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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

MOST newspaper readers have about
reached the conclusion that the re
ports coming out of the eastern war
zone are written on the River Bug.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

III asking more time the British are
merely proving that they are as slow
to digest a diplomatic note as they are
TO see the point OF a joke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

CALIFORNIA photographer suing
for divorce charges that former Cover
nor Yates kissed his wife. Mr.. Yates
Is demanding the proofs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-29

HAITI manages to maintain its bat
ting average in the news columns even
if it is Obliged to resort to the Staying
of q president.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
.SAIVILlE WIRELESS
MAY Be TAKEN OVER
Government Suspicious OF Innocent
Looking Messages Now Going
Through.
GERMANY's ONLY OUTLET
This Station Is Only Vehicle OF Conn
munication Between German Ann
bassador and eEsriin Government

Washington. July 1.--whether the
United States Government shall take
over the sayvilie radio station has not
yet been decided.
While many officials are convinced
that unneutral messages in violation
of the regulations, under which the
wireless stations are permitted to
operate. have been going out of Say
vile station, they have not yet salts
fled themselves that Government c,.--
ration of the station would prove
a satisfactory remedy. 1t Is generally
believed the closing Of the station
would >he the only certain means OF
preventing the practices believed to
have been carried on. There is great
reluctance to take this drastic step.
because this wireless station Is The
only means of direct communication
that the German ambassador has with
his government
One dificuity of the situation Ii
that so far as has been indicated up
to this time, there has been no proof
available that the Federal regula-
ton for the wireless are being vio-
lated at the Sayville station. The
suspicious Of the naval officers act
1iR as tCucotc at NHt Staaoh "Ct0
aroused by an increasing number of
messages so simple that they could
not be transported sufficiently to de-
stroy their code value If they really
were code messages. These messages
were such orders TO buy certain
quantity of particular article, Of
statements that a person Of a certain
name had gone to a certain place.
The possibility thatsuch messages
are being used to direct the move
ments of German submarines in Brit
ish waters has beenn IN the minds OF
officials here. Authorities on radio
transmission assert that while IL would
be possible for submarine in British
waters to receive messages sent from
a United States station, 1t would be
improbable, in view of the limitations
of the wireless apparatus usually tn
stalled on submarines. More powerful
apparatus and higher masts than are
usually put on submarines would he
required, II Is said. 1. is admitted,
however, that these special fittings
might be placed on German sun
marines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
REVENUE AGENT LANDS
BIG COCAINE FiEND

Revenue Agent ]. n. c. Grasty. con-
nected with collector Moncure's office,
is busy on his Job of enforcing rne
anti-drug laws
After some shrewd work on the part
of Mr.. Grasty, he has landed in jail
in Norfolk man giving several
aliases, bat whose real name Is Ben
ME Douglas. who. he Is inclined to be-
leve. has been dealing in cocaine and
morphine in large quantities
Mr. Grasty has recovered about
twenty-five prescriptions which he has
shown were forged by the man. He
thinks the man has been engaged in
this traffic in a wholesale way and
hopes To land others who may be
working in conjunction with him. The
maximum punishment is FIVE years
and $4,000.
~ am going to see the law is strict
" enforced" said Mr.. Grasty yester'
day This traffic must he broken up.
have the co-opefation of the police
In the two cities eid the officers of the
State Board of Pharmacy"
Mr.. Grasty was member of the
House of Delegates from Staunton and
Augusta County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
STORM OF SHELLS
BEFORE TORPEDO STRUCK

London, July III. Benton, sur
vivor of the Leyiand liner Armen-
ian, today gave the first eye witness
story of the torpedoing of the Ley
land liner off the Cornwall coast, with
a loss OF twenty-nine men, including
about twenty Americans.
THE submarine fired shot after
shot at us before she let go with the
torpedo" said Benton. SHELLS burst
all over the deck; killing several men
outright and mangling others.
I'VE were coming up toward the
Bristol channel when we spied the
German" said Benton, native or
Water Beach, brideeshire. cap
tain Tricky ordered fun speed ahead
and began zigzagging.
.He had the submarine guessing for
twenty minutes. but she was too
speedy for us THE Armenian had
a speed of fourteen knots) | was
she began firing. Nobody had count
ed on that, and they were all crowd
ed around on deck watching the chase.
One shell ripped right into a crowd
and blew some of the men into the
water.
I'VE picked up the wounded the
best we could and got over the side A
little before she torpedoed u.s. The
Armenian didn't last long after she
was hit. she tilted up and went down
stern first."
Four OF the wounded in Benton's
boat died before they were picked up.
he said. He WAS not certain whether
all those wounded by shell Are were
gotten into the boats before the Ar
menian went down.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
MADISON PHYSICIAN
REGA|Ns HIS LIBERTY
wife Denies stories That He Treated
Her Cruelty. and Gets Him Out
OF Asylum.
"RA1LRoADrNG- ALLEGED
Committed to Asylum Two Months
Ago On Warrant Sworn Out BY
wife's Father--Roleased BY Court.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
stanton, Va. July AFTER sew
erai witnesses, including his wife. had
testified here today In the Corpora
ton Court that he had been railroad
ed 10 an asylum on a warrant sworn
out by his father-in-law. and after
several physicians had declared that
he was sane, DR.. Travers barton
Twyman. a prominent young Madison
County physician, after ngnt OF TWO
months. Is at liberty
Or Twyman was committed to cne
local institution about two months
ago. The fight to place him in an
asylum. his wife stated on the wit
ness stand. began over year ago,
when her father, after several at
tempts TO force her to leave him,
swore out a warrant charging MN
with being insane. She testified that
a iunacy commission held That DIR.
Twyman was sane. She said that
nothing further was heard of any at
tempt to railroad him until about
three months ago. She said that
about that time the rumors reached
her that il was reported In the neigh
borhood that her husband was cruel to
her. She declared that these state
ments were greatly exaggerated and
LHdl ~ was lHaii9 iuihVA0U th~N 'N
frequently assaulted her.
she said that her neighbors were
aroused to a high pitch Of excitement
and that threats OF violence at the
hands OF mob were heard. She said
that it was about this time that the
second warrant charging her husband
with being insane was sworn out by
her father with the public highly
excited over the various reports OF his
creulties to her she said that II was
an easy matter to have her husband
to the Western state Hos
pital here. She declared that her hus-
band was sane and that he had always
been kind to her
She repudiated her father and
throughout the hearing seemed In
tensely interested in the probable sue
cessfui fight of her husband to regain
his liberty. DR.. Twyman is considered
very wealthy He has one child and
lives with his wife about eight miles
from Orange, Va. He is graduate
of the Medical College of Virginia and
lis well known in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02

practically disposed of, and interest In
administrator quarters was conferred
upon reports indicating what resist
ance. If any, the Arme MAN offered 20
the submarine. At first ii was con-
cluded from early reports of the en-
counter between the two vessels that
the circumstances had been such as
to Justify the action of the sub
marine. but later accounts led officials
10 the belief that 1t is not yet safe to
form a definite conclusion.
Protest Must BE Guide.
1t was generally agreed that the
Presidents protest to Germany on thA
submarine issue must be the guide ol
the administration In determining: ts
attitude toward the Armenian case,
after all the facts have been develop
ed. In this connection the following
sentence from the note of June was
pointed to as having particular sig
nificance to the question OF resistance:
Nothing but actual forcible resist
ance, or continued efforts to escape by
flight when ordered to stop for the
purpose of visit on the part or the
merchantmen. has ever been held 70
forfeit the lives of her passengers and
crew"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02

was attempting 70 maneuver his boat
and escape.
After shells burst near the wheel
house and killed several men. the
captain brought the Armenian to"
said Benton. The submarine came
alongside and her commander yeiied
that he would give US time to get
over In the boats.
While we were pulling away, the
submarines crew stood on deck and
jeered at us. When we got clear, she
shot two torpedoes against he Ar
menian's side and fired several shots
from her gums. There was big ex-
plosion and the steamer went down
stern first
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
ARMENIAN SINKING WILL
NOT COMPLICATE SITUATION

windsor. VT, July Hopes of Pres
ident Wilson that the sinking OF the
Armenian will t-furtter-cotnptteate
or Increase the difficulty of a satis-
factory settlement with Germany OF
the submarine warfare negotiations,
were raised tonight by receipt OF word
from Ambassador Page at London that
the Armenian was on admiralty ohsi-
ness. At a late hour tonight the Pres
ident had been given only summary
Of Ambassador Pages report. the
President, while declining to comment.
let IL be known that he Is keeping his
mind open, and will form no final
Judgment until various governmental
are concluded. 1t was
indicated that fortnight might elapse
before this could be accomplished.
Gets Detailed Information.
!. BY special delivery rnasl this after
noon the President received detailed
outline of the preliminary State Depart
ment advices from American represen-
tatives in England. Use of the mails
explained the failure of the Presi-
dent to receive official news of the
Armenian's loss earlier 1t was be-
lieved that Assistant Secretary of state
Osborne, who sent the mail report in
the absence of Secretary Lansing. used
the mails, possibly at the Presidents
request because OF it's confidential ma
ture. While fully appreciating the
gravity OF the incident, In the loss
of American lives, the President II
can be stated on excellent authority.
believes that determination of the exact
status of the Armenian. either as an
armed or unarmed merchantmen. al
though An enemy ship of Germany. or
as a chartered auxiliary of the Brit.
ish admiralty, Is necessary before this
government can form positive conclu-
sions upon which TO base any action.
The President has been advised that
the Armenians cargo OF mules was
contraband. But the President Is also
standing firmly on the broad principle
that mere presence OF contraband
aboard an unarmed merchantmen. even
IL an enemy ship, unless 1t is naval
auxiliary, does not absolve submarines
from the duty of saving lives by warn
ing persons aboard before sinking such
a vessel. The President is now await
ing further Information as to whether
the Armenian was actually war ves-
sci. by being an auxiliary ship of the
British admiralty under charter.
won't Cut short Vacation.
The President decided today that he
will not cut short his vacation and
return to Washington because OF the
Armenian incident, Unless unforeseen
developments occur. Instead the Presi-
dent may stay here two or three days
longer next week than originally
planned
Today the President received reports
OF serious conditions In Mexico City.
Announcement Of a. new Mexican pniley
lis to be deferred until results Of pend
ing developments among the various
factions come. to hAadse.,. ~ ~, . ,,s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
ARMENIAN BRITISH BOAT AND
CARRIED CoNTRaBAND OF WAR

Washinton, July Until the status
of the British steamship Armenian,
torpedoed by German submarine OF
the British coast with the loss of
about twenty Americans. mostly coll
ored. is legally established, this gov
responsibility, officials here said to-
day.
The Armenian's cargo--mules--was
contraband. all agreed. She flew the
British flag. Reports indicate that
she carried British army officers who
bought the mules.
Her agents at Newport News de-
clared her peaceful merchantmen.
German Government representatives
termed her British transport.
Whether or not the incident will lead
to another American protest will de-
pend upon the classification within
which the vessel falls.
The sinking of the Armenian was
accepted here as the opening of Ger
many's submarine campaign against
the freighters engaged in carrying
munitions and supplies from Amcri-
can ports to England and France. The
U-3S, experts say, is one of the new
type of German underwater craft
which have been assembled recently
at Wilhelmshaven preparatory for a
concerted raid against this fleet.
1t has been charged that these sub
marines were to be notified of SAIL
iugs by seemingly innocent wireless
messages from this country
The revised list of missing and SUP
posedly dead on the Armenian. as re.
ceived by the State Department, was
as follows:
Whites-Dr. J. S. yivo, Porto Rico:
r. II. Brooks. foreman of muie'eers.
American. home in Lon
don; J. M. Monroe, New Orleans; e.
Williamson. st. Louis; S. r. Sutton,
Cartersville, Va: Harry Stone, New
York: B. NJ. Granbury, MONTGOMERY.
Ala; Edward Brown tcattle caipen-
teri, Harrisburg, Pa.
In addition, the names OF twelve
colored muleteers were given. This
list included Leroy Jackson and lohn
Speed, Richmond. Va.
The Armenian's cargo was valued
at 1921 ,400.
Amba ssador Page at London has in
stftuted an inquiry at the request Of
the State Department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
WILSON DAY AT
FRISCO EXPOSITION

Cornish. " H, July al.-Recogni-
ton of Wilson Day at the Panama
Exposition al San Francisco today
Was paid by the President in pushing
button at o'clock tonight, whose
contact unleashed a standard of flags
on the exposition grounds during the
formal ceremonies. From the serving
room. or pantry. of Harlakenden
house. the fash travelled over $500
miles of solid copper wire to San
Francisco. said to have been the
longest single wire circuit on which
the President has yet acted as oper-
atnr He used a Morse telegraph in
strument To send the fash. DR.. Gray
son and Miss Bones witnessing the
ceremony over the wire. The Presi-
dent also exchanged greetings with
Standardized Phelan. of California.
II the rainstorm ends the Presi-
dent plans to golf and motor tomor-
row
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
NO DEFINITE NEWS
YET AS TO FATE OF VINO

Last night friends of j. S. Vivo, the
popular young Porto Rican who mas
for the past year taught Spanish IT
the John Marshall High School, were
frequent callers at The Virginian OF
fee for further information as to his
fate, he having been one OF those re-
ported missing from the ships com
pany of the Armenian after the cfa1s
had been torpedoed.
No, further information has been
received other than the unconnrfnen
report that vivo and three negroes
were picked up by a submarine--pre-
sumably the German craft which at
tackled their ship. If this report De
correct, 1t will still be several days
before il can be confirmed. as the at
tack on the ship and the rescue %
the MEN would necessarily be report
ed by the submarine commander 70
the Berlin authorities and then to the
American Ambassador.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
MISSING FROM
TORPEDO BOAT LIGHTNING

London. July THE British
torpedo boat Lightning struck n
mine or WAS hit by . torpedo last
night on the cast coast OF Eng
land, according 10 an admiralty
statement tonight.
The boat was not 50 badly dam
aged but that she could make
port under her own steam. Four
teen of the crew, however. are re
ported missing. and in the absence
OF any definite information from
the admiralty as 70 the manner In
which they disappeared. it must
. be taken for granted that they
were killed In the explosion.
The Lightning was built in 1895.
She was two hundred feet long and
had a speed of "a knots. She has
two 12-inch torpedo tubes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
GERMANS PREPARING
TO ATTACK PETRoGRAD.

London, July l.--German's invasion
OF Russia by way OF the Baltic is still
strong in the mind of the general stafY,
according to dispatches received here
today from Petrograd. They tell Of
the bombardment of the port of Win
dau, Courland. on the Baltic, and an
attempt to land trops, which was nm
successful.
According to the Petrograd dispa tch.
a squadron of German ships. consisting
of one large cruiser. four light cruis-
ers, and large number OF torpedo
boats. appeared OF windau and opened
fire. One of the torpedo boats struck
mine and was destroyed. The Rus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
MEET;
HEAR GOOD REPORTS

An enthusiastic meeting OF the Adj
vortlsers' Club was held yesLer1 day
afternoon at the Business Mems Club
Reports were read by President Lay
field and S. d. Iinders describing
their recent trip to Chicago. in at
tendance upon the national conven-
ton They reported having had
most profitable trip.
At the meeting mex. Thursday at
$50 o'clock the delegates VIII &c
more into details about the t:ip. ara
VIII tell the club many things If in
terest TO them which they learned m
Chicago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
RUsaANIA FEELS FREE
FROM TEUToNIC CAUSE

Rome. July lit In Searned from
diplomatic sources at Bucharest that
the King of Rumania has replied to
the letter of Emperor Francis Joseph
urging neutrality on Rumania, ard
invoking the Austrian Rumanian alii-
ance. In his reply the Rumanian
King pointed out that Rumania mas
reassumed freedom of action and
considers that Italy's denunciation Of
the triple alliance automatically re-
leased the RumaniaEs from any all
legiance to the Teutonic cause.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
LARGEST SUBMARINE
YET SEEN DID DAMAGE

Monmouth, Eng. July IA
monster submarine, larger than any
ever seen iii British waters torpe
doed and sank the Leyiand liner Ar
menian with a loss of at least TWEEN
nine lives. including about twenty
Americans, according to the. stories
told by survivors here today.
The U boat was at least 900 feet
long. declared II. Benton. OF Water
Beach. Cambridgeshire. She had
big, roomy deck and mounted several
guns. She was the biggest thing OF
her kind ever saw"
The submarine was not submerged
when she was first sighted by tine
Armenian. She dashed through the
water at Incredible speed. sending
shell after shell screaming across the
isReTss decks while Captain Trickey
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
Won l|NS|nGEN


will return to Rome from the front.
probably tomorrow. to preside ct .
cabinet council at which questions
which the premier has Submitted to
the king will be talked over.
It Is supposed that the government
has hconcluded to annex Turkish
islands in the Aegean on the ground
that Turkey. by encouraging the revolt
in Lubia and violating the ouchy
treaty. has shown unjustifiable hos
tility against italy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
SAYS JACE|Es
WON'T Do WASHING

Washington. July The America
biuejacketA shall no longer be IA
washerwoman"- least not IL Secre-
tary Daniels can prevent IL.
Mr. Daniels announced today that
as the result of an experiment IN
the new dreadnaught Texas. crews
iaundries will be Installed in all new
esttleships. and in the older ones as
rapidly as conditions permit,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02

sian torpedo boats went after TN lt
craft, and compelled all 70 retire. IN
is the first report received frOm III
quarter since ii was limited IN IN
patches that Germany might ~
effect landing somewhere In tAA 1l1{
of Riga. which would be bAaA &C.,
movement against PetroErad ffeeake
only reports received have been
artillery engagements In thu $780,
region. M
There appears to be nothing nAM
the Galician region The Auatrov09N
man advance Is proceeding nth
serious check. VA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
ONLY ELEVEN AMERICANS
LOST, SAYS ADMIRALTY

London. July Admiralty d;s'
patches this afternoon reported thirty
lives lost In the sinking of tae liner
Armenian. eleven of whom were Amer
leans. Survivors were landed at Car
diff. Bristol and Liverpool. The
American embassy today arranged to
send the American survivors to their
homes
The survivors estimated that the
submarine Aired at least 100 shells be-
fore she launched her torpedoes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
BAD WEATHER DAMPER
ON BUSINESS OF BLOOD

Rome. July Dull and unfavoTs
able weather has prevented arttii.}y
Are along the Italian front. Mean
time. farm hands are approaching
the front and gathering available
wheat crops under the cover of the
fog.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
THE WEATHER.

Virginia, Local
thunder Shove rs
Friday. Saturday
cloudy; not much
change in teaa
perature; Ii * h I
variable winds.
North Carolina:
l. o c al thunder
showers Friday
and probably Sat
urday; not UGH
change in temper
allure; moderate
southwest winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02

9o1E r1EnCstkNTo \
90 T1EnAoWa-
'1S'NG ON FENCES
AND THEN aAY
Tr4AI AENGHnoW&e~,
poeon4'r PAY RJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
STORM ff SHELLS

tC&tiIued from First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
Norman Fl. johnson Speaks.

Norman n Johnson spoke earnestly
along the line Of co-opc ration as set
forth by Mr.. Sydnor. and said further
That co-operation should come in even
a stronger way bv more thorough
patronage nf the columns Of the news
papers b.. advertisers who reap the
benefits gained through the speaking
the newspapers give the community.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
PROGRAM for week.

Chairman Alvin Smiths program
Tor entertainment follows:
Monday. August iS-Informal re-
eaption In rooms OF the Business Mems
club. Registration, Music
Tueaday--Special address AT JEFF
ferson Hotel, Reports of. commit
tees. Music and refreshments,
Wednesdays Boat trip down river
10 70 o'clock.
's@ Thursday Roof garden Richmond
Hotel Music and cabaret.
FridAy--Prfynte entertainments and
s11Ei1t ~seeine.
a4usdAy--Stg ht-seeang ~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02

W r Dabney closed the speaking
Ills theme was Enthusiasm and APP
preciation. GIVE the glad hand 10
Kh4 man who is trying to do some
sf.ng. he said. Encourage him.
SHOW your appreciation OF his ef-
forts. and boost. Let the ginger in
your alSe-up come to the surface.
and do kverything you can to help
the other man boost. All together.
hand cont what you have In you. and
no mstter where you may go. let them
know you are from the greatest city
sson the globe. 1sse4es. ese' p,