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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-23
CHURCHES WILL UNITE
IN THANKSGIVING SERVICE

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VA, November
22.-Thanksgiving services. In which
the congregations OF the Baptist Pres
byterian and Methodist Churches Of
this city Will unite. will be held In the
Presbyterian Church on Thursday
morning. November 2s. Thanksgiving
Day. at II o'clock. when Rev. J. c.
Hawk. pastor OF tho Methodist Church.
will preach. The offering Will be for
the benefit Of the Mary Washington
Hospital.
Preparations are already being made
for the Grand Camp United Confeder-
ate Veterans OF the State and of the
United Sons OF Confederate Veterans,
which will be held here next year
Mnury Camp. Confederate. Veterans.
has appointed Commander a. B. Bow
ering. Judge John #. Goolrick and
Major Edward s. Ruggles, and r. S.
Chew Camp, Sons of Confederate Vet
GRAMS has appointed DR.. ]. G. King,
Captain NJ. II. Rowe and W. g. Ches-
ley. This Joint committee will mako
all necessary preparations.
Rev. J. j. Lanier d. D.. rector of
st. Georges Episcopal Church. In this
city, and Row. Landon r. Mason. d. u.
or Grace Church. Richmond. ex-
changed p,Npits to-day. Mr.. I.anier
preaching in the Richmond church and
DR.. Mason In st. Georges Church hero
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FUNST0N'S ARMY
WILL EvACUATE
VERA CRUZ TO-DAY
(Continued From First Paec.N

eral miles by retreatIng Carranza
forces.
carranza and Villa agents hero are
puzzled over the attitude OF General
Lucio Blanco. The villa factionists
asserted he would join their forces but
Carranza mon said he was remaining
at the capital hy mutual agreement to
prevent disorders that might lead to
a delay of the American evacuation OF
Vera Cruz
Fighting has begun ut Guadalajara.
the metropolis OF the west coast coun.
try. according to unofficial reports to-
day. 1t was said strong Villa COM
mand was assaulting the city.
Carranza's action In giving up Mex-
leo city without resistance Is believed
by his agents here 10 have been FOR
strategic reasons only A column Of
1900 troops. with battery OF artii-
lery. left Chihuahua City to invade
Sonora, and assist the Maytorena forces
now attacking Naco. sonora. II is
planned TO clear the western border
stntc of all Carranza troops. villa.
with his well.urg7niSed. though ANAL.
army, nov faces. tho taak of ,ousting
the Carranza troops. who have assu,ned
tho defensive on both consts.
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UPPER ALsACE IS HELD
BY WEAK GERMAN FORCE
French Could Take 1t Easily, Were
That Part of Their
Campaign.
INVADERS ARE FoRTlFYING
Throwing Up Strong Lines I'm Effort
TO Retain Cernny and Altkirch.
Aeroplane, With Bombs and Dunn
my Aeronauts, Destroys Regiment.
BY G. r. BERTELLI.

PARIS, November e2.--Information
has reached me from q trustworthy
source that the Germans are holding
upper Alsace with Uncomfortable forces
OF Landsturm troops and II & was n
part OF the French strategy to advance
upon Strassburg from the south at tho
present time the task would not be
difficult.
Using Meulhausen as a base, the Ger
mans are concentrating their efforts on
holding Cerpay and Altkirch They
are also improving their strategic lines
OF railway and building new limo
from Sfuis to Waldiyhofen, which will
be completed by Christmas.
General Won Mahl commands at
Meulhnusen and General Won Budungen
ut Sluis. The Landsturmcrs are not
supported by cavalry, and the scouting
Ia done entirely by cyclists The ar
titiery also Is insignificant, except at
Cernay. where there arc number of
heavy batteries.
Strassburg itself Is denuded OF first
class troops Even part OF the ar
tiHery has been sent north, though the
building OF defense works is proceed
ing reTerishiy. Most notable Is the
construction OF heavy gun cmplace-
mcnts. Preparations arc also being
made for flooding the district to tho
south OF the city.
~ tPkcf ~HcTe the trenches
OF the enemy are separated by only
fifty metres. French ruse caused ter
rible havoc In the German lines last
week. dirigible appeared over the
German trenches. and three Taubcs i'm
mediately attacked Il. exploding tho
alrship with bombs. AZ IT. fell. how
ever. hundreds OF bombs also dropped
amidst the Germans. annihilutins an
entire regiment. Three dummy aero
nauts also were hurled from tho air
ship.
The Chateau de Soupir, between Sois.
SONS and Laon. has been completely
destroyed by the German artillery. The
chateau was one OF the finest In tho
country. and Was used az q Red Cross
hospital. The wounded were safely re-
moved, but the gallery OF paintings
and sculptures was burned.
Midnight st Pont-a -Musson "a an
nounced nightly by the German nrtil-
lery hurting twelvc-inch shells into
the town. On the first night they
killed a young girl and baby In their
beds.
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Ambler-BucRius.

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PETERSBURG, VA, November pa
Richard Cary Amber, Jr.. of Hume,
ter Buckius, OF Petersburg, were mar
ried yesterday in Washington. Among
those present at tho wedding were
Mrs. r.. L. Brockwell, Of Petersburg,
sister OF the bride; Miss Mary Amber
OF Washington, aunt OF the groom ;
Rex c. 8. Maupin,. Of Washington; Mr.
and Mrs. j. n. Reid, Of Fauquier; Miss
Alice Murphey, of Wnrrenton, Va., and
others.
Henrietta Virginia Buckius, OF Peters,
burg. The groom Is n native of Eau
quisI County. son OF Richard Gary
d dat family. on his father's
Amber. treasured Of tho London COZ
ony under Governor berkeley He Is {.
grandson of Richard Cary Amber,
Washington's representative In Vir-
ginia during the Revolution, and a
nephew OF James Markham Amber,
the famous navy surgeon and Arctic
explorer. His mother was Miss Mar
shall, and through her he iB n de-
scendant Of Chief Justice John Mar
shnll
Mr. Amber 10 n civil engineer. and
is connected with tho Virginia State
Highway Commission. He Ia the States
representative in charge Of road con
andria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amber, on their return
from their wedding Journey, Will be at
home In Alexandria, Va.
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LANCASTER CIRCUIT COURT
HAS VERY HEAVY DOCKET
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LANCASTER. VA. November ga
The Circuit Court OF Lancaster County
was in session during the past week,
Judge Thomas r. Blakoy presiding.
The grand Jury was In session for
three days and returned Indictments
against twenty persons one-haif for
feloaiee, the other half for n1isdemean-
ors. Among those Indicted for mis-
demeanors are several prominent NOR
chants OF the county charged with SELL
Ing beverage which Is said to con-
tain greater percentage Of alcohol
than Is permitted In dry territory.
There are nine persons, oil colored,
confined In tho county Jail, awaiting
trial. The trial of Mitchell Mutt and
Joe Beane. both charged with beating
q demented colored youth, Joseph LUIS
ter, to death about two months ago
near Kilmarnock. ended yesterday II,
tho conviction of both tho accused,
with sentence OF sixteen years in
the penitentiary for tho former and
Ave years in the peniteptiary or the
roformatory for the latter, The, sec
ond trial OF Wesley Jones, n colored
youth. for killing n colored girl near
Iberis more than year ago, began
yesterday.
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LANCASTER COUNTY
TEACHERS ORGANIZE
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LANCASTER. VA. November a.
The Lancaster County Teachers Asso-
citation held q meeting here ycste--
day, and elected the following officers
for the current school year: Principal
George A. Walden. OF White Stone High
School. president: william ]. Duke, OF
the Lancaster fIigh School: Principal
Messeurs. of the Ottoman High School,
and Principal Elect. of the Irvinston
High School. vice. presidents: and prin-
clpal Bristow, OF the Kiimarnock High
School. secretary treasurer. Delegates
from all the districts Of the county
were appointed to tho State Teachers
Association that Is to meet In Rich
mond this week. The president was
instructed by q unanimous vote to
present the protest OF the Lancaster
Teachers Association to the State
Board OF NEduca tlon against the pro-
posed action OF the State Board in re-
curing high schools to have three
teachers doing high school work ex-
clusively In order to be placed on tho
accredited list OF schools doing first
class high school work.
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ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
FOR PRINCE EDWARD FAIR
Farnvfile and County Have Contrib
uted Literally and Exposition
VIII Oner Varied Program.
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FARMFILLE. VA, November Ca
Arrangements have been completed for
tho holding OF the Prince Edward
County Fair, on Friday. November 81.
Tho Armory will be used for exhibits.
and the day will be one of pleasure
and profit. For this enterprise the
tow or Farmville and the county au-
thorities appropriated substantial sums.
Premiums aesregating several hundred
dollars will be paid to farmers--includ-
Ing the boys corn clubs-for best sam
pies exhibited During the day adj
dresses will be made by the following:
DR.. Hays, Of the United States Do
partment OF Agriculture. Dr.. Hays
will also give demonstration Of In
oculating hogs with antihog cholera
serum by actually inoculatinR the hoRs.
Mrs. W. N. HUT. editor of, the
woInan's department OF the Progros-
sive Farmer.
h. H. LaBaume. agricultural agent
OF the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Tho order OF tho parade, which will
start at the high school building. will
be as follows: Corn Club. Potato Club,
Poultry Club, Normal School Agricul-
tural Class. Canning Club Demonstra-
ton. Farmers Union. business men OF
Farmville. 1.-Two stock. The parade will
be headed by the Farmville Silver Band.
the passionate Of the Methodist Church
but one year, preached his last sermon
hero to-day. The, people Of Farmville,
irrespective OF denomination, regret
the removal OF Mr.. Donahoe. who goes
from hero to Portsmouth
a little tobacco has been marketed
hero during tho past week. and the
prices paid have been good consider
Ing the conditions.
The committee, appointed for secur-
Ing contributions for Belgian relief, Is
composed OF p. r. Atkinson, J. L, Hart,
w. Fl. Hubbard. T. II. Dickinson, r. w.
Fnqua. DIR. w. L.. Anderson, Horace
Adams, A. d. Watkins l.. H. Kaufman,
N c. Crute and Robert X. Brock. AL
ready more than $500 has been sub
Hcribed to the relief fund by the citi-
Gems OF Farmvillc. and the amount
forwarded.
All business houses in FarmviIle
will close their doors on Thanksgiving,
and the usual union services will be
conducted In the new Baptist Church.
Substantial improvements are being
made to Prince Edward Courthouse,
among which is q porch and steps OF
solid maeonery.
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FIRST DISORDER REPORTED
sfen En- Route Go Nonunioz Camp Ser
Upon and Beaten.

FORT SMITH. ARK. Noyember %
Rcports OF the first disorder since tho
Federal troops were sent Into the Hart
iora Valley coal fields, reached Fort
smith Tonight. Four nonunlon miners
according to tho story told by q man
who arrived ut Camp Garrison to-day.
we're set upon and beaten while en-
route from the railroad station ~
Prairie Creek to the nonuniop camD
near Frogtown. Franklin Bache, Fed
eral receiver for the Bache-Denman
mines. stated tonight that he had re
ceiVed no report from Prairie Crock.
The nonunion camp, however, is iso-
iated from telegraph and telephone
communication.
The Federal grand Jury win resume
investigation here On Tuesday OF re.
cent disorders In the Hartford Valley.
Twenty-six indictments were returned
last week.
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TURKISH CRUISER
OPENS FIRE on TUAPSE

PETRoGEAD, RUSSIA. November 90
This communication from the Rus
sian general staf In the Caucasus was
Issued to-day:
On the morning OF November 20, tho
Turkish cruiser Famidieh. followed By
ilotiila OF torpedo boats, appeared OFF
Tuapse and opened fire. hurting 1875
protectiles into the noighborhood. Tho
Russian artillery replied very effective
~. Our losses were three soldiers and
Sister of Charity wounded one civ
ilian killed and ten civilians injured
The material damage was insignificant
In the direction OF Erzerum ono OF
our columns has made important prog
ress above Juzveran. Our advance
posts continue to tread the heels OF
the Turks"
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GENEROUS FUND RAISED
TO ASSIST REICsAEs

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RALEIGH. n. c., November ga
cash contribution OF s1,53S was real
iced this afternoon through q mass
meeting OF citizens of Raleigh, held
TO launch movement for a relief fund
for the Belgians. Plans were pro-
jocted that will still further swell the
fund on the part OF this community
announcement was made that OF tho
schools OF the city. st. Mary's students
have raised $40: Peace Institute, S38;
\. and M. College. s94. and Meredith
College. 1888.
The mass meeting was attended by
5000 people. and was presided over by
Mayor James l. Johnson. There were
addresses by Governor Craig and yDr.
w. L. Potcat, OF Wake Forest College
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pernonal and O,hervIse.

First Lieutenant John f. Towner, Jr.,
L. $. Coast Artillery. who has been
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
e. Towner. in this city. has been or
dered TO the barracks Mt Columbus, O.,
for special duty.
Mrs. Anthony D. Stewart, who has
been visiting relatives and friends In
this city for gsveral weeks. has re-
turned to her home In Pensacola. Fla:
Linwood Bufcrworth. OF Dewitt,
Dinwiddie County, who has been a
patient In the Johnston-Wiiiis Hospi-
tai. Richmond, is much improved and
convalesceut.
Miss Margaret Jameson williams
entertained a number OF her friends
last evening at her home on High
Street, In celebration OF her fifteenth
birthday. The decorations were In
ferns and shaded candles. the color
scheme being red and green. Music,
games dancing and refreshments were
tho order Of the evening.
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Rcschc, Ccntu,1 un,L.

HARItISONBUKG, VA, November &C.
Cyrus Colaw, the oldest man in the
Valley Of Virginia. has reached his
one hundredth birthday Anniversary
A large number OF people gathered at
his home in Highland County to do
honor to the old man. He was born
on November 6. 1914. He and his wife
who was Miss Lucinda White, have
lived together h'ty-two yenrs. She is
now eighty-hve years old. The old
man remembers President Martin Van
BuFen, for whom he would have voted
n he had been free holder. a
horseback trip to Ohio was the longest
journey OF his life. He has two
brothers. one eighty-four. the other
eiEhty-two. He has six sons living.
Including II. H. Colaw. vice president
q? The Highland Citizens Bank
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DEATHS

morning. cHARLES r. k1Es iTsIT5
son-oi Alvina w. and the late John II
age.
Tn The sYnsgal WIN take place MONDAY
minister Presbyterian Church. Friends
to attend.
yonder blissfui shore;
Your angel father waits for you, as no
has gone before.
NESBITT.-Died. at her late residence,
,oa 5sS G mRs AAHenHs North ElSh
Nesbitt is survived by her husba nd.
Funeral motto, later.
.HoGE;-Died. Saturday evening. No
vember 81. 1914: a, I +. NJ. at tho
residence Of her niece Mrs Lille chill
BEccA HoGE. in tho ffty-sixth year
The funeral will take PLACE from tho
November. %. Friends and acquaint,
ances invited to attend.
United on the beautiful shore.
With loved ones that have gone on
There is no sorrow: there is no pain.
HEX NIECE.
CLARKE.--D1ED. suddenly November
<'' 20 nIs ItbIutIlCt, AIS North
Twenty fourth Street, EDWARD SUM.
sIERFJELD CLARKE. aged forty-nine
years. He Is survived by two brothers
---lCdwln =. Clarke.
Funeral from First Baptist Church
TUESDAY, November -. AZ IL a. NJ
'1nterIncnt Hollywood. Friends and nc-
quatntances invited TO attend.
GARRETT.--Died. at her residence. -
East Duvai Street, Sunday mOrninv
at 1890 O'clock, MRS. RACHEL GAR.
RETT, wife OF Sherman Garrett,
trained nurse.
Funeral Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock from
Ebeneger Baptist Church. Friends are
invited,
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SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLD
THEIR ANNUAL RALLY

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,LYNCHBURG, VA. November 22.-
Association OF Lynchburg was held
This this afternoon at the Court Street
being present. The address was made
by Rev; Richie Ware, pastor OF the
First Christian Church. The rally fol-
which was observed In nearly every
white Protestant school IN the city.
Ihe officers elected are: president, j.
Carl Peck vice pr esidents, l.. e. Wing.
field. Herbert r. Miley and Mayo G.
Brown; secrctary-treasurer, W. W.
The reports showed enrolment IN
the twenty-eiEht schools reporting Of
1884. Tha banner for best average
attendance was won by tho Salvation
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sunday Morning Fire.

Two one-story frame buildings were
burned and third damaged on Wash
tnGton street, between Market and
Union Streets. carly this morning.
About o'clock Are was discovered IN
Hostera Dyelng Works, which build.
ing was burned, with considerable
stock on hand for dyeing and clean
Ing. The machinery and fixtures. on
which there IL an insurance OF 1850,
were destroyed. From this house tho
flames communicated to the adjacent
building occupied by ". Reese as u
confectionery and fruit store, which
WAC practically Quilted. Mr.. Reese lost
his entire stock by lre. water and
smoke. MI. Rcese had no insurance
on his stock, but an insurance of $3.50
on his showcases and fixturcs. Both
of these buildings belonged to w A.
& c. r.. Williamson. The store adjoin-
ing Recess caught fire and was par
TALLY damaged. This building is owned
By the Il. L. Watson Realty Company,
and is insured. 1t Is occupied By A.
n. Scott & Co. plumbers and dealers
in iron goods The stock was damagc
b. water. but the loss is covered by
insurance.
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FILLED WITH RUMoRs
OF A GREAT VICTORY

BERLIN tvia Romeo. November ca
Although there Ia no confirmation OF q
decision in tho great battle between the
Warthe and the Vistula Rivers. Berlin
is filed with rumors OF a great victory.
Official reports continue 10 register a
succession OF tactical Successes.
The Austro-German forces seem to
have accepted battle along q line high
ly favorable, strategica1ly to pressing
home central attack. while the Rus
SLAMS are suffering the same disadvan-
tages as the Germans encountered be-
fore tho Warsaw-1vangorod limo re-
Gently. The roads In tho Russians rear
are In q wretched state. the Germans
having accomplished thorough job of
destruction on their retirement. The
Russians are jammed together on
three sides and hampcred greatly In
bringing up supplies.
Tho military critic of vossischo Eel
tung declares the situation gives
ground for hope that tho Russians may
De cut of entirely from q line OF re-
treat
Austrian reports say the Carpathian
passes arc being held strongly against
tho Russian advance.
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GREATEST CRAVING
Is FOR CIGARETTES

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LONDON. November 22.-The great
est craving Of the soldiers in the
trenches Is for tobacco and cigarette
papers. Almost more than the hon
orable mention for galiantry, or evon
medal for bravery In action, is to DO
priced the possession OF the "rnakIngs."
Tales of actual suffering from lack
OF tobacco arc published In the weekly
press of Guernsey. a lance. corporal
in the Fourth Middlosex Regiment
wrote to his flancec as follows:
when / tell you that the last few,
weeks we could not even get q cigar
cite paper YOU can probably guess
whether I was glad to get your Gig
arettes and tobacco. don't usually
smoke a pipe, you know, but I cor
tainly/ will smoke the one you sent
me-whenever i can get anything to
fill It. For weeks we marched through
villages cleaned Of everything that.
looked like cigarette paper or to-
bacco. I could have sold any one of
the cigarettes you sent me for threo
ponce. English Tags before French
any day, say 1. Matter OF taste I sup
pose"
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army corps and presents front Of
fifty 1.-Two miles. Tho two rivers pre-
vent thanking by either side henc, the
fghting consists c, straight frontal
attacks.
The Germans, military observers
contend. cannot advance further. since
the Russian concentration. delayed by
bad roads and lack OF railroads, now
is complete.
Dispatches from Tifis. Transcau-
casie, explain the halt In tho Russian
advance toward Kopryhoi was due to
army was rnassed at Grzerum. The
Russians are contenting themselves, It
is said, with holding their positions
whilo awaiting achievements.
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Continued From First Paee.)
IN court by ombaiming II IN the most
inaccessible archives Of the Committee
on Rules.
"As matter OF fact, we do not be-
lieve that this resolution can be beat
eli except by preventing 1t from COM
Ing to vote. At EAST there can be
no improperly in our asking you to
help us see to 1T that this Issue Is
squarely met and not defeated by ST.
lence or inaction." \
Mr. Gardner and Representative
Henry. chairman OF the Committee on
Rules. will confer within "A few days
on prclimnarics for tho hearing.