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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
CRACK SHOTS GET
CONTENTS OF RIFLE
Three BADLY Hurt az Rifle shoot When
Visitor Examines n "Shoot-
Ing .Iron.'

Baltimore. Ma! April 2l.--t.ester :
German, the crack shot and former
baseball pitcher: Leonard r. Towner
and Or. Caleb W. g Rohrer al mem-
bers OF the Prospect Shooting club re-
ceived the contents OF rifle this after
noon which was being examined by
Walter Brinkman, a visitor AZ the
grounds OF the Baltimore Country
Club. The tournament had Just ended
with German high gun. and the three
men grouped about twenty feet dis
tant were in direct line of FIRE. Ger
man was nearest and received more
OF the shot in his back shoulder and
behind the ear. Towncr was also hit
IN the back. while Dr Rohrer caught
most of them in the side and wrist
Iiis wounds were comparatively slight.
but German, who was hurried to the
hospital. has fully two hundred shot
imbcdded in his body. asd Towner
about city After probing for time
the surgeons concluded the remainder
were too deeply Undecided for re-
moval. To prevent infection they In
1ected tetanus serum into both men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
LOUIS LlPSkY WILL
ADDRESS ZIONISTS

Louis Lipsky. chairman Of the exc
HutiNe committee of the Federation of
American Xionists, viii address mass
meeting TO Re held tonight at the Sir
Moses Montehore Synagogue AT s r NJ
This mass meeting is arranged by the
Hergi Zionist Club and Mr.. LipsSv win
speak on "Ztonism In All Its Phases -
Mr. Lps'y is returning from n very
successful trip through tha State.
speaking before large gatherings in
Norfolk. Portsmouth. Newport News
and Roanoke. strengthening the move
meHt and also raising funds for the
suffering Jews IN Palestine,
Mfr Lipsky will speak In Petersbur x
al o'clock under the auspices OF the
Progress Club. explaining the ideals
and expectations OF the Z'onists
Mr.. Lpsky Is a well known Zionist
orator and agitator and made very
excellent impression on his recent visit
here, when he spoke az the meeting
held for the beneft OF Hebrew war
sufferers
Or. L. Karp VIII preside and Will
give a fun report Of the Jewish re-
lief work done in Richmond by the
Zionist club The public Is cordially
invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
ROCKEFELLER WILL
REPLY TONIGHT To
WALSH CHARGES
Declares Industrial Relations
Committee Chairman Has
Made Numerous False State
ments as to Strike Probe

Now York. April 24,~-John D..
Rockefeller. Jr,, makes the following
statement today
ON February is. soon after the
hearings in New York of the United
states Commission on Industrial Re
lations, ! felt called upon in justice
10 myself to point out To the public
a gross MEASUREMENT concerning my
evidence which had seen given out
by Mr. Frank p. WaNn. chairman OF
the commission. Mr.. Walsh today
makes another long statement. con-
tanning many misrepresentation and
unwarranted differences. The public
is entitled to the facts concerning
the allegations which MIR. Walsh
makes. but IL is impossible to assem-
BILE all the data in time for the sun
lay morning papers. ! am prepar-
ing statement which will be avail
Rblo for publication on Monday
"In reference 10 Mr.. Walsh's an
nouncement Of his intention to call
my associates and myself To give
fnrther Information in regard to the
Colorado strike / need hardly say
that we shall be glad to appear at
any time, for We are. DESTROYS that
the public shall have all the facts.
TO that end we have already testified
with great fullness, have waived all
our legal rights and have supplied
The commission without any SUB
poena duces tecum all the inforrna-
ton which has been asked for. In
Guiding a mass of private correspon-
dence. Mr.. Walsh has taken that
correspondence has drawn from IL
certain differences. and without ascer-
tanning whether his differences are
correct. has made statements and an
nounced conclusions which are false.
Such proceeding ! submit In wholly
indefensible on the part OF the chair
man OF body holding n commission
from the Government Of the United
Etates."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
STRUCK BY CAR
LEE BURNETT DIES
IN GRACE HOSPITAL
Unfortunate Man. a Painter.
Expires in Short Time After
Accident Motorman Is Ar.
rested

Lee Buruett. about forty-fve years
old =. painter OF 1I2s Beverly street
died ar ~ So o'ciock this morning in
Grace hospital. as the result II In
juries me received when struck by
westbound Hcnrico street car near
Fourteenth and Marshall streets AT 10
O'Clock last night The injured man'K
head was smashed to pulp and he was
hurled several feet by the street car.
\ man walking with Burnett escaped
injury and he summoned the city
ambulance.
Dr Whitehead answered the call and
after rendering emergency treatment
he rushed the unfortunate man TO
Grace Hospital He was placed upon
the operating table there at once. Drs.
MacI.atn and Herring removed parti.
ries of Burnetts skull from his brain
and II was seen that his skull had been
fractured on both sides Of the head.
The impect of the car striking him
fractured IL on both sides and the other
side was fractured when he was hurled
20 the street. large artery in his
brain bursted and the surgeons found
1t impossible TO stop The flow of blood.
Tatrolmen Jennings and Moore were
the first to arrive on the scene of the
accident after the ambulance surgeon.
Police headquarters was notified at
once and Detective Sergeant Atkinson
answered the eall to Grace Hospital
10 Investigate the affair. The detec-
tive found that the mad had not been
identified. he secured the name OF
Burnett,s employer from a pay en-
vefope found in Rurnett's pocket and
AT once got into communication with
him. 1t was learned that the injured
man was employed by Conrad Gross, q
carriage manufacturer. and through
him the detective found that Burnett
was married and that ne. lived at 3l31
beverly Street Ills wife was notified
hut she failed Ia reach the hospital
be fore her husband died.
q a Waymaek. the motorman %
the street car. was arrested early this
morning shortly after Burnett sua-
cumbed TO his injuries. on the chAYgAs
Of, involuntary granddaughter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
DRAG NET SPREAD FOR SLAYER


New York, April 2+.-More than
SOC members Of the Police Depart
utent were sent out today with
bundles Of posters containing por-
traits ard description OF Joseph
Hanel. who. according to the police
circular Is wanted for the murder
of Mrs, Julia Heilner. in her home.
Eli Aihermarle Road. F1atbush, on
Friday. Il
This IL the first time that advertis-
ing has been done on so expansive a
scale he the Police Department.
More than IS. 900 circulars had been
posted Up in subway and elevated
stations on stone wAils In ferry
houses. on telegraph poles and tree
trunks tonight and the printer had
been ordered TO strike off $4,000
more circulars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
TARHEElS WIN IN
DEBATE OVER VIRGINIA
IniyerSt, Teams Clash In Johns
Hopkins Hall, In Baltimore, With
churchman's Victors.

Baltimore. Md. April "a THE
debate between the affirmative, Uni
versity of North Carolina, and the
negative. University of Virginia, which
was held tonight In S. Mccoy Hall
Hopkins University, was won by the
former university
The North Carolina team was rep
resented by A. Il, Boyd and Carlton
Penn. The debate was on the topic:
Resolved, That the modern State
should adopt policy OF Colonial ex-
pansion.'
The Judges were Dr. George Bar
nett, Dean Griffin, of Hopkins. j. H.
Latane and j. NJ. Vincent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
Spirit of Fellowship and Good
Feeling Have Helped to
Make Bank Great
First National Has
Fiftieth Birthday
Strongest Financial Institution
In South Celebrates With
Reunion as of a Happy
Family

That the First National Bank or
Richmond. hfty years old yesterday.
has assets other than those counted
upan in financial ways, ouch Is dol
lars, realty and securities was eN-
dent at the anniversary banquet last
night in the auditorium OF the JeHeF~
son Hotel. That these other assets
are among the most valuable was as
serted by Colonel John NJ. Purceli,
president. and by directors of the IN
stitutioa who spoke during the even
ing. These assets embrace the Eel
fowship and the good feeling exist
ing among those who constitute the
personnel, as officers as directors and
as employees OF the institution
The banquet was enc of the most
enjoyable ever held by similar or
snization In the city Of Richmond,
ana ut the tables there were seated
some two hundred persons, number
of them ladies. In the party. gathered
IS one hig family. were present en- $
pioyes former employees, present and
former officials aud directors, repre-
Sentattves Of other banking institu-
tloos ia the city and some other
guests.
The orchestra directed by Leader
keSsnich was concealed behind a
bank OF palms ON the auditorium
platform Popular airs were played
during he et.tff@A stf tAaa supper a Eaa
~ several ~ them there entered the
veiees Of many II tho diners. Each
able carried amerE its decorations
handsome bouquets of flowers and
9ansed around the sides Of the hig
bah were large vases OF chrysanthe-
nun,s as
Advance, Made nv Ranking.
Colonel Purcell presented Rev Or.
T: sseil Cecil. Of the second Presby-
terian Church. hy whom divine bless
5ne was asked, after which service
wRS begun On fs conclusion colo
9si Purcell read gratu1ations
from the absent. and presented an
interesting historical sketch ~ the
First National Rank. His comm ents
anon some ~ the resolutions Of the
directorate 81 the hank when II was
IN tho hands Of Northern capitalists
VITO came To Richmond and ins't-
tuted the bank, shortly after the
evacuation OF Richmond, provoked
considerable laughter. The preren-
Continued on Second Fage.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
BOARD OF EDUCATION
COMPLETES ITS WORK
Odds and Ends Practically Cleaned
IN and Little Remains TO
BE Done.

with the adoption Of three addl-
tionai supplementary readers and
consideration Of forms of contracts
for books, the state Board OF Edu
cation adjourned yesterday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. No date was fixed for
tho next meeting. but IL will prob
ably he held intwo or three weeks.
Work was practically completed
Yesterday. There are few supple
rnentary readers 10 ne adopted, and
then the fun list will have been Sc
iected.
No superintendent was elected TO
succeed Superintendent A ID. Wright.
If Henrieo County. who resigned 70
accept n position with the board HIS
resignation Is not effective until July
and the election of a successor
10 matter than can wait.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
W0MAN'S BODY FOUND
HORRIBLY MUT|lATEO
Mysterious Murder stfrs Bristol Sec.
ttou--Hasband Absent When
Crime Was Committed.

Bristol, Va. April 2s--The horribly
mutilated body of Mrs. James Rufus
Wilson. wife of well known far
mer, was found late this evening In
her bedroom AT the family home on
the Island Road, three miles east OF
Bristol
There were indications that the muir
der had been coNamitted only a short
time before pistol wound was
found in the breast The husband OF
Mrs. Wilson left yesterday and has not
ms yet been Informed OF the tragedy.
There liz much excitement. Mrs. will
son WAS about thirty five years OF age.
A coroner's fury has been empannelled
to investigate the tragedy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
EVERYBODY TAGGED OUT
BUT 7. ROOSEVELT
Lawyers. Court Attendants and nc
porters Glad of Day on in
Suit at Syracuse.
GOSSIP PUTS ROOSEVELT
IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Some Declare He NAV Re-euter re
publican Fold and Attempt To Re-
gain Position of Leader of &. o. T.,
and Capture Nomination

Syracuse, y. Y. April 2i--The re-
cess in the case Of Barnes agains,
Roosevelt was as welcome to most
persons intimately concerned as a
cal~a after a tornado. rive days with
The Colonel as a witness had tagged
mind and body OF the lawyers on cacn
side. and of the newspaper men who
had reported his torrential testimo-
ny Sleep had become lost lux
urv, and minds were beginning To
skid, for all persons concerned, that
is. except the Colonel himself VINO
showed not the slightest trace Of eX-
haustion. ard there's no doubt in the
world that he could have gone on
the stand again today as vigorous
mentally ana physically as when first
he began 10 match his wits against
the subtleties of William NJ. Wins.
Mr.. WINS slept until noon. bat the
with his lawyers about parts OF his
testimony which need To be smoothed
out on the redirect examination. He
motored out into the country He
gailoped one of his hosts saddle
horses for an hour He read from
the works OF a favorite author~-The-
odore Roosevelt He exercised his
tSSS III Il to+IS "6ih.
Two Days More of II.
II is altogether likely that he will
be on the witness stand fer two DAYS
more. Mr.. living expects to keep the
cross exam nation going untii next
Monday afternoon, and he may use
up the entire day in extracting Colo
mel Eocsevclts views as 10 who is tina
greatest human Judge ~ mems
morals and deeds Then. Of course.
there will be a considerable period OF
redirect and re-cross- examination 1t
is known that the Colonel plans IA
polish up some Of the rough spots
In his testimony. and under the re-
direct he viii have a chance TO make
some long speeches to the jury
1t ts assumed that ne review ed
Yesterday in tina privacy OF the home
of Horace s Wilkinson, his host the
relations that existed between himself
as president. and the late Edward II
Hartman. Mr.. WINS dropped that
topic with suspicious suddenness yes
,erday and Colonel Roosevelts friends
suspect that the sagacious heckier
plans TO spring 1t again. suddenly and
from Il new angle Also the Colonel
lis planning to duh the force of the
testimony about the corporation cam
paiGu contributions OF 1914 by telling
the Jury that many Of the big APP
paroutly individual contributors. were
acting merely as the chairmen OF com
mittees covering large sections OF the
country. as George VonL Meyer. for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
England Must Choose Between
Naturalization of Belgium
and a German Belgium
Says British Navy
Is Afraid to Fight
Germany Still Proven the
Stronger Nation, Kaiser s
Emissary Declares-No Idea
of Seeking Peace

New ork. April @4.~Dr. Bern
hard Dernburg. diplomatic ennis
sary of the Kaiser 10 the United
states. for the Grst time since he
came to this country. put on his
hRh ting garh tonight. In behalf Of
the German people--thounh "nof
as "a representative Ut the kntser's
government he ~mpha~ixed--he
flung defiance In the face Of those
who. as he said. he had been told,
had taken his now famous letter TO
friend In Portland. Maine, of
few days age. M "a feeier for
peace on the part Of GERMANY
Speaking before the University Club
OF Brooklyn, DIR. Dern burg drove home
the following points
Does anyone believe Germany is on
the mat? Well. / think not
1t rests with Eng land whether Bel
gium is 10 be evacuated by US Of
not.
England will have 10 choose be-
tween a naturalization Of the Belgian
coast. or q German Belgium. with our
own fortified harbor and powerful de-
Tense.
Naturalization Is Essential.
"rhe naturalization OF all waters Is
an essential of permanent peace.
international law has gone n
pieces. and reconstruction is needed.
There isn't page of that law that
mas not been tern.
Germany " "a Keep on building
submarines just rs long as England
desires TO keep up this war. our
submarines will soon completely GRIP
pie the British commerce.
The British navy Is afraid The
British dreadnoughts do not dare 10
come out and defend Great Britain
Germany must have the same
right 10 branch out as all other ma
tions have taken for themselves. She
will fight to the finish for that right
Depresates World Dominion.
Germany deprecates the idea OF
world dominion, of tyrannizing either
nations,
But the German baby has as much
right to SOL and air as any other
there is none better.
We need not put out any feeiers
for peace We have absolute conf
dence in victory on land and at SEES
Continued on Second page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
MAKES NEW WORLDS RECORD
Reaches an Altitude of 10000 Feet
In UNDERGRADUATES.

Pensacola. Fla. April IA new
worlds record altitude fight OF To-
600 feet in hydroaeroplane was
made here by Lieutenant p. II. Bel
llngcr, at the Naval Aeronauticai Sta.
lion. @s~St&Ax
In enc hour and twenty minutes
Lieutenant Bellinger made his ascent
which so far as official data shows
never has been equaled. and he took
sixteen minutes gliding back to earth
On Iune Is, 1913. Lieutenant Bill
finger made the best previous record
for an altitude flight in a hydroaero'
plane AT Annapolis, when he reached
200 feet.
Greater attitudes have been attain.
ed by aviators in aeroplanes not en-
cum bered with a boat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
German Advance Checked by
Heroic Effort on Part of AL
lied Troops
Losses Are Heavy
On Both Sides
North Americans Rccapture
Their Lost Guns, But Many
OF Them Will Never Re-
turn

London, April 2f,--The sudden
assault north OF lpres. which won
tpr the Germans AN advance of IA
mile and half, and threw their
FIRST troops onto the west bank of
the ser Canal, has been blocked,
al several places hurled back. But
IT was not until this morning
after the enemy had stormed and
taken the village of IIzerne, only
10 be driven out of 1t by a series
OF desperate counter attacks, that
an effective check seemed to have
been administered. Tonight adj
vices from the front tell of most
sauguinary fighting still in prog
rc>s, With the Germans launching
every ounce of force into the
violence of their forward rush,
and the Allies, contrasting the is
sue with equal hardness. stand
ing fast in the face OF their
furious offensive.
The glory OF the combat has gone
o the Canadian troops. After this
hook and surprise of the unexpected
ierman onslaught was over, they
Rere. from III indications, the first ia
egain their balance and to rush back
Ipon the positions they had been
'orced IN abandon, driving the Ger
nan to retreat, taking cousiderab bio
lumber Of prisoners. including a
.olonel, and recapturinA four 4.3-inci,
Guns which had been lit behind. Tns
'anadians are especially mentioned
oy General French in a report .receiv'
"a from him today, and are highly
for their determination
md gallantry in tho engagement.
Splendid Heroism shown
Bat, while the Canadian troops wers
puck in assuming the offensive, they
apparently were not much before the
3elgians and the French. both OF
whom were equally effected by the
OF the German assault. for,
lrcordue to tonighfs news from
Paris important inroads have been
made into the new territory acquired
~ the Germans, while all of the al
ted forces are consolidated.
The German success seems 10 have
been wholly dependent upon their use
Il bombs filled with asphyxiating
yases and the first advantage they
we're able 10 gain from this effect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25

New York, April 24.--colonel Ed :
ward s. Fowler. former collector OF
the port of New York died late to-
night at his home In Graham Court,
Seventh Avenue and One Hundred
and Sixteenth Street. He was out on
Thursday morning and was stricken
that AFTERNOON. He - survived b. his
wife.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
Johns Hopkins Wins.

Charlottesville. Va. April 2i.-The
Johns North Carolina debate,
held tonight at University OF Nir-
ginia, was awarded to Johns Hopkins
team by vote of to 0, tho Judges
being DIR. Charles A. Graves. DIR.
Thomas walker Page, and Professor
Charles G. Maphis. of the university
faculty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
Second Battle of Ypres Is Yet
In Progress With Varying Fortunes

The ofi,'ia statement uf the Ger
man general stat claims that their
forces hase held the ground pre-
yiousIs captured to the north Tf
Yprcs They report the capture Of
IizCrnc with many prisoners and
thirty five cannon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
ALLIES IN DESPERATE DASH RECOVER GROUND
DECLARE JAPAN HAS
DELIVERED AN ULTTMATUM

Hon oIuiu. April :A.--AcccrdinE
TO a Toxic dispatch to "a Japanese
newspaper published here, Japan
has delivered an uitmatum to
China demanding that satisfactory
replies he made 10 the japanese
demands within three days. The
uIttmatum, Ii In said. was formally
delivered by the Japanese cabinet
10 their minister ut f'ekin. who In
turn. has transmitted IL TO the
Chinese officials.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25
THOSE APPREC|AT|NG
V|RG|N|AN' TOUR
OFFER GETTING BUSY
Still Plenty of Room For CAM
didates in All Sections of
the State Get in Touch
With Contest Manager.

Since the starting Of The NirSi0ian s
Transcontinenta1 and Panama Pacific
Exposition tour contest, many applt-
cations and nominations have been
received by those who are alive TO the
grand tour offer. There is, however,
room for many more candidates in all
sections. and any who are thinking
II over would do well TO get busy at
once and see that their name reaches
the contest department. as every day
means so many more votes los, to
those who hesitate. Those who have
already been active report that IL is
an easy matter to secure the votes.
as The Nirginian Is SO generally read
and liked by everybody. Yes it Is
ca sy--so easy that an early start is
most necessary in order to secure
subscriptions and the votes from the
the paper before the others have
them all spoken for. Even this early
In the contest, candidates who were "a
day or two late in entering, report
that someone else got votes that they
earlier. To those who have any de-
sire to take this Tour de Luxe. the
best advice Is to get in touch with
the Contest Manager al once.
How to Apply.
Telephone inquiries as to how to
proceed when nominated have been
many. Here Is how: immediately on
hearing that your name has been
placed In nomination. call up or call
at the tour department OF The Viz
ginian and ask for the contest man
ager. There is an advantage In call
ing personally at the office OF the
tour department. located In the main
business office of The Virginian. ,or
YOU can consult with the contest man.
ager on ways and means nf getting
votes. and he will supply you with all
the necessary blanks which make the
securing of votes easy. Should you
he unable TO call at the office. write
the contest manager, and the district
fronttntrsd to Hecond paral
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-25

The second battle Of Ypres con-
times with enormous forces OF
Germans making desperate efforts
to pierce the allied lines. Tho
main attack IL to the north of the
city, where. on Thursday. the Ger
mans forced the French to retire.