cashier of the bank, but the checks
may have been passed on out-of-town
people, all of whom would cash "a GER
tilted check on a well-known bank
without question,
Two OF the three checks presented
for payment yesterday were drawn
for $3.50 each. and another was
drawn for, $3.50 The checks were
signed by II. NJ. simpson, and made
payable to W. b. Bennett. according
TO Detective Sergeant Wiltshire, who
is working on the cage.
One OF the checks for $3.50 was
passed upon the G.. L. Hall Optical
Company. Another Tor the same
amount was passed upon the Biggs
Antique Furniture Company The
three checks, including the one for
$3.50. all passed through the Amer
lean National Bank yesterday, having
been deposited the same day that
they were cashed By the merchants,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23

morality"
Keep cool: drink increases danger
from sun stroke"
Child death rate higher In drink
ers' antilles"
Moore Against Resolution.
j. Hampton Moore, of Pennsylvania
Republican, opposed the resolution on
The ground that 1t would not prevent
drinking to excess He cited the fail
ure of the Kenyon Req Light law IN
Washington. which he commended had
not wiped out vice, but merely scat
tered it through the respectable por-
tons Of the city.
How do you know that?" bawfed
one member of Congress in the fropt
row. and Representative Moore almost
exploded.
You probably know more about
it," he Numbered at the man who had
butted in, and then he added that he
only knew what he had read in the
newspapers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
THE S0UTHS|DE
FINANCES HAVE
BEEN WELL HANDLED
INSTITUTIONS HAVE
FELT BENEFIT OF CONSER-
x,Sruxyu MANAfSEsNfENT
NATIVE MANAGEMENT.

Financial institutions OF the South
side have felt the benefit of conserVa-
tive management throughout the
present year. and though depression
has followed In the wake of Euro
pean hostIlities Southside banks have
had a good years business.
The Board of Directors of the Man
chester Building and Loan Associa-
ton. the oldest financial institution in
the city, met last night for their
semi annual session. The usual divt-
dend of that association was declared
at the meeting.
This institution has suffered but Hs-
tie from the business depression. and
it's business during the last six months
has been satisfactory. Members of the
board who attended the meeting last
night were: J. III. Patterson, Il. +.
Walden, John w. Moore, w. f. DuNal.
j f. BEDFORD. J. F. DuNal w. }.
Morrisette. J. r. Bradley. T, j. Men
ole, Kenneth Smith and A. j. Daffron.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
GERMANS DELIVER
iContinued from First pagel

side having failed to win ground. The
Allies are apparently concentrating ef.
forts TO the east of the Argone forest.
The French Report.
The official communique, issued at
1e;45 O'Clock tonight. was as follows:
Northwest of Puisaleine, south of
Noyon. the enemy made violent
yesterday evening.
They were all repulsed. South OF
Verennes we gained footing yester-
day evening. In Boureuilles our at
tacks have continued today. They ap-
pear to have enabled us to make prog
ress in toureviiies and west of
Vauquois. Nothing has been reported
from the rest of the front
Refuse to Confirm Reports.
The military authorities still refuse
to confirm reports from correspond
ents In the field that the Germans are
retiring in Flanders and that the
Allies have reoccupied a number OF
towns, estimated variously as from six
to nine. It is generally believed here
however, that substantial sains have
been made in that region which viii
not be recorded until they are organ
lied and fortified against counter-at-
tacks by the Germans.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
EIGHT virginia


,cfs Of ths National Legislative Com
nittee ot th9 Anti Saloon League d
America, iAeued, the following state
aent shortly after the taking OF thu
,ote ON tho Hobson resolution:
sSFhe temperance perssSn - inc
country have reason TO he deeply
9ratiMed ~ the result ~ xhfa Day.
II 10 ne Afaf time In TIE history
of the rtDublir that the question Of
nntional prohshition has gotten
upon the Aeoe Of either branch Of
Congress-. TIE fact that the hrst
EFFORTS sAoulA show . clear ma
jorfty 81 eight exclusive Of pairs,
with both Aoef leadere, the chair
man OF the Hu1es Committee and
the prestige Of the President ana
the secSetary Of State iavo3<ed
against II and I'm view Of further
fact that no member OF the present
Congress was elected on this fssue
In exceedingly 9ratifytnE. A record
has been shade. Friends Of the
measure will be- NO longer fighting
In the dark, when the first time
the hattie Itne II thoroughly and
J. clearly drawn. Our appeal II now
10 the people. The longer II take
to secure subnaission, shorter
time will be required to reach rati-
ncation." .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
RUSSIANS MUCH
CONTINUED from First rage,

tCoutlnu6u TfVH TN6k I18S<
sians~ef three sidee Of square. To-
day the situation is vastly improved.
Only one side il assaiied now, and on
the others the situation has been re-
lieved A telegram from the Grand
Duke Nicholas TO the procnrator or
the Holy Synod today expresses the
arm heller that our brave troops VIII
sour break the eneny's strength
ION the top of the square taiong the
line running from warsaw through
MIawa into East Prussia). the Germans
have been defeated and chased across
the frontier, here joining the forces
under GENERAL Francois It may be
that they will be reinforced and make
a fresh stand. otherwise they must
continue their retreat northward, opeb-
ing the way for russian attack on
the atuxurlan Lake District from the
west as we'll as from the south
49, Wlnter Holds hack.
Winter still hesitates to tighten its
grip on this watery region. and. there
fore, the work Of clearing out the Ger
mans goexson slowly. Advance IL pos
sible only along the causeways be-
tween the large sheets of water. The
cause ways are all defended by nina
ture foftresses connected by tete-
phones. which enable the Germans to
create a zone of IRE which ii IL Inn
possible for the Russians to Withstand.
Thus the attacking soldiers are com
PEELED to burrow underground until
they are near enough 70 rush the po-
sitions.
sTf the German attack which was SO
successfully repulsed had prevailed and
had driven the Russians toward the
vfatula, the whole Russian operation In
East Prussia would have been affected
and possibly would have been aban-
doned. Now thiA movement can be
pursued more collectively, than ever
Tho situation on the top side OF the
square 10 thus changed from the de-
Tense. to the attack, 10 far a. the Rus.
sians are concerned.
'The Austrian advance againat the
lower side Of the square has been also
brought to a complete standstilI. This
does not mean that the enemy has
been finally defeated by any conStruc-
tion for fighting In still IN progress
and will doubtless continue. 1t 10 al
ready announced that the Buk0wina
district Of East GAlicia ID nearly clear
of AustriAns.- "A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
Observation-Disclosures.

Petersburg, Va, Dec. 22.--Miss
Olive Henshaw and Henry Dunnivant,
popular young couple OF this city
were quietly married at the parsonage
of Hieso- Street Methodist Episcopal
Church at o'clock last evening The
pastor, Rev. 8. J. Brown, off1ciated,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Crutchheld of
Dinwiddie. The only attendants were
Miss Hattie Vaughan and John Hen
shaw. cousin and brother OF the bride.
After brief visit to relatives of the
groom. Mr., and Mrs. Dunnivant win
return to Petersburg to reside
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23

Continued from First Page.l
the committee. headed by Mrs. ]. r..
Capers. Jr.. will start 4nt In auto.
mobiles to distribute Christmas stock.
ings to the children OF poor parents
and to poor children Of no living par.
ents. while there will be carried, 800
more substantial gifts to those who
hunger and thirst. The toys, Candida.
foodstuffs and clothes for distribution
are in hand. though fen additions
are expected today and al many AZ
come will bc gladly received. but the
big need of the day u for more auto.
mobiles In which 20 deliver the parcels
Mrs. CApery asks that all owners OF
will contribute the use Of their nrotofs
today for the charitable work in which
her committee Will be engaged
This afternoon at O'Clock the chill.
dren who are to take part In the
Christmas Eve exercises will report yat
Tord's lot for rehearsal. Mrs. NJ b.
Ramos, who il In charge OF this
feature Of the program. said last niNhv
that she desired all the participating
children y be present.
Ot11er Celebrations.
Christmas EVE Ii not the only &C.
casion on which the tree and lot will
be put into use. Every night Of holi-
day week II will be lighted and on
several OF them exercises Of various
kinds will be conducted. Saturday
night celebration will be given BY
the Mystic Shriners. ana other organ
ixatlbns are planning for other dates
Next wednesday evening the rolored
children of the city Will be given an
opportunity to celebrate the season
and to receive the pleasures to be de-
rived from the use OF the big tree.
One class Of people OF Hichm0nd
who will receive q Christmas present
most highly priced are the sAlestaen
and saleswomem Of the big Department.
and many ether stores. Every day
this week. Including Christmas I'VE,
the closing hour VIII Be 3 o'clock In
the evening There will be no nate
hours for tired young women and
girls. They will be given an oppcr-'
unity to enjoy themselves on the
night before and on Christmas DAY.
or 10 rest, a. they may deaire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
MERCHANTS ENJOY
PROSPEROUS week
RETAILERS OF PETElssBURG SEE
NO EVIDENCE OF
DEPRESSION.

Peter sburg, Va. Dec. %. - The
merchants Of Petersburg. notwith-
standing the stringency Of finance
and the much-talked-of DUH business
season. are enjoying prosperous and
lucrative business this week. Z Prob
ably there never were more people
seen in the business district during
the same period than were seen on
Sycamore Street last week. Owing to
the fact that many manufacturing es-
Adjustments are working on short
time. the streets are thronged from
early morning until late evening with
busy shoppers. many of whom are
spending their boarded earnings as a
necessity.
Trains coming from every direction,
especially from the south, are bring
Ing in vast throngs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
DINWlDDlE HEARS
EDUCATORS TALK

Petersburg. Va, Dec. 2a.~~An edu-
cational rally given under the aus
pieces of the school trustees of Samo-
zine District, at Midway ScAnooi. near
Church Road. attracted a large at
tendance. The speakers OF the occa-
sion were Hon. John Garland Pollard,
attorney general of Virginia; J. III.
Binford. Of Richmond. Of the CO.
operative Educational Association,
and DIR. j. l.. Jarman. president OF
the Female Normal at Farmv.iie.
Following the speaking an oyster
sumner was served.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23

many OF the deputies who were mobi-
lized having preferred to remain at
the front. The seats Of three deputies
killed at the trout were draped with
crepe.
In the front row of the gallery re-
served for the diplomatic corps were
the ambassadors OF the United states,
Japan and Italy NJ. Paul Deschanel
entered the chamber at Els o'clockl
He spoke barely ten minutes, but each
sentence evoked applause from every
corner OF the House. Loud clapping
was heard or every side.
After the members had approved
the bills presented by the government,
the chamber adjourned until tomor-
row.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
COLE HLE,ASE WILL
BREAK ALL PARDON RECORDS

Columbia, S. c.. Dec 22.--Gsovernor
Cole L. Blease. the bardoning South
Carolina executive, entered the Christ
mas season today with Indications of
breaking all American prison emptying
records.
Il am neither a prophet nor son
OF prophet" was the cryptic COM
ment Of Blease when asked how many
Christmas pardons he would Issue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
MASONS WILL HOLD
SPECIAL SERVICES

Petersburg. Va, Dec. 2z.--The
three Masonic lodges OF Petersburg.
Blandford. No. 3, Petersburg, No. 10,
and Powhatan Starke. No. ia, Will
unite in worship with the Wash
jngton- Street Methodist Episcopal
Church next Sunday evening. Mem
hers OF the three lodges will assemble
at Masonic Temple and march to the
church in body where special
sermon will be preached by the pas
tor, Rev. Richard Wilkinson, ID. D..
who Ia a member OF the order.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23
"MOTHER BENEFITS"
DEATH IS MOURNED

Petersburg. Va. Dec. 22.---Numer-
Gus expressions OF sorrow have been
heard in Petersburg over the death Of
Mrs. c. G. Archer, which occurred at
her home In Hedgesville, w. Va,
Sunday morning last, where her hus-
band. Rev. Clement C. Archer, is pas
tor Of a Methodist church.
Mrs. Archer was Familiarity known
in Petersburg as Mother I3ennett,'
having been for several wears previ-
Gus to her marriage. in charge OF the
Salvation Army work here. Her ftIn-
eral was conducted at Hedgesvilie this
morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-23

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robbed the Central National who first
tried to steal ti0.e00 In bills lying be-.
hind the paying teller's window at the
First National Bank. AT the first in
stitution three men. two Of whom hava
been described to the police. were
halted In their daring operations BY
the lighting work OF John M. Miller,
III. teller. He saw the men reach
for the money and ne started across
the floor from the opposite side Of the
bank towards them. al the same time
calling for assistance. The men ran
from the building and disappeared
Detectives were looking for them at
the very time that they succeeded in
their attempt at the Central National