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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
TEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION

Rome, via Paris, May TEN per-
sons were killed last night in an ex-
plosion which blew up a powder fac
tory at Fontana Liri. The explosion
caused a panic in the village and
troops interviewed to restore order. A
rigid investigation is being conducted
by the authorities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
OUTING AT suslsIERDALE

Miss Dorothy Morgan. Mrs Albert
Chesley Miss Marion Leib. Miss Jane
Kinzer, Miss Alice a. Graydon, Miss
Louise Neimeyer and DIR. Ruth A.
Deeter. members of the extension COM
mittee of the Y. w. c. A. had a little
outing yesterday at the Deeter
bungalow at Summerdale. During a
business session a review of the years
work was given and plans outlined
for the future.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
PLAN SUMMER PEACE SCHOOL
Bp Attociatcd Prest

Boston, May Announcement of
summer school of international re-
lations, to be held at Ithaca, n. Y,
July Is to 80, was made at the head
quarters of the World Peace Founda-
ton to-day. The students are to be
picked from the members of Interna-
tional clubs in city colleges and theo-
logical seminaries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
GERMAN ATTACK FAILS
"a Assoeiated Press

Paris. May Z, 2.35 P. NJ. The
French War Office this afternoon. gave
out the following statement on the
progress of hostilities: The Germans
delivered an attack yesterday at the
close of the day at Bagatelle in the
Argonne. It resulted in complete
failure"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07

Miss ElYa Cameron. of Marietta,
spent yesterday with Harrisburg rela-
tiVes.
Miss Mary X. Bent has returned to
Philadelphia after visiting Mrs. George
Douglass Ramsay. of Locust street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Starry, of Ell
ienville. n. Y, were recent guests of
their relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Wilson, of state street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
FORTS REPORTED sILENCED
BY Associated Press

London, May Certain forts at
Chanak and Kalid Bahr in the Dar-
danelles have been silenced. while
some of those of both sides of the
waterway up to Niagara probably also
are out of action. says a dispatch to
the Chronicle from Mytilene.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
German School in Rome
Closes; Students Leave
By Associated Press

Rome, via Paris, May T. 4.s5 A. NJ.
receipt of a-dispatch from
Berlin the German schoolin this city
suddenly was closed yesterday after
noon. The teachers with a number of
German newspaper correspondents and
several German families left almost
Immediately for Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
WILL REQUIsITIoN WHEAT


Paris, May Announcement was
made yesterday to the budget commit
tee Of the Chamber of Deputies by
Premier Viviani and Minister of Com
merce Thomson that the government
intended to requisition all existing
stocks of wheat which will be sold
throughout France at a fixed price.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
SUSPICIOUS OF ARMENIANs

LOnuOn, May I.-AII AFmenIdHS IN
are being kept under
the closest surveillance. according to
a Reuters dispatch received from the
Turkish capital by way of Athens
Many priests. doctors and merchants
have been eXiled to Angora Ca noun
famous province of Asia Minor).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
GUTHRIE REACHES CHICAGO
Bv lAtsncintsi Prets

Chicago, May 7.-George w. Guth-
rie. ambassador of the United States
to Japan, passed through Chicago to-
day enroute to Pittsburgh, on leave of
absence. He read with interest the
latest news bulletins from the Orient
but offered no comment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
ADVANCE ON SERBIAN FRONTIER

Geneva, via London. May IA dis
patch to the Tribune from Vienna says
that an army corps under Archduke
Eugene has arrived at Moravitz, ten
miles from the Serbian frontier, ad-
vancing against Serbia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
MISSIONARY SPEAKS

Mrs. David Armstrong. of Dom Sue
cesso, Brazil. who is visiting her rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. William Pearson,
at 27 South Front street, spoke this
afternoon at the May meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Market Square Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Armstrong, who has
spent a furlough in this country. will
resume her work in Brazil the first OF
June
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
STUDENTS LEAVE ROME
Rr Attocinted Prcts

Paris, May Z. 5.25 A. M.-The vati-
can has advised all German and Aus
trian theological students to leave
Rome Immediately, according to dis
patch to the Petit Parisien from the
Italian capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-07
KILLING FROST IN NEBRASKA
By Assoeiatcd Prets

BF 4INSUtTuItu FTtAs
Kansas City, May 7.-All of Nebras-
ka except the extreme eastern portion,
Colorado, north-central and Eastern
Kansas and the Texas Pan Handle ex-
perienced killing frosts last night ac-
cording to reports to the local wealth
er bureau to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
ROCKY MOUNT POLICE
CAPTURE MUCH BOOZE
Quarts. Pints And Half-Pints Taken
From Passengers ON
Train.
SEND WOMAN TO DEATH CHAIR
Mrs. Warren to Die With Paramour
For Numbering Husband-Three
Held on Charge OF Murder.

Rocky Mount. N. c., Aug. s.
Within a few minutes Friday night the
Rocky Mount police station was
turned into a veritable liquor store
room. while the Jail became a very
popular place all of sudden. One
hundred and seventy-four pints, and
many quarts and half-pints of liquor
was the haul of the police.
The haul was the largest made IN q
single night in this cty's history and
was a serious interference with the
traffic which has grown in great pro-
portions since the enforcement of the
new law against shipments. The car
riers seldonm ride the passengers
trains, though they sometimes attemp'
such measures as sending along OF q
trunk full of whiskey checked on one
train and they come on another &c
claim it, this was done last night by
Arthur May, a negro, who was nabbed
as he claimed his trunk In the bag
gage room here. and which, upon
being opened. was found TO contain
ninety-six pints and one quart.
The negroes taken from the tncom"
ing freight and who fell the prey Of
the officers when the accident oc'
Cured, were arraigned In the City
Court this morning and were giver
sentences of three TO four months each
on the road.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
'bERhARO|NO MACHADO
PORTUGAl'S new HEAD
Congress Chooses Age dRepublacan
Statesman, Popular With
All, For President.
RUSSIA ORDERS MORE SHELLS
Nearly Quarter of Billion To BE Spent
In America For War Materials on
New Ortiers-Driving Rod Kills En-
gineer. --E-a----

Lisbon, Aug. S.--Bernardino Mach
ado was elected by Congress Presi-
dent of the Republic of Portugal.
Machado, who was supported by the
two principal parties, was elected on
the third ballot by q majority OF la
of the s79 members present.
The new president is popular with
all classes in Portugal. and large
crowds assembled outside the cham
Der TO await the actioa Of ParIa-
ment.
Bernardino Machado has been
prominent for years in the public
life OF Portugal. having served his
country as Premier, Provisional
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister
of the Interior and Minister TO Brazil
He has been considered the foremost
man In the Republican party.
The new president, who 10 sfxey-
Eve years old. formerly was professor
of philosophy In Coimbre University.
but was ousted from his chair because
ne Joined the anti-cierical movement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
Woman Sentenced to Chair.

winston Salem, y. c., Aug, Slate
last night Judge E. 3. Cline, OF the
Superior Court, having received the
verdict Of the jury-rnurder in the
first degree--condemnedM Mrs. Ida Bal
Warren and Samuel Preston Christy &c
death in the electric chair Friday. Sep
TENDER "a, for the murder OF q. j.
Warren, husband of Mrs. warren
Clifton Stonestreet, found guilty &c
being an accessory after the fact. was
sentenced to three years In States
prison.
An appeal was taken, filed for the
defendants as paupers-
Mrs Warren stood erect until the
words fixing the date were uttered
then with quick. nervous jerk. sank
into her chair, dropping for moment
and then resuming apparent calmness.
In the event Mrs. Warren is electro
cuted, she will be the first woman to
go to the chair in this State. and, II
Is said, the second woman ever to
pay the death penalty in North Caro-
lima.
Warren was missed from his home
here after August Is of last year, and
his body was found in Muddy Creek.
Forsyth County, last April. Christy.
during the interim, had gone TO Texas
where he had lived for years with Mrs.
Warren, and whence the woman. then
posing as the wife of Christy. alias
Kearns, eloped with Warren.
Mrs. Warren. arrested after the dis
covery of the body, according TO the
police. made confession duplicating
Christy, who was extradited. Christy
is then said to have made a confession,
In which he told of a plot by him
and Mrs. Warren TO kill her husband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

modern man could not follow the ex-
ample of hts forefathers and just dig
bigger ditch than they had ever
had the resources to dig.
The size of the ditcl, however mas
proved to be the obstacle. The often
Is too big not to disturb the equl-
,,brium OF adjacent mountains and not
big enough 10 include those mountains
en- tho mass of matter removed TO
make a course for the ditch.
It appears, therefore, that the
mountain must be kept out OF the
ditch. On way would be to remove
the mountain, but this generation Is
not strong enough in faith to rely on
the scriptural manner Of removing
mountains. and not big enough in con-
ception and physical strength to make
a valley of that which God made into
mountain.
Continual dredging of the canal
seems to precipitate more sides
Some say enough dredging, and con-
tlnual dredging will finally wear
down the mountain until it cannot
slide any more; others doubt this. II
the slides came in great masses from
the ton of the mountain 1t might be
possible to build retaining wall to
hold them back, but it appears that
the greatest sections of earth seem to
slim over into the canal from the bot
tom Of the mountain as soon as the
pressure of earth is removed by the
dredge.
Engineer Goethals, who. fortunately
for the government, has refused fiat
tering offers to leave slis job before 1t
is done, Is one OF the few men who
realizes the magnitude of the task Of
stopping these slides If NE succeeds
in devising a means of combating
this insidious encroachment. he will
perform a task equally as great as that
of driving the canal bed through rock
and sand by main strength.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
Haul Loot Away in Wagon.

Wilmington. n. c., Aug. S.-The
combination store and dwelling OF G.
E. Scherer. Eighth and Swami Streets,
was entered and robbed after mid
night last night of SITS worth OF
jewelry from the apartment occupied
by the family and wagon load OF
groceries from the store. 1t Is thought
that the robbers used drugs. as de-
spite the fact that all trunks and
bureau drawers were ransacked, no
member of the family was awakened
by the intruders. Fifty dollars re-
ward has been offered by Mr.. Scherer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

Reading. Pa. Aug. 2.--Injuries res
ceived when the main driving rod ct
the engine snapped and went crashing
through the cab with each revolution
OF the wheels resulted in the death Of
the engineer. John w. Hagner, OF the
Reading Railway. aged fifty-six years.
late last night. The accident occurred
three hours before near womelsdorf.
Hagner's thigh was punctured by
the rapidly rotating shaft. He was
acting as engineer OF a train which
conveyed q number of officials on q
bridge inspection tour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

Inveighing against the catching of
menhaden fish in Maryland waters by
Virginia boats. Engineer Swepson
Earle roasts his State authorities in
the Baltimore Sun and incidentally
compliments Virginia in this phrase:
Refer to the fishing laws of Virginia
and they will be observed TO be care
fully drawn and then enforced to pro
tect that States food fish"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

Not because The virgln!an doubts
the intention Of the Board of Alder
men to perform its duty IN regard to
rsae report of the special investigating
committee. but that the board may
not be at loss to know what action
the enlightened public conscience OF
Richmond expects It to take, we bring
pne Anal word TO the Aldermen before
their meeting tonight.
AT the last meeting OF the board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
PUBLIC CONSCIENCE DEMANDS ACTION.

when the report was up for considera-
uon. one speaker declared with fervor
that the facts must be established ito
tne satisfaction of his individual con-
science" This should not be the basis
Of decision. 1t is not a question OF
one individuals conscience. 1t is n
question of the public conscience.
That conscience demands that the
committees report be adopted by the
Board of Aldermen tonight.
Let the public conscience prevail
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
rhirteen ,fnnon shells onaered.

Cleveland. o., Aug. s.--The Rus
sian government is reported 70 Be
placing contracts for nearly q quarter
of a billion dollars worth OF war
munitions in the United States. OF
that sum approximately $4,000, 600
probably will pour into the Golfers OF
Cleveland factories.
Henry c. Osborn, president of the
American Multigraph Company. today
outlined the extensive ratifcations Of
the huge order for shrapnel shells
placed by the Russians in New York
ten days ago.
Contracts were let for a maximum
of 100000 shells" Mr.. Osborn said.
The deal revealed the fact that Nor
gan & Co. were acting not only a.
financial agents for the British War
office, but also for the Russians. vir-
tually the vast quantity OF shells was
ordered in one contract split up among
a number of companies A complete
she'll will cost SIS. making . total
cost OF $2a4.0oo. ooo.''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
PANAMA ENGINEERING.

That the engineering problems in
c0nnection with the building of The
Panama Canal are far from being
fnally solved is amply demonstrated
nv the slides reported yesterday as
b1cci.ing the canal The Culebra Cut
MI name as well known now as is
Panama itself. but for a different rea-
secn People speak of Panama as a
on4 engineering feat to the success
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
MOTION TO ABOLISH THE HOUSE.

The motion OF the gentleman from
tne west TO abolish the House of
Representatives will doubtless be
promptly seconded by the Richmond
Times Dispatch, which thought that
political parties go circumstanced' as
was the Democratic party in the last
House ''as a rule became drunk VITA
power and careless OF consequence"
Naturally the abolition OF an institu-
ton which works such disaster to In
dividuaIs ought TO meet with favor.
But the House OF Representatives
originated senfe highly beneficial leg"
asiation during its last session IT was
certainly then, as it usually is, more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
MEYER ON THE NAVY.

Mr. George Won /, Meyer. who as
secretary Of the navy, was less heard
from and seemingly left less impress
sion on the naval policy of the United
states than any recent secretary Of
that department. is waxing quite
vociferous In his denunciation OF the
Daniels administration, which by pub
lished and undisputed record has
secured more money. built more ships.
authorized more submarines and aero
planes. and ordered more torpedoes
than any recent naval administration.
Mr.. Meyer starts his criticism with
declaration that the navy should at
once decide to build a feet Of fast
battle cruisers and ends It by declaring
that because Mr.. Daniels Inyestinns
Board plan was not announced until
ten days after a similar board had
been formed in England, that Mr..
Daniels deserves no credit for taking
such step in this country. These
two things are rather amusing in view
or the fact that the navy department
announced at least week ago that II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
PROHIBITION LEGISLATION.

ytrgsnianH interested In the sort OF
prohibition enforcement laws 20 be
presented to the next Legislature of
virginia are looking with interest TO
the experiences Of other States in
which such laws are being tried.
In the neighboring state of West
virginia the greatest force in the en-
forcement OF the prohibition law is
the department of prohibition it is to
see that the anti-liquor laws are
obeyed. This department of the state
government is not new department,
but is newly empowered one. The
prohibition law provided that the
State tax commissioner should be
known also as state commissioner Of
prohibit. II CHANGED, and very luck
i,y fcr The pr hinition law, that the
State tax comwis oner at the time the
prcglihii Oh lav went into effect was
Hon. r. o. Eiue. O. consistsn1 advocata
III prohihitl3n. and unaer nts direction,
assisted by ehe regular legal eTaeutive
atseers of the State, prpa.aa-oa has
been rigidly enforced n That state,
West vtrginia's experience would seem
TO indicate that some suon central Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
Rabbits Eye For Man.

Glendale. Cal. Aug. s.--The mems
brane from the eye of q rabbit was
transfer to the eye Of man at the
Glendale Sanitarium recently. Frank
Delochino. of Los Angeles, was the
patient His own eye had been TO
moved and 1t was necessary to en-
large the socket for an artificial eye.
The membrane was not large
enough to cover the socket, and ~ :
consequence the rabbit was brought
into reputation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

full completion of which the Cuiebra
Cut Is the chief obstacle. Men bless
Panama and swear at Culebra.
There was nothing particularly new
in the conception of digging the
Panama Canal. save the amazing
magnitude of the task. IL only enough
time, enough men. enough machinery
and enough money could be supplied.
there seemed no good reason why
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
TWO GIRLS

(I Your daughter has graduated at the High School
Sne wants some College training but You have not
felt able to send her College because Of the heavy
expense. The Blackstone Trustees have recognized
the need and have added two years of College work
to the Academic Course of Study. The Blackstone
record for thoroughness guarantees the work. and the
price has been fixed at only 5000 for the whole session
Give your daughter two years at Blackstone College
CD Your daughter also attended the High School, But
the results were not satisfactory
Why? Social Life and Home Duties
Hindered her School Work.
She should be taken out of her neighborhood lfe so
that she give her time to her studies Send her
Blackstone College $3.50 pays all charges for the year
in the Academic Department
For Catalogue address
JAMES CANNON, JR, President Blackstone, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
sh.,. onc Ciri n sixty-six.

Lyerly. Ga, Aug. s.--Miss Frances
Louise stark. OF this place, Is the only
girl horn In the entire Stark family
in sixty-six years. and the only grand
child on either Mr.. or Mrs. Stark's
side. she il the great-granddaughter
az Mr. ana Mrs H. s. Dover, Lyiery's
Oldest couple. who possess more kins-
people than any other two people in
this section.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
DIR. MCDANIEL breaches
ON HIGH COST OF LIVING

Rev. DR.. George w. Mcdaniel. pas
tor of First Baptist Church, who IL on
his vacation. will occupy his pulpit
next Sunday morning and night. AZ
night the topic Of his sermon will b
'.The High Cost Of Liying.''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09
Held ON Murder Charge.

Charlotte, N. c., Aug. 8.--Arch
Helms and sons, ODE and James.
charged with the murder of Henry
Shoe. prominent Stanley County
farmer, were given q preliminary
hearing at Albemarle. N. c., yesterday
and committed to Jail without bail 70
await the next term OF Stanley County
Superior Court in November. Ine
evidence Is al circumstantiai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

icer with considerable powers is a
great aid to the proper enforcement of
the law, especially in its early law.
In Alabama there is an anti-hquor
advertising law, which has been up
held by the Supreme Court of that
State, and under which 1t is said there
is absolutely no liquor advertising
printed in Alabama The locker-cl Sub
Jaw in this state has been In effect
only a month, and so its efficacy can
not be properly judged as yet.
Until the Supreme Court hands
down its opinion on the several cases
now pending before 1t and involving
the Interpretation Of the Webb-Ken-
yon law. II relative merit OF respec-
tive Inter 7rere shipment laws will be
difficult, If not impossible to Judge. 1t
is said the Supreme Courts decision
win be given IN the early fall. If so.
Virginia will then have several months
to observe the workings OF these vari-
Gus enactments before making her
decision. All these forms OF prohibit
ton legislation will be watched with
much interest by virginians for the
next year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

would at once !naugurate plans to
secure a fleet Of battle cruisers even
faster than those now declared by
Mr.. Meyer to be indispensable.
+ Another somewhat remarkable
statement of the ex-secretary is that
the Daniels educational system for
the enlisted men of the navy is use
less because tine product of the navy
is military efficiency and not personal
education" The lesson of this whole
age is that personal education Is the
prerequisite of efficiency. We have
never heard of a theory by which
naval or military efficiency was based
on different principles from business
or professional efficiency. II is more
THAN likely that Mr.. Meyer belongs
TO that old military Official class which
looks upon an officer promoted from
the ranks without social sponsors as
an interioper and pariah. The Daniels
educational system does a great deal
to III privates for promotion from the
ranks. Hence the opposition OF Meyer
81 ais
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

responsive to popular desires than the
Senate. The currency bill which the
President and House leaders drew was
most constructive piece of work.
The gentleman's motion gives as s1is
reason for it a desire 70 reduce taxes
by Eliminating the Cos, Of the House.
This might work, but there would be
one less step to be taken, one less
obstacle TO be overcome. by those who
would put on the people the burdens
of q protective tariff bill.
There are defects in our form Of
government, to be sure. but they are
nnt OF sort TO be, remove or very
greatly rernedied BY abolishing the
House of Representatives.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-09

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