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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19
GERMANS WITHIN RANGE
Of DRI:S1' LTrONSk GINS

VIENNA, August IS tvia London. Au-
gust ls).-The German forces advance
ing on Brest Litovsk have defeated the
Russians near Biala, within range OF
the guns of the stronghold on the
west. Will. a short distance north
ward of the fortress the southern bank
of the River Bug has been cleared OF
Russians. according to an official an
nouncement tonight
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. Ida Cornelin Arthur.

Mrs. Ida Cornelia Arthur. mother OF
Rev. Philip y. Arthur, assistant rector
of st. Andrews Episcopal Church. died
last night Mt ll:l0 o'clock at St Luke's
hospital Mrs. Arthur was daughter
or the late Miles i. Phillips.
Funeral services will take place to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from
81. Andrews Episcopal Church. Inter
ment viii be in HOLLYWOOD
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Temps Supports IT..

PARIS. August lS.-The Temps to-
day examines at length the considera-
tons which would support a declara
ton by Great Britain and France max
ing cotton contraband, and says such
decision would tend to limit tho
number OF controversies, the more so
since 1t involves arrangements destined
TO spare American cotton growers
losses Of nature TO Justify protests
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Mrs. Lucy Frances Tyler

lSpecial to The Times Dispatch
WILLIAMSBURG. VA, August is
Mrs. Lucy Frances Tyler, widow OF
Robert ID. Tyler. of Richmond. died
yesterday in the home of her daughter.
with whom she had been living for
several years near Grove. Mrs Tyler,
VINO for many years Was n resident
of Richmond. where She had a large
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was launched July II. 1915, and has "A
gross tonnage of 4.3S1 tons. Her
length il 375 feet. breadth OF beam
80 feet: depth, 80 feet; sea speed loaded,
10 knots.
The Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company is now building
the fifth ship for the Crowell & Thur
low Company, which Will be delivered
before the end of the year. making
five ships built for the same concern
in less than three years by this com
pany This gives some idea Of how
fast the American marine is build
in., nm
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ACTION EXPECTED TO-DAY
England and France VIII Declare Cot
ton Contrnbnnd.

LONDON, August 1S.--The proclama-
ton declaring cotton to be contraband
Of war Is expected 10 be issued to-mor-
row. at the latest, by both Great Brit
ain and France.
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RUSSIANS STILL HOLDING;
,gESJA

PETROGRAD, August rs wi, Ior.
don, August 1D.-Russian forces sill
are hol hing Notifications at Jcsia. two
and half miles south Of Kovno. ac.
cording to an official statement issued
here tonight.
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circle OF friends. was in her seventy
ninth year. The funeral will take place
from her late residence tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock Mrs. Tyler was
the grandmother OF DIR. K. T. Stryker
Of this city.
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BOCHE GAS SHE'LL
MAKES HIT IN TRENCH

"a Boche gas she'll" we were told. as
We passed an informal excavation In
the communication trench on the way
back. "Asphyxiating effect. No time
to put your respirators on when one ex-
plodes. Laid out half dozen men
gasping like fish for air-but they will
recover"
Some acrid salt seemed to have been
soaked into the earth. It's nasty pun
gency rose sharp as pepper to the nos
trils: and ones eyes began to water
and smart.
THE Boches want us to hurry," ex-
claimed l.. They were giving the
communication trench a turn at STRAIT
ing, now, and shells were urgently
dropping behind us. There was no use
trying to move fast in that narrow
ditch where YOU had to squeeze past
the soldiers. But look what we are
going into. This is like beating up
grouse to the Euns-and we are the
birds"
For the support trench was still be-
ing shelled. Then, as we were passing
through it. n ninc-inch signalled it's ap-
proach with its hoarse siren scream.
we found there was such thing as
being scared timber as we'll as stiff by
the way that we leaped for dugout
which protects you from fragments but
not from a direct hit
some light stuff" (smaller calibers)
ana sprinkle of slivers from tree
iimbs nit by six-inch; then fast walk
ing TIL we were in place where We
felt better.
But the Germans did not get that
trench despite their artillery prepara7
non Mr. ATKINS Is still i'm possession
and. enjoying his marmalade. The next
DAY there was only desultory bonn
bardment In what IS always hot cor
ner Warfare north OF Ypres settled
down to Its normal-till another attack
by one side or the other
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ZEPPELINS AGAIN
RAID ENGLISH COAST

LONDON, August 1s.-Zeppelin air
ships again raided the English coast
last night. killing ten persons and
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temperature. 6S; humidity, So: wind.
direction' north: wind. velocity, 5;
weather. cloudy.
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Local Tcmrrrutur. yc,,.r,nv


rainfall last twelve hours Nom,
Ralnfail last twenty-four hours. Non,
deficiency in rainfall since March
.......... 3.5t
Accumulated deficiency in rainfall
since January Observation-Disclosures. q:
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PROGRESS AT sUvLA BAY
WOULD BE IMPORTA Mt

Any progress made by the British at
Suvla Bay would, according 10 the mill
tary experts, be important, as Il would
threaten the Turks, who are facing
the Australians down the coast and.
like the other operations against
Turkey. have an influence on the Bal
kan States, which seemingly are about
10 decide which set OF belligerents they
Will join.
Serbia probably will make her reply
this week to the suggestion of the en-
tente ministers that she cede Mace
donin to Bulgaria. Opinion is divided
In Serbia as TO what the reply should
be- but 1t is expected here il will be
favorable. Serbia, 1t is asserted. would
like to await the outcome OF the Greek
crisis before giving her decision This.
owever, is likely to continue for some
days. and is expected TO end in an
agreement between King Constantine
and the new Premier, NJ. Venizelos.
which will guarantee the continued
neutrality of Greece.
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The Germans also are finding time
for minor activities in other fields Last
night they carried out their seventeenth
air raid on England. visiting eastern
counties. Their bombs. according to
the official communication. killed ten
and injured thirty-six civilians The
admiralty reports that IL believes one
OF the Zeppelins. OF which there are
supposed to have been four. was dam
aged.
a dispatch from Holland to-day re-
ported that another quartet Of dirigi-
bles was on the way over to England.
but nothing further has been heard Of
them.
The German submarines have been
busy. and during the day the sinking
Of three British and three neutral
steamers and a trawler has been re-
ported
AS an Offset to the German successes
in the east, the French official COM
munication reports further gains for
French troops in the Vosges
General Sir Ian Hamilton announced
an advance for the new force OF allied
troops which landed at Suv.a Bay at
the Dardancllcs, and the rcpulse OF a
Turkish attack against the right flank
of the Australians. The Turks. on the
other hand, say that all the British at
tacks were repulscd
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FALL OF FORTRESS
PLACES RUSSIANS
IN SERIOUS PLIGHT
CONTINUED From First ragel

ing to military observers, is the only
safe one for the Russians.
GERMANS FINDING TIME
FOR MINOR ACTIVITIES
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Postpone Johnson
Willard Match

Ell PAso, Texas, Feb. 24.@The
fight for the worlds heavyweight
championship between Jack johnson
and Jesse Willard will hardly take
place on March Q. That II will be
pulled off, however, is the deciara.
ton of all concerned in the affair, who
are now in El Paso. When It was dis.
covered that johnson has not yet
reached Mexico. but is in Cuba, Jack
Curley. promoter OF the fight said:
I'm done predicting when johnson
will arrive. i got cablegram from
johnson, a few minutes ago saying no
is In Havana. I'm not guessing when
he will be In Juarez." ~
"ls there any chance OF the fight be.
Ing postponcd?" was asked.
""Sure there is a chance Of post.
ponemeut." he. said. I'VE won't allow
either man to go into the ring unlesa
he is in condition. The fight will be
Just as good two weeks after Marci,
= as it would be on that date. I'm
not saying. mind you, that We ere
going to postpone It. We viii have
10 see what condition Johnson is in
first. FIe has been saying that he is
In even better condition now than he
was at Reno. If he is then We won't
have TO postpone"
Willard continues his training near
Ell Paso. ).
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TO-DAY IN PuelLlsTIc ANNALS. \

.lSS5-Eicls Ward defeated Harry
Lockyer. in .12. rounds in England.
This boutiis notable only as marking
the beginning of the pugilistic career
of Nick Ward. tho "yellowest" fighter
who ever aspired5 to championship
honors. Nick was a brother of the
game and flion.hearted Jim Ward, who
held the British title cor many years,
and Of John, Ward also a famous pu.
gilist. of, that day. Nick's defeat Of
Lockycr put him in line for higher
game, but his battle with Sambo SUIT.
ton, the negro. proved that. he was a
coward through and through. Nick
had everything but courage, and he
was giving one OF the best displays OF
boxing that one ever witnessed when
Sambo, landed one on \ his nose and
brought the claret. Nick immediate.
" laid down. Later he whipped Deaf
Burke and this put him In the running
again, although Burke at the time
was on his last legs. In a battle with
Ben Gaunt Nick's tactics OF falling at
every provocation so enraged Ben that
he struck foul blow. and Nick be-
came champion. In return match
with Gaunt he quit so shamefully that
his own brother, Jem, Joined in, kissing
him.
1ss7-Tommy Ryan knocked out
Tommy Tracey in the 9TH round at
Syracuse.
19oo-Jim Judge knocked out Kid
Carter in the 9Th. round at Brooklyn. :.
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'"Wl1EN DREAMS COME TRUE"
Bic. MUSICAL SHOW,

II one wants pleasantly and profit
ably to while away au evening one
should by all means see When
Dreams Come True" There is SO
much diversified entertainment in the
play that one will readily find some.
thing OF interest. II one longs for
melodrama see when Dreams Come
True" 1t is melodramatic. Should
ones tastes be inclined to farce, see
When Dreams Come True" It is far.
ical. Does ones fancy tend TO musi-
cal comedy OF the brightest order then
see When Dreams Come True" for It
lis musical comedy OF the highest or.
der. an anomaly among musical com.
edtes inasmuch as It IS musical and
has real comedy throughout the entire
action.
when Dreams Come True is one
OF the most adroitly constructed plays
that has ever been seen on the stage.
Combining In the plot nearly every
form OF stage entertainment II is so
clcvcrly done and the sequence Of
events have such logical bearing
on the whole play that the story works
out without one incongruous Incident
to mar the smoothness of-the perform.
ance. The music by Silvio Helm who
ls well known as the composer OF
Marie Cahill's greatest successes and
II there arc ideals in musical comedy
Mr. Helm is reaching after them In the
music of when Dreams Come True"
Several of tie songs have been i'm.
mensely popular, notably, when
Dreams Come True" Come Along to
the Movies" YOU Dear You" The
scenic equipment of when Dreams
Come True" Is elaborate to the last dc.
gree. The first scene represents the
deck OF an ocean liner, and shows the
wonderful possibilities OF the scene
painters art; the second scene shows
a wharf at New York City with another
view OF the liner; the third scene rep.
resents the interior Of millionaire
mansion In New York and the final
scene shows ballroom in the, same
house. This last scene is painted on
silk to get Q certain lighting effect.
The gowns. worn by the ladies' are
from the Orange Mfg. Co., and are
fashioned after the very latest Paris
creations. The chorus is a delightful
feature Of the company inasmuch as
the choristers were selected not alone
for their good looks, but also for their
vocal ability. The principals of the
cast are players well seasoned to the
requirements OF musical comedy. The
leading player is Frederic Santley,
who tho young in years is considered
one OF the most promising young &C.
tors in the musical comedy field.
when Dreams Come True" will be
ut the Grand Thursday, March 4th.
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an extensive southern trip. Lastyear's
team remains intact with the excep.
ton of Clay Casio. of Spencer. W. Va,
who graduated last spring. Casio has
played left field for four straight years
and there will be two candidates out
for the Job in the persons OF Lowry
Stops and ]. Barry Hanley. Of Wheel.
ing. ". Va.
The pitching STAFF looks especially
strong. being reinforced by Gray Hoff.
man. young demon from Spencer
High school. and Charlie Fulton, who
has starred three years in all branches
OF athletics at Morris Harvey College.
Fiddler, Hayes and Curry are the hold.
over catchers. while Barron, Hagen.
Chenoweth, Sullivan and Raybeck are
tne noldoyer pitchers. There will be
plenty. OF material for the inheld. Tom
King, Of scotdale, Pa, former third
naseman and captain OF the Duquesne
University team Of Pittsburgh.
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Baker Must Play Ball
For Connie If At All


PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. 24.-J.
Franklin Baker, the Athletics third
baseman, viii play ball with that team
for the next two years or he will not
play at all, accordingsto, a statement
issued by Connie Mack. manager Of
the American League champions.
Mack said he had no. reason to believe
Baker had changed his mind about
quitting the game. but that he issued
the statement ..in order to .quiet the
many wild rumors which are being
published In different parts OF the
country s. "a, ST.; 3,
while I do not believe Baker has
or will change his mind about retir.
ing from baseball, !. said the state.
rnent. sif he plays nt all this sFs.son
or next II will be as q member OF the,
Athletic team. We uosityaly VIII mot
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-24
Hickman Calls Out
Varsity Candidates

MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Feb. "a
Official notice was issued to the can.
didates for the West Virginia Univer.
sity baseball team to report in uni.
form on March 1, by Coach Charles
Hickman, the former major league
fence buster. The initial call will be
answered by at least As candidates,
as over one.half that number have
already signitlcd their intention Of
coming out.
It will be necessary to. get outside
early this season. as the first games
will be played In Morgantown during
the last week in March, which is two
weeks earlier than the season started
previous to this year. The home SEIZED.
ule includes IS games already, with
two open dates, and three games will
be played before the team starts on
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sPoRToeRaPHY.
Honus Wagner, Failing Star Of the
Diamond, Is a Today.
BY Gravy"

Not long ago there was great cele.
bration of the Wagner centennial. in
honor OF a German musical chan WIN
composed "Getterdammerung," which
sounds like crossword, but means
dusk of tho Gods" and lot of other
operas and things.
Gee" remarked baseball fan.
lamp!ng the headline, Il knew old
Honus was getting along, but | didn't
think he was q hundred"
We'll. he isn't. Tho great Wagner
isn't half OF that, all reports to the
contrary, for John Henry Wagner
the tag with which he started life
was born in Carnegie, Pa, February
"a, 1874. which makes him forty.one
years old today.
so far as known, Hans isn't any re.
!ation Of the musical fellow. although
II IS said that some of the composers
kinfolk try TO make out that they are
related to the famous Honus. Maybe
they base their claim on the fact that
the musician composed THE Flying
Dutchman," which is the great Wag.
ner's other name.
The immortal star Of the diamond
begins at last to look like falling
star, FOR last season he batted only
.252, which would be pretty fair for
some players. but was. mighty moor
Tor man who had smashed ali re-.
cords by smashing the pellet for 800
or better for seventeen straight and
consecutive years. Eight OF those
annums Hans was the leading bats.
man OF the National. League.
No other player in baseball history
has come anyway near to Wagner's
record. Dan Brouthers remained in
the 800 class for fourteen years. but
he led the league only four years.
Cap Anson and Ross Barnes each
led the National circuit In batting
for four annums.
Although the 1914 season marked
a great slump in wagner's batting
prowess. It enabled him to set up an.
other worlds record. On the ninth
OF June last Hans made his 3,000th
hit. and at the end OF the season he
had surpassed the previous record
established by Adrian A. Arson, who
made 3,047 In his career Of major
league baseball. Wagner and Arson
are the only major league players who
have ever passed the 3,0o0.hit mark.
The big Dutchman began his pro.
fessional career twenty years ago,
playing with Steubenville and War
rem, Ohio, in 1896. During the next
two seasons he was with Patterson,
N. j., in the old Atlantic League, coy
ering first and third bases and bat
ting .34S. and $3.50. Ed Barrows, now
the head OF the International League.
was then the manager of the club In
the Silk City. -. =. ..@.f.,19 ).
In the middle OF the 1897 season
Wagner was sold to Louisville for
s2.25o, and made his National League
debut as an outfielder. In 1898 the
Colonels tried Honus at first base,
and later at third.
When Wagner Joined the Pirates in
1900 he was again switched stor the
outer garden. and It. was not until
1901 that he was given trial as
shortstop. For a couple Of: seasons
Hans had no regular habit at the 'dia.
mond. but played alternately in the
outfeld. at short and on the first and
third bags. Itwas not until, 1908 that
Wagner became the regular shortstop
OF the Pirates. Hekhung up the best
batting record Of his career in 1900,
his FIRST year with the Pirates. when
he batted $50. 'i.i
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aHENPEckEp HENRY

Halton Powell's "Henpecked Hen.
~" musical farce Of the merriest
sort. with a sprightly. chorus Of fem.
ininity, will be seen at the Grand Sat
,urday matinee and night. The com.
edy Is broad but the lines are, so clev.
erly written that the humor never. bor-
ders on burlesque. The story deals
with mushly married man whose
wife is inclined to rule the home with
an iron hand, Her tyranny leads to
many funny experiences. Domestic
life is always a splendid subject for
stage treatment and there Is no play
that handles it in such an amusing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-24

Captain W. T. Crawford. vice presi
dent OF the Southern Baseball Asso.
citation, automatically became presi.
dent on the death of Judge William
H. Cayanaugh, which, occurred at Lit.
tie Rock on Sunday. Captain Cray.
ford, however, declines to serve, and
will call meeting of the league off,
cials to elect a permanentth head.
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trade him TO any other club and no
amount OF money would induce US to
sell him.
The Athletic. club has contract
with Baker which still has two years
to run. and II he does decide to con.
time playing ball we shall be very
glad Ills contract is an iron.clad one.
however, and he will have to play
with the Athletics II at all. 1t would
even prevent his signing with a so.
called outlaw league team"
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/, AiRMoNT DEFEATED.

Attainment squad OF duckpin toss
iers carried a lead of 80 pins against
the Connelsyille boys. and the locals
gave them a hard battle up to the
final frame. but the outcome shows
that the Coke boys won by the small
margin of II pins for the six games.
Harden King and Mills were high for
the locals, while the opperman boys
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-24

Ray Miller. who plays sfirst base foA
the Columbus club In the American
Association. declares he has no doubt
whatever about Shortstop Walter Ger.
Der and outfielder Bill Hinchmnn
making good with the Pirates. Ray
says there are many poorer players
holding regular berths In the n,ajors.
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Cold Proposinan..
"My bank Is mean, l think"

NY bank Is mean, THINK.
How SO. girlle2"
II have taken hundreds Of checks to
that bank, and they always count me
on. the exact amount, Just SO much
and no more. An the other business
men with whom deal throw In i, lit.
tie occasionally for good swiil."-Pitts.
.burgh Post. ,
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starred for their team.
CONNELLSVILLE-
The scores:
TEMPT ELEAcuE..

The leaders of the league got knock.
ed Off for two games at the hands of
the No Chance Trio in the Temple
league last evening. Holly pulled the
last game out OF the fire by his good
bowling at the finish. Wilson and JET.
fers were the top notchers for tha
match. The scores:
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STAGE GOSSIP

way as does "Henpecked Henry
"Henpeckcd Henry" Is the kind ofsa
show one takes pleasure In recon.
mending 10 friends. People who have
seen 1t in the big cities are boostingiit
very strongly. No chances are taken
in praising this production In ID.
vance. 1t Is entertainment OF the
ideal sort. There Is q display OF rare
ability on the part OF a cotorie OF
singing and dancing farceurs and
who are provided with an excellent
vehicle. 1t Is broad satire ut times
clever farce comedy always and
laughs are certain. The fun Is faste
and furious at all times. u
IHlPPoDRoME TO SHOW THREE
WEEKS"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday OF
this week the Hippodrome theatre
will present Three Weeks,s a 1--WE
part photoplay taken from Elinor
Gyms famous novel OF that name.
The novel stands at the fore front of
all the modern vivid romances. Ithas
been the most discussed novel OF the
last decade. s1ts beauty has been
critically conceded and its drama adj
mitted by the most conservative,
The play concerns Paul, the Ewooer
OF a runaway queen and Sonia, the
royal mate OF a. dissolute monarch,
young, alluring, adventurous,ga mod.
ern symbol OF love that scorns to
count the cost. Readers OF the book
are familiar with the "details that 70
to compromise the fascinating nara.
tive of the.origlnal.
In the film play the author has
added to her creation I'M a prologue
that intensifies the thrill OF some of
her scenes and adds color and Syiyac.
ity to others. Sonia runs away from
her castle and her king, after tho
manner described In the book. She
encounters Paul in a restaurant In
Lucerne, Switzerland.t precisely as re.
counted z in the. novel; The two a
queen without a. country and a king
without a. throne, fall madlyS Id love!
She struggles against her enthrall.
ment. and seeks to flee from tempta.
ton, but an accident lialts her flight
and the inevitable next meeting 90.
ours. :. ~
In the photoplay. version all these
incidents are idealized. The tiger rug
tryst in Lucerpe Is sreprodu ced as IN
the novel. Tie thrilling and trngic
denouement Of the.s romance OF tho
pair is shown in all its original grip.
ping power. The orgies OF the dis.
solute king, the mad reyels Id the
palace. the plots and Scounterplots of
the cabal of royal councillors To de-
throne the queen are all graphically
indicated. 81 ;sst