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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-12
SOUTHERN BAPTIsTs MEET
Annual Convention VIII Convene in
Houston, Tex, To-Day.


HOUSTON. TEX, MAJ 11-Delegates
from all parts of the South arrived
here to-day and tonight to attend the
annual Southern Baptist Convention,
which, with the Womans Missionary
Union, Will convene tomorrow and con-
tfnue in session through May H.
V. l. Masters, Of Atlanta. Ga, edi-
tori3l secretary of the home mission
board. tonight made public a report
showing total membership in the
church Of approximately 100000, an
increase Of 63.970 members since the
last convention. with expenditures of
approximately sl.OOO.0o0 in home mis-
sion work during the past year.
Tho report shows that tho Southern
Baptists last year maintained thirty
four mountain schools. with 5.2S1
pupils. and that there are $4,000 Bap-
list churches In the conventions terri
tory. OF these churches, the report
states. 10000 are rural and $4,000 hold
only monthly services There are $500
houselcss churches among these. and
1920 of them arc led by pastors who
do not live in the church community.
The report urges moro attention to
educating mountain children, moro cf-
fort to provide permanent places of
worship for congregations without
such houses and provisions for each
pastor to live in the community in
which he breaches.
The convention will elect officers to-
morrow. the present officers. however
serving through this convention.
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LAW TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT
bryce LIkcns Modern Germans t.
Pirates of Old.

LONDON. May 11.-"International
law has been within the last ten months
more completely disregarded. cast down
and trampled under foot than I thin k
1t ever was within the last four or
five centuries" said Fiscount Bryce
formerly British ambassador at Wash
ington. on presiding at lecture on In
tcrnational law here to-day.
Apart from the cruclties to the in
nocent population OF Belgium. which
has been subjected to worse treatment
than that which befell combatants."
he continued, ships not engaged in
warlike operations have suddenly been
sunk and their crews drowned
The technical legal description Of
pirates was that they were enemies
Of the human race. They are every
body's enemies alike. They are wild
beasts on sea and danger, not to one
particular nation, but to all mankind.
and neutrals Will be just as much
ultimately involved as are the nations
at war"
Viscount Bryce added that the Ger
man idea that they terrify nations was
another of the numerous mistakes the
Germans had made.
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AERIAL RAID AVERTED
Vigilance of Patrol Snves Paris From
Bombnrdment.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch. ]
PARIS, May 11.-An attempt by &
Zeppelin airship to carry out another
raid on Paris was defeated tonight
by the aerial patrol guarding the CITY
a Zeppelin approached the city
shortly after o'clock this evening
from the northeast. When it was over
Dammartin about ten miles northeast
of the city, 1t was sighted by aeroplane
scouts, who Immediately gave chase
forcing the dirigible to change its
course. 1t few off in n northwesterly
direction and then turned again to the
east, making for it's own lines.
At the first alarm the city was
thrown into darkness and the anti
aircraft guns were manned to repel
the raider. The vigilance of the aerial
patrol, however. obviated the necessity
for firing a single shot.
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FRENCH THREATENING
LINES OF GERMAN k.7NY
Allies Advance in Mighty Battle
Which May Not BE Decided
for Days.
BELGIANS ACHIEVE VICTORY
They Cross User Canal and Gain
Footing on Right Bank-British
Are Subjected to Frigh,Sul Bonn
bardment, but They Hold Ground.
BELGIANs ACHIEVE VICTORY
Center Of Interest Is
on Western Front

n GAIN the west holds the center
n OF interest, where In France nnd
Belgium the Germans are delivering
heavy attacks against BclEinns, Brit
ish md French. They hnve sub
jected the British particularly to a
mighty bombnrdment.
The French claim the BeISians and
British have repuIscd the German mt
tac<s, and that the French them
selves have mnde marked progress
north of Arrns; hnve occupied n big
blOckhOusc md the Chapel OF Notre
Dame de IOrctte, strongly forti-
fled position; have gained possession
of section OF the village of Cnrency
md are threatening the German
lines OF communication.
In their attack ON the British, the
GcrmRns have resOrted nEain to
nsphyxiatinE gases. which, the
French sny, proved ineffective. The
advancing Germans cnme under a
terrific fire close to the British
numbers, the French add.
Vienna asserts that the TeutOnic
allies continue their victorious cam
pniEn against the Russians I'm Ga
licia and the Carpathians.
The opinion prevails In Rome that
ItaIy's entry into the war is
question of days, while along the
border the feeling IL that 1t is n
matter OF hours.
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FIGHT OVER BUILDING
RESULTS IN COMPROMISE
AID -. N Approve CarneaI q John
ston Design, but Make No
Appropriation.
Al OPT DENATURED SUBSTITUTE
Amended Resolution Commits Coun-
Gil to Build in Accordance With
Plans When Finance Committee
and Council Deem 1t Expedient.

After n full hour of debate on the
question OF concurring in the resolu-
ton appropriating $500 for the pre-
paration by Carneal & Johnston OF
working plans for the new municipal
building. the Board OF Aldermen last
denatured substitute offered by Alder
man Grundy adopting the Carneal G.
Johnston design. but authorizing for
the present the preparation OF no
drawings.
Alderman Fuller. who led a strong
fight for recommittal of the resolution
as passed by the Common Council and
the indefinite postponement OF the
whole project. was by no means con-
vinced that tie substitute would not
still have the effect of placing the city
under some financial obligation to the
winning architects.
TEXT OF GRUMPY
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
The substitute. which was adopted,
provides:
That the design Of CarncaI & John
stnn, architects, for the new municipal
building. herewith accompanying, be,
and the same is hereby, approved and
adopted as the design for a new court
house auditorium and library for the
city of Richmond, to cost not exceeding
SS5oo00. including architects fees said
building to be erected on the lot of
land located east OF tho City Hall, com
monty known as the Fords Hotel
block when. in the Judgment of
the Finance Committee, the Council and
the Board of Aldermen concurring, tho
financial condition OF the city of Rich
mond justifies the erection OF said build :
ing
Alderman Gunst thought the substi-
tute was wholly worthless, since he
said, II could have no binding effect on
any succeeding Council. A succeeding
Council. he said, would have an unques-
toned right to adopt any building plan
II chose without reference to the an
proval given n certain set OF plans by
the Council that preceded
FULLER CALLS ON CITY
ATTORNEY FOR OPINION
This view. however. was questioned by
Alderman Puller, who later I'm the eve
ming. on the roll call, offered a resolution.
which was adopted under a suspension
Of the rules. calling upon tho City At
torney for an opinion rs to tho effect
OF the substitute resolution should II
be concurred in by the Common Conn
Gil. MIR. Pollard is asked to report
whether the resolution definitely and
finally binds the city to build under tho
plans OF Carneal & Johnston and to
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TEN MORE BODlEs
OF DEAD IDENTIFIED

QUEENSTOWN. May 1.-THE identi-
tication of ten of the sixteen dead
picked up during last night by the
Dutch tug Poolzce, chartered by the
Cunard Company. twenty miles west of
the spot where the Lusitania was sunk,
was the only incident of the day tend
Ing to relieve the depressing routine.
Among the sixteen dead brought in
by the tug only two were the bodies
of Amercans-A1rs. Stewart Mason, of
Boston, and Mrs. Della Condor, wife of
Terence Condor, of New York.
The American consul claimed both
and will send them to the United States
Ten bodies from Baltimore and two
from Castletownsend were expected to
arrive at Queenstown this afternoon
on the tug Flying Fox. but an obduratc
before releasing them. and it was
doubtful tonight when the bodies
would reach here. At this delay, Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilts English secretary,
Webb Wade, entered vigorous protest,
saying he would motor TO Baltimore IL
he could expedite matters: yet he hesi-
tated to take the trip. fearing to pass
the bodies. which might be started for
Queenstown at any moment.
There is considerable indignation
among some OF the survivors, who say
that full measures to recover the float
ing dead have not been adopted, but the
Cunard officials assert that it is almost
impossible to charter tugs or other
craft. as all of them have been com
mandcered by the British admiralty
The tug Poolzee was found in this
harbor only by chance.
There are plenty of British war
craft available for the search. but 1t
is considered that 1t would be inviting
submarine attacks to cruise around the
scene Of the disaster.
The Poolzee went as far south as
Cape Clear and returned with quanti-
ties of the Lusitania's light deck furni-
ture. misty rain was falling when
the tug landed the dead. small crowd
stood uncovered as the bodies were car
ried into the Cunard Offices.
Three small children, only one of
whom had been identified tonight,
brought home the horror more than
anything else. All three were found
floating without life belts.
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LONDON, May 11.---With tMs> of the
greatest battles of the war in prog
rcss--one between Arras and tho Bel
Sian coast, and the other a western
Galicia--to say nothing of operations
In the Dardanclles and lesser engage
ments along the eastern and western
fronts. the armies of the belIigerents
are now fully occupied.
The battle in Northern France and
Flanders might be divided into three
sections.
From the coast to Dixmude, the Bel
Eians. supported by French marines,
have taken tho offensive, and, besides
repulsing German counterattacks. have
gained footing on the right bank OF
tho User Canal.
Around Ypres, particularly to the
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VANDERB|LT'S BODY
IS REPORTED FOUND
Persistent Rumor That 1t Has
Been Picked Up on Irish
Coast.
TEN MORE ARE IDENTIFIED
Survivors Indignant at made
quate Measures Taken to
Recover Dead.

QUEENSTOWN, May IA persis-
tent rumor is current here that Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt's body has been
recovered on the Irish coast. Webb
Wade. Mr.. Nandcrbilts secretary, is
investig ating the rumor.
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RECEPTION ABANDONED
Loss Of Lusitnnfn Changes Plans fO,
HonorinE German Raiders.

WASHINGTON. May ia banquet
and reception for the officers of the
interncd German commerce raiders.
kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, which was to have been held
here within the next few days, has been
abandoned by its promoters. Word has
been sent to the officers at the Norfolk
Navy-Yard that, because of the Lusi-
tania disaster, 1t was thought best not
to carry out tho plans.
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ALL FESTIVITIES BANNED
There VIII Rc No Celebration of King
Georges Birthday.

LONDON. May 11.-"By the King:
commands, all celebration of his birth.
day at homo and abroad. with the ex.
ception of the flying Of flags. will be
dispensed with this year. owing to the
war"
Tho foregoing announcement was
made public tonight by the British
official press bureau. King George was
born June 3, 1865.
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CUNARD LINE CANCELS
SAILING OF NAURETANI

LONDON. May 1.-THE sailing of the
Cunarder Maurctania, sister ship of the
sunken Lusitania. advertised for May
90, has been Cancelled.
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DAILY MAI. ASSERTS
BODY HAS BEEN FOUNI

LONDON. May l2.-The Daily Mail
asserts that the body of Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt has been found and is being
taken into Queenstown.
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WAVE OF ANTT-GERMAN
FEELING SWEEPS ENGLAND

LONDON. May 11-Never since the
war began has such a wave of anti
German feeling eurged through the
country as at the present time It is
due entirely to the sinking of the Lusi-
tania.
Workmen are refusing 10 labor along
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-12

Little Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
Jr., by the death of his father, the
senior Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
will share in the great fortune of be-
tween S5O,OOO,O0O and $7O,OOO,OOO.
Young Alfred is little less than three
years old, having been born Septem-
ber 22, 1912. The lads mother was
the former Miss Margaret Emerson,
Of Baltimore. The photograph shows
the yolngster watching the seagulls
on his arrival here aboard the S. S.
Celtic last August.
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Continued on Tenth Page,l
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
Losses in Present War
Exceed Previous Marks
Stagger Imagination

fol ght Russia and lost heavily. Serbia
has hit Austria hard and Italy has
struck her he willy. 1t is not unlikely
Austria has undergone losses of 2,OOO, 900
and Russia of 3,60O,0JJ. France has un-
dereone lorses not far from ECO COO and
the otner nations inSolv ed, 1T is probably
conservative, 10 say. have suffered 1000
coo in deple'tons. .a%
Opinions OF medical experts of the
army here, men versed in such things,
are hardly made up as to the losses,
They say the data is singularIy
scarce. But they talk of losses in
figures Cnheard Of in prior wars
or course, when one talks of cas-
ualty lists, this does not mean that
all the men involved are dead or any
where near dead. On the contrary,
large numbers OF the wounded re-
cover and even fight again some OF
the missing return; the prisoners get
back TO their country after the war
or most OF them do. Such data as
comes here shows a high percentage
of recoveries among the wounded
Some Of the lists show recoverie,
and res torations 10. the fighting line
as high as IS per cent. In addition
many more recover in largo measure
not perhaps enough TO hght again
but enough so that they are able tC
resume in time their normal occupa
ltions.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
1900 MORE PANTS
WORKERS ON STRIKE
Officials Declare WaIkout Soon
will Include $4,000 Clothes
Makers. r.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Eleven thous-
and more union clothing workers today
Joined the strike called two days ago
by the pants makers. More than 10000
workers are out.
six thousand OF the union members,
who walked out today. were vest max
ers The other 5000 were knee pants
makers Union officials said that the
strike may spread soon so as to in
clude $4,000 children's clothes makers
and 4 900 coat makers.
The vest makers we're called out at
midnight. They did not appear for
work today. They began leaving the
factories after the first hour and by
10 o'clock all were out.
The American Cuothing Manufactur-
ers' Association planned steps today to
brinr the strike to an end. A committee
Of seven appointed by manufacturers at
meeting today will agree upon an
offer to be made to the strikers. This
Will be sent to the union officials this
afternoon to he acted upon a once.
Mavor Mitchel's conciliation commit
tee opened hearings today at the city
hall which are aimed to prevent the
Ladies' Garment Workers Union from
calling strike. Both sides will pre-
sent evidence and the committee hopes
to effect q new working agreement.
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
EVERYTHING NEEDED
FOR WAR LACKING,
SAYS LANSDOWNE
England Cabinet Member Tells
House Of Lords WhyMilitary
Heads Failed.

LONDON. July 1.-THE general
question Of munitions and the lack
OF them came up for another grilling
today, this time in the house of lords,
with the Marquis of Lansdowne, min
lister without portfolio in the coalition
cabinet, as the chief spokesman. His
remarks were made in moving the
second reading of the registration
bill. by which 1t Is hoped to classify
the workers Of the country so that
they can be pressed into the making
of munitions IL they show a disposi
tion to shirk the duty.
This measure" said the Marquis OF
Lansdowne, lays the only foundation
on which any country can organize its
resources in a crisis similar to the ono
through which We are passing at pres
ent. We have suffer ed graVely for want
of proper organization. But no one Will
deny that II there have Leea confusions,
misdirected energies, great disappoint-
ments, and If these things have resulted
In disastrous consequences, this has not
been due to lack of patriotism or good
VIII or skin on the part Of our people.
but to the defects of the machinery OF
our national organization, to our failure
to collect in good time the necessary
knowledge, to marshal the facts, to take
stock and to classify. 81
1t Is because of our failure in these
things that the state has been unable
to supply that guidance without which
no memb ber of the community can be
sure that he is applying his zeal and
energy to the greatest advantage.
I'VE have been convicted as ma
tion. We have been found guilty by q
foreign critic--a friendly .critic-of pro-
digious inefhciency in our national or
ganization. As to the lesson to be
learned, surely IL is this, that the coun-
try should not tolerate a recurrence or
the kind of incidents of which we nave
had recent experiences. do not think
go too far when ! say that no gov
arnment. however composed. will COM
mand or retain the confidence or rs
people unless it takes steps TO renoer
such miscarriages of EFFORT and eherey
and good will impossible In the future:
.oThere has been a great awakening vi
nuhlic opinion 1t was the general con-
rention of our responsibilities In war
nm 10 a wear or six months ago that we
should have a strong navy, holIis
army of sufficient strength TO oeIehu
ot,r shores and an expeditionary force
~ six divisions ready to be thrown INTO
any Struggle on the continent In Whlcn
we might be interested. We peleVeo
that recruits could be taken from any
source, and that the markets OF tne
world would be open to supply US Win
all necessary munitions in tne hlean y.
time, We left the civil population TO II.
saif II was free to sell it's labor as It
g pleased when It pleased and where II
tpleased. 1t was permitted to work at
half speed, full speed. Or not work at
all" "a
The Washington times., 1915-07-14


Ten millions Of men killed. wounded.
captured, missing, dead from the long
train of diseases, that follow in the
wake of armies-thls is the havoc
wrought by the war which was allowed
to break over Europe at the end of last
July.
Soon IL will be year since the Eu-
ropean war. to the profound astonish-
ment OF, a large share of the world,
famed up and spread over much Of the
eastern hemisphere, not to mention Its
sweep over nearly all the seas. No man
living at the time could have forcseen
what scope the war would assume or
what losses In men and money it would
cause. With year almost gone by
since the war opened, it has cost the
nations involved not less than 10000
600 men, who have fallen victims to
bullet, shell. torpedo. gas. sickness, and
all of the destructive agencies that are
! part of modern war among great ma
| tons.
The statement that lO,Oon,0OO men have
| been killed, wounded taken prisoners.
| or set down on the rolls as missing.
or have died of disease, OF course gives
| little index to the suffering the war
has caused. II does not measure the
! suffering and despair Of the people OF
! Eelgium, of the people of Poland, OF
the people of Galicia, Of the people OF
| Serbia. II does not gauge the horros
| of the battlefield or OF the hospital.
| 1t tells nothing of the old men,. women.
! and babies that have starved; moth
ing of the anguish Of those whose
| fathers and brothers and other near
| relatives have fallen.
Losses Stagger Imagination.
sthl. losses OF IL, .oOO in year the
flower OF the manhood Of the nations
involved, are sufficient TO stagger the
imagination, and the more when II Is
sight A war to last two years longer
is expected by many of the we'll in
tormed-two wears more desperate and
bloody than the year about to end.
| So it may happen that. by the time
| this war Is over 1t will have to be said
| that 20, 0C0, ,O90 men have been victims
| killed, wounded. captured, missing
dead of disease. Still more will be those
' that have lost their health. physical OF
! mental That would be more men than
| there are men of military age in the
entire United States.
| The figures as to losses here given art
! estimates. Accurate figures are not yet
compiled. Certain 1t is the American
! Government has no reliable figures or
| the losses. The Red Cross has none
hut there Is little doubt something like
a rough estimate can hc made.
Prussian Casualties Heavy.
A recent dispatch SAYS the Prussiar
| killed and wounded amount in rounC
numbers TO 500 900 This by no means
includes all the German. Casualties. 4
| War Department expert recently esti
mated German losses of all kinds-killed
| wounded. captured, missing dead from
! disease-at $500 600. This Is probably al
approximate figure.
II Is probable Russia has had heavie
lc sses than Germany, Russia. it is t,
hC remembered. has been fShtiny almos
continuously with two enemies. Ger
many and Austria aud mTch OF tn
time with three Turkey. Austria ha
The Washington times., 1915-07-14
THAW TO HEAR FATE
BEFORE DAY ENDS
Sanity Case Expected to Reach
Jury This Afternoon-Both
Sides Sum Up Evidence.
Continued from First Page.)


cent young girl and a man who has
relations with a mistress.
'For his relations with this girl
every red blooded man will admit
that Thaw made as great. reparation
as. Is possible for a man to. make to
a woman under those circumstances
He married her, loved her, gave her
every thing he could" -.
Stanchffeld had not completed his ar
gument at 12:b5. and at that time court
declared a recess until 2 o'clock. p.
49, Many Women Present.
In big crowd that sought admission
to the court room today -were many
fashionably gowned women. They
pressed in about the bailifr aud police
men and some raised their voices in
indignant protest when they we're
turned away at Justice Hendricks" or.
ders that only enough spectators to
comfortably I'LL the room should be
admitted.
An extra squad OF policemen was
stationed In the corridor to keep the
mother, sister, and brother made their
way with difficulty through the throng.
You are confronted with the problem
OF deciding whether this man, who
shows traces of hereditary Insanity on
both his paternal and material sides, is
sane VI Hlsdnt, DtGdn LOOK III MS au-
dress. II remind you of your duty as
citizens and fathers"
After sketching Thaw's life. Cook
LAUNCHED into a bitter attack of the priS-
| oner's travels in Europe with Evelyn
Neshit Thaw.
This same man, this self-styled pro-
| tector Of innocent girls, travelled oyei
Europe with this girl to whom he was
! not married" he shouted. And then
when he shot White to death, ne calmly
! and dspa ssionately lifted his gun and
broke 1t and walked over to her, kissed
her. and remarked: 'Dearie, I've prob
ably saved your life
"A Village Blacksmith"
when I came into this case I was
informed that in the capacity of saving
young girls Thaw was to be compared
to the United States Steel Corporation
l find he Ia only village blacksmith.
You have this man. with all his high
Ideas Of gjrlhood. twice hiding behind a
womans skirts stained with the blood
OF Stanford White"
Touching on the testimony of Susan
Merrill. Cook said: II feel about this
womans testimony just as | would feel
II she testified there was a dog killing
sheep outside. I'd Nant 10 see the dog
with the sheep in his mouth"
During Cooks hitter attack on him,
Thaw sat apparently unmoved Cook
finished hts argument at H:D.