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The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-24
SECRETARY OF WAR
 ON NATIONAL DEFENCE
Address Workers International Peace He AdocaeS mmed- and Fearless Consideration Problem of the United States Being Prepared for Any Emergency That May Arise

1 only acquire by training and experi- ence. We are surely not so sacre- lgious or irreverent as to believe that Providence has unjustly discriminated in our favor and against other people of the world"
 Secretary Garrison laid down as his first and indisputable premise" that self-preservation is the first law of a nation. The second premise was that "a nation to deserve preservation must be sane. just, righteous, self-respecting and courageous" Since these virtues. he said. were obtained only by con- flict they could be restrained only by being prepared to defend them from inevitable assaults. He took issue with the belief that if a nation takes military precaution it invites what it
 
 They, however, who deprecate the taking of these precautions and the making of these preparations" he went on. urge still further opposition somewhat akin to that just disposed of. They say: "If you are strong enough to fight you are more likely to fight"-or, stated in the negative, of your nation is not prepared for war, your nation is less likely to be involved in war"
 "To be perfectly frank, l cannot preceive the slightest basis in reason or fact for such a contention, viewing it solely from the negative side, with out now advertlng to the affirmative side, which this position absolute neglects.
 Whereabouts in the realms Of spiritual or physical life do those who urge this contention find any basis for it's soundness? Do the things which we call evil refrain from as- sulting the weak, the fiabby and the feeble? In the physical sphere, where and when has feebleness and weak ness acted as a shield and a buckler? Where in the history of nations do we find the strong staying it's hand be- caus of the feebleness of it's rival7 The pages of history literally abound with instances to the contrary.
 "lf the only reason that we should not prepare such strength as may be necessary to protect ourselves Is be- cause of fear that We may be tempt. ed to misuse it and may in fact mis- use it, it were better to run that risk than the risk of feebleness and weak ness against the strength of others which is just as likely, on this theory. Of being misused against us.
 Our geographical position undoubt- edly minimizes the danger of inva- sion of our continental possessions. Our lack of aggressive intention and our righteous intentions minimize the sources and causes of war; our isola. tlon has not, as a fact, assured our freedom from conflict; and other na-
The Cordova daily times., 1915-05-24

CORNER OF BUNGALOW SITTING
 HE sitting in the new and attractive of furnishing wall paned and papeed with plain artistic green above the latced modauon or vases Small feze while of the table such to summer ruse
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
Free Samples
Tomorrow Night
At the Seventh
Street Carnival

1--WE thousand sample boxes
L of Lady Fairfax Chocolates
and thousands of GUIDES Roses
will be distributed from our three
automobile floats in the Big
Seventh Street Parade. Don't
miss this treat. Everybody's
going to be on Seventh Street
tomorrow nj ght.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

NNOAlluUeO from fdSG OnS.t
and brutality violate the neutrality OF
Belgium.
Nor would England in such a case
have felt it to be her duty to go to
war, since she would not have felt
in honor bounds to back up Belgium
And France, perfectly sure that she
was not in danger of a sudden at
tack through the almost defenseless
territory OF Belgium. might have
modified at her leisure and prepared
to defend her entire eastern frontier,
instead Of doing SO only after much
difficulty n after being for a short
space in imminent peril Of annihila-
| ton.
OF course. all these predictions are
made for this hypothetical case; the
outbreak Of a war like the present
one at a time when none OF the great
powers now at val was a member OF
the League Of Neutrals. Yet 1t is per
Missile at least to suppose that
some Of these great powers-those
which did not Wish war but were
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
NEVER EMPTY CRADLE.
In Constant Use For Thirty Years in
q Kentucky HOm..
. Pen0letOniar.

tOlfouth (ky). PendletoDian.
Mr.. +. W. Conrad, a landowner re-
siding near Goforth, was in Falmouth
last Saturday and called at the Pen
d~letonian office.
Mr.. Conrad is 80 years old 4 he
and his good wife have had born to
them fifteen children, fourteen OF
whom are living. He said when their
first child was born his wife sugeest-
ed a goOo cradle for it. lie purchas~
ed one Of the best and told his wife
as soon as the baby was large enough
to DO without it, that it was q
c~ollapsible affair and could be folded
up and hung away.
For nearly thirty years he had never
got to see now il was taken down or
hung up, and only recently did he
get to observe the cradle hanging
unused.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

1t is estimated that there are 4,258.-
100000 tons OF iron ore unrnined in
the United States.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12
Calls On America to Help Form
Federation of Europe

(Continued from Page One.f
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

der the American flag. equai u
quality. reliability and regularity "lti
European competitors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
Complete Expulsion of Rus
slams From Galicia Matter
Only of Days
BERLIN PAPERS TALK
OF AMERICAN BREAK
Wild-eyed Rumor Comes from
Amsterdam That Diplo-
matte Rupture May Come
in Forty-eight Hours

Vienna. June 4.--The Austro-
German advance on Lemberg has
begun and the allied troops are
now one fourth of their sixty
fiye-milc journey. according to
the official statement of the gem
craI staff tonight.
At the same time General Won
L1nsingen's forces. coming north
from, Ssryk toward the ssxsie OBJ
jectiye. have the Russians i'm full
retreat before them. The state
ment follows:
'Przemysl was cleared of the enemy
on the third and they retreated II
an easteTly direction.
"On the heights southwest oil
Modyka they attempted by their rear
guards resistance. The allied troops
attacked and The armies broke through
the Russian line Of defense from the
south and advanced in the direction
~ Moscjska They are now only few
kilometres from the point. They have
taken many Russian prisoners
The Russians are in full retreat be
fore General Won i4iiisinEen's armies
Fresh battles are occurring on the
linz of the Prnih River The Rus
SIAN attoeks have been beaten of
with heavy loss Nine hundred Rus
slams have been taken prisoners,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
DECLARES HIS BOASTS
WERE MERE BLUFFS
Mag Arrested for Writing Cunard
Lane Threatening Blaclnaiiing
Letters Says He Is Only
Faker.

New York. June 4.--Charged with
sending through the mails to the
Cunard Line threatening letters, one
of them boastins that enc of his
bombs would hit the Lusitania Fred
erick Stiliwagon, who says he is fish
dealer. living in greensboro, this at
ternoon was arrested at the general
noEtoffsce just after, he had dropped
another missive into the mail chute.
According to Captain Tunney. of
thF Detective Bar@atts Stiliwagen ecff-
fessed that he sent the letters. but
asserted that his boasts OF being q
German spy we're all false and that
he merely was after easy money
Detectives have been trying to catch
the man since April "a, when the first
of six letters was received by the
Cunard 1.-The. The demands In the
letters advanced from $50 to $4,000.
In his letters the writer said he had
valuable ifffJTnatioir concerning plots
TO biow up the Cuhard Line steam.
ships, CONCERNING the manufacture Of
ehatis u BAthlehem, Ia. and abOaat
che Eavi11t WdFefAAm asAfi~~-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
GARRISON DENIES
NEWSPAPER REPORT
No Counsel Of Generals Held In View
OF Trouble With
Germany.

Washington. June 4.--Secretary OF
War Garrison today commented on
newspaper reports that war con-
ference OF importance in which a
number of generals were said to have
taken part. was held In his once last
night. Mr.. Garrison said thar con-
ferencA had been held. but that IL was
one of the series In progress to- pres
pare a military program that will he
presented to Congress for considera-
ton at the coming session.
He said that the question discussed
were not even remotely connected
with any of the prohlems that are
now being treated in diplomatic way
Some weeks ago the secretary of war
appointed number of boards that are
collecting data to ena bic Mr.. Garrison
TO evolve what he has described well
thought out military policy"
II Is the purpose to have this re-
p5st ready m time faF early ecsszissr
GRAFTON BY Congress. Details concern
ing the work Will hs withheld until
the report has been completed and
rsady nor trAnsxoi ston 70 I,onxrasx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
SUFFRAGISTS TO MAKE
CALL upon MONTAGUE
VIII Ask His Position OF National
Suffrage Thursday Morning.
Open Air Meetings.

A delegation of Virginia suffragists
will call on Congressman A. j. Mon
tague in his office in the Mutual Build
ing next Thursday morning at / /
O'Clock to ascertain his views on the
proposed amendment TO the Federal
constitution granting the suffrage to
women.
An open air meeting will be held
at Ninth and Main jast before tse
committee calls on the congressman,
when the purpose of she visit VIII be
explained to the crowd.
Miss Mabel Vernon. organizer for
the Congressional Union which is
conducting the fght for national
suffrage, returned TO Richmond yes
terday. after a tour of the State in
the Interest of the convention, which
will be held here Thursday. Last
night she spoke at an open air meet
ing at Fifth and Broad, after which
copies of The SuFfraRist' were pro-
iuced and found a ready sale. r w.
Duke. Richmond college student.
was the other speaker. Mrs. Charles
V. Meredith presided.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
HERE FOR sCrPLIEs.
Russians Supervising SsO,000.O00 Con-
tract Recently Awarded.

New York, June A commission
of Ave, representing the Imperfai
Russian Railway of Petrograd ar
rived this afternoon On the Norve-
American steamer Bergensfjord
from Norway. The commission is
headed by MAMMALIAN Crotch and
has for its purpose the supervision.
of the contracts for railroad cars,
supplies and equipment steel rails,
motor trucks and various other equip
ment awarded by the Russian gov
eminent to firms in the United States
through their Canadian branches. In
volvinE $50 o00. 900. OF this, 500
100000 is being spent in the United
States
The ma jority of the contracts were
let to the Canadian Car Foundry Com
pany, Of Cana da. which Is said to be
largely owned in this country. and
sub-let by 1t to various construction
com panies in New York and other
parts of the United States.
With the commission was George
King. said to be the representative Of
a subsidiary company OF the Cana
dian Car Foundry Company, which has
several new contracts with him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
HEAR BABES CRY.
Governor Whitman at Exposition
Connected Up" With Albany.

Albany, y. Y, June 4.-Governor
Whitman. of New York. In San Fran
cisco this evening heard Charles 6.
Whitman, Jr.. his infant son. crying
in the executive mansion in Albany,
5000 miles away The baby voice was
carried over the new transcontinental
telephone circuit.
Almost 100 State officials and
friends of the Governors party at
tending the San Francisco exposition
were grouped about tables in the exc
cutiye mansion listening to converse
tons being carried on by those in San
Francisco.
The Governor was told that his
small son wanted to speak with hun,
and he listened intently while TWO
nurses held the baby near the tele-
phone and tried to get him TO yell.
For a few moments the infant dis
couraged all efforts.
AZ last the efforts of the nurses
were rewarded the telephone operator
coming to their assistance by holding
the transmitted close to the baby s
mouth. and a loud yell went over the
wires to San Francisco.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
FEARS TROUBLE FROM
ANT|-FRAhk MEETING
Troops AT Tonights
Gathering.

Atlanta, Ca, June 4.-Fearing that
riot may resut from mass meeting
called at the State Capitol ground
tonight ia protest against the com
mutation of the death sentence OF
Leo NJ Frank, Mayor Woodward late
this afternoon wrote to Governor
SiatoH Urging the latter to hape
troops In the gathering. In his let
ter, the Major called attsation TO the
fact that the Jail where Frank Ia
confined is within block of the cap
ttol, and says that the excitement
from the meeting might result in an
attack on the Jail. Governor slaton
has not indicated what ae;ioa. ne
will take.
The proposed meeting has been adj
sersSsek -it the, newspapers and By
nandbiiis II 10 part Of the movement
TO hold mass meetings In every Geor-
K1a county to protest aRaansl COM
mutation Tor Frank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
COUNT BtRMSTORFf'S
EMISsARr SAILS
win Lay American situation Before
Kaiser Personally Within
Fortnight.

New York. June Count won
Bernstorfrs personal emissary to the
German foreign office. DIR. Gerhardt.
sailed secretly from, this port on
Thursday morning on scandinavian
American liner He Is under the pro-
lection OF the German Red Cross. IN
whose interest he visited, America last
August, and Will proceed at once 70
Berlin via Copenhagen. He cannot
be interfered with, according TO the
principles of International law.
DR.. C;erhardt, who viii report d.
rectiy to the German minister OF
foreign affaivs was privy councillor
in the interior office at Berlin prior
to, the war. and was also connected
win colonial office. He came here
last August with DR.. Bernhard Dern-
berg and Gs,ts1it ssisYsfuTpff AZ conn
missioners 10 this country TO raise
funds for the German Red Cross. He
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
M|zPAH SCHOOL WINS
TROPHY FOR SINGING
Makes High Average in Contest Be
TWEEN Presbyterian SUNDAY
Schools of City.
FIVE HUNDRED VOICES IN
CHOIR RECEIVE APPLAUSE
Under Direction of Eward r. CHS
sold Excellent Singing Delights
Audience-Make Festival Perma-
nent Institution.

While more than a thousand peo-
pie appIauded vociferously, Congress
man Andrew ]. Montague last night
awarded Mispah Presbyterian Sunday
School the trophy for the beat singing
at the first spring Sunday School fes-
tival ever held in Richmond.
Five hundred school children on the
platform and twice that many on the
faoor of the City Auditorium manifest
ing the UTMOST enthusiasm and exhi-
biting a fine spirit of endeavor on the
part of one and appreciation on the
part OF the other made the occasion a
success s~"-''~
The festival was the inspiration of
Overlook Presbyterian Sunday School
which offered a beautiful cup to the
Sunday School that entered the best
choir in the singing contest.
seven Contestants.
Spring Song Festival and Compsti-
ton" it was called and seven Pres
hyterian Sunday Schools participated
representatives OF each school singing
, In order Other features on the pro-
gram were songs by the entire choir
of Ave hundred voices. solos by Ed
ward r. Cnssold. of Chicago. the CON
ductor. and quartet, composed OF
Miss Adriana ,kuyk soprano: Mrs.
Robert 8, Hudgins. contralto: DR. Mau-
rice NJ kohlenzer tenor, and Austin
! w, Martenstein, bass.
Every number was enthusiastically
appiauded and soloist and quartet were
| compelled to respond with encores to
| insistent calls from choir and audi
ence.
w. C. Smith, song leader of the Gin
ter Park School presided. explaining
the purposes of the festival ant intro
ducing Congressman Montague. who
presented the trophy. Mr.. Smith gave
high praise to. the Overlook School,
donator of the cup. 20 TO Mr., Clissold,
who trained the large choir.
Makes Presentation.
Congressman Montague presented the
cup in brief speech. in which he took
/ occasion to say that while Virginians
were accused of being lacking in mus
zeal ability. he believed the trouble
! has been solely lack OF training, He
praised the choir for Its splendid work
and echoed the belief of Mr.. Smith that
last nights festival vas but the begin
ming. ut is movement that is
bound 10 catch fire and spread" he
said.
AT the conclusion of his talk he
presented the cup to Miss Evelyn J.
Rex, song leader for the winning
school, who, in turn. presented 1t to
Robert Miles, superintendent of the
Mizpah school.
The Judges chosen from other than
Presbyterian Sunday Schools, were J.
A. Gawthrop, of Centenary Methodist
Lewis Pitcher. of Second Baptist, r.
A. Hundley. of Seventh Street Chris
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
RIRIIN PAPERS TALK
OF IMPENDING RUPTURE

London. June s.~-The Exchange
Telegraph Company, which maintains
ECKER service In London. sends out
the following under an Amsterdam
date "A message from Berlin states
that the American colony has been of
ficially warned that diplomatic re-
iations between Germany and Amer
lea may be broken within forty-eighi
hours.
The Americans have been warned
70 hid Themselves ready to leave GER
many.
The Berlin newspa pers openly dis
euss the Impending rupture with
Washington. which they saw will clear
the situation and show Germany khere
her real enemy Is"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
CITY GAS PROPOSITION
GOES OVER FOR ONE WEEK

No quorum OF the Committee on
Utilities appearing at the City Hall
last night. Chairman Mitchell ad-
iourned the meeting over to the regu-
lar meeting next Tuesday night. This
committee will at that time. consider
the reply of the Administrative Board
concerning the proposed lease of the
gas works.
Commissioner Hirschberg was on
hand last night with the reply. 1t
nils fifteen pages of copy, In addition
TO the various documents submitted by
the Southern Gas and Electric Com
pany and the gas department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
Presidents Plan in Dealing
With Mexico Has Been De-
hniteiy Decided
CARRANZA MAY BE
ACCORDED RECOGNITION
But Washington Now Has Lit
tie Faith in Amy of the More
Prominent Mexican Gen.
erals

Washington. June A definite
policy toward the Mexican situation
has been framed by President Wilson.
II Carranza, villa and the other lead
ers fail within very short time" to
compose their differences, the Presi-
dent will issue a proclamation that
will amount to an ultimatum fixing a
date when provisional government
must be established.
This ultlmatum will give Mexico a
certain period, probably thirty or sixty
DAYS in. which TO set her house in
order. If by that time the Mexican
warriors have not set up a govern
ment the United States will act.
Ii is understood that MIR. Wilson is
not going To rush matters in Mexico,
and that when the conviction is
brought home to Carranza. Villa and
the others concerned that this govern
ment is in earnest they will find way
to do the job themselves.
Hope They VIII Come Together
The administration appears to he
hopeful that Carranza. villa, Garcia
and Zapata will be found in a concilia-
tory frame of mind when replies have
been received from the Presidents
pronouncemen which was forwarded
TO them on Tuesday. A statement
issued by the Carranza agency !ndi-
Gated that the tirst chief was in a
belltyerent mood. but IL Is understood
that he has been connselled by ad-
visefs in this country to frame a
pacific communication when ne replies
To the President. There appears to
be absolute faith among officials here
that General Villa will agree 20 set
Element of Mexico's troubles other
than by armed force and that he Will
promptly acouiesce in the Presidents
proposals. Carranza's reply may force
the United States 10 show it's hand a.,
once.
Might Recognize Carranza.
II became known today that In
certain circumstances Carranza might
be accorded recognition by the United
States. The first chief has made pro-
gress In recent months. and If in the
near future he should extend the
sphere of his influence his claims
some officials say. would be entitled
to consideration. AS general pro-
position. however. the administration
does not place much dependence in
the ability of either Carranza or Villa
or any of those now active with the
two factions, to restore order in the
republic.
II the United. States undertakes the
establishment Oh a stable government
in Mexico. II will have the support of
Europe and Latin America. and the
man or group given control at Mexico
City will not be harassed as were
Madero and Huerta Any revolution
its that attempt to oppose the pro-
vtsionai government thus established
will And II impossible to secure arms
and other munitions Of war in this
country. Such supplies will be furn-
ished only-to those in charge In Mexico
City. An embargo on arms will he
imposed bv the President and revolu-
tionosts, OF course, will be unable. to
get such supplies elsewhere.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
Engineers Demand Double Pay.

New York June 4.--Memhers Of
the Marine Engineers Beneficial As
ISOLATION have notified the ofiicials OF
the American Line, which carries
mails between here and Liverpool un-
der contract with the United States
government. that no engineers mem
bers will hereafter serve on steamers
of the line unless their wages are
doubled. according to statement Is
sued last night by the line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
TELLS CHURCH FOLK
ABOUT ADVERTISING
Honest John Says Must Have tho
Goods tn Deliver or Money
Is Wasted.

Hartford, June John wana.
maker shook up the members of ths
church clubs of the United States In
a letter read at the annual conven-
tior here today. saying he: favored
daily newspapers advertising 70,
churches and not spectacular bill
boards and recommended that church.
men clean house so that their advsr.
tisiny of churches might be substan'
t.ated.,if visited by stranger
Officers were elected ais follows
President T3r. z r. Could New
York; vice. president. Fl. II. Hemin-
way, WATERFOWL. Conn: w. s. Ster.
ling. Cincinnati. and Charles 3. shoe.
maker. Pittsburg: secretary and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-05
TORPEDO STUCK IN TUBE.
Curious Trouble Develops Oh sab
marine.

Newport. r l.. June 4.--Trouble de-
veloped today with one of the torpedoes
on the submarine Gil, which Is com
manded by Lieutenant j. NJ. Deem. The
GIL was out for torpedo firing tests
for the greater part OF the day. but
from what could be learned no shots
were made owing TO the dummy tor
pedoes used sticking In the tube each
time. Inv manner in which the tor
redoss stuck would have ruined
regular torpedo IL such was being
used In the test, according to what
was learned tonight,