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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
ZELANDIA Is VESSEL THAT
TOOK PART CARGO HERE

The steamer Zealandia is the yes
sci that loaded part cargo at Pen
sacola, leaving this port at night on
Oct. 8. Customs officers found moth
ing irregular with the clearance of
the steamer, and it was through some
rather peculiar acts on the part of
her crew that aroused suspicion.
The ship is now suspected of hav-
ing been fitted out as a commerce
destroyer and the fact that she
cleared for one Mexico port, while
found at another, would seem in it
self strange. The rosin she has
aboard was loaded at Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
MEXICAN HAS
To
MANY CRIMES
Said to Have Acknowledged
His Part In Late Hold
Up of Trains.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Brownsville, Oct 25.-Chano Flores,
the Mexican arrested in connection
with the recent holdup of the st.
Louis, Brownsville and Mexico pas
senger train and killing several
Americans has confessed, according
to the sheriff tonight, and given in
formation which it is believed will
lead to the arrest of the leaders.
Outlaws are now operating on the
borders. So far eight men have been
arrested. Flores is said to have de-
scribed the "Texas revolutionary
army" as force of about five hun
dred under the leadership of Luis De
La Rosa and Aniceto Piano with
headquarters in Texas.
Civil officers said today they be-
lieved some members of these bands
were Mexicans from Brownsville. All
roads were guarded during the night
in the belief that some of the bandits
would try to hide in this city.
So far as known no bandits were
killed or wounded.
Private Herman E. Moore, of the
Fourth infantry, of French Lick, Ind.
wounded in the abdomen and arm
was not expected to live. No other
soldiers were hit.
The soldiers were on the alert last
night, having become suspicious when
their negro cook reported that he
heard whistling in the brush nearby
The soldiers had built three
trenches and during the fight they
used for cover also some oil vel
castings.
The attacking band opened FIRE
from the brush about rs yards away
The soldiers could see nothing excep-
rifle flashes whic hseemed to cove
front several hundred feet wide.
Another band of men from cove
of the railroad embankment 125 yards
j away appears to have taken a small
part In the fight,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
Steamer Which Fitted Out
and Sailed from Pensacola
is Found at Last.
BRITISH AGENTS
FOUND STEAMER
Officials See Nothing Irreg-
ular in Vessels Cargo
of Rosin.
By ASsOCIATEn PREss-

Washington, Oct. 25.-The Ameri-
can steamer Zealandia, under investi-
cation. by customs authorities on
charges that she had fitted out as a
German sea raider when she sailed
from Pensacola, Fla, on October
for Tampico, Mex, has been located
by British agents at Campeche, Mex,
with cargo of rosin.
Officials here see nothing irregular
in the Zealandia carrying cargo of
rosin, except that there is no use
whatever for that commodity in Mex
leo, but it is used for making shrap-
mel and for smoke burning shells.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
MALLORY SHIP
COLORADO IN
DANGERAT SEA
Reported That the Steamer,
Loaded With Cotton,
Was Abandoned.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Charleston, S. c., Oct. 25.-The
Mallory liner Colorado which sailed
from Charleston last night with cot
ton for New York, caught fire and
was abandoned, according to a wire
less message received here today
from the steamer Suwanee. The SUI
wane reported the burning vessel had
been sighted off Cape Roman, thirty
miles northeast of here. Another re-
port was that Merchant and Miners
ship had rescued the crew. The Colo
RADIO did not carry passengers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
MAIN OFFICES ARE
WITHOUT ADVICES YET

New York, Oct. 25.-No word con-
corning the origin Of the fire on the
Mallory liner Colorado has been re-
ceived at the main Offices of the NAL
Tory line here. Captain Congdon sent
wireless message from the Suwa-
nee saying he and all the crew, be-
lieved to number 81, were safe on
board the Suwanee.
The Colorado carried cargo of
$500 bales of cotton. She was built
in 1879, was BOG feet long, had a
beam of 80 IL feet and a gross ton
mage of 2,765.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
GERMAN PLOT.
IS DISCOVERED.
IN NEW YORK
Conspiracy to Disable NUM-
ton Ships While
at Sea.
GERMANY REPORTED
/ PAYING EXPENSES
Lieutenant of German Army
is Jailed and Confesses
to Conspiracy.
GERMANY REPORTED
PAYING EXPENSES
BY Assoc1ATrp PRrss.

Z
New York, Oct. 25.-Detafls of a
plot to hamper munition shipments
by placing clock work bombs on the
rudders or propellers Of ships so as
to disable the vessels on their way
across the Atlantic, were disclosed
today by the confession Of Robert
Fay, lieutenant Of the Sixteenth Sax
ony infantry, who admitted he came
to this country las April, through an
agreement with the German secret
service.
Fay, who was arrested with Walter
L. Scholz, his brother-in-law, Sunday
while they were in the woods testing
explosives, is charged with promot-
ing the conspiracy. Scholz and three
others, Paul Daech, DR.. Herbert KEN
zle and Max Breitung are also
charged with conspiracy. Breitung,
Il b understood, was not apprehend-
ed. A hearing win be given all on
November 4.
Fay said he discussed the plot with
Captains Won Papen and Boyd, the
Ger1nan military and naval attaches,
but neither would have any part in it.
Scholz Ia 3 statement tonight said
that Fay got four thousand dollars
from the German government. The
bombs, he said, cost seventy dollars
each to make. Secret service men
found quantities of acid and clorate
of potash In a house in Weehawken
and house boat on the Hudson,
where Fay and Scholz had lived and
worked.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
RA|NOF BOMBS
On VENICE IN
NIGHT At TACK
Incendiary Missiles Report
ed to Have Been Drop
ped by the Airships.
81 AssocIATEp PRESS.

Rome, Oct. 25.-Teutonic aero
planes last night made two separate
attacks with incendiary bombs ON the
city of Venice, according to an Off
cial announcement given out here to-
day.
One Of the bombs fell upon the roof
of church and crushed the ceiling
which was ornamented with sculp-
ture. Another missile fell upon the
piazetta of the cathedral of st. Mark
and in front of the Ducal palace.
The text of the statement follows:
Enemy aeroplanes made two at
tacks separated by short interval
upon Venice last night, throwing
many bombs, some of which were in
cendiary. The first attack was at
about 10 p. m.
zone bomb fell ON the roof of the
church Dedglie Scalzi. It crushed the
ceiling which was ornamented with
beautiful sculptures of Tiepolo. An
incendiary bomb fell upon the piaz-
zetta of the cathedral of st. Mark,
in front of the Ducal Palace, without
doing any damage. Five other bombs
fell either in canals or upon places
in the city where only slight damage
was produced.
"The aeroplanes returned about II
o. m. One bomb fell in the court of
an aims house and set fire to piles of
wood. Two other bombs exploded
without doing any damage. No one
was hurt"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
Bandits Escape
Capture By Big
Forceof Troops
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Brownsville, Tex, Oct. 25.-Bandits
who attacked an entrenched United
States infantry camp within six
miles of Brownsville yesterday es-
capped capture by more than a thou
sand troops, rangers, and deputies
who started in pursuit of them in
half an hour after the fight. Day
light revealed that there were thirty
or forty men in two attacking parties
which attempted to ambush the sol
diers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
ARE
RESULT
OF A BAD FIRE
Thirteen Girls in a Four
Story Building,
Perish.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Pittsburg, Oct. 25.-Fourteen per-
sons, thirteen of them young women,
were killed and eight persons injured,
in fire which swept a four-story
building partly occupied by a box fac
tory here today. The fire started in
feed store on the first floor and
many girls were trapped in the box
factory and penned in cloak room.
Several women were signaled from
the second floor by two men working
there and were caught as they
jumped and lowered from the second
floor. The authorities have decided
to investigate the fire.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
SUPREME Court
to Reuie1U Case
of Land Frauds

Washington, Oct. 25.-The supreme
court today declined to review the
conviction of George L. Colburn and
NJ. G. Vinegar, of st. Louis, on
charges of using the mails to de-
fraud in furtherance of scheme to
sell a large amount of alleged
worthless" lands in Washington
county, Alabama, and Wayne county,
Mississippi.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
Reports of Fire
In Po1Uder Plant
are Exaggerated
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Hopewell, Va, Oct. 25.-Superin-
tendent Allen of the Du Pont Powder
plant, here this morning stated that
earlier reports of last nights lively
fire in group A had been greatly ex-
aggerated, the damage not exceeding
few thousand dollars, easily re-
paired.
The FIRE is not now believed to have
been caused by external influences
having started IN the boiler room of
group A to which it was confined
after an hours sharp fighting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
AMERICANS REACHING
ITALY WITHOUT PASSPORTS

Washington, Oct. 25.-Italian au-
thorities have complained to the
American embassy at Rome that
many Americans are reaching Italy
without passports or with passports
not vised by Italian consular officers
in the United States.
Americans should apply to the
state department for passports if
they wish to go to Italy," the depart
ment announced today. CHOSE who
are not provided with passports
properly vised may be put to serious
inconvenience and danger upon arriV-
ing at a foreign Srt."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
STEAMER REPORTS THE
COLORADO ALL ABLAZE

Charleston, Oct. 25.-Captain De-
vereaux of the Clyde liner Conan
chez, arriving here this afternoon, de-
clared that his ship passed close to
the Mallory freighter Colorado, afre
and abandoned off Cape Roman, and
she was ablaze end to end. Reports
tonight indicate the crew was taken
off either by the steamer Suwanee or
the Clyde liner Lenape,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
TARIFFS SUSPENDED
BY X. C. SOUTHERN

Washington, Oct. 25.-Tariffs Of
the Kansas City Southern Railway
providing for the cancellation of a
rate of ten cents per hundred pounds
on lumber in carloads from Pickering,
La, and other points to Galveston
were suspended today until February
% by the interstate commerce COM
mission. A new rate proposed was
Is "a cents per hundred pounds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
CROWN PRICE OF
GREECE TO SALONTKI

Paris, Oct. 25.-The departure of
Crown Prince George of Greece last
night for Saloniki is reported by
the Havas at Athens. The prince was
escorted by a large staff. The pur-
pose of his trip was said to be to in
spect the garrison at Saloniki.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
REPORTED BULGARS
HAVE TAKEN USKUP

Paris, Oct. 25.-"According to in
formation from an authorized source,
the Bulgarians have taken Uskup," is
a sentence in the Serbian official
statement of October %, forwarded
by the Hayas News Agency.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26
PRESIDENT TO MAKE
AN ADDRESS IN OHIO

Washington, Oct. 25.-President
Wilson has accepted an invitation to
go to Columbus, Ohio, December 10
to deliver an address before the fed
eral council of the churches of Christ
in America
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-26

Fair today, preceded BY
showers; fair Wednes-
day, gentle east winds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
IN HENRlCO JAIL
Two Men Convicted OF Criminal AssnuIt
Awnit Removal TO rcnitcntInry.

John Rollius and George Matthews.
the two negroes convicted at Bowling
Green Thursday of criminal assault
on Mrs. Burnley Coleman and her
daughter. Mis- Eula Coleman. OF Rap
pahannock Academy, Sunday night. and
sentenced to pay the death penalty ia
the electric chair August 20, are bein.
held in the Henrico County Jail await
Ing removal to the State Penitsntiary.
sheriff Gill. OF Caroline. brought them
there the night after the trial
Rollins confessed his guilt and i'm
plicatcd Matthews. who, when placed
on the witness stand. broke down and
admitted the part he took in the crime.
The Commonwealth submitted the case
without argument, and the jury re-
turned Il verdict within five minutes.
Rollins waived trial by jury. The en-
treme penalty was given by judge
Chichester.
Though a large crowd attended the
trial. there was no scmb!ance OF dis
order. nor any signs OF "A disposition
on the part Of the crowd TO prevent the
law from taking its course.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
POLICE ON LOOKOUT
FOR MISSING CHILD
-Four fcar-OId boy Mystcriou.,y Dis
appears From His Home In
Jersey CIV

Every member Of the police force on
duty yesterday was on the lookou, Tor
ionr-Near-oid boy who mysteriouslv
'''PPe"rcd from his home in Jersey
Ivy several weeks ago. pIaintive
"pped' was received ut detective hcad-
10 Its by Captain Mcmahon from,
haries l.. Glass. Is Lineau rlac.
Jersey CITY. in which she said sbo 49,
information that her little son. J,mns
''"SS. was in charitable institution
W " private home in or near Richmond,
y reward of $500 is offered for ,hc 20.
coVery OF the child
AIRS. Glass wrote that she had re.
r',e" word that Mrs. J. r. Gill. OF the
Male orphan Asylum. and s. " NJ
IN VINO hNes on Il rural free delivery
route out of South Richmond had .een
chlid answering the dissertation ot
the missing child. II was learned th,t
a couple appeared at the Male Ornh,n
Asylum two weeks ago with = ntt1o
ooE ana saih they desired to place him
III inc institution Mrs GIN refcrroI
them TO Bethany Home. near Bon Al.
Investigation failed to reveal INC
Whereabouts of a child answering III.
description of the Glass boy at any in
stitution in or around Richmond The
missing child IL described as having
i"'f complexion, heavy light hair. good
49, Z" '"'' idte' fie * feet q
inches IN height. and weighs thirty-fve
pounds. photograph accompa MED the
letter sent by the mother
long distance telephone messare
from tohokc King William County.
last night, asked the Richmond police
10 look out for Andrew Jackson
ioimrS, fourteen year old boy, who
Is missing from his home there The
boy rs believed TO have come To Rich
mono several days ago or an excursion
lie IS described As very stout with
dark eyes and hair. and was wearing a
biue serge suit with short pants, tan
shoes and straw hat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
ALLEGED PICKPOCKET
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
For second Time This Week Police Are
Asked to Look for Willie Dick
son, Alias Cecil Tyson

After an officer from Petersburg had
taken Willie Dickson. alias Cecil Tv-
son, colored. charged with being a pick
pocket. back to that city from Rich
mond Yesterday. the prisoner escaped
and Captain of Detectives McMahon
was requested second time this week
TO be on the lookout for the negro
Dickson, who is believed 10 be a
clever artist in his line. was arrested
Thursday by plain-clothes Officer Cor
don Smith. who was detailed on the
case by Captain Mcmahon. Pay check
amounting TO $40 were found on the
prisoner. He said he had won them in
a crap game at Hopcwell but the
charge against him is that he picked
the pocket of a merchant from that
place who was on his way TO Peters
burg.
When he arrived in Richmond Thurs
day he ordered $50 worth of clothes
from tailor. who became suspicious
when the negro offered one of the
checks in payment. and notified Captain
Mcmahon.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
STATE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE HERE TO-DAY
NIL Henri Pctitiun From Norfolk
Count, as to Primary for
I.Ncnl Officers.

e Politicians from Norfolk County. the
e4ty OF Norfolk and tn. city OF Ports.
mouth VIII iock to Richmond to-day
10 attend the meeting Of tn" state
f,cHhocr"uc Executive Committee.
Which Is TO he hcld at Murphy's Hotel
= Inc stated object oi the meeting is
20 pass upon tn" petition OF a minority
of the Norfolk county Democratic
committee wn" az" askin. for an
order authorizing primary election
For IN. nomination of candidates for
COUNTY Offices aud the committee
, The majority ri the committee on
pos"s the primary plan. ana has voted
10 nominate boy committee ruling or
convention. a. may appear mos, adj
NdntaS'"us TO tho committee The mi
uorlty submits that AN old factioual
aSht for control of the situation in
Norfolk County is iu PROGRESS. and thar
the Representations ni the majority arc
not in accord with tn. party interests.
i The state committee ha. .rautcd q
bearing II y understood that chair
man j. Taylor EllysOu at a conference
.. Norfolk some w"aks a-o. EXPRESSED
himself In favo. Of the primary
4, The only other matter of business
schedule for consideration at this sos
Ion is the election az /. member of inc
bcdy to succeed the late r. T.. g. scot,
The committee consists OF NE mem
hers from each congressional digtric,
Hanover county Will orer one o. more
candidates. IL was stated last night
and several members Of the commit
fee have announced thcn willingness,
70 give that county representation in
the committed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
ORPHANS AT BEACH
masonic Home Children Enjoy AnnunI
Outing nt Buckroc.

The annual outing OF the children Of
the Masonic Home was held ycStcrda v
at Buckroe Reach. They made the trip
10 the beach in a special car which WAS
attached to the Nenable Street Bap-
tiSt Church excursion train.
Representatives of the Masonic
lodges in Newport News, Hampton and
fhoebus met the children and provih-
eel refreshments and amusements for
the young people during the day The
children were under the care of Rev. q.
4. McFadcn. superintendent Of the
home: Colonel John w. Richardson and
w. H. PRINCE, members Of the Masonic
Home board
The party returned to Richmond last
night. after enjoying every minute OF
the daN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
HEAR SMooT TO-DAY
Man who Shot His wife to Bc In
Police Court.

Joseph Eldridge Smoot who shot
and seriously wounded his wife. Mrs.
Leah Smoot. ten days ago. will be ar
raigned in Police Court this morning.
Mrs. Smoot, who is at the Virginia
Hospital. Will not be able to attend
the hearing and Il continuance is prob
able, unless the young husband should
waive examination. He has practical.
ly recovered from the slight injuries
he inflicted upon himself after he shot
his wife.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
C. A. PEPLE IS ELECTED
V|CE-C0VERNOR OF BANK
appointment Receives Approval of
Federal Reserve Board in
Washington.
FILLS IMPORTANT POSITION
New officer OF Richmond Reserve
institution Has Had Thirty Years
OF Banking Experience, beginning
With Old State Bank OF Virginia

Governor George j. Seay. of the Fed
"ral Reserve Bank Of Richmond an
nounccd yesterday the election AS vice
governor OF G. ~ peple. vice-prcsi,ltnt
OF the Central National Bank. and resi-
dent vice president OF the American
Audit Company.
IN" selection was made bv the board
OF directors Of the Federal reserve
phnk week ago. but announcement
was withheld until yesterday pending
the communication Of the appointment
TO the Federal Reserve Board I'm w..h.
inEton. The office Is one of the mos,
important In the local reserve bank
organization. and the most important
10 be hilcd since the initial orGaniza.
hon OF the bank last November
HAS BANKING ENPERlENCt:
COVERING Thirty YEARS
Mr.. repic's banking experience
reaches back thirty years. He se.an
ms hrst service with the old state
ltahk OF Virginia. now tho National
state and city Bank. where h, re-.
, manned about twenty years In 1905
nc became connected with tho Bank O.,
Commerce and Trusts. taking charge as
cashier OF that institutions branch ON
itro"d street. known as the Bank o..
Commerce.
In 1910 Mr. Pcple retired from The
sankinG business to go with the Amer
lean Audit Company. becoming also
year later treasurer OF the Duplex En-.
Ntlope company. position which he
retained until his RESIGNATION sly
months ago When the Bank OF Com
incrcc was absorbed BY the Central
National Bank in 1912. MIR. Peple be-
came vice president of the new bank
ana stu holds that position as we'll a.
lhc resident vice presidency of the
American Audit COMPANY
Inc Office OF vice governor of the.
richmond Federal Reserve Bank was
created under authority from the Fed
cfhl reserve Board Mr. Peple will
enter upon his new duties on July &c
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
WRIT REFUSED
Samuel Speilman Must Serve Term In
Prison for Chr Breaking.

The Supreme Court Of Appeals yes-
terday refused writ Of error and
supersedeas in the case of Samuel
spcllman. convicted of car breaking in
the Circuit Court of Rockingham Coun-
~. April 10. and stealing lot OF
wheat. The jury that tried tho case
gave Spcllman two years and six
months in the pcnitentiary The peti-
ton of the prisoner was based upon
the contention that the evidence was
not sufficient to sustain the verdict.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
Ninety Days for Thcf,

Ninety days III jail for stealing a
&rate OF bread. valued AZ ST.. w.s the
penalty imposed by Justice ciutch-
Geld III Police court yesterday on Pc
Ter Robinson. Colored. He was ar
psstsd Wednesday night by Plain
Clothes Offccr Gordon p. Smith
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
Take Hood I,nck to North caro.,nn.

GEORGE Hood. colored. who escaped
from tho North Carolina state road
force near Greensboro Il week ago. will
I've taken back to that city this morn
ing by officer T.. 4. Fox, who arrived
last night for that purpose. The fuEi-
tive was arrested in Capitol square
Thursday night by Detective Scr.
gcants Willy and kcllam.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-17
Right Arm Amputnted.

John T.. Kelly. twenty-eight years
"id. sawmill employee, was caught in
circular saw while working in South
hichmond Yesterday and his right arm
was so badly manEled that an opera
non was necessary. He was remov eel
TO Memorial Hospital. where the arm
was amputated III the elbow Kelly's
home Is al 6 East Eleventh Street