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The Springdale news., 1915-02-05


 county. The paper is eight pages, all home print, and is neat and nawsy.
 X farmer advertises in the
 Grove Sun that he will trade a
 good milch COW for a shotgun so
 as to be prepared should the |.
 s. go to war.-Westville Record
 Better keep that milch COW. She'll be a eentenarian before you'll need shot gun for war purposes.
 The News is giving readers and subscribers an opportunity for sixty days to say flor" or against water works, on the plan Of issuing bonds to pay for them. At the end of that time The News will give reasons, facts and figures as to Should S9riagda'e Have Waterworks, and How Are We to Get Them.
 The statement for the town of Der ryville, in Carroll county which ap- peared last week shows the town to have a balance o1 deposit in the treasury of sS31S9. Berryville has a system of waterworks. and the state ment for this department shows that the system aside from paying ex- penses, is turning a neat sum to the city each month. ard had a balance in the treasury Of s24l.55 Berry vile is not as large as Springdale.
 The following moral is clipped from the Pea Ridge Pod, Of last week, and appeared in that paper at the end of a full page story on boosting the town of Pea Ridge. The clipping is not only moral. but weighty sermon. It is food for thought for all:
 If yol do not help your town pa per you are knocking your town and taking bread out of your child rens mouths. If you knock your home paper you are applying the torch to your own home"
 Judge J. T. Hight, has ordered an investigation of the funds held by the different sheriffs of the county that belong to the county. and the matter will probably be settled without liti- gation Judge flight has appointed II. l.. Pearson, of Fayetteville, as Special Attorney to look after the interests of the county in the mat ter Ex-sheriff Rollins and Philips have already signified their inten- tions of settling according to the re- suits of he investigation, which MT. Pearson will carry on. Nothing could be fairer
The Springdale news., 1915-02-05

The white sales and the Legislature are simultaneous. but not connected.
The Springdale news., 1915-02-05

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The Springdale news., 1915-02-05

The bill has passed the senate, and will easily pass the House and will be a law within few days. It is step in the right direction.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
NEW YORK FIRE FIGHTERS
WILL VISIT RICHMOND
brewster Hook-nnd-Lndder Company,
Of Newburgh. VIII Give ExhibI-
ton Here.

The Brewster Hook Com
pany, Of Newburgh. y. Y, whose crack
drill team was awarded most OF the
principal prizes at the last annual con-
vcntion of the Association OF Fire De-
partments OF New York State. will ar
rive here September S. and spend sew
eral days sightseeing in Richmond
Members OF the Brewster Association
OF which the original hook and ladder
company was the beginning, Will ac-
company the hre-hghters. There are
about 100 in the party. They are on
an annual pleasure trip. Arrangements
have been made for accommodations
for the firemen and their associates at
MurDhy's Hotel.
The crack drill team will give an
exhibition of their speed and skill as
fame lighters for the benefit of the
Richmond tiremen the day after their
arrival. The exhibition is said TO be
spectacular in the extreme.
Arrangements were made also with
the management of Murphy's yester-
day for the entertainment of party
of nifty veterans OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic posts in Columbus O.,
who are making pleasure tour Of
cities in the East and South. The Ohio
veterans Will spend several days here
devotinG most OF the time TO look ing
over the battlefelds around Richmond
and Petersburg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
Finance Fails OF Quorum.

case he had seen In his term on the city
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
WILLIAM AND MARY
SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSES
Especial to The Times-Dispa,ch.l


DUBLIN, VA, August 1.-THE sum-
mer session OF William and Mary Col
lece at Dublin Will close on Thursday
at noon with an address by Presid ent
J. p. Mcconnell, of the Radford State
Normal. One degree of master of arts
William Massey, OF Newport News
having taken his bachelors degree ut
William and Mary previously. Exam
nations have been in progress since
Monday.
The session has been wonderfully
successful. Few failures have been
reported and a spirit OF marked salts
action and harmony has prevailed.
Director James S. Wilson expresses
himself as very proud of the excellent
IA Guilty present this summer. In addi-
ton to a great part of the regular fac
ulty of William and Mary, part in the
summer work has been taken by Pro-
fessor a. w. McWhOrter, OF Hampden-
Sidney: Donnell Is. Young, of Columbia
University; Ventura Fuentes, Of the
College of the City OF New York: Ar
chibald Currie. of Davidson College.
and II. G. Young, of the Missouri State
Normal.
Besides a large number Of readings
and musical entertainments and numer-
Gus lectures by members OF the faculty,
there have been many visitors, among
them Commissioner George p. Coleman,
Superintendent r. C. Stearnes, J. H.
! Montgomery, Professor Maurice G.. Full
ton, OF Davidson College: Jackson Da-
Wis. Of the General Education BOARD
DR. ]. r. Mcconnell; L. T.. Worrell, OF
the State Department of Education, and
others. An interesting paper was espe-
cially prepared to be read at the snm-
mer session on the work of the State
Library by Or. Fl. r. McIlwaine, State
librarian.
The student paper, The Straw Hat"
closed It's summer with n special final
Issue on Tuesday. Summer athletics.
especially baseball and tennis. have
been active and successful.
The summer faculty and students
have organized weekly excursions for
mountain climbing and cave exploring,
among tho most successful expeditions
being to Peak Knob. in Pulaski County,
and to Mountain Lake.
1t Is expected that William and Mary
Will reopen it's summer session next
year on June 90. The officers for this
summer have been Professor James S,
Wilson, director; Professor w. II.
Keeble. business manager: Professor
John c. Calhoun. registrar. All the
work OF the session has been of college
grade, except three courses organized
by request In Latin, geometry and
United States history.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
ENGLAND IS UNWILLING
TO BEAR WHOLE BURDEN
Wants Formal Consent of Allies Be-
fore Declaring Cotton Abso-
lutte COntraband.
INTENTION is NOT DENIED
Cabinet, at To-Day's Meeting, Is En-
pected to Announce Final Decision
Plans for Supporting Market Are
Being Discussed.

LONDON. August 17.--Tt is believed
in official circles that the Cabinet at
ITS meeting tomorrow will make a
hnal decision declaring cotton contra
band. 1t no longer is denied that tho
government has intended to take such
a step, and The delay is attributed to
its desire TO obtain the formal consent
of Great Britain's allies. Great Britain
intends that the full burden of rcspon
stbility for making the declaration
shall not fall on her shoulders which
i, is felt here. have been compelled
TO bear more than their share OF the
blame for interference with neutral
shipping.
IL is known that the Informal con-
sent Of the European powers allied with
England has been secured and formal
announcement is expected soon An
other, significant indica alton that the
declaration is forthcoming was the
poStponemcnt Of mass meeting set
for to-day. calling on the government
TO make cotton uontraba nd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
TROOP TRANSPORT
is SENT TO BOTTOM

Continued from First laScD
Bielostok Is "A junction, point on the
Warsaw -Pctrograd Railway north of
Brest-Litovsk and between that fort
ress and Grodno. 1t is the objective OF
German troops advancing from the di-
rcction of Lom.a.
Berlin claims further successes for
the drive against tho Russian center,
1t being reported that the armies OF
General Won ScholZ and Won GallwitZ
hav. advanced further In an eas;erlv
direction. capturing 1850 prisoners anil
ten machine guns.
Military critics. in view OF develop
n.ents on the eastern front, express
doub, tnat tn" Russians will attempt
a stand on the Brest-I.i;ovsk line. Their
communications from the north would
be inenaced by the loss of Kovno. viii ci
I would open path to wilma and Dvinsk
important railroad centers. to the Ger
mans. Mackenscn is reported TO have
effected several crossings OF the Bug
south of Brest-Litovsk. placing IL IN
much the same position as Warsaw be-
fore IL fell
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
IMPORTANT VICTORY

- WON Ia Fhf.NCH
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.l
LONDON. August IA heavy ac-
ton in tie Vosges. In which the
French have gained foothoid on
Landersbach Ridge and have repulsed
all German efforts to dislodge them is
reported in the official comnunlque re-
ceived here tonight from Paris.
The French advance was made after
a violent artillery duel, in which the
German positions around Linge and
kopf Peaks and on the
Sender bach Landersbach Ridge were
subjected to n muredcrous shell fire.
a French offensive in this region 10
a continual threat nj the important Ger
man supply bases in Alsace, at Colmar
and other points and the Germans lave
concentrated large forces TO check any
movement against the Rhine line. The
success of the French here has been
made in the face Of the most stubborn
coanterattacks. and is believed to her.
aid still greater movement. which
will strike At an important source OF
German supplies
Little activity is reported from the
rest Of the front The Germans claim
10 have captured line Of trenches
gonue. where their onensiS, looks 10
tn" investment Of Vcrdun. and Paris
mentions intense artillery G,lcls at VA =
rious points between A!sdce and the
sea. n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18

on tho boxes. The rain continued and
II was then that the call was sent for
the ambulance
DR.. Anderson responded in few
minutes. 1t was not a case for Il sur
Seon: rather one for care and good
treatment. They were the best physi-
clans to come to her aid. SO the sur
geon and Chauffeur Davis placed her on
n strctchcr and conveyed her to the
City Home
There nurses took her In charge.
They provided food and fresh clothing.
after giving her bath and massage.
and then they put her to bed. Ii was
probably the first time in years that she
had slept between sheets.
Dr. Anderson said IL was the worst
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
NO FURTHER DELAY
URGED BY MEMORIAL

y memorial was addressed TO Premier
Asauith to-day calling on the govern
ment not to lose another day in de-
claring cotton absolute contraband.
The signers Of the memorial express
the belief that the rights of neutrals
can be safeguarded by allowing them
TO import the average normal amount
of cotton used by them during the last
three years preceding the war.
1t ia suggested that arrangements be
made to purchase that portion Of the
new cotton crop, normally imported by
Germany and Austria. in order that the
apprehension of the United States may
be allayed. This course is one for
which there is precedent in the past
action of the United States" il is as
serted in the document. the signatories
OF which include Hillairc Belloc, Arnold
Bennett, Lord Charles Beresford, Hall
Calne. Admiral Freemantle. Sir William
Ramsay and the Dean of Canterbury.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18

whether. pending the arbitral award.
the imperial German government shall
govern it's naval operations In accord
ance with It's own Interpretation. or In
accordance with the Interpretation
maintained by the United States as to
the obligations imposed by their treaty
stipulations. and the government OF the
United States would be glad to have an
expression OF the views Of tho imperial
German government on this point.
(Signcd) LANSING"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
FINDS WHITE WOMAN
IN HALF-DEAD STATE
Ambulance Surgeon Is Called b,
Negroes to Minister to
Sallie Smith.
FOUND HUDDLED IN YART
Half-Starved, She Was Too Feeble
to Move-Recovers at City Home,
Where Nurses Administer Stimu-
lantS

One does not have to elbow his way
through the cutters of New York's
Fast Side to see how the other half
lives
Misery and suffering to an extent
niue dreamed or heard OF, except in
very cold or hot weather. exists right
mere in the slum districts of Richmond,
hnddled on box in the back yard
VI negro house at 1906 Williams
street with the rain ,pelting down
upon her. and with so few clothes that
her aged body was scarcely covered
salile smith, a white woman aped
pelhapS SlNty-eight. was found yes
.ei""H afternoon by Ambulance Sur
seoh Anderson. She was too feeble to
move from the box. She was half
starved The kindly negro woman in
'he mouse had therefore summoned the
ambulance to care for her
WOMAN WELL. KNOWN
ON CHURCH HILL.
Saiiie Smith is we'll known to per
sons living on Church Hill. She ha c
irequented the streets there for many
years, ana hundreds Of kindly disposed
housewives have given her tho food
when she felt particularly strong she
maze Few cents doing rough sewing.
But those days were passed some time
ago and the aged woman has been
"A dependent for some time
She has no home nor relatives On
iar as is known. For months she has
been In the habit OF sleeping on the
boxes in the rear of the Negroes house
AL times when the rain was pouring
down or tho snow was drifting about
her. she has been taken into the ne
gro's house and there has received tho
scant comfort of resting place on
the boards before the fire.
TOO EXHAUSTED TO COME
OUT OF THE RAIN
But tho infrmities of old age and the
sufferinEs Of exposure and half starva-
ton have been making their inroads on
her constitution of late and yesterday
the determination which has carried
her forward was overcome By sheer ex-
haustion. She was invited into tho
house by the negro woman. yesterday.
when the rain began falling and she
made the effort to rise. But her limbs
failed her and she sank back exhausted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
English Not n Candidate.

Attorney Edgar r. English. whose
name has been mentioned as II pos
siblc candidate for the position of
commemorative Attorney. said ycster-
day that he was not a candidate. and
that he had no desire for the position.
His name, without his coGniHance, was
mentioned by his friends.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18

Having no quorum the Finance Com
mittce adjourned last night TO meet Sep
tcmber /. City Auditor Crcnshaw had
ready for presentation Il large amount
OF business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-18
FORMAL STATEMENT

Is EXPECTED SOON
" y s HING TON. August l7.-The
les decision to declare cotton contra
, Id was admitted to-day In the high
e. s official quarters here, though n for
m, statement on the subject is with
he1y until official notification is re-
ceivcd
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. the British am
bassador conferred with NJ. Jusserand,
the French ambassador, to-day. and
they are understood to have discussed
the cotton situation as we'll as other
subjects connected with the war
1t is learned that in a day or two
some sort of an official statement will
he forthcoming detailing the reasons
OF the allies for declaring cotton con-
traband. This. it is understood. will
set forth that, animated by a desire
TO avoid infiicting any injury upon the
cotton planters of the South, whose
welfare must be a matter of concern
for the European nations that depend
upon the great American staple for the
bulk OF the clothing of the population.
measures are TO be concerted between
the allied governments that will pre-
vent cotton prices from going below
the point of profitable production
WILL SUPPORT MARKET
TO PREVENT DEPRESSION
Just how this is to be done has not
been clearly indicated. but 1t is known
there is in contemplation a project to
stand behind the market when neces-
sary to prevent undue depression The
allied governments under that plan
would not appear openly in the trans
action. but would designate private
interests to undertake the task, which
would involve perhaps the accumulation
of stocks of cotton in warehouses in the
United States to be drawn upon from
Europe when prices ranged high here.
According to the allies calculations.
the amount of cotton which might have
TO be SO cared for would not be excess
sive. 1t is believed that, while the ex-
clusion of Germany. Austria and Tur-
key from the American cotton markt
and the decreased production of cot
ton goods in the mills of the allied and
neutral countries, owing TO the war.
might tend to reduce the demand for
American cotton, the vast amount OF
the product being turned into smoke
less powder and the clothing of the
armies and noncombatants, many of
whom, for economical reasons. are sub
shutting cotton for wooden fabrics.
Will keep the demand high.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15

I "WHEN JUSTICE SLEEPS"
The Theme
Wherein is told of a man who
stained his honor for his love, and
of woman who didn't care. Also of
a bad man who was better than most
of us and what it brought him. All
neatly strung together on a rope of
pearls and bound with a rope of
hemp. i...--.
The Story
A young man with future meets
young girl blessed with straight
features and an enormous appetite
for the good things of life. They get
married and are one Of the few cou-
pies in this world who do not live
happily ever after" He tries to keep
her love and she to wreck his credit.
He can't keep her love without losing
his honor, so chooses to lose his hon
or-"even as you and L. He dor
rows" a large sum of money from
the bank in which he is cashier, risks
it on long shot in horse race-and
wins. He then plays the stock mar
ket-and wins again. But the bank
examiners are coming in the morning
and the borrowed money must be
returned to the locked vault before
daylight. The girl has a brother who
was once shady but has since beat
en- his way back to decency. They
play him and win again. But the
brother doesn't win. He kills a man
to save his sisters and her husbands
name and becomes a fugitive from
justice. Forced by the vigilance of
the law to live under cover, he gets
his living by night in the easiest way.
But they finally get him. His obvious
guilt is undeniable.
-Pompous Justice, blind with laws,
Scents the crime but not the cause.
His dream of honor finds if fuIfi1I.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15

London.-Police searching homes
of East Side rioters who wrecked
German shops. Loot recovered will
be restored to German proprietors.
New York.-John B. Manning, Chi
cago, drug fiend, shot and fatally
wounded AnderW Mogini, manager of
restaurant, who refused linn money.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-15

Bernard Laskey and John Adams,
Pittsburgh, found hiding in furnace
by police searching for burglar at
10824 S. Michigan av. Fire in fur
mace. Two nearly roasted. .
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-20
LINER l|AP|l|AAD ] l. HAD CLOSE, GALL German Submarine Made Desperate Attempt To Destroy Her After
 Leaving Liverpool.

NEW YORK, March 2O.-The Brit ish steamer Lapland arrived in New York last night from Liverpool, bring ing an account of the desperate at tempts made by a German submarine to torpedo the ship despite the fact that the liner was being conveyed by a British torpedo boat destroyer
 The officers of the Lapland chose the northern route for safety and had scarcely entered the North Channel when a German submarine was sight ed making for the ship. The torpedo boat attempted to ram the submarine but the latter dived too quick and came up between the Lapland and the destroyer. The submarine delivered a torpedo at the ship which passed to the stern as the vessel was travelling In a zig-zag path to outdistance and lose her pursuer. The submarine fol lowed the ship for a long distance and made two more attempts to de- stroy her, but the efforts of the Ger mans were interferred with by the de- stroyer, which kept up the chase un- til the vessel was far out on the ocean and beyond the radius of the undersea craft.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-20
ALASKA INDIANS TO GET FRANCHISE Certain Educational Qualifications Would Be Necessary In Opinion
 of Senator Shoup.

JUNEAU, March 20.-Senator Chas. A. Shoup has introduced a bill in the territorial legislature to extend the franchise to the Indians of Alaska. The measure provides that applicants are first to pass an examination as to their educational qualifications be- fore the nearest federal school teach CT and their citizenship approved by the district court with the endorse ment of five white citizens.
 It is believed that the measure will be favorably considered by the leg. islature as many have contended that natives in the past have been unjustly deprived of their rights guaranteed them by the treaty between Russia and the United States when the ter ritory was purchased.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-20
STEGLER DRAWS
 LIGHT SENTENCE
Entered Plea of Guilty and Given Six ty Days But Others Receive
 Longer Terms

NEW YORK, March 20.-RicharC Stegler, the German-American who was arrested as he was about to sai for England on false passport to act as spy for Germany, entered 2 plea of guilty to the charges and was given sentence of sixty days.
 Gustave Cook and Richard Madden implicated with Stegler in the con spiracy. were today sentenced to serve ten months each. The case against Mrs. Stegler has been dropped, an6 her attempt to connect Capt. Boy-Ed naval attache to the German embassy at Washington, with the conspiracy is generally regarded as an attempt tc. gain sympathy for her husband an6t discredit the German official.
 The federal officials who have in vestigated the conspiracy. vigorously assert that the German embassy is in no way connected with the at tempted violation of the neutrality law. Three other men who had at tempted to use false passports to reach Norway were also sentenced to day and were given indeterminate sentences ranging from six months to three years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-20
WIDE OPEN GAME
 IN NEVADA N0N
State Goes Back To Frontier Day With Horse Racing, Gambling
 and Dance Halls.

CARSON CITY, New, March 2O.-. The closing hour of the session of tn state legislature yesterday afternoo% was marked by wild scenes of COT. fusion and fully confirmed the deo5 larations of the minority that the les islature was under the control of tn vicious element. The last bill passee was one making Nevada as wide-opel for gambling as at any time in it frontier history.
 The law, when it becomes effective permits all kinds of card and die games, horse racing and dance halls A commission is to be appointed b., the governor to supervise the rao ing but the games are wide open.
 The enactment of the gambling bil has started a tremendous opposition which developed when the easy di vorce law was restored some week ago. It is asserted by the opposition that the governor will not dare tt affix his signature to the gambling bill.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-20
BR|D6E OYNAM|TER
 COMES ID TRIAL
Contention That He Was Justified In Destroying International
 Bridge Has Failed.

BANGOR, Me, March 20.-The plea of counsel for Werner Van Horn ar rested for attempting to destroy the Canadian Pacific railroad bridge at Vanceboro, Maine, that he was jus tified by rules of war in dynamiting the bridge, has failed and he will be tried before federal court in Bos- ton.
 Van Horns attorney is resisting his extraa1tion to Canada on the ground that he is an officer in the German reserves and that his act was justi- able under rules of war against an enemy of his country. He was con- victed at Vanceboro on minor charge and sentenced to serve thirty days while his status was being in- vestigated Van Horn claims that he violated no law of the United States as he received the explosives from man whom he met on the bridge and that the dynamite came from Canada.