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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
OUTER PRzEMYsL FORTS
FALL BEFORE RUSSIANS
Petrograd Dispatches Say Surrender
of Stronghold Is But Matter
OF Few Days.
FIGHT NOT FAR FROM TILsIT
Reported Engagement Just Within
BORDERS of East Prussia May Mean
New Invasion Of German Territory
by Cars Forces.

LONDON. March Is-The outer forts
OF Przemysl, toward which par, OF
the Austrian army has been struggling
IN an effort TO bring relief 10 the be-
s'egcd garrison. have at last fallen
BEFORE the Russians, according to I'M
ohcisl reports reaching London.
Although confirmation is lacking.
BHitish newspapers this morning an
parentiy are eager to regard the re-
port as not improba bile. They refer to
the fact that news dispatches received
from PetroKrad yesterday said the sur
render OF this stronghold was but a
matter OF n few days
True or untrue, this is about the only
overnight news from the eastern front
although there has been much spccula
non concerning the engagement re-
ported on tho northern frontier or Fast
I Prussia, and referred to in wireless
messages from Berlin as ",vcck Rus
sian attacks On Tauroggen and Ianps-
! Zhreeh. Langszargen is lust within
the borders Of East Prussia, not far
from the important German fortress Of
Tilsit; and III" presence there Of Rus
sian troops may mean a new invasion
/ OF German territory.
British observers believe the Aus,ro
.
along the eastern front except between
Sthnisiau and kolomea, north OF Bulo-
wilma. where they are pushing forward
In an attempt to turn the Russian Ief,
flank
MAY PRECLUDE TRANSFER
OF TROOPS TO WEST
/ British military experts think tho
position Of the German armies i'm tho
east precludes the transfer at this
I time of any troops TO the west, and
/ that the German plan of dealing Rus
! sia a crushing blow before attempting
the much discussed spring advance In
the west has failed Five out of six
OF the new German army corps arc
said to be engaged on and beyond the
7, frontier OF East Prussia, a fact which
British observers think will mako i,
difficult for Germany TO meet the dc.
Inands likely 10 be imposed on her in
the west
The full import Of the British victory
at Neuve Chapelle Is only now begin.
ming TO be grasped by the public. !,
has greatly cheered both troops and
civilians. az confirming the belief tina,
the German line can be- broken IL the
allies care 10 pay the price. Scvcra
thousand men from this battlefield al.
ready have arrived IN England. nv,
trainloads having reached Brighton
during the twenty-fOur hours ended
last evening.
The press to-day again cautions tn,
people that tho taking of the Oar
danelles Is likely TO he slow AFFAIR, Z,
accomplish which the allies must pa,
dearly as they did at Neuve Chapelle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
INVITED TO RICHMOND

WASHINGTON. March lS.-presideat
Wilson to-day accepted All invitation
TO attend q meeting OF the General
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, South. here next week, but
will not speak.
The President took under advisement
an invitation extended by Representa-
tive Class. TO speak at Labor Day
celebration IN Richmond, Va. next fall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
FOUNDATION
CONTRIBUTES Sr5 ftOO

NEW YORK. March 1S.-The Rookie
Teller Foundation announced to-day IL
had contributed $4,000 to the Ameri-
can Red Cross toward sending Il special
sanitary commission to Serbia to aid
that government in controlling cpl
denies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
THOUSANDS or BRITISH
KILLED BY DERv|sHEs
Gain Complete Possession
of the Whole OF Sudan, In
Guiding Ikhartum.
IN UPRISING LAST DECEMBER
All Prisoners Captured by Native
Chiefs Observation-Disclosures Mer-
chant, Who Recently Returned to
Berlin, Authority for News.

BERLIN. March IS (by wireless).-
a German merchant, who recently has
returned from Egypt. is authority for
INC declaration that the whole OF the
Sudan. including Iihartun, and also
parts OF Nubia, are in possession Of the
dervishes
The statements OF the traveller are
puoiished In the Vosslsche Zeitung
lie describes also an engagement near
Fashoda last December in which Gem
eral Hawlcy. Of the British army. and n
number of other officers, together win,
almost 1000 men, lost their lives.
The merchant in question relates a
story of the alleged uprising OF tho
Scnushi tribcsmen In November. IIo
declares they destroyed an Australian
camp near the Pyramids on November
-. killing zoo Australians and captur-
ing guns ana provisions. Later. in
large force, not less than 10000, they
overlooked the entire Province OF
Fayum, and destroyed all railroads, in
Guiding the Cairo Assuan line Deem
Der they reached tho Alandro Cairo
Railroad. near DHmanhur.
THOUSANDS OF TniBEsMEN
RESPOND no APPEAL
lhousands OF tribcsmen responded &,
the appeal OF tho dervishcs, and on
December IL. 10000 OF them marched
III the direction OF Fashoda on the
White Nile, where General IIawlcy on
posed them with G,000 troops. OF the
men under 1fawlcy, nj! tho native sol
dlers deserted TO the dcrvishes. leaving
him with only ZOO men. Most OF thi.
contingent was killed and General
itawleE and all his officers fell Nabur-
ei-Asi. commanding the dcrvishes. had
all his prisoners decapitated
IS result OF this victory. all tho
native chiefs Joined III" dcrvishes. who
on January took possession OF the
important military post at Nasser. in
the district Of SEMINAR This per
chant declares Furthermore. thpt m,
derv:shcs destroyed ALI the telegraph
lines IN lower Egypt. No word OF the
conquest Of the Sudan has been allowed
TO icni out
The latest available British army
list contains no general Of the name or
iiawicN. Several IIawlcys are named
as officers In the official record. but
none rank 30 high as a general
IN" only General linwlcy mentioned
- '''"''''''' ''''' cilNt DOCKS IN con-
nectior with tho British army IA Major
General William ilcnbery Tlnwlcy. who
retired in 1880 lie Is cishty-iivc years
old.
If The news given out by tn" German
merchant Is true, II is The first definite
statement OF these serious conditions
10 reach the public. The only previous
reference to any such state Of affairs
,,sa fro,
when wireless message said Constan-
tinople reported an uprising OF serious
dimensions in the Sudan
The Scnussi tr.bcsinen are n,.ub.rs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-19
BtLI.OI SOBER WHEN
DYING " IIDspII Al

Tas, Bauo3 nas 4-i,. .oGe. when
d. in2 .H tl" Stamford iIosglta! vas
testified 5r Dr -amU+r Pearson. whom
,h" stale called rehu-tal Ota,r doc
tors testified IS 40 Ba!!ou'- temporal.
habits
In MS address to ne 3ury. Attorney
Klein d"elt long upon tie affection
existing between Ballou ana Mr.. iugl..
and appealed 20 the jury 20 consider
This low" - q bond 30 strong az 10
defy the keen blades OF scauda!ous
talk and suggestion. Following thls
ne bitterly denounced Mrs Sernph;ra
klahT". the police natroII. whom ma
chara cter!zed Is = stool pigeon seek
ing TO pump Mrs AnGI" on IN. ono
nand and TO "brain eyidenc" from her
on the other
Counsel for the defense denounced
the police methods OF iuvestiEatIon Of
the trasedy. judgc y e. Downs d.
clared in his arEgiD"u' mat the bloody
footprints IN Mrs Angles apartments
pointing toward the telephone showed
she had intended 70 call for help after
having carried ballou - the door Of
the Rippowarn HUi!din2 in the hon.
that the fresh air would revive him, =
she had testified Albert Phillips soc-
cial assistant 20 the states attorney,
quoted from the testimony e statement
attributed by witnesses to Mrs Au.l,
to the effect that 1T was al! du. Ia
b drunken brawl" and declared thut
the State submitted That This was the
truth, and that because q. this Bal
lou was "prccip!tatcd 10 his fatal in
Jury on the cement iandtng at the FOO;
of Mrs. Angles stairs
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don't come in there1l be no speedway.
Six hundreds a big prize for the land,
and you know il. You're getting part
of the boom in advance. Hou have
everything to gain and nothing TO lose
Now sign this contract"
Again Sam Arnold followed his shin
ing freckles into the presidents office
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Bank. Henry Frazier took off his spec
tacles at the sight of him and leaned
back his head to laugh. Sam slammed
his hat on the old carved desk, and his
red hair seemed to fairly spring up as
If angry with confinement
"I'll have them digging on that speed
way before next spring" he declared
a flush creeping up in his cheeks and
making his eyes particularly blue. He
tossed thick bundle of documents in
front of Frazier
"All right. Sam, all right" returned
Frazier, still chucklng. Mayor Wifi
fer was telling me about the speech
you made before the City Council" and
he threw back his head again.
at was highly humorous occa-
| sion" said Sam dryly. "One day I'm
going to hold another session with
| those caked officials and do all the
| laughing myself. Frazier, here is con-
troll of 90 per cent. Of the property
along the speedway. II represents real
estate commissions for me of over fifty
| thousand dollars as soon as you help
me organize the Speedway Improvement
| Company"
| President Fraziers wrinkles imme-
diately relaxed. He sat up, wiped his
eyes, put on his spectaCles and reached
for the papers.
| 1t was Sans turn to smile. 81
thought the mention of money woulC
sober you" he said.
Frazier paid no attention to him. II,
examined three or four of the contract:
and estimated the weight of the bal
anCe. you've been remarkably ener,
getic." he conceded. But what do yol
expert me to do with these contracts?'
"Be impressed" answered sam. HI
had entirely regained his good humor
and the wave in his red hair was dis
tlnCtly triumphant, 81 brought these II
to make dent in your intellect, anC
| I've succeeded"
President Frazier rubbed his bale
spot in veXation. Sam had disturbed
him. He was becoming interested il
this fool project in spite of himself.
| II don't intend to come in" he as
serted, with a firmness inspired by fear
why, you're not any nearer than yol
We're! You have this real estate tie'
up so that you can make a profit on
of the boom If there is one; but to maxi
the boom you must have the speedway
and the city won't give you that VIII,
do YOU poster me?''
because YOURS Is the best name Il
town to head a subscription list,
grinned Sam, rising, and shutting i
his red hair. I'm sorry for YOU, Fra
zier; youl have to pay par"
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-m. -.ycpicst town on the map
..- Wiuburg. Year after year
... -ttue old horse cars tangled
,...r lazy way down Main
.,r..t .hr same old city officials were
,....l and the same old stores
,,J tic same old goods to the
.3 customers. on Satur-
r..N.4 from June to September
,'.r.. wis 10 band concert in Hero
s.u,r, People in Winburg grew up
,l n...iur we'll to do in their several
g,,,,u- and waNcd fat around the
,r, ,.d died and were buried in the
~ .'i cemetery. 1t was a nice
,.,n with its messy graystone build
,,,. and JOS modest spires, and its wide
.,r.,.t streets. shaded 10y tall elms
.rl ..I.. but it, too, seemed to have
a.,,,5 60, us il grayed with the years;
.-t ~ Ga, fulucss Of time it might he
,,r..,.4 q, fold lis plump hands on its
rr'.rp stomach and placid'y close its
I AUDI rr dcCcntly Inferred as be-
cam. f. wealth and rank.
,,. ...n. summer day something
t,,.,r.I 3, Nuburg. Sam and Ruth
Arnold came home ON a visit. For two
y.... ..ys ry,rlIod in the hlissful peace
md t.. picturesque beauty Of the
Mo-, i.I then the habit of intense
a,,.y.t, u,.au to reassert itself.
Thor. .tmy an accidental hour when
thor, wore no relatives or neighbors
NJ hand and sam found his best friend
.t-.rg ,u 'uy back porch settee with
h,r hand. folded in her lap, gazing
.ambpr'y down ,he hill at Winburg.
We. Gug,r. what's the verdict on
n...ll r.mr town." he asked, bending
.,.r I., with that cordial familiarity
v. ...,r Of unmarried companion
ship
.Gus Ruth flashed up at him.
fh. aUu.- Swinging into her velvety
checks JaI she made room for him on
Nh. ,,ttu. where the sun glinted with
gpuar,ur delight on their hair. Both
were frankly red headed The differ
enc, was chat he was blue eyed and
sh, M4ak eyed. and that Sam had
frcrk'ey on his nose. There's no place
To- co except the cemetery" she added
and the only excitement they've had
this year was a cat fight
Its "a beautiful burg" Sam looked
down over the lazy city. its quaint old
houses almost hidden in the green, and
the shining river Curving round II. Al
the bend the arches of the old gray.
stone bridge cast their long white oval,
Ola iho water "All IL needs To make
j. perfect is about everything from a
wave e crime to practical streets"
Cam We give it a jolt and wax,
up Ruth suggested, selecting a per.
tr,ty good red hair to pun out. The
home visit was getting on their nerves
The Angel Gabriel will need a mega
phu.r 'o wake Winburg. The town
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07
[fIE SMASH in THE EARLY George Randolph Chester

hay hook. Now. Sammy, why do you
want my river road land?'
Leaning on the fence, and talking as
fl lend to friend. Sam explained his en-
tire speedway project with glowing en-
thusiasm even admitting that he hoped
to make large profit from it himself.
whats your proposition"
whats your land WORTH
Five hundred an acre.
III get you six if you'll give me an
exclusive six months contract to sell
1t for you on per cent. commission"
Ferret put a clay laden boot on the
second rail of the fence, and, with a
stiff thumb pushed small pieces of bark
from the top rail.
Reckon I'd better stay out till the
speedway's built" he considered.
mo. you don't, john" laughed Sam.
He knew the exact moment to clap q
man on the shoulder I'm too old a
bird in the promoting game TO put my
foot in the lime. II all you fellows
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shake. pal" he said. coming out of
deep thought. II have the smash
John Ferret was n long lean farmer,
with high forehead and thin nose
and self-focusing eyes. There were
three men at work in his fields, but
John himself was astride one of the
harrows when Sam Arnold added his
red hair to the landscape.
would you like to sell your river
road land MIR. Ferret called sam.
waiting for the harrow to make the
turn near the fence.
whoa" yelled the farmer, and toss
ing the lines over the backs of his
thick rumped horses he strobe over
and leaned his sinewy arms on the rail.
What did you say"
"Would you like to sell your river
road land?'
There was a snap in the self-focus-
ing eyes.
Would you like to buy it,
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done. sam kissed her dutifully when
he started down town.
When he returned he kissed her
alphabetically
We'll, Ginger, made that speech
tonight" he informed her. with de-
ceptive cheerfuness. She suppressed
her giggle. while he led her around the
house to the hammock. The moon was
shining brightly over the placid city Of
Winburg and striking sapphire glints
from the winding river. beautiful
evening" he nonchalantly observed.
The giggle began to break loose.
Have 1t out" he cordially invited
her. Have good laugh. Everybody
does"
Still laughing. she Struggled close to
him in the hammock Now | guess
they get the smash in the ear" she
judged.
"a crook could make them beg for
this speedway" he savageiy declared,
reaching for his pipe.
Crooks are mart, aren't they. SAM"
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unused Ruth "Why can't their meth
DDS be applied TO honest schemes?
"By George that's an idea!" and Sam
was cheerful again. His eyes sparkled
in the light of his match. Ginger, sup
pose we think"
For twenty minutes they sat silently,
gazing down at unsuspecting Winburg.
"IIave you an idea, SAM"
mo. Have you?"
No"
Twenty minutes more, The frogs in
Hilgers pond and the nearby treetoads
and the katydids in the orchard sang
their strident odes to the moon, Far
away mournful owl hnoted, and then
Ruth suddenly jumped from the ham
mock.
II know how to start enthusiasm!
she excitedly told him.
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agrees to spend bhat Ave millions I'll
have to go after the City Council
Ruth picked up her scarf and studied
a petal in one of the daisies. DO
know any members of the present City
Council?"
Same old TRUSTEES" and Sans brows
knitted. Held in office because they're
honest. and the way they keep from
making mistakes is never to do any
thing.
Don't sam" she interrupted II see
all the drivers of WnburG's funeral.
About what could you make speech
to them?"
"Clv!c progress" announced Sam de-
family.
There was a shrek from Ruth, She
threw back her head and laughed al
most as heartily as Henry Frazier had
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NO" promptly returned sam, with
that laugh which displayed his even
white teeth and rounded his cheeks and
set the freclles on his nose into acute
prominence. I'm incubating IA buyer
for it,"
Ferret studied the young man
shrewdly.
Real estate agent, eh?'
mo, I'm sam Arnold, son of Gil
Arnold"
"Oh, yes! Why. hello Sammy!
Funny I'd forgot that hair, but didn't
know you since you've grown up" and
then and there John Ferret gave a
demonstration of why no stranger
would ever waken wnhurF, He looked
into the clear eyes of Sam, and saw
there the same bueness of CHS; and
Gil Arnold was a trustworthy man!
Ferret shook hands with grip like a
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opYs. So How would you like to settle
down in Winburg?'
Erth nearly lost her breath, but she
WIZ calm IN all emergencies. She stud
led uar husband soberly. He had an
extraordinary scent for profit, a genius
for u.motion, a talent for quick opera
t1u Wuy?' she asked.
'T. restore the old town to the face
oC nature, We can make it stay up
until fter midnight! We can give II
drcss suits, and gowns cut lower than
the .u.u We can force it to exercise
Its money! Ginger, the towns full of
opn.r.unrlcs'" He Tilted back her
head ana gazed into the depths Of her
black eyes. Suppose we stay and start
Wnurg up an alley with an alarm
co.t tied 10 It's tail?"
'Why MS Sam Arnold President
Frazier of the Merchants and Manufac-
nrer Bank looked up with puck
cred smile Of welcome on his lips
lh",o were hundred tiny wrinkles
ON '. face, and each wrinkle seemed
To- .nh in at the ends, Back for a
N.*' with the home Folks"
y" I think I'll stay ana promote a
I'." Chccrfully announced Sam,
N.Huurg is fat with opportunities
Winburg is mighty conservative,
ho1~i"d Frazier. rubbing his bald spot
Will The palm of his incurving hand.
Wen cure that disease said sam
"r-E'E Wen have to make a spend
ihrIi Of the town. | want to circle the
city with an auto speedway lined
Will flowers and fountains and monu'
u"H.~ so that the local joy riders car
I'LL nom park to park, from dusky eve
l" .""y morn with electric lights blaz
lhH d the way Well"
IN, Wht, are you talking about?
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and President Frazier reached hastily
for his spectaCles again. why, do you
know how much that would cost this
city,"
-Four or five million"
-Four or five million!" The spec
tacles were shut nervously in their
case as If they could be of no further
use. why in the name of common
sense do you want to do that"
ITO scare the town awake. Win
burg hasn't cent of bonded indebted
ness, and when a town gets to that
point, it's ready for the coroner. Put
five million dollars in circulation and
everybody will have money. Real es-
tate will experience a boom, and that's
why I'm here talking to you"
"Oh!" Banker Frazier leaned back
comfortably in his swivel chair and
folded his hands together.
Before the City Council passes the
appropriation Wen float million dol
lar company to control the real estate
along the speedway" went on Sam.
glowing with enthusiasm. Wen tie
up every foot of the land in a neat
little knot, and when the boom comes
well make million or so for ourselves.
I want you to head the stock SUBJ
scription list With a hundred thousand
dollars. Your name is the soldest one
in town and I have to Mavc it be-
fore"
\ queer gurgle interrupted Sam.
President Frazier had thrown back his
head, and now she suddenly began to
| laugh. The more he thought Of it the
more he laughed, and that was all Sam
could get out of him: just laughter
r. 4 loo 6
air. red ia the face. and with every tiny
wrinkle puckered into him like a
| staple. Ruth was at the gate to meet
the promoter when he came home. and
| she was quivering with anxiety to ask
| him all about II: but when The took oil
| his hat and she saw the peculiar kink
of his stff red hair. she knew the
worst.
Won't somebody else do?" she help.
fully suggested.
There was red head amid the greer
leaves of the big apple tree back of rh'
house and there was n red head in tn
hammock just below the tree. Ruth
Arnold. in white linen frock was
swinging contentedly and embroiderinl
daisies on a scarf. Sam, smoking {
savage looking pipe up among tn,
houghs, was spending the morning il
profound cogitation: for lie had seen si'
other local capitalists since his inter
view with Henry Frazier, and they hat
all been amused. Now 1t was time e
think He liked to have his wife neal
him while he "tussled"
Well Ginger. there isn't a man il
this town with an Imagination whicl
will stretch further than one thousand
dollars he told her. II see I'll have I,
fall back on orltory."
The dimples flashed into her cheeks
and she giggled. That was all; she jus
giggled.
"You never heard me make
fancy speech" he Indignantly declared
when | talk about money I'm elo
quent, If | can't get these investor
Z To- organize before the City Council
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Well" considered Frazier, polishing
his spectacles nervously, I'D rather pay
par for sure thing than seventy-five
for a speculation
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Continued on Thirteenth Page.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-03
EUROPE
SEES NO
PEACE!

NEW YORK, May 3.-"All Eu-
rope recognizes that the great war
has resolved itself into an. en-.
durance contest of interminable
length. An end OF the war in
1916 is generally regarded as too
unlikely for serious considera.
ton"
The above is the belief of Roy
Howard, president of the initial
Press, and the bureaus and field
stations of the service is England,
Germany, Russia, France, Bel.
GUM and Italy, he says.
"Belligerents and neutrals OF
Europe have adjusted their life
national, commercial and social
on the basis of an indefinite war;"
says he.
with this point of view, Eu-
rope, and especially France and
England. is dumbfounded at
Americas insistent peace talk and
her reluctance to accept the sit
uation as it exists and readjust
business accordingly"
Europe has accepted the
worst as = probability war of
from two to seven years--and at
the same time is prepared to be
happily surprised should the trou-
BILE terminate earlier"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-05-03
'AdIlliralS
Want Dry
Act Passed

LONDON. May 3.--Despite the
apparent reluctance OF parlia-
ment to antagonize the liquor In
terests of the country. the policy
OF prohibition was urged today In
emphatic tones by naval officers,
who claimed that their fleets
were endangered by the slackness
of drinking workmen.
Vice Admiral Jellicoe, in
special message, said his fleet
could not get its repair work
done; that drunken firemen got
aboard his ships. preventing full
speed and making the vessel thus
mark for submarines; and that
parliament should act immedi-
ately to put the navy In a proper
condition.
Rear Admiral Tudor backed
this by statement that because
the men get better wages now
they can earn enough In three
days to keep them In liquor the
other four days of the week. He
claims that present efficiency In
the naval yards. at the time OF
crisis. actually is less than In
time of peace.
Several other naval officers de-
clare that parliament should make
II practically impossible to pur-
chase liquor.