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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
OPEN THOMAS LECTURE
COURSE NEXT MONDAY
Dr Robert A.. Miliiken, of tire Cni-
versity Of Chicago, Is the
Lecturer.

The thirty-seventh course Of lee
lures on the James Thomas Lecture
Foundation viii begin Monday.
April ~ Robert Andrews Milliken.
Phi. u. y. SC. professor of physics
in the University of Chicago, is the
lecturer The lectures will be given
at S O'Clock IN the afternoon.
He will speak Monday on The
New Physics" and Tuesday on Some
OF the Properties of the Eiectron
and How They Have Been Discoy-
cred"
Professor Miiliken ranks among
the leading physicists Of America. He
was educated at Oberlin and Column
Sia Universities and ha staught at
Oberlin and Chicago. He has been
professor OF physics In the University
OF Chicago since 1910. He is a mem
Der Of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and
holds membership in many other
learned societies He Is the author
Of several textbooks on physics and
has often contributed To-. sa2hsAcal
journals on physical topics
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
MAY ASK BILLY SUNDAY
HELP DRY OUT LONDON
Lady Hope. Who Attended Paterson
Meeting Yesterday Afternoon.
Think. Ii God Einn

Paterson n. J. April 15.--In view
Of the fact that Sir Heary Randall.
chairman of the business efens Cam
paign for Prohibition OF England. an
organization backed by the King Cen
eral Kitchener. Lloyd George. and
others had asked in London esterday
for Billy's cable address. caused the
who attended the meeting today. at
the end OF the afternoon meeting to
ask her whether or not Billy would ne
a sue sss in England liz her opinion
II think" Lady Hope sold the re-
porters. that Mr., Sunday would be
a great force for good as far as the
English prohibition movement lis con.
cerned. Enlish audiences, I believe.
would respond to him, especially
after they have begun To grasp his
.nanneriSms and phrases"
u suppose said Billy when APP
preached on the matter Of going to
England. proposition that seems to
please Bill very much by the way,
even though the cabIed invitation
had not been received when he was
asked about it. Ia have to say pub
IL IN sermons instead OF SaipOFi. Tor
instance, lf | did go to England I'd
like to make the trip during my off
season.
Believes Would DO Him Good.
Yes" concluded Billy. heartily.
when the suggestion was made to
him the ocean voyage would do me
lot Of good" the Inference from
all this being that Billy would not
absolutely hate the idea of taking a
run over To England during the COM
ing summer vacation
Baltimore. Boston. Memphis and
other towns. telegraphed 10 Billy to-
day. lust what Billy answered these
anxious inquirers has not been
learned. There IS every indication
now. however. at the beginning OF
the warm days. Bill will beat II to his
six hundre-acre Of apple orchards at
Hood River OREGON. and take the
rest that he shows day and night here
he is sadly III need OF.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
THIRTEEN LOSE
LIVES IN DETROIT
STREET CAR CRASH
Twenty-Five Others Hurt When
Car Is Ground to Pieces I'm
der Wheels of Freight Train

Detroit. Mich. Apri, ta.-Teu
women and three men were killed
M $40 o.clo.,k this ar,ernonn
and twcnty-fiye others iniur.,s
when n Port street car VA rronni
m snliu,crs un,,erncath tn, r,,1,,ys
Of 3 fr,.ir HI train of the petrol,
Toledo and trenton Railrs.d n.
Wcst jefferson and Dcars,oru
Avenues Five of the in;urcs,
arr, ~, cxns.,,ea 10 liv. thr,,,,rn
shs. ,,.s--,t
Th.. 80, call "a hax. a =,
charge If y novice nasnrr,.n
800 - ,nnr,..~ =. -.
a.",,,n h,," IN. sraa
,;c,aa ,,,s abroad ,rscLs a.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15

The night communiauc WAS as
follows:
Near Berry An Bat. We Captur-
ed yesterday evening German
trench which the enemy retook
during the night. We have. how
ever. been able to occupy II new
trench in the immediate ncighbor-
hood.
ain Champagne. In the region ot
Perthes. detachment OF German
infantry attempted to dcboucil
from Its trenches and was stopped
by our fire.
AT Les EparGes "a countcr-at-
tack enabled the enemy to debouch
yesterday evening from Combres.
but he was Immediately stopped by
our artillery.
.in the Ally wood We have OK
tended our front and repuiscd
countcr-attaCk,
In The Nortrna wood wc have
made further progress west of our
line. and repuised two counter
attacks \ number o. prisoners. II
37-centimetre gun, and II great
quantity of rifles and ammunition
was captured by US"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
PROHIBITION
MEETING At WEEKEND
Attorney John Garland Pollard and
DIR. :. T.. Mcconnell Speakers at
Intercollegiate Convention.

With few details remaining, every
thing is ready for the annual meeting
OF the intercollegiate Prohibition As
ISOLATION of Virginia. which cenvenes
at First Baptist Church. Richmond,
Friday and Saturday
The feature Of the meeting viii
prove 10 be the oratorfcal contest be
tween debaters representing nine Viz
ginia Colleges Three cash prizes will
be awarded-s25, st5 and $40. The
first prize will be presented by the
State w. c. r. L, while the other two
will be given by the State ". F. l.. A.
Richmond College Society will he
host Of the occasion. and Il splendid
program has been arranged for the
entertainment Of the visitors and for
the deiectat!on Of those who attend
the meetings a the church,
Those who come AS delegates. repre-
senting virginia's leading institutions
of learning. come as picked men. well
~ersed upon the subject which will be
under discussion. They viii not only
prove 10 be splendid orators. but will
be able TO handle their subject with
skin. This oratorieal contest will take
place Saturday night, as the closing
attraction of the meeting.
The session tomorrow which begins
at io o'clock. embraces addresses by
Dr. =. r. Anderson, of Richmond Col
lege. and Attorney General John Gar
land Pollard. There will be devotional
exercises at ais o'clock tomorrow. with
an address Of welcome and devotional
exercises at o'clock. previous to the
two addresses.
On Saturday morning reports from
ioeal leagues and committees will be
read, ana general discussion will he
INDUCED in by the delegates Or w.
W Moore. Of the Union Theological
Seminary. Will act As honorary chair
man Saturday night and will announce
the decision OF the Judges on the ora
torial contest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
EVANS IS PRESIDENT
Tri state Convention OF Certified
Public Accountants Names Vir-
ginians as General Officers.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Baltimore, Md, April i4.-Perma-
neut organization was completed and
bylaws adopted al the second days
session of the Tri- State Convention
of Certified Public Accountants here
today The convention included
delegates from Maryland. Delaware
ana Virginia.
One of the bylaws ADDS, ed makes
the choosing of president and sec
rotary an automatic affair. the presi-
dent and secretary of the State body
which invites the convention to meet
within it's territory becoming the Of
ficers of the Tri-Statc body for that
year
Under this ruling L. Mckay Evans,
of Richmond, and William =. Toll
leth. OF Norfolk. become president
and secretary, respectively, for the
coming year The next meeting will
take place either in Richmond or
Norfolk.
Anon sthe speakers today were
A Lee Rawlings. Mr.. Evans and w
Z. Hilton. all of Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
COTTON DECLARED BY
BRITISH NORTHUMBERLAND.

London April 1.-THE British gov
eminent has decided against placing
cotton on the contra band list
A question was asked In the House
of Commons this afternoon on this
subject. and Neil Primrose. under sec
rotary of foreign affairs, on behalf
of the foreign office. replied that after
careful consideration Il had been
found that the military advantages
TO be gained by declaring cotton con-
traband were in sufficient TO render
such a step expedieat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
FRENCH TELLS Of
NEUvE CHAPPEllE'S
THRILLING VICTORY
Delay in Execution OF Orders
Caused Unnecessary Loss of
Life in Advance
High Tribute to
Canadian Soldiers
Great Loss Inflicted on Ger
mans by Calling Fire Of Brit
ish-kaiser's Forces Fought
Bravely

London. April IA bf7eial confir-
nation of the report that the heavy
casualties suffered by the British al
Neuvc Chappelle were due to mis-
take committed by one Of the Eri-
ish eommanders was obtained to-
night, when a long dt9atch from
Field Marshal Sir John French. re-
viewing the fighting ar that point,
was given by the war Office
Ir his introductory remarks the
British commander specifically states
that considerable delay occurred
after the capture oi Neuve Chap
peile, The infantry was disorgan-
tack"
Further In the dispatch he SAYS:
y am Of the opinion that this de-
lay would not have occurred had the
clearly expressed order Of the COM
mander OF the First been more care
fully observed
Tells Story of battle
"A bout the end Of February says
General French, many vital .censid-
erations induced me 10 believe that
vigorous offensive move ment by the
forces under my command should be
planned and carried out at the ear
lest possible momeu:
The battle opened ut about 40
A. II. on March 10. hy Il powerful
artillery bombardmeut OF the enemy 8
position at Seuve Gina ppelle. This
artillery bombardment had been we'll
prepared and was most effective, ex-
cept on the extreme northern portion
af the front At SOS A NJ TIM
Tweuty-third left and the Twenty
ffth right Nrigades az the Eighth hi
vision assaulted the German trenches
northwest If the Village At the
same hour The Carnival Brigade OF
the Meerut Division which occupied
& position south Of Neuve Chappelle
assaulted the German trenches in
front. The Carnival Brigade and tho
Twenty-ffth Brigade carried the en-
emys lines of entertainments where
the wire entsnglefuents were almost
entirely swept away by our shrapnei
The TwenJythird Brigade. "n the
northeast. Was held up by wire en-
Engagements which had not been suf-
ticiently cut.
Advance ON Neuxe Chappelle
Az S 05 A.. VI our artillery turn
ed on Neuve Cha ppehe, and at S:35
A Nj. che advance OF. cur infantry
took place The Twenty -tifth Garn-
wal pushed ahead and succeeded IN
getting a footing III the village The
Twenty tf1ifd Brigade was still be-
ing held up ny the enemy's wire en-
Engagements aud suffered heavy
losses. especially in the MiddIesex
Regiment and the Scottish Rifles
The progress ~ the Twenty NTH
Brigade into Neuve ChappeIle had
the effect of turning the Hank Of The
enemy's defcnses. This fact, COM
fCortinuaS or second paga)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
USED MINISTERS IN
LAND COMPANY
Pierre VI. LOCKER CHARGED With De
fraudins shareholders Who
Never Got q Look I'm.
SOLD LARGE SUNS OF BONDS
Interested Preachers in His ffans,
Some OF Whom Quit Their PuipftS
10 Carry on His Selling Cam
paigns.

New York. April IA jurS was
impaueled before Judge e u. Cush-
man today to hear the evidence AGAINST
Pierre NJ LOCKER, who Is charged
with uxirig the malls to defraud in
the sale Of the stock, bonds and profit-
sharing certificates of the Monaton
Realty Investment Corporation which
because of the number Of minister's
associated with II in stock selling and
other capacities has been nick
named the elerEymen company.
Locker was president OF the con-
Germ. He received $40, 900 a year. and
in return for his salary. il Is said.
managed selling can. paigns that un-
loaded on wage earners and poor
wiaowS 81. ooo oo0 az the bonds. s6a5, :
zoo worth II stock. and $500, 900
worth Of certificates Of the Monato7
company. which, acCording tn re-
cent investigation hadn't any funds
In the bank. and possessed bus little
equity above the heavy mortgages
on the forty-seven parcels of real
estate IL owned in Manhattan and
Rrooyiyn.
Preachers Gave 1t Standing,
The association Of clcrgymen with
the company went a seat way to-
ward recommending the securities Of
the Moraton company TO the man In
moderate rtrestgn~tc aces who wanted
IL put his earnings INTO something
that might allow i;tr 10 retire some
aav. nr keep his family from starva =
ton in case he died or was incap1ci-
tnted
The Rev. .Tohn G. Chapman a
Presbyterian clergyman. retired from
the pulpit To edit Fhe Mo1atoa
Monthly, while the Rev. Charles f.
Nash Baptist preacher. resigned
his charge to become head ~ the
Monaton's selling agencies in Bridge
part and Hartford Conn: Providence,
r. T.; Philadelphia and Chicago,
Under him there were other divines
working as statesmen.
u, Maieur Mclaughlin, organizer
~ the company who was 10 have
gone or trial with LOCKER. died last
January MIR. Locker was graduate
az tornen While connected with
the Mnnaton company he received a
salary Of s26.0 a year SIS president
OF the Windsor Land and Improve
meut Company. of Long Island.
SOUGHT strong Backers.
Ever effort was made by the pro-
motors Of the company, IL Is said, TO
Induce men OF standing To become
connected with the company so as 70
give Ii an appearance OF suhstaRtiai-
fly. w r Hendrick. tax collector 81
Philadelphia. was one Of the board
Of managers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
RUSSIANS GATHERING
AWAY AT LAST PASS

London, April 1.-THE struggle for
the last of the Carpathian passes ores
naming in the hands of the Germanie
allies still hold the center of the war
stage In London the critical i'm
being waged along the eastern front
from Bartfeld to Bukowina Is so fully
recognized that the activities In other
fields appear relatively of minor Inn
portance.
In desperate attack by he Russians
on the right flank OF the Austrian po-
s!tion at Mezoiaborcz on the Hun
gartan side of the East Beskid noun
tatns and about fifty miles south OF
Peremysi. the Anstrians were forced
after a twelve hour battle TO make
preeipitate retreat. The whole main
crest in this district. which the Aus
now lis in Russian hands
Austrians Report Check.
Each side Is making claims of sue
cess in the general fighting. The Ans
trians arrest that the Mascoyfte Ia
vaders have been held in cheek since
March 20. but an Official statement from
Petrograd declares that aghNng liz In
progress more than fourteen miles To
the south OF Dukla pass. which would
indicate Considerable Russian ID
vance In the direction OF the Hungariai
plains.
The Teutonic forces still hold Gxsck
pass. and continue th4ir csaselesa coan-
tsr-AttacIss. but lNNt ntsht ~ H..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
Mrs. /. n. snisAer M.

Mrs. I. n. Snither il quite sick in her
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15
May Call for Special Reports.

The Comptroller shall also have
power TO call for special reports from
any particular association whenever in
his judgment the same are necessar nv
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15

London. April It.--Oficial rc-
ports late tonight say that no one
was killed in the raid. and that
the damage was triaing. ncsnitn
the heavy fire directed ut the air
9nips ny guns placed ON the prtn-
'apai buliding>. and by tho war
SHIPS In the Tyne. the air~,ips es-
capped apparently undamc-cd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-15

THE board of directors is composed
the following: DIR. J. NJ. Page.
diversity OF Virginia. Charlottesville.
rofessor j. r. Mcconnell. OF East
4 dford. A. r. Lincoln. Of Marion;
I. j. ~. III. Pollard. Washington and
ke; DIR. w y. Foster. Roanoke:
kdge re. Jackson. Roanoke. Maya
Brown, Lynchburg; Mrs Dexte;
kew, I4ynchburg; Rev. w. b. Beau
han,p. Danvflie: REV. J. Emerson
The Washington times., 1915-08-25
ANALOSTAN EIGHT
LARGEST IN YEARS
Youngsters Average One Hun
dred and Seventy Pounds
and Stand Six Feet One. .

Philadelphia oarsmsr and those
watching the Middle States regatta to
be held on the schuylkili. Labor Day
are going to see one Of tho biggest
eights ever representing the Analostan
Club when Coach Hecox's youngsters
tnl:e t., water.
Tho Analostan Boat Clubs senior
eight which will try conclusions with
the New vn~t A q. crew. the Undines.
Ariels and the Maltas will average 10
pounds In weight and will average six
feet one inch in height
Coach Hecox says the crew will be
heard from and Is of the opinion that
1t will be better able to stand the gaff
In this race as the members Of the crew
are going UP for the single race. con-
serving their energy for the senior
event instead Of entering several races
In different eights as II did on July
In the Peoples Regatta
he veteran oarsman has been iii
for the past week, but says he IL fit
now. The crew has been working lust
the same and from Indications Is faster
earlier in the year.
Boryer is stroking the eight at pres
ett. Prosise Is at No. 7; Crowder. No
s.: Willis. No. 8; Gibson. No. 4: Rob-
erts. No. g. Hutterly. No. 2; and Main,
bow. Gibson Is five feet eleven and Is
the shortest oarsman In the sroup.
while Wills stands six feet four inches
I1orning will handle tho lines.
The Washington times., 1915-08-25
LOCAL PLAYERS Do
WELL At TOURNEY
Potomac Event At Cumberland,
Nd, Draws Many Washing.
ton Racqueters.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. Aug. 2s.-Play
In the second day OF the Potomac Club
tournament found several WASHINGTON
racQueters still In the running.
The men and women have shown
great interest In the annual tournament.
as the crowded entry list attests.
Play In the mems and women's sim
giles follows:
Mems singles Alexander Baker,
Washington, defeated Bradley David.
son. Washington. 6-3. rs; Nelson page
winchester. defeated John Street. 81
90: Jack Colborn. Fairmont, w. Va
defeated Adolph Frey. Frostburg. ga
SO; George Lewis. Washington. defest .
ed the Rcv. Walter B. Mckinley. West
ernport. Nd. 6-3. 81; NJ. p. Andrews
Washington. defeated Russell Wilson
Pittsburgh. 6-3. 80: William Oswald
defeated James Williams, SO, 46, 81.
I. Post. Buckhannon, w. Va. defeated
Or. F. A. @. Murray, Mt. Savage. ia
6-l. 6-4: NJ. p. Andrew, Washington. de-
feated Thurston Boyd 6-3. 6-3; Wright
Hughs. Wheeling. defeated A. ]. Cal
born. Fairmont. Ca 81: John Castle
PFiIttsburgh, defeated John Gleninger,
Williams. Pa. 6-1. Go.
Women's singles-Miss Fannie Pase
Wiz rchester. defeated Miss Mildred Cam,
eron. Washington, 60. 60: Miss Helen
McMullen. defeated Miss Clara Murray.
Baltimore, 81, 60
The Washington times., 1915-08-25
IS PROPERTY
OF NEW YORK GIANTS
Game He Won For Pirates Is
Thrown Out and Must Be
Played Again.

NEW YORK. Aug. 8.-Pitcher Rube
Benton. once celebrated southpaw OF
the Cincinnati Reds was declared the
property Of the New York Giants yes
terday morning by the board Of direc-
tors Of tho National League.
Tho dispute over Benton's services
arose over a misunderstanding between
August Hermann. president Of the
Redlegs. and Charles Herzog. team
manager. Hermann some time ago
gave John McGraw an option on the
pitchers services for 5000. While this
option was still in effect Herzog dis
posed Of the pitcher to Fred Clarke.
manager Of tho Pirates. for 1900.
Clarke used Benton in a game against
the Cubs and the portsider won. Both
Chicago and New York protested this
game.
It was shown at yesterdays meeting
conditions when ne utilized the services
OF Benton. Wherefore the victory OF
Benton was cancelled. This game was
ordered to be played over In Pittsburgh.
Reds made affidavit that McGraw had
priority claim on the tosser. Benton
was ordered to report to New York to-
day.
among the three clubs it was decided
that Cincinnati should pay Benton's
salary from the time he was released
by Cincinnati until today. Heneeforth
case was decided by Charles H. Ebbets
and James e. Gaffney. These two alone
Of the Ave members of the National
League board OF directors were entitled
to vote Garry Hermann, Barney
Dreyfuss and Harry n. Hampstead
were directly interested in the disposi
ton of the case. Hampstead did not
put in an appearance. He was repre-
eented by Cornelius ]. Sullivan. vice
president Of the Giants.
The Washington times., 1915-08-25
Indians Disappear
From Baseball Ranks

The Indians seem to be disap-
pearing from baseball. BY this
we don't mean the Cleveland
team. 1t disappeared some
time ago. The regular, native
born, red-skinned Indians
that's who we mean.
Chief Bender, Chief Meyers,
Chief Johnson, and Jim Blue
jacket seem to be the sole re-
manning members Of the race
that once cut a wide swath in
the pastime. And Bender and
Meyers are due to pass soon
beyond the big league horizon.
Jim Thorpe, Justin Clarke,
Balenti; Jude, La Roy, Bruce
and flock of others who came
from the wind swept plains Of
the West to grace the big
league diamonds have gone
and none have come to take
their places.
A few years ago an Indian on a
ball team was figured as a big
drawing card. But they draw
no more, and the big league
scouts seem to be giving them
the go-by.
The Washington times., 1915-08-25
BIG COLLEGES START
FOOTBALL TRAINING
Five Big EIevens Already Wort.
ing on Conditioning-0 -0thsr
Gossip.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.--with the opsn-
Ing Of the collegiate football season
about a month away. the preliminary
work Of conditioning the :ctcranas. OF
into the new. and OF going through
light signal practice has been started
by several coaches. This season prom
ises to be one Of the biggest in the his
iof the big colleges and universities
have started the light work In prep
aration for the gruelinE practice which
will begin within a few weeks
Harvard and other colleges already
have some of their men at work. and
Columbia. which will have an eleven on
the gridiron for the first time IN ten
few week.. @ get Hapry E F,sSer srs6Sa,e .
manager Of athletics at the Morningside
Heights institution. expects to announce
the schedule when he returns from q
son Metcalf. Of oberlin. the new coach.
will issue his call for cand ndidates. Among
the teams reported as slated for the
Columbia schedule are 81. Lawrence
University, Stevens. Rhode Island State.
Hamilton, Rutgers. Amherst and Wes-
For several days Foster Sanford.
coach OF the Rutgers eleven, has had
squad Of men practicing daily on .
farm near Long Branch; and. although
|
does not expect his men to be too
fIne when the season opens on the
banks Of the Raritan. The most I'm.
po-tant game that the Rutgers eleven
will play this season Is with Prince
ten. and hopes are high among Rut-
gers men that after forty-six years
of patient waiting the eleven will
bring back a victory over the Orange
and Black eleven. This years contest
will re the forty-seventh between the
two institutions. and the only game
Rutgers has won was the first. way
back in the SOS.
Report has ii that Head Coach
Johnny Rush has a squad Of Nassau
MEN hard at work In lumber camp
up in Maine. and when the season
opens the team will not be hs ndicap-
ped by lack of condition or practice.
Yale Is also preparing for the falls
operations, and the football men are
slowly drifting into Madison. Conn,
where preliminary practice win take
place. Harvard, Penn State, Penn
sylvanla, and Cornell have men get
ting into shape for the football sea-
son. and in a short time the prepara-
tory football camps will be busy hives
OF industry.
Hamilton Fish's graduate eleven.
made up of the stars of the Eastern
colleges. will be seen in action in New
York this fall. The "All-Stars" have
arranged a game with Rutgers at tho
Polo Grounds on November Is.