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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
NEXT SATURDAY WILL Be BANNER DAY.
IN THE HOMECOMING CLUB CAMPAIGN
Idea is for each candidate at least one
that dayWorkers viii benefit greatly by day set apart
for special eo-Let every effort conferred toward Ban
ner Day"

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One May Count Twelve.
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turn. get their friends to subscribe
In your favor. And this subscrib-
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or securing for you several dozen
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pafgn. Besides. when you get another
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They will clip out the coupons for
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
Mexican Problem Bro u h t
Nearer Solution By Action.
Latin America Approves
OFFICIAL PAPERS ARE
ON WAY TO CARRARZA
Believe Their Bearer. Eliasco
Arrendo Will Be Returned
to United States AS Mexican
Ambassador

Washington, Oct. ia.--Tt1e Mexica n
problem was ushered into new sta ge
today when the Secretary of State OF
the United States and the diplomatic
representatives in Washington Of six
in-American governments notified
the Carranza agency here that their
government regarded General Carran-
"a as tie chief executive of the de
facto government of Mexico. Recog-
milton Of the carranza regime as the
government of Mexico is now an ac-
copied fact
Secretary Lansing sent to Eliasco
Arrendo. Carranza's representative
here. a letter stating that he took
pleasure in announcing the decision
of the United States government to
recognize the Carranca government
and its readiness to exchange diplo-
matte representatives. and. asking him
To communicate this fact 20 his chief.
Similar letters were received by
Mr., Arrendo from the amha ssadors
from Argentina, Brazil and Chilli. and
the ministers OF Bolivia, Uruguay sne
Guatemala. Mr.. Arrendo planned to
leave tonight or tomorrow for Mexico,
where he will deliver to Carranza in
person the communications received
today Carranza Is now touring North
ern Mexico.
MFR. Arrendo May BE Minister.
1t Is thought probable that Mr.. Ar
rendo will return to Washington bear
ing credentials as ambassador from
Mexico. II is understood that he Is
To be either Mexican am hassa dor at
Washington or minister of foreign
relations in Carranza's cabinet. State
Department officials assert that no de-
cision has been made as to when an
American ambassador to Mexico viii
be named. or who ii will be. The
name OF Henry p. Fletcher. present
am hassador to Chill and a diplomat
of twelve years service, continued to
be the only one receiving serious men.
ton here.
The State Department has already
Informally advised that a number of
other Latain- American governments
will shortly extend recognition to Car
rama. 1t has reason to believe 'lat
European powers and Japan will in
the near future follow the same
course.
- Europe Has Been Waiting.
The European governments have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
Definitely Announced That Bulgarians
Have Cut Nish-Salonica Communication


day official thus crng the
Of Nih As Bugarans
hold this will he impossible for the Allies send aid
completely isolated and left in position their Of
of renewal.
Elsewhere well the Buearian to have made considerable
through which
Railway. the and striking Nsisa
lonica Railway between 1sp and Egrf-Palanka
German and
mountainous
o
Nih saonca
is
nd
4 Serbian National
border This
there
nfT1nato
An dispatch
evac II
ib but twelve miles of
acnica
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20

. Tho campaign hA0 now been h pro-
grsss exactly one week and say, folks,
dts going fine. The virginian has
nothing bat praise Tor the good
people Who have enlisted In this cam
paign that covers the entire State OF
Virginia
Just 4 word. candidates and vote
getters. The Virginia is giving you
splendid backing In your work We
are Offering prizes Of almost unheard
OF value in the history Of newspaper
building. These prizes are the most
expensive and inviting things we could
think OF. That modern home In North
Richmond Terrace and the purse OF
$1,000 in gold and those automobiles
look bigger and bigger the longer
you look at them. How many thou
sands OF people. after lifetime Of
toll, have been able to own 30 VAL
liable an asset?
Banner Day.
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urday night, October %. and turn it
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
MEXICAN BANDITS ROB
TRAIN AND KILL TWO
A Third Is MortaIly Wounded and
Four Others Hurt Near Rio
Grande.
AMERICAN TROOPS CHASE
MARAUDERS INTO MEXICO
Twenty Followers of de la Rose Revo-
luuonist. Terrortze Passengers BY
Wild Shooting-Tcxas Rcvolutionist
Cheered.

Brownsville. Tex, Oct. ia
passenger train on the ST.
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Rail
TOAD WAS attacked by Mexican ban
dts near Olmito, seven miles north
OF here last night and the passen-
gers robbed The train was wrecked
and the bandiss-twenty Mexican fol-
lowers OF Louis de la Rosa, q revo-
utionary leader-in escaping into
Mexico killed two men, MORALLY
wounded another and wounded more
or less seriously four other persons.
The dead are:
Corporal MeBee, Third United States
Calvary. and H. H. Kendall. who was
pinned beneath the engine when it
left the rails:
The injured are;
Dr.. Mccain, deputy State
health officer at Brownsville, proba bly,
MORALLY injured; Harry J. Walls.
shot in arm. r. Woodhall, fireman.
scalded and bruised Claude j, Br!s-
hear, Troop A, Sixth Calvary, shot in
jaw: c. H. Laymon, Troop D. Third
Calvary, shot in neck and leg. The
troops were par. of detachment
which engaged the bandits after the
hold-up.
Part of Train Dcrailcd.
The robbery was apparently we'll
planned. Led by five or six Mexicans
dressed in khaki uniforms, the ban
dts removed the spikes from rail.
cleared II from the track and waited
at the side OF the road until the train
came. The engine, baggage and mail
and express ears left the rails, but
the coach and smoker remained on
the track. The thieves also burned
the trestle north Of them to prevent
the prompt arrival Of troops from San
Renito.
When CHE train stopped with a
lurch, half a dozen Mexicans crowd
ed into the rear end OF the coach
and advanced firing revolvers at the
men wearing uniforms In the car.
Two of tho soldiers on thes train were
shot first and a third--all were un-
armed---was shot trying to escape.
He was Laymon.
DR.. Mccain. Wallis. District Attor-
ney John l. kieiber, OF Brownsville.
and several others were In the smok-
ing car with several Mcxicans The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
HENDERSON
ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
Former Head of Hopewell Police De-
pDrument to GO to Jail For
Liquor Law Violations.
GIVES BOND OF $1,000 TO
BEGIN JAIL TERM NOV.
Court Permits Him TO Wind Up Real
Estate Affairs Before Entering Ser
DISQUALIFICATION For License De-
nie6-keliy Trial Today.

Prince George Courthouse, Va. Oct.
l9.-W. D. Henderson. former chief
OF police Of Hopewell. was fined 5000
and sentenced to fifteen days in Jail,
following his plea Of guilty this at
ternoon in two cases in which he was
charged with violations OF the liquor
laws. Henderson will begin serving
the Jail sentence on November 5, hav-
ing given bond in the sum of st,e8e
for his surrender on that day 10 the
jailer.
The special grand jury empaneled
last Friday to return new indictments
against Henderson that would give the
prosecution broader range IN the con-
duct of the case for the Common
wealth. returned the indictments ex-
pected and the trial of the case OF
Henderson was begun.
Agreed After Conference.
Much of the evidence OF the Corn
monwealth had been presented when
court opened this morning and be-
fore Henderson and his counsel had
conference with commemorative At
torney Rives and Special Prosecutor
". B. Cooke.
The result OF the conference was
reported to the court for the approval
OF Judge West. Judge West agreed
that Henderson might change his plea
OF not guilty and enter a plea of guilty
In the cases in which he is charged
with the sale of liquor and with act
ing as agent for Richmond and Peters
burg wholesale ho"ses at Hopewell.
In each case (. ~ 800 YVES i'm
posed and a Jail ser'e-5et of f'--een
days covering both cases.
VIII Go to Jail November 5.
Motion OF counsel for the defendan,
was granted permitting Henderson
to be free until November s. under
bond OF $1,000. that he Nigh,
straighten out his business affairs al
representative OF a large real estate
concern operating at Hopewell. Bond
was allowed with the understanding
that Henderson deliver himself to the
jailer at Prince George County on
that date to begin serving his term
The court will take up the cases OF
Phil G. Kelly & CO., Richmond. and
of W. NJ. .Grubb and A. H. t"Tony')
Becessi tomorrow morning
Judge West today denied the appli-
cation of w. d. Harwood. who asked
that he be granted license as retail
malt liquor dealer at Hopewell. Judge
West held that the court was without
jurisdiction. He also declared that
even II he had the right he would not
grant license at Hopewell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
i'll, CABINET
SITUATION CRITICAL
Lloyd George Takes Premier's Place
In Parliament and Proves Master
Hand Side Stepping.
WOULD SAY NOTHING
EXPOSING MILITARY SECRETS
Members of House of Commons En-
Increasingly Inqusitiye As to Move
ments Of Troops md Situation In
Balkans and Turkey. =.

London. Oct i9---Premier Asquith
mittee and the cabinet this morn
ing. Shortly after the cabinet session
it was announced that he had be-
come suddenly i'll and will be COM
PEELED to take a few days compile rest,
David Lloyd George, minister OF
munitions. took the prime ministers
place as leader in the House of Com
mons this afternoon.
A little before / O'Clock this bull
letin was issued at Downing Street.
The Prime Minister Ia suffering from
an attack Of castro -intestinal catar-
RI. which will necessitate a few days
Of complete rest"
Mr.. Asquith did not feel we'll yes
terday. but attended to all OF his
routine duties. presided at the abinet
meeting and in the evening received a
number of visitors. Today his condi-
ton grew worse and he consulted a
physician. who ordered him to rema in
in bed for several days and then take
few DAYS rest in the Country
Political Situation Critical.
Premier Asquth's sudden Illness.
coming as Il does upon the heels of
the resignation of Sir Edward Carson
from the cabinet renders the political
situation critical.
Lloyd George showed himself a
master OF evasion in the Commons this
Afternoon Question upon question
was hurled AT him by inauisitive MEM
hers who vearned for light upon the
Balkan situation. the status at the
Dardanelles. the part Italy lie to play.
II any. in the new theater Of war the
strength OF the allied troops in Greece,
the CONSUMPTION issue and many other
live topics. The government consid-
cred these awkward questions
There we're particularly urgent re-
quests for a statement regarding the
situation at the Dardanelles.
ct is impossible at the present"
was the minister's only reply
Lord Robert Cecil. parliamentary
under secretary for foreign affairs,
proved equally adent in side stepping
definite answers. Robert L. Cultivate
liberal member OF parliament for Han
lev, had given notice Of a query as to
whether, in the eyes OF the Russia n
government. the Dardanelles cam
paign was still as important now as
1t was when the British amhassa dor
in PetroErad asserted that in under
taking the expedition England had
complied with Russia's request. the
object being to draw a Turkish force
from the Caucasus. The under secre-
tary admitted that the British am
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
ENGLAND REALIZES
GRAVITY OF SITUATION.

London. Oct is.-The Express edi-
-torialiy voices alarm over the proEpect
of disruption In the cabinet over the
question of CONSUMPTION. Although a
strong advocate of compulsory services
the paper regards IT OF minor imports
ance as compared with other question:
facing the cabinet. The Express pleads
spiritedly for unity saying:
"The cabinet Is f1ee to face with .
military situation of the gravest char
acter. On the cabinets decision may
rest the whole future Of the empire.
At such a time the cabinet should not
be torn by dissension and threatened
disruption.
Every moment of its time shUuid
be devoted TO the great decision that
brooks no delay. Compulsory serx3en
has had to walt many weeks can W
not wait now until the nations tsaAaRA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
In Five Year Program He
Wants Ten Dreadnaughts
And Six Battle Cruisers
SINGLE SHIPS COST
EIGHTEEN MILLIONS
Appropriation For This Year
Asked For Is $2l7,OO0.0 900.
And Increase of $68,0O0,000
Over Current List

Washington. Oct I9-The five
year program for new construction
for the navy and for increased per-
sonnet which the President will sub
NIT to Congress this winter was made
public tonigh, in detail by Secretary
or the Navy Daniels. 1t calls upon
Congress to appropriate this year the
sum of S2l7, s52.173. an increase of
about S6s,0oo,0oo over the current
naval appropriation.
II also asks Congressional approval
FOR five-year scheme Of new con-
struction, munitions and aviation with
total cost of s502.4s2,ooo Mr..
Daniels will ask Congress to provide
for an increase of II 500 men for the
navy, 1900 sailors, 2.5oo apprentice
seamen and 1.500 marines.
The five-year- program that Mr.
Daniels has outlined and which has
received the approval OF the Presi-
dent provides for, in addition to con-
struction already authorized the fol :
lowing vessels:
Five Year Program
Ten dreadnaughts, SIX battle cruis-
ers, ten scout cruisers. fifty destroy
ers, fifteen fleet submarines, eighty
five coast submarines. four gunboats.
one hospital ship, two ammunition
ships. two fuel oil ships, one repair
ship. OF this total the plan calls for
The authorization this year Of the fol
lowing:
Two dreadnaughts two battle cruie-
ers. three scout cruisers fifteen de-
stroyers, five fleet submarines. TWEEN
ty-five coast submarines, two gun
boats, one hospital ship and one fuel
oil ship.
The actual construction program OF
arh ~4 hA ffr%< a. T.
rs the effort has been to arrange the
laying down Of new ships In such a
WAY as win make the total expendi-
ture of each year as nearly equal as
possible.
Two million dollars In asked for
this year for aviation and s1.0eo, 900
in each OF the four succeeding years
For munition reserves $1,000 900 is
asked for this year: s5.hoo. 900 In each
OF the next three years and 81, 900. 900
In the fifth year.
Largest Ever Asked.
This program both for the presen:
year and successive years is larger
than any ever before authorized nv
a Congress In a single year. Mr..
Daniels today called attention to the
fact that the Sixty-third Congress In
authorizing five battleships. twelve
destroyers and twenty-six submarines
HAD provided the largest program of
any one Congress. As a result Of this
large program, however. the sum OF
$2s,S69.0oo is required out OF the es-
Inmates for next year to complete
construction already under way or
authorized
The announcement 10 Mr.. Daniels
detailed program Is expected to be
followed in few days by the publ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-20
Princeto. Votes "Ns.,

New York. Oct 1s.-Prfnceton
borough. in which President Wilson
last. -lfis ballot for suffrage. must be
ENTERED IN the COLUMN OF noes. The
borough. returned majority OF ten
Rrnjnst suffrage. The result was in
Rtself sinsignincant. but IL darkened
sc hopes Of the leaders for the Presi-
6entA vote was expected to swing the
Sorouyi1 IN favor Of suffrage.
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Have You soructhi,se Z,
sell? The virgtnIau's Want
Al Columns will find =
ready buyer. Cali Mad
l7S6.
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Largest Ever Asked.

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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13 - The text of the Ancona sinking note to Austria is now made public. It is, as already reported, in all res poets equivalent to an ultimatunl The note demands an unequivocal disavowal of the sinking by Austria Hungary, the punishment of the submarine commander and full in demnity for all Americans who lost their lives.
 The note is written in much more stringent and forcible terms than any that have hitherto been sent to a belligerent since the war started
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

of the Navy Depart ment against past criticism. He said that he favored government armament plant and denounced iii round terms the intuition trust, the meanest greediest and most con- scienceless trust that ever attained any influence in any country.
 Senator Chamberlain is introduc- ing a bill which provides for com- pulsory training between the ages of twelve and twenty-thrce.
 Kenyon has bill which would positively prevent ships carrying munitions from carrying passengers. opining that said intuition ships are legitimate objects for operation
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14
PREPAREDNESS kAUCH DISCUSSED
LANE HAS BRAND
 NEW PEACE PLANS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13.-- The first member of the Cabinet to make any peace suggestion is Sec retary Lane who acquires fame to- day by his suggestion for a congress of neutral nations to suggest peace.
 Lane however goes further than this; he lays down the terms upon which peace can be arranged. Those are freedom of the seas, Jewish equality, a referendum among tie population of Alsace, Lorrsine, Fin land, Poland to discover under what flag and how they would wish their
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

PITTSBURG, Dec. 13.-Fourteen hundred moulders employed in mu- hilton factories have gone on strike here for eight hours day.
 The strike of the moulders came unexpectedly as they had not int,- mated to the management their in tention to walk out until they form ulated their eight hour day demands and walked out when refused.
 It is stated that there is every probability of the strike extending
 The management as usual to di- vert sympathy from the moulders claims that the strike has been caused by agents of the Central European Powers, when as every working man knows conditions in the industry in this city have been . crying scandal for a number of years: twelve hours day and seven
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

RAVENSDALE, Dec. 13.-Rather than go to the expense of .n"talling safety appliances needed in the coal mine here. che management will close down and the mine will be 
 The management clIims that the margin. of profits is too small to stand the overhead expense of such safety equipment as the coroner's
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13.- Senator Tillman disseminated his views today on the preparedness question and incidentally paid his compliments to some well known public men.
 He says that he favors national preparedness and anyone is fool who declines to sec it's necessity. William Jennings Bryan was suffer- ing from pacificist obsession which was not founded upon reason, Theodore Roosevelt was madman at the other extreme, for thcre was no occasion for extremist views one way or another.
 Tillman upheld in detail Daniels
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14
WILL CLOSE;

jury advised should be in con1mis- sion in the mine.
 It was reported here today tha. the company Is trying to dispose o1 it's property. The coal is a higk grade coal enough, the seams are small but gas and dust pervade the mine according to tho miners, mak- ing it dangerous to work in.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

SEATTLE, Dec. 13.-In order to economize the operations of the steamer, the Senator is out of com mission while oil burners arc being installed upon the Pacific Coast Co.'S boat.
 It Is believed that a decided sav- ing in fuel bills will follow the use of the crude oil fuel as against coal.
 The Senator will be placed upon the Seattle-San Francisco route un-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13.-There arc continuous small engagements between the outposts of the belli- gerents east and west. But owing to weather conditions there is little doing and most of that is censored. That Germany is preparing for an attack in Flanders is judged by re- ports coming through Belgian sour ces that they are concentrating men and munitions there.
 PARIS, Dec. 13.-Cannonading is proceeding in the Champagne dis trict.
 ROME, Dec. 13.-Thc artillery operations proceed along the entire front.
 CONSTATINOPLE, Dec. 13.-The
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-The Corwin has not been placed out of commits sion for the winter. Owing to the demand for cargo space the CorwiI this winter is now en route to en. gage in the Mexican coast trade.
 Captain Healy is in command Of the pioneer Boring Sea steamer, and it is likely that the boat will remain
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14

countries to be governed; gradual disarmament and evacuation of al conquered territory; liberation Of all subject nations; international arbitration on all questions with commercial boycotts to enforce the mandates of the Congress or Arbi : tration court.
 Comment is withheld by the papers owing to the late hour at which Lane unfolded his wonderful peace plan.
 IL z.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1915-12-14
ANC0NA NOTE REVEALS
 STRONG POSITION TAKEN

British that Germany wants peace and is anxious for compromise.
 Tho papers say that Germany and it's allies are ready to fight to finish and have not the slightest intention of endeavoring to conceal the anxiety to end war is doing none of the belligerents any good. It is however far from Germany's intention to adopt any attitude cede much for peace sake.
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