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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
Newport News Hears Ugly
Rumor of Plot to Dynamite
German Cruiser
Will Go In Dock
Monday Morning
Report Has 1t That Big Graft
Has Been Allowed Only
Short Time to Complete Her
Repairs

Newport News, Va, April ~.
Forty coast artilleryInen and n
machine gun from Fort Monroe
were stationed Mt the Shipyaro
pier NJ 10 O'Clock tonight to
guard tho kronprfnz Wilhelm.
Unconfrmed rlmors have it
that a plot to dynamite the Ger
man sea raider have been hatch
ed by enemies. A naval tug pa
trolls the river near the cruiser.
AT Shipyard Pier.
Stealing up to the shtpyard this
the German cruiser Kron-
prinz Wilhelm now occupies the
Shipyard pier formerly occupied by
the E.tel Friedrich
Indications are that the sea raider
will be placed in drydock Monday
at which time the United
States Naval Board Is expected 70
make It's survey. Although difficult ia
fully CONFIRM. there Is well founded
rurnor that the Wilhelm ts to be al
lowed but n short time In which &c
make repairs
Capable of making twenty-sever
knots an hour under forced draught
the Wilhelm, many believe. will at
tempt to regain the open sea and re.
sumo her commerce scourging. She
can easily outrun tho English crutser1
waiting of tho capes for her.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
ASK BRYAN AND DANIELS
TO MAKE ADDRESSES
Prohibition Workers Invite Cabinet
Members to Speak At Atlantic
City Gathering.

Washington. April 1.-THE forces of
the national prohibition movement
were In evidence at the State and Navy
departments today, following their visit
to Secretary of War Garrison yester-
day.
A delegation representing the Anti
Saloon League called on Secretaries
Bryan and Daniels in the interest OF
the convention OF the league and allied
temperance organisations to be held
at Atlantic City in July. The delega-
tion wished to secure the promise Of
both members of the Cabinet to address
the convention.
Secretary Daniels declined because of
the fact that he expects to accompany
the feet through the Canal to San
Francisco. early in July. 1t In under
stood that Mr. Bryan. who was asked to
speak on the subject Of total absti-
hence. also found It impossible to prom
Use what the prohibitioners asked. Tho
reason for Mr. Bryan's declining the
invitation ID not known. That the Pres
ident has asked Mr.. Bryan to lend any
support to those seeking TO make prohi-
bitton a national issue In not believed
to be the fact.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
UNITE ON CANDIDATE
AGAINST SENATOR BROCK
Twcnt " Eighth Dissxfcs "Drys'' WIN
support George Il. Allen. of
Ltnenburg for senate,
DIR. II, L. KENDrG wIImDRaws
Takes This Course to Ensure Victory
for Candidate Favorable 20 Temper
arscr Lcgisiation--Distxict Over
whelmingiy DRY"
Especial to The Richmond H1rgtnaan. }

Especial To The Richmond Sirgtn3an }
Victoria. Va. April I7.--At a con
fere1aca between representatives OF
DR.. h. L. hendig and George L. Allan
held here today. it was definitely de-
cided that the former will retire as
the candidate for the State Senate
from Lanenburg County, and that the
race against f. L. Brock. OF Farm
vile. VIII be made by Mr.. Alien, a
prominent young lawyer OF Lunen-
burg.
X has been Atty years since Iunen-
burg County has had the senator for
the Twenty-cixhth District made up
of Lunenburg. Nottoway. Prince Ed
ward and Amelia Counties. and there
Is very distinct demand in the coun-
ty, backed by strong support In the
other three counties, thai Lunenburg
be given the office this year. This
conference held here and closing to-
day WAS for the purpose of reaching
an agreement on one candidate so
that the vote OF the county might n OF
be split
The two candidstes--Dr. kendig
and Mr.. Alien---were represented. by
friends. who agreed that DR.. Kendis
should retire and that his friend,
unite in support OF Mr.. Allen. who Ii
thus assured of the nomination and
the united support OF the county.
Chances for the nomination of Mr..
Allen appear very bright, Is he ha.
not only the united support Of Lunen.
burg County. but many strong eie.
ments in all three OF the other coun-
ties. The Twenty eighth District went
overwhelmingly dry. almost two tc
one. in the prohibition election. This
present senator. r. K Brock. oil
Farmville. voted against and opposed
the Enabling Act. and Is supposed to
represent the wet" interests OF the
district in the present canvass. On
the other hand. Mr., Allen IL a dry
candidate. supported by the leading
dry men OF the district. and his cleo
ton La freely predicted by an over
whelming majority.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
GERMAN AlDsHIPS FLY
OVER ENGLAND AT WILL

london, April l7.--While a Ger
man aeroplane Of the Taube type was
flying over Selby, III Yorkshire, thir-
" miles inland from the North Sea
today. an official report of the Ger
man war office arrived here by wire
loss claiming that German aero
plaue had nown over Greenwich, only
Ave miles below London Bridge, on
the right bank of the Thames. Thers
has been no report from Greenwich
10 this effect. and the official press
bureau has made no such admission.
The Taube that few over Shelby.
which il 100 miles from London.
dropped no bombs. IL WAS evidently
upon a scouting expeditin along the
banks of the river Humber, where
arc situated the great Hull Works ana
other Industries OF military value.
The German craft was flying at top
speed and was at high attitudes
Al selby 1t descended somewhat, but
soon scared upward and made of to
the east In the direction OF the North
Sea.
It Is still maintained by the Brit
ish war office that no serious daluaeo
has been inflicted by any OF the ro-
cent air raids. The German repottn
of these exploits. however. ASSERTS
that the destruction accomplished
was exte asive and included the wreck
ing of a military transport and equip
ment
The opinion Is pretty prevalent
that the Germans are preparing
for an ambitious Zeppelin raid On
London and that the earfal aC~
tisity Of the past few days hss
been in the nature of n recOnnat1s
sance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
HEAVY DAMAGES ALLOWED
IN STEAMSHIP CASE
Special Master ia Nantucket Monroe
Collision Litigation Allows Mil
lion Dollars of Claims.
MERCHANTS AND MINERS
COMPANY HARDEST HIT.
Large Amount in Personal DAMAGE
and for Loss of IAfe Allowed-F'our
Hundred Thousand Tor Loss of
Monroe

Especial te The Richmond Nirginlan.)
Norfolk, Va. April 1.-THE report
Of special master John IS. Jenkins,
named by the United states Federal
Court in the Iitigatoas arising out
OF the collision between the Cld
Dominion Steamship Company's New
York liner Monroe, and the Nan
tucket. of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company. ~ which
former was sunk off the Virginia
coast in January. 1914. has allowed
DAMAGES against the two companies
aggregatiug about $1,000. 600.
The report. while proving the VAL
ldity of the various claims against
tho companies, does not pass upon
the liability Of each defendeat To- the
other. The master merely passed upon
the request of the defendants for
limitation Of liability to the value of
the respective vessels.
Death Claims Pile Up.
Death claims hgured under both
Maryland and Delaware Statutes.
either of which may apply. aggregate
against the Merchants and Miners
Company $4,000 In Maryland aid
Si5t. 600 in Delaware Against the
Old Dominion Company 100000 In
Maryland and st34. 600 for Delaware.
AGAINST the Old Dominion Company
for personal damages the assessments
are $40, 3o6.2I for alleged personal in
juries $i25.2I9.lT FOR the value Of
the cargo, and for repairs and dam
ages and demurraSe claimed by the
Nantucket. S12.l26,1S.
Against the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company the other all
lowances are RS follows--fof personal
injuries claimed. ssl,5l5.16; for value
of cargo of tho Monroe. i,263.97.
and for the total loss Of Monroe, sunk
in the collision. 100000,
In addition claims are allowed for
the loss of personal belongings against
the two defendants that will aggre-
gate between $4,000 and $4,000.
1t is understood that should the
blame for the accident bs fixed on
either Of the defendants the entire
claims allowed by the special master
Will be assessed. The court IL ex-
pected to take up this phase OF the
case early next month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
ACCURACY OF POPE'S
INTERVIEW IS DENIED
Karl Won Wiegnnd Raises stir I'm Diple-
matte circaes-Intcrpreter Falls
Into Dasgrace.

Rome. April 1.-THE accuracy of
Pope Benedict's peace interview with
Karl Won Wierand. the American jour
nalist, is denied edttoria1ly to-day in
the 0sservatore Romano, the official
organ OF the Vatican
At the same time Cardinal Gasparri.
papai secretary OF state, has given
written assurances to the British, Rus
sian and Belgian ENJOYS that no APP
peal was made to America on the sub
ject OF disseminating the supply of war
munitions to tho Allies. Similar assur-
ances have been cabled to Washington.
1t is an open secret in the Vatican that
Monsignor Gerlaeh, Austrian private
chamberlain to the Pope. who acted as
interpreter. has fallen into disgrace.
bat fsrii particulars OF tfse scandal are
not divuiged. since Mgr. Gerlach places
the blame upon the Bavarian envoy.
who 10 suspected Of tampering with the
intervfew.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
4. R, A9lOERBY RET|RES
FROM JOURNAL MAY |
scu0s yewsanper Game Afrcr Contin.
nous 6crv1cc OF More Than
Quarter OF a Century.
ro-rrrFR REAL ESTATE FIELD
Has paspossd of HOLDINGS TN Rich.
usond Evening journal to Colonel
AIRED II. WfIlfams-Bcann Career
TN -AAhlAnd.

H-rA> .Hpiderby. Jr. for quarter OF
~ century in continuous service as
e1owupApsr man and for the last ten
Nvays business manager of the Rich
knnnd Evening Journal. retiras from
that Newspaper May I. having disposed
Df His holdings to enter upon tho
broader neld. ~ he regards II. OF real
sstaAA His interests in the Journal
which was considerable. has been ac-
uutred. it IL understood, by Colonel Al
frSd 3. Williams. who recently acquired
an interest In that paper and came here
from Roanoke to direct tho editorial
policy OF tho paper.
The announcement OF the retirem emit
If Mfr. Holderby from the newspaper
game was not a surprise to his friends
here. who have been acquainted with
rho fact that he had sold his holdings
gorne weeks ago, though It will prove
news TO the newspaper reading public
OF the city and to tho newspaper fra
ternity In various parts Of Virginia.
One OF Ablest I'm Business.
Mr.. Holderby. though yet compare
lively young man in spite of some
twenty-five years active newspaper
making In the city Of Richmond. has
run the entire newspaper scale. He has
been reporter, city editor. managing ed
tor and general manager.
and entered the field here, no engaged
In newspaper work in Ashland having
bsen for time editor and publisher
of paper there.
On November 1s. 1890, ne entered the
employment of the old Richmond
Times az reporter. He remained with
tho Times, being FOR IA time It's business
manager. the position he held when
that paper was merged with the old
Richmond Dispatch. On the Times Dis
patch ne was for several years busi-
ness manager.
In April. 1905. Mr.. Holderby asso-
ciated himself with Charles Il. Cooke
in the launching of the Richmond Eve
ming Journal, and under his wise bust
ness leadership the Journal soon proved
itself a strong youngster. The rise of
the Journal to arm basis was due to
his able management. which has CON-
tinued uninterruptedly for ten years.
Mr.. Ffoiderby IL 7.regardsd throughout
the State a. ono OF the abfest men In
the Newspaper business, and for con-
ttnuous ssrv1ce there are few who
have bssn II tbs business Longer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
DERNBURG SAYS GERMANY
CANNOT GIVE UP BELGIUM
Says Affords Germany Only Outlet to
Sea and Has Been Conquered at
Untold Cost.
DISDTaAIAfS ALL INTENT
OF WORLD DOMINATION
Says European Nations Are slaught-
ering Each Other. All Fully Com
WINGED OF the Justice of Their
Cause.

Portland, Maine, April 17.--Dr.
Bernard Dernberg. unable to keep his
appointments. on account OF illness of
his wife, for a speech here tonight on
Tho German Viewpoint" sent a let
ter which was read by Professor Ed
mund Won Mach.
DR.. Dernberg confined his letter to
the Industrial and commercial condi-
tons that must prevail among Ger
many and the other countries to In
sure permanent peace.
The nations of Europe" wrote DIR.
Dernberg. are Strengthening each
other. and all are convinced of the
justice of their cause. A peace should
be made of permanent nature that
another war like this will be very re-
mote.
No World Domination Wanted.
II can. with fun authority. dis
claim any ambition by my. country as
towards world domination. 1t would
not be permitted In the case Of any
country. Our object Is to have he
sea as we'll az the narrows more per-
manently open for the free use OF all
other nations In times Of war as we'll
as in peace I personally would go go
far as to neutraiize all the seas and
ndrrowE, protected ny common and
effective guarantee by all the powers
I would like 10 see all tho cables
Jointly owned by the interested ma
tions. and rural mail system over
seas and established by common con-
sent"
DR.. pernhurx discussed the "open
door briefly. saying:
Question Of the "Open Door"
EVERY nation must have the right
for commercial and fiscal purposes
to impose whatever duties 1t thinks
At These duties must be equal for
ali exports and imports. for what
ever destination or from whatever
source. Arch equality of treatment
should be the established practice for
all the future.
THE only other alternative is q
Chinese wall around each nation, and
each TO be independent of all others,
and Germany has proven that It can
be done.
THE practice towards neutrais
compels that International law should
be re-established IN a codified form
with sufficient guarantee SO as to
save as far as possible all the neu-
trails from possible implication in a
war in which they do not take part
DIR. Dernburg denied that Germany
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
RICHMOND IS PREPARED
TO ENTERTAIN REUNION
City. STATE, Civic and business Or.
quotations. Clubs. Hotels aud
Railways Ready.
SOUTHERN ISSUES BookI
One of Han4lsoanest. Most Interesting
and Most Valuable FOsders Ever
Presented BY the Southern Rail-
road Comes From the Press.

The newest folder issued by the
Southern Railway, a booklet on the
annual reunion of the Confed-
crate veteran TO be held in Richmond.
is one of the handsomest Of It's kind
ever issued From cover to cover II Is
Allied with information for the guidance
Of the veteran or other visitor here
during the reunion, June ], and 3,
and Il will prove OF great value TO all
contemplating visiting Richmond for
that occasion, both in their selection OF
route and during their stay in the city.
Beautifully printed and profusely H.
Illustrated with views of interesting his
torical commercial and industrial
places and of hotels and clubs, where
entertainment will be had by thousands
Of the visitors. and presenting one OF
the most convenient maps OF the city
yet designed. the booklet will be great
ly in demand between THE time and the
reunions. during the reunion period and
afterward. In addition to it's useful
ness II will prove splendid souvenir
Of Richmond and OF the reunion. and
by many 1t will long be preserved and
cherished.
To GIVE Royal welcsme.
The text matter 10 we'll and carefully
written and edited. and the arrange
ment Of the illustrations and tho text
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
TWO MORE SEATS SOLD
Stock Exchange Privileges Bring |
Prices Savoring of Good Old
Times In Wall Street.

New York, April 1.-THE sale OF
two stock Exchange seats. one at
$4,000, and the other at $4,000. was
announced today. The $4,000 paid
for the last seat sold represents a net
gain of $4,000 for the week in the
price received for exchange MEM
berships. A seat was sold for $780,
900 early last week.
The transactions in Exchange sets
during the past week have been the
most numerous for some time. q total
of eight seats having been sold at
prices ranging from $4,000 to $751;
900. Not since the good old days"
when Wall Street was witnessing such
booms as have taken place during
the past week, has the demand for
seats been so great. or the advance in
price so large within a week. On
one day alone the sale of five seats
was announced. one OF these bringing
$4,000. and the remaining four 49,
900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
WILL REFUSE TO LET
DACIA co ON BOND
French Government Does Not Seem
Disposed to BE Accommodating
to American Owner.

Paris, April I'm. Paul Covare,
who il the lawyer for Edward N
Braitung in the Dacia case in reply
to an inquiry by your correspondent.
states that he asked the French gov
eminent to uberate the Dacia on
Bonds pending the bringing OF tho
case to trial. The government re-
piled officially that it would consider
the request, but NJ. Govare was In
formed unofficially by competent au-
thorities that the request will not be
granted
1t is learned from other sources that
the amount of the bond suggested was
between 100000 and 100000 This
represents exactly the price paid by
Mr.. Breitung for the Dacia. The plan
was to use the ship in coastwise com
merce in the United States during the
year or two that will be required to
decide the case IN the French courts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
Turkish Torpedo Boat Which
Performed Feat Is Speedily
Run Down and Captured 4
German Airships
Hover Over England
Seem to Be Merely on Trying
Out Cruises. Preparing for
Dash. Which May Be Cost
in Life and Property

London, April i1.-~A British
transport ship, tho Manitou, was
attacked by II Turkish torpedb
boat destroyer of the Island OF
lhioe this afternoon. The nd
lniralty's report of the incident.
which u meigrc, says that 100
men were drowned. From this
IL would seem that the ManitU0
mnst haya been sunk. although
the official report says that all
of the three torpesioes fired by
the Turkish destroyer missed,
and went Wild.
The destroyer had ITO sooner
launched her projectiles at tho
troop ship Than the light cruiser
Minerva. which has been parttCf-
pating In the blockade of Smyr-
I'M came 10 the rescue. The dee
stfoyer was chased into the Bay
of kaian.uti, ON the southcnSt-
ern coast Of the Island OF Clhos-
and was there run ashore by her
commander in a sinking condi-
ton. All of the crew were made
prisoners
Considerable mystery surround
he affair. 1t was supposed. for In.
;tanCe, that the blockade OF Smyrna
~ the allied fleet was complete, ana
set 1t now seems that the Turkish
destroyer must have nosed her wal
rat OF the Gulf of smyrna and int
he Aegean Sea. The scene of thu
lestroyer's attack upon the Manitos
s directly west OF Smyrna ant
about 100 miles south of the entrance
o the Dardanelies. from whence y
would be quite impossible Tor
Turkish warship TO escape.
Transports to Asia Minor.
Furthermore. the attack has forcAt
from the admiralty the first ofitcia
4 Omission that transports have hee'
sent 90 Asia Minor. II has been ger,
orally known. nevertheless. that
strong expeditionary force of Brft1sl
AMI French troops had been sent u
the operations OF the aihe'
'ieet in the DsrdanelleS.
Recent dispatches regarding TN
operations in the netghborhood or thu
have indicated that tn
allies soon will occupy Smyrna. Th'
Turkish population ts reported T
have deserted the city, and sough
,efuee inland.
The Manttou was a steel ateamsnil
u about 1900 tons. She was rcaui
,ftioned by the British Government
some tirne ago from the Atlantis
Transport Company. in whose ser
.ica she Was used rs liner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
AcCOSTED YOUNG
WOMAN, WALTON JAILED
Police Promptly Called By Telephone
Operators Who Were On Their
Way Home When Annoyed.

J. Il. Walton. twenty-five years old.
was arrested near Sixth and Broad
Streets about $40 o'clock last night
by Patrolmen Grafton and ManoIey
upon complaint Of Miss V. II. Land,
of No. 2 West Marshall Street. who
charged him with annoying her on
the street
Miss Land .B employed by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company as an operator. She had
just left the telephone exchange with
her sister. Miss Louise Land. and the
two were on their way home. As
they neared Sixth Street. the girls
told Patroimar craften. Walton spoke
to them. They turned TO the police
officer and pointed Walton out In the
crowd. He was arrested and locked
up at the Second Precinct Station for
hearing in Police Court this morn
ing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
Representatives of Fighting
Factions Said to Have
Agreed on Villa Chief
Carranza, However,
May Still Oppose
Prospective President Man OF
Education and Is Described
as Being Patriot-Opposes
Conhscati on

Washing ton. April iT.--<icncrl
Felipe Angeles viii bc the next
president OF Mexico, supported by
the United States government. and
the united choice of the bciii-
gerent factions which have been
fikfa.ang since the exile Of Hucrta.
This IL the ruInor current fn
political circles today. ana was
given every crcdcnce by the
diplomatic Representatives Of the
LAttn-American republics.
Inquiry at the State Department re-
kseived 4 non-committal answer to the
query IL Angeles had been chosen ny'
agents OF the factions VINO
now are living in this country. How
ever. according to authentic sources,
she Information comes that Angeles
has been chosen. and the sanction OF
the United States Is the one thing
lacking to put him into ONCE at once
Man OF Great Ability.
This selection IL looked upon here
"a a. victory in the main for General
Villa. General Angeles being the chier
Of STAFF to the revolutionary reader
lie is a Mexican. OF great executive
ability. and Is credited in Mexico with
being the real genius WAC liars ee@Ns
directing Villas campaign. Angeles
Is OF high birth and is well educated.
He Is wealthy and cast hts lot with
villa simply because he believed that
lead TO be the one man among tho
various '1stas' who was capable
enough To bring finally anything thai
savored OF peaceful conditions.
Carranza Personally BIASED.
II lis r,irlored hare that one of tho
arirne reasons why General Angeles
ass not already recsved the sanction
II the administration is due to tie
rersonal enmity of General Carra1za.
who. once friendly with Villa has
split with the pancho. But Mexi-
cans who are engineering this new
iflDve TO bring peace TO Mexico argue
that Carranzas opposition will melt
away when the situation is placed
suuarely before him. ana when the
general sees the forces which have
aligned themselves behind Angeles.
Angeles always has been a patriot.
Tie believes the peon should be edu-
Gated and redeemed from his present
condition OF semi- slavery. He If
against the great landed estates. but
he does not believe In confiscation-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-18
MAKE BITTERLY ATTACK
ON HUNGARIAN PREMIER

Vienna. via Rome, April fine
Socialist and Christians bitterly at
tack Count Tisza, the Hungarian prs
mier. for refusing to send HunxarfaA
wheat to Austria, as he had promised.
He Is oaly sending deteriorated corn
and -four, which Is insufficient ~
avert the threatened famine.
movement Is afoot to appoink
the mayor of Vienna Austrian pre-
mier instead Of Count Stuergkh. who
has been neglecting Austrian inter-
ests
Despite the CENSORSHIP. the newA~
papers express the conviction that
Germany win ala Austria against all
her enemies. including Italy. They.
therefore. warn the Government mos
10 sacrifice Austria's position in the
Adriatic, and not to offer liberal con-
cessions TO Italy unless Austrta's -
uation is desperate.