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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
PRESIDENT SPENDS
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH

Windsor. VT, July 5.-Fireworks Of
the safe and sane variety tonight on
the lawn of Harlakenden House gave
an old fashioned tinge of Americanisnn
to President wilson's celebration Of
Independence Day. The President act .
ed as impressario of the pyrotechnical
exhibition with his grandson, Baby
Sayre, as the guest OF honor. II was
Baby Sayre,s frst Fourth OF July, and
the fireworks were his own. whole
box of them being sent hin by the
President, being handicapped by his
youth in handling the pinwheeis. roman
candles and flower pots. Young Master
Sayre enjoyed the exhibition as
touched on" by the President and
Papa Sayre at dusk. The Presidents
family, seated on the veranda. also
saw him successfully apply lighted
punk sticks.
With the exception Of the fireworks
at home tonight. the President spent
quiet holiday and entirely out OF
fire cracker zone. Rain spoiled his
plans to play golf this morning. but
this afternoon II cleared on and he
took ffty-mile automobile ride. To-
night the day was closed by the Pres.
ident reading poetry to his family
seated before open crate flres.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
FRENCH ADMIT THAT
THEIR LOSS WAS HEAVY

The war office admits today the
serious loss of trenches in lie Pretre
wood yesterday. The Germans as
sumed the offensive on front OF
about three miles along front from
Fay-En-Haye to the Moseile It would
appear that the attack here did not
meet with much success. To the east
of Fey En- aye. and in the lie Pretre
forest, the attackers were successful
after a very violent bombardment.
lows:
1.-THE day has been relatively calm
on the front without any infantry ac-
lions. The enemy's artillery action
was particularly violent between the
Meuse and the Moselle. In the region
OF lie Pretre wood our positions were
subjected to an extremely heavy fire
OF bombs of large calibre."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
NEGRO EXPOSITION
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and the large crowd which had gath
cred in the hall dispersed.
The exposition is revelation. 1t
shows the advances made BY the
speaks well for the efforts he has
made during the last fifty years. 1t
shows, as Mayor Ainslie said. that the
people Of the country should feel
proud of the achievements OF the COL
ored people. And II In worth trip
to the State Fair Grounds for anyone
to see what has been accomplished
By the eoioretf people. as ii SHOWN
In the many booths In the Industrial
Hall.
Exhibits Numerous.
From every section of the country
come exhibits.s They come as exam
pies of what can be done by the coz
ored people and what may be ex-
pected OF them in the years to come.
Coming down to tacks, there are
some splendid displays OF what has
been done by negroes In all stages OF
INSTRUMENTATION the six-year-old
picka ninny at the Hagerstown schools
and the little blind boy at the New
port News institution to the stAlwart
negro at Howard University. Washing
ton. the leading colored seat OF learn
ing in the United States. and prob
ably in the world.
Those who 80 to the Fair GrounAs
need not expect to see great things.
They will see no stock displays. nor
viii they sec farm products displayed
The reason why they will not see this
Ia that this time of the year u not
propitious for farm exhibits, because
the farmers are busy In their fields
and In their pastures.
But Il Will be seen what marvellous
progress has been made BY the young
sters who Will In years TO come have
to take care Of the fields and pas
lures and will prove something of q
factor in the factories and mile
especially in the South, where the
negro 10 better understood and better
nndersta nds than in any other place
I'm the Universe.
Races Called on.
Owing to the early morning rain,
DR.. James McDonough. clerk Of the
race course. drew the races scheduled.
and will send them on today. ws&thsr
permitting. The track waA DreftS
heavy and rough. ss a
The displays In the industrial Heiss
referred to yesterday, W1ro "a place
today. and the thousand ~ tscrs yist-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

tors had the satisfaction OF seeing
some wonderful things Here IL the
list OF those already in place and the
persons In charge
Atlanta and Florida exhibit, Mro
NJ. II. Lynn. Voorhees, Instit ate. Dem
mark. 3. c., Mamie l. Jackson: Ten
nessee and Texas, Mrs. Josie- Russell:
Newport News, Mrs. Carrie McNortous
school book division. Mary Booker.
art gallery. Pearl l.. Bland and Gladys
Booker: woman's department. Mrs. 3.
ID. DEM: Virginia Individual booth.
Mrs. ". b. Roach, Mrs. c. Ella. At
iantic City booth, Mrs J. c. Edwards
and Mrs. Henry Mansfield (demon-
strator). Hagerstown exhibit. : Annie
Thomas. Jeanette Thomas; Central
Hospital. Petersburg, julia Mitchell;
Howard University. embracing In the
booth exhibits, from Alabama. Eovtng-
ton. Newport News. Harper's. Ferry,
Nashville. Alice c. Childss Deaf.
Dumb and Blind Asylum. Raleigh.
Mrs. Blanche w. Williams
In the midway there are q number
of attractive and entertaining fsa-
lures. Henry Meyerhof, the leading
amusement purveyor Of New York,
has charge Of the midway - well ~
the free shows to be given In front
of the grandstand. He has provided
q number OF attractions. and will
change them week by week ~ the
exposition progresses. The shows this
week will go elsewhere next week.
and new ones will Re put In their
places.
Among the shows on the midway
are the Wild West show. New York
Follies, the marry-go-round. the Fer
rfs wheel. the moving pictures, and q
number of other shows, while the free
shows to be given In front of tho
grandstand will embrace d number OF
the best OF their kind. including tho
Four Bards. the Flying LAfayettess
the high diver "a woman1. Maud
Defora. contortionist: Glendale troupe
and numer Of others. ~ s
william Brenerman. the world
famous announcer. will proclaim the
various features before the grand-
stand.
Mr. Meyerhof stated, last night that
he. would have other attractions next
weak IA addition to these which hs-
will present his week. D
Owing to the weather conditions
and the condition of the track. there
were no displays before the grand
stand yesterday afternoon and iast
night, but TODAY ana tonight, the full
program will he carried cut.
The gates will be opened this morn
ing at s o'clock and will be closed At
II tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
MANY ARE INJURED,
FEW KTLLED-CELEBR

Chicago. July Slight persons
were killed and 1T injured as a re-
suit OF Fourth of July celebrations
throughout the nation yesterday. &C
cording to figures compiled today by
the Chicago Tribune.
In 1914 the total number of vic
Tins was nine killed and COL injured.
The fire loss due to accidents COM
bined with the use of explosives yes
terday was $3.50 as compared to
the loss of s7S,035 last year.
Persons injured yesterday were VIC
Tins OF various kinds of noise-mak-
ing instruments, The causes OF In
juries were: Fireworks, so: cannon.
~; firearms. 1s: gunpowder. rs: tor.
lpedoes. IA; toy pistols. So; runaways.
8; bomb canes, 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
FALSE AlARnIsT IS
STILL At LARGE
Again IN Evidence Last Night--Two
Alarms From Burning Auto
mobiles.

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The false aiarmist OF Church Hill is
still at work. the second false alarm
WITHIN rour days from the same neigh
pornood having been given last night.
Mayor Ainslie has offered and will
pay $50 for the arrest and conviction
OF the person who is sending in these
aiarms, each OF which cost the city,
II Is estimated, 1t least SIS.
Responding to two still alarms, oc-
casioned by burning automobiles, and
10 false alarm OF IRE during the
night. constituted the lively portion
OF the days work for members of the
Richmond Fire Department yester-
day. Damages aggregate. according
to estimate, little more than s25.
The f3rst cali was q still from 1915
Beverly Street, in front OF which
number there was an automobile Are.
The alarm was given before 10
o'clock. That the fire was OF little
consequence is indicated by the fact
immediate Official report was not
deemed necessary and no report on
1t will be made until this morning.
The second alarm was false. II
was sounded from box 243 at Twenty
third and Short @ Streets at 1915
Mayor Ainslie on Saturday offered rs-
ward of $50 for the capture and con !
viction of any sender of false alarms.
The reward offer was made shortly
after the sounding of false alarm
near midnight. last Friday from box
IS. Twenty ninth and o Streets. Fire
Department and police oficials believe
the same person who gave Friday
nights false alarm IL responsible for
that OF last night. both alarms having
come from the same section and at
almost the same hour OF the night.
The third call of the department was
a2:2s this morning. II was a still
from 3s03 East Marshall Street. aud
was for FIRE in the automobile of r.
l.. Smithers. The top was burned, dam
ages amounting TO about tas,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
VIOLENT ATTACKS FEATURE
GERMAN OPERATIONS

Paris, July 5.--This afternoons
statement issued by the war office
follows:
I'm the region to the north of Ar
ras two attempts to attack Oh the
part OF the enemy, each preceded by
a violent bombardmcnt. We're checked
by us at about 10 O'Clock last night.
"One was directed especially
against our positions in front OF
Souchez. The Germans came out or
their trenches armed with grenades
and bombs. We. however, compelled
them to withdraw. leaving many dead
on the ground. The other took place
at the labyrinth, but 1t was at once
stopped by our fire.
In the course of yesterday after
noon and in the evening the Germans
assumed the offensive along front of
bout three miles, stretching from
Fay-En- Haye, to the Moselle To the
east of Fay-En- Haye, as well as in
the western section of the forest of
lie Pretre. along front of about two
thirds of a mile, they were successful
after a very violent bombardment in
again gaining a footing in their old
lines recently taken by US But In
spite of the vigor of their action they
found 1T impossible to move beyond
these lines.
Further to the east on a line run
ming from La Croix-De-C armes, to the
village of Riept. on the Moselle a
German attack resulted In complete
failure and the enemy suffered very
heavy losses.
There is nothing OF Importance to
report from the rest OF the 'front.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

Philadelphia. July 5.--Father Penn
and his million and half sons and
daughters today, in person or in
thought. bade good bye to the Lbeys
Bell and cheered godsreed as It started
Its more than 5000 mile journey across
the continent, and return,
The old bell. with its gaping crack
almost as sacred to Americans az IL
the bell itself. was the center of the
city. State and national observance of
the anniversary of the day upon which
1t tolled out the notes which proclaimed
Liberty to all the land, and to all the
nhabitants thereof"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
BODY Was Weighed.
FOURTH IN RICHMOND
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at Highland Springs. riyalling that OF
the Highland Park citizens
Thousands On Excursions.
Thousands OF Richmonders left the
city In the morning for the beaches
and other resorts. where day of rest
might be spent. They returned dur
ing the night, many of them not
reaching the city until nearly mid
night. Train dispatchers of the sew
eral roads operating the excursions re-
ported the trains as arriving close to
schedule and without untoward incl
dent.
Extra cars were added to all regu'
lar trains to accommodate the heavy
holiday travel To Buckroe and other
resorts reached by the c. 4 0. some
2.2o0 persons were taken To Nor
folk and Virginia Beach the n e. w
carried about lse00. To West Point
the Southern handled an excursion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
VIRGINIA EXPO PARTY
WELCOMED N DENVER
ON WAY TO sALT LAKE TODAY
Representatives Of Colorado Greet yir-
gintans Near State Line Before
Dayiight--saiute Is Fired mt Station
In Denver.

Pueblo, Col. July 5.--This day was
the most eventful so far for Gov
ernor Stuart hts STAFF of colonies and
the escort Of Blues. on their cross
continent trip from Richmond to the
exposition at San Francisco. Prac-
ticaliy all of the day was spent with
in the borders of the State of Colo
RADIO. and several hours in the city of
Denver were enjoyed.
Before daylight, this morning. just
after the Virginia special had crossed
the Colorado border. Representatives
of the Office of the attorney general
OF the State boarded the train and
an escort to the Governor and his
party they went into Denver with the
special.
Arrived in Denver a Governors sa-
lutte was fired In honor of Governor
Stuart
Breakfast and Parade.
In the absence of the Governor of
Colorado. who In now at Old Point.
Lieutenant Governor Lewis headed
the delegation of Colorado officials
and prominent citizens in rendering a
reception to the visitors. United States
Senator Thomas was also a member
of the reception committee.
The Virgfn!ans were guests OF the
Denver Chamber of Commerce at a
delightful breakfast. This was fol-
lowed by parade. In which the First
Troop of Colorado Cavalry participant
ed with the Blues Governor Stuart,
his staff and the Blues were cheered
all along the line of march.
The weather was delightful. The
Virginia party left at noon for Salt
Lake City. via Pueblo.
At Salt Lake today the Governor
his staff and the Blues will attend a
grand concert in their honor in the
! Mormon Tabernacles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
CITY TAXPAYERS WIN
SWEEPING VICTORY

Nashville, Tenn, July 5.---The re-
markable fight made by Harry s.
Stokes and associate counsel for the
taxpayers and Comptroller Burns.
aainst the head OF the city govern
ment. bore fruit today in decree of
Chancellor Allison, when he decided
all OF the points against the mayor
and commissioners.
Chancellor Allison's decree was
sweeping. He first declined to dismiss
the petition Of Burns for a receiver;
he appointed Deputy Clerk T. j.
Bailey as master to take evidence on
all of the sensational allegations
against the heads of the city; he en-
Joined the chief officials from carry
in on any city contracts, thus tieing
up more than 100000 of work, a
large portion OF which Stokes main
tained was fraudulently let
The chancellor also enjoined the
city from paying any money to the
attorney whom the mayor and COM
missioners had employed to fight the
citizens movement.
The decree was really more sweep
ing victory than was aasked for. Had
a receiver been appointed without
proof being taken the cause would
have been endangered with the defense
ready TO apply for a supersedeas to the
Supreme Court IL is stated that q
train was ready to dash 10 jackson,
where the Supreme Court Is sitting. TO
enable kuick action to supsrsede the
chancellor, had the receiver been APP
pointed at this juncture.
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three light and four heavy mine
throwers.
"A surprise attack also succeeded
at the sam time on the French block
house position, near Haul Dereieapt.
south of Nerroy, on the Moselie,
which was blown up with the gar
rison and lighting implements. The
position was afterward evacuated by
us in accordance with our plans.
"Our aviators have once more
proved their superiority in the aerial
field. Both north and west of Manon-
viller, French flying machine was
forced TO land hastily on July l and z.
A German Battee aviator successfully
repulsed attacks by three opponents
yesterday and the day before. Bombs
dropped during an enemy air attack
on Bruges fell in the neishborhood OF
most valuable works of art"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

II IL easy to be deceived In these mat
ters I shall wait a few days until
Holt regains q more normal appear
ance. and then / shall compare him
with photographs Of Muenter."
A New York architect who refused
10 give his name. and who was
student al Harvard IN 1895. asked for
permission to see Holt this afternoon.
but Warden Huits declined to give IT.
The architect thought he would have
been able 20 say whether Holt and
Muenter were the same man. Sheriff
GrtfenhaEen. OF New York County.
questioned Holt to-day before Lawyer
Reidy obxtructed the questioning pro-
cedure He asked Holt il Holt was
Erich Muenfer. and Holt replied
vigorously that he was not That's
about all that Mr. GrigenhaEen en- :
tracted. At that time Holt was da2ed.
or seemed 30, and questioning was
a futile business.
Psnkerton Takes Turn.
A good deal of mystery attached to
the visit Allan Pinkerton. head OF
the Pinkerton Detective Agency. paid
10 Holt this afternoon. Mr.. PiHkerton
talked 10 Holt for about half an hour.
when he came out he said he had
been retained by Nassau County. hut
which ne had been employed.
Talked Freely TO Major Pullman.
OF all Hollis visitors, he has talked
most freely 20 Major Pullman, super
intendent % police of Washington. 1t
was 10 Major Pullman that he con-
fesSe6 he meant TO blow up Mr.. Nor
CAMS house with the dynamite he
took there He had planned to use
the dynamite Is he failed to gain en-
trance TO the house OF to get speech
with Mr.. Morgan Today Holt wrote
a note to Major Pullman. just a few
lines scra wIed with lead pencil. II
read:
You. Major Pullman. will know
all on Wednesday. like you. You
are a gentleman
(Signed) IF. HOLT
The note was found on the cell
Holt has been reading the news
papers every day. and has not been
pleased by the references made 10
him. Today he wrote statements to
several newspa pers protesting against
the way he had been described and
and seeking to justify
his visit to Mr.. Morgan's house. His
lawyer. Mr.. Reidy. after glancing over
these statements, would not permit
Hot TO send them or 10 repeat Nne
substance of them to the reporters,
The statements were described by one
who saw them as rambling and in
coherent"
He was considerably cheered, his
jaiIors reported. by a telegram ne re-
ceived from his wife this morning.
She teiegraphed:
Everything Is all right. tits your
duty now to rest and let your dear
ones and God take scare of you. All
your friends send love. They are 80
kind to US here. II you can let US
know that you get this please do so.
tssigned) MRS. FRANK HOLT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
WHITE Man FOUND DEAD
N WATER At LAKESIDE
Undetermined Victim Discovered BY
Party In Lake with Bullet Wound
Over Heart and In Back.
RELIEVED HE WAS MURDERED
Policeman Robert TiIler, Who L. In
vestigating Death, Thinks Man Was
Shot and Then Thrown Into the
Water, Weights Tied to Lcgs-

With q gaping wound just above
his heart. q middie-aged white man,
whose identity could not be ascer-
tanned last night. was found early
last night by party of young people
in the lake a short distance from
Lakeside Park. There were no identi-
f1cation cards found on. his person.
and the residents of Lakeside. who
viewed the body after II had been
brought out of the water. declared
that he was a stranger in that neigh
borhood.
The wound above his heart, which
Is believed to have been inflicted by n
bullet from a revolver. was found by
Policeman Robert TilIer. No pistol
was found near the scene. and the
county officer seems to think that 1t
is a plain case Of murder rather than
suicide.
The man is described as having
light red hair with a small mustache
and a Van Dyke beard. He wore a
light suit. in which was found only
two articles, they being Canadian
dime and a three-cent coin.
The body was badly decomposed.
and ii is believed that he has been
In the water for a week or more.
The. body was placed In charge OF
Bliley & Co. undertakers, who VIII
hold IL at their establishment. Third
and Marshall Streets, for identifica-
ton until order buried.
Coroner J. Fulmer Bright will view
the body this morning at the Bliiey
morgue. and IL he deems an inquest
necessary a jury will be selected this
afternoon In the meantime Police
man TiIler has the case In charge. and
he Is trying to get some Information
regarding the unfortunate man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

The United States Postoffce Depart
ment, upon receipt Of, complaints
from Sweden that mail had been
opened by the British censor. issued
an order recently that no more mails
to Baltic countries should be sent on
vessels touching AT ports OF the United
Kingdom.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
BULLETIN FROM FRONT.
Special shrine correspondent

Special Shrine Correspondent Re-
ports That All Is Well.
Covington. Va, July 5.--Acca reach-
ed here 0. X. Everybody well. Met
do for us. Nothing doing. Lemonade
ran out. Can't get anything going
through West Virginia Sam Atkin-
son telegraphs ahead Reach Ohio to-
morrow. No losses worth mentioning,
MARTIN ANDERSON,
War Correspondent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

SHELLED BY GERMAN
Crew Killed by Submarines
Fire.

London. July 5.--The British
steamship Anglo-Californian. OF H.
.S33 tons gross, bound from Montreal.
arrived at Queenstown today with
number of dead on board. as a re-
submarine.
Twelve men were killed on the
Anglo Californian. including the cap
tain, Eight injured men were landed
at Queenstown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

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sor said that II was atiieast plausible.
He said that Holt was closely ques-
toned when he came to Vanderbilt
and that ne was not specific about
anything prior TO 1907, when he went
to Texas. Holt III yhe Texas institu-
ton helped support himself by teach
ing. and was an instructor there just
as he was at Oklahoma and Cornell
and Muenter was nj Harvard. the pro-
lessor pointed out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

STA and Sweden had been opened and
the contents censored. says:
This has been established beyond
doubt. and II is desirable. under the
circumstances. that IL be generally
known. In view Of the wide publicity
given TO statements from German
sources that the bags had been re-
turned to the Swedish authorities un-
opened
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
Funerai of Mrs. t:ru,,i,v.

The funeral OF Mrs. Barton H.
Grundy will take place this afternoon
at o'clock, from the residence, No.
500 West Franklin Street, ana the
buhiai will be in Hollywood.
MRS. Grundy died suddenly at white
sulphur Springs. Saturday niglit.
Her death is regretted by many. Her
social and charitable work was one
Of the cify's assets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
GERMANS SINK FRENCH
STEAMER CARTHAGE

Paris July Sit was officially an
nounced today by the French minis
try of marine that the French steam
ship Carthage. of 5,275 tone gross
was torpedoed by German sub
ma rine yesterday and sunk.
1t also WAS announced that a
French squadron sighted two sub
marines In the channel yesterday and
that one was hit by several shells and
disappeared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

London, July 5.--A Rotterdam dis
patch says that two British airmen
were compelled to land near San Van
Client Saturday. Their machine was
riddled with bullets The men have
been interned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
saws Germans Opcned MAJ.

London. July 5.--The British for
eign ONCE In an official statement,
commenting on the allegations that
the Swedish mail steamers Bjoern
and forster had been captured by
the Germans and that mail from Rus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
had war supplies Aboard.

London, July 5.-The cargo of the
German liner Bayern. which was con-
fscated recently at Naples. includes
half million revolvers. 100, 900 rifles.
200. 900 cases of ammunition, aero
planes, II field guns and complete
wireless stations. according to the
Rome correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company.