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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
BIG SHELL ORDER
GIVEN BY RUSSIA

WATERFOWL, Conn, March 21.--The
New York Air Brake Company OF this
city has received a contract, valued at
$50, 600. 900. from the Russian Gpverd-
ment for shrapnel shells. A firm Of
local contractors WAS engaged today
to Immediately repair the fiooes Of
the vacant buildings owned by the
Air Brake Company on Beebee Island
A force of men Is also at work at the
New York Engine Company's plant
which is owned by the New York Air
Brake Company, and is making space
for forty-two machines. The Light
and Power Company of this city has
been negotiating with the Air Brake
Company for. additional power to
drive the new machines.
Representatives of the Russian
Government have been here on several
occasions Of late. On the last visit
a sample htree-inch shell was turned
out by the Air Brake Company which
said to have fulfilled requirements.
'By Timing. device on the base or the
shell an explosion can be secured from
one to twenty-five seconds while the
shelf will also explode by impact. Each
shelf Will contain 400 builetA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

when defending the city for Maxi.
millian AGAINST the forces of Juarez.
Fighting has occurred between Car.
ranzistas and a command sent out
b. General Villa to the northeast OF
Monterey The battle occurred oppo-
site Del Rio. Tex. near the border
port of Las Vegas. Vi.listas have
only received n report that battle
was In progress there.
Carranzistas claim that General
Herrera. commander of the Carranza
faction, had killed or captured Ave
hundred of the Vi!listas and Is now
making a back track in the direction
of Ciudad Porfirio Diaz. where villa
command, under General Hernandez.
is located Hernandez cannot escape
south to rejoin villa at Monterey be-
cause of the destruction OF the rail-
road by Carranzistas.
Villistas admitted today that a
Carranza command has succeeded In
getting between San Luis Potosi and
Tsmpico This Is expected 10 pre-
vent Villa reinforcing himself from
San Luis, Aguascalientes or Torreon
when he attacks Tampico from Mon
terey. General villa remains In Mon
terey. according to late reports. direct
ing the work of his armies in tnat
section. The attack upon Tamplcr
may now await the result of Genera
Madero's fight at Matamoras. so that
General Villa can secure these troops
for the battle If he cannot get troops
through from San Luis Potosi.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
keep BELGIAN RUINS
TO PROVE VANDALISM
Belgian Consul and Edinburgh Uni
verstiy Professor Lectures In
New York.

New Rochelle, N. y, March 2l.--
DIR. sCharles Soreila, Belgian consul to
Edinburgh, head of the French depart
ment of Edinburgh University. and
the representative of King Albert OF
Belgium in America, addressed 1000
people at Supreme Court Judge Martin
J. Keogh's forum in New Rochelle this
afternoon on "rhe Condition OF Bel
GUM" w. Bourke Cochran presided
and announced that 1t was the last
, meeting of the forum until next De-
ccmber.
DIR. Sorella. who Is also an author
and the editor of Everyman, stated
that he had just come from the
trenches In France and Belgium. He
told OF the atrocities which he said
had been perpetrated by the German
troops In his country
~ have recommended" he said,
shat after the war the Belgian Gov
eminent will retain some OF the ruins
in every city as proof OF German van
dalism. The Belgian and French Gov
ernments have diaries taken from
thousands of German prisoners detail
Ing the deeds perpetrated BY them in
Belgium"
He predicted that in the next two
months the allies will drive the Ger
mans back from France and through
Belgium, and the destruction or the
Pelg{an cities and monuments that
still remain will be complete.
"The fate of the 100000 people
who remain in Belgium are In the
grip OF famine and ncthing Will stand
In the way Of Its terrible results but
the generosity end beneffcence of the
British and American people" he con-
i ciuded. 1T ae ms to me to be the
duty of all acknowledgement nations. es-
pecially America, to look after the Bel
gian people"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
Profession OF WAR IS
NOT FOR GENTLEMEN
Says Major Carter Page john
son. Nirginfan.

New York. March ei--Major Carter
Page johnson. Il native Virginian and
retired army officer. who arrived to-
day by the liner Nieu Amsterdam,
spent several months in Germany with
the privilege of taking a look at the
contendine armies. He intimated that
IL it were possible this country should
do something to halt the terrible
slaughter
The major. who has been an In
dian hRhter and has seen active SER
vice in the Philippines. said
AT one time war was profession
for gentlemen. but now IL is a pro-
fcssion for nobody 1t is a business
for slaughterers. Along the battle
lines in France 100000 men have
been facing one another since fall and
probably viii be facing one another
until May. These men have mechani-
cal devices for hurting terrible death
into the ranks of one another. Mo-
body can tell the end. but anybody
can tell the ultimate result. Ger
many Is fanatcal in the faith that
her cause is right. and the German
women are brave and show a wonder
full spirit,
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(Conlnued from First pagel
the man who said he used the name
of Oliver Osborne In his affair with
Miss Tanner was given, and squad
of agents was promptly dispatched by
United States Attorney Marshall to
ind him,
Testimony Essential.
Without his testimony the criminal
charge against Miss Tanner of using
the malls in attempting to defraud
James w. Osborne would surely fail.
and AS the hearing in the case has
been set for Wednesday afternoon.
MIR. Marshall is very anxious to locate
his star witness.
With this tip detectives this after
noon found a man on the block who
answered the description of the mys-
FERROUS stranger. The agents took this
man away with them, apparently, with
the intention of keeping him over
night as ne had not returned home
by midnight.
Reporters swept the block. but fail
ed to find a positive clue that Oliver
Osborne lived there under any name.
All the officials i, the case remained
away from their homes all day and
until late into the night.
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Continued from First Page)
a number of towns and cities OF vir-
ginia. beginning at the convention
in Norfolk. and will continue his itin-
erary to March 80 when the other
speakers win enter the State. and re-
main until the close of the campaign.
April s.
Sunday afternoon mass meetings
have been provided in the cities of
bristol. Staunton, Danviile. Clifton
Forge and Richmond. and at other
points. Definite information concern
Ing the itinerary OF each speaker will
be given to the public In short time
To Intensity Interest.
The campaign by the cooperation
or the Virginia and National Leagues
is intended to intensity tho interest
of both State and National League
work. but has as it's special object
the emphasizing OF the growing ma
tional aspect of prohibition. and the
determination of the Anti-Saioon
League forces to carry the war into
the highest legislative body of the ma
tlon. The prohibition forces feel much
encouraged over the rapid advance
of their cause in the past six months
especially, and are greatly encouraged
by the majority vote for the nation al
amendment in the House of Repre-
sentatives. Campaigns have also been
planned for other States, and there
VIII be no let up on tho part of the
prohibition forces until prohibition has
been made effective In Virginia and
other States voting for prohibition
until the national victory has been
won.
Another feature OF the immediate
program of the Virginia Anti-Saioon
League is determined fight for the
election to the General Assembly of
men In sympathy with the removal
OF the vicious amendments grated on
to the enabling act by enemies OF pro.
htbition. Prohlbitionists all over the
State are urged to support for ONCE
only those who are In sympathy with
their aims. Warning Ia given also
against division of forces In the face
OF united opposition and where there
is more than one dry" candidate ef-
forts will be made to secure the with
drawai of one or them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
CLAIMS OF CAPITALS

vanced Sappers destroyed several
French trenches. taken there one Of
ilCer and 929 unwounded French.
"A position on the height of Reich
hckerkopf, calamity defended by two
battalions of chasseurs and Alpine
troops, was stormed yesterday after
noon. The French suffered very heavy
losses, leaving three officers. $50 men,
three tmach.ne guns and one mine
thrower in the hands of the Ger
mans French counter-attacks were
rcpulsed.
To render more impressive our re-
ply 10 the misdeeds of two French
aNiators at the open Alsatian town o.
ECh,ett1tadt, some heavy bombs were
dropped by German airships last night
on the fortress of Paris and the rail-
road junction at Compiegne.
"A Russian attack was repulsed be-
TWEEN the Omuiew and .Orzvc Rivers.
Two officers and 500 Russians were
taken prisoners,
Two Russian night attacks on
Jednorozek broke down under Ger
man fire"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

tioral Anti Saloon League, which ne,
.cssitates the support of the Dry
states as well az dry people IN wet
states.
Or William Pitcher presided at the
meeting and introduced District Al
torney Richard II. Mann. who in turn
introduced the speaker.
Mr.. Mann in few BRIEF remarks
referred to the last occasion on which
he addressed an assemb'age in the
Academy of Music on this important
subject. which was just six months
and three days ago. and stated that
at that time he predicted that viz
ginia would vote to abolish the sa'
Ion one week from that date, which
prediction rad come true, and that
he would now venture the prediction
that in less than ten years hence the
legal'zed liquor traffic would be abol-
ished in the United States.
The invocation was offered by Rev
Richard Wilkinson, p. d. of the
WASHINGTON Street NJ. f. Church, and
the benediction was pronounced BY
Rev II. He rman Martens of the
Grove Avenue Baptist Church. Music
was furnished by the White Ribbon
Cadet Band.
Major Smith spoke in Waverly to-
might,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

mond shaped eggs and two cylinder
eggs, and he has been waiting patient
( ly 10 discover one plush lined, with a
bit Of statuary in it or a note from a
lost sailor.
Today he found ten-inch egg in
Gwendolyn's apartment, and on break
ing 1t he found, instead of yoke.
another perfectly formed egg, shell
and all. He broke this and within
found. instead of yoke, another egg
of smaller diameter, with heavy
she'll BY this time Mr. siaurtiein was
willing To break anything, including
Gwendolyn's neck. so he broke the
new obstruction and found--no. not a
fiatiron, as one might expect. but a
regu.ar egg yolk
Mr. Shurtlein has no idea what Is
the matter with Gweudplyn. ar why
she persists In OVERRIDING everything.
but he Is determined that she shall
do no more reading OF heavy subjects
lie believes her merely ,inattentiye.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
IT'S RECORD HkLTS
tCort!nued From First Page,


out and II Is precisely what Great
Britain purposes to do with neutral
goods seized on account OF the Ger
man destination The British orders
In council provide that goods so de-,
taIned shall be requisitioned by the
British Government or turned back
TO their original owners If the latter
are neutrals. 1t is held in some quar-
tiers here that the entering into this
agreement by the United states set q
precedent Applicant to considerable
extent In the present situation.
Ofacials concerned In the drafting
of the representations the United
States Will make regarding the orders
In council assert that it il the neces-
sity for studying just such cases as
these that makes the preparation OF q
new note a matter of considerable
time. 1t has been indicated that 1t
will probably be several days before
the Government Is prepared to COM
init itself on the issues involved In Z
formal communication To the Allies.
While there is determination to
insist on the observance of American
right so far as that is possible. with
out resorting to other than diplomatic
procedure. care Is also being taken not
to put this Government IN position
which might In the future be incon-
sistent with Its policy. For this rea-
son some officials are of the opinion
that the United States would do wei
to limit itself to a mere reservation OF
rights to take such action az 1t may
see fit in specific cases arising out of
the Allies blockade, rather than COM
nit Itself in advance for or against
any particular procedure,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
Paris

Paris March 2l.-The French Of
fetal communion" tonight states that
after having lost the Grand and Little
Reichacker kopfs In the Nosges they
have reCnpturcd the latter place, and
Int a fight To retake the other sum
NIT Is now proceeding
The French communique also claims
that violent cuunter-attsCks of the
Germans at Les Eparges. on the
heights Of the Mcuse, were repuiscd
with heavy losses. 1t is also claimed
that slight progress was made in
Champagne.
The Germans fred numerous shells
at the scissors Cathedral, which, ac-
cordne to the French statement. was
not being used as an observation
point, and furthermore, a Red Cross
flag was flying from il. The day COM
munique simply state that there was
nothing 10 report.
| Tho communique tonight says
THE enemy again omnarded SolS-
sons. firing twenty seven shells at the
cathedral. which suffered consider
ably. Contrary to the German accu-
! sation, there was no ohservat ton post
1 in the cathedral tower. and a Red
Cross flag was hoisted on 1t.
/ I'm Campo gne on the evening Of
March 20. we made slight progress
east of Ridge 1896. northeast OF lie
1 Mesnil, Today there was merely a
bombardment in this DISTRICT
In the Argonnc there was q some
what lively fusiIlade throughout the
day, but no infantry attack WAS made
AT Les Eparges we maintained the
ground gained yesterday, several VIC
lent counter attacks being repulsed
| with severe losses to the enemy
I'm the Vosges, after losing Grand
Reiehacker Kopf and Little Reich
acker kopf, we haSe retaken the lat
ter point and "a counter-attack which
was made to recapture the other sum
nit is stIli proceeding"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
GWENDOLYN, FUTURIST HEN,
LAYS EGGS OF ALL SHAPES
Some Are Decorated With Mosaic Work. Few Are Diamond
Shaped and Others Are Teescoped- Owner of Black
Mnorca Doesn't Know What to Expect Next

Binghamtoa. n. y, March 2l.---At
last the futurlst hen She has been
discovered bnd today is proud of the
fact that she Is the only fowl in
America Woo refused 10 continue to
conform with the Ideas Of her an
cestoys. The hens name Is Gwendo-
Ign and She is the property of II. e.
shurtieiu, . bricklayeg owning n
chicken farm JUS, outside this city.
The chick"si Is black Aiinorca and
built like a Prize winpeg,- Gwendoiyn
Is no-mai In every way except as re-
CARDS to laying eggs, This is where
her futurlst talent comes in.
For q considerable time Gwendolyn
has been kept IN "A separate coop to
see IL II ~as possible to get her mind
On her WORK. Each day Mr.. Shurtlein
has hurried home from work 10 see
what had yeloped--expecting almost
9 a1ihine He has found gray eggs.
eggs with mosaic work on them. d.a-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
]. B. GAYLE
HAS AUTO STOLEN

John Il. Gayle, lawyer. with ON
GERS at 20 North Ninth Street. restd
ing at 2J00 Floyd Avenue, reported to
the police last night that his car Rad
been stolen from in front of the Grove
Avenue Baptist Church while he was
attending services there.
The thieves had disappeared with
the car when Mr.. Gayle left the church
to return to his home about Q o'clock.
He reported the loss to the police at
once. The police are investigating.
but no trace of the stolen car had been
discovered up until late hour last
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
BOTTLE NOSED DOLPHIN
OUT OF HIS ELEMENT

New York, March 2i.-~Fred LuEl =
breyer. steward of the Bayswater
Yacht Club, saw commotion In New
York Bay mile out from the Bay
onne Clubhouse today and rowed cut.
taking with him his gun. when he re-
turned he had In tow a fish, eight feet
six inches In length. and Weighing 375
pounds. Lumbreyer said he killed IL
with one shot. The fish resembled In
way both n porpoise and shark.
and had fine. small teeth. and v
shaped tail.
An attendant OF tho New York Aqua
rum said the fish was "A tottle-noseo
dolphin. found in large numbers In
southern California and In the Gulf
Stream. He never heard Of one be-
Ing found In New York waters be-
fore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
pEYTROGRAD.

PetroRrad, March 2i.-~Today's Of
fetal war office statement says:
The Russian movement on Memei
caused great uneasiness and the Ger
man dispositions along the rest of the
front seem to indicate that a pro-
longed luil IL about to begin.
I'm Bukowina a decisive struggle
for the possession of Cxernowitz is ex-
pected. In the Caucasus the Russians
are advancing In the direction of the
sea, thus depriving the enemy of all
means of operating In the Transchrok
region, or transporting troops and
munitions To Erzerum
I'm the direction of Tchoruk our
artillery and infantry repulsed Turk
is1 attempts to seize positions We had
occupied previously,
I'm the direction of Olii our ad-
vance units successfully progressed
after putting to flight bands of Askari
and Turks.
ION the other parts OF the front
there was no fighting"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
FOUR NEGROES HELD
FOR CAR ROBBERY

Four negro youths, giving their
names as Floyd Daniel. Peter Fisher.
George Fenton and William WallinY-
ton, were arrested last night by De-
tective-Sergeant Bailey and PATROL
man Fowlkes on the charge OF break
ing into a Chesapeake and Ohio
freight car containing corn. The four
confessed to their parts and incrimin-
ated others.
The robbery was reported to the
police early during the night. The
two police officers finally traced four
OF the guilty ones down. All OF the
four were arrested at their homes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
BERLIN.

Berlin. March 21--Tne official
statement issued today by the German
war Office follows:
Southeast of Ypres a British aero
plane was shot down and the aviators
taken prisoners.
Two French attempts TO disiodge
the Germans from "a position taken
on March Is on the southern slope
of the height at Notre Dame de
Lorette failed.
I'VE discovered a French observa-
ton post protected by a Red Cross
flag on the scissors Cathedral. We
fired upon the post and destroyed it.
North of f3ruuscjour. IN the Cham
payne. the Germans successfully ad-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
WILL CONTINUE TO ACT
TILL OTHER LEG HURRIED

New York. March 2i.-~In letter
received today by Lou Tellegen. for
merly her leading man, Sarah Bern
hardt says:
Am continuing to improve rapidly.
You ask II / will go on playing. How
can you ask Until the other leg Is
buried in my grave | shall never cease
TO go on acting. I keep up my spirits
and have 1t raveuous appetite for ger :
ting back TO work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

holds on the east coast of Mexico
with brilliant record of military
achievements behind him, there is no
expectation here that victories at
Tampico or Vera Cruz will settle the
contest now going on. officials famil-
lar with the situation find reason to
beiieve that Carranza will be able
TO make considerable showing for
some time to come. a very large
portion OF Mexico is nomi naliy under
his control aside from the important
places of Tampico and Vera Cruz.
a report on this phase OF the pres
ent situation is looked for from Duval
West the State Departments latest
special agent in Mexico. Mr.. West
has interviewed villa and the north
ern leaders. and is now on his way
from Havana to Vera Cruz to talk
with CarranZa- Thence he will pro-
coed to Mexico City to study the stu
alton there, where the Zapatistas are
In control.
To Protect Foreigners.
Assurance that foreigners in Yucca
tan and their property. particularly
the sisaI fibre plantations will he pro-
tected was given in the name Of Car
rama tonight by the constitutionalist
agency here. Mr. Arredondo, head
OF the agency, who has just returned
from Vera Cruz, said:
II discussed with Carranza the
Yucatan situation. and I can state
positively that all foreign interests
and investments will be protected. 1t
Is false that property II being de-
stroyed or that cities are being sacked
CarranZa exhausted every means of
bringing about peaceful solution
OF the Yucatan trouble before he sent
General Aware to subdue the rebels
AT the commencement of Villa =
revolt Carranza held virtually moth
ing but Vera Cruz. Since then our
forces have gradually come north,
showing villa before them. villa ia
In the Tampico district because he
virtually has been driven there. |
would not be surprised to see him
and Angeles fall back on Torreon for
their last stand as Obregon closes in
from the south"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
C0NST ANTTNOPIF..

Constantinople. via Amsterdam,
March 2i.-The following official
statement was issued here today:
observations during the battle In
the Dardafelles on March lS show
that the French battieship Bouvet was
hit by two heavy bombs. Five OF our
grenades reached the Queen Eliza beth
and four the lnfiexible. On our side
only one long range gun was damaged,
and about twenty men killed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

BRIGGs--Died. at 100 East Grace
Street, at 1926 A. NJ, Sunday.
March 81, GEORGE WILLIAM
BRIGGS, IN the nifty ninth yeAr Of
his age. He IL survived by his wife,
Eva Rady Briggs. and Ave children,
Fannie Fleming. Irene Elizabeth,
Mrs, =. Y. Philips, George william.
Jr.. and John Henry Briggs. Two
brothers. r. II. Briggs. of Coving-
ton. Va. and ]. F.. Briggs. OF Bay
ST. Louis. Miss. and two sisters. Mrs.
w. J. Burgess. of this city. and Mrs
w. J. Brown. OF Roanoke, Va, also
survive Dim.
Funeral from the residence Of his
sister. Mrs. w. J. Burgess. 4oI North
Robinson Street, MONDAY. March
22. at 3 o'clock. r. NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
Near Texas border.

El Paso Tex, March 21.--Villa
adyices today stated that General
Raoul Madero's command had been
reinforced and Is now very close to
Matamoras. the Mexican town oppo-
site Brownsydiie, Tex. with much
heavy artillery. Matamoras Is held
by the Carranza army, and the city
is strongly fortified. part of II with q
wall erected by the royalists in 1864.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
DEATHS.

XTKfNs05N~Bisd. March II. 1915. af
s;a5 A. NJ, at the Hotel Richmond.
FRIEDRICH w. ATKINSON. son OF
Mrs. A. u. Atkinson. In the forty
ffth year of his age.
Funeral from the Hotel Richmond
THIS (Monday) AFTERNOON At q
O'Clock. Interment In Hollywood.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22
The Weather.

yirginia-~Fair Monday and Tues
day; moderate winds. mostly west.
North Carolina~-Falr Monday. ex-
cept snow in extreme west portion.
Tuesday fair: moderate westerly winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-22

CAMPODONIcO-JO J. CAMPO
DONICo died Sunday, March "a. ,1sl5,.s
at o'clock. In his nifty NTH year.
The body II at the home Of his cous-
In. Mrs NJ. G. Devote. No 40s North
Thirty -irpt Street.
Funeral notice later.