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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
"PUBlIC SERVICE NEWS"
FREE TO CAR PATRONS
Power Company Begins Distribution
To-day of sect Together"
Periodical.

Commencing today the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company will begin the
distribution to it's street car patrons
OF Public Service News"-a publica-
ton designed TO bring about a better
understanding" ana closer cooperation
between the company and its patrons.
the first number which comes from
the press to-day contains eight pages
of interesting matter bearing upon the
several divisions of the company's bust
ness and their relations to its employees
and patrons. The material is varied and
contains bits OF information and humor
that are designed 20 shorten the tediuM
Of the street car ride and leave the
reader with a better understanding OF
The company and it's purposes.
Publications OF a similar nature are
known to street car patrons OF num-
Der OF the most progressive American
cities. The company plans to publish
the paper periodically for free distri-
button in the cars and TO make it enter
tanning. as we'll informing. Safety
First and Efficient Service" adorn
the title page OF the first issue as the
mottocs which will inspire the papers
policy.
The company has long felt the need
for some closer and more direct means
OF communication with its patrons"
says the first page announcement, ad-
dressed 10 the company's patrons. I'VE
want TO talk il over with you: 10 tell
YOU something OF the problems which
confront us: some of the difficulties en-
countercd by our employees, and some
Of The ways in which YOU can helm us
to give you y good service"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
CRUCIAL STRUGGLES
NOW ARE IN PROGRESS
Neuve Chapelle and st. Eloi, in West.
and Przasnycz and Przemysl
Plvots OF Mighty Battles.
SPRING CAMPAIGN BEGINING
On Ability OF English to Hold What
They Already Have Won May De-
pend Future Course In France.
Activity AL Along Line.

LONDON, March 17.-Neuve Chapclle
and Przemysl in the east. are the p!vots
or the battle areas in which struggles
that may mark important milcstones
In the war now are being fought.
The outcome OF the fight for Neuve
chapelie. from which the British have
driven the Germans with loss Of
nearly 10000 men. should prove. In the
opinion OF British observers, whether
the Germans can mass men and re-
trteve ground lost by them with the
same batterinE tactics they have dis
played last year. ON the other hand, IL
the British can hold the positions
gained IL will 20 far toward attcsting
what may b" expected when the allies
begin their spring advance.
The outcome OF the battle OF Przas-
nysz will demonstrate whether Field
Marshal Won iiindenburg again has
failed and virtually nullifed all his
costly efforts to reach Warsaw
TO the south the Austrians are at
tempting what they have tried many
times before, a dash to relieve the
fortress of Przcmysl. According to dis
patches from Petrograd this latest eff
fort. which was n northward advance
from the Carpathians. has definitely
| fallen short. having been checked in
the center at Smolnik, south OF Luto-
wiska. Meantime, the Russians are
drawing closer their lines around
Przemysl.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
GAS, HEARTBURN,
INDIGESTION OR
A SICK STOMACH
"Pape's Diapepsin" ends all
stomach distress In five
minutes.

Time It! Pape's Diapepsin will digest
anything YOU eat and overcome a sour.
Sassy or out of-order stomach surely
within five minutes.
II your meals don't Mt comfortably.
or what you eat lies like lump of
lead In your stomach, or II you have
heartburn. that is II sign OF indigestion.
Get from your pharmacist n nfty-
cent case OF papes Diapepsin and take
dose just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings. no belchfng or
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling In the stomach. nausea,
facilitating headaches, dizziness or In
testinal gripping. This will all go and,
besides. there will be no sour food left
over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous doors.
Pape's Diapepsin is n certain cure for
out -of-order stomachs, because it takes
hold of your food and digests 1t Just
the same as IL your stomach wasn't
there.
Relief in five minutes from all stom-
ach misery Is waiting for you at any
drug store
These large ffty-cent cases contain
or ough 'Pane's Diapepsin" to keep the
entire family free from stomach disor-
dcrs and indigestion for many months
1t belongs In your homc.-Advertise-
ment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
CELEBRANTS MAKE MERRY
WHILE HOTEL ROOF BLAZES
Fire on Top OF RueEer's Fails to Dis
turb st. Pntrfck's Dny

While hundreds of enthusiastic sons
OF Old Erin were making merry in the
dintnE-room and the ratskeller OF the
Rueger Hotel last night, Policeman
Jim Gary. Night Clerk Pace and Henry
kueger were busily engaged in fight
ing small fire on the roof of tho
building. The fire is thought to have
resulted from the friction OF fan
which sucks the hot air out of the
kitchen. Night Clerk Pace thought
that the damage TO the building would
not exceed $500.
y chauffeur noticed the blaze on tho
roof Of the hotel as he came down
Ninth Street. He mt once Informed
Policeman Gary. who went up to the
roof to make an investigation. He
found the little stand on which the fan
rests blazing briskly. The two fire
hose on the roof were placed in com
mission with little loss of speed. ana
the officers and Night Clerk Pace soon
had two streams playing on the IRE
Tie blaze was eXtinguished in short
order and without excitement. few por-
sons in the hotel becoming aware OF
the fact that n fire was being fought
high above their heads At no time
was there danger Of the blaze sprcnd-
ing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18

mado by tho allies aerial squadron.
A largo number OF machines flew along
the coast. dropping bombs on military
points Mt Ostend and Knocke. AT the
latter place n preliminary reconnois-
sancc discovered German batteries and
defense works.
Shortly afterwards several machines
appeared. and threw II large number of
bombs In quick succession. causing cx-
plosions which proved that great dam
ago was done. From an observation
balloon ut Zecbrugge the Germans de-
tcctcd the approach of the air squad
ron. Several machines were sent up
In the hope Of driving IL of. The at
tempt was n complete failure, as the
result was the exact reverse OF that
intended.
Aviators wcro detached from the al
lies main squadron to deal with the
Taubes. These were quite outma-
neuvcred, and were forced TO fly in
land and descend. One machine chased
by an allied aviator. was compelled to
fly for safety up the coast. IT passed
over Cadiz and on the other side OF
the frontier. where II was fired on by
a Dutch sentry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
JOHN REDMOND PROUD
OF IRISHMEN,S RECON-

LONDON, March l7.-John Redmond
leader of the Irish party, has sent the
following 81. Patrick's Day message TO
the Irish troops
ne irish troops in the war, as we'll
as ireland. have done magnificcntlv
The Irish race has with the colors ar
ieast quarter of million soldiers
taking recruits Of Irish birth or de-
scent, who have gone from Great Brit
ain since the beginning of the war, as
well as the men whom Ireland sent
with the colors from Irish soil II is
record OF which we can be proud
our losses. alas, have been great
me performances of our men at the
front are In keeping with the history
and traditions 81 our race. The " DIRK
OF the Irish Guards is known to all.
but the other Irish regiments also have
done we'll. In lighting for the empire
we are nShting for Ireland and We will
defend the empire with loyalty and
devotion"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
BRITISH CASUALTY LIST
SHOWS HEAVY LOSSES

LONDON. March 1.-THE British
casualty lists for the Ave days from
March 10 10 March -, inclusive. dur
ing which the battles OF Ncuve Chap
Gle and st Eliot We're fought. show
mat ll2 officers were killed or died
from wounds and that 1913 officers
were wounded or are missing
The list OF casualties among the men
has not been published AS yet, nor have
any figures been given out. but some
competent critics estimate them at
about two-thirds OF those suffered by
the Germans, which Field Marshal
French said We're between 1900 and
$4,000.
One Canadian officer was killed In
the lighting and three Canadian officers
were wounded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
ADMIRALTY GIVES oUT
LOSSES IN DARDANEIIES

LONDON. March IA casualty list
issued by the admiralty tonight dis
closes mat IN the fighting in the Oar
oahciies on Saturday night the light
cruiser Amethyst, which according to
an Athens dispatch. made dash
through as far as Niagara. lost twenty
three men Killed and nineteen men
severely and eighteen slirbt,v
wounded.
The battlcship Ocean lost TWO men
killed and the battleship Prince
george. TWO men wounded. while two
trawiers between them lost three men
killed and TWO wounded
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
KARL SRUHE DESTROYED
German Cruiser Said to Have Been
Blown Up ny Explosion.

LONDON, March 1S.--Reuter's Copen-
hagen correspondent sends a story OF
the sinking OF the German cruiser
karlsruhe, taken from the Stifts-
lidende, which asserts that 1t obtained
the story from an authoritative source
According TO the story a sudden ex-
pioslon broke the cruiser in two. One
haif or the vessel sank Immediately.
carrying down part of the crew with
H. inc other half fioated for some
nme' and $50 to 200 men were rescued
by an accompanying steamer This
steamer reached a German port with
the survivors, who were sworn to
secrecy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
WEATHER INTERPRETERS
WITH ROMDARDMEST

TENEDOS, March 1.-THE com
mander OF tho French battlcship Charlie
magnc, in an interview to-day. stated
that bad weather had seriously inter-
fered with the operations Of tho allied
ncet against the Dardanelles. Thus far.
however. he declared that every resist
ance had been effectively silenced from
the entrance to the strait to Kchez
Bernu. This entire stretch OF water. n
distance of twelve miles, was declared
ny tho commander to now be entirely
free from mine danger.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
DEFEND THEIR CONTROL
OF STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Continued from First Page. }

Examiner Boole got into a tangle over
letters which passed between r. c. Car
nen. the southern agent mt West Point.
MIR. Roole sought to show that the lot
tiers had rs their purpose the suppres-
sion OF competitive boat lines on the
York and Mattanoni Rivers from Nor
folk Mr. Garden. in one letter to Mr..
Compton marked Personal" suggested
mat steps be taken to suppress the pro-
posed boat line from Norfolk Mr.. Comp
ton read his reply to Mr.. Garden, in
which no suggested no interference
with the Norfolk line as II would GER
tainly lose money, and the best way to
cure man in such situation is to
lot him lose little money" The boat
limo from Norfolk was eventually es-
tabliShed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
STRUGGLE rs BEING WAGED
ON LAND, SEA AND IN AIN

ROTTERDAM. March 17.-The scene
of most active warfare has been trans
fcrred from tho La Bnssec and st.
Eloi districts to the extreme western
end Of the ba tile line Along the User
front the allies are attacking, and the
belgian army is making continued
progress among the dunes. Warshlps
off the coast are still In action, she'll
ing the German position near West
cnde. They have widened tho strip
already mado untenablo for the enemy
by terrific concentrated lombard
ment.
The struggle Is being waged stimuli
taneously on land and sea and in tho
air. Another combined raid has been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
ENGLAND EXPECTS
ANOTHER PROTEST
Continued from First Page.)

ships could at the present time pcne-
irate the straits, as guns which could
not sink light protected cruiser
would make little impression on bat
tleships. Her dash is compared to
Farraguts forcing the passage of the
Mississippi.
There Is considerabl speculation as
10 tho negotiations reported to be talk
ing place at Sofia. where the King Of
Bulgaria to-day received the ministers
OF tho allies, the Roumanian minister
and General Sir Arthur Paget. who Is
returning from a mission to Russia
The possibility OF Bulgaria and Rou-
mania simultaneously intervening in
the war, was suggested, Bulgaria ac-
cepting tho offer which Greece declined
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
THAW FILES APPEAL

New York, March 17.-Counsel for
Harry II. Thaw to-day fled notice Of
an appeal from the decision of SUI
preme Court Justice Page. refusing to
grant n motion to return Thaw to New
Hampshire. whence lie was extradited
to stand trial for conspiring to escape
from Matteawan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
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moro agony from corns, calIouses or
bunlons.
Get a 25-cent box at any drug store
or department. store and got instant
relief. Wear smaller shoes Just once
try Tl| Set whole years foot
comfort for only 20 cents. Think OF 1t!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
CROSS-CIIANNEL VESSEL
TORpEDOED ny SUBMARINE:

LONDON. March 1.-THE British
steamer l-ecuwardcn. bound from Lon
don for lIarlingen. Holland. has been
torpedoed by the German subma rinc
t-2S four miles southeast Of the Mas.
holland, lightship, according to Rcut-
cr's Maasluis correspondent
The crew of seventeen men were
gwen five minutes to take to their
small boats, which the submarine
towcd until Il pilot steamer was met.
The men then We're transferred to the
pilot boat. and landed at Hook Of Hol-
land
Tn. i.ceuwardcn was a cross channel
steamer Of 3sI tons. and was owned by
the Steam Navigation Company. OF
London
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18
BOARD TO HEAR CHARGES
OF VICE COMMISSION
Report duplicating Police Commits
sfOners on Aldermen's Docket
Tonight.
TWO HAVE RETAINED COUNCIL
We'll and Mccarthy Assert That They
VIII Welcome Investigation, and
VIII BE Represented by Lawyers
mt Boards Meeting.

Report No OF the Vice Commit ssion.
relating entirely. it is understood. to
alleged delnquencics on the part OF
Commissioners will be brought to the
tonight
The report covers five typewritten
pages. The evidence contained In these
pages is said to be directed against
Commissioners Cliff Well -. f. Nc
Carthy and X. " Goode. II charges
them. it is understood. with violation
of the moral law. but bears within its
volume no charge that they were
guilty of misappropriatinE funds.
The Board of Aldermen may avail
Itself Of several avenues Of invcsti:,a-
! ton. II mag receive and hear the Vice
Commissions report read in public
1t may, on the other hand, receive
Mayor AinslicS accompanying message
and refer the report to a standing COM
mittoe. with instructions that the com
mittce shall determine whether the re-
port justifes further investigation.
TNO-THIRDS VOTE
NECESSARY FOR REMOVAL.
If investigation follow. it will re-
quire in the event that tn. allegations
arc sustained a two-thirds vote OF the
whole City Council to convict OH
, charges Of malfeasance ana to order
against whom the accusation is brought.
OF the three commissioners whose
names have been brought into the case
Cliff We'll and ID. i. Mccarthy. who
were seen last night. said that they
Will welcome any Investigation into
their official characters. and that they
feel assured that the charges brought
against them will be found to be with
out basis in fact. SIr. Goode was not
seen. hut it was said that His attitude
was the same as that Of the other two.
represented by counsel IL investigation
is decided uDon. and two of them, We'll
and Mccarthy. Will be represented by
counsel at the meeting Of the Board
Of Aldermen Tonight.
DR.. r. y. Calisch, member of the
Vice Commission, said last night that
he had not been informed that a meet
ing OF that body was to be held last
Monday night In a statement addressed
to this paper he said:
II do not know why. in your report
of the meeting Of the Vice Commission
held Monday evening. il was deemed
necessary TO mention the names OF
those members Of the commission who
happened to be absent at that meet
ing. AS far ! recall this had not
been done previously. But in order to
forestall any misintcrpretation of such
absence, beg 10 say that l was absent
from the meeting for the two very good
reasons that | was in the city of Nor
folk on Monday and Tuesday. and that
was in utter ignorance of the fact
that the meeting was to be held, as 7
received neither notice nor intimatton
thereof prior to nay leaving the city
early Monday morning"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18

Official announcement was made to-
day that tho British steamers Atlanta
and Fingal had been torpcdoed
The text of tho communication fol-
lows:
me British steamer Atlanta, SO
tons, owned by Messrs. j. and p Hutch
ison. or Glasgow. was torpedoed by a
German submarine off lnishturk, on
the west coast Of County Galway, Ire
iahd, about noon OF March u. The crew
was landed on 1nishturk Island and the
vessel is now in the harbor.
The British steamer Fingal. Of 5Co
gross tons t6Gl net tons), owned by
the London and Edinburgh Shipping
Company Of Lcith, Scotland, was Tor
pedoed and sunk at 1850 a. NJ. March
- OH the northumberland coast
twenty lone members OF her crew were
landed at North Shields. but six lives
are reported to have been lost includ-
ing the chief mate and the stewardess'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-18

1%. You get this
unequalled service in
uninterrupted mileage
not adjustment.
Before buying some
other tire at a lower
price analyze the basis
Of adjustment offered
by the other maker
see what you really
do get for less money.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
NEGRO HANGED
At WAXAHACHIE
Said on the seaffold He Held the
Victim While Another Negro
Killed Him.

Waxahachie, Tex, April l7.-Joseph
Larkin. colored. was hanged here to-
day. On the gallows he declared that
another negro was guilty. He said
he helped this negro by holding
Jones. the murdered man. down while
the other negro beat him to death.
Joe Larkin. negro. was hanged
about | O'Clock this afternoon for the
murder OF Jack Jones on February 2s.
The hanging was public and thou
sands of persons witnessed the exc
cution. Jones was killed just forty
nine days ago, his throat being cut
and his head being beaten into a pulp.
He was collector and robbery was
the motive for the crime. AT the
time OF Larkin's arrest mob violence
was threatened and he was removed
to Dallas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
tBy Asloelated Press.1

Berlin, Appn 1.-THE General An.
zeiger Of Dufsbure Rhelnish Prussia,
says II learns from an absolutely un-
impeaehable source" that Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander In chief Of
the Russian forces, is not il, as re-.
ported, but is suffering from a shot
In the abdomen fired by General Slew
ers, commander Of the defeated Tenth
Russian army Nicholas boxed Slew
er's ears because Of SieVer's defeat,
whereupon severs shot and wounded
Nicholas and then committed suicide.
The Germans last February defeat.
ed Siever's army in East Prussia.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE REPORTED SHOT
BERLIN TELLS STORY Of
SHOOTING AND SUICIDE

Says Grand Duke Nicholas Boxed Jaws of De-
feated Russian General Who Thereupon
Shot Him and Then Committed Suicide The
Defeat Was Met in February in East Prussia.
German Shells Fired at French Observa-
ton Station Fell on Swiss Territory-Sev
Killed and Eight Wounded by German Aero.
plane Bombs-French Cruiser Bombarded
Town in Egypt and Also Turkish Troops
Berlin Says Aeroplane Raid on England Bore
Results Christian Massacre Feared in Per-
sia-Again Reported Italy Will Remain
Neutral.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
MRS. ROCKEFELLER'S
WILL WAS FILED
Large Sum Left 10 Friends and
Several Million to Different
Charities.
[By Associated Press.l

New York. April l7-The will OF
the late Mrs. John D. Rockefeller was
filed today and gives requests OF ap-
prOximately half a million dollars to
friends. also much valuable jewelry.
The remainder OF the estate. valued
at about two million dollars In all.
goes to charitable institutions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17

The Germans lost a small point Of
support northwest OF Arras.
The Germans captured a French
position In the Vosges. The Germans
had to eyacuate the position how.
ever because Il was untenable.
A French aerOplane destroyed win.
dow glass at Strassburg and wounded
some civilians.
The Eastern front Is unchanged.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
BIG OIL FIRE
LOSS At CORS|CANA
Eight OIL Tanks and Two Pumping
Stations Destroyed In
Friday Blaze.

Corsicana, Tex. April 1.-THE
Magnolia Refinery caught fire Friday
morning about IL o'clock from an ex-
plosion in an agitator. the flames
spread rapidly and eight tanks were
destroyed. containing $4,000 barrels
of gasoline. 1000 barrels Of kerosene
and 500 barrels OF naphtha; two
pumping stations were burned and
the boiler house was badly damaged.
The loss is estimated at 5000. 900. The
local automobile fire truck was dam
aged to the amount Of $500.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
CRUISER ORDERED
TO TURTLE BAY
To Investigate Report Of Japanese
Naval Base on Lower
California Coast.
thy Associated Press.l

Washington, April H. - Admiral
Howard has ordered the cruiser New
Orleans TO 90 to Turtle Bay, Lower
California, to investigate reports that
Japanese warshiDs had established a
naval base there. The New Orleans
is due at Turtle Bay today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
German Report.

tBy Associated Pressl
Berlin. April 17.-(0ffcialD THE
French attack near Flirey were re-
pulsed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
Arrested as a Spy.
fBy Associated Press. I

London. April l7.-Ludwig Paul
Selbach. claiming that he was born
in Hamburg. but that in 1900 he was
in the United States and filed his
preliminary statement OF intention to
become an American citizen. was ar
rested today. charged with being an
alien enemy who failed to register
himself with the authorities.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
Suppressed News Of Raid.

Berlin. April lit was semi-ofh.
cially announced that private Zeppe-
lin kilograms from England. via Hol.
land. say the German alrship raid on
England resulted in the killing and
wounding OF a number of the officers
and crews Of the patrol boats near
the ship yards. but the British censor
prohibited the transmission Of this
through the regular channels.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-04-17
Says Italy VIII Be Neutral.

London. April 17.-Carasso Effendi
returning from Rome to Turkey,
where he had been on a diplomatic
mission. was quoted in Rome dis
patches as saying positively that Italy
would remain neutral.